CHOOSE TO BE MORE: The Change Must Come!

If You Really Believed That 

The All-Knowing God Was Ever-Present 

And 

Ever Seeing All That You Are Doing

Hearing All That You Are Saying

And 

Aware Of All That You Are Thinking

How Would You Actually Live Your Life From Day To Day

Moment By Moment!?! 

What Is Stopping You From Believing The Infallible Word 

Which Tells Us What The Lord Is Unerringly Doing 

At This Very Moment!?! 

Beloved, 

Are We ... Because Of Unbelief And Willful Blindness

Becoming Like The Fool Who Says In His Heart That 

There Is No God 

Because 

Acknowledging The Knowing, Seeing, Present God Means That 

Our Present Ungodly Thoughts, Words, Actions, And Activities 

Must Be Renounced, Repudiated

Changed To Reflect One's New Standing 

As Revealed Through The Word

Will

And 

Ways Of The Eternal And Only Wise God!?! 

There Are Many Men And Many Minds 

But

One Holy God

One Way To The Holy God

And 

One Narrow Road To His Glory 

And

That's The Reason Why We Are Told 

To Buy Eye-Salve From The Lord Jesus! 

Blinded Eyes 

Go Where Dull Sense Says! 

Re-Sighted Eyes 

Go Where The Healing, Sealing, Savior Sends! 

Dear Ones, 

We Are Called To Be Better 

And 

To Rise Higher Than Where We Are 

Through Almighty God's Grace 

Which Causes Us To Be, To Do, To Say, To See

And 

To Be Saved And Blessed! 

Let Us Choose To Be More 

By Him Who Is The Door! 

Let Us Live In And For Jesus Christ The Lord: 

He Is Right Here! 

Give Him Honor, Glory, And Praise! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Falling In The Ditch!

Are Your Counselors Living By The Holy Faith!?! 

One Of The Most Dangerous Pieces Of Moral Theater That 

Is Being Practiced Today 

Is 

Going Online Aka The New Public Square 

And 

Asking Hundreds Of Thousands

Even Millions Of People

 To Decide If The Step You Have Taken 

Is 

The Step That You Should Have Taken

And 

To Confirm You In Some Act Of Behavior 

Which Common-Sense 

And 

Biblical Morality 

Should Plainly Say To The Right-Thinking Soul That 

This Is Either Right To Walk In 

Or

Wrong And To Be Avoided! 

Beloved, 

On Judgment Day 

The Lord Jesus, The Judge Of All Flesh

Will Not Ask You 

If 

You Did All According To The Public-Majority

Which We Already Know 

Is 

Always Wrong! 

Never Follow The Multitude To Do Evil! 

Follow The "Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Let Us Choose To Pray 

And 

Ask The Lord God Almighty For Wisdom 

And

Stop Being Like The Doctors Of The Law And The Pharisees 

Who Wanted The Road To Fit Their Feet 

Instead Of Their Feet Following The Path Clearly Marked! 

The Lord Jesus Christ Saves Individuals: 

He Gave To Each Of Us A Body

A Brain

And 

His Breath Of Life! 

There Is No Borg Collective

No Hive Mind

No Group Think! 

There Is One Person

And 

His Or Her Relationship With The Creator-God 

Who Invites Us To Reason With Him! 

The Blind Leading The Blind 

Makes For A Sold-Out Performance Of 

"Falling In The Ditch!" 

Please Follow Jesus Christ The Lord 

And Not 

Satan The God-Fraud! 

The Holy Spirit Is Still Teaching: 

Join The Class! 

Peace!

EYES WIDE SHUT: Blind, Blind, Blindness!?!

Never Give Up 

Truth For Pleasure

Integrity For Bodily Comfort

Convictions For Companionship

Nor Wisdom For What Passes For The Perfection Of Beauty! 

Beloved, 

There's An Old Expression About 

Walking With Your Eyes Wide Shut: 

Think On This Thing! 

If You Are Not Physically Blind

You Walk With Your Eyes Wide Open! 

