SALVATION: A Gift That Man's Money Can't Buy!

Gifts Are To Be Treasured!
The Giver Is To Be Blessed!
BUT
Be Careful
Who You Are Blessing
For The Gift 
May Not Be From
The Father Of Lights
Who Holds Your Heavenly Interests
In Plain Sight!

BUT ...

There Is One Gift
Worthy
From The Only One 
Worthy
To Be Praised!

Salvation
Is A Gift From God
Purchased
With The Blood Of The Son
Beloved
Precious
Sent From Heaven Above
To Acquire For Us
A Pre-Paid Return Ticket
Home
To The Heavenly Father
The Eternal God Of Holy Love!

Salvation
Can Be Likened Unto A Favored Puppy
Overloved
BUT
Suffering From Neglect!
We Hug!
We Snuggle!
We Tickle!
We Play!
But Then
We Never Give The Favored Puppy
Nourishing Food
And Clean Water
Nor A Bath
When Its Body
Has Dirt More Than A Speck!

Salvation Can Be Seen
As A Beating Heart!
We Take It For Granted!
It Is Just There
BUT
Always In The Dark!
It Beats!
We Accept It!
It Pumps Life-Giving Blood
BUT
In The DayThat  It Goes Quiet
There Is Nothing That We Can Do
AND
The Family Cries Tears Like Unto A Flood!

How Shall We Stand
If Neglected Is Our Salvation?
How Will We Stand
When The Father Closes The Door?
How, Brother Sister
Will You Enter The Kingdom
When Your Purchased Salvation
Your Ticket
Is Upside Down
Torn
Under A Cupboard
On The Dirty Dirt Kitchen Floor?

Preservation 
Is For Saints!
Destruction
Is For The Damned!
What Is Your Marker?
Tell Me ... If You Can?

Salvation Is A Gift
That Man's Money
Can't Buy!
It Gives The Receiver Wings
AND
A Path By Which To Heaven 
He Will In The Gospel Train Fly!

Salvation Is A Gift 
From The Holy God
Bought With Holy Blood
Packaged With Mercy
AND
Delivered By Grace
To Be Accepted By A Heart Filled With Praise
To Be Held Securely In Hands Made Steady By The Blessed Hope
AND
Gazed Upon By Eyes Filled With Faith
AND
Gratefully Stored
In The New Man Indwelt By The Holy Spirit
In The Regenerated Heart Of Flesh
Beating Valiantly 
For Jesus Christ
The Only One Righteous
Who Willingly Died To Save Us!

PLEASE  ...

Don't Treat Your Gift Lightly!
It Comes From Him Who Loves Us Best
So Treasure It Rightly
AND
The Giver's Holy Name 
Joyously
To The Dying World
Confess!

People? 
Please Join Me

And
Let's Say Reverently: 

Thank You, God! Yes!
I Accept The Gift Of Salvation!
I Am Highly Favored
And
Gloriously Blessed!

HAPPY SABBATH: It Will Be An Expedient + PRAYER: Lord, Give Us The Victory

Since There Is Nothing New
Under The Sun
It Stands To Reason
That It Will Be Again Expedient 
That One Should  Perish
Instead Of The Whole Nation!

So ...

Just Like Christ Jesus
Christians Shall Be The Scape Goat
AND
Will Be Sold To Bold Sinners
For A Trifling Small Groat!

The King James Bible Says
That The Dragon
Is With The Woman Wroth
AND
Will Seek To Make War
With The Remnant Of Her Seed
AND
I Take That To Mean
That Hate Controls His Noggin
Just As The Drug Would An Addict On Speed!

Christians' Foreheads And Backs Will Bear Targets
For Their Faithfulness To The Eternal God
AND
For Having Repented Of Sin
To God The Father
AND
Holding The Faith Of Jesus Deep, Deep, Within
AND
For Not Paying Obeisance To The False God!

