FOLLOWING JESUS: Come And See!

I Was Walking Behind Jesus
He Turned To Me And Asked:

What Are Seeking?

I Answered Him
Saying: Master!

And Excitedly Asked:

Where Do You Live?

His Gentle Face Gazed Upon Me
And I Distinctly Heard His Reply:

Come And See!

Those Words
So Deliberately Spoken
Were Calling Out To Me!

He Could Have Replied:

Why Are You Asking?

But,  Instead
He Asked Me To Follow Him
... Freely!

Without Fear Or Trepidation!
Without Thought Of The Outcome
I Walked 
Faithfully
With Him
To His Abode
Knowing
That I Wanted Him To Be My Teacher
For His Words Touched My Soul!

I Could Have Visited His Home
And Quickly Left
BUT
He Was Drawing Me
- I Could Feel The Tug In Chest -
And, So
I Spent The Best Part Of The Day With Him
And, Honestly I Do Tell
My Soul Had Found Its Rest!

He Spoke To Me!
My Heart Did Respond!
He Taught Me Plain!
I, Indeed, Now Knew Calm
And When Time To Go Back To My Reality
I Felt So Torn
That I Started To Cry!

He Touched My Hand Softly!
It Felt Like A Passing Gentle Breeze!
I Cried Out And Asked Him:

Can I Stay With You Forever,  Please?!

He Said:

Yes, But In Spirit
For You Can't In Your Earthly Tabernacle Live Here!
Be Faithful!
Judge Righteous Judgments!
If You Have A Loaf Of Bread
With Somebody Please Share!
And
One Day
Most Glorious
An Incorruptible Tabernacle From Me You Will Wear!

Until Then
Bless -  Don't Curse!
Like The Serpent Be Wise
But As The Dove You Must Fly!
Your Self You Must Deny
And
You Will Join Me Forever
By And By!

Plant Good Seed In Your Garden
And
Water Them Well With The Truth!
Shun Evil Companions
And
Train Up Your Children In Their Youth!

Be Not A Man-Pleaser!
Keep Your Shoulder To The Gospel Plow!
You Will Be Tried In Life's Crucible
But
I'll Be Always There To Comfort And Guide You
And
This Beloved
Is My Covenant Vow!

There Is A Final Test For All Mankind
And
If You Walk Faithfully
And 
Endure To The End Gracefully
At The Judgement Day
EVEN If You Had Died
You Will Immortal Rise
Holy
And Fly Through The Sky
To The Holy City
Where You'll Forever Reside
Safe
In Mansions That Forever
Abide.

Believe On Me
AND
You Will Be Saved!

I Felt As Though I Had Already Died
And Gone To Heaven!

I Walked Away
Saying
Soon, Soon
One Glad Morning
My Savior Will Take Me Way Past The Moon
I Will
With My Own Wings Fly
High
High
Beyond The Known Sky!

Heaven Awaits!

I Slept With Peace.

Every Believing Christian 

"Sees" 

Heaven!

Every Believing Christian 

Knows 

That Heaven Awaits

AND

Even Though We Long To Go Home

We Know 

We Must Faithfully Endure 

To The End Of This Life

To Obtain The Promised Reward!

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No Cross - No Crown!

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To Arrive Safely At Home

We Must Keep Jesus In View

So 

Let Us Keep Reminding Ourselves

That We Are ThisClose To Home

And

Just Keep On

Praying and Plodding On

For

"One More Day!"

New Life For Old!

New Lives for Old!
Warm Hearts for Cold!
Love for Hate!
Peace Now for The Sorrow In Your Gate!
It's Not Yet Too Late!

Home for The Alone!
Rest for Those Who Roam!
Salvation from Jesus Christ
Who Died For Our Sin to Atone!
Come Now! 
You Will Never More Be Again Alone!

True Freedom - Just Ask!
Immortality At The Archangel's Trumpet Blast!
Dead In Christ Rise First, and
The Alive Will Join Fast
And 
Wing To The Glorious Kingdom
Which Shall Eternal Last!

New Life With Christ!
We'll See His True Face When Sin Is Out Cast
No More Cloudy Through The Dark Looking Glass
When We Receive New Life for 
Having Given Up The Old At The Last!

JESUS CHRIST 

DELIVERS

YOU!!

I Go To God!

My God - The Eternal God - Will:

Save Me

Judge Me

Search Me

Bless Me

Teach Me

Guide Me

Guard Me

Carry Me

Comfort Me

Shield Me

Seal Me

Prove Me

Send Me Out On His Service

and

FINALLY

He Will Redeem Me

and

He Will Take Me ... HOME!!

In The Quiet Moment
I Mediate
I Pray
I Commune
With My Heavenly Father
Be It Morning
Night or
Noon!

