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Scripture and Righteousness

By Lary R. HaleNovember 21, 2014

A South Asian woman rests in a peaceful mountain garden, holding a closed book and receiving gentle light. — © By One Spirit Ministries

"Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved. And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not? I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee. When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain;" (Isa. 57:10-13). This is not just a post my friends, rather it is a word of prophecy from Almighty God, and from his Son Jesus Christ to the United States of America, the place I have been thankful and privileged to call home since the day I was born. This is exactly where we are at right now in this nation. The Lord gave me one scripture out of this passage, and when I went to it he gave me the other three to go with it. When I looked all three verses together, I just said, "Wow!" that's where we're at for sure. It's a message to the righteous and to the wicked of the land, and it is soon to be fulfilled. Let me translate this word in the manner that it was immediately revealed to me: There has been wickedness of great degree exalted in this country for a long time now, and it has not had judgment executed upon it. What wickedness? you might say. How about sixty million of the most brutal, excuseless murders in the history of the world, and that in forty years time? I'm talking about abortion and the 'legality' to do it. It is murder with a capital M, and it is the most horrific form of murder in recorded or unrecorded history. Period. It isn't humanly possible to commit a more atrocious murder. If you care to suggest otherwise then let me inform you that you are evil, and that you are treading a fast path to the fiery pit of hell. Period. Murder has been a crime punishable by death since the beginning of the world, and we have innumerable murderers walking around not only free of fear, but encouraged and justified by a wicked society and government thereof. All who hold to their guns with their wicked 'pro choice' mindset will not escape the judgment of the God whose face they defy and spit in. You don't believe that? Just wait around a little while and you WILL have a change of heart, maybe too late.

I'm also talking about homosexuality and the legalizing of homosexual 'marriage.' Homosexuality is an abomination to God and under his law in the old testament is punishable by death. If you want scripture for that, go look it up. Get yourself a concordance and find it on your own. That is unless you really don't want to find it. The demon of homosexuality is not satisfied with getting 'gays' out of the closet and marrying them. It wants to put anyone who is 'straight' into the closet and forbid their marriage instead. You don't think so? If this sin is not abolished in civil society, you will get to find out for yourself first hand before too long. These ills are certainly not the only problems with people today in the U.S., or anywhere else for that matter; but as long as these massive sins remain unchecked, unjudged, legalized by government, and accepted in society; there is no hope for anything else to be fixed. Okay, I'm still on the first verse of our text passage. This is a society filled with fear and anxiety, and has no rest of spirit and mind at all. Yet because the greatest of sins are both legal and encouraged, all of the wicked have "found the life of [their] hand," and therefore are "not grieved." Everyone feels they are prospering, and therefore the wicked simply will not honestly acknowledge what they feel inside; which is that there is "no hope" on the path that is overtly opposed to God and his gracious and good design for mankind. That finishes the first verse, so on to the second verse, which is mostly to those who are generally not wicked like those who proudly relish these major evils. Those who find these and other wicked works to be repugnant, by and large have not said or done enough about it on a level that has appeased the wrath of God against all such wickedness. If we see the evil of these kinds of things, and we decide that "there's just nothing I can do about it," and follow through with that sentiment; then we are in the eyes of the Lord "lying because we are afraid," and because we have not truly "laid it to heart." I have to tell you, I am feeling this go all through me, and it is a spirit of judgment and of God's wrath against defiant wickedness, as well as lethargic complacency to do anything about it. The third verse is the one that the Lord gave me to begin with, and it is the most fearful. People simply think that because everything has basically gone on for the past forty years in this country without any really major judgments from God against the nation, that it's just going to continue in like manner for ever.

