INFLUENCE: The SUMP!?! + PRAYER: Lord, Let My Influence Be For Good!

INFLUENCE

Is A ...

S ilent
U nconscious
M ighty
P ower!

Every Human Has A SUMP
To Be Used For Good Or For Ill
AND
Those Who Use It
For The Love Of The Lord Jesus
Will
Of The Tree
AND
The River Of Water
Of Life
Take Their Needful Fill!

Angels Excelling In Strength
Influence 

- For Good -

Those Who

- By Choice -
Walk Under The Banner Of Christ
BUT
Those Who Choose
To Walk Right
In Their Own Eyes
Are Under The Influence Of Angels Who
Chose Not To Keep Their Place
AND
Were Cast Out Of God's Heaven
- For Eternity -
In Damnable Disgrace!

Cow Patty!
No Body Influences Me!
I Think!

Therefore ... I AM!

Ahem!
Big Fellow You Just Proved My Point!
The Only "I AM" -
No Exclamation Point Required
IS
The Lord Jesus Christ
AND
You Are Following The Multitude
Swallowing The Liarman's Lie

AND
Taking Up Position
For Which You Don't Have
Power

Glory
Authority
Height

Might
Position
Age

Spirit
Nor Life!

Huh?!
Wha' You Just Say, Man?!
Talk English!
Speak Sense ... If You Please, Of Course! 

I Am Speaking English
AND
I Am Talking Sense!
The Wrath To Come
Is For Those Who Choose
To Walk On In The Dark
On The Wild Side Of Life
Letting Fallen Angels
You Know ... Those Demons
Those Damned
To Influence Their Actions
AND
Without Care For Their Souls
AND
To Their Hurt
To Choose Their Words!

Them's Just Words, Man!
Words In The Wind!
You Are Spinning A Tale
But I Can't See Which Type Of Yarn You're Passing!

It's Your Funeral
But I Won't Help You Purchase A Nail!

My Tale As You Call It
Has A Foundation
That Cannot Fail!

Remember The Demoniac
That Interrupted Jesus In Church ...!

You Mean The Temple, Right?!

Temple Church Church Temple
Six O' One
Half-Dozen Of The Other!

Well ...

That Demoniac Knew
He Was In The Presence
Of The Only Help For Man
AND
Wanting Blessed Relief
He Thought To Call For Help
BUT
Dan Blocker The Devil
- Always Where He Is Not Wanted -
Muzzled That Poor Man
AND
Using The Very Devil's Own Words
Asked Jesus ... Instead
To Leave Him Alone!

That Is Not Proof!
It Is Only One Witness!
The Bible Says
In The Mouth Of Two Or Three WitNESSES
With The Stress On The 'Es'
Let A Claim Be Established!

Alright, My Man!

I Feel You!

Peter, Peter
Simon Peter
Called Christ
 - Under The INFLUENCE
Of The Holy Spirit -
The Holy Son Of God
AND
In His Next Words
- After Jesus Said That He, Himself
Would Be Killed -
Uttered Words So Damning
That They Could Only Have Come
From The Head Man
Of The Goatherd
BECAUSE
Jesus Plainly Said:

Get Thee Behind Me, Satan!

I Paraphrase Here ...

Get Thee Behind Me, Satan
Don't Interpose Your Self!
I Am Conversing With My Beloved, Peter!
Don't Block The Light - You Are Darkness!
I Am The Light Of Life

AND
You Are Not Going To Cut Short
Peter's Meter!

Man, You Crack Me Up!
I Didn't Know Peter Had A Meter!

He Sure Did!

Don't You Remember That
Further Down The Road
Jesus Told Peter
That Satan Desired
To Sift Him As Wheat
But
That He, Jesus, Had Prayed For Him?!

Yes, Sir, I DO!
Peter Was Always Talking!
AND
You Made Your Point!

I Am Not Finished!
Witness Number THREE!

Question For You ...

Do Donkeys Speak
In Cultured Tones
Questioning Their Master
AND
For Good Measure
Reciting Their Work History
As If
Well
With Consideration
Boss Man Should For His Gross Offence
Against Faithfulness
He Should Atone?!

No! Donkey's Don't Speak!
But Donkeys Do Bray
And Unless Man Has A Bray-Interpreter
Someone Else
Was Speaking
Is What I Say!

And, I, Sir
Having Made My Point
Now Rest My Case!

As The Defendant In This Matter
I Place Myself At The Mercy Of "The Court"
Honestly Recognizing My Error
And Praying For Present Truth
So That Error Won't Metaphorically Cut My Throat!

