RECORD OF PURCHASE: Cake Of Truth

I Purchased Me A Plain Cake!
A Plain Cake Of Truth
Unspun
Unglazed
Uncolored
Chock Full o' Things
Certain
To Get A Person
Away From Him
Who Will Spoof
Dishonor
Misdirect
Misqueue
Swindle One
With A Word
Guaranteed
To Get One
Into Deadly Trouble With
The Almighty Lord God!

My Cake Of Plain Truth
Contains
Raisins Of Let Us Reason
Butter Of In Jesus Christ Believe
Sugar Of Soul Salvation
Lime Against License Is Lease
Egg Whites Of Wisdom
Fine Flour Of Faith
Essence Of Excellence
Leavening Of Grace
Mint Of Much Mercy
Salt For Seasoning Of The Soul
Poured Into A Pan Of Perfection
Lined With Heaven Is The Goal
AND
Cooked In A Crucible
Carried With God's Care
Attended By Angels
Singing:
"The Savior Is Here!  You Have Nothing To Fear!!"

My Cake 
Is Cooled By Compassion
Then Cut On The Cross
AND
Gently Served On A Platter
Marked:
"Sin Has The Battle Lost!"

I Eat My Cake With A Fork
Featuring Five Silver Tines:

• Temperance
• Trust
• Taste Thou And See
• 'Til The Day Dawns
• Tested Tried - God Is Well Pleased!

I Eat From My Cake Daily!
It Smaller Never Grows!
I Can Eat 1, 3 Even 5 Slices
AND
My Love - Not My Waistline -
Of The Lord Grows
For
I Have The Holy Spirit
The Convictor
The Soul's Comfort
Loudly Purring Softly
Lovingly
Under My Hood
AND
Showing Me
Devotedly
All That Is Godly
AND
Good!

What Flavors The Cake In Your Life?

The Ablest Christian

Today
On A Trip To Understanding
Through Faith And Hope
I Met The Ablest Christian
Who Humbly
Lives For
Loves 
AND
Carries The Spirit Of The Living God
In His Work-Weary Bosom!
I Met The Faithful
Relinquish N. Rely!

What A Strange Name!
Is That Your Real Name!

Yes x 2!

Good Gracious!

God Is Good!
God Is Gracious!
God Is x 2!

I Like Your Short Hand!

God's Hand Is Not Short!
God Has Two Comforting, Caring, Carrying Hands!
God = 3C

Ahem!
Alrighty Then!
You Were Telling Us About Your Name?!

Ah, Yes!
I Was Named To Honor Him
On Whom I Must Rely!
I Was Taught To Relinquish That
Which Does Not
A Heart For God
Satisfy!

The "N" Stands For NOW!

I Was Taught
NOW Is The Accepted Time
The Time To Gain Salvation!
NOW Is The Time To Serve
Him Who Purchased Our Salvation!

Okay. OKAY!
I'm Feeling YOU!

So, Then ...

What Do You Say
Is The Word To The Wise
The Word To Him
Who Would
To King Jesus Fly?

Let Me Try! Let Me Try!

Relinquish NOW

Heady Wine And Gilded Rose!

Rely Right NOW

On Him Who Makes

Luscious Grapes And Beautiful Flowers Grow!

Safely Rely Now On Him From Whom

All Of Our Gracious Blessings Flow!

I LIKE IT!

Wow!
A Life Lesson In A Name!

I've Got A Name For You: 

Trust N. Obey!

That Is My Father!

Grace N. Glory?
That Is My Mother!

Praise N. Worship?
That's My Gran' Pappy!

Truth N. Light?
That's My Granny-Ma!

This Is Too Funny!
We Give Up!!
You Win!

No Need!

Every Name In My Family Is A Lesson For Life
And Our Trusting In Him Who Gives Us Life
Carries Us
- Safely -
Through Life's Strife!

How Lovely!
Thank You So Much For Sharing!
I Hope We See You Again!

Blessings Be Upon You!

What A Lovely Person!
Word!

No Compromise Christianity + PRAYER: Have Mercy On Us Who Pray

Compromise
In A Christian
Is A Filthy Word
For
Serving The Lord In His Sanctuary
Demands
A Constant Committed Soldier
Striving - Out Of Love Of Jesus Christ -
For Christ's - Not Man's -
Reward!

