Showing posts with label Cleansing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cleansing. Show all posts

Saturday, February 12, 2022

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Over-Promising Under-Deliverer!



In The Realm Of Business, We Often Hear The Words: 
"Under-Promise And Over-Deliver!" 
Aka Deliver The Unexpected! 

In The Realm Of Deceitful Sin
The Nauseating Word 
Is 
"Over-Promise!" 

How Alluring: You Can Have It All! 
How Deadly: You Can Do It All! 

The Reality Is That 
Nothing Is Ever Delivered 
And 
All That Is Left 
Is 
Destroyed Innocence
Rejected Ideals
Corrupted Taste-Buds
A Ruined Present 

And

No Happy Ever-After 
Because 
Our Cherished And "Sweet" Sin Separates Us From Our Savior 
Which Then Leads To The Second Death! 

Beloved, 

Accept That You Are A Sinner 
But That 
You Don't Have To Sin: 
Run After The Savior! 

Acknowledge Your Sin: 
Call It By Its Birth-Name! 

Recognize That You Need Forgiveness ... And Cleansing: 
Approach The Throne Of Grace Boldly 
And 
Repent To Almighty God In Jesus Christ's Holy Name! 

Roundly Reject Sin: 
Your Sin Is No Match For Your Savior! 

Live By The Word Of God: 
The God Of The Word Gives Life! 

Please Remember That 
Comfort In Sin Makes You A Slave ... A Casualty: 
Don't Give Gifts To Satan! 

Seek The Savior's Hand: 
Settle Your Hand In The Savior's! 

ABU Aka Anger, Bitterness And Unforgiveness 
Is 
Sin 
And 
Sin Is Addictive 
So Please Pray For The Spirit Of Revulsion 
And 
Escape Into The Storehouse Of The Word 
And 
Dig For Hidden Treasure Which Elevates Your Soul! 

Don't Be A Slave: 
Be A Saint! 

Peace! 











Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Master, Please Take Control!

 


Why Would You Ask The Lord To Take Control Of Your Life 
And 
Then Bitterly Complain 
When Your Ceiling Is Your Floor And Your Floor Is Your Ceiling
And 
Your Picture Window Is Your Backyard Door 
And 
All That Was Soooo Easy 
Is 
Suddenly Become A Bore And A Chore!?! 

A Cooperative Act Of Love 
Between A Husband And His Wife Produces
- By Almighty God's Great Grace -
A Very Much Wanted And Dearly Loved Beautiful Baby! 

A Cooperative Act Of Love 
Between The Savior Granting Forgiveness And Salvation 
And 
The Sinner Needing The Cleansing 
And 
The Promised New Life 
Produces A Saint Of God And Jesus Christ! 

Two-Party Cooperation 
Plus 
Necessary Patient Work 
Equals 
Serviceable Product Of Choice And Design! 

Planting Good Seed On Unploughed Aka Unworked Soil 
Never Yields The Bountiful Harvest! 

With This In Mind, Beloved
Consider Yourself Blessed, Bought, And Benefited 
When Your Life Is In Flux
When No Two Days Are The Same
When You Finally Recognize That Your Heart's Request 
Placed You Squarely Under The Control Of 
The Master Who Has Everything 
In His Loving, Can't-Fail, Strong Hand! 

He Who Has Begun A Good Work In You 
Will Perform It Until The Day Of Jesus Christ! 

With Patient, Enduring, Unreproachable Faith
Enjoy Your Journey To Joy! 

Pray, Plead, And Plod On 
As You Hold On To Almighty God's Unchanging Hand! 

Peace! 











Sunday, November 22, 2020

THE COMFORTER HAS COME: Humble Yourself In The Sight Of The Lord!







Without The Abiding Presence Of 
The Holy Spirit Of Truth Attending Us
Comforting Us
Teaching Us
And 
Feeding Us The Truth That Saves
Not One Of Us Will Know Aka Experience 
A Peaceful Existence! 

The Lord Jesus Said At His Departure
- After His First Advent -
That He Would Send Us Another Comforter! 

We Would Only Need Another Comforter 
If 
The First One Departed From Being With Us! 

We Would Only Need A Comforter 
If 
We Have Sorrow, Hurt, Shame
A Need That The Comforter ... Alone
Can And Does Heal! 

Beloved, 

Whatever Is Your Need
We Have The Power 
The Leave 
The Permission Of Our Maker
To Ask The Lord 
To Pour Out Of His Sweet Spirit ... By Measure ... Upon Us 
And 
Indwell Us Individually, Personally ... Intimately! 

