The Path To Glory

The Christian's Path To Glory Requires Two Things 
Which Many With The Modern Mind-Set Of "Gimme!" 
Find Alien To Their Way Of Thinking 
And 
Being! 

The Way Home To The Lord Christ 
Requires Effort
And
Cooperation
Because
The Lord Is Offering The Gift Of Life Everlasting
- With Joy And Peace -
For Which He Has Infinitely Paid
To Make Available To Us All! 

The Gift 
Is 
There For Us To Take At Will
And 
Open 
And 
Utilize
But
Jesus Christ Will Never Do For Us 
What We Must Do For Ourselves: 
We Must Willingly Cooperate With Him 
Through The Agency ... Through The Working 
Aka The Ministrations Of The Holy Spirit 
Who Leads Us In All Truth! 

Grieve Not The Holy Spirit

By Whom You Are Sealed

Against The Great Day Of

Small Things!

Brethren,

For Us To Reach The Heavenly Home
We Must Express Godly Desire 
And 
Reach For The Extended Holy Hand! 
We Must Open The Free Gift Freely Given
And
We Must Use The Blessed Gift 
In The Manner Intended! 

Let's Remind Ourselves ...

We Can Do All Things 
Through Christ ... Who Strengthens Us 
And
We Must Accept That 
There Is Nothing Impossible With God! 

The Lord Has Done All The Heavy Lifting 
And 
All We Are Required To Do 
Is 
To Be Willing To Work Out Our Own Soul's Salvation 
With Godly Fear 
And 
Trembling! 

With A Little Human Effort
We ... By Faith ...  Must Choose To Cooperate With 
And 
Follow Our Jesus 
As And Where He Leads! 

Remember, Beloved

Anything Worth Having 
Is 
Worth The Work Needed To Acquire it! 
Dare To Yield Your Will To King Jesus: 
Peace With Almighty God 
Is 
The Blessing! 

Only The Obedient

Enduringly Faithful

Child Of The Living God

Will Hear

"Enter Into The Joy Of Thy Lord!"

Spiritual Dwarfism!?!

Brethren,

I Am Ashamed To Confess That 

I, A Christian, Am Suffering From

I Am Afflicted By Spiritual Dwarfism

And 
So Are You All!

I Am Sorry To Tell You That 

Left Unchecked, Uncured

It Is 100% Fatal

And

We Are All In The Terminal Case Lounge!

Many Of Us Are Being Made Comfortable 

For The Final Gasp 
Through Palliative Aka Comfort Care

And 
Are Overdosing On Feel Good And Pain-Free!

Many Of Us Are Sworn And Determined

To Go Out With A Bang

To Go Down With Shooting Flames

Through Fulfilling Unprofitable Desires 

Cataloged On Publicized Bucket Lists

And

Many Others Don't Give A Rat's Well

And

Are Living As Though Tomorrow's Sun Must Rise For Them!

You've Stated Our Problem

So May I Take It That

You, A Pathfinder
A Friend And A Companion, An Explorer
A Ranger, A Guide
A Master Guide Even
Know Of, Or Has Access To, The Solution

The Cure ... The Therapy 

The Way Out ... The Way Forward

The Sure Way To Salvation ... Spiritual Growth In Grace

To Reposition Us Who Are Willing!?!

Renounce... And Represent!

I See You And I Heard The Words

But I Haven't Gained Anything ... Yet!

Would You Care To Unwrap The Package

And Open The Pot And Share The Goodies!

I Could Eat Something Good 

Right About Now! 

Alright, Then! 

People, We've Got Problems

And

The Word Of God Has All Of The Answers
So Let's Dig Deep Into That Little Verse

In Philippians 4:19!

We All Cheer Ourselves With This Verse 
So Let's Really Explore It! 

Think About It! 

