Let Your Light Shine Before Men!

We Christians Are Called ... By Jesus Christ

The Light Of The World! 

How Sad It Is Then, That 

Most In The World Look Questioningly, Cross-Eyed

Or With Raised Eyebrows 

Wondering What Kind Of Christians Many Of Us Are

And 

Asking What Kind Of "Light" We Are Shedding! 

Beloved, 

Let's Take Heed To Ourselves!

 

Be Careful How You Walk! 

Be Mindful Of What You Say And Do! 

Be Wise Unto Your Own Soul's Salvation 

And

See To It That Your Behavior 

Is Not 

Causing A Longing, Wandering, Seeking Soul 

To Turn Away From Saving Truth 

... And ... 

Be True To Your Calling 

To Be An Honest Steward

A Willing Witness

And 

A Loved, Loving, Child Of The Eternal God 

Through Jesus Christ Our Lord! 

From This Moment On

By The Available Grace Of Our Loving God

And

By The Holy Spirit's Leading, Teaching, Feeding 

And 

Correcting

Let No One Have Cause To Question Your Christianity 

Or Your Commitment To Our Lord Christ! 

You Didn't Buy Your Name: 

It Wasn't On Sale! 

Your Name 

Is 

Blessed, Holy, Everlasting

A Gift Of The Holy God

A Deposit ... If You Will ... Toward The Great Day 

When Having Assimilated The Total Character Of Christ

You, Perfected, Immortalized, Glorified

Shall Enter The Family Home On High 

To Live Eternally! 

Pray For Oil And Light Up! 

Shine, Dear Christian!

Shine!

Do Not Do What Lucifer Did!

We Are Not Animals Who Live By Instinct 

Ever Ready To Turn On A Dime 

And 

Attack Others On The Least Provocation! 

We Are Human ... Thinking, Reasoning ... Beings 

Created In The Image Of The Holy God 

And 

Made After His Likeness! 

Beloved, 

We Were Not Created To Ever Know Evil 

But

Here We Are! 

We Were Not Created To Tell Lies

Indulge In Deceit

Hurt Others For Fun And Self-Gratification

Cheat, Steal

Bear False-Witness

Covet

Commit Murder

Worship According To Our Feelings

Dishonor Our Parents

Set Up Idols

Denigrate The Living God 

Or Experience Death 

But

Here We Are! 

Our Lord Christ Has Invited Us

- With A Can't-Be-Canceled Invitation -

To Come And Reason With Him

Petition Him

And

Talk With Him 

At The Throne Of Grace ... Of Unmerited Favor

So That We May Be Taught Of The Almighty God 

To Know, Understand, Accept 

And

Do What Is Good And Right 

And 

Confers Upon Us The Eternal Blessing! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Do Not Do What Lucifer Did 

And 

Set Up Your Own Kingdom 

In Opposition To The Living God In Your Mind! 

If You Do This Base Thing

You Will Reap What Lucifer-Satan Reaped

Is 

Reaping 

And 

Will Reap ... Eternal Death! 

Let's Learn From Others' Mistakes 

Without Having To Endure Their Experiences

In Our Own Flesh

In Order To "Understand!" 

Be Wise, Brethren

Unto Your Own Soul's Sure 

And 

Secure Salvation:

Time Is Getting Shorter!

The Savior

- By The Holy Spirit Of Truth -

Is

Waiting To Enter Your Heart:

Let Him In!

Don't Be A Split Christian!

Hebrews 12:14 Cries: 

"Liar, Liar!" 

To All Who Are Preaching, Teaching 

And 

Living On The Word That Says 

Jesus Christ Died To Save Us 

And 

Gave Us Our Lives To Have Fun 

While Doing Whatever, Whenever, Wherever 

And

 To Whomever We Please! 

