PRAYER: Father, I Know ...!

I Thank You, Lord

For The Peace

The Rest

The Hope

The Help

The Healing

And  

The Caring

That Brings Me

A Creature Of The Dust

Into The Holy Presence Of

The Great Creator God

Eternal

Loving Kind

Faithful And True

Who

Out Of Sacrificial Love

Draws Me

And

Calls Me

To Bless Me

To Save Me

And

To Seal Me

Against

The Vengeance Of The Great Day!

Lord,

I Hear You!

Help Me To Heed You!

Lord,

I Need You!

Help Me To Trust You

And

Always Believe You

So That Your Love

Will Do For Me

All That You Have

In The Living Word Promised

For Today

And

For Tomorrow

When Eternal Life Means For Me

Living With You

Being Near You

Ever Seeing You

And

Being Like You

In The Realm Of The Blessed

Where There Is Ever Always Joy

And

Never Any Sorrow

The Heart To Annoy!

I've Sometimes Wandered In My Thoughts, Lord!

Sometimes I Doubted In My Heart, Too!

But

The Holy Spirit

That Teacher Who Is Ever True

Has Led Me To That Place

Where I Now Know With Certainty

That You

The Holy God Of The Unfailing Word

Are Just

Faithful

Kind

And

Without Fail

Constant And True!

I Honor You, Lord!

I Worship You!

I Praise And Bless You

And

I Plead

In The Name Of The Lord Christ Jesus

Please

Keep Calling Me

Keep Chiding Me

Keep Trying Me

Keep Blessing Me

Keep Directing Me

And

Keep Feeding Me

With Food For My Spirit

And

Food For My Soul!

Father,

Please Keep Leading Me

And

Protecting Me

And

Bless Me To Always Heed Your Voice

For

I Know And I Humbly Acknowledge

That

I Am Lost Without You

And

I Really, Really, Need You!

Please Keep Me Close To You!

I Want To Arrive Safe

To The Eternal Home!

I Love You, Lord!

Keep Me Praying!

AMEN.

Looking For And Finding God

I Wanted To Serve God!
My Soul Desired A God To Worship
BUT
I Was In A Quandary!

Where Could I "Find" God?

There Was A Church On The Corner!
There Was A Church In The Middle Of The Block 
On The Corner Of Each Long Short Street
Where All The People Flock!

There Was The Pretty Church
The Proud Church
The Finished Church
AND
The Church - Building Incomplete!
AND
There Was Even The Church
Where You Could Purchase A Velvet Covered Seat!

There Was The Church On Broadway
There Was The Church On The Narrows
There Was The Church Full Of Blessings
AND
There Was The Church Of Bare Laughs!

NOW ...

ALL The Churches
"Had God!"
ALL The Churches 
"Had The Only God!"
AND
ALL The Churches Had
"God -  For Real!"

AND ...

There Was "God Spectacular!"
AND
The "Real God In The Cave!"

I Was In A Pickle!
For 
ALL The Different Churches
ALL Had The Same God Only Different With Specificity a/k/a
"Choose Make Your Own God To Order!"

BY NOW ...

My Pickle Had Pepper Problems!

AFTER SOME SERIOUS THOUGHT ...

I Remembered My Granny Telling Me
When I Was In The Grass Hopper Grade 
- I Was Small -
That:

"Making One's Own God's Idolatry! - Don't Do It!
You Must Worship The Living God!  
You Must Worship The Every Where
Every Day
In Everything
In Who Is Everything
Can't Be Fazed By Your Something
Never Behind On Anything
God 
Who Created You
Who Sustains You
In Whom Is Your Life
Who Will See You Through The Strife
The God In Whom Is Eternal Life
AND NOT
One Who Cavorts
In Pleasure Palaces And Resorts!
God Is Your Friend
BUT
You And God Are Not Company!"

I Could Go On But YOU Get The Drift,  Right?!

The One Thing That Stood Out From Granny's Lecturing Was This:

"God -  Almighty God
The Holy God
Is The God Of Order
The God In Whom There Is No Shadow Of Turning!
His Word Is Who He Is!"

Well ...

That Left Out All The Brand Name Church Gods!

My Granny Had Given Me My King James Bible
When I Reached The Age Of Understanding

So ...

