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!