Please, I Beseech Us All
Do Not Permit Tiny Terrors
Big Bills
Lost Loves
Failing Finances
Acute Anger
Lurching Loneliness
Worrying Weariness
Or Creeping Compromise 
And 
Gross Greed 
To Stay Your Heart From Humbling Yourself 
Before The Lord Of Love And Life 
To Ask Forgiveness
To Receive Cleansing 
And 
Experience Needed Comfort 
Without Which We Are Just Like Animals 
Awaiting Approaching Death! 

Dare To Choose Peace! 
Call Out And Pray For The Holy Spirit 
And 
Be Comforted
Be At Rest
Because
The Living God Glorious 
Is 
Waiting ... Willing ... Able ... Ready ...  To Help Thee! 


Peace With Almighty God
Is
To This Very Day
Still Free!








Wednesday, October 14, 2020

The I AM That Is ... For Us!


 




It Is The Latest Catch-Phrase: 
"It Is What It Is!" 
And 
Everybody Is Buying And Selling It! 
Whoo Hoo! 

There Is A Bounding, Binding, Truth That Was
That Now Is
And
That Shall Be Forevermore: 
"I AM That I AM!" 
And 
We Would All Do Well To Run To It
Stand By It 
And
Live For It 
For It Is The Dear Name Of 
The Great God Who Is Our Maker, Savior
Redeemer, Friend, God And King 
And
Judge
Protector, Provider, Hope And Help
The Lover Of Our Souls Who Loves Us With A Sacrificial 
And
Everlasting Love 
Who Hates Sin 
But 
Loves Us Sinners
Who Will Not Clear The Guilty 
But
Will Cleanse Us Of The Guilt Of Our Own Sin! 

This God ... Our God Almighty
Is 
Amazingly Awesome 
And
He Is Slow To Be Angry With Us Frail, Finite 
And 
Often Foolish Creatures

 ... And ... 

Glory Be To Jesus Christ Who Saves
Through The Holy Spirit Of Truth Who Abides
He Loves Us With The Everlasting Love That 
Will Chastise Sin
Correct Bad Habits
Comfort Sorrow And Pain
Carry The Helpless
And
Celebrate Our Victories Over Sin And Self! 

Beloved, 

Let's Embrace The Unchanging God ... The I AM
And 
Celebrate That ... In Him 
We Have Salvation From Sin Known Sordid! 

Be Free: 
Almighty God ... I AM That I AM ... Is For Us! 


Pursue Peace With Shiloh
The Prince Of Peace! 




Sunday, December 1, 2019

OXYMORON: Oh, Foolish Christian!?!


The Fool:
Says There Is No God!
The Christian:
Follows Jesus Christ The Lord!

**--**--**--**--**

Oh, Foolish Christian
Why Do You Emulate The World In Its Vanities!?!
The Lord, Your God, Points The Way!
Oh, Turn! 
Return!
Please Don't Continue To Stray!
Please Don't, From Saving Truth, Fall Away!

What Can The World ... So Full Of Sin
Teach A Child Of God That He May Live
In Godly Fear
Honor And Right 
That God Almighty Wouldn't Put Him Out Of His Sight!?! 

No Matter How Often Almighty God Called, Calls, The World
They Saw, See, No Reason To Conform
To Live Upright In The Gospel's Bright Light
But Choose To Walk ... Not In Faith
But In Carnal Eyesight! 

Oh, Child Of The Living God
Listen Well:
Fall Not Under This World's Bewitching Spell
Of Siren's Song, Baubles, Shows And Expos! 
There Is More To Life 
Than What Is Seen Here Below! 

You Are A Precious Tool For The Good Lord To Use!
So Don't Be Silly And Play The Fool! 
You Were Created! 
You Didn't Make Yourself! 
Give The Eternal God His Glory! 
Confess Your Known Sin And Repent
And
He ... Just And Faithful
Able To Cleanse
Will Assuredly, Immediately, Forgive You
And
Me, Too! 


Let's Be Wise Unto Our Own Soul's Salvation:
All Of Our Help, Comfort, Aid, Rescue
Provision, Sustenance
Maintenance ... And So Much More
All Come By The Holy Hand Of Jesus Christ The Lord! 

Let's Boldly Cut Out 
The Useless, Worldly, Middle-Man Class
And 
Reach For The Lord Of Life
- Who Is Ever Willing, Ready
And Able To Provide For And Protect Us - 
By Prayers, Praise, Glory, Honor
And 
Willing, Heartfelt, Worship! 


The Lord's Love For Us
Has
No Known Limits!
Believe, Trust
And
Obey Always 
And 
Be Eternally Blessed!






Sunday, April 14, 2019

UNDER CONSTRUCTION: The Sword Of Truth Cuts Deep!

