The Guardian ... Our Guide ... Is Our God Alive!

When Your Greatest Enemy 

Is 

Both Deceiver And Destroyer

You Have Real Problems! 

When Your God 

Is 

Real And Alive

And 

He Is Both Savior And Sanctifier

And 

Is Known To Be The Shepherd Of Rest 

And 

Shield Of Defence

And 

Is The Only And True Redeemer Of Fallen Man 

And 

Can't Lose A Faithful Servant

Your Greatest Enemy Has Effectively Lost His Prey

And 

Now Has Himself An Enemy He Can't Shift

And 

A War That He Can't Win

At A Time That He Can't Determine

At The Cost Which He Must Pay

For A Prize That He Doesn't Want 

And

Which He Cannot Refuse! 

Beloved, 

Remember Why You Are Whose You Are 

And 

Use Your Gift Of Faith

Your Willing Obedience

And 

Your Voice In Song 

To Cheer You On The Way To Hill Zion! 

Please Remind Yourself That Jesus Christ 

Is 

Your Guardian And Your Guide 

To And Through Life 

And

Unwaveringly Trust Him To Take You Safely Home!

Please Do Not Be A Candle Under A Basket 

Nor A Candle In The Wind:

Boldly, Faithfully, Patiently, And Enduringly

Abide In The Lord 

And 

Be Forever Blessed! 

Peace!

Jesus Christ Knows Your Every Need

As Children 
We Often Went To A Parent With A Questioning 
"Mummy!?!" 

"Daddy!?!" 

Only To Hear Them Reply 

"Yes!" 

Not To Their Name Being Called 

But 

In Answer To Our As Yet Unasked Question! 

We Responded With A 

"But I Didn't Ask For Anything Yet!" 

To Which They Replied 

"I Know What You Need 
And The Answer Is Still 'Yes!'" 

We Then Shed A Happy Tear And Squealed For Pure Joy! 

Our Parents Knew Certain Things! 

Our Heavenly Father 

Who Loves Us Better Than Our Parents Ever Can ... Or Will

Knows Absolutely, Positively, Unerringly, Without Limit

Ever Last Iota About Us ... Before We Do 

And 

Because He Knows All

Sees All

Is In All 

And 

Feels All That Concerns Us

He Is Able To Do All Things 

To Bless, Keep 

And 

Prosper Us All The Days Of Our Lives! 

Beloved, 

Dare To Lean On Jesus Christ 

The Lord Of Life

The Shepherd Of Rest

The God Of Grace

The King Of Love Who Does All Things Well 

And 

Knows Everything That 
Is 
On The Dash Between Our Day Of Birth 

And 

Our Day Of Death ... And Beyond! 

Think Of

Pray To 

And 

Lean On The Lord 

Who Knows Before

Who Acts Before

Who Answers Before 

We Can Even Verbalize Our Requests! 

Our Lord Jesus Is Not A Useless Idol! 

Our Lord Jesus Can Deliver! 

He Can Delay

And 

He Can Destroy

But

He Will Be Derelict

And

He Will Never Desert Us! 

Our Beloved Jesus Is Holy: 

Worship Him Alone! 

Remember ... 

Peace 
Is 
A Personal Gift To Us From The Eternal God!

Choose To Believe The Lord

And

Be Forever Blessed!

Oh, How He Loves You And Me!

Beloved, 

It Is Amazingly Easy To Get Careless

And 

Complacent About The Truth 

To The Point Where It Becomes Practically Meaningless! 

We Cannot Afford This With John 3:16 
Because 

It Means The Difference Between 
Getting Inside The Heavenly Father's Safe House 

And 

Being Not Only Left Outside The Happy Home 

But 

Being Cast Into Outer Darkness! 

There Is No Light

No Life

No Light Of Life In Outer Darkness: 
There Is The Second Death
Aka Eternal Separation From Our Father

From Almighty God
From The Lord Of Life! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ... 

Almighty God Is Love! 

Love Gave All He Had To Give Us

- Whom He So Loves - 

All That He Has 

And

All It Takes For Us To Receive All That God Has 

Is 

Our Gift To Him Of Our Belief In His Son, Jesus Christ
- The Righteous Judge ... The King Of Love
The Shepherd Of Rest
Our Hope For Surpassing Glory -

Who Believed His Father's Promise That 

If He Freely Laid Down His Life 
To Save Us From The Wages Of Sin

He Would Take It Up Again! 

Promise Made: Promise Kept! 

