HAPPY SABBATH + The Prince Of Peace!?!

Jesus Christ The Righteous
IS
The Prince Of Peace
Who Brought A Sword To The Men Of The Earth
Which Sword Is Sin Relief!

Here We Go Again!
Another Conundrum!

A Peacemaker Who Carries A Sword?!
Wow! I'm Under Overwhelmed!

Bite Yer Tongue!

Hey!
Wasn't A Peacemaker A Gun In The Wild West?!

Yes, It Was
But You Need To Widen Your Focus!

How?!
Every Peacemaker That I Know Off
Started A War!

Widen Your Focus ... Out And Up!
Think Vertically!
See Through The Eyes Of Faith
That Jesus Christ Gives Unto Us!

Oh! My Bad!

Why Did Cain Kill Abel?!

Cain Was Disobedient Presumptuous And Jealous
Aka Wicked!
Abel Operated Under The Obedience Of Faith!

Abel's Righteous Works Accused Cain's Disobedience!

Why Did Sanballat Hate Hezekiah?!

Sanballat Was Corrupt And Evil!
Hezekiah Labored Diligently By Faith 

And Feared The Living God?!

Why Did King Saul Hate David?!

Saul Was Disobedient, Presumptuous

Wilful And Wickedly Murderous Evil!
David Walked With God In Obedience ...!

... Really?!

Really
Minus The Bathsheba Affair
For Which He Abjectly Completely
- With Contrite Heart -
Repented!

Oh.

Why Did The Jewish Leaders Hate Stephen?!

Stephen Was On Fire For Almighty God
And Full Of Good Works!
The Jewish Leaders
- Wicked Deceitful Puffed Up
Dishonest Treacherous Murderous -
Were Heated From Hell!

Why Did Haman The Agagite
Hate Mordecai?!

Plain Case Of Good Versus Evil!

Haman Wanted The Worship
Mordecai, In Obedience, Reserved For The Living God!

Mordecai Believed And Trusted God's Word!

So, Let Me Ask You The Question!

Why Does Satan Hate Our Lord Jesus Christ! 

• Good Versus Evil
• Love Versus Hate
• Truth Versus Error
• Selfish Desire Versus Yielding To God's Will

Aka
- In All Instances -

Good People

AND
Good Works
Placing
Bad People

AND
Bad Works
Into Disclosing Exposing Revealing Bright Light!

Soooo, How Does This Correlate
To Jesus The Peacemaker Wielding A Sword?!

Glad You Asked!

Jesus Christ Is Our Peace

Bearing The Sword Of The Holy Spirit
Which Is
The Word Of God
Which Is
The Light Of Truth
Which Leads Us

Into The Eternal God's Everlasting Life!

The Light Of Truth
Is The Disclosing Agent
Which Glows In The Dark
Exposing Known Sin
AND
Revealing Inward Darkness
AND
Cutting Off The Way Of Escape
Used On The Path Of Denial!

I Get You ... Now!

The Word Of Truth
From The Prince Of Peace
Ignites
The Tinder Of Sin Within
The Darkened Soul Of Fallen Man
AND
All Who Hear The Word
Must Respond
- One Way Or The Other -
AND
The Only Way To Still The Convicted Spirit
Is To Hurt
Damage
Maim
Destroy
Make Its Presence Absent
With Prejudice
AND
With Finality
Killing It!

Put Another Way ...

Evil Gets "Peace" From Knowing Evil Is Evil

By Killing Peace 

Which Brings Peace To Evil

By Exposing Evil

Who Needs Peace From Evil 

Who Kills Peace 

Because Evil Is Evil 

And

Knows Not Peace

Which Brings Perfect Peace ... And Rest!!

What He Said!

So What Have We Gleaned?!

Peace From Truth Is A Sword!

Peace Is A Purity That Condemns
The Urges And Habits Of The Sin Life!

Peace Is A Lead Balloon

Among The Helium-Filled Balloons Of Sin!

Peace Is Like Clorox 

On A Warlike Black Character!

Peace Damages
Peace Cuts 

The Fabric Of Sin ...!

... Jesus' Peace Is A Sword ...!

... Which Challenges The Status Quo
Of Business As Usual
Which Upsets The Currency Of Sin
Which Destroys Satan's Ability
Another Soul
To Darkness
To Win
AND
This Does Not Sit Well With Him
AND
The Result Is ...!

... Jesus Got Killed ...!

... His Adherents Will Likewise Follow ...!

... Peace Is A Sword!

Bottom Line ...

The Word Of Truth

Doesn't

Can't 

Won't Lie!

Jesus Christ's Peace

IS

A Sword!

SALT!! + PRAYER: Father, Please Raise Us Up!

S.A.L.T.
Used To Be
The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
BUT
S.A.L.T. ... To A Christ-Following Christian
Means
Seeking After Light And Truth
That Stops Satan
AND
The Machinations Of The Minions
AND
Benefits And Blesses
Both Me And You!

Salvation Awaits!
The Lord's Truth I Speak!
Let No Man Or Devil Shortchange You!
Head For Glory
AND
Gain Immortality
AND
Eternal Youth!

