GREAT LESSONS: Silent Influence!

The Silent Influence
Of The Daily Life
Is To All A Great Lesson!
Lessons Taught
Are Lessons Learned
AND
To All Living
Such 
Should Be Of Concern!

I Give!
You Take!
I Show No Love!
You Express Hate!
I Walk As A Fake
AND
You Show To Others
My Filmed Outtakes
AND
Ape
For Others
That Which Is Hard
To Tolerate!

I Give!
You Take!
I Show The Love
That Comes From Above!
I Share Peace
Provision
Joy
AND
Justice, Too
AND
I Walk In The Path Of 
The Light Of Him Who
In Our Praises Delight
Looking To The Great Day
When Hopeful Faith
Becomes Beautiful 
In
Expressed Sight!

I Give!
You Take!
I Offer Up Daily Prayers
AND
Share
The Living Word
Of The Creator God
Who Made Us
For Himself
In Abiding Love!

I Live
What I Believe!
I Give To You
What From Him
I Blessedly Received
AND
I Humbly Ask Of You
Even As I Pray To Him
Who Asked Us
The Good Word To Share:

Will You Give The Good Word

So That Another

May God's Goodness Receive

So That

Like A Pebble

On The Water's Surface

A Ripple

Will Broadly Extend

AND

Capture 

The Hearts Of Others

So That Into All The World

The Good News

The Call To Salvation May Go

For A Witness

AND

The End May Come

So That To The Heavenly Home

We May

Redeemed

Go

To Bask In Christ

In Heaven's Eternal Glow?

Heaven Awaits!
Jesus Christ IS Returning
AND
He Is Even At The Gate
AND
It Won't Be Opened
Nor Closed
Late!

So ...

Spare A Word
For Those Who Hate!
Tell The Good News
So That They Won't Suffer
Satan's Just Fate!
Sing The Song Of Salvation
For
It Is Not Yet Too Late!

SO ...

Spread The Invitation
AND
Request All To Save 
The Unknown Date
For  
Of That Time
What We Know
For Certain Sure
Is That It Will Be Soon
AND
It Could Be At Morning
At Night
Or 
At Noon!

Please
Don't Get Upset
If They Call You Looney-Tunes
Just Stick To Your Bold Message
AND
Joyously Say:

Jesus Christ

Is Coming Soon!

God Blesses Me!
I Bless You!
Will You Bless Another
So That There Be Many
To Assemble
By The Tide-less Sea?

HAPPY SABBATH + Dying To Live ... With The Lord!

I Listened To  A Sermon
Recently
That Made A Big Impression On Me!
It Was Of A Son Mother Apostle
Who Had Prior Long-Range Knowledge
Of The Coming Death
Of A Beloved's Body!

The Son
He The Savior
He The Sure Word
Knew Of His Own Death
Before He Even Created The World
And,  Yet
Despite This Fore-Knowledge
Despite His Being All-knowing Wise
He Still Created
The Instrument Of His Own Demise!

And, Indeed ...

At The Appointed Time
He Was Vilely Crucified!

The Creature Crucified Its Creator!
The Creator Stood Not In The Creature's Way!
The Created Was Consumed
With The Creator's Death
AND
Thereby Sealed Its Own Doom!

But ...

That Is Not My Point!

A Mother Gave Birth To Her Son
Her Own Soul's Savior
And Met In The Temple
A Prophet
On The Eighth Day
Who, Holding The Blessed Child
In The Mother's Hearing
Did Prophecy
How In The Distant Future
The Mother's Son Was Going To For The World Die 
Thrusting A Sword Through Her Heart 
And Making Her Cry
For She Would Know That Her Heaven-Sent Baby
Was Born To Die!

How Did She Have The Heart
To Nurse 
Comfort 
Raise 
Teach Her Boy Baby
Knowing He Was Born To Die 
But Knowing Not The Day Of His Death!

But ...

That Is Not My Point!

The Disciple
Turned Apostle
In An Epistle
Declared His Love For His Lord!
He Even Cut Off The Ear Of The High Priest's Servant
The Night They Came To Arrest 
His Master Savior 
Teacher Friend 
The Lord!

