THE TIME-BOUND INVITATION: Walk Uprightly ... Walk Holy!

The Sun 

Is 

Warmth, Light 
And 
Life! 

A Shield Provides Protection From The Cruel Elements 

And 

From The Killing Darts Of The Enemy! 

Almighty God's Grace Falling Upon Us

Is 

Unmerited Favor ... A Blessing 
A Blessed-Forever Gift! 

Glory ... Surpassing Glory

Is 

Almighty God's 

And 

We Have A Time-Bound Invitation From Him 

To Share In His Glory! 

All Good 

And 

Perfect Gifts 
Come From The Loving And Faithful Holy God 

Who Sacrificially Loves Us, Each, Personally 

And Then

We Have The Plain, Visible To The Eye, Problem
- Which Must Be Overcome -
If
We Are To Embrace
And
Enjoy The Gifts Given By Our Great God! 

We Must Walk Uprightly

Righteously

Faithfully ... Obediently

In The Sight Of The Almighty God

According To The Pattern Given That 
Is 
Christ Jesus! 

Beloved, 

Talk Is Cheap 

But 

It Takes Skin In The Game 

If You Hope To Win The Personal Game! 

Every Game Has Rules! 

Mortal Life 

Is 

The Not-A-Game Game 
With Rules Aka Commandments Like No Other! 

Life Cannot Be Played Aka Done Over! 
Life Cannot Be Halted For Weather! 
Life Cannot Be Timed-Out For A Huddle Or A Cuddle 

And 

We Cannot Tell The Life-Giver 

"Not Today! I Ain't Home!" 

When Our Short Mortal Life Is Over! 

Know The Right ...

We Need To Be Wise! 

Choose To Be Wise 

And
Almighty God Being Willing
Let Us Be Wise ... Unto Our Own Soul's Salvation! 

The Eternal God Loves You!

The Eternal God Loves Me

And

This Same God

Known To Be Compassionate And Caring

Loving, Giving And Forgiving

Just, Faithful And True

Has A Myriad Good Gifts 

To Give To Us Who Enduringly Follow His Rules!

The Lord God Almighty's Rules Are Not Suggestions

So Let's Not Follow The Always-Wrong Multitude

To Treat Them As No Big Deal! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ... 

Almighty God ... Jesus Christ The Lord Of Life

Our Savior-Friend 

Our Redeemer

Is 

Great Gain For Us 

So Get Almighty God ... Who Is For You

And 

Get Your Great Gain! 

Walk Uprightly! 
Walk Holy! 

Jesus Christ

Is

The Prince Of Peace

Who Gives Unto Us

His Perfect Peace!

The Green Olive Tree

 

To Be A Green Olive Tree 

Is 

To Be Something Precious ... Beautiful

Bearing Good Fruit

Abundantly Fruitful

And 

Immensely Useful! 

Such Is The Lot

The Call

The Mission

The Duty Of All Who Will To Be Evergreen Christians 

In The House Of The Lord Of Life! 

The Lord Prunes Those Whom He Uses! 

Those Whom He Uses 
Are Equipped By The Lord ... Himself

To Do The Work That 
He Has Ordained To Be Accomplished! 

Those Whom The Lord Uses 
Unfailingly Put Their Trust In Him 

And 

Rest Under The Shadow Of His Wings 
Until The Terrors Of Life Are Passed 
And We

In The Fullness Of God's Timing

Stand In The Open

In The Glorious Kingdom

In His Glorious Presence ... Forevermore! 

Beloved, 

We Have A Work To Do For Our Lord Christ 

And 

Faith, Trust

And 

Enduring Obedience Are Required! 

Let's Take As The Lord Feeds Us By His Holy Spirit 

And 

Let Us Feed The World 
Known Hungry For Saving Truth! 

Let's Feed Others 
From Our Plate Of Good Food From God 

So That We May Receive 
More Good Food From God! 

The Lord Feeds The Green Olive Tree 
And 

The Green Olive Tree Feeds The World With The Golden Olive Oil

The Holy Spirit, Within! 

