Showing posts with label Luke 18:1. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Luke 18:1. Show all posts

Thursday, February 24, 2022

PRAYING: Living Life When Christ Is All!








When We Have Elected 
To Take Jesus Christ As Our Everlasting Portion 
And
Have Decided To Make Him Our Only Choice
Our Day Sounds Something Like This: 

"Good Morning, Lord! 
Thank You For My Spared Life 
And For Clothing Me In My Right Mind! 
I Give You Me 
And Ask You To Make Me A Blessing To Someone Today! 
I Love You, Lord! 

The Devil Is A Liar! 
I'm Glad, Lord, That You Are God! 
Save Me, Jesus! 
Lord, Have Mercy! 
Thank You, Lord! 

I AM A Child Of The King! 
The Lord Is My Shepherd! 
I Need You, Lord! 
I Trusted You, Lord! 
I Am Trusting You, Lord! 
Oh, Lord, Please Help Me To Trust You! 

Father, 
I Feel Weak But I Know That In You I Am Made Strong: 
Help Me To Keep My Hand In Yours! 

What Can Man Do To Me: 
I Fear The Living God! 

Lord, 
I Feel So Tired But I Can't Give Up 
And By Your Grace, I Won't Give In! 

Bless You, Lord! 
Thank You, Jesus! 

Lord, 
Please Help Me To Keep My Promises To You! 

There, But For Your Grace, Dear Lord, I Go! 

Lord, 
I Desire To Get Home To Glory 
And I Give You Permission To Get Me There 
By Any Means Necessary! 

Lord Jesus, 
How Did We Get Here!?! 

So Much Sorrow, Lord! 

Grant Them Travelling Mercies, Lord! 

Be With That Dear Soul In Mortal Danger: 
Please Grant Them Strength, Courage 
And An Opportunity To Confess And Repent Of Known Sin 
And Be Saved! 

Lord, 
I Repent: 
Please Forgive Me! 

For What I Am About To Receive, Lord
Let My Heart Be Truly Thankful! 

Heavenly Father, 
Please Grant Me A Peaceful Night's Sleep 
Where I May Put Away The Trials And Tribulations Of The Day 
And Rest Calmly Under Your Sheltering Wings! 
AMEN!!!"








Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Don't Fear: Pray Without Ceasing!






Pray Without Ceasing! 
Pray Always! 
Let Your Requests Be Made Known Unto God! 
Pray And Supplicate Aka Plead With The Lord! 
Praying Is The Matchless Gift! 
There Is Nothing That The Lord Asks Us To Do That 
Is 
An Exercise In Futility Aka Wasted Effort! 

There Is Nothing That The Lord Asks Us To Do 
That He Will Not Equip Us To Accomplish! 

Beloved, 

Our Lord Jesus Christ Says Believe Him At His Living, Holy, Word 
And 
Pray ... And Don't Fear
Don't Faint
Don't Doubt
And
Don't Stop! 

Our Prayers Raise Us Up To The Living Holy God 
And 
Show The Lord That We Truly Believe He Hears Us
And 
Loves Us
And 
Can And Will Provide For Us In Our Every Need! 

Our Prayers Show Our Faith
Our Trust
And 
Our Hope! 

Brethren, Beloved 

Trust In Almighty God
Your Father In Heaven Who
- Through Jesus Christ - 
Blesses And Saves! 

Satan The Damned 
Is 
The Father Of Lies: 
Avoid His Colored Water Aka Doubt! 

Choose To Drink The Pure Water Of Life From The Lord 
Which Comes As The Living Word 
Through The Tap Called Daily Faith 
Which Cannot Ever Run Dry! 

Pray, People! 
Pray Like Your Life Depends It! 
Pray Like Your Future Depends It! 

Faithful Praying To 
And
Unwaveringly Trusting The Lord Christ 
Makes Daily Life Supremely Livable! 
Pray!

Pray
And 
With Enduring, Unfailing, Faith For Each Day
Plod On! 

Believe This ...

Great Is Our Heavenly Father
And 
Great Is Our Reward Out Of His Riches In Glory! 

In Obedience To The Lord's Will, Pray! 

Peace!





Thursday, April 23, 2020

Pray ... And Persist In Prayer!

