Showing posts with label Christian Character. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christian Character. Show all posts

Thursday, November 25, 2021

Giving Thanks! For All Things!?! + Prayer







HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

It Is A Good And Wonderful Thing To Be Thankful
To Bless Almighty God In Jesus Christ's Holy Name
For All The Bounties We Receive
The Most Of Which Our Minds Didn't Think 
The Request To Conceive! 

We Give Thanks For The Pleasures
The Treasures
The Good Days
The Days Great 

But

Brethren Beloved,

Let Us Dare Today 
To Give Thanks For The Challenges
The Tests
The Trials That By The Worldly-Wise 
We Are Told That We Should Hate! 


PRAYER:

Dear Lord, 
We Humbly Thank You For The Difficulties We Face 
Which We Know Are For The Perfecting Of
Our Christian Character 
Which Will Have Us Ready To Meet You
In Perfect Peace! 

We Are Thankful Always
For Food, Family, And Friendship
And
Even The Few Foes
Who Drive Us To The Throne Of Grace
Into The Hands Of Him Who
Our Every Need Knows! 

Please Remember Our Brethren
By Blood, Faith, And Affection
And
Keep Us All In Your Holy Care 
As We Await The Glad Day Of Our Elevation 
To The Land Of The Blest 
Where We Shall No More Be Reckoned 
As Being Among The Least! 
Thank You For This Blessed Day's Feast! 

Please Bless Us To Be Humble, Faithful
Giving, Kind, And Ever True
As We Diligently Seek
To Become More And More Like You! 

Thank You, Lord
For Always Being So Very Good To Us! 
We Love You! 
Please Come For Us Soon! 
AMEN!!!





Thursday, April 29, 2021

Contented ... in Christ Jesus!






Are You Contented Aka Pleased 
With What You Already Have!?! 

Are You Contented With 
And 
In The Lord Christ!?! 

It Is One Thing To Be Contented
And
Quite Another To Think That 
You Did "It" All By Yourself
And
Vainly Glory In Your Accomplishments!

Beloved, 

No Committed Christian 
Should So Depart From The Righteous Way 
And
Become So Proud Of Themselves 
To Dare Take The Glory Of The Lord Unto Themselves 
So That The Lord Must Humble Them 
And
Cause Them To Be Contented To Eat Grass For A Season 
In Order For Them To See The Light Of Saving Truth! 

Arrogant, Proud 
And
Pompously Foolish King Nebuchadnezzar Of Babylon 
Learned This Lesson The Hard Way! 

There Is Contentment 
And
There Is Contentment In Christ! 

There Is Having Satisfaction With Myself 
And
There Is Satisfaction In Ridding Me Of Self! 

Little With Contentment 
Is 
Of Great Gain When We Acknowledge That 
It Is The Living God Who Ever So Graciously Provides 
Every Last Thing That We Call Our Own! 

Like Everything Else In The Christian
We Have The Authority
The Freewill
The Freedom 
To Daily Decide ... By Almighty God's Great Grace
To Be Contented With What The Lord  ... In Love 
Has Graciously Provided
Be It Little Or Much! 

There Is No Profit In Baseless Pride!

Let Us From This Moment On Say 
"Thank You, Lord!" 
And
Glory In The Lord Of Life
Even As We Determine To Be Contented
With What The Lord Daily Provides For Us 
Since Our Provider 
Is 
Our Maker ... The Creator! 

Our Provider Is Also Our Hope, Help, And Salvation
Redeemer
Judge, Lord, God
And 
Forever Faithful Friend ... The Kind King: 
Rest Where The Lord Our Shepherd Gently Leads! 


To Be Contented In Christ
Is
To Have Perfect Peace!






Friday, April 2, 2021

HAPPY SABBATH: INAPPROPRIATE WORDS CONDEMN: Silence Is Golden!


 
 






This World In Which We Live 
Is 
Notorious For Its Citizens' Love Of Being Loud And Proud
For Raucously Enjoying One-Upmanship
And 
Having The Last Word Spoken In Every And All Conversations 
Even If Their Position Is Erroneous 
And 
Their Behavior Patently Egregious Aka Shockingly Abusive! 

Beloved, 

As Children Of The Heavenly Father 
Bought Back From Death 
By The Uncomplaining, Quiet, Sacrifice Of Jesus Christ
No Committed Christian 
Should Ever Conduct Themselves In So Unseemly A Manner! 