I Prayed 
AND
Daily Read My King James Bible!

After A While ...

Because I Was Sincerely Seeking
The True And Only Holy God
I Received "The Call!"
AND
Accepted A Place 
In The Class Of
"The God Not Popular!"
Who Desires
Self-Denial
Obedience
Confession Of Sin
Repentance
Baptism By Immersion
AND
Standing Up For Jesus!
AND
I Am Happy!

I Walk With The King!
I Walk With The God Eternal!

HAPPY SABBATH + The Collision: When Lies Met Truth! + PRAYER: I'm Still True To Holy You!

River Tom
Said To Miss Kitty True:

"Come Into My Den!
Let Me Play A Little Game With You!
I Am Bold!
I Am Virile!
I've Killed A Dead Mouse Or Two
And I Want To Make
Sweet Music 
Sweeeet Music With You!"

"See Yonder Massive Spider
In That Small Shining Web
I Cuffed Him
And I Fluffed Him
And Now He IS Quite Dead
For
I Made Him An Example
Of My Prowess 
To Show You
That I Love You!
I Love You!
I Love You!
I Doooo!"

"As For That Listless Boa Constrictor
That's Been Aggressively Killing The Old Crone's Dead Cows
I Constricted His Constructor
And Now He IS Pulling My Plow!
I Did All That To Show You
That Though That Creator Maybe Had Been Bold
I, Yes, I
Devilish Darling That I AM
I Create The Music 
That I Use To Move 
Your Poor, Poor, Poor, Soul!

"Come Into My Parlor!
I Have Your Dinner All Prepared!
We Shall Share One Spoon
For I Made A Biting Consommé!
You Won't Need No Long Spoon
For
Our Dining, Darling, Issssss Intimate!
Leave A Message For Your Father!
Tell Him You Will Be Out Late! 
Verrrryy Late!"

"River Tom!
You Old Pole Cat!
From Me Get Away!
You're A Liar - The Very Devil!
You Should Say A Repentance Prayer!

"I Am Not One Gullible!
I Can See Right Through You!
You're Nothing But That Wicked Old Demon
Looking For Someone On Whom You Can Easily Chew!"

"Unlike You, I Trust My Father!
I Stand On His Every Word!
I Walk As One Humble
AND
I'm Not Joining Your Herd
Of To Truth Misfits and 
Rejecters Of The Living Word
Who've Swallowed 
Your Wholesale Mixed-Nut Pack Of Lies
And Who Walk About Pointing 
Saying:
'There Be Grey Aliens In Them Skies!'"

"Go Take Off Your Ever-changing Costume -
You Stopped Me Last Week
AND
I'm Telling You Now 
As I Did Tell You Back Then:
Get Thee Behind Me!
Once-For-All Formerly-Dead Jesus 
Is Alive!
He's My God
AND
He Ain't Dead!"

"Was-Dead Jesus Is Walking!
He's Walking On Full-Bodied Living Feet
AND
He IS My Lover
AND
He IS Gentle,  Kind,  Sweet
AND
I've Given Him My Burdens
AND
Bless Him!
I No Longer Walk With Hobbled Feet!

"With Regard To Your Dinner
You Can Forget About Me!
Your Goat Parts Are Fair Showing
AND
You Are Starting To Bleat!"

"Your Lies Don't Amuse Me
For
They Are Really Quite Sad!
You Left All God's Glory
To Become Fashionably Evil and
Noticeably Bad!"

"You Can't Go Back Home
AND
I'm Not Staying With You Here!
Enjoy Your Sorry Dinner
AND
Your To-Die-For 
Decadent Chocolate Eclairs!"

"Covering Up In That Light Gown
Doesn't Change Out Who You Are!
Admit It!
You Are Satan!
AND 
My Father IS Going To Forever Cut The Power 
In Your Lying-Light Bar!"

"Hear Me Once And For All Times:
Your Time Left Is Really Quite Short!
You May Now Do Your Damnedest
BUT
Your Genie-Bottle Will Soon Have 
1,000-Year Cement In The Cork!"

"I Know You Will Appear Again
After All Of Your Failures Have Had Sweet Rest
AND
You'll Come Up Against The Saints In Grand Zion
BUT
Hallelujah!
Your Going For Broke
Is Just Going To Get You 
By My God
Eternally Smoked!"

