22/08/2014 - STRIVE FOR THE BEST

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Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins.  Proverbs 10.12

Wickedness is the lack of love to the Word. For the wicked, nothing that God says has any importance at all (Ps 36.1). Some even say that they fear the Most High, but they do not respect Him. Many strive for the well-being of others, and in some cases, even give up their comfort, goods, and their own life so that others may live well.

In the human aspect, the wicked impress for the things they discover. The advances in Science, the creation of modern equipment and the dedication to one another are transformations that are undeniably good. But the flaw of the wicked is that they do not recognize, submit, and serve the Creator. In fact, they do not know that what they produce is worthless for eternal life if not supported by divine help.

Many strive so much in their studies to learn and help humanity to live better. This happens in various branches of Science, which in all sectors are impressive things. Although they are temporary, these are necessary things. But why should we only think in discovering what the Creator has done and we do not strive to know Him, since He is the originator of all things?

The wicked do not understand that their discoveries only have value on this earth. Since they do not pay attention to what God says, they do not recognize that they need to be born again, so that they do not lose themselves forever. Even if they are very dedicated in helping to alleviate other people’s suffering, without being born again, they will have eternal pain (Jo 3.3).

Those who learn to trust in the divine justice and use the power that the Lord has given are freed from death – Satan’s own nature. We know that the enemy is the causer of all wickedness, for he was the one who deceived the first couple. Since the wicked do not desire to learn the ways of God, they stumble in everything, and one day, they will fall in the bottomless abyss. Only when it is too late they will remember that they despised life.

Why live in the place where the kingdom of evil dominates? Those who belong to the Lord learn what it is to love, to enjoy good things, and to have no space for the evil one in their lives (Rm 8.28). Those who do not listen to the Truth lose so much. If they heard it, they would not be slaves of their perverse and evil nature.

Since all people strive to understand what Science has discovered, those who are born again must give the best of them to learn about the divine justice. This effort is not mental or physical, but spiritual. For the glory of the Most High, the saved ones have not only the divine justice operating in their favor, but they also are, in Jesus, the very justice of God.

In Christ, with love,

R. R. Soares