Showing posts with label Giving Thanks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Giving Thanks. Show all posts

Thursday, November 4, 2021

You Can, Indeed, Pray Without Ceasing!






"Pray Without Ceasing!" 
Is
So Simple A Command That 
It Should Shake Us To Our Very Core
Make Our Eyes Flare
And
Cause Us To Say: 
"Yes, Lord!"  

Praying Raises Us Up To The True And Living God 
And 
Unceasing Praying States That 
In Accord With The Command
We Are Drawing Close To Our Eternal God 
As He Is Drawing Close To Us! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Christ Invites Us 
To Come Into His Presence Without Fear 
And
To Leave Our Burdens In His Care 
But
We Have So Much More To Do! 

Unceasing Praying Says That 
We Believe The Almighty God 
And 
We Are Willingly Submitting To Him
Confessing Our Sin
Laying Out Our Petitions
Pleading For Help
Interceding For Others
Giving Thanks To Our God For All That He Has Done
Is Doing ... And Will Do
And 
Praising Him For Who He Is To And For Mankind As A Whole 
And
To Each One Of Us Personally! 

To Prove That Praying Without Ceasing Is Possible
Dare To Take A Day And Deliberately Choose To Pray 
Every Time You Hear An Ambulance Or An Aircraft Go By! 

The Responders Are Ministering God's Grace: 
The Person Is In Mortal Distress! 

The Myriad Souls Aboard The Various Aircraft 
Are In Physical, Mental, And Financial Distress
And 
Emotional Upheaval 
And
In The Valley Of Decision: 
Reach Out In Their Behalf To The Father
In The Name Of Jesus Christ Who Loves, Cares For
And 
Forgets Not His Own! 

Praying In Faith 
And
With Humility 
Is 
Power And Powerful: 
Pray Without Ceasing! 

Be Righteous 
So That Your Praying Accomplishes Much! 

Peace! 






Thursday, August 15, 2019

Giving Thanks ... For Sorrow And Pain!?!

When You Can't See God, Believe!
When You Can't Hear God, Hope!
When All You Can Do Is Cry, Sing
And
Pray For The Promised Perfect Peace
And
Rest In Christ Jesus:
Give Him Control Of 
Satan's Intending-To-Hang-You Rope
And
Give Grateful Thanks And Praise!

Pervis!?!

Yes, Clancy!?!

Pervis, Do You Smell Smoke!?!

Can't Say That I Do, Clancy!

Pity, Because You're Blowing Smoke In My Face 
With That Remark!

Would You Care To Elaborate On That Derider!?!

I'll Be Glad To!
Who, But A Regulation Idiot
Would Be Thankful To God
For Satan Trying To Kill Them
And With, Of All Things
A Strangulation Rope!?!

Oh, I Thought You Were Coming At Me Hard!
That's A Real Soft Ball Pitch!

Excuuuuse Me!?!

You're Not Excused, My Friend
Because
I'm Now Gonna Preach To You!

I'm Listening 
And You May Preach All You Want
But Rest Assured, Old Friend O'Mine
You Ain't Getting No Offering
And I Ain't Answering No Altar Call!

Very Well!
It's Your Ears That I'm A-needing!

The Child
The Student
The Servant
The Fool For Christ
The Regenerated Christian
The One Who Reads ... Who Hears
Who Believes:
KJV 1 Thessalonians 5:18





Is 
The One Who Will Willingly, Wisely, Give Thanks To God
Through Tests, Trials, Torments ... Tribulation!

It Can Be Very Difficult
To Give Thanks To The Living God
In The Midst Of Sorrow, Shame, Emotional Hurt
And
Physical Pain
But
By The Grace Of The Eternal God ... We Must!

Giving Thanks When Times Are Terrific Is Easy
But
In Tough Times ... Not So Much! 

The Lord Desires Us To Be Thankful 
Because
We Are His Peculiar Treasure
And
We Are Under His Guardianship
And As Such 
We Are Never, Ever, Alone!

Our Thanks 
Is 
An Indicator Of Our Trust
And
Our Belief In His Love
His Care, Help, Healing
Leading, Provision
And
His All-Around Ability 
To Bless Us Even When We Don't See Him
Or The Day's Light!

