REALITY CHECK: Almighty God Looks At The Heart!

All Who Call Themselves Believers
Would Do Well To Think On This:

Mortal Man Looks At The Outward Appearance!
The Eternal God Looks At The Heart
And

Every Work Will Be Brought Into Judgment
With Every Secret Thing
Because

There Is Nothing Hid That Shall Not Be Made Known!

Not Everybody That Says Lord, Lord
Shall Enter Into The Kingdom Of God
Because

Ye Must Bear Good Fruit!

Ye Must Be Obedient Unto Death!

We May Cry Out That We Have Faith 
But
Faith Without Work Is Dead!

Thou Shalt Have No Other God But The Living God!

When You Walk With The Lord
In The Shed Light Of The Living Word
The Fraud Can't Turn You From 
The Straight And Narrow Way
But
When With Truth You Compromise
And
Build A Great Mansion On Shifting Sand
And
Fill It With The Proceeds Of The Profit
Gained From Bold Lies
You, Effectively
Cut Yourself Off From All The Heavenly Ties!

Please ...

Don't Toil For Earthly Reward
And
Don't Live The Life Of The Wily Fraud
Because 
The Lake Of Fire And Brimstone Awaits You
As It Is Sin's Just Reward!

A Heart For The Lord Christ Is A Priceless Treasure!
A Faith Strong Gives To Our God A Great Pleasure
And 
He Is Well Pleased To Help Us Keeping Walking 
In His Known Way!

Deceit Is Quite Real When We Want Heavenly Treasure
Even As We Swing Sin's Gross Vomit Pail!
This Is Not Right
And 
All Who Indulge In This Practice
Will Most Assuredly Fail!

You, Me, We May Fool Mortal Man
But
We Can't Fool The Son Of Man
Who Made Each Of Us A Living Soul
And
Offers The Heavenly Home
As The Life Goal Of The Soul!

Brethren,

It Is Time To Stop Saying
That The Other Person "Needs" Jesus Christ!
That The Other Person "Needs" To Repent Of Sin!
That The Other Person "Needs" To Walk Right
In The Sight Of The Holy God
When We Are The Very Ones Fornication 
On The Altar Of The True And Living God!

Man Sees What You Desire Him To See!
Man Hears What You Desire Him To Hear!
But

No Man
No Demon
Not Satan
Can Know What The Eternal God
Knows From Our Hearts!

Sometimes I Shudder At the Thought That 
Almighty God Knows Me Better Than I Know My Self
And
Other Times
My Heart Rejoices To Know That My God
Loving
Living And Forgiving
Knows Me Inside Out
Top To Bottom
Side To Side
Back To Front!

From The Lord Of Life, I Cannot Hide
So, I Choose In His Way
In His Heart
In His Love
To Abide
And
Confide
To Stem Sin's Tide!

Truth Be Told ...

I Have No Desire That My Unrepented Of Sin Collide With 
Almighty God's Wrath
Because 
I Am Too Proud To Bend To His Will
And
Walk In His Prescribed Way
To Be Blessed With Eternal Success!

Decisions Must Be Made ...

I Choose  ... By Jesus Christ's Faith
To Humble Myself Before Almighty God
Before Almighty God Has To Humble Me
And
Ultimately Destroy Me!

Indulging Foolishness

Is Not Sense ... In Any Language!

Brethren,

Get Ye Hence To The Savior Of Mankind
And

Get Salvation!

It Is Free To Any And Every Body! 

Take The Lord God At His Word!

Those Who Oppose The Living God
Practice Pride
AND
The Call Of Almighty God's Holy Spirit
They Actively Defy!
They Are Wilful
AND
Wayward
AND
No Respecters Of Holy God's Truth
AND
They Take Much Pleasure In Gainsaying
AND
Acting Mindfully Abstruse!

Vanity
Is 
A Vexation Of Spirit
AND
Investigation Into Too Many Books Likewise
AND
Walking Wisely In One's Own Eyes
Sets One Up To Be Used
As A Devilish Device!

