Showing posts with label Good And Perfect Gifts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Good And Perfect Gifts. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Nobody Owes Us A Gift Or A Gift Of Our Choosing!




We Have Surely Lost Our Way! 

In The Name Of The Lord Jesus
Why Would We, As Committed Christians, Believe That 
A Free-Will Gift Of Almighty God 
Should Be Returned To The Sender Expressing Our Dissatisfaction 
Because 
It Is Not A Brand Name
It Is Not What We Wanted
And 
It Is Not To Our Taste Since Only Money Excites Us!?! 

Beloved, 

Yes, There Are Gifts That We May Specifically Ask The Lord For 
But
Think Carefully About All The Gifts, Benefits
And 
Blessings That We Have Received Of The Lord 
Without Our Prior Knowledge And Approval!?! 

Was Calvary A Part Of Your Desire Or Aesthetic!?! 

The Cross Was Not By Gucci 
And 
The Holy Spirit Is Not Prada! 

Dear Ones, 

If We Blindly Continue 
In The Despicable, Entitled, Attitude 
Now Being Publicly Expressed
It Is Certain That We Will Not Want Or Accept 
The Now Available Gift Of Everlasting Life! 

It Is Also Certain That We Will Also Roundly Reject 
The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit 
Because 
They Do Not Come Wrapped 
In A Warhol Or Michelangelo Hand-Drawn Wrapping Paper! 

No One Owes Us A Gift
And For Sure
Nobody Owes A Gift Of Our Own Choosing! 

The Gifts Of God Should Be To Us


"Thank You, Jesus!
Bless You, Lord, For Thinking On Me!" 


The Good And Perfect Gift From God To Us 
Is 
Good And Perfect, As Is, For Us ... Always! 

Let Us Not Behave Like Idolatrous Ingrates 
Treating The Lord's Bounty Like Hog Food! 

Let Us Gladly Accept The Best Of Heaven 
Like We Know That 
We Are The Blessed On Earth! 

Peace!


















Tuesday, September 20, 2022

COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION: Cooperate With The Lord Christ!



Even Though Jesus Christ Paid 
The Full And Final Price For Our Souls' Salvation
There Is Something That Each Of Us Must Do
To Complete The Transaction! 

Beloved, 

An Unopened Gift 
Is 
Just A Present Present! 

An Opened But Unutilized Gift 
Is 
A Dust-Catcher 
Because 
It Makes You Work But Pays No Salary! 

An Opened And Utilized Gift That 
Is 
Despised, Disparaged, And Discounted 
Will Ultimately Be Discarded 
And
That Person Who Acts So Disrespectfully 
Towards Almighty God's Good And Perfect Gifts 
Will, On The Day Appointed, Be Destroyed! 

Dear Ones, 

Let's Back-Up To Go Forward! 

The Lord Always Gives Us A Part To Play 
In The Receipt Of Our Own Blessing: 
Ask ... To Receive
Obey ... And Be Blessed
Be Perfect ... As Your Father In Heaven Is Perfect
Turn Ye ... At My Reproof! 

When We Ask The Lord To Lead Us
We Are Informing The Lord That 
We Are Willing To Follow Where He Leads! 

When The Lord Says 
"Come Unto Me All Ye That Labor ... And I Will Give You Rest ...!" 
It Is Because He Has What We Need 
And
Our Recognizing 
And
Accepting This 
Gives Us Wings, Energy, Desire To Reach Out 
And 
Touch The Living God 
Who Hears Our Cries
Heals Our Hurts 
And 
Blesses Us In And For Our Belief In Him! 

There Is No Profit In Useless Pride 
And 
No Benefit In Base Behavior! 

Please Wisely Accept The Gift Of Grace Gratefully:
Cooperate With Christ! 

Peace! 
















Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Salvation Is Not A Gamble!


There Is No Gambling With Jesus Christ The Lord! 

Beloved, 

A Word Of Caution! 

We Do Not Get A Chance At Salvation: 
There Is No Risk Involved! 

We Do Not Have An Opportunity For Salvation: 
There Is No Investment Involved! 

We Have Been Given The Gift Of Salvation: 
There Is The Matter Of Acceptance Required! 

Dear Ones, 

If I ... A Mere Mortal
- A Finite Being With A Published Expiration Date -
Am Your FFL Aka Friend For Life 
And I Alert You To Expect A Wonderful Gift By Special Delivery
Same Day Service, Signature Required
And Provide You With The Tracking Information
And Sign You Up For The "Delivery In Progress!" Package Notification
Wouldn't You Be At Your Front Door Waiting
Big Smile, Arms Outstretched
Itching To Have That Package In Your Hot Little Hands 
Because 
You Have Faith In Our Friendship, Our Relationship 
And 
You Want Whatever It Is That I Have Sent 
Because  My Gifts Never Disappoint!?! 

