HAPPY SABBATH + Why, Lord!?! + PRAYER: I Yield My Will To You, Lord!

 

Why, Lord, Do We Constantly Sin Against You

Our Creator, Savior, Redeemer, And Friend

To Have Power That Absolutely Corrupts

To Have Sex Impossible To Enjoy

To Have Sumptuous Food We Can't Digest

To Possess Clothing We Only Wear Once

To Own Houses We Can't Call Home

To Have Peace Which Gives No Rest

To Control Indecent Sums Of Money That 

Buys Us Friends Of The Moment

To Live Lives We Ardently Despise

But

Valiantly Pursue

Because

Frenemies, Enemies, Financial Friends, Frauds

And

Fools Aka Those Who Dismiss The Living God

And

Who Have More Head Than Brain

Are Gallantly Touting!?! 

Why Lord, Why!?!

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father,

I Come In Faith

And

I Ask A Favor, Please!

 

If There Is Something That 

I Am Doing That You Cannot Bless

Or Anything That I Am Contemplating To Do That 

Will Not Please Your Heart

Help Me To See It For What It Is 

And

Strengthen Me To Choose To Curse It

And

From It Walk Away! 

Please Fill Me With  Desires That 

Will See Me Blessed And Saved 

On The Great And Glorious Day! 

Lord, 

With Eyes That Have Been Given True Sight

By The Living Word That Is The Truth

I Can Now Plainly See That

Wrong Actions For So-Called Right Reasons

Will Never Reap For Me A Blessing

And So

I Choose This Day To Stand Humble

In The Sight Of The Son Of Man

Willing To Be Fed With Food Good For Me

And

To Be Led Onward And Upward

To Beautiful Beulah Land! 

I Yield My Will To You, Lord! 

By Grace, Through Faith

I Will Do The Good And The Right

So That I By My Own Hand

Will Not Blight My Own Life

Or The Life Of Another Soul Benight

Because

I Walk With A Heart Filled With Self-Loathing

Self-Righteousness

And

Spite! 

Please Help Me To Ever Remember That

My Every Sin Crucifies My Lord Christ Afresh:

Please Bless Me To Live By Unfailing Faith

And

Not By Tingling Flesh!

Please Let Your Will Be Done

For, In, And Through Me

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name 

I, A Beggar In Need

And

With A Contrite Heart

Humbly Plead! 

I Love You!

Please Come For Us Soon!

AMEN!!!

POTHOLES ... On The High Way Of Truth!

There Are Potholes On The High Way
The High Way Of Truth
And
For Those With The Wherewithal
There Are Preferential Detours
So That Their Cherished Wheels Do Not Come Loose!

On The High Way Of Truth
There Are Travelers Proud And Vain
And 
There Are Also Travellers
Who Humbly, Joyfully, Proclaim 
The Coming Great King's Fame!

What Many Travelers Do Not Realize
Is 
That The Potholes Are There For
Their Own Soul's Preservation
Because
The Drop Into The Pothole
Snaps One Out Of Complacency
Awakens One From Sleep
Causes One To Question Their Idea Of Reality
Rattles One's Teeth Against Temptation
Tears Off The Wheels Of 
The Chariot Going Confidently The Wrong Way
Blows Out The Air Of The Proudly Overfilled Wheel Of 
The One Too Proud To Pray
And
Bends The Chassis Of The One Too Rich To Be Humble
And
Too Arrogant To Pay Attention
To The Small Thing Big Called Truth 
Aka The Lord's Delight
Whether It Is Day Or Night!

Brethren, Beloved
Do Not Despise The Truth!
Do Not Despise The Challenges 
On The Way Of Life
And
Do Not The Call To Salvation Refuse!

Truth Was!
Truth Is!
Truth Always Shall Be
And
All Those Willing And Obedient
To Travel The Way Godly
Shall Have Truth For A Garment
A Shield
A Sword
A Helmet
A Girdle
And
Shoes Indestructible
Good
Assuring Entrance
Into The Eternal City
The New Jerusalem
The City Of God
The City Of Purest Gold!

Keep Truth In Your Inward Parts!

On Truth Take A Strangle Hold!

Speak Truth Always

And

Be Uncompromising!

Be Anchored-In-Christ Bold!

Heaven Awaits Only The Faithful!

I. Watch
He Waits
They Long
And
We Pray
Are Believing Brethren!
They Are Brethren Greatly Beloved Of The Holy God!

These Brethren Are True Believers 

In The Given Promises Of Almighty God
The Holy God
Who Made Heaven And Earth
The Sea And All That In Them Is!

