HAPPY SABBATH + The Tetra Pac Lego God + PRAYER: Father, Forgive Me!

I Made An Amazing Discovery!
I Had Put My God 
In Cut-To-Fit Pieces 
In A Foil-Lined Box
Preserving Him
For Those Occasions 
When
He Would Save Me From 
A Real Or Imagined Attack!

My Mind Was Broad
AND
I Had "Created" A 
Specialized
Elite
Proficient 
God Force!

-- I Get Chills When I Think Of 
The Myriad Gods That
I Had Fashioned For Myself! --

I Had Fashioned:

A Special-Occasion God!
An Emergency God!
An "I Need A Favor!" God!
A Ready-To-Listen To My Complaints God!
A Sounding-Board God!
A Pat-Me-On-My-Back God!
A Save-Me-From-My-Self God!
A God-To-Be-Ignored-As-Convenient God!
A "Pity Me - I'm Your Child!" God!
And On and On!

Do You Get The Picture?!

This Was Idolatry!!

Well, It Finally Dawned On Me
That All Of These 
Different Occasion Gods' Requirements
- Per My Self -
Were Really Wearing Me Down To A Nubbin!

There Had To Be A Better Way!
There Had To Be A Better Way To Pray!

There Had To Be A Better God!

There Had To Be A Better God Who Has More Say!

What I Needed 
More Than Anything 
Was 
The All-Seeing
The All-Knowing
The Ever-Present
Almighty
True
Living
Eternal
Holy
GOD!!

I Proceeded To Have Me A Think
AND ... Lo!
AND ... Behold!

Did Not God Just Say:
"Call On Me 
AND 
I Will ...!"

SHOW YOU

The Great
The Mighty (Marvelous)
What You ( I and Eye!? ) Don't Know!

He Did Not Say He Will "Snow" Me!

PRAYER:

Father,  I Owe You An Apology

For Believing In A False Theology

Which Caused Me

To Indulge In Great Folly

Forgetting That You Are The God Holy!

Father,  I Take The Position Today

That The World And Its Deceits

I Will No Longer Attention Pay!

I Will Recombine You

To Your Rightful Estate

AND

I Will Cast My Lot On You

AND

You Will Then Be Responsible For My Fate!

Forgive Me,  Father

For Letting My Lack of Faith

My Lack of Understanding

My Unwillingness To Believe
AND

My Seeming Inability To Trust

Make You Less Than You Are To Me!

Father, 
You Are My God

AND

Come What May

In You  - The Holy God

I Will Wholly Trust!

I Love You,  Lord!

AMEN.

PRAYER: Lord, I Give You My Praise!

My Lord!

My God!

You Have Not Forsaken Me!

You Are Always Near To Help Me!

You Open These Eyes 

At The Break Of The Morning!

You Close These Eyes In Rest 

At The Closing Of The Day!

You Provide The Grain 

With Which I Make My Bread!

You Provide The Shelter 

Where'er I Lay My Head!

You Send The Water

To Soothe My Parched Tongue!

You Send The Wind 

To Cool My Furrowed Brow!

I Walk, and I Eat!

I Rest Easy, and I Sleep

and 

I Have Your Protection

Wherever I Place My Feet!

Lord, I Give You My Praise!

I Shall Pray To You 

Unto The End Of My Days!

I Will Honor You

Until The Glory Days Blaze

And, Then

Forever, and Always!

I Love You,  Lord!

AMEN.

Jehovah, Hallelujah!

The Lord Does Provide!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Tares Amongst Wheat + PRAYER: Help Us To Look Up!

Pretty Tares and
Tearful Wheat are Growing
Together
Side by Side
Today!
Christians Are Not The Reapers for
Jesus Christ Hasn't Given Us Permission to Act That Way!

Petty Tares and
Praying Wheat
Look Alike Until The Moment of
The Change!
Until Then
Any Hint of Separation
Will Destroy Both and
In The Master's Barns
There'll Be No Grain!

But ... The Lord
In His Great Grace
In The Land Called Provision
Did Something Wonderful for You and Me
Whether Wasting Tares or
Waiting Wheat!
He Feeds US All
As is Good and Mete!

And ... At 
The Change of Acceptance
Of The Truth That Is Light
At The Rain of Perfection
Which Falls Day and Night
At The Becoming
Of What Jesus True
Created Us Truly To Be
Our Heads Display The Bunches of Goodness
We Have Been By Truth Fed!

There!
In The Distance
Coming
IS The Owner of The Barn
Bringing His Sickle
Sharp to
Cut Clean and Deep!
His Reapers
Separate Out
The Wrong Tares from
The Right Wheat
With The Wrong Tares
Sent for The Burning and
The Right Wheat to Be Good Eats!

God IS Not Going to Eat You!
It is Metaphorical I Say!
You Will Become Something Grand
In The Great Harvest Day!
The Change Will Be In An Instant
Robes of State Will Appear
Crowns of Glory Distributed
And
All Will Be Satisfied With The Pay!

So, Dear Ones
Let Me Encourage You
Look To At Jesus - Not Your Lot!
Earthly Discomfort IS Temporary
Living With Jesus IS Not!

Living Amongst Tares May Make You Tearful!
Not Being A Tare Will Make You Tear-up A Lot
But ... Bear Your Burden
Jesus Christ IS Coming
And
He Will Wipe Away ALL Tears
From Those Eyes
Who With Him
Cast Their Eternal Lot!!

