Look At Jesus Christ The Lord!

In Order For Our Lord To Show Us Great And Mighty Things
We Must Be With Him
Looking At His Dear And Lovely Face
Walking With Him
Listening To Him
Understanding What He Says
And 
Looking At What He Is Willingly Showing ... Revealing ... To Us! 

The Problem Is That We Indulge Inattention
Lack Of Focus
And 
Resistance To Knowing 
Because 
Receipt Of Divine Knowledge Brings With It 
The Burden Of Required Action
To Change Our Thoughts, Our Words
And 
Our Deeds! 

Knowing Demands Corrective Action 
But 
The Heart Finely Tuned To Self-Will
Self-Service
Self-Aggrandizement 
And 
That Bad 'Un Self-Pitying Selfishness 
- With A Double-Order Of Deadly Pride -
Refuses To Take Even A Single Look At Jesus! 

Jesus Christ
Is
The Way To Glory
The Truth That Is Our Ticket To Walk On The Way
The Light That Guides Our Footsteps 
And
The Life That We Must Live 
If 
We Will Secure Our Hold On Eternal Life! 

Beloved, 

By Beholding, We Become Changed! 

Behold The Man
The Son Of Man
The Son Of God
God In The Flesh
Jesus Christ The Only One Righteous
The Lord
The King ... All-Seeing, All-Knowing, Ever-Present
The God Of Grace Who Is Touched 
With The Feeling Of All That Touches Our Short But Eventful Lives! 

Please Lovingly Look Longingly Upon The Lord 
And 
Live Loyally! 

Peace

Has Been Purchased

For You

Personally!

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Handsome Dark And Light: Glow Spread

When The King Of Love Shall Come

There Will Be Moths And Cockroaches!

The Moths

Shall Run Unto The Light Of Life

And

The Cockroaches

Shall Seek To Scamper Into The Darkness!

This Is The Fact Of Life!

It Doesn't Have To Be That Way! 

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In The Land Of Man

In A Time Called Now As Then

Lives A Person Called Light!

Wherever Light Went

People Loved How He Shone

That Is Until Handsome Dark

Rolled Up Against Him

Acting All Cool And Sophisticated! 

Handsome Dark Was New-Fangled

Fashionable

And 

Every Body Who Was Anybody

Wanted A Piece Of His Action! 

He Had More Moves Than An Octopus

And

He Was Acted Like A True Split-Ring:

He Could Get Around Anything

For A Certain Somebody

And

Allegedly At Any Time! 

He Even Tried To Speak As One Divine! 

You See, Handsome Dark Knew People

Who Knew People

Who Were People With Power 
And 
Prestige And Privileges

And

As Was To Be Expected

Kindly Light Lost He Lil' Pick!

Poor Light ...! 

Whenever He Would Try To Be A Bright Spot

In De Dark Place

Some Illuminated Smart Person 

Would Offer Him The Seven "G" Salute:

Good Gracious, Grunt! 

Go Graze Green Grass! 

Light Was Considered A Panacea ... For Fools
And
He Was Disdained 
Because 
His Shining Exposed Plain Truth
To Those Who Sought The Good Master
And
Desired His Grace-Filled Gift Of Eternal Youth! 

It Was So Very Off-Putting That Soon

Light's Soothing And Clearly Beneficial Glow Started 
... I Can Hardly Say The Words ...

Started To Dim

And 
Perceptibly So! 

Dark Days Were Ahead

And
They Were Of Such Depth That 
Handsome Dark Started Wearing 

... Excuse My Please ... 
A Crown On His Cue-Ball Big Head! 

Certain People Started To Go The "Think" Route

And Very Soon

Things, Strange Things, Started To Happen! 

I Should Tell You What Those Things Were

But

Such Things Are Not Fit For Decent People
- Those On The Upward Way -
To Converse Over 
As They Have Pear Leaf Tea And Soda Biscuits! 

It's Really Off-Putting!

Well, Well, Well ...

One Well And Truly Handsome Dark-Scheduled Day

Truth Got A Call From Grace

Who Was Walking With Mercy

Who Was Embracing Dear Faith

Who Was Guiding Baby Christian

Who Was Seeking Light

But 

Unused Light Was Doing Poorly!