Who Needs t Pray? (Luke 18:1) | For You


Brethren,

See To It That You Heed The Word Of The Lord!
Remember That He Said To One ... And To All:
Pray ... Without Ceasing
And
Pray ... And Don't Faint
Aka Give Up, Be Dismayed
Be Anxious About Everything!

Prayer, Beloved
Unlocks Heaven's Storehouses
To Those Who Believe In The Living Word!
Pray ... And Persist!

Understand One Thing, Though:

We Are Not Telling The Lord
Anything That He Does Not Already Know!
We Are Allowing Our Prayers Of Faith
To Carry Us Up Towards Our God
Whom We Know Can Help Us
And 
Whom We Truly Believe Will Help Us!

So, Little Children, With That In Mind
Whatever Your Sorrow
Whatever Your Need
Cry Boldly ... Even Bitterly
But 
Always Humbly 
And
With Faith 
Unto Almighty God ... In The Name Of Jesus
For Your Relief And Release! 

If You Have Any Doubt Within You
Please Tell The Lord About It
And
Ask Him To Help You Get Rid Of It!

The Lord Does Not Have Anything
To Give To Anybody
Who Does Not Believe In Him 
And His Ability To Provide! 

Think About It ...

Our Prayers Are Conversations: 
We Speak And The Lord Listens 
And
The Lord Speaks ... And We Listen! 
Pray ... And Listen ... And Pray Again!

Pray ... Until Something Happens!

A Word Of Caution ...

Please Do Not Let Your Prayers
Be Always About I-Want, I-Need, Gimme, Gotta Have It!
Prayers Of Thanksgiving Are Always Welcomed 
And 
Always Accepted!

Let Us Be Mannerly
And
Confident
When We Approach The Throne Of Grace 
Remembering To Whom We Speak
On Whom We Rely
In  Whom We Trust
Through Whom We Shall Ascend The Heights Of Glory
And 
With Whom We Shall Spend Eternity 
In The Sweet By And By! 

Beloved, 

We Are Blessed Beyond Measure 
Because
We Have A Carte Blanche ... A Blank Check
Which We May Courageously Fill In 
With The Ink Of Faith: 
It's Already Signed By The Heart Of Infinite Love 
And
Will Be Honored Only As It Blesses You
And
Glorifies His Great Name! 

Pray Passionately In The Moment Of Your Need 
And, Again
I Say Unto Us All: Pray Without Ceasing! 

Praying Is Power
Because
Prayer Is Powerful
Because
Our Ability To Pray To The Majesty Of Heaven
Is 
A Gift To His Children 
From The Holy Hand Of The Eternal God
Who Is All-Powerful ... All-Knowing
All-Seeing ... Ever-Present!

Please Do Not Give Up On The Border Of Receipt 
Because 
You Stepped In A Coil Of Doubt! 
Pray On Anyhow 
And 
Press On To Receive Your Blessing: 
You Shall Not Be Made Ashamed! 

Hold On To Your Hope In Jesus Christ 
And 
You Will Be Blessed:
It Is The Promise Of Almighty God!


Never Forget That
"No!"
Is Also The Answer To Prayer!
Our Father Knows Best!




Monday, July 29, 2019

Self-Indulgence ... Undisturbed!?!

Prideful Indulgence
Pleasurable Self-Indulgence
And
Undisturbed Self-Indulgence
Cared Not One Wit For Soul-Care Nor Self-Denial
And
They Valiantly Strove To Forget The True And Living God!

To Put It Quite Plainly
These Three Set The Bar Real High When It Came To 
Indulging Self-indulgence ... Undisturbed!

They Epitomised Self-Delusion
And
They Were Pleased To See Some Folk Following Them
Some Other Folk Desiring To Follow Them
And
All Blindly Emulating Their Light Grasp 
On Things Which Vigilant Christians 
Ought To Take To The Lord Christ
In Prayer
Or Prayer And Fasting!

Misguided Thinking ...

These Moojins 
- Certain People Even Called Them Moon-Donkeys -
Considered Life To Be "Just For Living!"
AndThe Non-Stop Party
For Having The Good Old Blast!

On The Issue Of Jesus Christ's Gift Of Faith
And
Increasing Faith
They Had No Time Nor Thoughts As Regards
Talking About Faith
Living In Faith
Or Working Their Faith
So Increasing Faith Was Not Even A Blip On Their Radar!

