God Is Calling Us!

Hast Thou Considered
The Place Thy Feet Go
That The Conductor Of The Universe
Has Ordained To You That Shore?

Hast Thou Considered
That The Work Of Thy Hand
Is There For Your Perfecting
By The Only Holy Hand?

Hast Thou Considered
That The Trial Faced Today
Is To Turn You Toward The Master
So That To The Father
You Will Cry Out In Prayer?

Hast Thou Considered
The Part
As The Whole
AND
Recognized With Cognition
That God Calls You
To Shelter In His Fold?

Hast Thou Considered
The Plight Of The Blind
The Heart Of The Lame One
The Life Lived By Crime
The Man With The Millions
The Billions
The Country Some One Out There Rules
AND
Recognized
But For The Grace Of God
You Could Be As Some
Unfitted For God's Service
AND
Be Acting Like
One Of Satan's Best Tools?

ALL Who The Lord Fits For His Service
Are In The Fire Of Affliction Tried
Our Hard Edges Are Rubbed Off
Our Bad Habits Off Us He Files
Our Homes May In Swamp Land
Our Children May Be Acting Like Satan's Servants

But ...

Because We Have Accepted The Lord's Commission
With Jesus' Faith In Our Insides
Neither Satan Nor His Agents Can The Truth
From Us Disguise!

Let Us Stand Up For Jesus
Let Us Go Faithfully Where He Sends
Let Us Accept The Nicks And Scrapes Of Battle
Let Us Keep Our Hearts In Prayer Bent
Let Us Not Despise The Place In Which We Are Laboring
For
There May Be A Soul There
We've Been Sent To Bless!
Let Us Do Our Best To Be Faithful
AND
Let God Do What He Does Best!

God The Father Delivers!
God The Son Saves!
God The Holy Spirit Comforts!
This Godhead Covers All
AND
In Spades!


The Faithful Are Never Alone
For
God Sends Angels
To Protect 
AND
To Influence
AND
If We Will Heed The Call Of Commission
By God's Grace
We Shall Reach The Heavenly Home
For Eternal Rest In The Peaceful Glade
From Whence We Shall Nevermore Roam!

Next Stop -  ETERNITY!

The Lesson In The Duck!

If We Will Let The Lord Teach Us 

We Will Find Lessons Everwhere!

If We Will Let The Lord Feed Us

We Will Have Good Food

And Some

For Others To Share:

Fear To The Christian
Should Be As Water On A  Duck's Back!
Fear Should Become Prayer
When A Christian Is Under Attack!

Hope For Heaven
Should Render A Christian Beautiful
Like A Duck On A Migratory Wing!
Peace Should Be To A Christian
What Water Is To A Duck Floating!

Love To A Christian
Should Be As Webbed Feet To A Duck
For Love
- Just Like Webbed Feet Even In Dark Water -
Moves The Christian Along Singing 
A Happy-In-Jesus Song!

Living For The Lord Jesus
To A Christian
Should Be As A Duck Catching An Updraft!
For
The Updraft Gives One Altitude
Raising One Up To The Perfect Flying Path!

Daily Bible ReadingTo A Christian
Should Be As Down And Feathers On A Duck Whole
For Insulation
For Clothing
For Transport From Climes Cold!

The Goodness Of God
In The Voice Of A Christian
Should Be Heard On The Ground
Even As The Voice Of A Duck Is Heard
When He Is Flying High Above The Earthbound!

Every Christian
Though In Transport
In Transport Of Christ's Delight
Should Send A Word
A Blissful Word
To Those Shuttered In By Night!

We Were Once As They Now Are
Hemmed In On Every Side
AND
Someone Sent By The Pitying Jesus
Brought To Our Hearts
A Fair And Comforting Word Of Life!

We Were Then Able To
- By Faith -
Separate Ourselves From The Strife
AND
In Trusting Jesus
Walk Toward His Offered New Life
Propelled By Love Of Him
Who For Us Gave His Own Life
AND
Really Believing
In The Call Of:

New Lives For Old!

New Lives For Old!

Jesus Christ Gave Up His Life

For Your Life To Be Made Anew!

Available Now!

Today! Today!

Get A New Life For Your Life That's Old!

The Head Of The Christ-Centered Christian
Should Be As The Head Of The Duck!
Even Though Its Head Is Oft' Underwater
Its Security Is Profound!
Its Eyes Are Still Beholding
AND
Its Destination It Can See!
Elements May Drown Christian Heads In Sudden Deep Water
BUT
Our Hearts Are Resting In Almighty God
So No Dread Action Of The Lion De Liar
Should Be Able To Cause Us 
To Deny Our One True And Saving Lord!

