Showing posts with label Hindsight. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hindsight. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Live With A Light Touch!











A Christian Desirous Of 
And 
Avidly Seeking After The Easy Life 
On Colorful, Brightly Lit 
And 
Always Entertaining Broadway
Is 
A Sweet Treat 
And 
A Cheap Play-Thing For That Damned Satan! 

As Committed Christians
We Have Been Told 
And 
Have Had This Truth Repeated For Us To Gain Wisdom 
- Foresight To Operate 
And 
Insight To Maneuver -
So That We Do Not Have To Suck On 
Hindsight's Tailpipe Of Regret 
As We Vainly, Bitterly Utter: 

"Woe Is Me! 
I Could Have! 
I Would Have! 
I Should Have
But 
I, Disobedient, Did Not!" 

Beloved, 

We Know For A Fact That Anything In This Life That 
Is 
Truly Worth Possessing 
Comes At A Great Cost
Be It Blood, Sweat, Tears, Friends
Family ... Or Funds! 

Brethren, 

The Life Of Christ Shows Us 
What It Cost Almighty God
Father, Son And Holy Ghost
- In The Personal Sacrifice Of The Only One Innocent - 
To Gift To Us New Life ... Eternal Life
A Future 
And 
An Expected End Of Peace 
And 
Joys Forever! 

Beloved, 

Accepting And Holding The Blessed Gift 
Is 
Going To Cost Us Everything That Is Earthy! 
Please Live With A Light Touch 
And 
An Even Lighter Hold On Earth's Goods! 

Remember, Remember 
Don't Ever Forget ... 

Carnal Pleasure And Ease 
Will Never Satisfy Our Hungry Souls: 
Look Up To Jesus Christ Always
And
In All Ways
And
Be Eternally Blessed! 

Obedience
To The Immutable Truth
Pays
Eternal Dividends! 





Saturday, August 15, 2020

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH : Whom Should He Send!?!



John 9:7 And said to him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which ...



Is Your Faith
** Anchored **
In The Lord Of Life!?!


Know The Facts ...

The Obedient Child Of God 
Who Faithfully Goes Where He Is Sent
Always Comes Back Seeing! 

They Receive Eye-Sight
Acquire Insight
Benefit By Foresight
And 
Are Profited By Hindsight! 

Such An One Will Never Be Lost 
Or Suffer Lost 
Or Be Made To Pay Personal Costs 
No Matter Much The Personal Expense
Because 
He Who Sends Us Has Already Paid The Bill In Full! 

Know The Lord ...

Short Hands
Deaf Ears 
And 
A Cold Heart 
Are Not Part Of The Lord's Priceless Portfolio 
Because 
He Is Loving, Kind, Just, Faithful And True 
And, So
Going Where He Sends Is Best 
And, Therefore
Beautifully Beneficial! 

The Lord Of Life Is Asking: 

"Whom Shall I Send!?! 
Who Will Go For Us!?!" 

Beloved, 

It Is Always Polite
To Honestly Answer The Direct Question Posed
So Let's Ask Ourselves Whether We Really Want To Be 
Blessed By Him Whose Blessings Add No Sorrow To Our Lives 

And
Being Truly Satisfied That Our Creator, Savior, Redeemer
Is Also
Our One True Friend Who Offers Eternal Benefits
Let Us Gladly, Boldly, Say To Our Lord, God 
And 
Soon-Returning King 
Who Can Never Fail Of Blessing Us:


"Here Am I, Dear Lord! 
I Am Available To You! 
Commission Me
And
Equip Me For Your Service! 
I Am Willing, Lord! 
Send Me!" 


Remember ... 

He Who Sends You Goes With You 
And
His Holy Angels Are Watching Over You! 

Go In Peace 
And Love 
And Serve 
The Lord Of Life With Humility! 
The Commendation
"Well Done, Good And Faithful Servant!" 
Awaits You! 


Keep Your Spirits High
With Thoughts Of The Truth
That Is No Pie In The Sky:
Anywhere With Jesus
I Can Safely Go!!



Sunday, June 9, 2019

Hear ... To See!





Are There Any Questions!?!
You May Ask About Anything!

