HAPPY SABBATH + Really!?! The Living God!?! A Magician!?!

Jesus Christ The King

The Light Of Life 

The Creator Of Heaven And Earth

The Redeemer Of Man

 Does Not

Cannot

And

Will Not Ever

Share An Office

Or

A Business Portfolio

With Satan, The Damned

The Accuser Of The Brethren

The Destroyer Of Peace!

Brethren,

It Is Time To Settle This Matter With Finality
And 
My Desire For Each Of Us
Is 
That We Look In At Out Thoughts
Look Out At How We Talk To The World  
Look Around At The Results Of The Dying World's Wisdom
And Then
Look Up To The Lord Of Life
Jesus Christ The Righteous
The Son Of Man
The Only Begotten Son Of Almighty God
And 
Realize Once And For All Times That
The Living God Is Not A Magician!

Miracles Are Not Wishes ...

No Matter Who Says
And Would Have You Believe Otherwise
We Do Not Get The Fairy Tale Three Wishes!
We Do Not Get A Visible Angel
Pinching Us In Our Beds
And
Telling Us Make A Wish
And
Make It Count!

This Storyline From Hollywood
And
Even Put Forth In Popular "Christian' Movies
Is 
A Gross Deception
And
We All As Believers Ought To Deny
The Lie And The Liar
And
As The God Of Glory Gifts Us Daily
Live In And Work Our Measure Of Jesus' Faith
And
Ask The Giving God To Do His Will
In Our Lives
Providing For Us According To His Way
And
Trust Him And Obey
Knowing Right Well That
All Things Work Together For Good
To Them That Love The Lord
To Them That Are The Called
According To His Purpose ... Not Ours!

Look Around You And See
The Results Wrought In The Name Of
The Santa Claus God!

Look At The Embittered Lives!
Look At The Sour Faces!
Experience - Without Cause - The Often Foul Attitudes!
Look At The Desperation
Etched Deeply In The Faces Of Those 
Who Have No Hope
Because
They Have Not Made A Practice Of
Going To The Lord In Humble Prayer!

I Encourage Us To Trust The Lord Always
And
Ask Him - For Them - To Make A Clear Way!

The Child Of The King ...

Being A True Believer 
Means Being In A Committed Relationship
With Jesus Christ The Lord
And
Being With Him
Living In Him
Standing Up For Him
Walking In His Ways
Doing Those Things That Bless His Name
And
Believing, Loving, Trusting, Enduring All Things
In That Worthy Name
Knowing, Knowing, Knowing
And For Good Measure
Knowing ... Without A Shadow Of Sinful Doubt
That He Loves You Personally
And
Will Do That Which Blesses You
And
Glorifies His Holy Name!

Deep Darkness ...

A Magician Is A Liar!
His Boss Is The Father Of Lies!
A Magician Is Into Smoke And Mirrors
And
His Works And Ways
Heavenly Knowledge Loftily Defy!

The God Of Hope, Grace And Glory
Is
Not A Man That He Should Lie!
He Is The God Of Creation
The Savior, The Redeemer Of Man
The Light Of Life
The Way To Glory
Him About Whom
Is
The Good News Gospel Story
And
The One ... Alone
Who Is Able To Do Immeasurably More Than
We Ask, Think, Or Desire!

Ask ...

The Lord Knows Our Needs
Before We Express Them!
The Lord Makes Provision For Our Needs
Before They Arrive At Our Door!
The Lord Loves Us
Before We Arrive In This Valley Of Desire 
And
The Lord Sustains Us Through Wind, Rain
Hail, Sand Storm, Hurricane, Volcano
Tornado, Sunami, Earthquake And Fire!

Omnipotence, Omniscience, Omnipresence ...

The Lord Knows The End From The Beginning
And
He Is Involved In Everything In Between!

The Lord ... Not The Devil
Is In The Details
And
He Is Working To Save You
And
To Save Me!

Exercise Faith!

Brethren,

The Lord God Almighty
Is Not A Magician!
Never Was And Never Will Be!

He Is The Lord Of Life
Who Gives Good And Precious Gifts
To All Mankind
Whether The Man, The Woman, The Child
Is Rich, Poor, Free Or Bond
Holy, Unholy, Just, Unjust
Religious, Irreligious
Heathen, Christian
Atheist, Agnostic
Grateful, Thankful
Or Unthankful And An Ingrate!

The Lord Is Holy
And
We Are Called To Be Holy
So Let Us Not Drag The Lord Of Glory Down
Into The Morass That Is
Modern Illuminated Disbelieving Thought!

The Lord Is King!

