Trust Is Faith In Action!

 

The Lord's Love, Grace, And Mercy Towards Us Is Perfect 

And

If You Don't Understand This Scripture

We Are In Trouble! 

It Is A Personal Word Of Upliftment

So Here It Goes: 

"Almighty God

Is

My Foundation, My Protection, My Escape! 

He Is My Personal Deity ... He Knows My Name! 

He Feels My Pain And Shame! 

He Put Himself In My Place, And I Am Safe ... Saved! 

He Is My Hope ... I Repose My Trust In Him Alone! 

He Is The Belt That Secures Me To Himself! 

He Is My Horn, My Basket Of Plenty Good Good

Blessings Immeasurable

And 

Blessings Innumerable! 

He Is The One Who Holds Me Up

Who Holds Me Aloft 

And 

Above The Maddening Throng! 

He Is My Sure Defence 

And 

By Him ... In His Loving Care

By His Sweet Spirit Who Leads Me

Teaches, Guides, Chastises, And Blesses Me

I Am Forever Blessed! 

The Living God Is The Lord Of My Life 

And 

In Him I Have Peace

And 

I Am At Rest! 

I Love The Lord: 

He Loves Me First!" 

Beloved, 

The Living God Of Grace And Glory

The Eternal God ... Our God ... Cannot Lie: 

We May Take Him At His Word! 

Let Us Make His Word To Us Personal! 

Let Us Ever Choose To Pray The Promises Of God 

According To Our Need 

And 

Just Because 

Because 

They Are Also For Our Comfort! 

Doubt Is Faith's Inaction! 

Trust Is Faith In Action! 

Take The Word At His Word 

And 

Be Gloriously Blessed! 

Work Your Gift Of Faith! 

Peace!

If You Want Joy, Real Joy ...!

I Remember Singing On Sabbath As A Child

 

"If You Want Joy

Real Joy

Wonderful Joy

Let Jesus Come Into Your Heart!" 

The Chorus Continued To Speak About 

Our Nights Being Turned To Day

Our Sins Being Washed Away

And 

Our Lives Being Made Over Anew! 

Beloved, 

When A Sentence Starts With An 

"If You Want ..." 

There Is The Real Possibility That 

You Don't Want The Thing On Offer! 

For The One Seeking The Lord At This Time 

When He Is To Be Found

Honest Questions Seeking Knowledge 

To Make The Informed Decision 

Regarding The New Life In Christ Are Acceptable! 

For The Christian Who Has Had Long Experience With

And 

Ample Proof Of 

The Goodness, Mercy, Love, And Grace Of The Lord

But, Why, What For, When, Where, And The Like 

Have That Sulphurous Stench Of Doubt! 

The Lord Jesus Christ Makes It Plain That 

He Has Nothing For Those 

Who Choose Not To Exercise Faith In Him 

And, Instead

Indulge Decimating Doubt! 

Are You Living As A Candle 

Glowing Or Guttering 

According To The Winds Of Change 

And

The Flavors Of The Moment 

Being Sold At The Fad Farm Or Ego Emporium!?! 

Fads Fail 

And 

Ego Goes Overboard! 

Slow, Sure, Steady, With Staying-Power

And 

With Saints Sealed And Saved 

Is

The Expected End Of The Life Committed To Christ! 

Faith Equips All Of Us Who Are Willing 

To Endure And Excel 

In The Journey To Joy In Jesus 

Which Continues Onward And Upward 

With The Joyous Celebration 

In New Jerusalem! 

Joy Is A Precious Gem! 

Dare To Find And Hold Your Treasure! 

Peace!

SELLING OURSELVES SHORT: Why Worry When You Can Pray!?!

As Committed Christians

We Often Sell Ourselves Short 

By Minimizing What It Is That 

Our Lord, Our God, Has Done

Can Do, Is Doing

And 

Is Willing To Do For Us 

If 

We Will "Untie" His Hands! 

Almighty God Is Love: 

Love Is Always Working! 

The Lord Has Specifically Told Us 

Not To Worry About Anything! 

We Are To Offer Prayers 

And 

Make Supplication 

To Let Our Requests Be Made Known  Unto Him! 

Jesus Christ Invites Us 

To Boldly Ask For What We Need 

Because 

He Is Ever Able To Provide Us With Comfort And Aid! 

Our God Is

And Can 

And Does 

The Thing We Call Impossible! 

Our God ... The Living Holy God ... Owns Everything: 

He Made It All! 

He Sees Everything: 

He Is Over It All! 

He Knows Everything: 

He Is The Great Architect: 

Before We Were, He Is! 

