COMPROMISE : Come Promise Me ...!

Darkness Covers The Earth
And Gross Darkness
Covers The People With Despair
For
There Is Compromise
Between Christianity And Paganism
AND
Oppression Is Everywhere!

The Word Of The Lord
Is Quite Simple:

Do!
Don't Do!
Walk Holy!
Trust Me!
Believe Not Satan's Lies

BUT

"Going Along To Get Along!"

Is Causing God's People
To Practice Artful Compromise
Using Bridge-building Lies!

If Truth Plus Error Is Error
AND
Error Plus Truth Is Error
How In The Name Of The God 
Upon Heaven's Throne
Can Three-Quarter Truth 
AND
Whole White Lie
Plus Wittingly Doth The Living God Defy
Equal
When We Die We To Bright Heaven Fly?!

Why Is It
That When Lie Wants To Masquerade As Truth
That It Speaks Like An Educated Horse With A Rotten Tooth
Whistling Dixie In The Air
While Explaining That
The Documentary Proofs For God's Light Is Unclear
AND THEN
Produces A Lost Found Re-Discovered Document
Same But Different
From Under
Grandfather's Aunt's
Broken Fixed Mashed Up
Technicolor White Rocking Chair?!

Come Promise Me
Is The Initiator-Compromiser's Best Rule
For It Is Outfitted
With An Almost Great Gift
For Its Jewel
BUT
When The Non-Negotiation  Is All Done
It Will Too Late Be Found
That The Instigator
Has Unfailingly Gained
All The Good Solid Ground!

Lucifer-Satan Beelzebub Belial Devil Dragon
The Son Of Perdition
The Opposer Of God
Dread Befouler Of Man
The Lord Of Destruction
Is The Compromiser's Spray Can!
Be It Targeted Spray
Or Wide-Angle Discharge
Mess Is The Medium
AND
Denial Of Service To God
Is Ever The Good Reason!

So ...

Listen Well, I Tell You
Listen Well And Understand
Take A Stand For Jesus
Stand Firm
Even If The Heavens Fall!
Stand
For Even Though Satan Hates You
The Hosts Of Heaven Will
Joyously Applaud 
AND
Support You!

Let Jesus' Faith

Make For You A Firm Foundation

Upon Which

- Though Trembling -

You Will Unmovable

Firmly Stand!

HAPPY SABBATH + PRAYER: Lord, Keep My Heart

Oh, Lord

I Come To You

As Child Greatly Beloved

Of A Holy And Loving Eternal God

Humbly Making My Petitions

Knowing

Ever Knowing

That Your Are Faithful

And Will Be

Until My Life Shall End!

Help Me, Father

To Keep My Heart

Turned Ever Towards You

And

Trusting In Your Providential Care

When I Can See No Light Shining 

Along My Walk Way!

Help To Live Each Day

As Though It Is My Last

Ever Mindful Of Upon Whom 

My Eternal Lot Is Cast!

Help Me, Lord

To Not Sell You Short

Holding On To The Carrion

That Is Truth Suffering A Distort!

Help Me To Keep Living Truth

Ever In My Care

And Not Run 

At Every Whim Of The Prevailing Wind

In Despair!

Help Me To Stand Firm

In The Faith Which I Have Received

And

Not To Walk As One Beguiled

Deceived!

Help Me Not To Trust

In Fallen Man's Fickle Praise

But Trusting 

In The God Of Heaven

Who Gives Me Life 

And

Length Of Days!

Help Me Not To Be Wise

In My Own Conceit

And

Help Me Not To Live 

Like A Soul-By-Self Complete!

Father, Help Me To Faithfully Abide 

In The Truth Of The Salvation Plan

Never Giving Heed To That Wretched Satan

Who Would Deceive Me

Any Which Way He Can!

Help Me To Use My Time In Wise Ways

Not Given Up To Sitting Down To Eat

And

Getting Up To Play

For

Therein Lies Wantonness

With Self-Deceit Of The Soul

And Destruction

And Not A Home In Heaven

As Is My Treasured Goal!

Oh, Lord

Lift Me Up

So That I May Lift You Up

So That I May Never

- In Opposition To You -

My Cup

- Not With Blessing -

With Your Wrath 

Fill Up!

Father, I Am Yours!

Help Me To Be Ever Faithful

So That I May

- In The Glad day -

To The Heavenly Home

Go Up!

I Love You, Lord.

AMEN

Walking By Faith!

I know not what The Day May Bring
But I know Who Brings The Day!
I know not if there'll be Suffering
But I do know The King!

I know not which Hand may Comfort me
But I know The Comforter!
I know not if I may Cry or Sing
But I do know The King!

I made no Pact with Satan
But I made The Covenant Of Peace with God!
I know not when The World may End
So I am just Praising The Lord!


Until My End, or The End, Comes, I am ...

Trusting in Almighty God for I've been

Washed in The Blood and

Covered by That Certain Hope which is

Steeped in The Blessed Word of Truth!

My Eyes are Fixed on Glory and I am

Walking by Faith on The Kings Highway where

I am Guarded by The Holy Angels

Comforted by The Holy Spirit and

Cared for by The King!

I am Singing The Songs of Zion while being a 

Watchman on The Wall and also

Giving heed to The Warnings In The Word and of

Those Few Faithful Stewards!

I am Sharing The Faith of Jesus and

Helping to Sound The Battle Cry and

Praying to God in 

The Matchless Holy Name of Jesus Christ

Forever Grateful for Grace and

Thankful for Mercy, and

Resting in Jesus' Peace, and 

Waiting Patiently for The Heavenly Call!

 Please ... Join Me!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Painting Jesus

I am painting a picture of Jesus
I am using brush strokes little but big
I am painting great swathes of color
With a palette knife broad but a twig

There is a touch of black that is bright red
There is a touch of green that is the mustard of grief
There is a touch of yellow that is heavenly sunshine
And a bit of gold that is faith and relief

My painting has infinite borders
The mountains so high are really low
The rivers that flow are solid crystal
That refresh and give life but not cold

The meadows soft green are body comforting
The central tree a death cross that brings life
The main road the only road to the town of Crucifixion
That pass through  hamlets of Trouble, Oppression and Strife

And, now, the piece de resistance:

The central figure of my personal painting is the King
Jesus Christ - Immanuel
The hair on his head is as white wool
The eyes are filled with compassion
As deep as infinite time mixed with moon and
Multiplied with sun and stars shining with fire bright light

The brow is high and marred, dignified and royal
The cheeks are stately offering space for a touch from this child
The mouth is tilted up, firm, strong, gentle
With a shape called Word Everlasting
The nose makes the face look, well, like a face
All in all, the face itself is not even close to comely to the worldly eye
But its depth of presence draws one in, pace by pace

Try all I will, I can't paint Eternal Peace
I can't paint Burden for the Human Soul
I can't paint Depth of Divine Sacrifice
I can't paint Essence of The Holy God
I can't paint Sold For Thirty - Betrayed By My Familiar Friend
I can't paint Sin of All Ages burned into His Human God Being
I can paint what it personally means to accept His Gracious Offering
But I can't paint what it means "Heaven's the Goal!"

I've changed my mind - I no longer need a canvas
To place a picture of my Jesus - perpetual - upon
I will just read my Bible - John 3:16
And walk around each and every day singing Redemption's song
For God IS LOVE!

Mine, mine, mine

Jesus is mine

Today, every day

I might die - but one great day

The trumpet will sound

I'll put off the mortal night's gown

And will wing my way - I'll be immortal - to Jesus

With the Heaven-bound throng!