Air Of Entitlement!?!

 

The Air Of Entitlement 

Should Be A Gut-Wrenchingly Awful Stench 

In The Nostrils Of The Committed-To-Christ Christian! 

Beloved, 

If You Work For A Paycheck, Expect It! 

If You Pay For An Item Or A Service, Expect It! 

If You Have Neither Worked For 

Nor Paid For The Things That You Desire

Get Wise

And 

Get To Stepping Correctly! 

The Old Expression 

"Take What You Want And Pay For It!" 

Should Be Front And Center 

In The Minds Of Sinners And Saints Alike! 

Jesus Christ Calls All Sinners To His Free-To-All Salvation: 

All Who Accept Will See Trial, Tribulation, Temptation

Peace, Joy, Love, And Blessing

Be Hated Without A Cause

And 

At The Regeneration 

Enjoy Eternal Life! 

Satan Offers To All Sinners

Especially Those Of The Unrepentant Class

His Free-To-All Damnation: 

All Who Accept Will See Fun, Frolic

Thrills, Spills

Trials, Terrors, Toys

Rejection By Both Satan And The Savior

And 

The One-Way Trip To Burning-Bath! 

Dear Ones, 

Anything Worth Having, Costs! 

Think And Take Jesus Christ: 

He Paid All Of Your Costs! 

We Are Not Entitled To Receive Blessings: 

They Are Gifts Graciously Given By Our God! 

Believe And Receive! 

Peace!

Almighty God's Blessings: "Please, May I Have Some More!?!"

Giving Is Supplying Our Need 

And 

Forgiving Is Taking Us Back Into The Fold Of Safety 

And

Both Contain Grace, Mercy, Compassion, Kindness

And 

Charity Aka Love 

And

Are The Result Of That Great Gift Of God Called Justification 

Aka Being Made Right With Almighty God 

Through Jesus Christ Our Lord! 

Beloved, 

There Is An Old Expression That Says 

"Don't Look A Gift Horse In Its Mouth!" 

And 

That Was Said Because Your Inspection Might Reveal That 

That Gifted Horse Is Old And Not Altogether "Profitable To You" 

In Your Jaundiced And Even Ungrateful Estimation! 

Dear Ones, 

Jesus Christ, The King, Our Creator, The God Of Glory

Always Only Gives Good And Perfect Gifts To Us

His Purchased-From-Sin Possession! 

We Don't Have To Check Where They Come From

How Long They've Been In Use

How Useful They Will Be To Us

Or If They Are Worth Accepting! 

Our God Is Holy And He Gives, Forgives

Saves, Sets Apart

And 

Seals Us, Willing, For Eternity! 

We Are Greatly Loved Of This Almighty God 

So Let Us Say This Day: 

"Thank You, Lord, For Your Blessings On Me! 

Please, May I Have Some More!?!" 

Let Choose To Give Our Glorious, Gracious, God 

The Gift ... Our Humble Gift ... Of Gratitude Today! 

Peace!

Pride Is Man's Bug-Bear!

Pride 

Is 

Man's Bug-Bear 

And 

It Does Not Grant One A Comfortable Bed 

Upon Which To Lay A Troubled Head! 

The Rest Of Peace 

Is 

Jesus Christ's Gift 

To Give To All Who To Him Their Allegiance Does Pledge! 

Satan Promises What Cannot Rightly Be Delivered 

But 

That Does Not Stop Him From Being An "Indian-Giver" 

Giving With His Right What His Left-Hand Takes Away 

As He Bids The Soon To Be Disappointed Ones 

To Run Along And Happily Play! 

Beloved, 

Do Not Be Deceived: 

A Bed Of Sharp Rocks 

Is Not 

A Bed Of Down And Feathers 

So Do Not Think That Your Thoughts 

Will Change Your Bed's Texture 

When Your Bed-Builder From The Beginning 

Is 

That Devil, That Accuser, That Satan

Known And Shown Profane! 

Jesus Christ The King 

Is 

Righteous Always! 

He Is The One Who Grants Us Length Of Days

And

All Of The Promises That He Has Made

He Sealed With His Own Innocent Blood 

And 

All Are "Yea!" "AMEN!" 

And 

Very, Very, Good! 

