Showing posts with label Joseph. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joseph. Show all posts

Sunday, March 13, 2022

Pride Is Poison + PRAYER: Father, Please Help Us To Humble Ourselves!



It Is Significant To See Righteousness And Unrighteousness
Faithfulness And Faithlessness 
And 
Pride And Humility 
So Starkly Compared And Contrasted! 

Beloved, 

We Are To Live By Faith 
While Lovingly Humbling Ourselves Before The Lord Christ 
Who Will Lift Us Up In His Day Of Appointment 
Just As He Lifted Up Jacob, Joseph, Job, And Moses! 

We Are Not To Lift Up Ourselves 
In Pride And With Arrogance Like Lucifer: 
It Didn't Work Out For Him 
And
It Will Not Work Out For Us! 

We Love To Say With The Worldly-Wise That 
Man Appoints And God Disappoints 
But 
If We Look Closer
We Will Clearly See What Manner Of Defeat, Disaster
Destruction, And Deviltry Exists 
When Man Appoints Man
And 
Man Anoints Self! 


The Humble, Faithful, Servant Of God
Is
Always A Blessing To Mankind!


Pride Is Poison 
And 
Self-Aggrandizement Is Terminal Disease 
And
Neither Has A Place In The Heart Of 
The Committed-To- Christ Christian! 

Dear Ones, 

The Only Lifting Up We Should Be Doing 
Is 
Lifting Up Our Souls To The Lord
Lifting Up Our Hands In Worship And Praise
Lifting Up Our Brethren
And 
Lifting Up Our Bibles And Our Spoons 
As They Convey To Our Bodies 
Our Very Necessary Daily Food! 

Pride Decimates! 
Faith Elevates 
And 
Humility Opens The Flood-Gates Of Blessing! 



PRAYER:

Heavenly Father, 
Please Help Us Today
To Humble Ourselves Before You On Earth
Your Footstool
So That You Will Lift Us Up To Heaven
Your Throne
On The Glad Day That You Have Set! 
Amen!!! 












Saturday, December 18, 2021

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: EVIL: Name It And Shame It!






The Way Of Evil 
Is 
As Mesmerizing As The Eyes Of Snakes
And 
The Designs On Their Skins! 

There Is No Explanation Nor Excuse For Evil! 

There Is No Safe Way To "Play" With Evil 
And
There Is No Avoiding The Stain Nor Stench Of 
Having Been Enmeshed, Involved, With Evil! 

Evil Turns Life Upside Down And Backward! 

We Cannot Live Peacefully With Evil 
No Matter The Popular Word On The Street
In Movies
TV Shows
Books
And 
Role-Play Games! 

Beloved, 

Evil ... Just Like Sin
Must Be Properly Named 
And 
Shamed 
No Matter Who Is Doing It
And 
No Matter Why It Is Being Done!

Potiphar's Wife 
Tried To Get Patriarch Jacob-Israel's Beloved Son, Joseph
Their Purchased Slave
To Do Evil In The Ever-Present God's Sight: 
He Rejected Her
And 
Called Her Out On It! 

Joseph Remained Clean Before The Lord 
Even Though He Endured Unearned Disgrace
Much Suffering
And 
Unimaginable Sorrow! 

Our Lord Jesus ... The Judge Of All Flesh
Vindicated Joseph 
And
Elevated Him Above Said Potiphar 
And 
His Evil, Lying, Wife! 

Dear Ones, 

Evil, Like Lead, Sinks Under Its Own Weight! 

Cream Aka Goodness, Like The Sun
Rises Because Of Its Nature 
And
Does Its Appointed Work 
As Ordained By Its Maker! 

Let No One Deceive, Beguile, You: 
Right And Light Have No Midnight 
In Almighty God's All-Seeing, All-Knowing, Holy Sight! 

Avoid Even The Appearance Of Evil! 

Peace!




Monday, June 3, 2019

EXPIATION: Do You Really Believe In That ...!?!

CHOICE :
The Gift Of Almighty God
Encompassing Free Will
Because
Almighty God Has Given Unto Us Mortal Men
Power, Opportunity, And The Option
To Choose To Love And Trust Him

FAITH:
The Gift Of Almighty God
Offering Power, Opportunity And The Option
To Believe
To Trust
To Obey
Almighty God At His Stated Word
For An Offered And Desired Benefit!



