Showing posts with label Matthew 24:44. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Matthew 24:44. Show all posts

Saturday, July 27, 2019

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Faith's Gotta Work!






Heavenly Gifts Are Daily Given!
Faith, Amongst Them
Requires That We Use What We Have
And
Is That Treasure That We Need To Succeed
And
Is The Gift That We Need To Use
If
We Are Not To Go To Hell 
With Satan And His Angels
And
With That Thing Called Bre'k-Neck Speed!

Faith Without Corresponding Work
Is 
Dead ... Dead As A Door-Nail
And
There Is Not Anything That 
Anyone Can Do For Us Unless And Until
From The Hand Of The Gifter
We Substantially Take Our Fill
And
Start Walking Home ... To Our Father
Who Is In Heaven
That Place Of Rest 
That Is The Saved Man's Haven!

Get A Grip On Yourself ...

We Must Stop Partaking Of 
The Pharisee's Leaven Which Calls 
Faith, Foolish
Love, Cheap
Hope, Hellish
And
Unregenerated Self ... The Chief!

We Are Targets ... 

We Have Bullseye Targets
On Our Backs, Chests
Our Foreheads 
And
On Our Hands And Knees
And, Yet
The Most Efficient Bullseye
Is
The One Covering The Ear
The Covering The Eye
Those Recording Devices Of A Man
That Take Into The Unwary Heart 
The Known-Demoralizing Lie!

The Devil, Satan
The Dragon, The Serpent
That Snake In The Garden Was A Talker
Glib ... Even Unto This Day
Reaching Into The Mind Of Man
Through His Ear, Through His Eye
And
Endeavoring There To Stay
To Play Footsie
To Run Foot-Loose
Mangling
The Certain Truth
Hopeful
To Make A Miniscule Breach
And
Thereby Cause One To Relax Their Hold 
On Him Who Guarantees
Eternal Youth! 

Know The Right ... 

Faith Comes By Hearing The Word Of Almighty God! 
Doubt Comes By Hearing The Word Of Satan
Our Accuser
The Adversary Of Our Souls
That Known Murderer
Who Desires Us To Worship Him
And Thereby
Steal The Prerogatives Of The Holy
The Eternal
The Living, Blessing, Giving One God! 

Watch Unto Pray ... 

Guard Your Heart
For Out Of It Come The Issues Of Life! 
Fix Your Eyes' Focus
And
Focus Totally On Christ! 
Unstop Your Ears
And
Tune Your Antennae
To The Frequency Of Christ
Who, For Your Purchased Soul
Personally, Personally Cares! 

Get Your Soul-House In Order ...

Live For The Life-Giver! 
Walk With The God Wise! 
Speak As A Saint Of The One God Holy
And
Do Not Mother Eve's Error Foolishly Reprise! 

Do Not Choose To Do As Daddy Adam Did
Preferring To Share The Fate Of 
The Disobedient One Loved
Instead Of Obeying The Lover Of Your Soul
Who Has Prepared A Place For You
In The Father's House
In The Heavenly Realm Of Love! 

Stand Up In The Faith Of Jesus!
Rest Upon His Word!
Permit Yourself To Be Influenced By Holy Angels
And
Turn Away From The Ways
The Means
The Pleasures ... The Perversions
Of The Wayward, Wily, Willful
Wastrel, Wandering, Wild-Goat Herd
Which Has Been Had By Him Who Hates
Who Loves To Skate 
Around Truth
Around Righteousness 
Offering That Which Does Not Bless
Does Not Confer Eternal Success 
But 
Stresses, Strands
And
Lands The Unwary Human
In The Barren Land
Where There Is No Light
No Love
No Sweet Fruit Of The Holy Spirit 
No Bread Of Life
And
No Water Of Life
But
Provides Ample Supplies Of Strife, Sorrow
Gnashing Of Teeth
And Inevitably To Follow
Damnation
And
Second Death
Which Is Eternal Separation From The Holy God! 
That Is The Known Unrepentant Sinner's Reward! 

