Daily Archives: August 10, 2011

Where do I Stand?

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Many look at the Lord Jesus and say, “That’s nice.”  Most hear of Him and His expectations for His people and turn their heads another direction.  Some hear of the Lord of Glory in Jesus and reach into their pockets to give alms to those who appear to serve Him.  And some study their entire life to learn of His secrets.

But a few will lay down pride and gain in this world to receive the Glory of His promise.  Some have given all they own to be a part of His Testimony.  Some are looking at Jesus and pondering what all this “giving of self” means.  And they are about to cast in all they own to join the Glorious war of God.

Where do I stand?  What have I left that can be thrown down for His sake?  What do I hold dear in this world?  How close am I to being counted as one who threw it all away for His Glorious Name?

To those who are perishing, we are a dreadful smell of death and doom.   But to those who are being saved, we are a life-giving perfume.   And who is adequate for such a task as this?  (2 Corinthians 2:16 [the Living Bible])

By His Grace.

Faithful in Poverty. Warriors of Righteousness.

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A beggar with leprosy in Bodhgaya.

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I reign in Majesty!

Will you receive me in rags?

I offer you Eternal Life!

Will you accept death all alone from My hand?

I Am the purpose and Creator of Life.

Will you serve me though no one notices?

Mine is the Eternal Spring of Joy!

Will you shed the tears I give to My servants?

Who will join Me in the task of My Father?

Who will stand in the assembly of the wicked,

to proclaim the words of Righteousness?

Who will lose all for the sake of my Name? 

Who will forsake all and appear before them, lame?

Yes!  I offer Life!  Come, prepare for the feast at My Table.

 

 

By His Grace.

The Very Moment.

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A busy bazar scene

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A man fixes a flat on his car alongside the highway.

One answers the phone.

One drinks his first sip of coffee for the day which has dawned.

One pulls the covers back for a good night’s rest.

A couple argues over money.

A couple races to the motel room for a moment of adultery.

A man pulls the trigger in a violent crime.

A little baby is born through horrible pain.  And the joy is about to take hold.

Billions of situations will be playing out at the very moment when God appear to earth.  Where will you be then?  Have you made preparations with Him for that moment?

By His Grace.

Peace? Not for me.

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After I had posted the last post I went to facebook to post a link to it.  I found it curious that I balked at posting that link.  I am just a man.  I too have a desire for friends and love from others.  But I was forced to consider where my allegiance is due. 

After posting the link on facebook I stepped outside under a black sky.  Silence enveloped me as I viewed the distant stars.  I listened to the peaceful sounds of nothing.  The world is asleep.  The stars obey their position in the night sky.  The plants wait for the coming sun.  And ungodly men dream of ungodly desires. 

Then, in my soul, I saw the sky rip open with a roar.  The Holy God of Israel will appear with violence.  And this “peace” the world now experiences will come to an end.  There will be no more night silent.  Eternal Day will appear!  And there will not be a delay in its coming.

It is right and good to speak the truth of God’s wrath.  When it comes upon the earth there will be no delay.  There will be no mercy left in that day.  And man will eat his ungodly ways with bitterness.  Should any of His people shut this message up for the sake of man’s love?  NO!

Regardless my ability to be a holy man of God, God’s will is about to come to the world.  And nothing will stop Him.  We have been, and are constantly, being warned.  I will not restrain the words.  May the peace God had before the sins of the world came to be return to Him.  And may He receive the praise of those who love His appearing forever.

Sleep world.  Sleep well.  For you will need all the rest you can muster for the Day which surely comes.

 

By His Grace.

The Faint Rumblings.

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The world around us is beginning to crash to the ground.  Listen to the sound of destruction.  It comes from the hills.  Like distant thunder we hear the faint rumble of hopelessness and death.  Listen!  Be still and listen with all your heart.  The approach is in progress.  It is an approaching “storm of wickedness”.

God has promised that man will endure a horrible time in the last days.  His wrath has been held back for thousands of years.  He has been patient and loving for everyone who will call upon Him.  And He has shown mercy on the godless and ungodly as they mark out their days in rebellion and cursings toward the Holy One of Israel.

But listen.  Can’t you hear that faint rumble?  It is the collapse of man’s ability to fend off chaos.  Man has determined that he is able to bring about peace on this world.  How can there be peace in a world of limited resources?  How can there be peace anywhere without the Living God directing the ways of man? 

They have thrown His Holy Commands aside in favor of pleasure and pride.  Now they begin to pay the price.  And as the Day comes closer, the price will increase.  God will be glorified.  And rebels will be subjected to humiliation, defeat, fear, and destruction.  Listen to the faint rumble. 

By His Grace.

Waiting in the Wings

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long hallway, possibly to the library

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The Lord has tasks waiting in the wings.  He is looking for men and women to accomplish them.  He is watching the sea of man and looking for those who will dedicate themselves to His will.  He’s looking for obedience above and beyond the expectations laid down by the Church.  He is looking for those who are willing to die for His name.  And not just willing to die if someone asks it of us.  But willing to die now, tomorrow, and forever.  Die to our desires within us that war against the Glory of God’s Honor. 

How deep is your desire to serve the Lord God of Eternity?  We were made to serve Him. So isn’t it right to ask each other, “How deep is your desire to serve the God who made us?”  The Lord has tasks waiting in the wings for certain men and women to accomplish.

 

By His Grace.