Buying Grace
And
Selling Salvation
Turned Up ... Uninvited
In The Town Called ... It Took A Miracle!
They Did Not Find A Warm
Nor Embracing Welcome! Welcome!
There Was A Reason ...
The Ever Humble And Upright Godly Example
Had Preceded Them There
And
That Model Of Grace-Filled Living
Had Been Having The Most Amazing Effect
On The Citizenry
Who, Formerly
Had Been Filled With Sins
Drowning In Trespasses
And
Transported By Transgressions!
Of Course
This Is Not To Say That Godly Example
Had Received A "Come Hither!" Welcome
At His Dignified Appearance
In It Took A Miracle!
The Fact Of This Matter Is ...
Comfort In Cold Water
Makes Warm Water Hot
And
Comfort In Sinful Living
Causes Godly Living To Go Begging ... A Lot!
Truth Must Be Told ...
As Opposed To The Sermon
Preached By A Righteous Life Lived
When A Harsh Condemnatory Sermon Is Preached
- Devoid Of Christ's Love And Care
And Not Built Upon Walking The Talk
And Talking The Walk -
You May Be Assured That
There Is Not Going To Be
A Conversion To The Right Way
By Any Of Your Observers!
It Was Like This ...
Godly Example's Excellent Example
Was ... Is
Like The Wind
But
In Reverse!
You Don't See The Wind
But
You Feel
You Experience What The Wind Does!
Everybody Saw How Godly Example Lived
But
Were Not At First
Aware Of Or Expecting
The Changes In Lives Wrought!
Like Abel The Obedient
Godly Example Spoke
And
Still Speaks
Without Superfluous Studied Words!
He Leads His Neighbors To The Lord Christ
By His Godly Example!
Many Lives Were Changed!
Environments Were Upgraded!
Conversations Became Circumspect!
Attitudes Became Gentler!
Considerations For Others Became Rife
And
Godly Living Became The Spice Of Life!
And
That Spice
Is Not Measured By Scofield Units Of Heat
And
Love To God
And
Love For Others
Became
The Language Of The Regenerated Heart!
To The Point ...
Buying Grace
And
Selling Salvation
Had Been Seeking To Upend That Change
Because
Their Always-In-The-Shadows Boss, Curry Favor
- Who Coined Himself
Every Sentient Man's Liberator -
Had Lost Some Of His Best Customers
Because Of Godly Example's Godly Example
And
He, Offended
Had Sent Them To Goose The Bull
Had Sent Them To "Muddy" The Water!
See, Here, There Is Always A Reason ...
This Had To Be Done
Since He Is An ... Unclean Spirit
In The Employ
In The Council
Of The Big Cheese Himself
The Accuser Of The Brethren
The Snake In The Grass
The Dragon Ever At Work
Fka Lucifer
Nka Satan
Aka The Wannabe God
Liar-Man The Bold
Fallen Angel With Heart Known Cold!
Hear The Right ...
That Very Satan
The Lord Of Dung
Had
Has
A Deeply Vested Interest
In Stopping People From Hooking Up
With Godly Example
And
For Seeing To It That They Continued Down
The Garden Path
Indulging In Own-Sin Self-Pay
And
Never Ever Ever Reaching Spiritual Perfection
By Living For
And
In The Faith Of The Lord Christ!
Satan
Being Grossly Prideful
Vengeful
Hateful
Evil
Lying
Murderous
Deceitful ... And So Much More
Had Lost The Battle Of Attrition
And
The Policy War Of The Great Controversy
That Dark Day In Mount Calvary!
He Had Lost His Praying Prey!
He Had Lost His Stolen Kingdom
And
The Only Other Thing Left To Be Lost
Is
His Miserable Life
And
He Has No Intention Of Going Out Quietly
Or Docilely Alone!
He Fully Intends
To Go Out With Myriad Trophies
And
In A Torrid Blaze Of "Glory"
Denying The Lord Of Life
The Creator
The Redeemer
The Friend
As Many Of Those
As He Could Wrest Away
And
All For A Truly, Truly
Simple, Simple
Base-Minded Reason:
The Expensively Purchased
Will Pay The Cost ... For Themselves
Unforgiven By Almighty God
What Must-Must Must-Must ...
Those Free-Willed Ingrates' Sins
Cannot Be Reckoned To Satan's Account!
How "Happy"
That Makes Him ... Considering The Circumstances!
Know Your Enemy ...
Satan
Is
Evil, Wicked
Not Stupid
And
He Is Lowering His Heat Score
In The Most Diabolic Fashion!
On The Other, That Is
The Right, Hand ...
All Those Persons
Who Took ... Who Take
The Lord God Almighty At His Holy Word
And
Accepted ... Accepts
The Unspeakable Gift
Had ... Have
All Of Their Known
And
Confessed Sins
Irrevocably Deposited
Lodged
Dropped Off
Reposed
Docketed On Satan's Account
Never Ever, Ever, Ever To Be Remitted
Waived
Removed
Taken Away
Positively Disposed!
This Does Not Make Satan Happy
And
For This Seeming Besmirchment
He Is Intent Upon Making Believers Fall Away
From Truth To Folly
From Light To Darkness
And
From The Commandments Of The Living Loving God
To The Doctrines Of Damned Devils
So That They, Too
If It Were Possible
Can Be Condemned
Damned
And, Ultimately
Forever Destroyed!
It Is His Final Effort
At "Disrupting" The Lord's Plans!
Tsk, Tsk, Tsk ...
He Keeps Skipping Over Hebrews 11:6!
He Is Ignoring The Directs Words Of The Lord Jesus ...
Beloved,
If You Thought It Possible, STOP:
No Created Being
Can Surprise
The Omnipotent
Omniscient
Omnipresent
Creator
Sustainer God!
And
With That Said
I Sincerely Charge You:
Seek The Lord, Now
While The Door Of Mercy
Is
Still Open
And
The Lord's Spirit Is Still Near To
And
Calling Unto Us!
Blessings Myriad Await
The Faithful, Enduring, Believer!
Peace Be Upon You ... Today And Forever!
