PRAYER : Help Us, Lord, To Grow!

Father,

I Love You

And

Because You Are

The Giving Holy Faithful God

I Pray For Daily Grace

And

I Ask You, Please 

Help Me To Keep My Faith!

Father,

I Pray For Faith

Enough To Accept The Mercy

Freely Available To Me

For

I Am Thankful For The Word Of Truth

The Light Given By The Gospel Story!

Bless You, Lord!

Father,

I Will Speak The Truth

- For Between Us

That Is The Only Way -

And Say

I Am Grateful

That You Called

And By Your Spirit

I Answer

For Now I Have Hindsight

To See Where I Walked Wrong

And Recognize

That I Am In Receipt Of Foresight

To See

To Know

To Believe

The Word Of The Holy God

And

To Know To Whom I Belong!

Lord, I Give You Praise!

My Spirit Is Troubled Within Me

And So

I  Repair, Lord

Unto You

The Only True God

And

The God

That Is Life

That Is Love

That Gives Hope

And

Provides Ready Answers

To All That Perplexes

And

Benights

The Human Life

And

Who Shines Light On All

That Blesses And Graces

The Human Existence!

Lord,

Where Would I Be 

If I Did Not Know That You Truly Love

And

Daily Care For Me?!

Father,

I Listen 

I Read

I Study

I Learn

I Write

And I Look And See Those Who Doubt

And

Who Deny

The Very Existence Of The Lord Christ

And

I Wonder

Why ...?

Why Do I Believe?

Why Do They Doubt?

Why Should I Care

When For Their Own Souls

They Do Not For Peace With God Shout?

I Care, Lord

And

It Troubles Me Greatly

When People Boldly

- Often Aggressively -

Vocalize Their Doubts

And

Heap Disdain

Upon The Worthy Name

And I Cringe

And Am Appalled

At Their Apparently Sincere Lack Of Shame

And

I Want At Them To Shout!

Father,

Help Us - We Need You

For Your Word Is Potent

And

Is Daily Proven True!

Men Women Children

The Young The Old

The Bold And The Restless

All Their Hearts Are Grown Cold

And Desire Is For Self

To Self

To Only Be True

Even If It Means Destroying Another

For They "Know"

That There Is Nothing

To Them

That You Can Do!

They Speak With The Confidence

Of The King ... Liar, That Is!

Pity Them, Lord

And Open Their Eyes

And Unstop Their Ears

And Grant Them Wisdom's Understanding 

That They May Repent

And From The Unclean Spirit

Turn Away

And Turn To The Light

And Live!

Please, Lord

Grant Unto The Willing 

Grace

For The Glorious Day!

Lord,

Today I Say

With The Conviction Of Faith

That I Am Glad 

That I Am What The Enlightened World Calls

An Out And Out Coward

A Traitor To Myself

A Sell Out To A Slave-Holding God

A Servant To An Invisible Being

Obviously Too Ugly

To Let The People See

Whom It Is That They Are Blindly Serving! 

Father,

I Beseech You

Let Me Not Become So Confident

In My Finite Sphere

That I Can Boldly Accept

The Gifts Of The Living God

But His Power And Name Disdain

And

At The Same Time

Supposedly Enjoy

Praise And Market

The Offscourings Of Satan The Damned

And

Tell All The World 

That I Know What I'm Doing ... With Calm!

Pity Us In Our Folly!

Forgive Our Sins

And

Cleanse Us From All Unrighteousness!

Father,

This Is The Day

That You Have Made

And

I Am Rejoicing

For I Am Alive In It!

Please Teach Me Your Ways!

Light Thou My Path!

Please Quench Thou My Thirst

And

Feed Me The Bread Of Heaven

For

I Desire To Live With You

In Your Eternity Vast!

I Am Praying, Lord

For The Kingdom To Come

For

I Know Of A Truth

That Until Shiloh Come

There Shall Never

On This Earth Be Peace

Because The Lord Of Dung

- Satan -

The Progenitor Of Sin

Is Celebrated With Pagentry

And

Due-To-The-Living-God Praise

Worship And Song

And I Ask You

- Child To Loving, Loved, Father -

Father,

How Long

E'er We Hear The Glad Song?!

I Love You, Lord!

Please Hear My Cry!

Preserve Me!

Protect Me Through The Strife

And

- As Promised -

Mark My Grave

Should I

- Before The Great Day -

Die!

Please Remember In Mercy

The Beloved Brethren

- Near And Far -

And

Our Friends

Our Families

The Well-Wishers

And

The Naysayers

And

Those Who Are In Other Flocks

Those Who Shall Be Called Out

To Salvation

For You Have Clearly Stated

That It Is Not Your Wish

That Any Should Die

But That All

Should Come To Repentance Come!

Remember All Who Dwell Under The Sun

The Grateful

And

Those Who Are Ungrateful

And

Provide For Each

According To His Need

For You Are God And Gracious!

Please Pour Out Your Spirit

On All Flesh!

