What's Your Influence?! + The PRAYER Of A Righteous Man ...!

Without Our Direct Aid

Whatever We Plant

- Good Or Bad -

 ... GROWS!

D. Influence Is An Itinerant Salesman
AND
He Is In His Well-Appointed Kitchen!
He Had Just Made And Wrapped
His Biggest Batch Of Can't-Eat-Just-One Cookies!
He Called Them Solomon's
Because Their Impact Is Huge
AND
They Always Sell Like Hot Cakes
Because, Well
They Are!

D. Influence Had Started Out Quite Small!
There Has Been No:

I Shall Do This!
I Shall Make That!
I Shall Be Rich!
I Shall Have A Following!
I Shall Plant A Seed!
OR
I Shall Reap A Harvest
That Keeps On Giving And Giving
For Now And For Eternity!

The Thought Never Entered His Mind!

BUT ...

One Day
- In An Instant -
He Did A Lil' Thing
AND
His Business
- If You Could Call It That -
Was Off And Galloping!

**--**--**--**

His Business Is A Runaway Success!

I Know That!

I Doubt That!

D. Influence Is Two-Faced!

A Chamelion!

A Dove!
A Devil!

Come Onnnn!!
He Can't Be All Things And One Thing!

But He Is!
Just Like Those Cookies He Sells!

Those Things Are Enormously ... !

... Good! ... Lethal!

STTTTOPP!!
Just Stop!

Let's Go!

Where Are We Going?!

To Buy Cookies!!

Noooo!! Not Me!

I've Got To Get To The Bottom Of This!

Okay!

We'll Walk With You
But We're Not Buying Anything!

Half An Hour Later ...

Alright!
Lay Them Out On The Platter!

What Flavors Did You Get!

I Asked For The Sampler!

Oh, Dear!
You Shouldn't Have Done Thaaat!

Too Late!
It's Done!

Your Funeral!

I Love You, Man!!
It Was Nice Knowing You!

On The Shiny Silver Salver
Was Gloriously Arrayed ...

• Gloomy Selfishness
• Sweetness 
• Kindness
• Unkindness
• Words As Weapons
• Gratitude 
• Grace
• Hate 
• Greed
• Love 
• Blessing
• Back-Stabbing 
• Carrying Good News
• Words Of Wisdom
• Bad Attitude  
• Faithfulness 
• Overarching Lust
• Liberty Is License
• Dead Conscience
• Self-Aggrandizement
• Helping Hand 
• Thief Of Time
• Truth Be Told 
• Careless Attitude
• Inordinate Pride
• Lying For Gold
• Character Assassination 
• Foolish Jesting
• Arrogance 
• Godlessness
• Thoughtful Deeds
• Petty Theft
• Patience 
• Goodness
• False Accusation 
• Hopelessness
• Disobedience 
• Idolatry
• Prostitution Of Heavenly Gifts

Thus Far ...

It Is A Stunning Display
BUT
The Box Is Not Even Close To Being Empty!

There Was A Dreadful Silence In The Room ...

Then Common Sense Spoke Up!

Brethren,
I've Seen Enough!
There Is A Pattern Here!
D. Influence Is A Peddler
AND
He Has No Allegiance
To Any Human!
Do You Hear Me?!

I Fear For All Of Our Kind
Because
A Little Of D. Influence
Goes A Long Way
For
Every Word Spoken Or Written
- Carefully Or Carelessly -
Every Deed Done
- Good Or Bad -
Will
Into Eternity
Fruit Bear!

Words
Lead To Thoughts!
Thoughts
Lead To Actions
AND
Actions Acquire Traction
Because Of Unexpected Reactions
That We Put Into Motion!

Our Influence
Create Notions
Which Morph Into Motion
Which Lead To Commotion
Because Influence Has Locomotion!

What Starts With Us
NEVER EVER ENDS WITH US!

Influence 

Suffers From
Pebble Cast-Into-Water Syndrome!
Aka
The Ripple Effect Is Endless
Even Unto Eternity!

Your Good Influence

Can Lead Someone Their Soul's Salvation!

Your Bad Influence 

Can Lead Someone To Their Soul's Damnation!

Lord Jesus, Help Us!

He Does! 

He Will!

He Is Helping Us!
Do You Think That This Happening Today
Now
Is Coincidence?!

No!!!

We Are Aware Of The Problem ... Now!

And ... Now Is The Time For A Solution:

The PRAYER

Of

A Righteous Man Availeth Much:

Father, Most Faithful

We Boldly Come To Thee

Seeking After Your Help

For A Terrible Problem We Now See!

