A Little Is Enough

"And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu shall serve him much."  II Kings 10:18.  Whether much or little, the service of Baal was still a violation of God's will.  Elijah, the prophet, had told Ahab, "ye have forsaken the commandments of the Lord, and thou hast followed Baal."  I Kings 18:18.  A little sin is too much sin.  Our lives must be completely purged from sin.  Our hearts much not harbor even the least amount of pollution.  A little service to Baal was too much service.  The heart does not have room for God and anything else, even in very small amounts.  God wants the full surrender of our lives.  We must not see small sins and large sins.  We must sin as sin.  A little service to Baal brought disaster to Ahab.  Sin in any amount in our life can disrupt our devotion to God.  A little service to the Baal in our life can harm our relationship to the Lord.  Let us give full service to God, and absolutely, no service to Baal.

Remember The Words

"But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ."  Jude 17.  Humans are blessed with memory.  We love to recall special moments and special words.  God wants us to remember.  The Lord Jesus Christ sent the apostles to reveal His will to all of the world.  These chosen men were blessed with God's Holy Spirit who would remind them of what they had been taught by the Lord Jesus, and also, all of God's will for us living in this age.  These apostles spoke by the authority of the Lord Jesus.  God's will for us was completely revealed through them while they lived.  God has not spoken through any other means than the apostles.  Their words which are truly the words of God have been preserved for us in the Bible.  These are the words that we are to remember.  These words are the words of life.  These words are the words by which we are to serve God.  These are the words by which we will be judged.  Let us remember the words which were spoken by the apostles, and reject all other words.