CHRISTIAN: Ruminant

A Working, Watching, Waiting, Wise

Enduringly Faithful Christian
Is
A Ruminant!

I Don't Want To Be A Cow! 

You're Not Going To Be A Literal Cow! 

It's A Figure Of Speech

To Give You A Profound Idea

To Show An Ideal Attitude! 

Take A Thought On This:

The Brown Cow

Eats Green Grass

And

Gives White Milk

Which Makes Yellow Cheese!

We Are Talking Major, Unimaginable
Mind-Boggling, Fait Accompli, Changes!

Oh! Okay!
In That Case, You May ... With Agility
Proceed To Tell Me That About Which I Must Ruminate!

Whoa!
Such Formal Language!

Sweet Girl, 
If You Have Ever Seen A Cow
A Spiffy, Fat, Cow Ruminating
You Would Understand That 
Rumination Is Serious Business 
And As Such
Warrants The White Glove, Formal Language, Treatment!

I Hear You!

Okay, Guys!
Enough With The Almost Jokes!

In Keeping With Our Foray Into Cow Chewing
Think About This:

One Mouth Full Of Grass
And
Four Stomachs
Is 
The Equivalent Of The Best Food Processor
Blender, Mixer, Juicer Combined Plus Some
To Extract Every Last Iota Of Goodness
From That Grass To Do A Body Good
And
Make One The Very Best Producer
In The Service Of The Householder ... The Shepherd
The Lord King!

Madame The Cow Is No Slouch
Is Never A Procrastinator
And
Is Decidedly Not A Sluggard
And
She Will Not Be Deterred From Her Assigned Task!
What She Starts She Finishes
And
What She Produces Says Plainly That
She Accomplished The Mission To Which
Her Master-Maker Did Surely Assign Unto Her!

I Wonder How Many Of Us Higher Beings
- Us Christians -
Really Take To Heart The Word Of The Lord
That We Are To Search The Scriptures ... Diligently
As For Hidden Treasure
To Seek God And To Find Him
To Hide The Word Of The Lord In Our Hearts
So That We May Not Sin Against Him
Who Can Destroy Us Body And Soul In Hell!?!

You Know, Sometimes I Really Can't Deal With You!
Everybody Else Coats The Hard Subjects In Sweet Oil
So That It Can Slide Down A Person's Throat
Without Causing You To Gag Or Be Tortured
And You  ... You ... You Just Ram Things
Down People's Throats Without A By-Your-Leave!
Couldn't You Just Ease Up A Teeny Tiny Bit
And Help Us To Chew A Bit Before We Swallow!?!

No!

Oh, Come On!
You Don't Have To Be Hard-Case!

Yes, I Do!
We Are Sinners!
If We Confess And Repent Of Known Sin
We Are Sinners-Saved By Grace!
If We Love The Lord Christ, We Keep His Commandments!
If We Follow His Example Of Obedience
His Commission To Go Into The World
His Words Of Exhortation
And
Operate By The Faith Given Unto The Saints
We Will Accept The Indictment
Repent Of The Sin
Do The First Works, The Second, The Third
As In Whatever Is Required
And
We Will Swaddle Ourselves In The Living, Saving, Word
Until It Comes Out Of Our Ears ... If Possible!

Oh, Mavis!
I Really Wish You Would Learn When To Shut-Up
And Not Make Sister Belnavis Upset!
We Are In For It Now And Here. It ... Comes!

Brethren,

It Is Time To Stop Pussy-Footing Around The Scriptures!
Look Around You!
The Prophecies Are Being Fulfilled!
People Are Dying Stupidly Because Of Lies!
People Are Dying Really Stupidly Because Of
Candy-Coated Scriptures
Sugary-Treat Gospel
Taffy Truth
And
Bubble-Gum Beliefs!
This Ain't The Time For Flowery-Tasting
Cotton Candy Apologetics
With God Is Love As Lubrication!

We Need To Get In Bed With Jesus ... The Word!
We Need To Get Out Of Bed With Jesus ... The Word!
We Need To Eat Jesus ... The Word!
We Need ... The Word 
Morning, Evening, Noon And Night!

