Saturday, July 2, 2016

Psst! How Do You Stand?



With The Possession Of
Faith
Virtue
Knowledge
Temperance
Patience
Holiness
Brotherly Kindness
AND
Charity
By The Word Of The Lord
I Can Neither Barren Nor Unfruitful Be!

Out Of The Divine Mercy
I Can Approach The Father
Not Trembling
BUT
Free
Blessed
Beloved
Expectantly Knowing
That In The Great Day
I Shall Rise Glorified
Immortal!
Just As My Savior Is
I Shall Be!

Without The Great Gifts
I Would Be As Those Blind
Choosing Rejection
Preferring Not To Walk The Straight Line
Willfully Ignorant
Without Excuse
Before Him Who Gave Us The Way
To Walk Holy
So That For Own Known Sin
We Will Not By Self
Have To Eternally Pay!

We Need Denial Of Self
AND
Casting Away Of Lusts
AND
Trust To Living To Him
Who Is The Truth
AND
Not Be Existing As Dying Men
Created Of The Dust!

Our Calling Is Real
AND
Our Election Is Sure
IF
We Live Faithful
AND
By God's Grace
To The End
To Endure!

I Desire To Wear The Bright Crown!
I Have No Desire To Tremble In Abject Fear
Before The Eternal Judge's Frown
Whose Will Is
That None Should Die
BUT
That All Should Come To Repentance
AND
Rise To Live With Him
In Eternal Mansions
In His Eternal Home
On High!

The Offer To Us Is Sure!
The Provision For Us Is Secure!
The Way For Us Is Pure
BUT
We Must Ask Him
Who Provides For Us
To Enter In
To Walk Through Our Heart's Door!

His Knock Is Not Scary!
His Voice Is Not Loud!
His Offer Is Fully Disclosed
Free
Simple
Not Like That Which Comes From
The Passionate Fraud
Whose Ways Are Wily
Who Tempts
BUT
Who Cannot You Force
BUT
Who Has Weapons In His Arsenal
That Will
The Willing Willful
Destroy!

The Counterfeit
Is The Thing Amazing
If We Don't Know The True!
We Will Fall
Especially
If We're One With Those Willing
Ever Always To Party
To Caterwaul!

Our Savior Is Constant
Not Offering Quick Tricks!
He Is The Man Of Sorrows
Acquainted With Grief
Who Took To Himself
Our Licks
AND
Provides To Us
His Reliefs!

Jesus' Way Is No Quick Fix!
Jesus Rights!
He Does No Man Wrong!
He Wishes For Us 
To Join The Family
To Be Able To Eternally Praise
AND
Really Celebrate
Starting The Moment
The Trumpet Of God
Sounds
AND
The High Heavens Blaze!

The Options?

Living Circumspectly
Sighing AND Crying Out Over The Abominations
In The World AND In The Church
AND
Finally Dying In Jesus Now
AND
To Heaven Flying With Jesus
AND
The Redeemed Of All Ages Later!

OR

Lustily Lustfully
Unremittingly Unrepentantly Living It Up
In Your Best Life Now
With Satan And Co.
AND
Eternally Dying With Satan
AND
All Unrepentant Sinners Of All Ages Later!


The Big Question ...

When The Judge Of All Flesh
The Prince Of Peace
Shall At The Last Day
Finally Appear
Will You Have Permitted
The Music On The Wings Of The Wind
That The Kings Of The World
Had Ordered
Boisterously Played In Your Ear
To Cause Your Decision Made 
To Be Your Decision Fatal?

Oh, That Men Would Praise The Lord!






Friday, July 1, 2016

HAPPY SABBATH: The Trial For Standing In Jesus Christ's Faith







The Trial For Jesus' Faith


The State Vs. Faithful Christian

The Charge:

1. Faith In The Old God
2. Belief In Old God's Promise Of Eternal Life After Obedient Life In Jesus Christ,  Even Unto Mortal Death

Actionable Event: 

A. Telling The World Of Old God's "Truths" Against State Law And Ordinance.
B. Troubler Of The State

Plea Entered: 

Guilty As Charged.

_____________________________________________________________

JUDGE: Do You Have Anything To Say Before Sentence Is Passed.

DEFENDANT: Yes,  Sir, I Do.

JUDGE: You May Proceed.

DEFENDANT: In Jesus' Name!

Your Honor,
After Having Lived A Debauched Life
Following Satan And His Lying Crew
I Realized At The Sun's Dawning
On A Great And Glorious Day
That A Life Of Sin
Was No Longer The Thing For Me!

I Realized That That Life Had Surely Proven
That Sin Does Not Pay
And After Listening
To That Still Voice Calling Me
I Dug Out My Old Bible
That My Dear Old Granny
Had Lovingly Given Me.

I Turned To The Blessed Book Of Matthew
And Started Reading Until I Found The Lord's Prayer!

