THE LORD SAID WAIT: Doin' Me Own T'ing!?!

Instant Gratification

Is

One Of Satan's Choicest Weapons!

When I Was Guessing At The Answers

I Made A Lot Of Mistakes

Saved A Boat-Load Of Time 

And

My Personal Performance 
Was 50+% Better Than My Brethren!

When I Learned The Rules

And 
Patiently Followed The Rules

I Spent A Lot Of Time Doing

And

I Got The Answers Right

But

I Was ... Consistently

Only Six Percent Better Than My Compatriots!

I Am Getting Two Answers

Which Are Tickling My Mind:

Is This How The Remnant Is Going To Be Made Up!?!

Is This How The Could-Be Saved Will Be Lost!?!

Time For A Think ...

Being Willing To Make Mistakes

To Save Non-RenewableTime
To Just Be Better Than Half The Population

Is 
A Losing Proposition To My Finite Mind

And

Following The Rules

And

Expending Time To Learn ... And Grow

Only To Be Better Than Less Than 
Six Percent Of The Population

Tells Me ... Of A Surety

That For Soul Salvation

I Really Need A Surety For Security!
Isn't Our Striving To Be For Perfection!?!

Jesus Christ Paid It All!

He Took My Pain ... Yours, Too

My Sorrow ... Yours, Likewise

To Give Unto Us His Blessing

In The Land Of No Time

Where No One Is Unkind

And

The God Is Eternal

Living

Holy And Divine!

To Ignore This Level Of Reasoning

Would Be Asinine!

Think Again ...

In The Situation Given

We Are At Peril 
So

We Need Our Savior, The Lord

Who Has Written His Law

Made Himself The Sacrifice

The Surety

The Security

And

Is The King

The Judge

The Lord, Our God

And

Master Of Everything

Who, Alone, Can Cause Us

To Be Free Of Sin
And
The Cruel Clutches Of Satan 
The Accuser Of The Brethren
The Raging Lion
The Known God-Fraud!

Jehovah, Hallelujah ...

The Lord Provides!

The Lord Protects!

He Is Prophet, High Priest And Conquering King! 

He Is The Law Giver
And 

The Sin-Forgiver!

He Is Our Only Help

Our Guardian
And

Our Guide!

He Gives Good Gifts To All Living

But

To His Obedient People
He Does His Choicest Gifts Provide!

The Lord Bids Us Come: We Will Not Be Denied!

We Will Be Tried

But

His Hand Of Salvation

To Our Earnest Effort Is Tied:

He Gives 

But

We Must Expend Effort To Accept

By Saying:

Yes, Lord!

I Accept!

I Am Willing To Be Healed

And

Cleansed!

Use Me, Lord!

I Am Willing To Work!

Guide Me, Lord!

I Am Willing To Walk!

Help Me So That My Service To

And

For You

Is Not A Whole Lot Of Long Talk!

The Lesson That Must Be Learned ...

Waiting 

Does Not Sit Well With Us Selfish Beings 

Who Thrive On Instant Gratification!

Being Courageous When Our Mortal Eyes 

Can Only See Present Defeat 

Is 

Practically Impossible

And

Being Strong 

When Your Heart Is Trembling In Ungodly Fear 

- Because You Messed Up By Previously Doing "It" Your Way -

Isn't Going To Happen! 

Buuut ... 

When The God Of Grace

Your Father In Heaven, Says:

"Be Not Dismayed!

Trust Me!

I Am Here

And

I Will Bless And Keep You 

Because

You Are The Apple Of My Eye!" 

We Can Believe Him 

Because 

He Loves Us 

And 

He Is Faithful! 

He Can't Make Mistakes!

We Can Take The Lord Jesus Christ

At His Living, Holy, Word 

Because 

He Is Able To Do All That He Says He Will Do! 

His Mission To Calvary Was A Glorious Success:

It Caused Him Agony 

And 

Shed His Innocent Blood

And

Purchased For Us Eternal

In The Realms Of The Blessed In Heaven Above!

Praise The Lord ...

We Serve The All-Knowing

All-Seeing

Ever-Present

All-Feeling

Eternal God: He Knows The Answers! 

Let Us Wholly ... With Willing Obedience

And

Enduring Faith

Solely Lean On Him 

And 

Unwaveringly Trust Him 

So That We Will Be Eternally Blessed!

Our God, Holy, Cannot Lie!

Human Wisdom 

Is

Foolishness To Almighty God

And

Willfully Walking Wayward

Is

The Corrupt Way Of Fools

Those Who Use The Lord's Free Air

And

Deny His Love

Repulse His Presence

And

Reject The Knowledge That 

For Fallen Man

He Does Sacrificially Care!!

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The Way Of The Lord

Is

Perfect!