Showing posts with label Gratitude. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gratitude. Show all posts

Friday, March 24, 2023

HAPPY SABBATH + GOBs ... From Almighty God!
















I Don't Know About You
But I Have Come To Realize That Every Day That I Live And Breathe 
Is 
A Day From The Eternal God 
Which Is Filled With GOBs Aka Gifts, Opportunities, And Blessings! 

Why Do I Say This!?! 

Because It Is A Fact Out Of The Preserved Holy Writ 
And
A Real Matter Of Honest Christian Perspective! 

Dear Ones, 

This Is The Day That The Lord Has Made 
So Let Us Rejoice 
And
Be Glad In It 
No Matter What Comes Your Way: 
We Are Not Alone! 

I'm Certain That We All Constantly Hear Our Brethren
- In And Outside Of The Holy Faith - 
Boldly Say: 



"My Alarm Clock Woke Me! 
The Children Woke Me Up!" 


I Invite You To Carry A Screaming Alarm-Clock 
And
A Rambunctious Gaggle Of Sugared-Up Children 
Into That Quiet Place 
And 
Let Them Do The Dog 
And 
See If Anybody Gets Up! 

Beloved, 

Secular And Specious Speech 
In The Mouth Of A Saint Of God And Christ 
Must Surely Be A Sin Against Sense And Sanity! 

Please Be Wise For Your Own Self! 

Isn't Our High Priest Jesus Christ The Lord
The King
The Creator-God
And 
Isn't it By His Name 
And 
Through His Power That 
We Make Our Profession!?! 

Aren't All Good And Perfect Gifts, Opportunities, And Blessings 
From Our Lord ... The King Of Glory!?! 

Isn't Our Gift Of Life From The Creator-God!?! 

Shouldn't We Be Glad For Our Opportunity To Be Saved
To Live A Sinless Life Through Christ
And 
To Be Redeemed When The Trumpet Of The Lord Shall Sound!?! 

Gratitude Is A Grace
So Let Us Give Thanks And Praise To Our God Most High! 

Life In And With The Lord Of Life 
Is 
Ever Always Infinitely Blessed And Gloriously Beautiful! 

Peace!




















Thursday, March 2, 2023

Walk Worthy Of Your High Calling To The Glorious Kingdom!

 












Dare To Be Kind! 
Valiantly Choose To Be Loving! 

You Are Freely Given Everything From The Lord 
So Gratefully Give A Lil' Something To Somebody 
Just Because You Want To And Can! 

You Have Been Forgiven Much By The Lord 
So Generously Be Forgiving! 

Be Faithful Until Death: 
The Life-Giver Will Awaken You! 

Be Hopeful All Day Every Day! 
Bless The Holy God Who Infinitely Blesses You! 

Humbly, Gladly, Give Praise To The Lord 
Because 
He Deserves It! 
Praise Is What We Do!

Bless Yourself By Praying To The Almighty God 
Who Desires Communion And Communication With You 
Because 
Of Heavenly Love! 

Walk Worthy Of Your High Calling To The Glorious Kingdom! 

Endure All Things For The Lord Jesus 
Who Endured All Things To Gain For You 
The Right To Become A Son, A Daughter, Of Our Father God, The Almighty
And 
To Sit At The Table At The Feast For The Forever Blessed ... By Right! 

Beloved, 

Almighty God's Love ... Jesus Christ The Lord
Is 
Our Own For The Taking! 

Open Your Arms And Freely Enjoy The One Gift That 
All The Wealth Of The World 
Is 
Not Enough To Initiate The Sale 
Or Finalize The Purchase! 

Sing "Hallelujah!" 
Our God Is Good And Faithful! 
Amen! 

Peace!










Thursday, September 29, 2022

Do You Smell That!?!

 









Do You Smell That!?! 

I Cannot Understand 
Why People Who Do  Little To Nothing For Anyone 
Boldly Expect A Lot To Be Done For Them 
By Others Whom They Hold With Scant Respect! 

Beloved, 

I Sincerely Pray That 
None Of Us Walks Around Polluting The Atmosphere 
With The Stench Of That Aromatic Called 
Air Of Entitlement 
And
If We Do
I Again Sincerely Pray That 
We Will Rid Ourselves Of It 
As We Would Get Rid Of The Stink Sprayed By A Skunk! 

Dear Ones, 

The Lord Jesus Has Provided Innumerable Gifts To Us 
With The Prime One Being The Gift Of Salvation! 

