Showing posts with label Adoration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Adoration. Show all posts

Saturday, March 7, 2020

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRAYING: The Way To Life

Preparing For Duty
And
Marked For Trial
- Being Informed Of The Dire Necessity Of Prayer -
Sought Assistance At Divine Support
A Subsidiary Of Amazing Grace Now
And
Surpassing Glory To Come! 

Wanting To Become Aka To Be Transformed Into 
Braced For Duty
And
Prepared For Trial
These Two Humbled Themselves
Watching And Praying
Praying Without Ceasing
And
In All Things By Prayer And Supplication
They Made Their Requests Unto
The True And Living God
In Their Lord Christ's Holy Name!

They Wanted The Benefits Of 
The Close, Personal, Relationship With Savior Of Man 
So They Adhered To 
And 
Met The Conditions Publicly Enumerated
And
With Working Faith
And
Living Hope 
They Fully Expect To Reap 
The Promised Immeasurable, Known-Eternal, Benefits!

Truth Be Told ... 

The Road Is Long, Narrow, Strait Aka Difficult
But
Glory Be To Jesus
That Same Road Is Straight
Because
The Map-Maker Is True, Faithful, Kind, Blessing, Giving
And
Forgiving!
He Is The All-Knowing One
And
He Is The Forever Friend
Who Heals Hurts
And
Mends Hearts And Lives!
With Him, They Choose To Abide!

Abide ... That's A Pretty Strong Word!

Indeed!
It's The Perfect Word!
To Abide, To Rest, To Be Safe
Sheltered, Protected, Provided For!

I Like It!

Along The Way, They Met Pray So Little
And
So Little Faith!
It Did Not Go Well!
They Refused To Let Prideful Self Get In Their Way
Of Moving From Certain Hope
To Assured Glory!
They Preferred Profitable Prayer To Unprofitable Pride!
They Understood ... Understand That 
To Live With Pride
Is 
To Live A Bold
And
Their Faith In Lord Christ Was Not Having It!

Amazing, Isn't It
When We Want What The Lord Has To Give
But Have No Pressing Desire
To Humbly Pray So That We May Receive 
The Available-For-The-Asking Blessing!

Don't Forget Being Stuck On Self The Sinner ...!

... And Don't Forget The Attitude Of
It'll Be There If ... Or When ... I Need It!

Been There, Done That, Foolish Indeed!

All I'm Saying Is That
We All Could Learn A Thing Or Three
From Good King David! 

I Hear That! 
He Knew How To Pray And ...! 

... He Also Knew How To Confess And Repent 
And 
To Give His God His Due And Necessary Praise! 

Listen To This:


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King David Knew His Prayers Were Accepted
Because 
He Knew He Met The Conditions
And
In Gratitude, For Faith, In Need
And
To Give Worshipful Praise
He Prayed Continually! 

Brethren, 

Praying Is Not A Panic Button 
To Be Used Only In Cases Of Emergency! 

To The Committed-To-Christ Christian
Praying Is To Be The Reason For Living
The Way To Life
The Umbilical Cord That Connects Us To Our Lord
Our Creator-God, Our Redeemer, Our Provider
And 
Is To Be A Constant
Our Go-To ... Our Default Position
In All Things In Our Sojourn In This Life! 

Pray Without Ceasing 
Is Not 
A Challenge: It Is A Command! 

Pray, Beloved! 
Roundly Reject Sin! 
Utter Honest Praise! 
Give Heartfelt Thanks
And 
Be Truly Grateful! 

To Remember How To Pray To Our Father In Heaven
Remember The ACTS: 
Adoration
Confession
Thanksgiving
Supplication Aka Ask For What You Need

And 

Do All In Jesus Christ's Holy Name! 
Our Almighty God Is The God Holy:
Take Your Faith To The Throne!



Tuesday, October 10, 2017

POWER, ADORATION & PRAISE: Serving The Eternal God!

Give Me Power!
Give Me Praise!
Give Me Adoration
Until My Eyes Glaze!