Choose Your Radio Station Carefully ...

Do Not Listen To The Words Of Satan
The Agile, Adept, Adaptable, Known God-Fraud
Nor The Words Of His Minions
Who Are Attuned To His Ways
And
Proudly Pleased With Their Putrifying Profits
Unmindful Of The Facts That
Soon Comes The Day Of The Lord Christ
The Day Of Small Things
The Great Judgment Day
The Day Of The Redeemed! 
Thereafter, Truth Is  Forever Esteemed! 

Hold The Fort Of Faith ... 

Let Your Gift Of Daily Faith Work ... For You! 
Bless The Lord Christ With Your Faith 
Your Trust, Your Hope, And Your Belief 
As He Blesses You With Righteousness
Goodness And Truth! 

The Bottom Line ... 

Give The Lord Christ Your Will
So That He Makes Your Way Plain: 

Keep Your Hand In The Hand Of Mercy!
Keep Your Gait In Step With Grace!
Keep Your Eyes Fixed On Hill Zion
And
Your Hope In Him Who Is Just And Faithful 
Who Will Never Your Faith In Him
Ever, Ever, Ever Disgrace! 

Jesus Christ's Heart Is True
And
He Is The Truth
And
He Lives To Bless Me And You! 


The King Is Coming! 
Get Washed 
And
Get And Stay Ever Ready! 




Saturday, November 3, 2018

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Who's Their Real Boss!?! + PRAYER: Lead Us, Heavenly Father!





Salesman Showman Works For A Boss!
Who It Is He Works For
Many People Are At A Loss!
Is It Boss Lost
Or
He Who Died On The Cross!?!
Suffice It To Know
In Hell There Is No Hoar Frost!

Boss Lost Is Cross
Because
He Was Out Of Glorious Heaven Tossed
And Because
He Who Died On The Cross
Is
The One Who By Sinning Souls Saving
Costs Boss Lost Numerous Souls
Who Would To His Side
Would Have Been Surely And Forever Lost!

Boss Lost 
Is 
The Liar Called Father
The Murderer Called First
And
Being Jealous Envious
Deceitful And Profane
He Takes Great Pains
To See That Others Do Not Holy Heaven Gain!

On The Other Hand ...

He Who Died On The Cruel Cross
Was Obviously Alive And Then Died
And
Was Obviously Dead 
And 
Is Certainly Alive
And
His Life, Death, And Life Forevermore
Puts A Period Most Pronounced
In What It Is That Boss Lost
Will For Eternity Assuredly Secure!
Sin Will Never Rise Again For Sure!

He Who Died Upon The Cross
Reigns And Rules In Highest Heaven
And
His Rule And Reign Assures The Believing Host
That They Do Not Have To Eat Pharisee Leaven!

Pharisee Leaven
Is
Food Fit For White-Washed Tombs!
Pharisee Leaven
Is 
Doubt And Disbelief Served On A Gold Spoon!
But For Sure What Pharisee Leaven
Is Not
Is Meat Fit For Those 
Who Will Inherit Robes Of Righteousness
Those Who Will Bear The Lord Christ's Holy Likeness!

This ... Is A Problem!

Salesman Showman
Can Sell Snow To Eskimos
Can Sell Icecream In Winter
Can Sell Feathers To Ducks
And
Is Doing A Brisk Trade
Selling Personal Truth
As A Way Of Life 
To Those Who Desire To Know
The Way To Eternal Life!

The Best Sellers ...

Lies 
White Lies
Half-Truths
Fabrications
Embellishments
Are Best Sellers Against Known Truth
By A Nine To One Margin!

The Accolades ...

Salesman Of The Day
Salesman Of The Week
Salesman Of The Month
Salesman Of The Quarter
Sales Of The Year
Are All Plaques And Awards
That Grace His Wall Of Glory
And
He Has For Each Win
A Very Personal Good-For-Him Bad-For-You Story! 

