Dear Father, Please Accept My Prayer!

I Come Before You, Father
Because I Believe That You Are God, Almighty God!
I Have No Other God But You!

I Bow Before You
Because I Believe That You Are Worthy To Be Worshiped!
I Will Not Bow Down Before Useless Idols
Who Neither Hear, Speak, See Or Walk
And Must Be Carried!

I Make My Petition Before You, Father
Because I Believe That You Will Answer Faithful Prayers
And I Know That You Are Ever Faithful To Your Children!

I Look Unto You
Because You Are The Ancient Of Days
All-Seeing, All-Knowing, And Ever-Present
Who Is Touched By All That Concerns Me!
Thank You For That Sweet Holy Spirit
Who Is My Comforter, My Teacher Who Guides And Chides!

I Sing Your Praises
Because The Living Word Says Praise Is Comely
And I Am Always Comforted Thereby!
Thank You For The Good Influence And Able Protection
Provided By The Holy Angels Who Excel In Strength!

I Trust Your Word
Because I Accept The Word That Says That You Are Truth!
I Am Grateful For Your Constancy, Your Faithfulness
Your Goodness, Your Love, Your Loyalty!
Jesus Christ Is The Word And My Light, My Life!

Thank You For The Promise That Says
It Is Not Your Wish That Any Should Perish
But That All Should Come To Repentance!
Please Help Us To Rightly See Our Condition
And Understand And Seek After Him
Who It Is That We Desperately Need!

I Think About You, Father
Because It Brings Pleasure To My Heart
And Because I Desire To Be Like Christ!
The Lord Is The Strength Of My Life:
There Is No One About Whom I Should Be Afraid!

I Look Forward To Seeing You Face To Face
Because You Are The God Who Has Given Me Light
Who Has Removed Darkness From My Naturally Sinful Heart!

I Desire To Be Where You Are, Father
Because Where You Are Is Truly Home!
Jesus Christ Promised That He Is Preparing A Place For Me
In One Of The Many Mansions In Your House!
Please Help Me To Get There Safely!

I Want To Be In Your Presence
Because It Is You Who Never Left Me
To Walk In The Wicked World Alone!
I Trust Your Love!

I Come, Father
Because Of Your Love For Me
Your Willingness To Sacrifice Your Best Treasure
Your Only Son ... My Jesus
To Make A True And Holy Way For Me
From Death To Life
Via His Cruel Death On Dark Mount Calvary!
Please Help Me Not To Crucify Him Afresh!

I Cannot Be Ungrateful!
I Will Not Be Unthankful!
I Can No Longer Live The Unholy Life!

I Bow In Belief!
I Live With Love!
I Sing Of Salvation!
I Walk With Wisdom!
I Pray With Perseverance!
I Dwell Upon Deliverance!
Redemption Is Near!

I'm Guided Because Of Grace!
I'm Fed Because Of Mercy!
I'm Daily Taught Living Truth!

I Trust Your Holiness!
I Believe In Your Forgiveness!
I Crave Your Choice Blessings!
I Am Greedy To Gain
The Promised Portion In The Lord Christ's Glory!

I Desire The Walk That Will See Me Constantly Growing
In Grace, For Love, With Hope!
Thanks For The Gift Of Daily Faith!

I Am Your Obedient Child:
Please Bless Me And Guide Me!

I Am Your Willing Servant:
Please Direct Me And Let Me Ever In Your Presence Abide!

I Am An Eager Student In The School Of King Jesus:
Please Equip Me, Teach Me, Feed Me, Stretch My Mind
Ever In Your Godly, Righteous, Holy Way
And Please Help Me Never To Permit 
Worldly Imaginations, Trinkets, And Follies
To Blind My Now Clearly-Seeing-Christ Eyes
To Your All-Encompassing Truth!
I Desire To See The Lord High And Lifted Up!

I Am Available To You, Dear Father
And I Am Willing In Your Vineyard, Your Fields, To Work!
I Desire The Knowledge That Will Give Me Eternal Understanding
Wisdom That Will See Me, Hear Me, Saying 
With The Beloved On The Great And Glorious Day:

This Is Our God: We Have Waited For Me Him
And He Will Deliver Us!
This Is My God And He Is Provened Faithful!