Friend,
Jesus Christ IS Our Shepherd
The Author Of Our Lives
AND
We Must Be Thankful
That He Didn't Leave Us Alone
For Satan To Run And Board
Aka RailRoad
Aka Derail
Demolish
Decimate
Our Lives!

Let Us Accept The Holy Angels'
Influence For Good
AND

Choosing Our Words For Us
So That Satan Can Be Withstood
AND
A Soul For Jesus
May Be Brought
Into
Unto The Light
AND
That Damned Devil
Will Needs Find Another Ground
On Which His Losing Battle To Fight!

Inflence Is, Indeed
A Silent Unconscious Mighty Power!

PRAYER:

Lord,

Let My Influence

Be The One For Good

So That, I

- Your Child -

May Be A Good Witness

Against The Raging Flood

Of

 Error And Overt Covert Lies!

Teach Me Your Ways, Lord!

Help Me To Honor You!

Lift Me Up, Lord

Let The World In Me See You!

Guide Me, Lord!

I Desire To Walk Humbly With You Now

So That In The Day Coming

I Will Live With You

And

To Sing For The Joy

That Is Not Experienced In This Realm -

Until Then

In Faith

Hope

And

Love

And

Abiding Trust

Before You

- In Obedience To The Truth -

I Humbly, Humbly Bow!

In Jesus' Name

In Assurance Of Victory Over Self

And
Raging Sin

I Pray, Lord, And Plead!

AMEN.

PRESERVATION By ... SACRIFICE?!

Self

• -Satisfaction
• -Centeredness
• -Aggrandizement 
• -Love
• -Serving
• -Interests
• -Righteousness

Must Be Set Aside
IF
Self-Destruction
Is To Be Avoided
AND

One Is 

- For Eternity -
To Find Christ's Peace
AND
Enjoy His Perfect Rest!

The Law Of Self
-Preservation
IS
The Law Of Self
-Sacrifice
AND
Every Other Ode To The Self
IS
A Satanic Device!

If We Would Look
At The Grain Harvests Of The World
We Will Learn Two Great Truths
That Pertain To Jesus Christ
The Creator
Of The Heaven And The Earth!

To Preserve Seed
To Fill Man's Food Need
The Best Seed
Is Thrown Out
To Suffer Death
In The Cold Earth
AND
In So Doing
It Regenerates
AND

Grows Again
Marching On To A Great Harvest
Again

To Feed The Earth!

The Not-The-Best Seed
Is Marketed 

For The Table
For The Consumption Of Men
Never To See The Light Of Life
Never To Praise The Lord -
The Last Word It Will Ever Hear Is:

Thank You, Lord! AMEN

As In Nature
So In The Spiritual Realm:

Christ's Death
Raises A Harvest Of Fruit
Because He Resurrected
Proving To Death
That He, The Lord Jesus Christ
Is, Indeed 

The Truth
The Way
The Only Way To Life
AND
All Who Will Work For Him
Will Preserve Surrendered-To-Christ Self
By Self ... SACRIFICE!

Today, We Celebrate Independence

BUT

Raging Independence 

May Have An Exposed Nail In Its Shoe

Piercing Those Who Live For Self

Introducing Blood-Poisoning -

That Disease Vile

So, Please 

Do Not Let This Happen To You!

"Give To Get!"Is The Old Adage
Even Today ... Still True

ANDI Beseech You, Brethren
Give Of Self
To The Service Of Christ Jesus
For
- In Pleasure And For Eternal Blessing -
The Almighty God
- Has Heavenly Delights

Including A Name
A Crown

AND
Even A Bright Mansion -
Prepared
- Personally -
For You!
I've Got One, Too!

Give To Live!

Live To Give!

JESUS SAVES: The Man-Designed Way Of Man Is A Lie!

It Is Wrong
To Trust Human Effort
To Transform Human Character
For
It Is Only The Spirit Of God
That Can Do That

AND
For Finite Man
This Causes A Spot Of Bother!

Many Minds
Some Brilliant
Many Cruel In The Desire To Be Kind
AND
Many Evil
AND
Satanically-Influenced Influential
Think It Is In Their Power
To Reconstruct A Sin-Stained
Life-Broken Man
As If He Is A Child's Broken Toy Tower!

As It Was Yesterday
So It Is Today:

Man Cannot Fix 

What Man Did Not Make!

