Showing posts with label Believers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Believers. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

PRAYER: We Want To See Jesus In Peace!

Father,
You've Given Unto Us 
The Inexpressibly Amazing Gift Of Praying!
Thank You!
Bless You!

Oh, Lord
Please Help Us To Use Our Gift Of Praying Diligently
Faithfully
Enthusiastically
As We Cannot Help Ourselves
Nor Each Other!
We Need You, Lord!
Please Hear Our Heartfelt Prayer!

You've Told Us That We Have You, Lord!
Help Us To Believe The Word
Approaching Unto You 
By Your Expressed Invitation To Us
To Come Boldly To The Throne Of Grace
Because For Us You Promised Help
In Our Time Of Need!

You've Loving Asked Us
To Approach You Constantly
And Ever, Always, In The Instant That
We Have A Need!
You've Asked Us To Supplicate
To Plead With You
And You've Instructed Us To Give Thanks!
We See Our Need!
Thank You For The Ever Present Gifts Of Holy Love!

Lord,
We Believe!
Please Help Us To Rid Ourselves
- By The Working Of The Holy Spirit Of Truth -
Of Any Lingering Vestiges Of Unbelief
So That We May Be Blessed
And That By Our Blessing
We May Bless Others!
Oh, That We May Bless You, Lord
For Your Untold Goodness
Toward The Children Of Men!

Father,
To Give You Full And True Thankful Worship
Please Help Us To Deny Prideful Self
By Laying It Upon The Altar Of Sacrifice
And Giving Unto You Our Very Beings
Our Will
And
Desiring Of You That You Will Direct Us On The Way
- The Holy Way -
The Way Of Your Perfect Choosing
With You Showing, Guiding, Leading
Encouraging
Blessing
Correcting, Protecting Us
As Only The Holy God Can And Does 
Moment By Moment Of Each Passing Day!

Help Us To Lose Ourselves In Your Faithful
Sacrificial, True, Everlasting Love!

Father,
We Have Needs:
Food, Shelter, Clothing, Care, Comfort, Pleasant Work
But They All Pale In The Light Of Our Greatest Need Of All
For Jesus Christ The King
Our Savior, Redeemer
Our One True And Ever-Faithful Friend!

Please Help Us So That We Are Not As Fools Who Say That
"There Is No God!"
And In So Doing
Causing The Loving, Blessing, Giving, Gracious, Jesus
To Become To Us Our Frowning Judge
Who, By Plain Evidence
- Written By Our Lives Of License, Excess
Doubt, Disbelief
Unbelief, Blasphemy
Distrust, Naysaying, Gainsaying
And Outright Treachery -
Will Condemn Us And Damn Us
For All Eternity!

Have Mercy, Father
And Help Us So That By The Raging Enemy
We Are Not Deceived!
Let Truth In Us Abide!

Father Of The Faithful,
We Desire To Be Amongst The Virgins Wise
With Our Lamps Of Truth At The Ready
Our Wicks For Truth's Transport Trimmed
And Our Vessels Filled With The Pure Oil Of 
The Holy Spirit Of Truth Who Leads Into All Truth
Burning Brightly
Shedding Pure Light
For The Bridegroom
- The Prince Of Peace Who Gives Us Of His Peace -
When The Shout Goes Up:
"The Bridegroom Cometh!
Go Ye Out To Meet Him!"
Our Heartfelt Desire Is To Meet Him In Perfect Peace!

Father,
We Have Washed Our Personal Garments
In The Blood Of The Lamb
We Confess And Repent Of Known Sin
And We Gladly Accept The Wedding Garment
Provided Free To Us
By Your High And Holy Hand! 
With Humility, We Say "Thank You, Lord!"

Father,
Please Help Us To Awaken From Sleep
And To Do All That You Desire Of Us
To Bless The Living Holy God
To Bless Our Own Lives
And To Bless The Lives Of Others
So That We Shall Hear The
"Welcome, Good And Faithful Servant
Enter Into The Joy Of Your Lord! "
When, Before You, We Shall Stand!

We Want To See Jesus Christ
To Touch His Hand
To Kiss His Feet
To Hear His Heart
And From His Side
Nevermore To Depart!

