Showing posts with label Patience. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Patience. Show all posts

Saturday, April 22, 2023

HAPPY SABBATH + Don't Flame Out Or Rust Out!




Look At Life! 

Flame Up Flamed Out 
And 
Then There Appeared Rust Out And Burn Out! 

There's A Thing! 

You See, Flame-Up Was A Blow-Hard 
And 
An Obnoxious Bottom-Feeder 
Who Knew Everything About Anything And Everybody

And 

He Kept Lists And Posited Himself To Be A God! 
Let's Call Him Gaudy! 

He Was Like That Big Fat Fluffy-Belly 
Supposedly All-Knowing Holiday-Season Elf 
With The Santa-Satan Appellation 
Who Can Hold No Candle For Nor To The Divine One
Jesus Christ The Lord Of Life
And
That Is Why He Spectacularly Did The Flame Out Thing! 

Now, As For Rust-Out
He Had Had A Good Thing Going With The Master-Maker 
Until He Began To Imbibe What He Should Have Anointed Himself With! 

Man-Word O' Praise Went Straight To His Head 
And 
He Began To Believe His Own Self-Paid Advertising Campaign 
Which Consisted Of Pure Hype From The Accuser Of The Brethren! 

Rust Out's Eyes Fixed
His Joints Seized
And 
His Heart Atrophied
And 
His Work For Christ Came To A Grinding
Rusty-Sounding
Ain't Good For Nothing Halt! 

Beloved, 

Know The Truth! 

Pride Is Poor For Patience 
And
Putrid To Peace With The Prince Of Peace
The King Of Love! 

There's A Better Way! 

Dear Ones, 

I Present To You Burn Out
That Stalwart Of The Holy Faith Who Loves His God 
And 
Does Everything By Grace Through Faith 
To Bless His Lord With His Ready And Willing, Able Service 
And 
Not Fuh Nuh Waterproof Sea-Meat 
Aka Fish Aka Feeling I Should Help ... For Personal Profit! 

Burn-Outs Hurt Like H E Two-Sticks 
But
Oh, The Joy Everlasting 
When The Day Of Regeneration Shall Finally Come! 

I Beseech Us All To Please Let The Lord Of Life Alone 
Love, Lift, And Laud You! 

The Lord Is Faithful: 
Humble Yourself! 

Peace!











Friday, February 17, 2023

HAPPY SABBATH + EVERLASTING LOVE: What A Friend ... And Lover!















Think About The Fact, Beloved, That 
Someone Loves You With A Sacrifice-Of-Themselves Love 
Which Will Not Let You Go 
But
Leaves You Free 
To Walk Away And Associate With Another So Unworthy 
Who Is Basely Encouraging You 
Into Damnation, Into Oblivion, To Go! 

The Someone Who Loves You 
Is 
Your Forever Friend
The Kind Of Friend Who Sees You Clearly 
And 
Lovingly Corrects You When You Are Being Self-Destructive 
And 
Acting To Others Rudely, Crudely
Unfairly, Unkindly, And Even Inhumanely! 

This Someone Who Loves You Without Hope Of Return
Walks With You,  And Talks With You 
Even Though His Overtures Of Love You Treat As Trivialities ... And Spurn! 

I Cannot Condemn You 
Because 
To Him I Did The Same Thing 
Until The Day I Heard Him Cry 
As He Beseeched Me Sin And Self To Deny! 

What Really Caused My Cold Heart To Break 
Was When I Heard Him Call My Name In Prayer! 
He Pleaded With The Father To Let Him Try Another Year! 

He Said That He Would Water Me With His Tears
Feed Me With The Truth 
And 
Cause The Sunlight Of His Righteousness 
To Fall Upon Me In Radiant Array! 

He Pledged To Dig Around My Roots 
To Extract The Stones
To Remove Weeds, The Accumulated Rubbish Of Daily Life
And 
Get Rid Of The Trash Of The Past That 
Over Me A Long Shadow Had Cast! 

I Looked, Really Looked At Him
And 
Was Repulsed When I, In Turn, Really Looked At Me! 

I, Then, In Shame, In Self-Hatred
And 
In That Raging Desire For True Relationship
Reached For His Gentle Hand That 
Had Long Been Extended To Me In Heavenly Love! 

I Now Wear My Love For Him Boldly 
Even Though It Causes Me To Be Coldly Received By Others 
Who Cruelly Say That I'm In Love With And Loving An Illusion 
Which, On My Rush To "Entertainment" Is An Unwanted Intrusion! 

I May Not Physically See The One Whom I Love
The One Who I Know Loves Me First
But 
I Know That He Is Ever-Present
Hears My Call
And 
Answers My Prayers! 