Our Words

Our Thoughts

Our Actions 

Have Influence

Impact

Just As In The Day Of 

The Wise Fool King Solomon

And We Desire Of You, Dear Father

The Wisdom

To See And Not Do

Hear And Not Say

Walk Among And Not Follow

The Bad Influence Peddlers

For Doing So Will Render Our Hearts

Empty 

Hollow

Perfect For The Residence Of Those

Who Would To Damn Our Very Souls!

Please, Lord

Fill Us With Your Holy Spirit

And

Teach Us Moment By Moment

In Every Way

Every Day

And

Bless Us To Be Influenced For Good

By The Holy Angels

So That There Is A Good Soul Harvest

For Your Rejoicing

On The Great And Terrible Day!

Remember Our Brethren

Wherever They Are

And

Provide For The Edification Of Each One

According As Their Need Shall Be!

Please Do All Things For Us

According To Your Will

For

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

We Pray And Humbly Plead! 

AMEN. 

I Feel Like A Burden Has Been Lifted

Off My Shoulders!

You Know What?!

I Think You Are Right!

I Feel Lighter!

Thank God For Jesus!

Bad Influence 

Is

A Weapon!

Good Influence

Is

A Shield!

Satan

Is

The Bad Influence!

Jesus Christ

Is

The Only Sure Shield

So

For The Safety Of Your Soul

GET JESUS CHRIST  ...  TODAY!!

ACCUSATION: What's In Your Heart?!

She Looks To Be Good
AND
Her Face Is Even Well Spackled
And All Pretty
Like Icing On Ginger Bread
AND
If She Has Not Accused You Of Something
Friend,
Sorry To Tell You!
You Are Not Alive!
You Have Got To Be Dead!

Aren't You Exaggerating
Just A Teeny Tiny Bit?!

Wish I Were
But 'Tis True!
She Is Doing Old Satan's Choice Work!

Come On!

What Nonsense!

I'll Prove It!

How?!

Look At Who Is Coming?!

Oh, My!

Lend Me Your Phone?!

Why?!

You Desire Proof, Don't You?!
I Need To Make A Call To Her!

But She's Coming!

Hi, Estelle!

Hi ... Oh, Sorry!
Phone Ringing!

Ac cuuse A Bro ther! 

Ac cuuse A Bro ther! 

And A Sis ter

And A Sis ter

Ac cu oo oo oo ser!

Lord, Have Mercy Upon Us!

Estelle!?!
What In The Name Of All That's Holy
Are You Doing With A Ring Tone Like That On Your Phone!

Awesome, Isn't It?!

But, But...!

Can't Stop Now!
Here Comes Bertram!
Byeee!

Quick!
Look At The License Plate!

I AKUS DEM

Lord, Help Us!

There It Is!

These People Can't Be Normal!

How?! Why?!
Who Gains?!

The Great Accuser Of The Brethren!

Falsely Accusing A Person Of Wrongdoing
Is The Easiest Pot-Shot Fired In This Life
BUT
Proving Yourself Innocent
Is A Whole Different Ball Game
For The Intent
The Purpose Of The Accuser
Is To Destroy By Causing Real Shame!

What Is The Profit In That?!

Let's See:

Satan Can't Get At Jesus Christ
So Jesus' Children Are Fair Game!
Jesus Christ Died Once ... For All
BUT
If You Prevent A Child
From Getting To Safety In Him
Satan ... Rejoicing
Gets A Bounty!

Oh, Yeah!
Old Misery Likes And Wants Company!

Accusation Is A Sharp Weapon
AND
It Is A Most Satanic Device!

But What's In It For The Sold-Out Humans!?
I Don't See The Profit!

They Are Mere Pawns!

They're A Bunch Of Judas Goats
Doing The Devil's Dirty Work
For A Few Trinkets
AND
A Joseph's Technicolor Dream Coat!

Are They Aware Of
What Became Of The So-Prized Dream Coat?!

Obviously Not!

Let's See:

Coat Was Ripped Off The Wearer's Back
Coat Was Torn Asunder
AND
Coat Was Covered In Dead-Goat Blood!

And We Know What Happened To The Former Wearer!

Yup!
He Was Tossed In A Hole
Sold As A Slave
Was Faithful To God
Went To Prison
Interpreted The King's Dream
Became The Prime Minister
AND
Saved The World ...!

... By Providing The Bread Of Life!

Only Those Who Work For
The Lord Of Life
Living In The Light Of Life
Bearing The Words Of Truth, Light And Life
Get Shuck Of 
The Technicolor Dream Coat Of Man's Sin
AND
Wear The Royal White Robe Of Christ's Righteousness!

