Sitting Saint Or Working Warrior? + PRAYER: My Lord And My God!

Flawed!
Driven!
Standard Bearers For God
Jacob
David
AND
The Apostle Paul
Not Willing To Sit Still
To Let God's Glory Be Stained
These Men On Missions
Blessed God
AND
It Valiantly Proclaimed!

Usurper!
Birthright Thief!
Adulterer!
Murder!
Persecutor-In-Chief
Each Had A History
AND
None Seemed Worthy
BUT
All Had Great Faith
AND
Firm Belief In The Word!

Standing On The Promises Of The Father
None From Battle Turned Away
Each Willing To Be For God
BUT
Only After They Had To Him Prayed!

Not One
An Armchair Warrior!
Not One
Unwilling To Face Fate!
All Trusting
To The Lord God Almighty
Ready
Willing
Prepared To Face
The Lineman's Fate!

The Calls Are Heard:

                  Keep The Communication Lines Open!

                                                 Keep The Channel Clear!

Remove The Barriers To Safe Passage!

                   Make The Way Plain Lest The Weak Die!

No Sitting Saints These!
Working Warriors All
Approved
AND
Used
By The Master
Useful To God
After Each 
Did Into Sin Fall!

So ...

If You Love The Living God
BUT
You Have Been Led To Believe
That Your Besmirched Soul's Garment
Is Such That To It
Sin Doth Cleave
If You Want To Work For Jesus
If You Are Willing
Your Given Talents To Display
If You Believe Your God Can Use You
Humbly
- As A Child Willing -
Say:

I Am Thine, Lord!

I Am Willing To Work!

My Heart Is Yours,  Lord

Give Unto This Servant

A Mission Of Work!

I Don't Know The End From The Beginning

But

Lord, I Know You Do!

Use Me

So That I Don't Use Others!

Give Me A Battle Line

That By Your Mercy And Grace

I Will Willingly Hold For You!

I Am Learning!

I Love You, Lord!

I Am Done With Scheming!

I Am On You Leaning!

In Me, You Are First!

For Me, You Are Last!

Thank You, God, For Jesus Christ

In Whom My Lot Is Cast!

As Long As You Are With Me, Lord

Wherever You Place Me

Or Send Me

I Will Go!

I Do Love You

For

You Are My Lord And My God!

AMEN.

HAPPY SABBATH + A Word From The Word?!

That Sermon
Convinced Me
AND
Opened My Understanding
Today
BUT
Something Important Was Missing
For
I Didn't Feel The Need To Change 
Any Of My Old Ways!

That Sermon Was En Pointe!

I Tell You

My Conscience Was Seriously Aroused

BUT

Something Was Missing

For

My Head Is Still In The Cloud!

That Sermon Was Amazing!

It Surely Gave Me All The Feels!

It Excited All My Emotions

BUT

Get Me On My Knees?!

Oh, Puleeze!!

So, Brethren
Is The State Of Modern Christianity
Appealing To Heads
Dampening Hearts
AND
Tickling Senses!
No Jesus In Joy Is Found 
BUT
A Whole Lotta Satan
On The Go-To Chart Carts
That Seriously Freely Abound!

A Sermon That Leaves Your Senses Roiling
Is Seriously Lacking The Holy Spirit Of God!
It Lacks The Seasoning Of Reasoning Together
By Which God Calls
All ... To His Holy Heart!

"Come Let Us Reason Together!"
IS
A Call To Parlay!
God Will Show You
His Sure Certain Way
AND
He Will Prove To You
That Looking Out For You Is His Way!

But ...

A Sermon That Appeals
Only To Your Learned-Human Head 
AND
Your Excitable Skin
Is Not Going To Turn You Away
From Your Own Wicked Way!

Remember ...

God Said That
The Heart Of Man Is Deceitful
Desperately Wicked
AND
Beyond All Knowing
AND
If You Trust In Your Own Heart
With No Input From Him Who Died
You Should Know That For Your Sin
You, Yourself
Are Going To Have To Die!

So ...

Without A Convinced
Convicted Understanding
That "Good News!" Message
Will Fall Upon
A Very Hard Heart
The Stony Unproductive Ground
Where Not A Good Fruit Tree 
Will E'er Be Found!

And, So ...

We See - Here -
A Need For Renewal
Revival
Reformation 
A Need For The Under-Shepherds
To Invite The Holy Spirit
To Guide Them
In Preparing For The People
A Straight 
Two-Edged Sword Word!
A Word From The Word
Blessed Of Heaven
AND
Not From
The Downloads Of The Popularly Pious Of 
The TV-Land World!
A Word That Will Cull Believing Sheep 
From The Doubting Goat Herd
Causing Them To Change Their Ways
AND
Be Found Fit For Jesus Christ To Keep!

Jesus Said That
In His Kingdom
There Will Be A Congregation
Made Up Of 
Every Kindred
Every Nation
Every People
Every Tongue!
A People
With Heads And Hearts
In Alignment
With The Holy Spirit
Convinced
AND
Convicted
Not Emotionally Caught Up
AND
Swayed By Smooth Rhetoric
AND
The Devilish Dark Arts!

