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Marva, There Is A Sign On The Bathroom Mirror Saying:
Don't Feed The Dog:
Remember The Dove!!
You Don't Have A Dog! Sure, Do! Since When Do You Have A Dog!?! Since Forever! Can I See Him!?! I Love Dogs! What Is His Name!?! I Want To Know Why There Is That Warning In The Bathroom Of All Places!?! In The Order Of Questions Asked: No, You Can't See Him! His Name Is Private And Personal And It's The Most Convenient Place! For Whom!?! For Me! I Put It There! Is That All You're Going To Say ...!?!
... Okay! Okay! As Far As I Saw There Is No Dog In The Bathroom So Would You Like To Tell Me Why You Put It There!?! I Put It There So That I Can See It - Plastered On My Face - Each And Every Time I Use The Facilities! Marva How Is Putting Up And Constantly Seeing A "Don't Feed The Dog!" Sign For What I Call A Non-Existent Dog Plastered Across Your Face From A Mirror A Thing!?! What's Going On!?! Who, What, Where Is This "Dog!?!" I Want To Know If You're Feeling Okay! I'm Perfectly Fine! I've Not Yet Lost My Mind! I'm Trying To Lose A Lost Cause And The Mirrored Sign Keeps That In Focus Just Fine! I'm Not Yet Edified, Ms. Marva! 'Fess Up! Alright, Already! Do You Guys Realize That If You Have Oh, Let's Just Say ... Two Pets One Whom You Love To Bits And The Other Not So Much That The One That You Feed Well Is The One That Will Get Strong!?! Everybody Knows That! Which Pet Are You Feeding!?! What Are You Calling These Pets!?! The One That I Love Is Called Salvation And That Other One Is Called Self! Which Is The One That You Are "Lovingly" Feeding!?! Uh, Oh! I Know Where This Is Going! You Do!?! How About Enlightening Me!?!
Self ... Filled With Pride
Must Be Dethroned! Self Has An Ego! Salvation Is Simple! Self Is Very Pushy! Salvation Does Not Try To Be The Hero! Self Is Selfish Unkind Given To The Boast Whilst Salvation Is Gentle Loving A Blessing Of Christ Via The Operation Of The Holy Ghost! Salvation Does Not Go Anywhere Uninvited! Self Is All Over The Place! Salvation Speaks Softly And Self Is A Loud-Mouth Given To Fits Of Rage And Ineloquence! It Eats Whatever It Gets Into The Frame Of Its Mouth! There Is The Problem ... Self Is A Salmon-Tot Retriever ...! ... Come On! Everybody Knows Self Is A Pig! Very Well! I Stand Corrected Self Is A Pig! Salvation Is A Pedigreed White Dove! And If You Love Salvation But Feed Self ... Who Always Crosses The Line Your Life Is Going To Be Filled With Problems The Likes Of Which Will Make Burnt Toast Out Of That Which Pads The Bottom Of Your Back That Is Your Broad Behind! Since You Have Stated It So Nicely You Should Understand Why I Have Placed The Sign On The Mirror To Show In The Center Of My Face! Yes, I Do! The Barking Dog - The Grunting, Squealing, Pig - Aka The Squeaky Wheel Gets Fed ... Gets Oiled And It Is Best To Know The Plan And Work The Plan Lest The Plan Works Us And That Old Satan At Us Is Overjoyed!
Honestly, This Exercise Has Been Quite Stimulating ...!
Amazing Grace! Redeeming Love! Joy And Peace Sent From The Throne In Heaven Above Where Mercy Is Free And Faith ... For The Day Blessed By The God Eternal Was Is Has Been Paid For By The Innocent Lamb's Blood Which Is The Cleansing Flood!
Salvation! Forgiveness! Blessing! Truth! Hope! These Are Amongst The Graces That From Almighty God's Love To Us Does Float Free Easy Swift To Be Assimilated By The Seeking One Who Does Not From On The Path Want To Be Eliminated!
Truth ... In The Inward Parts! Heaven In Our Eyes! Ears Hearing The Call To Life While The King Of Love Awaits Our Affirmative Reply!
There Is No Hard Sell! There Is No Soft Shoe! There Is Heaven To Be Achieved And The Sinful Life To Be Cast Aside As From Sinning We Seek Totally To Be Completely Relieved!
The Fact Of The Matter Is ... Jesus Christ Is My Portion Is Not A Popular Notion Because The World Chooses To Walk Upon The Own-Way Ocean Which Treats To Their Need Of Titillating Locomotion!
There May Be Motion In Your Own Ocean But It Doesn't Mean You're Going The Right Way Since Your Motion May Be A Whirlpool Because
Your Prayers Are For Things False
About Which You Had No Real Notion!
The Bottom Line Is ... Licentiousness May Be Your Preferred Lotion!
