HAPPY SABBATH + THE CONSUMING FIRE: Keep Yourself From Idols!

... We Have Bible For That!

There Is No Profit In Sin!

The Good Book Does Not Lie!

Brethren,

Let's Look To Ourselves!
Just Because The World At Large
And 
Our Nation's People Near And Dear
Have Decided To Brazenly Tempt The Living God
That Does Not Mean That 
We Should Be Participant In Flagrant Disobedience!

The Second Commandment Of The Decalogue
Expressly Forbids Making Idols ... Images ... Of Anything
And 
Bowing Before Them In Worship
And 
Daring To Serve Them
Because 
It Makes The Lord Jealous: 
Jealous Is Also His Name! 

Beloved, 

In This Modern Time
We Think Only Those Are Idolaters 
Who Fall Before Statues, Icons, Monuments
Shrines To The Dead, The Never-Living
And
The Insensate 
But 
We Would Be Very Wrong! 

Idolatry ... Idol Worship
Is 
Anything That Takes Our Affections Away 
From The True And Living Holy God 
And 
That Includes Idolizing Movie And Sports Stars
Singers And Dances
Writers And Artists
Priests, Popes, Pastors, Parents, Public Figures
Houses, Husbands
Wives, Work
Money, Merchandise, Media Personalities
Children, Causes, Cars
Friends
And 
Even Good And Necessary Food! 

Idolatry ... False Worship
Is 
The Pet Child Of Satan 
Designed To Cause Our Destruction 
By Our Provoking The Lord's Righteous Anger 
And 
Concluding With His Justified Wrath! 

Self-Worship Is Also Idolatry
And
Just So You Will Know
When The Lord Says He Is Jealous, He Means It
And 
When He Says He Is A Consuming Fire, Believe It! 

Idolatry 
Is 
An Abominable Sin 
And 
No Idolater Shall Enter The Kingdom Of God! 

Remember ...

The Lord Has Made It Quite Clear
That All Who Serve Idols Are Just As They Are
And
We Would All Also Do Well To Remember That
All Who Worship Idols 
Are Giving The Worship Which Rightfully Belongs To God
To Fallen Angels ... Demons
Who Kept Not Their Holy Estate
And
Are Reserved Until Their Prophesied Burning End!

Please Get Rid Of Your Personal Idols: 
The Lord's Jealousy Is The Consuming Fire! 

Make No Pact With Death: Keep Yourself From Idols! 
Worship The Eternal God! 

WARNING:

Idolatry May "Pay" In Temporal Time

But

It Costs The Idolater Everything

That Would Have Been Theirs

In Eternity!

PRAYING: Delight Thyself Also

When You Have A Need
What Do You Do!?!

Pray, Of Course!

When You Have A Desire
What Do You Do!?!

Pray, Of Course!

So, Should I Conclude From This
That For All That We Want
We Should Approach Almighty God!?!

Yes ... And No!

Come On!
I Thought You Were A Godly Man!?!

I Am
And
I Desire To Be Wise Unto Soul Salvation!

What Do You Mean!?!

Friend,
Anything That I Believe That I Need
Think That I Want
Or Heartfelt, Desire
If It Cannot Be Righteously Framed
And
Humbly Presented Before The Holy God
By The Professing Godly Faithful Person
Without Affront To The Character Of The Eternal
Then ... It Cannot Be Formulated As Prayer!

To Do So Will Be Presumption On Our Part
And
Presumption Is A Sin
And
All Sin Is Lawlessness
And
Unless You Repent
You Shall Earn Sin's Wages
And
You Shall, In Your Known Sin, Die!

Furthermore

It Is Also Disrespectful To The Loving Father
Who Is Raising You Right
And
In Whose Favor ... Supposedly

You Truly Delight!

Look At It This Way ...

Would You ... In Godly Fear

Looking Toward The Consummation Of Your Joy 

In Jesus Christ The Righteous
Go To Our Father Who Resides In Heaven
- Who Has The Earth For His Footstool
And Clouds Of Mighty Angels Excelling In Strength
As His Personal Chariots -
With The Confidence Of The Faithful Just
And

Boldly Stand Before His Throne Of Available Grace

Where He Blessed You With His Free Mercy
And 

In Supreme, Unabashed, Confidence Say:

Father, Beloved

You Made Me A Man

And Against Your Will

I Am In Consuming Love With A Gorgeous Man

And I Need Help To Kill My Wife

So That He And I Can Be Together!