Jesus Christ Was 
And Is 
Our Perfect Example 
And 
He Has Left Us With Ample Evidence Of 
How We Must Conduct Ourselves 
In The Presence Of Frenemies Aka Friendly-Enemies
Adversaries, Gainsayers, Doubters
Unbelievers And Disbelievers! 

A Common Adage 
Is 
"Let People Think That You're Stupid: 
Don't Open Your Mouth And Prove It!" 

As Travellers To Hill Zion
We Would All Do Well To Emulate Our Master 
And 
Dare To Keep Our Own Counsel: 
It Is Free! 

Think About It ...

Satan The Damned Ain't Almighty God
So He Can't Read Your Mind
And
People Like Yourself Can't Read Your Mind
Soooo ... Save The Eternal Holy God Of Grace In Glory 
Nobody Created Knows What Is In Your Heart 
Unless You Open Your Mouth! 

Brethren, Beloved 

Know Your Savior Who Calls You To His Side! 
Know His Saving Word That Blesses You In Truth To Abide! 
Know Yourself In Jesus Christ Who For You Willingly Died
And 
Choose To Let Your Appropriate, Golden, Silence 
Be Your Loud-Speaker:
Do Not Into Cheap, Nasty And Snide Remarks Dare To Slide! 

Inappropriate Words Condemn 
So Let Your Words Be Few! 
The Lord Christ Is Judge! 

Pray For Peace!





Thursday, August 6, 2020

CLOTHING: True Christian Character + PRAYER: Bless Us With Wisdom, Lord!

 Luke 7:25 KJV - But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in ...


The Preserved 
And 
Eternal Word Of Almighty God 
Makes A Clear Lie Of 
Modern Christianity's Mortal 
And 
Corruptible Word That Says That 
All Christians In Good And Regular Standing 
With The God Of Glory 
Are Rich
Increased With Goods 
And Have Need Of Nothing!
Aka They Own Houses, Lands, Cars
Unconscionably Expensive Fashionable Wardrobes
Live Lives Of Molasses-Like Ease 
And
Have No Troubles 
Save The "Effort" Required To Lift A Fork
Move A Glass
Raise A Leg
And
The Biggie
Change Clothing
And 
Count Cash! 

Beloved, 

Clothing
Is 
Synonymous With Character 
And
Any Soldier Of The Cross 
Who Chooses ... In This Battle For Their Soul
To Be At Ease
Catered To
Pampered
Praised
And 
Puffed Up 
Should Know That They Are Cruising For A Bruising 
Aka A Burning Bath 
At The Lake Of Fire That Has No Club House 
Or Perks Of Membership! 

Be Wise ...
Let's Be Faithful To The Holy One
Humble In Our Walk
Obedient To The Call
And 
Living In The Everlasting Will Of Him Who, Alone, Saves! 

Let's Clothe Ourselves In The Character Of Christ 
And 
Reject Self
Satan's Favorite Deceive-Man Device! 

Vanity Costs
But
Humility Before Christ Eternally Pays:
Learn The Difference! 



PRAYER:

Lord, 
Please Help Us
And
Bless Us With Wisdom And Understanding
To Adeptly Use
The Knowledge You Give Into Our Hands
For The Eternal Profit
Of
Ourselves And Others! 
In Jesus Christ's Holy Name
Please Bless Us With Your Peace
 That
Passes Human Understanding
So That We May Find
Our Soul's Rest In You Alone!
AMEN!!!

**--**--**--**--**

Shirking One's Duty
To Party And To Play
Is A Punishable Offense:
Let's Get Our Priorities In Order!



Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Heavenly Wisdom ... And Wise Men!



August 26, 2019 - KJV - Bible verse of the day - James 3:17 ...

The Wisdom Of The Wise
Precludes Righteous Men
From
Abiding Lies!


In Contrast To The Heavenly Wisdom
Earthly Wisdom Invites Envy And Strife
Other Than Pure Thoughts
And 
Manners That Are Less Than Acceptable
And For Sure 
Not Praise-Worthy In The Christian 
Determined 
And 
Striving To Arrive Safely In Beulah Land
The New Jerusalem! 

Striving For The Mastery Of Self
- Striving For The Perfection Of Christian Character -
Is 
What We Should Be Doing Moment By Moment
Day By Day 
And 
We Should Cease From Indulging In Strife-Making 
And 
Being Entangled In The Strife That 
Satan And His Minions
- The Emissaries Of Destruction -
Are Weaving And Placing Around Us
To Cause Us To Fall From Grace
The Grace That Is Sufficient 
For Our Every Need And Care! 