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Since
Jesus Christ Paid For All Our Sin
And
Guarantees That We Are Sin-Free
When We Exercise The Faith That He Gives To All As A Gift
- A Down-Payment On Eternity -
And
Confess And Repent Of All Known Sin
And
Believe That He Did The Deed

And

We Then Choose Not To Believe
And
We Then Refuse To Believe That 
We Are Forgiven
Does That Mean That Jesus Christ
Did Not Perform As He Promised
And
His Sure And Pure Sacrifice Was
Is 
Not Efficacious!?!

It Could Be A Riddle ...

Is The Gift Of Faith Not Potent Enough!?!
Is The Gift Of Faith Worthless!?!

Whose Fault Is It
When The Known-Redeemed Soul
Rejects ... Out Of Hand
Jesus Christ's Sure And Secure Salvation!?!

Is There Anything Else That 
Jesus Christ Can Do To Convince The Purchased Soul 
To Accept The Blessed Gift Of Eternal Life!?!

Why Does
- Why Would -
The Sinner Doubt The Savior!?!

Why Does The Sinner Not Know
Or Recognize That
He Is Adding The Sin Of Doubt
To His Known-Long List Of Unconfessed Sin!?!

Why Does The One In Need Of The Savior
Take The Path That Satan Threads
Instead Of The Path That
Jesus Christ Trod!?!

What Will It Take To Cause A Sinful Doubter
- A Doubting Sinner -
To Exercise Faith In Jesus Christ The Lord!?!

Why Do Believers, Believe The Word Of Jesus Christ!?!

Why Do Doubters, Doubt The Word Of Jesus Christ!?!

Same Home, Same Teaching ...

Why Was Cain Different From Abel!?!
Why Was Ham Different From Shem And Japheth!?!
Why Was Esau Different From Jacob!?!
Why Was Joseph Different From His Brethren!?!
Why Did The Prodigal Son Leave Home!?!

Why Did Lucifer Covet The Position Of Christ!?!
Why Did Satan Desire To Be As The Most High
To Occupy Heaven's Throne
And
The Hearts Of All Around Him!?!
What Is The Excuse For Sin!?!

There Is No Excuse For Sin!

Bad Choice Costs!
Good Choice Pays
And
Making The Decision
To Depart From Sin To Enter Salvation
Always Great Dividends Pay!

Exercising One's Personal Franchise ...

Jesus Christ Gives!
I Choose To Receive! 

Jesus Christ Blesses!
I Choose My Sin To Confess!

Jesus Christ Forgives!
I Choose To Repent! 

Jesus Christ Heals!
I Choose Before Him To Kneel! 

Jesus Christ Reveals!
I Choose My Known-Sin Not To Conceal!

Jesus Christ Leads!
I Choose To Follow! 

Jesus Christ
- By The Holy Spirit -
Guides And Chides!
In Him, I Choose To Confide, To Abide!

Jesus Christ Is Truth!
In Him, I Choose To Trust! 

Jesus Christ Is Light!
Being With Him, I Cannot Walk In Darkness! 

Jesus Christ Is Life!
Being In, And Living For Him, I Have Eternal Life!





I Know That My Redeemer Liveth!
How Come I Know
But
The Doubter Knows Not
When We Are All Privvy
To The Same Preserved Truth!?!

I Am A Worm
A Flower Of The Field
A Child Of The Dust
A Sinner Once Marked For
The Second Death
But 
Now Aiming For Zion
Beulah Land
New Jerusalem
The Kingdom Of The Blessed!

I Know ...

I Did Not Make Myself
So I Will Not Doubt The One
Who Says
Who Daily Proves 
- According To The Preserved Word
By His Every Action In My Life
In The Lives Of Others
In Nature - That
He Did

And

In His Favor
I Choose To Use My Gift Of Faith!
I Choose To Trust The Lord Christ!
I Choose To Inherit Eternal Life In Christ
In Almighty God's Great And Glorious  Paradise!

Sin Sells!
Salvation Saves!
The Savior Sacrificed!
Satan Savages And Ravages!


CHOICE:
I Am Jesus Christ's ... Alone!


FAITH:
Jesus Christ Will Help Me
To Arrive Safely
At The Heavenly ... Home!


Almighty God Is Truth:
He Gave The Living Word! 
He Said It: I Believe It! 
For Me, The Case Is Closed!
Jesus Christ, My Redeemer
Erased
Paid For
Removed 
Freed Me 
Expiated ... My Personal Sin
And
I Am Going Home With Him
Even If I Go Alone!
Choice Faith Matters!




Sunday, November 11, 2018

Pearl Gates And Personality Traits!?!

Did You See That Personality Test!?!

I Did ... And I Ignored It!

But, Why!?!
It Pegged My Personally In A Hurry!

It's Wrong!

