The Minor Prophet's Major Question!

The Book Of Minor Prophet Amos

Has Asked The Major Question That 

Every Committed-To-Christian Needs To Bluntly Ask 

And 

Truthfully Answer! 

With Whom Are You Walking!?! 

Where Are You Heading!?! 

Is There A Meeting Of The Minds 

And

Are You In Total Agreement 

With The Proposed Course Of Action!?! 

Beloved, 

Just As There Cannot Be Two Roosters In One Hen-House

There Cannot Be Two Number One Goals In Any Mission! 

On The Other Hand, The Question Becomes

"Are You Just Tagging Along For The Ride 

Because You Are A Lazy Thinker, Weak-Willed

Lonely, Looking To Belong

Or Just Plain Lost

A Problem Looking For A Bold Solution

A Heart Looking For The Perfect Home!?!" 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Do Not Take Up Other People's Causes 

Because 

They Have Big Mouths

Big Houses

Big Cars

Big Bank Balances

And 

Base Beliefs Masquerading As Truth For Today! 

Walking With The Lord Christ 

Is 

Walking With Wisdom, Understanding 

And 

Knowledge Which Leads To An Expected End! 

Your Travelling Companion 

Is 

The Author And Finisher Of Your Faith 

And

He Is Well Able 

To Protect And Provide For All 

Who Choose Him As Their Eternal Portion! 

Jesus Christ The Righteous King

Has All The Answers Before You Even Ask Your Questions: 

It Is Safe To Trust And Walk With Him! 

Peace!

Talking Ain't Walking

I Lived Life My Way And I Paid The Price!
I Now Live Life Christ's Way
And
I Know That I Shall Gain The Prize!

Perspective! Perspective!

That's All Well And Good For You To Say!

He Who Lives It Knows It!
I'm With You, Brother, All The Way!

Doubters Walk The Perp Walk:
Hell Is The Final Destination!
The Faithful Walk The Straight Talk:
Heaven Is The Ultimate Destination!

I've Listened To You, Guys
And 
I Know That Experience Taints
Or Paints Bright The Walk
And 
I Have Made My Own Determination That
Straight Is The Way For Me, Now
Safely On Which To Walk!

I Remember My Old Ganny Saying That
Bre'k Down Merchant Don't Ca'e Who 'e Bre'k Down!"
And 
Listening To All Of You
I Know Of A Surety That 
My Granny's Words Were And Are True!

Furthermore, I Have Lived Long Enough
To Finally Know
And 
Understand What It Was That Granny Meant
And 
I Can See It Clearly:

Men With No Holy God In Them 

Ain't Got No Holy Shining Light From Them!

From Here On In

I Bid You "Adieu!"

We Are No Longer Walking

Or

Going The Same Way!

I Will Speak To You And Counsel With You!

If You Need Me

Please Do Not Hesitate To Call

But

Know Of A Surety

I Will Not Be Socialising With You

As I Will Not Let You Encourage Me

Away from Jesus Christ To Fall!

Waaait!?!

Just So!?!

You've Been Talking A Long Time

About Getting Right With God

But Instead

All I Can See You Still Doing

Is Amiably Fraternising With The Known Fraud!

The Lord Is Seeking After You!
I Pray That You Will Find Him!

As For Me

I'm Satisfied With My Jesus

Because

I Know For Sure That 

You Cannot Get Me The Heavenly Reward!

Please Make Your Peace With Almighty God!

You Can Truly, Truly, Trust Him!

Who's Your "Daddy": The Split ...! + PRAYER

There Are Two Peoples In This World!
Of This There Is No Denying! 
There Are Those Who Will Ultimately 
Go Home With Jesus Christ The Lord 
AND 
Those Who Will Go To The Hell 
Prepared For The Devil 
Those Of The Clan Almighty God Defying! 

There Are The Peoples 
Lovers Of Almighty God 
AND 
The Lovers Of Prince Profane 
Who Stand Firmly Against The Ideas 
AND
The Ideals Of Each Other 
Never Giving Ground 
Ever Steadfast 
To The Cause Of Their Leader 
The Cause To Which They ... Defiantly
Lay Claim! 

I Speak Today 
For The Clan Of The Lord Christ 
Those Who Choose 
To Cooperate With Jesus 
Recognizing That He, It Is 
Who Paid Their Price On The Hill 
AND 
Is 
The Only King Wise 
Interceding 
AND 
Ever-Living!
Mankind Needs To Start Believing
If
Of His Choicest Blessings
They Will Be Receiving! 

The Truth ...