Own Way May Be Your Choicest Body Cream!
Ignorance Of Truth May Be Your Custom-Made Perfume
And
Your Ready Excuses May Always Be Lean
But
Jesus Christ The Lord Is Always On Duty And
Truth Is Always Right And Bright
And
One Day
The Book On Your Life Will Be Opened:
Will You
In Almighty God's Heart
Be
A Blessed Delight!?!
The Facts Are Plain ... You Have Free Will!
You Have Free Choice!
You Have The Right To Choose The Eternal Blessing!
You Have The Right To Make The Choice That Will Have You Among The Souls Cast Out The Souls Forever Lost! Have You Counted The Cost!?!
Will You Love The Lord That Loves You!?!
Will You Choose To Take In Him Your Rest
Or
Will You Walk In Your Own Way With The Devil
Doing Wrong And Being Forever Evil!?!
Profit May Be Mammon!
Profit May Be Heavenly Gain!
Profit May Make You Rich In Christ Indeed
Or Leave You
In Eternal Shame And Unquenchable Flames!
Think About It ... Eternal Separation From The Holy God Will Be The Lot
Departing The Faith AND Giving Heed To Seducing Spirits AND Doctrines Of Devils Were Once Just Words To Me BUT In This Day Of Constant Drift From Holy Truth AND Base Denial Of Jesus Christ's Righteousness I Must Acknowledge That Departing The Faith Is Nothing But Outright And Vile Treachery! The Doctrines Of Devils With Concord To Seducing Spirits Gives The Lord Christ A Great Reason To Cry Considering That He Did To Our Certain Aid Did Fly When He Departed From Highest Heaven AND Did Consent In Our Place To Suffer Bleed And Die! How Can We Do It?! How Can We Deny Our Sovereign Lord?! How Can We Be So Faithless?! How Can We Desert Our Own Holy God?! The Laundry List Of Reasons ... Comfort! Convenience! Profit! Greed! Earthly Gain! Refusal To Be Made Anew! Refusal To Walk Holy, Wise And True! These Are The Things From Which Unwise Men Turn Away Preferring To Lean On Self AND Walk In Their Own Way! But, God ... In His Mercy For Love In Truth Refuses To Permit Man To Live As One ... Ignorant Of The Facts Of Life Ignoring The Price Of A Sinner's Life To Live As One For Whom Demonic Device Is The Thing Well And Truly Nice! Ignoring Facts Don't Make Facts False! Accepting The False Does Not Cause Fact To Be Lost! Believing The Truth AND Accepting The Right Is The Only Thing That Will Get Us To Live In The Heavenly Light! Be Ye Warned ... Do Not Ignore Truth! Do Not Accept Lie! Do Not Live For Feeling Else Before Damnation's Curse You Shall - Rejected By Jesus Christ - Be Kneeling! Devils Lie: That Is Their Way! Jesus Christ Saves BUT They Of The Demonic Domain Wish From Your Hand To Take That Blessing Away! From Their Encroaching Darkness, Brethren Please Turn Resolutely Away AND Indulge Yourself In Constant Prayer! Bottom Line ... Trust The Lord Of Life AND Live In The Immutable Truth AND You Shall Deny The Base Liar His Strong Hold AND You Shall Have Peace And Rest AND THAT With Almighty God's Eternal Gift Of Perpetual Youth!
As A Child Under The Age Of Consent I Was Taught Corrected Encouraged Directed AND Led To Cheerful Obedience! I Was With God's Truth Fed!
As IS to Be Expected With The Coming Of Age I Strove For Autonomy! For Independence, I Sped!
With Independence Comes Decision-Making Walk Right! Look Left! Turn About! Go All Around! See What Fits! AND Indulge! Stand Your Ground! AND That Was When I Reached The Start The Gate Where Men Have Dates With ... Fate!?!
Independence Road Is For Traffic ... One Lane
Until - With Wild Oats For Sowing - You Arrive At The Junction Where All Men - For a Period Of Reflection - Must Abide:
Walk With Jesus!
OR
Walk With Pride
Walk With Jesus: Straight Gate Narrow Way Self-Denial
DESTINATION: Eternal Life
Walk With Pride: Wide Gate Broad Way Self-Satisfaction
DESTINATION: Destruction
Note That ...
Innumerable People Choose Walk With Pride Without Ever Knowing Their Ultimate Destination BECAUSE They Stop At Reading Self-Satisfaction AND Let Out THE Roar:
"Freedom To Do Me!"
They Walk Through The Wide Gate AND Immediately Head To The Toy Store
AND Thence To The Restaurants Tawdry Tastes AND Perverted Appetite
AND Thence To The Theater Of Living The Life Where The Looped Film Is "Sensations Galore!" You Never Hear A Patron Snore!