Waffling Is For Politicians!
Walking Rigidly
Non-Compromising Of Truth
Is For Workers For The Lord
AND
Christians Who Preach To Please Others
Are Not With The Lord
Walking In Accord!

A Dog Who Brings A Bone
Carries From That House Another
And A Bone Carrier
Gets Shot
By Whomever He Leaves In A Lather!

Walk Straight!
Talk Right!
Live In The Light
AND
God Will Give Us Might
To Be Resolute In Our Convictions
For Truth Never Waivers
No Matter The Measure
Applied To The Sole
Of The Righteous Soul
Who Stands Constant In Any Weather!

If God Be God
Worship God!
If Baal Be god
Worship Baal!
For Baal-god And god-Baal
Are Abominations
AND
To Stoop To Such Compromise
Leads To
Soul Degradation
AND
Lost Salvation!

Beauty Does Not Signify Purity

And

Purity Is Not A Dull Bore

For

Getting Through

Heaven's Gates

Requires

Purity

As A Store

Of

The Heart!

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father,
Have Mercy On Us Who Care!

Have Mercy On Us Who Pray!

Have Mercy On Us

Who Look To The Day

When You Shall Come

To Take
Your Believing Children
To

The Home Of The Blessed

Far Far Away!

We Love You, Lord
So Maintain Us
As We Walk Right In Jesus' Faith
Until The End
Is Our Plea, Lord

AMEN

The Value Of A Blessing

God Gave Me Life!
I Didn't Even Give Him A Graceless "Thank You!"

God Gave Me A Living!
I Uttered A Half-baked "Whoo Hoo!"

I Needed A Hand
A Help
AND
A Healing
AND
God Gave Me A Hope
AND
I Behaved As If
He Is Mine To Command!

The Value Of A Blessing
Is Not To Be Underestimated!

The Value Of "Thanks!"
From The Receiver
To The Giver
Should Not Be Undersold!

We Are Instructed
To Give Thanks
With A Grateful Heart
For
Our Gifts
AND
Blessings
Cost The Holy One
Something Precious
The Half Of Which
Has Not To Us Been Told!

Let Us Tell God -

Father

Son

And

Holy Ghost

And

One Other

"Thanks!"

For The Benefits

Unrequested

Unexpected

Unhoped For

That We Have Received ... Today!!

*********

The Weight Of Thanks Is No Burden!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Season Of Discontent!?!

I Was Poor
BUT
I Desired To Be Rich!

I Was Free
BUT
I Desired Power!

I Could Sleep
BUT
I Desired A Grand Challenge!

I Was Footloose
BUT
I Desired A Family!

I Was Fancy-Free
BUT
I Desired Traveling Company!

With The Passage Of Time ...

I Became Rich
AND
Sorely Desired Sleep!

I Acquired A Family
AND
Sorrowfully Desired To Be Footloose!

I Acquired Power
AND
Plaintively Desired Freedom!

I Acquired A Traveling Companion
AND
Anxiously Desired Autonomy!

I Lived Like I Was God
AND
Soon Learned I Was A Slave
Tied Down
AND
Tormented
By Desires
For That Which Gave Me Neither
Peace
Nor Rest
BUT
Left Me As A Pawn
In A Game Of Chess!

AND, SO ...

Today

I Am The Proverbial

Discontented Human

In Whom Is Found 

No Gratitude

For The Blessings Of The Holy God!!

God Gave Me Some!
I Wanted Other!

God Gave Me More!
I Wanted Another!

God Gave Me
A Right Shoe
BUT
I Wanted Two!
I Got Two
BUT
Couldn't Turn Right
On Wrong Way Avenue!

I Look At My Self!
It Is Not A Happy Sight
For
I Have Been Choosing
The Wrong Battles To Fight!
I Need The Air Of Contentment!
I Need The Blessing Of Rest!
I Need To Follow The Shepherd
For
His Sheep
Are Ever Always Fed!

I Need To Trust
The Master - My Maker!
I Need The Living Water He Has!
I Need The Oil Of His Spirit
AND
The Word Of The Lamp
That Paths To Righteousness Light!

