Showing posts with label Freedom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Freedom. Show all posts

Sunday, August 8, 2021

THE EVERLASTING PORTION: One Life To Live!

 






What Is The Point To Having Lived The Perfectly Good Life
Not Having Made The Mistakes Of Rebellious Youth
Having The Good Marriage
The Good Children
The Good Career
The Good Portfolio
Held The Good Position In Church 
Mentored Young Folks To Be Good 
Maintained A Good Conscience Toward Almighty God ... And Man
But
In The Day When Your Conscience 
Is 
Tested For Jesus Christ The Lord 
And
Your Freedom 
Is 
Threatened For Allegiance To The Lord Of Life
You Make Like A Water-Bird And Duck 
And
Act Like Leaves In The Autumn 
And 
Fall Under Pressure!?! 

Beloved, 

We Are Called To Die Daily To Self! 

We Are Required To Stand In The Faith That Cannot Fail: 
We Must Trust In The Lord Forever 
Because
In Him Alone
Is 
Everlasting Strength! 

Would You Give Up Walking On Streets Of Gold 
To Save A Brick House And A Cement Driveway
Or
Miss Out On Having The Wings Of An Eagle 
And 
Ranging Across The Universe 
To Instead Buy A Ticket 
And 
Have Someone Else Fly You To Nowheresville 
On A Metal Wing 
And 
The Unbeliever's Prayer!?! 

Are You Strong In The Lord Who 
Is 
Mighty To Save You!?! 

Is The All-Knowing God Your Everlasting Strength 
Or
Is Your Finite, Failing, Strength Your False God!?! 

Will Your Present Idea Of Safety And Security 
Secure 
And 
Save You ... Eternally!?!

Please Thoroughly Trust The Lord 
And 
Truly Think About Your Future Truthfully! 
You Only Get One Life To Live
To Accept Jesus Christ The King
As Your Everlasting Portion! 

Peace!





Friday, March 19, 2021

HAPPY SABBATH + Don't Prate, Pray!







We All Have The Ability To Look At A Problem 
And 
Reason From Its Cause To Its Effect! 

We All Have The Freedom To Make A Free-Will Choice 
No Matter What Someone Else Expects! 

We All Have The Ability 
To Make The Choice To Take A Chance! 

We All Have The Ability 
To Live In The Light Of Life For Love 

And

We All Have The Gift Of God That Will See Us Forgiven
Cleansed 
And 
Forever Blessed And Saved 
When Jesus Comes With His Rewards! 

Beloved, 

Let Us Choose To Be Wise 
And 
Not Waste Our Freedom
- Our Finite Opportunities - 
With Tasteless, Worthless, Useless Ventures 
Which Will See Us Being Homeless
Nameless 
And 
Crown-Less 
When The Lord Christ Shall Come For His Faithful People! 

Think Thoroughly 
Before You Talk Trash! 

Look Up Longingly 
Before You Look Down And Leap Lustfully! 

Listen 
Before You Lash-Out! 

Give Love 
Before You Give Grief! 

Help
Before You Hurt 

And

Pray Over "It" 
Before You Prate Aka Talk Foolishly 
About People And Things! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

If You Care About
You Will Never Have To Seek A Cure For! 

If You Walk Wisely
There Is No Chance Of Your Being Waylaid 
By Wasteful Worry! 

Listen To The Still Small Voice Of God 
The Holy Spirit Who Leads Into all Truth
And 
You'll Never Have To Hear The Voice Of Satan The Damned
The Known And Despised God-Fraud
Who Leads The Unwitting And The Unwise
To Destruction! 

Accept The Truth!
Truth Is Jesus Is Truth!
Truth Teaches!
Truth Blesses
And
Truth Saves! 

Peace
Is
The Only Panacea
That
Unfailingly Works!





Thursday, February 25, 2021

CHRISTIANS: Peculiar Privileged People






The Word On Everybody's Tongue Today 
Is 
Privilege! 

We Are Being Asked To Check, As In Arrest, Our Privilege 
As Though Privilege 
Is 
A Bad Thing!
All Privileges Are Not Created Equal!

Beloved, 

We Are Christians ... Christ's Followers
And
By Virtue Of Our Faithful Association
We Have Access, Reach, Grasp And Hold!
We Are Peculiarly Privileged
So I Encourage Us All To Embrace 
The High And Holy Privilege That 
We Each Have Been Accorded By The Lord Of Life
The Creator-God
The Joy Of Every Man! 

Consider That We Are The Apple Of The Eternal God's Eye 
Even As He Holds The World In His Hand 
And 
He ... Personally Invited
Lives In Each Of Our Hearts! 