What Do You Means It's Wrong!?!
Everybody Is A Part Of The Four Personality Traits!

It's Wrong!

Why Do You Keep Saying That It's Wrong!?!

Because It Is!

Come On!?!
You've Gotta Have A Better Answer Than That!

I Do!

Dear Beloved Friend Of Mine,
May I Please Encourage You
Out Of The Goodness Of Your Heart
To Spill Your Guts And Share The Beans!?!

Well, Since You Were So Polite, I Shall:

They Are Actually 12 Personality Traits In The King James!

You're Such A Liar!
I Thought You Had Something Good To Share!

I Do! I Do!
You're A Christian, Aren't You!?!

Well, Yes!
But Why Do You Ask The Question Like That!?!

Never Mind That!
Jacob-Israel Had 13, 14 Sons!

Wrong! He Only Had 12 Sons, And One Daughter, Dinah!

Wrong!
He Adopted Joseph's Two Sons As His Own Sons!
They Made Up The Two Half-Tribes Of
Ephraim And Manasseh!

Oops, I Forgot That!

When Jacob-Israel Was About To Die
He Gathered His Sons About Him
All 13, 14 Of Them
To Deliver The Blessing! 
Each Blessing Included A Personality Trait!

Oh, My!
I Forgot About That!

Please Try To Keep Up, Okay!?!

Ma'am, Yes, Ma'am!

After Christ Died
Denied And Violently Rejected By His Own People
And 
With The Formation Of The Church
And 
The Opening Of The Blessing To All Peoples Of The World
There Was No More Jew And Other!
No More Covenant-Only-Israel!
There Is Just The Israel Of God!

Apostle Paul Talks About That!

In The Book Of Revelation, Chapter 7
Is 
What Appears To Be A Very Strange Tribe Listing
And
Just So You Know
The Names Of The Tribes Are On The Pearl Gates Of Heaven!

What's So Exciting About That!?!
Gates Have Names! No Biggie!

Tsk! Tsk! Tsk!

What Did I Do!?!
Why Are You Clicking At Me!?!

The God Of Heaven
Is
The God Of Order!
There Are 12 Gates!
12 Gates Equal 12 Entrances
And
There Is An Angel-Guard At Each Gate!
You Don't Just Pick A Gate That You Think You Will Like
Because
The Iridescence Of The Particular Pearl
Appeals To The Former Starving Artist In You
And
Just Jauntily Walk Through It!

The Name Of Gate
Represents A Son
Represents A Personality
Represents The Entrance That
The Over-Comer Of That Trait
Will Enter Into Heaven Through!

But, Wait!
I Just Remembered Something!
There Was A Pronouncement 
By Almighty God 
Against Ephraim, Wasn't There!?!

There Was And His Name Is Not Immortalized Or Memorialized
On Any Of The Entrance Gates Of Heaven!

Ephraim Chose Rank Idolatry 
Over Obedience To The Will Of God
So God Said:

Let Him Alone With His Idols!

No Idolater Will Enter Heaven!

Indeed!
Lucifer Got Kicked Out Of Heaven!
Wasn't There A Problem With Dan As Well!?!

Sure Enough Was!
He Was As A Snake In The Grass!
He Was A Back-Biter!
He Was Like The Heel-Biter ...!

... Satan Bit Jesus Christ's Heel!

Almighty God Doesn't Tolerate That Behavior
And
No One With That Personality Trait Shall Enter Heaven!

Wasn't King Saul A Danite!?!

He Was And He Saw Nothing Good In Any One!
Jealousy Motivated His Actions!

So I Can Take It That Dan's Name Is Also Excluded From
The Gates Of The City!

Right In One!

Something Is Not Adding Up Here:

12 Tribes
Two Half-Tribes Make One Whole Tribe
Two Sons Are Excluded
Joseph's Two Sons Got His Whole Portion
But One Half Is Now Excluded
So Where Or How Is The Short-Fall Corrected!?!

List The Names Of All The Sons:

Reuben
Simeon
Judah
Dan (Excluded)
Asher
Naphtali
Benjamin
Issachar
Ephraim (Half Tribe)(Excluded)
Manasseh (Half Tribe)
Zebulon
Levi
Gad
Joseph

Look At Who Originally Got Land Grants!
Look At Who Did Not Get A Land Grant!
Look At Who Gets A Named-Gate!
Remember Whose Inheritance Was Not Land
But 
The Priesthood!
Remember Who Was Snatched Away From His Father's Love!

I Got It! I Got It!
Levi And Joseph Make Up The Short-Fall!

