The Narrow Plank

I Stand Upon The Narrow Plank
The Narrow Plank Called Faith
It Is Just Broad Enough
To Hold My Feet
BUT
Through It
Jesus Christ Daily Carries
Uplifts Me
AND
By It
I Make Heavenly Gains!

I've Been Fickle!
I've Had Foibles!
I've Been Recalcitrant
Unto Own Way
BUT
This Plank That I'm Standing On
Is Anchored In
Prayers Solid Ground
On The Straight And Narrow Way!

I Used To 
Waffle And Whiffle
Sniffle And Sneak!
I Used To Cast About
Looking For A God Strong
Not A False God Weak
Until I Met Jesus
The Christ Who Calls Me By Name
He Who Has Bidden Me
His Holy Name
Not To Profane!

Since I Accepted From Jesus
The Plank Of Christ's Faith
I Am Fitted
Fighting To
In Faith
Run In The Eternal Stakes Race!

I DO NOT Run With Self!
I've Pinned That Button On Jesus Christ's Sleeve
AND
I'm Bearing A Personal Cross
AND
Running Through The Buffeting Breeze!

As Long As I Look At Jesus
I Am Running In The Light!
When I Look Away From Jesus
Out Comes The King Of The Night!

BUT ...

By Prayer And Supplication
AND
Letting To God
My Requests Be Made Known
I Have Access To Angelic Companions Strong
AND
I'm Never Alone!

My Faith Looks Up!
My Heart Reaches Out
AND
My Soul Is In Travail
BUT
Not To The Vagaries Of False Doctrines
Willy Nilly Tossed About!

My Plank Has No Wood Ants
Just Marks Of Righteous Blood
AND
Roman Nails
AND
With The Blessed Purchase Made By Jesus
By Trust In His Merits
My Plank
On The Altar Of Sacrifice
Will Brightly Blaze!

My Plank Is Oiled By The Holy Spirit!

What Are YOU Standing Upon!

Rotting Wood OR Jesus' Faith?

HAPPY SABBATH: Perks In The Promise

I Made An Amazing Discovery!
I Have A Rotten Heart
- Rotten To The Very Core -
Wherein
Love Of Sin
AND
Penchant For Wrong-doing
Are
- For This Living Soul -
Not Even Close
To Being Hard Work
Nor Even A Chore!

Deceit
Deviltry
Doubt Of God
Disregard For Truth
AND
Defiance Of The Gospel Way
Are Just A Smattering
Of The Base Batter That Drips Out
Each AND Every Day!

BUT ...

One Glad Day
I Heard Of A Maker-Master
Who Had Bought Eternal Rights
To Take In Rotten Hearts
AND
Reissue New Hearts
To Those
- Who Will Willingly -
Take Up His Gentle Offer!

There Is No Wrangling Over 
Price
Discounts
Disregards
Denigrations
Deficits
NOR
Disease!

This One
Paid For All
Lock Stock
Bolts
AND
Barrels
Of Whatever Rotten Hearts Contain
PLUS
He Will Give A Trusting Person Immortal Life
IF
With Your New Heart
You Keep Him Close
A Perfect Companion
Through Earth's Prophesied Coming Strife
Enduring All
To Gain The Gift Of Eternal Life!

I Took Up The Offer
For
It Is The Best Deal
In All Of Creation!

My Heart Has The Feels
To Follow The Master Maker
AND
The Faith To Walk In His Way
To Gain His Promised Life
AND
To Live In His Glorious Home
With Holy Companions
Excelling In Great Strength!

I Choose To Walk With 
The One Called
The Lord
God Of Everything!

Free Grace
AND
Undying Love
Are Perks In The Promise!

Get YOUR Hookup TODAY!!

Time Is Flying!

Please Hurry!

Don't Play And Delay!

HAPPY SABBATH: Cool Fool + Prayer: Grant Us Your Blessing, Lord!

Call Me Stupid

Call Me Fool

Call Me Christian 
For With Them All 

I am Truly ... Cool!

I Trust in God's Promises, but

The Learned have Stated:

"Promises Are Comforts for Fools!"

So, Indeed, To The World

I am indeed a Big Fool!

I'm Not The Fool who Says:

"There is No God!"

Nor The Fool who Labors Not!

I am The Fool who Holds To The Promise

That, Like Daniel

I will from The Dear Master

Receive My Own Lot!

I'm The Fool by World Standards

For I Choose to Believe

In The Promises of The God

Whom I Cannot Even See but Answered 

When His Heart I Could Feel!!

Call Me Stupid

Call Me Fool

Call Me Gullible

Call Me - if You Will

Christian - Fool That I Am

For I Know That Jesus Loves Me

A Lowly Human!

Will You Be A Fool For Christ? 

He Especially Likes Hearts 

Confessing 

and 

Repenting 

from 

Sin and Strife!

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Options In Life:

Be a Fool for Jesus Christ

OR

Be a Tool by Satanic Device!

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PRAYER:

Father, 

We Come Before You as Children Beloved 

and

Beseech You

In Your Unending Mercy 

to

 Hold Our Hands 

Our Heads and 

Our Hearts 

and

Grant Us a Measure of Your Strength to 

Help Us to Handle The Hurts 

Which We Will Sustain 

Along The Highway to The Heavenly Home.

Help Us to Give Over to Your Healing Ministrations 

The Problems and The Provocations

The Disappointments and The Distresses

The Nudges and The Nightmares

The Grudges and The Griefs 

and

Help Us to Hold on to The Hope that is Christ Jesus.

Grant Us Your Blessing, Lord
for it is 

The Desire of Our Humble Hearts.

We Honor You

Bless You 

Worship You

and

Give You Glorious Praise

Even as We Plead Our Cause

In Jesus' Holy Name.

We Love You, Lord.

AMEN.