Yes, I Have One ... It's Kinda Probing ...!

Have No Fear! Ask Away!

I Listen Very Carefully To Your Prayers
And Have Noticed That You Always
Seem To Include One Particular Request!

And What Is That Constant Request!?!

You Always Ask The Lord Open Our Eyes
To Grant Us Sight
To Help Us To See Jesus As He Is
Through The Eye Of Faith ...!

... You Also Always Ask The Lord
To Give Us Strength To Call Upon His Name 
So That We May Be Blessed And Saved!

We Are Not Blind, Neither Are We Weak
So Why Do You Make These Petitions In Our Behalf!?!

I Shall Now Ask You A Question:

Have You Ever Gone Shopping
In Your Favorite Department Store
Or Giant Supermarket
For One Item
And Have Found Yourself Overwhelmed 
By The Massive Number Of Options
For One Thing ...!?!

... You Must Have Seen The Cereal Aisle 
In Our Big-Big Supermarket!

Okay! Let's Talk Cereal
And
Let's Call The Variety Of Cereals, Sin
And
Let's Call The Varieties Of Sin
Lust Of The Eye
Lust Of The Flesh
And
The Pride Of Life
And
Let's Also Look At The Varying Iterations Of Sin:

  • Original
  • New And Improved
  • Reintroduced
  • Seasonal
  • Variations On A Theme
  • Generic
  • Store Brand (Family Favorite)!


Wow! You Have Seriously Paying Attention
To What's Going On!

Are We Not Called To Vigilant
Because
We Have A Known Cruel Raging Enemy!?!

Indeed!

Now To The Point Of Our Discussion:

Request For Sight
Request For Strength


How Many Times Have You Gone Shopping
For One Single Necessary Item
And
Returned Home With A Bag 
Filled To Overflowing With Non-Essentials
And
Even Downright Rubbish
Not Useful For Yourself 
Nor Anyone In Your Family
Nor Anyone You Know
Anytime Soon ... !?!

... Or Ever! 

Been There, Done That
Got The Receipts
Not Happy ...!

... But You Will Very Likely
Do It Again, And Again ...!

... Ad Nauseum!

I Know This Story Very Well!
So What Do You See As The Problem!?!

I Know, I Know:
Self, Greed, No Will-Power ...!

... Emulation, No Insight ...!
... No Eye-Sight ...!
....No Character ... Strength!

May I Say That You Seem To Be
Catching On!

Good Gracious! You Are Right!

In The Land Of Eye-Sight
Fore-Sight Is King!
And
Training And Experience
Determine Performance
And
Final Outcomes!

Wow!
This Is Deep ...!

... And True ...!

... And Truly Disturbing!

Now That We Know All Of This
How Do We Make It Work To Our Advantage!?!

With That Question Asked
We Have Returned To The Point Of Beginnings!
The Prayer Request For Eye-Sight
- Spiritual Eye-Sight -
And
Strength ... From The Throne Of Grace!

The Facts Are Fixed ...

Little Is Much When God Is In It
And
Almighty God's Strength Is Perfected
When We Acknowledge That
We Are Weak And Easily Overcome
When We Are Outside Of His Will!

I Have The Perfect Text:
Philippians 4:13
I Can Do All Things Through Christ ...!

... Who Strengthens Me!

I Have One As Well:




With That Said, Brethren
I Shall Say For Us All:

Open Our Eyes, Lord! 
Help Us To Listen ...!


... Whoa! 
Did You Guys Hear That!?!

What!?! What  Do You Mean!?!

Open Our Eyes!
Help Us To Listen!
We Can Hear Through Our Eyes!!

Brother, I Believe You Are Right!

I Don't Understand!

Look At It This Way:

When You See A Drunk Splayed In The Gutter
Covered In His Own Filth
What Does It Tell You!??

Ohhh, I Get It:
What We See, Speaks
Telling A Story
Which We Obviously Hear
- I'm Adding Spiritual Ears For Hearing Truth -
Hence, We Hear Through Our Eyes ...!

... And In Basis Of Deduction
We Also See Through Our Ears!

Lord, Help Us!

You're Right!
I'm Glad You Asked That Question, Merline!

