Showing posts with label Doubts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Doubts. Show all posts

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:


Image result for psalm 19:13 kjv

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!




Tuesday, May 7, 2019

IMAGINE THAT: Facts, Faith, Doubt And Decisions!



Faith Does Not Utilize Imagination!
Imagination Is In The Realm Of Doubt!
Faith Gives One Hope To Trust
And
Doubt Instructs One Not To Hope!!!

Jesus Christ
Is 
The Way
The Truth
The Light
The Life Of Every Man!

Jesus Christ Calls Us ... His Believing Children
Salt Of The Earth
Light Of The World!

We Are What We Are
Because
Of Who He Is
What He Has Done
And
What He Is Doing
And
We Are Called To Tell The World The Truth
The Good News Gospel Story
In Season
And
Out Of Season
Aka Whether It Pleases Or Annoys!

Did You Know ...

Man ... Fallen Man
Has No Power To Resist The Word Of God!

The Word Of God, Brethren
Again, Is Truth, Light And Life
But
Alas And Alack
Man ... Being A Free Moral Agent
With Free Will
With Free Choice
Has The Power To Reject The Blessing That Is
The Living, Eternal, Word Of 
The Holy, Eternal, Faithful
Blessing, Just, Almighty God!

Let's Go Deep
And 
See What We Shall Reap:

Light Illuminates
Light Blinds

Salt Preserves
Salt Destroys

The Way Blesses
The Way Curses

Life Prospers
Life Bankrupts

Truth Uplifts
Truth Casts Down

If We Look Closely
Carefully
Thoughtfully
We Shall Observe Perspective
And
We Shall Know That Decisions
- Personal Decision -
Determines Outcomes!

I Look ... You Can't See!
You Look ... I Can't See!
Look, Again
And
See That
I See For Me
And
You See For You
And
There Is No Created Being That Can
Make A Fatal Decision For Anybody
Be It Me Or You!

In All This, Brethren
How Do You Stand!?!
Where Do You Belong!?!
To Whom Do You Belong!?!
For Whom Do You Sing Your Life's Song!?!

Are You Amongst The Naysayers
Or
Are You Amongst The Called
The Few
The Chosen
The Brave
The Enduring Faithful
Who Will Not To The Ways Of The Fallen World
Cave!?!

Do You Love The Unvarnished Truth Of The Living Word!!
Is The Word Colored By Your Feelings And Desires!!
Do You In The Lord Christ Have Working Faith!?!
Will You Be Amongst The Finally Saved!?!





Thursday, November 15, 2018

... Following The Kind Master!

In The School Of Trial
Which We Often Call The School Of Hard Knocks
The Lord Jesus Christ Teaches

You, Me, Us!

We Learn Life Through Self-Denial 
And 
Disappointment

And ...


Through Bitter Personal Experience
We Learn The Evil Of Sin
The Power Of Sin
The Guilt Inflicted By Sin
And
The Great Woes Perpetrated Because Of Sin


And ...


We Learn To Love 

And 
Obediently Follow
The Leading Of The Kind Master!


Obedience Doesn't Come Naturally!

We Learn To Hate Sin
And
We Long For Jesus Christ's Free Salvation!


Self Occasionally Rears Up Its Ugly Head
But
Through The Patient Discipline Of Undying Love
And
The Real Desire Our Dear And Blessed Lord To Please
We Come Around To The Way Of The Cross
And
We Learn To Walk As Those Wise
Those Who Will Not To Sin Be Lost!


And For Our Faithfulness ...

Bitter Opposition
Hatred Most Vile
And
Character Assassination
Doggedly Follow 

And
Fall Upon Us
When We Will Not Against The Lord's Truth Lie!


Lest We Forget ...

The Way Of The Cross Leads Us  To The Eternal Home
But
The Journey Is Marked With Tears

The Setting Aside Of SelfCast Off Doubts
Disbeliefs
Terrors
Troubles
Songs Of Gladness For Battles Won
Pleadings For Revelation
Songs Setting Forth Trials Overcome

And
Songs Of Victory Over Besetting Sin!


Make Up Your Mind ...

Jesus Christ The Righteous
Is 
Our Savior
And
We Will Not Be Moved!



Faith And Grace
Are
Our Only-For-The-Present-Day "Vitamins"
And
The Holy Spirit Of Living Truth
Is
Our Constant Companion
Guiding Chiding Directing Teaching Us
So That The Accuser Of The Brethren
Cannot Cause Us
Our Love For Our Lord
To Cut Loose!



Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Who Is YOUR God?



I Believe God!
I Believe In God!
I Love God!
I Trust God!
I Trust In God!
I Hope In God
BUT ...!

BUT What?!

The Problems ...!

What Problems?!

There Is Always A Problem ...!

Wait Up!
You Did Say You Believe In God,  Right?!

Yeaaahh ... But ...!

Stop!  Just Stop?!
...  And Think About What You Are Really Saying!

Okay!

NOW TELLTell  Me WHO IS Your GOD?

Tell Me How Big Is Your God!

Did Not Our Holy And Living God
The Creator
The Shepherd
The Provider
The Sustainer
Our Hope
Our Helper
Our Healer
Our Sealer
Our Savior
AND
Our Friend 
Say: ASK
Nothing Wavering
Because He Has Nothing For Those Who Doubt?

Yes ... .

Alright Then.

So, Who Is Your God?
Can Your God Do
OR
Does He Just Require YOU To Do Things To Prove That You Love Him?
OR
Has Your God Already Done All
To PROVE To You That YOU Can AND Should TRUST Him?

Our God Says If We Love Him
Keep His Commandments!

Yeah! 
Our Keeping 
Of All God's Commandments 
Means Obedience!

Which God Is Your God:

The One Who Loves You By Unalterable Action
OR
The God Who - By Outside Inputs - 
Goads You Into Unprofitable Reactions!?

Is Your God Holy? True? Real?

Is Your God The One
Whose Living Word Cannot Fail?

If Your God Is One
Who Can Be Caused To Fall
To Topple Over
AND
Who Can Be Set Up To Fail
AND
Not Deliver On His Own "Promises!"
You Need To Get Rid Of Him
AND
Get The God Eternal
Who Created Us All
Planet And All
Heaven And All!

I Hear That!

Father,

Free Me From Doubt!
Father, Free Me!
My Soul Is Crying Out!
Help Me To Trust You
Totally
And 
To Believe
That My Requests
Asked Not Amiss
I Shall
By Faith Receive!
Amen.


My God Is REAL ...!



AND ...?

... So Is My Faith!

God Has Got Me Covered!!

AMEN!!