A Christian Whose Life ... Whose Character

Is 

A Split Between That Of A Slug, A Leech, A Hornet 

And 

A Shark 

Is 

The Sad Testimony Of Their Not Allowing The Holy Spirit Of Truth 

To Finish The Good Work That Was Started In Them 

When They First Believed! 

The Truth Says That Our Jesus Saves

And 

Cleanses Us From Every Sin

Including The Sins That So Easily Beset

The Sins We Personally Cultivate

And 

The Sins We Inherited By Virtue Of Our Being Born! 

Beloved, 

As Usual

Our Choices Are Only Two: 

No Fence Riding Is Allowed 

Because 

Satan Owns The Fence! 

We Must ... No Maybe

Choose Whom To Believe, Trust, Worship, Praise 

And

Obey! 

We Come To Jesus Christ 

Dirty, Dirty-Minded 

And 

Damned

But 

We Cannot, Can't, Stay That Way 

If

There Is Any Light Of Truth Burning In Our Hearts! 

Calling The Name Of Jesus Is Cool

But 

Living The Life Of Christ Jesus 

Is 

Blessedly Beneficial And Beautiful 

Because 

We See Where We Are Going 

When We Walk In His Living Light 

Which Leads To Eternal Life! 

Let's Dare To Be Brave 

And 

Be Truly Wise To Our Own Soul's Salvation! 

Don't Lie Or Live The Lie

And 

Don't Try To Mock The Lord Of Life: 

Live In Absolute Truth 

And 

Be Infinitely ... And Eternally ... Blessed! 

In This Dark World Of Sin

Lasting Peace

Is

Only Possible

Through Jesus Christ Our Lord!

PRAYER: Feed Me, Lord

 

Father,

I Come In Faith

With Nary A Reason Your Living Word To Doubt!

I Have No Life Without You, Lord

So I Do Not Desire A Life Without Your Love And Kindness: 

I Look To You For My Own Soul's Salvation! 

I Cannot Do Anything Without You 

So I Choose To Do Everything With You 

For You Are Faithful And Almighty: 

I Worship Only You! 

You Are Life And You Are Love!

You Are Hope And Glory!

You Are Mercy Full And Free: 

I Truly Believe The Good News Gospel Story! 

Father, I Can No Longer Join The Maddened Crowd 

Full Of Self And Glutted On Sinning 

For I Have Chosen To Run The Race For Life 

And, By Your Word, I'm Intent Upon Winning 

And My Seat At The Welcome Home Table Filling! 

Sorrow, Joy

Storm Of Wind

Torrential Rain

Good News, Pain: 

All Are Par For The Pilgrim Journey 

So Bless Me, My God, For I'm Yours To Control! 

Please Take Me To The Water Of Life 

So That I May Drink And Be Filled! 

I Beseech You, Father ... You Said To Ask And I Will Receive 

So I'm Pleading For The Holy Spirit's Outpouring, Filling

And Indwelling Right Now, Today

To Guide Me, Lead Me, Feed Me

And To Order My Steps 

So That I From Saving Truth Will Never, Ever, Stray! 

I Love You, My Maker, My Lord, My God, My King: 

Please Help Me To Keep A Song Of Zion In My Heart 

As I Live For My Jesus 

Whose Praises I Wholly Desire Ever Always To Sing!

I'm Leaning On You, Lord! 

Thank You For Hearing And Answering Our Prayers Of Faith 

And For Granting These Few Petitions 

Offered Up In That Dear Name

The Precious Name Of Jesus Christ

Our Redeemer, Savior And Forever Friend! 

Please Come For Us Soon: We Desperately Need You! 

AMEN!!!

The Path To Glory

The Christian's Path To Glory Requires Two Things 
Which Many With The Modern Mind-Set Of "Gimme!" 
Find Alien To Their Way Of Thinking 
And 
Being! 

The Way Home To The Lord Christ 
Requires Effort
And
Cooperation
Because
The Lord Is Offering The Gift Of Life Everlasting
- With Joy And Peace -
For Which He Has Infinitely Paid
To Make Available To Us All! 