But ... Faith

Faith Speaks Of Confidence!
Faithfulness Speaks To Confidence's Reward!
Walking In Faith Speaks Of Doubt's Decimation
AND
Abiding Faith Speaks To Hope For Rest
In The Peaceful Glade Of The Eternal God!

God Is Faithful
Even When We Are Not
AND
When We Are Faithless
God's Faithfulness
Diminishes Not Even A Jot!

BUT ...

If We Believe In Him Who Is The Word
AND
Who Makes Faith Come Alive By His Covenanted Word
We Will Be Champions Of The Faith
Overcomers Grand
Of The Goat-inspired Wicked Perishing World
Disbelievers In The Son Of Man!

Faith Is The Victory!
Faith Moves Mountains And Trees!
Faith ... When Unbounded
Is As A Shower Of Rain Upon Leaves
For The Sound Is As Music That Makes The Heart Sing
AND
The Soul In Its Witness
Is Ever Joyful
Smiling 
Knowing That Eternity Is Not A Faddish Thing!

PRAYER:

Day Is Dying, Dear Lord

In The West

Sinners Are Right Bold

Denying There Is Sin To Be Confessed

But

I Ask You, Lord

Who Is No Mannish Liar

Whose Word Is Truth

And Is To Eternity Bound Fast

To Please Let Our Confidence

Our Holy Faith In Christ Jesus

Provide Us Seats

At The Royal Welcome Home Children

Celebration Repast!

Oh, Lord

Please Let Our Faith 

In Jesus Christ The Righteous

Give Us The Victory

That Overcomes This World!

We Love You, Father!

AMEN.

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Fear Him 

Who Can Kill Body And Soul In Hell!

What Can Man Do Unto Me?

PRAYER : Dear Lord, Help Me To Accept ...!

Heavenly Father, Precious Lord

I Come Before You

As A Child Thankful For Your Grace

And

Seeking After The Measure Of Faith

And Not 

Earthly Rewards And Awards!

Help Me To Accept 

That Without You I Am Weak

So That I By Faith May Glory

In Your Perfect Strength!

Help Me Not To Get Puffed Up

While Glorying In Your Grace

For

Absent Your Presence

I Am Truly Weak 

When The Wicked One

I By Myself Face!

Help Me To Recognise The Truth

In The Fact That Until You Called Me

I Could Not Your Throne Approach!

Help Me To Understand And Accept

The Truth

That Until I Answered Your Call

I Couldn't Hold The Eternal Hand

So That I Will Never Seek To Join

The Man-Is-God Band!

Help Me To Walk Worthy

Of Your Salvation 

By The Merits In Jesus' Name

And Help Me, Dear Father

That Glorious Name Never Again To Profane!

I Love You, Dear Lord!

Have Mercy And Bless

For In Jesus Christ's Name

I Humbly Plead!

AMEN.

The Lesson In The Duck!

If We Will Let The Lord Teach Us 

We Will Find Lessons Everwhere!

If We Will Let The Lord Feed Us

We Will Have Good Food

And Some

For Others To Share:

Fear To The Christian
Should Be As Water On A  Duck's Back!
Fear Should Become Prayer
When A Christian Is Under Attack!

Hope For Heaven
Should Render A Christian Beautiful
Like A Duck On A Migratory Wing!
Peace Should Be To A Christian
What Water Is To A Duck Floating!

Love To A Christian
Should Be As Webbed Feet To A Duck
For Love
- Just Like Webbed Feet Even In Dark Water -
Moves The Christian Along Singing 
A Happy-In-Jesus Song!

Living For The Lord Jesus
To A Christian
Should Be As A Duck Catching An Updraft!
For
The Updraft Gives One Altitude
Raising One Up To The Perfect Flying Path!

Daily Bible ReadingTo A Christian
Should Be As Down And Feathers On A Duck Whole
For Insulation
For Clothing
For Transport From Climes Cold!

