Showing posts with label Presumption. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Presumption. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 29, 2020

TWILIGHT ZONE: Christian Complacency!?!







How Are You Standing, Walking, Talking
And 
Behaving As A Christian!?! 

Have You Forsaken The Committing Of Sin 
And
Are Feeling Quite Self-Satisfied 

Or

Are You In That Twilight Zone 
Where You Are Guilty Of Not Doing 
What Is Good And Right!?! 

Beloved, 

Every One Of Us Who Names The Name Of Jesus Christ 
Must Guard Against Complacency
And 
Feeling All Proud Of Ourselves 
Because 
We Are Not Active Participants Being Lawless 
And 
Transgressing The Laws Of The Holy God! 
Wake Up! 

We Are In More Danger From Committing The Sins Of Omission
- Of Not Doing Right - 
And 
That Is Exactly Where The Adversary Of God
The Adversary Of Our Own Souls 
Wants Us To Get Comfortable 
Both Day And Night! 

Doing Wrong ... And Not Doing Right 
Makes Us All Ready For The Burn-Barrel 
Which Makes Satan Very Happy 
And 
Christ Jesus Very Sad! 

Knowing Right 
And 
Deliberately Doing Wrong 
Is 
The Sin Of Presumption! 

Doing Neither Right Nor Wrong 
Is 
The Sin Of Neglecting The Great Salvation 
For Which There Is No Possible Excuse! 

What Must Be Done Should Be Done! 
Doing Otherwise 
Marks Us As Being Among Those Fools Who Say That 
There Is No Living, Holy, God! 

Be Wise ... Unto Your Own Soul's Sure And Secure Salvation
And
Choose To Be
And
Be Gloriously Blessed!

Satan Does Not Feed: He Steals!
Do Not Permit Him
- Or His Wage Slaves -
To Rob You Of The Good And Heavenly Food 
Provided Free And Abundantly
To Whosoever Will
And
The Blessings Personally Purchased For You
At Infinite Cost
By Our Own Creator, Savior, Lord, God 
And
Soon Returning King! 
Don't Run With The Lost Cause Brigade! 






Tuesday, September 15, 2020

STRAIGHT FACE: Is Jesus Christ The Boss Of You!?!



Mark 11:22 And Jesus answering said to them, Have faith in God.



Would You Truthfully Say With A Straight Face That 
Our Savior Jesus Christ 
Is 
Truly The Boss Of All Aspects Of Your Life!?! 

It Is A Strange Thing: 
The Lord Says To Us 
"Wait!" 
And 
We Go Forth Boldly And Foolishly Into The Great Unknown!

The Lord Says To Us 
"Go Forth Boldly!" 
And 
We As Bold Cowards Sit Back 
And 
Wait. On. The. Lord! 

Beloved, 

Obedience 
Is 
The Highest Form By Which We Honor 
And 
Worship Our God Known Holy 
And 
We Must Not Dare Heaven By Presumption 
And 
Act As Idolaters By Being Disobedient! 

When We Pray It Is An Act Of Faith: 
We Are Exercising Faith In Whom We Believe! 

When We Receive A Plain Instruction From The Lord
- Which Will Never Contradict The Living Word -
And 
We Disobey
We Indulge The Great Destroyer Of Faith
That Tool Of Satan Called Doubt! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

Almighty God Has Nothing To Give To Any Of Us 
Who Indulge Decimating Doubt! 

The Lord Equips Those Whom He Calls 
And
He Accompanies Those Whom He Sends 
And
He Rewards Those 
Who Do Not Lean On Their Own Understanding 
But 
Faithfully Repose All Their Trust In Him Who, Alone
Blesses And Utterly Saves! 

Look Unto Jesus 
And 
Boldly Go Where He Sends You! 
The Blessing Comes In Your Going! 

Total Obedience Profits The Faithful Few! 
Pray 
And 
Enjoy Perfect Peace!







Wednesday, February 19, 2020

The Putrid Pot Of Peas!

Power
Pride
Presumption
Pleasure
Are Four Peas In A Putrid Pot
Because
They Make Otherwise Wise People Believe That 
The Prince Of Peace
The God Of Grace
The Lord Of Life 
Will Not Ever Call Them Out!

