Don't War Against The Lord!

 

Please Do Not Permit 

The Monied, Powerfully-Mesmerizing Yet Aging Sages 

On The World's  Glittering Stages 

To Stop You Or Encourage You 

To Stop Giving Glory To Almighty God 

For All The Good Things That He Has Done 

And

Is Doing In Your Life! 

Please Don't Lie To Yourself 

And 

Deceitfully Say That 

It Was Mum, Dad, Sister, Brother

Boss, Preacher, Doctor, Politician

Aunt, Uncle, Or Best-Buddy Dear Friend 

Who Abundantly Blessed You 

With This, That, And The Other Needed Thing! 

If The Lord Of Grace Does Not Speak To Human Hearts 

And 

They Cooperate With The King Of Glory

No Earthly Favors Will Be Afforded To Any Of Us! 

The Unregenerated Heart Of Man 

Is 

Desperately Wicked 

And

If You Believe That Wickedness 

Desires Your Good Health, Healing

And 

Physical And Spiritual Prosperity

"Good Luck!" With That! 

Good Luck 

Is 

Not A Godly Construct 

And 

Neither Is Godly Love From A Wicked Heart! 

Almighty God Is Love: 

He That Does Not Know Almighty God 

Cannot Express Love Of The Godly Sort! 

Beloved,

Our Arch-Enemy ... Satan The Damned

Always Has Something New, Novel

Bright And Shiny 

And

"Absolutely Necessary To Have" 

To Distract Us From The Right 

And

Deceive Us Into Wrong-Doing! 

Be Alert And Prayerful: 

The Lord God Almighty Inhabits Our Praise! 

Trust The Living Word ... Not The Dying World! 

Please Don't Be Unwise

And

Be Like The Otherwise 

And

Foolishly War Against Jesus Christ The Lord! 

Peace!

 

You're Not A Bassett Hound

Since The Lord Jesus Is Your Strong Arm 

And 

Is Also The God Who Protects You From Enemies 

Seen And Unseen

Known And Unknown

Near And Far

Unexpected And Underestimated

And 

You Trust Him 

Because 

You ... By Experience

Have Come To Personally Know His Personality

And

His Love And Power 

Why In The Name Of All That Is Holy 

Are You Walking Around Looking Like 

A Droopy-Eyed, Put-Upon, Bassett Hound!?! 

Where Is Your Song Of Praise And Rejoicing!?! 

Beloved, 

Let Us Not Sell 

Our Love And Worship Of Our Lord Christ Short 

Just Because 

Our Ears Are Itching

Our Noses Are Twitching

Our Eyes Are Blurry

Our Legs Are Numb

Our Fingers Have Become As Frozen Claws

And 

Our Brains Are Seemingly Burping! 

Our Loving God Is! 

Our Gracious Lord Can! 

Our Gentle Master Cares! 

Our Kind King Reigns And Rules 

And

Glory Be To Jesus

He Forgets Not His Own! 

Please Never Forget That 

All Things Work Out For Us 

Who Passionately Love The Lord! 

Please Always Remember That 

It Is Jesus Christ Himself Who Says 

Bring Your Burdens And Leave Them With Him:

He Gave Us The Holy Spirit Of Truth As Our Comforter 

So Sing For Joy 

And 

Praise The Lord Of Life 

And

Let Satan

His Fallen Angels

And 

His Licensed Emissaries Be Damned! 

Jesus Christ Saves: 

Raise Up Your Head! 

Peace!

Praise Almighty God Anyhow, Anywhere ... Just Because!

Are You Willing, By The Living God's Great Grace

To Tell John Q. Public And Ms. Anony Mous 

Of All That The Lord Has Done

Is Doing And Will Do For You 

Or

Are You Sooo Caught Up In 

"Woe Is Me!" 

And 

"Why Me, Lord!" 

That You Fail To Recognize That Almighty God Is Good

That He Loves You Personally

And 

Has Repeatedly Saved You From Yourself 

And

From Besetting Sin

And 

Has Made Your Heart Radiantly Glad 

When You, With Limited Vision

Had No Idea What You Would Or Could Do 

If

Tomorrow Brought Another Misery

Trial Of Faith

Health Scare

Financial Setback

Emotional Distress

Or Unexpected Grief Or Sorrow!?! 

