It's A Blessing To Depend Upon Our Father God!

Remind Yourself ...

Independent ... And Still A Runt ... Weak! 

Stunted, Under-Developed ... And Still Fronting! 

How Often Have You Confidently Said That 

You Knew That You Could Depend On Someone To Pamper You 

So That You Could Pridefully Swan About

Aka Glide About Poised And Confident!?! 

Did You Reap The Expected Gain!?! 

Would You Do It Again!?! 

Do You  Understand That Your Gamble On Frail Flesh 

Is 

Always In Vain!?! 

Beloved, 

Remember The Proud Creature Who Thought That 

He Could Run His Life Better Than His Creator Could 

And

Determined That His Self-Serving System Of Governance 

Was Better Than The Unselfish One Set Forth By Almighty God! 

Dear Ones, 

Blinkers Are Placed On Beasts Of Burden 

To Stop Them From Being Distracted 

And 

To Keep Them Focused On Their Scheduled Work! 

We Are Not Beasts: 

Dare To See! 

For Whom

By What Means

And 

For What Purpose 

Have You Declared Your Independence From The Lord!?! 

What Have You Got To Show 

For Unwisely Walking As A Wastrel, A Prodigal

On The Wild Side Of Life!?! 

All Of Us Have ... At One Point Or Another 

Chosen To Be Professor And Student 

In The Self-Directed Program Called Self-Centeredness 

For Which An Honor's Degree In Hard Knocks Was Issued! 

Let's Wise Up Today 

And 

Return To Our Father's House Of Love 

Because 

We Finally Recognize That 

We Cannot Even Walk Without Him Holding Our Hand! 

It's A Blessing To Depend Upon Our Father! 

Please Don't Let Pride Rob You: 

Choose The Eternal Inheritance Over Temporary Independence! 

Peace!

Humble Service And Sound Sleep Are Synonymous!

We Are Not Born For Worldly Greatness 

Nor Placed On This Earth To Be Served! 

Did Not Our Lord Jesus Say That 

He Did Not Come To Be Served But To Serve!?! 

Beloved, 

If The Creator God

The King Of Earth And Glory

Our Savior, Redeemer, And Forever Friend

He Who Causes Us To Be Because He Is

Humbly Served His Own  Creation During His Earthly Sojourn 

And

Is Even Now In The Most Holy Place Of The Heavenly Sanctuary 

Working

Making Intercession For Us 

So That We, Cleansed

May Return To The Father's House Of Amazing Love

Why, Why, Why Are We Becoming So Self-Centered 

And 

Self-Serving To Demand That 

Others Serve Us Like They Are Napkins 

Good Only For Using And Refusing!?! 

Dear Ones, 

Never, Ever, Mistake 

Willing Service In The King's Camp 

For Forced Servitude In The Devil's Dungeon! 

The Lord Of Life Asks:

"Whom Shall We Send And Who Will Go For Us!?!" 

Will You Answer The Call To Service 

Or Will You Insist On Being Served 

To The Detriment Of Your Own Soul!?! 

The Proud Are Never Satisfied With What They Are Served! 

Humble Service 

Is 

Ground For Sound Sleep! 

Let's Joyfully Serve Our King Jesus! 

Peace!

SELF: You Can't Fool Me Again!

Dear Me Looking Back At Me In The Mirror, 

I Am Ashamed Of You 

For Boldly Lying To Me 

By Telling Me That I Have No Sin 

And, Therefore

No Possible Reason To Make Daily Use Of 

The Confession And Repentance Requirement 

For Soul Salvation! 

How Could You!?! 

Your Rank Behavior Smells Decidedly Sulphurous 

And I Want No Part Of It! 

I Believe The Living Word Of The Eternal God 

As It Is Written 

And I Understand And Accept That 

I Sin Daily By Thought, Word, And Deed! 

You Are Not Fooling Me Again! 