Just Before The Disciple Became An Apostle
Just Before The Master Returned To Realm 
Where He Is Our High Priest 
AND
Coming King
The Friend To The End
Told The Friend Born Of Mere Men
The Manner In Which He Would Reach His Life's End!

Lord Almighty!
The Weight Of The Burden!
To Know That You Are Going To Die
For The Cause Of Your Risen From Death
And Soon Departing Master
And Knowing It Will Be In Your Old Age
But Not Knowing The Year Day!
How Does One Proceed To Live
When Having Reached
The Prophesied Old Age?

That Bombastic
Lord Denying
Repentant
Renewed
Christ-commissioned Apostle
Knew Of A Surety
Death ... Is Coming
Any Day
His Way
AND
He Lived Out The Great Commission
Doing Exactly What His Master Had Told Him
On That Fateful Day!

Simon?!
Do You Love Me?

Lord, You Know I Love You!

Feed My Lambs!

Simon?!
Do You Love Me?

Lord,  You Know I Love You!

Feed My Sheep!

Simon?!
Do You Love Me?

Lord, You Know Everything!
You Know I Love You!

Feed My Sheep.

Commissioned
Provisioned
Prepared
Broken
Remade
Declared
Simon Called Peter
Walked Among The Human Herd
And, Of It
Culled
A Flock
Fit For His Master
Sustained
By The Love Of His Lord!

Simon Peter
Had His Lot In With His Lord Cast 
Knowing Full Well
Any Day
Today
Could Be His Very Last!

He Didn't Travel Around
Waiting
For A Talking Ass
To Tell Him
His End Was Coming Up Fast!
He Lived Each And Every Day
As If Each Was The Last

AND ...

One Day
Don't You Know
He Was... RIGHT!

The Love Of God

Sustains Us

When Mankind's Chains

Restrain Us!

No Complaints

Will Come Out Of Us

For

Our God Goes Before Us

And

Is Always Assuredly With Us!

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All Committed Christians 

Stick

To Their Appointed Task!

The Called, and The Chosen Few!

Many Are The Called!
Few Are The Chosen!

Some Of The Called
Outright Refused The Call
Refusing To Confess Their Sin and Repent!

Some Of The Called 
Answered The Call
BUT
Were Lackadaisical
AND
Became - In The Comfort Groove Of Carnal Life -
Frozen!

BUT ...

The Willing Few
The Few Called The Chosen
Were The Diligent
The Humble
The Ones Who Truth Did Honestly Seek!

The Few Were
The Childlike
The Faithful
The Peaceful
The Meek
The Thirsty
The Hungry
The Persecuted For Jesus
Those Who Do Weep!

The Few Were The Mourners
Those Seeking God's Comfort Sweet
All Believing The Master
And Waiting For Him
Sin To Away Sweep!

The Few 
Choose To Wait
Patiently
- Though Often Distressed -
Faithfully
Longingly
Ever Hopeful
Even Though
Through Life's Battles
They Are Oft' Battered and Oppressed
BUT
Always Knowing 
That By Almighty God
Through Christ Jesus
Their Commander - The King
They Will Be 
Supremely
Wholly 
Holy Blessed!

Will You

Be Diligent 

About Answering 

The Master's Call Today?

In The Service Of The Master

In The Service Of The Master
No-Envy Is Good-Name!
Satisfied Is Never Second
AND
Fulfilled Is The Name Of Life With God Is Not A Game!

HAPPY Walks About Happy!
Gladness Is Not A Follow-Fashion Fad!
Peaceful Is Not Godiva Chocolate
AND
Hope Is Not A Tablet Writing Pad!

Home Is Home 
Not Some Hell-hole!
Hell Is A Blight Soon To Eternally Pass!
Yesterday Is The Past
Confession Cleans
AND
Our Repentance Is True!

God Is The Our Father
Whose Love Is Top Shelf
- No Shelf Really -
All-Encompassing
Limitless
Eternal
With No One Ever Considered
Sub-Standard
A Reject
Nor
Last Class!

In The Service Of The Master
There Are No Chains!
Will Is Free
Choice Is Free
AND
Decision IS By Self
For
The Master Does Not Foist On Us Himself!

