Illuminated Into Disbelief

Illuminated Man is Too Funny
And not Funny in a Good Way!
He Wishes for All Who Would Listen to Believe
That "Living-Holy-God-Worship" Doesn't Pay!

Illuminated Man would Also Have Us Believing that
There be "Aliens" Out There
Who Spawned Us and Are Soon Returning
So We Need to Get Out The Baptismal Wear!

Illuminated Man would have Us also Believing that We Are Alone In Space!
They would also have Us Believing that there is No Satan, and
Demons Do Not Exist while
They Openly Worship god-Satan and are
Illuminatedly Indwelt by Spirit Guides who 
Teach Them The Other Way!

I Really Wish 
These Illuminated Creatures 
Would Get Their Stories 
Straight!

These Illuminated Creatures 
Also Pointedly Say that 
Non-Existent Non-God As God 
Is An Artistic Disgrace!

Now, For The Record
I'm a Jesus Christ God Holy Spirit Believer
AND
I Believe that There Are Other Occupied Worlds
AND
I Know for Sure That Jesus Christ is Holy Artistic
Based Upon His Creation of 
The Heavens
Earth and Its Myriad Various Inhabitants
And His Merciful Provision for

My Believing and Unbelieving Kind
All
Created Of His Blessed Creative Artistic Design!

AND ...

I Know - with Certainty - that Those Aliens are Demonic Entities
For Almighty God Will Never Permit
Fallen Man To Connect With 
Unfallen Worlds ... To Besmirch Them With Our Sin!

Would The God who Created Grasshopper
Put Grasshopper Legs on Pig Head?
Would He put Pig Head on Bunny Body
And give Crocodile a pair of Goat Legs?

"They" Tell a Story
That is Seriously Far from God's Truth
But if we would Relate The True Story
All would See that Satan and his Minions are on The Loose!

The Bible Says Clearly that 
There is Nothing New Under The Sun, and, therefore
We See The Demonic Hand in today's Genetic Manipulations:

Dog with "human body" displayed
Hopes of Recreating the Gargoyles, Centaurs
And Other Nightmares -
Anything from the Covetous Mind in a Sick Head!

Satan Cannot Anything Create

BUT

He Gladly Willingly Abominates!

Jesus Christ Did Not Create Abominations!
Jesus Christ IS Peace - Not Craven
And Neither Does He Indulge Himself in 
Demonic Joke Relief!

Sorry, The Aliens they're Hoping For and Expecting
Are Nothing But Demons Sent by Mischief Maker the Demon-in-Chief
Who has Deluded The Illuminated
By Promising them Godhood, Immortality and Access
To The Throne of The Non-God Reigning 
In Heaven Above!

Satan has Told The Lie So Often that
Illumination is The Gilded Butterfly
AND
The Illuminated Believe that
They Can't Won't Die
For They Are Important
Prime Biological Specimens
Who, with a Chip and Two Screws
Will Be Better Than Me and You!

They Believe That They are Superior ...!
Maybe in Money and Lack of Shame
But Decidedly Not in Faith, and
Assuredly Not In Operating The Brain!

BUT ...

Since They are Christ-deniers, and
Their god -  Him of Fallen Fame
What Can You Expect from Them
But Things Heinous from The Darkened Plain?

God Gives to Those who Humble Themselves
Not Those who Set Up Against God - Always in Opposition!
God Gives to His Children - Those Who Are Called by His Name
Not to Those who are of Controlled Demonic Disposition!

Illuminated Eyes are Positively Blind!
Hearing Ears are Idol Deaf with
Evil Power in Carnal Hand
Lifted Up Now 
BUT
Lowered Later
As - For Them - There is No Hope for Heaven
AND

At Jesus Christ's Coming

They will Holler and Cower
Begging The Rocks and Mountains
To Hide Them from The Wrath of The Lamb
And From Him Who Sits Upon Heaven's Throne!!

Fear Almighty God -

Not Illuminated Man!

God IS Real!

Heaven IS Real!

Hell IS Real!

And

The Soon Coming 

Of 

Jesus Christ IS Real

So ... Time To Get Real!

FAITH & BELIEF: Gods, Gods, Everywhere?!?!

