Rich Toward ... Self!?! PRAYER: Lord, Please Generate In Me, The Giving Spirit!

Simonette Sugam Was Rich, Rich, Rich
And
Bad-Minded Beyond Belief!
She Had Houses And Lands
And
Big-Able Barns Full To Brim
And
Overflowing
And
Believe It Or Not
That Enormously Greedy
And
Thoroughly Selfish "Sister" Simonette
Known Prominent Member Of
The Household Of Almighty God
- The Gracious Giver Of All Good Things -
And
Visibly Enjoying
All The Blessings Of Unmerited Favor
Just Reaped Another Amazingly Abundant Harvest!

Cha-Ching!!

What Did She Do?!

Nothing To Bless Her Brethren For Sure!

What DID She Do!

It's Too Gross To Say!

What Did SHE Do?!

It Is Unspeakably Gross!
Please Don't Make Me Say It!

Lambie, You May Want To Roll Back The Drama
Just A Notch
And Ratchet Up The Info Sharing
Just A Bit!

Okay! Okay!
Father, Give Me Strength!

Simonette Sugam Had The Spirit Of Satan!

Gracious!
That's What You Call A Jump!

How Does One Go From Just Being Pedestrian Selfish
To Having The Spirit Of Satan!?!

Rather Easily, It Appears!

The Spirit Of God In Man Says 

"Give!"
It Says To Remember 

Your Poor Widowed And Orphaned Brethren!
You've Got Goods
So Give Freely Out Of The Bounty

- Which You Have Freely Received -

And
Help Them To Daily Live!

Sounds Fair!

It Is The Blessed Way!

Well, Let Me Tell You Some Gospel Truths!
The Living God
Let's His Rain Fall
And His Sun Shine
On The Good And The Evil
The Just And The Unjust!

But ... 

That Simonette
Either Ignored The Fact 

Or Plum Forgot 

That The Lord
- By Her Hand -
Had Made Provision For The Poor
So That They Would Be Fed
Housed And Clothed

And

With This Last Great Harvest
Rendering Her Barns Filled And Overflowing
She ... Full Of Pride
And
Self Satisfaction
And
Blessing Her Self
And
Not The Holy God
Said:

I Have Abundance! 

I Have Much Goods For Many Years! 

I Shall Drink And Be Merry! 

I Shall Tear Down These Too Small Barns

And

I Shall Build Bigger Barns!

I Shall Take My Ease!

Sounds Like She Has I-Ritis!

The Eternal Blessing God Don't Like Ugly!

Oh, Dear!
This Can't End Well!

You'd Better Believe It!

Remember The Verse ...

The Fool Hath Said In His Heart
There Is No God!?!

Sure Do! Psalm 14:1 KJV

That's Simonette
Because
She Forgot
That It Is By The Creator God
That We Live And Breathe
And ... Have Our And Any Being!

I Guess You Know That ...

The Voice From Heaven
Plainly Said:

Thou Fool!

This Very Night

Thy Soul Will Be Required Of Thee

And

Whose Goods Shall All These Be?!

She Dead!?!

Dead As Nit!

She Didn't Have The Son!

In The Son Is Life!

She Wasn't Rich Toward God!
She Was Laying Up Treasure For Herself
And
She Was Doing A Devilish Work
Pleasuring Satan
Satisfying His Black Heart
And
Causing Him To Sing
Like A Well-Satisfied Juicy-Worm-Filled Lark!

Them Doings Real Dark!

Lessons Taught Must Be Learned ...

When The Lord Blesses You
You Must Not Just Bless Yourself
Because
In Your Prosperity
You Have An Opportunity
To Be Almighty God's Almoner
Almighty God's Good And Faithful Steward
To Give A Good Gift To The Deserving Other
To - Of Yourself - Give Almighty God A Gift

And, Again 

To Be By Almighty God Abundantly Blessed!

Be Ye Warned ...

