SIN: Eschew! Eschew!

Self-Willed Sally
And
Own-Way Chase
Were Known To Be Crabby
When In The Presence Of Straight-Laced!

The Problem Was Simple

And
The Reason Profound
Because
Straight-Laced Lived On And Walked Faithfully 

On The Narrow Way
And
Worked On The Path Of Verity
And
Shopped At "It Is Written!"
And
Permitted No One
From The Path Of Truth And Righteousness
To Cause Him To Turn Around!

Battle Lines Were Meticulously Drawn
And
Straight-Laced
- Watching, Waiting
And
Working For His Lord -
Deftly Drew Out And Finely Sharpened
His God-Given Sword!

He Never Raised His Voice

And 
He Had No Need To Curse

Because
He Wielded The Sword Of Truth!

Listen To Him
Hear Him Cut Unruly-Sin Down
To The Vanquished-Today Size:

Many Are They That Trouble Me!
Many Are They That Rise Up Against Me! 

Many Are They That Say Of My Soul 

There Is No Help For Him In God: 

But Thou, Oh, Lord, Art A Shield For Me

My Glory And The Lifter Up Of My Head!

I Waited For The Lord And He Inclined Unto Me 

And Heard My Complaint!

Blessed Is The Man
Who Walks Not In The Counsel Of The Ungodly

Nor Standeth In The Way Of Sinners

Nor Sitteth In The Seat Of The Scornful!

The Lord Is My Rock And My Redeemer!

Trust Ye In The Lord Forever

For In The Lord Jehovah Is Everlasting Strength!

They That Wait Upon The Lord Shall Renew 

Their Strength, They Shall Mount Up With Wings As Eagles!

They Shall Run And Not Be Wary!

They Shall Walk And Not Faint!

The Naysayers Were Many ...

Whenever Selfish-Selena
Jealous-Judy
Licentious-Lynbrook
Doubting-Dorothy
Impious-Ilene
And
Gainsaying-Gareth
Sought To Gall Him
By Calling Him A Gull For
Believing In The Living Word
By Them Considered A Dead Letter
To A Bunch Of Space Cadets
Straight-Laced Did Not Take Offence!

He Took The Only Action
Sure, Always, To Be Effective:

He Sighed!
He Cried Over The Abominations
And
Dear Lord
He Prayed!

He Prayed For Their Help!
He Prayed For Their Health!
He Prayed Against Their Hard-Headedness
Their Hard Heartedness
And
He Prayed For Their Revival
Their Reformation
And
He Pleaded With The Lord 

For Their Conversion To The Cause Of Christ
And
Don't You Know
One Rather Gloomy Day
A Crack Appeared
In The Wall Of Willing Sinners
Known Viciously Arreared Against Him!

Falene-Pharisee
And
Sarcastic-Cyralene
- Known Rabid Haters Of Straight-Laced -
Banged, Banged ... Knocked Real Hard
- In An Urgent Tattoo -
Upon His Open, Always Open, Front Door!

They Didn't Give Him A Chance To Offer Pleasantries!

They Just Said:

Give Us Water!
Feed Us Bread!
Point Us To The Shepherd
Or Very Soon We Shall Be Dead!

We Offer No Explanation!
Know This: We Need The Living Light!
Satan Has Proved Himself A Gross Liar!
His Way Of Life Is Blight!

Straight-Laced Asked No Questions!
He Simply Uttered:

Thank You, Jesus!

It Was His Heartfelt Prayer
And
He Hugged And Invited His Guests
- Expected, Unexpected -
To Sit Down For The Meal! 

He Pointed Them To His Simply-Appointed Dining Room 

And Fittingly Arrayed Table And Beckoning Chairs!

The Plates Were Plain Truth!
The Knives Were Knowledge!
The Spoons Dug Into Salvation!
The Forks Held Fidelity!
The Cups Were Filled With Confidence In Christ!
The Glasses Told The Surpassing Glory Story
And
In Each Linen Napkin, Clean And White
Were The Words Of Truth And Life
The Aching Soul Sure To Delight!

There Was Grace Before The Meal!

Mercy, The Platter

Did Seasoned Vegetables Various Yield
Showing And Telling That
Mercy Covers All
No Matter The Type
The Stripe!
Mercy ... Is For One And All!

And

There Was A Little Brown Bag
To Hold The Vomitus Of Sin Confessed
A Known Necessity
If
One Willed By The Great King
Truly To Be Blessed!

Repentance Was At The Table!
It Was A Turning-U
Black-Black To Charcoal-Grey
Dirty Beige To Bright White:

It Encourages One Not To Be
The Sin-Slave
And
To The Will Of The Eternal God
Willingly To Cave!

Said Straight:

Jesus Christ IS The Way-Maker!
Jesus Christ IS The Bread-Baker!
Satan Is The Liar, The Faker
And Only You Can Decide
To Be The Narrow-Way Taker!

Turn Away From Self And Sin!
Turn To Jesus Christ And Heaven Win!
Bless The Lord And He Will Bless You
When The Way Of Sin
You Boldly Eschew!

That Hour
That Day
Standing In Faith
On Prayer

Having Hope
Those Two Willingly, Joyfully, Joined
The Heaven-Bound Crew!

Jesus Christ Saves!
He Saved Them
And
He Can
He Will
Save Me And You, Too!

Don't Be Complacent!
Fighting Against Sin
Is
A Moment By Moment
Day By Day Battle
Done In The Strength
In The Faith Of Jesus Christ The Righteous

Our Returning-Soon Savior

Redeemer, Lord And God!

Let's Walk With Him In Total Accord!

 

HAPPY SABBATH + IT IS WRITTEN: Perfect Armour!