Praise Him For His Love Toward Us

And

Bless His Holy Name Forever!

DESIRE: Decision

Temporal Things 

And 

Eternal Desires
Are Neither Family, Friends, Nor Enemies!
They Do Not Associate

And
They Cannot Commiserate
But
The Love Of One Or The Other Can Surely Dictate
Even Legislate
The Unrepentant Sinner
And
The Converted Saint's Fate!

Brethren, On This Grave Matter
We Must Needs Cogitate
And, That I Must Urgently Stress
Before It Is Time Too Late!

Who Wants
- Better Put -
Who Desires To Walk ... By Right
Through The Assigned-By-Perfected-Character
Pearl Gate
After Time Has Met Its Termination Date!?!

I Do! Do You!?!

What Have You Given Up
Set Aside
Put Away!?! 

What Are You Accepting
Rejecting!?!

For What Do You Pray!?!

Are You Walking On The Upward Way
Or Running On Broadway!?! 

Are Praying
Or Preying!?! 

About Your Character Being Molded
What Will The Holy God Say!?!

In For A Penny!
In For A Pound!
Are You Walking To Heaven
Or
Are You For Hell Falling Headlong!?!

Are You Grace And Faith

Plump Wheat Not Chaff
Or

Are You Doubt And Disbelief

Grapes Of Wrath!?! 

Are You On The Lord's Side
Or Are You In Need Of A Balaam's Ass
To Check You In Your Folly!?! 

The Angel Of Death Is Armed!
He Will Not Let You Walk Blithely Past!

Think ... 

There's Hell Involved In Not Knowing The Savior!

There Is Heaven To Be Gained When Jesus Christ's Faith
In Your Nostrils
Is 

Of A Sweet Savor!

Do Not In Front Of Satan Quiver!
Jesus Christ Shall All His Chosen People
Spectacularly, Gloriously, Deliver!

Desire Dictates Decision!

On Whose Side Will Your Decision Fall!?!

Despise Sin And Self

And

Deny Satan, The God-Fraud

And

Fill Your Heart 

With The Sure Promises 

Of

And

Love For

The Creator

The Eternal Holy God

Jesus Christ The Lord!

HAPPINESS IS THE LORD'S + PRAYER: Father, My Hope For An Eternal Home Is In Christ Jesus!

NEEDFUL THINGS

It Has Been Said To Man:

You Have A Need!

How Can I Have A Need
If My Self Does Not Know It?
Further, Still
How Can I Have A Need
If I Do Not Recognize Same As Such?

Having A Need
And 

Not Knowing It
Is 

An Awful Shame!
I Must Needs Catch Up!

We Have Wants!
There Are Many That We Say Are Our Needs

And
We Have Needs Which Are Few
Which Turn Into Wants Upon The Right Cue!

The Thing Is, Though
Needful Things Are Necessary
Like Light
Love
Water Shelter Clothing And Food
But 

The Biggest Necessary
On This Here Planet
Is 

For Jesus Christ
And Not As - To Some - A Useful Tool!

MONEY

The Truth Is That Having Money
Does Not Make A Man Happy

And
Having No Money
Does Not Make A Man Sad!

Happiness
Is 

In The Hand Of The Almighty
And 

It Is He That Makes Our Hearts Glad!

RELEVANCE

I Have No Desire To Be
- By Man -
Made Relevant!

I Desire The Love Of My God!

I Can Wait For My Riches
And
I Will Receive Them As Gold

From The Hand Of My God!

I Am Thankful
For Sleep That Brings Rest!
For The Rest That Brings Peace!
For The Hope That Helps Me Cope
And
For The Love Of God That Is No Joke!

PRAYER:

Thank You, Dear Father

For My Blessings Today

And That 

Because Of The Blood Of Jesus

I Can Call Upon You Without Fear!

Bless Me To Be Faithful

Trusting Loving And Obedient, True

So That At The End Of My Journey

And

At The Appointed Time

I Will Go Home To Live Forever With You!

Please Help Me Not To Dwell

Upon The Sorrows And Slights Of The Day!

Help Me To Grateful

For The Day

And

For The Ability To You To Pray!

Bless Me To Hold On To Hope

For Faith

Cherishing The Promises Given

And

Daring To Walk Wisely In Belief

Because I Know

You Are Good Kind Loving

Ever Faithful

And

That In You I Shall Always Find Relief!

Thank You For The Blessings!

Father,

I Can Sing With The Saints Of The Ages

"What A Friend I Have In Jesus

All My Sins And Griefs He Bears!

What A Privilege I Have To Be Able To Carry

Everything

To My God In Humble Prayer!"

