We are FREE - An Acrostic

We Are FREE – An Acrostic

We are



F aithful to Jesus Christ



R edeemed by His blood



E ver blessed in His Grace, and




E nfolded in His Love!

Do Not Listen To Satan!

Do Not Listen to Satan!

I told you do not to listen to that Old Satan

He is not your friend, I believe is what I said!

He's just trying to take you away from Jesus

Any means, any method, using women and often other men!

Satan, he does not like us humans

He despises the very essence of common man

Because, to him, we have taken what should have been his

And given it to Jesus, the Christ, the Prince Immanuel!

Satan dislikes, e'en loathes, anything that our King loves

He proved that fact, in First Man's Eden home

He longs for the praise, and the worship, that belongs to

He who sits upon the Everlasting Throne!

Don't believe him, when he says, that he can give you

The desires, and even the very longings of your heart!

He tried that one once, oh, yes, with his Creator!

He only wants to get you to walk into the dark!

Take you a lesson, in survival, from our King Jesus

When he was tempted, of Old Satan, long ago!

Jesus said: It is written! Get thee behind me!

Worship God! Eating bread is not everything!

Please, do not let, old Satan, catch you off-guard

Be thou prepared – like Gideon's 300 men

Be alert, on your guard, listen, look out for danger

Trusting in Him whose word will always conquer sin!

Bless the Lord! Worship the King! Trust not in fables!

Trust not your eyes, your ears, nor the longings in your heart

Seek not the world, its dainties, nor its bounties

Look to your Lord, the King of Everything!

Read the Word, not cunning fables, don't listen to smooth words

Which are designed for the be-knighting of the soul

Don't give in to him – Satan wants only our soul death!

Give in to Jesus, the King of Everything!

Give your all to Jesus, the King of Everything!

SABBATH - An Acrostic

SABBATH

S abbath is a memorial of God's creative work

A llowing those who remember to receive

B lessings from above

B e still, and put away your work and rest, and

A ttend to your Creator

T he Holy One, The King of Heaven, our

H igh Priest – Jesus Christ, the Lord!

HE - The Lord of The Sabbath - is Here!

Thank You, Father, for the blessing of another Sabbath in Your Presence!

He is Here by The Gaither Vocal Band

Ode to Christian Education

In times of change, the LEARNER will inherit the earth

while the LEARNED will be beautifully equipped

for a world that no longer exists. — Eric Hoffer, American Philosopher

I don’t know about the rest of you

But I grew up in a church school

It all started on a Monday morning

When we had to line up in a long queue

There were children from first form to fifth

And the smaller ones in something called Prep

But the bottom line that I can tell you about

Is that there were no shoulders carrying chips!

We had to study all the usual stuff

Mathematics, English, History and the like

We also had to learn to do a craft

Just in case the economy didn’t last

The emphasis at our church school, was on raising good students

Good people, and especially good citizens for the world to come

So naturally we had to study our memory verses

And learn about something called Facing Life!

I remember my first form teacher, Sister Josiah

Big of heart and body too

She taught me that I could do anything

And showed me how to prove it too!

Sister Watts taught us girls home economics,

Sewing, crochet, embroidery, and cooking

She said any woman who had skills like these

Would always know how her family to feed

Brother Forde taught us our Facing Life class

Dealing with everything from relationships to dealing with self

He taught us that we needed to be strong decision-makers

Never fearful to take care of our selves!

I remember having a terrible temper, and one day was asked to apologize

The apology wasn’t deserved, I didn’t feel sorry, and it showed

So Sister Bayne, our principal, she called me aside, and said

“Betty! If you don’t mean it, don’t ever compromise!”

Our church school went further than was necessary

And brought in a celebrity guest to teach,

Her name was Marva Manning and I’ve never forgotten

Anything that she said in her speech

Ms. Manning taught us about dressing on a budget

And how to get our clothing to segue from day to night

She taught us how to be quietly elegant

And how to modulate our voices just right!

And finally there was my fifth form teacher

Sister Maitland, that was her name

She’s the person I’ll always remember

Because of a wonderful game she played.

It was our last semester in high school

When Sister Maitland said she could tell us, each one, who we were

Of course no one believed her

And then the Class was in total uproar!

Sister Maitland had a new name for every student she taught

Which she said epitomized the attributes we displayed

I remember waiting with bated breath

Until my name Sister Maitland gave!

My name, according to the good Sister

Was “Always Willing to Try!”

She explained that that name suited me perfectly

Because I was never afraid to give life a try!

