Showing posts with label 1 Thessalonians 5:18. Show all posts
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Friday, April 29, 2022

HAPPY SABBATH + Don't Let Satan Turn You Around!



 







In All Things, Give Thanks!?! 
How Does One Give Thanks For Wood Ants In Your Floor 
And Hornets In Your Attic!?! 

How Are We Supposed To Be Thankful For The Problems
Pressures, Parasites, And Plague-Rats In Our Lives!?! 

With Humility! 

Beloved, 

Wanting To Give Thanks Is Not The Issue! 
Being Obedient 
And
Doing The Will Of Almighty God 
Because 
He Asks Us To
Is 
The Command! 

We Are Soldiers Of The Cross! 
We, For Love, And With Willing Hearts
Offer Up Our Highest Worship 
Aka Obedience With Our Highest Praise Aka "Hallelujah!" 
Because 
We Know That He Who Says "Do!" 
Has Already Done 
And
Has Overcome For Us! 

Jesus Christ's Request 
Is 
A Test Of Our Faith ... Which Works By Love
And
Our Trust In Him Which Can Never Be Misplaced! 

Dear Ones, 

We Must Go Through To Come Through 
And
We Must Get Up To Stand Up 
To Go On Up ... To Jesus Christ's Glory! 

Let Us Remember This Day That 
Our Lord Jesus Equips Us 
And
Accompanies Us To Accomplish All That He Asks Of Us! 

Please Let Us Join Together This Day 
And 
Choose To Defeat Satan 
By Thanking Our Savior Who Satisfies Our Souls 
Through All The Changing Scenes And Seasons Of 
This Short But Eventful Life! 

Don't Let Satan Turn You Around! 
May The Lord Jesus Christ
Our Hope For Glory, Satisfy, Save, Sanctify
And 
Seal Us All Who Are Willing!

Peace!












Sunday, September 12, 2021

Be Grateful Aka Thankful!








Gratitude Aka Thankfulness 
Is 
A Grace ... A Gift Given! 

Are You Grateful For What You Have 
Or Are You Looking At The "Good Stuff" 
The Expensive Toys 
Which Are In The Possession Of Other People 
And
Are Making Yourself Miserable About Your Own Life 
Because 
You Refuse To See The Obvious!?!

You Are Greatly Beloved
And
Truly Blessed!

Beloved, 

The Blind One Envies The One Who Wears Glasses! 

The Man Who Wears Cheap Shoes 
Envies The Man Who Wears Expensive Shoes 
But 
Surprise, Surprise, No Shock
They Are Both Envied By The Man Who Has No Feet
The Man Who Has Legs But Can't Walk
And 
The Man Who Has No Legs At All! 

We Need To Be Truly Grateful 
For Almighty God's Many Gifts Of Unmerited Favor 
And
Stop Being Lip Servants
Saying That You're Blessed
While Envy Is Consuming Your Heart! 

We Have Food In Abundance 
Which Gives Us Choices As To What We May Eat 
When And Where! 

We Have Clothing In Abundance 
To The Point That We Can Say 
"I Am Not Wearing That Because It's So Last Year!" 
Or 
"I Wore That Twice!" 
In Base Pridefulness! 

Oh, That We Would Realize That 
The Things We Despise 
Are The Very Things Others Would 
Literally Kill To Possess! 

Food, Shelter, Clothing
Care, Comfort
Peace With God ... And Our Brethren
And 
Good Health 
Are Treasures Beyond Measure! 

Please Honestly Look At The Person In Smelly Rags
Barefooted And Dirt-Encased
Eating Out Of The Garbage
And 
Living On The Street 
And
In Heartfelt Gratitude Say: 

"There, But For The Grace Of God, Go I!" 

Our Gifts Are Many
Our Blessing Are Innumerable
So Please Do Not Consider Them
As Cheap Things Consumable! 

Peace!




Thursday, August 15, 2019

Giving Thanks ... For Sorrow And Pain!?!

When You Can't See God, Believe!
When You Can't Hear God, Hope!
When All You Can Do Is Cry, Sing
And
Pray For The Promised Perfect Peace
And
Rest In Christ Jesus:
Give Him Control Of 
Satan's Intending-To-Hang-You Rope
And
Give Grateful Thanks And Praise!

Pervis!?!

Yes, Clancy!?!

Pervis, Do You Smell Smoke!?!

Can't Say That I Do, Clancy!

Pity, Because You're Blowing Smoke In My Face 
With That Remark!

