Decisions Must Be Made!

Satan Exerts Influence Over People
He Darkens The Mind
AND
Incites Men Women And Children
To Do Violence

AND
To Commit Base Crimes!

Jesus Christ Exerts Influence Over The People!
He Enlightens
ANDEnlivens
The Mind!
He Impresses All Who Will
To Do Good Works
AND

To Brethren
To Be A Blessing 

AND

To Be Ever Kind!

Here, Brethren
Are Two Princes
First,
The Prince Of Darkness
The Destroyer Of Body And Soul!
Second,
The Prince Of Peace
Who Gives Life
AND
Keeps Mankind Alive
AND
Now
I Sincerely Ask You
Which Prince
Would You
Do You
Should You
Want
Even Need
To Be By Your Side?!

The Prince Of Darkness
Has A Need
To Build An Army Of Opposition
Against The Holy God
AND

His Method Of Recruitment
Is To Offer Paid Access To
Excitment
Influence
Finance
Recognition
Associative
Emotional 
Dangerous
Destructive
Selfish
Self-Satisfying
Mind-Bending
Cross-Contaminating
Infectious
AND
Ever Only Temporal
So-Called Enormous Yet Trifling
Pretty And False Shining
AND
Dying - Like Himself -
Awards And Rewards!

The Prince Of Peace
- By Great Contrast -
Offers Unto Mankind
Life In Christ Now
AND
Eternal Life With Christ Later
For Being Of Service To Humanity
In The Service Of The Living Holy Ever-Present
He Knows It All 
Can Do It All
Provides It All
God!

In Their Service To Their King

AND

Master
Self-Denial
Is In Part How They Live
AND

Look
Not Given To Displays
Of Gratuitous Acquisition
AND

For Them
Denying Self Is In Answer
To The Lusts Of Manly Living -
They Don't Live In The Land Of
I Want What My Eyes Continually See!

Kindness
Helpfulness
Caring
Sharing
Are Motivations For Each And Every Day
AND
Lest We Forget
That Darkness Hates Peace
They Engender The Acrimony
Of Darkman's Soldiers Elite

Who

Of The Living God

Apparently ... Have No Fear!!

Hatred From The World!
Peace In The Lord!
Comfort Of The Holy Spirit!
Protection From The Fraud!
Mercy! Salvation!
Forgiveness Of Sin!
Hope For Surpassing Glory!
Redemption At The Prince Of Peace's Earthly Returning!

Are Gifts To The Saints Of The Holy God!

Gifts From The Prince Of Peace!

So, What ...!?

The Service

For The Prince Of Peace
Requires Personal Sacrifice
A Thing Foreign To The Prince Of Darkness
Who Demands Sacrifice From Others
Often Even Sacrifice Of Life!

Those In The Service
Of The Prince Of Peace Know
That He Is The Great Exemplar
For
He Gave His Own Life
For All Mankind On The Cross
After
Suffering The Prince Of Darkness'
Most Dreadful Temptations!
I Can Almost Hear The Wicker One's Laughter!

Between Temptation
AND
Crucifixion
Was Where The Prince Of Peace
Healed
Taught
AND
Fed
The Multitudes
Oppressed
Tormented
Possessed

Oppressed
By The Miasma Of The Prince Of Darkness!

He Raised The Dead!
He Restored Sight To The Blind!
He Took The People Out Of The Darkness
AND
Stood Them Up
In The Light Of Life
AND
For Good Measure
Gave Them Of Eternity
A Real View
AND
Encouraged Them
To Reach For The Extended Sheltering
Comforting Healing Hand
To Hold It
To Hold On To It -
That Offer Is Extended
To Me And To You!

But ... 

There Is A Small Price
To Be Paid
By One
By All
Who Will To The Prince Of Peace Cling:

Forsake Sin!
Forsake The Devil!
Forsake The World!
Confess Sin!
Repent Of The Past
AND
Reach Out To Jesus
AND
For Dear Life 
To His Outstretched Hand
Unabashedly Cling!

By His Great Grace ... You Can!

One Cannot Be Double-Minded
Holding Darkness And Light
For
Therein Is Confusion
AND
Assuredly
Soul Blight!