You Only Squint Your Eyes 

If 

The Light Input Is Overbearing And Overloading Your Nerves! 

When You Are Walking With Your Eyes Open

Your Peripheral Aka Side Vision Either Advises Or Warns You! 

If We Are Walking Boldly And Willfully Blindly

We Are Responsible For Any And All Collisions 

And

Must Accept Any And All Scrapes, Cuts

Bruises, Punctures, And Broken Bones 

Which Are Occasioned 

By Our Very Own Practiced Lawlessness! 

Trust And Obedience Hinge Upon Our Acceptance Of 

The Counsel Found In The Book Of Knowledge 

Which We Read 

And 

By Saving Grace, Understand! 

We Are Responsible For What We Know 

And

For What We Had The Presented Opportunity To Know 

But

Refused To Take A Firm Hold Upon! 

Dear Ones, 

Pleading Self-Incrimination 

Will Not, Cannot, Work For Faithful Christians 

So Let Us Choose To Be Christians By The Holy Name 

And 

Blessed Nature Of Our Lord Christ 

All Day, Every Day, And In Every Way! 

Jesus Died To Save Us All 

But

Those Who Are Finally Saved Are Saved 

Because 

They Believed Almighty God's Word 

And

Faithfully Acted As Lovingly Directed! 

Willful Blindness 

Is 

The Act Of A Fool: 

There Will Be No Fools In Heaven! 

The Fool Says In His Heart

That There Is No God!

Be Willingly Wise! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Choose Humility Over Self!

Self Is So Selfish That 

Self Begrudges Itself Life! 

Self Is So Deluded, Deceived, That 

It Prefers Death

The Grave 

And 

The Consuming Fires Of Hell 

Before It Will Choose To Bow Before

The Lord God Almighty For Worship 

And 

In Humility For Cleansing! 

Self Is As The Horse That Wears Blinders 

Which Permit It To Only See The Chosen Path 

And 

The Desired Prize Ahead! 

Beloved, 

Indulging In Willful Blindness 

Is 

Lawlessness Of The Highest Order! 

Choosing Not To See Truth 

Because 

It Is Not In Line With The "Sweet Sensations" 

Which Your Wicked, Lustful

Wandering Heart Desires To Experience 

Will Not Give You True Life 

And 

Eternal Peace And Prosperity! 

We Are All Selfish By Nature 

But 

We May All Be Saved 

By Energetically Seeking Our Savior 

Who Came To Seek And Save Us

His Lost Sheep And Lambs! 

The First Step To Salvation 

Is 

Acknowledging That Self Is A Sinner

And 

Confessing Sin And Repenting From That Sin! 

Repentance 

Is 

A Sincere Aka Heartfelt Sorry 

With A Determined Removal Of The Blinders To Truth 

To Be Able To See Sin In All Of Its Ugliness 

And

Pledging ... By Almighty God's Great Grace

To Never Commit That Sin Again! 

Help Is Available Here And Now: 

Confidently Reach For The Holy Hand That 

Is 

Lovingly Reaching Out To You! 

For The Love Of Jesus Christ The Lord

Humble Yourself Now! 

Peace! 

Open Your Eyes!

There Is No Man So Blind As He That 

Chooses Out Of The Gross Pride In His Heart That 

He Will Not See! 

Question Is

What Is There So Frightening To Look Upon

To Observe Intently

To Learn From By Clear Sight That 

The Willfully Blind One Refuses To Look Upon It!?! 

Beloved, 

If We Are Honest About Our Own Selves

Our Own Experiences

We Must Answer, Truth! 

Truth 

Is 

So Plain, Complex, Soft, Hard, Light, Dark

Sweet, Sour, Beautiful

And 

So Ugly That Those Of Us Who Walk Self-Assured

Self-Centered

And 

Self-Justified In Our Own Self-Worship 

Cannot, Will Not, Accept That

It Is Only By Fully Trusting Jesus Christ Who Is The Truth

Who Takes All Of Our Complex, Dark

Hard, Sour, Ugly Bits Into Himself 

And

Gives Us His Plain, Soft, Light

Sweet, Beautiful Wholeness That 

We Will Walk Without Blinkers And Scales 

Obscuring Aka Blinding Our Vision! 

