Showing posts with label Trial Of Faith. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trial Of Faith. Show all posts

Saturday, November 13, 2021

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH + MAKING THE CHOICE: Heaps Of Cash OR Hope For Heaven!?!






Of What Are You Made!?! 
... And ... 
Is What You Are Made Of Causing You 
To Respond To The Call Of The Master For Good Or For Ill!?! 

Beloved, 

The Sun, The Son, Shines Upon The Good And The Evil 
And 
The Outcome For Both Is As Different As Night Is From Day! 

If You Place A Candle In The Sun
The Candle Melts! 
If You Place Soap In The Sun
The Soap Hardens! 

Why The Divergent Response!?! 
Is There Favoritism Involved!?! 
No! 

When We Are Seeking After Christ 
And 
His Righteousness 
With The Desire To Be Like Christ
Willing To Embrace Him And His Ways
We Willingly Give Up All That Defiles Us 
Or Weighs Us Down 
Or Stops Us From Being Free In Jesus! 

When We Want The Lord's  Blessings And Benefits 
Minus The Trials, Tests
And 
Overcoming Temptations 
Even Unto Getting Rid Of Inappropriate Associations
Bad Habits, Attitudes, And Ideas
And 
Unprofitable Ideals
We Become Inured, Hardened, To The Truth! 

Like The Rich Young Ruler
We Turn Away From The Master Who Loves Us 
And 
Return To Our Treasures
- Which Will Turn To Dust
And Testify Against Us In The Judgment - 
Because 
That Is What We Choose To See
Choose To Acknowledge
Choice To Desire! 

Short-Cuts Are Usually Long 
And 
The Quick Way To Riches 
Is 
Usually The Leisurely Path To Damnation!

Set Sights Secure Seats: 
Of What Material Are You Constructing Your Long Home!?! 

Jesus Christ, Alone
Can Change The Heart Of Stone Into The Heart Of Flesh 
So Let Us Dare To Let Him Make Us Anew This Very Day
The Day Of Salvation! 
Please Do Not Harden Your Heart!

Going To Almighty God's Heaven
The Long Home Of The Eternally Blessed
Is
A Personal Choice! 
Please Choose To Cooperate With Christ! 
Peace! 






Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Praise Almighty God Anyhow, Anywhere ... Just Because!






Are You Willing, By The Living God's Great Grace
To Tell John Q. Public And Ms. Anony Mous 
Of All That The Lord Has Done
Is Doing And Will Do For You 

Or

Are You Sooo Caught Up In 
"Woe Is Me!" 
And 
"Why Me, Lord!" 
That You Fail To Recognize That Almighty God Is Good
That He Loves You Personally
And 
Has Repeatedly Saved You From Yourself 
And
From Besetting Sin
And 
Has Made Your Heart Radiantly Glad 
When You, With Limited Vision
Had No Idea What You Would Or Could Do 
If
Tomorrow Brought Another Misery
Trial Of Faith
Health Scare
Financial Setback
Emotional Distress
Or Unexpected Grief Or Sorrow!?! 

Beloved, 

We Are Guilty Of Begging Almighty God For Good Gifts 
And
Having Received Them ... And More Besides
Forgetting Or Even Unwisely Neglecting 
To Give Our God Thanks And Bold Praise! 

We Are Guilty Of Making Agreements With The Lord 
And
Brazenly Breaking Them 
After The Lord Has Amazingly Delivered 
The Delights Of Life To Us! 

Brethren, Beloved, 

Let Us From This Moment On 
Daringly Decide To Praise The Lord Anyhow
Anywhere 
And
Just Because!

Let Us Decide To Thank God 
For Helping Us To Admit, Again, That 
Having Another Reason
Another Day To Need Him
And 
To Be Glad To Praise Him For Life
Is 
Our Blessing ... Our Blessed Gift ... Today! 

The "Price" For Living 
Is 
Prayer And Praise: 
Just Do It! 
The Preserved Word Of The Eternal God
Does Not Lie!

Peace! 






Monday, September 21, 2020

NO TRAMP STAMP: Take The Name And Give Your All To And For Jesus Christ!


