DOWN-PAYMENT ON ETERNITY: There's Not Another Like Christ Jesus!

No Committed Christian Can Say

- With The Straight Face Of Truth - 

"I Am Living For The Here And The Now!" 

Beloved, 

If We Are Living 

With Our Every Hope Pinned On The Unending Acquisition Of 

And 

The Constant Anxiety Over Things Temporal Aka Earthly

Then We Might As Well Be Bold Enough 

To Eject Our Dear Savior From Our Lives 

And

Bluntly Invite Satan And His Demons To Set Up Shop 

And 

Take Up Residence In Our Comfy Chair

Our Warm Bed

And 

The Good Seat At The Head Of Our Dinner Table 

Because

Compromise, Rationalizing

Fault-Finding, Lying

Doubt, Treachery

Misery, Witchcraft, Mayhem

And 

Murder Most Foul

Will Become Our Constant Companions! 

Peace ... Expensively Purchased

Will Do A Powder And Blow Away! 

Rest Will Be Non-Existent! 

Beauty Will Be A Dinner-Box At A Horse Race! 

Truth Will Be A Desert ... No Oasis

And

Dear Faith

Provided For Our Daily, Personal, Use 

Will Be As A Still-Birth! 

Living For Jesus Christ 

Is 

Living By Faith In The Future Fulfillment Of 

Promises Made 

And

With The Gift Of Our Comforter

The Holy Spirit Of Truth

Given, Acknowledged, Appreciated 

And

Utilized As The Guaranteed 

And

Received 

And

Accepted Down-Payment! 

Faith Is Not Eye-Sight 

And

Living Now For Now 

Is 

Calling His Evilness, Good Brother! 

We Don't Want To Do That 

Because

There Is Not Another Savior, Brother

Father, Or Friend To The End 

Like Our Sweet Jesus! 

Peace!

Witchcraft And Idolatry Is For Fools!

Never Confuse Witchcraft, Magic, Good Luck

And 

Idolatry 

With The Blessings Of The Eternal God 

Because 

All Of These Are Counterfeits Of The Lord's Goodness 

And

Are Perpetrated By Satan, King Fraud! 

Many Of Us Will Do Well To Remember That 

A Loving "No!" From The All-Knowing

All-Seeing, Ever-Present God 

Cannot Be Equal With A Poisonous 

And 

Known Hate-Filled "Yes!" 

From Our Adversary, Murdering Satan, The Damned! 

Beloved, 

What Your Lust Thinks That You Want 

Is 

A Far Cry From What Your Lord Knows That 

You Desperately Need 

So Please Choose To Let The Lord's Love 

Lead You To Eternal Life 

Instead Of Letting The Devil's Lying Lust 

Squeeze You And Send You To A Christless Grave! 

Satan Is The Damned Leader Of The Cursed Clan 

"Can't Have Eternal Blessings 

Because Of Willful Disobedience!" 

You, Me, We Committed Christians 

Are From The Blessed Clan 

"Will Receive Eternal Blessings 

Because Of Loving, Willing, Obedience!" 

These Two Clans Are Not Interchangeable 

So Dare To Learn And Acknowledge The Difference! 

Truth 

Is 

Both Sword And Shield! 

Obedience Aka The Purest Form Of Worship

Is 

An Exceedingly Comfortable Bed

And

Walking In The Light Of Life 

Leads To Heavenly Delights! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ...

Unwavering Trust In The Lord Christ 

Ensures That We Will Win In The Against-Sin Fight!

Please Don't Fool Yourself 

Or Deceive Others

And 

Dare To And Wisely Honor

Worship, Praise, Glorify

And

Willingly Trust And Obey The Living God! 

Peace!

Obedience Profits!

 

Witchcraft 

Is 

Defined As The Art Of Knowing 

And

Rebellion Against The Authority 

And 

Direction Of The Lord God Almighty 

Is

By God Himself

Likened To Be As Witchcraft 

Because 

All Who Rebel Against Him Obviously Believe That 

They Know ... More Or Better ... Than The All-Seeing

All-Knowing, Ever-Present, Eternal God

Creator 

And 

Sustainer Of All Things! 

How Terribly Presumptuous 

And 

Inordinately Foolish! 

The Fool Says In His Heart That There's No God 

Because 

He's A Rebel 

And

The Rebellious Against God Are Rebels Without A Cause! 

Beloved, 

It's Time To Take A Stand 

And 

Resolutely Stand Up For Our Savior-Redeemer

Jesus Christ The King

The Creator God! 

