Showing posts with label Titus 2:11-12. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Titus 2:11-12. Show all posts

Sunday, March 31, 2019

Redeeming Love, Redeeming Blood: GRACE!






I Was Walking Down The Lonely Road!
I Was Scared: Someone Was Following Me!
Deciding To Be Brazen, I Turned
And
Who It Is
You Will Never Believe!
But, You Should!

I Didn't Have To Ask For A Name
A Rank
A Serial Number
For It Is Grace
Who Is Following Me
Because
For Almighty God's Favor
- Which I Do Not Merit -
I Have The Immense Need!
I Personally Know This!
Don't Doubt It!

I Have No Claim To Grace
The Favor Of God
Except As Found In My Need
And
I Am Amazed At Undying Love
For Which There Is No Possible Creed!

Grace ... For The Day
Grace ... For The Way
Grace ... Provides
Grace ... Satisfies
And
Grace ... Permits The Acceptor
The Damned Devil To Defy!
Almighty God's To Us Is No Lie!

Grace ... Lifts Me Up To God
Grace ... Sets Me On My Feet
Grace ... Puts Food On My Table
And
Grace Sees To It That I Breathe!
Breath Does Not Come From Satan
The God-Fraud!

I Am Walking To Zion
And
I Am Going To Get There
Even I If I Go There Alone!
I'm Telling You About It!
The Decision To Go There Is Your's Alone!

Grace, Grace
The Grace Of The God Of Heaven
Is
The Great Blessing
Purchased For My Kind And Me
When Jesus Christ The Righteous
Saw Fit To Stay Put
On The Cross Of The Cursed
That Dark Day On The Hill Call Mount Calvary!

I Do Not Deserve Grace: I Desire It!
I Do Not Deserve Love: I Depend On It!
I Do Not Have A Personal Truth
I Live In The Truth Of The Rock Of Ages
And
By The Grace Of The God Of All Grace
I Will Not Turn Aside 
To The Spurious Truth Of Those Who
Call Themselves The Great Sages!

I Thank The Living God
The God Eternal
The Blessing, Holy, God
That I Can Come To The Throne Of Grace
For, There ... Nothing Wavering
I Know That I Will Find Help
In My Time Of Need!


Thank You, Father
For Ever-Present Grace
And
Soon-Coming Glory! 
Thank You, Dear God
For The Good-News Gospel Story! 
Thank You For My Daily Portion
Purchased With Innocent Blood

And
Thank You For The Daily Flood
The Flood Of Redeeming Love!
In Jesus Christ's Holy Name, I Pray!
AMEN.




Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Doubt! Pedestrian Doubt!?!

Whatever You Do
Do Not Open The Door!
Do Not Let Him Her Whatever It Is
Into The House Of Your Heart!

Don't Let Who Or Whatever In ...!?!

... I Didn't Know My Heart Had A House!?!

Do Not Let In The Evil Guest!

The Evil Guest!?!
You Don't Mean Who I Think You Mean!?!

Who Do You Mean!?!

I Mean The Big Cheese!
Old Satan Himself!
Everybody Knows To Keep Him Outside!

That's Not The One!

Then, Who!?!
Who Is, Who Else Could Be, The Evil Guest!?!

You'll Never Believe Who It Is!

Come On! Out With It!

Doubt! Pedestrian Doubt!

You Mean That Two-Faced
Double-Minded Everything Wavering
Driven By The Sea
Tossed About By Circumstances ... Doubt!?!

Yup! That Would Be The Farcical One!

If Only You Knew How Much I Hate That Villain
Always Sucking Up To You
Stoking Your Fears
Stroking Your  Vanity
Lifting Up Self
Putting Down Faith
And The Horror Of It All
Calling The Word Of Truth
The Word Of The Eternal God Into ... Doubt!

Come Closer, Guys!
I Used To Have A Serious Problem 
With That Wretch Pedestrian Doubt
Who Was Always Under Foot ...!

... You Mean Always Under Skin ...!

... You Mean Always On The Mind!

We Are All Right!
It's In Your Face
In Your Bed
At Your Job
In The Church
AndIn Your Relationships Vertical And Horizontal!

Bottom Line Is That Pedestrian Doubt Was
Is Everywhere
But
I'll Tell You This Much:
I Found The Secret
And
It Is ... Choice!

Choose Hope Over "I" and Change Everything!

Choose To Believe The Word Of God
Because
It Is The Word Of God!
Trust Almighty God When You Can't Trace Almighty God!
Look Up ... Not In!
Remember The Shepherd!
Remember The Rock!
Remember The Sheltering Wings!
Remember The Savior Whom The Father To Us Gave!
Remember The Holy Spirit Who Came In The Savior's Name!
Remember The Holy Angels Who Protect And Influence Us To Do Good
And
Remember The Light That Shines
Because
Salvation In Our Hearts Did Flood!

