Showing posts with label Confession. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Confession. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Don't Be At Odds With Almighty God!




How Does One Pray For A Presumptuous Person 
Who Knowingly, Maliciously, Energetically
Aggressively Indulges In Evil-Doing 
While They Gloatingly Say That This Is Who They Are 
And
That They Can't Change!?! 

Only The Living God
May Say:
I AM That I AM!

The First Thing To Note Is That 
The Only Being That Cannot Change 
Is 
Almighty God 
So That Must Mean That That Person Is Almighty God! 

The Problem With That Assumption, Though
Is 
That Almighty God Does Not Do Evil 
So Whoever This Cannot-Change Person Is
They Are A Fraud ... A False God 
And As Such 
They Are Putting Themselves At Odds With The Eternal God 
Who Has Clearly Stated That 
We Should Have No Others Gods But The Lord! 

Beloved, 

We Must Tread Softly Before The Living God! 

When The Ark Of God Almighty Was Placed In The Temple Of 
The Philistine Fish-God, Dagon
It Came To A Destructive End With It Being Toppled Over 
And 
With Its Head And Hands Severed! 

Who Can Live Without A Head!?! 

How Do We Pray For "Motivated" Evil-Doers!?! 

By The Grace Of The Eternal God
We Pray For Their Deliverance From Destruction And Death 
By Them Humbly Giving 
Their Own Willing Confession And Repentance Of Their Known Sin! 

We Pray That They Will Cooperate With Christ 
By Letting The Holy Spirit Do His Necessary Work In Their Life! 

I Pray To Almighty God That 
None Of Us Are Counted Amongst The Unrepentant 
In The Day Of The Settlement Of Accounts 
With Jesus Christ The Lord! 

Dear Lord, 
Please Help Us To Yield To You
And
Be Wholly Thine! 
AMEN!!! 

Peace Be Upon You!












Sunday, May 30, 2021

There Is No Reason For Sin!







We Would All Do Well 
To Understand, Accept
And 
Remember That 
There Is No Little Sin, Big Sin, Or Trivial Sin! 

We Will Bless Ourselves By Confession And Repentance 
Aka Forsaking Sin When We Take To Heart The Fact That 
The Lord Our Righteousness Despises Both Hereditary Sins 
Aka Born-With Tendencies To Particular Sins 
And
Cultivated Sin Aka Sin Practiced By Willful Desire! 

Neither Birth 
Nor Lustful, Hateful Desires
Need ... Nor Want 
Are Excuses For Indulging In Known Sin! 

Beloved, 

Let Us All Be Cautioned And Reminded That 
There Is No Reason To Sin 
And
There Is No Excuse For Sin! 

The Act Of Sinning Aka The Transgressing Of 
The Law Of Almighty God 
Is 
Straight-up Lawlessness! 

When We Indulge In Lawlessness 
Which Is Much The Same As Saying Like The Fool That 
There Is No God
We, In Willful Defiance Of The First Commandment
Make Ourselves God 
And 
"Give" Ourselves Life And Death Power 
Over Our Brethren And Companions In This Life! 

We All Have One Life To Live
One Hell To Avoid 
And
One Heaven To Gain! 

Tread Softly In The Presence Of The Living God 
By And Through Whom You Live 
And 
Breathe 
And 
Are Permitted To Live Each Day! 

If You Are Able To Keep Yourself Alive 
And 
Will Enter Heaven Under Your Own Steam
Do As You Please! 

If You Need Jesus Christ To Save You
Humble Yourself 
And
Daily Choose To Do What Is Good And Right: 
Bountiful Blessings Await You! 

Peace!






Tuesday, October 13, 2020

The Promises Of God Are Not Comforts For Fools!

KJV Luke 15:10
10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.


 





Anyone Who Does Not Hold Our Almighty God In Godly Fear 
Is 
Fair Game To Satan And His Fallen Angels 
Who Will Work Diligently To Help Them Accumulate Enough Sin 
To Acquire The Fare For The One-Way Ticket 
To Hell 'N Damnation! 

All Of Us Already Have Enough Sin
But
The Committed-To-Christ Child Of God 
Being In Awe ... Godly Fear ... Of His Maker
And 
Believing The Word Of Promise
Will Choose To Daily Confess 
And 
Repent ... Turn Away From ... Known Sin! 

Time For A Think-Think ... 

Let Us Consider The Invitation To Confess ... And Repent
The Promise To Forgive ... And To Cleanse
The Decision To Follow Christ ... And Live By Faith That Cannot Fail Us
And 
The Blessed Hope Aka Christ In Us Our Hope For Glory! 
We Have Reason For Our Blessed Hope! 