There's A New Life For The Old: 

Jesus Christ Was, For You, Already Sold 

So Accept The Gift That Keeps On Giving 

And 

Turn Your Back On Satanic Pride 

And 

By Practiced And Perfected Righteousness 

Head Toward Eternal Living! 

Only Jesus Christ Blesses And Saves: 

Do Not Be A To-Sin Slave! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ...

Resisting Truth Makes Us Responsible 

For Our Own Ruin! 

Be Wise! 

Peace!

The Guardian ... Our Guide ... Is Our God Alive!

When Your Greatest Enemy 

Is 

Both Deceiver And Destroyer

You Have Real Problems! 

When Your God 

Is 

Real And Alive

And 

He Is Both Savior And Sanctifier

And 

Is Known To Be The Shepherd Of Rest 

And 

Shield Of Defence

And 

Is The Only And True Redeemer Of Fallen Man 

And 

Can't Lose A Faithful Servant

Your Greatest Enemy Has Effectively Lost His Prey

And 

Now Has Himself An Enemy He Can't Shift

And 

A War That He Can't Win

At A Time That He Can't Determine

At The Cost Which He Must Pay

For A Prize That He Doesn't Want 

And

Which He Cannot Refuse! 

Beloved, 

Remember Why You Are Whose You Are 

And 

Use Your Gift Of Faith

Your Willing Obedience

And 

Your Voice In Song 

To Cheer You On The Way To Hill Zion! 

Please Remind Yourself That Jesus Christ 

Is 

Your Guardian And Your Guide 

To And Through Life 

And

Unwaveringly Trust Him To Take You Safely Home!

Please Do Not Be A Candle Under A Basket 

Nor A Candle In The Wind:

Boldly, Faithfully, Patiently, And Enduringly

Abide In The Lord 

And 

Be Forever Blessed! 

Peace!

Humility Is A Sword And A Shield!

Humility ... Like Faith

Is 

A Shield Of Protection 

And

A Sword Of Defence For The People Of God! 

Beloved, 

If  The Lord Jesus Christ

The Only Begotten Son Of The True And Living God

Humbled Himself Before The Very Ones That He Created 

So That By His Actions 

We All Could Be Blessed And Saved

What In The Name Of All That Is  Holy 

Is Wrong With Us Mere Mortals That 

We Cannot Humble Ourselves And Pray

And Turn From Our Wicked Ways 

So That The Lord Will Hear Our Prayers 

And Forgive Our Sin And Heal Us!?! 

When We Seek The Lord

It Is Guaranteed That We Will Find Him 

If 

We Seek Him With Whole And Humble Hearts! 

What Will We Gain If We Go Before The Lord Of Life 

With A Chip On Our Shoulder 

Or With The Attitude Like High Priest Eli 

Saying, In Essence, That 

The Lord Will Do What He Will Do!?! 

Humble-Pride Is Not A Thing! 

When You Know That You Are In Error

Choose To Bow Your Head  In Humility

Admit Your Guilt

Repent

And

 With Contrite Heart

Make Your Request For Forgiveness 

And 

Receive The Attendant Cleansing! 

Learn From Others  ...

Satan Wouldn't Bow In Humility: 

He Is Guaranteed To Burn With His Foolish Pride Intact! 

With Wisdom 

And 

In True Humility

Let Us Renounce Sin! 

Do Not Be Lifted Up In Pride:

Lift Up The Lord Jesus Christ! 

Peace!  

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Oh, The Pain!

Sin Is A Sexy Siren

Singing A Scintillating Song

Sure To Send The Sinful Skyward

Satisfied With Skirting Around Salvation

Sure To Have Scheming Satan

Salivating That 

Another Soul Would Be His Before Long! 

Desire Is Deceiving

Drawing One Into The Dragon's Dark Domain

Where Deceit, Discord, And Destruction

Are The Deceived One's Reward

His Long-Desired Gain! 

Greed Is A Grip Guaranteed 

To Grind The Glutton

Into Gruel

So That The Gainsayer Satan

Can Joyfully Flush Him Away! 

Beware! Beware! 

Regret Is That Vision Most Cruel! 

"I Feel Your Pain!" 

"No, You Don't! 

"I've Been There!"

