UNFAILING LOVE OF GOD: Being A Christian

A Christian Is Someone Who 

Constantly

Hopes In The Lord Christ After

Recognizing 

In An Instant Of True Clarity That 
His Salvation

Truly Takes Into Account 
His ... Our ... Desperate Need For Revival
And 
Reformation

The Perfect Gift ...

The Lord Doesn't Offer Salvation 
Just Because
He Has A Gift He Must Give!

He Offers Us Salvation

Because

We So Desperately Need It!

Without Jesus Christ's Free-To-All Gift Of Salvation

We Are Truly Movie Zombies

Walking 
Dead

Eating ... Not For Nourishment 

But Because

It's Something To Do On Schedule!

The Theatre Of Mankind ...

Prodigal Son

Pharisee Priest

Publican Collector

Best Most Least

Wanting To Run

Loving To Lead

Hand Held Out 
Guaranteed Money To Steal

All Three Were Beloved By The Father

First One Running Away

Last Two In The Temple

Both Uttering Necessary Prayer!

The Impatient Runner Had Taken The Blessing Given!

The Proud Priest Blessed Himself!

The Outcast Collector Pleaded For A Blessing

As He ... His Sin ... Did Importunately Confess!

Position ...

The Runner Was A Well-Beloved Son!

The Priest Well-Loved His Prime Position
And

The Collector ... Universally Hated
Desired A New And Loved Position!

All Three Had Need Of The Lord

The Father

The Great Forgiving Savior
The Blessed-Forever Holy One! 

Insight ...

In The Day Of Awareness

All Three Saw Their Hope 

And 
Without Exception

Repaired To Him Who Could Feed Their Souls

And 
Not Cast Them Out

Into Outer Darkness

Making Them In Despair Shout!

The Runaway Prayed!

The Runaway Turned

Back

To The House Of The Father

Where He Was Joyfully Welcomed ... Home!

The Priest In Pride 

Being God To Himself

Prayed With ... To ... Himself

Having No Humility 

Bereft Of True Need

And 
Having No Heart For The Living God

Proved Himself A Consecrated Fraud!

Truly Christian ...

Oh, Collecter Most Humble!

Oh, Heart Most Contrite!

Oh, Soul Needing Pardon

Calling For Mercy To Bring Light

Your Lord Hears Your Crying!

Your God Breaks Sin's Chains
And
Gladly Relieves Pain!

Your Master Invites You

Into His Loving, Warm, Embrace!

Please Raise Your Head  Beloved:

He Is Lifting You Up

To Wipe Your Tears From Your Stained Face!
Exercise Your Daily Gift Of Living, Holy, Daily Faith

For

You Are Truly Being Blessed!

 Brethren,

If We Would Remember Two Words

- Five Letters In Total -
And 
Take Their Counsel To Heart
We Would Be Well-Off 
Even If The Heavens Were To Fall! 

God ... Is! 

What Comfort This Is To The Weary Soul
The Troubled Spirit
The Pain-Wracked Body
The Despairing Heart! 

Almighty God: The Father
Jesus Christ The Son, Our Creator
Savior, Redeemer, Friend
And 
The Holy Spirit Of Truth, Our Teacher
Our Comforter, By Whom We Are Sealed
Against The Day Of Wrath
Reign And Rule
And 
Are Desirous Of Our Salvation 
And 
Blessing
And 
Have Done All
And 
Are Doing All To Help Us ... If ... 
We Would But Believe And Trust Jesus Christ
Plead For The Outpouring Of That Sweet Spirit 
And
Live By Leaning Completely On Our God 
Who Was ... Is Now
And 
Ever Shall Be Mighty To Save 
Whosoever Will Receive Him ... Without Doubt! 

He Who Dares To Believe 
And 
Trust Wins The Crown! 
Have Faith In God: You're Not Alone!

Exercised Faith

Makes The Repentant Sinner A Christian!

True Christianity Makes One Humble

And

Humility Makes One Strong

Through Constantly Exercised Faith

In Jesus Christ The Lord!!!

