My Heart's Desire

I have No Desire 
To Be Popular!
I Have No Desire 
To Get Me Outside Of My Self!
I Have No Desire 
For A Faith That Is "Okay!"
On or Off
The What-not 
Misplaced Item
Rubbish Shelf!

I Have No Desire 
For Compromise!
I Have No Desire 
To Be One Of Anybody's Insider Group Clique Gang!
I Have No Desire
To Play At With True Christianity
AND
Thank God
I Have No Desire 
To Pretend Jesus Christ Is Not The Savior
But A Bother 
AND
A Nag!

I Desire 
To Walk As One Holy!
I Desire 
To Know The Lord  Not As My Judge But As My King!
I Desire 
To Walk The Pathway Straight and Narrow
AND
No Longer To With Satan
Go A-Prancing!

I Will Pray!
I Will Pray Without Ceasing!
I Will Sing 
To and Of My God Along This Life's Way!
I Will Heed
The Admonitions Of The Holy Spirit
AND
I Will On God's Holy Word
Each and Every Day
Feed!

By God's Great Grace

As I Live

and

Breathe

I Will Bless My God 

At All Times!!

Rejecting The Urge ...

In Jesus' Name
I Reject The Urge
To Join The Surge
To Accept Sin As The Thing
From Which There Is No Purge
AND
For Which Is Never Heard
The Funeral Dirge!

I Desire 
To Possess
The Wisdom Of The Wise
From The Sage For The Ages
Not That From The Sages of The Technicolor Pages
Whose Deceitfully Wicked Hearts 
Are Locked In "Paid For By Sin" Gilded Cages
And Who Rage Against Him
Who A Man's Heart Gauges
AND
Who Will Give Unto Each Man 
His Earned
AND
Eternal Wages!

I Do Not Choose 
To Run Around
Constantly In A Hurry
Accepting Every Sound
When The Devil's Band Doth Cause A Flurry
Ignoring The Repentance Call
AND
Ending Up As Quarry
Aboard Destruction's Well-used Lorry!

I Have No Desire 
To Be Late
To Suffer The Unrepentant Sinners' Fate
To Be Shut Out Of Heaven's Gate
Having No One But 
My Sinful Self To Berate!

I Desire 
To Attend The King's Banquet
Wearing A Righteous Man's  Robe
Not A Sinner's Blanket
Thankful To The King 
Whose Sacrifice Provided It
AND
The Holy Spirit Who Guided My Way 
On The Path To Claiming It!

Serving God: The God Of All

I Serve A God
Who Has Eyes That See
Everything - Good or Bad -
That Every Single Human Being
That Has Been Or
Ever Will Be On This Planet
Has Done 
Or Will Ever Do.

I Serve A God
Who Has Ears
Not Just For Decoration
But To Hear
And Does Hear The Loudest Wail
Or The Softest Call
Of Any One Who Chooses
To Call Him Lord
Or Wants To Know If He Is God
Or Needs To Know That He Is Near
Of Just To Utter His Name
To Cast Away Very Human Doubts and Fears.

I Serve A God
Who Has Real Hands
To Soothe The Weary
Or Even Sorrowing 
Or Even Worried Brow
To Shield From Destruction
To Shepherd His Children On The Way
To Beckon The Seekers
To Hold His Own Safe ... and Secure From Spiritual Harm!

I Serve A God
With Living, Feeling, Full-Body Blooded Feet
Which Same Feet Walked The Lonesome Road
Walked Amongst The Sick and Suffering
The Hopeless and The Helpless
The Hungry and Self-Satisfied
The Seeking and The Sorrowful
The Angry and The Hateful
The Betrayed and The Betraying
The Heaven-bound and The Hellbent
Climbed Mount Calvary
Were Nailed To The Cross
Walked Out Of The Cold Grave
Stood On The Cloud On The Way To Heaven
Which Will Stand On The Cloud On The Way Back To Earth
To Claim And Carry All His Children Home
Which Feet Also Hold The Perpetual Marks
Of The Sacrifice For My Shame
Which Feet I Will See With My Own Eyes
And Be Able To Touch
Because The Very God That I Serve
Is Not A Plaster Saint
A Paper Dragon
Nor A Comic Folly!