We Are Called Christian
Because
We Faithfully Follow The Lord Christ
Doing As He Did
And
Causing The Father To Behold Us In Delight

But

We Fall Short Of The Glory Of God
By Walking On The Wild Side
Doing As Did Lucifer ... Now Satan
The Adversary Of Souls
He Who Would Take The Worship That
Belongs To The True Living
Giving Blessing Kind Holy Eternal God!

Do Not Think For A Moment That
You Can Separate The Love Of Almighty God
From His Justice!
Do Not Think For A Moment That
Satan Is Punished
And
The Lord Will Let You Slide
Just Because You Name The Name
Say The Prayers
And Give Free-Will Offerings 
And Pay The Owed Tithes
Because 
You Will Be Sadly Mistaken
And
For Gross Folly
Satan Will Willingly, Excitedly ... Pleasurably
Carry You On A One-Way Trip
To Death And Damnation
Which Will Never See You Crossing
The Separation Line!

Jesus Christ Is Power
And Yet
He Was Humble!
Satan Indulged Pride
And
It Saw Him From Heaven Tumble!

Lady Eve, King Saul, King David, Judas Iscariot
All Indulged In The Sin Of Presumption
And
The End Result Involving All
- To A Measurable Degree -
Involved Death:
To King Saul And Judas Iscariot
It Plainly States
To Hill Zion
These Will Never Enter The Pearl Gate!

This Leaves Us With ... Brings Us To
Lady Eve ... The Mother Of All Living
And
King David ... Through Whose Line The Savior Of Man Came! 

Repentance Is Good
For The Human Soul!

Brethren, Beloved 

Confession Of Known Sin
And
Repentance Therefor 
Puts You Outside Of Satan's Damnable Circle
And
Into The Safe Fold Of The Good Shepherd
Jesus Christ Our Lord And God
Who Was Lowly, Gentle, Meek And Mild
Who Indulged Prayerful Communion With
And
Who Walked In The Will And The Ways Of
Our Great Father
The Ancient Of Days! 

If You Love The Lord
Keep His Commandments!

Get Over Your Self ...

Humility Is Not A Put-Down
And
Unchecked Pride Is Not A Lift Up! 
Presumption Is Not Profitable

Unchecked Power Is Not Valuable
And
The Unhinged Pursuit Of Pleasure
For Pleasure's Unholy Sake
Is
A Free-Ride, One-Way, Non-Negotiable
Premium Ticket
Through Hell's Always Smooth, Hot And Wide Entrance
To The Burning With Fire And Brimstone Lake! 

Turn Back, Beloved
Before It Is Too Late! 
Don't Be Like Satan
Who Has Sealed His Own Fate! 

Think About It ...



One Great Difference 
Between The Saint Bound For Glory 
And 
The Sinner Bound For Hell 
Is 
The Inordinate Love For Experiencing Pleasure 
Just For Experiencing Pleasure
That Bold Sinners Find Exceedingly Pleasurable 
To The Rabid Exclusion Of Common Sense
Temporal Safety 
And 
Freely Given And  Presently Available Soul Salvation! 

Our Creator God Plainly Told Us What Is Good 
But 
We Are Allowing A Deceitful, Treacherous
Condemned, Damned, Fallen Cherub 
To Tell Us What Pleasure Is
Because
He Has A Cultured Voice
And
Wonder-Working Powers Of Unholy Persuasion! 

Lady Eve Permitted Satan To Convince Her Of 
What Is Pleasant To The Taste
Beautiful To The Eye
And 
Good To Make One Wise 
And 
We Are Still Paying The Price For That Disobedience!

I Beseech Us All, Brethren
Please Don't Pay With Your Skin 
What Your Soul Can't Afford: 
Earthly Pleasures Fade Fast! 
Let's Be Truly Wise: Listen To The Lord
And 
Be Forever Blessed!

