Hello,
John and Doves,
The "Age
of Grace," as some are overfond of repeating,
can never
end.
For it is
written,
"Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy
lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of
old."
Again, it is
written,
"But the steadfast love of the LORD is from
everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and
his righteousness to children’s children,"
We are
saved by grace, and by His grace we remain His children
for all time. If His grace should fail, then we
have no hope. And we are not special. If He
shows grace to us, then He must show grace to others as
well. Else, we are on the cusp of eternity, when
no more get saved.
However,
the Jubilee is not yet come, much less the 1000 year
reign of Yeshua Ha Mashiach.
Therefore,
grace cannot have ended, nor will it end. We are
simply coming to the beginning of Christ's
reign, when He will not tolerate slackers.
And at the end of the 1000 years, we must remember the
following scripture.
4"You adulterous people, don’t you
know that friendship with the world is hatred
toward God? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of
the world becomes an enemy of God. 5Or
do you think Scripture says without reason that
the spirit he caused to live in us envies
intensely?
6But he gives us more
grace. That is why Scripture
says:
'God opposes
the proud
but gives grace to the humble.'
7Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist
the devil, and he will flee from you. 8Come near to
God and he will come near to you.
Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your
hearts, you double-minded. 9Grieve,
mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning
and your joy to gloom. 10Humble
yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift
you up."
James
4:4-10 NIV
The clause, "Change
your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom,"
in verse 9, above, is especially apropos to the
period between 1 Elul 5775 and 10 Tishrei 5776.
Baruch Haba B’Shem Adonai
[“Blessed is He who
comes in the Name of the LORD!”],
Mike C.
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