HAPPY SABBATH + TRUSTING GOD: The Arena

Lurching About
Constant Step
Lolli Gag
AND
Nipitin D.  Bud
Were Facing Litmus Test
In The Annual Life Of Man Contest
On The Isle Of Bites!

The Competition Is Fierce!
The Contestants - Ready Or Not -
Are Ready For The Battle!

The Audience Is Primed And Raging!
The Lions - Roaring and Rent 
Were,  Well, Rearing and Tearing
AND
The Stench Of Blood Is In Air!

The Spirits Are Moving!

Grubby and Greedy Hand 
Are Grabbing
The Clearly Cheap Trinkets 
Being Tossed About!

Hearts Are Cold!
Heads Are Hot
AND
Man's Time Of Visitation
Is Scheduled In
The Know-Not The Hour Slot!

Pain Is Prominent!
Cruelty Is Cute!
Crude Is Campy
AND
Savagery Is No Slouch!

The Right Answer Is The Wrong Answer
AND
The Winner Is The Loser Is The Winner
Depending On
Which Side Of Litmus Test
You Land Upon!

It's A Heaven  Hell Thing!

NOW ...

The Whole Scene Is Reminiscent Of A Joust
OR
Worse,  Yet
The Roman Games!

If You -  Dee Observer
Were To Squint -  Just-So
You Might See The Burnt-out Remains of
The Last Winner Loser Winner-Torch!

This Is Not The Place 
To Be On The Wrong Side 
Of The Right Side Of Powers Elite
Who Grand Stands
AND
Is Very Much Into
Pomp N.  Circumstance
AND
Who Loved,  Loves,  Lives
For
The Spectacular Spectacle
Where No One Has The Need To
Speculate On Who Will Be Made The Spectacle
AND
Where One Needs No Spectacles 
To See Said Spectacle
Which Is Always - Assuredly 
Spectacularly Spectacular!

The Spectacle Is Always Free
AND
Free Food Is Always Provided ...
Unlike Truth!

Please Note That:

Conscience
Qualms
AND
Queries
Are Not Permitted Inside The Arena
For
This Is The Place For
Filling Unnatural Needs!

It Is The Place 
To Get 
Your Blood Guts And Gory!

AND ...

You May Even Get To Hear
The Wonderful Old Story
Which Is Sure To Offend
The Wasted
AND
Lift The Spirits Of Those
Who Will Be Sure To Be Toasted!

Let Me Cut This Song And Dance
And Tell You Plain That
In This Place
No Christian Stands A Chance
For Evil Has Made A Hefty Cash Advance
AND
The Demons Are Always Ready
To Pounce And Prance!

Constant Step
AND
Nipitin D. Bud
Are 

The Main Event!

Their Strength Is Well Spent!

The Killing Question
Had Been Asked
AND
The Answer 
Had Made Powers Elite Blanch
AND
Red-Faced
He Asked:

"Do You Have A Last Word?
Speak Now
For Never Again
Will Your Voices
Be On Earth Heard!"


Without Hesitation AND ... In Tandem
Is Heard:

"God's Free Mercy Streameth
Over All The World!
Men And Women Ignore It
Their Iniquities At It Hurl
They See No Need For Repentance
To Have Their Sins Blotted Out
They Choose To Follow That Wicked Satan
And
Like Minions
Follow Him
All About!

BUT ...

The Loving,  Kindly,  Jesus
Even In This Very Day
Is Still Calling Someone To Salvation
So That For His Own Sin
He Won't Have To Pay!
You Must Forsake All Others
All Udders You Must Forsake
For The Milk Of Apostate Christianity
Is In Your Heart
Your Soul
A Burning Stake!

The Gathering Roared In Palpable Anger:

"That's What You're Going To Be In A Minute!!"

"Shut 'em Up!"

"Light The Fire!"

"Give' em The Chop!"

AND,  THEN

"Let Them Speak!"

"They's Talk Real Purty!"

"The Door Of God's Mercy Is Still Open!
Entrance Is Free To All!
Just Walk In
Bringing Your Sin
As Your Offering To Him
Who Specializes In
Soul Remaking!"