My God: Because I, Personally, Know Him

Will Supply: Everything Is His And He Loves To Share

Your Need: Because You Have Them And He Is Able To Fill Them

According To His Riches: Since He Made Everything
Known, Unknown, Seen, Unseen
Unexpected, Unanticipated, Unrequested

In Glory: His Glory, His Dominion, His House Of Abode 

Where He, In His Abiding Love

And 

Available, Purchased-For-You Grace

Is 

Giving You Unmerited Favor ... With Free Mercy 

Because 

He Feels And Has Compassion For You

And 

Desires Your Personal, Spiritual, Prosperity! 

We Need To Renounce ... Along With Sin

Doubt And Ungodly Fear

And

Show To Our Observers, Detracters 

The Doubtful

The Disbelieving And The Unbelieving 
His Love And Care For Us

And

Represent ... Really Represent Our Lord

His Word ... His Character

Displaying Our Love And Obedience
And
The Saving The Faith We Declare That We Live By!

What's The Point Of

Calling People To Believe In

To Worship And Praise

The Lord Of Life

That You Don't Fully Trust

To Daily Provide

For Your Every Need!?! 

We Walk Around With Our Stomachs In

Our Bibles Out

Smiles Down

And

Frowns In The Air

And

Have The Gizzards, The Gumption 

The Unmitigated Gall To Say That

"We're Too Blessed To Be Stressed!"
And
"Too Wise To Be Worried!"

When We're Deathly Afraid To Breathe Too Deeply! 

So What!?! We're Humans! 

What We Are 

Is

Professed, Praticing

Regenerated Christians

Bound For Zion

Living By Faith

Trusting The Word

Commanded To Deny The Works Of The Flesh

To Don The Whole Armor Of God

To Not Have The Spirit Of Fear

To Approach Boldly The Throne Of Grace

To Wrestle With God 

To Demand A Blessing ...!?! 

Who Are We To Demand Anything From Almighty God!?! 

I'm So Glad You Asked That Question! 

We Are Confessed And Repentant Sinners

Children Greatly Beloved

Students Devotedly Diligent

Workers Trusted And Commissioned

Believers Enduring, Praying, And Blessed! 

The Lord Said To Ask  ... In Faith ... Nothing Wavering! 

He Said Seek ... As For Hidden Treasure! 

He Said Knock ... And The Door Shall Be Opened! 

I Get It! I Truly Get It!

A Knock Requesting Entry Cannot Be Timid! 

A Knock Is A Command! 

A Knock Is A Demand! 

A Humble, Heartfelt, Faith-Filled Prayer

Is

A Demand For Provision
Comfort, Care, Protection, Enlightenment And More! 

Jesus Christ Said To Pray ... Without Ceasing! 

If A Prayer Is A Knock

Unceasing Prayer Is Constant Knocking!

Bold Knocking Requires Attention!

Constant Knocking Demands An Answer!

Constant Knocking ... Constant Praying Gets His Attention

Because

Constant Praying Is A Demand

A Demand For Satisfaction ... For Relief

So We Must ...!

... We Must Demand That Our Needs

Be Satisfied ...!

... But That Only Works 
If 
The Heart Is Right With The Lord
Because

Otherwise ... Your Prayers Become An Abomination! 

I Feel Cheated! 

No One Ever Told Us This Before! 

Beloved, 

You Know Now

So Be Bold ... Be Humble

Be Pleased To Ask

And 

Be Blessed To Receive 

What The Lord Christ Has To Share! 

Let's Exercise Faith Today! 

The Lord Is Listening 

And 

Eagerly Waiting For Our Moves

Our Prayers

Our Demands Made Out Of Trust! 

Let's Make Our Petitions Right Now! 

PRAYER:

Lord, 

We Come Boldly

In Faith 

Trusting You At Your Word

Leaning On Your Strength

Urged On By Your Love

Holding Grace And Mercy! 

Pity Us And Help Us

To Pray More

To Commune More

And

To Commit To You Completely!

We Ask These Blessings

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name!

AMEN!

