Showing posts with label Denying Self. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Denying Self. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Pssst!?! You Got Any Goat In You!?!

Okay, People! 
It's Simple Math
Simple Logic
Simple Common Sense:

Do Good: Blessed! 
Do Evil: Cursed! 

Walk Holy: Blessed! 
Walk Wild: Cursed! 

Follow Fashion: Broke And Cursed! 
Follow Commandments: Blessed To Be A Blessing! 

Ingest Rubbish: Talk Garbage! 
Ingest The Word: Speak Life! 

Drink Water: Get Hydrated! 
Drink Strong Drink: Get On Like A Monkey, A Snake, And A Pig! 

Strong Drinks Are For Men Deceived!

Follow Jesus Christ: Be Saved! 
Follow Lying Satan: Get Damned! 

Faithfully Follow Jesus
And Never Forget Gethsamane
Nor His Sacrificial Love For You!

Everything Is Optional: We Have Free Will And Choice!
Some Decisions Are Seminal! 
Many Are Final! 
Most Are Regrettable
And
All Decisions That We Make
Are Because Of Who We Are Or Believe We Are
And
Whom We Choose To Follow! 

I Am Following The Lord Jesus Christ! 
I Used To Rabidly Follow The Other One! 
Since This Is The Time For Truth-Speaking
I Can Tell You That Once Upon A Time
I Was Falling  
Climbing High
Eating Tin-Foil For Gold Leaf
And
Running Hither, Tither, And Yon
Until One Day It Plainly Started To Dawn On Me
That My Way Of Life Was Compromising
And 
I Was Acting, Behaving, Presenting Myself
Like One Of Those Hairy Lawnmowers That Bleat! 

I Feel You, Man! 

Been There, Done That!

I Had To Take A Few Hard Knocks
Until I Saw The Sign
Heard The Words
And
Understood The Plan That Was Plain
That Could Get Me Out From Under My Shame
And
Put Me On The Higher Ground
Where Peace And Rest And Joy Are Found:

Jesus Christ Saves!
The Commandments
Are Not Burdensome!
"No!" Is An Answer!
"Wait!" Doesn't Mean Do Nothing
And
The Load That Is My Lot
Includes My Burden Of Sin
For Me ... In Faith
To Carry To My Master
The Lord Of Life 
The Good Shepherd
The God Of Everything!


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All Who Will To Follow Jesus Christ The Lord 
Must Know 
And 
See Themselves As Obedient Sheep 
Willingly Following After The Master 
Who Knows Them All By Name
By Deed
By Need
And 
By Nature!

Our Savior Takes Blessed Care Of His Own!

The Bottom Line ...

Goats Are Disobedient, Own-Way, Creatures 
Who Lead Their Shepherd
And
If You ... A Sheep In The Safe-Fold Of Almighty God
Have Any Goat Parts In You
You Need To Give Them Up Now ... Today
If You Desire To Be Blessed 
And 
Saved! 

Trust Him:
The Good Shepherd
Gently, Lovingly, Carefully, Leads!
 
Brethren,

It Is Time To Stop Butting 
Looking Around For Vain Excuses
And 
Start Faithfully Following 
Our Beloved Jesus Christ To Glory!
There'll Be No Gainsaying, Disobedient, Wild Goats In Heaven!



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Wednesday, November 6, 2019

TALKING A LOT AND DOING NOTHING: Time To Exercise Faith!

... I Have A Bible!

Do You Read It!?!

I Wear A Cross!

Do You Bear Your Cross!?!

I Talk To God!

Do You Listen To God!?!

I Follow The Rules!?!

Do You Follow The Laws Of God!?!

I Am A Child Of God!

Are You A Servant Of God!?!

I Am A Student Of The School Of Jesus!

Are You Becoming Like Jesus!?!

Brethren,

We Can All Say Something Nice
About Our Relationship With Almighty God
But
Is Our Something Satisfactory, Pleasing, To The Lord
Or Does It Excite Satan, The God-Fraud!?!

