Life ... Set To Music!

Life is "Set" to Music!

Prelude
Interlude
Crescendo
Diminuendo
Forte
Sotto Voce
Solo
Duet
Trio
Quartet
Orchestra
Choir
Accidentals
Sharps and
Naturals
Flute
Trumpet
Violin
Timpani - Rolling Bass
And At The Finale 
The End of The Performance
There is A Peaceful Benediction
Some Rousing Applause 
OR
Cry of Waste and 
The Sound of Distaste!

Life Begins with a Spark!
Water, Light, Disturbance
Then a Cry of Disbelief
Then Relief
Poke, Poke
Then Prod
Open Mouth
Singing a Song
Loud, Loud
Then Comfort
And Rest
And The Voice
Soft, So Soft
Gentle, Proud!

Food in The Mouth:
"Coo! Coo!"

Wipe on The Bottom:
"Boo, Hoo, Poo!"

Cry! 
Scream!
Attention: "I am Here!"
Please Get On With The Show!"

Grab a Finger
Pull on A Heart
Mommy and Daddy - The Sweethearts
I Manipulate
Those Who Can My Life Make or Break.

Quiet
Whistle
Tumble
Fumble
Stumble
Laugh
Cry
Play
Learn
Pray
Care
Hope
Despair
Soft Sound
Loud Gong
I Have Arrived
Wedding Song
Maybe - Perhaps
A Dance or Two
Upset
Lie Down
Happy, Happy
Frown, Frown
Upside 
Right Side
Down!

I Learned
I Cared
I Was taught - I Taught
I Prayed
I Cried
I Pleaded
I Beseeched!

There Was a Guffaw!
There Is Sin - The Outlaw!
And There Is The Master
Who Knows My Every Flaw!

Long Story!?!
Yes!
Cut It Short!

I was Pushed
I Fell
Heaven Picked Me Up and
 I Avoid Hell
With Much Prayer, and
Faithful Works and
Singing, and 
Reading The Book!

Until My Day is Done
Life's Musical Instruments
Will Play The Notes
And I Will Live Sing
But Not On The Whim
For The Director of My Masterpiece
Is None Other Than
Jesus Christ, The King!

My End Will Be Peace for
Live or Die
Peace is The Relief
Of All Who Set Aside Self and are
Following The Plan and
Doing His Bidding and
Singing The Song of Zion
Casting Aside The World's Whirl
Having No More Stomach to Make Hurl
And Soon ...
Soon ...
Heaven ... and Countless New Worlds!

Until Then ...
I Shall Pray
I Shall Plod
And I Shall Sing The Song
Of Jesus' Blessed Peace
As I Wait Impatiently Patiently
For Heaven To Descend and
Bring My Blessed Release Relief.

This Life IS Set To Music!

Do You Know WHO Is Your Music Director?!

Sowing AND Reaping!

I Sowed In Tears - Repentance For Sin Was My First Seed
He Sowed In Tears - Suffered for Jesus Christ In Deed
But in The Day The Dear Lord Appears
We Shall Not Shed a Grieving Tear
Nor Shall We Bow Our Heads In Abject Fear!

We Both Will Reap 
With Unalloyed Joy
Along With All The Faithful
Man, Woman, Girl, Boy!

Whether Still Living or Having Faithful Died
Nothing Will Keep Us From Eternally Praising
Jesus Christ - The Living Lord
The Lamb Who For Us Was Crucified!

Our God IS Faithful
Our God IS Just
And, Whether Living Blood or Even Once Before Dead Dust
Our God Will Deliver The Saint's Reward To All
To All, That Is
That He calls The Just!

The Word of God a/k/a God's Looking Glass!

The Word of God is The Looking Glass
By Which We Know That We Are Sinners Who Sin
The Glass Itself Can Will Not Save Us But
It Plainly Shows The Trouble That Sin Has Us In!

The Word Of God Also Points To The Way of Salvation
Free To All Who Will Acknowledge Their Plight
It Gives To All A Sure Way To Glean Repentance
If We Would Not With The Holy Spirit Fight!

For Cleansing The Word Of God Points Out Our Need Of The Life-Giver
The Holy God, The Word Himself, The Lord Divine
The One Whom All And Sundry Must Appease OR
Be Permanently Removed From ... At The End of Time's Line.

