All things Christ
Give unto God that which is God’s
A spectrogram of the phrase “I owe you” (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
As I reflect on what I have become, because the Living God has called me to dance for Him in “The way”, I see without perception. He has granted me, and all His people, senses that yearn to grasp what man cannot perceive alone.
The things of man do not entice me anymore. A language foreign dresses my tongue, often. The “mind” He has granted seeks for what is unseen, unspoken, and unfelt. I look for these things among those I meet. I constantly look for the signs of brotherhood in a place of individualism. I search for that unity of the Spirit of God among men. Rarely do I find it.
All this teases, prods, and provokes, all day long and through the night. Because I do not find what He teaches me to desire among men does not mean it is not there. Even I restrain my tongue while I am among them. What is revealed by the hand of God among his people is hidden from the eyes of those who do not care to ask.
If they asked I would show them this place. But no one asks. When they speak to me they speak of things of man. But no one asks regarding the things of God. I do not hold this against them. I too once kept to the things of this world. But now a way beyond this place attends my very soul.
MUSIC: 200603-200803 Listening History Graph (Photo credit: Rev. Xanatos Satanicos Bombasticos (ClintJCL))
All of creation sings a song for the Lord who created.
A billion birds sing, different sounds from different places.
The wind blows the rushing sound that ties together the notes.
Different places; North, south, east, west, above and below comes the song together.
Who can hear it? Who perceives the music?
The Lord hears it and sustains the music.
Colors blend and mix according to the will of He who made them.
And the song becomes a glorious tone to His “ears”.
Shapes project and recede to echo the beauty of the blend.
Waves echo a steady rhythm for the mass of notes.
And thunder pounds out the beat.
Light and darkness set the sequence.
And so the song continues unbroken.
A song of praise from all that is.
Then the Lord spoke what could not be known.
That which even the angels longed to look into:
“Let Us make man in Our image,
according to Our likeness;
and let them rule over the fish of the sea
and over the birds of the sky
and over the cattle
and over all the earth,
and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
Maestros are we who do not hear the noise.
Yet with wisdom He has caused us to be.
With our hands and our lips we praise His name.
He who caused this marvelous noise.
Diagram of basic procedure to determine whether two sounds are allophones (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
My God, I thank You. You have given us words to communicate with our brothers. And among men we speak and are understood. But there is a language You have used for eternity. And it is these words You purpose to teach us to use. When You speak, You do not use sounds. You speak in living words. All Your words are true, thus alive. And I thank You that this can be understood by a people who are used to only speaking sounds. These sounds are heard, remembered for a time, then fade away. But Your words last forever.
There are times, my God, when I think of what You are giving Your servant and marvel. There are times when this seems but a dream. For we are taught to doubt from the moment we are born. Yet You continually prove Your love to my soul. This is true of all who know You. And we rise in one accord to give You praise for Your loving hand among us. We say, “There is a faith which becomes a ‘knowing’. There is a God, invisible to man, who makes Himself known. He is the Living God. He speaks to us with Living Words. And we will believe because You have touched us. We believe because You have Spoken to us by granting us Life. Those who went out from among us did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us they would have remained. For to know Your touch and instruction is to gain life itself! And no living creature desires to die. Rather we move nearer that we might learn to truly live.”
There are words a man might speak which require no sounds from his lips. These “words” are deeds of love to one another; a service rendered back to He who gives freely. They speak louder than a man can scream. And they last through time eternal. This is the language of my God. It is Your purpose to create a people for Yourself who understand these things. And You willingly teach all who will submit to You about these things.
Holy are Your ways! Marvelously Holy, pure, powerful, and complete are Your ways! Glory adorns You forever. And what astounds me is this: Though nothing impure will ever enter Your Holy presence, You dress Your servants with Your own Righteous Light. You have provided a manner, way, power, and path, by which we have hope to enter Your Holy presence. Your Holy Son is this means. And it is Your own Hand which has done this.
