Showing posts with label Goad. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Goad. Show all posts

Saturday, January 4, 2020

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Spaz

You Should Have Seen Them
Proud
Given Unto Folly
Weak-Kneed
Gimpy-Eyed
And
That Particular One Called Spasmodic Prayer
Full Of Fits And Starts
Given To Prayer Only Over Problems
But
Having No Time For Praying
When Life Is At Ease
And
Never Realizing That 
It Is When The Life Seems Most At Ease
That We Need To Pray The Most! 

On The Other Hand ...

Meet Christian Life!

Christian Life As We All Know Him
Is
A Dedicatedly Praying Person
Or
- To Be Exactly Honest -
At Least He Was Until
The Unfortunate Experience Called
Time And Circumstance!

It Was Like This ...

His Circumstance Was Tough, Hard
Untenable
And
The Time To Get Relief Seemed ... To His Carnal Mind
- Once Thought To Have Been Regenerated -
Unconscionably Long
Because 
Christian Life Had Pulled A Peter!

Christian Life Did The One Thing That 
No Obedient, Watching, Working, Waiting 
Wise-Unto-Salvation Believer In The Efficacy Of
The Innocent-Blood Sacrifice Of Jesus Christ The Lord
Should Ever, Ever, Do!

Christian Life Did The Unthinkable!
Christian Life Did A Hard Blink
And
Christian Life Looked ... Down ... And Around!
He Broke The Link 
And
He Looked Away From His Lord, His Master
His Hope, His Help
His Only Savior
And
Aided By Time, Unchained, Unchecked 
Circumstance ... That Heathen That Tries Men's Souls
That Raging Opportunist 
Bit Him Really Hard On His Behind-Him
And
Into The Drink ... Poured By Unfettered Time 
Which No Created Being Can Tame
He Started To Sink!

Christian Life Then Added Insult To Injury
And
He Did The One Other Thing That 
He Should Not Have Done:
He Didn't Do What Peter Did!

Peter Doubted And
  ... Started To 
       ... Sink 
            ... Into His Circumstance
But
Peter Remembered To Whom He Was Travelling
And
Being Wise ... Unto His Own Soul's Salvation
And
Remembering The Example Clearly Set For Him
By The Very One Who Told Him
To Make The Impossible-For-Man-Alone Journey
He, By Faith, Prayed ... Cried Out
And
Was Saved And Blessed!

Warning, Warning, Warning ... 

Anything Practiced Enough Becomes A Skill
And
At Its Performance
The Performer Becomes Adept!

See To It
That To Sinning
You Do Not Adapt!

Christian Life's Engine 
On The Railway To Heaven Started Slowing
Started Hiccoughing
Started A Regularly Irregular Schedule Of Runs
Started Doubting The Map
Started Questioning The Architect
Started Embracing Doubt Readily
Started Disengaging Faith Frantically
Until ...On A Downward Spiral
He Invited That Generator That 
Is 
A Heavenly-Current Drain
To Take Up Residence In His Insides! 

Christian Life ... By Constant Association 
Constant Indulgence
Constant "Oh, Taste And See ...!"
Became What He Was Eating
And
In Short Order
He Unveiled To Angels And To Men That
He Had Become ... Oh, The Shame Of It All
Spasmodic Prayer
That Weakling
That Wastrel
Who Took His Father's Substance
And 
Is Gone Off To A Far Away Land!

Let Me Repeat:
Oh, The Shame Of It All!

As We All Know
The Sweet Life Of No Prayer ...!

... You Said He Was Spasmodic Prayer Before!

Beloved, 
For Your, Our, Future Reference
Spasmodic Prayer And No Prayer
Are One And Same Thing
Because
They Sow The Same Seeds
And
They Reap ... With Our Willing Aid
The Self-Same Harvest Of Reward!

That Behavior Does Not Bless Us
And
Worst Yet
It Neither Pleases Nor Glorifies
Jesus Christ The Lord!

When We See Our Need For Christ
We Bow Our Hearts In Prayer
But
When We Trust Our Self We Should Fear
Because
We Walk Into Satan's Big-Able, Wide-open
Geared To Disobedient-Self
Snare!

I Thought We Were Talking About Praying!

