PRAYER: Father, I Will Not Complain ...!

Father,

There Are Days

When I Feel Like Complaining

But

Because I Have Signally Proved You

By Your Great Grace

I Shall Not

For

I Don't Want From Salvation's Redemption

My Name To Be Blot!

Lord,

I've Read The Account Of 

The Hebrews In The Desert, Who

Because Of Doubt

Murmuring

Constant Complaining

And Ingratitude

From The Promised Land

Were Decidedly Left Out

And

I Am Determined

No Matter Life's Provocations

That I Will Not

Against You

Manifest Sinful Doubt!

Help Me, Lord

Not To Charge You Foolishly

When Disobedience Causes Me

To Experience Pain

Or Sorrow

Or Want! 

Help Me, Lord

To Be Thankful

Acknowledging Your Blessings

Even As Stand

Ever Needing To Be Prayerful

Watchful

Waiting 

And Obeying!

I Have The Carnal Man's Blind Eyes!

I Have The Carnal Man's Deaf Ears!

I Have The Carnal Man's Stony Heart Hard

And

In Faith

I'm Petitioning

For A Spiritual Makeover

So That I Ever

Will Walk In Your Ways

And

In The Fullness Of Time

By Your High And Holy Hand

To Glorious Heaven

Be Delivered!

I Am Bound For The Promised Land

And

I Pray That I Will Never

Any Of Your Bounty Refuse

Nor

The Test Of Faith

To Prove Me A Humble Servant

Of

The Holy Estate

So, Please, I Beseech You

Teach Me

Lead Me

Guide Me

And When And As Necessary

Chastise Me

But, Lord, Please Keep Your Promise

And Never Forsake Me!

Please Help Me, Beloved Father

To Stand Resolute

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

So That Satan Cannot Rejoice Over Me

As An Object Profane!

I Worship You! 

I Love You, Lord!

Home For Me

Is Where You Are

And

I Desire 

With My Whole Heart

To Occupy My Personal Dwelling

In The Great Reward!

Father,

I Bow To Your Sovereign Will

And

I Give You, Me

And

I Beseech You To Bless Me

To Humbly And Competently 

With Faith's Confidence 

Do Your Bidding

So That For Me

One Day

There Shall Be

Eternal Living!

Lord,

Please Help Me To Your Kingdom

To Be A Blessing!

Please Help Me On The World

Not To Be A Curse

And

Please Help Me To Abide Always

Under The Banner

Of

Truth And Faithfulness

So That I Maybe To You

A Kingdom Success!

You See All!

You Know All!

You're In All!

You Feel All

And

I Bless You, Lord

For Loving

And

Caring For Me

A Child Of The Fall!

Thank You For Hearing

And

Thank You For Answering My Prayers

Even If The Answer Is "No!"

Please Make Your Desire For My Life

My Desire As Well

For

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

I Humbly Plead!

Come Soon, Lord!

AMEN.

THE HOLY GRAIL: The Living Word!

The Word Of Almighty God
In The Hand Is Bread
In The Heart Is A Light
In The Mouth Is A Sword
In The Ear Is Truth
In The Eye Is Sight
Leading The Way
Through The Dark Night!

The Word Of Almighty God
Gives Faith
- To The Believer -
AND
That Faith Gives Courage
AND
That Courage Gives Strength
To Stand Against The False Report
Given By The Lying Spies
-  Hog-Tied To The Devil -
Who Love The Baleful Influence
Exerted Over The People
Travelling
To The Promised Land

Who
- By Feeding Doubt -
Trust Not The Word Of God
BUT
Trust Instead
The False Word Of Satan-Inspired
Willful
Disobedient Men!

Don't You Know That ...

Satan Is The Liar
AND
The Father Of Lies

AND
His Words Are Truth Reversed!?!
He Loves And Lives To Make The Lie
AND
Like Him
His Workers Are By The Eternal God Cursed!

The Truth Of Almighty God
IS
The Sharp Once-Swung Twice-Cutting Sword
AND
Body-Protecting Shield
Guiding Light
Healthful Bread
Thirst-Quenching Water
AND
Soul-Protecting Seal
AND
All Who Follow
With Conscience Yielded
AND
With Living Working Enduring Faith
Will Never
From The Promised Land Be Left Out
For Having Made Shipwreck Of Sure Salvation
Through Non-Working Faith!

My Brother!
My Sister!
You Who In Jesus Christ Believe
Let The Preserved Word Of God Be Your Fact Checker!
Check Out The Truth!
Don't Let Yourself By Popular Word Be Deceived!

Just Because The Important Folk Of The Hour
Are Sharing Out Free Baked Fish
Don't Be Greedy
AND
Just Cut And Swallow! 

