ALIEN ON EARTH — Ch 10
Stand Firm? Wiggly Wobbly?!
In an all-inclusive world, the one thing that is not included is the almighty creator. In whatever you do, you call it manifesting it, call it luck, call it hard work but you cannot call it as Grace from above.
Some of us do not live in a country that has to get us to walk miles to find a church or would stone us to death for loving Christ but we do live in a society where hiding God is the easy way to blend in.
And many of us do it in a blink, saying I am kind and I love them. That’s how I show God to them, smart excuse, God is smarter darling.
Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.
Revelation 2:10
Not asking you to go and scream about Jesus in the enemy camp and get yourself killed, but if you cannot accept him in your day-to-day life before the people you live with, how will you even last a minute in the persecution of end days?
To some of us, just the words end days are what gets us to go to church that week or get us to pray that night.
How is the coming of the one that loves us the most in the world who went to prepare a place for us to be with eternity where we will know no sorrow scary?
This is one of my favourite verses in the Bible:
When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
Colossians 3:4
My life is not just in him but it is also him. Then how can I call this place my home, shouldn’t that be the mindset of all those who know the Lord?
To live like this as an Alien on Earth what do I do?
Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.
Colossians 3:4
If you have already put to death these things then your entire future is only to stand firm, continue in him and remain in him. Because many have already figured out what I have spoken until now, the point now is standing firm till the end.
…but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
Matthew 24:13
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
Colossians 2:6–7
When you love him, and taste how sweet it is leaning on him and not on your own understanding, you welcome peace, strength, and joy into your life and standing firm part is also done with his help.
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How does he help with standing firm? The anointing in you will be the one teaching you how to stand firm and remain in him.
As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit — just as it has taught you, remain in him.
1 John 2:27
If you are anything like me, about right now you would start to wonder I am doing it all now, I am stronger in faith I love him, I am not ashamed of him, I want to stay in his presence but I am weak, I am worried I will not stay strong till the end, here’s what helped me:
To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy — to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen
Jude 1:24
“To him who is able to keep you from stumbling” This is assurance enough for me and for you don’t you think?
But wait I have something else also for you, as long as you are fully committed to him, your strength comes from the Lord:
For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.
2 Chronicles 16:9
There’s more for people like me who overthink and need more assurance about standing firm:
The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.
Psalm 37: 23–24
He makes your steps firm as long as you delight in him and though you may stumble you won’t fall.
He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.
Psalm 40:2
He Gives you the firm place you need to stand on.
If you are still worried about how firm he can make you stand and the impact of his words on our lives then:
He gathers the waters of the sea into jars; he puts the deep into storehouses.
Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the people of the world revere him.
For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
Psalm 33: 7–9
So if the Earth stood firm and came to be with his command, then, why are you worried a mere mortal like us won’t be able to stand firm till the end with his command after all the assurance and promises he has made?
Now, this does not mean you do whatever you want and with just his command you can stand firm in the end and be saved.
This is why Loving God alone won’t be enough, revere him and fear him, when you do that, you will follow his commandments and decrees and this is how you show him that you love him.
