Loving God And Loving Each Other!

  

Without The Love Of God In Our Hearts

The Words We Speak

The Spirit Under Which We Operate

The Sincerity We Display

And 

The Devotion To The Lord That We Communicate 

All Mean Bupkis, Nothing, Nada, Zilch 

And

We Will Not Enter Into The Eternal Rest That 

Is 

The Heritage Of The Blessed People Of Almighty God! 

Beloved, 

A Performing Aka Acting Christian 

Is 

Not The Same As A Humble, Obedient

Working, Loving Christian! 

The Priests, Scribes 

And 

The Pharisees Of Old Were Adept Performers! 

They Were In Costume

And

In Character

And

Knew Their Lines 

And

Were Looking Forward To Their Paycheck Aka Sweet Words 

From The Beguiled 

And

Good Coin From Their Unholy Enterprises! 

Ill-Gotten Gain Gave Them Goosies

Aka Goosebumps Of Ecstasy! 

They Sang The Songs Of Zion For Show! 

They Did Acts Of Charity For Show! 

They Prayed Long Prayers For Show! 

They Preached The Word To Show Their Grasp Of The Material 

And 

Show Off Their Vocabulary! 

Their Devotion To Almighty God 

Held No Love For Almighty God

And 

Their Worship Was Vain, Hollow ... Loveless! 

Brethren, Beloved 

There Is No Faking Christianity 

Until You "Become" A Christian!

We Accept The Lord Jesus Christ As Savior, Lord, And God

And

Confess And Repent Of All Of Our Known Sin

And

We Become Christians

Striving Daily For The Mastery Of Self

And

Victory Over Every Sin That So Easily Besets Us!

We Live For Christ Jesus: 

We Are Called By His Holy Name!

We Are Called To Life Everlasting

So Let Us, By The Holy Spirit, Love Our Dear Jesus 

By Thought, Word, And Deed 

As We Love Our Brethren 

As We Love Ourselves! 

True Love Works!

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ...

We Are Saved By Grace Through Faith

But

We Are Judged By Our Work!

Think Carefully About What You Are Doing Today!

Lean On Jesus Christ ... For A Happy Life!

Never Let Anything Or Anyone 
"Make" You Feel So Badly About Yourself That 
You Are Willing To Destroy Your Relationship 
With Jesus Christ The Lord
True And Faithful
The Lover Of Your Purchased Soul! 

Beloved, 

There Is Only One Thing In This Life 
... One Love, One Hope, One Help, One Peace ... 
Impossible To Be Taken Away From Us 
And 
That Is Our Relationship With Jesus! 

There Is No Saving Grace For Us 
Without Jesus In Control Of Our Lives! 

When We Are Resting, Abiding, Sheltered In Jesus
Nothing
No One
No Circumstance
No Disappointment
No Physical, Emotional Or Financial Setback 
Can Rock Our World 
Or Shake Our Foundation! 

The Lord Has Promised To Never Leave Or Forsake Us! 
He Has Promised Joy ... In The Morning
Rest For The Weary
Help For Hopeless
Bounty For The Barren 
And 
Comfort
And
Joy For The Believing! 

Please Let Us Use Our Daily Gift Of Daily Faith Today 
To Make All Wrong Things Right 
Where It Is Possible To Do So! 

Think On This Thing ...

We Cannot Love The Lord Whom We Can't Now See 
When We Are Hating People Whom We Can Obviously See! 

Reach Out As You Reach Up 
And
Let Go And Let Our God Do What He Does Best: 
Make All Wrong Things Right! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

Jesus Christ The King ... Our High Priest
The Shepherd Of Rest
Does All Things Well! 

Love

And

Lean On The Lord

Like A Leech! 

STAY IN THE WORD: We Need The Lord ... The Law !

Jesus Christ Prays For Us!

Let's Pray For Ourselves

And

Others!

Praying Changes Our Perspective Of Everything!
If You Do Not Commit Crime
Which Is Breaking The Laws Of The Land

You Have No Reason To Fear Law-Men Aka The Police! 

Praying Will Keep Us From Sinning

Or

Sinning Will Keep Us From Praying!

If You Live A Righteous Life ... Walking In The Light Of Life

- Being Careful To Follow The Law Of The Lamb -

You Have No Reason To Fear Having To Give An Accounting Of
The Carefully Recorded Report Of All You Thought, Said And Did 

Before The King Of Love

The Final Judge Of All Flesh 

Whom No One Can Ignore Or Escape! 

