Friday, April 30, 2021

HAPPY SABBATH + Stop Swallowing Satan's Sprats!










There's The Age-old Expression 
"Throw A Sprat To Catch A Whale!" 
Which Is Pertinent To Us 
Who Choose To Enduringly Walk Faithfully 
With The Lord Christ! 

Our Adversary, Satan The Damned
Is 
Playing A Long Game 
And 
He Is Notorious For "Giving Gifts" 
To Men, Women And Children 
For Them To Work Their Own Ruin
Both Temporal And Eternal! 
Do Not Be Deceived! 

Satan's "Gifts" To The Gullible
The Unwary 
And 
Those Honestly Lacking Knowledge Of His Devices
Are The Juicy Sprats! 

Those Persons Who Accept Satan's "Gifts" Are The Whales 
And 
This Scenario Makes Satan A Real False Fisherman! 

Satan 
Is 
Fishing For The Soul's Of Men As A Whole
And
For Your Life In Particular 
Aka Almighty God's Purchased Possession! 

Beloved, 

Be Wise! 

Don't Be Licorish Aka Greedy For Gain
For What Can't 
And 
Won't Last
Because
Any "Gift" Gotten From Satan
Is
Manufactured With Smoke And Mirrors! 

When Our Eyes
Our Tongues 
And 
Our Bellies Are Ruling Our Heads
It Is Then That Satan Can "Buy" Us Cheap 
And 
Give Us Over To Sure Damnation! 
It Doesn't Have To Be This Way!

Choose To Practice Temperance
And
Self-Denial
And
With Faith Working
Boldly, By Grace, Reject The Lying Murderer! 

The Lord Christ's Good Gifts To Us Make Us Rich 
And
Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
They Add No Breath Of Sin, Shame, Sorrow
Death, Decay Or Damnation To Our Lives! 

Just As When We Are Warned To Be Wary Of 
Greeks Bearing Gifts
Let Us Remember Whose We Are
And
What Our Mission Is 
And
Choose To Look Forward ... By The True Gift Of Faith
To Beholding What Eyes Have Not Seen 
Nor Ears Heard Of What Jesus Christ Has Promised 
To Those Who Love, Trust, Worship 
And 
Willingly Obey Him! 

Please Dare To Strive For The Imperishable Gold 
And 
Not For The Fool's Gold Known Worthless! 

Moment-By-Moment
Actively Choose To Walk In The Light Of Life!
 

Peace On Earth
Is
The Gift Of The Almighty God!

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Humility
Faith
Trust
Obedience
And
Endurance
Will, Together
See Us Arrive Safely In Heaven
With Our Lord Jesus Christ
And
Evermore ... In Peace ... Abide! 





Thursday, April 29, 2021

Contented ... in Christ Jesus!






Are You Contented Aka Pleased 
With What You Already Have!?! 

Are You Contented With 
And 
In The Lord Christ!?! 

It Is One Thing To Be Contented
And
Quite Another To Think That 
You Did "It" All By Yourself
And
Vainly Glory In Your Accomplishments!

Beloved, 

No Committed Christian 
Should So Depart From The Righteous Way 
And
Become So Proud Of Themselves 
To Dare Take The Glory Of The Lord Unto Themselves 
So That The Lord Must Humble Them 
And
Cause Them To Be Contented To Eat Grass For A Season 
In Order For Them To See The Light Of Saving Truth! 

Arrogant, Proud 
And
Pompously Foolish King Nebuchadnezzar Of Babylon 
Learned This Lesson The Hard Way! 

There Is Contentment 
And
There Is Contentment In Christ! 

There Is Having Satisfaction With Myself 
And
There Is Satisfaction In Ridding Me Of Self! 

Little With Contentment 
Is 
Of Great Gain When We Acknowledge That 
It Is The Living God Who Ever So Graciously Provides 
Every Last Thing That We Call Our Own! 

Like Everything Else In The Christian
We Have The Authority
The Freewill
The Freedom 
To Daily Decide ... By Almighty God's Great Grace
To Be Contented With What The Lord  ... In Love 
Has Graciously Provided
Be It Little Or Much! 

There Is No Profit In Baseless Pride!

Let Us From This Moment On Say 
"Thank You, Lord!" 
And
Glory In The Lord Of Life
Even As We Determine To Be Contented
With What The Lord Daily Provides For Us 
Since Our Provider 
Is 
Our Maker ... The Creator! 

