I Don't Get Myself Involved In Other Men's Matters
But This Was Too Good To Pass Up!
Vertical And Horizontal Are In A Relationship
Not With Each Other As You Would Suppose
But With "Him!"
Who Is "Him!"
You Know! "HIM!"
Does "HIM" Have A Familiar Name!?!
You Know It, My Friend!
The Lord!
So Why Didn't You Just Say So!?!
I Didn't Just Say So Because Vertical And Horizontal
Have Their Relationships With Him
Veiled ... In All Kinds Of Mystery
But That Is Not My Story!
Sooo, What's "Your Story!?!"
It's Like This ...
Ms Vertical Is All About Her Lord!
She Looks Up, Up, Up
And There Ain't No Getting Her To Look Around
At The People That Are Her Neighbors!
She Has No Heart For Humanity
And Yet She Somehow Sincerely Believes That
Heaven Is Her Home
Even Though She Has Not Done One Thing
For The Least Of The Lord's Beloved Brethren!
Does She Really Read Her Bible
Or Just Turn The Pages!?!
It's The Only Book That She Reads!
Okay!
So What's The Story On Our Friend Horizontal!?!
Oh, My!
Horizontal Is Quite The Charmer But ...!
... But What!?!
Horizontal Is All Over The Place!
He Loves People Passionately
And He's Very Vested In Caring And Serving Humanity
And He's Desperately In Love With Ms Vertical
Who Wouldn't Give Him The Time Of Day
Because As Far As She Is Concerned
He Is Damaged Goods ... Too Earthly Minded
And Practically Godless Because
He Believes That To Serve The Lord Truly
You Must Serve Your Fellowman Completely, Unreservedly
And He Says That This Is How The Love Of God Works
And "Swears" That
The Lord Has A Home For Him In Glory Land!
Let Me Get This Straight!
She Worships The Lord Steadfastly
And
Ignores The Sheep Of The Lord's Pasture
And
He Serves The Sheep Committedly
And
Steadfastly Ignores His Need Of
Close Communion With His Lord!
Did I Get It Right!?!
In One Straight Shot!
Oh, Wow!
This Is Unbelievable!
The Thing That I Don't Understand
Is
How They Don't Understand That They Belong Together
And
That Together They're Unbeatable
Because
Their Connectedness Abundantly Blesses Them
Blesses The Brethren
And
Strengthens Their Relationship With Him ... The Lord
And
Assuredly Serves The Stated Purposes Of Our Lord!
Wait! Wait! Gimme Piece O' This!
Don't They Understand That
With Them Being Knit Together ... Forever
That They'd Displaying ... Modeling
The Two Great Commandments!?!
They Don't Because She Won't Talk To Him
Because She Loves Him
But She Doesn't Believe That They Can Be One Flesh
Because They Do Not Agree!
Oh, Brother!
This Is So, So, Sooo Easy To Fix!
I Know What You Mean!
Since You Do
I Give You The Honors To Tell Everybody
What I Mean Right This Very Minute!
You're On!
She's Too Heavenly Minded To Be Any Earthly Use
And
He's Too Earthly Minded To Be Of Any Heavenly Use!
Put Another Way
They Need Each Other To Make A Whole Christian!
Alright, Then!
You Get Two Thumbs Up ... In A Circle!
Man, You're Old!
Lower Your Voice
And Don't Look Around
But Here They Come
And They're Ignoring Each Other!
We've Got To Put A Stop To This!
I'm With You!
Me, Too!
Quick! What's The Bible Text!?!
Matthew 22: 34-40!
Alright,Guys!
Back Me Up!
Hellooo, Lady Vertical!
Hellooo, Master Horizontal!
It's Good Of You To Come!
We Were Just Awaiting Your Arrival To Begin!
We're In Matthew 22
And We're Dealing With The Commandments!
Vertical, Can You Be The Lawyer Asking The Lord A Question!?!
Sure! That's Right Up My Alley!
Being A Lawyer Is My Day Job!
Wow! That's Perfect!
Horizontal, You Can Be Jesus Christ!
Good!
I Work For Him All Day, Every Day
And I'm Striving To Be Like Him
But I'm Not There Yet!
Double Wow!
This Is Just, Just, Just Perfect!
I Love It!
Okay, Vertical!
Read Verses 34-36 Of Matthew 22, If You Please!?!
And Put Your Heart Into It
Because It's A Life Or Death Question To Be Asked!
Uh, Hmmm!
KJV Matthew 22
34 But when the Pharisees had heard that
he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer,
asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
Thank You, Kindly, Lady Vertical!
I Felt That!
Now, Master Horizontal
You're Representing Jesus Christ, Our Only Savior
Who Has Compassionate Love For His People!
Remember That You Are Touched
Deeply Touched
By The Feelings Of Our Infirmities!
Indeed!
I Agonize Over The Brethren Every Day
And It Is Proving To Be Quite Draining
But ... I Press On To The Mark
To That Upward Calling!
AMEN!!!
Now, Master Horizontal
Since You're Living The Life
With Your Heart Filled With Love
For This Seeking Soul
Whom You Know Is Acting Deceitfully
Please Read Verses 37-40!
Call That Dear One To Your Heart!
KJV Matthew 22
37 Jesus said unto him,
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,
and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it,
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 On these two commandments
hang all the law and the prophets.
Enlightenment Dawned
In Dramatic Fashion!
Your Answer Was Good, Really Good, Horizontal!
So Was Your Question, Vertical!
Do You Know What I'm Thinking!?!
No, But I Know What I'm Thinking!
Guys, Do You Know What We're Thinking!?!
Hmmmm, Let Me See ...!?!
Hmmmm, I Believe That I've Got An Inkling!
Are You Going Tell Us Or Shall We Tell Us!?!
Please ... Do The Honors!
All Together Now!
Altogether In The Now
In Tandem
In Unison
In Stereo
Vertical And Horizontal Ecstatically Said:
And
The Brethren Said Enthusiastically:
Hallelujah!
Praise The Lord!
AMEN!!!
Brethren,
Just As The Cross Of Christ
So Are The Commandments Of God!
There Is Our Vertical Relationship To God
And
Our Horizontal Relationship With Our Fellowmen!
These Cannot Be Separated Or Minimized
Or Reordered
For They ... Together ... Make The Glorious Whole!
We Belong To Jesus!
Jesus Belongs To Us
And
We Are One In Him
And
He Is His Law
The Law Of Love!
Any Deviation Renders Us Profane ... Unclean ...!
... And No Unclean Thing Shall Cross Heaven's Portals!
Brethren,
There Is No One Who Reads
Or Who Hears The Word Of God
That Can Honestly Say That They Are Unaffected By It!
We Either Love The Word Or Hate It
But
None Of Us Can Ever Be Indifferent To It!
Remember, Beloved,
All Of Us Will Be Judged By The Living Word
Which Speaks Life
And
Testifies Of The Sacrificial Love Of Christ Jesus!
Let's Choose To Use The Living Word
Just As The Lord Requires Us To Use It
So That We May Grow
And
Continue To Grow
In Grace And In Stature
In The Sight Of Our Ever-Living, Ever-Loving, God!
May His Peace Which Passes Human Understanding
Be Upon Us All!
AMEN!!!
