Daily Archives: September 23, 2011

Who Killed this 14 Year Old Boy?

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I just read an article about a 14 year old boy who killed himself.  The article says it was because he had been bullied by others for his sexual preference.  The article goes on to say that this is horrible and points to homosexual groups as saying that such things can be avoided if we would just be more tolerant.

What a foolish age I find myself living in.  When I was 14 I hadn’t heard anything about such sexual preferences.  You might say that my ignorance was something that belonged to that age.  And that today I need to catch up to the things which require tolerance.  Are you so blind that you don’t perceive what’s happened here?  It was not the boy who decided he was bent toward members of his own boyhood.  It was the adults who have made this item a matter of national interest.  You adults who promote your filthy sexual preferences as if they are worthy of national acclaim are the ones who killed this child.  You told him that he has every right to chase after every form of sin.  And he has paid the price for your foolishness.  You killed him by insisting that you have your own way.  You negate the Law of God so that you can chase after any pleasure you desire.  And you hate anyone who denies you this foolish “right”.

Hate me.  And you will.  Because I spoke the truth here.  And God will uphold these words.  The same could be said of those who drink to excess, then brag that they have the right to do as they please.  They teach the children how to sin.  The same could be said of you parents who allow yourselves to watch porn, or teach your children that a yellow light means speed up.  The same could be said of every adult who treats God’s Word the Bible as if it were simply a book of myths, and is only good because of it’s cover.  The same could be said of you who proclaim to be Christians yet your children never see you pray or consider God’s ways in your finances, relationships, or testimony. 

Though we are all to blame for the horrifying mess this world is entering, there is no doubt that those who sin and teach others to do the same will be judged more harshly.  Withdraw your sin from public view and you will cause others to consider their ways also.  Proclaim that you have the “right” to be perverse, and others will be strengthened to do the same. 

WOE TO ALL WHO CALL GOOD EVIL AND EVIL GOOD!

By His Grace.

Murderers of Ourselves. Murderers of God’s Will.

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The man stood before the judge.  His lawyer stood by his side.  They were about to hear the judgment against the man.  Here is what was said:

“We have a law in this society of humanity.  Though the law comes in different languages and the judges wear a myriad of clothing, the law is recognized throughout the entire world is primary in its importance.  We all say that no one should commit willing and premeditated murder.  And if you do so and are brought to this point, a judgment will be placed on you at the discretion of the presiding  judge.

You, sir, have been found guilty by a body of your peers, of premeditated murder.  And now you will receive the sentence I will pronounce.  But before I utter the sentence let me tell you what you have done.  The thing you have done is the very thing the entire world says you should not do.  Therefore we all sit here in this seat I have been given to judge you with.  Why do we all say this thing you’ve done is worthy of a harsh punishment?  Because we all value our own lives.  You have not valued the life of those you’ve murdered.  And you did not even value your own life.  For you knew the punishment for your crime would be that your own life is taken from you.

None of us wanted to pass this punishment to you.  Therefore your crime holds one more victim; you.  I am not only going to sentence you to death for the murder of those people.  I am also going to add your own life to the sentence.  Know that the punishment you receive will be equitable for all.  For even you will be punished for your own death.”

This is the judgment of God.  We are not only guilty for our own sins.  We are also guilty of the murder of that which God has created.  He did not desire that you should die eternally.  He sent every possible warning to you to cease your evil and turn to Him that you might live.  But you have robbed God of what He has created for His own purposes.  If you remain outside Jesus you will certainly die the second death.  And your judgment will be on your own head.

By His Grace.

It’s Good to be Ugly!

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Everywhere we look we are smothered with “good-looking” people smiling because they apparently like what they’re being paid to advertise.  To the eye, they appear very happy with themselves.  And why not?  They’ve been painted up, curled, dressed, and slimed down to present the “perfect” picture of humanity.

It would be useless to try to mention all the places where the “perfect” appear.  They’re everywhere (evidently).  But what if you’re one of those who can be easily recognized as one of the “ugly”?  What if your nose is too big?  What if one shoulder is higher than the other?  What if your ears stick out too far (often peaking through the hair you grew long just to cover them up).  What if you don’t have that quality vision to choose colors that match (let alone the sock problem)?  What if you’re not tiny, slim, fragrant, delicately and whispily graceful?  I’d say that if you’re one of the “ugly”, you’re one of the fortunate masses. 