In all the years since I’ve left my church school

I’ve tried valiantly to live up to my second given name

And I can tell you without fear of contradiction

That I have proudly lived up to, and worn, my name!

The results of many of the lessons we learnt

Were often not obvious until we left school

And that was when respect for self, and others, and faith in our Almighty God

Carried us forth to live life most nobly

Our teachers were men and women of great faith

Who strongly believed that teaching was their calling to serve

They loved us, each one, as if we were their own special child

And proudly taught us and guided us to the Word.

So, if you still have doubts about, the value of a Christian education

Look around you as we celebrate today

You’ll see gallant men, noble women, willing workers, lifelong learners, not one shirker

Gladly serving each other in the world, through the Word. 

Thanks Giving! - An Acrostic

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, DEAR ONES!

Thanksgiving is not just about food, family, fun favorite films and friends. In reality, Thanksgiving is all about:

T  hinking

H  ow 

A  wesome and

N  aturally and never-endingly

K  ind our

S  avior and

G  od is for

I   mputing to us His

V  alues, and

I   mparting to us a willingness to accept His

N  ecessary

G  race so that we may be saved!

I am THANKFUL for 

His

GRACE!!

For What are YOU thankful?

Prayer to Receive a Mustard Seed Faith

Father, have mercy on me.

With every passing day of my life

I realize more and more that I lack faith.

I talk all the time about how much faith I have in You

And how I know that You will never fail me nor forsake me.

Problem is, Father, it is a very shallow faith because it works

As long as things go how I want them to go. 

Father, I am sorry for this good time faith that I have been practicing 

Whereby I have been looking at my situation, and not at You,

And I ask You, in mercy, to give me enduring faith. 

I am pleading, Lord, for the faith, the mustard seed faith

Of which the Master spoke. I need that faith which

lets me sit, or rest, in quiet and enduring confidence, 

Unshaken at the convulsions taking place around me. 

Help me to forget what tomorrow holds and, instead,

Remember Who holds tomorrow.

Help me to submit my will, and my way, to You and help me 

To accept, without murmur or complaint,

That all my trials are for the perfecting of my character.

Grant me, Lord, faith as big as a mustard seed

So that I can not just say that I have faith,

But that I will be unwavering in my belief that I truly have 

The faith which orders my life, so that my life, and living, will be an

Exemplar of Your faith, and faithfulness, working in me.

I ask this mercy in the matchless name of Christ, the King,

And I thank You for the gift that is today.

AMEN

Oh, For a Faith That Will Not Shrink

by Morgan State University Alumni Choir

Prayer for The Fruits of the Spirit

Heavenly Father,

Have mercy on me because I am not happy.

Father, I am not happy because I just found out that I not only look like my daddy, 

but I also have his character.  

I lie, cheat, steal, and I bear false witness against my neighbors.

I am selfish and disobedient, and often walk in my own way.

I totally lack self-control and am often faithless to those in charity with me.

I may not like making a noise but, oh, how I enjoy causing a good riot.

I am not a nice person and I am asking You, my Heavenly Father

to make me like You!

I ask You, in the name of Jesus Christ the Righteous to

give me Your DNA, Your character. I want, no, I need the fruits of Your Spirit.

Grant me love, joy, peace, gentleness, goodness, kindness, forbearance, 

Self-control, and faithfulness. 

Lord, I really need the self-control and

I am pleading for the working of Your Holy Spirit to

help me to will and to do of Your good pleasure.

I don't want to be like my daddy anymore.

I need to become like You, my Father.

Have mercy, and bless.

AMEN.

I Am Not Judging Him!

Dear Ones,

I pray that all is well with you, and with yours!

I am not a happy camper, and justifiably so! I will explain.

I Am Not Judging Him!" is written especially for the ladies amongst the brethren who mistakenly believe that every pastor, elder, lay preacher, teacher, and more, is a vessel specifically chosen by the Almighty God and, as such, are sanctified for His service, and are living circumspect lives, i.e., above reproach. Nothing can be further from the truth!

Many of these so-called ministers of the gospel called themselves, and they are laying siege, and laying waste, to many of members of the Lord's flock, whilst at the same time crying "Touch not the Lord's anointed!" What drivel!

Please, ladies, I beg of you, stop letting these unregenerate  ministers make you believe that you must submit to them no matter what they call upon you to do.

Please remember that the Lord has no fools  (i.e.,  Psalm 14:1 - The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God " They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds; There is no one who does good.) in His Kingdom.

