HAPPY SABBATH + Faith ... Tested ... Tried!

It Is So Very Easy To Profess Being A Christian 

And 

Even Easier To Declare That We Have Faith! 

Professors Become Professional Teachers 

Who ... More Often Than Not ... Spout Theory

And 

Very Often Do Not Have The Practical, Working, Experience Of 

A Devoted Christian With Tried And Tested Faith 

Upon Which To Fall Back 

When Life Gets Testy 

And 

Trials Pile Up Angrily! 

Beloved, 

It Is With Good Reason That 

The Words Of Apostle James Are Preserved 

For Our Warning, Consideration

And 

Action! 

A Christian Without An Experience Portfolio 

Can't Honestly Claim The Title 

Because 

A Christian Works, Labors, Has A Job That 

He Or She Diligently, Practically, Lovingly Performs

As A Faithful Steward! 

Faith Without Works Is Dead! 

An Untested Faith Has No Street Credibility 

Or Christian Longevity 

Because 

It Has No Spine! 

A Spineless Christian ... An Oxymoron

Is 

A Danger To Themselves 

And

To Others

And 

Ultimately The Cause Of Christ! 

Dear Ones, 

We Are Daily Given 

A Portion Of Jesus Christ's Holy Faith To Use That Day 

To Be Faithful To Him 

As We Labor Through And For Him! 

Please Let Us Use Our Blessed Daily Gift Of 

Unfailing Faith 

To Become Christians By Name 

And

By Nature! 

Let's Walk The Talk 

And 

Do Not At Life's Necessary Tests And Trials Balk! 

Jesus Christ The Lord, Our God

Is 

With Us! 

Dare To Work Today's Faith To A Nubbin: 

New Faith Will Be Ours Tomorrow 

If

By Saving And Available Grace Known Free

We Open Our Eyes! 

Be Strong! 

Peace!

Believe The Word Of The Infallible God!

Faith! Feelings! Facts! Failings! Future! 

Hmmm... 

The Lord Jesus Gives To Each Of Us A Daily Gift Of His Faith 

For That Day Alone 

But

Our Feelings Bring Up The Facts 

About Our Known Failings 

And

They Are Grounding Our Hopes Of 

A Future In The Father's House 

As Promised To Us By Our Savior Dear! 

Are You Going To Believe The Word Of God

The Truth That Saves

Or Are You Going To Trust Fraught Feelings 

Known Fickle Aka Flighty!?! 

Beloved, 

We Have The Infallible Aka Trust-Worthy Word Of 

The Living God Who Never Changes! 

Our God Is Not A Time-Bound Philosopher

A Paper Tiger

A Plaster Saint

Nor A Lying Man Who Changes His Mind 

As Often As He Changes His Garments 

And 

Direction Of Travel! 

Dear Ones, 

We May Set Our Temporal Clocks 

By The Sun Of Righteousness, The Eternal God

In Whom Is No Variableness Or Shadow Of Turning! 

Today Is The Day Of Salvation 

And 

Our Savior Says: 

"Come Unto Me! 

Come And Dine! 

Make Your Home With Me! 

Trust Me And Obey! 

Take My Blessing 

Because

I Have Taken Away Your Blight

Your Sin! 

Your New Life Is In Me! 

You Confessed And Repented Of Your Sin 

And

Because I Am Faithful And Just

I Forgive You! 

Rest In Me And Be Refreshed! 

Hold My Hand! 

By Enduring Faith, Not Fickle Feelings

Be Anchored In Me! 

I Give You Joy!" 

Beloved, 

A Working Faith Can Never Fail 

So I Choose To Accept The Lord's Unspeakable Gift! 

Do You!?! 

Will You!?! 

Peace! 

Mercy, Grace ... And Faith!

 

How Are You!?! 

If You ... A Blessed Child Of The Eternal God

Are Struggling Even As You Are Praying 

And 

Believing The Lord Jesus At His Holy Word

Can You Imagine The Tumble Of Emotions Being Experienced 

By Those Who Know Not The Lord!?! 