Lord, We Trust Your Heart!
Save Us From Sin, Self And Satan
For Soul Salvation Is The Deep Desire Our Hearts!
We Have Hope!

Please Accept These Few Petitions
For They Are Presented In The Matchless Name Of
The Holy Jesus, Our Joy And Our Crown!
Come Soon!
We Love You!
AMEN!






Sunday, April 29, 2018

LIVING KINGDOM: Converted Christians!?!





Every Converted Christian
HOLDS
Three Positions
In The Kingdom Of God
AND
As Child Of God
Servant Of God
Citizen Of The Household Of God
We Should Be With Christ Of Like Mind!

Wait A Minute!
I'm Confused!
First ... Converted Christian?!
Isn't That An Oxymoron!?!

Actually ... No!
There Is A Biblical Precedent For That!

I'm All Ears!
Do Your Thing, Spray Can ... uh, ahhmm, Bert!

Jesus And Peter Had A Conversation
AND
Jesus Made A Telling Remark
That Should Cause Shock
Give Pause
AND
Encourage All Christians Called To Think
- Seriously Think -
About Our Hoped For Ascendancy
Unto The Great Reward!

WHAT ... Are You Talking About?!

Do You Remember ...
Feed My Sheep
Feed My Lambs
Feed My Sheep?!

Who Could Forget That?!
I Consider That Jesus Christ's Response
To Peter's Three Denials!

You Would Be Right
AND
Peter Understood That!

How Long Did Peter And The Brethren
Walk With
Live With
Eat With
Sleep Together With
Work With The Lord?!

A Grand Total Of
Three And One Half Years
OR
42 Months 
OR
1260 Days!

Would You Call Garrulous Peter A Christian?!

Yes, Indeed I Would!
Peter Loved His Master!

Would You Call Peter
A Faithful Working Christian?!

Without A Doubt!

Would You Call Peter ...?!

... What You're Going To Say
Say Fast!
I've Got Far To Go!

Very Well!
Why Did Jesus Say To Peter:

... And When You're Converted
Strengthen Aka Help
The Brethren ...!

... When You're Converted!?!

Gracious ... !
... Merciful Powers ... !
... Lord, Help Us!

Indeed!
Peter, James And John
Went Every Where With
AND YETPeter Was Unconverted
Even Though
He Had Seen The Transfiguration Of His Master
AND
Had Personally Heard The Voice Of Father God!

He'd Seen 
The Blind Given Sight
The Deaf Receive Hearing
Multiple Dead Raised To Life
Lepers Made Whole
Lame Made To Walk
Demoniacs Unchained
Captive Sinners Set Free
AND
He, Himself
Was Unconverted!

He Was Still Following Self!
He Was Not Yet In Christ
Living Abundantly!

If He Was Close To Christ
AND
Remained Unconverted
That Says Volumes About Us!

Namely?!

  • A Change Will Come ... If We Remain Faithful
  • Conversion Is A Progressive Work
  • The Converted Soul Is To Help Others
  • We Are Not To Walk In Pride
For
Denial Of The Lord
Is Waiting In The Shadows!
It's A Very Real Thing
AND
Humility Of Spirit
Is A Blessed
Never A Shameful
Thing!


So Much For Crying Lord, Lord!

No Wonder The Lord Said
That Crying His Name
Will Not Get One Into The Kingdom Of Heaven!

Look At These Contrasting Statements
Made Concerning Two Close Companions Of The Lord:

Being Unmoved By The Touch Of His Master
Judas Went Out ... And It Was Night!

Being Forgiven By The Look Of Compassion From His Master
Peter Went Out ... And Wept Bitterly!


I Get It! I Get It!
Judas Went Out Led By Self ...!

... And Betrayed The Lord ...!

... And Died In Darkness ... Lost!

But Peter ...

Peter Denied His Lord
Heard The Cock Crowing
AND
Remembered Jesus' Warning
AND
Looked Around At His Lord
AND
Saw His Lord Looking At Him ...!

... And The Lord's Look Of Compassion
Understanding
Forgiveness
Broke Peter's Sinful Self ...!

... And Peter Went Out
And Cried Bitter Tears Of Confession And Repentance ...!

... And He Was ...!

