It’s Not Cheap!
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written,
The just shall live by faith. Romans
1:17
• Discounted. . .
• Cut-rate. . .
• Reduced. . .
Whenever
I buy appliances, I don’t necessarily buy the most expensive ones in the store;
however, I never buy the cheapest. I
can’t afford cheap. Cheap cost too much. Usually the quality, along with some other
important part, is not there when you go cheap. When it falls apart, you’ll end
up buying the same thing over, and over, and over again. That can add up!
This
same principle can be applied when facing trouble. If the matter isn’t handled
right, more than likely you’ll have to deal with it over; and over; and over
again. I was inspired to write this blog when a newly saved Christian, who was
going through a tough time, told her husband to go out and get her some booze.
Guzzling
down alcohol, drugs, and any other mind altering substance in order to escape—is
a cheap shot; short lived.
Once the
“high” wears off—then what?
They’ll
just have to keep drinking and drugging over and over again. Now the problem
has escalated into a more serious situation—that’s exactly what the devil had
planned from the start.
Believers grab the Bible—not the
bottle.
Unknowingly
to this lady, she could have had what no alcohol could produce, she could have
had the peace of God. Being a new Christian, she had not fully grasped the love
and power of God.
When
believers are faced with troubles, they don’t go cheap. They use their faith to
receive top of the line help from the Lord. Nothing bought, over or under
the counter, can compare to Hebrews 13:5b:
“I
will never
[under any circumstances] desert you [nor give you up nor
leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], nor
will I forsake
or let
you down or relax
My hold on you
[assuredly not]!” (AMP)
God might take them through a learning process,
but the Holy Spirit will comfort them with His peace as they go through. God
assigns His angels to keep them in all their ways of obedience. He will give
them sweet sleep.
My help cometh from the Lord, which
made heaven and earth. (Psalm 121:2)
Nevertheless,
Divine help isn’t cheap. It comes with a price tag. The price is obeying God.
Matthew 6:33 says to seek the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all
these things shall be added unto us.
Don’t Go Cheap—
Get
Quality Help From God!
© 2016
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you next week on Paulette Talks Faith
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