Sometimes He Says "No!" 
And 
Sometimes He Says "Wait!" 
Sometimes He Says "Endure!"
So That I Above This Life May Elevate! 

He Says That In This Way I Exercise
Aka Work His Daily Gift To Me Of Faith 
By Which I Learn Patience 
Which Is Doing A Perfect Work! 

I Tell You The Truth: I Now Love Him As My Forever Friend 
And 
More Importantly
As The Lover Of My Soul ... Who I Am 
And 
I Finally See, Understand
And 
Accept His Word ... It's Alive ... That 
By Constant Communion, Communication
I Will Become Like Him! 

His Spirit Known Holy Comforts, Corrects, Teaches 
And 
Guides Me In The Way That I Should Go 
And 
I Am Glad 
Because 
His Father Has Consented That He Is To Bring Me Into His Home
The Gloriously Lit House In The Eternal City 
Where He, His Name Is Love And Peace, Lives, Reigns
And 
Rules! 

He Is Rich Beyond All Imagining And I Don't Even Care: 
I Just Desire To Be With Him
To Be Forever In His Presence 
Even Though He Is Giving Me My Own Home! 

For The First Time In My Life
I Have Found A Lover Whose Love Gives 
And 
Does Not Expect To Receive! 

If You Have Doubts Believing That He Is Really Real
Look At His Brow
And 
Gently, By Faith, And With Love
Touch The Palms Of His Hands, His Feet, And His Side! 

You, Me, We Did That To Him 
And 
He Still Wants Us Near To His Heart! 

He Is Almighty God, Creator, Savior, Redeemer! 
He Is The King Of Glory! 
He Is The Righteous Judge! 
His Name Is Jesus! 
What A Friend! 

Peace!



















Friday, October 14, 2022

HAPPY SABBATH + Be Careful Little Tongue What You Say!











Humans Are  Strange Creatures! 

We Have A Penchant For Calling People Dumb
Slow, Stupid, Ignorant, Uneducated, And Backward, 
When They Do Not Immediately Grasp 
Or Understand Something That 
We Are Setting Forth For Their "Education!" 

Beloved, 

We Should Energetically Curb Our Enthusiasm In This Regard 
Because
Get This
If Almighty God Had The Same Dank Attitude Like We Do
He Would Rightly Call Us Uneducatable Ignoramuses 
For How Very Many Times He Has To Correct Us 
For Making The Exact, Same, Identical, Documented Mistake That 
Myriad Millions Of Men Have Made For Millennia 
Even Though The Right Way To Walk 
Is 
Known And Documented
And 
The Corrective Measures To Be Taken 
Are Also Known And Documented! 

Dear Ones, 

Even Though The Lord Has Made It Plain That 
He Will Not Always Strive With Mankind
He Nevertheless Leads Us Gently
And 
Corrects Us With Fatherly Love
Because 
He Well Remembers That We Are Dust
And 
Weak
But 
Also That He Gave Up His Only Begotten Son 
To Save Us From Self, Sin, And Satan
Death, The Grave 
And 
Hell! 

Should Not We Also Learn And Exercise Patience 
When Dealing With Others Less Swift 
Than We Ourselves May Be 
When We Know For Sure What It Is That We Do 
In The Plain Sight Of The Holy God!?! 

Tenderly Think Truthfully About It! 

Peace!

















Wednesday, January 19, 2022

SECOND-GUESSING ALMIGHTY GOD: "No!" Is A Complete Sentence!




To See Our Lord Jesus Christ In Perfect Peace
We Must Understand, Accept
And 
Operate Under The Knowledge That "No!" 
Is 
A Complete Sentence 
Bearing Full Instructions Incapable Of 
Being Misconstrued, Misapplied
Mistaken, Mismanaged
Or Misinterpreted! 

Beloved, 

I Don't Know About You
But 
It Always Cracks Me Up To Hear One Person Say To Another: 

"Which Part Of "No!" Didn't You Understand: 
The N Or The O!?!" 

"No!" Stands For No Options! 

The Idea Of A One-Word Sentence 
Should Not Be Strange To Christians! 

We Have Jesus, Mercy, Grace
Help, Love, Heaven, Peace
Believe, Repent
Liar, Babylon, Hell, Satan! 

Each Of These One-Word Sentences 
Should Instantly Write A Story 
And 
Paint An Unmistakeable Picture In Our Minds! 

Dear One, 

How Do You Feel About Being Told "No!?!" 
Does Your Internal Translator 
Automatically Substitute "Yes!" In Its Place!?! 

