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! 

Walking Wobbly Around Jesus Christ For The Present!?!

 

 

We, Each, Need To Ask Ourselves A Very Bold Question 

And

Answer It Baldly: 

"If I Am Trusting Jesus Christ The Lord For My Soul's Salvation 

Which I Believe In For An Eternity Which I Cannot Comprehend

Why Am I Not Totally Trusting This Same Jesus 

To Take Care Of Me And My Concerns In This Life 

With Which I Am Intimately Familiar And Presently At Home!?!" 

Beloved, 

We Need To Do Better 

And

Be Better In Our Walk With The Lord! 

Jesus Christ Says:

 "Trust Me And Obey!

Lean On And Learn From Me!

Take Your Daily Gift Of Daily Faith 

And

Use It To Take Me At My Living Word!

Believe Me For Your Present 

And

Walk With Me Toward Your Future!" 

But

We Are Believing Him For Our Future 

And 

Walking Wobbly Around Him For The Present 

And 

The Presents Which We Should Be Eagerly Waiting To Open! 

Take Heed ... 

If We Don't Trust Jesus Christ With Our Present-Day Needs

It Is Sure That We Will Have 

No Future Pursuits With Him In Eternity 

Because 

Doubters Cannot Receive 

The Promised Gifts Of The Faithful Saints! 

We Must Do Better! 

Let's Walk In Faith 

And

Stop Running Around With Blind-Man Sight! 

Jesus Christ Is Faithful: 

Wholly Trust Him!

SEXUAL SIN: Superfluous Naughtiness!?!

There Is Nothing Cute About Naughtiness 

Since It Is Attached To Filthiness

Uncleanness

And 

Lewdness 

Which All Refer To Sexual Sin! 

Sexual Sin 

Is 

Always Against Your Self! 

Anything That Is Superfluous 

Is 

Unnecessary

Does Not Serve Any Good Purpose 

And

Should Be Avoided At All Costs! 

Sad To Say ...

In These Times In Which We Live

Naughty Is Nice

Superfluous Is A Necessity 

And

Filthiness Is De Rigueur Aka Fashionable! 

Beloved, 

We Have At Our Fingertips 

The Sure Word Of Almighty God Known Able To Save Us 

If And When

It Is Engrafted Aka Cut Into

- Made A Part Of Our Lives -

To Make Us Sweeter, Stronger

And

Act And Live Better

To Profit Us Eternally! 

You Are Not Alone ...

We Are Encouraged To Meekly Seek The Eternal God 

By Righteousness Aka Right-Doing

Inner Humility ... Not The Public Kind For Praise

And

Patience! 

What You Put In

Is

What You Get Out!

Let's Permit Patience To Do Her Perfect Work In Us 

To Thoroughly Prepare Us 

To Meet Our Lord, God And King

The Final Judge Of All Flesh! 

Be Wise ...

No One Can Force You To Be Naughty 

And

No One Can Force You To  Be Nice! 

We Are Free-Will Agents 

With Freedom To Choose To Do Right ... Or Not! 

We Who Choose To Be Free In Jesus Christ 

Will ... By Saving Grace

Separate Ourselves From Sexual Sin 

Even If We Are Called Prudes And Killjoys! 

Jesus Christ Paid For Our Peace:

Don't Squander It!

WINDS OF CHANGE: How Firm Is Your Foundation!?!

If You Do Not Have An Anchor For Your Soul

- A Firm Foundation For Your Faith - 

Know Of A Surety That You Cannot Rest

Be At Rest 

Or Rest Easy! 

Think About It ... 

You're In The Stormy Sea Aka Living Your Life 

And 

The Winds Of Change 

- Pushing Every Man-Made Doctrine - 

Are Blowing Some'hing Fierce! 

Your Stomach Is In Your Throat! 

Your Head Is In One Hand! 

Your Ears Are Ringing! 

Your Thoughts Are In A Whirl! 

Your Legs Are Like Jelly! 

Your Feet Are Slipping 

And

Your Empty Hand Can't Find Anything Solid To Hold On To! 