I've Gotta Run
But 
When You Get A Chance
Take A Good Look At What Each Name
Is Interpreted To Mean!
You'll Be Amazed When The Meanings Are Read Together
In The Light Of The Revelation!






Saturday, July 22, 2017

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Victory In Jesus: Trust The Word! + Prayer: Lord, Guide Us!


Brethren,
Please Draw Nigh!


All Ye That Love
The Lord Of Life
Have No Reason
- By Reason Of Faith -
At The Injustices Done
To Yourselves To Cry!


Let Us Bless God
For Truth And Light
And Let Us Live Our Lives
So That He In Us Will Find Delight!


Easy For You To Say!

Easier Said Than Done!

Brethren, No!
She Speaks The Truth!
We Need To Think Vertically!
Think Of The Two Yutes!


Yutes?!

Young Ones!

Who Are These Young Ones
We Need To Think Of?!


Brethren,
Who Were The Two Young Men
Who Championed The God Of Heaven
Even In The Midst Of Sorrow And Seeming Disgrace?!


I Know, I Know!
Joseph And Daniel!

Check!
These Young Men
Did Not Stand On Ceremony!


Joseph Did Not Take The Bait
Against His God
To Commit Adultery!


Daniel Walked Upright
In His Integrity
Not Permitting
The Machinations Of The Minions
To Stop Him
From Saying His Daily Prayers
To The God Of All Creation

AND
Before That
He Chose Not To Defile Himself
By Eating Drinking
Swine And Wine!

Both Of These Noble Men
Were By Very Evil
Set Upon
BUT GOD ...!
But God What?!

Question For You ...

Did God
A. Stop Joseph's Brethren From Trying To Kill Him
B. From Selling Him Into Slavery
C. From Potiphar's Wife Trying To Seduce Him
D. From His Being Wrongfully Accused
E. From His Being Cast Into Prison
F. From His Being Forgotten By The Baker
G. From His Languishing In Prison?


No, No, No, No ... On All Counts!
On The Issue Of Daniel:

Did Daniel's Unyielding Faith And Trust
In The Holy God
Stop Him From:


A. Being Carried Into Babylonian Captivity
B. Being Confronted With The Unclean Diet Of The King
C. Being Targeted By Jealous, Wicked, Men
D. Being Spied Upon
E. Being Caught In The Web Of Evil And Deceit
F. Being Arrested
G. Being Tried
H. Being Condemned
I. Being Cast Into A Den Of Hungry Lions
J. Spending His Entire Life As A Captive
K. Being A Captive Even Though It Was In  Gilded Cage?


A Thousand Times ... No!
But, Why?!

It Seems Kinda Unfair
Rewarding Devotion And Fidelity 

With Red Torment!

Red Torment! I Like That!
What Does Mean?!

Everyday Torment Is Black
No Chance Of Being Killed ...!


... So Red Torment Means
Life On The Line
High Possibly Of Bloodshed
Leading To Death!


You've Got It In One!

Yes!! 

Almighty God
- Our Lord -
Could Have 

STOPPEDJoseph From Being Set Upon By His Brethren
From Being Cast Into A Dry Well
From Being Sold As A Slave
From Being Separated From His Beloved Father!


Sounds A Lot Like Jesus, Doesn't It?!

It Should Make Us Think!

Almighty God
Could Have ...!


... He Didn't!

... But Didn't Stop
Daniel From Being The Flint
That Lit
The Dried Out Straw Of Raw Jealousy!


Think For A Moment
On True-Hearted Abel!
Moses In The River Nile!
Moses' 40 Years In The Training School Of God Before
The 40 Years Wilderness Experience!


Sad ...!
He Didn't Enter The Earthly Promised Land!

Rejoice ...!
 Before His Body Saw Corruption
Jesus As Michael Took Him
- After Rebuking Satan -
To The Heavenly Promised Land!


Take A Look Also
At Moses' Successor Joshua!
IF Ever There Is A Lesson For Us
It Is That!


What On Earth Do You Mean?
What Happened Just Before
The Big Battle Of Joshua's Career?


Do You Mean Before Jericho?!

Exactly!

He Had A Confrontation
With "The Unknown!"


And ...?!

He Uttered The Challenge:

"Are You For Us Or For Them?!"

And ...?!

The Response Was Swift
AND
All Of God's Children
Should Take It To Heart
AND
Raise The Standard Of Truth
The Pennant Of Faith
High
No Matter What It Is
With Which We Are Confronted!



Remove Your Shoes!
You Are On Holy Ground!
The Captain Of Heaven's Hosts
Is Here!
Stand Firm!
Listen To 
And
Do Exactly What I Say
Your Victory Over Sin Shall Appear!