Are You One Given To The Idea That 
"No!" Means Let The Negotiations Begin!?! 

Do You Believe That 
Second-Guessing The Lord For Denying You Your Heart's Desire 
Is 
Going To Make Like A Bird And Fly!?! 

We Are Growing In Grace 
          Through Faith 
                     Which Works By Love! 

Refusing The Direct Command Of 
The Lord Will Not Get You The New Life
The New Name
The White Robe
The Gold Harp
Or The Gold Crown! 

What We Practice We Perfect! 

Let's Set About Perfecting Our Praise 
And 
Accepting The Good Lord's "No!" Of Love By Faith 
So That By Patient Endurance We Will Hear 

"Welcome!" 

                      "Enter!" 

                                    "Home!" 

                                                     "Peace!" 












Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Master, Please Take Control!

 


Why Would You Ask The Lord To Take Control Of Your Life 
And 
Then Bitterly Complain 
When Your Ceiling Is Your Floor And Your Floor Is Your Ceiling
And 
Your Picture Window Is Your Backyard Door 
And 
All That Was Soooo Easy 
Is 
Suddenly Become A Bore And A Chore!?! 

A Cooperative Act Of Love 
Between A Husband And His Wife Produces
- By Almighty God's Great Grace -
A Very Much Wanted And Dearly Loved Beautiful Baby! 

A Cooperative Act Of Love 
Between The Savior Granting Forgiveness And Salvation 
And 
The Sinner Needing The Cleansing 
And 
The Promised New Life 
Produces A Saint Of God And Jesus Christ! 

Two-Party Cooperation 
Plus 
Necessary Patient Work 
Equals 
Serviceable Product Of Choice And Design! 

Planting Good Seed On Unploughed Aka Unworked Soil 
Never Yields The Bountiful Harvest! 

With This In Mind, Beloved
Consider Yourself Blessed, Bought, And Benefited 
When Your Life Is In Flux
When No Two Days Are The Same
When You Finally Recognize That Your Heart's Request 
Placed You Squarely Under The Control Of 
The Master Who Has Everything 
In His Loving, Can't-Fail, Strong Hand! 

He Who Has Begun A Good Work In You 
Will Perform It Until The Day Of Jesus Christ! 

With Patient, Enduring, Unreproachable Faith
Enjoy Your Journey To Joy! 

Pray, Plead, And Plod On 
As You Hold On To Almighty God's Unchanging Hand! 

Peace! 











Thursday, November 11, 2021

"Welcome Home, Children!"






Our Jesus Cares, Cries, Carries, Calls, And Comforts
But 
Never Competes! 

Our Jesus, Looks For, Leads, Loves, And Lightens Loads
But 
Never Lies! 

Our Jesus Prays, Pleads, Protects, Perfects
But 
Never Panders! 

Our Jesus Is Life, Light, Healer, Helper, Savior, And Sealer
Redeemer And Regenerator
But 
Never Deceiver, Belittler, Or Rejecter! 

Our Jesus, Lord And God Of All
Is 
Approachable 
But 
He Will Not Encroach Upon Your Turf! 

Even Though You May Say He Is Welcome In Your Life
He Is A "Gentleman"
Who Will Always Wait 
For Your Personal Call Of Honest Invitation! 

Our Blessed Jesus Invites Us To His Heart
His Kingdom
His Throne
His House
And 
His Table ... To Have His Life! 

He Says To Come And Reason With Him 
So Bring Your Reason, Your Request
And 
Be Reasonable! 

In Simplicity
We Are invited To Have A Little Talk With Our Jesus
The God Who Sees
Who Hears
Is Here
Who Knows
Who Shares
Who Was, Who Is, And Who Ever Shall Be
The God Who Can And Does Deliver For You 
Because 
He Is Alive
And 
Loves Us With An Everlasting Love! 

Beloved, 

How About Going For Broke
Putting Your Skin In The Game
Giving Your All To Jesus Christ The Lord
And 
Trusting Him To Get You Home To Glory!?! 

"Welcome Home, Children!" 
Will Be The Sweetest-Ever Music To Our Ears! 

Red Is For The Spilt Blood Of Christ!
Blue Is For Obeying The Law Of God!
Purple Is For Membership In The Royal Family!

Enjoy Your Talk With Jesus: 
Pray Fervently ... And Patiently Press On! 
Peace! 










Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Never Alone!







No One Stands Alone! 

Physically Being By Yourself  Says That 
You Are Alone! 

To Other People Observing You
They May Say That You Are Alone 
And
Lonely! 
If Only They Knew The Truth! 