Ecclesiastes 11:4 He that observes the wind shall not sow; and he that  regards the clouds shall not reap.



If You Will Turn Your Eyes Toward Jesus Christ In The Day Of Your Trial
Make It A Practice ... A Habit
- A Reason For Being -
To Turn Your Eyes Toward Our Blessed Lord 
Every Moment Of Every Day! 

Make The Informed Decision ...

Turn To Jesus Christ In Joy Or Sorrow
For Pleasure
In Pain
With Need
Through Despair
For Comfort
And 
Just To Share! 

Listen, Obey And Live!

The Lord Loves Us So Much That 
He Put His Two Hands To The Plow:
His Two Hands Were Stretched Out For Us On Calvary's Cross 
With His Two Feet Firmly Nailed Down To Earth! 

We Claim That We Love Him And Bless His Holy Name! 
We Declare That We Pray With Passion And Power
And 
Swear That We Are Too Blessed By His Holy Hand 
To Be Stressed By The World's Aka The Devil's Plans! 
That's All Well And Good 
But
If Truth Be Told
Our All-In-With-Jesus Effort 
- Which Would See Us Saved Eternally -
Equals Only 99% Commitment! 

Beloved, 

Let's Stop Being Chickens Laying Eggs For The Lord 
And 
Let's Become Pascal Lambs
The Clean ... The Perfect ... Sacrifice
Truly Suitable For The Altar Of Almighty God! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

If You Are On Fire For Jesus 
And 
End Up In The Flames For His Name
Rest Assured That He Will Be With You

And

In The Great Day Of Celebration
You Will Wear The Gold Crown
And 
The White Robe Of Christ's Righteousness 
And
Permanently Bear His Name! 
Be Brave! 


The Name Of The Lord
Upon Your Person
Is Not 
A Tramp-Stamp
Nor An Underground Slave Brand!
It Is The Royal Seal
On
The Child Of The Living God! 

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Let No One Steal Your Name
Nor Your Crown!

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Walk Humbly
Obediently
Expectantly
And
Enduringly
Before The Lord Of Life! 




Friday, July 1, 2016

HAPPY SABBATH: The Trial For Standing In Jesus Christ's Faith







The Trial For Jesus' Faith


The State Vs. Faithful Christian

The Charge:

1. Faith In The Old God
2. Belief In Old God's Promise Of Eternal Life After Obedient Life In Jesus Christ,  Even Unto Mortal Death

Actionable Event: 

A. Telling The World Of Old God's "Truths" Against State Law And Ordinance.
B. Troubler Of The State

Plea Entered: 

Guilty As Charged.

_____________________________________________________________

JUDGE: Do You Have Anything To Say Before Sentence Is Passed.

DEFENDANT: Yes,  Sir, I Do.

JUDGE: You May Proceed.

DEFENDANT: In Jesus' Name!

Your Honor,
After Having Lived A Debauched Life
Following Satan And His Lying Crew
I Realized At The Sun's Dawning
On A Great And Glorious Day
That A Life Of Sin
Was No Longer The Thing For Me!

I Realized That That Life Had Surely Proven
That Sin Does Not Pay
And After Listening
To That Still Voice Calling Me
I Dug Out My Old Bible
That My Dear Old Granny
Had Lovingly Given Me.

I Turned To The Blessed Book Of Matthew
And Started Reading Until I Found The Lord's Prayer!

I Turned To The Blessed Book Of John
And Read Until I Reached
Chapter 3 Verses 16 And 17
And There I Stopped
Trembling
Then, Hurt
BUT Driven!

I Remembered ... Saintly Old Job
Oh, The Memory Of The Living Faith I Had
Before I Misspent My Youth!

Job 19:25
Brought Tears To My Eyes!

