Dare To Be Square!

The Good News Gospel Of Our Salvation 

Is 

In Us To Bless Us: 

We Read The Living Word 

And

Rightly Used

We Are Profited Thereby! 

The Eternal Word Of God 

Has No Input From Mortal Man: 

All Of Our Benefits Are From The Loving Hand Of 

The Holy God In Whom Is All Power

And 

To Whom All Glory, Honor, And Praise Belong! 

This Leaves Us With The Question: 

Why Are We Taking Our Burdens To Lying Mankind

Glorying In What Fallen Man Says He Can Do

And 

Rewarding Sinful Man 

For What The Lord Christ As Savior

Shepherd, Redeemer, Friend, Hope, Help 

And 

Salvation 

Daily Gives To Us For Free!?! 

Isn't This Like Stooping To Lick Dirty Water 

From The Mossy, Smelly, Gutter 

When We Are Freely Able To Use 

Our Gifted Cup Of Faith For Today 

To Dip Clean, Clear, Pure Water Of Life 

From The Crystal Fountain Of Everlasting Blessings!?! 

Beloved, 

Let Us Dare To Be Square 

And 

Choose To Raise Our Gaze Out Of The Gutter 

And 

Boldly Look Upon The Beautiful Son

Aka The Sun Of Righteousness

In Whom We Live And Breathe 

And 

Are Made Alive! 

Man Can't Save Himself 

Nor Any Another Man: 

Only Jesus Christ Saves! 

Walk Wise

And

Wholly Trust The Lord Christ Soley! 

Enthusiastically Glory In The Cross

And 

Unabashedly Praise The King Of Love! 

Please Boldly Take All Your Burdens To The Lord

And

Unfailingly Leave Them There! 

Peace!

THE DEVIL'S FOUR D's: Guard Your Heart!

Guard Your Heart! 

Satan Aka The Devil ... The Adversary Of Our Souls

Uses Four Little "D's" 

Against Those Of Us Who Have Chosen 

To Walk Softly Before The Lord Of Life! 

Doubt ... The Opposite Of Faith

Discontentment ... Which Encourages Us To Indulge Envy

Discouragement ... Which Promotes Lack Of Trust In God

And 

Disregard ... For The Word Of Our God Eternal 

Which, Left Unchecked

Will Surely Lead To Destruction And Damnation! 

Beloved, 

Know This: 

Satan Is The Father Of Lies 

So Anything That He Throws At You 

Has Not A Strand Of Truth's DNA In It! 

Doubt Decimates: 

Embrace Your Daily Gift Of Faith! 

A Contented Heart Can Eat Grass And Still Get Fat: 

The Lord Always Supplies Our Needs 

Out Of His Riches In Glory! 

Discouragement 

Is 

A Cheap Screen To Obscure The Light Of Truth 

Who Is Love And Peace 

And

Your Only Way To Enjoy Eternal Life! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Never, Ever, Choose To Disrespect The Creator God

By Disregarding His Holy Word

His "Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Words Have Weight

Power 

Content

And 

Intent Aka Intention! 

The Word Of Almighty God Is Truth

Aka Saving Truth

And

Truth Stands Eternal! 

Faith Cannot Fail: 

Be Strong In The Lord!

Diligently Work Your Faith 

And 

Be Eternally Blessed! 

Peace!

 

Permission To Be Loving ... And Honest!?!

One Of The Most Lawless Statements 

Ever Uttered By A Human 

Is 

"It Is Okay

To Be Loving And Honest

At The Same Time!" 

Lord Jesus, 

Please Save Us From Our Own Folly! 

Beloved,

 

Love And Honesty Are Irrevocably Bound Together! 

Love Without Honesty Is A Lie! 

Honesty Is Truth With Love! 

Love Is Always Honest: 

God Is Love! 

Love Is Always Truthful: 

Jesus Christ Is The Truth! 

Love Lights The Pathway Home! 

