Epic Treasure!

The Word For Thought

For Meditation 

Is From KJV Psalms 119
That Epic Treasure On
The Blessedness
The Value
The Veracity
The Longevity
The "Grace-Filled-Ness"
Of The Law, Precepts, Statues, Promises
AND
Covenants
Of The Living God!

Let's Look At Verse 41And Verse 42:

41 Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word.
42 So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.

Our God, The Eternal, Is Faithful! 

Trust His Word, And Be Forever Blessed!

Brethren,

This Is Truly A Good And Blessed Word 

For The Times In Which We Live!
This Is The Word For The Faithful
For
To Our Hearts
Great Comfort It Gives!

Did You Know That Mercy Walks
And Walks Specifically
Personally
Entreatingly
Unto You? Unto Me?
And That We Can Depend On That Mercy
Just Because
Almighty God Says So In His Word
Which Is A Transcript Of His Character
Which He Cannot Deny
Cannot Reject
Cannot Suspend
Cannot Take Offense At
Cannot Obliterate Or Render Void?!

Why Not?! He Is Almighty God, Isn't He?!

You Just Answered Your Own Question!

Huh?! How?!

Almighty God Is Not A Man
That He Should To His Children Lie!

God Himself Has Said:

His Word Is Settled
- It Has Its "Roots"
Its Foundation -
AND
Sealed
In Heaven!

Heaven Is God's Throne!

If You Can Unseat The Everlasting Father
From His Eternal Throne
Then, You
Able And Capable
Are ... GOD!

No Devil Damned 

Can Raze Almighty God's Foundation!

No Imposter-God
Can Unseal The Living God's Word ...!

You Just Said The Most Important Thing!

Our God Is Living
Not Like That False One
Who Is Known Dying Almost Dead
Soon To Be Burned
Never To Return!

Amen, Amen!

And For The Best Part  ...

Salvation Is A Mercy
AND
Our Sure Salvation IS Our Sword
Which Is Our Answer ...!

... Our Necessary Answer!

Indeed!

There's No Need For Arrogance
No Regret!
No Sorrow!
Just Truth
To Be Spoken Of
With Gratitude To Our Father
AND
With Humility And Compassion
To Doubting Scornful Men
Who Lambaste Our Unshakeable Belief
In The Blessed Assurance
That Jesus Christ Is Returning To Earth
For His Faithful Waiting Enduring People!

I Am Waiting Hoping
Praying
Fixedly
For The Regeneration
That Is Ours In The Hour Of Christ's Coming And Calling!

I Want To Get Home!

Amen, Brother!

Now, Before We Separate
I Encourage You To Think Of 

The Other Mercies
That Our Great God
On Us
So Mercifully Bestows!

Mercies ... For Me:

• Forgiveness
• Truth
• Peace
• Rest
• Correction
• Direction
• Chastisement

As Much As It Is Despised

Chastisement IS Indeed 

A Greatly Unappreciated Mercy!

No One Likes The Lash!
It May Pain Us For A Moment
But ... Accepted

At The Last Trumpet
We Shall Be Changed
To Be Like Christ
In A Moment
In A Flash!

I Beseech You, Brethren,
Take The Chastisement!
Walk In The Truth!
Follow The Direction!
Take On Board The Correction!
Live By Faith!
Enjoy The Peace
AND
In The Day Of Appointment
Get The Eternal Rest
AND
Fly High In The Sky
In Your Eternal Youth!

Let's Do This Again ... Real Soon!

Go With God, Brethren!

Likewise, Brother!

PRAYER: Father, I Know That You Hold My Hand!

Father,

I Am Willing To Follow You!

Lead Me!

I Am Willing To Walk!

Guide Me!

I Am Willing To Learn!

Teach Me!

I Am Willing To Speak

So Please Grant Me Utterance

And

Be With Me

To Guard Direct

And

Correct Me

Even As I Endeavor

To Do As You Bid Me This Day!

Father,

I Desire To Be A Child

After Your Heart!

Help Me To Daily

- Hour By Hour And  Moment By Moment -

Rely Upon You

The Holy And Eternal God!

I Desire, Lord

The Will

To Let Your Spirit

My Very Soul Fill

So That I May Follow

Your Blessed Directions!