You're Telling Me!
Now I Don't Have To Live In Hindsight
Because I Now Have Insight
Which Gives Me Foresight
Which Leads Me To The Lord Christ, The Light
Who Is My Strength!

That Sounds Very Much Like A Prayer!
A Benediction!
So What Do We Say!?!

AMEN!!!

The Lord Be Praised!



Saturday, November 18, 2017

It Is A Blessing + PRAYER: Lord, Keep Us Faithful!


It is A Blessing
To Serve The God Faithful 
Who Is
The Rock
The Shepherd
The Hope
The Help
Our Surety
Our Security
Our Peace
Our Rest
Our Shelter
Our Shepherd
Our Salvation
Our Redeemer
The One By Whom
AND
In Whom
We Are Eternally Blessed!

Oh, Soul
Be Not Weary In Well-Doing
For
He Who Blesses The Poor With Kindness
Has The Lord For A Debtor
AND
It Is Must Be Stated Here
That God Pays His Debts!
There Is No Payer Better!

Brother! Sister!
Lift Up Your Head
AND
Look Up!
The Lord Of Life
Our Glory
Our Light
Is Calling!
The Day Comes Which Shall Never
Know Night!

Look Not 
At What Your Lying Human Eye Doth See!
Let Your Real Eye Be That 
That Is Your Certain Hope
In The Eternal God
Who Inhabits Eternity!

His Word Is TRUE!
He Is The TRUTH
AND
He Is The One
- The Only One -
Who Grants Immortality
Who WILL Give 
Unto Surrendered Saved Man
The Dew Of Eternal Youth!


PRAYER:

Lord,
Remember In Mercy 
The Humble
The Halt
The Hungry
The Hopeless
The Helpless
The Hurt
The For-Faith Hindered
And
Pity Those Who 
Hindsight Has Not Yet Taught Wisdom
To Reflect On Shortcomings
Mistakes
Steps Aside Ignoring Truth
And
Open Their Eyes
To Behold The Beauty 
And 
Know The Love Limitless
That Comes Of Trusting
The One God
Who
Is The True Friend
With
Blessedly Real Benefits!


Raise Us Up, Lord
To Lift Up The Worthy Name
And
Help Us To Do The Right
And
Not That Worthy Name Profane 
As We Walk In The Light Of Life
To A Personal Place 
In Heaven 
To Lay Claim!


Grant Us Your Grace, Lord
And
In Jesus' Name
We Plead
Keep Us Faithful! 
AMEN.



Thursday, June 23, 2016

All Of The Present Is History Before God!






Human Life Is Prophecy
Which Is Known As
History Told In Advance!
All That Is Present Was Future
AND
Is History Before God
AND
It Is Present
AND
Accounted For
For
God Is The Lord
AND
Lord Over All!

God Is The Almighty!
The Almighty Is God 
Faithful
Honest
AND
True
AND
His Word
Is A Stabilizing Force
AND
Should Be Enough
For Me
AND
For You!

In The Eternity
Before Time
That Is
The Time Of Man
The Almighty
The Eternal Godhead
Decided Upon
A Creation Plan
A Testing Plan
A Salvation Plan
AND
A Redemption Plan
For The Created Man
All The While Knowing
That It Costs
The Life Of Jesus Christ
The Godhead's Operational Arm!

Great Is The Love
The Mercy
The Grace
The Joy
The Hope
The Help
The Peace
The Provision
With Which The Act Of Creation
Caused
First Man's Heart To Beat!

Yes!
The Godhead Knows All!
The Godhead Sees All!
The Godhead Is In All
AND
They Anticipated 
The Fall
Precipitated By Lucifer
- Who Lied To Angels -
Now Known As Satan
The Tempter Of Us
Humans All!

With Perfect Knowledge
AND
The Eternity's Infinite View
AND
With The Sin Of Disobedience The Cause
AND
Entrenched Disobedience To Total Destruction The Effect
The Free Offer Of Salvation Is Made
Even As The Rejection By The Many Is Known Laid!

The Godhead
- Which Is Love Is Pure -
Freely Gives Man
Free Will
To Choose
AND
Own
A Way
Even As Man From Truth
Willfully Turns Away!

