On The Road To Life: The Race

On The Road To Life
In The Way Of Man
Is The Race For Life

Each Person On The Road
Has A License For Living Life
That Can't Be Sold

Each License Has A Liberty Band
To Be Used Or Not To Be Used
It Must Stay On The Man

Each Liberty Band
Has Two Strands
That Show The Growth Of The Man

One Strand On The Liberty Band
Is Standard To All Men
The Other Is ... Well ...

Let's Hear From A Man:

I Started Life Like All Men
With Free Will And Choice
When I Reached The Age
To Decide For Myself
I Activated My License
AND
I Took Off Like A Pop Kite
On The Road Of Life

WARNING:

Know The Differences Between

To Life

For Life

AND

Of Life

I Reached The Cross Road
Where The Race For Life Begins
Fully Cognizant
- Aware -
That The Race For Life
Has Two Clear Endings
AND
I Set Off At A Furious Pace
Willing To Take Off After
To Chase Down
Who Ever Had The Hot Rod
Who Ever Looked Like
They Were Going To Make Goal
Gold

I Was Flying High
AND
On Fuel

I Was Running Low
BUT

I Was Catching ALL That Catch Can
That Is Until The Day
I Made It To King Of The Hill
AND THENOops! A Daisy!
I Took A Spill

A Word Of Caution ...

Sweet Life Is The Life
When You Have All The Answers
When You're Dishing Out The Sweets
BUT
Sweet Life Ain't No Life
When Payback Is A Female Dog
With Swollen And Sore Teats

When I'd Started The Race For Life
My Liberty Band Was Green
I Was Free To Do What I Wanted
BUT
Not As Long As I Wanted

Now That I Am Low On Fuel

In The Valley Of Life Or Death Decision
I Have Time To Think
AND
To Notice What I Had Filled My Liberty Band With

Insight Can Be Sickening ...

I Became Green Around The Gills
AND
Suddenly
I Wanted To Phone ... Home

BUT

Home Is Where The Heart Is
AND
I Was Calling My Self!?!

I Had Neglected The Real
The Truly Rewarding
The Blessed Things Of Life
AND
I Had Filled Up
On Things ...
Fleeting ... Things
Useless ... Things
Earthly ... Things

Unwanted Understanding

Can Be A Bastard ...

I Had Light ... Darkening
I Had Hope ... Disappearing
I Had Truth ... Cast Down
I Had Faith ... Doubting
I Had Love ... Spurned

At Life
I. Was. Losing.

In Shock
I Yelled Out:

How Did I Get Here?!

The Answer Was Instantaneous:

You Do Not Hold The Lord Of Life

In Godly Fear.

I Started To Cry :

Lord, Help Me!
I Don't Want To Die!
I've Been Living A Lie!

I Had Been Warned About
To For And Of ... Life
BUT
I Had Not Taken Heed
AND
Now, Now
Now I Was In A Bind
In A Pickle
AND
The Only God Who Could Help Me
Is The Only God
Who Is Living
Real
Not Fickle

Living Wisdom Did Unfold ...

• GUARD Your Heart
• COVER Your Head
• CLEAN Your Eyes
• UNSTOP Your Ears
• REMOVE The Skates From Your Feet
• DROP The Filthy Lucre From Your Hand
• PURCHASE The Righteous Character From The Son Of Man
• INVITE The Holy Spirit To Take Up Residence Within
• ALLOW The Holy Angels To Protect You By Accepting Their Good Influencing
• WALK In The Light Of Life To Eternal Life
• FOLLOW The Good Shepherd
• HEED The Wondrous Story
• SUBMIT Your Self Under The Mighty Hand Of The God Of Grace
• LEAN On The Everlasting Arm
• Be OBEDIENT Unto ... Death

Accepting The Truth ...