Please, Father

Let Not Pride Have A Hold Within Me!

Let Not Arrogance Mar My Face!

Let No Selfish Desire Hold Me Captive

Nor The Love Of This World

Cause Me To Be Marked

For The Consuming Fire

And

Become Known Forever

As A Cast-Off Disgrace!

I Am Available To You, My Father

And

I Pray In The Love Of The Lord

Who To Save Me

Left The Glory At Your Right Side!

Lead Me!

Guide Me!

Teach Me!

Chide Me

And

Until The Great Day

And Then Forever

With Me, I Beseech You

Please Abide!

Please Pour Out Of Your Holy Spirit Upon Me

Granting Me Spiritual Discernment

So That By Your Great Grace

In My Journey To Eternal Life

I May Defeat And Expose Satan

The Accuser Of The Brethren

The Adversary Of Souls

The One Who

- Against The Truth - 

Daily

Does Lie!

Help Me Ever To You

For Help To Cry!

Thank You, Dear Father

For Hearing And For Answering My Prayer

For I Ask All 

In The Name Of The Holy Jesus

In Whom I 

Have A Hope

And

I Have A Prepared Home! 

AMEN.

The Garden Of Graces: Way Of Life Decisions!

I Sowed Seeds Of Kindness
Love And Tenderness
And
Wonderfully They Grew!
I Also Thoughtlessly Sowed Seeds Of 

Bitterness
Hate And Envy, Too
And
Would You But Know It
Bitterness Hate And Envy
Grew Gargantuan Large
And
Sought To Boldly Strangle
My Cherished Kindness Love And Tenderness
And
Realizing Its Error

My Poor Heart Was Aghast!

I Despised Bitterness!
I Hated Hate!
I Deplored Envy
And
These Three I Sought To Obviate
Because
Left Unchecked
Or Simply Ignored
They Act Like Hungry Climbers
Seeking A Mountain Top
So I Had To Find Their Roots
And
Give Them The Malicious Chop!

Bitterness Was Downright Dodgy!
Hate With Hat Tricks Has Sought Often
To Trip Me Up
And
Envy
With Its Electric Persona
Had Expressed Fulminating Desire
To Cook Fry Broil
Burn Me Up!

I Was In A Quandary!
I Was A Straight Betwixt Two!
I Was Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
And I Knew ... Then
That Only Jesus Christ Could Would Save Me!

The Question Must Be Asked ...

Would I Of Necessity And Heartfelt Love

Willingly Bend To The Higher Power
Or
Would I Lie Down With The Enemy!?!
Would I Fall On The Rock Of My Salvation
And
Be Broken
To Be Forever Saved
Or
Would I Cultivate Damnable Pride
And
End Up Being ... To Known Sin
A Marked For Eternal Death Slave!?!

Woe Is Me!

Decisions!
Decisions!
Way Of Life Decision Collisions! 

I Saw The Light ...

Desire To Live With The Almighty God

Forever

In Perfect Peace
Made The Only Decision Left For Desperate Me:

Come Into My Life, Lord Jesus!

I Surrender The Old Man To Thee! 

Come Into My Life, Lord Jesus

And

Cause The Devil's Known Henchmen To Flee!

I Prostrated My Self
My Heart
My Will
My Way
My Body
My Soul
My Spirit
Before The God Of All Grace
My Savior
My Redeemer
And
Pleaded For Relief
To Get Rid Of The Roaring Raging Schemer!

There Was The Battle Royale
The Grudge Match
The Winner Take All Play-Off

And
The Cage Match
I Thought I Was Sunk
Until
I Gladly Remembered
Who Died To Save Me

And
Who Was Interceding For Me

In The Most Holy Place Of The Heavenly Sanctuary
And
I Surrendered ... Completely!

There Was To Be No Mrs. Lot Look-Back Action From Me
And
That Is When I Saw
My Victory Over Sin In Christ Jesus
And
Bitterness Hate And Envy
From My Garden Of Graces
Had To, Had To, Flee!

I. Was. Free.

Thank You, Very Much!

From Then On ...

I Meticulously Prayerfully Tended
My Fruit Of The Spirit!
Everything Planted There Was Meticulously Observed
And 

I Meticulously Followed The Directions
Given Me By My Master
My Lord And My God
And
From Then
Under The Prompting Of 

The Holy Spirit Of The Living God
I Walk Holy
Because, BecauseI Am Striving For The Promised Glory
And
The Untold Blessings
Awaiting The People Of 

The God Who Is Truth And Righteousness
In The Great Reward!

I, By Almighty God's Great Grace

Am D.O.N.E. Finished

With The Ways Of 

The Damned-For-All-Eternity Fraud!

