Showing posts with label Diligence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Diligence. Show all posts

Saturday, March 16, 2024

Vespers At The End Of The Sabbath: Who Guides Your -Ship!?!


KJV Ephesians 5:15-16
15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

-Ships Abound! 
What Kind Of -Ship Is Yours!?! 

We Can Be Like Jesus And To Accomplish This
We Are Each Offered A Lifetime Apprenticeship 
In The Righteousness School Of King Jesus Aka The King Of Love
Where The Teacher, Not Professor Nor Educator
Is 
The Holy Spirit Of God 
Who Leads The Diligent Apprentices Into All Truth! 

Beloved, 

Interestingly Enough And Sadly
There Is The Malevolent Spirit Running Amok 
Who Is Also Offering Free Apprenticeships 
To His About-Me School 
Where Advanced Placement GS&P Classes 
Are The Hot Ticket! 

Strangely Enough
There Is Not A Step Up To A Brighter Day Celebration 
For Any Of The Thousands Of Years That 
The Malevolent Spirit's About-Me School Has Been In Existence! 

On The Other Hand, Dear Ones
What Is Amazingly Beautiful About The King Of Love's School Of Righteousness 
Is 
That It Has A Parallel -Ship Class 
For All Of Those Students In Its Apprenticeship Program Of Education! 

It Is Called Friendship 
And 
It Gives All Apprentices Direct Anytime Access To 
The Creator-Owner
Founder-Operator
Sustainer-Maintainer Of The School 
Where Grace And Mercy 
And 
Justice And Peace Are Its Hallmarks! 

The Apprentices Remaining Therein To The Program's Completion 
Are Eternally Blessed! 

Brethren Beloved, 

In The Name Of Jesus Christ The Lord 
Understand That To Be Forewarned 
Is 
To Be Forearmed 
So Please Make A Note-Well Warning 
In Your Need To Know File! 

The King Of Love 
Is 
Your, My, Our Forever Friend! 


The Malevolent Spirit 
Is 
The Now-Present Fiend 
And 
His Advanced Placement GSP Classes 
Are For Intensive Tutoring In Greed, Selfishness And Pride 
Which Gives Its Apprentices A Hot Ticket To Hell 
On The Day That The Judge Of All Flesh Appoints! 

The Malevolent Spirit Has Already Been Found Wanting 
And 
Has Been Judged And Condemned! 

Please, I Beseech Us All
Be Purposeful And Intentional In Your Grace-Filled Walk And Work 
For The Judge, Prince Immanuel, The King Of Love: 
He Equips All Of His Apprentices With Faith For Today ... Every Day! 
Be Wise! 
Peace! 


https://youtu.be/KaHaIohwd9w?si=JfozInI-hc-KMWpk

Thursday, December 22, 2022

Study The Truth ... To Know The Truth!

 


Should We Study Satan To Understand Our Savior's Love For Us 
Or
Do We Study Our Savior To Understand Why 
We Need To Avoid The Works Of The Devil!?! 

Shouldn't We Study The Savior Aka The Plain Truth 
To Know How To Recognize And Escape From Satan 
Aka The Liar And His Lies!?? 

Beloved, 

In The World Of Banking
You Would Never, Ever, Study A Counterfeit Bank Note 
To Be Able To Recognize A Real Bank Note! 

Even The Counterfeiters Know To Intimately Study 
The Real Bank Note 
To Be Able To Produce A "Real" Aka Realistic Fake! 

Dear Ones, 

The Question To Ask Is If Liars Learn Truth 
To Be Able To Tell "Believable" Lies That Still Fail
Why Would We ... As Practicing Christ-Followers
Not Choose To Study The Real Jesus, Our Only Savior
To Become Like The Real Jesus As He, Himself, Calls Us To Be 
- Which Cannot Fail -
If We Are Faithfully, Enduringly, Diligent!?! 

We Are Instructed To Study To Show Ourselves Approved
To Be Workmen That Do Not Need To Be Ashamed! 

Do You Know Of Any Working Watchmen In The Carnal World 
Who Got Promoted, Or Rewarded  
For Letting Competitors Or Detractors Into Their Corporation's 
Top Secret Research And Development Department
Storehouses, Manufacturing Facilities, Or Proving Grounds!?! 

The Answer Is A Hard "NO!" 

Likewise, In The Lord's Kingdom
No One Gets Inside The Gates Of Pearl 
Who Does Not Personally, Intimately, Know The Good Shepherd
The King Of Love ... Our Blessed Hope! 

