IN CHRIST ... We Never Walk Alone!

ONE. MORE. TIME.... (sigh)

Instead Of Suicide
Or
Suicide By Cop
How About Man Choosing
Life Through Christ
For An Eternity Spot!

Wherever You Turn
All You Are Hearing
Reading
Are Instances Of Self-Inflicted Death
AKA
Death Without Hope
For Many Are Our Sons And Daughters
Who
- With Life -
Know Not How To Cope!

Bullying
Friendlessness
Helplessness
Feelings Of Uselessness
Unfaithfulness
Rejection
No Visible Hope
Are All Calling Forth Death-Whispers
From Satan 
AND
His Kind
Urging All Who Will
To Leave Life
AND
Clean, Contented-In-Christ Living
Behind!

Brother!
Sister!
Please!
There Is A Way!
A Way To Salvation!
A Way Away From Self
To The Living Holy Way
With Jesus Christ
Who Is Our Salvation
Our Way To Eternal Life
Our Way Out Of Planned Destruction
Our Only Way To Survive 
This Life's Bitter Strife!

Jesus Saves!
Is No Catch Prase!
Jesus Christ Is The Way
Whereby All 
Who Seek To Have Their Soul's Fed
May Freely Do So
For He Is
The King Of Love
The Truth
Our Way To Life!

AND ...?

All Who Seek Life
May Seek Life
Without Fear Of Christ's Condemnation
AND
Without Man's Projected And Anticipated Regret
AND
Without The Ball And Chain Of Sin
Dragging The Soul Down
For
Jesus Christ Offers Hope
Which Will Be Satisfied
AND
With Hope Springing Eternal
He Welcomes All Home
Who Reach Out 
AND
Touch
The Holy Hand
Which Conquered Sin
Death
AND
Hell!
A Child Of The Heavenly Father
Is Never Friendless
Never Loveless
Never Useless
Never Comfortless
AND
NEVER, EVER
Walks Alone!

So ... What?

Jesus Christ
Is Our Priest
AND
Our Intercessor
IF
We Will Trust His Word
AND
His Love
AND
Accept His Grace
AND
His Mercy
AND
Call On Him
To Receive Us
AND
Welcome Us
Into His Heart
The Family Home!

Sin Brings Despair To Life!
Salvation Brings Life To Living Amidst Strife!
Life In Christ Now
AND
Eternal Life With Christ Later
IS
What The Desperate Sinner Needs
IF
He Wills To Stop Satan
From Upon His Sorrowing 
Malignantly
To Feed!

Trust God ... And Go!
Trust God ... And Grow!
Grow In Grace Through Faith
AND
No Matter What That Hellish Fiend Throws At You
Give It To Emmanuel
- Christ With Us -
AND
Walk In Confidence
Knowing That Eternal Life
With The Friend
That Sticks Closer To Us Than Any Brother
Is Laid Out
AND
IS
Before Us
AND
IS
Waiting
For Us!

When You Walk Through Your Storm

Hold Your Head Up High

And Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark

For He Who Made The Dark

Is The Creator Of Us All

And

He Wills To Take Us All To His Home!

Walk On! Hold His Hand!

Walk On! He Died So That You Can!

Walk On! Fear Not Satan's Whispered Words!

Listen To God's Holy Spirit

The Comforter Of Your Soul!

Good Angels Will Surround You!

Get Out From Among The Hell-Bound Herd

AND

You'll Never, Ever, Ever, Walk Alone!

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Make A Plan To Live

For

Making A Plan To Die

Because Someone

Something

Made You Cry

Is

A Trick Of The Lost One

That Satan

Who Is

The Father Of Lies!

Call Upon Jesus Instead!

He Is The King Of Life

And

In Him

Your Soul Is Ever Fed!

Should I Let The Savior In?!

I Sat
AND 
I Thought
AND 
I Thought Some More!
Should I Ask The Lord To Search Me?
Should I Let Him Enter
Into My Personal Heart's Door?
Should I Really Bid Him Enter?
Should I Give Him The Grand Tour?
Should I ... Should I Let My Savior Enter?
Should I Let Him Through My Most Private Door?