Righteous Job
Tormented By That Fraud Satan
Accused Wrongfully By Friends
And Despised By The Community
Which He Had Fed And Clothed
And Then To Hear The Wife Of His Heart
His Heretofore Trustworthy Help-Meet
Telling Him To Curse The Living God And Die
And To Read Of Old Job
Maintaining His Integrity
Before His Beloved Holy God, Saying
In Truth And Beauty

I Know
That My Redeemer Liveth
And
That He Shall Stand
At
The Latter Day
Upon
The Earth.
What A Blessed Hope.
Job Continued, Saying
And Though Worms
After My Flesh
Destroy
This Body
Yet
In My Flesh
Shall I See God
With My Own Eyes
And Not Those Of Another.

What A Blessing That Was!

The God Of All Creation
Gave Me 
In That Very Day
A New Life
A New Hope
A New Mission
A Promise That He Shall Keep
When He Comes Again
And To Take His Faithful People Home.

In That Beautiful Beginning 
Of The New Day
I Answered The Call
Of The Living God's Holy Spirit
To Walk Faithfully
Truthfully
Honestly
Obediently
Obeying The True Word Of God
Before The Corrupt Word
Of Demon Inspired Men
Who Break God's Settled And Sealed Word!

I Broke No Law That Was In Keeping With The Law Of God!

I Chose The Blessing Of God
Eternal Life In Heaven With Jesus Christ!
No More Pain!
No More Sorrow!
No More Dying Body!

For Having Kept The Faith
Of The Lord Jesus Christ
At The Sound Of The Trumpet Of God
And The Hearing Of The Voice Of The Archangel
At The Breaking Of The Eastern Sky
Whether You Condemn Me To Die Now
Or I Am Alive At The Appearing
I Shall Be Glorified!
I Shall Receive A Forever Young Body!
I Shall Be Immortalized!

I Shall Attain
By My Living Faith
That Unreachable
Unattainable Goal
That Satan Himself
Promised To You All
But Can't Deliver.!

I Shall See
Face To Face
Your Euphemistic
But My Very Real
Holy Living 
All-seeing
All-knowing
Ever-present
Always Available To The Believer God
That Your Dying
Soon To Be Eternally Dead Wannabe God
Could Not Tempt To Sin
Could Not Destroy
Even Though
He Had Him Cruelly Abused
And Ultimately Killed.

You May Kill My Body
But
You Cannot Kill My Body And My Soul
Together
In Hell!

I Stand Before You Here
In This Life
Unclean And Guilty!

I Stand Before Almighty God
The Eternal God
My Lord And My God
My Savior
My Redeemer
My Friend Until My Mortal Life Ends
Clean And Innocent!

I Have Robbed No Man Of His Wages!
I Have Coveted No Man's Property
Nor His Husband Nor His Wife!
I Don't Bow Before Useless Idols!
I Don't Steal!
And I Don't Bear False Witness
Against Anyone
Not Even For Perishable Gold!

Yes! I Used To Be A Sinner
But I Confessed And Repented Of My Sins
And By The Blood Of Jesus Christ
I Was Able To Present Myself
Before The Throne Of Grace
To Receive God's Full And Free Forgiveness!

I Keep All The Commandments Of God!
I Have The Faith Of Jesus
And,  Yes
I Keep The Seventh Day Sabbath Holy Unto God!
Yes, I Keep All 10 Of God's Immutable Commandments
Because If I Break One
I Break Them All!

God Does Not Ask For Much From Me
When I Look At All His Beloved Son Paid
To Redeem Me
From Death And Hell
From The Clutches Of Satan
And His Abominable Crew
Who Did All
To Make Me My Jesus Eschew!

I Openly Willingly Chose
Eternal With My Jesus!
I Give Unto Him
Love Honor
Prayers And Praise
Obedience
Worship
My Will And My Way
And My Self In Every Way!

Heavenly Father,  Into Your Holy Hands
I Commend My Mortal Spirit
For Satan Has No Part In Me!
I Am Your Sheep
And I Am Glad Of It
And I Look To The Glorious Day
And My Eternal Life With You In It!

Father, You Have And I Know You Will
Continue To Supply All Of My Need
According To Your Blessed Eternal Riches In Glory!

