Expectations And Ends

What Is The Difference Between A Christian And Satan?

Satan 

Believes In, Loves, And Lives For 

The "I" aka Self!

But

The Christian 

Believes In, Loves, And Lives For

The "I AM!" aka The Living God

The God Of All Above And Below The Sky!

That Difference Is As Real As Life And Death!

Soon ...

Hey, Dependent!

Who You Calling Dependent?
I Am An Independent Personage
I Would Have You To Know!
I Depend On No One!
I Set My Clock To Wake Me Up Each Day!
I Put On My Glasses
On My Own Two Eyes
AND
I Know Where I Am Going!

I Put On My Own Self-Bought And Paid For Shoes
On My Own Two Feet
AND
I Go Where I Please!

I Sit Down How I Like
AND
Where I Like!

I Lie Down As AND When I Choose!

I Come AND Go As I See Fit!

I Chose What I Wanted For A Career
AND
I Chose Where I Wanted To Work!

Earth Is My Oyster 
AND
I Pick My Own Pearls!

I Am Independent!
I Need Nothing From Nobody
Or
Put Another Way
I DO NOT Need Anything
From Anybody
So, I, Therefore
Am Independent I Tell You!
IN - DE - PEN - DENT!

Wow!
No Need To Bus' A Gut!
You Seen To Be Seriously Suffering From i-Itis!
AND ...
I Still Say
You Are DEPENDENT!

Grrrrrr!!
I Am Not ...!

Save It!!

Who Sustains Your Life?
God.

Who Created The Earth?
God.

Which Planet Do You Live Upon?
Earth.

Who Created The Vegetation On The Earth?
God.

What Is Your Favorite Vegetable?
Yeah For Carrots!

Who Created Carrots!
God.

Who Sends The Water And Causes The Sun To Shine
That Makes Your Favorite Carrots To Grow?
God.

Are You Still Independent?
Ahhmmm ...!

Is There A Problem?!
Ahhmmm ...!

Cat Got Your Tongue?!

One Last Question ...
Do You Enjoy Human Interaction And Companionship?

Of Course! Who Doesn't?!
I Love Talking To My Best Friend
And 
My Sweetie Pie And I 
Go Out To The
Parks
And
I Am
Blessed By
What G ...OD ...!

I Rest My Case! 

*********

Beloved,
Even If We Live In Ivory Towers
In Rarified Environments
We Are Dependent Upon
Some Body For Some Thing
AND
Assuredly
Upon Almighty God
For Every Conceivable Inconceivable
Possible Impossible
Imaginable Unimaginable Thing!

We Are Only Independent

When Each One Of Us Has Created

Our Own Selves

Our Own Planet

Our Own Atmosphere

And

Can Readily Self-Sustain 

Our Own Self-Made Lives!

Let Us Not Be Unwise!
Let Stop Following The Illuminated
Self-Deceived Ones
AND
Become Wise Unto Salvation
AND
Give Unto The Only Self-Existent
Eternal Living Holy God
His Glory!

Let Us Think 

Seriously 

About Our Own Constructed End

AND

Reconcile It To God's Words:

And Heed The Fact That

Be Thankful For The Living God!

If God Was A Man
AND
Could Lie
He Would Say That He Loves Us
BUT 
Not Today!
He Would Promise To Help Us
BUT 
As He Is Having
A Mental Health Day
He Is Saying Out Loud:

This Parenting Crap Doesn't Pay!

BUT ...

God Is Not Man!
He Cannot Lie!
He Loves Us Throughout Life
AND
Even In Death
Because He Loves Us Enough
To Give Us The Quiet Bed
Of The Dead
Even As He Pleads For Others
To Trust Him
AND
Not Their Deceitful Heart's Head!

Our Father
In Heaven
Who Hallows Our Days
Who Directs 
Corrects
AND
Protects Us
When We Are Mislead
Is
Faithful
Trustworthy
A Provider Par Excellence
The God With The Most For Us
When Satan Would Like To Make Toast Of Us!

