Rejoice! The Lord Is King ... Forever!

Today, I Deny My Eyes

I Rebuke My Ears
And

I Castigate My Skin

Because

I've Given My Fears To Christ Jesus

And

He Does My Every Burden Bear!

I Have The Holy Spirit For My Comfort

And

For My Walking Stick Importunate Prayer

And

Because I've Given My Heart To My Jesus

War Against Doubt And Disbelief Has Been Declared!

I Could Take The Low Road And Linger At 

"What If!?!" 

     And 
             "Maybe!?!" 
                  And 
                                  "Can He Do ...!?!"

But

I've Gone All In With The Source And Strength Of My Life

And

Dear One, I Suggest That You Do The Same Thing, Too!

Built On The Rock Of Ages

Standing Upon Truth

Sheltered By Grace For The Day

Attended By Mercy For Me And For You

I Listen To The Still Small Voice

I Harken To The Word 
And 
Obey The Call To Enduring Faith

And

The Call To Know And Understand 
That Jesus Is With Me All The Way To Home

That Holy Angels Guard And Influence Me

To Do The Good And The Right That 
Does Eternal Dividends Pay

That Pilgrims Have Travel Problems

That Sinners Must Become Saints

That Self Must Be Subdued
And

That Runners For The Crown Of Life

Pray And Don't Faint! 

I'm Passing Through This Vale Of Tears
And

I've Got A Friend Who Blesses Me 
And 
Willingly Does My Every Burden Bear!

I've Got A King Who Is Loving And Kind

And

I've Got At My Trembling Side

The God Of Glory Who Is All-Knowing

All-Seeing

Ever-Present 

Holy

Good

Divine
And

With Him By My Side, I Rise

Because

We Are To Highest Heaven Unfalteringly

Unswervingly

Unabashedly Inclined! 

Being Faithful To Him, Alone

Who For My Sin, By Blood, Did Atone

In The Fullness Of Time That

He, Alone, Knows 

I Shall Cross The Separating Line! 

My Faith In The Lord Christ, By His Grace
Through The Working Of The Holy Spirit
Is 
Squarely Fixed On Him! 

Where There Is Life, There Is Hope

And 
The Hope That Rests In Jesus Christ 
Does Not Cause Shame 
Because 
He Will Deliver On All Of The Promises Made 
To Us Who Choose To Believe In Him 
And 
Say: "Yes, Lord! AMEN!" 
And 
Patiently Await Their Fulfillment! 

Our God Is Gracious
And 
Ever-Present
And 
Participates In All That Concerns Us
And 
No Child Of This Great King 
Should Walk Around, Head Down ... Defeated
Despairing
Anxious About What A Lying Man 
Or A Murderous Fallen Angel Can Do To Him: 
We Are Not Alone! 

Boundaries Are Set By Our God Who Says: 

"So Far And No Farther!" 

The Lord Is With Us 
And 
There Is Nothing That He Brings Us To That 
He Cannot Carry Us Through! 

Beloved,

Dare To Believe The Promise!
Dare To Exercise Your Gift Of Faith!
Dare To Trust God's Love For You
And 
Confidently Rest In Hope! 
Joy Comes In The Morning! 

Harvest Celebration On The Great Day 
Is 
On The Way! 
Hold On: Unceasingly Pray! 

FAITH AND HOPE: Self-Exaltation Versus Self-Examination + PRAYER: Remind Us To Always Pray, Dear Father!

It Came To Pass On A Certain Day 
In The Midst Of The Congregation That

Self-Examination Was Attacked By Self-Exaltation

Who Had Self-Sufficiency

And

Self-Indulgence 

Both Standing Close By

One On The Left Hand And The Other At His Right Hand!

For His Part ... In His Right Hand

Self-Examination Was Gently Holding 
Constant, Heartfelt, Prayer!

It Was An Uneven Match-Up From The Get-Go

And

Know-It-All Self-Exaltation

Did Not Fear ... Nor Neglect

To Tell Self-Examination So!

You Can't Even Think For Yourself!
You Are A Loser!

Look At Those Cheap Shoes On Your Feet! 

You're A Loser Always Having To "The Savior" To Creep! 

Self-Examination

In The Quiet Of His Heart

Said To Himself:

There But For Your Grace, My Lord, I Go! 

Help Me, Dear Father
My-Wise-In-His-Own-Eyes Brother To Reach! 

