HAPPY SABBATH: The Spirit Of Gratitude ... And Praise!

If You Desire To Be Happy

Have A Spirit Of Gratitude And Praise

To Rid Yourself Of Depression And Discontent 

To Take Yourself Off Satan's Pathway!

When We're Grateful For Almighty God's Grace

It Is Easy To Sing Praise

And

No Side-Winding Serpent

Can Get Near Enough To You 

To Whisper Nasty Nothings

To Entrap And Depress You!

The Spirit Of Gratitude And Praise

Are A Gift From The Lord

To The One Who Knows That He Is Blessed 

To The One Who Desires By His Living

To Boldly Praise Our Maker

Savior And Holy God!

Remember, Beloved

Your Creator Sacrificially Loves You

And

Remember To Bless Our Giving God 

By Showing Him That You Love Him, Too

By Sacrificing The Urge Toward Self

By Denying Self Its Handmade Throne

By Choosing Gratitude And Praise

As Cornerstones

And

Placing Jesus Christ

By The Holy Spirit Of Truth

Upon Your Renewed Heart's Humble Throne!

A Child Of Almighty God Does Not Ever Walk Alone!

Praise The Lord

And

Let The Earth Hear Your Voice As You Rejoice! 

What Do You See!?!

... And It Was All Because Of A Misspelt Word!

That's An Interesting Concept!

Filth 
  Fail
    Faith

It's Actually Quite Amazing!

The Filth Of Sin
Causes Us To Fail At Life
But, Then
With Jesus Christ's Words Of Truth ... Longingly Accepted
- Lovingly Enshrined In The Heart -
We End Up Utilizing His Daily Gift To Us
Called ... Faith
And
The Promised Gift Of Eternal Life ... By Endurance
Is 
Received!

FAILTH!
What A Word!

This Is Worthy Of Further Examination!

Indeed!

This Is What I Can See Coming Out Of That "Word:"

We Ail Because Of, And Because We, Sin!
We Halt Between Two Opinions Because Of The Sin Of Doubt! 
We Know That Fat Is Synonymous With Sin
But
Glory Be To The God Of All Grace
We Can Hail The King Of Glory
And
For Our Belief In The Living Words
And
Our Total Acceptance Of The Truth Aka Jesus Christ
We Are Accepted In The Beloved!

We Become The Children
The People Of Almighty God!

And Let's Not Overlook The Lift That We Receive
When We Set Aside Self And Sin
And
Accept That Jesus Christ Saves And Blesses Us
Because 
He Loves Us Sacrificially
And
Died To Save Us From The Cost Of Our Own Sin!

Indeed!
We Must Remove That Hat!

With Jesus
We Cannot Go The Alt Aka Alternative Way!
The Way Of Jesus Is The Strait, Straight, Way!
No Turning To The Left!
No Turning To The Right!
No Looking Back!
No Turning Back!
No Turning Aside ... To Fables!

Onward And Upward Into Truth!

Jesus Christ Saves And...!

... With Anyone Else, We Lose!

We Must Trust Him Who Died To Save Man
And
Discard All Doubting, Guessing, Gainsaying
And
Hold On To The Extended Hand
If 
We Will To Live 
In The Heavenly Land!

I Love The Lord
His Nail-Scarred Hand
His Riven Side
His Thorn-Pierced Brow
His Willingness To Suffer
And
For Me And My Kind To Bleed
And
For This Gift Of Love Alone
And
By His Holy Hand
I Am Determined That I Shall Daily Plant Productive Seed!

Remember Apostle Paul!

Indeed!

In The Kingdom Of Truth And Light
At The Lord's Banqueting Table, I Shall Feed!

Brothers, Sisters,
It Is Jesus Christ That We All Need!

We Must Set Aside The Ways Of The World
And
Its Surging Greed
And
For The Savior Of Man
We Must Honestly See 
And
Humbly Express Our Truest And Great Need!

If We Don't
By The Liar We Will Be Assailed!