Jesus Christ 
Is 
Alive ... And Interceding For Us
In The Most Holy Place Of The Heavenly Sanctuary

And 

We Who Choose To Accept The Promise 
- By The Faith Of Belief -

And 

Stay The Course Of Reciprocated Love 
- By Faithful, Enduring Obedience -

Shall Surely Be Physically Welcomed Into The Family 

With The Purchased Gift Of Everlasting Life! 

Immortality On Tap: 
Corruption Impossible! 

There Is No Greater Gift
Sooo ... Gratefully Get Greedy For God's Greatest Gift! 

Perfect Peace For Us

Is

The Gift Given

By

The Prince Of Peace!!

Oh, How He Loves You And Me!

When We Truly ... Actively ... Intimately Know The Lord 

- Whom We All Say That We Love -

We Can With Uncompromising, Unshakeable, Faith 

And 

Conviction 

Live So As To Be Able To Tell Another Who He Is

Why We Serve Him

What He Says And Does For All Of Us

- And Is Doing For Each Of Us Personally -

Where He Can Be Found

How To Personally Get To Him 

And 

How To Get To Know Him For Oneself

And 
Oh, So Much More! 

We Speak Continually Of The Things 
And 
The People Whom We Love! 

We Touch Them Constantly! 

We Speak Of Them Excitedly! 

We Go To Sleep With Them In Our Thoughts! 

We Awaken With Their Name On Our Tongues! 

Some People Of Our Association May Even Ask 
If We Cannot Speak About Anything Else! 

Some May Even Say That We Have That Person Or Thing On The Brain

And

Unsurprised
Unoffended
Unashamed
We Smile With Pleasure ... Real Pleasure ... At The Thought 

And 

Proceed To Either Talk About

Work For

Or Do Something With Or For Our Love 
Whom We Totally Cherish 

And 

Adore 

And 

Can't Live Without! 

Beloved, 

Let Us Fix Our Affections

- Just As King David Did - 

On The Lord Jesus 

So That We May Be Rooted 

And 

Grounded In Him Who Is

The Rock Of Refuge

The Shepherd Of Rest

The Joy Of Every Man 

And

Joyfully Tell It Lovingly To A Brother, A Sister

Who Needs To Personally Know Him Now! 

Oh, How He Loves You And Me ... 

Our Love For Our Jesus Christ

Should Be Bubbling Over

And

Into Every Facet Of Lives

Because

We Should Be Actively In The Process Of

Being Consumed By The Heavenly Love Of

The Lover Of Our Purchased Souls
Our Creator
The God Who Makes Dead Men Live
To Live Again ... And Forever! 

Perfect Peace For Us Is In Him!

Jesus Christ

Our High Priest

Our Savior

Our Redeemer

Our Forever Friend

The Lover Of Our Souls

Is In Heaven

Interceding For Each One Of Us!

Thou, Lord, Seest Me! + PRAYER ... For The Sick!

Beloved, 

We Have The God Of Grace 
And 
The God Of Glory As Our Holy God 
Who Helps, Heals 
And Restores
And Lifts Up 
And Elevates 
All Who Are Willing To Love 
And 
Trust, Worship, Obey
And 
Totally Depend Upon Him For Saving Grace! 

The Only Way That We May Fail To Receive Help
From The Lord Of Life
Is
When We Permit Working Faith
To Dissolve Into Decimating Doubt
And
We Turn Away From Lively Truth
And
Distrust Him Who Created, Preserves 
And
Provides For
And
Protects Us
And
Saves Us
And 
Ultimately Redeems Us To Himself!

Brethren,

Please Never Forget That
We Have The God Who Feels Whatever We Feel
Who Needs No One To Carry Him!
Our God Loves Us Each Personally And Sacrificially
And
No Created Being
No Circumstance
Can Separate Us From His Abiding Love!

PRAYER:

Father,

Today, I Bring Vannie, Lynn

Carey, Emmanuel, Doris

And

My Own Son, Galen

Before Your Throne Of Grace

And

Plead In The Name Of Our Jesus

Your Beloved Only Son

For The Healing That You, Alone

Can Provide! 

You Are Holy And Faithful

And

You Bless And You Save!

Please, Lord

According To Your Will

And

In Your Loving Way

For Their Good

And

For Your Glory

Please Grant Healing! 

Please Let The Test Playing Out Now

Become

The Personal Testimony In Each Life

That Will Tell Others The Good News That

Jesus Christ

The King Of Love

The Shepherd Of Rest

The Hope Of Every Man

Saves ... To The Uttermost!

Father,

We Bow Before Your Holiness

Knowing That You Have Granted Us

A Blessed Privilege

And, Indeed

A Matchless Gift Of Your Heavenly Love! 