Almost Saved And Completely Lost
Were Arguing ... As Usual!
Almost Saved And Completely Lost
Over Soul Salvation
Seemed Not To Realize That 
Neither Had The Fisherman's Net, Cast
And
For All Their Sermonizing
Pontificating
And
Bombastic Pronouncements
In The Kingdom Of Light
They Were Not Even The Last!
They Were The Well And Truly Lost! 
But ...

This Did Not So Have To Be!
They Can Be Saved ... If!

You See, Friend
Talk Is Cheap!

An Intellectual Christianity Is An Inanity!
An Emotional Christianity Is A Lie!
A Pontifical Christianity Makes Jesus Cry
And
Sermonizing 
And
Pointing Out To Others Their Fallen Natures
Their Base Sins
Their Egregious Falls From Grace
Their Need To Behold Christ's Dear Face
Their Need To Turn Away From 
The Ways Of The Fraud
And
Unto The Ways Of The Lord
Without ... Without
- By The Same Light Of Inspection -
Introspection
Self-Examination
Into One's Own Personal Life
Is 
Of No Avail
When The Roll Call For Eternity Is Sounded
On The Great And Awful Day!

Hear The Right ...

Can't See And Won't See
See The Same Things!
Don't See But Willing To Learn
Is 
Taking The First Step
In Coming To Terms
With The Needs Of The Lost Soul
The Wanderer From God
The Wayward Child Searching
The Soul Wanting To Get Away From
The Clutches Of The Wily, Winsome
Unholy God-Fraud!

Beams And Motes Have A Story To Tell!
Beams And Motes, Likewise
Will See Uncleansed Men In Hell!

If I See You
And
You See Me
But
Neither One Of Us Sees Ourself
As Being In Need Of A Cleansing
- In The Saving-Sinner Time -
We Will Continue In Our Sin ... Lost
Never With Jesus Christ The Lord
Ever, Ever, Ever To Abide!
Problem Though
You Can't From His Judgment Bar Hide!

The Presently Lost Can Be Saved!
The Currently Blind Can Be Made To See!
The Wittingly Corrupt Can Be Cleansed
And
All Can Be Rendered ... By Christ's Sacrifice
Justified, Sanctified
And
Soon Glorified 
Quite Blessed And Indeed Godly!

Salvation Is Free!
Faith In Christ Is Free!
Seeing Our Personal Need
In The Microscope Of Christ
The Living Holy Word
Is 
Free For All 
That Is, Whosoever Will Come
For A Cleansing
Recognizing That Jesus Saves
And
Denying The Base Liar
And
His Contorted Convolutions
Designed To Twist Us In Gordian Knots
The Likes Of Which
Only Jesus ... Who Saves To The Uttermost
By His Living Word
- The Sword Of Truth -
Can Sever!

Brethren, Beloved,

There Is No Need 
In The Ways Of The Lost World To Be Clever
Whatsoever!
Engage The Christ-Cares-For-You Lever
And
Tell Satan - By The Living Word - Never!


Deny The Liar!
Let Truth Abide Within!







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!







Wednesday, July 12, 2017

DEVELOPING IN SIN: Arrested Development

I Met Salvation
On The Way
To Committing Sin
AND
I Met Comeuppance
On The Road To
That's Not The Way To Walk In!

I Had Walked Right
In My Own Sight
Leaning
Unto My Own Understanding
AND
I Paid Homage To
Do What Thou Wilt
AND
Soon Found Out That
My Soul Was Fair To Dying!

I Was Vain!
I Was Petty
AND
Pretty Arrogant 'Tis True
BUT
I Was No Different
From Harry Sally And Lou-Lou
Who
Talk Right
Live Wrong
Speak Lovingly Of The Lord
AND
Drink Of Life
With That Vile One
Gone Wrong
Who Works For The Very Devil
While Strenuously Conducting The Sanctuary Choir
At The Quarterly Service Of Song!

It's Amazing When You Don't Eat Pork
BUT
You Sell Your Pigs
To Fine Market
When You See Ada
Pushing Bread-Cart
AND
Fallen From Grace
Stepping High
Like Nothing Wrong
With Her Hand In
I Got This' Right Side Back Pocket
AND
Insult To Injury
You, Yourself, Realize
That Sam Couchie And The Duppy Doomed
Because
The Sermons Long Preached At Fancy Church
Was Lamb's Milk
Laced
With Magic Mushroom!

Well, Well, Well!
What A Fine Pass
We Have Arrived At
Going Real Fast
Forward
In A Vehicle
Apparently
With No Brakes
Or Reverse
BECAUSE
Brother Fuzzy
Sister Squeeze
AND
Hold Me Tight
Liked To Frequent Jezebel's Amply Stocked
To Overflowing
Spiritual Fornication Table
Which Always Sent Out Doggie Bags
To Regulars' Friends
Family
AND
Of Course
All The Members Of The Members' Churches
Whether In The Church Physical
On Video, Internet
Radio Or Cable!

