Saturday, October 15, 2016

Of Men Who Accept God's Praise And Worship + PRAYER: Father, Call The Wanderers



Every Time I Hear
A Human Being Likened Unto Divinity
And Actually Being Called Divine
It Makes My Skin Crawl!

Yeah! Remember King Herod Agrippa?!
He Who Knew The Holy God Broke The First Commandment!




Who Can Forget That Wretchedly Evil Man?!
A Gorgeous Royal Robe!
A Fancy Speech!
And The Lying Accolades Of The Deceitful People Saying:

It Is The Voice Of A God, And Not Of A Man!

And Then ...

The Exceedingly Foolish King
Accepting The Glory And The Honor
That Rightly Belongs To
The Living
Eternal
Only Holy God
As If It Was His Due!

So What Happened To The King!

The Angel Of The Lord Struck Him Down
For
In That Day
He Had Filled Up His Cup
And The Wrath Of God
Was Swift
To Forever Shut Him Up!!

Must Have Been Terrible!

You're Right! Worms Ate Him!
And He Died A Truly Horrible Death!

People Don't Learn Too Well, Do They?!

No, We Don't! Mistakes Are Set On A Loop!

Whaaaat?!

Make A Mistake!
Pay For Said Mistake!
Learn Nothing From The Experience!
Make The Same Mistake Again
AND
Repeat!!

That's Stupid!

Stupid BUT True, Nonetheless!



PRAYER:

Lord, Have Mercy Upon Us!
We Are Oft Foolish
And Seem Not To Care
That Unwise Ways Bring Nothing But Disaster
And Permits Satan To Rejoice In Our Ear!

Pity, Dear Lord
Those Amongst Us
Who Have Not Been Taught
The First Commandment Clear
That We Must Not Have Any Gods Before You
Not Even Pretend Ones
Which Cannot Even Move Their Hands And Heads
Nor Hear A Plaintive Voice
Crying In Distress In Their Stopped Up Ears
Manufactured By The Hands Of Men Unwise!

Father,
You Are The God Holy!
You Are The God True!
You Are The God Of Blessings!
You Give Good Gifts Unto Us
And
In Love And Thankfulness
We Honor And Obey 
And
With Whole Hearts
Bow In Glad Worship
Before You!

Forgive Us Our Trespasses!
Turn Us Away From Vile Practices Today!
Teach Us Your Ways!
Help Us Walk In Your Way Clear
And Also Help Us To Be Faithful
For You Have Given Unto Us 
The Spirit That Knows Not Fear!

Father,
Many Are The Children
Who Know Not Your Name!
Many Are The People Who Live In Gross Shame!
Jesus Christ Died For Them All
So That Makes Them Worthy To Bless
So Call Them, Dear Father
Call The Wanderers Home
Using Us Who Are Faithful To Them Bless
And By Your Holy Spirit
Turn Their Hearts From Stone
Into Flesh!

Let Jesus Christ Be Royally Praised 
Forever And Always
For It Is In His Name That We Stand, And Plead!
AMEN.





Friday, October 14, 2016

HAPPY SABBATH + ONE MOMENT IN TIME: The Choice







God Gave Unto Man
Two Gardens
Two Gardens Which Ended Up Bearing 
But Bearing Opposite Fruit!
One Was The Garden Of Obedience
And
The Other The Garden Of Disobedience!

That Is A Stupid Statement To Make!

Hold Your Horses
And I Will My Case Make!

Neither Garden Started Out With Those Names!
Neither Garden Knew Of Their Eternal Fame!
Each
Was Impacted By A Man!
Each Man
With A Choice
AND
An Outstretched Hand!

In The Beginning
The Creator God
Created A Garden Eastward In Eden
Called The Garden Of God
In Which He Placed
A Perfect Tender Called Man
AND
Gave Him The Prohibition:

See That Fruit Tree In The Garden's Midst?
It Is To Your Soul Deadly!
Don't Stretch Out Your Hand!


Time Passed
And At The Marker Of The Days
When The Creator God
Would Show Men
How Not To Become Sin's Slaves
There Was The Garden
Gethsemane Called
Where The Originator Of Sin
Taunted The Christ
With The Enormity Of The Sin Of
The Men Of The Fall
Sin Moving As Marauding Lice
AND
That Worthy One
On A Mission From The Father God
In The Agony Of His Sinless Soul
Asked:

Father,  Must I Drink The Full Of This Bowl?

And Then 
Honoring His Father
By Holy Faith
With Humility
In Graceful Obedience
To His Father
Added Softly Steadily And Firmly:

Not My Will, Father
But Thy Will To Me!
By My Obedience, Father
I Shall Return The Lost Children To Thee!