I Can't Give You The Breath Of Life
Seal You Against The Day Of Vengeance
Nor Give You The Crown Of Life 
But
You Trust Me And Believe Me
A Fallible Human
At My Imprecise, Changeable Word! 

What's Wrong With This Picture!?! 

Think About It And Do The Necessary! 

Trust, And Trust In, The Eternal God 
Who Always Gives Good And Perfect Gifts! 

Peace!












Thursday, December 30, 2021

Faithfulness Encompasses Your T.O.E.S.







Wisdom Says That A Friend In Need 
Is 
A Friend Indeed! 

The Elders Said That It Is Good To Have A Friend 
And
Bad To Want One! 

Are You A Friend!?! 
Can Your Friendship Be Trusted ... Tested!?! 
Will Your Friendship Be Validated, Cemented, Strengthened
By, With, And In Adversity!?! 

Beloved, 

The Living God, Himself, Called Abraham 
The Friend Of God! 

The Lord Spoke To Moses 
Just As One Speaks To A Dear Friend! 

To Be The Friend Of Almighty God 
Is 
To Carry The Weightiness Of A Burden 
And
Be Like A Bird! 

Friendship With The Lord 
Is 
A Privilege And A Pleasure! 

We Know Of A Surety That 
We May Wholeheartedly Trust Our Dearest Friend
The Lord Of Life! 

He Is Rich In Houses And Lands
And 
He Gives Good And Perfect Gifts
And
He Is  Available Day And Night
And
He Always Has Healing, Blessings
No Matter How The Tides Of Life Swing! 

Question Is: 
Are You Giving As Good As You Are Getting 
In Your Friendship With The Lord Christ!?! 

All The Lord Wants From You 
Is 
Your Faithfulness Which Encompasses 
Your Trust, Obedience, Endurance, And Sincerity 
Aka Your T.O.E.S. 
Which Always Follow Your Committed Heart! 

Can The Lord Count On Us
Count On You, Me, Now, Today!?! 

Please Join Me As I ... By The Inward Look
Inventory My Heart! 


Dear Lord, 
Please Grant Us Peace With You 
Through Friendship
Forged
Through Fire!
AMEN!





Tuesday, December 1, 2020

YOU OWN IT: Give The Lord Real Praise!






If We Look Closely
We See In This Text Ownership! 

Peace Belongs To The Lord: 
He Gives To Us A Gift Of His Peace! 
Praise Is Ours To Freely Gift To The Lord! 

Interesting Thing, Though
All That We Call Ours Comes To Us As Gifts From Our God 
So, In Truth And In Fact
What We Are Substantially Giving Back To Our Lord 
Is 
Gratitude! 

What The Lord Gives 
Is 
Given For Good! 
How We Choose To Use It ... By Our Free Will
Says An Awful Lot About What We Have Learned
- And Are Practicing - 
From This God Who Only Gives Good And Perfect Gifts 
To Bless Us! 

Giving Our God Praises Blesses Our God 
And
Blesses Us 
Because
By So Doing
We Are Rising Up Higher And Higher! 

Beloved, 

We Can't Fool The Lord! 

Feint, False, Praise 
Is 
An Abomination 
Because 
It Minimizes The Recipient 
And 
Brands Us As Deceitful 
And 
Untrustworthy
And 
Stagnant In Our Growing In Grace 
As Recipients Of Unmerited Favor! 

We Can't Earn The Lord's Favor 
And
We Can't Buy The Lord's Gifts 
And For Sure
We Can't Exchange The Lord's Good And Perfect Gifts 
To Receive Better From Another More Profitable Source! 
There Ain't None! 

Please Let Us Endeavor Today 
To Abundantly Lavish Praise Upon Our Lord And God
Savior, Redeemer 
And 
Forever Friend 
Like It Is Going Out Of Production 
And 
You Desire To Be The Last Giver Of Praise 
Left Standing At Power Down! 

Giving Praise To Our God Brings Peace!





Friday, October 11, 2019

HAPPY SABBATH + THE LITTLE TIME OF TROUBLE: The Anchor For The Believer's Soul!




In The Life Of Man
The Anticipation Of Trouble
Is 
Often Worse Than The Experience
But
In The Coming Little Time Of Jacob's Trouble
The Experience 
Is 
Worse Than Anything A Man Would Have Marked As 
His Thing-Most-To-Be-Avoided-At-All-Costs Goal!

