Forgive Us, Lord, As We Forgive Others!?!

Everybody Loves The Lord's Prayer

And 

Blithely Repeat It 

Without Pausing To Think About The Words 

"Forgive Us ... As We Forgive ...!" 

We Love To Talk About 

"Do Fuh Do!" 

When We Are The Doer 

And 

Foolishly Forget That 

We Are In Debt To Almighty God

Because 

We Have Trespassed 

Aka Gone Where We Should Not 

Aka Committed Sin Against His Holiness! 

We, All, Are Treading On Dangerous Ground 

When We Pray For Forgiveness 

And

Walk Around Holding Grudges Against People

- Be They Friends, Family Or Foes - 

While Daringly Saying: 

"I Will Never Forgive Them!" 

Beloved, 

Are You The True And Living Holy God Of Grace And Mercy!?! 

Do You Hold Life And Eternity In Your Hand!?! 

If Your Answer Is 

"No!" 

I Beseech Us All To Back-Back To Go Forward! 

The Lord Jesus Christ

Immediately After Teaching His Disciples 

How To Pray 

Then Warned Them Graphically 

About The Content Of Their Prayers 

And 

Their Attitude! 

To Err Is Human: 

To Forgive Is Divine! 

We Who Desire The Lord's Forgiveness 

For Our Sins Against Him 

Must First

Forgive Those 

"Who Done Did Us Wrong!" 

Let Us, Therefore

Be Obedient So That 

We Shall Be Blessed Of Our God! 

By Faith

In Truth

For The Love Of God

Dare To Extend Your Hand In Fellowship

Even If It Figuratively Gets Chopped Off! 

The Lord Of Earth And Glory 

Reads Hearts 

And

He Promises New Life And New Bodies! 

Do Right! 

Eternal Blessings Await The Obedient Enduring Faithful!

Peace

Is

Like The River Glorious!

WAITING, WATCHING, WORKING, WISE: Who You Be!?!

Roll Call Was On Tap!

The Groups Were Being Set!

Every Person Had A Designated Spot

To Which They Were Called To Step:

• Worriers
• Warriors
• Waiters
• Watchers
• Workers
• Wise
• Waiting, Watching, Working, Wise

All Were Designated

And 
Boy Howdy

It Showed A Significant Surprise!

Named Warriors Were Many!

Willing Workers Were Few!

Watchers Were Myriad!

Wise Were One Or Two!

Worriers Were Legion
And

Waiters Were No Big Deal

Because

They Included Me And You!

When The Dust Had Quite Settled

The Group Designated

Waiting, Watching, Working, Wise

Were The Willing Warriors

Who Sought To Emulate Lord Christ 
By Their Lived Lives!

These Take The Word Of The Master To Heart!

These Have Cast Their Burden On The Lord
And

These Have Chosen Not To Let The Deceiver Cause Them

To Make A Liar Of Their Lord!

They Are Not Anxious For Anything!

They Pray Humbly And Without Ceasing!

They Choose To Trust The Lord Each Day For Grace

And

They Willingly Exercise Their Daily Gift Of Daily Faith!

These Do Not Puff Up Themselves With Useless Titles!

The Only Title They Cherish 
Is

Faithful Child, Eager Student
Willing Servant Of The Eternal God

And

Because They Keep Their Eyes Fixed Upon Christ Jesus

They Have And Are Stirring Up The Enmity Of

Satan, The Piercing Serpent

Beelzebub The Bold

Leviathan The Gross Liar

Behemoth The Wannabe God 

The Damned-For-Eternity Fraud!

When They Were Asked What Makes Them Strong In Faith

When Everyone Knows That They Are Weak In Flesh

They, With One Voice, Spoke The Word

And

Made A Heartfelt Plea Where Their Words Could Be Heard:

Think About It ...

Those Who Walk Together, Agree! 
Those Who Extend Their Right Arms To Each Other

Clasp Them In Greeting

For Joy

In Fellowship

In Agreement

And 

To Seal A Covenant! 

Beloved, 

At The Right Hand Of The Lord 
Is 
Fullness Of Joy ... Joy Unspeakable! 

The Question Is

How Can You Have Jesus Christ At Your Right Side

And 

Be At His Right Side At The Same Time

To Make You Unmovable In Your Struggle 
Against Self, Sin And Satan

And 

To Be Able To Experience Joys Forevermore!?! 

Won't We Have To Be Beholding Him

Looking At Him 

Seeing Him In All His Beauty!?! 

To Clasp Right Hands

We Must See Each Other 

And 

Be Desirous  To Touch ... Each Other! 

Remember ... 

Touching In Agreement 

Is 

A Cooperative Act

And 

To Enjoy The Joys At The Right Hand Of The Lord 

Requires Reciprocated Love! 

Do You Love The Lord!?! 

Are You Touching The Lord!?! 

Are You Seeing The Lord!?! 

Are You At The Lord's Right Hand
The Right Hand Of Almighty Power!?! 

Please, Brethren, 

Check Yourselves 

And 

Dare To Get Right With The Lord Today

For Peace ... And Joy!

Please Be Wise Unto Soul Salvation
And
Watch, Work, And Humbly Wait 
As A True Warrior For The Holy Faith
Until He Shall Come To Claim Us
Who Are Known To Be His Very Own:

His Glory Awaits His Children Faithful!

Missionary Volunteers

Greetings, Dear Ones!

HAPPY SABBATH!

How is the weather in your neck of the woods?

Have your feet been hiding out in socks and under blankets like mine have been these last few days? Fall weather has arrived and it is surely making its presence felt!

Today I want to talk about doing mission work - the purpose of this blog - and missionaries ... for Jesus. Isn't that what we are called to be? (Go ye into all the world ...! Mark 16:15)

Many of us, myself included, wanted to be missionaries when we heard the mission stories from exotic and far-flung destinations; when we heard about the Lord's mighty hand moving amongst native tribes in these various destinations, and the many miracles experienced by those in the mission field. That was the life!

Then we grew up, life interrupted, and we forgot the dream until one day we, you, me, felt, saw, heard, or smelt something ... .

Our offering today is about the pull  one feels when  "I Want to be a Missionary!"

Enjoy, and don't forget to share!

Be well, and be gloriously blessed,

BJ

I Want to be A Missionary

I want to be a missionary

But … I don't want to have to go abroad

Because … I have neighbors and even family

Who don't know – or believe – in God!

I want to be a missionary

But … I don't want to pack a bag

Or get a shot, or even a passport

I know that my parents will be glad!

My mission field … will be in my township

My passport … will be the Holy Word

My shot … is the Spirit of the Lord, and

My bag … is showing care, and fellowship!

Don't worry … about traveling abroad, Friend

Charity … begins at home!

Just grow … where you have been planted

And God … you He will defend! **BJC**