The Simple Life

The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling has seized the godless: "Who among us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings?" He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed and shuts his eyes from looking on evil. Isaiah 33:14-15 (ESV) "It is certain that no man shall find his profession to be of use to him in testing times but he that is true in it, he that is thorough in it, he that is neither a sinner nor a hypocrite in the sense in which those words are here used. Safety in Zion belongs to those born in her by regeneration, reared in her by sanctification, enfranchised in her by faith in the Son of God, settled in her by fixed principles, confirmed in her by obedience to her laws, and bound to her by intense love of her King and her citizens. Such "shall dwell on high" secure from danger, an...

The fool will no more be called noble, nor the scoundrel said to be honorable. For the fool speaks folly, and his heart is busy with iniquity, to practice ungodliness, to utter error concerning the Lord, to leave the craving of the hungry unsatisfied, and to deprive the thirsty of drink. As for the scoundrel—his devices are evil; he plans wicked schemes to ruin the poor with lying words, even when the plea of the needy is right. But he who is noble plans noble things, and on noble things he stands. Isaiah 32:5-8 (ESV) The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good. Psalm 14:1 (ESV) A London clergyman met with all infidel who wished all the churches were swept from the land, beginning with Spurgeon's. "Then which of your infidels will be the first to take upon himself the responsibility of Mr. Spurgeon's orphanage?" was the clergyman's reply. The silence following the question was ver...

The fool will no more be called noble, nor the scoundrel said to be honorable. For the fool speaks folly, and his heart is busy with iniquity, to practice ungodliness, to utter error concerning the Lord, to leave the craving of the hungry unsatisfied, and to deprive the thirsty of drink. As for the scoundrel—his devices are evil; he plans wicked schemes to ruin the poor with lying words, even when the plea of the needy is right. But he who is noble plans noble things, and on noble things he stands. Isaiah 32:5-8 (ESV) The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good. Psalm 14:1 (ESV) Those who do not believe in the only God who exists are fools and are capable of horrendous acts of horror. We will never achieve lasting peace among people who remain hopelessly lost. We will never be an honorable, just nation apart from God. We were not made to exclude God from our lives, for life makes no sense without Him. ...

The Egyptians are man, and not God, and their horses are flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord stretches out his hand, the helper will stumble, and he who is helped will fall, and they will all perish together. Isaiah 31:3 (ESV) The spirit world is alive and well, and God rules over all, including those who dwell in the spirit world. Mankind, for now, is in a unique position in that we are allowed to obey or ignore God. We, for now, have choice, and our choices actually matter. Satan is always limited as to what he may do by God, who is the ultimate Spirit in all of existence. We need not fear the things that our God, who loves us, controls, and He controls all things. Even though God allows man to have choice, He controls the outcome. If a man wants to use his choice to instill fear in another, God can provide peace. If man wants to murder, God can give life. If man wants to harm, God can choose to bless. God is older and smarter than I am and loves me. I can trust Him. https://www.pod...

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