Worshiping Wise! + PRAYER: I Bow Before You, Lord, In Contrition ...!

The Wicked Priests
Who Hide Behind Useless Idols
- Propping Up A Known Lie -
Willfully Wreak Vengeance 
On The Gulled Worshippers
For Every Imagined Slighted
Every Supposed Wrong
Every Wayward Thought Uttered
BUT
The Faithful Servants 
Those Obedient Enduring Worshippers Of The Living God
Stand
Before The Holy God
- The One Gracious Wise
Loving Helpful -
To Eternity Strong!

Worshipping Wise
Are Those Who
Before The Everlasting Father
- In Sorrow For Known Sin
In Worshipful Humility -
Fall Down
BUT
Those Who Make
Those Who Worship
The Work Of Man's Hands
Are Worshipping The Offscourings Of Devils
Who Desire For Themselves
Almighty God's Worship
Which Thing
Is Evidentially Spiritually Unholy
AND
fatally Wrong!

Worship The Living Holy Eternal Omnipotent God
AND
Live Abundantly
To Prosper Eternally!

PRAYER:

Father,

I Love You!

You Are The Holy God!

I Bow Before You In Contrition

For Previously Following

The Willful Ways Of The Fraud!

Please Forgive Me

And

Remove From Me Self

Willfullness

Waywardness

Lawlessness

Defiance

Gainsaying

Love For The World

Love For The Things Of The World

And

The Desire To Worship Things Known Unwise!

Please, I Beseech You

- In The Name Of Christ Jesus My Lord -

Help Me To Guard My Heart

Against Those Things That Do Not Profit

So That In The Day Soon A-Dawning

I Will, With The Redeemed

To Glorious Heaven

Take My Flight!

Help Me

So That My Eternal Prosperity

I Do Not Blight!

You Are Sovereign Lord And Holy God

And

I Humbly Worship You!

Please Shelter Me

Under The Shadow Of Your Mighty Wings

And

Let Your Holy Spirit Lead Me Into All Truth

And

The Holy Angels Influence Me For Good

Is My Heart's Plea!

Come Soon!

AMEN.

A Mind To Know The Eternal God!

How Can I?!
Why Would I
Mindlessly Worship
A Useless False God
When My Creator God
- Omnipotent Omniscient Omnipresent -

Who Does The Universe Control

Thoughtfully
Lovingly
Graciously
Blessedly
Gave Unto Me:

• A Mind To Know Who The Giver Of My Life Is
• Eyes To See His Creations
• The Eye Of Hope To See Tomorrow's World
• A Heart Full Of Jesus Christ's Faith To Personally Know Him, And
• Ears To Hear The Holy Spirit's Still Small Voice Telling Me Of Everlasting Love And Filling My Very Being With The Truth Ever Current - Never Old - Of Heavenly Sureties?!

How Can I?!
Why Would I
Mindlessly Worship
A Useless False God 

When - By Faith - 

I Can Take Hold Of That Holy And Strong Hand

Proffered By The One True God
To Walk Straight On His Narrow Way 

Never Looking Back To Things That Cannot My Soul Prosper

Never Doubting His Blessings

AND
His Peace And Rest Favor

AND
Being Willingly Obedient
Always Having A 
"Yes, LORD!" Though My Strong Men Tremble
As My Trusting Heart Quivers
As I Eye The Separating Line
While Holding On To Grace
AND Accepting The Mercy
That Purchased Me A Place
In The Land Of Blessedness
Where My Angel Guardian Now
Will Be My Angel Companion Then
Where I Shall Know The Lover Of My Soul
That Very One Who Gives The Beloved Faithful Ones
Life
AND
That Without Without End?!

What Saith My Soul?!

My God
The Lord Jesus Christ
Is
Real!
Able!
Available!
True!
Just!
Faithful!
Forgiving!
Saving!
Redeeming!
Providing And Sustaining
AND
In The Name Of The Very Same Jesus Christ
I Can't My Knee Bow To The Abominable 
The Base
AND

By The Grace Of The Living God Eternal

- Strong To Save -

I Won't!

PRAYER:

Oh, Lord, Most Holy

Help Me To Live To You
Faithfully

Trustingly

Lovingly

Obediently
And
Worshipfully

Hopeful
And

Daily

Prayerfully Mindful

Of

Your Living Love

And

To Be To My Brethren

Helpful And Kind

On Your Plumb Line!

