Showing posts with label Covetousness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Covetousness. Show all posts

Friday, February 12, 2021

HAPPY SABBATH + Covetous Or Contented!?!









We, Each, Have The Opportunity 
To Fill The Garden Of Our Mind With Goodness 
Or With Gripes And Griefs! 

We May Choose To Be Disinterested In The Things Of God 
And 
Also Totally Ungrateful For The Myriad Blessings That 
We Continually Receive 
Or We May Be Thankful For Grace 
And
Grateful That There Is Glory To Share ... To Come! 

We May Covet The Blessings Which Others Receive 
And
Despise The Great Gifts That The Good Lord Bestows Upon Us 
Or We May Boisterously Bless God 
And 
Grow Up Gracefully! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Who Bids Us To Faithfully Serve Him 
Provides For And Protects Us
Comforts And Corrects Us
And
Teaches And Tests Us
But 
He Never Tempts Us!

Our Dear Lord Leads And Loves Us
But
He Never Lures Us Into Folly 
Or Lulls Us Into A False Sense Of Security: 
We Can Openly Trust His Kind And Giving Heart! 

It's A Fact ... 

We Have No Viable Reason 
To Doubt The Pure And Holy Love Of The Lord Christ
So Dare To Remember Where He Has Brought You From 
And
Never Forget What He Has Done
Is Doing 
And
Will Do For You ... Personally! 

Choices, Chances, Changes ...

Dare To Dig Up The Plantings Of Gripes And Griefs 
And 
Dare To Plant Love, Joy, Hope
Faith, Purity, Peace
Temperance
And 
Goodness! 

Remember, Remember 
Don't Ever Forget ... 

We Eat What We Grow 
And 
We Are What We Eat! 

Do You Know What's Eating You!?! 

Be Wise Unto Your Own Soul's Salvation:
Choose To Grow Only What 
Is 
Everlastingly Beneficial! 
Peace Be Unto You!





Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Desire The Best Gifts!


Luke 12:15 - KJV - Bible verse of the day - DailyVerses.net


Covetousness 
Is 
A Kin To Idolatry 
And 
Neither A Covetous Person Nor An Idolater 
Shall Enter The Kingdom Of God 
For These Are Sins Against The Holy God! 

Beloved, 

We Have The Word Of Almighty God 
As The Anchor For Our Purchased Souls 
And 
He Has Promised To Provide For Us
And 
Protect Us! 

Our Blessing, Giving, Forgiving, Faithful God
Has Given Unto Us The Gifts Of Prayer
The Unfailing Blessing Of Faith 
And 
The Pure Lubricant Of Trust 
To Daily ... Moment By Moment ... Use 
To Secure That Which We Need
And
Not What Our Greedy Hearts, Eyes And Stomachs Covet 
Aka Inordinately, Evilly, Desire! 

Remember ... 

Achan Wanted Babylonia Garments, Silver And Gold
Balaam Wanted Unrighteous Wealth
King Saul Kept Cursed But Fat Cattle
Disciple Judas Wanted Silver For Selling The Savior
And 
Ananias And Sapphira Wanted The Praise Of Men
For A Lie Over A Gift Of Their Own Money
Which They Had Not Given To God As They Said!
These All Died Lost To The Kingdom Of God! 

Little With Contentment
Is
Great Gain! 

The Soul With A Contented Spirit
- A Heart For Christ -
Can Eat "Grass" And Get Fat 
So Be Contented! 

Note This Well ... 

If You Really Want Something To Desire
Boldly Desire The Keys To The Eternal Kingdom
The Crown Of Life
Immortality
Incorruptibility
The Robe Of Righteousness
The Harp Of Gold
The New Name
The Overcomer's Palm
The Place Prepared For You In The Father's House 
And 
A Seat At The Welcome Home Table! 

Dare To Desire All Of Almighty God's Good And Perfect Gifts:

  • Desire The Peace Of God Which Passes Human Understanding
  • Desire To Drink From The River Of The Water Of Life
  • Desire To Eat From The Tree Of Life
  • Desire To Be Indwelt By The Holy Spirit Who Is Almighty God
  • Desire Jesus Christ And The Living Kingdom
  • Desire To Be Taught Of Almighty God



Sunday, March 15, 2020

VANITY: Covetousness

The Heart Devoid Of The Love Of God
And
Despising The Word Of Truth
Wants What It Wants
When It Wants It
And
All Proprieties Be Damned! 
Word On The Street:


I Breathe Therefore I AM!
Gimme: I Want ... It!


