Here you will find the Poetry and Prayers that I write, and access links to the traditional Gospel songs and Hymns of the Christian Faith of which I am a member.
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Thank God ... And Take Courage And Be Joyful ... In Hope Because The Weight Of Your Affliction For Jesus Is Light And In The Day Soon Coming His Face ... At Your Presence Shall Shine With Glorious Delight!
I Can Say This ... Now But I Wouldn't Have Been So Quick Some Time Ago Because I Felt ...!
... You Felt!?!
Yes, I Felt! It Is To My Shame, I Well Know! I Didn't Consider That I Knew Almighty God By Personal Experience! I Had Forgotten That I Had Personally Reasoned With The Eternal God
And
I Have By Free Will And Choice
Chosen
To Walk Under The Banner Of The Lord!
To My Shame ...
Instead Of Stepping In
And
Living Under
I Had Stepped Past The Truth Of The Preserved And Expressed Written Promises Of My Faithful Lord And I Had Permitted Satan
The Accuser Of The Brethren - That Abuser Of Men's Bodies And Men's Minds - To Practically Cost Me My Faith In My Jesus In My Master In My Lord, God And King On The Merest And Most Deceitful Of
Human Emotions!
I "Felt" In My Afflictions So Very, Very, Alone!
Didn't You Remember The Words Of Jesus!?!
What Happened To
"Into Thy Hands, I Commit My Spirit!?!"
No, I Didn't! I Had Laid Firm Hold Upon:
My God! My God!
Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me!
I Could Not "Feel" Him In Whom I Fervently Believed! All I Could See Was Me ... Alone In Trial ... Forsaken
In The Crucible ... Rejected Until A Little Birdie Whispered To Me!
Oh, My!
What Did That "Birdie" Say!?!
I Can Still Hear That Voice Even Now:
Trust In The Lord With All Thine Heart!
Don't Lean On Your Own Understanding!
All That The Lord Has Said He Will
He Will Do!
Don't Let What You Feel
Separate
Your God And You!
And Then ... In That Instant
I Yearned To Read Psalm 91 And I Went From Wallowing In Feelings To Building On Facts!
I Realized Finally That
My Relationship With My Lord
Is
Experimental And Experiential!
I'm Sure You Remembered That Almighty God Is Not A Man That He Should Lie!?!
I Went Further!
I Remembered That
The Living God Holy
Just, Faithful, And Ever True
Is
Not Slack Concerning His Promises
As Man Counts Slackness!
I Grabbed Hold Of:
Wait, I Say, On The Lord!
God Is My Refuge And Strength
A Very Present Help
In Time Of Trouble!
If God Be For Us Aka Me
Who Could Be Against Me!?!
And ...
For Good Measure "The Heavens Declare The Glory Of God!" Spoke Loudly
And With Brand New Meaning!
You Have To Tell Me How That Episode Ended!!
With A New Humility
I Started Praying From A Place Called
Victory Assured
And I Honestly Prayed For My Test To Be My Testimony! I Humbly Prayed For My Sorrow To Be My Song! I Fervently Prayed For My Love For My Lord
To Be Vindicated In My Life
And
I Daily Heard Myself Prayerfully Saying:
I Know That My Redeemer
- Not Job's Redeemer, Mind You -
Liveth
And That He Shall Stand
At ... The Latter Day
Upon ... This Earth
And I Pleaded To See Him With My Own Eyes In My Own Flesh In Jesus Christ's Peace And, Blessedly I Found Rest Because I Finally Remembered And Understood
And
Truly Accepted That I ... A "Mere" Human - Because Of Living, Working, Enduring Faith - Know The Certain End Of The Gospel Story
And
I Truly Thanked My God!
I Fully Embrace That My Faith ... Not My Feelings Gives Me ... By Almighty God's Great And Free Grace
The Win!
All I've Got To Do
Is Wait, Watch, And Work Because Night Is Coming When No Man Can Work
And
The King Of Creation
The King Of Glory
The King Of My Life
Is
Coming To Take Me Home
To Forever Live With Him
In His Glory!!