Witchcraft Is Idolatry! 

Idolatry 

Is 

Making, Having 

And 

Worshipping 

A Man-Made, Useless, Good-For-Nothing ... Thing ... That 

Cannot See, Hear, Talk Nor Walk 

And 

Must Be Carried 

No Matter How Cheaply Or Expensively Made It Is! 

If Idolaters Are Honest

They'll Speak The Truth That Saves

And

Acknowledge That There's No Profit

No Benefit

And For Sure

No Blessing In Idolatry! 

The Truth Teaches ... 

Let Us By The Faith That Works Through Love 

Aggressively Deny The Liar Satan 

- Who Deceives Us To Damn Us - 

And 

Stand Up To Be Counted As Saints Of God And Christ 

As We Walk In Perfect Obedience 

Under The Banner Of Truth To Glory! 

Obedience 

Is 

Its Own Reward! 

Be Enduringly Faithful ... Unto Death

And 

Obey The Lord

To Live Again ... With Our Jesus ... In Eternal Peace!

SHUT IN WITH THE LORD CHRIST: Without Any Stain Of Disgrace!

Where Are We Going!?!
Home!

How Are We Going To Get There!?!
Safely!

Who Is Our Guide!?!
Jesus The Christ!?!

Who Or What Is Our Adversary!?!
Satan, Sin ... And Self!?!

What Are Our Weapons!?!
Faith, Obedience, And Prayer!?!

Who Will Protect Us!?!

The Holy Angels Excelling In Strength!

Who Is Our Teacher!?!
The Holy Spirit Of Truth!

Where Shall We Shelter!?!
In The Secret Place Of Prayer!

What Is Our Caution!?!
Remember Lot's Wife: Do Not Look Back!

What Is Our Necessary Food!?!
The Eternal Word Of The Living God!
The Living Word Of The Eternal God!

What Shall We Guard Against!?!
The Spirit Of Error!?!

What Shall We Embrace!?!
The Spirit Of Truth!

What Are We To Worry About!?!
Nothing!

What Should We Pray About!?!
Everything!

Why Should We Pray And Not Worry!?!
We Are Christians ... Christ's Followers
And We Are Charged To Pray And Not Faint!
We Are Not Worry Because Worrying Speaks Of Doubt!

Why Should We Avoid Doubt!
Doubt Is Of The Devil!
We Believe In The Living God
In Whom We Have Faith!
Faith Holds No Doubt!
We Are, By His Grace, Faithful!

Is The Journey Home Going To Be Easy!?!
No, It Is Not!
The Lord Never Promised Us An Easy Road!
The Lord Promised Us That We Shall Arrive Safely!

But ...

What If We Should Die On The Road Home!?!

That Is Not A Problem!
The Lord Has Promised That
If We Live In Him ... Exercising Our Gift Of Faith
Enduring All Things Without Murmuring
Without Complaining
And Endure The Struggle To The End Of Life
We Shall Rise Up When He Shall Come
At The Sound Of The Last Trumpet
To Live With Him Forevermore!
The Lord's Word ... The Transcript Of His Character
Is His Covenant With Us: We Believe The Word Of God!?!

What Can Stop Us From Reaching Home Safely!
Turning Aside To Fables
Trusting Man's Opinion Over Almighty God's Word
Refusing To Abide In The "Thus Saith The Lord!"
Being Willful
Being Disobedient
Being Proud
Being Covetous
And Like Kindred Errors!

What Are The Three Tests That We Shall Face!?!
The Same Tests As Did Jesus Christ Our Lord:
The Lust Of The Eye
The Lust Of The Flesh And
The Pride Of Life!

Our Eyes Are Focused And Fixed On Our Lord!
Our Flesh, By Our Hearts, Is Abiding In Almighty God!
We Have Nothing To Be Proud About!
We Are Sinners Saved By The Lord's Grace
And It Is Our Intention ... With Willing Obedience
Abiding Love And Faithful Endurance
To See Him Face To Face ... In Peace
Without Any Stain Of Disgrace!

Hear The Right ...

The Lord Is My Shepherd
My Refuge, My Strength
He Leads Me Into Green Pastures
And
My Thinking Of Him Are Thoughts Well Spent!

Many Are My Foes
But 
My Friend Is The Holy One!
My Burdens For Me Are Heavy
But 
My Friend Carries Every Last One!

