He That Thinks He's Standing...

"These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean."
- Ezra 2:62 NIV

When you come across certain scriptures, you can't help but shudder. The above passage was about three families in Israel who claimed to be from the lineage of priests when the Israelites were about to go back to their land under Ezra.

I am not sure at what point their actual genealogy was ditched and they started claiming priests, seeing they've spent so many years in sin, and eventually in Babylon; but that lie wasn't to continue forever. There was a book! And on that day they were disqualified, it didn't matter whether it was their parents that deceived them or they formed the lie themselves.

Notice also that to clear all doubts, these men were allowed to search for their names by themselves. They cannot blame the custodian of the book for not seeing clearly or for skipping their names mistakenly.

I am challenged in my spirit to remind us again that there is still a "Family Record" being kept by the Most High! And none can be said to belong to (or be born into) that Family just by claiming it or professing it; your name has to be WRITTEN in that Book. If you like sing, dance and shout the song, "I know who I am!" till your voice cracks, if your name isn't written in that Book, nothing for you.

That Book is usually referred to as the Book of Life. On the Day of reckoning, that book will be opened; and admission will be determined strictly by whether or not your name is found therein.
Do not think you'll get away with this because you're already popular amongst those whose names are already there, or that the Father always sees you around. Make sure your name is (still) written in the Book.

Remember, "The Lord knows them that are His."
"My sheep hear my voice, and I KNOW THEM, and they follow me; and I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall anyone snatch them out of my hand."

Maranatha.

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