Shadow-Warriors And Light-Bearers

We All Start Life As Natural Shadow-Warriors 

Aka Willing Sinners! 

Confess Your Sin: 

Don't Confuse The Issues: 

We Can't Sin ... And Be Saved! 

By Choice, We Are Coached To Be Light-Bearers! 

Repent: Don't Repeat Your Sin! 

Beloved, 

Look At Life! 

Grace Is A Grant! 

Love Does Not Lie! 

Truth Is Not A Terror! 

We Can't Buy Sickness! 

We Can't Sell Sorrow! 

Raging Will Not Negate The Warnings Of Almighty God! 

Denying Satan The Liar 

Without Accepting Jesus Christ The Truth 

Will Not Cause Salvation To Be Of Any Use To Us! 

Playing Pretty While Dressed In Pride 

Will Lead To Exposure 

When Our Cheap Masks Slip! 

The World Is Not A Stage 

And 

We Are Not Actors: 

The World Is A Field Hospital 

And 

We Are Patients Needing 

The Touch Of The Great Physician! 

Dear Ones, 

When We Get To The Cross Of Christ 

Aka The Cross-Road Of Life

We All Get To Make That One Decision: 

Sin To Damnation 

Or

Salvation To Commendation! 

There Is No Coin-Toss Saying 

"Heads: Jesus Christ Wins!" 

There Is No Excuse For Sin 

But

There Is A Reason For Salvation! 

King David Asked The Lord To Not Let Presumptuous 

Aka Planned/Willful Sin 

Have Dominion Aka Control Over Him! 

Let's Do The Same Today 

And

Choose To Stay Where The Light Of Life 

Is 

Brilliantly Shining! 

Dare And Be A Light-Bearer For Someone Today! 

Peace!

HAPPY SABBATH + GET REAL: Love Involves Labor!

Our Lord Said Two Things 

Which Should Make Us All Come-To Aka Get Real 

When It Comes To The Issue Of Love! 

"If You Love Me

Keep My Commandments!" 

And

"If You Love Me

Feed My Sheep And Lambs!" 

Beloved, 

Love, According To Our Lord, Involves Labor: 

Caring For Your Own Soul 

And

Caring For Others! 

Nowhere In Scripture Does It Say That 

Love Is Hot And Sweaty

Buy Me This Give Me That

I Will Abuse You If You Tell Me "No!" How Dare You Do That!?! 

Or

Because You Love Me You're My Door-Mat Got A Problem With That!?! 

It Is Time To Get Back To The Basics 

Where Love Is Kind

Never Selfish Or Cruel

And 

Does Not Hold Grudges! 

As Committed Christians

We Seriously Need To Live Out The Love In 1 Corinthians 13 

If We Desire To Be Known As True Followers Of The King Of Love

- Our True Shepherd -

Who Alone Is Able To Get Us Safely Home To Our Father's House 

Where Life Is Heavenly, Lovely, Peaceful, And  Perfect! 

The Love That We Display As Christ's Followers 

Is 

Neither Top-Lofty, Licentious, Nor Ludicrous

With Palms Either Held Up To Receive

Or Balled-Up In A Fist To Hurt

But 

Never Turned Down To Give 

Or Sideways To Help! 

We Get What We Give

So Let Us Share The Love That We Desire To Receive! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Don't Let Satan Turn You Around!

 

In All Things, Give Thanks!?! 

How Does One Give Thanks For Wood Ants In Your Floor 

And Hornets In Your Attic!?! 

How Are We Supposed To Be Thankful For The Problems

Pressures, Parasites, And Plague-Rats In Our Lives!?! 

With Humility! 

Beloved, 

Wanting To Give Thanks Is Not The Issue! 

Being Obedient 

And

Doing The Will Of Almighty God 

Because 

He Asks Us To

Is 

The Command! 

We Are Soldiers Of The Cross! 

We, For Love, And With Willing Hearts

Offer Up Our Highest Worship 

Aka Obedience With Our Highest Praise Aka "Hallelujah!" 