"Cast Off Your Sorceries
Your Fornicating
Your Effiminate Behaviors
Your Idol Worshipping!"

HISSSSSSS ....!

"God Hates Your Lying
And Your Loving Of Lies
Your Whorings And Deceits
And Your Enjoyment When
The Workers You Cheat!"

"Sing One Of Them Zion Songs!"

""I Have No Song To Sing
But That Of Christ My King
To Him My Praise I'll Sing
For Evermore
His Love Beyond Degree
His Death That Ransomed Me
Now And Eternally
I'll Sing It O'er!""

"Not That Song!"
"Not That Song!"
"Not That Song!"

"Brethren,
Now Is The Day Of Salvation!
Now Is The Acceptable Time
To Accept Jesus Christ
The True
AND
Living
Holy Eternal God!"

"Money Can't Save You!
Power Won't Feed You!
Sin Don't Need You
BUT
Satan Will Grieve You!"

"God Is Faithful!
God Is Just!
God Will Cleanse!
God Will Heal!
God Forgives
AND
God Will Your Heart Seal
If You Turn,  Turn
Turn Away
AND
Walk Away From The Evil One!"

"God Loves You
And ... So ... Do ... I!

And They Died
Faces Internally Lit
Eyes Lifted To Heaven
Holding Hands Saying

"Yes,  Jesus Loves Me ...!"

THIS STORY CONCLUDES IN GLORY-LAND!!

PRAYER: Lord, Remember Your Promise!

Today,  Dear Lord

I'm Requesting

A Pair Of Blinkers

For My Eyes

To Keep Me Looking Forward And Upward

To The Happy Home On High

But

Not To The Left Nor Right!

Help Me,  Lord

Not To Be Side-Tracked

By All The Clamor And Confidence

Of Mere Men

Who

Even Through Their Hustle And Bustle

It Can Be Seen That They Are At Their Very Wits' End!

Lord,

The Road Has Been

And

Is Long

But I Have Arrived 

At Peace With And Through You!

Help Me Not To Give It Up

For Biscuit And Butter

That Is Gone Before I Can On It Fill Up!

Lord,

You Promised The Faithful

Provision - Bread And Water Secure!

Please, Help Me To Hold On 

For Your Hand Of Provision

So That I May Have The Right To The Tree Of Life

AND

To Walk Through Heaven's Gate Door!

Remember The Holy People

AND

Your Promise

To Preserve Our Souls!

Remember, Lord

That We Have Given Ourselves To You

And That We Believe That We Are Not Our Own

AND

Help Us To Walk On In Faith

With Our Backs To This Deceitful World

Our Shoulders To The Straight-Gospel Plow

Our Hearts Set To Heaven

AND

Our Eyes Fixed On The Eastern Sky!

Prepare Us, Lord

To Meet Our God

For

We Are Your Children!

Please Take Us Safely Home

For

Jesus Christ We Claim

AND

In Him We Make Our Stand.

AMEN.

HUMAN WILL : Payday!

Evil Always Looks Like Fun!
Evil-Doers Always Appear 
As Though They Are Having
The Grandest Time
UNTIL
The Dawning Of ... The Day
When
Dollar-Bill Makes His Demand
AND
Ain't-Got-It 
Has Not A Leg Upon Which To Stand!

Somebody Is Going To Have To Pay!!

There Are Times
When I Think
It Would Be A Pleasure
To Hear An Evil Person Say:

"I Was Good!"
"I Did Good Today!"
"Jesus Made Me Do It!"
"Hip!  Hip!  Hooray!"
BUT
That Would Be
A Big Fat Lie
For
Jesus Does Not Lie
Nor Does His Word
AND
His Word Says 
He Will Not Take Liars Into His Home!

So ... World

WE Have A Problem!

Every Man
Must Find God
For Himself 
Even If It Means
He Shacks Up With Fraud
For God Gave Each Human
A Will And A Way!

