Showing posts with label Eyesight. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eyesight. Show all posts

Thursday, September 3, 2020

THE TIME-BOUND INVITATION: Walk Uprightly ... Walk Holy!



Psalms 84:11 Inspirational Image


The Sun 
Is 
Warmth, Light 
And 
Life! 

A Shield Provides Protection From The Cruel Elements 
And 
From The Killing Darts Of The Enemy! 

Almighty God's Grace Falling Upon Us
Is 
Unmerited Favor ... A Blessing 
A Blessed-Forever Gift! 

Glory ... Surpassing Glory
Is 
Almighty God's 
And 
We Have A Time-Bound Invitation From Him 
To Share In His Glory! 

All Good 
And 
Perfect Gifts 
Come From The Loving And Faithful Holy God 
Who Sacrificially Loves Us, Each, Personally 

And Then

We Have The Plain, Visible To The Eye, Problem
- Which Must Be Overcome -
If
We Are To Embrace
And
Enjoy The Gifts Given By Our Great God! 

We Must Walk Uprightly
Righteously
Faithfully ... Obediently
In The Sight Of The Almighty God
According To The Pattern Given That 
Is 
Christ Jesus! 

Beloved, 

Talk Is Cheap 
But 
It Takes Skin In The Game 
If You Hope To Win The Personal Game! 

Every Game Has Rules! 

Mortal Life 
Is 
The Not-A-Game Game 
With Rules Aka Commandments Like No Other! 

Life Cannot Be Played Aka Done Over! 
Life Cannot Be Halted For Weather! 
Life Cannot Be Timed-Out For A Huddle Or A Cuddle 
And 
We Cannot Tell The Life-Giver 
"Not Today! I Ain't Home!" 
When Our Short Mortal Life Is Over! 

Know The Right ...

We Need To Be Wise! 
Choose To Be Wise 
And
Almighty God Being Willing
Let Us Be Wise ... Unto Our Own Soul's Salvation! 

The Eternal God Loves You!
The Eternal God Loves Me
And
This Same God
Known To Be Compassionate And Caring
Loving, Giving And Forgiving
Just, Faithful And True
Has A Myriad Good Gifts 
To Give To Us Who Enduringly Follow His Rules!

The Lord God Almighty's Rules Are Not Suggestions
So Let's Not Follow The Always-Wrong Multitude
To Treat Them As No Big Deal! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ... 

Almighty God ... Jesus Christ The Lord Of Life
Our Savior-Friend 
Our Redeemer
Is 
Great Gain For Us 
So Get Almighty God ... Who Is For You
And 
Get Your Great Gain! 
Walk Uprightly! 
Walk Holy! 


Jesus Christ
Is
The Prince Of Peace
Who Gives Unto Us
His Perfect Peace!



Saturday, August 15, 2020

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH : Whom Should He Send!?!



John 9:7 And said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which ...



Is Your Faith
** Anchored **
In The Lord Of Life!?!


Know The Facts ...

The Obedient Child Of God 
Who Faithfully Goes Where He Is Sent
Always Comes Back Seeing! 

They Receive Eye-Sight
Acquire Insight
Benefit By Foresight
And 
Are Profited By Hindsight! 

Such An One Will Never Be Lost 
Or Suffer Lost 
Or Be Made To Pay Personal Costs 
No Matter Much The Personal Expense
Because 
He Who Sends Us Has Already Paid The Bill In Full! 

Know The Lord ...

Short Hands
Deaf Ears 
And 
A Cold Heart 
Are Not Part Of The Lord's Priceless Portfolio 
Because 
He Is Loving, Kind, Just, Faithful And True 
And, So
Going Where He Sends Is Best 
And, Therefore
Beautifully Beneficial! 

The Lord Of Life Is Asking: 

"Whom Shall I Send!?! 
Who Will Go For Us!?!" 

