I Am Redeemed!

Even In The Midst Of Trials
The Peace Of God
- The Peace Of The Living God -
Makes Even Sorrow A Song!

Well, You May Ask
How Can I Sing
When Hope And My Heart Are Shattered!?!

When Faith Is Trembling!?!

When Courage Is Wandering!?!

I Sing, Dear Friend
Because
To The Cross Of Christ, I Cling
Knowing
That When He Comes Again
With Him ... To Heaven
He Will Be Carrying Me Along!

So, In Child-Like Trust, I Sing A Zion Song!

I Will Not Look Down
At The Shards Of Disappointment!
I Will Not Look In
And 

Dwell On Those Things That Were My Shame!

I Shall Look Up To My King ... Lifted Up
High
In His Glory
And
I Shall Plod On ... In Faith

- Mustard Seed Faith -
Nothing Wavering
Reading The Living Word
Watching
Waiting
Working Out My Own Soul's Salvation
As Told
In The Good News
The Gospel Story!

Happy In Jesus!
Repentant Over Sin!
Glad Over Forgiveness
In Truth Now Walking
Blessed
Abiding
Confiding
Grateful
Free
I Choose To Trust And Obey
And
Hope For Coming Glory
Having Stepped Away From Living 

The Base Life Of The Willful Wicked
And
The Presumptuous Ungodly!

I Sing
Because 

Jesus Christ Saves ... Me!
I Love
Because 

Jesus Christ Loves ... Me!
I Bend Now So As Not To Be Crushed Later
And
I Worship
Because
Jesus Christ The Righteous

Is 

My Judge

My Lord, God, King

My Provider

My Sustainer

My Hope

My Help

And
My Only Savior

And

With His Shed Blood, Innocent

I Am Redeemed!

HAPPY SABBATH + What Holy God!?!

... I Don't Have To Get In A Slinging Match With You!

I Am Not Getting In Any Match With You
But
I Will Say This:

Flesh! Be Not Proud
For You Are As The Grass
And
All That You Glory In
Is A The Flower On That Grass!

I Warn You:  The Burning Heat Of The Sun Is Coming!

Who Are YOU To Warn ME?!
Do You Know Who I AM?!

Yes, I Know Who You Are

And

I Am Not Impressed
And
I Know What You Do
And
I Feel Great Sympathy
No! Great Pity For You
And
I Pray The Living God Will Have Mercy On Your Soul!

Sympathy For Me!?!
You Must Be Mad!
I Don't Need Your "Living" God
And I Have No Need Of His Mercy!

The Lord Rebuke You!

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Man ... A Mere Man
A Creature Created
Unable To Sustain His Own Body
By The Dint Of His Own Will

Declares That
Has No Need Of His Own Creator
The Sustainer Of His Daily-Dying Body
The Preserver Of His Own Soul
The God Who Could Destroy His Body
His Very Soul In ... Hell!

How Did We Get Here
Where A Mere Man
With The Arrogant Assurance Of Ignorance
Says To His Soul

And
To Those Impressed By His Eminence:

I Believe In God

And I Believe In Me: Same Person!

It Takes A Truly Confident
Or A Truly Ignorant 

Even Demon-Indwelt Individual
To Call Himself God!

May The Living God Forgive Us Our Daily Follies
As We Walk Through Life Looking For Jollies
Refusing To Believe
That The Time Clock Is Running Down
And
Treating Our Maker
Our Only Savior
Like He Is A White Boot
Red Nose
Circus Clown

Just To Curry Popular Favor!

The Next Question Asked Was:

What Did Your God Ever Do For Me?!

In Answer ...

