You Real Up And Down, Cossie!
I Know, Mavis!
Isn't It Wonderful!?!
Are You Mad, Cossie!?!
Mavis Is Insulting You!
Mavis Would Like To Believe That She Is Insulting Me
But, Truth Be Told
She Just Paid Me A Wonderful Compliment, Cuddy!
Oh, Brother!
I Have Got To Hear This!
It Is Like This, Cuddy!
I Am A Christian And I Have Committed Myself
To Walk Consistently In The Light That Leads To Life!
To Do This, I Must Grow
And To Grow, To Show Growth
To Show That I Am Growing Up
Into The Stature That Is Jesus Christ The King
I Must Put Down Roots As In
I Must Be Rooted And Grounded In The Word!
I Must Know And Live, Practice, Preach, And Purvey That
Which I Know, Understand, And Accept
Is The Saving Truth
The Truth For Today Always Current!
Wait A Minute, Cossie!
Where You Get That Line From!?!
Wait, Mastic!
Don't You Read Your Bible At All!?!
I Read My Bible And I Ain't Never Seen That Sentiment!
Wow!
Another Surface Reader!
Another One Who Is Reading Without Understanding!
I Know, Reggie!
Do You Want To Tell Them Or Should I!?!
I'll Take A Piece Of That Action!
Brethren,
Have You Not Read The Parable That Jesus Told
About The Sower And The Seed!?!
Of Course We Have!
Nice Story!
I Like The Part About The Harvest That Was
30, 60, And 100-Fold Return!
Cossie, It's The Usual, Isn't It!?!
Yup! Look Only At The Reward And Not At The Regrets!
Sigh ...!
Okay, People!
Listen To Me Carefully!
Jesus Firmly Spoke About The Seed That
Fell On Rocky Ground!
There Was Little Soil
And Even Though The Seed Sprouted
It Had No Depth Of Earth
To Send Down Roots To Hold Nourishment
And So It Could Not Grow Up
To Bear Fruit To Be Harvested
And So It Died!
So, You See, Up And Down Christianity
Is Good Theology!
Dig Deep Into The Word
And Grow Up In Sanctification
Which Is The Work Of Lifetime
As The Holy Spirit Leads Us Into All Truth!
Brethren, Think Carefully!
A Tree Without Roots ... Deep Roots
Cannot, Will Not, Endure A Storm In Its Life!
Troubles Toss Rootless Trees!
Christians Unschooled In The Word Of God
Do Not Know How To Live
Or Why A Christian Lives In The Manner That
The Lord Specified!
Oh, My, Reggie!
I Feel Really Ashamed Of Myself
Now That You've Explained The Story!
Cossie, I Am Sorry For Attempting To Insult You!
It's Okay, Mavis!
Some Good Came Of It!
Yes, Cossie!
I'm Going To Read That Parable Again
And I Am Going To Start My Journey Again
And Be An Up And Down Christian ... The Good Way:
Down In The Word
And Up Toward Sanctification
Which Leads To Glorification!
Hear, Hear!
Lord, Lead Me, Lead Us Gently Along!
AMEN!!!
Peace!
