LIVING SELFISH: Selfless Living

... And In The Trade News Today:

Wanted: God-Given Manhood 

Wanted: God-Given Womanhood

Reward Offered: Self-Gratification

Anybody Want In On That Deal!?!
It Sounds Like A Good One!

Whatever You're Smoking, Barry
You Seriously Need To Stop!

Why!?! Gratification Sounds Good To Me!

Yes! To You 

And All The Other Shallow Dippers On The Planet!

What Do You Mean By That Boldly Blunt Remark!?!
I'm Feeling Kinda Insulted!

You Should!

Okay! Guide Me, Lead Me
Teach Me, Feed Me!

Very Well!
What Do You Know About Self!?!

Let's See:
I, Me, My, Mine, Myself
I Want
I Need
I Desire
Gimme
Gotta Get It
All For Me
None For You!

Well Done!
You Know Your Self, Alright!

What Does Self Share!

Nothing, Nada, Zilch, Bupkis!

How Does Self Move!

In!

How Does Self Rise Up!

Alone!

Who Does Self Look At!?!

Self!

Who Does Self Care For!?!

Self!

Who Does Self Live For!?!

Self!

Who Is Self Willing To Die For!?!

Self!

If It Were Possible, Who Would Self Marry!?!

Self!

How Does Self Meet Its Declared End!?!

Self, Self- ... Destructs!

So, What Picture Do You See Being Painted Here!?!

Self Is Being Painted As Being Truly Selfish!

Unwise!

A Waste Of Time And Energy!

Okay.
So Do You Still Think That
Self-Aggrandizement Is A Suitable Reward
For Surrendering One's God-Given Manhood
One's God-Given Womanhood!?!

Let Me Think For A Moment!

Really!?!

Work With Me!
Please Walk With Me, Patiently:

Self Is Known Selfish!
Self Is A Known Sinner!
Selfishness Is Known Sin!
Sin Transgresses The Law Of Almighty God! 

The Law Of Almighty God IS Immutable!
Self Cannot Change The Law Of Almighty God!
Almighty God Punishes Unrepentant Sinners!
Self Will Never Permit A Known Sinner To Repent!

Without Repentance

There Is No Forgiveness Of, Nor For, Sin! 

Unrepentant Sinners Are Lost! 

Lost Sinners Take A One-way Bath
In The Lake Of Fire! 

The Lake Of Fire Consumes
And That That Is Consumed Cannot Live Again
So, On Careful Examination
And Based Upon The Preponderance Of 

The Evidence Provided And Known True
I, Now, Categorically Declare ... Without Fear
And Without Fear Of Contradiction That
To Surrender One's God-Given Manhood Or Womanhood
- For Self-Gratification -
Is The Height Of Folly Aka Gross Stupidly
Aka Sinful!

Barry!?!

Yes, Brainerd!?!

Couldn't You Have Simply Answered "Yes!" Or "No!?!"

Sure!

So, Why Didn't You!?!

Lasting Effect!

Meaning!?!

Just Telling You Self Is Sinful Is Okay!
Showing You That I Truly Understand

The Sinfulness Of Self
And The Selfishness Of Sin
And Itemizing That I Know And Accept 

Self's Sure Place And Reward
Is Unforgettable Aka Priceless!

Okay! I Get You!

Brethren,

Self Is A False God

And
Truth-Filled Awareness Dulls Self
The Known-Sharp Knife Of Satan 

The Wicked, Wasting, Wily, Fraud!

Self-Aggrandizement Cannot
Will Not
Be Blessed By The Holy God!
Self-Aggrandizement Reaps For Its Proponents
The Known And Published Reward Of
Satan, The Want To Be Worshipped
As The Holy God Fraud!
Do Not His Unwise Ways Laud!

Flip The Script

And

By Your Selfless Living

Bless Jesus Christ The Lord! 

Great, Brethren, Shall Be Your Reward!

Laudable Laughable Life And Times!

Speck vs Spot!
Mote vs Beam!

For The Payment Of A Groat
These Are The Life-Fight Matchups
AND
The Prize To The Winner

Is A Lil' Sail Boat!

Humble Is Truly Meek!
Meek Is Truly Humble!
They Are Taught Of God
AND
In Daily Life
They Do Not Stumble!

Pride Inspires Envy!
Envy Displays Pride!
Truth Is Their Nemesis
AND
Their Hatred Of Him 

They Do Not Hide!

Love Is Faithful!
Faithful Is Love!
Love Combines With Faith
In Loving Faithfulness
AND
Peace Is Their Portion
No Matter If Their Life To Onlookers

Seems Perfectly Graceless!

Life Is Not Just For Living
AND
Living Is Not Just For Eating! 

Eating Is For Strength

AND
Not For Drunkenness

Because
Drunkenness In All Its Forms
Leads All Men To Destructive Excess!

