Showing posts with label Shepherd Of Rest. Show all posts
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Monday, March 28, 2022

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!












Monday, September 14, 2020

Jesus Christ Knows Your Every Need


Isaiah 65:24 KJV – KJV Bible Verses


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!





Monday, August 31, 2020

Oh, How He Loves You And Me!



John 3:16 - KJV - Bible verse of the day - DailyVerses.net


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!!




Thursday, August 27, 2020

Oh, How He Loves You And Me!



Psalm 18:1-2 - KJV - Bible verse of the day - DailyVerses.net


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!



Pin on My Jesus ✝




Wednesday, August 12, 2020

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



Psalm 42:11 - KJV - Bible verse of the day - DailyVerses.net


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!



Monday, March 30, 2020

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

Proverbs 30:5-6 King James KJV | Proverbs 30, Word of god



"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!!!





Friday, November 15, 2019

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!!!










Friday, April 5, 2019

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!