CHRIST: Crisis!

In A Crisis
If You Know
Who
Where
When
Christ Is
You Will Stand Firm
No Matter Who
What
Is Raging!
You Can Fight That
AND
Win Bliss!

You Shall Wear
The Glorious Crown!

Man, Please!
When Has There Never Not
Been A Crisis?!
And That Christ
He's Been Coming To Help
For Ever!
I've Been Hearing That
Since I Was Knee-High
To That Old Grass Hopper!
You Taking Bare Rubbish!
You Need To Hush Your Flapper!

I'm Sorry My Brother!
I Cannot Do That!
The Day Is A-Wasting!
Christ The Lord
Is On His Way Back ...!

More Rubbish!
More Rubbish!
That Book That You Read
Says No Man Knows The Hour
And, Obviously
That Lord Christ's Traveling Speed!

Sir,
I Detect Much Sarcasm
In Your Tone!
I Shall Move Past That
And Deliver The Message
Sent By My Master
Telling You
How ... To Get To
The Everlasting Rest Home!

Jesus Christ, Our Master
Was Never Elevated By Applause!
He Was Never Dejected
By Disappointment
Nor Censure
Nor Did He
From Doing The Will Of God The Father
Take Vacation
Nor Pause!

There Was Great Opposition
Cruel Treatment
Even Attempts
- Before Time -
To Shorten His Life
BUT
He Was Ever Of
Good Courage
He Trusted His God
His Father
To Get Him Through The Strife!

Christ Left For Us
- His Followers -
An Example
To Keep
To Follow
Unto Life
BUT
Many Hold A Profession
No Occupation
A Followship
No Fellowship
Anxious Spirits
Troubled Hearts
Timid Minds
Lights That Don't Shine
AND
In The Day Of Their Visitation
They Are Quick To Condemn God
In Christ
As Having To Them
Never, Ever Be Fair
Been Kind!

The Lord Is Our Shepherd
He Leads To Pastures Green
He Leads Us Beside Waters Still
He Restores Our Souls
With Good Food He Fills!

Brother!
Sister!
What Is The Point Of
Following The Leader
When You Don't Believe

AND
You Won't Do What He Says
When You Think You Know How To Fix Him
When You Know His Walking Path
Is The One Wrong!

Why Do You
Eat What Is Offered At His Table
AND
Steal From His Money Bag?

Why Say
Lord, Teach Me!AND
When Corrected
Run Out
AND
Sell Him
For A 30-Piece
Sanhedrin Silver Blood-Money Bag?!

Jesus Calls Us Because He Loves Us!
He Desires Us To Walk In His Ways!

AND
He Has Not Set For Us

Or Before Us
A Path That Cannot Be Trodden
Nor A Victory
That We Cannot Taste!

If To You
Jesus Christ IS Savior
Redeemer
King
God
AND
Leader
Friend
Take Firm Hold On The Hand
That He Is Extending
AND
Say:

My Soul, Hold On!
Jesus Saves From Here To Life's End!

Jesus Saves But ...!

There Is No "But!"
Jesus Saves 

ANDYou MUST With Him
Cooperate
IfIt Is Your Desire
To See The Eternal Kingdom!

Jesus Calls - Answer!
Jesus Gives - Take!
You Pray - Jesus Answers!
You Do Wrong - You Will Be Corrected
AND
As Necessary
You Will Be Chastised!

No Good Father
Leaves A Child To His Own Devices
Neither Does He Permit Him
To Live His Life In
By

AND
For
Lies!

If 

You Choose
To Follow Jesus
Choose To Follow Him
All Day!

AND

In All Ways!

Choose To Trust
That Where He Is Leading
Is The Best Place
For He Alone Knows The Way!

Please Do Not Compare
The Lord Christ To Others
That Worship Nonentities!

Our God
Is All Seeing!
All Knowing!
He Is Self Existent!
He Is The Eternal!

AND
In His Hand

He Holds Eternity!

I Declare Unto You ...

Trust Is Not Half-Way!

Faith Is No Half-Day!

Mercy Is Not Some-Day!

Grace Is Not Play-Play!

Truth Is Not Assayed!

AND

Hope Is Not Over There!

