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Beside still waters are part of the 23rd Psalm, which still remain the best know Psalm
He makes me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters
It has long been my favourite Psalm, but until fairly recently the part about still waters had not stood independently out from the rest of the Psalm
The Lord having led me away from the frantic demanding world of self-indulgence, towards green pastures (new life and thoughts)
Where the still waters offer peace and Refreshment, which went unnoticed at first, due to the over bearing demands of my sinful life
Similar to living in a bust town and going to the countryside, you are so used to the constant noise, the lack of load noise in the countryside is not readily appreciated
So, it was with this new experience of the still waters, which genteelly soothed my troubled spirit
Bathing my mind also washing away even the memory of those sinful and destroying thoughts
Since I have remained here in the green pastures, with the Lord’s tender care
I have no knowledge of the length of time since He freed me, and allowed me to stay here in this wonderful place
All I know for sure is the longer I am here and His love surrounds me, the power of my old self grows less with every passing day
Praise the Lord, from all blessing flow
Aman
Although I have been truly “Born Again” a New creation, then why do I still have times when I miss my past sinful life?
Times when my whole body yearns for the old self-centred self
Old sinful thought creep into my mind, along with doubts concerning this transformation of mine
While believe I ‘m a New creation at least in spirit, my body is still the sinful old self, which undergoing a transformation too
But it seems my earthly body will take long to transform, which made me wonder why
The it occurred to me all of my past sins were like weeds of wickedness, and as with normal weeds they can be long rooted, also the sin weeds are able to coke love and hope
Indeed, sin will coke all of the fruits of the spirit along with any new desire for serving God
In closing I would ask all readers to uplift me in prayer, that I may become more than a overcomer, not for my own sake, but so I may be able to truly glorify God
The title is the begging part a famous poetic saying, “Oh what a wicked web we weave, when we first practice to deceive “
Which implies that when we lie on purpose, we continue to need to lie more and more, in order that others don’t find out the first lie
I have often heard that lying is a Sin, because it’s one of the Ten Commandments, but I looked it up and that is Not what the Commandment says, “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour” this what is written
Therefore, the act of lying itself is not the sin, it’s lying against you neighbour
But lying is not just saying something that’s untrue it can also be living a lie, which might be where this idea of a wicked web comes into play
Where someone may tell a lie in order to gain or impress others, and then continue that lie by pretending they are what they lied about or what they said they had
So, what is a lie?
There are many who would say they only Fib, others who say they only tell White lies
As an Elder of a church once said a “Lie is a Lie, whatever you label it with”
Also lies Don’t come in shades of colour, or lesser untruthfulness
Property preacher living a Lie, at the same time twist the truth to suit what their audience wants to hear, as they have itchy ears
Although the leaders of the property movement call themselves “Preachers” what they supposed preach, is designed to fleece their flock of as much money as possible in all meetings
Not to Feed the flock, the flock being the thousands that all too willingly get sucked into believing all the lies
When you are a child you are impatient about waiting for anything, especially when your birthday is months away
You probably wish time would get a move on, speed up so that day would get here sooner
Then as you grow older, it seems that time has taken notice as it appears to get quicker every year
Therefore, the future of mankind is almost within reach, which could be a brighter future if all religions put aside, that is the thinking of all atheists
Along with the scientific minded community, who have already planned the extent of human life span.
To the point of eternal life, which goes hand in hand with present day thinking, that we are gods!
In spite of many still clinging to the theory of evolution, it seems science and atheists have such a strong desire to reach their ideal future, that they don’t want to wait for evolution
Instead they push aside anything that stands in their way of their chosen vision of the future of mankind, without considering the consequences
To all of those who aim towards such a future, I would say “The Future is Coming, Are You Ready”
I wonder if in their zealousness they will eagerly kill of religiously minded people and all other those they consider unfit for the future they seek
As for myself I know the Bible is true, not just believe, for I am a witness to the powerful change in my life, not by any of my efforts nor feeble will to change.
Once I admitted I was a sinner and surrendered all of my life past and present and future to Jesus. I underwent such a total transformation through the saving grace of my Lord Jesus
Now I know what it is to become a new creation, even though I have a lot of growing to do, the peace is so beautiful and yet a mere hint of what is yet to come.
When Christ returns, oh glorious day. The Real Future is Coming, Are You Ready?
