Here you will find the Poetry and Prayers that I write, and access links to the traditional Gospel songs and Hymns of the Christian Faith of which I am a member.
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Everybody Has Unrealistic Expectations For Marriage Family, Work And Friends
But I Can Safely Say - Without Fear Of Contradiction - That My Expectations Concerning Christ Jesus Will Never Comport
With His Myriad Blessings Vouchsafe To Me
And Neither Will His Blessings - Ever - My Hopeful Soul Offend!
Wha' Loss! Hear De Big Christ'an Talk! Their Ain't Nobody Like She And She Jesus!
You Know Every Since She Got Into That "Relationship" You Would Think She Is Going To Get A Gold Crown!
Of THAT You Can Be Sure Because MY Relationship With MY Jesus Is Personal And He Promised Me A New Name A Personal Mansion In Glory A Gold Harp A Victor's Palm And, Yes A Real-Real Gold Crown!
How Special ...!
... And She Believes Him!
Hold It, Sarah! You And Cora Had Better Stop Teasing Maylene! She Is Very Serious About Her Lord AND
You Two Had Better Wake Up!
There's A Time And Place For Jesting And This Is Not It!
Awww, Auntie Jen! We Didn't Mean Anything By It!
We Were Just Funning Cause She's Such An Easy Target!
Now, Really! That Is Just Being Unkind!
Children! Gather Around!
Yes, Ma'am!
See What You Did?! You're Always Getting Us In Trouble!
Settle Down! Nobody Is In Trouble ... Yet BUT
I Want To Tell You A Story AND
Then You Will Tell Me The Moral:
There Was Once A Boy Named Samuel Who Loved The Lord! He Was Young But Genuine In His Love And He Walked With God In Accord!
Samuel Lived At God's Sanctuary In A Town Called Shiloh With The High Priest Called Eli And His Two Very Wicked Worthless Sons Aka Sons Of Belial Sons Of The Devil Who Had Absolutely No Respect For The Ways Of Truth And Goodness Nor The Holy Things Of The Eternal God!
Almighty God Was Not Pleased AND
One Night - This Was At a Time When A Word From God
To The Nation Was A Thing Rare -
The Lord Did Something Wonderful AND
Spoke To Samuel In His Very Ear!
The Voice Was So Near That Samuel Thought It Was Old Eli Calling Him!
I Wish Almighty God Would Talk To Me Like That!
He Can AND He Does BUT You Must Have A Heart For The Things Of God And Be Kind And Obedient And Truthful And Faithful AND Of A Willing Spirit!
Do You Remember When We Talked About Being AND Becoming Like The Lord Jesus?!
Yes, Ma'am!
Was Jesus Ever Unkind Or Malicious Speaking Spiteful Words To The People Even Those Who Were Not Kind To Him Or Who Were Not Even His Friends?!
Oh, No! Never!
Jesus Had A Meek ...!
... Kind ...!
... Gentle And Loving Spirit!
Well, Samuel Was Just Like That BUT High Priest Eli's Sons - Hophni And Phineas - Treated The Things Of God The People Of God The Gifts Designated For God As Unholy Things As Things Common As Things To Be Abused As Things Dirty!
Oh, Dear!
But We Were Just Playing!
We Weren't Even Serious!
Children, Those Very Words May Be Applied To How Eli Raised Up His Sons!
Eli, The High Priest Of God
Wasn't Serious About His Leadership! Eli Wasn't Firm In Disciplining His Sons AND His Children To The Things Of The Earth AND From Him From The Holy God Ran Away!
They Wanted That Thing Called Fun!
Understand This:
People Don't Become Mean-Spirited And Unkind And Profligate And Wicked
Overnight!
People Learn What They Live AND Practicing A Bad Habit AND It Not Being Corrected Chastised Or Set Aside Permits It To Become A Practical Way To Live Life!
It Is Then That What You Should Rule, Rules You!
What You Plant
Is
What You Harvest!
What You Harvest
You
Shall Eat
And
May Almighty God Help You
If Your Eating
Is Not Sweet
Or
Something That You Consider
Fit
For You To Eat
T
What You Call A Treat!
Ma'am? What Happened To Hophni And Phineas?!
