Category Archives: warnings

The Perennial, and Ominous Prayer

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For well over two thousand years now, the holy men of God have been praying.  Do you know what they’ve been praying for?

In Christ Jesus they have lifted their voice, almost as unison!  And the Holy Lord of life has heard their words.  Do you know what words he has heard?

“Even so Lord Jesus come quickly!”

Before you were born, 10 million holy men, and more, prayed those words to the Lord.  Before you even knew there was a door to enter, there were men praying that it should be shut! 

The wickedness of this place was more than they could bear.  And the promise of the Holy One strains against the leash! 

But the clasp will be undone, and the leash will go slack.  The Vengeance of God will leap forth; irresistibly bent on conquest.  Every muscle, sinew and bone is pointed in the direction of the wicked.  And as the clasp is released, he will fly like lightning!

They prayed:

“Holy Lord God Almighty your law is being broken!  Look and see!  We testify to men of your holiness O’ beautiful God of all.  Now we kneel before you to testify before your Holy Throne. 

Look how they hate you, Sovereign God!  Look how they ignore your Laws of Life.  Look how they hate righteousness and love to be wicked.

Rise up oh Holy God and cleanse this place!  Bring about your Holy promise.  There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth!  Even So Come Lord Jesus!”

Did you know there are men praying this today?  Before you even know there is a door through which you must walk, men pray these things. 

They do not pray this to injure you; as if by their prayer they may bring up your destruction.  They pray this out of a sincere and deep love for God in Christ Jesus.  In this prayer is the kiss of peace they desire to give to the God who has saved them.

I would strongly urge you to present yourself to God today.  Look around you at the wickedness of this place.  It grows exponentially now.  What was considered forbidden only 30 years ago is now paraded in the streets!  How much longer do you think it will take before the Holy Lord answers the prayer of these beautifully holy men?

Lessons Begun

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Things I have begun to understand in the last three days:

Any school boy can understand words, even good words.  But there is a place where good words begin to come alive in a man.  It is the latter which provokes this post.

Lowered eyes that cannot be raised, may be a sign of humility.  (Keyword being “cannot“. Shame can have the same effect.) While eyes that will not lower, often are accompanied by the chin.

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As a man desires, so he will become.  The man who desires the things of this world, has already attained them.  Even though they are not yet in his hand.  Likewise, with the man who desires the things of Christ Jesus.

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As a man compares himself to others, godliness leaves him.  While the man who is able to be satisfied with what he has, is capable reaching toward godliness.  The former sins by his comparison.  While the other opens himself to the peace of God.

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In the matter of godliness: The young man may think he has attained.  But he does not know the extent of what is required.  The old man has begun the journey.  But no man can live long enough to attain all there is to attain.  Continuance for both must be established.

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In summary:  Our dependence on the Holy Righteousness of Christ Jesus does not diminish with our accomplishments.  It only grows stronger the higher we climb on the Mountain of holiness.  Toward the pinnacle, the fall increases.  While at its base, pride remains king.

Woe to those who do not consider these things, for what they lose, no man can count.  And the sadness of their loss will never cease.   For if it is difficult for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?

Yet who can tell where a man may begin?  Those who remain In the Way of Christ may well accomplish great things.  Perhaps the “greatest” has not yet been born; whether of flesh or spirit.

These things have come to me as I have entered 61 years of living.  Why should those of lesser years give up now?  And these things have come to me in a relatively short three years.  What great hope lays, therefore, before my seniors?

It is necessary to encourage one another as the days grow more wicked.  As these things become known, it is not right that we should bottle them up. 

And it is not a righteous thought to believe that others will recognize the truth as they as they see it displayed in us.  Where is the wise word of counsel from those who know?  Laziness and fear are not godly traits.

By His Grace

“Yes!”

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God says, “Yes“.  And he has engraved that Holy Word in the Holy Blood of his Holy Son across all creation!

He says “yes” to our desire to live forever.  He says “yes” to everything that is righteous and good.

If we do not live, as if he has said “yes” to us then, by whatever measure we fall short, we call him a liar.  It is established that God cannot lie.  So then who are we to refuse his answer?

He says “yes“, and so there is sure joy toward the promise of eternity.  He says “yes“, and so we become a righteous people in His Holy Christ.

The first is to believe and be set free from all the things that bring failure and shame.  The second is to “become” and overcome sin and temptation.  The first gives us strength to honor his Holy Name and testify with great boldness, even in the face of hatred and ridicule; even in the face of wicked and unholy doubt. 

The second gives our testimony the strongest possible foundation.  This is the strength to stand with glory; that standing which causes men to wonder and marvel.  We become His “yes” before their very face

God has said “yes” in the very suffering and blood of His Holy Son.  He has said “yes” to the destruction of all who do not believe and remain in the filthy death of unbelief.   He has said “yes” to any man who desires righteousness from his Holy Hand, and looks for it earnestly.

How do we dare say no?  Let us combine our knowledge with faith, and rise up to give Him the glory that is rightfully His! 

Let us not be like those who fell, dead forever, in the desert!  Let us be as the example of Stephen, his holy and righteous servant!

Historically Dead

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How angry you were when your sons died in Vietnam.  What a great rebellion was set on fire as your sons and daughters rebelled against your strength.  And as your sons have died in subsequent conflict you cried great tears of grief.

