The ones who love God have three things happen to them.
They are despised on this Earth while they love the one who made them. Somehow such open love is considered illicit.
But when they leave this place they go to be with the one they have loved so dearly. They are ushered into Eternal Joy with open arms. For they have proved they love him more than these.
And the third thing that happens to them is most fascinating. Their name, their words, their actions, are all rolled onto a pedestal called Legend.
Man is curious. He will despise and kill his enemy, then he will raise his enemy to Legendary status. With the same words he uses to lie, he now tells fanciful stories about this one who is no longer among them. By this, the work of God’s people is multiplied many-fold.
In these three things, the love of God is greatly glorified. See how the wisdom of God works to glorify love, life, righteousness, Justice, compassion, grace, and mercy. And all these things are in the being of his holy and righteous son Jesus!
So be it.
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The Message Lives
11 “Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony. 12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13 No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.” (John 3)
We do not speak of our glory; as if we are excellent examples of humanity, or heavenly beings sent to earth. No, we witness to He who alone is Good. We speak of the Righteousness of God; the Holy Son of God, Jesus.
We testify that Jesus, the Christ, is the singular way to eternal life. Not only that, but we testify that Jesus will endow His people with power to overcome sins and master temptation. In the process of this release, His people find companionship with the Holy Father of Life. As the Sovereign God is eternal, Christ’s people are given eternal life; though they die in the flesh, they shall never die again. This is the work of Christ in the souls of man.
If, in your looking around, you do not witness those who call themselves Christians overcoming, the message of the Gospel is not lessened. For the Word of the Gospel does not have its root in the mannerisms of those who call themselves Christians.
The message is an eternal message. It was before anything was made. It will be long after all the things of this world, and even creation itself, is utterly destroyed.
Look to the message, do not keep your eyes on Christians. For each Christian is but a witness to the truth, regardless the fullness of his witness. The truth lives regardless the measure each Christian applies it.
Deal with it. It’s your personal responsibility to look into these things. God will not entertain blame on the Great, Holy, and Terrible day of judgment. You have a mind. You have eyes. You have ears and a tongue. You have hands. And the Holy Word of the Bible is not too far beyond your reach to grasp. Either you desire eternal life, thus looking into these things, or you desire the way things are with you now.
I have witnessed to the truth here. It will not be taken out-of-the-way of man until the Lord returns to take His people, and seal this place for destruction. What day that is, no man knows. But it will surely come, even as your own death will usher you into the Judgment Day of God.
The witness about Jesus is quite abundant in this world. But the day will come when the message of witness will draw silent. The pleasure of Man will hold a short-lived triumph. Grasp it while it is still offered; before the Holy Door is slammed closed on the souls of men. Believe in the Holy Son of God, or perish in the sinful disrepair that is the flesh and soul of man without the power of God in Christ.
No one can understand these things unless the Holy Father opens their soul to receive it. Pray, then, that God will open your soul to understanding. Humble yourself before the Living God, that in due time He will lift you up.
Amen.
Quiet Please
“Hey! Keep it down over there. What are you trying to do, raise the dead?” So says the social gospel to those of The Faith.
What comes back, as an answer to all?
YES I AM!
The Value of One
What is the value of one man?
With clamoring, Man elevates all his unholy “strength”.
One man can corrupt millions.
And so, ungodliness prospers like violent weeds.
But what is the value of one servant of Christ?
I consider Stephen, the celebrated first martyr in Christ.
He was not one of the 12.
There is no miracle attached to his witness.
Yet see how God used him with excellent power of revelation.
In the midst of worthless power, Stephen testified with revealed Glory.
What is the value of one man of God?
How the kingdom of lies was shaken and stirred to violence,
When God moved within the soul of that one man.
Let us not consider that a mass of men must rise in order that the Gospel might become a prominent power among men. But let us remember the Promise of God. “For thus the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said, ‘In repentance and rest you will be saved, In quietness and trust is your strength.'” (Isaiah 30: 15) Does the Holy Fire of God seek a place of venting among men? As lava seeks the place of release, does the Holy Will of God seek a man to “do”? And what shall be said when the Will of God finds that soul who “will”?
With confidence, the man of God lives out his days. He knows the Living God’s Holy Son. He is not restrained by terror. He speaks with authority, for from Authority he is taught. He joyfully does the Living Will of the Living God. With a whisper he quiets the clamor of Man. With the Holy Wisdom of God, he dispels the lies in which men trust so violently.
What is the value of one man? What is the power of that man’s prayer? How brilliant does that one shine before the Holy Throne of the Living God? How willing is God to teach he who is willing to hear? How sharp is the eye of the one who desires to see? How powerfully is God willing to act when He finds one man willing to be used?
“For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance.” (Matthew 13: 12)
“I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (Matthew 10: 10)
What is the value of ONE MAN?
Always On Display
Everyday I see you. Yes you are noticed. Even in the night, with the doors locked and the windows shaded over, you are being watched.
Every breath and heartbeat is counted, up to its leveling sum; that day when they add up to ceasing. That day you cannot predict, as you now do your public behavior.
Most of the time you are like a woman dressed in finery, posing for a painting, with a delicate and entrancing smile. Those who see you gasp with joy at the beauty you represent. But I have seen you when you think no one is watching.
Then, you are like a ravenous lion; unrestrainable drewl escaping, wild eyed, and hungry to violence for what you desire.
Then, your entrancing beauty is obscured by your greed. Your beautiful habits, disheveled by illicit craving.
Yes you have been noticed, as is your compelling want. Yes you have been seen, but not as you expect. You rehearsed vigorously but it did you no good. For every man owns moments of vulnerable appearance.
You disturbed the air with movements unlawful. You spoke with voiceless words of filthy attitude. You reached with wide eyed greed to grasp what was not yours. You gave no thought to prying eyes.
Nothing we do or are is hidden from the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. For in Him we live and move and have our being.
By His Grace
The Indellible Message
No matter, if we sleep or wake, we are without excuse. Every day and every night, God has left his faithful mark among us.
The trees remain. Even the dead of winter does not remove their witness. The grass obeys our feet; bowing low at our passing. The stars recede at the breaking of dawn; obeying the greater light’s command to depart. And the moon reflects the glory of the blazing Sun, regardless our perception.
We know wickedness first. But all creation knows obedience first. This is the witness God has created as a guide. This is the witness God has left among us as a testimony to the work of man’s hands. Obedience to God remains. Wickedness is fleeting.
The witness of God among us is firm and entrenched. Though we tear it up to replace its beauty with the work of our own hands, we must continually fight to restrain its appearance. Grass grows up in the cracks of our “beautiful” construction. We must continually attack it to force it back. Tiny trees grow against our will. All the while, who perceives this battle as futile?
We ignore. Perhaps we delight in perception. We alienate God’s powerful will among us. Or we respect it. Regardless, God IS. His Holy command has left us the loudest possible message. “I AM. I will not be stopped or stifled. Listen to Me and gain eternity. Refuse and remain in death.”
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