Man Is Not Jesus Christ
AND
Man To Man
- Sin-Stained To Sin-Stained -
Is Robustly Unjust
- Good Intentioned Or Not -
AND
Playing God
AND
Attempting To Fix
The Spiritually Flawed And "Fine-Crystal-Man"
With The Delicate Touch Of 
The Hydraulically-Driven Sledge-Hammer
Only Leaves Behind 
The Powdered-Glass Dust
Of The Broken Man
Now To Life
- For Real -
A Mere Husk!

Man Need To Acknowledge
That The Holy God
Does Not Need His Hindrance 
Disguised As Help!
What The Living God Asks Of Us
Is Our Cooperation
AND
Our Willingness
By The Almighty Power
To Be Taught
To Be Led
AND
With That Cooperation
Leading To The New Way With Life To Cope
Humanity
- Aligned With Divinity -
Will Beat Any Prospecting Devil From Hell!

All Said And Done ...

With Jesus Christ Working
AND
The Holy Spirit Indwelling
- Comforting Teaching -
 Sin And Satan
Will Have No One To Mamaguy
AND
To Cause To Live Life Bleak
AND
Will Have To Find Other Ground
For
In The Fully- Surrendered-To-Christ-Life
All Their Vaunted Power
Will Have Done Gone
AND
Out Leaked!

Trust God

AND

Know

The Truth That Sets Men FREE!!

For

FREE!!

PRAYER: Lord, Let Your Will For My Life Be Mine!

Father, 

Oh, My Father

Help Me To Hold Fast In My Grasp

The Outstretched Arm

So That In The Days Of My Troubles

I Do Not Have To Cast Around

To Find An Anchor

To Which To Tie My Tossing Ship Fast!

Father, 

Rid Me Now

Of Any Traits Of Character

That Will Cause Me

In My Elder Years

To Become

Anxious

Angry

Bitter

Jealous

And Envious

Imagining

Slights And Hurts

From This And That Friend Foe

Sister Brother

Daughter Son

Earthly Father And Dear Mother!

Save Me, Lord

From That Troublesome Woe!

Help Me Let Them Go!

Lord, Make Them Go!

It Is Not My Desire

To Give Place To The Wily Foe!

It Is My Desire, Dear Father

That My Fruit For Heaven

Should Ripen Sweet

At The End

Of Its Season Of Growth

AND

I Beseech You

In The Holy Jesus' Name

Help Me

Shelter Me

Manure 

Water And Prune My Tree

So That

Whether I Die

Or Remain Alive

When The Lord Christ Shall Come

I Shall Rise Up To Meet My King 

And Hear:

"Faithful, Profitable Servant

Well Done!

Into The Pearly Gates

You Are Welcome To Come!"

Remember The Brethren

In The Near And Scattered Folds!

Call Them

Lord, Call Them

To Come In From The Cold

To The Great Fold Of Safety

Behind The Protective Hedge

So That The Evil Ones

Will Not Consume Them

Using Them For Mere Merchandise

On Some Merchant Of The Earth's

Never-Satisfied Shelf!

Father,

Thank You! 

I Bless You

For The Comfort Found Only 

In Holy Spirit Of God! 

I Thank You For The Angelic Protection

That You Provide Against The Fraud

And The Enemies Of God!

I Thank You For Daily Care

Daily Grace

Daily Faith

And

I Thank You For The Forgiveness For Sin

That Takes Condemnation

Off The Rugged Path

That My Foot Does Trace!

I Thank You For My Blessings

Innumerable

Invisible

Immense!

I Thank You For The Myriad Mercies Of Favor

Spent

And

Those Not Yet Spent!

I Thank You, Lord 

For The One Gift

That "Thank You!" 

Cannot Cover! 

The Gift Of The Son

On Cruel Calvary

The Life Of Christ Jesus

My True Love

My Soul's Only Lover!

Oh, Love

That Will Not Let Me Go

Love Me

So That In Your Character

I May Grow More And More!

Love Me, Lord

Lead Me

Into The Glorious Light

So That That Light

The Light Of The World

The Only True Light

That Leads To

And

Gives

Eternal Life

Will Be My Day Light

My Night Light

And

The Light Of My Life

Unto And Ever After

The Day That The Saints Of God

Shall Take Flight

To Eternal Life!

Into Your Hands, Lord

I Give Unto You ... Me!

Let Your Will

And

Your Ways Be Mine

So That Forever Will, Thereby

Be Mine

With

My Savior Jesus Christ 

The Lord God Holy Divine!!

I Love You, Lord!