"Oh, Please! Get Real! 

Unless We Share The Same Body

You Have No Idea What I've Been Going Through 

So Don't You Dare Tell Me That My Pain Is Nothing

To Deal With It

And With It Get Through!" 

Beloved,

Could You Imagine Telling The Lord That 

His Pain For You Was Nothing 

Compared To What You're Feeling For Yourself!?! 

Can You Imagine Taking Morphine For Your Personally-Felt Pain 

While Minimizing What Our Savior Felt Cold Turkey 

When For Each One Of Us Personally

He Died The First 

And

The Second Death 

To Give Each One Of Us Personally And Individually

The Blessed Gift Of His Everlasting Life!?! 

Pain ... Like Life And Death

Has A Subject And An Object! 

Pain Points To A Problem In You

Which Is A Problem For You

Which Must Be Fixed For You 

Or

In Your Behalf! 

Pain Is A Symptom Of Sin 

Which Corrupted, Corrupts, Mortal Life! 

A Life Of And In Sin Results In Death! 

Jesus Christ Conquered Death To Give Us Life! 

A Life Lived In And For Jesus Christ

Shall See Everlasting Life 

Without Pain, Sin, And Death

So Please Take Our Blessed Jesus All Day, Every Day

And 

Sin Will Not Have Power Over You 

And

Neither Will The Second Death!

Physical Pain Is A Part Of Life! 

How Are You Feeling Today!?! 

Have You Been To Jesus!?! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Please Do Not Be Like Own-Way Children!

Evadney, Do You Know That You Are Being Held!?!

I Sure Do! 

I Am Sheltered By ... And Held 

In The  Comforting Arms Of The Almighty God!

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah! 

Not That Held!

Come On Now! 

What Other Held Could There Possibly Be!?!

You Asked So Let Me Answer You!

You're A Sinner And You're Held By H.E.L.D.!

Held By Held!?!

Big WhooHoo!

Please Don't Say That! 

I'm Very Serious!

Okay, Okay! 

Tell Me Who Or What Is This "Held" That's Holding Me!?!

H.E.L.D. Has A Hold On You!

Hate, Envy, Lust, And Deceit 

Have Got You In Their Gross Grip 

And They Ain't Gonna Let You Go Free

Unless You Let Our King Jesus Break Their Grip!

It's Either That Or Suffer The Full And Final Effects Of Man's Fall! 

Restrictions, Requirements, Reproofs: 

Man Hates Rules! 

Who Is Better, Wiser, And Stronger Than 

The Lord Jesus Christ!?! 

Like Own-Way Children

We Often Act As Though We Are Better At Organizing Our Lives

Wiser To Make Decisions To Guide Our Lives

And 

Stronger Than The Enemy Desiring To Destroy Us 

And 

All That We Hold Dear 

Including Our Saving Faith In The Lord Jesus Christ! 

Beloved, 

There Is None Better, Wiser, Or Stronger Than 

The Lord God Almighty Who Made And Maintains

Saves And Sustains

Provides For And Protects Us All! 

Restrictions Protect! 

Reproofs Correct! 

Requirements Direct! 

And 

The God Of Grace And Glory 

Who Directs, Corrects, And Protects Us 

Is 

Able, Available, And Awaiting Our Answer 

To His Call To Everlasting Life! 

Our God The Almighty ... Strong To Save

Is 

Awake

Aware

Ahead Of The Curve

And 

All-Around Awesome! 

Brethren, Beloved

How About Deciding To Let Our Dear Savior 

Surprise And Amaze Us Today 

Since There Is Nothing That We May Think, Say, Or Do 

Which Will Surprise Or Amaze Him!?! 

Jesus Christ Desires To Save Me And You

So Dare To Grab Grace 

And 

Inevitably Hold Glory! 

Peace!

Invite The Lord To Get All Up In Your Business!

"Go Where I Send You!"
"Do What I Say!"
"Live By Your Faith In Me!"
"Do Not Yield To Temptation!"
"Pray, Beloved, And Stay In The Holy Way!"


Dear Ones,

There Is No One Calling Themselves Christian
Who Will Enter The Promised Land ... The Beautiful City Of God
If
They Are Afraid Of Their Shadow
Things That Go "Bump!" In The Night

The Harsh Words Of Naysayers
The Disappointments And Distresses Of Life
And
The Cruelties Of The Enemy Of Souls!