I Think On The Heavenly Father
AND
I Say My Prayers To The God Of Love!

We Talk - Back and Forth!
It is Quite Normal
AND
We Listen to Each Other
Out of Pure Love!

My Love For My Lord
Is Unequal!
It Can Never Equal Itself To His Love For Me
For My God and His Love Are Infinite
AND
My Love Is Only As Big As 
Mortal Little Dust Like Me!

When I Think Of God and His Provision
Of Sight
Sound
Taste
Touch and Smell
I Think of His Amazing Energy
And It Is Definitely Not Like That Found 
In A Man-made Battery Cell!

When I Pray To My God
I Make My Father Acquainted 
With My Hope, Wants, Needs, and Dreams
My Sorrows,  Cares and Fears!
He Knows Them Already - That is NOT The Issue!
I Believe That He Cares
And Will My Burdens Bear
And Me With Blessings Fill
As He My Seeking Heart Prepares and Thrills!

When I Commune with My Master
It Is Because I Expect Something To Receive!
I Always Go To Him With My Head, Heart and Hand Open
Fully Expecting to Be Fed!

I Believe I Believe As An Innocent Babe Does
That My Father God Will For My Benefit Perform!
I -  as yet -  Do Not Know How He Performs His Great Feats
BUT 
I Know That With Him Near
I Will Always Be Safe
Saved
Standing Firm
On Rooted Grounded Narrow Path Straight-Walking Feet!

I Go To God
Believing
Accepting
Trusting
Knowing
That I know That He Is Faithful!
Knowing That I Know That He Is Real!
Knowing That I Know - Come Hell Or High Water
That My God Will Not Permit 
My Hope in His Word
By A Lie from His Lips
To Be Cast Down or
Even Derailed!

My God IS God!
My God is Truth!
My God is Light!
My God is Right
In Sunlight
In Nightlight
In Heaven
On Earth
Under Earth and
In The Sea!
The Heavens Declare It!
My Hearts Accepts It!
God's Spirit Confirms It!
Jesus Christ Stands For It
AND THAT 
Is Good Enough ... For Me!

I Go To God!

HAPPY SABBATH + I Like God!

I Like God!
He is My Friend
On Whom I Can Depend!
I Like God!

Seriously, I Really Like God!

"Strange Expression, don't you Think!?!"

No! No! Not at all!

Think about this:

The people with whom I choose to associate are the people I really like, respect, trust, find companiable, comforting, helpful, comfortable, resourceful, loving, funny, smart, and trustworthy. 

We are the same things to each other, and we love each other enough to like being in each other's company ... all the time!

And ... we are all-around good people, with character and faith in The True and Living God. 

Look at God:

• Faithful
• Merciful
• Helpful
• Caring
• Gracious
• Resourceful
• Creative
• Artistic
• Comforting
• Comfortable
• Trustworthy
• Loving
• Just
• Companiable
• Wise, and 
• Funny and 
• Serious and 
• True, and
• Truthful 

God Knows The Best Ways for Me to Walk, all The Best Places where I May Lay My Head, Sets The Best Table, Guards Against Enemy Attacks, and knows where The Living Waters Flow, AND He Gives Me Life!

Best of All, because He does not Pry, and Waits to be called, and is Always Available on Demand, I share things with Him that I will not Share with Another Living Soul, knowing full well that He will not "Desert Me" by Reason of my Weaknesses, and Bad Temper, and Lying, and Cheating and Stealing and Daily Fornications and Adulteries! 

God Listens and He Counsels, but there have been times when He put His foot down and Chastised Me, and stated clearly: "Don't Do That! That is Not The Way for You!"

He doesn't leave Me to "Figure it out!" for Myself!

He Teaches Me The Right Way, and Helps Me to Walk in it!

We have had a few dust-ups over the years, though and, believe me, things were pretty bad for a while!

You see, I wanted to do something that God - Repeatedly - told me not to do, and I got on my high horse, and called Him a few unflattering descriptives and went on my merry way and did my own thing and paid ... BIG TIME!!

I was totally ticked off at God after that Debacle!

"How could You let me do that?!
How could You let that happen to me?!
Why didn't You stop Me?!
I thought you were My Friend!"

Want to hear what He said:

"Beloved, you have Free Will and Free Choice!
I will Never Force you to do The Right Thing!
I will Chastise, and Plead, and Love, and Call you BUT I will let you Decide AND whatever The Decision is that you make, I will be here Waiting for you when you call!"

His Answer totally took The Wind out of my Overblown Sails!

One day, I told Him that I gave Him Permission to yank Me back when He sees me going Astray and, do you know what? 

He has taken that request to His Heart, and He sticks closer to me that even my brother can!

It is Amazing!

