DOWN-PAYMENT ON ETERNITY: There's Not Another Like Christ Jesus!

No Committed Christian Can Say

- With The Straight Face Of Truth - 

"I Am Living For The Here And The Now!" 

Beloved, 

If We Are Living 

With Our Every Hope Pinned On The Unending Acquisition Of 

And 

The Constant Anxiety Over Things Temporal Aka Earthly

Then We Might As Well Be Bold Enough 

To Eject Our Dear Savior From Our Lives 

And

Bluntly Invite Satan And His Demons To Set Up Shop 

And 

Take Up Residence In Our Comfy Chair

Our Warm Bed

And 

The Good Seat At The Head Of Our Dinner Table 

Because

Compromise, Rationalizing

Fault-Finding, Lying

Doubt, Treachery

Misery, Witchcraft, Mayhem

And 

Murder Most Foul

Will Become Our Constant Companions! 

Peace ... Expensively Purchased

Will Do A Powder And Blow Away! 

Rest Will Be Non-Existent! 

Beauty Will Be A Dinner-Box At A Horse Race! 

Truth Will Be A Desert ... No Oasis

And

Dear Faith

Provided For Our Daily, Personal, Use 

Will Be As A Still-Birth! 

Living For Jesus Christ 

Is 

Living By Faith In The Future Fulfillment Of 

Promises Made 

And

With The Gift Of Our Comforter

The Holy Spirit Of Truth

Given, Acknowledged, Appreciated 

And

Utilized As The Guaranteed 

And

Received 

And

Accepted Down-Payment! 

Faith Is Not Eye-Sight 

And

Living Now For Now 

Is 

Calling His Evilness, Good Brother! 

We Don't Want To Do That 

Because

There Is Not Another Savior, Brother

Father, Or Friend To The End 

Like Our Sweet Jesus! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Truth Is Not A Merchantable Commodity

There Are No Round Squares

And There Are No Smooth Points!

There Is No Good In Satan

And There Is No Bad In Jesus Christ!

There Is No Death In Heaven

And There Is No Life In Hell

And There Is No Saving Faith In Deadly Doubt

Which Renders Courage A Hard Sell! 

Hard-Back Turtles Don't Shuttle Around Soft Shells! 

There Is No Love In Hate

And There Is No Hate In Love!

Jesus Christ Is The Lover Of My Soul

But Satan Desires Me To Love Sin

And Leave The King Of Love's Safe Fold!

A Runner From Salvation

Can't Walk Into The Promised Land

But A Sinner Desiring Salvation

Will Always Find The Helping Hand Of 
The Holy Son Of Man!

"Let No One Deceive You!"

Are The Master's Plain Words To Us

And I Beseech You, Therefore, Brethren

To Heed The Our Master's Call

And Take In The Living Truth Of Almighty God

That With Diligent Use

Shall Surely Feed And Save Us!

Truth Is Eternal

And 
Lies Can't Bless!

Jesus Christ Is Loving Lord
Almighty God
And
Kind King

So Let Us With Joy And Gladness

His Wonderful Praises Sing:

He Is Our Everything! 

We Have A Charge From On High ...

Brethren, 

Despite What The World Would Have Us Believe

Truth Is Not Relative, Nor Subjective

And 

Definitely Not A Merchantable Commodity 

For Each Human To Have His Or Her "Own Truth!" 

Jesus Christ Is The Truth! 

He Is The Lord Of Life 

And 

He Desires Us To Walk In Him ... In The Truth

So That We Are Ever Blessed! 

It Is Not Easy To Walk Against The Prevailing Current Of Lies

Compromise And Deceit 

But 

By Almighty God's Great, Available, Grace We Can 
And 
Truth Always Being Told, We Must 

If 

We Are To Arrive Safely At The Heavenly Home! 

Beloved, 

We Have An Expectation From The Living God 

So Let Us Watch And Pray 

And

Be Faithful To Our Lord, The King

No Matter The Cost! 

Almighty God's Glory Awaits Us! 

Our Enduring Faith Shall Ensure That

We Shall Not Only View The Heavenly

But

We Shall Inhabit That Beautiful Land! 