Self-Worship Is Idolatry! 

Idolatry Is Sin! 

Willful Blindness 

Is 

Presumptuous Sin Aka Planned Sin: 

Don't Do It! 

Let's Stop With The Can't-Profit Folly Of Willful Blindness! 

Open Your Eyes! 

Accept The Plain Truth

And 

See The Light! 

Jesus Christ The Righteous

The Word Of God 

The Light That Points The Way Home

Is

The Truth:

Hear Him! 

SINFUL SELF: Leeches Have No Future!

Jesus Christ 

Is 

Our Good Shepherd

Our Peace, Rest, Light, Way 

And 

Life 

And

All Who Love, Trust, Honor

Worship 

And

Faithfully, Enduringly, Obey Him 

Shall Be Called Up To Live With Him On High! 

In Between Us 

And 

Our Lord, God, Savior, Redeemer

Healer, Sealer 

And 

Forever Friend

Separating Us From Sweet Fellowship

Is

A Blood/Life-Sucking Leech Called Sinful-Self 

Who Needlessly Suffers From Willful Blindness 

And 

Tunnel Vision

The Free Gifts From Satan The Damned

Our Adversary-Accuser

The Piercing Serpent

The Leech Writ Large! 

Beloved, 

Leeches Do Not Have A Future! 

Left Unchecked

They Drain Away The Life Of 

Whomever They're Feeding Upon 

And

When Their Host Miserably Dies 

For Lack Of Wisdom, Knowledge And Understanding 

And

The Health And Cure Offered 

By Our Great Physician, Jesus, 

The Leech Dies Forever As Well! 

Brethren, Beloved

Be Ye Wise Unto Your Own Soul's Salvation!

Dare To Cut Out The Chaos:  

Come Straight To Christ!

 

Choose Life: 

Apply Humble, Earnest, Prayer! 

Exercise Faith: 

Receive Grace And Mercy!

 

Trust Truth: 

Deny The Liar! 

Don't Be Willful: 

Do Right! 

Come Out Of Darkness: 

Jesus Christ Is Living Light ... Consuming Fire

Which Kills All Leeches! 

Our Great Physician Is On Call! 

Reach For Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Willful Blindness!?!

Personal Character
And
Living Conduct
- With Nothing Wavering -
Called Profession Of Religion
A. Bold-Faced. Liar.
Politely, Of Course!

He Has Not Kept The Fear Of The Lord Before Him!

Every Body That Was Any Body
That Possessed A Modicum Of Decency
And
Held Aloft Plain Truth
Knew
That The Only Thing That Profession Of Religion Could Prove Was That
He Knew The Inside Of The Church Building
And
Not Very Much Else!

Profession Of Religion Is All Into Forms
Into Fashion
Into Trending Beliefs
Into Profit-Making And Percentages
Into Prestige
And
Into The Cults Of Personality!

Profession Of Religion's High Priest
Is ... Most Assuredly NotJesus Christ The Lord
And
He Has No Use For The Vine
Roots
Branches
The Vine Dressers
NorHush Yuh Mout'
The Husbandman!

For All Practical Aka Profitable Purposes
The Love Of Jesus Christ Does Not Sustain Him!

Profession Of Religion
Is
A SPRP Aka A Spiritual Public Relations Professional ...! 

... And He Real Good 'Bout Spiritedly 
Letting The Publics Know Who Ha'ing Relations!

That That Person's Conduct Is Specious
Is About The Best Only Tribute I Can Pay!

He Has No Back Bone
No Intestinal Fortitude
And
No Gumption
But Always Has A Whole Lotta Gas!

That, That, That .. Person Is All Fronts And Nuh Backs!
Nuff Pretty Talk And Bare Projections.... !

... Salt With No Savor!

Anticipation With No Results!

A Pharisee Who Loves To Decry The Publican
Who Acknowledges His Personal Need Of 
Almighty God's Free-To-All Salvation!