In Eden
Satan Preyed
AND
The Prohibition
Adam Quickly Disobeyed!

In Gethsemane
Satan Preyed
AND
Jesus Christ Prayed
AND
The Holy Commission Obeyed!

In Eden
One Counted Not The Costs
AND
Caused Enormous Loss!

In Gethsemane
One Counted His Costs
AND
Decided That God's Creation Was Worth The Cost
To Have The Chance Not To Be Eternally Lost!

One Garden Began With Life
BUT
Brought Forth Death!

One Garden Caused
The Contemplation Of Death
AND
Bought Life!

It Is Now
Today
AND
Every Man
Must Make His Choice!
Eden Or Gethsemane?
Disobey Or Obey?
Hear The Voice!
BUT ... 
Which Voice?!
What Choice?!

Each Man Has Will!
Each Man Has Way!
Each Man Has Decision
On How His Life He Will Play!

God Says To Man:


The Way To Life
Is Written Plainly In Stone!
Choose The Blessing!
Choose The Cursing!
The Decision Is All Your Own
But Know
That In The Day Of Strife
There Is No Reversing!
Do Not Stake Your Life
On A Future Repentance!
Tomorrow Is Not Yours!
Today Is Acceptable
For This Moment Is Definitely Yours!

If Ye Love  Me
Keep My Commandments!

To Walk Right
Keep Me Ever In Your Sight!

Tomorrow Is Not Promised Today
But
Eternity Is Yours
If You Shall Walk By Faith
In Obedience
And
Do As I Say!

I Take It Back!
What You Have Said Is True!
The Gardens Of Decision
Are There For Me And For You
And By God's Grace
I Am Daily Walking
In The Garden Of Obedience!







Thursday, October 13, 2016

PRAYER: Lord, We Believe Your Word!





Oh, Lord
Great And Glorious
We Come Before You
Hearts Heavy
At The Plight Of Our Nation's People!

Lord, What Is To Become
Of This Prodigal People
Who Relish A Diet Of Pig Swill
And Reject The Lush Banquet
Arrayed On Zion's Hill;
Who Studiously Walk By Blind Sight;
Who Consider The Faith Of Jesus A Pox And A Blight;
Who Wallow In Flights Of Fantasy;
Who Enjoy Playing Pat-A-Cake
In The Whispy Web Of The Fabled Spider Anansi;
Who Thrill At The Experiencing Of The Mind-numbing Pill
And Laugh Uproariously
At All That Is Worthy A Toilet To Fill;
Who Play With The Fraud
And Believe Themselves To Be God;
And Who Consider The Confessed Children Of The Living God
To Be Kin To Demon Frogs?
Lord, Have Mercy Upon Them In Their Distress!

Oh, Lord
We Who Love And Believe In Your Beloved Son
Are Denigrated
And Denied
And Despised
And Abused
And Accused
Because:
We Don't Indulge In Thrills And Spills For Fun;
We Refuse To Play Russian Roulette With The Known Loaded Gun;
We Acknowledge That Sin Has No Degrees
No Matter Its Color
And That It Separates Us From The Holy God
We Daily Seek To Please;
We Know That An Elevating Love Of Self Is No Green Grass
And That It Puts Us In The Position
Of Requiring Your Sending Unto Us A Balaam's Talking Ass;
We Recognize That Self-Medication
Puts Us Up High On A Rotten Tree Limb;
We Refuse To Live To Experience Fleeting Thrills That Will Ultimately Kill;
We Choose To Accept And Know The Creator God Who Lives
Who Loves Us And Who Causes Us To Grow;
And Because
We Choose To Live By The Intangible Faith Of Jesus Christ The King
And Sing Praises To Him As We Look With Great Hope 
For The Sky Break Heralding His Returning!

Father,
Give Unto Us Strength For Our Journey
And Courage For The Way We Must Walk
Even In The Face Of Gross Opposition
To Humbly Keep The Holy Faith
To Be Able To Disagree
And Not Be Disagreeable
As We Share The Truths Of Heavenly Light
And Freely Available Salvation Unto Eternal Life!
Let Not The Spirit Of Fear Overcome Us!

Father,
Pity Us By Your Mercy
Comfort Us With Your Grace
And Let The Indwelling Holy Spirit
Direct Correct And Chide Us
And The Holy Angels Protect Us
Until The Day When In This Fleeting Life
We Have No More A Place!

Oh, Father,
Let Our Love For You Be Not Fair Weather
Neither Let It Be Wasted On The Accursed Other!
Bless Our Faith With Holy Sight
Unto The Day When There Shall Be
No More Night!
And, Lord
In That Day Of The Trumpet Of God
Call Us Forth From Death
Unto Eternal Life
For We Believe Your Holy Promises
And We Trust You To Honor Your Promise
To Get Us Home Safely
Through Jacob's Time Of Trouble
The Coming Prophesied Strife!