Remember, Dear Ones, That 
We Live In The Last Days
- The Days Of Transformers -
And Must Know The Lord Jesus
The True, Real, Only, Light Of The World
Who Is The Same Yesterday, Today, And Forever! 

Be Wise For Your Own Self! 

Peace!


















Friday, March 11, 2022

HAPPY SABBATH + Go For The Lord Christ ... And Honestly Complete Your Assignment!







The Lord Our God Almighty Asks For Volunteers 
And 
When We Raise Our Hand And Our Voice To Accept The  Assignment
We Are  Obligated To Dot The I's And Cross The T's 
To Ensure That The Job Of Work 
Is 
Completed To Time 
And 
According To Specification 
Utilizing The Equipment 
Aka The Gifts, Skills, Abilities, And Opportunities Provided 
According To The Providences And Mercies Of The Lord! 


Let Your Word Be Your Bond!

Beloved, 

Beware! 

When The Lord Sends Us Out
- Whether We're Called Or Volunteering -
He Is Meticulous With His Instructions: 
Please Don't Add To
       Subtract From
               Or Ignore Them! 

The Lord Himself Sends You 
And 
You Are Duty-Bound To Report Back To The Lord Alone
And 
Not Permit Some Wretch To Meet You In The Way Saying That 
An Angel Or The Lord Himself Told Them To Tell You 
To Break Faith With God! 

Disobedience Is Deadly! 

In The Work World
Employees Who Step Out On Their Assigned Work 
Are Considered Disrespectful, Deceitful
And
Disloyal
And 
Will Find Themselves Done And Dusted Aka Dismissed! 

The Prophet Jonah Was Swallowed By A Whale For His Disobedience! 
Three Days Repenting In The Smelly Belly Of A Living Submarine 
Saw Him Finally Going Where He Was Sent 
And 
Finishing The Work! 

The Unnamed Prophet Did The Assigned Work 
But 
Permitted A Lying Prophet To Entice Him To Disobey 
A Direct Command Of The Lord 
Not To Eat Or Drink Anything On The Job Site! 
His Disobedience Cost Him His Life By The Teeth Of Lions! 

Obedience Is Better Than Sacrificing!

I Beseech Us All To Be Wise 
And 
Give To Our Lord Christ Our Perfect  Obedience! 

Dare To Go Where You're Sent 
And 
Wisdom Working
Diligently Finish Your Assignment! 

Peace!











Wednesday, November 11, 2020

SURE SHELTER: The Everlasting Arms Last ... Forever!






No Matter How Strong The Enemy
No Matter How Fierce The Conflict 
And 
No Matter Who Is Our Enemy
Where They Come From 
Or How High, Low, Connected 
And 
Supposedly Unbeatable 
They Say Or Indicate That They Are
Our Jesus Christ
Our Eternal God Glorious
Mighty To And Able To Save Us
Will Thrust Them Out 
Aka Get Them Out Of Our Lives 
And 
Totally Destroy Them! 

Pray: Don't Faint!

Our Exercised Faith Will Work
- Will Move The Hand Of Our Omnipotent God - 
To Deliberately Move Our Unconquerable Mountains 
And 
Set Us Free ... And Save Us 
Only
As We Choose To Believe That He Is The Almighty God 
Who Rewards Those Who Diligently Seek Him!

Trust: Don't Fuss! 

Beloved, 

Let Us By Our Gift Of Faith For Today 
Look For Our Jesus Through Our Habit
- Our Constant Action -
Of  Praying ... Until Something Happens
And 
Reading Of The Living Word 
Until Our Minds ... Our Hearts
Are Stretched
Edified, Taught
Fortified, Strengthened
Preserved, Kept
Maintained
By This Unfailing, Always Current, Holy Word That 
Makes Us Frail, Weak, Needy Travellers Wise 
For Ourselves 
And
For Our Own Soul's Sure 
And 
Secure Salvation! 

I Beseech You, Therefore, Brethren

Please Make The Everlasting Arms Your Dwelling-Place
Your Forever Home! 
Lean On King Jesus 
And 
Live Forever! 


Without Peace With Our God Holy
All That Is Left To Us
Is
Justice From The Holy God!
 




Wednesday, July 24, 2019

THE SWEET PSALMIST'S WORDS: Reading Between The Lines!

