HAPPY SABBATH + God-Conscious: The Word Of The Lord Stands Forever!

One Of The Wonderful Things About 

Being Under The Benevolent Control Of The Holy God 

Is That 

We Have Options! 

We Have The Free-Will 

To Exercise Our Freedom To Choose 

To Utilize Any And All Options 

Then On The Loaded Table Of Life! 

What A Buffet! 

If You Are A Committed Christian

You Will, With Wisdom Say:

Lord God Almighty, 

I Love You 

And 

Choose To Let You Rule My Life 

According To Your Living Word

The Unerring Truth! 

Please Help Me 

Not To Indulge In The See-Food Diet 

And 

Give In To Guts Over Glory! 

Beloved, 

We Are Nearing Home! 

We Need To Get Back To Basics! 

We Need To Get Back To Being God-Conscious 

And 

Reject Being Self-Conscious 

Which Is Where Sin

Via Lucifer's Elevation Aka Consciousness Of His Self 

Entered The Universe

And 

Subsequently Despoiled Our Fore-Parents 

And 

Our Earthly Home! 

In One Text Of Scripture

We Are Cautioned

Warned

Encouraged

And 

Blessed 

And

We Need To Take Heed 

To The Preservation Of Our Own Souls 

Because 

All Else Will Pass Away Into Oblivion: 

The Word Of Our God Will Stand Forever! 

Self 

Is 

A Notorious Sinner!

Jesus Christ ... The Word Of God

Is 

Lord, God, And King Forever: 

Do Not Crucify Him Again 

By Bringing His Name To An Open Shame 

By Exploring Bad Options! 

The Word Of Almighty God Works 

And 

Is Always On Duty: 

Hookups Are Encouraged! 

The Lord's Truth 

Is 

Our Belt, Sword, And Shield: 

Be Wise Unto Your Own Soul's Salvation! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Praying Is Not About I-Want And I-Feel! + PRAYER: Remember, Lord ...!

Beloved, 

Someone Is Praying For You! 

Our Dear Savior ... Just Prior To Walking The Way To Calvary

Fervently Prayed For His Disciples 

And 

For All Of Us Who Would Eventually Believe Upon His Name! 

Our Savior Cares And Still Prays! 

Our Savior Cried, Died

And

Ascended On High

And 

His Gospel Is Known Not To Be Pie In The Sky By And By! 

We Are Called To Willing Service 

And 

Praying In Faith For Self And For Others 

Is 

Part Of Our Service For Our Lord 

And 

Part Of Our Caring For Our Own Souls! 

Let Us Remember That 

Praying Is Not A Shopping List Of I-Wants And I-Feels 

Nor Is It A Laundry List Of I-Know But ... 

Why Can't I Even Though ... 

If You Will I Won't ... 

And 

Gimme Now And I'll Never Ask Again! 

Let Us Ardently Say As We Pray: 

Thank You, Father!

Bless You, Lord!

Praise Your Name!

Draw Me Nearer!

Help Me Never To Profane Your Name

And 

Remember The Brethren Near And Far

Brother, Sis-Sis, Mami, Papi 

And 

Uncle Sam And Old Aunt Jane

The Prisoner

The Patient In Bed

And 

The Impatient In Spirit! 

Remember, Lord, Those Who Over Us Rule! 

Bless, Guide, And Teach Them 

So That They Won't Act The Fool 

Or Be Satan's Cheap, Disposable, Tool! 

Remember The Ministers Of The Gospel

Guarding The Flock 

And 

Help Them Not To Love Money 

So That They Won't Sell Out The Saints 

So That They May Buy Bonds And Stocks! 

We Pray Also For The Outpouring

And

Indwelling Of The Holy Spirit

The Protection Of The Holy Angels

The Salvation Of Lost Souls

And 

The Soon Return Of Our Savior! 

Please Help Us To Pray Without Ceasing!

Father, 

We Pray For Peace! 

We Pray For Knowledge Increase

And

With Hearts Filled To Overflowing With Love

We Pray For Safe Passage

To The Kingdom Of Light Above! 

AMEN!!! 

SELLING OURSELVES SHORT: Why Worry When You Can Pray!?!

