Are we ascribing to the Lord the glory due to His name?
In this critical time in which we
live it is imperative that we all who profess to be believers in Jesus Christ assure
ourselves whether we are ascribing to the Lord the glory due to His name
because the Lord in no uncertain terms said; “But why do you call Me 'Lord,
Lord,' and not do the things which I say?” (Luke 6:46).
We have also been forewarned
saying; “Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of
heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in
that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in
Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' And then I will declare to
them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!” (Matthew
7:21-23).
We have also been duly admonished
saying; “For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the
Son, that all should honor the Son just as they honor the Father. He who does
not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him” (John
5:22-23).
Then Jesus lamented on our sad
state of affairs by quoting the prophet Isaiah and said; “this people honor Me
with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, teaching
as doctrines the commandments of men.' For laying aside the commandment of God,
you hold the tradition of men --- the washing of pitchers and cups, and many
other such things you do." He said to them, "All too well you reject
the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition” (Mark
7:6-9).
Having been reminded of the
above-mentioned scriptures I beg to ask the question, are we all who are calling
Jesus Lord, Lord are ascribing to Him the honor and glory that are due to His
name? And if we are certain that we do, the humble question is, how?
The one and only way one ascribes
to the Lord the glory due to His name is by observing His Sabbaths (plural),
for thus says the Lord; “You shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary:
I am the LORD” (Leviticus 19:30; 26:2).
And the rationale for this is
simply because the Sabbaths give honor and glory to God for what He did for
humanity on that particular day and so we have been duly admonished saying; “The
feasts of the LORD, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, these are
My feasts” (Leviticus 23:2. 4).
Please note carefully that these
festivals are described as the Lord’s festivals which were given to the Jews who
in turn had to teach them to other nations. They were commanded not to add to
the word nor take away from it. They were commanded to be careful to observe
them; for this is their wisdom and their understanding in the sight of the
peoples who will hear all these statutes, and say, 'Surely this great nation is
a wise and understanding people.'
Moses said to them again; "For
what great nation is there that has God so near to it, as the LORD our God is
to us, for whatever reason we may call upon Him? And what great nation is there
that has such statutes and righteous judgments as are in all this law which I
set before you this day? (Deuteronomy 4:6-8).
The Lord’s Sabbaths are what ascribe to the Lord Honor and Glory and they are as follows:
·
The
seventh day Sabbath as the Creator
·
Passover
/ days of Unleavened Bread as our Redeemer and Savior
·
Feast
of first-fruits as our resurrection and the life
·
Pentecost
as our Helper, Guide, Teacher, Healer, Provider
·
Feast
of trumpets as our Conqueror, Deliverer
·
Day
of Atonement as our sin bearer and High Priest
·
Feast
of Tabernacles as our King of kings and Lord of lords
·
Eighth
Day as our circumcision and Eternal God
This is how we ascribe to the
Lord the glory due to His name by appearing before Him on these days and bring
Him the food for His offerings as an expression of our gratitude, thanksgiving
and love for what He did for humanity on that particular day. The question is,
are we ascribing to the Lord the glory due to His name? Or are we rejecting the
commandments of the Lord to keep our own customs and traditions of men.
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To be continued, please stay tuned
With brotherly love
Lucius Joseph
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