The Gift 
Is 
There For Us To Take At Will
And 
Open 
And 
Utilize
But
Jesus Christ Will Never Do For Us 
What We Must Do For Ourselves: 
We Must Willingly Cooperate With Him 
Through The Agency ... Through The Working 
Aka The Ministrations Of The Holy Spirit 
Who Leads Us In All Truth! 

Grieve Not The Holy Spirit

By Whom You Are Sealed

Against The Great Day Of

Small Things!

Brethren,

For Us To Reach The Heavenly Home
We Must Express Godly Desire 
And 
Reach For The Extended Holy Hand! 
We Must Open The Free Gift Freely Given
And
We Must Use The Blessed Gift 
In The Manner Intended! 

Let's Remind Ourselves ...

We Can Do All Things 
Through Christ ... Who Strengthens Us 
And
We Must Accept That 
There Is Nothing Impossible With God! 

The Lord Has Done All The Heavy Lifting 
And 
All We Are Required To Do 
Is 
To Be Willing To Work Out Our Own Soul's Salvation 
With Godly Fear 
And 
Trembling! 

With A Little Human Effort
We ... By Faith ...  Must Choose To Cooperate With 
And 
Follow Our Jesus 
As And Where He Leads! 

Remember, Beloved

Anything Worth Having 
Is 
Worth The Work Needed To Acquire it! 
Dare To Yield Your Will To King Jesus: 
Peace With Almighty God 
Is 
The Blessing! 

Only The Obedient

Enduringly Faithful

Child Of The Living God

Will Hear

"Enter Into The Joy Of Thy Lord!"

VANITY: Covetousness

The Heart Devoid Of The Love Of God

And
Despising The Word Of Truth

Wants What It Wants

When It Wants It

And

All Proprieties Be Damned! 
Word On The Street:

I Breathe Therefore I AM!

Gimme: I Want ... It!

Thou Shalt Not Covet Your Neighbor's Possessions
Is 
The Tenth Commandment 
And 
The Lord Christ Who Gave It 
- To Show Us How To Operate 
In Our Relations With Our Fellowman -
Promises Never To Leave Us ... Or Forsake Us! 
The Lord Always Provides!

Covetousness Doubts The Sovereign Will 
And 
The Holy Word Of Almighty God 
And 
Is Idolatry ... False Worship
And 
No Covetous Person Shall Enter The Holy City! 

Beloved,
Let's Remember That Covetousness 
Is 
Of Satan ...  The Piercing Serpent
Who In His Former Life As Lucifer ... The Light Bearer
Started War In Heaven 
By Coveting The Position 
And 
The Worship Of The Son Of God! 

Covet Once, Covet Always ...

Satan Brought Death To Us All 
By Beguiling, Fooling, Eve 
Into Coveting  The Wisdom Of God
To Be As God
- The Pride Of Life -
Through The Lust Of Her Eyes
And 
Her Taste Buds ... The Lust Of Her Flesh! 

A Condemned Angel

Doesn't Care Whom He Causes

To Be Likewise Condemned!

Almighty God Isn't A Lying Man ...

What The Lord Promises To Provide For Us 
Is 
Plainly Enumerated And Designated
So Let Us Practice Gratitude And Contentment
And 
Be At Peace With The God Of Mercy, Love And Grace
And 
With Every Man!

Don't Vex Your Spirit

Over The Useless Vanity!

Brethren, Beloved

Vanity 

Is 

A Broken Person 

Looking In A Circus Mirror 

Which Faithfully Shows Every Perspective 

Except The Truth! 

When We Look At Life Through The Lens Of Truth

- The Gospel Of Grace - 

All Our Murmurings

And 

All Our Vexations ... Cease 

And 

We Are In Humble Peace 
With Our Gracious, Giving, Blessing, Holy God! 