You've Been Dialling The Fleeting-Things Number For Prayer: 

The Line Is Dead 

And

Your Tricked-Out Sea-Faring Conveyance 

Is 

Going Left, Right, Up, Down And Sideways 

But

Not Where You Want To Go! 

Suddenly ... In A Moment Of True Clarity

You Cry Out: 

"Lord Jesus, Please Save Me Now!" 

Beloved, 

Our Anchor Holds Safely In Jesus Christ 

Who Is The Truth

And

Our Safe Harbor ... The Rock Of Ages! 

Times, Attitudes, Desires 

And 

Needs Change 

But

The Word Of God ... The Light Of Life

Stands Forever! 

Brethren, Beloved

I Beseech Us All To Dare To Know 

And

Faithfully Trust Him Who Knows You Intimately

And

Loves You Better Than You Know And Love Yourself 

And

Knows Your End From Your Beginning 

And

All Points In Between! 

You Are Not Your Own

And

You Are Not Alone!

Build On The Rock!

HAPPY SABBATH + Jesus Christ Always Saves So .... Always Pray!

  

I Had A Good Feeling: 

It Was A Lie!

I Had Listened To My Deceitful Heart: 

It Made Me Cry!

In Agony Of Despair

I Turned Back To The Word That Always Saves

And

Then I Listened As Jesus Christ Spoke

And

Afterwards, I Sincerely Prayed:

PRAYER:

Our Father In Heaven,

King Of Glory Supreme

Pity Me A Poor Student

A Lazy Worker

A Child Who Away From Your Holy Hand

Did Lawlessly Lean!

Please Forgive Me And Clean Me

Clothe Me

Dress Me

And

Bless Me

For I Confess My Sin Of Presumption

And

Accept With Contrite Heart

That In Your Presence I Am The Least! 

I Repent, Lord, For Greedily Indulging

In The Disobedience Feast!

Feelings Do Not My Soul Sanctify

And

Walking As One Self-Willed

Always Makes Me Cry

So, In The Name Of My Jesus

Who Lowered Himself

To Lift Me Up To You

Forgive Me, I Beseech

And

Make Me Anew!

I Need You, Father

And

I Am Glad!

Please Help Me To Remain Faithful

For Sinning Makes Me Miserable

And

Makes My Dear Savior So Very Sad!

 

I Desire To Be Like My Jesus

So I Plead For The Holy Spirit

To Descend Upon Me And Indwell Me

For Truly, Father, I Yield My Will:

May The Sweet Spirit Who Leads Into All Truth

My Longing, Aching, Hungry, Heart

Truly, Thoroughly, In Time

And

For Eternity

Please Fill!

Thank You For Hearing

And

Answering Prayer

For It Is In Jesus Christ's Holy Name, I Plead! 

AMEN!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Living Word Of The Eternal God Works!

The Word Of God 

Is 

A Blood Sugar Monitor

A Blood Pressure Monitor

A Thermostat

A Temperature Gauge

And 

A Plaque-Disclosing Tablet 

When We Choose To Use It Wisely 

And 

Take Honest Steps To Gain 

And 

Preserve Our Spiritual Health 

As Directed By The Great Physician 

Through The Working Of The Holy Spirit Of Truth! 

Are You A Doing-Well Christian 

Or Are Your Numbers All Over The Place!?! 

Do You Need To Get The Hard Bits Out Of Your Heart 

Or Lower, Increase Or Maintain Your Temper ... Temperature 

To Be An Effective Witness For Christ

Or Sweeten Your Saltiness 

Or Salt Your Sugariness 

When Speaking For The Lord!?! 

Being Too Hard-Unapproachable

Too Hot-Untouchable

Too Cold-Unfeeling

Too Sweet-Accommodating

Or Too Salty-Abrasive

Requires Adjustments ... Fine-Tuning ... Fixing

By The Holy Spirit Of Almighty God

To Make Us Fit For The Service Of The Lord! 

Is Your Bible Working You!?! 

Are You Working Your Bible!?! 

Do You See, Feel

Or Show The Difference That The Living Word Makes

In The Life Of One Committed To The Cause Of Jesus Christ!?! 

