I Am Not The Potter!

I Am Not The Potter!
I Am In His Hands Just Clay
To Be Molded
According To His Direction
To Be A Vessel
To Be Used
As He
My Molder-Maker
Knowledgeably Says!

I Must Be Placed
In The Fire Of Affliction
To Be Tested
Tempered
And
By God
Tried
To Make Me A Worthy Vessel
To Make My Lord's Heart With Me
Satisfied!

Each Day
I Must Expend Effort
Show Discipline
Be Willing To Engage In Self-Sacrifice
AND
I Must
Through The Aid Of The Holy Spirit
Keep Faith Working
Even As The Spirit 
Teaches Me
Guides Me
AND
Even Chides!

I Must Not Permit Defects
Previously Unknown
In My Character
To Cause Me To Give Up
The Lord
In Shame And Despair
For
The Lord Who Sent Me On My Mission
Can
Any Defects In My Character
Lovingly Repair!

Love
Trust
Belief
Faith
AND
Obedience
Will Take Me
From Quite Wrong To Quite Right!
I Must Therefore Honor
The Master Molder-Maker
AND
In His Tender Ministrations
For My Eternal Good
Take
Patient Delight!

Almighty God
The Master Molder-Maker
Gave Good Gifts Unto Men
So Let Us Bless God
By Using Our Gifts
To Further The Work Of His Kingdom
AND
Not For Making Rifts!

Almighty God

Does Not - Cannot - Will Not

Make A Useless Person

So

There  Must Be Something In Us

That The Lord Can Use

Or

He Would Not Have Made Us

And

Be Willing To Remake Us

IF

We 

His Blessed Salvation

Accept!

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Brethren

Let Us Use Our Remolding

To Bring The Lost Souls In!

God Is My Shepherd!

I Desire To See Him
Who
For Me
Gave His Life!

I Desire To Live With Him
Who Ended
The Conflict
Between Death And Life!

I Desire To Walk Holy!
I Desire To Sing The Glad Refrain:

Blessing And Glory

AND

Thanksgiving And Honor

Unto The Holy Name!

Lord, I Love You!

I Have Chosen To Walk Your Way!

It's Too Late To Turn Back

AND

I Refuse To Know There's Such A Way!

I Have In My Hand

The Blood-Soaked 

Heaven-Is-Home Ticket

AND

I Am Glad To Confess

I Can't Afford The Turn-Back Fare!

Dear God, You Are My Shepherd

You Lovingly Guide Me Along The Way

AND

Because Of This Treasured Blessing

Satan And His Machinations

I Will Not Fear!

Amen.

The Hospital Visit

I Visited The Hospital
I Wished I Had Not Gone
For I Was Shocked To Realize
There Is No Healing Going On!

I Visited The Accounts Payable Department
I Was Sorry That I Had Gone
The Department Was So Efficiently Run
They Were Billing People For Family Visits
AND
Even For The Comfort Of A Hope Song!

I Visited The Intensive Care Unit
I Sincerely Wished That I Had Not Gone
For The Monitoring Of Souls In Dire Straits
Said Clearly
Each Had Been Left To Suffer A "Whatever!"  Fate!

I Visited The Birthing Department
I  Wished,  Lord,  I Wished That I Had Not Gone
Babies Were Aborning
BUT
They Seemed Awful Weak
Most
Not At All Life-Battle Ready
To Survive Life
Prosperous And Strong!

I Went To The Nursery Department
I Was So Glad As I Was Going Along
Soft Music
Happy Voices
Oh, The Joy!
What Laughter
Until
I Realized That
The Children Were Being Fed
An Intravenous Sugar Diet From
Liarman's Pastries Pills And Plasters!

I Visited The Personnel Department
I Visited Diet And Hygiene
I Visited With The Chaplaincy
AND
By The Time I Reached Administration
Just After Plant Operations
And Just Before I Got The Courage
To Go To The Surgical Floor
I Walked Into An "Empty Office"
And
Was There Shaken
To My Very Core!

There Standing
Covered In Cobweb
Was The Savior Of Man
Denied
Neglected
Ignored
Marked With Abuse
Marred As One Often Rejected
Maligned
AND
Seriously Misused!

This Was The Founder
Foundation
Support
Comfort
Kinsman Redeemer
The Creator Of It All
The Road To Glory
The Light For The Way
The God Man
Through Whom
To Glorious Realms
Is The Only Way!