Father, I Am On My Way Home!

I Just Met The Head Of The Goat-Herd!

I Denied Him A Victory

By

Standing Firm On Your Word!

Oh, Father!

My Father!

I Love 

and 

Trust You!

Thank You For The Many Blessings!

I'm Coming Home 

Still True 

To

Only Holy You!

AMEN.

**********

Lusciously Darling Displays

Of

Lofty Lissome* Loveliness

From

The Lilting Liberal Lord of Liedness

Are Still

Lies

But Gilded

With

Expensive Pretty Polish!

*Flexible, Agile, Graceful

HAPPY SABBATH + The Real Jesus!

Jesus Christ 
Was Accused by His Own People
Who Refused His Blessing
AND
Abused and Misused Him
For They were Confused
By The Purpose Of His Earthly Mission!

His Abusers Hit Him 
AND

Spat on Him!

They Stripped Him of His Clothing
AND
They Whipped Him Without Compassion or Mercy!

Jesus Christ 
Viewed Them 
In Sorrow and Compassion
Not Hate - Never Hate -
For He Knew - That Without Him -
Their Fate Would Be The Same as
The Ingrate
The Liar
The Thief
The Murderer
The Arch Offender
Who  - Neither Loving Nor Tender -
Was Provoking Fallen Man
To Stand Grandly
AND
Grand-Stand
Against Heaven
AND
The Son Of Man
Who - Little Did They Know -
Was There Amongst Them
To Teach Them 
AND
To Show Them 
How To Make Peace

AND

To Be Reconciled
To Almighty God!

They'd Read The Prophets!
They'd Listened To The Priests!
The'd Heard The Words
BUT
They Didn't Understand In The Least
For They Wanted A Warrior
To Get Them Earthly Power
AND
Earthly Peace
AND
Provide For Them
The Ultimate In Roman Relief!

That Real Jesus 
WAS
The Real King 
The Real Redeemer
AND
The Real Christ
Who Brought The Real Blessing
AND
The  Real Sword
The True Word Of The Lord
To Teach The People
The Undefiled Way
BUT
Those Unbelieving
Instead They Did Say:

"Possessed of A Demon!"

"NO LOVE!"                 "Liar!"

"BEELZEBUB!"

     "NO LOVE!"           "Liar!"

            "SON OF GOD?! Really?!?"

       "Liar!"                  "NO LOVE"

                "NO LOVE!"    

"SABBATH-BREAKER!"                                                     "NO LOVE!" 

          "Liar!"           "BLASPHEMER!" 

"KILL HIM!"                 "Liar!"

"NO LOVE!"    "Liar!"    "NO LOVE!"

            "Liar!"

      "CRUCIFY HIM!"       "NO LOVE!"

"Liar!"     "NO LOVE"    "NO LOVE"

      "NO LOVE!"      "KILL HIM!" 

"Liar!"           "Liar!"            "Liar!"           "Liar!"            "NO LOVE!"

They Took Off Their Kid Gloves
AND
Using Roman Hammer
Roman Might
AND
Roman Spikes
Ushered 
The King Of Creation
Into Darkest Night!

BUT ...

The True Vine Was Not Ex-planted
AND
The Dead King Lives!

The Lion of Judah Roars
AND
The Son of David Reigns!

The Judgment Is Set
AND
The Lamb's Books Are All Open!

AND

For Real Life!
OR
For Real Death!
IS
The Decision 
Only Man Himself Can Make
No Matter The Manner
Of The Words Of The Fake!

THE SAVIOR

   

IS

STILL CALLING!

Will YOU His Offer Of Mercy Take?!

*******

The Lord Of Light

Made The Way 

Through The Darkness

To GIVE 

The Holy People

Eternal Life!

*******

The King Eternal 

IS 

RETURNING 

One Day!

NO MORE A HELPLESS BABY!

NO MORE BROKEN ON A CROSS!

THE KING TRIUMPHANT

IS

COMING 

GLORIOUSLY

VICTORIOUSLY

WITH 

ALL THE HOSTS OF HEAVEN

ON 

A HEAVENLY WHITE HORSE!!

*******

Are YOU Washed 

and 

Ready

So That For 

YOUR OWN SIN

YOU Won't Have The Bill To Pay?