Dare To Care!

If We Love God
We Should Be Loving Our Brethren!

If We Love Our Brethren
How Can We Not Love Almighty God
Who Made Us
AND
Gave The Breath Of Life
To Us
Our Brethren
AND
All Others?

We Claim To Walk With God
AND YET
We Haughtily Walk Past
Walk Around
Our Poor Downtrodden
Hungry
Naked Brethren!
This View Cannot Be True!
This Must Be A Mistake
ELSE
Our Claim To Love God
Renders Us
Pharisaical Fakes!

Putting Coals Of Fire
On The "Enemy's" Head
Will Sear His Conscience
If He Is Not Already Dead!
Heaping Coals Of Fire
On Our Own Heads
Over Hearts Grown Cold
Does Not Do Anything For Us
When We Choose To Be
Gold-Plated Hypocrites
Bold!

BUT ...

In The Last Day
All
Will Give A Running Account
Of The Life Spent
AND
The Treasures In One's Personal Account
AND

"But..!"

"Because ...!"

"If ...!"

AND

"I Probably ...!"

Are Not Going To Stop

The Wrath Of God
From Raining Down
On Our Heads
If We're Among
The Unrepentant
AND
The Ungodly
Who Live For
The Pleasure
The Party
AND
Lord Mesmer's Songs!

We Are Blessed
For The Good That We Do
AND
We Are Held Responsible
For The Good
We Could Have Done
AND
Consciously Choose
Not To Do!

If God Gives You
A Box Full Of Biscuits!
Praise God For The Blessed Outpouring
AND
Set A Few Bits Out Of Your Bounty
On The Water
Wherever The Shore You Are Beholding!
Bless A Brother!
Bless A Sister!
AND
Indeed
Bless Yourself!
For
What Good Is A Blessing
Locked In A Box
On The Long-term
Cold Storage 
Save-It-For-Later Shelf?!

Give ... And It Will Come

Back ... To YOU!

Dare To Share!
Dare To Help Another
His Burden To Bear!
Dare To Care
AND
Save A Life
In This Mortal Strife!

God Is Faithful!

He Keeps His Own Accounting

Of Balances Due To Us All

AND

Unlike Earth's Dishonest Pay Masters

God's Promises Are Written In Blood

Not Chalk Powder

Solemnly Masquerading

As Curative Plaster!

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God Keeps His Promises!

Trust God

AND

Do Good!

HAPPY SABBATH: JESUS WALKING: Blind Man Calling

I Was Sitting On The Wayside
When I Heard That 
Jesus Was Passing By!
My Heart Reared Up Within Me
AND
Loudly
His Name
I Plaintively Cried!

Those Standing
Between Me And Jesus
Urged Vehemently
That I Cease His Name To Call
BUT
Recognising
My Sick Condition
I More Urgently
His Name Did Call!

Even Though
My Eyes Could Not See Him
My Ears Heard When
In My Vicinity
Jesus The Christ Stopped
AND
He Called Me To Him
AND
Asked:

What Do You Want That I Should Do For You?

Much To My Longing Heart's Delight!

I Cried Out Unto Jesus
With Fervor:

Oh, Lord!
Let These My Blind Eyes See!

AND

Jesus
Having On Me
Great Compassion
Gently Touched My Eyes
AND
Immediately
My No More Blind Eyes
Clearly Saw Him
Who
With Alacrity
Had Wholly Healed Me!

In Joyous Celebration
In Great Gratitude For Healing Grace
In Fullness Of Heart
For God's Favor
I Now Readily Follow Jesus
For
Lack Of Sight
Is No Longer Blocking The Way!

I Now Tell Everybody
That I Meet
The Great Story Of Jesus
Moving Me
From Gross Darkness
Into Holy Walking Bright Light
AND
I Tell Them
With The Simplicity Of Candor
That It Is The Touch Of Jesus
That Has Brought Me
New Light
New Life
AND
Heavenly Delight!

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Dear Ones,

The Parable Of The Two Blind Men
(Matthew 20:30-34)
Is A Call To Everyone 
Who Is Seeking After Their Lord!

Take A Long Look At The Sequence Of The Steps 
That All Who Would Be Saved Must Make
To Take A Hold Of Jesus:

• Acknowledge ... Your Condition
• Recognise ... Who Can Heal You
• Call ... Jesus' Name
• Ignore ... The World's Call To Shut Up With Calling The Name
• Most Urgently ... Call Jesus' Name For Your Healing

Now Watch The Movements Of Jesus:

• Jesus Acknowledges...  Our Cries To Him
• Jesus Stops ... Close To Us
• Jesus Calls Us ... To Himself
• Jesus Asks Us ... What We Would Have Him Do For Us
• Jesus' Heart ... Has Compassion On Us
• Jesus' Hand ... Touches Us

Watch What Jesus' Touch Does To Us:

• IMMEDIATELY ... We Are HEALED!

Look At Our Response To Immediate Healing:

• In Gratitude And Love ... We Follow Jesus!