I Also Need Assistance To Rob The Local Bank

To Purchase A Joy-House For Us

And To Refurbish The House That I, Covetous, Want

That Belongs To My God-Fearing Neighbor!

I Also Need Direction 

On How To Construct An Altar Of Worship

And An Effigy Of Lust To His Honor 

That I May Bow Before It In Adulation On The Sunday-Sabbath

Even As I Bare False Witness Against His Faithful Wife

And Make You Jealous 

And Willingly, Wittingly, Wantonly

Dishonor You!

I Know This Breaks All Your Commandments

But I Need It To Feel Complete

So Give Me My Desire

And I Will Ever Be Grateful For The Treat!

Lord, Have Mercy!

I'm Not Claiming That!
YOU Would Have Had To Have Lost Your Tiny Mind
Lost Touch With Reality
Lied To Yourself
Signed Up With Satan
And Are Chain-Smoking Magic Mushrooms
While Sniffing Angel Dust
And Eating Marijuana Brownies 

Each Weighing A Half Pound!!

No Christian Would Ever Do A Thing Like That!

I Believe You Meant To Say
No Converted Regenerated Christian
Would Ever Do That
Because
Things Like This Scenario Are Playing Out 

Amongst The Hired Shepherds
And
The "Believers"
Even As We Speak!

You Lie!

I Speak The Truth!!
Check The Newspapers
Local And International
Go Back Even As Short As Just Six Months
And
All Will Be Understood!

Lying To Yourself Is Folly!
Besmirching Almighty God's Holy Name
- For Which He Is Jealous -
Is Clearly Asinine
Demonic
Satanic
And
All Who Will This Unholy Path Take
Shall ... With The God-Fake
At The Appointed Time
A Fire And Brimstone Bath
- With Finality -
Undesired
Take!

Brethren,

Let Us Be Honest

And

Speak The Truth For The Age!

No Human Will Stand Before God ... Pardoned

Who, In This Life

Did Not Purge Himself 

- By Almighty God's Grace

Through The Power Of The Holy Spirit -

Of Known Sin's Taint!

Presumption Is A Sin!

Disobedience Is As Witchcraft!

Lies Are Of The Devil

And

Hireling Shepherds Who Mislead Almighty God's Flock

Will Suffer, In Abundance, His Holy Wrath!

There Will Be No Blanket Conversion Of Humanity!

Only Those Who Forsake Sin, Self And Satan

Will Appear Before Christ The King In Peace

And

It Is In Our Best Interests

The Preserved Word Of The Living God 

Daily To Read

To Study 

To Show Ourselves Approved!

We Must Also Pray And Persevere

Being Instant With Pray As The Need Arises

And

Being Constant With Praying

Because

It Is Only Through Prayer That We Will Survive!

I Caution Us All ...

The Name It And Claim It Phenomenon

Is 

Going To Land Many Of Us In Hell!

Just Because You Want Something

Does Not Mean That It Is Fit To Be Presented

Before Our Creator God

Our Savior

Our Redeemer

Our King ... Our Judge!

Be Very Circumspect In What You Take To The Lord!

Our Own Soul's Salvation

Is 

Our Own Responsibility

And

It Behooves Us Well

To Lean ... Heavily

On Jesus Christ The Lord

For, It Is He, Alone

That Purchased Our Pardon

And

Who Has In His Holy Hand

Our Heavenly Reward!

Please Do Not Place The Lord

On The Same Level With Fallible Priests, Pastors

Gurus, Shamans Nor The Popular Pope! 

There Is Not One Among Them

That Can Save Themselves

Nor You, Nor Me

From Being Into The Lake

Burning With Fire And Brimstone

Summarily, At The Appointed Time, Tossed!

Praying Is A Privilege!

Use It Right!

Praying Is A Duty!

It Does The Heart Of Almighty God

Totally, Totally, Delight!

Praying ... With The Right Attitude

Is 

Power For Today

And

Every Day

So, Trust The Lord

And, Again

Pray Aright

- It Is Your Blessing -

And

Let Old Satan

For Your Confessed

And

Repented-Of Known Sin

Rightfully ... At The Appointed Time

Pay!

