Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Lord, Where's My Soup?

Lord, where’s My Soup?
You said cast your bread upon the water
And this I gladly did
You said it would soon return to me
And, yes, I am eating my fill!

But, Lord, there must be some mistake
For in my understanding
Putting bread in water to soak
Should give me soup upon the landing!



Bread on water multiplies -
Soup is the resulting
And I know when soup is made
Inclusions make for great-tasting multiplying!

Soup does not one ingredient make
I know for I made some the other day!
There was chicken, sweet potato and English, too
Carrots, beans, cabbage, an onion or two
Sweet pepper, marjoram, thyme and parsley galore
And Gran’other dumplings
Lord, a treat was in store!

My soup even had in Split Peas and more
And a dash of sugar so the peas wouldn’t make my stomach sore
Lovely pumpkins, and a few dried pepper flakes
And a dash of sea salt, for old savory’s sake!

Now, Lord, You know that I speaking true!
Where de soup You promised, Father?
I’m depending on You!

Lord, I am not ungrateful for the bread
Some people don’t have any
And I know I could be dead!

But, Believer I am, Your’s is the word I trust
Maybe I’m getting anxious
Hence all this lotta fuss!
But, this my heart speaks -
I don’t covet nor lust
Cast bread upon water makes soup for certain sure
I have my bib, bowl and spoon ready
Lord, when You gine pour?


Sunday, February 8, 2015

Stop with The Pleading! Jesus IS Alive!




Christian, please stop your pleading!
It is time for you to apply
The blood that Jesus shed, and
Remember -  for you - He was already crucified!

Live the life of an over-comer!
Live the life of the truly blessed!
Jesus gave you the perfect weapon
And on His Word you can rely and find rest!

Do you remember the story of
That long-ago Passover night
When the Angel of Death was to visit the land
And any not covered by the blood would permanently take flight?

The Hebrews were told how to avoid
God’s Executing Judgment Hand
For an unblemished, unspotted Pascal Lamb
Held the remedy to avoiding getting themselves 
On the list of the permanently damned!

Were they not instructed to kill Innocent the Lamb 
And how to use his blood for protection?
Did they put the blood in the basin on the floor
Or did they with hyssop apply the blood
To the lintel and the two posts of the door?

We are told in Revelation 12 how to overcome the flood
Of Satan, and his machinations
Accusations, charges and manipulations
By using our testimony and Jesus’ blood!

Having the Blood available to you
And using it are two different propositions!
Jesus provided the weapon - use it, Friend
It will keep you upright 'til the end!

Why plead for what has already been provided
And is readily available to God's children?
Apply the Blood to your heart - and testify - sing like a lark:
"Christ was clean! Innocent! Satan, in me, you have no part!"

Don’t plead! Apply!
By His Blood, you’re justified!
 Jesus Christ himself has rescued you
So lift your head high!

Jesus Christ’s Blood paid your cost
As He hung upon sin’s dread cross
So Satan has no place to accuse you!
You’ll overcome Satan - whenever he stops by
 If you apply the Lamb's Blood, always apply!

Lift up your head, oh Believer!
Look in the face of The Accuser!
And valiantly set your new heart to "apply!"
And, in the Light of Life abiding
For in Jesus you're confiding
Throw the Blood of Sin's Sacrifice
Squarely in Satan's deceiving eyes!

WE WIN!!

Forget what's between 
the WE 
and the WIN!
Those are just details!

QUESTION: Since God is for us, who could possibly be against us?

ANSWER: Nothing and his brother Nobody!



Saturday, February 7, 2015

Vespers At The End Of The Sabbath



Joshus 24:14-15 (KJV)

 14 Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the Lord.

15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

Walking with the Lord Jesus Christ must be an act of the Will for we cannot inherit our walk with the Lord from our parents, nor can it be passed on to us by association, nor by associating with Christ-followers.

We must make the decision, out of the intellect, to, this very day, and each and every day hereafter, to walk in the Light of God's Love if we desire to be saved to Eternal Life.

We must come to the realization that we need to - every single day that we breathe - consciously make the decision to give over our will and our way, to the care and safekeeping of The Creator God who loved - and loves - us enough to have sent His Only Begotten Son to become sin for us, and to die on that shameful tree, so that we might have abundant life.

John 10:10
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Jesus Christ stated that He had to be lifted up, as Moses' brazen serpent, so that by so doing, He would draw all men to Himself.

John 3:14
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

John 12:32
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself."

