Showing posts with label Understanding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Understanding. Show all posts

Monday, November 7, 2022

Do You Understand What You Say That You Know!?!




If You Say You Know Something
It Should Mean That You Understand It! 

If You Say That You Understand Something
It Should Mean That You Accept It For What It Is
Whether It Is The Truth Or A Lie! 

If You Accept Something For What It Is
- Truth Or Lie -
Then You Should Be Able To Act For Or Against It 
According To The Stated Will Of The Eternal God! 

Beloved, 

We Know That Jesus Christ Saves! 

We Understand That Jesus Saves Sinners 
From Sin, Self, Death, The Grave, And Hell! 

We Accept That We Are Sinners 
And 
It Is Us Each, Individually, That Jesus Christ Saves! 

We Act Upon Information And Belief 
And 
Personally Go To Jesus Christ For His Free-To-All Salvation 
And
Ask Him To Save Us 
And 
Keep Us Safe Under The Shelter Of His Wings! 

Dear Ones, 

Belief Requires Action! 
Faith Requires Trust! 
Grace Gives Mercy! 

And

Heavenly Glory Required And Requires Earthly Sacrifice! 

Everlasting Love Will Not Let Us Go! 

Know The Truth! 
Understand The Sacrifice! 
Accept The Love Like A Greatly Beloved Child Of God 
And
Act With Alacrity Like A Faithful, On-Duty, Servant Of God! 

Please Draw  Near To Jesus Christ The Lord 
For Life, Love, And Light! 

Peace!

















Wednesday, July 6, 2022

The Devil's Cherry!



Do You Have The Right To Do Wrong!?! 
Are You Letting A Nightshade Sing You A Love Song!?! 

Beloved, 

We Are Clearly Instructed By Our Lord Jesus 
Not To Let Anyone, Spirit Or Flesh, Deceive Us 
So "No!" None Of Us Has The Right To Do Wrong! 

In The Plant Realm
We Have Nightshade Vegetables 
Aka Tomatoes, Potatoes, Eggplant
And 
All Peppers, To Name A Few 
And Also 
The Deadly Nightshade 
Aka Belladonna 
Aka Devil's Cherry! 

Just Because We Like, Love, Salivate At The Word "Cherry" 
It Does Not Give Us The Right To Eat Of 
The Belladonna Plant 
Or To Give Of It To Anyone! 

Dear Ones, 

It Is Amazing To Know That 
There Is A Plant Named To Suit Satan's Character! 

How Sad, Ironic, To Know That His Name, Devil
Is 
Affixed, Prefixed, To A Fruit Aka Cherry! 
Another Forbidden Fruit! 


Our Lord Jesus Christ
Is Keeping The Night-Watch
So That We Do Not Have To Fear
That Nightshade Satan!



Dear Ones, 

Warning Labels Are Slapped On Things 
To Save Us From Ourselves! 

Children Have Parents To Guide Them Aright! 

Humans Have The Savior
The Word Of God
To Guide Us With Kindly Light! 

When Our Foolish Desires Supercede Wisdom And Understanding 
Because 
"I Breathe So Therefore I Am!" 
We Get Into The Realm Of Playing Russian Roulette 
Aka Taking Your Life Into Your Own Hands
For Kicks And Street Cred! 

We Do Not Have The Right 
To Willfully Do Wrong With The Lord's Property: 
We Are Not Our Own! 

Let Us Worship And Bow Before The Lord Our Maker! 

Peace!


Live So That Satan
Has No Part In You!











Sunday, March 20, 2022

Cry Aloud ... And Say "NO!" To Sin And Folly!








Problems!?! 

Use Common-Sense! 
Weigh The Pros And Cons! 
Exercise Caution! 
Repair To Prayer! 
Lift Up The Lord! 

Beloved, 

According To The Vaunted Murphy's Law
Anything That Can Go Wrong Will Go Wrong! 