Beloved, 

The Children Of The Household Of Faith 

Have A Sure And Secure Anchor For Their Souls 

No Matter What They Are Feeling 

What They Are Going Through

And 

Where They Are Placed On The Plate Of Good-Eats 

For Unfeeling Predators! 

Faith In Jesus Christ

Unlocks Unseen, Unexpected, Doors! 

Faith Is The Unbreakable Rod In The Spine Of 

The Child Relying On Jesus Christ For Relief! 

Faith Is The Scissors That 

Helps The Believer Cut Ties 

With The Dominion Of Darkness! 

Faith ... Working Faith

Is 

The Pair Of Wings That Bears Us Believers Aloft 

When There Is Not A Smidgen Of Wind 

To Lift Up Even A Strand Of Hair! 

Faith ... The Gift Given Each Day For That Day's Use

Is 

The Partner With Prayer 

Which Makes All Of Our Impossibilities Possible 

Because 

We Have Received Them As Unfailing Blessings 

From Our Maker, God, And Kind King! 

Almighty God's Gifts 

Grow Grandly Because Of Grace Graciously Given To Us: 

Use 'em Or Lose 'em! 

Refuse Grace 

And 

Be Refused Mercy! 

Willingly Work Faith And Prayer 

And 

Be Wonderfully Wise And Wealthy! 

Peace!

Almighty God's Mercy

Towards

His Children

Is

Immensely Great

And

It Is Totally Free!

THE UPWARD WAY: Jesus Christ Calls Us!

 

Satan 

And 

All Those Persons Activated Or Indwelt 

By Demons Aka Fallen Angels

Do Not Fear To Whisper Or Scream At Us 

Who Sincerely Call Jesus Christ Lord And God That 

We Will Never Amount To Anything In This Life 

Because 

We Are Defiled, Ugly, Unsavable Sinners 

Whom The Almighty God Will Never Have To Abide 

In His Holy Presence! 

A "Good" Lie

Always

Contains Some Truth!

Beloved, 

Don't Believe Or Even Think To Engage With The Liars! 

Yes, We Are Sinners ... Born 

But

Because We Have By Free-Will Chosen 

And

Are Daily Choosing To Trust The Lord Christ At His Living Word

We Are Sinners-Saved 

And

Are Daily Being Sanctified Aka Set-Apart For Holy Use 

And 

Are By Grace Through The Gift Of Daily Faith 

And

Worshipful Obedience

Pressing On The Upward Way 

To The Glorious City Of God! 

Truth Sets Us Free ...

Sinners Make Sinning Their Practice

Aka Their Chosen ... Preferred ... Way Of Living! 

Sinners-Saved 

Aka Saints Of God And Christ By The Holy Spirit's Working

May Sometimes Sin 

But

Willing Sinning Is Not Their Habit

Nor Their Reason For Living! 

Never Forget This Truth! 

The Lord Jesus Christ Who Lovingly Calls Us

Equips, Teaches, Corrects

Guides 

And 

Graciously Provides All That We Need 

To Get Us Home Safely! 

Brethren, Beloved 

You Are Personally Called To Be Like The Lord Christ 

And

You Will Be 

If

You Believe The Lord Of Glory

Sternly Rebuke The Liars

And 

Enduring Stay True To The Plan Of Sure Salvation!

To Obey Is Better Than To Sacrifice! 

Look Up Longingly!

Pray Without Ceasing

And 

Walk Straight ... Home ... On The Strait And Narrow Way! 

Daily Choose To Work Your Faith! 

Peace!

Faith, Like Love, Always Works!

We Lie Like Cheap Rugs 

When We Say That We Find No Use For Faith In Our Lives 

But

Dare To Bellow: 

"I Am A Christian!"

Beloved, 

A Committed Christian 

Is 

An Active, Working, Watching, Waiting

Light And Salt

Enduringly Faithful, Faith-Filled Member Of 

"The Household Of Faith!" 

Without Faith

It Is Impossible To Please Almighty God! 

Unfailing Faith 

Is 

Jesus Christ's Daily Gift To Each Of Us 

So, The Question Must Be Asked: 

"How Do We Expect

To Fight The Good Fight Of Faith 

If We See No Use For Jesus' Faith

In Our Daily Lives!?!" 

