Pride Is For Fools!

It Would Do Us All Well To Remember That 

Almighty God Rules In The Affairs Of Man! 

It Would Serve Us All Well To Ask Ourselves: 

"Is What I Am Contemplating Doing 

Pleasing To The Eternal God!?!" 

Before 

We Daringly Step Out On The Rotting Limb That 

Is 

The Carnal Life Of Man! 

Beloved, 

A Fool And His Money Are Easily Parted 

And So, Too

Is Man's Life And Peace 

When We Act As Though We Made Ourselves 

And 

Speak As Though Our Fiery Tongues Are Bibles 

And 

Our Foul Words Are Truth 

Which Must Be CoSigned By The Lord Of Life 

Who, When We Bark Our Desires At Him, Asks: 

"How High!?!" 

Wheel ... And Come Again! 

We Know Nothing! 

We Cannot Do Anything 

Without The Breath Of God In Our Nostrils 

And

It Is Certain That Our Penchant For Sinning 

Does Not Profit Us In Our Decision-Making! 

Please Be Wary Of Willing-Sinner Self 

And

Be Wise Unto Your Own Soul's Salvation 

And 

Stop Denying The Power Of 

And

The Power That 

Is 

Jesus Christ The Lord ... The King ... The Final Judge! 

We Need Our Creator, Savior, Redeemer 

And 

Forever Faithful Friend 

And

High Priest 

And

Advocate Aka Attorney! 

Let's Choose To Call Upon Jesus Christ

So That He Will Teach Us 

And

We, Willing, Will Learn 

Great And Mighty Things About Which 

We Know Not One Thing! 

Putrid Pride 

Is 

For Fools Who Don't Know God: 

Be Humble Aka Humble Yourself

And

The Great God ... In His Way

And

In His Holy Time

Will Assuredly Lift You Up! 

Peace Be Unto You!

WAR!

The Enemy Of The Soul

 Is Ever

On The Battle Field!

The People Of God
- Amongst Whom Were
The Fearful
The Unbelieving
The Unwilling To Face Danger
AND
The Unwilling To Face Hardship -

Were Called Upon To Wage War!

All Answering

Had Willingly Answered The Call
BUT
The Eternal God Saw That 

They Were Too Many!

Many Were Filled With Self-Pride
AND
Real Doubt
AND
Would Not To The Army Add Strength
So God Almighty 

The All-Seeing God

The All-Knowing God

The Ever-Present God

- By Trial -

Weeded Them Out!

32,000 Men Had Answered The Call
BUT
- Not Even A Tithe -
Only A Remnant
Showed Their Battle-Readiness
Their Faith
Their Vigilance
AND
Were Chosen
By The Great God Himself
To Take To The Field Of Battle
On That Momentous Day!

The Chosen 

- 300 -

Were
Men Of Faith
Men Of Courage
Men Who Did Not - In Idolatry - Bend The Knee
Men Who Did Not
In Time Of Danger
Seek After Satisfaction
For Their Personal Need!

These Were Men Who Could Be Trusted
In Any Emergency!

They Were The Faithful
The Few
The Chosen
Who Trusted In God
AND
They Were Men Of Prayer!

They Were Men Who Could Be Used
AND

Who Could Be Directed!
These Were The Ones
Who Were Set Apart!

These Men Chosen Were True Men Of Character!

For God  ...They Had The Heart!

Everyone Else Was Sent Home
For The Battle
AND
The Victory 

Were To Be God's!
God's Alone!

Each Chosen Man
Was Given A Trumpet
AND
A Torch
Hidden In A Clay Pot
AND
Truth Be Told

This Is Pertinent To Us Today ...

Man Is A Clay Pot
In Whom
- IF WILLING -
Is Found
The Light Of The Light Of Life
AND
The Trumpet Of God
AND
Those Who Are Faithful

AND
Willing To Be Used Of The Lord
Will
- Through Jesus Christ -
Break Out Of Sin
AND
Let Their Lights Shine
AND
Let Their Voices Sound The Trumpet Call Of
The Present Truth
For
This Dying World
So That Listening Men
- Harkening To The Truth -
Will Not For Their Own Sin
Have To Pay!

That Will Be The Win-Win!

These 300 Men
Were Divided Into Three Groups
Coming From Three Directions
Which ... I Shall Say
Speak For
The Father God Ever Before Us
Jesus Christ Interceding For Us
AND
The Holy Spirit
- Unseen -
Working In The Darkness
Teaching Helping Comforting Chiding Us
So That We Will Assay
To Do The Right
AND
Walk
The Straight And Narrow Way!

This Is Not Play-Play!

What Do YOU For Your Self Say?!

Brethren,

It Requires Blind-Eyed Faith

Full Surrender

AND

Willful Obedience

To Be A Soldier In The Army Of The Lord Christ!

Where Do You Stand?!

How Will YOU Stand?!

Will You Stand?!

Will You Trust In The Coming Son Of God

The Savior Of Man?!

I Beseech You

Take The Proffered Hand

Trust The Man

And  ... Valiantly Fight

For Truth

And In The Great Day

Victoriously Stand!

War Against God's Truth Is Being Waged!

Are You Geared

For The Spiritual Fight?

Will You Stand In The Breaches?

Will You Stand

Against Carnal Flesh

And ... Valiantly Fight?

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?