Bitterness Of Heart!?!

Bitterness In Your Heart 

Is 

Like A Volcano ... Simmering ... Building Strength ...

Finding Stress Points ... Rumbling Warnings ... 

Dribbling Spittle ... Until The Unhinged, Gargantuan Explosion ... 

Which Leads To Self-Immolation 

Aka Self-Destruction 

Aka Death By Self! 

Beloved, 

Bitterness Of Heart 

Is 

One Of The Most Destructive Forces 

Known To Mankind! 

Interestingly Enough

That Bitterness Leads To Destruction 

In Two Disparate Ways! 

Bitterness In The Bold Sinner 

Encourages Them To Embrace Satan's Sophistries 

Aka Lies And Deceit! 

Bitterness In The Heart Longing For The Lord Christ 

Leads The Sinner-Saved To Humble Themselves

And 

Pray

And 

Seek The Lord

And 

Turn From Known Wicked Ways

And 

Choose ... To Cast Their Heavy Burden 

On Their Loving Lord Jesus ... And Leave It There

Because 

They Personally Know That Jesus Christ Loves 

And 

Cares For Them As His Very Own Peculiar Treasure! 

End Result!?! 

With Satan The Adversary: 

Self-Destruction!

Damnation! 

With Jesus Christ The Savior: 

Destruction Of Bitterness 

And

Construction Of The Sweet Spirit

The Gentle Spirit

Against Which There Is No Law 

Aka Heaven In The Heart! 

Think About It! 

Peace Is Precious: 

Peace Be Unto You! 

Sing Unto God!

Heaven Will Be Worth It All!

Practice Make Practical 

Aka What You Practice 

You Become Efficient At Performing! 

If You Make A Habit Of Being Kind

You Act Kindly! 

If You Practice Cruelty

You Act Cruelly! 

Beloved, 

The Nature ... The Character Of Our Lord Christ

Which He Requires To Be Reproduced In His Children

- The Saints Of God And Christ - 

Demands That We Practice Gentleness, Goodness

Kindness, Temperance Aka Moderation

Love, Justice, Faithfulness, And Truthfulness

And 

Be Giving And Forgiving! 

Is It Going To Be Easy!?! 

No! 

Can It Be Accomplished!?! 

Yes! 

Is It Worth The Effort Required!?! 

Most Certainly! 

Should I Be Willing To Try!?! 

Only You Can Answer That! 

Remember, Though, No Risk ... No Reward!

No Cross ... No Crown!

Is There Help Available!?! 

It's Just A Prayer Away!?! 

But What If There Are Slip-Ups!?! 

He Who Says Do It Is There To Help You Up 

And

Get You Back On Track! 

Dear Ones, 

Acquiring Bad Habits Requires No Effort: 

That's As Water Down The Hill! 

Acquiring Good Habits Requires Time

         Blood

                  Sweat

                           Tears

                                     Prayers

Endurance

         Faith

                 Hope

                          Love

                                  Trust 

And

The Patience Of The Saints 

Who Are Standing Firmly 

On The "Yeah!" And "AMEN!!!" Promises Of 

Their Creator, Savior, Lord, God, Redeemer, King 

And 

Forever Faithful Friend! 

Pray ... Because He Cares! 

Do ... Because It's True! 

Testify ... Because It Edifies!

Praise ... And Be Raised! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Temptation And Self-Deception!

Being Tempted Is Not Sin! 

Yielding To Temptation 

Is 

Sin! 

Think Carefully About This Difference! 

How Hungry Are You For Fame And Fortune!?! 

Would You Stoop Down Low 

To Hurt Someone You Dearly Love 

To Acquire Money, Power, Privilege, And Prestige!?! 

Would You Go As Far As Judas Iscariot!?! 

Would You Be So Self-Deceived As To Believe That 

You Could Twist The All-Knowing, Eternal, God's Hands 

To "Make" Him Do What You Want 

So That You Would Have 

Your Deceitful Heart's Rotten Desires!?! 

