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~ …“Come after me, and I will make you fishers for men!”

Gone Fishin'

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Gone Fishing

31 Sunday Aug 2014

Posted by Rev. Nadine Drayton-Keen in Poetry

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Gone Fishing for Lost Souls

Gone fishing;
Neither to generic angling holes,
Nor with typical lures or ordinary poles;
Not casting line in middle of stream;
Though gone fishing’s themes
Spotlight bodies of water; yet,
Fulfilled on islet, or in wilderness, province, city, hamlet.

Gone fishing;
Minus entreated companionship,
No spare shoes, no purse, no scrip;
Just obeying command in Holy book;
Guiding lost souls to Hook
By way of preached Word,
Quickening faith that stirs spiritual new birth when heard.

Gone fishing;
Master Fisherman’s commissioned,
Holy Spirit taught and conditioned;
Empowered, gifted, primed, chosen;
Immune to the devil’s poison
Armored down head to foot,
Got Holy Spirit’s Sword for every situation that’s hard put.

Gone fishing;
Knows Satan has “fishers of men,”
Congregating regularly in sheep’s pen;
Baiting weak souls with lies or deceit;
Their howl quivers as bleat
But wolves in sheep’s wool,
Robustly dragging snared floppy fish to Hell in net that’s full.

Gone fishing;
From no return point reeled in
Smokey scoffers’ after sin dabblin’;
Others’ strongholds fracture lines;
Sure enough end-times signs
Declaring to listening nations,
The 21st century’s present-day souls are last days’ generation.

                                                                            ~ August 2014

Jesus called out to them, ‘Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!’ ~ Matthew 4:19, NLT

Jesus Sends Out His Disciples

These were his instructions to them: ‘The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields. Now go, and remember that I am sending you out as lambs among wolves. Don’t take any money with you, nor a traveler’s bag, nor an extra pair of sandals. And don’t stop to greet anyone on the road. Whenever you enter someone’s home, first say, ‘May God’s peace be on this house.’ If those who live there are peaceful, the blessing will stand; if they are not, the blessing will return to you. Don’t move around from home to home. Stay in one place, eating and drinking what they provide. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve their pay. If you enter a town and it welcomes you, eat whatever is set before you. Heal the sick, and tell them, ‘The Kingdom of God is near you now.’ But if a town refuses to welcome you, go out into its streets and say, ‘We wipe even the dust of your town from our feet to show that we have abandoned you to your fate. And know this—the Kingdom of God is near!’ I assure you, even wicked Sodom will be better off than such a town on judgment day.’ ~Luke 10:2-12, NLT

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Matthew 17:4-5 – THE RIGHT TO SPEAK AND THE CHOICE TO LISTEN

26 Tuesday Aug 2014

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Peter maybe impetuous but his suggestion in this case is not stupid, just wrong. He may misunderstand the significance of what is happening but he is actively seeking to piece it all together. He will always remember that although he had the right to speak, he also had the choice to listen.”

We ALL have the RIGHT to speak, but so often we forget that we also have the CHOICE to listen. May we this day, and every day, choose to listen to God’s Holy Spirit and the Word of God more before we exercise our right to speak. Amen! Shalom . . . .

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Matthew 17:4-5 – THE RIGHT TO SPEAK AND THE CHOICE TO LISTEN 

Listening Button, by Ross Cochrane Listening Button, by Ross Cochrane

He is always getting into trouble. He opens his mouth and it ends up being offensive and someone goes away upset or embarrassed. It’s not that he doesn’t think or listen. It’s just that he interprets things through the eyes of impetuosity, chauvinism or even racism. As a follower of Jesus he is maturing but he still has a way to go.

Because he thinks that he has something worthwhile to contribute he blurts out ideas and suggestions and that’s what usually gets him into trouble. I shouldn’t talk. Most of the time I am thinking the same thing, but don’t say anything.

I learn a lot from Peter’s impulsiveness although he embarrasses me and himself in the process. He speaks openly when he should listen. He is insensitive and tactless and…

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Let Your Life Teach God’s Truths

21 Thursday Aug 2014

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~ “Hubble Ultra Deep Field part d” by NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI) and the HUDF Team

“Hubble Ultra Deep Field part d” by NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI) and the HUDF Team

Even though this world churns out plenty
Incidents that merit contemplation, navigation;
Plausibility arguments – extraterrestrial life contentions
Monopolize the strongly deluded
Weak-minded, full of misconceptions
Induced by fables, mirages, preconceptions;
Half-truths, white lies, satanic deception
Elaborated from random ought-to-be’s,
Should be’s, unsubstantiated ideologies, intuitions.
Still no Hubble Space Telescope observation,
No sign of another world alien inhabitation.

Concentrating more on IF there’s life
Beyond Earth diminishes importance
Of examining life on Earth via
Retrospection and/or introspection,
Resulting in sound projection—prognostication
Rooted and grounded in Gospel instruction,
Correction, and direction—
Provided by otherworldly Being,
Purest wireless connection
Available from Earth’s inception,
Who teaches LIFE to formed from dust humans;
New LIFE, reborn spirit LIFE,
Creator, Father God’s kind of LIFE,
Freely given by Grace through Faith in Son,
Jesus the Christ, who died ONCE
For ALL sin, and those who sinned.