As Committed Christians

We Often Sell Ourselves Short 

By Minimizing What It Is That 

Our Lord, Our God, Has Done

Can Do, Is Doing

And 

Is Willing To Do For Us 

If 

We Will "Untie" His Hands! 

Almighty God Is Love: 

Love Is Always Working! 

The Lord Has Specifically Told Us 

Not To Worry About Anything! 

We Are To Offer Prayers 

And 

Make Supplication 

To Let Our Requests Be Made Known  Unto Him! 

Jesus Christ Invites Us 

To Boldly Ask For What We Need 

Because 

He Is Ever Able To Provide Us With Comfort And Aid! 

Our God Is

And Can 

And Does 

The Thing We Call Impossible! 

Our God ... The Living Holy God ... Owns Everything: 

He Made It All! 

He Sees Everything: 

He Is Over It All! 

He Knows Everything: 

He Is The Great Architect: 

Before We Were, He Is! 

Beloved, 

Does It Not Then Stand To Reason That 

The Thing About Which We Are Worried

Our Lord 

- The Almighty God Of Grace Who Inhabits Glory - 

Has Already Worked It Out!?! 

Has He Not Already Told You Plainly That 

He Knows The Plans He Has For You

To Give You A Hope

A Future Of His Ordaining

A Blessing That Is Infinite!?! 

Doubting The Lord ... A Sin

Denies Us What God Has For Us: 

He Has Nothing For Anyone 

Who Doubts Him And His Living Word!

 

PRAYER:

Oh, Father, 

Please Help Us To Believe

Jesus Christ, The Word That

Worked Wonders At Creation

That Said: "It Is Finished!" 

On Calvary's Cross

And

Is Interceding For Us Today

In The Court Of Heaven! 

Please Purge Us From Unbelief! 

Thank You For Your Love That

Is Always On Duty! 

AMEN!!!

Are You Building On A Faulty Foundation!?!

Upon What Are You Building!?! 

Do You, Perhaps, Have A Faulty Foundation!?! 

Are Your Building Materials Substandard!?! 

Is Your Builder Bloated With Beer!?! 

Are Your Construction Plans Drawn With Doubt 

On The Paper Of Fear!?! 

Beloved, 

We Cannot ... As Christians

Build Houses Upon Quicksand! 

We Cannot Order Materials 

Without First Having Construction Plans! 

We Cannot Pay For Our Building 

Without Knowing Ahead Of Schedule Our Total Costs 

And

Making Plans For Contingencies 

Aka Unexpected Expenses

Over-Runs, Unforeseen Circumstances

Built-in Losses

Delays, Disappointments

Illness, Weather Events ... Bearing A Cross! 

To Have A Firm Foundation

There Must Be Land Owned Upon Which To Build! 

To Have A Sturdy House

You Must Have An Honest Builder 

Upon Whom You Can Rely! 

To Have A House That Keeps You Warm And Safe Within 

While Permitting You To See What Terrors Are Without

You Need Windows Aka Eyes That See And Know

And 

Strong Doors Strategically Placed

And 

A Table Upon Which To Place The Good Book Of Blessings 

Which Is Also Your Hedge Of Protection 

Against Known-Enemies Marauding! 

If Your Foundation Is Destroyed

Your Four Walls And Roof Can't, Won't, Stand

So Count Your Costs With Christ

And 

Build Your House On The Rock Of Ages 

And

Know That No Matter What Happens

You Have Made The Right Choice! 

Faith, Hope

Trust, Truth

Grace, Mercy

Blessing, Peace, Rest

Unyielding Endurance 

And

Unfailing Obedience 

Are Unbreakable Bricks With Which To Build: 

Bind Them Together With Heartfelt Prayer 

And

Look Forward To Moving-In Day! 

Jesus Christ ... The Builder Supreme

Will Never With Your Hope And Trust 

Deceitfully Play! 

Peace!  

ALMIGHTY GOD SEES YOU: Certificate Of Character!?!

 

Old Man! 

New Man! 

Almighty God Sees You!

 

What Is In Your Earthly Certificate Of Character!?! 

Do You Know That You Need 

A "Certificate Of Character" 

To Get Into The Everlasting Kingdom!?! 

