Showing posts with label Committed To Christ. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Committed To Christ. Show all posts

Saturday, February 25, 2023

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: We Are Not Alone! Thank You, Lord Jesus!




Why Would We, As Committed To Christ Christians, Go To Our God
The Living Holy God
The Creator-God
And 
Ask Him To Chase Down, Arrest, And Destroy The Storms In Our Lives 
When They Are Permanent Subjects Of 
And 
Entirely Answerable To Him Always!?! 

Aren't They  Always In His Sight And Ever In His Presence!?! 

Beloved, 

Do You Believe, Honor, Trust, Worship, And Obey The Lord 
Or
Do You Disparage, Doubt, Disbelieve, And Disclaim The Lord!?! 

Hint, Hint ... 

We Cannot Straddle The Fence 
And 
Believe  ... And Doubt
And 
Honor  ... And Disparage The Lord! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

We Cannot Get Sweet Water ... And Bitter Water 
From The Same Source! 

Dear Ones, 

Being A Christian Is Both Simple And Profound: 
Accept The Gift
Take Your Position
And 
Hold The Line 
Because
The Life Lived For And In And With The Lord Christ 
Cannot Fail! 

The Storm That The Lord Brings You To 
Is
The Storm That By Your Exercised Faith In Him
In His Word
And 
Through His Love For You
He Will Successfully Carry You Through! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Is Not A Loser 
And 
His Love Can't Lie: 
Abide In The Lord Of Life 
And
Live Your Life For The Lord 
So That You Will Enjoy Eternal Life With The Lord! 

Take This To Heart ...

Storms Always Die 
And
Our Savior Ever Lives! 

Peace! 



















Sunday, October 9, 2022

Be Mindful To Get Rid Of The Froward Heart!




To Have A Froward Heart 
Is 
To Be Habitually Disposed ... Given Over
To Disobedience And Opposition! 

Beloved, 

Why Would Anybody Calling Themselves 
A Committed To Christ Christian 
Want To Be Labeled An Abomination 
In The Eyes Of Their Maker, God, And King 
When They Know What Opposing Almighty God 
Cost Lucifer And One-Third Of The Heavenly Host 
And
What Disobedience Cost Adam And Eve 
And, By Extension, All Of Mankind!?!

Dear Ones, 

Whether A Rebel With A Cause
Or An Opposer For Opposing's Sake
Or To Avoid Being Called Goody Two Shoes
When We Know Better We Must Avidly Seek To Do Better 
Because 
Dire, Deadly, On Up To Damnable 
Are The Known And Noted Consequences! 

In The Old Days
When One Was Known For Flapping Their Yak 
Without Reason Or Invitation
People Would Call Them A Foreign Radio Station 
For Being Where They Shouldn't Be! 


The Lord Of Life
Personally
Knows All Of His People! 


We Are Of The Household Of Faith
And 
We Should Be Learning ... And Knowing 
How To Comport Ourselves 
As Upright, God-Fearing, Humble
Obedient Children Of The Father! 

Let Us Remember Whose We Are 
And 
Be Mindful To Behave 
As The Name We Bear Commands! 

Be Humble And Holy To Reach Home! 

Delight The Lord! 

Peace! 

















Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Is Your Faith Exercising Trust In Jesus Christ The Lord!?!






Is Your Exercised Faith In Jesus Christ Fixed 
Or Is Your Faith Dependent Upon 
Your Every Prayer Being Answered 
Just As You Have Asked 
And
In The Time-Frame That You, A Mere Mortal, Has Specified 
To The Creator God 
Who Is All-Knowing, Almighty, And Eternal!?! 

Are You Mixing Faith With Sight!?! 

Are You Mixing Faith With Feelings!?! 

Does Your "Faith" Have You Reeling!?! 

Beloved, 

We Who Are Committed To The Lord Christ 
And 
The Way Of The Cross That Leads To The Heavenly Home
Cannot Afford The "Luxury" Of A Fair-Weather Faith 
With A Side Of Flitting Butterflies 
And 
A Generous Helping Of Thorn-Less, Perfectly Scented, Roses! 

The Children Of The Household Of Faith 
Must Stand Or Fall By The Word Of The Lord 
Which Clearly States Plainly That 
All Things Work
-  Answered Prayer Or Not - 
For The Good Of Us Who Are The Called 
According To The Purposes Of God!