Those who have what it takes to be admired in this world are far less likely to recognize their failings.  That’s why many good-looking people end up on drugs or killing themselves in their high-priced houses.  They thought they were enough to please the world.   They thought they would just skate through life unscathed by the hatred that permeates this society.  But the “ugly” know better.

Oh, I don’t deny that the “ugly” can suffer right along with the “perfect” ones.  The “ugly” can fall victim to their own expectations of acceptance.  But, all in all, those who have an obvious lack perfection are far more likely to avoid the pitfalls of self-importance which attack those other folk.

And while this is true in this world, there is an ugly that remains before the face of every man and woman who has ever lived.  I doubt I need to point out what this is.  Just take a look at the rest of my blog and you’ll quickly understand what I’m getting at.

 

By His Grace.

But You Must Master it.

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All day long temptation attacks.  Most people give in to their temptations without a thought.  They live as if temptation were something fun.  They encourage one another to accept their weakness with joy.  For their weakness only proves they’re human.  Haven’t you heard someone say this, “It’s ok.  You’re only human.”?  And so we see billions simply floating along as bubbles from a child’s wand.  We neither fight against the currents that carry us about, nor question why we falter so. 

The Lord told Cain, “Why are you angry?  Why is your face downcast?  If you do what is right, will you not be accepted?  But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it.”  (Genesis 4: 6-8)  I have found that the Lord’s word is true when it says that the strength to master sin comes only from God.  Yet how many stop and devote themselves to prayer before a temptation has time to sprout roots?  And what do we see Cain do right after the Lord approached him with this tidbit of perfect words?  He went out in the field and killed his brother.  Is that how you find yourself obeying the word of God?  Is that all God’s wisdom means to you?  Are you tossed about because you simply don’t care?

There is a place where every man and woman will care deeply about how they accept the word of God.  Jesus told us that in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.  Is that what you want?  I doubt it.  So why not spend the time to look into your soul?  Dig as deep as you possibly can. 

Bottom line, the question will remain, who do you truly desire to serve?  Do you desire pleasure over godliness?  Or do you desire that the Father find Glory in His child?  The power to overcome is present if we turn to Him with all our might and desire.  Yet the temptations remain pervasive in this world.  And they will not be taken out of the way.  Resist and find life or give in and remain in death.  He offers the power to live.  Will you take it?

By His Grace.

One Thing Never Sleeps.

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Leaves fall from trees, and they appear to sleep for a season.  Roll a ball and there is a place where it stops rolling.  Fill up your gas tank and it will eventually run dry.  A baby is born, one day becomes an old person then dies.  We sit down to a meal at a certain time.  And there also comes a time when the meal is done.

Everything in this world has a beginning and an end.  Well, this is true of almost everything.  There is something that never stops or takes a break.  Fill up an hour-glass with sand.  And turn the full portion to the top.  Watch the grains of sand drop.  And marvel at their exact rate.  Then consider that even if the hour-glass runs out time does not stop.  Wind up a watch and the spring will unwind.  But time doesn’t stop.  Only our measurement of time runs out.  But time does not sleep.  It doesn’t take a vacation. 

Time is the only indication we have of eternity.  The physical manifestation of God’s existence.  None of us can imagine the time of God.  He always was and always will be.  He never sleeps or takes a vacation.  And nothing He does ever finds an end.  What the Lord does only transforms from one thing to another. 

There is death.  And we could say that we cease to be at that moment.  But we would only be speaking from our perspective.  This is not so with God.  For at the moment of death, time does not stop.  And at that very moment we become the end result of our time here. 

There is the Lord’s promise of good and bad in this situation.  Many will taste the place where nothing is beautiful, sweet, peaceful, or pleasant.  But some will taste eternity with an unspeakable joy.  The key to our next experience with time after we die here depends on our relationship with the Most High God.  He will never experience a place where He is not at peace.  For He is God!  But He has promised that if we do not learn to love Him here, we will certainly hate Him there.  And He will not allow anything wicked to enter His presence.

He has allowed us the sacrifice of His Son Jesus that we might enter into that eternal relationship with Him.  But this is the ONLY door to His presence.  Nothing ungodly will enter eternity with joy.  And only what He has built will stand the test of His Holy Fire.  All else will find itself in a place He has created to receive the trash of creation.  I encourage you to seek His peace now.  For time does not stop.  It is merciless as it travels through.  There is no such thing as a “do over” in life.  This is the day you have been given to accomplish the Holy Will of God.  And how can you know what His perfect will is if you don’t accept His Holy Will borne through the sacrifice of His Son Jesus?

By His Grace.