I Said: "Blessed Is Your Name! "

I Asked: "My Lord,  How Come You To Such Shame?!"

His Reply Was That His Dignity
- To Those With Dull And Cloudy Eyes -
Is Reduced
To That Of One Profane
AND
His Glory Is Exchanged For That 
From Him Who Wants Man's Worship
AND
To Be Called By God's Holy Name!

BUT ...

How Is This Possible?
Are The People So Fickle?
So Weak?

He Said: "Come!
Let Me Show You
EVEN As We Speak!"

There Was Dread In My Stomach
My Skin Crawled With Fear
AND
My Eyeballs Were Sweating
From A Fixed Focused Perpetual Stare!

In Rooms
Cubby Holes
Alcoves
In Places Out Of The Way
Even In Places Plain
Were Altars For Worship
At Which Men Women Children
To Myriad gods Prayed

BUT ... Then

He Drew Close My Attention
The Veil Was Stripped Away
And There With Each Devotees Altar
A Vile Wretched Demon Preyed!

BUT ... BUT

How,  Why,  When, What?!!?!!?

There Is
Greed For Gain
Covetousness
Pride
Dissatisfaction With Daily Bread
Unwillingness To Let The Peace Of God Abide
And Dissatisfaction With The Bounty Of God!

There Is
The Preference For The Sweets Of The World
Gotten From That Liarman
The Sweet Man
King Of All That Is Fraud
Refusal To Bear A Cross Daily
Refusal To Deny Self In Any Way
Preference Always To Hide From Truth
And A Vested Willingness
To Wear A Dark Cowl!

Eyes Are Blind!
Ears Are Stopped!
Smooth Things Bring Pleasure
But The Truth To The Seared Heart Does Not!

There Is The Quest Pleasure At All Costs
And Eternal Hope Is A Far Distant Last
For Those Who Lead The People Desire
To Be The Church And The Steeple!

What Does That Mean?

They Desire To Be Everything To The People
The Church Building Is Their Comfort!
The Steeple On The Church Is The Symbol Of Their Hope!
They Display No Comfort In Nor From The Living God
For Their Worship Is All Idolatry!

There Is No Need For The Holy God
From Whom One Is Blessed With Hope For Heavenly Reward!
The Reward Is From The Hand Of Man
Not From Him Who Abides In Glory Land!

I Was Grieved In My Spirit!
I Was At My Emotional Limit!

Lord, We Need The Holy Spirit
We Need The Rest In Your Blessing!

Child,  Believe,  And Pray In Faith!
You Will Receive It!

With Revelation Came Insight!
With Insight Came The Fight!
Within The Fight True Believers Acquired Sight
AND
Life For Them Became Upright!

Those Deniers Of The Lord
Those Who Work For Man's Rewards
Have Fair Lost Their Power
So They Seek To Sow Discord

BUT ...

Now
Praise God
In The Metaphorical Hospital
There Is A Remnant
- Never The Whole -
Who Trust
Honor
Love
Praise
AND
Work Wisely
In Certain Hope
With Blessed Assurance
For The Living Faithful Lord!

There Is True Healing
For
To Jesus Christ
They Wholly Cling!

What Is Your Church?

A Hospital Where Christ Abides

OR

A Hell-Hole Where Satan Connives?

What Is The Truth?!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Taking God To Court!?!

The Headline Read:

Man Seeks Restraining Order Against God!
http://www.timesofisrael.com/man-seeks-restraining-order-against-god/

AND ...

I Couldn't Decide Whether To Be 
Appalled
Disgusted 
Fatalistic
Or
Just Be A Born-Again Bible-Believing Christian!

I Finally Decided On 
Being A Born-Again Bible-Believing Christian
For This Bit Of News
Was Quite Fantastic
Showing That
The Prince Of The Dark World
Was Again
Doing A Whirl
And Yanking Misguided Men
By The Short Curls!

I Could Just See The Charge:

God Is Unkind!

God Is Not Divine

Or He Would Not Be Doing Bad Things

To Inoffensive Traveling Human Souls

Who Are Just Going Along To Get Along

Not Bothering Anybody

Just Singing A Simple Song

Of Life

Real Life

Amidst Trial And Strife!

Of Course  ...

There Is No Presented "Evidence"
Of What The Unkind God Has Done Or Is Doing!

Interestingly ...

