Sunday, August 28, 2016

THE LONELY ROAD: Jesus Saves!





I Walked Along The Lonely Road
Accosted  On All Sides
But
As I Came To The Great Divide
I Heard The Gentle Voice Speaking
Saying:

Be Faithful
Walk Assuredly To Me!
Look Up
And
In Me Abide!


NOW ...

I Had Heard That Voice Often
Sometimes I Heeded
Sometimes ... I Did Not
But
In Retrospect
I Can Safely Say
That In The Heeding
I Carried No Worry
I Tell You
Not A Single Drop!

The Lonely Road
Had Been Lonely Indeed
Every Soul Along The Way
Was Concerned With Self
AND
Speed
For The Way Is Fraught With Danger
Distraction
AND
Disease
AND
Satan's Minions
Acting As Rabid Fleas
Dressed As Wayside Aides
In Beautiful Brocades
Dispensing
Multicolored Tartly Sweet
Free 
Refreshingly Cold
Lemonade!

Miscues
Misdirection
Myriad Miscellany
AND
Minutiae Of Own Way
Self-satisfaction
AND
Glorious Inaction
Are Found
If One Makes A Left Turn
To Walk On Broadway
BUT
Having Heard Of
The Love Of Jesus
AND
Desperately Wanting
To Get To Him
AND
Have Him Guide Me
To The Golden Way
I Stopped
AND
With All The Courage
A Lonely Soul Can Muster
I Said:

If You Are The Holy Jesus
Reveal Yourself To Me
And
I Will Follow You
Faithfully
Unto The End!

Suddenly ...

I Was Out Of The Darkness!
I Was Walking In Light!
My Heart Felt Of Heaven Enraptured!
My Faith Was Giving Me Sight!
My Steps Were There Enlivened!
I Was Walking As One Of Sin Free
AND
I Was Looking At Jesus' Face
AND
Holey
Holy Hands
Were Wholly
Comforting
Carrying Me!

I Will Not Say
That The Rest Of The Journey Is Uneventful
For That Would Be Telling The Untruth
For The Journey Is Not Yet Finished
AND
Satan and His Minions
Are
Very Much Walking About
Lively And Loose!

BUT ...

Jesus Christ, The Lord
Is
My Shepherd
My Help
My Hope
AND
My Stay
AND
I Urge You
When You Hear Him
Your Name Calling
Answer Him
AND
Let Him Direct Every Aspect
Of Your Life Story
On
The Lonely Way
Because ...

Jesus Saves!






Saturday, August 27, 2016

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Mingling Praise With Petitions!!






Mindy Gottit
Grew Up
Grossly Gratified
Through The Gains Of Greed
Generously Granted To Her
By Grandfather Gottfried
AND
Granny Anne-Gel!

The Gottit's
Were Notorious
For Being Gross Grabbits!
"Thank You!"
Was Not A Phrase
Heard Used Amongst Them
Neither Did It Enter Into Their Minds
To Praise Anyone
For A Benefit That They Received
From Another's Hands!

Yet ...

Believe It Or Not
These Gottit Grabbits
Were Rabidly Insistent
That Every Single Person
- For Whom They Had Done
The Merest Favor -
Had To
Bow And Scrape
AND
Kiss Their Rings
AND
Sing Their Praises Profusely
Else They Be Called
"The Ingrate!"

One Fine Day ...

The Most Important Personage In The Public
D'Lordd
Opened Up His Castle
Stating That
He Would Be Granting Requests
To Those Who Willingly Made Petitions!

D'Lordd's Castle 
Had Twelve -  12 -  Gates
AND
A Note Was Affixed
To Every Single Gate!


The Note On The Castle Gate One Said:

Ask -  And It Shall Be Given!
Seek - And Ye Shall Find!
Knock - And The Door Shall Be Opened Unto You!

Gate TWO Said:
Give Thanks ... With A Grateful Heart!

Gate THREE Said:
By Prayer And Supplication 
Let Your Requests Be Made Known Unto God!

Gate FOUR Said: 
Oh, Give Thanks Unto The Lord For He Is Good!

