GOD'S BLUE BOOK - Shepherds of Christ Ministries

120 God’s Blue Book
hardened your little hearts.
You pursued idle pursuits and you ran around with a worldlyfocused
gaze. Tunnel vision. You knew you were not in a tunnel.
You knew from My pursuit of you that there was much more but
you closed yourself off and went full steam ahead down the wrong
road. You did not see the birds of the air or the children at play. You
saw a world to be gained and a goal to be achieved. You sought an
empty treasure in a barren field and when I stopped at each crossing
and said, “Oh, that you would come and follow Me,” you
ignored My prompting and proceeded like a blind dog down the
same path toward the barren field. And your heart lacked joy and it
became harder and harder as you trod, but at each crossing you
say, “Nay, Lord, I will find My reward here and be off.”
Oh, you silly fool! To live your life for such emptiness. The only
life that is is in Me. You never die. This is but a test. This is a test for
you to receive a real reward. I have prodded you and tried to lead
you toward Me but you spit in My face and went your willful way.
Oh, little ones, eternity is so long. It doesn’t end today or tomorrow.
It goes on and on and on and never ends. This is a test to see how
you will fare in the end. To put all your treasures in this life is to
store up nothing. You take not one dime with you. All that remains
is the things of the heart, your love of God and your love for your
fellow man.
To follow God is to find the real reward, a field brimming with
milk and honey. And you will behold the face of God! This and this
alone feeds your hungry soul. All else leads the soul to barren
lands. Store up a treasure of gold for the life hereafter. When you
come to that crossing remove the blinders from your eyes and look
at your beloved Jesus, staring right into your heart. Take the hard
crust from your chest and let your heart become alive in His love.
Do not pursue idle pursuits. Go down the road that leads to Jesus
and at the end you will see His face! His road is well marked all
through your life. Your sisters and brothers who loved Him looked
into your eyes, but you wore blinders and laughed at them.
Oh, silly! A few years? For what? You don’t get anything here but
heartache, momentary pleasure that leaves you empty, so you
numb your hearts with TV or alcohol or food or sex. It lasts only a
moment, but you numb the craving in the soul. Oh, poor starved little
ones, your soul can only be fed by Me. You are starving yourself
to death. Your soul is withering and dying. Your victory is already
won by Me Who died a brutal death for love of you! Come to Me. I
knock at the door. Will you open or will you run amok down roads
that lead to emptiness. On that day of reckoning when I, in all My