Showing posts with label Integrity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Integrity. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Unwavering Faith In He Who Ever Lives!

KJV Job 13:15-16
15 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.
16 He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.


It Takes Unwavering Faith, Explicit Belief, To Be Able To Say That 
You Are Going To Maintain Your Ways Aka Your Integrity 
And 
Keep Your Trust Firmly Placed In Someone 
Who Has The Power To Kill You! 

It Takes That Same Unfailing Faith And  Unshakable Belief 
To Say That That Someone 
Is 
Your Salvation 
Because 
They Know That You Are Not A Deceitful Wretch Aka A Hypocrite! 

Beloved, 

Oh, That We All Would Be As That Righteous Job Was! 

To Go Through The Fire Of Affliction
Physically, Financially, Emotionally, And Spiritually 
And Still 
Trust Jesus Christ The Lord 
Because 
You Have Embraced The Promise:
 "I Know That My Redeemer Lives!" 
"These Dry Bones Shall Live Again!" 
"Where I Am There Shall Also My Servant Be!" 
"No Good Thing Will He Withhold From Them That Walk Uprightly!" 
Is 
To Know The Peace Which Passes Human Aka Finite Understanding! 

Dear Ones, 

Our Lord Is Not Slack Concerning His Promises
His Stated Blood-Bought Intentions, Towards Us! 

"Yes, Lord!" 
And 
"Thank You, Jesus!" 
"Amen!" 
Should Be On Rewind, Replay, Constant Rotation 
On Our Heart For Christ! 

Yes, The Lord Can Kill You! 
Think! 
The Lord Also Daily Keeps Us Alive 
And
He Also Also Raises The Dead! 

Our Redeemer Lives: 
Live For Jesus! 

Peace Be Upon You!






Tuesday, December 28, 2021

EYES WIDE SHUT: Blind, Blind, Blindness!?!





Never Give Up 
Truth For Pleasure
Integrity For Bodily Comfort
Convictions For Companionship
Nor Wisdom For What Passes For The Perfection Of Beauty! 

Beloved, 

There's An Old Expression About 
Walking With Your Eyes Wide Shut: 
Think On This Thing! 

If You Are Not Physically Blind
You Walk With Your Eyes Wide Open! 
You Only Squint Your Eyes 
If 
The Light Input Is Overbearing And Overloading Your Nerves! 

When You Are Walking With Your Eyes Open
Your Peripheral Aka Side Vision Either Advises Or Warns You! 

If We Are Walking Boldly And Willfully Blindly
We Are Responsible For Any And All Collisions 
And
Must Accept Any And All Scrapes, Cuts
Bruises, Punctures, And Broken Bones 
Which Are Occasioned 
By Our Very Own Practiced Lawlessness! 

Trust And Obedience Hinge Upon Our Acceptance Of 
The Counsel Found In The Book Of Knowledge 
Which We Read 
And 
By Saving Grace, Understand! 

We Are Responsible For What We Know 
And
For What We Had The Presented Opportunity To Know 
But
Refused To Take A Firm Hold Upon! 

Dear Ones, 

Pleading Self-Incrimination 
Will Not, Cannot, Work For Faithful Christians 
So Let Us Choose To Be Christians By The Holy Name 
And 
Blessed Nature Of Our Lord Christ 
All Day, Every Day, And In Every Way! 

Jesus Died To Save Us All 
But
Those Who Are Finally Saved Are Saved 
Because 
They Believed Almighty God's Word 
And
Faithfully Acted As Lovingly Directed! 

Willful Blindness 
Is 
The Act Of A Fool: 
There Will Be No Fools In Heaven! 

The Fool Says In His Heart
That There Is No God!

Be Willingly Wise! 

Peace!




Monday, March 29, 2021

WALK IN WISE WAYS: Don't Be A Tormented Loser!






A True Christian Cannot Be A Christian In Name 
And
A Liar 
And 
A Thief By Nature: 
Our Walk Must Match Our Talk! 

The World Should Be Able To Set Its Clocks By Our Word 
And 
Know That It Is True 
Because 
They Know That We Are With Jesus Christ The Righteous
And 
Are Therefore Known Not To Be Dirty In The Dark 
And
Are Clocked As Uncompromising As Regards The Truth! 