Beloved, 

We Should Be Careful Of 

And 

Fearful For Those Who Say With Unholy Boldness That 

They Don't Believe In God

Don't Care What God Says

Know That They Are Truthful And Good, Kind, Loving And Caring 

But 

The All-Knowing Almighty Ever-Present God Is Not 

Even As They Live Their Lives Like The Right Side Of A Bus 

While Needing The Breath Of The Same God To Live 

And
To Be Able To Self-Righteously Blaspheme His Holy Name! 

We Need To Think Before We Speak

Look Before We Leap 

And 

Consider Carefully 
By Whose Power We Rise Up Each Day From Sweet Sleep! 

Jesus Christ 

Is 

The Law Giver 

And

The Giver Of Life: 

Ignore Him ... Ignore His Power ... At Your Own Peril! 

Brethren, 

Let's Delight In Our Jesus Today ... For Love ... 

And 

Receive The Heaven-Blessed Desires Of Our Hearts 

As We Walk In His Holy Will 

On The Glorious Holy Way! 

Respect The Innocent Sacrifice: 

Obey The Lord And His Law 

OR

We Will Never Get Home To Share In His Great Glory! 

Follow The Living Word

Not Fickle-Fashion Faith!

Lift Up The Lord Christ 

And 

Live Forevermore: 

We Shall Enjoy Perfect And Eternal Peace!

The Word Works:

Stay In The Word!

The Deceitful Human Heart: Who Can Know It!?!

I Had Me A Real Problem

From Which I Could Not Hide!

A Problem, I Tell You, True

That With Me Always Did Abide!

My Problem Was My Evil Heart

Deceitful Above All Knowing

And

Desperately Wicked, I Can Avow

My Tattered Life Was Showing!

Of My Own Self

I Could Not My Heart Repair

Or Even To Tell You Truthfully

Its Wickedness Declare

Because

Deceit, Deceit, Deceit

It Is A Cheat

That Takes Great Pleasure

In Making Self Look Clean 
And 
Spruced-Up Neat!

I Was Tired, Oh, So, Tired

Of Living The Life Of Sin

Of Walking On A Path That

My Speech Was Surely Not Showing!

I Spoke Morning And Did Evening!

I Walked Evening And Spoke Night!

I Took Pleasure In Works Of Unrighteousness

And

That Landed Me With The Eternal God

In A Really Serious Fight Plight!

I Answered To His Name!

I Brought His Name Shame!

I Made Myself Ashamed

And

I Had No One To Blame

But

Me, Myself And I

And

My Deceitful Heart ... Inside!

Time To Revive!

Time To Reform!

To Be Made Alive!

Time For Me Never Ever Again

To The Ways Of This World Conform

But

How To Do It!?!

I Needed My Heart!

I Couldn't Just Pluck It Out!

Ahh, Yes!

I Needed The Creator!

The Justifier!

The Sanctifier!

The School Master!

The Word!

The Truth!

The Way Maker!

The One Merciful!

The One Offering Grace!

The One WHo Gives Forgiveness Asked!

The One Who Took My Place

On That Evil Cross!

But ...

Did I Dare Go And Ask!?!

Would He Turn Me Away!

Would He Say:

"Not Today!"

I Needed To Pray

A Real Prayer

And

Not One Of Those Self-Serving

Good-For-Nothing But Noise Prayers!

I Know What I Shall Do!

King David!

I Shall Have A Look At You

Who Sinned Against The Lord

The Lord, Alone

And

Who, When Corrected

Did Not Pass The Buck

Did Not Make Excuse

Did Not Turn Away

Did Not Play: 
I Do Not Know What To Say!

Create In Me A Clean Heart, Oh, God!

And Renew ...!

Yes!

Renew A Right Spirit ... Within Me!

Cast Me Not Away From Your Presence  ...!

I Know That I Deserve It!

But, Please, Dear Lord!

Help Me!

Make Me Clean!

Help Me To Turn Away From Sin And Sinning!

Help Me To Walk Right In Your Eyes!

Help Me To Stay On The Path To Salvation!

Help Me Not Look Back

Neither In My Mind

Nor Physically!

Help Me, Lord

To Live ... For You

By You

Through You

So That I May

At The Appointed Time

Live With You!

That Was It!

Come Clean!

Tell The Truth!

Ask For Forgiveness!

Ask For Direction!

Walk According To The Direction!

Despise The Love Of The Lie!

Speak Truth In Righteousness!

Do Not The Holy God Defy!

Deny The Liar!

And

To The Eternal God

With Gladness Of Heart

Cry! Cry! Cry!

Did You Know That ...

There's A Land That's Fairer Than Day

In The Sweet By And By

For All Those Who Love

Trust, Honor, Worship
And

Depend Upon And Obey The Lord

Without Fear Or Failing!