Please Lay On My Heart Words Of Consideration

So That I Do Not Get Into A Tongue And Teeth Collision
And Send Him Off, Indignant, To The Wily King Fraud! 

To Self-Exaltation
Self-Examination Calmly, Carefully, Deliberately, Said:

Self-Exaltation, 

I'm Sorry That You Feel That Way

But I Creep To My Lord And Savior Boldly 

So That I Do Not Indulge In Own-Sin Self-Pay! 

I Accept The Lord's Checks And Balances

And I Pray Constantly As Protection Against The Known Foe

And I Invite You To Get To Know Him Personally

So That Of Willing Sinning

You Will Choose To Let Go! 

I Was Born A Sinner

But In Sin, I Shall Not Die

Because Jesus Christ My Savior ... For Me, Personally 

On Mount Calvary Did Die! 

We Walk Together Because With Him I Do Agree

And I Choose To Humble Myself Before Him

Instead Of Exalting My Self

And Pretending To The World At Large

That I'm What, Without Him, I Can Never Be! 

I'm A Child, A Student

A Servant And A Saint! 

I've Taken Jesus Christ As My Captain

So That In The Road To Mount Zion

I Shall Not Hunger, Get Lost

Or Under The Buffeting Of The Adversary

Ignominiously Faint!

The Lord Is My Shepherd

My Rock And My Sure Refuge

And By My Following Him Faithfully

Enduringly

I Have Heaven To Gain 

And The Burning Hell To Refuse!

Every One Of Us

Be Ye Self-Exalting

Or Self-Examining

Will Have An Account To Settle

Which Will Clearly Show Our Mettle!

Your Works Will Either Stand And Prosper

Or They Will Fall To The Ground And Perish

And I Tell You Truly

The Reward Of All You Self-Indulgent Ones

Is Not Something That I Would Relish Or Cherish!

I Pray For You With All Sincerity!

I Speak To With Love ... In Christian Charity 

And Beg You, Please

Reform Your Ways Because Before Very Long

We Shall Stand Before The Lord, The King

The Ancient Of Days

Who Knows, Who Sees, Who Feels

And Is In All Things!
We Created Beings ... His Creatures

Cannot Hide From Him

A Single, Solitary Thing!

I Examine Myself

To Know My Every Weakness

And I Repair Unto Him

Who Strengthens Me To Be Like He Is!

I Cannot Be Like You

For I Choose To Be Like

Who Is The Author And Finisher Of My Faith

And The Very One Who Forgives My Sin

And Who Showers Me With Unmerited Favor 

Which Is His Gift Of Moment By Moment

Free Grace!

Remember This, My Misguided Friend 

When You Love The Lord Of Life

You Truly Love Your Self! 

When You Put Your Self 

Before The Lord Of Life 

You Are Your Own God 

And You Earn For Your Own Self

The False God's Reward! 

Worship The Living, Holy, God! 

Humble Your Self

And Stop Being Proud! 

Satan Is Proud! 

Satan Loves Self! 

Satan Is The Father Of Lies! 

Get Him Out Of Your Bosom 

And Get Off Of His Reserved-For-Damnation Shelf! 

Reach For The Extended Hand Of Hope

And Stop Letting Satan Choke You

With Your Own Self-Made Cherished-Sin Rope!

Self-Exaltation Could Not Utter
A Single, Solitary, Note! 

To Strike While The Iron Was Still Hot
Self-Examination Then Said:

 

Self-Exaltation,
Please Take Comfort In The Lord Jesus Christ

The Lord Of Life And Light 
Who Promises Us His Fatness ... His Abundant Blessings 

Both Now And Forevermore! 

To The Gathered Brethren, He Said:
 
Brethren,

What We See With Our Blind Eyes 

Is 

Narrow And Finite 

So Let Us By The Strength Of Faith 

And 

The Courage Of The Blessed Hope

Take Jesus At His Living Word 

So That We Will Enjoy All That Is In 

His River Of Pleasure! 

Trust, Obey, Pray

Give Praise

Do Good

Endure Through The Fight Of Faith

Be Faithful

Learn All Things From The Lord Jesus

And

We Can All Be Sure That We Will Be Gloriously Blessed! 

Eternity Awaits Us!

PRAYER:

Dear Father,

Please Grant Me

The Strength Of Faith

And
The Courage Of Hope!!