Our Hearts Know The Truth!

God IS Love
Is What Our King James Does Indeed Say
AND
Jesus Christ
- To Heaven -
Paid For Us
Our Price
To Get Us A Home There! 

But ... But ...!

But But What?!

The Pastor Says ...!

Ahhh, Yes!
The Pastor Problem Rides Again!

When Last Did You Read
For Your Self Your Bible?
When Last For Your Self
Did You Pray To The Lord?
When Last
For Your Self
Did You Ask The Lord To Guide You?
When Last
For Your Self
Did You Ask The Lord
To Protect You From The Fraud?

When Last Did You Close Off Your Self
From The Clamoring Around You
And In Your Own Soul

Commune With Your Lord?

AND
When Last
Did You Sing A Song Of Your Praise
Giving Grateful Thanks
To The Holy God?

Money Can't Save You!
Friends Can't Save You!
Position Can't Save You!
Preacher Teacher Priest
Need Saving Themselves
So They Can't Save You
So ...It Is Left To Us

To You
- As The Good Book Says -
To Work Out Your Own Soul's Salvation 

With Fear And Trembling!
It Does Not Say
Throw In The Lot With The Group!
You Walk The Path Alone!

Friend,
The Best Friend Ever
That A Man Has
Is Our Lord Christ
The Son Of God
The Son Of Man
Who For The Prize
- Our Salvation -
Despised His Shaming
AND 

Worked Out For Us
The Way To The Heavenly Home!

Let Your Own Soul

- By Faith -

Gaze In!

Let Not Your Eyes
Nor Your Feelings
Create For Your Self
A Self-Filling Whole!
Hold On To The Faith
The Living That's Our Gift
From Christ Jesus
ANDYou Shall Live
Not Merely Exist!

Onerous Lectures
Convoluted Directions

AND
Speculations 

Bearing No Specificities
Are The Work
Of The Very Devil
Encouraging Man
Into The Ways Of God
To Dig Deep!

Well ...

If God Said It!
Then Believe It!

If God Says Don't Do It!
Then Don't!

God Says Turn Away
From The Ways Of Death
AND

Come To Jesus The Christ
For
In Him
There Is Everlasting Life!

Surrender Your Self
Unto Your Savior
AND

Do Not Look Back
At The Things Left Behind!

Look Up To The Lord!
Trust His Hand Of Blessing
AND

Provision
For In Him Is Found
Your Heavenly Reward! 

Brethren, Beloved ...

Do Not Tempt God!
Do Not Lean Unto Fables!
Do Not Be Double-Minded!

ANDDo Not Waiver As The Sea!

Please Set Your Heart
On All Things Eternal!
He Who Clothes The Grass
With Pretty Flowers
Is The One
Who Watches Over
Provides For
Blesses
AND
Is Coming Soon
To Take Home
Me And Thee!

Look To Jesus!

Love The Lord!

And

Follow His Leading

For

At The Last Trump

Heaven Is The Reward!

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Believe It ... Or Not!

You May Choose
To Believe It ... Or Not
BUT
Unobtrusive Humble Poor
Was The Savior Of Mankind

The Lord Of Life

The King Of Creation
BUT
He Was Not Given To
Self-indulgent Displays
Of Great Pomp As A Usual Circumstance!

He Was Despised By Carnality's Clan
AND
By The Religious Glitterati
Hated
To His Very Core! -
It Was Not For Show!

You Would Not Believe
That He Was The Creator Of Man
God
Infinitely Kind
For
His Divinity Was Wrapped Up
Cloaked, If You Will
In The Sodden Garment Of Humanity
Prone To Sin - But Sinless
Prone To Temptation - But Guiltless
Hunted By Satan - But Not Caught
Tormented - But Not Terminated
For
As He Said Of Himself:

I Lay Down My Life -

No One Takes It From Me! 

I Shall Rise Again!

They All Thought It Was An Idle Boast
Because They Knew
- Of A Surety -
That A Once-Dead Man
Could Only Ever Be Known Again

As A ... Ghost!
They Were Clear On The Fact
That The Dead Cannot Live Again!
Or So They Thought!