Simply Put, Brethren Beloved
Our Morning Aka Daylight Words 
And 
Our Night-Time Aka Dark-Night Works 
Are Measurable On The Same Scale Of 
Honesty And Integrity! 

Beloved, 

No Matter What The World Is Offering To You 
Or 
Threatening Against You
Never Take The Low Road
The Path Of Least Resistance
Or 
The Way Of Comfort And Convenience! 

The Facts Stand ... 

Telling Lies For Pleasure And Profit 
And
Being A Thief Of Things, Property Or Reputation
Marks One As Being Unfaithful To Our Dear Savior
Unworthy To Bear The Family Name 
And
Unfit For Promotion To The Eternal Kingdom! 

Choice And Chance ... 

Let Us Choose To Be Contented In Christ Always! 
Let Us Choose To Use Our Opportunities Now
- While There Is Still Time -
To Get Rid Of All Cultivated And Known Bad Habits 
And 
Tendencies To Sin That Easily Beset Us
Which Will Cost Us Our Name 
And
Our Gifted Claim To The Living Kingdom! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

Liars Lose 
And 
Thieves Are Tormented: 
Don't Be A Tormented Loser! 

Live For Jesus Christ The King
And 
Walk In Wise Ways!






Sunday, August 20, 2017

Real Greatness!

Dad?! 

Yes, Son?! 

Can You Tell Me What Is 
The True Measure Of Real Greatness?

Interesting Phrasing ... Why Do You Ask?!

I Am Asking ...
Dad, I Am Asking You, Well, Because
The Guys Keep Talking About
All The Athletes
Sportsmen
Entertainers And Actors
And Money As Oh, So, Great
But ...
Something Is Nagging At The Edge
Of My Consciousness!

It's As If There Is Something Really Important 
That I Need To Understand
So As Not To Accept What's On The Street As Fact!

Okay. Sit Down With Me
And We Shall Seek To Get You Your Answer!

First Things First!

Father In Heaven, 
We Come As Children
Willing To Learn
And Seeking Your Guidance!
Please Guide Into Your Truth
In Jesus' Name. 
AMEN.


Son,
It Is Written That
By Wisdom
You Build Your House
By Understanding It Is Established ...

... And By Knowledge
Its Chambers Are Filled
With Pleasant And Precious Riches!

All Right! We're On The Same Page!
Now Tell Me What You Understand
To Be The Visible Character Of Many Of Those
Lauded In The Public Domain As Great?!

Dad, I Can Count 
- Without Even Thinking -
The Many So-Called Greats
Who Lack True Character!

Many Of Them Are Drug Abusers
Womanizers
Indulge In Abominable Lifestyles
Lack Self-Control
Rabble-Rousers, And More
And I Don't Understand 
Why They're Called Great! 
Several Of The Old Greats
- Still Considered Great -
 Even Committed Suicide
And Many Of The Young Crop
Are Following In Their Footsteps! 
What's So Great About That?!

Son, Do You Remember The Story Of Samson
The Judge In Israel
At The Time Of The Philistine Dominion!

Of Course! 
He Was The Strongest Man Who Ever Lived! 
He Was The Greatest!

And ... He Was The Weakest!

How Can You Say That?! 
He Tore A Lion In Half ... With His Bare Hands
Killed 1,000 Men With The Jawbone Of An Ass
Lifted The City Gates Off Its Hinges ...
He Was Truly, Truly, Fantastic!

He Was Fantastically Foolish
He Had No Self Control
He Lived By His Emotions
AND
Of Him His Libido Had Control!

He Who Is Mastered By Earthly  Desire
Is Weak!
True Strength Comes From The Emotions
You Control
Not The Emotions That Control You
Using Up Your Life Force
With Vanity And Things That Do Not Elevate You!

Yes, Sir.

Let's Reason This Out Together ...

Samson Was A Nazarite From Birth
He Was Dedicated To God
He Was To Avoid Wine And Alcohol
He Should Not Have Been Fraternizing With The Idolatrous Philistine Women
He Should Not Have Married One!
He Should Not Have Been Involved With Delilah, A Known Prostitute!