*********

Heyyy! How Are You?

Stomach Empty!
Bed Warm!
Eyes Cloudy!
Trusting God!
What About You?

Eating ... But Thirsty!
Walking And Waiting!
Looking For Light!
Suffered A Fright!

Wow! Do Tell!
You Sound Serious!

I Am Very Serious!
I Sat In The Congregation
Hoping ...

Do You Think That God
Would Encourage A Professed Christian
To Do Evil To Gain A Good?!

No! That Is Sinful!
God Cannot Sin
And By His Own Word
Be Still God!
God Does Not Operate That Way!
God Does Not Tempt Man!
It Is Man's Lusts
Which When Conceived
That Bring Sin!
...  And We Know Where THAT Leads!

You Ever Ate A Meal That Left You Really Thirsty?
Sure! If Too Much Salt Was In The Food!

The Last Sermon At Church Was Like That!

The Food Supposedly Coming From The Lord
Had Too Much Salt Of The Earth!
Only Problem Was
The Salt Had No Savor
And All It Was Good For
Was To Be Thrown To The Ground
And As A Result
Everybody Washing Out Their Mouths On God
On All The Christians
Willfully Sinning Or Not!

And, Now, I Am Thirsty
Really Thirsty ... For God!

I Won't Go Into The Nitty Gritty
But I Will Give You A Hint:

Inside The Head Of Man
Is A Brain Not Made Of Lead!
Below The Navel Of Man
Is A Little Brain
By Which Lust Is Fed
AND
I Will Broadly Ask You This:

How IS It
That We Know When Others Commit Sexual Sin
But When The Pastor Has Got
A Girlfriend
A Boyfriend
Children And A Wife
Everybody Important Says
He's Misunderstood
And That Those Not Illuminated
Need To Get A Life!?

You're Kidding, Right?!
Wrong! So Very Wrong!

Don't They Know
That Judgment Begins
In The House Of God?
Don't They Understand
That Leading People Astray Is A Tenet Of The Fraud?!
Don't They Believe That What God Says He Will Do
He Will Do?!
Don't They Know That They Will Be Held Responsible
For Another's Soul
When They Know Of Sin
And Don't Warn A Brother Sister
Who Is Not Walking True?!

Ezekiel 14:21
Says God Has Four Big Sticks:
Famine
Sword
Noisome Beasts
AND
Pestilence!

Famine 
Is Not Just For Food 
But Also For The Word
That Is Roundly Despised!
A Sword 
Can Cut You Down To Size
Or Take Your Life!
And There Are Noisome Beasts
Things That Are
Annoying, Unpleasant, Offensive, Harmful 
To Expose Your Life
Or To Take You And Your Life Apart!
AND
Pestilence aka Dread Disease
To Menace
AND
If Unstayed
To Even Destroy Your Life!

Those Big Sticks Are Progressive
AND
They Do Worse And Worse
To Gain Our Attention
If We Do Not Humble
Or Refuse To Humble
Ourselves!

We Should Know 
Not To Play With God!
We Can't Surprise Him!

We Should Know 
Not To Try To Tempt God!
We Can't Outwit Him!

We Need To Know 
That We Can't Deny God
For Our Defiance
Won't Deny Him His Authority Over Us!

AND ...

We Really Need To Accept That
We Can Really And Truly Walk Away From God
For The Final End Of A Man's Life's Journeys
Is In The Presence Of Almighty God!
Judgment Day Is There For Us All Waiting!

We Need To Recognize Our Need
For Jesus Christ The Lord
AND
Repent!

Amen! Amen! AMEN!

PRAYER:

Lord, Pity Us

And Forgive Us

For Our Acts Of Folly

And

Have Mercy On Us

When We Are Then Caused To Walk

In Disgrace

And

When We Bow Our Heads In Supplication

As We Avidly Seek After You

To Take Shame From Our Face!

Father,

Please Raise Us Up 

So That We May Lift You Up!

Please Hold Our Hand

So That We May Firm On The Word Stand!

Please Take Us Under Your Sheltering Wings

When Satan Does

Hell's Flames Fan

And

Help Us To Honor

Worship

And

Faithfully Praise

Our Redeemer

The Living One Holy

The Risen Son Of Man!

Lord, Help Us

To Walk The Straight And Narrow Way

So That For Our Own Sins

We Don't Have To Eternally Pay!
In The Name Of Jesus Christ

The Only One Who Saves

We Humbly Plead 

And Also Say

We Love You, Lord!

AMEN.

The Devil

The Devil

The Devil plays a dirty game

He has his own rule book

Don’t think you can outwit him

“Cause you’re going to end up on his hook!

The Devil is a liar

His words are truth reversed

And if you are unwary

He’ll draw you in head first!

You cannot fight the Devil

Without sword, buckler and shield

For if you fight him unguarded

To him you’ll always yield!

Take Jesus — He’s the fighting sword

Buckler and shield — His truth

Swath mightily — you will stand firm

And you’ll get through your youth! **BJC**