Prospering By Iniquity!?!

Unfair "Gains" Don't Prosper!
In The Past ... They Didn't
In The Present ... They Don't
In The Future ... They Won't
And
All Those "Prospering" By Iniquity
May Want To Step Into The Pages Of
Almighty God's Living Word Present-Truth Book!

The "Pleasures" Of Sin
Only Ever Last For The Merest Season!
They Embolden The Profligate!
They Please The Insensate
And
They Cause Satan ... Triumphant
- In Creating Another Recalcitrant -
To Pen In His Personal Calendar

"Another Fool

... For The Damnation Date!"

The Abominable Life "Style"
Is 
Like One Sitting In Wet Clothes
On The Electric Chair
Where The Only Options Are To Repent
And 
Get A Reprieve From The One On High
Or
Be Condemned By The Preponderance Of The Evidence
In The  Perfect Law Of Liberty
And
With The Flick Of The Controlling Switch
You Are Left To Fry To Die!

A Human Indulging In Idolatry
Is
Like A Lawyer Having Himself For A Client!
With The Pure Evidence Of Plain Knowledge
The Thrill Doesn't Last
And
The "Profit"  Doesn't Profit
And
Into The Toilet ... In The Despair Of Disgust
Self-Serving Is Quickly Cast! 

Know Your Role
Take Your Place ...

Brethren,

Please Do Not Be Like Satan 
Who Chose Not To Keep His Place 
And 
Instead Of Being Preserved
He Is Reserved For Final Judgment! 

We Keep Our Place 
When We Choose To Be Like The Lord Christ 
In What We Think, Say 
And 
Being Heavenly Minded
Willing, Wisely, Do! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

The Only Thing That A Man Takes From This World 
Is 
His Character
And 
In The Great Day Of Small Things
Only The Person With The Fire-Proof Character 
Aka The Character Of Jesus Christ 
Shall Be Able To Stand Before The Lord 
In Perfect Peace And Joy:
There Is No Blessing For Users Of
The Demonic Device!

Deny Self 
And 
Reject Sin And Satan
And 
Accept The Savior 
And 
His Free Gift Of Salvation 
And 
Eternal Blessings Are Yours To Enjoy!
This Is Not A Truth Enjoying A Stretching!

Walk Wisely

And

Live A Holy Life! 

Jesus Christ Is Our Peace
And
He Gives That Without Alloy!
Live For Him
And
Run A Victorious Race Against Sin
And
In The Fullness Of Time
You Shall Hear The Commendation:

"Well Done, Good And Faithful Servant!

Enter Into The Joy Of Thy Lord!" 

HAPPY SABBATH + Standing On The Promises That Cannot Fail! ... Really!

In Humility
I Choose To Stand
On The Sure Promises
Of The Eternal God
Giving Neither Heed
Nor Credence
To The Bewitching Tales
Of The Winsome Fraud!

Father, Help Me To Trust My God!

I Stand As One Convicted
Convinced
Trusting
Hope-Filled
That The Living Word Holy
Is Wholly True
AND
I Ask You, Dear Brethren:

Are We Trusting Our God
Through And Through?

Am I Willing To Be An Abraham
AND
In Agony Of Soul
Go
To Sacrifice My Most Prized Possession
Most Loved
Loving
Because My God Asked Me
To Answer That Cruel, Cruel, Call
The Great Test Which
To My Taste
Is Bitterest Gall?!

Brethren, Beloved
Are You?!

Am I Willing To Say To My Heart
Speaking From A Reasoning Head:

My God Is Able!
His Word To Me Is True!
He Made Life
So He Can Raise You From The Dead?!

Father, God

I'm Walking In Faith

Your Bidding To Do!

Dear Ones,
Could You?!
Would You?!

Beloved,
We Call Ourselves Christians
AND
Out Of Christ's Character
We
- In Vanity -
Walk Proud
BUT
In The Coming Day Of Trial
Will Our Backs Bend
Even Break
OR
Will We
- Converted -
In Accord With The Father
In The Name Of The Son
With The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit
AND
With The Protection Of Holy Angels
Hold The Promise
Even As A Carrot
To Encourage Us On
To Stay Battling
Enduring The Fight
So That The Lord
- Our Lord Christ -
In Us
May Delight?!