If Faith Without Works Is Dead

What Would You Call Working 

And 

Living For Jesus Christ 

Without Having The Faith Of 

And 

Faith In Jesus!?! 

Obviously, Without Having A Use For Faith 

In Our Daily Practice Of Christ's Christianity

We Are, Open-Eyes-Closed, Dripping Blood

Foolishly Choosing To Go Into A No-Holds-Barred

Winner-Take-All Battle Against Satan 

And 

The Legion Of Doom 

Who Have Nothing To Lose! 

Note To File ...

There Will Be No Fools In God's Kingdom! 

There Will Be No Faithful Saints Of God And Christ In Hell! 

Encourage Yourself ...

Accept, Appreciate, Open 

And 

Use Today's Gift Of Faith 

And 

Be Blessed By All That 

Utilized-Faith Can Accomplish In Your Life Today! 

Faith, Like Love, Always Works! 

Peace With Jesus Christ

... Almighty God Made Flesh ...

Requires

The Foundation Called Faith!

HAPPY SABBATH + BE ENCOURAGED + PRAYER: Father, Help Me Not To Be A Bread And Fish Christian!

Life Will Be Dark At Times 

But 

Our God ... Almighty ... Is Light! 

Trust Him: He Is The Truth! 

Trust In Him No Matter What Happens

Because 

He Has Given Unto Us Great Treasure In These Earthen Vessels: 
His Faith To See To Believe 

And

The Holy Spirit ... The Comforter Who Is Come

Who Is Here

Who Leads Us Into All Truth! 

All Of Almighty God's Gifts To Men

Are Good

With No Sorrow Added!

Beloved, 

Human Eyes Are Blind Even Though They Physically See

But

The Eyes Of Working Faith Ever Have Sight 

Because 
They See Living Light ... Truth
That Can Never Fail Or Fall! 

Our God 
Is 
Good To Us 
Even Though We Don't Deserve It! 

Pray ... And Hold On
And
Plod On While It Is Still Day! 

Jesus Christ Is Coming For Us Real Soon! 

PRAYER:

Father, 

I Believe You! 

Please Rid Me Of Any Unbelief That I May Be Cherishing! 

Please Help Me Not To Be A Bread And Fish Christian 

Always Available To Feast 

But Never Available To Help With The Work 

That Will Cause Hurting People From Willing Sinning To Cease! 

Please Help Me To Stay In The Word That Brings Faith!

Please Help Me Not To Be Amongst Those 

Who Tell The Good News But Don't Live It

Who Point Fingers And Pray Self-Righteous Prayers

Who Seem Not To Understand That 

The Cup Of Blessings Will Overflow 

But The Cup Of Planned Sin Has An Unbreachable Limit! 

Please Help Me So That My Living Is Not In Vain!

I'm Watching, Lord

And Praying 

And Hoping! 

Please Hold My Hand And Help Me To Follow You 

And In Living Truth 

Obediently, Enduringly, Stand 

So That In Perfect Peace 

I Shall Behold You, My King

And In Your Glorious Presence Eternally Stand

In Jesus' Holy Name I Pray And Humbly Plead!

I Love You, Lord!

Please Come For Us Soon! 

AMEN!

COMMITTED TO CHRIST: The "As For Me ..." Moment

Every Committed Christian Has An "As For Me!" Moment 
When Against The Backdrop Of 
Common Sense, Temporal Prosperity
Familial Opposition
And 
Occupational Security 
They Will Say With The Conviction Of Working Faith
And 
Concrete Trust: 

"The Lord Is My Shepherd

My Portion, My Peace! 

I Will Walk In His Ways! 

Whatever Befalls Me

I Shall Ever Give Him

My True And Heartfelt Praise! 

I Do Not Pray To A False God! 

I Pray To The King Of Kings! 

I Lean On The God Eternal 

And

It Is By His Grace Available

His Mercy Free

That I Choose His Blessed Way

Through This Life 

To Enduringly Go Walking!" 

Beloved, 

I Pray For Us Strength For Our Journey
And 
Courage For The Way On Which We Must Travel! 