AND, SO ...

When I Have Thus
Ordered My Priorities
AND
Put My Self Under My Feet
Giving The God Of The Ages
Control Of The Way My Feet Meet
I Will Know
No More Discontentment
No More Dissatisfaction Of My Soul
No More Need To Be The Leader
BUT
Contentedly
Letting The Life - Giver
Of Me
Take Control!

A Change Of Temperature

From 59 to 87 Degrees F In Less Than 24 hours 

Showed Me This Truth!

I Was Cold
AND
I Desired Warm Air
BUT
I Got Hot Air
AND
I Desired Cool Air!

Let Us Learn

To Be Satisfied

In Jesus Christ!

HAPPY SABBATH: Perks In The Promise

I Made An Amazing Discovery!
I Have A Rotten Heart
- Rotten To The Very Core -
Wherein
Love Of Sin
AND
Penchant For Wrong-doing
Are
- For This Living Soul -
Not Even Close
To Being Hard Work
Nor Even A Chore!

Deceit
Deviltry
Doubt Of God
Disregard For Truth
AND
Defiance Of The Gospel Way
Are Just A Smattering
Of The Base Batter That Drips Out
Each AND Every Day!

BUT ...

One Glad Day
I Heard Of A Maker-Master
Who Had Bought Eternal Rights
To Take In Rotten Hearts
AND
Reissue New Hearts
To Those
- Who Will Willingly -
Take Up His Gentle Offer!

There Is No Wrangling Over 
Price
Discounts
Disregards
Denigrations
Deficits
NOR
Disease!

This One
Paid For All
Lock Stock
Bolts
AND
Barrels
Of Whatever Rotten Hearts Contain
PLUS
He Will Give A Trusting Person Immortal Life
IF
With Your New Heart
You Keep Him Close
A Perfect Companion
Through Earth's Prophesied Coming Strife
Enduring All
To Gain The Gift Of Eternal Life!

I Took Up The Offer
For
It Is The Best Deal
In All Of Creation!

My Heart Has The Feels
To Follow The Master Maker
AND
The Faith To Walk In His Way
To Gain His Promised Life
AND
To Live In His Glorious Home
With Holy Companions
Excelling In Great Strength!

I Choose To Walk With 
The One Called
The Lord
God Of Everything!

Free Grace
AND
Undying Love
Are Perks In The Promise!

Get YOUR Hookup TODAY!!

Time Is Flying!

Please Hurry!

Don't Play And Delay!

Impotent Impudent Importance!

What For
Is Importance
When One Is Impotent
And Yet Impudently
Repudiates
The Glories Of The Holy God?

What For
Is Importance
When One's Impudence
Cannot Stop The Power
Of The Omnipotent God?

What For
Is Man's Arrogance
When He Is Impotent
Against The Omniscience Of The Omnipresent God?

One Day
Oh, Impudent Impotent Man
One Day
Before The Eternal Holy God
You
For Your Own Judgment
- Before The Judge Of The Earth -
Will Stand
To Give An Accounting
To Him Who Made Your Memory
Who Has Records
Of Every Living
Dead Man's Story?

When Before Your Judge You Appear
Will Your Vaunted Arrogance
Your Lofty Importance
Help You
When
The God Of Truth
In Sentence
Upon You Declares:

Depart From Me!

I Know You Not

For

In The Book Of Life

Your Name Is Found: NOT!?

Rejoice!

All Classless
Unimportant
Unloved
Poor Peaceful Polite
Lovers Of The Living God
You Walkers In The Light!

Rejoice!
For Your God
Has Already Won For You The Fight!

Rejoice!
That For God
You Suffered
Abuse And Disdain
That The Arrogant Against God
Had You In Chains
AND
That The Lovers Of Self
Hated You In This World!

Rejoice!
For The Holy God
In Righteousness
In Might
In Victory
Will Come
AND
Herald You
Into The Glorious Land
Of Eternal Holy Light
Where You Shall Live
AND
Reign
With The God In Whom Is No Night!

Our Sorrows In The World

May Last For A Day

BUT

Our Heavenly Joys

Last For The Eternal Morning!

