Showing posts with label Pain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pain. Show all posts

Friday, July 8, 2022

HAPPY SABBATH + THERE IS NO REASON FOR SIN: The Despairing Cry!



 









There Is No Excuse For Sin
Because
There Is No Reason For Sin

Beloved, 

Our God Almighty ... In Mercy Towards Us 
Provided Us With Our Only Savior, Jesus Christ The Lord Of Life 
- The Great Physician
The Shepherd Of Rest
Our Perfect Peace - 
Upon Whom We Have Every Reason To Call 
And
No Excuse For Not Calling His Name In Our Time Of Need 
Aka Every Moment Of Every Day! 

Dear Ones, 

If You Have Ever Heard A Person In A Doctor's Treatment Room 
Despairingly Crying In Pain From A Non-Life-Threatening Condition 
Utter The Words: 
"I Am So Tired!" 
And 
You Then Hear The Doctor Beseeching Them To Hold On
To Let Said Doctor Help Them
And 
To Permit The Doctor To Change Their Medication 
To Something That Will Surely Help Them 
To Be Comfortable At Home
You Will Truly Understand Our Wretched State 
When We Recognize Our Need Of Our Savior 
Because 
Of Our Sin! 

Remember This ...

In Our Agony
We Hear Our Great Physician Pleading With Us 
To Let Him Change Our Ways And Heal Our Hurts 
And
Trust Him To Feed Us The Medication Called Truth 
And Bind Up Our Wounds With The Balm Of Gilead
And Use The Good Food Called Faith 
To Believe Him On His Word To Bless Us To Walk Wisely 
While Standing Firmly On The Promises Of The Eternal God! 

Sin Is As Pain! 
Pain Is A Warning! 
Warnings Work For The Wise! 
The Wise Person Chooses The Best Portion Aka Life In Christ 
And
They Are Healed! 

Sin Kills: 
Salvation Gives Us New Life! 
Be Wise! 

Peace!















Wednesday, April 20, 2022

The Purge!



I Don't Know About You
But 
I Distinctly Remember That "Abomination" Called The Purge That 
We Had To Endure Every Sunday Morning
At The Beginning Of The School Term
And 
Coming Off School For Vacation 
And
May The Good Lord Help You 
If 
You Were "Foolish" Enough To Utter Those "Damning" Words: 
"My Belly Hurting Me!" 

Some Families Dished Out A Spoonful Of 
Shark Oil And A Quarter Of An Orange! 

My Family Dished Out Castor Oil And The Orange! 
A Leather Belt Was On The Table To Motivate Me To Cooperate: 
I Roundly Despised Castor Oil!

Strangely Enough Though
After That Disaster Called The Purge Aka The Cleansing
You No Longer Felt Like An Old Hard-Mout' Goat 
But 
Had The Joy And Energy Of A Young Spring Lamb! 
Oh, The Ode To Joy! 

Beloved, 

The Purge Is Needed 
To Get Rid Of What Hurts, Harms, And Hinders! 

The Purge Is Necessary For Physical, Spiritual
And 
Emotional Health And Well-Being! 

If We Are Not Purged Of Our Sins, Our Dead Works, Here
We Will Never Enter The Joy Of The Lord Over There! 

Sin Is Waste 
So Let's Take The Good Word That Purges Aka Cleans Us 
And 
Let The Waste, The Sin
Go Out In The Draught! 

The Pain Is Temporary 
But
Pleasure Aka Joy And Peace In Paradise Are Forever! 

Let Jesus Christ Be Praised! 

Peace!












Saturday, March 26, 2022

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Oh, The Pain!


Sin Is A Sexy Siren
Singing A Scintillating Song
Sure To Send The Sinful Skyward
Satisfied With Skirting Around Salvation
Sure To Have Scheming Satan
Salivating That 
Another Soul Would Be His Before Long! 

Desire Is Deceiving
Drawing One Into The Dragon's Dark Domain
Where Deceit, Discord, And Destruction
Are The Deceived One's Reward
His Long-Desired Gain! 

Greed Is A Grip Guaranteed 
To Grind The Glutton
Into Gruel
So That The Gainsayer Satan
Can Joyfully Flush Him Away! 
Beware! Beware! 
Regret Is That Vision Most Cruel! 








"I Feel Your Pain!" 
"No, You Don't! 

"I've Been There!"
"Oh, Please! Get Real! 
Unless We Share The Same Body
You Have No Idea What I've Been Going Through 
So Don't You Dare Tell Me That My Pain Is Nothing
To Deal With It
And With It Get Through!" 

Beloved,

Could You Imagine Telling The Lord That 
His Pain For You Was Nothing 
Compared To What You're Feeling For Yourself!?! 

