All or Nothing! 2-22–26

Welcome to the word for the week. Your walk with God is more all or nothing than you may realize. This week we will start out with the scripture first and then make the point. 2 Peter 2:20-21 in the KJV says “20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. 21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.” Examine that scripture again because there is nothing confusing about it. As we say today, it says exactly what it says and that needs to mean a whole lot to you. I have been saying this for awhile and I will say it again before we go further, your walk with God cannot be casual. It is truly either all or nothing.

Let’s examine that passage before we go further because it clearly shows the seriousness of God. This is what it is saying in plain English. If one has escaped all of the traps of this world by having the knowledge of Jesus Christ and they are saved, then it is worse if they get caught up in the same things again. It would have been better for them not to have ever known what it means to walk with Christ then to know that and turn backwards. None of us get to pick and choose the parts we like about this and decide if we will do them or not. The requirements are set before us in a clear manner. It comes down to where your heart is with God. Anybody can make an excuse. As we said in the military, the maximum effective range of an excuse is zero meters. Once you know better, the expectation from God is that you do better. If not, then it was better for you to never have known anything about this because it makes it worse for you to fall back into what you were delivered from.

It is important to understand the benefits and dangers of God giving us a free will. The benefits are when you choose Him then it is something that comes from your heart and that’s what God wants from us. If you do not choose Him then the consequences are severe. As saved people, we have a choice but our choice should always be God. So, on one hand it “sounds” like we get to pick and choose but in reality we have no choice because we are bought with a price. We are closer than you may realize about a teaching on that so make sure you follow us on our channels. In the meantime, you need to understand that this is an all or nothing lifestyle. You either want God or you do not. You are either saved or not. You are either obedient to God or not. You are either faithful or not. You are either serious or not about your walk with God. Make sure that you understand that whichever way you are is a direct result of your choices.

You are not in a season of hit and miss with God. You are not in a season of taking a break with God. You are not in a season of doing you. The time to do right is now. The time to surrender your will to God’s will is now. The time to be delivered is now. The time to study and pray is now. This journey requires an urgency on your part. It requires commitment and dedication to God. You rarely hear this saying these days but you have to be sold out to God. That means you are all in with whatever He says. You are all in on this journey. You choose God over everything because you realize once God is first then He fixes everything else. Turning back is not an option because like Peter you already know there’s nothing to go back to. You have your hands on the plow and you are sure there is nothing to look back and see. You are clear that everything God has for you is in front of you. You cannot imagine a day without Him in your life. The thought of not being His should terrify you. That is how you know it is all or nothing for you. When you put God first and keep Him first in your life then you have made the choice that is Him or nothing. What do you choose?

May the Lord continue to bless and keep you in His grace,
Bishop Carlos J. Lennon