It, therefore, must be understood, that as those who had been bitten in the desert by the vile serpent, because of sin, had to look upon the replica of the serpent to be healed, we, too, must look UP on the Crucified Jesus who became sin for us, and confess, and repent of our sin, so that we may be saved.

Jesus Christ is still calling, and drawing mankind to Himself. Won't you answer His call that you may be saved?



Look upon Jesus, sinless is He

Author: Franklin E. Belden

Look upon Jesus, sinless is He;
Father, impute His life unto me.
My life of scarlet, my sin and woe,
Cover with His life, whiter than snow.

Refrain

Cover with His life, whiter than snow;
Fullness of His life then shall I know;
My life of scarlet, my sin and woe,
Cover with His life, whiter than snow.


Deep are the wounds transgression has made;
Red are the stains; my soul is afraid.
O to be covered, Jesus, with Thee,
Safe from the law that now judgeth me!








Prayer: Dis Is De Trut'



Having money don' mek me a good parent
Having nuh money don' mek me a poor
I thank You, Lord, fuh de two pennies yuh does give me
And I glad dat Heav'n waiting when, fin'ly, I walk outta de door.
AMEN



and repeated in


Friday, February 6, 2015

HAPPY SABBATH! and Stop Making King Jesus Sad







Stop Making King Jesus Sad


Stop majoring in the minors
Stop majoring in the bad
All you’re doing by your behavior
Is making King Jesus sad!

He died to bring you victory
He died to give you new life
Yet for all of His sacrifice
You’re out there living in vice!

Beloved, the time is a coming
When all receive a share
Of what ever they cultivated
And I pray you won’t fall into despair
When you see what you’ll be receiving
For listening to one who was so deceiving
As that serpent who had long been achieving
An army full of the unbelieving!

To those who have trusted on Jesus
To those who love the Great Lord
Bright mansions await the over-comers
Who won victory through Almighty God!

Repent, repent, unbeliever
Repent you mockers of the Word
Repent now, for the night is soon coming
When all will receive their just reward!

Jesus Christ alone is able
Jesus Christ alone can save
Jesus Christ alone grants the victory
Over hell and death and the grave!

Where, Dear One, will you spend Eternity
I pray not out of the Eternal God’s light
I pray not in the lake burning with fire and brimstone
Prepared for Satan and the minions of the night!

Rejoice, sing praise, hallelujah
You children who know the Way
Home to life everlasting
Sing! Oh, how you’ll sing before the Great Throne!


Thursday, February 5, 2015

Help Me, Lord!




Help me, Lord, to live for Jesus
So that I may live with Jesus!

Help me, Lord, to walk aright
So that I may walk right into the City!

Help me, Lord, to love the light
So that I may show the light of love to Your people!

Help me, Lord, to shine the Light
So that my light will shine and Your name will be glorified!

Help me, Lord, to speak Your truth
So that by my speaking, Your truth will speak to the people!

Help me, Lord, to hear the voice in the stillness
So that I may hear the Still Small Voice

Help me, Lord, for I cannot help myself.




Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Serve, Suffer, Sacrifice - A Statement of Truth




All Christians
By prayer and by practice
Are called to serve the Lord
In Godly fear, and faithfulness

All Christians
 Are called to suffering
Without murmur, or complaint
To take up, and bear their cross ...
In humility

Sadly,
Many Christians
Will also be called
To be the sacrifice 
On the altar
Of the Son of Perdition
Who hates anything
That Jesus Christ loves

Through it all
All faithful Christians
Will deem it a joy
For there is laid up for us
A crown of righteous
For we who endure until ...
The end

The battle is not to the swift
But to him who does all
And stands ... firm ...
Quaking ... but resolute
And ... unshakeable

Christ is our portion
And we will each receive
The hoped for crown
The white linen gown
White stone, new name
And harp, and,
In the earth made new
A plot of land
That no one
Can take away!

STAY THE COURSE!



Tuesday, February 3, 2015

I Want to Know THAT God!





If God could make a man
Who could move in a marked manner
Making methods to mature minds
Manipulating metals to make mines
Mapping minds
Mitigating meters
Meeting membranes
Mating in beakers
Monitoring molesters and militant madmen
In mobile machines of miniature mechanism
I want to know the God who made that man!

If God can make a man
Who flies without wings
Who leaves one in awe
Who can wire a broken jaw
And makes ice-cream that won’t thaw
Who can make a drone out of a hacksaw
And bend light against the law
And give a dog a bionic paw
I want to know that God!

If God can make a man
Whose true worth is in his Master
Who is longing for the laughter
Who can see Eternity
While waiting for the here-after
I need to personally know that God!