Be Careful, Ye Wayward!
Be Circumspect, Ye Vain!
Be Mindful, Ye Curious
When Into The Almighty God's Business 
You Take The Budget Airplane
For
The Eternal God Is Not A Respecter Of Persons
AND
What Is Given Into Our Keeping
Is Available For Us To Know
BUT
That Which The Glorious God Has Kept In His Own Counsel
- Don't Be Bold -
You Will The Answer Never Know!

Be A Child ... You Need The Righteous God's Teaching!
Be A Servant ... You Need Blessing God's Leading!
Be A Pilgrim Walking Through This Fleeting Life!
Be A Stranger To Sinful Ways
AND
Of The Holy Hand Do Not Let Go
For
Those Who Will See The Lord Of Life In Peace
Will Never Go With The Wicked World's Flow!

Study ... To Show Thy Self Approved!
Learn ... The Ways Of The Lord!
Live ... With A Gentle Touch On The World
For
This World Is Not Our Home
AND
We Must Treat It As Such
AND
Not Raise It Up To Be Much!

Do Not Envy The Evil!
Do Not Pamper Pride!
Do Not Greet The Greedy
AND
Do Not With The Leprosy Of Sin Abide!

Take The Lord At His Word!
Take The Word For Bread And Eat!
Take The Water Of Life And Drink
AND
Do Not Practice Deceit!

Rescue The Perishing!
For Them
The Holy Spirit Is The Refreshing!
Take Time To Care For The Lost And Weary Soul
AND
Show Them
That Heaven With Christ Is To Be The Soul's Sole Goal!

My God Is The Rock!

The Troublers Of My Soul Are Many
So
In Godly Fear
I Cried Unto The Lord!
He Heard Me
From His Home In Zion
AND
I No Longer Had Anything To Fear
From That Seeking Roaring Ravening Lion!

I Laid Me Down!
I Slept ... In Peace
AND
I Awakened - What Sweet Relief
AND
Now, Sustained
By The Love Of Him
Who, To Me, Is All Gain
I Shall Not Be Afraid
Of Those Chain-Rattling Profane!

My God Is The Rock ... In The Weary Land!
My God Is The Shepherd
Who Guides And Comforts Me
With That Loving Gentle Hand!
My God Is The Life-Giver
Who Gives Me Food For Both Body And Soul
AND
My God Is Preparing Me The Perfect Place
The Taking Up Of Residence In Which
Motivates My Life
For It Is My Goal!

My God Is The Lover Of My Soul!
My God Bought Me A Second-Death Pardon
AND
I Can Approach Unto Him Bold
AND
In The Name Of Christ The Redeemer
I Can
I Do
I Will
Make My Requests Known Unto Him
AND
Today
My Request, Lord, Is:

Make Me Unto You, A Delight!

My God!
My Hope!
My Help!
My Salvation!
Even So ... Come, Lord Jesus
For

I Desire To Be With You

In The Forever Home!

Conscious Decisions!

Being Of A Sound Mind

I Have Taken The Conscious Position
To Make A Conscious Decision
To Honest-To-Goodness
Truly
- Without Reservation -
Believe In The Almighty God!

Since There Are So Many Other "Things"

Which Distract One

From What Is Truly Important

I Have Consciously
Made Up My Mind
To Trust
The Living Holy God
At His Own Word
Believing
That He IS Who He Says He Is
AND
Trusting His Word ... Again
That
He Will Do What He Says
He Will Do!

The Living God

By Jesus Christ

Said He Could Fix Me
AND
Make Me Fit
To Appear Face-To-Face

- Without Fear Of Instant Destruction -
Before The Consuming Fire
That Is The Eternal God
AND
I Have Consciously Decided
(That Phrase Again)To Take Him At His Unfailing Word
AND
Shall
- In All Things -
Act In My Received Portion Of Jesus Christ's Faith
So That I May Receive
All Of The Memorialized Blessings
Denoted In The Living Word!