Increase Our Love For Our Lord Jesus

And
Bless Us To Be Tied Up

In Salvation

So That The Life's Work
That Is Sanctification
Does Not Become For Us

A Wink And A Nod

Popular Conversational Trope!

Remind Us Always, Father
That Men Should Pray
And
Not Faint
And
Keep Us In Your Holy Care!

Please Bless Us To Continually Hear
The Sweet Spirit Of Truth
And
To Obey The Gospel Call
So That We Shall Indeed Be Blessed
For It Is In Jesus Christ's Holy Name
That We Sincerely Pray And Humbly Plead!
Please Come For Us Soon!
AMEN!

 

The Truth For The Ages!

Almighty God ... Is!

Almighty God Can!

Almighty God Does!

Almighty God Loves!

Almighty God Forgives!

Almighty God Judges:

He Will Judge Sinners!

He Will Judge Saints!

He Will Judge Fallen Angels!
Christians Stand Up For Jesus!
Please Do Not Let Faith Faint!

When You Walk With Jesus Christ, The Savior Of Man
You Won't Run With Satan, That Devil

Who Introduced Sin's Taint To The Family Of Man!

When You Live For Jesus Christ, The Lord Of Life
You Won't Sleep With Satan, The Known King Of Sin

And

Purveyor Of All Strife!

When You Speak Truth For Jesus Christ, The Way To The Father
You Won't Tell Lies For The Devil
The Good-Life Destroyer!

And

When You, Converted
Invite The Savior-God With You To Sup
You Won't Ever Accept The Call To Feast With The God-Fraud
Whose Sworn Task Is, With Prejudice, To Mess You Up!

Be Ye Warned And Blessed ...

Don't Be Like Judas Iscariot
And
Sell Gold To Buy Silver!

Don't Be Like King Saul
Seeking After The Dead To Aid The Living!

Don't Be Like Esau Crying Crocodile Tears

After
Despising Your Birth-Right To Fill Your Belly!

Don't Be Like Satan
Who, By Desiring Unholy Worship
Departed Living Light To Inhabit The Bewitching Night!

Be Ye Informed ...

Consider The Lilies ... How They Grow!
They Neither Toil At Work
Nor To Make Clothing, Spin!
The Lord Keeps Them
He Feeds Them
And
He Provides Their Glorious Attire
So, Please, Friend
Make The Decision
Your Sinful Worry Over "Things" To Retire!

The Truth For The Ages ...

Satan, The Adversary, Lied!
Jesus Christ, The Savior, Cried!
Jesus Christ, The Redeemer, Died 
And, Yet
Lives Still
And, Now
Satan, The Damned, Cries 
For He Now Lives 
knowing
That He Will Pay For His Lies
And, Soon
Forevermore
He Shall Surely Die!

Raise The Song ...

Jesus Christ, The Truth
The Shepherd
The King
Always Saves
And
The Truth Always Prevails!

Thank The Father God

For The Gift

Of

Jesus Christ, The Blessed One

And

Get Ready!

Get Ready!

Get Ready!

The Ship Of Zion Is Soon To Set Sail!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: If Sinners Only Knew What Saints Of God Know

When He Was Born
He Was Seen To Be A Beautiful Child
And
When He Was Dedicated To The Lord
He Was Given A Beautifully Simple Name
Easy To Remember
A Breeze To Spell
Replete With Meaning:

Reach After God By Faith

As He Went Through The Early Life Stages
And
Grew Into His Majority
That Is ... Reached The Age Of Consent
The One Thing He Had Daily Heard From His Loving Parents

Marvellous Grace

And

Merciful Powers 

Was

Expect Great Things From God!

Reach After God By Faith
Having Always Lived To Expect Great Things From God
Became A Man Of Faith
And
Set Up His Own Household With The Very Homely Looking
But
Oh, So Kind Lady

Grace Is Free

Odd Arrangements Call Forth Comment ...

The Proud And Pretty Girls
And
The Available Painted Ladies
Were Not Well Pleased
And
The Whole Village Knew It!

Faith And Grace, For Short

Were Contented In The Lord
Because
Jesus Christ Was In The Family
And
They Had A Happy, Happy, Home!

I Should Tell You Here That
The Adversary Of Souls
Hated Everything And Everybody
Associated With
Called By
Attached To
Or
Smelling Of Jesus Christ's Faith And Grace
And
With An Unmitigated Hatred
He Hated, Hated, Hated
Reach After God By Faith
And
His Wife, Grace Is Free!

