Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
May 18, 2023: SOAP #4914: 1Kings 3; 2Chronicles 1; Psalm 78; 2Thessalonians 2

SCRIPTURE:  2Thessalonians (NIV) 2:10 …They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie 12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.

OBSERVATION:  What a sad condition man finds himself in when he refuses to believe the truth.  Not having a sure foundation for their belief system, they grope about for anything that they can claim as “their truth.”  Ignoring truth that has a solid foundation, they assert “their truth” which lacks a foundation of reality.  But it is not enough for them that others allow them display “their truth,” they soon want others to accept “their truth.”  And even more, they want others to join them in proclaiming “their truth.”  Soon they want everyone to celebrate “their truth.” 

One does not have to remember very far back when “their truth” is what was considered wickedness!  

APPLICATION:  There are many examples of this truth that can be seen on the television news.  People refusing to believe the truth supported by facts come up with their own explanations. 

But the most dangerous is when a person does not accept the truth about Jesus—that He died on the cross to pay the penalty for sin—that He will forgive those who ask and receive Him as Lord.  Soon they are believing that if they have more good than bad in their lives, they will be OK.  Soon they are believing that a loving God will not punish their sin.  Soon they are believing that they can live however they choose.  Soon they are believing that whatever feels good is acceptable.  Soon they are believing that the Bible is a book of myths.  Soon they are even believing there is no God. 

PRAYER:   Heavenly Father, in your kindness you gave us laws by which we should live.  In your kindness you sent your Son, Jesus, to be the sacrifice to pay for our sins.  In your kindness you sent the Holy Spirit to dwell in our lives and help us to live lives that please you.  I commit myself to live in your kindness.  Amen

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