I Want To Know What Happened To Samuel!
What Happened To Hophni And Phineas Was Sad BUT
Just AND It Was A Hard Lesson Learned For Their Father Who Died The Very Same Day That They Did! They Died In Battle!
Hophni And Phineas's Untoward Behavior Prevented Many A Faithful Soul From Worshipping
Before The Living God In The Place Appointed!
As For Samuel The Ever-Present
All-Knowing
All-Seeing God
Revealed To Him That He Was Bringing An End To Eli And His Family Because Eli Had Elevated His Sons Above The Holy God!
As For Samuel
He Became A Prophet Called Of God! He Was Also A Priest! AND He Was Also A Judge!
Samuel Was Faithful Honest
AND Upright In The Holy God's Sight AND He Was That Way Until He Died At A Ripe Old Age!
Eli's Family Indeed Ended! His Daughter-In-Law Died
Just After She Gave Birth To A Son! Before She Died
She Called Him Ichabod
Because The Glory Had Departed!
Hophni And Phinea's Behavior
Had Resulted In The Ark Of God Being Stolen
By The Philistines!
Okay, Children! What Can We Learn From This Story:
Evil Habits Grow! Good Habits Grow! All Habits Are Present Before The Lord Just As Before Mortal Men They Show!
God Does Not Like Ugly!
Being Unrepentant Of Evil Always Gets One Punished!
Doing Good Always Gets Rewarded!
The Living God Does Not Play Favorites!
The Things Of God Are Sacred!
Faith Matters!
Okay. Very Good! Now ... Is There SOMETHING You Two NEED To Say To A Certain Somebody?!
Yes, Ma'am!
Maylene, We're Sorry! What We Said And Did Was Neither Nice Nor Kind!
Please Forgive Us!
We Promise That We Won't Treat You Like That Again ...!
... Tell Us Again About Your Relationship With Jesus!
I Want A Personal Mansion!
Heyyyy! Do You Think Jesus Will Put Your Mansion Next To Mine?!
To Glory Go When The Savior Comes To Reign For They Will Have Cast Sin Away AND Doffed Its Beguiling Chains!
Earth For Them
Would Have Been A Vale Of Bitter Tears Where Character Shaped By Sin Was Reshaped By The Lord Of Light As They Battled Against The Devil's Darts AND In Jesus' Name Fought The Good Fight
Never Looking For Earthly Fortune
Fame
Or Vainglorious Acclaim!
Many A Dear Saint Would Have Perished For The Faith But Their Blood - Good Seed - Many A Good Tree Raised And Borne Fruit - Good Fruit - Fit
For The Table Of The Great King AND None Will Know The Magnitude Of The Harvest Until In The Glorious Kingdom
Will Be Revealed All And Everything!
Sound The Trumpet Ye Watchmen Of The Lord! Give The Battle Cry! Soon Is Coming The Great Day Of Reward!
Now Is The Appointed Time For Man
To Awake From Sleep! Now Is Time
To Make Known Who Will Be God's Good
AND
Faithful Sheep!
Teach The Word In Season Or Not! Tell The Glad Tidings Let Not Your Voice Drop! Tell All Of The Blessing - The Blessing Of Peace And Rest - AND
Encourage The Weary For Now Is Not The Time For Revelry Nor The Debauched Carnal Fest!
The King Is Coming For You! For Me! Are We Washing Our Garments? Are Our Hearts For Eternal Life
Being Made Ready?
Are We Trusting In The Lord Enduring The Test
AND
The Hard Trials
As We Wait
- Patiently -
On The Reward?
Are We Resting In The Truth For All Ages Or Are We Fallen Away Unto Comfortable Fables
AND
Bold Lies?
Are We Permitting Self To Be Beguiled?
Each Heart Must Answer All For To Bless Or To Curse His Own Soul! Christ Does Not Condemn Us For
Our Works Do Determine Our Own Soul's Ultimate Goal!
