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💔 Darkness is on the brink of nothing. Truth is to the praise of reality. Hear instruction and be wise, And do not disdain it. ~ Proverbs 8:33 Most people only hear what they want to hear. Lies may cover truths as selfish power posturing does skew unity. There is no limit to divisions. Confusion abounds. Many exchanges or opinions reduce to petty argumentation, and often, individuals prefer negative attacks to dismiss perceived threats. We somewhat have developed into a hostile nation rather than one of comrades building each other up. We are in a state of social rejection and lawless arrogance. For the LORD will not cast off His people, Nor will He forsake His inheritance. ~ Psalms 94:14 Humans may turn on one another as carless dismissals are easier than true responsibility. Blame takes precedence over accountability. God holds all responsibile for life and death, and regrets those that choose death mired in hate’s filth. The test is, do we reject love and patience? Is there honor behind our words? Liars swim in the oceans that engulf us. ... Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it. ~ Psalms 34:12-14 To be rescued one has to find God’s restoration
Life is a challenge in all the losses we encounter. Peace can be elusive when love evaporates and wickedness overwhelms goodness. ... The face of the LORD is against those who do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. ... ~ Psalms 34:15-17 A judgment is coming where we will find deliverance or condemnation for our actions. ... Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the LORD delivers him out of them all. ~ Psalms 34:18-19 To show how much His love saves, Christ endured all the suffering and misery, any and all, humans could ever experience. Yet, He never lost faith through it all, of the certainty of His eventual destination, as an example, and savior, for all who would believe. Is not the heart broken when love is rejected? ... Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, ... ~ 1st Peter 5:6-9 Only under His care can total peace be found
God’s hand is the truth He delivers for life to know Him and the ways of creation. ... If we deny Him, He also will deny us. If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself. ~ 2nd Timothy 2:12-13 Each of us has daily obstacles to overcome. Mental and or physical, each breath encompasses a spectrum of accepting and rejecting. ... If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear. ... ~ Psalms 66:16-20 Love has the foundation of not turning away. When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the LORD will take care of me. ~ Psalms 27:10 In the final analysis, it is only, and exclusively, God who will not abandon us. The question will be, did we abandon Him? ... when men hate you, And when they exclude you, And revile you, and cast out your name as evil, For the Son of Man's sake. ... ~ Luke 6:22-23 For those that find His love, they will be met by those filled with contempt for all that is Holy. "If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you." ~ John 15:18 There are those that live to hate, and their hardened hearts will never see the light of love. ... He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? ~ Romans 8:31-32 While Christ was rejected, beaten, and crucified, He still offered His love and instructions in every moment upon the earth. My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you ... ~ Hosea 4:6 It surely is distressing when order and respect is replaced with hate and violence. When impulse and anger guides destiny over rational decisions, godlessness rules. The greatest travesty is when God rejects us and our children. The wise men are ashamed, They are dismayed and taken. Behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD; So what wisdom do they have? ~ Jeremiah 8:9 Wisdom is impossible without knowledge of God. He said to them, "All too well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition." ~ Mark 7:9 Whatever pet project or personal preference, if it abandons the words of decency, it wears the mask of evil. Traditions can not supersede what the Word of God has delivered once for all to know. ... that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, ... ~ Mark 8:31 Everything that Christ encountered is to teach us what to expect from humanity ourselves. No one can deny we live in a society of rejection and contempt filled with those who would want to kill us just for the hate of it. He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. ... ~ Isaiah 53:3 Each of us climbs the tears of pain
It is interesting that what Christ experienced is what the most of us encounter in life. Rejected, despised, filled with sorrow and grief, and not recognized for the good we do. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. ~ John 1:11 A famous idiom is, “Good guys finish last.” This is because crafty liars scheme against the innocent to justify their immorality in self denial. "He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him - the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day." ~ John 12:48 Many have never opened the Bible and choose to disregard the truths it holds. Perhaps as simple as the opinion that men wrote it, causes one to dismiss this wisdom given from above. If one rejects the four corners of truth, is there any box left to be real? "He who hears you hears Me, he who rejects you rejects Me, and he who rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me." ~ Luke 10:16 Rejecting Jesus and His divinity rejects God and His message to mankind. ... The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. This was the LORD'S doing; It is marvelous in our eyes. ~ Psalms 118:21-23 The Rock of God is the truth that upholds all life. ... offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. ~ 1st Peter 2:4-5 There is no question what God desires from us
Coming to God requires substance of character. ... to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, "The stone which the builders rejected ... ~ 1st Peter 2:7-8 Thoughts either free or imprison the spirit
What a shame when those we depend on for the unforgettable word disobey its’ instructions. How can the answer to why be obtained without a higher sense of absolute truth. History repeats itself, so vast knowledge is necessary for accurate assessment and or proper understanding. Questions can reveal answers. Can God be discovered through wisdom? No. Belief is the test of time. To be mired in the present is to miss the eternal connection. Joy is stolen when the inside emotions of a soul are not settled. One bottom line is happiness comes when one is able to fully remove condemnation of self and others. Corruption in the world will not cease. Life is a choice. Do we choose tranquility or chaos, peace or turmoil, higher light over lower darkness, contempt or love, truth or lies? Character is a fine line between sanity and insanity. The solution lies in a humble heart verses an arrogant one. Faith is only as large as doubt is far away. To find love a heart must open to what will be
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