This Deceived Man Has To Have Some Belief That There Is "GOD!"
Else
Why Would He Have Chosen To Go Up Against
The Invisible God
In The Court Of The Unjust Judge
UNLESS
He Was Machinated To Manufacture
A Moot Against The Glorious Master
By The Demon-In-Chief!

I Am Certain That This Matter Was A Lobbed Missile
By The Baleful Beelzebub
To Bring Christian Faith And Belief 
Into The Realm Of Bollocks?

Now  ...

If I - A Seeker After Christ's Righteousness
Were To Take A Position
Relative To My Soul's Salvation
In Relation To 
The Eternal, Living, Holy, Almighty
Ain't Never Been Wrong 
Can't Make A Mistake
Doesn't Sleep
Doesn't Own Pyjamas
Doesn't Wear Sun Glasses
Has No God-Children Grandchildren Nor Stepchildren
Creator Of The Known Unknown 
Seen Unseen Universe
Maker Of Heaven And Earth
Things On The Earth
Things Under The Earth
All That Is In The Sea
God
In Whom All Things Consist
And Have Their Being
I Would ... Take A Totally Different Approach!

Because God Is Almighty
All-knowing
AND
Ever Present
I Would Go To God 
AND
Being A Fallen Human
I Would Complain
Rationlise
And
Pity Party-ise
Always
A sking Why
S eeking Understanding, And
K eeping After God Until ... 

He Sets Me Straight
Teaches Me His Way
Forgives Me
Helps Me Walk Right By Jesus' Faith
AND
Carries Me Along The Road
Victorious
To His Home:


Heavenly Father,
I Didn't Know You
Or Of You
And
I Couldn't Own You
Until You Called Me!
You Called!
I Heard A Voice!
I Finally Understood
It Was Is You
For You Wouldn't Stop Calling My Name!
I Now Answer You
AND
I Am Here At Your Disposal!

Father,
My Life Until Now
Has Been
Misfortune
Cruelties
Credulities
Incriminations
Discriminations
Castigations
Excesses
Disappointments
Excuses
Ploddings
Bruises
Broken Heart
AND
Pure Pain!

Father,
I Can't Feel Like Job
For Job Was Righteous - I Know That I Am Not!

Child,

Righteousness Exalteth A Nation!

I Don't Feel Like David
For David Was A Killer - I Am Not!

Child,

Confession Is Good For The Soul!

AND

Repentance Yields Forgiveness!

I Could Feel Like Saul
For Saul Was Disobedient
And I Have Done That  ... A Lot!

Child,

To Obey Is Better Than To Sacrifice!

I Could Feel Like Joseph
For He Was Much Put Upon
But Freely Forgiving People
Is Not In My Case Brief!
I Know I Should Change
For
Against Me
It Is A Blot!

Child,

Forgive Your Brother Seventy Times Seven!

That Is 

All The Time!

I Willingly Forgive You!

Father,
Are You Trying To Tell Me Something?
Am I Walking In My Own Way?
Do I Not Give You Honor In My Worship?
Am I By Self Being Led Astray?

Child,

Be Ye Perfect

Even As I Am Perfect!

Come Unto Me

For You Are Heavy-Laden!

Set Aside Self

And Seek Salvation

For I Alone Give Rest!

I Like Doing My Own Thing!
It Is My Life - I Do Things As I Want!
You Gave Me "MY" Life!
Was It For Life Or Just A Loaner
AND
Why Is Everything Evil On My Back?

Child,

I Gave My Life For You

For You Are The Apple Of My Eye

AND

I Lay Before You Blessings And Cursings!

Why Won't You Understand

And Accept

That You Reap What You Sow?

Father,
You Say You Made Me!
You Made Me This Way!
So 
Why Now Are You Troubling Me
Causing Me To Eat Former Green Grass
Now Brown Hay?

Child,

Am I Your Troubler 

For Calling You To My Home In The Light?

I Desire To Give You A Hope

And An Expected End!

Am I Your Troubler

For Wanting My Child

Greatly Beloved

At My Banqueting Table?

I Will Show You Great 

AND

Marvelous Things

Which You Do Not Know

IF

You Take Up Your Cross

Daily

And Faithfully Follow Me!

I Didn't Ask To Be Born!
My Life Is Bitter!
If You Had Any Compassion
You'd Be Looking Out For Me
BUT
You Breathe Rarefied Air Up In Heaven
And Leave Me To Suck Wind
Under A Polluted Canopy!