A Pig In Pearls Is Still A Pig
And
A "Christian"
Calling The Name Of Jesus Christ
And
Living The Life Of Riley
And
Playing Footsie With Satan
Is Not Ever
Going To Be A Translated Saint!
Learn The Difference
Between Sinner And Saint
And
Choose According To
Your Preferred Final Destination!
Your Choice Is Your Ticket!
Jesus Christ
The Holy God Glorious
The King Kind
The Judge Righteous
Will Direct You To Your Assigned Gate!







Monday, February 17, 2020

CPA Versus CPR



Close Personal Association 
Faces Off Against
Close Personal Relationship
And
This Is No More Evident In The Bible Than
In The Outcomes Displayed Between 
Judas Iscariot And Jesus Christ
And
Jesus Christ And Simon Peter! 

In One Relationship ... The Servant Acts Like The Leader! 
In The Second Relationship ... The Savior Leads! 

In The Second Relationship
The Savior Does His Blessed Work
And
The Servant ... Given A New Name
Is 
Commissioned To Feed The Lord's Tender Lambs And Sturdy Sheep
And
This Faithful Servant
Enduringly Faithful To His Own Life's End
Has The Memorial Of His Faithfulness
Love And Worship Of His Blessed Lord
Displayed As A Foundation Of The Beautiful City ... Forever! 

The Other Is A Cautionary Tale
To All Who Are Tempted To Follow The Goat
The Devil
Satan
The Piercing Serpent
The Dragon
The Lord Of The Dung Flies! 

Remember, Brethren
CPAs Want Money
But
CPR Leads To Life ... With Our Lord Christ! 

Think About This: 






The Big Question We Have Before Is
How Is It Possible To Be In 
A Close, Intimate, Relationship With Jesus Christ
Holding A Position Of Trust 
Amongst His Trusted Disciples, Apostles
And Yet 
Have Satan Enter In Your Heart!?!

The Plain, Simple, Answer
Is
When We Allow Self To Be King
Greed To Be Master
Presumption To Be Our Motivator
And 
The Lust For Gain And Power To Be Our Propellant! 

You Can't See Your Self
And
Your Savior With Eyes On The Same Level
And
Expect Your Star To Rise! 

That's A Shooting Star! 

That's A Star Flaming ... Out! 

Beloved, 

Beware The Base Boaster
Who Blames Others For Self! 
Beware The Self-Serving Sinner
Who Encourages You To Put Your Saving Relationship
With Jesus Christ Our Lord And God
Upon The What-Not Aka Useless Things Shelf! 

We Cannot Serve Two Masters! 
We Must Love The Lord Christ... Exclusively 
Or We Shall End Up As Judas Did 
Betraying The Lord's Trust
Selling Out To The Call Of The World 
And 
Aligning With Satan
And 
Willingly Betraying The Lord Who, Alone, Saves Us! 

Judas Iscariot
Lost His Life ... His Chariot
Because
His Conveyance Moved On Lies! 

The End Of Judas Was That 
He Went From The Presence Of Jesus 
And
It Was Night ... Literally
And
Night Spiritually! 

There Was No More Light Of Life In His Soul
And 
He Went Out 
And 
Destroyed Himself ... Damned For Eternity
But
Not Before Feeling
And
Knowing
The Separation From Divinity
From The Lord Of Life!

He Knew The Blackness Of Darkness
The Breaking Of The Link ... With Heavenly Love! 

People, 

Presumption Is Knowing Right
And
Deliberately Doing Wrong
And Is
A Sin Like No Other
Because
We Mere Mortals Think We Can Tempt Almighty God!

See That You Don't Indulge In It
And
By The Grace Of Almighty God
Which Is Always Sufficient 
See To It That You Don't Sell Eternal Gold 
To Buy Perishable Silver! 
Faithfully Follow Jesus Christ And Live! 
May The Peace Of God Which Passes Human Understanding
Be Ever Yours!


Sunday, January 26, 2020

Lil' Bits Grow A Lot!

A Little Fault
A Little Sin
A Little Lie
A Little Error
A Little Hate
A Little Presumption: Reject This Tidy Terror!

A Little Love
A Little Light
A Little Truth
A Little Grace
A Little Faith
A Little Mercy: Take A Grateful Taste!
It's A Treasure! 