Those Who Put Stock 
In The Striding Peacock's Feathers
Would Do Well To Learn From
The Little White Peace Dove!

They Also Need To Know That
Show Ponies Are Safe 
As Long As They Are Showable
Aka Profitable!

Those Who Do The Devil's Work
Are Replaceable
AND
Disposable
By The Devil
AND
Condemned By The Judge
The Eternal God!

So What's The Lesson Here?!

Getting Consumables
For Doing The Devil's Dirty Work
Really Makes The Condemned One 
Assuredly Consumable!

Doing The Lord's Work
By Being Faithful To His Cause
Renders One Elevatable
To The Great Glory Of
The One Who Is Glorious!

Sooo ...

Who Is Going To Go With Me
To Warn Estelle And Bertram?!

I'm Willing!

Me, Too!

Let's All Go Over There Now!

Remember:

Righteous White

Looks Good On Everyone!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Time Matters!

Time Is In Session
AND
60 Seconds
AND
60 Minutes
Are On Parade
That Is
Until 24 Hours Showed Up!
Things Soon Got Ugly!
Plug Ugly!

Every Time 
Believes That He Is Important
AND
Every Moment Knows That He Is The Best!

Things Got So Bad
That Time Piece
- That Able Time Keeper -
Called For
Life N. Time To Make A Presentation
To
- Once And For All Time -
Declare Which Time
Is The Most Precious!

Well ...

All The Time Segments
Had Their Own Opinions
AND
All The Time Segments
Decided That They Were Going To Show Up
To Ensure That They Were Not Minimized
By Those Special Interests 
Quiet Time
Me Time
Work Time
Rest Time
Vacation Time
Prayer Time
Crying Time
Sighing Time
War Time
Peace Time
Pastime
Harvest Time
Spring Time
Summer Time
Blessing Time
Time S. Money
Make Time
Buy Time
Holy Time
AND
All Their Ilk!

Some Time
Put A Spanner In The Works 
By Sarcastically Making Mention Of 
His Famous Friend And Known Time Hog
Christmas Time
Who Was Always Fighting With
Easter Time 
Time O'Mi Life
Time Tu Die
AND
Day O. Birth
For Pride Of Place!

Let Me Tell You ...

On The Day Of The Great Presentation
There Was Not A Single Empty Seat
In The Great Hall!
Truth Be Told
Time Wasn't Running
Nor Running Late
BUT
Being Time  ... On Target
Had Fanned Out Into The Corridors Of 
Known Time!

I Will Not Bore You With The Sordid Details
AND
The Lurid Descriptions Of 
The Things That D. Mortal Man Does With His Time
BUT
Single Moment
Called Out Certain Time
AND
Hell To Pay Cuffed
I Don't Care In His Ear
AND
That Is When 
The Time Warriors Were Called Out!

The Great Hall Was Placed On Lock-Down
AND
The Big Guns Owned And Operated
By Finite Time
In Opposition To Secular Time
AND
Waste O'Time
Came Marching In!

And ...

Lo And Behold
Hard Time Was With Them!

So, Obviously ...

Appointed Time Rose Up
AND
In Determined Tones 
Spoke:

Brethren!
May I Call You Brethren?!

Harrumph! Harrumph!

Please Stand Up
As I Call Your Names!

1440 Minutes ... You Make The Day
10,080 Minutes ... You Make The Week
43,800 Minutes ... You Make The Month
525,600 Minutes ... You Make The Year
AND
To Bring It All Down To Reality
86,400 Seconds
You Make The Day Count!

All Of You Want The Preeminence
BUT
You Are All Forgetting
The Ever Important Input Of 
D. Mortal Man!

If D. Mortal Man Does Not Cooperate With You
You Do Not Count!

Noooo!
Impossible!
Can't Happen!

Then ...

Truth Be Bold
AND
Truth Be Told
Got Up And Eloquently Spoke:

'Tis True! 'Tis True!
D. Mortal Man
Takes Time
And Uses It As He Pleases
Totally Forgetting That Wasted Time
Is Time From His Life Depleted!

Time Is A Precious Commodity ...!

... You Better Believe It!

Time Is A Non-Renewable Resource
And All Who Consort With That One Called
Waste O'Time
Have From Common Sense 
Gotten A Very Expensive Divorce!

Time Wasted
Cannot Be Reclaimed!
Time Well Utilized
Is To The Whole Heart Enchained
But
Whatever Use Is Made Of Time
Time Is Finite
Fixed
As Issued To All Living
From The Holy Hand Of
The Lord God Divine!