Would You Care To Elaborate On That Derider!?!

I'll Be Glad To!
Who, But A Regulation Idiot
Would Be Thankful To God
For Satan Trying To Kill Them
And With, Of All Things
A Strangulation Rope!?!

Oh, I Thought You Were Coming At Me Hard!
That's A Real Soft Ball Pitch!

Excuuuuse Me!?!

You're Not Excused, My Friend
Because
I'm Now Gonna Preach To You!

I'm Listening 
And You May Preach All You Want
But Rest Assured, Old Friend O'Mine
You Ain't Getting No Offering
And I Ain't Answering No Altar Call!

Very Well!
It's Your Ears That I'm A-needing!

The Child
The Student
The Servant
The Fool For Christ
The Regenerated Christian
The One Who Reads ... Who Hears
Who Believes:
KJV 1 Thessalonians 5:18





Is 
The One Who Will Willingly, Wisely, Give Thanks To God
Through Tests, Trials, Torments ... Tribulation!

It Can Be Very Difficult
To Give Thanks To The Living God
In The Midst Of Sorrow, Shame, Emotional Hurt
And
Physical Pain
But
By The Grace Of The Eternal God ... We Must!

Giving Thanks When Times Are Terrific Is Easy
But
In Tough Times ... Not So Much! 

The Lord Desires Us To Be Thankful 
Because
We Are His Peculiar Treasure
And
We Are Under His Guardianship
And As Such 
We Are Never, Ever, Alone!

Our Thanks 
Is 
An Indicator Of Our Trust
And
Our Belief In His Love
His Care, Help, Healing
Leading, Provision
And
His All-Around Ability 
To Bless Us Even When We Don't See Him
Or The Day's Light!

We Are Not Forgotten
- Neither Are We Forsaken -
So We Can More Than Afford
To Give Almighty God Thanks
All Day ... Every Day!

You Should Be Aware ...

When The Provider And Guarantor Of Your Peace
Is 
The Creator Of The Universe
Who Laid Down His Life
To Purchase You A Get-Home-Safe
Ticket To Paradise
To Inhabit A Place In One Of The Mansions Of The Blessed
To Eat From The Tree Of Life
To Drink Of The Water From The River Of Life
To Wear The Robe Of Christ's Righteousness
To Wear The Victor's Crown
To Range To Worlds Unknown
And
Tell Our Unfallen Brethren ...  From Experience
The Story Of Salvation
You Can Boldly, Bluntly, Tell Satan ...!

... Bite Me Twice In Three Places!
I'm Giving God Praise
And I'm Thankful For Grace! 
Jesus Christ Is The Captain Of My Ship
And I'm Going Home To Glory With Him Soon
Where, For You, Satan
There Will Never Again Be A Place!

Hmmm! 
You Learn Real Quick!
Your Comment Is Not Strictly Biblical 
With The Bite Me Thing
But
Otherwise ... It's Perfect! 

Good!
What's For Lunch!?!







Thursday, November 22, 2018

Thanksgiving!?! Giving Thanks + PRAYER: I Bow My Heart Before You, Lord!




When I Am Giving Thanks To Almighty God
It Is Impossible For Me To Hate
To Lie
To Steal
To Envy
And
To Indulge Greed!

I'm Thankful To The Lord Christ, Who
With His Own Blood
For My Pardon Does Plead!


I Have No Time To Indulge Malice
And To Be Busy In Other Men's Matters!
I Have No Time My Ego To Inflate
When I'm Rattling Off The Myriad Blessings
That My God Holy Has Lavished Upon My Life
And
Upon My Plate!

My Season Of Thanks Giving
Is Not 
Just For A Grand Holiday!
It Is Day By Day
Hour By Hour
And
Moment By Moment
For A Sacrifice Made In My Behalf
The Price For Which I Can Never Repay!

I'm Thankful ...

For Food
For Shelter
For Life
For Hope For The Day
For Peace
For Rest
And
For How With Life Successfully To Cope!

I'm Thankful ...

For Mercy
For Eyes That See
For Buds That Taste
For The Hope That Has Me Looking Up To The East
And Thinking Upon That Spot In Orion
Out There In Deep Space!

I'm Thankful ...

For Protection
For Direction
For Correction
For Ever-Present Help
And
For The Leading Of The Holy Spirit!

I Know How I Feel
To Be By The Eternal God Totally Blessed
But The Words Can't Be Spelt!


I'm Thankful ...

