Showing posts with label Self-Praise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Self-Praise. Show all posts

Saturday, March 12, 2022

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Let Us Not Boast About Our Basement-Level Behavior!



When You Measure Yourself By Yourself 
And Compare Yourself To Yourself 
What Are You!?! 

A Fool! 


When A Man Defies, Denies, The Living God 
And Calls Himself God 
And Acts As Though He Is God 
But Does Not Have The Power Of God 
And Cannot Keep Himself Alive 
What Is He!?! 

An Idolatrous, Lying, Fool! 


The Fool Hath Said In His Heart That There Is No God! 
The Fool, Therefore, Is Unwise, Untutored
Unschooled In The Wise Ways Of The Holy God
And 
Suggesting That The Fool Has His Own Sense 
Is 
Oxymoronic In The Extreme! 

Denying Your Own Maker Is Devilish! 
Making Yourself God Is Satanic! 
Encouraging Others To Indulge In 
Heaven-Daring Lawlessness For Kicks, For Thrills 
Is 
Willful Wickedness Writ Large 
And 
Left Unconfessed And Unrepented
Will Be Punished Without The Blessed Benefit Of
Mercy Of The Eternal God! 

Be Ye Wise ...

The Only Measuring Stick Worth Using In This Life 
Is 
The Character Of The Lord Jesus Christ! 








Without Our Lord's Intervention
We Will Walk Around Pridefully 
Showing How Holy We Are When We Are Not: 
Let Us Not Boast About Our Basement-Level Behavior! 

The Prophet Isaiah Believed He Was Holy 
Until He Saw The Lord In His Glory! 
He Became Aware Of His Uncleanness 
And 
His Unworthiness To Be The Servant Of God 
When He Saw Himself In The Light Of Almighty God's Glory! 

Beloved, 

Our God ... The Living God ... Is Compassionate
And 
In The Moment Of Our Truly Seeing Him ... By Faith 
And
Acknowledging That We Are Less Than He Requires 
And
Need All That Our Lord Christ Has To Give Us 
Is
The Time That The Lord Can Work In And On Us To Bless Us 
And
Through Us To Bless Others! 

Self-Praise Is No Praise! 
The Praise Of Man Is A Trap 
And 
Unless We Let Go Of Pride 
And 
Give Our Self Over To The Lord For Him To Do His Saving Work
We Will Pridefully, Arrogantly, Ignorantly
Contentedly Continue Travelling Through Shadows-With-Troubles 
Where The Citizens Measure Themselves By Themselves 
Until We Arrive At Inescapable Torment! 

Please, I Beseech Us All
Let Us Permit The Holy Spirit To Do A Good Work In Us 
By Allowing Him To Work On Us While It Is Yet Day, Today
The Day Of Salvation! 

Let Us Let The Lord Remove Our Iniquity From Us 
And 
Purge Us Of Our Sin 
So That He May Use Us In His Service 
To Bless Others With The Good News That He, Alone, Saves! 

Let Us Really Work For The Lord: 
Untold Blessings Are Guaranteed! 

Peace! 






Friday, March 29, 2019

HAPPY SABBATH + PRAISE: What's In Your Life's Permanent File!?!






Fidelity!
Integrity!
Love!
Unkind Words!
Ungodly Deeds!
Doubt!
Hope For Heaven!
Grateful Praise!
Thanksgiving!
Gainsaying!
Distrust!
Joy In Jesus!
Sacrifice!
Working Faith!
Commitment To Christ!
Presumptuous Playing With The Demonic Device!
What's In Your Life's Permanent File!?!
Is There Godly Fear!?!
Good Things!?!
Bad Things!?!
Do You Even Care!?!

You Work For The Master!
You Stand On The Solid Rock!
You Bless God For His Blessings
But
His Praise You Hold Back!

You Believe That You Are So Wise!
You Know The Inside Track
But
You Are Playing The Dry Stick
With Bold Adversary Satan
And
Self-Deception And Temptation
Are Lit Matches!


Did Someone Just Yell:
"FIRE!?!"

You Praise Self For Almighty God's Blessings!
You Praise Others Who Also Receive The Heavenly Gifts
But
You Think Not To Praise The Heavenly Provider
Even Though You Know Your Blessings
Come From No Other!

Self Is The Sinner!
Ingratitude Is The Curse!
Ignorance Is No Off-Shoot
And
Heads-Up:

Blessings That Bless
- Left Unacknowledged, Unappreciated -
Can Turn Around
And
Also Curse!


Humble Yourself!
Lower Your Height!
Give The Living God His Glory
And
Praise
And
By Practiced Obedience
Enjoy Length Of Days!

Praise Is Comely!
Don't Permit It To Be A Phase!
Inhale!
Let Your Tongue And Your Teeth Have Words
And
With Gratitude Being Your Wind
Give The Good Lord Great Praise!
It Will Never Be A Waste!