Oh, Jesus, I Have Promised ...!

A Favored Hymn From Childhood Days 

Is 

One Very Pertinent For Us Committed Christians 

During These Days Which Are Called Sin's Glory Days! 

"Oh, Jesus I Have Promised, To Serve Thee To The End!

Be Thou Forever Near Me, My Master And My Friend!

I Will Not Fear The Battle, If Thou Art By My Side

Nor Wander From The Pathway, If Thou Wilt Be My Guide!"

Beloved, 

The Wicked Will Rage

And 

The Ragers Will Fade 

Because 

Jesus Christ Is The King Eternal 

And 

His Kingdom Will Stand Forever 

In The Peaceful, Joy-Filled, Glade! 

Let Us Remind Ourselves Time And Again That 

Those Who Are For Us 

Are More Than Those Who Are Against Us 

And

Never, Ever, Ever Forget That 

The Pleasures Of Sin Are But For A Season! 

Dear Ones, 

With Our Hands In Our Father's Hands By Faith And With Prayer

With Our Diligently Following In The Master's Foot-Prints

With Our Following The Word Of The Great King 

Through Seeing, Understanding, Accepting

And 

Doing As He Gently Bids Us

Our Service To Our Lord Becomes A Way Of Life For Us 

And

Decidedly Keeps Us Out Of The Clutches Of Satan, King Fraud! 

Jesus Christ Is Above, Before, Behind, And Beside Us: 

Take The Word Of Jesus With You 

And 

Stand With The Brave!

 Peace! 

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! 

Prospering By Iniquity!?!

Unfair "Gains" Don't Prosper!
In The Past ... They Didn't
In The Present ... They Don't
In The Future ... They Won't
And
All Those "Prospering" By Iniquity
May Want To Step Into The Pages Of
Almighty God's Living Word Present-Truth Book!

The "Pleasures" Of Sin
Only Ever Last For The Merest Season!
They Embolden The Profligate!
They Please The Insensate
And
They Cause Satan ... Triumphant
- In Creating Another Recalcitrant -
To Pen In His Personal Calendar

"Another Fool

... For The Damnation Date!"

The Abominable Life "Style"
Is 
Like One Sitting In Wet Clothes
On The Electric Chair
Where The Only Options Are To Repent
And 
Get A Reprieve From The One On High
Or
Be Condemned By The Preponderance Of The Evidence
In The  Perfect Law Of Liberty
And
With The Flick Of The Controlling Switch
You Are Left To Fry To Die!

A Human Indulging In Idolatry
Is
Like A Lawyer Having Himself For A Client!
With The Pure Evidence Of Plain Knowledge
The Thrill Doesn't Last
And
The "Profit"  Doesn't Profit
And
Into The Toilet ... In The Despair Of Disgust
Self-Serving Is Quickly Cast! 

Know Your Role
Take Your Place ...

Brethren,

Please Do Not Be Like Satan 
Who Chose Not To Keep His Place 
And 
Instead Of Being Preserved
He Is Reserved For Final Judgment! 

We Keep Our Place 
When We Choose To Be Like The Lord Christ 
In What We Think, Say 
And 
Being Heavenly Minded
Willing, Wisely, Do! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

The Only Thing That A Man Takes From This World 
Is 
His Character
And 
In The Great Day Of Small Things
Only The Person With The Fire-Proof Character 
Aka The Character Of Jesus Christ 
Shall Be Able To Stand Before The Lord 
In Perfect Peace And Joy:
There Is No Blessing For Users Of
The Demonic Device!

Deny Self 
And 
Reject Sin And Satan
And 
Accept The Savior 
And 
His Free Gift Of Salvation 
And 
Eternal Blessings Are Yours To Enjoy!
This Is Not A Truth Enjoying A Stretching!

Walk Wisely

And

Live A Holy Life! 

Jesus Christ Is Our Peace
And
He Gives That Without Alloy!
Live For Him
And
Run A Victorious Race Against Sin
And
In The Fullness Of Time
You Shall Hear The Commendation:

"Well Done, Good And Faithful Servant!