Because 

We Know That He Who Says "Do!" 

Has Already Done 

And

Has Overcome For Us! 

Jesus Christ's Request 

Is 

A Test Of Our Faith ... Which Works By Love

And

Our Trust In Him Which Can Never Be Misplaced! 

Dear Ones, 

We Must Go Through To Come Through 

And

We Must Get Up To Stand Up 

To Go On Up ... To Jesus Christ's Glory! 

Let Us Remember This Day That 

Our Lord Jesus Equips Us 

And

Accompanies Us To Accomplish All That He Asks Of Us! 

Please Let Us Join Together This Day 

And 

Choose To Defeat Satan 

By Thanking Our Savior Who Satisfies Our Souls 

Through All The Changing Scenes And Seasons Of 

This Short But Eventful Life! 

Don't Let Satan Turn You Around! 

May The Lord Jesus Christ

Our Hope For Glory, Satisfy, Save, Sanctify

And 

Seal Us All Who Are Willing!

Peace!

Need Is Like A Mosquito!

The Day That We Realize That Jesus Christ 

Is 

The Only One Who Can Or Will Have Mercy On Us 

Is 

The Day That We Truly See Our Need Of Our Savior! 

Think Of It As The Difference Between Knowing About Jesus 

And 

Personally Knowing Jesus

And 

The Difference Between A Passing Acquaintance 

And 

Having An Intimate Relationship With The Forever Friend 

Who Is The Creator-God Who Knows Everything About You 

Physically, Emotionally, Mentally, Spiritually

Down To The Atomic Level! 

Beloved, 

We May Pretend That We Do Not Need Anyone 

And That

We Are Able To Do And Be Everything To Our Own Self 

Until Reality ... Bites! 

Reality Doesn't Care If You Are Rich, Poor, Young, Old

Educated, Illiterate, Free, Enslaved, Sick, Well

Prince, Politician, Or Preacher! 

Reality's Weight, Teeth, Talons, Tentacles, And Heels 

Are Always Set To "Hurt!"

But 

The Head, Heart, Hands, And Heels Of Jesus Christ 

Are Always Set To Help And Heal Humans! 

Satan Uses Reality To Harass Us 

And 

Wreak Havok In Our Lives

But 

Our Savior Uses Reality To Bring Us Home To Eternal Life 

And

He Does It With Love, Compassion, Mercy, And Grace 

Which Include Helping Us To Recognize Our Great Need Of 

His Direction, Protection, Correction

Provision, Peace, And Power! 

Remember This ... 

Need Is Like A Mosquito:

You Never Know What It Can Do Until It Hits You! 

Dear Ones, 

We Will Never Know 

What Jesus Christ Can And Will Do For Us Personally 

Until We Recognize, Accept

And 

Act Upon Our Desperate Need Of Him! 

Please Pray About Your Need Now! 

Peace!

SECOND-GUESSING ALMIGHTY GOD: "No!" Is A Complete Sentence!

To See Our Lord Jesus Christ In Perfect Peace

We Must Understand, Accept

And 

Operate Under The Knowledge That "No!" 

Is 

A Complete Sentence 

Bearing Full Instructions Incapable Of 

Being Misconstrued, Misapplied

Mistaken, Mismanaged

Or Misinterpreted! 

Beloved, 

I Don't Know About You

But 

It Always Cracks Me Up To Hear One Person Say To Another: 

"Which Part Of "No!" Didn't You Understand: 

The N Or The O!?!" 

"No!" Stands For No Options! 

The Idea Of A One-Word Sentence 

Should Not Be Strange To Christians! 

We Have Jesus, Mercy, Grace

Help, Love, Heaven, Peace

Believe, Repent

Liar, Babylon, Hell, Satan! 

Each Of These One-Word Sentences 

Should Instantly Write A Story 

And 

Paint An Unmistakeable Picture In Our Minds! 

Dear One, 

How Do You Feel About Being Told "No!?!" 