And, Father

When I Sin

- Never With Deliberation

Or Presumption - 

I Pray For That Spirit

That Permits Me To Accept

Reproof And Correction!

Father,

I Willingly Acknowledge

My Known Sin Against You

The Holy God

And

I Humbly Beg Your Pardon

And

I Ask You

To Help Me Not To Again

Commit The Sins Of Yesterday

For

I Desire To Grow

In Saving Faith Through Grace!

In Your Word, Lord

You Say That 

Rebellion Is As The Sin Of Witchcraft

And

Stubbornness Is As Iniquity And Idolatry!

Pity Me, Lord

And

Make Me Anew

And

Cleanse Me From Those Things

Which Will Keep Me

From Walking To

And

With You!

Help Me, Lord

Not To Sacrifice

My Faithful Trust In You

To Guarantee My Personal Safety

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name, I Plead

For I Truly Know

That You Do Indeed Hold My Hand!

I Love You, Lord! 

Please Have Mercy

And

Continue To Bless Me

According To Your Will

And

In Your All-Knowing Way!

AMEN.

SIN: Transaction Analysis

All That Sin Does

Is Encourage Us
To Sell What Can't Be Bought
To Buy What Can't Be Sold!

And, Pray Tell
What Would That Be?!

Man Can't Buy Peace
AND
Man Can't Sell Salvation!

Greedy, Discontented, Men 

Daily Sell Their Soul's Salvation
In The Hope Of Buying ...!

Don't Say Buying!
That Is Such A Harsh Term!

Sorry If That Truth Offends
Your Tender Sensibilities!

Is Purchase A Good Term For You?!

Much Better!

Greedy, Discontented, Men 

Daily Sell Their Soul's Salvation

In The Hope Of PURCHASING Peace
BUT
That Is A Lying Transaction
Concocted
By The Salvation Thief!

The Living God Gives Good Gifts Unto Men
AND
Peace
AND
Salvation
Are Included
AND
All That Is Needed
To Make The Transaction Whole
Is For Us To Give Up Something
That We Never Needed!

Every Single Thing That I Have
In This World I Need!
Everything I Do For My Career Is Seed
And I Refuse To Give Anything Up
Until I Have a Full Silver Or Gold Cup!

Is That Your Final Say?

Yup!

Your Funeral!

Excuse Me?!
Who's Dying?!
Who Said Anything About Dying?!

You Did!

No, I Didn't!Did!
Didn't!Did!
Didn't! Didn't! Didn't!

How Childish!

Stop Teasing Her!
This Is Serious Businesssss!

Oh, Sorry!
I Got Sidetracked And Forgot
The Snake In The Tall Grass!

Please Don't Tell Me About That!
I Despiiiiise Snakes!

The One Thing In This World
That Mankind Needs Not 

Is Sin And Sinning
For
Against The Soul
It Makes A Blot
AND
All Who Are Willing
To Be Held In Its Dark Control
Are
Those Who Belly-Up
To The Devil's Stew
In An Unmerchantable Deal
Which Is An Eternal Flop!

IF 

Sin Gives You Things
It Stands To Reason
That Things Make You Sin
So
We Need To Let Go Of The Thing-Dash
So That Our Lives Do Not Become
A Sin-Hash!

Look, I Hear What You Say

But I Am Young
And I Still Have Time
With Sin To Play
So
Be Not Too Concerned For Me
For
I Will Do My Do
And Apologize To The Dear Lord
When I Am Well Good And Ready!

Steupse!

Ah, The Rude Arrogance Of Youth!

Do Today
What Can Be Done Today
For
Tomorrow Is NOT PROMISED!

Walk Right Now
In The Sight Of The Lord
Who Delivered Up His Life
To Purchase Your Access
To The Eternal Life
That GOD HAS To All Men PROMISED!

Sin Is A Tight Rope
Over A Slippery Slope
That Culminates In The Lake Of Fire
AND
All It Takes For You Land In Hell
Is Denial Of Sin's Sinfulness
AND
Calling Sinning's Sinfulness
A Hater's White Lie!

Live That Way

AND

Thou Shalt Surely Die!

Oh, Dear! Oh, Dear!

You Said Die Again!

I Don't Like What I Am Hearing!