Our Provider Is Also Our Hope, Help, And Salvation
Redeemer
Judge, Lord, God
And 
Forever Faithful Friend ... The Kind King: 
Rest Where The Lord Our Shepherd Gently Leads! 


To Be Contented In Christ
Is
To Have Perfect Peace!






Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Is Your Faith Exercising Trust In Jesus Christ The Lord!?!






Is Your Exercised Faith In Jesus Christ Fixed 
Or Is Your Faith Dependent Upon 
Your Every Prayer Being Answered 
Just As You Have Asked 
And
In The Time-Frame That You, A Mere Mortal, Has Specified 
To The Creator God 
Who Is All-Knowing, Almighty, And Eternal!?! 

Are You Mixing Faith With Sight!?! 

Are You Mixing Faith With Feelings!?! 

Does Your "Faith" Have You Reeling!?! 

Beloved, 

We Who Are Committed To The Lord Christ 
And 
The Way Of The Cross That Leads To The Heavenly Home
Cannot Afford The "Luxury" Of A Fair-Weather Faith 
With A Side Of Flitting Butterflies 
And 
A Generous Helping Of Thorn-Less, Perfectly Scented, Roses! 

The Children Of The Household Of Faith 
Must Stand Or Fall By The Word Of The Lord 
Which Clearly States Plainly That 
All Things Work
-  Answered Prayer Or Not - 
For The Good Of Us Who Are The Called 
According To The Purposes Of God!

We Must Be Able To Say
- Like Job And The Three Hebrew Worthies - 

"Live Or Die
I'm Trusting My Lord With My Life
And
All That Concerns Me!" 

We Who Are Headed To Hill Zion 
Must Be Able To Bear Disappointment 
Aka The Denial Of Even Godly Desires! 

We Must Be Able To Hold Strain 
Even When We Just Want To Curl Up And Die! 

We Must Trust The Living Word 
And Not The Lies Of The Devil! 

Jesus Christ Always Saves! 

Brethren, Beloved

Please ... By Grace Through Faith
Daily Choose To Moment-By-Moment Trust 
The Lord's Heavenly Love For You 
Even When You Can't Trace His Holy Hand 
Holding 
And 
Helping You! 

Peace!





Tuesday, April 27, 2021

DARKNESS CONDEMNS: Walk Peacefully ... Into The Light Of Life!







The Elders Always Used To Tell Us That 
You Could And Buy Land 
But 
You Can't Hide And Reap It: 
They Stood On The Solid Ground Of Living Truth! 

Beloved, 

Walking In The Light Of Almighty God's Truth
- The Light Of Life -
Is 
Our Sure Defence Against Those Who Seek 
To Unleash The Winds Of Strife 
Against Those Of Us Who They Disdain, Envy
Fear Or Just Plain Hate! 

Let Us Have Pity Upon Such Persons 
For They Do Not Realize That When You Sow The Wind 
You Shall Surely Reap The Whirlwind Aka The Judgment 
Which Destroys Everything In Its Path 
Be It Human, Animal, Plant, Or Building! 

Let Us Daily Remind Ourselves 
Never To Follow Friend, Family Or The Surging Crowds 
To Indulge In Activities Which Our Lord Christ Cannot 
And 
Will Not Bless 
No Matter How Much We Say "Lord, Lord!" 
And 
Sing Psalms, Hymns, And Spiritual Songs 
And 
Do Great Works Of Charity! 

If You Haven't Made A Human
Please See To It, By God's Great Grace, That 
You Do Not Raise Up Either Your Hand Or Your Voice 
To Destroy One! 

Do Not Dig Graves To Bury Others 
And 
Do Not Create Slippery Slopes 
The Likes Of Which You Shall Surely Fall Upon! 

Keep Your Eyes So That They Reflect The Light Of Glory 
And 
Keep Your Heart Fixed On Jesus Christ The Righteous
Who, Alone, Saves ... The Willing! 

Do Not Permit The Contrary Whispers In Your Ears 
To Egg You On To Do Evil! 

Dare To Walk Wisely 
And 
Humbly In The Light That Leads To Eternal Life: 
Darkness Condemns And Damns! 

Choose, Always, To Be At Peace With Almighty God! 







Monday, April 26, 2021

My Heart Wants What It Wants!?!