I Turned To The Blessed Book Of John
And Read Until I Reached
Chapter 3 Verses 16 And 17
And There I Stopped
Trembling
Then, Hurt
BUT Driven!

I Remembered ... Saintly Old Job
Oh, The Memory Of The Living Faith I Had
Before I Misspent My Youth!

Job 19:25
Brought Tears To My Eyes!

Righteous Job
Tormented By That Fraud Satan
Accused Wrongfully By Friends
And Despised By The Community
Which He Had Fed And Clothed
And Then To Hear The Wife Of His Heart
His Heretofore Trustworthy Help-Meet
Telling Him To Curse The Living God And Die
And To Read Of Old Job
Maintaining His Integrity
Before His Beloved Holy God, Saying
In Truth And Beauty

I Know
That My Redeemer Liveth
And
That He Shall Stand
At
The Latter Day
Upon
The Earth.
What A Blessed Hope.
Job Continued, Saying
And Though Worms
After My Flesh
Destroy
This Body
Yet
In My Flesh
Shall I See God
With My Own Eyes
And Not Those Of Another.

What A Blessing That Was!

The God Of All Creation
Gave Me 
In That Very Day
A New Life
A New Hope
A New Mission
A Promise That He Shall Keep
When He Comes Again
And To Take His Faithful People Home.

In That Beautiful Beginning 
Of The New Day
I Answered The Call
Of The Living God's Holy Spirit
To Walk Faithfully
Truthfully
Honestly
Obediently
Obeying The True Word Of God
Before The Corrupt Word
Of Demon Inspired Men
Who Break God's Settled And Sealed Word!

I Broke No Law That Was In Keeping With The Law Of God!

I Chose The Blessing Of God
Eternal Life In Heaven With Jesus Christ!
No More Pain!
No More Sorrow!
No More Dying Body!

For Having Kept The Faith
Of The Lord Jesus Christ
At The Sound Of The Trumpet Of God
And The Hearing Of The Voice Of The Archangel
At The Breaking Of The Eastern Sky
Whether You Condemn Me To Die Now
Or I Am Alive At The Appearing
I Shall Be Glorified!
I Shall Receive A Forever Young Body!
I Shall Be Immortalized!

I Shall Attain
By My Living Faith
That Unreachable
Unattainable Goal
That Satan Himself
Promised To You All
But Can't Deliver.!

I Shall See
Face To Face
Your Euphemistic
But My Very Real
Holy Living 
All-seeing
All-knowing
Ever-present
Always Available To The Believer God
That Your Dying
Soon To Be Eternally Dead Wannabe God
Could Not Tempt To Sin
Could Not Destroy
Even Though
He Had Him Cruelly Abused
And Ultimately Killed.

You May Kill My Body
But
You Cannot Kill My Body And My Soul
Together
In Hell!

I Stand Before You Here
In This Life
Unclean And Guilty!

I Stand Before Almighty God
The Eternal God
My Lord And My God
My Savior
My Redeemer
My Friend Until My Mortal Life Ends
Clean And Innocent!

I Have Robbed No Man Of His Wages!
I Have Coveted No Man's Property
Nor His Husband Nor His Wife!
I Don't Bow Before Useless Idols!
I Don't Steal!
And I Don't Bear False Witness
Against Anyone
Not Even For Perishable Gold!

Yes! I Used To Be A Sinner
But I Confessed And Repented Of My Sins
And By The Blood Of Jesus Christ
I Was Able To Present Myself
Before The Throne Of Grace
To Receive God's Full And Free Forgiveness!

I Keep All The Commandments Of God!
I Have The Faith Of Jesus
And,  Yes
I Keep The Seventh Day Sabbath Holy Unto God!
Yes, I Keep All 10 Of God's Immutable Commandments
Because If I Break One
I Break Them All!

God Does Not Ask For Much From Me
When I Look At All His Beloved Son Paid
To Redeem Me
From Death And Hell
From The Clutches Of Satan
And His Abominable Crew
Who Did All
To Make Me My Jesus Eschew!

I Openly Willingly Chose
Eternal With My Jesus!
I Give Unto Him
Love Honor
Prayers And Praise
Obedience
Worship
My Will And My Way
And My Self In Every Way!

Heavenly Father,  Into Your Holy Hands
I Commend My Mortal Spirit
For Satan Has No Part In Me!
I Am Your Sheep
And I Am Glad Of It
And I Look To The Glorious Day
And My Eternal Life With You In It!

Father, You Have And I Know You Will
Continue To Supply All Of My Need
According To Your Blessed Eternal Riches In Glory!

I DO NOT Fear Man
For I Can Here Feel Your Hand!
I Know That The Angels Are Here Attending!
Glory Be To The Son
At Your Right Hand!
And Thank You, Father
For The Blessed Comfort Of Your Holy Spirit
And The Inspired Word Provided As You Promised!
Blessed Is The Name Of My God!