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Thou Shalt Not Covet Your Neighbor's Possessions
Is 
The Tenth Commandment 
And 
The Lord Christ Who Gave It 
- To Show Us How To Operate 
In Our Relations With Our Fellowman -
Promises Never To Leave Us ... Or Forsake Us! 
The Lord Always Provides!

Covetousness Doubts The Sovereign Will 
And 
The Holy Word Of Almighty God 
And 
Is Idolatry ... False Worship
And 
No Covetous Person Shall Enter The Holy City! 

Beloved,
Let's Remember That Covetousness 
Is 
Of Satan ...  The Piercing Serpent
Who In His Former Life As Lucifer ... The Light Bearer
Started War In Heaven 
By Coveting The Position 
And 
The Worship Of The Son Of God! 

Covet Once, Covet Always ...

Satan Brought Death To Us All 
By Beguiling, Fooling, Eve 
Into Coveting  The Wisdom Of God
To Be As God
- The Pride Of Life -
Through The Lust Of Her Eyes
And 
Her Taste Buds ... The Lust Of Her Flesh! 

A Condemned Angel
Doesn't Care Whom He Causes
To Be Likewise Condemned!

Almighty God Isn't A Lying Man ...

What The Lord Promises To Provide For Us 
Is 
Plainly Enumerated And Designated
So Let Us Practice Gratitude And Contentment
And 
Be At Peace With The God Of Mercy, Love And Grace
And 
With Every Man!

Don't Vex Your Spirit
Over The Useless Vanity!

Brethren, Beloved

Vanity 
Is 
A Broken Person 
Looking In A Circus Mirror 
Which Faithfully Shows Every Perspective 
Except The Truth! 

When We Look At Life Through The Lens Of Truth
- The Gospel Of Grace - 
All Our Murmurings
And 
All Our Vexations ... Cease 
And 
We Are In Humble Peace 
With Our Gracious, Giving, Blessing, Holy God! 

Consider This, Therefore
And
Be Wise Unto Your Own Soul's Salvation:
There Ain't No Vain Soul 
Who Knows What It Is To Be Humble! 


Meekness Aka Humility
Is A Fruit Of The Holy Spirit:
Choose To Believe
The Eternal Word Of
The Holy God Faithful!

Remember:
You're Worth More Than A Sparrow
And
You Don't Need To Own The Supermarket
To Be Able To Eat Food

And

You Ain't God
So You Don't Need Worship!



Wednesday, March 4, 2020

SIN OF PRESUMPTION: Covetousness




Covetousness Is Presumption! 

There Is The Old Saying:

Covetousness Is A Curse
And
Licorishness Makes It Worst!

There Is The Word Of God:






Covetousness Is Idolatry
And No Idolater Nor Covetous Person
Shall Inherit The Kingdom Of God!

The Lord Has Made It Abundantly Clear That
He Will Never Leave Us Nor Forsake
And
That He Will Provide For Us
According To His Riches In Glory!

I Ask Us All:

Where Is The Faith, The Hope, The Trust!?!
Why Are We Christians Indulging In Worldly Lust!?!

We Need To Recognize, Brethren
That There Is Good Lust
And There Is Bad 
And
We Need To Know The Difference
And
Practice That Which Will Cause Our Savior
Over Our Decision To Be Glad!

Brother Billy, 
I Don't Understand How Covetousness 
Could Be Both Good And Bad
When The Word Says That
You Can't Get Sweet Water And Bitter Water From The Same Souce
With The Apostle James Also Stating That
Blessing And Cursing Shouldn't Come From The Same Tongue!

Very Good Points, Danette!
Let's Figure This Out Together!

Achan Coveted Forbidden Gold
Silver And A Babylonish AKA Worldly Garment!
Was This Good!?!

That Was Very Bad! 
He Caused The Unnecessary Deaths Of God's People
And He Lost The Goods Coveted And His Own Life!

Prophet Balaam Coveted King Balaam's Treasure 
Even Though It Was The Forbidden Reward 
For Doing A Disobedient Work!
Good Or Bad!

Bad! Real Bad!
His Wickedness Cost 24,000 People Their Lives Up Front
And For His Trouble
Both He And His Evil Paymaster 
Perished In War Against Their Despised Targets!

Are We Learning Anything Yet!?!

I Know That I Am:
Covetousness Doesn't Profit!

Well Said!

Those Were Old Testament Cases!
Now We Shall See If The Law Of God Has Changed
And
"Made" New Testament Covetousness A "Baptised-Good" Thing!

