DUD and FOB!

D oubt!
U nbelief!
D isobedience!
The Unholy Triumvirate
Are Poised
Dressed 

Positioned
AND
Practiced Past-Masters
At Sending The Seeking Sinner Man
To The Not-Necessary Fate!

F aith!
O bedience!
B elief! 
The Holy Triumvirate
Stand Pristine

Alert
Urging Mankind
To Take The Path Of The Truly Blessed
For Known Godly Success!

DUD And FOB 

Are 

Two Three-Legged Stools
Two Paths

AND
Two Thought Schools

With
One Successfully Leading The Unrepentant Sinner 

To Damnation

AND
One Successfully Leading The Repentant Sinner 

To Salvation!

One Is Led By The Holy!
One Is Driven By The Profane!
One Lifts Up The Fallen!
One Ties The Fallen With Chains!

One Blinds The Eye To Truth!
One Lightens The Eye Through Truth!
One Runs Wild

AND
One Stands From Sin Aloof!

Look And See ...

Two Three-Legged Stools
Two Deliberate Sitters-Down
One Sits And Falls
AND
In His Own Filth He Crawls! 

The Other One Sits ... Having Believed Trust's Call
AND
Is Succored
By The Maker Of Us All
The Creator Of The Blue Ball
AND
Is Renewed Day By Day
Urged On By The Holy 

No More With Sin To Play!

Behold Two Three-Legged Stools

ABND

Observe That One Two-Legged Man
Standing Betwixt Two Thoughts
In The One Valley Of Decision
Listening
Because He Hears
Thinking
Because He Has Real Fears
AND WATCH
As He Deliberately Makes His Choice
Because He Harkens To The One True-To-Him Voice!

    Which Voice?!
                          Which Voice?!            
Is It DUD?!                                     Was It FOB?!

He Chose The Choice
Where His Freight Is Off-Boarded
Where
Doubt Unbelief Disobedience
Are Egregiously Expelled
AND
The Still Viable Expressive Faith Of The Fathers
Is Wittingly Willfully
Wisely Expressed
Not To Impress Doubting Shouters
But So That The Soul

Is By The Holy God
Blessed!

But ... What Of The Other ...

The Other
That DUD
Was Steamrollered
By The Bold Beelzebub
Who Takes Pleasure
In Acts Of Unrighteousness
Who Encourages Hard-hearted Men
Against The Living God
To Be Continuing-Sinners

With
Love-Of-God Cold
Waivering ... Ever Waivering
Like A Wave Of The Sea Tossed
Until
Until Time Runs Out

Because
The Cup Of Iniquity Is Filled Up
AND
The Soul ... Most Precious
Is
For Eternity ... Lost
Because
- Unlike The Convicted Converted Thief -
He Did Not Trust 

The Evidence Of The Lamb Of God
On Calvary's Cross!

I Choose To Be A FOB 

In The Not-A-Pocket

Of

The Eternal God!

How Now Choose You?

HAPPY SABBATH + THE DOOR: Jesus Christ ... The Way!

Hope In Jesus Christ For The Best!
Know That Satan Is The Worst!
So 
Shun The Devil
AND
Look For The Lord
For
Heaven At The Last
Is Our Great Reward!

Walk In Wisdom!
Foreswear Doubt!
Look Upward
Onward
Do Not Turn About!

Behind Is Damnation!
Ahead ... Glory Awaits!
Do Not By Faith's Waivering
Suffer The Devil's Known Fate!

Truth Is Our Banner!
Faith Is Our Shield!
Jesus Christ IS The Savior!
In Humility Of Repentance
To Him Willingly Yield!

One With God Is A Majority Victory!
Two With The Devil Are Totally Lost!
Reason With God Our Father
And Trust The Living Word
AND
With Right-Thinking Decision Made
Remember That Christ Died For You The Cross!

Day Is Dying In The West!
Repent Of Known Sin
AND

In The Name Of  King Jesus
To The Holy God Confess!

Our Father Will Forgive You!
Our Forgiveness Is Sure!
Look Upward To Jesus
He Is The Way!
He Is
- To Heaven -
Our Sure Open Door!

INTIMATE CONVERSATION: Prayer

Since Prayer Is The Opening Of The Heart To God
As To A Friend
Then
Our Communion With Our Almighty God
Should Be An Intimate Conversation
Special
ONLY TO TWO
Between Two
About The Two
For One Outcome!