I Believe That The Lord Is
And 
I Trust Him With My Life!
My Life Is Hid With Christ In Almighty God 
And
Because I Live In Him
I Shall Not Fall For The Satanic Device!

Living For Self

Is As Bearing

An Unliftable Cross!

Some Truth Is All Error!
Some Love Is All Hate!
Some Disobedience Is All Witchcraft
And 
No Gainsaying Person Shall Enter Heaven's Gates!

I Desire Oil, Water And Fire:
The Oil Of Gladness
The Cleansing Flood
And
The Heat Of Purification
All Of Which Come Only From The Holy God On High
From The God Of All Grace
Whom ... By His Blessed Grace For Me
I Shall Not Defy
I Shall Not Deny!
The God Of Grace Cannot Lie!

I Do Not Walk This Life Alone!
I Am A Child Of The Great King!
Prayer Is My Telephone!
I Need No Tokens, No Cards, No Access Codes!
I Start With A Humble Heart Longing For Him!
From His Love, I Shall Never Depart!

Those Who Choose To Walk In The Faith Of The Lord Jesus

Though Molested, Tried, Tempted, Tormented

Abused And Disregarded By The Society Of The Wicked

Shall Reap The Reward Of The Righteous

- Everlasting Peace And Joy In And With The Lord - 

As Long As They Remain Enduringly Faithful In Their Pilgrim Walk! 

Bad Things Happen To Good People: Be Faithful! 

Good Things Happen To Bad People: Watch Them Enjoy It

- No Sorrow On Your Part - 

For That Enjoyment Shall Cease Forever At Their Demise! 

We Who Trust In Jesus Christ

- Though We Die In The Flesh As All Men - 

Have A Future ... An Expected End! 

Do Not Envy The Proud ... Nor The Wicked! 

Trust In Jesus Christ Always 

And 

In All Ways For Real Joy 

And 

Perfect Peace!

There Is No Risk Involved

When One Relies Upon

Heaven's Majesty

Jesus Christ The Lord, The King!

SIN OF PRESUMPTION: Covetousness

Covetousness Is Presumption! 

There Is The Old Saying:

Covetousness Is A Curse

And

Licorishness Makes It Worst!

There Is The Word Of God:

Covetousness Is Idolatry

And No Idolater Nor Covetous Person

Shall Inherit The Kingdom Of God!

The Lord Has Made It Abundantly Clear That

He Will Never Leave Us Nor Forsake

And

That He Will Provide For Us

According To His Riches In Glory!

I Ask Us All:

Where Is The Faith, The Hope, The Trust!?!

Why Are We Christians Indulging In Worldly Lust!?!

We Need To Recognize, Brethren

That There Is Good Lust

And There Is Bad 

And

We Need To Know The Difference

And

Practice That Which Will Cause Our Savior

Over Our Decision To Be Glad!

Brother Billy, 
I Don't Understand How Covetousness 
Could Be Both Good And Bad

When The Word Says That
You Can't Get Sweet Water And Bitter Water From The Same Souce

With The Apostle James Also Stating That

Blessing And Cursing Shouldn't Come From The Same Tongue!

Very Good Points, Danette!

Let's Figure This Out Together!

Achan Coveted Forbidden Gold
Silver And A Babylonish AKA Worldly Garment!

Was This Good!?!

That Was Very Bad! 

He Caused The Unnecessary Deaths Of God's People

And He Lost The Goods Coveted And His Own Life!

Prophet Balaam Coveted King Balaam's Treasure 
Even Though It Was The Forbidden Reward 
For Doing A Disobedient Work!

Good Or Bad!

Bad! Real Bad!

His Wickedness Cost 24,000 People Their Lives Up Front

And For His Trouble

Both He And His Evil Paymaster 
Perished In War Against Their Despised Targets!

Are We Learning Anything Yet!?!

I Know That I Am:

Covetousness Doesn't Profit!

Well Said!

Those Were Old Testament Cases!

Now We Shall See If The Law Of God Has Changed

And

"Made" New Testament Covetousness A "Baptised-Good" Thing!

Let's Consider The Close Companion Of Christ

The Bag Man Aka Accountant

Aka In-house Thief, Judas Iscariot

The Betrayer!

Judas Coveted Perishable Silver

And Sold Out Eternal Gold

To Get What He Could, Would, Never Spend ...!

... This Was Bad, Bad, Bad!

10,000 Times Bad ... And Inordinately Foolish!

He Lived With God In The Flesh

And Still Said There Was No God

By Believing That He, A Mere Man

Could Set, As In Direct, The Lord's Calendar

Life And Times!