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

I Humbly Plead!

I Love You, Lord

For You Are The God Holy

Divine!

AMEN.

Consequences Of Choice!

Well ...

Only Jesus Christ Saves
So
I Hope That You Know That
Consequences
Are Bound Up In Your Contrary Choice!

I Hope That You Know
That It Is Your Voice
That Made The Choice
AND
It Is Your Own Personal Decision
Whether You Will Cry Or
Rejoice!

I Guess So!
My Life!
My Voice!
My Choice!
Got A Problem With It?!

Not At All!
I'm Just Saying
Your Party!
Your Funeral!
Your Loss!
Your Gain!

If You Live A Lie And Die
In Jesus Christ's Presence
You Shall Mourn And Cry!

If You Live In The Heavenly Light
Keeping Jesus Christ In Your Sight
You Will Take The Then Immortal Saint's Flight
To Eternal Delights!

When You Play With The Devil!
You Ignore The Lord!
You Put Another On God's Throne
AND
You Willingly Worship The Fraud!

Alright Already!
I Get You!
What Do You Want From ME!

I Want Nothing From You!
I'm Just A Messenger!
I Love You
BUT
I Can't Save You
BECAUSE
I Did Not Die For You!

Jesus Christ Is The One Who Wants Your Heart
To Bow To His Will
AND
Have You Walking Faithfully According To His Way!
It's No Biggie!

Actually
It Is A Big Deal!
Satan Is Well Pleased With This One
Because He Has Given Him A Notch Up In His Score!
Satan Is Well Satisfied
- All Things Being Current -
That This One 
Will Never Walk Through Heaven's Gate Door!

I Am Not A "This One!"
I Am A Person!

Sorry!
I Thought You Were Just A Number
A Notch
A Commodity
A Perk For The Devil
Who You Are Permitting To Deny You
Soul Salvation!

Satan Is Not Denying Me Anything!
I Live However I Feel Like!

Let's See:
Uncontrolled Temper!
Yielding To Temptation!
Telling Lies!
Worshipping Things!
Fornicating!
Stealing!
Practicing Deceits!
Doubting Almighty God!
Bold Law Breaking!
Indulging In Known Cheats!

That Is All Wickedness!

And We All Know That Wickedness

Is Planned Sin

Aka Iniquity!

Not Good! Not Good! Not Good At All!

I Am My Own Man!

Do You Need Me To Repeat!

No, Not At All!

If You Don't Repent

AND
Change Your Ways

You Will Soon Hear The Holy God Say:

Leave "Ephraim" Alone With His Idols ...!

... He Could End Up Like King Saul!

As He, Himself, Says
That Will Be His Personal Choice!

Sooo...

We Have Come Full Circle! 

Your Choice!

Your Voice!

Will You Cry?! 

Will You Rejoice?! 

See You Later!!

Heyyy?! 

What Happened To King Saul?!

Who Is Ephraim?!

Glad You Asked!
Let's Talk About Disobedience ...!

... And Willful Waywardness ...!

... And Really Trusting The Living God!

High Lives And Low Minds!

She Loved The Lord
BUT
She Wanted The World!
She Thrived On Its Adulation!
She Loved The Applause
AND
The Access To Her Idols
Those Gods
Who Promised Her
That They Could Make Her Into The Perfect Image!

Poor Thing!

She Can't See The Fraud! 

Hear Her Speak!
See Her Eyes Leak!
She Was Seeing Her Gods In Their Element!
They Promised Her The Moon
IF
She Would Let Them Her Groom
To Become As They
Making Others Swoon!

BUT ...

She Was Not Alone!
Others Had Access To The Zone
That Place Of The Human Food Fest
Where
Lust, Hate, Greed
Envy, Sex
Revenge, Vanity
Encourage Self In Selfishness
To Channel Other Spirits
To Partake Confusion
To Sell Their Souls To The Very Devil
To Possess The High
Bright
Life-Changed-Forever Lie!
She Wanted To Live
To Live 
To Live The Bewitching Illusion!

Her Mentors
Those Mentors
Were Weapons In The Trade
Willing To Sell What Can't Be Bought
To Purchase That
For Which Christ Jesus
Had
- With His Own Blood -
Already Paid!

They Cared Not For Her Soul! 
Their Interest Was In The Gold
That Her Goal Of Winning
Would For Them
Unfold!

Alas ...