Beloved, 

Does It Not Then Stand To Reason That 

The Thing About Which We Are Worried

Our Lord 

- The Almighty God Of Grace Who Inhabits Glory - 

Has Already Worked It Out!?! 

Has He Not Already Told You Plainly That 

He Knows The Plans He Has For You

To Give You A Hope

A Future Of His Ordaining

A Blessing That Is Infinite!?! 

Doubting The Lord ... A Sin

Denies Us What God Has For Us: 

He Has Nothing For Anyone 

Who Doubts Him And His Living Word!

 

PRAYER:

Oh, Father, 

Please Help Us To Believe

Jesus Christ, The Word That

Worked Wonders At Creation

That Said: "It Is Finished!" 

On Calvary's Cross

And

Is Interceding For Us Today

In The Court Of Heaven! 

Please Purge Us From Unbelief! 

Thank You For Your Love That

Is Always On Duty! 

AMEN!!!

All Expenses Paid, Attire Provided Trip!

Satan Is Not Your Friend! 

He Passionately Hates You

Because 

Jesus Christ Loves You 

And

Because You Have An All Expenses Paid Ticket

Attire-Provided Trip To The Realm Of 

The Forever-Blessed! 

Satan Poisonously Hates You 

Because 

He Knows That If You Remain True 

And 

Faithful To The Lord Christ

You Shall Surely Get To Enter 

Where He Can Never Trespass Again 

And

You Will Assuredly Experience Joys Forevermore 

Which He Cast Away As Cheap And Useless Things! 

Beloved, 

Our Enemy Cannot Hurt Us 

When We Choose To Be Humble And Faithful: 

He Can Hurt Us When We Are Proud And Doubtful! 

We Damage Satan 

When We Obediently Choose To Rest In The Lord Christ

And

When We Find Our Greatest Fulfillment In Serving Our Savior 

By Loving And Caring For Our Brethren!

 

Jesus Christ Is The Rock Of Our Salvation

Our Refuge And Strength

The Anchor For Our Souls 

And

The Only Way Satan Can Effectively Hurt Us 

Is 

If We Do As Satan Did When He Was Lucifer, The Light Bearer:

Satan Saw Himself Instead Of His Maker 

And

He Saw Himself In The Position Of The Almighty God! 

Mirrors Are Amazing 

For Disclosing How Good We Look In Glad Rags

And 

How Silly We Look With A Wardrobe Malfunction

Dirty Eyes, Snotty Nose, And Crusty Lips 

But

They Are Truly Lousy At Disclosing A Black Heart! 

If You Want To See The Condition Of Your Heart Today

Take A Look In The Good Book 

And 

Proceed To The Throne Of Grace In Humble Prayer! 

Remember, Remember 

Don't Ever Forget ... 

Jesus Christ ... Our Lord

Loves You More Than Satan ... Our Adversary

Can Ever Hate You! 

Please Avail Yourself Of Christ's Sacrificial Love That 

Eternally Lives 

And 

Infinitely Gives! 

Peace!

Are You Building On A Faulty Foundation!?!

Upon What Are You Building!?! 

Do You, Perhaps, Have A Faulty Foundation!?! 

Are Your Building Materials Substandard!?! 

Is Your Builder Bloated With Beer!?! 

Are Your Construction Plans Drawn With Doubt 

On The Paper Of Fear!?! 

Beloved, 

We Cannot ... As Christians

Build Houses Upon Quicksand! 

We Cannot Order Materials 

Without First Having Construction Plans! 

We Cannot Pay For Our Building 

Without Knowing Ahead Of Schedule Our Total Costs 

And

Making Plans For Contingencies 

Aka Unexpected Expenses

Over-Runs, Unforeseen Circumstances

Built-in Losses

Delays, Disappointments

Illness, Weather Events ... Bearing A Cross! 

To Have A Firm Foundation

There Must Be Land Owned Upon Which To Build! 

To Have A Sturdy House

You Must Have An Honest Builder 

Upon Whom You Can Rely! 

To Have A House That Keeps You Warm And Safe Within 

While Permitting You To See What Terrors Are Without

You Need Windows Aka Eyes That See And Know

And 

Strong Doors Strategically Placed

And 

A Table Upon Which To Place The Good Book Of Blessings 

Which Is Also Your Hedge Of Protection 

Against Known-Enemies Marauding! 

If Your Foundation Is Destroyed

Your Four Walls And Roof Can't, Won't, Stand

So Count Your Costs With Christ

And 

Build Your House On The Rock Of Ages 

And

Know That No Matter What Happens

You Have Made The Right Choice! 

