PRAYER: We Want To See Jesus In Peace!

Father,
You've Given Unto Us 

The Inexpressibly Amazing Gift Of Praying!
Thank You!
Bless You!

Oh, Lord
Please Help Us To Use Our Gift Of Praying Diligently
Faithfully
Enthusiastically
As We Cannot Help Ourselves
Nor Each Other!

We Need You, Lord!

Please Hear Our Heartfelt Prayer!

You've Told Us That We Have You, Lord!
Help Us To Believe The Word
Approaching Unto You 

By Your Expressed Invitation To Us
To Come Boldly To The Throne Of Grace
Because For Us You Promised Help
In Our Time Of Need!

You've Loving Asked Us
To Approach You Constantly
And Ever, Always, In The Instant That
We Have A Need!
You've Asked Us To Supplicate
To Plead With You
And You've Instructed Us To Give Thanks!

We See Our Need!

Thank You For The Ever Present Gifts Of Holy Love!

Lord,
We Believe!
Please Help Us To Rid Ourselves
- By The Working Of The Holy Spirit Of Truth -
Of Any Lingering Vestiges Of Unbelief
So That We May Be Blessed
And That By Our Blessing
We May Bless Others!
Oh, That We May Bless You, Lord
For Your Untold Goodness

Toward The Children Of Men!

Father,
To Give You Full And True Thankful Worship
Please Help Us To Deny Prideful Self
By Laying It Upon The Altar Of Sacrifice
And Giving Unto You Our Very Beings
Our Will
And
Desiring Of You That You Will Direct Us On The Way
- The Holy Way -
The Way Of Your Perfect Choosing
With You Showing, Guiding, Leading
Encouraging
Blessing
Correcting, Protecting Us
As Only The Holy God Can And Does 

Moment By Moment Of Each Passing Day!

Help Us To Lose Ourselves In Your Faithful

Sacrificial, True, Everlasting Love!

Father,
We Have Needs:
Food, Shelter, Clothing, Care, Comfort, Pleasant Work
But They All Pale In The Light Of Our Greatest Need Of All
For Jesus Christ The King
Our Savior, Redeemer
Our One True And Ever-Faithful Friend!

Please Help Us So That We Are Not As Fools Who Say That
"There Is No God!"
And In So Doing
Causing The Loving, Blessing, Giving, Gracious, Jesus
To Become To Us Our Frowning Judge
Who, By Plain Evidence
- Written By Our Lives Of License, Excess
Doubt, Disbelief
Unbelief, Blasphemy
Distrust, Naysaying, Gainsaying
And Outright Treachery -
Will Condemn Us And Damn Us
For All Eternity!

Have Mercy, Father

And Help Us So That By The Raging Enemy

We Are Not Deceived!

Let Truth In Us Abide!

Father Of The Faithful,
We Desire To Be Amongst The Virgins Wise
With Our Lamps Of Truth At The Ready
Our Wicks For Truth's Transport Trimmed
And Our Vessels Filled With The Pure Oil Of 

The Holy Spirit Of Truth Who Leads Into All Truth
Burning Brightly
Shedding Pure Light
For The Bridegroom
- The Prince Of Peace Who Gives Us Of His Peace -
When The Shout Goes Up:

"The Bridegroom Cometh!
Go Ye Out To Meet Him!"

Our Heartfelt Desire Is To Meet Him In Perfect Peace!

Father,

We Have Washed Our Personal Garments
In The Blood Of The Lamb

We Confess And Repent Of Known Sin
And We Gladly Accept The Wedding Garment
Provided Free To Us
By Your High And Holy Hand! 

With Humility, We Say "Thank You, Lord!"

Father,

Please Help Us To Awaken From Sleep
And To Do All That You Desire Of Us
To Bless The Living Holy God
To Bless Our Own Lives
And To Bless The Lives Of Others
So That We Shall Hear The
"Welcome, Good And Faithful Servant
Enter Into The Joy Of Your Lord! "
When, Before You, We Shall Stand!

We Want To See Jesus Christ
To Touch His Hand
To Kiss His Feet
To Hear His Heart
And From His Side
Nevermore To Depart!