Think On These Things ...

We Have The Free And Open Invitation 
To, At-Will, Boldly Approach The Throne Of Grace 
In The Heavenly Sanctuary! 

We Are Encouraged To Reason With Our Maker! 

We Are Asked To Let Our Requests 
Be Made Known Unto The Living God! 

We Are Given Freedom
Free Will 
And 
The Choice To Worship Him
- Or Not Worship Him - 
Who Could Easily Deprive Us Of Life: 
No Force Is Employed! 

If These Things Are Not Privileges
We Will Never Ever Know 
What Makes Something A Real Privilege! 

Our God Is Holy, Kind, Loving
Giving, Forgiving
The Mighty Healer
The Sealer Of Souls
The Revealer Of Truths That Never Die!

We Are Invited To Enter His Courts ... Without Fear
So Let's Dare ... Today
To Ignore The World 
And
Choose To Embrace The Privilege 
Personally Given To Each Of Us 
To Become A Son Or Daughter Of The God Of Love 
Who Inhabits Eternity 
And
Has A Personal Place Prepared For Each Of Us 
In His Heavenly House Of Peace And Joys Forevermore! 

Remember, Remember 
Don't Ever Forget ... 

Earthly Privileges Are Ours To Enjoy
If
We Please ... Or Are Of A Benefit To ... The Giver
But
Heavenly Privileges Are Ours 
To Accept Or RejectUse Or Ignore!
No One Can Force Us To Use Our God-Given Privileges
And
No One ... Human Or Spirit
Can Force Us Not To Use Our Privileges! 

The Lord God Almighty Calls Us To His Side
And
To Be Like Him
By Taking Hold And Fully Utilizing 
The Privileges He Lovingly Accords Us! 

We ... Taught Of God And Faithful ... Know Who He Is! 
We Know Who We Are Because Of Sin! 
We Know Who We Will Be By, In, And Through Him
Through His Free-To-All Salvation! 

The Final Outcome ... Our Final Outcome
Will Always Be According To Our Exercised Sovereign Will! 

Brethren, Beloved

Please Choose Your Final Port Of Call Wisely!
 
Having ... And Being In ... Perfect Peace With 
The Eternal God Of Grace And Glory
Is
The Blessed And Sacred Privilege Of
The Saints Of Almighty God And Jesus Christ The Lord!





Monday, October 5, 2020

REST EASY: R.I.P. Is Not Only For Duppies!




 


"Come Unto Me...!" 

This Is A Gentle Call ... A Loving Encouragement
Because 
The Lord Jesus Christ 
The Only One Right, Righteous
The Giver Of Hope, Faith, Peace, Rest
Grace, Mercy, Blessing, Freedom
And 
Free Will
And 
Free Choice
Does Not Do Force! 

Almighty God ... Who Can
Won't Force You To Salvation
And 
Satan ... The Adversary
The Roaring, Raging Lion
The Murderer
The Liar
The Deceiver
- The Piercing Serpent - 
Can't Force You To Damnation!
 
Thank You, Lord
For Your Blessings On Us! 

Beloved, 

Our Free Will And Free Choice Are Gifts ... Blessings
So, Please, Do Not Ever Believe That
You "Must" Submit To Any Created Being
To Be Able To Eat, Sleep, Work Or Live! 

We Live 
Because 
Jesus Christ 
- Our Creator, Provider, Sustainer - 
Gloriously, Eternally, Does! 

Never Forget It ...

No Being Can Take Jesus Christ Aka The Conquering King
- King Victorious - 
Off The Throne Of His Glory 
Or Demote Him 
Or Make Him A Proxy-King Aka Powerless! 

When We Stand Up With 
And 
Live For Jesus Christ
We Stand With The Rock Unshakeable, Unmovable
To Eventually Live With The King Eternal! 

Let Us, Therefore
For Love ... By Faith ... With Endurance
Get To 
And 
Walk With Our Lord 
Who Loves Us, Each, Individually 
And 
Personally Intimately: 
Jesus Would Have Died For You 
Even If You Were The Only Person On Earth! 

Brethren, 

Please Rest In The Love That Refreshes
Reveals
Reforms
Regenerates 
And 
Raises Us Up To His Glory! 

R.I.P. 
Is Not 
Only For Duppies! 
Righteousness Is Peace! 
Rest In Him Who Is Peace! 


Jesus' Peace Is Free!





Wednesday, March 11, 2020

THE CHOICE WEAPON: Reason With The Lord!

