Monday, December 14, 2020

DISOBEDIENCE: Are You A Strange Child!?!










Are You A Strange Child Who Is A Traitor To The Lord Of Life
Your Creator, Savior, Redeemer, And Forever Friend!?! 

Have You Forgotten For A Moment Whose Child You Are!?! 

Are You Forgetting That Jesus Christ, The Lamb Of God
Justifies You ... Takes Away Your Guilt Before The Father 
And
Jesus Christ ... Our High Priest 
Sanctifies Us ...  Sets Us Apart For Holy Use  
- By The Holy Spirit Of Truth -
From The Day We Confess Our Sin 
And 
Repent Aka Turn Away From Our Sin
Until The Day That We Die!?! 

Are You Forgetting That You Are The Light Of The World
And 
The Salt Of The Earth!?! 

Is Your Light Shining Brightly!?! 

What Sermon Is Your Life Preaching 
To Those Who See You Daily!?! 

Are You A Tasty Salt-Lick ... A Blessing
Or Are You Totally Tasteless 
And 
Fit Only To Be Cast Before Swine 
And 
Trodden Under Men's Feet!?! 

Brethren, Beloved

Please Never Forget That The Eternal God Knows 
And
Faithfully Records 
All That We Say And Do! 
Please Never Forget That We Sin Daily
By Thought, Word And Deed! 

Beloved, 

If You're Falling Short
Please Humble Yourself
And
Pray To Stop The Rot: 
Plead For Grace To Get Back On Track! 

If You're Doing Well
Don't Get Complacent: 
Continue To Pray For Available Grace 
And
Press On! 

Working Faith Can't Fail! 


Peace With Almighty God
Is
Precious!





Sunday, December 13, 2020

The Lord Is Strong ... For Obedient-You!





"Why Me!?" 
Is 
A Favored Expression Among Men When Life Goes South 
And 
It Seems That The Devil's Minions Are Chewing Our Liver! 

Beloved, 

Be Warned: 
Disobedience Costs! 

When We Dare To Walk In Our Own Counsels
According To Our Own Understanding
Doing What Pleases Our Selves 
Because Of 
Vanity, Arrogance 
And 
Pride
We Act Foolishly 
And
Receive The Fool's Portion! 

Did Not The Fool Say In His Heart That 
There Is No God!?! 

Both Cream 
And
Rotten Eggs 
Rise To The Top And Float 
And 
Receive Abundant Attention: 
The Rotten Eggs Get Destroyed! 

The Lord, Our Shepherd
The King, Our Judge
Is 
Watching
Is 
Seeing
And 
Working With Love! 

The Lord Chastises
The Ones That He Loves!

The Work That We Do Will Commend 
Or
Condemn Us 
So Think Twice ... Even Thrice
When You Put Stumbling Blocks In The Path Of Your Brethren
When You Stand Against Truth
When You Choose Feelings Over Faith
When You Choose To Do The Work Of The Adversary Of Souls, Satan
And 
Bring The Good Lord's Name Into Disgrace! 

Don't Dig Your Grave With Your Teeth 
Or 
Burn Down Your Own House With Your Tongue! 
Do Right!
Love With Your Head, Heart And Hands 
And 
Be At Peace! 




Saturday, December 12, 2020

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: ENCOUNTERING CHRIST: Be Salt!







The Old Saw Says: 

"Whatever Is In The Olde Goat
Is In The Kiddie!"
 
We Act According To Our Nature 
And 
We Live What We Learn

And Then 

As Consenting Adults 
- Wisely Or Unwisely -
We Eagerly Practice Patiently 
What We Willingly Choose To Pursue! 

Beloved, 

We May Have Been Born With Sinful
Variable, Changeable, Natures 
But
When We Encounter The Lord Christ 
And 
Place Our Hands In His Holy Hands
And
Choose To  Follow Him 
Through The Diligent Exercise Of 
Enduring, Working, Faith 
And 
Unceasing Prayer 
With The Holy Spirit Doing The Effectual Good Work In Us
We Get Rid Of The Old Sinner Man
And
Become A Blessed Saint Of God And Christ 
As, With Enduring Patience, We Await The Day 
When Our Change Comes 
And 
We Become Like Him Who Created Us! 