Faith, Hope

Trust, Truth

Grace, Mercy

Blessing, Peace, Rest

Unyielding Endurance 

And

Unfailing Obedience 

Are Unbreakable Bricks With Which To Build: 

Bind Them Together With Heartfelt Prayer 

And

Look Forward To Moving-In Day! 

Jesus Christ ... The Builder Supreme

Will Never With Your Hope And Trust 

Deceitfully Play! 

Peace!  

THE GOLDEN RULE: The Requirement For The Righteous!

It Is Not Hard! 

If You're Living, Be Loving! 

If You're Caring, Be Kind! 

If You're Friendly, Be Faithful! 

If You're Giving, Be Forgiving! 

If You're True, Be Truthful! 

Don't Add Nor Subtract! 

Beloved, 

The Golden Rule Is Not A Rule For Fools: 

It's A Calling For Christians! 

It's A Requirement For The Righteous!

 

We, Of The Household Of Faith, Desire 

The Goodness Of The Lord To Attend Us 

As We Make The Pilgrim's Journey 

But 

This Desire Will Not Be Attained 

If 

We Walk Like Side-Winding Snakes! 

Straight Strait 

Is 

The Way That Is Narrow And Neat 

And 

All Who Will To See Jesus Christ In Peace 

Must

In The Journey To Life Eternal

Your Sinful-Self Roundly Defeat! 

A Two-Faced Man Will Never Go Forward Nor Walk Upward 

And 

A Double-Minded Man Will Never Stand Firmly In The Faith 

When Doubt Is Whistling Dixie 

Wearing A Tin-Foil Hat 

After Downing A Spiritous Libation Cut Neat! 

Clear Minds Think Straight 

So Be Wise

Be Wary

Be Faithful ... And Not Contrary

And 

Stubbornly Do To Others 

What You ... Bright-Eyed And Bushy-Tailed

Want To Have Deliberately Done Unto You! 

Love Others As You Love Yourself In The Lord! 

Look To And Live For Christ Jesus! 

Peace!

Interoperability!?!

Putrid Peace!?! 

Comforting Terror!?! 

Interoperability 

Is Not 

Permitted Within The Household Of Almighty God: 

This Stems From The Directive 

"Choose You This Day Whom You Will Serve!" 

Which Stems From The First Commandment: 

"Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods But Me!" 

There Is No Commuter Railway Between 

Sin And Salvation

    Faith And Doubt

       Good And Evil

          Beauty And Ashes

       Bitter And Sweet

    Light And Darkness

Heaven And Hell

And 

Satan And The Savior! 

Beloved, 

To Be A Christ-Christian Means That 

You Are Operating In An Exclusive Atmosphere

With Rarified Air Aka No Corruption

No Deceit

No Terrors

No Cheats! 

Good Is The Standard! 

Blessed Is The Grade! 

Truth Is The Currency! 

Peace Is Love's Glade! 

Interoperability 

Is 

The Devil's Construct 

Allowing One To Walk Like A White Chicken 

And Then 

Unceremoniously Quack Like A Plaid Duck! 

In The Economy Of Almighty God

What You See Is What You Get 

And

There Is Never The Fear That 

You Are Raising A Viper In Your Chest As A Pet! 

Think, Dear Ones, Before You Speak! 

Think Before Rubbish From Your Lips You Leak! 

Think About The Words That 

The Word Of God Supplies 

And

Know That You Will Never Decorate An All-Truth Cake 

With Red Tape And Convenient Lies! 

Strait And Narrow 

Is 

The Path To Heaven! 

Broad And Comfortable 

Is 

The Way To Hell! 

Look Well At These Modes Of Travel 

And 

Let Living Wisdom Mark Your Walking-Way Well! 

There Will Be No Living Deads In Heaven! 

Peace!

THE DEVIL'S FOUR D's: Guard Your Heart!

Guard Your Heart! 

Satan Aka The Devil ... The Adversary Of Our Souls

Uses Four Little "D's" 

Against Those Of Us Who Have Chosen 

To Walk Softly Before The Lord Of Life! 

Doubt ... The Opposite Of Faith

Discontentment ... Which Encourages Us To Indulge Envy

Discouragement ... Which Promotes Lack Of Trust In God

And 

Disregard ... For The Word Of Our God Eternal 

Which, Left Unchecked

Will Surely Lead To Destruction And Damnation! 

Beloved, 

Know This: 

Satan Is The Father Of Lies 

So Anything That He Throws At You 

Has Not A Strand Of Truth's DNA In It! 