Beloved, 

We Are Guilty Of Begging Almighty God For Good Gifts 

And

Having Received Them ... And More Besides

Forgetting Or Even Unwisely Neglecting 

To Give Our God Thanks And Bold Praise! 

We Are Guilty Of Making Agreements With The Lord 

And

Brazenly Breaking Them 

After The Lord Has Amazingly Delivered 

The Delights Of Life To Us! 

Brethren, Beloved, 

Let Us From This Moment On 

Daringly Decide To Praise The Lord Anyhow

Anywhere 

And

Just Because!

Let Us Decide To Thank God 

For Helping Us To Admit, Again, That 

Having Another Reason

Another Day To Need Him

And 

To Be Glad To Praise Him For Life

Is 

Our Blessing ... Our Blessed Gift ... Today! 

The "Price" For Living 

Is 

Prayer And Praise: 

Just Do It! 

The Preserved Word Of The Eternal God

Does Not Lie!

Peace! 

Do You Love Your Gifts More Than You Love The Giver!?!

 

How Grateful Are You!?! 

How Thankful Are You!?! 

When You Are The Recipient Of A Gift

- Be It Expensive Or Economy Class - 

Do You Hold Tightly The Gift Or The Giver!?! 

Do You Consider The Price Of The Gift 

Or The Love That The Giver Has For You 

Because 

They Thought Of You And Your Need

Or 

That Because Of Their Love For You

They Gave You A Gift According To Their Love 

And

The Depth Of Their Pocket ... Just Because! 

Beloved, 

Jesus Christ Thinks Of Us ... His Lost Lambs And Sheep 

Who Have Strayed From The Fold Of Safety

And 

Because He Loves Us With An Everlasting Love

He Gives Us Gifts Seen And Unseen

Known And Unknown

Unexpected

And 

Unappreciated 

But 

Always Needed

Out Of His Amazing Love

To Bless

To Save

To Convince

To Convict

To Comfort

And 

To Convey His Love For Us 

And 

To Carry Us Willing

Back To The Heavenly Home!

 

All Of Jesus Christ's Gifts To Us 

Are Out Of His Riches In Glory! 

All Of Jesus' Gifts To You ... Personally

Are Out Of The Heart Of Love That 

Will Not Let You Go Poor, Wretched, Miserable

Blind, Hungry, Naked

And 

Ignorant 

To Eternal Ruin 

Without Having Made It Possible 

For You To Be Rich, Happy, Comforted

Healthy, Seeing, Clothed

And 

Blessed Forever! 

Brethren, Beloved

You Are Loved Without Measure!

You Are Loved Without Limit: 

Dare To Love The Gift-Giver 

Whose Gifts To You Are Always Good And Perfect! 

Peace

With Jesus Christ The Lord

Is

The Precious Panacea!

HAPPY SABBATH + Obedience Is An Absolute!

Disobedience Always Equals Dishonor

Disaster

And 

Death 

So Don't Fool Yourself By Saying That "It" Was Only 

A Little Thing! 

Life Is An Absolute: 

You're Either Living Or You're Dead! 

Faith Is An Absolute: 

You Either Have Complete Faith ... Trust

Or You Are Indulging Total Doubt! 

Love Is An Absolute: 

You're Either Loving Or You're Hating! 

The Lights Are Either On Or Off: 

Light And Darkness Do Not Co-Exist

And

Lest We Forget To Remember

Obedience Is An Absolute: 

You, Me, We Cannot Do The Lord's Will 

And

Walk In Our Own Way 

And

That Is Why Our Lord Plainly Says: 

"If You Love Me

Keep My Commandments!" 

He Also Says To All The King Saul's Of This Earth: 

"To Obey Is Better Than To Sacrifice!" 

Because

DISobedience Always Results In A Debit

A Sacrifice

A Charge Against Us

Body, Mind, And Spirit! 

Worse Still, Disobedience 

Is 

An Aphrodisiac Which Sharpens The Taste Buds 

For Some "Tasty" Little Disobedience Treat

And 

A Little Bigger Plate Of Disobedience

And Then 

All-Day, Every Day, Bold Partaking Of

The All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Of Disobedience! 

Be Ye Warned ...

Repentance Brings Ready Forgiveness 

But

The Consequences For Disobedience Remain! 

Beloved, 

By Almighty God's Great And Glorious Grace

Please Choose To Nip

Neuter

Maroon

And 

Kill Disobedience With The Two-Edged Sword 

Aka "Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Aka "It Is Written!" 