Does Your Internal Translator 

Automatically Substitute "Yes!" In Its Place!?! 

Are You One Given To The Idea That 

"No!" Means Let The Negotiations Begin!?! 

Do You Believe That 

Second-Guessing The Lord For Denying You Your Heart's Desire 

Is 

Going To Make Like A Bird And Fly!?! 

We Are Growing In Grace 

          Through Faith 

                     Which Works By Love! 

Refusing The Direct Command Of 

The Lord Will Not Get You The New Life

The New Name

The White Robe

The Gold Harp

Or The Gold Crown! 

What We Practice We Perfect! 

Let's Set About Perfecting Our Praise 

And 

Accepting The Good Lord's "No!" Of Love By Faith 

So That By Patient Endurance We Will Hear 

"Welcome!" 

                      "Enter!" 

                                    "Home!" 

                                                     "Peace!" 

SELFLESSNESS: I-Statements From The Lord Jesus Christ!

There Is A Stark Difference Between 

The I-Statements Uttered Here By Our God Almighty 

And 

Those Uttered By Lucifer 

Prior To His Being Expelled, For Cause, From Heaven's Portals! 

Beloved, 

Our Dear Jesus Has Here Uttered Five I-Statements 

Which All Pertain To His Blessings Given For Our Benefit! 

All Of Lucifer's I-Statements Were To Himself

Benefiting Himself 

And 

For The Destruction Of The Almighty! 

Lucifer Took Then

And 

Now As Satan, The Adversary, Still Takes 

But

No Surprise

It Has Not Accrued To His Benefit! 

It Pays To Know Your Maker 

And

Profits To Live By His Will 

And 

According To His Ways! 

Our Dear Savior Gave

Is Giving

And 

Will Continue Giving To Us For All Eternity! 

Dear Ones, 

There Is A Magnificent Lesson To Be Learnt

If 

We Are Willing To Learn It:

 

Love, Goodness

Kindness, Giving

Selflessness

And 

Practicing Peace Over Passion And Pride 

Will Always Be Their Own Reward! 

As We Daily Choose To Blissfully Live 

By Grace Through Faith

In The Blessed Light Of The Truth 

Which Leads To Everlasting Life 

We Will Be Changing Into The Likeness Of Him 

Who Is The King Of Love!  

Love Gives! 

We Are Headed Home Where Satan Cannot Trespass: 

Don't Let Him Derail Your Journey To Joy! 

Let Us Wisely Follow Our Lord's Commands 

To Not Be Fearful Or Be Dismayed

And 

Gratefully Claim His Promises Given! 

Doubting Decimates: 

The Obedience Of Faith Frees! 

The Lord Is The Strength Of Our Lives: 

Trust Him And Believe! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Little Bits Matter In The Service Of The Lord!

The Feeding Of The Five Thousand Men 

Plus The Women And The Children 

Is Not 

Just About The Lord Jesus Performing A Great Miracle 

And 

Making Empty Bellies Warm And Filled! 

This Signal Miracle Of The Lord 

Speaks To Something Much Deeper 

Aka Giving The Lord The Best As In All That We Have 

And

Allowing Him To Make Our Best Better 

Even Unto The Best That It Can Ever Be 

And

Providing For Many And More 

And

Leaving Something More Beside ... Which Will Not Be Wasted! 

The Story Of The Widow's Mite Amplifies This Miracle 

Showing That The Willing Giving Of Our Little Bits 

In Service Of The Living God We Love 

Is 

Worth Even More Than What Is Given Out Of Our Abundance 

Via Pride 

And

For Public Display! 

Beloved, 

A Poor And Kind-Hearted Person 

Missing A Left Arm And A Right Leg 

And

Doing Willing Service 

Is 

Worth More To The Lord Than The Service Of A Rich

Able-Bodied, Self-Centered, Unwilling Person 

Who Suffers From WIIFM Aka What's In It For Me! 

Let Us ... Today

Look At The Stories Of Jesus Christ With New Eyes 

And 

With Hearts Activated By His Love 

And

For His Service! 