I Love You, Father
With All That Is In Me
And I Ask You Please To Accept My Prayer
For I Plead All In The Name Of Shiloh
The Prince Of Peace!
Please Come For Us Soon!
AMEN.

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: FAT FAITH BLIGHTS: Cultivating Working Faith

Harmonie Had A Little Land
A Corner Plot Of Land
Beside The Highway Broad 
Her Back To The Sea Of Sin
And
With Her Heart Reaching Out To Wayward Humanity
She Desired To Plant A Crop
That Would Profitable Be!

She Had Planted A Bed Of Let Us Pray: 

She Prays Without Ceasing! 

She Had Planted A Bed Of Working Faith
A Bed Of Faithful Patience
A Bed Of Creature Comforts:
It Was Doing So-So!
A Bed Of Love And Hope
And
A Bed Of Caring And Sharing
And
She Woke Up One Morning
To Find Mingled With Her Bed Of 

Lovingly Cultivated  Caring And Sharing
The Distinctive Heads Of Bitter Snares!

Shocked To The Max
All She Could Do At First Was Stare
But Then Remembering Whose Child She Knows She Is
She Uttered A Heartfelt Prayer
To The Holy One Blessed Forever
And
With Strong Determination 

Proceeded To Plant Another Bed Each Of
Working Faith And Faithful Patience!

Her Neighbors' Interest Was Peaked
Because
Everybody Knows That Tending Multiple Beds Of 

Working Faith And Faithful Patience
Require Endurance
And
Not Many People Had The Stomach 

For That Kind Of Intense Exercise!

Everybody With One Iota Of Common Sense
You Know, That Not Common Thing
Knew That Increasing Working Faith Slowed Life
Aka Slowed The Receipt Of The Heart's Desire
While Substantially Increasing 

The Growth Rate Of Faithful Patience
Aka The Patience Of The Saint
- Which No One Ever Enjoys -
Along With Humility
Resting In Love
And
Growing In Grace!

That Growing Season
Always Spells A Deeply Courageous Struggle 

With Her Ladyship, Heady Delay

For The One Doing The Growing!

Heady Delay Is Neither Malicious Nor Crude!
She Isn't Presumptuous
And
She Is Never Rude!
She Just Takes Her Cool Time
Ensuring Lessons Are Learnt:

• Never Block The Son
• Send Down Deep Roots
• Stretch Out For Wide Branches
• Imbibe Lots Of Water Of The Holy Spirit
• Receive Daily Nurturing From And By The Book And
• Indulge In Copious Amounts Of Prayer Either By Your Voice Or Silently From Within The Heart!

How Doesn't Matter
As Long As Sinful Doubting Is Not Involved!

To Be Truly Successful

The Grower ... The Saint Of God And Christ
Must Not Ever Deviate From The Formula

Because

Deviation Causes Dilemma!
Dilemma Causes Disbelief!
Disbelief Encourages Doubting
And
Doubting Gives Satan A Reason
Against The Maker
In Glee To Parade And Shout!

It Must Be Said ...

Assurance Of Victory
Of A Plenteous Harvest 

Is 

There From The Start Of The Sowing
The Planting Process
And
Just Requires Conscientious Consistency
Working And Waiting
Watching And Praying
Believing And Receiving:
No Rinsing Required!
Just Repeat!

Be Aware ...

This Isn't A Work For The Unmindful
The Spiritually Lazy
The Boastful Proud
The Limp-Wristed Or Brittle-Kneed Weak!
To The Creator
The Maker
The Sustainer
The Provider
One Must Constantly, Prayerfully, Willingly, Seek!

Harmonie Is No Shirker!
While She May Not Always Completely Understand 

The Then-Prevailing Signs
She Trusts The Book Of Knowledge Completely!
She Heeds The Posted Warnings!

Harmonie Works What She Daily Receives
And
She Works Her Received Faith Practically To A Nubbin
And
At The Start Of Each And Every New Day
A Full Cup
- Enough Faith For That Day -
Is 

Always Found In Her Heart's Stores!

Lit Lamps On Lampstands ...

Harmonie's Lifestyle Greatly Offends Gully Boar
Who Is Always On The Rut
Digging Up And Delivering Doubt
And
Who, Personally

Is 

Rotten To His Fluffy, Extended, Core!

