There is Beautiful.
There is justice.
There is purity.
There is utter righteousness.
It is not in religion; those things a man does because Beautiful is.
It is at the table of the Living God.
The place where millions come every morning and every night.
Do not be ashamed of what you eat there.
Of all the things you hold so dear, the meal prepared for you is an invitation to every man.
Invite, speak well, encourage, offer the humility you have received.
His name is Jesus.
Come to him and live.
Where does justice begin? In whom does justice remain?
When the perpetrator owns his crime. When he lets God’s light on his misdeeds shine.
When the clouds of self-righteousness are blown away, by the Holy and Steady wind of God.
Then, the victim’s words are heard. Then, the burden’s shared.
Then, an anger filled brush from the tip of a feather stings;
Deeper than the cutting of a cat-o’-nine-tails whip.
Oh! Lighten the load in his brother. Justice, worn like a cloak, cannot do better.
A whisper, a look, and he “guilty”,
Is undone!
No need anymore for revenge. The prisoner of regret knows his place.
There go we all, but for God’s Grace.
The words of Christ are so beautiful, perfect and pristine, they rise immeasurably above the things of Man.
How frustrating to see the beauty and not be able to paint the picture with my life.
Add to that frustration the compelling urge to share His words in the world that talks about everything but what belongs to God.
Encourage one another to Leap, while no one can do much more than crawl. Encourage one another to fly, while no one can do much more than look up.
It takes the Spirit of God to do the things of Christ. It takes the Spirit of God to speak of the things of God. As often as we look at his beautiful face, our lips will betray the frightful (yet willful) silence of Man.
Frustration will abound, that’s inevitable. Which gives me reason to remember and be in awe at the patience of the Living God.
“Can you spare a dime.”
Why the man stopped to reply, only God knows.
“I’ve worked hard for what I have.”
The reply was filled with wisdom.
“So you think begging is easy. The only time you deal with shame is when you leave $500 on the table after the deal. Everybody works hard for what they have.”
The man didn’t reach into his pocket. He made no reply to the bum. He turned and walked away. But the words haunt him to this day.
Born into life.
Born into strife.
The blessing of riches,
Or none at all.
Do we really have a choice?
The title seems like an oxymoron. But everything on earth has a beginning and an end.
That statement alone is something to ponder for three weeks. But let’s take a look at this:
Something strikes me that’s worth thinking about. I don’t exactly know how to prove it by the Bible. But I think there’s enough general knowledge to give this some support.
From the very beginning God created animals on this planet that had to consume other life in order to survive. I don’t believe that kind of activity could be found in heaven. But then I just don’t know.
Evidently death was already on this planet before Adam was created. At least a certain kind of death was already here. A plant would grow, produce fruit, and have it be consumed by some other creature. At the very least existence, then nonexistence, was already here.
Ponder that a few minutes. I would love to know what you think.
A certain point is very interesting to me: Eve had some understanding of nonexistence before she ate the forbidden fruit. That’s how satan could make a play on God’s words, and expect Eve to understand.
Even while the people stood amazed at the freedom given to the man of the tombs, the legion of demons found new homes. While the bodies of pigs floated out to sea, the people received as open doors with welcome mats.
The demons begged that they should not have to leave the region. I guarantee you they didn’t leave. They begged to enter the pigs. I guarantee you they didn’t drown with the pigs.
No, they were alive and well. They went to work on the people of that region immediately. Read the response of the people; and they begged the Lord to leave their area.
People are being healed by the Lord these days. Where do their demons go? They go to anyone who is willing to embrace their filthy ways.
“What’s in your house?”
(Mark 5)
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