For A Life Lived For Christ ...To Lose
For A Life To Live With Christ ... To Gain
For A Story To Tell To The Nations That Are Lost
Of The Blessed Savior
The Great Redeemer
Who For All Our Sins 
Was Cruelly Nailed On Calvary's Cross!

I'm Thankful ...

For Grace
For Faith
For Laughter
For Tears
And
For The Holy God
Who Surely Welcomes My Daily Prayers!

I'm Thankful ...

For Friends
For Family
And
For A Beloved Son Who Gives Me No Reason To Cry!

I'm Thankful ... Most Thankful

To My Creator God
For The Plan Of Salvation
For The School Of Jesus Christ
Where My Character Is Being Reshaped
Into That Of My Lord
In Whom Is My Soul's Only Saving Hope!

I'm Thankful ...

For The Kingdom Of Grace ... Now
And
The Kingdom Of Glory ... Soon To Come
And
The Blessing Of The Good Shepherd That
Personally Leads Me To The Green Pastures Of Living Truth
And
The Still Waters Of Eternal Life
Where I Will Not Have To Fear The Great God's
- The Only Judge -
Condemnatory Frown!

PRAYER:

Father, Most Holy
I Will Not Offer To You Feigned Praise!
I Bow My Heart Before You
And
Utter Willing Prayers!

I'm A Child Of The Dust
And In Death
To Dust I Shall Return
But
In This Hour Of Giving Thanks
To You My Gift Of Life I Return
Because
With You Leading
I Will Not Have To Fear
The Fire And Brimstone Burn!


I Thank You, Lord
For Causing Me To Be
For Placing Me In A Time Such As This
For Giving Me The Opportunity
For Your Living Kingdom To Work
To Help To Point My Brethren Known And Unknown
To The Holy God Who Loves His Children
Who Saves Men's Souls From The Second Death
Who Lifts Up The Fallen
Who Frees The Captives From Sin
Who Gives True Sight To The Blind
And
Who Blesses And Has No Desire To Curse!


Father, 
I Am Thankful For A Mother
Who Saw Fit To Ensure That I Learned Of
The Holy Jesus
From A Tender Age
And
For A Grandmother
Who Kept Me On The Way Written
On The Holy Page
And
For All Those Persons Who Had A Hand
In My Spiritual Progress
And
I Am Truly Thankful For Your Holy Love
That Put It All In Motion 
So That With Enduring Faith
In The Great Day Of Small Things
I May Be A Kingdom Success! 
Dear Lord, Let It Be!


Let It Be, Lord
That My Thanks Giving May Turn Into Your
"Well Done, Good And Faithful Servant! 
Enter Into The Joy Of Thy Lord!" 
Father, 
This Is My Soul's Desire!


I Love You, Lord
And
I Beseech You
To Please Remember The Praying People
And
Those Who Give The Trumpet Call Of Warning
It's True And Peculiar Sound!
 
Please Keep Me
In An Attitude Of Gratitude
For Your Myriad Gifts Of Sacrificial Love
This Day And Always
And
Even As I Offer Up My Heart's Prayer, Father
In The Glorious Name Of My Savior
My Redeemer
My Lord
My Master
My God 
And 
My Soon Coming King
Jesus Christ The Righteous!
Remember Us Always
In Your Free Mercy
And
By Your Available Grace!
AMEN.




Thursday, November 23, 2017

GIVING THANKS: We Can Do It!

Thanks Giving Is Not Just A Day
For A Year!
Thanks Giving Should Be
For Us All
A Year For A Day
For
On One Auspicious Day
The King Of Life 
Died
So That We May Forever 
Live
AND
In His Blessed Known Love
Forever Contented
In Thanks Giving ... Singing
Gratefully Abide!

Let Us Not Be Of That Perverse Generation
Faithless
Filthy
Filled With Superfluous Naughtiness
AND
Wallowing
In The Known Effects Of The Curse
BUT
Let Us Be 
The Truly Thankful Man
Who
In True Thanks Giving To God
Extends
A Word Of Hope
AND
A Hand Of Help
AND
Casting Away
The Bread Of Strife
By Lifting Up
The Available Cup Of Christ's Salvation
To Feed The Spiritually Hungry
AND
Physically Dying
All Over The Land!

From The Cradle To The Grave
From The Womb To The Tomb
From Peace To Rest
From The Land Of Hope
To The Home Of The Blessed
Please Let Us Make Jesus Our Good Portion
Whether We Live On Dry Land
In Deep Ditch
Or
Vast Ocean!

