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!

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A Glorious Home In Heaven Awaits!

Christianity Is Showing That You Are Good Seed Sowing!

I Was Never One For Visiting Pleasure Palaces!
I Preferred Entertaining At Home
For There I Could Know All That Was Going On
And Nor Worry
About Unrighteous Acts And Behaviors
Having Free Reign
In That Place That I Called My Own!

I Always Set Me A Good Table!
I Poured Beverages
That No One Could Call Upon:
"On The Rocks!"
Or
"Make That Neat!"
I Was Ever-Cognizant
Of My Reputation
AND
Did Nothing
To Put My Name On Cloud Blast
Or
On Vicious Repeat!

NOW ...

We Must Realize That
As Christians
Every Thing That Is Done
Will Offend Somebody
Especially That One
Who Looks
To Destroy And Cause Sorrow
For Any Every Body
In God's Service Employed
Or In His Living Word Steeped!

The Brand Of The Christian
Is Made Bullet Proof
By Christ!
The Brand Of The Unbeliever
Often Makes One
Cringe Cower
And
Sometimes Say
"Look, There! A Child Of Satan!"
Or
"That's A Satanic Device!"

BUT ...

When A Child Of God
Looks Like
Smells Like
Talks As
Acts Upon
AND
Is Consumed By
The Flavors
The Fragrances
Of The Wily Wild World
It Is Time
For Us All
To Get Back To
The Undiluted
Course Grains
Of The Plain
Unprocessed Spirit-Inspired Holy Word!

A Christian
Should Be As Identifiable As
A Bleeding Sore Thumb
In A Lily White
Skin Tight
Formal
Dress Glove!

All Seers Should Be Able To See
That What You Are Professing Is
To You
Truly Real
AND
Not The Means To Fix The Matter
Of Getting You Made Popular
In The Vanity-Inspired
Social Media Chatter!

Christianity Is Not A Religion!
Christianity Is The Way To Life!
Christianity Is The Measuring Tape
By Which Seekers After God
Measure
How Far They Are Getting Away From Sin
AND
Getting Closer
To The Eternal God In This Mortal Carnal Life!

Christianity
Is Neither
A Convenience
A Roman Holiday
Nor
A Cause Celebre
AND
It Is Not
A Poor Man Panacea
Nor
The Wannabe Rich Man's Causeway!

Christianity Is
Mode
Method
Means
Bicycle
Pedal
AND
Power To Push
To Travel The Distance
On The Eternal God's
Glory Road
AND
Not A Way For Satan
To Be Every Man's God Goad!

God's Glory
Is Not That
To Be Found In A Hole
Nor The Proof
To Be Found
On The Wandering Ones' Soles!

NOW ...

If Christian Called
Is Who You Aspire To Be
You Need To Remember The Words:

"Thou, God, Seest Me!"

AND
Think About What You Are Doing
AND
The Appearance Of Evil Shun
AND
Stop Giving Satan
A Comic Book To Read For
Christians' Failure Fun!

IF ...

You Don't Apologize
For Being
Brother Sister
Husband Wife
Friend Family
Don't The Name Of Jesus Christ
Wittingly Compromise!

Don't Give The World A Reason
To Laugh At You
AND
Call You Soft!
Don't Give Satan Another Reason
To Try And Pick You Off
The Engrafted Tree
From Which You Get Life
So That You Can Laughingly
Live It Up
In An Elevated
Canopy Bed
Full Of Human Lice
In A Tricked-Out Loft!

Be Mindful
Ever Careful
Of The Manufacturer
Whose Bed You Sleep Lounge Upon
For That Manufacturer
May Be Him Who
Is In Eternal Opposition To
The Living Holy
Faithful Eternal
All Seeing
All Knowing
Ever Present
Soul Preserving
Sin Destroying God!

What Is

The Greeting Card

Attached

To YOUR Version

Of Jesus Christ's Christianity

Telling The World About God?

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Can The World See Jesus In YOU?

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Would Jesus Christ 

Claim YOU

As His Own?

"The Futile Task!"

In this, My Annual Day of Introspection
I have decided to embark on "The Futile Task!"
Of figuring out what is Good in My Life
That I have received without ... gasp!! ... Almighty God!