Lord, We Trust Your Heart!
Save Us From Sin, Self And Satan
For Soul Salvation Is The Deep Desire Our Hearts!

We Have Hope!

Please Accept These Few Petitions

For They Are Presented In The Matchless Name Of

The Holy Jesus, Our Joy And Our Crown!

Come Soon!

We Love You!

AMEN!

LIVING KINGDOM: Converted Christians!?!

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!

Take Time To Make Time ...! + PRAYER: Father, I Willingly Submit!

What Time Is It?
Who Made The Clock?
What Time Is It?
Who Is Guarding The Flock?

What Time Is It?
Who Is In The Field?
What Time Is It?
What Will The Harvest Yield?

What Time Is It?
Who Is Rocking The Boat?
What Time Is It?
Will Your Life Raft Float?

Time Is Of The Essence!
Jesus Christ IS On The Way!
Time Is Of The Essence! 

The End Could Be This Very Day!

Don't Put Off Until Tomorrow
That Which Can Be Done Today!
Time Waits For No Man
ANDNo Man Can Turn Time
To Run His Way!

Take Time To Know Him
Who Made Time For Man!
Take Time To Know Him
Who
Is Preparing A Place In The Father's House
For The Faithful Few
Who Trust In the Son Of Man!

Brethren,

Make Time
For The Timeless One
Who Sacrificially Loves
Both Me And You!

PRAYER:

Father,

My Life And My Time

Are In Your Hand!

I Willingly Submit To Your Leading

So, Please,

In The Name Of Christ Jesus

Rescue And Save Me!

AMEN.

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The One Who Sets Man's Time Clock

IS

The Creator God Of All!

**-=-**--**-=-**

The One Who Exists Outside Time

IS

The Eternal God

Who Sacrificed His All

To Rescue Man

From

The Results Of The Fall!

**-=-**--**-=-**

Honor Almighty God

And

Live ... Eternally!

PRAYER : Help Us, Lord, To Grow!

Father,

I Love You

And

Because You Are

The Giving Holy Faithful God

I Pray For Daily Grace

And

I Ask You, Please 

Help Me To Keep My Faith!

Father,

I Pray For Faith

Enough To Accept The Mercy

Freely Available To Me

For

I Am Thankful For The Word Of Truth

The Light Given By The Gospel Story!

Bless You, Lord!

Father,

I Will Speak The Truth

- For Between Us

That Is The Only Way -

And Say

I Am Grateful

That You Called

And By Your Spirit

I Answer

For Now I Have Hindsight

To See Where I Walked Wrong

And Recognize

That I Am In Receipt Of Foresight

To See

To Know

To Believe

The Word Of The Holy God

And

To Know To Whom I Belong!

Lord, I Give You Praise!

My Spirit Is Troubled Within Me

And So

I  Repair, Lord

Unto You

The Only True God

And

The God

That Is Life

That Is Love

That Gives Hope

And

Provides Ready Answers

To All That Perplexes

And

Benights

The Human Life

And

Who Shines Light On All

That Blesses And Graces

The Human Existence!

Lord,

Where Would I Be 

If I Did Not Know That You Truly Love

And

Daily Care For Me?!

Father,

I Listen 

I Read

I Study

I Learn

I Write

And I Look And See Those Who Doubt

And

Who Deny

The Very Existence Of The Lord Christ

And

I Wonder

Why ...?

Why Do I Believe?

Why Do They Doubt?

Why Should I Care

When For Their Own Souls

They Do Not For Peace With God Shout?

I Care, Lord

And

It Troubles Me Greatly

When People Boldly

- Often Aggressively -

Vocalize Their Doubts

And

Heap Disdain

Upon The Worthy Name

And I Cringe

And Am Appalled

At Their Apparently Sincere Lack Of Shame

And

I Want At Them To Shout!

Father,

Help Us - We Need You

For Your Word Is Potent

And

Is Daily Proven True!

