Showing posts with label Brethren. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brethren. Show all posts

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, July 7, 2017

HAPPY SABBATH + PRAYER : Caring Is CARING Is Sharing!





Father,
I Am Calling Out To You!
Hear My Prayer
And
Do For Me, Lord
What None But The Holy God
Can Do!

Help Me, Father
And
Help The Brethren, True
Not To Be Hypocrites
And
Behave Like Those Out There
In The Cruel World
Hoarding All Of The Goodies
That You Provided For All
And
Keeping It For Our Selves
Uncaring
Not Willing
With Others To Share!

Help Us To Share The Gospel!
Help Us To Speak The Truth!
Help Us To Tell Of The Love Of God
Which Is Beneficial To All
Those Old
Young Children And Youth!

Help Us To Share A Kindness!
Help Us To Kindle A Light!
Help Us To Hammer
The Straight Nails Of Your
Truth
In A Sure Place
And
Not Crooked Rusty Nails
That Keep People
In Sin's Cruel Jail -
A Blight!

Father,
I Pray For Myself
And
I Ask You To Help Me
To Continue To Believe
To Hope In The Lord
And
To Love Faithfully
And
Ever To Trust!

Help Me To Help Others
To See The Heavenly Light
And
Help Us All To Help Our Brethren
Even Those From Other Mothers
And
Even Those In Lands Where
Their Day Is Our Night!

You Give To Us!
Help Us To Give Back
By Giving To Others
So That All Are Fed
And
For Ourselves
There Is No Lack!
You Promised Provision -
In Jesus' Name
Please Show To The World
That Our Faith Is Backed By Fact!

Father, 
Help Us To Love
And
To Trust You
More And More
As Our Faith Grows!
Help Us To Honor You
And
Obey
Even When We Don't Know Where
The Path Leads Or Shows!

Father,
We Can See That The Day Is Really Coming
And
Recognize - If We Are Honest -
That The King Is Almost At The Door
So, Please
Help Us To Look
With Joy
To The Day
When
Face To Face
We Shall See Him
In Whose Name To You We Humbly
Petition For Grace In Prayer!

Lord,
In Mercy
Pity The Poor!
The Weak!
The Meek!
Pity Those Who 
For Christ's Readily Available Salvation Seek!
In Pitying Love
I Beseech You, Please
To Remember Those
Who Do Not Yet Know Of The Christ
And
Those For Whom Man's Illumination
Means
They Are Walking Alone
In The Dark Night!

Oh, God
Who Only Is Faithful
Oh, God
Who Alone Is True
Truth
Pity Us Who Pray
For The Indwelling Spirit
By Helping Us
From Sin And Satan
To Be Permanently
Cut Loose
And
Help Us Not To Look Back
And, Thereby
Sweet Salvation Lose!

Please, Lord
I Beseech You
To Grant Us This Day
The Promised Measure Of Faith!
Grant Us, We Pray
The Grace For Walking In The Right Way!
Help Us Not To Turn Aside
To Enter The Pleasure Palaces Of The Night
And
Protect Us
We Beseech Thee
As The Battle For Eternal Life
In Christ
We .. Striving In Faith
Fight!

Oh, For The Faith
That Will Not Shrink
In The Name Of The Holy Jesus
- In Love -
We Humbly Plead
And
Present These Few Petitions!
AMEN.






Thursday, June 29, 2017

THE CROWN, THE CRIB and THE CROSS: Sing The Song!!

Christ Laid Down His Crown
AND
In A Manger
In Bethlehem
- The House Of Bread-
As A Babe
He Was Laid Down
BUT
According To The Plan
AND
To Get Back To His Crown
He Would Carry The Cursed Cross
So That Whosoever Will
To Him
- The Bread Of Life -
May Come
So As Not To Be
Forever Lost!

The Author Of Life
- To Destroy Demonic Devising -
Offered Up His Life For The Lost
Upon Calvary's Cross
BUT
That Life Was Not Taken!
It Was Given Freely Of Himself
AND
It Was By Himself
Poured Out
AND
In The Appointed Day
The Believing People
- In Awe -
Did Say:

He Is Risen!
He Is Risen!
The Stone Rolled Away!
The Master Spoke Truth!
Life!
We Shall See Jesus!
Let's Proclaim It Everywhere!