I Have Made My Decision!

I Shall Walk With God!

Master!

Let Me Walk With Thee!

I'm Trying!

I'm Willing!

I Desire To Obey!

Help Me, Lord, Please Help Me

I Desire Your Will To Obey!

Make Me Like You!

Now!

Today!

This Very Moment!

In This Hour!

I Know You Can!

I'm Inviting You Into My Heart!

Please Make It A Fit Residence

Just For You!

Fix Me, Jesus!

You, Alone, Can Fix Me!

I No Longer Walk This Vale Of Tears

Alone!

My Heart Is In His Hand!

My Life Is His ... Alone

Because

He, It Is

Who Is The One

Who ... For My Personal Sin

Did

With Innocent Blood

Sweat And Tears

Atone!

I Cannot Leave Him Alone!

I Must Stay The Course

Because

I Desire Residence With Him

In The Eternal Home!

Take My Life, Lord

And

Consecrate It To Your Service!

Noe D. Rain and Lot A. Fire

Fire and Rain
Fire and Rain
Lord have Mercy
Oh, De Pain, and De Shame!

Noe had a "Grandchild"
His Name was Lot
Who lived in Sodom
Among a Disgraceful and Shameless Lot!

Young and Old in That Congregation
Behaved Like Alley Cats
Willing and
Able and
Ready to Break Back!

They Made a Mistake Terrible
On One Fateful Day!
Lot Had Blessed Guests that
He would not let His City Hosts
Violate and Share!

This Turn Of Events
Did Not Sit Well
With Those Licentious Folks
Who Evilly Promised Lot that
That he was going to get his
Back Broke!

Lot had a Gran'daddy
Whose Name was Old Noe
Who, by his Obedience
Condemned Man to no more Sin Sow!

Noe was a Preacher 
Whose one Sermon lasted 120 years
But, as Sin would have it
It fell on Willful Sinners' Deaf Ears!

Marrying The Women
Giving Themselves in Marriage
To Men Like Themselves
They took Repentance Off The Heavenly Table
By telling God what to do to Himself!

Yes, those Cretans did that
Those Made in The Image of God
Who Decided by their Own Actions
That Satan was their god!

They Defiled their Creator
By taking into Themselves
The Fruits of their Wayward Lusts
And Worshiping the god on The Shelf!

They Drank and Cavorted
They Murdered in Spades
They Cursed with Impunity
And Praised Satan in Unity!

If it Felt Good - it was Done
If it Defiled - it was the New Style
If it Dishonored - it was Lauded
The More Heinous The Practice
The More it was Applauded!

Well ...

Like Life
And All Good Stories
Actions Have Consequence
And Punishment
With Finality
Was The End Of Those Who Chose
A Willful Life Of Grossest Depravity!

The Compatriots Of Noe
Told Old Noe "No!"
They Laughed
They Cavorted
And At His Excessively Long Sermon
They Boisterously Snorted!

Noe Called And He Preached
He Finally Did The Ark Of Safety Complete
And Soon
Animals Started Appearing
And Ultimately
The Good God
Closed The Door - BANGGG SHUTTT!!

And Soon ...
Damnation Fell Down
Came Up
And Destroyed All Who Chose
Not To The God Of Heaven
Look Up!

Likewise ...

In Lot's Hometown
Reformation
Was Not Considered A Way
And With The Removal Of Lot's Presence
Flying Damnation Held
Total Sway!

So ...

Let This Be A Lesson
To All Who Would In The Living God Believe!
Almighty God Does Not Play Games
And He Has No Tricks Up 
His Non-existent Sleeve!

The Eternal God States The Case Clear:
Do Good - Have No Fear
Set Aside Idols - Walk In My Way
Come Unto Me - Of Sin Be Penitent
Accept My Salvation And Live Righteous
And Not As A Recalcitrant!

The God Of All Graces Gives Good Gifts!
The All-Knowing God Always Says The Truth
And He Offers Blessings And Cursings
But
Your End Is Up To You!

The Law And The Prophets Preach The Gospel! + PRAYER: Lord, I Desire The Gift Of Life ...!

The Law Was To Man Strict Justice!
The Prophets Told Man's History In Advance
AND
The Gospels Tell The Good News Of
Man's Purchased Salvation
AND
The Free Grace
Given Unto The Fallen Race
By The Son Of God

The Son Of Man
Who Took Unto Himself ... Our Flesh
So That By Faith
With Love ... And Obedience
Trust And Heartfelt Worship
We Will Receive Of His Holy Spirit!

Of His Love To Us, There Is No Limit!

Don't You Know That ...