Brethren, 

We Have A Gift ... A SCOPE! 
It Is Both A Microscope 
And
A Telescope
And

We Can See ... If We So Desire:

Strength ... He Gives Us Strength Every Day

Courage ... Our Faith In Gives Us Courage

Opportunity ... We Are Mortal So We Take The Time To Connect With Him

Prayer ... Without Praying To Him We Are Dead Without Him

Endurance ... There's No Point To Running 
If 
We Do Not Plan For 
And 
Prepare To Reach The Expected End

At The ... Due ... Time Stipulated

And Thence

To Dance As King David Danced

In Holy Celebration 

For Overcoming ... Achieving ... Winning! 

Brethren, 

Spiritual Dwarfism 
Is 
A Curse ... A Disease ... A Plague ... To Be Cured!

All Who Inherit Eternity
Are Giants Of The Faith That Cannot Fail
And So
Endurance Born Of That Holy Faith Is Everything! 

Endurance Is Not Just A Word!

It Is A Schedule!

Run ... The Race To Win

Due ... Arrive According To Schedule

End ... With The Victory Song

Dance ... As One Forever Blessed Into Eternity! 

Let Us ... By Almighty God's Great Grace
Make Jesus Christ The Lord Our All And All! 
Glory Awaits The Overcomer!

AMEN!!!

HAPPY SABBATH + Discovering Faith's Real Value!

The Devil Is The Liar!

His Words Are Truth Reversed

And

All Who Follow Him Foolishly

Shall Ride

In Damnation's One-Way-To-Hell Hearse! 

Believers In Jesus

Are

Eternally Blessed

And

Never, Ever, Cursed!

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I Have Made A Discovery!
Faith ... Christ's Daily Gift To Us
Is
The Balm
That We May Apply To Our Day
- According To Our Need -
No Matter What The Devil
That Lying Satan, Says!

Some Of Us May Need Or Require A Little Dab
A Dot, A Dash ... You Know, A Tittle
But
As Is To Be Expected
Of A Life Lived In The Vale Of Tears
A Liberal Application
May Be Required To Successfully Attain Our Goal!

Use Jesus' Gift As You Must 

To Save Your Own Soul!

Call!
Cry!
Pray!
Plead!

Lean On Almighty God's Love

And
Reason With Your Maker
And
On The Living Word Feed
Doing All That He Asks Of You!

Faith Is Living Seed!

The Truth Is Sacred ...

Suggestions Are Not Something

That The Lord Ever Makes

So Do As You Are Instructed

Invited ... Encouraged

Pled With To Willingly Do
And
You Shall Have Sowers Of Blessings
That Ripen You For The Saved-Soul Harvest!

Do Not Do Yourself The Lost-Cause Disservice!

Every Party Comes To An End ...

Do Not Be Left In Outer Darkness
Because
You Followed The Folly Of
The Fulminating Snake

Who Would Love To Strike You In The Heart

With His Fangs As Stakes!

You Know What You've Got ...

Be Not Wise In Your Own Eyes!

With Faith Ever At The Ready
Accessible

Always In The-Love-For-Christ Heart
You Shall Surely Taste Of Spiritual Success
And
The Life You Live
Will Always Be Blessed Of Heaven
But

Not Necessarily Of The Earth
Whereon We're Just Passing Through
So Do Not Upon Temporal Prosperity Dwell
Or You Shall Find Out Too Late That Heaven
- The Haven Of Rest -
Shall Be The Realm ... Barred
Permanently To You!

All Of God's Gifts Are Good ...

Faith Is A Blessing!
Faith Is A Balm!
Faith Is A Blessing Balm In The Hand Of
The Regenerated Child Of God 

Daily Delivered

And

Daily ... Moment By Moment Applied
By The Hand Of The Receiver Only
For The Receiver's Benefit Solely!

All Of God's Gifts Work ...

