King James Daily Bible Study Devotional
Message Title: Right Hand or Left Hand Living
Date: Monday September 05, 2011
Chapters: Ezekiel 17-19, Proverb 5, Psalm 85
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“When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:..Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?..And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:..Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.” - Matthew 25:31-34,37,40,41,44-46.

There are people who live in the world who are honestly good people, they are quick to help those in need, try to do right thing, believe in God, and even go to church once in a while. However, there is one big difference, they do not have Jesus in their lives. We will all stand before Jesus one day, we will all be separated, not good from bad, but saved from unsaved. Those who are saved, who have asked Jesus to save them, will go to the right and receive eternal life and be sent to heaven, those who are not saved, will go to left and receive eternal death and be cast into hell. This is where a lot of people have a hard time following God, they can not understand how God can send a good person to hell when they have done nothing wrong. The truth is, we have all done something wrong at one point in our lives and because of that wrong, whether we feel we deserve it or not, God says the punishment for that wrong is eternal death. Through Ezekiel, God explains why the wicked can be saved and the righteous can end up in hell.

“Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die...But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,..Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD...The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die...When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.” - Ezekiel 18:4,5,9,20,21,26.

Here are the facts, sin is any wrongdoing that we have ever done from the time we were born, we are accountable for sin the second we realize we can get away with something. Sin is sin in God's eyes, whether a person has killed someone or lied to someone it is still sin to God and the same judgment is passed on to all of us. Works of righteousness can not save us because we never cease from sin, somehow we commit a form of sin every day, it's just not always known to us because we are unaware that it is sin. That is why we need to daily seek God's forgiveness of our sins, knowingly or unknowingly. The only way to be saved from this punishment is to know the Savior personally. “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.” - Titus 3:5-7.

God gives us commands so we can live the best life we can live here on earth and not have to suffer too much, it is sad that so many people think that His laws are unjust and cruel, but that is not the case at all. While we are not subject to many of the laws of Moses they do hold some merit because it is things that we should be doing anyway. What is wrong with having a little discipline in our lives, to live a moral life that does not defile our bodies or anyone else's? We are children of God, He lives inside of every believer, yet, day after day many chose to defile the very soul that was given eternal life. God does not want to see anyone one His souls living immoral and corrupt lives, He most certainly does not want to see any soul end up in hell. Through Ezekiel, God explains this further.

“Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die. Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal? Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.” - Ezekiel 18:27-32.

A soul with out Jesus Christ is a dead soul, it has no life to it, it wanders around looking for life, but can not find it. A soul that has Jesus Christ is a living soul, it has life to it, but it too can wander, looking for life, but can not find it. Until a person submits themselves solely to Jesus Christ they will continue to wander aimlessly as though their soul is dead. “Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.” - Romans 6:9-12.

Those of you who are saved, yet feel dead inside, you are alive, start acting like it! You are a sinner saved by the blood of Jesus Christ, He lives in you, start rejoicing over that! You do not have to be where you are, you are already forgiven, just go to God, repent, meaning make an effort to change your ways and mean it, and He will help you. There is no pleasure in living a worldly life, there is pleasure in living a godly, faith filled, life. “Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,..If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame...But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.” - Hebrews 6:1,6,9.

Today's Prayer:
Dear God,
I know that I have done some wrong in my life, but thanks to Your mercy, grace, and Your sending Your Son to die for me that wrong is now erased from my soul because I trust and believe in Jesus Christ. God, forgive me for subjecting my mind, body, and living soul to things that are shameful to You. I know that You want me to live a moral life, whether it is sins I have committed by thought, mouth, or deed. Lead me and guide me, show me the path to take that leads me to the godly, Christ filled, joyful life that brings life not only to my soul, but mind, spirit, and body too. I love You, Lord and ask these things in Jesus' name. Amen.

God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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