BE AT PEACE: Unfailing Truth Lights The Day!

Brethren,

Isn't It About Time That
You Cast Your Every Care On The King!?!
Isn't It About Time For Us 
To Engagingly Sit 
And
Be Enraptured With And By The Lord!?!

Jesus Christ ... The Way Maker
The Only One Righteous
Cares For 
And 
Feels Everything That Concerns Us
And
We Would All Do Well 
To Take A Page Out Of The Book
Belonging To Lazarus And Martha's Sister, Mary
Who Choose The Best Portion
- To Learn About Jesus Christ The Lord -
Which Portion Jesus Said That 
He Would Not Take Away From Her!

Worry Won't Make You Tall
And
Being Anxious Won't Change The Color Of Your Hair
But
Worry And Anxiety Will Most Assuredly
Cause You To Cease From Abundant Living
Sooner Than Any Disease That Afflicts Us!

Worry And Anxiety

- Which The Lord Asks Not To Indulge -

 Illustrates A Lack Of Faith

Which Is Doubt!

Doubting The Lord Christ Is Sin!

Use The Gift Of Faith

Which You Are Daily Given!

If We Never Needed The Lord Before
We Starkly See That We Need Him Today
And 
In All Facets Of Our Lives! 

Blessedly
The Only One That We Need
- Who Provides For Our Every Need -
In All Stages And Phases Of Life
Says: 

"Come ... And ... Find!

Take ... Learn ... And Rest!" 

Because 
He Who Says The Word 
Has The Power To Provide 
And 
The Provision To Satisfy 
Believer And Unbeliever Alike! 

We Who Choose To Believe The Living Word 
Are Doubly Blessed: 
We Know That He Who Promises Will Deliver 
And 
From Experience
We Can Hold Out Our Hands To Receive "The Lil' Berry" 
The Blessing For The Day That His Ravens ... His Servants
Will Surely Deliver! 

We Wait On The Lord Without Anxiety 
Because 
We Rest In His Unfailing Truth 
And 
Undeniable Grace! 

The Grace Of God

Is More Than Enough:

Because

It Is Sufficient For Us!

Brethren, Beloved

Believe
Trust And Obey The Call
And 
Rest In Your Blessing! 
Jesus Christ ... Our Soon-Returning King
He That Is The Way, The Truth, The Light
And
The Life Of Every Man, Woman And Child
Sacrificially, Infinitely, Personally, Loves You!
I Know That He Loves Me, Too!

Truth Lights The Day!

Be At Peace: Believe The Word

And

Persistently, Insistently, Pray!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Almighty God's Property!

If We Are Sealed By The Holy Spirit

Whom Jesus Christ Gives Unto Us

And 

We Wittingly Reject Jesus Christ 
Through Whom, Alone, We Get Home To The Father

And 

Who, Alone, Gives Us The Holy Spirit

We Are Not Sealed Against The Wrath Of The Lamb

We Cannot Get Home To Glory

And

We Are Damned For All Eternity

Because

We Choose To Stand In Our Sin ... Alone!

Consider Sodom And Gomorrah!

Consider The Antedelluvians

And

The Canaanite Tribes

Wiped Clean From The Earth

And

Ask Your Self These Wise Questions:

Do I Want To Live Eternally!?! 

Why Should I Die

When I Have The Security Blanket

The God Of All Grace

Who Holds Up The Sky

And Yet

Gently Calls Me Home

In His Love Eternally To Abide!?!

There Are No Place Space Holders

In The Economy Of The Eternal God 

And

Any Of Us Who Will Be Made Profitable

By ... And To ... Him

Shall Reap The Cumberer Of The Earth's Reward! 

Hold Up! 

What's A Cumberer Of The Earth

And What Is Their Reward!?! 

I'm So Glad That You Asked That Question! 

When You Plant A Fruit Tree

Do You Plant It As An Ornamental

Or To Receive Fruit!?! 

I Want Fruit, Lots Of Fruit To Eat, To Enjoy! 

Okay! 

Now, If, Let's Say, Your Fruit Tree Was Killed By Blight! 

What Would You Do!?! 

It Ain't Got No More Purpose So I'd Cut It Down 

And I'd Burn The Remnants So That Blight Cannot

Infest My Other Trees! 

Now, Let's Say That Your Good-Fruit Tree

Over Time

Slowly Started Producing Less And Less Fruit

And 
What It Did Produce Was Blighted, Inedible

Until It Stopped Producing Altogether! 

What Would You Do!?! 

Well, Considering That I Once Had A Tree Like That

And I Dug At It Roots

Manured It

Fed It Medicine

Talked To It

Had Professionals Attend To It

And Even Prayed For It

And Finally Having No Hope Of It Ever Again Being 
Profitable, Beneficial, Worthwhile
Good For Anything Save Firewood

Hard Though It Was

I Made The Executive Decision

Said: " Don't Want To Be You!"

