The Satan Maneuver

He Knew That By Seeking To Destroy His "Adversary"
He Would Be Destroying Himself
But
He Did Not Care About The Outcome
Just As Long As His Hatred He Could Vent!

Hatred 
Is 
A Strong Word
Having Its Genesis In Pride, Envy And Greed
Causing The One Suffering From It
To Go To Extreme Measures To Feed The Need!

Satan Hated, Hates, Our King Jesus
His Creator, His Lord, His God
And
He Had No Compunction About Trying
To Become A Malevolent God-Fraud!

Jesus Christ Created A Perfect Lucifer!
Lucifer Was Exalted, Beautiful, Talented Indeed
Powerful, Loved, Admired
But
He Cast All Away In His Wanton Aside
Seeking To Become That
Which Was A Figment Of His Unchained, Unholy, Greed!

Lucifer Was Good Until He Wasn't!
Lucifer Was Blessed Until He Was Cursed!
Lucifer Made Beautiful Music
Until His Music Was Noise
To Cover His Descent Into Degradation
To Hide Hatred And Unrestrained Pride!

Riddle Me This ...

Destroy The Creator!?!
Destroy Your Sustainer, The Holy God!?!
What Would Possess One To Do Such
After They Had Been Given So Much!?!

Again, Again, Again
Pride, Envy, Greed, Hatred
Flowing Into Murder Most Foul
Definitely Not A Bird On The Wing
But
Foul As In Dastardly, Cruel
Putrid Behavior Unfit For A Covering Cherub
Who Was Third In Command In The Heavenly Realm
But
Didn't Care About His High Station
His Holy Gift
Because 
He Wanted The Lord's Holy Position
The Lord's Glorious Stature
An Eternal Station That Could Never Be His!

Accept Your "Lil' Bits" ...

Let's Be Content With What The Lord Gives Unto Us!
Let's Be Grateful And For Benefits Received Give Praise!
Let's Be Glad For Our Blessings
And
Let's Bless Others In The Living God's Holy Name
And
Do Not Do As Satan F/K/A Lucifer
Has Done ... Is Doing
When He Knows Full Well That 
The End Result Will Be That
He Shall Be Made Eternally Dead!

Don't Cut Off Your Nose To Spite Your Face
For All That You Are Doing
Is 
Making Yourself To Be A Living Disgrace
Noseless, Strange, Impetuous, Unrestrained
Despising Your Gift From The Almighty God
To Do That Which Does Your Foolishness Proclaim
And
Making You As Someone To Be Pitied
A Doubter
A Gainsayer
A Soul Profane
Someone Without Self Control
Someone Who Lacks Stability
Someone Who Causes Grief, Pain, Sorrow And Shame
Someone Who Will Not Give The Holy God
His Praise, His Worship
His Necessary Acclaim!

Be Ye Wise ...

For Want Of A Prayer
A Blessing Was Lost!
For Want Of Humility
High Moral Standing Was Tossed!
For Want Of Repentance
Sin's Unsubmitted Bill Became A Personal Cost
And
The Entry Into The Holy City
Was Eternally Forfeited! 
Eternal Life Was Eternally Lost!

Do Not Let Envy Cause You To Indulge Greed
To Start War
To Indulge Murder
For ... In So Doing
Your Stated Destination Shall Plainly Say:

So Far ... And No Farther!

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Buy A Clue

And

Humbly Tek Yuh Assi'ned Place

Because

With Humility Is Found Heavenly Grace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Anchors And Sails! + PRAYER: Help Me Never To Deny You, Lord!

Brethren,

There Is A Challenge In These Phrases:

• But, God ...!
• And Yet ...!
• Surely ...!
• Wait ...!
• Think ...!
• Whatsoever ...!
• Come Boldly ...!
• Come Unto Me ...!
• If Any Man ...!
• The Lord Is ...!
• And The Lord ...!
• Call On Me ...!
• Harden Not Your Heart ...!
• Believe ...!
• Love ...!
• Trust ...!
• Hope Thou ...!
• Blessed Is The Man ...!

AND

The Challenge Is Issued By The Eternal God

In Christ Jesus

To All Who Will To Walk With Him

AND

Not Permit Self To Cause One

To Drink The World's Swill!

Think On These Things

AND

Reason With Your Maker

AND

Convinced

Convicted

Converted

Let Him Of Your Heart

Be The Enthroned King!

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I Am Putting Forth A Thesis
Predicated Upon
The Anchor
"But, God!"

AND

The Sail
"Blessed Is The Man!"

I Shall Show Where It Is Tending
AND PROVE
That With Jesus Christ As Lord
The Believing, Regenerated
Man Woman Of God
Cannot
Of Entry Into Heaven
Fail!

Our Anchor Is ...

The Man Who Is Sailing
Must Have Good Sails
AND
I Say Unto You, Brethren
That 

Holds Up
Whole
In All Kinds Of Weather!
This Blessing, Dear Ones
Cannot Ever Fail!
Without This Truth
Do Not Set Sail!

There Is An Anchor
AND
There Is A Sail
Soooo ...
There Must Be A Boat
AND
That Without Fail
For
A Man
Unconveyed
Yet Feet Anchored
AND
Head Sailed
Is A Man
Marked For Death
Dying
Not Knowing
That At Life
He Has Well And Truly
AND
Miserably
Failed!

Look For And Find Your Conveyance In ...

Anchor Weighed!

Sails Unfurled!

Jesus Christ Saves

ANYONE
And
EVERYONE

Who Chooses To Follow Him

In Obedience

By Departing

That Cold Harbor

Called

The Ways Of The World!

