Zion ... Or Oblivion !?!

 

Gun Powder

The Printing Press 

And 

Magnets 

Irretrievably Changed The Life Of Man ... Forever!

Jesus Christ ... By His Life

Death And Resurrection

Changed The Life For Man ... Forever! 

Jesus Christ 

Is 

Changing Our Lives Now 

Because 

He ... Our High Priest

Is 

In Heaven ... For Us ... Interceding! 

Almighty God's Truth

Grace 

And 

Mercy 

Gives Us 

J ustification ... Rightness With Him

E levation ... Raises Us Up To God The Father

S atisfaction ... Relief From Sin And Self

U nification ... Re-Entry Into The Family Of Almighty God

    And 

S anctification ... Readiness For Eternal Life

Forever!

Sin Costs:

Jesus Christ Paid! 

Salvation Costs: 

Free Mercy Paid! 

We Sinned: 

Our Blessed Savior Paid! 

Repentance Costs: 

Almighty God's Unfailing Forgiveness Pays! 

A Changed Life ... By The Holy Spirit Power Of God

Involves Change

Decay 

And 

Reformation! 

Are You Acknowledging The Word Of God 

But

Denying The Power Of The Living God 

To Personally Change You!?! 

Are You Living In Sin 

And

Denying Its Impacts 

And 

Unchangeable ... Inescapable ... Consequences!?!

How Is Your Forward Motion!?! 

Are You Crab-Walking

Slug-Crawling

Or Snake Winding 

Or

Are You Embracing Truth And Life 

As You Walk In The Light Of Life!?! 

Are You Headed To Zion 

Or

Oblivion

Aka Eternal Separation From Almighty God!?! 

We Are Nearing Home!

The Handwriting Is On The Wall!

Truth 

Is 

Trustworthy

And

Now Is Not The Time 

To Play Jeopardy Or Blue's Clues! 

Dare To Personally Know ... And Fervently Love

And

Willing Obey 

And

Serve

And

Worship

And 

Honor

And

Praise The Lord 

And

At The Time Of Appointing ... As An Overcomer

Receive His Blessed Reward!

Dare To Hold Our Almighty God

- In The Person Of Jesus Christ Our Lord ... And King - 

In Godly Fear ... Awe At His Majesty

And

Be In Perfect Peace 

In, By, And Through His Perfect - Personal - Love

For You ... For Me ... For Us!

 

DISOBEDIENCE: Are You A Strange Child!?!

Are You A Strange Child Who Is A Traitor To The Lord Of Life

Your Creator, Savior, Redeemer, And Forever Friend!?! 

Have You Forgotten For A Moment Whose Child You Are!?! 

Are You Forgetting That Jesus Christ, The Lamb Of God

Justifies You ... Takes Away Your Guilt Before The Father 

And

Jesus Christ ... Our High Priest 

Sanctifies Us ...  Sets Us Apart For Holy Use  

- By The Holy Spirit Of Truth -

From The Day We Confess Our Sin 

And 

Repent Aka Turn Away From Our Sin

Until The Day That We Die!?! 

Are You Forgetting That You Are The Light Of The World

And 

The Salt Of The Earth!?! 

Is Your Light Shining Brightly!?! 

What Sermon Is Your Life Preaching 

To Those Who See You Daily!?! 

Are You A Tasty Salt-Lick ... A Blessing

Or Are You Totally Tasteless 

And 

Fit Only To Be Cast Before Swine 

And 

Trodden Under Men's Feet!?! 

Brethren, Beloved

Please Never Forget That The Eternal God Knows 

And

Faithfully Records 

All That We Say And Do! 

Please Never Forget That We Sin Daily

By Thought, Word And Deed! 

Beloved, 

If You're Falling Short

Please Humble Yourself

And

Pray To Stop The Rot: 

Plead For Grace To Get Back On Track! 

If You're Doing Well

Don't Get Complacent: 

Continue To Pray For Available Grace 

And

Press On! 

Working Faith Can't Fail! 

Peace With Almighty God

Is

Precious!

THE EASIEST THING: Freely Drink The Water Of Life For Refreshing!

 

We Are Afflicted For Sin 

And

For Salvation: 

Please Let Salvation Win! 

The Easiest Thing Any Of Us Will Ever Do In This Life 

Is 

To Accept Jesus Christ 

... The Prince Of Peace ... 

As Personal Savior, Lord And God! 

The Hardest Thing Any Of Us Will Ever Do In This Life 

Is 

To Reject Jesus Christ 

... The King Of Glory ... 