Praise to the Father through the Son! For He has created a people for Himself from that which was not, and now is. Glory is the Father in Heaven! Eternal Glory! Great is He who purposed to collect a people for His Son from this “Place of testing”. Glory, Glory, and Glory to He who IS! Amen.
By Your Grace.
Blessed Are They Who Hunger And Thirst For Righteousness (Beatitudes #4) (Photo credit: loswl)
There is a place where we were not. There was a place of eternal peace, unity, and purpose, which thrived heartily under the Most High God. Then one accused and all that was pure became broken.
Now there is become a place where man is. And we are created as a garden for the Most High God, from which He comes among us and prepares a meal for His pleasure; a people for Himself. He sends His servants to cultivate, fertilize, and harvest, at His pleasure and desire. Miraculous work they perform. As they cause pleasing plants for their God from a soil what once produced only weeds. And as they work, God watches intently. “Will any seek My face?” Who will turn from the works of their hands and look up? Who will allow themselves to desire cleanness? And as they taste the cleaning, who will desire more?
The body is nothing more than a likeness to a shell. Within the shell is the meat God is intent on harvesting; the will of man is this meat. And it is this will that God is intent on creating in His likeness.
Man thinks the body is all. And he praises everything to do with the body. But such men are blind to God’s ways. They know nothing of what was. And they do not consider what they are. And they miss the mark because they do not consider what He has sworn on oath will come to be.
God’s ways are to be sought after as if a starving man might smell a hot meal in the distant breeze. His nose is keen to search out what gives him strength. He takes note of his lack and a deep desire welms up within him to eat what is good. It is the hungry after God’s ways who receive the good meals. They thrive where the others do not. They are well fed and taken care of, as if prized plants in a man’s garden. They are, by no means weeds. They are not the second-rate foods which the animals might prefer. They become the desire of God, even as they are taught to desire Him.
Who, among us, is hungry enough to seek after God’s ways? Have we tasted a little and pushed the plate away? Who will surrender all their pride for the sake of God’s desire? Who will surrender rebellion and discord for the sake of His Holy name?
All good things, within man, come from God. It is a blessing He bestows upon those who call out to His name with a pure desire to learn from Him. He is quite able to leave a man blind and worse than an animal. But He is also quite able and willing that we should eat what is choice from His hand. A righteous man who turns to pride can be lowered to a fool. And a fool who turns to God can be raised to a righteous man.
Do not mistake what man holds dear as the end of things. Only God knows the limits He is willing to cause you to become. Seek His Holy Face, while it is still called “today”. For there is a day coming when all that is, according to man, will be utterly destroyed. And all who have loved this place for the sake of the body will find themselves starved orphans.
To those who surrender to the will of God, are promises untold. No one has seen or heard what God has prepared for those who love Him. Learn from Him. Give up what you perceive is yours. And take what is His. “There is a way which seems right for a man. But the end thereof is death.
There is a place where we “enter in”. And in that entering we find understanding, holiness, and a willingness to obey the Lord in all His Holy commands. We learn to speak as if one voice, the message of God to all men. Those who refuse His call remain in a deep and utter darkness; without understanding, holiness, and the willingness to obey the Lord in all His Holy commands. They will not enter His peace. They will be utterly destroyed, as a man might plow under the weeds in his garden. God has every right to do with his garden as He sees fit.
Join with Him to restore what was once His. Speak and act as those who will inherit what is good. For the inheriting begins now, and will become fulfilled at His appearing. Do not listen to those who leave this inheriting for a time when heaven is reached. They are speaking foolishness. God has not promised fulfillment to those who do nothing. He has made this promise to those who will render their hands to His will NOW. It is eternally established: He who does what is right is righteous. And he who is righteous is born of God. Why would you listen to a man who tells you otherwise? Only God is Righteous. And those who take from His table to eat become righteous. All others are starving orphans by their own choice. And so they will remain forever.
