Showing posts with label 2 Corinthians 3:18. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2 Corinthians 3:18. Show all posts

Thursday, April 4, 2019

TIRED OF RUNNING: The Soul's Desire!

Intellect, Emotions And Will
Were In The Midday Sermon At
The Christian Ministry Mission Int'l, Inc.
Ready Some Sweet Soul To Fill
Either As Individuals, A Duet Or A Trio! 

The Menu Was Hearer's Choice!

Some Parishioners Came Only To Be Thrilled!

Maxi Peace-Meal Was An Intellectual Fraud!
He Loved To Say "Book-It!"
But
He Was An Ephraim!
He Was Into False Gods!

Merlene Mansour Was Excitable
Loving Bells And Whistles
Thrills And The Feels
But
Was Searching For A Good And Strong Tree
And 
Was In The Preacher's Hand
So Much Malleable Putty!
She Seemed Not To Realize That It Is Jesus Christ
Who Saves
And
Not The Tree!!

Milton Burly
Had Kissed The World And Liked It
And
Had Driven Too And Fro Around It
An Amazing Time Or Two
But
He Had Had His Fill
- He Had Learned From Wise King Solomon -
And
Was Seriously Looking To Put To Better Use His Will
So, He Was Decidedly Open That Day 
To The Holy Spirit's Call
Ready
Before The Lord Of Life
In Total Surrender To Fall
If ...!

What's That!?!

The Lord Of Life
Our Creator
Our Redeemer
Our One True Friend Says:
Come ... Let Us Reason Together!

Wait A Minute!
I Can Actually Have A Back And Forth Conversation
With The God Of The Universe!?!!


He Is Saying To You, Oh, Searching Soul:
Call On Me And I Will Answer You
And Show You Great And Mighty Things
About Which You Know Nothing!

What!?! 
The Lord GOD Eternal Is Willing
To Teach Me Personally!?!!


The Holy God
Is Asking All You Who Labor
And Are Heavy Laden With Sorrow
With Needs
Cultivated Tendencies
Inherited Tendencies
You Who Need Unfailing Love
Hope
Blessings
Peace ... And Rest
And Forgiveness
And Cleansing From Cherished Sins
To Come Unto Him ... As You Are!

He Will Wash You Of Your Scarlet Sins
And He Will Make Them White As Snow!
If Your Sins Are Red Like Crimson
He Will Make Them As Wool!
He Will Make You Anew!
He Will Accept You Into His Heart
Into His Family
And He Has Promised To Provide A Place
Personally ... For You
In One Of The Mansions
In His Father's House!

Eh! Eh! 
A Personal God
Means He Knows My Name!


It Makes Sense! 
It Feels Right!
I Can Hear His Voice Calling My Name!
He Knows Me!


Jesus Christ Says To You, Sinner
And That Means Me, Too:
It Is Not His Desire That Any One Of You Should Be Lost
And He Has Plainly Indicated His Will
By Adding This Promise:

All That The Father Hath Given To Me
Shall Come To Me
And He That Cometh To Me
I Will In No Wise Cast Out!


But, Beloved
There Is A Proviso!

Rats!
There's Always A Catch!


Confess Your Sin!
Repent Of The Past!
Do A U-Turn!
See That You Turn To Christ!
Now!
Today!
Tomorrow Is Not Promised!

Hello!!
I Can Do This!

If I Confess My Sin
He Is Faithful And Just
To Forgive ... Me ... Of My Sin
And To Cleanse Me Of
All ... All ... All Unrighteousness!


He Will Give You His Character For Your Stained One!
Give Up Your Sin!
Be Bold!
The Door Of Mercy Is Here And Now
Open Wide! 

Take The First Step
And With Him, Forevermore
He Invites You To Abide!

Abiding Love!
Amazing Grace!
Mercy Is Free
For Me, For Thee! 

Do Not Look Back
Nor Turn Side To Side!
From Sin Turn Around
And Through All The Changing Scenes Of 
Your Life
Almighty God's Grace And Mercy
Will Abound!

Don't Lie To Yourself!
Don't Hide!

... And I Get Faith For Free! 
Mercy For Free! 


There's Provision!
There's Protection!
There's Power ...!
... I Must Give Praise!


Lord, 
I Make The Transaction! 
I Am Yours! 
Please Fill My Heart! 
Help Me To Change My Ways!
 
I Give You My Will!
I Long To Belong To You! 
I Desire Everlasting Days!

Draw Me Nearer, Lord! 
Do Not Pass Me By! 


I See Your Hand Extended! 
Help Me To Hold On To You! 
I Do Not Want Ever Again 
To Believe Satan's Pretty Lies!


I Want Around Zion One Great Day To Fly!

I Desire To Drink Of The Water Of The River Of Life!
I Desire To Eat Of The Tree Of Life!

Lord, Please Help Me!
I Surrender! 
I Desire The Lord Christ!







Sunday, February 4, 2018

Under The Mighty Hand Of God + PRAYER: Help Me To Humble Myself Before You, Lord!

Though I Have Changed A Thousand Times
Jesus Christ Has Not Changed Once! 

Though I Have Lied To Him A Thousand Times
Jesus Christ Has Not Lied To Me Once!

Though I Have Eaten A Thousand Times
God Provides Still ... And Every Day!

Though I Turn From Him And Walk Away
God Still Hears
And Answers
When In Humility
I Call On Him In Jesus' Name
As I Have Need And Utter Prayers!

I Call The Lord!
He Hears!
He Feeds!
He Blesses!
He Chastises
AND
He Unerringly Cares For Me
BUT I Fickle Human
Irascible
Unregenerate
Even Unto Profane
Take All He Graciously Offers
AND
Then Bring Shame To His Dear Name!