These Brethren Are True-Hearted
And
Faithful
And
They Have Set Aside Self
And
They Set No Evil Thing Before Their Faces

Because

Their Faces Look To Jesus Christ
The Author And Finisher Of Their Faith
Who Is Not Ashamed To Call Them Brethren!

These Brethren Have Come A Mighty Long Way!
They Have Walked Away From Self!
They Have Denied The Liar!
They Have Lifted Up Truth!
They Have Embraced Mercy!
They Thrive On Free Grace
And
They Have Chosen To Endure All Things
For The Lord Christ
By Exercising Faith
- Their Daily Receipt Of Faith -
So That They May Walk Holy
Even As Their Master Is Holy!

They Do Not Walk An Easy Road
Because
They Are Traveling To Heaven
And
The Arch Deceiver Is Ever Dogging Their Footsteps
Hoping
Ever Hoping
To Entice Them To Turn Aside To Fables
To Believe In Gross Lies
To Indulge Doubt
To Disbelieve Truth
To Spurn The Eternal God's Mercy

And
To Engage In Feelings
Based On The Sight Of Lying Eyes
The Lust Of Carnal Flesh
And
The Pride In The Unsatisfying Life!

As I Said
It Is Not 

And, For That Matter

Cannot Be An Easy Road!

Truth Be Told ...

Were It Not For Almighty God's Great Grace
- Available And Free To All Who Will Believe -
These Brethren Would Be Walking Wild
Eager
The Love Of God To Deny
Because
They Will Have Fallen For 

The Practised Lie Of The Devil That
There Is No Land Fairer Than Day
That There Is No Sweet Bye And Bye
That Heaven Is A Fairy Tale
That There Is No Answer In Jesus Christ
That The Holy Spirit Isn't
That There Are No Angels Watching Over Us
That This Present State
Is 

The Totality Of Man's Being
Because

You Live!
You Die!
End Of Story!
No Glory!

But, Thank God ...

For Present Grace
And
Surely Coming Glory
These True-Hearted Brethren Have
The Eyes Of Faith
The Love Of The Truth
And
The Hope Of Surpassing Glory!

They Can See The Kingdom Coming!
They Can Hear The Eternal Strains Of Sweet Music
Before The Majesty Of Heaven
And
In Glad Hope
They Sing The Refrain:

Jesus Loves Me!

I Believe It!

He Is Savior God To Me!

I Take Hold

By Faith

The Horns Of The Altar

And

By Living Faith

I Shall Stand Blessed

Before The White Throne

For

I Do Not Walk This Path Alone!

It Must Be Stated 

And We Who Believe

Need To Accept That ...

Many Are The Trials Of The Faithful
But
These Do Not Compare
To The Glory Of Christ To Be Shared

In The Coming Great Day! 

Perfection Of Character
Regeneration Of Spirit
And
Taking On Jesus
Is 

A Light Burden

And 

To Them And All Believers

A Very Light Price To Pay

To Reach Eternity!

Jesus Savior

Spirit Comfort

Father God

Angels Protect

I, Believer

Know Heaven Awaits Me

And

For This Reason

Sin Self And Satan

Are Things I Roundly Reject!

Suffering Loss ... + PRAYER: Father, I Don't Know How To Pray

How Do You Live
When You Are Going To Die?

How Do You Laugh
When You Are Going To Cry?

How Do You Sing
When There Is No Song Within
AND
Loving Ain't So Easy When Your Heart Is Aching?

How Do You Care
When You Have Nothing To Share?

How Do You Lie
When The Truth Has You Quaking?

How Do Believe
When Your Faith Has No Seed
AND
Appearing To Stand Tall
Seems Like You're The World Trying To Deceive?

How Do You Pray?
How Do You Say
Father, Dear Father
Is There No Other Way?

Oh, Lord,

I Don't Know How To Pray!

Father,

Are You Even There?

Help Me

My Life Has Lost Its Song

And It Seems As Though

Everything Is Going Wrong!

Lord,

I Don't Feel Like Trusting You

But

Trusting You, I Surely Do!

I Don't Feel Like Praising You

But

Praise You Lord, Is What I Do!

I Don't Feel Like Going On

But

I Am Going On, Lord

For I Have Proved

Time And Again

That You Are Never Wrong!

Father,

Pity Me

In My Dread Plight!

Father

Pity Me

For My Eyes Have No Sight!

Father,

Bless Me

Despite This Dark Day's Night

And

Carry Me On

To Delight In Your Holy Light!

Have Mercy, Dear Lord

On Me!

I Love You, Father!

AMEN