Okay, Brethren!
Today We Shall Go Deep
And
We Shall Try Valiantly
To Hear What It Is That King David
Is 
Really Telling Us About This Great God 
He Worshiped And Faithfully Served!

Let's Read KJV Psalms 86 Verses 1-5
To Get The Feel For The Heart Writing The Words
And
Then I'll Give My  Verse By Verse Take On It!

1 Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: 
for I am poor and needy.

I Believe That The Shepherd, Psalmist, King 
Is Pleading With And, Obviously
Believing On The Lord
And Comforting Himself By Praying Thus:

God Of Earth And Glory,
I Know You And I Need You Now, Today!
I Know That You Are Listening
So Listen To Me Again, Please!
To Your Willing Servant, Please Draw Near!

You Are Rich And Have Blessings To Give
And I Know That You Can Provide What You Know I Need
And I Need What You Alone Can Give To Me!
I Trust You!

2 Preserve my soul; for I am holy: 
O thou my God, 
save thy servant that trusteth in thee.

I'm Not Just Asking You To Keep My Mortal Body!
I'm Asking You To Save Me From The Second Death
Because You Are My God
And I Have Chosen To Live The Holy Life
That You Have Commanded Me To Live
And Have Provided The Means With Which
I Can Be Successful! 

Lord, 
I Am Actively Doing What You Say!
I Am Available To You
And I Am Willing And Able Always 
To Serve You With Love And Diligence!

You Are Worthy Of My Service
My Faith And My Worship
Because You Have Proven To Me, Personally
That You Are Almighty God ... And Able!

I Can Close My Eyes In Vulnerable Sleep
Knowing That With You I Am Safe
And Knowing That You Will Never Deceive Me
Your Humble Servant Who Is Walking By Faith
And Not By Lying Eyesight!

3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord: 
for I cry unto thee daily.

We Have A Relationship, Lord!
I Deserve Justice But Because I Know Your Character
I Am Pleading For Your Gift Of Mercy
Because I Acknowledge The Sins That 
I Have Committed Against Your Holy Name!

I Am Broken!
My Heart Is Contrite!
I Repent!
I Cannot And I Will Not Hide From You!

We Commune Every Day About Everything!
We Share Intimately!
I Tell You My Dreams, My Hopes
My Triumphs
My Failures
My Sorrows, My Shame
And You Correct, Direct, And Protect Me
And You Lead Me
Showing Me How, When, Where To Walk
How To Go Out
And How To Come In!

See, There Are Tears Coming From My Eyes
Because Our Communion Is Not Superficial!
I Know That You Feel What I Am Feeling!
I Love You Till It Hurts!
I Know That You Love Me Sacrificially
And Will Prove It In The Day Soon To Come!
I Worship You!

4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, 
O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

Dear Lord,
You Bring Me Joy!
I Humble Myself Before 
So That You Do Not Have To Shame Me!

I Find My Pleasure In You!
Do It Again Today, Please! 

Raise Me Up
For All I Can Is Make The Effort To Walk Toward You:
Receive My Life And Make Me Like You! 

I Have No Being Without You!
You Are Above!
I Am At Your Footstool
And I Am Grateful For Your Condescension That 
Permits Me To Your Holiness
To Draw Near
And Without Ungodly Fear!

5 For thou, Lord, art good, 
and ready to forgive; 
and plenteous in mercy 
unto all them that call upon thee.

Dear Master,
I See And I Appreciate Your Character!
I Am Blessed And I Know It!
What Wondrous Love This Is
With Which I Am Covered! Why Do You Love Me So!?! 

This Is Perfect Love! 

I Am Amazed That The Holy God
High And Lifted Up
Jealous For His Name
Not Excusing The Guilty
Is Ever Willing To Forgive 
The Repentant Sinner Like Me
Who Chooses To Call
Not On A False God
- A Dumb Idol -
But On The Glorious God
Who Sees, Knows, Was, Is
Ever Present, All-Feeling And Eternal!

You Are Good!
You Give Good Gifts!
You Bless
And Glory, Hallelujah, Lord
You Forgive!

Brethren,

King David Actively, Personally,
Intimately Knew His God
His Master
His King
And 
His Heart Was Glad!

We Are Instructed To Speak To The Lord
As To A Friend
A Trusted Companion
Whilst Never Forgetting That He Is
The Holy God!

