What Thinkest Thou?

I've had a lot of various thoughts on several things this evening and, as usual, I'm not sure as to where to go with this posting. I was thinking on what are the most pressing issues of the day; the things that we really need to give heed to and meditate on. One that comes to mind would be to keep our heart with all diligence. There are so many warnings about the days that we live in. II Thessalonians 2:3 states "Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition." We're in a time when we really must get in close with the Lord and "hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches." We absolutly cannot follow teachings of men without fervent prayer and checking to see if what they're saying is scriptural. Yet many of us after we come to accept Jesus as our Savior and Lord, will get into a church and just take in everything that's said without doing as the Bereans did in Acts 17:11. When you read about the apostle Paul, it seemed like he was constantly putting putting to rest erroneous teachings. One would be set straight and another one would pop up. He told the Ephesians in Acts 20:28-30 "Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them." In Galatians 1:6-7 he writes "I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you unto the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. Colossians 2:8-10 reads "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power." The list goes on but the main point is to diligently check things out for yourself. These are days of strong delusions as the end draws ever closer. We each have to stand before the judgment deat of Christ. Just that fact alone ought to give you a fervent desire to be grounded in truth and speak the truth to your neighbor. (check Zechariah 8:16-17) This is a consistant prayer of mine; that I would not tell anyone something that is in error and if I have to please reveal it to me. Jeremiah chapter 23 warns about false prophets. I was going to paraphrase it but it's too involved; please check it out along with Isaiah 30:9-11. Getting grounded in truth isn't rocket science. We have the perfect word of God and the Lord will often bring scripture references to mind (sometimes four or five within seconds) when a situation comes up. Jesus said in John 14:26-27 "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things and bring all things to your rememberance, whatsoever I have said unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." If we humble ourselves and keep pride out (one could do dozens of blogs just on the dangers of pride) the Lord will guide us into the way that we ought to go. Jeremiah 33:3 reads "Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not." Let me close with I Corinthians 1:9-10 which states "But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God." We need to have a fervent desire for the understanding of the deep things of God. As you learn of him he just continues to become more awesome, more loving, more perfect, more longsuffering; it just gets better and better and sometimes you just have to look up and proclaim "WOW!" As the song goes "Our God is an awesome God!"