We Are What We Eat 
And 
We Get Fleas From Where We Sleep!

We Have Free Will And Free Choice
And
No Created Being Can Make You Serve God
And
No Created Being Can Make You Serve The Devil! 

The Lord Of Life Won't Make You Serve Him
And
The Damned Devil Can't Make You Serve Him! 

Let Us Choose Our Walking Path Wisely And Righteously! 
Let Us Endeavor From This Day Forward
To Make The Exercise Of Faith 
And
The Practice Of Constant Praying 
Our Steady, Unchangeable, Diet!
 
With The Great God's Grace Covering Us
Let Us Freely Choose To Pray More 
And
Let Us ... With Confidence
Dare To Request An Increase In Our Daily Gift Of Faith
Which Shall Surely Be Tried: 
What Jesus Gives That We Utilize Can Never Fail Or Fail Us! 

Beloved, 

Let The World Know Whose Child You Are
And
Show Them The Light That Is Guiding Us
To The Glorious City Of The Forever Blessed! 
Be Salt! 

Jesus Christ's Peace
Is
Pure!





Friday, December 11, 2020

HAPPY SABBATH + EXERT YOUR PRIVILEGE: Wrestle With Your Lord!








Strangely, We Can Always Find Time To Gossip
To Cuss-Out People
To Belittle People
And
Even Find Time To Tear-Down Our Own Selves! 

We Say That We Love The Lord Christ
And 
Most Assuredly Know That 
He Answers Humble, Heartfelt, Prayers Of Faith 
And Yet
With The Myriad Needs Known Abundant In This Mortal Life
We Dismally Fail To Make Good Use Of
Our Access To The God Of Grace
The King Of Glory 
And
Sunnily Neglect To Reach For 
The Extended Hand Of Help And Healing That
Is
Always Just A Prayer Away! 

We Rob Ourselves Of The Grand And Glorious Pleasure Of 
Grasping The Great Good Given To God's Faithful People
Because 
We Find Time To Talk Turkey And Baloney
Instead Of Truth And Blessing! 

Beloved, 

Our Priorities Are Skewed! 
Our Interests Are Pitiable 
And 
Even Downright Lawless 
Because
We Are Short-Changing Ourselves By Neglecting Our Prayers 
Aka Our Intimate Moments With Our Forever Friend
Our Father In Heaven! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

There Is Much That We May Receive From The Hand Of God 
But 
Will Not Receive 
Because 
We Do Not Ask For Our Godly Desires Through Prayer! 

Prayer 
Is As
Opening Your Heart As To Your Very Best Friend
So, Pray
  Ask In Faith
    Believe The Preserved Word
      Persist In Prayer
        Trust The Giver
          Align Your Desires With The Word Of God 
And
              Keep Your Hand Out ... And Your Heart Open! 

The Lord Our God Ain't A Lying, Dying, Man
And
He Doesn't Bad-Talk Us 
For Asking For His Good And Perfect Gifts
As He, Himself, Has Asked Us To Request: 
He Cherishes The Gift Of Our Trust! 

Let's Stop Starving Our Own Souls
And
Militantly ... But Humbly ... Get The Business Done!
Prayer Is An Oasis
So, Pray, Pray, Pray
And
Infinitely Enjoy 
The Fabulous Feast Of The Forever-Blessed!



Do A Jacob
And 
Wrestle With Your Lord
And
Get Yourself
Your Free Name-Change!







Thursday, December 10, 2020

STRENGTHEN THE WEAK KNEES: No Need To Feel Depressed Or Hopeless!










It Is Very Easy To Become Depressed Or Hopeless 
Until We Remember That 
Whatever Is Done Unto Us By Our Adversary
Falls Squarely 
On The Holy Head Of Our Lord Jesus Christ! 

Beloved, 

Roses Have Thorns
Days Have Nights
Laughter Follows Sorrow
Salvation Kills Sin
Light Chases Darkness
And 
Jesus Christ 
Is 
Near And Coming Again! 

