September 2024

God made us all, as well as the earth, sun, moon, air, sky, sea
This beautiful world with such details and all its grandiosity
The gorgeous sunsets, vast oceans, lofty mountains, and panoramic landscapes
Even the winter with its pristine snow and the uniqueness of each snowflake
Undeniably, awesome this phenomenal earth, is vividly on display
Think about our bodies, and how we are fearfully and wonderfully made
Please read Exodus 25 and see for yourself the details that God gave to Moses
On how to build His Tabernacle details more beautiful than any bed of roses
(Those are some serious details)
The devil is in the detail is an idiom quite frankly, I wish we would not use
Farcical is this statement as the devil only copies, steals, masquerades, and abuse
Do you know the devil by his very nature is a liar, thief, murderer, and destroyer?
Incapable of creating any details, he usurps, counterfeits, and is the most deceptive employer
The devil contaminates that which is authentic, lovely, pure, just, and true
Distorting that which is beautiful, leaving it repulsive, grotesque, and subdued
When you read the Bible, and see the majestic wonders of your world and all it entails
There will be no doubt in your mind that only God is in the details.

I know why you do what you do
You have learned from someone close to you
I know why you boast and act out
Flaunting, shouting, and bragging to gain some clout
I know why you hit and try to hurt me
To disguise your fragile in-authentic identity
I know why you play your subtle mind games
To ignore and distract from your inner turmoil and your pain
Power, control, manipulation, followers, and fame
This you so desperately try to obtain
Change now while there is still time, and you can
Go back to where this bad behavior first began
If you refuse and continue on this path you’ll see
You’ll experience the unwanted return of your own atrocity
Dare to say that which is written is not true
Read Ephesians 4 vs 29 to 32, Bully, I know you.

Respect my friend fosters peace and harmony
It is about you and it is about me
Though you tend to misunderstand
This one-sided respect you force and demand
The way you treat others so disrespectfully
Clearly shows those who dare to see your hypocrisy
You’re so lost and trapped within yourself
That you only see you, failing to see anyone else
Self-obsessed, self-impressed, you’re too blind to see
Your selfish, entitled, false sense of supremacy
Unpleasantly demanding from everyone else
The very thing absent in your own self
Before you mistreat others, to reach out for that which you seek
Matthew 7 verse 12 reminds us, respect is a two-way street.