She Fares No Better With The Grabbits

Or The Gottits!

Gratitude ...

Harmonie Gives Her Maker
Her Lord, God And King
Fervent Thanks And Holy Praise 

Whenever Whoever

However Wherever Whatever Comes Her Way!

She Trusts That Her Master
Controls The Why
The Duration, The Beginning, The End
And
All Points In Between
And
Chooses His Will
Never To Deny
Never To Defy!

Harmonie Fully Expects Her Daily Gift!
Its Receipt Is No Surprise:
It Is A Bold Promise In The Good Book!
Her God, Holy

Does Not, Cannot, Lie
And
She Lives In And For Him 

And 

Daily Sings:

Faith Is Gift That I Daily Receive! 

I Look Forward To It With Expectancy! 

I Plant My Gift In My Fertile Heart Of Belief

Knowing That In My Jesus

Worked Faith Always Brings Relief

Help For My Journey

Courage For My Way

And The Blessed Assurance

That For My Heart's Willing Confession

And Repentance For Known Sin

I Shall Never For My Own Sin

Have To Pay!

Worked Faith Gives Me Necessary Hope 

And Help Each And Every Day

No Matter What That Gully Boar

That Imp Of Satan Repeatedly Says!

Jesus Christ Saves Me

And I'm Praying All The Way

Whether I Am At Work

Or At My Craft Having A Play!

Know The Right ...

FAITH Has The "H" For HOPE ... And Help!
Drop HOPE
And FAITH Become FAIT
Reading: Fear Always Inspires Torment!
Meaning: Physical Fear Inspires Spiritual Torment
Leading To: The Inclusion Of The Letter "N" For Need
And
Causing The Ill-Equipped Soul To FAINT
To Fall-Back
To Turn Back!

Brethren,

Faith Is A Precious Commodity
Freely, Daily, Available
- By Measure -
To Every Body!

It Must Be Worked
Exercised
Or For Disuse
It Is Excised
And, We, At The Mercy Of The Devil
The Enemy Of Our Souls
Shall Be Found Wanting
And
Without Heavenly Goals!

Jesus Christ Is Our Savior
The Only Giver Of Good Gifts
And
He Is The One Who Gives
Of Daily Faith The Gift
So Let Us Be Willing
The Gift To Unwrap
And
Put Same To Use In Our Heart Of Love
So That We May Withstand
All Sure To Come
Demonic, Sinful, Geared To Our Demise
Spiritual, Physical, Emotional Attacks!

Jesus Christ Is The Way
The Truth, The Light, The Life
The Savior, The Redeemer
Our Constant Help
In The Earthly Strife
So Let Us Not Become Weary In Well-Doing
Nor Wayward From Straight, Strait, Walking
For, If We Faint Not
We Shall Rise Upon Wings Of Eagles
Because
Exercised Faith Can Never Fail
And
Its Use Will Always Cause Satan 

In Desperation To Bitterly Wail!

Use Your Faith!
Pray For Grace!
Accept Mercy!
Walk In Light
And
The Living God Holy
Just, Faithful, Kind, Loving, Ever True
You Shall Surely Delight!

Fat Faith Blights!

Just So You Know ...

Yesterday's Faith Stays In The Past!
Today's Faith Can't Enter The Future!
Tomorrow's Faith Stays Exactly That
And
Those Who Don't Recognize This
Become To The Living Kingdom
The Losers!

There Are Only Two Kinds Of People:

Faith Users

And

Kingdom Losers!

Which One Are You!?!

BASE ATTACK: Truth - The Living Word - Counts!

Here's An Obvious For You:

Satan Will Always Approach You With An "If?"
Wanting To Check Your Navel String
AKA

Questioning Your Antecedents!

He Did It To Our Jesus

But ...

If You're Wise
Being A Blessed Child Of 

The One Who Cannot Tell Lies

Your ONE AND ONLY Response To Him Shall Be:

"It Is Written!"

I Hear That And I Agree! 

Send The Traitor To Perspiration Station!!

Yeahhhh ... Huh!?!
What's Perspiration Station!?!

Whatever It Is
I Like How It Sounds! 