Consider This, Therefore
And
Be Wise Unto Your Own Soul's Salvation:
There Ain't No Vain Soul 

Who Knows What It Is To Be Humble! 

Meekness Aka Humility

Is A Fruit Of The Holy Spirit:

Choose To Believe

The Eternal Word Of

The Holy God Faithful!

Remember:

You're Worth More Than A Sparrow

And

You Don't Need To Own The Supermarket

To Be Able To Eat Food

And

You Ain't God

So You Don't Need Worship!

Simple Things Confound The Worldly Wise!

I Like Things Simple!

Clean Lines!

No Convolutions!

No Switch-Backs!

Just Give Me Plain, Straight-Forward, Speech And Action

Just Like The Word Of God!

I Hear THAT!

The God Almighty Says ... Ever Present Tense:

Do Good: Good Will Attend You!

Worship The Living God: Idol Worship Will Kill You!

Obey My Commandments: You Will Live!

Disobey My Commandments: You Will Die!

Don't Follow The Multitude: They Do Evil!

Be At Peace With God: I Create And I Destroy!

Don't Walk In The Counsel Of The Ungodly: You Won't Prosper!

Your Sins Are Scarlet: I Will Make Them White As Snow!

Don't Doubt: Faith Works!

Sin Costs: Salvation Pays!

Simple, Simple, Simple!

Let's Now Let The Fallen Wise Men Of The Earth

Complicate The Word Of God 

And

Complicate Simple Things:

Sin: What Is Sin!?!

What Is Sin To Me Is Not Sin For You

And If, Indeed, You Sin

Is It Not Possible That The Sins Of Your Forebears 
Are Manifesting Themselves

In Your Present Life!?!

You Are Not Responsible For What You Do 
Because Old Gran And Pop-Pop

Engendered In You The Capacity To Commit "Sin" 
Which Is As A Result Of 
Your Parents Not Nursing You For A Full Six Months 
And Neglecting To Give You

Whatever You Asked For 
To Satisfy The Yearning Child Within You Who Is Hurting

Even Crying Out 
For The Unconditional Love Found In The Hearts Of
 Truly Liberated And Emancipated Parents 
Who Are, Themselves, Seeking To Find Their Own Lost Child Within!

Oookay!

The Lord Says: Come Boldy

Confess Everything

Repent

Get Forgiveness

Be Cleansed!

How Is It Possible To Be Made Whole

If You Refuse To Acknowledge That You Are Broken!?!

If You Can Answer That, You Are The Boss!

He Can't Answer Because There Is No Answer

Just Like There Is No Excuse For Sin!

KISS!

Keep It Simple, Saints!

Satan Complicates Things!

The Lord Make Things Straight And Plain
So Pray Always ... Without Ceasing
And 
Trust Jesus Christ In All Your Ways!

Deceit Always Wriggles Like The Snake That Caused Sin
So Turn Your Back And Firmly Walk Away!
There Is Nothing Called A Win With Sin!
Make Jesus Christ And His Righteousness
Your All And Everything
And
Keep Satan And His Fallen Angels
And
His Henchmen And Their Iniquitous Ways
Away From Your Way Of Operating
So That You Do Not Receive Their Promised Reward!
Satan Is The Damned-For-Eternity God-Fraud!

Iniquity Is Planned Sin! 

Planning To Sin Is Planning To Die! 

Living Right Is Righteousness 
And 
Righteousness Leads To Our Restoration
And 
The Glorious Day Of Reward 
When Our Lord Shall Come! 

Our End Is Our Choice!
Choose To Be Wise Unto Soul Salvation
And
Wisely Choose 
To Eternally Live With Jesus Christ In His Glory! 
Abundant And Glorious Blessings Await His Saints!

OXYMORON: Oh, Foolish Christian!?!

The Fool:

Says There Is No God!

The Christian:

Follows Jesus Christ The Lord!

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Oh, Foolish Christian

Why Do You Emulate The World In Its Vanities!?!