No Amount Of Judicious Self-cleaning
Can Will Make One Justified In The Lord
We Must Appeal To The Captain
Jesus Christ - The Savior
The One With Whose Holy Spirit We Must Be In One Accord!

We Must Not Be Forgetful Observers
We Must Read The Word
Honor The Lord, and Obey
We Must Take To Heart The Word of The Master
And Not Just Look, and From Ourselves Toss It Away!

Let Us Look In The Word's Mirror

And Truly Believe What It Shows

Let Us Take Heed To The Rebuke

And ... Change Our Spirits' Clothes!

The Tongues a/k/a Red Rags Waving!

I Met The Tongues!
Truly Red Ones Indeed
Language is Their Specialty, and
Variety is their Speed!

There was Vitriolic
There was Sarcastic
There was Majestic Tongue
There was Foolish
There was Frantic
There was Dynastic Tongue
Then, Lo, and Behold
Before I could Make a Sound
I Heard, Felt and Shivered
As Fiery Tongue made Everybody Move Around!

There was Iniquitous
There was Impious
There was Bad-Talk Tongue
There was Tamed
There was Tempermental
There Unruly Tongue
And in a split second of our Meeting
Bitter and Envious were making Me Frown!

There was Sweet-Talk
There was Girl-Talk
There was Pillow-Talk Tongue
There was Jest
There Restful
There Messy-Talk Tongue, but
The Worst of this Lot
Was a Devilish Dude
Who Prided himself on
His Talk being Crude!

There was Vile
There was Vilifying
There was Educated Tongue
There was Silly
There was Sad
There was Putrid 'N Proud Tongue
The Mother was Dastardly
Their Daddy was Untamed
Their Grampy was Discordant
And their Granny was called
That Tongue Full-A Hate!

There was Boastful
There was Blasphemous
There was Potty-Mouth Tongue
There was Naughty
There was Nasty
There was even Long-Talk Tongue
But The ones that Impressed me
Were Old Blessing and Caring-Talk
Praying and Truthful-Nice Tongue
Who Cleaned up for them all
Ever watching for where Wicked
Wild and
Just-Wrong Tongue would fall!

Some Tongues are a Handful -
Many have Strayed Away!
From The Words of The Master
Some have Simply Walked Away
Forgetting, E'en Ignoring
The Truth on The Way
That Blessing and Cursing
Shouldn't come from The Same Tongue Walking
Truly Walking
On The King's True Pathway!

Understanding God?! + Prayer: Let My Heart Be Ever Thankful

I Can't Understand My Son - and I gave Birth to him!
So ... How can I Understand Almighty God
Who is as Visible as The Rushing Wind?

I Don't Understand God
And I am Not Even Going to Try
For I Know - with Certainty
That with Wings, I am Going to Fly Away
Far Away
From Struggle
Want, Hate, and Greed and
Death
For I Know The God 
Which Sacrificed His Son for Me
Has to Love Me!
Love Me, Indeed!

So ... When I'm Feeling Used
Abused, Refused
Sad, Neglected
Tired, Unloved
And Needing to Cry
And Sneeze and Wheeze
I Pray, and 
Thank God for His Love, and Mercy
And Beseech Him to Come - Soon - for Me
For I'm Begging: "Lord, Please?!"

Heavenly Father,

Let My Heart Be Ever Thankful

For I Know That You Always Provide!

I Do Not Ever Have To Think Of Or Wonder

What The New Day Will Provide!

You Have Promised - Your Word Is Faithful

To Provide For and Be With Me to My Life's End

So, I Give Unto You My Will and Way, Lord

Lead and Guide - You Are My God and My Friend!

I Love You, Father.

AMEN.

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Way Of The Faithful

The Way of The Wicked is Convoluted

Their Speech upon it is Sorely Polluted

They go Two Steps Forward, and take Three Steps Back

And are Always Looking The Righteous to Attack!

The Way of The Faithful Leads to Heaven's Door

Where The Savior Awaits

The Rich, Young, Old and Poor!

There's No Left! There's No Right!

There's No Spinning in The Night for

Our Footsteps are Ordered and

Our "Horse" is Made of Light!

Heaven Awaits!

God's Glories Never Abate!

Trust God To Deliver -

Jesus Won't Be Late!

Declaration: My Conscience Is Not On Sale!