Yeah, Especially One Whose Name Means Consumer!

No, Son.
He Should Not Have Allowed Himself
To Participate In The Charms Of Any Prostitute - He Was Set Apart
AND
Designated As Holy Unto God!

Samson Utterly Betrayed His God
By Foolishly Betraying His Secret
For A Tawdry Exploration
AND
He Put Himself Outside The Ark Of Safety
The Hedge Of Protection
AND
For His Weakness
His Willfulness
His Malicious Disobedience
He Caused The Spirit Of The Living God
To Finally Depart From Him!

I Guess He Was Not So Great After All!

Samson Would Have Been Truly Great
IF
He Had Been Faithful
AND IF
He'd Had Self-Control
AND
Firmness Of Resolve
AND
Practiced Self-Denial
Not Giving In To The Lust Of His Eyes
The Lust Of His Flesh
AND
The Pride Of Life
Trusting In His Long Hair And His Muscles
Neither Of Which Gave Him
One Single Iota Of Power!

His Power Came From His Fidelity
His Devotion
To His Living And Holy God!

Neither Fame
Nor Fortune
Nor Associations
Make One Great!
They Can, However
Make One Notorious
Careless
Indifferent
Unfaithful
Faithless
Wicked
Wasteful
AND
Turn One Into A Wastrel!

Son, Satan Uses
Our Cherished Character Defects
AND
Flaws
To Undermine
AND
Ultimately
Destroy Us!

I Guess Buying Into Your Own Press
Is Not A Good Idea!

It Isn't!

Hmm ...
So, Dad
Would You Say That
Faithfulness
Self ... Control
Obedience To God
Self ... Denial
Integrity
AND
Firm Resolve
Are Some Of The Attributes
That Make A Man Great?!

Yes, I Do ... But
Think On This:

Samson Was Physically
AND
Spiritually Ruined
BUT
In The Midst Of His Misery
He Truly Learned About Himself
AND
Because Of Complete Repentance
AND
Turning Away From Sin
AND
Turning Toward The Savior
The Lord Heard Him In His Plea
AND
Gave Him Forgiveness
AND
Restoration To Power
To Complete His Mission
Even Though It Cost Him His Earthly Life!

This Is Lesson For Us All:

Our Sin May Be Forgiven
BUT
There Are Always Consequences
To Our Wrong-Way Walking!

Thanks, Dad!
I Knew I Could Count On You!
I Love You!

I Love You, Son!
You May Count On Me
BUT
You Must Depend On
AND
Trust Completely
In And On The Eternal God!

I Hear That And ... I Totally Agree!




Friday, April 28, 2017

HAPPY SABBATH + Benighted Or Blessed?!




IF
All Things Work Together
For Good
To Them That Love The Lord
AND
Are Called
According To HIS Purpose
THEN
It Stands To Reason
That All Things Work Together
For Ill aka Bad
To Them That Hate The Lord
AND
Are Used
According To Satan's Purpose!

IFRighteous Faithful
Men Women And Children
Are Sighing And Crying
Over The Abominations
Being Practiced In The Land
Then It Stands To Reason
That The Man With The Writer's Inkhorn
Is Marking God's People
AND
Those Men With Their Slaughtering Weapons
Are Soon To Follow!

It Stands To Reason
That
IF
Truth Is Cast Down In The Street
THEN
It Must Mean That
Good Is Become Evil
AND
Evil Is Become Good
Light Is Become Darkness
AND
Darkness is Become Light
AND
In No Small Order
We Have Exchanged
Beauty
To Acquire... Ashes?!
We Are Benighted By Blight!

Ashes To Ashes!
Dust To Dust!
It Is Impossible
For The Human Soul To Rust!

Rest Is For The Weary
Not For Those Who Choose To Party On!
Judgment Day Is Coming
AND
Soon
Sin, Death
Hell
AND
Satan
Will Be Forever Gone!

God Is Not Gone!
God Is No Fraud!
Fraud Is From Satan
Liar
Who Aspires To Be Lord God!