Remember This Truth ...

Doubt Cannot Reign
Where The Holy Spirit Rests
And
The Holy Spirit Cannot Rule
Where 
Doubt Makes Its Nest!


Brethren,

We Are Christ-Believers
And
Infinitely Blessed By The Gifts Of The Eternal Holy God!
If We Are Honest
It Is Plain To All Who Will The Truth See That 
Doubt, Pedestrian Doubt
Is 
A Vile Present
Offered By The Gross Enemy!

Any Present From Satan And His Sort
Is Sure To Be A Curse!
 

Jesus Christ Died To Reverse The Eden Curse
So Stay Away From Him Who Curses
Him Who Exists To Destroy
And 
Lean Avidly On The Lord Of Life
Who Gives Us Life Everlasting
And
Joy ... Unalloyed!

Preach, Preacher!!

Doubt Thrives
On That Which Fills
The Carnal Eye!

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Faith Thrives
On The Hope That
The Grace Of The Lord Jesus Christ Supplies!




Sunday, September 2, 2018

The Lord Is My Shepherd!?!

The Choir With The Attending Soloist
Had Sung ... Beautifully:


The Lord Is My Shepherd

I Shall Not Want!

Many Hearts Were Blessed
But
One Young Person
Laughing Out Loudly
Commented:

The Lord Is Not My Shepherd For I Am Not A Sheep!
Five Others Agreed With Him!

One Other Person Said:

The Lord Is My Shepherd
I Shall Not Lack Health Nor Wealth ... Hallelujah!
Three Others Agreed With Her!

A Third Person Said:

Let's Pray That The Lord Bless
Those Who Believe
And Those Who Do Not Believe!

Interestingly Enough
I Was Ready To Take On The Third Person
Because
I Wondered Why The Holy God Would Want To Bless
The Unbeliever Who Does Not Want To Know Him
Or Refuses To Believe In Him
Or His Goodness!?!

This Desire Was So Until 
I Stopped And Did A Think!
Soon Thereafter,
I Blinked
For
I Understood, Truly Understood
Gospel Truth!

We, As True Believers
Should Always Desire That 
The Good Lord Bless The Unbeliever
With Sight
Insight
And
Foresight
So That In Hindsight
He May Recognize The Truth That His Walk
Is Sincerely Driving Him
To The Blackness Of Darkest Night!

With The Lord So Doing
The Rabid Unbeliever Will Recognize His Plight
And
Being Honest 
Would Cry Out To The Holy God
The Lord Of Light
For Help To Fight The Battle
That Is Presently Seeking
His Purchased Soul To Permanently Blight!

My Thought Became As A Kite
In The Wind Of Spring
And
Being Borne Aloft
Pointed Itself Upward
To Heights Not Previously
Known Or Recognized!

Truth Be Told ...

It Is Imperative
That The Child Of The King
Pray For Blessings On The Unbeliever
Because 
He, Too
Was Once One Of The Lost
Labelled A Deceiver
And
A Greedy Receiver
Who Saw No Fun
In Being A Giver Of Praise And Worship
To The Only One Holy
Who Can 
Who Will
Give To Obedient Enduring Man
The Ability To Become
An Eternal Liver!

Brethren, 
We Must Pray For The Unbelieving
And
Give Them A Good Word
And
Prayerfully Desire Their Salvation
So That They Will Depart
The Wild Goat Herd! 

Final Destinations ...

Heaven Is The Believer's Promised Home! 
Hell Is The Place Of Unrepentant Sinners' Destruction
And
We Who Believe In The Living God
And
Walk With Teachable Spirits
And
Delight In The Lord Christ
Have A Blessed Opportunity
To Show To The Unbeliever That 
Jesus Christ 
Is 
The Light Of Life! 

Please Be Kind And Loving ...

Bless A Brother Sister With Glorious Truth
Be They Little Old Or Youth! 
Truth Is Sweet
The Light That Gives Light
And
Presents The Soul To Almighty God
As Something In Which He May Delight! 
Let This Gift Of Love
To Our Holy God
Be Our Life's Goal! 

Of The Delights Awaiting The Faithful
The Half Has Not Been Told!
Let's Seek To Get Lost Souls
To Make The Decision That Will See Them 
Saving Their Own Souls!

Let Us For The Lord Christ
Be Bold!
Heaven At The Last Trumpet
Is
The Most Precious Goal! 

May The Lord God Holy Divine
Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
And
Food From Heaven
By Which All Savior-Seeking Souls Sincere
May Be Wonderfully And Fully Fed
And
By The Good Shepherd
Be Safely To The Heavenly Home Led!












Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Pray, Pardon, And Purity + PRAYER: You Are My Light, Lord!