Are You Able To 
On The Good Word Heard To Stand
OR
Is Your Good Word Heard
Leaving You Flailing Around
In Sinking Sand?

Have You Heard 

Any

Convicting 
Convincing
Straight And Sure Word Sermons

Lately?

Has A Good Word
Recently
Caused Your Heart
To Leap With Joy In Jesus!

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God Is The God

Of

Full Disclosure!

God Lays His Love

On

Our Line!

God Lays Bare

His Character

For Our Inspection

And

Calls Us

To His Way

Where

Hope 
Help 
And
Healing

Are Off Of

The Heavenly Fruit Vine!

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Trust God's Words 
NOT
Your Preacher's!

PERSONAL PUZZLER: Why?

Why Is It
That My God To Me
Looks Nothing Like Your God To You?

Why Is It
That My Faith To Me
Is A Great Failing To You?

Why Is It
That Your Triumph To Me
Is My Trial To You?

Why Is It
That My Rest To Me
Is My Riot To You?

Why Is It
That My Calling To Me
Is Considered A Curse By You?

Why Is It
That My Caring For Criminals Is Christian
But My Caring For Christians Is Criminal Even To You?

Will YOU, Dear Christian
Answer And Tell Me The Answers To
Why?
Why?
And
Why?
For Some Of These Questions
Have Answers For Which
Even Certain Worldlings Are Willing To Die!

Please, Won't You Answer Me Why?

PRAYER: Father, Help Me To Look Up To You

Have Mercy, Dear Father

And 

Forgive Me

For All The Times

I Have Raised My Self

Above

My Creator

My Healer

My Helper

My Provider

My Defender

My Protector

My Perfector

My Savior

My Sealer

My Friend To The End

My Lord

And 

My God!

Help Me, Father

To Look Away From Self

And 

Look Up To You

To Step Outside Of Self

And

Step Up To Glory In You

To Give Up Self

And 

Give In To You

To Walk Holy

And 

To Live Wholly For You

In Whom My Hope Rests!

I Pray, Lord

For The Indwelling

The Chiding

And 

The Direction 

Of The Blessed Holy Spirit!

I Also Pray, Lord

That In The Day

That I Must Need Be Chastised

That You, In Mercy

Will Help Me To Accept Graciously

The Reproof 

As A Blessed Child

Of A Loving And Holy Father!

I Also Beseech You, Dear Father

To Help Me

- No Matter The Earthly Reward -

Not To Grieve The Holy Spirit Away!

I Love You, Lord

And 

I Thank You For The Many Blessings

And 

For Hearing 

And 

Answering Prayers

Even With The Unwanted 

Yet Often Necessary

Fatherly "NO!"

In Jesus' Holy Name 

I Come

I Stand

And 

Plead!

AMEN.

Who Is YOUR God?

I Believe God!
I Believe In God!
I Love God!
I Trust God!
I Trust In God!
I Hope In God
BUT ...!

BUT What?!

The Problems ...!

What Problems?!

There Is Always A Problem ...!

Wait Up!
You Did Say You Believe In God,  Right?!

Yeaaahh ... But ...!

Stop!  Just Stop?!
...  And Think About What You Are Really Saying!

Okay!

NOW TELLTell  Me WHO IS Your GOD?

Tell Me How Big Is Your God!

Did Not Our Holy And Living God
The Creator
The Shepherd
The Provider
The Sustainer
Our Hope
Our Helper
Our Healer
Our Sealer
Our Savior
AND
Our Friend 
Say: ASK
Nothing Wavering
Because He Has Nothing For Those Who Doubt?

Yes ... .

Alright Then.

So, Who Is Your God?
Can Your God Do
OR
Does He Just Require YOU To Do Things To Prove That You Love Him?
OR
Has Your God Already Done All
To PROVE To You That YOU Can AND Should TRUST Him?

Our God Says If We Love Him
Keep His Commandments!

Yeah! 
Our Keeping 
Of All God's Commandments 
Means Obedience!

Which God Is Your God:

The One Who Loves You By Unalterable Action
OR
The God Who - By Outside Inputs - 
Goads You Into Unprofitable Reactions!?

Is Your God Holy? True? Real?

Is Your God The One
Whose Living Word Cannot Fail?

If Your God Is One
Who Can Be Caused To Fall
To Topple Over
AND
Who Can Be Set Up To Fail
AND
Not Deliver On His Own "Promises!"
You Need To Get Rid Of Him
AND
Get The God Eternal
Who Created Us All
Planet And All
Heaven And All!

I Hear That!

Father,

Free Me From Doubt!

Father, Free Me!

My Soul Is Crying Out!

Help Me To Trust You

Totally

And 

To Believe

That My Requests

Asked Not Amiss

I Shall

By Faith Receive!

Amen.

My God Is REAL ...!

AND ...?