According To The Word Of Truth
We Are Not To Lean Aka Rely On Our Own Understanding 
But 
We Are To Boldly Go To The Throne Of Grace 
Where People Of Faith And Prayer 
Are Encouraged To Appear To Receive Help 
Be It For Healing
Protection, Provision
Comfort And Care
Direction, Correction
And
Encouragement! 

Dear Ones, 

The First Act Of Will That A Little Child Exercises 
And 
Utilizes With Understanding 
Is 
Saying "No!"  
And 
There Is Much That We May Learn From This Act! 

The World And His Brother 
Seem To Always Encourage Us 
To Do The Worst Possible Things 
And 
Act In The Most Foolish Ways! 

Think Of Job's Wife Encouraging Him 
To Cast Away His Publicly-Known Integrity 
And 
"Curse God And Die!" 

Knowing To Say "No!" 
And 
Boldly Saying "No!" To Folly And Sin, Self, And Satan 
Is 
The Gift Of God
And
Our Saving Grace! 

Let Us Remember That We Are In Profit 
When Murphy's Law Unfailingly Sends Us 
Into The Presence Of Our Savior Jesus 
Who Is Lord And God Of All: 
Murphy's Law Is Subject To The Lord's Sovereign Will! 

Babies Cry For Help: 
Christians Cry For Help By Praying! 

In All Things, Please Say 
"Yes, Lord! Thy Will Be Done!" 
And 
"No!" To Beelzebub Aka Satan 
And 
His Machinations 
Because 
Over You, He Wants To Gloat! 

Again, Beloved, 

"No!" Is A Complete Answer: 
Use It Right ... And With Might
And 
Live In Eternal Light! 

Earnestly, Fervently, Pray ... And Press On! 

Peace!





Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Repentance Aka The U-Turn Of Life!



Repentance ... Just Like A U-Turn
Is 
Progressive! 
It Is A Change Of Mind 
Caused By A Change Of The Heart 
Which Leads To A Change Of Action Aka Direction! 

Beloved, 

There Was Once A Time When We Would Say That 
A Repentant Sinner Did A 360° Turn! 
This Was Until Wisdom Prevailed 
And 
Understanding Dawned 
And 
Knowledge Spoke Up And Noted That 
A 360° Turn Is A Circle 
Which Meant Doing As One Always Did 
But That 
A 180° Turn Resulted In A Complete Change Of Direction! 

Hallelujah, Wisdom! 

Thank You, Lord, For The Cautionary Tale Which Says: 

In All Your Getting
 Get Understanding! 

We Are Grateful, Lord
For The Knowledge Which Increases! 

Dear Ones, 

Turning Around ... Changing Direction
Without Having Your Chosen Life-Style Turned Upside-Down 
Changes Absolutely Nothing! 

Genuine Repentance Aka Repentance Of The Godly Sort
Means That Friends, Associates, Relationships
Tastes, Likes, Dislikes
And 
Our Reservation For Our Final Port Of Call 
Must Change! 

We Can No Longer Call Upon Christ 
And 
Do Like The Devil! 

Calling Upon Christ For Saving Truth 
And
Deliberately Acting Upon It 
Changes Our Life
Our Life-Style
And 
Our Character! 

Jesus Christ The Lord
Is 
The Truth 
And 
Living By And In The Truth 
Means Living For Our King Jesus! 

Let's Think About It! 
Let's Earnestly Pray About It
And
Let's Wisely Act Upon It 
Because 
Our Personal Future Depends Upon It! 

Peace!



Living For Jesus Christ Now
Is
Living A Life
That
Has Only Just Begun!







Wednesday, October 27, 2021

The Minor Prophet's Major Question!








The Book Of Minor Prophet Amos
Has Asked The Major Question That 
Every Committed-To-Christian Needs To Bluntly Ask 
And 
Truthfully Answer! 

With Whom Are You Walking!?! 
Where Are You Heading!?! 
Is There A Meeting Of The Minds 
And
Are You In Total Agreement 
With The Proposed Course Of Action!?! 