Make Time Count
Is My Challenge To D. Mortal Man!
Live Time To The Full!
Don't Sell Time Short!
Let Time Be A Blessing
To One And To All
For
The Day Of Reckoning Is Coming
When Accounts Of Time Spent
Must Be Reconciled 
With The Great Time Keeper
The Eternal God!

As Is To Be Expected ...

Use O. Time
AND
Save D. Time
Proceeded To Make A Plain Example Of
Waste O'Time
Cheating Time

AND

Constant Down Time

By Letting Dusty Time Have A Swinging Time

With Them!

When Time O' Departure Yelled For

Quitting Time

D. Mortal Man Was Seen

- Hurriedly -

To Be Zipping His Lip

After He Had Valiantly Tried 

AND

Had Gloriously Failed

To Flip The Script!

Time Waits For No One Called D. Mortal Man!

Day O'Grace

Gave Voice To The Benediction.

The Following Note 

Was Appended To 

The Transcript Of The Session:

** All Time Is Precious! **
Time Lost Cannot Be Regained

And

When D. Mortal Man Closes His Eyes

For The Final Time 

Time

- For Him -

Is Forever Over!

Afterward Is The Time Of Judgment!

Let D. Mortal Man Know

That The Period

Between BIRTH - DEATH

Critically Matters To His Maker

And

Should Critically Matter To Him As Well.
Don't Waste Time!

HAPPY SABBATH + Laboring For The Wind!?!

Clean Yuh Come
Had A Siamese Twin
Whose Name Is
Clean Yuh Shall-Go
AND
Between These Brethren
Their Task Was To Daily Tell
Laboring For DeWind
That His Life
IS
On All Points
A Car With An Engine That Doesn't Go!
That It Will Be At The Winner's Celebration
A Definite No Show!

Laboring For DeWind
Is A Pompous Donkey
AND
An Airs And Graces Parade Horse
Haughty Head Held High
Decorated Tail Swishing In The Air
Stepping Pun De Grecia!
(He Did Important). He Liked Everybody At Him To Look Around!

Problem ...

There Is Always A Problem!

Problem Is
He Thinks He Is Really Smartly Brilliant
BUT
He Truly Lacks Common Sense
Because
The More He Has
The More He Wants
AND
His Marriage To Peace N. Rest
Is Being Steadfastly Ripped Apart
Just Like His First Marriage
To Sleep N. Peace!

He Is An Obtusely Greedy Oinker!
AND
He Is Also A Studiously Presumptuous Puppy!
He Loves The Banquet 
AND
The Gluttonous Feast!

One Day ...

There Is Always A ... One Day!

It Was One Of Those Fair To Middling
Neither Hot Nor Cold
Neither Windy Nor Airless
Just About Right Days
When All Is Well
Grass Is Green
Bread Hot
Biscuits Crispy
Butter Smooth
Eyes Sorta Kinda Blinky
When Preacher Ecclesias Ticus
Paid An Unannounced
Unexpected
Unappreciated
Time For A Reality Check Visit
To Bigman DeWind
Who Was In His Counting House
Counting
AND
Gently
Oh, So, Gently
Massaging His Individual Stacks Of Money!

Laboring For DeWind's Favorite Saying Is:

Small Notes Suit Small People!

So There Was Not A Note Smaller Than A Twenty
In The Humongous Pile
AND
The Smile On His Face Was ... Well

Plainly Vile!

You Should Note That ...

When You Have More Head Than Brain
AND
Consider Lack Of Daily Monetary Gain
A Crime Against Conscience
AND
A Thing Sordidly
Egregiously
Profane
You Have Crossed The Pale!
You Have Raised Up The False God!
You Have Crossed Into Comeuppance Land
AND
You Are Headed For
House Built On Sinking Sand
Storm Coming
I'm Pedaling Fast
But My Feet Ain't Moving
Soul-Security Check!

Laboring For DeWind
Had The
"What Did God Ever Do For Me!" 
Clean Knocked Out Of Him!

He Cried Foul!
He Cursed The Big Billy Goat!
He Called For His Mama Gotta Virtue
BUT
At The End Of It All
He Didn't Have A Groat!

All He Had Was A Black Coat
With A Collar Made Of A Stoat!
He Lost His Big Able Boat
AND
He Had To Get Rid Off All
The Living-Large Luxuries
That Luck Is A Lady
Had Treacherously Rammed Down 
That Open Sepulchre That He Called His Throat!

It Was Not Pretty!
It Was Not Polished!
It Was Not A Performance!
It Was A Plain And Simple:

You Could Be Over And Done With

BUT

Your Cup Of Iniquity Is Not Yet Full

SO

The Appeal Of The Father

Is Here!

