Instant Gratification
Is
One Of Satan's Choicest Weapons!
When I Was Guessing At The Answers
I Made A Lot Of Mistakes
Saved A Boat-Load Of Time
And
My Personal Performance
Was 50+% Better Than My Brethren!
Was 50+% Better Than My Brethren!
When I Learned The Rules
And
Patiently Followed The Rules
Patiently Followed The Rules
I Spent A Lot Of Time Doing
And
I Got The Answers Right
But
I Was ... Consistently
Only Six Percent Better Than My Compatriots!
I Am Getting Two Answers
Which Are Tickling My Mind:
Is This How The Remnant Is Going To Be Made Up!?!
Is This How The Could-Be Saved Will Be Lost!?!
Time For A Think ...
Being Willing To Make Mistakes
Being Willing To Make Mistakes
To Save Non-RenewableTime
To Just Be Better Than Half The Population
To Just Be Better Than Half The Population
Is
A Losing Proposition To My Finite Mind
A Losing Proposition To My Finite Mind
And
Following The Rules
And
Expending Time To Learn ... And Grow
Only To Be Better Than Less Than
Six Percent Of The Population
Six Percent Of The Population
Tells Me ... Of A Surety
That For Soul Salvation
I Really Need A Surety For Security!
Isn't Our Striving To Be For Perfection!?!
Isn't Our Striving To Be For Perfection!?!
Jesus Christ Paid It All!
He Took My Pain ... Yours, Too
My Sorrow ... Yours, Likewise
To Give Unto Us His Blessing
In The Land Of No Time
Where No One Is Unkind
And
The God Is Eternal
Living
Holy And Divine!
To Ignore This Level Of Reasoning
Would Be Asinine!
Think Again ...
In The Situation Given
In The Situation Given
We Are At Peril
So
So
We Need Our Savior, The Lord
Who Has Written His Law
Made Himself The Sacrifice
The Surety
The Security
And
Is The King
The Judge
The Lord, Our God
And
Master Of Everything
Who, Alone, Can Cause Us
To Be Free Of Sin
And
The Cruel Clutches Of Satan
The Accuser Of The Brethren
The Raging Lion
The Known God-Fraud!
And
The Cruel Clutches Of Satan
The Accuser Of The Brethren
The Raging Lion
The Known God-Fraud!
Jehovah, Hallelujah ...
The Lord Provides!
The Lord Provides!
The Lord Protects!
He Is Prophet, High Priest And Conquering King!
He Is The Law Giver
And
And
The Sin-Forgiver!
He Is Our Only Help
Our Guardian
And
And
Our Guide!
He Gives Good Gifts To All Living
But
To His Obedient People
He Does His Choicest Gifts Provide!
He Does His Choicest Gifts Provide!
The Lord Bids Us Come: We Will Not Be Denied!
We Will Be Tried
But
His Hand Of Salvation
To Our Earnest Effort Is Tied:
He Gives
But
We Must Expend Effort To Accept
By Saying:
Yes, Lord!
I Accept!
I Am Willing To Be Healed
And
Cleansed!
Use Me, Lord!
I Am Willing To Work!
Guide Me, Lord!
I Am Willing To Walk!
Help Me So That My Service To
And
For You
Is Not A Whole Lot Of Long Talk!
The Lesson That Must Be Learned ...
Waiting
Does Not Sit Well With Us Selfish Beings
Who Thrive On Instant Gratification!
Being Courageous When Our Mortal Eyes
Can Only See Present Defeat
Is
Practically Impossible
And
Being Strong
When Your Heart Is Trembling In Ungodly Fear
- Because You Messed Up By Previously Doing "It" Your Way -
Isn't Going To Happen!
Buuut ...
When The God Of Grace
Your Father In Heaven, Says:
"Be Not Dismayed!
Trust Me!
I Am Here
And
I Will Bless And Keep You
Because
You Are The Apple Of My Eye!"
We Can Believe Him
Because
He Loves Us
And
He Is Faithful!
He Can't Make Mistakes!
We Can Take The Lord Jesus Christ
At His Living, Holy, Word
Because
He Is Able To Do All That He Says He Will Do!
His Mission To Calvary Was A Glorious Success:
It Caused Him Agony
And
Shed His Innocent Blood
And
Purchased For Us Eternal
In The Realms Of The Blessed In Heaven Above!
Praise The Lord ...
We Serve The All-Knowing
All-Seeing
Ever-Present
All-Feeling
Eternal God: He Knows The Answers!
Let Us Wholly ... With Willing Obedience
And
Enduring Faith
Solely Lean On Him
And
Unwaveringly Trust Him
So That We Will Be Eternally Blessed!
Our God, Holy, Cannot Lie!
Human Wisdom
Is
Foolishness To Almighty God
And
Willfully Walking Wayward
Is
The Corrupt Way Of Fools
Those Who Use The Lord's Free Air
And
Deny His Love
Repulse His Presence
And
Reject The Knowledge That
For Fallen Man
He Does Sacrificially Care!!
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The Way Of The Lord
Is
Perfect!
Please Help Me, Dear Father, Not To Lean On My Own, Known-Fallible, Understanding!
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