Thank You, Lord

For Coming Down To Our Level

To Raise Us Up To Yours!

Pity Us, Lord

And

Pour Out Of Your Sweet Spirit

On Us Who Believe

The Blood-Bought Promises

And

Bless Us To Ever Praise Jesus

And

Glorify Your Great Name!

Please Let The Holy Angels Attend Us

And

Please Grant Us Your Peace

For We Ask These Mercies

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

The Name That Is Above Every Name!

AMEN!

HOLD ON TO YOUR HOPE: Do Not Let Go Of Christ Jesus!

"Thus Saith The Lord!" 
Was Sufficient For Jesus Christ 
To Protect Himself Against The Wiles Of Satan 
And 
It Should Be Sufficient 
For Us Who Call Ourselves Christians
Aka The People Of The Only God Holy 
Just, Kind, Faithful, Giving, Forgiving
Blessing, Loving 
And 
Forever True! 

We Are Not To Trust The Word Of God + Plus + 
Lying Man's Added-On Extras! 
The Word Of God 
Is 
Inerrant ... Infallible
Unchanging!

There Is A Curse Upon Anyone

Be They The Pope Of Rome

The Local Priest

Pastor, Prophet, Bible Teacher

Television Evangelist

Or Ordinary Layman

Who Dares To Add To

Or Subtract From

The Living Word Of God!

The Lord ... The King Of Love
Says To Come Boldly To The Throne Of Grace 
To Find Help In Our Time Of Need! 
He Says Cast Your Every Care On Him 
Because
He, The Creator God, The King Of Glory
The Shepherd Of Rest
- Who Gives Unto Us Perfect Peace -
Cares For You ... Personally! 

The Lord Of Life ... Our Savior God
Says To Pray And Not Faint
And
Do Not Be Anxious For Anything
And 
He Plainly Says That By Prayer And Supplication
- With Thanksgiving -
Let Our Requests Be Made Known To Him ... Alone! 

Beloved, 

Now Is Not The Time ... Not That It Ever Was A Good Time
To Be Giving Charlatans Your Scarce Resources 
For Prophesies That Speak Lies 
And 
Deliver Cures That Can't! 

No True Prophet Of

The Eternal God

Will Ever Take Payment

For Giving A Prophecy

That The God Almighty Sent!

Jesus Christ Is Our Everlasting Portion: 
Let Your Soul Deliberately, Firmly, Faithfully Say So! 

Please Go To The Great Physician ... Our Jesus
And
Plead For Your Own Soul's Earthly 
And
Eternal Salvation:
You Have Been Issued An Open Invitation! 

Believe ... And Pray
Forsake Sin
Embrace Christ
And 
By His Will And Grace
Live!

Confession And Repentance For Sin

Is A Personal Necessity 

For Every Christian's Salvation!

Repentance Means

To Turn Away From Sin

And Mean It

By Deliberately Walking

In The Sovereign Will Of

Our Holy God!

We Have Got To Stay Connected To Jesus Christ

Because Only The Grace Of God Will Keep Us Safe

In These Tumultuous Times! 

Satan ... The Adversary Of Our Purchased Souls
The Accuser Of All Of Our Brethren
The Wannabe God And God-Fraud
Swears To Kill Us 

But

Jesus Christ Died To Save Us: 

Do The Math And See Who Has "Skin In The Game"

Who Gave His All For Us

Who Loves Us Sacrificially

And 

Who Is With Us Now
And
With Whom We Shall Abide ... For Eternity! 

Brethren, 

I Choose To Stand With 

Walk With And Toward

Listen To

Learn From

And

Trust And Obey Jesus 

And 

Endure All Things In His Name 
Because

I Know For A Fact That He, Alone

Loves, Cares For, Provides For

And 

Abides, Sacrificially, With Me! 

Jesus Christ Gave His All ... His Crown And His Blood
And By So Doing He Paid The Whole Bill For Our Sin!
Our Love For Him Returned Demands That
We Must Give Of Our Best To And For Him!

I Agree!
Giving Of Our Best Starts By Doing What He Says
Without Murmur Or Complaint!

Indeed!
It All Comes Down To Faith Versus Doubt
And Begs The Question We Must All Answer ...!

... Do We Truly Believe What He Says
And Are We Willing To Cooperate With Him
To Gain The Promised, Eternal, Blessing!?!

You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth!

I'm Willing Because I Know For Sure
That He Is Our Only Hope!
I, Too, Choose To Faithfully Follow The Lord Christ!

