HAPPY SABBATH + FREEDOM IN CHRIST JESUS: How Are You Using Your Gift!?!

Free! 

Freedom! 

Freely! 

Free-Will! 

Good Words! 

Costly Words! 

Bottom Line, Beloved, 

Free Ain't Cheap! 

For Us Free People 

To Have The Freedom 

To Exercise Our Free-Will 

To Live Freely

It Cost Jesus Christ His Blood 

To Purchase Our Freedom! 

The Glorious  Innocent 

Paid For The Cast-Out Guilty! 

Let's Ask Ourselves The Hard Question: 

"Am I Wasting My Freedom ... So Dearly Purchased 

To Live Like A Trussed-Up Aka Hog-Tied Slave To Sin 

Because I Do Not Recognize The True Value Of

The Great Salvation Acquired For Me Personally!?!" 

The Expression 

"There Is None So Blind 

As He Who Will Not See ... The Truth!"

Is 

Of Great Relevance To Us 

Who Call Jesus Christ, Lord And God!

We All Love To Receive Gifts

But

Who Determines The Value Of The Gift Given 

The Value Of The Gift Received!?! 

Is The Value Of The Gift Received 

Diminished Or Elevated 

Based Upon The Receiver's Attitude

Be It Bad Or Good!?! 

Our Father  ... Who Is In Heaven

Required The Perfect Sacrifice Of Innocent Blood 

To Pay The Full Price For Our Awful Sin: 

Jesus Christ The Righteous Willingly Paid It All! 

You Are Personally Given A Receipt For Sin Marked 

"PAID IN FULL!" 

To Some People Among Us

The Paid Receipt 

Is 

Just A Beautifully Engraved Card 

Artistically, Tastefully, Stamped With Real Red Ink! 

To The Saints Of God And Christ

It Is The Title Deed To Eternity 

Sealed With Living Blood! 

What Is It To You!?! 

Do You Even Care!?! 

Think About It ... 

Peace With The Omnipotent God Is Free! 

Peace With The Omniscient God Is Freeing

And

No Surprise At All

Peace With The Omnipresent God Is Freedom! 

Blessings Be Upon You:

Freedom In Christ Jesus Is Forever! 

The Shed Blood Of Jesus Christ

Is

The Love Of Almighty God!

LAZY CHRISTIANS: Truth Is ... And Done!

We Are All Tied Up
By The Threads Of Our Own Sin
Severable Only
By The Scissors Of The Lord 
Which He Uses To Set Us Free ...!

... You Could Really Hush Your Mout'!
The Lord Ain't A Man
So He Does Not Wield Any Scissors!

Au Contraire, Mon Frere!
You Do Not Know The Scriptures!

He Does Not Know The Scriptures
Because He Does Not Ever Read The Scriptures!
He Indulges In What "Pastor Say!"

Well, In That Case
I Suggest That We All Repair 
To The Good Book Of Wisdom
And
Let The Lord Of Life
The God Of Love
The Shepherd Of Rest
Have With Us His Way!

My Friend,
I'll Let You Into The Little Open Secret
Found In That Living Word
And
Introduced By The Lord Christ, Himself!

Meet "Scissors:"

Whoa, Mama!
What Are You Saying!?!

I Am Saying ... Plainly
That Jesus Christ The Righteous
The Son Of The Eternal God
Our Savior, Redeemer, And Forever Faithful Friend
Is
The Truth ... Which Sets Us Free From Sin
And Is Therefore
Our Only Pair Of 
"Always-Sharp, Utterly Efficient, Effective, Scissors"
Useful Always For Cutting Sin Out Of Our Lives
And
Getting Us Unto Sure And Secure Soul Salvation
If
We Faint Not And Endure 
To Life's End Or The Second Coming Of Our Lord!!

Any Questions!?!

How, When, Why ...!?!

Easy!

He Left His Home In Glory
And
Became The Living Sacrifice
To Make A Way For Us
To Return To The Bosom Of The Father
After Having Escaped Sin
That Known Demonic Device!

He Came 
Because 
Almighty God Loves Us!
He Loves Us All Sacrificially!
He Came To Show Us How To Live Here
Oh, So, Abundantly!

