HAPPY SABBATH + Measuring The Almighty God!?

I Got Out My Tape Measure
For
I Was Going To Measure The Living God!
I Was Going To Make Him A Strait-Jacket
As Ordered 
By ... King Fraud!

I Did Not Know What I Had Let Myself In For
BUT
I Believed That I Was Up To The Task
Until 
I Looked Up And Unto God
AND
Recognized That The Length Of His Hand
Was Eternity Long
AND
The Girth Was Everlastingly Vast!

I Complained To Him Who
Had Requested My Services
Saying That My Tape Measure
Was Not Long Enough
AND
Y'all Should Have Heard
His Scornful Devilishly Derisive Laughing Reply:

I Requested You

To Make God A Suit!

I Never Said You Should

Or Could

Measure HIM!

... And He Proudly Turned
AND
Walked Aw... Disappeared!

Flummoxed!
Dismayed!
Bewildered!
Perplexed!
Moved ... But Unmoving
I Assayed To Try Prayer
AND
That Is When I Heard The Voice:

Come, Child!

Lean On The Everlasting Arm!

Cooperate With The Living God

And

Let Him Create From His Measure

Your Coat Of Rejoicing!

My Head Whipped Up!
My Hand Reached Out!
My Heart Was Fair To Thumping!

I Knew That Voice!
I Needed That Choice!
AND
I Desired That Coat Of Rejoicing
For
I Was Tired
- Plum Tired -
Of Sin On My Own Self
Always Foisting!

Father,
I Need You!
Have Mercy On Me!
I Attempted The Impossible!
I Wanted To Attire You
In My Idea Of A Thing Of Beauty!

I Wanted To Measure You
But
Your Arm Was Too Long
Too Wide
And
My Tape Too Short
For It Would Not Your Arm Go Around!

Where Did I Go Wrong!?!

Beloved,

First You Doubted!

Second You Elevated Self!

You Lowered My Dignity

And

You Placed Satan - With Primacy -

On Your Love-Only-The-Living-God Shelf!

I Am Your Maker

Redeemer

Sealer Savior Friend!

You Cooperate With Me!

I

Sinful Hearts

Change

And

New Garments Commend!

One Man Cannot

Two Masters Serve

So

Choose Me And Live

And

You Shall Forever Grow!

In Me

You Shall Ever Thrive

If You

The Devil Overthrow!

Bless The Lord

With Your Soul

And

With All That Is In You

The Holy Name Bless

And

Trust Me

For Your Own Soul's Salvation

And

Come Out From Sinning

And

Into Salvation's Warmth Go

From Decimating-Sin's Cold!

Enter

- By Faith -

The Safe Fold!

Truth Won The Day!

I Held The Eternal In My Heart
From That Day
AND
I Am Telling All Who Will Listen:

The Devil's A Liar!

Don't Play His

HeAloneKnowsThePunchLine Joke

For

He Will The Word Of Truth 

Out Of You Choke!!

Almighty God Already Condescended
To Come Down To Our Level
So
It Is Our Turn
To Reach Up To Him!

Be Not Conformed To The Ways
Of This World
BUT
Be Renewed By The Transforming
Of Your Heart-For-God Mind!

Custom-Tailored

Man-Made Suits

For

The Eternal God

Are

Oxymoronic!

Eschew It!

Satan's Task + PRAYER: Lord, I Come To Thee!

Now Is Not The Time For Faith To Fail!
We Are Nearing Home!
This Is Not The Time
To Permit Doubt To Assail

As The Heaven-Bound Train Is About To Set Sail
AND

To Get On Board
You Don't Want To Fail
For
We Are Truly Nearing Home!

Don't You Know
That It's At The Border Of The Promised Land
That The Enemy Attacks
AND

Your Hopeful Harvest Try To Sack?!

Don't You Recognize That Satan
AND

His Vile Progeny
Will Promise You The World In Three Wishes
Just Like A Fairy Tale Genie
- Which Is One Of His Mesmers -
To Befuddle The Mind
To Make Tawdry The Senses
To Have You Fail At Being Of Jesus Christ's Line
Bought
Paid For
Forgiven
Set Apart
For It Is His Sworn Task to Ensure
That To the Shepherd Of The Sheep
You Do Not Hark
So That Beguiled
You Shall 

- With His Lost Self -
Walk In The Oppressive Dark Of Disobedience
AND
Self Sell?!