The Goodness Of God
In The Voice Of A Christian
Should Be Heard On The Ground
Even As The Voice Of A Duck Is Heard
When He Is Flying High Above The Earthbound!

Every Christian
Though In Transport
In Transport Of Christ's Delight
Should Send A Word
A Blissful Word
To Those Shuttered In By Night!

We Were Once As They Now Are
Hemmed In On Every Side
AND
Someone Sent By The Pitying Jesus
Brought To Our Hearts
A Fair And Comforting Word Of Life!

We Were Then Able To
- By Faith -
Separate Ourselves From The Strife
AND
In Trusting Jesus
Walk Toward His Offered New Life
Propelled By Love Of Him
Who For Us Gave His Own Life
AND
Really Believing
In The Call Of:

New Lives For Old!

New Lives For Old!

Jesus Christ Gave Up His Life

For Your Life To Be Made Anew!

Available Now!

Today! Today!

Get A New Life For Your Life That's Old!

The Head Of The Christ-Centered Christian
Should Be As The Head Of The Duck!
Even Though Its Head Is Oft' Underwater
Its Security Is Profound!
Its Eyes Are Still Beholding
AND
Its Destination It Can See!
Elements May Drown Christian Heads In Sudden Deep Water
BUT
Our Hearts Are Resting In Almighty God
So No Dread Action Of The Lion De Liar
Should Be Able To Cause Us 
To Deny Our One True And Saving Lord!

Duck Are All Great Waders!
They Wade Even In Water Cold Deep!
They Know The Vibrations In The Water
AND
Understand When To Remain Calm
AND
When To Flee
For Changes In The Rhythm Of
The Troubling In The Water
By Elements Unknown
Can To The Duck
- As Well As To The Christian -
Prove To Be Deadly!

BE ENCOURAGED: The Same God

The Same God Who Created Me
Is The Same God Who Died To Save Me
Is The Same God Who Is In Heaven Preparing A Place For Me
Is The Same God Who Gently Leads Me
Is The Same God Who Graciously Feeds Me
Is The Same God Who Lovingly Chides Me
Is The Same God Who Encourages Me To Reason With Him
Is The Same God Who Pleads With Me To Repent When I Sin
Is The Same God Who Encourages Me To Pray Without Ceasing
Is The Same God Who Encourages To Call On Him Whatever The Matter
Is The Same God Who Encourages Me To Trust In Him For He Won't Permit Satan My Faith And Hope To Scatter
Is The Same God Who Will Lift Me Up When The Winds Of Hate And Strife Doth Me Batter
Is The Same God Who Cautions Me When Sin Doth Me Flatter
Is The Same God Who Protects Me When Life's Billows Roll
Is The Same God Who Will Mark My Grave When For Me Death's Bell Doth Toll
Is The Same God Who Will Comfort Me When Grief Racks My Soul
And Who
- No Matter Who By Constant Complaint Tries To Get Him To Comply - 
Won't Cast Me Out From His Fold
BECAUSE
On Him I Completely Rely!

Jesus Loves Me!

Come What May 

In Him I Abide 

Each And Every Day!

He Is My Portion!

I Will Not Him Deny

AND

With His Blessing

I Will Join Him

On The Way To The Glorious Home

- With Saints And With Angels -

Through The Opened Sky!

Enduring Unto The End!

I AM A Speed Racer
I Always Tear Up The Track!
There Isn't A fellow In The Class To Beat Me
For 
Those Other Racers Do Not Know Jack!

One Day ...

The Word came from The Mount Of Endurance That
Volunteers were Needed to Run The Long Race
AND
If Any of The Speed Runners Were Willing 
Training Would be Available After The Try-Outs!

I was The Boss when it Came to Running!
I was Going to Scrape Up The Floor at The Trials
On The Given Day!
I was Going to be The Champion
For
I was Not Going To With Those Untalented Plebes Play!