No Cash In Heaven!

Ambition For Power
Ambition For Place
Has Given To Satan
A Seat In Church Men's Hearts
A Mark On Each Face!

Lord Jesus! Have Mercy!
What A Living Disgrace!

Who Is The Father?
Who Is His Only Son?
Who Is The Holy Spirit?

You Don't Know!?!

Then ...

How Will You The Eternal Destination Race Run?

If You Don't Know Your Glorious Father
If You Don't Know The City Builder -  The Redeemer, His Son
If You Don't Know Your Comforter - His Holy Spirit
How Will You Stand 
At The Final Setting Of The Sun?

Hot Sun Is Not God!
Cold Moon Is Not God!
Whirling Stars
The Earth
Nor The Elements Thereof - As gods
Can Save Neither Me Nor You
At The End Of The Race Run!

Neither Cash Nor Crowns
Power Nor Praise
High Living Nor Low Ways
AND
No Matter How Much Envy Of You
Is In Others
On The Day Of Redemption
Only Those With Jesus-Credit
Will Be The Ones
Immortal
Whole
To Heaven Rising Up!

Saints Live On Jesus-Credit!
Sinners Exist On Do-As-You-Will Satan-Cash
AND
On The Day Of Redemption
Cash Carriers Will Receive
From The Sword Of The Word
The Decimating Slash!

There Is No Cash In Heaven!
In Heaven There Is No Pharisee Leaven!
Only Those Who Stand
On The Word - Salvation's Rock
Will By Faith
Have Cashed In
Their Eternity Stock!

Are YOU On The Rock Steady

OR

Are You Falling
Drinking Babylon's Wine?

Cataloging My Treasure-Pleasures

I Was Going On A Shopping Spree!
Many Things Were Available For Free!
Even More Things Were Available ... For A Fee!

I Did Not Need A List!
I Was Getting All
I Could Get In My Fist!
Everything I Saw
Looked So Delish
And Was As Beautiful As I Could Wish!

Pen Paper
Book Bag
Dress Jacket
Oh, And Chocolate
On Which I Could Fair Gag!

House Car
Furniture Drapes
Pots Pans
Utensils
Treasures To Make Envious Neighbors Gape!

I Shopped!
How I Shopped
And My Shopping Only Stopped
When
Exhausted
I Fair Dropped!

I Cataloged All My Treasures
BUT
I Was Not Well Pleased!
Something Was Missing
But What
You Will Not Believe!
I Bought All Things For Cash Money
And Some For Usurious Credit, Too
But Nothing Of My Purchases
Were Of The Cost-Free Kind
I Honestly Tell You!

No Peace!
No Hope!
No Blessing Of Rest!
No True Sin Repentance!
No Soul Confession!
No Salvation For The Blessed!
No Character Of Christ!
No Hope For Heaven Assured!
No Love For Brother Sister!
No Striving For The Approval Of God!

Every Thing That I Purchased
Had A Marked Expiration Date
Meaning That Its Replacement
Will Be Coming Soon Or Late!

Everything I Owned Is Perishable!
It Billed The Cost To Me
And Everything That Is Lasting
To Me Is Marked: "FREE!"
BUT
To Jesus Christ 
A Terrible Terrible Fee!

I Looked At Me - My Self!
Head Down
I Looked At Jesus' Feet!
I Had Never Seen Anything In My Life
So Blessedly Sweet
For
From
The Holes In His Feet
To The Palms Of His Hands
The Gash In His Side
The Scars On His Brow High
Spoke
About Everything
That Is Wrong With Me
AND
Speaks Of Everything
That Is My Gift
Of God
IF
I Answer
The Soft Plea!

I Reordered My Priorities!

Heaven Home
Healing
Rest Peace
The Promises Of God
Are All On Top!
AND
By Living In For The Lord Jesus
I Can Will Never Be A Flop!

I Put The World On Mute!
I Put The Word On Blast
AND
I Am Walking The Narrows
For
On Jesus Christ
My Lot Is Cast!

Please Know That

The Value Of The Valuables

Of

A Life Of Worldliness

Is Of No Value

To A Life Of Godliness!

Let Us Appreciate The Difference!