Showing posts with label Independence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Independence. Show all posts

Saturday, July 11, 2026

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: What Does Grace Do ... For You!?

1 Peter 1:13 KJV
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 

... There Isn't Anything Called Cheap Grace! 

There Are Those Of The Hireling Shepherd Persuasion Who Think Nothing Of Boldly, Basely, Brazenly Lying ... For The Adversary Of Souls ... To The Lord's Purchased Possession To Get Position, Hold Power, And Gain People To Their Place Of Pontificating! 

They Are Wolves In Sheep's Clothing! 

They Are Licensed Liars! 


They Are Jesters Like Judas! 

They Play The Part Failing To See, To Recognize, To Understand, That Their Part In The Play Is Leading Them Post Haste To Perdition! 

Sadly, The Less Than Vigilant Who Followed, Are Following Them, Are Following Them There! 

Lord Jesus, You Are Mighty To Save! You, By Your Sweet Spirit, Are Calling, Wooing, Working Unceasingly To Save Your People From Self, Sin, And Satan, And The Spurious Teachings Of Those Whose Consciences Are Seared By Hot Irons, Who Are Fattening Themselves By Starving The Loving Lord's Lambs And Sheep! 

Brethren, Beware The Salvation Thief AND Be Aware Of Almighty God's Saving Grace Sufficient And Enough And Able To Wash You Clean, And Wipe You Dry And Supple You With Oil Of Gladness, And Wrap You In The Love Of God Which Will, Under No Circumstance, Let You Go To Hell In A Handbasket! 

Listen To The Lamb Of God Who Takes Away The Sin Of The World ... And That Includes Yours, All Of Yours, Which You Confess And Heartfelt Repent! 

Christ's Pardon Cleanses Clean Indeed! 

The One Cleansed Is Strengthened To Remain Clean In, By, And For Christ Alone! 

The Soul Strengthened Is Preserved By Grace Through Faith In Christ Alone! 

The Preserved Soul Is Restored To The Faith Which Cannot Fail! 

Salvation Is Free, And To Be Free in Christ Is To Be Free Indeed! 

We Are Not Restored To Walk In Darkness But To Walk In The Light of Life, To Have Our Minds Enlivened, And To Be Quickened, Made Alive, From The Dead, From Dead Works, From All Things That Defile, That Separate Us From The Love Of Almighty God, Personified By Our Lord Christ Jesus, He Who Is God With Us! 

We Are Blessed! 

We Have The Blessed Hope! 

We Have And We Are In The Heart Of Him Who Alone Saves Us To The Uttermost! 

We Are Bought With A Price! The Cost Was Innocent Blood! He Did Not Stint, He Wasn't Stingy, To Pay The Cost! 

He Gave His All For Us To Have His All For All Time ... And Eternity! 

Cheap Grace!?! 

Not In This Life! 

It Won't Get Anybody Into The Everlasting Life Either! 

Christ's Favor Is Free! His Grace Is Freely Given To Us But It Cost Him Dearly! 

Learn The Difference And Use Your Independence To Accept The Unspeakable Gift And Daily Depend Upon Christ The King! 

Peace! 





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Tuesday, May 22, 2018

The Sign Post

At The Crossroads Of Hope And Glory
AND
Independence And Pride
AND
Doubt And Defiance
AND
Not Yet And Maybe Later
IS
The Sign Post
Plain To The Seeing Eye:


What Is The Point?

Is It Worth It?
Can You Pay The Price?
Was It Worth The Cost?



How Strange!

Very True!

Very True, It's Strange
Or
It's Strangely Very True!?!

Pick Your Own Poison!

Poison Kills!

So Does Ignorance
Recklessness
Willfulness
Waywardness
Wantonness
Idleness
Fullness Of Bread
Pride
Life Without The Peace Guide
AND
Letting Satan Take You For A Ride!

Whatever Must One Do?!

In Heavenly Love Abide!

Let The Spirit Of God In Your Heart Reside! 

Let The Holy Angels Influence You
So That Vain Self 
AND
Purchased Salvation
Do Not Collide
AND
Get Out Of The Dying World
So That Known Sin
Cannot Take You For The Condemned Man's Last Ride!

Bottom Line ...

In Jesus Christ
Our Savior
Lord, God
Forever Friend

Emphatically
Unreservedly

Unrepentantly
Faithfully
Contentedly
Confide!



Friday, June 17, 2016

HAPPY SABBATH + In Dependence! Independence! In Dependence!










I Was Born In A Country Independent!
I Grew Up Independent In A Country Independent!
I Was Raised To Become A Person Independent
BUT ...
In Time ...
I Arrived At The Cross Road
Which Put Me At Odds With
The True And Living Holy Eternal God!

I Was Free!
I Could Be
What Ever I Wanted
Thought
OR
Felt I Could
Should Be!

I Didn't Need Anybody
For
I Could Be Anybody
Even If I Just Wanted To Be 
Downright Upright
OR
Uptight
Always In A Fight
OR
Trolling The Night
AND
Doing God A Despite!
I Was Independent!

I Was Being Me!

UNTIL THAT DAY ...

Came A-dawning
When Self And Soul Savior
Had A Home Truth Talking
AND
I Was Left With The Realization That
Independence Was Misspelled
That It Was In Need Of Some Room
AND
It Was In That Insight
That My Life Really Took Flight!

I Found Out That I Was
In Dependence On God
To Be Able To Reject
Dependence On Life's Frauds
Sent To Injure Me
By The Grand Fraud!

I Found That For
Food
Shelter
Clothing
Peace
Rest
Hope
Help
Love
AND
Blessings
That Really Stand Against
Stresses And Tests
I Had To
In Faith
Sit
Stand
Walk
Run
Go
AND
Come
AND
I HAD To Do It All
Aka Live 
In FULL Dependence
Upon Him
Who Makes My Life Clock
Tick Tock And Run!

I Learnt That
Independence
As Spelled
Shopped Around
AND
Sold
By Educated Man
To Vex And Perplex
The Desiring To Live Righteous Soul
Is Indeed A Hoax
From The Throne
Of Him Who Specializes
In Making Men Go For Broke
By Telling Them:

"Do What You Will
AND
What E'er You Want!
You Don't Need God
To Keep You In A Yoke!
You Are Free!
Come Play With Me!
He Doesn't Want You To Have Fun!
You Don't Need No Healing From The Burden Bearing Buddy!
He Wants Your Will
So That He Can Direct Your Way!
He Wants To Make You Do Exactly What He In His Goody Book Says
For He Wants To Make You
Man Born Free
A Willingly Dependent On Him Slave!"

The Rhetoric Sounded Really Good
BUT ...
On The Best Authority
I Now Stood
After Having Acquired
The Expensive Independence Tee Shirt
AND
Some Almost Life-Taking Scars!

My Song?

No Longer
"Born Free!"

I Am Now Happily Singing:

"Only To Be
What God Wants Me To Be!"

AND ...

I Am Learning To Truly Lean
On Him Who Is Faithful
AND
Merciful
Offering Free Grace
Undying Love
AND
The Guiding
Chiding
Teaching
AND
Comfort Of The Holy Spirit
AND
The Protection
AND
Direction Of Holy Angels Excelling In Strength
Now
AND
In The Great Day
An Eternal Home
In A Glorified Immortal Body
Near Almighty God's Throne!

Truly
It Is In Utmost Dependence
That
I Wait On Him
Who Lovingly
Causes Me To Breathe!


Are You
In Dependence
On Jesus Christ?