Showing posts with label Thankfulness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thankfulness. Show all posts

Thursday, February 24, 2022

PRAYING: Living Life When Christ Is All!








When We Have Elected 
To Take Jesus Christ As Our Everlasting Portion 
And
Have Decided To Make Him Our Only Choice
Our Day Sounds Something Like This: 

"Good Morning, Lord! 
Thank You For My Spared Life 
And For Clothing Me In My Right Mind! 
I Give You Me 
And Ask You To Make Me A Blessing To Someone Today! 
I Love You, Lord! 

The Devil Is A Liar! 
I'm Glad, Lord, That You Are God! 
Save Me, Jesus! 
Lord, Have Mercy! 
Thank You, Lord! 

I AM A Child Of The King! 
The Lord Is My Shepherd! 
I Need You, Lord! 
I Trusted You, Lord! 
I Am Trusting You, Lord! 
Oh, Lord, Please Help Me To Trust You! 

Father, 
I Feel Weak But I Know That In You I Am Made Strong: 
Help Me To Keep My Hand In Yours! 

What Can Man Do To Me: 
I Fear The Living God! 

Lord, 
I Feel So Tired But I Can't Give Up 
And By Your Grace, I Won't Give In! 

Bless You, Lord! 
Thank You, Jesus! 

Lord, 
Please Help Me To Keep My Promises To You! 

There, But For Your Grace, Dear Lord, I Go! 

Lord, 
I Desire To Get Home To Glory 
And I Give You Permission To Get Me There 
By Any Means Necessary! 

Lord Jesus, 
How Did We Get Here!?! 

So Much Sorrow, Lord! 

Grant Them Travelling Mercies, Lord! 

Be With That Dear Soul In Mortal Danger: 
Please Grant Them Strength, Courage 
And An Opportunity To Confess And Repent Of Known Sin 
And Be Saved! 

Lord, 
I Repent: 
Please Forgive Me! 

For What I Am About To Receive, Lord
Let My Heart Be Truly Thankful! 

Heavenly Father, 
Please Grant Me A Peaceful Night's Sleep 
Where I May Put Away The Trials And Tribulations Of The Day 
And Rest Calmly Under Your Sheltering Wings! 
AMEN!!!"








Sunday, September 12, 2021

Be Grateful Aka Thankful!








Gratitude Aka Thankfulness 
Is 
A Grace ... A Gift Given! 

Are You Grateful For What You Have 
Or Are You Looking At The "Good Stuff" 
The Expensive Toys 
Which Are In The Possession Of Other People 
And
Are Making Yourself Miserable About Your Own Life 
Because 
You Refuse To See The Obvious!?!

You Are Greatly Beloved
And
Truly Blessed!

Beloved, 

The Blind One Envies The One Who Wears Glasses! 

The Man Who Wears Cheap Shoes 
Envies The Man Who Wears Expensive Shoes 
But 
Surprise, Surprise, No Shock
They Are Both Envied By The Man Who Has No Feet
The Man Who Has Legs But Can't Walk
And 
The Man Who Has No Legs At All! 

We Need To Be Truly Grateful 
For Almighty God's Many Gifts Of Unmerited Favor 
And
Stop Being Lip Servants
Saying That You're Blessed
While Envy Is Consuming Your Heart! 

We Have Food In Abundance 
Which Gives Us Choices As To What We May Eat 
When And Where! 

We Have Clothing In Abundance 
To The Point That We Can Say 
"I Am Not Wearing That Because It's So Last Year!" 
Or 
"I Wore That Twice!" 
In Base Pridefulness! 

Oh, That We Would Realize That 
The Things We Despise 
Are The Very Things Others Would 
Literally Kill To Possess! 

Food, Shelter, Clothing
Care, Comfort
Peace With God ... And Our Brethren
And 
Good Health 
Are Treasures Beyond Measure! 

Please Honestly Look At The Person In Smelly Rags
Barefooted And Dirt-Encased
Eating Out Of The Garbage
And 
Living On The Street 
And
In Heartfelt Gratitude Say: 

"There, But For The Grace Of God, Go I!" 

Our Gifts Are Many
Our Blessing Are Innumerable
So Please Do Not Consider Them
As Cheap Things Consumable! 

Peace!




Friday, August 13, 2021

HAPPY SABBATH + Sing Praises To God ... Here And Now!












As Pathfinders
It Was Drilled Into Us, In Part, That We Should 
"Walk Softly In The Sanctuary
Keep A Song In Our Hearts
And Go On God's Errands!" 

Beloved, 

Dead Men Can't Walk
They Can't Keep
They Surely Can't Taste Anything
And
It Is Certain That They Can't Go On God's Errands! 

Think ... 

We Are Alive By The Saving Grace 
And 
Constant Care Of The Eternal God: 
We Should Always Be Grateful For Grace 
And 
Supremely Thankful For Mercy! 

