SINNERS : Willing And Sorry

In The Corporeal Realm
Of Mortal Man
Double-Dealing
Double-Mindedness
AND
Double-Dipping
Are All Nasty
AND
Dangerous
AND
Should Be Diligently Avoided
If You
- Being Esteemed Honorable -
Want To Healthy And Safe
Stand!

Having To Indulge
In Fancy Footwork
To Keep Your House Upright
Shows Plainly
That Yours Is Not A Foundation Firm
AND
That You Have Not
The Great Lessons Learned!

Fickle Minds
In Feeble Men
Make For Feckless Friends
AND
Friends Reckless Prove Luckless
In The Coming Not-Distant End!

Walk Upright In This Life
Even If You Walk Alone
For
Inappropriate Associations
Are
Around Your Neck
Nothing But
A Great Millstone!

Life Is A Highway
A Pathway
A Race Way!

Life Is A Byway
A Bad Word
A Good Word
A Gasp!
"They" Say!

Life Is A Rugged Mountain
A Valley
A Great Plain
A Spinning Top
A Bouncing Ball!
Life Is What You Make Of It
When Upon The Blessed One
You Infinitely Call!

Life Can Be Full
Of Parrots Which Parrot
Pigeons Which Poop
Prayers Which Praise
Psalms Which Search
Songs Which Expose Hurts
Cries That Cure
Walks That Heal
Runs That Steal
Talks That Appeal
AND
Actions That Seal
AND
It Also Contains
A Broadway That Leads To Hell
AND
A Narrow Way That Leads To Heaven!

We Can
- As Sorry Sinners -
Go To The Savior For Our Soul Salvation
OR
We Can
- As Willing Sinners -
Go To The Devil
For Deliverance To Damnation!

A Decision Is Ours To Make
AND
Even If We Make No Decision
We Make Decision
For

• We Cannot Run
• The Race For Life
• By Straddling The Spiked Fence
• Voting For AND Against
• Painting With Black AND White
• Playing A Harp AND A Cymbal
• Being A Hurt Bunny Cuddling With Wild Dogs
• Shouting For Silence
• Dancing Rock-n-Roll To A Waltz
• Picking Your Teeth With A Long Sword
• Polishing Your Shoes With Mud
• Syphoning Gasoline With A Burning Match In Your Hand

OR

• Walking Into A Tornado Calling Yourself The Man!

Take A Piece Of Advice ...

Be Bold!
Heaven Isn't In A Wall A Hole
So
Damn The Devil
AND
Call On
AND
Bless Christ
For
Righteous Living Is Better Than Nice
AND
It Rewards
With Eternal Life!

Who Will You Be From Today?

Apeirophobia:- Fear Of Everlasting Life!?!

STOP The Presses!
I've Just Heard It All!
Because You Have Never Experienced Eternal Life
You're Afraid
To Think About It At All!

One Man Decided To Stop Napping
Because His Naps
Induced His Anxiety!
One Person Dreaded The Thought So Much
That The Only Cure Was
Psychiatry!

Satan
At His Magnificent Best
Has Pulled Some Doozies
In His Time
BUT
This Has To Be A Stroke Of Sheer Genius
For
If Can Man Can Be Induced
To Discount The Value Of Everlasting Life
The Lord Jesus Christ
Satan, Evilness Itself
Will Seemingly
Have A Leg Up Against King Jesus!

BUT ...

Let Not Satan 
And His Kind Yet Celebrate!
Almighty God
Is The One
Who Did Man Create!
God
In His Mercy
Has Made Provision
Against Demonic Ingenuity
By Having The Holy Spirit
Reach Out To All Humanity!

Every Man
Has An Opportunity To Know
That God's Everlasting Life
Is For Those
Who Desire There To Go
BUT
It Will Not Be For Lack Of Information
Or
Descents Into Fright
Nor
Misinformation
Nor
Demons Selling Rotten Tripe!

All Men
Will Make Their Decision
On
Full Disclosure Of The Facts
AND
No Fear Of The Unknown
Is Going To Change That!

Satan Is A Liar!
The Father Of Lies!
AND
His Yen To Subversiveness
Does Not Lend To Man
The Lack Of Knowledge Excuse!

Men Say They Fear Death!
Have You Died AND Returned
To Tell Others
The Story
That Dying Burns?

God Says ...

The Dead Know Nothing!
So
Anybody Who "Comes Back"
And Tells Of The Grand Voyage
Of
Meeting Mammy And Pappi
And Dead Movie Stars
And Genghis Khan
And Hitler And His Like
Are Just Like Endor's Witch
With King Saul
Thinking
That They Had Awakened The Prophet Samuel
AND
Heard Him Talking To All!

