Really Living Dead!

I Stand Before You 
As
A Dead Person!
Not Any Old Pedestrian Dead
BUT 
A Person - According To The Bible
Who Is 
By Choice
Dead 
To The Call Of This World
Where All Sinful Lusts Are 
With Pious Devotion
Fed!

I've Tasted Of 
The World's Sweet Meats
Which Gregariously Pulled Me
Away From God 
AND WHICH
Without Fail
Left In My Mouth
A Bitter After-Taste
AND
A Sour Stomach 
On Riotous Repeat!

From The Reading Of The Holy Scriptures
I Know That
- If Left Unrepented
AND
Unconfessed -
All Known Sin
Is Going To Rear Up
In Accusation
Against Me When 
The Great Judge Of The Earth 
We Meet!

Only Problem, Though
When We Finally Face 
The Judgement Bar 
Of 
Jesus Christ The Righteous
It Will Be Too Late
To Confess Our Sins
OR 
"Try" To Make A Passing Excuse
AND
For This Very Reason
I Choose NOW
To Be Dead To The World
NOW
AND
To Be Alive In Jesus Christ
So That In That Great Day
I Will Not Be Among The Rejected
Who
- In Fact -
Are Accounted To The Kingdom
As Total Cast Outs!
The Ejected!

I Implore You, Therefore, Brethren ...

Let Us Live 
In The World
BUT
Not Be 
A Part Of It!

Let Us Be The Salt That Flavors
That Points The Taste-buds Of Others
 To Jesus Christ!

Let Us, Therefore
Lift Up The Savior
So That His Mercy And Grace
Will Enlarge Us
As We - By Right Living -
Set Stones In The Path Called 
The Holy Way
AND
Then Lift Us Up To Glory On
That Great And Glorious Day!

Are YOU 
Really 
Truly 
As A Born-Again 
United-With-Christ Christian
Living ... DEAD
To This World?!

INDICTED: Working For God?!

You Love ME?!

How Can You Say You Love Me
When
You Say Nothing
Whilst Knowing That My Life Is A Big Fat Lie?!

How Can You Believe That You Love Me
When You Know That The Life I Lead
Will Cause Me To Eternally Die?!

You Say Your Way Is Better
BUT
Have You Shown Me
How To Live The Right Way?
Or
Is Your Better Way
Just For You
AND
Everybody Else
Is To Live Like
A Rabid Stray?!

I May Not Know Much
About The God That You Trust
BUT
I Have Heard A Thing Or Two
About The Holy God
AND
I Know
That The Truth
That You Are Unwilling To Feed Me
Makes You
Nothing More Than
A Laid Up
Weak
Unholy Fraud!

Love Me?!
You Most Certainly Do Not
OR
You Would - In Love -
Point Out
The Errors Of My Ways!
You Would Find Me
A Burden Upon Your Soul
AND 
Make Helping Me To See 
The Real Jesus
Your Life's 
True 
AND 
Ultimate Goal!

My Life Is Not
The Best One!
Lord Knows
It Is The Only One I Have Got
BUT
If I Were You
- An All-Fired Christian -
Working For My Jesus
I Would Try My Best
To Show The Right Way To You!

Please ...

Don't Try To Be Polite
Saying 
You Don't Want To Hurt My Feelings!
What Good Are Feelings
When As A Lost Sheep
I'm Dead?!

Tell Me Plain!
Let Me Make The Decision
To Accept 
Or 
To Ignore You
BUT
Don't Feed Me Lovely Provender
- With Poison -
On A Comfortable Four-Poster Bed!

Hurt Me ... With The Truth!
Don't Comfort Me ... With A Lie!
Help Me To Make
An Informed Decision
So That
If 
I Choose The Lie
I Made That Choice
FREELY!
AND
I Won't Be Dying
Because
You Came To Me 
Pretty AND Lying!

The Lord Gave You Mission?!
So, Go On AND Do It!

The Lord Gave You A Message?!
So, Get Up AND Deliver It!