Let's Just Keep It Real!
All I'm Saying Is That
IfYou're Going To Sup With The Devil
You'd Better Have A Long Spoon!

Satan And His Fallen Angels
Do Not Take Prisoners
AND
Any Meal Being Served

In Which They're Partaking
Is One That Will Make Sure 

That You Don't Grow Any Further!

You Ain't Lying ...!

... And I Don't Feel Like Crying!

I Hear THAT!!

The Bible Spells It Out Clearly:

First,
Look At Christ Jesus!

He Was Baptised
By Water
AND
With The Holy Ghost
AND THENDriven Into The Desert
He Fasted And Prayed For Forty Days
AND THENHe Was Confronted
- Tempted -
By That Wicked Satan
To Whom He Clearly
Firmly Responded:

It Is Written ...!

It Is Written ...!

It Is Written ...!

Of Course, You Know That Satan
- A Bible Scholar Of No Mean Ability -
Quoted
Misquoted
AND
Misapplied The Scriptures
To No Avail!

Again ...

Jesus Christ ... To His Disciples
Regarding The Devil That 

They Could Not Cast Out Of The Young Boy :

This Kind Come Not Out

But By Prayer And Fasting!

Which Clearly Means

Prepare Your Own Soul
Prayer
Fast
AND
Appropriately Quote The Scriptures!

We Already Have Our Victory
IfWe Believe Almighty God's Holy Word
AND
We Have The Perfect Armor
- The Whole Armor Of God -
To Protect Us From The Tar Balls
- The Doubts About Our Faith And Faithfulness -
AND
The Fiery Darts Of The Devil
- Lies, Persecutions, Prosecutions, Lusts!

I'll Warn Us All ...

Never Step Out In Faith
While Walking In Pride!

Ahem! Ahem!

You Okay?!

I Fine! I'm Fine!
I Just Think That You Misspoke!

How So?!

How Can You Step Out In Faith
If You're Walking In Pride?!

Exactly!!

Excuse Me?!

Pride Is The Devil's Dominion
AND
All Who Walk In Pride
Will Fall ... Just As He Did!

Put Differently ...

You Ain't Doing The Lord's Business
If You're Wearing Satan's Uniform!

The Uniform You're Wearing
Represents The Company
For Which You Work
AND
You Can Not
- Will Not - 
Receive Faith's Reward
While Doubt
Pride
Selfishness
Wilfulness
Waywardness
Dishonesty

AND
Lying
Are In You Chronic
Doing The Work Of Raging, Rampaging, Disease!

Preach, Preacher!

Satan Is The Sinister Minister
The Looming Liar
The Masterful Murderer

AND

The Dastardly Deceiver
AND
All Who Choose
His Will To Work
Will Share His Fate
In The Lake Of Fire!

I Don't Know About You
BUT
I'm With Jesus
Our Lord Christ
AND
To Him
I'm Climbing Higher And Higher
Because
I Want No Part Of Satan's Permanent "Bath" 
In Unquenchable Fire!

AMEN!!!

We Can't Serve Two Masters!

Draw Us Nearer, Lord!

Trust The Armor: It Always Works!

The Shield Of Eternal Truth

It Is Written ...!
Is The Shield Of Eternal Truth
AND
All Who Will To Stand Firm
In The Faith Of Jesus Christ The Lord
Must Intimately Know
What Says The Word Of The Holy God!

Lucifer
The Choir Director In Heaven
The Light Bearer
N/k/a/ Satan Intimately Knows The Word Of Truth
Having Been Taught Same
In The Throne Room Of Almighty God
As A Covering Cherub
In Power
Under The Lord Christ!

He Was Expelled
From Beholding The Eternal God's Majesty
Because
He Wanted Things Added To His Soul
That Were Neither Possible
Nor Right!

He Wanted The Father's Son's Worship

His Own Soul To Delight!

You Must Know That ...

The Shield Of Eternal Truth
Is Impermeable 
Cannot Be Bent By Created Being
Nor Will It Be By Its Creator 
For He Is Not Fickle
Nor
Can It Be Rent From The Hand Of Faith 
For Faith Conquers The World
Nor
Can It Be Buried
For It Glows
With Heavenly Light
That Darkness Cannot Assuage
AND
All Those Bear It
Will Firm Stand
For The Lord Christ Is Maker
AND
They Will Be Victorious In Christ Jesus
Even If Carried By The Brethren Numbered Six
From The House Of The Undertaker!

Jesus Christ 

IS 

Lord And Eternal God!
Satan Is The Liar
AND
The Soon-To-Be Permanently Terminated Fraud
So
Let No Created Being Fool You!
There Is Not Going To Be An Immortal Sinner
So Lay Claim To Your By-Faith-Reserved Seat
At The Banquet Table Of The Lord
For
Soon Comes The Saints Welcome Home Dinner!
Don't Forget!
They Won't Be Any Sinners!

By The Eternal God's Great Grace
Challenge Yourself To ...

Stand In Jesus Christ's Faith!
Die In Truth

AND
Rise In The Risen Lamb's Eternal Glory
When You Stand In The Light Of
The Old Ever New Always Relevant
Good News
Gospel Story
That Shield Of Eternal Truth
Which Is The Best Food For All
All Who Are The Children
The Known Descendants Of Those Who
To Satan's Sophistries
In The Beginning
Did Fatally Fall!

Upon The Name

Of

The Lord Jesus Christ

Eternal God

Almighty

Faithful

Merciful

Gracious

Just And True

Wise And Loving

Giving And Forgiving

Blessing And Justifying

Sanctifying

AND

Very Soon ... Glorifying

Humbly, Fervently, Faithfully

Unweariedly

Call!!

He Welcomes One And All!

He Cures All Who Believing, Call!