Jesus Christ The Risen
Was Seen
AND
Was By Living Man Touched!
He Ate Bread With The Brethren
AND
Sin's Hold
No Longer Had The Killing Touch
AND
All
Who Believe
AND
The Risen Christ Receive
Shall Share
In The Joy Of Their Lord
Now
AND
In The Glory Of Their Lord
Later
When They
- To Heaven -
From Earth
Leave!
The Shall Know God's Grace-Filled Favor!

From A Crown
To A Crib
To The Cross
AND
Back
To Take Up The Kingdom's Crown
Our Lord Christ
- Immanuel -
Did Make The Complete Circle!

People, Get Ready!
Get Ready!
GET READY!Our Lord Is
- Again -
Coming Down
So
Sing The Song
Of Our Jubilee!
Raise The Tune!
Sing The Song!
SING THE SONG!



Tuesday, March 28, 2017

THE PEACE OF GOD: Attitude Adjustment

I Took A Serious Look At My Self
AND
I Knew
I Needed An Attitude Adjustment!
I Seemed To Be Letting Others
Dictate
Design
My Attitude
AND
It Was Seriously Eating
My Gladness Away!

Seriously Disturbed
I Repaired To The Lord
The Rock Of Ages
My Shelter In The Time Of Storm
AND
I Said:

Lord, I Need You!
Please Don't Let Anybody Steal My Peace!

And, In A Flash
As If Someone Had Spoken Directly Into My Ear
I Heard:

Nobody Can Steal
What You Are Freely
Giving Away!


I Was Dumbfounded!
Stunned!
At A Loss For Words ...!

I Had To Think ...!
Rethink!
Think ... Think ... Think!
Good Gracious!
There Is
- In My Character -
A Chink
Causing In My Life
An Amazing Stink!

God Gives Good Gifts!
God Gave Unto Me His Peace
BUT
I Was Using
Base Copper For Gold
AND
Buying And Using
What Was Not Being Sold!

Alchemy ...
Was Afoot!

I Got Out Old James
AND
Plainly
I Read:

My Peace I Give Unto You
Not As The World Giveth
Give I Unto You!

Followed By ...

And The Peace Of God Which Passeth Understanding
Stablish Your Minds ...!



I Then Grabbed Hold
Of The Word Stablish aka Establish
Recognizing
That It Means 
  • To Settle With Permanence
  • To Fix Firmly In Place


AND ...

In The Godly Sorrowing Of My Own Heart
I Said:

May The God Of Peace
Grant Me
The Peace Of God
So That That Restless Spirit Returns
From Whence It Came
Back To The Bosom Of The Fraud!

I Readily Acknowledge
That I Was A Fool
Letting The Very Devil Play Me
Like A Construction Tool!
There Had Been A Switch!
The Peace That I Had
Had Not Been
God's Peace Bona Fide!
I Was Riding A Counterfeit
Easy
From My Soul
To Debride!

Listen To Me, Brethren!
Get Your Peace Out
AND
Take A Good Look At It
In The True Light
Of The Only True Living
Holy God's Word
AND
If It Is Showing
Any Loose Connections
Displaying Any Broken Hooks
Get Ye Quickly Unto Jesus
For
God's Peace Is Connected
To Jesus Christ's Faith
Which Is Tied Up
In The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit
AND
Delivered Unto All Believing Brethren
By Unyielding Mercy
AND
Surpassing Grace!

The Living God Gives Gifts That Give!
The Living God Gives Gifts That Grow!
The Living God Gives Gifts 
To All His Children
Gifts They Receive
BUT
Which Often
They Don't Even Recognize
Or Know!


The Peace Of Almighty God
Requires Intentional Use
By Us
If
It Is To Work!

If You Don't Have It As Yet
Then
Get It For Free
By Connecting To The Source
 - King Jesus!

Got It!?

Now ...

Let Your Faith
In Jesus Christ
Work It!





Saturday, December 10, 2016

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Order Our Steps, Lord! + Prayer: Lord Almighty, Lead Us ...!





If I Would To God Be Honest
AND
Tell God's Honest Truth
I Would To The World
Acknowledge Without Fear
That's God's Hand Has Been Upon Me
AND
I Could Recognize It
For It Has Been
Since I Was A Youth!

I Would Tell Of
Spills And Chills
Fun And Frolic
Sadness And Quietness, Too
BUT
No Matter
Sunshine Or Squall
My Heavenly Father
Ever Directing
- Saving Me From Myself -
Was In The Midst Of It All!