On another occasion, we were Talking, and I Wondered how He could be Satisfied to be Always Giving Me Blessings for which I could Never Repay Him?!

Do you know what He said!

"I Love You! 
It is Enough that you Desire to be with Me, and are always Talking Intimately with Me, willing to Follow My Lead, and that you Trust Me, and are Walking - Faithfully ... Steadfastly - on The Highway To Heaven, as you Learn and Grow from Following The Way as Set Forth in My Family Book of Gifts that I Gave to you!"

My Heart Leaped!

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God makes me Laugh - often!

God makes me Think - all the time!

In God, My Life is Complete

By God, I Stand Firmly on My Feet

With God, Bitter Tastes Sweet

For God Has Made Heaven The Prize

To Those who Faithfully Compete!

I Like God

He Is Wise

Uses No Lies

Plans No Way-out Strategies

Wisdom Is His Eye

I Can On Him Rely

By His Grace I Can Satan Defy

With His Mercy

In The Great By and By

I Will Live Forever

Winging To Worlds

Which Imaginings Can't Prophesy!

I Like God!

This Is Not About Obligatory Love

This Is Friendship ... And Beyond

He Called Himself My Friend - Unto The End

And Sought Me Out When I Faced Harm

He Looks Out For Me - Day and Night

He Fights For Me - Dissolving The Blight

He Died For Me - To Give Me His Light

He Carries Me - When Cares Benight

He Comforts Me - When I Take A Fright

He Watches Me - I Am Ever In His Eyesight

And Because Of His Sacrificial Love

I Shall Gain The Winner's Wreath At The End Of The Fight!

I Really, Really, Like God!

No Jostling Crowd Around Him!

The Noise was Deafening
The Atmosphere Carnival
The Barkers were Dedicatedly Offering 
To Any and All 
The World's Myriad Joys and Toys!




I had Visited The Carnival on many an occasion
I always had Money with which to Pay Play
But for Some Reason on This Occasion
I Wondered, at The Entrance Exit
What Would I Get Gain on This Foray?

I Wandered Around for a short short while for
Direction Seemed To Matter Today

And then ...

Then ... I saw HIM
And My Heart Went After Him in a Big Way!

He had no Stall!
He had no Barker!
He stood Tall!
He had Kindly Eyes!
He Spoke with Intensity and Passion
And not a word He spoke said: "Lie!"

There was no Jostling Crowd around Him!
No Music!
No Madness!
No Burly Men
To Restrain those who got too Rambunctious!

There was Quiet and Peace
... for those Listening!

He used words like:
Rest and Relief
Grace and Mercy
Calling Everyone to from Sin Cease, and
Offering, yes, Peace, Joy, Rest and Comfort to The Riven Soul
And I Felt My Body Grow Warm Hot Cold!

I Knew Him - this ... Man!
I Recognized Him
In My Heart - The Blessed Son of Man!
I'd Found what I Unconsciously Sought and
My Wanderers Tickets To Fun needed no longer to be Bought!

I Talked to Him!

He said:

 "Come."

I Listened to Him!

He said:

"You Need No More To Run 

for

I Offer You Life, Liberty 

and

Freedom for Your Soul!

Take Up Your Cross!

Fit Your Yoke!

Bear Your Burden

and

I Will You hold!

Walk The Straight Path

and

At The End 

I Will Return To Carry You 

to 

The Eternal Home!"

This Meeting Felt Right!
I had The Kingdom in My Sight!
I had a Task, and
A Road to Follow, and
A Home to Achieve!

I Gave The World My Back!
I Did Will Not Look Back - Not in My Heart
And Not Physically!
And I Removed The World Off My Sleeve
As The Love of  Him Who Is The Master
I Humbly Gratefully Received!

For Me, The Carnival Is Over!
My Disgrace Is Permanently Displaced!
My Home In Heaven Is Paid-Booked, for
The Hand of The Savior - By His Blessing - I Took!

Happy Sabbath + Life's Look Book 'n Prayer

I opened up My Life's Look Book today

I turned a page - I looked away

I turned a page - My heart grew sad

For I saw things ugly, some even bad.

I kept turning pages

I kept looking around

Some things there made my Poor Soul frown

And not long thereafter, I put The Look Book down

And turned away

And started to pray:

Dear Lord, My Father

It's just Me

I feel heart broken 

Please hear my plea!

I come today and

I must repent as

Review today showed things 
Of a youth misspent.

Forgive me, Father

And help me to grow

In the Faith of Jesus

More and more.

I give You Permission

To yank snap Me right back

When Life's Polluting Nibbles

Are in Me on The Attack.

I Give You, Lord

My Will

My Way

As I say to You this Humble Pray.