Satan, The Adversary Of Souls
The Accuser Of The Brethren
Has An Arsenal Of Weapons At His Ready Disposal! 
He Doesn't Need A Research And Development Department
Because
He Is The Death-Dealer Of Old!
He Is The Weapon Sharp And Cold
And
If You Believe For A Mere Moment That
Against Him, You Shall Surely Stand
Consider Who It Is That He First Stood Against
And
Take Your Place At The Throne Of Grace
In The Name Of Jesus Christ The Righteous 
The Son Of God
Our Creator-God
The Beloved Son Of Man! 

Even Though Satan ... That Piercing Serpent
Was Roundly Defeated
He Learnt One Very Special Thing


- Almighty God Loves Us Sacrificially -
And
To "Save" Face
And
Defend The Indefensible
He Devised Several Weapons That Against Man
Will Always Work
If
We Are Not Confessed And Repented
And
Prayed Up And Pardoned
Sheltered And Protected
By Jesus Christ
Our Loving Savior, Lord, And Eternal God! 

A Choice Weapon Of Satan
Is
That Ugly Dart Called Accusation!

For Real!
He Accuses And We "Must" Defend!

It's Just Like That Movie
Called "I Know What You Did Last Summer!"

I Hope You Guys Know That
Satan Encourages You To Sin
But
He Can't Make You Sin!
FYI: He Is The One Who Rats You Out To The Lord!

And

He Is The Very One
- Even After You Confess And Repent Of Your Known Sin
And
Have Been Forgiven By The Just, Faithful, One -
Who Takes Perverse Pleasure
In Reaping Up Old Deads
And
Throwing The Dust Of Past Deeds In Your Ashamed Face!

Jesus Christ's Forgiveness ... To Us
Is
"Yes, Lord!" And "AMEN!"
We Have A Choice:
Believe God And Walk With Faith In Humble Dignity
Or
Believe The Artful Liar
The Deceiver
The Accuser Of The Brethren
The Piercing Serpent
And
Doubt Our God Holy
And
Become Weighted Down With Non-Existent Sin!
It's Always A Choice Thing!

Remember The Sea Of
Almighty God's Forgetfulness!

On Another Ever More Pertinent Note
Have You Accepted 
And
Made Full Use Of Your Invitation!?!

What Invitation!?!

I Didn't Get Any Invitation!

Tsk, Tsk, Tsk!
You All Are Getting Really Careless
When It Is Time To Get Real And Conscientious
Meticulous 
And 
Ever On Target!


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Simple Faith 
And 
Unquestioning Obedience 
Are Required Attributes Of Character 
If 
We Are To See Jesus Christ In Peace! 

Jesus Calls To Us Saying: "Come Now!" 
Obey Now! 

Jesus Says: "Let Us Reason Together!" 
Reason Is A Two-Way Street! 
Cooperate Fully 
And 
Communicate Gladly! 

Our Lord Jesus Has Made A Promise Of 
Total Cleansing From Sin 
And 
He Will Do All That He Says He Will Do For Us Believers!
In Faith
Let Him Personally, Abundantly, Bless You! 

Mustard Seed Faith Moves Real
And 
Even Supposed, Mountains! 
Unholy Doubt Decimates! 

Working Faith Elevates! 
Doubt Condemns ... And Damns! 

Exercised Faith Is Trust ... Is Praise 
And
Willing Obedience 
Is 
Heartfelt Worship 
And 
The Accepted 
And 
Utilized Word Of Truth 
Sets The Willing Soul Free! 

Remember, Remember, Don't Ever Forget That 
Our Lord Jesus Christ 
Is 
Creator, Savior, Redeemer, Friend
And
God Almighty!
Exercise Your Gift Of Faith
Trust Him Wholly
And 
Enduringly Obey! 
Infinite Blessings Unimaginable Await Us!

Remember ... Always Remember, Beloved 
Jesus Christ, Alone
Is 
Our Peace! 
Let Us Depart This Place In Peace
To Love And Serve Our Lord!

AMEN!!!

Know Jesus Christ
Your Only Savior
To Counteract Satan
Your Sworn Enemy!



Thursday, October 4, 2018

Lord, I Want Always To Sing!


Why Should I Be Discouraged?
Why Should My Face Be Long?
Why Should My Heart Stop Singing
Refusing
Lacking Faith
Unwilling
To Sing A Household Of Faith Song?
Isn't Jesus Christ My Portion?
Isn't A Mansion In Heaven
Awaiting My Occupancy?
If Jesus Christ Watches Over Sparrows
Why Can't I Believe That He Watches Over
And Lovingly Cares For Me?!

