Showing posts with label Trusting Jesus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Trusting Jesus. Show all posts

Thursday, September 2, 2021

FAIR IS FAIR: Is There Someone You Despise, Envy, Or Hate!?!





There's An Old Saw That Says: 

He Who Steals My Possessions, Makes Me Poor 
And 
Enriches Himself 
But
He Who Steals My Good Name 
Does Not Enrich Himself 
But 
Makes Me Poor Indeed! 

Beloved, 

He Who Steals Your Possessions
Steals What Can Be Replaced 
But
He Who Steals Your Good Name
Aka Your Character
Goes As Far As Being Willing To Take Your Very Life 
Which Neither He Nor She Can Replace 
Or Profit From Eternally! 

Sooo, The Question Is This: 

"Is There Someone ... Anyone
Who You Despise, Envy
Or Hate Enough That 
You Would Be Willing To Give Up Heaven 
To See Them, Or Help To Have Them, Destroyed!?!" 

Are You Sure!?! 

Jesus Christ, Our Great Example
Made Himself Of No Reputation 
So That We Will Have His Character 
His Good Name
And Thereby
Be Blessed And Saved! 

With This Said
Who Are We, You And I, That 
We Should Seek To Destroy Those 
Whom Jesus Christ Died To Save!?! 

Have You Considered 
That In Plotting And Working Someone's Destruction 
That Someone Else 
Is 
Plotting And Working Out Your Destruction!?! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ... 

Do Unto Others 
What You Desire To Have Done Unto You! 

Fair Is Fair: 
         Fear Is Fear: 
                 Fare Is Fare! 
                 What You Did:
         What You'll Feel:
What You'll Pay To Get Where You Are Going!

Heaven 
Is 
Our Own To Gain:  
Is Your Heart Right With The Good Lord!?! 

Peace!






Monday, March 8, 2021

Walking Wobbly Around Jesus Christ For The Present!?!

 

 




We, Each, Need To Ask Ourselves A Very Bold Question 
And
Answer It Baldly: 

"If I Am Trusting Jesus Christ The Lord For My Soul's Salvation 
Which I Believe In For An Eternity Which I Cannot Comprehend
Why Am I Not Totally Trusting This Same Jesus 
To Take Care Of Me And My Concerns In This Life 
With Which I Am Intimately Familiar And Presently At Home!?!" 

Beloved, 

We Need To Do Better 
And
Be Better In Our Walk With The Lord! 

Jesus Christ Says:

 "Trust Me And Obey!
Lean On And Learn From Me!
Take Your Daily Gift Of Daily Faith 
And
Use It To Take Me At My Living Word!
Believe Me For Your Present 
And
Walk With Me Toward Your Future!" 

But

We Are Believing Him For Our Future 
And 
Walking Wobbly Around Him For The Present 
And 
The Presents Which We Should Be Eagerly Waiting To Open! 

Take Heed ... 

If We Don't Trust Jesus Christ With Our Present-Day Needs
It Is Sure That We Will Have 
No Future Pursuits With Him In Eternity 
Because 
Doubters Cannot Receive 
The Promised Gifts Of The Faithful Saints! 

We Must Do Better! 

Let's Walk In Faith 
And
Stop Running Around With Blind-Man Sight! 
Jesus Christ Is Faithful: 
Wholly Trust Him!








Thursday, September 12, 2019

Some People Ain't Got No Brought-Upsy: Shelter!?! + PRAYER ... Of Faith!

Popular N. Convenient
Was Berating Please Do-Right!
The Confrontation Was Quite Acrimonious
Because
Popular N. Convenient
Couldn't Get Please Do-Right
To Go With Him To Blight Your Life's Barf-Day Bash
On Leh We Guhdown's Yacht
Perishisaword!

Please Do-Right's Mummy
Di'n't Raise No Idiot Children
And ... Obviously 

Please Do-Right Didn't Have Any Loose Screws!
All Her Bolts Were Tight And Polished To A Glowing Patina
And
She Had Checked Her Operating Manual 
Just Before Popular N. Convenient Had 
Savagely Knocked At Her Door!

Some People Ain't Got No Brought-Upsy ...

So As Not To Waste Your Time
I'm Telling You Up Front
Popular N. Convenient Is A Fence Jockey
A Joy Rider
A Truth Trader
A Personal-Comfort Junkie
A Man For Perfect Seasons
A Cheap Suit-Or
A Friend Of Self
And
A Conformed, Confirmed, Satellite Of In-Fashion!

Be Ye Warned And Armed ...

The Bottom Line Is This
If Popular N. Convenient
Is
Your "Shelter"
In The Time Of Storm
I Strongly Suggest That You Forego That Shelter
And
Go For Broke And Take Your Chances
And
Walk Boldly Into The Raging Storm!
Believe Me: You Will Be Safer!
Call Jesus Christ The Lord!