Satisfied With The Communion
The Seeking Heart Rests
Content
Pleased
Thankful
For The Soul's Resting Upon
AND
In The God Holy
Where The Forever-Friend
- The Companion - 

Is Heart-True
AND
The Conclusion Is Hallowed
Sanctified
Blessed
Causing The Mortal Heart
To Break Into Singing
A Joyful Song Of Praise
Knowing
That Its Confidante
Does Not Turn Eternity's Wheels
By The Whim Of Chance
Nor By The Frail Constancy Of 

Fretful Desire For Difference
Called Necessary Change!

Our God Is The Constant Companion!
Our God Is The Faithful One True!
Our God Is The Living God Of The Ages
Who Leads Willing Children
Gently Along Life's Ever-Changing Stages!

He Does Not Indulge In Fitful Rages!

We Can Trust Our God Without Fearing
That Failure Is On The Way Waiting
Today
AND
If We Are Likewise Constant
Enduring All
Obedient To The Call
AND
Faithful
We Will Be Victorious
Against The One
Whose Eye On Us
Is Baleful!

My Brother
My Sister
Take Heed Today
AND
Offer Up Your Heart's Secrets
When The Throne Of Grace You Approach
As You Bow Before The Glorious Majesty In Prayer
Knowing Of A Surety
That Your God Holy
For Your Soul 
Does Indeed Care!

Our God Sticks Closer Than A Brother
For He
By Personal Invitation
Into Our Own Heart
Does Lovingly Abide!
In Him IS Our Being
So
From Him
We Can Never Hide!
Confide In Him, Brethren!
Confide!

The Living Holy Eternal God Of Grace

IS

Ever Faithful!!

The Devil Didn't Make Me Do It! + PRAYER: Father, I ... Sinned Against Thee!

I Had The Decided Privilege
To Be Born In The Era
Where One Was Responsible
For
One's Own Actions!

I Now Live In The Era
Where It Is Acceptable Reasoning
To Accuse Another
For
Causing The Bad Behavior
That I, Myself 
- Unpaid
Unforced
Unaided -
Perpetrate!

God Help Us!

It Is Time That Man From Sin
Gets Himself An Acrimonious Divorce!

If The Living God
In His Living Word Says

How In The Name Of All That Is Holy
Could Another Be The Cause Of What I
- In Exercise Of My Own 
FREE
Will And Choice -
Have Done?

Note Whose SIN ... IT ... IS!!

If We Will But Look ... Closely
We Will See ... Plainly
The Very Hand Of Satan The Arch-Deceiver
In This Very Posturing!

Satan Has Pretty Much Accused
The Almighty God
For Causing Sin In The World
Because The Almighty God
Did Not Allow Satan Into His Private Counsels
AND
In Essence
For Not Allowing Satan To Be
Almighty God!
Ergo ... Almighty God Caused
AND
Causes Sin!

You Go And Kill Somebody
Because Somebody
Had Something That You Wanted
AND
Because That Somebody
Would Not Give Unto You
Their Personal Property
They Caused You To Kill Them
By Not Giving Unto You
What Was Not Yours To Own
But Theirs!

Here Is The Phrase:

Idiocy ... Thy Name Is Human!

If Personal Ownership Of Sin
Was Not The Right Thing
In God's Sight
Then There Was No Need
For A Savior
NOR
A Need For Confession Of Sin
NOR
For The Living God
To Be Faithful ... And Just
To Forgive Us Our Sin
AND
To Cleanse Of All Unrighteousness!

When Are We
- As So Called Free-Thinkers -
Illuminated
Men And Women Of Vision And Wisdom
Going To Buy A Penny Clue
AND
Become Men And Women
Of Truth And Honest Integrity!

You Commit Murder
You Steal
You Bear False Witness
You Covet
You Worship Idols
You Dishonor Your Parents
You Commit Adultery
You Take God's Name In Vain
You Break The Sabbath
You Have Your Own Selves As God
AND
You Blame Others?!?!

No! No!
A Thousand Times ... NO!!

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father,

I Am A Sinner!

I Committed The Sin!

I Knew What I Was Doing!

I Was The Way To Life Forsaking!

I Bow My Head In Abject Shame!

My Heart Burns In Me In Sorrow!

I Dishonored My Holy God

And

Without Christ For My Savior

I Know That I Should Burn

But

You Are The God Holy

You Are The God True

And

I ... I Forsake The Way Of Damnation

And

Lay My Soul Down In Sacrifice

Before You!