Hoarded Resources Curse The Hoarder
No Matter How Blessed They

- On The Surface To All Public View -

Appear
For
What You Hoard On Earth
Can't Go
Can't Get You Into Heaven
Because
By Your Own Hand
You Have Closed The Door
Finally And For Sure

Locked Down

Secure!

The Plain Truth ...

Almighty God Is Love!
Love Is Life!
Almighty God's Love To Man
Grants Us Freedom
From The Life Of Strife
Striving ... For Acquisitions
For Pride Of Place
Which Causes Us To Look Away
From Christ Jesus
And
Lands Us In The Life Of The Disgraced!

Shame!

A Real Shame!

It Is More Blessed To Give

Than To Receive!

Count The Costs, Brethren!

Count The Costs!

PRAYER:

Father,

I Thank You For The Matchless Gift

Bestowed Upon Me

From Your Eternal Love!

Please Help Me To Remember My Brethren

Be They Near

Be They Far

And

Help Me To Share With Them

Your Bountiful Gifts Of Love

Which

Though Shared

Are Never Diminished

Even If I Share Them

Loaded In A Car!

Bless You, Father!

You Are Faithful

Kind

Loving

Blessing

Holy

Forgiving

Saving

True!

Thank You, Lord!

I Love You!

Please Help Me

By Your Holy Spirit

To Daily Emulate You!

Please Generate In Me

The Giving Spirit

Is My Heart's Earnest Plea

For

It Is In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

That I Humbly Pray And Plead!

AMEN.

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: God Is The Lord!

The Question Was Pointed:

How Do YOU See God?

There Were Christians
Agnostics
Deists
Atheists
And Some
With No Stripe
And However You Paint It
There Was Going To Be A Fight!

Every Body And His Brother
Had An Opinion
That Was Plain
AND
The Answers Were As Divergent
As Divergent Could Be
AND
They Caused The Christians Great Pain!

"Their" Idea Of God ...

Back Bent

Eye Blind

Hand Short

Foot Broken

Power Less

Unapproachable

Uninterested

Uninvolved

Reach: None

Creator: Not Possible

Sustainer: What Foolishness!

Judge: Not Theirs!

My Idea Of God ...

Faithful
Giving
Forgiving
Providing
Patient
Trustworthy
Available
Accessible
Protective
Helpful
Blessing
True
Responsive
Teacher
Stable
Strong
Home
Protection
Direction
Correction
And, Again, And Again
True!

God Is ...

• Hope
• Help
• All Powerful
• All Seeing
• All Knowing
• Ever Present
• Eternal
• Unchanging
• Specific
• Gentle
• Kind
• Jealous
• Guardian
• Sustainer
• Lover
• Artist
• Healer
• Faithful
• My Friend
• Indwelling ... By Request
• Savior ... By Request
• Guide ... By Request
• Companion ... By Request
• Judge
• King
• Sealer ... By Request
• Intercessor ... By Request
• Executioner: Reluctant
• But Always ... By Request!

The Eternal God
Is My Father
My Family
My Friend!
My Hope For Surpassing Glory
My Passport To Eternal Life
My Way To Abundant Life
My Transport To Delight
My Beginning
My End!

The Eternal God Is
The God Of All Graces
The Mender Of Broken Hearts And Ruined Lives
The Shepherd Of Souls
The Builder Of Safe Folds
The Leader Of The Righteous
The Overcomer Of Sin
AND
To Those Faithful
Who To Him Are True
He Is Willing
Ever Ready
AND
Always Able
To Save
Because They Recognize Their True Condition
AND
Will
To Awaken From The Grave!
I Am One!
Are You?!

No Sin Is Too Evil
AND
No Pain Is Too Great
That It Is Beyond His Ability
To Forgive
To Heal
When Confessing
AND
Repentant
We Give Back To Him
What He Gave To Us
Our Will AND Our Choice
AND
Choose
To Walk In His Way!
I'm Walking!
Will You Join Me On The Way?!

