Stock-Taking + Prayer: I Am Blessed

Father, I come before You as a supplicant, and a penitent, thankful for Grace,

pleading for Mercy, and hoping for Glory. 

Lord, I live in Your Light and walk not by my feeble sight. 

I am no longer a slave for my Jesus conquered Death and the grave. 

Sin can no longer trap me in its cave
because Jesus Christ's blood has marked me "Saved!" 

I am longing for Home and I know that I am not walking alone. 

You are my Lord and my God,
and I thank You for shielding me from the Old Fraud. 

I am Blessed - not lucky. 

I do not wish for anything for You taught me to fish, and You provide the catch, 

and these tears I cry are not for pie in the sky Lord, but hope for Heaven.

Please, Lord, round out my edges, 

and keep me in Your care when there be death ledges. 

Help me when I perform hard chores, and fill me with Your Love, Lord, to my very core.

And, Father, Help me not to believe the Lore, but to stand awaiting Your knock at my door. 

Amen

EXTERNALS:

Knock knees
Crossed eyes
Lopsided breasts
Buck teeth
Pug nose
Bat ears
Water legs
Beer belly
Crippled hands
Pocked-marked skin
Unibrow
Permanent scowl
Smell like a cow

TALLY:- UNAPPEALING

WHAT'S IMPORTANT:

Heart to Jesus - sealed
Body in worship - kneeling
Head in belief - bowing
Spirit of God - heeding

Grace of God - is known bestowed
Faith in God for today - is exposed, showing and growing
Love of God - known, showing and growing
God's Mercy - this Soul knows and experiencing
Hope for Heaven - high and, thankfully, growing
Peace in the heart - Bless God - known, experienced, flowing and growing
Saved by Sacrifice of Jesus - thankful, and gratitude is overflowing

His Beauty in me - showing
Row in field for Glory - hoeing
Good seed - sowing

TALLY:

Earthly Apparel - 1%
Heavenly Apparel - 99%

NEEDFUL THINGS:-

Patience
Faith
Wisdom
Understanding
Insight
Discernment
Compassion
Perseverance
Courage

CURRENT POSITION:-

Back braced
Shoulder bent
Eyesight keen
Nose following Salvation's scent

Heart - by God's Grace - beating
Praying and pleading
Holy Word reading, repeating and sharing

Cares on Christ bestowing and bestowing
Walking with Hope by Faith on the Narrow Straight Road
Protected by Angels and it is showing
Searching for Peace has ceased
Seeking Earthy Security has lost its lease
And soon
The Devil, Sin, Death and Hell will be permanently deceased

STATUS:-

Striving for Eternal Life

Assurance of Christ's Victory - 100%
Assurance of Salvation - 100%
Assurance of New Life - 100%
Assurance of New Home - 100%
Assurance of Eternity's Soon Coming - AMEN

Playing With Satan!?

Satan suffers from Overconfidence!
He does not suffer from Stupidity!
So if you think you can play
Walk away, and don’t pay
Heads Up! You must be drinking
Rum of Mount Gay!

You can’t go up to Satan and tell him
“Today is our day - let’s play!”
And think that tomorrow
You’ll walk among pretty flowers
Hello! You’re just a popinjay!

Satan knows man from his Study
Satan knows man from their often play
Satan knows man needs Jesus
And that’s why he tries to stop you saying your prayers!

It isn’t that he loves, or even likes, you
It isn’t as though he cares whether you read The Bible every day
All he wants is to make sure you don’t recognize The Real Jesus
And that’s why he keeps your eyes staring at the floor, for
To know Jesus is to love Him
And to pray to God in Jesus’ name
Will get rid of the all the bores/boars
Which bombard you and bite you
And savage your hand
And keep you always facing the unplowed - fallow - land!

Listen up! Pay me some attention!
I was just like you
Only yesterday, but today
I have been renewed
And now Satan and I feud
‘Cause I’m done with down
For Sin I have eschewed!

Read your Bible - and pray!
Sing a glad song on your way!
Don’t look down
Turn that frown over and around and
Look UP! for Jesus IS soon
Coming ... DOWN!

No Brittle Heart Can Cry!

Today, I had a thought
And, I must confess
That a heart that can cry
Is a heart that is blessed!

Today, I met a man
Who was bouncing a pretty ball
And he sought by his actions
To cause me to fall!

Then, I met a man
Who was wearing working jeans
Who set out with vileness and acidity
To make me feel unclean!

Then, yonder was the man
Good-looking, and striking, tall
Who, in dulcet tones and cultured vanity
Tried to make me answer Satan’s call!

And then, I met ... Him
Who prodded, and me open pried
And with love and gentle touch 
Oh, how He me tried!
My still-longing heart broke
And, with body heaving, I cried:

“Lord, save me!

I’m helpless! 

I’m tired!

I feel pain! 

Lord, my soul is so poisoned

And I duly so complain!

I worry, and wonder -

I’ve wandered - gone astray!

Please, Father! Please help me!

I don’t want to go out in sulphured flames!

You gave me great treasures!

Yes! Laughter and tears!

Tears for my cleansing

And Laughter’s healing claims!

I laugh for Your healing!

I cry - for, Lord, You cleanse!

Please, put a pin in Old Satan!

Please, Lord! Defend! Defend!

Put my tears in Your Bottle!

Hold my heart in Your Hand!

Shelter me with Your Wings!

Save me! I bought #TheJesusSavesPlan!

I deposit my sins

My repentance, my will, and my way

And eagerly await

Compound-compound interest

And dividends so grand

When the Pearl Gates are swung open

By Your Great and Mighty Hand

For my triumphal entry into 

My Heavenly Home in Beulah the Land!”

ALL EYES SHALL SEE HIM!

 HAPPY SABBATH!!

ALL EYES SHALL SEE!

Like lightning! Flashing

From east to west

That’s how my Lord shall come!

All eyes on earth shall Him behold

And no one shall be wondering

“Who comes?!”

Until that day

False Christs shall abound

Fooling the people

With miracles profound

So that if possible the very elect, too

Will be following them around!

Let no one deceive you!

That’s what the Master said

There be crooks and robbers so don’t be misled

For I’ve told you plainly, and well in advance

So don’t let Satan deceive you 

And on your prosperity prance!

Keep watch!

And pray!

Call me!

I hear and I care!!

Evil concupiscence forswear!

My coming is very near!

Luke 21:34-36Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)

34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. 35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

Prayer: Asking God for Renewal

ARE YOU WEARING SIN SHADES?

Oh, Father, have mercy on me!

I give You my sinner’s heart and

Ask You for the renewing that

Comes from repentance

And from rejecting complicity, and

Refusing again to live in sin’s shade!

Bless me, help me, and shield me

From Satan’s sophistries, and sure-ways by

Keeping me praying, and praised up, and

Walking uprightly on the King’s Highway!

AMEN.

HEART RENEWAL  X  CHRIST = SAVED

Ephesians 2:8-10 (KJV)

8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.