We Must Be Able To Say
- Like Job And The Three Hebrew Worthies - 

"Live Or Die
I'm Trusting My Lord With My Life
And
All That Concerns Me!" 

We Who Are Headed To Hill Zion 
Must Be Able To Bear Disappointment 
Aka The Denial Of Even Godly Desires! 

We Must Be Able To Hold Strain 
Even When We Just Want To Curl Up And Die! 

We Must Trust The Living Word 
And Not The Lies Of The Devil! 

Jesus Christ Always Saves! 

Brethren, Beloved

Please ... By Grace Through Faith
Daily Choose To Moment-By-Moment Trust 
The Lord's Heavenly Love For You 
Even When You Can't Trace His Holy Hand 
Holding 
And 
Helping You! 

Peace!





Sunday, February 28, 2021

TEMPTATION: You Know The Devil's Devices!







There Is No Sin In Being Tempted
But
There Is A Problem With 
Being Regularly Tempted By The Same Sin!

Falling Into Divers Aka Different Temptations 
Suggests Onward, Upward, Mobility In Our Christian Growth! 
All Christians Must Grow Up In Grace!

Beloved, 

Nobody Plans To Fall! 
Falling Happens When One Is Unaware Of A Pitfall
Is Careless About One's Surroundings 
Or One Just Loses One's Balance! 

We Are Warned Of The Devil's Devices 
And
We Know 
And 
Should Be Within The Hedge Of Protection That 
The Lord Provides For His People! 

When We Find Ourselves Being Tempted By 
And
Giving Into The Same Temptation 
And
Committing The Same Sin Repeatedly
We Need To Take Stock Of Our Thoughts
Look At Those With Whom We Are Walking
And
Reevaluate Our Commitment To Christ 
And
Our Growth In His Grace! 

The Temptation
That Is Not
Forcefully Resisted
The First Time That It Appears
Comes Back Harder And Harder To Resist
Each Time That We Fail To Overcome It!

Think Carefully ...

A Healthy And Fit Person Crawling Like A Baby 
Has A Problem Which Must Be Patiently Corrected 
And
Likewise The Christian Who Is Not Forcefully
Patiently, Prayerfully
Daily Conquering The Minor Temptations 
To Grow Strong Spiritual Muscles 
To Deal With The Major Temptations Known Up Ahead! 

Be Wise ... 

Don't Play With Temptation! 
Chop Off Temptation's Head By The Word Of Truth
And
Stay Constantly In Prayer:
Take Your Burden To The Lord
Pray For The Outpouring Of The Holy Spirit
Take The Living God At His Holy Word
And
Dare To Walk ... Enduringly ... In Unfailing Faith!
Jesus Christ ... Alone ... Saves!


Your Temptation
Is
Dressed To Thrill You!
Have A "Thus Saith The Lord"
At The Ready To Decimate It!





Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Let Your Light Shine Before Men!






We Christians Are Called ... By Jesus Christ
The Light Of The World! 
How Sad It Is Then, That 
Most In The World Look Questioningly, Cross-Eyed
Or With Raised Eyebrows 
Wondering What Kind Of Christians Many Of Us Are
And 
Asking What Kind Of "Light" We Are Shedding! 

Beloved, 

Let's Take Heed To Ourselves!
 
Be Careful How You Walk! 
Be Mindful Of What You Say And Do! 
Be Wise Unto Your Own Soul's Salvation 
And
See To It That Your Behavior 
Is Not 
Causing A Longing, Wandering, Seeking Soul 
To Turn Away From Saving Truth 

... And ... 

Be True To Your Calling 
To Be An Honest Steward
A Willing Witness
And 
A Loved, Loving, Child Of The Eternal God 
Through Jesus Christ Our Lord! 

From This Moment On
By The Available Grace Of Our Loving God
And
By The Holy Spirit's Leading, Teaching, Feeding 
And 
Correcting
Let No One Have Cause To Question Your Christianity 
Or Your Commitment To Our Lord Christ! 

You Didn't Buy Your Name: 
It Wasn't On Sale! 
Your Name 
Is 
Blessed, Holy, Everlasting
A Gift Of The Holy God
A Deposit ... If You Will ... Toward The Great Day 
When Having Assimilated The Total Character Of Christ
You, Perfected, Immortalized, Glorified
Shall Enter The Family Home On High 
To Live Eternally! 

Pray For Oil And Light Up! 
Shine, Dear Christian!
Shine!





Sunday, January 31, 2021

COMMTTED TO CHRIST: Exercised Faith Can't Fail!