The Songs Of Zion Are A Defensive Weapon 
To Keep Us In Hope 
For Our God's Sweet Tomorrow! 

The Songs Of Zion Are An Offensive Weapon 
To Keep Doubt, Fear, Discouragement, And Distress 
Aka The Legion Of Doom At Bay! 

And

Best Of All
These Sung Songs Of Zion 
Are Blessed Worship Of Our Great God 
And 
They Will Not Be Denied Or Discouraged! 

How Interesting ...

We All Love To Talk About 
Singing Before The Throne Of God 
When We Get To Heaven! 

Caution ... 

If You're Not Singing Praises Here And Now
You Will Not Be Singing Praises There And Then! 

Let Us All Please Remember That 
The Songs Of Zion Are Written Out Of 
Going Through An Experience
     Overcoming A Trial
          Being Thankful For Grace And Mercy
    Loving And Knowing The Dear Savior
And 
Just Wanting To Sing Of Our Precious Redeemer! 

What Song Will You Sing To Our King 
Who Is Love ... And Lovely
Now, Today!?! 

"I Know That My Redeemer Liveth!" 
Is 
My Song! 

Peace!






Thursday, May 20, 2021

Do You Love Your Gifts More Than You Love The Giver!?!

 




How Grateful Are You!?! 

How Thankful Are You!?! 

When You Are The Recipient Of A Gift
- Be It Expensive Or Economy Class - 
Do You Hold Tightly The Gift Or The Giver!?! 

Do You Consider The Price Of The Gift 
Or The Love That The Giver Has For You 
Because 
They Thought Of You And Your Need
Or 
That Because Of Their Love For You
They Gave You A Gift According To Their Love 
And
The Depth Of Their Pocket ... Just Because! 

Beloved, 

Jesus Christ Thinks Of Us ... His Lost Lambs And Sheep 
Who Have Strayed From The Fold Of Safety
And 
Because He Loves Us With An Everlasting Love
He Gives Us Gifts Seen And Unseen
Known And Unknown
Unexpected
And 
Unappreciated 
But 
Always Needed
Out Of His Amazing Love
To Bless
To Save
To Convince
To Convict
To Comfort
And 
To Convey His Love For Us 
And 
To Carry Us Willing
Back To The Heavenly Home!
 
All Of Jesus Christ's Gifts To Us 
Are Out Of His Riches In Glory! 

All Of Jesus' Gifts To You ... Personally
Are Out Of The Heart Of Love That 
Will Not Let You Go Poor, Wretched, Miserable
Blind, Hungry, Naked
And 
Ignorant 
To Eternal Ruin 
Without Having Made It Possible 
For You To Be Rich, Happy, Comforted
Healthy, Seeing, Clothed
And 
Blessed Forever! 

Brethren, Beloved

You Are Loved Without Measure!
You Are Loved Without Limit: 
Dare To Love The Gift-Giver 
Whose Gifts To You Are Always Good And Perfect! 



Peace
With Jesus Christ The Lord
Is
The Precious Panacea!







Sunday, February 7, 2021

Ebenezer








When We Look At What Is Happening In Other People's Lives 
And
When We Observe The Hash, The Mess, That 
Some People Are Making Of Their Own Lives
We Would All Do Well To Humbly Say: 

"There ... But For The Grace
Of 
The Living God
I Go!" 


It Is Quite Easy For Us To Go "Tsk, Tsk!" 
And 
Be All High-Minded 
And 
Top-Lofty 
When We Are Looking Down On Others 
But
We Need To Seriously, Thankfully, Consider 
And
Be Grateful For Jesus Christ The Lord 
Who Is Looking Down Upon Us All ... In Love ... All Of The Time! 

Beloved, 

A Saint Of God And Christ
Is 
A Reforming Sinner 
Walking As One Being Sanctified ... Set Apart
Rising Up Higher And Higher 
As He Or She
Is 
Headed Toward Beautiful Beulah Land! 

Let Us All Remember That 
The Journey Is Not For The Swift
The Battle Is Not To The Strong
And 
The Crown Is Not For The Worldly-Wise And Wealthy: 
Life Eternal 
Is 
For The Over-Comer
The Saint Whose Life 
Is 
Lived By, For, And In Jesus Christ! 

Let Us Not Be Proud And Arrogant: 
Be Humble And Wise! 
Let Us Humble Ourselves Under The Mighty Hand Of God 
So That He Will Lift Us Up ... At The Appointed Time! 

Let Us, By Almighty God's Great Grace
Give A Helping Hand To Others 
Even As The Hand Of God 
Is 
Moment By Moment Helping Us! 