For

Along With Our Physical Eyes Being Open
Our Spiritual Eyes Are Opened As Well
AND
Our Understanding 
Walks Us Unto The Living God 
To Gain Eternal Life!

Ask Jesus Christ For His Healing Touch Today
For
There Is Not Anything
In Our Lives
That By Our Faith In Him
He Cannot Heal
When We Earnestly Pray!

On Good Authority
I Can Say That:

Jesus Is Waiting To Hear From Us

RIGHT NOW

Because He Said:

I Am Not The Potter!

I Am Not The Potter!
I Am In His Hands Just Clay
To Be Molded
According To His Direction
To Be A Vessel
To Be Used
As He
My Molder-Maker
Knowledgeably Says!

I Must Be Placed
In The Fire Of Affliction
To Be Tested
Tempered
And
By God
Tried
To Make Me A Worthy Vessel
To Make My Lord's Heart With Me
Satisfied!

Each Day
I Must Expend Effort
Show Discipline
Be Willing To Engage In Self-Sacrifice
AND
I Must
Through The Aid Of The Holy Spirit
Keep Faith Working
Even As The Spirit 
Teaches Me
Guides Me
AND
Even Chides!

I Must Not Permit Defects
Previously Unknown
In My Character
To Cause Me To Give Up
The Lord
In Shame And Despair
For
The Lord Who Sent Me On My Mission
Can
Any Defects In My Character
Lovingly Repair!

Love
Trust
Belief
Faith
AND
Obedience
Will Take Me
From Quite Wrong To Quite Right!
I Must Therefore Honor
The Master Molder-Maker
AND
In His Tender Ministrations
For My Eternal Good
Take
Patient Delight!

Almighty God
The Master Molder-Maker
Gave Good Gifts Unto Men
So Let Us Bless God
By Using Our Gifts
To Further The Work Of His Kingdom
AND
Not For Making Rifts!

Almighty God

Does Not - Cannot - Will Not

Make A Useless Person

So

There  Must Be Something In Us

That The Lord Can Use

Or

He Would Not Have Made Us

And

Be Willing To Remake Us

IF

We 

His Blessed Salvation

Accept!

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Brethren

Let Us Use Our Remolding

To Bring The Lost Souls In!

Should I Let The Savior In?!

I Sat
AND 
I Thought
AND 
I Thought Some More!
Should I Ask The Lord To Search Me?
Should I Let Him Enter
Into My Personal Heart's Door?
Should I Really Bid Him Enter?
Should I Give Him The Grand Tour?
Should I ... Should I Let My Savior Enter?
Should I Let Him Through My Most Private Door?

Should I Let The Savior Try Me?
Should I Make Him Privy To My Thoughts?
Should I Let Him See The Darkness?
Should I Let Him View The Ugly Truth Distorts?
Should I Let Him See My Treasured Hopes?
My Hidden Desires Of The Night?
Should I Let Him See The Passions
Against Which I Constantly Fight?

Should I Let Him See The Real Me?
Insecurities And All?
Should I Let Him See Those Things 
That By Satan I Did Fall?
Should I Bare My Own Soul
To My Maker And My King
AND
Give Him A Carte Blanche
To Fix Me Up
For Once And For All?

I Thought Me A Little Thought
AND
I Got Tired Of The Thinks
So
I Uttered A Simple Prayer
AND
Opened The Door - 
No More High Jinks!

The Master Quietly Entered In
AND
I Longingly Looked At Him
AND
In His Face
I Saw The Blessing
For Which I Had Been Avidly 
Instinctively
Seeking!

In His Beautiful
Marred Face
I Saw Plainly 
His Bold Love
AND
In His Hand Was Marked:

"Come Home To Me, My Love!"

In His Warm Embrace
I Encountered
Perfect Peace 
AND
Sweet Rest
AND
In His Ear
I - Bestirred -
Uttered
Everything
That Had To Be Confessed!

When It Was All Over
I Could Not Let Him Go
AND
In Loving Affinity
He Held Me Close
Asking Me
To Love
AND
Trust Him
AND
Walk With Him Ever
Even Unto Eternity!

With My Heart Strongly Beating
AND
Seemingly
Floating On The Air
I Said:

"Lead Me, Dear Master

Into The Everlasting Way

For Yours Is The Only Voice

My Heart Desires To Hear

AND

Your Presence

Is All

My Soul Desires

To Be Near!"

In Truth
I Here Acknowledge
My Soul Has Found Its Resting Place
Perfect 
For All My Need
I Lean On That Amazing Love
AND
Daily Safely Feed!

What About You?!

Have You 

Opened Your Heart 

To The Master?

TELLING THE FUTURE: No Crystal Ball Required!

If I Could Tell The Future
As Some Would Have Us Believe
I Would Purchase Me Stock In
Eternity
AND NOT IN
Beautify Me!
Charm Me!
Nor
Do Whatever I Please!

I Would Look Around
And Take Notice
Of All The Sorrows Caused By
Love Of Self!

I Would Be Very Careful
Not To Play With
A Fallen Cherub
Masquerading As
Solicitous
Best Friend
Provider
Stray Maker
Rub Me Belly 
Treats Are Free
Rascally Satan
Wannabe God Holy!