And ... With Great Malice

I Chopped That Puppy Down

And I Burned The Stump! 

It Ain't Never Coming Back! 

I Hear You! 

Why Did You Go To Such Lengths!?! 

The Lord Know I Wanted To Save My Tree! 

Oh, How I Loved That Tree! 

I Expensed Myself

And I Did Everything Possible To Preserve Its Life 

But It Was In Vain

And Since It Was Serving No Purpose

Or More Specifically 

Since It Was Not Serving Its Appointed, Expected Purpose

It Had To Go

So I, Within My Rights, Destroyed It! 

It Was Just Taking Up Space

And Who Knows

It Could Have Infected The Other Trees

It Could Have Blighted The Land! 

So, My Wise Friend

Would Not Say Then That 
Your Unproductive Tree Was An Encumbrance 

Or More Specifically

A Cumberer Of The Ground!?! 

Well, Hot Diggety Dog! 

I Sure Would! 

The Bottom Line ... 

We Are Here To Know God

To Be Made Right With God

To Serve God

And

To Be Made Right

To Get Back Home To Our Father

And

If We Through Loving The Lie

Become Blighted To The Truth

Our Owner ... By Creation

Our Owner ... By Redemption

Through His Shed Blood

Exercises The Only Remedy Available

To Truly Get Rid Of The Problem

Or Face Losing The Whole Planting! 

Simply Put
We Have The Free Will To Make The Free Choice:

Do ... Or Be Doomed! 

The Options ... 

Serve Your Purpose

Or

Be Severed On Purpose! 

Never Forget, Brethren

You Are Not The Owner Of The Property

Your Body You Inhabit

Nor The Land Upon Which You Live! 

You Are Almighty God's Property

And

He Expects A Return On His Investment ... Plus Usury

Aka Profit! 

You Have His Breath Of Life

And

The Gift Of The Holy Spirit

To Teach And To Lead You Into All Truth

Thus Making You Profitable

To Your Creator, Lord, God And King! 

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

Choose To Live Up To Your God-Given Potential

And

Be Blessed To Occupy Your Prepared-For-You Place

In The Eternal City Where Love Dwells! 

Be Not Deceived To Walk In Your Own Way

Which Will Lead You To Destruction

The Sure Damnation! 

Believe The Word! 

Receive The Heaven-Sent Promises

And

Be Assured That You Will Be Forever Blessed! 

Beloved, 

Our Heavenly Father Bears With Us Long! 

By Prayer And Supplication

By The Intercession Of Our Lord

He Is Encouraged To Bear With Us

A Little Longer

But

Be Ye Warned And Armed

He Will Not Bear With Us Always! 

Best By

Use By

Expiration Date ...

We Are At Our Best

When We Confess And Repent Of Known Sin

And

Choose To Willingly Obey The Lord! 

We Are To See To It That We Settle Accounts With 

And 
Perform Service For The Lord

Before The Day Of Our Death! 
There Is No Second Probation For Mankind!

If We Have Not Chosen Jesus Christ

As Our Eternal Portion

Through Confession, Repentance
Obedience And Faithfulness

Our Expiration Date 

Is 
The Day Of Our Demise ... Our Death
And

Our Account With Our Maker

Is

Effectively Closed! 

There Is No Turning Back

To Correct!

There Is No Going Forward

To Enjoy!

All That Is Left To Such

Is 
The Day Of Destruction 

At The Second Resurrection! 

Think About It!

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK AHEAD:

What We Do For Almighty God

In The Person Of Jesus Christ The Lord

Is
Remembered And Recorded 

So Your Work Is Not Vain! 

Think On The Promises Purchased

And 
The Sacrifices That Our Lord Has Made

And

Consider What These Gifts To Us Have Cost Him

And

Recognize How And Why The Total Bill Was Paid 
With Shame ... You Are The Reason
And 
Gratitude ... He Loves You And You Are Forgiven
And 
Love And Devotion
Because
You Can't Help But Desire Him!

The Promise 

Is 

Given To All Who Choose To Believe That 

A Place In The Father's House 
Is 
Being Prepared For Us There 

And 
There We Will Be Received 

To Live With The King, The Lord God, Holy Divine

So Dare To Accept The Gift Of An Everlasting, Blessed, Future 

Where Life, New, Is Sublime! 

Dare To Trust The Word Of The One Who Is The Truth
Who Is The Life

And 

Who Directs Us On The Road Home 
Because 

He Is The Way: We Do Not Walk Alone!

Remember ...

The Father Wants Us In His House

His Joy And Glory To Share! 

Exercise Your Gift Of Faith 
And 
For The Grand Journey Prepare! 

The Walk To Freedom Is Not Easy!

The Way To Damnation Is Not Hard! 