Thank You, Lord Jesus!

Praise God!

Hallelujah To The Lamb!

Love Hopes!!

Hope O'Reward
AND
Fear O'Punishment
Both Serve The Living God...!

... Somehow I Doubt That!

I'm With You On That
Because
What They Are Doing
Makes Them No Different
From An Open Idolater!

Them's Strong Words!!

You'd Better Believe Them!

Who Is The Living God?!

The Living God Is Love!

What Is Man?!

Man Is A Sinner
Separated From The Living God!

What Is Sin?!

Transgression Of The Living God's Law!

Lawlessness!

So What Is Love?!

Love Does!

Love Hopes!
Love Helps!
Love Gives!
Love Does Not Give To Get!
Love Does Not Hope It Will Help!
Love Does Not Fear!

Perfect Love Casts Out Fear!

Love Is Not Covetous!

The Living God Desires Our Love!

AND
Anything Less Is Contemptible!

We Love Almighty God 

Because Almighty God Loves Us, First
AND
We
- Seeing The Blessed Love Work In Our Behalf -
Love The Eternal God ... In Return
Without Thinking About What We Will Get Next

AND
Without Fear Of What We Will Lose
If The Love Is Not Adequately Returned!

Almighty God's Love
- Like Almighty God's Grace -
Is Ever Sufficient
AND
Because That Love, IS
We Rest In It
Being Joyful
Being Comforted
Being Blessed
Being Eager To Please
Wanting To Bless
Knowing Always That Everlasting Love Cares
That True Love Never Leaves The Beloved
Lonely Forsaken Afraid ... Alone!

I Agree!

What He Just Said!!

Understand This ...

Reward And Love Never Marry!
Love And Hope Don't Carry
Fear
Which Loves To Tarry
Putting One In The Position Of Having 

To Parry
The Thrusts And Blows Of Misguided Affection
Which Have Not Time To Note Direction
BUT

Walks Wild

AND
Thinks Vain
Offering Up Gifts Like Cain
AND

Thinking Nothing Of Destroying
The Pure Of Heart
Because
Their Offering Of Love
Makes You
- Of Your Offering -
Regrettably ... Ashamed!

What He Just Said!!

I Agree!

PRAYER : I Ask You, Lord, For My Blessing!

Lord Of The Faithful

God Of The Just

I Am Praying, Father

For I Want

Your Very Real Gift Of Life Everlasting

So I Must!

I Love You!

I Bless You!

I Honor You!

I Worship You, Lord, True

For I Desire To Live For You

And

Live In Bliss With You

When For Me

Eternity Comes, Too!

My Life Now Is A Vapor! 

My Beauty Fades

Like That Of The Flower Of A Grass! 

Unchanged 

I Am As A Cut Grass

Tossed In The Furnace

And Consumed

By Heat's Hot Blast!

Lord,

I Have No Desire

To Live Before You As One Offensive! 

I Have No Desire

To Be The One Profligate

Nor Profane

And

I Do Not Desire To Be The Soul Condemned

Who Will Be Cast Out From Before You

Damned

Into The Fire And Brimstone Lake

Of

Eternal Shame!

Lift Me Up, Lord! 

I Am Pleading! 

Bear Me Up, Lord

I Am Calling Your Name!

Carry Me! 

My Will I Surrender! 

Bless Me To Do Your Will

So That I Will Forever

Be Called Beloved

Because With Faith

I Carried

And Lifted Up

Your Holy And Everlasting Great Name!

I Give You, Lord, Your Glory! 

I Give You, Lord, My Praise Unfeigned 

And

I Ask You For My Blessings

In The Matchless Name Of My Jesus

Your Beloved And Begotten Only Son

Who Is Soon To The Earth

Coming Again

This Time As Conquering King

And

His Faithful Ones To Claim!

AMEN.

SOULS SOLD: 15 Minutes Of Fame + PRAYER: Lord, Help Me Not To Trust My Blind Eyes!

Once Upon Time Called Now
In A Faraway Place Called Near Here, Hear
In The Realm Called Plastic
Lived The People Called Doctored-Pretty!

Now ...

In The Now Time
In A Parallel Junction 
In A Near Place Seeming Far
Existed The People Called Hooked
Who Were Inordinately Interested
In Every Single Puny Petty Putrid Popular Thing
That The Doctored-Pretty Plastic People
Conceived Of
Manufactured
Made Happen
To Make Themselves
Relevant
AND
Instafamous!
It Is A Sad, Sad, Sad, Saaaad Thing
To Behold!