Talk Is Cheap: 

Get Up And Do A Good Work For Almighty God! 

Heaven At Any Personal Cost 
Is 
Cheap! 

Peace!

CLOTHING: True Christian Character + PRAYER: Bless Us With Wisdom, Lord!

 

The Preserved 
And 
Eternal Word Of Almighty God 

Makes A Clear Lie Of 
Modern Christianity's Mortal 
And 
Corruptible Word That Says That 

All Christians In Good And Regular Standing 
With The God Of Glory 

Are Rich

Increased With Goods 
And Have Need Of Nothing!

Aka They Own Houses, Lands, Cars

Unconscionably Expensive Fashionable Wardrobes

Live Lives Of Molasses-Like Ease 

And

Have No Troubles 

Save The "Effort" Required To Lift A Fork

Move A Glass

Raise A Leg

And

The Biggie
Change Clothing
And 

Count Cash! 

Beloved, 

Clothing

Is 

Synonymous With Character 

And

Any Soldier Of The Cross 

Who Chooses ... In This Battle For Their Soul

To Be At Ease

Catered To

Pampered

Praised

And 

Puffed Up 

Should Know That They Are Cruising For A Bruising 

Aka A Burning Bath 

At The Lake Of Fire That Has No Club House 

Or Perks Of Membership! 

Be Wise ...

Let's Be Faithful To The Holy One

Humble In Our Walk

Obedient To The Call

And 

Living In The Everlasting Will Of Him Who, Alone, Saves! 

Let's Clothe Ourselves In The Character Of Christ 

And 

Reject Self

Satan's Favorite Deceive-Man Device! 

Vanity Costs

But

Humility Before Christ Eternally Pays:

Learn The Difference! 

PRAYER:

Lord, 

Please Help Us

And

Bless Us With Wisdom And Understanding

To Adeptly Use

The Knowledge You Give Into Our Hands

For The Eternal Profit

Of

Ourselves And Others! 

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

Please Bless Us With Your Peace

 That

Passes Human Understanding

So That We May Find

Our Soul's Rest In You Alone!

AMEN!!!

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Shirking One's Duty

To Party And To Play

Is A Punishable Offense:

Let's Get Our Priorities In Order!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! ... PRAYER: 20/20 Vision For Circa 2020

Father,
I Come Humbly, Believing, And Hope-Filled
Seeking Christ's Righteousness And Your Rich Blessings!
I Desire 20/20 Vision
In My Eye, My Ear, My Heart!
I Desire To See Jesus Christ Clearly
To Hear The Living Word Trustingly
And To Accept His Rulership
So That From The Ways Of Carnal, Sinful Flesh
I Shall Surely Depart!

I Do Not Ask For 20/20 Vision
To Play A Market That Will Inevitably Crash!
I Do Not Desire 20/20 Vision
To Know That Unchristian Entanglements
Will The Heart-For-Christ Smash
And
I Do Not Desire 20/20 Vision To Know
That Satan Seeks My Hope-For-Heaven
To Securely Dash!

You Have Given Unto Me The Word Of Truth
The Living Word For The Wise
The Word That Tells Of Jesus Christ
The One Who For Me Was Crucified
So
In Faith, For Love, With Hope, I Plead
For 20/20 Vision For The Year 2020
So That I, A Child, A Student, A Servant
Will Ever Always Be Able To See
My Father, My Teacher, My Master
My Hope, My Help, My Salvation
My Creator, My Redeemer, My Friend
My Lord,  My God, My King
My Surety, My Security
He Who Has In His Hand Extended To Me
Life, His Life, Without End!

Please Unstop My Itching Ears!
Please Clean My Beclouded Eyes!
Please Send An Angel To Place A Coal
From The Altar Of Heaven
Up My Known-Lying Carnal Tongue
And Take From Me The Heart Of Stone
And Fill Its Place With A Heart Of Flesh
Malleable To Your Ministrations
Your Leading
Your Will
Your Holy Way
And
Bless Me, Lord, Bless Me
With The Overarching Desire
To Never From Your Side
Ever Again To Walk Away!

