What have we done that God should honor us? What consistent holiness do we display that we should expect anything from His Righteous hand?
But I perceive the Lord Jesus; The Word of God eternal, who delivered the words of God which spoke of his trial to come.
“Awake, O sword, against my shepherd,
against the man who stands next to me,”
declares the Lord of hosts.” (Zachariah 13:7)
Who is your God? How honorable is he?
God The Father. Jesus His Righteous Son.
Faithful, glorious, beautiful, Good, first, last, and every good word.
Nothing, nothing matters more.
Those who speak on his behalf are not to be admired. They have done nothing more than is right to expect from every man.
He moves. And who sees Him do his doings? He sustains His own Holy Name. He causes the dead to praise Him. He causes the unrighteous to love Him. He causes rotted trees to rise and walk.
He brings Life to be as He desires, and no one gives Him counsel in His Holy work. The dead cannot perceive the life around them.
None, of this world’s rabble will love His people, whom Himself has raised up. As they hate the Lord’s commands, so they will despise His work among them.
Let such things be. It has been so from the beginning, it is so now, it will even be so when God gathers all souls together in the valley of judgment. As a man is, so he is sealed at death. So be it.
Popularity belongs to God alone, but see how Man usurps God’s right to judge importance and honor.
Love belongs to God alone. See how twisted, dishonorable, and wicked is the tongue of Man to associate every wicked lust with Love.
Righteousness belongs to God alone. See them praise the work of slaves as if they should rule nations by their charitable deeds. They did their master’s bidding with the wealth of their master. Even their very lives belong to someone else. Why praise a flea for leaving your body?
May your Holy will be done forever, O Blessed and Faithful One! Even the shadows honor You by their rebellious ways.
By His Grace in Christ Jesus.
Amen.
What does this mean do you? How do you interpret it.
I’m just asking the question. I don’t want to know what the answer is.
32 “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. 33 But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.
34 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to turn
“ ‘a man against his father,
a daughter against her mother,
a daughter-in-law against her
mother-in-law—
36 a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’
37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.
40 “Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. 41 Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. 42 And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.”
It is not obedience that opens the eyes.
It is not repetitive chanting
That brings the luscious surprise.
It is not among the gaggle
With whom we choose to mill about.
It is simply our believing that brings the joyous shout.
He said:
“I have a throne of Glory.
My Father makes it mine.
The joy and peace in which I live,
I desire to make it thine.
And do you doubt,
Poor wandering soul.
Take my hand,
I’ll prove to you.
I’ll take you on a journey.
To the place where all is new.
There was a pool of blood.
There was a rending a flesh.
There was a place,
An indelible race,
Wipe the tears from your lovely face.
If a man ever wanted a woman.
If a woman ever wanted a man.
How much more the living desire
from the Son of the great I AM.”
I was listening to psalm 24. Afterword I thought, “I should say something about this”. But what do I have to say about anything?
Good or bad, I looked in my mind to see how anything I might say would be received. That didn’t help.
My mind walked away from testimony with disgust. I saw how people treat the King of Glory. I remember how people treat anyone who will speak about him with a good report. Then I saw what people praise; the strong, the beautiful, the rich, the popular, the amazing, all things Man.
Standing before the words of God is astounding. Looking back at the filth of Man is heartbreaking.
No! I’ve said enough.
For every shadow cast there is a light. The very best of Man’s things are nothing but a shadow of the Living God’s beautiful Son.
It’s easy to see the shadows. Have you looked intently and long into the light that makes them?
The shadows will be dispelled. Soon they will not exist. What will become of people have never sought the light?
Nothing familiar. Abject blindness in a place a perfect sight.
And what of those who reject the entrancing nature of shadows? What of those whose eyes are accustomed to the place where they are going?
Perfect sight. Perfect joy. Perfect peace. Accustomed , as they are, to search for what is true.
Does this apply to you?
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