My Conscience Is Not a Commodity
To be Bought and Sold to Eat Bread!
My Conscience IS My Director to Get Me Home Safely
So that I won't End Up Eternally Dead!

My Conscience Does Not Belong To The Civil Authorities
The Church Authorities
Nor god on the Earth!
My Conscience is My Gift from My Creator
He who Made The Heavens and The Self-Same Earth!

I Exercise My Conscience!
It is not Fat, Lazy, Greedy, on Sweetness Overfed!
It is Lean!
It is Clean
Led by The Holy Spirit - not The Evil Machine
And Cannot be Begged, Bought, Bartered for 
Ease, Money nor Pastures Green!

My Conscience is Mine

Delivered by God

Operated by The Holy Ghost

Renewed Daily in The Holy Word, and

Waiting for Glorious Validation at 

The Coming of Jesus Christ, The Lord!

Sorry, 'Bub!

This Conscience Is Not On Sale!

HAPPY SABBATH: No More Night!

You can't Fool the  Master
He Gave you your Mouth
He is the Redeemer 
AND He is your Friend
AND He'll Either be your Judge OR  your King
It's your Choice ... at The End!

Think About your Life!
Can you Save your Own Soul?
Can you Extinguish Hell's Fires
When you get Thrown Out The "Door?"

Salvation is Free
To All who Will Believe
And Trust on King Jesus
His Heart on their Sleeve!

Rather to be Chosen as 
Soldier or Sacrifice
Makes No Difference to us for
When He Comes we Fly
Home to His House - To Mansions of Rest
To Live with The Eternal
Eternally Blessed!

I am In on Jesus' Action
I will in The Strife Fight
And if I am Chosen to Say: "Good Night!"
Well??
"Good Night!"

In Jesus I Know No Fear!
With Jesus I Fear No Fright!
Jesus Christ IS My Lord and My God, and
He's Already Saved Me from Sin's Blight!

I Shall Awaken - Remade
Righteous
In Flight, and
I will See My God 
As One of His Own!
My Rest will Sweet!
My Light will be Glory Bright!
I will Sing through Endless Ages
In Eternal Day, for
There is No Night - Nor Worry, Nor Care - There!

Prayer: Give Me Grace

Lord, there is The Great Shaking Coming -

Please give my Heart some Relief

Help me to Stand Ever Victorious

 When Faced by Evil, Strife, and The Troubler-in-Chief!

Help me to Stand Firm in Your Precepts

Help me not to Hold on to Worldly Conceits and Receipts

Help me to Stand Fast in The Faith of Jesus

Not Afraid of that Wicked Soul Thief!

Give me The Promised Grace, Dear Lord, I Beseech You

Grant me Strength to Hold on to 

Your Peace, Dear Lord, I Pray

Bless me, Lord - Help me to be Victorious 

I am Your Child, and 

I would have it to be No Other Way!

I Love You, Lord.

AMEN.

The Destruction Delegation - Divide & Conquer Command Meeting

"Divide! Divide!"

"But, why?"

"Can anyone answer that question?!"

"So that we may conquer them!"

"Very gooood! And for that perfect,perfect, answer Distrust, you get first chance at them!"

So went The Meeting of The Destruction Delegation - Divide & Conquer Command.

"Wow! Those Christians don't stand a chance!"

"Do not try to get them to leave their churches - Join their churches!
Join their committees!
Be their Best Friend!
Be their Girlfriend!
Be their Boyfriend!
Be their Mother!
Be their Father!
Be their Brother!
Be their Sister!
Be their Guide!
Be their Leader!
Be their Teacher!
Be their Preacher!
Be Whoever, Whatever, Wherever, Whenever you need to be, or to do, to Accomplish The Task!"

"I liiiikkkke!" said Falter

"Wherever they go - you go!
Whatever they do - you do!
But ... Do not forget to go The Extra Mile!
Give The Friendly Smile!
Be kind to The Child
AND
Beguile! Beguile!"

"Niiiccceeeeeeeeee!" said Randy, Rowdy, Rambunctious and Ribald in unison.

"People, this is no different from a bloody war!
We can't go back home, and it is our job to make sure that they can't go home either!"

"Yeahhhh!!" said Okay-But

"We won't get them all but WE WILL GET A LOT OF THEM!!

"Becauseeee ...?! 
Why?!
How?!
Wha...aat?!"