Only The Lord Christ 
Can Cause Us To Arrive Safely At The Heavenly Home 
So Choose To Behold Him Now ... In His Word
And
Be Satisfied With His Provision And Protection Now 
And
Having Declared Your Commitment To Him And His Cause
Embrace His Righteousness 
Through His Daily Gift To You Of Faith For The Day
Whilst Being Ever Obedient To Live Companionably With Truth 
And
Know Of A Surety That You Shall Rise Up 
To Go Up To His Glory 
Bearing His Likeness In Your Then-Glorified Body! 

Please, I Beseech Us All
Stand Up For The Lord Jesus
Even If It Means That
You Stand Alone For Him! 
His Great Glory Awaits His Faithful Children!

Point To Ponder:

To Smell The Wonderful Scent Of The Beautiful Rose
One Risks Being Stung By A Honey Bee
Nestled In Its Velvety-Soft Folds!

To Cut And Possess One Fragrant And Beautiful Bloom
One Risks Being Scratched By Or Hooked Upon A Thorn:
We Take The Risk ... For The Known Reward!

There Is Risk With A Rose:
There Is No Risk Involved In Trusting The Lord Jesus!

The Lord Tells Us In His Word
What He Has Done For Us!
What He Is Doing For Us
And
What He Will Be Doing For Us!

We Have Full Disclosure
And
The Guarantee Of Performance
Is
Written With Innocent Blood
So That We May Safely Walk Courageously
Encouraged By The Faith That He Daily Gives Us
Until The Great Day Dawns
And
Our Tested Mortal Faith Becomes Approved Immortal Eyesight!

Faith In Jesus Christ

Is

Its Own Reward!

HAPPY SABBATH + SPIRITUAL WARFARE: Body Blows ... And Saving Grace!

In His Conversation With Almighty God

As Regards Job
- A Perfect And Upright Man
Who Feared God And Eschewed Evil
According To The Holy God's Words Of Approbation -

Satan Boldly Declared His Tactics Utilized

To Destroy A Person's Faith In His Creator

Provider, Savior, Redeemer

And

One True Friend!

Satan's Artillery ...

Destroy Faith By Destroying Possessions

Family

Relationships

The Faith Of Those Bound To Us

By The Silken Cords Of Affection

And Then

One's Health Without Which 
- According To The Unbeliever -

We Are Of No Practical Use 
To The Eternal God Of Present Grace

And

Glory To Come! 

The Living Record Proves That Working Faith Wins!

Hear The Right ...

In This One Verse Is Found All The Actions That 

We Need To Perform Towards Jesus Christ The Lord, Our God

If 

We Are To Thwart Satan
In Our Desire To Reach The Glorious Kingdom: 
Walk, Fear, Keep, Obey, Serve, Cleave Aka Cling! 

We Are To Worship Our Almighty God With Our Everything

By Thought, Word And Deed 

Whether It Is Convenient, Practical, Profitable

And 

Popular ... Or Not! 

As The Business Analogy For Commitment Goes

To Get Bacon And Eggs 

The Pig Committed 

But The Chicken Participated! 
One Had Skin In The Game!

Satan

That Unclean, Malevolent, Damned Spirit

Is 

Committed To Your Destruction! 
He Is Not Going To Spare You:
He Has Nothing To Lose!
He Has Nothing Profitable To Gain!
Destroying You Is A Freebie
Because
You Are Loved By The Lord Christ!

Jesus Christ, The Giver Of Life

Has Skin, Sweat, Blood, And Tears
In The Not-A-Game Game Of Life! 

He Already Gave His Precious Life's Blood For You: 
Commit To Him! 
Your Body Blows Received And Well Borne ... In Faith
Are Your Badges Of Honor!

Put The Rod Of 
Faith-Filled Prayer In Your Spine ...

Stand Up For Jesus In All Things 

And 

Be Blessed With Eternal Life! 

Keep Yourself From Idols

The Ignorance Of Doubt And Disbelief

The Idolatry Of Presumptuous Sin

And

Cease Your Wandering

And

Your Wondering! 

Wander No More:
Wanderers Follow The Prevailing Winds ... Of Change!
There Is No Variableness
Or Shadow Of Turning In Almighty God!