It Worked For Our Lord Jesus Christ 

So Let It Work For You Now, Today! 

Peace! 

Within The Love Of Almighty God!

Within The Love Of Almighty God To Fallen Man 

Is 

Correction, Direction, Protection 

And 

Provision! 

Our God ... With Our Willing Cooperation

Corrects The Wayward Thoughts In Our Heads

Directs Our Footsteps To And On Straight Paths

Protects Our Bodies Within The Hedge Of Love That 

Is 

The Holy Law

And 

Provides Provisions For Our Every Need

Including The Ones That We Have Not Even Considered! 

Beloved, 

We Have The One-Stop For All Good And Perfect Gifts 

In The Almighty God, Father, Son, And Holy Spirit 

Who See, Hear, Feel 

And 

Know All Things About All Of Us At All Times! 

We Have ... As Our Very Own Helper And Healer

The Holy God Who Cries Us

And 

Rejoices Over Us: 

He Is Touched With The Feelings Of Our Infirmities

Our Short-Comings

Our Sorrows, Joys, Pains

And

Griefs! 

Our God Hates The Sin That 

So Easily Besets All Of Us 

But

Oh, How He Loves You And Me! 

Just So You Know ...

We Can't Disappoint The All-Knowing God

And 

We Can't Surprise The All-Seeing God 

But

We Are Well Able To Hurt Him

And

Shame Him! 

Don't You Think That Given All That He Has Done

Is Doing

And 

Will Do For Us That 

We Should Change Our Wrong Thoughts

Give Up Speaking Unkind Words 

And 

Stop Doing Evil Actions

And Instead

Show Favor To Our Ever-Present God 

By Doing What He Asks Us To Do Today!?! 

Be Obedient!

Be Kind!

Be Loving!

Be Giving!

Be Forgiving

And 

Be Enduring! 

By Faith, It Isn't Hard To Do! 

Remember That You Are Already Blessed! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Prayer Of Faith Is A Moving Elevator!

If Man Shall Not Live By Bread Alone 

But By Every Word That Comes From God

And

Jesus Christ Is The Word Of God Who Taught Us To Say: 

"Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread" 

And

Requested Us To Pray Without Ceasing

And

To Pray And Not Faint

And

Prayer Is As Our Necessary Food 

And

We Must Eat Every Day

Does It Not Stand To Reason That 

We Should Pray Every Day For The Outpouring 

And 

Indwelling Of The Holy Spirit Of Truth!?! 

Beloved, 

Praying Does Not Bring Almighty God Down To Us 

But

Lifts Us Up To Almighty God 

And 

Changes Us As We Await 

The Change Of Our Then Circumstance! 

Humble, Heartfelt Prayer Is An Elevator! 

Humble, Heartfelt Praying Is A Moving Elevator

And

A Mood Elevator! 

The Helper Is Here ...

The Holy Spirit Takes Our Less Than Perfect Mouthings 

- Uttered With Unclean Lips Via The Heart Of Faith - 

And

Transcribes Them With Groanings Which Cannot Be Uttered 

And 

Makes Them Suitable For The Ear Of The Holy God! 

We Need Jesus Christ Who ... For Love

Gave Us The Holy Spirit ... Of Truth

And

The Power To Pray

And

The Faith To Make The Transaction! 

Praying Without Faith

Is

A Noisy Abomination!

Remember, Remember 

Don't Ever Forget ... 

You Can't Beat The Omnipresent God's Loving Giving 

And 

You Can't Wear Out His Ability 

To Give You Good And Perfect Gifts!

 

Seek The Lord Of Love And Life 

In Unwearied, Faithful, Praying! 

Endeavor ... By Saving Grace

With Mercy Available And Free

To Tirelessly Knock At His Door Of Plenty 

And 

Persistently Ask For What You Need! 

Don't Seek To Feed Your Greed: 

Let The Holy Spirit Lead! 

Pray For Holy Spirit Power Today! 

Pray Now! 

Peace! 

Faith Without Praying

Is

A Lie

And Is As

A Slow And Painful Death!

Your Sin Cannot Determine The Depth Of Christ's Love For You!