He Came To Make The Way Of Salvation Plain
For You, For Me!
He Severed Sin's Strangling Ties Upon Humanity!
He Carved Out The Path That 
Leads To The Heavenly Home
And
Praise The Living God
He Promised To Be With Us Always
To Never Leave Us On Our Own!

But If He's There ... In Heaven
How Can He Be Here ... With Us ... Always!?!

Man, You Need To Crack Open Your King James Now!

It's An Amazing Gift Given To Us!

The Lord Went Home To His Glory
And
He Sent Unto Us His Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit Of Truth
Who He Promised
Will Lead Us Into All Truth!

Brother,
Truth Is A Two-Edged Sword!
It Cuts Coming And Going!
It Is No Respecter Of Persons!
It Has No Favorites!
It Does The Work Of The Master
And
Denies Man Any Opportunity
To Put Over Known-Sin
Band-Aids Or Cheap Plaster!

Good Gracious Me!
This Is A Disaster!
I Have Been Operating Under A Delusion!
I Have Been Walking Around
In A Fog Of Confusion!

Thank You, Brother
For The Word Of Truth!
I Shall Tell All Who Are Willing To Listen That
Truth Is Good For All Persons
Rich Or Poor
Aged Or Youth!

Man, Woman, Child ... Brethren,
Let Not Yourself Be Beguiled
By A Convenient Comfortable 
Not Quite Truthful Word
Aka The Comfortable Lie!

Truth Is Deep
Always Relevant
Unneedful Of Polish
Impervious To Place And Time!
Truth Is ... And Done!

Accept It!
Reject It!
Reflect Upon It!
Deflect It!
Whatever You Do, Dear One
Truth Belongs To The Eternal God
And
Cannot Be Changed, Erased, Remanufactured
Re-Imagined, Re-Engineered, Nor Re-Cast
By Any Created Being
Not Even By That Lying Devil
Satan, The Wannabe God
The Known Damned-For-Eternity Fraud!

Give Grateful, Thankful, Heartfelt Praise
To The Living, Eternal, Holy God
Who Is Truth
For His Gift To Us That Keeps On Giving:
His Always Relevant, Always Perfect, Truth!

Hallelujah To The Lamb!

AMEN!

POPULAR CHURCH: The Message Of Warning!

Popular Church Cut Back
On Expenditures Of Fundamental Truth
So As To Maintain Confirmed Income
AND
D. Sure Word
AND
Genuine Devotion
Were Replaced By
Dr. Feel Good
AND
Hollow Formalism
AND ... Truth Be ToldThat Is When
Resultant Apostasy
AND
Sure Immorality
Walked Boldly Into The Sanctuary
AND
In All Things
Did Prevail!

Straight Truth Was Not Hailed!

The Games Were Good!
The Dames Were Hot To Trot!
Little Men Were Elevated
AND
Those Philosophical Doctors
Became Gynaecologists
AND
Often Performed
Tonsillectomies!

Holiness Unto God Was Put Out!

Business Was Booming!

Profits Good Became Grand!
Christ Outside The Church Stood

BUT
Not One Soul Glanced 

At His Marred Face, Feet And Holy Hands!

The Joint Was Jumping
For
- No Longer A Place Of Orderly Worship
To The Eternal God -
Bacchanal The Grand
That Great Church-Growth Whisperer
Had The Lay Of The Land
AND
All Were His To Command!

Baptism
Was Done With Salt!
Communion Wine Was A

"Beautiful Rose"
With Designer Cookies
- Inscription By Choice -
AND
That Ceremony Was No Longer Held
During Divine Worship Times
But At A Time Convenient
When Members On A Chosen Day
Had An Hour Maybe Two ... To Spare!
Not One Person Showed Fear!

Sin
As A Pejorative
- An Indictment If You Will -
Was Banned From The Premises!
PRIDE And Coming Out Parties
Were Gladly Approved
AND
Accommodated
AND
All Were Held During The Time
When The God Of Heaven Is To Be Worshipped
AND
All The While Giving No Heed
Or
Placing Any  Stock
In The Text That
The Living God Is Not Mocked!

The Coffers Swelled
For The Congregation New
Exponentially Grew
For Many Snowflakes
Sat Prominently
In The
"This Is Not A Hospital
Nor A Seat For A Sinner Pew!"

Business Is BOOOMing!

The Song Of Expansion
Is Constantly On The Ear!
Coffee Bar
Tapas Lounge
Berries And Banter!