However A Man Wills And Walks
One Day - Bitter Or Sweet
He Will Receive 
His Justly Earned Pay!

If He Chooses To Follow
The Loud Crowd
Wining and Dining
AND
Behaving Like The Wallowing Hog
It Will Be By His Own Choice
For
Jesus Christ Bends No Man's Wrist
Nor Does He Order Compliance
By Pulling Out A Big Fist!

If Man Chooses To Follow
The Loud Mouth Idealogue
It Is His Choice!

If His Companions Rejoice
 - At The End -
When To The Market He Is Bespoken
It Will Have Been His Choice
If He Is Skinned
Quartered
Shattered - Mind Completely Broken!

BUT ...

If He - Man - Hears
AND
The Spirit's Call He Obeys
AND
Off To Jesus
From The Devil's Chain
He Breaks
He Will Find
A Glorious "Welcome Home!" Feast
Celebrating The Restoration
Of The One
That All But Jesus Called
Lost!
Deceased!

A Big Mouth 
Does Not A Good Teacher Make
Neither Does A Small Voice 
A Pushover or Fake!

Think Prayerfully Of Those You Will To Follow!

The Holy Spirit Will Call 
AND
Call Out To You
Until You Respond
- By Thought,  Word, Or Deed -
"Depart!
You Have No Part In Me
For I Won't On Your Green Grass Feed!"

In That Day
The Very Devil Becomes Your Daddy!

You Will Have Chosen
Your Own Pay Master

AND NOW ...

With No Jesus To Save You
Your Life Is Twice A Fatality 
Utter and Complete!
There Is No Turning Back!
You Are Finished 
- A Disaster -
AND
Just Like Humpty
You'll Have No Need For Wet Plaster!

Soooo,  

The Dead Sermon

One Day
I Listened To A Dead Sermon!
I Even Heard A Funeral Dirge
For The Pastor That Was Preaching
Was Giving His Congregation
The Last Rites' Words!

Grant You
There Was No Casket
No Funereal Flowers
Scent Wafting About
BUT
I Tell You
It Was Indeed A Funeral
For 
The Real Truth
Of The True And Living 
All-Seeing
All-Knowning
Ever Present
Unchanging
Faithful
Wise
Holy God 
Was Not Talked About!

'Tis True!
'Tis True!
I Tell You!
I Have No Reason To Lie!
The Words Of The Comforting Minister
Were Enough To Make The Dead - Already In Comfort - Delightedly Sigh!

All Right!
I'll Prove It!

The Pastor Said:

"I Have No Desire To Tell You
Of Fire And Brimstone!
No Need To Tell You To Change Your Life!
You Have Enough Problems Daily To Deal With
AND
I Am Not Here To Judge You
AND
It Is Not My Mission To Add To Your Strife!"

"Listen To Me!
God IS Love!
God Loves You!
You Love Him!
He Knows That You Love Him!
And He Knows That You Know That He Knows That You Love Him!
And You Know That That's True!
So, Beloved
Bring Your Offerings!
I Don't Need Them
But I'll Not Tell You To Stop Giving Them To Me!
So
Plant Your Seeds!
Do A Good Work
AND
If You Can
Help A Brother In Need
For
The God That We Love Is Quite Lovely
AND
He Loves Us All
No Matter Our Living Estate!"

"Trust God
To Work Out Your Salvation!
Just Be Ready - When He Is -
To Walk Through Those Heavenly Pearly Gates!
You Are Over-comers
So, You Get The Win!"

"Don't Worry About Your Dying!
All Of Us Are Going To Die
BUT
God Will Take Us
Immediately
To Heaven!
Don't Worry!
It's All Good
For 
When You Die
By God You Fly!"

"Be Good!
Do Good!
See Good!
God IS Good!
Understood?!"

Yet, The King James Bible Says:

BUT ... Shockingly ...

Everybody Joyfully Shouted:

"Hallelujah!"

AND ...