Our God Is The Lord!
In Him 
Our Hearts Are Still! 
Our Leader Is Love
AND
Our Food Is Provided 
By The Shepherd Of The Sheep 
Who Marks The Path 
Who Leads The Way 
To The Home Prepared
Who Sings The Song Of Comfort
AND
Leads The Happy Band In Prayer 
To The God Of All 
The Eternal 
In Whom Is No Darkness 
No Night 
In Whom Is Our Perfect Peace 
Our Blessed Rest 
With Whom We Cooperate 
As He Wills Us To Do 
As
Of His Pleasure 
There Is No Measure! 

He Calls! 
We Answer: 
"Yeah!" 
AND 
"Amen!" 
Knowing That All Things 
Work For Our Good 
AND
For His Glory 
Because Of The Good News 
The Gospel Story! 

We Trust In The Lord With All Our Strength! 
We Don't Lean On Our Own Understanding! 
We Are Building Our Houses With Wisdom
AND 
Establishing Them With Understanding 
AND 
By Knowledge Of Him 
Furnishing Them 
With Pleasant And Precious Things 
That There Is No Undermining 
Because 
We Have Departed The Devil's Clan 
That Clan Also Called Soul Benighting!

Life With The Lord Christ ...

Our Way Is Easily Hard! 
Almighty God's Truth Is By Evidence ... Clear! 
Almighty God's Love Is By Sacrifice ... Plain! 
Our Salvation Is Because Of Blood ... Free! 
Our Hope Is By Righteous Faith ... Built! 
Our Home Is Where Christ Is 
In Heaven Of Old 
Where The Gold Is True 
AND
Truly Precious 
Where Water Gives Eternal Life 
Where The Tree Of Life Gives Twelve Fruits 
Where Day Has No Night 
Where The Lord Is The Light 
Where Companions Are Angels Excelling In Strength 
AND 
Only Those Who On The Rock Of Our Salvation Fell
Fall 
Will Reside 
Crowned 
AND 
White Linen-Gowned 
Because They Lived For Their Lord 
AND 
As The Faithful Few 
Will Not Receive The Fearsome Frown 
Reserved 
For The Sinners Cast Down! 

The Split Is Real! 
The Leaders Are Real!
The Followers Are Real!
The Outcomes Are Real!
AND
The Decisions
- All Decisions -
Are Fateful! 
The Judgment Is Final!

All Of Mankind
Receives ... Freely
Of
The Blessings
Of
The Holy God

B U T

The Holy God's
Choicest Blessings
Are For Those
Who
Are
Friends
And
Faithful Obedient Followers
Of
Jesus Christ
The Risen And Returning
Frowning Judge
Conquering King
Almighty God
And
Redeeming Lord!

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 With Whom, Dear One

Beloved Of The Holy God

Are You
Intimately Cordial?!


PRAYER:

Help Me, Lord
To Walk Holy!
Help Me To Walk In Faith!
Help Me, Dear Lord
I Beseech You
Not To Make Shipwreck
Of Jesus Christ's Holy Faith!

Bless Me, Lord
I Need You!
Teach Me, Lord
I Am Weak!
Lift Me Up, Lord
I Am No Longer Running!
Please
Help Thou My Unbelief!

Grant Me Your Grace, Lord
The Blessing Of Peace
The Joy Of Rest
And
Guide Me
Into All Righteousness
So That
In The Great Day Of Vengeance
I, With The Saved
Of
All The Ages
Will Sing The Song
Of
The Blessed!

I Come, Lord
As A Child
Loved And Loving
As A Servant
Willing And Obedient
As A Ready And Eager Student
In The School Of Christ
And
Ask These Few Mercies
In His Holy Name!
I Love You, Lord!
Please Bless And Save!
AMEN.

In The Service Of The Living God!

In The Service Of Love
- The Service Of God -
Is The Will To Please
By Serving God
According To His Requirements
AND
To Do It Willingly
Eagerly
Because We Return His Delightsome Love!

Doing The Will Of God
Is Not A Burden
To The One Who Trusts
Who Loves
Who Honors
Who Worships
Who Readily Obeys
Because The Pleasure Derived From 
Being In God's Service
Beautifully Lights Life's Oft' Dim Pathways!

There Is No Turning Away From Duty!
There Is No Stopping The Glorious Work To Laud Self!
There Is No Wondering Who Is Not Working
AND
There Is Wandering Around 
The Self-Serving Soul's Market Shelves!

The One Who Loves The Lord
Finds
That It Is Its Own Reward
AND
All Who Work Out Of Love
In The Service Of The Lord
Will Find That With Divinity
They Walk In Accord!

I Love The Lord!
I Think Of Him
AND
I Work For Him
AND
If With Endurance
I Stay The Course
In The Day Of Appointment
There Shall Be No Finding Of Spiritual Adultery
AND OBVIOUSLY
No Eternal Separation 

By The Condemnatory Divorce!