Almighty God
In The Very Person
Of Jesus Christ
Who Ever Lives
To Make Intercession
For Me
(And You, Too)"Wrote" A Contract
In Man-Covered-Divinity
AND
Signed AND Sealed It
In Innocent Blood
AND
I
- By The Exercise Of My Faith -
Accede
To The Terms Therein Specified
AND
With Wilful Participation
Know That I Will Receive Power For Living Now
AND
- With Faithful Endurance -

Will Receive The Promised Heavenly Rewards!

I Have Been Burnt
By Contracts Made By Man
BUT
I Cannot
I Will Not
I Refuse To Say
That God - Through Jesus Christ -
Bit Me
By Indulging In
Pay For Play!

Saying Such Will Prove Me A Satan-Inspired Liar!

Up Front, The Living God Said:

Here Are Enunciated The Blessings!

There Is Enunciated The Curse!

You Are By Birth-Right

In Possession Of Free Will

So Choose

Today

How In Your Own Life

You Shall With Deliberation Move!

Today
I Look With Heart
AND
With Good Reason In Head
- Having Talked With My Jesus -
I Have Decided
Not To Live Like A Dead-Head!

I Have Decided
To Accept The Enunciated Blessings

And TherebyCast Behind Me
That Enunciated Curse
AND
Leave All My Tomorrows
In The Hands Of Him
- Who In Himself -
Took My Known Share Of Sin's Curse!

My Faith Is Not Blind
For He Who Bequeathed It
Is Light
AND
Life
AND
With Him As My Guardian
My Guide
AND
My Stay
I Will Have No More Truck With Satan
AND
Of A Surety
For Me
There Is Nothing Called:

"Hell To Pay!"

What Do YOU Say?!

Jesus' Personal Cross Is Our Personal Crown!

A Personal Cross
Is The Personal Key
Approved Of By Jesus
Disposing Personal Payment
Of The Entry Fee
Which Causes The Gates Of Hell To Be Locked
AND
The Gates Of Heaven
To Swing Open
Freely
Granting Rightful Entrance
To The Eternal Rest Home
Prepared By Jesus The Christ
For
The Faithful Saint 
Whoever He Or She May Be
AND
Who Never Walks Alone!

Carry Your Own Cross!
Wear Your Own Crown!
AND
Let Not The Fraudulent One
Cause You Walk On The Wide Road Bent
AND
All Alone
To Be Ultimately
Eternally Cast Out
Nevermore To Know 
God's Peace And Rest At Home!!

So ...

Please Lean On The Master!
Please Rely On The Living God!
Please Be Obedient
Be Loving
Be Trusting
Be Persevering
Be Hopeful
Be Helpful
Be Truthful
Be Faithful
Be Grateful
Be Gracefilled
AND
Sing Glory To God! 
Sing Joyful Hallelujahs!
AND
Rest In The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit
Enjoying The Protection Of The Holy Angels
AND
Through Blessed Endurance
- At The End Of All Trials On The Blue Ball -
Enter The Great Reward
Where None Residing There 
Can Ever Be Called A Fraud!

If You Will Not Bear A Cross
Then
- For You -
There Will Be No Crown
So
Be A Laboring Saint
AND
Take Up Your Cross Daily
Praying For Heavenly Sustenance
Exercising Faith
Utilizing Love
AND
Live For Jesus Christ
AND KNOW OF A SURETY
That He Can Never Let You Down
For
He Came Down To Our Level
To Bring Us Up To His
So That We May Eternally Share
In All The Glory
That Is His Own!

Jesus Christ

Is The Perfect Answer

To All That Ails

And

To All Our Questionings!

From This Moment On ...! + PRAYER: I Cannot Live Like This ...! Lord, I Love You!

I Had In My Heart
A Little Jesus
AND
I Had In My Heart
A Lot Of My Self!
There Was A Battling Raging
AND
Each Desired The Other
To Take A Knee
On The Back Shelf!

I Often Talked A Walk
I Was Not Walking!
I Often Walked A Talk
About Which I Was Uncomfortable To Enthusiastically Speak
AND
This Was Making My Life Uncomfortable
AND
I Really Needed Heavenly Relief!

PRAYER:

Lord,

I Can Not Live Like This Any Longer!

Please, Do Something For Me!