Our God
Is Excellent
Honest
True
Helpful
Healing
Feeding
Calling Out To Me And To You!
He Is The God Of All Ages
And All Graces, That's True
AND
If We Will Let Him
He Will Take Us
To The Holy Home
Above The Blue!

Be Thankful
That Our Holy God
Is Not
A Hell-Activated Man!
Be Thankful
That Our God Is The God With The Hand Steady
With Truth Ever At The Ready
The God Who Is Shepherd
Leader
Guider
AND
Stay
The God Who Will Help Us
Whenever
Wherever
We
In Faith
Pray!

So ...

When You Observe
What False Gods
Make Their Adherents Do
Be Thankful
That You Serve
The God Holy 
Faithful
Eternal
Loving Wise And True!

Give Unto The God Of Heaven
Your Worship
Your Ways 
AND
Your Days
AND
Feel Yourself Rise Up To Heaven 
Singing Hallelujah 
When Jesus Christ Comes
To Start Our Glory Days!

ASS Clubs + PRAYER: Lord, Please Save The Children!

Once Upon A Time
And In The Bible True
Donkey Was An Ass
That Could Carry
Luggage
And Transport Me And You, Too!

Fast Forward To Today
When Any Everything Goes
In Pray And In Play
AND
You Will Be No Shocked To See
A Pretty Ass At Play!

Kinda Inflammatory, Don't You Think?!

Not Really!

Ohhhh?!

There Is A Movement Afoot
That If God Permits It
To Proceed As The Devil Plans
Will See Our Progeny
Being Taught Via The ASS Club Plan!
You Will Not Have A Cent To Pay
BUT
The Souls Of The Progeny
Will Be As Useful
As Threadbare And Torn Up Afghans!

Huh?!

What Ignorance You Talking?

Ignorance?!
I Kid You Not!
I Am Speaking What The Living Holy God Loves!
The Truth!

I Shall Endeavor To Explain!

The ASS Club Plan
As Devised By The Devil
Via The Satanic Temple*
Will Place The Program Squarely
In Government Education Land!

The ASS Club Plan 
Is Pure Genius
AND
It Could Only Have Come From The Dark Prince
Who Ever Has A Way To Make Men
Swallow
What He Pees And Calls Sweet Drinks!

The Plan For Our Children
To Blight Their Spiritual Prosperity
Is Called
After School Satan Club
AND
As Said Before
'Tis Free!
AND
Will Only Operate In Schools Where 
Good News Christian Clubs
Teach Jesus Christ 
To Raise Up The Light Of God
In The Children's Yearning-For-Truth Hearts!

ASS Club Plan Claims That ...

Plurality Is The Posture!
Competition For Christians Is The Ball
AND
The Law Is On Their Side!
Their Desire Is To Point Away From The Not-God's Holiness
AND
Follow The First And Eternal Rebel
Even Though They Also Say
Conversion Is Not The Call!

Volunteers Are Lining Up!
The Club Will Mimic
The Club Called Boy Scouts!
It Is Made To Appear Innocuous
AND
Will Render The Unwary
Vacuous!

If We Do Not See The Writing
The Writing Upon The Wall
The Writing That Says To 
Listeners Viewers All That:

We Are Being Numbered!

We Are Being In The Balances Weighed!

AND

Our Kingdom Is Being Set Up To Be Finished!

We Will Have Wittingly Written

The Tune: "Dance All!"

Celebrating Our Own Handmade

Customised

Downfall!

PRAYER:

Father, How Will You Forgive Them

When They Know What They Are Doing

Willingly Seeking To Destroy The Lambs

So That They Will Be Stew

For That Roaring Rough-Goat Ram?!

Lord, I Pray For The Children

The Untutored

The Weak

The Followers, Father

Who Are Simply Seeking 

Popularity Sweet!