 

The Size Of Our Sin Does Not 

And

Will Never Determine The Depth Or Breadth Of 

Jesus Christ's Love For Any One Of Us 

And

By This Token

None Of Us Should Ever Choose 

To Not Take Our Burden Of Sin To The Lord 

By The Heartfelt, Humble, Prayer Of Faith! 

Unrepented Sin 

Is 

Like A Foot Callus Willfully 

And 

Unwisely Left Unattended!

 

Systematically Ignored 

That Callus Causes You To Walk Funny From Pointed Pain 

And 

With The Constant Pressure Of Use ... And Abuse

A Soft Spot Develops Under It 

Which Becomes An Ulcer 

Which, Left Unattended, Will Jeopardize 

The Health Of Your Foot

Then Your Leg

And 

Ultimately Your Life! 

A Callused Aka Hardened Heart 

Overwhelmed By The Pressure Of Sin 

Is 

The Devil's Playground: 

Such A Burdened, Heavy,  Heart 

Respects Neither The Divinity Of The Living God 

Nor The Sanctity Of Human Life! 

Beloved, 

Not One Of Us Needs To Walk Such A Path 

To Eternal Destruction! 

We Are Graciously Called To Life

To Lay Our Burden Of Sin At The Feet Of The Sin Bearer

Who Is Our Very Own Great Physician

Jesus Christ The Lord Of Life! 

He Intimately Knows You Personally!

Please Reach For The Extended Hand That Helps 

And 

Heals 

And

Dare To Choose To Live In The Light That Leads To Life! 

Our Jesus Has A Place For You That Can Only Be Filled By You! 

Dare To Be Healed: 

Draw Near To Christ Without Fear Or Trembling

And

Be Forever Blessed! 

You, Dear Loved, Are Not Alone!

Peace!

Be Not Deceived:

Happy To Live In Sin

Is

The Sophisticated Lie

Of

Satan The Damned!

Heap Those Coals Of Fire!

It Is Said That Revenge Upon One's Enemies 

Is 

Best Served Cold 

Aka Unexpectedly 

And 

With Vicious Stopping-Power! 

To Almighty God's Chosen People

The Answer To This 

Is 

"Nuh Uh!" 

"Nope!" 

As Blessed And Highly Favored Children Of 

The Eternal Who Grants Grace And Inhabits Glory

We Are Called To Be Mind-Bogglingly Kind 

To Those Who To Us Are Not Even Close To Being So! 

Oh, The Beauty Of The Unexpected Kindness 

When Your Enemy Needs Help 

And 

You're The Only One Available To Help 

And 

You Actually, Willingly, Graciously

- For The Love Of God - 

Provide That Help With A Tender Look 

And 

A Gentle Touch! 

What Bliss Is Yours To Have And To Hold! 

Remember, Beloved, 

This Is The Way Of The Savior 

And 

If We Desire To See Him In Peace

This Must Be Our Way! 

We Were Once Enemies Of The Almighty 

And 

He, By Jesus Christ The Righteous

Granted Us The Unimaginable Kindness 

... His Life For Yours ... And Mine! 

There's No Repayment Possible: 

Choose, Instead, To Obey His Blessed Call 

To Be Set Apart For Holy Use 

... To Sanctification ... To Perfection! 

Dare To Smile With The Lord 

In The Face Of The Scorn And Abuse Of Your Enemies: 

Chase Away Evil 

With Your Hand Dripping With Goodness That Shines

With The Light Of Love! 

Peace!

Smells Good Doesn't Mean Tastes Great!

The Longer We Spend Outside The Safe Fold

The Shorter Will Be Our Time To Knowingly Enjoy 

The Goodness And Grace Of The Lord Christ! 

Beloved, 

We Are Called To Soul Salvation 

And

We Need To Climb Up Higher On The Upward Way: 

Why Waste Time With Useless Things 

When We May Draw Closer To The Living God 

Each And Every Day!?! 

Know The Facts ...

All That Glitters Is Not Gold! 

Smell Good Doesn't Mean Taste Great! 

Beautiful Often Means Rotten 

And

Those Who Encourage You To Join Them In Bold Sin 

Cannot And Will Not Save You! 

Jesus Christ, The Forever Friend 

And 

Faithful Companion To Life's End

Calls, Cares, Keeps, Cleans, Comforts, Carries

And 

Consoles! 

He Asks, Answers

And

Accepts! 

He Loves, Leads

And 

Lifts! 