Beloved, 

A Barking Bird Is Not A Dog 

And 

Raising Up Your Own God 

Bearing The Name Self Or Other

Does Not Make You The Creator God!

Power Trips Fail

For

Lack Of Power!

Be Warned ... 

Be Not As The Betrayer 

Who Sold Thick Gold To Buy Thin Silver!

 

Please Do Not ... Under Any Circumstance 

Become Filled With The Sense That 

Being Close To Your Creator Makes You His Surrogate

- His Stand-In -

To Do As You Please! 

Self-Deception

Is

An Aphrodisiac!

The Truth Is That 

Temptations Are Normal 

Aka Common To Man

And

We ... Mortal Beings 

Are Called To Walk The Lonesome Road 

By Grace, Through Faith! 

We Are Not Alone! 

We Are Not Called 

To Build Castles In The Sand! 

We Are Called 

To Get Ourselves To The Rock Of Our Salvation

To Him Who Is The Way Home

The Truth That Points, Guides And Delivers Us Home

The Light That Clearly Shows The Path Of Righteousness

Our Shelter In The Times Of Storm! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ...

Riches Rot! 

Power Poisons! 

Prestige Withers Away 

But

Jesus Christ Stands Eternal! 

Brethren, Beloved

Please Do Not Confuse Living In A Rich House 

With Being In The Heavenly Home: 

Earth Is Not Heaven! 

Aggressively Guard Your Heart! 

Pray Without Ceasing! 

Stay On The Upward Way!

Peace! 

Live

For

Jesus Christ

Alone!

SAFE Aka Safely Abiding In The Father's Establishment!

Safe At Home! 

What A Wonderful Expression! 

What A Heart-Felt Need! 

Are You Safe At Home!?! 

Are You Feeling The Need!?! 

Alas, Beloved, There Is Safe 

And 

Then There Is SAFE

Aka Securely Abiding In The Father's Establishment! 

This World Is Not Our Home 

So Safe In The Spiritual Sense Tells Us Clearly That 

We Should Not Feel Too Comfortable Here 

Or Dare To Rest Without Our Dear Savior Near! 

Lest We Forget ... Or Neglect To Remember

We Are In Enemy Territory 

And 

We Will Do Well To Remember 

The Old Saying That You Should 

"Sleep With One Eye Open 

And Your Hand On Your Trigger!" 

Our Eyes Must Be On Our Captain-Commander 

And 

Our Hearts Must Be Always Set To Pray! 

Are You A Praying Person 

On The Side Of The Lord Christ 

Or 

Are You An Agent Of Chaos

A Deceitful Bow Bent Straight And True 

But

Pulling To The Left 

And

Determined To Give Others Stress!?! 

Stop! 

Look At Yourself! 

Determine Who Is Your True Leader! 

Understand The Truth About The Home 

To Which You Are Being Led 

And

Ask Yourself The Penetrating Question: 

"Will I Be Safe In That Space!?!"

Aka "Is That House A Good Home!?!" 

Are You Headed Toward The Perpetual

The Infinite

The Everlasting Safety Of 

The Heavenly Home!?! 

Are You Holding On To Our Dear Lord's Unchanging Hand!?! 

Are You Resting Under The Everlasting Arms 

Where None May Steal Your Joy 

Or Make You Afraid!?! 

There Is No Safety In Or With Man In Control! 

Think On These Things! 

Salvation Is Safety: Jesus Christ ... Alone ... Saves! 

Peace! 

Are Your Challenges Ham-Fistedly Handling You!?!

Are You Being Personally Challenged 

Emotionally

Financially

Physically

Or Spiritually!?! 

Are You Handling The Challenge 

Or Is The Challenge Ham-Fistedly Handling You!?! 

Are You Being The Victor By The Grace Of God 

Or Are You Being A Victim 

Because 

You Are Forgetting Whose Child You Are 

And

Who You Are To And In Your Father!?! 