Unobtrusive Human Poor
Before He Attired Himself
In Mankind's Robe
AND
Descended Into
Mankind's Veil Of Tears
Was Known
AND
Enthusiastically Worshipped
In The Heavenly Realm
As The Only Begotten Son Of The Father
The Ancient Of Days
AND
He Was Also There Known As King Glorious
The Pet Of Heaven!
He Was Greatly Beloved!
He Is Love!

Would It Surprise You To Know
That Unobtrusive Humble Poor Came To The Earth
To Return Man To His Father
BUT
He, Himself 

Arrived As A Defenseless Baby
In Need Of Earthly Parents
To Nurture Him

AND
Of Him To Take Care?!

As An Obviously Helpless
Apparently Defenseless Baby
He Had Enemies
In The Form Of Herod The Great
- A Murderously Vile And Godless Man -
Who Was A Tenant King Of The Roman Pagans
The Jewish Nation's Overlords
AND
The One Who Is

The Ultimate In Reprobates

AND

Who Was
The Most Beautiful 

The Most Musical
Creature
Ever Expressed From The Creator's Hands
Named Lucifer - The Covering Cherub
Now Called Satan
- The Adversary -
Who Was Cast Out Of Heaven

AND
Fallen To The Earth
With No Fixed Place Of Abode

- He Is A Free-Ranging Spirit -
Who Hated Him Like Poison
AND
Wanted Him Dead, Dead, DEAD!

Battle Lines Were Irrevocably Drawn!
Thing Will Come
To An Explosive Head!

With The Passage Of Time
Unobtrusive Humble Poor
Became A Gentle And Kind Man

In The Favor Of The Father God!

He Was Baptised In The River Jordan
By The Man Called
The Voice That Cried
In The Wilderness:

Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord!

Who Was Likened Unto The Prophet Elijah!

The Godhead Three
Were All Present
All In Agreement
Each Filling His Own Position
At The Baptism!

Unobtrusive Humble Poor
Became The Christ
- The Anointed One -
On That Very Day Of His Baptism
AND
Started Out On His Mission
- As The Seed Of Eve
The Mother Of All Living -
To Crush The Head Of The Serpent
Aka Satan
Fka Lucifer!

In The Fulfillment Of The Mission
He Would
- Ultimately -
Have His Heel Bruised!
It Did Hurt!

He Was Roundly Despised
AND
Rejected
By Vile Men
AND
One Of His Closest Friends
- Who Ate His Blessed Bread -
Sold Him Out For Silver
When He Could Have Had Eternal Gold
In Heaven!

His Betrayer's Unfair Gain
Did Not Prosper Him

For

He Committed Suicide

AND

His 30 Pieces Of Illgotten Silver

Purchased A Field Of Blood -

A Burying Ground!

Unobtrusive Humble Poor

Was A Man Of Sorrows

AND
Well-Acquainted With Grief
Who Healed The Sick
Fed The Poor
AND
- No Surprise Here -

Asked Man To Believe On Him
IFThey Willed To Walk Through
Heaven's Pearly-Gate Door!

Another Close Friend
- Talkative Boastful Peter -
Denied Him!
The Sanhedrin Decried Him
BUT
The Heavenly Father Succored Him
AND
He 

- Ever Always Obedient -

Did The Will Of The One Who Sent Him -
His Life Was Not Even
34 Years Long!

From Teacher
Healer
Master
Prophet
To
Condemned
Sacrificed
Dead
Risen
To
To Heaven Returned
To
High Priest
Advocate
Savior
To
King
Judge
Returning Soon
Is Christ Jesus - My Savior
Not Some Vain Man
Who Died Too Soon!

I Shall Follow You, My Savior

I Know Not What My Lot Shall Be

But

I Know You

And

That Is Enough!

Please, Lord

Bless Keep And Save Me

To Do Your Bidding

To Walk In Your Light

To Live Right

To Stay In The Faith Fight

And

In The Great Day

See You In Delight!

AMEN.

I Believe Him!
Won't You?
Please Walk With Him!
I Do!
Take The Hand Extended From
The Son Of God
The Hope Of Man
AND
At The Appointed Time
You Shall
Range Around Glory Land!

The Promise Of God

Is Given

To Those Who Choose To Believe!