TEMPORAL HAPPINESS: Heavenly Joy!

To Be Blessed Of God 

Is 

To Have The Favor Of God 

And 

In This Blessedness 

Is 

True Happiness

Real Joy ... Joy Unspeakable! 

Sad To Say, Though

In The Realm Of The Flesh

Happiness ... Earthly Joy

Depends On Our Personal Circumstances 

Always Being Of The Favorable Sort:

Money In The Bank Aka Disposable Income

Abundant Food Always On The Table

New Clothing Aka Fashionable Clothing

Nice Car

2.2 Children

Corner-Lot House

White Picket Fence

Fat Cat And Lazy Dog

Exotic Vacations Three Times Per Year

The Good Job

And 

Perfect Health And Home Life! 

Beloved, 

When We Choose To Be Happy ... Joyful

Because

Of Circumstance And Situation

We Are People Most Miserable 

Because 

Of The Changing Scenes Of Our Lives! 

History Bears Record ... 

Remember The Martyrs Of The Holy Faith 

Who Were Burnt Alive

Eaten By Dogs And Torn Apart By Lions

Drowned

Sawed Apart

And 

Even Had Their Skins Taken Off Their Bodies 

And 

Used To Bind Books Which Are Still Available  Today!

 

These Faithful Few All Died Singing About

Praying To 

And

Praising God! 

They Died Happy ... Joyfully Happy

Because 

Their Joy Was In Jesus Christ The King! 

I Pray That We All 

Will Choose To Live In The Faith That Cannot Fail: 

Sight Of Eyes

Sound In Ears 

And 

Feeling On Skin Always Lie! 

Beloved,

Let No One Steal Your Joy In Jesus 

Or Your Crown Of Life! 

Look Up To Jesus 

And 

Not Inward To Self And Sin! 

Gold Is Tried: 

Endure Your Test! 

Keep The Faith! 

All Tests End:

Dare To Pass Your Test In Jesus' Name

Because

No Matter The Earthly Outcome

Jesus Christ Always Utterly Saves! 

Jesus Christ

Is

The Joy Of Living!

HAPPY SABBATH + Wither The Holy Spirit!?!

Let Us Consider This Statement:

When The Lord God Removes
The Comfort Of His Holy Spirit
From The Human Vessel
Strange Things Happen
And 
The Human Heart
Becomes Vile And Very Cruel!

King Saul Comes To Mind!
Herod The Great!

There's Also The Situation With Samson The Strong

Who Became Samson The Weak! 

Good Point Indeed! 

Now ... Wouldn't The Reverse Be Also True
As In When The Lord Pours Out His Spirit?!

Take For Examples Such Saul-Apostle Paul
Ruth
Joseph
Jacob-Israel

Gideon

Jephtha

Samuel

Interesting!

With The Spirit Of The Living, Loving, Holy God

Men ...! 

.... And Women And Children, Too!!

Point Taken! 

With The Spirit Of The Living God

Men Women Children

All Who Will To Believe

Love Trust Honor Worship And Obey

Have ... Given Into Their "Hands" 

Power

To Walk Right And Live Holy Lives

On The Glorious King's Highway! 

Now, Let's Go Forward One More Step:

Have You Ever Thought About
What It Means To Quench Something!?!

I Quench My Thirst With Ice Cold Water On A Hot Day!
It's Totally Refreshing!

If You Quench A Fire
A Candle
A Coal
What Does That Mean!?!

To My Understanding
It Means That You Kill The Flame
Extinguish The Fire
Turn Off The Light
Get Rid Of The Heat
Make It As though It Has Not Been
Send It Into Nothingness!

So Does That Not Mean That 
Quenching The Holy Spirit Of Almighty God
Putting Out The Light
Excluding Him ... By Whom We Are Sealed
Against The Great Day Of God's Vengeance
Is
To All Intents And Purposes
Cutting Ourselves Off From Truth
Light Life Hope Help Healing
Direction Correction Protection
Grace Faith
Forgiveness
Salvation Redemption
Blessing
Peace And Rest!?!

That's A Mighty Long List
And From Where I Stand
There's Nothing On It That 
We Can Afford To Give Up

Under Any Circumstance!

Well Said!

Let's Go For A Walk ...

I Wonder How Many Of Us Realize That
The Holy Spirit In Us
Is
The Actual Power 
And 
The Actual Presence Of Almighty God
And
That That Is Why It Is The Unpardonable Sin
To Blaspheme The Holy Spirit Of Truth
And
Why There Is No Forgiveness For This Sin!?!

We Are Treading On Dangerous Ground
When We Self-Indulgently Ignore 
The Promptings Of The Holy Spirit!