May We Talk Some More

For I Am Of Death Fearing?!

AND

A New Life Started

From

That

Very

Day!

What, Now

Do YOU Say?!

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: God Is The Lord!

The Question Was Pointed:

How Do YOU See God?

There Were Christians
Agnostics
Deists
Atheists
And Some
With No Stripe
And However You Paint It
There Was Going To Be A Fight!

Every Body And His Brother
Had An Opinion
That Was Plain
AND
The Answers Were As Divergent
As Divergent Could Be
AND
They Caused The Christians Great Pain!

"Their" Idea Of God ...

Back Bent

Eye Blind

Hand Short

Foot Broken

Power Less

Unapproachable

Uninterested

Uninvolved

Reach: None

Creator: Not Possible

Sustainer: What Foolishness!

Judge: Not Theirs!

My Idea Of God ...

Faithful
Giving
Forgiving
Providing
Patient
Trustworthy
Available
Accessible
Protective
Helpful
Blessing
True
Responsive
Teacher
Stable
Strong
Home
Protection
Direction
Correction
And, Again, And Again
True!

God Is ...

• Hope
• Help
• All Powerful
• All Seeing
• All Knowing
• Ever Present
• Eternal
• Unchanging
• Specific
• Gentle
• Kind
• Jealous
• Guardian
• Sustainer
• Lover
• Artist
• Healer
• Faithful
• My Friend
• Indwelling ... By Request
• Savior ... By Request
• Guide ... By Request
• Companion ... By Request
• Judge
• King
• Sealer ... By Request
• Intercessor ... By Request
• Executioner: Reluctant
• But Always ... By Request!

The Eternal God
Is My Father
My Family
My Friend!
My Hope For Surpassing Glory
My Passport To Eternal Life
My Way To Abundant Life
My Transport To Delight
My Beginning
My End!

The Eternal God Is
The God Of All Graces
The Mender Of Broken Hearts And Ruined Lives
The Shepherd Of Souls
The Builder Of Safe Folds
The Leader Of The Righteous
The Overcomer Of Sin
AND
To Those Faithful
Who To Him Are True
He Is Willing
Ever Ready
AND
Always Able
To Save
Because They Recognize Their True Condition
AND
Will
To Awaken From The Grave!
I Am One!
Are You?!

No Sin Is Too Evil
AND
No Pain Is Too Great
That It Is Beyond His Ability
To Forgive
To Heal
When Confessing
AND
Repentant
We Give Back To Him
What He Gave To Us
Our Will AND Our Choice
AND
Choose
To Walk In His Way!
I'm Walking!
Will You Join Me On The Way?!

All Good Gifts
Come From The Eternal God
AND ARE
Those Things Which We Can't
Buy Barter
Sell
Or
Dig Out Of A Hole:

Everlasting Life

Hope

Faith

Grace

Forgiveness

True Beauty

Mercy

Forgiveness

Salvation

Draughts From The Water Of Life

Rest For The Weary

Forgiveness

Sweet Peace In Sleep Ever The Night

Forgiveness

And

Redemption On The Great Day

Wake Up!
Walk In The Light
AND
The Damned Devil Valiantly Fight!

God Is Not An Ideal!
God IS!
Worship Of The Living God
Is Not A Bill
Nor A Law
To Be Put Forth
Voted
Proclaimed
AND
Being No Vote Getter
Promptly Repealed!

God Is Life Eternal
For Those Who Choose
To Him
Through Christ's Blood
To Be
For Eternity
Everlastingly Sealed!
God Will The Faithful One Seal!

Worshipping God Is No Accident!
Salvation Is No Perhaps!
Eternal Life Is No Fairy Tale
AND
Jesus Christ
The Way To Eternal Life
Cannot
Will Not
The Believing Child Fail!
Put Your Finger
On The Impress Of The Cruel Nail!

The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit
The Protection Of Holy Angels
The Word Of The Living God
AND
The Blood Of The Lamb
Make Life Now
Worth Living
AND
Life Hereafter
Real
Non-Regrettable
So Stand!!
Don't You See It?!
Up Ahead!
There Is Glory Land!
I Can See The King!

FREEDOM: The Shopping Spree!