"BECAUUSSSSSSSSE:

1. Humans love to be told how wonderful they are!

2. They love to be told that they are better than everybody else, and
3. They love to know they know something by nobody else does! And, get this!
4. They really love to have something that nobody else has to brag about!"

"Gooood to knnooooww! said Mendacious.

"People!! You must:

1. Appeal to their Vanity!

2. Appeal to their Greed!

3. Stroke The Ego!

4. Pat them on The Head!

In short, go for Overkill!"

"And when they are leaning on your shoulder
Feed then The Swill
And they'll eat until they fall down 
Dead from Overfill!"

"I really, really, like that!" said Tempted-to-Touch.

"Feed them so they can't think straight and make "The Decision" for You Know Who!

Promise them the World!

Give them a quick Twirl!

Give them a few Pennies

And hear them as they Purr

And Perform

And Run Around

Doing as we Bid

Never Realizing that

For them, we don't give a Fig!"

"Niiicee!!" 

"It's all about The Numbers!

We must get our Numbers High

Don't ever Forget

He is Coming and

We are going to Eternally Die!"

"He loves these Silly Humans!

They are His Pets

And that very reason gets Boss-man upset!

So, let's get to it

Let's have a Harvest
Let's have a Harvest Galore
Let's make Boss-man Happy
Let's bring down those Humans for Certain Sure!

"Yeeessss!! 
Yeeessss! 
Yeeessss!!"

Dear Ones:

Since God loves us, Satan hates us with a Passion Refined by Time and Experience.

Satan is not our Friend!

Satan will rob us of our Peace!

Satan will try to make us Release our Hold on our Salvation, and he will do it by sitting next to us at our Church Services, and even in our very homes!

Don't look for Satan at The Gin Joint - he has no need to go there!

Look for Satan where God's People Meet:

Look for The Self-righteous
Look for The Puffed-up
Look for The Grossly Opinionated
Look for The Holier Than Thou
Look for The Greed-actuated 

"Saint" Who Must Always Have Preeminence, and 

Look for Master Mouse of Mindful Manners to whom everyone willingly, wittingly and "wisely" defers.

Look for Satan in The Kindly Teacher of "Truths" taught with Worldly Passion and Vain-glorious Purpose!

Look for Satan in The Strikingly Handsome AND 
Honestly Homey AND 
Winningly Wonderful AND 
Borderline Beautiful and Bumptious AND 
Soulfully Saintly Sellers of Profane Symbology and New Age Truths.

Look for Satan in ... Self!!

Remember, if we are not looking at Jesus Christ, we are seeing Satan! - There is No Middle Ground!

Remember, Satan, Sin and Self all begin with "S" and their fates are all the Same!

Let's give none of them a toehold!

Give Jesus Christ Your Head

Your Heart

Your Hand

and

Your Hope

and

Get 

Help

and

Healing

and

Gain 

The Glorious Home in Heaven!

It Is Well With My Soul!?

In The Midst of Grave Illness
"It Is Well With My Soul!"
Was The Song of My Heart!
I Sang it Every Day Upon Awakening
For It Dispelled The Thoughts of The Night Dark!

For Months My Song Gave Me Comfort
For Months It Got Me Through The Day
Until That Fateful Morning When
I Plainly Heard My Savior Say:

"Is it Really Well With Your Soul

As You Sing Every Day 

Or 

Are Those Just Words

That Let Your Voice Be Heard 

And 

Something You Like To Say?"

Though Stunned, I Continued Singing
My Voice Cracking now:


"Though Satan Should Buffet

Though Trials Should Come

Let This Blest Assurance Control

That Christ Hath Regarded

My Help ... less ... Es ... tate

And ... Ha ... th Sh ... edd ...

Hi ...sss ... Own ... Bl ... ooddd

For ... Myyy .. Ss ...oo ..."

And, Oh, How The Tears Flowed ...

I Looked Through The Open Window
Raising My Eyes Up Toward Heaven
And Acknowledged The Question:



The Words Are Important - They Are The Song Of My Heart

I Love Me My Jesus - From Him I Won't Depart

I Am A Work In Progress - I've Made Many Mistakes

But Where It Comes To The Love of Jesus - I Am Not A Fake ...

Jesus Promised To Be My Shepherd - I'm A Sheep

Sometimes Sheep Go Astray ...

BUT ...