Can You Imagine Taking Morphine For Your Personally-Felt Pain 
While Minimizing What Our Savior Felt Cold Turkey 
When For Each One Of Us Personally
He Died The First 
And
The Second Death 
To Give Each One Of Us Personally And Individually
The Blessed Gift Of His Everlasting Life!?! 

Pain ... Like Life And Death
Has A Subject And An Object! 

Pain Points To A Problem In You
Which Is A Problem For You
Which Must Be Fixed For You 
Or
In Your Behalf! 

Pain Is A Symptom Of Sin 
Which Corrupted, Corrupts, Mortal Life! 

A Life Of And In Sin Results In Death! 
Jesus Christ Conquered Death To Give Us Life! 

A Life Lived In And For Jesus Christ
Shall See Everlasting Life 
Without Pain, Sin, And Death
So Please Take Our Blessed Jesus All Day, Every Day
And 
Sin Will Not Have Power Over You 
And
Neither Will The Second Death!

Physical Pain Is A Part Of Life! 
How Are You Feeling Today!?! 
Have You Been To Jesus!?! 

Peace! 






Thursday, January 6, 2022

Hell's Kitchen



On The Dark Side Of Life
There Is A Master-Servant Relationship! 

The Sadist Aka The Master 
Loves To Cause Humiliation 
And
Inflict Pain On The Masochist Aka The Servant 
And Thereby 
Finds Pleasure! 

We'll Call This Sadist 
Satan ... The Seller Of Sin And Its "Pleasures!" 

The Servant Aka The Sinner
Having Been Conditioned To Find Pleasure In Degradation
Seeks Out The Master To Get A Fix To Feel Alive
And 
To Hear That They're Loved
Even Though They Know That It's A Lie! 

Beloved, 

Living For Self 
Allows Satan To Turn Us Into Masochists 
Whom He Controls With Things Known Hurtful 
To Get Thrills Known Painful 
Which Lead To Destinations Known Deadly! 

We Can Do Better Than This 
And So 
I Present To You Jesus Christ The King
The True Master
Who Is The Real Lover Of Your Soul 
Who Took Into Himself The Humiliation
Degradation
And 
Death That Is Really Your Own 
So That You Don't Have To Eat At Hell's Kitchen 
Where The Chef De Cuisine 
Is 
That Same Satan
The Father Of Lies
The Murderer
And 
The Dealer Of Damnation To All Who Refuse 
Daily Faith
Sure Salvation
Free Mercy
And 
Sufficient Grace 
Which Are Gifted To All Who Sacrifice Self 
On The Altar Of Life In Christ 
Where Pardon For Sin 
And 
Peace That Endureth 
Are Guaranteed By The Holy God! 

Cleansing Is In The Blood Of The True Master 
Who Is Also Master Of The Winds Of Strife 
And 
The Waves Of Despair: 
He Knows Your Name And Nature 
And
Desires To Bless You 
No Matter How Low You've Fallen! 
Dare To Trust Him!

Change Sides: 
Choose Salvation! 
Salvation Satisfies The Sin-Sick Soul!

Desire Deliverance 
And 
Ditch Death! 
Jesus Christ, The Life Of Every Man, Saves! 

Peace! 










Thursday, September 23, 2021

Trusting The Kind, Loving, Master You Cannot See!







If To Be Rich, You Had To Be Kind 
And
To Be Powerful, You Had To Be Poor 
Which Would You Do ... And Why 
And
Why Not The Other!?! 

If To Be Rich And Powerful
You Had To Be Gentle And Generous
Giving And Forgiving
What Would You Do!?! 

If To Enter Into Everlasting Joy
To Have Eternal Peace 
And 
Know Love Forevermore
You Had To Be Always Obedient 
Enduringly Faithful
Grow Where You Are Planted
Trust The Master You Can't See
Walk According To His Will 
On A Way You Can't Fathom
And
Persevere In All Trials 
Even Though Persecuted 
And 
In Constant Pain
Would You Hold On To A Promise That 
Does Not Have A Human Hope Of Fulfillment 
Just Because He Says: 
"Believe And Receive!?!" 

Where Do You Stand On Going Through Dying Hell 
To Get To Living Heaven!?! 

Beloved, 

Pray
And
Reflect On Your Past Journeying 
And
Consider Your Present Walking 
As You Remember Whose Child You Are 
And
Read And Answer The Questions Again! 

You Are Greatly Beloved 
And 
Infinitely Blessed! 

Peace Be Upon You!





Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Your Sin Cannot Determine The Depth Of Christ's Love For You!