Child,

Read The Word!

Disobedience Is As The Sin Of Witchcraft!

Presumptuousness

Is A Sin Against Your Own Soul!

Hate Is Akin To Murder

AND

Can You By Your Own Actions

Stop Yourself From Growing Old And Dead Cold?

Man Has Free Will

To Do As He Pleases! - But Not Forever!

I Can Not Make Anybody Love Me

Or Follow Me!

Sin Is In The World

Because Of 

Pride

AND

Rebellion

AND

Sickness

Covetousness

Jealousy

Greed And Death 

Are Thereby Unfurled!

There Is No Mistake Made By Me

I Change Not!

I Made All Things Good

For You And All Humanity!

At The End Of This Age
I Will Make All Things New Again!

I Will Defend Myself

To Show To All Men

That With Me 

There Is No Perfidity!

You Ask For Things

BUT

You Have Not

Because You Ask Amiss

For Things To Slake Your Lusts!

I Desire

That You Be My Willing Sheep

To Be Safely Lead To My Sheepfold

BUT

You Desire That I Should Follow

After You Wherever You Choose To Go

As Would Indisciplined Goats!

I AM That I AM!

I Make For Every Man

A Sheltered Way!

I Give To Every Man The Breath Of Life!

You Are Mine

BUT

I Can Not Make You Desire To Be Mine!

I Love You!

I Desire That You Will Return My Love

BUT

I Can Not Make You Love Me!

I Make Daily Provision For You

BUT

I Can Not Make You

Take A Blessing From My Hand!

I Called You

Because I Desire Your Companionship

BUT

I Can Not Make You

Seek My Holy Companionship!

I Desire Sweet Communion With You

BUT

I Can Not Make You

Seek Blessed Communion With Me!

I AM Calling You

Because

I Have A Special Home

Prepared

Just For You!

I Have Written

- For You -

Words Of Life

And I Desire

That You Will Come And Reason With Me
To Know And To Do My Perfect Will!

I AM The Holy God!

In Your Current Sinful State

You Can Not Behold My Face And Live

So

Please Give Me Your Sin 

AND

Your Self

Your Willful Way

AND

Your Stony Heart

AND

I Will Renew You

AND

Give Your A Heart Of Flesh

Tended By My Holy Spirit!

I Desire You 

To Give Up The Life

Spotted By The World!

Though Your Sin Be As Scarlet

I Will Make You White As Snow!

Give Me Your Filthy Rags

And I Will Give You A Robe Of 

My Righteousness!

You Say Your Life's Burden Is Heavy!

Give It Unto Me!

Are You Laboring For No Reward?

I AM Returning To Earth

AND

I Will Be Bringing My Rewards With Me

To Give Unto Each Man

What He Has Justly Earned!
Come Unto Me And Get Heaven's Gold!

I AM The Righteous Judge!

I AM

Alpha And Omega

The Beginning And The End!

I AM The King Eternal!

He Who Does Not 

Work With Me

Works Against Me!

I Have Told You

What Was

What Is

AND

What Is TO Come!

Let No Man Deceive You!

Let No Man Steal Your Crown!

Let Your Joy Be Full

For

In Me

There Is Nothing That Is Impossible!

I Knew You Before You Were Stitched Together

In Your Mother's Womb!

I Know The Number Of The Hairs On Your Head!

I Have Given You An Expanse Of Mortal Years

BUT

If You Choose To Let Me Be Lord Of Your Life

I Have My Eternity Set Aside In Your Name!

Now Is The Day Of Your Salvation!

Now Is The Accepted Time Of Deliverance

So

Choose You This Day

Whom You Will Serve!

Is It For Baal!

Or

Is It For The I AM!

Which Ever Cup You Choose To Drink From

Know

Of A Certainty

That

You Know Not The Day Of Your Visitation

When I - The Living God -

Shall Come!

All That You Will Know Is

That I Shall Come

AND

I Will Not Be Silent!

Let Me Not

To You

Be As The Thief In The Night

For

It Will Not Go Well With You!

I Have Laid My Love For You On The Open Line!

You May Choose

The Pleasures Of Sin For A Season

OR

Pleasures Forevermore With The People Of God!

REMEMBER: 

Call On Me And I Will Answer

For

Prayer Changes Everything

For

I AM 

The Way

The Truth

AND

The Life!

Please Choose Life!