Ecclesiastes 1:2-4
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“Meaningless! Meaningless!”
says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.”
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What do people gain from all their labors
at which they toil under the sun?
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Generations come and generations go,
but the earth remains forever.
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Everyone can benefit from keeping this wisdom. Once a soul is shown they are not this flesh they are bound in, there is nothing this flesh or this world can offer except a distraction from the truth. The smell of the flower, the sensation of the cooling breeze, the vision of the dawn, the belly full, the thirst quenched, the bond of marriage, the camaraderie of the group, the satisfaction of a task completed, the flesh and the world are nothing but a distraction for a soul seeking to carry the unseen qualities of God.
In eternity, holiness is available in fullness. What Jesus said about this is that the kingdom supplies what we seek, not in part, not just in full, but in a state of fullness overflowing. We plant a seed with hope, and it grows out of faith, and renders a crop that is in abundance.
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Jesus replied, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
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Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.
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Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
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Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.
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How few are those who separate themselves from this meaningless existence to carry holiness forward. I personally have been witness to that which others only believe in, and I still struggle to separate myself from placing survival and security above my knowledge of spiritual activity. It plagues me day and night. I sometimes wish to stop eating completely, and burn all I have.
Some will say you have to establish yourself in order to please God with good acts. Some suggest that you must educate yourself in order to guide others. Some suggest you should appreciate what you have in order to honor God.
I tell you this, nothing you do in this world will bring salvation to your soul. No amount of knowledge will save your soul from judgement, and placing a value on what you have here, will only separate you from the unseen qualities of God.
How the first churches separated themselves from this issue was to give all they had to the membership. So that as a group, all they gained in their labor was used to support one another equally. They gained a clear conscience from doing this, because they knew that everyone in their spiritual family was treated equally. Today, this is unheard of. So inequality is like a dark cloud in gatherings. And as a group, if there is even one among it who feels envy, or bitterness, the Holy Spirit is not present, and thereby, the Kingdom is not available.
Why are there no healings, why are there no miracles? Seems clear to me that every house carries two masters.
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John 6:19-24
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“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
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But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
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For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light.
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But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
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“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
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So here I sit, in a hypocrisy. I have no house of worship, nor a spiritual family. I am unable to do what I say, but I say it in desperation that somewhere, some group will hear what is said, and do what is needed. I work to survive, and I hate it. I feed and clothe the very flesh that will justify my condemnation. I plead with others to save themselves, yet I do this as a drowning man.
Come, set aside yourselves. Be clothed in the Father's righteousness, drink from the mouth of His authority, eat the bread of life. Separate yourself from what binds you. Find a path in Christ that will keep your soul safe. Do not be satisfied with what is temporary, look to gain what is eternal.
Pray constantly. Fear God. Humble yourself.
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