Brethren,

Let Us Serve God!
God Did Not Call Us To Be Served!
Power Belongs To The Almighty
AND
Prayers, Praise, Adoration And Worship
We Shall Offer Him
Until By Death
Our Eyes Glaze!

Two Different Schools!
Two Students In The Class!
One Longs For The Cloak Of Power!
One Longs For The Cloak Of Righteousness
From The Almighty Power!

Two Classes Of Men!
One Willing To Purchase Class!
One Trusting In The Merits Of Him Who
Died 
To Give Fallen Men Permanent Seats
In The Eternal Class!

Two Men!
Two Conclusions!
Only One Can Be The Right!
Will You
Brother Sister
Naysayer Friend
Choose The Conclusion
That Brings Eternal Peace
From The Forever Friend
Who Gives Life
And That
Without End?!

I Will Serve The God Of Heaven
AND
Honor The Christ Who Died For Me!
I Will Do Service
For The Salvation Of My Fellow Man
For
My Lord And My God
So Commissions Me!

Let Us Not Do An End-Run 
For The Corporeal Soon-To-Die  Power!
Let Us Do 
The Believing Man's Committed-To-Christ Walk-Of-Faith
On The Straight And Narrow Way!
Let Us Serve With Hope
Him Who Is Forever Faithful
AND
Get Out From Under The Thrall Of
The Glory-Hungry Goat!
Let The Lord Christ Cut The Choking Rope! 
Power Belongs To The Living God!
Praising God Is Faith's Reward!
Adoration Is The Gift
That Our Faith Willingly Gives To Our God
AND
Service Brings To Us
The Enduring Overcomer's Reward!

If Jesus Christ Does Not Give
IT
To You

IT
Is Not Worth Having!



Friday, April 14, 2017

HAPPY SABBATH + The Little Bird Sings! + PRAYER: Lord, Help Me Sing!





I Was Saying My Prayers This Morning
When I Became Conscious Of An Intruding Song!
I Said To The Lord
With A Smile On My Face:

It Would Be Nice
To Know What That Little Birdie Is Saying!

In An Instant
In My Mind
I Caught On To The Refrain:

God  ... Is  ... Good!
God  ... Is  ... Good!
God  ... Is  ... Good!


My Smile Grew Broader!

What A Refrain
From A Little Creature
- With Feathers -
Who Heralds The Dawning
AND
Who Pays Homage To Our Creator
No Matter The Season
The Reason
The Storm!

That Creature Small
But
Filled With Gratitude
Cares Not
Who Hears Him Sing
For
He Volubly Tells All And Sundry
About His Lord And King
Who Provides For His Welfare
Every Single Thing!


PRAYER:

Oh, Lord
Most Holy
Please Place A Gratitude Song
Deep In My Heart
So That I May Gladly Sing
And
Tell Of Him
Who Puts New Songs
In New-Made Redeemed Hearts

Who To Him Cling!

Please Let My Song Sing
Of Gladness
Blessedness
Thankfulness
And Joy
Salvation
Redemption
Forgiveness
And Rest
Love
Peace
And Hope
And
Trust
In My Holy God!


Let Peace Reign!
Let Trust Soar!
Let Thankfulness Be Triumphant
Inside Or Outside
Open Or Shut Doors!

Let Hope Sing The High Note For Joy!
Let Gladness Hum Hum Hum
A Thrilling Cadence Without Alloy!
Let Salvation
And
Forgiveness
Work And Rest Peacefully In Me
And
Let My Heart Leap
In The Dance That Walks
- Without Growing Weary -
Steadfastly
Unto Coming Glory!


Lord,
Let Me Sing
As The Little Bird Sings
The Only Difference Being
That I Sing In Praise
Of The Lord Of Life
Who Sacrificed
And Died
To Forever Save Me!


I Will Sing!
Lord, Help Me Sing
For
I Love
Honor
Worship
And Praise
The Living God
My Lord
And
My King!
AMEN.