 
Every Christian Completely Committed To Christ 
And 
His Eternal Cause 
Must Be Able Able To Say Like Job: 

"Though He Slay Me
Yet Will I Trust Him!" 

In Finite Understanding
The Skeptical Will, With The Worldly, Say: 

"Why Would You Trust Someone
Who Could Kill You!?!" 

To This, We Say: 

Jesus Christ
Is
The Author Of Life
Our Creator, Sustainer, Provider
Lord, God And Forever Friend
And
He Raises The Dead
To Everlasting Life 
And
He ... The Righteous One 
And
Forever Faithful Friend 
And
Kind King
And
Just Judge
Has Promised To All
Who Choose To Believe In Him 
And
Trust Him At His Living Word That 
We Who Live For Him
And
Die In Him Shall
- At The Time Appointed By Him -
Rise From Death To Life 
To Live With Him Forevermore 
On The Glorious Golden Shore!

Beloved, 

The Great God Who Bids You Trust Him
Gives You A Gift Of Faith Each Day 
With Which To Trust Our Jesus 
- The King Of Glory -
Who Calls Us To Partake Of
And
Does Give Grace ... Unmerited Favor
Blessings, Benefits
Gifts Of Holy Love To Us
Whether We Are Grateful, Faithful
Obedient, Enduring
Loving, Kind 
And 
Wholly True To Him! 

Please Dare To Love The Lord Christ 
Who Eternally, Personally, Loves You Intimately: 
Your Exercised Faith In Him Can't Fail!





Tuesday, October 13, 2020

The Promises Of God Are Not Comforts For Fools!

KJV Luke 15:10
10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.


 





Anyone Who Does Not Hold Our Almighty God In Godly Fear 
Is 
Fair Game To Satan And His Fallen Angels 
Who Will Work Diligently To Help Them Accumulate Enough Sin 
To Acquire The Fare For The One-Way Ticket 
To Hell 'N Damnation! 

All Of Us Already Have Enough Sin
But
The Committed-To-Christ Child Of God 
Being In Awe ... Godly Fear ... Of His Maker
And 
Believing The Word Of Promise
Will Choose To Daily Confess 
And 
Repent ... Turn Away From ... Known Sin! 

Time For A Think-Think ... 

Let Us Consider The Invitation To Confess ... And Repent
The Promise To Forgive ... And To Cleanse
The Decision To Follow Christ ... And Live By Faith That Cannot Fail Us
And 
The Blessed Hope Aka Christ In Us Our Hope For Glory! 
We Have Reason For Our Blessed Hope! 

Beloved, 

The Promises Of God Are Not Comforts For Fools! 
They Are "Yes, Lord!" And "Amen!" 
For All The Saints Of God And Christ 
Who Have Resolved To Live For The Lord Of Life
Who Exchanged His Life For Ours 
So That We Have The Opportunity 
To Transact A One-For-One Fair Exchange Of
Our Sinful Life For His Holy Life
Our Mortality For His Immortality
And 
Our Perishing Planet For His Perfect Paradise! 

Brethren, Beloved,

Please Let The Holy Spirit Guide You Into All Truth: 
Dare To Strive For The Crown That Doesn't Tarnish! 
Let Heaven Rejoice Over You Today! 


Truth And Peace
Are One!




Tuesday, June 2, 2020

COMMITTED TO CHRIST: The "As For Me ..." Moment



Psalm 17:15 As for me, I will behold your face in righteousness: I ...



Every Committed Christian Has An "As For Me!" Moment 
When Against The Backdrop Of 
Common Sense, Temporal Prosperity
Familial Opposition
And 
Occupational Security 
They Will Say With The Conviction Of Working Faith
And 
Concrete Trust: 

"The Lord Is My Shepherd
My Portion, My Peace! 
I Will Walk In His Ways! 
Whatever Befalls Me
I Shall Ever Give Him
My True And Heartfelt Praise! 

I Do Not Pray To A False God! 
I Pray To The King Of Kings! 
I Lean On The God Eternal 
And
It Is By His Grace Available
His Mercy Free
That I Choose His Blessed Way
Through This Life 
To Enduringly Go Walking!" 

Beloved, 

I Pray For Us Strength For Our Journey
And 
Courage For The Way On Which We Must Travel! 