Satan Is A Traitor
And On His Own Head
His Treachery Redounds!

The Word Will Have Him Sweating

If That Is Possible! 

He Knows That His End Is Near!

The Word Shall Crush His Head! 

Burn His Expectations
And Best Of All

Erase His Future!

Plainly Put, Brethren,

He Shall Know The Truth That Cannot Fail!

The Word Lives

And

Each One Of Us Has To Face Him!

Here's The Truth For Satan For The Day:

Satan, You're Not Almighty God!
You're Nothing Else But A Damned
Soon To Be Destroyed, Arrogant
Destructive For A Short Season
Creature!

You Can't Create Anything!
You Destroy! 

You Can't Bless Anything!
You Blight And Destroy! 

You Can't Love Anyone!
You Hate And Destroy!

You Can't Be Trusted!
You're Deceitful!

You're The Liar
The Murderer

And
You Taint Everybody And Everything You Touch
And
You, Destroyer, Shall
At The Time Appointed By My Jesus
My Savior
My Lord, My God
My Hope, My Help
My Salvation
Be Terminated
With Prejudice ... Destroyed! 

Forever! Forever!

The Destroyer Is Destroyed! 

AMEN!!!

You, Satan, Are The God-Fraud!

I Worship, Praise
Magnify, Glorify
Bless And Willingly Obey
Jesus Christ The Conqueror
My King

The Almighty God

Who From Everlasting To Everlasting

Is 

God Glorious

And
The Lord Of Everything!

You Can Never Go Back Home!
I'm Going Home To Glory!
In The Choir, I Shall Sing

And
I Shall Bless The Glorious God
For Saving Me From You, Satan
Self And Sin!

Thank You, Jesus

For Present Grace And Coming Glory! 

Thank You, Lord

For The Words Of Truth Contained
In The Good News Gospel Story!

Brethren,

Believing And Trusting And Obeying

The Living Word Of Truth Sets Us All Free!

Satan Enslaves
But
Thank God Almighty
Jesus Christ
- The Only One Righteous -
Saves!
Utterly Saves!

We Have This Hope ...

Our Purchased Redemption Is Drawing Nigh!

If We Die, We're Gonna Get Up And Rise Up
And
If We Live, We Going To Rise Up

And

Join The Formerly Dead In Christ Who Rise First

All Of Us To Meet The Lord Christ In The Air
And 

Share His Glory
After Our Short Sojourn In The Vale Of Tears
The Realm Of Death

And
The Cold Dark Grave!

By Living Faith

By Holy Sight

- The Gifts Of The Holy Jesus -

We Shall See Him As He Is

And

We Shall Be Like Him!

We Shall Be Forever Changed!

Let's Live Like Overcomers!

AMEN!!!

Doubting Thomas Had A Need!?!

Doubting Thomas Was  A Disciple!
He Was A Disciple Of Faithful Friend
But
Faithful Friend Had Died
Been Crucified
Buried
But
News Was Circulating
That He Had Risen Again!

Doubting Thomas Was No Pushover
But
In His Heart
He Harbored Doubt
And
Jealousy
And
He Refused
- Bluntly Refused -

To Believe Those Tidings
Until
He Saw Him With His Own Eyes
He Felt With His Own Hands

The Once Dead Who Was Talking
Walking
Moving Around
For Any And All To See!

Until Then ... He Can't Believe!

In This Day
Many Are Like Thomas
Cherishing Doubt Within Their Hearts
Refusing ... The Clear Testimony By Truth
Of Others
And
Being Hardened To Living Truth
Causes The Love Of God
From Within To Depart!

Depart!?!
Because Of Doubt!?!

Yes!
All Who Will Believe On The Lord Jesus
Must Do SoOn The Testimony Of Another
For
As Jesus Christ, Himself
To Thomas Did Say:

Blessed Are They

Who Have Not Seen

But Believe!

Carnal Hearts, Then
Must Be Cast Away!

Of A Truth, This Is So
If
We Will In Christ Grow
If
We Will Accept The Word
And
Lean On The Son Of God
The Son Of Man
Who Is The Resurrection
And
The Life
Having Paid To Redeem All Who Choose
To Follow The Light Of Life!

Lest Ye Forget ...