Forgive Me, Father!

The Sin Is My Own!

I Acted Alone!

Please Accept My Sorrow

For My Sin

And

The Great Sacrifice

For My Forgiveness

As Paid For

By Your Beloved Son

Jesus Christ The Lord

Who Did For My Sin

Did - Alone - Atone!

I Love You, Lord!

Have Mercy And Bless

And

Cleanse Me

From All Unrighteousness!

In Jesus Christ's Name

I Pray And Plead
Help Me To Walk
In Christ-Like Integrity!

AMEN.

Consecrated ... Dedicated!

Consecrated To God
AND
Dedicated To Self
Were Raised By The Same Parents
AND
Lived In The Same Household
BUT
Attended Two Different Schools
Of Higher Education
AND
Sung Different Tunes
AND
Walked Different Walks
AND
Kept Different Friends
AND
Spoke Different Languages
AND
Allegedly Served The Same God
BUT
With A Twist And A Diss!

The Twist Was That
Consecrated To God
Was
Dedicated To God
In All That He Did
Said
AND
Thought
AND
The Diss Is That
Dedicated To Self
Had Consecrated Himself
To Disobeying
The Laws Of The Holy God
AND
Has Acquired A Following
Much Like That Of The Fallen-Angel Fraud
AND
Is Working Diligently
To Get Men
Great And Small
Rich And Poor
Free And Bond
To Worship At His Extensive Table Of
Goodies
Pretties
Baubles
Benefits
Benefactors
Beliefs
Belly Bands
Bows
If's
Then's
But's
Why's
Whatfor's
Wherefore's
Therefore's
Because's
Wishcraft's
Witchcraft's
AND
Whynot's!

His Solely-Self Business
Was Booming
AND
His Personal Grooming And Perfuming
Was Luminously Luscious
Replete With Rare Aromatics
Dedicated To Tickle The Nose
AND
The Fancy Of Those
Who Throve On Hot
Heady
AND
Patently Popular!
He Was A Hot Shot ... Snot!

Well  ...

As You May Have
Probably Likely Figured Out
Guessed
Consecrated To God
Being Consecrated To God
Was Hardly Getting Any Play
Around The Town!

Epithets Like

"Too Fastidious!"
"Holy Roller!"
"Boring!"
"You Suck Always!"
"Buzz Killer!"

AND

"Lousy Loser!"

Were Continually
Continuously
Conscientiously
Tossed At That Consecrated
BUT
- Strangely Enough -
He Seemed Unmooooved!

He Was As Happy As A Clam!
He Was As Busy As A Bee!
He Was As Quiet As A Church-Mouse
AND
He Walked With
AND
Unto
The Living God
Conscientiously
AND
He Visibly
Vocally
Confidently
AND
For All Men
Carefully Cared!

He Chose To Not By Satan Be Snared!
He Diligently God's Saving Truth Shared!
He Held The Highest In Godly Fear!

These Two Brethren
Were A Textbook Study Of Contrasts
With Nothing With Which
Their Conduct And Characters
Could Be Compared!

One Had Character!
One Was Characterless!
One Was Resolute!
One Was Running Baseless!
One Was Honorable!
One Was Vile And Careless
BUT
Both Sang
In The Sanctuary Choir
AND
That Dedicated To Self
Was The Head Of Personal Ministries
AND
Leader Of The Festival Choir!
His Passion Was On Fire!

Brethren ...

Be Thou Ever Grateful
That Day Runs Until Night Catches It
That Onion Makes Exposed Eyes Tear
AND
That The Mighty God
Makes Profligate Willful Sinners

- At Their Own Will's Choosing 

No Matter How Late To Watchers It May Be -
Humble Themselves
In Godly Fear!

One Glad Morning
At The Break Of The Dawning
Dedicated To Self
Dedicated Himself
In The Mirror
That
- To Gross Even Grand Effect -
Honorably To Complete Satisfaction
Displays His Beloved  ...god!

Dedicated To Self Was Pleased With His Prayers!
He Had Given The Requisite
Three Cheers!!!
ANDTurning ... Just So
To Gain The Full Effect Of The Vanity Flood Light
Seemingly
Positively
Practically
Turned To Stone
Paralyzed
Unable Even To Reach
For The Customized Cell Telephone
Whose Ring Tone Said:

I Am That I Am! 

I Am! 

I Am ... That I Am!