Let Us Willingly Obey
The Lord's Commands
As
In His Service
We Faithfully Stand!

Lord Almighty,

We're Yours To Command!

In Jesus' Name

Keep Us Faithful!

AMEN.

The License Renewal

My Life Driver License
Had Come Up For Renewal!
I Hemmed!
I Hawed!
My Life Was In Upheaval!
I Had Walked In My Own Way!
Sometimes I Even Prayed As I Played
- Until Now That Is -
Well Knowing That
If I Continued Thus Walking
Driving
High Flying
AND
At Doing Sin Not Balking
I Was Staring Eternal Darkness
Separation
From The One
In Whose Peaceful Pastures
I Should Be Comfortably
Joyously
Restfully Partaking!

I Was Miserable!
Do What Thou Wilt
Had Been The Call
Of My Rebellious Way
Where
Do It If It Feels Good
Have Fun In The Sun
Do Dark Deeds In Darkness
AND
Wipe Your Mouth
It Is Nobody's Business
If They Weren't There When You Had Some
Reigned Supreme!

I Got To The Renewal Station!
I Had My Renewal Payment In Hand
When Right Beside Me
Was A Man With Holes In His Hands!
In Shock I Looked Up
Down
And Saw A Tragically Scarred Face
AND
Holes In Bronzed Feet
AND
Through The Rents In His Garment
A Gaping Hole
Deep!

Instinctively
I Reached Out!
I Touched Him!
I Looked And I Saw
Tears In His Eyes
AND
I Started Crying Too!

My Stomach Had A Million Butterflies
BUT
I Didn't Care!
This Stranger
Well Known
By All And Sundry
- Rejectors And Acceptor Alike -
Was The One Who For Lost Souls
Was Always In A To-The-Death Fight!

I Asked:
Are You Here About Me?

He Answered:
I Am Pleading For Your Life!

I Cried:
But I'm Just Here To Renew My Life Driver License!

He Cried:
Please Don't!
That Renewal Has A License Is Lease
Feeling Is Grease Rider!
It Is Going To Cost You
Your Life Now
AND
Eternal Life
When Earth Comes To Journey's End!

I Went White Purple
In Shocked Disbelief!

I Exclaimed:

But ... BUT ...
Pastor Says
That All You Desire From Us Is A Little Faith
A Little Belief!

He Stated:
Faith Without Work Is Dead!
Swallowing Hot Coals Will Kill You Dead!
Ignoring The Salvation Of Your Soul
Won't Make Death
Any Less True
And
Denying The Penalty Of Death For Sin
Is Not Going To Force Me To Save You!

I Already Paid For Your Salvation!
I Already Gave My Life For Yours!
I Paid So You Don't Have To
And 
My Blood Gives You Heaven's Gold!

Discard The Wilful One's Artful License
Stop Right Now
And
In My Name
To The Father Prayer!
Confess Your Sins And Repent
And Invite The Holy Spirit
To Take Up Residence
And With You Forever Stay!

Please!
I Beseech You!
I Am Pleading To Save Your Soul!
Life's Pleasures Are Fleeting!
Life's Coins Are Like Burning Coals
And
As Coals Have A Shelf Life
So Will You
If Heaven Is Not For You The Sole Goal!

I Offer Pleasures For Evermore!
I Offer Gold That Is Tried!
I Offer Life Everlasting
Across The Separating Line!

I Ask For Your Willing Obedience!
I Ask You To Walk In My Straight Narrow Way!
I Ask You To Please Come With Me
BUT
You Can Only Come
If You Believe In Me And Trust Me
To Guide You In The Holy Way!

Your Life Will Not Be Easy!
You Will Be Hated
Oppressed
And
Often Distressed
BUT
If You Walk With Me
You Will Always Be Blessed
And Have Rest!

Please Give Me Your Life Drive License!
Let Me Be Your Shepherd Today!
I Love You!
I Need You!
From The World Turn Away!

I Though For A Brief Moment!
I Saw My Life Through His Eyes!
I Gave Him My RIGHT Hand
The Hand With The Old License And Renewal Money
AND
His Garment Changed
Right Before My Eyes!

He Stands The King Before Me!
I Stood Striking Tall
For I Knew If I Looked Behind Me
He'd Be Standing There
As My Judge
AND
The Judge Of Those Who
Reject The Salvation Call!

We Talked For A Long A While!
I Nodded Acceptance!
I Acknowledged That The Path Will Be Hard
BUT
Come What May
I Know I Have An Advocate With My Heavenly Father
AND
I
Consciously
With Christ
From Sin
Deliberately
Prayerfully
Walked Away!

My Motto

From That Day Onward Is:

Not I But Christ!

I Am Glad

That I Took The Steps Toward Christ!