WHY I NEVER WILL MARRY

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By Ken Blue

I’ll never marry because of the divorce rate.

Divorces’ are messy, ending in probate.

I’ll shop around before it’s too late,

And find me a compatible mate.

 

We don’t need a license to live as two.

We’ll live together as many folks do.

No silly vows to love, or be true,

And when we’re bored, we’ll just say “we’re through.”

 

Without commitment, we do as we please.

It’s freedom we enjoy that keeps us at ease.

We don’t care what the world thinks, or it sees.

Its 2013, not those old 50’s.

 

There will be no kids to keep us tied down.

Children are shackles that keep one bound.

Chlamydia, Syphilis, Herpes, from sleeping around,

Hold no fear for me, I’ll medicate, and I will rebound.

 

 So, I’ll never marry, regardless of God’s plan,

That marriage consist of one woman and a man.

That outdated idea, they should ban,

And change those old laws throughout the land.

 

If there is a God, don’t be preaching to me.

It’s my life, and I’ll live it as I please; See?

I never will marry, `cause I love being free.

So, if there is a judgment, then I’ll pay my fee.

(Yes, you’ll pay it now with your health, and later with your soul) 

ARE YOU TOO FREE TO BE MARRIED?

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MARRIED TO CHRIST

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By Ken Blue

“Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.” Romans 7:4.

Death certainly absolves one of all responsibility. No more bills to pay, no more pain or sickness to contend with, and no one to offend. Death brings complete liberty. Oh, the sweet liberty of death! “Free from the law, O happy condition, Jesus hath bled, and there is remission; Cursed by the Law, and bruised by the fall, Grace hath redeemed us once for all.” Enough could never be said about God’s wonderful grace!

BUT, I fear many professing Christians are either confused about grace, or they haven’t really experienced it in their life. Anyone who ignores the second half of the verse has a serious spiritual problem. If a person remained in a state of death, there would be little concern, but that is not so with one who is saved. His resurrection in Christ is just as real as his death. One is dead, only in relation to the Law.

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If you are saved, you are now raised with Christ, and married to Him! Just as in your old life under the Law brought forth sin through the members of your body, now you are to bring forth fruit acceptable unto God. That fruit will be demonstrated through the members of your body. This does not mean that you will never sin or be tempted. But, it is clear that you are NOW married to Christ, and your life should glorify Him. “What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. 16  Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?” Romans 6:15-16.

When a man or woman is freed from prison, they are not freed to go back to the old life of crime. They are freed to live right. When a spouse dies, the one is free from responsibility to the other, and they may marry another. But, they are not free to live a life of immorality.

Yes, we are free from the old master, or previous marriage, but we are not freed to live a life in sin. We are now married to Christ and are to glorify Him with our bodies. “Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.” Romans 6:13.

SURPRISE!

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By Ken Blue

 

I planted a garden with plants and seeds

Applied herbicides to kill the weeds

Dusted the plants for insects and bugs

To my surprise they were eaten by slugs

 

I purchased baby chicks, a farmer I’d be

They’d lay eggs for Joyce and me

I prepared their provisions with every breath

To my surprise they froze to death

 

I bought me some bees and housed them in hives

From the many flowers they’d feed and thrive

There’d be gallons of honey from all my bees

To my surprise they turned on me

 

Friendships are forever, I’d been taught

Through thick and thin they stick, I thought

“I have ministry ideas which are new”, I said

To my surprise those friends all fled

 

Nothing surprises me now what could be left

“I’ve experienced it all”, I said to my self

“I’m tough as nails and straight as trees”

To my surprise I was brought to my knees

 

If you think you’re standing on unshakeable ground

You’re firmly fixed, nothing can bring you down

Learn from this poem written with flair

When surprises come you need not despair

THE SECRET MADE KNOWN

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By Ken Blue

We were poor as red dirt in the Ozark hills.

So each year we went east to the cotton fields.

I say we, doesn’t mean that I was born yet.

But, as you read my poem; the point you will get.

 

Mother was single, and met a handsome man.

It took several years, but now I understand.

With sorrow and regret for that foolish day,

Much of her life was plagued with the scarlet “A.”

 

She loved and cared for me, yet I never knew,

All the work and the shame she must have gone through.

About age ten, I ask of my unknown dad.

You see, you never miss what you never had.

 

She made up a story; my father had died.

I never ask again, I was satisfied.

But this was not the truth; truth, she must conceal.

Her fear was all for me, and how I would feel.

 

Many years would pass, but thoughts came now and then.

Were there other siblings who would be my kin?

But, through circumstances, which I’ll not explain.

I discovered the whole truth, and his full name.

 

With help of others, the mystery was made known.

Father’s gravestone was found, and the sibling’s home.

A few phone calls, explaining what had come to be.

The truth became evident for all to see.

 

So, we planned a reunion in Walnut Ridge town.

At Catfish café, we went in, and sat down.

It was a sight, as we talked to each other.

I met two of my sisters, and a brother.

 

There’s much more to this story, you’ll never know.

To tell it all would take a volume or so.

I leave you to read between the lines yourself.

Until then, we’ll keep the rest upon the shelf.

 

I’m glad my mother’s secret has been made known.

I discovered her love, and care for her own.

There are unwanted children, but none unplanned.

God has a purpose, and it’s all in His hand.

A COUNTRY FOUNDED BY GENIUSES BUT RUN BY IDIOTS

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Attributed to Jeff Foxworthy:

If you can get arrested for hunting or fishing without a license, but not for entering and remaining in the country illegally — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If you have to get your parents’ permission to go on a field trip or to take an aspirin in school, but not to get an abortion — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If you MUST show your identification to board an airplane, cash a check, buy liquor, or check out a library book and rent a video, but not to vote for who runs the government — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If the government wants to prevent stable, law-abiding citizens from owning gun magazines that hold more than ten rounds, but gives twenty F-16 fighter jets to the crazy new leaders in Egypt — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If, in the nation’s largest city, you can buy two 16-ounce sodas, but not one 24-ounce soda, because 24-ounces of a sugary drink might make you fat — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If an 80-year-old woman or a three-year-old girl who is confined to a wheelchair can be strip-searched by the TSA at the airport, but a woman in a burka or a hijab is only subject to having her neck and head searched — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If your government believes that the best way to eradicate trillions of dollars of debt is to spend trillions more — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If a seven-year-old boy can be thrown out of school for saying his teacher is “cute,” but hosting a sexual exploration or diversity class in grade school is perfectly acceptable — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If hard work and success are met with higher taxes and more government regulation and intrusion, while not working is rewarded with Food Stamps, WIC checks, Medicaid benefits, subsidized housing, and free cell phones — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If the government’s plan for getting people back to work is to provide incentives for not working, by granting 99 weeks of unemployment checks, without any requirement to prove that gainful employment was diligently sought, but couldn’t be found — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If you pay your mortgage faithfully, denying yourself the newest big-screen TV, while your neighbor buys iPhones, time shares, a wall-sized do-it-all plasma screen TV and new cars, and the government forgives his debt when he defaults on his mortgage — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If being stripped of your Constitutional right to defend yourself makes you more “safe” according to the government — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

What a country! How about we give God a reason to continue blessing America!