Beloved, 

It Is Always Polite
To Honestly Answer The Direct Question Posed
So Let's Ask Ourselves Whether We Really Want To Be 
Blessed By Him Whose Blessings Add No Sorrow To Our Lives 

And
Being Truly Satisfied That Our Creator, Savior, Redeemer
Is Also
Our One True Friend Who Offers Eternal Benefits
Let Us Gladly, Boldly, Say To Our Lord, God 
And 
Soon-Returning King 
Who Can Never Fail Of Blessing Us:


"Here Am I, Dear Lord! 
I Am Available To You! 
Commission Me
And
Equip Me For Your Service! 
I Am Willing, Lord! 
Send Me!" 


Remember ... 

He Who Sends You Goes With You 
And
His Holy Angels Are Watching Over You! 

Go In Peace 
And Love 
And Serve 
The Lord Of Life With Humility! 
The Commendation
"Well Done, Good And Faithful Servant!" 
Awaits You! 


Keep Your Spirits High
With Thoughts Of The Truth
That Is No Pie In The Sky:
Anywhere With Jesus
I Can Safely Go!!



Sunday, June 9, 2019

Hear ... To See!





Are There Any Questions!?!
You May Ask About Anything!

Yes, I Have One ... It's Kinda Probing ...!

Have No Fear! Ask Away!

I Listen Very Carefully To Your Prayers
And Have Noticed That You Always
Seem To Include One Particular Request!

And What Is That Constant Request!?!

You Always Ask The Lord Open Our Eyes
To Grant Us Sight
To Help Us To See Jesus As He Is
Through The Eye Of Faith ...!

... You Also Always Ask The Lord
To Give Us Strength To Call Upon His Name 
So That We May Be Blessed And Saved!

We Are Not Blind, Neither Are We Weak
So Why Do You Make These Petitions In Our Behalf!?!

I Shall Now Ask You A Question:

Have You Ever Gone Shopping
In Your Favorite Department Store
Or Giant Supermarket
For One Item
And Have Found Yourself Overwhelmed 
By The Massive Number Of Options
For One Thing ...!?!

... You Must Have Seen The Cereal Aisle 
In Our Big-Big Supermarket!

Okay! Let's Talk Cereal
And
Let's Call The Variety Of Cereals, Sin
And
Let's Call The Varieties Of Sin
Lust Of The Eye
Lust Of The Flesh
And
The Pride Of Life
And
Let's Also Look At The Varying Iterations Of Sin:

  • Original
  • New And Improved
  • Reintroduced
  • Seasonal
  • Variations On A Theme
  • Generic
  • Store Brand (Family Favorite)!


Wow! You Have Seriously Paying Attention
To What's Going On!

Are We Not Called To Vigilant
Because
We Have A Known Cruel Raging Enemy!?!

Indeed!

Now To The Point Of Our Discussion:

Request For Sight
Request For Strength


How Many Times Have You Gone Shopping
For One Single Necessary Item
And
Returned Home With A Bag 
Filled To Overflowing With Non-Essentials
And
Even Downright Rubbish
Not Useful For Yourself 
Nor Anyone In Your Family
Nor Anyone You Know
Anytime Soon ... !?!

... Or Ever! 

Been There, Done That
Got The Receipts
Not Happy ...!

... But You Will Very Likely
Do It Again, And Again ...!

... Ad Nauseum!

I Know This Story Very Well!
So What Do You See As The Problem!?!

I Know, I Know:
Self, Greed, No Will-Power ...!

... Emulation, No Insight ...!
... No Eye-Sight ...!
....No Character ... Strength!

May I Say That You Seem To Be
Catching On!

Good Gracious! You Are Right!

In The Land Of Eye-Sight
Fore-Sight Is King!
And
Training And Experience
Determine Performance
And
Final Outcomes!

Wow!
This Is Deep ...!

... And True ...!

... And Truly Disturbing!

Now That We Know All Of This
How Do We Make It Work To Our Advantage!?!

