Revelation 2:2 “I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:”
Churches, we all must be reminded; God knows. That’s right He sees everything, He already knows the thoughts and intentions of our hearts before we act. Let us never forget that while others may not know or see God does. The churches are the Lords; they are not ours to do as we please. Jesus started the first church in Jerusalem and all since. The churches belong to the Lord Jesus Christ and to none other. The building and growing is His job and not ours to do. “And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.” 1 Corinthians 12:28 Churches are to follow the leadership of God and to react to God, and if they do they will succeed. Jesus warns that if a church does not follow truth and spiritual services then He will kill them. “Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.” Revelation 2:5 God is Omniscient so He knows the hearts and the actions of the churches before we even react. He said to the church at Ephesus “I know thy works” He knows what they have done. He knows the works of the churches pastor, and its membership. He knows if your heart is of righteous works or if they are for show. When anyone serves the Lord He knows why. When one sings He knows why. Jesus Christ is not blind. He knows the liars in the churches and He will deal with them. If you are not going to preach, serve, or sing for the Lord and for no other reason, then it is better not to even do it. Serving in the church is done because Jesus has set you in the church to do a particular work, do what God has elected you for and let the others do what God has chosen them for. When Pastor changes things like doctrine in order to accumulate more members then it has been done for the wrong reason and God knows. If it is not truth then it is lies because there is only one truth, God’s truth. Folk’s God knows and He sees, therefore let us do His blessed will and not ours. I believe when God looks at most places of worship (or churches by name) they are not His and He knows. I cannot imagine the churches in the first century being anything like most places of worship (or churches by name) of today. As their teaching the doctrine that is contrary to biblical truth. God knows, He knows what they are and He knows their intentions and their works. He also knows churches of truth; He knows us as well and will deal with us accordingly. Folks, we are the Lords and He will do with us as He pleases and we must be careful in everything we do. The Lord builds the church so we need not change things to add more members. I would rather have a “candlestick” rather than a million members. I would rather teach the biblical truth with a few, than to teach make believe truth to a million. My labors are real and truthful, and God knows. Our church’s heart is real and God knows, and that is all that matters. Let us always seek what’s real because God knows, He is Omniscient, so He knows.