Let Us By Grace Recognize And Accept That 
The Gift Is Given 
But
We Must "Dirty" Our Hands To Open, Appreciate
And 
Lovingly, Daringly, Gratefully Utilize It! 

Again, I Sincerely Pray For Us All That 
We Will Not Be So Drunk As To Believe That 
We May Accept The Savior's Unspeakable Gift
Live Like Pigs In Slop
And Then On Judgment Day 
"Accuse And Castigate" The Lord Christ 
For Not Letting Us Into Heaven 
When He Had The Moral Duty To Do For Us 
What He Had Given Us 
The Strength And Wherewithal To Do For Ourselves 
With His Blessing Of Grace And Mercy 
Which Gave Us Place, Position, Provision, And Protection! 

We Are Definitely Entitled To Destruction, Death, And Damnation 
So The Attitude Of Gratitude Adjustment 
Is 
Decidedly In Order! 

Don't Let The Devil Turn You Around!

Peace!








Friday, July 29, 2022

HAPPY SABBATH + GRATITUDE: Let Your Tongue Be A Ready Writer!










 








How Often Have We ... In The Euphoria Of Blessings Received
Chosen To Do A Show And Tell Of The Things We Have Gotten 
And 
Have Totally Forgotten
Ignored, Disregarded, Or Dismissed 
The Grace, Mercy, Love
And 
Kindness Of The Giver Of All Our Good Gifts!?! 

Where Is Our Gratitude!?! 

Do We Not Realize That If Our God Took Offense 
At Our Graceless Oversights, And Downright Devilish 
"I Deserve This!" Attitude, That 
He Could Take Away Our Pride And Joy 
And 
Leave Us Useless, Homeless, Penniless
And 
Powerless For Our Boldly Base Behavior!?! 

One Leper Out Of Ten 
Knew And Truly Understood Where His Blessing Came From 
And 
Turned Back To The Master To Give Him
To Give Almighty God
Real Praise! 

Good King Hezekiah
After He Was Raised Up From His For-Sure Death-Bed
Instead Of Telling The Babylonian Strangers 
Inquiring About His Blessings That 
It Was The True And Living Holy God 
Who Blessed And Kept Him And His Nation
He Showed Them His Things! 

After They Left To Return To Their Nation
The Sentence Came From God
- Through The Prophet Isaiah - 
That All That The Babylonians Had Seen 
Would Follow Them To Their Homeland! 

Dear Ones, 

Be Wise! 

The Lord Of Life Giveth 
And 
The Lord Calling Us Home To Himself Taketh Away 
So Let A Thankful Heart Keep Your Bountiful Blessings On You 
And 
In Your Home! 

Give Almighty God His Owed ... And Deserved ...  Praise: 
Let Your Tongue Be A Ready Writer! 

Peace!













Thursday, February 17, 2022

Blessed Are They That Do His Commandments!




If Loving The  Lord Is Keeping His Commandments Aka Obedience
Then Being Thankful To Him
Being Grateful For His Love
Is 
Giving Him Free-Will, Heartfelt, Worship 
And 
Total Praise! 

If Knowing Your End Keeps You From Sinning
Then Knowing Your Beginning
Honoring Your Creator
Embracing Wisdom
Shall Keep You In The Faith That Cannot Fail! 

If The Lord Honors Those Who Honor Him
It Is Obvious Then That He Will Lift You Up 
In The Time Appointed! 

If You Hide The Word Of The Lord
- The Truth That Saves - 
In Your Heart To Be A Lamp For Your Feet 
And
The Light On The Way Home To Glory
Then Those Who Cast The Truth To The Ground 
Walk In Darkness 
And 
Shall Go To Hell!  

If The Lord Is Our Gentle Shepherd
Then We Are His Blessed Sheep 
On Lush Ever-Green Pastures 
Near Still Waters Sweet
And 
We Know That Our Restored Souls 
He Lovingly, Faithfully, Keeps! 

Beloved, 

Let No One Persuade You 
Our Holy God Faithful To Spurn 
So That From The Path Of Truth And Duty
From Wise Discernment
Unto Fables And Idols 
You, Totally Deceived, Turn! 

Please Dare To Let Faith Be First: 
Give Doubt No Hold! 

Please Choose To Let Trust Be First: 
Heaven Is The Only Goal! 

Please Courageously Let Truth Be First: 
Jesus Christ Is The Keeper Of Your Soul! 

Please Stand Up For The Lord Christ
- Our True And Only King - 
And 
In This Matter, Be Very, Very, Bold! 