CONVERTED!!!

Hallelujah!
Peter Became A Soldier In The Army Of The Lord!
Peter's Tears Broke The Back Of The Fraud!
Peter Was No More Brash
BUT
Became Mindful
Gentle Meek
He'd Done His Repentance In Sackcloth And Ashes
AND
He Knew Of A Surety
That The Journey To Eternal Life
Is A Steady Striving Wearying Walk
Not A Brisk Energetic 100 Yard Dash!

You Should Tell That
To The Prosperity Preachers
Who Are In Race For The Believing Man's
Gifts Of Ready Cash!

May The Living God Forgive Them
Even Though They Know What They Are Doing!







Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Take Time To Make Time ...! + PRAYER: Father, I Willingly Submit!

What Time Is It?
Who Made The Clock?
What Time Is It?
Who Is Guarding The Flock?

What Time Is It?
Who Is In The Field?
What Time Is It?
What Will The Harvest Yield?

What Time Is It?
Who Is Rocking The Boat?
What Time Is It?
Will Your Life Raft Float?

Time Is Of The Essence!
Jesus Christ IS On The Way!
Time Is Of The Essence! 
The End Could Be This Very Day!

Don't Put Off Until Tomorrow
That Which Can Be Done Today!
Time Waits For No Man
ANDNo Man Can Turn Time
To Run His Way!

Take Time To Know Him
Who Made Time For Man!
Take Time To Know Him
Who
Is Preparing A Place In The Father's House
For The Faithful Few
Who Trust In the Son Of Man!

Brethren,
Make Time
For The Timeless One
Who Sacrificially Loves
Both Me And You!

PRAYER:

Father,
My Life And My Time
Are In Your Hand!
I Willingly Submit To Your Leading
So, Please,
In The Name Of Christ Jesus
Rescue And Save Me!
AMEN.

**-=-**--**-=-**

The One Who Sets Man's Time Clock
IS
The Creator God Of All!

**-=-**--**-=-**


The One Who Exists Outside Time
IS
The Eternal God
Who Sacrificed His All
To Rescue Man
From
The Results Of The Fall!

**-=-**--**-=-**

Honor Almighty God
And
Live ... Eternally!



Sunday, July 16, 2017

PRAYER : Help Us, Lord, To Grow!


Father,
I Love You
And
Because You Are
The Giving Holy Faithful God
I Pray For Daily Grace
And
I Ask You, Please 
Help Me To Keep My Faith!

Father,
I Pray For Faith
Enough To Accept The Mercy
Freely Available To Me
For
I Am Thankful For The Word Of Truth
The Light Given By The Gospel Story!

Bless You, Lord!

Father,
I Will Speak The Truth
- For Between Us
That Is The Only Way -
And Say
I Am Grateful
That You Called
And By Your Spirit
I Answer
For Now I Have Hindsight
To See Where I Walked Wrong
And Recognize
That I Am In Receipt Of Foresight

To See
To Know
To Believe
The Word Of The Holy God
And

To Know To Whom I Belong!
Lord, I Give You Praise!


My Spirit Is Troubled Within Me
And So
I  Repair, Lord
Unto You
The Only True God
And
The God
That Is Life
That Is Love
That Gives Hope
And
Provides Ready Answers
To All That Perplexes
And
Benights
The Human Life
And
Who Shines Light On All
That Blesses And Graces
The Human Existence!


Lord,

Where Would I Be 
If I Did Not Know That You Truly Love
And
Daily Care For Me?!


Father,
I Listen 
I Read
I Study
I Learn
I Write
And I Look And See Those Who Doubt
And
Who Deny
The Very Existence Of The Lord Christ
And
I Wonder
Why ...?


Why Do I Believe?
Why Do They Doubt?

Why Should I Care
When For Their Own Souls
They Do Not For Peace With God Shout?


I Care, Lord
And
It Troubles Me Greatly
When People Boldly
- Often Aggressively -
Vocalize Their Doubts
And
Heap Disdain
Upon The Worthy Name
And I Cringe
And Am Appalled

At Their Apparently Sincere Lack Of Shame
And
I Want At Them To Shout!