I was First in the 100 meters!
I was First in the 400 meters!
I was First In the 800 meters!
I was First in the 1500 meters!
I was FIRST in the 3000 meters
I AM Always FIRST!
Yesssss!!

Day Two of The Try-Outs Started ...

5000 meters was Hard - I placed Second
10000 meters was Harder - I placed Third
BUT
At least I had Three of The Wins IF if I was in The Decathlon!
I AM The Winner!
I will Win This Whole Thing!

Big Words from He Who Knows Not
What's around The Corner!

Big Words from He Who Thinks 
He Knows The Final Score!

Big Words from He Who Is 
Facing Elimination
If He Does Not Put Self At The Garbage Chute Door!

Surprise! 
Surprise!
I Got Me A Surprise!
The Head of The Trials
Gave Me The Surprise!
I Am Entered for The Decathlon!
Surprise!
Surprise!
SURPRISE?!

... CONFUSED!!

I Lived by My Speed!
I Make Other Runners Wheeze!
I Bring Other Runners
Humbled
To Their Knobbly Wobbly Knees!

I Run Other Runners Into The Ground
AND
I Will Do It Again E'er Long!

OR ... SO I THOUGHT!!

110 meter Hurdles!
High Jump!
Long Jump!
Pole Vault!
I Hurt So Badly
I Felt Like An Old Frump!

Shot Put!
Discus Throw!
Javelin Throw!
Lord Jesus, Help Me!
I Can Not Take Anymore!

AND ... THEN

Lord God Almighty
This Cannot Be True!
These Mad People Want Me
To Run A Full Marathon
On This Day Two, Too!

What Do They Think That I Am Made Of?
Iron?
Brass?
Even I Know That A Marathon
Is Not Run Fast!

Distance!
Long Distance!
Hill Climb!
Slippery Slope!
I Even Had To Run Around
A Big-Horned Rough Goat
Who Seemed To Really Like Me -
He's Running Toward Me Again!

Lord Jesus, Have Mercy
Is All That I Have The Energy To Pray!

I Am Out Of This Race!
I Cannot Go On!
I Have No Inner Resources!
My Resistance Is All Gone!

I Ran The Race
As If It Was A Sprint of Mine
Forgetting
Forgetting
That Long Distance
Calls For Time
AND
Endurance
AND
Resistance
AND
Energy Reserves
AND
Systems For Performing
Against Unexpected Inclines
AND Gully Washers
You Know? The Unexpected Deluge
Of Cold Rain
AND
Bramble Bushes Grabbing 
Ripping Flesh and Causing Pain
AND
Evil Goats
With Taste Buds
For Eating The Overconfident
Runner's Pants
Leaving Said Puffed-Up Runner
Calling For His Mummy
In A Seriously Off-key Note!

I Returned To The Point of Starting
Humbled
Tired
Hurt
Angry
Disappointed
Confused
Chagrined
Upset at The Folly
At Self The Race Leading!

I Spoke As A New Man
Repentant Of Old Ways!
I Asked For Opportunity
To Run For The Home In The Clouds
BUT
I Was Told That
I Could Run The Race
BUT
To Win
My Heart To The King
Must Be Bowed Down!

I Must Not Be Prideful!
I Must Not Pout!
I Must Humble My Self!
I Must Follow The Directions
That The King Himself Handed Out!

I Must Internalize The Teachings!
The Teachings Must Guide Me On The Way!
I Must Repair Often To The King The Master
AND
I Must To The Heavenly Father Constantly Pray!

I Must Practice Self-Denial!
I Must Yearn For The Win
Which Has Already Been Won
For Those Who 
To The Living Almighty God 
Reverently Bow Down!

I Must Resist The Damned Devil
Which The Master Himself Did Defeat
AND
I Must Resist and Resist
For That Devil Is A Murderous Cheat
Who Has Not Compunction
About Creating Cross Winds
To Bring Storms Out Of Quiet
And Marauders Who Are Friends Turned About!