Beloved, 

The Holy Word Works

And

It Works Because It Is Sharper Than Any Two-Edged Sword 

And

Does Exactly What The Lord Of Life ... The King Of Love

Sends It To Accomplish! 

Shouldn't We Be Likewise!?!

Please ...

Be Wise Unto Your Own Soul's Salvation

With Godly Fear And Trembling

And

Dare To Let The Word Of Truth Work Mightily In You Today! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ...

Jesus Christ Is The Word!

Jesus Christ Is God!

Jesus Christ Loves You Personally!

Jesus Christ Saves!

Jesus Christ Is Peace!

Peace Be Unto You! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Know The Living Word AND Do The Holy Will!

Bible Knowledge 

Is 

Knowing About Almighty God

About Jesus Christ Our King ... The Judge Of All Flesh

Our Forever Faithful Friend
And

Wisdom Is ... In Obedience
Worshipping Him 
As Our Only Savior
Loving Lord 
And 
Holy God! 

Look In! 

Look Up! 
Look Around!
Cast Known-Sin Down!

Are You Knowledgeable!?!
Are You Wise!?! 

Are You Knowledgeable And Wise!?! 

Is Your Love For Our Lord In Your Head 
Or 

Is It In Your Heart 
Causing Your Hands, Head And Feet To Be Doers Of The Word 

And 
Not Hearers Only!?! (Think It Through!)

Think On This Thing ... 

Your Bible 
Is 
The Book Of Unadulterated Knowledge! 

Being Able To Adeptly Quote Scripture By Chapter And Verse 

Only Marks You As Knowledgeable For Having A Good Memory 

But

Having A Hold On Jesus Christ By Faith 

And 

Following After Him Obediently 

As You Follow The Leading Of The Holy Spirit 

Who Directs You Into The Truth That Saves 

Says That You Are A Sage For The Age

A Wise One Walking In Wise Ways 
Even Unto Almighty God's Great Glory! 

Are You Seeking ... Striving ... To Be Knowledgeably Wise!?! 

Are You A Knowledgeable And Proud Hearer Of The Word Of God!?! 

Are You A Wise And Humble Doer Of The Will Of God!?! 

Is Your Answer Honest!?! 

The Knowledgeably Wise Aka Doers Of The Will 

Stand Victorious In The Day Of Accounts! 

Know The Word ... That Saves

And

Do The Will ... That Blesses! 

Jesus Christ Saves! 

Know Jesus:

Forswear Putrid Pride

Be Humble

And 

Know And Be At Peace!! 

CLOTHING: True Christian Character + PRAYER: Bless Us With Wisdom, Lord!

 

The Preserved 
And 
Eternal Word Of Almighty God 

Makes A Clear Lie Of 
Modern Christianity's Mortal 
And 
Corruptible Word That Says That 

All Christians In Good And Regular Standing 
With The God Of Glory 

Are Rich

Increased With Goods 
And Have Need Of Nothing!

Aka They Own Houses, Lands, Cars

Unconscionably Expensive Fashionable Wardrobes

Live Lives Of Molasses-Like Ease 

And

Have No Troubles 

Save The "Effort" Required To Lift A Fork

Move A Glass

Raise A Leg

And

The Biggie
Change Clothing
And 

Count Cash! 

Beloved, 

Clothing

Is 

Synonymous With Character 

And

Any Soldier Of The Cross 

Who Chooses ... In This Battle For Their Soul

To Be At Ease

Catered To

Pampered

Praised

And 

Puffed Up 

Should Know That They Are Cruising For A Bruising 

Aka A Burning Bath 

At The Lake Of Fire That Has No Club House 

Or Perks Of Membership! 

Be Wise ...

Let's Be Faithful To The Holy One

Humble In Our Walk

Obedient To The Call

And 

Living In The Everlasting Will Of Him Who, Alone, Saves! 

Let's Clothe Ourselves In The Character Of Christ 

And 

Reject Self

Satan's Favorite Deceive-Man Device! 

Vanity Costs

But

Humility Before Christ Eternally Pays:

Learn The Difference! 

