DO NOT Play with Fire! - Romans 1

When you play with it, you are at risk of burning! IF GOD who created all, is telling you “do such and such”, or for instance “do not do ….” LISTEN TO HIM!!! HE knows it all, HE knows what will be coming ahead in our life, HE knows how those people around us will react and over react to whatever is it that we are saying or doing. HE IS FOR US, NOT against! Then pay attention to HIM. 

The chapter one of the book of Romans, speaks about the ways HE has dealt with those that although HE warned, carelessly they continued to play with fire. And it’s pretty shocking because out there you hear people say: “GOD is too good to condemn someone to die” but the truth of the matter is that although HE IS GOOD, hell wasn’t prepared for us; and if we go there is as intruders. “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.” -  Matthew 25:41 (NIV)

God’s Anger at Sin -Romans 1

“18But GOD shows HIS anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness. 19They know the truth about GOD because HE has made it obvious to them. 20For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything GOD made, they can clearly see HIS invisible qualities—HIS eternal power and divine nature. SO THEY HAVE NO EXCUSE FOR NOT KNOWING GOD.

21Yes, they knew GOD, but they wouldn’t worship HIM as GOD or even give HIM thanks.

And they began to think up foolish ideas of what GOD was like.

AS A RESULT, their minds became dark and confused. 22Claiming to be wise,

they instead became utter fools. 23And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living GOD,

they worshiped idols made to look like mere people and birds and animals and reptiles. 24So GOD abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired.

AS A RESULT, they did vile and degrading things with each other’s bodies.

25They traded the truth about GOD for a lie.

So they worshiped and served the things GOD created instead of THE CREATOR HIMSELF, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen. 26That is why GOD abandoned them to their shameful desires.

Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other.

27And the men, instead of having normal sexual relations with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men, and as a result of this sin, they suffered within themselves the penalty they deserved.

28Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge GOD, HE abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done.

29Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip.
30They are backstabbers, haters of GOD, insolent, proud, and boastful. They invent new ways of sinning, and they disobey their parents.

31They refuse to understand, break their promises, are heartless, and have no mercy.

32They know GOD’S justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway.

Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too.”

As a LOVING FATHER, HE took THE CARE of us by giving us THE BIBLE as a GUIDELINE for us to live life safely, and to stay out of trouble; AND STILL people chooses to disregard it.  If we carefully read this following verse, WHAT MAKE US THINK, we can live life anyway we wanted it, disregarding HIM who created us?

“⁴ For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment ⁵ if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah… ⁶ if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; ⁷ and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless ⁸ (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)— ⁹ if this is so, then THE LORD KNOWS HOW TO RESCUE THE GODLY from trials AND to HOLD THE UNRIGHTEOUS for PUNISHMENT on THE DAY of JUDGMENT.” - 2 Peter 2

But the truth is that GOD is not willing anyone of us to perish! That is the reason why the rapture has not come yet, why though HE said HE will come back to get us, hasn’t come yet. Peter tell us that THE LORD is being patient with HIS children; just like a loving father would give his  children several chances before the punishment… “The Lord is not slow in keeping HIS promise, as some understand slowness. Instead HE IS PATIENT with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” - 2 Peter 3:9

My prayer is that THE LORD allows you to realize that HE LOVES YOU, and that due to that GREAT LOVE, HE is providing you with a map that shows you the RIGHT road to follow, and the WRONG road to avoid.  Warning you about the consequences of this WRONG way that you/we SHOULDN’T go; a way that will result in hurt, pains, and ultimately destruction. I pray THE LORD reveal to you, the road you are going, and if indeed you are off road, this warning burst in your heart the desire to fix your spirit’s GPS; ask GOD to forgive you of those sins, and wrong ways. I pray you receive HIM in your heart, and choose to live for HIM from this day an on. And I pray this in JESUS precious name and for HIS glory, AMEN!  

“Let us, therefore, make every effort TO ENTER that rest,

so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience”

Hebrews 4:11