An excerpt from a future book, tentatively titled The Wrong Side of the Daisies. A conversation between God (the Voice), and a man by the name of Jon. If this sounds too harsh, refer to Revelation 3:14-22.
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"It disgusts
me," the Voice answered, "when men refuse to take a stand
for what is right and good. I have told you what those things are,
and those things which are wrong and evil. I have instructed you to
stand firmly in support of the one, and opposed to the other. And
yet, most do not. Even when it is for their own good, most are too
lazy, too self absorbed, too hard of heart and blind to put forth the
effort to stand firm. When faced with opposition, they back away,
pandering to false truths of tolerance, liberty, their version of
'love your neighbor.' They believe my word is too strict, that I
myself do not stand so firmly for, nor against, that which my word
says. What do you think, Jon?"
"I think your
word is right, and you stand for what it says."
"My
word is
me
and I am
my
word!" God's voice thundered. "I have spoken what is true,
and what is true can never be changed. What is right is right; what
is wrong is wrong. These things will never pass away. My feet are
firmly planted in what is righteous and good, and my right hand
strongly opposes all which is evil. There are those who claim to
speak in my name who say otherwise, who claim to know that I am a God
of tolerance, a God of compromise. They are wrong. I am God of truth,
God of justice. I am also God of mercy, God of grace, but they abuse
my mercy and grace, thinking it allows them freedom to do whatever
evil they desire, and to tolerate the evil around them. Because of
that, they disgust me. What do you do when something disgusts you,
Jon?"
"I get rid of
it."
"And so shall
I. Because they refuse to stand for what is right or against what is
wrong, I shall rid myself of them. I will vomit them from my mouth
like the vile and tasteless filth they are. They believe they know
who I am, but they know me not at all. Because of that, I shall not
claim them, and will throw them far from myself. Then they will
realize, despite their 'wisdom' and 'understanding,' that they have
nothing."
Jon stood silent,
waiting. What he was waiting for, he didn't know. But he had the
feeling the Voice had more to say. He was right.
"If only they
would open their eyes to see, and their minds to understand, then
they would know. They would throw away their useless 'understandings'
and clothe themselves with the truth of my word. In knowing me, they
would see that my way is right and good, if not easy. They would see
the value in taking a stand, and I would find worth in them once
again."
The Voice paused,
and when it resumed, a tone of sadness had crept in.
"But very few
will. For most, their hearts are too hard, their minds too corrupt,
and their desires too strong. They will hear my truth, but ignore it.
Continuing in their ways, they will be neither for me, nor against
me. They will claim me, but will not lend credence to my truths. By
their inaction, their refusal to hold to what is right and despise
what is wrong, they will lead even more astray than those who openly
oppose me. They are the tools of the enemy, and as such they will be
cast into the fires of my judgment unless they repent."
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