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Do You Really Have The Gall
To Ask Such A Question!?!
Yes, I Do!
Now, Answer The Question!
Very Well!
She Was In Here Using Some Language
That No One Wanted To Hear!
Does That "No One" Include You!?!
Well, Yes, Sorta, Kinda ...!
Please Explain!
We Were Talking About Working For The Lord And Telling The World The Good News
And I Guess We Got Carried Away
Romanticizing The Journey And Minimizing The Effort Required
To Do A Good Work To Hasten The Great Day
When She, She, She Just Exploded!
She Started Talking About
Self-Denial
Self-Sacrifice
Self-Crucification
And All That Hurtful, Painful Stuff!
Oh, You Mean She Got Beyond
The Televangelist Fluff Of
Fully Equipped Television Studio
Smooth Riding Elite-Class Private Jet
Armed Body-Guards
Fawning Followers
Quarterly Vacations
Lavishly Appointed Primary, Secondary
And Tertiary Homes
Servants Innumerable
Vicuna Wool
Silk Sheets
Diamond Watches
Custom-Made Fragrances
Personal Chefs
Personal Trainers And ...!
... How ... How Did You Know!?!
Been There, Done That!
The Devil
Is
The Liar Baiting The Servants Of The Lord
Telling Them That
If
They Do Things His Way
Great ... Will Be Their Reward
And
Many Of Us Are Falling Into The Trap!
But, Why!?!
Just As Man Recoils From
The Thought And Sight Of Death
Man Recoils From Perceived Pain
And
Assumed Deprivation!
We Have Gotten Away From The Source Of
Our Strength
Our Hope
Our Help
Our Salvation
And
We Have Forgotten
Or Have Willfully Chosen To Ignore The Fact That
He Whom We Serve Pointed The Way
And
It Was Dusty And Dirty
Filled With Self-Denial
Replete With Abuse
Absent Comforts And Ease
Built On Prayer
And
Constant Communication With Father
And
No Comfy Chair!
Simply Put ...
Obedience To The Will Of The Father
Was The Savior's Air!
He Did Not Put On Airs And Indulge Graces!
He Did Not Have An Inside Track With The Leaders Of His Day!
He Was Not In A Back-Pat Relationship
With The Local Bank President
And
He Did Not Have Five Changes Of Clothing Per Day!
He Slept In The Open Air!
He Was Despised And Rejected
But
His Prayers Were Never Neglected!
He Did Not Choose The Easy Road
And
He Submitted His Will To His Father - The Ancient Of Days -
And
He Was Crucified
And
He Was Laid In A Borrowed Grave!
That Borrowed Grave Alone
Should Tell You Everything You Need To Know About
Doing A Self-Denying, Self-Sacrificing Work
While Serving A Self-Sacrificing Holy God!
I Don't Understand!
What Do You Mean!?!
Was Jesus Wealthy!?!
No!
Did Jesus Advance-Purchase A Grave!?!
No!
Can You Really Borrow A Grave!?!
No!
Don't You, Yourself, Pay Back What You Borrow!?!
Yes!
Can A Dead Man Do Anything!?!
Of Couse Not!
Is Jesus Christ Still In The Borrowed Grave!?!
Of Course Not!
He's In Heaven
- In The Most Holy Place Of The Heavenly Sanctuary -
Interceding For Us!
Do You Believe In And Trust Jesus!?!
Of Course, I Do!
So, My Young Friend
What, Now, Are You Understanding!?!
It's Not An Easy Road
But With Jesus Christ For Me
With Jesus Christ Beside Me
With Jesus Christ Directing My Traffic
I Will Rise Up To Live With Him
Even If I Get Placed In A Borrowed Grave!
The Grave Cannot Hold Me: I'm His
And The Work Isn't About Me
Or My Comfort
Or My Status In The Eyes Of The Blind World!
I Am Here To Work
For The Love Of My Master
And I Must ...!
... Must!
Good Word! I Like It!
I Must Look Up To Live
Because Looking In Will Mean My Death!
I, Now, Really, Truly, Understand!
In And Down!
Out And Up!
If I Look Inward ... I Fall Downward!
When I Look Outward ... I Rise Upward!
I Accept That Striving On And For
A Horizontal Plain-Prize
Will Not Cause Me To Have Strong Spiritual Muscles!
Even If I Win ... I Lose!
Well Said!
Please Take This To Heart
And
Always Remember That
A Butterfly Struggles Mightily To Get Out Of His Cocoon
The Living God, Holy Is A Present Help And The Holy Spirit Who Leads Into All Truth Is There To Teach To Guide And To Chide And Bless Us In Our Striving The Mortal Strife To Survive!