Doubt Decimates: 

Embrace Your Daily Gift Of Faith! 

A Contented Heart Can Eat Grass And Still Get Fat: 

The Lord Always Supplies Our Needs 

Out Of His Riches In Glory! 

Discouragement 

Is 

A Cheap Screen To Obscure The Light Of Truth 

Who Is Love And Peace 

And

Your Only Way To Enjoy Eternal Life! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Never, Ever, Choose To Disrespect The Creator God

By Disregarding His Holy Word

His "Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Words Have Weight

Power 

Content

And 

Intent Aka Intention! 

The Word Of Almighty God Is Truth

Aka Saving Truth

And

Truth Stands Eternal! 

Faith Cannot Fail: 

Be Strong In The Lord!

Diligently Work Your Faith 

And 

Be Eternally Blessed! 

Peace!

 

GIFT OF LOVE: Salvation Is FR2E To Me And Thee!

There's The Old Song Which Says: 

"If Salvation Was A Thing That Money Could Buy

The Rich Would Live And The Poor Would Die!" 

There's No Need To Think On This! 

Most Of Us Love Sales 

Especially Those Of The BOGO 

Aka Buy One Get One Free Variety: 

We Enjoy Acquiring Good Stuff At Great Prices! 

Still Others Of Us Love Thrifting

Rummage Sales, Garage, And Car Boot Sales! 

The Point Is That 

This Poor Man Wants A Rock-Bottom Price For His Heart's Desire 

And

If You Are Of The Monied Class

You Desire That Which No One Else Can Afford! 

Beloved, 

Jesus Christ's Gift To Us Of His Salvation 

Came At Infinite Cost 

And

Is Available To Each One Of Us Individually

Rich Or Poor

FR2E!

The Father Gave Us His Son

And

The Son Gave His Life To Save Us!

There Is A Spanner In The Works ...

The Big Able Problem, Though

Is 

That Today Is The Day Of Salvation 

And 

Many Of Us Are Of The Mind That Says

"Free To Me Is Cheap 

And Cheap Things Are Not Good 

And I Won't Accept 

What I Can't Physically See And Profit From!" 

The Lord's Ways

Are Not Our Ways

And

The Lord's Thoughts

Are Not Our Thoughts!

Oh, That We Would Spit Pride And Doubt 

Into The Fires Of Hell Where They Belong 

And

Accept The Priceless Gift 

Freely Given To All By Our Creator

The King Of Love And Glory! 

Pride And Doubt Build A Sinking Ship! 

Please, I Beseech Us All 

Do Not Permit The Monied Vanity Class 

To Stay Your Needy Hand From 

Accepting The Unspeakable Gift From 

The Loving Heart Of The Son Of God

The Savior Of Every Man! 

Salvation Has An "Accept By" Date: 

Be Wise For Your Self! 

Peace! 

Buying

The Free-To-All Gifts

Generously, Graciously, Given

By The Eternal, Holy, Faithful God

Is

An Impossibility!

HAPPY SABBATH + Follow-Pattern Killed Cadogan: Faith In The Lord Is Precious Seed!

 

FACT: 

Faith ... Not Feeling

Is 

Precious Seed 

Which Bears Good Fruit To Abundant Harvest! 

Are You Indulging 

Infidelity Toward The Faith Of Jesus Christ 

Which Cannot Fail!?! 

Are You Waxing Bold 

And 

Daringly Indulging In Questioning

Doubting

And 

Criticizing The Living Word Of The Eternal God!?! 

Aren't You Afraid!?! 

When We Were Young

There Were Those Amongst Us 

Who Often Heard The Condemning Words 

"You Would Criticize The Very Dead!"

 

"You Would Take The Lord God Off His Throne 

If You Could!" 

Beloved, 

This Is A Nasty State Of Affairs 

With Which To Become Participant! 

There Is One Living God

One Holy Faith

And 

One True Baptism 

Which Washes Us Willing-Ones Clean 

From Every Sin! 

Ponder This ...

How Is It Possible That 

Any Of Us Finite, Known-Dying, Creatures 

Could Raise Up Altars To The False Gods Of 

Higher Criticism

Scientific Advancement

Financial Acumen

Entertainment Wizardry

And 

Sensual Fulfillment

And 

Call Our Creator A Liar 

And 

The Absentee Landlord

When ... Without Him

There Is Not Anything That We Can Do

To Even Help Or Save Ourselves  ... Or Another!?! 

Presumption Is A Sin!

Don't Tempt The Lord!