Satan's

T russ Up
A ll Men
S eeking Christ's
K ingdom!

I Know ...!
I Understand What You Are Saying
But My Mind Is Playing Tricks
Trying

To Make Me Believe
That My Faith Is As A Cascading Domino Slick Trick!

I Know I Should Be ... Strong ...
... All I Am Feeling Is Weak ...!

Then It Is ...

... Time!

Time To Boast Of My Infirmities
Taking My Strength From The Lord
The One Perfect
The One Eternal

The God Strong!

PRAYER:

Oh, Lord

Thou Art Holy

And

As A Weak Child

Needing Your Strength

I Come To You Today

Pleading, Beseeching, Begging

Please

For Me Make The Way To Life

Abundantly Clear!

Lord,

I Can't

I Won't Walk This Mortal Life Alone - 

Please Hold My Hand 

And Help Me

Safely To Arrive

In The Heavenly Home!

Please Guide My Footsteps! 

Please Have Mercy On Me

And

Please Do Not Permit Satan

From You

Me To Cleave!

I Trust You! 

I Honor You! 

I Worship You, Lord

And

I Humbly

Your Word Do Obey

So, Please

In This Trying Hour

Let Me Not Turn Away To Fables

And

Falsehoods

And

Before The Raging Adversary

Of This Poor Servant's Soul

Cower!

Lord,

I Am Not Alone! 

Many Are They

Who Are Troubled In Their Minds

And

We Beseech You, Father

To Help Us

To You 

To Be Steadfastly Inclined!

Protect Us From The Fairweather Friend

Mean Man

And

False-Hearted

Double-Minded Brethren

And

Bless Us To See

-In Peace - 

The Lord Of Our Life

In Whom

There Is No Offense!

Father,

I Desire The Oil Of Gladness!

Help Me To Lean Upon Jesus For Joy

And

Grant Me The Indwelling

Of

The Precious Holy Spirit

And

Let The Holy Angels Ever Attend

For

I Will To Be True To Only You!

I Give You  Praise - No Alloy!

Help Me

On The Bread Of Heaven To Fill Up

So That In The Glad Day

With The Faithful Brethren

I Shall Rise Up

And

To Heaven Go Up

Glorified

Immortalized

And 

Arrived In The Holy City

On The Water Of Life

To Forever Freely Fill Up!

Bless Me, Lord

By Your Saving Grace

For

I Truly Love You!

In Jesus Holy Name, I Pray And Plead!

AMEN!

CREEPING DOUBT : A Push-In Robbery! + PRAYER: I Need You, Lord!

I Thought I Was Opening The Door
To Faith For Today
BUT
Creeping Doubt
- Doing A Push-In Robbery
Just Like A Gully-Bore -
Entered My Living Space
Shaking Me
To My Core!

I Cried Out In Consternation
Fear
Ever Horror
AND
Called Unto My God:

Lord Jesus, Save Me!

Send Help Before 

In The Face Of Creeping Doubt

I, Paralyzed

Cower!

Instant!
Constant!
Is Our God!
Faithful!
Helpful!
Not Like The Fraud!
AND
In The Moment Of
My Trust-In-God Lament
The In-Flowing Holy Spirit
Had My Bowed Shoulder
Unbent!

With Renewed Faith

I Firmly Exclaimed:

Get Thee Hence, Satan
You And Your Messenger Of Doom!
I Do Not Live In The Sight Of My Eyes!
I Live In The Love Of The Lord Christ
My God And My King
Who Is Returning To The Earth Soon!

I Trust God For Deliverance!
Angels Surround!
I Trust God For Healing

AND
The Great Physician's Balm Is Poured Out!

I Trust God For Shelter!
The Rock Of My Defense Is For Me Cleft!
I Trust In The Grace Of God
AND
Mercy-For-Me
Has Not My House Left!

And In Distinct Gratitude

I, To My God, Prayed:

Dear Lord, Most Holy

You Are My God!

Please Protect And Preserve My Faith

And

Rid Me Of Doubt

That Messenger Of King Fraud!

I Bless You, Lord!

I Believe Your Word!