Check The Good Book

For The Seasoning Ingredients
AND
If They're Not There
Cast Away That Fish
AND
Tell Your Brethren
Don't Buy!
Don't Bite!
Don't Swallow!

AND
Don't The Loud Rabble
Like Youth Callow
Follow!

Lies Cause
Doubt
Brings Fear
Carries
Unbelief
Which Leads To Sorrow And Death
AND
Never Blessings
The Believing Heart To Immeasurably Cheer!

A Little White Lie Is Black!
A Blackened Truth Is Never A Lie!
Truth Cannot Die
AND
The Lie
AND
The Liar
Cannot Forever Live!

Don't Believe Me?!

Ask The Twelve Hebrew Spies!
Ten Lied And Ten Died!
Two Spoke Truth And Two Prospered
AND
All Those Persons Who Believed
The Lie And The Liars
Wandered In The Desert
AND
Became Dust

For Other Men To Walk Over!

Do You Want To Know How To Detect A Lie
AND
Recognize The Liar?!
Immerse Yourself In The Plain
The Unspun
The Uncolored
The Unadulterated Truth Of
The Living God Who 

Is
The Sure Way
The Plain Truth
AND
The Holy Light
That Gives
Life!

If You Do

    When You Do

         As You

That Dragon
Satan

The Devil
That Piercing Serpent
Cannot
Your Soul Assail

AND
Of Achieving Heaven
At The Last Trumpet
You Shall Not Fail!

The Word

The Truth

Of

Almighty God

Is

The Hidden In Plain Sight

Holy Grail!

THE CONVERSATION: Take The Hand!

I Was In The Sin-By-Rote Work Camp!
I Did Not Know How I Had Gotten There!
Then ...
I Remembered!
I Had Had An Affair With Minor N. Miniscule-Wrongdoing
Reclining Often
In His Plush Plump Lounge Chair!

I Did Not Know
That Minor N. Miniscule-Wrongdoing
Had Passed The Word Along About Me
That I Was An Easy Target
Until
Liberty Is License
Untoward Behavior
Ignorance Is Bliss
AND
Do What-Thou Wilt
Started Baying
All Wanting
Their Own Piece Of Me!

The Days Were Long!
The Nights Were Hard!
Somebody Was Forever Calling For Me
AND
I
- Thinking I Could Handle The Traffic -
Blazed Around Town
Well ... Right Loftily!

I Got A Warning Citation From Conscience!
Then I Got Real Tickets
Three And Then Came
No. 4

AND
No. 5
AND
I LAUGHED!

Yes, I Laughed
For I Wittingly Chose
To Ignore
My Fair Conscience
Because
I Was Doing Obeisance
At
- Of All Places -
The Golden Calf
The All Things Idolatrous Store!

I Had Gotten In Deep
With The "In" Crowd
You Know
Those Who Know Not God
AND
I Also Ran Valiantly
With The One Known As The Fraud
Who Took Pride
In Decimating
Men
Minds
Manners
AND
Matters
As He Saw Fit
AND
Felt

So Inclined!

I Was In The Position Supine
AND 
To Sin
I Had Become A Walk Over!
I Had Been Ignoring
The Call Of The Divine
AND HERE 
Now
Was Make Or Break!

Everything Was On the Line!

I Could See Life!
My Life!
I Was Nearing
The Jordan Cross Over

AND
I Was Facing
- Surely For Ill -
The Separation From God's Forever Life
Line!

Long Story Short ...

There Was The Tale Of Two Kitties

Brush Me
AND
Wipe Me Out
AND
Sufficed To Say
I Lost Out Big
One Rainy Day ...!

Oh ...

I Remember Now!
I Had Stopped
Saying My Prayers
Preferring
To Haste The Day
AND
Play The Play!

I Was Boss!

I Called The Toss!

Not Long Thereafter ...

I Heard Myself Crying!
- I Had Been In A Deep Sleep -

And Then ...

Then ...

I Was Listening!

HE
Was Talking To Me
AND
Before Long
For My Life I Was Bawling:

Father, Dear Father
Have Mercy On Me!
This Present Life

Is Not What I Want To Be Living!

I Have Been
Am
A Sin-Slave!
I Am Shackled!
I Desire Escape!
Please Help Me
I Am Facing The Lonely Grave!

Child,

I Love You!

This Is Why I Keep Calling You

Desiring Your Answer

And

Pleading With You

That You Turn Away From Sin!

Sin Is A Grave!

With Your Own Hand

The Ground You Claved

And Only You

Can Stop The Digging

That You Substantially Craved!

You Have Called Out

And

I Am Here!

Hold My Hand

Even When You Cannot

See

Or Feel Me!

Know Of A Surety

That

I Am Here!