Bless God!
Bless A Sister And Brother, Too!
Trust God
AND
Pointedly
Forsake The Lying Other
Who Is 
Roaring
AND
Valiantly Trying
To Mamaguy Both Me And You!

We Can Do It
Because Jesus Christ Says We Can!
We Can Do It
IF
We On The Living Word
With Thanks Giving
AND
In Humility
Stand!

Satan Is The Consummate Liar
The Deceiver
The Wannabe God
Who Is Soon Forever
To Be The Has-Been
While We
Loving Trusting Faithful
Shall Inhabit
The Great Reward
Because We Walked In Obedience
Ever Thankful
To Our Blessed Lord!

As One Truly Blessed
Be Ever Thankful And ... For Others, Care!
Be Ever Thankful And ... Your Bounty, Share!
Be Ever Thankful And ... In Righteousness, Dare
To Live Your Life In Godly Fear
Of
The Lord Jesus Christ
Our Lamp Light And Life
Who Is Soon Returning
AND
To Us
Is Very Near!

Say 
"Thanks!"For What You Get Today From Others
BUT
Continually Give Thanks To The Almighty God
For Your Daily Blessing
AND
For That For Which You Live
In Certain Hope
Sure
On The Great Day
- From The Glorious King -
To Personally Attain
By Faithful Works' Gain!

GIVE GOD MORE THANKS!!



Sunday, September 4, 2016

PRAYER Of A Contrite Heart




I Offer You My Heart, Lord
So That You Will Save My Soul!
I Give To You My Love,  Lord
For Holy Heaven Is My Goal!
Teach Me More To Love You!
Teach Me To Walk The Right Way!
Teach Me So That I May Bless Others
And
Honor You
In All My Ways
For All My Days!

Father, You Are My Father!
You Prove That Every Blessed Day!
You Provide The Best Blessings
For Which I Uttered No Prayers!
You Ever Give
Even Though I'm Oft' Critical And Ungrateful
Even Though I Thank Man
And Leave Thanks To You Blank!
You Give, Lord
And For That I'm Grateful
Grateful That Receipt Of Your Blessings
Is Not Dependent
On My Saying Unto You:
Father! I Give You Praise And Thanks!

Forgive Me, My Beloved Father!
Forgive My Presumptuous Ways!
Forgive My Callous Behavior!
Forgive My Lack Of Diligence
In Offering You Prayers And Praise!
Forgive My Shallow Exercise
Of Faith And Accompanying Belief
And
Accept Of Me Today, Father
A Contrite Heart Ready
Willing And Able
To Hallow Your Name
By Grace
Forever
Today
Tomorrow And Always!
I Love You, Lord!
AMEN.






Saturday, July 16, 2016

Giving God Thanks?!






Lord,  Give Me This!
Lord,  Let Me Have That?
Lord,  I Will Feel Blessed
With That There Over Yonder!

Give Me!
Give ME!
GIVE ME!

SO ...?!

Did You Receive Your Requests?

Believe It! God Is Good!

And ...?

And What?!

Do You Talk To God
About Anything Besides
Begging 
AND
Hopes For Receiving?

Whaaatt?!

What Does
T H A N K S Spell?

It Spells Thanks!

Do You Ever Say To God:

"Thank You,  Father! "
" Bless You,  Father! "
" Thank You,  Lord,  For Your Blessing On Me!? "

Hmm ...

 Not Really  ... .

You Mean That You Don't!
You Mean That You Ain't Got No Broughtupsy!

Weellll ...

God Doesn't Need My Thanks!
He Knows Everything So He Knows That I Am Thankful!!

Really!?!

You Say God Knows Everything!

God Said So In The Big Book!

If God Knows Everything
Then Why Do You Feel The Need
To Tell Him Your Neverending Requests?

The Big Book Says 
God Wants Us To Tell Him 
Our Requests By Prayer And Supplication!

You Like To Quote The Book,  Eh?!

It's Got Good Stuff In There!

In That Case
Amongst All The Good Stuff In The Big Book
Did You Remembering Reading The Part Which Says:

"Give Thanks!?"

Oh,  He...!

Don't You Dare Say It!

When Ungrateful
Finally Picked Up His Chin
From The Floor
He Was Then Heard Crying
Praising
Thanking God
AND
Apologizing
For The Bad Manners He Showed!