Break My Stony Heart Before You, Lord

And Give Me

The Promised Heart Of Flesh

For

In The Faith Of My Jesus

I Will - By You - To Be Eternally Blessed!

I Am Walking On The Narrow Way -

Let My Speech

By Truth

Be Straight!

Let My Footsteps Gently Fall

As I Share The Gospel Of Peace

To Everybody

One ... And All!

Blest Me To Hear The Joy And Laughter

Tinged With Heavenly Melody!

Bless Me Not To Make Shipwreck

Of My Faith

So That In The Great Day

I Will Not Be Participant

In The Damnation Disaster!

I Bless You, Lord!

I Fear Thy Name!

With My Confession And Repentance

Please Remove From Me

The Guilt Of Sin

The Fallen Man's Stench Of Shame

And 

Raise Me Up

Raise Me Up

To Glory Untold

In The Great Day

When With Glorified Sight

I Shall My Lord

My King

My Savior

My Redeemer

In Peace With You ... Behold!

I Need You, Lord! 

Have Mercy And Bless Me

In Jesus' Name

For

Convicted Of Sin

And

Converted To Faith

And

Awaiting Sure Redemption

As A Recipient Of Blood-Bought Salvation

I Plead ... I Plead! 

AMEN.

Recipe For Disaster!

... I Had Left The World In Practice
AND
Not Too Long After
My Spirit Followed
BUT
You Must Understand That
It Was A Fight
For My Spirit ... For A Time

Still Basked
In The Things-Of-The Wicked-World Glow!

I Still Wanted To Go With The Flow!

That's The Truth!
I Know!

I Had Thought Nothing Of It
For
I Was Done With The Allurements Of The World
Until The Day I Heard The Trumpet Calling
AND
My Hair Started To Curl!

Shocked ... I Cried Out:

Lord,

What Meanest This?!

I've Forsaken The World

So Why Is My Spirit

Desiring A Worldly Twirl?!

I Got Out The Old Bible
And Had Me A Look Through
AND
Then The Story Of Lot And His Family
Was Under My Review!

I Read It!
I Pondered It!
I Read It ... Again

AND

Knew
That The Key To My Problem
Laid In The Person Of Lot's Wife Who
Loved Life In The Flesh Pot
More Than The God Who
Staved Off Sure Destruction
So That Through The Gate To Salvation
She Could
- With Alacrity -
Walk Through!

The Things That One Loves
Are The Things That Hold Dominion
Over Body And Spirit
AND
You Can Be Sure 

That - With Wisdom - They'll Never Attend
The Faith-In-God's-Word Cotillion!

Control Of The Spirit
Must Be Given Over To The Savior
Or Else
Spirit Will Encourage Carnal-Minded Body
To Indulge In Known Unseemly Behavior!

Lot's Wife Loved Her Things
More Than She Loved Her Life
AND
Her Love Of Her Perishable Things
Cost Her ... Her Unregainable Life!

Living In The Flesh
Is Looking For 

Embracing Death
AND
Death Is Disguised
As Looking Good At Living Life
Until Death Is Unmasked
After You - Lost - Die!

Come On!

How Is Unmasked Death Profitable
To The One Who Dies?!

It Isn't!
It's A Cautionary Tale
For The Living
Teaching Them Not To Despise
The Blessings Of Heaven
AND
Not To Be Ruled
By The Devil's Leaven!

"Do What Thou Wilt!"

Is The Recipe For Disaster
AND
Many Are They
Who Stoke The Damned Devil's Laughter
By Not Committing
Body AND Spirit
To The Care Of The Lord
AND
Walking, Walking Talking
In Inharmonious Profession
In The Face Of The World
In The Sight Of The Eternal God!

What, May I Ask You
Is An Inharmonious Profession?!

That's When Your Walk And Your Talk 

Don't Comport aka Align aka Line Up!

Exactly!

Yeah! They Talk Turkey And Walk Duck!

What I Still Don't Understand
Is The Correlation Between You And Lot's Wife?!

Lot Ran A Godly Operation
AND
It Is Assumed ...!

... Careful Wielding That Assume Thingy!

It's A Side-Winder!

