Showing posts with label Love Of Money. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Love Of Money. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Nobody Owes Us A Gift Or A Gift Of Our Choosing!




We Have Surely Lost Our Way! 

In The Name Of The Lord Jesus
Why Would We, As Committed Christians, Believe That 
A Free-Will Gift Of Almighty God 
Should Be Returned To The Sender Expressing Our Dissatisfaction 
Because 
It Is Not A Brand Name
It Is Not What We Wanted
And 
It Is Not To Our Taste Since Only Money Excites Us!?! 

Beloved, 

Yes, There Are Gifts That We May Specifically Ask The Lord For 
But
Think Carefully About All The Gifts, Benefits
And 
Blessings That We Have Received Of The Lord 
Without Our Prior Knowledge And Approval!?! 

Was Calvary A Part Of Your Desire Or Aesthetic!?! 

The Cross Was Not By Gucci 
And 
The Holy Spirit Is Not Prada! 

Dear Ones, 

If We Blindly Continue 
In The Despicable, Entitled, Attitude 
Now Being Publicly Expressed
It Is Certain That We Will Not Want Or Accept 
The Now Available Gift Of Everlasting Life! 

It Is Also Certain That We Will Also Roundly Reject 
The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit 
Because 
They Do Not Come Wrapped 
In A Warhol Or Michelangelo Hand-Drawn Wrapping Paper! 

No One Owes Us A Gift
And For Sure
Nobody Owes A Gift Of Our Own Choosing! 

The Gifts Of God Should Be To Us


"Thank You, Jesus!
Bless You, Lord, For Thinking On Me!" 


The Good And Perfect Gift From God To Us 
Is 
Good And Perfect, As Is, For Us ... Always! 

Let Us Not Behave Like Idolatrous Ingrates 
Treating The Lord's Bounty Like Hog Food! 

Let Us Gladly Accept The Best Of Heaven 
Like We Know That 
We Are The Blessed On Earth! 

Peace!


















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!






Wednesday, January 2, 2019

UNCOMMON SENSE: Bright Eyes And Things Shining

I Had Me A ... Revelation!

Nooo!

Yes, Indeed I Did!

You Don't Say!

Indeed I Do!

I Opened Me Old King James
And
It Was There Plain:

Deception Is Coming!

Don't Trust In Your Eyes
For
They Will Show You
Nothing But Plain Lies!

Eyes Like Things Pretty!

Bright!

Shining!

New!

Eyes Like To Be Drawn
To What Scares
To What Awes
Me And You!

Beware The Things You Covet!
Beware The Coveted Things That Clink!
Beware The Coveted Things Clinking
That Push You Away From Sure Salvation
And
Toward Sure Damnation The Brink!

The Love Of Money 
Is
The Root Of All Kinds Of Evil!
Beware Of The Love Of Money
Which Money, Against Your Soul, Will Testify!
Beware The Liar That Urges You
To Indulge The Grand Folly
By His Artful Machinations
Which Involve Telling You
The Great Lie!

The Thing Bright And Shining
Is
Not Always Good!
The Thing Bright And Shining 
Is Not Always New!
Good Is Not Always Obviously Shining
And
Obviously Old Is Not Always Bad For You!

The Word Of God 
Is
Considered Old!
The Word Of God
Is 
Considered Ever New!

The Word Of God
Is
Unmeasured Treasured
And
It Is Always True
Shining Bright 
And 
Shining Whether Day Or Night 
And
Is Ever Always Good For You!

Now, Dear Ones ...

Take A Tiny Bit Of Uncommon Sense
And
Buy A Good-For-You Clue
And
Know Of A Surety That
Jesus Christ The Righteous
The Lord Of Life
The Shepherd Of Rest
The Rock Of Refuge
The Savior Of Mankind
Sacrificially Loves You
And
Sacrificially Loves Me, Too!

Be Wise Unto Salvation!





Saturday, November 19, 2016

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Hopscotch Board




When I Was A Child
Beneath The Age Of Consent
Running Hopscotch
Was A Thing
Where Much Time Was Spent!
Mommies And Daddies
Would Join In On Moonlight Nights
AND
Soon Everybody On The Street
Was Playing!
Oh, What A Delight!