Men Women Children

The Young The Old

The Bold And The Restless

All Their Hearts Are Grown Cold

And Desire Is For Self

To Self

To Only Be True

Even If It Means Destroying Another

For They "Know"

That There Is Nothing

To Them

That You Can Do!

They Speak With The Confidence

Of The King ... Liar, That Is!

Pity Them, Lord

And Open Their Eyes

And Unstop Their Ears

And Grant Them Wisdom's Understanding 

That They May Repent

And From The Unclean Spirit

Turn Away

And Turn To The Light

And Live!

Please, Lord

Grant Unto The Willing 

Grace

For The Glorious Day!

Lord,

Today I Say

With The Conviction Of Faith

That I Am Glad 

That I Am What The Enlightened World Calls

An Out And Out Coward

A Traitor To Myself

A Sell Out To A Slave-Holding God

A Servant To An Invisible Being

Obviously Too Ugly

To Let The People See

Whom It Is That They Are Blindly Serving! 

Father,

I Beseech You

Let Me Not Become So Confident

In My Finite Sphere

That I Can Boldly Accept

The Gifts Of The Living God

But His Power And Name Disdain

And

At The Same Time

Supposedly Enjoy

Praise And Market

The Offscourings Of Satan The Damned

And

Tell All The World 

That I Know What I'm Doing ... With Calm!

Pity Us In Our Folly!

Forgive Our Sins

And

Cleanse Us From All Unrighteousness!

Father,

This Is The Day

That You Have Made

And

I Am Rejoicing

For I Am Alive In It!

Please Teach Me Your Ways!

Light Thou My Path!

Please Quench Thou My Thirst

And

Feed Me The Bread Of Heaven

For

I Desire To Live With You

In Your Eternity Vast!

I Am Praying, Lord

For The Kingdom To Come

For

I Know Of A Truth

That Until Shiloh Come

There Shall Never

On This Earth Be Peace

Because The Lord Of Dung

- Satan -

The Progenitor Of Sin

Is Celebrated With Pagentry

And

Due-To-The-Living-God Praise

Worship And Song

And I Ask You

- Child To Loving, Loved, Father -

Father,

How Long

E'er We Hear The Glad Song?!

I Love You, Lord!

Please Hear My Cry!

Preserve Me!

Protect Me Through The Strife

And

- As Promised -

Mark My Grave

Should I

- Before The Great Day -

Die!

Please Remember In Mercy

The Beloved Brethren

- Near And Far -

And

Our Friends

Our Families

The Well-Wishers

And

The Naysayers

And

Those Who Are In Other Flocks

Those Who Shall Be Called Out

To Salvation

For You Have Clearly Stated

That It Is Not Your Wish

That Any Should Die

But That All

Should Come To Repentance Come!

Remember All Who Dwell Under The Sun

The Grateful

And

Those Who Are Ungrateful

And

Provide For Each

According To His Need

For You Are God And Gracious!

Please Pour Out Your Spirit

On All Flesh!

Teach Us

And

Help Us

The Living Truth To Accept

And

Digest!

Help Us To Grow In The Truth!

Bitter Or Sweet, Lord

Let Your Word Stand

For

We Will To See Jesus

The Holy Son Of Man

The Great I AM

In Whose Dear Name

We Pray And Plead. 

AMEN.

HAPPY SABBATH + PRAYER: Lord, Let Your Grace Be Ever Sufficient ...!

Heavenly Father,

I Come Before You

As A Child Beloved

Of

The Holy, Gracious And Giving 

Loving And Faithful Father!

Hear My My Prayer, Lord

And

Do For Me

What None But The Holy God Can Do!

Lord,

Please Help Me To Keep An Easy Hold

Upon The Things Of This World

So That I Do Not Make The Great Mistake

And

Give Them What Is More Than Their True Value

And, Thereby

Become Unwilling To Let Them Go!

Lord,

I Beseech You

In Jesus Christ's Name

To Help Me To Place A Death Grip

On All Things Eternal

So That In The Great Day Of Decision

The Only Choice Left To Me

Is

"Father,

I Am Yours!

Keep Your Promise - Save Me!

E'er I Die, Raise Me!"

Father,

In Working Faith

I Willingly Choose

To Live For My Lord!

