Foolishness

"Here is some foolishness for you. Herod the tetrarch may have thought John, the bright and burning lamp was the Messiah of Israel. He may have just wanted to be a king that was more famous than either of these great and righteous prophets.

Of course Jesus is God in the flesh, the Son of God and the Son of Man. I like righteousness, and according to the mercy of the Lord is Our Righteousness, that is without end I will one day truly love Him. Of course, God's own Spirit worked miracles at the hands of John, Stephen, Moses, and His own Son Melchizedek. It is His Spirit that accomplishes great and mighty works. Melchizedek is Jesus, and He is Lord of lords and King of kings."

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus, and he said to his attendants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, for John had been saying to him: “It is not lawful for you to have her.” Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet.

On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted and had John beheaded in the prison. His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother. John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus. "Foolish people worship those that perform miracles, and Herod was more foolish than they; he was foolish like Ahab (1) (2). The only one anyone should worship is Jesus the Messiah of Israel. He was born of a virgin in Bethlehem of Judea many years ago. Please worship God alone.

He would like nothing more than to be the True Lover of your soul, He is full of tender mercies, and boundless compassion towards those who turn from sin, and put their eternal trust in His Name. I too would like to be your true friend, and counted before God as your brother.

I sincerely hope you are not after riches, fame, and power in this life that will count as nothing at the end of the day."

“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’

“But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’

“He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’

“Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’

“‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’

“He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”

"I desire to remind you that there is eternal hope in Him that will never fade away over time.

I would like to hear you say one day, beyond this present world, "the Lord, the Seed of David and Messiah of Israel is my portion forever!"

Please do not be divisive or separate yourself from those that call upon the Name of the Lord from a pure heart in truth!"