Duck Are All Great Waders!
They Wade Even In Water Cold Deep!
They Know The Vibrations In The Water
AND
Understand When To Remain Calm
AND
When To Flee
For Changes In The Rhythm Of
The Troubling In The Water
By Elements Unknown
Can To The Duck
- As Well As To The Christian -
Prove To Be Deadly!

Preaching The Mnemonic Jesus

The Servant Of God
Stood Up For To Preach
AND
In The Time Allotted
He Did Quite Scholarly Teach!
He Was Greatly Commended
AND
Feeling Quite Pleased With Himself
To The Congregation Did Say:

I Hope You Have Been Blessed
For
For That Teaching
My Mental Faculties
Were Greatly Stressed!

A Buzzing Was Heard
An Anxious Moving As Of A Restless Herd
BUT
It Was God's Flock Of Faithful People
Being Seriously Disturbed
As Proved By A Quietly Loud Voice
Filled With Hurt And Still Command
Who Pointedly Asked The Intellectual Preacher:

Do YOU Know The Feel Of The Lord's Hand?

Sir,
This Is Not A Science Project
Nor Other Intellectual Pursuit!
These Are Life And Death Matters
Which Need No Poseur
In A Brooks Brothers Suit!

You Preach An Intellectual Jesus!
You Teach A Physical Lord
AND
Therewith My Brother
You And The Bible Are
Not In Accord!

Pray Tell Us ...

Do YOU Personally Know Jesus?
How Has Jesus Changed You In Your Life?
Is Jesus Christ Your Savior
Or
Is He Just A Teaching Preaching Device!?

Your Teaching 
Was Intellectually Stimulating
BUT
I Could Not Feel Your Heart
For
In My Heartfelt Opinion
Of God's Grace
You're Just Shooting In The Dark!

I Beseech You!
I Am Pleading!
Show Us What The Lord Has Done For You!
Get Real With Your Teaching
AND
Tell Us 
By Your Witness
How Jesus Christ Has Personally Saved You!

If You Are A Workman
In The Lord's Vineyard
Your Credentials Should Be Experience Based
BUT
Your Talking About A Theoretical Jesus
Gives No One Of Jesus
A Sweet-Food Taste
Which
- Upon The Tasting -
Should Encourage One
A Full Meal To Purchase By Prayer!

The Food That You Served
Which We Did Today Taste
Is For The Party Goers Palate
AND
Not For One Seeking To Avoid
An Unrepentant Sinner's Fate!

I Came Here From The Desert!
I Desire The Water Of Life!
I Expect The Bread Of Heaven
Not Jesus The Mnemonic Device!

I Want Jesus!
I Need Jesus!
I Desire His Life!
So,  Please
Let's Do This Over!
Show Us How A Life Is Changed
After Experiencing
The Free Grace Of Jesus Christ!

And So ...

The Preacher Bowed His Head
AND
Prayed Aloud To The Living And Eternal Holy God:

Dear Father, 

Up In Heaven

I Thank You For The Rod!

The Rod Of Correction

That Brought Me Out Of Sin's Fog!

I Thank You For Your Blessing

Your Blessings That Fall On Me

Blessings That I Did Not Know I Needed

Until They Were Touching The Heart Of Me!

Dear Father,

I Plead For A Word Of Comfort

For These Children Of Hope!

Help Me Dearest Father

To Show Them How You Got Me Off 

The Old Devil's Dope!

Bless Me, Lord

To Bless Your People!

Help Me From Truth Not To Shy Away

Help Me To Lift Up The Holy Jesus

Who From Sin

Drew Me Away!

Help Me To Be Honest

Help Me Truth To Confess

Help Me To Help Others

Who Through Sin

Are In Mortal Distress!

I Love You

I Bless You

Help Me To Honor You Today And Always

And Help Me, Dear Father

To Forget Self

And Lift You Up

For The Rest Of My Days!

Thank You, Lord, For Your Mercy

Please Accept In The Name Of The Holy Jesus

Your Trembling Servant's Prayer!

The Congregation 
In Unison, Said:

Glory! 
             Hallelujah! 
                                    Praise God! 
                                                            AMEN!

Fear God!

Vice Is A Costly Indulgence
Oft' Brought To Our Door
By One Whom
With Us
Has That Thing Called Influence!
Its Effects Are Like Those Of 
A Great Pestilence
AND
The Cost To Repair The Damage
Is Often The Cost 
Spent In The Arena Of Those
Living The Life Of Affluence
AND
Then ... It  Can Cost The Life!
Even Eternal Life!