Home Is Where Jesus Christ Is: 

Jesus Christ Is Home! 

Home Is Filled With Light! 

The Light Of God Is Life! 

Jesus Christ Is The Way

The Truth

The Light

And 

The Life Of Every Man! 

The Love Of God 

Is 

The Light In Every Man! 

Almighty God Is Good! 

Good Never Changes! 

Love Never Changes! 

Love Is Honest! 

Love And Honesty Equal Life! 

Love Doesn't Lie: 

Love Your Neighbor As You Love Yourself! 

Please Remember This: 

The Dishonest Heart Will Never Enter The City 

Where Love Divine ... Love Eternal 

Dwells! 

Peace!

Man's Permission

To Be Loving And Honest

At The Same Time

Is

The Excuse

To Be Hateful And Dishonest

When "Necessary!!" 

UNBRIBABLE JUDGE: Mortal Airs And Graces!?!

We Can Be Awfully Silly At Times 

With The Airs And Graces We Display Among Ourselves 

As Though We, Mortals

Have Heaven Or Hell Power Over The Lives Of Others! 

Imagine That Behavior Against The Lord Christ 

Who Holds Your Life In His Hands!?! 

We Offend The Lord 

With Our Lip-Service Prayers And Praises 

And

Abuse Him With Our Rank Disobedience 

And 

Base Idolatry! 

Beloved, 

How Long Do You Believe That 

We Can Continue Doing Business As Usual 

Before The Lord, In Mercy, Says:

"Enough!" 

Any Good Parent Explains To A Child What Is Wrong 

And 

What Is Right! 

The Parent Clearly States The Consequences 

Aka Rewards And Punishments

For Good And Bad Behavior! 

With Suitable Warning Against Bad Behavior

And 

Encouragement To Do The Good And The Right

"Paychecks" Are Awarded As Earned! 

Our Heavenly Father 

Is 

Holy, Faithful, Just, Kind, Giving, And Forgiving! 

He Is Also The Unbribable Judge Of All Flesh: 

He Will Do What He Says He Will Do! 

Foolishness Ain't Sense 

So Please Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself: 

Tread Softly! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Asleep In The Midst Of The Storm!?!

The Stories Of Jesus Christ, The Obedient Walker 

And 

Prophet Jonah, The Disobedient Runner 

In Ships On The Sea

During Raging Storms

Are Instructive To All Christians 

On Their Journey To Joy Everlasting!

Both Jesus And Jonah Were On Missions

And 

Both Were Asleep As The Storms Raged!

Jesus Was Sleeping The Sleep Of The Just

Resting In Peace

Confident In His Father's Love

Knowing That All Is Well For The Obedient!

Jonah Was Sleeping The Sleep Of The Self-Justified

Confident In The "Rightness" Of His Act Of 

Rebellious Disobedience 

And 

Ended Up ... By His Own Words

Being Cast Into That Raging Sea 

To Supposedly Die To Stop The Storm 

And Thereby

To Save Others!

The Storm For The Ship's Passenger

But

Jonah Ended Up "Resting" In A Great-Fish-Grave 

Aka The Fish's Guts

For Three Days And Three Nights!

Oh, The Horror Of It All! 

By Contrast

Upon Being Awakened

Jesus Stood In Faith ... Not Fear

And 

Spoke Rebuke To The Raging Storm

And 

Saved Others!

He Asked Those Saved Souls About

Their Lack Of Saving Faith!

Jesus Christ Left The Ship At Its Scheduled Stop!

The Moral Of The Story ...

Self-Justification Hurts You, Personally

And

Damages Others Physically, Emotionally

Financially And Spiritually!

Walk In Faith: 

Obedience Pays!

Who Are You

Or 

Who Will You Be Going Forward!?!
Think About It! 

Peace!

Self-Justification

Is

A Base Counterfeit

From

The Serpent's Accursed Domain!

HAPPY SABBATH + Paying It Forward!?!