Should I Let The Savior Try Me?
Should I Make Him Privy To My Thoughts?
Should I Let Him See The Darkness?
Should I Let Him View The Ugly Truth Distorts?
Should I Let Him See My Treasured Hopes?
My Hidden Desires Of The Night?
Should I Let Him See The Passions
Against Which I Constantly Fight?

Should I Let Him See The Real Me?
Insecurities And All?
Should I Let Him See Those Things 
That By Satan I Did Fall?
Should I Bare My Own Soul
To My Maker And My King
AND
Give Him A Carte Blanche
To Fix Me Up
For Once And For All?

I Thought Me A Little Thought
AND
I Got Tired Of The Thinks
So
I Uttered A Simple Prayer
AND
Opened The Door - 
No More High Jinks!

The Master Quietly Entered In
AND
I Longingly Looked At Him
AND
In His Face
I Saw The Blessing
For Which I Had Been Avidly 
Instinctively
Seeking!

In His Beautiful
Marred Face
I Saw Plainly 
His Bold Love
AND
In His Hand Was Marked:

"Come Home To Me, My Love!"

In His Warm Embrace
I Encountered
Perfect Peace 
AND
Sweet Rest
AND
In His Ear
I - Bestirred -
Uttered
Everything
That Had To Be Confessed!

When It Was All Over
I Could Not Let Him Go
AND
In Loving Affinity
He Held Me Close
Asking Me
To Love
AND
Trust Him
AND
Walk With Him Ever
Even Unto Eternity!

With My Heart Strongly Beating
AND
Seemingly
Floating On The Air
I Said:

"Lead Me, Dear Master

Into The Everlasting Way

For Yours Is The Only Voice

My Heart Desires To Hear

AND

Your Presence

Is All

My Soul Desires

To Be Near!"

In Truth
I Here Acknowledge
My Soul Has Found Its Resting Place
Perfect 
For All My Need
I Lean On That Amazing Love
AND
Daily Safely Feed!

What About You?!

Have You 

Opened Your Heart 

To The Master?

PRAYER: Lord, Tell Me The Story

Lord,  Please Hold My Hand

And Tell Me Again The Story

Of How  And Why You Left Your Glory

To Come To Earth

To Live As A Mere Man!

Tell Me Again The Story

Of Your Anointing By Baptism

When The Father And The Spirit

In Reality

The Godhead At Once

At The Occasion Were All Present!

Tell Me Again The Blessed Story

Of The Curse That Took You To Calvary

To Be Poured Out

So That I Could Be Brought Up

Reconciled

To The Heavenly Father Again!

Tell Me, Dear Lord

Of Your Anointing

As The High Priest Of My Confession

Interceding

In The Most Holy Place

In The Sanctuary In Heaven

Pleading Your Merits To Cover My Sin

Indeed Pleading Your Blood

That Showers Me In Eternal Love!

Tell Me,  Lord

Tell Me

Of The Place For Me

That You Have Prepared

In Your Father's Great House

And

Show Me

How To Live

How To Love

How To Honor You

And

Help Me To Grow

In Your Grace

Through Your Mercy

Ever Obedient

As I Go Along The Lonesome Way

Praying For Grace

For Every Day

Thankful

For The Salvation Plan

That Let's Me Reach Out

To Hold Your Hand

Holy

Scarred

Body Marred By For Me

Giving

Ever Giving

Voice Calling Me To Be Like Thee!

Lord,  Tell Me The Story

Of Your Love To Me

For I Desire To Live For

And Be Like Thee!

I Love You, Lord.

AMEN

The Nature Of Forgiveness

Thirty Years
Nine Month
Three Weeks
Six Days
Twenty-one Hours
Fifty-two Minutes
AND
Fifty-eight Seconds Ago
My Best Friend
Brother
Mother
Uncle
Cousin
Teacher
Grandmother
Neighbor
Did Something To Me
AND
I Ain't Forget It Yet!