Confession Is Good For The Soul!
Repentance For The Soul Is A Blessing!

AND

Acknowledging Wrong Is Laudable
As Opposed To Continuing Willfully In Sin
Which Is The Act Laughable!

Adding One And One
AND
Getting The Answer Two Is Predictable!
Repeatedly Adding Wrong To Wrong
AND
Going For Answer Right
Is Madness
AND
To The Devil
That Wasteful Pursuit
Is 

To His Heart A Perfect Delight!

Measure Twice!
Cut Once!
Is The Needle-Worker's Mantra!

AND
Prayer Ever!
Sin Never!
Leads The Christian Safely Home
Where Jesus Christ's Peace Lives 

For Ever And Ever!

Live! Love!

Laugh! Pray!
Bless Almighty God
AND
Do What He Says!

Be Truly Obedient
AND
Obediently Worship Him True
AND
Trust Him With Your Life And Living
Because
He Gave His Life
To Bless And To Prosper
Both Me And You!

Say Your Prayers!

I Passed An Old Cross
Battered, Bloodied And Worn!
I - Sin-Bruised And Weary -
Queried Its Purpose
And Asked:

"How Was This Used!?"

The Answer Came Softly:

It Bore  The Lord

The King Of Life Who

Died To Redeem The Fallen

To Give Repentant Sinners

Respite From Strife

And Then

Eternal Life!

I Accepted The Answer
AND
I Searched For The Lord
Whom I Found
AND
Was Blessed By
As The Way, I Started
AND
Stayed Upon
As - In Faith -
I, To Life, Climbed!

The Way
Was Rugged Rutted
Lonely
Often Devoid Of People Who Cared
But Always
I Was Attended
By Him
Whose Suffering For Me
I Shared!

I Was Satisfied With Jesus
The King Of Life To Me
AND
I Wanted No Other
No Matter How Pleasant
The Other Was Painted To Be!

Time Passed Slowly ...

One Day
I Became Weary
For
I Had Not Uttered A Faith Prayer
AND
As Was To Be Expected
The Devil Did Appear!

I Came Upon The Old Cross
BUT
It Was Now Brand New!
It Was No Longer Rugged
AND
It Had Cushions 
AND
A Pew!

The Nails Were High Tech Bracelets
So As
No Suffering 
No Anguish
To Cause!
The Crown Of Cruel Thorns
Was Sponge-Lined
AND
He Who Was The Sacrifice
Bore Of Suffering 
No Trace
For
He Was A Rambling Gambler
Who
For The Living God
Had No Place!

I Reeled!
I Fell Back!
I Was Heart-Sore
AND
Sorely Repulsed
For
This Was The Counterfeit
Built
Published
By The Disgust!

I Was Offered ...

Faint Comfort!
I Was Encouraged To Dawdle
AND
Not To Redeem The Time
To Wander
To Ever Want
AND
To Perpetually Gather
AND
To Indulgently Recline
Indulging
Folly And Fantasy
Whatever And Wish-Craft 
AND
Greed
AND
To Be Petty
AND
Unkind
AND
To Find Escape In Hypnotic Drugs
AND
To Gratify My Need For 
Transporting Speed!

In Fear 
AND
Deep Distress
I Cried:

Father God
Have Mercy!
I Need You!
I Am In Need Of Rescue!
I Beseech You - Lord, Save!
I Have Been Foolish!
Forgive Me!
Satan Is Trying To Again
Make Me A Sin-Slave!

Come Home, Dear Child!

Come Home

 And

Rest!

Confess And Repent Of Your Sins

And

You Will Be Blessed!

Praying Brings Power

And

Hope For Rescue!

I Am Your Father!

Call On Me Always

And

I Will Always Answer

And

Lovingly Provide

For You!

I Did An About Face
An 180-degree Turn!
I Looked At My Master
AND
My Heart For Him Did Burn!

Brethren,
Listen To Me
I Beseech You!
Take Not The Easy Way
For
Therein Is Disaster
AND
The Rush To Hell
Where For Own-Sin
One Must Surely Pay!

The Mannish Majority Is Never Right!
BUT
God With Man ... IS
So
Pick Up 
AND
Keep
Your Rugged Cross
AND
Reject
Satan's High-Tech Counterfeit!

Christ Suffered
- How He Suffered -
To Make For Us A Way
So
Do Not Dismiss His Pain
Because
You Want To Give Him A Better Way!

Do Not Ever Forget
To Say
AND
Plead
Your Daily Prayers!
Position Is Not Key!
The Heart Inclined To God's Glory
Christ
Ensures
Salvation For Me And Thee!

The Old God Of Our Salvation

Is Perfect

For What Ails The Human Soul

But

The New God-For-The Current-Sages

Is Going To Take Adherents

To Outer Darkness

For

They Will Be Playing

The Reject-Jesus Card!