DEVELOPING IN SIN: Arrested Development

I Met Salvation
On The Way
To Committing Sin
AND
I Met Comeuppance
On The Road To
That's Not The Way To Walk In!

I Had Walked Right
In My Own Sight
Leaning
Unto My Own Understanding
AND

I Paid Homage To
Do What Thou Wilt
AND
Soon Found Out That
My Soul Was Fair To Dying!

I Was Vain!
I Was Petty

AND
Pretty Arrogant 'Tis True
BUT
I Was No Different
From Harry Sally And Lou-Lou
Who
Talk Right
Live Wrong
Speak Lovingly Of The Lord
AND
Drink Of Life
With That Vile One
Gone Wrong
Who Works For The Very Devil
While Strenuously Conducting The Sanctuary Choir
At The Quarterly Service Of Song!

It's Amazing When You Don't Eat Pork
BUT
You Sell Your Pigs
To Fine Market
When You See Ada
Pushing Bread-Cart
AND
Fallen From Grace
Stepping High
Like Nothing Wrong
With Her Hand In
I Got This' Right Side Back Pocket
AND
Insult To Injury
You, Yourself, Realize
That Sam Couchie And The Duppy Doomed
Because
The Sermons Long Preached At Fancy Church
Was Lamb's Milk
Laced

With Magic Mushroom!

Well, Well, Well!
What A Fine Pass
We Have Arrived At
Going Real Fast
Forward
In A Vehicle
Apparently
With No Brakes
Or Reverse
BECAUSE
Brother Fuzzy
Sister Squeeze
AND
Hold Me Tight
Liked To Frequent Jezebel's Amply Stocked
To Overflowing
Spiritual Fornication Table
Which Always Sent Out Doggie Bags
To Regulars' Friends
Family
AND
Of Course
All The Members Of The Members' Churches
Whether In The Church Physical
On Video, Internet
Radio Or Cable!

Wait A Minute!
I Thought We Talking 'bout You?!

We Were
AND
We Are!
It Is All Pertinent!

Do You Know
How Far The Wind Can Reach?!

Huh?! No ...!

All You Know
Is It Passed By You
Sitting In A Motor Vehicle
42 Months Ago Last Spring
AND
"The Message" Still Getting Air-Play
For It Has Got Rhythm
AND
Nebuchadnezzar's Sound Of Music
Is Riotously
Thrillingly
Pulsating!

Wow! The Wind Does Indeed Talk!
Live And Learn!
Live And Learn!

I Don't Know About You
BUT
I Was Once A Fool
Who, In Essence, Said
Acted
Pretended
That There Is No God
But
In The Day With Comeuppance
First Words
Out Of My Mouth
Were:

God Help Me!
Please, God?! Help Me!
I'm Dying!
My Life Is Going South!

Isn't It Amazing
When Party Lights Are Illuminating
That Your Life Is On A Chill Pill
AND
On The Groove
Your Heart Is Pulsating
That When Apparent Death
Is Toward You Walking
You Automatically Know
That It Is
The Light Of Life
For Help
You Should Be Calling!

Been There!
Done That!
I Had A Season Ticket
To Death By Degrees
AND
Found Out
The Hard Way
That Sin ... The Disease
Does As It Darn Well Does Please
UNLESS
AND
UNTIL
Christ The Cure
Knocks At Your Heart
AND
You Willingly Open
AND
Invite Him
To Enter Through Your Unblocked Front Door!

I Know!
He Knocked!
I Answered!
We Sat Down To Eat!
It Was A Simple Supper
BUT
God Be Praised
It Was Sweet, Sweet!

There Were No Babylonian Wines!
No Pharisee Leaven!
No Look-Back Salt-Licks
AND
No Fig Trees Around Found Barren
BUT
There Was
Bread Of Heaven
AND
Water
Flowing Freely
From The River Of Life
AND
The Touch Of The Master's Hand
AND
The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit Thereafter
AND
The Protection Of The Holy Angels
Because
I Had Set The Table For Our Meal
With Choicest Confession
AND
Repentance!