Beloved, 

If You Are Desirous Of A Pain-Free

Care-Free Existence As A Committed Child Of God

No Offense

But 

You Are Reading The Good Book Upside Down 

And 

Backward! 

Don't Feel Too Bad, Though

We've All Been There 

And 

Have Most Assuredly Done That! 

Let Us All Get Up

Dust Ourselves Off

Turn The Good Book Right Side Up 

And 

Start Reading It, Left To Right

Through The Eyes Of Faith Which Work By 

And 

Through Our Love For Our Lord Christ! 

Consider This ...

We Are Striving For Perfection 

On The Way To The Pearly Gates 

On Mount Zion 

And

Since It Is Impossible To Climb A Smooth Mountain

Let Us Let The Lord Lead

The Holy Spirit Comfort ... And Correct Us

The Holy Angels Protect 

And 

Influence Us To The Good And The Right 

And Then

Confidently Choose To Ever Remember That 

Our Father Is In Heaven 

And

Our Dear Savior Feels What We Feel 

And

Is Well Able To Comfort Us And Help Us! 

Our Victory Is In Jesus Christ The Lord! 

Please Give Your Burden To The Lord:

 Pray! 

Be Strong In The Lord: 

Pray! 

Move By Faith: 

Pray! 

Trust Saving Truth: 

Pray

And

Unerringly Head For The Heavenly Home 

Praying ... Without Ceasing ... As You Go! 

Jesus Christ Overcame

So That We May Overcome:

He, Alone, Saves! 

Peace!

Praise Almighty God Anyhow, Anywhere ... Just Because!

Are You Willing, By The Living God's Great Grace

To Tell John Q. Public And Ms. Anony Mous 

Of All That The Lord Has Done

Is Doing And Will Do For You 

Or

Are You Sooo Caught Up In 

"Woe Is Me!" 

And 

"Why Me, Lord!" 

That You Fail To Recognize That Almighty God Is Good

That He Loves You Personally

And 

Has Repeatedly Saved You From Yourself 

And

From Besetting Sin

And 

Has Made Your Heart Radiantly Glad 

When You, With Limited Vision

Had No Idea What You Would Or Could Do 

If

Tomorrow Brought Another Misery

Trial Of Faith

Health Scare

Financial Setback

Emotional Distress

Or Unexpected Grief Or Sorrow!?! 

Beloved, 

We Are Guilty Of Begging Almighty God For Good Gifts 

And

Having Received Them ... And More Besides

Forgetting Or Even Unwisely Neglecting 

To Give Our God Thanks And Bold Praise! 

We Are Guilty Of Making Agreements With The Lord 

And

Brazenly Breaking Them 

After The Lord Has Amazingly Delivered 

The Delights Of Life To Us! 

Brethren, Beloved, 

Let Us From This Moment On 

Daringly Decide To Praise The Lord Anyhow

Anywhere 

And

Just Because!

Let Us Decide To Thank God 

For Helping Us To Admit, Again, That 

Having Another Reason

Another Day To Need Him

And 

To Be Glad To Praise Him For Life

Is 

Our Blessing ... Our Blessed Gift ... Today! 

The "Price" For Living 

Is 

Prayer And Praise: 

Just Do It! 

The Preserved Word Of The Eternal God

Does Not Lie!

Peace! 

Jesus Christ Will See Us Through ... It All!

Are You Anxious, Depressed, Fearful ... Guilty!?! 

Will You Admit It!?! 

Beloved, 

The Lord's Our Rock

And 

It Is In Him That We Should Confide

Hide 

And 

Abide! 

It Is Because Of Our Lord Christ's Love That 

We Are Able To Say That 

Our Creator God Has Not Given Us A Spirit Of Fear

But 

A Spirit Of Love 

And 

A Sound Mind! 