We Have Hope, Help, Health, Healing 
And 
A Home In Heaven 
In Him Who Hears And Cares For Us: 
Let Us Pray And Plead
And
Hear And Obey
And
Endure All Things For Christ Jesus ... Until The End 
As We Believe In The Promises That Cannot Fail! 
Let Us Walk In His Light ... The Light Of Life
As He Leads Us To The Land Of No Night! 



Peace Be Upon You
As You Rest In Christ Jesus! 





Friday, December 25, 2020

HAPPY SABBATH + GOD WITH US: God In Us!









Without Jesus Christ ... Immanuel
- God With Us -
We Have No Celebration 
Or Anything To Celebrate 
But
Because Jesus Christ Is, Indeed, With Us
And 
We Have His Holy Spirit In Us 
As A Gift
A Blessing
A Benefit
And 
The Holy Angels Around Us Protecting Us 
As They  Protected Him In His Earthly Sojourn
Let Us In Gratitude For Gifts Already Received 
And
Gifts Still On The Foot
On The Wing
And
On The Way
Dare To Bless Ourselves
Bless Others
And 
Bless Almighty God 
By Thoroughly Becoming Like Our Gracious King
Known Loving, Good, Kind
Giving And Forgiving! 

Let Our Celebrating Be Our Testimony 
Declaring True Thankfulness 
For The Greatest Gift That 
Man Has Ever Received
Or Will Ever Receive! 

Let's Celebrate Almighty God In Us
Our Hope For Glory
As We Pay Our Vows Of Obedience
Faithfulness, Gratitude 
And 
Thankfulness! 

Let's Really Celebrate Jesus Christ 
The Lord Who Is Truly Doing A Good Work In Us 
By His Gift To Us Of His Sweet And Holy Spirit! 

Let's Open Almighty God's Good And Perfect Gifts 
And
Thoroughly Use Them Daily 
To Show Our Dear And Celebrated Savior That 
Our Love For Him Is Not Just For Once A Year
Or Once A Day
But 
Is For All Day
Every Day
And
All Year Long! 

Welcome, Dear Redeemer 
Into Our Lives Committed Solely To Doing Your Will 
And 
Walking In Your Holy Way
This Day And Forever! 

Jesus
... Peace ...
Is
With Us!





Tuesday, February 4, 2020

THE LORD CHRIST CANNOT LIE + PRAYER: Please Help Us, Father, To Make The Binding-To-Christ Decision!

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The Man, Woman, Or Child 
Who Chooses Jesus Christ The Lord 
For His Portion In This Life 
Stands As The Majority In Any Battle
In Any War Against Known Sin! 

We Are Never Alone Who Believe, Love
Trust, Obey, Worship 
And 
Diligently Follow The Lord In Faithfulness 
And 
By Humble, Earnest, Prayer! 

The Lord Cannot Lie
And 
He Will Not Fail Us Who Stand Firmly 
In His Personal, Daily, Gift To Us Of Daily Faith
So Let's Faithfully Choose 
To Believe Him At His Holy Word! 
For Our Steadfast And Faithful Endurance 
We Will Be Eternally Blessed! 



PRAYER:

I Trust You, Lord!
I Must Trust You, Lord!
I Am Trusting You, Lord!
I Will Continue To Trust You!
Please Help Me To Trust You
All Day And In All Ways
Because
I Cannot Help Myself!

I Cannot Make Myself Taller!
My Hair Is What You Ordained!
I Cannot Add To The Length Of My Days
So, Please Help Me, Dear Father
From Your Side Not To Stray!

Father, 
I Fully Accept And Truly Believe That
Walking With The Lord Jesus
Is
A Lifelong Journey
And
Not An Escape
Or An Escapade For Thrill-Seekers
But
Is A Lifestyle Change
A Mind Reset
A Paradigm Shift
To Living Simply, Carefully, Caringly
In The Upside-Down Kingdom
Where True Power Is Shown
By Willing Service
And
Love For Others!
In Working Faith
I Willingly Sign Up For Service!

The Longer I Live
The Better I Realize And Know That
Being Rich And Connected
In This Carnal Realm
Is Most Often Not A Blessing
And I Plead, Dear Father
For Love Of The Lord Christ
That You Help Me
To Maintain A Thankful Heart
Not Jealous
Not Covetous
Not Envious Of Any Person's Raiment
Or Any Person's Silver Or Gold:
I Do Not Know With Whose Wings They Fly
Nor Am I Desirous
Their Carnal Urges And Experiences To Try!

Father, 
Little With A Contented Spirit
And
With Your Blessing Because I Please You
Is Supremely Of Great Gain
And
I Am Grateful
For The Privilege Of Knowing You
And
Having You Know My Name:
Please Help Me So That I Do Not
Your Blessed Holy Name Profane!