The Christian Life
Which Does Not Include Prayer
Constant Prayer, Instant Prayer
Importunate Prayer
Regular Prayer
Prayer Of Faith
Prayer Of Thanksgiving
Prayer For Blessing
Prayer For Self
Prayer For Others
Prayer Just Because
Is
A Disobedient, Selfish, Idolatrous, Life
Walking Aggressively On The Quick-Sand Of 
The Carnal, Godless, Life ... And Fettered, Finite, Time!

Fettered And Finite!?!
Wasn't It Unfettered Before!?! 

Oh, Yes!
For Us, Time Is A Gully Bore! 
In The Heavenly Dispensation
Time, For Man, Is A Circumscribed Door!
Time Says This Much ... And No More
So Far ... And No Further!
It Is Leased And Locked
And
Personally Deeded And Loaded!
You Will Be By Time And Circumstance Goaded!

Consider A Bottle Of Soda Pop Well Shaken 
And 
Unceremoniously Uncapped
Which Contents Will Emerge 
Under The Force Of Pressure
Like A Pipe That Bursts!
You Can't Do The Reverse!

The Picture You Paint Is Not One That I Like
Because I Know From Personal Experience That
A Christian Life Without Prayer
Is A Life Lived All Over The Place
Chased And Caught
Caught And Released
Until He Who Is A Christian
Living The No-Prayer Christian Life
Becomes A Christian ... Not! 
A Nought!

How Could He Be So Foolish!

Why Don't You Ask Yourself
How You Could Be So Foolish!?!

Me!?!

Yes, Me!

Oh, Dear!

We Are All Guilty!
Guilty As Sin!
Guilty Of Sin!

More Prayer, More Power!
Less Prayer
And
It Is A Given That
Before Satan, You, Me, We Shall Cower!

The Thought Of That 
Just Makes My Stomach Turn Sour!

In That Case
Let's Exercise Our Privilege Of Praying
So That Against Sin, Self 
And 
Satan The Damned
We Shall Be Most Daring!

Hip! Hip! 

Hooray! 

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Thursday, November 17, 2016

COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION : Go To The Ants!






Ski-Per-Di
Met
Ants
AND
It Is Love
No Matter The Sight!

Holding Them Together Is
One Little
Called Grain
AND
Their Commitment
To Moving The Little Grain
Makes Feats Of Impossible Engineering
All Over
To Be Exclaimed!

They Are A Wonder To Behold!
Their Works Cannot Be
Begged
Bought
Bartered
Nor Sold
BUT
They Can Be Destroyed
BUT
Not By Just Any Old Puff Of Wind
For
The Builders Are Always
In The Mode Called
Preparing!

Who Or What Is That
Skiperdi Thingy With The Ants?!
I've Not Have Heard That Name Before!

Ski-Per-Di
Is A Composite Word
Of The Genus Adjective!
Ski - Skillful
Per - Persistent
Di - Diligent

I Like That Play!
It Must Be Interesting Inside Your Mind!

Hmm .... Yes!
I Like Playing With Words!

Moving Along ...

Man Can Learn A Lot
From Ants
Among Whom
Won't Be Found
That Big Word 
CAN'T!

Can't Ain't An Ant
For He Is Wearing Purple Pants
And
Is Sporting An Apostrophe
Like A Bouffant
And
Is Always Acting Indignant!

Ants Are Industrious
With Nary A Boss
AND
They Never
- For Even A Moment -
Think
That Hope Is Lost
When Big Feet Stamp
When Big Rain Falls
When Wild Wind
Winding
Wailing
Writes
Of What Will Be Wasted
Lost In A Toss!

Ants Trust In God's Providence
AND
Ants Prepare
Gathering
Building
Storing
AND
All That
Without Hesitancy
Or Fear!

Ants Have Lessons
For Sluggards
Who Would Do Well To Observe
That Ants Get
When The Getting Is Good
And Yet ...
They Carry No Purse!

Consider The Ants' Ways
AND
Be Wise
AND
Let Not The Thought Of Labor
Make You Use Laziness For A Disguise!

Labor Is Not Dirt
That Can Fall Upon You
AND
You Kill
So ...
Pick A Position
AND
Lavishly Labor On
AND
You Will Shelter Your Head
AND
A Hungering Belly Soon Fill!

Let Not Your Size Determine Your Ability!
Be Wise Unto Salvation
AND
Jesus Christ
As Your Personal Welcoming King
- Not Your Judge -
You Will 
Undoubtedly 
Soon See!


Let No Man Tell You
That Honest Labor Is A Load
For
If You Look Closely
You Will See That
Vile Satan
Is Using That Man ... As A Goad!