It Ain't Never No Way Happened
And
It Ain't Going To Happen Today
And
Any Other Stories Being Told
That The Afterlife Is Cobwebs
Perpetual Virgins
Strumming Harps Ad Naseum
Bouncing On Clouds Without Purpose
AND
Eating Ambrosia
AND
Lounging Loafing About
Is Working Working
Working
For That Lied King Unclean
Old Satan Himself
Who Is Suffering From
Envy Quite Green!

No One Known As Living
No One Marked As Dying
Has Any Reason
To Fear Everlasting Life
For
The Preserved Word Of Almighty God Says:

Do Not Despise

Your Birthright!

Do Not Despise

Your Gift!

Do Not Sell Out

God's Good Gold

To Buy

Satan's

Rotting Red Bean Pottage!

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Do A Jacob

And

Wrestle With God

And

Get That Fiend's Fallacies

Out Of Your Craw!

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Shuck The Liar's Lies

And

Live

OR

Swallow The Liar's Lies

And

Die!

The Choice

Is

Only Ours To Make!

No More Low Road Riding!

Amazing Is The Discovery
That
I Can't Disappoint Jesus
BUT
I Can His Heart Hurt!

Astounding
Is The Discovery
That
By Faith
AND
Confession Of Known Sin
AND
Sincere Repentance
I Can
The Hurt Reverse!

It Is Not A Small Matter
To Hurt Christ The King!

Remember ...

We All Punishingly Hurt Him
When For Us
By Nails
His Body To The Cruel Cross
Did Cling
AND
This Is Not A Matter
For
Proud Boasting
BUT
A Great Matter
For Confession
AND
Repentance
By Sincere Soul Searching!

Be Not Deceived!
The Almighty God Is Not Mocked
For
He Knows Truly
All Who Will Be Numbered
AND
Named
As Members
As Sheep
In The Little Flock!

It Is Possible ...

We May Deceive The World
AND
The Church
AND
Friends And Family, Too
BUT
We Deceive Ourselves
Not The Living God
Whose Hand Created Us
AND
Who Died 
For Both Me And You!

We Are Made In God's Image
AND
In His Own Likeness!
If There Had Been Only One
He Would Still
For That One Have Died
AND
It Is For This Love Attachment
That He Strives With Us Long
BUT
Don't Get It Twisted
For
Every Long Day That Has A Sun Up
Has Also Got A Sun Down!

Pay-Day Is Coming, So ...

If The Savior Matters To You
AND
Salvation To You
Is Not A Curse
Cast Down That Wicked Old Satan
AND
Let Jesus Christ
Your Life Reverse!

Don't Crucify Christ Afresh!
Don't Pound Into His Flesh Fresh Nails!
Don't Ram Another Spear Into His Side
AND
Don't Again
Spit In His Face!

Don't Pluck Out Jesus Christ's Beard!
Don't Cast Lots Again For His Clothes!
Don't Do Another Judas On Him
AND
Please Don't Sell His Body ... Again
To His Known
AND
Revealed
Cruel Foes!

I Am Taking My Own Advice!
I Am Setting Down My Soul At Christ's Feet!
I Am Denying That Treacherous Liar
Satan
AND
I Am Beseeching My God
To Change Me
AND
To Forgive Me, Please
For I Now Truly Recognize My Need!

One Death For Christ
By A Broken Heart Was Cruel!
A New Death Daily 
Is Off The Wall Inhumane
(No Description Is Suitably Close To Being Right)!
So Let Us Stop Our Sadistic Barbarism
AND
Look At Jesus Christ
With New Eyes
Filled
By Heaven's True Light!
Let Us Not In Him Be Ashamed!

No More Low Road Riding For Me!
The High Road Is Now Mine
For
I Am Choosing To Be Faithful
To Him Who
To Me
Is Faithfully, Unfailingly, Kind!

Got Questions?

Jesus Christ IS The Answer!

When Recognition Truly Dawns ... In Prayer!

A Prayer Is The Cry Of The Soul

AND

Because The Holy Spirit

Is There To Bless And Teach

And

Groan In Intercession

In Our Stead

And Chide And Guide

We Learn ... Even As We Pray!

I Was Saying My Prayers One Morning ...

Lord,

Please Grant The Officers

Wisdom And Understanding

And

Protection And Direction

And

Grant To The Soul In Mortal Distress

Care And Comfort

And

Help And Healing

All Accordingly To Your Will

And

In Your Way!

Pity Us All, Lord

And

Do For Us What None

But

A Holy God Can Do! ...

