Showing posts with label Christian Life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christian Life. Show all posts

Saturday, January 4, 2020

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Spaz

You Should Have Seen Them
Proud
Given Unto Folly
Weak-Kneed
Gimpy-Eyed
And
That Particular One Called Spasmodic Prayer
Full Of Fits And Starts
Given To Prayer Only Over Problems
But
Having No Time For Praying
When Life Is At Ease
And
Never Realizing That 
It Is When The Life Seems Most At Ease
That We Need To Pray The Most! 

On The Other Hand ...

Meet Christian Life!

Christian Life As We All Know Him
Is
A Dedicatedly Praying Person
Or
- To Be Exactly Honest -
At Least He Was Until
The Unfortunate Experience Called
Time And Circumstance!

It Was Like This ...

His Circumstance Was Tough, Hard
Untenable
And
The Time To Get Relief Seemed ... To His Carnal Mind
- Once Thought To Have Been Regenerated -
Unconscionably Long
Because 
Christian Life Had Pulled A Peter!

Christian Life Did The One Thing That 
No Obedient, Watching, Working, Waiting 
Wise-Unto-Salvation Believer In The Efficacy Of
The Innocent-Blood Sacrifice Of Jesus Christ The Lord
Should Ever, Ever, Do!

Christian Life Did The Unthinkable!
Christian Life Did A Hard Blink
And
Christian Life Looked ... Down ... And Around!
He Broke The Link 
And
He Looked Away From His Lord, His Master
His Hope, His Help
His Only Savior
And
Aided By Time, Unchained, Unchecked 
Circumstance ... That Heathen That Tries Men's Souls
That Raging Opportunist 
Bit Him Really Hard On His Behind-Him
And
Into The Drink ... Poured By Unfettered Time 
Which No Created Being Can Tame
He Started To Sink!

Christian Life Then Added Insult To Injury
And
He Did The One Other Thing That 
He Should Not Have Done:
He Didn't Do What Peter Did!

Peter Doubted And
  ... Started To 
       ... Sink 
            ... Into His Circumstance
But
Peter Remembered To Whom He Was Travelling
And
Being Wise ... Unto His Own Soul's Salvation
And
Remembering The Example Clearly Set For Him
By The Very One Who Told Him
To Make The Impossible-For-Man-Alone Journey
He, By Faith, Prayed ... Cried Out
And
Was Saved And Blessed!

Warning, Warning, Warning ... 

Anything Practiced Enough Becomes A Skill
And
At Its Performance
The Performer Becomes Adept!

See To It
That To Sinning
You Do Not Adapt!

Christian Life's Engine 
On The Railway To Heaven Started Slowing
Started Hiccoughing
Started A Regularly Irregular Schedule Of Runs
Started Doubting The Map
Started Questioning The Architect
Started Embracing Doubt Readily
Started Disengaging Faith Frantically
Until ...On A Downward Spiral
He Invited That Generator That 
Is 
A Heavenly-Current Drain
To Take Up Residence In His Insides! 

Christian Life ... By Constant Association 
Constant Indulgence
Constant "Oh, Taste And See ...!"
Became What He Was Eating
And
In Short Order
He Unveiled To Angels And To Men That
He Had Become ... Oh, The Shame Of It All
Spasmodic Prayer
That Weakling
That Wastrel
Who Took His Father's Substance
And 
Is Gone Off To A Far Away Land!

Let Me Repeat:
Oh, The Shame Of It All!

As We All Know
The Sweet Life Of No Prayer ...!

... You Said He Was Spasmodic Prayer Before!

Beloved, 
For Your, Our, Future Reference
Spasmodic Prayer And No Prayer
Are One And Same Thing
Because
They Sow The Same Seeds
And
They Reap ... With Our Willing Aid
The Self-Same Harvest Of Reward!

That Behavior Does Not Bless Us
And
Worst Yet
It Neither Pleases Nor Glorifies
Jesus Christ The Lord!

When We See Our Need For Christ
We Bow Our Hearts In Prayer
But
When We Trust Our Self We Should Fear
Because
We Walk Into Satan's Big-Able, Wide-open
Geared To Disobedient-Self
Snare!

I Thought We Were Talking About Praying!

The Christian Life
Which Does Not Include Prayer
Constant Prayer, Instant Prayer
Importunate Prayer
Regular Prayer
Prayer Of Faith
Prayer Of Thanksgiving
Prayer For Blessing
Prayer For Self
Prayer For Others
Prayer Just Because
Is
A Disobedient, Selfish, Idolatrous, Life
Walking Aggressively On The Quick-Sand Of 
The Carnal, Godless, Life ... And Fettered, Finite, Time!