So ...

It Comes Down To The Decision!
Upon Which Side Will You Call

Fall?

• Truth 
• Error
• Darkness 
• Light
• Temporal Prosperity
• Eternal Prosperity
• Goodness With Denial
• Fleeting Things And A Damnation Trial
• Everlasting Life
• Eternal Separation From God
• Feelings Over Facts 
• Destructible Things Now 
• Indestructible Things Later?

You Make The Order!
Sacrifice Now?
Or
Sacrifice Later?

Decisions Must Be Made!
No Dice Rolling!
No Heads!
No Tails!
Conscious Decision-Making
Makes Really High The Stakes!

I Chose!

I Choose ...

Jesus For Joy - The Prince Who Is Peace!

I Emphatically Deny The Liar
The Prince Of Darkness
The Salvation Thief!

In Jesus Christ

I Have Found

My Soul's Chief

My Heart's Peace

My Body's Relief!

UNMASKED: The Everlasting Word Of The Eternal God Stands!

Pick N. Choose
Was A Seeing Blind Man
Who Published Abroad
That He Knew The Oracles Of God -
Back To Front!

He Knew How The Scriptures Were Tied!

His Adversary
- For Obvious Reasons

AND
Considered By Him To Be Treasonous -
Was

Is
Accept D. Word
Who Trusts In The Holy Spirit
To Teach Him
When He
In His Finite Understanding
Shows Lack!

Their Relationship Is Not Acrimonious!
They Just See Truth
In Mightily Different Ways
AND
Those Ways Are The Bone Of Contention
Throughout The Passage Of Their Interactive Days!

Pick N. Choose Is A Man Of The Cloth
Educated And Lettered
Who Was Trained
To Read Between Lines
AND
To Pick
AND
To Choose
Which Words Of God
Are To Be Considered
True
Relevant
Timely
Factual
Impossible To Believe
Anecdotal
Fairy Tales
And On, And On!

He Is Flamboyantly Very Passionate
About The Work That He Does
Even Though His Conscience
Mightily Pricks Him!
He Ignores The Pricks Of Good Conscience
Because He Wants To Be The Head
Of The Critiquing God Club!

There's Money To Be Made In Them Thar Hills!

ANDAt This 

His Fat Heart Thrills!

Isn't Fat A Bible Metaphor For Sin?!

It Is Indeed!

Aren't We Called To Give The Fat
The Sin
Unto God
On The Altar Of Sacrifice?!

Indeed, We Are!

There's Trouble Up Ahead ...

Things Were Going Well

Very Well
For Pastor Pick
Until 

THAT DAY 

When He 

- Waxing Bold -
Accidentally On Purpose
Called Jesus Christ Unnecessary
Irrelevant
A Failure
Dangerous!

There Was A Gasp! 

Then ...
A Very Loud Silence!
Then ...
There Was An Uproar!!

Then ...
One Man Valiantly Stood Up

Stood Out
AND
In A Firm And Steady Thread
Walked To The Altar
AND
In A Firm Tone
- Causing Dread -
Said:

It Is Considered

Treason Against The Living God

When In A Time Of Spiritual Crisis

Believing Men Hold Their Peace

Whilst A World Dying

Amidst Abundant Good Food

Is Left Starved

Unsuccored

Unfed!

He Continued ...

I Will Not Bring A Railing Accusation Against You

Pastor Pick N. Choose

BUT

The Lord Rebuke You!

I Speak The Truth Out Of Love

AND

I Sincerely Pray For You 

As This I Say:

You Speak Evil Of The Dignified God
And Thereby
You Foam Out Your Own Shame!

You Work Is Not A Blessing!
Your Tree Has Root Rot
And Your Fruit Is Both Wind Blown

And Rotten

And Truth To You Seems To Be Forgotten!

You Despise 

The Dominion Of The Glorious God Over You
AND
Withhold That Blessed Knowledge
From The Beloved
AND
In So Doing
You Encourage Others
To Live Lives Ungodly

ANDIn Essence
Subscribe Their Names To Unquenchable Flames!
You Will For Lost Souls
Hold Much Blame!