With That Question Asked
We Have Returned To The Point Of Beginnings!
The Prayer Request For Eye-Sight
- Spiritual Eye-Sight -
And
Strength ... From The Throne Of Grace!

The Facts Are Fixed ...

Little Is Much When God Is In It
And
Almighty God's Strength Is Perfected
When We Acknowledge That
We Are Weak And Easily Overcome
When We Are Outside Of His Will!

I Have The Perfect Text:
Philippians 4:13
I Can Do All Things Through Christ ...!

... Who Strengthens Me!

I Have One As Well:




With That Said, Brethren
I Shall Say For Us All:

Open Our Eyes, Lord! 
Help Us To Listen ...!


... Whoa! 
Did You Guys Hear That!?!

What!?! What  Do You Mean!?!

Open Our Eyes!
Help Us To Listen!
We Can Hear Through Our Eyes!!

Brother, I Believe You Are Right!

I Don't Understand!

Look At It This Way:

When You See A Drunk Splayed In The Gutter
Covered In His Own Filth
What Does It Tell You!??

Ohhh, I Get It:
What We See, Speaks
Telling A Story
Which We Obviously Hear
- I'm Adding Spiritual Ears For Hearing Truth -
Hence, We Hear Through Our Eyes ...!

... And In Basis Of Deduction
We Also See Through Our Ears!

Lord, Help Us!

You're Right!
I'm Glad You Asked That Question, Merline!

You're Telling Me!
Now I Don't Have To Live In Hindsight
Because I Now Have Insight
Which Gives Me Foresight
Which Leads Me To The Lord Christ, The Light
Who Is My Strength!

That Sounds Very Much Like A Prayer!
A Benediction!
So What Do We Say!?!

AMEN!!!

The Lord Be Praised!



Tuesday, February 12, 2019

SIGHT: Faith!

The Living God, Holy
Is
A Present Help
And
The Holy Spirit Who Leads Into All Truth
Is
There To Teach
To Guide And To Chide
And
Bless Us In Our Striving
The Mortal Strife To Survive!

Think, Brethren
Of Prime Minister Zaphnath-Paaneah
Aka Joseph ... Son Of Israel!

Think, Brethren
That, Often, When We Are Led Astray
Or Are Encouraged To Go Astray
That It Is Usually At The Base Instigation
Of Someone With Power
Who Knows Right
But
Finds Doing Right Things Inconvenient
Because Of The "Urgent Need"
To Assuage Present Pressing Lusts!

Think, Brethren
How You ... A Blessed Child Of The Great King
Have Worked Valiantly To Learn
To Obey
To Trust The Word Of Your Father God
And
To Honor Your Father Which Is In Heaven
Has Seen Fit To Rebuff The Deceitful Adversary's Entreaties
And
For All Your Refusals
Now Find Yourself In Duck's Guts
As The Result Of The Promulgation Of
A Practiced Lie!

Are You Going To Doubt The Lord
Or
Are You Going To Stand Confidently 
In The Truth Of Your Innocence
Even Though This Stance Will Send To Prison!?!

Will You Trust The Lord
Even Though Your Prayers Seem Not To Have Been Heard!?!

Will You Wait With The Hope Of Faith
As Days, Months, Years Even
Sail On By
And, YouPushing The Oar On Times' Unrelenting Galley
Are Forced To Labor Without Hope Of Reprieve
Hope Of Truth's Reward!?!

Will You Remember The Word Of The Lord:

God Is Our Refuge And Strength
A Very Present Help
In Time Of Trouble!


Or

Will You ... Lacking Faith
Dare To Ask Your Maker, Master
God And King
Savior Redeemer Friend:

Why Me, Lord!?!

While Forgetting That

All Things Work Together For Good
To Them That Love The Lord
To Them Who Are The Called
According To His Purpose!?!


Will You Remember That
Jesus Christ Is The Author
And
The Finisher Of Our Faith
And
Say ... As Did Faithful Job:

Though He Slay Me
Yet Will I Trust Him!?!