I Sincerely Urge Us To Approach With Love
And
Be Humbled By
And
Grateful For 
The Privilege Of Personally Knowing Him
And
Having Him Be An Active Participant
In Our Daily Lives!

Speak The Truth For He Knows Your Thoughts
Your Actions
And
Is Aware Of All Your Motives!

The Lord God Almighty Is Available And Able ... Willing
And Ready To Help You
And
Just So You Know Who Your Best Friend Is:

He Creates
And
Though He Takes No Pleasure
In Such A Strange Act
He Destroys
And
Surprise, No Surprise
He Loves You ... And Me, Too
Personally!

Any Thoughts About What We Have Covered Today!?!

I'm Sure That I Speak For Everyone Here
When I Say:

I Desire To Know The Living, Holy, God
In The Same Personal, Intimate, Frank Way
That King David Knew The Lord
His Almighty God!

AMEN!!!

Brethren,
We All Can Be As King David Was!
He Knew That To Know Almighty God
Was To Have A Real Life
And
Not Just An Existence!

When You Sin, Confess And Repent!
When You're Happy, Rejoice In The Lord!
When You're In Sorrow, Cry Unto The Lord!
If You Love The Lord, Tell Someone!
If You're Just Glad To Be Alive
Bless The Lord With Your Praise
And
Just Because The Lord Is Our Shepherd
Our Hope, Help And Salvation
Pray, Pray, Pray ...!

... All Day And Every Day
No Matter What Others May Think
Do Or Say!

Praying Is One Of Our Choicest Blessings!

Praying, Beloved, Keeps Satan At Bay!
Praying, Beloved, Keeps Us Shut In With The Lord!





Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Health And Cure!?!

Sin
- The Known Pathogen And Carcinogen -
Is
The Disease!
Jesus Christ The Righteous
Is
The Only Known Cure!


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

Macy Is A Bad Diabetic!
He Has The Appropriate Medication
But
He Belligerently Refuses To Take The Medication
Saying:

"I'm Taking A Vacation!"

His Vacation Has Been A Protracted One!

He Ignores The Entreaties Of Family And Friends
And
His Lack Of Due Care And Diligence 
Is 
Starting To Bite Him!

He Has Been To The Emergency Room
By Ambulance
Several Times In The Very Recent Past!
His Latest Visit Was Yesterday!
His Blood Sugar Was A Signal 800!

Heavily Medicated
He Is Presently "Warming" A Hospital Cot!
Things Are Not Looking Up!

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

Hartley Was Born In Sin!
By Both Inherited And Cultivated Habits
He Is A Brash And Bold Sinner!

He Was Raised To Know Of Christ Jesus!
His Granny-Ma Taught Him To Pray!
He Learned His Bible Verses At Sunday School, First
And 
Then At Sabbath School!
His Present Lifestyle Is Raising Eyebrows!

Side-Eye Greets Him At Church!
He Was Defrocked As A Church Elder!
He Got Re-Baptised After Entering  A Lengthy Period Of Counseling!
He Received The Right Hand Of Fellowship
But
Time Is Showing That He Has Not Humbled Himself
Under The Mighty Hand Of God!

Hartley Is No Longer An Elder
But
He Demands That The Pastor In The Pulpit
And
The People In The Pew
Address Him As Elder Should They Wisely Desire
To Have Edifying Converse With Him!

He Is Turning The Church Into A Battle Field
Even As He Tells Others That:

"Jesus Christ Saves!"

And To

"Trust The Word!"

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

Jesus Christ The Lord
The Righteous Judge
The Good Shepherd
The Creator God
Our Savior, Redeemer And Friend
Is 
The Great Physician!
He Promises His Faithful People Health 
And 
Cure!

The Good Book Of The Gospel 
Is 
The Efficacious Medicine
And
The Heart Repentant Of Sin 
Is 
The Spoon Into Which The Medicine Is Poured For
Perfect Dissemination To The Whole Body Of 
The Sinner Saved!

The Prayer Of Faith 
Is 
The Buffer Against Which The Disease Called Sin
Cannot Hope To Breach
And
Listening To The Gospel Truthfully Preached
And
Hearing The Testimonies Of Over-Comers
Encourages Working Faith
So That Into Complacency Over Evil
We Do Not As Those Inebriated
Fall Deeply Into Unprofitable Sleep!

Singing The Songs Of Zion Are A Tasty, Tasty, Treat!

The Great Physician's Tools Of The Trade ...