We Can Also Comfort Ourselves With The Knowledge That 

We Are Not Our Own

And 

Do Not Walk Alone 

And

We Can Still Give Praise 

Because

The Lord Is Our Shepherd 

And

Is The Shepherd Of Our Rest 

From All That Weighs Us Down! 

Hope In Jesus Christ The Lord!

Let Us For Love

With Faith 

And 

Blessed Endurance

Choose To Unceasingly Call Upon The Lord 

Who, Alone, Is Worthy To Be Praised 

To Save Us From The Enemy Called Doubt

- A Servant Of Satan - 

Which Is A Known Blood-Suckling Leech! 

The Satan Aka The Accuser

The Devil

The Piercing Serpent

The Dragon

Beelzebub Aka Lord Of Dung

Is

The Liar ... The Father Of Lies! 

Don't Believe Anything That He Or His Servants Say! 

Our Life 

Is 

In Our Blood 

So Refuse To Give In To Doubt 

And

Choose, Instead 

To Call

Persistently Pray

Plead

Beseech

And 

Petition Our Creator ... The Life-Giver

Jesus Christ The Lord

Who Shed His Innocent Blood 

So That We ... Guilty Of Sin

Don't Have To Spill Ours! 

Please, I Beseech Us All 

Pray For The Outpouring 

And 

Indwelling Of The Holy Spirit 

And

Choose To Keep Your Eyes Fixed 

And 

Focused On The King Who Is Love

Who Unreservedly Loves 

And 

Cares For You Individually 

And 

Personally! 

Please Heartily Hope Hungrily For Christ Jesus: 

He Is Your Peace! 

Be Confident In Christ!

THE INWARD LOOK: Spiritual Stock-Taking

What Are You Saying!?! 

Are You Aware Of What It Is That You Are Saying!?! 

Do You Understand That Your Mouth Speaks That 

Which Has Found A Home In Your Heart!?! 

Beloved, 

Be Careful! 

We Should All Be In The Season Of Stock-Taking 

And 

We Seriously Need To Personally Take Stock 

Take Knowledge Of What Things Are In 

The Various Departments Of The Storeroom That 

Is 

Our Heart! 

Where Is Love!?! 

Love For Christ!?! 

Love For Others!?! 

Have You Discarded Hate For Your Fellowman!?! 

Are You Indulging Hatred For Sin!?! 

Are You Cultivating Kindness, Caring

And 

Willing Service!?! 

Have You Discarded Spite, Malice, Greed

And 

Envy!?! 

Is Your Supply Of Saving Truth Daily Growing!?! 

Have You Discarded Lying, Innuendo, Half-Truth 

And 

Raging Deceit!?! 

Have You Ordered An Abundance Of Hope!?! 

Are You Actively Working Faith For Today!?! 

Are You Cultivating Prayer, Gratitude, Thankfulness 

And 

Willing Obedience!?! 

The Inward Look ... 

Please Take A Good Look At Your Heart! 

Open Every Department And Compartment 

And

Get Out The Gospel Hose 

And By Grace

Set The Pressure To New Heart 

And

Do The Necessary 

No Matter How Much It Hurts: 

Jesus Christ Heals Hurts! 

Remember, Remember 

Don't Ever Forget ... 

Wrong Words

Just Like Spent Arrows 

And 

Lost Opportunities

Cannot Be Recalled 

But

You Can Start A New Thought 

And

Have A Godly Conversation 

The Likes Of Which Will Please Our Dear Lord! 

Kind Words Aid Sleep! 

Choose The Peace Of God!

HAPPY SABBATH + Be Not Dismayed Nor Discouraged When You Are Dismissed And Disparaged!

We Who Hold Our Lord In Godly Fear ... In Awe

Will Never Have To Deal With Misplaced Trust

Or Decimating Despair! 

Our God Is Holy 

And 

His Word Is Eternally True! 

His Love For Us Is Infinite 

And 

His Blessings Are Perfect For Me And For You! 