And ... I Stopped

For I
In That Short Moment
Honestly Realized
AND
Recognized Suddenly
AND
Appreciated Thoroughly
That There Is
No Other Being aka Satan
Wannabe God
Mere Man
False God
Idol
Holy Man
Man Thinking Himself As God
Priest Acting As If He Is God
That Can Deliver On The Stated Request
For Blessings
As I Had Just Put Forth
In My Prayer!

How Shocked
Totally Not Shocked
I Am!

Grace And Mercy
Are Met Together
In Our Father's Hands!

Pitying Love
AND
Gentle Caring
Reigns Down Upon Us
From Grand Heaven Above!

Peace And Rest
Combine To Give Us
Respite
From The World
AND
Truth And Light
Combine To Give Us
Ammunition
With Which To Fight The Churl!

Sanctification
Justification
Sustenance
AND
Provision, Too
All Come From The Heart
Of Him Who Made Us
Along With
Forgiveness
Salvation
AND
Redemption, True!

And ...

To Top It All Off
Our Creator
AND
Redeemer
Designates Himself
Our Very Best Friend
The Friend Who Sticks Closer Than Any Brother
The Friend Who Can Our Sickness Unto Death Mend
AND
Raise Us Unto Eternal Life
In The Day
That The End Of The Beginning Shall Cease
AND
The Beginning Of No End
Unto Us
Shall Be Released!

My Heart
In This Is Well Satisfied
AND
So I Say ...

Lord,

Thank You

For Truly Showing Us

Who Is The Real God!

Thank You

For Truly Exposing To Us

Who Is

The Real God-Fraud!

Praise You, Lord

For Being Holy

And

Faithful

And

The Real Father

And

The Eternal God

That No One Can Truly Challenge

Or Ask

Why

How

What For

Do You Do

What You Do?!

Thank You, God

For Being You

For We Know That

Trusting You

Will See Us To The Great Day

When The Celebration Of New Life

Starts ... In Truth!

Bless You, Lord!

We Love You

And

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

We, Committed, Plea And Stand!

AMEN.

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: CHRISTIAN: - Tofu!

A Week Ago Last Tuesday
I Met A Good Christian!
He Said That His Name Is Tofu!
Thyme And Parsley Were His Coverings
AND
Powdered Seasonings Were His Shoes!

Three Days Later
I Saw A Good Christian!
He Said That I Knew Him! - His Name Was Tofu!
He Looked Different!
Barbecue Sauce Was His Covering!
AND
Pepper Flakes And Garlic Were His Shoes!

Hmmmm ...!

Today
I Met Up With A Good Christian
Calling Himself ... You Guessed It
Tofu!
AND
I Became A Bit Perplexed
For
His Clothing ... Again
Was New!

I Wondered ...
Is This A Chameleon?!

Clothed In
Potatoes Carrots
Sweet Pepper Thyme Onion
Scallions
Apple Cider Vinegar
Garlic Clove
Paprika
Hot Pepper Sauce
His Clothing Was Best Called A Melange!
His Fragrance Was Quite Aromatic
BUT
Fresh Thyme Sticks Were Between His Toes!
He Was Not Wearing Any Shoes!

I Asked:
Christian? Who Are You?

He Said: 
I Am Just Bland Tofu!

I Replied:
Tofu? Who Are You?
You Seem To Roll With The Times!

He Said:
Of Course!
I'm Bland By Myself
BUT
Put Me With Flavor-Full
AND
I Absorb Their Contents!
I Adapt To My Surroundings
So
My Host Is With Me
Ever Content!

I Gasped!
My Eyes Flared!
My Ears Burned!
My Stomach Churned!
I Closed My Eyes!
I Groaned
AND
I Shook My Head!

Tofu!
Don't You Know Whose You Are?!
Have You No Head?

Not Really!
You See
I Am A Pale Crushed-Pea Block
Organic 'Tis True - That Makes Me Special
But
I Am Not Much Of A Chew
Until
Someone Squeezes My Guts
And All The Water Comes Out
And They Slice Me
And They Dice Me
And They Sear Me On A Hot Dry Pan
Until A Tan On Me Sides Show Through!
I Don't Like It When They Do That
So
When They Put Me With Nice Things
I Hurriedly Grab Hold
So That Someone Would Take Me In
Laying Me Out On Plate
Or
In A Bowl!

But ...

Tofu!
You Are A Christian!
You Belong To The One!
The Creator Of The Aromatics
So
You Should Not Be Running Around
With Sriracha And Ground Black Pepper Corns!

