One day out of the blue, GOD ministered to me on BOOTLEG!!!
GOD says, “Quit watching the bootleg DVD and playing the bootleg CD of your
life. Somebody knows where I am headed with this one. Those of us who have
watched a bootleg DVD or listened to a bootleg CD know that they are not always
the best quality. As GOD was speaking to me, He broke it down in the sense of
“we tend to accept anything the enemy gives us and then we replay it over and
over as if it was intended for us.”
Somebody is thinking, “Bootleg…bootleg…bootleg, what does
she mean? The bootleg version is the illegal…prohibited version. You either got
it free from an illegal source, you burned it or recorded it without permission
or you got it from some unauthorized vendor at knock off price. WRONG! WRONG!
WRONG! Bottom-line, you did not make the full investment to obtain this
product. You either wanted prior to its release. You didn’t have the money to
pay for it in the first place (which may be an indicator that you didn’t need
it in the first place). Or you have that giving friend who wants to share it
with you because they are the local illegal distributor. Everything free is not
legal nor is it good for you. Look, I’m no one’s judge, but we need to really
pray about the stuff we burn (music that is). Are we stealing someone’s work
when we burn a CD? And is it ok if it is gospel music? I’m just here to make
you think. Many of us are guilty of bootlegging the gospel. Some may disagree
with me, but remember I am not pointing fingers. I’m merely pointing out that
most CDs and DVDs say do not reprint or redistribute without consent.
Now, that I have gone in depth about bootlegging, let me go
back to my point in the first paragraph. GOD holds the Master copy of your
life’s DVD or CD. It is free if you accept Him. He wants to give you life and
give you an abundant life at that. The devil’s bootleg copy of your life may
portray a whole lot of glamour, glitter and gold. Those things are temporal.
Remember the enemy is a lie and a cheat so He can’t be trusted. Nonetheless,
the Almighty GOD is offering “The Eternal”. When the enemy tells us something,
sells us something or gives us something, we gravitate towards it like it’s the
real deal. He offers cheap thrills. The devil is a bootleg artist, and he cannot
give us things that He doesn’t have. Sure he can make it look like quality, but
it is still bootleg. Stop investing in bootleg, in the evil one because He is a
thief!!! Sure, the devil flashes the quick fix, easy money and worldly
happiness on the bootleg DVD. However, he never shows the pain after the party.
We believe the lies of the enemy time and time again just as we convince
ourselves that bootleg DVDs and CDs are ok.
Think about this, do we stop and think about the heads at
the bottom of the screen in a bootleg DVD or that it came out in another
country first, but it was filmed in America? Oh, do we just ignore the slight
bounce in the picture because someone wasn’t holding the camera steady. Maybe
the music has a barely noticeable 5 second pause in the middle of the
song. Glitches and picture quality get
thrown out the window because we got a deal. Let’s not forget it is stealing.
In the same regards, we can’t forget that the enemy is a thief. He steals,
rerecords and then plays back lies to us. We can’t become complacent with
bootleg and not recognize that it is wrong. We have to recognize that the
DVD/CD that enemy plays for us is distorted. The enemy is on his job of
destroying us. He wants you to watch his version of your life because this allows
him to deposit negativity and doubt into your spirit. You see our greed and
lack of patience leads us down the tumultuous road of destruction. We are too
busy trying to get stuff fast when we should be seeking GOD and investing in
Him. Noooooooo, we don’t want to invest in the things of GOD. We have a hard
time spending time in GOD’s Word, in praise to him, in prayer to Him so that we
may receive His copy of our lives. Instead we settle for low budget, an illegal
release or ill advised release…the bootleg. The enemy sells is, we buy it and
believe it to be true. Eventually, the bootleg becomes our reality because I
don’t know if you realize it, but once you dabble in bootlegging, that person
who sold it to you comes back faithfully. I caution you on taking shortcuts in
your budget by buying bootleg. I’m saying don’t take shortcuts in your life; it
could cost you your soul. Wait on the Master’s copy of your life, it’s worth
the wait. WAIT ON GOD!!!
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