I Serve The God
Who Cries
Who Is Hurt
Who Helps
Who Heals
With Whom Is Hope
AND
Who To All Humans Never Fails To Appeal.

I Serve The God 
Of All Graces
My Hope For Glory
The Servant King
The True Shepherd
AND
My Way Home!

I Serve The God 
With The Beating Heart
Who Is Touched By My Griefs
AND
Who Came To Earth 
AND
Was Tempted As I Often Am
BUT
Never Sinned
So As To Serve As My Example 
On How I May Live A Victorious Life.

I Serve The God 
Who Loves Me
Who Created Me
Who Desires A Relationship With Me
And Adopted Me
For His Own Child
And Made Me An Heir
To The Heavenly Realm.

I Serve The God 
Who Lets His Holy Spirit
Abide In Me
To Comfort Me
To Teach Me
To Chide Me
To Keep Me 
In The Right and Holy Way.

I Serve 

The Holy

Eternal

All-Seeing

All-Knowing

Ever-Present

In Whom Is All

The Beginning

The Ending

Can't Be Usurped

Nor Back-Raised

Unrelinquishing

Living God!

The Lamp!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Mark Marked, Remarked!

MAN
Born Marked!
Born Marked For Destruction
Living A Destructive Life!
Born Marked For Destruction!
Who Will Help Cause The Mortal Soul 
To Survive and To Thrive?

JESUS CHRIST
Born Marked!
Born Marked For Destruction!
Living The Life - Yet Without Sin!
Born Marked For Destruction!
Destroyed For Me And You!
Destroyed?!
Yes! Destroyed!
And Right On Cue!

Fully God And Fully Man
Teaching The Holy Way
Tempted But Never Sinned
Sacrificed For The Willing Sheep Flock
AND
Even For The Stubborn Goat Herd
Even Though They Refuse
To Let Him Be Heard!

The Willing Sacrifice
Got What He Did Not Deserve
To Spare All Sinners 
That Thing They Truly Do Deserve!

But ... He Is Right Now, Alive!!

Even Though Mortal Man
Is Born Marked For Death
ONCE
By His Acceptance Of 
The Sacrifice For Sin
He Negates
The Mark "Marked For Destruction!"
TWICE

BUT ...

All Who Choose
For Their Own Sin To Pay
Rejecting The Sacrifice
Of Him
Who Once For All
Did For Sin Pay
Have A Fixed Appointment
On That Soon Coming Day
When Once Dead
Will Be Twice Dead 
Completely Destroyed, and
Sin 
Forever Burned Away!

AND ...

The Believing
One-time Marked For Death
BUT
Rewarded By The Life
With Eternal Life
Will Live 
Free
Immortal
Glorified
Blessed
AND
Beloved
With Their Savior
Who Absolved Redeemed Them
- Because of Enduring Faith -
From
Destruction's Unquenchable Consuming Fire!

Each Man 

Chooses

His Own Destination:

Hell

and

Its Unquenchable Fire

Or

Heaven

and

Its Glorious Attire!

Just Remember ...

There Is No Second Second Chance

AND

There Is No 

1,000 Years Of Peace On Earth

and then

Evil-Life Re-Do!

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God's Unquenchable Fire

No Hand Can Put Out

AND

All Who Enter There

Will Be Consumed

Until They Burn Out!

THE END OF THE STORY!

I Choose Jesus Christ

FOR

Crying Foul!

Why Do Humans Always Cry:
"Fowl! Foul!"
When Their Goose Gets Picked?

Mother,  Your Daughter Cutting Class!

Not True!
She Left Home For School On Time!
She's A Good Girl!

Mother,  Your Son Ain't Acting Right 
And He's Doing Some Things That Will Get Him In Trouble!
Right Now He In A Street Fight!

Not My Son!
He's A Good Boy! 
He Don't Never Even Raise His Voice In The House!