I have heard many complain that God is unfair. They say that it is not acceptable that God should condemn all who will not bow their knee to Jesus, God’s Son. In this they judge the judge, while they sit in the seat of the condemned. They are foolish men who praise the body and hate the Lord of all creation and heaven. They will receive the rightful due in the proper time. And to you who know better, having read and believed, what will become of you for having turned your back? You did not enter in. And, even now, you accuse the Lord of lies and injustice. Folly is yours, for you now hold it tightly in your weak and decaying hand. But the Lord’s hand is full of eternity, life, justice, righteousness, peace, and Holiness. He will never fail, as you accuse Him now.
Reach deep and consider what I have said. Who are we to judge the Gardner? We are but food for His table. We are but grapes which will be crushed for the juice within. But you judge the Lord as if the body were the end of things. Such behavior will speed these men to absolute destruction.
So be it for all who hate the Lord and refuse to be taught and changed. Hatred belongs to all who hate God’s ways. It is all they own now and all they will own for eternity. They will hate the Lord then just as they hate Him now. How can they be acceptable? What will become of those who are enemies of the Most High God? This is the judgment that has already been rendered from the Throne of the pure judge of all. We stand condemned before we rise up to accuse. What utter folly. What a complete void of understanding and wisdom. What they now think is overly harsh will become the judgment against them.
Rising or setting sun – NARA – 557629 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Shadows, Against the Setting Sun
You perceive and are concerned at the approach of what is coming. What is appearing is new to the earth’s people. No one has ever seen what is about to unfold. Yet all of God’s people sense a new and darker night.
All around you is terror, the blackness of sin. The whispers of troubles are like the buzzing of flies around a carcass; though you are not near enough to see them you hear them. The smell of blood is so pungent, it is even heard in your ears; thick and palpable.
Steady and unceasing they come. One by one the stolid are crushed by the laws of lawless men.
Wickedness assails your walls and laughs, that they enter what is sacred. They rip at what has been respected. And they mock at what has been plainly understood as Holy in ages past. With gleaming eyes of joy they marvel at the ease of conquest. It has become their day to shine in darkness.
It was spoken of them by all the true prophets of God centuries ago. And now they appear on the horizon as shadows, in the brightness of the setting sun. As shadows they advance, mute before God, all the while screaming wickedly vile words to men. They appear before us now. As the sound of an approaching army’s feet can be heard before they crest the hill. So these men are but a precursor of the lawless one. He must come, for our God has given him his proper place at the proper time. The shadow of the lawless one now fills the land.
Your children huddle against you and cry with bone felt terror. The mother of your children quakes and trembles. And the father looks about anxious at the advancing horde. With perplexity; they pester like gnats, with perplexity.
God’s people stand unsure of what is coming. For no one of us have seen this before. The weak capitulate, for they did not gain strength. Blind in their way, they give in to wicked words. But the strong will see the hand of God redeem them! With wisdom and understanding He will redeem them.
By command of law they order the end of sacrifice to the Living God, through Jesus. But they will not prevail. Those whom He has loved will not leave His side. These are blessed to endure.
Fear not! Our God has eyes to see. Do not be amazed at their bold folly. Though they tear you apart, they simply render what is God’s to God. He will take care of you forever. And He will soon enough respond to the wicked who have sent you to Him.
Stand with strength at the onslaught of wicked men. Lies are their gods, and they worship them with a fever. They will not stand before the God who will take you as His very own. He has promised salvation to all who call upon His Holy name, with a holy faith in His Son Jesus. He does not lie. And He is not powerless.
Strength my brothers! Flex your tired limbs. Prepare yourself for the sake of your children (either by blood or by Spirit). Cause them to know what “The Faith” really is. Increase yourself in “The Way” for the sake of His Holy Name. Honor His gift of salvation before men.
Prepare, for the day is approaching with speed and certainty. If you wait too long there will be no time to prepare. And you will be caught in the whirlwind of the wicked many, who even now, are plotting your ruin.
At the sound of a trumpet they will break their amassing. And they will be sent out to deliver evil in every possible form. Death goes with them. Prepare.
As it always was, it will be forever. Those who put their trust in the Living God will flourish under trial. They will rise up as victors at the sound of His voice!