In Your Proffered Grace

I Look To The Day Of Reward!

In The Mercy Purchased

By Christ's Precious Blood

- Spilt -

To Ransom Me

I Accept The Heavenly Provision

Of

Glory Waiting For Me!

I Cannot Now See My Jesus

Except With The Hope In My Heart

And

I Beseech You, Father

Please Help Me

So That My Hope For Glory

Because Of Circumstance

Does Not Depart!

Help Me Not To Live By Eyesight

Hearing Ear

Nor The Emotions Of Feeling!

Help Me To Trust

The 

"Thus Saith The Lord!"

So That

For Love Of My Lord

In The Great Day

I Shall The Proclamation Of Peace

Be Hearing!

Father,

I Do Not Pray For Me Alone!

I Pray For All The Brethren

Those Near

Those Far

Those Who Soon Will

The Promise Of Eternal Life

- By Your Call -

Will Be Claiming!

I Pray For Those

Who Are Straddling The Fence

Seeking The Sign

Beloved Of The Faithlessness Generation

And 

I Beseech You

Have Mercy, Lord!

Open Their Eyes

And

Let Them See What Will Be Lost

If They Reject The Lord

And 

Their Call To Salvation Refuse!

Pity Them!

We - The Children Of Faith - Plead For Them!

Father,

I Pray From Those

Who Flatly Refuse Your Grace

Who Love

And

Are Beloved By The World

And Who

- Through Their Dread Influence -

Draw Away Souls

Beloved

And

Paid For

By Jesus Christ The Lord

And I Plead

And Beseech You

To Interpose Yourself

To Break The Demonic Connection

And

Bring Living Light

To Remove The Benighting Shadows

Of Satan's Pulsating Dark-Night Light!

Father, 

We Are A Weak

A Dying Race

A Wicked People By Nature

That That Wicked Satan

Desires From Your Sight To Erase!

Help Us!

Father,

I Am

We Are Your Children

And

We Are Asking, Please

Reverse The Curse In Each Willing Heart's Life

And

Place Our Sins On Satan's Deserving Head!

Please Grant Unto Us

The Promised Win

In This Bitter Strife!

Father,

I Choose Christ

And

All The Beloved Likewise

And

As Faith-Carrying Citizens

Of The Kingdom To Come

Please Hedge Us In

Protect Our Faith

And

Keep Us In Your Care

So That We Do Not Shipwreck Our Faith

And Be To The Lord Christ

Cast-Out

By Disgrace!

Oh, Lord

Let The Saving Grace

Of The Eternal God Of All Graces

Be Ever Sufficient For Us

Who Do

And

Who Will Believe

Honor

Trust

Worship

And

Obey The Lord Christ!

Please Pour Out Your Holy Spirit

And Also Bless Us

With The Promised Protection 

And

The Influence For Good

Of The Holy Angels!

This, Father

Is Our Heartfelt Plea

In The Only Name That Matters

Jesus Christ The Lord!

We Love You, Father!

AMEN.

Romans 8:28's Promise

Some days I get really upset when

Things just keep going wrong

It seems everything I touch turns to ashes

And even the short things seem long!

But then I hear the sweet voice of the Spirit

Whispering a very comforting word

To calm my flustered heart, troubled spirit and

Fill my old world with a brand new song!

That's when I sit back and breathe deeply

And a big smile comes over my face

And I think of our God, the Eternal

Who's made provision for believers in the race!

I close my eyes in contentment

And remember the promise He gave

To comfort, compose, and to carry me

When Satan stands up in my face!

“... ALL THINGS WORK together for GOOD

To them that love the Lord

And are the called

ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE”

So, from now on I'm endeavoring to never

Let evil nor malice throw me

For I am on an upward trajectory

And no one's stealing my blessed peace nor sanity!

So, Dear Ones, when your life is in a tailspin

Remember Romans 8 verse 28

Lift your hands, bless the Lord, and shout aloud, and

Tell Satan he's a dollar short, and one day too late!

DEAR SATAN: NO CREDIT TODAY.

CREDIT TOMORROW!