Please Be Reminded, Again, That 

Satan Has A Counterfeit For Every Gift, Blessing

And 

Word Of Saving Truth That 

Almighty God Has Given Unto Mankind! 

With That Out Of The Way

Let Us Consider One Of The Substantial Rip-Offs That

His Evilness Adroitly Pulls Off: 

Paying "It" Forward! 

When A Human Pays It Forward

He Pays For What He, Himself, Needs 

Plus

A Bit More So That Some Dear Soul In Need 

May Take Advantage Of 

And 

Gain Benefit From The Gift! 

The Truth Is ...

Man Gets Himself Some Glory 

But

At Times There Is No Gift At All To Be Had

By The Needy Soul! 

With Our Beloved Jesus Christ "Paying It Forward" 

We Have A Sublimity

A Perfect Gift Of Blessing!

Jesus Christ 

Paid For Salvation Which He Had No Need Of 

Or Use For

And

Made It Available For All Mankind 

Including 

Those Who Lived Before He Was Born

Those Who Were Alive While He Lived And At His Death 

And

All Who Were Born After His Death 

And Resurrection

And Ascension To Heaven 

And

Even Unto The Close Of Human Probation! 

That ... This ... Dear Ones

Is

The Gift That Keeps On Giving! 

We Confessed And Repentant Sinner

Get Eternally Blessed And Saved

And

Our Great And Glorious Father Gets All The Glory! 

We Humbly Ask For The Gift Of Available Grace

And

We Will Receive Freedom From Sin Aka Soul Salvation

Which Is Definitely There For Us

Before We Know That It Is Our Greatest Need

And

- Best Still My Beating Heart -

In Our Own And Individual Name! 

Beloved,

Neither You Nor I

Can Beat Our Everlasting Father's Limitless Giving! 

Peace!

GIFT OF LOVE: Salvation Is FR2E To Me And Thee!

There's The Old Song Which Says: 

"If Salvation Was A Thing That Money Could Buy

The Rich Would Live And The Poor Would Die!" 

There's No Need To Think On This! 

Most Of Us Love Sales 

Especially Those Of The BOGO 

Aka Buy One Get One Free Variety: 

We Enjoy Acquiring Good Stuff At Great Prices! 

Still Others Of Us Love Thrifting

Rummage Sales, Garage, And Car Boot Sales! 

The Point Is That 

This Poor Man Wants A Rock-Bottom Price For His Heart's Desire 

And

If You Are Of The Monied Class

You Desire That Which No One Else Can Afford! 

Beloved, 

Jesus Christ's Gift To Us Of His Salvation 

Came At Infinite Cost 

And

Is Available To Each One Of Us Individually

Rich Or Poor

FR2E!

The Father Gave Us His Son

And

The Son Gave His Life To Save Us!

There Is A Spanner In The Works ...

The Big Able Problem, Though

Is 

That Today Is The Day Of Salvation 

And 

Many Of Us Are Of The Mind That Says

"Free To Me Is Cheap 

And Cheap Things Are Not Good 

And I Won't Accept 

What I Can't Physically See And Profit From!" 

The Lord's Ways

Are Not Our Ways

And

The Lord's Thoughts

Are Not Our Thoughts!

Oh, That We Would Spit Pride And Doubt 

Into The Fires Of Hell Where They Belong 

And

Accept The Priceless Gift 

Freely Given To All By Our Creator

The King Of Love And Glory! 

Pride And Doubt Build A Sinking Ship! 

Please, I Beseech Us All 

Do Not Permit The Monied Vanity Class 

To Stay Your Needy Hand From 

Accepting The Unspeakable Gift From 

The Loving Heart Of The Son Of God

The Savior Of Every Man! 

Salvation Has An "Accept By" Date: 

Be Wise For Your Self! 

Peace! 

Buying

The Free-To-All Gifts

Generously, Graciously, Given

By The Eternal, Holy, Faithful God

Is

An Impossibility!