Jericho Is Synonymous With Sin!
The Captain Of Heavens Hosts
ISThe Eternal
Christ Jesus!
Shoes Off On Holy Ground
IS

Nothing Between
You And God's Word

You And Christ!

When You Are Rooted And Grounded
You Will Stand Firm
In Jesus Christ's Faith
Against
The Thick And High Walls
Of The Devil's City Of Sin!


Did Joshua Believe?
Did Joshua Take Heed?
Did Joshua Execute
On The Word Of Preparation Given By The Lord?
Did Joshua Fight Valiantly?
Did Joshua - In The Name Of The Holy God -
Defeat The Citadel Of Satan?
Did Joshua Claim
AND
Inhabit
The Promised Land
The Great Reward?!


Indeed He Did!

Praise God For Grace And Coming Glory!

Brethren,
Don't Start Rejoicing Just Yet
For
In Every Lesson
There Is A Tale Of Caution!


The Cautions Today
Are Two!
In Joshua ... Remember Achan
Who
Though A Citizen
Of The Household Of God
Trusted Himself To Provide
His Own Financial Security
AND
Gave Up Sure Paradise
For The Lie
Which Lies In
The Goodly Babylonian Garment
- The Lies Of The Father Of Lies -
AND

The Perishable
Silver On Top Of Gold
Which Must
From Detection
Must Be Hidden
Under The Desert Sand Floor Boards!


Nasty!

That's Just Wrong!

Better Off Waiting For The Fulfillment Of The Promise!
Do You Know What Happens
To Those Who Would Be
God's Traffic Director?!


Lots Are Cast Against Them
Aka They Are Found Out
And They Are Denounced
For Troubling The Camp Of God
And Are Condemned
And Are Led Outside
The Camp Of The Righteous!


AND ...?!


And They Are Summarily Destroyed!

He Shouldn't Have Touched The Unclean Thing!
He Should Have Stood Firm
Just Like Daniel!


Achan Should Have Awaited
God's Appointed Crown Of Glory ...!


... And Could Have
- Like Joseph -
Saved Many
From The Congregation Of The Righteous
From The Strangers' Realm
Giving Them The Bread Of Salvation
So That For The Kingdom
Hungering Souls
May Be To Satisfaction
Be Completely Fed!


This Is Interesting!

We Started With Joseph And Daniel
AND

We Are Finishing The Same Way
Giving Credence
To The Truth Of The Word Of God:


Line Upon Line
Precept Upon Precept
Here A Little
There A Little!


The Hid Treasure Is Revealed
IF 

We Will
Trust The Living God
With Our Living

ANDOur Lives To Lead!
So ...

With That Said
What Have You Learnt Today?


Walk By Faith!
Don't Trust Your Eyesight!

Wisdom Builds A Sure House!
Don't Lean On Your Own Understanding!

Almighty God Is The Sure Foundation!

Goodly Babylonian Garments
And Stolen Hidden Silver And Gold 

Do Not Build A Prosperous House
Or Lead To Longevity!


Wait On The Lord!
Trust God And Grow!
Father Knows Best!

Eyesight And Hindsight
Are Not Equal
To The All-Seeing
All-Knowing
Ever-Present
Foresight
Foreknowledge
Of The Eternal God!


Those Are All Very Good Answers!
You Surely Have Been Studying!
Well Done!

Brethren Beloved,
Stand Firm In The Faith Of Jesus Christ

AND
For The Truth
Be Ye Old Or Youth!


Jesus Christ Is The Sure Foundation!
Trust Him At His Word
All The Time
AND
More Particularly

When You Can't See
How Why When Where If
To Sit Stand
Or Walk Run
Or Just Go!


The Righteous Are Never Forsaken!
The Wilfull And Unrighteous
- With Deliberation -
Committedly Forsake God
AND
Receive Into Themselves
Greedy-For-Gain's Just-Condemnation Award!


Any Last Words?

Don't Do A Lucifer
And Take The Adversary Of God Role
For
You Will Be As Satan
And
The Lake Of Fire, Then
Will Be Your Goal!


Well Said!

Let's Pray:

Thank You, God

For Truth And Light!
Let Us In Your Word Delight!
Teach Us
Feed Us
And
Day By Day
Guide Us
So That From Your Living Truth
We Will Never Stray!


Bless Us To Do Your Will

This Day
And
Keep Us Safe
Forever In Your Care
In Jesus' Holy Name, We Plead!
We Love You, Lord!
Haste The Glad Day Of Redemption!
We See Our Need! 
AMEN!