LOVING GOD AND LOVING EACH OTHER: How Is Your Relationship!?!

I Don't Get Myself Involved In Other Men's Matters

But This Was Too Good To Pass Up!

Vertical And Horizontal Are In A Relationship

Not With Each Other As You Would Suppose

But With "Him!"

Who Is "Him!"

You Know! "HIM!"

Does "HIM" Have A Familiar Name!?!

You Know It, My Friend!

The Lord!

So Why Didn't You Just Say So!?!

I Didn't Just Say So Because Vertical And Horizontal 
Have Their Relationships With Him

Veiled ... In All Kinds Of Mystery

But That Is Not My Story!

Sooo, What's "Your Story!?!"

It's Like This ...

Ms Vertical Is All About Her Lord!

She Looks Up, Up, Up
And There Ain't No Getting Her To Look Around

At The People That Are Her Neighbors!

She Has No Heart For Humanity

And Yet She Somehow Sincerely Believes That

Heaven Is Her Home

Even Though She Has Not Done One Thing

For The Least Of The Lord's Beloved Brethren!

Does She Really Read Her Bible
Or Just Turn The Pages!?!

It's The Only Book That She Reads!

Okay! 

So What's The Story On Our Friend Horizontal!?!

Oh, My!

Horizontal Is Quite The Charmer But ...!

... But What!?!

Horizontal Is All Over The Place!

He Loves People Passionately

And He's Very Vested In Caring And Serving Humanity

And He's Desperately In Love With Ms Vertical
Who Wouldn't Give Him The Time Of Day

Because As Far As She Is Concerned 

He Is Damaged Goods ... Too Earthly Minded

And Practically Godless Because

He Believes That To Serve The Lord Truly

You Must Serve Your Fellowman Completely, Unreservedly

And He Says That This Is How The Love Of God Works

And "Swears" That 
The Lord Has A Home For Him In Glory Land!

Let Me Get This Straight!

She Worships The Lord Steadfastly

And 
Ignores The Sheep Of The Lord's Pasture

And 
He Serves The Sheep Committedly

And 
Steadfastly Ignores His Need Of 
Close Communion With His Lord!

Did I Get It Right!?!

In One Straight Shot!

Oh, Wow!

This Is Unbelievable!

The Thing That I Don't Understand

Is 
How They Don't Understand That They Belong Together 

And 
That Together They're Unbeatable

Because 
Their Connectedness Abundantly Blesses Them

Blesses The Brethren
And

Strengthens Their Relationship With Him ... The Lord

And 
Assuredly Serves The Stated Purposes Of Our Lord!

Wait! Wait! Gimme Piece O' This!

Don't They Understand That

With Them Being Knit Together ... Forever 

That They'd Displaying ... Modeling

The Two Great Commandments!?!

They Don't Because She Won't Talk To Him

Because She Loves Him

But She Doesn't Believe That They Can Be One Flesh

Because They Do Not Agree!

Oh, Brother!

This Is So, So, Sooo Easy To Fix!

I Know What You Mean!

Since You Do

I Give You The Honors To Tell Everybody 
What I Mean Right This Very Minute!

You're On!

She's Too Heavenly Minded To Be Any Earthly Use

And

He's Too Earthly Minded To Be Of Any Heavenly Use!

Put Another Way

They Need Each Other To Make A Whole Christian!

Alright, Then!

You Get Two Thumbs Up ... In A Circle!

Man, You're Old!

Lower Your Voice

And Don't Look Around

But Here They Come

And They're Ignoring Each Other!

We've Got To Put A Stop To This!

I'm With You!

Me, Too!

Quick! What's The Bible Text!?!

Matthew 22: 34-40!

Alright,Guys!

Back Me Up! 

Hellooo, Lady Vertical!

Hellooo, Master Horizontal!

It's Good Of You To Come!

We Were Just Awaiting Your Arrival To Begin!

We're In Matthew 22
And We're Dealing With The Commandments! 

Vertical, Can You Be The Lawyer Asking The Lord A Question!?! 

Sure! That's Right Up My Alley! 

Being A Lawyer Is My Day Job! 

Wow! That's Perfect! 

Horizontal, You Can Be Jesus Christ! 

Good! 

I Work For Him All Day, Every Day 

And I'm Striving To Be Like Him 
But I'm Not There Yet! 

Double Wow! 

This Is Just, Just, Just Perfect! 

I Love It! 

Okay, Vertical! 

Read Verses 34-36 Of Matthew 22, If You Please!?! 

And Put Your Heart Into It

Because It's A Life Or Death Question To Be Asked! 

Uh, Hmmm!

 KJV Matthew 22

34 But when the Pharisees had heard that 
he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, 
asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

Thank You, Kindly, Lady Vertical! 

I Felt That!

Now, Master Horizontal

You're Representing Jesus Christ, Our Only Savior

Who Has Compassionate Love For His People! 

Remember That You Are Touched

Deeply Touched

By The Feelings Of Our Infirmities! 

Indeed! 

I Agonize Over The Brethren Every Day

And It Is Proving To Be Quite Draining

But ... I Press On To The Mark

To That Upward Calling! 

AMEN!!! 

Now, Master Horizontal
Since You're Living The Life
With Your Heart Filled With Love

For This Seeking Soul

Whom You Know Is Acting Deceitfully

Please Read Verses 37-40!

Call That Dear One To Your Heart! 

KJV Matthew 22

37 Jesus said unto him, 
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, 
and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

38 This is the first and great commandment.

39 And the second is like unto it, 
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

40 On these two commandments 
hang all the law and the prophets.

Enlightenment Dawned

In Dramatic Fashion!

Your Answer Was Good, Really Good, Horizontal! 

So Was Your Question, Vertical! 

Do You Know What I'm Thinking!?! 

No, But I Know What I'm Thinking! 

Guys, Do You Know What We're Thinking!?! 

Hmmmm, Let Me See ...!?! 

Hmmmm, I Believe That I've Got An Inkling! 

Are You Going Tell Us Or Shall We Tell Us!?! 

Please ... Do The Honors! 

All Together Now! 

Altogether In The Now

In Tandem

In Unison

In Stereo

Vertical And Horizontal Ecstatically Said:

"We Belong Together!"

And 

The Brethren Said Enthusiastically:

Hallelujah! 

Praise The Lord! 

AMEN!!! 

Brethren, 

Just As The Cross Of Christ

So Are The Commandments Of God! 

There Is Our Vertical Relationship To God

And

Our Horizontal Relationship With Our Fellowmen! 

These Cannot Be Separated Or Minimized

Or Reordered

For They ... Together ... Make The Glorious Whole! 

We Belong To Jesus!

Jesus Belongs To Us

And
We Are One In Him

And

He Is His Law

The Law Of Love! 

Any Deviation Renders Us Profane ... Unclean ...!

... And No Unclean Thing Shall Cross Heaven's Portals! 

Brethren,

There Is No One Who Reads 
Or Who Hears The Word Of God 
That Can Honestly Say That They Are Unaffected By It! 

We Either Love The Word Or Hate It
But
None Of Us Can Ever Be Indifferent To It!

Remember, Beloved,

All Of Us Will Be Judged By The Living Word 
Which Speaks Life 
And
Testifies Of The Sacrificial Love Of Christ Jesus! 
Let's Choose To Use The Living Word 
Just As The Lord Requires Us To Use It
So That We May Grow 
And
Continue To Grow 
In Grace And In Stature
In The Sight Of Our Ever-Living, Ever-Loving, God! 

May His Peace Which Passes Human Understanding
Be Upon Us All!

AMEN!!!