Oh, Dear!

Nice Expression But Ain't Worth A Lot!
Nice Expression That Can Lead To The Blot!
Nice Expressions Don't Lead To God's Favor
Unless That Expression 
Is
Based And Built Upon Righteousness
And
Gives Off A Heavenly Savor!

Oh, Dear!

Oh, Dear, Indeed!

We All Talk A Good Deal
And
We Say All The Right-Sounding Words
But
Our Thoughts Prior Are Terrible
And
Our Subsequent Actions Are Abominable!

Do You Realize That Not One Of Us Said That
We Are Faithful
Living By Faith
Walking Under The Banner Of The Lord Christ
And
Striving Not To Be A Cast Out Disgrace!?!

I Noticed That No One Said Anything
About Endurance 
About Enduring All Things For The Lord
About Seeking To Gain The Mastery Over Self
About Denying The Works Of The Devil
About Overcoming Sin
In The Name Of Jesus Christ
Who Died Sickeningly To Save Us All ...!

... And Don't Nobody Say "Oh, Dear!"
We Are All Guilty!

Friends, Let's Get Real!
We Could Spend All Night At This "Funeral"
But If We Don't Seek To Change
Our Real Funeral Will Be In The Lake Of Fire!

Chrissy, You Said Earlier That
You Talk To God But That You Don't Know
What It Is That You Should Be Hearing For An Answer!

Yes, I Did!
I Often Wonder What Is The Voice I'm Hearing
Because The Very Thing I Ask For Help Not To Do
Is The Very Thing I End Up Doing ...!

... Because 
You Are Relying On Your Self
And
Not On The Word Of The Living God!

The Living, Holy, Word Of The Eternal God
Is Never 
Contradicted By The Voice Of
The Holy Spirit ... Of Truth ... Of The Eternal God!

AMEN!!!

Okay!
Let's Talk Turkey Aka Jesus Christ's Gift To Us!






The Lord Gives Unto Each Of Us 
A Daily Measure Of His Faith ... For That Day
And 
The Strength To Exercise It ... To Work It
Because 
Faith Without Work Is Dead! 

Living By Faith Is Hard
And
Easy
And 

A Necessity! 

We Are Saved By God's Grace 
Through The Exercising Of Our Gift Of Faith 
So Let Us Dare To Trust The Lord At His Word
And
Obey Him
And
Walk Boldly In His Light 
To Receive Our Sure Blessings Today
And
Every Day! 

Blessings Always Await The Faithful!

Remember Old Sister Cheryl's Prayer:


Oh, Lord!
Please Work On Me!
Please Work With Me!
Please Work Through Me!
Please Work For Me!
Please Work By Me ... Forever!

The One Thing I Would Correct About That Prayer
Is The Line Which Says:


Please Work With Me!

Why Would You Correct That Line!?!

Simple:

If The Lord Is Working With Us 
To Help Us To Avail Ourselves Of His Blessings
And
We Do Not Cooperate With Him
We Achieve Nothing!

I Get Your Point
So I Would Now Pray, Saying:


Dear Lord,
Please Help Me To Work With You
And
Please Help Me
To Energetically Utilize
My Daily Gift Of Faith
And
To Wholly, Enduringly
Cooperate With You
To The Saving Of My Purchased Soul
And
To Bless Others
In Jesus Christ's Matchless, Holy, Name!

AMEN!!!




Thursday, September 12, 2019

Some People Ain't Got No Brought-Upsy: Shelter!?! + PRAYER ... Of Faith!

Popular N. Convenient
Was Berating Please Do-Right!
The Confrontation Was Quite Acrimonious
Because
Popular N. Convenient
Couldn't Get Please Do-Right
To Go With Him To Blight Your Life's Barf-Day Bash
On Leh We Guhdown's Yacht
Perishisaword!