A Double-Minded Man
Is 

Unstable In All His Ways
And
Is Not One To Be Trusted
Because
He Is Driven And Tossed
And 
Like The Waves Of The Sea
You Never Know On Which Shore
- Tomorrow -
You Will Find Them!

Such A Man
A Woman
A Boy
A Girl
Should Not Expect To Receive Anything From The Lord
Because
He Who Cannot Make Up His Own Mind
Is
A Sharp Tool For The Wilful Wily Fraud!

Who Would Have Thought That 

Doubt Is A Thread That Is Spooling 

Forward Backward
Tying One In Knots To Sin
Whilst Untying One's Heart From That Of 

The King
And Rendering One To The Kingdom Of God 

As Good For Absolutely Nothing!?!

Unfruitful Trees Are Dug Up
And Burned!
Burst Wine Vessels
Are Discarded To Be Burned!
Tasteless Salt Is Cast Before Swine
And
Those Doubtful Of God
Take The Position Of The Fraud
And
In The Day Of Vengeance
Will Reap The Fraud's Same Reward!

Seek ... And Ye Shall Find!
Hear The Truth ... And Obey!
Accept The Testimony Of 

Two Or Three Witnesses
And
Take All To The Lord
In Humble Prayer!

I Must Not Doubt!

I Must Not Doubt!

I Must Not Doubt ... The Lord Christ
Because Doubt Is The Satanic Device
Blocking One From The Life Of Light
And Landing One In The Blight Of Life!

Dear Lord,
Have Mercy Upon Me 

Because I Don't Want To The Kingdom

To Be Left Out!

HAPPY SABBATH + The Coat Slash Hat Rack + PRAYER: I Am Sorry, Dear Father ...!

I Had A Coat Slash Hat Rack
Upon Which To Hang My Threads!
What I Did Not Realize Was That
I Should Have Been In Shame
Hanging My Head!

One Day I Hung A Little Doubt!
Another Day I Hung A Little Despair
And Before I Knew It
I Was Hanging On To Fears!

There's Always A Reason!

A Reason For What!?!

Hanging On To Doubt And Fear!
And There's Always A Reason To Have ... Faith!

Well, That's Only What YOU Say!

I Say So
And
The Word Of The Lord Says So!

Well, I Shall Defer To The Word!

Jesus Christ, Himself, Said: 
Fear Not!
The Word Of The Lord Says: 
Fear Not!
Jesus, Himself, Says: 
Oh, Ye Of Little Faith! Why Do You Doubt?!
The Word Of God Says: 
Have Faith!

The Word Says Cast Your Care On Him
That Is, The Lord!

Stepping Out Of Doubt
And
Walking By Faith
Requires Trust ... In The Lord!

I Trust The Trustworthy One!

Very Good Shout
But
Do You Have The Faith Of The Lord Jesus Christ
When
Your Back Is Against The Wall
All Your Fears Are Roaring Mad
All Your "Little Doubts" Are Large Monsters
And
You Haven't A Voice With Which Simple A Prayer To Shout?!

I Know I Do!

How Come, Then
You Are Hanging A Little Doubt
On The Coat Slash Hat Rack
In Your Heart!?!

Oh, Ah, Ummmm ...!

Uh Huh!

I Hope You Know That You Can Expect
N O T H I N G
From The Lord
When You Cherish That "Little Doubt"
In Your Heart!

The Eternal Word Says:

And

Sooo, With That Said
What Should Your Response Be?!

And You Should Do This
Because
The Word Of Truth Says ...

Oh, Dear!

Is That All You Can Say!?!

No! Not Really!
I'm So Ashamed Of Myself!

Unbelief  Disbelief  Doubt
However You Want To Coin It
Is
Sin!
Plain And Simple!

You Don't Have To Tell Me That!
I Know!!

Well, Since You Know That
What Do You Think Your Next Move Should Be!?!

Ask For Forgiveness ?!?!

You Said It!

PRAYER:

Father,

I Come Before You

Confessing Today My Sin!

I Have Allowed External Influences

To Cause Me Damning Doubt To Walk In!

I Am Sorry, Dear Father

For Doubting Your Word Today

And

I Beseech You, Lord, I Ask You

Please Forgive Me Of My Sin

Even As I To You Do Pray!

