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“Mine! Mine! Mine!”

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Adam & Eve in garden of Eden

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The seagulls in “Finding Nemo” said, “Mine.  Mine.  Mine.”  Children fight over what they want.  Men kill and cheat to gain what they can’t keep.  And death claims desire.  “All you had.  All you desired.  All you didn’t get to own.  All these belong to someone else now.”, says death.

When God made Adam, He made him so that His Son could testify to those who had never seen His Father.  Adam was created so that his offspring could receive the glory of faith.  The world belongs to the Lord of all.  Yet men act as if the world were the beginning and end of life.  They say to each other, “Give me what I want and I’ll step aside so that you can have the remainder.”  Scratching and clawing, they advance on the things at their hand.  But this is not the purpose of life here on this earth.

They deny the very existence of the God who made them.  They rebel against every law established by man and God.  Yet they claim that they have the right to partake of everything available to their grubby hands.  Yet, this is not the reason for life here on this earth.

God is glorious and beautiful!  Yet few men understand the reason for their lives.  There are those who do testify to the “something More”.  Yet they are laughed at and mocked as stupid. 

May the Lord, who has made all that is, be glorified, praised, honored, and served for eternity by those who are learning to love Him through blind eyes.  May all who worship Him in truth, yet stumble like blind men in a plowed field, receive the grace and mercy He promises in Jesus. 

Let those who hate God continue to hate Him at the appearing of His Son.  Let those who suffer receive the promises of His perfect hand.  Let those who desire to do right be blessed to do what pleases Him.  And may all my brothers and sisters be inspired to reach for that “something More”.

By the Glorious Name of Jesus these words are written.

Amen!  Amen!  And Amen!

By His Grace.

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Where do I Stand?

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c. 1632

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Many look at the Lord Jesus and say, “That’s nice.”  Most hear of Him and His expectations for His people and turn their heads another direction.  Some hear of the Lord of Glory in Jesus and reach into their pockets to give alms to those who appear to serve Him.  And some study their entire life to learn of His secrets.

But a few will lay down pride and gain in this world to receive the Glory of His promise.  Some have given all they own to be a part of His Testimony.  Some are looking at Jesus and pondering what all this “giving of self” means.  And they are about to cast in all they own to join the Glorious war of God.

Where do I stand?  What have I left that can be thrown down for His sake?  What do I hold dear in this world?  How close am I to being counted as one who threw it all away for His Glorious Name?

To those who are perishing, we are a dreadful smell of death and doom.   But to those who are being saved, we are a life-giving perfume.   And who is adequate for such a task as this?  (2 Corinthians 2:16 [the Living Bible])

By His Grace.

Faithful in Poverty. Warriors of Righteousness.

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A beggar with leprosy in Bodhgaya.

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I reign in Majesty!

Will you receive me in rags?

I offer you Eternal Life!

Will you accept death all alone from My hand?

I Am the purpose and Creator of Life.

Will you serve me though no one notices?

Mine is the Eternal Spring of Joy!

Will you shed the tears I give to My servants?

Who will join Me in the task of My Father?

Who will stand in the assembly of the wicked,

to proclaim the words of Righteousness?

Who will lose all for the sake of my Name? 

Who will forsake all and appear before them, lame?

Yes!  I offer Life!  Come, prepare for the feast at My Table.

 

 

By His Grace.

Peace? Not for me.

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Night Sky 2

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After I had posted the last post I went to facebook to post a link to it.  I found it curious that I balked at posting that link.  I am just a man.  I too have a desire for friends and love from others.  But I was forced to consider where my allegiance is due. 

After posting the link on facebook I stepped outside under a black sky.  Silence enveloped me as I viewed the distant stars.  I listened to the peaceful sounds of nothing.  The world is asleep.  The stars obey their position in the night sky.  The plants wait for the coming sun.  And ungodly men dream of ungodly desires. 

Then, in my soul, I saw the sky rip open with a roar.  The Holy God of Israel will appear with violence.  And this “peace” the world now experiences will come to an end.  There will be no more night silent.  Eternal Day will appear!  And there will not be a delay in its coming.

It is right and good to speak the truth of God’s wrath.  When it comes upon the earth there will be no delay.  There will be no mercy left in that day.  And man will eat his ungodly ways with bitterness.  Should any of His people shut this message up for the sake of man’s love?  NO!

Regardless my ability to be a holy man of God, God’s will is about to come to the world.  And nothing will stop Him.  We have been, and are constantly, being warned.  I will not restrain the words.  May the peace God had before the sins of the world came to be return to Him.  And may He receive the praise of those who love His appearing forever.

Sleep world.  Sleep well.  For you will need all the rest you can muster for the Day which surely comes.

 

By His Grace.

Waiting in the Wings

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long hallway, possibly to the library

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The Lord has tasks waiting in the wings.  He is looking for men and women to accomplish them.  He is watching the sea of man and looking for those who will dedicate themselves to His will.  He’s looking for obedience above and beyond the expectations laid down by the Church.  He is looking for those who are willing to die for His name.  And not just willing to die if someone asks it of us.  But willing to die now, tomorrow, and forever.  Die to our desires within us that war against the Glory of God’s Honor. 

How deep is your desire to serve the Lord God of Eternity?  We were made to serve Him. So isn’t it right to ask each other, “How deep is your desire to serve the God who made us?”  The Lord has tasks waiting in the wings for certain men and women to accomplish.

 

By His Grace.

Almost Home!

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...Hope...

God has granted you a soul within a body.  With this granting comes restrictions and expectations.  But also with this granting comes a wonderful promise. 

We are created to do the will of He who made us.  We are not created to seek our own pleasure.  And there is an accounting at the end of this place of testing for every soul created.  “How did you do with what you were given”?  This will be the question.  Did you seek the Lord of Life who made you?  Or did you vent your strength on everything selfish and evil?

Now, during our testing in this body of flesh, we are tempted to count our days as too much for our ability to handle.  Not one of us has gone without that thought.  But what should be our response to such a thought?  Shall we say we are too weak?  Shall we say we don’t know what to do?  Shall we say there are no answers to our deepest request for strength, wisdom, and dedication toward God’s demands?

Though we often resort to such foolishness, it is not God’s desire that we lose our hope like that.  We are born, just a few years ago.  We now live somewhere in between that initial place and our death.  Ah!  Our death.  The end of the test!  For those who commit themselves to the task of serving the Glorious God of Eternity, death is a friend and a release into a magnificent reward for service well accomplished. 

So take hope!  Lift up your eyes!  Strengthen your walk!  You are almost HOME!  Keep the faith and do not fail to give Him the Glory He deserves.

 

By His Grace.