I Suddenly Found That

I Had No Time For Hold Out
Hold Back
Nor Keep It In!

I Served Up Of-Sin: A Gully Washer
AND
Christ The Cure
Provided Full Cleansing
Made Up Of
Pardon For Sin
Peace That Endureth
Grace For The Day
Faith For The Way
Love Without Limit
Mercy For Me
AND
A Drop Of The Blood
Of The True Sacrifice
The Son Of The Father
Jesus The Christ
The Only One Holy!

And, Then ...

There Was Rejoicing In Heaven
The Strains Of Which
Man Has Never Heard
Over The Lost Sheep
Found
Repentant
Returned
To The Safe Fold Of God!

I Will Say This
Brother, Sister
It Was All Done
Not A Moment Too Soon
For
Liar The Lion Was Raging
Licking His Lips
For
Hell Had Mutton Stew
Fresh Killed
On Decimation Mankind's
Unchangeable Price Fixe Menu!
He Was Aiming For His Fill!

Too Bad For Him!
I Was Safe
In The Arms Of Jesus!

Sooooo ...

What's Happening Now, My Friend?!

I Read Old King James
For My Self -
A Thus Saith The Lord
Is My Guide!
God Said It!
I Believe It!
In Heavenly Love
I Sincerely Abide!

I Offer Up Myself
A Living Sacrifice ...!

... I Know! Right On!

... It Is My Reasonable Service!
I Worship The Lord Of Life
With Delight
AND
My House
- No Longer On Sand -
But On The Sure Foundation
Is Being Rebuilt
In A Peaceful Glade!
I No Longer Sing The World's Favorite Song!

Storms Of Life
Winds Of Strife
AND
Calls To Flesh
Come In Abundance
BUT
Truth Is Bought!
I Sell It Not
AND
Wisdom
Is My Shop Attendant!

The Grace Of God
Constrains Me
To Not Become Self-Willed!
I Stand Up For Jesus Christ
I Obey
I Trust My Life
To The One Who Gives
AND
IS
Life
AND
By Striving For The Mastery
Praying - Spirit Leading -
I Cannot
By Powers
Principalities
Wickedness In High Places
Nor Satan Himself
Be Overthrown!

In Jesus
I Shall Not Make Shipwreck Of Faith
For
There Is Waiting For Me
- In Heaven -
A Sure And Certain Place!

Thank God For Grace!

Thank GOD For Grace!

Of Chaos And Confusion + PRAYER: I'm Listening, Lord!

Constant Chaos
Total Chaos
Men Women Children
Living Their Lives In Fear
Fearful
Of Outcomes
Guaranteed To Distress
Not Knowing How
To Get Out Of The Mess!

Who Will Call The Master?
Who Will Petition The King?
Who Will Say A Prayer Of Faith
Guaranteed An Answer
From Heaven Where
The King Of Love Is Residing?

I Will Say A Prayer!
Will You?
I Will Make A Petition?
Don't You Have One Too?

He Does Not Hear Me!
My Life Is Too Vile!
I Have Ceased Praying -
My Stomach Is Filled With Bile
Because I Know That He
Will Not
Cannot 
Save A Wretch Like Me!

Not True, My Brother
My Sister!
Not Close To The Truth, My Friend!

We Have An Advocate
- Christ The Righteous By Name -
In Whose Hands
By Whose Blood
We May Approach The Father
Seeking Relief
From Lives
Lived Like Lice
Eating Anything Warm
Because It Appears Choice
BUT
Jesus - The Savior
The Creator
Man's Best Friend
Has Made A Way For Us
So That Our Prayers
Are Guaranteed
Through His Love
His Sacrifice
AND
The Holding Of His Faith
To Get An Answering!

Will You Believe That Jesus Saves?
Will You Believe That God Cares?
Will You Trust The Pardon Purchased?
Will You Cast On Christ Your Fears?
Your Cares?

Will He Really Hear Me?