Beloved, 

There Are Those Around ... And Among Us 

Who Will Question Our Christianity

The Way We Worship

And

Our Personal Commitment To The Lord Christ

And 

His Perfect Law Of Liberty

Which Is The Very Mirror Which Tells Us 

Where We Are Going Wrong 

And 

How We Should Walk Aright! 

Mirrors Declare!

Mirrors Don't Repair!

Please Do Not Be Dismayed Or Discouraged

With The Whole Lot Of Useless And Unprofitable Talk

And 

In Jesus' Name 

Do Not Become Defensive When You Truly Know That 

You Are Living According To The Will Of Almighty God!

Don't Listen To The Agents Of Satan, The God-Fraud! 

I Beseech Us All

No Matter Who Disparages 

Or Dismisses Your Walk With The Lord Christ

Continue To Walk Right According The Master's Will!

Any Other Way To Walk

Is 

Nothing More Than Satan's Pig Swill! 

When You Are Feeling Weak

Give Your Burden To The Lord 

And 

Fervently Pray  ... Without Ceasing

And

By Unfailing Faith Press On! 

The Day To Go Home Is Soon About To Dawn!

Please Do Not Give In To The Naysayers 

Who Are As Braying Donkeys 

And

Do Not Give In To The Gainsayers 

Whose Idea Of Profit 

Is 

Eternal Loss!

Choose To Remember The Lord Christ 

On Calvary's Cruel And Accursed Cross! 

Jesus Christ Calls Us 

Because 

He Cares For Us! 

Jesus Christ's Love Lifts Us Up 

So Rest Assured That He Will Never Lie To Us 

Or Leave Us To Do Battle Alone! 

Remember That The Eternal Word Of The Living God

Is Not 

A Holey Known-Leaky Sieve:

Trust The Word

And

Look Up ... And Live!

 

TEARS TO CLEANSE: Laughter To Heal!

Two Of Our Gifts Are Simple Ones: 

Tears ... To Cleanse 

And

Laughter ... To Heal! 

Why, Then, Are So Many Of Us Stressed Beyond Measure 

And

Stressing Out Others Beyond Reason!?! 

Why Are We So All-Fired Concerned 

About Who Should Or Could See Us Crying!?! 

Don't You Know That Laughter 

Won't Cause Your Face To Crack!?! 

Look At A Baby! 

It Is All Angry 

And 

In A Snap It Is Bawling Its Head Off! 

Mummy Or Daddy Holds Him Close

Utters Soothing Words Of Comfort 

And Soon

It Is Either Laughing Its Head Off For Joy 

Or Sleeping Peacefully 

Unbothered By The Past Upset! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Of Love, Our Jesus, Does That For Us 

So Let Us Cry Unto Him 

And 

By The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit's Working

Let Us Rest Having Been Refreshed! 

The Gifts Given

Are A Blessing ... Never A Curse

And

We ... Being Grateful

Should Freely Imbibe

As One Suffering A Great, Even Consuming, Thirst!

Let Us Laugh As We See Butterflies Dancing

Dust Bunnies Spinning

Leaves Waving

And 

Even As We Hear The Beating Of Our Own Hearts 

Telling The Story That 

We Still Have The Breath Of Life From Our God 

Which Makes Us Each One A Living Soul 

Able To Use The Daily Gift Of Faith 

Which Causes Us To Press On

Despite The Challenges

To The Great And Glorious Day That Heralds Peace! 

Our Lord Hears And Cares For Us! 

Let's Care For Ourselves 

By Using The Gifts Graciously Given With Gusto! 

Cry, Laugh

And 

Pray A Lot!

Go Around Comes Around!

Are You Casting Away Funds, Food

Friends, Family

Your Future

Or 

Forever In The Faithful Father's Family!?! 

We Often Say, And Regularly Hear, That 

We Don't Have Tomorrow Put Down 

Or Tomorrow Is Not Promised! 

