HAPPY SABBATH + Faith ... Tested ... Tried!

It Is So Very Easy To Profess Being A Christian 

And 

Even Easier To Declare That We Have Faith! 

Professors Become Professional Teachers 

Who ... More Often Than Not ... Spout Theory

And 

Very Often Do Not Have The Practical, Working, Experience Of 

A Devoted Christian With Tried And Tested Faith 

Upon Which To Fall Back 

When Life Gets Testy 

And 

Trials Pile Up Angrily! 

Beloved, 

It Is With Good Reason That 

The Words Of Apostle James Are Preserved 

For Our Warning, Consideration

And 

Action! 

A Christian Without An Experience Portfolio 

Can't Honestly Claim The Title 

Because 

A Christian Works, Labors, Has A Job That 

He Or She Diligently, Practically, Lovingly Performs

As A Faithful Steward! 

Faith Without Works Is Dead! 

An Untested Faith Has No Street Credibility 

Or Christian Longevity 

Because 

It Has No Spine! 

A Spineless Christian ... An Oxymoron

Is 

A Danger To Themselves 

And

To Others

And 

Ultimately The Cause Of Christ! 

Dear Ones, 

We Are Daily Given 

A Portion Of Jesus Christ's Holy Faith To Use That Day 

To Be Faithful To Him 

As We Labor Through And For Him! 

Please Let Us Use Our Blessed Daily Gift Of 

Unfailing Faith 

To Become Christians By Name 

And

By Nature! 

Let's Walk The Talk 

And 

Do Not At Life's Necessary Tests And Trials Balk! 

Jesus Christ The Lord, Our God

Is 

With Us! 

Dare To Work Today's Faith To A Nubbin: 

New Faith Will Be Ours Tomorrow 

If

By Saving And Available Grace Known Free

We Open Our Eyes! 

Be Strong! 

Peace!

Little Things Count: The Grain Of Sand!

Would You Put Your Neck In A Noose To Save Your Skin!?! 

Would You Lie To Yourself For Physical Comfort 

Because 

Accepting The Plain Truth 

Would Case Your "Inner Child" Unbearable Pain!?! 

In Whom Or On What Is Your Hope Resting!?! 

Are You Preparing To Walk The Lonesome Road 

When All Earthly Supports Are Removed 

And 

All That Is Left To Sustain You 

Is 

Your Daily Gift Of A Ration, A Portion, Of 

Jesus Christ's Holy Faith!?! 

Beloved, 

Living Our Daily Lives Now In The Faith That Cannot Fail 

Over Things Which Are Mere Annoyances 

Strengthens Us 

And 

Increases Our Faith To Handle More, Bigger, Weightier

Even Mind-Blowing, Stomach-Churning, Soul-Destroying Trials! 

If We Can't Run With Men

Then How Will We Run Against The Race Horses 

And 

The War Horses!?! 

Many Of Us Count The Little Things In Life 

And 

Forget Or Ignore The Fact That 

The Little Things Count! 

A White Cotton Sheet Is Beautiful! 

A Black Satin Sheet Is Beautiful! 

Put One Dime-Sized Dot Of Black Satin Dead-Center 

On Your Pristine White Sheet 

And Suddenly

We Have A Problem! 

Little Things Matter! 

Let Us Decide Today 

To Gain Our Little Victories In The Small Matters Of 

Truth And Right-Living 

So That We Will Have The Constitution 

To Handle The Big Things Later On! 

By The Way

Please Ask The Clam Why A Grain Of Sand Inside His Shell

- A Misery To Him - 

Is 

A Big And Profitable Deal To The Jeweler!

Faith Frees! 

Peace! 

DIRTY DANCING WITH SATAN: Misery Likes Company!

Evil Is Like Water: 

It Finds Its Own Level! 

Evil Is As The Bully: 

Give In To Evil 

And 

It Will Rub Your Pencil Down To A Nubbin 

Aka It Will Run You Into The Ground! 

Beloved, 

The Mere Fact That The Lord In His Living Word Shows That 

Both Evil And Overcoming Run In Two Directions

We Should Readily Recognize That Our Free-Will 

And

Our Freedom To Choose 

Must Be Engaged 

And

Employed! 

We Must Desire To Not Be A Partaker In Evil Doings! 

We Must Choose To Do What Is Good And Right 

And

By So Doing

We Must Decide By The Grace Of The Living God

And 

Mercy Ever Attending

To Radically Utilize Our Daily Gift Of 

Faith For The Day Then Present 

So That We Shall Get Victory Over Sin 

And

Be Rabid Overcomers Of Evil

No Matter Its Form Or Its Functioning! 

