V živote je veľa skúšok, kde ukážeš, čomu veríš, koho počúvaš, a svojimi činmi, ukáž komu patríš. Môžete povedať všeličo, but when situations arise and you will be tested, you will show whether you truly believe in what you confess. Because your actions show what you believe. Do you believe in the Word of God and do you remain steadfast on the Word of God, Napriek dôsledkom, alebo nie?
The faithfulness of the Rechabites to the words of their father
V Ježišovi Kristovi, we have become a new creation and live in the Nová zmluva, which is sealed with the blood of Christ. Preto, we can’t compare ourselves, with those, who lived in the Old Covenant and were the old creation. Avšak, we can take an example of the attitude of some of them and their obedience, vernosť, dedication, and steadfastness.
V Jeremiášovi 35, we read about the Rechabites, who didn’t compromise under any condition but stayed loyal to the voice and words of their father.
The prophet Jeremiah was sent by God to go unto the house of the Rechabites and speak to them and bring them into one of the chambers of the house of the Lord and give them wine to drink.
Jeremiah did according to the words of God and went to the house of the Rechabites and brought the whole house to the house of the Lord and set before them pots of wine and commanded them to drink the wine.
Avšak, the Rechabites refused to drink the wine, since their father Jonadab, the son of Rechab, commanded them and their sons to not drink wine, neither build houses, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any, but all their days, they would dwell in tents, so that they might live many days in the land where they would be strangers.
The men, their wives, synov, and daughters had stayed loyal and obedient to the voice and words of their father and did according to his commandments. When Nebuchadrezzar, the king of Babylon, came up into the land, they decided to go to Jerusalem, for fear of the army of the Chaldeans and for fear of the army of the Syrians. And so the Rechabites dwelled in Jerusalem.
The word of the Lord to Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem
After the Rechabites refused to drink wine and after their testimony, the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, hovorí:
“Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Boh Izraela; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to My words? hovorí Pán. The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father’s commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto Me.
I have sent also unto you all My servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, hovorí, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto Me.
Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath not hearkened unto Me: Therefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Boh Izraela; Hľa, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered.”.
The word of the Lord to the house of the Rechabites
But Jeremiah said to the house of the Rechabites:
“Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Boh Izraela; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you: Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Boh Izraela; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before Me for ever.” (Jeremiáš 35)
God tested the house of the Rechabites and through their obedience to the commandment of their father, by refusing to drink wine, they showed their fear, láska, and faithfulness to the commandment of their father and they became a testimony and an example for God’s people.
Since God’s people didn’t listen to the voice and commandments of God, but were rebellious and disobedient to God and His commandments, despite the warnings of God through His servants, the prophets and the call to repentance.
Because of the fact that they didn’t hearken to the words of God, they brought the mischief upon themselves (Prečítajte si tiež: 'Neplecha, ktorú si ľudia prispôsobujú sami“ a „Zlo, ktoré príde')
Bohužiaľ, God’s people in the New Covenant have the same attitude as God’s people in the Old Covenant (Prečítajte si tiež: ‘Späť do Starej zmluvy?').
Many believers succumb instead of remain steadfast upon the Word
Instead of believers remain steadfast upon the Word of God and stay faithful and obedient to Jesus Christ and Jeho prikázania, ktoré odvodzujú od otca, and just like the Rechabites, nebude pohnutý situáciami, ani nikým zavádzaný a pokúšaný, nie svetom a nie prorokmi, kazateľov a reverendov, ktorí kážu niečo, čo je v rozpore so Slovom, a nerobte kompromisy a nemeňte Božie slová, sú pokúšaní a zavádzaní a opúšťajú slová a prikázania Božie a robia kompromisy a upravujú slová a prikázania Božie a vstupujú na širokú cestu sveta..
Hovoria, že veria a milujú Boha a patria Mu, ale svojimi činmi, ukazujú opak.
Pretože Ježiš hovorí, “Ak Ma miluješ, zachovávaj moje prikázania“ a “Ten, kto má moje prikázania, a uchováva ich, On je ten, kto Ma miluje: a kto Ma miluje, bude milovaný mojím Otcom, a budem ho milovať, a zjavím sa mu“ (John 14:15, 31)
Mnohí nazývajú Ježiša Pánom, ale oni sa Mu nepodriaďujú a nerobia, čo hovorí, ale uprav jeho slová a ži vo vzbure proti nemu (Prečítajte si tiež: ‘Rozdiel medzi ovcami a kozami').
Synovia Boží počúvajú svojho Otca a veria Jeho slovám a poslúchajú svojho Otca a odchádzajú od neprávosti
Napriek tomu je Boží základ istý, mať túto pečať, Pán pozná tých, ktorí sú Jeho. A, Nech každý, kto pomenúva meno Kristovo, odíde od neprávosti (2 Timotej 2:19)
Mnohé cirkvi urobili kompromis a stali sa svetskými a kráčajú podľa tela. Namiesto toho, aby sme sa vzdialili od neprávosti, dopustili neprávosť a hriech pod falošnou zámienkou, čím mnohé kostoly sedia v tme (Prečítajte si tiež: ‘Kostol sedel v tme').
Ale Boh chce svoje deti, ktorí Mu patria skrze znovuzrodenie, chodiť podľa Ducha namiesto tela a odísť od neprávosti a odstrániť hriechy a vrátiť sa k Nemu.
Chce, aby Jeho deti v Neho dôverovali a poslúchali Ho a zostali pevní v Slove Božom.
‘Buď soľou zeme’