Firm Faith Fills!
Firm Faith Thrills!
Firm Faith Utilized

Is 

The Only Way 

Old Satan's Venom Against Us 

Can Ever Be Killed!

Warning, Warning, Warning ...

Please Do Not Set Aside Your Gift Of Faith
Because

If You Do
You Shall Old Satam
Inordinately Thrill! 

Use Your Faith
And
Be To Old Satan
An Ever-New, Always-Sharp

Constantly-Performing Buzz-Kill!

Brethren,

Of Your Gift Of Daily Faith
Ravenously Imbibe
And
Be Gloriously Blessed And Filled

And

Let The Lord Christ Over You 

Be Lovingly Thrilled!

There Is No Profit

In Living To Be Carnal!

Give To The Lord Christ

Your Way And Your Will:

The Return On Your Investment

Is

And

Shall Be

Infinite And Eternal!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Be Encouraged!

To Be ... Or Not ... To Be!

Is This Even A Real Question!?!

The Saints Have Marching Orders:

Stand Firm In The Lord Your God!

Hold The Lord God Almighty In Godly Fear!

With The Fallen World The Good News Share

And

Have No Truck With Satan, The Known Fraud

The Wannabe God!

We, The Saints Of God And Christ

Are Called To 

Be Strong ... In The Lord!
Be ... Of Good Courage!
Be Faithful!

Be Not Afraid!

Be Not Troubled!
Be Obedient!
Be Not Dismayed!
Be Ye Steadfast!
Be Constant!
Be Instant ... In Prayer!
Believe!
Be Blessed!
Be Not Weary ... In Well Doing
Beloved!

The Lord God Almighty

Goes Before

Stands Beside

Guards Behind

Is Beneath

Is Above

Surrounds!

He Is Kind!

The Lord Loves Us!

The Lord Forgives

Helps, Heals

Saves, Seals

Leads, Reveals

Guides, Provides

Convicts, Converts

Blesses, Never Perverts

Accepts, Protects

Lifts, Sifts

And

In Him, We May Safely Confide

Even Though He Will Us Often Chide!

With Us, He Abides!

We Are Called To Step Out In Faith

So

Work ...Willingly!

Strive ... Confidently!

Bless Others ... Abundantly!

Serve ... Humbly!

Pray ... Passionately!

Speak ... Truthfully!

Wait ... Prayerfully

And

Watch ... Expectantly!

The Lord Is Coming ... Soon!

Blessings Await The Faithful:

For Unrepentant Sinners

There Is Only Doom!

Every Day Has A Dawn And Dusk!

Every Day Has Sunrise And Sunset!

Every Day Has Beginning And End

And

On The Lord Christ ... Through It All

We May Unreservedly Depend!

The Lord Is Near!

Go Forward, Friend!

The Lord Has Your Back!

Go Forward, Friend!

Do Not Look, Do Not Turn Back!

Go Forward, Friend!

The Lord Has A Place Prepared For Thee!

Go Forward, Friend!

Walk With Him Companiably!

With The Lord, There Is No Fear!

With The Lord, You Will Always Be Prepared!

With The Lord, All Foes Are Fallen!

With The Lord

Glory Is To Be Shared!

Let Not Your Gift Be Cast Aside Forgotten!

Walk Wise!

Look Up!

Speak Truth!

Hold Hope!

Do Not Be Deceived!

Believe The Word!

Receive The Blessing!

Glory Will Be Achieved

When We Accept The Good News Gospel

That We Have, With Acceptance, Heard!

Believe!

Be Blessed!

Be Faithful!

At The World's Wickedness

Do Not Be Stressed!

He That Is To Come ... Shall Come

And

Praise God Almighty

He Shall Not Be Silent!

Do Not Fear Those That Are Violent!

Brethren,

To The Lord Christ ... Be Faithful!
In The Lord Christ ... Be Confident

And

With Obedient Endurance To The Journey's End
Be Eternally, Gloriously, Blessed!
Jesus Christ Saves!