Be Obedient Unto ... Death
Was Ringing In My Ears

For

I Was Close To Dying

I Gave The Lord Of Life 

My Fears
My Sorrows
My Regrets
My Sin

My Repentance
My Life
AND
The Lord Of Life Gave Unto Me
New LIFE For Old

He Took My Copper
AND
He Gave Me Tried Gold

He Took My Scarlet Garment
Liberally Stained With My Wilful Sin
AND
He Gave Me A Linen Garment
White
With A Heaven-Clean Sheen

He Was Not To Me Mean

A Coal
From The Altar Of Sacrifice
Cleansed My Tongue
AND
The Song Of Praise Poured Forth
AND
I Was In The Son

I Was No More Worshiping In The Groves
Sitting Down To Eat
AND
Rising Up To Play ... With The Devil
Known
Working
To Destroy Me

Time Changed
AND
I Am Now Walking
In Measured Pace
Prayerful
Hopeful
Helpful
Heeding
Waiting
Watching
Working
Wiser
Knowing Where My Help Comes From
Knowing That My Life Is In Almighty God's Hands
Knowing That My Heart Is Safe At Home
With Jesus Christ The Lord
My Maker
AND
My King
My New Beginning
AND
Of A Surety
My Blessed End
The One
The Only One
On Whom I Now Depend

PS:
With My Free Will
I Made The Choice
AND
I Gave My Liberty Band
My License For Living Life
My Life
To The Lord Of Life

In His Love
I Rejoice!

PPS:

Scales And Beams

In Sensitive Eyes

Do Not Make For Clear 

- Nor Comforting - 

Vision

HAPPY SABBATH + Popular ... Convenient + PRAYER: Fix Our Faith!

It Is Gloriously Popular To Be Unkind!
It Is Enormously Convenient To Be Cruel!
It Is Sincerely Expedient To Sacrifice Another
BUT
It Is Not Considered Practical To Believe That
Jesus Christ Saves
Nor That Loving Trusting
Worshiping And Obeying
The Living Holy God
Will Cause A Brother Sister
To Be In The Eternal Kingdom
A Precious, Precious, Jewel!

It Is Considered Hopelessness
To Find Faith In The Creator God Helpful!
It Is Considered Foolishness
To Believe In The Invisible God

Who Is Higher Than Oneself And Any Earthy Other!
It Is Considered Weakness
To Acknowledge Need Of A Forgiving Savior
BUT
Indulging
Free-Basting
In Rampant Wickedness
Marks One An Emulatable Success!?!

The Exchanges ...

Laud Ashes And Call Them Beautiful!
Indulge Ungodly Fears But Don't Shed Repentant Tears!
Wallow In Base Lies And Hurriedly Bury Truth!

AND

Walk Pleasurably In Darkness 

AND

Hide Living Light

From Our Struggling Youth!

Robbery Is Fair Exchange!
Murder Is A Saving Grace For The Earth!
Idolatry Is The Vehicle For Financial Blessing
AND
True Truth Is An Inconvenience
To Be Fixed
As One Would A Root Canal
For An Exposed Nerve In A Troublesome Tooth!

Will You Answer ...

How Did We Get Here?!
Why Are We So Proud?!
Will We Ever Learn Our Lessons?!
Or
Will Edification Only ... Finally ... Come
When Christ The King
Suddenly
- As The Thief -
Appears In The Eastern Sky
Riding Upon The Cloud?!

Now Raise Your Voice In ...

PRAYER:

Father,

Eternal God In Heaven

Blessings Come Only From You

Pity This People

Made By Your Hand Of Creation

And

Help Us

For We Really Truly

Urgently

Need You!

Up Is Down!

The Priests Call Black, White!

The Curse Is Considered Causeless

And

The Known, Bold, Sinner

Is Believed Faultless

So, Please

Help Us, Dear Father

By Lifting The Occluding Cloud

And

Shining The Light Of Truth

In The Felt Darkness!

Help Us Our Known Sin To Confess!

Renew Our Minds!

Grant Unto Us The Promised New Hearts!

Unstop Our Dull-Of-Hearing Ears!

Place A Cleansing Coal

From Heaven's Altar

On Our Glibly Lying Tongues

And

Wash Our Obviously Blind Eyes

With Your Healing Tears!

Help Us, Lord

To Run To

And

With Alacrity Enter

The Safe

The Sheltered

The Protected

Sheep Fold!

Let Not Fear Of Unmighty Man

Who Cannot Destroy Our Souls In Hell

Cause Our Trembling Hearts To Grow Cold

And

Help Us Not To Sell Eternal Gold

To Get A Few Coins Of Burnable Silver

And

Questionable Earthy Power!

Help Us To Deny The Gross Liar Bold!

Father, 

We See Our Need

And

We Have The Need To Know You Intimately

And

We Acknowledge

That You Are The One Alone 

Who Feeds Heals

And

Mankind Seals!