Please Do-Right's Mummy
Di'n't Raise No Idiot Children
And ... Obviously 

Please Do-Right Didn't Have Any Loose Screws!
All Her Bolts Were Tight And Polished To A Glowing Patina
And
She Had Checked Her Operating Manual 
Just Before Popular N. Convenient Had 
Savagely Knocked At Her Door!

Some People Ain't Got No Brought-Upsy ...

So As Not To Waste Your Time
I'm Telling You Up Front
Popular N. Convenient Is A Fence Jockey
A Joy Rider
A Truth Trader
A Personal-Comfort Junkie
A Man For Perfect Seasons
A Cheap Suit-Or
A Friend Of Self
And
A Conformed, Confirmed, Satellite Of In-Fashion!

Be Ye Warned And Armed ...

The Bottom Line Is This
If Popular N. Convenient
Is
Your "Shelter"
In The Time Of Storm
I Strongly Suggest That You Forego That Shelter
And
Go For Broke And Take Your Chances
And
Walk Boldly Into The Raging Storm!
Believe Me: You Will Be Safer!
Call Jesus Christ The Lord!

Please Do-Right Had Prayed In Faith
Nothing Wavering:

Father Of The Faithful,
Giver Of All Good Gifts,

Please Help Me
To Protect My Thoughts And Actions
In And With The Word 
So That I May Protect My Self In The World!
Help Me To Walk By Faith
And
Not By Corrupt Eye-Sight!


Lord,
I Seek Only To Do Your Bidding
To Walk On The Strait And Narrow Way
To Be A Blessing And To Be Blessed:
I Desire, Gracious Father
To Be A Spiritual Success!

My Needs Are Few
My Heart On You Is Totally Fixed
And I Plead The Blood Of My Jesus
For Help To Stand Up
To The Tar Balls Of The World
When I Choose To Believe
And Live According To Your Holy Word
And Refuse To Give This Good-Time Charley
Popular N. Convenient A Play!

What You Have For Me, Lord
I Will Wait Patiently For
Because The Living Word Of Truth Says:

They That Wait On You Will Renew Strength!
The Word Also Says:
When I Wait On You
You Will Incline Unto Me
And
Hear My Complaints!

I Desire To Be Blessed, My Father
So, I Shall Wait On You!
Guide Me And Guard Me, Please!

Thank You For Listening
And
Thank You For Answering My Prayer Of Faith
For I Ask All In The Name Of The Holy Jesus
My Only Savior And True Friend To Life's End
And Then ... Glory!
AMEN.

A Word To The Wise ...

Popular And Convenient
Sounded To Please Do-Right
Like Wind Batting On Her Ears!
He Was Talking Chalk!
He Was Spinning His Wheels!
He Was Wasting Her Time And His Energy
And
Dear Please Do-Right 
Being Frugal And ... Ever Polite
Firmly Said:

Thanks Kindly For Thinking Of Me
But Please Do Not Ask Again!
We Do Not Walk The Same Road
Think Of The Same Things
Speak The Same Language
Or Desire The Same Future
So I Do Not Believe That We Can Walk Together!
We Simply Do Not Agree!

However,
If You Are Interested 
In Reading The Good Book With Me
And Learning What Jesus Christ Has Done
And Is Doing For Us Who Believe In Him
And Talking About The Salvation Of Our Souls
I Will Gladly Entertain ...!

... The Glass Rattled When The Front Door Closed!

Brethren,

Nip Sin In The Bud
No Matter Who It Bothers!
Go Against The Will
And
The Way Of Lord
To Be Popular
Is Fool-Hardy
And
It Shall Always End In Sorrow!

Stand Up For Our Jesus
And
Be Gloriously Blessed
Today And Forever!


Don't Play Dead
To See What Kind Of Funeral
You Shall Receive:
You May End Up Dead
And
Sad To Say
You Shall Never, Ever, Know
Your Outcome
In That Eventuality!

Do Right ... And Live
The Holy God To Delight!

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The Second Coming
For
The Faithful Of God And Christ
Shall Be
A Glorious Sight!