HAPPY SABBATH + The Tetra Pac Lego God + PRAYER: Father, Forgive Me!

I Made An Amazing Discovery!
I Had Put My God 
In Cut-To-Fit Pieces 
In A Foil-Lined Box
Preserving Him
For Those Occasions 
When
He Would Save Me From 
A Real Or Imagined Attack!

My Mind Was Broad
AND
I Had "Created" A 
Specialized
Elite
Proficient 
God Force!

-- I Get Chills When I Think Of 
The Myriad Gods That
I Had Fashioned For Myself! --

I Had Fashioned:

A Special-Occasion God!
An Emergency God!
An "I Need A Favor!" God!
A Ready-To-Listen To My Complaints God!
A Sounding-Board God!
A Pat-Me-On-My-Back God!
A Save-Me-From-My-Self God!
A God-To-Be-Ignored-As-Convenient God!
A "Pity Me - I'm Your Child!" God!
And On and On!

Do You Get The Picture?!

This Was Idolatry!!

Well, It Finally Dawned On Me
That All Of These 
Different Occasion Gods' Requirements
- Per My Self -
Were Really Wearing Me Down To A Nubbin!

There Had To Be A Better Way!
There Had To Be A Better Way To Pray!

There Had To Be A Better God!

There Had To Be A Better God Who Has More Say!

What I Needed 
More Than Anything 
Was 
The All-Seeing
The All-Knowing
The Ever-Present
Almighty
True
Living
Eternal
Holy
GOD!!

I Proceeded To Have Me A Think
AND ... Lo!
AND ... Behold!

Did Not God Just Say:
"Call On Me 
AND 
I Will ...!"

SHOW YOU

The Great
The Mighty (Marvelous)
What You ( I and Eye!? ) Don't Know!

He Did Not Say He Will "Snow" Me!

PRAYER:

Father,  I Owe You An Apology

For Believing In A False Theology

Which Caused Me

To Indulge In Great Folly

Forgetting That You Are The God Holy!

Father,  I Take The Position Today

That The World And Its Deceits

I Will No Longer Attention Pay!

I Will Recombine You

To Your Rightful Estate

AND

I Will Cast My Lot On You

AND

You Will Then Be Responsible For My Fate!

Forgive Me,  Father

For Letting My Lack of Faith

My Lack of Understanding

My Unwillingness To Believe
AND

My Seeming Inability To Trust

Make You Less Than You Are To Me!

Father, 
You Are My God

AND

Come What May

In You  - The Holy God

I Will Wholly Trust!

I Love You,  Lord!

AMEN.

The Living Tablet!

Every Body Who Is Any Body
DESIRES
To Possess
Own
Acquire Or
Have Access To
A Top-Of-The-Line
Electronic Tablet!

How Silly! 
They Already Own The Best Tablet There Is In The Universe 
AND They Got It For Free! 
AT BIRTH!!!

Silly??!?? 
Free?!? 
At Birth?!?

Silly!! 
Free!! 
At Birth!!

You Know That You Are Quite Nuts, Right?!

Nope! 
Not At All! 
And ... I Can Prove It!

I'm All Ears! 
I Can't Wait To See This!

Every Human Being Who Has Ever Lived
OR
Will Ever Live
FREELY RECEIVED
A Top-Of-The-Line
Custom-Designed
One-Of-A-Kind
Hard-Wired
Though Spirit-Run
Super-Efficient Proficient Tablet
Connected To
The Inexhaustible Power Supply
Which Is Available
To Be Directed By
The Command.Com Shepherd
A/K/A Jesus Christ!

What Rubbish!

Really?!

Really!!

Okay ...

Would You Be So Kind As To Read This For Me? 

And

And

Come Onnnnn!
Those Two, uhm Three Texts All Say "TABLES!"

Indeed!!

You Are Quite Bonkers, You Know!!

No! 
No! 
Not At All!

Note What 2 Corinthians 3:3 - "...{N}ot in tables of stone but in the fleshy tables of the heart."

Yes ...?!

Don't You See!!
A Table IS a TABLET! 
A Writing Tablet! 
A Tablet Where Significant Information Is 
Stored and Preserved
For Easy AND Constant Access!

Exodus 34:1 & 4King James Version (KJV)

34 And the Lord said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest.

4 And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the Lord had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone.

OH.

See You Later!

And 

Don't Forget

Make Sure To Keep Your Tablet Powered On 

And 

Connected To The Source!

OKAY.

The Praying, Petitioning Jesus!