I DO NOT Fear Man
For I Can Here Feel Your Hand!
I Know That The Angels Are Here Attending!
Glory Be To The Son
At Your Right Hand!
And Thank You, Father
For The Blessed Comfort Of Your Holy Spirit
And The Inspired Word Provided As You Promised!
Blessed Is The Name Of My God!

Thank You. 

JUDGE: You Are Hereby Sentenced To Death By Guillotine! The Sentence Will Be Executed Immediately!

Remove The Condemned From This Hallowed Place!

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Later That Evening ...

Station LITE
END of Life News:

... The Final Words Heard Coming From The Mouth Of The Condemned Faithful Christian Were: 

"Victory In Jesus! 
And
The Lord Is My Shepherd!" 

BREAKING NEWS!!

This Just In ...

The Seas Are Now As Dead Men's Blood! 
The Stench Is Reportedly Unbelievable 
And The Mighty Ships In The Once Sea Water Are Effectively Dead! 

This Is Surely A Plague Of Truly Epic And Biblical Proportions! 

Do You Think What The Christians Have Been Saying Is Really True!?! <>







Friday, February 19, 2016

HAPPY SABBATH: OXYMORON - Closet Christian Closet Christianity?!?!









I Don't Know About You
BUT
I Have Never Been 

A Closet Christian!

I Don't Care Who Is Looking At Me "Funny" 
When I Say Prayers In Public Before I Eat!

I Don't Care Who Knows That I Say Prayers 
To The Almighty God
- In Jesus Christ's Name -
To Watch Over Me When I Sleep!

I Don't Care Who Thinks It Is Weird For Me To Say:

"Thank God for Grace and Glory!"

AND ...

I Don't Care Who Thinks I'm Strange 
For Not Believing That God Is A Made-up Story!

I Believe In:
Almighty God - The Father
Jesus Christ, Creator, Redeemer, Savior, Friend: God - The Son
AND
The Comforter: God - The Holy Spirit,  Too!

I Believe That Holy Angels Do Surround 
AND
Protect True Believers from The Devil And His Evil Crew!

I Believe That It Is A Fool Who Plays With The Devil
Dipping And Touching Hands in 
The Devil's Pot of Deceitful Stew
AND
I Decided That Heaven Is My Goal
AND
I Know That I Will Survive And Thrive 
By God's Grace 
AND
I Know - For Sure - 
That I Can Do Without Satan's Fool's Gold!

I Shall Continue To Testify About 
What Good God Has Done For Me!

I Will Tell It To The World
That Being A Christian Does Not Mean That I Can't Laugh 
AND
Be Happy
AND
That Laughter Is Not Akin To Having Killed The Fatted Calf!

I Will Tell The World That 
In Jesus Christ 
My Failures Are Not Fatal
AND
My Mistakes Are Not Considered 
An Infestation of Rabid Lice
So That I Must Be Put Down!

I Can - And Do - Tell My Jesus Anything And Everything
AND
I Know That He Will Direct Me 
AND
Mark The Straight And Narrow Path That 
I Must Walk Along!

And ...

I Don't Have To Worry And Fret
AND
Threaten To Commit Suicide ... "Just Because ...!"
A Friend Is Doing Better Than I Am

WHEN ...

In Jesus Christ's Blessed And Holy Name 
The Almighty God Provides For Me!


NO! NO! NO!

No Closet Christianity For Me!
I Am Out 
In The Open 
For All The World To See
That Jesus Christ 
IS
The Lover Of My Soul
AND
Come Hell Or High-water
Jesus Christ Is Carrying This Soul 
AND
His Eternal City Is Mine
AND
I Shall Live Forever - After Having Endured To The End -
At The Fullness Of Time
FOR
The King Of Love Is My Shepherd
AND
His Love For Me Is Divine 
AND
Not Love On The Line!




Confessing To Being 
A Faithful Christian 

IN TIMES LIKE THESE

Puts A Bulls-Eye On Our Bodies!

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We Don't Need To Worry!

Let Us Remain Faithful!

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Man Can Kill The Body

BUT

Almighty God
Has Got Our Souls

AND

We Will Live ... Again

Immortal AND Glorified!!