Will Do!
We Take For Granted
That Lot's Wife Was A Godly Person
BUT
If You Look Closely
You Will Plainly See 

That In The Hour Of Her Trial
Her Love Of Her Possessions 

AND

Apparent Status
Rendered Her A Woman Starkly Ungodly
- Plainly Idolatrous -
For Her Things Obtained Her Worship
AND
In The Day Of Escape
Her Spirit Was Behind Her

- She Seemingly Felt That God Had Dealt Harshly With Her -
Esconced In The Damned City
AND SOHer Quivering Flesh
Concerned Fearful
For Its Welfare
Wittingly
Wilfully
- Slighting The Eternal God's Grace -
Did Look Back ...!

... And Death Attacked!

That's A Shame ... A Disgrace!

I Get It! I Get It!
Her Spirit Led Her Eyes
So She Looked Back ... Twice!
Her Heart Was In The Doomed City
So Her Body Wanted
Yearned
To Be There
And, So
Her Eyes Thereto Turned!

How True!
Your Spirit Controls Your Body
Unless AND Until
You Turn Over Self
- Completely -
To The Lord Of Life
- Totally -
To Make The Way For You
In The Carnal Strife!

Well Put!
God In - Self Out!
Self In - God Out!

Man Cannot Serve Two Master
For
One Will Be The King
And The Other  Will Be As Broken Plaster
And Therein Will Lie
Sure And Real Disaster!

Man Needs To Learn This Lesson For Life Faster
So That The Lord Of Life
Will Be Their Only Master!

Amen!

PRAYER : Standing On The Promises... Of God!

Father, 

I Accept The Love That Will Not Let Me Go

And

I Accept The Grace That By Faith Will Permit Me To Grow!

Lord, 

I Accept The Salvation That Mercy Purchased For Me

And

I Accept The Love That Calvary Shines On Me!

I Accept The Truth That Jesus Christ Is Love

And

I Bank My Trust In The One 

Who Paid For My Entrance Into The Courts Above!

I Accept The Gift Of Forgiveness

For I Repent Of My Sin

And

I Give To You The Allegiance Of My Repentant Heart -

Please Forgive Me For The Youth I Misspent!

Father, 

I Have Before Walked

A Meandering Path

But Now I Choose

The Straight And Narrow Way

And

I Bless You For The Faith

That Convinces Me With Certainty To Say:

Come Soon, Lord Jesus!

I Want To Spend With You

The Never-Ending Day!

Lord, 

I Am Standing On The Promises

So Dearly Bought!

I Living On The Promises

That Faith Has Caught!

I Standing On The Promises

That Truth Has Taught

And

I Am Standing On Your Promises

For

You're My God!

In This Moment, Lord

I Do Not Know Why You Love Me!

In This Moment I'm Just Glad That You Do!

In The Moment

I'm Glad That You Are The God Holy

And

I Am Glad, Lord

That I Have Spent This Moment 

- By Heart -

With You

And

I Look By Faith To That Promised Glorious Moment

When I Shall Come

Face To Face With You!

I Love You, Lord

And

I Lift My Voice

In Worshipful Praise By Prayer

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name!

AMEN.

PRAYER ... For Unlimited Confidence In The Eternal Holy God!

Oh, Lord Most Holy,

Healer Of The Helpless

Helper Of The Hopeless

Lifter-Up Of The Fallen

Forgiver Of The Sinful

Sealer Of The Saints

Redeemer Of The Righteous

And

Giver Of All Good Gifts

- I Thank You -

I Come Before You

Ever As A Blessed Child

And

Always As A Beloved

And

Faithful Servant

And

Ask That You Please Help Me 

To Educate Myself 

To Have Unlimited 

Unbounded

Confidence In You

The Faithful God!

Help Me To Look Up To 

The Lord Of My Life

- That Great God Of Creation -

With Ever Increasing Faith

So That I May Safely Pass Through

The Testing Carnal Strife!

Help Me, Lord

To Stand Firm In The Faith Of Jesus

And

Ever Trust The Living Word

So That I Don't Make My Life 

A Despising-Grace Disgrace!

Help Me To Trust My Master

In All Things  ... Through And Through

So That At The Appointed Time

I May Go Home And Live Forever

With You

And

The Faithful Brethren True!

