Consecrated ... Dedicated!

Consecrated To God
AND
Dedicated To Self
Were Raised By The Same Parents
AND
Lived In The Same Household
BUT
Attended Two Different Schools
Of Higher Education
AND
Sung Different Tunes
AND
Walked Different Walks
AND
Kept Different Friends
AND
Spoke Different Languages
AND
Allegedly Served The Same God
BUT
With A Twist And A Diss!

The Twist Was That
Consecrated To God
Was
Dedicated To God
In All That He Did
Said
AND
Thought
AND
The Diss Is That
Dedicated To Self
Had Consecrated Himself
To Disobeying
The Laws Of The Holy God
AND
Has Acquired A Following
Much Like That Of The Fallen-Angel Fraud
AND
Is Working Diligently
To Get Men
Great And Small
Rich And Poor
Free And Bond
To Worship At His Extensive Table Of
Goodies
Pretties
Baubles
Benefits
Benefactors
Beliefs
Belly Bands
Bows
If's
Then's
But's
Why's
Whatfor's
Wherefore's
Therefore's
Because's
Wishcraft's
Witchcraft's
AND
Whynot's!

His Solely-Self Business
Was Booming
AND
His Personal Grooming And Perfuming
Was Luminously Luscious
Replete With Rare Aromatics
Dedicated To Tickle The Nose
AND
The Fancy Of Those
Who Throve On Hot
Heady
AND
Patently Popular!
He Was A Hot Shot ... Snot!

Well  ...

As You May Have
Probably Likely Figured Out
Guessed
Consecrated To God
Being Consecrated To God
Was Hardly Getting Any Play
Around The Town!

Epithets Like

"Too Fastidious!"
"Holy Roller!"
"Boring!"
"You Suck Always!"
"Buzz Killer!"

AND

"Lousy Loser!"

Were Continually
Continuously
Conscientiously
Tossed At That Consecrated
BUT
- Strangely Enough -
He Seemed Unmooooved!

He Was As Happy As A Clam!
He Was As Busy As A Bee!
He Was As Quiet As A Church-Mouse
AND
He Walked With
AND
Unto
The Living God
Conscientiously
AND
He Visibly
Vocally
Confidently
AND
For All Men
Carefully Cared!

He Chose To Not By Satan Be Snared!
He Diligently God's Saving Truth Shared!
He Held The Highest In Godly Fear!

These Two Brethren
Were A Textbook Study Of Contrasts
With Nothing With Which
Their Conduct And Characters
Could Be Compared!

One Had Character!
One Was Characterless!
One Was Resolute!
One Was Running Baseless!
One Was Honorable!
One Was Vile And Careless
BUT
Both Sang
In The Sanctuary Choir
AND
That Dedicated To Self
Was The Head Of Personal Ministries
AND
Leader Of The Festival Choir!
His Passion Was On Fire!

Brethren ...

Be Thou Ever Grateful
That Day Runs Until Night Catches It
That Onion Makes Exposed Eyes Tear
AND
That The Mighty God
Makes Profligate Willful Sinners

- At Their Own Will's Choosing 

No Matter How Late To Watchers It May Be -
Humble Themselves
In Godly Fear!

One Glad Morning
At The Break Of The Dawning
Dedicated To Self
Dedicated Himself
In The Mirror
That
- To Gross Even Grand Effect -
Honorably To Complete Satisfaction
Displays His Beloved  ...god!

Dedicated To Self Was Pleased With His Prayers!
He Had Given The Requisite
Three Cheers!!!
ANDTurning ... Just So
To Gain The Full Effect Of The Vanity Flood Light
Seemingly
Positively
Practically
Turned To Stone
Paralyzed
Unable Even To Reach
For The Customized Cell Telephone
Whose Ring Tone Said:

I Am That I Am! 

I Am! 

I Am ... That I Am!

For Three Whole Hold-Him Days
He Was There ... Alone!
For Three Whole Scold-Him Days
His Thoughts Were His Alone!
For Three Whole Unfolding Days
He Had To Hear His Telephone
Snarkily Saying
Singing:

I Am That I Am! 

I Am! 

I Am ... That I Am!

His Eyes Ran!
His Nose Leaked!
His Ears Itched!
He Had Butter On His Teeth
AND
He Did Not Care
For  ... Now
The Eternal God
Had The Full Attention
Of His Head
His Heart
AND
All Two Ears
AND
He Could
- No Longer Wilfully Blind -
Could Could See
With Unclouded Eyes
That His Life Thus Far Was Foolish
AND
His Base Acts Against Great Grace
Through Malice
Were Totally Asinine!

He Held The Chalice!

He Almost Almost  Almost Wished
To Be Physically Blind
For Then He Would Not
Be Able To See
What He Had Caused To Be Written
In God's Remembrance Book
Immortalized
Against The Great Day
When Men
- Unrepentant -
Will For Their Own Sin
Thoroughly
- Without Benefit Of Dear Mercy -
Have To Have To Pay!

When He Came To Himself
He Was Strongly Heard Saying:

"Idiocy ... Thy Name Is Man!

So Much For That Plan!

Down With Catch As Catch Can!

You Must Honor

The Glorious One

The Son Of God

The Savior Of Fallen Man!"

His Lesson Learned

Dedicated To Self
Started To Teach!
His Profane Goal Was Summarily Set Aside
For Self
He No Longer Did Reach!

His Clothes Had Done Been Scrubbed
Washed
In Salvation Bleach!

He Had Learned
That Foolishness Is Not Sense
AND
A Wasted Life
Is A Life Not Securely Spent!