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Daughter?

Where You Get All These Expensive Clothes From?!

Aren't They Lovely, Mum?!  
Mary-Beth's Dad Took Us Shopping!

Three Months Later ...

Daughter?!
How You Get Pregnant When You Ain't Got No Boyfriend?!

Well, Ahmmm
Welllll, You See ...
Muuum, Mary-Beth, uhh, Jane's Father ...!

My Son!
Not My Son!
How He Get Dead?!

Sis, He Hung Himself!

My Son?!
Dead?!?!
How?!

Ma'am, He Held Up A Liquor Store 
And The Security Guard Shot Him Dead!

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Suicidal Homicidal Children
Looking For Parental Love
Parents In Denial
Looking For Their Own Happiness
And, Sometimes
Even For A Lil' Grub!

Mother's In Denial
Father's Tempting Fate
Children Are Emotionally
Physically Hungry
And Are Loose
Outside Safety's Locked Gate

The Children Never Hear: "No!"
The Parents Always Say: "Yes!"
So Now
There's Nothing To Save The Children
Not Even Bullet Proof Vests!

AND,  Then ...

Why Me?
Why My Child?
Why Did It Have To Happen To Them!?!

Now Daddy 
Now Mommy, Too
Want To Lie Down And Die
For Having Neglected Duty
For Abrogating Responsibility
Preferring Private Personal "Me Time!"
To Parenting Responsibly!

Children Are A Blessing
A Gift From The Holy God

BUT ...

BUT ... Satan
Lying Satan
Perpetrator Of Innumerable Frauds
Has Convinced All ...  And Sundry
That "To Thine Own Self Be True!"
Means Responsibility Is An Inconvenience
AND
"Do What Thou Wilt!"
Is The Guide For Living 
The Successful Life
The Fulfilled Life
The Life That Self Built!

BUT ...

Like All Things In This Life
Runaway Chicken Always Comes Home To Roost
And The Food That Caused Yuh Sweet Mout'
Often Burns In The Waste Coming Out!

Just As God Teaches And Chastises His Children
Who Are Not Bastards
But Are Of The Blood
We Parents Must Lead By Good Example
Correcting
Directing
Anchoring Our Children
In The Good Book Of God's Love!

Children And Parents Cannot Be Best Buds
Doing Their Own Thing Together Apart!
Parents Must Remember To
"Bend The Tree While It Is Still Supple!"
Or End Up Hollering
"Where Is Almighty God?!"
When Their Children Get Into Real Trouble!

A Self-Centered Life

  

Always Ends

 In Self-Made Disaster!

HAPPY SABBATH + A Real Christian Knows ...!

The Unbelievers ...

Do Not Fear God!
They Have No Regard For Man!
They Are The Proud
The High
The Lofty
AND
On The "Banana Skin" They Live and Stand!

Theirs Is A Life of Plenty!
Theirs Is A Life Of Seeming Ease
BUT
That Ease Is Predicated Upon
A Lying "God"
Who Reigns Runs Things On The Covetous Man Disease!

They Have No Love For Things Holy!
They Have Great Love For Things Profane!
They Play Lil' God
AND
Create Panic
In The Hope of Elevating Their Lying Dying Not-God!

Each Is Elevated In His Own Eye!
Each Sets Rules For Others
To Ride Or Die By!
Each Is Afraid To Really Look At Himself Through The Living God's Eye
AND
That IS Why They Seek Man-Made Immortality -
They Are Afraid To Die!

On The Other Hand ...

A Real Christian
Is Guided By His Master!
A Real Christian Is Gentle and Meek!
A Real Christian Has God
For His Shepherd
AND 
The Welfare Of Others He Seeks!

A Real Christian
Follows God
Because God Loves Him 
AND
He Returns It!

A Real Christian Follows God -  Heaven Is The Only Way!
A Real Christians Knows
He Can't Help His Own Self
AND
He Gives God The Right To Tell Him
How,  When,  Where,  Why
He Should
Walk,  Run
Sit or Stand -
He Is God's Servant
AND
Is Ever Willing
At His God's Command!