Thought For The Week Ahead:

No Matter What Annoys You

Offends You

Or Torments Your Body Or Your Mind

Remember That You Are Not Alone 
And 
That Angels Watch Over You! 

Jesus Christ Is Lord

And 

He Loves You

And 
Has Made His Spirit Available To You

So Ask ... In Your Daily Gift Of Faith For The Day 

For The Holy Spirit To Fall Upon You

And 

Keep The Holy Faith! 

We Have The Blessed Hope: Our Father Is In Heaven! 

FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: The Meek And Gentle Spirit!

They Love To Say That They Have Talents
Capital "T" And "S" At The End
So There Is No Need For Them To Be Meek
And That They Do Not To Others
- In Humility -
Have To Bend!

Big Whoo Hoo!!

Well, I've Got Jesus!
Creator At The Beginning
Savior In The Middle

And 
Redeemer At The End!
My Soul Against Damnation
He Defends!

They Would Do Well 
To Look At Mary The Mother Of Jesus
Elizabeth The Mother Of John The Baptist

Sarah The Mother Of Isaac And The Shunamite Woman!

Look At The Woman At The Well! 

Look At Hannah, Prophet Samuel's Mum
And, Then Look Around You And Look At Us
And See The Arrogance, The Pride
The Willful Waywardness
The Desire For The Preeminence
The Desire To Rule
The Constant Butting Of Heads
Because
No One Wants To Be Second
No One Want To Follow
No One Wants To Serve
Because
They Just Want To Be Seen
And
To Do That Properly
They Are Creating Havok
Amongst The People Of God
And
Retarding The Work Of The Lord Christ!

Instead Of Blessing With Faithful Service
They Are Doing The Benighting Work Of Satan, The Liar
The Wannabe God!

We, As Committed, Christian, Women 
Need To Learn To Be Meek!

Men, Too!

We, As Committed, Christian, Women Need
The Savior's Will Daily To Seek! 

Men, Too!

We Need To Stop, Think 
And 
Turn Away From Folly
And
Once And For All Times Learn That
Competition Causes Compromise

That A Broken Tailbone Always Results
From The Prideful Fall
That The Higher A Monkey Climbs
The More His Unmentionables Are Exposed
That Disdain For The Simple
Always Causes One To Neglect The Prayer Phone
That What Sweetens The Goat's Mouth Often Burns Him In The Tail
That Being Humble Is Not Fatal
And
That Being Meek Doesn't Mean One Is A Failure!

We Need To Remember That The Master Was Meek
And
We Need To Constantly Remember His Whole Character
The Methods He Used
The Means
The Walk
The Wisdom
The Watching Unto Prayer
The Desire To Please His Father
And
His Ready Willingness
The Good News To All Hearers
Compassionately, Lovingly, To Share
And
Without Fear!

Our Gentle Jesus ... The Man Of Sorrow
Lord Of Earth And Sky And Sea
Willing Servant
Willing Sacrifice Pure And Clean
Served With Kingdom Purpose
And
Not To Be Seen!

The Lord Lived What He Taught:
Humility With Love
Sharing With Hope
Blessing With Promise
Untainted By Time
Untempted By Tests
Unbothered By Base Courseness
Willing To Uplift The Faceless
The Tasteless, The Tawdry
The Profaned
Willing To Bless Bountifully
The Blind, The Halt, The Lame
Willing To Cleanse The Careless
The Clueless, The Foolish
And
Always With A Kind Heart
A Pure Heart
A Firm Voice
To Lay Out Truth Unpopular 
To The Puffed Up, Prideful, Self-Aggrandized
But
So Very Needed And Necessary
For Those Who Have Seeking Hearts
Searching Eyes
Attuned-To-Truth Ears
To Uplift Them
To Save Them
And
Against The Great Day Of Small Things
Impregnably Seal!

Unrepentant Sinners Shall Be Seared!

The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
Rules The World
For Good
For Ill
For Blessing
For Blight
For The Delight Of Satan
Or
For The Delight Of The Glorious One
Who Will Give To His Meek Ones
- On The Day Appointed -
The Earth Made New
And
Eternal Life!