You Act
Unafraid

AND
Unashamed
In The Blighted Way Of The Accuser Of The Brethren
AND
You Do Unto The Kingdom Of God
A Terrible Despite!

Why Did You Give Up God's Fight!

You Apparently Care Not For Your Own Soul
AND
You Wilfully Deny Others
Their Own Opportunity
For Their Own Soul's Salvation To Fight!

I Pray The Lord God
For The Salvation Of Your Soul
That You Will Come To Know The Almighty God
AND
The Lord Jesus Christ
Whom He
To Us Sent
So That You Will Turn
From Gross Darkness
Unto The True Light
That The Lord, Then
By Your Renewed Life's Living
May Find Someone
In Whom To Delight!

Brothers And Sisters,
I Appeal You Today
As A Sinner Saved
As One In Christ
No Longer Living As A Sin-Slave
Please

For The Love Of God

Count The Cost!
Count The Cost
And, Then
If Jesus Christ Paid - In Full - Your Bill
Accept His Word
His Character
His Provision
Right Here

Right Now

So That You Won't
For Your Own Sin
Have To Eternally Pay!

God Is The Lord!!

'Tis A Shame When Men
Who Can't
Won't Eat
Withhold God's Good Grass 

From Hungering Sheep!

It Is A Terrible Crime

Against God's Glorious Kingdom
When Men 

Spiritually Dried Out
Block Abundantly Available

Living Water
From The Lord's Thirsty, Thirsty, Sheep!

It Is A Bitter Shame
When The Ungodly Man

- Afraid To Sleep -
Stops Weary Men
From Resting In The Lord
In Peace
And So
- With Trembling Heart Sad -
I Say Unto One
AND

Unto All
Look To Your Own Soul's Salvation!
Follow Not Wicked Men

And More Particularly
This Bold Man And His Type
Who Work For The Fraud With Delight
Having Left Off
Of Faith
The Good Fight!

The Living Word Of The Glorious Lord
Is A Strong Tower -
The Righteous Man
- Obviously Living Right -
Runneth Into It
AND
Is Safe!

The Word Of God Is A Sword
AND
A Shield
A Path
A Blanket
A Ground Upon Which To Kneel!

The Word Of God Is A Cup
A Plate
A Map
But Never A Slate
For The Word
Is Sealed
AND
In Heaven Settled
So That Man
By His Own Actions
For Or Against It
Will
His Own Fate
Settle!

Do Not Watch Man!
Do Not Follow This Wicked Man!
The Way Of Man
Is Ever A Lie!
Do Not Live To Man
For In That Way
You Will Surely Die!

Do Not Trust Your Way
To Your Eyes!
You Should Know By Now
That Man's Eyes Tell
The Comfortable Lie!

Do Not Listen To Truth
With Carnal Ears!
Carnal Ear Are Receptacles
That Hear What The Carnal Ear Wants To Hear!
They Itch And They Tickle
To Enjoy What The Carnal Heart Wants To Swear
AND
Ungodly Men
Unrepentant
Unregenerate
Unashamed
Unafraid
Take Pride In Performance
The Name
The Word Of The Holy God
To Defame
Enjoying Remaking God
In The Image Of Their Own Desperate
Dying Selves
Proffering That They Can
The Seeking Sinner Save!

Brethren, 

Put That Book
On The Condemned Things Shelf!

Brethren,

Beloved Of The Eternal God
I Beseech You
Look Not To Man For Help!
Go To Your Creator
And There
Your Heart Vent!

The Living Word Cannot Change
For The Living God
Of And In The Word
Cannot Change
So
Stop!
Think! 

AND
Look To Yourselves
AND
From This Gross Folly
Turn About!

Do Not Elevate A Creature
Above The Height Of
The Creator God
For The Creature Can Never Be His Own Creator -
He Is Working For His Paymaster Satan
- That Wily Fraud -
Who Has Given Him A Brief
To Cause Men To Sell Their Unbuyable Souls
Throwing Away Their Confidence
To Receive A Few Wood Coals
Masquerading As Diamonds
Purchased
With Fool's Gold!

