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:

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!

Spiritually Benumbed!?!

Self Gratified
And
Pride Indulged
Belong To The Grand Clan
Spiritually Benumbed
And
They Are Proud Of It
Thank You Very Much!

These Two Ingrates
See No Reason To Deny Themselves ... Anything!
They See No Reason To Hold Their Tongues About ... Anything

And
They See No Reason Why They Should Be Deprived Of ... Anything
Since Their Greedy Souls Desire ... Everything!

The Desires Of Their Cold Hearts Were
Ridiculous ... Beyond Measure
And
They Honestly Feel
- They Are Into Feelings -
That The Earth Is Their Oyster
With Pretty Pearls To Be Greedily Plucked!

When It Comes To Giving Alms
They Become As Buttoned-Down Clams!
Their Attitudes Stink
And
They Do Not Care Who Disagree With Them

Because Their Opinions Are The Only Opinions That Matter!

Believe Or Not ...

They Consider Themselves To Be Just Like
Christian Devout
Who Leans, Leannnnns On
Jesus Christ The Lord
And
Seeks To Ease The Burdens Of
Those Less Fortunate Than Himself!

They Couldn't Have Been More Wrong!

What Little Christian Devout Has
He Shares
And
Because Of His Meek Kind Gentle
Giving Spirit
He Is A Contented Soul Who Lacks Nothing! 

He Was Contented In Christ
And
Like The Apostle Paul
Happily Said:

I Know To Abase
And I Know How To Abound!
With Little Or Much
I Am Content
For Jesus Christ My Lord
Wears Heaven's Crown
And To Him, My Heart Belongs! 

You Will Often Hear Him Singing
A Happy Zion Song!

He Has Not Big House!
He Has No Fancy Car!
He Has The Love Of His Lord Jesus
And
That Love Will See Him ... One Day
Ranging Among The Stars
BecauseHe Willingly Walked To And Through The Door
Which Is Presently Open To All Men
And 

Is Still Now, Actually Ajar!

Those Other Two Believe
That Life Revolves Around Them
And
They Desire The Homage Of
Their Poor And Fellow Men! 

They Will Not Have A Good End!

Humble Yourselves
Under The Mighty Hand Of God
And He Will Lift You Up!

Grossly, Roundly, Offends Their Black And Cold Hearts!

Give And It Will Come Back To You!

Causes Them To Break Out In Hives!

Love Your Brother As You Love Yourself!

Causes Them To Utter:

Lies! Lies! It Is A Lie!

They, In Their Haughty Ways
Daily
Do The God Of Heaven
Blithely Deny!

They See No Coming Glory

And
They Do Not Believe That Christ Jesus
Will Break The Eastern Sky!

They Believe In
"Eat Drink And Be Merry
For Tomorrow Ye Die!"

And

They Intend To Go Out In A Blaze Of Glory!

They Are Not Wrong!

The King Is Coming!
Are You Washed and Ready!?!
The King Is Coming!
Are Your Sins Confessed
Or Are You Living In Sin, Drunk
And
Doing Things High-Minded And Heady!?!

Almighty God Is Not Mocked 

And
Satan Desires The Lake Of Fire
With His Minions To Be Stocked!
Will You Be One Of Them
Or Do You Have Jesus Christ
In Your Heart Locked!?! 

The King 

Is

Coming! 

Are You In The Lost Goat Herd
Or In The Safe Sheep Flock!
Is Heaven Your Home
Or Is The Lake Of Fire To Be
Your Final Dock!?!

Only You Can Give The Answer!
Only You Know
If
Your Plan Is For Heaven
Or For The Lost-Man Lake Of Disaster!

Sin Is Cancer! 

Jesus Christ Is Cure! 

Come To Him Today! 

Healing Is Sure! 

Walk To Him Now ... Quickly! 

He Is The Open Door!

Idolatry ... The Religion Of The Devil + PRAYER: Father, Draw Me Nearer!

Idolatry 
Is
The Religion Of Sight
Lending A Lie To The Religion Of Faith
Wherein All Are Called
To Bow To The Creator God Of The Universe
And
Not Give In To Sense
By Which Man Has E'er Been Cursed!