Do God's Work
For Which You Say
You Have Been Called
AND
Stop Acting Like
An Undercover Agent
For The King Of 
The Underground Fraud Squad!

So ...

Tell Me?

What IS The Word Of The Lord?

THANKS GIVING: How Would You Feel...?!

Dear Ones,

The Reason That There Are So MANY VERSES In The Bible 
Regarding Asking For Gifts 
AND 
Thanksgiving For Benefits Received
Is
To Remind Us 
To Remember 
Our Manners!

Think For Yourself:

How Would You Feel About A Child 
Whose Voice Only Extended To Cover Two Things :

"Give Me ...!"

AND

"I Want ...!"

How Would You Feel About A Child 
Who Ignores Your Rules 
AND
Directions 
But
ALWAYS 
Has A Hand In Your Wallet Or Pocket!

How Would You Feel About A Child 
Who Never 
Humbly Asked 
For Anything 
BUT
Always Aggressively 
Presumptuously 
DEMANDS
That You Provide For Him Her
BUT
Is NEVER Willing 
To Go On Even The Smallest Errand For You!

How Would You Feel About 
Your Child 
Who Never Blesses Your Faithful Giving 
BUT
Who Curses You 
For Not Giving Into Their Very Often 
Foolish 
AND
Dangerous
Wants?

How Would You Really Feel About 
The God Who Gives His Children
Only 
Party Food And Favors 
BUT
Never Life-Sustaining Food?

How Would You Honestly Feel About 
The God Who Would Give 
A Growing Child 
A Homestead In Candy Land 
With The Stipulation That 
That Child Never Go To 
Vegetable Village
Nor To 
Wise Water-Ways
Nor To 
Heaven-Sent Glades?

Think On This:

The Very God Who Desires
To Hear Our Humble Prayers 
AND 
Petitions
IS
The Very Same God
Who Desires To Hear
Our Glorious Praise 
AND
Joyful Words Of Thanksgiving 
Before
When 
AND
After 
He Blesses Us
With The Desires Of Our Hearts!

Almighty God
Is Also
The Same God
Who Desires To Hear Us Say:

"Thank You, Father!"

For His Saving Grace
Protecting Us
From Making The Biggest Mistakes
Of Our Lives
By His Withholding
That Which Was Not
To Our Blessing!

When We Request A Favor
From A Friend
Do We Not Say:

"Thanks ... In Advance!"

Is Not The Living God

Worth Much More

Than This!

Lest We Forget ...

In Highest Gratitude
We Should Also "Throw In!" 
A Little Something Extra Each
For The Blessings Of:

• Food
• Shelter
• Clothing
• Life
• Love
• Health
• Wealth
• Friends
• Family
• Trees
• Grass
• Air
• Sunshine
• Rain
• Exercise
• Peace
• Rest
• Belief
• Blessing
• Faith
• Living Hope
• Hope For Glory
• Etc., etc..

Saying "Thank You!" 
To Our Holy God 

AND

Praising Him 
For His Blessings Toward Us 

CANNOT 

Diminish Us 
In Neither 

Our Eyes Nor His! 

Praise Costs Us Nothing 

AND

Blesses Us Mightily 

In The Realm Of The Great Unknown!

Heaven's 
Unspeakable Glories 
Await!

Let Us Practice 
Our Praising
The Almighty God
For His Glorious Bounties
To Us

From 
All Like NOW!!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The International Mall Of Renown

The International Mall Of Renown
Is
Perpetually Open For Business
AND
Surprise And Shock
Has
Only Two Stores!

The Stores
Have Very Different Color Schemes:

One Store Is Painted Glorious White!

The Other Store Is Painted 
With A Cadenced Array Of 
The Colors Of The Rainbow 
AND ... Black Lit!

Strangely Enough ...

Every Product On Offer
In Each Store
- According To The Store's Brand Of Distinction -
Points The Client Buyer Purchaser To
Only 
One
Way!