A Lot Of Problems In The Human Life
Stand On The Shoulders Of A Little Presumption
Because
Instead Of Taking Thought To Do And To Live Right
To Seek The Good Lord For Foresight
To Gain Insight
And
The Loving Savior To Delight
We Run And Board The Big Bus 
To The City Dump Called Assumption!

To Assume Makes A Fool Of You
And
A Bare-Back Donkey Out Of Me
With Neither Of Us Arriving At The Correct Destination!
We List To Port
And
We List To Starboard
And
We Never Make Land At Known-Safe Harbor!

Calvary Is A Fact ...

Mercy Is The Gift Most Free
The Blessing Of The Living God
To All Possessing The Human Body!
Mercy, For Us, Was Purchased At Great Expense
And
All Who Are Wise Unto Salvation
Grab Hold Hard Of The Container
The Lord ... The Christ
Who For Our Redemption
Was Bruised, Punctured
Despised, Discarded, Forsaken
But
In Glorious Triumph ... Denying Death
From Our Appointed Grave
He Did Massively Awaken! 


No Need To Assume:
Mercy For All Is Available
And Free!

A Little Mercy Makes The Way To Life Plain! 
A Little Mercy Relieves The Profane Of Their Shame! 
A Little Mercy To Us
From The Lord Who Gives Life
Acts As Our Catalyst
Giving Us The Best And Blessed Reason 
To Seek Jesus Christ's Eternal Life! 

Don't Get It Twisted ...

Presumption Knows Not Mercy
And
Mercy Has No Part In Presumption! 
Presumption Is A Gateway ... Drug
And
Presumption Itself Is Sin
And
Presumption Leads To The Pandora's Velvet-Lined Box
Where The Lot Of Little Sins
Are Comfortably Residing ... Abiding!

It Is Time That In The Lord Christ
You Sincerely Start Confiding!

Know The Facts ...

Little Things With Life Always Grow
And
Always Take One Of Two Directional Channels:

Send Down Roots
Grow Up Into A Lush Tree
And
Bear Abundant Good Fruit! 


Good Fruit Trees Get Pruned!

Or

Send Down Roots
Grow Up Into A Lush Tree
And
Bear Inedible Fruit! 


Bad Fruit Trees Get Purged!

Know The Right ...

The Tree Watered With Mercy 
Bears The Harvest Of Good Fruit
Fit For The Barns Of The Good King! 

The Tree Watered With Presumption
Bears The Harvest Of Inedible Fruit
And
The Tree Is Cut Down
And 
Made Into Wood For Burning
And
Cast Into The Hot Ovens Of The King! 

A Little Goes A Long Way! 
Is Your Little Something-Something
Leading You Tame To Salvation
Or Leading You Wildly To Damnation!?! 

Is Your Little Bit Good!?!
Is Your Little Bit Bad!?!
Is Your Little Bit A Treasure
Or Something From Which
To Save Your Life
You Must, With Prejudice, Be Severed!?! 

The Way To Eternal Life 
Just Requires One Little Step
One Constant Little Step
One Repeated Little Step
One Faithful Little Step
One Obedient Little Step
One Little Step ... Of Endurance! 


Whoever Endures To The End
Shall Be Saved!

The Master Is Here!
The Master Is Near!
The Master Is Walking With Us, Dear One!
We Should Roundly Cheer!

Let's Be Wise Unto Soul Salvation!
Let's Take A Little Step ... A Little Walk With Our Lord
And
Ascend Hill Zion That Beulah Land
Where There Is Joy, Peace ... No Fear! 


All There, Beloved, Is Bountiful Blessings
And
Loving Accord!
Let's Choose Eternal Life
And
The Great Reward!
Soon Comes The Long-Awaited Day!



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Saturday, November 30, 2019

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: IGNORANCE IS NOT BLISS: Ignoring Instructions

This Sermon, Brethren
Is Like No Other You'll Hear
And 
I Desire For Us All To Pay Close Attention:

Follow Almighty God's Commandments Always
And
To The Letter
And
Live Humbly In Godly Fear!

That's Nothing New!
I've Heard That All My Life!