For Three Whole Hold-Him Days
He Was There ... Alone!
For Three Whole Scold-Him Days
His Thoughts Were His Alone!
For Three Whole Unfolding Days
He Had To Hear His Telephone
Snarkily Saying
Singing:

I Am That I Am! 

I Am! 

I Am ... That I Am!

His Eyes Ran!
His Nose Leaked!
His Ears Itched!
He Had Butter On His Teeth
AND
He Did Not Care
For  ... Now
The Eternal God
Had The Full Attention
Of His Head
His Heart
AND
All Two Ears
AND
He Could
- No Longer Wilfully Blind -
Could Could See
With Unclouded Eyes
That His Life Thus Far Was Foolish
AND
His Base Acts Against Great Grace
Through Malice
Were Totally Asinine!

He Held The Chalice!

He Almost Almost  Almost Wished
To Be Physically Blind
For Then He Would Not
Be Able To See
What He Had Caused To Be Written
In God's Remembrance Book
Immortalized
Against The Great Day
When Men
- Unrepentant -
Will For Their Own Sin
Thoroughly
- Without Benefit Of Dear Mercy -
Have To Have To Pay!

When He Came To Himself
He Was Strongly Heard Saying:

"Idiocy ... Thy Name Is Man!

So Much For That Plan!

Down With Catch As Catch Can!

You Must Honor

The Glorious One

The Son Of God

The Savior Of Fallen Man!"

His Lesson Learned

Dedicated To Self
Started To Teach!
His Profane Goal Was Summarily Set Aside
For Self
He No Longer Did Reach!

His Clothes Had Done Been Scrubbed
Washed
In Salvation Bleach!

He Had Learned
That Foolishness Is Not Sense
AND
A Wasted Life
Is A Life Not Securely Spent!

Dedicated To Self
- Reformed -
Became One Consecrated To God
AND
That
My Beloved Dear Ones
Is One Less Soul
For
The Lost-Man Army
Of The Great Fraud

So
Let That Be Your Soul's Goal!

Dedicated To Self
Now Consecrated To Saving The Soul From 

Sin And Self
Acknowledged
That He Was Not Lucky
BUT
Blessed
For
In Hind Sight
His Cup Had Been
Half A Knuckle
Away From Full
AND
Not Being
- By God -
Allowed To Breach The Brim
Knew Of A Surety
That His Next Step
Would Have Been

- At The Appointed Time -
Naked Lake Of Fire And Brimstone Swimming!

Grace And Mercy
Met And ... Kissed
AND
Dedicated-Consecrated To God
Is
With 

AND

Unto The Living God

Now Diligently Walking!

Buying Peace!?! + PRAYER ... For Guidance!

... And I Went To The Village Shop
To Buy A Little Peace!

A Piece Of What!?!

A Piece Of Peace!

Mercy, Lord! Mercy!

You Can't Buy A Little
Far Less A Lot Of Peace
AND

Definitely Not
In The Village Shop!
What's Wrong With You?!

I NEED Peace!

Okay, Then!
You NEED Jesus!

I Already Got Jesus!
I Need PEACE!

Alright, Then!
You Need JESUS!

I Said I Have ...!

...If You Really HAD Jesus
You Would Really HAVE Peace!

Huh?!
I Go To Church Regularly!
I Pay Tithes And Offerings!
I Do Work On Four Committees!
I Run The Dorcas League!
I Teach Bible School!
I Sing In The Church Choir!
I'm In The Singing Band!
I Sponsor Three Orphans!
I Work Hard For Jesus!
I've GOT Me Some Jesus!

What You've Got
Is A Heart For Church Work
BUT
Have You Given Your Heart To Jesus?!

Have You Confessed Your Sin
AND
Repented 
AND
Turned Away From Sinning?!

Do You Say Your Prayers
Really Communing With The Lord?!
Do You Read And Study The Living Word
AND
Are You Walking In Faith With The Lord?

Ahhh... Uh mmm!

Thought So!

Jesus Said:

My Peace I Give Unto You!

You Can't Get It For Yourself!

Money Can't Buy It!
Intellect Can't Assume It!
AND
Man's Vaunted Wisdom Can't Avail Itself Of It!

Peace Is A Gift!

And, Furthermore

Within Peace
Is Forgiveness Of Sin
AND

Joy In Jesus
AND

Rest ... For The Soul!

There Is No Peace For The Wicked
AND

No Matter How Much You Go To Church

And Say
Lord! Lord!
There Is No Peace
No Joy In This Life
Without Forgiveness For Sin!

