PRAYER FOR THE PEOPLE ... In The Midst Of The Storm!

In This Hour Of Trial

Lord Jesus, Plead For Us!

Heavenly Father,

We Come Before You

As Supplicants And Penitents

Thankful For Dear Grace

And

Pleading For Available Mercy!

Bless You, Lord

For Provision And Protection!

Lord,

We Bring Before

The Peoples Of The Islands Of The Sea

Who Have Been Struck

By Hurricane 

And By Earthquake

And Tsunami

And

Have Suffered Loss Of Life!

Comfort Them Please

And

Reveal To Them Your Saving Grace!

We Pray For Those Who Mourn

And

For Those Who Anticipate A Mourning!

Please Heal Their Hurts And Their Hearts!

Lord, 

Pity Us In Our Myriad Distresses

And

Have Mercy Upon Us!

We Bring Before You

Our Own Nation, Lord

Which Is Now In The Direct Path

Of The Present Storm

And Plead, Dear Father

For The Sake Of The Holy People

For The Grace That You Alone

Can Provide!

May Your Grace Be Ever Sufficient!

We Commend The Souls

Of

Our Loved Ones

To Your Safe-Keeping

And Ask You

To Keep Our Faith Firm

And Our Souls

Anchored In The Eternal God!

We Know, Lord

That We Are Not Alone!

Father,

In The Blessed Word

You Have Said:

Sorrow May Last For A Night

But Joy Comes ... In The Morning!

Let The Morning Soon Come, Lord

For We Hope And Trust In You!

Please Bless The Praying People

So That Those Who Don't

May Be Blessed By Our Supplications

To The Holy God!

Lord, We See Our Need!

Father,

We Confess Our Sins

And

Repent Of All Unrighteousness!

Forgive Us In This Trying Hour

And

Save Our Souls

Even As We Plead

For The Saving Of Our Bodies!

May The Holy Spirit Comfort Us!

May The Holy Angels Protect Us

And

May The Holy God Shelter Us

Under The Everlasting Arms

Is Our Plea

In The Name Of Jesus Christ The Righteous!

We Love You, Lord!

Our Lives Are In Your Hands - Remember Us!

AMEN.

PRAYER: Help Us To Accept You, Lord, At Your Word!

Father,

I Come To You

As A Child

Seeking Blessing

Counsel

And

Guidance

And

Willing Your Sure Word To Obey!

I Beseech You

To Help Me Ever To Hear

Your Still Small Voice

And

With My Hearing, Lord

Help Me Ever To Heed

So That I Will Not Turn

To The Left

Nor To The Right

Being Spun Around

And Used

By Satan

For A Disposable Steed!

Lord,

Help Me To Live

In The Blessed Light Of Life

That I Have Received

And

Help Me To Grow In Your Grace

As I Walk

In Faith

Towards The Heavenly Home

The Eternal Resting Place

From Which Overcomers

Through The Beloved Christ

Shall Never Roam!

Father,

Grant Unto Your Blessed People

Ever Increasing Knowledge

Of Your Truth

Understanding To Accept It

And

Wisdom For Its Use!

Help Us Not To Use Truth

Like A Big Stick

Nor As A Battering Ram

Nor As A Wet Noodle

To Tickle The Ears Of Those

We Are Reaching For 

Your Living

Loving

Holy, Coming, Kingdom!

Help Us, Lord

To Be Compassionate

Speaking The Truth In

And With Love

Not Hiding Brass Knuckles

Inside Pristine White Gloves!

Help Us, Lord

To Speak Soft Answers

To Turn Away Cruel Wrath!

Help Us To Walk The Straight And Narrow Path

Never Uttering False Words For Graft!

Help Us Never To Be Double-Minded

Nor To Indulge Craftiness

And

Deceit

Devil-diving For Dollars

Nor Be Inclined Unto Conceit!

Help Us, Dear Lord

To Lean Ever Upon Christ

Never Betting Our Salvation

On Satan's Loaded Dice!

Help Us To Accept

Your  "No!"

Your "Yes!"

Your "Wait!"

Your "My Grace Is Sufficient For You!" Too

Trusting You Wholly

Because You Are Faithful

Kind

Loving

Holy

And

Eternally True!

Grant Unto Us, Dear Lord

Grace

And

Faith

For Each Day

The Comfort Of The Holy Spirt

Strength For The Journey

And

Courage

And

The Angelic Guard

For The Way We Must Walk

No Matter How It Is Paved!