Thankfully
It Was Not The

"Your Life Is Done!"

Laboring For DeWind

Got The

"Look Here!

Take This Pencil

AND

Go Over Your Life!"

What Is The Total?! 

Check That Sum!

He Peed!
He Pooped!
He Fell And Knocked Out 
A Prized Diamond And Gold Tooth!
He Rolled On The Floor
AND
Winded ... Finally
Cried Out:

I Didn't Know There Was More!
Much More!

I Ate!
I Drank!
I Got ... More And More
AND NOW
Look At Me
At Death's Wide Open Gate Door!

He Was Shook! - Not Shaken!
He. Was. Shook!

Conclusion Of The Whole Matter ...

Fear God!
Don't Labor For The Wind!
You Can't Take "It" With You!
AND
Recognize That

The Living God Holy

Faithful Just Trust

Doesn't Do That Man-Thing Called
Negotiating!

Riches Are A Vanity!
Life ... However Long
Is Short
AND
When The Living God Says:

"Enough!" 

You Ain't Got Nuh Retort!

Bow Before God - He Made You!
Bend Before God - His Is Sovereign Will!
Take The Chastisements That He Graciously Sends You
AND
You Will Not Be A Drop
That Will The Lake Of Fire Fill!

You Are Not Your Own Property
To Do With Your Life As Your Vanity Wills
For
Simply Put
In The Great Day Of Accounts
Your Own Soul Will
Your Bad Record Spill!

Our Actions Provide The Ink
With Which The Recording Angel
Writes Our Permanent Record!
So, Be Careful
For Everything That We Do
The Good 

AND
The Evil
Will Be Written Down In That Record!

Don't Be A Dunce For A Rotting Dollar Bill! 

Give The Lord Christ Your Will
AND
Satan - In Your Life -
Will Have To Chill
AND

Keep To Himself
His Burnable Dollar Bills!

Call On The Lord Jesus

For Your Own Soul's Salvation

AND

The Holy Spirit

Will Your New Heart Fill!

PRAYER: Accept, Lord, My Offering...!

You Gave Me My Life, Lord

And

I Am Giving It Back

Because

In Your Word

You Have Promised

That Of Keeping Your Promises

You Are Not Slack!

In This Vein, Lord

I Am Coming To You

Seeking Your Help

Because I Need It

And

Because I Need You

To Help Me Today

Of My Word To You

To Keep It!

I Am A Mere Man

Mere Mortal, 'Tis True

But

I Have No Desire

To Use That As an Excuse

For

You Could Have Used

Your Divinity As An Excuse

To Destroy Me And My Kind

Because Of The Keeping Your Laws

We Did

And

Often Do

Insolently Refuse!

You Didn't, Lord

And

I 

Thank You

Bless You

And

Praise Your Holy Name!

Pity Me, Lord 

This Child Of The Dust

And

Bless Me With Constancy

Consistency

And

Confidence

To Walk With You

In Certainty

Along Life's Pathways

And

Highways Every Day!

Bless Me With The Voice 

To Tell The Damned Liar

"No!"

Bless Me With The Heart

That Causes My Love For You

To Show!

Bless Me With Steady Legs

And

Narrow-Way Walking Feet

And

The Willingness To Never Indulge

In The Act Of

Planned Deceit!

Lift Me Up, Lord! 

I Love You!

Lead Me, Lord!

Help Me In Your Grace To Grow!

Feed Me, Lord

With Food Fit For My Needs

And

Help Me to Rest In Your Love

For I My Sins Willingly Do Repent

And

Confess!

Your Forgiveness In My Life Shows!

Remember My Brethren

Walking On Zion's Road!

Remember My Brethren

And

To Your Loving Heart

Keep Them Close!

Remember My Brethren

The Sheep In Other Flocks

And

Please

I Humbly Beseech You

Let The Loud Cry Go Out

So That They

Knowing The Good Shepherd's Voice

Will

With Alacrity

To The Safe Fold

Come Pouring In!

Oh, Lord

Call Them Out!

Please Ever Grant Us, Father

Faith For The Day

Courage For The Way

And

Strength To Hold The Almighty Hand

Of

Our Lord Christ

The Holy And Blessed Redeemer

The Eternal Son Of God

The Returning Son Of Man!

We Desire

On Heaven's Table Land

For Eternity To Stand!

Please Accept

This Humble Offering Of Prayer

For

I Ask All These Blessings

In Jesus Christ's Worthy Name!

Hasten The Great Day!

AMEN.