Friday, November 30, 2012

Crisis is Judgement

In the Greek, the word for judgement is κρίσις, "krisis".  It is also the word for crisis. In the Greek, crisis is judgement and judgement is crisis.

Whenever we are facing a crisis, we must stop and consider what led us there.  Are we suffering the consequences of choices made outside the Word of God?  The Lord's counsel is sure; those who build upon it do not fall. The rains fall, the floods come, and the winds blow, but we do not fall because we have built upon a Rock - (Jesus speaks to us in Matthew 7:25).

What can we do when we find ourselves in crisis?

The only way to escape crisis is to repent, confess, and start walking in the Light. The blood of Jesus is our salvation out of crisis and judgement.

 but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.   If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.  If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.  (1 John 1:7-9)

Though our circumstances may take a while to change, our spirit is cleansed immediately. And take heart: if you continue to sow in a new direction, eventually the old harvest will dry up and the new harvest come in. Perseverance in His Way is key.

So there is a way out of crisis and judgement (while we are in this life that is). We face and overcome crisis through repentance, turning back to the Lord and His ways, and perseverance - we must wait for the consequences of our bad behavior to dry up, knowing full well that sooner or later, we will harvest the fruit of His Kingdom in our lives!