God Rules!
God Reigns!
God Loves Us All
AND
He Calls
AND
He Calls
Lifting Us Up
When We Do Fall
AND
Helps
AND
Heals
AND
Our Permitting
He Will 
- For Eternity -
Us Seal!

SERVING GOD SAVES!!

The Pencil

By Nature
Your Pencil Is a Working Writer!
It is Made of Wood Encasing Black Lead!

When You First Received It - Unsharpened
It Had No Head!

In The Old Days
One Took a Sharp Knife
And Whittled The Encasing Wood
And When Enough Wood
Had Been Removed
A Stubby Blunt Lead Head
Exposed Stood!

However
The Job Is Not Finished!
Stubby Lead Writes Fat and Cloudy
Leaving Unsightly Marks

So ...

Back With The Sharp Knife
A Gentle Hand
Shaves 
The Excess Lead Away
Until Sharp Point
Comes Out To Write Play!

Time Passes
And ... Accidents Do Happen!
Sometimes Deliberately
Pencil's Lead Point Breaks
Below The Wood - That Requires Pencil Surgery

BUT ...

Now and Then
A Particular Pencil Has Worked Hard
Been Constantly Sharpened
And Has Been Written Down To A Nub
And
As Was Then Often Heard:

"My Favorite Pencil!

Stub Though You Are

I Can't Throw You Away!

Let Me Put You Away Safe!

You Worked Hard, and

Your Eraser Cleaned Clean

So Into My Tin Case Of Remembrance You Go!

Rest Easy!

Of A Time You Will Be By All Seen!"

What About That Other Long Pencil?!

It's Pretty
BUT ... 
Sharpened Point Often Breaks!

It Is Soon Discovered
That That Pencil Is A Non-Working Writing Fake!

He Looked Like A Pencil!
He Smelled of Black Lead!
BUT ...
He Proved An Impostor!
He Couldn't Keep The Point -
He Wouldn't Keep The Sharp Writing Head!
He'd Break When He Was Sharpened!
He'd Break Under Pressure Of Doing The Task
AND
If You Ask Me
He'd Break Every Time
Work Was Shared Passed, and
He Was Called Upon To Diligently Perform Some Specific Task!

Thus ...

The Boss Is Disapproving!
He Has No Use For Masquerade!
Do The Task To Which You've Been Appointed
And For Which You've Accepted The Commission
Or
Having Disqualified Your Self
By Non-Compliance
By Non-Performance
Get Cast Out -
With The Rubbish
Thrown Away! 

Be A Pencil

Sharp!

Don't Be The Fish and

Carp!

Do As You're Called

And

Acquire The Harp

Else Wise

You'll Be Thrown Into

Outer Dark!

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What Are We 

Showing Ourselves 

To Be?

Are We Working Pencils

Or

Exhibitionists?

 

Prayer: Fill Me, Lord, Fill Me!

#AlignMyWillWithYoursLord
Help me to do as You bid
#ProsperMeOnTheWayLord
Teach Me, Lead Me, Lord, Fill!

Fill Me up with Your Power
Pave My Path with Success
Close The Doors of The Devil
Open Your Windows of Love!

Pour Me out a Blessing from My Master
Let Angels of Strength guard Me on My Way
Let Me be valiant on My Mission
Never from Your Precepts let Me stray!

My Eyes may cry on The Master's Mission
My Courage in weak Flesh may trembling fail
But, Lord, help Me press on to Victory
Over Sin, Illuminated Deception, and Worldly Knowledge Decay!

I am not My own - Lord, I am Your Servant
Nigh unto a Watchman upon The High Wall
Help Me to sure sound The Trumpet
Of Warning for Jesus
To Your People against Satan
And of The End of The Sky-Blue Earth Ball!

Love, Honor, Trust, Godly Fear, and Saintly Worship
Penitence, Supplication, Self and Will
I place, Lord, on The Sacrifice Altar
Accept, Lord, this Offering today!

Fill Me, Lord, let Me, in You, find Peace
And a Living Faith unto Salvation today
Teach Me, Father, Your Patience
Fill with Your Spirit, Lord, I humbly Pray!

Hold Me!
Lead Me!
Guide Me!
Fill Me with Your Spirit, Lord, I plead!
Fill Me, Lord!
Fill Me, Lord!
Fill Me!
Send Me on My Mission Godspeed!