I Must Start The Day With The Master!
I Must Make The Master Throughout The Day Mine!
I Must Let The Holy Spirit Guide and Lead Me
No Matter Where The Self Would Me Incline!
I Must - Even When I Fall Down -
Acknowledge Call God
My Lord Divine
And Know
A Guardian Angel - Excelling In Strength
Is Protecting This Body of Mine!

And ...

Even When That Slithering Wild Rough Goat
Has Trampled Kicked Bitten Butted Me 
Where It Truly Hurts The Most
I Must Resist
Resist Him In The Name Of The King The Master
And Sing
Sing for Jesus
Even If All I Have Is 
Piercing High Quiet Low Pained Inaudible Notes!

Time Has Passed Is Passing!
I Am Running For The Win
In The Championship Race!
I Am Running How The King The Master Stipulated!
I Am Running With Mercy By Grace
For I Do Not This Race Alone Face!

The Race Is Ongoing!
I Must Run With Patience
For
I Am Running One Day At A Time!

I Am Running A Race Of Resistance
For
The Pacer Is My God - The Great God - The Divine!

I May Exit My Race By My Death
Before The Race Itself Does End
BUT
I Know That I Will Win The Gold Crown
For
Jesus Christ - The King The Master
Is Carrying Me 
Is Carrying Me To Victory
For My Home In Glory On This Depends!

DECISIONS: Blood On The Scale!

The Lord Blessed Me With Life!
Sin Cursed Me With Strife!

The Lord Blesses Me With Hope!
Sin Curses Me With Reasons Not To Cope!

The Lord Leads Me Along The Narrow Way!
Sin Stalks Me Encouraging Me From The Way To Stray!

The Lord IS My Light!
Sin Needles Me To Trust My Eyesight!

The Lord Says He Has Made A Home Far Away!
Sin Says Forget Home!  Let's Play and Be Gay!

The Lord Gives Me Grace To In The Battle Stand!
Sin Touts The Party And Hot Happenings Band!

The Lord Encourages Me In My Walk With Kingdom Talk!
Sin Sets Out Challenges To Make Me Balk In My Walk!


The Lord Says:

"Come Unto Me!

All Your Needs Will Be Met! "

Sin Says:

"Forget Needs!

It's The Wants! Fret! Fret!"

I Got Out My Scale
The One Provided By Mercy and Grace
AND
It Was So Used and Battered
That
In The Polished Shine
I Could See
My Happy
Sad
Needy
Greedy
Sorrowful
Hopeful
Seeking God
Found Jesus
Face!

In That Polished Scale Mirror
Stood A Bright Spot -
Blood Red
Next To A Living Lamb
Most Assuredly
Having Been Bled Dead
BUT
Pointing To Himself
AND
Calling Himself The Eternal Son of Man
AND
Calling To Himself
All
The Sons of  Fallen Man!

The Appeal Is Quite Gentle!
The Caller Gentle ... Real!
The Offer Salvation
Hope Eternal
AND
No More Separating Veil!

I Made My Decision!
My Decision Was Is Uncoerced!
But, Oh, Lord Almighty
Sin Is Standing
At The Ready - Blowing
Up In My Face!

*** Decisions! Decisions! ***

Religions!

Collisions!

Trust God For Direction

AND

Depend On Him For Provision!

Trust In God 

Always

When You Make Your

*** Decisions! Decisions! ***

I Trust God
To Point Direct My Traffic On My Way!
I Pray To The Living God
Night and Day
At Work and At Play!
I Know Not What
Tomorrow For Me Holds
BUT
I Know The God Who Has It All
In His Loving Control!

My Hands May Shake!
My Eyeballs May Sweat
BUT
As Long As I Obey and
Honor God
Sin Loses
AND
The Victory Crown
Will Soon Be Placed
Upon The Head
Of This 
The Holy King's 
Blessed Beloved Pet!

Get Thee Behind Me Satan!