As Personal Savior, Lord And God! 

Life 

Is 

A Duality 

And 

Our Choices To Be Faced Will Always Be Two: 

Jesus The Justifier Or Satan The Separator! 

Self Or Salvation! 

Sin Or Sanctification! 

Heaven Or Hell! 

Truth Or Error! 

Love Or Hate! 

Light Or Darkness! 

Greed Or Giving! 

Personal Prison Or Peace's Paradise! 

Faith Or Doubt! 

Love Or License! 

Correction Or Condemnation! 

Brethren,

Let Us Be Wise So That The Heavenly Rock Of Remonstrance 

Aka Circumstances And Situations 

Does Not Have To Shatter Our Pricey Picture Window 

Aka Our Putrid Pride To Humble Us 

Aka Force Us To Pray 

Aka Catch The Vision Of Heavenly Love 

Aka Christ's Personal Sacrifice For Us

For Us To Feel The Love 

And

Take The Gift Freely Given! 

Dare To Come To The Water Of Life

And 

Drink 

Because 

You ... For Love ... Want To! 

Don't Let Life Put Salt In Your Mash ... Your Food

To Force You To Drink For Relief! 

Beloved, 

Drink For Refreshing: 

The Water Of Life 

Is 

Free, Cheap, Accessible 

And 

Available To You! 

Peace

Is

As Still Water!!

There is No Sanctification Without The Holy Spirit!

Never Follow The Multitude

To Hear Evil

To See Evil

Or

To Do Evil!

Sanctification ... Our Setting Apart
Our Being Made Holy 
Is 
The Work Of One's Lifetime 
And 
Is Accomplished By All The Members Of The Godhead 
Who Said In The Beginning: 

"Let Us Make Man In Our Own Image

After Our Own Likeness!" 

Our Sanctification 
Is 
By God The Father
In Jesus Christ 
And 
Through The Holy Spirit Of Truth
By Whom We Are Sealed Against The Day Of Judgment 
When All Of Our Works
- Our Doings In The Flesh -
Shall Be Revealed 
Whether They Commend Us To God And Glory 
Or 
Condemn Us To Hell's Damnation! 

Beloved, 

Let Us Not Join With Those Who Lift Up The Father
Denigrate The Son 
And 
Deny The Holy Spirit 
By Calling Him "It" 
And 
Rejecting His Personhood By Making Him An "Essence!?!" 

Almighty God

Cannot

Deny Himself!

Creation Made It Clear That 
The Holy Spirit Moves 
And 
Works! 

Father God Made It Clear That 
Without The Spirit's Indwelling 
Men Become Vessels For Satan's Use And Abuse!

The Holy Spirit Came On Jesus As A Dove
And 
Jesus Christ Made It Clear That 
It Is By His Father's And His Own Desire That 
The Holy Spirit Was Sent To Dwell In And Amongst Us 
As Comforter, Teacher, Guide 
And 
Corrector! 

The Rubber Is About To Meet The Road
And
Now Is Not The Time To Be Unsure
Or Ignorant Of Who Is The Lord God Almighty
Holy, Just, Kind, Loving, Giving And Forgiving!

Let Us Not Deny Almighty God By Denying The Holy Spirit! 
Father, Son And Holy Spirit All Participate In Our Salvation
Participated In Our Creation
And
Shall Participate In The Day Of Our Final Redemption
At Jesus Christ's Second Coming!

We Need The Father,
The Son 
And 
The Holy Spirit! 
The House Belongs To The Father!
The Son Is The Door
And 
The Holy Spirit 
Is 
The Key In The Door Of The House! 

Remember ...

Godhead Three 
And 
All-Life-We 
   In Total Cooperation
      As Enduring Faithful Christians! 
We Shall Be Sanctified 
For We Shall Be Like Our Jesus 
Who Bought Us Back From Sin!

We Are Going Home To Our Father God 
And 
The Holy Spirit Is Here Helping Us 
To Get There Safely! 
Cooperate!

SANCTIFICATION: The Life-Long Work ... And Personal Lots Of Land

We Are Dearly Loved By Our Creator-God

And

All The Heavenly Intelligences

And

We Are Devilishly Hated By The Satan ... The Adversary

And

All Of His Fallen-Angel Demonic Force! 

We Need To Know With Whom It Is That We Cast Our Lot

Aka Gain Our Fortune! 

Indeed, Beloved!

Look No Further Than The Word Of Good King David

- Who Made His Calling And Election Sure -
To See How It Is Done! 
He Knew His God
And
He Made His Public Declaration!