Beloved, 

Just As There Cannot Be Two Roosters In One Hen-House
There Cannot Be Two Number One Goals In Any Mission! 

On The Other Hand, The Question Becomes
"Are You Just Tagging Along For The Ride 
Because You Are A Lazy Thinker, Weak-Willed
Lonely, Looking To Belong
Or Just Plain Lost
A Problem Looking For A Bold Solution
A Heart Looking For The Perfect Home!?!" 

Please, I Beseech Us All
Do Not Take Up Other People's Causes 
Because 
They Have Big Mouths
Big Houses
Big Cars
Big Bank Balances
And 
Base Beliefs Masquerading As Truth For Today! 

Walking With The Lord Christ 
Is 
Walking With Wisdom, Understanding 
And 
Knowledge Which Leads To An Expected End! 

Your Travelling Companion 
Is 
The Author And Finisher Of Your Faith 
And
He Is Well Able 
To Protect And Provide For All 
Who Choose Him As Their Eternal Portion! 

Jesus Christ The Righteous King
Has All The Answers Before You Even Ask Your Questions: 
It Is Safe To Trust And Walk With Him! 

Peace!





Sunday, August 1, 2021

Sippy-Cup Christianity


 






Would You Squeeze Through A Wide-Open Door!?! 

Would You Only Eat One Grape A Day 
When You Have Unrestricted Access 
To A Flourishing, Abundantly Productive, Vineyard!?! 

Would You Drink From A Sippy-Cup 
When You Live Next To A Spring Of Sweet, Ice-Cold, Water!?! 

If You Answer 
"No, Not A Chance!" 
Then Why In The Name Of All That 
Is 
Holy, Just, And Good 
Are You, Me, We Visiting With The Lord Christ 
Only When We Are In Dire Straits 
And 
Not Doing So As A Habit, A Practice, A Way Of Life!?! 

Jesus Christ Spreads A Table Before Us!
 
Jesus Christ Is The Creator God
The King Of Love
The Good Shepherd
The King Of The Universe 
And
Any Table That He Spreads Before Us 
And
In The Presence Of Our Enemies 
Is 
Going To Be Beautifully Appointed
Infinitely Long
And 
Abundantly Laid 
So That We May Feast Now 
And
Eternally! 


PRAYER:

Dear Lord, 
We Have A Problem! 
We Are Looking Through Finite Eyes
With Fraught Feelings 
At The Table Spread By The Infinite God! 
Please Help Us To Look Up Higher
See Clearer
Smell Deeper
And 
Taste The Unimaginably Good, Good
Very Good Things That
Come From Your Giving Heart And Hands! 

Please Cleanse, Refine
And
Re-Educate Our Taste-Buds 
So That We Will Ever Choose
With Knowledge, Wisdom, And Understanding 
To Eat And Drink Deeply Of
Your Goodness Always! 
AMEN!!!





Saturday, April 17, 2021

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Call Him Now!

 




By The Way Of The Inward Look
On The Road To Understanding
In Order To Have Wisdom To Use Knowledge For Personal Benefit 
And 
To Help Others
Would You Say That You Truly Believe 
And
Act On The Word Of The Lord That Plainly Says: 

"Call Unto Me And I Will Answer Thee 
And Show Thee Great And Mighty Things 
Which Thou Knowest Not!?!" 

When The Lord Says "Call On Me ...!"
He Doesn't Mean Come And Shoot The Breeze! 

When He Says "I Will Show You Great And Mighty Things ...!" 
He Doesn't Mean That You Will Look At His Pretty Pictures! 

Beloved, 

We Have An Open Invitation
From The Creator-God
The Lord Of Life
The Shepherd Of Rest
Our Rock Of Refuge
Our Savior, Redeemer And Forever Friend
The Prince Of Peace
He Who Speaks And Life Happens
He Who Commands And Things Stand Fast
Soooo
Let's Call On The Lord, The King Of Glory, By Prayer 
With The Intention To Be Ever Profited
Uplifted, Taught
Comforted ... Blessed! 

