Believers are playing a game – they are not following Jesus. Everyone has his own little plot like in a play. They are the chief characters and everything is about them – they are the heroes. They want to be the center of attention. Everything that they do is about improving their performance and acceptability. They find fulfillment in their knowledge of the Bible, their doctrinal excellence, their talent and gifting, their performance. Everything centers around them. They are not focused on Jesus and the Kingdom of God. They want to be served - they refuse to obey Jesus. They want to be glorified, accepted and recognized. It is all about their spiritual growth, their honor. They are not seeking the approval of Jesus, to be pleasing to Him. They will not serve Him as Lord – they are the lords themselves. Their prayers, their plans, their thoughts are focused on themselves. Their efforts are directed at self preservation and self glorification – they want to be gratified all the time. They want to feel good and be appreciated. They are fleshly and carnal. Discipleship is not for them. Jesus will vomit them out of His mouth. He will deliver them to their lusts and desires. They will be consumed by their own fleshly desires. Their own fire will burn them until they are totally wasted and destroyed. They run after their own thoughts and follow their own counsel – they will not listen nor yield to the Holy Spirit. They will not work for and apply themselves to the Kingdom of God. They do not seek a relationship with Jesus. They are rotten to the core. They do not seek righteousness nor holiness, they are idol worshipers who worship their own flesh. They are fruitless trees, waterless clouds, clanging cymbals, devoid of any good work, idle boasters, lazy sloths that want to lie around and be served. They are more concerned about their own comfort than about souls who are dying without Jesus. They love their own thoughts and surround themselves with rotten souls like themselves. They are arrogant, proud and boastful, running after people, empty talkers like themselves, but they will not bow their knee before Jesus. They put their hopes in men who make empty promises and lie openly. They worship the creature instead of the Creator who should be praised and glorified. They appoint for themselves leaders to their liking, that promise them Utopia – crafty liars and deceivers. Jesus will deliver them to their leaders who will exploit and destroy them, sell them out and betray them because they have betrayed Jesus. They do not listen to correction but despise and persecute those who are sent to them to warn them to repent and correct their ways. They persist in their wicked ways and mock those who are sent to reprove them. The day is at hand, that as they refused to listen, Jesus will not listen to their cries. As they blocked their ears and followed their lusts, they will be swept along in the stream of filth that they treasured. They will be covered in the filth of their sins, like dung they will be flushed down the sewer.
I cried to the Lord and pleaded for mercy:
He said: Yet, if they repent and seek Me, I will have mercy on them. I will have compassion. I have no pleasure that they perish. Warn them to seek Me, to turn away from their their wicked ways, to turn away from worshiping themselves and running after men, the arm of flesh. If they repent with all their heart and serve Me as Lord, I will accept them. If they forsake their idols and change their ways, follow Me, I will guide them. If they cleanse themselves of their filth, I will accept them but they must turn. They must seek Me with all their heart and I will reveal Myself to them. I will not accept halfhearted repentance – they must seek righteousness, live holiness and I will accept them. I will guide them every step of the way and teach them My ways.
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