Brethren,
It Is Time For A Different Approach
So
Don't Just Pray For Pardon For Sin!
Pray For Purity Of Heart!
Pray The Promises Of The Living God
AND
Ask For The Indwelling Of God's Holy Spirit!
He Is Faithful!
He Will To Your Soul Impart!

Why Be Forgiven Of Sin ... Today
AND
Look To Sin
Today Tomorrow?!
Ask For The Peace That Passes Understanding
AND
For The Repair Of The Soul
AND
Trust In The Word Of God
That Leaf From The Tree Of Life
AND
By God's Grace
Make Heaven Your Soul's Sole Goal!
Get Off The Shoals Of Life
AND
Walk To The Rock To Be Broken!
Be Bold!

Let Christ ... The Answer
Answer Your Call!
Let Him Be Your Sin-Bearer!
He's Already Paid For You To Be Saved
For
God The Father Laid The Sin-Burden Of Us All Upon Him
AND
Only He Can Negate The Effects Of The Fall!

Know This Of A Surety ...

One Day Soon
Jesus Christ, Triumphant
Is Returning To This Blue Ball
AND
Only Those For Whom He Is Savior
Lord God
King And  High Priest Installed
Shall Rise Up
When He Calls
AND
Go Up To Glorious Heaven
Where Is Prepared
A Banquet For The Blessed Redeemed
One And All!

I Tell You The Truth ...

A Pure Heart Is A Thing Of Beauty
An Item Most Precious
AND
Only Those Who Possess This Heart
Shall See The Everlasting Father
The Prince Of Peace
The Conquering King
In Peace
AND
Shall Possess The Kingdom Of Light
AND
Hear The Courts Of Heaven Ring
To Their Eternal Delight
In The Land Of No Night!

Brethren,
This IS Worth The Fight!


PRAYER:

Come Into My Heart, Lord Jesus
Root Out Sin And Self From Me!
Impart To Me Of Your Sweet Spirit
To Guide Chide Lead Teach
And
Feed Me!


I Desire To Be Like You, Lord!
Walking With My God
And
Doing The Blessed Will
And
I Beseech You
Thou Master Of The Waves
Bid My Very Soul
In You
To Be Still!


You Are My Light, Lord
My Love
My Life
And
It Is You
In Whom Is My Relief
From Sin, Self, Sorrow
From Sadness
And
From Woe!
 
It Is From You, Lord
That I Accept The Truth
In The Beautiful Rainbow
And

The Promise Inscribed In Blood
The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit
And
The Protection Of The Holy Angels
Who Work For My Salvation
At Your Request
Thou God Of Hope
The Bearer Of Truth
Who Is Everlasting Love And Life!


Your Word, Lord
Is Sharper
Than Any Two-Edged Sword
And
It Is The Mighty Cleaver
That Will Separate
The Regenerated Soul From Self
And
Sure Disaster
And
I Beseech, You
Thou King Of My Life
To Do All For Me
That Only The Holy God Can
So That I Will See
The Place Prepared For Me
In The Most Glorious Land!


Heavenly Father, 
In Jesus Christ
Is My Joy
In Living In This Vale Of Tears
And
It Is In His Holy Name
That
I Pray For Faith
And
Plead For Grace
And
Hallelujah Blessings!
I Desire To See The Dear Face
And
Of The Water Of The River That Gives Life 
I Desire To Have A Constant Taste! 
AMEN.



Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Frog Tongues Doing Road Work!?!



Ezekiel 34:7-11

  1. 7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;
  2. 8 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;
  3. 9 Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;
  4. 10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.
  5. 11 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.


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Liar, Liar!
Your Pants Will Soon Be On Fire
IF
You Do Not Stop
Repent
Turn Away
From
Preparing Dry Sticks
Even Stubble
For The Eternal God's
Lake Of Fire!

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When Frog Tongues
Do Road Work
The People Of God Should Tremble
For
These Minions Of The Devil Self
Are In The Temple Of God
Practicing Boldly 
The Art Called Dissemble!

John The Baptist
Said Quite Plainly:


Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord!
Make His Paths Straight!

AND

He Was Not Speaking Of
Rock And Gravel Road-Ways!
He Was Speaking Of Our Clearing Out
The Trash Blocking The Way To Our Hearts
AND
Making A Clearly Plain Way
For
The Lord Christ 
His Truth
To Our Souls Impart!

But ...

In This Day And Age Of
Gotta Have It!
Lemme At It!
It's Mine!
Those Who Are Tasked With
AND
Should Be Teaching
The Lord's Gospel Truth
Are More Interested
In Feathering Their Swanky Nests
AND
Cannot Be Bothered 
To Teach The Plain Truth
To Those Who Are Sitting
In Sin's Mess!

