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A World Void of “Enemy”

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Because the Lord lives forever and has dominion over all things, He is humble, gracious, meek, and abounding in mercy.  By the demands of Righteous Eternity, He must remain the perfect Law.  But today mercy is extended to man.

Satan has taken advantage of the Lord’s Lovely character.  Now that one pays the price for his presumption.  And, in the end, he will be destroyed.  There is no eternal use for those who despise the Love of God.

This goes out as a message of hope to the troubled among us.  Any who desire His Love are encouraged to approach that mercy might cover their ignorant ways.  But it also goes out as a warning to all who would use what is given to them freely without even the simplest word of thanks.  He does not relent His tender care over the enemies of love.  He continues to give without regard to honor.  But the day will come when even the word enemy will no longer exist.

Be wise and consider.

By His Grace.

Constraints Enslave

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From our freedom in Christ we are able to speak more freely of the Gospel than those who are constrained by rules of religion.  This was so for the Lord, as he lashed out at the money changers in the temple.  It is so for all who seek the freedom Jesus offers.

Setting apart from the established folly of man means we will not be allowed certain fellowship.  Our hearts will not allow such fellowship without encountering loss, for the Spirit will convict as truth demands.  But the freedom we are given in this purposeful isolation is more precious than all possible friendships of man.  We are promised friendship with the Lord of Peace.  And a knowledge of eternity quickly follows behind.

Let men desire what they will.  They develop their religions by the senses and reason of man.  But the Lord sets us free, by degree, from the necessity of obedience to their regulation.  As the Lord is free from the constrains of fleshly rule, so we are being called to come apart.  Therefore, let His wisdom come home.  Let His power in Grace find a place to eat and sleep in our house.  As often as we entertain the Christ as Lord, we learn to be free.  Likewise, as we succumb to the rule of man, we learn to become enslaved.

If this post is not clear, I apologize.  It is not meant to be a hidden line of thought.  Ask and I will strive to explain.  What I have said here is useful to all who would be free from the constraints of this world.

Is My Can Willing?

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Lord, I am pleased to serve You as much as I can.  But my “can” is limited by what I am willing to do.  In that there is embarrassment.  You have understood this from the beginning.  For You know what lay within the heart of a man.  I ask for wisdom to understand Grace.

Within

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I insist on living within the confines of truth, as much as weakness within me will allow.  Yet I readily confess that weakness does inhabit the confines of my flesh.

May the Lord have mercy on all who call out to Him for salvation.  Without Grace, where is any man?

Grace and Peace

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Christians are a curious lot.  Because we sense the Lord within us we expect to find Him in our brothers.  But what we expect is often too much.  For the Lord’s truth does inhabit the soul of all His people.  But we see the manifestation appear from them filtered by both their own weakness and ours.  For this reason many fall away from the body of their brothers.  Though they rid themselves of the manifestations of others, they carry that disease in themselves.  As soon as they are approached for an answer, their own filters are put to use.

If you want truth then you must approach the Lord of Life yourself.  Only from Him will you get the pure nature of Glory.  We speak of these things every time the Gospel is resting on our lips.  But who hears with wisdom?  There are those who are strong, faithful, and less cluttered by sin.  But there are also those who are weighed down by their weakness to the point of deafness.  All variations of faith and truth exist within man, at any one moment in the history of this world.  But it is wise to remember: not every one or every time we encounter will bring us a “faith filled Christian”.

Take care what reaction you exhibit as this truth comes home to roost.  Why do damage to what you don’t understand?  Doesn’t Grace live in every one of God’s people?  Isn’t wisdom given without judgment?  And aren’t we encouraged to seek both, that we might become full of each?

Peace in War

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It is given to man to warn of falsehood, within the confines of the Gospel.  Billions are led astray by the lies we are born among.  How is it that we expect peace among men?  I have searched (as have others) for that place of peace among men.  I have not found it.  As we adopt the teachings of our Lord Jesus, we come to a place of peace.  But trouble among men are bound to fly up.  For this reason we are called to shed light on falsehood while we promote the truth.  Some arguments are bound to come.  But so is peace, even in the midst of disagreements.  I take no pride in this battle.  But I do not shy away from it either.  If this stance is wrong, then there is Grace.  “33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”  (John 16)  Please do not take offence at those who defend the truth for the sake of the Lord’s glory and the weak who are constantly led astray.  For in this discomfort you diminish the work done.  If you must have the promised peace in this world, you will be forced to withdraw from man all together.