Idolatry Encourages One
To Believe That Self Is In Control
Making god Out Of Material
Instead Of Worshipping The God
Who Made The Material!

Idolatry Encourages Escapism
Into The Realm Of Bubble And Squeak
Where Notion Gathers Motion
And
Man Gets Himself A "Working"
I-Control-This Lying Potion!

Idolatry Encourages Man
In Wish-Full Thinking
Encouraging Him To Trust, Again
In Sight
And
Exercising Credulity
Making Believe
That His Ministrations To Matter, Matter
And
Making Him Subject
To Matter That Clatters!

Idolatry Is Fake
A Trick Of The Foe
Who Takes Pleasure In Making
Wish-Full Thinking
Turn Into Something Whole
Hearty
Believable
But 
Still A Lie
Useful
Because It Causes Man
The Creator-God
To Vehemently Deny
Defy!

When ...

Jesus Christ's Faith Matters
Trust In The Holy God Works
Wonderment Over Trifles And Tricks Waivers
And
Amazing Grace Brings Heavenly Favor!

Don't Do It ...

The Descent Into Idolatry
Drags The Soul Down
And
Even Unto Hell
Which Is Satan's Sole Goal
To Deny The Creator God
The Pleasure Of The Worship Of His People
And
To Accrue Unto Himself
The Worship That Should Raise People Up To The Holy God!

In The Religion Of Satan ...

Doubt Of The Living God Is The High Priest
Self-Service Is Head Of The Church Board
Self-Aggrandizement Is The Head Of The Deacon Board

Satan Is The Wannabe God Selling False Worship

Self Is The Bold Sinner

And

Raging Sin Is The Fool's Gold

The Use Of Which Makes Lying Dying Satan 
Maliciously Bold!

So, Therefore
Let Us Over Up A

PRAYER:

Father,

I Come Before You

Because You Are My God!

You Are The One Holy

And

I Desire To Walk With You In Accord!

Father,

Keep Me Away From Idolatry

From Those Things That Weaken Faith

From Those Things That Make You

Less In My Eyes

Things That Will Encourage Me

Your Holy Law To Defy!

Father,

I Give You My Worship!

I Give You Unfeigned Praise!

I Give Unto You My Will And My Way

And

I Beseech You

In The Name Of Christ Jesus

Lead Me Gently, Safely

Surely

On The Straight And Narrow Way!

I Deny The Liar!

I Deny The Ways Of The Fraud!

I Worship The King

The Lord Jesus

And

It Is In His Matchless Name

That Unto You I Do Cry!

Grant Me Your Grace

And

The Victory Over Self And Sin

Because

You Are Almighty And Able!

Draw Me Nearer!

I Love You!

AMEN.

Worshiping Wise! + PRAYER: I Bow Before You, Lord, In Contrition ...!

The Wicked Priests
Who Hide Behind Useless Idols
- Propping Up A Known Lie -
Willfully Wreak Vengeance 
On The Gulled Worshippers
For Every Imagined Slighted
Every Supposed Wrong
Every Wayward Thought Uttered
BUT
The Faithful Servants 
Those Obedient Enduring Worshippers Of The Living God
Stand
Before The Holy God
- The One Gracious Wise
Loving Helpful -
To Eternity Strong!

Worshipping Wise
Are Those Who
Before The Everlasting Father
- In Sorrow For Known Sin
In Worshipful Humility -
Fall Down
BUT
Those Who Make
Those Who Worship
The Work Of Man's Hands
Are Worshipping The Offscourings Of Devils
Who Desire For Themselves
Almighty God's Worship
Which Thing
Is Evidentially Spiritually Unholy
AND
fatally Wrong!

Worship The Living Holy Eternal Omnipotent God
AND
Live Abundantly
To Prosper Eternally!

PRAYER:

Father,

I Love You!

You Are The Holy God!

I Bow Before You In Contrition

For Previously Following

The Willful Ways Of The Fraud!