The Day Is Soon Coming 
When We All Must Make Public Our Own Declaration
Stating Clearly That It Is With The Lord Christ That 
We Faithfully Choose To Stand Up
And
To Be Counted For His Living Kingdom!

Hear, Hear!
The Handwriting Is Already On "The Wall!"

Brethren,

When You Know Who Is Your Savior
You Will Surely Recognize Who Is Your Adversary!

Satan Is The Liar

The Thief

And 

The Destroyer-Murderer! 

Jesus Christ Is The Truth,

The Provider

And 

The Life Giver-Sustainer! 

Let's Learn The Difference

And 

Act Accordingly! 

Please Remember This ... 

All Who Turn From Satan Unto The Lord 

With Humble Confession Of Sin

And 

With Repentance

Have Forgiveness For Sin 

And 

Cleansing From Unrighteousness! 

We Who Are Forgiven 
Have A Sure Inheritance In The Land Of The Blessed

A Lot ... A Personal Parcel Of Ground

As Is Promised To Those Who Are Sanctified

Aka Set Apart For The Lord's Holy Use! 

Beloved, 

Please Do Not Be Fooled! 
Don't Fool Yourself
And
Don't Let Anyone Fool You!

Sanctification 

Is 

A Life-Long Work

And 

Only Those Who Endure All Things For The Lord

Until The Day Of Death 

Or The Lord Christ Comes For His Children

Shall Possess The Land ... Their Inheritance! 

Talking About Being Sanctified 
Is 
Cheap And Easy

And 

Doesn't Cost Anything! 

Living In Obedience

And 

With Enduring Faith, However

Is 

Going To Be Expensive  ... Hard 

And 

Painful: Do Not Fear! 

Jesus Christ Belongs To Us
And
We Belong To Him!
Our Jesus Christ 
Is 
The Great Physician 

And

He Owns Everything In The Cosmos

So We've Got Means! 

Please Confidently Place Your Life In Jesus' Holy Hands

And 

Please Hold Out Your Cup For His Blessings 

By Exercising Your Daily Gift Of Faith! 

Please Choose To Believe The Word Of The Lord

And 

Confidently Choose To Trust The Lord's Sacrificial Love For You

And 

Dare To Be Eternally Blessed! 

Peace Be Upon Us All
In The Holy Name Of The Lord Jesus Christ
As He Blesses Us All ... By His Sweet Spirit
The Holy Spirit Of Truth
As We Make Our Pilgrim Journey!

Let's Think About ... Home!

AMEN!!!

HAPPY SABBATH: Enemies, Endurance, And The Patience Process For Everlasting Peace

Sanctification

Is

A Patience Process 

The Work Done In One's Entire Life Time!

It Is Not A Giddy-Up Horsie!

It Is Day By Day

Moment By Moment

One Studied, Steady, Step At A Time!

Do Not Let Your Walk To Mount Zion Be Interrupted 

By All The Race Horses Giddily Zipping By!

You Are Walking In The Defined Steps Of Your Good Master

Whom You Intend To Meet ... Peacefully

In The Great And Glorious By And By!

The Battle
Is 
Not For The Swift Of Foot

Nor Is The Prize Given To Him Who Is Known Strong!

The Battle 
Is 
Won By The Faithful

The Good By God's Grace

The Enduring Servant Who
- As A Faithful Steward -

Is
Conscientiously, Confidently, Humbly, Obedient

Whether He Is Watched

Or Is Working To Give A Report

At The End Of His Day

The One Who Watches, Walks

And 
Works Wisely

The One Who Seeks Never

To His Master's Great Name

To Bring The Tarnish Of

Willful Sin's Besmirching Disgrace!

Watching ... Waiting

Working ... Walking

Willing Wise

No Lover Of Lies!

This Is The Servant Who Arrives Safely At The Gate

Because 

He Has Kept His Place

His Eye On The Prize

His Hand In The Hand

And

His Head Free From Lies

He Is The One Upon Whose Blessed Head

The Gold Crown Of Jesus Christ's Glory 

Shall
       Fitted To Perfection
                                     Eternally Lie!
He Did Not The Will Of His Father
Ever, Ever, Defy Or Deny! 

Brethren,

In This Age Where The "Illuminated" Response 
To Every Good Gift Of The Living, Holy, God 
Is 
Anti-God 
And 
Alternative To Known Goodness 
And 
The Promised Blessings
We Of The Household Of Faith Need To Stand Up 
And
Be Counted By Our Continuing Cooperation With Christ 
If 
It Is Our Heart's Desire 
To See Our Savior In Perfect Peace! 