In Short ... 

Profession Of Religion Is Properly Identified As
A Professional Movie-Prop Christian!
He Looks Good In The Scene
But
He Has No Words In The Script
And, YetHe Is Most Often The Spokesperson
The Brand Ambassador
The Point Person
The Rain Maker
And
The Person In The Know Of The Faith Of Jesus Christ!

Sooo, Ask Him What Is His Favorite Bible Text!

Ask Him What The Lord Has Done In His Life!

Ask Him How He Is Blessing The Kingdom Of God!

There No Need To Ask Him Anything!
If You Kick His Paling It Is Going To Fall
And
His Wide-Spreading Breadfruit Tree Has Got Blight
And
The Base Has In A Host Of Those Not Contented With A Lil' Bit
Gi'e We De Whole Enchilada Termites!

Waaaaait!
You Smell Smoke!?!

I Sure Enough Do!

The August Personage Of The Hour Just Came Into View!

Quick! Before He Gets Here!

Doer Of The Word!?!

Yes, Hearer Of The Will!?!

Please Help Me To Be All In Jesus Christ! Marry Me
And Let Us Become One In The Lord!

What Joy That Will Be!

A Thousand Times "YES!"

In The Next Minute ... 

Hello, Profession Of Religion!

Grunt! Grunt!

How Are You Doing This Blessed Day!?!

Grunt! Miserable! Grunt! Hot! Groan! Grunt!

Does He Ever Speak A Whole Answer!?!

He Sure Does ... When He Has Important People To Impress!

Translation: You Don't Measure Up!

Why, Thank You!

Suddenly ... 

The King Is Coming!

Are You Washed And Ready!?!

Coming!?! Coming!?!

Coming Where!?!

He's Coming Here!

Here!?! Here!?! 

Why Was I Not Notified!?!

Everybody Was Notified

Including Straker Who Up And Dead

Sunday-Gone Week!

Something Is Very Wrong Here! 

I'm In Charge Of Church Publicity

So, How Come I Don't Know That About Which You Speak ...! 

... Maybe If Through The Good Book

You Would Let Your Fingers Be As Feet

And

Instead Of Indulging Slander

You Would At Jesus Christ

Have Had A Gander! 

You Would Not Now Be Wondering Why

But, Instead

Would Be Looking Toward The Eastern Sky! 

I Don't Have Time To Indulge Book-Look!

I Don't Have Time The Sky To Look Up!

I'm Busy! Real Busy!

I've Got Great Places To See

And People Very Important To Go To And Know

So Indulging In Things Insignificant

Unimportant

Unedifying

Bank Book Balance Not Multiplying

Is Not How I Choose To Spend My Time Spying! 

You Hear! You Hear! 

It's Just As We Feared! 

The King Is Coming Even As We Speak

And

Only Those Who Are Attired With The Garments 
He Has Generously Provided

Will Enter The Banqueting Arena

His Face To See 
And 
At His Feet In Heartfelt Worship To Fall!

Profession Of Religion, I Beseech You!

Please Heed The True Gospel Call!

I Cannot Now Indulge You! 

In A Rush! 

I Must From You Urgently Depart! 

I Don't Understand This Mindset At All!

How Is It Possible To Be A Believer

But Not A Receiver Of The Good Gifts Given 

By The Eternal Faithful God Of All Grace!?!

Brethren, Beware! 

This Mindset Is Only Possible

When Belief In The Lord Christ

Is

An Expedient!

A "Useful Idiot" If You Will

That Serves The Selfish Purpose Of The One

Who Desires The Cure

But

Won't Take The Pill! 

Wow! 

I Like That Analogy!

Blessings Without Confession And Repentance! 

Health And Cure Without Forsaking Sin! 

Treasure In Heaven Without Denying Self, Sin And Satan! 

A Seat At The Banqueting Table

Without A Personal Knowledge

And

The Intimate Walk With Our Only Savior, Lord And Holy God! 

Brethren,

Please Listen To Me!

Profession Of Faith Is Not Possession Of Faith!