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Don't Throw Your Blessing Away!

HE SAID: I Did! - Trusting In The Lord Christ!

I Am In Love
With A Jealous God!

Aren't They All?!

I Don't Know
About A "They All!"
I Just Know About The Jealous God
Whose Name Is Jealous!

Really!?!

Yes!
He Does Not Share!
He Desires All Of My Love
For His Own
AND
As For His Glory
It Is All His!
His, Alone!

He Is So Giving!
He Told Me Up Front:

I Will Always Love You!
I Will Ever Provide For You!

He Told Me Straight
What's Good To Aspire
AND
Plainly Informed Me
What's Best To Retire!

Sounds Really Controlling!

Oh, No!
Not At All!

He Is Just Very Specific
About The Heart
He Holds In His Hand!

When We First Met
He Told Me Quite Plain:

This Is All Blessings!
He Showed Me The Right!

This Is All Cursings!
He Showed Me The Left!

AND
Told Me To Choose
Which One I Will Receive
AND
Never At Any Point
Did He Try To Me Deceive!

He Said I Have Choice!
He Says I Have Will!
I Can Choose To Give Him My Will
Which Will Permit Him
To Mark Out My Path
AND
At The End Of This Life
My Trove Of Blessings
He Will Continue
- For Eternity -
To Fill!

Sounds Like A Bill Of Goods To Me!

To You, Maybe!
But, To Me
My Beating Heart
At His Name
Completely And Totally
Thrills!

How Gullible!

Excuse Me?!
I Don't Understand!

My God Is Holy!
My God Is True!
My God Is Faithful!
AND
He Is Calling Out To You!

What God Ever Does Anything
Except Hold Out Their Frozen Hand?!

Ahhh! There's Your Problem!

Frozen-God Hand!
Frozen-Handed Gods
Are Not Gods!
They Are Idols!

My God Is Alive!
I Can Call Upon Him
At Any Time
AND
He Answers!
He Responds!
He Takes Care Of Me
AND
All That He Requires
Expects From Me
Is Faithfulness
No Doubt
Constancy
No Wavering
Trust
No Backsliding!
In Him
I Am Confiding!

One Is Born Every Day!

What Is That?!

A Sucker!

Oh, My!
I Don't Know Of Anyone Else!
I Speak For Myself!
I Know That I Was Lonely
Lost
Floundering
Wandering
Wayward
Alone
When I Met Jesus
And, Now
My Life Is Complete!

He Said:
Cast Your Cares On Me!
I Did!

He Said:
Trust And Obey!
I Am Trying
By His Grace
That Challenge
To Fullfil!

He Said:
Walk In Faith!
I'm Trying Not To Walk By Sight!

He Said:
I Will Never Leave You Nor Forsake You!
I Hold His Hand
Even When I Want To Relent!

Your Funeral!

He Told Me:

It Is Appointed Once

For Man To Die

And Then The Judgment!

Excuse Me?!

Judgment? What Judgment?!

Oh, Dear ...!

The Creator God

Becomes

The Judge Of His Creation

In The Day Of His Appointing

AND ALL MANKIND
Must Give An Accounting

Of His Life's Deeds!

To The Repentant
He Is The Welcoming King!

To The Unrepentant

He Is The Frowning

Aka Executing Judge!

Everybody Tells Me

Enjoy Life!

You Live!

You Die!

End Of Story!

But, YOU ...!!

You've Upset My Apple Cart!

You Just Burst My Bubble

And You've Done Put A Tremble
A Real Tremble

In My Heart!

What Do I Do?!

Where Do I Go?!

Who Can I Turn To -

I Really Don't Want

The Frowning Judge Score!

Jesus Christ

Is The Answer

First Question To Last!

In Him Is Life Eternal!

On Him Your Burdens

You May Cast!

Trust Him - He Is Faithful!

Lean On Him - He Is Strength!

Hold On To Him - He Is Life

AND

Follow Him

For
He Leads To Eternal Life!

Pray For Forgiveness
For The Rotten Deeds Of Your Past Life!

How On Earth Do I Do That?!

Tell The Truth!

Say What You Did!

Acknowledge That You Were Wrong!