Let's Consider The Close Companion Of Christ
The Bag Man Aka Accountant
Aka In-house Thief, Judas Iscariot
The Betrayer!

Judas Coveted Perishable Silver
And Sold Out Eternal Gold
To Get What He Could, Would, Never Spend ...!

... This Was Bad, Bad, Bad!
10,000 Times Bad ... And Inordinately Foolish!
He Lived With God In The Flesh
And Still Said There Was No God
By Believing That He, A Mere Man
Could Set, As In Direct, The Lord's Calendar
Life And Times!

Very True!
This Brings Us To ...!

... I Know! I Know!
Ananias And His Confederate Wife, Sapphira!
Those Two Lied To The Holy Spirit
And Those Two Swiftly Died For Their Lies!

Indeed!
Theirs Was Folly Of The Highest Order!
They Were Coveting The Praise Of Man
Over A Gift That They Freely Chose To Give To God
To Get The Praise Of Men
For A Gift They Gave To God With One Hand
And 
Blithely Took Back With The Other!

Just Hearing You Say That Is Twisting My Tongue!

Sincerity Before God Is A Serious Business!

Now That We Know What Bad Covetousness Is
What Would You Say Is Good To Covet!?! 

The Things Of God
Things That Don't Perish ...!

... Things That Elevate Us And Draw Us Closer To Christ!

Prophesying ... Teaching The Word
Being Blessed To Bless Others ... In Jesus' Holy Name
And Seeking After Skills Or Gifts 
To Be Used To Enhance The Work Of Spreading The Good News

Covetousness Was Introduced Into Heaven By Satan
And
Promulgated And Practiced On Earth
And
It Shall Be Terminated By Jesus Christ The King
When He Shall Cast All Its Adherents 
Into Hell At The Third Coming
When He Will Deal With Those Who Get Up
At The Second Resurrection
Those Whose Names Are Not Found Recorded
In The Lamb's Book Of Life!

Brethren, 

The Choice ... As Always
Is 
Personally Each Man's Own
No Force
No Coercion!
We, Each, Must Choose To Believe ... Or Not
That The Lord ... The Word Made Flesh
Is 
True And Faithful
Ever Keeping His Word Of Promise!
There Is No Straddling The Fence!
Believe ... Or Doubt
But Don't Ever Waffle!

Believers Are Blessed!
Doubters Minds May Change!
Wafflers Are Neither Coming Nor Going
And As Such
Are Good Only For The Burn Box!
They Are Double-Minded ... Unstable
Therefore ... Unprofitable
Useless 
Condemned 
Damned!

The Lord Can Relieve Honest Doubts
If We Are Willing To Be Convinced!


Think About It:


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Presumptuous Sin Is Deadly, Twice! 

You, A Mere Mortal, Being Willfully Disobedient
Tempt Almighty God 
By Demanding He Save You From The Folly Of Doing 
What He Didn't Ask 
And
You Act As God
Demanding The Real God Do What You Command! 

Disobedience Is As Witchcraft, A Sin
And 
Acting As God Is Idolatry ... False Worship
Which Is Also A Sin! 
Covetousness Is Also Idolatry! 

We Are To Have Total Faith And Trust In God 
And 
We're Never To Test ... Tempt ... Almighty God 
In A Foolish Effort To Prove His Faithfulness! 

Satan Tried This On Jesus! 
Jesus Christ The Lord ... Our God Holy
Put Satan In His Place With The "Thus Saith The Lord!" 
Please Don't Let The Lust Of Your Flesh 
Incite You To Offend The Almighty 
And 
Sin Against Your Own Soul! 

The Lord Has Given Us His Holy Law 
And 
He Has Given Us His Promise Of Care: 
For All Your Needs
Let These Be Sufficient!




Sunday, October 13, 2019

COVETOUSNESS: Guard Your Heart!

Eye Onde Prize
Covetousness
Greed
And
Malicious Intent!
The Big Guns!
The Warriors Who For A Nickel
Are Willing To Have Their Desires Bent!

Sorry To Tell You
But
I Believe It Is In Your Best Interest To Know
That When Your Eyes Are Looking Down
And
Around
Your Heart For Things Abundant
Will Always, Always, Grow 
In The Strange Manner Called Profound!