As Was Inevitable
A. Preacher Mann Came Into Town
And
At The Revival Time Crusade
- Which Everybody Seemed To Be Attending -
He Gave Them The Length Of His Tongue
Telling Them About Unchecked Self
Ignored Brother
And
Can't Be Bothered With Other
Soul Lover
And
Salvation Cover!

Preacher Mann ... A Real Preacher Of Righteousness
Had A Brief From The Eternal
The One God Holy, Just, Kind And True
And
He Was Laying It All On The Line
- No Holds Barred -
But
With Compassionate Kindness
Having Recognized And Accepted
And 
Believing That
But For The Grace Of The Living God
There He Walked, Too!

Thinking Deep Thoughts ...

You Know
When Self And Indulgence Contemplate
Communicate 
And
Commiserate
It Is Inevitable That They Will Become One
And 
Through The Short Span Of Mortal Life
- Which They Disavow -
They Will Seek To Transit ... Undisturbed
By Working, Watching, Waiting, Faith Now
And
Awesome, Dreadful, Sight Later!

Thought Patterns Are Juiced ...

Spirituality Was For Saps!
Right-Doing Was A Rip-Off!
Truth Was A Tear-Head!
Blessings Were Bought!
Belief Was Blighted, Benighted
And
The Name Of Christ Was Bandied About Like A Curse!

Cleansed Eyesight ...

For The Tripping Trio
Blinding Awareness Of Purchased Soul-Condition
Put All O' Their Behavior Into Instant Focus
And
Finding Help
Became Their Operating Locus!

Suddenly
Truth And Righteousness Were No Longer Hocus Pocus!

Light Was Shining In Dark Places
And
They Could See Of Sordid Past ... Innumerable Traces 

Truth Is Often Stranger Than Fiction
And
Without Blinking
They Rapidly Made The Decision That
Base And Brutish Were Their Known And Practiced Predilections!

They Availed Themselves
After A Brief Battle With Fallen Angel
Evil Spirit
And 
Damned Demon
They Gracelessly, Fearlessly, Embraced
Soul-Searching
Confession Of Known Sin
Repentance Toward The Father
And
Hungered For
And
Embraced The Daily Gift Of The Faith Of Christ Jesus!
They Finally Recognized
And
Avidly Appreciated
The Unmerited Favor Aka Grace Of The Eternal God!
They Finally Saw Through 
The Machinations Of King Fraud!

The True Light ...

Finally, Actually, Really Seeing Through New Eyes
They Indulged No More Random Acts Of Rejecting Truth
No More Living Like A Louse
No More Neglecting The Soul House
No More Operating With Vengeful Spirits 
And
Indulging The Gainsaying Joust!

The Cross Of Christ Became Their Crest
And
Accepting That There Is Eternal Life With Christ
They Chose Water Baptism
Aka Full Body Immersion!

They Chose The Life Of Light!
They Boldly Changed Sides
And
Wittingly Walked The Strait And Narrow Way
Unto Eternal Life! 

Broadway No Longer Held Any Appeal
And
They Chose To Indulge In Destroying
The Known-Demonic Device!

Christ's Love Became Their Life
And
Effectively
They Participated Actively
- Against Satan, The One Base -
In The Mortal Strife! 

They Desire The Glorified Life
And
They Learned To Pray!





Brethren,
As Committed Christ-Followers
We Are Called To Pray Without Ceasing!
We Are To Go To The Lord ... In Faith
- No Doubting -
Consistently, Persistently,
To The Point That, If God Were A Man
And
Able To Be Wearied By Our Constant Cries For Aid
He Would Say, 

"Enough Already! Take This!"

Almighty God Is Not A Man
And 
Our Prayers Are Not A Bother!

Our Persistence Says,

"Lord, I Believe! 
Please Help Me! 
From You, A Gift I Desire To Receive!"


Bless Yourself By Praying With Passion!
God Hears With Love And Compassion!
Pray According To God's Will For You
And 
You Will Be Gloriously Blessed!
That's A Memorialized Promise Of God!

Never Forget, Though ...

Known Sin Must Be Confessed!

Self Is A Bold Sinner
And
Self Brings Shame! 
Praying Proves That We Are Dependent
Upon The Omnipotent God
For Comfort And Aid!

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Bow Your Heart
And
Be Eternally Blessed!