Gate FIVE Said:
The Lord Bless You And Keep You!

Gate SIX Said:
Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow!

Gate SEVEN Said:
Praise Is Comely!

Gate EIGHT Said:
All Of Your Help Cometh From The Lord!

Gate NINE Said:
Thanks Be To God!

Gate TEN Said:
Hallelujah Is The Highest Praise!

Gate ELEVEN Said:
Oh, Give Thanks Unto The Lord 
For
His Mercy Endureth Forever!

Gate TWELVE Said:
No Good Gift Will Be Withheld!


No Surprise! No Shock ...

The First Petitions Received Came 
Wholesale
From Those Grabbits
The Gottit's!

They Had All Seen
Gate ONE
AND
Like A Ravening Locust Horde
The Grabbit Gottit's Got Their Got's On
AND
Grossly Gluttonous
They Made Their Greedy Requests Known!

Then ...
A Strange Thing Was Seen Occurring ...

The Poor
The Peaceful
The Polite
The Widows
The Oppressed
The Distressed
The Repressed
The Demoniacs
The Manic
A Lawyer
A Thief
A  Law School Teacher
A Tax Collector
The Town Whore
The Hungry
AND
The Needy
Were Seen
Steadfastly 
Walking Around The Castle!

Each Person 
Stopped
Stood Firmly
AND
Faithfully Read
Every Single Note
On Every Single Door
As If Life Itself
Rested 
In The Then Viewed Note
On The Current Door!

As Full Understanding Dawned
They Each Smiled
Raised Their Hands
AND
With Blessed Assurance
Each Went To The Door
AND
Made Their Petition
Unto D'Lordd!

As Time Passed
The Grabbit Gottit's 
Started Spreading Talk 
Around Town
That D'Lordd Was The Liar
That D'Lordd Never Answers Petitions
That D'Lordd Was Full Of Hot Air
AND
That They Wanted Nothing More To Do With 
D'Lordd!

There Was A Fine To-Do
Around The Town
As
Just About Every Body
Who Had Walked Around To D'Lordd's Way
Had Had Their Needs Met
AND
They Were Praising D'Lordd!

Gottfried Gottit
Washed Out His Mouth
On D'Lordd
Until ...
Like A Proverb
A Little Child
Led Him To The Truth!

That Little One Said
In Bell-like Tone:


"If D'Lordd's Words Resided In You
And You 
Had Resided In D'Lordd
Your Petitions 
Would Have Been Received!"

BUT ...

Said Gottfried:

"I Did What Gate ONE Said To Do 
And I Got Bupkiss!"

A Voice Was Heard Asking :

"If You Saw A Gate Marked ONE
What Should That Have Told You?"

"That There Was Another Gate!"
Those Assembled Cried In Unison!

BUT ...

Replied Gottfried:

Going Looking For Another Gate
Required Effort
And I Just Didn't See Why
I Should Walk Around!  
That Is Hard Work 
And I Pay People To Get My Work Done!
Furthermore
ONE Is My Favorite Number
AND
It Becomes My Station In Life!

"Man, You Need To Humble Yourself Before D'Lordd!"

"Did You Open The Door!"


"Door?! What Door?!"


"ALL Who Go To D'Lordd
Must Believe
That He Is 
And That He Is A Rewarder
Of Those Who Diligently Seek Him!"

"Huh?!
Believe!?
Who Said Anything About Believing?"

"I Read That D'Lordd Gives Good Gifts
AND
I Like Presents
AND
The Note Said: ASK!
AND
I Asked! Nothing To It!"


"Didn't You Ever Receive Anything From D'Lordd?"

Yeah! 
Sure!
But It Was Just Something Good That 
I Really, Really, Needed!

 A Voice Was Heard Saying:


He Just Wants The Bread And Fish!!

True!!  True!!

A Voice Asked:


Did You Give "Thanks!" 

And Praise To D'Lordd 
Just Like You 
DEMAND 
That Everybody Give You "Thanks!" 
And Praise For Everything ...


...  Including Their Paycheck 

That They More Than Earned!

Why Should I 
Gottfried Gottit
Say "Thanks!" 
For Something 
D'Lordd Asked Me 
To Ask Him For?!

