Almighty... Who?

I am struggling to grasp an issue I see very rampant among the Church. It is cumbersome and something that is more and more crushing me. I see so many brothers and sisters falling into it's grasp and not knowing it. I have seen and experienced it myself. I was once there, among the many. I was once blinded in one eye. The Evil One truly is cunning and 'wise', in his own twisted way.

I am speaking of a tradition. It was the tradition that resulted in the first human sin. It was the traditon that resulted in the Roman Catholic church to fall into apostasy, as they still suffer that blight willingly. The tradition of "The Almighty Man". Women and men masquerading as holy and wise teaching man is over or equal to God Himself. If it is not this then it is twisting historic orthodox doctine. If it is not this it is completely changing Written Word into self help classes, or bringing in heretical teachings and practices that are none to be found or taught in Scripture and slapping an Evangelistic tone on it and then making others feel guilty if not practiced.

What I speak of is everywhere in the Church now and spreading quickly. And the more I see the more I am infinitely disgusted by it. It is leading many astray and keeping them from a sure foundation. It is blinding eyes to clear truth and turning the salvific work of God from His glory alone to our own glory. It is turning the Gospel of Grace into the gospels of wealth, relationships, health, mysticism, and downright selfishness. Sometimes it is all of the above. What saddens me more is the people who are entrapped in this tradition and have had ample opportunity to see the truth as it is, and then turn from it because they value their traditions more than the truth of God. What a shame. What a pity. A sad thing indeed.

Oh Lord, Majestic and Sovereign in all ways, none are Your equal. None have any claim over You. You don't owe us anything. If it were not for your mercy we would all die off and forever be lost, and we would deserve it. For we are unholy while You are Holiness perfected. We hate Your truth and run from it. We want to be our masters, our own gods, rather than bow the knee to the Sovereign King of all things visible and invisible. Humble us Lord God. Shake us up. Let us cry out as Nebuchadnezzar, "His dominion is an everlasting Dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation; all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and He does according to His will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay His hand or say to Him, "What have You done? "" Oh God, in Christs' Name, amen.