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  • A Temporary Throne – 38

    A Temporary Throne – 38

     CHAPTER 38

    Genesis 27:41 So Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

    ESAU HATED A MAN I BLESSED.

    CURSED IS ANY MAN WHO HATES WHAT I HAVE BLESSED. I AM THE LORD.

    THE LORD had brought me to Mahanaim at the cry of Jacob’s prayer.

    Genesis 32: 11 Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and attack me and the mother with the children. 12 For You said, ‘I will surely treat you well, and make your descendants as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.’”

     

    YET ESAU GAVE TIME FOR HIS SIN TO NOT RULE OVER HIM.  ESAU WOULD NOT BEAR THE SIN AND PUNISHMENT OF CAIN.

    Now THE LORD brought me to their reunion which Jacob feared.

    Genesis 33: 4 But Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. 5 And he lifted his eyes and saw the women and children, and said, “Who are these with you?”

    So he said, “The children whom God has graciously given your servant.” 6 Then the maidservants came near, they and their children, and bowed down. 7 And Leah also came near with her children, and they bowed down. Afterward Joseph and Rachel came near, and they bowed down.
    8 Then Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?”
    And he said, “These are to find favor in the sight of my lord.”
    9 But Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; keep what you have for yourself.”

    To be continued…

    A Temporary Throne is an original work of Roger Harned,

    © Copyright 2013, All Rights Reserved by the author.

  • A Temporary Throne – 11

    A Temporary Throne – 11

     CHAPTER 11

    DO YOU LOVE THESE MORE THAN ME?

    I knew the answer…

    YOUR SIN IS COVERED BY MY SACRIFICE. YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS IS MY OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS.

    “Thank You LORD!” I thought from my heart; yet surly the LORD heard my thoughts, as I was now aware that the LORD had heard my prayers.

    YET SIN CANNOT BE UNPUNISHED.

    Once again, in my thoughts (as I did not speak, but knew the LORD did hear):

    “My sin? No. Her sin! … And his sins… and his and hers…”

    As I thought, their faces came clearly to my mind. (The Lord would not have me reveal these to you by name.)

    THEIR SINS AND WICKEDNESS REMAIN NAKED BEFORE ME.

    Yes… For none had come to conviction or repentance for their separation from God. None would hear of Jesus Christ and the cross as reason to change their day to day lives. None would have anything to do with church or Christians or talk of righteousness through the Blood of Christ.

    All, though they are beloved family members, live for the day, while denying the Day of their Judgment.  It is true of dear of dear friends as well. These remain unbelievers by choice – rebellion against God and more so against Jesus Christ.

    Yes, I am a sinner, a terrible sinner; yet I lay my filthy sin before Christ’s cross.

    I need His love now more than ever. I need Christ’s love for ever.

    GOD SMILED, HIS EYES PIERCING ME WITH LOVE.

    To be continued…

    A Temporary Throne is an original work of Roger Harned,

    © Copyright 2013, All Rights Reserved by the author.

  • A Temporary Throne – 10

    A Temporary Throne – 10

    CHAPTER 10

    I spoke my plea to the LORD, as I had done so many times before pled to Him through prayer:

    “Lord, You know all things. May Your will be done… on earth, as it is in Heaven… Lord, in my life, may your will be done. All glory to You Lord, for Your Perfect Most-Loving Sacrifice for me…”

    “Lord, would you not save my most beloved ones, for whom I pray? Lord, has your silence been due to my sin?”

    “Is it because my witness of You, Lord Christ, does not further your Name? “

    “Do You want these I love most to see only my sin and not Your Own Righteousness?”

    (I realized that I had already said too much.)

    The Lord’s answer to this forgiven sinner, who repeatedly falls far short of God’s will, might well fill my ears for an eternity.

    DEAR ROGER, FOR THIS FAITH YOU STAND BEFORE ME.

    If I had not been so surrounded by the glory and the joy of Heaven, I would have shed a tear, as often I do now.

    When I think back on it, I now see clearly from this foreign place of our service to God, where sin is allowed: This is only UNTIL HIS RETURN to reign on earth, as it is in Heaven.

    Christ has already promised this through His Revelation to John:

    21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

    God, in the Person of Christ Jesus after His resurrection, has already revealed to John, His certain promise and completion of these last days in fulfillment of His Kingdom.

    May His will be done on earth, as it is in Heaven.

    To be continued…

    A Temporary Throne is an original work of Roger Harned,

    © Copyright 2013, All Rights Reserved by the author.