Monday, February 2, 2015

Wants 'n Reliefs






I want my neighbor’s possessions!
My neighbor wants my peace!
Each wants what the other has
And neither want brings us any relief!

Lord, help us each to find comfort
In what You've provide for us
Help us learn to be contented
And stop running after what’s in the bush!

What more can any man ask for
What more can any man need
Than to know the love of Jesus
And daily His Word of Hope read?

For, in the Words of the Master
Each child is daily fed
The God of the Jerusalem Temple
Provides to each his needed daily bread!

So, if peace, my friend, not possession
Is Gods’s kind gift to you
Be thankful you don't have to learn like Solomon
That things don't make a comfortable bed!

Be contented with the Lord as your portion
You are blessed for He carries you along
Give praise that your stomach/heart is not empty
And sing! - for to Christ you belong!



Sunday, February 1, 2015

God's Building a Church



God’s building a church - I’m helping!
God’s creating a ready people - I’m one!
Jesus is coming soon - I’m waiting!
Bless the Lord, it won’t be very long!

The elements will melt - good gracious!
No more sun - not even the moon!
Soon we’ll gather by that River
We'll walk there - just like the Angels - real soon!

Old things pass away - there is newness!
Newness of life - every day!
Bless God, bless God - I’m a pilgrim!
Walking toward New Jerusalem day by day!

I’m trusting King Jesus - my companion
To cover me as I go through the fray
For this journey is not for the swiftest
Nor is it for the ever so strong!

This journey is for he who needs a Savior
And for him who endures however long
Bless God - He made for us provision!
Bless God - He made for us a great song!

We’re marching to Zion - that Great city
Hail Friend! Join us! Please won’t you come along?!
The Savior is waiting your heart to enter
Please let Him in! He wants you to belong!

There is nothing on this earth that could ever separate you
From His love - the Shepherd of Rest!
Confess your sin, reach for His Hand - He offers
And you shall henceforth be forever blessed!

Dear One, give a ready answer!
He’s knocking!
Dear One, give a ready answer!
He's pleading for you!
Dear One, please answer!
He covers! He blesses!
Let Him in!
Jesus really wants to bless and protect you!



Saturday, January 31, 2015

Prayer: Father, I Know You ...




Father, I know You have a purpose
For me being here and alive
I ask You for the wisdom
To help me to live right, and to thrive!

Help me to strive for the Kingdom
Not for wealth, position, nor fame
Not knowledge, nor power, nor access
Except to the One who alone can save!

Help me not to give a hearing
To those who would make me feel small
For their lives are so petty and trivial
That making me sad would give them a ball!

Father, I am seeking for that City
The City that is built four-square
Where my God, the Lord of the Ages
Has for me a great banquet prepared!

I want to sing with the saints of all ages
I want to walk those streets of gold
I want to praise my God, Hallelujah
When my Jesus Christ I behold!



Lord, I Need To Hate ...




Lord, I need to hate sin and Satan
Because I love Jesus, My Lord
Give me Your love and great courage
And help me make that hate real lest I fall!

Satan is dogging my footsteps
More it seems with each passing day
Trying to make me believe, the Old Liar
That You really don’t care after all!

I know well that Satan is the liar
I know well that Jesus Christ is really real
I know well that I need to possess Your character
Bless me, Lord, upon this thorny trail!

Father, the trials I face are so many
The blessings I see seem few, and far between
But I know it’s all a deadly delusion
To make me doubt You and act the part of an old fool!

Give me, this day, another victory
Give me another day to - in faith - stand tall
Give me another point of light to my favor
Make me a star for my Jesus, My Lord, My All!



Friday, January 30, 2015

The Seventh Day Documentary - Revelations From The Lost Pages of History




Dear Ones:

A blessed and Happy Sabbath to you!

I am presenting a full showing of The Seventh Day Documentary as narrated by the actor Hal Holbrook.

The Seventh Day Documentary is a beautiful production, often times difficult to watch, but well worth the effort.

The production is in eleven (11) parts for approximately 5 1/2 hours of viewing. And ... its NOT about Seventh-day Adventists or the Jews! It is about our faithful and bible-believing fore-parents and what they endured to keep the Sabbath Day of the 4th Commandment holy.

Enjoy!
















Fascination with the Forbidden





What is this fascination with the forbidden
That’s front and center, and out there
Urging all to come forward
And delve into something rare?

What is our need to know who
Created God or who is His mother?
How He hides the entry portals from us
And does His eyes ever blink or flutter?

