I have been made a vessel of the destruction of the lying, violent, and oppressive godlessness in this world. This is a team effort.
I finally had a chance tonight to speak with heaven regarding Josiah. While asking about their views on Josiah, a very dim spacecraft flew and began getting brighter, but its brightest was still dim - then it went back to being very dim.
This leads me to think there are reservations and even disagreements with calling Josiah. No one gets to God without Christ's say so - as a lot of worthwhile effort transforming a rotten pickle into a fresh cucumber requires the effort of a team.
If this was a liar speaking with me, I can only ask, "Why bother?" If I was being lied to, and Christ does in fact agree with calling Josiah, then Josiah will be called. If this was an angel who spoke with me, then Josiah will likely not be called and not be made a vessel.
When it's time to fight, will he be able to put his hands behind his back and wait for God, or even learn to do so over the next 20 or 30 years? I don't know.
Hindsight is 20/20 foresight. When a person is called (like Paul of Tarsus), but cannot treat others in ways they would want to be treated themselves (like Paul of Tarsus) - you end up with a temple that is new and changed.
A temple built on fear, shame, judgment, destruction, and condemnation; a temple whose members no longer have any true knowledge or understanding of the power and mercy of the Living God.
Do I need to beg you for mercy? If so, then what you're giving me is not mercy. When I receive mercy from God, it is because I am undeserving of it and because I have been forgiven, being entrusted with God's mercy; it does not require the payment of ashy knees and clasped hands.
Nope, God wasn't saving anyone else, not for thousands of years. Thousands of years of exile in a dark dry desert filled with scorpions was required for us to have a deep and profound, yet simple understanding of God's severity.
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