Do You Know That You Cannot Purchase 

A Black-Market Certificate Of Character 

For The Heavenly Realm 

Because

By Your Own Hand Aka Life

With Your Own Words

You Will Be "Writing" Your Own Character Reference!?! 

How Do You Like Them Apples!?! 

Does This Knowledge Make You Want To 

Straighten Up And Fly Right!?! 

Beloved, 

Think! 

Would You Let You Into Heaven 

Based On Your Present Thoughts, Words, And Deeds!?! 

If You Were Being Considered For A Position 

With A Top Secret Clearance 

And 

The Secret Service Agents Came To You 

To Ask You For A Reference For Yourself

Would You Recommend Yourself As Wise

Understanding

Alert To Time And Place

Competent, Kind, Caring

True, Efficient, Proficient

Professional, Trust-Worthy

Personable, Temperate

Enduring, Giving, Forgiving, Good

Helpful, Hope-Filled, Faithful

Nurturing ... Christ-Like!?! 

Are You Able To Say "Yes!" With A Straight Face!?! 

Please Never Forget That 

Your Attitude Affects Your Altitude 

Both In The Realm Of Flesh 

And

In The Spiritual Realm! 

Please Put Off Your Old Man-Character 

And 

Put On Your New Man In Christ: 

No Created Being Can Stop The Heart For Christ 

From Soaring To The Realms Now Marked As Unknown! 

Dare To Be Like Our Lord Jesus! 

Pray And Press On! 

Peace!

HAPPY SABBATH + Why, Lord!?! + PRAYER: I Yield My Will To You, Lord!

 

Why, Lord, Do We Constantly Sin Against You

Our Creator, Savior, Redeemer, And Friend

To Have Power That Absolutely Corrupts

To Have Sex Impossible To Enjoy

To Have Sumptuous Food We Can't Digest

To Possess Clothing We Only Wear Once

To Own Houses We Can't Call Home

To Have Peace Which Gives No Rest

To Control Indecent Sums Of Money That 

Buys Us Friends Of The Moment

To Live Lives We Ardently Despise

But

Valiantly Pursue

Because

Frenemies, Enemies, Financial Friends, Frauds

And

Fools Aka Those Who Dismiss The Living God

And

Who Have More Head Than Brain

Are Gallantly Touting!?! 

Why Lord, Why!?!

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father,

I Come In Faith

And

I Ask A Favor, Please!

 

If There Is Something That 

I Am Doing That You Cannot Bless

Or Anything That I Am Contemplating To Do That 

Will Not Please Your Heart

Help Me To See It For What It Is 

And

Strengthen Me To Choose To Curse It

And

From It Walk Away! 

Please Fill Me With  Desires That 

Will See Me Blessed And Saved 

On The Great And Glorious Day! 

Lord, 

With Eyes That Have Been Given True Sight

By The Living Word That Is The Truth

I Can Now Plainly See That

Wrong Actions For So-Called Right Reasons

Will Never Reap For Me A Blessing

And So

I Choose This Day To Stand Humble

In The Sight Of The Son Of Man

Willing To Be Fed With Food Good For Me

And

To Be Led Onward And Upward

To Beautiful Beulah Land! 

I Yield My Will To You, Lord! 

By Grace, Through Faith

I Will Do The Good And The Right

So That I By My Own Hand

Will Not Blight My Own Life

Or The Life Of Another Soul Benight

Because

I Walk With A Heart Filled With Self-Loathing

Self-Righteousness

And

Spite! 

Please Help Me To Ever Remember That

My Every Sin Crucifies My Lord Christ Afresh:

Please Bless Me To Live By Unfailing Faith

And

Not By Tingling Flesh!

Please Let Your Will Be Done

For, In, And Through Me

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name 

I, A Beggar In Need

And

With A Contrite Heart

Humbly Plead! 

I Love You!

Please Come For Us Soon!

AMEN!!!

HAPPY SABBATH + Lead Us Gently, Dear Savior! + PRAYER: Help Us To Walk Wisely!

We Sing With Relish 

"Savior, Like A Shepherd Lead Us 

Much We Need Thy Tenderest Care ...!" 

Are The Words Real In Our Hearts 

Or 

Are They Just Ink Stains On Nice Paper!?! 