Is Your God, God Almighty
Or
Is Your God The ... Fraud
Who Will Blight Thee
By Demanding That You Only Trust
What You Can With Carnal Eyes See!?!

I Beseech You, Brethren ...

Do Not Deviate From The Path Of Righteousness!
Do Not Trample Upon Almighty God's Holy Laws!
Do Not Fall For The Inducements
- The Sweet Treats -
Of The Known And Wily Fraud
For They Are Designed
To Separate You From Your Blessings
The Sure Blessings Of The Eternal God!

Please ...

Trust God ... And Always Pray!
Deny The Liar ... And Don't Play
With Your Soul's Salvation
Because ThenFor Your Own Sin
You Shall Surely Have To Pay!

Know The Right ...

Life 
Is 
A Crucible!!
You Are A Precious Stone Unfaceted Raw
And
You Must Be Fashioned
Into A Jewel Fit For The Crown Of The King
And
Not To Fit The Damned Dragon's Claw!

Deny The Liar And His Minions Many!
Trust The Lord!
Heed The Spirit!
Be Influenced By The Angels True
And
The Gates Of Heaven Glorious
Will Be Opened Wide
By Right
To Let You Walk Through!

Keep Your Love For The Lord Christ Alive
For
The Lord ... Soon Coming 
Mighty To Save
Sacrificially And Eternally Loves You!

Eyes Lie!
Faith Sees!




Monday, April 9, 2018

The Just Shall Live By HIS Faith!?!

Faith
Is A Gift Of Almighty God
Given
To Those Who Choose To Believe!
Faith
Is Available To Every Man
Who Will The Free Gift Of The Living God
Humbly Receive!

The Child Of God
With Faith In Heart
Is Commanded
To Live By HIS Personal Faith
Received Of The Holy Hand
Refusing
To Live By The Carnal Man's Sight
Which
- Exercised -
Leads Directly To Soul Blight!

Faith
IS
The Substance Of Things Hoped For
AND
The Evidence Of Things Things Not Seen
AND
There The Christ-Follower
Must Reside
AND
On The Lord Christ Rely
IF
He Hopes
In The Everlasting Kingdom 
To Forever Reside!

The Day Is Far Spent
AND
The Time Left Is Short
AND
The Man Who Lives On His Eyesight
Will Accept The "Truth" That The Devil
AND
His Cohorts
Maliciously Distort
AND
This, Dear Brethren
Is Where The Rubber Hits The Road
AND
Man And His Salvation
Will Be Separated 
By The Speech Of Three Unclean Spirits
- Like Frogs -
Which Is Satan's Goal!
He Wants Claim To Your Soul!

We Are Told ...

Let No Man Deceive You!
False Prophets!
False Christs!
Lying Divination!
Divination For Profit!
AND
Souls Sold For Gold
For Convenience
For Peace
AND
None Can Save Themselves
Who Allow Satan To Bring Them Relief!

Faith In Christ Jesus
IS
Faith Built On The Rock
The Rock Of Salvation
The Shepherd Of The Safe Flock
So ...
I Beseech You
Once, Twice, Even Thrice
Trust The Lord Christ
By Walking And Working In Your Faith
Received From His Heart
AND
You Shall Arrive
At The Day Of Redemption
Clean
Before The Lord
In The Presence Of The Host Of Heaven
AND
All The Saved Throng
Who
On Christ's Sacrifice
Their Deliverance Was Entrusted
AND
By Living Faith
Lovingly Cast!

Do Not Let The Lack Of Faith
Mark You 
The Condemned Outcast!

Buy A Clue!
Faith Is Free
To Me And To You!
Faith Is Freely Offered!
Ask For Your Free Share!
He Who Is Offering
Has An Unlimited Supply
AND
For Your Soul
He Sacrificially Cares!
This Word Is Truth
NOT
A Dare!