Strengthen The Weak Knees ...

Let Us Of The Household Of Faith 
Choose To Accept, Understand 
And 
Remember That The Holy Spirit
Is
Our Comforter, Teacher And Corrector
And That 
It Is By The Gift Of Daily Faith Daily Received That 
We Believe In Jesus ... In The Word Of Truth
And Thereby 
We Are Then Able To Experience Perfect Peace 
In The Midst Of The Constant Storms Of Life! 

By The Lord's Great Grace Shown Towards Us
We Are Able To Have Joy
For It Is Jesus Christ, Alone
Who Causes Us To Have Joy ... True Happiness
In And For Daily Living! 

Carnal Logic Says: 

"Take What You Want
And
Pay For It!" 

Jesus Christ, Our Savior And Redeemer, Says: 

"Take Me
For I Have Paid
For All That You Need!" 

I Beseech Us All, Brethren
Dare To Steadfastly Hold Unto 
Almighty God's Unchanging Hand! 

Dare To Take The One Needful Step Toward King Jesus: 
He Is Reaching Out To You 
Even As He Is Holding You Close To 
And 
In His Heart

And 

Please Let The Holy Spirit Start
Continue 
And 
Finish The Good Work In You! 

Enjoy Jesus ... Peace!





Wednesday, December 9, 2020

HUMBLE YOURSELF: Fix Your Face And Your Attitude!







Pride 
Is 
An Ugly Emotion To Display No Matter Who You Are 
Or 
What You Supposedly Have In Your Possession 
And
It Is An Even Uglier, Deadlier, Emotion 
To Display In The Presence Of The Holy God
To Whom We Are Indebted For The Very Air That 
We Breathe To Even Live One Single, Solitary Moment! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Of Life Says To Us: 

Come Boldly And Without Ceasing 
And
By Prayer And Supplication, Pleading
Make Your Requests For Care, Comfort
Food, Friendship And The Future Home
Hope, Help And Healing
Grace, Goodness And Relief From Grief

With Love
The Lord Chastises Those Who Are His Very Own
And 
Our Being Angry At Almighty God 
Does Not Negate His Love Nor His Provision 
So, Please, Do Permit Pride To Stop You 
From Letting Your Requests Be Made Known Unto God 
Who Provides For You According To His Riches In Glory 
And 
Not According To Your Need! 

Please Dare To Be Humble 
No Matter Who Calls You Stupid
And
Dare To Pray Passionately 
No Matter Who Calls Our Holy God A Fairy Tale! 

Our Enduring Faith Will Be Rewarded Above All Imagining: 
Humbly Pray, Willingly Obey
And 
Ardently Press On! 

Please Watch Your Mouth
Fix Your Face
And 
Correct Your Attitude
And 
Take Your Assigned Place! 

Jesus Christ 
Is 
Always The Answer: 
Humility Exalts!

Choose To Walk Through
This Vale Of Tears
In Perfect Peace
With
The Prince Of Peace
Lovingly Leading!





Tuesday, December 8, 2020

TEMPORAL HAPPINESS: Heavenly Joy!






To Be Blessed Of God 
Is 
To Have The Favor Of God 
And 
In This Blessedness 
Is 
True Happiness
Real Joy ... Joy Unspeakable! 

Sad To Say, Though
In The Realm Of The Flesh
Happiness ... Earthly Joy
Depends On Our Personal Circumstances 
Always Being Of The Favorable Sort:
Money In The Bank Aka Disposable Income
Abundant Food Always On The Table
New Clothing Aka Fashionable Clothing
Nice Car
2.2 Children
Corner-Lot House
White Picket Fence
Fat Cat And Lazy Dog
Exotic Vacations Three Times Per Year
The Good Job
And 
Perfect Health And Home Life! 

Beloved, 

When We Choose To Be Happy ... Joyful
Because
Of Circumstance And Situation
We Are People Most Miserable 
Because 
Of The Changing Scenes Of Our Lives! 

History Bears Record ... 