Alas
The Poor Dear Put Her Very Soul 
In Their Despoiling Hands
AND
As To Be Expected
She Gained The Gold
Fulfilling Her Goal
BUT
Lost Hold Of The Hand
The Marred Hand
Of The Holy Son Of Man
The Son Of The Eternal God
Who, For Her Redemption
Became, Just Like Her ...
Human!

BUT ...

The Difference!
The Difference Was
That He Was Tempted
BUT
He Sinned Not
So As To Give Unto Us Fallen
A Road Map
To Reach The Heavenly Land
Where Peace
AND
Rest
- The Blessings Called Best -
Are Eternal
If We Will Repent Of Wrongdoing
AND
All Our Sin
Readily Confess!

So Tell Me What Happened To Her!

Selfishness Became Her Butter!
Narcissism Was Bread
AND
They Were Sweet In Her Mouth
BUT
One Day
- Having Finally Reached Her Belly -
They Became Bitter Bitter
AND
Having Had It All
AND, STILL
Having Nothing At All
Her Bitter Belly Showed Her That
Having Run
She Had Not Won
Anything Of Any Value
AND
Tears Of Regret
Started
Her Cheeks Running Down
Down Into Her Mouth - BITTER!
Down Her Chin
Heating
Burning
Eating!

Her Heart Was Breaking
AND, THEN
She Remembered
Her Old Grand Ma's Words
From The Old Bible
Oh, The Words!
Those Words ...

What Shall It Profit A Man
If He Should Gain The Whole World
And Lose
His. Own. Soul ...?!

She Had To Remake Herself
Every Single Day
To Stay Relevant!
She Needed A Regular Fix
Of 15 Minutes Of Fame
To Maintain The Lifestyle
That For Her
- Now -
Was No Gain!

Could She Do It?!

Do What?

Could She From The Feint Applause
Walk Away!
Could She Return To The Quiet Life
Remembering The Lord
Where Peace Was Rest
Love Was Hope
Help Was Healing
AND
She
- With Normal Life -
In Her Jesus
Could Cope?!

Did She?!

At Her Wit's End
I Heard Her One Day
Praying
To The Father
For Jesus To Take Her
From That Life
Far Away
For
In That Life
There Was Never Living Water
But There Was Always Tainted Wine!

She Told The Lord
That She Needed Fresh Air
A Clean Diet
A Listening Ear
A Shoulder On Which To Lean
And A Cleansing!
Oh, How She Wanted To Be Made Clean
And That She Desired A New Start
Where Faith In God
Was Not The Thing Considered Unclean!

It Was Not Easy
BUT
Believing
That With God
All Things Are Possible
AND
Having Nothing To Lose
BUT
God's Eternal Life To Gain
She Trusted The Father
AND
Not Looking Back
She Looked Up
AND
Found Her Redemption
That Is Found Only In Jesus Christ
AND
Singing Glory!
Hallelujah!
She Started Walking
Straight
On The Narrow Way!

She Was Headed Toward
The King Of Life
AND
Glory
Because Of Grace
AND
She Blessed God
For Her Deliverance
AND
She Cursed The Fraud!

She Said:

I Lived Through My Eyes!
I Lived For My Belly!
I Loved To Hear My Ears Ringing
With All The Adulation
That The World
To Me Was Giving
But It Was A Lie
That Made Me Cry
And Now I Am Telling 
All Who Will Listen
Please,
Do Not For The Things Of This Dying World
Sigh In Your Heart
And With Your Voice Cry!

A Sawdust Cake Is Still Made Of Wood
Even If It Is Covered In Royal Icing
And
A Glass Of Champagne Saturated With Ammonia
Is Still Wee Wee
Even If Your Flutes
Have Silver Lining!

Just Because Things Are Fashionable
It Does Not Make Them
Good
Or
Even Right
So, Please
Stick To The Truth
Even If With The World
You Must Fight
For
The Truth Is The Way
And The Way Contains Light
And Hell Cannot Breach Truth
For Truth Is The Light Of Life!

Hear, Hear!

Don't Sell Your Soul

For

Breakable Baubles

From

Satan The King Fraud!

Think Straight!

Live Right

And

Praise And Thank God!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH : PRAYER: Never Alone

Father,  You Inspire Me

So That The World's Wisdom Can't Confuse Me!

Father,  You Teach Me

So That The Vile Word Of Man Cannot Me Distress!