It Always Starts In The Heart:
Eye Onde Prize Is The Upstart!
When He Is In Charge
You May Be Sure That Greed ... For Ungodly Gain
Will Always Follow
And
If Greed ... For Ungodly Gain ... Is Let Loose
You Can Rest Assured That
Monsieur Le Covetousness
He Who Likes To Ooh, La La
Is
Going To Go To Bat
To Get That Which He has No Right To Want 
To Place In His Cavernous Back-Pack!

Wanting Is Good ... Within The Proper Channels!
Coveting Good Things Is Good
For That Is How We Climb Up Higher
But
When Your Wanting Steps Outside The Boundaries Marked
And
You Invite That Heathen ... Malicious Intent
To Do A Do In The Dark
You Have Overstepped The Mark
And
You Are In Danger Of Getting Upon Your Character
The Mark Of The Devil
Him Who Did And Does His Dirty Deeds
Under Cover Of Dark ... ness!
To This Day
He Has Not Yet His Perfidy Confessed
And
He Believes That All His Machinations
Are Truly A Stellar Success!
People,
The Self-Delusion Is Real!

Malicious Intent Is A Notorious Gully-Boar
Who Believes With All His Being That
His Forays With Speed Into Greed
Are His By Right
Because
Of The Little Thing Called I-Need
Aka I-Want!

You Own It: He Wants It!
You Won't Surrender It: He Will Take It Away!
He Gives You A Choice:
Give Me ... Willingly
Or I Will Take it Forcefully
Or
If It Is Your Desire To Aggressively Protest
He Is Willing To Snuff Out Your Life
Sacrosanct In The Eyes Of The Lord
But 
A Thing Of Nought
In The Eyes Of His Boss-Man
Satan, The God-Fraud!

Ungodly Actions Have Consequences! 
Need An Example!?!

Prophet Balaam Wanted To Curse Israel 
To Get Himself King Balak's Coins!
The Lord God Almighty Told The Greedy Prophet "No!"
Ungodly Covetousness Told The Prophet "Get!" 
Ungodly Covetousness Won
And Anon
Balaam Ended Up Showing Balak
How To Make Israel Sin 
And
To Incur The Wrath Of The Living God!
Thousands In Israel Died
And
As To Be Expected
Greedy, Covetousness-Laden, Balaam 
Also Paid With His Life:
By His Receipt Of The King's Coins
His Covetous Life Was Not Extended!
Sin Really Makes Man Blind!

King Ahab Was A Petulant Child When Crossed!
He Wanted Naboth's Vineyard
And
The "No!" Answer Made His Cross!
He Went Off His Food!
He Sulked Like A Toddler
And
His Wife Being A Heathen
Thought Nothing Of Having An Innocent Man Murdered!
Ahab Got Naboth's Vineyard By Fraud
And
Dogs Licked Up King Ahab's Blood
And
Dogs Ate Queen Jezebel, His Viciously Cruel Wife!
Covetousness Is A Butcher Knife! 

King David Knew Better
But
His Eyes Made Him Believe That
The More Beautiful Bathsheba Was Much Better For Him
And
Covetousness Turned To Adultery
And
Adultery Turned To The Murder Of A Best Friend
And
Death Was Visited Upon The Innocent Child
His Ill-Conceived Seed! 

The Harvest Of Known Sin
And
Blood Never Left King David's Household
For As Long As He Did Live!
He Loved The Lord!
He Repented Of His Sin!
He Was Forgiven Of His Sin
But
That Did Not Mean That
The Grapes Of Wrath That He Had Planted
Were Not Going To Be Harvested!

Four Of His Sons Died ... Three Cruelly:

Bathsheba's First Born Son ... Unnamed:
The Lord Took Him! 

Amnon ... Covetousness, Lust, Greed, Gone Wild:
Raped His Sister
And His Brother, Absalom, Had Him Murdered! 

Absalom ... Who Coveted King David's Throne:
Slept With His Father's Concubines
Started Civil War
And Was Executed By General Joab

And

Adonijah ... Who Coveted King Solomon's Throne ... Twice
Thought To Get The Throne ... The Second Time
By Asking His Brother For His Father's Widow
His Body-Warmer, Virgin-Wife, Abishag!
King Solomon Had Him Executed!
Deceit's Profits Are A Demonic Device!

Judas Iscariot Coveted Power
And
Actually Thought He Could Circumvent
The Sovereign Will Of The Eternal Holy God!
He Made A Pact With Death
Made A Deal With Priestly Powers
Sold Gold To Buy Silver
And
Spilt His Guts Over A Roman Road
For All Of His Troubles!