Beloved, 

The Promises Of God Are Not Comforts For Fools! 
They Are "Yes, Lord!" And "Amen!" 
For All The Saints Of God And Christ 
Who Have Resolved To Live For The Lord Of Life
Who Exchanged His Life For Ours 
So That We Have The Opportunity 
To Transact A One-For-One Fair Exchange Of
Our Sinful Life For His Holy Life
Our Mortality For His Immortality
And 
Our Perishing Planet For His Perfect Paradise! 

Brethren, Beloved,

Please Let The Holy Spirit Guide You Into All Truth: 
Dare To Strive For The Crown That Doesn't Tarnish! 
Let Heaven Rejoice Over You Today! 


Truth And Peace
Are One!




Tuesday, March 24, 2020

THE ECONOMY OF GOD: Pray Every Need!

Repent Every Sin!
Pray Every Need!
Never Turn Back!

Repentance 
Is 
A Requirement ... A Necessity 
In The Economy Of God
And
All Who Will To See Jesus Christ In Perfect Peace
Must Humble Self
And
Cry Out In Surrender
To The Forgiving, Blessing, Holy, Just God!

Forgiveness Benefits Only Those
Who See Their Need Of Repentance 
Because 
Of Their Kown Great Sin
And
Who Refuse To Be As The Damned-For-Eternity Ingrate
Who Will Be Glad To See Our Repentance Come Too Late
And
Have Us Join Him And Others
Outside The Holy City's Closed-To-Unrepentant-Sinners
Beautiful Pearl Gates!

Repentance And Presumption
Cannot
Communicate!
Confession And Pride
Will Not
Cohabitate!
Wisdom And Folly
Will Not Fornicate
And
Christ And Satan Do Not Cooperate!

So, Therefore
To The Child Of God
The One Who Sincerely Desires The Promised Reward
The Only "Game" Worth Expending Effort Over Is:

Repentance
Confession
Wisdom
And
The Lord Christ
With Whom The Longing Heart Of Faith
Desires Ever To Abide!




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Brethren, 

Two Things To Consider:

The Proffered Lie Of Instant Answers To Our Prayers
And
The Necessity Of Praying About Our Wayward Thoughts
Which Are Easier To Get Rid Of Than Having To Do Recompense
With Skin
And 
In Prayer
For Performing Unconscionable, Ungodly, Deeds! 


The Answers To Prayers Of Faith
Are "Yes!" "No!" "Wait!"
And
"My Grace Is Sufficient For Thee!"

Jesus Christ Prayed The Same Prayer Three Times! 
And 
He Sweated Blood In The Endeavor!


The Lord God Almighty
Answers All His Faithful Children's Prayers
So Pray Until Something Happens! 

In The Anguish Of Your Soul 
From The Trials Of Life 
And 
The Bitter Oppressions Of Your Human Enemies
And 
Satan ... The Enemy Of Your Purchased Soul
Cry Unto The Lord! 


The Answer To Your Prayer That
The God Of Grace Gives Unto You
Is Always The One That Is
For Your Best Good
And For His Glory!
Never Doubt His Love For You!

Pray Like There Is No Tomorrow! 

Pray Like Yours Is The Only Voice That Our Lord Can Hear
And 
Deliver Up Your Petitions With The Full Expectation Of 
A Ready Response From The Holy One 
Who Sacrificially Loves You, Hears You,
And 
To You Draws Near! 


Do Not Indulge Ungodly Fear!


There Is No Profit In Pretty Talk! 
As The Old Folk Used To Say: 


Spill Your Guts To Get The Glory! 

Give All That Is In Your Heart To Jesus Christ The King
Because
He Gave His All For You! 


Depend Upon The Profit
Ever Derived From Praying
And
Pray
Like Your Life Depends On It:
The Lord Of Glory
Requires Us
To Instantly, Constantly, Do It!




 

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!



Monday, December 9, 2019

SINNER MAN: Standing In The Need Of Prayer + PRAYER: Father, I Have An Adversary ...!





One By One They Knocked At
And 
Gained Entrance To 
Sinner Man's Abode:

Faith For Today
     Humble Yourself
          Necessity Of Prayer
               Confession Of Sin
                    Repentance For Sin, And
Abandonment Of Sin

For Perfection
Sinner Man Made The Seventh Man!

Willing Sinning ... His Mercurial Common-Law Wife
Snarkily Commented:

How Nice And Cute!
The Gang's All Here
Probably Wanting To Have With You
A Comfort The Guilty-Soul Affair!
Let's Cheer: Yeaaaaaah!

Sinner Man Was Not Amus-Ed!
He Was Hungering After Christ's Righteousness
And
He Was Desirous Of Being Fed The Bread Of Heaven
And
Willing Sinning Was Doing Her Best Imitation Of A Pig-Head
And
Truth Be Told
He Is Starting To See That Willing Sinning's Heart
To Saving Truth Has Wantonly Grown Cold
And
He Is Finally Getting The Impression That
His Relationship With Her
Is Not 
Going To Be Permitted To Prosper
And
They, Together, To Grow Old!