Those Who Love The Lord
Do Not Obey The Law To Be Saved!
They Obey The Law

Because 

They Are Saved
AND
Being Unwilling
To Crucify The Loving Savior Afresh
They Choose Not To Be Led By Their Flesh!

There Is Law At The Beginning!
AND

There Is Grace At The End
But 

Neither Cancels Out The Other
Because 

The Living God Changes Not
AND, THEREFOREHis Righteous Law Cannot
So
To Meet God
We Have To Be Raised Up
Or Be Forever Lost!

Note Well ...

History Foretold That
The Deliverer Would Come
AND
The Gospels Plainly Speak
Telling Of His Life
His Unfailing Love For Man
His Never-Ending Blessing Upon Man
His Priceless Gift To Man
His Accursed Death Because Of Man
His Stunning Resurrection To Save Man
AND
His Visible Ascension
AND
High-Priestly Intercession For Man
AND
His Soon Coming To Earth Again
To Claim His Own
Out Of The Hand Of Satan
The Snare Of Every Man!

Satan Is Damned!

From Genesis To Revelation
Is 

Jesus Christ All The Way
AND
One Without The Other
To Give Man Short Pay
For
All The Books Of The Testament Old

AND

The Testament New

Meet
In The Book Of Revelation At The End
AND
Finish The Whole Story Of How 

The Life Of Man Shall End
When He Makes Almighty God's Son
The Creator God
- The Savior -
His Redeemer
Who Offers
- Who Gives -
Life
AND

That Without End!

It Is Time, Brethren

For Us, Sincerely

The Life With Jesus Christ

To Humbly

Unceasingly Defend!

Jesus Christ Bore His Cross!

Our Sin Made The Cross Members!

He Asks Us

To Take Up Our Cross

- Daily -

And

Follow Him!

PRAYER:

Father,

I Willingly Take Up My Cross Today!

I Will Bear It

For

I Know That You Carry Me

Every Single Day!

I Know That Sometimes

My Heart At The Burden

Is Not Well Pleased

But

Be It Kicking Or Screaming

Crying And Complaining

I Will To Follow

Where You Lead

And

I Beseech You, Lord

To Keep Me On The Right Path

Until I Fully

Finally

Accept

That You Know Best

And

I, By Your Daily Grace

With My Gift Of Daily Faith

Choose To Calmly, Peacefully

Faithfully

Unreservedly

Follow My Lord Christ

To The Eternal City

Wherein Is Everlasting Life!

Lord,

Please Help Me To Keep The Faith

And

Stay The Course

For

I Desire The Gift Of Life

And

That Without End

With

My Jesus

My Forever Friend

In Whose Holy Name

I, Believing

Loving, Trusting

Worshipping

Pray!

I Love You, Lord!

AMEN.

PRAYER : I Love You, Lord!

Father, 

You Are My Lord

My God

My Very Best Friend

You Are The One That I Trust

To See Me Through To Life's End! 

Tomorrow Is Not Promised

All I Have Is Today 

Please, I Beseech You

Keep Me

And

Don't Let Me From You Ever Stray Away!

Discontent In The World

Is Embittering Men's Lives

For All Are Being Influenced

By The Accuser Of The Brethren

And

The Adversary's Lies

Which Are Tinted In Rainbow Hue

And Packaged In

Must Needs

Must Have's

So That Myriads Are Wanting To Be

More Than You Created Them

And

Ending With A Lot Less

Than They Should Be

Should Have!

Pity Us, Lord!

I Am Thankful For My Peace

My Rest

And

The Chastisements That Bless

And

The Grace

The Mercy

And

The Hope For Glory

That Causes Me

With The Reality Of This Life To Cope!

Lord, I Do My Sin Confess!

I Am Blessed, Lord

That On You

I Can Cast All Of My Cares

Knowing That You Are The God Able

And

Will My Burdens Bear!

Help Me Not To Cower

Before Wickedness In Ungodly Fear!

I Am By Myself Weak

But

In You, Dear Lord

I'm Valiantly Strong

So, Please

Do Not Let Me Leave

The Straight Path

By Listening To The Serpent's Song

And

Deviating To The Path Wrong!

Please, Come E'er Long!

Please Bless Me With Spiritual Eyes

Spiritual Ears

And

Heavenly Thoughts

And

Let Me Never Forget

That It Was With Jesus Christ's Blood

That My Free Salvation Was Bought!

Please Remember The Brethren

Wherever They May Be

And

Provide For Each

According As Their Need Shall Be!

I Love You

And

I Worship You, Lord

And

I Humbly Ask These Blessings

In The Name Of The Beloved Jesus! 

AMEN.