By Almighty God's Word And My Personal Experience

I Know For Sure That He Is Not A Liar 

And That It Is In My Best Interests 

To Keep Short Accounts With The Court In Heaven! 

You Need To Die Daily! 

For This Reason

I Will Appreciate Your Keeping Your Mouth Closed 

And Permit The Word Of God To Speak Truth, Peace

Love, Joy, Life, Obedience

Wisdom And Patient Endurance

Through The Knowledge That 

The Dear Savior Has Made Available 

For My Education And Elevation! 

You Say That You Are "Me" 

But I Know That You Are Self-Serving Self: 

Do Me A Favor And Pass Me Like A Full Bus! 

Jesus Christ Is My Lord, My God And My King: 

You Work For Satan, King Fraud

And I Rebuke You In Jesus Christ's Holy Name! 

Please Take Pride Out Of Your Stony Heart

Bend Your Knee

Humbly Look Up To Jesus Christ 

Confess, Repent

And Pray To Live In The Light Of Life! 

Jesus Christ Saves Sinners: 

Make Peace With Almighty God! 

Raise Your Gaze:

I Choose To Bless My Own Soul 

And Trust In Jesus Christ My Lord!

Never Alone!?!

Selfishness

And

Self-Satisfaction

Are Prominent Members Sitting Proud 
In The Front Row In The Big Church!

They Are Known Churls!

Maledictions At Others They Love To Hurl

And

Their Favorite Expression

Often To Be Heard

Is

"Am I My Brother's Keeper!?!"

To The Flock Of The Living God's Sheep

That They Treat Like A Wandering Wild Goat Herd!

Were You To Hear Them

You Would Be Ashamed

For They Are Self-Serving

And

Do Not The Ways Of The Master Proclaim!

They Lie, Cheat, Steal

Short-Change And Gainsay

And

As For Caring For The Least Of These

The Good Lord's Dear Sheep

They Take The Greatest Pleasure

From Finding Ways

Those Things Designated For Others
Covetously For Themselves To Keep!

They Are Not Ashamed To Smooze

To Get What They Choose
And

They Are Not Ashamed To Beg

Even If What They Want Is Bootleg!

They Have Nothing In Their Character Called Shame
And

The Only Thing That Is Certain 

I Tell You Plain

Is

That Where They Are Going

Is Going To Be Hotta Flames!

Feed My Sheep!

     Feed My Lambs!

These Words Of The Master

To Their Souls Bring No Calm

For Service Requires Sweat

Blood, Love, Consideration

And

Real Tears

And

A Laying Of Burdens

At The Feet Of Him

Who For Our Purchased Souls

Does Sacrificially Care!

They Are All About Self!

Self Is A Known Sinner!
The Sinner Sins
And

Sin Is A Sore On The Soul
And

The Soul Bereft Of The Breath Of Life Is Dead!
These Two Are Playing Dead
To See What Kind Of Turn-Out They Shall Receive!
'Nuff Said!

Entreaties To Righteousness Falling On Their Ears

Leave Them "Feeling" Deaf:

They Chose Not To Hear The Nice Notes

On Either The Treble Or Bass Cleft!
Of Common Christian Decency
They Are Totally Bereft!

These Bold Sinners
Begrudge The Snails And The Slugs
A Walk On The Lord's Free Dirt!

They Forbid Mountain Springs

Free Droplets To Squirt!

They Forbid The Ants

A Fallen Rice Grain To Receive

And

They Cuss Out All Who Dare ... Their Words 

God's Great Goodness ... Free To All

Ever To Receive! 

They Are All About Me, Myself And I!
They Love Anything Call Mine!
They Consider Themselves Close To Divine
And
If They Are Not Being Talked About
Oh, Deary Me, How They Will Whine!

Brethren, Beloved,

I'll Tell You A Lil' Secret!
These Two Miscreants Fear Always To Be Alone!
They Feel Alone!
They Do Not Think To Trust In Him
Who For Their Personal Sins Did Atone
And So
They Walk In Uncertainty
Trusting Weak And Corruptible Self
And
Fearful Always Of Other Men's Malignity!
Methinks They Need New Hearts Not Made Of Stone!