Being Religious Does Not Make You A Christian Saved! 

All Light Is Not Illuminating!

All Help Does Not Provide Hope!

And

Not All Who Cry Out "Lord! Lord!" 

Shall Enter The Kingdom Of God!

In Short ... 

Work Out Your Own Soul's Salvation 
With Holy Fear And Trembling

And

Leave Willful Sin Alone: It Has Its Own Reward! 

PROFIT And LOSS: Insight And Foresight!! + Prayer

If I Wittingly Willingly Give Up This World Now
To Gain Heaven Later
I Also Get The Earth Made New ... Later
AND
I Get Both ... Forever!

My Present Loss By Foresight
IS
My Eternal Gain

By Blessed Insight!

If I Wittingly Willingly Give Up Heaven Later
To Get The World Now
I Lose Forever ... Forever
AND
My Now Has No Later!

My Present Gain
IS
My Eternal Loss

BECAUSE

Insight Was Rejected

AND

Foresight Studiously Ignored!

I Don't Know About You, But ... 

By Faith

AND 
In Certain Hope
I Lose To Gain!

Let Me Put It Another Way:

My Mother Gave Me A Large
Heavy
Gaily Decorated Fruit Basket ... With Extras!
It Was A Delight To My Thirsty Eyes

AND

Carnal Heart!

My Basket Contained

- Amongst Other Things - 
A Blank Check
AND
A Bearer Bond
A Hand Of Bananas
A Cluster Of Grapes
A Dozen Oranges
Nine Mamie Apples
Six Star Fruit
Three Avocados
One Pawee Mango
A Deed To A Candy Factory
AND
A One-Way Ticket To
"Do What Thou Wilt!"
In That Beautiful Land
- That Tries Men's Souls  -
Time Flies When You're Having Fun!

She Then Calmly Said:

When (No If) You Get Into Trouble
Have A Difficulty
Need A Friend
Desire To Truly Get Ahead
Want To Get Home
Require Good And Sound Advice
Need A Forever Blessing
Or
Just Want To Talk
Call Your Father! 

He'll Always Answer!

Listen, Listen, Listen To Your Father! 

She Then Put Me Out Of Her House
Threw A Suitcase Behind Me
AND
Shouted:

That Is What Your Father Left For You!

I Missed My Duhduh! 

I Sat On The Sidewalk
Stunned
Slightly Bewildered
BUT
Thoroughly Excited For, Well
ADVENTURE!!

I Was Free To Be ... Me, Me, Me, MEEEE!!! 

Truth Be Told ... 

I Wasn't Quite Ready To Be A Pop-Kite Just Yet

Soooo

I Called My Granny, Watch N. Pray!

Of Calling On The Living God

She Does Not Miss A Way

Nor A Day!

Long Short Story Short ...

I Moved Into My Granny's House
Next Door To Willful Blindness
And Across From Belief S. Belief
And Perpendicular To Truth N. Error!

Behind The House

And A Ways From The Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Was Stradling D. Fence

The Lineman

AND

Next To Him Was Wild N. Free

The Graphic Artist

Who Was Rearing A Free-Range Child Called

Tek A. Knee!

When I Was Settled In My Granny Place

I Finally Took The Time

To Look At My Duhduh Suitcase!

Color Me Delighted And Shocked! 

What At The Distance

Looked Like Pretty Scroll-Work

Was Actually Writing On The Panels

In Clear Script

In What Used To Be Yellow Gold! 

The Words 

(My Father Loves Me!) 

Said:

Be Careful Of The Fruit You Eat!

Eating Candy Is Not Always A Treat!

Doing As You Like ... Now

May Give You A Thrill

But

KNOW THIS:

The Bearer Bond May Be Lost

The Blank Check Is Crossed

AND

Sweet Life Does Not Last!

A Starving Prodigal Will Eat Pig Swill!

AND

A Troubled Spirit Will Covenant Secrets Spill!

Don't Grieve Away The Holy Spirit!

Be Wary Of Where You Choose To Sleep!

AND 

Let Not Physical Beauty Go To Your Head

If You Want Your Head To Keep!