Beloved, 

Many Of Us Are Using "Our Christianity" As A Foil 
And 
Are Saying To All Hearers That We Don't Like War! 

Surprise!!!
We Don't Like War 
But
We Do Love To Start Riots! 
Stop It! 

As A Matter Of Fact ...

There Will Be No Lawless Warmonger 
Or Rioter 
Or Envious
Or Covetous 
Or Dirty-Minded Potty-Mout' Hypocrites 
In The Kingdom Of Light! 

Be Wise, Wise ...

Brethren,

Let's Dare To Be Different! 
Let's Walk On The Straight And Narrow Way 
So That We May Cross The Separating Line 
To See Our King In All His Glory! 

Let's Walk Righteously 
- According To Christ's Christianity - 
So That We Will Be Blessed 
And 
Saved 
And 
Forever Blessed! 

Remember ...

There Is No Law That Will Stand Against 
A Meek And Gentle Spirit! 
Time Is Made For Change! 
Blessings Be Upon You! 
Peace!



James 3:18 - KJV - Bible verse of the day - DailyVerses.net



Tuesday, July 14, 2020

RESPECT IS DUE TO A DOG: Speech Belongs To God!



Proverbs 15:1 - KJV - Bible verse of the day - DailyVerses.net


Whose Spirit Is Moving Your Tongue!?!
Is It The Holy Spirit Of Truth
Or
Is It The Adversarial Spirit Of The Accuser Of The Brethren!?! 

Are Your Words Kind, Soft, And Uplifting 
Or Are They Harsh, Sure To Offend
Hurtful ... Demeaning!?! 

The Soul Bound For Glory
Should Know These Things!

Apostle James Called The Tongue A Fire
A World Of Iniquity Aka Planned Sin
Lit By The Fires Of Hell
Full Of Deadly Poison 
And Obviously
Doing The Devil's Dirty Work! 

Beloved, 

We Are Called Christians For A Reason: 
We Are To Light The World 
To Make It Wise Unto Salvation 
And 
We Are To Salt The World 
To Make It Suitable For The Storehouse Of God
Fit To Appear At The Welcome Home Table Of 
The Great King, The Eternal, Holy God 
Who, Himself, Was Of A Meek And Gentle Spirit 
Whose Passing Wouldn't Even Bruise A Reed! 

We Are To Be Like Jesus
Gently Drawing People To Almighty God 
And 
Not Repelling Them By Being Loud, Obnoxious And Unkind! 

Let's Dare To Ask Ourselves The Hard Questions: 

Am I A Good Representative For Christ And His Kingdom!?! 
Am I Edible Wheat Or Am I Burnable Tares? 
Am I Setting A Good Example By Being Honest Honey And Valuable Velvet 
Or
Am I Dishonoring The Father's Name 
By Spitting Nails
Brandishing Swords 
And 
Lighting Fires!?!

Believers Have Hope And Help ...

Let's Ask The Holy Spirit Of Truth 
To Guide Our Thoughts
Feed Us Good Words 
And 
Correct Us When We Go Sideways To Do Wrong! 

Everybody Ought To Know ...

It Pays To Serve Jesus Christ The Lord ... Faithfully
And
It Behooves Us Well To Understand And Accept That
Only Good, Kind, Obedient
Meek, Gentle People ... Peacemakers 
Shall Enter The Kingdom Of God
Shall Inherit The Earth Made New
Shall Bear The Image Of Jesus Christ! 
We Shall See Him As He Is!

Brethren,

Pray
And
Look At 
And 
Clean Out The Garbage Of 
An Unfeeling, Unkind Tongue 
If
You Desire To Go Home To The Glorious Kingdom! 

Through Almighty God's Love For Us
We Have Free Will 
And 
Freedom To Choose Our Own Way In Life
So Let's Choose To Be Pure In Heart
And
Let's Choose To Be True Children Of God: 
Let's Control Our Tongues 
And
Our Actions Today! 

Remember ...

Speech Belongs To Almighty God
And
Respect Is Due To A Dog:
Say And Do What Is Good And Right!




Tuesday, May 19, 2020

CHRISTIAN CHARACTER: Doing Wickedness!?!






... Enough Already!
If You Cannot Stand Up And Think
Then Down And Listen
And
Let's Put A Stop To This Nonsense Right Now!
We Are To Live Like Faithful Christians
So Let's Start Acting That Way!