No Committed Christian
- Having Confessed And Repented Of Known Sin
And 
Having Taken Jesus Christ As Their Everlasting Portion -
Should Ever Allow The Words 
"My Heart Wants What It Wants!" 
To Pass Their Lips With Regard To The Lust 
For Some Unholy, Fleeting, Fleshly Desire! 

The Lord Jesus ... Our Own Savior ... In The Living Word
Has Warned Us That 
The Heart Of Man Is Desperately Wicked 
And 
Beyond All Knowing! 

Beloved, 

Without The Reviving 
And 
Reforming Regenerative Power Of 
The Indwelling Holy Spirit Of Truth 
To Make The Living, Holy, Way Plain 
To Each One Of Us Individually ... And Personally
We Will Never See The Unclouded Day That 
Is 
Life In The Presence Of The Eternal God! 

The Human Heart
- Minus Christ In Us Our Hope For Glory - 
Is 
A Licensed Liar And Deceiver 
Even Deceiving Its Own Host! 

Are You Living Your Life 
Following The Hum And Hush Of 
Your Heart's Lustful Desires!?! 
Stop It! 

The Lord Our God Daily Gives Unto Each One Of Us
A Measure Of Enduring Faith 
And 
Encourages Us To Reason With Him 
And
Not With Ourselves! 

Self Is A Sinner! 
A Lustful Heart Is In The Sinner
And
Only Christ Can Remove Self From Us
And 
Give To Us The New Heart That 
Truly Beats For The Living God: 
Ask For It With Your Gift Of Enduring Faith 
And 
Lovingly Receive The Unfettered Blessing! 

Peace! 




Sunday, April 25, 2021

CANAAN OR SODOM: Riches Don't Make You Rich Or Righteous!







All That Glitters Is Not Gold 
And 
Profit Ain't Profitable 
If 
It Costs Your Purchased-From-Sin Soul! 

Abraham And His Nephew, Lot, Were Both Believers! 
Abraham Chose To Stay In The Gift Of The Lord, Canaan
The Land Flowing With Milk And Honey
Where Blessings Abided And Abounded 
And 
Honest Labor Ended The Day In Peaceful Sleep 
As Rest For The Weary! 

Lot Chose To Be Led By The Lust Of His Eyes 
Toward The Pride Of Life 
Where Idleness
Fullness Of Bread 
And 
Abominable Sin 
Were Altogether The Way Of Life! 

Lot Leisurely Entered Sodom Aka Sin City, Rich 
In The Faith Of God 
And 
In The Abundance Of Worldly Goods! 

Lot Hurriedly Left Sodom With His Faith And His Life! 

Being Rich Doesn't Make You Blessed 
And 
Being Poor Doesn't Make You Cursed! 

Beloved, 

Let Us This Day Choose To Remain 
Within The Boundaries Of The Goodly Land
The Blessed Land Of Almighty God
Even Though It Appears Devoid Of The Noise, Activity 
And 
Fun 
And 
Frolic Of Worldly Prosperity 
Because 
It Is Also Free From All That Defiles Us
Body, Mind And Spirit! 

Almighty God's People Are Rich In Faith 
And 
Blessed With Grace And Mercy 
So Let's Stay Where We Will Be Blessed Of The Lord!

There Is No Do-Over
So Dare, Today, To Life For Jesus Christ The Lord! 

Peace!





Saturday, April 24, 2021

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Prayer Of Faith Is A Moving Elevator!






If Man Shall Not Live By Bread Alone 
But By Every Word That Comes From God
And
Jesus Christ Is The Word Of God Who Taught Us To Say: 
"Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread" 
And
Requested Us To Pray Without Ceasing
And
To Pray And Not Faint

And

Prayer Is As Our Necessary Food 
And
We Must Eat Every Day
Does It Not Stand To Reason That 
We Should Pray Every Day For The Outpouring 
And 
Indwelling Of The Holy Spirit Of Truth!?! 

Beloved, 

Praying Does Not Bring Almighty God Down To Us 
But
Lifts Us Up To Almighty God 
And 
Changes Us As We Await 
The Change Of Our Then Circumstance! 

Humble, Heartfelt Prayer Is An Elevator! 
Humble, Heartfelt Praying Is A Moving Elevator
And
A Mood Elevator! 

The Helper Is Here ...

The Holy Spirit Takes Our Less Than Perfect Mouthings 
- Uttered With Unclean Lips Via The Heart Of Faith - 
And
Transcribes Them With Groanings Which Cannot Be Uttered 
And 
Makes Them Suitable For The Ear Of The Holy God! 