God Eternal
Is On Heaven's Throne
AND
Heaven's Throne
Communicates Not With Cellular Phones!

Man-Made Cell Phones 
Need A Man-Made Satellite Power
For A Feed
BUT
Almighty God
The Consuming Fire
Is Power
That None Can
Deconstruct
Restrict
Fire
Nor
Retire!
Please Take Heed!

Those Who Are Sick Of Sin
AND
From Committing Sin
By God's Grace
Retire!
Those Who Would
See Jesus In Peace
Have Faith In Their Bellies
Burning
Like A Fire!

The Lake Of Fire
Is Not The Place
Where They Will
Retire
For They Will Know
No Disgrace
AND
Will In Triumph
Ascend
To Heights
Higher And Higher!

The Higher Satan Climbs
The More His "Tail" Is Exposed
AND
The More He Is Exposed
The More We See
That He Is Neither True
Nor
A King 
For He Possesses No Right-Living Clothes!

Clothes
Are A Symbol For Character
AND
Of One's Integrity
BUT
Satan Has None
For His Character
Is One Of
Consistent
Persistent
Pride-Filled 
Infidelity!

To Whom Do You Pray?
Who In Your Heart Holds Sway?

If God Is God
Serve Him
For
You Can't Pray To God
And
With The Devil, Himself, Play!





Thursday, December 29, 2016

Judge Samson And The SIF + PRAYER: I Am Your Servant, Lord!



True Greatness
Is Controlling  Personal Passions
And
Not Letting Passions
And
Defects In The Character
Control The Will!

*********

Sampson Betrayed His God
AND
Himself
By Having No Self Control!
His Integrity Was Betrayed By
"She Pleaseth Me Well!"
AND
Thereby
His Inability
To Utter A Firm "No!"
In The Face Of Strong Temptation
AND
The Urge Toward Raging Sin
Was Undeniably 
Stripped Away!

Where Was His SIF?!

MIA!
AWOL!
Absconded!
Done Run Away!

Yup!

What Is SIF?!

S. I. F.  Is
Self-control
Integrity
AND
Firmness!

Sense Lacked
Sensibility!
His Secret To Strength Was Under Attack
AND
The Desire Of His Flesh
Unchecked
- A Stumbling Block -
Ushered Samson
Into The Hand Of Satan
Who Didn't Fear
His Clear Weakness
To Hijack!

Master Your PASSIONS!
Master Your SELF!
And
Master Your MIND
By Being To Almighty God
Devotedly INCLINED!


God Gives Unto Us
The Secret Of Our Success
- Hold On To Your S. I. F -
It's Your Master Control!

Let The Lord Lead You
AND
Holy Angels Will Defend
AND
Don't Be Overcome
By Taste Buds
That Caused
The Ultimate Destruction
AND
Death
Of The Strongest Of Strong Men!

God Bears With Men Long
Issuing Calls To Repentance
BUT
Continuing Descents
Into Known Corruptions
Will Ultimately Lead Us
To A Decimating Volcanic Eruption
Which
If We Are Not Completely Abandoned
To Self And To Sin
Will Lead Us
To True Self Discovery
AND
Confession
AND
Repentance
AND
Asking The Living God
For Mercy's Help
AND
Grace's Full Restitution!

Master Your PASSIONS!
Master Your MIND!
Live In God's LIGHT
And
Leave The Urge To Sin BEHIND!

*********


PRAYER:

Father,
I Am Your Servant
And
Keep Me Willing
Is My Heart's Honest Prayer!

Let My Work Be The Work
You Desire From Me
And
Help Me To Be Joyful
In The Doing
Doing It All Quite Gladly!

I Pray, Lord
To Be A Co-worker
A Co-worker With Thee
Advancing The Work
Of
The Lord's Coming Kingdom
Pointing Souls Unto Thee!

Please Fix The Defects In My Character
Fashioning For Me A Garment Of Praise
Granting Me The Victory
Over Untoward Passions
So That I May Rejoice
In The Glory Days!
I Love You, Lord
And
In Jesus' Name I Make My Plea!
 AMEN.