Jesus Christ Knows This Heart

And He Is With Me - I Know He Cares!
Soooo ...

I Inhaled Deeply - A Shuddering Breath
And With The Love Of God In Me
I sang:


"It is We ... lll

With My So ... ull

It is Well ... IT IS WELL

With My Soul

Lord, Jesus, Hold On To Me

Help Me Hold On To You

Lord, Have Mercy On Me ... "
Dear Ones:

The Words of The Songs And Hymns Of The Faith Are Not Just Words!

If They Were Just Words, The Holy Spirit Would Not Have Inspired The Apostle To Pen The Immortal Words Beseeching Us To Comfort Ourselves And Others With Psalms, Hymns And Spirituals Songs! I Say Ourselves Because What Purpose Is Served By Our Comforting Others With Songs Which Are Of No Comfort To Ourselves?!

Listen! Really Listen To The Words Of The Old Hymns Which Speak Of 
Overcoming Adversity
Traveling To The City
Trusting God For Provision, and
Testifying Of Grace Bestowed
Merciful Pardon Received
Enduring Peace Provided
Hope for Glory Sustained
Daily Mercies Displayed
Wholehearted Faith Grounded
Comfort
Everlasting Joy And Deliverance, And More!

What Is Your Testimony?

Please, Look Within And Encourage Yourselves And The Brethren By Sharing Your Stories Of Battles Fought And Victories Won, And Being Won As You Say With Conviction:

"Yes, Lord! 

With You Guiding My Footsteps

And Me Following In Faith

No Matter The Upset

No Matter The Shame Or Disgrace

I Stand On Your Promises

I Believe In, Love, And Trust You

I Will Stay In The Safe Fold 

For Jesus, My Savior, In You

It Is, Indeed, Well, With This Soul!"

Be Well, and Be Gloriously Blessed,

BJ

Prayer: Lead Us, Lord

Evil Stalks in The Garb of Peace

Without You, Father

We would have no Relief

We Pray for Your Leading

And Protection Today

We Love You, and Trust You

Guide Us, Lord - Be Our Stay.

Amen.

The Living Night Light

I Read My Bible Last Thing Before Bed
And Sleep like a Baby - Nothing to Dread
My Sleep is Peaceful - No thing can Bring Fright
For The Word of God IS My Living Light!

Sometimes I Go On Grand Journeys
Crossing Great Seas
Sometimes I walk In A Splendid Garden
Among Beautiful Trees!

BUT ...

Ever So Often
There Is A Program Interrupt
And I Must Face Some Challenge
Before I Can Wake Up!

I Have Met The Dreaded Dragon
The Beautiful Snake
Selling for Pittance
The Demonically Glorious Prosperity Stake
To Be Had
If I would Only
Admit That Jesus Christ Is A Fake!

By Denying The Master
I Can Receive
Sin's Pleasures and Rewards

BUT ...

Because I Love Jesus
I Cry: "Jesus Christ Is My Lord!"

AND ...

Before I Can Even Own It
I've said My Prayers ... Yet Again
And I am Gently Snoring
"Thank God for Jesus!
Amen!"

Jesus IS The Light

That Gives To Me My Sight

To Live and Laugh

To Work and Play

To Pray and Worship

And To Not For Sin Pay!

He IS My Redeemer

My Friend To The End

And, With The Blessing Of The Father

I'll Walk With Him To My Life's End!

Mission Ready!

God sent Me on a Mission!
I said: "Sure, as long as You Come Along!"
Then I thought: "That Statement was Unnecessary!"
And started walking, singing a Happy Song!

Many are The Called!
Few are The Chosen!
God uses The Willing
Those be Salvation Broken
Providing The Equipment
Making The Way, and
There is No Fear that can Derail The Mission
Even if we Stumble and forget to Pray!

Jesus is My Pilot!
The Spirit is My Stay!
God is My Father, and
I will do What and How He Says!

I am not Forgotten
I walk with True Friend
With Holy Angels Encamping
Ready to Defend!

No matter what may Assail Me
No matter The Stumbling Blocks
Jesus Christ is The Shepherd
And I am a Sheep in His Flock!

I Pray in Faith for
I am a Believer
Willing
Prepared
Ready to Work, and
I will not Turn Aside
Even if Woe Betide
For Jesus, The Captain
My Commander
Is Ever by My Side!