Truth Always Comes Out ...

One Day
The Boar-Cat Was Let Out Of The Bag
And
It Was Finally Revealed That
Salesman Showman Shows Gross Contempt 
For He Who Died On The Cross
And
It Then Became Well Known That
Salesman Showman Indeed Works For Boss Lost
And
Lives In The Present
The Here And The Now
And
Reaps Putrid Riches From Those 
Who Labor At The Think And Grow Rich Plow!

The Facts Remain ...

Personal Truth Is Not Truth Plain! 
Personal Truth Is Not Truth Pure! 
Personal Truth Will Never Lead To The Cure
And
Personal Truth Will Lead Many Men
With Many Minds
Away From Jesus Christ The Righteous
- The Only Way To The Father - 
The Only Open Door
The Only One Who ... Against Sin
Has The Sure And Certain Cure! 

Brethren,

Many Are The Salesmen Showmen
Who Stand Upon The Altars Of God Today!
Many Are The Salesmen Showmen
Who Pander To Sinning Men's Wild Ways
And
Winsomely Push Aside Their Known Fears!
Many Are The Salesmen Showmen
Who Most Assuredly
Do Not For Lost Men's Souls Care
So, Therefore
It Is Imperative That We Each Know Personally
The God Of All Grace
To Whom We Do Pray
And
Seek To Work Out Our Own Soul's Salvation
For Soon Comes The Great And Awful Day!


PRAYER:

Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us
In The Path Of The Truth And Right!
Bless Us, Lord, With Food Fit For Us
And
Help Us Daily To Fight Faith's Good Fight!

Help Us, Lord
To Look Up And Walk Onward!
Help Us, Lord
To Pray And To Plead
For
The Blessings Of Peace And Rest
For
Faith's Hope And Christ's Glory
And
To Walk In The Truth
As Is Told In The Good News Gospel Story!

Help Us, Lord
To Walk In Truth
To Pray With Power
To Live With Love
And
To Rest In Hope
For
We Ask All In The Name
The Matchless Name Of Jesus Christ
The Righteous Lord
The King Of Glory
Our Only Savior, Redeemer
And
Forever Friend!
AMEN.









Saturday, September 9, 2017

CROSS-ROAD: Faith! + PRAYER ...By Faith!





Faith Came To The Cross-Road
AND
The Decision Had To Be Made
So Faith Decided To Take A Rest
Upon A 
"Thus Saith The Lord!"AND
By So Doing
Faith And Doubt
- As Walking Companions -
Were Separated
Forever ... Divided!

Waivering Doubt 
Roundly Derided Firm Faith 
Who Was Standing Stout!

Faith Had Butt Upon Truth
- The Word Of God -
AND
Assent ... Agreement
Had Been The Only Position To Take
Since Faith Had Decided
To Walk Away From Sin
AND
Trust In The Word!

Trust
Required A Stop
A Think
A Bold Reasoning
A Decision For Life
- On The Merit Of The One Who Is The Word Of God -
A Turning Away From The Path Of Sin
- The Path To Sin -
A Walking By Faith
- In Faith -
On The Path To New Life
Completely Rejecting
The Old Way That Takes Life
AND
Genuinely Trusting
The Giver Of Life's Plan
That
- Come Hell Or High -
Faith Shall Survive The Mortal Strife
AND SHALLUpon Heaven's Table Land
Eternally Stand
In The Glorious Presence Of
The Son Of God
The Savior Of Man!

Faith Apprehended
- Laid Hold -
Christ Jesus!
Faith Appropriated
- Held On -
Christ Jesus As His Very Own!
Faith Assumed
- By Saving Faith -
The Character Of Christ
AND
Took To Himself
Jesus Christ's Mission Of Mercy
- As A Love Offering To God -
For His Very Own!

Hear Unshakable Faith Pray ...