Ever Remember To Walk Onward 
And 
Upward Into Truth! 

Peace!











Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Repentance Aka The U-Turn Of Life!



Repentance ... Just Like A U-Turn
Is 
Progressive! 
It Is A Change Of Mind 
Caused By A Change Of The Heart 
Which Leads To A Change Of Action Aka Direction! 

Beloved, 

There Was Once A Time When We Would Say That 
A Repentant Sinner Did A 360° Turn! 
This Was Until Wisdom Prevailed 
And 
Understanding Dawned 
And 
Knowledge Spoke Up And Noted That 
A 360° Turn Is A Circle 
Which Meant Doing As One Always Did 
But That 
A 180° Turn Resulted In A Complete Change Of Direction! 

Hallelujah, Wisdom! 

Thank You, Lord, For The Cautionary Tale Which Says: 

In All Your Getting
 Get Understanding! 

We Are Grateful, Lord
For The Knowledge Which Increases! 

Dear Ones, 

Turning Around ... Changing Direction
Without Having Your Chosen Life-Style Turned Upside-Down 
Changes Absolutely Nothing! 

Genuine Repentance Aka Repentance Of The Godly Sort
Means That Friends, Associates, Relationships
Tastes, Likes, Dislikes
And 
Our Reservation For Our Final Port Of Call 
Must Change! 

We Can No Longer Call Upon Christ 
And 
Do Like The Devil! 

Calling Upon Christ For Saving Truth 
And
Deliberately Acting Upon It 
Changes Our Life
Our Life-Style
And 
Our Character! 

Jesus Christ The Lord
Is 
The Truth 
And 
Living By And In The Truth 
Means Living For Our King Jesus! 

Let's Think About It! 
Let's Earnestly Pray About It
And
Let's Wisely Act Upon It 
Because 
Our Personal Future Depends Upon It! 

Peace!



Living For Jesus Christ Now
Is
Living A Life
That
Has Only Just Begun!







Wednesday, January 5, 2022

ROAD TO RUINATION: Envy Is Like Green On Speed!






Envy Is Like Greed On Speed! 
Both Of These Are Tools Of The Devil 
So Please Do Not Allow Them In Your Life To Lead! 

Satisfaction And Love And Contentment Make Gratitude Shine 
So Do Yourself A Favor 
And 
Do Not For Unreceived Things Pine! 

Satan Started Us On This Road To Ruination 
And 
Sad To Say, Beloved
It Is In Every Family
At Every Station Of Life
And 
In Every Nation! 

But

Let Us Thank Almighty God For Jesus Christ Our King 
Who Has Told Us About 
And 
Shown Us How To Be Contented With Such Things As We Have 
Because
He Has Promised Never To Leave Us Or Forsake Us: 
This Wonderful Blessing Should Make Our Hearts Truly Glad! 

Let's Enjoy The Walk Along Green Pastures
And 
Eat Our "Grass" With Joy! 

Let's Drink Our Still Aka Easily Accessible Water To Satisfaction
And 
Let Our Souls Be Restored: 
This Is Not A Lost Man's Fad! 

We Have Oil To Anoint Our Heads! 

Dear Ones, 

Please Keep In Remembrance That 
A Table Sumptuously Set For You
For Raging Enemies To See
Is 
The Promise Of The Kind King
Our Master
The Loving Shepherd
Who Leads Us, His Obedient Sheep, Ever So Gently! 

Be Grateful: 
He Is Gracious! 

Be Thankful: 
He Is Merciful! 

Be Prayerful: 
He Answers On Time
And 
The Results Are Glorious! 

The Great Day Is Coming: 
You Do Not Want To Be Left Out Of The Eternal Blessings! 

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name
Bless Almighty God For What You Know That You've Got!
All Of Our Needs Are Met! 

Peace!





Sunday, September 12, 2021

Be Grateful Aka Thankful!








Gratitude Aka Thankfulness 
Is 
A Grace ... A Gift Given! 

Are You Grateful For What You Have 
Or Are You Looking At The "Good Stuff" 
The Expensive Toys 
Which Are In The Possession Of Other People 
And
Are Making Yourself Miserable About Your Own Life 
Because 
You Refuse To See The Obvious!?!

You Are Greatly Beloved
And
Truly Blessed!

Beloved, 

The Blind One Envies The One Who Wears Glasses! 