PRAYER:

Father In Heaven
Blessing God Above
Thank You For Your Mercy
Your Saving Grace
Your Unfailing Love!

I Accept The Conveyance
The Anchor
The Sail
And
I Beseech You
To Convey Me Safely
To The Shores
Of
The Promised Land
Where All Is Joy
Peace
Rest
And
Everlasting Love!

I Am A Pilgrim In The Earth!
I Am A Stranger Here
But
Seeking The Home Above!
Please Grant Unto Me
Your Loving Favor
And
Bless Me, Lord,
Bless Me
To Share Your Love
As I Walk
The Straight And Narrow Way
Looking
Neither Left Nor Right
Never Tasting
The Dainties Of The Devil
Never Drinking
The Babylonian Wine Of Confusion
Nor Wearing
Sin's Sparkling
Ignore-Jesus Gloves!

Help Me To Honor You, Lord
With Willing Worship!
Help Me To Praise You, Lord
With Unfeigned Praise!
Help Me To Pray, Lord
Without Ceasing
Until The Day Is Done
And
I Enter Sleep
And
Am Laid In The Cold Grave!

You Have Promised
The Resurrection Of The Just
Who Live By Jesus' Faith
And
I Beseech You
To Help Me, Lord
So That I May Be Raised Up
To Rise Up
And
Go Up
And
Enter In
The Pearly Gates
With The Ransomed-People Flood!

You Are My God
The Lord Faithful And True
And
I Beseech You
Help Me To Never Deny You!
In Jesus Christ's Holy Name
I Pray, And I Plead!
AMEN.

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The New Beginning!

I was In Distress and
I was a Royal Mess
So ... I Called On The Savior
And I Simply Confessed
To Walking In My Own Way
Ignoring The Signs
On The Path Of Destruction
On The Road Marked:

"My Life Is Mine!"


BUT ... Before THAT Moment

IT WAS LIKE THIS:

I Asked Myself ...


Why Should I Listen
To HIM
Whom My Eye Cannot See
When All Those Around Me
Were Happy and Hale
And Vainly Hearty!

The Voice Calling My Name
Wanted Me To Turn Around
To Walk On The Road Called "Denial!"
Where There Was No Bacchanal nor
Funny Fun Song Sounds!

I Liked Fun
And Funny
And Party
And Dance
And ... In A Pinch
I Wouldn't Have Minded A Little Trance
BUT ... NO!

He Said:

No!
You Must Not!
Know That's Not The Way
To The Land Of Redemption
Go Narrow!
Get Off The Broad Way!

I Hesitated ...

And He Said:


Narrow Is Rocky
Hilly
Tough and A Pain
BUT
Survive To The End
AND
There You Will Find Great Gain
BUT
If You Stay On Broad Way
Where All Is Bright Smooth
You'd Better Believe Me
Your Life You Will Lose
FOR
Broadway Has No Character
Upon Which To Build Good
For Broad Way Is Where
There Is No Saving Blood!
You Won't Your Spirit-Building Character
Exercise Or Good Feed
For Broad Way Is A Devil Horse
Noted For Deft Speed
To Perdition!

Yes!
Hellbent!
Twisted Out Of Good Shape
Re-Formed By The Master
Of Deception
The Great Devil
Old Satan The Liar
The Lease-Master Himself
Who Writes His Own Contracts
Always Only Benefiting Himself!

No Good Something For Something Else Good!
No Mutual Benefit!
No Assured Dividends!
Those Contracts from Satan
Have Only One Clear Marked Ending:

Death To The Promisor!
Death To The Promisee, Too!
Death To All Intended and Incidental Beneficiaries!

"Is That What You Really Want 
To Do and Be A Party To!?!"

I Still Hesitated
So ... He Gently Urged Me:

Walk With Me, My Dear Child!
Walk With Me In Truth!
Walk With Me - I AM Faithful!
Walk With Me for I AM Truth
Personified
Particular
Positive
Plain
Beginning and Ending
And Your Living In Me
Won't Ever Be In Vain!

Trust Me As Master!
Trust Me As Lord!
Trust Me To Carry You
Home To The Great Reward
Where All Who Are Faithful
To Me The Blessed Friend
Will Share All My Provisions
For All Eternity
With No End!

My Heart Leaped  
And It Was Then That I heard Him Say ...

Come Unto To Me

For 

I AM 

Your Savior

Protector

Provider

Redeemer

Loving Master

Gentle Shepherd

Almighty God

AND

Holy Lord!

AND ... That 
Is When I Arrived At ... The Beginning!

VESPERS: At The End Of The Sabbath - The Trump Card

He wanted Me to doubt God
But He did not know I had a trump card
God had proved Himself to Me
I was not living in an oil drum in a pan yard!

She wanted Me to doubt God
But she didn't know I had a trump card
God had proved Himself to Me
I was not living like a circus pig covered in thick lard!

They wanted Me to doubt God
But they didn't know I had a trump card
#GodProvedHimselfToMeToday
I did not personally for Sin have to pay!

Satan wants Me to doubt My God
He does not want Me to know My Trump Card
Jesus, the King of All Creation
Loves Me, and washed My uncleanness away
So that I may join Him in Glory
After setting aside the Body of Decay
And putting on the Robe of the Victorious
And with Him to His Kingdom fly away.

I have The Trump Card
Both Sides show The King - one crucified
And I am shouting for Glory
For the Once Dead King IS Alive
And because of His Resurrection I, too
Immortal, Incorruptible, will to Glory rise!

Satan! Get thee hence!

I Love The King, Jesus, My Lord!