Father,
Help Us - We Need You
For Your Word Is Potent
And
Is Daily Proven True!
Men Women Children
The Young The Old
The Bold And The Restless
All Their Hearts Are Grown Cold
And Desire Is For Self
To Self
To Only Be True
Even If It Means Destroying Another
For They "Know"
That There Is Nothing
To Them
That You Can Do!


They Speak With The Confidence
Of The King ... Liar, That Is!
Pity Them, Lord
And Open Their Eyes
And Unstop Their Ears
And Grant Them Wisdom's Understanding 
That They May Repent
And From The Unclean Spirit
Turn Away
And Turn To The Light
And Live!


Please, Lord
Grant Unto The Willing 

Grace
For The Glorious Day!


Lord,
Today I Say

With The Conviction Of Faith
That I Am Glad 

That I Am What The Enlightened World Calls
An Out And Out Coward
A Traitor To Myself
A Sell Out To A Slave-Holding God
A Servant To An Invisible Being
Obviously Too Ugly
To Let The People See
Whom It Is That They Are Blindly Serving! 


Father,
I Beseech You
Let Me Not Become So Confident
In My Finite Sphere
That I Can Boldly Accept
The Gifts Of The Living God
But His Power And Name Disdain
And
At The Same Time
Supposedly Enjoy
Praise And Market
The Offscourings Of Satan The Damned
And
Tell All The World 

That I Know What I'm Doing ... With Calm!

Pity Us In Our Folly!
Forgive Our Sins
And

Cleanse Us From All Unrighteousness!

Father,
This Is The Day
That You Have Made
And
I Am Rejoicing
For I Am Alive In It!

Please Teach Me Your Ways!
Light Thou My Path!
Please Quench Thou My Thirst
And
Feed Me The Bread Of Heaven
For
I Desire To Live With You
In Your Eternity Vast!


I Am Praying, Lord
For The Kingdom To Come
For
I Know Of A Truth
That Until Shiloh Come
There Shall Never
On This Earth Be Peace
Because The Lord Of Dung
- Satan -
The Progenitor Of Sin
Is Celebrated With Pagentry
And
Due-To-The-Living-God Praise
Worship And Song
And I Ask You
- Child To Loving, Loved, Father -


Father,
How Long
E'er We Hear The Glad Song?!


I Love You, Lord!
Please Hear My Cry!
Preserve Me!
Protect Me Through The Strife
And
- As Promised -
Mark My Grave
Should I
- Before The Great Day -
Die!


Please Remember In Mercy
The Beloved Brethren
- Near And Far -
And
Our Friends
Our Families
The Well-Wishers
And
The Naysayers
And
Those Who Are In Other Flocks
Those Who Shall Be Called Out
To Salvation
For You Have Clearly Stated
That It Is Not Your Wish
That Any Should Die
But That All
Should Come To Repentance Come!

Remember All Who Dwell Under The Sun
The Grateful
And
Those Who Are Ungrateful
And
Provide For Each
According To His Need
For You Are God And Gracious!


Please Pour Out Your Spirit
On All Flesh!
Teach Us
And
Help Us
The Living Truth To Accept
And
Digest!
Help Us To Grow In The Truth!


Bitter Or Sweet, Lord
Let Your Word Stand
For
We Will To See Jesus
The Holy Son Of Man
The Great I AM
In Whose Dear Name
We Pray And Plead. 
AMEN.




Friday, June 23, 2017

HAPPY SABBATH + PRAYER: Lord, Let Your Grace Be Ever Sufficient ...!






Heavenly Father,

I Come Before You
As A Child Beloved
Of
The Holy, Gracious And Giving 
Loving And Faithful Father!
Hear My My Prayer, Lord
And
Do For Me
What None But The Holy God Can Do!

Lord,

Please Help Me To Keep An Easy Hold
Upon The Things Of This World
So That I Do Not Make The Great Mistake

And
Give Them What Is More Than Their True Value
And, Thereby

Become Unwilling To Let Them Go!

Lord,
I Beseech You
In Jesus Christ's Name
To Help Me To Place A Death Grip
On All Things Eternal
So That In The Great Day Of Decision
The Only Choice Left To Me
Is


"Father,
I Am Yours!

Keep Your Promise - Save Me!
E'er I Die, Raise Me!"