A Wicked Character 
Is 
Nothing To Be Cherished ... Or Paraded Around 
As Though It Is A Badge Of Honor!

Doing Wicked Deeds Starts With A Thought 
Which Is Followed By The Act Which, Indulged
Leads To The Formation Of Character 
Which Ultimately Leads To One's Preferred
Chosen Destiny Aka Destination ... Hell! 

Wickedness 
Is 
An Abomination In The Sight Of God 
Because
Of Its Iniquitous, Its Planned, Origins
And 
Any Amongst Us Of The Household Of Faith 
Who Unrepentantly Raise That Serpent In Their Bosom
Is 
Personally Booking A Berth 
In The Lake Burning With Brimstone And Fire! 

Beloved, 

Let's Be Wise 
And 
Resist The Devil 
Because 
To Indulge In Doing Wickedness By His Temptations 
Makes Him Master And "God" 
And 
Leaves Us ... Jesus Christ's Purchased Property
Impervious To The Call Of The Holy Spirit Of Truth
Who Is Calling Out To Us
To Lead Us Into The Truth ... The Saving Truth
That Will See Us Abiding With Lord Christ
Sharing His Great Glory
And
Having A Personal Place In The Father's House Of Light And Love!

Please Don't Be Deceived Into Thinking That
A Little Wickedness Ain't Never Hurt Nobody
Because
To Do So Will Be Willfully Countenancing 
A Gross Lie Of Our Bitter Adversary
That Raging Lion
That Piercing Serpent
That Lord Of The Dung Flies, Satan The Damned!

Brethren,

Please Understand That Indulging Wickedness 
Wastes The Work Done On Our Behalf On Calvary 
So Don't Cherish Thoughts That 
Will Lead You Into That Presumptuous Sin! 

Embrace The Living Word Known True And Faithful
And
By The Grace Of The Eternal God
- Father, Son And Holy Spirit -
Who Are Working All Now To Get Us Home Safely
Think Good Thoughts 
And 
Always Choose To Do Right

And 

Aggressively Prevent Satan 
From Putting His Benighted Ring In Your Nose: 
You Will Be Forever Blessed 
By The Lord's Free-To-All Mercy ... And Available Grace! 

One Day ... Soon
All Of The Wicked Will Cease Their Troubling
And
We Who Were Faithful Until Death
Or Until Christ Comes
Will Walk Upon Their Ashes
For They Will Be No More!

All I Know Is That I Don't Want To Be Amongst Them!

I Hear That!

Talk Is Cheap: Actions Speak Louder Than Words!
Don't Be Wicked!
Don't Indulge In Planned, Presumptuous, Sin!
Don't Follow Satan ... He Ain't Your Friend
And
You Won't Be Amongst Them!

AMEN!!!




Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Never Alone!?!

Selfishness
And
Self-Satisfaction
Are Prominent Members Sitting Proud 
In The Front Row In The Big Church!
They Are Known Churls!
Maledictions At Others They Love To Hurl
And
Their Favorite Expression
Often To Be Heard
Is
"Am I My Brother's Keeper!?!"

To The Flock Of The Living God's Sheep
That They Treat Like A Wandering Wild Goat Herd!

Were You To Hear Them
You Would Be Ashamed
For They Are Self-Serving
And
Do Not The Ways Of The Master Proclaim!

They Lie, Cheat, Steal
Short-Change And Gainsay
And
As For Caring For The Least Of These
The Good Lord's Dear Sheep
They Take The Greatest Pleasure
From Finding Ways
Those Things Designated For Others
Covetously For Themselves To Keep!

They Are Not Ashamed To Smooze
To Get What They Choose
And
They Are Not Ashamed To Beg
Even If What They Want Is Bootleg!

They Have Nothing In Their Character Called Shame
And
The Only Thing That Is Certain 
I Tell You Plain
Is
That Where They Are Going
Is Going To Be Hotta Flames!

Feed My Sheep!
     Feed My Lambs!
These Words Of The Master
To Their Souls Bring No Calm
For Service Requires Sweat
Blood, Love, Consideration
And
Real Tears
And
A Laying Of Burdens
At The Feet Of Him
Who For Our Purchased Souls
Does Sacrificially Care!

They Are All About Self!