By Present And Available Grace
Dare To Ask Deliberately 
For What You Want For Yourself ... And Others
Be It Tangible Or Informative
A Touch Of Healing
Companionship
Food, Shelter, Or Clothing 
And 
To See You Safely Home
Even If "Kicking And Screaming" 
Because
You Desire To See Jesus Christ In Perfect Peace! 

Please, I Beseech Us All
Believe The Lord! 
     Trust The Living Word! 
          Walk In Unfailing Faith! 
Speak Humbly! 
     Listen Intently! 
          Accept The Gift Graciously! 
Thank Almighty God Whole-Heartedly! 
     Tell The Good News Joyfully! 
          Live Abundantly! 

The Lord Jesus Christ Is The Answer
And
He Has All The Answers 
To All Our Questionings! 
Please Draw Nigh!





Monday, March 1, 2021

Double-Minded Christian!?!






Just In Case We Conveniently Forgot The Fact
Neither Love And Hate
Good And Evil
Truth And Error
Light And Darkness
Friend And Foe
Faith And Doubt
Cowardice And Courage
Nor Bitter And Sweet 
Can Exist In Or Proceed From 
The Same Source At The Same Time: 
These Things Cancel Out Each Other! 

We Cannot Bless And Honor 
And
Curse And Humiliate A Person In The Same Breath 
And
It Is Certain That We Cannot Praise God 
And
Pet Satan At One And The Same Time! 

Beloved, 

A Double-Minded Aka Two-Faced 
Aka Deceitful Christian 
Has To Be Most Miserable, Unhappy
Dangerous Traveler Under The Sun: 
We Cannot Live Like That And Rise Up To Glory! 

Wittingly Building Our Dream House On Sinking Sand 
Marks Us As Devoid Aka Empty Of Wisdom 
And 
Her Understanding 
And
Patently Shows Us To Be Incapable 
Aka Unable To Use Received Knowledge For Profit: 
This State Of Affairs Should Not Exist 
Because 
There Are No Fools In The Kingdom Of God! 

We Cannot Go Forward By Walking Backward 
And
We Cannot Show Love By Serving Hate! 

Jesus Christ The Lord ... The King ... The Judge
Is 
Truth, Love, Light, Life 
And
The Only Way Home To The Father's House!

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

We Are Jesus Christ's Followers
The Salt Of The Earth 
And 
Light Of The World 
And 
We Are Being Blessed To Become Like Him 
So Dare To Firmly Fix Your Focus On Your Father 
Who Is The Same Yesterday, Today And Forever!

Digging Down Is Death: 
Look Up
Build Up
And
Live To Rise Up To The Heavenly Glory Of Our Lord!


Christians Committed To Christ
Do Not Scatter What He Has Sown
But
Faithfully, Diligently
Sow Good Seeds With Him
With The Hope For An Abundant Harvest!





Saturday, August 1, 2020

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Who You Calling A Fool!?!

Psalm 74:22 Arise, O God, plead your own cause: remember how the ...



I Wonder How Many Of Us Have Really Thought About
Who A Fool Really Is
And 
What It Means To Be A Fool!?!

We All Grew Up Hearing People Being Called
And 
Calling People Fools
And 
Telling People They Were Doing Foolishness 
Or Were Acting The Fool
Or Were Fooling Around
And
When Asked How We, Ourselves, Are Doing, Saying:
"I Still Here ... Foolish!" 

As Of Today, Belove
It Must Cease Because 
As The Holy Word Declares -
The Fool Is One Who Contends With Almighty God 
Expressing Their Disappointment 
And 
Disapproval Of Him!
That Is A Gravely Serious Charge! 
It Is The Lord, Himself, Knows The Heart Of Everyone Of Us:
He, Alone, Is Judge!