The Master Has Called You!
Be Wise
AND
Accept The Offered Place
For It Comes With Mercy's Clothing
AND
Love
Manufactured By Available Grace!
You Get An Infusion Of Hope
AND
Oil Of The Holy Spirit
AND
You Get Influenced By Holy Angels
To Walk In The Truth
Spreading Light!

Really!? Truly?!

Yes!
Did You Not Know?

No!
I Though I Had To Act
According To My Nature
AND
Run With Whomever
Invited Me With Them To Go!

No, Tofu! No!
You May Have Been Bland Tofu - A Christian
But Now
You ... REBORN!
You Are
Last Name: CHRISTIAN
First Name: Tofu

Wear Your Last Name Proudly!
Respond To Christian Loudly!
Speak What The Master Gave To You -
It Is Your Reborn Birth-Right!
AND
Dismiss All Those Hangers-On
AND
Live Right 
In God's Eyesight!

If You Are Going To Be Eaten
Make Sure That Whoever Eats You
Knows
You True Flavor's Taste!
Absorb The Good
AND
Perfect Gift Of Blessings Of 
The Master
AND
Leave The World On A High Note
Making All Regret
That There Is No More Of You Left
For Another Sweet Mouth Taste!

Take The Grace!
Don't Be A Tasteless Disgrace!

Thanks For The Tip!
Time To Turn Me!
Give Me A Gentle Flip!

Tofuuu!

HAPPY SABBATH + PRAYER: A Hope To Hold!

Father,
I Truly Love Your Artistry
Displayed In The Amazing
Simply Awesome
Soul-Stirring
Works Of Your Hand!

I Remember
Even As A Child
Gazing Upward
And Seeing A Cloud Drawing
And Becoming Hopelessly
Awestruck And Inspired
And Calling Out To All:

Did You See What I Just Saw!

I Saw Over There An Elephant
Over Yonder A Floppy-Eared Puppy Dog
To My Right A Racing Dragon
Dead Ahead A Shoal Of Fishes Floating
And
Even To My Then Child's Mind
Child-Sized Angels Floating, Floating!
Father!
You Do Thrilling Work
And I Am Blessed!

But, Then, Lord
I Grew Up
And Stopped Looking Up
And Started Looking In
And Gazing Instead
Around And Down
And Became So Obsessively Consumed
With Man's Vain Work
And
Striving For Daily Bread
That I Practically Forgot
That Life Is Not All Work!
I Forgot To Commune!
I Forgot To Stop And Just Breathe!
I Forgot To Sincerely Worship!
I Just Did That With Which I Was Pleased!
Forgive Me!

Life Changed ... Again
And, Then
I Finally Realized That
You Did Not Stop Painting
Drawing Or Coloring!
It Was I Who Stopped Gazing
And
In A Starkly Clear Awareness
A Benevolent Act Of The Will
I Could Again See
And
I Again Started Looking Up To The Sky
Blue 
Grey
Cloudy
Stormy
Starry
Cloudless
And Also Looking 
- Even If Only At Second-Hand Pictures -
And Enjoying Again
The Bounty From The Hand Of The Master
The Creator Of All
The Sustainer Of All
Who
For My Personal Upliftment
Paints Pastoral Scenes
Sea Scapes
Mountain Ranges
Raging Storms
Windswept Plains
Portraits Of
A Child New Born
A Rugged Face Of A Weary Worker
A Gnarled Old Hand
A Warm Embrace
A Dewey Eye
A Racing Tear
A Smiling Face
A Serene Display
Not Every Picture In The Distance
Some ... Up Close
Some Pictures ... A Scent
A Noise
A Touch
A Hope
From Love ... Everlasting
My Blessed Hope
A Hope To Have
To Hold
From This Day Onward
Until I Shall Die
Or
You Shall Come
And, Then
For All Eternity
My Hope Realized
With My Own Eyes ... To Behold!

Thank You, Father!
Your Gift To Me
It Does Not Float
For It Is Anchored
In My Heart ... So Solidly
That I Look Up
And I See The Distant Shore
Just Within Sight
So Far ... Yet So Near!

I Can See The Lightning!
I Can Hear And Feel The Thunder!
I Can Hear The Trumpet!
I Can Hear ... I Can Hear ...!
My Lord ... Is Oh, So, Near ...!
That Which Is Now Distant
Is Coming For Me ... Right Here!

Thank You For The Works Of Heart
For Through Them
I Know That I Have Nothing
From This Life To Fear
Because ... Because
My Father Is Still Sitting Upon His Throne
Sending Me Messages
Holding My Hand
Telling Me Clearly
That He Is Still In Command!

I Love You, Lord!
Please Come Soon!
AMEN.