Only The Lord Christ 
Can Cause Us To Arrive Safely At The Heavenly Home 
So Choose To Behold Him Now ... In His Word
And
Be Satisfied With His Provision And Protection Now 
And
Having Declared Your Commitment To Him And His Cause
Embrace His Righteousness 
Through His Daily Gift To You Of Faith For The Day
Whilst Being Ever Obedient To Live Companionably With Truth 
And
Know Of A Surety That You Shall Rise Up 
To Go Up To His Glory 
Bearing His Likeness In Your Then-Glorified Body! 

Please, I Beseech Us All
Stand Up For The Lord Jesus
Even If It Means That
You Stand Alone For Him! 
His Great Glory Awaits His Faithful Children!

Point To Ponder:

To Smell The Wonderful Scent Of The Beautiful Rose
One Risks Being Stung By A Honey Bee
Nestled In Its Velvety-Soft Folds!

To Cut And Possess One Fragrant And Beautiful Bloom
One Risks Being Scratched By Or Hooked Upon A Thorn:
We Take The Risk ... For The Known Reward!

There Is Risk With A Rose:
There Is No Risk Involved In Trusting The Lord Jesus!

The Lord Tells Us In His Word
What He Has Done For Us!
What He Is Doing For Us
And
What He Will Be Doing For Us!

We Have Full Disclosure
And
The Guarantee Of Performance
Is
Written With Innocent Blood
So That We May Safely Walk Courageously
Encouraged By The Faith That He Daily Gives Us
Until The Great Day Dawns
And
Our Tested Mortal Faith Becomes Approved Immortal Eyesight!


Faith In Jesus Christ
Is
Its Own Reward!




Sunday, March 3, 2019

In Your Longing For The Lord Jesus ...!

Read Your Bible, Brethren!
See To It That You Pray!
Share The Gift That The Gift
Gifted To You!
Spread Your Light Everywhere!

Wait Upon The Lord, Brethren!
Listen To The Truth Prayerfully!
Watch And Pray, I Beseech You
For The Coming Of Our Lord Is Very Near!

The End Of All Things Is Coming!
Be Serious About Your Walk With The Lord!
Have Your Priorities Ordered
Breathe Deeply In Communion With Our God!

Be Enthusiastic In Your Longing For Jesus!
Be Enthusiastic For The Kingdom To Come!
Be Enthusiastic In Your Sharing Of The Gospel
Be Enthusiastic To Expose The Lies Of The Fraud!

Be Eager In Doing The Lord's Bidding!
Be Watchful And Diligently Work!
Be Prayerful And Patiently Wait
And
In The Name Of Christ Jesus
Be Not Be A Laodecian At The Gate
Because
If You Already Have All In The World That You Need
The Lord Has Nothing For You
And
You Will Suffer The Lost Man's Fate!

Be Ye Anxious For Nothing!
We Are Kept By The Power Of The Living God!
Lean, Dear Ones, On The Lord Of Life
Who Has Promised 
And 
Will Deliver Unto You 
The Blessed And Sweet Reward!

Please, I Beseech You ...

Witness To Others Of The Eternal God's Love!
Witness To Yourself Of What He Did For You
Yesterday And Today, Even Right Now!
Let Your Faith Feed
On Him Who Sees To All Your Needs
And
Give As You Have Received!
See That You Praise The Holy God
And Not 
The Known Wily Fraud!

Brethren,
We Can Hasten The Coming Of The Lord!
Go Ye Into All The World
And
The Good News Gospel Teach!
Baptise The Called Brethren
In The Godhead's Name
And
Soon, Soon, Soon
You Shall Be Lifted Up
And
Out Of The Realm Of Fallen Man's Shame!


The Day Of Our Translation
To Be Ever With The Lord Of Life
And
Light
Is
Fast Approaching!
Work, Watch
And
Pray Always
That You May Be Found Clean
In The Eyes Of The Holy God
And
Counted Worthy

To Escape The Plagues On The Lost!

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

Is Jesus Christ The Righteous
Of Your Whole Life
The Only Boss!?!

If, At This Time, He Is Not
Please Reckon What Will Be Lost!!





Thursday, July 19, 2018

Loving Condescension! + PRAYER: I'm Trusting, Father, In Christ Jesus!

Jesus Christ
Condescended Unselfishly
- His Redeeming Love Showing -
To Humiliate His Majestically Royal Holy Self
In Order To Save 
And 
Elevate  
Those By Sin Cast-Down
- Humiliated -
So That They
- By Personal Choice -
- By Faith Through Grace -
- By Willing Obedience -
May Ascend To Share In His Royal Majesty
In The Glorious Heavenly Place!