There Is Vomit All Over The Floor AND The Patrons Are Crying Give Me More! Give Me More! Give Me More! AND Cut Off From The Son - The Light Of Life The True Source For Abundant Living - Ultimately Dying!
Those Who Choose Walk With Jesus Know The Whole Score Before Walking In The Gate!
They Know Sorrow Disappointment
AND Hardships AND Ardent Service Is Their Allotment But, Unphased They Hold The Extended Marred Hand AND With Unshaded Eyes Walk The Narrow Gate!
Their First Companion Is
Truth In the Inward Parts Followed By Obedience At All Costs Grace For The Day Mercy For Thee Is Free AND Redeeming Love!
There Is Jesus' Peace That Passes Understanding AND Rest For The Weary Soul AND The Song That Cheers Along The Way!
And ...
Who Could Forget The Weightier Companions There To Bless God's Friends?!
There Is The Blood Confessing Sin Repenting Of Known Sin Forgiveness Of Sin Heart Right With God AND Set Apart For God's Service!
And, Of Course ...
There Are The Beloved Champions Faith For Today Jesus Is The Way Spirit Of The Living God Yes, Lord! Hope For Heaven Angels Excelling In Strength Good News Blessed Assurance Wrestling With The Lord Victory In Jesus Thanks Be To God AND JESUS SAVES
AND
That Ever Cheerful Voice
Jesus Is Coming Soon!
Walk With Jesus Is No Easy Road! No Cake Walk!
ANDNo Jazz Jump Up!
It Is Hard Work Thankless Work BUTRefining Work Thoroughly Necessary!
All Who Go There Willing To Endure All Know Of A Surety That
Strong Is Their Lord!
They Start The Walk Burdened BUTThey Give All To Jesus Christ Their Lord!
They Pray Without Ceasing! They Humble Themselves! They Eat The Bread Of Affliction! AND Their Heads Don't In Pride Swell!
Their Journey Is To Salvation! They Will To Drink Of The River Of Water Of Life! They Study To Show That They Are Of God Approved AND With The Grace Of God Ever Present They Are By The Wiles Of The Devil Unmoved!
LIFE ... Everlasting In The Kingdom Of God Is Their Motivator To Stand Against The Wily Fraud! They Love Not Their Lives AND
Are Willing In Christ To Die AND They Cast Not Down Truth Into The Street AND They Will Not Love Use Nor Accept The Ever Convenient Lie!
Their Home Is Heaven! Their Lord Is The Holy God! Their Comfort Is The Holy Spirit! Their Good Influencers Are
The Holy Angels Not
The Fallen Angels Of Satan The Liar The Murderer The Fraud!
There Is An Anticipated Celebration! A Banquet! A Coronation! A Feast!
They Will Sit Down At The Welcome Table AND Jesus Christ Their King The Redeemer Their Savior Will Serve Them Before Their Bright Mansion Become Their Forever Homes!
BRETHREN ...
Please Read The Entire Sign Post Before You Make Your Decision For
Your Future Life!
There Is No Do-Over
Once One Ceases From Corporeal Life!
Do Not Become Blinded By Convenience And Ease For Come THE Day Of Vengeance Jesus Christ - The Judge Of All Men - Will Give Garments Of Righteousness Immortality Incorruption Only To Those Who Chose To Walk With Jesus Holding Him In Their Hearts Close!
In A Crisis If You Know Who Where When Christ Is You Will Stand Firm No Matter Who What Is Raging! You Can Fight That AND Win Bliss!
You Shall Wear The Glorious Crown!
Man, Please! When Has There Never Not Been A Crisis?! And That Christ He's Been Coming To Help For Ever! I've Been Hearing That Since I Was Knee-High To That Old Grass Hopper! You Taking Bare Rubbish! You Need To Hush Your Flapper!
I'm Sorry My Brother! I Cannot Do That! The Day Is A-Wasting! Christ The Lord Is On His Way Back ...!
More Rubbish! More Rubbish! That Book That You Read Says No Man Knows The Hour And, Obviously That Lord Christ's Traveling Speed!
Sir, I Detect Much Sarcasm In Your Tone! I Shall Move Past That And Deliver The Message Sent By My Master Telling You How ... To Get To The Everlasting Rest Home!
Jesus Christ, Our Master Was Never Elevated By Applause! He Was Never Dejected By Disappointment Nor Censure Nor Did He From Doing The Will Of God The Father Take Vacation Nor Pause!
There Was Great Opposition Cruel Treatment Even Attempts - Before Time - To Shorten His Life BUT He Was Ever Of Good Courage He Trusted His God His Father To Get Him Through The Strife!
Christ Left For Us - His Followers - An Example To Keep To Follow Unto Life BUT Many Hold A Profession No Occupation A Followship No Fellowship Anxious Spirits Troubled Hearts Timid Minds Lights That Don't Shine AND In The Day Of Their Visitation They Are Quick To Condemn God In Christ As Having To Them Never, Ever Be Fair Been Kind!