Judas Received What He Would Never Spend
And
He Shall Never Ascend The Heights Of Him
Whom He Believed He Could Manipulate
And
Who For 30 Silver Pieces
To Wicked Men He Sold!

Sin Is Called Sin For A Reason!
Sin Only Profits For A Season!
The Reasons For The Season
Is Called By Many ... Legion
But
That Legion Is The Legion Of Doom
Which Shall Never Reign
But
Is Eternally Condemned
And
Consumed!

Covetousness Starts In The Heart!
Unchecked
Covetousness Will Never Depart
Until It Has Sliced, Diced And Spliced
And
Delivered Up Its Host
Unto The Damned One
Who Shall Soon Be As The Dust Of
Burnt, Burnt, Toast!

Covetousness Does Not Profit
And
None Who Indulge In This Dastardly Disease
Shall Ever Get To Sit In Heaven
Or
Bow Before The King Of Love
In Perfect Peace!
Don't Give In To This Known Gross Sin, Please!








Wednesday, March 13, 2019

IDOLATRY: Loves ... And Rewards!?!

The Idolatry Of Today
Covetousness
And
Selfishness
Love Of Money
And
Love Of The World

Are Like The Horsemen Of The Apocalypse
Riding Roughshod Amongst
And
Over
The Named People Of The Eternal God!

The Lord Said:

The Poor Will Be With You Always!
I Will Never Leave You Nor Forsake You!
Come Unto Me And ... Rest!
Cast Your Every Care On ... Me!


Satan Got Cast Out Of Heaven 
For Selfishness And Covetousness!

King Ahab Was Selfish And Covetous!

Achan And His Family Were Destroyed
For Selfishness, Covetousness 
The Love Of Money
And
The Love Of The World
And
King Saul
The Rich Young Ruler
King Herod
And
Pontius Pilate Lost Eternity
Because
They Patently Loved Self
The World
And
The Things Of The World!

Just So You'd Know ...

Living For And Loving The World
And
The Things Of The World
Do Not Bring Lasting Pleasure!

Living For Money ... That Filthy Lucre
Does Not Encourage One
To Seek After The Kingdom Of God!

Living Selfishly Does Not Encourage One 
To Share In The Sacrifice Of Jesus Christ The Lord

And

Indulging Covetousness
Enthrones A False God
- An Idol Known Useless -
Upon The Throne Of Your Heart
Instead Of The True And Holy God!

I, Therefore Urge You, Brethren ...

Please Do A 180
And
Turn Toward Him Who Is
The Holy God!
Please Accept The Offer Of 
A Covenant Relationship
And
Stop Trying To Be Your Own God!

Idol-Worshippers
Shall Not Enter The City
Neither Those Who Indulge
Selfishness And Pride
Neither Those Who Live For Those Things That
Cannot Ever Profit
And
Neither Those Who Sit Enraptured With
Tied Up In
And
Consumed
By The Ways Of That Devil, Satan
The True
The Ultimate Fraud!

If Almighty God Is Almighty God
Worship Almighty God!

If Satan Is Your God
By Virtue Of His Calling Your Shots
I'm Sad To Tell You That
Inevitably
Ultimately
Eternally
You Shall Surely Share
His Stated Reward!

The Pay For Which You Have Labored
Is
Exactly The Pay That You Will Earn

So, Do Not Be Like Ephraim!
Do Not Cause The Lord Of Life
To Speak Out Against You:





This Is The Harshest Condemnation Uttered 
From The Mouth Of Almighty God 
Because 
It Means Certain Damnation For The Recipient: 
You Are Left To Your Own Devices 
And 
The Wicked Manipulations Of Our Adversary
Our Accuser, Satan! 

The Facts Matter ...

No One With The Character Of Ephraim 
Shall Enter The City Of God! 

Even Though Ephraim Was One Of The Patriarchs
There Is No Gate In The Holy City Bearing His Name 
Because 
He Preferred Useless Idol-Worship 
And 
Actually, Continually
Rejected The Call Of The Holy Spirit 
To Return To The True 
And 
Pure Worship Of Almighty God 
So That He Would Be Blessed ... And Saved! 

Please Be Wise Unto Salvation
And
Do Not Reject Available Grace!
Please Answer The Call To Life Everlasting!
Put Away The Personal Idols
And
Make Your Peace With The Eternal God!

Jesus Christ Wept For Us! 


Do Not Permit Your Spurious Loves
To Gain For You
The Untenable, Inescapable
Unwanted, Unrejectable, Reward!