The Conversation Was Pleasant!
The Participants 
- From Various Countries, Ethnicities and Belief Systems -  
Had All Been Respectful and Polite
When,  Suddenly - Out of Left Field -
One Determined Voice
Voiced That Statement-Question Sure To Start "The Nasty Fight!"

I Don't Believe In God!

AND ...

The Flood Gates Opened!


I Can't Prove That There Is OR Isn't A God!

Nature Is God!

Man Is God!

God Is An Absentee Landlord!
He Made Us and Left Us To Destroy Ourselves!

Satan Is God!


Exclamations of Horror Were Heard,  When ...

A Bold Heavy Lyrical Voice said:


Satan and God Are Equally God!


There Followed Consternation ...


Then ...


In Our Family We Have Several Gods 
But One Is More Important Than All The Others!

Who Decided Which God IS More Important Than All The Others?


Another Voice Stated:


We Worship The Sun, and  The Moon, and The Stars in Their Courses!


The Multiplicity of Gods Is Mind-Boggling!

Wood Gods
Stone Gods
Silver Gods
Golden Gods
Bronze Gods
Clay Gods
Rich Gods
Poor Gods
Tree Gods
Sex Gods
Money Gods
Fertility Gods
Animal Gods
Bird Gods
Reptile Gods
River Gods
Sea Gods
Lake Gods
Air Gods
Fire Gods
Wind Gods
Storm Gods
Peace Gods
War Gods
Evil Gods
Malicious Gods
AND
Gods On Top of Gods and ... More Gods!


There Was A Lull In The Discussion When Timon Called My Name and Said:

We Have Not Heard A Word From You!

And Asked:

How Many Gods Do YOU Have?


I Quietly Replied:

I Have, and Believe In, One God!


Ino Pointed At Me And Said:

You Must Be Very Poor Indeed To Only Have One God!


Everybody Laughed Uproariously!


I Felt Energized And I Stood Up 
And Uttered A Silent Prayer And Began ...


In Your World View I Appear God-Poor BUT

I Believe In The One True Living Holy Eternal God
Who Made The Heavens And This Planet
And Everything On It And In It,
And Everyone Of You, And Me,  Too!

I Cannot See My God!
I Cannot Make The Almighty God!
AND
I Cannot Elevate Nor Denigrate My God!

I Cannot Place My God On A Shelf!

I Cannot Conceive Of The Face Of My God
So I Cannot Make A Statue Or Painting of Him To Venerate
For He Calls That Idolatry
AND
He Deems Such A Sin!

His Holy Word Clearly Says That The
World Cannot Contain Him

AND

Furthermore,

He IS A Consuming Fire
He IS A Spirit
AND
He IS Jealous For The Worship That Belongs Solely To Him

AND

He Says That I Must Worship Him In Spirit
AND
In Truth!

My God Is Holy

AND

My God Is My Shepherd
My Savior
My Redeemer
My Provider
AND
My Sustainer!

He IS Love!
He IS Life!
He IS Light!
He IS The Way
AND
He IS Truth!

He IS My Companion
AND
We Have A Relationship
AND
He IS My Friend
Until My Life Shall End!

He Gives Me His Peace!
He Gives Me His Rest

AND

Direction
Protection
Correction
Hope
Help
AND
He Provides Healing When My Spirit and My Body Are Tried!

When I Sin Against His Holy Name
He Restores My Soul
After I Confess
AND
Repent
Of That Sin!

AND

My God Has Given Me Of His Holy Spirit
To Dwell Within My Heart
To Comfort Me
AND
To Teach Me!

My God's Holy Spirit Also Chides Me
To Do What Is Right
When I Start Leaning
On My Weak And Carnal-Minded Self!

He Leads Me
He Guides Me
He Holds Me
AND
He Carries Me At One And The Same Time!

What Rubbish!

No God Is Anybody's Friend!

Nor Their Companion Either!

Our Gods Take Everything We Own!

Our Gods Don't Give Us Anything!

Our Gods Don't Care What We Do!

No God That I Know
Can Lead, Guide, Hold and Carry You
At One And The Same Time!

True! True!

YOUR GODS Can't Do All Those Things
At One And The Same Time
BUT
My God
God Almighty
God The All Seeing
God The All Knowing
God The Ever Present
MY GOD -  Your God,  Too -  If You Want Him
The True And Living God
The Ancient Of Days
The Eternal God
CAN and DOES
All of That And More
Every Moment of Every Day!