Self Is A Known Sinner!
The Sinner Sins
And
Sin Is A Sore On The Soul
And
The Soul Bereft Of The Breath Of Life Is Dead!
These Two Are Playing Dead
To See What Kind Of Turn-Out They Shall Receive!
'Nuff Said!

Entreaties To Righteousness Falling On Their Ears
Leave Them "Feeling" Deaf:
They Chose Not To Hear The Nice Notes
On Either The Treble Or Bass Cleft!
Of Common Christian Decency
They Are Totally Bereft!

These Bold Sinners
Begrudge The Snails And The Slugs
A Walk On The Lord's Free Dirt!
They Forbid Mountain Springs
Free Droplets To Squirt!
They Forbid The Ants
A Fallen Rice Grain To Receive
And
They Cuss Out All Who Dare ... Their Words 
God's Great Goodness ... Free To All
Ever To Receive! 

They Are All About Me, Myself And I!
They Love Anything Call Mine!
They Consider Themselves Close To Divine
And
If They Are Not Being Talked About
Oh, Deary Me, How They Will Whine!

Brethren, Beloved,

I'll Tell You A Lil' Secret!
These Two Miscreants Fear Always To Be Alone!
They Feel Alone!
They Do Not Think To Trust In Him
Who For Their Personal Sins Did Atone
And So
They Walk In Uncertainty
Trusting Weak And Corruptible Self
And
Fearful Always Of Other Men's Malignity!
Methinks They Need New Hearts Not Made Of Stone!


Dish-Out Does Feel Real Good
But
Pay-Back Is A Female Dog!
So Much For Living
Like A Lic'rish
Never-Satisfied
Wide-Mout' Hog!

Here's A Well-Known Secret ...

Things Cannot Satisfy The Soul
Be Ye Coward, Timid Or Bold
So If You Are Feeling
Alone In The Crowd
You May Want To Take A Serious Look
At The Requirements Of Him
Who Shall Come To Earth Again
On The Angel-Cloud!








Look Within ...

We Say That We Follow Jesus 
But 
How Many Of Us Follow Jesus 
And
Always Do Those Things 
Which Always Please The Father 
So That We Are Not Left Alone!?!

Total Obedience To Almighty God 
Is 
A Necessity 
If
We Desire To Enjoy The Benefits 
And 
Reap The Rewards Of The Glorious Kingdom! 

Are You Feeling Alone!?! 
Then Take A Moment ... Or Two
And
Check Your Present Level Of Obedience
Take Corrective Measures
Seek To Please The Holy God In All That You Do 
And Then
You Will Know For Sure That 
You Are Not Alone
And
Do Walk Not Alone! 


The Blessings
Of
The Eternal, Holy, God
Await
The Obedient! 







Monday, October 28, 2019

CONQUEROR: On The Battle-Field ... Of The Mind!

The Battle Over Sin Is Won
In The Garden Of Prayer 
By Self-Denial
Through Full Cooperation 
With The Holy Spirit Of Truth:

Victory Is Ours
Whether We Are Old, Middling
Small Child Or Stripping Youth!


Jesus Christ Conquered Satan
Not By Cold Steel Or Powerful War-Horse!
Jesus Christ Conquered Satan
By The Living Word 
And
By Prayerful Obedience
With Consuming Love For The Lost
And
We Who Say We Follow Christ
Must Follow Him
In Thought
By Word
And
With Deeds
Starting At The Throne Of Grace
Expressing Love
Confessing Known Sin
Repenting Of The Past
Believing The Living Word
Accepting The Gift Of Life
Trusting The Promises
Following The Lord
Worshipping Wisely
Praising Wholly
Thanking God Gratefully

And

Girded By Gifts Of Infinite Love
From Him Who Is Eternal Love
Working ... By Faith
With Diligence And Endurance
With Our Backs To The Dying World 
And
Our Hearts Fixed Upon Our Master 
Knowing Of A Surety
The Battle Has Already Been Fought
And
With Finality
Won!

But How Can I, Personally, Win A Battle
That I, Personally, Have Not Yet Fought!?!

Beloved,
Our War Is On The Battle-Field Of The Mind!

I Don't Understand What You Mean!




Dear Heart,
When We Keep Our Minds Fixed And Focused 
Upon The Lord Jehovah
Our Hearts Will Truly Be Blessed: He Promised!
We Are In His Holy, Can't-Fail Care!

Understand This ...

Let's Thank The Living God
For Present Great Grace
And 
Soon-Coming Unimaginable Glory!

AMEN!!!