HAPPY SABBATH +CHARITY: Love And Truth Intertwined!

Talk Is Cheap When You Don't Have To Pay Taxes On Your Words

But

Cheap Talk Will Prove To Be Very Expensive

When ... Before The Judge Of All Flesh

We Must Give A Detailed Accounting For

All Our Useless Words! 

I May Say That I Love You! 

I May Give You A Charitable Donation

But

I Am Only Doing It To Get The Tax Deduction
The Press Coverage 
And
Man's Applause

Which ... Combined

Is

A Totally Wasted, Therefore Useless, Transaction

In The Holy God's All-Seeing 

All-Knowing, Ever-Present Holy Eyes! 

My "Love" Doesn't Bear Load 
And
It Doesn't Excrete Sweat:
It Doesn't Cost Me Anything!

Think On This Thing ... 

Charity Is Love
And
Love Speaks Truth! 

Love And Truth Are Intertwined

- Irretrievably Wrapped Up In Each Other - 

And 

Walk Amongst Men As One! 

Sadly, Many Of Us Act As Though 

Love And Truth Are To Be Prostituted For Pleasure

Sacrificed For Societal Elevation

And

Extended And Withdrawn 

As And How The Winds Of Change Do Blow!

Beloved, 

Love ... Heavenly, Abiding, Love

Is 

On The Job

Has One Job

And 

Performs That Job Always And Unfailingly!
Jesus Christ's Love For Us Produced Blood And Water:
He Gave His All For The Love Of Us All! 

The Word Works ... 

We Represent Heavenly Love
Salt
And 
Light On This Earth 
And 

We Are To Love Others Even As Jesus Loves Us:
Jesus Didn't ... Doesn't ... Give Us Any Short Rations! 

Let Us All In Christian Charity

- In Love And With Love For Our Lord Christ - 

Pray For The Holy Spirit's Outpouring 
And
Indwelling 

To Be On And In Us 

Empowering Us To Love All Our Brethren

Even The Unlovely

The Unlovable

The Unkind 

And 

The Ungrateful 

- As We Once Were - 

And 

Bless Us To Look Beyond Their Faults 

And 

Recognize Their Unvoiced Need 

And

Fill It ... As The Sweet Spirit Of Truth Impresses
Without The Theatrical Presentations
The Media Coverage
The Quid Pro Quo Aka Something For Something Show! 

We Are Christians

- Christ's Followers-  
With A Published Work To Do

So Let's Set Aside Self 

And 

Fervently Pray

And 

Do A Work Of Love ... Today! 

Let's Please The Lord Christ ... Today! 
Let's Love In Truth ... Today!

Charity Work Or Charity Show?!

Charity Fuheffect
AND
N. Jesus Name
Were
- Polar Opposites -
Doing The Same Work!

See A Need!
Fill A Need!
AND
Move On
Was Their Mission
AND
They Performed Admirably
BUT
With One Huuuge Difference!

The First Time It Happened
It Was Considered An Aberration!

The Second First Time The Difference Appeared
It Was Felt That It Was
A Call To Arms ... To Others
To Get Additional Help!

The Second Second Time It Happened
Which Was Really The Actual Third Time It Happened
Wha' Gine On-Dey
Open He Mout'
AND
Had Something To Say:

Cohr-rect Me ... Eef I Am Whrrong
BUHT

Is Not It Stipulated That
Works Of Charity
Be AUHN The Down Low?!
Eef So ... WHHY Then
Is Charity On Blast
On The Prime Time TV Show?!

Ahem! Ahem!

May I Offer You A Mint?!

No! No!
I Am Quite Fine!

Is There Something On Your Mind?!
Is There Something Which You Feel You Must Say?!

Sir,
No Disrespect Intended
BUT
Who Is Charity?!
Whom Did You "Hire!"
What Is Her Last Name?!
You Do Know That From The Bright Lights
She Will Not Retire?!

What Are You Getting At?!

Don't You Know?!

Know What?!

What, Pray Tell, Is Charity's Last Name?!

It Is Fuheffect!

Wrong! Wrong! Dead Wrong!

Light! Light! Give Me Light!

Charity's Last Name Is Not Fuheffect!
It Is For-Effect!

For Effect.
For Effect.
Charity FOR Effect!

Merciful Powers!

This Is Not Good!
We Are Are Not Pharisees!
We Do Not Do Works Of Charity
Just For Worldly Show!

This Does Not The Master Please!

Our Charity Is To Bless The Lord
By Blessing Those In Need!
We Do Not Ever Do This Work
Our Gluttonous Ego To Feed!

The Living God Is Our Paymaster!
He Sees All That We Do
He, Himself, Said:

Do Your Labor Of Love In Secret!
I Will Owe You
And
The Lord Who Sees All In Secret
Will Publicly Reward You!

Sir,
Charity For-Effect
Was Reprimanded Before
But
Bright Lights Camera Action
Are Things That Make That Heart Soar
For Approbation Of Man
Approval Of Like-Minded Men
Back Pats
And Good Words
Are What Make
Charity For-Effect's Head Bulge And Swell!

Well, It Will Also Make 'em See
Feel Hell!

Later That Day ...

Charity For-Effect
Was Summarily Terminated
AND
N. Jesus Name
Took Over Doing The Good Work!

All Is Peaceful Now ... For The Time Being!
The Work Is Progressing Apace
AND
In The Book Of God's Remembrance
Pages Are Filling
With Works Of Kindness
Charity
Blessing 

AND 

Comfort
For
N. Jesus Name
Honors The Holy God
For Whom He
- In Quietude -
Tirelessly Works!
There Are - For Him - Heavenly Perks!