The Consequences of True Love

Psalms 97:10 (KJV)

[10] Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

False Love Produces No Consequences…

• It’s Empty Not Even Shallow!

• Words With No Effect…

• Noise With No Distinction!

True Love of the Lord Produces Consequences…

The Single Greatest of These Is That You “Hate Evil!”

This Single Consequence Becomes A Telling Compass Directing Your Way to Godliness and Away from Evil…

Don’t Lie To Yourself-

If You Love God You Can Never Accept

Evil on Any Level…

Loving The Lord and Hating Evil Has (Benefits)-

• He Preserves You (protection from ruin)

• He Delivers You-Out of The Hand of The Wicked

Consequences and Benefits-

Only If You Truly Love The Lord

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That Joyful Sound

Psalms 89:15 (KJV)

[15] Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.

Multitasking What You Hear Can Cause Confusion!

But If You Would Just Tune In To One Sound You Will Have Clarity!

The Joyful Sound Is The Gospel-(the good news)...

You Don't Have To Go To Hell!

But Rather- You Can Have Joy Unspeakable and Full of Glory!

Negative Consumption of Hearing Breeds (faint of heart)

Being A Realist Doesn't Mean A Steady Diet of Doom and Gloom Listening...

No More Than A Steady Diet Of Salt Will Make You Healthy!

-But Appropriate Seasoning of Either is The Zest of Life...

And Won't Kill You!

That Joyful Sound Will Cause You To Walk-not in shadows-

But Rather In The Light Of His Countenance...

Listen Today To That Joyful Sound...

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Looking At The Wrong Thing

Proverbs 24:19-20 (KJV)

[19] Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked; [20] For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

Do Not Gage Blessing By Material Things and Money!

The Blessing Is Not Always In What You See...

But Rather In What You Don't See!

To Have No Reward from God

And Having Your Candle Put Out

Leaves You In Darkness...

The Evil and Wicked May Seem Blessed Temporarily-

But We Will Be Blessed Eternally...

Don't Be Looking At The Wrong Things!

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Nothing But Hot Air

Proverbs 25:14 (KJV)

[14] Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

Better to Underestimate Your Qualifications and Be Appreciated, Than Overestimate and Disappoint...

Exaggerating and Boasting of One's Abilities Is A Sure Sign of Failure and Insecurity!

The Devil Is The Master of Deception, Smoke and Mirrors...

Nothing More Disheartening to People During a Drought in a Dry Land, Then To See Dark Clouds and Wind...But No Rain!

Having Church With All Things Functional But No Spirit Is Nothing But Hot Air...

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What (Is)-Not What (If)...

Colossians 1:27 (KJV)

[27] To whom- God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

The Riches of His Glory...

Riches-Plainly Defined: Wealth

Exceeding, With Nothing Worthy of Comparison Is The Riches (Wealth) of His Glory!

Which Is Plainly Defined as "Christ In You"

If This Indeed Is True, And We Do Believe That It Is So-

Then Why Are We So Stressed?

His Wealth Is Truly Greater Than More Money or Material Things Is It Not?

But If Christ Is Not In You, Well...

It Is No Wonder Then That You're So Discontent and Desperate To Get More of What This World Has To Offer...

But If You Have Jesus?

Well (You Know) And

Nothing Else Needs To Be Said...

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Too Much of A Good Thing

Proverbs 25:16 (KJV)

[16] Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

There’s Nothing Wrong With Honey…

In Measured Amounts!

Taste Is An Interesting Sense…

It Is Meant As Both an Inhibitor and Enticer for The Body-

Its Function Is Necessary for The Body, Both As To Reject and Accept What Comes In.

But-Without Balance It Can Become Harmful and Even Deadly To The Body…

Even Good Sweet Water Has An LD(lethal dose)… too much and you drown!

The Five Senses of The Body Can Be Pleasurable…

*But Too Much of A Good Thing-

Can Be Damaging!

Beware-When Life Becomes an Obsession of Appeasing The Desire of What Tastes Good…

You May Find Yourself Vomiting…

(Matthew 6:33)

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The Art of Listening

Psalms 81:13-14 (KJV)

[13] Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! [14] I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.

Oxford Dictionary-Listening:

To take notice of and act on what someone says…

“If Only I Had Listened”

Famous Last Words!

Yet, Here God Is Saying-

“If Only They Had Listened”

The Ability To (Listen) Among The Cacophony of Noise In This Generation Is Truly an Art!

It’s Not The Loudest Voice You Should Be Listening To…

But Rather-

That Still Small Voice Calling You To Walk In His Ways…

Then and Only Then…

• He’ll Subdue (your enemies)

• He’ll Turn His Hand Against (your adversaries)

Otherwise You’ll Be Sadly Saying…

“I Should Have Listened”

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