PRAYER:

Lord, 

Please Help Us

And

Bless Us With Wisdom And Understanding

To Adeptly Use

The Knowledge You Give Into Our Hands

For The Eternal Profit

Of

Ourselves And Others! 

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

Please Bless Us With Your Peace

 That

Passes Human Understanding

So That We May Find

Our Soul's Rest In You Alone!

AMEN!!!

**--**--**--**--**

Shirking One's Duty

To Party And To Play

Is A Punishable Offense:

Let's Get Our Priorities In Order!

HAPPY SABBATH + Free Salvation: A.P.P.S

There's An Old Expression That Says
To Never Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth!
The Lord Is Not A Gift Horse
The Lord Doesn't Age
The Lord Doesn't Bite
And
The Gifts Of The Lord Of Life Are Good 
Without Expiration Date
Without Best By Date
Without Use By Date
And 
Perfectly Perfect
And
We Are Well-Advised To Accept Them 
And
Without Any Fear
Because
Included In His Perfect Gifts To Freely Given To Us
Is
His Gift Of Love Which Casts Out All Fear!

Let Us Be Wise
Wise Unto To Salvation
And
Let Us Not Sell Ourselves Short
By Rejecting The Gift That Gives!

Brethren,

Salvation Is Promised To Us By Him Who Cannot Lie!

Salvation Was Purchased For Us By Him Who Chose To Die

And 

Salvation ... Free Salvation ... Is Provided To Us
Who Love The Truth 
And 
Refuse To Live Like Carrion Flies

And 

All Who Will To See Jesus Christ In Peace 

Must Procure Aka Work Out Their Own Soul's Salvation 

Through The Practice Of 

Living In Peace With Every Man ... Where Possible! 

Our Jesus ... The Prince Of Peace

Brought To This Earth A Two-Edged Sword That 

Cuts Out Sin Coming Into Our Hearts 
And 

Cuts A Clean Path For Righteousness To Walk Upon 

As It Is Going Back To The Lord! 

The Sword Of The Lord 

Is 

The Word Of The Lord Which He Has Declared 

Will Not Return To Him Void ... Empty

But 

Will Accomplish 
The Mission Which He Has Sent It To Perform In Us! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Has Given To Each Of Us Willing

The Ability, Power, Patience, And Strength 

To Use His Word ... His Sword

To Help Ourselves 

And 

To Bless Others 

As We Practice Peace With Our Brethren 

On Our Way To The Grand Performance That Proves That 

We Have The Sure Salvation ... Peace With The Eternal God! 

We Are Daily Equipped With Jesus' Holy Faith: 
Use It ... Or Lose It! 

Please Remember That 
There Is No Salvation, No Grace, No Mercy

And For Sure

No Glory To Come 
Without The Exercise Of Our Daily Gift Of Holy Faith! 

Please Believe That Jesus Christ Is
That He Sacrificially Loves Us
And
Desires That None Of Us Be Lost
But
That All Should Come To Repentance!
Salvation Is Free: Grab Hold Of It For Dear Life! 
Peace Be Unto You!

CHRISTIAN: Ruminant

A Working, Watching, Waiting, Wise

Enduringly Faithful Christian
Is
A Ruminant!

I Don't Want To Be A Cow! 

You're Not Going To Be A Literal Cow! 

It's A Figure Of Speech

To Give You A Profound Idea

To Show An Ideal Attitude! 

Take A Thought On This:

The Brown Cow

Eats Green Grass

And

Gives White Milk

Which Makes Yellow Cheese!

We Are Talking Major, Unimaginable
Mind-Boggling, Fait Accompli, Changes!

Oh! Okay!
In That Case, You May ... With Agility
Proceed To Tell Me That About Which I Must Ruminate!

Whoa!
Such Formal Language!

Sweet Girl, 
If You Have Ever Seen A Cow
A Spiffy, Fat, Cow Ruminating
You Would Understand That 
Rumination Is Serious Business 
And As Such
Warrants The White Glove, Formal Language, Treatment!

I Hear You!

Okay, Guys!
Enough With The Almost Jokes!

