TIRED OF RUNNING: The Soul's Desire!

Intellect, Emotions And Will
Were In The Midday Sermon At

The Christian Ministry Mission Int'l, Inc.
Ready Some Sweet Soul To Fill
Either As Individuals, A Duet Or A Trio! 

The Menu Was Hearer's Choice!

Some Parishioners Came Only To Be Thrilled!

Maxi Peace-Meal Was An Intellectual Fraud!
He Loved To Say "Book-It!"
But
He Was An Ephraim!
He Was Into False Gods!

Merlene Mansour Was Excitable
Loving Bells And Whistles

Thrills And The Feels
But
Was Searching For A Good And Strong Tree
And 

Was In The Preacher's Hand
So Much Malleable Putty!

She Seemed Not To Realize That It Is Jesus Christ

Who Saves

And

Not The Tree!!

Milton Burly
Had Kissed The World And Liked It
And
Had Driven Too And Fro Around It
An Amazing Time Or Two
But
He Had Had His Fill

- He Had Learned From Wise King Solomon -
And
Was Seriously Looking To Put To Better Use His Will
So, He Was Decidedly Open That Day 

To The Holy Spirit's Call
Ready
Before The Lord Of Life
In Total Surrender To Fall
If ...!

What's That!?!

The Lord Of Life
Our Creator
Our Redeemer
Our One True Friend Says:
Come ... Let Us Reason Together!

Wait A Minute!

I Can Actually Have A Back And Forth Conversation

With The God Of The Universe!?!!

He Is Saying To You, Oh, Searching Soul:
Call On Me And I Will Answer You
And Show You Great And Mighty Things
About Which You Know Nothing!

What!?! 

The Lord GOD Eternal Is Willing

To Teach Me Personally!?!!

The Holy God
Is Asking All You Who Labor
And Are Heavy Laden With Sorrow
With Needs
Cultivated Tendencies
Inherited Tendencies
You Who Need Unfailing Love
Hope
Blessings
Peace ... And Rest
And Forgiveness
And Cleansing From Cherished Sins
To Come Unto Him ... As You Are!

He Will Wash You Of Your Scarlet Sins
And He Will Make Them White As Snow!
If Your Sins Are Red Like Crimson
He Will Make Them As Wool!
He Will Make You Anew!
He Will Accept You Into His Heart
Into His Family
And He Has Promised To Provide A Place
Personally ... For You
In One Of The Mansions
In His Father's House!

Eh! Eh! 

A Personal God

Means He Knows My Name!

It Makes Sense! 

It Feels Right!

I Can Hear His Voice Calling My Name!

He Knows Me!

Jesus Christ Says To You, Sinner
And That Means Me, Too:

It Is Not His Desire That Any One Of You Should Be Lost
And He Has Plainly Indicated His Will
By Adding This Promise:

All That The Father Hath Given To Me

Shall Come To Me

And He That Cometh To Me

I Will In No Wise Cast Out!

But, Beloved

There Is A Proviso!

Rats!

There's Always A Catch!

Confess Your Sin!

Repent Of The Past!

Do A U-Turn!

See That You Turn To Christ!

Now!

Today!

Tomorrow Is Not Promised!

Hello!!

I Can Do This!

If I Confess My Sin

He Is Faithful And Just

To Forgive ... Me ... Of My Sin

And To Cleanse Me Of

All ... All ... All Unrighteousness!

He Will Give You His Character For Your Stained One!
Give Up Your Sin!
Be Bold!
The Door Of Mercy Is Here And Now
Open Wide! 

Take The First Step
And With Him, Forevermore
He Invites You To Abide!

Abiding Love!
Amazing Grace!
Mercy Is Free
For Me, For Thee! 

Do Not Look Back
Nor Turn Side To Side!
From Sin Turn Around
And Through All The Changing Scenes Of 

Your Life
Almighty God's Grace And Mercy
Will Abound!

Don't Lie To Yourself!
Don't Hide!

... And I Get Faith For Free! 

Mercy For Free! 

There's Provision!
There's Protection!
There's Power ...!

... I Must Give Praise!

Lord, 

I Make The Transaction! 

I Am Yours! 

Please Fill My Heart! 

Help Me To Change My Ways!

 

I Give You My Will!

I Long To Belong To You! 

I Desire Everlasting Days!

Draw Me Nearer, Lord! 

Do Not Pass Me By! 

I See Your Hand Extended! 

Help Me To Hold On To You! 

I Do Not Want Ever Again 

To Believe Satan's Pretty Lies!

I Want Around Zion One Great Day To Fly!

I Desire To Drink Of The Water Of The River Of Life!

I Desire To Eat Of The Tree Of Life!

Lord, Please Help Me!

I Surrender! 

I Desire The Lord Christ!

Under The Mighty Hand Of God + PRAYER: Help Me To Humble Myself Before You, Lord!

Though I Have Changed A Thousand Times
Jesus Christ Has Not Changed Once! 

Though I Have Lied To Him A Thousand Times
Jesus Christ Has Not Lied To Me Once!

Though I Have Eaten A Thousand Times
God Provides Still ... And Every Day!

Though I Turn From Him And Walk Away
God Still Hears
And Answers
When In Humility
I Call On Him In Jesus' Name
As I Have Need And Utter Prayers!

I Call The Lord!
He Hears!
He Feeds!
He Blesses!
He Chastises

AND
He Unerringly Cares For Me
BUT I Fickle Human
Irascible
Unregenerate
Even Unto Profane
Take All He Graciously Offers
AND
Then Bring Shame To His Dear Name!