Very True!

This Brings Us To ...!

... I Know! I Know!

Ananias And His Confederate Wife, Sapphira!

Those Two Lied To The Holy Spirit

And Those Two Swiftly Died For Their Lies!

Indeed!

Theirs Was Folly Of The Highest Order!

They Were Coveting The Praise Of Man

Over A Gift That They Freely Chose To Give To God

To Get The Praise Of Men

For A Gift They Gave To God With One Hand

And 
Blithely Took Back With The Other!

Just Hearing You Say That Is Twisting My Tongue!

Sincerity Before God Is A Serious Business!

Now That We Know What Bad Covetousness Is

What Would You Say Is Good To Covet!?! 

The Things Of God

Things That Don't Perish ...!

... Things That Elevate Us And Draw Us Closer To Christ!

Prophesying ... Teaching The Word

Being Blessed To Bless Others ... In Jesus' Holy Name

And Seeking After Skills Or Gifts 
To Be Used To Enhance The Work Of Spreading The Good News

Covetousness Was Introduced Into Heaven By Satan

And
Promulgated And Practiced On Earth

And

It Shall Be Terminated By Jesus Christ The King

When He Shall Cast All Its Adherents 
Into Hell At The Third Coming

When He Will Deal With Those Who Get Up

At The Second Resurrection

Those Whose Names Are Not Found Recorded

In The Lamb's Book Of Life!

Brethren, 

The Choice ... As Always
Is 
Personally Each Man's Own

No Force

No Coercion!

We, Each, Must Choose To Believe ... Or Not

That The Lord ... The Word Made Flesh

Is 
True And Faithful

Ever Keeping His Word Of Promise!

There Is No Straddling The Fence!

Believe ... Or Doubt

But Don't Ever Waffle!

Believers Are Blessed!

Doubters Minds May Change!

Wafflers Are Neither Coming Nor Going

And As Such

Are Good Only For The Burn Box!

They Are Double-Minded ... Unstable

Therefore ... Unprofitable

Useless 

Condemned 

Damned!

The Lord Can Relieve Honest Doubts

If We Are Willing To Be Convinced!

Think About It:

Presumptuous Sin Is Deadly, Twice! 

You, A Mere Mortal, Being Willfully Disobedient
Tempt Almighty God 
By Demanding He Save You From The Folly Of Doing 
What He Didn't Ask 
And
You Act As God
Demanding The Real God Do What You Command! 

Disobedience Is As Witchcraft, A Sin
And 
Acting As God Is Idolatry ... False Worship
Which Is Also A Sin! 

Covetousness Is Also Idolatry! 

We Are To Have Total Faith And Trust In God 

And 

We're Never To Test ... Tempt ... Almighty God 
In A Foolish Effort To Prove His Faithfulness! 

Satan Tried This On Jesus! 

Jesus Christ The Lord ... Our God Holy

Put Satan In His Place With The "Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Please Don't Let The Lust Of Your Flesh 
Incite You To Offend The Almighty 

And 

Sin Against Your Own Soul! 

The Lord Has Given Us His Holy Law 
And 

He Has Given Us His Promise Of Care: 
For All Your Needs
Let These Be Sufficient!

Christians Indulging In Witchcraft!?!

Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled!
Ye Believe In God: Believe Also In Me!

Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled
Neither Let It Be Afraid

Because

Blessed Is The Man That Feareth The Lord
That Heareth And Doeth The Word Of The Lord

That Walketh Not In The Counsel Of The Ungodly
That Trusteth In The Lord

That Endureth Temptation

That Believeth The Lord Without Seeing The Lord

And

Blessed Is The Man In Whom The Lord Imputeth Not Sin!

The Blessings Of The Living God
Make Fallen But Repentant Man Rich
And
He Adds No Sorrow To It!

Think About This Scenario
And
Then See Yourself In Relation To It:

You Are An Impressionable Child!
Your Misbehave Often And Lie Regularly!
You Also Refuse Correction
And
You Stop Your Ears From Hearing ... At Will!
Your Parent Is Loving, Giving, Forgiving, And Kind ... Always!
Your Parent Has Told You Of ... And Written
And 
Modeled His Rules For You!

You Intimately Know The Rules!

Do Good ... And Be Blessed Always!
Transgress ... And After Upbraiding And Rebuke
Chastening Aka Punishment Follows For Repeated Misconduct
Because
You Are Loved
And
You Are Not A Bastard!
You Are A Lawful Child Of The Great King!

