Showing posts with label Earthly Rewards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Earthly Rewards. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Trumpeting Gift-Giving!?!


Lend To The Almighty God!
He Always Repays His Debts!



Do Not Thy Alms In Public
For To Receive The Celebration Of Man
Because 
This Is All The Reward
That You Are Going To Get
Since There Will Be No Approval Received From 
The Holy Son Of Man!

Our Father Sees All That We Do
AND
What You Do For Him In Private
For That
He Will Publicly Reward You
So
Do Not Go Public Now
Thinking That You Can Force God's Hand
For
You Are Not Big Enough
AND
You Can't
Against His Desires Stand!

The Scribes
Pharisees
Sadducees
AND
All Such Of Their Ilk
Took Pleasure In The Public Broadcast
To Make People Believe
That God Blessed Their Labors
AND
That Is Why They Could Wear
Rich Brocades And
Dare I Say
Silks!

Take A Page
From The Book Of The Master
AND
You Will Clearly See That
Quiet
Was His Purposed Way
AND
Not The Way Of Publicity!

So ...

If We Desire To Receive God's Favor
We Must Do Things As God Says
AND
Not Loudly Demand
That God Look At
AND
"Bless!"
Our Publicity-Grabbing
Giving-Alms Hand
AND
God's Blessing
- In His Time -
Will Come Into Your
Waiting-For-God Hand!

Now ...

If You Have Been Guilty
Of Gift-Giving Sleight-Of-Hand
Be Diligent
AND
Say A Repentance Prayer
As Only A Truly Repentant Soul Can
AND
Let The Holy God Do For You
What Only
The Holy Hand Of God Can!





Wednesday, August 17, 2016

PRAYER: Father, Help Me To Look Up To You





Have Mercy, Dear Father
And 
Forgive Me
For All The Times
I Have Raised My Self
Above
My Creator
My Healer
My Helper
My Provider
My Defender
My Protector
My Perfector
My Savior
My Sealer
My Friend To The End
My Lord
And 
My God!

Help Me, Father
To Look Away From Self
And 
Look Up To You
To Step Outside Of Self
And
Step Up To Glory In You
To Give Up Self
And 
Give In To You
To Walk Holy
And 
To Live Wholly For You
In Whom My Hope Rests!

I Pray, Lord
For The Indwelling
The Chiding
And 
The Direction 
Of The Blessed Holy Spirit!

I Also Pray, Lord
That In The Day
That I Must Need Be Chastised
That You, In Mercy
Will Help Me To Accept Graciously
The Reproof 
As A Blessed Child
Of A Loving And Holy Father!

I Also Beseech You, Dear Father
To Help Me
- No Matter The Earthly Reward -
Not To Grieve The Holy Spirit Away!

I Love You, Lord
And 
I Thank You For The Many Blessings
And 
For Hearing 
And 
Answering Prayers
Even With The Unwanted 
Yet Often Necessary
Fatherly "NO!"
In Jesus' Holy Name 
I Come
I Stand
And 
Plead!
AMEN.