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THE
PATH OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
Written
by Johanna Hobrath
[June
19, 2004] This article entitled "THE
PATH OF RIGHTEOUSNESS" encompasses
a partial philosophical view from my viewpoint; and, yet, it takes a truthful
look at life in general.
Within
the secular realm, there are companies that have diversified businesses; and,
those diversified businesses comprise services that are conducive to a
community, the city, the state, the country, and the far-reaching corners of
the world.
When
viewing the Christian world, you have churches of varying sizes, and people
are drawn to individual churches for various reasons.
My
Bible tells me in Matthew 16:18 and 19:
"And
I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my
church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
"And
I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever
thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou
shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
Just
as the "secular businesses" serve the needs of the people, the
Church offers its people a continuous service of encouragement, admonition,
and/or teaching a God-given journey as recorded from God's Holy Word.
Churches
are not built for weddings, baby dedications, or funerals only. The
Bible talks specifically about the great Churches of the past. The first
Pentecostal Church took place in an upper room with 120 people. Prayer,
of course, was a prerequisite to the Holy Spirit enduing or showering the
people with the Power from Heaven [Acts
Chapter Two].
Indeed,
God is everywhere and His Power may be revealed to any earnestly seeking
heart!
A
powerful Scripture Verse tells me:
"For
I know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a
building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens."
The
eternal home, of course, is the dwelling place in Heaven with God and His
Saints, the born-again Believers from the ages past and from the present time [John
3:16].
As
a born-again believer, my earnest desire is to continue to walk the "THE
PATH OF RIGHTEOUSNESS" that includes utilizing the God-given talent of
Christian Writings.
Recently,
I awkwardly spoke to the Sr. Pastor of the church that I attend. It was
after an evangelistic teaching that I shared a portion of the following,
truthful scenario:
Many,
Many years ago, I stood at a window. While pondering about eternal
values and the people of the world, a Heavenly Sensation came over me.
God spoke to my heart and said: "There is a dying world out
there!" From then on, I was made an intercessor.
[Oh,
how I desired to be an intercessor prior to the forgoing happening! I
wanted to be an intercessor because I thought such a calling would add
prestige to my Christian walk with the Lord.]
And,
then, in the quiet prayer chamber I interceded for people to get to know
Christ as Saviour. [Many years ago] the intercession for souls was, at
times, so heavy on my heart, that I had to pray for the Lord to relieve that
intercessory burden. It was then that it was impressed upon my heart,
"I [Christ] died on the cross." Read http://www.haloministries.net/Salvation.htm.
It
is awesome to me that many, many years ago God told me, "there is a dying
world out there!" Since then, I have had the privilege to intercede
and write many Christian writings. Through divine direction, I was able
to comprise the Halo Ministries' Website. [Websites created by
professional designers is costly.] It is absolutely awesome that the
Halo Ministries reaches people throughout the world with its message of the
Saving Grace of God.
I
conclude this article entitled "THE
PATH OF RIGHTEOUSNESS" with a poem
entitled "My Master".
[The poem appeared in the March-April
1988 "Women's Touch" Magazine.]