Lil' Things Started Happening!

At First
The Occurrences Were Considered Happenstance!

This Is Life: Things Happen!
No Biggie!

But ...

As We All Know
- Having Previously Recognized The Hand Of Satan
As He Tormented The Lord Christ
From The Cradle To The Grave -
Evil-Doing ... Just Like Hatred ... Escalates
Because, Well
More Is More
And
More Is Always Better!

Soon ...

What Had Been Petty Annoyances
Started Shaping Up To Be Real Problems
At Least In The Eyes Of The Unbelieving Onlookers!

When You Know Truth

You Can Always Recognize Lie!

When You Live Love

You Can Always Recognize Hate!

When You Don't Have A Savior

Satan Satisfies!

When You Don't Have Salvation

You Just Live Like One Living Just To Die!

Fancy Ladies ... Dishabille

- Those Felonious Minions Of The Fraud -

Took To Following Faith Around His Property
At His Work
At Church
When He Was With Grace

And
When He Walked Alone
And

A Proud And Pretty Girl Got Him Fired From His Job!

A Tree Fell On The Roof Of Their Bedroom!
Three Mortgage Payments ... Already Paid
Were Suddenly Missing!
The Sewer Line Burst!
A Truck Ran Into The Corner Of The House!

Grace Is Free Then Lost Her Job 
- For Cause -
For Absenteeism And Bad Attitude
The Day After Winning
The Employee Of The Year Award For
Perfect Attendance
Product Knowledge
Customer Service
Willingness To Serve
Best Attitude
And
On-Time Performance!

A Painted Lady Got Faith Arrested For Doing A Thing
Something
Anything
Nothing!

You See
Their Problems Came About 

Because

They Were Not Into The Secular And The Worldly

But

Into The Sacred And The Heavenly!

Faith And Grace
Were In Thought, Word, And Deed

Friends Of The True, Holy, Living, Eternal, Faithful God!

They Were Friends Of Satan's Enemy

And

In The Warped Mind Of The Arch-Fiend

This Betrayal Could Not Be Allowed To Go Unchallenged!

This Betrayal Must On All Counts Be Answered

And

The Destroyer Was Well On His Way

To Accomplishing His Nefarious Goals

Or

So. He. Thought!

Servants Of The Lord ...

When You Live A Life Of Love

Trusting In The Faithful God Of Love Above

Enduring All Things Against You As Badges Of Honor

You Do Not Before The Damned One

Bow Down 
And 
In Fright ... Cower!

You Stand Up For Jesus!

You Live For The King!

You Follow The Shepherd

And

Trust In Him Moment By Moment

Day By Day

Hour By Hour!

The World
- That Is The Neighbors -

Was Watching ... Wondering

Amazed At The Strength

The Character

The Faithfulness

The Endurance

The Joy

The Peace

Exhibited By These Two Pillars Of 
The Great And Coming King!

The Proper Use Of Knowledge Is Power ...

If Only They Knew That

Great Expectation Is Not Just A Book Or A Song!

If Only They Knew That

Grace Is Free Is A Promise Of Almighty God

And

Not An Access To A Free-Sinning Bong!

Truth Be Told ...

Reach After God By Faith
Lived Out His Name
And
Inculcated Into His Life The Anthem 
- Expect Great Things From God -
Daily Sung To Him By Both His Parents
From His Birth Even Until Now!

Faith Leaned On Available Grace
Which Is Always Free
And
Available Grace Held Unto Free Mercy!

The Lesson Taught
The Lesson Learnt ...

Reach After God By Faith
And
Grace Is Free
Knew Truth And Understood That
As Faithful Followers Of The Lord Christ That
Followers Follow ... AFTER ... The Shepherd Faithfully!
Sheep Who Are Known Followers
Do Not Lead The Shepherd Who Is The Leader!

Reach After God By Faith
And
Grace Is Free
Showed To All Observing Them That
Grace Is Indeed Free When By Faith
Believers
Reach After God To Accept The Hand Of Hope
The Hand Of Help
To Accept The Gift Of Love
The Gift Of Life
From The Lord Of Life
The Giver Of Salvation!

Brethren,

Satan Only Goes After Those Who Are Not His
Or More Properly Stated
Those Who 
- By Word And Deed -
Belong To The Lord Christ!