As Committed Christians
We Often Stand Aside From The Crowd 
But
We Are Not Alone! 

There Are Times When You Will Be 
The Center Of Unwanted Attention 
And 
You Feel Cut-off From The Comfort Of 
Like-Minded Companionship: 
You Are Not Alone! 

Beloved, 

From The Moment Of Your Birth
Holy Angels Were On Assignment: 
How Many, Dear Ones, Is Not For Us To Opine! 

As We Walk With The Lord
These Holy Ones Influence Us 
To Do The Good And The Right
And 
They Abide With Us In Our Rest 
As And After We Bid Day-Time "Good Night!" 

Alas, And Alack
I Would Be Remiss If I Do Not Warn You That 
There Are Unholy Aka Fallen Angels Around You 
Ready
          Eagerly Willing 
                   And         
                Truly Able To Harm You! 

Be Sober 
And
Please Choose To Trust The Living Word Of 
The Lord Who Gives Life That 
He Will Never Leave You Or Forsake You 
And
Has Provided His Holy Spirit To Comfort 
And 
Correct You
All Day And All Night! 

Please Know And Accept The Good Counsel 
And 
You Will Reject The Bad 
As Long As You Remember That 
The World's Idea Of Aloneness Is Not Yours 
Because 
Your Loving Father 
Is 
Almighty God ... The King Of Grace And Glory! 

Please Spend Alone-Time With The Lord: 
Pray ... Pursue The Ever-Present God Patiently! 
Look Up! 

Peace!







Saturday, August 28, 2021

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Wait On The Lord By His Word!








Neither Nobody 
Nor His Brother, Sister, Father, Friend
Want To Wait On Anybody For Anything 
Because 
Waiting Is For Saps, Stooges
The Unconnected
And 
The Financially Challenged! 

Okaaay! 

Beloved, 

Our Text Starts With A "But" 
Which Tells Us Clearly That 
Those Who Do Not Wait Upon The Lord
Shall Not Have Their Strength Renewed
Shall Not Acquire Eagle's Wings
Shall Not Be Able To Run 
Because 
They Will Be Weary
And 
Will Not Be Able To Walk 
Because 
They Are Fainting From Weakness! 

How Very Interesting! 

Dear Ones, 

Paying Someone To Do Your Waiting For You 
Does Not Hold Water 
In The Economy Of Almighty God! 

Waiting On The Lord Generates Patience
Enhances Endurance
And 
Solidifies Faith Which We, Each, Shall Surely Need 
If 
We Are To Enter ... By Right
The Eternal City Of The Great God 
Who Provides For His People 
Before 
The Need Is Expressed Or Experienced! 

Please, I Beseech Us All
Remember That Waiting On The Lord 
Is 
Preparation 
Which Is The Key To Every Victory 
Worth Claiming And Celebrating! 

Be Wise 
And 
Wait On The Lord Jesus Christ! 

Wait On The Lord Jesus Christ
And 
Watch For His Coming! 

Watch For The Lord's Coming
And 
Work With Him For The Salvation Of Others! 

And

Please Work With The Lord Now 
Because 
Night Is Coming When No Man
Be They Connected
Financially Stable
Or Cash-Poor 
Can Drive A Stroke To Save His Own Life
Or The Life Of Another! 

Dare, Beloved, To Wait On Your Sure Blessings: 
Wait On Jesus Christ The Lord ... Yourself! 

Peace!


Thought For The Week Ahead:

Jesus Christ
Is
Our Only Savior
And
His Gift To Us
Of
His Sure Salvation 
Is 
Free
But
Will Only Benefit Those
Who Desire To Gain
The Victory Over Sin
By Obediently Travelling
The Way Of The Cross
With
Faithful Endurance
Via
The Path Of Purity! 







Love For The Lord
Starts And Finishes With Obedience
To His Holy Word
And
Walking In Accord With His Sovereign Will!

 


Saturday, July 10, 2021

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY: Keep Satan Miserable!



 




Just Because You Could Do Something
It Doesn't Mean That You Should! 

Just Because You Have Something
It Does Not Mean That 
You Don't Need The Savior's Blood! 

Just Because You Are Dissatisfied With Your Life
It Does Not Mean That 
You Should Make Others Dissatisfied With Theirs! 

Just Because You Love To Hate
It Doesn't Mean That You Should Hate To Love! 

Beloved, 

Misery Likes Company! 
Satan Is Miserable:
Disappoint Him In His Efforts
To Bring Forth Your Destruction
And
Keep Him That Way! 

Hate Hacks Out A Home! 

Doubt Constructs A Development 
And 
Seeks A Destination! 