In That Case, Big Mike
Since You Have Life-Long Experience
Come On Up Here With Me
And 
We'll Run An Experiment
For A Visual Aid To Bless Everybody!

Big Mike, Do You Like Garlic!?!

Of Course! Who Doesn't!?!
As A Matter Of Fact
I Take Two Garlic Capsules Every Day Without Fail!

Did You Take Your Capsules Today!?!

As You Well Know, Pastor Mac
Because I Told You When You Picked Me Up
I Was Running Late
And I Put Them In My Pocket For Later When We Eat!

I Have A Glass Of Water On The Lectern!
Would You Take Your Garlic Capsules 
Right Now ... In Our Presence!?!

No!

Would You Care To Tell Us 
Why You Won't Take The Garlic Capsules!?!

I Won't Take Them Now
Because The Instructions Clearly State:
Take With Food To Avoid Upset Stomach!

Sounds Reasonable!
Do You Always Follow Instructions!?!

By God's Grace, I Valiantly Try To Do So!?!

That's Fantastic, Isn't It, Brethren!?!

AMEN!!!

May I Encourage You To Not Follow 
The Instructions Aka The Rules
Aka The Commandments 
For Taking Your Garlic Capsules!?!

No!

What If I, Your Beloved Pastor
And 
Trusted, Lifelong, Friend
Your Brother By Faith
By Blood
And
By Affection
Were To Tell You That
I Also Take Garlic Capsules!?! 

I'd Say, Smart Man!

What If I Say I Take Garlic Capsules
On An Empty Stomach
And 
With No Ill-Effects!?!

I'd Say Good For You! 

I'd Say Prove It!

This Is Very Good, Brethren!
We Have Two Opinions:
The World And The Church
The Believer And The Doubter
The Right And The Wrong 
The Good And The Bad
Covering The Sinner And The Saint!

Big Mike, As We Discussed Prior
And 
To Open The Eyes Of The People Of God Today
How About We Both Take Our Daily Garlic Capsules
Just To See What Will Happen
To Those Who Dare To Ignore Instructions
Reject Rules
And
Defy Commandments!
Are You Game!?!

Against My Better Judgment
But All For A Good Cause
And Because It Won't Kill Me
I'm In The Game!

Brethren, 
Observe Carefully!

Big Mike, Do I Have Garlic Capsules In My Hand!?!

They Sure Smell Like My Garlic Capsules
That I Have In My Hand!

Very Good!
The Clock On The Wall Says It's 11:45 p.m.
Let's Give This Experiment Fifteen Minutes To Play Out!
Anybody Have Any Crackers ... Just In Case!?!

Lacey Macy Always Has Crackers!

I Sure Do!

Then We're Set!
Bottoms Up, Big Mike!

Likewise, Pastor Mac!

Not Even Five Minutes Later ... 

Lord Jesus, Help Me!

You Alright There, Big Mike!?!

No, Pastor Mac!
My Skin Is Going Clammy
And It Feels Like Someone 
Is Ripping Through My Stomach With A Hacksaw
And My Whole Body Feels ... Feels 
Feels Like It Is Electrified ... On Alert!
Aren't You Feeling Anything!?!

Not At All!

I Don't Understand Why Not! 
You Must Have A Cast-Iron Stomach!

Not Really!
I Had A Sandwich During The Five Minute Break!

But You Said You Take Yours On An Empty Stomach!

I Most Certainly Did Not!

The Congregation Gasped!

But, But ...!

... I Said: What If I Say ...!

Uhhhh, Uhhhhh, Ooooo, Mama! 

... You Alright, Big Brother!

I Feel Like I'm Dying!
Lord, Help Me ... The Pain! 

Sister Lacey, Bring Those Crackers Now, Please!

Here You Go, Big Mike!
Chew, Brother! Chew!

After The Conclusion Of The Experiment ... 

Brethren, 
As You All Observed 
Temptation To Sin Can Even Come
From A Silken Cord Of Affection 
Aka The Hand Of Blood Brethren!

As You Also Observed
Nuanced Speech And Outright Lies
Cause Us To Yield Common Sense
And
To Disobey
And 
To Fall Into Satan's Traps!

