Wisdom is
something we all search for in one form or another, but without true knowledge
we will always clutch at straws! Marketing is the king when it comes to leading
people astray. There will always be some truth attached to a good marketing
regime and depending on the targeted audience, believing their pitch or not,
sales will either escalate or fall away. Because mankind is so needy it isn’t
hard to fish out the weak if you have money and power behind you. Look at our
current government, they have all the power and their campaign has been filled
with empty promises for a very long time and yet the masses support even their
blatant corruption. Why? Because they are still full of hope! They expect a
better life and the government keeps promising them it; however when we
evaluate the facts we see a shift in the opposite direction.
People
overweight have a similar objective, they will try anything to lose weight and
the simpler it is the more you draw in the candidates. Old age is another lure
and then we could speak about the beauty industry and how they have women
buying products that could feed a family of four for a month just to keep some
wrinkles at bay. Deception always carries with it some form of truth. Take the
greatest of all traps, Satan tempting Eve in the Garden of Eden; they (Adam and
Eve) did for the first time understand what sin was all about, after eating
from the tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, having understood sin for the first time;
prior to that they had no knowledge of death.
Deception keeps
our eyes off true wisdom and knowledge. The most powerful men in the world have
accomplished great wealth and power and they use it to further their comforts
in this life and then what? AND THEN THE JUDGEMENT! We will all stand before
the judgment seat of the Lord Jesus Christ, previous to being ushered into a
life of bliss or a painful existence for all eternity! This is a statement full
of accurate wisdom and filled with priceless knowledge. Why then is this not
the message propagated by the most powerful men in the world? This is an easy
answer, they have been deceived by sin and the father of lies, Satan has
hoodwinked the masses!
“If an axe man
uses a blunt blade he will need more strength to bring the tree down”!
It is rather
frustrating to think that we are so simple and yet without the grace of God it
is impossible for us to realize this reality! Everything began with the Lord
Jesus Christ (creation was spoken into being and the Word became flesh) and
everything will end with Him {(“for
it is written, "As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to
God." So then each of us will give an
account of himself to God.” (Rom
14:11)} – And yet none of the great
leaders propagate this message! But there was one who did many years ago and
his name was King Solomon, King David’s son. This is what he had to say; pay
attention! –- “Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.
So if a person lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him
remember that the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is vanity.
Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days
of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But
know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.” (Ecclesiastes 11:7-9)
For those of you who haven’t actually read the
Bible I would encourage you to read at least the book of Ecclesiastes and
examine Solomon’s insight in the light of your own life and the wisdom you have
applied to it and then come to a decision. Do not lie to yourself and say, the
Bible is just a book and speak about it as a fool would claiming to be an
expert on it if you haven’t read it.
What I have
told you is not a lie so my prayer is that you would take what I say seriously,
it may just open your eyes to the light and free you from groping in the dark
when in fact you believed that you have it all together. Come what may you will
never see a hearse towing a safe! But there is life or death on the other side
and that is a promise in accordance with what the Bible teaches!
Signing off
Tyrone
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