Psalm 120:7 I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war

 

I tired to be nice and cordial (though I am still kind) but you take advantage of my kindness. I tired chastising you and reproving you but it did no good. You do not listen to God speaking through His prophets. Oh, if they are on TV or have the approval of your friends and associates you listen (many are false) and you do as they say. But, if a downtrodden true prophet who cries to the Lord daily speaks the words of the Lord, you turn a deaf ear.

 

When will you see your sins? I acknowledge mine and you know that. You are so good at pointing out the sins of others but you can do no wrong. You are perfect, having forgotten the grace of God and you will not show mercy and will not let others find grace or mercy.

 

You hurt me and your friends and your family too (by getting them to follow you in this error), but you don’t see it. Grow up and mind your own business. You say, “Oh it is my business” but you are mistaken. It is not. It is God’s business.

 

Job 32:6-9  6 ... "I am young in years and you are old; Therefore I was shy and afraid to tell you what I think. 7 "I thought age should speak, And increased years should teach wisdom. 8 "But it is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding. 9 "The abundant in years may not be wise...

 

One boy was physically strong (with his God given power) and he would bully the poor boy (who did not stay poor) because the poor boy knew things he did not and things he would not believe. But, with all the efforts of the bully to conform the poor boy to his ways (his errors), the poor boy continued to cling to his dad and read and learn from him daily and he grew in knowledge.

 

From the beginning the poor boy only did as his father said. The bully would not change and would not listen to all the boy had learned. So, the poor boy stopped trying to teach him and went to others who would listen. He realized the bully is stuck believing simple things; only what his friends believe. He also knew the bully knew that he could not grow without a cost that he was not willing to pay. The poor boy paid that cost many times over and the bully knows he could not handle the pain the poor boy has endured. So, he remains frustrated and unable to see or hear the truth. The irony: The bully is the one who is weak even though he has all this so called strength with which he caused the poor boy harm.

 

As time went by, the poor boy grew into a man who knew what his dad told him (and he never let go of it) and the difference between that and what the bully said. He learned to not care what the bully thought anymore and he realized that he only cared what his dad thought and what he had taught him.

 

Psalm 102:12-13  12 But You, O LORD, abide forever, And Your name to all generations. 13 You will arise and have compassion on Zion; For it is time to be gracious to her, For the appointed time has come.

 

in Christ,

 

Rob Norman

 

 

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