A Position of the Heart

Blasphemy is not
Just a word alone.

It is a position
Of the heart.

Speaking the Lord’s name in vain

With a mental disorder
Tourette’s or similar

Is not blasphemy.

Blasphemy is taking His name in vain

Not by accident,

Not by illness,

But on purpose.

Doing it to show off,

To offend,

To honor Satan, 

Not God.

Above all,

Blasphemy is willful

A choice of disrespect,

A choice against holiness. 

Amen

The Olives of Obedience

How many Bible verses can you memorize?
But does it really matter if we know thousands?
Without devotion in your heart,
without repentance in your mind
repentance that is sincere
it is useless.

For dishonest, insincere repentance
is worse than no repentance at all.
Repentance should be
as soon and as often as possible.
You are not guaranteed a tomorrow,
so do not wait.

Make your repentance sincere,
your devotion pure and true,
as the Lord gives devotion to my heart.
For devotion, pure and true,
is the oil in the lamp
the righteous oil in the lamp
that Jesus speaks of.

It is metaphorical, symbolic.
It is not made of olives,
but of the olives of obedience,
devotion, compassion,
generosity, sincerity, and honesty.

Amen

The Name of Jesus is Powerful

Teach us, O Jesus,

To learn and meditate
on Your word

In the ways of justice, peace, and love.

Without your teaching,

Your name becomes a magic formula.

Yet Your name is powerful,

And that power gives us grace.

To live Your word

Day by day,

Hour by hour,

Minute by minute.

All attempts without Your truth will fail

For only by the power

Of Your eternal grace

Can we stand.

Amen

Compliance with the Word of God

People say, I don’t want to be too spiritual.

God knows my heart,

But it’s not about being spiritual.

It’s about being a true, loyal, devotee of Jesus.

Yes indeed, God knows your heart,

But true devotion is shown through

Helping people, loving them, showing compassion

And above all else, compliance with the word of God.

You comply with people every day...

Your boss at work,

Your teacher at school,

And your parents.

So why do people

Not comply with the word of God?

Which is something everyone should do

If they want to go to heaven.

Amen

True Christ Consciousness Will Not Seek Money

Your heart can be devoted to Christ

Or to money—

But never both.

Yes, the love of money

Is the root of all evil.

For when we love money more than God,

We chase worldly treasures,

But hard work alone

Won’t keep us from trouble.

Not all busy hands

Are free from trouble.

God gives us work to do—

Let us focus on that.

God calls us to greater work.

Let us think for ourselves

And do His will.

This work moves our hands

And prepares our souls.

Spiritual work and prayer

Are both needed.

Work alone may keep us

From earthly trouble,

But only prayer and purpose

Keep us ready for heaven.

Amen 

Devotion to Christ

Dear Jesus, sweet, compassionate Jesus,

Your love, your light. 

Your joy is poured out on us forever

Because you’re the greatest teacher on earth.

Your temple is the mind and heart of men

So let our hearts be filled with love, light, joy,

Peace, hope, kindness, gentleness, compassion, and goodness.

Help us to trust our dearly beloved, heavenly Father.

He is the true source of love, life, and light.

Help us, Father, to respect all people

Because they are made in the image of God.

Truly, every person on the planet deserves respect

From the least to the greatest,

All deserve it, and

If we are true Christians,

We will respect people.

When we treat people with respect,

We advance the cause of the gospel

Because people will want to hear about Jesus

When they are treated with respect and dignity.

To do anything less is to mistake the gospel.

The teachings are from Jesus.

Put them into practice,

Make the gospel true, and

Help us spread it.

If we have no respect and no compassion,

How are people to listen

To what we have to say and

Take it seriously.

If they take it seriously,

They gain devotion to Christ and

Devotion to Christ leads to heaven.

But when we show no respect,

No compassion, and no kindness

How in the world

Are people supposed to have devotion to Christ

When we don’t take our devotion to Christ seriously?

Yes, you can lead a horse to water,

But you cannot make him or her drink.

We can lead them to Christ,

But they will never have devotion

Unless we respect them. 

Amen

Oh Jesus, Heal Our Hearts

Ever compassionate Jesus

Be to us a teacher

Of mercy, love, compassion, and joy 

And heal us from all kinds

Of bad manners and

Hearts full of sin.

But remember, Jesus can only heal you

If you want to be healed

Let the Holy Spirit do his work and

Change your heart

So that you will want to be healed

By Jesus from sin and all kinds of hate

Real Christians have zero hatred in their hearts,

But fake Christians of all brands of Christianity  can have hate

True Christians have only

Compassion, mercy, love, joy,

Peace, patience, and

True loving kindness is in their hearts 

So let Jesus heal your heart from sin

Because a healed heart is a holy heart, while

An unhealed heart is full of sin

And many kinds of hate

But Jesus and our Lady

Can heal our hearts 

Amen