In The Beginning Was The Word!
The Word Is God!
The Word Dwells Among Us -
It Is Time To Really Know Him!

Pastor Pick N. Choose

You Were Warned

About The Wrong Path You Trod!

You Ignored Those Warnings

And Today

Refusal To Reform Your Ways

 Will Cost You

For Your Gainsaying God Ways!

Deacons!

Remove From God's Altar
This Shameless
Unrepentant Man

Who Works For The Devil

ANDWho Chooses Not To Be Moved By
Christ The Lord

Through The Working Of The Holy Spirit
AND
Who Prospers
By Doing Evil
Against The Called
The Chosen
The Willing-To-Be-Saved
Of The Eternal God!

Lord Help Us!

And ...

The Church
- Militant -
With One Voice

Said:

Pastor Pick, You're Fired!!

In The Name Of The Lord Christ

Please Turn Away

From The Evil

And Do The Good!

We CHOOSE To Follow

The Word Of The Lord

And

We Will Be Praying For You!!

AND
Accept D. Word Said
For The Witness:

Amen! And Amen!

Babel Bakes Broth And Beacons!

They Stood Side By Side

Babel Bakes Broths & Beacons

Wines Most Precious

In Back Of Store

AND

Just Jesus

Plain Word Spoken

Water Of Life Distilled!

Their Products Are Disparate!
The Clientele Likewise!
One Is Profitable!
One Profits By Selling
- At A Lost -
What Will Cost The Purchaser
His Life!

Babel Bakes Broth & Beacons
Is A Mess Of Confusion!
Lights!
Cameras!
Action Non-Stop!
The Owner Is Liar Collusion Delusion

 - The Devil Himself -

AND
His Rancid Image
Is Lifted Up
High

On The Top Shelf!

That Is Not Possible!

Whose Story Is This?!
Mine Or Yours?!

Sorry! Sorry, Sir!
It's All Yours!

In That Case
I Shall Continue!

All The Evil
That Is In The World
Is Here
Compliments Of Satan Himself
That Liar
The Murderer
The Dragon
Once An Angel Of Light
Now Fallen

AND

Flush

With Greed 

Lust
Hate
False Hope 

AND

Spite!

These Are Just A Few High Points

AND
If I Continue
We Will Be Here Right Late!

I Hear You!

A Man Can Relate!

All That Is Good In The World
Comes From The Lord Christ Himself!
Faith Truth
Love Hope
Grace Caring
Sharing
Peace Understanding

AND
Even How In Life To Cope!
This Bit Is Just A Little Of
The Blessed Christ's Scope!

But ... I Digress!

Just Jesus
Gives Bread To All
From Heaven's Bakery!
Fresh Hot
Good To Taste

AND
- With Clean Conscience -
Easy To Handle
BUT
Sadly
Only A Remnant Of The Buying Multitudes
Visit There
And Many
Only After
Buying The Best Fare
From Babel Bakes Broth & Beacons!
The Despair!

The Wine!?

The Wine!

The Bread Baked At Babel
Is Sweetly Beastly
And Burst-Bubble Holes Yeasty!
The Broth Has Brambles Of Strife 

AND

Bitterness
For A Base!
The Beacons Are Jury Rigged
To Cause One To Run Aground
On Hard Rock
AND
The Wine Has Spirits Of Contention Galore

AND
Trouble 

Always Always Always Follows
A Purchase From
THAT Store!

Designed For The Destruction
Of The Lord's Little Flock
Babel Bakes Broth & Beacons
Actually

Really Seriously

Give Away Their Wines
For Free!

You Lie!

Nope!

Their Business Practice Is
A Model
No  ... The Model Of 

Non-Transparency
Perfect To Kerfuffle
Every Tom Dick And Harry
Who Is Not Looking
Looking To The Lord Christ
But Is Open
Available
Ripe To Be Taken
By The Putrid Posy Of The Satanic Device!

Wine Is A Mocker!
Strong Drink Is Raging
AND
All Who Follow Babel
Will Be By The Holy God Forsaken
If
They Will Not From Sleep
Be Shaken!

