When in Rome...

September 2, 2013

Good Morning My Beloved Ones,

            I pray that the Lord Himself guide you everywhere you go and that in each place you will be a blessing.

            Today I want to talk to you about “When in Rome”.  You’ve heard it said, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”  I was reading in Leviticus 18 where God said to the children of Israel, “According to the doings of the Land of Egypt where you dwelt you shall not do; and according to the doings of the land of Canaan where I am bringing you, you shall not do; nor shall you walk in their ordinances.  You shall observe My judgments and keep My ordinances to walk in them:  I am the Lord your God”.  God was saying, “When in Rome, do not do as the Romans do – do as I have instructed you.”

            There is a time coming, beloved ones, and it is already here, when there will be immense pressure on God’s people to conform; to compromise their beliefs and standards and to tolerate that which God has called sin and abomination in order to foster peace and unity. 

Failure to conform, compromise and be tolerant will be viewed as “hate crimes” punishable by the law.  Yes, I’m talking about right here in the good ole’ U.S. of A.  There will be a clear line drawn in the sand and each person will have to choose whether they will do according to the doings of their nation or according to the judgments and ordinances of their God.

            God instructs us in Romans 12:2 to “be not conformed to this world but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind…”  That word, “renewing” means renovation – as in gutting the interior of a house and putting in all new walls, floors and fixtures.  We have to gut our minds of all the garbage that society has filled it with that is contrary to the Word of God and renovate it with His instruction, judgments, and ordinances.  With our minds transformed in this way, we will not be conformed to this world.  When in Rome, we will not be swayed to do as the Romans do, but will ask, “What would Jesus do?” and follow that course instead.

            We can only do this, my friends, when we know

whom we have believed and are persuaded that He is able to keep that which we’ve committed unto Him against that day.  Get to know Him more, my beloved ones.  Come to love Him more, to trust Him more and be not afraid.  If God is for us, who then can be against us?

Your sister in Christ, Raelynn