Why Should I 
Praise D'Lordd 
For Giving Me Something 
That He Offered Me!


Raised In A Barn!!



Who Said That?

I Did!  Said Ma Rainey!
And I Cast Upon Your Head 
Your Charge Against Anybody 
Who Does Not Thank And Praise You 
According To Your Overblown Ideals!
You - Gottfried Gottit - Are An Ingrrraate!!

D'Lordd Gives Unto Us
What
In His Far-seeing Wisdom
Is Best For Us!
He Is Our Sovereign Lord
And
In Gratitude
For His Unmerited Favor Toward Us
We Give Willing Praise And Thanks!


That Gottfried Thinks He Is The Cat's Meow!



And He Believes His Requests Are Good Gifts To D'Lordd!

Suddenly ...

D'Lordd Is Noticed Walking Toward The Assembly!


D'Lordd! 

D'Lordd!


Gottfried! Walk With Me!
But, But, But, I Didn't Do Anything!

Exactly!
Now, Walk With Me!

We May Never Know What D'Lordd Said To Gottfried
BUT
He Is A Changed Man
AND
A Real Change Is Being Seen 
Among The Former Grabbit Gottit's!

They Are Turning Into The Gottit Givvitt's!

They Give Praise!
They Give Thanks!
They Are 
- Out Of Thankful Hearts -
Even Giving Gifts To Others
AND
Doing Missionary Work
AND
(No Need To Gasp)
They Are Exuberantly Giving Glory
To D'Lordd!

As For The Princess
Mindy Gottit
She Is A Work In Progress
For
Old Habits 
- Just Like Bad Attitudes -
Die Hard!



Pssst!
Are You 
Continually Giving 
Unto The Lord
YOUR Personal 
"Thanks!" 
And 
Praise?!




I Go To God + PRAYER: Claiming What God Says Is Mine!





I Live
In A Dying Body!
I Talk
In Prayer
To The Lord Of Life!
My Attitude
Before Him
Is One Of Reverence
Hoping Ever To Let Self
Bow Out
In Deference!

I Go To God
My Case To Plead!
I Tell God Everything
As Before Him
My Heart Bows
And
My Will Yields!
I Take No Pleasure
In Speaking
About My Sinful Disgrace
But
I Go To God Knowing
That In His House
He Holds For Me
A Beautiful Place!

PRAYER:

Lord,
I Place My Lowly Hand In Thine
And 
Willingly Acknowledge
That Thou Art Divine!

I Thank You, Lord
For Your Sacrifice
That Allows Me
By Grace 
To Grow Up
And
I Thank You For The Mercy
That Permits My Repentance
When
For Grace
By My Falling
In The Sad Day
I Fail To Show Up!
Forgive Me!

Father,
I Come To You Humbly
Knowing
That You Are Kind
And
I Claim
With Confidence
What You Have For Me
And 
In The Name Of The Blessed Jesus
I Accept It As Mine!
I Love You, LORD!
AMEN.




Friday, August 26, 2016

HAPPY SABBATH: Human Fate And Diplomatic Snakes!







There Was A Snake Named 
Diplomat
AND
There was Diplomat Named 
Snake!
Both Worked The Same Agenda
For
They Both Labored
To Delineate
Every Single Human's Fate!

When Diplomat Couldn't Achieve His Game Pass
He Called Upon Snake
To Do The Follow Through
AND
With Snake Doing The Mesmerizing
Diplomat Finalized
The Territorial Agreements
Of
Nations And Kindred
AND
Tongues And People
Many More Than Just A Few!

Well ...

It Was Inevitable
That One Day
Truth
Would Come Walking
Through The Door
Followed Deftly By 
The Light Of The Ages
With Wisdom
AND
Judgment
Making A Heavenly Guard
Whose Plain Words
- Spoken With Integrity And Honor -
Sounded To Wrongdoers
Like Keys Opening
Long Seized-up
Rusted
Prison Doors!