The Living Word Also Declares That 
The Fool Is The Same One Who Says In His Heart That 
"There Is No God!" 

How Does The Fool Breathe!?! 
Does He Even Know From Whence His Breath Comes!?!

We, As Christians
Believe In The Almighty God 
And 
Unless Or Until A Person Of Our Acquaintance 
Boldly Declares That There Is No God
We Cannot Paint Them With That Color 
Or Brand Them With That Name:
It Is Not In Our Pay Grade! 

Let's Make Sure That
We Are Not Fools Ourselves!

The Facts Are Plain ...

There Will Be No Fools In Almighty God's Heaven 
And 
I Beseech Us All To Tell A Brother, A Sister
Family, Friends, And Acquaintances That 
Almighty God - Father, Son And Holy Spirit - Is Real!

When You Willfully Choose
To Reject The Love Of God
You Also Willfully Choose
To Face The Justice Of God!

Almighty God 
Is 
The Lover Of Our Souls 
And
The Judge Of All Flesh
And 
We Must 
And 
Will Give Account To Him 
For All That We Think, Say 
And 
Do! 

Note To File ...

None Of Us Can Any Longer Claim Ignorance
Because
We Are Warned 
And 
Have No More Reason
To Call Anybody A Fool!
Jesus Christ, Himself, Warned Against Doing This! 

We Have Received Knowledge: 
May The Lord In Mercy
Grant Us His Gift Of Wisdom
- Which He Asks Us To Request -
And 
Understanding 
So That The House Which We Are Building 
May Be Established! 
Peace Be Upon You! 


The Estate Of The Fool
Is Not One To Be Envied
Because
The Fool Finds Pleasure
In Doing What Is Known Evil
And
Evil Is Its Own Reward!
  
**--**--**--**--**

Be Ye Wise Unto Soul Salvation!



Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Deceit And Disobedience




Ye Shall Know Them
By Their Fruits!!


Ephesians 5:6-7 by mvcquotes on DeviantArt



Disobedience And Deceit 
Naturally Go Hand In Hand 
And 
Is Part And Parcel Of The Life Of Those
Who Refuse To Walk In The Righteous Ways Of
The Holy Son Of Man!

The Obvious Outcome To This Deadly Duo's Deviltry 
Is 
The Wrath Of The Eternal God 
Which Will Be Poured Out 
- Without The Benefit Of The Now-Available Free Mercy  -
Upon Those Who Are Unrepentant, Bold Sinners
Just Like Satan The God-Fraud
The Adversary Of Our Purchased Souls!

Hell For Man Was, Is And Ever Shall Be
Satan's Only Goal! 

Beloved, 

Denying Truth
Skewing Truth
And 
Despising And Casting Down Truth 
Does Not Change Or Reconstitute Its Character 
And 
All Who Color, Polish And Spin Truth 
Make Themselves Adversaries Of Jesus Christ The Lord
- The Holy God -
Who ... Alone ... Is The Truth! 

It Is Time To Look Up
To Take Our Eyes Away From Earth
And
Longingly Look Up To Heaven
So Please Let Us Be Really Wise 
And 
Dare To Think For Ourselves 
By Reading The Word For Ourselves! 

We Are Requested To Come Boldly 
To The Throne Of Sufficient Grace
To Find Help In Our Time Of Need
So Let Us Remember To Pray 
For The Guidance Into Truth That 
The Holy Spirit Provides ... To All Who Ask
Before
We Read The Living Word: 
Wisdom And Understanding Are Free Gifts From Almighty God! 

Brethren,

The Majority Report Says That
Truth Is Subjective
And
Is Whatever The Deceived, Willfully Disobedient Soul
Desires It To Be According To The Particular Lust Then Working
Sooo, Being Wise Unto Our Own Soul's Salvation
Let Us Stick To Knowing What Is True
- What Is Truth -
So That The Deceit That Engenders Disobedience 
- Which Is Efficiently Propelled By Our Own Sinful Selves -
Will Have No Dominion Over Us! 

