Showing posts with label Mark 8:34. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mark 8:34. Show all posts

Saturday, June 30, 2018

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: CONFLICTING PRIORITIES: Bent Conscience + PRAYER

Creeping Compromise
AND
Pressure To Conform
Are Adopted Children Of
Christian Living By-Faith!
They Are Really, Really, Really Bad Kids
AND
They Don't Care Who Know It!

Good Gracious!
How Did This Happen!

Very, Very, Very Slooooooooowly!

Why Did This Happen!?!

It Happened Because
Christian Living By-Faith
- Conscience Badly Bent -
Became Very, Very, Very Complacent
And Careless
And Ambivalent
And Gainsaying
And Greedy For Gain
And Anxious For Elevation
And Tired Of Waiting ...!

... Tired Of Waiting!?!
For Jesus!?!

Simply Put, Yes!

He Wanted The Wisdom
And The Power
And The Glory
And The Honor
And The Praise ...!

... You'd Better Stop!
You're Saying That He Wanted To Be God!

Pretty Much!

A Christian Wanting To Be God!?!

Another Lucifer In The Camp Of The Saints!

... Lord, Help Us!


How Does This Happen!?!

When A Christian Gets Complacent
About His Daily Prayers
And
Fixes His Focus
On What Brings Carnal Minds Cheer
He Forgets Who Is His Master
And
What His Mission Is
And
He Gets Himself All Tied Up In Getting Things
And
Causes Old Satan To Go Into Actionable Top Gear!

Complacent Christian Becomes Careless
- A Car Without Wheels -
And
Thinks Nothing Of Compromise
Because
His Eye Is On The Corporeal
And Not On The Heavenly Real
And
His Ears Tickle From Tasting
Tender Trite Bold And Base Lies
And
This Happens All Because 
He Is Into The ... I-Feels!

A Committed Christian
Is
A Christian Standing In Truth And On Fact
And
Not A Christian Devoted To Feeling
Because
When Feeling Is Foremost
Fact Suffers Lack
And
A Christian Suffering The Lack Of Facts
Is
A Weak Christian ... Primed 
For Satanic Attack!

A Weak Christian Under Satanic Attack
Indulges
In Ambivalence
Becoming Wishy-Washy 
And As Stable As A Wind-Blown Cloud
And
Subject To The Vagaries Of The Wind
By Which He Is Being Blown About!


The Ambivalent Christian
Then Indulges In Gainsaying
Challenging
The Very Word Of The Eternal Holy God
Not Fearful Of Chastisement
Willing Only Toward The Enticement
That Is The Trojan Horse Gift Of Satan
The Fallen Angel And God-Fraud!

Gainsaying Christian
Then Settles
For The Eyefull Of Current Time
And Foreswears The Bellyful
Promised
By The Lord God Holy Divine
And
Awaiting The Faithful
The Enduring
The Waiting Watching Working Saved
Who Shall Ascend To His Great Glory
And Live
Forever And Always!

With Gainsaying
Comes
Greed For Gain
And
Anxiety For Social Elevation
And
Soon
There Is Outright Rebellion
And
The Stated Tiredness Of Waiting On Jesus Christ
Our Savior, King And Lord
Who Ain't Never Coming Again
Because
He Has Heard That Jesus Was Coming
Since Adam Was A Lad
And
In His Illuminated Mind
He Is Now Become A Fable
A Bedtime Story
A Fad
And
He Is Truly Glad
That He Has Insight And Foresight
And
He Is Getting What's To Be Got
While The Getting Still Is 
The Thing Called Hot!

His Desire Is To Be Among The Have's
Not Among The Have-Nots!

Brethren, Beloved
Listen Closely Unto Me
Waiting On The Lord Is Not Doing Nothing!
It Is Doing Your Assigned Chore
With Humility
Dedication
Commitment To Task
Ignoring The Naysayers
And
Working The White Fields Vast!

He Who Is Cast Out
And Forever Broken
One Satan By Name
Is Uncaring Of Your Acquiring Worldly Gains
As Long As You Join Him 
In Unquenchable Flames!

All Who Are Greedy
Greedy For Gain
Are Pierced Through With Many Sorrows
And
End Their Lives In Abject Shame!

Please Do Not Be In A Hurry For Riches
For Mortal Man's Applause
For Profits' Chains
Because
In The Day Of Vengeance
Profit Is For Only Those Who
Sought The Elevation Of Jesus Christ The Lord
In The Hearts Of Those
Previously In Sin And Lost!
Please Count The Cost!

What Does It Profit A Man
If
He Shall Gain The Whole World
And
Lose His Own Soul!?!
What Will A Man Pay For To Save His Soul!?!

What Is Already Purchased
Cannot Be Bought Again
And
Specifically That Already Bought By
The Glorious King Of Love
The Lord Of Life!
In Him Is Our Only Means Of Survival
Of
The Earthly Strife!




What Jesus Christ Has For Us ... Is Free!
When Jesus Christ Sets Us Free We Are ... Indeed Free!
Heaven Awaits ... The Sin-Free!


Buy Lies
And
Walk To Hell For Free!

Creeping Comprise
And
Rush To Conformity
Are Shoes Best Left 
In Damnation's Free-For-All Store!

Don't Bite The Pretty Lure!
Don't Buy The Musical Lore!

**--**--**--**--**

PRAYER:

Father,
I Thank You
For Your Promise To Me
Of
Life Everlasting
Of
Peace Eternally!

I Bless You, Lord
For My Innumerable Blessings!
I Trust You For My Daily Care!
I Will To Follow Jesus Christ
My Only Savior
And
Wait On Him Faithfully
To Share His Riches
In Paradise!
In Mercy
Please Hasten
The Great Redemption Day!