Give Us This Day Our Necessary Food

For

We Consent To Be By Still Wates Lead!

We Know With Assurance

That You Alone Save

And

We Bow, Now

In Contrition

Before Time Is Over

Or

We, Uncooperative

Visit The Long-Home Grave!

Help Us

For We Have No Desire

Ever Again To Be Sin's Slaves!

Lord,

We, Few

Do Not Use Our Liberty For License! 

We, Few

Choose To Walk The Path Of Righteousness! 

We, Few

Know That You Alone Are The God Able

And

Choose

To Honor And Glorify You!

In This Make Us Valiantly Bold!

Please, Lord

In Your Mercy

With Your Grace

Because Of Your Known Sacrificial Love

Fix Our Faith

Anchor Our Souls

And

Ready Our Mansions

For, We Few 

Choose The Unpopular Path

And

Have Heaven For Our Soul's Only Goal!

Hear Our Prayer, Oh, Lord

For We Pray All

In The Worthy Name Of 

Jesus Christ The Righteous!

AMEN.

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Building Blocks For Man ...!

Truth!
Purity!
Holiness!
Are Building Blocks
AND
Stumbling Blocks
In The Journey Of Man
Be It To Heaven's Paradise
Or
Hell's Damnation!

You And Your Foolish Talk!
Go Away Already!
Building Blocks Cannot ALSO Be Stumbling Blocks
AND
Heaven And Hell Are What We Make Them To Be
So Stop Spewing Your Lies!

If I Lie I Die
AND
In The Resurrection
By Judgment
All Unrepentant Liars
- All Unrepentant Bold Sinners -
Burn

AND
Are Consumed
Never To Rise Again!

I Know You Are Really Lying Now 

For

The Known Word Is

That Dead Sinners Are Presently In Eternal Torment

With Satan Turning Them On A Spit

Until They Have Learned Their Lesson And Repented

And

THEN

They Are Forgiven 

And Go To Paradise! 

Lord, Help Us! 

My Dear

That Is A Lie Of The Devil

To Make God Look Like A Sadist

To Make Satan Look Like A Savior

To Bind Men In Bad Behavior!

Indeed! 

Nobody Wants To Serve A God 

Who Gleefully Tortures Weak Men! 

Weak Men

Have A Way Out Of Sin

But

They Have To Believe The True 

AND

Living Word 

First

AND

Start Walking Away From Sin

AND

Unto Him Who Is Able To Save One

To The Uttermost!

So Why Can't He Just Save Us Outright?! 

It Is A Matter Of Faith!

Faith Is Necessary! 

If You Believe ... Do!

If You Trust ... Walk! 

If You Will To Live ... Die

The Death To Self

AND

Live For Him

Who Is Not A Man

Who Cannot Lie

Who Loves

Who Cares

AND 

In Whom Is Hope

Help

Healing 

Salvation 

Forgiveness

Blessing

Peace 

AND

Rest

WHEN

We Confess Our Known Sin

For He Is Just ... 

... And Faithful! 

... To Forgive Our Sin

... AND Cleanse Us

From ALL Unrighteousness! 

Brother, 

Please Do Not Be Deflected 

By Feints And Outright Lies! 

God Is Not The Author Of Confusion! 

The Living God

Is The God Of Order

AND

His Word Cannot Be Changed! 

His Will Cannot Be Circumvented! 

He Has Said To Us:

Let No One Deceive You! 

Let No Man Steal Your Crown! 

Walk In The Light

The Light Of Truth

AND

All Strongholds 

God Will Cast Down! 

Deny Self! 

Deny That Liar Satan! 

Know THE Truth! 

Truth Sets Free! 

Walk In Wisdom! 

God Will Uphold Thee! 

Promises Are Given

Paid For In Blood

Bequests Are Made To The Faithful

From 

The God Who Is Love! 

Love Is Kind

Easy To Be Entreated

Used

Please Take Heed To Yourself

AND

The Liar's Torment Refuse! 

God Is Not Slack! 

He Keeps His Word! 

He Blesses! 

He Curses! 

BUT

He Tells All

BEFORE

You Choose To Become A Willing Member

Of The Lost Goat Herd! 

Salvation Is By Choice! 