I Lift You Up When You Call!

I Lift You Out When You Fall!

I Provide For You

So Don't Look Back

And

Don't Look About!

You Have Confessed! 

And

You Have Repented! 

So, Be Thou Clean

For

You Are Forgiven!

Now

From Sin

Forever

Walk Away!

Go

And

Sin No More!

Abide In Me

Even As I Abide In You!

Let Not Your Eyes

Make Your Life A Revolving Door

For It Will Be Worse For You

Until, Finally

My Voice

You Will Hear No More!

Know

And

Remember This ...

Call On Me

And

I Will Always Answer Thee!

Father,
Lead Me!
Guide Me!
Please Show Me Your Way!
Teach Me The Way To Life

And Protect Me
Through The Strife!

Lord, 

I Am Scared

And
I Am Weary

And
I Need Your Peace And Your Rest! 

Thank You For Not Giving Up On Me!
Thank You, Lord!
I Now Know That I Am Truly Blessed!

Beloved,

Accept This Grace

I Give To You - 

Mercy Is Her Always Available Companion!

Accept This Measure Of Faith I Give To You -

Holy Angels Are Your Attending Companions!

My Holy Spirit

Is Your Comforter -

Trust In His Chiding

His Correction

His Direction!

  

I Beseech, Beloved

Trust Not The Voice

That Calls You

To Live Right In Your Own Eyes! 

Instead,

Trust Me Who - Alone -

Keeps You Alive

And

In The Fulness Of Time

When I Shall Return

You Will To Paradise Arise!

Brethren,
My Eyes - By Faith -
Now See
The God Of All Grace
The God Who Paid For Salvation For Me!

I Am Free - I Left The Damnation Horde!
I Am Truly Alive -
I Walk With Those
Who For Heaven Do Strive
AND
Praise God
- In The Day -
I'll Cross The Jordan
Dry-Shod
Rejoicing
Blessed To Receive The Kingdom
For
I Have The Light
- Heavenly Light -
That Lights My Way
To Eternal Life!

I Like The Sound!
I Love The Song!
I  Am Heading Toward
Eternal Life
The Life That Is
Forever Long!

The Devil Is A Liar
AND
Sin Is The Saliva
He Is Ever Spitting
Besmirching All
Upon Whom It Lands
So, Please
Call Jesus
AND
Get The Umbrella Of Christ's Faith
So That The Defiling Excrement Of Satan
Cannot
Upon Your Mind Land

Pushing You Into Defiling Disgrace!

Hold To God's Unchanging Hand!

Take The Hand!

Take The Hand!

TAKE THE HAND!!

And Walk

- Unwearied -

To The Promised, Promised Land

Where Only Those

Victorious ... Over Sin

Can

- SHALL -

Stand!

Take The Hand!

Reach The Land!

Eternally Stand!

Conversation For Two!

I Want To Sing A Song
For My Jesus!
In It Will Be My Heart
Not Theatrics
No Flights Of Fancy
Just Love And Appreciation
Thankfulness
Gratitude
From A Saved Soul's Heart!

I Want A Personal Talk
With My Jesus!
Just A Conversation For Two!
I Will Tell Him All
That I Have Holding In My Heart
But
My Heart Will Be Listening, Too!

I Want To Hold The Hand
Of My Jesus
The Very Hand That For Me Was
On A Rugged Cross Pierced
The Very Hand That Knocked
At My Wayward Heart's Door
The Hand That Did Not Strike Me
Out
When I Did Not Walk In The Straight Way
Preferring At Times
To Walk The Broadway
Alone
Doing My Do
AND
Not What My Lord Did Indeed Say!

I Love My Lord!
How I Love Him
BUT
He Had Loved Me First!
He Is The One
Who Said To My Soul:

Come Unto Me!

Drink!

Quench Your Thirst!

In Love
My Heart Could Just Burst!

I Am Satisfied
With My Jesus!
In Green Pastures
He Leads Me Along The Way
While All Who Choose 
His Name To Deny
Are Falling Away
Stricken
Having Chosen
The Devil's Grand Game
To Play!
I Am Aiming For That Grand Home
Way Beyond The Blue Sky!

I Have Been Foolish!
Own-Way!
Selfish!
Follow-Pattern!
A Listener To Lies!
I Did At Times
The Holy God Defy
BUT
Grateful Heart That I Have
I Can Tell You
Of A Truth
Only The Loving God
Could Save A Wayward Youth!

I Am Thankful
For The Grace!
The Mercy!
The Love!
The Salvation!
The Forgiveness!
The Body Stricken
For Me
Condescending
Because His Love
Was The Only Love 
That Could Me Save!
The Love That Conquered
Hell, Death, Sin!
The Love That Took Me
Out
Of Condemnations Sealed Grave!