Going Along With The Ways Of The World 
To Get-Along With The World 
For A Known-Temporary "Peaceful Existence" 
Makes One A Compromised Soul 
And
The Enemy Of Almighty God! 

Now, Just In Case You Don't Know 
How That Will End
Remember That Lucifer
The Most Glorious Of The Heavenly Angels
Became The Enemy Of God: 
His Choice Couldn't, And Didn't, Work Out 
And 
His New Name ... Satan
Marks Him As Adversary, Evil
Condemned 
And 
Damned ... For All Eternity! 

Please Choose Your Final Destination Wisely!
Please Choose Jesus Christ The Righteous One
And 
His Ever-Living, Always Loving, Goodness
And 
Eternal Life 
For The Truly Peaceful Existence! 
Please Trust The Living, Eternal, Holy God ... Of Grace
And 
With Deliberation
Pray ... And Obey ... Always!

In This World

We Shall Have Tribulation

But

Be Of Courage:

Jesus Christ Overcame The World

So That By His Example

We May Overcome The World, Too! 

Our Father Does, Indeed, Know Best!
Of All Known Sin ... Cultivated And Inherited
See To It That You Humbly Confess And Repent!

HAPPY SABBATH + CHARACTERS AND LABELS: This-Man 'N That-Man

Scant Measure
And
Deceitful Balance
Reside In Popular Religion
Where Cheap Prosperity Is Preached!

Truth Be Told ...

That-Man Proud Cherished That Popular Religion
And
In So Doing
That-Man Became An Abomination
In The Eyes Of The Eternal God
And
A Thing To Destroyed
Because
His Heart Relished Disobedience
And 
Indulged In Known Confusion!

Hear The Right ...

A Just Weight
And
A Just Balance
Are Both From The Holy God
And
Anything Less
Is 
Compliments Of The Fraud!

This-Man Faithful
Took The Living God Holy At His Eternal Word
And
Consciously Chose To Do Right
Because 
Right Is Its Own Reward!

This-Man Is An Offence
To That-Man
Because
This-Man's Works Are Righteous
And
That-Man's Are Evil!
It Continually Causes Problems
And
That-Man Is Angry
And
Is Displaying Hate
And
Is Becoming Down-Right Envious!

He Was Recently Seen
Caressing A Brick!

That-Man Is Cain!
This-Man Is Abel!
These Names Are Characters!
These Names Are Labels!

Know The Right ...

Only Those Who Walk Together Will Agree
And
Since Abel Chose To Walk With Almighty God
And
Cain Chose To Walk With Satan The God-Fraud
It Was Obvious
They Would Each Laud Their Own God!

Cain Caused Abel To Permanently Say
"Good Night!" 
To The Son's Light
And
Satan Wrapped Cain In Bold Self's Chains
And
Caused Cain To Walk Wild And Willful
Seeking After Temporal Gain!

Abel Had Kept Covenant With The Eternal God
And
Is Resting At Peace In His Long Home
Waiting ... Undisturbed
Unaware Of The Passage Of Thing 
Until The Last Trumpet Shall Sound
And
He Shall Arise To Give Praise And Worship
To The God Of All Grace ... In Glory
Where Eternal Days Shall Abound!

Cain Chose That Which Does Not Eternally Profit!
Cain Chose To Listen To Him Who ... We All Know
Is 
The "Excellent" False Prophet
Telling Lies
Promising What He Has No Power To Deliver
Selling Deceit
Encouraging Conceit
Preying Always On The Weak
The Willful
The Wayward
The Wild
The Unwise
Who Choose To See Self Exalted
Who Choose To Accept Putrid Promises
And
Bathe In Sin
As They The God Who Saves, Seals And Heals
With Apparent Impunity, Defy
Deny!
Satan Is The Father Of Lies!

In The Day Of Small Things

They ... Ever Disobedient

Gainsaying
Doubting
Shall Mourn And Gnash Their Teeth
And
Try To Hide
And
Knowing Themselves To Be Forever Lost 
To The Kingdom Of Light
With Bitter Tears Shall Cry!

They Shall Be Forever Separated From
The King Of Love
The Shepherd Of Rest
The Lover Of Our Souls
And
Shall Eternally Die!
They Loved And Practiced Lies!

Brethren,

Do You Actions Correspond To Your Faith!?!