Let Us Look At The Grudging Repentance
- Displaying Sorrow For Their Personal Pain
But Not Their Sorrow For Doing Wrong -
Of Esau, Prophet Balaam
King Saul And Disciple Judas Iscariot
And
Then Let Us Look At The Abject Sorrow 
For Their Known Sin As Displayed 
In The Genuinely, Heartfelt, Repentance Of 
Jacob-Israel And King David!
Therein In These Examples
Is Our Real Story Told!

All Who Will Stand Enduringly Faithful
In The Little Time Of Trouble
Will Have Made A Practice Of Leaning On
Believing In
And
Trusting In The Living God
And
Will Have Confessed All Their Known Sin
And
Repented
By Turning Away From Doing Sin
Acknowledging
The Filthiness Of Sin
Almighty God's Abhorrence For Sin
And
Our Father's Great Willingness 
To Forgive Repented-Of Known Sin! 

Beloved, Be Warned ...

We Cannot Fight The Adversary ... Our Adversary
- Who Has Nothing To Lose -
In Our Own Strength!

Remember,
The Word Plainly Says:

Satan Has But A Short Time
And Is As A Roaring Lion
Walking About ... Seeking
Whom He May Devour!

Time To Get Real ...

We Need The Savior
The Lover Of Our Souls
The Redeemer Of The Saints
The King Of Glory
Our Creator
And
Our One True Friend
To Render Assistance, Comfort, Aid
And
Keep Us In Hope
And
To Provide Help!

We Are Blessed ...

Our Hope In Christ Jesus
Is
Not A Burnable Flaxen Cord
But
Is A Solid Red Rope
Made Of Innocent Blood
Alive
Able
From The Life Of Fallen Man
Sin ... Cold
Hotly To Drive!

Let's Bless The Giver Of All Good
All Perfect Gifts
And
Strive Valiantly
In The Faith Of Belief
To Arrive Safely In Hill Zion
When Ends The Mortal Strife!

Jesus Christ ... For Us Believers
Is
Eternal Life:
Hold On To This Blessed Hope!







Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Ingrates Are Never Anonymous!

Vertical And Ventilating
Was Conversing With
Horizontal And Belly-Aching
Who Always, Always, Always
Has A Reason To Explain Away
His Perpetual Vegetating!

Vertical And Ventilating
Loves, Loves, Loves
To Give Thanks And Praise
To His Maker, His God
And
Absolutely Refuses To Act The Ingrate
Like The Adversary Of Souls ... Satan
The Known God-Fraud!

Verti Has Much For Which To Be Thankful!

Apparently, Fluffy-Belly Does Not!

Imagine This ...

The Family Of Man ... Created By Almighty God
Lives On Earth ... Created And Maintained By Almighty God
Enjoys The Lord's Bounty ... Created And Provided By Almighty God
And Yet
Most Of Its Members Are 
Card-Carrying
Practicing, Unapologetic, Ingrates!

Lord,
Please Spare Us The Ingrate's Fate!



Let's Hear Truth ... For Today!




Thanksgiving 
Is 
Very Thin On The Ground 
Where We, Humans, Are Concerned! 

We Ask For
And
We Receive Our Petitions Of The Lord
And 
In A Revolting Display Of Ingratitude
We Dine And Dash
We Grab 'N Go
And
We "Forget" That 
We Are Surely Going To Need His Help Again! 

We Behave Like We Are Doing The Lord A Favor 
By Accepting His Gifts Of Love 
When, In Fact, He Owes Us Nothing! 
We Owe Him Everything!

And Then ...

There's That Phrase:

"... And Call Upon Me In The Day Of Trouble...!"

How Do You Feel Calling Upon The Holy God
Whom You Have Roundly Disrespected
Ignored 
Taken For Granted
Gainsaid
Doubted
Denigrated
When You Are In Sure-To-Come Trouble!?!

Do You Experience Any Pangs Of Remorse 
For Your Oversight
For Your Past Lack Of Thankfulness
For All The Good And Perfect Gifts
That The Loving God Holy Has Lovingly Given Unto Us!?!

Brethren, Beloved,

Gratitude, Thankfulness, And Appreciation 
Are Graces To Be Cultivated Carefully 
And 
Offered Up Joyfully 
No Matter Where We Are 
Or Who Is Watching! 

We Have A Debt
Which We Can Never Repay
But
We Surely Can Show True Appreciation
Express Heartfelt Gratitude
And
Give Joyful Thanks Now 
And 
Always
In All Ways!


Give Almighty God His Praise!