Did you know that there are at least 20,000 known types of bees in the world? Did you also know that out of all of those different species, it is only the honeybee that will die after they sting you? The other stinging bees such as the yellowjacket and hornets have a type of stinger that allows them to safely remove their stingers, but a honeybee has a different type of stinger that has barbs on it, which when inserted into skin will become stuck. Well this presents a deadly problem for the honeybee because they have no way to free themselves. The result is that after pulling and pulling, they begin to pull their stinger out of themselves, effectively disemboweling themselves and sealing their demise.
When people fight against God and His Son Jesus, they are like that bee, only causing and bringing a certain death upon themselves. They fight and resist the teachings of Christ, and try to do things their own way. They refuse to follow the already-set path that Jesus has shown us. They reject anything associated with Jesus, and when they do this what they are doing is condemning their own selves to an eternal death.
These types of people, because of their unbelief, will not submit to the teachings of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Look at how many religions and belief sets that are out in the world currently, each group believing something different from the others, and all of them believing in something other than the one and only true way, which is found in Christ Jesus. It is only through Jesus that we have salvation. It is only through what He did that we even have the opportunity of eternal life, but sadly there are so many people continue to fight against Him.
Acts 4:12 “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”
And as I said earlier, when these people choose to fight against Christ’s will for them, they have no one to blame but themselves when they are turned away at the day of judgement. They chose to “pull out the stinger” from themselves by continuing to fight and resist, and they will receive the consequence for their actions. Fighting against Christ is sin, and as Romans 6:23 says, “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
What is it that makes someone so intent on fighting against Jesus? Pride, for one. The feeling that “I don’t need any help. I don’t need saving, because I am good enough and can save myself.” It is pride that will keep a person from asking for help. Well I have news for these individuals: we need all of the help that we can get from Jesus, because we certainly cannot get to heaven on our own.
Another thing that will keep a person out of heaven? The refusal to change, and the refusal to admit sin.
We must be born again. Must. It means that it is something that is required, and cannot be done without. We must be born again, and become as little children. We need to forget everything that we thought we knew, and relearn everything the correct way-the way of Christ. We need to stop fighting against God, and allow Him to take control of our lives.
John 3:5-7 “Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.”
Don’t be like the honeybee that pulls and fights until they cause their own death. Allow Jesus to come into your life and lead you to the promised land.
In Christ,
Andrew
Teufer Lake King James Bible Church 