Look, Children!
Don't You See What Is Happening!?!
The Wicked, The Heathen, The Daring Doubters
What They Believe In ... They Believe In
And 
They Are Willing To Die For It
To Make You, Me, Us, Die For It!

They Want Us To Live Their Lie
But
We Can't Because We Have His Truth!
His Truth Is Our Weapon!
His Truth Is Our Shield!
His Truth Is Our Only Defense
And
If You Don't Know How To Use, Utilize Your Weapon
You're Going To Die On The Battlefield!

If You Are Still Doubtful Of What I Say
Think About This:

The Lord Sees!

The Lord Knows!

The Lord Is ...!

The Lord Feeds!

The Lord Leads

And

Whoever He Feeds And Leads

By Willing, Cooperative, Consent

Is

Forever Blessed 

And 

Saved 

And

Redeemed At The Sound Of The Last Trumpet

So Chew And Greedily Swallow The Good-Word Food 

And

Live In His Love Forever And Ever!

AMEN!!!

The Putrid Pot Of Peas!

Power

Pride

Presumption

Pleasure

Are Four Peas In A Putrid Pot

Because

They Make Otherwise Wise People Believe That 
The Prince Of Peace
The God Of Grace
The Lord Of Life 

Will Not Ever Call Them Out!

We Are Called Christian

Because

We Faithfully Follow The Lord Christ

Doing As He Did
And

Causing The Father To Behold Us In Delight

But

We Fall Short Of The Glory Of God

By Walking On The Wild Side

Doing As Did Lucifer ... Now Satan

The Adversary Of Souls

He Who Would Take The Worship That

Belongs To The True Living

Giving Blessing Kind Holy Eternal God!

Do Not Think For A Moment That

You Can Separate The Love Of Almighty God

From His Justice!

Do Not Think For A Moment That

Satan Is Punished

And

The Lord Will Let You Slide

Just Because You Name The Name

Say The Prayers

And Give Free-Will Offerings 
And Pay The Owed Tithes

Because 

You Will Be Sadly Mistaken

And

For Gross Folly
Satan Will Willingly, Excitedly ... Pleasurably
Carry You On A One-Way Trip

To Death And Damnation

Which Will Never See You Crossing

The Separation Line!

Jesus Christ Is Power

And Yet

He Was Humble!

Satan Indulged Pride

And

It Saw Him From Heaven Tumble!

Lady Eve, King Saul, King David, Judas Iscariot

All Indulged In The Sin Of Presumption

And

The End Result Involving All

- To A Measurable Degree -

Involved Death:

To King Saul And Judas Iscariot

It Plainly States

To Hill Zion

These Will Never Enter The Pearl Gate!

This Leaves Us With ... Brings Us To

Lady Eve ... The Mother Of All Living

And

King David ... Through Whose Line The Savior Of Man Came! 

Repentance Is Good

For The Human Soul!

Brethren, Beloved 

Confession Of Known Sin

And

Repentance Therefor 

Puts You Outside Of Satan's Damnable Circle

And

Into The Safe Fold Of The Good Shepherd

Jesus Christ Our Lord And God

Who Was Lowly, Gentle, Meek And Mild

Who Indulged Prayerful Communion With
And

Who Walked In The Will And The Ways Of
Our Great Father

The Ancient Of Days! 

If You Love The Lord

Keep His Commandments!

Get Over Your Self ...

Humility Is Not A Put-Down

And

Unchecked Pride Is Not A Lift Up! 

Presumption Is Not Profitable

Unchecked Power Is Not Valuable

And

The Unhinged Pursuit Of Pleasure

For Pleasure's Unholy Sake

Is

A Free-Ride, One-Way, Non-Negotiable

Premium Ticket

Through Hell's Always Smooth, Hot And Wide Entrance

To The Burning With Fire And Brimstone Lake! 

Turn Back, Beloved

Before It Is Too Late! 

Don't Be Like Satan

Who Has Sealed His Own Fate! 

Think About It ...

One Great Difference 
Between The Saint Bound For Glory 
And 
The Sinner Bound For Hell 

Is 
The Inordinate Love For Experiencing Pleasure 
Just For Experiencing Pleasure
That Bold Sinners Find Exceedingly Pleasurable 
To The Rabid Exclusion Of Common Sense
Temporal Safety 
And 
Freely Given And  Presently Available Soul Salvation! 