Enter Into The Joy Of Thy Lord!" 

The Scripture-Reading Satan

When God Gave To Man
The Written Scriptures
Satan
The Deceitful One
Had Himself A Good Read
AND
Always Being Alert
To Knowing How
When Where
Who To Hurt
Thought
That Against The God Of Creation
He Had The Winning
Can't Lose
Impossible To Fail
Head Start!

Satan Took And Takes Particular Pleasure
In The Misrepresentation
Of The Character
Of The God 
Who Saves All!

Satan Took And Takes Malicious Pride
In MisInterpreting
What The Prophecies Should Mean!
Oh, How He Does Lie!

Today ...

Satan Takes Great Pride
In Selling Mankind
On How To Feel About His Maker
AND
Rejoices
In Performing Evil Acts
Egregious
Against The People Faithful
Which
- To Their Persons -
Are Often Sure To Be Fatal!
He Pours Out Bile With A Big Ladle!

Satan Tried
To Kill God
In The Person Of Christ Jesus

AND
He Thought He'd Finally Succeded
When Christ Was Sealed
In The Stony
The Cold
The End-To-Man Grave
Obviously Forgetting
Ignoring
Incapable Of Believing
The Words Of Christ Himself
Which Said:

I Lay My Life Down!

No One Takes It From Me!

I Shall Take It Back Up!

I Will Rise Again!

The Stone Sealing The Grave ... Rolled Away!

The Father Had Called To His Son:

Son! It Is Time To Get Up!

AND
God's Son
Being Eternally Obedient
Said To His Father:

Here I Am, Father!
I Am Arisen!
I Am Standing Up!

Brethren ...

Never Believe A Licensed Liar
Aka Satan
The Devil
The Dragon
The Accuser Of The Brethren
The Enemy Of All Men
For
He Is A Raging Lion
Who Knows
He Cannot Go Back Home
AND
In The Scorched Earth Strategy
Takes Pleasure
In Destroying The Souls Of Men
To Get Himself An Army
Of Hating-God
Despising-Truth
Presumptuous Sinners
Many Enormously Numbered
As Misfits
Wayward
Aimless
Poisoned-Tongued
Blackhearted
Friendless
Fatal-Minded
Death-Oriented
Suicidally-Murderous
Directionless
Youth!
Read The Newspapers!
That Is God's Truth!

Satan Practices
Performs Well
The Kill-Society Ploy:

Kill The Spirit!
Inflame The Will!
Cutoff The Way Of Escape!
Feed Them The Death Pill
As The-Cure-For-All
AND
Yell 
"Fire!"
In The Crowded Concert Hall
AND THEN
He Steps Back
AND
Watches
How The Saps
AND
The Suckers
Triggered And Trapped
Energetically
Fall!

But, What Of ...?!

... His Response?!

Hail The Collapse!

And Then 
He Balls Out A Roaring Guffaw!

What Unmitigated Gall!

When One Has
No Thing To Lose
One Is Well Prepared
Others Truly To Abuse
ANDUncaring Of Consequences
Takes Pleasure In The Demise Of
Friend
Foe
Family
AND
Yes
The Lord Christ!

But, Christ Did Arise!

Yes, Indeed! He Did!
AND
That
My Dear Brethren
Is The Key!
This Is How
We Will Satan
- In Our Lives -
Kill!

Stand Firm Behind Jesus!
Put Jesus Christ In Front!
Utter The Thus It Is Written...!

... Give Satan The Business!

... Give Him God's Straight Word!

Send Satan Back To The Condemned Herd

By Speaking The Only Living Word

For

There Is Power In The Word's Words!

Brethren, 
I Beseech You, Please!
Let Your Faith In The Word
Be Lived!
Let Your Love For The Lord Christ
Be Well And Truly Heard!
Live The Word, Brethren!
Live The Word!

Our God Is Indeed In Control!
Let His Living Word Be Heard!