The Character Of Envy

Now at the feast the governor was accustomed to releasing to the multitude one prisoner whom they wished. And at that time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas. Therefore, when they had gathered together, Pilate said to them, ‘Whom do you want me to release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?’ For he knew they handed Him over because of envy. Matthew 27:15-18

Who can stand against envy?

Just another form of jealousy

The highest level of cruelty

How can you want to be or have

Another’s life that it drives you mad

Their every adversity makes you glad

You watch and wait in privy

To find every opportunity

To condemn them with scrutiny

By you, their very presence is despised

Because there’s no equity in your own eyes

So an imitation of them is your disguise

They are on a much higher plane

Slander is the way you feel you can gain

Because their honor you just can’t attain

Relentlessly striving to destroy

The noble name that they employ

The praise of them saps your joy

How has the enemy made you this way?

How many hours do you spend with him per day

That he was so easily able to persuade?

Whenever we talk whenever we meet

Every flaw I have you boldly repeat

Longing somehow my character you will deplete

But in the end my friend you shall see

The enemy cunningly destroyed you, not me

And his hold on you won’t quickly retreat

The ditch you dug will be your own

The reputation you’ll reap is the one you’ve sown

Humiliation will never leave your home

Mercy you can never receive

Because in giving it you never believed

Many will rejoice at your calamity

They’ll say, “Is this the one who walked in pride?’

Our misfortune she arrogantly chose to deride

Now from disgrace and shame she cannot hide!

The righteous rejoice when the wicked fail

All their plans return to the depths of Hell

And the evil she wrought in her ears will bewail

I plead with you my ignorant friend

Destroy the wickedness of envy and sin

Repent for maybe the Lord may relent

© 2009 Meena International Presents "He's A Keeper"

　

The Excuse God Accepts

But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must DO what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves!! James 1:22

How can the "saints" be angry because you tell them not to be in the club or to stop using profanity? How can you be a "saint" and despise the people of God speaking the truth? I am like King David! He said, "I am a companion (friend) of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts." (Psalms 119:63) David also said, "They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word." (Psalms 119:74) 

My plea to the "saints" is please stop shooting the MESSENGERS! The people of God are NOT the author of the bible, GOD is the author and writer! So please know your anger, frustration, hatred, etc. is NOT against the messenger but God. Make sure on judgement day you let Him know when He said:

 "But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks. For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. Therefore do not be partakers with them. (Ephesians 5:3-7)

Or when God said:

"For if you have suffered physically for Christ, you have finished with sin. You won’t spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God. You have had enough in the past of the evil things that godless people enjoy—their immorality and lust, their feasting and drunkenness and wild parties, and their terrible worship of idols.

Of course, your former friends are surprised when you no longer plunge into the flood of wild and destructive things they do. So they slander you. But remember that they will have to face God, who will judge everyone, both the living and the dead." (I Peter 4:2-5)

Make sure on that day you tell God, He was wrong, you are only human, and not to judge you because obviously in your world He was WRONG! I hope all your excuses work on that day! Amen.

Filthy Dreamers

Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. Jude 1:8

I have been on the quest for wealth wholeheartedly for over 12 years now. I have joined at least five network marketing schemes trying to "live the dream". Do not misunderstand me money is important and wealth is needed especially in the kingdom of God! However, some of the most wicked people I have ever encountered on this earth are the so-called "Dreamers", those "Dreaming Big" and the  "Dream Builders"! Their motto is "Nothing or no one is bigger than the "Dream". I can use network marketing because it is what I used most trying to "live the dream" and I find it is infested with a bunch of financially destitute false leaders hiding behind the "dream". 

Money is the only thing God compared to Himself. Matthew 6:24 reads: “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. The word also says in 1 Timothy 6:10: For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have ERRED from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. Loving money over God is the root, the sustaining part, of ALL evil and makes you DESPISE God. We heard the term "filthy rich" it comes from "filthy dreamers" who will bankrupt and destroy you and your family for "The Dream"! 

It was money that caused one of Jesus' chosen disciples Judas to betray God Himself! Not eternal life, not him reigning with Christ, not power unseen, but money! Matthew 26: 14-16 reads: "Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?” And they counted out thirty pieces of silver. So from that time he sought opportunity to betray Him."

Thirty pieces of silver was the price of a SLAVE. (Exodus 21:32). And it was not enough money to even allow Judas to "live the dream"! It was in a bag he could carry equal to about $330. Judas betrayed Jesus Christ and became the enemies' slave for a few dollars. Have you ever witnessed this person? Well, I have over and over and over again! It's pure wickedness!

Today I ask you to evaluate what and who you are sacrificing in hopes of "living the dream". The last five years I have seen the most wicked things done to others. Husbands despising their spouses, people leaving God, people having sex with several women while having them live in the same house and they accept it. Leaders financially destitute deceiving their teams in order to pay for their adulterous affairs and the people find out and their response is: "I can't focus on that, I have to focus on "My Dream." Well, let me help you focus and tell you how your dream ends! Proverbs 24:12 states: "Don’t excuse yourself by saying, “Look, we didn’t know.” For God understands all hearts, and He SEES you. He who guards your soul KNOWS you KNEW. He will repay all people as their actions deserve."