You who are not prepared and have not taken understanding from the Lord, now is the time to rectify what is lacking. When it appears in full bloom it will be far too late to fortify your faith. You will become paralyzed with the fear they have come to inflict.
Do not mistake their ability, they do their duty to their master, the liar, exceedingly well.
Do not think to yourself that you can hide behind the word “Jesus” as men who stand before advancing lava with a cross. It is that very string of letters the wicked are coming to destroy. They will seek to wipe out His Holy name from this earth. But all they perceive is a word. Of the Spirit, they know nothing. And when they are finished with that task they will turn their blood thirst on one another.
They have come to perplex. But they have been born from that same weapon. They command all to lie, for they are liars themselves. A confession of faith without the resulting actions of the proof of a holy life, is but waste into idolatry.
Rise up and serve the Living God in truth, wisdom, and the Spirit of God. This is the proof He is looking for. This is the Spirit within His people. This is the saving religion of Christianity.
With their lies comes a fake (ungodly) sincerity. They work the works of their own imagination, perceiving themselves to be godly. Do not be fooled. He who serves the Living God does the works of the Living God. He who does not, stands against Him.
Stand the ground He has given you to retain. And do not be swayed by their apparent “righteousness”. They are liars who promote the welfare of man, while they have no regard for the Living God.
Do not be fooled by the sweetness of the incense they carry. It is a foul smelling incense created at the imagination of man’s desire to rebel against the will of God. They seek their own glory; an abomination before the Most High God. It is folly they burn as if to a god.
They repel at the mention of His Holy Name. His name sickens their heart. For they consider their ways far more entrancingly beautiful. They are like men who saw their way through the fortress wall, thinking a window, with a breath taking view of their gore, is better than the “perceived safety” of “The Way”. All the while they hire the enemy to do the work for them, and how glad he is to help for a price.
“Peace. Peace”, they say. But they will not promote true peace of God, nor allow others to obtain it so as to live by it. Peace is found in obeying the will of the Father in heaven through Jesus, the very thing they detest.
Do not stand with them, nor welcome their words. We live by a far greater Word. They will be shown and known by the message they bear. Prison, public rebukes, out-casting, and even death are their weapons of choice. And they will retain the power to carry them through for a season. Do not be fooled, nor allow yourself to continue sleeping.
Remember the true word spoken to us: “For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, the elect.” (Mark 13:22) The Lord Jesus has told us ahead of time what will come. And now we are seeing it unfold.
Fear belongs to the wicked. Strength remains in those who put their trust in the Living God’s Son, Jesus. There is a peace which passes all understanding. This peace is received from He who is Eternal Peace.
Though the wicked call on His name, they use only their lips, for their hearts are as hard as stone. They do not receive what they desire so they contrive their own methods of “peace”. It will not satisfy their thirst for the wickedness of self glorification however. And they will grow restless to the point of riot.
This word is sent out to encourage, strengthen, warn, and define limits. God divides what is His and what is not. If you read this and are unsure of where you stand with Him, I encourage you to make every effort to enter in now. There is a day coming when the door will be shut.
24 “Exert every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. 25 Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him, ‘Lord, let us in!’ But he will answer you, ‘I don’t know where you come from.’ 26 Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’ 27 But he will reply, ‘I don’t know where you come from! Go away from me, all you evildoers!’ 28 There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but you yourselves thrown out. 29 Then people will come from east and west, and from north and south, and take their places at the banquet table in the kingdom of God. 30 But indeed, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.” (Luke 13)
Beware. Identifying yourself with the religion of man (even if it comes dressed as Christianity) does not identify you as belonging to the Lord Jesus. There is a distinct difference between traditions of man and the Spirit of the Living God.
I can do no more than post this message. I ask that it be passed to those who might benefit. Or at least the summation of this message would do well in the hands of those blessed with understanding. May God grant that it is a cool drink of pure water to a parched people.
Night is falling upon the world. And what a dense black night it will be! And may He grant wisdom to understanding for those who lack knowledge in the Spirit of God. Amen.
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