The Doctored-Pretty Plastic People
Roundly Despise
The Hooked People
BUT
Needed
Absolutely Needed Them
AND
Their Worship
IF
They Want To Remain
On That Register Called
"The 'A' List!"

That's Straight Up Idolatry!

We Know That

But Other Watching People Do Not!

People Have Been Known To Become
Seriously Suicidal
When From 
The LIST!
They Did Fall!

The Fall Is No Ball
For A Fall Renders One
Subject To
No Casting Call!

To Fall From "The 'A' List!"
Is To Descend
Seriously Descend
Into The Waste Land Of
... Irrelevancy ...!
Death Valley! ... If You Will!
AND
Every Body In Near Plastic
Knows
That Irrelevancy Is
A Career Kill
BUT
It Has Been Known
That Some Pretty-By-Proxy Plastic People
Have Made For Themselves
"New Careers"
Out Of 
Irrelevant Relevancy!

A Name In Print
In Lights
For The Wrong Reason
Is A Name In Lights!
PERIOD!
AND
Every Body Who Wants To Be
Anybody
Takes
"Fame!"
However It Comes
Be It In Soundbites
Breaking News
Continuing Coverage
More At 4!
AND
The Ever Popular
Tabloid Score!

Ahem!
Are You Going Somewhere With This Epistle!

Oh, Sorry!
My Bad!
Yes, I Am!

Don't You Get Sick And Tired
Of Hearing
Who Did What To Whom
Who Went Where With What
Why Who Wore What When
Why Who Did What Where
Why Who Is Where Doing What When
Who Bought What Where And For How Much
Who's Zooming Whom
And On, And On, And On ....?!
Snoooooore!

Oh, Sure!
Makes Me Appreciate My Own Life!
I'd Rather Eat Dry Bread In Peace And Quiet
Than All Their Fancy, Fancy, Foolishness
Washed Down With Forked  Lighting Served In Crystal
Followed By A Perky Pill
Followed By A Sleeping Pill
Followed By Some Get Me Up Swill
AND
Do. It. All. Again.

That Is No Way To Live!

If It Is No Way To Live
Why Then
Are All The Ordinary People
In Hooked Town
Trying Their Level Best
- Even Killing Themselves -
To Get Into Doctored-Pretty People's
Plastic Town?!
I Don't Get The Catch!

Green Is Always Greener
On The Other Side!

Oh, Dear!
Don't You Mean Grass
Is Greener?!

Man Can't Eat Grass!

Nevertheless
If That Is So
When You Get To Green Grass
And Look Back
Where You Came From
Is Green ...er Grass
Not So?!

Yes!

So, Why ....?!

Covetousness!
Greed!
Greed For Gain!
Envy!
Discontent!
Ingratitude!
AND BEST OF ALL
Desire!

Desire For Sprouted Satisfaction
Of ... FELT NEEDS!
Gets Them Every Time!

As I Live And Breathe
I Daily See The Results Of
Imagination Over Substance
Illusion Over Reality
Faith Against Doubt!

When A Man Chooses
The Sight Of His Lying Eyes
Over The Gospel Of Truth
You Know, Of A Surety
That There Will Be Trouble
In His Big Ride Car Boot!

When A Man Chooses A Known Fraud
AND
Makes Him His God
You Know That His Soul
Has Been Bartered
For He Swiftly
Turns Away From 

The Love Of The Holy God!

That's Kind Of Strong, Don't You Think?!

It Is The Truth!

Look At Them!
Hear Them Speak!
Can't You Tell A Deluded Soul
From All The Drivel
That Out Of Their Mouths Leak?!

New Lamps For Old!
Copper Pennies For Shiny Gold!
Illuminated Minds
Powered From The God Not Divine!

Look At That Sold-Out Soul!

PRAYER:

Father, 

I Beseech You

Were It Possible

In Sackcloth

And With Ashes

Please Help Me

Not To Live In The Light

Of My Blind Seeing Eyes! 

Help To Live In The Truth Of The Living Holy God

The Power For This Turning Hour

So That Satan's Power

Will Not Over Me Tower!

Father, 

In The Cross Of Christ I Glory

Grateful

For The Gospel Story!

Let Me

Help Me

Walk In Right Light

So That I Will Not Suffer

From Sin's Cruel Blight!

I Give You, Lord

Glory, Honor!

I Give You, Lord

Worshipful Praise!

I Give You, Lord

My Soul For Safekeeping!

Bless Me, I Beseech You

As I Walk Faithful

On Toward

The Great And Glorious Day!

I Love You, Lord!

Please Come Soon!

In Jesus' Name I Humbly Plead! 

AMEN.