Scarlet Robe Creations

And while some were talking about the temple,  that it was adorned with beautiful stones and votive gifts,  He said, Luke 21:5 Beautiful stones, gifts offered as sacrifice to a God who longs for our hearts. Wealth and pious ideals, starving the children so loved, this elaborate vessel of outer expression attempts to imprison the spirit. Man's creativity, intricate carvings meant to impress the one who created mountains, oceans and forests. We are men awed by material things, vases of gold, altars chiseled by the finest sculptors and tapestries woven of imported cloth. All this is meant to fade to a time when one stone is no longer set upon another. Remind us Lord that the new covenant is of the spirit, that the temple is this body of flesh and blood. Remind us that the Father desires our souls, the essence of our love, more so than buildings crafted by our hands. Would the homeless messiah rest His head in any of these castle...

Gather in His name In places of low esteem and high. He hears your song as clearly on street corners as on mountain tops. Gather in temples or in barns set in open fields. Come rich come poor. Come saint and sinner. All will find a seat at His table. All are called to gather. To come together embracing our unity, no matter how different. Leave your skin color, leave your ethnicity, leave the voice of your land. Step free of your denomination. Release the burden of pious thought. Gather where the spirit beckons and call yourselves His beloved. copyright 2016 - Donald P James Jr  https://www.amazon.com/stores/Donald-P.-James-Jr./author