Dear Ones, 

Anything Outside Of Faith 

Is 

Sin 

And 

If We Choose To Doubt The Lord In One Thing

We Will Choose To Lose Faith In Him In Everything! 

One Foot-Fall ... One Wheel-Turn ... Starts The Journey: 

Where To Are You Headed!?! 

Old Wisdom:

Follow-Pattern Killed Cadogan! 

Translation:

Please Think For Yourself

And 

Don't Follow The Multitude To Do Evil

Because

What Sweetened Their Mouth

Might Very Well Kill You! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ...

Satan The Damned 

The Originator Of Doubt

Is 

The Blasphemous Liar

Who From Glorious Heaven

Was Unceremoniously Kicked Out! 

Doubt Decimates! 

Truth Elevates! 

Don't Pontificate! 

Let The Living Word Of The Eternal God

Your Mind Educate! 

Exercise, Exercise, Exercise, Faith: 

Only Jesus Christ, The Living God, Saves! 

Exercise Faith

And

Don't Procrastinate! 

Peace!

The Truth Is

And

Faith Will! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Sing Praises To God ... Here And Now!

As Pathfinders

It Was Drilled Into Us, In Part, That We Should 

"Walk Softly In The Sanctuary

Keep A Song In Our Hearts

And Go On God's Errands!" 

Beloved, 

Dead Men Can't Walk

They Can't Keep

They Surely Can't Taste Anything

And

It Is Certain That They Can't Go On God's Errands! 

Think ... 

We Are Alive By The Saving Grace 

And 

Constant Care Of The Eternal God: 

We Should Always Be Grateful For Grace 

And 

Supremely Thankful For Mercy! 

The Songs Of Zion Are A Defensive Weapon 

To Keep Us In Hope 

For Our God's Sweet Tomorrow! 

The Songs Of Zion Are An Offensive Weapon 

To Keep Doubt, Fear, Discouragement, And Distress 

Aka The Legion Of Doom At Bay! 

And

Best Of All

These Sung Songs Of Zion 

Are Blessed Worship Of Our Great God 

And 

They Will Not Be Denied Or Discouraged! 

How Interesting ...

We All Love To Talk About 

Singing Before The Throne Of God 

When We Get To Heaven! 

Caution ... 

If You're Not Singing Praises Here And Now

You Will Not Be Singing Praises There And Then! 

Let Us All Please Remember That 

The Songs Of Zion Are Written Out Of 

Going Through An Experience

     Overcoming A Trial

          Being Thankful For Grace And Mercy

    Loving And Knowing The Dear Savior

And 

Just Wanting To Sing Of Our Precious Redeemer! 

What Song Will You Sing To Our King 

Who Is Love ... And Lovely

Now, Today!?! 

"I Know That My Redeemer Liveth!" 

Is 

My Song! 

Peace!

Raise Your Gaze!

The Lord Our God Will Never Force Us

To See The Light Of Life: 

He Gives Unto Each Of Us A Daily Gift Of Faith! 

The Lord Marks The Path To Life Everlasting

Paints The Sky

Sets The Orbs In The Firmament 

And 

Speaks The Truth! 

Our Lord Christ Lovingly Invites Us 

To Choose To Believe Him At His Living Word 

And 

He Gives Us The Will To Obey 

And

The Wisdom 

To Act Upon Sure And Secure Knowledge 

To Bless Ourselves And Others 

On The Path Pointing Us Toward Home

Aka The Heavenly Home! 

No Surprise ...

Disobedience 

Is 

All Our Own Choice! 

Hope, Help, And Healing

Obedience And Endurance

Trust, Grace, And Mercy

Protection, Provision

And 

Peace And Rest 

Are Bountiful Baskets Of Plenty 

Readily Available To The Willing To Be Wise 

Unto Their Own Soul's Purchased Precious Salvation! 

Just So You'll Know ...

Half Faith And Half Doubt 

Is 

Full Doubt! 

Half Truth And Half Error 

Is 

Total Error! 

This Is The Truth ... 

Believe ... And Be Blessed! 

Trust God ... And Obey! 

Do Right ... And Live In Light! 

Follow The Lord Christ 

And 

Live Free In The Land Of Purest Delight 

And 

No Night With Things That Scar And Scare! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Do Not Allow Your Intellect

Your Pride

Or 

Man's Deceitfully Glorified Knowledge 

To Rob You Of Your God-Given Birth-Right! 

Please Don't Sell Heaven 

To Buy A Bowl Of Red-Bean Stew That 

Fattens The Waist Line 

And 

Exits The Waste Line! 

Raise Your Gaze! 

Peace!