God created wealth. He is the only One who has the power to give us true wealth. (Deuteronomy 8:18) But receive it from His hand not by deceiving, destroying, and betraying others for "your dream". Dreams are not real! Ecclesiastes 6:9 reads: "Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don’t have. Just dreaming about nice things is meaningless—like chasing the wind." The whole concept of "Dreaming" is an illusion, something God says is meaninglessly. God will give you the desires of your heart IF you trust and delight in HIM! (Psalms 37: 3-4) Do God "Big" and God will make your Dreams come true! 

Gay, Lesbian, and I'm a Christian

Those who say they love God know and keep His commandments. Most only quote one verse out of God's entire Bible which is: God is Love. But I have listed other scriptures our God of Love has written in this same Bible. 

(Leviticus 18: 22-23) You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. It is an abomination. Nor shall you mate with any animal, to defile yourself with it. Nor shall any woman stand before an animal to mate with it. It is perversion.

(Leviticus 20:13) If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death.

(Judges 19: 22-24) As they were enjoying themselves, suddenly certain men of the city, perverted men, surrounded the house and beat on the door. They spoke to the master of the house, the old man, saying, “Bring out the man who came to your house, that we may know him carnally!” But the man, the master of the house, went out to them and said to them, “No, my brethren! I beg you, do not act so wickedly! Seeing this man has come into my house, do not commit this outrage. Look, here is my virgin daughter and the man’s concubine; let me bring them out now. Humble them, and do with them as you please; but to this man do not do such a vile thing!”

(Romans 1:24-28)Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.

(I Corinthians 6:9-11) Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

(Jude 1:7-8) Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

The profound story of Sodom and Gomorrha is found in Genesis 19. If you really love God and call yourself His, know what He has written about homosexuality and decide. The choice is always ours! People are naturally born wicked, so proclaiming you are "born this way" is no excuse! We were ALL born this way: wicked! So today choose the path you will take. God Bless the hearer and doer of His word.

I Hate What God Hates

Nothing is more disturbing than people professing Christianity with no Christ! Everything has rules. If I say I'm a lawyer and never went to school for it and refuse to follow any law rules, I'm not a lawyer, I'm considered by all, a bonafide idiot! If I say I'm a Muslim yet I'm at Denny's bacon-fest and my favorite food is bacon and I reject Allah, I'm no Muslim I'm considered really confused or doubly nuts! If I say I'm a basketball player and I will not follow the game rules, have no desire to play on a team or practice, I'm not called a great athlete, but I'm obviously insane! So it is with calling yourself a Christian and despising all the rules written in God's bible! 

Even we as saints, stop calling someone who SAID they are saved, followers of Christ! Jesus said a tree is known by its fruit! "Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit." (Matthew 12:33) And if it doesn't produce the fruit it is supposed to produce Jesus curses it! 'Peter remembered what Jesus had said to the tree on the previous day and exclaimed, “Look, Rabbi! The fig tree you cursed has withered and died!”'(Mark 11:21) "Christian" if you're not familiar with these scriptures, read your Bible! 

Just because someone says he/she believes it's a God he's not saved! The word says the demons and the devil believe that and even tremble! (James 2:19) But surely, we know Satan and demons are not Christians! Only those that obey God's commandments are Saved! Or as the world likes to say, "A Christian"! If someone claims, “I know God,” but doesn’t obey God’s commandments, that person is a LIAR and the TRUTH is NOT in him! (I John 2:4) 

Do I not hate them, O Lord, who hate You?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
²² I hate them with perfect hatred;
I count them my enemies. (Psalms 139:21-22)

Jeremiah 8:20... "And we are not saved!"

Jeremiah 8:20: The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.

Last night Jeremiah 8:20 came in my thoughts. I was tired so I did not read the chapter to get clarity I just decided to post that verse on some social networking sights to awaken the people of God. However, as I read the entire chapter this morning, I just begin to weep. God is pleading with His people to begin to really seek truth and stop following false prophets of this deceiving Charismatic Movement funded by the media! It's time to wake up my family! It's time to abhor and vehemently hate the lie and wickedness that is ruling and reigning in this world system! 

God has never told the church to compromise to win souls, but He said if you lift me up by upholding my ways and commandments then God Himself will draw all people to Himself! (John 12:32)  God's way is pure. He does not need our ideas to help perfect what He has already perfected! It is time to know God's voice and not follow an imposter. (John 10:5) How will you know His voice? ONLY if you read your bibles! ONLY through the word of God can you discern those who are of God and those who are false teachers. 

It is Spring. Summer is fast approaching. When this harvest season has past I pray the people of God can say, "We are Saved!" The time to seek, love, and holdfast to the truth is now! Time is running out of time so make sure you have the keys to eternity. Be Blessed 

Be Refreshed

Welcome back Fee! I had a brief hiatus. My husband and I took a micro-mini vacation. Most times in my opinion it's just good to be spontaneous and go when the opportunity presents itself. So much madness going on around us these past few weeks it was surely the leading of The Lord to take us out of town to be refreshed. 

This time we were blessed to get away but when you just cannot find a way out and begin to feel overwhelmed God's word says in Psalms 131:

131 Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.

2 Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.

3 Let Israel hope in the Lord from henceforth and for ever.

Three verses is the entire Psalm. The things we can control, take control and handle your business in the wisdom and fear of The Lord. But those situations and circumstances we have no control over and only God can make change, do as the word says and "do not concern yourself with matters too great or too high (out of your reach) for you! I had to read this word two weeks ago and instantly I was refreshed without leaving the very place the turmoil was taking place. Allow God to refresh you today! Trust in His word. He has those situations under control. Be Blessed