Dedicated To Self
- Reformed -
Became One Consecrated To God
AND
That
My Beloved Dear Ones
Is One Less Soul
For
The Lost-Man Army
Of The Great Fraud

So
Let That Be Your Soul's Goal!

Dedicated To Self
Now Consecrated To Saving The Soul From 

Sin And Self
Acknowledged
That He Was Not Lucky
BUT
Blessed
For
In Hind Sight
His Cup Had Been
Half A Knuckle
Away From Full
AND
Not Being
- By God -
Allowed To Breach The Brim
Knew Of A Surety
That His Next Step
Would Have Been

- At The Appointed Time -
Naked Lake Of Fire And Brimstone Swimming!

Grace And Mercy
Met And ... Kissed
AND
Dedicated-Consecrated To God
Is
With 

AND

Unto The Living God

Now Diligently Walking!

CHARACTER-BUILDING: Truth

Love Rejected!
Grace Despised!
For These Reasons
To Unrepentant Man
Mercy

Will Be Denied!

God Loves His Wayward Children
AND

Love Will Chastise
The Child That Is Loved
So That Satan Can't Him Ride
BUT
The Child Who Chooses Self
Over Forgiving Love
- Rejecting Sure Salvation -
Will Wear Destruction
Like An Expensive Custom-Made Glove!

The Father Who Loves
Does Not His Child
Blindly Love!
He Knows
He Sees
He Sorrows
He Calls
He Appeals
AND
Exhausted Appeals
Usher Forth
Necessary Chastisements
AND
Necessarily Uncomfortable Chastisements
Lead To
Punishments Most Severe
UNTIL
The Day Dawns
AND
The Wayward Child
Becomes A Reprobate
AND
Father Beloved
- For That Child's Hoped-For Good -
Turns Him Out 

Of The Family's Embrace
AND
The Denunciation Is Heard:

Leave Him Alone

With His Idols!

He Has Chosen

His Own Row To Hoe!

He Has Chosen

Stinging Nettles To Grow!

He Will

- On His Own -

A Hard Life Truly Know!

Lest We Forget ...

Every Nation
Every Kindred
Every Tongue
Every People
Every Single Person
Has A Cup
That Only They Can Fill

With Whatever They Will
BUT
Take Note
AND
Be Cautious
In How You Proceed
For
A Cup Of Blessing
Overflows
BUT
A Cup Of Iniquity
- Planned Sin -
Can Only Be Filled To The Brim
AND
It Is In That Day
When God Almighty Will No Longer Be Still!

Children Of The Heavenly Father
You Who Call Him
Lord God
Think Carefully

AND

Pray Faithfully

Before You Do The Contrary Act
For
The Known Fraud
Can't No Way
Never Ever Be God
AND
His Tempting You
To Apostasize From God
AND
You Vainly Heeding His Spurious Word
Will Get You Satan's Same Plate
When Jesus Christ
Opens Up The Sky
Like A Toll-Bridge Pay-Gate!

Now ... Is The Accepted Time!
Now ... Is The Day Of Salvation!
Now ... Is The Perfect Time
To Give Satan
The Needfully Necessary
Unpaid
Never-Ending 

Can't-Return-To-Work-Vacation!

Creature Comforts Are Important
BUT
Soul Salvation
More So
So ... Get A Death-Grip
On Jesus The Christ

On Salvation

On Eternity
AND
With The Aid Of The Holy Spirit
Cleave To Christ
Before You Tell This World Good Bye
For
However You Die

• Unjust
• Filthy
• Righteous
• Holy 

Is How
From Your Grave
You Shall Get Up!

Will You Choose To Forever Fly?!

Buy

God's Truth

And

Build

Your Godly Character Now

For

You Can't Build

Godly Character

When Jesus Christ Appears Later!

Revelation 3:19 Whom He Loves He Chastens

Revelation 3:19 (KJV)

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: 

be zealous therefore, and repent.

Dear Ones,

I sincerely hope that this note finds all of you in good spirits, and doing well.

I am currently doing a write-up on two of the seven church ages, and the verse above became one of my memory verses.

With this verse in mind, I am encouraged to remind us to remember that our Almighty God loves us better than any human parent can.

Jesus Christ gave His best, His life, so that we can have eternal life.

His sacrifice was not happenstance! It was a plannedstance! He created us, and put contingency plans in place for us weak creatures of the sod. He left not one thing to chance!

Jesus loves us, and because He loves us, He rebukes us AND chastises us, not in the manner to make us afraid of Him, but in a manner which clearly says:

   "Child of mine, I love you

So hearken to what I say

Walk on the straight and narrow, and

Don't let sin carry you away!

Your heart is willing to obey

But your flesh gets in the way

So when you step off the path of right

I'll call you to straighten up right away!

Please don't be dismayed when I rebuke you

Please don't think I'm casting you away

Please don't murmur about your chastisement

Please accept it, repent, and pray!

I rebuke you, My child, because I love you

I chastise you so you will know that I care

About your soul's salvation, and

Perfecting your character for the Courts Above!

I'm coming soon, so prepare me a welcome

Keep your lamp filled with oil and always prepared

Let your light be shed abroad -- be My Ambassador

Let nothing keep you from welcoming your Lord!

So, My child, keep your eyes focused on Me

Study My Word, My Love Letter to you

Keep My commandments and a song in your heart, child

Go on my errands for, indeed, My coming is very near! **BJC**

PLEASE ENJOY THIS RENDITION OF: You'll Never Walk Alone by Wintley Phipps

      

Prayer to Humble Self

Heavenly Father,

Help me to humble myself before You 

when Your Hand of chastisement is upon me.  

Father, help me, I beseech You, to bend to Your Will 

for my life before I am forced to break under your judgments. 

I ask this mercy in the name of Jesus Christ. 

AMEN