The Man Who Wears Cheap Shoes 
Envies The Man Who Wears Expensive Shoes 
But 
Surprise, Surprise, No Shock
They Are Both Envied By The Man Who Has No Feet
The Man Who Has Legs But Can't Walk
And 
The Man Who Has No Legs At All! 

We Need To Be Truly Grateful 
For Almighty God's Many Gifts Of Unmerited Favor 
And
Stop Being Lip Servants
Saying That You're Blessed
While Envy Is Consuming Your Heart! 

We Have Food In Abundance 
Which Gives Us Choices As To What We May Eat 
When And Where! 

We Have Clothing In Abundance 
To The Point That We Can Say 
"I Am Not Wearing That Because It's So Last Year!" 
Or 
"I Wore That Twice!" 
In Base Pridefulness! 

Oh, That We Would Realize That 
The Things We Despise 
Are The Very Things Others Would 
Literally Kill To Possess! 

Food, Shelter, Clothing
Care, Comfort
Peace With God ... And Our Brethren
And 
Good Health 
Are Treasures Beyond Measure! 

Please Honestly Look At The Person In Smelly Rags
Barefooted And Dirt-Encased
Eating Out Of The Garbage
And 
Living On The Street 
And
In Heartfelt Gratitude Say: 

"There, But For The Grace Of God, Go I!" 

Our Gifts Are Many
Our Blessing Are Innumerable
So Please Do Not Consider Them
As Cheap Things Consumable! 

Peace!




Monday, September 6, 2021

Fearfully And Wonderfully Made!







Almighty God's Great Grace 
Is 
Utterly Amazing! 

The Lord Jesus ... Our Creator
With Amazing Love And Available Grace
With The Superbly Fine Touch Of The Master Hand
Caused Us To Be Fearfully Aka Awesomely
And 
Wonderfully Made! 

We All Know This To Be True 
And In Gratitude 
We Should Joyfully Give Our God 
Great And Glorious Praise
Morning, Evening, Noon And Night! 

Beloved, 

Choose To Think Of 
And 
Dare To Believe On The Lord Jesus Christ! 

We Don't Need To Change 
The Fluids In Our Circulatory System 
Every Three Months! 

We Don't Need To Change 
Our Kidneys After 10 Years! 

We Don't Need Our Legs Rotated 
Or 
Our Hearts Relined! 

We Don't Need Bi-Annual Brain Upgrades! 

We Don't Need Our Eye-Balls Fashionably Upgraded 
Just Because It's What's New On The Runway, Walkway
Or The Tongue Of Mr. Or Ms. It Or Popular Trans It! 

And

We Don't Need Our Mufflers Replaced!

Thank You, Jesus! 

Food Is Our Medicine 
And 
Our Medicine Is Our Food! 

As Long As We Live, We Live
And
When We Die
We Return In Component Parts To Origins: 
The Breath Of Life To Our Creator 
And 
Our Bodies To The Dust From Whence They Came! 

We Are Blessed! 

Don't You ... Even With Regular Aches
Pains, Problems, Pressures
And 
The Gift Of The Power Of Prayer
Think It Is Time To Lift Up Our Lord Jesus!?! 

I Don't Dare You
Because
A Reasoning, Honest, Heart
Should Cause You, Me, Us All
To See The Light Of Life
Get To It! 

Hallelujah, Jesus! 

Peace!






Friday, August 13, 2021

HAPPY SABBATH + Sing Praises To God ... Here And Now!












As Pathfinders
It Was Drilled Into Us, In Part, That We Should 
"Walk Softly In The Sanctuary
Keep A Song In Our Hearts
And Go On God's Errands!" 

Beloved, 

Dead Men Can't Walk
They Can't Keep
They Surely Can't Taste Anything
And
It Is Certain That They Can't Go On God's Errands! 

Think ... 

We Are Alive By The Saving Grace 
And 
Constant Care Of The Eternal God: 
We Should Always Be Grateful For Grace 
And 
Supremely Thankful For Mercy! 

The Songs Of Zion Are A Defensive Weapon 
To Keep Us In Hope 
For Our God's Sweet Tomorrow! 

The Songs Of Zion Are An Offensive Weapon 
To Keep Doubt, Fear, Discouragement, And Distress 
Aka The Legion Of Doom At Bay! 

And

Best Of All
These Sung Songs Of Zion 
Are Blessed Worship Of Our Great God 
And 
They Will Not Be Denied Or Discouraged! 

How Interesting ...

We All Love To Talk About 
Singing Before The Throne Of God 
When We Get To Heaven! 

Caution ... 