The Goal
Was To Get From The Bottom No. 1
To The Top No. 9
AND
Return
Without Losing One's Balance
AND
Falling
For
The Master Of The Board
Was The One Who Could Reach
The Highest Number
For The Start
AND
Return
AND
Dismount From Your Number Start
Again Without
On Your Face
Falling
AND
Giving Everybody Else Observing
Playing
Something To Laugh And Shout About!

It Was Easy!
It Was Hard
AND
It Was Fun
But The Passage Of Time
Soon Made The Game A Discard!

UNTIL ...

In Adulthood
In Life
AND
In Faith
Hopscotch Returned
Forcefully
AND
Placed Me
In A Rather Peculiar Place!

If You Look
At The Hopscotch Board
You Will Note
That There Are Two Places Where
A Person Is Straddling
Two Numbers For Sure
BUT
You Will Also Notice
That
As You Start
So Do You End
In Singular Position
With No Hope
For Straddling
Even If Is You
Who
The Board Drew!

Straddling May Give Time For Rest!
Straddling May Give Time To Reflect!
Straddling Does Not Make
A Way Of Life
For
For
OR
Against
One Must A Firm 
And Upright Position
Realize!

So In Faith!
So In Belief!
Man Cannot Have Faith In Jesus Christ
AND
Expect
AND
Believe 
A Dying Mortal Man Like Himself Can
Our Life's Stresses Relieve!

Take A Good Look 
At The Fence To Be Straddled
AND
Look At Your Position 
Relative To Same
AND
Think Hard About The Position
In Which You Will Fall
When The Earthquake In Your Life
Causes You
- With Malice -
Aggressively To Fall!




If God Is God
Serve The Loving Lord Jesus Christ!
If The Devil Is God
Serve Satan Of Demonic Device
For
You Can't Wholeheartedly Embrace The Holy One
AND
Wholeheartedly Embrace The Evil One, Too
AND
Then Run Happily 
Contentedly
With All Two
For The King James Says:




Decisions Must Be Made!
BUT
Coined Heads Or Tails Cannot Be Played!
Being Wise Unto Salvation
With Mortal Head In Jesus Christ's Firm Faith 
Held High 
Above Firmly Set Shoulders
PLUS
Abiding
Obedient Love 
For Him Who Is In Everlasting Command
Is The Only Way To Reach Zion
To Forever Reside With
The Glorious Son Of Man!

Our Faith
Must Join Our Belief
AND
Educated Consumers We Must Be
OR ELSE
In The Great Shaking
- No Faking -
A-quaking
We Will Be!

So, Remember ...

Like A Game Of Hopscotch
Every Human Life Has An End
So
Be Sure Of Your Position
AND
With Wise Ways
Make Firm Provision
For Where You Will
Eternity 
Spend!


God Made!
God Gave!
God Gives!
God Forgives!
and
God Receives!

So Don't Be A Laodicean!
Go Humbly To God 
... And Truly Live!







Thursday, March 3, 2016

PERSONAL PUZZLER: Link Between Cross and Cash



One Lovely, Lovely, Day
I Walked Along A Lonely Road
AND
Came Across A Puzzle!
I Saw For Myself - My Own Self
A Cross 
AND
Some Cash
AND
My Heart and My Eyes
Were Fair To Quite Dazzled!

The Cross!
AND
The Cash!
Make A Rash Move
AND
I Shall Crash
For Lovely Cash Now
Means
Cruel Cross Later

BUT ... 

Cruel Cross Now Means ...
Gold Later!?!

What's A Body To Do?


The NOTICE 
On The Roadside
BOARD
Reads:

The Cross AND The Cash 
In Their Diversity 
Contain All Your Instructions!
Find The Clues 
And 
Then
Make Your Best Decision!
All The Clues 
Are Here Hidden
In Plain Sight!





Saturday, November 7, 2015

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Contentment




Greed for Money Makes Men Mad
Madness for Money Makes Men Mean
Money Meanest Makes Men Murderous
Enough to Pick a Cold Corpse Clean!

The Bible States it Well that
Love for Money is The Root
Of All Evil that Can Be Seen!
So Use Money for Its Intended Purpose
And Men Will Not be Ravening Locusts!

Little With Contentment is Our Goal
Those of Us who Call Jesus Christ, Lord!
Our Little with God's Contentment 
Makes Bitter Herbs Preferable
To Great Strife with Much Meat!
Please Learn This and Daily Repeat!