Yes, He Will
IF
You Believe That He Is Who He Says He Is
AND
That He Will Do What He Says
That He Will Do!

But ...

You Must Do Your Part, Too
By Confessing Your Sin
Repenting Of Your Past
AND
By Faith
Asking The Master
To Take The Case Before The Father
On Your Behalf!

When You Confess Your Sin
He Is Faithful
AND
Just
To Forgive
AND
He Will Cleanse You
From All Unrighteousness -
Please Let Him Your Heart Enter In!

Chaos
Confusion
Pain
Sorrow
Woe
Care
Crisis
Confession
Repentance
Just Leave It All
Give It All To Jesus
AND
Of His Mercy And Grace
You Can Rest Assured
Knowing That For Your Own Soul's Salvation
The Holy Spirit
The Spirit Of Truth 
Will
- Of Necessity -
To Complete What Jesus Christ Has Started
Be Imparted!

And That Lost Soul 
In Prayer ... Cried:

Oh, Lord,

Please Hear Me!

I Am Calling Out To You!

I Want No Other God But You, Lord

This Is Now My Truth!

I Have Been Wayward

A Wanderer

Pig-Headed

Even Abstruse Wicked

Wild And Often Loose!

I Confess My Sin!

I Repent - Forgive Me!

I Desire The New Start

That The Old Word Ever New

Says

That You Can Give Me!

I Come As A Child - Teach Me!

Help Me To Walk In Right Ways

And, Lord

I Am Now Listening

I Will Walk With You

If You Will Attend Me

On This Life's Hard And Trying Pathways!

In Jesus' Name, I Humbly Plead

Make This Old Goat A Brand New Lamb

For I Now Know

That None Other But You

Can!

AMEN.

Welcome To The Family!

JESUS CHRIST: Author Support Source

Jesus Christ
IS
The Author
The Support
The Source
Of Our Lives!
Would That We Learn
This Necessary Lesson Now
For We Can't
After We Die!

Too Many Of Us
Are Caught Up
In Delving Into The Hidden Ways Of The Eternal God
AND
Because We Are So Devilishly Malicious
We Get Riotously Entangled
With The Wily Fraud!

It Is Always Amazing To Me
When Man
- A Suckling Baby -
Teaches Classes At University
Waxing Poetical
Even As He Speaks
The Language Nonsensical
When All Over His Face
Is What One Wise
Would Call Matter Fecal
Not Known To Be Edible!

That's A Low Blow!

Is It A Lie?!

No! No! You Speak Truth!
But Did You Have To Be So ... Plain
So Blunt About It?!

Theirs Is For Help A Cry!

If Man Is Honest
He Will Acknowledge Jesus Christ
AND
Give Satan
- That Dragon -
The Boot!

Truth
Is Uncomfortable To The Wicked
Is Despised By The Evil

AND
Is Discarded By The Fraud
AND
The Agents On His Tab
AND
That Is Why Truth
The God Of Truth
The Love For Truth
Are Sold As Things Expired
Needing Retooling
Needing Casting Away
Like A Dry Hanging Scab!

If Jesus Is ...

...Jesus Is
The Author Of Our Lives
The Support For Our Lives
The Source Of Our Lives
What For
Why Is It So All-Fired Important
For A Man
By A Man
With The Means Of Mere Man
To Get Life From A Man
AND
Be Recyclably
Immortalized?!

Error! Error! Error!

That Does Not Compute!

Recalibrating Current Position!

New Destination?

If Not, Refute!

I Am Going To Heaven With My Jesus!
Are You?
I Am Walking My Jesus
AND
This I Know Is True:

Man Did Not Make God!
God Is Not A Fool!
God Is No Liar
AND
His Word Is Holy
Sacrosanct
Wholly True!

The Devil Is The Liar!
His Words Are Truth Reversed
AND
All
Who Vaingloriously Follow His Lead
Will Keep
AND
Perish From
His Greed And Envy-Inspired
Trust Me Not Your Maker
You Shall Be As God
Curse!

What God Desires Us To Know

Is Made Plain Available

For Us To Find Out!