Beloved,

Please Dare To Hold On To Your Hope! 

The Change ... Our Change
Is 
Going To Come ... Soon! 

Like The Song Says:
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, We're Going To See The King!

AMEN!!!

HAPPY SABBATH + Do Fuh Do!?!

Far Less Confidence
And
Far More Confidence
Were Brethren  ... Equals
But 
With Far More Confidence
Being The Child On The Distaff Side!

Far Less Confidence
Was The Favorite Child ... Obviously
And
He Had A Veritable Gold Spoon In His Mouth
A Silver Platter At His Right Hand
And
An Army Of Sycophants
Dogs-Bodies
Groupies
Hangers-On
And
The Usual Yes-Men Fixers
To "Make It Happen!"

He Was So Very Used To Having "It!" His Way
That He Had Placed Allllll His Confidence
In Mere Man!

He Liked It Like That
Because
His Heart Was Greedy
Gross
Fat
And
He Had No Use For The God
Who Had Given Him His Head
Upon Which To Place His Favorite Hat!

On The Other Hand
Far More Confidence
Knowing The Facts Of Life
And 
Having Experienced
What Comes As A Result Of The Lay Of The Land
And
Having Had His Faith Severely Tried
Had Learned Patience!
It Was Doing In Him A Perfect Work
And
Because He Knew That His Salvation
Comes As A Result Of His Getting Out
From Under Godless Rule
He Had Cast His Cares On Shepherd Of Rest
King Of Love
And
Is Well And Truly Blessed:

No Sin Is Too Big To Confess

And

No Sin Is Small Enough To Be Hidden!

Far More Confidence
Had Decided To Have Far More Confidence
In God Is Able
Because
He Knows That God Is Able Cares
Blesses
Guides
Chides
Comforts
Protects
Directs
And
Always Knows Best!
God Is Able Is The Good Father!

One Day

Far More Confidence Met Itsa Lipogram

Who Encouraged Him 
To Write A Statement Of His Faith

Minus The Use Of The Letter "E"!

In Far More Confidence's Mind

He Concluded That The Excluded "E"

Stands For No Evil

And So

He Wrote:

Our Lord

Is Always

Faithfully Caring For Us

And

Graciously Supplying Us

With His Gifts Of Loving Favor

So I Am ... With Wisdom

 Will-Surrendered

Walking Sagaciously

In Lord Shiloh's Holy Sight! 

He Did Not Gain Any Friends For That Bold Statement

But

That Was Nothing Unusual

Since He Usually Walked Alone

Depending For Comfort

On The Ever-Present Companion 

By Sight Always Unseen! 

He Made His Bed And He Lies Comfortably On It

Because

He Who Gave Him Life

Was Beside Him ... Holding His Hand

Leading, Feeding
Revealing The Light

Present Always At His Right Hand! 

He Became Persona Non-Grata!

From Then Onward

His Faith Firmly Fixed

His Eye Seeing Salvation

His Heart Holding Hope

He Looks Ever To His God

The Lord Of His Life

- Unerringly -

Ignoring The Barbs And Bites Of This Life
- From His Own Brethren Turned Adversaries -

Knowing ... By Faith

That He Will Survive This Life Of Strife! 

He Has Chosen To Daily Stick To The Good Book:

Because

It Does Not Become A Christian To Get Down And Dirty 

Doing Things Vile 

To Settle Scores With Our Adversaries
Who Would Even Deny Us Our Own Life! 

Brethren, Beloved

We Who Believe The Living Word Of God 

Must Do All To Rise Above Our Natural Inclinations 

To Indulge In A "Do Fuh Do" 

And, Instead

Choose To "Kill" With Kindness

Giving A Soft Answer ... To Turn Away Wrath

Extending A Helpful Hand

And 

Recognizing That 
But For The Available Grace Of Almighty God 

We Could And Would Be Acting 

Just The Same As The Unrepentant Evil-Doer
Who Hates Us Because We Love The Lord! 

Face The Facts ...

Doing Evil Is Instinctive 

But

Doing Good Is A Personal, Christ-Like, Choice!

Choose To Do That Which Will Please The Lord Who Loves Us! 

Do Good And Bless Yourself Today

And 

Always
Against Instinct And Tradition! 

Don't Cultivate The Satanic Soul-Blight! 

Choose Ever ... Always

The King Of Love ... Our True Shepherd

To Joyfully Delight! 

Choose To Bless Your Enemies ... In Jesus' Name!

It Is Not Going To Be Easy To Do

But

It Will Always Be Right

In The Holy God's All-Seeing Eyesight! 