Father,
We Can Tell The Weather
And We Recognize The Changing Season!
Please Help Us, Me And My Kind
To Recognize The Signs Of The Time
To Understand That A Man
Sitting Between Two Angels
Will Not Ever Be The God Of Glory
That The People Of God
Should Not Form Confederacies
With Known And Proud Idol-Worshippers
Against The Expressed Will Of The Eternal God
That Saturday Is The Sabbath Of The Creator God
That Jesus Christ Is Coming Soon
That The God Of Grace
Is The Same
Yesterday, Today And Forever
That Money Does Not Make A Man Rich
That Lack Of Money Does Not Make A Man Poor
That Only Good-Book Learning Makes A Man Wise
That Children Are An Heritage Of The Living God
That We Must All Give An Account
To The Eternal God
Whether We Are Rich, Poor, Free Or Slave
That To Obey Is Better Than To Offer Sacrifice
That Truth Is A Shield, A Sword And A Bed
That Satan Is Still The Father Of Lies
That Self Is Always A Bold Sinner
That Hope For Heaven Should Be
The Fact Of Our Lives
That Man Will Never Be Saved In Sin
That Man Is Required To Forsake Self, Sin And Satan
That Death Is Sleep To Be Awakened From For The Saint
That The Dead Know Exactly Nothing
Can Do Nothing, Can Hear Nothing
That The Dead Are Not In Heaven
But Are In Their Graves, Their Long Homes 
Awaiting The Voice Of The Arch-Angel
To Come Forth
Either To Commendation ... "Well Done!"
Or Condemnation ... "Depart From Me, I Know You Not!"
That The Only Holy Ground There Is
Is Where Two Or Three Are Gathered 
In The Name Of Jesus Christ The Lord
Where He Promises To Be Present
That Jesus Christ Is No Magician
That He Never Promised His Servants Earthly Riches
And
That Our Wealth Is Stored In The New Jerusalem
The City Of God With Streets Of Gold
And Foundations Of Precious Stones!

Father,
Please Help Us To Have A Spring Cleaning
In Our Hearts
Clearing Out The Rubbish Of Sin
So That The Sun Of Righteousness
By The Sweet Spirit Of Truth
May Inhabit And Rule
Never To Depart!

Please Help Us To Be Kind To Ourselves
And
To Each Other
And 
For Jesus Christ's Sake!

Please Help Us To Live For The Lord Jesus Christ
To Walk In Truth
And
To Diligently, Faithfully, And Enduringly
Follow The Light That Is Life!

May The Holy Angels Influence Us Always
To Do The Good And The Right
And May We, By Our Faith-Filled Living
Seeks Always Our Glorious God Holy
Ever To Delight!

Oh, Father,
The Day That You Gave Us Is Ending
And Spiritual Darkness Does Descend!
Many With Misguided, Devilishly-Illuminated, Minds 
Are Calling Light, Darkness
Good, Evil
Sweet, Sour
And 
Saving, Ennobling, Truth Is Cast Down Into The Street!
Please Disabuse Them Of The Power Of 
Their Gross Conceit
The Vile Deceit
Because They Are Leading Innocent People Astray
And Please Remind Them That Without The Creator
The Lord Jesus Christ The Righteous
They Would Have Neither Body, Voice
And For Certain Sure
No Heart Beat!

Oh, Lord
How Are They Increased That Trouble Your People!
Please Remember, Please Succour
Those Who Are Being Persecuted, Prosecuted
Terrorized, Tortured, Demonized
And Remember The Marked Graves Of The Saints
Who Have Given Their Lives In Your Holy Service!
Remember Those Who Mourn
And Be With Those Who Anticipate A-Mourning!

Please Be With The Praying People!
Please Help Us To Endure By The Faith That Works
Because Of Love!
Please Help Us To Look Up And To Walk On
Carrying The Banner Of The Lord Christ
Refusing
No Matter How Strong The Provocation
No Matter How Enchanting The Enticement
Our Savior, Ever, To Deny!
Help Us Stand In Your Truth
Even If The Heavens Fall!