You Are Blessed:

Be A Blessing!

The Lord

Is

To Be Praised!

Soon Comes The Glory Days!

Faith Is Free To Me And Thee!

Are You A Fair-Weather Christian!?!
Are You Living On Another's Faith!?!
Is Your Faith Fit
Able To Be Tested And Tried
Or Is Your Faith Fleeting
Inconstant
Waiting For Opportunity By Your Self To Be Denied!?!

Hold Up There, Purdy!

How Can One Live By Another's Faith!?!

Very Good!
Someone Was Paying Attention!

Monty, Not One Of Us Can Live By Another Person's Faith!

We Each Get Daily Faith
Daily Grace
And
Strength For The Needs Of The Day!

So, If That Is Indeed The Case
Why Did You Make That Statement!?!

I Made That Statement
Because
There Are Those Amongst Us
Who Harp On Grand-Daddy, Grand-Mumsy
Daddy, Mummy, Preacher, Teacher, Friend-Faith
As Though That Faith 
Is
A Commodity Most Prized
Suitable For All And Sundry
Easy To Be Utilized
Requiring No Personal Commitment
By Self To Be Exercised!

Be Wise ...

Another Person May Model Faith In Their Life 
In Your Presence
But
When The "Chips" Are Down
When The Rubber Hits The Road
When The Boat Is In The Ocean
When Your Plane Is In Turbulence
Faith Becomes Personal
Prized
By The One Who Has It In Personal Possession
Available At The Moment's Notice
Absent The Need To Go And Perform A Search For It!

Whatcha Lookin' Fir!?!? ...

We Don't Seek To Find Faith In The Fury Of A Storm!
If You Do, You Won't Find It
Unless
Possession And Exercise
Were Your Day To Day Norm!

Many People Called Christian
Are Going To Doomed To Disappointment
Dispossession
Dismissal And Damnation
Because
They Did Not Redeem The Time
By Making Exercised Daily-Faith
Their Most Prized Possession!

Faith Doesn't Reside In The Land Of Sight!

The Land Of Sight Houses Residents
For Whom Practiced Doubt Is A Delight

And

All Who Despise The Gracious Gift
Given To All Men Their Own Souls To Uplift
Shall Perish In The Sea Of Doubt
Churned
By Him Who From Highest Heaven
Was Given The Rout
Was Eternally Cast Out!

Don't Just Be Intellectually Wise:
Walk In Wisdom ...

A Watching, Working, Waiting

Enduringly Constant

Inflexible Faith

Impervious To Sight And Sound 

Distress Or Disappointment

Denial Or Delay

Is 
The Only Faith, My Friends

That Shall See Us Arriving Safely

- Character Cleansed -

At The Small-Things Great-Day!

Faith Prays! 

Faith Knows One Master!

Faith Marks The Way Home! 

Home Is With The Master! 

The Prayer Of Belief Enlarges Faith
And

The Master Gives The Measure Of Faith

To The One Who Chooses To Believe!
Believers Do Not Walk Alone!

Deceit Is Rife ...

Do Not By The Adversary's Posturings

His Postulations

Be Evilly Deceived! 

Let Truth In Your Heart

Be Welcomingly Received 

For By This ... In Heaven

You Shall Surely Be Joyfully Received! 

In This Is Jesus Christ Pleased!

Facts Are Evident!

Put Faith First!

Feelings Do Not To Faith Matter!

Ignore Self

And

Feelings Will Scatter!! 

Please Express Gratitude

G Is For Gratitude

G Is For Gift

G Is For Grace

G Is For Goodness

G Is For Godly Gain

G Is For Glory

And

G Is For God Almighty

In Whom We Live And Breathe

And

Have Any Being

So

Please Let Us Express Our Great Gratitude To 

The Gracious God
Who Generously Gives Us His Good Gifts:

Truth And Light
Hope Help Healing
Peace And Rest
Righteousness And Life

Mercy And Forgiveness

That Is

Grace, Now

And

If Enduring All For Christ To The End
Glory, Later!