Every imperfection, cockeyed conception,
Misinformed perception, self-deception,
Ungodly predilection receives holy disinfection—
Lamb’s Blood purification:
Justification, Heaven’s declaration
Of righteous born anew inner spirit,
The heart, whose preached Word reception
Initiated prophesied conversion:
Holy Spirit transformation
From spiritually dead sinners to
Salvation’s holy election;
Eternal life beneficiaries HERE and NOW;
Future bodily resurrection
Guaranteed Sovereign’s commissioned,
Who perish while obediently
Exercising Faith for good fruits’ harvest,
Before their Savior’s promised return.

No exceptions . . . every sin-produced infection,
Addiction, obsession, depression, rejection;
Each devotion to God defection
His children committed before injection
Renewed spirit-life’s heavenly destination
Justified with Savior’s righteousness transfusion,
Sealed with Holy Spirit’s progressive sanctification,
All underscore reasons why
Clothed with Christ, Holy Spirit enabled
Children of God unequivocally ought-to-be,
Should be, letting their own life be
A reflection of Him Who is the Way,
The Truth, the LIFE—The LIFE Who
Lived God’s Truths without faltering,
Sinning, quitting.

Living second birth life with holiness
Jesus the Christ exemplified
Is how His co-heirs minister to others;
They let their own set-apart lives
Teach God’s Truths about Savior who
Did what was Fair and Just for Neighbors,
Showed them Compassionate and Faithful Love;
For which He was crucified,
Dying ONCE for ALL sin
And every sinning person;
Rising ONCE to Eternal Life, as
Full Harvest of Resurrected Souls’ Firstfruits;
Ascending into Heaven to await
In the air on the clouds Rapture before
Returning triumphantly when
Every eye beholds His bodily
Second Coming!

                                                                                                ~ August 2014

 

You’ve been raised on the Message of the faith and have followed sound teaching. Now pass on this counsel to the followers of Jesus there, and you’ll be a good servant of Jesus. Stay clear of silly stories that get dressed up as religion. Exercise daily in God—no spiritual flabbiness, please! Workouts in the gymnasium are useful, but a disciplined life in God is far more so, making you fit both today and forever. You can count on this. Take it to heart. This is why we’ve thrown ourselves into this venture so totally. We’re banking on the living God, Savior of all men and women, especially believers. ~ 1 Timothy 4:6-10, MSG

You’re going to find that there will be times when people will have no stomach for solid teaching, but will fill up on spiritual junk food—catchy opinions that tickle their fancy. They’ll turn their backs on truth and chase mirages. But you—keep your eye on what you’re doing; accept the hard times along with the good; keep the Message alive; do a thorough job as God’s servant. ~ 2 Timothy 4:3-5, MSG

That’s what Christ did definitively: suffered because of others’ sins, the Righteous One for the unrighteous ones. He went through it all—was put to death and then made alive—to bring us to God. ~ 1 Peter 3:18, MSG

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Plastic Christians

09 Saturday Aug 2014

Posted by Rev. Nadine Drayton-Keen in Spiritual

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Plastic People

Laugh with your happy friends when they’re happy; share tears when they’re down. ~ Romans 12:15, MSG

When you are joyful, be joyful; when you are sad, be sad. If God has given you a sweet cup, don’t make it bitter; and if He has given you a bitter cup, don’t try and make it sweet; take things as they come. ~ from Shade of His Hand, 1979; by Oswald Chambers

 

Refrain:

All the plastic people
What do they all come for?

Verses 4 and 5:

Plastic Jim
Will give you a conversation
To avoid a situation
That needs contemplation
Plastic Jim

Plastic Jim
With the cellophane smile
Ain’t never been a problem child
But he will be after a while
Plastic Jim

~ lyrics from “Plastic Jim” on the 1968 Life album by Sly & The Family Stone

 

While growing up in the 1950s and 1960s, I heard so many fantastically wonderful expressions that are still being used in this 21st century. One of my favorites is “plastic people,” which most always referred to artificial, sugary, fake, less than genuine people who had “cellophane” smiles. In other words, plastic people thought that they were hiding the most unpleasant parts of their lives behind their wide grins, but the truth was that their cellophane (very transparent) smiles always told on them.

For as long as I can remember, I always had been around many plastic people, and oddly enough most of them were churchgoers. Today is no different. The 21st century’s churches still are full of plastic people.

Yet, what I can’t seem to understand is why people in their sixties and seventies, who claim to have been born again and saved in their teens and early twenties, are still behaving like plastic people—are still “playing” church; are still behaving like phonies or fakes—especially about what is happening in their lives! They wear the mask of contentment, while they play the part of a continually, totally, and genuinely happy (satisfied, fulfilled, complete, pleased, comfortable, at ease) person, when in reality they are not in the least bit happy. Usually, once their smiles fade, but sometimes while they are still smiling, they begin to bark at people, lie to people, gossip about people, hate on people, and the like.