Damnation Is Not By Chance! 

Salvation Is Not By Chance! 

Damnation Is By Choice

Riding On The Decision Of

Whose Word

You Decide

In Your Heart

To Let Have The Strong Voice!

Jesus Saves! 

The Devil Damns! 

Satan In Accusation Rails! 

Jesus Christ In Love

For 

The Seeking Soul ... Calms! 

So?! 

Work Out

Your OWN Soul's Salvation 

With Fear

AND

Trembling!

I Hear That!

AMEN!

The Language Of The Meek!

To End This Session Today
We Shall Practice!
We Shall PRACTICE
Our Sermons ... In A Paragraph!

Yeahhhh!!

I Shall Set The Ball Rolling:

A Proud Spirit Goes Before The Fall
The Effect Of Which Is A Broken Tail Bone
For The Denizens Of The Ball
So
Get A Meek And Gentle Spirit, My Friend
Against Which There Is No Law
BUT
With Which
There Is Life In Christ
AND
That
Without End!

I Can Do That!

Okay! Do Your Stuff, Spray Can!

Man Is Flesh
A Wind That Passeth
And Cometh Not Again!
He Is As A Deceitful Bow
Looks The  Real Part
But, In The Act Of Performance
Says: "NO!"

My Turn! My Turn!

Okay, Little Jude!

Preach The Word
In Season And Out
Not Letting Ungodly Men
Ungodly Give You The Rout!
Their Day Is Coming
And That Without Doubt
Come The Trumpet Of God
And
The Archangel's Shout!

Who Duh Man!?

Me! Me!

Alright, Ready Freddy!
Let's Hear Your Word!
Let Your Little Voice Be Heard!

God Is Not Slack!
Man Suffers No Lack!
Park Your Doubt In No Show Land
And Soon 
You'll Sing With The Angel Band!

I Hear That!!

How About You, Dandy Andy?!

Christ Is The LORD!
The Lord Is My LIGHT!
The Light Leads To LIFE
Thereby Removing Me From
The Confusion Of The Devil's Strife!

I Feel You, Little Man!
Anybody Else Wants To Try?!

How About You, Lady Lynn?!

Let Us Hear The Conclusion Of The Whole Matter!
God Is Not Mocked!
God Has No Goat Herd
But An Obedient Sheep Flock!
Man Is A Vapor!
Short Are His Days
But
If He Walks On The Narrow Way
In Zion City
He'll Spend The Never-Ending Day!

Very Nice!

Lou-Lou?! How About You?

Man Has Been Granted The Privilege
Of Being Heir Of God
And Joint-Heir With Christ
To Unfold The Unsearchable Riches
Of God
By Cherishing A Meek And Lowly Spirit
Which Is Above Price!
With All Men Play Nice!

Yessss!
Very Good! Very Good!

Now I Shall Finish
With A Flourish:

Reach Out And Bless A Brother!
Forgiveness Is Divine!
Look Up Unto The Father!
Don't Indulge In Demonic Vice!

Heaven Is Glory Land!
Walk Straight
AND
Do The Right Things!
Do Not Turn Aside!
Take The Gospel Into All Lands
Tell All The World That God's Love With Men 
Abides!

Mercy Is Free To All Men!
Salvation Is True!
Pardon Is Free To All Men
AND
That Means Me And You!

Do Not Despise The Blessing
That Jesus Christ Provides!
He Died To Save Your Soul
So
In Him
You May Safely Rest!
Let Heaven Be Your Goal!

In Everything, TRUST Him!
To Him See That You Instant 
Constant Go
For All Things
He Assuredly Knows!

Let Us Bless Our God This Day!
Neither To Me Nor To You
Is Tomorrow Promised!
Let Us Walk Holy Always
In Jesus Christ's Faith
Not By The Sight Of Man's Eyes
That Will Assuredly Give
Give Away!

Trust God And Be Obedient!
He Is Savior Lord God And Friend
AND
There Is None That Can Remove You From His Hand
On That, You Can Depend!

He Will Keep You In Him Now
AND
Take You With Him
- At The Appointed Time -
Where Life Is Eternal
For
It Does Not
It Cannot
It Will Not
End!
The End!

Yeaaaahhhhh!!!

That Was Fun!

Remember, Children
You Can Preach The Living Word
Without Speaking A Dictionary!
Now, Into The World
With The Love Of God
GO!