And, for heaven's sake, stop prefacing every thing you say with: "Pastor said this" and "Pastor said that!" He is NOT Jesus Christ, and he definitely can't do anything to save you!

God Almighty gave you a brain to use for YOURSELF so before you put your mouth in gear favoring these jackals, take your brain out of park, and ask God what HE says!

Rant over.

Be well, and be gloriously blessed,

BJ

I Am Not Judging Him!

I am not judging him!

The Bible said by their fruits we will know them

And he is an ackee tree bearing hog plums!

I am not judging him!

I am not judging him!

He is always preaching to the young people about fidelity

Yet he asked me a “question,” and he also has a wife!?!

I am not judging him!

I am not judging him!

He shouted to me - in front of everybody - to wait for him in his office after service!

Stupid me! I waited, and he pounced, and that heathen even tore my flounce!

I am not judging him!

I am not judging him!

He wanted me to type a letter as he dictated

Said letter to my chest whilst ... and he was inebriated, too!

I am not judging him!

I am not judging him!

What gave him the right to call my house after hours

To ask me to “comfort” him and tell him what "color unmentionables" I am wearing!

I am not judging him!

I am not judging him!

He is creating his own judgment

By being a Judas goat among the Lord's sheep and lambs!

I am not judging him!

I am NOT judging him!

But

Jesus Christ

Will!

Matthew 7:18-23 (KJV)

18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

The Old Saint

The Old Saint

The Old Saint sat down by her bedside

The old chair fit her body like a glove

The old Bible in her hand was worn smoothly

The old words on her warm heart still moved

Those old words in the Book became new each morning

The Old Saint's old faith became renewed

The old Bible's old treasures just glistened  

For new life is contained inside them

Each line on the old face told a story

Each line on the old hand told a chore

Each line around old eyes spoke of a vision

Every line spoke that story of old

Old religion, old faith, old mercy

Old peace, old love, old grace

Old Jesus, old cross, old resurrection

For new life everlasting is the goal

The Old Saint's old body will be new soon

Her old faith had seen new mercy every day

Her old faith unshaken, she'll see the new city

That city called by all Jerusalem

The Old Saint had said her old prayer for 40 years now

It comforted her to talk to Him each and everyday

She felt prepared for battle, and emboldened

For her Lord will be coming any day

Heavenly Father:

Keep this old heart faithful to the end, please!

Keep these old eyes trained by faith on my Jesus

The same one Old Satan denied, and then tried.

Oh, Lord, no matter the pain

No matter the change or sacrifice

Keep me faithful, for I want my prize

Just give me any old mansion in the skies.

My heart is content

My body may be bent

But my faith in my Jesus I won't relent.

My spirit feels young

To Jesus I belong

Bless me, save me, e'er long

I love you, Lord, will forever be my song.

AMEN

I Will WAIT For YOU!! by Janette...Ikz

Dear Ones!

I just had to share this poetry performance and poet with you!

This young lady, Janette ...Ikz (love the play on the word!!) has done an amazing work that speaks to alllllll of us women who have known the pain and frustration of waiting, and waiting, and still waiting for him when all we needed to do was wait on HIM!! I love it!

Give a listen! She tells the story like only a survivor can!

Enjoy, and be blessed!

BJ

Not Big Enough to Fight God

Not Big Enough to Fight God

The great religious teachers

Profess God's people to lead

To the Gates of Paradise

Problem is Perdition's the steed!

Each of these great teachers

Has a pulpit upon which s/he stands

The Word of God to deliver

Problem is it is all a great sham!

One teacher teaches self-actualization

One teacher teaches God's a man

One teacher teaches God is a woman

Problem is they don't teach God's plan!

Another teacher teaches prosperity gospel

Yet another teaches feel-good theology

Then a third teaches spiritualism

Problem is none of it is found in the Word!

Yet again, another teacher wants your scarce dollars

Yet again, another teaches planting seeds

Yet again, another teaches that you're a god, too

Problem is they're taking us all for fools!

These teachers think they have God on the defensive

These teachers even believe their words are holy writ

These teachers believe their dainties protect them

Problem is His vengeance is at the gate!

God is not a man – He can't be mocked!

God is not a tool – He can't be fooled!

Don't be foolish, teachers – He's the creator!

You're a creature – Get wise! You can't win!

Don't be foolish! Hear now! He can't lose!

You were made! He's the Maker!

You were made for His pleasure! He's in charge!

He sees all! He knows all! He's ever-present!

Give up the fight! Accept Him! He IS the Lord!

God's people, please listen, I beseech you

To the messages the Three Angels bring

Don't be deceived, or led astray: get the Book now!