In Your Possession, You Have A Golden Cup!
You May Fill Up Your Cup As You See Fit
Because
Your Loving Parent Has Given You Free Will And Choice!
If You Fill Your Cup With Blessings, It Will Overflow!
If You Fill Your Cup With Planned Sin Aka Iniquity
When It Is Filled To The Brim
The Day Of Reckoning Shall Take Place
And
Your Account Aka Your Access To Your Father
Will Be Closed ... Terminated
Finished
Sealed
Rendered Unchangeable
Fixed ... For Eternity!

The Decisions You Make Are Personally Your Own
Because
There Is Nobody ... Not Even Your Loving Father
That Can Force You To Do Anything Against Your Will!

You Have A Bitter, Raging, Adversary!

Satan 
Is 
Your Sworn Enemy!
He Despises You 
Because 
You Are Loved, Kept And Protected By Jesus Christ!
Satan Hates You But Pretends To Be Your Friend!
Satan Does Everything Possible To Cause You To Disobey!
Satan Places Temptation In Your Way At Every Turn!
Satan Wants You To Fall Just As He Has!
Satan Practices Lies And Deceit!
Satan Desires Your Permanent Destruction!
Satan Is Not Omnipotent!
Satan Wants You To Totally Doubt Jesus Christ
Your Only Link To Your Father!
Satan Has Deceived You ... Often
And
You Known It Well!
You Are Acting Dense Because You Are Willful
And
Wayward
And
Own-Way
And
Your Heart And Head Are Getting Hard!

Guard Your Heart!

Protect Your Head!

Satan

Wants You To Disobey Your Father

And He Would Force Your Hand

If He Could ... But He Can't!

Jesus Christ 
Is 
Your Only True Friend And Savior!
Jesus Christ Is Also Your Creator And Redeemer!
He Is Also Your Only Provider!
He Has Your Bests Interest At Heart
And
He Sacrificially Loves You!

Jesus Christ Is Omnipotent
And
He Provides A Way Of Escape From Temptation For You!
Jesus Christ Asks You To Trust Him Wholly!
Jesus Christ Is, And Only Speaks, Truth
And
You Have Consistently Proved Him To Be Faithful!
He Is Always At Your Father's Right Hand!

Your Loving Father

Desires Your Love

And He Could Force You To Obey Him

... But He Won't!

Love Generates Willing Obedience!

Man, I Could Write, Direct, Produce
And Star In And Advertise This "Movie!"

You'd Have To Fight Me For Distribution Rights!

I'm Collecting Residuals For My Best Actor Performance!

Brethren,

We've All Been There And Done That
But
It Is Time For Us To Up Our "I Obey My Father!" Game
Because
There Is No Profit ... Neither Small Nor Great
That Comes From Disobeying Our Father, The Almighty God!

To Put Hard Icing On This Sponge Cake
I Have Three Little Words Times Two 
For Us All:

Remember Lot's Wife!

Remember King Saul!

King Saul

Should Have Remembered

Lot's Wife!

Disobedience Is As The Sin Of Witchcraft!
King Saul Had An Ear Problem
And
For Being Chronically Disobedient
He Was Tormented By Evil Spirits!

He Rejected The Holy Spirit Of Truth
And 
Chose That Other Spirit By Disobedience
And
Instead Of Confessing And Repenting To The Lord
For His Known Presumptuous Sin
He Severed, Forever, His Connection To God 
By Consulting A Condemned Witch 
Who Was Possessed By Evil Spirits ... Fallen Angels 
Those Malevolent And Powerful Beings
Who Work Assiduously To Cause Our Destruction
Our Damnation! 

All I Am Asking Us All To Do, Brethren
In Order To Not End Up Like Mrs. Lot And King Saul
Is
Look At And Despise Your Sin
Kneel Before The Lord
Lay Your Sin On The Altar Of Sacrifice
Reach For The Hand Of Hope And Help
Confess And Repent Of Your Sin
And 
Accept Jesus Christ's Forgiveness 
And 
Cleansing! 

You'll Never See The Father In Peace

Without It!

Remember, Brethren
All Witches Burn
And
All Enduring Saints Soar! 

Disobedience Costs

And

Continual Disobedience

Will Ultimately Cost Twice

Because

It Leads Man To Play With Demons

In Satan's Rancid Playground!

Obedience Pays ... Twice:

Spiritual Peace

And

Physical Happiness Now

And

Eternal Life And Peace Hereafter!