I Forgave Them,  Thank God!
BUT
I Ain't Forget It ... Yet!

Don't Get Me Wrong!
I Know That
To Err Is Human
AND
To Forgive 
Is A Gift To Me From God So Divine!
THAT ASIDE
I'm Just Waiting 
For Them
To Make The Second Mistake
AND
Believe You Me
I'm Going To Unmake Them Backside 
AND
I Swear To God
Every Thing That I've Got Up In My Chest
I'm Letting It All Out
With Both Barrels!

Is That Right!?!

You Betcha!

Ahem! Ahem!

Is Something Wrong With You?!

YOU.

Me!?!?

Yes.

What did I Do?!

Quite A Bit, I Must Say!
Didn't I Hear You Say That You Are A True Bible-Believing Christian!
"King James All The Way!"

Hmmmnn ...

What Did Jesus Tell Peter?

He Said Something About Forgiving Your Brother 70 times 7.

What Did You Learn From That Statement?

Jesus Said Forgive!  He Ain't Say A Thing About Forgetting!!

Really!?!
My, My, My!
You May Want To Go Check Out Your Bible A Bit Better!

Huh?!

Bye, Bye!

Later That Night ...

No-Rest And Cassietta Went To War!

No-Rest Won!

Dear Lord,

Forgive Me My Trespasses 

As I ... Forgive Those ... Who 

Trespass 

Against ... ME

And ...

AND ...

OH, LORD!

Father, If You Forgive Me

How I Forgive People

I ... Am ...

Oh, Dear ...

FATHER !!!

I AM LOST!

Father, I Am So Sorry

For Asking For What I Won't Give

Forgiveness and Forgetfulness From You

While I Deny It To Kith And Kin!

I Am So Sorry, Lord!

I Did Not Understand

But 

Now That I Have Your Word 

Diligently Reviewed

I Understand That

There Is No Forgiveness For Me

If I Don't Forgive Others 

Their Trespasses Against Me, Too!

Help Me, Lord

To Do Unto Others As I Would

That They Would Do Unto Me

And

Help Me To Live

True

To The Light 

You've Given

Plainly 

Into My Carnal Eyesight.

I Love You, Lord.

AMEN.

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God's Forgiveness

IS

God's Forgetfulness!!

Psalm 103:8-14 King James Version (KJV)

8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

9 He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.

10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

13 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.

14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.

HAPPY SABBATH + Gifts From God!

God gave Her a gift
She treasured it well
She dusted and polished it
And put it high on The Shelf.

God gave Him a gift
He treasured it well
He abused it
Misused it
It tripped him up ... and he fell.

God gave Me a gift
I treasured it well
I used it, and returned it
Polished brightly where it was worn
Out from my Mission
And accompanied with Gain
Attached with The Message:

"Dear Father, I thank You!

I accepted The Gift and

I was bold!

It gave me pleasure for sure

But I was generous!

I took my Gift out of doors and

I entertained and educated!

I comforted The Dear Ones, and I sang Praise!

I lifted up Your Name, Father

On the streets and in the glades, and

I told The Old Story even unto

Singing of New Birth and

I fed Little Children

Even though I oft' got cursed!

I thank You!

I bless You!

I treasured The Gift

And I just want to Praise You for

My work was Heaven Kissed!

I spoke to The Wanderer!

I comforted those in Despair!

I Blessed as I was Blessed, and now

Others hold Your Name Dear!

I have One Favor, Father

To ask You today

If I have been found Worthy

Please Multiply my Gift - I Promise I will Take Care."

Your Talent 

is 

Your Gift FROM God!

*****

Using Your Talent for His Service 

is 

Your Gift TO God.

*****

Please Do Not Squander Your Talent!

*****

You Will Be Required 

to give 

Your Statement of Account 

to 

ALMIGHTY GOD

about 

Your Stewardship

on

That Great Day!