We Need Jesus Christ Who ... For Love
Gave Us The Holy Spirit ... Of Truth
And
The Power To Pray
And
The Faith To Make The Transaction! 


Praying Without Faith
Is
A Noisy Abomination!


Remember, Remember 
Don't Ever Forget ... 

You Can't Beat The Omnipresent God's Loving Giving 
And 
You Can't Wear Out His Ability 
To Give You Good And Perfect Gifts!
 
Seek The Lord Of Love And Life 
In Unwearied, Faithful, Praying! 
Endeavor ... By Saving Grace
With Mercy Available And Free
To Tirelessly Knock At His Door Of Plenty 
And 
Persistently Ask For What You Need! 

Don't Seek To Feed Your Greed: 
Let The Holy Spirit Lead! 
Pray For Holy Spirit Power Today! 
Pray Now! 

Peace! 

Faith Without Praying
Is
A Lie
And Is As
A Slow And Painful Death!




Friday, April 23, 2021

HAPPY SABBATH + Filthy Rags!?!









When We Truly Realize 
And
Fully Accept That All That We Personally Call Our Righteousness 
Is 
As Filthy Rags To Our Maker
We Will Give The Eternal God His Glory
- Which He Will Not Share With Another - 
And
Resolutely Praise Him Who ... Alone
Is 
Righteous 
According To The Living God's Own Righteousness! 

Beloved, 

The Self-Righteous Person
Cannot Stand Before The Lord Christ In The Judgment 
To Plead His Own Cause! 

Self Is A Sinner 
And 
Sinners Without Christ Covering Their Confessed 
And 
Repented Of Sin 
Die In The Presence Of The Holy God! 

Let's Get Real! 
Let's Get Practical! 

We Are Clean Before The Lord 
When We Take The Lord As Shelter
Savior
Shepherd
And
Sanctifier! 

If We Are Not Wise Enough To Be Humble
It Is Sure Enough That 
Anything That We Present Before Almighty God 
Is 
A Dud, Dirty
Distinctly Defiling
Decidedly Dangerous
And 
Definitely Damning! 

We Are Required To Humble Ourselves 
Under The Mighty Hand Of God 
And
When We Do This With A Contrite Heart
- Sorrowing Over Sin - 
We Will Honor Our Maker 
According To How He Determines That 
We Should Come Before His Holy Presence! 

Please Don't Be Bold, Brazen
To Present Bitter Fruit To The Lord Of Love 
Who Has Shown 
And 
Is Daily Showing Us 
How We May Be Blessed And Saved!

Do Right 
Because 
"Thus Saith The Lord!" 
Obedience Pays! 


Peace With Almighty God
Is
Perfectly Precious! 

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Righteousness Exacts A Nation!





Thursday, April 22, 2021

Loving God And Loving Each Other!



  



Without The Love Of God In Our Hearts
The Words We Speak
The Spirit Under Which We Operate
The Sincerity We Display
And 
The Devotion To The Lord That We Communicate 
All Mean Bupkis, Nothing, Nada, Zilch 
And
We Will Not Enter Into The Eternal Rest That 
Is 
The Heritage Of The Blessed People Of Almighty God! 

Beloved, 

A Performing Aka Acting Christian 
Is 
Not The Same As A Humble, Obedient
Working, Loving Christian! 

The Priests, Scribes 
And 
The Pharisees Of Old Were Adept Performers! 
They Were In Costume
And
In Character
And
Knew Their Lines 
And
Were Looking Forward To Their Paycheck Aka Sweet Words 
From The Beguiled 
And
Good Coin From Their Unholy Enterprises! 

Ill-Gotten Gain Gave Them Goosies
Aka Goosebumps Of Ecstasy! 
They Sang The Songs Of Zion For Show! 
They Did Acts Of Charity For Show! 
They Prayed Long Prayers For Show! 
They Preached The Word To Show Their Grasp Of The Material 
And 
Show Off Their Vocabulary! 
Their Devotion To Almighty God 
Held No Love For Almighty God
And 
Their Worship Was Vain, Hollow ... Loveless! 

Brethren, Beloved 

There Is No Faking Christianity 
Until You "Become" A Christian!