Father,
In Working Faith
I Willingly Choose
To Live For My Lord!

In Your Proffered Grace
I Look To The Day Of Reward!
In The Mercy Purchased
By Christ's Precious Blood
- Spilt -
To Ransom Me
I Accept The Heavenly Provision
Of
Glory Waiting For Me!


I Cannot Now See My Jesus
Except With The Hope In My Heart

And
I Beseech You, Father
Please Help Me

So That My Hope For Glory
Because Of Circumstance
Does Not Depart!


Help Me Not To Live By Eyesight
Hearing Ear
Nor The Emotions Of Feeling!
Help Me To Trust
The 

"Thus Saith The Lord!"
So That
For Love Of My Lord
In The Great Day
I Shall The Proclamation Of Peace
Be Hearing!


Father,
I Do Not Pray For Me Alone!
I Pray For All The Brethren
Those Near
Those Far
Those Who Soon Will
The Promise Of Eternal Life
- By Your Call -
Will Be Claiming!


I Pray For Those
Who Are Straddling The Fence
Seeking The Sign
Beloved Of The Faithlessness Generation
And 

I Beseech You
Have Mercy, Lord!
Open Their Eyes

And
Let Them See What Will Be Lost
If They Reject The Lord
And 

Their Call To Salvation Refuse!
Pity Them!
We - The Children Of Faith - Plead For Them!

Father,
I Pray From Those
Who Flatly Refuse Your Grace
Who Love
And

Are Beloved By The World
And Who
- Through Their Dread Influence -
Draw Away Souls
Beloved

And
Paid For
By Jesus Christ The Lord
And I Plead
And Beseech You
To Interpose Yourself
To Break The Demonic Connection
And

Bring Living Light
To Remove The Benighting Shadows
Of Satan's Pulsating Dark-Night Light!


Father, 
We Are A Weak
A Dying Race
A Wicked People By Nature
That That Wicked Satan
Desires From Your Sight To Erase!
Help Us!


Father,
I Am
We Are Your Children
And
We Are Asking, Please
Reverse The Curse In Each Willing Heart's Life
And

Place Our Sins On Satan's Deserving Head!
Please Grant Unto Us
The Promised Win
In This Bitter Strife!


Father,
I Choose Christ
And
All The Beloved Likewise
And
As Faith-Carrying Citizens
Of The Kingdom To Come
Please Hedge Us In
Protect Our Faith

And
Keep Us In Your Care
So That We Do Not Shipwreck Our Faith
And Be To The Lord Christ
Cast-Out
By Disgrace!


Oh, Lord
Let The Saving Grace
Of The Eternal God Of All Graces
Be Ever Sufficient For Us
Who Do
And
Who Will Believe
Honor
Trust
Worship
And
Obey The Lord Christ!


Please Pour Out Your Holy Spirit
And Also Bless Us
With The Promised Protection 

And
The Influence For Good
Of The Holy Angels!
This, Father

Is Our Heartfelt Plea
In The Only Name That Matters
Jesus Christ The Lord!
We Love You, Father!
AMEN.





Friday, November 14, 2014

Romans 8:28's Promise



Some days I get really upset when
Things just keep going wrong
It seems everything I touch turns to ashes
And even the short things seem long!


But then I hear the sweet voice of the Spirit
Whispering a very comforting word
To calm my flustered heart, troubled spirit and
Fill my old world with a brand new song!


That's when I sit back and breathe deeply
And a big smile comes over my face
And I think of our God, the Eternal
Who's made provision for believers in the race!


I close my eyes in contentment
And remember the promise He gave
To comfort, compose, and to carry me
When Satan stands up in my face!




... ALL THINGS WORK together for GOOD
To them that love the Lord
And are the called
ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE”


So, from now on I'm endeavoring to never
Let evil nor malice throw me
For I am on an upward trajectory
And no one's stealing my blessed peace nor sanity!


So, Dear Ones, when your life is in a tailspin
Remember Romans 8 verse 28
Lift your hands, bless the Lord, and shout aloud, and
Tell Satan he's a dollar short, and one day too late!




DEAR SATAN: NO CREDIT TODAY.

CREDIT TOMORROW!