We Are Not Forgotten
- Neither Are We Forsaken -
So We Can More Than Afford
To Give Almighty God Thanks
All Day ... Every Day!

You Should Be Aware ...

When The Provider And Guarantor Of Your Peace
Is 
The Creator Of The Universe
Who Laid Down His Life
To Purchase You A Get-Home-Safe
Ticket To Paradise
To Inhabit A Place In One Of The Mansions Of The Blessed
To Eat From The Tree Of Life
To Drink Of The Water From The River Of Life
To Wear The Robe Of Christ's Righteousness
To Wear The Victor's Crown
To Range To Worlds Unknown
And
Tell Our Unfallen Brethren ...  From Experience
The Story Of Salvation
You Can Boldly, Bluntly, Tell Satan ...!

... Bite Me Twice In Three Places!
I'm Giving God Praise
And I'm Thankful For Grace! 
Jesus Christ Is The Captain Of My Ship
And I'm Going Home To Glory With Him Soon
Where, For You, Satan
There Will Never Again Be A Place!

Hmmm! 
You Learn Real Quick!
Your Comment Is Not Strictly Biblical 
With The Bite Me Thing
But
Otherwise ... It's Perfect! 

Good!
What's For Lunch!?!







Thursday, November 22, 2018

Thanksgiving!?! Giving Thanks + PRAYER: I Bow My Heart Before You, Lord!




When I Am Giving Thanks To Almighty God
It Is Impossible For Me To Hate
To Lie
To Steal
To Envy
And
To Indulge Greed!

I'm Thankful To The Lord Christ, Who
With His Own Blood
For My Pardon Does Plead!


I Have No Time To Indulge Malice
And To Be Busy In Other Men's Matters!
I Have No Time My Ego To Inflate
When I'm Rattling Off The Myriad Blessings
That My God Holy Has Lavished Upon My Life
And
Upon My Plate!

My Season Of Thanks Giving
Is Not 
Just For A Grand Holiday!
It Is Day By Day
Hour By Hour
And
Moment By Moment
For A Sacrifice Made In My Behalf
The Price For Which I Can Never Repay!

I'm Thankful ...

For Food
For Shelter
For Life
For Hope For The Day
For Peace
For Rest
And
For How With Life Successfully To Cope!

I'm Thankful ...

For Mercy
For Eyes That See
For Buds That Taste
For The Hope That Has Me Looking Up To The East
And Thinking Upon That Spot In Orion
Out There In Deep Space!

I'm Thankful ...

For Protection
For Direction
For Correction
For Ever-Present Help
And
For The Leading Of The Holy Spirit!

I Know How I Feel
To Be By The Eternal God Totally Blessed
But The Words Can't Be Spelt!


I'm Thankful ...

For A Life Lived For Christ ...To Lose
For A Life To Live With Christ ... To Gain
For A Story To Tell To The Nations That Are Lost
Of The Blessed Savior
The Great Redeemer
Who For All Our Sins 
Was Cruelly Nailed On Calvary's Cross!

I'm Thankful ...

For Grace
For Faith
For Laughter
For Tears
And
For The Holy God
Who Surely Welcomes My Daily Prayers!

I'm Thankful ...

For Friends
For Family
And
For A Beloved Son Who Gives Me No Reason To Cry!

I'm Thankful ... Most Thankful

To My Creator God
For The Plan Of Salvation
For The School Of Jesus Christ
Where My Character Is Being Reshaped
Into That Of My Lord
In Whom Is My Soul's Only Saving Hope!

I'm Thankful ...

For The Kingdom Of Grace ... Now
And
The Kingdom Of Glory ... Soon To Come
And
The Blessing Of The Good Shepherd That
Personally Leads Me To The Green Pastures Of Living Truth
And
The Still Waters Of Eternal Life
Where I Will Not Have To Fear The Great God's
- The Only Judge -
Condemnatory Frown!

PRAYER:

Father, Most Holy
I Will Not Offer To You Feigned Praise!
I Bow My Heart Before You
And
Utter Willing Prayers!

I'm A Child Of The Dust
And In Death
To Dust I Shall Return
But
In This Hour Of Giving Thanks
To You My Gift Of Life I Return
Because
With You Leading
I Will Not Have To Fear
The Fire And Brimstone Burn!