We Obey The One We Willingly Serve
And
We Go Where They Send Us
So Please Remember That
Deceit Aka Lies Aka The Fruit Of Satan Damns
But 
Truth Aka The Character And Fruit Of Christ Sets Men Free! 


Jesus Christ Is The Way
The Truth
The Life
And
The Light Of Every Man!




Sunday, June 7, 2020

Worshiping God OR Worshiping G.O.D.!?!

We All Say The Same Thing
But 
It's Not The Same Thing We Believe!
We All Say We Believe In God
But
In That Statement
Many Practice To Deceive!

I Believe In The One God
The Triune Father, Son And Holy Spirit
The Maker, Savior, Sustainer And Redeemer Of All Mankind
And
My Life Is Tied Up In The Life Of Christ Is Tied Up In Mine
And
It Is From Him That I Have Boundaries And Behavioral Limits! 

Everybody That Believes In God Says That
So What's Your Point!?!

I Spell God With Capital "G" 
Because 
Jesus Christ, God, Leads And Feeds Me
Whilst A Myriad Others 
Aka Many In Positions Of Power Influence And Authority
Spell God As G.O.D.
All The While Pretensively Saying To The People That
To Them, Personally
G.O.D. Is All-Powerful ... Their All And Everything 
But
It Is A Cruel Deception On Two Fronts!

On The One Hand
They, Themselves, Consider Themselves God
Having The Power Of Life And Death 
Over The Multitudes Of Teeming Humanity!

And

On The Other Hand
Their G.O.D. ... Their Triune God 
Is 
Gold
Oil And 
Drugs 

And

Their Love And Longing
Their Access 
Their Apprehension 
Their Trade And Transport 
And 
Knowing Stockpiling Of The Wealth Of Their G.O.D. 
Is 
Causing Untold Misery, Destruction And Death The World Around! 

They Are Well Pleased With 
And 
Immensely Temporally Profited From And By Their "Worship!" 

You're A Liar! 
Worship Belongs To The Eternal God! 

Are You Blind, Willfully Blind Or Blinkered!?! 

You're Rude! 

You're Obtuse! 

I Don't Know What That Means! 

You're Not The Sharpest Tool In The Shed! 

Peaches, He Just Politely Called You Stupid! 

I May Be Slow To Understand
But When I Do Understand
I Understand Things Real Good
And Furthermore
I Am Wise ... Wise Unto Salvation
Because I Know Enough To Understand
To Recognize
To Accept
To Believe That
It Is The Living God
Through Jesus Christ The Righteous King
Who Alone Saves People Like Me
And All Who Choose To Trust Him At His Holy Word! 
Gold, Oil And Drugs Can't Save A Man's Soul
And All Who Worship At That Altar Are Idolaters! 

And Furthermore

I May Be A Donkey Compared To All Of You Race-Horses
And All Your Big G.O.D-Loving Mucky-Mucks
So Listen Well:

Satan Delivered His Message Through A Slick Serpent
But Jesus Christ The Lord ... The King Of Glory
Used Not A Sleek Race-Horse Like You All
But A Donkey Like Me To Deliver His Message Of Rebuke
To The Greedy For Gain, Soothsaying
Former Unimpeachable Prophet Of Almighty God 
Who Loved Profits Over Prophecy! 
Think About It! 

Pride Isn't A Good Look On Any Of You! 
I've Had My Say! 
Now, Here's My Back! 
Buy A Clue And Enjoy The View! 

Wow! He Sure Told Us!

Yes, He Did, And He Is Speaking The Truth!

Are You All Thinking What I'm Thinking!?!

You Betcha!
He's Got Us Dead To Rights In 1 Corinthians 1:27!



1 Corinthians 1:27 - Daily Bible Inspirations

Cling To Jesus Christ The King
The Living, Eternal, Holy God
The Lord Of Life
To Be Wise Unto Soul Salvation!