Call It. Heads!
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Going straight to the Cross
Nothing random about this call.
Call It. Heads!
by J. Randal Matheny
"The Lord will make you the head, not the
tail. If you pay attention to the commands of
the Lord your God that I give you this day
and carefully follow them, you will always be
at the top, never at the bottom" (Deuteronomy
28:13 NIV).
The flip of the coin randomly determines heads or
tails. Nobody knows until it plops in the hand or
on the table what side will show its face.
Not so the people of God. You can always call it
heads. You can always be at the top. You can
always be sure of God's blessing.
There is one factor, one condition, one
determinant. Nothing left to chance. No gamble. No
risk.
What determines placement at the top? Paying
attention to the Lord's commands. Such attention
that hears and obeys. In the Old Testament,
hearing is often a synonym for obedience.
Following his orders puts you at the head.
Today, it seems that those who are determined to
pay attention to the Lord's commands have fallen
to the bottom. The butt of jokes. The despised of
the grace-talkers. The detailed legalists.
The feel-good, accept-all talking heads have the
upper hand. They look good, they talk nice, they
please crowds.
And they are slowly but surely sinking to the
bottom of God's scale. They're coming up tails.
They may appear to be flying high, but, again,
appearances are deceiving.
Obey the Lord in all things. Hold the course. Do
not give ear to those who say "Peace" when there
is no peace. Listen to what the Lord says. He will
make you the head.
See you at the top.
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