We, As Followers Of The Lord Christ
Cannot Be Wafflers Or Fence-Jockeys
And
For Sure We Cannot Be Neutral In The Conflict Of The Ages
Saying That We Are Not Getting Involved In Anybody's War!

Our God Is Only As Strong In Our Lives
As We Permit Him To Be In Our Lives!

Please Trust In The Lord Christ
By Believing His Words Of Promise
And
Claiming His Strength
His Salvation
His Power
His Provision
His Protection
And
His Perfect Peace!

Beloved,

Please Invite The Lord 

To Get All Up In Your Business Today
So That You May Courageously Do What He Says 

Always And In All Ways!

The Lord Is Our Rock!

Peace!

Do Not At Smooth-Talking Snakes Quake!

The Bible Is A Superb Book That Transports Us Through Time

And

From Time Into Eternity 

Where We May Reside With The God Gracious

Loving, Holy, Divine! 

We Are Each Given The Gift Of Faith With Which To Believe 

So That We Do Not Depend Upon Ourselves 

To Find Acceptance Of Living Truth: 

Almighty God's Gracious Blessings Are For Us Daily To Receive! 

Beloved, 

Your Birth-Right Gives To You Free-Will 

And 

Freedom To Choose The Good And Right

To Walk In Holy Light

And 

To Be To Our Creator-Savior

A Grand And Glorious Delight! 

As Men, We Are Known Weaklings! 

As Christians, We Are Made Strong In The Lord 

And 

Are To Operate In The Power Of His Might 

And So

I Encourage Us All, Brethren

Do Not At Smooth-Talking Snakes

Roaring Lions

And 

Winged Dragons Quake! 

Let Jesus Christ Take Your Wheel 

Because 

His Love For You Is All-Encompassing Real

Not All-Consuming Fake! 

Let The Holy Angels Work Beside You: 

Do Good! 

Let The Holy Spirit Work Inside You: 

Accept Good! 

Let The Holy God's Judgment Be For You 

As He Has Already Done A Complete Work To Save You! 

Cooperate With Jesus Christ 

And By Appointment

On The Hallelujah Day

To Surpassing Glory Rise! 

Spit On Satan's Lies! 

Be Alive In Christ! 

Peace!

Sin Is Fire!

De Fire Burning! 

To Extinguish An Uncontrollable Desire 

Aka Fire

Someone With Control, Ability, Knowledge, And Experience 

Aka CAKE

Ignites A Strategic Fire With The Expectation That 

It Will Extinguish The Old Fire 

And

Itself! 

If Someone Lacking The Knowledge Of 

And 

Experience With Fire 

Lights Fire To Extinguish A Fire

We End Up With Unintended Consequences 

Aka More Destruction 

And

Death! 

Of Course, There Are Pyromaniacs 

Aka Malicious Fire-Setters Amongst Us 

Who Just Love To Kill And Destroy! 

Beloved, 

Sin Is Fire! 

Willing Sinning Is Raging Fire! 

The Supreme Pyromaniac Of This Life 

Is 

Satan: 

His Minions, Those Who Will Encourage Us To Sin

To Set Ablaze Fire In Our Lives

Are The Little Fire-Setters Aka Instigators To Sin! 

Jesus Christ The Righteous

Is 

The Excellent Fire Chief 

Who Gave Of Himself To Save Us All Willing To Be Saved 

By His Holy Hand ... His Life

Through The Cross Upon Which He Was Raised Up 

As The Sinless One Accursed For Us 

Aka Our Only Savior! 

Save Yourself! 

Separate From Sinful-Self

Known Sin

Other Known And Bold Sinners

And 

Satan 

And

Seek The Solution Aka The Savior! 

Out De Fire: 

Kneel At The Cross! 

Peace!

Joy Comes In The Morning!

Beloved, 

We Cannot Hope To Escape The Fiery Trials Of This Life 

If 

We Fix Our Gaze Upon Our Troubles 

And 

Refuse To Fix Our Mind ... And Our Hope 

Upon The Unfailing Promises Of The True And Living God! 