I Must
You Must
We Must
Ask
AND
Answer
For Our Own Selves:

Am I Willing
With The Lord Christ
To Go All The Way Through Life
Enduring The Strife
- Even If I Die -
Even Unto Eternal Life?!

Will I Follow Where He Leads
OR
Will I
The Path Of Righteousness
Frightened
Sorrowing
Disappointed
Discouraged Through My Eyes
AND
My Feelings
- Regretful -
Leave?!

Is My God
Good Enough
God Enough
Grand Enough
Up To Snuff Enough
AND
Against Rhyme
Against Reason
Able
AND
Faithful Enough
To Get Me Home Safely
To Be Seated
At Almighty God's
Welcome Home Table

Not A Fable?!

Will We Believe Enough

To Gain

What Is NOT Stuff?!

I Pray The Great God

- For Us All Of The Household Faith -

That We Will Stand Tall

Heeding Always

Faith's Call!

Oh, Lord

Grant Us Your Grace

For

To Us

You Are Our All And All!

In Jesus Christ's Name

We Humbly Plead!

AMEN.

Two Weighty Questions And ... A Heartfelt Prayer!

How Many Of Us
Who Call Ourselves Christians
Have Previously Gone
To The Fleshpots Of The Earth
AND
Have Found
(Real Or Imagined):

The Food ... A Gastronomic Delight
The Company ... Amenable
The Atmosphere ... Salubrious
The Light ... Suitably Dark
The Mood ... Indulgently Mellow
The Conversation ... Enrapturing ... Enthralling
The Drink ... Such That Intoxicated A Soul
AND
The Honor And Majesty
Of The Glorious Holy God
Turned Into A Plush Mat For Testy Feet
A Floor Runner
A Soiled Sheet?

How Many Of Us
Have Committed Sin Vile
AND
Thought:

I Cannot Go Home To God!
I Did His Holy Name Revile
Forgetting
Misremembering
Been Misinformed
Been Misguided
On The Fact That God
Our God
Our Father
Our Shepherd
Our Savior
Our Redeemer
Our Friend To Life's End
Says:

Return Unto Me  ...!
Come Unto Me ...!
Come Let Us Reason Together ...!
Follow Me  ...!
Take My Yolk  ...!
Learn Of Me  ...!
Trust In The Lord  ...!
Believe On The Lord
AND
Be Saved
... Though Your Sins Be as Scarlet
... Though Your Sins Be Red Like Crimson
... They Shall Be Whiter Than Snow
... They Shall Be As Wool!?!

Sin Stains
BUT
Jesus Christ's Blood
Is The Only Blood That 
WASHES
AND
CLEANS COMPLETELY!

Sooo ...

Go To Jesus
Now ... TODAY
AND
Honestly
AND
With Contriteness Of Heart
AND
Brokenness Of Spirit
Unreservedly
AND
In Your Own Way
Say:

PRAYER:

Father,

Forgive Me

I Knew What I Was Doing!

The World Of Sin Delighted My Senses

And

I Knew What-Upon I Was Chewing!

I Sniffed The Pleasant Fragrance!

I Tasted The Bountifully Spread Food!

I Drank Deep Of Hell's Libation

But

With The Passage Of Time

Hell's Angels To Me

Were Shown Maliciously Cruel!

Living In Sin Is Not Cool!

They Upped The Ante

And

I Knew The Score

But

Overconfidence

On One Great Can't-Lose Play

Had Me Prostrate

Bent

Unto Broken!

Breathing For Life

Became A Mere Token

Until

Fully Aware

- Finally -

I Can Hear

What It Is The Holy Spirit Is Speaking

Had Spoken

And Now ...

Now!