SUCCESS AT CALVARY: It Is Jesus Christ-Alive, Alone, Who Saves!

If Our Hope In The Living  God 

Is 

Built On Anything Other Than Jesus Christ

His Righteousness

His Successfully Completed Work On The Cross Of Calvary 

And

The Fact That His Was A Sinless Sacrifice 

Totally Accepted By His Father

Then 

I Totally Recommend That 

We All Be Prepared To Be Completely Disappointed 

By What It Is That We Believe Is Better 

Aka More Profitable Than The Lamb Of God 

Who Takes Away The Sin Of The World! 

For Every Gift Of Almighty God 

There Is A Counterfeit Freely Sold By Satan 

And

As A Result

There Are Some In "Religious Royalty" 

Who Are Confidently Broadcasting That 

Jesus Christ Was Himself A Sinner 

And 

An Abject Failure As Our Only Savior! 

Beloved, 

If These Claims Held Water

Our Hope For Heaven Is For Nothing 

Because

The Father Has Not Accepted His Son's Sacrifice For Sin

And

Christ Is Dead

And

Our Promised Salvation

With New Life In This Same Christ

Is 

As The Sand In A Desert Storm! 

Sinners Cannot Live

In

Almighty God's Presence! 

Brethren, Beloved

We Must Each Know The Word Of Our God 

For Our Own Selves! 

We Will Not Understand Everything Now 

But

We Will Surely Understand Hereafter!

"Pastor Preacher Priest Pope Said" 

Is Not 

Proof Of Bible Knowledge! 

Please Read And Study The LivingWord 

For Your Own Education 

And 

Your Own Soul's Salvation! 

Neither Satan Nor Lying Mortal Man Is Our Savior: 

Jesus Christ-Alive, Alone, Saves

And 

The Holy Spirit Teaches Those Who Are Willing 

To Humbly Learn The Truth From Him!

Come To Jesus Now! 

Peace!

Appearances Reveal A Lot!

 

If Your Bird, Your Cat, And Your Dog All Bark 

Which One Is The Real Guard Dog!?!

Nature Wins Out! 

Think About This ...

If Your Church Pastor Is A Noted Bass-Man 

Who Is Suddenly Singing Soprano

And Is A Man At The Church 

And The Lady Of The House Called Home

A Day Trader 

And A Night Walker 

And

Preaches The Most Riveting Sermons Of Truth 

About Another Jesus And Another Gospel

Is He Still The Anointed, Appointed

True, Faithful, Servant Of The Holy God!?! 

Dear Lord!

Even On Paper, This Looks Evil!

Who Is He!?! 

Who Are We!?!

 

What Are We All Saying And Doing!?! 

Are We All Alright With Our Lord!?! 

Beloved, 

Goods Come In Various Sizes, Colors, Packages

Prices

And 

For All Tastes! 

Some Are Good And Delicious! 

Some Smell Sweet But Are Deadly! 

Some Taste Horrid And Are Healthful! 

The Good And Healthful Come In Simple Colors 

And 

Plain Packaging

And 

The Sweet And Deadly Are Delightfully Packaged 

To Overload The Senses! 

How, Then, Does One Shun All Evil 

When Good For You Ain't Appealing To You!?! 

Work Your Gift Of Faith ...

Choose To Trust The Word Of The Lord

Follow The Great Example Aka Jesus Christ

And 

Don't Ever Forget That Good, Right, Truth, Light

Love, Joy, Hope, Peace

And 

Blessing Have No Need Of Added Color

A Run Through The Spin Cycle

The Tender Devotions Of The Polish Brush Or Cloth

Or A Whiff Of The Perfume Called Purity! 

All The Gifts Of God Are Good 

And

A Million Years From Their First Appearance 

They Will Still Look, Smell, Taste

Feel, Speak

And 

Definitely Do As Ordered By The Creator God! 

Inside And Outside

Are The Same Thing!

