Zerah Shalom @ZerahL
BACK IN OUR YOUNGER DAYS
When we are young we do things on a whim. We do them because we need to be part of the conversation being had. We do them because we feel we have no choice.
Then we grow older and we know better. So we try our best to do better. We learn how to protect our space and peace. Today I am going to share a short story. A story that for me was an eye opener into a very deep emotion women go through that maybe we have not yet found the language to use when talking about. It is a space in the mind of deep vulnerability.
This story was written by a younger version of a person who has since come into their own. A growth that has been tested by fire and chiseled by experience. Read, enjoy, and be sure to follow them for more of their thoughts and writings.
Zerah Shalom @ZerahL
IF EVER THERE COMES A DAY WHEN ALL MY NEEDS ARE MET. LET ME NOT FORGET THAT I WILL FOREVER NEED GOD.
Zerah Shalom @ZerahL
Zerah Shalom @ZerahL
WHAT THEN CAN WE SAY OF ADONAI?
Lucifer, a cherubim in the highest heaven waged war against the Lord wanting to overthrow Him. He, and a third of the angels with him, lost the war and as Jesus says in Luke 10:18 " I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven." Satan fell from the heavens to Earth and was demoted from his position as a cherubim. On Earth Satan seeks nothing but to kill, steal and destroy.
That is the short version of a very long story that we can never understand the depth of in our mortal minds. What I always wonder: Did Satan surely see an outcome where he would win the war and God Lost? In His shameful fall, he took down a third of heaven's angels. I assume those angels are not very pleased with the pits of hell they are in and are sorely mad at Satan for sending them on a wild goose chase. It must suck to be the devil. What manipulative lie did Satan use to convince a third of heaven's host to rebel against the Lord? Or were they already rebellious Satan was just became their leader and was a catalyst for the war? So many questions run through my brain.
Imagine falling from God's grace? Falling from majesty and splendor, from beauty and praise, From the sustenance and provision of God. Falling from the brightness of His glory into a black burning endless pit of fire, being chained up awaiting judgement where the verdict is eternal damnation. Just like the splendor of heaven cannot be put in words to describe just how magnificent it is so is hell. The grim, doom and gloom in hell is such as has never been known. That is where Satan and his fallen angels know they will spend the rest of their eternity gnashing their teeth.
With such pronouncement of fate, no wonder the devil is busy causing havoc on the Earth. Making man turn from his maker and lose his way. Turning as many people as possible into the kingdom of darkness. There is a running joke that no one works harder than the devil and it is true. Let us look at the second part of Revelation 12:12 "Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! For the devil is come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows he has but a short time". Why, if I may ask, did God allow Satan any time at all? Why did He not completely destroy him and his fellow fallen angels when the war was over?
Now I understand that there is no in-between. We are either in God's kingdom or baiting time waiting to join the devil and his host. On either side, work is demanded of us. What I have to do now is make sure that I am a good servant in the Kingdom of God and do my part well. When we stand to give account to the Lord of our time on Earth the only words I want to hear are. "You Good and faithful servant".
Zerah Shalom @ZerahL
STEP YE FORWARD HANDS RAISED UP
Who of you having a friend will still keep them if you learn that said friend entertains the company of your worst enemy?
An enemy who has attacked you openly and viscously.
An enemy who has threatened your person and your position.
An enemy who has destroyed the things you love.
An enemy who has gone after the people you love and killed them.
Who of you will keep a friend who entertains the company of such and enemy?
Who not only openly waged war but continues to do so every second.
WHO?