When We Accept That Jesus Christ The Righteous
Is
Our Only Answer
Our Only Hope
Our Only Help
Our God
Our Lord
Our King
Our Savior
Our Redeemer
Our Shepherd
Our Peace
Our Rest
The Only One By Whom The Believer 
Is 
Truly Blessed
Satan Cannot
- Will Not - 
Win In The War That He, Roaring
Is 
Angrily, Aggressively, Waging
Against The One That The Lord Christ
By Innocent Spilt Blood 
Is 
Saving!

Trust Jesus Christ To Deliver
Because
He Has By His Death, Burial, Resurrection
Ascension
And
Intercession For You
Has Already Delivered You!
All You Need To Do Is Open Your Eyes
And
Your Heart
To Recognize That Fact!

Jesus Christ Saves!

Drinking And Enjoying The Cup ... Of Blessing!

All Who Depart From Sound Doctrine
Will Drink The Bitter Cup
Served
Without The "Honey" Of The Cup Of Blessing
That Is Held To The Lips Of The Obedient Faithful
By The Loving Hand Of Jesus Christ The Lord!

All Who Will Live Godly Lives
Will Suffer Persecution
AND
All Who Will Surrender Their Will
To The Lord Jesus Christ
Will See The Dominion Of Darkness
Vigorously
Committedly
Unremittingly Try
To Make Christ's Followers
The Way Of Truth Deny!

The Child That Walks Under The Banner Of Christ
Will Have
"Do What Thou Wilt!"
As The Panacea Against Doing God's Will
Hailed Before Their Face
BUT

KJV Romans 8 - Faith's Manifesto - Which Says

38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Is In The Blessed Cup Of Blessing
AND
Nothing
- Because Of Jesus Christ's Saving Faith
AND
God's Great Grace
AND
Mercy Free -
Will Make The Soul-Surrendered

Willing
Obedient
Serving Child Of God
- Baptised Into Christ's Sufferings - 
Turn Away From Truth
Unto Fabulous Lies
The Known Demonic Device!  

Self And Will

Collide With Faith
AND
Only One Will Stand
So
Choose You This Day
Whom Ye Will Serve
AND
Follow Your Lord's Command!

If The Living God 
IS 
The Eternal God
Serve Almighty God As King!

If Wayward Self And Wandering Will 
IS
Your God
Then Prostrate Before Them
As King Of Everything
Remembering
That You Are Slave
To Whom You Obey
AND
You Get The Perks Of The Kingdom
In Which You Pray And Play!

The Kingdom Of Christ
IS
Truth, Love, Light
AND
Eternal Life!

The Kingdom Of Satan
IS
Deceit, Darkness, Corruption
AND
Damnation!

The Kingdoms Are Two! 
The Destinations Are Two! 
The Leaders Are Two
BUT
Only One Is Everlasting
AND
Eternally True!

The One God Who Is True
IS
Jesus Christ The Lord! 
His Kingdom Is Light
AND
There
There Is No Night!

Thoughtfully Consider That ...

The Pleasures Of The Glorious Kingdom
Are Peace Love Righteousness
AND
Blessings
AND THAT
Almighty God, Himself
Is The Source Of  True Giving
AND 
Immortal Living!

Amazing, It Is
What The Cup Of Blessing Will Do
For
The Soul Of The Saint
Who Practices Obedience
Who Walks As One Holy
Who Does The Lord's Will
Who Permits His Soul
By The Holy Spirit To Be Filled
Who Leans On The Love Of The Eternal God
Who Trusts The Living Word
Who Thirsts For Sure Salvation
Who Turns Away From The Goat Herd
AND
Confidently Walks
With Obedient Sheep
Following The Known Voice Of
The Shepherd Of Rest Who
Takes Them To The Safe Fold Where

The Overcomers Rejoice

In Victory
With Joy
In Gladness
By Grace
Knowing, Yes, Knowing
AND
Beholding

The Lovely Face Of The Redeemer
He, Alone, Who

Shall Stand
At The Head Of The Van
As The Saints Of God
Ingress
Heaven's Table Land
To Live Love And Laugh
Shuck Of The Liar
AND
To Worship Pray
Praise And Sing
To The King Eternal

Forever! 

Heaven

At Any Price

Is Cheap!

**-*-**-*-**-*-**

Hell At Any Price

Has The Cost

That Is

Too Steep!