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I Am Asking ... Dad, I Am Asking You, Well, Because The Guys Keep Talking About All The Athletes Sportsmen Entertainers And Actors And Money As Oh, So, Great But ... Something Is Nagging At The Edge Of My Consciousness!
It's As If There Is Something Really Important
That I Need To Understand So As Not To Accept What's On The Street As Fact!
Okay. Sit Down With Me And We Shall Seek To Get You Your Answer!
First Things First!
Father In Heaven,
We Come As Children
Willing To Learn
And Seeking Your Guidance!
Please Guide Into Your Truth
In Jesus' Name.
AMEN.
Son,
It Is Written That
By Wisdom You Build Your House By Understanding It Is Established ...
... And By Knowledge Its Chambers Are Filled With Pleasant And Precious Riches!
All Right! We're On The Same Page! Now Tell Me What You Understand To Be The Visible Character Of Many Of Those Lauded In The Public Domain As Great?!
Dad, I Can Count
- Without Even Thinking - The Many So-Called Greats Who Lack True Character!
Many Of Them Are Drug Abusers Womanizers Indulge In Abominable Lifestyles Lack Self-Control Rabble-Rousers, And More And I Don't Understand
Why They're Called Great!
Several Of The Old Greats
- Still Considered Great -
Even Committed Suicide
And Many Of The Young Crop
Are Following In Their Footsteps!
What's So Great About That?!
Son, Do You Remember The Story Of Samson
The Judge In Israel At The Time Of The Philistine Dominion!
Of Course!
He Was The Strongest Man Who Ever Lived!
He Was The Greatest!
And ... He Was The Weakest!
How Can You Say That?!
He Tore A Lion In Half ... With His Bare Hands
Killed 1,000 Men With The Jawbone Of An Ass Lifted The City Gates Off Its Hinges ... He Was Truly, Truly, Fantastic!
He Was Fantastically Foolish He Had No Self Control He Lived By His Emotions
AND Of Him His Libido Had Control!
He Who Is Mastered By Earthly Desire Is Weak! True Strength Comes From The Emotions You Control Not The Emotions That Control You Using Up Your Life Force With Vanity And Things That Do Not Elevate You!
Yes, Sir.
Let's Reason This Out Together ...
Samson Was A Nazarite From Birth He Was Dedicated To God
He Was To Avoid Wine And Alcohol He Should Not Have Been Fraternizing With The Idolatrous Philistine Women
He Should Not Have Married One! He Should Not Have Been Involved With Delilah, A Known Prostitute!
Yeah, Especially One Whose Name Means Consumer!
No, Son. He Should Not Have Allowed Himself To Participate In The Charms Of Any Prostitute - He Was Set Apart AND Designated As Holy Unto God!
Samson Utterly Betrayed His God By Foolishly Betraying His Secret For A Tawdry Exploration AND He Put Himself Outside The Ark Of Safety The Hedge Of Protection AND For His Weakness His Willfulness His Malicious Disobedience He Caused The Spirit Of The Living God To Finally Depart From Him!
I Guess He Was Not So Great After All!
Samson Would Have Been Truly Great IF He Had Been Faithful AND IF He'd Had Self-Control AND Firmness Of Resolve AND Practiced Self-Denial Not Giving In To The Lust Of His Eyes The Lust Of His Flesh AND The Pride Of Life Trusting In His Long Hair And His Muscles Neither Of Which Gave Him One Single Iota Of Power!
His Power Came From His Fidelity His Devotion To His Living And Holy God!
Neither Fame Nor Fortune Nor Associations Make One Great! They Can, However Make One Notorious Careless Indifferent Unfaithful Faithless Wicked Wasteful AND Turn One Into A Wastrel!
Son, Satan Uses
Our Cherished Character Defects AND Flaws To Undermine AND Ultimately Destroy Us!
I Guess Buying Into Your Own Press Is Not A Good Idea!
It Isn't!
Hmm ...
So, Dad Would You Say That Faithfulness Self ... Control Obedience To God Self ... Denial Integrity AND Firm Resolve Are Some Of The Attributes That Make A Man Great?!