I Would Make It My Business
To Go  Into The World
AND PREACH
The Gospel Of The Eternal God
Teaching
Pleading
Warning
Every Single Soul
I Would Meet
Telling Them
- With Sincerity Of Heart -
To Look Up
For
The Sky Is About To
- Like A Scroll -
Roll
Wide Apart
Revealing
The Creator God
The Builder By Trade
Coming To Collect
The Pillars 
For The Temple So Fair!

I Would Tell Of The God
To Whom
Confession
AND
Repentance
Make One
For Heaven 
Firmly Stand!

I Would Tell
The World
About The God Of All Grace
Who
For The Love Of Vile Sinners
By The Shedding
Of His Pure Blood
Took
Our Damnable Disgrace
AND
Place!

AND THEN ...

I Would Tell
The World
Of A Love So Profound
That Caused Divinity From Heaven
To Come Down
To The Cruel Earth
To Bless
To Teach
To Pray For
To Care
To Help
To Heal
To Give To All Men
A Solid Reason
Sin
To Forsake!

I Would Tell
Of The Book Ever New!

I Would Tell Of The Holy Spirit
Who Chides And Teaches, Too!

I Would Tell Of The Angels
Who Direct And Protect
AND
The Home
Near God's Throne
AND
Immortality
AND
True Prosperity
AND
Real Life Lived But Never Alone!

I Would Also Tell Of The Grace 
That Will Permit Us
To See God
Face To Face
AND
The Glorious Expanse
That We Will Traverse
At Eternity's Pace!

But ...

I Do Not Need
To Tell The Future
For
The Future
Has Already Been Told To Me
In The Book Inspired Of Heaven
Containing
History In Advance
Where I Can Turn A Page
AND
At A Glance
Know
Which Beast Is Making An Advance
AND
Recognize
How Close
We Are To
The Devil's Last Dance!

I Will Know The Season
- Never The Day -
When 
At The Sound Of The Trumpet
There Will Be
The Catching Away
To Glory
Of Those Who Lived By Faith Alone
Trusting In God Alone
Walking With Endurance
God's Way
To God's Eternal Home!

I Can Say
That None Will Be Left Behind
Hoping
For God To Come Back
And Take Them
- Second Chance Repentant -
To The Heavenly Way
For They Would Have Done Things
Their Own Special Way
And Will Have To
- For Their Own Sins -
Eternally Pay!

I Have No Need To "Create!"
A Spurious Vision Of The Future
For
God Himself
By Christ Himself
Has Crafted The Future
For Me
Which I Will Receive
IF
I Permit
The Holy Spirit
To Direct 
AND
Teach Me!

So, I Can Say ...

No, Thank You!
I have No Need Of A Crystal Ball
For
I Have The Holy Book
Of
The Eternal Living 
Glorious God Of All
AND
In The Reading
I Will Know
How For Temptation To Sin 
Not To Fall!

No!
I Do Not Need A Crystal Ball!

God's Word Is...!

God's Word Is So Grand
That The Lowly Accept It!

God's Word Is Thought To Be Too Seasoned
So The Lofty Remove The Measure Of Salt!

God's Word Is So Elevated
That The Educated
Eviscerate It As Unknowable
AND
God's Word Is So Plain
That A Child Taught
Will Take It On Board!

Why Is God's Word
So Many Things
To So Many Different People?

What Is It About God's Word
That Causes So Much Hate And Acrimony?

What Is It About God's Word
That Engenders Love In The Faithful Believer?

What Is It In God's Word 
That Makes The Trusting Believer
Wear It Like The Perfect Glove?

God's Word Of Truth
The Transcript Of God's Character
Calls Unto All
Who By Living Truth Choose To Be Led!
God's Word
Is
A Hospital
A Policeman
A Stop Light
A Walkway Light
A Skylight To See Heaven's Light
That Living
AND
Holy Sight!

God's Word Is
Food And Pasturage
Watering Hole And Honey Comb
Oil And Restorative
Curative And Elevator
Bed And Brace
Pillow And Purse
Meat And Milk
Manna
Love Letter
License And Liberty
Corrector And Director
Map And Meter
Measure
Wedding Manual And War Manual
Bridge And Banner
Voice And Victory
Wicket And Ticket
Treasure And Threat
Boot And Crown
Cape And Cause
Symbol
AND
Seal!

God's Word
IS
Enough For Today
Sufficient for Tomorrow
Comfort For Any Sorrow
A Footpath For The Way Narrow
AND
The Wood For Making
Perfect Truth Arrows!

God's Word 
IS 
Alive
But Is Kept Out Of The Dive!
It Is As Tasty As The Honey
AND
The Honeycomb
Of The Beehive
AND
When Avidly Used
Keeps The Soul
Living Right
AND
Daringly Alive!

God's Word Is True!

Get It!

Love It!

And

Live By It

So That Satan

And

His Minions

Cannot Confuse

And

Run And Board* You!

*Overcome

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!