All Good Gifts
Come From The Eternal God
AND ARE
Those Things Which We Can't
Buy Barter
Sell
Or
Dig Out Of A Hole:

Everlasting Life

Hope

Faith

Grace

Forgiveness

True Beauty

Mercy

Forgiveness

Salvation

Draughts From The Water Of Life

Rest For The Weary

Forgiveness

Sweet Peace In Sleep Ever The Night

Forgiveness

And

Redemption On The Great Day

Wake Up!
Walk In The Light
AND
The Damned Devil Valiantly Fight!

God Is Not An Ideal!
God IS!
Worship Of The Living God
Is Not A Bill
Nor A Law
To Be Put Forth
Voted
Proclaimed
AND
Being No Vote Getter
Promptly Repealed!

God Is Life Eternal
For Those Who Choose
To Him
Through Christ's Blood
To Be
For Eternity
Everlastingly Sealed!
God Will The Faithful One Seal!

Worshipping God Is No Accident!
Salvation Is No Perhaps!
Eternal Life Is No Fairy Tale
AND
Jesus Christ
The Way To Eternal Life
Cannot
Will Not
The Believing Child Fail!
Put Your Finger
On The Impress Of The Cruel Nail!

The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit
The Protection Of Holy Angels
The Word Of The Living God
AND
The Blood Of The Lamb
Make Life Now
Worth Living
AND
Life Hereafter
Real
Non-Regrettable
So Stand!!
Don't You See It?!
Up Ahead!
There Is Glory Land!
I Can See The King!

FAITH : Education vs. Learning! + PRAYER: Oh, Lord, You Are My God!

Did You Know
That It Is Possible
To Be Thoroughly Educated On A Topic
Without Having Learned Anything Viable On The Matter?

Have You Ever Truly Observed An Old Saint
Handling The World
AND
Dealing Deftly
Humbly
With Word!

What Have You Seen?

Here's What I See:

The Difference
Between An Educated Christian
AND
A Learned Christian
Is
One Knows Of Himself That He Is A Saint
AND
One Knows That He's A Sinner Saved!

Educated Christians
Have An Intellectual Knowledge Of Jesus
Copied
From The Opinion
Of A Man
Who Wrote ... A Thesis!

Learned Christians
Have An Experiential Knowledge Of Jesus
Born Of Trials Overcome
Through Their Belief
AND
Faith
In The Written
Inspired
Preserved Promises Of 
The Holy God!

A Learned Christian
Personally Knows 
His God And Savior!

An Educated Christian
Knows Of
AND / OR
Knows About
The Holy God
And The Professed Savior!

I Do Not Make This Distinction Lightly!
Look Around!

Education Has A God Of The Head!

Learning Has The God Of The Heart!

The Educated Christian Rationalizes
AND
Studiously Qualifies
Faith 
AND
God
In Relation To His Life!

The Learned Christian Recognizes
AND
Steadfastly Accepts
The Holiness
AND
Sovereignty Of God In His Life!

They Cannot Both Be Right!

So ... What Does God Say?

Trust In The Lord ...!

Believe In The Lord ...!

Have Faith ...!

Blessed Is The Man

That Walks Not

In The Counsel Of The Ungodly ...!

The Man Who Allows Education
To Sway Him
From The Path Of The Pure Faith
Of The True Gospel
Trusting In Feeling
AND
Indulges Intellectualizing Of
Godly Fear 
AND
Christian Belief
Is On A Very Slippery Slope
Climbing A Smooth Mountain!
For Such A Man
- Without Repentance -
There Is No Relief!

Where Do You Stand?
Upon The Rock?
OR
Upon A Textbook?
Upon Jesus The Christ
OR
Upon The Word Of The Author
Who Writes Of Jesus Christ Using A Sliding Scale
OR
Rule?

Work Out Your Own Soul's Salvation!
AND
Watch Out
For ...

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father,

I Come Before You As A Child

Needing Direction

Correction

Protection

And

Salvation!

Help Me Not To Permit Myself

To Be Cheated Out Of The Promise

- Written In Blood In The Holy Word -

By The Premise Which In The Scholarly Book

Written By A Mere Man Who

- With You -

Is Not In Accord!