Yes, I Do ... But
Think On This:
Samson Was Physically AND Spiritually Ruined BUT In The Midst Of His Misery He Truly Learned About Himself AND Because Of Complete Repentance AND Turning Away From Sin AND Turning Toward The Savior The Lord Heard Him In His Plea
AND Gave Him Forgiveness AND Restoration To Power To Complete His Mission Even Though It Cost Him His Earthly Life!
This Is Lesson For Us All:
Our Sin May Be Forgiven BUT There Are Always Consequences To Our Wrong-Way Walking!
Thanks, Dad! I Knew I Could Count On You! I Love You!
I Love You, Son! You May Count On Me BUT You Must Depend On AND Trust Completely In And On The Eternal God!
IF All Things Work Together For Good To Them That Love The Lord AND Are Called According To HIS Purpose THEN It Stands To Reason That All Things Work Together For Ill aka Bad To Them That Hate The LordAND Are Used According To Satan's Purpose!
IFRighteous Faithful Men Women And Children Are Sighing And Crying Over The Abominations Being Practiced In The Land Then It Stands To Reason That The Man With The Writer's Inkhorn Is Marking God's PeopleAND Those Men With Their Slaughtering Weapons Are Soon To Follow!
It Stands To Reason That IF Truth Is Cast Down In The Street THEN It Must Mean That Good Is Become Evil
AND Evil Is Become Good Light Is Become Darkness
AND Darkness is Become LightAND In No Small Order We Have Exchanged Beauty To Acquire... Ashes?! We Are Benighted By Blight!
Ashes To Ashes! Dust To Dust! It Is Impossible For The Human Soul To Rust!
Rest Is For The Weary Not For Those Who Choose To Party On! Judgment Day Is ComingAND Soon Sin, Death Hell
AND
Satan Will Be Forever Gone!
God Is Not Gone! God Is No Fraud! Fraud Is From Satan Liar Who Aspires To Be Lord God!
God Eternal Is On Heaven's Throne
AND Heaven's Throne Communicates Not With Cellular Phones!
Man-Made Cell Phones
Need A Man-Made Satellite Power
For A Feed BUT Almighty God The Consuming Fire Is Power That None Can Deconstruct Restrict Fire Nor Retire!
Please Take Heed!
Those Who Are Sick Of Sin
AND From Committing Sin By God's Grace Retire! Those Who Would See Jesus In Peace Have Faith In Their Bellies Burning Like A Fire!
The Lake Of Fire Is Not The Place Where They Will Retire For They Will Know No DisgraceAND
Will In Triumph Ascend To Heights Higher And Higher!
The Higher Satan Climbs The More His "Tail" Is ExposedAND The More He Is Exposed The More We See That He Is Neither True
Nor
A King
For He Possesses No Right-Living Clothes!
Clothes Are A Symbol For Character
AND Of One's Integrity BUT Satan Has None For His Character Is One Of Consistent Persistent Pride-Filled
Sampson Betrayed His God AND Himself By Having No Self Control! His Integrity Was Betrayed By "She Pleaseth Me Well!" AND Thereby His Inability To Utter A Firm "No!" In The Face Of Strong Temptation AND The Urge Toward Raging Sin Was Undeniably Stripped Away! Where Was His SIF?! MIA! AWOL! Absconded! Done Run Away! Yup! What Is SIF?! S. I. F. Is Self-control Integrity AND Firmness! Sense Lacked Sensibility! His Secret To Strength Was Under Attack AND The Desire Of His Flesh Unchecked - A Stumbling Block - Ushered Samson Into The Hand Of Satan Who Didn't Fear His Clear Weakness To Hijack!
Master Your PASSIONS!
Master Your SELF!
And
Master Your MIND
By Being To Almighty God
Devotedly INCLINED!
God Gives Unto Us The Secret Of Our Success - Hold On To Your S. I. F - It's Your Master Control! Let The Lord Lead You AND Holy Angels Will Defend AND Don't Be Overcome By Taste Buds That Caused The Ultimate Destruction AND Death Of The Strongest Of Strong Men! God Bears With Men Long Issuing Calls To Repentance BUT Continuing Descents Into Known Corruptions Will Ultimately Lead Us To A Decimating Volcanic Eruption Which If We Are Not Completely Abandoned To Self And To Sin Will Lead Us To True Self Discovery AND Confession AND Repentance AND Asking The Living God For Mercy's Help AND Grace's Full Restitution!