Singing For Singing's Sake

Does Nothing For The Traveller On His Journey Home:

We Are Pilgrims And Strangers In A Strange Land!

We Are To Confidently Sing What We Believe 

And 

We Should Gratefully Give Praise And Thanks That 

Our Dear Savior Marks The Path 

And 

Makes It Plain For Us To Faithfully Follow After Him 

Without Fear 

And 

With Loving Fervor! 

By Contrast

Satan The Damned Slitheringly Follows After Us

Aka Dogs Our Steps 

Wherever We Are Disobediently Going!

 

Goat-Herders Follow 

Aka Chase After Disobedient, Known Own-Way, Goats 

Who Of Themselves Decide 

Where Their Shepherd Will Faithfully Follow After Them! 

Beloved, 

Jesus Christ ... The Only One Righteous

Is 

Our Shepherd Of Rest! 

Our Blessed Jesus ... Out-Front And Purposeful

Absolutely Knows Where He Is Leading His People

The Blessed Sheep Of His Verdant Pasture! 

Our Beloved Jesus

Is Not 

A Day's-Man Aka A Rent-A-Shepherd 

Who Bails On His Charges When Troubles Come! 

He Makes The Sure Way Safe 

And 

The Safe Way Sure! 

He Forgets Not His Own

Who Follow After Him By Choice!

No Paper Maps With Uncertain Marks Are Needed 

And 

The Every-Which-Way GPS System Of Fallen Man

Is 

Effectively Useless! 

The Only Way Is The Lord's Way To Surpassing Glory!

Our Jesus Christ 

Is 

The Loving Shepherd Who Also Created His Sheep

And

The Perfectly Positive Path For Our Feet

And 

The Perfect Place For Our Eternal Rest

And

We Can Never Go Astray

With Him Leading Us Gently On Our Way! 

PRAYER:

Lead Us, Heavenly Father

For

We Come In Faith, Nothing Wavering!

We Need Your Perfect Peace

And

Restorative Rest 

Your Sure Direction

Your Ready Provision

Your Able Protection

And 

Your Saving Correction! 

We Need You Now, Today!

You, Dear Lord

Are The Living Light That

Leads All Of Us Willing

To Eternal Life 

So, Please

For Undying Love

For Love Which Will Not Let Us Go

Help Us To Walk Wisely

In The Perfect Way

Which Will Never Lead Us

To Commit Sin And Be Made Ashamed!

Please Lead Us, Kindly Light

For Earth's Day Is Darkening Fast

And

We Need To Safely Reach Home

The Abode Of The Forever Blessed

Where Love Ever Lasts!

Of Our Known Sins, Father

Natural, Cultivated, And Besetting 

With The Humility Of True Repentance

With Contrite Hearts

We Confess!

Father,

We See Our Need

Of

Your Sure Salvation

And

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

We, Bankrupt, Plead!

Please Forgive Us

And

Bless Us

And

Come For Us Soon!

We Love You!

AMEN!!! 

Sippy-Cup Christianity

 

Would You Squeeze Through A Wide-Open Door!?! 

Would You Only Eat One Grape A Day 

When You Have Unrestricted Access 

To A Flourishing, Abundantly Productive, Vineyard!?! 

Would You Drink From A Sippy-Cup 

When You Live Next To A Spring Of Sweet, Ice-Cold, Water!?! 

If You Answer 

"No, Not A Chance!" 

Then Why In The Name Of All That 

Is 

Holy, Just, And Good 

Are You, Me, We Visiting With The Lord Christ 

Only When We Are In Dire Straits 

And 

Not Doing So As A Habit, A Practice, A Way Of Life!?! 

Jesus Christ Spreads A Table Before Us!

 

Jesus Christ Is The Creator God

The King Of Love

The Good Shepherd

The King Of The Universe 

And

Any Table That He Spreads Before Us 

And

In The Presence Of Our Enemies 

Is 

Going To Be Beautifully Appointed

Infinitely Long

And 

Abundantly Laid 

So That We May Feast Now 

And

Eternally! 

PRAYER:

Dear Lord, 

We Have A Problem! 

We Are Looking Through Finite Eyes

With Fraught Feelings 

At The Table Spread By The Infinite God! 

