Showing posts with label Matthew 18:3. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Matthew 18:3. Show all posts

Monday, May 16, 2022

Recapture Childlike Innocence!




Humble, Curious, Teachable
Enthusiastic, Trusting
Faithful, Innocent, And Loving 
Are All Childlike Traits! 

Beloved, 

Our Blessed Jesus Desires Us To Become 
As Greatly-Beloved, Grateful, Thankful, Little Children 
Who Have No Hang-Ups About Or Fears Because Of Him! 

Jesus Christ, In His Earthly Sojourn, Loved Children 
And 
Called Them To His Side
And 
Lifted Them Up
And 
Touched Them
And 
Blessed Them! 

Do You See Yourself!?! 

Called, Uplifted, Held Close
Blessed Of And By Our Faithful, Loving, Kind
Caring, Compassionate Father In Heaven 
Who Blesses, Teaches, Keeps
And 
Goes With Us-Willing 
To Discover And Absorb His Wisdom
Beauty, Nature, Holiness, Artistry
Will, Ways, And Wonders! 

We Are Loved, Desired, Called! 

We Need To Answer
Believe
Accept, Understand, And Obey! 

We Must Get Rid Of The Guile 
Aka The Practiced Deceit Of Adulthood 
And 
Recapture The Innocence Of The Child 
And 
Accept That Our Father Knows Best 
And
Trust Him Unabashedly, Unwaveringly
Wholly And Solely! 

Are You Willing To Let Go 
And
Let Your Father God Be The Boss Of You!?! 

Dear Ones, 

Let Us Be Profitably Childlike 
And Not 
Uselessly Childish! 

By Grace Through Faith
Let Undying-Love Love You 
And
Personally Lead You Home! 

Our Father Is Waiting 
And
There Will Be A Joyous Celebration!

 Peace! 















Monday, August 16, 2021

Trust ... Don't Tempt ... The Lord!






It Is Amazingly Disappointing To See And To Know 
How Little We, As Christians
Truly Trust The Lord Of Life 
With Our Well-Being 
And 
Our Gifted-To-Us Lives! 

This Isn't Just Disappointing
It Is Down-Right Shameful 
And 
If It Is Not Repented Of And Corrected
It Shall Surely Lead To Our Eternal Demise! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Christ Asks Us To Faithfully ... Enduringly
Follow After Him 
On The Path Which He Has Marked
Walking In The Light That Is Himself
Holding To The Truth That Is His Name
- Which Is His Character - 
Which Is Just, Kind, Good
Giving And Forgiving! 

Jesus Christ Daily Proves To Us That 
He Is Provider, Protector
Helper, Healer
Savior, Sealer
Friend
Lord, God
Keeper
And 
King Glorious! 

Our Kind King Abundantly Gives 
All That We Need
Haven't Asked For
Or Ever Contemplated
And
All That He Asks In Return 
Is 
Child-Like Trust 
Which Will Never Be Abused
And
Never Be Wastefully Spent! 

The Facts ... 

Alarm Clocks Don't Wake Us! 
Farmers Don't Feed Us! 
Man-Armies Don't Protect Us! 
And
Science Falsely So Called Can't Heal Us! 

All That We Are And Have
Is 
Done Through The Loving Sacrifice Of Our Father 
Who Gave Us His Only Begotten Son 
Who Sent Us The Holy Spirit 
Who Sees To Our Needs Through The Holy Angels 
Who Minister To Us 
Who Shall Inherit Christ's Free Salvation! 

Be Wise For Your Own Self ... 

Please Choose Now ... Today
To Trust In The Lord Christ With All Of Your Being! 
None But He Can Save And Seal
Against The Coming Judgment! 

Peace!





Wednesday, October 17, 2018

IMPUDENT OR IMPORTUNATE: Paying Dues To The Lord Christ!

Impudent Sinner
And
Importunate Prayer
Are As Unlikely A Pair
As It Is Possible To Meet In The Kingdom Of Grace!

Impudent Sinner Is Bold In His Iniquitous Ways
And
Sincerely Contemptuous Of All Attempts
To Cause Him To Give The Lord Christ His Daily Dues
Which Are Owed By All The Citizens Of The Realm
Be They Young Or Old
Believer Or Nay
Rich Or Poor
Free Or Bond
Righteous Unrighteous
Thankful Unthankful
Holy Unholy
Clean Filthy
Just Or Unjust!

None Were Exempted From Paying The Necessary Dues!

Importunate Prayer
- By Stark Contrast -
Is 
A Humble Christian
Waiting For The Consummation Of Her Hope
For Faith To Be Made Sight!

Importunate Prayer Had Learned To Pray 
And
To Sincerely Petition From Her Old Granny-Ma
Who Had Had Cause To Appear In Court Before
- Of All People To Be Avoided -
The One And The Only
Unjust Judge!