I Beseech You, Dear Father

Please Make For The Set-Up-To-Be-Lost Lambs

A Clear Way

So That The Malicious Purveyors Of

The After School Satan Club

Will Not Have An Opportunity To Say:

We Have Beaten That Sky God!

We Made Him Look Away

And

When He Was Nicely Distracted

We Took His Precious Lambs Aways!

You, Lord

Are God Almighty!

You Hallow Our Way!

You Are The God Of Creation!

You Did Not Make Us

To Walk The Sinful Way!

Forgive Those Who Call Upon You!

Have Mercy On Those

Whom From You

Turn Away

And 

In The Day Of Discovery

Let Jesus Christ's Believers 

The Faithful

The True

The Claimer's Of The Blooded Promise From You

Wing Their Way To The Eternal City

To Live

In Glorious Peace

With Holy You!

Make Your Way Plain

Before Our Faces, Lord

For We Do Love And Reverence You!

AMEN.

* http://www.afterschoolsatan.com/

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Speaking God's Truth

God Came Down To Our Level
So That Now We Must GO UP To His
For
We Cannot Change The Word Of The Gospel
To Suit The Nature Of Our Personal Business!

God's Word Is The Transcript Of His Character!
God Cannot Change
AND
Believing The Word
Of The Devil
Is
Going To Leave Such "Believers" 
In The Flames of Hell!

Hell's Flames
They Are Unquenchable
Meaning No One Can Put Them Out
Meaning That Who Therein Enters
Will Burn
Until They Are Consumed
AND
The Flame Of Itself Goes Out!

Let Those Who Preach The Gospel
Go Out
AND
Speak God's Truth
Removing Neither Dot Nor Tittle
BUT
Saying Exactly
What Came Forth From The Holy God's Mouth!

Christians Have A Cute Expression
"From Your Lips To God's Ear!"
In Relation To Pray
So
How About We Return The Favor
AND
Let What Comes Out Of God's Mouth
Fill Our Hearts As Our Ears
AND
Proceed To Bless Others
As We God's Praises 
Sweetly Sing And Substantially Shout!

By God's Great grace
I Trust In The Word Of The Lord
AND
I Have Laid My Burdens Down!
When I Rest
My Rest Is Sweet
AND
When I Sleep
I Sleep For A Song
For
I - As A Folded Sheep -
Am Protected 
By The Shepherd Who Keeps
BUT
Who Does Not Ever 
Get Tired Or Fall Asleep!

Let Us Trust The Word Of The Lord

In All Spheres Of Activity!

Let Us Give No Opening

To Him Who Would Destroy Us

Or Cause Us To Knock About!

God's Word Is Sufficient

To Treat Our Every Condition

And 

The Prayer Of Faith

Will Ensure That It Stays Away Forever!

No Luck, Good Luck, Blessings: Perspectives + PRAYER: Lord, Save Me!

I Have No Luck!

Whaaatt?!

I SAID That I Have No Luck!
Without Me, Bad Luck Would Have No Name!
Because Of Me, Good Luck Walks Around Chained
In Shame!

What Rubbish!

How Can You Say That?!

I Can Say That Because I Have Jesus Christ!

Wow! De Liddle Quistian Got The Big JC!
Whoopty Doo!
He Ain't No Way Never Done Nothing For Me
Which Is Why
As I Have Already Said
I Have No Luck!

Oookay. That's Your Perspective!


A Little While Later
And
In A Different Location ...


I Trust God On The Big Box Items
BUT
Fickle Christian That I Am
I Mistrust God On The Details Of Life
AND
End Up
Falling For Satan's Rubbish And Scams!

Woe, Is Me!
Lord God Almighty
What's To Become Of Me?!


And Still Later
And Down The Road A Piece 
There Is A Trembling Christian
Fervently Praying ...

Lord, You Have Nothing To Prove To Me!

You Have Been Faithful All The While!