Remember The Martyrs Of The Holy Faith 
Who Were Burnt Alive
Eaten By Dogs And Torn Apart By Lions
Drowned
Sawed Apart
And 
Even Had Their Skins Taken Off Their Bodies 
And 
Used To Bind Books Which Are Still Available  Today!
 
These Faithful Few All Died Singing About
Praying To 
And
Praising God! 
They Died Happy ... Joyfully Happy
Because 
Their Joy Was In Jesus Christ The King! 

I Pray That We All 
Will Choose To Live In The Faith That Cannot Fail: 
Sight Of Eyes
Sound In Ears 
And 
Feeling On Skin Always Lie! 

Beloved,

Let No One Steal Your Joy In Jesus 
Or Your Crown Of Life! 
Look Up To Jesus 
And 
Not Inward To Self And Sin! 

Gold Is Tried: 
Endure Your Test! 

Keep The Faith! 
All Tests End:
Dare To Pass Your Test In Jesus' Name
Because
No Matter The Earthly Outcome
Jesus Christ Always Utterly Saves! 



Jesus Christ
Is
The Joy Of Living!





Monday, December 7, 2020

Forgive Us, Lord, As We Forgive Others!?!






Everybody Loves The Lord's Prayer
And 
Blithely Repeat It 
Without Pausing To Think About The Words 

"Forgive Us ... As We Forgive ...!" 

We Love To Talk About 
"Do Fuh Do!" 
When We Are The Doer 
And 
Foolishly Forget That 
We Are In Debt To Almighty God
Because 
We Have Trespassed 
Aka Gone Where We Should Not 
Aka Committed Sin Against His Holiness! 

We, All, Are Treading On Dangerous Ground 
When We Pray For Forgiveness 
And
Walk Around Holding Grudges Against People
- Be They Friends, Family Or Foes - 
While Daringly Saying: 
"I Will Never Forgive Them!" 

Beloved, 

Are You The True And Living Holy God Of Grace And Mercy!?! 
Do You Hold Life And Eternity In Your Hand!?! 

If Your Answer Is 
"No!" 
I Beseech Us All To Back-Back To Go Forward! 

The Lord Jesus Christ
Immediately After Teaching His Disciples 
How To Pray 
Then Warned Them Graphically 
About The Content Of Their Prayers 
And 
Their Attitude! 
To Err Is Human: 
To Forgive Is Divine! 

We Who Desire The Lord's Forgiveness 
For Our Sins Against Him 
Must First
Forgive Those 
"Who Done Did Us Wrong!" 

Let Us, Therefore
Be Obedient So That 
We Shall Be Blessed Of Our God! 

By Faith
In Truth
For The Love Of God
Dare To Extend Your Hand In Fellowship
Even If It Figuratively Gets Chopped Off! 

The Lord Of Earth And Glory 
Reads Hearts 
And
He Promises New Life And New Bodies! 
Do Right! 
Eternal Blessings Await The Obedient Enduring Faithful!


Peace
Is
Like The River Glorious!






Sunday, December 6, 2020

Putrid Pride Perverts Good Character!







Are You Like The Pharisees Who Spoke And Fasted With Pride 
Or
Are You Like Christ Jesus Who Spoke Peace 
And 
Ate His Food With Humility
Willingly Choosing To Be With The Sinners Who Saw 
And 
Expressed Their Personal Need Of 
Their Personal Savior!?! 

Lest We Forget
The Lord Asks Us To Humble Ourselves 
Under His Mighty Hand 
And
In His Own Time He Will Lift Us Up! 

Pride ... Putrid Pride ...  Perverts Good Character
And 
We Ought To Constantly Remember That 
It Was Putrid Pride That 
Caused Satan's Fall From Saving Grace! 
We Should Never Forget That It Is False Pride That 
Causes Us To Elevate Our Sinful Self 
Before We Spectacularly Fall 
And 
Our Shame Is Exposed! 

We Have Nothing About Which To Practice Pride 
Save Jesus Christ The Lord ... Our Lord
So Let Us Be Wise And Consider, Understand
And 
Remember That 
The Only Thing That We Take From This World 
Is 
Our Name ... Our Character 
Good, Bad, Ugly Or Indifferent! 