Knowing Full Well
That Some Men
- A Mere Remnant Of The Whole -
Will See And Cleave
To The Bright Light
The Eternal Godhead
Accepted
That Every Man Will Walk
According To That Man's Personal Choosing
Even If It Means
The Man Chooses
A Self-propelled Walk Into Darkest Night!

Man Cannot Surprise God
Who Will Always Surprise Man
For God Is Not Delimited
Handicapped
Restrained
Even Though Man
In His Self-will
Does God's Holy Name
- As Foreknown -
Profane!


The Day That Man Can Pull A Stunt
That Stuns
Stumps
AND
Surprises
Almighty God
Is
The Day That
Old Satan Will Be Sitting Upon
The Throne
Of
The Living Holy Eternal God!

God Is Compassion!
The Godhead Is Compassionate!
Man Is Presumptuously Rebellious
AND
He Will Suffer
God's Preordained
Prescribed
Promised
Yet Easily Avoided
Fate!

God Wrote The Script:

I AM God!
You Are Man!
I AM Your Creator Sustainer!
You Man Need My Hand!
I AM Gives Man Freewill!
I AM Gives Man The Walk-Way!
I AM Gives Man The Playbook!
The Playbook Shows How
On The Right Way To Stay!

The Way To Walk On The Walkway
Is In The Playbook Described
With Helps And Comforts
Balms And Cures
Plus A Request
Of Man
To Ask The I AM
To Walk-Through
Man's Heart-Door
For The I AM
To Be To All That Ails Man
The Always Available Cure!

Blessing AND Cursing!
Promise AND Provision!
Life AND Death!
Compromise AND Collision!
Denial AND Belief!
Honesty AND Relief!
Righteousness AND Corruption!
All Are There!
There Is Full Disclosure
On The Leaf!

Just As In Heaven
Free Will Holds Sway
Just As In Earth
According As The Word Says!
God Makes The Way Clear
Just As He Does The Day!
Man Chooses His Own Attire
Whether For Rain
Hail
Or Fire!

The Living God Knows All!
He Made Man In The Image Of Himself
AND 
He Gave Man The Ability
To Use His God-given Sensibility!


Man Has To Turn The Page
To See
The End Of The Story In The Book!
God Needs No Look
To Know
How The End Of The Story
Will Book!


My Future
Before Me 
Is Unfolding
When I Do What I Will Do
But Which
God Has Seen Untold Ages Past
When What I Will Do
Was By Me Willed To Be Done
Because
He Is The Beginning
AND 
He Is The Ending
AND 
His Will Be Done!

God Is Eternal
Which
To My Mind
Is Eternity Past
AND 
God Is My Time Now
While It Shall Last
AND 
Is Eternity Future
Which
In My Mind
Is Too Vast
AND 
Where Finite Time
Is Uncast!

Salvation
Is Written 
Before
Creation!
Man Cannot Undo What God Has Done
AND 
God Will Save Those
Who Choose To Follow Almighty God True!

God Does Not Wear Glasses!


Satan Knows That God Can't Die!
Satan Knows That God Can't Lie
Satan Knows That Satan Will Die
AND
Satan Knows That One Day He Will Burn Fry
So
Satan Inspires Man His Creator's Being To Deny!

*********


Saying God Isn't
Does Not Make Mustn't Whiz!

Saying God Wouldn't
Does Not Make Shouldn't Fizz!

AND

Saying God May Not
Does Not Mean God Will Not
The Repentant Soul Forgive!



*********




Hallelujah Is The Highest Praise!
Obedience Is The Greatest Love!
Trust Is The Greatest Hope!
Faith Is The Greatest Sight!
Righteousness Is The Greatest Might!
Endurance Wins The Greatest Fight
AND
Redemption Closes Earth's Darkest Night!



Denying That God Is Living
Does Not Make It True!

Elevating Satan
Does Not Make Him The Holy God True!

God Is!
Truth Is!
Eternal Life Is ... AVAILABLE
To All Who Believe
God's Offer Of Mercy
Is
Available To All Who
Will It Receive!

God IS All!
Get Rid Of The After-effects
Of The Fall
By Answering 
The Salvation Call!