Please Do-Right Had Prayed In Faith
Nothing Wavering:

Father Of The Faithful,
Giver Of All Good Gifts,

Please Help Me
To Protect My Thoughts And Actions
In And With The Word 
So That I May Protect My Self In The World!
Help Me To Walk By Faith
And
Not By Corrupt Eye-Sight!


Lord,
I Seek Only To Do Your Bidding
To Walk On The Strait And Narrow Way
To Be A Blessing And To Be Blessed:
I Desire, Gracious Father
To Be A Spiritual Success!

My Needs Are Few
My Heart On You Is Totally Fixed
And I Plead The Blood Of My Jesus
For Help To Stand Up
To The Tar Balls Of The World
When I Choose To Believe
And Live According To Your Holy Word
And Refuse To Give This Good-Time Charley
Popular N. Convenient A Play!

What You Have For Me, Lord
I Will Wait Patiently For
Because The Living Word Of Truth Says:

They That Wait On You Will Renew Strength!
The Word Also Says:
When I Wait On You
You Will Incline Unto Me
And
Hear My Complaints!

I Desire To Be Blessed, My Father
So, I Shall Wait On You!
Guide Me And Guard Me, Please!

Thank You For Listening
And
Thank You For Answering My Prayer Of Faith
For I Ask All In The Name Of The Holy Jesus
My Only Savior And True Friend To Life's End
And Then ... Glory!
AMEN.

A Word To The Wise ...

Popular And Convenient
Sounded To Please Do-Right
Like Wind Batting On Her Ears!
He Was Talking Chalk!
He Was Spinning His Wheels!
He Was Wasting Her Time And His Energy
And
Dear Please Do-Right 
Being Frugal And ... Ever Polite
Firmly Said:

Thanks Kindly For Thinking Of Me
But Please Do Not Ask Again!
We Do Not Walk The Same Road
Think Of The Same Things
Speak The Same Language
Or Desire The Same Future
So I Do Not Believe That We Can Walk Together!
We Simply Do Not Agree!

However,
If You Are Interested 
In Reading The Good Book With Me
And Learning What Jesus Christ Has Done
And Is Doing For Us Who Believe In Him
And Talking About The Salvation Of Our Souls
I Will Gladly Entertain ...!

... The Glass Rattled When The Front Door Closed!

Brethren,

Nip Sin In The Bud
No Matter Who It Bothers!
Go Against The Will
And
The Way Of Lord
To Be Popular
Is Fool-Hardy
And
It Shall Always End In Sorrow!

Stand Up For Our Jesus
And
Be Gloriously Blessed
Today And Forever!


Don't Play Dead
To See What Kind Of Funeral
You Shall Receive:
You May End Up Dead
And
Sad To Say
You Shall Never, Ever, Know
Your Outcome
In That Eventuality!

Do Right ... And Live
The Holy God To Delight!

**--**--**--**--**

The Second Coming
For
The Faithful Of God And Christ
Shall Be
A Glorious Sight!







Wednesday, June 14, 2017

HE SAID: I Did! - Trusting In The Lord Christ!




I Am In Love
With A Jealous God!

Aren't They All?!

I Don't Know
About A "They All!"
I Just Know About The Jealous God
Whose Name Is Jealous!

Really!?!

Yes!
He Does Not Share!
He Desires All Of My Love
For His Own
AND
As For His Glory
It Is All His!
His, Alone!

He Is So Giving!
He Told Me Up Front:

I Will Always Love You!
I Will Ever Provide For You!

He Told Me Straight
What's Good To Aspire
AND
Plainly Informed Me
What's Best To Retire!

Sounds Really Controlling!

Oh, No!
Not At All!

He Is Just Very Specific
About The Heart
He Holds In His Hand!

When We First Met
He Told Me Quite Plain:

This Is All Blessings!
He Showed Me The Right!

This Is All Cursings!
He Showed Me The Left!

AND
Told Me To Choose
Which One I Will Receive
AND
Never At Any Point
Did He Try To Me Deceive!

He Said I Have Choice!
He Says I Have Will!
I Can Choose To Give Him My Will
Which Will Permit Him
To Mark Out My Path
AND
At The End Of This Life
My Trove Of Blessings
He Will Continue
- For Eternity -
To Fill!

Sounds Like A Bill Of Goods To Me!

To You, Maybe!
But, To Me
My Beating Heart
At His Name
Completely And Totally
Thrills!

How Gullible!

Excuse Me?!
I Don't Understand!

My God Is Holy!
My God Is True!
My God Is Faithful!
AND
He Is Calling Out To You!