Having Drunk 
Of The Poisonously Sweet Milk
The Cookie-Cutter Accolades Sallied Forth:

"What A Sermon!"
"Man Of God!"
"Anointed!"
"I Was Blessed!"
"That Was Heavenly!"
"I Needed To Hear That!"
"God Bless Him!"
"Good! Good!"
"Very Good!"
"I Really Understood That Blessed Word!"

BUT ... BUT ...

Is God A Facing Liar?

Sooo,

For It Is Written ...

GOD'S WORD: Think Not Of Tomorrow!

My Spirit Was Offended!
Things Were Not Going My Way
So I Had Me A Little Think 
AND 
Said Me A Little Prayer!

I Sat And I Thought For A Little While
AND 
My Face Broke Into A Little Smile
For It Was Then That It Came To Me
That My Heavenly Father
In His Holy  Word 
Had Left A Revelation 
Plainly
For Me To See!

I Should Have Known This!
I Should Have Remembered That
God Is My Shepherd
AND 
I Should Walk By Faith
AND 
Don't Look Back!

"My Word Is Truth!

My Way Is Light!

Think Not Of Tomorrow!

And 

In My Law Find Thou Great Delight!"

"I Feed You Freely!

There Is Light On The Shore!

Rest Though In Me

For

I AM The Open Door!"

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit!

My Word Is Life!

My Love Has No Limit!

My Grace To You Is Sufficient

Even Though, To You, Your Prayer Is Inefficient!

Okay,  Dear Father!
You Made Your Point!
It's Just That Sometimes
Life's Never-ending Happenings
Seriously Put My Poor Nose Out Of Joint!

I Trust You,  Dear Father!
And This -  My Word To You -  Is True:

Please Know
That As Long As
You Are Your Word
AND 
Your Word Is True
AND
You Lift Me Up
AND 
Address Me
AND 
In Your Garments Dress Me
My Heart Is Home
For Only You!
I Love You!

Blessed!

I Looked Into The Mirror
And From My Self Turned Away
And Looked Unto Him Who Was Behind Beside
Looking With Loving Eyes My Way!

I Know Him!
It Is The Master!
His Heart Is Courting Mine!
Sometimes To Him I'm Amenable!
Sometimes - Resisting -
I Behave Badly
Giving Him
What To Me
Is A Hard Time!

Time Passes
And I Grow Tired
Of My Struggling Against Him
And His Love!

He Said To Me: 

"Dear One,

In Me You Will Ever Find Love!

I Cause The Sun To Shine

On The Good And The Evil, And

My Blessings Upon You Do Not Depend Upon Your Input!"

"I AM Love!

I Love And Care For You!

I AM Comfort - You Are Blessed!

I Laid Down My Life

So That - In Me - You Will Find Perfect Peace And Sweet Rest!"

"I AM Always Available To You!

I Can't Force You To Love Me

To Trust Me

To Walk In My Way

BUT

If You Give Me Your Hand

In Sweet Fellowship

You Will Have Against Sin, Death And Hell

Made Your Glorious Grandstand!"

"Walk With Me Holy

For I AM Holy!

Keep My Commandments!

Do Not Follow The Word And Stray Away!

Keep Your Salt Dry And Accessible

And Don't Let Your Lamp Of Oil Run Dry!"

"Bless Me With Your Prayers And Your Praises!

I Bless You In Myriad Uncountable Ways!

Hold On To Me - My Hand Is Rock Steady

And You Will Stand Firm By Faith

Until The Coming Glorious Day!"

"Call On Me!

Come What May

Call - I'm Already On The Way!"

I - In Faith, Love And Trust - Called!

Before I Finished Speaking

My Master IS Here

AND

My Heart Sings!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Longing and Belonging!

How Can I Be A Bastard
When Jesus Christ's Father Is Also Mine!?

How Can I Be Spiritually Bereft
When My Father's Name Is Hallowed
AND
He Is Divine?

How Can I Be Stateless
A Spiritual Refugee
When My Father's Kingdom Is Coming
AND
I'm Awaiting The Welcome Home Ceremony?

Why Should I Subjugate My Will To Sinful Men
When My Father's Will Will Be Done?