Beloved, 

The Only Character That Will Enter Heaven 
Is 
The One That Is Totally Like Christ's 
So, Please, I Beseech Us All
By The Grace Of God 
And 
With An Obedient, Willing Spirit
Get Rid Of The Unholy Habits 
And 
Ugly, Offensive, Prideful Attitudes: 
Jesus Christ Cleans And Saves! 


Powerfully Pursue Peace!





Saturday, December 5, 2020

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: STOP DECEIVING YOURSELF: I Commend You To Jesus Christ The Lord!

I Thought I Was Doing The Lord A Favor
By Permitting Him To Bless Me!
I Said A Prayer According To Need, Want
Wish, Desire, Out Of Covetousness
Greed, Discontent And, Again, Need
And 
Waited For The Lord To Deliver For Me Right Away
Because
I Wanted What I Wanted When I Wanted It!
Truth Is
Of More Guts Than Sense, I Surely Had Me A Lot!

I Was Like A Pig On Speed In Slop! 
Feed My Need Was My Screed! 

I Mean, After All
He, The Lord, Owns The Cattle On A Thousand Hills!
He Says The Earth Is His!
He Says That He Is The Shepherd
And That I Should Not Want!
He Said That If He Were Hungry He Wouldn't Tell Me
So That Means He Doesn't Need Anything From Me, Personally
Because 
He Has Told Me To Ask Him For What I Want
And 
He Will Give It To Me Because ... As He Says
He Loves Me ... Sacrificially!

He Said To Trust Him
Because 
He Is My Refuge And Strength!
He Said Test Him Love
And 
See That He Will Do Abundantly More
Than I Can Think Or Ask For
So That's What I Did!

What I Did Not Do Very Often
Or, If At All, With Any Gratitude 
Was To Say:
"Thank You, Lord!
I Love You, Lord!
I Love Being In Your Presence, Lord!
Lord, Please Draw Me Nearer!
Lord, Please Draw Nigh!"

One Day, I Looked In My Big Mirror
And 
What Did I See!?!
Nothing But A Big Wriggly Blood-Sucking Leech!

I Had Religiously Taken 
My Access To The Lord Of Life For Granted!
I Took Sustenance But Gave None In Return
And Suddenly
I Realized An Uncomfortably Inconvenient Truth
That Made My Heart Lurch
And
My Life's Blood To Run Ice Cold:

If The Lord ... The King Of Love
Removed Me From The Source Of My Life
From My Prosperity In Him
I Shall Become ... Dust
Which ... With Even A Light Wind
Just Blows Away ... Away ... Away ...!

In Shame, 
I Turned To The Gift Given
The Blessed Gift Called Healing Prayer!
Comeuppance Led Me From Self
To Aggressively, Drastically, Turn Away!

I Heard
Give ... And It Will Come Back To You
Good Measure
Pressed Down
And Running Over!

I Heard
Lean Not On Your Own Understanding!

I Understood
Everything That I Do For Christ Prospers
Because 
It Is Blessed!

I Finally Learnt That 
It Is More Blessed To Give Than To Receive
And
I Felt Relief
And
Experienced Release
Because
At Long Last I Knew ... I Know ... That
I Am Allowing The Holy Spirit Of Truth 
To Do A Good Work In Me
And
I Am Awaiting The Great Day When
The Lord Will Finish What He Has Started In Me!
I Am Blessed 
And 
I, At Long Last, Truly Know It! 

Brethren, Beloved,

I Serve The Risen Savior Who Provides For Me Every Day! 
No Matter My Position, I May Approach Unto Him By Prayer! 
He Encourages My Promotion To Hill Zion
The Blessed City Of The Eternal God 
And 
By The Protection Of The Holy Angels Excelling In Strength
He, Moment By Moment, Protects Me From The Wiles
Deceits And Gross Machinations Of Satan
The Devil
The Piercing Serpent
The Condemned And Damned God-Fraud! 

I Encourage You To Follow My Master, My Savior
My God, My Redeemer And My King
And 
You Shall Find Out For Yourself, My Dear One, That 
His Sacrificial Love For You Knows No End! 