The Good Ship Called Certain Hope Will Sail ...! 

...But If We Worship And Bow Down
Expressing Our Heartfelt Need

Our Salvation Will Be Achieved
And
Since It Has Been Dearly Purchased
With The Life Of The Prince Of Peace
The King Of Glory Will Be Hailed! 

This Is Terrific, Brethren!

Here's To Handing Satan ... Instead
A Ginormous Fail!!

Let Our Jesus Christ Be Praised!

AMEN!!!

PRAYER: Lord, Make My Heart Your Home!

Father, 

I Come

Pleading For Mercy

Thankful For Grace

Hopeful Of Blessing

Known Sin Confessing!

I Offer Unto You

My Worship

Unfeigned Praise

Prayers In Belief

Service And Fealty

Sorrows Pains And Griefs!

I Lay At Your Feet, Lord

My Soul

Sorrowing For Sin

And

My Heart

As A Home

For The Holy Spirit To Dwell In!

I Give Myself Freely

And

Ask That You Clean Me Up

And

Make Me Anew

So That In The Glad Day

I Shall To Heaven Go Up!

Please Remove From Me Arrogance

Pride

Selfishness Greed

Presumption

And

Iniquity

That Planned Sinning

The Likes Of Which I Have No Need!

Father,

Forgive Me My Ingratitude

My Infrequent Saying Unto You

"Lord, Thanks!"

My Not Taking Time

Not Making Time

To Just Sit With You

Talking

Listening

Learning

Hopeful In The Assurance Of

Heavenly Things Sublime!

I Own No Other Master!

I Own No Other God!

I Claim Jesus Christ As Savior

And

Strenuously Deny Satan

That Always Seeking

Ever Ready

Raging Ravening Wily Fraud!

Father,

I Give Unto You My Will!

Please Mark Thou My Way

And

Protect Me And Keep Me

For

For Own Sin

I Have No Desire To Indulge

The Plan Self-Pay!

I Desire To Live With You, Lord

To See Your Dear Face

And I Ask You Blessed Father 

To Bathe Me With Grace

So That In The Appointed Hour

Having Done All

I Shall Stand Among The Redeemed

And

Enter Glory Land!

I Bless You!

I Praise You!

I Worship You, My God 

So, Please

Bless Me And Lift Me Up

To Tell The Good News Of The Living

And

Returning

Jesus Christ The Lord

In Whose Holy Name

I Humbly Pray And Plead! 

AMEN.

Lightning Response: Text Message vs. Prayer!

I Wrote The Text Message!
I Hit The Send Arrow
AND
Instantly
I Saw ...

Sending
Sent
Delivered
Read

AND

Just As Fast
The Response Came Back

AND

I Thought ... Lovingly
Of My Heavenly Father
AND
My Offering To Him Of
My Faithful Prayers!

The Difference Between
The Text Message
AND
My Prayer To My Father
Is As the Difference Between
Pouring Cold Molasses
AND
Seeing A Raging Flood!

Before I Say My Prayer
My Father Already Knows My Need
AND
Before I Hit The Button Called "AMEN!"
The Answer Was Already There
Before I Born
From The God Who Inhabits Eternity
Who Knows The End From The Beginning
Who Sees All
Who Knows All
Who Is In All
Who Provides For All
Who Sustains All
Who Is The Judge Of All
AND
The King Of Many!

In My Heart

There Rings A Melody

Jesus Is My All And All

And

Because He Died To Save Me

I Shall Ever

On His Sweet Name Call!

Jesus Is My Answer
My Beginning
My End
My Hope
My Assurance
My Victory Over Sin!

And ...

Though I May Fail Him
He Will Never Fail Me

So ...

Dear Father, 

Loving Father, 

I Am Wholly Yours! 

Please Make My Heart

In This Moment

This Very Hour

This Day

Your Holy Sanctuary

As I Await Your Return

While Time May Seem To Tarry!

I Love You

And

In Jesus' Name, I Plead!  

AMEN.