REST: Under His Wings!

 

Think About It ... 

We Have Choices To Make 

And

Chances To Make Choices ... Good Or Bad! 

We, Each, Have The Choice To Look Around 

And 

Be Distressed By What Is Going Around Us 

Or To Look Inward 

And 

Be Completely Depressed About Our Soul's Estate 

Or To Look Up To Christ Jesus 

And

Cast Our Every Care

- Inward And Outward -

Upon Him Who Is The Great And Able Burden-Bearer

And 

Be Entirely At Rest 

Experiencing His Perfect Peace! 

You May Well Say ...

"That's Too Simple, Too Easy! 

It Can't, Won't, Shouldn't Work!" 

Beloved, 

It Is Because It Is Too Easy 

And 

Shouldn't Work That 

It Does Work! 

He Who Prescribes This Method 

Is 

The Very One Who Makes It Possible To Work 

By Giving Unto Us Faith To Trust Him 

To Work Things Out ... For Our Best Good! 

Be Ye Warned ... 

When You Give Your Burden To The Lord Christ

Let It Go Completely 

And

Leave It In His Holy Hands! 

The Lord Desires Our Bold

Willing

Unerring Trust In Him! 

Please Dare To Trust The Lord To Take Care Of You 

Because 

It Is He, Alone, Who Makes All Wrong Things Right

Turns Darkness To Light 

And

Makes Beauty Out Of Ashes! 

Only The Creator God Can Make The Impossible Happen! 

Make Your Peace With The God Holy

Lean On The Everlasting Arms

And

Shelter In Our Abiding Place 

Under His Wings! 

SATAN ASSAILS: Jesus Christ, Alone, Saves!

 

Jesus Christ 

Is 

Our Guardian And Defender

Provider, Protector

Creator, Savior

Forever Friend

Lord And Holy God! 

Satan 

Is 

Man's Deceiver And Accuser

The Murderer Most Foul Who Hates Jesus Christ 

The Righteous Judge And Everlasting King

The Good Book Of Blessings

And 

You, Personally

The Beneficiary Of The Eternal God's Love 

And 

Great Favor! 

You, Beloved, Are Between Them! 

You Must Make Known Your Choice! 

Neither One Will Force Your Hand

And

Your Free-Will Decision 

Determines Whether You Will Bitterly Cry 

Or  Forever Happily Rejoice! 

Jesus Saves! 

Satan Assails! 

Jesus Bathes Us! 

Satan Blames Us! 

Jesus Loves Us! 

Satan Lies To Us! 

Jesus Blesses Us! 

Satan Bewitches Us! 

Jesus Calls Us! 

Satan Claws Us! 

Jesus Carries Us! 

Satan Careens Us! 

Beloved, 

The Facts Are Unchanged: 

Choose Jesus Christ

And 

Be Eternally Blessed And Saved! 

Choose Satan 

And 

Be Gamed And Chained And Eternally Damned! 

Pay Attention ...

We Can Be Guarded About Accepting Jesus Christ

And 

Be Roundly Defeated By Satan!

 

We Can Be Loyal To Satan 

And 

Be The Enemy Of Our Lord 

Or

We May Choose To Take Jesus Christ At His Living, Holy, Word 

And 

Aggressively Deny The Liar, Satan

And 

Humbly Take Up Your Cross 

And 

Follow Our Dear Lord To The Great Reward! 

Please Don't Fall For The Sophistries 

The Lies

The Lures Of Satan, King Fraud

The Wannabe God! 

Please Stand Up For Jesus Christ,

The True And Living Holy God! 

Peace!

Jesus Christ

Could Make Us Serve Him

But

He Won't! 

Satan

Would Make Us Serve Him

But

He Can't! 

Stand Up For Christ Jesus! 

PRAYER: Father, You Have Given Me Freedom!

Father, 
You Have Given Me The Freedom
To Choose To Follow You In Faithfulness 
Or To Allow My Sinful Self To Be My Leader
And The Free Will To Make My Own Decisions
For Or Against You! 

Despite My Straying And Often Disobedience
You Hear My Feeble Cries Of Distress 
And You Still Answer Me When I Call: 
Thank You For Your Loving Faithfulness! 

Father, I Once Walked The Broad Way To Destruction 
And Through Bitter Experience
I Now Safely And In Confidence Say:
"I Repent Of My Past!"
Because I Now Understand, Accept And Appreciate That 
Your Word And Your Ways Bless And Prosper Me! 

With All Humility, Father
I Truly Acknowledge And Finally Trust You Totally
At Your Holy Word: Whatever I Do That Pleases You 
Will Always Bless Me! 

I Have Made My Choice: 
By Your Sweet Spirit
With The Protection Of The Holy Angels
In The Name Of My Jesus, Christ The King
The Lord Of Glory
I Am Walking With You As Life Is Spared
Wherever, Whenever And However You Shall Lead Me! 

My Life Is Yours: Use It! 
My Will Is Yours: Make Your Will Mine! 
My Way Is Yours: Refashion My Feet To Walk In Your Holy Ways
And Comfort Me 
And Wipe My Tears Away As I Negotiate The Crucible That 
Recreates Me In Your Image Today! 
Have Mercy, Lord, On Me! 
AMEN!

IMAGINE THAT: Facts, Faith, Doubt And Decisions!

Faith Does Not Utilize Imagination!

Imagination Is In The Realm Of Doubt!

Faith Gives One Hope To Trust

And

Doubt Instructs One Not To Hope!!!

Jesus Christ

Is 

The Way
The Truth
The Light
The Life Of Every Man!

Jesus Christ Calls Us ... His Believing Children
Salt Of The Earth
Light Of The World!

We Are What We Are
Because

Of Who He Is

What He Has Done

And

What He Is Doing

And

We Are Called To Tell The World The Truth
The Good News Gospel Story
In Season

And
Out Of Season

Aka Whether It Pleases Or Annoys!

Did You Know ...

Man ... Fallen Man
Has No Power To Resist The Word Of God!

The Word Of God, Brethren
Again, Is Truth, Light And Life
But
Alas And Alack
Man ... Being A Free Moral Agent
With Free Will
With Free Choice
Has The Power To Reject The Blessing That Is
The Living, Eternal, Word Of 

The Holy, Eternal, Faithful

Blessing, Just, Almighty God!

Let's Go Deep
And 

See What We Shall Reap:

Light Illuminates
Light Blinds

Salt Preserves
Salt Destroys

The Way Blesses
The Way Curses

Life Prospers
Life Bankrupts

Truth Uplifts
Truth Casts Down

If We Look Closely

Carefully

Thoughtfully

We Shall Observe Perspective

And

We Shall Know That Decisions

- Personal Decision -

Determines Outcomes!

I Look ... You Can't See!

You Look ... I Can't See!

Look, Again

And

See That

I See For Me

And

You See For You

And

There Is No Created Being That Can

Make A Fatal Decision For Anybody

Be It Me Or You!

In All This, Brethren
How Do You Stand!?!
Where Do You Belong!?!
To Whom Do You Belong!?!
For Whom Do You Sing Your Life's Song!?!

Are You Amongst The Naysayers

Or

Are You Amongst The Called

The Few

The Chosen

The Brave

The Enduring Faithful

Who Will Not To The Ways Of The Fallen World

Cave!?!

Do You Love The Unvarnished Truth Of The Living Word!!

Is The Word Colored By Your Feelings And Desires!!

Do You In The Lord Christ Have Working Faith!?!

Will You Be Amongst The Finally Saved!?!