Help Me To Stop Doubting You 

In The Miscellaneous Aisle

And To Trust You

Fervently

In The Life Trucking Isle!

You Are The God Of My Hope!

You Are Glorious!

You Provide Me With Blessings All The Day!

You Provide Blessings In

Spring Summer

Winter And Fall

Even When I

Your Beloved Name

Don't Call!

Oh, Father

Forgive Me My Sin Called Doubt!

Help Me To Keep Your Holy Spirit Within

For The Eternal Win

For You Are The Holy God 

Of Pure And Certain Things!

Please, Lord!

You Are Mine!

My Heart To You Is Inclined!

Lift Me Up

And Help Me To Lift You Up

For

You Are My Battle Ensign!

I Love You, Lord!

Save Me!

AMEN

*********


How Are YOU Standing?!

HAPPY SABBATH + PRAYER: Sheltered!

Lord,
Help Me To Keep Shelter
For The Holy Spirit
In My Heart
Even As I Am Sheltered
Under The Umbrella Of Your Everlasting Arms!

Lord, I Know And Am Glad
That I Am Sheltered
Under Wings
Of Him Whom I Cannot See
And
I Am Happy Following Him
Who Carries Me Lovingly!

Lord, I Am Thankful
That I Answered Your Call To Salvation
And
To Know That I Can Confidently Walk Into The Unknown
Because I Am Protected By Your Holy Angels
Whose Names I Can Not Nor Need To Know!

Lord, I Feel Truly Blessed
To Know That Through The Comfort
And Direction And Leading Of The Holy Spirit
That I Am Walking Toward A City
Not Build With Human Hands
And For Which There Is No Map
That Man's GPS Can The Direction Show!

Lord, I Am Happy With You
The Very God Who
Blesses And Keeps Me
Day After Day!
The Illuminated World Laughs At Me
When I Speak Of You Whom I Can Not See
But Praise Jesus
I Am Not Swayed!

Father, I Love You
And By Your Grace
And With Your Always Available Mercy
I Am - And Shall Continue - Singing Joyfully
As To The Holy City
I Confidently Go
Trusting In The Eternal Promise
For I Am Blessed And Lovingly Sheltered
In Your Everlasting Arms!

Thank You, Lord
For The Grace
For The Daily Provisions
And The Blessings Of Peace And Rest
Hope
Help
And Healing!
AMEN

The Quest And The Cross

I Came To The Realization One Day
That I Was Paying For Things By Weight
Which Had Not On The Cross Of Christ Been Weighed!

I Was Carrying A Great Load On My Chest
Which
In Retrospect
I Know The Holy God Had Not Blessed!

I Had Assumed
Adult Meant Prepared For Life!

I Had Assumed
Christian Meant
Prepared For Life's Strife!

I Had Assumed
God Would Be Available Always
When To The Land Of Presumption
I Did Gleefully Flee!

I Had Assumed
In Sin - No Sorrow -
That The God Of The Ages
Would Ever Protect Me
AND
I Would Know No Horrors!

I Had Ventured On Quests
Never Asking God 
What Was His Behest!

I Had Walked Pleasurably
On Dark Roads
Controlled By The Fraud!

I Had Accepted No Chastisement
For 
Who Would Dare Say God Wasn't Blessing Me
When I Was Loved
Praised
AND
Applauded
By All In A Faithless Community!

Sadly ...

Even In The Household Of Faith
The Faithful Were Faithless!
Their Witness Was Worthless!
The Baleful Were Cash Less!
The Sorrowful Indulged In Maliciousness
AND
All Said:

You Are Wonderful!
You Are By God Blessed!

My Quest For Corporeal Elevation
Withdrew From Me Heaven's Rest
AND
It Opened My Heart To Reveal That
I Was Anchor-less!
I Showed Unto Me
That My Godly Life Was Christ-less
AND
Showed Me
How It Showed
That I Had Sins Needing To Be Confessed!