You May Ever Hear The Electric Horse Canter!

There Is Even A Chapel
Arranged As A Cabaret
Where You Could Feast On Fondue
AND
Hear A Religionist Talk, Too!

Real God Is A System For Deep Study

If

You Like Confused Stew!

Well ...

In The Midst Of 

MEGAFEST!Theme: The King Is Coming!

Several Total, Total, Strangers Turned Up!
They Were Different, Different!

SUDDENLY ...

Awe-Inspiringly Strong Voices Are Heard!

The King Is Indeed Coming!

Are You Washed And Ready?!

Are You Doing Things Right?!

Are You Doing The Right Things?!

Are You Just Doing Things?!

Silence.

Are You Serving?!

Are You Self-Serving?!

Are You Serving Souls 

Making Them Ready 

For The Garners Of The Living God?!

Is The Living God Your Lord?!

Is Your Lord A Fraud?!

Is The Fraud Your God?!

Silence ... !

They That Wait On The God Of Heaven
Will See Their Strength Renewed!
They Shall Soar On Wings Of Eagles
They Will Run And Not Be Weary
They Shall Walk And Shall Not Faint!

Their Shepherd Is The Lord Most High!
They Shall Feast In Heaven Above The Sky!
They Shall Judge Satan And The Fallen Angels!
They Shall Range The Universe!

They Shall Be Immortal!

They Shall Stand Before The Throne
Laureled
Crowned
Renamed
Bejeweled
Begowned!

They Shall Eat From The Tree
And Drink From The River

Of Life!
They Shall No More Know 

Grief Death Nor Strife!

They Who Trust God
Trust God At His Word
Believing The Promises
Not Dissecting The Word
But
Standing Faithfully
Knowing By Faith
That The Eternal Is The One True!

Rumbling ...!

The Message Is Given
To All Who Choose To Believe:

Turn Away From Gross Folly!
Turn To Truth
And All Heavenly Blessings You Shall
At The Appointed Time
Receive!

The God Of Heaven
Is The Consuming Fire
And He Is Not
By Shallow Formalism Deceived!

Apostasy Is Abomination!
Half Truths Are Whole Lies!
Hands Are Held High For Heaven
Or For Hell
And There Is No Reaching Across The Abyss
For
There Is No Hand-Clasp With Heaven
Whilst There Is A Foot-Plant In Hell!

Is Your Heart For The Holy God Right
And Faithful True?

There Is Heard A Rolling Of Distant Thunder!

One Stern Voice Speaks

And The Question Is Asked ...

If The Savior Returned Today

In This Very Hour

With All Might

And All Power

Would He Be Coming To Claim

To Take Home

Any One 

- Even One -

Of You?!

The Strangely Different Visitors Left As They Had Come!

Pandemonium

AND

Bedlam

Ensued!!

HAPPY SABBATH: Human Fate And Diplomatic Snakes!

There Was A Snake Named 
Diplomat
AND
There was Diplomat Named 
Snake!
Both Worked The Same Agenda
For
They Both Labored
To Delineate
Every Single Human's Fate!

When Diplomat Couldn't Achieve His Game Pass
He Called Upon Snake
To Do The Follow Through
AND
With Snake Doing The Mesmerizing
Diplomat Finalized
The Territorial Agreements
Of
Nations And Kindred
AND
Tongues And People
Many More Than Just A Few!

Well ...

It Was Inevitable
That One Day
Truth
Would Come Walking
Through The Door
Followed Deftly By 
The Light Of The Ages
With Wisdom
AND
Judgment
Making A Heavenly Guard
Whose Plain Words
- Spoken With Integrity And Honor -
Sounded To Wrongdoers
Like Keys Opening
Long Seized-up
Rusted
Prison Doors!

Diplomat The Snake
AND
Snake The Diplomat
Operate On The Basis
That Greed Is A Necessary Human Function
That One Upsmanship
Is The Juice For The Fool
AND
Taking Candy From Kids
Is The Tool Cruel
AND
Perfect
Perfect Fuel!

Open Your Eyes!
Clean Your Ears!
Hear The Hiss!
Snakes Are Subtle
AND
Diplomatic Snakes
Change Their Skin At Will!

Trust Truth
Even Though It May Hurt You!
Utilize Wise Wisdom
Even Though She Brings Forth
Lessons Hard!