Truth Is! 
Trust Will! 
Hope Holds Heads High! 
Endurance Always Tries! 

The Praying One Pleads
Plants Seeds
And 
Patiently Plods On To Paradise! 

Patience Is Practical! 

The "Practical" Christian Works 
And 
Watches As He Waits On The Praying-For-Us Prince
Our Prince Immanuel
Who Is Shiloh ... Our Peace! 

Peace With The Lord 
Makes The Way Home Plain 
And
The Journey There A Precious Priority! 

Practice What You Preach! 

Walk Wisely And Not Wildly 
And
Ever, Always, The Ways Of Satan Revile! 

Rid Yourself, By God's Great Grace, Of 
Sin's Embittering Bile 
And 
Do Not Our Blessed Lord's Name 
And 
His For-You Sacrifice Defile 
By Being A Child Of Satan By Proximity! 
Pray For Yourself
And 
Help Others! 

Peace! 






Friday, May 21, 2021

HAPPY SABBATH + This The Way: Walk Ye In It!





 



Why Do We Dare To Say To The Lord Of Life
The Judge Of All Flesh: 
"Teach Us Thy Way 
And We Will Walk Faithfully In It!" 
And Then 
Boldly Choose To Walk As Rebels Without A Cause 
Following A Dragon Who Has Never Won A Fight
Against Our Beloved Savior!?! 

We All Have The Right To Know The Will 
Aka The Requirements Of Almighty God
And 
To Go About Doing Them 
As Our Marching Orders Of The Day 
So That We ... In The Time Allotted
May Sow Good Seeds Which Will Surely Bear 
Good Fruit Unto Righteousness That 
The Lord Himself Shall Accept In The Glad Day! 

Beloved, 

You Have Said That 
You Will Faithfully Follow Jesus Christ
No Matter What Your Lot In Life!
 
Why, Then, Are You Playing Pat-A-Cake 
With A Homeless, Earth-Tied, Fire-Bound
Unregenerate, Irredeemable Lost Cause Like Satan 
Through Willful Disobedience!?! 

Satan Cannot Return To His Former Heavenly Home 
So His Task Is To Make You As He Is: 
Dispossessed, Disowned, Damned 
And 
Marked For Destruction!

Choose To Be Obedient 
And 
Stay On The Straight, Strait, Path 
By Habitually Practicing What The Lord Preached! 

With Patient Faith Working For Love 
And 
With Willing Obedience
Rest Assured That By God-Given Right 
You Shall Enter The Pearly Gates Of 
The Home That Is Called The Paradise Of God! 

On The Path To Eternal Life 
Is 
The Truth That Hurts, Helps 
And 
Heals The Hope-Filled Heart: 
Never Forget It! 

Peace!





Sunday, November 29, 2020

Choose The Good Part!






The Lord In Zion Does Not Sleep Nor Wear Dark Glasses: 
He Sees Us All Always! 

No Matter What Is Happening In Your Life
No Matter How Close To You Your Adversary Is
- Be It By Blood, Affection, Faith Or Affiliation -
Please Do Not Indulge In Their Tactics Aka Fighting Fire With Fire! 

Remember Always Whose Child You Are 
And 
Always Remember That The Weapons Of Our Warfare 
Against The Published And Private Agents Of Satan 
Are Spiritual ... Not Carnal
And
Choose To Fight Fire With The Faith Of Jesus Which Cannot Fail
 And
The Key In The Hand Of Faith ... Called Prayer
Which Unlocks Heaven's Storehouses 
Wherein Is The Abundance That Almighty God
- Through Jesus Christ Our Lord - 
Makes Available To His People 
By Request For Patience, Provision, Protection, Purity
And
Peace! 

Beloved, 

Satan Is The Condemned And Damned Liar
The Murderer Of Lives, Loves, Hopes And Dreams 
And 
All Who Walk In Charity With Him Doing His Dread Bidding
Shall Join Him 
In The One-Way, No-Escape Lake Burning With Fire And Brimstone! 

Remember, Remember 
Don't Ever Forget ... 

Evil Does Not Go Unpunished 
No Matter Who Is Doing It
And 
Good Does Not Go Unrewarded
No Matter Who Is Performing It! 

Use Your Free Will
And
Your Right To Choose
To Always Choose The Good Part Of This Life
So That The Lord's Best Blessings
Will Fall Abundantly Upon You! 
Look Up To 
And
Embrace The Lord Of Light, Love, Grace And Glory: 
Walk In Wise Ways ... Not Damnable Folly!
There Is No Heavenly Profit For Sinning!


Trust The Lord Always
Because
He Is Our Refuge
And
Our Strength!