He Shepherds, Seeks, Saves, Sanctifies

And 

Seals! 

Be Comforted ...

Jesus Christ Died To Deliver Us From Death And Hell 

And

He Is Calling Us To Himself! 

Jesus Christ Is Everything We Need

All That We Desire 

And

More Than We Can Ever Think To Dream Of Or Acquire! 

Brethren, Beloved

Our Dear Savior Loves You Personally ... Intimately

With An Everlasting Love: 

Nothing ... Material Or Spirit 

Can Ever Separate You From His Everlasting Love! 

I Beseech Us All 

Please Do Not Permit What Presently Is 

To Deny You The Blessed Pleasure Of Certain Hope!

 

Let's Boldly Walk In 

And

Work Our Daily Gift Of Unfailing Faith 

And

Look Up To Rise Up 

To Meet Our Dear And Soon-Coming Lord In The Air!

The Trumpet Shall Sound! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Records Are Being Kept!

There Is A Record Being Kept In Heaven Of Our Words

Our Actions 

And

Our Influence ... Good Or Bad ... Over Others! 

Dig Deep ... 

If You Could See ... In Real Time Over The Long Haul

What It Is That You Cause To Happen In The Lives Of Others

Would You Continue Living The Life That You Now Lead!?! 

What Would You Change, By God's Grace, About Yourself!?! 

Beloved, 

We Have A Loving Heavenly Father 

Who, By Jesus Christ, Has Modeled For Us 

The Perfect Way To Speak, Walk 

And

Act Unto All People! 

Too Often, Though

In Total Rejection Of The Living Way

We Behave As Though Our Heavenly Father Hates Us

Or Is Trying To Make Our Lives Miserable 

With His Do's And Don'ts

And 

His Perfect Way! 

Open Your Eyes ... 

Please Recognize That Our Bad Behavior 

Is 

Not Going To Make Almighty God Lower His Standards 

Nor Is It Going To Cause Him 

To Love Us Less Than When Jesus Died On Calvary! 

Brethren, Beloved 

We Need To Recognize That Almighty God Is All

And

That We Have Nothing To Give Our Lord

Save Our Trust And Obedience

 

And

By His Saving Grace

We Must Come To Realize That 

Our Best Behavior Is Blessed Behavior!

We Are Nearing Home

So Let's Raise Our Standards! 

Let's Live Right 

And

Do Good Always 

And 

In All Ways Even Though There 

Is 

No Earthly Profit Or Apparent Benefit! 

Our Heavenly Father

Sees All

Knows All

And

Is In All

And

He, Alone

Blesses Us All! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Covetous Or Contented!?!

We, Each, Have The Opportunity 

To Fill The Garden Of Our Mind With Goodness 

Or With Gripes And Griefs! 

We May Choose To Be Disinterested In The Things Of God 

And 

Also Totally Ungrateful For The Myriad Blessings That 

We Continually Receive 

Or We May Be Thankful For Grace 

And

Grateful That There Is Glory To Share ... To Come! 

We May Covet The Blessings Which Others Receive 

And

Despise The Great Gifts That The Good Lord Bestows Upon Us 

Or We May Boisterously Bless God 

And 

Grow Up Gracefully! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Who Bids Us To Faithfully Serve Him 

Provides For And Protects Us

Comforts And Corrects Us

And

Teaches And Tests Us

But 

He Never Tempts Us!

Our Dear Lord Leads And Loves Us

But

He Never Lures Us Into Folly 

Or Lulls Us Into A False Sense Of Security: 

We Can Openly Trust His Kind And Giving Heart! 

It's A Fact ... 

We Have No Viable Reason 

To Doubt The Pure And Holy Love Of The Lord Christ

So Dare To Remember Where He Has Brought You From 

And

Never Forget What He Has Done

Is Doing 

And

Will Do For You ... Personally! 

Choices, Chances, Changes ...

Dare To Dig Up The Plantings Of Gripes And Griefs 

And 

Dare To Plant Love, Joy, Hope

Faith, Purity, Peace

Temperance

And 

Goodness! 

Remember, Remember 

Don't Ever Forget ... 

We Eat What We Grow 

And 

We Are What We Eat! 

Do You Know What's Eating You!?! 

Be Wise Unto Your Own Soul's Salvation:

Choose To Grow Only What 

Is 

Everlastingly Beneficial! 

Peace Be Unto You!