I Am Here

Ready To Made Clean

Anxious For A Clean Scene

Willing Now

To Do What You Say

No Longer Eager

For My Own Sins

To Pay!

Forgive Me, I Pray!

Father,

My Father,

Thank You For Plain Revelation

That Shows Clearly

That Satan Is A Total Liar

A Biting Fraud

A Destructive Devil

The Opposer Of The Holy

The Living

The Eternal God

Who Takes Pleasure

In Rack And Ruin

And

Joys In Man's Disgrace

Uplifting Self-Gratification

And

Belligerently

Goading Weakened Ones

To Dismiss

Shameness Of Face!

Father,

Please Forgive Me!

I Acknowledge All That I Did!

I Humbly Confess

And

Repent

In Jesus' Name!

Please Reform Me

And

Remake Me

For I

- Now Truly Broken -

Desire

With My Whole Heart

To Take Up My Ignored Cross

And

Daily

Follow After You!

Please, Lord

Teach Me New Music

A New Traveling Song

A New And Healthful Diet

With No Intoxicating Mixed Beverages

To Cast Me Prostrate

On The Wide Street Long!

Lead Me, Lord

Along The Straight And Narrow Path

For

Walking On The Broadway

Encourages My Indulgence In Gross Greed

And

My Dependence

Upon Practicing Craft

And

Using It For Fast Steed!

Help Me, Lord

To Secure Godly Companions

To Encourage Me

- And I, Them -

To Cheer Me On

Along The Holy Way

And

Help Me, Lord

Not To Pick Of The Wild-Fruit Fruit Trees

Amply Spread Out

And

Disgracing

The High And Holy Way!

Oh, Lord

Let Not Self-Satisfaction Beguile Me!

Let Not Own-Way Control Me!

And

Let Not Tomorrow-Can-Wait

Stone Me

For

Arrival And Residence  

In The Holy Kingdom

Now Motivates Me!

I Now Am Thine!

You Are Holy And Divine!

In Your Loving Arms, Lord

Please Confine Me

And

Help Me Thereby

In The Great Day

To Cross The Separating Line!

Draw Me Nearer

And

Haste The Glorious Day

For This, Lord

Is My Heartfelt Prayer!

I Believe!

Help Thou My Unbelief!

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name, I Plead!

AMEN.

Heaven Awaits Servant-For-The-Savior Corps!

I Had Always Aspired To Be A Servant!
A Faithful Servant Of The Living God
Ready
Willing
AND
Able To Do His Bidding
For The Ultimate In Blessing And Reward!

I Thought
On The Ultimate Servant
He Who Died
To Make My Treasured Position Possible
AND
Realized
That Love Makes The Work Ennobling
AND
Keeps Satan Out Of My Business
For
In God's Service
I Am On Prayer
Wrapped Up And Floating!

Working Honorably
In The Master's Service
Requires The Setting Aside  Of
Vanity
Airs And False Graces!
I Must Be Willing
To Make The Stand Unpopular
With The Rallying Call:

Death Before Dishonor
Though The Heavens May Fall!

For
I Am Nothing To Do 
With Doing A King Saul!

My Clothing
Was Changed Upon Entering 
Heaven Awaits Servant-For-The-Savior Corps!

Upon Entry
I Had To Leave Behind
Past Life
Willing Sinner
Self
Self-Satisfaction
Self-Gratification
Self-Service
Selfishness
Hate
Intemperance
Heedlessness
Greed For Gain
You Know ... Me-Itis
On The Chopping Floor!

I Willingly
Gifted Back My Will To Jesus
AND
Started Walking
In The Master's Way
Being Ever Ready
Daily
To Do As He Lovingly Says!