Please Forgive Me

And

Remove From Me Self

Willfullness

Waywardness

Lawlessness

Defiance

Gainsaying

Love For The World

Love For The Things Of The World

And

The Desire To Worship Things Known Unwise!

Please, I Beseech You

- In The Name Of Christ Jesus My Lord -

Help Me To Guard My Heart

Against Those Things That Do Not Profit

So That In The Day Soon A-Dawning

I Will, With The Redeemed

To Glorious Heaven

Take My Flight!

Help Me

So That My Eternal Prosperity

I Do Not Blight!

You Are Sovereign Lord And Holy God

And

I Humbly Worship You!

Please Shelter Me

Under The Shadow Of Your Mighty Wings

And

Let Your Holy Spirit Lead Me Into All Truth

And

The Holy Angels Influence Me For Good

Is My Heart's Plea!

Come Soon!

AMEN.

Recipe For Disaster!

... I Had Left The World In Practice
AND
Not Too Long After
My Spirit Followed
BUT
You Must Understand That
It Was A Fight
For My Spirit ... For A Time

Still Basked
In The Things-Of-The Wicked-World Glow!

I Still Wanted To Go With The Flow!

That's The Truth!
I Know!

I Had Thought Nothing Of It
For
I Was Done With The Allurements Of The World
Until The Day I Heard The Trumpet Calling
AND
My Hair Started To Curl!

Shocked ... I Cried Out:

Lord,

What Meanest This?!

I've Forsaken The World

So Why Is My Spirit

Desiring A Worldly Twirl?!

I Got Out The Old Bible
And Had Me A Look Through
AND
Then The Story Of Lot And His Family
Was Under My Review!

I Read It!
I Pondered It!
I Read It ... Again

AND

Knew
That The Key To My Problem
Laid In The Person Of Lot's Wife Who
Loved Life In The Flesh Pot
More Than The God Who
Staved Off Sure Destruction
So That Through The Gate To Salvation
She Could
- With Alacrity -
Walk Through!

The Things That One Loves
Are The Things That Hold Dominion
Over Body And Spirit
AND
You Can Be Sure 

That - With Wisdom - They'll Never Attend
The Faith-In-God's-Word Cotillion!

Control Of The Spirit
Must Be Given Over To The Savior
Or Else
Spirit Will Encourage Carnal-Minded Body
To Indulge In Known Unseemly Behavior!

Lot's Wife Loved Her Things
More Than She Loved Her Life
AND
Her Love Of Her Perishable Things
Cost Her ... Her Unregainable Life!

Living In The Flesh
Is Looking For 

Embracing Death
AND
Death Is Disguised
As Looking Good At Living Life
Until Death Is Unmasked
After You - Lost - Die!

Come On!

How Is Unmasked Death Profitable
To The One Who Dies?!

It Isn't!
It's A Cautionary Tale
For The Living
Teaching Them Not To Despise
The Blessings Of Heaven
AND
Not To Be Ruled
By The Devil's Leaven!

"Do What Thou Wilt!"

Is The Recipe For Disaster
AND
Many Are They
Who Stoke The Damned Devil's Laughter
By Not Committing
Body AND Spirit
To The Care Of The Lord
AND
Walking, Walking Talking
In Inharmonious Profession
In The Face Of The World
In The Sight Of The Eternal God!

What, May I Ask You
Is An Inharmonious Profession?!

That's When Your Walk And Your Talk 

Don't Comport aka Align aka Line Up!

Exactly!

Yeah! They Talk Turkey And Walk Duck!

What I Still Don't Understand
Is The Correlation Between You And Lot's Wife?!

Lot Ran A Godly Operation
AND
It Is Assumed ...!

... Careful Wielding That Assume Thingy!

It's A Side-Winder!

Will Do!
We Take For Granted
That Lot's Wife Was A Godly Person
BUT
If You Look Closely
You Will Plainly See 

That In The Hour Of Her Trial
Her Love Of Her Possessions 

AND

Apparent Status
Rendered Her A Woman Starkly Ungodly
- Plainly Idolatrous -
For Her Things Obtained Her Worship
AND
In The Day Of Escape
Her Spirit Was Behind Her

- She Seemingly Felt That God Had Dealt Harshly With Her -
Esconced In The Damned City
AND SOHer Quivering Flesh
Concerned Fearful
For Its Welfare
Wittingly
Wilfully
- Slighting The Eternal God's Grace -
Did Look Back ...!

