As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;
-Ezekiel 34:8
How long, oh Lord will our soul hungers for your comfort? Behold, there is famine in the land and your shepherds have gone astray. Suddenly, the sheepfold became a pile of rotten logs and the pasture once green is now barren. The silent water that flows dried out and your flock were thirsty under the scorched heat of the sun. How long, oh Lord, will this end?
Woe unto you, oh ministers of God! For you have forgotten your first love! Aren't you're called to fed the flock of the Almighty? Where were you then in the days of trouble? Yea, you did shout in the midst of synagogue but preaching worldly gain. Woe unto you, oh shepherds of the saints! For you have ran greedily in the error of Balaam (Jude 11)! Aren't you the keeper of the sheepfold of God? Where were you then in the days of calamity? Yea, you did preach to the whole congregation but teaching the doctrine of Mammon (money).
Shame on you who are called the ministers of the Most High! For you have led the faithless sheep to their own destruction. Exchanging their money (as indulgence) for the deliverance of their soul out of eternal damnation. Shame on you who are called on that higher calling from the Lord! For you think that the will of God leads to riches and gratification of your own greed. Exchanging the gospel of Christ to the earthbound heretical doctrine of prosperity.
Tell me now, oh man, who is your God (for no man can serve two masters)? Was it the Lord or money? For where your treasure is, there your heart also (Matthew 6:21). Thus, you can't serve both God and Mammon (Matthew 6:24). However, the Lord knows his sheep, they have heard him and do follow him (John 10:27).
Though we are bound to live in your kingdom, oh Father, yet we are loosed on earth. That even the shepherds, yea, the very elect, have been mesmerized by the riches and comfort the world can offer. We beseech you, oh Jesus our Loving Shepherd! Don't let your sheep be scattered and wander in the wilderness. Gather us together in your sheepfold having one Spirit, one heart, one mind and one calling. That together we will stand firm in faith and your name shall be proclaimed in the four winds of the earth.
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Spiritual Famine
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:
-Amos 8:11
When you have said, your words shall not pass away (Mark 13:31), you have been faithful until this day, oh Lord! History itself have witnessed how genuine your promises are. Although, the religious unlawfully discarded the authority of your words, yet it did not passed away. Even if they have put the Bible in the "list of forbidden books", nevertheless, it still stand today.
The widespread persecutions, inhumane medieval tortures and the brutish Inquisition greatly wearied the saints. The Old and New Testaments became the witnesses of the truth (for they are God-breathed) and was burned at stake together with your faithful martyrs in those dark days. But you Lord, uphold your promise continually and did not let the living testament of your love to mankind to perish in the pages of history.
Oh Lord! Let it be a memorial to all Christians the tears and blood shed by those who fought for the Scripture. How they stand and suffered from the tribulations in the midst of their executioners. How they stand firm on the truth against those who vilified and condemned them to heresy. For the so-called Christians in the synagogue of Satan thought that, "it is better for the body to be burn than to suffer a soul to read the Bible." The same people who were lurking as wolves in sheep's clothing (Matthew 7:15). They gravely believed that they are doing a honorable and holy calling to God by killing the martyrs of Christ. Thus, they fulfilled what was written: "They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service (John 16:2)."
However, it is disheartening to know that the Scripture (which is now widely distributed) is rarely read and most of the time neglected. When will you learn, oh you backsliding Christians!? When the famine strikes back? How long will you adamantly ignore the Word of God? When another Inquisition shall rise? Make your stand, oh you lukewarm!
Oh Father! You have filled my famished soul with truth and gladness. Your words are music to my ears. They are like milk and honey in my mouth. Teach me, oh God, to cling constantly in your will. That I may not look to my left nor right, but only to the sole and final authority of my faith--- the Holy Bible.
-Amos 8:11
When you have said, your words shall not pass away (Mark 13:31), you have been faithful until this day, oh Lord! History itself have witnessed how genuine your promises are. Although, the religious unlawfully discarded the authority of your words, yet it did not passed away. Even if they have put the Bible in the "list of forbidden books", nevertheless, it still stand today.
The widespread persecutions, inhumane medieval tortures and the brutish Inquisition greatly wearied the saints. The Old and New Testaments became the witnesses of the truth (for they are God-breathed) and was burned at stake together with your faithful martyrs in those dark days. But you Lord, uphold your promise continually and did not let the living testament of your love to mankind to perish in the pages of history.
Oh Lord! Let it be a memorial to all Christians the tears and blood shed by those who fought for the Scripture. How they stand and suffered from the tribulations in the midst of their executioners. How they stand firm on the truth against those who vilified and condemned them to heresy. For the so-called Christians in the synagogue of Satan thought that, "it is better for the body to be burn than to suffer a soul to read the Bible." The same people who were lurking as wolves in sheep's clothing (Matthew 7:15). They gravely believed that they are doing a honorable and holy calling to God by killing the martyrs of Christ. Thus, they fulfilled what was written: "They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service (John 16:2)."
However, it is disheartening to know that the Scripture (which is now widely distributed) is rarely read and most of the time neglected. When will you learn, oh you backsliding Christians!? When the famine strikes back? How long will you adamantly ignore the Word of God? When another Inquisition shall rise? Make your stand, oh you lukewarm!
Oh Father! You have filled my famished soul with truth and gladness. Your words are music to my ears. They are like milk and honey in my mouth. Teach me, oh God, to cling constantly in your will. That I may not look to my left nor right, but only to the sole and final authority of my faith--- the Holy Bible.
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