Hope For Heaven

Is Beating In My Chest

And

In That Hope

The Name Of My Lord Christ

I Do Publicly Confess!

Remember Me

Is My Plea

For In Jesus' Name

I Humbly Plead!

AMEN.

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: AVAILABLE: Grace!

The Grace Of God
Is No Paying Off Of Debt
To Me!
It Is A Gift!
I Am The Object
Of God's Favor
Something
For Which I Can Never Labor!

I - Of Myself
Can't Hold Out My Hand
To The Eternal God
AND SAY:

"Give Me!"

Some Of This
A Bit Of That
A Golden Goose
A Pat On The Back
Nor Life Eternal
Nor Exemption From Life's Trials
Nor Relief From Satan's Vicious Attacks!

God's Grace Upon Me

Means
God's Blessings
I Have To See
For
There Cannot Be One
Without The Other

So

Take No Thought
Of How To Get More
For
Walking Right In God's Light
Opens The Heavenly Store!

"You Shall Receive!"That Is The Promise Of God
AND
Not A Sleight Of Hand
As Would Come Of The Hand Of
King Liar More!

Believe And Receive!
Trust
AND
Do Not Try To Conceive
Of Ways
By Which To "Force"
The Hand Of God!

You Are Not Big Enough
Old Enough
Wise Enough
Nor
Strong Enough!
In Essence
You Don't Have The Stuff
Or You Would Be God Yourself
Not Needing Anything
From The God Of Love
Who Rules
Reigns
AND
Resides
In The Heavenly Abode Above!

Have Faith
In The Holy God
Who Grants Unto Man Favor!
Favor From The God Of All Graces
Requires
A Child Of Faith
To Say Grace
Aka Thanks
AND
Be Thankful
Knowing That There Is More
Much More
To Favor Full Grace
The Body Of Which
In This Realm
We Cannot See
Touch
Nor Taste
Except
With Jesus' Faith!

Jesus Christ On Earth
Grew In The Favor Of God!
Did That Mean
That Christ's Growth
Was An Unmerited Gift?!
It Cannot
For Christ Was God Fully
Man Fully
God-Man
Without Sin!

Jesus Was-Is Himself God

So That Would Be Silly!

It Means
The Fulfillment Of The Promise ...
The Spirit Of God
Is Upon Me (Jesus)!
AND
Without Measure
Again
As Word Of God Says!

The Spirit Of God
Is The Spirit Of Grace!
The Spirit Of Grace
Gives Favor
AND
Gifts Unto Men!

In This Realm?

In This Realm!

God Is In Control ...!

... Even Though It Appears
That God's Favor Falls
On The Employees Of The Fraud!?

Men Who Do Not Understand
The Government Of God
Nor Appreciate The Gifts Of Blessing 

To Men Given
Liken Corporeal Prosperity
To Mean
Bad Man Is Good
Even As His Light Shines Darkly
And In His Mouth
Truth Is Cast Into The Street
Rendering Other's Lives
Bitter
Instead Of Sweet
Because He Has
All Of Life's Sweet Treats!

God's Grace Is Not Money!
But It Could Be!
God's Grace Is Not Fame
Nor Is It Shame! 

God's Grace
God's Spirit
Leads To Life
Whilst In The Mortal Strife
Molding
Cleansing
Teaching
Feeding Leading
Correcting Directing
Chastising
Never Dispising
For God's Grace
Is There
Because Jesus Christ Died
To Save
To Redeem
The Children Of The Fall
To Become His Ransomed
His Redeemed Children
- By I-Choose Choice -
No Coercion At All!

But, Why Can't God's Grace
On Us Be About Earthly Prosperity?!

What Is Prosperity?

Money, Food, Shelter
Clothing, Toys ...!

Did Not Jesus Say
That God Provides
Those Things That Are Needful
Both To The Evil And The Good?! 

That He Knows
What We Need
For Daily Living
Is The Thing That Needs To Be Understood!

The Grace Of God
Passes
Human Understanding!
Sufficed To Know
Man Has Access To Daily Grace

AND

I
We 

Should Ask The Lord
For Grace To Grow

AND
Grace His Will To Know!

I Say Grace - Thanks!
For Meals!
I Plead For Grace
AND

Accept Mercy!
I Pray For The Outpouring

AND
For The Indwelling Spirit Of God
So That In Him
I Am Away From
The Camp Of The Fraud!

G od
R eaches/Relieves/Receives
A nd
C arries/Comforts/Cares For
E veryone!

