And I solemnly declare to everyone who hears the words of prophecy written in this book: If anyone adds anything to what is written here, God will add to that person the plagues described in this book. And if anyone removes any of the words from this book of prophecy, God will remove that person’s share in the tree of life and in the holy city that are described in this book.
Our daughter, Jen, has a lovely
home, and the yard is a peaceful oasis. Except
for one thing…a mockingbird that shows up sometimes, courting death. It is a goofy bird with a death wish…meowing! That’s right…bird – calling – (of all things)
– a feline with an appetite for bird!
Every time we pull up in the driveway for a visit, I check the back
porch for feathers.
Now, if that sounds strange (and,
it certainly impressed me as such), there are stranger things. I won’t bore you with the full tour of Ripley’s Believe It or Not, but the world is full of people and critters that do dumb things. For today, (and eternity) the strangest thing
I’ve ever encountered are those who insist on changing what God has said to
suit what they want to hear with their itchy ears[1], rather than obey the Almighty Creator who has said, don’t mess with my Word.
At present we are dealing with a moderately lethal pandemic that has a death rate holding at about 4% of those who are confirmed
to have the virus[2]. This is “mild” by comparison with
the 1918 flu pandemic that had an infection to death ratio of approximately 20%.[3] That being said, coronavirus is
more than a blip on the screen, infecting roughly 1% of this country’s
population.
Now, if one of the worst plagues (in
modern times) killed 20% of those who contracted it, and the current plague is
around 4%, what are we to make of a plague that holds stable at 100%? And what, pray tell, could we possibly say
about human mockingbirds meowing at a plague like that?
Of course I’m talking about the plague
of plagues, the pandemic sin-demic. It
infects 100% of humanity, and the death rate is 1 out of every 1. The source for this statistic comes from
Scripture:
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23
Now, that’s the bad news, and the
good news. The pandemic is real, and it
kills us all, eternally. But, for those
willing to trust God at His Word, the cure, or recovery rate is just as comprehensive;
everyone who entrusts his or her life and will to God, because of God’s great
gift of forgiveness, will live forever.
But, for those who want to change
God’s Word, make it say what it doesn’t, and silence it where it speaks
plainly, the last sentences of Scripture hold an ominous threat – God will add
to that person the plagues of all time.
·
There were 10 plagues visited on Egypt for unbelief
·
There is coming a series of plagues, both diseases, natural disasters, and
dictators who will enslave millions (read Revelation’s prophecy).
All of it will fall on the heads of
those who not only ignore God’s Word, but try to make it say what it doesn’t.
·
For those whose God is wealth and power…the plague of getting what they
want in the here and now, and Hell in the future
·
For those whose God is sexual perversion and promiscuity, a
sexually-transmitted character virus that will rot the soul for eternity
·
For those whose God is their own image, an eternity alone, abandoned, and unbothered
by any other voice, smile, or warmth of human contact; just a mirror to see how
wonderfully amired they are…by no one!
This is the picture of my daughter’s
suicidal mockingbird, looking into the face of death, and calling it closer!
Let’s
Pray Together:
Father, our ways are strange and fickle, driven by a plague of coldness and hardness of the heart. Let your Word rest on those frozen hearts, warming us with the fire of Heaven’s Hound.
For You Today
You
chew on that as you hit the Rocky Road today.
Have a blessed day!
[2] According to 2019-20
coronavirus pandemic Latest updates (update as of 7/14/20)
[3] The Greatest
Pandemic in History – Written by Richard Gunderman for The
Conversation — Updated on August 7, 2019
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