And

Wonder No More: Jesus Christ, Alone
Saves And Seals
And
Heals Our Griefs And Hurts, And Sorrows
And
Reveals All That Will See Us Arriving Safely
In The Never-Ending Day!

Jesus Christ Is Salvation!

Jesus Christ Sacrificially Loves His Children:

You Are A Child Of Christ The King! 

You Are Blessed Beyond Measure:

Acknowledge It Boldly

And

Walk Holy! 

Your Father ... Our Father ... Is Coming! 

Get Ready And Stay Ready! 

A Glorified, Immortalized, Incorruptible Body

- Just Like Our Lord Christ's -

Awaits The Enduring Overcomers:

You Get A New Gift-Supply Every Day
So Keep The Holy Faith By Using Your Daily Faith! 

Peace!

 

THE LORD CHRIST CANNOT LIE + PRAYER: Please Help Us, Father, To Make The Binding-To-Christ Decision!

The Man, Woman, Or Child 

Who Chooses Jesus Christ The Lord 
For His Portion In This Life 

Stands As The Majority In Any Battle

In Any War Against Known Sin! 

We Are Never Alone Who Believe, Love

Trust, Obey, Worship 

And 

Diligently Follow The Lord In Faithfulness 

And 

By Humble, Earnest, Prayer! 

The Lord Cannot Lie

And 

He Will Not Fail Us Who Stand Firmly 
In His Personal, Daily, Gift To Us Of Daily Faith

So Let's Faithfully Choose 
To Believe Him At His Holy Word! 

For Our Steadfast And Faithful Endurance 

We Will Be Eternally Blessed! 

PRAYER:

I Trust You, Lord!

I Must Trust You, Lord!

I Am Trusting You, Lord!

I Will Continue To Trust You!

Please Help Me To Trust You

All Day And In All Ways

Because

I Cannot Help Myself!

I Cannot Make Myself Taller!

My Hair Is What You Ordained!

I Cannot Add To The Length Of My Days

So, Please Help Me, Dear Father

From Your Side Not To Stray!

Father, 

I Fully Accept And Truly Believe That

Walking With The Lord Jesus

Is

A Lifelong Journey

And

Not An Escape

Or An Escapade For Thrill-Seekers

But

Is A Lifestyle Change

A Mind Reset

A Paradigm Shift

To Living Simply, Carefully, Caringly

In The Upside-Down Kingdom

Where True Power Is Shown

By Willing Service

And

Love For Others!

In Working Faith

I Willingly Sign Up For Service!

The Longer I Live

The Better I Realize And Know That

Being Rich And Connected

In This Carnal Realm

Is Most Often Not A Blessing

And I Plead, Dear Father

For Love Of The Lord Christ

That You Help Me

To Maintain A Thankful Heart

Not Jealous

Not Covetous

Not Envious Of Any Person's Raiment

Or Any Person's Silver Or Gold:

I Do Not Know With Whose Wings They Fly

Nor Am I Desirous

Their Carnal Urges And Experiences To Try!

Father, 

Little With A Contented Spirit

And

With Your Blessing Because I Please You

Is Supremely Of Great Gain

And

I Am Grateful

For The Privilege Of Knowing You

And

Having You Know My Name:

Please Help Me So That I Do Not

Your Blessed Holy Name Profane!

Father,

In The Living Word You Say That

It Is Not Your Desire That Any Should Perish

But

That All Should Come To Repentance

So Please Help Us, Me And My Brethren

To Number Our Days

To See Our Need Of Salvation

To Recognize Our Own Dear Savior

And

To Make The Binding-To-Christ Decision

That Will See Us At The Last Trumpet Blast

Being Raised Up

And

Going Up Glorified

Immortalized, Incorruptible

Inheritors Of Everlasting Life!

I Need My Jesus!

Help Me To Need Him More Each Day!

Help Me To Reliably In His Holy Name To Pray

For Health, For Strength

For Friends And Family

For Well-Wishers

For Naysayers

And

The Holy People

Of

The Great And Glorious God!

Help Us Not To Perish From Folly!

Help Us To Choose Life!

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

I Humbly Pray And Plead!

I Love You, Lord!

Please Come For Us Soon!

AMEN!