 


The Size Of Our Sin Does Not 
And
Will Never Determine The Depth Or Breadth Of 
Jesus Christ's Love For Any One Of Us 
And
By This Token
None Of Us Should Ever Choose 
To Not Take Our Burden Of Sin To The Lord 
By The Heartfelt, Humble, Prayer Of Faith! 

Unrepented Sin 
Is 
Like A Foot Callus Willfully 
And 
Unwisely Left Unattended!
 
Systematically Ignored 
That Callus Causes You To Walk Funny From Pointed Pain 
And 
With The Constant Pressure Of Use ... And Abuse
A Soft Spot Develops Under It 
Which Becomes An Ulcer 
Which, Left Unattended, Will Jeopardize 
The Health Of Your Foot
Then Your Leg
And 
Ultimately Your Life! 

A Callused Aka Hardened Heart 
Overwhelmed By The Pressure Of Sin 
Is 
The Devil's Playground: 
Such A Burdened, Heavy,  Heart 
Respects Neither The Divinity Of The Living God 
Nor The Sanctity Of Human Life! 

Beloved, 

Not One Of Us Needs To Walk Such A Path 
To Eternal Destruction! 

We Are Graciously Called To Life
To Lay Our Burden Of Sin At The Feet Of The Sin Bearer
Who Is Our Very Own Great Physician
Jesus Christ The Lord Of Life! 
He Intimately Knows You Personally!

Please Reach For The Extended Hand That Helps 
And 
Heals 
And
Dare To Choose To Live In The Light That Leads To Life! 

Our Jesus Has A Place For You That Can Only Be Filled By You! 
Dare To Be Healed: 
Draw Near To Christ Without Fear Or Trembling
And
Be Forever Blessed! 
You, Dear Loved, Are Not Alone!

Peace!

Be Not Deceived:
Happy To Live In Sin
Is
The Sophisticated Lie
Of
Satan The Damned!





Monday, September 9, 2019

Life ... And Faith In The Lord Jesus Christ!





It Is Better To Bow In Love

Than To Bow For Discipline!

These Words Say And Mean Everything:

Life Is Life 
And 
Life Is Lived
Whether You Are In Joy, Want, Sorrow Or In Pain
So Do Not Curse The Lord! 
Do Not Be The Soul Profane!

Death
Is
The Known And Appointed End Of
This Mortal Life!

The Known-Dead Know
No Joy
No Sorrow
No Pain
No Saying
No Being
No Doing
No Love
No Hatred!


From The Second Death
- Which Is Eternal Separation From Almighty God -
There Is No Returning!
No Resurrection!

Ever!

There Is No Eternity Lived In Everlasting Misery! 

Man Desires Life
But
Does Man Make The Crucial Decision!?!
Does Desire Comport With Decision
Or
Does Desire And Reality
Become Involved In The Life-Altering Collision!?!

It Is Time, Brethren
To Wheel And Come Again!

Life Happens ...

So, You're Disappointed!
Will You Now Forget The Lord's Daily Goodnesses
And
Neglect To Wait
To Reflect

To Trust Truth
And
To Reason That He Is Almighty
He Knows Everything
He Sees Everything
He Is In Everything
And
He Feels Every Single, Solitary, Thing That
You Feel!

Will You Fail To Understand That
If No ... Or Wait
Is 
His Response To Your Request
Then 
It Is Because He Knows Best
He Loves You Best
And
He Does What Is Best For You
His Well-Beloved Child
In This Time Of Your Life!?!

Faith Does Not Permit Doubt ...

Wolves Prey!
Sheep Pray!
Believers Walk By Faith!
Non-Believers Live With Doubt!
The Faithful Live In Godly Fear!
The Doubting Live In Fear Without God!

Path of Faith:
Forsaking All I Trust Him
The Eternal, Holy, Faithful
Blessing, Giving, True God!

Path of Doubt:
Confusion
Doubt
Disbelief
Rebellion 
I Do Not Trust Him Whom I Cannot See
With My Carnal, Lying, Eyesight!


The Book Of Remembrance Of One's Lived Life
- By Self Having Been Unwisely Performed 

And 
By The Holy God 
Left Unedited, Unabridged, Unpolished
And
Plainly, Rawly, Written -
Will Be
Closed
Sealed

All Sin Retained On Your Personal Account
And
You, Unrepentant

Will Be Consumed 
Burned To Nothingness -
At The Appointed Time 
In The Lake Of Fire
Unless ... Unless ... Unless
One Chooses To Step Back In Time
See The Detritus Of The Life ... Lived
And
Do The In-Depth Survey

Seeing The Real Need For The Savior
And
Confessing And Repenting To The Father God
In The Name Of Jesus Christ His Only Begotten Son
With The Help Of The Holy Spirit Of Truth
While It is Still Today!

