... So Much Pain, Sorrow, And Suffering, And Yet There Is Only One Oft' Rejected Hope, Helper, Healer ... Savior!
Why The Disconnect!?!
He Is Gentle ... A Gentleman! He Knocks At The Door Of Our Hearts ... He'll Never Break In Because He's Waiting For An Invitation To Enter!
He Speaks Kindly! He'll Never Override Your Decision To Ignore Him ... To Reject Him!
He Extends An Invitation Exclusive To Each Person, Tailored To Each Life, Personal To Each Station In Life ... With No Condemnation!
He Knows How We Are Made! Dare I Say, He Remembers That We Are Dust Because It Is He That Made Us And Not We Ourselves!
Can You Imagine A Creator Asking His Creation If He Can Have A Heart To Heart Conversation With Us Because He Wants To Become A Personal Part Of Our Lives!?!
Never Happen!
You're Not Lying!
Why Does He Do That When He Could Just Take Away The Breath Of Life That He Himself Gave Us!?!
Oh, That's An Easy One To Answer! He Is God, He Is Love, He Is Truth, AND, Get This, He Loves Each One Of Us Personally, Intimately, Beyond Death!
Masterson, You Had Me Until You Said "Beyond Death!" There Ain't Nothing Beyond Death!
Digby, If You Had Attended Sabbath School Instead Of Going To Pitch Marbles, You Would Have Known That He Led Captivity Captive, As In He Conquered Death When He Died, And Rose From Death, And Rose Up To Heaven, And He Is All Now Interceding For Us Who Have Made Him Our Choice!
Masterson, You Really Believe All That Stuff That You Just Said!?!
Digby, My Brother From Another Mother And Brother In The Lord, Without Fear Of Contradiction And With My Whole Heart, I Do! By His Grace, His Favor, He Gives Me Power, And I, Accepting That He Is Not A Man That He Should Lie, I Believed His Word, Accepted His Hand, His Love And Light, The Truth, To Walk In His Way That Leads To Life Everlasting!
I Am Saved! I Am Blessed! I Am Being Sanctified Day By Day, And I Am Looking To That Great Day When He Shall Physically Come To Call His People Home To Himself, To Go To His Father's House Of Love And Peace, Glorified, Immortalized, Incorruptible!
What A Day That Will Be!
So, How Can I Get In On That Action!?!
Digby, Call On The Name Of The Lord Jesus Christ, And You Shall Be Saved!
I'm Telling You To Come Now, As You Are, But Be Prepared!
Prepared For What!?!
The Change!
What Kind Of Change, Masterson!?! Talk Fast And Make My Day Beautiful Or Never Speak To Me Again!
Jesus Says That He Stands At Your Door And Knocks, And If You Hear His Voice And Open Your Door, And Let Him In, He Will Come In And Sup With You, And You With Him! His Yoke Is Easy And His Burden Is Light!
Being With Him, You Are Changed To His Likeness, And People Become Aware That You Have Been With Him!
He Is Kind, Gentle, Loving, Giving, Caring, Helping, Inspiring Hope, And Promising An Expected End!
He Does Not Promise A Cake-Walk, But He Assures A Hallelujah Ending ... Which Is The Beginning!
Masterson!?!
Yes, Digby!?!
I Really Like, Even Love You, BUT I Realllly Want To Cuff You In The Top Of Your Head!
Why All The Violence, Digby!?! Jesus Is Peace, Our Peace!
Your Jesus Is Offering Me Bare Hard Work To Get A Sudden "Hallelujah Life" ...!
... With Pleasures Forevermore AND His Peace Which Passes Human Understanding In The In-Between Time!
You Gotta Love It! It Confuses That Satan When We Free-Will Choose To Accept Jesus' Offer! Maaaan, I Sing "Peace, Perfect Peace, In This Dark World Of Sin!"
I Have Peace Within Because He Is Enough AND Sufficient! My Cup Of His Love Is Running Over! I Am Blessed! Can't You See Me Like King David Dancing For Joy!?!
Okay, Call Him!
Pray!
I Said Call Him, Masterson!
I Said Pray, Digby!
Ohhhh, You Call Him By Praying!
That's Right, Head Boy!
Lord Jesus, Come Into My Heart Today, To Stay! For Long I Strayed, Please Don't Turn Me Away! The World Of Sin And Self Looked Pretty, But It Left Me Unclean! I Was Mean To Mam And Pappy, And I Said Bad Words To Bam And Happy! I Am Not Nice, And I Sure Don't Do Right! I Have Profaned Your Name, And Preferred Walking In The Darkness And Never The Light! Fix Me, Lord Jesus, For No One Else Can! Take Me As A Sheep Of Your Pasture And Lead Me To Your Promised Land!
I'm Tired Of Sin And Suffering! I'm Tired Of Loss And Shame! I'm Tired Of Being Unclean! I Don't Want To Walk In Fallen Man's Acid Rain! Take Me Into Your Safe Fold! Lead Me Gently, Bless Me, Shape Me, Under Your Control! I Am Your Very Own! AMEN!!!
Now Make Him Your Choice Every Day! Be Obedient And, With Patience, Endure All Things For Him! Do Right! Choose Life! Walk In The Light! When You Do Wrong, Repent! Trust Him, And Do Not Forget To Pray Always, And Give Thanks With A Grateful Heart!
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Pass The Word Along: Share Your Faith!
I Like That!
And Sing! Sing Of Him!
AMEN!!!
Peace!