We Are Saved By Grace Through Faith:
It Is Your Gift To Us!
Help Us To Be Strong In You, Lord:
You Are Our Shepherd
And In Your Abiding Love
We Have Heart And Soul Rest!
Help To Remain Faithful!

Father,
Please Pity Us Who Pray!
Please Remember Us Who Look For The Coming Great Day
And Lead Us Gently, Safely, Home
For We, Your Believing, Watching, Waiting
Working, Wise-Unto-Salvation People
Will Have It To Be No Other Way!
Help To Remember That It Is
The Mighty God Whom We Serve!

Please Increase Our Faith!
Please Keep Us Humble, Hopeful, Harmless And Helpful
And 
Please Grant Unto Us These Few Petitions
For Which We Plead
In The Matchless Name Of Our Lord Jesus Christ!
We Love You More Than Life!

Please Come For Us Soon, Lord!

AMEN!

HAPPY SABBATH + Contentment!?!

The Sorrows Of This Life

Are Myriad

But
The Joys Reposing In Christ Jesus

Are Infinite! 

How Many Of Us Can Truly Say 
When We Are Short Of Money, Food
The Comforts Of Life
Personal Peace, Quiet, Rest
Pleasant Work
Or Even A Loving Relationship: 

"I Am Contented In Christ!?! 

Do You Remember To Say Likewise 
When All Is Well!?! 

Is Your Contentment From Having Things 

Or From Personally Knowing Jesus Christ Our Lord!?! 

Can You Recognize The Difference!?! 

Let Me Make It Perfectly Plain That
What Jesus Has For You, Is Yours: 
He Always Blesses No Matter How Things Look Or Feel! 

I Encourage Us All

To Stand On His Sure Promises

And 

To Be At Peace! 

Jesus Christ Is Caring For Us

And

Abundant Blessings Await All His Believing Ones! 

Let Me Point Out Here For Us All That
Contentment Is A Godly Attribute 

Which Is An Indicator Of 

Our Faith And Trust In The Living God 

To Be Our Provider!

AMEN!!!

That's A Whole Sermon That You Just Preached!

Truth Must Be Completely Told, Though, Brethren!

Contentment Is Scarce All Around 
Because 

People Don't Know The Real Jesus 

And 

Do Not Understand "This Faith Thing" 

That We Practice 
As They So Disdainfully Call It!

I Ain't Practicing!
I'm Living By Faith!

I'm With You!
This Is The Last Over Of The Game
And Jesus Christ Is Coming
And That Satan Is Bowling Bouncers
With Live Ammunition!

You Got That Right!
This Ain't No Practice Game!
This Is Do Time!

Jesus Christ Gives Unto Us 
- The Word Says Every Man -
The Daily Gift Of Faith
- Believers Use It To Cope With Life -

And

Since Multitudes Have No Faith

Because 
They Don't Know King Jesus

All Around Us Is Disarray

Sorrow, Discontentment
Murder, Mayhem, Spiritual Bankruptcy 
Carnality, Criminality And Conspiracy

And

The Real Problem Children Called 
And 
Known As 
Debilitating Doubt And Damnable Disbelief! 

A Lil' Bit Of Jesus Surely Soothes The Savage Heart! 

A Life Lived In And For Christ Jesus 
Makes The Pains Of Human Existence Easier To Bear! 

Indeed
And
With Your Kind Permission
Here Are Some Words To Live By
Which Will Settle This Matter
Once And For All
For Us All:

I Have Faith 

So I Am Trusting My Lord Jesus 

Who Daily Gives Me His Faith 

So That I Will Daily Trust Him

By Daily Having His Gift Of Faith

Which Daily Causes Me To Daily Trust Him!

It's A Beautiful Circle!

All In All A Good Day's Blessing!

Nice Circle!

Hear, Hear!
I Sincerely Thank Our Father In Heaven That
There Are No Angles In Or To Our Jesus!

Preach It, Brother! 