The Stores Have
- As To Be Expected -
Totally Different Names:

One Store Is Called
"ANY WHICH WAY!"
AND
Sells A Mind-boggling Array Of
Terra Firma Knowledge Nuggets
AND
Nifty Niceties
Plus
Self-Made Sachets
AND
Self-Satisfaction Sorbets!

There Is A Darkly Hidden Price On Everything!

The Other Store Is Called
"GOD'S WAY!"
AND
Offers A Clearly-Marked
Simple Fruit Basket From The Spirit
Plus
Mustard Seeds Exposing Living Faith!
Solid Gold Belts Marked "Truth!"
Tiny Bulbs Giving "Living Light!"
A Book Called "We Have This Hope!"
AND
A Matchbook Called "Confession!" 
Which Contains One Reusable Match Called 
"Repentance!"

Everything Is Offered "FREE!"
Having Been Paid For
- In Advance -
By The Owner's Only Son!

In A Corner Of The Store
Is An Altar Of Unhewn Stones Called 
"Sacrifice!"
AND
The Only Offering Accepted Thereon Is:

"The Willing Self!"

Next To The Altar 
Is
He Who Is Called "The Door!"
He Through Whom
Is Available
All The Heavenly Delights!

All Living
Can Enter The Main Entrance Of The Mall
BUT
The Stores 
Have Decidedly Different Entrances:

One Store Has A Technicolor Broadway!

AND

One Store Has A Plainly Lit Narrow Pathway!

One Store Can Lie
AND
Enchantment And Enticement Use
BUT

The Other Store

Must Stick To The Gospel Truth!

"GOD'S WAY!" 
Can Only Be Entered
On The Right Side
AND
"ANY WHICH WAY!"
Can Only Be Entered
From The Left Side!

It Is Impossible
To Move From The Right Side To The Left Side 
And Enter From Your Right Side
AND
It Is Impossible To Move
From The Left Side
To The Right Side
And Enter From Your Left Side!

Got It?!

If Not  ...

Draw A Rectangular Box
Mark One Long Side As The Left Side
Mark One Long Side As The Right Side
- There Is No Atrium Nor Food Court -
Inscribe The Short Sides Of Your Box:

Right Door
Left Door

There Is An Impervious
Insulated
Party Wall
Dividing The Two Stores!

You Will Note That 
This Form Factor Produces 
An Act Of The Will
In The Decision Of Where One Will Shop!

There Is 
NEVER 
An Accidental Shopping Experience!

"ANY WHICH WAY!"
Is 
A Sensualist's Paradise
AND

There Is No Floor To Be Seen 

For It Is Covered In   
The Rolling Mist Of A Bayou!

Music Of The Outcast
In Myriad And Strange Beats 
Envelops One 
As A Warm And Welcoming Robe
Upon Entry!
Every Sense Is Assaulted 
Calmed
Teased
Tortured
Captured
AND
Bodily Satisfied!

"GOD'S WAY!"
Is 
A Haven Of Rest
Where Peace
Passes 
Human Understanding!

There Is Rest
For The Riven Soul!
Hope For The Broken Soul!
Love For The Heart Grown Cold!
Strength For He Who Is Not Bold!
There Is A Home
For He Who Has None
AND
Grace For All On The Run!
This Is Not A Place For Worldly Fun
BUT
A Haven
Whether You've Done The Partying 
Or
You're Answering The Call
To Sit Down To Dinner With God's Son!

Store Policies?

"ANY WHICH WAY!" Has:

No Limits!

No Lies!

We Have It!

Don't Cry!

You Don't See It?

Please Ask!

To Pander To You

Is 

Our Sworn Only Task!

The Mysteriously Provocative 
AND
Soul-Tantalizing Gifts On Offer Are:

• Strange Flesh
• Lusting Time
• Money
• Honey
• Wining
• Dining
• Most Toys
• Losing Ain't For Winners
• MADE - By Me!
• Top Shelf Derby
• Tail Tale Tally
• Touch This
• Hold That
• Tempter's Wild
• Snake Oil
• Snake Eyes
• Bamboozled 

And Absolutely Divinely Gorgeous 

• Devil Dancer Flowers!