Unjust Judge Did Not Fear Almighty God
And
He Had Not Even Common Respect For The Local Citizenry!
He Was Law Unto Himself ... Or So He Thought
And
He Did As He Pleased
To And For Whomever He Pleased
As And When He Saw Fit
Until He Butt Upon Granny-Ma Able Prayer
Who Had Cut Her Teeth In Her Mudda's, Raisah Prayer, Home!

Unjust Judge
Prided Himself On Having A Hard Heart
A Dead Conscience
A Face Of Flint
And
The Harshest "No!" Ever Uttered
To Those To Whom He Refused Justice!

Impudent Sinner Is His Well-Beloved
Some May Even Say
Favorite Grandson!

Importunate Prayer Loved Impudent Sinner 
With A Love That Would Not Let Him Go To Hell 
In A Hand-Basket Without A Fight
And
Impudent Sinner Was Quite Content To Let Her Swing In The Wind
While He Dallied With Heat Enda Night!

What He Did Not Know Or Expect
Was That Importunate Prayer
Intimately Knew The Lord Of Light
And
Had Personally Received Of His High And Holy Hand
The Living Word
Which Was A Lamp Unto Her Feet
And
A Sure Light Unto Her Path! 

As Long As She Had And Used That Living Word
She Could Never, Ever, Go Astray From Truth
And
By So Doing
Miss Entering Eternal Life!

Importunate Prayer Desired 
- With Her Whole Heart -
To Have Impudent Sinner Join Her In Eternal Life
In The Realm Of The Blessed
The Place Of Peace And Rest
In The Kingdom Of Glory!

Only Overcomers Of Sin May Enter There!

Only Those Who Wear The White Linen Robe
The Robe Representing The Righteousness Of Saints
- The Lord Christ's Righteousness -
Have The Right To Enter There
By Walking Through The Twelve Pearl Gates
And
Into The Glorious City
Wherein Is The Tree Of Life
And
The River Of The Water Of Life!
Angels Excelling In Strength 
Will Be The Companions Of All Who Enter There!

Impudent Sinner Thought He Had Importunate Prayer On Lock-Down
And
Check-Mated With No Options 
But 
To Wait On Him Until He Was Good And Ready To Come-To!

He.  Thought.  Wrong! 

Impudent Prayer
- Through The Blessing Of Experiential Worship -
Knew And Waited ... Patiently
On Her God
The Eternal God Of The Universe
The God Of All Graces
The God Who Saves And Seals
Helps And Heals
Leads And Feeds
Provides For And Protects
Guides And Chides
Teaches And Tests
Commands And Corrects
And
Oh, So, Very Much More!

Importunate Prayer Had Placed Impudent Sinner
On The Altar Of Sacrifice! 
He Was At The Top Of Her Prayer List!
She Prayed For Him!
She Prayed for The Salvation Of His Soul!

She Prayed That He Would Come To Jesus Christ
As His Forever Friend 
His Savior Lord And King
And
That He Would Repent Of His 
Willful Wayward
Sinful Selfish Ways
And
She Prayed For Him Without Ceasing!

Without Words Of Acrimony
And
With Kind And Gentle Ways
She Spoke Kindly To Him
And
Every Conversation They Had Together
She Ended The Same Way:

I Love You
But I Love Jesus Christ More! 

I Love You!
But Jesus Christ Loves You Best!


Time Passed As Time Does ...

Just As Water Against Stone Eventually Makes An Indelible Impression
Importunate Prayer's Living Example
Was Not Just Leaving Its Mark On Impudent Sinner
But 
Also On Everyone Observing The Interactions
Their So-called Relationship
And
The Self-Same Importunate Prayer!

Brethren ...

He Who Teaches, Learns! 
He Who Learns, Shares And Teaches  ... Another! 
And
He Who Teaches ... Learns ...!

A Light Held In The Hand
Illuminates The Light-Bearer! 
Light Shining On A Path Mark's The Way For Self And Others!
Light Shed On The Word Illuminates Aka Edifies The Reader
And
Exposes The Handler
And
Informs The Observer! 


Shed Light Is The Silent Witness
Which Speaks ... Volumes!


The Fact Of The Matter Is That ... 

On All Participants In The Story
The Holy Spirit Was Doing A Good Work
And
Those Trees
- In No Way Surprising To The Heavenly Intelligencies -
Started Sending Down Good Roots
Which Led To Those Good Trees Sumptuously Blossoming
And, Ultimately
Bearing Good Fruit!

Impudent Sinner
- Uplifted And Transformed -
Changed His Name To Repentant Sinner
And
That One Now Known As Repentant Sinner
In The Very Day He Went Down Into The Watery Grave
- Which Symbolized His Sharing In Christ's Death
And Being In Raising Up To Share The Newness Of Life
Because He Had Forsaken The World
And Because It Demonstrated Outwardly
What Had Changed Inwardly -
Proposed Holy Matrimony To Importunate Prayer!

On The Day Of The Nuptials ...