Jesus,
I Love You!
I Call You Mine!
I Trust You!
I Bless You!
You Are
And
I Call You
Almighty God
Savior
Holy Divine!


Father To The Faithful!
Teacher Most True!
I Believe! 
Lord, Lift Me Up! 
I Desire Heaven
And
I Am Taking Up The Place Given To Me
And
Paid For
By You!


Heavenly Father,
I Have Been Sinful! 
But Now I Know
That You Fulfill My Need! 
Please Use Me, Dear Father
And
Let My Life
For The Heavenly Garden
Be Good And Productive Seed!


In Faith, Lord
I Walk In Trust!
In Trust, Lord
I Speak Of Hope!
With Hope, Lord
I Grasp Eternity
And
With Faith's Eye Seeing Eternity
In You And With You, Lord

And
Through Your Eternally Faithful Love
I Am
- With The Vagaries Of This Mortal Life -
Able To Cope!


I Cast My Cares On You, Lord!
I Didn't Catalog Them! 
I Just Cast Them Off
For
I Know That My God Is Able
So Satan
Over Me
Won't Get The Last Laugh!


In Your Time
In Your Way
Do For Me What God Wills
For I
- In Obedience To Your Ways -
Know That
Because Of Your Love To Me
And
My Trust Love And Confidence In You
Life And Unregenerate Man's  Lawlessness

- While It May Fret My Spirit -
Cannot My Righteous Soul Kill!


I Accept The Promise
In The Covenant Rainbow!
I Accept The Gift
In Jesus Christ's Calvary Sacrifice
And
For This
I Shall Dare
To Stand For Faith
- In Faith -
With Christ
Set Apart
Alone
For He Did
For My Sin
Atone!


Bless Me This Day
In Jesus' Name, I Pray And Plead! 
AMEN.

**--**--**--**--**

A Leap Of Faith
Is
A Mind Wide!




Monday, January 18, 2016

PRAYER: YOU, Lord, Are My God!





Oh, Lord,
Hear My Call!

Because Sinful Man Does Not Honor You, Lord
Does That Make You The Not-GOD?

Because Sinful Man Does Not Worship You, Lord
Does This Mean Believers Should Elevate The Fraud In Your Stead?

Because Sinful Man Does Not Praise You, Lord
Does This Mean You Are Not To Be Loved? -
Sin Would Have Us Believe Thus!

Today, I Have Decided
That You, Lord, Are My God
No Matter What Others May Say
For You Are Gentle
Kind
The Teacher - My Shepherd
Ever Showing Me The Right Way!

Help Me, Father - By Your Grace - 
To Walk Faithful and Ever True
For
In My Decision
Is Reciprocal Love
Because
You Loved Me First
Even Before Earth's Creation and
Since The Earth-cleansing Flood!
Clean Me, Too!

Father, You Made Your Decision:
Bring The Sinning Children Home!
Father, I Am A Sinful Child
Often Doing Things I Don't Want To
And Not Doing The Things I Should
But
Today, Lord
TODAY
I Choose -
Eyes Open 
Heart Yielded Up -
Nevermore To Roam!

So, Lord, If You Will Carry Me
I Will Let You, and
I - By Faith - Promise
True
To Head For Your Eternal Kingdom
To Spend My Promised Eternal Life
With Eternal You!
I Love You, Lord!
Have Mercy and Bless
In Jesus' Holy Name!
AMEN.




Saturday, September 26, 2015

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Profitable, Profitable, Unprofitable!








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My Master was a harsh man
I know he did not like me at all - I was afraid of him
He was going on a long journey
And he called us managers together and
Gave out Investment Packages
As each had "ability" to "chew":

He gave his Favorite One 5
He multiplied 5 by 2

He gave his Stoolie One 2
He multiplied 2 by 2

He gave me One! ONE!
I steupse ... and
I buried it and stepped on the spot with my shoe!

But ... I Am Getting Ahead of The Tale!

Well, de Master dun gone 'long 'bout 'e business!

Party Tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime!