Father,  I Know That You Love Me

And

You Cannot Love Me More

For Love Of Me Brought You Distress

And It Is For Love Of Me

That At The Cross

Satan Did His Hatred

With Excess Express!

Father,

Help Me To Pray More

In And Out The Door!

Help Me To Pray More

Never Viewng Any Task For You A Chore!

Help Me To Use My Faith More

And My Worry Muscles Less!

Help Me,  Dear Lord

This Day

Ever And Always

My Love Of You

And The Truth Of The Gospel

To Confidently Confess!

Lord, Yes!

The Way Of The Cross Leads Home

And By Following The Cross

I Know I Am Not Alone!

Let My Heart Beat True

Lift Up My Head

Draw Me Closer To You

And

Give Me The Courage

To Do All

A Faithful Servant Will Lovingly Do

Of Your Word

Right And True!

I Love You, Lord!

Bless Me With

A Consuming Hope For Heaven

An Overwhelming Love For Christ

Eagle Eyes Fixed And Focused On The Prize

Constant Hands On The Gospel Plow

A Head That Won't Bow To Idols

Feet Grooved For The Narrow Way

Ears That Hear Only What You Say

A Straight Tongue To Ever Confess Jesus Christ

In A Mouth Unfitted To Speaking Lies

For The Building Of Satan's Throne

And,  Lord

If You Please

And For My Soul's Sweet Pleasure

Grant Me The Sound Of A Bell From Heaven

In My Ear Constant Ringing:

Home!  Home!

Your God Is In Residence

And Waiting For You!

Your God Is At Home

On Heaven's Glorious Throne!

Soon You Will Be Coming Home!

The Living God Sits On His Eternal Throne!

You Are Never Alone!

In Jesus' Name I Make This Plea

Bless Me,  Dear Lord

For

I Gladly Follow Thee!

AMEN

Idolatry!?! + PRAYER: Father, You Are My God!

I Don't Get The Fascination With Idols And Idol Worship!
Those Things Are Cringe-inducing
Gross
BUT
There Are
Have Been
Nice Things
- Not Considered Idols But Dearly Cherished -
With Which
I Did Once Willingly
Elope!

Sumptuous Food!
Lovely House!
Expensive Motor Car!
Nice Jewelry!
Hot Companion!
Clothing!
Shoes!
Vacations Afar!

I Never Thought My Stomach An Idol!
I Never Thought Of My Car As God!
I Never Considered My Career As Holy!
I Never Considered Jewelry Would Raise Me Up
Above Par

Until ...

The Day
I Had A Real Talk With King Jesus
AND
He Advised Me
Simple
Plain
That Anything
Which Occupied His Place In My Worship
Was My God!

The Statement 
Was Enough 
To Make The Blood In My Head 
Drain!

I Was 
Appalled!
Offended!
Distressed!
Light-headed!

Was Is It True?
Was Am I Bowing Before Other gods?

... Realization ... Slowly ... DAWNED!

Not Possible
BUT
Still True
I Had Set Me Up gods
Which Could Not
Save Me
Or
Give Me
Anything!

Lord Almighty,
I Am
- To Positions
Possessions
Privileges -
Become
An Idol-worshiping Slave!

Father,

Forgive Me

For This Gross Folly

For Permitting Another

In My Heart

To Occupy Pride Of Place!

I'm Sorry To Have Been So Foolish

And

For Bringing To Your Name Such Disgrace!

I Have Reordered

The Grace Of My Worship!

All False gods

Have

With Fervor

Been Destroyed!

You, My Lord

My God

The God Of My Salvation

My Soul Is By You

Now

Engrossingly Employed!

I Will Have No god That Can't Me To Heaven Lead!

I Will Have No god That Will My Eyes Tantalize And Deceive!

I Will Have No god That Has Not A Hearing Ear

And

Which Definitely 

Decidedly Cannot 

Hear My Heartfelt Prayer!

I Have Learned The Living Song

And

I Trust You, Father

The Living God

Who Can't Won't Let Me Down!

I Will Worship Only You, Lord

The Holy God

My Maker And My King

For

Everything Else

Is The Work Of Satan

To Turn Seekers Upside Down

With Gross Lies

And

To Destroy Our Hope 

Of

Going With Jesus Christ

And

Heaven Our Home Making!

Father,

Help Me This Day

To Walk Faithful And True With You!

In Jesus' Name

I Make My Plea

And

Take My Stand!

I Love You, Lord!

AMEN.