Diplomat The Snake
AND
Snake The Diplomat
Operate On The Basis
That Greed Is A Necessary Human Function
That One Upsmanship
Is The Juice For The Fool
AND
Taking Candy From Kids
Is The Tool Cruel
AND
Perfect
Perfect Fuel!

Open Your Eyes!
Clean Your Ears!
Hear The Hiss!
Snakes Are Subtle
AND
Diplomatic Snakes
Change Their Skin At Will!

Trust Truth
Even Though It May Hurt You!
Utilize Wise Wisdom
Even Though She Brings Forth
Lessons Hard!

Walk In The Light
AND
You Will Not Stumble
BECAUSE
The Judge Of The Earth
Makes The Final Judgment!
So Be Brave
For
Satan's Willing Workers
Will Rumble
Grumble
AND
Around Fumble
AND
Finally
To Hell Tumble 
Down!


Truth May Be Thrown

To The Ground

BUT

God's Truth 

Will Never Of Itself Fall Down!





Thursday, August 25, 2016

PERSONAL PUZZLER: The Mercy Of God




God's Grace
AND
Mercy
Gives Me
Provision
Position
Possession
AND 
Living Hope
AND
One Day
If 
In Him
I Stand Firm
AND
Endure
To Mortal Life's End
I, Too
With All The Faithful
Of All The Ages
Shall
Receive
The Commendation Of
"Well Done, Good & Faithful Servant!"
"Enter Into The Joy Of Thy Lord!"
Immortality
Everlasting Life
A White Linen Robe Of Christ's Righteous
A Victor's Palm
A New Name
AND
An Everlasting Kingdom Gold Crown!


And Yet ...
It Has Been Said:







Let Us Break Down This Quotation To Get To The Real Truth For Only A Person Who Does Not Have A True Picture Of The Living Holy Eternal God Will Accept This Statement!

My Dictionary Study:

Conceive:      Appreciate; Apprehend; Envisage; Grasp
Appalling:      Astounding; Unnerving; Awful;
Strangeness:  Abnormal; Singular; Inexplicable; Odd
Mercy:           Blessing; Generosity, Gentleness; Lenience; Unmerited Favor

My Bible Says:






Let Us, Therefore, As King James Bible Believers - Not Elevating Self And Its Concepts - Make The Above Quotation Personal To Our Journey With Jesus Christ BECAUSE There Is Nothing Strange In The Love Of God:

Mortal Man
That I Am
Full Of Shame
Oft' In Disgrace
I Cannot Appreciate
The Astoundingly 
Inexplicable
Blessings Of Grace 
Of 
The Eternal God
Which I Shall
One Day
In The Resurrection
Of The Just
Behold
As An Overcomer
Of
The Evil One
In Jesus' Name!



Wednesday, August 24, 2016

... In Living Hope!




Praising God 
I Sing
As Unto Jesus Christ
I Cling
While Waiting For The Archangels Trumpet 
To Ring
Heralding The Arrival Of The Salvation
That Jesus Himself
- As Promised -
Brings!

Don't Brag!
Don't Drag!
Don't Lag
As You Hoist High
The Coming Jesus's Truth Flag!

Sigh And Cry
In Christ-fed Hope!
Give Up Sin
AND
The Devil's Dope
AND
Through Faith
AND
In Living Hope
Through Christ Jesus
Learn How 
Against Gross Cruelty
To Prosperously Cope!

Good Is Good!
Bad Is Bad!
Light Is Light!
Right Is Right!
Needs No Spin!
No Color!
No Polish!

Live In God's Word
AND
There Stay
Permitting No One To Fool You
Into Attending 
A Lying Satan's Affair
AND
To Sit In His Soul-desolating
Foreign To Truth
Christ Denier's
Self Appointed 
Man-As-God Chair!

Pray AND Pray
AND
Trust In God
AND
Not In The Devil
That Persistent Old Fraud!

Believe In Jesus Christ!
Please Don't Be Deceived!
Deny The Liar
AND
Trust In God's Promises
AND
Receive
The Eternal Gift Of 
The Eternal God
Eternal Life
With Jesus Christ The Lord
In The Realm Of The Blessed
In The Holy God's
Great 
AND
Glorious Reward!