G od
R estores
A nd
C leans
E veryone Who Asks!

There Is Grace
Because
You Are Man Alive!
There Is Grace For The Believer
Because
He For Heaven Does Strive!

There Is Grace
Because
You To Christ Do Repair!

There Is Grace
Just Because There Is Grace
Just Because God Is God Almighty

Just Because God The Eternal Is Love

AND
The Only God Great
AND
Because He

- Of His Own Will -

Desires
That All Should Come To Repentance
AND
Into His Kingdom
Be Eternally Saved!

The Living God Gave His Son 

To Get Us Grace!

Shouldn't We Be At The Least, Thankful

AND

Thank Him To His Face?!

Man Is A Strange, Strange, Creature!

The God Who Made Him
Gave Him 

The Free Gift Of Life Eternal
Via His Saving Grace
BUT
Before Man Accepts God's Great Grace
Man Looks His Maker
- Boldly -

In His Face
AND
Wants To Know 

Why
How
Who But
If And
Where When
Then
Before He Will Say:

"Thank You, Lord!
Bless You, Father!
I Accept The Gift!
Let Me Shake (Hold)
Your Holy Hand!"

Man Needs To Step Back

And Take Off His Big, Big Head

And Humble Himself
Before The Eternal God!

Men Hate God
BUT

Want God's Rewards
BUT
They Refuse The Good Stuff
- The Spirit Of Grace -
AND, INSTEADTake The Perishable Goods
Exchanging The Blessing
For A Bauble

Because
They Do Not Want To Be Disciplined
Nor Led
Nor Fed
At 

In
The School Of The Holy God

Who Did Them

Their Lives Give!

Grace Mercy
Faith Trust
Hope For Salvation
Infinite Love!
Jesus Is The Captain
The Boat
The Sea
The Life Preserver
The Food Source
The Source Of Life
For Me And For Thee!

Got To Go!

Let's Talk Later!
It's Time For School!
My Teacher Is Christ Jesus

AND
He Provides Heavenly Thoughts 

For Sweet Food!

I'm Rich! + PRAYER: Father, Teach Me Your Ways!

He Who Was Rich In Heaven's Glories
Became Poor
So That We Who Are By Sin
Made Poor
May Become Rich
Through His Purchased-For-Us Salvation!

The Only Problem
With This Scenario
Is That We Poor
Must Acknowledge "It"
Our True Condition
AND
Say So
So That He
Who Has For Us
Treasures In Store
Secure
May Bathe Us
AND
By His Spilt Blood
Make Us Rich!

Many Men Are Made Rich
Out Of Perishable Wealth
AND
They Prefer By Love
What They See
Taste Touch
Smell 
AND 
Feel
AND
It Is This Love
For Things
That Must At Death
Or Change In Earthly Fortune
Be Left Behind
That Leads Many To Consider
Christ's Promised Future Wealth
To Be The Idea
Totally Asinine!

They Live In The Realm
Bird In Hand Worth Two In Bush!
They Live For The Chase!
They Love The Pat On The Back
The Slap On The Tush
Which Says
Rich Man Walking
Flush Man Talking
AND
They Preen In Ecstasy
As For 
MORE
They Go Hawking
As The Mere Mortals 
Upon Their Now-Elevated Visages
Be Jealousy Gawking!

Self
Must Be Sacrificed!
Other
Must Be Lifted Up!
Hope Must Be Applied!
Faith Must Be Subscribed!
Grace
Is The Carry Along!
Mercy
Is The Marching Song
AND
Jesus Christ
Must Be The Banner Held
High
IF
We Desire
To Follow The Lord Christ
Back Through The Eastern Sky!

PRAYER:

Father,

Bless Me To Do Your Will!

Teach Me Your Ways

And, Please

I Humbly Beseech Thee

My Longing Heart Thrill!

Guide Me Along

The Straight And Narrow Way

And

Hear Me

Help Me

Lead Me

Feed Me

When I Call Out To You

Each And Every Day!

Lord,

I Will Go Where You Send Me

Because I Know

You Walk With Me!

I Will Do

What You Ask Me To Do

For I Know

That For The Task

You Will Equip Me!

I Love You, Lord!

I Bless You!

I Offer Up My Praise Not Faint

And

I Ask You, Please

Help Me To Inherit

As You Have Promised 

The Promised Glory Day!

I Offer Up My Petitions

And My Praise

In The Only Name That Matters

The Name Of

Jesus Christ

My Savior

My Master

My Lord

And

My God!

AMEN.