AND ...

Best Of All
He Sent His Only Begotten Son
The Darling Of Heaven
To This Planet
To Die For My Sin
AND
YOURS,  TOO!

AND ...

His Son, Jesus Christ - The Righteous
Conquered Sin,  Death And The Grave
AND
Is Alive 
AND
Has Prepared A Home For Me In Heaven!
All Of You Can Receive That Blessing As Well!

There Was A Sudden - Deathly - Quiet In The Room!

AND, THEN ...

The Voice That Started It All
Quietly, And Earnestly, Asked:

Would You Tell Us More About This Amazing and 
Giving God That IS Yours and 
How We May Know Him?

YES! Yes!

Teach Us!

Please Do! 

Dear Ones:

People all around The World are dying to hear The Word of God!

Please share The Truth, The Good News, so that another Heart may be Blessed of God.

Remember, as The Apostle Paul said: "I Planted, Apollos Watered; but God Giveth The Increase!" 1 Corinthians 3:6

Just Share, and Move Along, for God, Himself Promised   

May The Blessings and Bounties of Heaven Be Yours,

Betty

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Brethren, Be Faithful ... Unto Death!

Brethren, 

Let Us Be Faithful Unto Death

AND

We Shall Wear The Crown Of Life!

Let Us Be Faithful Unto Death for

Jesus Christ Survived Our Strife!

Brethren,

Let Us Be Faithful Unto Death -

This World Is Not Our Home!

Let Us Be Faithful Unto Death for

We Are Not Battling This World Alone!

Brethren,

Let Us Be Faithful Unto Death!

Death Is A Sleep -

We'll Rest In The Lord!

Let Us Be Faithful Unto Death for

In The Day Of Dawning

Our Arising Shall Be Glorious Sweet!

Be Faithful!

Be Faithful!

Jesus Christ Is On His Way!

Be Faithful!

Be Faithful!

In Him We'll Not For Our Own Sin Pay!

Brethren,

Let Us Be Faithful Unto Death for

Death Can't Us In Shackles Keep!

Let Us Be Faithful Unto Death for

After Mortal Death

Immortality Is Eternal Sweet!

Traveling Will Be On The Wing -  Not Feet!

The Race Will Have Been Won

AND

We Shall Never Against Each Other

For Things Compete!

AND

At Home With Jesus 

We Will Have Comfort Complete!

Brethren,

Let Us Be Faithful To Our God ... 
UNTO DEATH!

The Promise-Keeping God!

A Beloved Brother Ended a Message to Me Recently With These Words:

"And God is still Working On US...!!"

I Responded with:

"And He has Promised to Finish What He Has Started! ... And He IS The God of The Kept, Sealed and Settled Word! ... And He IS Our Almighty God! ... And,  By His Grace,  and With His Mercy,  We Shall Stay The Course,  and Arrive Safely Home!
I Like How This God Rolls!!"

In These Few Words Is The Sermon of The Ages!

The Promise-Keeping God 

Provides Grace - Unmerited  Favor - To Us

Seasoned With His Mercy

AND 

His Love Loves Us 

Despite Our Great Shame

FOR

His Word - Character -

Is Perfect!

He Will "Do The Do"

As He Hath Promised

To Me and To You

SO ...

Do Not Let Satan Rob You

Of What God Has Promised You!

*******

Hear The Promise!

Believe The Promise!

Hold The Promise!

Live In Anticipation of Receiving The Promise!

AND

At The Appointed Time

AND 

In The Stipulated Place

We Will Hold Out Our Hands

AND

Bow Our Heads

IN

Receipt and Acceptance

OF

The Fulfillment of The Promise!

*******

May God Grant Us All 

The Blessing of Peace 

As We Walk Holy

and

Wholly Faithful

Up Toward 

The Kingdom Of His Light!

HAPPY SABBATH: OXYMORON - Closet Christian Closet Christianity?!?!

I Don't Know About You
BUT
I Have Never Been 

A Closet Christian!

I Don't Care Who Is Looking At Me "Funny" 
When I Say Prayers In Public Before I Eat!

I Don't Care Who Knows That I Say Prayers 
To The Almighty God
- In Jesus Christ's Name -
To Watch Over Me When I Sleep!