After All ...

What could I do with a useless portfolio

Everybody knew that in that environment you had to have assets to survive
And Bossman giving me nay-nay investment
Ensured to him I would not thrive!

... Sooo, I "Helped" It Along!


I did didley squat!


And Here's Why:


Bossman was one of those you hear talked of all the time!

The ones who get gain ... but not by putting anything in
And they does pick up all kinds of profits
From where they had not been even investing in!

Why should I waste my valuable time

My beautiful, bountiful, gray matter
Working on what I couldn't foresee profit from?

Why should I even go to the profiteer bankers

And just get back a penny on a big-able pound?!

A Loooooooong Time Passed ...

When I Tell You Long, I's Mean Real Long!

No one was watching me, so
I did what I felt like!
I ran with The Howlies
And I played well into The Night
And on my last night returning what I did behold
Told me a story
Of life in The Hot Coals!

Well, I am now quite ashamed to tell you
Them others did real good for themselves
But that I had seen no point to expending my best effort
On something I knew could would not pay!

I Was Wrong!
Dead Wrong!
ETERNALLY WRONG!!





Well, when His High and Mightiness 
The Master  a/k/a Bossman 
Returned from his Journey
He started settling accounts
From highest to lowest, and
He saw wonderful investment growth!
Amazing Investment Growth ... from He Favorites!

I call them his Favorites because he had given them multiples of the best investments possible!
They were sure to succeed!

Riiigghht?!?

But Me ... Well!!

Of all people, HE called Me, ME, Lazy!
I worked hard at all kinds of programs
And projects and initiatives for him
Not that they were productive ... but I worked!

How 'bout some kinda credit, huh?!

Really!??!

Well, it was like ...
Aaahhhmmm ...
Alright, I kinda, sorta, maybe, probably, thought of and almost tried, and pretended to work ...

Well ...

He called Me Lazy!
He called Me Unfaithful!
And, to top it all off
He called his guards - them big scary ones from WingCo Corps
Who picked ME Up
By the scruff of my neck
And threw me out of the house, and off the premises - it was dark out there!

And Now ...?

And now I have to spend Big Time with
Wicked McGruff
Who tell me in the first place that The Bossman
Ain't had no Snuff!!

AND NOW, I CAN NEVER GO BACK
To T'Absolute Best Master 
I ever hadddd!!

... I can never darken His Door ever, ever, ever again ...

All those years ...
Gone ...
For nuffin' ...
Forever ...
sni .. sni ... sssSnnniiifff ...
Boo hoo hoo!
If onlyyyyyy!
I should haaaave!
I could haaaave!
But, but, butIdidn't!!!
Lordhavemerrrrrrrrrrcyyyyy!
Gimmeachance, gimmeachance!
aaaaaiiiiii, aaaaaiiiiii, aaaaaiiiiiiiiii!!


Dear Ones,

We cannot fool God!

He is All-seeing!

He is All-knowing, and

He IS Ever Present!

He has no accountant, and He keeps perfect records!

What The Lord has given unto you is yours to do with as you see fit!

Your gifts are a Trust! 

Do what you will but, remember, there is a time of accounting!

Saying that God plays favorites and gives other people better gifts that what has been given unto you will not hold water, or carry weight!

Each of us has gifts, and if those gifts are exploited for the Glory and Elevation of The True and Living God, when He settles His Accounts with us, His Stewards, we will all be rewarded based upon what we have done to bless God and others!

Do not blame God for neither your mercenary nor impecunious use of His Blessings.

He gave you the best "deal," and He is fully expecting R.O.I!





Since we cannot not pay Caesar i.e., Death and The Tax Man, take time to pay God who gives to All liberally! 

We are not our own property, and God does not require usury from us!

Remember: 


Cheap Service 
Prejudiced Service
Pretentious Service

and


Service Lacking in Service 

all equal 

No Service!


Please Pray ... and Pass The Word Along!

MARANATHA!