We Accept The Lord Jesus Christ As Savior, Lord, And God
And
Confess And Repent Of All Of Our Known Sin
And
We Become Christians
Striving Daily For The Mastery Of Self
And
Victory Over Every Sin That So Easily Besets Us!

We Live For Christ Jesus: 
We Are Called By His Holy Name!

We Are Called To Life Everlasting
So Let Us, By The Holy Spirit, Love Our Dear Jesus 
By Thought, Word, And Deed 
As We Love Our Brethren 
As We Love Ourselves! 
True Love Works!

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

We Are Saved By Grace Through Faith
But
We Are Judged By Our Work!
Think Carefully About What You Are Doing Today!





Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Self-Utilized Backbone Required!




The Newest Growing Trend In Popular Culture 
Is 
To Place The Onus, The Duty, Upon Others 
To Be Your Personal Backbone 
To Stop You 
From Giving In To The Unbridled Lusts Of Your Flesh 
By Depriving Others Of Their Own Rights Of 
Self-Determination! 

Beloved, 

Being Temperate Aka Having Personal Self-Control
Knowing When Enough Is Sufficient 
And
Accepting "Thus Saith The Lord!" 
All Make For The Perfect Deterrent 
No Matter What "Difficulty" We May Face! 

Think About It ...

 Sin Abounds! 
The Moral Law 
And 
The Health Laws Are Available 
And 
We Are Encouraged To Make Good Use Of Them!
 
The Lord Jesus Could Have Removed Sin 
And
Temptation From Our Presence: He Didn't! 

Jesus Christ ... The Righteous Judge ... Simply Says

 
Exercise My Gift To You Of Daily Faith 
And
Use My Commandments For You 
As Your Sure Hedge Of Protection 
And
You Won't Choose To Sin! 

See! 
Self-Utilized Backbone Is Required! 


To Willfully Commit Sin Is Not An Accident!
Living By Sinning Is A Personal Choice!

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Being Tempted Is Not A Sin!
Yielding To Temptation Is Sin!

Life Is Amazing! 
Self-Deception Is Mind-Boggling! 
Refusing To Take Responsibility 
For Your Own Self-Willed Actions 
Is 
The Mark Of A Lazy Mind In A Self-Absorbed Person! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

You Alone 
Stand Alone 
Before Christ Alone 
To Answer For Your Own Life 
In The One Judgment! 

One Life To Live Is Your Lot: 
Deal With It! 

Use Your Gift-From-God Tools!


Find Your Peace In The Lord!




Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Your Sin Cannot Determine The Depth Of Christ's Love For You!




 


The Size Of Our Sin Does Not 
And
Will Never Determine The Depth Or Breadth Of 
Jesus Christ's Love For Any One Of Us 
And
By This Token
None Of Us Should Ever Choose 
To Not Take Our Burden Of Sin To The Lord 
By The Heartfelt, Humble, Prayer Of Faith! 

Unrepented Sin 
Is 
Like A Foot Callus Willfully 
And 
Unwisely Left Unattended!
 
Systematically Ignored 
That Callus Causes You To Walk Funny From Pointed Pain 
And 
With The Constant Pressure Of Use ... And Abuse
A Soft Spot Develops Under It 
Which Becomes An Ulcer 
Which, Left Unattended, Will Jeopardize 
The Health Of Your Foot
Then Your Leg
And 
Ultimately Your Life! 

A Callused Aka Hardened Heart 
Overwhelmed By The Pressure Of Sin 
Is 
The Devil's Playground: 
Such A Burdened, Heavy,  Heart 
Respects Neither The Divinity Of The Living God 
Nor The Sanctity Of Human Life! 

Beloved, 

Not One Of Us Needs To Walk Such A Path 
To Eternal Destruction! 

We Are Graciously Called To Life
To Lay Our Burden Of Sin At The Feet Of The Sin Bearer
Who Is Our Very Own Great Physician
Jesus Christ The Lord Of Life! 
He Intimately Knows You Personally!

Please Reach For The Extended Hand That Helps 
And 
Heals 
And
Dare To Choose To Live In The Light That Leads To Life! 

Our Jesus Has A Place For You That Can Only Be Filled By You! 
Dare To Be Healed: 
Draw Near To Christ Without Fear Or Trembling
And
Be Forever Blessed! 
You, Dear Loved, Are Not Alone!

Peace!

Be Not Deceived:
Happy To Live In Sin
Is
The Sophisticated Lie
Of
Satan The Damned!