Take Time, Beloved AND Think Of Who Jesus Christ Really Is AND Think Also - For Just An Instant - About How You Are Caused To Live! Of Who Causes You To Live! Think About Who Jesus Christ Is In Relation To The Father God AND Recognize That Man Is Being Hornswoggled By A Wily Desperate Already Conquered Already Damned Fraud AND Foe! Learn A Great Lesson About Jealousy And Greed! Learn A Greater Lesson Of Him Who Does Us Daily Feed! Learn Of The Biggest Love From Above Condescending To Save Us Dust And A Puff Grubs AND Realize That We Are Indeed Greatly Beloved By Everlasting Love AND Stop Wandering To Wondering After AND Pandering To The Lord Of The Dung Flies Whose Sole Mission - Acknowledged AND Confessed - Is To Cause Us - Beloved Of GOD - To Forever Die AND Thereafter Turn Away From Sin AND Stand Up For Jesus Pleading For The Indwelling Of God's Holy Spirit AND An Increase Of Holy Faith Whilst Being Thankful For Mercy AND Grateful For The Grace Of God AND The Protection AND The Holy Influence Of Holy Angels As We For Eternal Life Fight! Please Remember Jesus Paid Our Price! Jesus Showed Us How To Live AND Points The Way To Eternal Life! Jesus Set For Us The Perfect Example: Indulge In A Life Of Prayer Self-Denial Compassion For Others How To Pray Communion And Union With God AND Showing Us Messages Of God's Love For Us Displayed By Nature! Jesus Christ Also Modeled For Us: Belief Love Trust AND Obedience To The Will Of God AND Showed Thereby How To Deny The Liar Even A Petty Play AND Making Him Miss Our Traveling Life's Bouncing Ball! Satan Builds Bridges On Lies! BUT God Through Jesus Christ Protects His People With Hedges aka Walls Precepts Commandments Love Promises Shelters From Decay AND We Can Openly Ardently Trust All That He To Us Does Say! Pray ... Without Ceasing! Pray ... Instantly! Pray ... Earnestly! Pray ... Believing That He Leads! Pray For The Good! Pray Over The Bad! Pray When You're Happy! Pray Pitifully When You're Sad! Prayer Is No Ritual! Prayer Is Not Form! Prayer Is The Breath Of The Soul! The Prayers Of Man Should Be The Norm! Breathe A Silent Prayer! Lift Your Voice Quietly To Him Who Cares! Pray In Exultation For The Blessings Around You Beautifully Arrayed! Pray AND Listen To What The Living God To You - Personally - Has To Say! In Peace ... Pray! In War ... Pray! In Trial ... Pray! In Victory ... Pray! Don't Pray Like A Pharisee Pompous In Company Before The Lord! Pray Like The Publican Who Knew His Own Need AND Bowed His Head His Heart AND Beat His Chest Trusting Almighty God To Care AND Release Him From The Fraud! Keep Your Own Counsel! To God Pour Out Your Soul Believing That He IS Able To Save You In Any Moment Of Any Day In 1000 Ways That We Know Not One Thing About! Don't Just Prayer For Wants! Also - In Great Measure - Pray To Praise! Pray To Give God Thanks! Pray Just To Commune With Your Dying Soul's Only Friend The Friend With The Only Means To Get You His Eternal Salvation AND To Reside In His Heavenly Glen! Take Time To Think About Jesus! AND Take Time To Believe For Without Your Prayer Time Satan The Fiend Will - Gratuitously - You Grandly Deceive! No Massive Formulas! No Grand Functions! No Fawning Functionaries! Just Go Heart To Heart With Our Redeemer God AND Escape The Strangulation Cords Of That Wretch Satan Who Desires To Be Your God! Trust God! Obey And Pray! Pray The Promises! To Give Them To You God - Through Jesus' Blood - Did Grossly Pay! Don't Pray To Be Seen! Don't Not Pray Because You Are Unclean! Holy Red Blood Washes Unholy Steadfast Scarlet Sin White So That You May Rest In Green Pastures AND Walk On Golden Streets Nevermore To See A Scary Dark Night! Praying Is Not About Position! Prayer Is Not About Voice! Pray Is About Faith AND Belief! Praying Is Seeking After The Soul's Savior AND Leaning On Love Looking For Guidance Believing The Assurances Of Relief AND Release Standing On The Promises Holding The Able Hand Which Holds The Winnowing Fan Walking Without Seeing AND Trusting The Rock Upon Which You Stand!