The Lord, Your God, Points The Way!

Oh, Turn! 

Return!

Please Don't Continue To Stray!
Please Don't, From Saving Truth, Fall Away!

What Can The World ... So Full Of Sin

Teach A Child Of God That He May Live

In Godly Fear

Honor And Right 

That God Almighty Wouldn't Put Him Out Of His Sight!?! 

No Matter How Often Almighty God Called, Calls, The World

They Saw, See, No Reason To Conform

To Live Upright In The Gospel's Bright Light

But Choose To Walk ... Not In Faith

But In Carnal Eyesight! 

Oh, Child Of The Living God

Listen Well:

Fall Not Under This World's Bewitching Spell

Of Siren's Song, Baubles, Shows And Expos! 

There Is More To Life 

Than What Is Seen Here Below! 

You Are A Precious Tool For The Good Lord To Use!

So Don't Be Silly And Play The Fool! 

You Were Created! 

You Didn't Make Yourself! 

Give The Eternal God His Glory! 

Confess Your Known Sin And Repent

And

He ... Just And Faithful

Able To Cleanse

Will Assuredly, Immediately, Forgive You
And
Me, Too! 

Let's Be Wise Unto Our Own Soul's Salvation:

All Of Our Help, Comfort, Aid, Rescue
Provision, Sustenance

Maintenance ... And So Much More

All Come By The Holy Hand Of Jesus Christ The Lord! 

Let's Boldly Cut Out 
The Useless, Worldly, Middle-Man Class

And 

Reach For The Lord Of Life

- Who Is Ever Willing, Ready

And Able To Provide For And Protect Us - 

By Prayers, Praise, Glory, Honor

And 

Willing, Heartfelt, Worship! 

The Lord's Love For Us

Has

No Known Limits!

Believe, Trust

And

Obey Always 

And 

Be Eternally Blessed!

There Is A "You" In Truth!

Love Lifts
Hate Loads
Selfishness Drags
And
Greed Grows!

Peace Calms
Sorrow Buffets
Laughter Medicates
And
Trust Elevates!

Jesus Christ Pleads
Holy Spirit Feeds
Holy Angels Protect
And
Satan Deceives!

Grace Gives
Mercy Streams
Faith Works
And
Joy Sings!

Hope Endures
Doubt Defies
Wisdom Edifies
And
Folly Defiles!

Time Tests
Presumption Imperils
Obedience Profits
And
Disobedience Debits!

Truth Abides Forever!
Worry Wastes Energy And Time!
Sin Reproaches People
And
Righteousness Exalts A Nation!

There Is A "You" In Truth ...

Truth Belongs To The Eternal God

And

There Is A "You" In Truth

So

You Belong To The Eternal God

Whether You Are A Babe, Oldster Or Youth!

Trust Truth And Live Forever!

Only Jesus Saves ...

Confess Your Faults Each To The Other!
Confess Your Sins Only To The Eternal God!
Invite Jesus Christ Into Your Life
And
Plead For The Indwelling Of The Holy Spirit
And
Good-Influence Holy Angels Excelling In Strength
Shall Attend You As You Strive For The Heavenly Reward!

Facing Facts ...

Saints Aka Repentant, Reformed, Sinners
Follow Jesus Christ The Lord!
Unrepentant Sinners Follow Satan 

The Known Wannabe God

And

God-Fraud! 

Satan Destroys His Followers

Whom He Rabidly Hates

And 

He Does It Because He Can't Go Home

Because

Of Jesus Christ Over Whom He Is Jealous

And

Who He Desperately Hates!

Jesus Christ For The People
With Innocent Blood Did Atone
And
It Is Only Those Who See Their Need Of Him
Who Shall ... By Right
And
With Much Rejoicing
Enter The Heavenly Home

The Perfect Home Of The Forever Blessed!

Get A Ticket To Fly ...