Rid Me of Self

And Walking in My Own Way

Keep Me Walking Toward Zion

In The Straight and Narrow Holy Way.
I love You, Lord
I don't want to disappoint
Bless Me, Father
Anoint, anoint
This Soul often listing
As The World's thrusts annoy
Lift Me up, raise Me up
Unto Eternal Joy!
Amen.

How Can I - To The Lord - Say: "Thanks!?" + Prayer

I try to #DoSomethingForTheLordEveryDay
For every day He works does wonders for me
I don't even think about what I Receive
Or what He causes me to Achieve!

I open my Eyes - Sight!
I turn my Ear - Delight!
I sit on a Chair - No fear!
I put out a Foot - I Walk around!
I Sing a glad song and
Oft' dance along
To the rhythm that 
My steady Hands beat
Glad for the sound beating 
My Happy Heart does regular repeat!

How do I say: "Thanks!"
To The God of The Mountain
Maker of The Seas
Ruler of Heaven
Healer Helper
The Blessing to Me?

I bow my Heart
I close my Eyes
I "look" toward Heaven
And softly, I cry ...

Thank You, Dear Father

For The Blessings today

I thank You, I bless You

For The Store You prepare

If I had a choir of voices

I could not sing enough

Of Your Praise

And provision 

Of what is not stuff!

You give me My Being

You give me Your Love

You show me The Path to Mount Zion

You protect Me from McGruff

That Lying Old Serpent

Who is always sending Stuff

And Nonsense

And Nudges

And Winsome White Lies

That were it not for You, Lord

I would be beguiled!

Know, Lord, that I am Thankful for

I know that I am Blessed

Thanks for The Leading - All Sin I confess!

Keep me on Your Pathway

Sheltered by Your Light

Thou Giver of Abundance

Thou Healer of Strife!

And when My Day is over

Cradle me in The Long Night

And at Your Coming

Awake Me, I pray

To the Glorious Sounding 
Of Your Everlasting Day!

Until then, Father ...

Teach Me so that I may Teach Another

Bless Me so that I may Bless Another

Inspire me so that I may Inspire Another

And Use Me so that I won't Use or Abuse Another.

I love You, Lord!

Amen.

PRAYER: Keep Me Faithful

Lord, I look upon You

Through the Eye of My Heart

I bless Your Holy Name, Father

Let Me from Your Way never depart!

Keep this My Heart ever humble

Keep this My Eye on You fixed

Keep Me Faithful in The Battle

Let Love help Me from Sin be nixed!

I don't know where The Path will lead Me

I only know, Lord, that You will guide

Take Me, Father, to The Temple

Let Me, Lord, in You forever abide!

Lord, I look with Love upon You

Lord, I know that I am blessed

For You shield Me, guide Me, and lead Me

And in You, Lord, My Longing Soul Rests.

PRAYER: Lord, Save Your People!

Father, we come before You as Supplicants and Penitents, thankful for Grace, and pleading for Mercy!

Lord, we are being told that Your Hand is short, and You cannot save!

Father, You told Adam and Eve to be fruitful, and multiply, and #ReplenishTheEarth!

Problem is, Lord, that according to the Rulers of this World You did a poor job because The Earth is overpopulated, resources are depleted, and mass extinction will soon be the result unless they commit humane murder to save The Planet, who is their Mother!

Lord, in their vaunted, corrupted, knowledge - provided to them by that Lying Snake, Satan, who had, and still has, delusions of grandeur - they have been persuaded that the only way out for mankind is to eliminate, erase, disappear, destroy, poison ... kill ... 6,000,000,000 people so that they can #SaveTheEarthForTheSelect ... plus a few slaves to do the drudge work for their slothful, gluttonous, prideful, envious, greedy, lustful, angry and wicked selves!

Father, humble them, reminding them that their wisdom is all foolishness to You!

Father, we pray for satisfaction against these illuminated creatures, these  #Eugenicists, who deny You - The Creator - and call themselves gods on The Earth!

Lord, they are digging graves for Your People, but You have stated that Judgment will fall back on them! Oh, Lord, let Your Word stand!

Father, You told Your people before time what would fall upon The Earth so that we would not be afraid! Father, keep us in Your Care!

Father, You also told us that unless The Time be shortened, no soul would be left alive!

Lord, Your Word is true, and we believe in, and love, and trust You, so shelter us with Your Mighty Wings for we know that there will be a people waiting to welcome You at Your Appearing!

Father, until The Day Dawns, help us to stand firm in the Faith of Jesus Christ, redeeming the time, knowing that The End is near and doing our utmost to make our Calling and Election sure! Grant us Your continuing Grace and Mercy for we are standing faithful.

Oh, Father, we are holding the fort so, please, come soon! We need You! Amen.

Let God's People

REMEMBER

that He Rules

in The Affairs of Men!

God's Will - will be done!

DO NOT FEAR!!