Few to none understand or believe that we have been staring the longsuffering and mercy of God right in the face for the past forty years, and that his wrath is just about ready to burst at the seams because nobody is repenting of these wicked things or doing anything that is worthy to avert judgment. The last two verses divide the righteous from the wicked, and they are to the point. Everyone who practices and/or supports the evils mentioned here, and many others as well, are heading for judgment; and I'm talking about here and now while still in this life. Those who uphold such wickedness do so with their own special version of self righteousness, believing that their godless mindset is the 'right' way for people to be. They believe that is what 'freedom' is all about, to be 'free' to do whatever one feels like doing, regardless of moral quality. But when the judgment of God comes upon them like a devouring fire, there will be no escape. Let them call out to the god of their 'freedom,' and see if he/she/it will deliver them from the fury of the God of heaven and earth. Let them trust in their perverse philosophical intellectualism in that hour, and see if it 'figures out' a way to escape the wrath of "the Judge of all the earth" (Gen. 18:25). As for the righteous, let them trust in the Savior of the world who died for them, and that with all the heart in both word and deed (I Jn. 3:18). Not only so, but let the righteous who really love the Lord Jesus Christ not fear the wrath of wicked men, nor be afraid of their threats; because as the Lord declares in our last verse, it is they who "shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain." Remember God's promise to Joshua, who also was ordained to "possess the land," and take this to heart: "Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law... There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life" (Jos. 1:5,7). Judgment and wrath is decreed against this nation, so whoever you are and whatever you've done or not done, repent of all sin and seek the Lord for his mercy and his power. He will forgive the honest and repentant of heart, and he will fill you with his love and power to do his will (Rom. 5:5; Acts 1:8; I Thess. 4:3). Let me finish by guaranteeing that if civil man does not take action that pleases God very soon, God will do so; and it will not be pretty. All that is left is this: "A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished" (Prov. 22:3). Amen.

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Lary R. Hale

November 13, 1954April 21, 2024

Lary smiling with his beloved dog Champ — Lary with Champ

Obituary

A Hero Finally Rests.

Lary Redman Hale of Louisville, KY entered into his greatest joy, the presence of King Jesus himself, welcomed by the cheers of angels and the saints of God on Sunday night, April 21, 2024.

What the outside world would see as the untimely passing of a humble, local minister, heaven saw as the triumphant finale of a valiant warrior's life. He fought the good fight, having kept the faith, and received what Christ himself called "The Champion's Wreath of Victory".

Lary was born November 13, 1954 to Marvin and Norma Hale. Being the youngest of his siblings ensured he had lots of time with his loving mother, from whom he undoubtedly developed his profound sensitivity, heartfelt sentimentality and emotional comfortability - characteristics that were trademarks of his life. He grew up surrounded by cousins and classmates that became his best friends.

At his 50 year class reunion he was overjoyed and excited to catch up with so many of them, smiling and laughing more than he had in a long time. He would often tell stories of how he treasured those times as a young boy riding bikes, shooting B.B guns and playing with his childhood dog Peanuts; all while getting into assorted harmless mischief. He cherished the time he spent living on his parents houseboat and helping his dad, a united states marine veteran, take care of the boat and dock.

His relationship with his dad was only strengthened in their later years as they watched boxing matches almost every weekend for the remainder of his dad's life. He admired his brother Gary for his athleticism and industrious attitude, and thought his sisters Vicki and Mila had hearts of gold just like his mother. In his teen years Lary developed three of his lifelong loves: swimming, cool cars and lifting weights.

Some people said Lary was part fish because of how well he swam, but Lary would correct them, he was actually part dolphin. As a young man he managed a health club where he helped multiple people lose weight and counted that a huge joy. He loved nature and taking photos of it, honing his skills and knowledge in cameras. His vocabulary was second to none and he enjoyed learning new words and using them especially in his writings.

Before he passed he still exercised as much as his body would allow and he longed to return to the ocean and the white sands of Destin, Florida.