The Path Of Faith Leads To Life Everlasting! 

The Path Of Doubt Leads To Eternal Death!


Forgiveness By The Father
Because Of
Jesus Christ The Son
Is
The Eraser
In The Life Of Sinful Man
And
Is Activated Only Upon The Request
Of
The Confessing, Repentant, Soul
By The Exercise
Of
Its Personal, Daily, Gift Of Faith Given
Compliments Of The Only Holy God!

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

Confess Yours Faults To One Another
And
Confess Your Sins To The Living God ... Alone!
Jesus Christ Always Saves!!








Monday, October 15, 2018

DECISIONS, DECISIONS: Send To The Lord The Word Of Commitment!

There's A High Price To Low Living!
I Should Know!

The Best Life Is To Live In Christ Jesus!
That's A Fact That I Truly Know!

Doing Wrong Brings From Doing Right, A Division!
To Come That Realization, I Know I Was Slow!

Brethren,
Having Lived Fairly Long
Having Done The Thing The Word Of Truth Calls Wrong
Having Felt The Pain Of The "I'm So Sorry!" Song
Let's All Now Take The Eternal Position 
To Live With Christ
In That Place Where Time Does Not Belong
And 
Give Our Found-Happiness Its Voice
By Sending Up A Word Of Commitment
To The King So That Forever And Ever
- When Time Shall See Its Just End -
We May For Eternity Truly, Truly, Rejoice!

Living Life Making Life And Death Decisions
Puts Us On The Eternal Path Collision
And
Being A Member Of The Famous Religion
Does Not Exempt One From The True Or False Question!
All Men Have To Come To The Matter's Conclusion
Because Riding The Fence Is Also A Decision!




Saturday, June 10, 2017

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: God Is The Lord!





The Question Was Pointed:

How Do YOU See God?

There Were Christians
Agnostics
Deists
Atheists
And Some
With No Stripe
And However You Paint It
There Was Going To Be A Fight!

Every Body And His Brother
Had An Opinion
That Was Plain
AND
The Answers Were As Divergent
As Divergent Could Be
AND
They Caused The Christians Great Pain!

"Their" Idea Of God ...

Back Bent
Eye Blind
Hand Short
Foot Broken
Power Less
Unapproachable
Uninterested
Uninvolved
Reach: None
Creator: Not Possible
Sustainer: What Foolishness!
Judge: Not Theirs!

My Idea Of God ...

Faithful
Giving
Forgiving
Providing
Patient
Trustworthy
Available
Accessible
Protective
Helpful
Blessing
True
Responsive
Teacher
Stable
Strong
Home
Protection
Direction
Correction
And, Again, And Again
True!

God Is ...


  • Hope
  • Help
  • All Powerful
  • All Seeing
  • All Knowing
  • Ever Present
  • Eternal
  • Unchanging
  • Specific
  • Gentle
  • Kind
  • Jealous
  • Guardian
  • Sustainer
  • Lover
  • Artist
  • Healer
  • Faithful
  • My Friend
  • Indwelling ... By Request
  • Savior ... By Request
  • Guide ... By Request
  • Companion ... By Request
  • Judge
  • King
  • Sealer ... By Request
  • Intercessor ... By Request
  • Executioner: Reluctant
  • But Always ... By Request!


The Eternal God
Is My Father
My Family
My Friend!
My Hope For Surpassing Glory
My Passport To Eternal Life
My Way To Abundant Life
My Transport To Delight
My Beginning
My End!

The Eternal God Is
The God Of All Graces
The Mender Of Broken Hearts And Ruined Lives
The Shepherd Of Souls
The Builder Of Safe Folds
The Leader Of The Righteous
The Overcomer Of Sin
AND
To Those Faithful
Who To Him Are True
He Is Willing
Ever Ready
AND
Always Able
To Save
Because They Recognize Their True Condition
AND
Will
To Awaken From The Grave!
I Am One!
Are You?!

No Sin Is Too Evil
AND
No Pain Is Too Great
That It Is Beyond His Ability
To Forgive
To Heal
When Confessing
AND
Repentant
We Give Back To Him
What He Gave To Us
Our Will AND Our Choice
AND
Choose
To Walk In His Way!
I'm Walking!
Will You Join Me On The Way?!