Hand-Sum Deville
The Concierge Of "All That Delights!"
Personally Gives A Whiff Of 
"Wisdom Of The Ages!"
Mingled With 
"Forbidden Knowledge!"
To The Rabid Truth Seekers 
Seeking The Mastery 
Who
- With Evident Resolve -
Enter Therein!

"GOD'S WAY!" Store Policy Is:

Come In!

You Will Be 

By

Almighty God Blessed

AND

By The World 

Cruelly Tested And Tried

AND 

Enduring By Jesus' Faith

To The Bitter End

You Will Be 

Immortalized

Glorified

AND

Eternally Blessed!

Offered 
Simply And Plainly Wrapped
Are Gifts Of:

• Stand As One Atoned
• Sheep Oil
• Do Right
• Saving Grace
• Mercy For Me
• Shepherd's Care
• Victory In Jesus
• Prayer Is Power
• Spirit Of The Living God
• Never Alone

And 

• Good Fight Of Faith

Wisdom AND Understanding 
Were 
The Attending Teachers 
With 
Equity AND Judgment
Pointing The Right Way!


Foot Traffic ...

Is Off The Chain On One Side
At "ANY WHICH WAY!"

AND

A Mere Remnant Of That Amount 
Goes To 
"GOD'S WAY!"

It Should Be Noted Here That:

Upon Occasion
You Will See 
A Standard Bearer For The Light 
Exiting From The Left Side's
"ANY WHICH WAY!" 
AND
Regaining The Mall Entrance 
Make A Deliberate
Righteous Right Turn 
Straight 
Into The Light Store!

They Would Always Leave The Light
Invigorated 
BUT ...!

One Would Also 
Upon Occasion 
See 
A Dark-Lord Darling 
Escape 
From That Den Of Iniquity 
Screaming:

          "God Help Me!" 

                                          "God Save Me!" 

                                                                            "God Forgive Me My Sin!" 

Whereupon 
Bright Angels 
Excelling In Strength 
Surround 
The Fallen One 
AND
Fighting Off The Fiends Once Called "Friends!"
Guide Him 
Safely 
To The One Called
The Door!

The Door 
Makes Everyone Feel
Loved 
AND
Blessed
AND
Welcomed
AND

Safe!

The Bottom Line ...

The Two Stores
Represent 
The Two World-Dominating Opinions
On The Earth Planet!

Every Living Human Being
Must 
Pick A Store
- One Store -
From Which To Purchase
His Her Life-Affirming Goods!

Straddling The Fence Is Not Permitted
Even Though One 
May Seem By Both
To Have Been Outfitted!

You Will Love One Store
AND
Despise The Other
BUT 
Come Revelation's
Celebration's Big Day
"GOD'S WAY!"
Light Store's Enduring-Life 
Customers 
- Not The Casual Shoppers -
Living And Dead
Will Become
Eternally Blessed
Glory-Home Going
Immortal Flying Planet Hoppers!

Everybody Else
Along With The Vile Dragon
That Purveyor Of Lust Death Grief And Passion
At
"ANY WHICH WAY!"
Will Become
Eternally Accursed
Fire-Lake Diving Belly Floppers!

Shopping In The International Mall Of Renown
Is
A Life-Changing Event!
None Can Escape
A Purchase At The Mall
For
- Come Hell Or Heaven -
Every Human
Must Enter
That Mall
AND
By Uncoerced Personal Choice
With One Particular Store
In Love
Fall!

An Undeclared Love 
Is
- By Default -
Approval
For
"ANY WHICH WAY!"
Because
Entering Into
"GOD'S WAY!"
Must Be Publicly Declared!

REMEMBER THIS:

No One

Can

Force

You

To Shop

In Either

Of The Stores!

NO ONE!!

The Choice 

Is 

Ours

ALONE!!