Let Us Choose To Be Used Of Him 

Who Is Able To Turn Our Lives

- Our Coals Of Sin - 

Into Diamonds Of The First Water 

Aka Priceless Jewels For The Kind King's Crown! 

All Things Are Possible With Almighty God: 

Let Us Be Pleased To Cooperate With Christ Always

In All Ways! 

Peace!

With Jesus Christ

Earthly Loss Is Heavenly Gain

And

Little Is Much

Because

The Lord Our God Is In It! 

 

ROAD TO RUINATION: Envy Is Like Green On Speed!

Envy Is Like Greed On Speed! 

Both Of These Are Tools Of The Devil 

So Please Do Not Allow Them In Your Life To Lead! 

Satisfaction And Love And Contentment Make Gratitude Shine 

So Do Yourself A Favor 

And 

Do Not For Unreceived Things Pine! 

Satan Started Us On This Road To Ruination 

And 

Sad To Say, Beloved

It Is In Every Family

At Every Station Of Life

And 

In Every Nation! 

But

Let Us Thank Almighty God For Jesus Christ Our King 

Who Has Told Us About 

And 

Shown Us How To Be Contented With Such Things As We Have 

Because

He Has Promised Never To Leave Us Or Forsake Us: 

This Wonderful Blessing Should Make Our Hearts Truly Glad! 

Let's Enjoy The Walk Along Green Pastures

And 

Eat Our "Grass" With Joy! 

Let's Drink Our Still Aka Easily Accessible Water To Satisfaction

And 

Let Our Souls Be Restored: 

This Is Not A Lost Man's Fad! 

We Have Oil To Anoint Our Heads! 

Dear Ones, 

Please Keep In Remembrance That 

A Table Sumptuously Set For You

For Raging Enemies To See

Is 

The Promise Of The Kind King

Our Master

The Loving Shepherd

Who Leads Us, His Obedient Sheep, Ever So Gently! 

Be Grateful: 

He Is Gracious! 

Be Thankful: 

He Is Merciful! 

Be Prayerful: 

He Answers On Time

And 

The Results Are Glorious! 

The Great Day Is Coming: 

You Do Not Want To Be Left Out Of The Eternal Blessings! 

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

Bless Almighty God For What You Know That You've Got!

All Of Our Needs Are Met! 

Peace!

Trust Is Faith In Action!

 

The Lord's Love, Grace, And Mercy Towards Us Is Perfect 

And

If You Don't Understand This Scripture

We Are In Trouble! 

It Is A Personal Word Of Upliftment

So Here It Goes: 

"Almighty God

Is

My Foundation, My Protection, My Escape! 

He Is My Personal Deity ... He Knows My Name! 

He Feels My Pain And Shame! 

He Put Himself In My Place, And I Am Safe ... Saved! 

He Is My Hope ... I Repose My Trust In Him Alone! 

He Is The Belt That Secures Me To Himself! 

He Is My Horn, My Basket Of Plenty Good Good

Blessings Immeasurable

And 

Blessings Innumerable! 

He Is The One Who Holds Me Up

Who Holds Me Aloft 

And 

Above The Maddening Throng! 

He Is My Sure Defence 

And 

By Him ... In His Loving Care

By His Sweet Spirit Who Leads Me

Teaches, Guides, Chastises, And Blesses Me

I Am Forever Blessed! 

The Living God Is The Lord Of My Life 

And 

In Him I Have Peace

And 

I Am At Rest! 

I Love The Lord: 

He Loves Me First!" 

Beloved, 

The Living God Of Grace And Glory

The Eternal God ... Our God ... Cannot Lie: 

We May Take Him At His Word! 

Let Us Make His Word To Us Personal! 

Let Us Ever Choose To Pray The Promises Of God 

According To Our Need 

And 

Just Because 

Because 

They Are Also For Our Comfort! 

Doubt Is Faith's Inaction! 

Trust Is Faith In Action! 