I Don't Care Who Thinks It Is Weird For Me To Say:

"Thank God for Grace and Glory!"

AND ...

I Don't Care Who Thinks I'm Strange 
For Not Believing That God Is A Made-up Story!

I Believe In:
Almighty God - The Father
Jesus Christ, Creator, Redeemer, Savior, Friend: God - The Son
AND
The Comforter: God - The Holy Spirit,  Too!

I Believe That Holy Angels Do Surround 
AND
Protect True Believers from The Devil And His Evil Crew!

I Believe That It Is A Fool Who Plays With The Devil
Dipping And Touching Hands in 
The Devil's Pot of Deceitful Stew
AND
I Decided That Heaven Is My Goal
AND
I Know That I Will Survive And Thrive 
By God's Grace 
AND
I Know - For Sure - 
That I Can Do Without Satan's Fool's Gold!

I Shall Continue To Testify About 
What Good God Has Done For Me!

I Will Tell It To The World
That Being A Christian Does Not Mean That I Can't Laugh 
AND
Be Happy
AND
That Laughter Is Not Akin To Having Killed The Fatted Calf!

I Will Tell The World That 
In Jesus Christ 
My Failures Are Not Fatal
AND
My Mistakes Are Not Considered 
An Infestation of Rabid Lice
So That I Must Be Put Down!

I Can - And Do - Tell My Jesus Anything And Everything
AND
I Know That He Will Direct Me 
AND
Mark The Straight And Narrow Path That 
I Must Walk Along!

And ...

I Don't Have To Worry And Fret
AND
Threaten To Commit Suicide ... "Just Because ...!"
A Friend Is Doing Better Than I Am

WHEN ...

In Jesus Christ's Blessed And Holy Name 
The Almighty God Provides For Me!


NO! NO! NO!

No Closet Christianity For Me!
I Am Out 
In The Open 
For All The World To See
That Jesus Christ 
IS
The Lover Of My Soul
AND
Come Hell Or High-water
Jesus Christ Is Carrying This Soul 
AND
His Eternal City Is Mine
AND
I Shall Live Forever - After Having Endured To The End -
At The Fullness Of Time
FOR
The King Of Love Is My Shepherd
AND
His Love For Me Is Divine 
AND
Not Love On The Line!

Confessing To Being 

A Faithful Christian 

IN TIMES LIKE THESE

Puts A Bulls-Eye On Our Bodies!

*******

We Don't Need To Worry!

Let Us Remain Faithful!

*******

Man Can Kill The Body

BUT

Almighty God

Has Got Our Souls

AND

We Will Live ... Again

Immortal AND Glorified!!

PRAYER: Help Me To Deny My Wayward Self

Father,  

Wayward Self and I had a Difference of Opinion

And, it did not turn out too well!

I wanted to Trust You More Today

BUT 

Wayward Self wants Me to Believe as The World

That You're just Something inside My Head?!

Father, 

You have to Help Me

Wayward Self is becoming more overbearing of late

As It knows that I'm Leaning on Something Someone

Who is Steering Me away from The Sinners' Just Fate!

Father,  

I Love You!

I Trust You!

And, By Your Grace

There is Nothing and Nobody That can Change That

But That Wayward Self Is Acting Right Malicious

Pompasetting and Somehow Plotting

Something Nasty Behind My Mind's Back!

Lord, 

I Beseech You Today

To Hear Me as I Pray!

Please Remove Wayward Self Clean Out of My Way!

I Repent of My Sins

And I Am Walking As One Cleansed

BUT,  Lord Have Mercy

This Wayward Self is Pushing Me to Act 

Like Someone Straddling The Fence of Truth

And Avoiding Faith Like It's A Disease!

Lord, I am Mere Man!

You Created Me

And You Understand

For Jesus Christ Was Tested 

With Everything That Is Common To Man!

Jesus is Our Example

And You Say You Won't Leave Those Who Believe

For Satan to Trample Upon

So,  Please, Accept This Wayward Self 

That I am Placing On Your Altar

So that I will No Longer

By My Own Wayward Self

Be Made Anymore To Stumble and to Falter!

Help Me, Lord,

To Die To Self Today 

AND

Every Day 

Until That Day that Begins Forever.

AMEN