All Good Gifts
Come From The Eternal God
AND ARE
Those Things Which We Can't
Buy Barter
Sell
Or
Dig Out Of A Hole:

Everlasting Life
Hope
Faith
Grace
Forgiveness
True Beauty
Mercy
Forgiveness
Salvation
Draughts From The Water Of Life
Rest For The Weary
Forgiveness
Sweet Peace In Sleep Ever The Night
Forgiveness
And
Redemption On The Great Day


Wake Up!
Walk In The Light
AND
The Damned Devil Valiantly Fight!

God Is Not An Ideal!
God IS!
Worship Of The Living God
Is Not A Bill
Nor A Law
To Be Put Forth
Voted
Proclaimed
AND
Being No Vote Getter
Promptly Repealed!

God Is Life Eternal
For Those Who Choose
To Him
Through Christ's Blood
To Be
For Eternity
Everlastingly Sealed!
God Will The Faithful One Seal!

Worshipping God Is No Accident!
Salvation Is No Perhaps!
Eternal Life Is No Fairy Tale
AND
Jesus Christ
The Way To Eternal Life
Cannot
Will Not
The Believing Child Fail!
Put Your Finger
On The Impress Of The Cruel Nail!

The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit
The Protection Of Holy Angels
The Word Of The Living God
AND
The Blood Of The Lamb
Make Life Now
Worth Living
AND
Life Hereafter
Real
Non-Regrettable
So Stand!!
Don't You See It?!
Up Ahead!
There Is Glory Land!
I Can See The King!




Saturday, March 25, 2017

NOTE TO FILE: God Is All!

Knowing Pain ... In This Life
Is Inevitable

BUT
Accepting Misery ... Into Your Life
Is Optional!


The Great Themes Of The Bible
Are
Love Faith 
Belief Honor 
Trust Obedience
Worship Sacrifice
Grace Mercy
Judgment Salvation 
Stewardship 
Redemption Elevation
Friendship Kinship
Confession
Repentance Restoration
Jesus Christ - The Open Door
Holiness Unto God
Satan Is The Fraud
Temptation Is Not A Sin
Yielding Is What Get's You Done In!

A Man Without God
Is 
A Man Without Hope
Who Is
Relying Upon His Own Ingenuity
With The World
AND
Satan To Cope!
That's Reckless!

What We Are Not Permitted To Have
Are The Very Things
Satan Beguilingly Extends Toward Us
Sure
AND
Confident
That He Has A Nibbler On The Line! 

Satan's Sworn Task 
Is
To Make Sure
That God's Glory Does Not Shine!

Misery Likes ... Company
Even If
It's An Enemy Or Two!
AND
Satan
- Misery Personified -
Cares Not
How His Rolls Are Made Up
As Long As They Contain
The Beloved Children
That Jesus Christ Died To Save
More Than One Or Two
Even Me Or You!

The Plan Is Diabolical!
The Execution Is Devious!
AND
The Executor Is Damned!

Distrust
Disbelief
Disobedience
Disgrace
Dishonor
Real Shame In The Face!
Idolatry
Self-Service
AND
Denial Of Christ The Lord
Make A Day Of Work
To Satan
Something About Which He Will Say 
He Is Justifiably Proud!

Justification As A Descriptor 
For Satanic Work 
Is Straight Up Satanic
For
There Is No Justification For Evil
No Matter How Hard The Evil One Works!

We Have The Promise
That
Those Who Live Godly Lives
Will Know Persecutions!
We Also Have The Promise
Of Relief And Release
From The Holy Son Of Man!
On This Word
We Can All - Upright - Stand!

Jesus Loves You
Me
AND
All Men
AND
He Went To The Cruel Cross
Every Last One Of Us To Defend!
We All Receive Equal Defence!

Our Souls 
Are Worth More Than Gold And RubiesAND
It Is A Price That No Human
Or Devil Agent Can Afford
AND
If We
- By And In Faith -
Live Godly Lives
Waiting On The Promises Received
We Shall Go Home
To Live With The Lord Christ
Where There Is No More Night
Or
Any Desire To Leave!
We Must To Jesus Cleave!

Stand Up For Jesus!
Stand Up For Our Holy God!
Stand Up For Jesus
AND
Sin
Can't Tie You With Its Benighting Cords!

Trust God 
AND ... Obey
Today 
AND... Every DayAND
At The Appointed Time
The Cause Of Your Sin
AND
My Sin
- Satan -
Will
- Like The Atonement Day Scapegoat -
For All Our Sin
Have To Pay!

Satan "Ate" Our Lunch
AND
He Will Find Out
That It Was Not For Free!
Jesus Christ Provides Us With Supper!


NOTE TO FILE:

Stay Away
From Satan

By
Standing Up
For Jesus Christ The Lord!
Jesus Christ Is The Savior God!
Satan Is The God-Fraud!