Lord, I Want Always To Sing
Because In Jesus I'm Happy!
I'm Singing Now
Because In The Lord Christ I'm Truly Free!
I Should Be Dead, An Accursed Sinner
But I'm Alive In Christ
Because He Died In My Stead
Having His Precious Blood
On A Cruel Cross Shed!

You Promised Me A Victory, Lord
And I'm Depending On You
For Me, To Come Through
Because I Desire The New Name
The White Robe And The Gold Crown
And To Spend Time Immemorial With You!

I'll Sing Until The Day Is Over!
I'll Sing When You Come To Retrieve Me!
I'll Sing The Holy Family's Song 
In Triumph
Among The Saved Throng
And, Until Then
I'll Tell The World That Home With You 
Is Where We Truly Belong!

Thank You For Your Love, Lord!




Sunday, September 9, 2018

Glory For Me!?!




The Always-Present God 
Is 
His People's Refuge
To Whom They May Fly!
He Is The Great Truth, Also
Upon Whom They May Completely Rely!

The All-Knowing God Is Not A Man
Who Tells Lies For Conversation!
The All-Knowing God 
Is 
The Sovereign Lord
To Whom Man May Unafraid Run
For The Soul's Sweet, Free, Salvation!

The Living God Directs The Path Of The Faithful
So That His Feet Slip Not!
The Living God Makes Truth Shed Light
So That Man May Forego Known Sin's Blight
And
Not Suffer Sin's Known Blot!

The Eternal God's Home Is In Heaven Above
As Told In The Gospel Story
And 
Be Your Head Young
Or Old And Hoary
What  Awaits The Faithful 
Is 
Jesus Christ's Surpassing Glory!
 
Share The Wealth!
Tell Others The Good News Story!
Trust The All-Seeing God And Grow
And
Live Right And Know That
Jesus Christ The King Saves
And
He Frees The Sin-Slave
And 
Blesses The Sinner Saved
To Live Right And Clean
So That He Will Ascend To Heaven
To Forever Enjoy
The Forever Holy 
Blessed And Bright
Eternally Glorious
Glory Days!

Faithfulness To Jesus Christ
May Temporally Cost

And

Faithfulness To Jesus Christ
 Will Eternally Pay!



Thursday, August 3, 2017

Faith Is A Gate!

My Path May Lie Through The Desert!
My Path May Lie Through The Sea
BUT
The Path That My God Leads Me
Is The Path That Is The Right One For Me!

In My Dependence On My God
I Must Exercise Real Faith
AND
Though Lying Sight Says:

"That Path Is Impossible!"

Living Faith Says:

"Get To Stepping Now - Don't You Dare To Wait!"

Faith Is A Gate Open
Ready
For The Believing One To Walk Through
Looking Neither Left Nor Right
Nor Waiting
To See Who Else
Is Going To Walk Through With You!

Father,
I Believe In The Word Of My God!
I Depend On The Daily Ration Of
Grace And Faith
And
I Depend On Him Who Leads Me
To Also In Love
Carry And Feed Me!

Lord,
I Do Not Involve Myself In Things High
Or Things Above My Pay Grade!
I Am Satisfied With My Jesus
And
Desire To Do What He Asks
As He Says!

Let Me Not Question With Arrogance!
Let Me Not Walk In Pride!
Let Me Comport Myself As One Faithful
And
Help Me Not From Truth To Backside!

Father,
Let Me Not Wait With Reservation
Until All The Uncertainties Of Life Are Set Aside
For Therein Is Destruction!
Therein Is The Word: 

"I Have Jesus Christ Denied!"

For
I Thereby Show
That I Trust My Own Understanding
And
I No Long Safe Harbor descry!

I Am Satisfied!
I Am Contented
And
I Am Walking As One Free
And Yet 
I Am Also Walking As One Captive To The God
Whose Spilt Blood
Paid For My Pardon
On The Day Of Final Decision
On The Mount Called Calvary!

I Will Follow Christ, My Savior
Knowing Not
What My Lot May Be
BUT
In Faith
I Shall Surely Follow
For
He Alone
Is The One Who Paid
From Sin
To Free Me!




Tuesday, February 7, 2017

COSTLY THINGS: Flee From Sin And ... Be Free!



Committing Sin
Is Never An Accident!
Committing Sin
Is A Natural Act Of The Will!
Committing Sin
- For Want Of A Better Explanation -
Is Man Doing
What He Thinks
Will
His Lustful Heart
Substantially Fill!

I Can Speak
With Authority
On The Issue Of Sin
For
I'm A Part Of Man!
I Have Sinned!
I Have Fallen Short
Of The Glory Of God
AND
I Can See
That Sin Costs
Even Though
It Temporarily Thrills!