Sometimes these plastic Christians even act like they are so much better than “other” believers, but maybe that is because they want “other” believers to think that their rehearsed “God is good” mantra means EVERYTHING in their lives is peachy keen (super-duper, just perfect, hunky dory, jim dandy, two thumbs up, excellent, fine, marvelous, great, and etc.), when the converse is true. For sure, more often than not, the real truth is that these plastic people are too ashamed to let “other” believers know that “someone’s” actions have devastated their lives, or that they have devastated “someone’s” life by their actions, or that (for whatever reasons) they really are in pain; they really are hurting; they really are brokenhearted; they really feel alone; they really feel lost; and so forth.

Because I grew tired of being plastic, myself, I purposed in my heart and soul, over 20 years ago, that I would stop playing “church,” which is what I was doing whenever I gave all of the expected “churchy” responses, “churchy” facial expressions, and “churchy” body gestures. In their place, I decided that I would be REAL with everyone about my failures, about who I am, and about how I feel.

For the record, I never meant for my honest sharing of unfamiliar with humiliating embarrassments/imperfections, nerdy idiosyncrasies, and upsetting situations to offend anyone, nor did I ever mean to make anyone uncomfortable with my truthfulness about who I am, what I have done or was doing, what I had to cope with, and/or what I had to suffer or was suffering. Nevertheless, some of my family and closest friends not only had been offended and were made uncomfortable but also some were appalled by what I blatantly shared with them.

What I unfortunately have learned, however, is that there always will be people who can’t handle the naked truth, especially if it deals with humans’ tremendously depressing or immensely tragic circumstances. Too many people today, Christians included, clearly haven’t learned how to be happy with the individuals who are happy, nor have they learned how to be sad or how to cry with the folks who are sad or crying (cf. Romans 12:15). Instead, these can’t handle the naked truth people, as well as those people who don’t want to handle the naked truth, have perfected how to shame mortals who are not happy, 24/7, about EVERYTHING that has happened to them!

Personally, I think all of us have been displaying our plasticness, to some degree, whenever we were hiding our true feelings, flaws, sins, mistakes, and so forth. Moreover, because most of us have been taught, by people we love and trust, to not let anybody see our weaknesses, hurts, pains, and etc., we naively buy into their false teaching. That is why over time, too many of us incorrectly conclude that being “plastic” was better than being “for real,” because by then we also had learned that if we revealed our hurts, pains, disappointments, unhappy feelings, flops, mistakes, sins, and so forth, many of our “churches’” self-righteous folks, who generally are our family and friends, would criticize us for having them.

Let’s face it. No one wants to be told that he or she isn’t spiritual enough, or that he or she doesn’t trust God enough, or that he or she doesn’t have “enough” faith, or that he or she isn’t truly saved. Yet, sorry to say, these experienced and/or heard about often very severe disapprovals, usually coming from so-called born again and saved family members and friends, are frequently why too many believers decide to choose to be plastic people.

Funny thing is, though, being plastic isn’t the godly way to be. Indeed, not even apostle Paul’s “content,” as rendered in most English translations of Philippians 4:11, can be understood to mean he continually showed how happy he was by wearing a smiley face 24/7. Not at all. In fact, since he knew that Christ Jesus taught that in this world His believers would have trials and tribulations, that is why the apostle Paul uses the word translated as “content” to mean that, because he totally trusts in the finished work of Christ Jesus, Paul is satisfied to the point where he no longer can be disturbed or disquieted by anything that happens to him in this world.

Honestly, if Christians sought the Word of God and the Holy Spirit’s wisdom about their plasticness, both God’s Word and His Holy Spirit’s teaching on God’s Word definitely would help plastic Christians know and understand that it is utterly silly to think that Father God or Christ Jesus expects the followers of Christ to walk around grinning and acting like they are so happy about being lied to, lied on, slandered, abused, abandoned, divorced, impoverished, persecuted, or even crucified! The Scriptures never describe Christ Jesus doing that, and since His believers are supposed to follow His lead, then they shouldn’t be “acting” like that either.

The bottom line is that if we are genuine Christians who truly believe that Father God is working ALL things out (working out the good, the bad, and the unpleasantly UGLY things that have happened or will happen in our lives) for the good of those of us who are called according to His purpose (cf. Romans 8:28), then we also must really believe, not just “act” like we believe, that Sovereign God certainly is in total control of everything that happens in this world. When we have genuine Faith in Father God, we won’t act like human beings are in control of the circumstances, letdowns, struggles, setbacks, washouts, and so on, that come our way.  When we have genuine Faith in Father God, we also won’t be afraid to show happiness when we are happy, and sadness when we are sad, and etc. Lastly, when we have genuine Faith in Father God, we know how to take things as they come—we know how to be truly “content” (to no longer be disturbed or disquieted by anything that happens to us in this world, because we faithfully trust in the finished work of Christ Jesus). As a result, we will have no need to be plastic Christians on the road to becoming problem children with disruptive, ungodly behaviors.

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