Category Archives: sin

BROKEN GUARDRAILS

Posted on June 11, 2021 by oneta hayes

Someone had whammed the guard rail!  A sign had been put up “Damaged Guardrail.”  When installed it was shiny, sturdy, and solid, but now it is messy, marred, and mangled.    I wonder who hit the guard rail and why.  Was … Continue reading →

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WHAT ROT!

Posted on February 21, 2021 by oneta hayes

So another week, I have been rocked in a cradle of “if is your thing, go for it”; all paths are equal; if it is your path, it is right for you! What rot!!!! All paths are not okay! Sin … Continue reading →

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MAN, THE BEAST

Posted on June 4, 2020 by oneta hayes

  Angry bear, kills food giver, lacks logic That was my haiku on last post.  I want to pursue this thought using some comments from that post. Faye made this statement:  “I see a much deeper TRUTH in this than … Continue reading →

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CRYING FOR LOST CHILDREN

Posted on May 17, 2020 by oneta hayes

I aroused from a nap with these words, “We cry, too late.” Now we cry, but it is too late. Hell’s minions we loved to date. Crying “God is Good,” we ignored our fate Teaching all paths lead to Heaven’s … Continue reading →

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SEND THOSE TOADS PACKING – TOMORROW

Posted on May 12, 2020 by oneta hayes

Googled image from new account Story Time: The plagues were being loosed on Egypt.  First off, the waters were all turned to blood.  Pharaoh wasn’t too bothered, he just sent for his magicians who did the same thing.    A … Continue reading →

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DRESS THE WOUND

Posted on November 10, 2019 by oneta hayes

Look with me at the CONDITION of prophets and priests before judgment came to Judah. God speaking through Jeremiah (6:14) “They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. ‘Peace, peace’ they say, and there is … Continue reading →

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THE CHECK THAT MATTERS

Posted on June 7, 2019 by oneta hayes

I’ve been listening to William Cowper’s hymn from the mid 1700s, “O for a Closer Walk with God.” Third verse  is not something we want to sing. “Return, O holy Dove, return, Sweet messenger of rest! I hate the sins … Continue reading →

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LITTLE SERPENTS DRAG ME DOWN

Posted on May 21, 2019 by oneta hayes

“There it is.  The apple tree.  I’m dragged to despair again.” Ever since the day she had fallen into the trap of Satan, the serpents nestled in her head; she was numb with regret.  “Doesn’t it look beautiful?” was the … Continue reading →

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LIFE ON A DOWNHILL SLOPE

Posted on February 17, 2019 by oneta hayes

I’m a Family Feud fan.  Steve Harvey is the best.  But I’m uneasy as the first question is asked.   It often begins, “We asked a hundred women…”  Whatever the rest of the question is, it often leaves an opening for … Continue reading →

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FORGIVEN SINS ARE GONE

Posted on September 19, 2018 by oneta hayes

The book “Then Sings My Soul” (Robert Morgan) has a selection on the origin of the hymn “Whiter Than Snow.” He cites various analogies used in Scriptures to describe God’s forgiveness of sins.   Read, meditate, and enjoy these: “Micah 7:19 … Continue reading →

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