Fettered And Finite!?!
Wasn't It Unfettered Before!?! 

Oh, Yes!
For Us, Time Is A Gully Bore! 
In The Heavenly Dispensation
Time, For Man, Is A Circumscribed Door!
Time Says This Much ... And No More
So Far ... And No Further!
It Is Leased And Locked
And
Personally Deeded And Loaded!
You Will Be By Time And Circumstance Goaded!

Consider A Bottle Of Soda Pop Well Shaken 
And 
Unceremoniously Uncapped
Which Contents Will Emerge 
Under The Force Of Pressure
Like A Pipe That Bursts!
You Can't Do The Reverse!

The Picture You Paint Is Not One That I Like
Because I Know From Personal Experience That
A Christian Life Without Prayer
Is A Life Lived All Over The Place
Chased And Caught
Caught And Released
Until He Who Is A Christian
Living The No-Prayer Christian Life
Becomes A Christian ... Not! 
A Nought!

How Could He Be So Foolish!

Why Don't You Ask Yourself
How You Could Be So Foolish!?!

Me!?!

Yes, Me!

Oh, Dear!

We Are All Guilty!
Guilty As Sin!
Guilty Of Sin!

More Prayer, More Power!
Less Prayer
And
It Is A Given That
Before Satan, You, Me, We Shall Cower!

The Thought Of That 
Just Makes My Stomach Turn Sour!

In That Case
Let's Exercise Our Privilege Of Praying
So That Against Sin, Self 
And 
Satan The Damned
We Shall Be Most Daring!

Hip! Hip! 

Hooray! 

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Sunday, October 30, 2016

CHRISTIAN: Tagged Or Living!



I Refuse To Be Tagged
A Spiritual Gangster!
I Refuse To Be Marked
A Jesus Fanatic!
My Preferred Appellation Is:

Jesus Christ-Following
Bible-Believing 
Fundamentalist
Who Loves And Trusts The Unseen God
And
Lives Faithfully
In Hope-For-Heaven Bliss!

A Fanatic Is Insane!
A Gangster Is A Crook!
I Am Neither
By Nature
Nor Nurture
For
I Stand Upon The Good Book!

I Am Faithful To Jesus Christ
BECAUSE
With My Whole Heart
I Believe That He Is Real!

I Trust In The King James Holy Bible
BECAUSE
I Believe It Is The Preserved Word 
Not The Word Profaned!

I Live In Hope-For-Heaven Bliss
BECAUSE
I Believe That Almighty God
The Unseen And Eternal God
Is True To His Word!

My Faith Has Belief
And Love
And Trust
And Obedience
BECAUSE
I See His Hand
AND
I Feel His Care
For
The Holy Spirit Guides And Chides Me
AND
I Am Protected By Holy Angels
So That I Do Not Walk This World In Fear!

The God Of The Holy Bible
Is Faithful And True
AND
He Sacrificed His All
To Save Me
AND
To Save You
AND
I Accept The Sacrifice
That Is My Salvation Free
AND
I Tell Good Words
To Everybody
Of What A Friend And Savior
Jesus Christ The Lord Is
To Me!

Never A Gangster!
Never A Fanatic!
BUT
A Christ-Follower
A Teachable Sheep
Following The Good Shepherd
Who Searches For
AND
Finds 
AND
Carries Home
Crying Lost Lambs!
I Am Satisfied With My Jesus
For
Sheltered In His Bosom
My Faith Firms
AND
My Heart Is Made Calm!


I Am Living The Name!

What About You?!




Saturday, June 25, 2016

I Believe In Miracles! + PRAYER: I Believe, Lord!




As Long As I DO What Is Right
God Will Do Right By Me!

As Long As I Live Right
Christ's Righteousness
Will Clothe Me
Luxuriously!

As Long As I Hold To Jesus
Neither Sin Nor Satan
Can Carry Me Away!

As Long As I Trust In Jesus Christ
Help
For Me
Is Only A Prayer Away!

I Expect Miracles!
God Expects Me To Obey!

I Expect Miracles!
God Expects Me To Do What He Says!

I Can't Do It Alone
BUT
There Is Help And Provision!
I Dial A Prayer
AND
It IS Routed
Rooted
In The Free Grace Division!


PRAYER:



Lord,
I Need A Miracle Today!
Just A Little One
To Help Me On Life's Way!
I Need No Special Wrapping!
You Know Just What To Do!
Please Open Heaven's Storehouse
For I Am Waiting
To Pickup
From You!

I Believe, Lord!

Help Me In My Unbelief!
For I Love
Trust
Honor
Bless
AND
Worship
Only
The Eternal You!