Father,

I Have No Reason To Doubt Your Word!

I Have No Reason To Ignore Your Will!

I Have No Reason To Trust Neither False Gods

Nor False Prophets

Because

I Know Of A Surety That

There Is No Lasting Profit To Be Gained

By Foolishly Doing It!

Help Me, Dear Father

To Trust You More!

Help Me, Dear Lord

To Let You In Always

Through My Heart's Door!

Help Me To Ignore The Known Devices Of

The Known Enemy

And

Bless Me To Walk Faithfully With Him

Who Paid The Incalculable Price

That It Cost To Save My Kind And Me!

Forgive Me Trespasses, Lord

For Going Where I Had No Right To Go

Because I Claim The Lord Christ

For My Very Own

And

Bless Me, Please

To Turn Away

From What Is Known And Damning Folly!

I Love You, Lord!

I Worship You Humbly

And

I Thank For Hearing My Prayer

And

I Ask You To Accept My Repentance

For

I Ask All In The Worthy Name

The Matchless Name Of

Jesus Christ The Righteous

The Only Begotten Son

Who Is Worthy To Receive

All Worship, Glory, Honor And Praise!

AMEN.

 

Noe D. Rain and Lot A. Fire

Fire and Rain
Fire and Rain
Lord have Mercy
Oh, De Pain, and De Shame!

Noe had a "Grandchild"
His Name was Lot
Who lived in Sodom
Among a Disgraceful and Shameless Lot!

Young and Old in That Congregation
Behaved Like Alley Cats
Willing and
Able and
Ready to Break Back!

They Made a Mistake Terrible
On One Fateful Day!
Lot Had Blessed Guests that
He would not let His City Hosts
Violate and Share!

This Turn Of Events
Did Not Sit Well
With Those Licentious Folks
Who Evilly Promised Lot that
That he was going to get his
Back Broke!

Lot had a Gran'daddy
Whose Name was Old Noe
Who, by his Obedience
Condemned Man to no more Sin Sow!

Noe was a Preacher 
Whose one Sermon lasted 120 years
But, as Sin would have it
It fell on Willful Sinners' Deaf Ears!

Marrying The Women
Giving Themselves in Marriage
To Men Like Themselves
They took Repentance Off The Heavenly Table
By telling God what to do to Himself!

Yes, those Cretans did that
Those Made in The Image of God
Who Decided by their Own Actions
That Satan was their god!

They Defiled their Creator
By taking into Themselves
The Fruits of their Wayward Lusts
And Worshiping the god on The Shelf!

They Drank and Cavorted
They Murdered in Spades
They Cursed with Impunity
And Praised Satan in Unity!

If it Felt Good - it was Done
If it Defiled - it was the New Style
If it Dishonored - it was Lauded
The More Heinous The Practice
The More it was Applauded!

Well ...

Like Life
And All Good Stories
Actions Have Consequence
And Punishment
With Finality
Was The End Of Those Who Chose
A Willful Life Of Grossest Depravity!

The Compatriots Of Noe
Told Old Noe "No!"
They Laughed
They Cavorted
And At His Excessively Long Sermon
They Boisterously Snorted!

Noe Called And He Preached
He Finally Did The Ark Of Safety Complete
And Soon
Animals Started Appearing
And Ultimately
The Good God
Closed The Door - BANGGG SHUTTT!!

And Soon ...
Damnation Fell Down
Came Up
And Destroyed All Who Chose
Not To The God Of Heaven
Look Up!

Likewise ...

In Lot's Hometown
Reformation
Was Not Considered A Way
And With The Removal Of Lot's Presence
Flying Damnation Held
Total Sway!

So ...

Let This Be A Lesson
To All Who Would In The Living God Believe!
Almighty God Does Not Play Games
And He Has No Tricks Up 
His Non-existent Sleeve!

The Eternal God States The Case Clear:
Do Good - Have No Fear
Set Aside Idols - Walk In My Way
Come Unto Me - Of Sin Be Penitent
Accept My Salvation And Live Righteous
And Not As A Recalcitrant!

The God Of All Graces Gives Good Gifts!
The All-Knowing God Always Says The Truth
And He Offers Blessings And Cursings
But
Your End Is Up To You!