PRAYER:

Father Forgive Me
For
Against You, Alone, I Have Sinned!
Forgive Me My Trespasses
And
Remove Me From My Perch
On Sin's Rotten Limb!

Please Remove From Me
Ingratitude
Faithlessness
Pride
Idleness
Fullness Of Bread
And
Fill Me
I Beseech
With Love For My Jesus
So That I Will Have Joy
By Showing 
Love For Jesus
Love For Others
And, Lastly
Love For My Self!


Help Me, Lord
To Humble Myself Before You
Before Circumstance Of My Own Creation
Will Have You To Humble Me!
I Ask For This Blessing, Lord
Because You Have Promised
In Your Living Word 
That If I Humble Myself
Under Your Mighty Hand
That You Will Lift Me
Assuredly
To Heaven
That Great And Glorious Land!


Father,
I Desire To See My Lord Jesus
In Peace
To Sit At The Welcome Home Table
To Partake The Heavenly Feast
To See With My Own Eyes
The Face That Truly Sees Me
To Range Around Glory
To Live In The Land Of Bliss
Immortal
Incorruptible
Amazed
Blessed
Beloved
Forever From Sin ... Free!


Bless Me With The Blessing
That's Blesses Forevermore
So That I
With The Beloved Brethren
May Be Resident
On Your Golden Shore!


In Jesus Christ's Holy Name, Lord
I Give Unto You
Me
For Now
For Always
For Eternity!

Please Remember The Holy People
And

Pour Out Upon Us Of Your Holy Spirit
For
We Love
Honor Worship
Adore Obey
And
Praise You
And
Ask All In The Worthy Name!
AMEN!




Saturday, May 20, 2017

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH - BEHOLDING: Changed!





I Beheld A Crochet Hook
AND
Knitting Needles A Pair
Next Thing I Knew
I Was Hooking And Knitting
In My Comfy, Comfy, Chair!

I Beheld A Sailor
AND
Before Long
Everyone I Knew
Knew
That I Was A-Swearing
Using A Vocabulary Askew
One That God's Faithful
Should Severely Eschew!

I Beheld A King James Bible
AND
Before Long
My Friends Knew
That I Was With Jesus
For Out Of My Mouth
The Sailor Language Flew
For
I Had Taken The Blood-Purchased Clue!

If One Fraternizes With Jack-Asses
Inevitably
One Will Bray!
If One Walks With The Devil
He Won't Want Jesus
Near His Fun Day
AND
From Salvation
He Will Determinedly Walk Away!

When We Walk With Jesus
- As In All Things -
We Become What We Behold
AND
As We Wittingly
Wilfully
Wonderingly
Wisely
Behold Our Master
We Become Fit Pillars
To Inhabit Glory
With The Father
The Spirit
AND
The King Of Glory
God's Son!

Let's Not Be Witless
Nor Worthless
Wasteful
Wrong-Headed
Vessels Unclean!
Let Us Draw Near
To The One
Who Gives Us Title
To Heaven Clear
AND
Let Us Esteem Him
With Love And Godly Fear!

Immerse Yourself In Good!
Don't Curse Yourself By Beholding Bad
For
It Is Appointed
Once
For Man To Die
AND
There Is No Do-Ever
No Matter What The Priestly Charlatans Cry!


Man-Money May Munchies Buy
But
Man-Money Cannot For Salvation Escry!





Friday, August 28, 2015

HAPPY SABBATH + The Great Occurrence!








There was The Great Occurrence
Which came from Heaven above
Which tells The  Beautiful Story
Of Sacrificial Love
How Jesus left His Home in Paradise
And came to Earth for to Die
To save the Race of Mankind
Wicked
Unworthy
Sin Defiled!

He thought not of The Great Sacrifice
He thought not of The Grave Pain
He thought only of His Beloved Children and
How He must them Reclaim!

With Great Love and Unending Compassion
He laid on That Cruel Cross
For without His Great Personal Sacrifice
His Children would be forever to Him Eternally Lost!

Now this is The Redemption Story
Hear you well This Song
How Jesus my Savior
His Gold Crown Laid Down
To give me a Way Back
To be Reconciled unto The Holy God
Instead of being Forever Destroyed
Anathema to God!

Jesus Died
Yet He Lives and,
Of this, I'm Certain:

He is Coming Again One Glad Day and
Because I am a True Believer
I am packing my Blessed Faith and
I am Waiting
Ready
Prepared 
For
With Him I shall Fly
Fly
Fly Away!

Glory is Awaiting Me
Glory, No More Cross to Bear
The Glory of Jesus I shall Share
Bless His Holy Name!










Friday, July 17, 2015

HAPPY SABBATH + PRAYER: Face In My Mirror






Father, have Mercy on Me?!
I am Looking in My Mirror -
Who is it that I see?
A Vile Sinner?
A Sinner Saved By Grace?
A Self-Righteous Saint?
Who Am I Truly?
Would You Help Me See Whether
I Am Truly Walking With and In Thee?
Sometimes I'm Humble!
Sometimes I Self-Elevate!
I Often Don't Know My Own Mind -
I Calculate and I Vacillate!
But, Lord, even as I Contemplate
My Great Quandary
As I see My Own Self
Through My Looking Glass Darkly
Please Help Me Put Aside 
Pride in Self
Pride in Possessions
Pride in Skill and 
Pride in Prosperity, and
Please Help Me to Gain 
Lawful Entry Into Your Gates for 
This Sinful Nature's Pressing and Pulling On Me!
In The Name of King Jesus, Please Save Me!
I Love My Savior, Lord!
Please, Please, Clean and Heal! 
Help Me!
AMEN