You Are All So Correct!
When I Look Around
I See The Detritus Of Lives Lived By False Gods
False Teachings From False Teachers
And Broken Promises
Because Of All The Angles Useful ... Supposedly
To Find Happiness Aka Contentment!

It Makes A Big Man Want To Cry!

Let Me Repeat, My Peoples
Contentment 
Is Only Found
In Jesus Christ The Lord!
Any Other Way ... Or Mode To Contentment
Is
Compliments Of Satan The Adversary
That Lying, Murdering, False God!

People!
Hope In The Lord!

Bless Yourself

Aka Make Yourself Truly Happy

By Pleasing Almighty God!

WRONGED: Make Amends!?!

How You Feel About Me
Does Not Determine How I Should Feel About You!
I Am A Child Of The Living God Holy
And
I Refuse To Submit To The Ways Of The Fraud!

One Hand Cannot Clap

And It Takes Two To Tango Aka Tangle!

I Am Human
And
You Are Likewise
But
Our Difference Is Determined By
Which One Of Us Walks In Truth
And
Which One Of Us Lives By Lies!

A Lie Started War In Heaven

And A Lie Caused A Perfect Man And Woman

And A Perfect Creation To Live To Die!

I Choose The Way Of The Master!
I Choose The Way Of The Living God!
I Choose To Be And To Live Like My Jesus
And
I Will Not Behave Like A Minion Of
The Wanna-Be God-Fraud!

Deceit Will Never Bless Nor Satisfy!

You Hate!
I Appreciate!
You Tempt "Fate!"
I Have With Soul Salvation A Firm Date!

Soul Salvation Is Not Something

To Be Trifled With!

Don't Indulge Hate, Envy, Greed, And Lust!

Look!
This Argument Is Pointless!
I Am Not Going Where You Lead!
I Am Living For My Jesus
And
I Refuse To Ride Satan's Hell-Bound Steed!

You May Hate Me All You Want: Your Choice!
I Will Love You: I Have To ... I Must
And
If There Is Ever Anything That 
I May Do To Assist You In Your Journey
Have No Fear To Call Me
Because
In Jesus Christ's Holy Faith
To Your Side I Shall Surely Rush!

Just Because You Have Free Will

It Does Not Mean That You Should

Use Your Free Will To Be Unkind!

Ask Me For A Glass Of Water!
Rest Assured That It Will Be Clean!
Ask Me For A Meal Of Food For Your Saving
And
Be Convinced That It Shall Be A Clean Meal
Fit For A King, A Queen
Because
I Serve The Living God Holy!
I Serve The God Of Grace Who Sacrificially Loves
And
I Believe The Words Of The Oracle Of Almighty God
Which Plainly Says Firmly:

Whatsoever A Man Sows
That Shall He Also Reap!

And

Anything That I Do For The Least Of The Brethren
I Have Done Unto The Living God!

The Lord Does Not Play Favorites

And He Keeps Faithful Records Of

All We Think, Say And Do

And He Does Not Short-Pay Nor Over-Pay!

Friend,
Jesus Christ Looks Beyond My Faults
And
He Sees My Need
So I Shall Look Beyond Our Faults
- Yes, I Have Mine -
And 
For My Soul Salvation
To You ... I Shall Endeavor Always To Be Kind!

Compassion Is Always Kind!

Compassion Is King!

Jesus Christ Died To Save You!
Jesus Christ Died To Save Me!
Jesus Christ Is All-Seeing, All-Knowing, Ever-Present
All-Feeling
And
My Pray For Us Both
Is
That We Shall See Him On The Great And Glorious Day
In Joy And Perfect Peace
Because
Our Personal, Inherited, And Cultivated
Defects Of Character Will Have ... By His Saving Grace
Been Cleansed
Been Remedied!

The Joy Of The Lord Is Your Strength!

I Am Grateful For The Lord's Present Grace
And
I Am Thankful For Coming Glory
And So
I Bid You God-Speed And A Blessed Day!
May The Lord Grant You His Sweet Peace!