Where Are YOU !?!

Are YOU In The Race?!
Have 
YOU In Heaven Reserved Your Own Place?!
Will 
YOU Of Salvation's Sweet Fruit
Enjoy A Taste
Or
Will 
YOU 
By Presumption
Live The Dread Life Of The Disgraced?!

Are YOU Among The Pridefully Pious
The Vainglorious Saintly
The Inordinate Proud
Taking Pride In Pleasure

And 
Running Wild
With The Wild Goat's Lost-To-Heaven Crowd
Bragging
Boasting
Toasting The Sin In The Town
The Tongue
Ignoring Almighty God's Truth

And 
Cussing The Eternal God's Saints
Vitriolically Loud?!

You Should Know That ...

You Are Bought With A Price
Not Of Silver
Not Of Gold

But
Of The Blood Of The Pascal Lamb
For 30 Pieces Of Silver Sold
Who ... Willing
Submitted Himself
To Every Indignity 
Found In Man's Vile Imagination
So That Fallen Man
Unto Father God
May
Redeem-ed Be!

To Those Who Believe

Those Who Will To Walk
With Heavenly Love Abiding
And
In Abiding Love Trusting:

Heaven Awaits!

Your Love Of The Lord Christ
Will Not Be A Bust
For
Your Self-Will To His Will
Will Have Been Committed
And
By His Abiding Grace
The Beguiling Serpent
Will Be Outwitted
Will Be Outlived!

Stay The Course
Because
It's Time ... Now
- For Heaven -
To Get Outfitted!

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

PRAYER:

Father,
I'm Trusting In The Lord Jesus
For
My Sure Salvation!
Please Help Me
So That My Faith Fail Not
In The Midst Of The Fiery Trials
And
Tribulations
Of
Daily Life!

Grant Unto Me
Your Grace
And
Your Sufficiency
And
Bless Me, Father
To Arrive Safely ... At Home!

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name
In Faithful Submission
To The Loving Will
I, A Child Blessed
In True Sorrow For Sin
Seeing My Real Need
Plead!
AMEN.




Sunday, June 24, 2018

FAITH: S.E.A.

The Faith Of The People Of The Eternal God
The Faith Of The Person Who Stands
On The Word Of The Jesus Christ The Lord
Should Be SEA!

Huh?!
Come Again?!

Our Faith In Almighty God
Should Be As The SEA!

Now You Say ... As ... The Sea!!
Explain Yourself!

The Ocean
The Sea
IsS trong
E nduring And
A ctive
AND
So Should The Working Waiting Christian's Faith!

Couldn't You Have Just Said So!

Sure, I Could have!

So, Why Didn't You?!

It Would Have Gone Under Your Radar
AND
Up Over Your Head!
It Would Have Been Just Words
AND
Your Soul Would Not Have Been Fed!

But, Now ...

I Have Your Attention
AND
A Lesson I May Teach
That You Won't Soon Forget
AND
To Another
It
You May Also Teach!
Do Not Preach!

Okay, Okay!
Teach On!
I'm Listening!

Come Hell Or High Tide
There Is The Sea
Strong
Enduring
Active
Whispering
Roaring
Tossing
Turning
BUT
Century After Century
Ever Always There!

Water Is Removed!
Water Is Replaced!
Low Tide
High Tide
New Moon
Full Moon
Spring Summer
Fall Winter
Tsunami Water Spout
Hurricane Earthquake
The Seas' Depths Shout Out:
(Would That The Regenerated Christ-Believer Speak Likewise)!

I Am Here! 
I Do His Bidding! 
I Am Alive For Him
And
I Am Not Kidding!


You May Spit On Me! 
You May Even Wee! 
You May Dump Trash In Me
But, Notice
I. Am. Still. SEA!


I Am On A Mission! 
I Shall Endure Until The Work Is Done
Because
I Work For The King
And 
In His Might
I Am Strong!


I Will Endure! 
I Am Committed To The Lord's Cause
So
I Am Faithfully Active!
And
I Am Actively Standing Strong
For 
With Faith Firmly Placed 
And
Following In The Will Of Almighty God 
My Life
My Living
- To In And For Him -
Will Never, Ever, Ever, Become
A Lost And Dead Cause!


I Like! I Like!
May I Steal The Thought!?!

No, You May Not!

Come Onnnn!
Why Now?!

It's Free!!

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