I Thank You, Lord
For Causing Me To Be
For Placing Me In A Time Such As This
For Giving Me The Opportunity
For Your Living Kingdom To Work
To Help To Point My Brethren Known And Unknown
To The Holy God Who Loves His Children
Who Saves Men's Souls From The Second Death
Who Lifts Up The Fallen
Who Frees The Captives From Sin
Who Gives True Sight To The Blind
And
Who Blesses And Has No Desire To Curse!


Father, 
I Am Thankful For A Mother
Who Saw Fit To Ensure That I Learned Of
The Holy Jesus
From A Tender Age
And
For A Grandmother
Who Kept Me On The Way Written
On The Holy Page
And
For All Those Persons Who Had A Hand
In My Spiritual Progress
And
I Am Truly Thankful For Your Holy Love
That Put It All In Motion 
So That With Enduring Faith
In The Great Day Of Small Things
I May Be A Kingdom Success! 
Dear Lord, Let It Be!


Let It Be, Lord
That My Thanks Giving May Turn Into Your
"Well Done, Good And Faithful Servant! 
Enter Into The Joy Of Thy Lord!" 
Father, 
This Is My Soul's Desire!


I Love You, Lord
And
I Beseech You
To Please Remember The Praying People
And
Those Who Give The Trumpet Call Of Warning
It's True And Peculiar Sound!
 
Please Keep Me
In An Attitude Of Gratitude
For Your Myriad Gifts Of Sacrificial Love
This Day And Always
And
Even As I Offer Up My Heart's Prayer, Father
In The Glorious Name Of My Savior
My Redeemer
My Lord
My Master
My God 
And 
My Soon Coming King
Jesus Christ The Righteous!
Remember Us Always
In Your Free Mercy
And
By Your Available Grace!
AMEN.




Thursday, November 23, 2017

GIVING THANKS: We Can Do It!

Thanks Giving Is Not Just A Day
For A Year!
Thanks Giving Should Be
For Us All
A Year For A Day
For
On One Auspicious Day
The King Of Life 
Died
So That We May Forever 
Live
AND
In His Blessed Known Love
Forever Contented
In Thanks Giving ... Singing
Gratefully Abide!

Let Us Not Be Of That Perverse Generation
Faithless
Filthy
Filled With Superfluous Naughtiness
AND
Wallowing
In The Known Effects Of The Curse
BUT
Let Us Be 
The Truly Thankful Man
Who
In True Thanks Giving To God
Extends
A Word Of Hope
AND
A Hand Of Help
AND
Casting Away
The Bread Of Strife
By Lifting Up
The Available Cup Of Christ's Salvation
To Feed The Spiritually Hungry
AND
Physically Dying
All Over The Land!

From The Cradle To The Grave
From The Womb To The Tomb
From Peace To Rest
From The Land Of Hope
To The Home Of The Blessed
Please Let Us Make Jesus Our Good Portion
Whether We Live On Dry Land
In Deep Ditch
Or
Vast Ocean!

Bless God!
Bless A Sister And Brother, Too!
Trust God
AND
Pointedly
Forsake The Lying Other
Who Is 
Roaring
AND
Valiantly Trying
To Mamaguy Both Me And You!

We Can Do It
Because Jesus Christ Says We Can!
We Can Do It
IF
We On The Living Word
With Thanks Giving
AND
In Humility
Stand!

Satan Is The Consummate Liar
The Deceiver
The Wannabe God
Who Is Soon Forever
To Be The Has-Been
While We
Loving Trusting Faithful
Shall Inhabit
The Great Reward
Because We Walked In Obedience
Ever Thankful
To Our Blessed Lord!

As One Truly Blessed
Be Ever Thankful And ... For Others, Care!
Be Ever Thankful And ... Your Bounty, Share!
Be Ever Thankful And ... In Righteousness, Dare
To Live Your Life In Godly Fear
Of
The Lord Jesus Christ
Our Lamp Light And Life
Who Is Soon Returning
AND
To Us
Is Very Near!

Say 
"Thanks!"For What You Get Today From Others
BUT
Continually Give Thanks To The Almighty God
For Your Daily Blessing
AND
For That For Which You Live
In Certain Hope
Sure
On The Great Day
- From The Glorious King -
To Personally Attain
By Faithful Works' Gain!

GIVE GOD MORE THANKS!!