Please Help Thou My Brethren
In Families Near And Far
And
Bless Them With All Blessing
So That They Will
Steadfastly Walk
To The Glorious Kingdom
Whose Gates, Beckoning
Now Widely Stand Ajar!

Please Hear My Heart's Plea
And
May Your Holy Spirit
Gently Guide Us
Into All Truth
And
The Holy Angels
Stand Perpetual Guard!

Remember Us All, Lord
According To Your Divine Will
And
In Your Holy Way
For
In Jesus Christ's Name
I Pray And Humbly Plead!
AMEN.







Saturday, June 10, 2017

Whosoever Will May Come?!

There Was Going To Be A Grand Celebration!
The King's Invitations Had Been Sent Out!
A Buzz Was Over The Kingdom
And
Everyone Was Crying Out:

Did You Get An Invitation?!

The Oft Heard Answer?!

No!

Until Someone Held Up An Engraved Card 
AND
Read:

Whosoever Will
May Come!


Whosoever Will?!
Who Is Whosoever?!
We Know No One With That Name!
What Of Tom
Dick
Harry
Tracey Frank And Bill?

And What Of Henrietta
Flossie Tammy And Dear Phil?!
Who Is This "Whosoever Will"
That He
To The King's Celebration
Should Come!

Friends!
Brethren!
Countrymen!
Please Calm Down!
Lend Me An Ear!
There Is A Bit Of Confusion
Bad Interpretation
Let Not Your Hearts Be In Fear!

The King Invites You All To His Celebration!
It Is Your Decision
If You Will Take Part!
You All
Are Whosoever Will!
You Are All Invited
AND
The King Desires You
To His Celebration
To Come!

Whosoever Will?!

Whosoever Will!
Rich Poor
Free Bond
Halt Lame
Even Those From The Skids?!

Whosoever Will?!

Whosoever Will!

Whosoever Meaneth Me!

It Meaneth Me ...!

And Me
AND
Thee!

And We!
Praises To The King!

Whosoever Meaneth ... ME!
It Meaneth Me!

I Shall See The King!
Let His Praises Ring!
I Shall See The King
That Day!
I Shall Wash My Robe
In The Blood Of The Lamb
And Be Cleansed
So That I May In Peace
Behold The Son Of God
The Son Of Man!

In All His Glory
We Shall See King!
He Had Been Gory
When Our Sins Did
His Dear Son's Body
Sting!
It Was On Calvary
The King Gave His Son To Save You And Me
And Now
We Shall Say
Bless You, Lord!
We Gave Up The Fraud!

When We See Our King
On Celebration Day!
That Glorious Day!

Praise Be!





Monday, October 19, 2015

The Ultimatum


ToBe SaVed is Ever Always Surrounded
By Sinners
Sinning and
Sin, and
His Brethren
NeeDing SaVing
MayBe SaVed
HowToBe SaVed and 
BeYe SaVed
Have been His Heart
Troubling!

He Knows John 3 and Verse 16
He Knows 1 John 1 and Verse 9
He Knows he wants to be Christian
But Sin - and Sinning - is Brightening his Searching Seeking Eyes!

Sinning to ToBe SaVed Seems So Exciting!
Do Whatever Whenever However you Want!
The Thrills often Heard 
Excite More Than God's Word
And ToBe SaVed is Iffy, Itching to Join Follow-Fashion's Herd!

Follow-Fashion is The Great Deceiver!
Truth to him is Not About Eternal Life!
LIFE to him is about Fun, Fads, Falls, Foolishness and Feelings
Especially when Delivered by The Cruel-Friend Knife!

One Day, LIFE Itself gave ToBe SaVed The Ultimatum:

"Choose You This Day Whom You Will Serve!"

Poor SaVed ToBe, was in a Pickle ... a Quandary
For Follow-Fashion was Great Fun and Fabulosity!

ToBe SaVed Sat Down
Weighed The Pros and
Weighed The Cons
And Asked The Great Question of His Own Soul:

"When The Fun is All Done, Where Will I Rest When I Lie Down?"

And His Spirit gave Him This Simple Dressing Down:



"Life Without Christ is a Satanic Device
To Draw You Away from Your Soul's Savior
That Life is Full of Thrills and Spills
Hangovers and Chills
And Friends that Last as Long as Your Last Dollar Bill!

With Jesus Christ as Your True Companion
Your Life will be Hard is Many Ways
You Will be Hated and Cursed
You Will Bruises Nurse
But Your Ride in The Hearst
Will Not Be The Curse!

Jesus Christ Saves!
He Died for You!
Don't be a Sin Slave!
Pick up His Light Burden and Walk
Sedately ... He is By Your Side
The Spirit of His Comfort Will Be Inside
And ...
At The Last ...
Just Like Jesus ...
You Will Be Raise From The Dead ... GLORIFIED!"


ToBe SaVed is today I-Am SaVed!
He Knows When he Dies
Angels will Mark his Cold Grave
And he Walks and Talks 
As The True Christian Should
His Walk and His Talk Match
He does not Talk as Spilled Gas
And Walk as Lit Match
But he Blesses
And Teaches
And The Seeking Soul
He Prays for and Edifies!



Play Now - Sacrifice Later!
Sacrifice Now - Play Later!

OR

Heaven Now - Hell Later!
Hell Now - Heaven Later!

OR

Hard Life Now - Bliss Later!
Bliss Now - No Life Later!

*******

However YOU Want It
YOU Are Going To Bear A Cross!