CONFIDENCE: Not By Man's Might!

I Know What I Was!
AND
I Know What I Am!
I Know Not What I Shall Be
BUT
I Know That I Shall Be Like
The Captain
Of The Ship Of State
That Is Docked
In The Land Where
There Is The Tideless Sea!

I Walk By Faith!
I Don't Trust My Eyesight
For I Follow The Master
Whose Word Says
All Is Done By His Spirit
AND
Not By Power
Nor By Manly Might!

I Am Learning!
I Am Leaning!
I Am Trusting!
AND
I Am Praying
That The Lord
Will Help Me Ever To Be Obedient
To Do What He Says
AND
I Am Looking
Longingly
Toward The Land Where
Flesh Does Not Decay!

I Hear The Still Voice Of The Holy Spirit!
AND
I Hear The Clamoring Voice
Of The One Damned Who Will The Soul
Cause To Disobey
AND
I Pray That The God Of Heaven
Will Tune My Ears To Follow The Direction
That Leads To The Solid Rock
Whereupon My Faith In Jesus Christ
Shall Securely Stand!

I See Good!
I See Bad!
AND
I Pray That The Lord
Will Help Me To Choose To Do The Good
So That I Shall Be Able To
In The Day Of Final Award
Sing A Joyful Hallelujah
Before The Conquering King
The Then Returned
Holy Son Of Man!

I Live In Hope
Blessed Of Dear Grace
AND
I Believe
- With Confidence -
That Jesus Christ
Has Prepared For Me
- In His Father's House -
An Eternal Resting Place
Where Glorying In Jesus
Finds Fullest Expression
Not Devil-inspired Disgrace!

Friend,
I Desire That You Know
That Jesus Christ IS Soon Returning
AND
We All Should Give
Running To Sin
The Old Heave Ho!
It Will Not Be Easy!
It Shall Indeed Be Hard
BUT
The God Who Says To Do It
Has Given Unto All
A Measure Of The Faith
Of Jesus Christ
Who Walks With All
Who Would In Peace See
His Kingly
Gloriously
Shining Face!
What A Blessed Relief That Will Be!

The Spirit Of The Lord
Abides
AND
Guides
AND
Chides!
The Spirit Also Comforts
All Who Would
Their Eternal Destiny
In Jesus Christ
Commit And Confide!
Ask God For His Holy Spirit!

Pray  ... Without Ceasing!
Trust God  ... We Shall Soon Be Earth Leaving!
AND
Trust Not  ... In Your Own Understanding For
THEN
Satan - BY GOD'S GRACE -
Won't You Ever Be Deceiving!

Holiness Is Unto The Lord!

Please Don't Neglect Saying Your Prayers!

In The War Against Sin
Deception
Idolatry
AND
Poor Habits Regarding Prayer
All Christians Need The Shield Of Faith
In Order Not To Be By Satan
Maliciously Carried Away!

Satan Hates The Name Of Our Lord God Jesus
AND
Satan Poisonously Hates Us, Too
AND
He Knows That Our Not Calling
On The Name Of Christ Jesus
Gives Him Free Access
To Destroy Me And You!

So, Dear One
Don't Neglect Your Praying!
Jesus Christ Longs To Hear
What You Are Saying!

If You Don't Get The Words Just Right
The Holy Spirit Is Available
To Enjoin The Fight
To Utter Groans To The Father
Which Will Glean For Us 
Light 
To Brighten The Darkest Night
AND
Protection 
To Repel The Demonic Foes
AND
Truth
To Bless Us Where'er We Go!

Our Shield Of Faith
IS
The Prayer Of Faith
In The Name Of Him
Who Gives To Us 
Our Measure Of His Faith!

PLEASE!  PLEASE! PLEASE!

Diligently Obey 
The Command
To Pray
WITHOUT CEASING!

It Is For What Ails Us
Plagues Us
Pleases Us
Displeases Us
Teases Us
Torments Us
Frightens Us
AND
Most Importantly
To Connect Us
AND
Draw Us Closer
To Our Loving Holy Soon Returning King
Lord And God!

One Church!?!

The Church is Poor in Pocket
The Church is Poor in Numerical Strength
The Church is Poor in Possessions
And what Little The Church has
Is in Constant Prayer Spent!

That Church is Rich in Pocket
That Church is Rich in Numerical Strength
That Church is Rich in Possessions
And whatever That Church has
Is on Constant Personal-empowerment Spent!

The Churches Believe in The Master
The Churches Pray unto The Living God
The Churches Believe in God's Promises
Of The Church getting its True and Just Reward!

One Church Preaches The Gospel
One Church Preaches A Gospel for Reward
One Church Teaches Love of God With Emotion
One Church Teaches The God of Emotion with Love!

One Church has for a Mission 
Gather The Masses By The Learned Word
One Church has for a Mission 
Gather The Masses By The True and Living Word!

