His Grace is all-encompassing, his love a fire, more consuming than hate.
The Lord God rightfully commands our worship with every fiber of our being.
He commands sacrifice - did He not install the greatest of all sacrifices, His own Son?
Does this not call on all of us to show our devotion to the best of our minute abilities?
Look upon me, His most humble servant. He has seen fit to accept my meagre offerings? Yes, He asks, nay demands our sacrifices to show our devotion to him, and is it not just? Is not all we have, all we are already His? We cannot give Him anything that is not already His. So, this is our just and righteous conviction: that we shall offer to Him, every day of our existence, whatever we seem to possess.
But is it not also true that the prophet tells us that obedience is greater than sacrifice to the Lord, and more dear to Him? Yes, indeed he does.
Obedience to the Lord is our foremost command. We exist to obey Him and we are even less than we are now, miserable creatures that we are, if we fail even that. So, even more than sacrifice, we must serve and obey the Lord God.
But even as we strive with all our being to be worthy, if not of Him, at least of our station in life as His most humble servant, there are those who do not. There are those who reject Him. There are those who, I can barely say it, who deny Him.
They have chosen to be an Abomination. A failed creation. A perverted creation. A stain on creation itself. A blasphemy and insult to God.
What could God despise more, what would incense Him more than a creation which denies Him? Which rebels against Him? What, indeed?
More than by a creation that denies Him, He is incensed by a creation that deigns to say it obeys His commands, but in truth does nothing of the sort. As long as we, who claim to serve Him, allow any of His creations to live and deny that He is God, that He, their most high and divine Creator, is not their Lord God, we are worse than them. Worse than rebels.
We are hypocrits.
It is then clear what God charges us to do and what we must hasten to do, if we truly are what we claim to be: humble and loving servants of the Lord God. If we are to seek mercy in His eyes, we must restlessly and persistently pursue and seek out those who do NOT choose to serve their supreme Judge and Creator. We must offer them the chance to turn from their ways and join those of us who serve our Lord.
And if they persist in their rebellion, if they harden their hearts, if they insist on remaining an insult to God and a stain on His creation, we must slay them.
Nothing less is our duty. Nothing less is demanded of us. Nothing less behooves us, if we would be servant of the Most High Lord.
Praise God and fear His name.
Go forth in His name and do not cease to strive. Go forth and win over all creation in His name. Do not cease, do not show hesitation or mercy to those who persist in Sin. Do not rest until all are one, and all may be in Him.
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^Ikue has been a devious member of our community for almost 7 years and in this time he has proven to be nothing short of dedicated and devoted. Whilst volunteering his time over the last 22 months as a Gallery Moderator within the Community Relations Team, Chris has brought the Vector gallery and many vector artists directly into the spotlight. ^Ikue's commitment to the community is evident in everything he touches and you can always find him reaching out to others with an encouraging word. Chris is a natural leader with a vibrant and empathic personality, and is a role model for deviants everywhere. It's ev... Read More
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