Do Good

And

Good Will Attend Thee!!!

HAPPY SABBATH + So, What: Lover Of Sin!?!

Don't Understand
Don't See
Don't Care
And
So What
Are Discussing The Issue Of Sin
And
They Were Each Taking The Popular Positions
Beloved Of The Sin-Loving
Discipline-Despising
Christian Character-Minimizing
Self-Aggrandizing Populace
Who Are All Professionally Diagnosed With "I" Problems!

They Had Just Told Off It's A Lost Cause
Who Had Adamantly Declared That
Being A Lover Of Sin Was A Lost Cause
Because
The Lover Of Sin Would Be Lost To The Lord Christ 

Because 
His Cherished Cause Will Never Be Found
Ever. Again.
In The Heavenly Realm!

For The Record ...

These Are The Positions Held 

And

Boisterously Stated:

Don't Understand Doesn't Understand Why Sin Is A Problem!

Don't See Doesn't See Sin As A Problem!

Don't Care Doesn't Care Who Has A Sin Problem!

And

So What, Unphased By The Displays Of Emotion, Said:

So, What!?! We're All Gonna Die Anyway!

The Bases Are LOAAAADED!!

Converted Christian Is Pitching: 

• Sin Is The Transgression Of God's Law
• Sinners Need Salvation
• Jesus Christ Saves
• Almighty God's Mercy Is Free
• Confession Of Sin Relieves The Heavy Load
• Repentance Is Good For The Riven Soul

So What Is Royally Ticked Off

By The "Sermonette"
And
Tries To Dig Out Converted Christian's Cleansed Eyes!

Converted Christian
Shielded By Grace
Enclosed By Faith

And
Made Prosperous By Mercy, Responded:

True Prosperity Depends On Piety!

Suddenly,
Marvellous Grace Entered The Fray
And
Like A Thunder-Bolt, Proclaimed:

Our God Is A Consuming Fire

And No Sinner Unrepentant

Can Survive In His Holy Presence!

Repent Of Your Sin

And You Shall Be Bountifully Blessed!

Don't Understand, Trembling In Fear
At The Can't-Be-Ignored Statement, Squeaked:

I Don't Understand!
Is My Mind Weak!?!

Faith For Today Chimed In:

Those Who Cast Off The Government Of God
- That Is The Laws And Precepts Of God -
Are Those Who First Cast Aside Man's Gift Of Understanding!

Pretended Ignorance Is An Insult To Our Creator
Who Gave Every Man Certain Gifts
Amongst Them
The Ability To Understand Right From Wrong!

Being Self-Willed And Own-Way Are Not Spiritual Blessings!
They Are Pillars
- Even Foundation Stones -
Whereon The Sin Life Is Built!

Don't Understand Replied: 

Dear Lord, Have Mercy On Me!

I See My Need

And I Here And Now Acknowledge That

I Am Carnal-Minded And Sold Out To Sin!

To Which Truth, Holding Mercy's Extended Hand, Replied:

Behold The Lamb Of God

Who Takes Away The Sin Of The World!

Following This Declaration
And
For The Record
This Is The Charge That Don't Understand Then Received:

Be Instant

Be Constant In Prayer!

Do Not Let The World Bend You To Its Will!

Do Not Live In Fear!

The Lord Says:

Come Boldly To The Throne Of Grace!

For You, I Have Made The Way!

Stand Up And Be Counted For The Kingdom!

I Shall Not Turn You Away!

Ask ... When You Believe!

Seek ... Do Not Steal!

Knock: Heaven's Storehouses Are Open

And

You Will Your Request By Faith Receive!

The Devil

Old Satan Is The Liar!

His Soon Rest Is In The Lake Of Fire!

Do Not Follow Him Like A Tame Dog

He Cannot Save You Nor Himself

So

Go Straight To The Lord Of Life

And

The Lord Always Willing

You Will Survive The Mortal Strife

And

From The Hand Of The Lord Christ

You Will Receive Eternal Life!

Remember! Remember!

Don't Ever Forget:

Perfect Love Casts Out Fear!

This Is The Sure Word!

It Is Not A Whim Nor A Dare!

Trust The Word Of The Promise Giver

Who Is Also The Promise Keeper

Whether You Live Long

Or Become A Long-Home Sleeper!

Trust The Creator!

Trust The Lord Kind!

Trust The Shepherd Of Your Rest

Because

He Won't Cast You Aside

Or

Leave His Faithful Child Behind!

Don't Doubt The Lord: It Is A Sin

A Known Crime!