Open My Eyes

My Ears

My Heart

My Head

Grant Me Understanding!

Lord, God Almighty

Please Grant Me Some Relief!

I Did Not Hear A Stern Voice Speaking!
I Did Not Even Hear A Soft Voice Whispering Inside My Head
BUT
With The Passage Of Time
I Noticed
That Past Pleasures Seemed Asinine
AND
I Was More Toward Faithfulness
To God's Ways
Steadfastly Inclined!

Nonsense Made No Sense!
Defiance Was No Defense!
Recalcitrance Made Me Seem Dense
AND
I Was Studiously Eager
To Get Off
The Waffler's Shaking Fence!

I No Longer Found Pleasure In Waywardness!
I No Longer Found Pleasure In Walking The Contrarian Way!
I No Longer Found Pleasure
In Arguing For Both Satan And God
AND
Finally Recognized
Realized
That I Did Not At All Like Trying 
Against God
To Be In The Right!

Prayer Changed Things!
I No Longer Wanted With Jesus Christ
A Mere Fling!
I Wanted A Commitment!
I Wanted To Belong!
I Wanted To Be With The Lover Of My Soul
AND
I Wanted The Relationship
To Be Permanently
Enduringly
Forever Long!
I Wanted Us!
I Wanted In Him To Never Grow Old!

PRAYER:

Lord,

I Love You!

You See 

Know

My Heart

Better Than I Do!

Please, Won't You Take Me 
In Your Loving Hand

And

Be To Me
My All And All?

When I Ignore You

I Feel Scattered

And
Bereft!

Please, Hold Me

Enfold Me

Keep Me Close

To That Sacrificial Heart 

In Your Spear-Pierced Side
That Sin Cleft!

Forgive Me

For My Myriad Follies!

Forgive Me

For Giving In To My Lying Wants
Adjudged To Be My Needs

But Was Indeed My Gross Greed!

Forgive Me

For Doubting Your Living Holy Word!

Forgive Me

For From You Looking Away!

Forgive Me

For Giving Place To The Devil!

I Am Sorry, Lord!

Forgive Me!

I Beseech You, Please

Is My Penitent Heart's Humble Pray!

From This Moment On

Help Me

In You

To Be Strong!

Give Unto Me Music

For My Satisfied-With-Jesus Song

So That

In The Day A-coming

I May Joyously Sing 

With The Redeemed

In The Overcomer's Glorying Throng!

Thank You, Lord

For Hearing And Answering My Prayer

Presented In The Name Of My Lord

Jesus Christ The Righteous
In Whose Faith I Live
And Breathe!

AMEN!

PRAYER: Lord, Help Us Mere Men To Know Jesus Christ

Father, 

We Come To You In Faith

And Ask That You Have Mercy On Those

Who Hold To The Lie Of

The Good-Man Jesus

And

Plead With You To Draw Them Safely

Into The Knowledge

And

Saving Grace

Of The Lord Jesus Christ

The Creator

Healer 

Sealer

Savior

Almighty God 

Conquering King 

Forever Friend

Provider Of All That Blesses The Life

He Who Shelters 

And 

The Believing Soul Defends!

Help Us, Lord

Not To Seek To Live Our Lives 

On The Quicksand

This Is Convenient Lies!

Help Us, By Faith

To Strive For Heaven

All The While Despising 

The Pharisee Leaven!

Shelter Our Hearts

So That We Will Resist 

Pride And Vanity

And 

Teach Us Daily

To Bless The Creator-Sustainer God

Who Holds Over Us

Heaven's Comfortingly Radiant

Starry Canopy!

Help Us, Mere Men

To Accept That To Know Jesus Christ

Is To Know The Truth!

Help Us To Deny The Liar

And

Permit Wisdom

To Fill Our Nagging 

Need-For-Truth Sweet Tooth!

Let Not Greed For Gain

Be To Our Existence A Bane

And

Let Love For The Light

By Your Holy Spirit

Be Our Currency

Never To Be Exchanged!

May Holy Angels

Guard Our Sleep!

May Holy Angels Attend Us

As We Daily Rest In Jesus

Like Contented Sheep!