That's Bible 101!

What God Has Hidden From Our Sight
We Have No Torch
Big Enough
To Provide Revelation's Light
AND
It Is Time That Men Realize
That Rearranging Fact
Only Creates
A Bigger Fiction
AND
All That That Does
Is Finite Man's Brain Tax!

I Dare You To Prove That!

Have You Ever Encountered
The Law Of Unintended Consequences?

Can't Say That I Have!
Of That
I Am Sure That I'm Sure!

Okay.

What's Wrong With Eating
Let's Say
An English Apple?!

Nothing!
You Wash
You Bite
You Spit Out The Stray Seed
You Toss Away The Core
You Rub Your Belly In Satisfaction
You Burp
You Ask For More!
It's All Good!

But ... 

What If ...?!

What If You Were Told
Do Not Eat It
Because If You Do 

You Will Surely Die

BUT
Your Companion
Your Newly-Met Friend

With Hidden But Sweet Knowledge
Says:

You Shall Not Surely Die
You Shall Be
As It Were
"God!"
You Shall See
Know Things Wonderful!

I Know!

It Tastes Good - I Ate  It!
Look At Me!
Am I Not Here?!

Yeah! Sure!

Now Give Me My Praise By Applause!
Eat! Eat!

And ... 

You Eat It!

You Can Feel The Insight Infilling
AND
You Share It
With Your Husband
Wife, Dear!
You Don't Die ... Immediately
But 

You Instantly Lose Your Light Covering
AND
You Are Naked
In Your Own Eyes!
AND
On Top Of That
Your Maker
AND
Your Landlord
Come To Pick Up The
Prayer And Praise House Rent
AND
You Feel Shame And Fear
ANDYou Make A Garment Of Fruit Tree Leaves

Using Your New Insight Aka Your Own Wisdom
AND

Attempt To Hide Your Nakedness

AND

No Longer Being Able To Pay The Due Rent

You Get Cursed For Your Own Sake

AND

You Get Evicted!

Labor Pain And Sorrow Follow!

You Are Talking About Adam And Eve!

Yes! 

And What Is The Result

Of That Malicious Covetous Interest

In Having What Is God's Power?

Oh ...

Untold Billions Dead!

Untold Suffering!

Unmitigated Hate!

Inordinate Affections!

Satanic Influences

Causing Men Women

To Be Raped

Hacked To Death

Some To Be Bartered And Sold

AND

Unparalleled Lust

For Shiny Objects

Things Unattainable

In The Holy Spirit-Lead Realm!

Men 

Lost

Lying

Dying

Crying

Denying

Putrifying 

Drug Supplying

Spying ...

Cruelty ... Just Because ...

I Could Go On!

God Help Us!

He Did!

He Does!

Jesus Christ ... Again

Is

The Author Of

The Support For

The Source Of

Life!

Let Us Not Delve Into The Unknown!

Be It Made Known

That That Is A Satanic Device!

With Gratitude For Grace

We Should Be Pleased To Accept The Gifts

That God Gives To Men

AND

To Use Them

For Man's Good

AND

For God's Glory

AND

Do Right!

Live Right!

Bless God!

Honor 

AND

Obey The Lord

Confess And Repent Of Sin

Walk In Faith - That's Integral

AND

Not By The Lying Light

Of Lustful Eyesight

AND

At The Appointed Time

- For Enduring Overcoming Faith -

The Great God Will

- Himself -

Give Immortality

To Regenerated Man!

I Pray God To Receive It!

How About You?!

From Your Lips

To The Eternal God's Ears!

Amen, My Friend!

Amen!

High Lives And Low Minds!

She Loved The Lord
BUT
She Wanted The World!
She Thrived On Its Adulation!
She Loved The Applause
AND
The Access To Her Idols
Those Gods
Who Promised Her
That They Could Make Her Into The Perfect Image!

Poor Thing!

She Can't See The Fraud! 