Your precious desire was taken from you and no one asked permission.  They were stolen in the night and trained for war.  Many you have never seen again.  And many have returned to you less than they were when they left.

How does it feel to lose your greatest desire?  Is America greater for its loss? 

How many bodies of desire does history hide; for no one is left to read it?  The parents of decades gone by, now laying their grave, their sorrow quieted.  You do not mourn for them for you have forgotten.  You do not learn from history, you rewrite it.

You have stolen the Lord’s desire.  With great joy, you have made for yourself your own gods.  And you worship them with great abandon. 

“To profit!  To profit!  Let us aspire to ease!  Let us put the horror of history behind us!  We will gather to ourselves great riches, and this for free!”

All the while the Gospel of Christ Jesus, the Holy One of the Most High God, languishes as it goes forgotten in your streets and houses.  You have stolen the desire of God to save your souls.

By your sparkling rebellion you have turned your face away from he who shed his very blood that you may know his love and live.  You have counted him as worthless as the sons who died before you were born. 

As you paint the crosses of the historically dead, so that is the extent of your worship.  Off to spend and gain for your own selfish pride, you have no time for what is holy and good.

What possible benefit might you expect to receive from the one who made you and gave his life for you?  Do you think he will remain patient and silent?  Do you think you will not be noticed as you gorge yourself with things you have stolen from his excellent mercy?

America the “Beautiful”

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Who am I but a small man; obscure and lost among the crowd.  I am no one, that you should listen to me.  And if you saw me you would even think less of my value.

I am not a smart man in the way the world counts intelligence.  I am not a rich man that you should come to me to borrow.  And I am no philosopher that you should give me the robe and regal cap to wear.

But I was born in America.  In America I suffered greatly under the hands of vicious bullies all my days of youth.  And so my perception is keen to watch for such things.

I see that the pride of life secretly  gives birth to violence.  A man perceives he is greater than the weaker.  So he plots to destroy, that the plunder may increase.  Yes America, I know you.

You have many who restrain their desire, but the desire remains even as weeds in their garden.  You gloss over your wickedness and say, “I am only human.”  And so you disguise the terror you wield.

You say, We must do something about the iniquity among our people.”  And what is the something you do?  You create new laws of man.  All the while the violence increases.  You would say, “We can do nothing it seems to be out of hand!”   Yet you turn to more enforcement.

Bloodied children fill your streets.  The week cry out with no one to rescue them.  But you have conspired to make better laws.  And this is the answer you will continue to give.

Yes I have lived in America and I have seen these things.  Your pride is in what you will do.  But your own doing only makes matters worse.

Why don’t you humble yourself before God?  Why don’t you leaders, who make these ridiculous laws, fall on your knees on the floor of Congress and pray?  Remain there until the Holy One comes to give you wisdom.

Why will you not cease to rely on your own laws?  It is because you have made laws that bully you into agreeing with the liar.  You have forfeited your own freedom.

They say “We will do as we please.  No one stands against us and we will take what we can lay our hands on.  We will make more laws, and force America to become a place of plunder.”

You do not remember that God sees everything.  He is quiet, and so you think you have his blessing.  You think you can move with impunity and gain whatever you desire.  All the while your streets become more and more violent.

I fear you are past the place of waking.  I fear a coma of ignorance has covered you in the darkness.  For the love of money and power you have forsaken your own children.  And their cries testify against you.

God will not stay silent forever.  He will rise up and you will be utterly destroyed.

If the path you were on led to prosperity, there would be peace in your streets.  But how can peace come, when you yourself instigate war within your own house? 

If it is at all possible, you are urged to wake!  If you have gone too far, prepare to be destroyed. 

What you have taught your children will rise up and destroy you.  The riches with which you have spoiled them, will rot before your very eyes.  There will be nothing left to plunder.  All you will be left with, is an empty banquet table, from which you can eat nothing.

This Very Day

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You will hate him as you hate him now.  Or you will love him as he causes you to understand.  You will see His Holy ways and hate his final judgment.  Or you will be wise, and take to yourself that which is offered this very day.

As you spit on what is righteous today, so you will spit at his Glorious Face as he stands to judge you for your evil ways.  Gnash your teeth and plot, but you will be destroyed in your way.

Those who humble themselves and ask, will receive the grace and mercy of God; even the sacrifice of Christ Jesus the Holy One.  They will learn his ways and come to love him even now.

They will receive mercy on that great and horrible day; those who let His Holy Wisdom cover them.  But those who remain in death, even as they live, will die the death of condemnation.

There are no clearer ways to place before you the door of salvation.  Despise as you will, the Lord will stand and judge with horrifying swiftness.  You will not stand before him to debate your case.  You will stand to receive his judgment!

Even today, he takes charge of that which is his.  His holy eyes cause a difference between righteousness and wickedness.  He leads away those who are his.  But those who despise him remain in death.

Let wisdom fill your eyes!  Perceive His glory as it is displayed in all creation.  Look, and wisdom will give you understanding.

God does not demand too much.  He grants to those who seek; that they may find.

“For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.”  And they will stand empty of gifts to the Holy One of God.

Those who hate his holy way now, will surely hate his holy way before his glorious face.  Be warned, be wise and live, lest you despise yourself when you stand before him!