Brethren, Beloved, 

Please Remember That 

The Heart That Leans Toward 

And

Seemingly Thrives On Instigating 

And 

Executing Evil Deeds 

Is 

The Heart That Justifies Itself

That Has Determined That Sinful Self 

Has Been Denied Rights And Privileges That 

Were Never Conferred Upon It By The Living God

And

Has - With Damnable Intent - Departed The Path Of Purity! 

Satan Is Evil 

And 

Satan Is Miserable: 

Misery Likes Company 

And

Evil Has No Future! 

Please Do Not Let Dirty Dancing With Satan 

Cost You Your Own Soul's Salvation! 

Please Choose To Walk In The Light That Shows Right 

So That You Will Be Blessed And Saved! 

Doing Good

- Which Is Of Jesus Christ The Lord - 

Requires Grace-Filled, Enduring, Effort! 

Peace!

Faith, Like Love, Always Works!

We Lie Like Cheap Rugs 

When We Say That We Find No Use For Faith In Our Lives 

But

Dare To Bellow: 

"I Am A Christian!"

Beloved, 

A Committed Christian 

Is 

An Active, Working, Watching, Waiting

Light And Salt

Enduringly Faithful, Faith-Filled Member Of 

"The Household Of Faith!" 

Without Faith

It Is Impossible To Please Almighty God! 

Unfailing Faith 

Is 

Jesus Christ's Daily Gift To Each Of Us 

So, The Question Must Be Asked: 

"How Do We Expect

To Fight The Good Fight Of Faith 

If We See No Use For Jesus' Faith

In Our Daily Lives!?!" 

If Faith Without Works Is Dead

What Would You Call Working 

And 

Living For Jesus Christ 

Without Having The Faith Of 

And 

Faith In Jesus!?! 

Obviously, Without Having A Use For Faith 

In Our Daily Practice Of Christ's Christianity

We Are, Open-Eyes-Closed, Dripping Blood

Foolishly Choosing To Go Into A No-Holds-Barred

Winner-Take-All Battle Against Satan 

And 

The Legion Of Doom 

Who Have Nothing To Lose! 

Note To File ...

There Will Be No Fools In God's Kingdom! 

There Will Be No Faithful Saints Of God And Christ In Hell! 

Encourage Yourself ...

Accept, Appreciate, Open 

And 

Use Today's Gift Of Faith 

And 

Be Blessed By All That 

Utilized-Faith Can Accomplish In Your Life Today! 

Faith, Like Love, Always Works! 

Peace With Jesus Christ

... Almighty God Made Flesh ...

Requires

The Foundation Called Faith!

WEAR THE CROWN: Work Your Faith!

 

There's An Old Expression That Was Used To Express Faith 
In Someone's Hand Of Provision: 
"Wash Out De Pot And Wait 'Til 'e Come!" 
Which Said That Whenever That Person Came
Something To Put In The Pot Was Coming As Opposed To: 
"Wash De Pot And Tu'n Um Down!" 
Which Meant You Had No Expectation Of A Blessing! 

Beloved, 

Our Faith, Our Trust In Jesus Christ's Love 
Should Always Be Of The Sort That 
Is 
As A Washed, Cleansed, Pot 
Waiting To Be Filled 
Because 
We Know That Whenever Jesus Comes 
There Will Be A Blessing For Us! 

Furthermore ...

Let's Not Forget That Our Receipt Of God's Blessings 
Is Not 
Dependent Upon Jesus' Physical Presence: 
Angels, Doves, Ravens, People 
And Yes
Even The Very Devil 
And 
His Demons Who All Want To Destroy You 
Deliver To You! 

Remember Job 
And 
Joseph 
And 
Gratefully Remember 
Jesus' Journey To Death That Brought Us Salvation 
And 
Eternal Life: 
Evil Was Turned Into Great Good! 

Please Dare To Wear Your Faith In Almighty God 
On Your Sleeve On Your Good Days 
And 
On Your Face And Tongue 
On Your Terrible, Awful, Really Bad Days! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

Faith 
Is 
A Daily Gift Of Free Fuel In And For Your Heart: 
Keep Your Engine Running! 

Remember, Brethren Greatly Beloved, That
Our Almighty God Equips Us 
To Do What He Asks Us To Do 
So Dare, Dare, Dare ... Without Ungodly Fear
To Use Your Gift Of Faith ... For This Day
Right Now! 

Jesus Christ Is Our Only Peace:

Lean On Him Solely 

And

Be Blessed Wholly!