Teach Us

And

Help Us

The Living Truth To Accept

And

Digest!

Help Us To Grow In The Truth!

Bitter Or Sweet, Lord

Let Your Word Stand

For

We Will To See Jesus

The Holy Son Of Man

The Great I AM

In Whose Dear Name

We Pray And Plead. 

AMEN.

What Seekest Thou?!

When We Seek

To Be More

Than What God Made Us To Be

We Become Less

Than We Should Be

Because Of

Over-Mastering

Hyper-Critical

Satan-Inspired

Gross Vanity!

Those Made

In The Image Of God

BUT

Tempted

To Be Remade

Under The Knife Of The Fraud

Are Left Destroyed

Not Knowing The Grace Of God

AND

Are Ritually

Gratuitously

Abused By Satan

Who Only Wanted To Defy The Lord

AND

Hurt One

Greatly Beloved Of Almighty God!

Let No Man

Priest Pope

Pastor Prince

President Prime Minister

Prophet, Rich Man Nor King

Nor Those With "-ist" Rankings

Encourage You

To See Your Life

As A Trivial Thing

Important

To Be Re-Designed

Possible

To Be By Man Refined

Only

To End Up On A Trap-Line

Waiting

Despairingly

Wondering

What Is To Become Of The Life

Lost

AND

No Longer Funny

BUT

Perhaps

In Hind Sight

To Be Repined!

Man Is God-Made

Not 

Hand-Carved!

Faith Is God-Given

Not 

Scent On A Neck-Scarf!

Hope Is A Gift

Of Heaven

Not To Be Confused

With Modern Pharisee-Leaven

AND

Is To Cherished

By The People Of God

Who

By Jesus Christ's Sacrificial Death

Are Covenanted

- By Request -

To Be Eternally Forgiven!

Little With Contentment

Is Great Gain!

Little Is Much

When God Is In It

Should By All People Be 

Gloriously Proclaimed!

If God

With Five Barley Loaves

AND

Two Small Fish

Can Make For 5,000 Men

Plus Women

AND

Children

A Filled-To-Satisfaction Dish

We Should Trust God

For His Personal Gift

To One AND To All

AND

Be Truly Satisfied

For The Gift Comes

From The Maker Of The Blue Ball

AND

The Known

Unknown Universe!

Don't You See That Neither

The Planets

Nor 

The Stars

Don't Out Of The Cosmos Fall?!

By God's Grace

I'm Sticking With Jesus Christ!

I'm Keeping What I've Got!

I Am Thankful For The Blessing!

Be It - To You - A Little

It Is

To Me

A Grand Lot!

*********

Look Up 

To

Jesus Christ 

And

Live!!

Alphabet for Christians and Seekers after Jesus Christ

Greetings, Dear Ones!

     As Christians, we all know that Jesus loves us, and that He is forever ready, willing, and able to save us.

     We also know that under the agency of the Holy Spirit He is calling us to life everlasting.

     But, have we ever really thought about all the things the Jesus Christ does for His children – and those who are seeking Him – each and every day of their lives?

     Well, if you haven't, I have put together an alphabet to help us all see and understand what our Lord does to, and for, and about us without fail.

     As our Creator, Deliverer, Friend, Redeemer, Savior, Sustainer, He KNOWS us, and IS everything to, and DOES everything for us. Let's endeavor to make Him FIRST in our lives.

     I pray that this effort will in some small way help us to “see” Him a little more clearly.

     Enjoy!

BJ

Alphabet

for Christians and Seekers

after Jesus Christ

JESUS CHRIST:

A    Aids, Answers, Anoints, Appeals, Appoints, Assures

B    Beckons, Bears Our Burdens, Binds Our Wounds, Blesses, Breaks Idols

C    Comforts, Cares, Carries Us Along, Covers, Closes Doors, Chastises

D    Defends, Delivers, Died, Discerns, Deals Fairly, Disappoints For Our Good

E    Edifies, Endured Our Cross

F    Fills, Faithful, Finds

G    Gives Good Gifts, Gives Grace

H    Heals, Helps, Holds, Hears

I     Implores, Imputes, Intercedes

J    Justifies, Jealous

K   Knocks at our Heart's Door, Knows Our Needs

L   Leads, Loves, Liberates, Listens to Our Prayers

M   Mediates, Manifests, Merciful

N   Never Forsakes His Own

O  Orders the Way of the Just, Opens Doors

P   Pleads, Prepares, Prompts, Protects, Purifies, Punishes, Purchased Our Pardon,

         Pardons, Purges

Q   Quiets our Fears

R   Restores, Reveals Himself, Refuge, Rewards

S   Sanctifies, Saves, Seals, Sends, Shades, Strengthens, Stills Our Storms, Sustains

T   Teaches, Testifies, Talks, Tests

U   Understands, Unites, Uses

V   Values Us, Values Virtues

W  Walks With Us, Weeps For Us, Wipes Away Our Tears, Washes, Way-Maker

X    -out Satan

Y    Yearns After Us

Z    Zealous For Our Love