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Inhumane Cruelty

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The world is cruel and inhumane.  By the structures of its society it creates incredible need.  So it rakes in money for police, psychologists, psychiatrists, and all manner of medical profession.  It creates all kinds of instruments for dealing with food, clothing, and housing.  Still it makes no headway against the horror it creates.

Then it advertisements remedies for the trouble it causes, showing pictures of saddened and agonized faces.  It is as if they say, “You deserve to feel this way, and we can help you”.

All the while, they make rules and regulations that bar worship of the Lord Jesus Christ.  The Righteous and Holy Son of God stands ready and willing to repair all these insane troubles.  But the world would rather manipulate the broken hearted and elevate their own pride. 

Shame on you!

UTTER    BLIND   FOLLY!

The Power of the Powerless

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It is easy for men to divide themselves from those who are wicked.  All it takes are codes of behavior in society, enough money to build fine neighborhoods, and lawful force to deter.  Division is made, and the wicked are forced to live in squalor. 

At their choosing, they can move one of their righteous to the squalor of the wicked.  Or they can elevate a wicked man to a place of prominence.  Why just look at the power they can wield!

But there is an abhorrent  behavior (among men) which they have no power against.  And oh how it galls both the righteous and the wicked to be so powerless. 

They entice with money, but it does no good.  They coerce with position, but it does not end well.  They threaten with squalor, but the victim only smiles. 

They are powerless against the Spirit of God in a man. 

When a man’s soul is set on fire by God, silence is not an option.  Money has no strength against the desire to glorify the Lord Jesus.  And from the fire of God within, the wickedness of man is to profuce to ignore!

They may offer such a man a position among them.  But they will quickly withdraw the offer when they see it has not accomplished the “beautiful” destruction.

They are not allowed to imprison him because of his words (Not today, anyway.)  They are not allowed to beat him into submission.  (As if that were possible.)  They are not allowed to murder him.  All they can do is hope God will take his servant home soon.

By His Grace

Losing the War

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I have made complaint, over and over, as to how the world is plummeting to destruction.  I have said, over and over, it is because they denied the truth of the living God among them.  But this morning, understanding comes, as to the mechanics of this plummeting to destruction.

No doubt this subject requires a rather lengthy book.  But I am forced by the willing restraint of the reader to keep it short.  Keeping it short however, will mean a loss of important trains of thought.  So I will leave it to the reader to fill in the blanks.

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I do as my daddy taught me.  His teaching is like a shadow lurking in my mind.  I listened to him speak.  I watched him act.  I gathered the trains of thought in his mind and made them my own.  So also, was the influence of my mother. 

To some extent, their example remains within me.  No matter how I try to shake it with the truth of God, I cannot completely undo their influence.

This is true of every man and woman.  The better the example of truth, the more readily truth is received when we mature. 

But let us now look to the larger scale of things.  Adam and Eve could have told us what perfection was like.  Not so our parents.  And if the destruction of truth was made apparent in Cain, their son, how much more so is it today?

On and on, through the generations to now, the truth has been obscured and forsaken.  If perfection was squandered within one generation how much more so now?

The miracle of change is not the destruction of society.  (The constant pulling away from what is real) The miracle is that truth even remains at all.   The miracle is that the human race is not destroyed already.

What has prevented complete and catastrophic failure in humanity?  The power of God has restrained destruction among us.  As it is written, “Unless the LORD Almighty had left us some survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah.” (Isaiah 1:9)

The world speaks of truth as it applies to society at the moment.  But God has raised up men and women who know the truth according to Eternity.  They have lived among us and taught what they knew.  Those whom God inspired, listened to them and did likewise.

If we want to know why we continue to fail, it is because of the unseen shadow of lies we were taught as children.  Add to that, our natural proclivity toward rebelion, and destruction will run rampant in our streets.

To whatever degree we find ourselves willing to obey the Living God in Christ Jesus, we will become shining examples of what is true and faultless.  But to whatever extent we agree with man, that truth is relative, we will remain filthy examples of rebellion.  (Of which, by the way, are vastly more than those who teach the truth.)