Take The Word At His Word 

And 

Be Gloriously Blessed! 

Work Your Gift Of Faith! 

Peace!

HAPPY SABBATH + THE FEARSOME FOURSOME: Visiting The Land Of Regret!

In The Land Of Regret 

Is

The Fearsome Foursome 

Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda, And Did Not! 

Their Music Is Piteous To Hear

And 

All Are Moved 

Who To Their Dread Performances Lend An Ear! 

Beloved, 

All Who Are In The Land Of Regret Are There 

Because Of 

Decisions That They Could Have Made

Would Have Made

Should Have Made

And 

Did Not Make! 

Visitors To Regret Regularly Make Pilgrimage 

To Ma Barker's Pity Party 

To Be Not So Gently Reminded That 

Hindsight Aka Look-Back 

Is 

Always 20/20! 

They Learn That Ungodly Fear 

Is 

The Costly Non-Refundable Ticket 

To The Experience Of A Lifetime 

In The Land Of Regret! 

Every Unnerved Visitor Says 

"If Only!" 

When They Suddenly Come Upon The Handiwork Of 

The Undertaker No Do-Over 

And 

His Helpers Come-Again And No-Body 

Who Lay Out Unfulfilled Dreams

Dashed Hopes

Broken Promises

And 

Missed Opportunities 

For Decidedly Uncomfortable But Necessary 

Private Viewing! 

Dear Ones, 

Be Encouraged! 

The Prayer Of Faith Calls Dr. Jesus, The Great Physician 

Who, By His Sweet Holy Spirit Who Comforts

Corrects, And Leads Into All Truth

Will Lead You Back To The Land Of Hope, Help, And Healing 

Where, With Cooperative Obedience, Love, And Endurance

You Will Reach Living Way 

And 

By The Desire Of Your Heart For Christ

You Board The One-Way, Only Train 

To Surpassing Glory! 

Please Follow The Good Shepherd's Leading 

And 

Be Safe Knowing That His Guards Are Holy Angels 

Excelling In Strength! 

Please Choose To Learn From Your Experience: 

Give Your Burden Of Regret To The Master Aka The Savior 

Who Will Turn It Into A Stepping Stone For Your Feet! 

Prayerfully Keep Faith First! 

Peace! 

If You Want Joy, Real Joy ...!

I Remember Singing On Sabbath As A Child

 

"If You Want Joy

Real Joy

Wonderful Joy

Let Jesus Come Into Your Heart!" 

The Chorus Continued To Speak About 

Our Nights Being Turned To Day

Our Sins Being Washed Away

And 

Our Lives Being Made Over Anew! 

Beloved, 

When A Sentence Starts With An 

"If You Want ..." 

There Is The Real Possibility That 

You Don't Want The Thing On Offer! 

For The One Seeking The Lord At This Time 

When He Is To Be Found

Honest Questions Seeking Knowledge 

To Make The Informed Decision 

Regarding The New Life In Christ Are Acceptable! 

For The Christian Who Has Had Long Experience With

And 

Ample Proof Of 

The Goodness, Mercy, Love, And Grace Of The Lord

But, Why, What For, When, Where, And The Like 

Have That Sulphurous Stench Of Doubt! 

The Lord Jesus Christ Makes It Plain That 

He Has Nothing For Those 

Who Choose Not To Exercise Faith In Him 

And, Instead

Indulge Decimating Doubt! 

Are You Living As A Candle 

Glowing Or Guttering 

According To The Winds Of Change 

And

The Flavors Of The Moment 

Being Sold At The Fad Farm Or Ego Emporium!?! 

Fads Fail 

And 

Ego Goes Overboard! 

Slow, Sure, Steady, With Staying-Power

And 

With Saints Sealed And Saved 

Is

The Expected End Of The Life Committed To Christ! 

Faith Equips All Of Us Who Are Willing 

To Endure And Excel 

In The Journey To Joy In Jesus 

Which Continues Onward And Upward 

With The Joyous Celebration 

In New Jerusalem! 