Have Faith!

and

Hold Hope!

We Will Have Heaven

When

We Digest The Gospel Leaven!!

PRAYER:

I pray Father

For Your Children

Who Must Grow Up With Hell's Tares!

Oh, Father, Even Though Our Eyes Weep

Help Us To Stand Firm and

Not Give Up On Eternity

Even As The Contamination of Hate Is Burning Our Feet!

Help Us To Not Look Down At Our Condition

But To Look Up 

To See Heaven's Promise and 

Hold Its' Provision!

Help Us, Even If 

- God Forbid - 

On Legless Bodies 

and 

With Blinded Eyes

To Maintain A Death-Grip on Our Jesus for

Father, We Desire To Complete Our Journey Home!

Grant Us Your Grace

and

Envelop Us With Your Peace

To Continue On By Jesus' Faith

and 

To Gain The Eternal Victory!

In Jesus' Holy Name I Plead

Have Mercy and Bless!

Amen.

God Is As An Umbrella!

God Is As An Umbrella!

Tell Me If You Can See

Cloth - Spread Over
Spokes - Holding It Up and Out
Handle - To Hold!
Mechanism - To Activate Umbrella - To Cause It To Work!

The Closed Umbrella
A Support Walking-Stick Makes
An Accent On The Smooth Path
To Lean On As We Reach The Elevated Path!

In Rain and In Snow
The Umbrella Is A Covering For Sure
But Unopened - Not Useful
A Burden For Sure!

In Sunshine
The Umbrella Is A Welcome Sunshade
A Comfort - One Is Well Blessed - with
The Benefits of The Sun
Without The Burning Skin and Frown I Confidently Suggest!

But ...

A Broken Umbrella Is
An Embarrassment To Use
Ripped, Unanchored Covering
Bent Spokes
Mangled Mechanism
Broken Handle - "Please Cast That Junk Out The Door!"

Take  A Good Look At Your Umbrella
Look At What Usually Breaks First:

The Stitching - Daily Prayer
The Spokes Bend Break - The Holy Spirit Get  Disconnected By Winds of Strife Through       Unsound Sewing
Handle Breaks - No Support In The Word

Surprisingly,

The Mechanism - To Operate The Metaphorical God - Works!

Actual Prayer Still Works!

Problem Is ... We Don't Repair To Pray!

In The Time of Your Storm

Hold to Jesus' Hand

Under The Covering of The Father

Held Up By The Spirit Power

Activated By That Mechanism

Known To All Believers as

PRAYER

Which is Great for Your Protection

If 

You Pray Every Day!

Do You Have An Umbrella?
Who OR What Is Your Umbrella?
How Is Your Umbrella Working Out For You?
Would You Share Your Umbrella?

Or, Maybe, Perhaps, Just Possibly ...

Is Your Umbrella In Pristine Never-used Condition

Operating As a Dust Catcher 
OR
Prized Souvenir 
OR 
A Dead Talisman?

An Unused Umbrella Is A Waste

It Just Takes Up Valuable Real-estate Space

You Prop It Up - It Lays Right Down

You Lay It Down - You Fall Over It ... And You Frown

This Is The Fact! There Is No Getting Around!

A Working Umbrella Is A Grace

Providing Shelter 

Whatever The Season Or The Place

It May Be Worn But In Good Repair

And

You Never Have To Say:

"I Wish I Had My Umbrella Today!"

Because It Is Upon You

Ready To Work ... When You Say:

"Weather's About!"

 I'll Get The Old Umbrella Out!"

*******

If You Keep God With You

You Will Always Have Access To Him

If You Are In Constant Prayer

Your Muscle Of Request Is In Good Repair

You Never Have To Worry

You Never Have To Fear

Trust God - He Delivers

So, Please, Be Constant With Your Prayers!

EXERCISE: Decisions Must Be Made!

Destination: Heaven or Hell

God's Word Tells

Before The Bell Tolls

Before The Night Falls

Before Heaven and Earth are Recalled

That

Decisions Must Be Made By One And By All!

Is This You:

Face of An "Angel"

Tongue of A Sailor

Body of A Sinner

Wily as A Snake

Gentle as A Dove

Skittish as A Deer

Determined as The Devil

Cautious as A Canary

Faithful as The Friend

Glad to Be Alive

and

Studious as The Beehive

Or Are You:

Creepy as a Bat

Giving Tit For Tat

Stealthy as The Cat

Laid Out On A Mat

Stirring Strife In A Vat?

Or Are You:

Happy As A Clam

Having Bread And Jam

Living On The Lam

In A Toyota Van

Oft' Getting A Tan

Just Because You Can?

How Would You

Describe You 

Before 

You Experienced Jesus 

and

Now, As You Are Walking On To Zion?

Identify:

1. The Sin You Have Overcome

2. The Sin You Will Be Most Thankful To Be Well Rid Of

and

Then ... Give God Your Praises 
For The Holy Spirit's Working In Your Life! 

Please Use This Exercise As An Honest Inventory!!

We Are All Sinners
AND
There Is Neither Repair Shop
Nor
Broken, Messed Up People In Heaven!

All Repairs Must Be Accomplished HERE!!