Thank You. 

JUDGE: You Are Hereby Sentenced To Death By Guillotine! The Sentence Will Be Executed Immediately!

Remove The Condemned From This Hallowed Place!

*********************

Later That Evening ...

Station LITE
END of Life News:

... The Final Words Heard Coming From The Mouth Of The Condemned Faithful Christian Were: 

"Victory In Jesus! 
And
The Lord Is My Shepherd!" 

BREAKING NEWS!!

This Just In ...

The Seas Are Now As Dead Men's Blood! 
The Stench Is Reportedly Unbelievable 
And The Mighty Ships In The Once Sea Water Are Effectively Dead! 

This Is Surely A Plague Of Truly Epic And Biblical Proportions! 

Do You Think What The Christians Have Been Saying Is Really True!?! <>







Thursday, June 30, 2016

PRAYER: Accept, Dear Lord, My Apology!


I Stood Up
In Front Of Satan
Ready To Do Battle
Against The Terrible Foe
AND
Found Out
How I Found Out
That My Defense
Utterly Vain
Left Me Heading Toward Hell!

I Remembered My True Defense
When I Realized I Was In Hock To Satan
And Satanic Suggestions
When The Shifting Sands
Were Tickling
My Great Little Toe!


I Remembered

The Lord Is My Shepherd
I Remembered
God Is Not Man!
He Can't Lie!
I Remembered
Trust In The Lord!
Don't Lean On Self Strength!
I Remembered
The Angel Of The Lord
Encamping Round About
Those Who Fear
AND
Delivers ...
DELIVERS Them!


Lord, I Fear You!

Of My Sin I Repent!
For
I, For A Vain Moment
Thought
I Had That Satan's Head Bent
BUT, I
I Was Foolish
Not Acting Like A Humble Child
AND
Because Of My Folly, Lord
Unnecessary Tears
Before You
I Now Cry!


I Know You

Who Knows Me
Who Calls Me
By My Name!
You Who Placed Within
This New Heart
A Willingness
To Call Your Beloved
My King!
Accept,  Lord
My Apology!
Accept,  Lord
My Prayer!
Accept, Lord
The Longing Faith
Of This Heart
On The Altar Of Sacrifice
Ever Always
Before Your Face!


I Offer To You My Sacrifice

Of My Praise
Of My Self
Of My Will
AND
My Way!

Do For Me, Lord
ALL
That In Your Word
Your Character
That You Promised
AND
Please Help Me To Be Obedient
To Do What You Say
AND
Deliver Me
From The Fleshly Urges To Follow Satan
In His Vile
Tantalizing
Unholy Ways!


I Will Have

No False God
For
Lord, I Look
To Holy You!


Bless Me, Lord

For
This Sinner Saved
Dearly, Truly, Loves You!
AMEN.





Wednesday, June 29, 2016

PRAYER: I Am Yours, Lord!

Father,
I Lift My Heart To You
In An Attitude Of Prayer!
On My Own I Know I Am Nothing, Lord
And I Give To You My Burdens Of Care!

Let Me Not Neglect Our Morning Meetings
Wherein I Find Grace For The Day!
Let Me Not Neglect Our Blessed Time Together
Where I Receive The Blessings You Lovingly Share!

Father,
In Those Days When I Am Feeling All Prayed Out
And I Feel I Have Nothing To Say
Let This Heart Find Strength From Your Spirit
So That Satan Cannot Stick Me With His Darts!

I Am Yours, Dear Lord!
Your Voice I Obey!
Help Me This Day And Always
In Faith And Belief
For Love
And For Right Doing
Ever With Alacrity
To Act Upon All That You Say!
I Love You!
AMEN



Tuesday, June 28, 2016

PHENOMENON: Alone aka The Lonely Christian!?!





I Have Come Across A Phenomenon!
A Christian
Who Feels Lonely
AND
Alone
Who Seems Not To Know
Which God
They Are Serving
AND
Which Throne Their God Is Upon!

I Wonder Which Bible Is Being Read!

I Wonder Who Is Providing The Tutelage?

Do You Believe Your God
Is All Seeing
ALL Knowing
Ever Present
OR
Is He Only Available
When His Paycheck Is Being
By You
Handed Out?

LONELY:
No Companion Available
To Share Moments And Love
And Is Possible Even At Home Work Church Etc..
This Is An EMOTIONAL Response!

ALONE:
Walking By Oneself
Unaccompanied
No Attachment
No Ties
AND
Can Often Be By Choice
This Is A PHYSICAL Thing!

If We Believe In The God Of The Preserved Word
In The King James Bible
We -  As Christians Called -
Are Neither Physically
NOR
Emotionally
Left By Ourselves
To Our Own Devices!