Telling The Souls Seeking Truth
That It Is Okay
To Not Get Out Of Living In Sin
That The Living God Made Them That Way
So There Is No Need To Change
ANYTHING
About Their Lives
Whatever Their Sin Is
IS
Doing The Devil's Lying Wonder-Work!
They Are Definitely Not Doing
The Lord Christ's Soul-Saving Work!

Almighty God Placed His Law 
On The Table Of Our Hearts
So
I Know
AND
Can Safely Say That I Am A Sinner
AND
I Do Not Want A Slick-Flicker Frog
Named Sammy No-Wrong
To Tell Me That Doing Wrong Is Living Right
AND
That The Lord God Almighty
IS
For Me
- The Wittingly Wilful Willing Sinner -
Assuredly
- Without A Doubt -
Coming Down!


Lovingly Hurt
A Sinner
With The Known Truth!
Do Not Deceitfully Comfort
A Sinner
With Known Bold-Faced Lies!


Brethren,

Let's Be Honest
AND
Let's Tell Each Other The Truth!
We Are All Sinners
AND
Doing Sin Has A Penalty
AND
The Frog-Tongue Liar That 
Tells You Otherwise
Does Not Desire That
You Should Be An Inheritor Of
God's Eternal Youth!

Do Yourself A Favor And ...

Watch A Frog Catching Flies
AND
You Will See That That Frog 
Looks Innocent
Harmless
UNTIL
At The Speed Of Light
The Falsely Assured
- Reassured -
Victim Finds Itself
No Longer Seeing Clear Blue Skies!
That Poor Thing Cruelly
- With Amazing Alacrity -
Dies!

Then Watch As ...

Froggie Resumes His Straight Face
- With Spectacularly Clean Lips -
AND
Nothing On The Other Waiting Victims' Radar
Comes Even Close To Making A Blip!

But ...

The Guts Of That Frog
Is Filled With Offal
The Result Of His Doing
Something Quite Awful
That Causes Those Unfortunates
Caught In The Swift Tongue
Not Even To Have A Chance To Say:


Good Bye, Cruel World!
I Loved Your Beauty!
S'Long!

Please ...

Do Not Let Br'er Liar
AND
His Jesus-Hating Henchmen
In Fancy Suits And Priestly Robes
Cause You Before God's Wrath
To Hunch Down
For
If That Is Your Position, Dear One
You Will Never, Ever
The Streets Of Gold 
Walk Upon!

Sigh And Cry Aloud!
The Living God Hears Your Call!
The Eternal God IS For YOU!






Monday, October 30, 2017

The Spirit Of Truth + PRAYER: Lord, Hear My Plea!

The Spirit Makes Effective
What The World's Redeemer Worked Out
On The Most Expensive Shopping Expedition
Using The Eternal God's Most Precious Pearl
To Ransom The People Greatly Beloved
From Having To Endure
The Most Awful Punishment
For Having Committed The Most Despicable Sin
Against
The One True
Living Faithful
Holy Eternal God!

The Only Begotten Son
Of
The One God
Gave
The Holy Spirit
For
The Comfort
The Chiding
The Guiding
The Leading
The Teaching
Of
The Beings
Who Sinned Against
The Name!

Almighty God Loves Us Enough
To
Give Us His All
To
Save All Who
Desire
To Be Regenerated
Remade New
From
The Baleful Effects
Of
The Fall!
There Is No Greater Love!

There Is No Greater Love
Than The Love Of The Father For The Son!
There Is No Greater Sacrifice
Than The Father's Sacrifice
Of The Sinless Son
For The Sinful Race!

There Is No Greater Gift
Than 
God's Gift To Redeemed Man Of 
God's Eternal Life
To Whosoever Will Believe!

There Is Comfort In Truth!
The Truth Of God From God Cannot Lie!
The Word Of Truth
Cannot Die
AND
Those Who
In Faith
Do Believe
Shall With The Angels
Fly Through The Sky! 

Truth Given
By The Spirit Of Truth
Works
As It Journeys
To Man's Heart
AND
Has The Eternal Power
To Cause Man
To Fall On The Rock Of Salvation
AND
Be Broken Apart!
It Is The Only Way Out Of Sin's Dark!

Truth Without The Spirit 
Is Just Pretty Words
Immaculate
Clean
Unable To Breach
The Hard Shell Of Sin
That Makes Man
Before The Living God
Unregenerate
Unclean!

PRAYER:

Spirit Of The Living God

Please Fall Today On Me
And
Cause Me
Before My God And King
To Be An Obedient Child
An Ardent Student
A Healing Patient
Willing
To Take The Blessings
Offered Free
Just For The Asking!
In Jesus Christ's Holy Name
I Pray
- Hear My Plea -
Let Not My Life's Living
Be One Called ... In Vain!
AMEN.