Goodness Doesn't Need To Glory

Change Its Nature

Speak Itself Into Relevance

Or Be Fashionable 

To Fit In To Execute Its Mission! 

Our Good Lord Jesus 

Is 

The Same Real Savior 

Yesterday, Today, And Forever! 

There Is No Evil In Our Blessed-Forever Jesus: 

Embrace Him

And

Trust His Heart! 

Peace!

If Something Has The Look Of Evil

Don't Make Jokes

And

Call It A Masquerade Costume!

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A Washed Sow Is Still A Pig

And

A Pig In Pearls

Can Still Tear You Apart!

 

The Evil That Men Do Lives After Them!

There Is The Famous Expression Which Says: 

"The Evil That Men Do Lives After Them!" 

But

Have You Personally Considered That The Reverse Is Also True: 

"The Good That Men Do Lives After Them!?!" 

Beloved, 

Being A Free-Will Agent

With Freedom To Choose To Do Either Right Or Wrong

Love Or Hate

Do Good Or Evil

And 

To Dwell In The Light Of Life 

Or

Abide In The Darkness Of Death

Which Would You Honestly And With Wisdom Choose!?! 

The Children Of The Light 

Aka The Children Of Day

The Children Of The Heavenly Father 

Should, Without Hesitation Or Reservation

Choose Love, Light, Day, Good, Right

And 

Eternal Life! 

Anything That Is Lawless Aka Sinful 

Has A Short Shelf Life When Compared To Eternity 

So Don't Waste Time 

Going After What Shall Not See The Light Of Life 

After The Lord's Appearing! 

Goodness Grows! 

Hope Heals! 

Happiness Elevates!

And 

Truth, Saving Truth, Radically Transforms! 

Sooo, How About Building 

A Sure House With Bricks Of Goodness 

And 

Plastering Them With The Cement Of Truth!?! 

How About Panelling Your Walls With Trust In God!?! 

How About Having Windows Made Of Faith 

And 

Your Stairways Constructed From Endurance!?! 

Brethren, Beloved

Please Make Your Doors Out Of Obedience 

And 

See That Every Nail And Screw Used 

Is 

Of The Living Word 

Which Unerringly Preserves The Inhabitants! 

Do You Know The Pedigree Of Your Legacy!?! 

It Is Not Too Late To Change Direction! 

Jesus Christ, Alone, Saves

And

Always To The Uttermost! 

Peace!

Be Grateful Aka Thankful!

Gratitude Aka Thankfulness 

Is 

A Grace ... A Gift Given! 

Are You Grateful For What You Have 

Or Are You Looking At The "Good Stuff" 

The Expensive Toys 

Which Are In The Possession Of Other People 

And

Are Making Yourself Miserable About Your Own Life 

Because 

You Refuse To See The Obvious!?!

You Are Greatly Beloved

And

Truly Blessed!

Beloved, 

The Blind One Envies The One Who Wears Glasses! 

The Man Who Wears Cheap Shoes 

Envies The Man Who Wears Expensive Shoes 

But 

Surprise, Surprise, No Shock

They Are Both Envied By The Man Who Has No Feet

The Man Who Has Legs But Can't Walk

And 

The Man Who Has No Legs At All! 

We Need To Be Truly Grateful 

For Almighty God's Many Gifts Of Unmerited Favor 

And

Stop Being Lip Servants

Saying That You're Blessed

While Envy Is Consuming Your Heart! 

We Have Food In Abundance 

Which Gives Us Choices As To What We May Eat 

When And Where! 

We Have Clothing In Abundance 

To The Point That We Can Say 

"I Am Not Wearing That Because It's So Last Year!" 

Or 

"I Wore That Twice!" 

In Base Pridefulness! 

Oh, That We Would Realize That 

The Things We Despise 

Are The Very Things Others Would 

Literally Kill To Possess! 

Food, Shelter, Clothing

Care, Comfort

Peace With God ... And Our Brethren

And 

Good Health 

Are Treasures Beyond Measure! 