If You Will, Let Me Show You:

The Almighty God Has Provided To You
LIFE Health
FOOD Shelter
WILL Way
TRUTH Light
FEET Eyesight
EARS Speech

Blessing Of Rest

Suffered Death For You On Hill Calvary

Purchased Your Redemption With His Own Blood

Calling You To Salvation

Building You A Kingdom Mansion IF You Claim It

Fashioning You A Gold Crown IF You Ask For It

Interceding For You With The Father IF You Desire It

Provides You  With The Comfort Of His Holy Spirit IF You Request It

24/7 Recording Angel 

Grant Of Eternal Life IF You Want It

Escape From The Fiery Indignation IF You Claim It

Flights To Worlds Unknown

Back Up Just A Smidge!

House?! 

Gold Crown ...?! 

Careful Now!

Your Greed Is Showing ...! 

... Recording Angel?! 

Eternal Life?! 

Yes! Eternal Life

Aka Everlasting Life

Life Without End

Eternal Bliss

Eternal Youth! 

I Could Use Some Eternal Youth

Right About Now!

Let's Not Forget That

The Recording Angel Records

Every Single Solitary Iota

That We Do - Good Or Bad -

Every Single Moment Of Every Single Day

No Vacation! 

Oh, Dear!! 

And

There Is No "Some" Eternal Youth!

This Is An All Or Nothing Proposition!

Oh ...! Okay!! 

Do You Still Want To Believe That

You Have No Need For Almighty God?! 

Wellll ... Based On The Preponderance Of

The Provided Evidence Now On The Record

I Reserve Unto Myself

The Right

Even The Privilege 

To Have A Change Of Position

Away From That Of The Gross Illuminated!

What Did He Just Say?!

He Has Had A Change Of Heart

And

He Has Changed His Mind?!

So Why Didn't He Just Say So!

Face Saving Measure! 

He Is Still Proud ...! 

... But Jesus Will Do A Good Work In Him! 

Open Our Eyes, Lord

And

Help Us To See Jesus Christ As He Is

And

Bless Us With Holy Wisdom

So That We May Humble Ourselves

Before You

And

Cast Away Every Idol

And

Choose Life Everlasting

In The Eternal City!!

AMEN!!!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Affliction Is Life's Teacher!

Affliction Is A Teacher!
AND
Affliction's Lashes Always Hurt
BUT
Affliction Viewed Correctly
AND
Studiously Acted Upon
Should Case Us 
- Who Are Truly Faithful -
To Sin
To Never Revert!

Sin Is Pleasure BUT
Only For A Season
AND
Salvation Is Security Always
Against Obliterating Night
Saving Us
From Against The Holy God
Committing Deadly Treason!
(Yup! Living Life Is A Battle!)

Faith Is Fuel!
Love Is Labor!
AND
Hope Rests
In Him Who Is Compassionate Light!

David The Shepherd-Warrior-King
Said He'd Rather Be A Doorkeeper
In The House Of His God
Than To Dwell In The Tents Of Wickedness
AND
I Add
The Dominion Of The Fraud!

Moses The Prophet
The General
A Type Of Christ
The Man That Trusted
Believed In
AND
Who Talked Daily With God
AND
Who Was Hidden In The Cleft Of The Rock
Safe Behind The Holy Hand
To See The Goodness
The Glory Of God
Was The Bold Meek One
Who Chose To Suffer Affliction
With The People Of God
Thank To Be Called Pharoah's Son!

God Loves Mankind
AND
Desires That None
To His Eternal Kingdom Be Lost
So Sometimes
Many Times
Often Times
It Takes A Pain
Or Two 
Or Three
Or A World Of Hurt
To Hurt Us
To Get And Hold Our Attention
To Get The Rust Off Our Rumps
To Get Us On The Straight And Narrow Path
To Salvation
So That He May Eternally Save Us!
(Just Think Of Cauterizing A Wound To Save A Leg
Or Chopping Off A Leg To Save A Life!)

So ...

Take No Offense
When The Holy God Allows Our 
Can't Walk
Can't Talk
Can't Hear
Can't Help
Can't Heal
Can't Satisfy 
False Gods aka Useless Idols
To Fall
AND
Then Severs 
Their Useless Arms And Legs
OR
When He Causes Them
To Completely Shatter
Rendering Them
Well And Truly Irreparable
AND
Very Dead!
(Come on! They Were Never Ever Living!)