So, My Friend
What Say You Is The Moral Of The Story!?!
Don't Rely On How You Feel: Know Who Felt
Who Feels Your Pain
The Pain Of Your Sin
Who Carries Your Laid Down Burden
And
Seek To Perfect Christian Character Now
In The Crucible Of Affliction
In This Vale Of Tears
And
After Enduring All For Jesus Christ With Holy Faith
Every Converted Christian HOLDS Three Positions In The Kingdom Of God AND As Child Of God Servant Of God Citizen Of The Household Of God We Should Be With Christ Of Like Mind!
Wait A Minute! I'm Confused! First ... Converted Christian?! Isn't That An Oxymoron!?!
Actually ... No! There Is A Biblical Precedent For That!
I'm All Ears!
Do Your Thing, Spray Can ... uh, ahhmm, Bert!
Jesus And Peter Had A Conversation
AND Jesus Made A Telling Remark That Should Cause Shock Give Pause AND Encourage All Christians Called To Think
- Seriously Think -
About Our Hoped For Ascendancy Unto The Great Reward!
WHAT ... Are You Talking About?!
Do You Remember ...
Feed My Sheep Feed My Lambs Feed My Sheep?!
Who Could Forget That?! I Consider That Jesus Christ's Response To Peter's Three Denials!
You Would Be Right AND Peter Understood That!
How Long Did Peter And The Brethren Walk With Live With Eat With Sleep Together With Work With The Lord?!
A Grand Total Of Three And One Half Years
OR 42 Months
OR
1260 Days!
Would You Call Garrulous Peter A Christian?!
Yes, Indeed I Would! Peter Loved His Master!
Would You Call Peter A Faithful Working Christian?!
Without A Doubt!
Would You Call Peter ...?!
... What You're Going To Say Say Fast! I've Got Far To Go!
Very Well!
Why Did Jesus Say To Peter:
... And When You're Converted Strengthen Aka Help The Brethren ...!
... When You're Converted!?!
Gracious ... !
... Merciful Powers ... !
... Lord, Help Us!
Indeed!
Peter, James And John Went Every Where With
AND YETPeter Was Unconverted Even Though He Had Seen The Transfiguration Of His Master AND Had Personally Heard The Voice Of Father God!
He'd Seen
The Blind Given Sight The Deaf Receive Hearing Multiple Dead Raised To Life Lepers Made Whole Lame Made To Walk Demoniacs Unchained Captive Sinners Set Free AND He, Himself Was Unconverted!
He Was Still Following Self! He Was Not Yet In Christ Living Abundantly!
If He Was Close To Christ AND
Remained Unconverted That Says Volumes About Us!
Namely?!
A Change Will Come ... If We Remain Faithful
Conversion Is A Progressive Work
The Converted Soul Is To Help Others
We Are Not To Walk In Pride
For Denial Of The Lord Is Waiting In The Shadows! It's A Very Real Thing AND Humility Of Spirit Is A Blessed Never A Shameful Thing!
So Much For Crying Lord, Lord!
No Wonder The Lord Said That Crying His Name Will Not Get One Into The Kingdom Of Heaven!
Look At These Contrasting Statements Made Concerning Two Close Companions Of The Lord:
Being Unmoved By The Touch Of His Master Judas Went Out ... And It Was Night!
Being Forgiven By The Look Of Compassion From His Master
Peter Went Out ... And Wept Bitterly!
I Get It! I Get It! Judas Went Out Led By Self ...!
... And Betrayed The Lord ...!
... And Died In Darkness ... Lost!
But Peter ...
Peter Denied His Lord Heard The Cock Crowing AND Remembered Jesus' Warning AND Looked Around At His Lord AND Saw His Lord Looking At Him ...!
... And The Lord's Look Of Compassion Understanding Forgiveness Broke Peter's Sinful Self ...!
... And Peter Went Out And Cried Bitter Tears Of Confession And Repentance ...!
... And He Was ...!
CONVERTED!!!
