Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Bittersweet

Revelation 10:9-10 KJV
And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.


While this passage is prophetical in nature it is also representative of the Bible as a whole.

The Bible is such a sweet book
It tells us of a loving God
It tells us of a wonderful Saviour
It tells us of a magnificent future in heaven
It tells us we have ministering angels
It tells us we have rewards awaiting


Read throughout the word of God and we will find sweet massages of healing hope and help.

But the Bible contains a bitter side as well
God is not only loving, but He is also holy
The Saviour is necessary because men are condemned
As wonderful as heaven is, many will not go there
One third of the angels are fallen and now work to frustrate the grace of God
Some Christians will be saved yet lose their rewards in heaven because of a slothful or selfish life on earth.

There is every reason in the world for the Christian to rejoice, and God expects us to do just that.
But there is also every reason in the world to be burdened, and God expects us to do that too.

And it is possible to do both. Let the message of the word of God be sweet to your taste. Enjoy the promises of the Word of God. But at the very same time be mindful that this world is filled with souls who do not know Jesus Christ and who have no claim in those promises.

The word of God will be sweet to your taste, but bitter in your belly.

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