Why Should I Accept That Lying Heathen's Word
When Heaven and Earth Obey The Lord's -  My Father's - Every Single Word?

Why Should I  - A King's Child
Be Hungry For Bread
When My Father Is Lord Of All He Surveys?

Why Should I Be Afraid
To Admit To My Father
The Wrongs That He - All-Seeing - Knows That I Have Done?

I Go To My Father
Each And Every Day
Beseeching His Blessing
For Him 
To Teach Me His Way
To Temper The Tempter
To Deliver Me From Evil 
By Mercy To Help Me In Distress
AND
To Cover Me Forever
By Grace With Good Favor
AND
Living In His Love
I Do Not Labor For Eternal Life
Like I'm My Own Dear Savior!

My Father Loves Me!
It Is Plain For All To See
Whether Friend or Foe
Or Even Busy Body!

I Am 

The Child Of The Great 

I AM!

And

Because He Lives Forever

I 

- Accepting Of Jesus Christ's Sacrifice -

Can!

... And I Shall!!

For

I 

- By Faith - 

Believe!!

God Is Kind!

To Some,  God Is Father!
To Some,  God Is Friend!
To Some,  God Is That Vengeful Being
Who Will Fry Them In The End!

To Some,  God Is One Gracious!
To Some,  God Is One Kind!
To Some,  God Is The Godfather
To Proffer Cure and Clean-up
When They've Acted Like The Horse's Behind!

Like It Or Not ...

God Is The Father
The Creator Of All He Surveys
AND
Nothing That Man Objects To
Is Going To Make God Change 
His Unchangeable Ways!

I AM The Lord!

I Change Not!

I AM Your Haven - Your Rest!

Walk With Me!

Live To Me!

Obey My Laws

AND

You Will Live With Me

In The Glorious Land 

Of 

The Blessed!

HAPPY SABBATH: Fact Checking God!

I Am A Born-Again Jesus Christ Is God Believer!
I Have The Indwelling Holy Spirit In My Heart!
I Daily Give My Will -  And My Way - To My Father
As I Walk And Live The Christian Way
And Wait 
This Earth To Depart!

UNTIL ...

Something Is Said!
OR
Something Is Intimated!
OR
Something Is Done
Sometimes By Somebody
I've Never Met
Nor With Whom I'd Ever Had A Laugh Or Fun
AND ...
I-Human
Man -  As God Me Described
Sit
AND
In My Head
Energetically
Scientifically Plan
In Morbid Detail
How I
- Against Them -
Will Make My "How Dare You!" 
Indignant Stand ...
AFTER WHICH
I Remember That I Know GOD
AND
Shake My Head And Prayerfully Say:
"Lord, Have Mercy!!"

I Also Remember God Said:

Please Remember That I Love 
And Trust God
And His Word
And We - Bless His Holy Name - Walk In Accord!

NOW ... 

Please Take Your Mind
To The Un-Redeemed Soul
Who Has No God The Father God
No Christ Jesus God
No Holy Spirit God
As The Anchor 
For 
His Listing, Laboring, Soul!

He Hears Of A Nifty 
Even Delicious
Wrong-Doing!
He Thinks: "Yeah! Copycat That!"
AND ... Soon
Some Unfortunate Soul Is
Carrying A Bag Without A Purse!
Holding An Arm Minus A Hand!
Or

Wearing A Hat Without A Head

Even Though A Witness May Have Said:

"No Way, My Man!

Give Thought, Also
To The Retched Soul
Whose Sworn Task In This Life
Is
Manufacturing Mayhem!

No Brakes!
No Check-Rein!
No Balance!
No Stabilizer!
No Heavenly Judge Reining Back The Soul!
Just The Desperately Wicked Heart 
Of The Un-Regenerated Man
Looking For A Cheap Thrill
AND
Joyfully Taking It
However
Whenever
Wherever
AND
From Whomever
He Can
Because
Self IS His Consort!
AND
Satan IS His Everything!
AND ... JUST LIKE THAT
Almighty God 
The Eternal
Vindicated Stands!

Do You Doubt God's Word?

DON'T!!