Provision                                  Provider's Name

Planet Earth to Live On                           Almighty God
Air to Breathe                                          Almighty God
Clean Water                                             Almighty God
Food to Eat and to Share                        Almighty God
Ears to Hear                                            Almighty God
Strength to Forebear                              Almighty God
A Place to Call Home                               Almighty God
Family                                                      Almighty God
Faith for The Day                                     Almighty God
Friends                                                     Almighty God
Help in Adversity                                     Almighty God
Healing Diversity                                     Almighty God
Eyesight                                                   Almighty God
Insight                                                     Almighty God
Glory by Hope                                          Almighty God
Wisdom                                                    Almighty God
Reasons to Cope                                      Almighty God
Understanding                                         Almighty God
Battles to Fight                                        Almighty God
Peaceful Rest at Night                             Almighty God
Bible to Beat Blight                                  Almighty God
Correction                                                 Almighty God
Direction                                                   Almighty God
Love                                                          Almighty God
Affection                                                   Almighty God
Protection                                                 Almighty God
Work                                                         Almighty God
Wonders                                                   Almighty God
Help e'er I Flounder                                 Almighty God
Truths to Ponder                                      Almighty God
Longing for Heaven Over Yonder            Almighty God
Faith to Share                                          Almighty God
Heart to Care                                           Almighty God
Blessings to Bear                                     Almighty God
His People to Draw Near                         Almighty God 
Jesus' Love Right Here                            Almighty God  

I Get 

All of The Above Blessings

BECAUSE of BLOVE!

Spilt Blood + Love  = Blove

Also, in this My Annual Day of Introspection, I shall remind Myself, perhaps while pontificating, that there is ONE THING, that I can do in My Life, for Myself, for which I do not need God's Help, or Blessing:

I Gain Hell

and

Lose Heaven

by 

Believing The Liar

and

Denying The Savior!

But, By God's Grace

I Stand Firm in Jesus' Faith

and

 If Hell is a Gain

Give Me The Loss!

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Give Me ... JESUS!

Nobody but JESUS!

You can have This Old World

With its Tarnished Silver 

and Fool's Gold

False Prophets and

Giant-sized Horned-Goat Fold

Just Give Me ... JESUS!!

Declaration: In My Soul

I believe in The God I have not seen
I listen to The Voice I recognize in My Soul
I am protected by Heavenly Angels excelling in Strength
Against all Worldly Wisdom, I March to the beat of The Unseen Drum

My Dance is to The Music of The Spheres
My knowledge is what The Prophets of Old longed to know
I see Tomorrow through The Eyes of Hope
Lit by The Light of The World

I will walk in Heavenly Places
In That Great Day
Because He who started a Good Work in Me
Will finish it

Of Myself, I am Not Worthy
But, by Jesus' Faith and The Mercy of God, and
The Comfort of The Holy Spirit
These Eyes which have not seen
These ears which have not heard
This Heart which has not conceived
Shall, upon awakening from My Soul's Sleep
Behold The King
In an immortal, incorruptible body
And shall to Glory rise

I shall drink from The Water of Life freely
I shall know God ... even as I am known
I shall worship
I shall bow down before My Maker

I shall wing, unfettered, to Worlds unknown
I shall know Peace
I shall have Rest
All this I shall have
Because I have a Living Faith

And ...?
So ...?

I Believe In
Love
Trust
Honor and
Worship ...
The True and Living
Eternal
Self-existent
Omnipotent
Omniscient
Omnipresent God
Who is worthy to be Praised!

So ... I shall Sing!

Sabbath Rest

HAPPY

SABBATH!!

SABBATH REST

We are:

S incerely seeking Christ's righteousness as we serve the
A lmighty God of all grace who restores and
B ountifully blesses His children, and
B estows
A ll great and marvellous things upon
T he faithful ones who
H ope and abide in His love!! We
R est our bodies from all our labors and
E levate our spirits to the Throne of Grace as
S weet peace descends to calm our souls as we
T ransform from rushing to refreshing.

   

I Am Not Judging Him!

Dear Ones,

I pray that all is well with you, and with yours!

I am not a happy camper, and justifiably so! I will explain.

I Am Not Judging Him!" is written especially for the ladies amongst the brethren who mistakenly believe that every pastor, elder, lay preacher, teacher, and more, is a vessel specifically chosen by the Almighty God and, as such, are sanctified for His service, and are living circumspect lives, i.e., above reproach. Nothing can be further from the truth!

Many of these so-called ministers of the gospel called themselves, and they are laying siege, and laying waste, to many of members of the Lord's flock, whilst at the same time crying "Touch not the Lord's anointed!" What drivel!

Please, ladies, I beg of you, stop letting these unregenerate  ministers make you believe that you must submit to them no matter what they call upon you to do.

Please remember that the Lord has no fools  (i.e.,  Psalm 14:1 - The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God " They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds; There is no one who does good.) in His Kingdom.

