Showing posts with label Fellowship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fellowship. Show all posts

Monday, December 7, 2020

Forgive Us, Lord, As We Forgive Others!?!






Everybody Loves The Lord's Prayer
And 
Blithely Repeat It 
Without Pausing To Think About The Words 

"Forgive Us ... As We Forgive ...!" 

We Love To Talk About 
"Do Fuh Do!" 
When We Are The Doer 
And 
Foolishly Forget That 
We Are In Debt To Almighty God
Because 
We Have Trespassed 
Aka Gone Where We Should Not 
Aka Committed Sin Against His Holiness! 

We, All, Are Treading On Dangerous Ground 
When We Pray For Forgiveness 
And
Walk Around Holding Grudges Against People
- Be They Friends, Family Or Foes - 
While Daringly Saying: 
"I Will Never Forgive Them!" 

Beloved, 

Are You The True And Living Holy God Of Grace And Mercy!?! 
Do You Hold Life And Eternity In Your Hand!?! 

If Your Answer Is 
"No!" 
I Beseech Us All To Back-Back To Go Forward! 

The Lord Jesus Christ
Immediately After Teaching His Disciples 
How To Pray 
Then Warned Them Graphically 
About The Content Of Their Prayers 
And 
Their Attitude! 
To Err Is Human: 
To Forgive Is Divine! 

We Who Desire The Lord's Forgiveness 
For Our Sins Against Him 
Must First
Forgive Those 
"Who Done Did Us Wrong!" 

Let Us, Therefore
Be Obedient So That 
We Shall Be Blessed Of Our God! 

By Faith
In Truth
For The Love Of God
Dare To Extend Your Hand In Fellowship
Even If It Figuratively Gets Chopped Off! 

The Lord Of Earth And Glory 
Reads Hearts 
And
He Promises New Life And New Bodies! 
Do Right! 
Eternal Blessings Await The Obedient Enduring Faithful!


Peace
Is
Like The River Glorious!






Sunday, May 31, 2020

WAITING, WATCHING, WORKING, WISE: Who You Be!?!

Roll Call Was On Tap!
The Groups Were Being Set!
Every Person Had A Designated Spot
To Which They Were Called To Step:


  • Worriers
  • Warriors
  • Waiters
  • Watchers
  • Workers
  • Wise
  • Waiting, Watching, Working, Wise
All Were Designated
And 
Boy Howdy
It Showed A Significant Surprise!

Named Warriors Were Many!
Willing Workers Were Few!
Watchers Were Myriad!
Wise Were One Or Two!
Worriers Were Legion
And
Waiters Were No Big Deal
Because
They Included Me And You!

When The Dust Had Quite Settled
The Group Designated
Waiting, Watching, Working, Wise
Were The Willing Warriors
Who Sought To Emulate Lord Christ 
By Their Lived Lives!

These Take The Word Of The Master To Heart!
These Have Cast Their Burden On The Lord
And
These Have Chosen Not To Let The Deceiver Cause Them
To Make A Liar Of Their Lord!

They Are Not Anxious For Anything!
They Pray Humbly And Without Ceasing!
They Choose To Trust The Lord Each Day For Grace
And
They Willingly Exercise Their Daily Gift Of Daily Faith!

These Do Not Puff Up Themselves With Useless Titles!
The Only Title They Cherish 
Is
Faithful Child, Eager Student
Willing Servant Of The Eternal God
And
Because They Keep Their Eyes Fixed Upon Christ Jesus
They Have And Are Stirring Up The Enmity Of
Satan, The Piercing Serpent
Beelzebub The Bold
Leviathan The Gross Liar
Behemoth The Wannabe God 
The Damned-For-Eternity Fraud!

When They Were Asked What Makes Them Strong In Faith
When Everyone Knows That They Are Weak In Flesh
They, With One Voice, Spoke The Word
And
Made A Heartfelt Plea Where Their Words Could Be Heard:


Psalm 16:8 - KJV - Bible verse of the day - DailyVerses.net




Think About It ...

Those Who Walk Together, Agree! 
Those Who Extend Their Right Arms To Each Other
Clasp Them In Greeting
For Joy
In Fellowship
In Agreement
And 
To Seal A Covenant! 

Beloved, 

At The Right Hand Of The Lord 
Is 
Fullness Of Joy ... Joy Unspeakable! 

The Question Is
How Can You Have Jesus Christ At Your Right Side
And 
Be At His Right Side At The Same Time
To Make You Unmovable In Your Struggle 
Against Self, Sin And Satan
And 
To Be Able To Experience Joys Forevermore!?! 

Won't We Have To Be Beholding Him
Looking At Him 
Seeing Him In All His Beauty!?! 

To Clasp Right Hands
We Must See Each Other 
And 
Be Desirous  To Touch ... Each Other! 

Remember ... 

Touching In Agreement 
Is 
A Cooperative Act
And 
To Enjoy The Joys At The Right Hand Of The Lord 
Requires Reciprocated Love! 

Do You Love The Lord!?! 
Are You Touching The Lord!?! 
Are You Seeing The Lord!?! 
Are You At The Lord's Right Hand
The Right Hand Of Almighty Power!?! 

Please, Brethren, 

Check Yourselves 
And 
Dare To Get Right With The Lord Today
For Peace ... And Joy!

Please Be Wise Unto Soul Salvation
And
Watch, Work, And Humbly Wait 
As A True Warrior For The Holy Faith
Until He Shall Come To Claim Us
Who Are Known To Be His Very Own:
His Glory Awaits His Children Faithful!



Saturday, September 27, 2014

Missionary Volunteers


Greetings, Dear Ones!

HAPPY SABBATH!

How is the weather in your neck of the woods?

Have your feet been hiding out in socks and under blankets like mine have been these last few days? Fall weather has arrived and it is surely making its presence felt!

Today I want to talk about doing mission work - the purpose of this blog - and missionaries ... for Jesus. Isn't that what we are called to be? (Go ye into all the world ...! Mark 16:15)

Many of us, myself included, wanted to be missionaries when we heard the mission stories from exotic and far-flung destinations; when we heard about the Lord's mighty hand moving amongst native tribes in these various destinations, and the many miracles experienced by those in the mission field. That was the life!

Then we grew up, life interrupted, and we forgot the dream until one day we, you, me, felt, saw, heard, or smelt something ... .

Our offering today is about the pull  one feels when  "I Want to be a Missionary!"

Enjoy, and don't forget to share!

Be well, and be gloriously blessed,

BJ


I Want to be A Missionary



I want to be a missionary
But … I don't want to have to go abroad
Because … I have neighbors and even family
Who don't know – or believe – in God!


I want to be a missionary
But … I don't want to pack a bag
Or get a shot, or even a passport
I know that my parents will be glad!



My mission field … will be in my township
My passport … will be the Holy Word
My shot … is the Spirit of the Lord, and
My bag … is showing care, and fellowship!


Don't worry … about traveling abroad, Friend
Charity … begins at home!
Just grow … where you have been planted

And God … you He will defend! **BJC**