Father,

I Ask The Favor

That You Help Me To Offer Prayers

And

Praise

With Real Understanding

So That I Am Not As Those 

Who Offer What Is Your Due

To Satan

That Wannabe-god

Highjacking-Almighty-God's-Worship Fraud!

Remember Me, Lord, In Mercy!

Pity Me, Lord, By Grace!

Bless Me, Lord, By Your Faithfulness

And

Keep Me In Your Care

So That I May Worship Before You

In Peace

In That Great And Awful Day!

Grant Me The Victory Over Sin

And

Enduring Faith

For

I Love You, Lord

And

I Bless You

And

I Say All In That Worthy Name

The Name Of The Beloved Christ Jesus!

AMEN.

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Encumbering The Ground!? + PRAYER: Lord, Please Do Not Cast Me Out!

I Came Upon A Tree One Day
In The Beautiful Garden Of God!
It Was Lush And Large
For It Had Been There For A Great While
AND
I Thought To Linger There
To Contemplate The Word
AND
To Pray To The Living God
The One Who Gave Me My Smile!

I Sat Contented
BUT THENI Noted Something Strange!
All The Other Trees Bore Fruit
Save The One Under Which I Sat
AND
Truth Be Told
That Made Me Rock Back ...!

An Unfruitful Tree?!

In The Garden Of God?!

That Is An Impossibility! 

Could This Be

An Encumberer Of The Ground?!

I Got Up From There Quickly
All The While Talking With The Lord
Within Myself
AND
Trusting The Word Of The Living Book Of Life
Took Thought Of What I
- For The Kingdom -
Was Doing Myself
To Redeem The Time
AND
Recognize That The Days Were Evil
AND
That I Worked For The Divine!

I Was Pulled Up
- Real Short -
By A Sharp Jabbing Pain
That Afflicted My Heart
AND
Made Me In Exclamation

Pray:

Father,

Forgive Me!

Please Give Me Another Chance!

Please Till My Soil

And Manure Me

And

Let Me ... Cherished

Grow In Grace

Just For A Little While

So That In The Harvest

I Shall Bear Good Fruit

Perhaps 30 Fold

60 

Even 100 Fold! 

You, Lord

Know The Truth!

I Am Willing - Work On Me! 

I Am Willing - Pass Me The Crucible Through! 

Keep Me Faithful - I Am Pleading! 

Bless Me, Lord God Almighty

So That I May Bless The Living Kingdom

By Laboring To Bless Others

And

Bless You!

Forgive Me, Lord

For Celebrating

All The Wrong That I Did Not Commit

All The While As I Was Neglecting

Doing The Good Required Of Me - 

I Should Have Been Laboring

As One Truly Faithful

Provisioned By Your Grace!

Please, Lord

Do Not Dismiss Me

Casting Me Out

As An Emcumberer Of The Ground! 

Please Fit Me For Your Service

For

I Desire In The Living Kingdom

To Be Found!

I Love You, Lord!

I Need You!

I Seek You, Lord

In Godly Fear!

I Desire To Be Your Fruitful Tree

So

Prepare My Heart, Lord

For

For Your Faithful People

I Do Dearly Care!

I Yield Myself, Lord

 To Your Heavenly Care!

The Heavenly Gardener
Turned The Sod At My Feet!
The Son Shone Light In My Heart!
The Holy Spirit Rained Down Upon Me

AND
The Angels Kept The Sin-Bugs Away
AND
Soon

Soon I Knew
That In Me
There Was Good Fruit A-Growing
For
I Could Feel Those Blossoms Poking Through!

Ouch!            Ouch!            Oww!

Time Flies ...

The Day Of Harvest
Is Mere Moments Away
AND
Only Then Will I Know
My Tally Of Production
BUT
Whatever It Is
Of A Surety I Know
That I Am Not A Tree
Marked
For Damnation's Destruction!

Take Heed To Yourselves
All Ye That Are Trees
In The Beautiful Garden Of God!
God Almighty Expects A Good Harvest
From One And From All
AND
It Is He That Knows Of Each Tree The Amount
So

Heed The Call

ANDDo Your Duty

AND
Bear Good Fruit
AND
Leave It To The Living God
To Declare In The Harvest Celebration
Your Just 

AND

True 

Good Produce Count!

Get Your Strength

From

Jesus Christ

The One Righteous

The Blessed Blessing Fount!