Brethren,

I Am Sure Of Only One Thing:
It Is Time For Us To Change Into Gospel Shoes!

Being Meek Doesn't Mean
Being  A Door Mat
Nor A Mattress!
It Means Having The Character Of Christ
The Heart Of The Living, Holy God
Ever To Delight!

Being Meek Requires Faith's Pure Eyesight 
Which Gives Foresight
Which Negates The Need For Hindsight! 

Christ's Oversight Causes Us To Have Insight
Obviating The "Need" For Putrid Pride
Lost-Man Lust
And
Enervating Envy!
It's Time That We Cease From Wanting
With The Dying World To Be Trendy!

Indeed!
It Was Envy That Got Us Into This Mess 
In The First Place!

Thank God That Jesus Christ Saves!

REALITY CHECK: Almighty God Looks At The Heart!

All Who Call Themselves Believers
Would Do Well To Think On This:

Mortal Man Looks At The Outward Appearance!
The Eternal God Looks At The Heart
And

Every Work Will Be Brought Into Judgment
With Every Secret Thing
Because

There Is Nothing Hid That Shall Not Be Made Known!

Not Everybody That Says Lord, Lord
Shall Enter Into The Kingdom Of God
Because

Ye Must Bear Good Fruit!

Ye Must Be Obedient Unto Death!

We May Cry Out That We Have Faith 
But
Faith Without Work Is Dead!

Thou Shalt Have No Other God But The Living God!

When You Walk With The Lord
In The Shed Light Of The Living Word
The Fraud Can't Turn You From 
The Straight And Narrow Way
But
When With Truth You Compromise
And
Build A Great Mansion On Shifting Sand
And
Fill It With The Proceeds Of The Profit
Gained From Bold Lies
You, Effectively
Cut Yourself Off From All The Heavenly Ties!

Please ...

Don't Toil For Earthly Reward
And
Don't Live The Life Of The Wily Fraud
Because 
The Lake Of Fire And Brimstone Awaits You
As It Is Sin's Just Reward!

A Heart For The Lord Christ Is A Priceless Treasure!
A Faith Strong Gives To Our God A Great Pleasure
And 
He Is Well Pleased To Help Us Keeping Walking 
In His Known Way!

Deceit Is Quite Real When We Want Heavenly Treasure
Even As We Swing Sin's Gross Vomit Pail!
This Is Not Right
And 
All Who Indulge In This Practice
Will Most Assuredly Fail!

You, Me, We May Fool Mortal Man
But
We Can't Fool The Son Of Man
Who Made Each Of Us A Living Soul
And
Offers The Heavenly Home
As The Life Goal Of The Soul!

Brethren,

It Is Time To Stop Saying
That The Other Person "Needs" Jesus Christ!
That The Other Person "Needs" To Repent Of Sin!
That The Other Person "Needs" To Walk Right
In The Sight Of The Holy God
When We Are The Very Ones Fornication 
On The Altar Of The True And Living God!

Man Sees What You Desire Him To See!
Man Hears What You Desire Him To Hear!
But

No Man
No Demon
Not Satan
Can Know What The Eternal God
Knows From Our Hearts!

Sometimes I Shudder At the Thought That 
Almighty God Knows Me Better Than I Know My Self
And
Other Times
My Heart Rejoices To Know That My God
Loving
Living And Forgiving
Knows Me Inside Out
Top To Bottom
Side To Side
Back To Front!

From The Lord Of Life, I Cannot Hide
So, I Choose In His Way
In His Heart
In His Love
To Abide
And
Confide
To Stem Sin's Tide!

Truth Be Told ...

I Have No Desire That My Unrepented Of Sin Collide With 
Almighty God's Wrath
Because 
I Am Too Proud To Bend To His Will
And
Walk In His Prescribed Way
To Be Blessed With Eternal Success!

Decisions Must Be Made ...

I Choose  ... By Jesus Christ's Faith
To Humble Myself Before Almighty God
Before Almighty God Has To Humble Me
And
Ultimately Destroy Me!

Indulging Foolishness

Is Not Sense ... In Any Language!

Brethren,

Get Ye Hence To The Savior Of Mankind
And

Get Salvation!

It Is Free To Any And Every Body!