These Statements Are True 

And

We Need To Consider That What We Do Today

By Praying, Planning, Plotting Or Even Passively

Greatly Affects Our Prospect ..., Our Hopes

For A Beautiful Tomorrow 

In The Land Of The Forever Blessed! 

Beloved, 

No Man Is An Island 

And

No Man Stands Alone: 

Everything That You Say And Do 

Impacts Your Self And Others! 

Be Aware ...

What You Toss Into The Trash 

Is 

Another Man's Treasure! 

What You Ignore, Someone Else Embraces 

And

What You Despise, Someone Else Loves! 

Search Your Self ...

Are You Like Judas Iscariot

Selling Imperishable Gold 

And

Ill-Advisedly Buying Burnable Silver!?! 

Are You Refusing The Father's Feast Of Good And Plenty 

And 

Are Looking Longingly At The Husks That The Swine Eats!?! 

What Thoughts Are Filling Your Head!?! 

Who Is Making Your Heart Their Home!?! 

What Is In That Hand That You're Extending!?! 

Are You A Peace-Speaking Warmonger 

Or A Peace-Seeking Peace-Keeper!?! 

Do You Care!?! 

By Almighty God's Great Gift Of Grace

With A Willing Spirit

And

With Patient Endurance

Fix Your Face

Fix Your Feelings 

And 

Fix Your Future: 

Go Around Comes Around!

HAPPY SABBATH + Almighty God's Mercy Showered Upon Us Is Free!

 

The Door Of Mercy

Is

Still Open! 

The Lord Is Light! 

I Am Human ... With Needs!

 

When Light Falls Upon Me

I Cast A Shadow 

Because 

I Absorbed The Light! 

My Shadow 

Is 

Either On The Ground Or Upon A Wall: 

Shadows Are Seen! 

When I Pray To Almighty God Who Is Light 

And

Mercy

An Inexplicable Thing Happens: 

My Prayers Of Supplication Become Mercy's Long Shadow! 

Prayer ... Praying ... Generated By Faith

Turns Me Into A Light Source That 

Impacts Mercy ... Via The Throne Of Grace 

Where I ... By Personal Invitation

Had Been Encouraged To Boldly Approach 

To Find Grace ... Unmerited Favor

To Help Me In The Times Of My Need! 

Just So You Know ... 

Faith Makes Us Humble 

And

Humility Makes Us Pray 

And

Prayer Causes Heaven To Work Opening Heaven's Storehouses 

To Bless Us With Our God's Infinite Blessings And Bounties! 

Beloved, 

Do Not Neglect To Pray: 

The Prayerful Are Powerful!

The Prayerless Are Powerless! 

We Have Been Given An Holy Power To Bless Ourselves 

By Blessing Our God Eternal With Our Requests 

For His Available And Able Assistance 

Through The Prayer Of Faith! 

Remember, Remember 

Don't Ever Forget ... 

Faith Without Prayer Is Useless! 

Prayer Without Faith Is Useless! 

Since Prayer Is Light

Let's Light Up Our Own Lives 

And

Our World By Praying 

Which, In Turn, Will Cause Our God's Free-To-All Mercy 

To Cast Long Shadows Over Us All: 

Mercy Helps And Heals! 

Mercy Is Free! 

Grace Is Free! 

Truth Is Free! 

Blessings Are Free! 

Faith Is Free! 

Hope Is Free! 

Healing Is Free! 

Heaven Is Free

And

Praying To The Father

In The Name Of Jesus Christ His Son

Under The Ministration Of The Holy Spirit

Is

Free! 

The Protection Of The Holy Angels

Who Personally Watch Over You As You Pray 

Is 

Free! 

Dare To Pray Like Your Life Depends Upon It

Because

It Does! 

Truth Is Light! 

Light Is Life! 

Walk In The Light Of Life!!

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Joyfully Embrace Mercy!