Sin ...!
A Mere Thought Of ...!
A Moment To Blink And ...!
A Moment To Consider If ...!
A Selfish Moment Because ...!

And ... Then

A Selfish Moment
Becomes
A Cruel Choice 
Made ... In The Moment
That Will Impact The Very Soul
Becoming
An Act Of Besmirchment
AND
A Denial Of Christ's Right
To Completely
Our Created Being Fill!

We Were Made By Jesus Christ!
He Created Us For His Pleasure!
He Desires Our Love!
He Gives Us A Plain Choice In The Matter!
He Gave Each Human A Will!
He Gave Each Human A Way!
He Gave Unto Each Person
Free Stock In Life
- Now And Later -
To Be Bought By The Will For
Free
OR
Free
To Pay For
Costly!

Come On, Man!?!
How Do You Pay Costly
For What Is Sold For Free?!

You Are Free To Not Sin, Right?
Yes!
You Are Free To Sin Freely, Right?
Yes!
You Are Free To Accept Free Salvation, Right?
Yes!
You Are Free To Accept Free Damnation, Right?
Yes!

But ... Why Would Anyone Freely Accept Damnation?!
I Don't Get It!

Me Neither!
But That Is What Free Will
Free Choice
AND
Freedom
Does For Us!

Jesus Christ Is Fair!
Jesus Christ Is Clear:

Freely Accept Free AND Sure Salvation
AND
You Are In The Clear
For He Will Your Burdens Bear
OR
Deny Free Salvation
Carry Your Own Load
AND
Sure Damnation Is Your Share!

Toe The Line
OR
Cross The Line!
This Is The Word Of The Lord!
Accept It!
OR
Decline!

Upfront
Jesus Christ Makes It Plain That
Two Roads For Life
Are Always Available
To A Man Who
- By God-Given Right -
Is Born Free!


Put Another Way ...

One Road Is Being Obedient
Following Christ
Denying The Liar
AND
Foreswearing Not-Nice Vice
AND
Walking Truly Free
Getting Assured Victory Over Sin
AND
Yielding Up Self
AND
Self-Will
To Walk In The Right Way
That Will A Weak Human Being's
Seeking Soul
Thoroughly Fill!

OR ....

Taking The Easy Road
To Broad Street
AND
Accepting Man's Fallen Nature
As A Fait Accompli
AND
Following Natural Inclination
AND
Walking Willfully Wild
AND
Living As One Ungodly
AND
Casting One's Lot
With The Soiled Doves Of The Ages
AND
Consciously Sinning
Denying Conscience
AND
Boldly Saying:

After My Death
There Are No More Stages!
There Is Nothing Else To Come!
So ... I Am Going To Live Fast
And
I Shall Die Young
Because
I Will Not Be Confined
By That Sky God's Gilded Cages!
I Am Exercising My Free Will!
I Am Walking Wild!
I Am Turning All Of This Book Of Life's Pages
For
I See No Good Reason
To Deny My Self
Full Participation In
All Of This Wonderful Life's
Amazing Rages!


Self-Will
Walks Along
Care-Less Way!


Sin Is An Act Of Will!
Sin Will Never Satisfy
Nor Fill!
Sin Is Like A Burning Fire
A Parched Earth
A Barren Womb
A Cold Tomb
Never Satisfied
Until
Complete Destruction Comes
AND
The Recipient Cries:

Too Soon! Too Soon!

Sin And Self!
AND
Self And Sin!
Are Sides Of The Same Coin
Separated
By The Fine Edge Of 
Reality
Just Awaiting A Spin
That Leads
- Inevitably -
To A Screaming ...
Finality!

There Is No Escape From Sin
Unless
Jesus The Christ
By The Spirit Of Truth
Is Invited Into The Life
To Show One How
To Live True!

To Sin Is Natural!
To Not Sin
Is To Acknowledge
Truthfully
That We Are Sinners
In Need Of Christ's Salvation
AND
Willingly
Giving Up Self To The Savior
AND
Accepting Free Grace
AND
Trusting By Christ's Faith
In The Faithfulness Of Jesus Christ
To Lead His Dear Children
Along A Right Path
Of Self-Denial
Temperance
AND
Prayer
Sheltered
Protected
In The Holy God's Care
Dependent Upon Our Father
AND
Walking In Wise Ways
Surrounded By Holy Angels
- God's Minister's Spirits -
Distrusting Of One's Own Personal Care
Because
Self-Reliance
Is A Lie
AND
A Lie
Is Sin
AND
Sin Is Of The Devil
AND
We Know That The Devil Can't
Against A Holy God
Win!

I Hear That!!

Flee From Sin
AND
Be Free!