No problem: heed the messages, and leave false teachers, please vow!

Prayer: Father, Have Mercy On Us!

Father, have mercy on us!

All around us we see that evil is become good,

And good has become evil.

Every where it almost seems as though

Your believing children are forsaken ...

Father, have mercy on us in these harsh

And cruel times where it is already being said

that Jesus Christ is not the only answer

Or the only way Home

And that the Holy Bible is not the Sacred Word!

Father, help us to stand firm on Your inerrant Word

And to keep the Faith of Jesus!

Help us, Father, when they denigrate our belief

And hope, and faith, and love, to remember

And to hold on, and to continue trusting

In Our Beloved Christ and His sacrifice!

Help us always to remember that You have

No godchildren, nor grandchildren, nor stepchildren; that 

You are not blind, nor deaf, nor dumb;

That You neither wear dark glasses, nor pyjamas, and that

You, Father, surely don't like ugly, be it personality or practice or policy.

Until that Great and Dreadful Day, keep us

In Your love for Jesus Christ's sake. 

Father, we love You. AMEN

!

Church Change Came

Church Change Came

Phil A. Dephia and Lao Dicea were two Christians

Who each received letters from The Master today

They were excited for they knew Him personally

And couldn't wait for His words additionally!

Phil and Lao sat down their letters to read

Oh how both their hearts did speed

To hear from The Master – what a thrill

For both knew their hearts He would definitely fill!

They knew that The Master knew them inside and out

They knew a letter from The Master was something to shout about

So with shaky hands, and foreheads gathered

They opened their letters, and read the words tethered!

Phil read his letter and started to cry

For The Master said His Faith Phil had not denied

Even living amongst those who would him kill

He'd kept his garments white and His garden did till!

What made Phil cry and hug the letter to his heart

Was the part where The Master said, in part:

Because thou has kept the word of my patience,

I will also keep thee from the hour of temptation,

Which shall come upon all the world,

To try them that dwell upon the earth ^{(Rev. 3:10)}

By now, Lao had finished his letter reading

And knew in his heart he deserved the beating

That he felt he'd received by reading those words

That had become back-belaboring boards!

With tears of contrition, his heart laid bare

Lao re-read the letter, the condemning words to hear:

I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot:

I would thou wert cold or hot.

So then because thou art lukewarm,

And neither cold nor hot,

I will spue thee out of my mouth.

Because thou sayest, I am rich,

And increased with goods,

And have need of nothing;

And knowest not that thou art wretched,

And miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire,

That thou mayest be rich;

And white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed,

And that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear;

And anoint thine eyes with eye-salve,

That thou mayest see. ^{Rev. 3:15-18}

It was then that Lao truly saw the encouraging words

He felt his beloved Master had sent to him

Lao savored those words time and again

And felt renewal of spirit rear up in his soul!

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten:

Be zealous therefore, and repent ^{Rev. 3:19}

Became Lao's reason for loving and living

And encouraging self and others from complacency to take flight!

All was not lost! There was still a kingdom to gain

Plus a seat at His banqueting table!

So it was from that day, that with the Spirit Lao performed

As befitting a child of The Glorious Kingdom!

No more self-serving

No more in corporeal wealth a-gloating

No more wearing one's own garment of state

No more blindness of eye

No more trusting in pie

For The Master had removed the stye from his eye!

Lao now constantly blesses his Master

Thankful for averted disaster

For the chance to clean up his act, and to change

Into a garment of His Righteousness

After casting away the eyeglasses

And becoming the possessor of real and tried gold!

Romans 8:28's Promise

Some days I get really upset when

Things just keep going wrong

It seems everything I touch turns to ashes

And even the short things seem long!

But then I hear the sweet voice of the Spirit

Whispering a very comforting word

To calm my flustered heart, troubled spirit and

Fill my old world with a brand new song!

That's when I sit back and breathe deeply

And a big smile comes over my face

And I think of our God, the Eternal

Who's made provision for believers in the race!

I close my eyes in contentment

And remember the promise He gave

To comfort, compose, and to carry me

When Satan stands up in my face!

“... ALL THINGS WORK together for GOOD

To them that love the Lord

And are the called

ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE”

So, from now on I'm endeavoring to never

Let evil nor malice throw me

For I am on an upward trajectory

And no one's stealing my blessed peace nor sanity!

So, Dear Ones, when your life is in a tailspin

Remember Romans 8 verse 28

Lift your hands, bless the Lord, and shout aloud, and

Tell Satan he's a dollar short, and one day too late!