Peace Comes Of The Love Relationship
With Our Lord!

So, Pray Tell

How Come I'm Now Hearing This
... And From A Pedestrian ... Like You!?!

Nobody Ever Told Me
That Forgiveness Of Sin
Is Tied Up In Peace!
All I Ever Heard ... Hear 
Is Do Good Works!
Be Kind!
Be Helpful!
Share With The Poor ...!

Sweetie, All That Is Going To Get You
Is A Free Berth In The Lake Of Fire!

Are You Mad?!
I've Devoted My Life To The Church ...!

... But You Have Not Given Over

Committed 

Devoted

- Surrendered -

Your Life To The Lord Christ!

Just Doing Church Work

AND

Not Surrendering To God

- In Christ Jesus -

Is Like Going To Work For A Corporation

AND

Faithfully Working

Without Them Knowing That They Hired You!

There Ain't No Paycheck With Your Name On It!

How Straaange ... I Thought God Knew Everything!

Almighty God Does, Indeed

Know Everything

BUT ...

You Still Have To Finalize The Transaction

By Sending Him The Word Of Your Agreement!

You Have To Make The Verbal Commitment!

Word Is Bond!

If What You Are Saying Is True

- And I Don't Doubt You -

Then ... I Guess Not!

I Was Told 
AND
I Sincerely Believed
That Working For The Lord 

IS
Devotion To God
And That If I Work Faithfully For God
I Will Be Saved By Christ The Lord!

I Am Pleased To Work!

Sorry, My Dear!

Pleasure Ain't Peace!

Peace Is A Gift!
Salvation Is A Gift!
Forgiveness Is A Gift!
The Love Of God Is A Gift!
AND

All Are Compliments Of Jesus Christ
AND
Without These

No Matter How Sincerely You Believed

That Work Is Commitment To God

Without Change
You Will Be Sincerely Lost!

You Cannot Work For God

AND

Live And Play With The Devil!

Read Isaiah 26:3!
The Lord Will Keep You In Perfect Peace
If Your Mind Is Stayed
-Anchored -
On Him
AND
You Trust In Him!

And ...

Without Forgiveness Of Sin

You Are At War With God!
Sooo ... No Peace!

That Is So Unfair!
I Didn't Know That I Had To Confess Sin
AND
Repent Of Sin
To Get Forgiveness

AND
Salvation

AND
To Gain ... Peace!

You Know Now, Love!

Yes!

Now I Know!

I've Been So Very, Very, Miserable!

I Was Getting Desperate!

You Would Have To Have Been Desperate
To Go To The Village Shop
To Buy
"A Piece Of Peace!"

Yuh Think!!

PRAYER:

Grant Us Your Grace, Lord!

Give Unto Us

The Treasured Gift Of Your Peace!

Bless Us To Do Your Will

And

From Sin

Grant Us Needed Relief!

We Are Willing Workers, Father!

Please Guide Us Along The Way

And

Help Us To Speak Peace

Whatever It Is

- In Your Name -

That We Do And Say!

Remember The Brethren

Those Near And Those Far

And

Bless Them

According To Your Will

So That They Will Trust
The Word
Of

Our Savior's Interceding

As We Against

The Devil And Sin

Spar!

Forgive Us Our Trespasses

Against The Holy God

And

Bless Us

Lord, Bless

To Have Faith

For
Our Trusty Conveyance

Our Always-Fueled

And

Ever-Operational

Can't-Break-Down

Motor Car!

We Love You, Lord
And
In Jesus' Name, We Humbly Plead!

AMEN.

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Truth Reigns!

I Sinned!
Christ Paid!
God Loves!
I Strayed!

Eve Doubted!
Satan Lied!
I Live!
Christ Died!

I Walk!
Evil Stalks!
I Pray!
Holy Spirit Talks!

Sin Separates!
Repentance Unites!
Obedience Rewards!
Over-Comers Fight!

Truth Reigns!
Grace Calls!
Mercy De-Stresses!
God Blesses!

Lies Spin!
Saints Win!
Devils Dare!
Christians Beware!

You Fall!
Christ Sees!
Light Uplifts!
Pardon Frees!

I Write!
You Read!
Jesus Saves!
Please Yield!

Crucibles Refine!

Heaven Awaits!

Glory Shall Roll!

Is Your Name

On

The Lamb's  Scroll?!