Vice Is Not Nice!
In Retrospect
It Is As Lice!
To Pick Them Up
Requires No Effort At All
BUT
To Get Rid Of Them
Requires Every Last Effort
Available For Use 
On The Blue Ball!

In The Call To Vice
Risqué Seems Nice!
To Maintain Vice
Risqué Needs Spice
AND
Pity The Person
Who Says:

Vice Is Just Play!

To Which I Say:

Ask God!

AND
Then Tell Me What He 
In His Living Word Doth Say!

Living Right
Requires Effort Every Day!
Living Like A Louse
Well ... Just Live
For
Anywhere Is Your House!

Let's Trust God For Our Living!
He Is Our Guardian
Our Guide
AND
Our Stay!
Let's Do What He Tells Us
AND
For Own Sin
There Is No Bill To Be Paid!

Living According To The Rules Of Vice
Is Living According To 
Satanic Device!
Doing That Makes Us
Friends Of The World
AND
Marks Us Boldly 
As An Enemies Of The Lord!

Vice Kills
The Mind
The Body
AND
The Spirit
Stone Cold!
The Thoughts Are Beclouded!
Just Ask Solomon Of Old
Who Used His Great Wisdom
To Explore Every Sense
BUT
It Left Him As A Man
Broken
Idolatrous
AND
At Body
AND
Also Great Spiritual National Expense!

But ... GOD

In His Mercy
Opened King Solomon's Eyes
AND
Solomon Repented
Of The Life Of Vice
Which Nearly Cost Him
Eternal Life
AND
As A Word Of Caution
To Those Who Him Walk Behind
That Preacher
King Solomon
Wrote The Book Of Ecclesiastes
As The Book Of Living Life Warnings!

All Is Vanity!
All Is Vanity
AND
A Vexation To The Spirit!
So Hear The Conclusion Of The Whole Matter
AND
Do Not Forget It:

Fear God

And

Keep His Commandments

For They Will 

- Indeed -

Preserve Your Life!

Everything We Do
God Brings Into Judgment!
Secret Things
Good Things 
AND
Evil Things
In This Mortal Strife!
God Is Watching 
AND
Keeping Records On You 
AND
Me, Too
So
This Is Worth Repeating: 

Fear God

And 

His Commandments Keep

For This Is Your Whole Duty

As Long As You Are Living!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: God's Sword!

Men ... Good And Bad
Are The Hands Of God
Wicked Men ... Are His Sword
So Look In Your Mirror
My Dear Friend
AND
Tell
By Your Works
Who. Is. Your. Lord And God?

God Calls All Men
Into His Service
Good Men Provide The Service Of Care
Wicked Men
Those Who Offer Not Even Deceitful Kisses To Their Maker
By The Wielding Of The Sword Of Chastisement
Will Often
Point A Now-Hurting Soul
To The Living Loving God
Who Men's Burdens Gladly Bear!
God Desires That No Man Should
From Sin
Eternally Perish!
God Cannot Use Deceit
To Move Us Over To His Way That Is Light
But God ...
Having Compassion
On A Wilfully Wayward Warrior
Will Permit The Edge Of His Sword
To Cleave For Us A Path
To Get Us To The Light That Gives Life!

Just So You Know ...

Almighty God Is Not Like Satan
Capricious
AND
Vile!
Almighty God Is Not Incontinent In His Ways!
Almighty God Gives To All Men
The Same Instruction:

Come Unto Me

If Your Desire Is 

To Walk ... In My Straight Way!

The Lord Marks The Path
Provides Provision For The Journey
AND
Stipulates
What Will Happen To Us
If We Walk Within
OR 
Without
His All Seeing All Knowing
Ever Present Eye!

Before The Journey's Start
God Itemizes
Upfront
Blessings Within
AND
Curses Without
His Supervision
After Having Issued To Every Man At His Birth
Free Will
To Willingly Walk With His Maker
Or On Our Own
In Alliance With The Arch Rebel
In Vanity 
To Walk About!

So,  Please ...

Don't Curse The Almighty
When Heart Head And Hand
Are From Sword-Cuts Bleeding!
Don't Curse The Almighty
When By Choice
You Ate What That Wicked Satan 
Was Your Mouth Strenuously Feeding!

You Had A Choice
AND
You Exercised Personal Free Will
AND
Your Own Cup 
- With Indignities Toward The Almighty -
You Were Yourself Filling
With The Swill Swallowed As Directed 
By Wicked Satan's Avid Leading!

AND NOW ...