A man’s response to these things, is determined by his desire to love the living God.  Will he allow himself to be used as an agent of truth; helping to sustain life?  Or will he continue in his fellowship with the agents of destruction?

The Lord Jesus is able to change a man’s perception.  Many things we were taught as children remain.  But they are subdued by His holy words that live within us. 

The choice belongs to every man to accept or reject this message.

I will add this final note.

The world will be destroyed. 

The moment will come when God will send His Holy Son take all of his people from this place.  Along with the absence of these people will be the absence of His Holy Spirit among men; that Great Spirit of influence that saves humanity from utter, and catastrophic failure.

Consider this, if you are willing.  When the Lord returns, this place will plummet to destruction.  Violence, chaos, illicit and immoral behavior, will become the norm, within a day. 

Within 24 hours blood will fill every street.  Hatred and violence will rise as the preeminent behavior of all men.  Add to that, the horrors God has promised to unveil in that time. 

We live as a people under duress.   By compulsion we are forced to grapple with these things.  We want to live.  But by ourselves there is no eternal life in us.  We are only wicked animals waiting to devour one another.

You, like I am, are forced to make a choice.  Receive the Lord Jesus, and obey Him, or die a most hideous death for eternity.  The wicked nature of man has no place in heaven.  And without the restraint of God’s Holy Spirit we are nothing more than wicked animals.  Those who think otherwise are convinced of the lie they were taught as children.

The Lord Jesus will return without notice.  It could be today.  It could be a hundred years from now.  It will certainly be when you die and leave this place. 

We are under duress let’s make a choice.

By His Grace

The Peace of Man

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Law among men is built to secure social prosperity.  Who can argue with a desire to restrain crime?  But the definition of crime does not need to contain the word “sin”.  It is easily seen that our laws disregard the use of that word on a regular basis.  One would think there is nothing wrong with excluding such words from man’s laws.  But let us consider what that means.

The laws that are supposed to promote social peace are a dangerous ground to cover.  If we exclude God from our laws what is left?  We simply create laws that relate to the affairs of men.  Such laws do not consider the Living God.  Therefore they do not consider pure righteousness or mercy.  They will, in the end, become profuse and often foolish.  After all, the Lord has said that there is a way which seems right to a man, but the end there of is death; the death of freedom and, eventually, the death of body.

In my short days I have watched laws go from reasonable to comedy.  But the effect of today’s laws is no joke at all.  I can be jailed for even writing this post.  It could be construed as “hate speech”.  But hate against who?  They would say I am expressing a hatred for the entire fabric of society.  (You may think I am over reacting.  Time will tell the story far more plainly.  These words won’t take long to be seen as viable.)  There are those who do not believe in a god at all.  They would be seriously offended by my inclusion of God in this assessment of law.  Though we are not at that stage yet, there is a day coming when that will be the case.

Already I get slammed by men of “religion” and atheists because I speak with authority about religious matters.  They take offence because I do not belong to their group.  And they strive to find fault with me and the words I write.  I do not say this to offend them.  But look at what must be spoken.  There is no lie in what I just wrote.  But they will certainly consider me a law-breaker.

Society wants peace.  All men want peace.  So do I.  But I don’t crave peace with men.  I crave peace with God.  His law is perfect.  It doesn’t take into consideration the laws of men.  While men try to mitigate against every possible offence, the Lord’s law stands firm.  And every infraction is an against insult to Him.  While men strive to rid themselves of His law and create their own, They error horribly.

Because of their law all who desire the Lord will eventually suffer alienation, slander, and isolation.  This has been the case from the beginning.  It is a firm enough aspect of loving God that the Apostle Paul addressed it quite pointedly.   12 “In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 13 While evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.”(2 Timothy 3)

I have found that to get closer to God causes my lips to make godly noises.  Without a doubt, such noises rile up man’s sense of independence from Him.  So be it.  I cannot turn away from the Living God to appease the machine of intolerant tolerance.  Not only is not wise before the Lord.  The law of man is far too unpredictable to be trusted for anything.  Yet this unpredictability is the very tool they are using to create their peace.  What superior folly man is caught in.  And all because he has decided to nullify the desire of the Living God among them.