DEAR SATAN: NO CREDIT TODAY.

CREDIT TOMORROW!

Believers are Blessed

 Believers are Blessed

We clothe ourselves with humility

We arm ourselves with prayer

We bow before God as supplicants

We cast on Him every care and seek rest

We seek His will for our lives

We treasure His every word

His stripes are those that heal us

His tears our eyes wash and refresh

He has prepared for us a table

He anoints with oil our heads

He fills our cups to overflowing

He has fashioned us white robes and glittering crowns

We do not want for anything

He is our all and all

He by still waters lead us

We have nothing to fear should we die

He heals us all with His stripes

He doth sin-sick souls restore

He in righteous paths daily lead us

He makes us by green pastures rest

Sin cannot take us away from Him

He paid sin's price for our paths

His mercy and goodness shall follow us

While our lives on this earth shall last

And when at last through the valley

Of death's shadow we seemingly descend on our own

We have nothing to fear in the darkness

For He never leaves us by ourselves, all alone

Soon the trumpet of the Archangel resounding

Shall wake the dead and the living alert

All we who have placed our faith in the Savior

And we shall live in His House for eternity

Prayer for When Hearts are Burdened

Father,

Sadness is all around

For the burdened, the bothered, and the bullied

Who are searching for a way to find rest from these earthly woes.

Please provide a balm to soothe their troubled minds

And

Help them to find Your Blessed Peace.

Father, sickness is all around

And

Were it not for Your Living Word

We would be scared indeed.

Please help us to always keep in our minds that

You are the Great Physician,

And

There is always a Balm in Gilead.

Father,

Death is all around

And

Were it not for Your Holy Word

We would be sorrowful

But, blessedly, You have taught us

Not to mourn as the heathen do, and to comfort each other

With the knowledge that the Dead in Christ shall rise first

And

We Who are alive, and remain

Shall be caught up together with them

To meet our Lord in the air.

What a blessed assurance!

Oh, Father, draw us nearer to You

As we reach for You in our distresses.

Please open our eyes

To see You clearer and clearer still

With every passing hour.

Please help us to stand upon the Blessed Words of 

Life and Comfort

As we live our lives as Strangers for a Holy Cause.

Father, 

We humbly beseech You for a glimpse of Glory

For just a fleeting moment.

Give us strength to stand upon The Shore today.

Oh, come soon, Great Lord

And

Take us to our Eternal Home in Glory

Where the Old Order is forever gone

And

All is Peace. 

Until then, please guard, guide, and protect us from 

The Wiles of The Devil

And

Please provide us with Care and Comfort

And

Help and Healing

All according to Your Will and in Your Holy Way.

These Mercies we humbly ask

In The Matchless Name of King Jesus

And

We Thank You for hearing and answering our Heartfelt Prayers.

We love You.

AMEN

PRAYER 

IS 

THE KEY

IN 

THE HAND OF FAITH

TO

UNLOCK 

HEAVEN'S STOREHOUSE!

Hold Fast to Your Allegiance

Hold Fast to Your Allegiance

Hold fast to your allegiance

Jesus is coming very soon

Be thou always at the ready

E'er morning or night or noon!

Pray, pray without ceasing

Wrestle, wrestle thou with thy Lord

Bury, bury thyself in the treasury

That treasury that speaks faith and reward!

Dig, dig deep, ever deeper

Seek out its hid treasures each day

Live always the life of the faithful

Please, please don't turn away!

Yon sinner may loudly deride you

Yon sinner may seek even your life

Don't fear him, he cannot really harm you

Your soul is not open to his strife!

Hold fast, hold fast to thy allegiance

Swift help's already on the way

Let no one rob you of your reward for

King Jesus is coming any day!

 IN JESUS CHRIST

WE ARE

MORE

THAN CONQUERORS!

The Bible is a Sword!

The Bible is a Sword

That we must learn to wield

Not flash around all showy like

And acting ignorant in our zeal!

What point having a sword to wield

And not knowing how to use it

When we whip it out to make a charge

And chop off our own nose with it?

We must become great warriors

Fully trained with our weapons

Our bodies honed, our eyesight keen

Pride put away, and our haughty spirits cleaned!

Let us endeavor from today

To learn our scripture every day

Let us not be puffed up, nor loud

And, instead, let us do King Jesus proud!

DO NOT LEARN THE WORD 

TO SHOW UP THE WORLD

LEARN THE TRUTH IN THE WORD 

TO SHARE THE TRUTH WITH THE WORLD