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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!