Hallelujah! Peter Became A Soldier In The Army Of The Lord! Peter's Tears Broke The Back Of The Fraud! Peter Was No More Brash BUT
Became Mindful Gentle Meek He'd Done His Repentance In Sackcloth And Ashes AND He Knew Of A Surety That The Journey To Eternal Life Is A Steady Striving Wearying Walk Not A Brisk Energetic 100 Yard Dash!
You Should Tell That To The Prosperity Preachers Who Are In Race For The Believing Man's Gifts Of Ready Cash!
May The Living God Forgive Them Even Though They Know What They Are Doing!
How Can I?! Why Would I Mindlessly Worship A Useless False God When My Creator God - Omnipotent Omniscient Omnipresent -
Who Does The Universe Control
Thoughtfully Lovingly Graciously Blessedly Gave Unto Me:
A Mind To Know Who The Giver Of My Life Is
Eyes To See His Creations
The Eye Of Hope To See Tomorrow's World
A Heart Full Of Jesus Christ's Faith To Personally Know Him, And
Ears To Hear The Holy Spirit's Still Small Voice Telling Me Of Everlasting Love And Filling My Very Being With The Truth Ever Current - Never Old - Of Heavenly Sureties?!
How Can I?! Why Would I Mindlessly Worship A Useless False God
When - By Faith -
I Can Take Hold Of That Holy And Strong Hand
Proffered By The One True God To Walk Straight On His Narrow Way
Never Looking Back To Things That Cannot My Soul Prosper
Never Doubting His Blessings
AND His Peace And Rest Favor
AND Being Willingly Obedient Always Having A "Yes, LORD!" Though My Strong Men Tremble As My Trusting Heart Quivers As I Eye The Separating Line While Holding On To Grace AND Accepting The Mercy That Purchased Me A Place In The Land Of Blessedness Where My Angel Guardian Now Will Be My Angel Companion Then Where I Shall Know The Lover Of My Soul That Very One Who Gives The Beloved Faithful Ones Life AND That Without Without End?!
What Saith My Soul?! My God The Lord Jesus Christ Is Real! Able! Available! True! Just! Faithful! Forgiving! Saving! Redeeming! Providing And Sustaining AND In The Name Of The Very Same Jesus Christ I Can't My Knee Bow To The Abominable The Base AND
Newspaper Christianity Is Famous! Bewitching Theory Is Fair Game! Publish It Is Their Father The Business Tycoon AND Perfection Is Their Mummy The Grand Dame!
This Is A Family Of Hotheads! Deep Thought Is Not their Strong Suit! Surface Patina Is The Great Concern AND Their Oft Heard Cry Is Always About Looking At For To The Loot!
We Shall Know Them By Their Fruits!
In That Case You Should Know That ...
Self-Denial Self-Sacrifice Benevolence Kindness Love Patience Fortitude AND Christian Trust Are The Fruits - The Daily Fruits - Held In Array By All Those Who Are Attached Affixed Connected Anchored To The Eternal God AND In Whom Is The Spirit Of The Holy God!
If That Is The Case A Newspaper Christian Can't Produce No Fruit!
What about The Inward Adorning?!
Listen To This:
The False AND Known Bewitching Theory Is Actually Christian-Perfection-By-Self Which Likes To Publish It - At Home And Abroad - That Said Christian Is Perfect Holy Better Than Me And You AND Is Always In Constant "Secret" Communion
With The Holy God AND Is Certain Of The Great Reward!
He Ain't Tell No Lie!
Why Do You Say That?!
The Great Reward Has Two Sides! Mourning Or Celebration! Damnation Or Elevation!
He Did Not Specify Which Of Those Two Sides Was The One For Which He Has The Assurance!
Oh! You Have A Point!
Has Anybody Ever Read About Jesus Publishing His Personal Perfection Abroad?!
No! Jesus Daily Walked With His Father AND
By His Actions Condemned The Deceits Of The Wily Fraud!
Jesus Spoke Lovingly Of His Father Saying:
Be Ye Perfect Even As Your Father In Heaven Is Perfect!
To Be ... Is A Progression!