... And Death Attacked!

That's A Shame ... A Disgrace!

I Get It! I Get It!
Her Spirit Led Her Eyes
So She Looked Back ... Twice!
Her Heart Was In The Doomed City
So Her Body Wanted
Yearned
To Be There
And, So
Her Eyes Thereto Turned!

How True!
Your Spirit Controls Your Body
Unless AND Until
You Turn Over Self
- Completely -
To The Lord Of Life
- Totally -
To Make The Way For You
In The Carnal Strife!

Well Put!
God In - Self Out!
Self In - God Out!

Man Cannot Serve Two Master
For
One Will Be The King
And The Other  Will Be As Broken Plaster
And Therein Will Lie
Sure And Real Disaster!

Man Needs To Learn This Lesson For Life Faster
So That The Lord Of Life
Will Be Their Only Master!

Amen!

Of Men Who Accept God's Praise And Worship + PRAYER: Father, Call The Wanderers

Every Time I Hear
A Human Being Likened Unto Divinity
And Actually Being Called Divine
It Makes My Skin Crawl!

Yeah! Remember King Herod Agrippa?!
He Who Knew The Holy God Broke The First Commandment!

Who Can Forget That Wretchedly Evil Man?!
A Gorgeous Royal Robe!
A Fancy Speech!
And The Lying Accolades Of The Deceitful People Saying:

It Is The Voice Of A God, And Not Of A Man!

And Then ...

The Exceedingly Foolish King
Accepting The Glory And The Honor
That Rightly Belongs To
The Living
Eternal
Only Holy God
As If It Was His Due!

So What Happened To The King!

The Angel Of The Lord Struck Him Down
For
In That Day
He Had Filled Up His Cup
And The Wrath Of God
Was Swift
To Forever Shut Him Up!!

Must Have Been Terrible!

You're Right! Worms Ate Him!
And He Died A Truly Horrible Death!

People Don't Learn Too Well, Do They?!

No, We Don't! Mistakes Are Set On A Loop!

Whaaaat?!

Make A Mistake!
Pay For Said Mistake!
Learn Nothing From The Experience!
Make The Same Mistake Again
AND
Repeat!!

That's Stupid!

Stupid BUT True, Nonetheless!

PRAYER:

Lord, Have Mercy Upon Us!

We Are Oft Foolish

And Seem Not To Care

That Unwise Ways Bring Nothing But Disaster

And Permits Satan To Rejoice In Our Ear!

Pity, Dear Lord

Those Amongst Us

Who Have Not Been Taught

The First Commandment Clear

That We Must Not Have Any Gods Before You

Not Even Pretend Ones

Which Cannot Even Move Their Hands And Heads

Nor Hear A Plaintive Voice

Crying In Distress In Their Stopped Up Ears

Manufactured By The Hands Of Men Unwise!

Father,

You Are The God Holy!

You Are The God True!

You Are The God Of Blessings!

You Give Good Gifts Unto Us

And

In Love And Thankfulness

We Honor And Obey 

And

With Whole Hearts

Bow In Glad Worship

Before You!

Forgive Us Our Trespasses!

Turn Us Away From Vile Practices Today!

Teach Us Your Ways!

Help Us Walk In Your Way Clear

And Also Help Us To Be Faithful

For You Have Given Unto Us 

The Spirit That Knows Not Fear!

Father,

Many Are The Children

Who Know Not Your Name!

Many Are The People Who Live In Gross Shame!

Jesus Christ Died For Them All

So That Makes Them Worthy To Bless

So Call Them, Dear Father

Call The Wanderers Home

Using Us Who Are Faithful To Them Bless

And By Your Holy Spirit

Turn Their Hearts From Stone

Into Flesh!

Let Jesus Christ Be Royally Praised 

Forever And Always

For It Is In His Name That We Stand, And Plead!

AMEN.