Say You Are Sorry

AND

Ask Jesus To Lead You

The Rest Of Your Life

Be It Short Or Long!

Pray Is Personal Communication!

Tell The Truth Freely!

Forgiveness By Confession

And Repentance

Comes Your Way

BUT

Be Assured Of This One Thing

Going To Jesus

Means Satan Is Going To Be Dogging Your Way!

So, Please
Pray
AND

Keep Praying
AND

Keep Trusting!

Trust Gives Growth To Love

And Soon

Satan Will Have To Leave You Alone

At Least For Those Things

For Which

You Did Let Christ's Spill Blood Atone! 

But ... Know This

Give No Place To The Devil!

Not An Inch!

Not Even A Scratch!

When He Calls

Ask Jesus To Answer

AND 
He Will Run From You Far!

No One Has To Die Without Jesus!

No One Has To Face The Judgement Alone!

Jesus Pleads His Blood For The Faithful

AND

The Father Accepts

His Beloved Son's Spilt Blood - It truly Atones!

Will You Pray With Me?!

Our Father

Up In Heaven

We On The Earth

Accept The Promise

Offered To Us

In Jesus Christ's Spilt Blood!

Here Is A New Resident

For The Eternal Kingdom

Who Desires Forgiveness

From The God Who Is Love ...! 

PRAYER: Father, I Trust Your Character!

Father,

I Believe In You

For

I Believe In The Transcript Of Your Character

That Says

That You Are The Holy

All-Seeing

All Knowing

Ever Present

Faithful

Healing

Helpful

Caring

Saving

Sealing

Almighty God

Who Created Mankind

And Who

With A Sacrificial Love

Made A Way

To Heaven

For Us To Rise Up!

Thank You For The Glory To Come!

You Created Us

And You Are Jealous For Our Worship!

You Preserve Us

And Are Jealous

For Our Praise!

You Gave Your Only Son

Your Blessed Best

That We May Be Saved

When Sin Is Repented Of

And Confessed

And

You Are Jealous For Us To Return Home

So You Made Available To Us

Prayer

So That We May Petition For Assistance

And Also Commune With Our God

In The Stillness Of Our Souls!

Thank You For The Blessing!

Father,

Some Of Us Love You

Others Not So Much

But

Your Love For All Of Us

Remains The Same

Even Though There Are Those

Who Choose By Sin

To Remain Enchained!

Forgive Us Our Trespasses!

Father,

You To Me Have Been Faithful!

Help Me To You

Be Faithful Now!

Heal My Eyesight!

Garb Me By You!

Fashion Me A Heart Of Flesh

Suitable For The Dwelling-place

Of The Holy Spirit True!

Unstop My Ears

So That I May Hear

The Gentle Call

To Reverent Worship

And

Guide Me Safely

To The Shore

To The Mansion Where

My Lord Christ

Has Prepared For Me

A Heavenly Resting Place!

What Joy Awaits!

Father, I Give You All My Praise!

Oh, Lord

Most Holy

Kind

Gentle

True

I Give To You

My Will

My Way

And

My Self

In Humility Of Heart

For Your Choice Use!

I Am Your Child

Your Servant

And

A Soldier Of The Faith True!

Bless Me Unto The Great Dawning

For

I Love

Honor

And

Bless You

And

Humble Myself Willingly

In Worshipful Service

Unto You Who Alone Is Holy!

Lord, I Draw Nigh In Jesus' Faith!

Father,

I Seek Not Riches!

I Seek Not Fame!

I Hanker Not For Houses Nor Land

But For The Love Of Shiloh

The Great I Am

The Returning One

In Whom Is No Hidden Agenda

Nor Misdirecting Device!

Great Is Our God!

Oh, Lord

Help Me To Live Clean

Denying The Liar

Even The Token Victory!

Help Me Not To Desire To Be Seen And Heard

Nor To Yearn 

After The Trifles And Enchantments

Of The Goat Herd!

Help Me To Live As A Sheep

Walking Faithfully Behind The Lamb

For The Desire Of My Heart

Is To Reach Heaven's Table Land!

Seal Me!

Save Me In The Day Of Battle

In Jesus' Name, I Stand And Plead!

Grant Me, Lord

The Promised Victory!

AMEN.