The Word of the Lord comes to us. We balk, then run, and sometimes get stuck in a nightmare situation; then we pray. We promise if God just bails us out, we'll obey.

We look pretty good for awhile, too. Eventually, we get angry with God when it seems He isn't doing what we think  He should, when He should. Then, of course, we pray to the Lord. But, down deep inside, we still feel sorry for outselves and just "want to die".

We attempt to manipulate the Lord further by sitting down somewhere, just waiting for Him to come around to our way of thinking. Even when things start heating up because we're sitting too long in the wrong spot, the Lord still provides for us. And, we're always VERY glad when He does. But if His provision is removed to teach us a much needed lesson, we despair. Then we want to die. Again.

The Word of the Lord has come to us, today, again!

The Word of The Lord Jesus 

THE WORD OF THE LORD JESUS: You appear such to humanity from the outside to be righteous,  

                    And on the inside,  you are full of abomination and hypocrisy."

                       Matthew 23:28.

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Drawing by John Philip of South Africa. Used by permission and with our thanks.

Castor Bean Illustration in His Garden of Grace from the garden of Rev. Ernest Stiles, Sr.