Watching ... Unto Prayer!

Anybody Can Watch!
Anybody Can Pray!

But

Not Everybody Will Watch With Purpose
Or
Pray With The Power Provided By Faith!

Are You Just Praying Just For Stuff And Nonsense
Or
Are You Praying For Things That Last!?!
Are You Praying For Things Perishable
Or 
Are You Praying For Things Eternal!?!

Many Are They Of Us In The Household Of Faith 
Who Are Watching For The Lord's Coming 
Just Like They Sit In Front Of The Idiot Box Aka Their TV: 
They Are Asleep Until Someone Turns The TV Off! 

Upon Awakening
They Say: "I'm Watching That Show!" 
And 
Don't Even Know That The "Watched" Show Is Finished! 

Beloved, 

We Are To Be Clothed In Christ's Character
And 
We Are To Watch Unto Prayer
Praying Without Ceasing To Be Cleansed
Strengthened In The Inner Man
And
Rendered Obedient 
And 
Enduringly Faithful
Fit To Sit With The King! 

Jesus Christ 
Was 
The Suffering Servant
Is
The Eternal King
And Is Waiting For Us 
To Make It Possible For Him 
To Serve Us At His Table In His Father's House 
In The Realm Of The Forever Blessed! 

Jesus Served His Disciples On Earth 
By Washing Their Feet
And
Marking Them As His Own: Don't Be A Judas! 

Brethren,

Watch For The Lord 
With The Gift Of Wisdom From On High
Given To Everyone Who Asks In Faith
- Nothing Wavering ... No Doubting -
Knowing That They Will Not Be Upbraided For Asking!

Please Think On And About Jesus Christ
And
Be Humble
And
Get Dressed In His Provided-To-You Attire ... His Righteousness
And
Light And Keep Oil In And For Your Lamp
And 
Listen For The Grand Call 
To Get Up And Go In ... To His Great Glory! 

Remember ...

You Have One Life ... And No Do-Overs 
So Get Ready 
And 
Stay Ready: Salvation Is Free To Me And Thee!
Watch And Prayer Always! 

The Prayer Of Faith

Is

A Watching Conversation:

A Blessing Always Arrives!

Hear ... To See!

Are There Any Questions!?!
You May Ask About Anything!

Yes, I Have One ... It's Kinda Probing ...!

Have No Fear! Ask Away!

I Listen Very Carefully To Your Prayers
And Have Noticed That You Always
Seem To Include One Particular Request!

And What Is That Constant Request!?!

You Always Ask The Lord Open Our Eyes
To Grant Us Sight
To Help Us To See Jesus As He Is
Through The Eye Of Faith ...!

... You Also Always Ask The Lord
To Give Us Strength To Call Upon His Name 

So That We May Be Blessed And Saved!

We Are Not Blind, Neither Are We Weak
So Why Do You Make These Petitions In Our Behalf!?!

I Shall Now Ask You A Question:

Have You Ever Gone Shopping
In Your Favorite Department Store
Or Giant Supermarket
For One Item
And Have Found Yourself Overwhelmed 

By The Massive Number Of Options
For One Thing ...!?!

... You Must Have Seen The Cereal Aisle 

In Our Big-Big Supermarket!

Okay! Let's Talk Cereal
And
Let's Call The Variety Of Cereals, Sin
And
Let's Call The Varieties Of Sin
Lust Of The Eye
Lust Of The Flesh
And
The Pride Of Life

And

Let's Also Look At The Varying Iterations Of Sin:

• Original
• New And Improved
• Reintroduced
• Seasonal
• Variations On A Theme
• Generic
• Store Brand (Family Favorite)!

Wow! You Have Seriously Paying Attention
To What's Going On!

Are We Not Called To Vigilant
Because
We Have A Known Cruel Raging Enemy!?!

Indeed!

Now To The Point Of Our Discussion:

Request For Sight

Request For Strength

How Many Times Have You Gone Shopping
For One Single Necessary Item
And
Returned Home With A Bag 

Filled To Overflowing With Non-Essentials
And
Even Downright Rubbish
Not Useful For Yourself 

Nor Anyone In Your Family
Nor Anyone You Know
Anytime Soon ... !?!

... Or Ever! 

Been There, Done That
Got The Receipts
Not Happy ...!

... But You Will Very Likely
Do It Again, And Again ...!

... Ad Nauseum!

I Know This Story Very Well!

So What Do You See As The Problem!?!

I Know, I Know:
Self, Greed, No Will-Power ...!

... Emulation, No Insight ...!

... No Eye-Sight ...!

....No Character ... Strength!

May I Say That You Seem To Be
Catching On!

Good Gracious! You Are Right!

In The Land Of Eye-Sight
Fore-Sight Is King!

And

Training And Experience
Determine Performance
And
Final Outcomes!

Wow!
This Is Deep ...!

... And True ...!

... And Truly Disturbing!

Now That We Know All Of This
How Do We Make It Work To Our Advantage!?!

With That Question Asked

We Have Returned To The Point Of Beginnings!

The Prayer Request For Eye-Sight
- Spiritual Eye-Sight -
And
Strength ... From The Throne Of Grace!

The Facts Are Fixed ...

Little Is Much When God Is In It
And
Almighty God's Strength Is Perfected
When We Acknowledge That
We Are Weak And Easily Overcome
When We Are Outside Of His Will!

I Have The Perfect Text:
Philippians 4:13

I Can Do All Things Through Christ ...!

... Who Strengthens Me!

I Have One As Well:

With That Said, Brethren

I Shall Say For Us All:

Open Our Eyes, Lord! 

Help Us To Listen ...!

... Whoa! 

Did You Guys Hear That!?!

What!?! What  Do You Mean!?!

Open Our Eyes!
Help Us To Listen!
We Can Hear Through Our Eyes!!

Brother, I Believe You Are Right!

I Don't Understand!

Look At It This Way:

When You See A Drunk Splayed In The Gutter
Covered In His Own Filth
What Does It Tell You!??

Ohhh, I Get It:
What We See, Speaks
Telling A Story
Which We Obviously Hear
- I'm Adding Spiritual Ears For Hearing Truth -
Hence, We Hear Through Our Eyes ...!

... And In Basis Of Deduction
We Also See Through Our Ears!

Lord, Help Us!

You're Right!

I'm Glad You Asked That Question, Merline!

You're Telling Me!

Now I Don't Have To Live In Hindsight
Because I Now Have Insight
Which Gives Me Foresight
Which Leads Me To The Lord Christ, The Light
Who Is My Strength!

That Sounds Very Much Like A Prayer!
A Benediction!
So What Do We Say!?!

AMEN!!!

The Lord Be Praised!