Wait A Minute!
I Thought We Talking 'bout You?!

We Were
AND
We Are!
It Is All Pertinent!

Do You Know
How Far The Wind Can Reach?!

Huh?! No ...!

All You Know
Is It Passed By You
Sitting In A Motor Vehicle
42 Months Ago Last Spring
AND
"The Message" Still Getting Air-Play
For It Has Got Rhythm
AND
Nebuchadnezzar's Sound Of Music
Is Riotously
Thrillingly
Pulsating!

Wow! The Wind Does Indeed Talk!
Live And Learn!
Live And Learn!

I Don't Know About You
BUT
I Was Once A Fool
Who, In Essence, Said
Acted
Pretended
That There Is No God
But
In The Day With Comeuppance
First Words
Out Of My Mouth
Were:

God Help Me!
Please, God?! Help Me!
I'm Dying!
My Life Is Going South!

Isn't It Amazing
When Party Lights Are Illuminating
That Your Life Is On A Chill Pill
AND
On The Groove
Your Heart Is Pulsating
That When Apparent Death
Is Toward You Walking
You Automatically Know
That It Is
The Light Of Life
For Help
You Should Be Calling!

Been There!
Done That!
I Had A Season Ticket
To Death By Degrees
AND
Found Out
The Hard Way
That Sin ... The Disease
Does As It Darn Well Does Please
UNLESS
AND
UNTIL
Christ The Cure
Knocks At Your Heart
AND
You Willingly Open
AND
Invite Him
To Enter Through Your Unblocked Front Door!

I Know!
He Knocked!
I Answered!
We Sat Down To Eat!
It Was A Simple Supper
BUT
God Be Praised
It Was Sweet, Sweet!
There Were No Babylonian Wines!
No Pharisee Leaven!
No Look-Back Salt-Licks
AND
No Fig Trees Around Found Barren
BUT
There Was
Bread Of Heaven
AND
Water
Flowing Freely
From The River Of Life
AND
The Touch Of The Master's Hand
AND
The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit Thereafter
AND
The Protection Of The Holy Angels
Because
I Had Set The Table For Our Meal
With Choicest Confession
AND
Repentance!

I Suddenly Found That
I Had No Time For Hold Out
Hold Back
Nor Keep It In!

I Served Up Of-Sin: A Gully Washer
AND
Christ The Cure
Provided Full Cleansing
Made Up Of
Pardon For Sin
Peace That Endureth
Grace For The Day
Faith For The Way
Love Without Limit
Mercy For Me
AND
A Drop Of The Blood
Of The True Sacrifice
The Son Of The Father
Jesus The Christ
The Only One Holy!

And, Then ...

There Was Rejoicing In Heaven
The Strains Of Which
Man Has Never Heard
Over The Lost Sheep
Found
Repentant
Returned
To The Safe Fold Of God!

I Will Say This
Brother, Sister
It Was All Done
Not A Moment Too Soon
For
Liar The Lion Was Raging
Licking His Lips
For
Hell Had Mutton Stew
Fresh Killed
On Decimation Mankind's
Unchangeable Price Fixe Menu!
He Was Aiming For His Fill!

Too Bad For Him!
I Was Safe
In The Arms Of Jesus!

Sooooo ...

What's Happening Now, My Friend?!

I Read Old King James
For My Self -
A Thus Saith The Lord
Is My Guide!
God Said It!
I Believe It!
In Heavenly Love
I Sincerely Abide!

I Offer Up Myself
A Living Sacrifice ...!

... I Know! Right On!

... It Is My Reasonable Service!
I Worship The Lord Of Life
With Delight
AND
My House
- No Longer On Sand -
But On The Sure Foundation
Is Being Rebuilt
In A Peaceful Glade!
I No Longer Sing The World's Favorite Song!

Storms Of Life
Winds Of Strife
AND
Calls To Flesh
Come In Abundance
BUT
Truth Is Bought!
I Sell It Not
AND
Wisdom
Is My Shop Attendant!

The Grace Of God
Constrains Me
To Not Become Self-Willed!
I Stand Up For Jesus Christ
I Obey
I Trust My Life
To The One Who Gives
AND
IS
Life
AND
By Striving For The Mastery
Praying - Spirit Leading -
I Cannot
By Powers
Principalities
Wickedness In High Places
Nor Satan Himself
Be Overthrown!

In Jesus
I Shall Not Make Shipwreck Of Faith
For
There Is Waiting For Me
- In Heaven -
A Sure And Certain Place!

Thank God For Grace!

Thank GOD For Grace!