Today, As Any Other Day
I Had Not To Ask If I Was Alive!
I Awakened!
I Got Up!
There Was Light In My Eyes!
I Could Hear!
I Could Feel!
I Know That I Know!
I Could Sneeze
AND
Thank God For Grace And Glory
I Had Not Done My Sleeping
In The Elements With Dogs
Avidly Acquiring Biting Fleas!

And, So ...
Here I Pray ...



Father,
In Holy Heaven
I Thank You Today
For The Blessings Innumerable
You Give
No Matter If I Say
"Thank You!"
In Gratitude
Or Just Accept Them
As I Would My Received Pay!

Please Forgive Me
My Bad Manners
My Bad Attitude
For Behaving As Though
I Am Receiving Something
That You To Me Owe!
I Hang My Head In Shame
Because I Know Better!
Lord God, I Beseech You
Help Me
In Blessed Grace To Grow!

I Remember
When I Was A Child Growing Up
Hearing My Old Grandfather Say His Prayers!
We Would Hear Him Say
To The Lord:
"Father, Same As Yesterday!"
We Never Knew What Yesterday's Prayer Was
But It Seemed To Work For Him
But
I Am Plainly Saying To You, Father
Today
What It Is
For What I Am Asking -
I Shall Clearly Enunciate My Prayers 
Day By Day!
Help Me Also To Listen Quietly
For What You Have To Say!

Please, Lord
Bless The Holy People!
Bless Those Who Are Seeking After You!
Have Pity On Our Leaders Of Government!
Father, Open Their Eyes And Hearts!
Help Us, And Them, To Honor You!
Remember Our Mothers And Fathers
Brothers And Sisters
Children, Grandchildren
In-Laws, Friends
And Other Relations, Too!
Visit Each And Everyone, Dear Lord
And Provide 
- According To Your Wisdom -
The Need For Which They Are Asking!

Bless The Church Fellowship
And
Help The Ministers Of The Gospel
To Call Sin By Its True Name
And
Ever In Faithfulness
Speak Your Life-Giving Truth
So That They Will Appropriate 
None Of Your Prerogatives To Themselves
Giving Glory Always To You!
Help Them To Live For Jesus Christ
And
Not For The Praise Of Men
Not For Filthy Lucre
And
Not By Lying Prophesying!
Soften Hard Hearts!
Make Choice The Barren Land!

Provide For The People All
Water
Food
Clothing And Shelter
And
A Plain, Loving, Touch From 
A Holy Spirit-Inspired Kind Hand!
Let There Be Peace In Our Hearts
Even If There Is None In Our Lands
And
Help Us, Lord, Help Us
To Bow In Heartfelt Devotion
To The Holy Son Of Man!

And, Father
If For Some Reason
Some Soul Is Treading The Water Of Doubt
Whisper A Word To Us
Giving Us A Heads-Up
So That A Word Of Truth
May Be Fitly Spoken
So That The Brethren
Would Not From The Coming Kingdom
Be Cut Loose!
Lord, Let Our Prayers Of Faith Rise Up To You!

Lord Almighty,
Order Our Steps!
Pave Our Path!
Lead Us As Promised
With The Shepherd's Staff!
Teach Us Your Ways!
Help Us To Number Our Days
So That We Will Not Be Counted Foolish
Believing 
That We Are Holding Control
On The Reins Of This Life!
Show Us That We Are Mere Men
Who Can't Genuinely Change Our Hair Color
Nor
Extend Our Height
And
Humble Us To Stand Up
To Be In Jesus Christ's Faith Bold
Making Heavenly Salvation
Our One And Only Goal!

Father,
Help To Trust And Obey
To Give Freely Out
Of Our Blessings Each Day
To Walk As Those Wise
Not As Those Who Evil Devise!
Help Us To Watch And To Ever Pray!
Help Us To Look Up
For Heaven Is On The Way!
Help Us To Accept And Hold Firm
To Our Soul's Freely Offered Salvation
Never Accepting
Satan's Gifts
Which Surely Eternally Cost
But Can Never Eternally Pay!

I Love You, Lord
And
I Honor, Bless And Worship You
For
I Know And Accept That
To Live
There Is No Other Profitable Way!
Please Accept These My Petitions
From A Lowly, Trembling Heart
For
In Jesus' Name I Make My Plea
And Stand!
AMEN!