Our Creator God Plainly Told Us What Is Good 
But 
We Are Allowing A Deceitful, Treacherous
Condemned, Damned, Fallen Cherub 
To Tell Us What Pleasure Is
Because
He Has A Cultured Voice
And
Wonder-Working Powers Of Unholy Persuasion! 

Lady Eve Permitted Satan To Convince Her Of 
What Is Pleasant To The Taste
Beautiful To The Eye
And 
Good To Make One Wise 
And 
We Are Still Paying The Price For That Disobedience!

I Beseech Us All, Brethren
Please Don't Pay With Your Skin 
What Your Soul Can't Afford: 
Earthly Pleasures Fade Fast! 

Let's Be Truly Wise: Listen To The Lord

And 

Be Forever Blessed!

A Pig In Pearls Is Still A Pig

And

A "Christian"

Calling The Name Of Jesus Christ

And

Living The Life Of Riley

And

Playing Footsie With Satan

Is Not Ever

Going To Be A Translated Saint!

Learn The Difference

Between Sinner And Saint

And

Choose According To

Your Preferred Final Destination!

Your Choice Is Your Ticket!

Jesus Christ

The Holy God Glorious

The King Kind

The Judge Righteous

Will Direct You To Your Assigned Gate!

Faithful To Christ's Cause!

Delivered From Temptation
And
Reserved For Judgment
Are Children Of The Family Of Man!
Delivered From Temptation
And
Reserved For Judgment
Are Residents Of The Village Catch As Catch Can!
Delivered From Temptation
And
Reserved For Judgment
Are As Different As Different Can Be
Because
Delivered From Temptation Is A Faithful Christian
But
Reserved For Judgment Is A Miscreant
Aka His Ways Were Decidedly Ungodly!

Let Us Be Straight Here Because
Being Bent Just Will Not Sell:

Faithful Christianity Is No Magic Bullet!

Faithful Christianity Is No Easy Sell!

Faithful Christianity Requires Christ-Led Effort
Decision-Making 
And
Enduring And Surrendered Will
Whereas Ungodly Behavior Is Inherent
In The Fallen Man
Who Is Assuredly Bound For Hell!

Let Me Share ...

Reserved For Judgment
Had All The Opportunities That
Delivered From Temptation Had!
Reserved For Judgment Thought That

• Getting Up From Sitting Down Was Too Hard
• Standing Up From Lying Down Was Like Walking On Glass Shards
• Turning Away From Tradition Was Like Forgetting To Eat A Meal

And

• Refusing To Take What Was Available For The Taking Was Like Using Bamboo To Cut Steel

It Wasn't Going To Happen!

In Short
Reserved For Judgment Preferred
The Path Of Least Resistance
And
He Could Not, Would Not Abide
That, That ... Whatever He Was
Delivered From Temptation
Who Was A Real, Real, Idiot
Under A Spell
Because
He Preferred The High Road
The Narrow Path
The Strait Way
The Blessings Of Heartfelt Prayer
The Truth For Today
Doing Good
Being Helpful
Trusting The Unseen God
Believing That Jesus Christ Saves
Trusting The Guidance Of The Holy Spirit
And
Accepting The Protection Of The Holy Angels
As Opposed To Loving The Bright Lights
And
The Thrills And Heady Spills Of
Life On The Broadway
With All The Charms Of Self-Aggrandizement
Felt Feelings Explored ... Never Ignored
Self-Service
Baubles And Beads Of Strange Worship
And
Foreign Creeds
Strange Fire
Dances With The Bold Liar
Hearing What You Want To Hear
Doing Whatever You Want To Do
And
Believing Without A Single Doubt That
The Impersonal God Who Made You
Had No Choice But To Save You
No Matter What You Thought, Said, Did
Lived, Practiced, Explored ... Or Ignored!

Delivered From Temptation
Believed In And Wore
The Whole Armor Of God
Which Reserved For Judgment Thought Was
Seriously Unfashionable
And
Clunky ... A Total Waste Of Time
Which Was His Touted Reason
For Not Wearing His
And
For Taking The Position To Leave It Off
To Leave It Behind
When He Was Playing Kittie
To Satan, The Big Dog!