The Book Inside ...

Please Put Its Words On Your Inside

And

In The Lord Of The Book

You May Confidently Confide

Because

For You And Me

And All Who Will Believe

He Conquered Sin Death Hell And The Grave

And Is In Heaven

Interceding With The Father God

And For Us

Preparing A Place!

Whatever You Do

DON'T!!! Make A Shipwreck Of

Jesus Christ's Faith!!

Of The Mingled Wine

Do Not Take A Taste!

Pray The Promises! 

Trust The Eternal Word!

Run The Race For The Win!

Get Shuck Of The Goat Herd!

Don't Profane God's Word!

Trust Me!

I Have Never Told You A Lie:

Your Mother's Gifts Are Temporal

And Are Only Good For Now! 

Their Use Will Bring You Great Sorrow

For They Engender Confidence In Self

And In That Satan

Masquerading As A Benignant Storybook Elf! 

Please Place Them Into The Suitcase

AND

Use The Good Book As Your Life-Guide!

Everything You Need

To Prepare Your Soul For Eternity

Is Between Its Covers Inside!

The Holy Spirit Will Teach You And Chide! 

Holy Angels Will Protect You

And Influence You For Good

And With The Heavenly Intelligences Cooperating

Sin Satan And Self

Will Be Withstood!

Study The Book! 

Redeem The Time! 

Look Up! 

Do Not Turn Aside To Fables! 

Reason With The Holy God! 

Deny The Liar:

He Is The Cast Out Of Heaven Fraud! 

I Thought For A Long Moment ...

I Was Sorely Tempted

Truth To Ignore!

I Could Go Hog-Wild

AND
Eventually
End Up Eating Swill

Instead Of Enjoying A Chill-Pill

Or I Could Go Long For Long-Term Gain

AND
Forget Temporal Power And Fame!

It Was A Choice Between Distant  Shadow

AND

Present, Held, Substance!

I Was In A Bind

A Pickle

Between A Rock And A Hard Place ... But ...

At Length

My Momma's Own Words

Enlivened My Mind:

Trust Your Father!

Before Long ... I Cried Unto The Lord:

Hear My Supplication! 

Forgive My Sin - I Have Many! 

Do For Me

What Only The Eternal God Can! 

Give Me A Clear Way

To Walk Into The Holy Land!

Please Short-Circuit

Satan's Obvious Plans

For

I Desire To Reside

In The Delightsome Land! 

If You Will Go With Me

And

Bless Me

You Shall Be My God

And

I Shall Worship You

As Long As My Life Shall Last!

Let Not The Destroyer

Over Me

Gain The Upper Hand!

Help Me To Be Contented 

With Manna From Your Holy Hand

And

To 

Not Desire The Dainties

From The Flesh-Pots Of Sin!

Help Me To Humble Myself Before You!

I Am Approaching You, Lord

My Faith Showing, Bold!

AMEN.

Renewed ... 

I Pointed My Life Toward

The City Of The Blessed

AND
I Am Glad

That I Chose The Shepherd Of Rest!

I Have Lost Kindred

To Cushy Comfort And Careless Convenience!

I Have Made A Few Mistakes

BUT

With A Heart Fixed 

On The God Of My Father

My Life

Is Assuredly Not Sorry!

I Do Not Ride On Sin's Open-Back Lorry! 

As For My Heart

- God Willing - 

It Shall Assuredly Be Eternally Glad

When By Christ I Shall Be
Gold Crown Crowned 

AND
White-Robe Clad!

By The Way ... 

I Do Not Ever Wear Plaid!

Think About It!

Please ... 

Do Not Let Your Self By Satan Be Had!

Do  Not For The New Faith Fall!

Do Not To The Lust In Your Belly Crawl!

Purchased Pretties 
Turn Positively Putrid 
After Acquisition: Do Not Buy By Belly Nor Eye!

From Christ The Lord

Eye Salve

Linen White And Clean

And

Fire-Tried Gold

Buy!

Truth

Don't

Can't

Won't Lie!