That Real Christian Knows That
He Can Depend Upon His Master!
He Knows His Master Paid Plenty For His Life!
He Knows For A Fact
Were God Not Willing
He Would Have To Make Unserviceable Payment 
On His Own Bill Of Strife!

A Christian Often Walks By Himself
BUT 
He IS Never Alone Lonely!
Those Others Are Ever Surrounded
BUT 
They Are Very Alone Lonely!

They Need A Night Light for Light!
They Reinvent Themselves
Constantly
To Stay Relevant

And,  Yet ...

Their Lives Are Far From Peacefully Enjoyable 
Or For That Matter 
Lovingly Livable
AND 
Are More Like Their Favorite Walking Dead!
They Know No Peace
When They Lie On Their Beds!

Oh, Christian

Let Us Thank God 

For Grace and Mercy!

Let Us Thank God 

For Truth, Right and Light!

Let Us Thank God 

For His Daily Blessings Upon Us

and 

Our Hope For Tomorrow

and 

The Peaceful Restful Sleep 

- Without Care -

On Our Beds

Each and Every Night!

God Is On HIS Throne!

Sense is Not Sensible!
Health is Not Healthy!
Faith is No Faithful!
Loving is Not Loving
AND
Sin is Not Sinful!

Hate is Not Hateful!
Friends are Not Friendly!
Play is Not Playful
AND
Sin is Not Unsightly!

The Seer Is Blind!
The Sower is Lame!
The Hearer Is Deaf
AND
Truth is in Chains!

Light is now Darkness!
Hope is now Hell!
Good seems to be Defeated
AND
Wisdom is Dead!

God is on HIS THRONE!
There is no ET on my Telephone!
AND
Good Luck is where Poor People 
Get Pay-day Bank Loans!

BUT ...

Believe It or Not
Read your King James or Not
Rested or Not
Polygamist or Polyglot
Dark Horse or Not
Jesus Christ Is Coming Again
AND
Is Fair On The Way
AND
Soon The Sky will Shear Away
AND
The Eastern Sky will be Bright Clear
AND
The Time of Truth - No Time for Dare
Will Finally, Finally Be Right Here!

Until Then ...

The Lord Is My Shepherd!
I Shall Never Know Want
AND
I Will Not Envy The Evil-doers
No Matter What Wild Riches 
They Flagrantly
Constantly 
Flaunt!

As For Me ...

I Am Satisfied By My God

Creating A Cause To Destroy The Kingdom?!

Satan Creates ... Doubt 
In God's Holy Word!

Satan Causes ... Confusion!
It Is Everywhere Loudly Heard!

Satan Creates ... Disbelief
In The Efficacy Of Christ's Sacrifice

AND

Satan's Machinations Will Cause 
Eternal Death 

- Not For The "God Is The Lord" Sheep Flock -
For The "I Will Do What I Want" Goat Herd!!

One "IF"

Creates A "THEN"

Which Leads To A Big "BUT"

And 

A Final "AND"

And Then ... DEATH!!

"IF Is It Likely That God Is Not God

THEN That Probably Means That

His Word Is Not Law!

BUT, BECAUSE I Am Not Too Sure

And I Want To Be Probably

Somewhat 

Almost

Assuredly Safe 

I Will Follow My Own Heart

That God Gave Me

And Which I Know 

Is Deceitful Above All Knowing

AND

Desperately Wicked

AND

I Will Enjoy My Life 

Right Here

AND

Right Now

For I Do Know About Tomorrow!

AND ...

When I Die

I Will Have Done "IT" My Way!

After All ...

C'est La Vie!

Que Sera Sera!"

Creating Doubt 

And

Effectively Calling God A Liar

Is 

Satan's Way

of

Achieving An Army

To Fight 

Against God!

Who/What Are You Fighting For?

Satan's Cause

OR

God's Kingdom

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Choose You 

TODAY

Whom You Will Obey and Serve!

*******

I Am Staying & Standing 

With 

The Camp of King Jesus!

How About YOU?