Now That Almighty God Has Acquired 
Your Undivided Available Attention
Please ... Check Yourself
AND
In Your Peril ... Turn To God
AND
Repenting Of Your Sin
Ask Him
Please, To Take The Bitter Cup From You
Far Away
AND
Invite Him 
To Make His Permanent Home
In The Heart Of You
That To Him 
You Are Now Offering!

With Brokenness And Contriteness Of Heart
Humbly Acknowledge
That Your Heavenly Father Knows Best
AND
Be Grateful
That Forgiveness
AND
Restoration
Are Available
Upon Personal Request
- No Marian Intermediary -
AND
Then Permit God
To Do For A Hurting Child
What He Does Best
That Is 
To Ever Comfort 
Teach
Save
AND
Bless
AND
Fit Us 
To Get Us 
Into The Eternal Home!

Christos Came A-Calling!

He Had Lived A Life Of
Totally Glorious Luxury
AND
Barring One Unfortunate 
Unnecessary Incident
He Had Been
Faithfully Loved 
AND
Lovingly Worshipped
By Every Single Being
He Could In His Eye Behold!

Life Is Good!
Good - That Is
Until The Day
That It Was Decided
That He Would Have To Go 
AND
Make Peace
In One Of The Family's Houses!

Ruction Had Broken Out!
People Were Fighting!
People Were Dying!
People Were Calling Themselves God
AND
There Was Open Opposition
To None Less Than 
Almighty God Himself
In The Family's Favorite House Of All Places
Just Because Of Somebody
Thoroughly Conceited
Selfish
Wilfull
Cruel
Liard
AND
Unrepentantly Wicked!

The Former Top Servant To The Master
In The Great House Itself
Had Decided That
If He Could Not Be Boss
In The Great House
He Was Going To Destroy
One Of The Family's Households
... Just For Spite!

Anyway ...

Long Story Short
That Knave
Had Been In Love With His Own Formerly Gorgeous Self
AND
Desiring Others To Worship Him
As He Worshipped Himself
Had Brought That Peculiar Estate
- A Favorite Of The Father -
To Ruin
AND
That Is Why
Christos Had Had To Make 
The Arduous Journey!

The Experience Is Novel
For
When He Said Who He Is
Just About Everybody
Thought Him A Liar
A Blasphemer
AND
An Employee Of Beelzebub
The Very Wretch
Christos Had Come
To Save The Estate From!

It Was A Total Farce!

NOW ...

Everybody Knows That Story
But
I Personally Wonder 
How Christos Felt
Not Feeling Anything
From The Majority Of His Family
BUT
Hate!

I Know That He Could Commune With His Father
But
I Want To Know
To Understand This :

How Does One
Who Has Only Known Love
Exist
- In His Own Property -
Amongst A People Out Of Himself
Who Are Protected And Provided For
By Himself
AND
Who Despise His Very Existence
Survive?

How Did Love Live Without Love

Amongst The Unlovely

But Beloved

Unkind And Cruel Family

And

Survive

Unbesmirched

By

That Pervasive Taint Of Sin

Mingled With Ravaging Hate?!

Not Every Single Person Hated Him For There Was A Remnant Who Knew A Godsend
When They Heard One!

BUT ... 

The $1,000,000,000,000 Question Remains:

How Do WE Personally Stand Up 

For Jesus 

In The Face Of Rabid Familial Hate

Disrespect AND Dishonor 

When Every Body Knows That 

We Need Love To Survive? 

The Answer Is Important For Every Christian's Survival In These Last Days!

Mother Against Child

Enemies Within Your Home

Self Before Jesus Is Not Worthy Of Jesus

Anything Given Up For Jesus Christ

Is Returned 

Tenfold!

Jesus Christ Is Faithful

His Own Will He Secure

All We Need Is Endurance In Him

AND

We Shall His Face In Peace

Behold!

The Holy Spirit Offers Comfort

The Holy Angels Provide Protection Each Day

We Need To Remember To Follow The Captain

AND

Strive By His Word

To Walk Firmly

On His Marked Pathway!

The Devil Is Not Going To Ease You

The Devil Will Pour Out Virus-Mimicking Hate

We Must Keep Our Eyes On Our Savior

Else

We Will Share In The Devil's Just Fate!

Let Us Keep Our Eyes Upon Jesus

Let Us Walk Boldly Unto The Christ

Let Us Sing For Joy

For The Revealing

Will

Turn The Dark Days

Into Glorious Light!

Jesus Is The Way

The Truth

AND

The Light

Let Us

Through Him

By Him

For Him

In Him

Be Faithful

For There Is Always The Darkness

Before There Is The Light!

*********

Jesus Christ

IS

The Light Of The World!