I Was Invited To Free-Shop
And Thought To Myself:

Why Not?!

So I Took The Gee Train
To Olde Broadway
AND
Got Off 
At The Last Stop!

I Proceeded To Goode Time's Squared
AND
Joyously Went Wild
AND
For Things Off De Chaine
Hungry
I Shopped Quite A Lot
For A Long While!

Things Were Free
At The Penny Store
AND
At Know Scents
For Two Pounds
Not Dollars And No Cents
I Purchase Three Thrills
AND
Got Four Unwitting Spills
AND
Two Skinned Knees
For Free!

I Got A Giant Bottle Of Own-Way
AND
I Scored A Decanter Of Pay-For-Play
AND
I Had An All-You-Can-Eat
Now And Later Lunch
At Cheap Cash Chews And Forays!

I Danced Up A Storm
At Pop Rocks
AND
Bust A Rhyme
At Speak As Your Heart Is Inclined
Where After
I Fell To The Floor
Bumping My Head
Good And Hard
For Sure At
Go Low Low
AND
Score!

By The End Of My Shopping Spree
I Could Hardly Breathe
For
The Booty I Carried
Had Me Burdened For Sure
BUT
I Had Enjoyed The Excursion
AND
On The Customer Experience Survey
I Ticked Off That I Would Highly Recommend It
AND
Do It Myself Again
At Least
A Couple Couple Times More!

Well ...

Let Me Tell You
On The Way 
To Go Back To My Home
First ... I Couldn't Find The Gee Train
AND
When I Did
It Was Running On The See Line
AND
My Entrance Led Me To The Exit
For All The Common Core
AND
It Butted
AND
Bounded
On Wide Streets Weirdly Called
Hamster Wheel
AND
Perpetual Revolving Door!

By Now ...

I Was Tired
AND
Worried To Boot
AND
When I Reached Rabbit Warren
I Cried Out:

Oh,  Shoot!

For
A Distant Memory
Was Coming To The Fore
AND
At Its Explosion
I Knew I Was In Trouble For Real
For There Was For Me
At This Trying Time
Not A Single Visible
Open Door
AND
I  Became Trembly
AND
Turned Deathly Deathly Pale!

Oh, How I Did Hurt!
My Feet Felt Fat In Thin Man Shoes!
My Sore Eyes Burned Like I Was Salt-Water Swimming!
My Head Was Fair Spinning!
My Back Felt Ready To Break!
AND
My Heart In Fear Was Tripping
AND
My Hands Heavy
Were Surely Scraping The Floor
AND
My Mind In Total Turmoil
Startled
At The Harsh Sound
Of The Quiet Voice
Which
Oh, So Gently Said:

Lose That Load
Or You Will Be Forever Lost!

Who Are You?
Can You Help Me?
I Boarded The Wrong Train, I Think
AND
This Journey Is Proving
In My Nostrils 
To Be A Rank Stench!

I Want To Go Back
To The Beginning!
My Train Was On The Wrong Track
And I Feel Like I Am
Under Attack!

Dear One,
Calm Your Self!
Say A Prayer!
And Hear
And Do
Everything That I Say:

Lose The Load!
It Is Useless
For With It
You Will Never Get To Go Where
There Is Peace At Home!

Tell The Savior You Are Sorry
And Give Unto Him This Worry
And In His Great Compassion
He Will You Safely Carry!

Believe
And In Faith
Walk To The
The-Free Shop
Wherein You Will Find
Blessed Merchandise
From Him Who Is Ever Kind!

There Is

• Quiet Gentle Spirit
• Wisdom
• Knowledge
• Understanding
• Truth
• Light And Life
• Hope
• Help And Healing
• Strength For The Strife!

There's Conviction

• Faith For The Day
• Grace For To Stand
• Strength For Life's Journeys
• Oh Taste And See The Son Of Man
• On The Promises Of God You Will Stand!

And There Are
Blessings 
And
Hid Treasure
When You Walk The Narrow Way
In Obedience
Unto Salvation
And
The Master Is
Just A Prayer Away!

Do You Understand What I Am Saying?

Yes! Yes,  I DO!

Then, Walk Straight Ahead!
Do Not Look Right!
Do Not Look Left!
And
No Matter What Happens Around You
Don't Look Back!
Look Assuredly Ahead!