Oh, Lord
We Love You Indeed
And In The Name Of Jesus Christ The Righteous
With These Petitions We Plead.
Oh, Lord, Hear!
Oh, Lord, Do For Us What Only The Holy God Can Do!
AMEN.


Oh, That Men Would Praise

The Eternal God Of Love

The Giver Of True Life!





Wednesday, October 12, 2016

PRAYER: Lord, Let Your Seed Grow In Me





Dear Lord,
Your Word Is Blessed Seed!
I Pray That In My Soul
It Be Welcomed Indeed
Finding Fertile Soil
Not Stony Ground
So That At Life's End
You Won't At Me Turn Away 
With A Dread Denying Frown!

Lord,
Let Your Seed Blade
Blossom And Grow!
Let Fair Stalks Of Grain
Be Not Ornamental
But A Food Source
That You Are Blessed To Own!
Let Your Heart Sing
And
Let Heaven Rejoice
That This Sinner Saved
Will Be Redeemed By The Conquering Christ
At The Trumpet Blast
At The Day Called Last!

Until That Day
Dear Lord, Bless Me
To Stand For Gospel Truth
Fundamentally
Not Opinion
Not Theory!
Not Flights Of Fancy 
Colored Rainbow Bright
But Truth
Unvarnished
Filled With Holy Spirit Insight
So That I May Walk In Your Eternal Light!

Father,
Grant Me The Grace For Today
And
Today's Measure Of Faith, Too!
Grant Me Wisdom And Understanding
And
The Peace That Passes Understanding, True!
Bless Me With Salved Eyesight
Tried Gold
And A Righteous Robe
White
Made Special For Me By You
And Grant Me The Courage I Need
To Go On My Errands For You!

Lord,
I Am Your Child!
Let Me Be To You A Servant True!
Let Me Honor Your Holy Name
As I Live And Speak Joyously Of You!
I Seek Not Man's Baubles
Nor His Costly Array
But I Seek To Do Your Bidding, Lord
So Please Bless Me
As In Faith
I Walk The King's Highway
Now And For Always!

I Love You, Lord
And I Make My Petition
In The Blessed Name Of Jesus Christ
Who For Me Died On That Cruel Cross!
AMEN.



Tuesday, October 11, 2016

PERSONAL PUZZLER : A Fractionated God!? + PRAYER: Lord, Please Bless My Walk





I Dressed And Left
For Work Today
BUT
Only Went Halfway!
I Clocked In
AND
I Earned My Pay
AND
At The End Said:

Lord, What A Blessed Day!

I Kept This Up
For Many A Day
Glorying
In Anticipation
Of A Shopping Spree
AND
Rested Each Night
Full Of Hope
Of My Earned Rewards
Oh, Soooo Pleasantly!

In The Fullness Of Time
I Drew The Check That Is Mine
AND
Hurriedly Went Off
To Cash It
BUT
There Was Waiting For Me A Shock
For There Had Been
No Beneficial Time On The Clock
AND
My Un-Earnings Showed
Upon Me A Blot
AND
What I Deserved
Is Exactly What I Got!

NOTHING!

Nothing
IS Exactly What
Each Faithless Man Will Receive
Of The Glories
That God
For His Faithful Children Has Prepared
For There Will Be No Glory-Payments Made
For Non-Work Done While Vacationing
Comfortably
On The Clock
In The Cool And In The Shade!

But ... WHY?!

YOU Actually Dare
To Ask Why?!?!

Yes, I DO!

I Sing The Songs!
I Read The Word!
I Teach The Bible Class!
I Walk Among The Herd!
I Pray!
I Sometimes Stray
But I Am Human
Without A Doubt
And I Never Forget
That Jesus Christ IS Real
And I Never Fear His Name To Talk About!

Sounds Good!

BUT ...

You Fornicate!
You Adulterate!
You Steal!
You Lie!
You Lift Up Your Self!
You Don't Put God Into Your Heart
But Place Him On The What-Not's Bottom Shelf!

You Turn Up For Work
But You Know Not The Product Line
AND
You Sell Others A Bill Of Goods!
You Don't Show Them That Almighty God
Can The Human Heart Refashion
AND
To Himself Have It Ever Incline!
You Serve Yourself
AND
For The World You Repine
AND
Running After Fool's Gold
You Act Quite Asinine!

Your Talking Has No Walking
AND
Even If You Walked Straight
In Front Of Men
In The Face Of God
Your Walk Has A Clear And Damning Fault!
You Are A Faithless Steward!
You Work Without Faith And Belief
AND
You Live By Outward Appearance
Which Only Mere Men
- To Truth Blinded -
Will Believe!