Dark Speeches
Influence One 

To Dig Into God's Business
Where None But Christ
Reaches
Is The Call By Babel
Urging All
Against God
To Be Perfectly Callous
AND
To Hold On To Earth
Like
Blood-Sucking Leeches!

They Just Want To Be Internet Famous!

I Know That You Jest
BUT
You Are True
AND
Many Men
Myriad Minds
Have Common Sense Eschewed
AND
Out On The Breaking
Wood Ants-Infested Limb
Find Themselves
Exposed
AND
In Their Nakedness Shaking!

Perish The Thought!!

Perish The Thought?!
People Are Perishing
For They Less-Count God
AND
Are With The Devil
Cohabiting!

Even I Know That That Is A Bad Idea!

The Very Worst!
The Curse
Cannot Be Reversed
If
Through Wilful Wastefulness
Man
- Minding Satan -
Ends Up In
The Lord's Bonfire
For Those Who Love Unrighteousness!

Choose You
Today
Whom You Will Serve
Whose Food You Shall Consume
Whose Blessing
Whose Curse!

Just Jesus
Is Not Proud!
He Offers Full Disclosure

Saying

That By Living Right

AND

Doing Right In God's Sight

God Himself

Will
Men's Battles

Fight!

That Sounds Like A Really Good Deal!

It Is The Best Deal
Ever Placed Before A Mere Human
Beloved Of His Maker
For

It Is Providing Salvation
To All Who Desire It

AND

It Is Done
Because Of Love

AND
Because
Just Jesus
- He Who Is Also Called
The Holy Son Of God
The Only Son Of Man -

Can!

I Don't Know About You

But I'm Accepting The Offer!

I'm Thankful For The Extended Hand!

Smart Man! Smart Man!

THE CONVERSATION: Take The Hand!

I Was In The Sin-By-Rote Work Camp!
I Did Not Know How I Had Gotten There!
Then ...
I Remembered!
I Had Had An Affair With Minor N. Miniscule-Wrongdoing
Reclining Often
In His Plush Plump Lounge Chair!

I Did Not Know
That Minor N. Miniscule-Wrongdoing
Had Passed The Word Along About Me
That I Was An Easy Target
Until
Liberty Is License
Untoward Behavior
Ignorance Is Bliss
AND
Do What-Thou Wilt
Started Baying
All Wanting
Their Own Piece Of Me!

The Days Were Long!
The Nights Were Hard!
Somebody Was Forever Calling For Me
AND
I
- Thinking I Could Handle The Traffic -
Blazed Around Town
Well ... Right Loftily!

I Got A Warning Citation From Conscience!
Then I Got Real Tickets
Three And Then Came
No. 4

AND
No. 5
AND
I LAUGHED!

Yes, I Laughed
For I Wittingly Chose
To Ignore
My Fair Conscience
Because
I Was Doing Obeisance
At
- Of All Places -
The Golden Calf
The All Things Idolatrous Store!

I Had Gotten In Deep
With The "In" Crowd
You Know
Those Who Know Not God
AND
I Also Ran Valiantly
With The One Known As The Fraud
Who Took Pride
In Decimating
Men
Minds
Manners
AND
Matters
As He Saw Fit
AND
Felt

So Inclined!

I Was In The Position Supine
AND 
To Sin
I Had Become A Walk Over!
I Had Been Ignoring
The Call Of The Divine
AND HERE 
Now
Was Make Or Break!

Everything Was On the Line!

I Could See Life!
My Life!
I Was Nearing
The Jordan Cross Over

AND
I Was Facing
- Surely For Ill -
The Separation From God's Forever Life
Line!

Long Story Short ...

There Was The Tale Of Two Kitties

Brush Me
AND
Wipe Me Out
AND
Sufficed To Say
I Lost Out Big
One Rainy Day ...!

Oh ...

I Remember Now!
I Had Stopped
Saying My Prayers
Preferring
To Haste The Day
AND
Play The Play!

I Was Boss!

I Called The Toss!

Not Long Thereafter ...

I Heard Myself Crying!
- I Had Been In A Deep Sleep -

And Then ...