Father,
In The Living Word You Say That
It Is Not Your Desire That Any Should Perish
But
That All Should Come To Repentance
So Please Help Us, Me And My Brethren
To Number Our Days
To See Our Need Of Salvation
To Recognize Our Own Dear Savior
And
To Make The Binding-To-Christ Decision
That Will See Us At The Last Trumpet Blast
Being Raised Up
And
Going Up Glorified
Immortalized, Incorruptible
Inheritors Of Everlasting Life!

I Need My Jesus!
Help Me To Need Him More Each Day!
Help Me To Reliably In His Holy Name To Pray
For Health, For Strength
For Friends And Family
For Well-Wishers
For Naysayers
And
The Holy People
Of
The Great And Glorious God!
Help Us Not To Perish From Folly!
Help Us To Choose Life!
In Jesus Christ's Holy Name
I Humbly Pray And Plead!
I Love You, Lord!
Please Come For Us Soon!
AMEN!




Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Ingrates Are Never Anonymous!

Vertical And Ventilating
Was Conversing With
Horizontal And Belly-Aching
Who Always, Always, Always
Has A Reason To Explain Away
His Perpetual Vegetating!

Vertical And Ventilating
Loves, Loves, Loves
To Give Thanks And Praise
To His Maker, His God
And
Absolutely Refuses To Act The Ingrate
Like The Adversary Of Souls ... Satan
The Known God-Fraud!

Verti Has Much For Which To Be Thankful!

Apparently, Fluffy-Belly Does Not!

Imagine This ...

The Family Of Man ... Created By Almighty God
Lives On Earth ... Created And Maintained By Almighty God
Enjoys The Lord's Bounty ... Created And Provided By Almighty God
And Yet
Most Of Its Members Are 
Card-Carrying
Practicing, Unapologetic, Ingrates!

Lord,
Please Spare Us The Ingrate's Fate!



Let's Hear Truth ... For Today!




Thanksgiving 
Is 
Very Thin On The Ground 
Where We, Humans, Are Concerned! 

We Ask For
And
We Receive Our Petitions Of The Lord
And 
In A Revolting Display Of Ingratitude
We Dine And Dash
We Grab 'N Go
And
We "Forget" That 
We Are Surely Going To Need His Help Again! 

We Behave Like We Are Doing The Lord A Favor 
By Accepting His Gifts Of Love 
When, In Fact, He Owes Us Nothing! 
We Owe Him Everything!

And Then ...

There's That Phrase:

"... And Call Upon Me In The Day Of Trouble...!"

How Do You Feel Calling Upon The Holy God
Whom You Have Roundly Disrespected
Ignored 
Taken For Granted
Gainsaid
Doubted
Denigrated
When You Are In Sure-To-Come Trouble!?!

Do You Experience Any Pangs Of Remorse 
For Your Oversight
For Your Past Lack Of Thankfulness
For All The Good And Perfect Gifts
That The Loving God Holy Has Lovingly Given Unto Us!?!

Brethren, Beloved,

Gratitude, Thankfulness, And Appreciation 
Are Graces To Be Cultivated Carefully 
And 
Offered Up Joyfully 
No Matter Where We Are 
Or Who Is Watching! 

We Have A Debt
Which We Can Never Repay
But
We Surely Can Show True Appreciation
Express Heartfelt Gratitude
And
Give Joyful Thanks Now 
And 
Always
In All Ways!


Give Almighty God His Praise!






Monday, February 5, 2018

AN APPRECIATION: The Lord IS My Light!


The Lord Is The Voice For Me
Look Smell
Taste
See Hear!
Know Him!

The Lord Is The Sight For Me
Hope Help
Blessing
The Heart That For Me Cares!
Follow Him!

The Lord Is The Way For Me
Coming Going
Working
Praying
The One Who With Me Forebears!
Obey Him!

The Lord IS My Music
My Song
My Word
The Rhyme
The One God Of Heaven
Holy True
Faithful Eternal
Divine
AND I
A Mere Child
A Servant
Have Willingly Answered
His
Knock! Knock! Knock!
On My Heart's Broken Door
AND I
Blessed Forever
Shall Ascend The Heights
AND
Walk
- By Purchased Right -
Through His Heavenly Home's
Everlasting Door!


The Lord IS My Light! 
My Life!
My Rock!
My Shepherd

AND
Praise The Heavenly Father
The Beloved Son
And
The Comforting Holy Ghost
My Known And Only Salvation!

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When I Am Distressed, Dear Father
Remind Me Of How I Am Blessed
And
When I Consider My Blessing
Help Me To Consider Also
And
With Unfailing Gratitude
That I Lost Nothing
But
Gained Everything
When My Known Sin
In Jesus Christ's Name
To You
I Did Confess!

Thank You For My Daily Blessing
Be It The One Seen Or Unseen
The One Known Or Unknown
Even The One Unappreciated
Unrequested
Unanticipated!

Thank You, Lord
For
In You
I Do Not Walk This World Alone!