In Man's Workplace
You May Have Someone
Clock In Your Time Card
Or You May Show Up For Work
And Sweat
By Looking In The Face Mirror Hard!
You May Deceive The Earthly Pay Master
BUT
Not The Eternal God
AND
All Such Attempts Will
- Unrepented -
Receive The Salary Of The Fraud!

If God Is The Lord
Serve Him!
If The Fraud Is Your Lord
Serve Him!
BUT ...
Please Do Not Believe
It Is Possible
To Straddle
Heaven And Hell
For That, Beloved
Is The Mark
Of How Old Satan Fell!

Self Service
In
God's Service
Is
An Impossibility
AND
All
Who Attempt It
Will Drink Of 
The Fire And Brimstone Shandy!

You Sinned
So Repent
AND
Ask To Be Converted
AND
Ask For The Indwelling Of The Holy Spirit
AND
Walk Faithful
- Not As One Unstable -
For God IS The Rock Of Our Salvation
AND
In Him
We Can From Sin
Walk Away Able And Stable!


Body Conversion
Without Soul Conversion
Avails A Man Nothing
Save Condemnation
In The Day
Of Christ's Glorious Appearing!

*********

A Man 
Attempting To Fool God 
Shows A Fool 
Fooling Himself!

*********

With God
It Is All In 
Or
Everything Out!
For
Some Of This
And
Some Of That
Results
In A Lucifer-like Rout!

*********

God Does Not Do Fractions!

*********


PRAYER:

Oh, God Divine
Repentance Is Mine
Accept It
For In Jesus' Name
I Give It!
Help Me
By Faith
To Walk Straight
With Assurance
Towards Heaven's Pearly Gates
And Bless Me
So That I Will Have The Right
To Walk Through It!
Have Mercy, Lord, On Me
For In Jesus Christ's Holy Name
I Plead!
I Love You, Lord!
AMEN.






Monday, October 10, 2016

GRACE: From Root To Fruit!






Every Body Wants To Be A Strong Tree
Growing In Luscious Array
Showing To All The World
Roundly
That They Are Blessed
AND
By The Holy God Paid!

Strangely, Though ...

Some Body Seems To Have Forgotten
That Strong Trees
Need To Have Good Root Stock
AND
A Tree
Planted In Shallow Ground
Will Surely
- When Afflicted -
Energetically Fall To The Ground!

Dear Christian Brother And Sister
Let's Look Seriously Unto Ourselves
And Ask:

From Whence Comes Our Rootstock?

And 

What Kind Of Fruit Sits Upon Our Heart's Store Shelf?

The Bible Tells Of The Fruit Of The Spirit!
The Bible Calls Jesus Christ The Root Of David
And The Branch

And ...

If We Are Thinking Clearly
We Will See
That To Get To Fruit Bearing Potential
We Must Have Jesus Christ In Our Hearts!

Without Jesus Christ
There Is No Root!
Without The Root
There Is No Holy Spirit!
Without The Holy Spirit
There Is No Fruit
AND
When This Is The Case
Jesus Christ, Himself
Calls For The Cutting Blade
AND
That Is The Gospel Truth!

To Get The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit Must Be In Our Insides!
To Get The Holy Spirit In Our Insides
We Must Ask Jesus Christ In Us To Abide!

So ...

With This Being The Case
Let Us Not Drop Out Of The Race!
Let Us Confess All Known Sin
Repent Of Past Actions
Invite The Savior Jesus
To Enter In And Not Our Feeble Hearts Abandon
AND
We Must Daily Ask For The Indwelling
Of The Holy Spirit Of Grace
Pleading For The Daily Portion Of Overcoming Grace
Whereby We Can The Problems Of The Wicked World Face
AND
Do Not Let Us Let Up
On Our Pleading With The Lord
For In The Doing
We Will Receive The Great Award!

BUT ...

Let Us Not Forget
That NOW! Is The Acceptable Time
For 
Tomorrow Is Not Promised
AND
Temporal Time
Is In A Dire Decline!

Soon ...

Time Will Be Finished
AND
The Records Will Be Read
AND
All Who Are Righteous
Will Be Righteous Still
AND
Whosoever Is Filthy
Will Be Filthy Still
AND
All Fruit-less Fruit Trees
Will Be Firewood
As The Holy God Wills!



Request And Receive
The Lord Jesus Christ!

Request And Receive The Holy Spirit!
Request And Receive
The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit

AND

In The Fulness Of Time
Attend The Heavenly Banquet
For You Will Have Been 
By The Eternal God Filled!