When The New Family Was Officially Presented To The Congregation
The Pastor Announced Them Thusly:

Mr. And Mrs. Repentant Sinner-Saved!

Three Boisterous Cheers Of Felicitation
Were Energetically Raised For Importunate Prayer-Saved
And
Joyful Hallelujah's And Prayers Of Thanks 
Were Offered Unto The God For Whom
Nothing Is Impossible! 

The Sinners-Saved Gave All Glory To The Eternal God Holy!

The Congregation Humbly Said:

AMEN!!!








Friday, March 18, 2016

HAPPY SABBATH + The Collision: When Lies Met Truth! + PRAYER: I'm Still True To Holy You!







River Tom
Said To Miss Kitty True:

"Come Into My Den!
Let Me Play A Little Game With You!
I Am Bold!
I Am Virile!
I've Killed A Dead Mouse Or Two
And I Want To Make
Sweet Music 
Sweeeet Music With You!"

"See Yonder Massive Spider
In That Small Shining Web
I Cuffed Him
And I Fluffed Him
And Now He IS Quite Dead
For
I Made Him An Example
Of My Prowess 
To Show You
That I Love You!
I Love You!
I Love You!
I Doooo!"

"As For That Listless Boa Constrictor
That's Been Aggressively Killing The Old Crone's Dead Cows
I Constricted His Constructor
And Now He IS Pulling My Plow!
I Did All That To Show You
That Though That Creator Maybe Had Been Bold
I, Yes, I
Devilish Darling That I AM
I Create The Music 
That I Use To Move 
Your Poor, Poor, Poor, Soul!

"Come Into My Parlor!
I Have Your Dinner All Prepared!
We Shall Share One Spoon
For I Made A Biting Consommé!
You Won't Need No Long Spoon
For
Our Dining, Darling, Issssss Intimate!
Leave A Message For Your Father!
Tell Him You Will Be Out Late! 
Verrrryy Late!"

"River Tom!
You Old Pole Cat!
From Me Get Away!
You're A Liar - The Very Devil!
You Should Say A Repentance Prayer!

"I Am Not One Gullible!
I Can See Right Through You!
You're Nothing But That Wicked Old Demon
Looking For Someone On Whom You Can Easily Chew!"

"Unlike You, I Trust My Father!
I Stand On His Every Word!
I Walk As One Humble
AND
I'm Not Joining Your Herd
Of To Truth Misfits and 
Rejecters Of The Living Word
Who've Swallowed 
Your Wholesale Mixed-Nut Pack Of Lies
And Who Walk About Pointing 
Saying:
'There Be Grey Aliens In Them Skies!'"

"Go Take Off Your Ever-changing Costume -
You Stopped Me Last Week
AND
I'm Telling You Now 
As I Did Tell You Back Then:
Get Thee Behind Me!
Once-For-All Formerly-Dead Jesus 
Is Alive!
He's My God
AND
He Ain't Dead!"

"Was-Dead Jesus Is Walking!
He's Walking On Full-Bodied Living Feet
AND
He IS My Lover
AND
He IS Gentle,  Kind,  Sweet
AND
I've Given Him My Burdens
AND
Bless Him!
I No Longer Walk With Hobbled Feet!

"With Regard To Your Dinner
You Can Forget About Me!
Your Goat Parts Are Fair Showing
AND
You Are Starting To Bleat!"

"Your Lies Don't Amuse Me
For
They Are Really Quite Sad!
You Left All God's Glory
To Become Fashionably Evil and
Noticeably Bad!"

"You Can't Go Back Home
AND
I'm Not Staying With You Here!
Enjoy Your Sorry Dinner
AND
Your To-Die-For 
Decadent Chocolate Eclairs!"

"Covering Up In That Light Gown
Doesn't Change Out Who You Are!
Admit It!
You Are Satan!
AND 
My Father IS Going To Forever Cut The Power 
In Your Lying-Light Bar!"

"Hear Me Once And For All Times:
Your Time Left Is Really Quite Short!
You May Now Do Your Damnedest
BUT
Your Genie-Bottle Will Soon Have 
1,000-Year Cement In The Cork!"

"I Know You Will Appear Again
After All Of Your Failures Have Had Sweet Rest
AND
You'll Come Up Against The Saints In Grand Zion
BUT
Hallelujah!
Your Going For Broke
Is Just Going To Get You 
By My God
Eternally Smoked!"


Father, I Am On My Way Home!
I Just Met The Head Of The Goat-Herd!
I Denied Him A Victory
By
Standing Firm On Your Word!

Oh, Father!
My Father!
I Love 
and 
Trust You!
Thank You For The Many Blessings!
I'm Coming Home 
Still True 
To
Only Holy You!
AMEN.

**********

Lusciously Darling Displays
Of
Lofty Lissome* Loveliness
From
The Lilting Liberal Lord of Liedness
Are Still
Lies
But Gilded
With
Expensive Pretty Polish!

*Flexible, Agile, Graceful