Ungrateful
Became
Grateful 
AND
Acted The Part
Blessing God For His Benefits
Ever Grateful
For What God To Him
Did Willingly Impart!

AND ....?!

On Any Given Day
You Can Hear His Voice Singing
Saying:

Thank You,  Dear Lord
For Your Blessing Today
Of The Expected
For The Requested
AND
For The Unexpected And Yet Received!
Thank You,  Dear Father
For Your Blessings Upon Me!
Here Are My "Thanks!" And Praise
My Gift To You, Lord
From A Truly Grateful Heart!
Please Receive It And Bless Me
For
Your Grace And Mercy
I Daily Receive And Know!
I Love You!


Bless The Lord, And ... GROW!







Friday, November 27, 2015

HAPPY SABBATH + OPTIONS: Gross Ingratitude! + PRAYER: Father, Grant Me Enough





Think About This:

I don't Have The Extra Cash
To Purchase The Extra Clothing that I Don't Need!
I don't Have The Extra Cash
To Buy that Nice Pair of Shoes
That do My Eyes so Please
And
Because of The Shortfall
In The Extra
I Feel Like
My World is Falling Apart!

Father, Help me,  please!

I Listened to My Self 
Bemoaning My Lack
My Worldly Shortfall and 
Wondered at The Gross Ingratitude
Of Us Children of The Fall!

I Decided to Catalog My Benefits
I Decided to Deal in The Facts
To Seek 
To Know 
All of My Needs Lacking
And Have a Father Child Meeting 
With 
The Lord!

CHECK THIS OUT:

Food - Abundance 
Shelter - Adequate
Clothing - Necessary

Family - Good
Friends - Faithful
Work - Fulfilling

Water - Clean
Bed - Comfortable
Book - The Word True

THERE IS:

Sugar
Lime Juice
Lemon Juice
Butter
Flour
Eggs
Nuts - Various
Dried Fruit
Fresh Fruit
Real Essence
Onions
Peppers
Seasonings
Veggies - Fresh, Canned, Frozen
Potatoes
Meat Mock or Real
Fish Imitation or Scaled
Peppermint
Ginger
Sorrell
And, More ...!

HMMM ...

THIS, THEREFORE, MEANS THAT ...

I can Freely Cook a 
"Whatever I Want to Eat Meal" meal!

I can Freely Bake an
"I Feel Like Cake" cake!

I can Freely Prepare an 
"I Feel Like  Drinking a Hot Cold Beverage" beverage!

And 

I Do Not Have To Beg nor Plead and Pray For Them!


POINT IS:

I've Got Options
One,  Two and Three!
I may Eat and Sleep
At Leisure
Not Sharing My Bed with Woolly Sheep!

I can Buy Myself a Candy
Of My Choosing
Whether I Eat it or Not, and 
If My Nose Starts Running
I have Tissues to wipe away the snot!

I am Not Forced to Contend with The Elements
Savory
Unsavory
Natural or
Man-made, and
I Say My Prayers Whenever I Want to, and 
I'm Not Afraid of Being Sold as a Sex Slave!

I can Fellowship with Whomever I Want to!
I can Call a Brother or a Sister
To Ask For or Say Prayers!
I can Sleep Late
Rise Early
Walk,  Run
Have Fun - if I Feel like it, and 
I don't Need Courage as Found in a Pill or Bottle of Rum!

I've Got Options!
I've Got a Craft!
I Can Make a Warm Gift for Some-Anybody!

I've Got Skill in My Hands
Sight in My Eyes
Ears that Hear
I can Talk
Touch
Feel
See
Because Jesus Created Me
And 
He Saved Me
By 
Dying on The Accursed Tree!

My Options are Open but 
I think I will them Close
And Learn Gratitude to God
IS Good and Even Great, and
Appreciate Appreciate!

Extra Cash would be Great, too
But, Know What?
I'd be a Regulation Fool
If I don't Give God Thanks
For Giving Me
Much, and More!

So ...

Father, 
Thanks!
Thanks!
I Give You Thanks
and 
Look to The Day
When We Will Walk Together 
On The Banks
Of The River
Where
Needing Wanting and Thinking Extra
Have No Bearing Body nor Rank!

Grant Me Enough 
Today
For My Self, and Another
This, Father, I Pray!
Let Me Be Contented
With Whatever I've got
And 
Help Me to Never Ever
Look Back
And 
Lose All
Like The Wife of Lot!
I Love You, Lord!
You Are My All and All!
AMEN.