Walk In The Light
AND
You Will Not Stumble
BECAUSE
The Judge Of The Earth
Makes The Final Judgment!
So Be Brave
For
Satan's Willing Workers
Will Rumble
Grumble
AND
Around Fumble
AND
Finally
To Hell Tumble 
Down!

Truth May Be Thrown

To The Ground

BUT

God's Truth 

Will Never Of Itself Fall Down!

HAPPY SABBATH + A Comfortable Lie!

Hard-To-Figure
Full-Of-Contradictions
Delicate
I-Can-Take-It and
Whatever
Were In A Family Meeting.

Things Were Well and Good
For There Was Big News To Shared By Lord-It!

BUT ...

There Is - Always - A "Big Problem!"

The Big Problem Is That For Certain People
Who Shall Remain Unnamed
Telling The Plain Truth
Always Ended Up - Allegedly -
Causing Real Pain!

After The Last Family Meeting
And The Resultant Kerfuffle
It Had Been Decided
That For The Best In Family Unity
Each Person
- Before The Official Business Was Presented -
Had To Pick-a-Slip
Which Would Dertermine
How He Or She
Would Receive The News That Affected Them Personally:

1. Hurt-Me Honestly!
2. Easy Lie!
3. Hard Truth!
4. Spit It Out!
5. Polish It!
6. Politics, Please!
7. Diplomacy All The Way!

Every Man's Decision Was To Be Respected
AND
Positions Were Never To Be Denigrated!

Everything Was Going Along Swimmingly!
Everyone Had Made Their Decision
AND
Positions Had Been Taken Up!

Delicate Was In Rapture!
She Had Been Told That She Was Going To Get Real Money
And Had Been Handed A Large Envelope!

Delicate Indelicately Hopped Up
And Started Singing And Dancing
"I'm In The Money!
Don't Hate Me,  Honey!"

I-Can-Take-It
Had Chosen The Slip For Hard Truth
And Had - At The End Of Lord-It's Recital
Which Had Left Him Looking
A Bit Green Around The Gills -
Received A Small, White, Window Envelope.
He Shuddered ... And Hung His Head.

At The End Of Lord-It's Announcements
Denouncements
Reports, and
Disbursals
Everybody As One Gathered Around
Delicate and I-Can-Handle-It To Congratulate
And Commiserate ... As Appropriate.

I-Can-Handle-It Opened His Small Envelope
And, After Reading The Contents, Shouted:
"Hallelujah!
Thank You, Jesus!"
And Then Laughed 
And Laughed 
Until He Cried Tears!
Happy Tears!
Things Were Not As Bad As Had Been Presented In The Assembly!
He Was Going To Be Better Than Okay!

Everybody Waited 
Excitedly 
As Delicate Opened Her Large Overstuffed Envelope
With Her Hands Trembling With Anticipation
Over Her Good Fortune!

Four Large Stacks of $100 Bills!
Delicate Gulped!
Delicate Gasped!
Delicate Screamed!
Delicate Kissed The Stacks!
Delicate Raucously Danced, and
In True Champion Style
The Always Delicate Delicate
Energetically Slammed One Money Stack Into The Ground!

The Paper Band On The Stack Burst!
And ... Well ...

The Inside Contents of The Stack Was ... FAKE!

In Fact
Only The Top 
And Bottom 
Of Each Stack Was Real!

Delicate Stumbled!
Delicate Dropped Unceremoniously To The Floor
And Dissolved Into Gut-wrenching Tears.

Delicate's Penchant For Being Allegedly Protected
From The Ugly Truths In Her Life
Had Finally Become Her Undoing! 

A Comfortable Lie

Cannot 

Conceal 

The Uncomfortable Truth!

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Likewise ...

Choosing To Believe 
The Comfortable Lie

That Almighty God 
Is
A Myth

Will Not Make 
His Very Real Appearing 
The Desirable Untruth! 

*******

Accepting The Word Of Truth 
That Life On Earth

Serving The Lord Jesus Christ 
Is Hard, Dangerous, and Deadly

Will - For The Victorious Overcomer -
Be Forgotten 
In The Face 
Of

Heaven's Rewards
On The Day Of Revelation!

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PRAY, BELIEVE AND PLOD ON!!

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Remember: TRUTH IS PLAIN!!