Showing posts with label Fertile Soil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fertile Soil. Show all posts

Saturday, August 25, 2018

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Sown Seed: Soil ... Soiled! + PRAYER: Help Us, Father, To Look Up!

In The Word Of God Is Life
But
It Is The Soil In Which It Is Received
That Determines
If
The Word
Is
Growing Life-Giving Seed
That Will Yield For The Lord Christ
The Holy Harvest!

How Do You Mean "If"
The Word Is Growing Life-Giving Seed!?
The Word Is God!

If
The Word Contains Life
And
The Word Is Seed
Then 
Nothing Is Wrong With The Seed Of The Word!

It Is 
Where 
It Falls From The Sower Of Good Seed's Hand!
It Is Not The Seed
But
The Soil
That Determines The Harvest Yield
Of The Son Of Man!

Cherished Sin
Self-Righteousness
Hollow Formalism
Attachment To Mammon
And
The Refusal To Suffer Loss Or Lack
Are Some Of The Soils
Found In The Hearts Of Men
And
Barren Land, My Brother
Will Never Yield A Crop!
Do You Ken!

Ken!?!

Understand.

Oh.

Rich Men
Poor Men
Beggar-Men Thieves
Religionists
Antagonists
Pacifists
Priests
High Born
Low Life
Bond Man
Free
All Have A Need That Can Only Be Met
By Obedient Self-Surrender
To Him Who Died
For Me And Thee!

The Rich Young Ruler Of 
Christ-Interview Fame
Longed For The Savior
But
His Fortune Power Authority
Had Him Tied Up In Chains
- Glittery Shining Tight Metal Chain -
So That
For All Of His Profession Of 
Holy God-Following Righteousness
He Was A Vain Idol-Worshipper
And That Even To A Blind Man
Was Right Plain!

Facing The Lord Christ
And
Bowing To Your Money
Hopeful Of Carnal Elevation
Is 
A State That Trips Up Many
Because
Almighty God Doesn't Do The Threesome Thing
Touted By The Pharisaic Clan
And
This, My Dear Brother
Is 
What Will Have Many Wailing
Outside The Gate To Life
Kicking On Lost-Opportunity
Blackened-Hope Burning Sand!

We Need To Trust The Living God
And
Go Where He Sends!
We Need To Lift Up The Fallen
And
By So Doing
We Will To The Eternal God Lend!

Repayment Is Assured!
And
Eternity's The Time!
The Coin Is The Robe Of Christ's Righteousness
And
The Payer's Hand
Is
The Hand Of The Lord God Holy 
Faithful True Kind Divine!

Alright, Then!
Let's Study!

Your Bible Or Mine!

Let's Not Be Sloths!
We Shall Mark Both
For Personal Study
Assures
True And Steady Christian Growth!

Indeed!
Anything That Denies Us Growth In Grace
We Must Loathe!

PRAYER:

Father,

We Come You
With Hearts Filled With Hope
And
Trust
And
We Ask You
To Help Us To Grow Up
In Jesus Christ's Faith
Nothing Wavering
Nothing Holding Us Back
To Cause Us The Holy Name To Disgrace!


Help Us To Look Up

To Walk Forward
And
Not To Stagnate
So That In The Day Of Judgment
We Won't Suffer Satan
And
Willful Sinners'
Prescribed And Just Fate!


Please Bless Us To Be Faithful

Enduring And True
And
To Lift High The Cross
Of
The Lord Jesus Christ
Because
It Is Our Desire
To Have Others Know The Word
The Word Who Is God
Who Dwelt Amongst
And
Who Showed Us How To Live Lives
That Are Pleasing In Your Holy Sight!

Please Pour Out Of Your Spirit Upon Us
And
Direct Our Focus
So That Nothing That We Do
May Offend Thee!


We Love You, Lord 

And
We Ask These Few Mercies
In Jesus Christ's Holy Name! 
Please Come Soon! 
AMEN.




Saturday, March 4, 2017

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRAYER : Lord, Seed Me!

 Dear Lord, 
I Am Walking!

Lead Me!

Lord,
I Am Hungry!
Feed Me!

Lord, 
I Am Learning!
Teach Me!

Lord,
I Am Fertile Soil!
Seed Me!


Father,
I Cannot Know

How

To My Body
My Spirit Is Tied!
I Cannot Know
How Many Tear Drops
In This Life I Have Cried!
I Do Not Know
How Many Times, Lord
I Have You Defied
But
I
- By You Holy Spirit -
Know
That Through Jesus Christ's Merits
If I Am
Obedient
Faithful
Enduring
Trusting
And
True
I Shall Be Glorified!
I Shall Live With You!


Faith Works!
Love Trusts!

Hope Talks!
Obedience Walks!
Trust Grabs!
Fear Fails!
And
Folly Sails!
Oh, Lord
Let It Be So
So That I May Grow
In Grace
Unto Your Visible Salvation!



Let My Walk Talk

And
Let My Way Say

That To You
I Truly Pray
And
That My Fruit
Grows Not From A Tree
Where The Underground Staff
Holds Sway!


Help Me, Lord
To Daily Deny The Liar!

Help Me, Lord
Daily To Climb The Mount
Reaching Heights
Higher And Higher!

Help Me, Lord
To Reach Beth-El
The House Of God
Where I May Feast
In Bethlehem
The House Of Bread
Where I May Feed On

The Very Bread Of Life
Prince Immanuel!


Try Me, Lord
So That Out Of The Fire
- Rid Of Defiling Dross -
I May Emerge As Purest Gold!

Fan Me, Lord
As Good Wheat
And
Rid Me Of The Chaff Of Life
So That I May Be
At Your Banqueting Table
To Your Heart A Delight
And
A Suitable
Sweet-To-Your-Nostril
Treat!

Wash Me, Lord
As The Heavenly Fuller Would
Ridding Me Of The Defiling Spots
And
Marks Of Sin
And

Clothe Me
In Your Righteousness
So That The Shame Of My Nakedness
Is Not Exposed
As I
- In Life -
Go Walking
Through Its Highs And Lows!


Help, Dear Lord
For I Know

And
Acknowledge
That It Is You That I Need
And
I Accept, Father
That It Is You Alone
That Provides
The Spiritual Nourishment
Upon Which I Need To Feed!



Please Bless Me, Lord

With Discernment
And
Wisdom
And
Wisdom's Understanding
And
Help Me To Live Up
To The Price
That For My Soul Was Paid
So That
- For Me -
My Lord Was Not
In Vain
In The Cold Grave Laid!


Teach Me, Lord
To Know My Days

So That I Will No Longer Sin
Against Thee!
Have Mercy And Bless
For In Jesus' Name, I Plead!
I Love You, Lord!
AMEN.