PRAYER: Lord, Help Thou My Unbelief!

Master!
Lord!
My Teacher!
My Friend!
Jesus Christ
The God Of All
Loves Me
And That ... Without End!

I Know Not Where My Feet May Travel
I Know Not Which Row
In The Garden Of Life I Must Hoe
BUT I Know The One
Whose Undying Love For Me
Has Deliberately Made
Personal Provision
Just For Me!

He Who Has Promised
Has Made The Word Plain:

Eye Has Nor Seen

Nor Has A Man's Ear Heard

The Plans

The Provisions

That I Have Made For Thee!

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PRAYER:

Lord, 

I Believe You! - Help Thou

My Unbelief!

Lord,

I Receive You! - Help Me Not To Grieve You!

Lord,

I Am Blind!

If Thou Wilt

Thou Canst Make Me See!

Lord, I

My Sin Against You

- In Contrition -

I Do Confess

And

I Plead

- In Jesus' Name -

Most Gracious God

Please Save Me

To Enter Into Your Bliss!

AMEN.

Heaven Awaits Servant-For-The-Savior Corps!

I Had Always Aspired To Be A Servant!
A Faithful Servant Of The Living God
Ready
Willing
AND
Able To Do His Bidding
For The Ultimate In Blessing And Reward!

I Thought
On The Ultimate Servant
He Who Died
To Make My Treasured Position Possible
AND
Realized
That Love Makes The Work Ennobling
AND
Keeps Satan Out Of My Business
For
In God's Service
I Am On Prayer
Wrapped Up And Floating!

Working Honorably
In The Master's Service
Requires The Setting Aside  Of
Vanity
Airs And False Graces!
I Must Be Willing
To Make The Stand Unpopular
With The Rallying Call:

Death Before Dishonor
Though The Heavens May Fall!

For
I Am Nothing To Do 
With Doing A King Saul!

My Clothing
Was Changed Upon Entering 
Heaven Awaits Servant-For-The-Savior Corps!

Upon Entry
I Had To Leave Behind
Past Life
Willing Sinner
Self
Self-Satisfaction
Self-Gratification
Self-Service
Selfishness
Hate
Intemperance
Heedlessness
Greed For Gain
You Know ... Me-Itis
On The Chopping Floor!

I Willingly
Gifted Back My Will To Jesus
AND
Started Walking
In The Master's Way
Being Ever Ready
Daily
To Do As He Lovingly Says!

I Learned In The Servant-For-The-Savior Corps
That Constant Prayer Is A Must
For Help
For Strength
For Light
For Wisdom
To See The Wrong
AND
To Do The Right
To Make Peace
To Live With Hope
To Plead For Mercy
To Embrace Grace
To Be A Living Light
To Learn That The Earthly Fight
Is Not Won
By Power Nor Might
AND
That The Spirit Of The Living God Is Real
AND
Will Bud In Us
AND
Will Grow In Us
When
We Denigrate
AND
Deny Self
AND
Put The Love Of God
In Our Hearts
AND
Destroy The Self-Made Idols
That Had Obscured
Living Faith
Faith For Today
Faith And Works
Beauty In Truth
AND
All The Like Kindred
That Would Show
Jesus In Me
As My Changed Life's Proof!

While Working For The Lord Is Easily Hard
It Makes Living In The Hard World Easier!
I Recognized
That I Didn't Have To Have
Baubles And Beads
AND
Fashionable Creeds And Steeds!

I Realized
That I Can Live On A Little
Living For Him
Who Loves Me Best
AND
I Permit The World To Keep Its Oysters
For
By Faith
I'm With Jesus
Confidently Walking To
AND
Will Ultimately Walk Through 
The Pearly Gates Of Heaven Blessed
All My Known Sin
Forgiven
For
They Will Have Been Penitentially Confessed!

Field Work Is Available!

Will You Apply?

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Personal False God

I Once Had A Personal False God
That Daily I Worshipped Lovingly In My Big Wall Mirror!
I Winked!
I Waved!
I Smiled!
AND
I Embraced It
For My God
For Me
Always Would Deliver!

I Was Born With The Sin Nature
AND
I Was In Wilful Opposition To The Living God
Who
- It Appeared To Bright Me -
Desired Just Because He Gave Life To Me
That I Put His Will Before Mine
AND
That My Heart To His Heart Ever Be Inclined!

It Wasn't Working!

You See ...

The King James Bible Told Me
That My Life Is A Gift
AND
The World Tells Me
I Owe No Man Anything But
"Thanks!"
For The Present
So ... I Could Not Understand
Why The Gift Giving God
Wanted More Than "Thanks!"
For His Gifting My Life To Me!

It Seemed Kind Of Greedy To Me!

Then, One Day ...

It Was Brought To My Attention
That The Creator Of My Life
Made Me For His Own Pleasure
AND
His Having Given Me My Life
AND
My Free Will
Was For Me To Give Back To Him Freely
So That He
In Turn
Would Make Me His Peculiar Treasure
AND
In The Fullness Of His Time
When
With My Permission
He Has My Character Refined Into His Image
AND
I Have Endured To The End
All The Tests In This Life That Are Mine
That The Giver Of The Best Gifts
Will Remake Me
AND
Take Me
To His Heavenly Home
Where God's Eternal Light Shines!

Huh?!

Hmmm  ...

Ahhhmmm ...

Uh huh ...

Alrighty Then! Yes! Yes!
I Feel You!

So ...

What About The False God
That You Had In The Wall Mirror?!