Bless Those, Lord

Who Bless Us By Speaking The Truth!

Pity Those

Who Elevate Falsely Acquired Youth 

Over Acquiring Your Holy Truth!

Satisfy Those

Who Hunger After The Truth

And

As Promised

Mark Well

The Graves Of Those

Who Died In And For

Christ's Truth!

Hear Our Prayer

And

Bless Us With Peace

And

The Healing Rest Of The Just

In Jesus' Name We Plead!

We Love You, Lord!

AMEN.

Christos Came A-Calling!

He Had Lived A Life Of
Totally Glorious Luxury
AND
Barring One Unfortunate 
Unnecessary Incident
He Had Been
Faithfully Loved 
AND
Lovingly Worshipped
By Every Single Being
He Could In His Eye Behold!

Life Is Good!
Good - That Is
Until The Day
That It Was Decided
That He Would Have To Go 
AND
Make Peace
In One Of The Family's Houses!

Ruction Had Broken Out!
People Were Fighting!
People Were Dying!
People Were Calling Themselves God
AND
There Was Open Opposition
To None Less Than 
Almighty God Himself
In The Family's Favorite House Of All Places
Just Because Of Somebody
Thoroughly Conceited
Selfish
Wilfull
Cruel
Liard
AND
Unrepentantly Wicked!

The Former Top Servant To The Master
In The Great House Itself
Had Decided That
If He Could Not Be Boss
In The Great House
He Was Going To Destroy
One Of The Family's Households
... Just For Spite!

Anyway ...

Long Story Short
That Knave
Had Been In Love With His Own Formerly Gorgeous Self
AND
Desiring Others To Worship Him
As He Worshipped Himself
Had Brought That Peculiar Estate
- A Favorite Of The Father -
To Ruin
AND
That Is Why
Christos Had Had To Make 
The Arduous Journey!

The Experience Is Novel
For
When He Said Who He Is
Just About Everybody
Thought Him A Liar
A Blasphemer
AND
An Employee Of Beelzebub
The Very Wretch
Christos Had Come
To Save The Estate From!

It Was A Total Farce!

NOW ...

Everybody Knows That Story
But
I Personally Wonder 
How Christos Felt
Not Feeling Anything
From The Majority Of His Family
BUT
Hate!

I Know That He Could Commune With His Father
But
I Want To Know
To Understand This :

How Does One
Who Has Only Known Love
Exist
- In His Own Property -
Amongst A People Out Of Himself
Who Are Protected And Provided For
By Himself
AND
Who Despise His Very Existence
Survive?

How Did Love Live Without Love

Amongst The Unlovely

But Beloved

Unkind And Cruel Family

And

Survive

Unbesmirched

By

That Pervasive Taint Of Sin

Mingled With Ravaging Hate?!

Not Every Single Person Hated Him For There Was A Remnant Who Knew A Godsend
When They Heard One!

BUT ... 

The $1,000,000,000,000 Question Remains:

How Do WE Personally Stand Up 

For Jesus 

In The Face Of Rabid Familial Hate

Disrespect AND Dishonor 

When Every Body Knows That 

We Need Love To Survive? 

The Answer Is Important For Every Christian's Survival In These Last Days!

Mother Against Child

Enemies Within Your Home

Self Before Jesus Is Not Worthy Of Jesus

Anything Given Up For Jesus Christ

Is Returned 

Tenfold!

Jesus Christ Is Faithful

His Own Will He Secure

All We Need Is Endurance In Him

AND

We Shall His Face In Peace

Behold!

The Holy Spirit Offers Comfort

The Holy Angels Provide Protection Each Day

We Need To Remember To Follow The Captain

AND

Strive By His Word

To Walk Firmly

On His Marked Pathway!

The Devil Is Not Going To Ease You

The Devil Will Pour Out Virus-Mimicking Hate

We Must Keep Our Eyes On Our Savior

Else

We Will Share In The Devil's Just Fate!

Let Us Keep Our Eyes Upon Jesus

Let Us Walk Boldly Unto The Christ

Let Us Sing For Joy

For The Revealing

Will

Turn The Dark Days

Into Glorious Light!

Jesus Is The Way

The Truth

AND

The Light

Let Us

Through Him

By Him

For Him

In Him

Be Faithful

For There Is Always The Darkness

Before There Is The Light!

*********

Jesus Christ

IS

The Light Of The World!