My God Is The Rock!

The Troublers Of My Soul Are Many
So
In Godly Fear
I Cried Unto The Lord!
He Heard Me
From His Home In Zion
AND
I No Longer Had Anything To Fear
From That Seeking Roaring Ravening Lion!

I Laid Me Down!
I Slept ... In Peace
AND
I Awakened - What Sweet Relief
AND
Now, Sustained
By The Love Of Him
Who, To Me, Is All Gain
I Shall Not Be Afraid
Of Those Chain-Rattling Profane!

My God Is The Rock ... In The Weary Land!
My God Is The Shepherd
Who Guides And Comforts Me
With That Loving Gentle Hand!
My God Is The Life-Giver
Who Gives Me Food For Both Body And Soul
AND
My God Is Preparing Me The Perfect Place
The Taking Up Of Residence In Which
Motivates My Life
For It Is My Goal!

My God Is The Lover Of My Soul!
My God Bought Me A Second-Death Pardon
AND
I Can Approach Unto Him Bold
AND
In The Name Of Christ The Redeemer
I Can
I Do
I Will
Make My Requests Known Unto Him
AND
Today
My Request, Lord, Is:

Make Me Unto You, A Delight!

My God!
My Hope!
My Help!
My Salvation!
Even So ... Come, Lord Jesus
For

I Desire To Be With You

In The Forever Home!

False Preachers Teaching ... Comfortable Lies!

There Are Very Wicked Preachers
Who Tell People:

You Cannot Conquer ...

... There Is No Victory

Over The Urge To Sin!

Yet 
These Are The Self-Same

Bright-Light Teachers
Who Boldly Constantly Preach:

YOU Are An Achiever!

YOU Are A Truly Blessed Child Of God!

Go After YOUR Goals!

In The Name Of Jesus - YOU Shall Get That Big Win!

Do Not Listen To The Fraud!

Pray, Tell Me ... If You Think You Can
How These Two Schools Of Thought Comport
AND
Then Tell Me
If Jesus Can Help You Achieve Your Secular Though Fleeting Goals
If He Isn't Also Able To Get You The Win
That Sees You Entering The Safe-Sheep Fold?!

Why Are Gospel Teachers Preaching Fables
AND
Why Are The Preachers Teaching The Swill
That Places Sinners Needing Converting
Squarely Outside The Ark Of Safety
Where They Become Satan's Booty? 

His Happy Pill?!

Why Are We As Believers
Trusting These Honestly-False Hireling  Shepherds

AND
Believing Their Shallow Words
AND
Not The Deep Words
That The Word Of God Says
AND
Attaching Ourselves Securely
To Damnation's Bitter Yolk
Instead Of Going To The Father
AND
- By Faith -
Trusting By Belief
The Words That Our Master In Truth Spoke?

God Cannot Change
AND
His Living Words Will Not!
God Is Neither Fickle
Nor A Waffler
When He Says That Unrepentant Sinners
Will Have Their Names
From The Lamb's Book Of Life
Blotted Out!

If You Believe Jesus Christ Can Fix The Trivial For You
Then
Please Believe Him All The Way
AND
Let Him Get The Victory Over Besetting  Sin 
Just For You!

He IS The Personal Hands-On God!

When The Preacher Teaches You That

It Is Okay

• To Wilfully Disobey God For Personal Comfort
• To Wilfully Indulge In Sin For Personal Comfort
• To Wilfully Alter The Word Of God For Personal Comfort

That

• The Living Word Of God Is Useless To Help You Change Your Life

AND

• That The Almighty And Eternal God Cannot Fix What Ails You

It Is Time To Know 

AND
Understand 

AND
Again, Know
That You Need 
A New Minister
A New Preacher
A New Teacher
A New Church
A New And True Bible
AND
The Old Creator God!

If The Infinite God
Cannot Fix
The Finite Man
Through Faith And Belief
In The Sure Word
Then He Is
- Just Like Satan -
 A Bold Liar!

However ...

The Eternal
Creator Holy
Omniscient Omnipresent Omnipotent
Cannot-Fail Living God
Is Not A Flawed Man
So
He Cannot Lie!
All Men Are Liars!

Now ... Go Do The Kindergarten Math!

Who Are YOU Going To Trust?!