What God Ever Does Anything
Except Hold Out Their Frozen Hand?!

Ahhh! There's Your Problem!

Frozen-God Hand!
Frozen-Handed Gods
Are Not Gods!
They Are Idols!

My God Is Alive!
I Can Call Upon Him
At Any Time
AND
He Answers!
He Responds!
He Takes Care Of Me
AND
All That He Requires
Expects From Me
Is Faithfulness
No Doubt
Constancy
No Wavering
Trust
No Backsliding!
In Him
I Am Confiding!

One Is Born Every Day!

What Is That?!

A Sucker!

Oh, My!
I Don't Know Of Anyone Else!
I Speak For Myself!
I Know That I Was Lonely
Lost
Floundering
Wandering
Wayward
Alone
When I Met Jesus
And, Now
My Life Is Complete!

He Said:
Cast Your Cares On Me!
I Did!

He Said:
Trust And Obey!
I Am Trying
By His Grace
That Challenge
To Fullfil!

He Said:
Walk In Faith!
I'm Trying Not To Walk By Sight!

He Said:
I Will Never Leave You Nor Forsake You!
I Hold His Hand
Even When I Want To Relent!

Your Funeral!

He Told Me:
It Is Appointed Once
For Man To Die
And Then The Judgment!

Excuse Me?!
Judgment? What Judgment?!

Oh, Dear ...!

The Creator God
Becomes
The Judge Of His Creation
In The Day Of His Appointing
AND ALL MANKIND
Must Give An Accounting
Of His Life's Deeds!

To The Repentant
He Is The Welcoming King!

To The Unrepentant
He Is The Frowning
Aka Executing Judge!

Everybody Tells Me
Enjoy Life!
You Live!
You Die!
End Of Story!

But, YOU ...!!
You've Upset My Apple Cart!
You Just Burst My Bubble
And You've Done Put A Tremble
A Real Tremble
In My Heart!

What Do I Do?!
Where Do I Go?!
Who Can I Turn To -
I Really Don't Want
The Frowning Judge Score!

Jesus Christ
Is The Answer
First Question To Last!
In Him Is Life Eternal!
On Him Your Burdens
You May Cast!

Trust Him - He Is Faithful!
Lean On Him - He Is Strength!
Hold On To Him - He Is Life
AND
Follow Him
For
He Leads To Eternal Life!

Pray For Forgiveness
For The Rotten Deeds Of Your Past Life!

How On Earth Do I Do That?!

Tell The Truth!
Say What You Did!
Acknowledge That You Were Wrong!
Say You Are Sorry
AND
Ask Jesus To Lead You
The Rest Of Your Life
Be It Short Or Long!

Pray Is Personal Communication!
Tell The Truth Freely!
Forgiveness By Confession
And Repentance
Comes Your Way
BUT
Be Assured Of This One Thing
Going To Jesus
Means Satan Is Going To Be Dogging Your Way!
So, Please
Pray
AND
Keep Praying
AND
Keep Trusting!

Trust Gives Growth To Love
And Soon
Satan Will Have To Leave You Alone
At Least For Those Things
For Which
You Did Let Christ's Spill Blood Atone! 

But ... Know This

Give No Place To The Devil!
Not An Inch!
Not Even A Scratch!
When He Calls
Ask Jesus To Answer
AND 
He Will Run From You Far!

No One Has To Die Without Jesus!
No One Has To Face The Judgement Alone!
Jesus Pleads His Blood For The Faithful
AND
The Father Accepts
His Beloved Son's Spilt Blood - It truly Atones!

Will You Pray With Me?!

Our Father
Up In Heaven
We On The Earth
Accept The Promise
Offered To Us
In Jesus Christ's Spilt Blood!
Here Is A New Resident
For The Eternal Kingdom
Who Desires Forgiveness
From The God Who Is Love ...! 







Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Looking For And Finding God




I Wanted To Serve God!
My Soul Desired A God To Worship
BUT
I Was In A Quandary!

Where Could I "Find" God?

There Was A Church On The Corner!
There Was A Church In The Middle Of The Block 
On The Corner Of Each Long Short Street
Where All The People Flock!

There Was The Pretty Church
The Proud Church
The Finished Church
AND
The Church - Building Incomplete!
AND
There Was Even The Church
Where You Could Purchase A Velvet Covered Seat!

There Was The Church On Broadway
There Was The Church On The Narrows
There Was The Church Full Of Blessings
AND
There Was The Church Of Bare Laughs!

NOW ...

ALL The Churches
"Had God!"
ALL The Churches 
"Had The Only God!"
AND
ALL The Churches Had
"God -  For Real!"

AND ...

There Was "God Spectacular!"
AND
The "Real God In The Cave!"

