Which of Us Will Be Your Lord?

Yesterday, I was reading how Job immediately worshipped when he was told he had lost all his wealth and his children and I was thinking how wise that was – he did not give his mind time to judge God for his losses or blame him for what had befallen him. He immediately rent his mantle and shaved his head and fell down upon the ground and worshipped.

And the Lord began to speak to me.

Many will get offended at Me in what is coming.

Why, Lord? Why will they get offended? You are God! You made everything and You can do anything you want to with it. You do not owe us anything!

Entitlement.

Oh My children, I long to spare you from the coming horrors, but you have not made yourselves ready so I cannot. If I called you home now you would have much to answer for.

You have not resisted sin, but given in to it. You have accepted it into your house and welcomed it as if it were your brother. You think I do not care, but you are wrong. I both see and care. I desire you would see, and care.

As you have not examined your own heart and removed the desire to sin, I must do it for you. You feel entitled to sin and to enjoy your sin, but the consequences to such are very great.

Your sin will take you captive and abuse you. As you continue to sin, I will give you over to that sin that you may choose which of us will be your Lord.

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Job 1:18-20

18 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

19 And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

20 Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

Matthew 11:6

6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

Matthew 13:21

21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

John 8:32-36

32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

33 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?

34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.

36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

Romans 1:24

24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

Romans 6:6

6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.