Then ...

I Was Listening!

HE
Was Talking To Me
AND
Before Long
For My Life I Was Bawling:

Father, Dear Father
Have Mercy On Me!
This Present Life

Is Not What I Want To Be Living!

I Have Been
Am
A Sin-Slave!
I Am Shackled!
I Desire Escape!
Please Help Me
I Am Facing The Lonely Grave!

Child,

I Love You!

This Is Why I Keep Calling You

Desiring Your Answer

And

Pleading With You

That You Turn Away From Sin!

Sin Is A Grave!

With Your Own Hand

The Ground You Claved

And Only You

Can Stop The Digging

That You Substantially Craved!

You Have Called Out

And

I Am Here!

Hold My Hand

Even When You Cannot

See

Or Feel Me!

Know Of A Surety

That

I Am Here!

I Lift You Up When You Call!

I Lift You Out When You Fall!

I Provide For You

So Don't Look Back

And

Don't Look About!

You Have Confessed! 

And

You Have Repented! 

So, Be Thou Clean

For

You Are Forgiven!

Now

From Sin

Forever

Walk Away!

Go

And

Sin No More!

Abide In Me

Even As I Abide In You!

Let Not Your Eyes

Make Your Life A Revolving Door

For It Will Be Worse For You

Until, Finally

My Voice

You Will Hear No More!

Know

And

Remember This ...

Call On Me

And

I Will Always Answer Thee!

Father,
Lead Me!
Guide Me!
Please Show Me Your Way!
Teach Me The Way To Life

And Protect Me
Through The Strife!

Lord, 

I Am Scared

And
I Am Weary

And
I Need Your Peace And Your Rest! 

Thank You For Not Giving Up On Me!
Thank You, Lord!
I Now Know That I Am Truly Blessed!

Beloved,

Accept This Grace

I Give To You - 

Mercy Is Her Always Available Companion!

Accept This Measure Of Faith I Give To You -

Holy Angels Are Your Attending Companions!

My Holy Spirit

Is Your Comforter -

Trust In His Chiding

His Correction

His Direction!

  

I Beseech, Beloved

Trust Not The Voice

That Calls You

To Live Right In Your Own Eyes! 

Instead,

Trust Me Who - Alone -

Keeps You Alive

And

In The Fulness Of Time

When I Shall Return

You Will To Paradise Arise!

Brethren,
My Eyes - By Faith -
Now See
The God Of All Grace
The God Who Paid For Salvation For Me!

I Am Free - I Left The Damnation Horde!
I Am Truly Alive -
I Walk With Those
Who For Heaven Do Strive
AND
Praise God
- In The Day -
I'll Cross The Jordan
Dry-Shod
Rejoicing
Blessed To Receive The Kingdom
For
I Have The Light
- Heavenly Light -
That Lights My Way
To Eternal Life!

I Like The Sound!
I Love The Song!
I  Am Heading Toward
Eternal Life
The Life That Is
Forever Long!

The Devil Is A Liar
AND
Sin Is The Saliva
He Is Ever Spitting
Besmirching All
Upon Whom It Lands
So, Please
Call Jesus
AND
Get The Umbrella Of Christ's Faith
So That The Defiling Excrement Of Satan
Cannot
Upon Your Mind Land

Pushing You Into Defiling Disgrace!

Hold To God's Unchanging Hand!

Take The Hand!

Take The Hand!

TAKE THE HAND!!

And Walk

- Unwearied -

To The Promised, Promised Land

Where Only Those

Victorious ... Over Sin

Can

- SHALL -

Stand!

Take The Hand!

Reach The Land!

Eternally Stand!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Some And Piece Cannot Make One Whole!

Some O'This
AND
Piece A'Dat
Are Patchwork Christians
AND
Proud To Be

"Willing Workers For Our Lord
Praise His Holy Name
Come For Your World, Jesus!"

Prob ... LEM!!!

These Two
Are Selfish
Self-Righteous
Self-Centered
AND
To Top It All Off
They Put Their Personal Interests

AND
Personal Prosperity
Up Front And Way Before
The Interests Of The Heavenly But Soon Coming King
AND
DEEEMAND
That All The Other Brethren
In All That They Do
Or Contemplate Doing
Must Put God
AND
Others
First!

