Tag Archives: the love of God

Working for the Lord

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Does God care about what you do?  I’m not talking about abstaining from evil.  Does God care that your work is pleasing to everyone?

As an example:

I asked the Lord to help me please the princess.   This is the name the Lord and I give to the lady he has allowed me to love. 

She is an extremely diligent woman.  She is wise and willing to help everyone.  Her heart is carefully careless.  So she is a princess of the Lord.  And she is therefore is my princess.

I asked him what I might do to help her in her life.  At one point he, simply reminded me to shave.  And another point, I find myself consumed on my day off, to clean the house and to prepare the place she lives.

Today the Lord and I dug around the flower bed.  I have to say, it looks very nice.  But why should I be surprised?  The Lord is taking care of the needs of his princess.  And I am greatly honored to be used in this way.

I testify that the Lord cares very much about our work.  He even cares about how we serve the evil people of this world.

Until the day when the Lord returns he will feed and dress every man, woman and child.  He takes care of every creature on this earth according to his excellent wisdom.  Of course then, he cares very much about how his people carry themselves.

He is love even unto death.  How should his people be any less?  So the question is not so much, does the Lord care.  Perhaps we ought to rephrase the question.  Do we care?

By His Grace

“Hoggedy Piggidy”

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I observe that people go hog wild over the idea that God loves them.

But most folks are a bit piggish when it comes to believing his expectations.

If you ever hung out around pigs, you would know what I mean.

So Be It!

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I have said it before.  But it is worthy of repeat.

The world legalizes and enforces a “love” that is no form of love at all.

 

“You will embrace every man regardless his doings or beliefs.  You will coddle every lie; that it might find a place to live among us. 

If you do not, there will be penalty.  You will become a subject of a “One World Perspective”, or you will pay the price. 

This is our formal and authoritatively legalized command.  All who reject this will live outside our protective “love”.  You will be set aside and put on display.”

 

Then, Sir, put me on display.  Make an example of me.  For I announce to you, that your definition of love is false.  It is full of error and destined to fail before the Living God.  On the day He calls all men before Him to give account, your way will be found wanting.  I will not bend to your command to lie.

I do not accuse you before the Holy Father.  I simply stand in His Glorious Shadow of Righteousness and proclaim to you what is true and faultless.  There is a way that seems right to a man, but the end thereof is death.

There is a Love from the Living God that makes a difference between Righteousness and Lie.  This love will take its stance between God and man; between man and man.  There is a difference between those who love Him, and those who do not.

You have made your own laws.  You have defined the validity of words, according to the pleasure of your own wicked hearts!  God’s people listen to His definition of the very same words you use to express the lie of man.  There will be a distinct difference!

Righteousness is violent against what is wicked; by its very nature Righteousness cannot reside with lie.  There is no fault in Righteousness.  But you will fear it, for it threatens your “firm” foundation.

Let all who will, come to God.  Let understanding flow among men like living water.

You will certainly take this as a threat.  You fear everything you do not understand.  Your wicked heart is set to disregard everything Holy.  You define all men according to the darkness of your own hearts.

So be it.  You set yourselves as enemies to the Most High God.  Therefore, you separate the people of God as enemies to your cause.  So it is.  So it must be.

Eyes in the Night

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I rose before dawn, as is the habit the Lord has taught me.  My little dog lingered with me while I dressed.  I asked her, “Do you wanna go out?”  Her excitement answered in a mute yell.  Down stairs we went.

Now, it’s not my habit to turn on the porch light when I let her out.  But darkness seemed really dark this morning.  And it’s not my habit to go out and stand on the porch when she ventures to the grass.  But I did both this morning.

We stood there in the silence of 4am.  But a soft “huff” broke the silence.  I thought it was a deer, sounding her alarm.  Then it came again.  “That’s not a deer.”  It was too short and lacked the same thrust of larger lungs.  As I listened, four glowing eyes came racing across the tiny road and were headed down the drive way right toward my little dog.

It was the fox!  And not just one, there were two!  With their razor-sharp teeth and trained violence of a hungry warrior, they intended to consume my dog.  She wouldn’t stand a chance.

Without a thought, I flew up my arms to out stretched position and gave a loud “huff” (somewhat like a growl).  I no longer saw the eyes.  They had turned faster than I could blink.  I heard that familiar scream they make.  Both of them screaming in fear as they turned like lightning and ran away.