Light's Points Of Contact
Those Who Should Have Been Working For The King

Were Covering Themselves With Error

Doubt, Gainsaying, Lies, Fables

Other Jesus, Another Gospel

Self, Personal Truth And Alternative Facts

And

Lord, Help Us

Parasitic  And Putrid Pride! 

The Lord Of Light Was Not Sleeping

And

Hope Appeared

And

Heart Whole

She Ever Soooo Gently Roared At Fading Light:

Jesus Christ Saves!

You Are Needed!

Spread Your Glow! 

And Don't You Know
As If Struck By A Cattle Prod

A Tazer
A Downed Electric Wire

And

A Lightning Bolt

All At One And The Same Time

Light Up And Said:

I Am Light!

I Glow

And

I Shed Light In Dark Places! 

Hope Replied:

Then Live Up To Your Name! 

Glow More!

Let Your Glow Spread

And

Give Good Light

To Dispel The Darkness!

Soon, Very Soon, I Tell You
The Whole Place Was Awash In Light

And

Handsome Dark's Thrall
His Miasma
His Blanket Of Blight
Was Being Dispelled

And

From The Vicinity Expelled! 

You Should Know That He Did Not Go Quietly

But 
Go, He Did! 

When The Proverbial Dust Had Settled

And

The Post Mortem Of The Events Performed

Seeking Baby Christian Asked The Million Dollar Question:

Why Was Light's Glow

So Easily Diminished!?! 

Surrounded By Mercy, Grace, Truth, And Faith

Glowing Light Knowingly Replied:

When Light Given To The Christian 

Is Actively Acted Upon

The Christian Receives More Light

For Personal Spiritual Growth

On His Walk To Beulah Land

But

When Heavenly Light Given

Is Rejected ... Poorly Received

Ignored

No More Light Is Given

Because

The More Light Received

The More Light Rejected

The More Chastisement

You Shall Receive! 

Brethren,

We Are Responsible For What We Know

And

For What We Had Opportunity To Know ... But Rejected! 

That Is Treading On Supremely Dangerous Ground! 

What You Know ... Share

And

Your Knowledge-Base Will Grow! 

As You Grow 

Let Your Life In And For Jesus Christ Glow! 

By So Doing

You Shall Never Know Condemnation's Cruel Blow!

The Way To Salvation

Is Not

A Reality TV Show! 

EXPERIENCES: Dis(O)bedience

It Takes A Miracle
A Blessing God
To Nullify A Curse!
It Took Jesus Christ
On The Cross
Dying
The Curse Upon Man Spoken
In Eden's Garden
To Reverse!

Bless God!

It Takes Presumption
On The Part Of Man
To Accuse God
Saying:

That Curse Was Causeless!

When
In All Actuality
None In The Garden
Could Be Considered
Faultless!

The Prohibition Was Clear:

Do Not Eat That Fruit!

Obviously ...

You Can't Eat
Unless You Bite!
You Can't Bite
Unless You Pick!
You Can't Pick
Unless You Reach!
AND
You Can't Reach For The Fruit
Until
You Are At
Or In
The Tree!
AND
You Can't Get To The Fruit Tree
Unless
You Walk
AND
You Won't Walk To The Fruit Tree
Unless Your Thoughts Say:

I Feel For Fruit

Today

This Hour

This Very Moment!

AND

I DON'T CARE

If That Fruit Is Sour

Or Will Edge My Teeth

AND

Tie Up My Tongue

Stain My Hands

AND

My Face

AND

On My Clothing Leave A Trace

AND

In My Mouth Leaves A Scent

AND

In My Belly Leaves A Bitter Burn

AND

At My Sit-Down

Causes Me To Squirm

AND

In The Wash

Waste's Mighty Stench!

In My Mind
- Upon Replay -
Urge Does Recoil
AND
Remonstration 
Strenuously Says:

Disobedience

Does Not Pay

For Willfulness

Knows Not The Story Whole

AND

Selfishness Knows Only

Self's Current Goal!

Why So Bold?!