And, for heaven's sake, stop prefacing every thing you say with: "Pastor said this" and "Pastor said that!" He is NOT Jesus Christ, and he definitely can't do anything to save you!

God Almighty gave you a brain to use for YOURSELF so before you put your mouth in gear favoring these jackals, take your brain out of park, and ask God what HE says!

Rant over.

Be well, and be gloriously blessed,

BJ

I Am Not Judging Him!

I am not judging him!

The Bible said by their fruits we will know them

And he is an ackee tree bearing hog plums!

I am not judging him!

I am not judging him!

He is always preaching to the young people about fidelity

Yet he asked me a “question,” and he also has a wife!?!

I am not judging him!

I am not judging him!

He shouted to me - in front of everybody - to wait for him in his office after service!

Stupid me! I waited, and he pounced, and that heathen even tore my flounce!

I am not judging him!

I am not judging him!

He wanted me to type a letter as he dictated

Said letter to my chest whilst ... and he was inebriated, too!

I am not judging him!

I am not judging him!

What gave him the right to call my house after hours

To ask me to “comfort” him and tell him what "color unmentionables" I am wearing!

I am not judging him!

I am not judging him!

He is creating his own judgment

By being a Judas goat among the Lord's sheep and lambs!

I am not judging him!

I am NOT judging him!

But

Jesus Christ

Will!

Matthew 7:18-23 (KJV)

18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

RICHES

RICHES!

Riches without SORROW – only God can give

For the rich man in his greed thinks he'll outlive

The poor, the meek, the beggar in the street

Because he trusts his riches against God to compete!

Riches without FEAR – only God can give

For the rich man in his arrogance thinks he has no need

For child-like faith, or Almighty God in his life

Since with his money he purchases the bodyguards he feeds!

Riches without GUILT – only God can give

For the rich man in his great pride believes

His money entitles him to achieve

Whatever, and whoever, his lusts can conceive to receive!

Ah, rich man, now poor man – if only you knew

The God of Creation is always watching you

To see if your riches will to His Glory attend

Or give you the things that'll cause you into hell to descend!

Repent ye, this day, and to the Lord give your praise

Don't worship the things that fade and rust away

Be kind to the unfortunate, the downtrodden, the weak

And at the first resurrection, up to Heaven, you'll be raised! **BJC**

The Baby Picture

The Baby Picture

Today I saw a photo of a Baby

His brains - like cottage cheese - were falling out

He was surely worse for wear

Since his mama pushed him out

This baby's crime it was confessed

Was that he was the child of a Christian

His killing was a message sent

To those upon whom their blade could be bent!

I ask you fair, I tell you proud

The message was received e'er loud

The only purpose it served you see

Was to harden my resolve to with King Jesus be!

What purpose have I to live?

What reason have I to love

When those who would dictate my pace

Want my soul to be their slave?

Listen well, I tell you true

I'll only be a slave to the One who

Gave His life to ransom mine

That's JESUS CHRIST, the Lord Divine!!

So If your Soul IS enslaved to Satan

You chose your lot – I have chosen mine!

My Lord and my Almighty God

Is coming very soon, triumphantly

His ransomed children to take take home

Forever safe, no more to roam!

We'll live in mansions bright and fair

Wearing the bright crowns that Jesus promised

On heads immortal, ever young, ever strong

Singing Redemption's Song in the Gathered throng!

So do your worse for that's your best

You cannot a saint's soul distress

You may our bodies burn, oh yes

But victory is the crown we've earned I must stress!

Oh Calvary, Mount Zion strong

Sing out loud our battle song

Saints dead long, saints alive and strong

Praise our God

We're to Glory bound!

VICTORY IN JESUS!!

A Lovely Reminder based on Scripture, of course!

Greetings, Dear Ones, Again, Again!

    I am on a roll today!

    Three posts in one day! I like how this feels!

    We know that there is a being "out there" that takes pleasure in attempting to make us doubt the Living Word of Our Holy Lord. Well, here is a short work, based on that Living Word, to remind of the positions and assistance of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

God the Father - He provides!

God the Son - you know He died!

God the Spirit - is the Guide!

and

Satan - well, you know he lied!

Almighty God - He sees, He knows!

Jesus Christ - He bears our woes!

The Holy Spirit - Comforts, restores!

and 

Satan - tempts us to ignore!

Satan says "Your battle's lost!"

Jesus says: "NO! I PAID YOUR COST!"

Holy Spirit, He abides, and

Almighty God still reigns on High!

FEAR NOT!