May Sweet Water Flow

As In Green Pastures We Grow

Hearing

Heeding Ever The Call Of Him

Whose Blessed Voice

We Intimately Know!

Oh,  Lord

Let Your Kingdom Come In Us

As We Grow In Grace

Until That Glorious Day

And

Grant Us Your Peace

Even As Man's Troubles Increase

Every Which Way!

Help Us To Share The Good News

That Inhabiting The Life Of Jesus Christ

Brings

Everlasting Relief

And

Help Us Not To Embrace

The Lying Belief

That The Machinations Of Man

Can Ever Bring Mankind

Lasting Stress Relief!

Thank You, Lord

For Hearing And Answering

The Prayer Of Faith

Offered In The Name Of 

Jesus Christ The Righteous

The Ever Faithful

Our Holy Commander-In-Chief!

We Love You, Lord!

Keep Us In Your Care

And

Increase Our Faith!

AMEN.

Presumption Is A Sin! + PRAYER: Father, I Hear You!

The Leaders Of Today
Are Like King Saul In The Prophet Samuel's Day
AND
Fearing The People We Could Say
AND
The Word Of The Lord
They Doth Flagrantly Disobey!

There Is No Excuse For Presuming
Upon The Mercies Of The Living God
For He Gives Mercy Freely
As Protection Against The Cruel Fraud!

Presumption Is Sin
AND
The Protection Of Holy Angels We Lose
Then
The Holy Spirit
Is Grieved Away
Leaving Us To Howl At The Moon
When Evil Spirits
With Our Mind Gaily Play!

The Lord Said: "Don't!"
The People In Lust Of Heart Say: "By All Means Do!"
Thus The Godly Word Is Denigrated
AND
The Word Of Sin Is Borne Aloft
AND
Man
In Vile Arrogance
At The Living God Does Scoff!

And God ...

When Man Has Gone Too Far Left
To Ever Be Considered Right
Sends The Word With The Prophet:

"You Are Rejected!
I Find In You No Delight!"

Then The Man
Who Had All The Power
In Crocodile Tears
Of Despair
Is Willing To Skin Cuffings
So That He Can Still Keep The Power
AND
Get The Perks And The Pay!

God Has A Line
That No Man Should Ever Cross!
That Is The Line Of Presumption
Believing
Because He Is One Chosen
That God Will Fawningly Permit
Malicious Sin
To Get A Free Pass!

So ...

A Word To The Wise
Should Ever Be Sufficient
On This Day
For
For The Sin Of Presumption
We Are Assuredly Going To Pay!

God Is Not Blind!
God Wears No Glasses!
AND
God Has No Rolling Walking Stick!
God Does Not Play Favorites
And Burnt Offerings
Won't Make The Living God
His Lips Of Fire To Lick!

If God Says: "Do!"
Our Job Is To Say:"Doing!"
AND
"Done!"
AND
If We Don't Know How To Proceed
We Are To Say To The Lord:

"Father, Please Show Me How
This Race To Run?!"

And ... The God

Who Sends Us
Will Show The Way
AND
Provide All 
That Is Needed
With His Desires To Faithfully Comply 
In The Very Day!

Victory In Jesus
Should Never Be Just A Song!
Victory In Jesus
Should Be The Oil
That Moves True Believers Along!

Faith Should Never Be An Expedient
Nor A Coin In The Church
But Should Be The Be All
To End All Sins
That Cause Good Men
Grandly To Fall!

Weak Will!
Weak Conscience!
Stand For Anything!
Fall For Everything!
Presumption!
Denunciation!
Denial!
Rejection!
AND
Death!
This Is The Path Walked
By All
Who Will Run The Race
Like Old King Saul!

PRAYER:

Dear Father,

Your Call To Salvation

To Right Living

I Do Hear!

Please Help Me, Lord

Your Blessed Word To Obey!

I Can Do Nothing

My Own Soul To Save

So, Please, Lord

I Beseech You

To Help Me

Walking In Your Way To Crave!

I Love You, Lord!

AMEN.

*********

Honor God

And He Will 

Honor You!