Like most disenfranchised teens in the early 70s, Lary indulged in countless vices that left him empty and searching for more. Although his long black curly hair, loud clothes, muscles and muscle cars made him the envy of the boys and the heartthrob of the girls, none of these things satisfied his heart. He pursued a college education briefly, desiring to be a marine biologist or philosopher but found that this was not what he was missing either - he longed for true fulfillment.

Depressed, empty, and feeling hopeless, Lary heard about a particular beautiful girl he had a crush on that was attending a small church where the "Spirit of God" was changing people's lives. After wondering why someone like her would attend a church like that, he began to attend also.

After a few months, he made a simple prayer on his hands and knees, saying "God I can't stop smoking, drinking, raging or any of the other countless vices I have - but if you can set me free from these things, I'll know you're real and that you want me to serve you". The next morning Lary woke up and described the next few hours as "walking on air" realizing he was, in his words "delivered" and never going back to those vices.

This began his life long commitment to glorifying Jesus, the king of glory, for how he transformed Lary's life from darkness to light. Lary would marry that same beautiful girl, the love of his life, Fay Kustes, and they would have two sons together, Benjamin Isaac and Elisha Daniel. Lary's greatest joy in life was being a husband and father.

He was happiest when he was sharing what he was learning in the bible with his family, and teaching them that knowing God was simplistic and yet powerful - that God was not merely a religious concept, but a powerful savior on a day to day basis. As Lary made it his life's goal to find "the lost sheep", he would tap into his multifaceted creativity that went largely underappreciated.

Lary produced well over a thousand episodes of gospel presentations: self-producing, mixing, editing and encoding both a radio and television show. Between the two, he broadcast for over 30 years. All of this in the analog age, where self produced radio and TV shows were nearly unheard of, especially without any budget whatsoever.

Lary was an evangelist in Louisville and southern Indiana, being asked to preach and teach in multicultural and multi-generational churches across the city. The churches he was most loved and welcomed by were the African-American Baptist and Pentecostal churches that loved and welcomed his passionate, excitable and action packed style of preaching.

Once the dawn of the internet came, he immediately worked to have a website published, making his literature and gospel teachings available. Eventually he'd use social media to teach, preach and encourage believers all across the world. He would spend every night praying with and encouraging christians from every nation until the end of his life. Many of which saw him like a second father and all of whom greatly mourn his passing.

Even though he produced over a thousand episodes of media, taught in multiple churches, mentored in multiple countries, and had multiple printed works of literature, he considered his greatest life's work to be his two sons. One of their earliest memories is Lary saying "the most important job in the world is not preaching the gospel, it's raising kids in the gospel". This threaded through his entire life.

In his final week on earth, he reminisced on his life saying "I see my life as the highest success, because my life's work are my two sons, who I am so incredibly proud of - not for their natural achievements but for their love, humility and personal faith in Jesus that is not only evident in their lives but also in their love. Because of them, I know my life is a true success - and I credit Jesus for all of it".

His sons today see him as the most successful man they will ever know. He succeeded in loving them and never hurting them. Leading them and never controlling them. Being there for them and never leaving them. He was a man that would apologize quickly, forgive quickly, and always encouraged his sons to "get up and go from here". He succeeded in teaching them faith, hope and love in a world starving so badly for all three. His ministry lives on in them.

The lives of everyone touched by their lives are forever indebted to this humble, prayerful man of faith.

He is preceded in death by his father Marvin, mother Norma, sister Mila, sister-in-law Marlene, nephew Adam, aunts, uncles, treasured cousins, and his beloved dog of 18 years, Champ.

Until they are reunited in the glory of heaven, he is survived and will be missed by his sons, Benjamin and Elisha (Katrine), his wife of 30 years, Fay, his brother Gary, His sister Vicki (Dan), his cousins, nieces, nephews, his friends, and those that called him their pastor and teacher.

"The righteous perish, and no man lays it to heart: merciful men are taken away and no one considers that the righteous person is being spared from the evil to come. He shall enter into peace: he shall rest in his bed, having walked in uprightness." Isaiah 57:1&2

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