The Lord Is Our Shepherd He Leads To Pastures Green He Leads Us Beside Waters Still He Restores Our Souls With Good Food He Fills!
Brother! Sister! What Is The Point Of Following The Leader When You Don't Believe
AND You Won't Do What He Says When You Think You Know How To Fix Him When You Know His Walking Path Is The One Wrong!
Why Do You Eat What Is Offered At His Table AND Steal From His Money Bag?
Why Say Lord, Teach Me!AND When Corrected Run Out AND Sell Him For A 30-Piece Sanhedrin Silver Blood-Money Bag?!
Jesus Calls Us Because He Loves Us! He Desires Us To Walk In His Ways!
AND He Has Not Set For Us
Or Before Us A Path That Cannot Be Trodden Nor A Victory That We Cannot Taste!
If To You Jesus Christ IS Savior Redeemer King God AND Leader Friend Take Firm Hold On The Hand That He Is Extending AND Say:
My Soul, Hold On! Jesus Saves From Here To Life's End!
Jesus Saves But ...!
There Is No "But!" Jesus Saves
ANDYou MUST With Him Cooperate IfIt Is Your Desire To See The Eternal Kingdom!
Jesus Calls - Answer! Jesus Gives - Take! You Pray - Jesus Answers! You Do Wrong - You Will Be Corrected AND As Necessary You Will Be Chastised!
No Good Father Leaves A Child To His Own Devices Neither Does He Permit Him To Live His Life In By
AND For Lies!
If
You Choose To Follow Jesus Choose To Follow Him All Day!
AND
In All Ways!
Choose To Trust That Where He Is Leading Is The Best Place For He Alone Knows The Way!
Please Do Not Compare The Lord Christ To Others That Worship Nonentities!
Our God Is All Seeing! All Knowing! He Is Self Existent! He Is The Eternal!
AND In His Hand
He Holds Eternity!
I Declare Unto You ...
Trust Is Not Half-Way!
Faith Is No Half-Day!
Mercy Is Not Some-Day!
Grace Is Not Play-Play!
Truth Is Not Assayed!
AND
Hope Is Not Over There!
Our Hearts Know The Truth!
God IS Love Is What Our King James Does Indeed Say AND Jesus Christ - To Heaven - Paid For Us Our Price To Get Us A Home There!
But ... But ...!
But But What?!
The Pastor Says ...!
Ahhh, Yes! The Pastor Problem Rides Again!
When Last Did You Read For Your Self Your Bible? When Last For Your Self Did You Pray To The Lord? When Last For Your Self Did You Ask The Lord To Guide You? When Last For Your Self Did You Ask The Lord To Protect You From The Fraud?
When Last Did You Close Off Your Self From The Clamoring Around You And In Your Own Soul
Commune With Your Lord?
AND When Last Did You Sing A Song Of Your Praise Giving Grateful Thanks To The Holy God?
Money Can't Save You! Friends Can't Save You! Position Can't Save You! Preacher Teacher Priest Need Saving Themselves So They Can't Save You So ...It Is Left To Us
To You - As The Good Book Says - To Work Out Your Own Soul's Salvation
With Fear And Trembling! It Does Not Say Throw In The Lot With The Group! You Walk The Path Alone!
Friend, The Best Friend Ever That A Man Has Is Our Lord Christ The Son Of God The Son Of Man Who For The Prize - Our Salvation - Despised His Shaming AND
Worked Out For Us The Way To The Heavenly Home!
Let Your Own Soul
- By Faith -
Gaze In!
Let Not Your Eyes Nor Your Feelings Create For Your Self A Self-Filling Whole! Hold On To The Faith The Living That's Our Gift From Christ Jesus ANDYou Shall Live Not Merely Exist!
Onerous Lectures Convoluted Directions
AND Speculations
Bearing No Specificities Are The Work Of The Very Devil Encouraging Man Into The Ways Of God To Dig Deep!
Well ...
If God Said It! Then Believe It!
If God Says Don't Do It! Then Don't!
God Says Turn Away From The Ways Of Death AND
Come To Jesus The Christ For In Him There Is Everlasting Life!
Surrender Your Self Unto Your Savior AND
Do Not Look Back At The Things Left Behind!
Look Up To The Lord! Trust His Hand Of Blessing AND
Provision For In Him Is Found Your Heavenly Reward!
Brethren, Beloved ...
Do Not Tempt God! Do Not Lean Unto Fables! Do Not Be Double-Minded!
ANDDo Not Waiver As The Sea!
Please Set Your Heart On All Things Eternal! He Who Clothes The Grass With Pretty Flowers Is The One Who Watches Over Provides For Blesses AND Is Coming Soon To Take Home Me And Thee!