PRAYER:

Father Forgive Me

For

Against You, Alone, I Have Sinned!

Forgive Me My Trespasses

And

Remove Me From My Perch

On Sin's Rotten Limb!

Please Remove From Me

Ingratitude

Faithlessness

Pride

Idleness

Fullness Of Bread

And

Fill Me

I Beseech

With Love For My Jesus

So That I Will Have Joy

By Showing 

Love For Jesus

Love For Others

And, Lastly

Love For My Self!

Help Me, Lord

To Humble Myself Before You

Before Circumstance Of My Own Creation

Will Have You To Humble Me!

I Ask For This Blessing, Lord

Because You Have Promised

In Your Living Word 

That If I Humble Myself

Under Your Mighty Hand

That You Will Lift Me

Assuredly

To Heaven

That Great And Glorious Land!

Father,

I Desire To See My Lord Jesus

In Peace

To Sit At The Welcome Home Table

To Partake The Heavenly Feast

To See With My Own Eyes

The Face That Truly Sees Me

To Range Around Glory

To Live In The Land Of Bliss

Immortal

Incorruptible

Amazed

Blessed

Beloved

Forever From Sin ... Free!

Bless Me With The Blessing

That's Blesses Forevermore

So That I

With The Beloved Brethren

May Be Resident

On Your Golden Shore!

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name, Lord

I Give Unto You

Me

For Now

For Always

For Eternity!

Please Remember The Holy People

And

Pour Out Upon Us Of Your Holy Spirit

For

We Love

Honor Worship

Adore Obey

And

Praise You

And

Ask All In The Worthy Name!

AMEN!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH - BEHOLDING: Changed!

I Beheld A Crochet Hook
AND
Knitting Needles A Pair
Next Thing I Knew
I Was Hooking And Knitting
In My Comfy, Comfy, Chair!

I Beheld A Sailor
AND
Before Long
Everyone I Knew
Knew
That I Was A-Swearing
Using A Vocabulary Askew
One That God's Faithful
Should Severely Eschew!

I Beheld A King James Bible
AND
Before Long
My Friends Knew
That I Was With Jesus
For Out Of My Mouth
The Sailor Language Flew
For
I Had Taken The Blood-Purchased Clue!

If One Fraternizes With Jack-Asses
Inevitably
One Will Bray!
If One Walks With The Devil
He Won't Want Jesus
Near His Fun Day
AND
From Salvation
He Will Determinedly Walk Away!

When We Walk With Jesus
- As In All Things -
We Become What We Behold
AND
As We Wittingly
Wilfully
Wonderingly
Wisely
Behold Our Master
We Become Fit Pillars
To Inhabit Glory
With The Father
The Spirit
AND
The King Of Glory
God's Son!

Let's Not Be Witless
Nor Worthless
Wasteful
Wrong-Headed
Vessels Unclean!
Let Us Draw Near
To The One
Who Gives Us Title
To Heaven Clear
AND
Let Us Esteem Him
With Love And Godly Fear!

Immerse Yourself In Good!
Don't Curse Yourself By Beholding Bad
For
It Is Appointed
Once
For Man To Die
AND
There Is No Do-Ever
No Matter What The Priestly Charlatans Cry!

Man-Money May Munchies Buy

But

Man-Money Cannot For Salvation Escry!

HAPPY SABBATH + The Great Occurrence!

There was The Great Occurrence

Which came from Heaven above

Which tells The  Beautiful Story

Of Sacrificial Love

How Jesus left His Home in Paradise

And came to Earth for to Die

To save the Race of Mankind

Wicked

Unworthy

Sin Defiled!

He thought not of The Great Sacrifice

He thought not of The Grave Pain

He thought only of His Beloved Children and

How He must them Reclaim!

With Great Love and Unending Compassion

He laid on That Cruel Cross

For without His Great Personal Sacrifice

His Children would be forever to Him Eternally Lost!

Now this is The Redemption Story

Hear you well This Song

How Jesus my Savior

His Gold Crown Laid Down

To give me a Way Back

To be Reconciled unto The Holy God

Instead of being Forever Destroyed

Anathema to God!

Jesus Died

Yet He Lives and,

Of this, I'm Certain:

He is Coming Again One Glad Day and

Because I am a True Believer

I am packing my Blessed Faith and

I am Waiting

Ready

Prepared 
For

With Him I shall Fly
Fly

Fly Away!

Glory is Awaiting Me

Glory, No More Cross to Bear

The Glory of Jesus I shall Share

Bless His Holy Name!

HAPPY SABBATH + PRAYER: Face In My Mirror

Father, have Mercy on Me?!

I am Looking in My Mirror -

Who is it that I see?

A Vile Sinner?

A Sinner Saved By Grace?

A Self-Righteous Saint?

Who Am I Truly?

Would You Help Me See Whether

I Am Truly Walking With and In Thee?

Sometimes I'm Humble!

Sometimes I Self-Elevate!

I Often Don't Know My Own Mind -

I Calculate and I Vacillate!

But, Lord, even as I Contemplate

My Great Quandary

As I see My Own Self

Through My Looking Glass Darkly

Please Help Me Put Aside 

Pride in Self

Pride in Possessions

Pride in Skill and 

Pride in Prosperity, and

Please Help Me to Gain 

Lawful Entry Into Your Gates for 

This Sinful Nature's Pressing and Pulling On Me!

In The Name of King Jesus, Please Save Me!

I Love My Savior, Lord!

Please, Please, Clean and Heal! 

Help Me!

AMEN