The Lord Wants To Save Us From
The Penalty Of Sin ... Death!

The Lord Will Justify Us ... By Faith

Immediately!

The Lord Wants To Save Us From
The Power Of Sin ... Guard Your Heart!

The Lord Will Sanctify Us ... Make Us Holy

Day By Day

Throughout Our Lives!

No Instant Gratification Here!

The Lord Wants To Save Us From
The Presence Of Sin ... Don't Walk Back There!

The Lord Will Glorify Those

Who Stand The Test Of Time

Wisely, Obediently, Faithfully, Enduringly

When He Shall Come In His Glory

To Claim His People

And

Take Them To The Mansions 

That He Is Presently Preparing For Them

In His Father's House!

Only Those Who Obey Every Word Of Almighty God

And

Hold The Eternal God In Godly Fear

Until Life Shall Pass

Or 

The Lord Christ In Triumph Shall Come

Shall Abide With Him In The Land Of The Blessed

For The Ceaseless Ages Of Eternity!

May Our Lord And Savior Find Us Faithful

A People Prepared And Ready

To Meet ... In Peace

The True And Living Holy God!

Jesus Christ Is Life!

Satan Is Death

And

We All Have 

A Personal

One-Time Decision To Make

As To Our Eternal Health!

HAPPY SABBATH + GRACE: Please Take It!

Almighty God's Grace
Day By Day
Moment By Moment
Does Not Cease To Amaze Me!

The Gift ...

Love ... Personified!
     Love ... Exemplified!
          Love ... Not Denied
But
Plainly Demonstrated
Is
Most, Most, Most Assuredly ... Mine!

Amazing Grace

Places Me

On

The "To Heaven!" Incline!

I Trust The Giver Of All Precious And Pleasant Gifts
And
I Will Not Be Left Behind
Because
Toward Doubting Truth
I Was Recognizably Swift!

I Choose To Walk With Wisdom
To Be A Willing, Ready, Doer
And 
Not Just a Hearer Of The Word
Because
I Desire To Eternally Inhabit
The Lot Which The Lord Says 
- As An Overcomer -
Is 
Irrevocably Mine!

Almighty God's Grace Gives Me Power
By Prior Proof
     With Current Action
          For Present Blessing
And
Future, Eternal, Gain!

Almighty God's Grace 
Sows Seeds For Salvation
And
I Wittingly, Willingly, Eat Its Sweet Fruit!
It's All Gain ... No Shame!

Grace Let's Me Rest
     Gives Me Hope
          Shores Up My Faith
And
Assures Me Of My Own Soul's Free Gift Of
Eternal Salvation!
I Must Tell The Nation!

Almighty God's Grace

Is

Guiding Light!

Almighty God's Grace Is Food:

Salt ... Tenderizes, Seasons And Sanitizers, Preserves
Wheat ... Makes Good Bread For Leisurely Eating, Says That I Am His, Saved
Oil ... Anoints Me For His Glory And Makes Palatable The Bread Of The Word
Water ... Washes Away Sin, Slakes My Thirst For Truth
Wine ... Good Doctrine In And Out Of Season

Almighty God's Grace 
Is 
Sufficient For Me!
Almighty God's Grace Fills And Satisfies Me!

Believe And Live ...

No One Falling On The Good Lord's Grace 
Will Ever Be Denied
Be Sent Away Empty-Handed
Cast Aside
Cast Out!

All Willing Are Welcome!
For Mercy, By Grace
In Truth For Love
Unto Our Glorious God Importunately Cry!

Grace Is Not A Lie ...

Take Grace Because You Believe It Blesses!
Share The Good News Because You Received Grace 
And 
Are Blessed!
Give Thanks For Your Precious Gift Of Grace
Because
With It, By It, Through It 
Old Satan Cannot Your Oft' Hurting Heart Deceive!

Grace
     Mercy
          Blessing
                Salvation:
                        Justification
                        Ongoing Sanctification
                         Future Glorification!

Almighty God's Grace Is Free
To Me ... To Thee
To Every Single Living Body!
There Is No Storage Fee

And
It Is Available All Day
Daily!

Take Almighty God's Grace
His Undying Love
His Perfect Peace
And
Dare To Live As One Set Apart ... Holy!

Jesus Christ Came Down

And

Lived As One Lowly

So That By Our Acceptance

Of

His Purchased-For-Us Grace

- That Unmerited Favor -

We May Be Raised Up, Regenerated

To The Station Glorious

Zion Beautiful

Graceful

Lofty!