If You're Not Singing Praises Here And Now
You Will Not Be Singing Praises There And Then! 

Let Us All Please Remember That 
The Songs Of Zion Are Written Out Of 
Going Through An Experience
     Overcoming A Trial
          Being Thankful For Grace And Mercy
    Loving And Knowing The Dear Savior
And 
Just Wanting To Sing Of Our Precious Redeemer! 

What Song Will You Sing To Our King 
Who Is Love ... And Lovely
Now, Today!?! 

"I Know That My Redeemer Liveth!" 
Is 
My Song! 

Peace!






Thursday, May 20, 2021

Do You Love Your Gifts More Than You Love The Giver!?!

 




How Grateful Are You!?! 

How Thankful Are You!?! 

When You Are The Recipient Of A Gift
- Be It Expensive Or Economy Class - 
Do You Hold Tightly The Gift Or The Giver!?! 

Do You Consider The Price Of The Gift 
Or The Love That The Giver Has For You 
Because 
They Thought Of You And Your Need
Or 
That Because Of Their Love For You
They Gave You A Gift According To Their Love 
And
The Depth Of Their Pocket ... Just Because! 

Beloved, 

Jesus Christ Thinks Of Us ... His Lost Lambs And Sheep 
Who Have Strayed From The Fold Of Safety
And 
Because He Loves Us With An Everlasting Love
He Gives Us Gifts Seen And Unseen
Known And Unknown
Unexpected
And 
Unappreciated 
But 
Always Needed
Out Of His Amazing Love
To Bless
To Save
To Convince
To Convict
To Comfort
And 
To Convey His Love For Us 
And 
To Carry Us Willing
Back To The Heavenly Home!
 
All Of Jesus Christ's Gifts To Us 
Are Out Of His Riches In Glory! 

All Of Jesus' Gifts To You ... Personally
Are Out Of The Heart Of Love That 
Will Not Let You Go Poor, Wretched, Miserable
Blind, Hungry, Naked
And 
Ignorant 
To Eternal Ruin 
Without Having Made It Possible 
For You To Be Rich, Happy, Comforted
Healthy, Seeing, Clothed
And 
Blessed Forever! 

Brethren, Beloved

You Are Loved Without Measure!
You Are Loved Without Limit: 
Dare To Love The Gift-Giver 
Whose Gifts To You Are Always Good And Perfect! 



Peace
With Jesus Christ The Lord
Is
The Precious Panacea!







Sunday, February 7, 2021

Ebenezer








When We Look At What Is Happening In Other People's Lives 
And
When We Observe The Hash, The Mess, That 
Some People Are Making Of Their Own Lives
We Would All Do Well To Humbly Say: 

"There ... But For The Grace
Of 
The Living God
I Go!" 


It Is Quite Easy For Us To Go "Tsk, Tsk!" 
And 
Be All High-Minded 
And 
Top-Lofty 
When We Are Looking Down On Others 
But
We Need To Seriously, Thankfully, Consider 
And
Be Grateful For Jesus Christ The Lord 
Who Is Looking Down Upon Us All ... In Love ... All Of The Time! 

Beloved, 

A Saint Of God And Christ
Is 
A Reforming Sinner 
Walking As One Being Sanctified ... Set Apart
Rising Up Higher And Higher 
As He Or She
Is 
Headed Toward Beautiful Beulah Land! 

Let Us All Remember That 
The Journey Is Not For The Swift
The Battle Is Not To The Strong
And 
The Crown Is Not For The Worldly-Wise And Wealthy: 
Life Eternal 
Is 
For The Over-Comer
The Saint Whose Life 
Is 
Lived By, For, And In Jesus Christ! 

Let Us Not Be Proud And Arrogant: 
Be Humble And Wise! 
Let Us Humble Ourselves Under The Mighty Hand Of God 
So That He Will Lift Us Up ... At The Appointed Time! 

Let Us, By Almighty God's Great Grace
Give A Helping Hand To Others 
Even As The Hand Of God 
Is 
Moment By Moment Helping Us! 

We Have Hope, Help, Health, Healing 
And 
A Home In Heaven 
In Him Who Hears And Cares For Us: 
Let Us Pray And Plead
And
Hear And Obey
And
Endure All Things For Christ Jesus ... Until The End 
As We Believe In The Promises That Cannot Fail! 
Let Us Walk In His Light ... The Light Of Life
As He Leads Us To The Land Of No Night! 



Peace Be Upon You
As You Rest In Christ Jesus!