The Walk To Freedom ... From Sin
From Self, Death, Hell And The Grave
By Our Lord Christ's Great, Encompassing, Grace

Gives Unto Us ... Who Are Willing To Submit To His Will
The Expected End ... The Prophesied Future
The Promised Eternity With Him

But

The Way To Damnation ... Unwisely Dying In Known-Sin
Ensures That Living In Sin

Will Be The Unrepentant Sinner's Final Hymn! 

Have Faith In God! 

He Is The Great Creator! 

Have Faith In God! 

He Is The One True Friend! 

Have Faith In God! 

He Will Reward Your Labor! 

Have Faith, Dear Friend 

In Jesus Christ The Lord! 

Have Faith In God! 

He Knows The End From The Beginning! 

Have Faith In God! 

In Him Is Abundant Living! 

Have Faith In God! 

His Truth Demands Of Us Sacrificial Giving! 

Have Faith, Dear Friend

In Jesus Christ The Lord! 

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Almighty God's Grace

Is

Free

To Me And To Thee!

NO CAKE AND CONSOMME CHRISTIANITY: Building Character In The Lord Christ!

Dare I Say That
Almighty God Through Jesus Christ The Righteous

Is A Buffet Table

And Some People Are ... By Personal Choice

Either Soup Bowl And Soup Spoon ... No Bread

Or Cake Plate And Dessert Fork ... No Meat!?!

You May
And
I Will Say That Those Regenerated Christians
Those Few Souls Who Are Truly Committed To Christ
- I'll Use Your Food Service Analogy -
Consider The Lord Christ
- Almighty God In Flesh -
A Catered Sit-Down Meal With All The Trimmings
Plus Free Dinner-Wear

Transportation 

And 

Pre-Paid Prayer Charge Card
No Long Spoon Required:

• They Know The Venue
• They Know The Reservation Number
• They Know The Kindly Chef-Host Owner-Operator
• They Know The Opening Hours
• They Intimately Know The Extensive Life-Saving Menu
• They Know The Friendly Servers
• They Know Their Companions For The Meal - They Know The Reputation And The Base Methods Of Marketing Of The Condemned Competition - 
• They Know That Reservations Up Until The 11th Hour Are Required, And
• They Know Of The Season Called The Closing Time!

Okay, Okay!

There Are Two, Even Three Different Kinds Of People ... Now
But
We Know That At The End Of Time
There Will Be Two Classes Only:

Those Who Choose The Catered Meal

• Who Are Committed To Christ
• Who Allow Him To Serve Them As They Work For, With, And Willingly Serve Him ... For Love, Not Counting The Personal Costs While Accepting On Faith The Hope That There Will Be Eternal Gain If They Stay With Him Learning And Growing In Grace, Enduring The Seasons Of Change And Decay

And

Those Who Don't Can't Won't
Aka Refuse To!

It's Sad, You Know
When A Person Goes To The All You Should Eat Restaurant
And 

Consumes Only The Consomme
Because 

The Variety Is Too Overwhelming
And 

Too Pricey!

I Thought All You Can Eat Was Price Fixe!?!

It Is!

But ...!

... That's What Happens When You Don't Read The Whole Book ... Menu!

I Think It's Just As Sad
When The Smart Worldly-Wise Epicurean
Chooses Only The Cake ...!

... Ahhhh! The Cake! 

The Good Time Charlie's:

Sunshine ... No Rain
Icing ... No Ginger Bread
Roses ... No Thorns
Sweet ... Nothing Bitter, Nothing Sour

Light ... Nothing Hard

Bright ... Nothing Dark

School ... No Lessons

Vacations ... No Work

Time ... No Tests

And

Gold Participation Trophies For All

Ignoring The Suffering Of The Beloved Son

Who Paid The Great Price

To Save Man From The Results Of The Fall!

Brethren,

As Far As I Know

Jesus Christ Died To Show Us 

How In The Light Of Life To Live

How To Labor In Faith For Love

How To Give Because We Receive Grace From Above

How To Pray Unceasingly Even Though We Desire

The Bitter Cup Of Life From Us To Pass

How To Care Even Though Wrongly Accused

How To Lift Up Our Cross And With Him Be In Solidarity

And

How To Live The Life Of Loving Charity!

He Died So That We May Live Abundantly Now

To Live Gloriously Later!

He Desires Us ... Upon Him ... Our Burden To Cast!

He Desires That We Trust Him

Even Though His Face We Cannot Now See

And

To Believe The Word Of Truth

And

Daily Practice Walking In Faith

So That At The Trumpet Called Last

We Shall See Him In Peace

And

Not Be Amongst Those Called The Least!

Bottom Line ...

Jesus Christ Promised Us A Home In Glory Land

But

We Must Build Characters Fit For Heaven ... Here

And

As Far As I Am Aware

You Don't Build Character Drinking Watery Soup

And

Eating Sweet Cake

Each And Every Day!

That's For Sure!

And You Don't Build Muscle

Walking ... Gently ... On Flat Road!

Character Is Contentment In Christ

Through Christ

For Christ

With Christ

No Matter Where And How

The Road Leads!