Hear Her Speak!
See Her Eyes Leak!
She Was Seeing Her Gods In Their Element!
They Promised Her The Moon
IF
She Would Let Them Her Groom
To Become As They
Making Others Swoon!

BUT ...

She Was Not Alone!
Others Had Access To The Zone
That Place Of The Human Food Fest
Where
Lust, Hate, Greed
Envy, Sex
Revenge, Vanity
Encourage Self In Selfishness
To Channel Other Spirits
To Partake Confusion
To Sell Their Souls To The Very Devil
To Possess The High
Bright
Life-Changed-Forever Lie!
She Wanted To Live
To Live 
To Live The Bewitching Illusion!

Her Mentors
Those Mentors
Were Weapons In The Trade
Willing To Sell What Can't Be Bought
To Purchase That
For Which Christ Jesus
Had
- With His Own Blood -
Already Paid!

They Cared Not For Her Soul! 
Their Interest Was In The Gold
That Her Goal Of Winning
Would For Them
Unfold!

Alas ...

Alas
The Poor Dear Put Her Very Soul 
In Their Despoiling Hands
AND
As To Be Expected
She Gained The Gold
Fulfilling Her Goal
BUT
Lost Hold Of The Hand
The Marred Hand
Of The Holy Son Of Man
The Son Of The Eternal God
Who, For Her Redemption
Became, Just Like Her ...
Human!

BUT ...

The Difference!
The Difference Was
That He Was Tempted
BUT
He Sinned Not
So As To Give Unto Us Fallen
A Road Map
To Reach The Heavenly Land
Where Peace
AND
Rest
- The Blessings Called Best -
Are Eternal
If We Will Repent Of Wrongdoing
AND
All Our Sin
Readily Confess!

So Tell Me What Happened To Her!

Selfishness Became Her Butter!
Narcissism Was Bread
AND
They Were Sweet In Her Mouth
BUT
One Day
- Having Finally Reached Her Belly -
They Became Bitter Bitter
AND
Having Had It All
AND, STILL
Having Nothing At All
Her Bitter Belly Showed Her That
Having Run
She Had Not Won
Anything Of Any Value
AND
Tears Of Regret
Started
Her Cheeks Running Down
Down Into Her Mouth - BITTER!
Down Her Chin
Heating
Burning
Eating!

Her Heart Was Breaking
AND, THEN
She Remembered
Her Old Grand Ma's Words
From The Old Bible
Oh, The Words!
Those Words ...

What Shall It Profit A Man
If He Should Gain The Whole World
And Lose
His. Own. Soul ...?!

She Had To Remake Herself
Every Single Day
To Stay Relevant!
She Needed A Regular Fix
Of 15 Minutes Of Fame
To Maintain The Lifestyle
That For Her
- Now -
Was No Gain!

Could She Do It?!

Do What?

Could She From The Feint Applause
Walk Away!
Could She Return To The Quiet Life
Remembering The Lord
Where Peace Was Rest
Love Was Hope
Help Was Healing
AND
She
- With Normal Life -
In Her Jesus
Could Cope?!

Did She?!

At Her Wit's End
I Heard Her One Day
Praying
To The Father
For Jesus To Take Her
From That Life
Far Away
For
In That Life
There Was Never Living Water
But There Was Always Tainted Wine!

She Told The Lord
That She Needed Fresh Air
A Clean Diet
A Listening Ear
A Shoulder On Which To Lean
And A Cleansing!
Oh, How She Wanted To Be Made Clean
And That She Desired A New Start
Where Faith In God
Was Not The Thing Considered Unclean!

It Was Not Easy
BUT
Believing
That With God
All Things Are Possible
AND
Having Nothing To Lose
BUT
God's Eternal Life To Gain
She Trusted The Father
AND
Not Looking Back
She Looked Up
AND
Found Her Redemption
That Is Found Only In Jesus Christ
AND
Singing Glory!
Hallelujah!
She Started Walking
Straight
On The Narrow Way!

She Was Headed Toward
The King Of Life
AND
Glory
Because Of Grace
AND
She Blessed God
For Her Deliverance
AND
She Cursed The Fraud!