If Selfish Self
Had Hindsight's Foresight
AND
If Taste Had Waste's Pipeline
AND
Satisfaction Wore Sorrow-For-Sin's Nightgown
Obedience Would Not Wear Presumption's Shoes
Nor Greed's Glasses
Nor Borrow Today's Trouble
To Get Outcome's Tomorrow-Lashes
AND
Painful Gashes!

If You Count The Steps
To Sin
Malice 
Is Here Involved!
Wickedness Is Walking Wild
AND
Wily Satan Does Rejoice!

Be Wise Like That Serpent!
Be Harmless As The Holy Spirit's Dove!
Accept The Lord's Prohibitions
For
He Made You With Love!

Let No:

"Hath God Said ...?"

End With:

"Thou Shalt Not Surely...!"

For
In The End Of Your Big Doings
God's Surely
Will
Of A Surety
Be Done Securely!

There Is No Curse Causeless
AND
There Is No Excuse
For A Man To Be Lawless
For
Holy God's Law
Is 
Eternally Flawless!

Obedience Only Requires A "Yes!"
BUT
Disobedience 
Always Requires 
Much Thoughtful Machination To Process
For
Escape
AND
An Excuse
Become Necessary
AND
Unsurprisingly Start
With The Same "E" 
As The Evil
Which Makes You Vile
To The Lord God Almighty!
Check It Out And You Will See!

Disobedience Leads To Bad Experience
AND
Bad Experience Is A Pay-In Program
Which
- Well Used -
Turns Good-Life Into Refuse
Which Refuse
Into Outer Darkness Goes
Where Crying 
AND
Gnashing Of Teeth
Are Evinced From Those
In Humiliation's Death Throes!

In Christ
There Is No 
"Yes!" And "No!"
In Christ There Only
 "Yes!" And "Go!"
For
Christ IS Neither Fickle
Fadish
Nor A Fiend
BUT
Is The God Of Salvation
Who Desires 
All To Be Clean!

Do Right!
Live Right!
Walk With Him Who Is Sight
AND
Escape Damnation's Long Throng
Who Will Have
A Permanent Night
AND
No Lullabye For A Soothing Song!

Satan Is The Liar
So
Let Him Not Your Commonsense Squeeze
For His Only Gift To You
Is To Ensure That You End Up With
Punishingly Devilish Fleas!

But ...

Know This!
If You
- Having Made The Mistake -
Don't Harden Your Heart
BUT
Cast Your Self
On God's Mercy
AND
Doing Same
Without Fear
Confessing
Repenting
AND
Crying Out 
Because Of Your Shame
AND
Pleading With The Father
For Restoration
In Jesus Christ's Holy Name
He Will
Of A Surety
Bring You Into 
The Rest Home Again!

Don't Be As Some!
Cain
AND
Esau 
Are Of Note Two
Who
Would Not Be Humbled
AND
Were Reprobates
Through And Through!

One Cried 
That His Punishment Was Too Great!
AND
One Cried 
Because By His Own Actions
His Blessing Was Too Small!
BUT
Neither Repented Of Their Behavior
AND
God's Condemnation
Of Both Of Them
Severely
Did Fall!

Contrast Those Two
With
Adam AND King David
AND
Soberly
Also Think Of King Saul!

Adam AND King David
Knew Bitter Repentance
AND
In The Lord's Strength
Went On To Teach The Truth To All!
But ...
Saul ... Unrepentant In Sin
Grieved
The Holy Spirit Of Peace
Away
AND
In Agony Of Spirit
Trusted A Condemned Necromancer
To Get Guidance From The Dead
On How The Living Should Be Led!

The Dead Dead
- By Satan -
Answered
The Living-Walking-Dead
For Saul Was An Empty Man
Condemned
By The Holy God
For Playing Footsie
With The Fraud!

Long Story Short Short ...

Don't Let A Little Covetousness
Turn You Into A Man
Conscienceless
For God
Will Not Hold You 
Guiltless
AND
Your Too-Late Tears
Will Be To You
Profitless!

Think Before You Reach!

With Jesus As Your Leader

Doing The Right Thing

Is Not Hard!