Please Let Your Soul Bless The Lord ...

He Forgives All Your Iniquities:
Your Willful, Planned, Sins!

He Heals All Your Diseases:
Even The Incurable Ones!

He Redeems Your Life From Destruction:
Think About That Second Death From Which
There Is No Return!

He Crowns You With Loving Kindness
And
Tender Mercy:
All Day, All Night, Angels Watch Over You!

He Satisfies Your Mouth With Good Things
And 

Renews Your Youth:
He'll Make You Forever Young!

What Wondrous Love Is This 

Expressed To Us

By The Holy God!
He Gives By Daily Blessing
And

In The Day To Come
The Refreshing! 

Should Not We Trust This Great God
And
Not Through This Life
- Over Trivial Acquisitions -
Be Inordinately Stressing!?!

Think About It ...

All Bases Are Covered!
There Are No Nooks Or Crannies 

Where Things Can Hide From Your View!
Everything That The Lord Says That
He Will Do For You
Is 

In The Open
And
On Full Display!

The One Thing That We Are Not Given To Know
- Yet -
Is 

The Depth, Breadth, Height Of
The Glories He Has Prepared For His Beloved People
But
We Can All Rest Assured That
All Will Be Glorious
And
That ... Exponentially Multiplied
So, We, As True And Faithful Believers
Should Follow After Him ... Gladly
Gratefully
Unfailingly, Wisely, Wittingly, Willingly!

Think About It ...

Do You Realize That Sin Is A Sickness
That Also Makes Us Physically Ill
And
That Is Why Very Often We Read That 

The Master Told The One Ill
Seeking Bodily Healing:

Thy Sin Is Forgiven Thee!

Go And Sin No More

Lest ... Something Worse Befall Thee!?!

Do You Remember That Old Tongue Twister:

How Much Wood Would A Wood-Chuck Chuck

If A Wood-Chuck Would Chuck Wood!?!

How's This Question For A Change:

How Much Sorrow Would A Sinner Save 

If A Sinner Sacrificed Self To The Savior Always!?!

If Only We Knew
That Is, Really, Truly, Believed

That Our Mercy Free Is Freely Available
Easily Accessible
And
Alluringly Attainable!

Man Has A SICKNESS!
His Sickness Is SIN!
He SINS Because He's A Sinner
And
He Will Find Himself In The CESS!
He Involves His KIN In His Sin
Uncaring If They SINK
Into The Depths Of Degradation
Offering Love's KISS To The Devil
And
Away From Free Mercy Walking!

So Much For The Question Oft' Ask:

"What Sin!?!"

But, Thank God

There Is The Savior!

Be Grateful, Brethren ...

There Is The Savior Who Blesses

Who Saves

Who Forgives 

Who Heals

Who Seals

Who Leads

Who Reveals

If, We

- Seeing Our Need -

Will Confess And Repent To The Father

- In Jesus Christ's Holy Name -

All Our Known Sin!

It's Time To Get Out Of Our Messes!

So, Look Up With Love's Eyes!

Lift Up The Weary Hands!
Plod On On Strong Legs!
Jesus Christ Is The Son Of Man
For You ... He Died And Rose Again

And

For You

- Willing Sinner-Saved -

He's Coming To This Earth Again! 

Ooooh, The Unspeakable Gift ...

The Gift Given To Man

Is 

Eternity Wide
Eternity Long

And 

Eternity High
And
All It Costs For You To Achieve It
Is

"I Desire You, Lord! 

Here's My Heart: 

Come Inside And Abide!

I Desire To Walk About Zion

Ever At Your Holy Side!"

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The Acceptance Of The Gift

Changes

The Tide Of The Sinner's Life!

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In The Lord Of Life

Please Confide

And

For The Glorious Gift

Express Gratitude!

Change The Tide!