I Was In A Pickle!
For 
ALL The Different Churches
ALL Had The Same God Only Different With Specificity a/k/a
"Choose Make Your Own God To Order!"

BY NOW ...

My Pickle Had Pepper Problems!

AFTER SOME SERIOUS THOUGHT ...

I Remembered My Granny Telling Me
When I Was In The Grass Hopper Grade 
- I Was Small -
That:

"Making One's Own God's Idolatry! - Don't Do It!
You Must Worship The Living God!  
You Must Worship The Every Where
Every Day
In Everything
In Who Is Everything
Can't Be Fazed By Your Something
Never Behind On Anything
God 
Who Created You
Who Sustains You
In Whom Is Your Life
Who Will See You Through The Strife
The God In Whom Is Eternal Life
AND NOT
One Who Cavorts
In Pleasure Palaces And Resorts!
God Is Your Friend
BUT
You And God Are Not Company!"


I Could Go On But YOU Get The Drift,  Right?!

The One Thing That Stood Out From Granny's Lecturing Was This:

"God -  Almighty God
The Holy God
Is The God Of Order
The God In Whom There Is No Shadow Of Turning!
His Word Is Who He Is!"

Well ...

That Left Out All The Brand Name Church Gods!

My Granny Had Given Me My King James Bible
When I Reached The Age Of Understanding

So ...

I Prayed 
AND
Daily Read My King James Bible!







After A While ...

Because I Was Sincerely Seeking
The True And Only Holy God
I Received "The Call!"
AND
Accepted A Place 
In The Class Of
"The God Not Popular!"
Who Desires
Self-Denial
Obedience
Confession Of Sin
Repentance
Baptism By Immersion
AND
Standing Up For Jesus!
AND
I Am Happy!

I Walk With The King!
I Walk With The God Eternal!






Friday, July 31, 2015

HAPPY SABBATH + On Up To God!





I was walking on Up to God
I met Man
He called Me: "Friend!!"
He implored Me to walk with him for
He knew of all of Life's Best Short-cuts to Journey's End!

He said he had been on Up to God before and
He beguiled Me
With much lying and lore, and
I was mesmerized
As He told me of what it was I was in for!

I had been warned
But I listened and strayed
My walk on Up to God 
Was delayed. Delayed!

I was regaled with stories of Hate and Love
Needs and Greed
He had a Great Knack
I ate swallowed his prepacked Snack!

I walked on in Myself
I didn't look in
I didn't look back
To see that True Companion
Was trailing ... bloody, and crying!

I - for a while - lived
With Company of Lies
I was motivated by 
The Lord of The Dung Flies!

I lived High
I partied Low
I laid on the Ground
I rolled around in mud and loved in black snow!

My New Friends had No Morals
They smelled of The Flame
I didn't
 ... I didn't care!

I really should have known
That Sweet Life doesn't last
It ends in a casket or 
In a full body cast!

There were Regrets and Recriminations
Vexations
Lost Relations, and
Crying, and much wishing
For the Good that was and is now ... past!

My Day of Reckoning came
My Excuse for Folly? - It was lame!
I lived by My flesh, My eyes
I lived for the Praise of the In-World Game!

As for He Who Led Me To Stray
He was laughing - and pointing - at My Decay
And calling Me Fool
After CONvincing Me that his Way of Life 
Was happening, and way, way, cool!

It was then I saw My True State
I was inside the Pig
Gate
Eating that which made the Scavenger Swine salivate!

I thought of on My Father
Who His Servants fed!
Those Servants had much
For He did Reward
And I said in My Heart:


"I will go back to My Father
As His Servant, today!
I know He will Forgive!
He will help and heal My Decay!"

Loaded Down ... Dirty as I was
I ran toward Home! I couldn't stay away, and
My Father met Me in on The Way!
I cried, and I said:


"Father! Forgive Me!
I strayed, and really played!
I wasted My Substance on with The Fraud
Who cast me aside!
Father! He lied and lied
And I have been burnt!
Heal Me!
Help Me!
To You, My Lord, I return
For, Life Lesson, though hard
I have assuredly learnt!"

My Father washed Me - I was Renewed!
My Father clothed Me - the World I eschewed!
I walk ... NOW
On The True and Holy Way
I live for My Father
He's My Lord - The Light of The Way!

I have #TheRewardsOfTheSaints:


Peace
Love
Joy
Hope
Provision
Help of The Angels
and
Saving by The Blood

The Spirit is My Comfort and My Stay!
What more can I say?!

I shall - in Jesus' Faith - Stay in The Fight!
I shall - with His Blessing - walk Faithfully into The Night
And on The Great Day
Coming very soon
I shall Rise Up - Glorified
To The Heavenly Reward
Way beyond the Big Moon!