You Are My God!

- You Are Holy!

You Are My Father!

- I Listen To You Solely!

I Walk In The Faith Of Jesus!

- He Is The Conquering King!

Lift Me Up, Lord

And

Lead Me

For

I Desire On The Glorious Shore

To One Glad Day

Go Walking!

Help Me, Lord

To Trust You

To Honor You

To Obey You Without Doubt

For

I Look Forward To The Bestowal

Of Your Promised Rewarding

When

- In The Day Of Jubilee -

My Jesus

- In Peace -

I Shall See!

Oh, How I Will Praise And Shout!

I Love You, Lord!

Have Mercy And Bless

For

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name, I Stand And Plead!

AMEN.

PIE IN THE SKY: Slice Of God

There Are People Saying:

"God Is Not Real!"
He Is Just Pie In The Sky!"

Well, I Like Pie
BUT
I Love God!
They Are A Good Combination
The Sweet
AND 
The True
And I Want A Slice Of Pie
AND 
A Home With The Holy God, Too!

If God Is Pizza Pie
Give Me A Twelve-Inch Round
Deep Dish
Stuffed Crust
With Extra Cheese
AND
Hold The Napkins!

I Need God All Over Me!

If God Is Apple Pie
- Truth Or Lie -
I Am Not Hedging My Bets!
I Am All In!
I Want Need The Pie God
For
I'll Be - By Faith -
Fat
AND 
Flourishing
AND 
Filled
AND
Satan
Can Go Take Himself
A Lake Of Fire and Brimstone Not-Chill!

Faith 

Is 

The Victory 

That Overcomes 

The Loud-Mouthed Confidence 

Of 

Satan's Con Men ... And Women!

*********

Don't Be Fooled!

TRUST THE LIVING ETERNAL HOLY GOD!

What God?!

I cringed at The Venom!
My skin crawled at The Sarcasm!
I felt sad at The Fulfillment
Of The Prophecy
Of The Scoffers at The Time of The End.

This was a person so-called intelligent
Better he should be called Satan's tool
For to hear him speaking
Was to hear The Voice of the Bible Fool!

"What God?

There is no God!

My bad!

Soooo Sorry!

You really believe in that Sky God?!

You have got to be stupid

To believe in such a great Fraud!

Since I came along

I have been hearing

 'He is returning!'

'He's Coming!'

'He is on His Way!'

He hasn't come!!

Has he lost his compass?

Doesn't he know the "direction?"

How come he can't find his way here?!

When he comes I will believe in Him!

Until then ... Get out of my way!"

Lord, Jesus!

"He has nothing for us!

We don't want him!

Leave us alone!

Let us just live as we like, and have fun, and play!

There is nothing after this life!

Live!

Eat!

Work!

Play!

Die!

Get out of my face you ignoramus!

Got to play fast for soon we die!"

My heart felt like lead dropping into my stomach!
I felt the hair growing on top of my head!
The fear of Almighty God rose within me
For if I was God he would be lying down dead
For here he was - On God's planet
Drunk ... on the Oxygen The Creator God provides
Living ... off of God's Grace - He pays no compensation
Eating
Sleeping
Walking
Talking
Lying
Decrying
Body Daily Healing
Fate Daily Sealing
Denying
Denigrating
Destitute 
Loving the Sin Card
Living in Lard
Basting
Waiting for the Lake Frying Pan
And himself therein to bake!

He is Food for The Fraud!
I am Fool for God
Who, all through the changing scenes of my life
Has proved Himself germane
To me time, time, and again
And I will not Him now profane!

Oh, Lord, open their eyes

Wash away the dirt and the flies and

The lies that are obscuring their Sight

Give them Bright Light

Before the descent of Final Night

Have Mercy

Pity them

In their plight!

I walked away ... sad
A prayer was all That I had to offer
Lord, let it be enough!

I walked away ... Glad
For it showed
That we are getting
Closer
Closer to Home!

My Lord

I love You!

You truly make my heart glad!

One More Day ...