Distraction: a riddle, what does it mean?
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Marvel at the beauty of shadows.
But stay you too far from the light.
And the shadows will overcome you.
They will strip you of all your might.
The soul is like a chameleon;
Dressed in black or brilliant colors.
Of the black ones there are billions.
While the number of brilliant is smaller
Ramah: In Biblical, the meaning of the name Ramah is: Elevated, sublime. People with this name have a deep inner desire for love and companionship, and want to work with others to achieve peace and harmony. (It is not a name given by the mouth of man, so much as it is a name given by the horrors of this place.)
For such people to witness the tragedies that come from sin, it is too much. And if the horrors associated with sin come home in a personal manner, destruction has a whole new body.
This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.” (Jeremiah 31: 15)
Take away the best of hope from Man, and you will see deep and irreparable mourning. This is the kind of sorrow that is born in the crucible of war. But don’t we also find it in our streets? Isn’t it also in our homes?
Such sorrow does not choose between male or female. Money or social position is no barrier for this kind of destruction. And those who taste this are never the same again.
But this does not mean they cannot have hope. God is able to open our eyes to a hope that is stronger than death; that death which is the end of Man’s greatest possible desires.
Even while we mourn the loss of what could have been, we rejoice inwardly at his Holy promise. He has written perfectly in His Holy Blood. “I stand ready and willing to give you eternal life. I will wipe away all your tears and sorrow. I will give you a joy in your heart that cannot be crushed. And never again will you be disturbed in your place of holy peace and joy.”
Such is the power of the Living God’s promise. Such is the strength of Righteous Mercy. Even those souls, blackened with sorrow, can be filled with joy. They can become useful to Life in this place of death.
I testify that this is true. For I am one of those who has had exceedingly great loss yet has become useful to the Living God’s Great Mercy.
Take heart and understand. Seek the face of the One who has tasted even the grave for your sake. All his servants are broken and shattered in this place of “Perfecting Afflictions”. Where sin was born to take away, Life has come to restore.
Amen.
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I don’t know that Christianity has ever witnessed a greater coldness, within its ranks, than today’s “so called church”. I can’t say with absolute certainty, for I am not privy to the entirety of history. But from what I see and read, I find it hard to imagine a more rebellious time.
From the beginning, Christianity has been unpopular. But as the unpopularity and attacks against the Church increased, so did the number of those who believed. But now? Now I see, witness, and hear many lives that bear almost no resemblance to Christ’s intent for His people. The world is far colder to the Gospel than ever before. And this desire to replace the Gospel’s intent with ANYTHING ELSE, is not diminishing, it is exploding; replaced by a willing ignorance en mass!
I’ve asked before, as have hundreds others, “What time is it?”
If you’re going to miss your flight, a good friend will certainly remind you of the time. And his reminders will increase in urgency of delivery.
Those who go to bed late, will wake up less refreshed than they ought to have been.
If you know the family eats at 6 pm, it’s foolish to purposely stay out till 9 pm.
Waiting to accomplish, till you know it’s long past time to prepare and do, is selfish idiocy. Love does not act like that. But The Bible promises that just such things will happen to Spiritual (Eternal) things. I would gladly even extend that to morality itself.
Many, (I don’t think that word does justice to the actuality of the number or percentage) will determine to withdraw from The Faith. The term the Apostle Paul uses is “a great falling away”.
“Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a great falling away first. . .”. (2 Thessalonians 2:3) That’s not just a few, that’s a great majority. Jesus alluded to this by saying, “Nevertheless when the Son of man comes, shall he find faith on the earth?” (Luke 18: 8)
The Lord uses the simple word “faith”. I have come to call it “The Faith”. But the use of the word “faith” implies an even greater horror than does the use of a more poignant title.
One other aspect to this vein of thought, is that the “falling away” indicates that one must first have had something to fall away from. This doesn’t necessarily exclude the world, but it more speaks of Christianity. The sad part of this is, that those who are falling away won’t even be able to identify this stage of creation, as they will perceive the nature of things from the perspective of self-righteousness. To them, all things are as they should be! Wow! What a horrifying seal to those who allow the world to draw them off from Christ.
And look what Peter said about this:
3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4 and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 6 thereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: 7 but the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved to fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (2 Peter 3)
With what tool shall anyone awaken the sleep that has come to cover the souls of today? How will the Holy Spirit contend with the flesh driven rebellion that covers the earth like a putrid mold? With all their perceptions anointed with the things of this world, humanity now enters into that blindness which will cause them to dance in the streets, send gifts to one another, and celebrate with great abandon, the death of God’s two prophets.
How greatly we warn. But who even cares that such words still exist?
I’m done writing this post, but for one question:
What about you, what about me?
Last night the Lord returned in his Glory, taking all those who were wise enough to be “awake”. If you are reading this you have missed the day of his appearing.
It is now your lot to endure the wrath of God. You are, as has been said, “Left Behind”.
Is there fear in your soul as you read those words?
I say with surety, they are only a warning. The Glorious Lord Jesus is yet to be dispatched. But when that day comes there will surely be many more mornings.
Mornings of terror.
Mornings of hopeless rage.
Mornings of famine.
Mornings of plague.
Mornings of war.
Mornings of difficulty this world has never seen.
This may very well be the last day you have, to receive God in the fullness His wisdom has determined to give to Man. Worship the Living God in Christ His only Son, or perish through the Promised Enduring.
We are taught to give up.
We are taught to be trivial.
“Do these things and you will be satisfied.
Abstain from the things of God;
See how complicated and unknown are God’s things to man.
See how many versions of God scream to be first.
See how it is right to give up the search.
Be satisfied with what you have, and do not seek more than is reasonable.”
Rather be trivial.
Rather live with the love that you have.
Rather be diligent with the things you already know how to do.
Perceive the beautiful things of living life;
among your fellow men,
Among the sustaining of this world.
Among the limitations of chaos,
Among the decaying pattern of this place,
And among the innate desire to laugh.
Truth says clearly:
“You KNOW this is not the sum of things.
You KNOW there is More to be had.
You KNOW the ways of man are not the fullness of life.
You KNOW you will one day cease here.
You KNOW you will be inspected with absolute scrutiny.
Do you KNOW the name of the One who will inspect?
We: Live, Die, Face Judgment. Jesus or die twice.
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