Said Sinner Man ... Thoughtfully
To His Dying-To-The-World Self:

I Believe The Word!
I Trust The Source!
Willing Sinning Does Not My Life Profit
And I Am Not One Of A Twin
Soooo, I Guess
I Know That As Regards This Dead-End Relationship
It Is Time For Me To Put The Big Chop Upon It!

Said Sinner Man ... Confidently
To Willing Sinning:

I Dearly Loved You Once
But I Do Not Love You Now!
You Are A Lost Cause
So Do Yourself A Nice Favor
And Get To Stepping Out Of My House!
Right Now!

You Entered Empty-Handed
But With Lots Of Pretty Words
And Now I Sincerely Encourage You
To Fill Your Hands With All Your Stuff And Nonsense:
Go Back To Your Family
Those Members Of The Lost-Goat Herd!

Willing Sinning Promptly Went Ballistic!
She Got On Like A Popped Kite!
She Paraded Like A Light Skirt In A High Wind!
She Dug In Her Heels
And 
Sought To Give Sinner Man
A Really Special ... Soul-Rocking
Nose-For-Sin
Sense-Overloading Delight

When, Suddenly

She Turned White As A Sheet
As She Heard Sinner Man Aggressively Say:

Get Thee Behind Me, Satan!
You Have No More A Part In Me!
Jesus Christ The Righteous Is My Savior
And
By His Great Grace
I Am Following After Him Gladly!

To Willing Sinning's Consternation
Sinner Man Had Foolishly Done
What He Had Lovingly Promised Her That
He Would Never, Ever, Ever, Do:

He Had ... In An Instant
Changed His Name To 
Repentant Sinner Man
And
Even Now ... In Her Presence
Was Strapping On 
Blood-Covered Way-Of-The-Cross Shoes!

As Willing Sinning Proudly Strode To The Door
She Spared Him A Wickedly Vindictive Word
Proving That Their Past Relationship 
Was A Lie ... A Lying Convenience
And 
Not About Love:

I'd Have Preferred That 
You Had Experienced 
A Lethal Heart Attack And A Stroke!
We Shall Meet Again ... Yoke Or No Yoke!
You're Nothing But A Joke!

Faith For Today Enveloped Repentant Sinner Man
In His Comfortable Arms
Even As Instant Constant Prayer 
Entered The Room As Willing Sinning Stepped Away!

For Repentant Sinner Man
The Sun Somehow Shone Brighter That Day!


PRAYER:

Father,
You Chose Me And I Chose You!
I Desire Your Blessing
And Ever To Please You!
Blessing Me To Be Prayerful
Joyful, Hopeful
Ever Heeding
For I Have An Adversary
Against Whom I Sincerely Need Your Leading!

Pity Me, Dear Father
And Bless Me To Honor You
To Worship You As You Say
And Always Obey
And Help Me To Have Enduring Faith
Faith That Grows With Each Passing Day!

Thank You For Freedom!
Thank You For Hope!
Thank You For Victory Over Willing Sinning
And
Thank You, Dear Lord
For The Holy Spirit's Teaching
So That With The Vagaries Of This Life
I, By Grace, Will Cope!

I Love You, Lord
And
I Thank You For Hearing And Answering Prayer!
Please Help Me To Humble Myself Before You
For It Is In Jesus Christ's Holy Name
That I Pray And With Living Hope, Plead!
AMEN!






Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Constant Praying Is A Necessity + PRAYER: Father, Make Me To Be Like You!

Every Man, Woman, Child Has An Adversary
The Bold Enemy
Who Wants To Pounce On Us
When We Don't Say Grace Before And After Meals
When We Go To Bed
When We Arise From Sleep
When We Receive A Blessing 
When We Desire A Blessing 
When We Are In Fear
When We Have Overwhelming Care
When We Desire Leading
When We Are Saved From A Distress 
When We Have Sin To Confess
When We Need To Bless God For His Dear Grace
When We Receive The Daily Gift Of Faith ...!

... Yes, Yes, Yes, I Hear All That!
What's Your Point!?!

The Point Is That Satan Is Ready, Willing
And
Well Able To Destroy Anyone One Of Us
Who Thinks ... Believes ... That
He Can Walk This World Alone
Without Certain Comfort ... Aid 
From Him Who Lovingly Made Us!

Oh. 

Is That All You're Going To Say!?!

Yes. 

come On Now!
What's Wrong With You!?!

Everything. 

Why Do You Say That!

Dunno. 

Huh!?!

Sorry! I Don't Know!
I Feel Off-Center!

Have You Been Doing Your
Forgetting That Without Christ Jesus
There's No You For You To Do!?!

Yes. 

Having You Been Praying!?!
For Yourself!?!

