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Hope!

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In your struggle against that sin of addiction, you wake to understand.

Though there was a time when you could not resist; that time “was”.

Look at the guilt you own now.  Notice how you realize that you have become free to choose.

The addiction is gone, while habit remains.

The Lord of life has heard your cries.  He has watched you flail about as you tried to put on righteousness.

And you know something you had only heard of before.  “If He has been merciful to release you from that, He is trustworthy to cause you to stand on that day”.

You are covered with stench but He cares to touch you.

You will find that covering yourself with faith becomes easier now.

All the while, He has been and will be your gloriously white garment forever.

Struggle.  Go ahead, it is necessary, it is appropriate, it is useful before the eyes of God.

Only take note that the work you could never do is being done.  He cares.  He is willing.  He is able.  His righteousness is that big.  And He does not lie.

By His Grace.

The Love of God

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People try to get around the gospel by saying that God is love.  What they obviously mean by that is that they can do as they please because, in their belief, God will not punish them.

I know they don’t know the nature of God because what they say does not align with what Jesus taught. But there is no need for ridicule. Instead there is need to understand.

God is love, yes.  But do you remember the scripture also saying that love does no wrong?  In other words there is absolutely no shadow of sin or turning away from righteousness within God.

What will happen to those who proclaim the love of God to cover their sin?  May their faith save them.  May they truly believe that God is love.

But God will not let sin enter into eternity.  And the best case I can see that they can expect, is that God will strip away from them everything that is Sin.  Only righteousness will remain.

With even that weak understanding in hand, why would someone choose to play games with the Gospel?  But man will make up their own truth for the sake of their pride and ignorance.

Perhaps I have taken license with my understanding of eternity for the sake of sinners.  But let each man consider what is true instead of what is false.  Let us chase after righteousness and not myths or opinions.  But I am not so stupid so that I don’t realize what will come of these words.

They will be ignored by the proud.  They will be laughed at by those who hate God.  I am in hope that someone will read them and take them to heart.

Yes God is love.  But God is also the master teacher.  What he offers is transformation here and now.  Who will take it?

By His Grace.

Kiss the Son Lest He be Angry

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Jesus became angry with the leaders of the Jews when they refused to strive to understand His words.  It’s not like His language was foreign,  or spoken in such a way as to cause confusion.  In fact we often see the Jews understanding quite fine when they perceived He spoke something against them.

He was from them.  They had the Law He had delivered to Moses.  And He made sure understanding was close at hand.  No, it wasn’t due to the Lord Jesus that confusion reigned in their rock hard hearts.

Look over your shoulder as you read this.  Take note that I am not speaking foreign words to those who read my posts.  And when I speak to the world, it’s not a people from some strange land I’m addressing.   Yet who responds by softening their rock hard heart?

I am not Jesus.  And you are not Jews.  We are gentiles together.  And I speak the same language as you.  So how come my words seem to be so hard to understand for so many?

Look to your heart.  He did not hold the Jews guiltless for their unwillingness to listen.  He is not likely to treat any other man any differently.  Why not just cut to the bone and soften that rock?  You don’t have to hear what I say.  But if I point to the Son of God, why not go to Him?

He’s been waiting since before you were born.

By His Grace

Hope Lives

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Look how hungry the heart is for love.  See how the arms ache for peace.  Notice how the yearning to be noticed consumes you.

You would not own these if The Holy Spirit of God were not offering them.  But who will reach beyond the flesh to take hold of those things God offers?  Who will become a student of holiness?   Who will reject the teachings and enticements of the world?  Who will forsake all to gain all?

The bounty is near.  Come, eat and have your full.  If this statement reaches your heart, why not respond.  Hope Lives.

By His Grace

Worried?

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Are you worried that you will not subdue the lusts of the flesh?  Are you stuck in an open dark field of hopelessness?  I can testify that every man has stood where you are.  What allowed them to win?  Is there ANYTHING that can be done?

They found encouragement in The Lord you are trying to grasp hold of.  They read His Holy promises and came to believe Him.

Here, I will give you a promise to ponder.  I can’t make you believe.  But I can give you reason to hope.

Mark 1:27 tells us something priceless.  Listen to the testimony of the people who witnessed Jesus.  “He even gives orders to evil spirits and they obey Him”.

What’s that got to do with your doubt and worry?  If He is able to arrest evil in demons, how much more is He able to cleanse those who pine after holiness?  He is willing and able to receive those whose heart is frozen with fear because of the sin they perceive within them.

Trust what I’ve told you.  Read it for yourself.  GOD CANNOT LIE!  Take heart!  He, the Living God, sees you and knows your name.

By His Grace.

License to Sin.

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When God is a shameful belief, and joyful obedience is considered a sin against humanity,  what shall we expect to see?

When it is a badge of honor to be wicked, and the more ingenious the wickedness the more accolades are cast, what shall we expect to see?

Shall we look for proper men and women to appear?  Will the well of trustworthy adults and children be a source of joy, health, godly encouragement,  and strength?

Such a people who honor wickedness will find no honor from God.  They will weep great sobs when His beauty is revealed.  They will not enter His presence, though even now their folly will disagree with those words.  No, my fellow travelers in this place of testing, you will not enter His Eternal Kingdom dressed in your insatiable lust.

God does not lie.  There are promises for those who obey by faith.  And there are promises for those who rebell by putrid flesh.  It doesn’t matter whether you agree or not.

By His Grace.