The Way Is Not Easy
And 
To Arrive Safely
You Must Take The Yoke Easy 
And 
Carry The Burden Light!

You Must Trust The Master
Even When You Can't Trace Him!
You Must Believe And Walk
Knowing That He Will Finish What In You He Started
And
That He Will Carry You Safely
All The Way Home
For
With His Blood And Body
He Purchased 
Precious Redemption
For His Beloved
And
That Means You!

Walk Wise!
Do Good!
Trust!
Obey!
And 
Pray!

There Is No Self In Salvation
For
With It Embraced
You Will Never See
The Everlasting Day!

Thank You!
Bless You!

Was All I Could Say!
I Then Turned Away 
AND
Toward The Savior
Started Walking
AND
I Prayed! How I Prayed!

The Way Is Not Easy
For
Temptations Are Rife
BUT
God's Great Grace Is Every Ready
As I Walk Toward Eternal Life!

Soon The Day Will Be Ended!
Soon Life's Strife Will Be O'er!
Soon The Trumpet Will Be Sounded
AND
By God's Grace
With Endurance
Soon I Will
With All Right
Walk Through
Heaven's Gate Door
Having Overcome
Sin And Satan
In What Was A Blistering Fight!

If Christianity

Was A

Cake-Walk

Life

Would Be Filled 

With

Sweet Treats

And

Christians

Would Have Cavities

Not

Calluses

And

Would Hear Choruses

Not Curses!!

Fear God!

Vice Is A Costly Indulgence
Oft' Brought To Our Door
By One Whom
With Us
Has That Thing Called Influence!
Its Effects Are Like Those Of 
A Great Pestilence
AND
The Cost To Repair The Damage
Is Often The Cost 
Spent In The Arena Of Those
Living The Life Of Affluence
AND
Then ... It  Can Cost The Life!
Even Eternal Life!

Vice Is Not Nice!
In Retrospect
It Is As Lice!
To Pick Them Up
Requires No Effort At All
BUT
To Get Rid Of Them
Requires Every Last Effort
Available For Use 
On The Blue Ball!

In The Call To Vice
Risqué Seems Nice!
To Maintain Vice
Risqué Needs Spice
AND
Pity The Person
Who Says:

Vice Is Just Play!

To Which I Say:

Ask God!

AND
Then Tell Me What He 
In His Living Word Doth Say!

Living Right
Requires Effort Every Day!
Living Like A Louse
Well ... Just Live
For
Anywhere Is Your House!

Let's Trust God For Our Living!
He Is Our Guardian
Our Guide
AND
Our Stay!
Let's Do What He Tells Us
AND
For Own Sin
There Is No Bill To Be Paid!

Living According To The Rules Of Vice
Is Living According To 
Satanic Device!
Doing That Makes Us
Friends Of The World
AND
Marks Us Boldly 
As An Enemies Of The Lord!

Vice Kills
The Mind
The Body
AND
The Spirit
Stone Cold!
The Thoughts Are Beclouded!
Just Ask Solomon Of Old
Who Used His Great Wisdom
To Explore Every Sense
BUT
It Left Him As A Man
Broken
Idolatrous
AND
At Body
AND
Also Great Spiritual National Expense!

But ... GOD

In His Mercy
Opened King Solomon's Eyes
AND
Solomon Repented
Of The Life Of Vice
Which Nearly Cost Him
Eternal Life
AND
As A Word Of Caution
To Those Who Him Walk Behind
That Preacher
King Solomon
Wrote The Book Of Ecclesiastes
As The Book Of Living Life Warnings!

All Is Vanity!
All Is Vanity
AND
A Vexation To The Spirit!
So Hear The Conclusion Of The Whole Matter
AND
Do Not Forget It:

Fear God

And

Keep His Commandments

For They Will 

- Indeed -

Preserve Your Life!

Everything We Do
God Brings Into Judgment!
Secret Things
Good Things 
AND
Evil Things
In This Mortal Strife!
God Is Watching 
AND
Keeping Records On You 
AND
Me, Too
So
This Is Worth Repeating: 

Fear God

And 

His Commandments Keep

For This Is Your Whole Duty

As Long As You Are Living!