Cut Off My Nose!?!

Take A Good Long Look In Your Mirror! 

Don't You Just "Hate" Your Nose!?! 

Would You Simply Cut Off Your Nose To Spite Your Own Face 

When You Know Of A Surety That 

Doing So Will Do You More Harm 

Than Keeping Your "Hated" But Needed Nose!?!  

Beloved, 

Think Before You Act! 

Thinking To Hurt Anyone 

Is 

Like Thinking To Cut Off Your Own Nose!  

Think Before You Overreact! 

Think Of The Mental/Emotional, Physical, And Spiritual Pain 

And 

Think Before You Do Something To Spite Someone

Or To Take Revenge Against Someone

Whom You Believe Has Done Something To You

Real Or Imaginary! 

Dear Ones, 

Have You Not Seen

Have You Not Heard That 

Vengeance Belongs To The Lord God Almighty

And 

It Is He, Alone, Who Will Repay All Debts Owed!?! 

We Need To Grow Up As Christians 

If It Is Our Heart's Desire To See Jesus Christ The Lord

The King

The Judge Of All Flesh

In Perfect Peace! 

Let's Never Again Denigrate And Disfigure Ourselves 

In The Vain Hope Of Destroying A Life 

- For Which Jesus Christ Died - 

That We Can Neither Give Back Or Repair! 

Remember ... 

When Digging Graves For Others

We Also Dig One For Ourselves! 

Take The High Road To Christ's Surpassing Glory! 

Keep Your Nose! 

Peace!

THE TIME-BOUND INVITATION: Walk Uprightly ... Walk Holy!

The Sun 

Is 

Warmth, Light 
And 
Life! 

A Shield Provides Protection From The Cruel Elements 

And 

From The Killing Darts Of The Enemy! 

Almighty God's Grace Falling Upon Us

Is 

Unmerited Favor ... A Blessing 
A Blessed-Forever Gift! 

Glory ... Surpassing Glory

Is 

Almighty God's 

And 

We Have A Time-Bound Invitation From Him 

To Share In His Glory! 

All Good 

And 

Perfect Gifts 
Come From The Loving And Faithful Holy God 

Who Sacrificially Loves Us, Each, Personally 

And Then

We Have The Plain, Visible To The Eye, Problem
- Which Must Be Overcome -
If
We Are To Embrace
And
Enjoy The Gifts Given By Our Great God! 

We Must Walk Uprightly

Righteously

Faithfully ... Obediently

In The Sight Of The Almighty God

According To The Pattern Given That 
Is 
Christ Jesus! 

Beloved, 

Talk Is Cheap 

But 

It Takes Skin In The Game 

If You Hope To Win The Personal Game! 

Every Game Has Rules! 

Mortal Life 

Is 

The Not-A-Game Game 
With Rules Aka Commandments Like No Other! 

Life Cannot Be Played Aka Done Over! 
Life Cannot Be Halted For Weather! 
Life Cannot Be Timed-Out For A Huddle Or A Cuddle 

And 

We Cannot Tell The Life-Giver 

"Not Today! I Ain't Home!" 

When Our Short Mortal Life Is Over! 

Know The Right ...

We Need To Be Wise! 

Choose To Be Wise 

And
Almighty God Being Willing
Let Us Be Wise ... Unto Our Own Soul's Salvation! 

The Eternal God Loves You!

The Eternal God Loves Me

And

This Same God

Known To Be Compassionate And Caring

Loving, Giving And Forgiving

Just, Faithful And True

Has A Myriad Good Gifts 

To Give To Us Who Enduringly Follow His Rules!

The Lord God Almighty's Rules Are Not Suggestions

So Let's Not Follow The Always-Wrong Multitude

To Treat Them As No Big Deal! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ... 

Almighty God ... Jesus Christ The Lord Of Life

Our Savior-Friend 

Our Redeemer

Is 

Great Gain For Us 

So Get Almighty God ... Who Is For You

And 

Get Your Great Gain! 