Perfection Is Not Arrived At While We Are In These Imperfect Bodies So Why Broadcast A Lie?!
Deception!
Yes! And ... It Is Simple! If You Are Already Perfect You Don't Need Jesus Christ!
Well, I Guess They Need To Be Undeceived!
Good Luck With That Lost Cause!
It's Just Like The Emperor's New Clothes!
People See Their Desire Even If It Is Non-Existent!
Life Is Self-Fulfilling Prophecy ...!
... So They Prophesy Deceits!
And Damnable Heresies!
And Lead Others Astray!
Somebody Is Gonna Pay For That!
I Hear You!
Think About This:
Mary Has A Boat! BUT
Martha Says That Mary Is A Boast! The Difference Is One Letter To Turn A Boat Into A Boast!
Shocking!
Hence We See The Difference Between Striving For The Mastery ANDHaving Assumed Perfection!
Do You Think That "Who We Don't Want To Know" Is Gaining
"What We Believe He Shouldn't Get" By This Gross Deception!
Assuredly!
Satan At His Best AND(Sigh)
Another Lost Soul!
If Selling A Lie Sells a Lie AND Wanting A Lie To Buy Buys The Lie On Sale It Stands To Reason That Quid Pro Quo - Something For Something - Has Been Achieved BUTProblem Is Buy A Lie Bought A Lie From The Liar Not Knowing That The Seller Was The Liar For Whom Is Prepared Damnation's Fire AND That Through Him
Many Are Being Stacked As Dry Wood For A Funeral Pyre!
Lord, Help Us!
Indeed!
I See My Need!
Time To Stop Talking About Walking AND Time To Start Walking In The Ways About Which The Eternal Word Of God Is Plainly Talking!
Even Though The Weapons Of Our Warfare Are Spiritual - Not Carnal AND Even Though The Lord Fights Our Battles We, As Christians Should Do All In Our Power To Prepare For The Spiritual War That All The Faithful Must Very Soon Fight!
Let's Put On The Whole Armour Of God Never Forgetting
The Helmet Of Salvation To Protect Our Minds!
The Two-Edged Sword Of The Spirit That Discerner Of The Thoughts And Intents Of The Heart
AND
The Shield Of Faith Without Which We Can Never Please The Living God And Which Also Protects Us From The Fiery Darts Of The Wicked!
The Breastplate Of Righteousness For Living Right Through Christ Is Our Standard Our Delight!
The Belt Of Truth For Our God Is Truth And We Live By And In Him
AND
Let Us Keep Our Feet Shod For Delivery Of The Gospel Of Peace For The Peace Makers Shall Inherit The Earth
AND Let Us Keep A Keen Eye On Orion! Let Us Keep A Keen Eye On The Sky Of The East Ready Waiting In Anticipation Of The Journey Homeward To The Welcome Home To Glory Feast!
Let Make Sure To Have The Oil Of The Spirit For Our Lights Must - In This World Of Darkness - Shine Bright Giving Pure Light AND The Water Of Life AND The Bread Of Heaven Without Which We Shall Never See Eternal Life!
Let's Put Our Faith Hope And Love First Last AND Always AND Ever Trust And Believe Him Who Is Faithful So That Satanic Forces Can't Us Ever Deceive! We Must The Doing Of Sin Cleave!
It Won't Be Long Before The Trumpet Of God Shall Sound! It Won't Be Long Before The Hosts Of Heaven To Earth Shall Be Coming Down! It Won't Be Long Before The Dead In Christ Shall Rise First AND It Won't Be Long Until At The River Of The Water Of Life We Shall Freely Forever Quench Our Thirst!
Have Faith In Him Who
IS
The WORD Of God
For
Battle Ready In Christ
Is The Man Steady
To Face The Carnal Strife!
Brethren, Remember AND If You Did Not Know Before Learn That Faith Hope Love Trust Truth Mercy Grace Forgiveness Blessing Peace Rest Wisdom Understanding Salvation Redemption AND Heaven Awaits Are Ammunition For The Weapon Called Jesus Christ Saves! We Are In The Countdown To The End Of Earth's Days!