Joy Is A Precious Gem! 

Dare To Find And Hold Your Treasure! 

Peace!

Build A Beautiful Brain

Your Brain Isn't Actually A Muscle 

But 

It's Always Getting A Workout! 

We Train Our Brains!

Muscles Must Be Exercised 

If 

They Are To Strengthen And Grow 

And 

Remember What They Have Been Or Are Being Taught! 

Muscles Have Memory 

And

This Is Why We Are Able To Do Things 

Without Having To Forcefully "Think" About 

What We Are Going To Do! 

Trained Muscles Know! 

Beloved, 

With What Are You Exercising Your Mind!?! 

With What Bad Habit Are You Bulking Up Your Brain That 

Is Now Taking Over 

And

Disrupting Your Life!?! 

Is Your Brain-Training Showing!?!

The Apostle Paul Instructed Young Timothy 

To Study To Show Himself Approved By God

A Workman That Wouldn't Need To Be Ashamed! 

Is There A "Muscle" In Your Mind Juiced-Up On Steroids 

Aka Bad Medicine That 

Is 

Causing You To Think, Say, And Do Things 

Which Our Lord Christ Can Never Approve!?! 

We Have In The Lord Christ An High Priest Who 

Is 

Touched By The Feelings Of Our Infirmities

Short-Comings And Sicknesses Which Drop Us To Our Knees

And 

He Says To Us All: 

Come Boldly ... As You Are

To The Throne Of Grace 

To Obtain Mercy

And

Grace ... Favor ... Power 

To Help You

In Your Time Of Need! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Be Not Proud, Arrogant, Lawless

Or A Man-Pleaser ... Self-Deluded! 

Please Acknowledge That There Is A Problem

Call It By Its Given Name 

And

Get Thee Hence To Jesus Christ The King

And 

Humbly Give It To Him! 

Do Not Be Ashamed:

Jesus Christ Saves! 

Brethren, Beloved

Dare To Build A Beautiful Brain

A Marvellous Mind

With The Blessed Exercise Plan 

Easily Found In The True Words Of Almighty God 

Which Speak Love, Life, And Liberty! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Control Is Cream For The Proud And Greedy!

Pride And Greed Go Together 

And 

They Are Poor Substitutes For Love: 

They Lead To Planned Sin! 

The More Pride We Display

The Less Love We Enjoy! 

The More Greed We Incubate

The More Pride We Activate! 

Beloved, 

All Who Take Pleasure In Pride And Greed 

Will Ultimately Utilize Pressure And Force 

To Get Their Own Way

To Inflict Their Will Upon Others! 

Think! 

Our Dear Savior Saves! 

He Made The Way For Us To Be Saved 

But 

He Cannot Save Us Until We Acknowledge That 

We See Our Obvious Danger

And In Godly Fear

Recognize That He, Alone, Is Able To Save Us

And In Faith

Call On Him For His Saving Grace, His Saving Power

And In Need

Humbly Reach For His Outstretched Hand Of Help And Healing! 

Jesus Christ Aka Love 

Is 

Not Proud

And 

He Is Not Greedy For Converts! 

He Knows All Who Are His Very Own! 

Our Dear Jesus Invites Us To His Side 

So He Has No Need To Use Force 

To Bring, Bend, And Bind Us To Him

And Thereby 

Usurp Our Free-Will 

And 

Freedom To Choose To Accept His Will Or Not! 

Our Jesus Has Manners: Satan And His Kind Do Not! 

Present Comfort

Does Not Equal Future Peace ...

Even In The Face Of Unchained Unkindness

Never Permit Anyone To Force Your Will 

And 

Never Give In To Wickedness 

To Receive A "Little Comfort" Now For Your Body! 

The Wickedness Of Pride And Greed 

Is 

Never Satisfied With A Little Bit

Since Control Is Their Cream! 

Brethren, Beloved

Please Accept Jesus Christ's Perfect Gift Of Love 

And 

Let Satan's Pride And Greed Be What They Are ... Damned!

Peace!