Are You A ... Hypocrite!?!

Hypocrisy!

It Fills The Mind With Vanity And Pride

And

Just Like The Leavening Of Yeast

It Works Undetected

It Hides ... Until It's Time

- With Ultimate Power

Without Known Restraint -

To Triumphantly Rise!

What We Know ...

Hypocrisy Holds Vanity's Hand

Who Cultivates Pride's Black Heart

Which Is A Heart Activated By The Sinner Supreme

Satan, That Devil

Who Cannot Go Home

Because

He Wills Not To Be Made Clean!

Same Old, Same Old ...

The Hypocrites In Jesus Christ's Day

Were Church People ... Scribes And Pharisees

Who Walked In Their Own Way

Denying The Hungry, The Hurting, The Hopeless

The Food From The Master's Table

Because

They Weren't The Ones Who Grew It

Harvested It, Prepared Or Presented It! 

Those Hypocrites Were All Fronts With No Backs!

They, Themselves, Had The Pressing Need

But

Refused To Acknowledge Their Lack

And

Sought To Distract The Acknowledged Needy

By Constantly Disturbing The Lord

And Thereby 
Actually Performing The Dread Work Of 
Satan Aka King Fraud! 

Hypocrites Are Unclean! 

They Know It

And

They Don't Care! 

They Are Glory Hogs 

And

They Don't The Wrath Of God Fear

Else They Would Inventory Their Stock Of Poison Speech

And

Willingly Seek Their Only Savior

Who Has The Power Their Sin To Bleach! 

Swine, Hogs, Pigs

Are Unclean Creatures

And Scavengers

And Will Not Be Found 

In The Living Kingdom Of

The Eternal God!

My Brother! My Sister! 

My Acquaintance! My Friend! 

Hypocrisy Wears Everyday Clothes

And

Casually Walks Among Our Fellowmen

And

Surprise, Surprise ... No Surprise At All

The Hypocrite Amongst Us

Maybe Me

Maybe You

Self-Righteous! Indignant! 

Enquiring! Slick-Tongued! 

A Server ... A Worker In The Church Of God 

A Deceiver

Looking Good And Standing Tall

Holding On To The Dying Earth

And

Restraining, Distracting Others

Who Desire To Hear The Great Words

Of The Good Shepherd

Which Will See Them Being Made Whole And Clean

Blessed And Saved

Packed And Ready

To Leave The Waxing Old And Dying Blue Ball! 

Pray Not To Be A Hypocrite!

Pray Not To Be A Fraud!

Jesus Christ

The Lord God Almighty Is The King

Bless Him And His Holy Ways Laud!

Brethren,

We Have The All-Sufficient, Infinitely-Able God

The God Of All Grace

For Our Hope, Help

And 

Salvation! 

When We Ignore The Distractions And

Acknowledge What Wonders

The Living God Has Performed In Nature 

And 

In The Lives Of Others

And 

Recognize His Guiding, Blessing Hand In Our Own Lives

We Are Able To Trust Wholly The God Who Can't Fail 

The God Who Can't ... Won't ... Fail Us! 

Remember The Cross Of Calvary!

I Implore Us All

To Forget The Court Jesters

And

The Know-It-All Distractors And Detractors 

The Busy-Bodies In Other Men's Matters

The Broken-Down Merchants

The Naysayers

The Gainsayers

The Doubters

And

All The Henny Penny's Of This World 

And

Dare To Trust Jesus Christ The Lord

The Righteous King

With All That Concerns You Today! 

Today, Today ...

Please Deposit Your Faith In Our Soon-Coming King 
Who Judges Righteous Judgments  

And 

Choose To Boldly, Humbly, Meet Him 
At The Throne Of Grace

Where You Personally Have An Open Invitation To Appear! 

Look To The Day Of Redemption!

Remember, Brethren

That You Are Greatly Beloved Of Almighty God!

Choose To Believe It 

And 

Be Assured That Are And Will Be Blessed! 

Choose Peace With The King Of Glory

And

Live! 

Follow Jesus Christ!