When We Focus On The Ground, We See Dirt! 

However, If We Cast Even Our Crying Eyes Heavenward

And 

Happen To See A Cloudy Or Stormy Sky

We Know Of A Surety That It Won't Rain Always

That The Sun Will Come Out Eventually

And 

If It Is Night, Joy Will Come In The Morning! 

Did Not Our Lord Christ Place His Rainbow Of Promise In The Sky 

Guaranteeing Us That 

He Will Keep His Word Never Again To Permit A Flood 

To "Wash-Out Our Play!" Aka Destroy The World!?! 

We Must Build Our Hope On Christ 

And 

His Unfailing Righteousness! 

May The Dear Lord Help Us Today To Not Look At What Is 

But 

To Fix Our Hopes On Him 

And 

All That He Would Have Our Lives To Be! 

Please Wittingly Stand On The Promises Of Almighty God!  

Please Dare To Hold To Almighty God's Unchanging Hand! 

Please Unwaveringly Choose To Trust The Heavenly Love Of 

The Living God Of Grace Who Inhabits Glory 

And 

Feels What You Feel

And 

Cries Over You! 

Peace!

Cry Aloud ... And Say "NO!" To Sin And Folly!

Problems!?! 

Use Common-Sense! 

Weigh The Pros And Cons! 

Exercise Caution! 

Repair To Prayer! 

Lift Up The Lord! 

Beloved, 

According To The Vaunted Murphy's Law

Anything That Can Go Wrong Will Go Wrong! 

According To The Word Of Truth

We Are Not To Lean Aka Rely On Our Own Understanding 

But 

We Are To Boldly Go To The Throne Of Grace 

Where People Of Faith And Prayer 

Are Encouraged To Appear To Receive Help 

Be It For Healing

Protection, Provision

Comfort And Care

Direction, Correction

And

Encouragement! 

Dear Ones, 

The First Act Of Will That A Little Child Exercises 

And 

Utilizes With Understanding 

Is 

Saying "No!"  

And 

There Is Much That We May Learn From This Act! 

The World And His Brother 

Seem To Always Encourage Us 

To Do The Worst Possible Things 

And 

Act In The Most Foolish Ways! 

Think Of Job's Wife Encouraging Him 

To Cast Away His Publicly-Known Integrity 

And 

"Curse God And Die!" 

Knowing To Say "No!" 

And 

Boldly Saying "No!" To Folly And Sin, Self, And Satan 

Is 

The Gift Of God

And

Our Saving Grace! 

Let Us Remember That We Are In Profit 

When Murphy's Law Unfailingly Sends Us 

Into The Presence Of Our Savior Jesus 

Who Is Lord And God Of All: 

Murphy's Law Is Subject To The Lord's Sovereign Will! 

Babies Cry For Help: 

Christians Cry For Help By Praying! 

In All Things, Please Say 

"Yes, Lord! Thy Will Be Done!" 

And 

"No!" To Beelzebub Aka Satan 

And 

His Machinations 

Because 

Over You, He Wants To Gloat! 

Again, Beloved, 

"No!" Is A Complete Answer: 

Use It Right ... And With Might

And 

Live In Eternal Light! 

Earnestly, Fervently, Pray ... And Press On! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Light And Truth Versus Dust And Lies!?!

 

The Lord Is Light And Man Is Dust! 

The Lord Is The Truth And All Men Are Liars! 

The Lord Is The Light Of Truth Which Is Not Hidden! 

Man Is Lying Dust Aka A Dusty Liar: 

He Cannot Hide From Light 

And 

His Only Life Is In The Truth! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Jesus Christ Has Told Us Plainly That 

We Shall Know The Truth 

And 

The Truth Shall Make Us Aka Set Us Free! 

Since Light Reveals Truth 

And 

Truth Sets Man Free

What Possible Use Could Man, As A Known Christ-Follower

Have For That Impurity Called Lies, Lying, And Liars!?! 

Liars Limp And Lose 

Because 

Their Lies And Their Lying Leach-Away Their Lives! 

Pure Truth 

Is 

Both Sword And Shield

Scaffold And Elevator

Bed And Blanket

Tooth And Nail! 

Pure Truth Is Love And Life!