We Are Treading On Exceedingly Dangerous Ground
When We Chase Away The Holy Spirit From Our Lives
By Wittingly Choosing To Listen To Satan!

We Can Take For Our Examples Balaam And King Saul
Disciple Judas
Korah And The Princes Of Israel
And
Achan ... The First Child Born In The Desert

I Have Often Wondered Why Jesus Said
All Manner Of Blasphemies May Be Forgiven
But Never, Ever, Blasphemy Against The Holy Spirit!
Now I Have The Reason!

I Had Never Thought About It Like That
But Now I Truly Understand That:

"I Have The Power!"

I Truly Have Almighty God In My Heart
And I Can Withstand The Wiles Of The Devil
Because
Almighty God With Me Makes The Majority!

We Really, Truly, Have An Amazing Blessing
And We Do Not Appreciate How Great It Is!

Imagine ...

Almighty God
In The Person Of His Holy Spirit
Is 
Available To Me
A Child Of The Dust
A Repentant Sinner
A Child Of The King
A Servant Of The Father
A Student Of Christ
A Traveler To Zion
Because
I Believe
I Love
I Trust
I Have Faith
I Walk With Hope
I Pray
I Give Praise
I Honor Him
And
I Obey!

I Can Endure Anything At All
Because
I Can Say With The Saints

Live Out Thy Light Within Me

Thou, Jesus, King Of Kings!

You Are Indeed The Answer

To All My Questionings!

I Just Now Made The Connection

To Jesus Christ Saying To His Disciples

And The People ...

Good Catch!
It's Good To Know That Even Now
We Can Still Learn Something From The Word
And
Not Become Complacently Inured To Its Treasure Store!
Get Used To It
Because
We Will Be Learning For All Eternity!

We Are Blessed ... And Don't Even Know It!
We Are Loved ... And Don't Even Show It!
We Are Growing ... And Don't Even Seem To Know It
So
How About We Let Us Grow Up To Show Up
In The Kingdom Of Glory
So That We Don't By The Laziness Of Unbelief
Blow It!

It Is Time For A New Page!

It's Time To Write A New Chapter
- With Real Understanding -
Showing ... For Real
That We Believe That

We Are The Temple Of The Living God

That We Are Bought Without Silver Or Gold

That We Have Hope

That We Have A Home

That Jesus Christ Truly Belongs To Us

That We Are, Indeed

Part Of The Family Of God!

Indeed!

We Have To Be Family
Because
There Is No One In Their Right Mind
Who Will Willingly Choose 
To Live With Strangers!

We Are God's Family
And
It Is Time That We Start Acting That Way!

Lord, Help Us!

He Will Help Us
But
We Need To Step Up To The Always Blessed Plate
And
Take A Satisfyingly Big Bite Of 
The Always Good-For-You Food!

You Know, Brethren
The One Take-Away We Should All Have From This
Is 
That Faith Places God Almighty In Us
- Our Hope For Glory -
And
We Can Defeat Any And Every Enemy
If
We Act With Holy Boldness
In The Faith Received Of
Our Lord Christ!

Perhaps This Is Why So Many Of The Martyrs
- Burned At The Stake -
Went To Their Graves ... Singing!

Brethren,
They Had The Power
And 
They Used It!

SIGNS OF THE TIMES: The Confab ...!

World History
Current Events
And
KJV Bible Prophecy
Were Indulging In A Big Ole Confab!

Revisionist History Had Been Asked To Vamoose
Because
He Wanted To Eat Fabulously
Whilst The Others Would Have To Pay 

The Unwise Man's Tab!

To Set The Table Fresh
And
Bring You Up To Scratch
I Must Tell You Plain That
Revisionist History Is A Bold-Faced

Long-Winded Liar
And
One Who Has Absolutely No Shame!

World History Is Often Written
From The Perspective Of The Conqueror
And
I Should Make You Very Aware That
Satan Is The Master With Real-Real Ink 

Writing His Version Of Truth In There!

But ...

That Is Not Our Story Today!

No Matter What Happens In This World
The Living Word Prophesied It
And
No Matter What The Devil Does
He Cannot By Angry Strength Or Cutting Wit 

Hide It!

Prophecy ... Simply Put
Is
World History Written In Advance
Because
The Lord God Holy
Leaves Nothing To Chance!

It's Written For Our Warning And Education
Upon Whom The End Of The World Is Come!

Only God Can Tell You
When This Dying Earth
Waxing Old Like A Garment
Is Dead, Dead

And 

Done!