I Love The Lord
He Heard My Gutwrenching Cry
AND
Pitying Me
He Showed Me Truth
Exposing The Devil's Gross Lie
AND
All Because Of This
With Confession
AND
Repentance
I, Too
In The Great Day
Will Wing My Way
To The Heavenly Home
Where Repentant Hearts
Forgiven
Have A Permanent Life
AND
An Eternal Home
Because
They Are For Eternity
Saved
For They Took The Offer
AND
Were No More Sin's
Slaves!

Brethren,
My Conversation Starts ...!
My Conversation Is A ...

PRAYER:

Father,

I Love You ...!

My Day Was ...!

My Hope Is ...!

Please Come For Me ... Soon!

Yes, I Understand ...!

Indeed, Yes!

Confession Is Good For The Soul!

But What About The Other Children?

Yes, I Will Prayer For Them

And

Yes, I Will Leave Them In Your Care!

Sometimes, I Get So Weary ...!

Yes, Father!

I Understand!

Now Is Not The Time To Give Up

Now That I Am So Close

To The Promised Land!

Father,

Please Hold Me!

My Heart Is Heavy Today!

I'm Sorry For Doubting!

Sometimes I Can't Feel You Near

And

That Is When The Doubts Appear!

Yes, Father!

Thank You For The Reminder!

I Shall Proceed With Faith

Not Feeling

So That The Devil

Can't

With False Emotionalism

Cause Me To Fall Away!

I Love You!

How I Love!

I Want To Get Home!

Help Me To Be Faithful!

Yes, Lord!

I'll Remember

That I Don't Ever Walk Alone!

Thank You For Your Grace!

AMEN.

Doubt Deals Death And Destruction!

God Says:
"Have Faith!"
Scientific Man Stresses:
"Indulge Doubt!"

God Says:
"Walk Not Be Sight!"
"You'd Better Recognize!"
Worldly-wise Man Boldly, Insultingly, Shouts!

Almighty God Made Man!
Finite Man Makes I-Seeing Gods!
God Says:
"Follow Me!"
Evolutionary Man Says:
"I Can't - Won't - Follow What My Eyes Can't See!"

God Says:
"Faith Is The Substance Of Things Hoped For
The Evidence Of Things Not Seen!"

Faithless Man Says:
"Show Me ...
The Money
The Man
The Method
The Manner
The Means
The Modes
The Might
The Mold
The Majesty
The Ministry
The Misery
The Picked Cherry
The Soul's Sole
AND THEN
Just Maybe
I Will Be On "It!" Sold!

God Says:
"Come!"
Self-Made Man Says:
Sure ... After I See You
Feel You
Taste You
Touch You
AND
Hear You
In Full Cinematic Mode!
Unless There Is A Full Hollywood-Sanctioned Presentation
A Blockbuster Blow-Out
I Proffer
You Are Neither Worthy
Nor Worthwhile!
You're Wanting!
Wishful Thinking!
I Shall You Pass By!
Bye!  Bye!
I'm Out!

Alas! Alas ...

The Day Is Coming
AND
It's Already Here
When Men
Through Their Over-Wrought Eyes
Shall Be Led
By The Damned Devil
To The Unbelievers' Despair
When Those Who Saw
With The Blind Eyes Of Faith
Shall Hear
See
AND
Rise Up
To Meet Their Longed-For Lord
AND
God
In The Open Atmosphere!

The Wilfully Sighted
Shall Be Blinded By Glorious Light!
The Blind-Faith Faithful
Shall See Their Hope Realized
AND
In Joyous Celebration Cheer
AND
In That Moment
The Cry Of Despairing Hearts Shall Go Up:

Deceived! Deceived!

Rocks! Mountains!

Fall On Us!

Hide Us

For

The Wrath Of The Lamb Is Come

And

Our Doubt Has Cost Us

The Glorious Lot!

Deceived! Deceived By Satan's Own Hand

We Seeing, Saw Not

And

For This

We Shall Never Enter

Faith's Promised Land!

God Gave Eyes
BUT
He Asks Us To See Him 
Through The Believer's Love In Our Hearts
BY
Trusting His Word
AND
Not Worrying About
What He Has Not To Us Disclosed!

Faith Walks And Works!
Doubt Drags
Deceives
AND
Delivers Disaster!
Just "Ask" A Moses Hebrew
To Tell You Of 
Their Desert
AND
Promised Land
Odyssey Of Disaster!

Faith Earns!

Doubt Doesn't Discern!

*********

Doubt Is What

Faith Is Not!

Doubt Is

A Whole Lotta Talk

Which

At The Thought Of Walking

Balks!

*********

Trust God!

He Will Deliver You

AND

For You!