HEAR THIS TESTIMONY:















Who Do You Believe?

The Ever In-Flux Word Of Man
Telling Us 
HOW We Must Feel When
According To The Prevailing Winds Of The World
OR
The Settled And Sealed
Word Of The Eternal Holy AND True God?

Angels Keep Watch
AND
Have Charge
Over Us!

The Holy Spirit God
Is Available
To Comfort Us
From Within Us!

Have You Invited
The Holy Spirit
To Give You A New Heart
AND
To Take Up Residence In Your Heart?

If We Want To Truly Understand
Real Alone-ness And Loneliness
We Need To Look No Further Than At
Flagrantly Disobedient King Saul
(Holy Spirit Left Him)
AND
The Betrayer Of Innocent Blood Judas Iscariot!
(Satan Entered Him)

Of Course
The Ultimate Expression Of That Particular Condition
Is Epitomized By The Earthly Dying Agonies Of Jesus Christ
The Atonement For All Our Sins Against The Father
Who Is
Our Creator
Our Sustainer
Our Redeemer
Our Friend
Our Only Intercessor
Our One True High Priest
AND
Our Sovereign King
Who IS The Judge
Of The Truly Alone And Lonely
Those Who Willfully Choose
To Deny Jesus Christ
AND
To Walk Wise
In Their Own Blinded Eyesight!

King David, Prophesying Of Christ's Agonies, Wrote:




And Jesus Christ, Himself, Affirming King David, Cried:




It Was A Terrible And Gross Cry
Of The Separated From The Light Soul!

A Christian
By Definition
Is A Reformed
Formerly Hell-bound Sinner
Turned To Believer
- Acknowledging Christ's Sacrifice
And Accepting The Offer Of Salvation -
Who Daily Grows In Grace
Looking Longingly
Unto Jesus
The Author AND Finisher
Of Our FAITH!

Jesus Says:
We Are Not Alone!
We Have Angelic Companions!
We Have The Holy Spirit!
We Have The Comfort Of The Word
The Hope Of Glory
AND
The Faith Of Jesus Christ!

We Cannot Be Alone Nor Lonely!

So ...

Let Us Put Our Faith In Gear
AND
Acknowledge The Power In Fervent Prayer
AND
Trust God
AND
Remembering Always That
The Eternal God In First Position
PLUS
Believing
Unceasing Praying
Wholly Trusting
Glorying In The Cross You (Me)
Equal The Majority!

Our King Is Coming
AND
Until Then
That Same King
Is Comforting
AND
Carrying Us!

Lift Up Your Head!




Monday, June 27, 2016

Where's Your Faith?!






I Was Given A Great Gift!
It Was A Measure Of Faith!
I Touched It!
I Kissed It!
I Tried It Out Once
AND, THEN
I Put It High Up
On The Treasured Items Shelf!

One Day
I Had An Experience!
That Experience Called Into Question My Faith!
I Said To My Self:

"Hey! We Have Faith!"

BUT
Then I Remembered, And Said:

"Ohhh! But It Is At Home
On The Treasured Items Shelf!"

I Got Over That Experience!
Or So I Thought!

Time Passed

And Then ...

Astoundingly
One Experience
AND
Another Experience
Boldly Showed Up
This Time
Right Inside My Front Door!

The Nerve Of These Experiences!

Shocked
Dismayed
Shaken
AND
Nerves Frayed
I Reached For My Gift Of Faith
Only To Realize
Belatedly
That I Had Securely Tucked It Away!

"Oh, Faith!
Where Are You?
I Need You Right Now!
Wherever You Are Hiding
I Command You
To Come Out Right Now!
I'm Having A Conniption
A Calf
AND
A Cow!
Oh, Lord!
Please Help Me!
Lord, Help Me!
I Vow
To Keep Faith With You!
To Keep My Faith
On With Me
Starting ...
Starting ...
Starting ... RIGHT NOW!

I Learned A Hard Lesson!
Faith Is Not For Show!
Faith Is For Exercise!
One Must Let Faith Grow
For
Faith Unused
Is Faith That Is Dead
AND
Unused Faith
Is As Useful As
A Feather Made Of Lead!

From That Day Till This Day
I Have Bound My Faith
To My Life!
I Have To Daily Exercise My Faith
For
Living
In This Life
Is Constant Constant Strife!

I Say My Prayers
To My Father
Humbly 
In Jesus Christ' Name
Exercising The Faith
That He Gave Me
Vowing Daily
To Use This God-Given Measure of Faith
Until I Enter The Day I Enter The Grave!

I Have Needs!



Without Faith
In Jesus Christ

My Faith Is Fruitless

My Striving Is Useless

AND

Salvation For This Sinner Saved
Is Profitless

AND

Waiting For The Trumpet Call Of God
Is Pointless!