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To the Youth

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The righteous retain the right to speak.  But the wicked have forfeited their place among the people.

Blessed and at peace are the ones who obey the Living God; those who are trained from birth to do what is good and pure.  But woe to the wicked man who wakes to his wickedness; the one whose eyes have become open to all the wicked things he has done.  For that one will come to understand, yet he will not be accepted in the ears of the people.

Truth demands a voice.  And he who has truth will find himself compelled to speak.  But woe to such a man as he who has forfeited his right among the people.  A burning fire will consume his heart.  But he will have no place to stand and vent.  Though he knows the answers and can teach them well, no one will hear his words.

Listen to this, you young!  Before you let the folly of youth consume you, hear these words.  Remain dressed in what is good, so that the old man you will become may have a place to stand and speak.

Will you listen to this man?  He was once young just like you.  But in his embrace of wicked folly, he has lost his place among the people.  As truth has come upon him, his heart is changed, but too late.

You do not need to follow his example.  Seek the Lord Jesus and continue in his way all your days.  Then you will retain the right to speak among the people when wisdom has filled you.

Will you be warned?  Will the old man or the old woman you will become, be pleased with what you have done?  For you will certainly learn what is true and wise.  Desire will come up on you to speak.  But if you do not hear these words you will have no place of prominence.  And the wickedness you love so much will become a bitter taste in your mouth.

You will find yourself of value.  But you will be like a beautiful diamond, left in the desert, with no place to be displayed.

By His Grace

Righteousness = Success?

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The stubborn teen, who has all the toys and friends anyone could want.  The successful college grad, who knows how to meld into any social event.  The proud man of middle age, who can prove his successfulness by the things he has acquired.  The dutiful housewife who is adored by so many in her community.  The angry old man or woman, who causes children to avoid that certain portion of sidewalk.

All these, and such an endless variety more, think they have it all, because they have what they want, and know how to get more.  To them, righteousness is what they are in the process of becoming.

The worker, bent over from working hard for a living.  The champion beer drinker, who works hard at some company where he has become important.  The young woman who knows how to get what she wants.  The rebellious young man, who hates everything and everyone.

All these, and such an endless variety more, think they have it all, because they have what they want and know how to get more.  To them, righteousness is what they are in the process of becoming.

But not before God!  Before the Holy Throne of God is only One Righteous individual.  There will never be more.  His name is Holy.  His name is Jesus, the Christ.

You think you’re a righteous person?  Then you don’t know anything about what righteousness is.  Study the nature of the Christ, as found in the New Testament.  Compare His Holy devotion to truth to yours.  You’ll soon find out what righteousness really is.

The Living Art of The Living God

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I see the young man.  He strides about like a little superman.  He will never loose, and if he does it’s not a fault of his.  (he’s only got a few moves to perfect.)   I look at him and remember, “Let us make man in our image”.

Please everybody, notice the young woman.  Isn’t that what all the “bling” is saying?  I look at her and remember the women I’ve met who were in their 80’s.  The bling wears off, breaks or gets lost somewhere between the first born and retirement.  Weight and wrinkles replace the tools of wicked enticement.

Let them parade.  Who will affect their pageant of pride, flesh and greed?   But may God have mercy to teach them what they could not learn from elders: humility, holiness, propriety, mercy and restraint of desire.

I turn my eyes.  Even witnessing their wicked display of youth seems a sin.  Yet, even now, I remember my own years of utter folly.  How many and who had to turn their eyes away from me?

God is He who saves.  When He moves hearts are changed.  Where He is life sprouts up.  And Holiness attends His presence as a shimmering shadow of brilliant light.

May the Living God have mercy on the youth of America.  If not, they will die in the millions.  For what sin will ever find an audience with the Lord of Life?

By His Grace.