 Scoffers, Scoff ...

Delivered From Temptation
Had A Conversation One Day
Where Reserved For Temptation
Was Being Exceedingly Rude
And
Was Laughing At Him For Wearing
The Helmet Of Salvation!

Whilst Walking Away From The Desire
To Utter A Scathingly Cutting Remark
He Heard Lil' Searching For Truth's Voice:

Delivered From Temptation
Would You Please Answer Me!?!
Why, Indeed, Do You Wear That Helmet
When It Makes Things Uncomfortable For Thee!?!

Searching For Truth, I Will Answer You Plain!
The Helmet Is Uncomfortable
But 
It Is Saving Me And My Brain!

The Helmet Is, Indeed, The Helmet Of Salvation
Because 
It Protects My Mind So That I May Decide
What To Hear
What To See
What To Smell
What To Eat
What To Speak

What To Feel

What To Do

Where To Go

What And Who To Ignore

When To Share

How Not To Be Ensnared

To Hold The Lord In Godly Fear
And

To Habitually Repair To Prayer!

If I Do Not Wear The Helmet
A Satanic Blow To The Head
Renders Me Dead
Out Of The Running For Salvation
And Henceforth 

Lands Me Amongst The Forever Damned!

I Have Two Eyes, Two Ears, Two Nostrils
And
Only One Mouth!
I Have Two Hands, Two Knees, Two Feet
And
Only One Heart!

I Have One Brain ... To Make Decisions!
I Have One Heart ... With Which To Love!
I Have One Mouth ... With Which To Speak The Truth
To My Brethren
About The Holy God's Faithful Love!

Personal Comfort Should Not Be About Appearance!
Personal Comfort Should Be About The Repose Of The Soul!
Personal Comfort Should Be About Living For Christ Jesus
And
Getting Home To Mount Zion
To Be With Him And With Those
Who Shall Never, Ever, Ever Grow Old!

Vanity Is The Vexation Of The Spirit!
Vanity Excludes One From Association With
The Holy Spirit Of Truth
Who Leads One Into Eternal Light
And
Removes One From The Clutches Of The Prince Of Darkness
Who Takes Satanic Pleasure
The Soul Of Fallen Man To Forever Blight!

I Have Chosen Jesus Christ The Righteous
For My Personal Portion!
I Have Chosen Eternal Life: This Is No Feel-good Notion!

I Have Chosen To Be A Child Of The Father
And
I Shall Escape The Lost Soul's Final Grave!

I Choose Not To Be Sin, Self And Satan's Personal Body Slave! 

I Do Not Speak With Pride Or Presumption!
I Choose, Instead, To Humble Myself 
Before The Lord Of Life!
I, With Deliberation, Am Walking Home To Hill Zion
And
I, Being Faithful
Shall Escape The Final Strife!

Searching For Truth, I Beseech You
Get Yourself Garbed In The Armor Of God!
It Is Guaranteed To Get One Safely Through
The Battle For Life
And
Will Protect One Even If One Dies The Death Of
This Mortal Life!

Those Who Live And Die In The Lord Christ
Shall Rise Up To Live Eternally With Jesus Christ
The Lord Of Life!

Thank You, Delivered From Temptation!
Thank You For Sharing The Truth!
Life, Indeed, Is Not About Looks
Possessions, Passions Or Bodily Comfort!
It Is About Soul Perfection
And I Am Asking For Your Help!
In Jesus Christ's Holy Name
Please, Won't You Lead Me To Calvary!?!

Indeed, Dear One!
The Way Is Hard!
The Battle Raging!
The Lord Is Strong!
The Promise Sure!
The Devil Is Lost
And
We, Faithful To Christ's Cause
Shall Receive The Promised, Sure

And

Glorious
Great Reward!

Come On, Searching For Truth!
Let Us Proceed!

Satan Is in Life The Named And Notable FraudSo Let Us Walk Enduringly With The Savior
Our Dear Lord
Faithfully, Enduringly, And In One Accord!