Probably the most best-known Psalms in the Bible, written by King David
This was later on in history turn into a much-loved Hymn and later on still underwent a transformation with modern tune and a slight rearrangement of the words
Of course, Psalms were already sacred songs when they were written by David
The words offer comfort in times of trouble and real sense of security, from knowing God in in control
With the words which were meant to dispel all fear, by replacing fear with trust in God’s goodness – mercy and boundless love
I freely and willingly proclaim that Jesus is my saviour and king of my life, I will sing His praises every day He gives me breath
Take heart my king in what you hear, may it be a sweet sound in your ear
In these troubled days I can no longer ignore the beginning of the prophecies of the great tribulation, and the unleashing of God’s wrath
The uncontrollable bush fires of Australia, to the outbreak of the Chinese coronavirus outbreak, killing many but also spreading to other countries
Swiftly followed by Biblical plague proportions of Locust swarms masses the size of cities in East Africa
Warning signs have been presented for all to see or ignore, with humans been given over to “strange flesh” as quoted in the Bible
With Gay parades flaunting rainbow coloured flags, men and women openly kissing their own sex
False teachers who spread a perverted gospel, the twist or alter the words of God to appeal to those who don’t even think themselves sinners
These false teachers tickle the ears of those sinners with promises of “Your Best Life Now” preaching, with no mention of repentance
Instead promises of great wealth is flaunted with some of these false preachers wading through piles of banknotes, while demanding of God “Money Right Now”
All the while they are supposedly preaching, they gain the wealth for these selves
The wolves are no longer at our doors, they are devouring the flock, not only by stealing money, but also robbing the flock of any hope of salvation
For they are not taught about the need, they are never told they need to repent, they don’t even know they worship false gods
The evil one has already devoured many and enslaved many more, for he knows his time is short and attempts to take as many as he can, with him in vain hopes there is safety in numbers
For there will be so many of us humans who the evil one has surrounding himself with for when the final judgement is given
Dear fellow alwways Christians be Vigilant, as the enemy is suttle when it suits his purpose
This is a “Warning” which I was going to use as the title, but chenged my mind
I am in earnest reporting this event from my own recent experience, as I was totally off guard, just casually looking onlne
When a small item popped up about Jenny Agutter, which stirred up a long forgotten memory of her in a film called “Walkabout”
Which aroused my curiosity enough to search for the film, in which she featured brifly topless and later on in a long distance shot her fully nude
Even thoough this would be considered tame be today’s Standards, that memory was enough to entice me towards indulging in the sinful act of lust
Thankfully the Holy Spirit was stronger and I turn away from the temptation, and the Holy Spirit lead me to a rebuking video
Praise the Lord!
I Ebenezer Scrooge the wretched man of this story and the events that change my life so completely, I freely praise that day and I shall be grateful for the rest of my days
As I now retell my story to my every growing adopted family, it helps to remind me what a truly lost soul I had become
Many years have past since that fateful night when I was visited by those three spirits, foretold by my old dead partner Jacob Marley who appeared in ghostly form, bound by many heavy and sturdy chains
That night I refused to believe that it was he, and dismissed his warning, but even so his words troubled my mind so much that I was unable to sleep
I still shudder even now just thinking about that night of revaluation, when the truth of my past life was revealed to me by all three spirits
Each spirit with a different part of my life to transport me into, with the last spirit of the Christmas yet to come, being the spirit I feared the most
Until that night I had no idea how miserly I had become,and what lonesome and miserable life I had encased myself into, by snubbing even my only living relation, which I came to regret later on
My nephew, the only child of my dear sister who died in his birth, in my selfishness I blame him for her death
My biggest regret of my past was allowing my covetousness of money to hard my heart and replace the love of a fine and dear young lady, who I had vowed to love for eternity, it saddens me that I fail to keep that vow
Enough of my wallowing in self-pity, I rejoice in my new life, this second chance I was given
The joy of a full family life and friendship I now have, could never be replace by any amount of gold or silver
God forbid that I should ever revert to that old mean money grasping miser, I would rather be taken from this life, even as happy as I am than become old self again
The reason behind this addition to this famous story
I may have never been a miser, but a sinner. Yes indeed
A wretched sinner in desperate need of salvation, like Scrooge unaware just how hard hearted towards God I had become
As a forgiven sinner, who through God’s grace is “born again “I would rather be taken from this life, even as happy and at peace as I am now, I would prefer death than ever become that old self again!
Not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but in the measure of His mercy, He gave us salvation, through the washing of the new birth and the giving of new life in the Holy Spirit
Since the time is speeding along toward Christmas and the end of this year 2019
I began to ponder about just how much Jesus has done for me, not only renewing me but also continuing to support me through addiction
I am unsure how long ago it was when “I surrender all” including my “free will” to Him as I often failed to control my desires
Only then did I begin to know the wonderful experience of peace and freedom He has given me and the ongoing support even when the old self stirs into rekindled flames fanned by the Whisperer
I know that I never want to allow myself back into that dark place of self-indulgence, for it was rotting my mind and stifling my creative thoughts
Along with dragging me further away from Jesus, my first love (not in a sexual or normal human way) but in a spiritual sense
From my youth school days, I loved hearing the stories about Jesus and He became so real I could visualise Him in my mind’s eye
Even years later when I heard the words He spoke I knew His voice and never doubted Him
As many of you may know our rebellious nature can distract us and vanity will lead us astray, so it was in my life, but Praise the Lord for He is a caring Shepard who searches for His lost sheep, such as me
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