No fear attended my dog.  Only a slight startle at their screaming retreat.  She came up to me and just sat waiting to go back in.  She was done.

No fear attended my mind or heart.  The Lord had given me immediate wisdom, strength and peace.  He had waken me for this display.  He had wakened my dog’s desire to go out.  She doesn’t always want to go with me on those early morning excursions.

He had brought us to the place of confrontation.  The foxes were ready and hungry enough to challenge the presence of a man.  My little dog was ignorant of their bloody intent, enough to remain still.  He caused me to know exactly what to do and at what moment to do it.  Then He dressed me with understanding as I peacefully sat to consume my first cup of coffee.

There is a hungry bunch of foxes who prowl throughout the world.  As He has protected me and my dog this morning, He protects all His children all night and day long.  HE  IS FAITHFUL.

Praise came from me as understanding came from Him.  Fearlessness is the outcome of such teachings.  But it is not the fearlessness of a warrior.  It is that lack of fear a child has when daddy is walking with him.

Praise God for Jesus, His Righteous Christ!  Let all creation praise the One who has overcome.  God alone is good and true.  His Holy Living Word is fully dependable, true, faultless in righteousness, full of mercy and love.  The Living Word is the very meaning of “Grace”.  May His Holy will be done forever.  Amen!

“But I love sin!”

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A man may say to me, “God cannot save me.  I am too vulgar.  I am too grounded in the things that are wicked.  I adore the pleasure of the body.  And though I would like to be saved, I cannot imagine why God would want me.  I cannot imagine that he would even want to try.”

My friend, by what you say I see two things.  The first is that you know God is Holy, and that he expects holiness from his people.  And the second is that you do not understand the gospel of Jesus Christ.

You understand well enough that you are sinful and hopeless as you live the way you do.  Good.  Then begin where you are.  That awareness is the very first step a man must take.

In regard to the holiness of God we will say these things.  Holiness does not only have to do with righteousness; as if we speak only of judgement.  The holiness of God has first to do with love. 

The love of God is not defiled by opinion.  Nor is it subject to a change in attitude. He is the very definition of all that is pure and lovely. 

If you admire those who are able to love the unlovable, this ability finds its unceasing fulfillment in the love of God.  He loves without ceasing.

Along with this love comes judgement righteousness patience and mercy.  The love of God is what sustains all life for eternity.  If there is the slightest lack in the love of God eternity will cease.  So we are able to trust without fear.  God is love and he is eternal.

In regard to the gospel we will say these things.  What you lack is what you desire.  What you desire has come to us long before you were born.

Jesus is the perfect representation of the love of God.  God’s love compels him to be merciful.  Just as surely as his love compels him to protect eternity from wickedness.

God has sent His Son to be the sacrifice for all who desire life.  Those who run to him will be transformed.  God’s love has so desired you that He has given his son over to death for your sake.  How precious then are you?

For now, you perceive the love of God as law and judgment.  But if you are willing, he is willing to show you differently.  This is why it is written, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they will be filled.”  That it’s all God requires from you.

He has heard your confession of sin.  He knows that you love wickedness more than life.  And his love has already provided you what you need.

Approach him with these truths that you have told me.  Do not be so ashamed of your ailment that you refuse to go to the doctor. 

He has it in his hand to be able to heal you and cause you to become a righteous man.  He is willing and able to teach you how to live so that your life is pleasing to God the Father.

The wise will understand what has been written here.  Reach deep within yourself and find strength.  Do not look for strength to be a righteous man.  Simply look for the strength to fall to your knees in prayer. 

For now you stand with pride.  That is the strength that will lead to death.  But a humble acknowledgment of these things will lead you to life.

He is waiting for you.  He is not waiting to judge you.  He is waiting to help you. 

I will add this.  You see that I write these things.  You consider that I am a godly man.  But you do not know who I was.  If any man was evil I was his equal, quite likely even more so.  What I have described here is the very path I have taken.  And over the years this is what I have come to be.

Not one ounce of my strength was spent to arrive in this place.  The only model I have fun is to retain a desire for righteousness.  Everything good that I have has been given by Jesus the Son of God. 

If you will only trust him you will rise far above the place where I stand.  This is the firm and trustworthy promise of the Most High God in His Son Jesus his Christ.

By His Grace