Departing From The Purity Of Truth 

And 

Stepping Away From The Light 

Causes Us To Walk In Deep Darkness! 

There Is No Darkness In The Lord 

And

None Of Us Who Choose To Obediently, Faithfully

Enduringly Walk With The Lord

By The Pure Word

Can Live In The Post-Truth Aka Stranger To The Truth 

Aka I-Feel And My-Truth Environment! 

Pontius Pilate Wanted To Know What Is Truth! 

The Hollywood Movie Said We Can't Handle The Truth! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Let The Word Dwell In You Richly: 

Jesus Christ Aka The Word Of God

Is 

The Way, The Truth, And The Life: 

There Are No Questions! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Faith ... Tested ... Tried!

It Is So Very Easy To Profess Being A Christian 

And 

Even Easier To Declare That We Have Faith! 

Professors Become Professional Teachers 

Who ... More Often Than Not ... Spout Theory

And 

Very Often Do Not Have The Practical, Working, Experience Of 

A Devoted Christian With Tried And Tested Faith 

Upon Which To Fall Back 

When Life Gets Testy 

And 

Trials Pile Up Angrily! 

Beloved, 

It Is With Good Reason That 

The Words Of Apostle James Are Preserved 

For Our Warning, Consideration

And 

Action! 

A Christian Without An Experience Portfolio 

Can't Honestly Claim The Title 

Because 

A Christian Works, Labors, Has A Job That 

He Or She Diligently, Practically, Lovingly Performs

As A Faithful Steward! 

Faith Without Works Is Dead! 

An Untested Faith Has No Street Credibility 

Or Christian Longevity 

Because 

It Has No Spine! 

A Spineless Christian ... An Oxymoron

Is 

A Danger To Themselves 

And

To Others

And 

Ultimately The Cause Of Christ! 

Dear Ones, 

We Are Daily Given 

A Portion Of Jesus Christ's Holy Faith To Use That Day 

To Be Faithful To Him 

As We Labor Through And For Him! 

Please Let Us Use Our Blessed Daily Gift Of 

Unfailing Faith 

To Become Christians By Name 

And

By Nature! 

Let's Walk The Talk 

And 

Do Not At Life's Necessary Tests And Trials Balk! 

Jesus Christ The Lord, Our God

Is 

With Us! 

Dare To Work Today's Faith To A Nubbin: 

New Faith Will Be Ours Tomorrow 

If

By Saving And Available Grace Known Free

We Open Our Eyes! 

Be Strong! 

Peace!

The Judge Of All Flesh Cares How You Fare!

She Was Speaking Rather Loudly 

As She Firmly Said To Her Companion: 

"I Am Being Judged! 

Who Is Judging Me Is Kind To Me! 

They Give Me Whatever I Need 

And I Don't Even Have To Ask!" 

Beloved, 

The Young Lady Was Speaking About A Human 

But 

I Tell You That Her Words Form 

The Best Description I Have Ever Heard Of 

Who Our Lord Jesus Christ Is 

And 

What He Does For Us! 

People Are Judged Based On What They Have Done 

Or Should Have Done, By Published Requirement, In The Flesh! 

Yet, The Judge Of All Flesh

The Lord Of Life

The King Of Love ... Our Redeemer

Is 

Infinitely Kind To Us Careless

Often Callous-Minded, Cantankerous Ones! 

Jesus Christ Gives Us The Perpetual Blessings Of Our Needs 

Without Our Ever Having To Say: 

"Please, May I Have ...!?!" 

This Is Truly Amazing! 

A Loving, Giving, Forgiving, Kind

Provider, Sustainer Judge 

Is 

Our Lord Jesus Christ! 

This Says Something Profound About Our King: 

He Has Compassion, Foresight

Available Resources

And 

He Cares About How We Feel 

And

How We Fare On The Rugged Road Of Life! 

Dear Ones, 

This Is The Holy One 

Whom We Should Hold In Godly Fear Aka Awe 

With Love And Amazed Devotion 

Because 

He Is Good ... And Gracious! 

Our God Is All-Powerful 

And

He Can Destroy Us 

But

He Chooses Deliverance For Us! 

What A Mighty God We Serve: 

Give Him Praise! 

Peace!