Please Help Us To Look Up Higher

See Clearer

Smell Deeper

And 

Taste The Unimaginably Good, Good

Very Good Things That

Come From Your Giving Heart And Hands! 

Please Cleanse, Refine

And

Re-Educate Our Taste-Buds 

So That We Will Ever Choose

With Knowledge, Wisdom, And Understanding 

To Eat And Drink Deeply Of

Your Goodness Always! 

AMEN!!!

Don't Be Self-Deceived By Self-Aggrandizement + PRAYER: Dear Father, Please Open Our Eyes!

Are You A Vain Aka Empty, Boastfully Self-Confident Person 

Or 

Are You ... Through Faith

Humble And Confidently Glorying In The Lord Christ!?! 

Are You Confident In Your Ability 

To Manipulate Others To Do Your Will 

But

Are Totally Unaware That 

You Are Being Manipulated To Do Satan's Will 

And

To Walk In His Putrid Ways!?! 

Are You So Concerned 

About Those Who You "Know" Are Disobedient That

You Cannot See That You Are Willfully Disobeying 

Your Living, Giving, And Forgiving Father 

Who Is In Heaven!?! 

Beloved, 

We Choose To See What Stimulates 

And 

Hear What Titillates

But 

Singularly ... Self-Righteously ... Ignore 

What Causes Us To Deviate From 

The Path Of Truth And Beauty 

Even As We Baselessly Excoriate

Aka Condemn Those Whom We Oppose 

Because 

They Have Chosen To 

And

Are Letting The Lord ... By The Holy Spirit Of Truth

Lead Them Gently, Safely

To The Land That Is Fairer Than Day! 

Stop It! 

The Inward Look 

Shows To All Willing To See The Truth 

Whether They Are, Indeed, On The Upward Way! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Work Out Your Own Soul's Salvation 

With Godly Fear And Trembling: 

Do Not Be Self-Deceived By Self-Aggrandizement! 

PRAYER:

Dear Father, 

Please Open Our Eyes 

So That We May See Wondrous Things

Out Of Thy Law! 

Please Open Our Lips

To Sing Your Praises

And 

Help Us To Be Good, Kind

Obedient, Faithful, And True 

So That On The Great Day

We Will Board The Elevator

To Jesus Christ's Glory!

Thank You For Hearing And Answering

Our Prayer Of Faith!

Please Come For Us Soon

For It Is In Jesus' Dear Name

We Pray And Humbly Plead! 

AMEN! 

PRAYER: Pity Us This Day, Dear Lord!

PRAYER:

Please Help Us To Remember, Dear Father

That 

You Are Our Shepherd

Our Refuge And Strength

And That

When We Dwell In The Secret Place Of

The Most High

It Is Under  The Truth That We Safely Abide! 

We Love And Trust You

And

Even Though We May Not Be Always Able 

Your Hand Of Love To Trace

We Are Able To Rest In Peaceful Confidence 

Because

Faith For The Day Is Present 

Which, Trustingly Used, We Can Never Disgrace! 

Oh, How We Seek You

Who Is Ever Able To Be Found 

When We Diligently Seek After You 

In Whose Presence Is Holy Ground! 

Father, 

The Idolaters Are Raging

And

The People Are Imagining Vain Things

So Please Help Us 

Who Are Totally Committed

To The Cause Of Jesus Christ 

Not To Be Lured

By The Known Demonic Device! 

The Heavens Declare Your Glory

And

The Earth Shows Your Handiwork

So Please Help Us Ever To Your Side To Flee 

As We Sit, Stand, Recline, And Kneel

And

For Our Safe Arrival 

On The Great And Glorious Day To Plead! 

You Heal And Don't Hurt! 

You Save And You Seal! 

You Touch And You Teach 

And So With Faith First

It Is For Your Holy Hand That

We Humbly Reach! 

Please Grant Saving Grace

And

Available Mercy Free

And

Please Bless Us With All Blessing 

As In Total Obedience

We Gratefully, Thankfully

Serve And Worship Thee! 

Please Pity Us This Day

For It Is In Jesus Christ's Holy Name That

We, As Beggars, Pray

And

With Blessed Confidence

Earnestly, Untiringly, Plead! 

AMEN!!!