Dish-Out Does Feel Real Good

But

Pay-Back Is A Female Dog!

So Much For Living

Like A Lic'rish

Never-Satisfied

Wide-Mout' Hog!

Here's A Well-Known Secret ...

Things Cannot Satisfy The Soul
Be Ye Coward, Timid Or Bold
So If You Are Feeling
Alone In The Crowd
You May Want To Take A Serious Look
At The Requirements Of Him
Who Shall Come To Earth Again
On The Angel-Cloud!

Look Within ...

We Say That We Follow Jesus 
But 
How Many Of Us Follow Jesus 
And
Always Do Those Things 
Which Always Please The Father 
So That We Are Not Left Alone!?!

Total Obedience To Almighty God 
Is 
A Necessity 
If
We Desire To Enjoy The Benefits 
And 
Reap The Rewards Of The Glorious Kingdom! 

Are You Feeling Alone!?! 
Then Take A Moment ... Or Two
And
Check Your Present Level Of Obedience
Take Corrective Measures
Seek To Please The Holy God In All That You Do 
And Then
You Will Know For Sure That 
You Are Not Alone
And
Do Walk Not Alone! 

The Blessings

Of

The Eternal, Holy, God

Await

The Obedient! 

Church Change Came

Church Change Came

Phil A. Dephia and Lao Dicea were two Christians

Who each received letters from The Master today

They were excited for they knew Him personally

And couldn't wait for His words additionally!

Phil and Lao sat down their letters to read

Oh how both their hearts did speed

To hear from The Master – what a thrill

For both knew their hearts He would definitely fill!

They knew that The Master knew them inside and out

They knew a letter from The Master was something to shout about

So with shaky hands, and foreheads gathered

They opened their letters, and read the words tethered!

Phil read his letter and started to cry

For The Master said His Faith Phil had not denied

Even living amongst those who would him kill

He'd kept his garments white and His garden did till!

What made Phil cry and hug the letter to his heart

Was the part where The Master said, in part:

Because thou has kept the word of my patience,

I will also keep thee from the hour of temptation,

Which shall come upon all the world,

To try them that dwell upon the earth ^{(Rev. 3:10)}

By now, Lao had finished his letter reading

And knew in his heart he deserved the beating

That he felt he'd received by reading those words

That had become back-belaboring boards!

With tears of contrition, his heart laid bare

Lao re-read the letter, the condemning words to hear:

I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot:

I would thou wert cold or hot.

So then because thou art lukewarm,

And neither cold nor hot,

I will spue thee out of my mouth.

Because thou sayest, I am rich,

And increased with goods,

And have need of nothing;

And knowest not that thou art wretched,

And miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire,

That thou mayest be rich;

And white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed,

And that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear;

And anoint thine eyes with eye-salve,

That thou mayest see. ^{Rev. 3:15-18}

It was then that Lao truly saw the encouraging words

He felt his beloved Master had sent to him

Lao savored those words time and again

And felt renewal of spirit rear up in his soul!

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten:

Be zealous therefore, and repent ^{Rev. 3:19}

Became Lao's reason for loving and living

And encouraging self and others from complacency to take flight!

All was not lost! There was still a kingdom to gain

Plus a seat at His banqueting table!

So it was from that day, that with the Spirit Lao performed

As befitting a child of The Glorious Kingdom!

No more self-serving

No more in corporeal wealth a-gloating

No more wearing one's own garment of state

No more blindness of eye

No more trusting in pie

For The Master had removed the stye from his eye!

Lao now constantly blesses his Master

Thankful for averted disaster

For the chance to clean up his act, and to change

Into a garment of His Righteousness

After casting away the eyeglasses

And becoming the possessor of real and tried gold!