Sometimes.

Have You Lost Your Mind!?!

Probably. 

Well You'd Better Hurry Up
And 
Find It Real Fast!

Why?

No Christian Can Or Will 
Survive The Mortal Strife
The Warfare For Eternal Life
If 
They Do Not Have A Private, Personal, Prayer Life! 
Your Prayer Life Must Also Include You
And
Must Not Just Be For Others!

Without Constant, Personal, Prayer-Communication
With The Lord Christ 
We Are Nothing But Cannon Fodder
For Satan's Big Guns To Destroy!

I Don't Feel Good Always Begging God For Things!

Really!?!
If You Don't Go To The Father
In Jesus Christ's Holy Name
Who Do You Believe 
Is Going To Provide For You
Protect You
Direct You 
Correct You On The Pilgrim's Way!? 

No One!

How Often Do You Say
"Thank You, Father!" 
For The Daily Gifts Of Love That 
You Unfailingly Receive!?! 

Honest Answer Or Diplomatic!?! 

Diplomacy 
Is 
Not A Tactic Recognized In The Realm Of Prayer! 

Then The Truth Is Not Often Enough! 

We Could All Say "Thank You, Father!" 
More Often! 

You Know, 
We Don't Know How To Pray As We Ought!
The Bible Says That
And 
It Also Says That The Holy Spirit 
Interprets Our Prayers
With Groanings Which Cannot Be Uttered! 

Jesus Christ Presents Our Prayers To The Father
Perfumed By His Merit 
As Though The Prayer Is His Own! 

We Are Blessed!

Indeed!

Did Not Jesus Ask Us 
To Cast Our Every Care On Him
To Be Instant And Constant In Prayer
To Pray Without Ceasing
To Boldly Approach The Throne Of Grace
To Pray In His Name To The Father 
In Faith ... Nothing Wavering
To Believe He Is Able To Give Us What We Desire
To Have Faith
To Trust Him At His Word 
To Enduringly Obey!?! 

A Thousand Times, "Yes!"

Even Though Jesus Christ 
Is 
The Only Begotten Son Of The Eternal God
In His Human Incarnation
He Deeply Felt The Need To Pray 
To Constantly Communicate With His Father! 

Need!?! 

Need As In I Can't Stand By Myself And Prosper! 
Need As In I Feel Strong When You Are Near! 
Need As In You Are My Salvation! 

Wow! I Didn't Consider That! 

Most People Don't Either! 

Jesus Prayed For Strength
For The Bitter Cup
Separation From The Father
To Be Removed 
And
He Also Prayed For The Father's Will 
To Be Done By His Willing Obedience 
Even Unto Death
The Cruel Death On Calvary's Rugged Cross! 
He Also Prayed For Us, You And Me! 

Lacey, We Show Faith In
And
Reliance Upon The Lord
When We Step Out In Our Gift Of Daily Faith
Accepting The Blood Stained, Personal, Invitation
To Make Our Supplications ... With Thanksgiving
Known 
Unto God Almighty! 

Trust The Promises Given
And
Know That We Cannot Wear Out The Lord! 
We Can't Stop The Living God From Giving
- Blessing, Healing, Sealing
Leading, Feeding, Revealing -
His Good And Perfect Gifts! 

You Are Not Bigger Than Your Creator
So, Humble Yourself ... And Pray 
Plead, Beseech, Supplicate ... Beg! 
The Eternal God Doesn't Sleep
Doesn't Play Favorites 
And
His Storehouses Can Never Run Out Of Stock!
You Are Always First In Line! 

Bend ... Humble Yourself
And
He Will Lift You Up Mightily! 
Willingly Express Your Need For His Favor!

Thank ... Thank You For Your Kindness! 
I've Been Exceedingly Foolish! 

The Lord Loves Me More Than I Love Myself
And He Promises Never To Leave Me
Nor Forsake Me
And I Do Know That
Everything About Me Concerns Him! 

Indeed! 


PRAYER:

Father, 
I Am Sorry! 
Forgive Me, I Pray! 
I Have Been Very Foolish
Giving Satan Room In My Life
Unopposed To Play! 

I Have No Excuse, Lord! 
I Cannot Say I Was Not Thinking! 
I Have Been Skimping On Praying
And My Security Blanket
Has Been Slowly Tearing!

I Have Been Depriving Myself
Of 
Your Comfort
Your Leading
Your Blessing In My Life
And
In Repentance
I Come Confessing My Sin
So Please Forgive Me
And
Fix Me
And
Guide Me Safely Unto Your Eternal Life! 

I Need You, Dear Lord! 
Please Help Me So That The Longing For You
In My Heart Never Diminishes
But Exponentially Increases! 
Make Me To Be Like You! 
My Heart Is Pleading! 
I Love You! 
AMEN.