It And I
Are Ever In A Battle!
I Must
By Prayers To God
Cause The God Of Self
Daily To Fall!
It Is A Constant Struggle
AND
At Times
I Get Well And Truly Bruised
BUT 
I've Chosen The Gift Giver
For My Leader
AND
Self Has No Choice But To Lose!

I Once Couldn't See My Own Sin
For Self-God Was A Lying One In The Din!
I Placed My Self Before My Soul's Salvation!
I Had Made Peace With The Fraud!
I Was Interesting!
I Was With Self Smitten
AND
I Was A Blinded Fool
Used By Satan Like A Cheap Tool!

I Behaved Just Like Satan!
I Could Only See Self!
I Loved Me To Distraction!
I Cared Not For My Soul's Health!

BUT ...

One Glad Day
A Chink Appeared In The Mirror
AND
A Wrinkle Was Revealed In My Face!
A Wrinkle Was Exposed In My Spirit
AND
Mirror-God Couldn't Fix The Chink Nor The Wrinkles
AND
I Knew Then That A Non-Fixing God Is A Disgrace!

I Bowed My Head And My Heart!
I Stepped Out Of The Den Of The One Dark!
AND
I Apologized To The God Who Gave Me Life
For All The Times I Did Of Him Snark!
I Removed "Constant I" From My Vocabulary
AND
Instituted 
"Yes, Lord!"
"... You, Lord!"
AND
By Faith
This Child Is Avidly Seeking After The Gift Giving God
Who Provides
Without Our Having To Ask!

Thank God For Grace!

The Lesson In The Duck!

If We Will Let The Lord Teach Us 

We Will Find Lessons Everwhere!

If We Will Let The Lord Feed Us

We Will Have Good Food

And Some

For Others To Share:

Fear To The Christian
Should Be As Water On A  Duck's Back!
Fear Should Become Prayer
When A Christian Is Under Attack!

Hope For Heaven
Should Render A Christian Beautiful
Like A Duck On A Migratory Wing!
Peace Should Be To A Christian
What Water Is To A Duck Floating!

Love To A Christian
Should Be As Webbed Feet To A Duck
For Love
- Just Like Webbed Feet Even In Dark Water -
Moves The Christian Along Singing 
A Happy-In-Jesus Song!

Living For The Lord Jesus
To A Christian
Should Be As A Duck Catching An Updraft!
For
The Updraft Gives One Altitude
Raising One Up To The Perfect Flying Path!

Daily Bible ReadingTo A Christian
Should Be As Down And Feathers On A Duck Whole
For Insulation
For Clothing
For Transport From Climes Cold!

The Goodness Of God
In The Voice Of A Christian
Should Be Heard On The Ground
Even As The Voice Of A Duck Is Heard
When He Is Flying High Above The Earthbound!

Every Christian
Though In Transport
In Transport Of Christ's Delight
Should Send A Word
A Blissful Word
To Those Shuttered In By Night!

We Were Once As They Now Are
Hemmed In On Every Side
AND
Someone Sent By The Pitying Jesus
Brought To Our Hearts
A Fair And Comforting Word Of Life!

We Were Then Able To
- By Faith -
Separate Ourselves From The Strife
AND
In Trusting Jesus
Walk Toward His Offered New Life
Propelled By Love Of Him
Who For Us Gave His Own Life
AND
Really Believing
In The Call Of:

New Lives For Old!

New Lives For Old!

Jesus Christ Gave Up His Life

For Your Life To Be Made Anew!

Available Now!

Today! Today!

Get A New Life For Your Life That's Old!

The Head Of The Christ-Centered Christian
Should Be As The Head Of The Duck!
Even Though Its Head Is Oft' Underwater
Its Security Is Profound!
Its Eyes Are Still Beholding
AND
Its Destination It Can See!
Elements May Drown Christian Heads In Sudden Deep Water
BUT
Our Hearts Are Resting In Almighty God
So No Dread Action Of The Lion De Liar
Should Be Able To Cause Us 
To Deny Our One True And Saving Lord!

Duck Are All Great Waders!
They Wade Even In Water Cold Deep!
They Know The Vibrations In The Water
AND
Understand When To Remain Calm
AND
When To Flee
For Changes In The Rhythm Of
The Troubling In The Water
By Elements Unknown
Can To The Duck
- As Well As To The Christian -
Prove To Be Deadly!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Returning

The Soldiers had Returned!

The Waiting Families had been Unexpecting That Day

But

Knowing that Some Day

Their Heroes would Re-appear, and

The Sounds of Rejoicing

At 
The Unexpected Appearance

Wrung 
From Each Heart

Its Purest Welcome in The Day!

I sat and watched

All The Soldier Family Reunions!

I shed many tears

Of Joy and Gladness with Them

And - Then - I Thought

Of The Day when I would See My Jesus!

Oh, What Rapturous Joy

With which My Heart Will Sing

Upon My Beholding My - The Eternal - King!

My Lord and My God

My Savior Redeemer

My Salvation

My Provider

My Friend

My Hope

My Joy

The Promised Crown

The Glorious Home

The Grand Triumphal Procession

The Opening Of The Gates

The Thrilling of The Redeemed Ones' Song!

My Heart Can Wait!

I Will Wait - My Heart Expectant

Not Knowing The Date

But Knowing ... The Day Will Come

When The Blessed Hope

Of Glory

Will Be Realized

and 
All The Suffering, Pain and Shame

Will Be Removed

From Heart, Body and Soul, Spirit and Eyes!

My Lord is Coming!

He Will Not Be Silent and

Neither, Neither Will I

For He Is The One That My Longing Soul Awaits!

My Tears Will Be Joy!

My Love Will Have Explosion

and

I Shall Arise!

I SHALL ARISE

and

To Holy Heaven - To Paradise

Rise!