Why do we need to know if, when, how
He grants immortality?
Or why He allows evil to prosper
When we faithfully do good, am poor, and worshiping He?

Why do we need to know how 
To extend this mortal life
When He who created us promised
To grant us everlasting life?

Why do we need to “talk” to
Those beings who have not fallen from Grace
Nor have chosen to exalt self
Nor tried to take Jesus’ place?

Let me get to the point here
Ignorance itself can be a curse
And maliciousness can be even worse
But delving into what don’t concern us
Will lay us out in a black hearse!

Stop being so darned gipsy
Looking into things above your pay grade
Be thankful that the Lord is the Shepherd
And that we belong to The Heard!

Satan is a liar - and the father of lies!
His word to you is do what thou wilt
But, hey? Look at all the flies
That cover up the bloated soul/corpses 
That he's gained with his myriad lies!

Don’t you know that Christ IS the answer?
Don’t you know that Christ guides and stays?
Don’t you know that Christ gladly listens?
Don’t you know that The Christ gladly answers our prayers?

So if you want to know something - or anything
Walk the straight path into the narrow opening way
Keep your eyes fixed, your heart set, on Jesus
Believe Him for He who IS can deliver
And will answer all at the Changing 
To Everlasting Day!


K.Y.E.O.
K.Y.M.C.
M.Y.O.B.
G.I.I.C.

a/k/a

Keep You Eyes Open
Keep Your Mouth Closed
Mind Your Own Business
for
God Is In Control!

'Nuff said.


Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Pray Is God’s Shield!

Pray is God’s shield
Between us and destruction
Pray is God’s shield
Between us and the Foe
Do not neglect pray
Our Savior prayed - and recommended it
Pray is God’s shield
Stand firm - it can take a blow!

Pray is God’s shield
To keep us from sinning
Pray is God’s shield
To cover our souls
Pray is God’s shield
You won’t go wrong when you’re wearing it
Pray is God’s shield
Hold on - and bask in the Glow!

Pray is God’s shield
Pray now, pray right now, and pray later
Pray is God’s shield
God made us and He is keeping His vow
To watch over us, and protect all His Children
Pray is God’s shield
He won’t leave you! Call Him now!



Dear Ones:

Please, please, please do not neglect your prayer life no matter what is going on in your personal or professional life!

Even if you don’t know what to say, calling upon the name of Jesus Christ will work wonders for whatever is ailing you! The Holy Spirit intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words (Romans 8:26) and, in the name of Jesus Christ, our requests are presented to God!

DON’T FORGET THAT: 

1. We pray to the Father, in the name of the Son, under the agency of the Holy Spirit.
2. Prayer is the key in the hand of faith to unlock Heaven’s Storehouse!
3. Faith is the hand by which the soul takes hold upon Divine offers of Grace and Mercy!
4. We should pray the Promises of God!
5. “Yes!”, “No!”, “Wait!”, and “My Grace Is Sufficient For You!” are all God’s answers to our several prayers!
6. If we received everything for which we pray, we would be viewing our lives from inside the toilet, or worse!

WARNING:

1. God does not answer our prayers if we are holding on to known sin! Your prayer, in this view, is an abomination to God! So... confess your sin and THEN present your petitions!
2. Your Requests and God’s Calendar are not in alignment! It is all in God’s Delivery Time (GDT)! and
3. Never doubt Jesus’ Love for it dishonors God!

Be well, and be gloriously blessed,

BJ



Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Prayer: Lord, Help Me Not To Make Shipwreck!




Lord, help me not to make shipwreck
Upon the sandy shoals
Of name or rank or talent
Let me upon Christ take hold!

Help me to set aside my self, Lord
Help me, Lord, to lift You up
Give me the strength to give my back to
The accolades of men from the bitter cup!

I beseech You, Lord, for the blessings
That keep my sight raised high
To the Temple of The Eternal
To my mansion in the sky!

Until the Day of Awarding
When Saints have been glorified
Let me not make shipwreck of my faith, Lord
By believing Old Satan's lies!
AMEN.



Sunday, January 25, 2015

Prayer: Lord, Fix Me



Lord, slough off my outer skin
The one that's marked/marred by sin
And let it be revealed today
A new, clean, heart within.

Debride me, Oh, Lord,
Layer by layer
And let the light of Your Life
Germinate and flower.

Remove from me
Pride and greed
Give me a humble heart
And some good seed
Worthy to be planted
Among Your people
Uplifting, encouraging
Helpful - not boastful.

Remove from me self and gluttony
Lord, give me instead
A heart filled to overflowing with You
Willing to feed the people - the milling, the dread!