A Life With Christ
Consists Not Of "Yes!"
A Life Of Sin Consists Not Of Rest!
A Life On The Lam
Endears No One To A Life Of Calm
AND
It Was Then That I Knew 
I Didn't Know
The Son Of Man!

I Had Borne Burdens!
I Had Carried Crosses Not A Few!
I Had Tilted At Dragons
BUT
Had No Sword To Run Them Through
Until The Day Of Decision
When The Master Plain Asked Me:

Why Are Paying Your Self For Things
When I Already Paid For All Things For Thee?

I Stopped!
I Listened!
I Cried!
I Turned
Away
From The Devil
From The Life 
With The Burn!

I Accepted The Offering
Made To Save Me
AND
Accepted
That My Quest
Without Christ's Cross
Translated Into
A Soul Not Anchored
A Soul Sure
In The Storm
Lost!

In Receipt Of Wisdom's Understanding ...

I Tossed Away Satan As Boss
Cut Out The Useless
AND
The Fluffy
Set Aside The Unnecessary Costs
AND
Rid My Heart Of The Cold Heart Frosts!

And, Now, Praise God ...

By Faith
I Know That
With Jesus Christ Daily Borne Aloft
AND
With Patient Endurance
AND
The Holy Spirit's Abiding
I Will Not 
I Cannot 
Suffer Eternal Loss!

No Cross! No Crown!

A Morning Prayer

I Thank You For My Blessings,  Lord!

Before You, Consecrated,  I Bow!

I Lay My Labour And Pleasures At Your Feet

To Be Blessed 

Or Denied

As You In Wisdom Provide For My Comfort Sweet!

I Thank You For Spared Life

And For Daily Bread!

I Thank You That I Have Someplace Safe

Where I Can Lay My Head!

I Thank You, Lord

Assuredly For

The Blessing That Permits Me To Approach As My Lord!

I Thank You, Lord

For Eyes That Permit Me To See A New Day!

I Thank You, Lord

That I Can Bless You With My Prayers!

I Thank You For Life

And That The Life That Is Promised To Come

And Thank You For The Finished Work

That The Holy Christ Has Done!

I Own No Other Master,  Lord!

Uplift Me As I Deny The Fraud!

Let Me Walk Ever At Your Side

And

Let Love For You In My Humble Heart Abide

For You Are The Holy, Living, Loving, True And Eternal God

In Whom I Willingly This Day Confide!

I Love You, Lord!

AMEN

PRAYER : I Need You, Lord

I Love You, Lord

And

I Will Glady Eat

What You, In Love

Daily Feed Me

For I Have No Desire

To Permit Satan To Lead Me

To Pastures Of Pretty Provisions

Where The Eating Costs Plenty!

Father, My Soul Is In You

Satisfied!

I May Eat Grass

But I Shall Be In You

Fat And Flourishing

For I Am Nourished

From The Living Hand

That Was Dead

The Hand Of The Glorious King

Who Willingly Died In My Stead

So That I

May Be Made Fit

For Heaven

After Having By His Grace

Been Suitably Fed!

Lord, I Have No Need

For Gold-leaf Covered

Spinach Leaves!

I Have No Need For Water

Filtered Through Precious Stones As Rocks!

I Have No Need For

Caviar-Grade Meals

But I Need Ever Always

To Have You

As Provider Of My Necessary Meals!

I Need You, Lord

To Provide Me With Spiritual Food!

I Need You, Lord

To Guide Me And Help Me To Stay Away

From The Wrong Path

Where Once I Stood!

I Need You, Lord

To Bless Me

Heal Me

Guide Me

Out Of The Monster's Woods

Where Satan Himself

Is Builder Director Perfector

Of The Dark Neighborhood!

Lord, Help Me To Live In The Light

So That I May See My Jesus As King

At The Passing

Of Earth's Long Night!

In Jesus' Name, I Make My Plea!

Oh, How I  Love You, Lord!

AMEN