In Keeping With Our Foray Into Cow Chewing
Think About This:

One Mouth Full Of Grass
And
Four Stomachs
Is 
The Equivalent Of The Best Food Processor
Blender, Mixer, Juicer Combined Plus Some
To Extract Every Last Iota Of Goodness
From That Grass To Do A Body Good
And
Make One The Very Best Producer
In The Service Of The Householder ... The Shepherd
The Lord King!

Madame The Cow Is No Slouch
Is Never A Procrastinator
And
Is Decidedly Not A Sluggard
And
She Will Not Be Deterred From Her Assigned Task!
What She Starts She Finishes
And
What She Produces Says Plainly That
She Accomplished The Mission To Which
Her Master-Maker Did Surely Assign Unto Her!

I Wonder How Many Of Us Higher Beings
- Us Christians -
Really Take To Heart The Word Of The Lord
That We Are To Search The Scriptures ... Diligently
As For Hidden Treasure
To Seek God And To Find Him
To Hide The Word Of The Lord In Our Hearts
So That We May Not Sin Against Him
Who Can Destroy Us Body And Soul In Hell!?!

You Know, Sometimes I Really Can't Deal With You!
Everybody Else Coats The Hard Subjects In Sweet Oil
So That It Can Slide Down A Person's Throat
Without Causing You To Gag Or Be Tortured
And You  ... You ... You Just Ram Things
Down People's Throats Without A By-Your-Leave!
Couldn't You Just Ease Up A Teeny Tiny Bit
And Help Us To Chew A Bit Before We Swallow!?!

No!

Oh, Come On!
You Don't Have To Be Hard-Case!

Yes, I Do!
We Are Sinners!
If We Confess And Repent Of Known Sin
We Are Sinners-Saved By Grace!
If We Love The Lord Christ, We Keep His Commandments!
If We Follow His Example Of Obedience
His Commission To Go Into The World
His Words Of Exhortation
And
Operate By The Faith Given Unto The Saints
We Will Accept The Indictment
Repent Of The Sin
Do The First Works, The Second, The Third
As In Whatever Is Required
And
We Will Swaddle Ourselves In The Living, Saving, Word
Until It Comes Out Of Our Ears ... If Possible!

Oh, Mavis!
I Really Wish You Would Learn When To Shut-Up
And Not Make Sister Belnavis Upset!
We Are In For It Now And Here. It ... Comes!

Brethren,

It Is Time To Stop Pussy-Footing Around The Scriptures!
Look Around You!
The Prophecies Are Being Fulfilled!
People Are Dying Stupidly Because Of Lies!
People Are Dying Really Stupidly Because Of
Candy-Coated Scriptures
Sugary-Treat Gospel
Taffy Truth
And
Bubble-Gum Beliefs!
This Ain't The Time For Flowery-Tasting
Cotton Candy Apologetics
With God Is Love As Lubrication!

We Need To Get In Bed With Jesus ... The Word!
We Need To Get Out Of Bed With Jesus ... The Word!
We Need To Eat Jesus ... The Word!
We Need ... The Word 
Morning, Evening, Noon And Night!

Look, Children!
Don't You See What Is Happening!?!
The Wicked, The Heathen, The Daring Doubters
What They Believe In ... They Believe In
And 
They Are Willing To Die For It
To Make You, Me, Us, Die For It!

They Want Us To Live Their Lie
But
We Can't Because We Have His Truth!
His Truth Is Our Weapon!
His Truth Is Our Shield!
His Truth Is Our Only Defense
And
If You Don't Know How To Use, Utilize Your Weapon
You're Going To Die On The Battlefield!

If You Are Still Doubtful Of What I Say
Think About This:

The Lord Sees!

The Lord Knows!

The Lord Is ...!

The Lord Feeds!

The Lord Leads

And

Whoever He Feeds And Leads

By Willing, Cooperative, Consent

Is

Forever Blessed 

And 

Saved 

And

Redeemed At The Sound Of The Last Trumpet

So Chew And Greedily Swallow The Good-Word Food 

And

Live In His Love Forever And Ever!

AMEN!!!