Jesus Prayed!
Jesus Prayed for Me
AND
With His Pray
He Was Nailed By My Sin
AND
Deemed Accursed -
He Was Hung
Suspended
Between Earth and Sky
To Save Me
And All Believers
Who Will Bow At The Name
Of Jesus Christ
Immanuel
Lord of All Seen
AND  
Unseen Domains!

In and Of Myself - Unworthy -
I Had Me No Right
To Approach 
The Throne of The Father
Requesting Assistance
My Battles To Fight
BUT
Jesus - Holy Jesus -
Said:

"Father, This Child I Do Claim
And All Of Like Posture
Who Shall Pray To You
In My Name!"

I Hung On Their Cross!
I Took On Their Sin!
I Was Their Payment
Breaking Satan's Every Chain
Which License Only Leads Them
To Destruction Once
Yeah, Twice
BUT
Father, You Accepted
The Willing Sacrifice!

My Offering Was
The Just
For
The Unjust!
I Claim Them! - We Love Them!
We Call Them Our Own
AND
In The Day of Your Appointing, Father
We Are Bringing Them
To Our Home
Where Blessings Are Eternal
Where Rest Is Eternal - Sweet
Where Peace Is Eternal
Where Wings Are As Feet
Where Water Is Living
Where Our Light Is As Air
Where Nevermore Again
Our Beloved Children
Will Know
The Ravages of Sin
AND
It's Attendant Fear!

So, Father
Blessed Father
Grant This Child
Your Peace
AND
Godly Fear
To Live Holy
Ever Looking Up
Toward The East
With Great Anticipation
Of The Day That Will Dawn!
The Day When The Chosen
The Believers
Will Arise - New!
Immortal!
At The Last Trumpet - Reborn!

Bless Them
AND
Keep Them
Until That Great Day!
Father, Our Children
Are Home Bound
AND
There Is Much Hope
In Their Rejoicing
For We Keep Their Hearts
Until The Day Dawns
Singing,  Rejoicing
Saying:

"Going Home!
Happy Day!
My Sins Are Washed Away and
I Don't For Them 
Have To Personally Pay!
"Going Home!
Oh, Happy Day!"

Jesus Christ Has Paved My Way!
I Live In Him
AND
God's Grace Leads The Way!
The Lord's Holy Spirit
Grants Me Peace and Sweet Rest
AND
I Shall Stand Firm
AND
I Will Pass The Test!"

Wearing Sin!?!

Some of Us Wear Sin Like Deodorant!
It is Like 24 Hour On Duty!
It is Only Discovered When It's Protection Has Failed 
For Lack Of Scheduled Maintenance Renewal!

Some of Us Wear Sin Like Perfume!
It Smells Good On Us!
The Sin Is Only Discovered When
It Shows Up As The Covering Scent Wears Off!

Some Of Us Wear Sin Like Mouthwash!
As Long As We Keep our Mouths Washed
There Is Hope Of Discovery!
Lack of Reapplication And The Stench Comes Out!

Some Of Us Wear Sin Like Nail Polish!
The Ugliness Is Covered Up 
Until The Polish Starts To Crack
And Chip and Peel Off, and 
Suddenly
Whoops! There It Is! 
The Certain Exposure!

Some of Us Wear Sin Like Good Diapers!
Nothing Leaks Out!
Problem Comes When We Forget 
To Make The Needful Change 
In Padded Protection, and 
The Stench Wafts Out and Up, and 
There Is The Amazing Discovery!

I Don't Know About You,  Friend
BUT
I've Worn All
Of Sins' Camouflage!

I've Walked Like A Pillar Of Society
AND
I've Disdained Those Who 
Couldn't Conceal That They'd Been Bad
BUT
That Was Until The Day I Really Met King Jesus
AND
He Bade Me To Divest
AND
Take A Clean Bath!

I Had No Choice!
I Really Didn't
For 
I'd Broken Down
AND
Revealed All
AND
There Was Now No Place To 
Insert The Shame-faced Chagrined Laugh!

I Cried!
I Bowed!
I Prayed!
I Was No More Proud
For
The Underbelly Of The Slug Had Been Salted!

I Lifted Up My Ashamed Gaze!
I Saw My Master
Through The Teary Haze
AND
My Confession Led To
An Offer Of Eternal Days
By Walking Holy
Faithful
Trusting
Praising
Praying
AND
Leaning
On Him
Who Holds All My Days!

No More Hiding!

Confession and Repentance Have Collided
AND
On The Glory Road
This Repentant - Forgiven - Sinner 
Is Walking
AND
Residing!

PRAYER: Father, Provide!

Father,

Have Mercy Upon Your People Around The Planet This Day!

Please Provide For Each According As His Need Shall Be

For

We Do Not Seek After The World's Bounties

But

After Heaven's Glories

And

Christ's Righteousness!