... So Is My Faith!

God Has Got Me Covered!!

AMEN!!

God Is My Shepherd!

I Desire To See Him
Who
For Me
Gave His Life!

I Desire To Live With Him
Who Ended
The Conflict
Between Death And Life!

I Desire To Walk Holy!
I Desire To Sing The Glad Refrain:

Blessing And Glory

AND

Thanksgiving And Honor

Unto The Holy Name!

Lord, I Love You!

I Have Chosen To Walk Your Way!

It's Too Late To Turn Back

AND

I Refuse To Know There's Such A Way!

I Have In My Hand

The Blood-Soaked 

Heaven-Is-Home Ticket

AND

I Am Glad To Confess

I Can't Afford The Turn-Back Fare!

Dear God, You Are My Shepherd

You Lovingly Guide Me Along The Way

AND

Because Of This Treasured Blessing

Satan And His Machinations

I Will Not Fear!

Amen.

Problems Praying?!

When We Are Having A Hard Time
A Hard Time Saying Our Prayers
Unable To Tell The Lord
What Is Causing Us To Despair
Let Us Get Out A Pencil And Paper
AND
The King James Good Book
AND
Then Think Of A Word
Upon Which We Can
Our Present Sorrow Hook!

Then ...

Let's Turn To Our Bible's Concordance
OR
Even The Exhaustive Strong's
AND
Seek For Our Problem's Word
AND
All The Suggested Texts Track Down!

First 
Start With Those Texts
Found In The Book Of The Psalms
Then
Give The Book Of The Proverbs A Go
Followed By The Book Of The Prophet Isaiah
AND
Then To
The Gospel Books Of
Matthew
Mark
Luke
AND
John 
Go!

Thereafter
Let's Spread Our Net Wide
AND
To The Rest Of Our Holy Bible 
With Blessed Assurance Go
AND
As We Pray Back To God
His Promises True
We Will See Our Prayer Life
Explode!
I Do Not Kid You!

NOW ...

If For Some Reason
Our Problem's Word-Study
Cannot Be Found
Let Us Take Pleasure
In Using A Synonym-Study
AND
Subsequently 
Watch Our Prayer Life
Acquire The Change Profound!

This Prayer-Problem Thought 
Is Not Original To Me!
I've Just Documented It
In A Memorable Way
To Be A Blessing
For Everybody!

If You Want Proof
That This Technique Works
Just Look At The Three Times 
That Jesus
Had A Ready Word
To Send Satan Scurrying Away!

Jesus Knew The Name Of His Problem
AND
He Knew The Living Word To Fix The Problem!

Every Word 
That Jesus Used
In Reply To Satan
Began The Same Simple
AND
Efficacious Way:

It Is Written ...!

It Is Written Again ...!

The Coup de grace
From Jesus To Satan
In The Third Temptation
Was:

Get Thee Hence, Satan

For It Is Written ...!

It Is Written
Are The Best Words
That A Believer
Can Say Pray
Today
For We Are Claiming From
The Living God
The Promises
Which He Has The Currency
For Which Our Faith
Extracts
Its Holy Pay!

We Need Have No Fear
In Calling God To Account
For
He Is Not A Man
That He Should Lie
AND 
Turn Us About!

Just Remember
That Not All Prayers
Are Answered
When Or How
We Expect Them To Fly
AND 
Know That This Means
- Without Fear Or Failing -
That Some Of Our Requests
- As Requested -
Will Be Provided To Us For Real
AND
Not As The Proverbial Pie In The Sky!

Our Prayers

Provide To Us

Godly Power!

ALL Things Were Created By Jesus
AND
For His Pleasure!
In Him
We Have Our Being
AND
Do Exist!
Jesus Christ
Gives To Each Man
The Measure Of Faith
The Faith That Works In Tandem 
With Our Belief
With Nary A Shady Twist!

Our Belief 
Urges Us To Trust Him
Who Has All The Power
AND
Our Fervent Prayers
Bring Quickly To Us
His Relief As Blessing Showers!

The Holy Spirit Urges Us To Pray
AND
Makes Intercession For Us
With Inexpressible Groanings
For We Know Not To Pray As We Ought!

The Father God Almighty
Through Love For The Glorified Son
Accepts Our Weak Prayers
AND
Gives To Us 
Our Desires
IF
The Request Is His Will For Us
That Day
And Not Another Way!

Please ...

I Beseech You
Do Not Permit
The Sin Of Presumption
To Get Between You
AND
The Living God
For That Is The Second Temptation
That Jesus Christ Suffered
At The Hands Of The Faithless Fraud!

Please Remember 
To Do As Jesus Did
AND
Send Satan Away
By Telling Him In Plain Language 
That It Is Written
That We Should Not Temp The Lord
Our God 
In Any Way!

Prayer IS Power

AND

Persevering Prayer

IS

Preserving Power!

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REMEMBER! REMEMBER!

The 7th Part

Of

The Whole Armour Of God

Makes God

 - For Us -

Our Strong Tower!