There is hope, but not for man.  There is hope among those who desire God’s law over man’s.  There is a place where the Lord moves to close the door of man’s foolish ways.  When will it come upon us?  The Lord warns us clearly.  3 “While people are saying, ‘Peace and safety,’ destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.” (1 Thessalonians 5)

Look around you today.  Consider what you see.  Note how man has made almost everything illegal in one form or another.  The only place of escape today is to do everything they tell you to do.  But who can faithfully serve the capricious nature of men?  We are to embrace the enemies of our country because law has upheld them as legitimate.  We are to cease speaking of God in almost every place.  I wonder when such posts as this will become overtly illegal.

I suffer for writing.  So will you.  I suffer isolation and shame for speaking the truth.  So will you.  I write this, not to complain, but to point out the times we live in.  What time is it?  Look at the clock of society.  Where is the peace of man?  It nearly encompasses the entire world.  We are nearly at the door of the Lord’s action against us.  I encourage you to wake up and react appropriately.  Freedom to love God openly is about to pass away.  And this time there will be no place to run.  Get used to it now.  Practise your freedom while you still have it.  Prepare to stand against the ways of man, or you will be swallowed up in their folly.

I know it takes a boldness to stand for what cannot be seen.  But isn’t that what faith is all about?  By the mercy of God I have learned to consider Him more alive than any man I might meet.  He is real!  It is the way of man which is contrived.

By His Grace.

The Fix

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William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) - The F...

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) – The Flagellation of Our Lord Jesus Christ (1880) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“Curb the animal within your tainted heart.  Oh, I see that can’t be done.  Sorry to have bothered you.”

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I wake to find myself amazed.

The plight of man surges up like a wild rogue wave.

against a determined crew.

Mindlessly, endlessly, remorselessly, we search

for what is secure in our own little berth.

Attacking, defending, accusing, for what?

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Hideous folly attends our earth bound thoughts. And in our frustration we reach for the most firm item in our rotting little minds.  Wielding it like a mob of mad men, we thrash at one another.

Some one of us has a lucid moment and yells “STOP!”  All the crazed people cease in mid-swing.  Spit, blood and dust flutter to the ground.  A wicked silence ensues.  And they all listen to words spoken, too late and untimely.

“This is religion we’re swingin around!

Just look at the blood that covers the ground!

Is this truly the best we can do;

to kill one another with He who is true?”

The ceasing remains for a couple more breaths.

Then back comes the hitting, the gouging and stabbing of chest.

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Hopelessly man is locked in minds of singular thought.  We make our way through a morass of unknown futures.  And we, too reliably, resort to violence of every form to do what we call survive.  Worse than that, we justify ourselves by calling down “TRUTH FROM HEAVEN”.

There are but two repairs to this seemingly endless dance of stupidity.  Each repair is useful only to the individual.  One is sure yet not recommended by any.  The other is sure yet few give it full application.

The least profitable repair is death.  If you wait patiently it will come to you on its own.  But likely as not some one will be willing to go fetch it for you.

Death brings silence and a sort of peace.  But it fails to deliver release from the central problem of “a valueless life”.  And once applied it cannot be undone.  (Sticky lil bugger, ain’t it.)

The best is to die to self.  We will find this in its full when we surrender to the Lord Jesus.  We will continue in this place of folly, but we will come to know how to stop bashing others.  Only in Him can this madness cease.  Yet His repair is not designed to cover the masses.  One by one we lay down our desires.  And the culmination of His work appears in an entirely different place.  There, a great throng of mentally vibrant folk will live out eternity void of the familiar bashing.

I wrote as the one who called attention to the childish nature of our filthy mob.  I do not think it will have the effect of stopping more than two, let alone the world.  Still, I have written what my mind saw.  We will see what comes.

By His Grace.