You Also Observed That Rules, Instructions 
From Manufacturers, From Parents
Our Teachers, Our Civil Rules
The Commandments From Our God Holy
Are Not Put In Place To Make Us Miserable
To Deny Us Pleasure
To Lord It Over Us!
They Are There For Safety 
Comfort And Protection!

Big Mike, My Beloved Brother, 
Thank You For Participating: 
Sorry For You Pain, Your Trauma!
Is There Anything You'd Like To Say To Us!?!

First, Pastor Mac, Lil' Brother
In The Hour Of My Distress 
I Seriously Wanted To Hurt You Profoundly!
You Lied To Me!

I Apologize For Not Disclosing The Whole Plan!

Brethren, 
I Know The Rules!
I Was Fully Informed Of The Risks And The Rewards!
I Also Knew, In Advance
The Penalty For Disobedience!
I Paid The Price!
Foolishness Is Not Common Sense In Any Language!

Let Me Tell You
Almost Instantly Upon Taking My
Not The ... My Garlic Capsules
I Felt When They Hit My Empty Stomach!
I Felt ... The Change
And I Then Felt 
When They Fully Bloomed In My Stomach!
The Pain, The Upset
The Trauma To My Innards
Was, Is, Unbelievable ... Pastor Mac ...!

... I Understand! 
I'll Take It From Here! 

Brethren, 
Let This Be A Lesson To Us All! 
This Is What Sin Does! 
Temptation Is What Satan Proffers! 
This Is What Disobedience Works In Our Hearts! 
Do Not Play Games With Your Soul! 

Big Mike Is Going To Feel Pretty Poorly For A While!
He Is Going To Know ... Fully
The Cost Of His Disobedience!

Silken Cords Tie Us Up Tighter
Tighter Than A Ship's Anchor Rope
Because
They Are Smoother, Nearer, Softer
And
We Like, Love, Admire, Appreciate
That To Which They Are Attached!

Silken Cords ... Unchecked
Will Cut Us Off From Freedom
From Good Health
And
They Can Kill!

What We Have Witnessed Today Is Minor
In Comparison To What Sin Does To Us!
We Know When We Have Sinned!
We Feel When We Have Sinned!
We Suffer As A Result Of Our Sin
And
The After-Effects Of Our Sin
Are Of Long Duration
Even When We Confess And Repent
Of Our Known Sin!
Repentance Does Not Mean No Punishment!

The Sin Of Presumption
- Which This Was -
Can Lead To Deadly Outcomes
So Do Not Be Presumptuous!

Listen To This Closing Word
And
Know That We Cannot Hide From Our Maker:






It Takes An Enormous Amount Of 
Pride And Presumption ... Both Sins
For Mortal Beings To Believe That 
They Can Hide Anything That They Think
That They Did Or Are Doing 
From The Creator Of Us All! 

Who Makes It Knows It ...

Very Foolish Is The Builder Of The House That 
He Does Not Know How To Breach 
If He Is Locked Out! 

The Custom Watch-Maker Intimately Knows 
The Workings Of His Creations: 
Why Would The Creator God 
Know Less About Us, His Creatures!?! 

Do Not Be Presumptuous
Believing That You Are An Island
A Nation Unto Yourself
Impervious To Self-Destruction! 

Let's Us Be Ever Wise Unto Soul Salvation
And
With Contrite Hearts
Sorrowing Over Our Personal Sin
And
Desiring To Get Right With Our God
Humble Ourselves 
And
In The Time Appointed
The Lord Will Raise Us Up For Our Best Good 
And
For His Great Glory! 
When The Lord Says: 

"Don't Do It!
Thou Shalt Not ...!
Remember ...!
Keep ...!
Believe ...!
Don't Doubt ...!
Have Faith ...!
Trust ...!"

He Means It
Because
To Do Otherwise
Will Surely Cause Us Pain, Sorrow And Regret!

Please Do All To Walk In The Light Of Life
And
Do What's Right In The Eternal God's Sight! 
Let Us Endeavor ... By Willing Obedience
His Loving Heart
Always To Delight! 

AMEN!!!