She Said:

I Lived Through My Eyes!
I Lived For My Belly!
I Loved To Hear My Ears Ringing
With All The Adulation
That The World
To Me Was Giving
But It Was A Lie
That Made Me Cry
And Now I Am Telling 
All Who Will Listen
Please,
Do Not For The Things Of This Dying World
Sigh In Your Heart
And With Your Voice Cry!

A Sawdust Cake Is Still Made Of Wood
Even If It Is Covered In Royal Icing
And
A Glass Of Champagne Saturated With Ammonia
Is Still Wee Wee
Even If Your Flutes
Have Silver Lining!

Just Because Things Are Fashionable
It Does Not Make Them
Good
Or
Even Right
So, Please
Stick To The Truth
Even If With The World
You Must Fight
For
The Truth Is The Way
And The Way Contains Light
And Hell Cannot Breach Truth
For Truth Is The Light Of Life!

Hear, Hear!

Don't Sell Your Soul

For

Breakable Baubles

From

Satan The King Fraud!

Think Straight!

Live Right

And

Praise And Thank God!

PRAYER: Father, Forgive My Folly!

Father,
Forgive Me My Folly!
For A Moment, Yesterday
In A Fit Of Seeming Madness
I Lived In The Bold Sight Of My Eyes
And
Discontent Near Well Consumed Me!

Please, Won't You Fix 

This Deceitful Man-Heart That Is Mine?

I Am Not Hungry!
I Am Not Naked!
I Have A Sound Roof Over My Head

And
I Have Options:

Eat Don't Eat!
Sleep Don't Sleep!
Walk! 

Run!
Speak To A Brother Sister!
Read A Book!
Do A Stitch!
Feel The Warmth
Of The Sun

And
The Son
And Yet ...!

Father,
I Believe In You!
I Trust You!
I Love You!
I Bless Your Holy Name
And 

I Have The Blessing
Of Your Provision For My Needs
And 

I Know I Serve The Eternal
The Great God Of Grace
Who Has Made
In His Home
For Me A Heavenly Place
And

It Is Only Because Of Your Spirit
That I Realized 

Recognized

What A Mere Moment
Of Inward Focus
Can Create For A Soul!

Lord,
What Happens To Those
Who Have Not Christ
For Their Locus?!

I Have Little
But It Is Enough!
Many Have Much More
But

In The Round Of Daily Discontent
They Desire Great Houses
To Warehouse Their Stores
Of Goods Not Good
Grand Things Not Great
And 

For Satisfaction
To The Devil They Gradually Speed
By Locking You Outside
Their Swollen
Prideful Heart's
Rusting And Locked Gate!

Pity Them!

Pity Us All, Lord!

Let Not Satan 

- By Fraud -

The Faithful Few 

Decimate!

Father,
I Do Not Covet
Another Man's Goods
Nor The Person Of Their Spouse
Their Mechanical Cattle
Their Land
Nor Their House
But 

What I Do Covet 

Is Your Favor
Your Blessing Today
Please, In Mercy
Rid Me Of Those Traits Of Character
- Inherited Or Cultivated -
Those Spirits
Of Discontent
Hate Greed Lust
Faithlessness
Doubt
And
Will To Sin
That Satan May Exploit
To Ride Me Around
Causing Me To Live
In Ungodly Fear
And 

Sinful Doubt!
Lord, Give Them All The Damnation Rout!

I Am Yours, Lord!
Help Me To Guard My Heart
By Not Focusing Inward
But Out And Up
By Doing The Blessed Work Of My Master
And
Offering To Help Another Soul
Be It By Hand Up
Or Help Out!

Father,
The Living Word
Is Daily Being Proven True
And 

With The Working Faith

Of The Forefathers

And 

In The Believing Faith Given By The Holy Jesus
In Whose Name I Make This Plea
Lord,
For My Present Help
- In Humility -
I Look To Thee!
For Your Coming Kingdom

Please Save And Seal Me!
AMEN.