Their Behavior Is Appalling!

Their Hubris Lacks Shame!
Their Consciences Were Prickless
AND
They Think Simple Christians
Are Vain!

They Are Completely Useless
To Be Honest
But
No One Will Tell Them That
Because
Telling Ain't Hearing
AND
Of Understanding 

They Show Lack!

Don't Get Me Wrong ...

They Are Useful ...
When They Are Sleeping!
They Are Useful ...
When You Can See Their Backs
For Then
The Business Of The Kingdom
Proceeds Apace
When Some O'This
AND
Piece A'Dat
Are Not Around
To Give Willing Workers Flack!

This State Of Affairs Is Dreadful
BUT

It Does Not Have To Be So!
Patchwork Christians Are An Abomination
Misrepresenting The Lord Christ
With Their Acts Wholly Ungodly

AND

To The World

Putting On The Fine Show!

Christ Is Not Selfish!
Christ Jesus
For The Welfare Of Others
Does Daily Work
BUT
Patchworkers
Are All Over The Place
Leaning Into
Whatever Wherever
Whoever
AND
Whenever
If It Will Cause Them

To The Public
To Show Their Face!

Christ In Us
The Hope Of Glory
Is
To Them
A Phrase
Not The Way To Life!
AND
New Wine In New Bottles
Seems To Be A Trigger
Not The Call To New Life!

Old Man - Sinful Self
Old Wine - Unrighteous Doctrines And Philosophies
Old Bottles - Old Ways Of Being Seeing Doing

In These
They See No Wrong
For

To Please Themselves
Creed Is Speed

AND

They Know Therewith

They Can Do No Wrong

For

The Money Keeps Rolling Along!

They See No Reason To Change!
They Love The Status Quo!
Up With Self

AND

Down With

Down Upon 

Others
Is The Only Way To Grow

ANDTo Show
You're In The Know!

Those Are The Seeds They Sow!

Disgraceful!

Don't They Know ...

Put Off Self!
Throw Away Old Habits!
Dismiss Old Thoughts!
Put On Christ!
Take In His Light!
Walk In His Way

AND
Then The Devil You Can Fight!?

If You Look At A Patchwork Quilt
You'll See Lots Of Disparate Pieces
Cobbled

Sewn

Stuck Together!
They Come From Different Garments
Have Different Histories Of Use
AND
Color Persuasions
AND
Many Of The Pieces
Have Fraught History

AND

Often Unbeknownst To The Cobbler

Have Suffered 

Dreadful 

Damaging

Abuse!

To Keep The Disparate Together
One Must Make Many Seams!
One Must Provide A Backing Plain

AND
Faces Together
Patch AND Back
Are Joined Together
BUT

One Must Leave A Hole
For
Once Joined On The Four Sides
Back And Patch
Must Be Turned Out
To Show
A Different Face To The World!

BUT, And Still ...

The Transformation Is Not Finished!

Patch Must Be Irrevocably Tied
To Whatever Is His Back
AND
A Cobweb Of A Million Stitches
Going Every Which Way But Loose
Draws
Paints
Ascribes A New Persona
That Only God
Through Christ Jesus
Can Make New

AND
Suitable
For Heaven's Use!

As In The World
So In The Church!

If You Follow Jesus

You Must Give Up Self
In All Its Iterations
For
You Cannot Save Your Self!

Self Is A Bold Sinner
AND
Will Never Be A Saint!

The Saint Has Given Self
To The Savior
AND
Has Been Purged Of
Sinful Self's Taint!

If You Desire Salvation
Give The Patch And Back The Boot!
Jesus Will Give You
The Treatment
- His Cleansing -
AND
You Will Be Made Brand New!

Don't Settle For
Some O'This

AND
Piece O'That
When In Christ Jesus
You Can Have All
Of What Heaven Provides
For Those Who Will
From Death Arise

Because

They Have Accepted

The Salvation Call!

Come To Jesus Now!

He Negates The Effects Of The Fall!