Characteristics of one that is domesticated
- usually subject to careful breeding, reproduces after it’s own kind
- has boundaries, fences, or walls for safety
- is fed and watered well
- is kept safe from predators
- has a useful purpose
- has a name, and is none by it’s owner
- after time becomes dependent, no longer able to be independent or care for itself by itself
Hmmm, where am I going with this? Well, my question is, are you domesticated? Or are you a free and independent spirit? And if you are free and independent, do you think that is a good thing? Go through the list above again and suppose the owner is God? Do you recognize the benefits of His laws, or do you see them as bondage? Does He know what is best for you, or do you think you know what is best for you?
Are you fed (spiritually) what He wants you to have, and are you fed by Him? Or do you do your own thing?
Do you serve a useful purpose in His Kingdom? Or do you serve your own Kingdom?
Does He know your name, and do you come when He calls?
Do you stay within His safe fences or do you roam where the wolves are?
The true test, do you reproduce champion purebreds? Those who desire Holiness, are Spiritually submissive, and lead clean lives, wanting to stay within the safe boundaries of His Word? Or do you reproduce half-breeds? Those who get saved but never really submit to Him, never grow, and are far too independent for their own good.
Hmmm, which one are you? Domesticated believer? Or are you a wild and potentially rabid believer? Rabid believers don’t live long. They become reclusive, violent, contagious, afraid of water, and they die young.
Repent of rebelliousness and get domesticated by God today. The truth will set you truly free.
and .. your thoughts?