Remove from me, Lord
The chalice of malice
And give me instead a good braided lattice
Whereupon I may hang Your Word
Oft’ to be repeated
Ever to be heard.

Lord, make me anew, and
Help me to eschew
The lowered life that I led - the fainting heart that I stewed!
Pour out the Love Balm, and
Hold Thou my hand
And help me be a a worthy member of
Your Glory Band. 
AMEN



Saturday, January 24, 2015

To Whom Do You Sing Your Praise?



When you sing the message
Are you really singing to God
Or are you putting on a performance
For someone who isn’t the Lord?

Are you praising, or performing
Are you putting on a show
Which does not praise Your Creator
Because it praises the world?

Think once, think twice, I beseech
Know to whom you’re giving your praise
Make sure it’s to Your Creator
The Ancient One of Days!

Don’t fall into the trap that
Satan has placed for the world
By saying that whatever/however you’re singing
All music to the King is all praise!

Old Satan, the Old Minister of Music
Is alive, and kicking, and well
Able to blind you with his tricks
To perform music that give him his kicks!

He writes the songs that make this world sing
He lays the beats that makes Saints retreat
From lewdness, lechery and looseness
From rhythms that sends sinners to use bongs.

This same music is stomping into the Church of
God, the Father, the Spirit, the Son
Hijacking the old Saints from the praises
To honor Him, the Worthy, the Lamb!

Our God is the God of All Order
His Angels sing praise in majesty
Swelling and ringing, triumphant
Praising the God who loves humanity.

So, again, I ask you: “Who are YOU praising
When you sing the gospel message today?
Is it the God of All Creation OR
The god who leads children astray?"



Dear Ones:

When we, as singers and musicians, allow ourselves to become the focus, and center, of attention by our "performance," as we “praise” God in song, we are praising our selves, for we have allowed ourselves to accept the praise and worship that belongs solely to the God of Heaven.

Let us, therefore, be very, very careful ... that we do not find ourselves in the position in which King Herod found himself for accepting the worship, and adulation, that rightfully belonged to Almighty God.

Acts 12:21-23

21 On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people. 
22 They shouted, “This is the voice of a god, not of a man.”
23 Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.

Satan has made it painfully clear that his sworn task is to deflect worship from the God of Heaven by any means necessary, and available.

Even if our “worship” does not name Satan himself, he seeks to ensure that if he can't get it, that God, Himself, does not receive same by encouraging us to believe that we, too, are gods, hence the designations we hear of godfather and empress and myriad divas (goddesses) of music, which appalling, even revolting, appellations are finding themselves in our houses of worship!

Lord, have mercy on us, and help us to see You as You are, and worship You - forgetting self - for You, alone, are worthy!

Be well, and be gloriously blessed,

BJ


Friday, January 23, 2015

Victory IS Mine!




Lord, purge me with hyssop
That I may be clean
I don’t need their sys-op
For those people are real mean!

Their plans are inhuman
I trust God to relieve
Me of their experiments
To make me immortal
When God said: “Not these!"

God’s Word is immutable
His commandment will stand
“Get behind me!” Old Satan
Our God ain’t a man
To play with His creatures
As cats play with mice
You are the great liar!
You've filled men with vice!

I trust God to deliver me!
I trust God to care
For me in this battle
Which vile men declare 
Is their’s for their number is numerous
Our numbers are few
BUT we have King Jesus
So there is nothing to lose!

Victory is mine
For when this life is lost
The King of Creation
Will wake me at the last
Trumpet of Awakening -
New life will be mine!
New Life in Eternity!
New Day with the Divine
Lord of the Kingdom!
Hello!?! Victory IS mine!





Thursday, January 22, 2015

Trust Thou in God



When enemies, crass, knock at your door
Don’t hold your head!
Don’t fall on the floor!
Trust in your God,
Almighty, He
For in His face
All enemies flee!

One you, plus God
Equal a majority!
So feel sorry for those
Who fall from dignity
By trying their best
To destroy a child whom
God through Jesus Christ has blessed!

You are a human -
Your God is not!
So wipe the snot from your face
And trust in God’s grace
Which flows abundantly
And free to those
Who trust the Almighty!

Listen to me well
I’ll tell you a truth
Look to Jesus who
Is always in view
You don’t need to look out
Nor over nor through
Reach out to Jesus
He’s right next to you!

Trust thou in God -
He is the Great Creator!
Trust thou in God -
He made provision for you!
Trust thou in God -
He knows you, your wants, your upsets!
Trust thou, Dear One, in God!