I Commend You To Jesus Christ Our Lord 
Who Personally Loves You 
And 
Offers You The Position In His Heart 
Which Provides You Life ... Eternal Life
The Life Of Love And Peace That 
Has Nothing Called ... The End! 

 







Friday, December 4, 2020

HAPPY SABBATH + Faith Must Work!










Are You Faithful Faithful!?! 

Is The Practicing Of Your Faithfulness 
The Direct Fruit Of Your Profession Of Your Faith In Jesus!?!
 
Are You Doing Right In The Light 
But Are Dirty In The Dark Night!?! 

Would You ... Could You ... Honestly Say That 
If You Joined The Underground Staff Tomorrow 
The Next Sound You Would Hear From The Lord Is: 
"Come Forth And Come Up Hither!?!"

Beloved, 

Faith Without Corresponding Works ... Actions
Is 
A Dead Faith! 
Faith Must Act! 

A Cheapened Faith Requires Nothing Of Its Owner 
Save The Payment Of Useless Words That 
Cannot Hold Up Under The Strain Of 
The Test Which We Must All Meet 
And 
Pass 
If 
We Are To Enter The Heavenly Promised Land! 

We Must Acquire Holy Characters 
Like That Of Our Dear Savior 
Who ... In The Midst Of His Stormy Time Of Testing 
Stood Firmly On The 
"Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Let Us, Therefore, Remember Always That 
The Lord Is Faithful
The Gifts Given Are Good And Perfect 
And
The Promises Given Are Sure And Secure! 

Be Faithful, Not Fearful! 
Be Trusting And Truthful! 
Do Love And Walk Right 
And
Ever Remember That 
You Are A Child Of The Day And Not Of The Night! 

The Lord Equips His Called:  
Obey The Will
And
Humbly Answer The Call
And 
Do Not With Your Purchased And Sure Salvation 
Unwisely, Unwisely, Play! 
Let Your Faith Work As Faith Must! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

Wherever The Good Lord Sends You
Rest Assured That He, Himself, Is With You!
Walk In Faith
And
Work With Endurance
As You Abide In Eternal Truth!


Peace With Prince Shiloh
Is
The Heavenly-Paradise Special!




Thursday, December 3, 2020

OUT OF DARKNESS INTO LIGHT: The Lord Knows ...!






Beloved, 

It Will Do Us All Good To Remember Well This Text 
And 
Live Our Daily Lives In The Knowledge That 
Whatever We Do In The Darkness 
Shall Surely Come To Light! 

Mankind May Hide His Dark And Terrible Deeds 
From His Brethren
But 
They Can't Ever Be Hidden From The All-Seeing Eye Of 
The Ever-Present, All-Knowing, Eternal God! 

Adam And Eve Tried 
And 
Failed At Hiding From God: 
They Lost Their Paradise Home 
And 
We Are Still Suffering The Effects Of That Lost! 

Adam And Eve's Son, Cain 
Tried To Hide The Innocent Blood Of Abel
- His Righteous Brother -
But 
The Earth ... Holding No Secrets For Any Man
Revealed The Blood! 

Cain Lost His Home 
And 
The Hope Of Redemption 
Because 
He Chose Self Over His Savior: 
He Lost The War In The Battlefield Of The Mind! 

I Beseech Us All
Please Do Not Think That We Can 
Over-Power Sin And Satan
Outlast Time
Or
Outwit Almighty God

We Are Mere Men ... Mortal
Given To Malice And Misdeeds! 
God Is Mighty
And 
Merciful
And 
Means Exactly What He Says!

Let Us, Therefore
By Grace ... Through Our Gift Of Daily Faith 
Make Wrong Things Right 
So That In The Day Of Accounts
Our Record Of Sin Shall Say: 
"PAID IN FULL!" 

Let's Choose To Repent Now 
To Avoid The Rush To Regret Later! 
Dare To Do Right! 

Peace
Is
Presently Possible
With The Lord Our God
The Prince Of Peace
Prince Shiloh!