Please Honestly Look At The Person In Smelly Rags

Barefooted And Dirt-Encased

Eating Out Of The Garbage

And 

Living On The Street 

And

In Heartfelt Gratitude Say: 

"There, But For The Grace Of God, Go I!" 

Our Gifts Are Many

Our Blessing Are Innumerable

So Please Do Not Consider Them

As Cheap Things Consumable! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: THE BIRTH-RIGHT: Waiting For A Meal Isn't Deadly!

Red Bean Stew Is Delicious 

And

So Are A Multitude Of Other Dishes 

But

Based On Wisdom, Understanding, Knowledge

Blessed Promise 

And

Outright Warning

I Am Not Willing To Sell My God-Given Birth-Right Of 

Eternal Bliss, Peace, Joy And Rest

For The Happy-Belly Joy Of One Meal! 

Would You!?! 

Brethren, 

Almighty God's Sacrifice ... In The Person Of Jesus Christ 

Guarantees Us The Birth-Right Of Eternal Life With Christ 

Aka Immortality

Incorruptibility

A New Name

The Crown Of Life

And 

A Forever Place In The Father's House That 

No One Else May Claim 

Either By Coercion Or Deceit

Quit-Claim Deed Or Supposed Outright Purchase! 

In The Name Of Jesus

Don't Sell What You Can't By Back!

Thirsty Or Supposedly Dying Of Hunger

We Have The Promise That Our Bread And Water Are Sure 

So Don't Stop Short Of The Father's Tents Of Safety 

To Indulge Over-Indulged Self 

And 

To "Enjoy" The Temporary Convenience That 

Eternally Costs! 

Over-Indulgence Is Sin: 

Self-Denial Is Not! 

Waiting On Your Blessing Is No Weight! 

Weighing Convenient Fast-Food As More Valuable 

Aka More Beneficial Than Your Eternal Blessing 

Is 

Unadulterated Folly Aka Bold Sinning! 

Please Think On These Things Now 

While Abundance Is Available! 

Choosing To Miss A Meal Or Two

Just Because You Can

Will Surely Build Self-Control

Aka Staying Power

When Evil Starts Throwing About Its Ungodly Power!

Waiting For A Meal Isn't Deadly! 

Peace!

Don't Live For Your Belly!

Live By Faith!

HAPPY SABBATH: Get Home Safely!

 

I Read A Story About A Young Lady 

Who ... During Her Mid-Teens

Had Asked Her Parents To Place A Tracker On Her Phone 

So That She Could Feel Safe Away From Them

And 

They Would Be Comforted 

Knowing Where She Was At All Times! 

She Had Been Walking Fearful 

Because 

Of The Known Bad Company She Was Keeping! 

How Interesting! 

Beloved, 

We Have Motivated Enemies 

But

Our Father Has Plainly Told Us 

And

We Should Be Patently Aware That 

We Have Holy "Trackers" 

The Faithful Companion

A Guardian Angel

A Recording Angel

And 

The Comforter Who Corrects Us 

And 

Leads Us Into All Truth Being Ever Present! 

Our Trackers 

Are Not To Keep Our Father Informed And Comforted! 

Our Trackers Are There To Guard, Guide

Protect, Correct

Influence Us To Do The Good And The Right 

And

To Keep A Faithful Record Of Everything In Our Lives! 

Why!?! 

Don't You Recall That 

There Is The Lamb's Book Of Life

And 

The Book Of Remembrance

And 

Your Personal Life's Record!?! 

The Record Of Your Life 

Will Either Testify For You

Or Against You 

At The Judgment Bar Of Christ! 

We Have Friends In High Places 

Ministering To Us 

For Our Sure Salvation! 

Our Almighty God Provides For Us 

Before We Have A Need: 

Trust Him Always! 

Our Enemies Are Damned! 

Yes, Indeed

So Dare To Lean On Our Blessed Jesus 

And 

Get Home Safely! 

Peace!