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My God? II
I imagine hearing Jesus speaking to the masses surrounding the poor woman who was about to be stoned.
Children, the heart knows that fleeting pleasures are but shadows, illusions that fade as quickly as they come. As it is written, "For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" (Matthew 16:26). Dost thou see the weight of this truth? The treasures of this world perish, but the soul is eternal.
Thou askest if thou shouldst beg for repentance if thy sin. Consider this: when a child errs, does he not return to his father in sorrow, seeking his own forgiveness? And the father, full of compassion, receives the child with open arms, for his love endureth. So, too, is the heart of God, full of mercy and grace, waiting for His children to turn back unto Him.
Dost thou not feel the burden of thy sins, the weight of choices made in darkness? And yet, there is rest, there is peace in repentance, for it is not a beggar's plea, but the cry of a soul that seeks to be whole.
I speakest of Judgment Day, that day when all shall stand before the throne of the Almighty. Know this, that every idle word, every deed, every thought shall be revealed. As it is written, "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done,
Dost thou fear this day,...
Children, the heart knows that fleeting pleasures are but shadows, illusions that fade as quickly as they come. As it is written, "For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" (Matthew 16:26). Dost thou see the weight of this truth? The treasures of this world perish, but the soul is eternal.
Thou askest if thou shouldst beg for repentance if thy sin. Consider this: when a child errs, does he not return to his father in sorrow, seeking his own forgiveness? And the father, full of compassion, receives the child with open arms, for his love endureth. So, too, is the heart of God, full of mercy and grace, waiting for His children to turn back unto Him.
Dost thou not feel the burden of thy sins, the weight of choices made in darkness? And yet, there is rest, there is peace in repentance, for it is not a beggar's plea, but the cry of a soul that seeks to be whole.
I speakest of Judgment Day, that day when all shall stand before the throne of the Almighty. Know this, that every idle word, every deed, every thought shall be revealed. As it is written, "For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done,
Dost thou fear this day,...