Detest And Overcome Sin!
Distrust And Deny Self

And
Despise Dominions Boldly
And
With Jesus Christ Leading
Become A Spiritual Success!
Don't Settle For Less!

Know The Right ...

Hell Isn't For The Holy
And
Heaven Is Not For Those Who Doubt
The Lord Christ
Creation
And
The Good News Gospel Story

And

Reject Mercy And Grace

From Him Who Is Truth

And

Who Freely Offers 

The Gift Of Soul Salvation!

 Almighty God's Blessings

Abundantly Bless!

Life ... And Faith In The Lord Jesus Christ!

It Is Better To Bow In Love

Than To Bow For Discipline!

These Words Say And Mean Everything:

Life Is Life 

And 

Life Is Lived
Whether You Are In Joy, Want, Sorrow Or In Pain

So Do Not Curse The Lord! 

Do Not Be The Soul Profane!

Death
Is
The Known And Appointed End Of
This Mortal Life!

The Known-Dead Know
No Joy
No Sorrow
No Pain
No Saying
No Being
No Doing
No Love
No Hatred!

From The Second Death
- Which Is Eternal Separation From Almighty God -
There Is No Returning!
No Resurrection!
Ever!

There Is No Eternity Lived In Everlasting Misery! 

Man Desires Life
But
Does Man Make The Crucial Decision!?!

Does Desire Comport With Decision
Or
Does Desire And Reality
Become Involved In The Life-Altering Collision!?!

It Is Time, Brethren
To Wheel And Come Again!

Life Happens ...

So, You're Disappointed!
Will You Now Forget The Lord's Daily Goodnesses
And
Neglect To Wait
To Reflect
To Trust Truth
And
To Reason That He Is Almighty
He Knows Everything
He Sees Everything

He Is In Everything
And
He Feels Every Single, Solitary, Thing That
You Feel!

Will You Fail To Understand That
If No ... Or Wait
Is 

His Response To Your Request
Then 

It Is Because He Knows Best
He Loves You Best

And
He Does What Is Best For You
His Well-Beloved Child
In This Time Of Your Life!?!

Faith Does Not Permit Doubt ...

Wolves Prey!
Sheep Pray!

Believers Walk By Faith!
Non-Believers Live With Doubt!

The Faithful Live In Godly Fear!
The Doubting Live In Fear Without God!

Path of Faith:
Forsaking All I Trust Him
The Eternal, Holy, Faithful
Blessing, Giving, True God!

Path of Doubt:
Confusion
Doubt
Disbelief

Rebellion 
I Do Not Trust Him Whom I Cannot See
With My Carnal, Lying, Eyesight!

The Book Of Remembrance Of One's Lived Life
- By Self Having Been Unwisely Performed 
And 
By The Holy God 
Left Unedited, Unabridged, Unpolished
And
Plainly, Rawly, Written -
Will Be
Closed
Sealed
All Sin Retained On Your Personal Account
And
You, Unrepentant
Will Be Consumed 
- Burned To Nothingness -
At The Appointed Time 

In The Lake Of Fire
Unless ... Unless ... Unless

One Chooses To Step Back In Time
See The Detritus Of The Life ... Lived
And
Do The In-Depth Survey
Seeing The Real Need For The Savior
And
Confessing And Repenting To The Father God
In The Name Of Jesus Christ His Only Begotten Son
With The Help Of The Holy Spirit Of Truth

While It is Still Today!

The Path Of Faith Leads To Life Everlasting! 

The Path Of Doubt Leads To Eternal Death!

Forgiveness By The Father

Because Of

Jesus Christ The Son

Is

The Eraser

In The Life Of Sinful Man

And

Is Activated Only Upon The Request

Of

The Confessing, Repentant, Soul

By The Exercise

Of

Its Personal, Daily, Gift Of Faith Given

Compliments Of The Only Holy God!

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Confess Yours Faults To One Another

And

Confess Your Sins To The Living God ... Alone!

Jesus Christ Always Saves!!