I Learned In The Servant-For-The-Savior Corps
That Constant Prayer Is A Must
For Help
For Strength
For Light
For Wisdom
To See The Wrong
AND
To Do The Right
To Make Peace
To Live With Hope
To Plead For Mercy
To Embrace Grace
To Be A Living Light
To Learn That The Earthly Fight
Is Not Won
By Power Nor Might
AND
That The Spirit Of The Living God Is Real
AND
Will Bud In Us
AND
Will Grow In Us
When
We Denigrate
AND
Deny Self
AND
Put The Love Of God
In Our Hearts
AND
Destroy The Self-Made Idols
That Had Obscured
Living Faith
Faith For Today
Faith And Works
Beauty In Truth
AND
All The Like Kindred
That Would Show
Jesus In Me
As My Changed Life's Proof!

While Working For The Lord Is Easily Hard
It Makes Living In The Hard World Easier!
I Recognized
That I Didn't Have To Have
Baubles And Beads
AND
Fashionable Creeds And Steeds!

I Realized
That I Can Live On A Little
Living For Him
Who Loves Me Best
AND
I Permit The World To Keep Its Oysters
For
By Faith
I'm With Jesus
Confidently Walking To
AND
Will Ultimately Walk Through 
The Pearly Gates Of Heaven Blessed
All My Known Sin
Forgiven
For
They Will Have Been Penitentially Confessed!

Field Work Is Available!

Will You Apply?

Put God First!

Honor! Love!
Trust! Worship!
AND
Obey!
Mark The Way To Walk In Fellowship
If We Say God Is Our Lord
When We Pray!

If We Love God
We Will His Commandments Keep!
If We Trust God
We Will Walk In His Ways
No Matter The Way Steep!
If We Honor God
We'll Give
The First Fruits Of Our Increase 
To Help Further The Work Of The Kingdom To Come
AND
If We Worship God
It Will Be With More Than Just Our Tongues
Which In Our Mouths Live!

When We Obey God
God Repays Us
- As Only The Holy God Will Do -
With Treasures Of Peace And Rest Here
AND
Unimaginable Treasures
In The Blessed Kingdom Fair
It Is Promised That We Will Share!
We Will Have No Reason
To Doubt The Payment Of Rewards
For All Will Reap Of His Own Labor
Including The Wicked Fraud!

Honor! Love!
Trust! Worship!
AND
Obey!
Are Not Highminded Concepts
Like Those With Which
The Illuminated Intelligentsia Plays!
These Concepts
These Ideals
Are The Currency Of The Kingdom Not Made With Hands
AND
Are Eternal
Just Like The Godhead
Grand!

Talk Is Cheap!
It Requires No Sweat!
Lying Is Expensive
AND
Gets Us Caught
In Satan's Net Wide And Deep 
BUT
If We Call
The Father
The Son
AND
The Holy Spirit
Almighty God
We Will Do These First Works
To Claim The Reward
Payable At The Coming Of Him Who
Will Claim His Peculiar Treasure
At The Sounding Of The Trumpet Of the Holy God!

Add Endurance
To The Ideals
In The Trial Of Our Faith
For With The Grace Of God
Mercy Shows Its Lovely Face
AND
God's Great Love
Being Ever In Place
We Will Have Nothing To Fear
When God's Justice
Is Executed Against The Wilful Wicked
AND
The Unbelieving
For Whom In Glorious Heaven
There Is No Prepared Place!

Why Would You Choose To Die?

Believe In The Lord Christ
AND
Live!

Keep God's Commandments!
Setting Aside The Lusts Of Carnality
AND
Fear God
Which Together
Is The Whole Duty
Of Humanity!

Keep A Song In Your Heart

And

In Jesus Christ

Be Strong

As You Go On God's Errands!

*********

A Glorious Home In Heaven Awaits!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Contentment

Greed for Money Makes Men Mad

Madness for Money Makes Men Mean

Money Meanest Makes Men Murderous

Enough to Pick a Cold Corpse Clean!

The Bible States it Well that

Love for Money is The Root

Of All Evil that Can Be Seen!

So Use Money for Its Intended Purpose

And Men Will Not be Ravening Locusts!

Little With Contentment is Our Goal

Those of Us who Call Jesus Christ, Lord!

Our Little with God's Contentment 

Makes Bitter Herbs Preferable

To Great Strife with Much Meat!

Please Learn This and Daily Repeat!