  • Truth And Light
  • Faith And Prayer
  • Willing Forgiveness And Sure Salvation
  • Accepted Repentance And Proffered Redemption
  • Free Grace
  • Peace And Joy
  • Love And Blessing
  • Hope
  • Help And Healing
  • Angelic Protection And Necessary Provision
  • Correction And Direction
  • Comfort Of The Holy Spirit


The Fallen-Man Excuse ...

  • I Am Just Not Ready!
  • That Road Is Too Hard!
  • What Will People Think!?!
  • Deprivation Does Not Become Me!
  • That Way Is Too Boring!
  • I'm Too Young For Old-Time Religion! 
  • I'm Sowing My Wild Oats While I Can Enjoy The No-Harvest Labor!


The Problem With Procrastinators 
And The Willful Disobedient 
And The Wantonly Ignorant ...

The Bottle For Medicine
Is 
Filled With The Pure Milk Of The Lord's Holy Truth
But
The Hungering, Thirsting Patient
Is
Dying 
Because 
He Wants To Swallow What Can't Be Drunk
And
Wants To Chew What Can't Be Swallowed!

The Big Question 
For The Household Of Faith ...

If You Have Truth
Need Truth
And
Wittingly, Willfully, Wantonly
Deny And Discard Truth
Who Is Responsible For Your Physical Demise
Or
Your Spiritual Damnation!?!

The Bottom Line ...

Jesus Christ Can Only Save
The One Who In Him Does Believe!
Jesus Christ Can Only Redeem
The One Who Willingly Of 
His High And Holy Blessing Hand
Does Free Salvation Receive!

No Matter How Efficacious A Medicine
If It Is Not Opened
And
Diligent Used 
For
The Specified Time
It Is A Medicine That Does Not Work!

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

Have You Taken Jesus Christ
And
Trusted Him
At His Holy Word
As Yet ... Today!?!











Sunday, February 28, 2016

The Pencil






By Nature
Your Pencil Is a Working Writer!
It is Made of Wood Encasing Black Lead!

When You First Received It - Unsharpened
It Had No Head!

In The Old Days
One Took a Sharp Knife
And Whittled The Encasing Wood
And When Enough Wood
Had Been Removed
A Stubby Blunt Lead Head
Exposed Stood!

However
The Job Is Not Finished!
Stubby Lead Writes Fat and Cloudy
Leaving Unsightly Marks

So ...

Back With The Sharp Knife
A Gentle Hand
Shaves 
The Excess Lead Away
Until Sharp Point
Comes Out To Write Play!

Time Passes
And ... Accidents Do Happen!
Sometimes Deliberately
Pencil's Lead Point Breaks
Below The Wood - That Requires Pencil Surgery

BUT ...

Now and Then
A Particular Pencil Has Worked Hard
Been Constantly Sharpened
And Has Been Written Down To A Nub
And
As Was Then Often Heard:


"My Favorite Pencil!

Stub Though You Are
I Can't Throw You Away!
Let Me Put You Away Safe!
You Worked Hard, and
Your Eraser Cleaned Clean
So Into My Tin Case Of Remembrance You Go!
Rest Easy!
Of A Time You Will Be By All Seen!"


What About That Other Long Pencil?!

It's Pretty
BUT ... 
Sharpened Point Often Breaks!

It Is Soon Discovered
That That Pencil Is A Non-Working Writing Fake!

He Looked Like A Pencil!
He Smelled of Black Lead!
BUT ...
He Proved An Impostor!
He Couldn't Keep The Point -
He Wouldn't Keep The Sharp Writing Head!
He'd Break When He Was Sharpened!
He'd Break Under Pressure Of Doing The Task
AND
If You Ask Me
He'd Break Every Time
Work Was Shared Passed, and
He Was Called Upon To Diligently Perform Some Specific Task!

Thus ...

The Boss Is Disapproving!
He Has No Use For Masquerade!
Do The Task To Which You've Been Appointed
And For Which You've Accepted The Commission
Or
Having Disqualified Your Self
By Non-Compliance
By Non-Performance
Get Cast Out -
With The Rubbish
Thrown Away! 


Be A Pencil

Sharp!

Don't Be The Fish and
Carp!

Do As You're Called
And
Acquire The Harp

Else Wise
You'll Be Thrown Into
Outer Dark!

*******

What Are We 
Showing Ourselves 
To Be?

Are We Working Pencils
Or
Exhibitionists?