Keep A Zion Song In Your Heart

And With Faithful Endurance

Go On Almighty God's Errands!

GIGO: GOGI

Believe
          Trust
                 Receive
                            Give!

Give And Get Back!

But ...

Before All That
Consider That:

Because Of The Naturalness
The Reality Of Sin
You Suffered From GIGO
Garbage In Garbage Out!

Garbage Constantly Went In
And
Garbage Constantly Came Out

And Then

You Heard About The Good Shepherd

The Shepherd Of Rest
The Savior Of Mankind
The Leader Of The Blessed
The Giver Of Every Good And Perfect Gift
The One Who Stays The Devil's Hand
From Being Able His Faithful Ones Like Wheat To Sift

And

Recognizing Him
As The Desire Of Your Thirsting Soul
And
Accepting The Call

"Come And Dine!"

And

Realizing That This Was Truly The Master's Voice
You Left Off Playing
And
Sat Down With Him To Eat The Bread Of Life
And
Drink The Water Of Life
Which Were Food And Drink Indeed!

And No Surprise ...

Business As Usual
Could No Longer Be Sustained
And
The Tasty Berry GOGI
- Garbage Out Goodness In -
Became For You The Way Of Life
The Way To Life!

Garbage Really Went Out
And
Goodness Truly Entered

And

One Glad Morning
All Within Your Sphere Of Influence
Heard You Forcefully Say:

Believe
Trust
Receive
Impart!

Believe
Trust
Receive
Give!

I Know Him!

I Have Faith!
I Believe In Him!
I Trust His Word!
I Receive His Blessings!
I Must Share What I Have Received
And
I Know I Shall Receive More From Him
And
I Shall Share More
And
The More I Receive
The More I Shall Give!
This Is The Blessed Way To Live!

What A Wonderful Life
Living In The Light Of Love
Loved By Him
Loving Him
Loving Others!

I Have Had An Epiphany!
I Have Had A Change Of Heart!
I Am A Patient Of The New-Heart Doctor
And
From Sin, Self And Sinning
With His Leading
I Did Depart!

My Will Is Given Over To Him!
His Sovereign Will Marks Out My Way!
His Ways Are Now Mine!
I Choose To Be His Servant
And
I Live As His Child
And
I Am A Student Of His School Of Faith!

Through The Eye Of Faith I See Him!
With Spiritual Ears His Every Word I Hear!
With My Tongue Cleansed
I Tell Of His Great Goodness
His Mercy
His Grace
And
My Feet Are Shod To Deliver
The Good News Gospel
And
In The Fullness Of Time
I Shall ... Face To Face
Behold The Radiant Visage Of
The Eternal God
Holy, Faithful, Forgiving, Healing
Divine!
I Am His And He Is Mine!

Doing Good Takes Effort!
Doing Evil Does Not!
Speaking Truth Takes Effort!
Speaking Lies Does Not!
Walking Right Takes Effort!
Walking Wayward Does Not!
Working Faith Takes Effort!
Working Doubt Does Not!

Sell All, Buy All:
Giver Gets!
Keep All, Lose All:
Sharer's Needs Are Met!

Locusts
Canker Worms
Flood
Disease
Deny The Liar
Take Jesus
Pray With Passion, Please!

Love!
Don't Hate!
Create!
Appreciate!

Do Good
And
Bless
And
Your Sin Daily Confess
And
You Shall Surely Fail Satan's Can't-Fail Test!

Believe Christ!
Trust Truth!
Receive The Gift!
Attest To The Blessing!

By Your Grace, Lord
Your Salvation I'll Never Be Forgetting
Because
Your Love For Me
Has Stayed Satan's Blood-Letting
And
I Have Found My Peace In You
As I Lean On You
As I Rest In You!

Lord,
You Are Truth!
You Are True!
You Are My Hope, My Help
My Joy, My Song
And
Faith First ... Nothing Wavering
I Confess In The Face Of These Witnesses
Solely, Wholly
I Belong To You!

Please Come And Take Me Home!
I Desire To Be With You Forever And Ever!