Oyster Run

Anacortes Washington, Sunday, September 28, 2014

Much preaching, and handing out tracts took place, but most people valued sin and stuff more than there own soul.

It was sad to be dissuaded from preaching the Gospel and asked to leave by those in the supposed "Christian Motorcycle Association ".

Luke 12:15-21

13 Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14 But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?” 15 And [Jesus] said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

What is covetousness? Whatever it is, we ought to avoid it, Jesus says take heed, beware of covetousness. In other words, don’t just listen to what Jesus says, but act on His words. He says beware of covetousness, when you see a sign on someone's gate that says "Beware of Dog"; you heed that and stay out of there, otherwise you'll be bitten. Same thing with covetousness. It will bite you. So covetousness is a bad thing, but what is it? Well short answer is, it means desire, but it is desire gone wrong... Improper, inappropriate,  immoral, self centered, selfish. It's a desire that puts some thing, some temporary, material, worldly thing ahead what's more important, even eternal things.

16 And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, 17 and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ 18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’

this guy had a bumper crop. He had prospered. He'd done very well for himself.  He had so much he thought to himself, lets see, what are my options; I can rent a storage unit, or I can do a little remodel... That's it, I'll tear down my dinky, little, puny barn and build a bigger one.   Not just that, but he thought to himself, I'm going to retire, and drink margaritas. He was going to take it easy.

20 But God said to [the man], ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’ 21 So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

So the day of reckoning comes for this guy, and he's not ready.

Psalm 19:7-10

The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. [8] The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. [9] The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. [10] More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

Psalm 119:127

Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.

Proverbs 16:16

How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

Proverbs 16:25

There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

There's a lot of chaos going on in this day and age. A lot of people say one thing, then there are others who say exactly the opposite. How can you discern what's true and what's not? 

John 17:17 Jesus said, Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. So if you know God's word, you know the truth. John 8:31-32 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; [32] And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

But, the flip side of the coin,
Jesus said in Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!  2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: [12] That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

Proverbs 9:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

Psalm 1

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. [2] But his delight is in the law of the Lord ; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. [3] And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. [4] The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. [5] Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. [6] For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 KJV

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. [14] For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

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