Think, Brethren Of Prime Minister Zaphnath-Paaneah Aka Joseph ... Son Of Israel!
Think, Brethren That, Often, When We Are Led Astray Or Are Encouraged To Go Astray That It Is Usually At The Base Instigation Of Someone With Power Who Knows Right But Finds Doing Right Things Inconvenient Because Of The "Urgent Need" To Assuage Present Pressing Lusts!
Think, Brethren How You ... A Blessed Child Of The Great King Have Worked Valiantly To Learn To Obey To Trust The Word Of Your Father God And To Honor Your Father Which Is In Heaven Has Seen Fit To Rebuff The Deceitful Adversary's Entreaties And For All Your Refusals Now Find Yourself In Duck's Guts As The Result Of The Promulgation Of
A Practiced Lie!
Are You Going To Doubt The Lord Or Are You Going To Stand Confidently
In The Truth Of Your Innocence Even Though This Stance Will Send To Prison!?!
Will You Trust The Lord Even Though Your Prayers Seem Not To Have Been Heard!?!
Will You Wait With The Hope Of Faith As Days, Months, Years Even Sail On By And, YouPushing The Oar On Times' Unrelenting Galley Are Forced To Labor Without Hope Of Reprieve Hope Of Truth's Reward!?!
Will You Remember The Word Of The Lord:
God Is Our Refuge And Strength
A Very Present Help
In Time Of Trouble!
Or
Will You ... Lacking Faith Dare To Ask Your Maker, Master
God And King Savior Redeemer Friend:
Why Me, Lord!?!
While Forgetting That
All Things Work Together For Good
To Them That Love The Lord
To Them Who Are The Called
According To His Purpose!?!
Will You Remember That Jesus Christ Is The Author And The Finisher Of Our Faith
And
Say ... As Did Faithful Job:
Though He Slay Me
Yet Will I Trust Him!?!
Is Your God, God Almighty Or Is Your God The ... Fraud Who Will Blight Thee By Demanding That You Only Trust What You Can With Carnal Eyes See!?!
I Beseech You, Brethren ...
Do Not Deviate From The Path Of Righteousness! Do Not Trample Upon Almighty God's Holy Laws! Do Not Fall For The Inducements - The Sweet Treats -
Of The Known And Wily Fraud For They Are Designed To Separate You From Your Blessings The Sure Blessings Of The Eternal God!
Please ...
Trust God ... And Always Pray! Deny The Liar ... And Don't Play With Your Soul's Salvation Because ThenFor Your Own Sin You Shall Surely Have To Pay!
Know The Right ...
Life
Is
A Crucible!! You Are A Precious Stone Unfaceted Raw
And You Must Be Fashioned Into A Jewel Fit For The Crown Of The King And Not To Fit The Damned Dragon's Claw!
Deny The Liar And His Minions Many! Trust The Lord! Heed The Spirit! Be Influenced By The Angels True And The Gates Of Heaven Glorious Will Be Opened Wide By Right To Let You Walk Through!
Keep Your Love For The Lord Christ Alive For The Lord ... Soon Coming
I Purchased Me A Plain Cake! A Plain Cake Of Truth Unspun Unglazed Uncolored Chock Full o' Things Certain To Get A Person Away From Him Who Will Spoof Dishonor Misdirect Misqueue Swindle One With A Word Guaranteed To Get One Into Deadly Trouble With The Almighty Lord God! My Cake Of Plain Truth Contains Raisins Of Let Us Reason Butter Of In Jesus Christ Believe Sugar Of Soul Salvation Lime Against License Is Lease Egg Whites Of Wisdom Fine Flour Of Faith Essence Of Excellence Leavening Of Grace Mint Of Much Mercy Salt For Seasoning Of The Soul Poured Into A Pan Of Perfection Lined With Heaven Is The Goal AND Cooked In A Crucible Carried With God's Care Attended By Angels Singing: "The Savior Is Here! You Have Nothing To Fear!!" My Cake Is Cooled By Compassion Then Cut On The Cross AND Gently Served On A Platter Marked: "Sin Has The Battle Lost!" I Eat My Cake With A Fork Featuring Five Silver Tines:
Temperance
Trust
Taste Thou And See
'Til The Day Dawns
Tested Tried - God Is Well Pleased!
I Eat From My Cake Daily! It Smaller Never Grows! I Can Eat 1, 3 Even 5 Slices AND My Love - Not My Waistline - Of The Lord Grows For I Have The Holy Spirit The Convictor The Soul's Comfort Loudly Purring Softly Lovingly Under My Hood AND Showing Me Devotedly All That Is Godly AND Good!