The Lord God Eternal Does Nothing
Without First Telling His Servants The Prophets
And
We All Would Do Well
If We Will Give Heed To Read
The Preserved Writing Of It!

There Is Nothing New Under The Sun!

What Is ... Was
And
What Was ... Shall Be!

Signs Of The Times Are Everywhere
And
If We ... Being Wise
Will Consult The Word Of Truth
And
Trust In
And
Lean On The Lord Of Life
We Shall Know That
We Have Nothing To Fear!
Almighty God Is In Control!

The Prince Of The Power Of The Air
Isn't Going To Be For Much Longer
Taking Up Space
Using Up Good Time
And
Whispering Evil In Unwary Men's Ears!

The Fact Of The Matter ...

Rewriting The Bible
Will Not Render Prophecy Untrue!

Adding And Or Subtracting From The Word
Will Only Cause A Curse From Almighty God
To Land Upon Those Who Did Not
Their Due Diligence Do!

Burning Books Will Not Change History
And
Burning Or Beheading Innocent People 

Will Not Make A Lie True!

Let Your Steps Be Ordered ...

Going To The Savior Redeemer

- The Lord Christ -
Is 

The Only True And Safe Way To Live
Because
He Is The Author Of Life
And
He, It Is
That Will Cause The Martyrs
And
The Faithful Dead Again To Live!

That Is The Sure Word Of Prophecy

The Secure Promise Given!

It Is Often Necessary And Good
To Do A Confab
To See How Time Is Tending
And
In Wisdom
- Freely Given To All So Desiring -
Accept That Jesus Christ The Righteous
Is
The Sacrificed One
Who For Our Soul's Salvation
Already Paid The Living-Dying Man's Tab!

What Are You Eating!?!

Is It The Gospel Truth!?!

What's Eating You!?!

Do You Really Know

That

It's Not A Devilish Lie!?!

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The Living Word Of Almighty God

Stands Sure ... Forever!!

HAPPY SABBATH + PRAYER : Father, Draw Me Nearer!

Oh, Thou Who Hearest Prayer

I Acknowledge That Indeed

I Am Flesh - Weak

Daily Dying

Constantly Grieved

Often Crying

And

Come Before Thee

As One Humbled

In The Light Of Your Sacrificial Love

Thankful For Your Grace

Which - To Me -

Is Unmerited Favor

Praising You

For The Gift Of The Faith Of My Jesus

Bowing Before Your Free Mercy

Rejoicing In Your Love That Will Not Let Me Go

Claiming The Promises That Are Eternally True

Glorying In

And

Glorifying The Coming King

Resting In The Comfort

Correction

And

Teaching

Of The Holy Spirit

Walking The Narrow Way

Free

In The Protection Of The Holy Angels

Blessing The Eternal God

Who Is Jealous For My Love

And Saying

I Love You, Lord!

Help Me, Father

To Ever To Lift Up My Voice In Praise

And

Bow My Head In Worship

And

May In Ever Be So

For I Desire To Attain The Right

To Walk Through Heaven's Gate

Beckoned By Him

Who Is The Door!

Lord,

I Desire Cleansed Eyesight

Ordered By Your Oversight!

I Desire To Be Led

And

Sheltered

And

Protected

By Him 

-The Good Shepherd -

Who Gently Leads

The Little Flock

And

Who Carries The Young Ones In His Bosom!

I Desire, Lord

To Rest

In Peace

In The Bright Mansions

In Zion

And 

To Walk

- Unmolested -

On Streets Of Gold

In The Protected Fold!

I Desire To Drink Of The Water

Of The River Of Life

Knowing

That Never Again

Will My Life Know Man's Striving

Nor

The Devil's Strife!

Lord, Please Haste The Day!

Oh, Father

I Desire To Eternally Abide

In That Rest

Under Everlasting Arms

Sheltered With The Blessed

Some Of Whom Will Have Championed The Faith 

With The Martyr's Sacrifice

All 

Having Their Known-Sin Confessed!

Keep Us, Lord, Until The Day!

Father, 

You Are Able

To Prepare A Seat For Me

At Your Welcome Table

And I

- Believing That Your Promise

Can Never Be A Fable -

Ask You To Fix My Heart To Yours

With Christ's Shed-Blood Cable!

I Am Yours, Lord!

Father,

I Beseech You To Draw Me Nearer

And

Help Me To See You More Clearly

And

Hold Your Love To Me More Dearly

For

I Am Eager For The Great Day

When Home Is Where

I Am Forever Living

With You!

In That Name

The Worthy Name

- Jesus Christ The Righteous - 

I Stand And Plead

For

I Have No Other God But Thee!

AMEN.