Walk Uprightly! 
Walk Holy! 

Jesus Christ

Is

The Prince Of Peace

Who Gives Unto Us

His Perfect Peace!

PRAYER: Father, I Desire The Spotless Garment!

Father,
I Need You!
I Bless You!
I Praise Your Holy Name!
Please Help Me, I Beseech You
Not To Profane Your Holy Name!

I Understand And I Accept, Dear Lord
That To Walk With You Requires
Unwavering Faith
And So I Ask You To Help Me
Not To Behave Like The One Insubstantial  
Hovering 
Between Faith And Doubt
And Earning For Myself The Mark That Says 
From Heaven, I Am Left Out!

I Believe That You Are God Almighty, Holy
Eternal King, Divine
Master, Savior, Redeemer, Friend
My Hope For Surpassing Glory
My Joy, My All 
To Life's Surely Coming End!

Please Help Me To Hold On To My Hope In Christ
And Not Be Disturbed By Those Who Prosper
Doing Evil 
And Employing The Demonic Device
And Living Large And Long, Unmolested
And Boldly, Basely, Begrudging The Lord Of Life
Even A Little Thanks-Filled Song!

Father,
I Desire The Spotless Garment
That Comes From Assimilating
The Holy Character Of The Lord Christ
And I Beg You, Beseech You
Please Help Me To Walk Right In Your Sight
Daily Confessing And Repenting Of Known Sin
So That I Will Live With My Savior
In The Land Of The Blessed
Where No Needs A Nightgown!

No Night!
All Is Delight!
No Sorrow, Shame, Or Fear!
Joys Evermore!
That Land With No Cares
Where Mansions For The Faithful Are Being Prepared
Is Where I Desire To Be With You
So Please Help Me To Be To You
Enduringly Faithful, Willingly Obedient
And Forever True!
Help Me To Maintain The Upward Look!

I Thank You, My Father
For Hearing And For Answering The Prayer Of Faith
For I Ask All In Jesus Christ's Holy Name!
Please Come Soon!
I Love You!
AMEN!

From Head Knowledge To Living Wisdom!

Okay, Guys!
Let's Chew On This For A While:

What Are You Hearing, Seeing, Understanding?!

Well ...
The Text Speaks For Itself
And It Tells Its Own Story!

To My Mind
It Is A Stairway
To Surpassing Glory!

Go On!
Tell Us More!

Very Well!
It Is Like This:

If Something Is True
It Will Be Honest!

If Something Is Honest
It Should Also Be Just!

Just IS Justice IS Just!
It Must Contain Elemental Fairness!

When Something Is Just
It Will Also Be Pure!

Purity Contains No Taint!
It's Wholesome, Clean!

AND ...

Because Something Is Pure
It Is Ever Lovely!
Think Pure And Undefiled
As In ...

Something That Is God-Given Lovely
Is Worth My Speaking aka Reporting On It!

If Something Is Worth Speaking About
There Must Be Virtue ie., Strength And Power Behind It!
Think Of Jesus And The Woman With
The Issue Of Blood!

I Like That!

Very Good Point!

And, Finally ...

Because Praise
- Blessing -
Comes Of The Holy God
For Right Doing
Right Living
Right Thinking
Right Speaking
Righteousness
We Should Think Aka Dwell Upon
These Few Things
Which Will Hail Us Before The King
Who Is
Creator Sustainer
Savior Redeemer
Help Hope
Teacher Guide!

This Word Is Strong!
This Word Is True
AND
As Touching Christ Jesus
It Takes Virtue ie., Strength And Power
From Him
AND
Imparts Hoped-For-Healing
To Me And To You!

Well Done!
I Have Nothing To Add To That!
May Our Almighty God

Grant
That Knowledge Turns To Understanding
And Understanding To Wisdom
So That We

May Indeed Be Wise
Unto Sure Salvation!

AMEN!!

That Was Really Nice!

Indeed!

The Bible Explained
- Explains -
Itself!!