One Church Gladly Gloats of Its Temporal Glories
One Church Gladly Gives Holy Praise to Its Eternal God
One Church Runs to and fro Gathering Rusting Trophies
One Church Runs Trusting To God From The World!

One Church!
Same God!
Similar Worship!
Same Prayers!
Similar Church!
Different Care!
One Church!
Same Mission!
Different Destination!

"Lord, There Is Something Seriously Wrong Here!"

We who Believe in God for Salvation
We who Believe in Jesus Christ and The Living Word
We who Believe in The Comfort of The Holy Spirit
Must Take Stock of what That One Church Really Says!

The True and Living God of The Holy Bible
The Author and Finisher of Our Faith
Is The Same Yesterday, Today and Forever
And Does Nothing To Be Popular Nor To People Scare!

"Repent and Be Baptized!" is a Constant!
Open The Door! 'I AM Knocking!" is a Constant, too!
And ... "Come unto Me and Rest from All Your Labors!"
Is Not Something That Is Held Back From The Seeking Few!

One Church has Itself A Stated Mission
One Church has Itself A Stated Goal
One Church - by A Name - is A Church, and
One Church IS The Church Of The Holy Living Eternal Father God!

No Stated Demonication
Registered Denomination nor
Hallowed Designation
Holds Any Water With Our Almighty God!
A Heart for Jesus Christ
A Life Divorced from Carnality and Vice
A Life Turned Toward Eternal Life
Is What Will The Holy God Suffice!

WANTED: 

A Prepared Church 

for 

The Holy One!

A Holy People - Not A Holy Building of Holey People!

PROVIDED:

A Heavenly Home

by

The Holy One 

for 

The Wholly-Prepared Church of The Holy Bible!

HAPPY SABBATH: Reality Bites! + Prayer: Father, Forgive Me!

Today I feel like an Idiot!
Yesterday I acted The Fool!
I gave in to Inclination
And became one of Old Satan's Tools!

How often have I said I Trust in The Lord Jesus?
How often have I asked The Father to Grant Me Grace?
How often have I prayed The Prayer of Faith
Only to have it fall back as Spit in my clearly exposed Face?

I Should Know Better for
Faith Without Works is Dead!
I Should Do Better for
Work Without Confidence is Rotten Thread, and
A Christian Without Character is Said To Be as 
The Barren Fig Tree Jesus Christ Cursed Dead!

So ...

Father, Forgive me

For not Trusting You Enough!

Father, Forgive Me

For using My Faith like Snuff!

Trusting You, Lord

On Demand

Leaves Me No Legs on which to Stand, so

Please Forgive, Father
This Weak and Frail Human, and

Lift Me Up as I Pray 
For I Come To You
As Only a Sinner Saved by Grace can!

Lord, I Need You!
Have Mercy and Bless!

AMEN.


Pencils Have:
 Erasers To Clear The Way 
To Right Wrongs

and

Christians Have:
 Confession
Repentance, and
Pray!

Let Me Tell YOU and ME Something!

The Preachers are saying that The Church is "Rapture-Ready!"
But, surprise ... The Church isn’t ready for the Coming of the Lord
Because of the lies from the Pulpits
Spewed by charlatans, thieves, and two-bit frauds!

If  WE are rapture-ready
Shouldn’t WE be watching unto prayer
Instead of playing Peanut and $25 Bingo and
And having carnal, and occasional emotional, affairs?

Who do YOU think WE are fooling?
Surely YOU don’t think it is ME?
Worse yet, YOU can’t believe that WE are fooling Jesus
For He has eyes in front, behind, and around looking at all o' WE!

Anyhoo, let ME tell US something:
Putting on a show doesn’t make the Church "rapture-ready," and
Not walking our talk, and
Not talking our walk will catch up with US e'er long!

Soooo ...

WE must tear our hearts!
WE must cleanse our minds!
WE must clothe ourselves in King Jesus, and take a drink
From The True and Living Vine!

And, with that said, WE need to:

Pray without ceasing!
Sing glad songs until we're weeping!
Keen, and lament!
Cry aloud!
Confess!
Repent!
Plead to be saved! And
Wrestle with the Lord -
He accepts every charge!
He will take care of US!

Just remember - the Preachers may be living large
But Almighty God is ALWAYS in charge!

So let US let God lead US from sin, and
Change our hearts, and
Fill US with Him!
He can, and will, take US off of
Sin's thin, and brittle, and always breaking limb!

Oh, by the way, WE can't write a paycheck and

put God's name on it - He does not work for US - so WE need to stop acting like WE can really issue orders for God to follow!

!*!**REMEMBER THIS**!*!

WE MUST GIVE GOD HIS GLORY!

and

WE are "HEAVEN READY" 

WHEN 

GOD

INDICATES

THAT 

-*-*- HE -*-*-

IS 

READY
to
TAKE US
TO HIS HOME!

UNTIL THEN,
WE MUST STAY
IN 
PERMANENT PREPARATION MODE!!