Please Keep Our Hopes For Heaven High

Our Eyes On Jesus Christ Fixed

And

Our Feet Firmly Planted

On

The Rock of Our Salvation!

May Your Holy Spirit Comfort and Teach Us

And

Correct and Perfect Our Characters!

May The Holy Angels Guard, Guide, and Abide With Us

And,  Lord

Please Keep Us Until The Great Day

And, Then

For Eternity!

In Jesus' Holy Name We Plead!

We Love You, Father!

AMEN.

PRAYER: Lord, Preserve My Peace!

Lord,  Preserve My Peace

When The Clamor of The World Is Me Bombarding!

Lord,  Preserve My Peace

When The Devil's Henchmen 

Would Have Me Sin Against My Own Soul!

Lord,  Preserve My Peace

When My Search 

For My Soul's  Peace Initiates Conflict -

Bid Me Rest In Thee

For You Are My Comfort and My King!

Oh,  May The Peace Of God

Which Passes All Human Understanding

Fill My Heart With Joy

This Day, and Always!

In Jesus' Holy Name I Plead.

AMEN

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Culture Called "Let Us Care!" + PRAYER: Lord, Help Us To Stand!

Everywhere
All That We Hear
Is:

"Let Us Develop
A Culture of Care!"

There Is Care For The Animals!
There Is Care For The Plants and Trees
AND
There Is Care For The Rivers
The Lakes and The Seas!

This Is All Good
Caring For One's Home
Caring For The Elderly
The Lost and Alone
Yet
We are Forgetful
Of The Most Important
Which Will Make All Caring Just Right!
It Is Developing
The Culture of Praying
To The Living God of All Might
To The God Who Banishes Fear
Who Comforts Us
AND
Who For His People Fight!
Who Provides The Vision
So That We May Behold His Heavenly Light!
Who Sustains All Living
By His Sovereign Will
Through His Eternal Wisdom 
AND
Omniscient Eyesight!

Let Us - TODAY
Make A Covenant
A Covenant of Peace
With The God of Creation
Who Holds Our Life and Land Lease
That We Will Our Will Give Over To Him
So That His Holy Spirit
Will Us Fill
To The Point Where
Without Pause
Uncertainty
Neglect
We Will Repair
To The Father
AND
To Him Constant Bow
In Prayer
Never Ceasing
To Give Him All Praise
AND
Worship
AND
Honor
To The End of Our Days
Knowing
Ever Knowing
He Will Bless
AND
Keep Us
In All Our Ways
For All of Our Days!

PRAYER:

Oh, Father

Our Father

Today We Bow in Prayer

Blessed and Believing

That You

Moment By Moment

Have Us In Your Holy Care!

We Love You!

We Honor You!

We Look For Your Blessing This Day

Knowing That In You

We Have No Need To Fear

Nor Lack of Food

Lack of Water 

For Your Living Word Says

"God Will Provide!"

Clothing and Shelter 

For

The Daily Needs of Those Who 

In You 

Lovingly Abide!

You Say, Lord

That You Let Your Rain

Fall

On The Just

AND

The Unjust

So, Father, Please Shield Us

From This World's Ungodly Lusts!

Create, Lord

Your New Creations

Of Us Who Have Given Over To You

The Old Man

And Taken - With Vigor -

The Holy Jesus' New Man!

We Reach Out

With Fear and Trembling 

AND

We Accept Our Readily Available Salvation!

Lord, Help Us 

To Stand Against 

The Wiles of The Devil

AND

Lead Us

To Our Home

The Home

 Blood-Bought

For Us

By The Son

Your Beloved Son -

The Son of Man!

Father, We Love and Reverence You!

AMEN.

What's Your Point?! + PRAYER: Lord, Make Me A Willing Servant!

What Point Beauty
If There Is No Heart In It?

What Point Duty
If No Willing Hand Is In It?

What Point Praise
If There Is No Worship In It?

What For The Beautiful Prayer
If No Adoring Love Is In It?

Lord,

Grant Me A Beautiful Heart

Filled With Love

That Worships The Holy God

Of Heaven Above!

Grant Me The Hand

That Lifts Up Humble Heartfelt Praise

Willing To Serve You

To The End 

Of My Days!

Take From Me Duty 

Held Without Love In A Fitted Glove

AND

Let My Prayers 

Be Filled With Adoration

For The Creator 

The God Of Love

AND

Make Me A Willing Servant

Fit

To Serve 

In Your Courts

Held Together 

By Your Eternal Love!

I Love You, Lord!

Bless and Keep

In Jesus' Holy Name!

AMEN.