Affliction 
- Life's Crucible -
Is A The Teacher
AND
To A True Jesus-Believing Christian
Cannot Be A Curse
For
If Satan And Cruel Men
Afflicted Him Who Is Our Master
Why Should We Expect The Reverse?!

Trusting God Through Christ Jesus
Is Waiving A Red Rag
In Satan's
AND
His Agents' Faces
AND
You Should Recognise
That
We
Me
You
Are
Runners
In The Salvation Stakes Races!

If We Are The Horses
Then Jesus Is Our Breeder Creator Owner Trainer
AND
The Living Word Is Our Premium Feed
The Holy Spirit Is Our Groomer
AND
The Holy Angels
- Our Influencers For Good Outcomes -
Hold Our Protection Cords' Leads!

Our Almighty Father God
IS
In Total And Complete Control
AND
The Owner
Of The Land
Whereupon Is The Race Course
AND
All
Must Recognise
AND
Accept
That If He Scraps
Or Allows
A Dog Race
A Steeple Chase
A Runner Sprint
Or A Carriage Race
He. Makes. The. Final. Decision!
AND
No Body Good 
No Spirit Evil
Can Change
The Racing Date
For Once Birthed
One Death Is Appointed Unto A Man
AND
He Has To Go Through 
The Racer's Gate!

Gold Is Tried

And

Flesh Is Tested

But

Have Hope

For

Jesus Christ Who Died 

Is Alive

And

For Us

Is In

The Most Holy Place

Of

The Heavenly Sanctuary

Faithfully Interceding!

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Be Faithful Unto Death!

Bear Your Hurts

By God's Grace!

Confess Your Sins

And

Repent

And

Thereafter

Steadfastly

God's Laws Obey

And

In Due Season

You Will Wear Your Own

Everlasting Crown!

That's A Blood-Bought Guarantee!

HAPPY SABBATH + God Is By My Side!

The Day started out with:

"That's Impossible!"

Then, with Time, I heard:

"Maybe ... but with Great Difficulty!"

By The End of The Period
Loudly was heard:

Task Accomplished!

God Is By My Side!

I sat and Thought for a Moment
Great Cogitations in The Head
If this scenario was not a Metaphor for The Life of Christian True Believers
I don't know What Else could be said!

God sends us out on Missions
Within which is our Reason for Growth
But Nothing will be Accomplished
If we Behave like Common Sloths!

Accept The Mission!
Recognize - of Our Self - that It Definitely Can't be Done!
Get out our Working Shoes!
Start out - Walk Chip Run!

Turn to The Father!
Raise up a Heartfelt Prayer!
Trust The Spirit's Leading!
Get Going!
Move On In With Prayer:

Father,

You've Sent Me on this Mission

This surely means that it Can Be Done

But ... I see Great Difficulty ...

I Love You, and I Trust You

You are My Guide and Stay

I'll be the Willing Body

Will You be My Faithful Guide?"

I'm Walking!
I'm Praying!
I'm Trusting!
God is Surely Leading The Way
And ... Before Long
I Get The Message:

You're Done!

Task Accomplished!

Put Today's Ledger Away!

Father, You are My Master!
Father, You are My King!
Father, You are My Music!
Give a Listen, Lord
As I Sing:

The Way - it may be Rocky

The Road - it may be Long

The Spirit fills Me with such Music

That I Break out in Glad Song!

I Sing A Song of Thanks for Your Mercy

For Your Blessing Me on The Way

I Trust in Christ, My Savior

And I'm Walking in The Way He Says!

Thanks, Father, for Your Provision

Thanks, Father, for Answering My Prayers

Thanks for The Road, and The Journey

With You Always Leading

I Shall Arrive Safely Home
At The Closing of Earth's Days!

I Love You, Lord!

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No Bells and Whistles Required!
Just Common Faith 
and 
Steadfast Belief in God!