I Am Determined To Personally Know The Living God! + PRAYER: Lord, I Choose You!

I Am Determined
To Personally Know Almighty God
In The Person Of Christ Jesus

Under The Agency Of The Holy Spirit!
I Eschew The Fraud!

I Am Determined
Almighty God's Ways To Know
AND
In His Light To Grow! 

I No Longer Want In The Ways Of World To Flow!

I Desire To Know 

The Eternal God
Who Created Me, Human
With Waterproof Skin
With Open Eyes That Close
AND
Closed Eyes That Can See!

Inside My Ear Is Skin That Hears
A Trumpet
A Boom
A Whisper
Singly And All At Once
AND
Can Separate The Sound By Source!

I Can See The Invisible In My Heart
AND
I Can Feel The Eternal
Whom I Desire Will Never From Me Depart!

I Hope ... And It Is Solid
And Liquid
And Gaseous
For It Began As A Thought
Became The Blood In My Veins
AND
Will Be Revealed In The Great Day
When Love
Eternal Love
The King Of Love
Returns To This Earth Again!

Inside My Mouth Is Skin That Tests
Tastes
AND

Tenderly Takes Food 

For Filling
- Not For Fun -
For Strength

AND
Not For Drunkenness!

What My Tongue Tests
AND

Likes By Taste
By Texture
By Temperature
Is Consumed!
Anything Else Is Considered
An Unwanted Venture!

The Skin At The Bottom Of My Feet
Is Strong
And Tender
And Supremely Sensitive
To Terrain And Texture!

My Waterproof Feet
Give Off Moisture
AND
My Feet Are Also A Map Of My Internal Structures!

My Hands Have Skin
Most Beautifully Soft
Which Holds 

The Gentle Butterfly's Touch  ... For Love
The School Teacher's Touch ... For Warning
Temperance's Touch ... For Self-Restraint
The Fold Of The Purse ... For Protection
The Flat Palm ... For Surrender To The Lord
The Cupped Hand ... For Accepting The Glorious Gifts Of The Eternal God

AND
The Stop Sign ... To Ward Off The Fraud!

Almighty God
Gave Me, Human
The Ability To Procreate
Which Satan The Arch-Deceiver Hates
BECAUSE
All That He Can Do Is Imitate
Making Fakes 

To Supposedly Walk Through The Real-Thing Gate!

I Desire To Personally Know The God
Who Condescended
AND

Descended To Earth
To Teach Me, Human
His Ways
AND
To Die To Save Me
AND
Rise And Return To His Home In Heaven
To Prepare For Me
A. Personal. Place. AND
Is At This Very Moment
In Heaven's Most Holy Place
Interceding ... For Me
So That One Day ... Soon
He Can Come Back To Earth
AND
Take Me, Human
Back To His Home
To Share His Glory!

I Am Determined
Though Satan Rage
AND

His Henchmen Perform Their Vile Chores
That I
By Faithful Endurance
- Though The Heaven's Fall -
By God's Great Grace
Shall See My Jesus In Peace
Faith To Face
Face To Face!

PRAYER:

Merciful God,

Help Me, Please

Not To Make Shipwreck Of My Faith!

Help Me, Please

To Stand Firm For The True And The Right

Though Wicked Men Call Popular Sin

Good And Right

Raising Up The Proposition

That You Lack All-Seeing Eyesight!

Father, 

You Know All Things!

You Are In All Things!

You Cause Living Beings To Live

For You Did

The Breath Of Life Give!

Help Me, I Beseech You

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

Not Your Name To Profane

Not To Sell My Birthright

For The Red Bean Stew Shame

Not To Turn Back To The Flesh Pots

Where Faith In Christ Is Considered Carrion

Not To Cast Truth Down In The Street

And

Pick Up Fables

Not To Lean Unto My Own Understanding

And

Behave Like An Occupant Of Babel

Not To Remove My Hand From The Gospel Plow

And

Act Like A Pearl-Garbed Sow

Going To Wallow And How

Not To Hold Converse With That  Devil

But To

 Instead And Always

Offer Up A Living Word Verse

And

Willingly Choose

From His Ways To Be In The Gear Reverse!

Lord,

As A Grateful Recipient

Of

Your Mercy And Grace

I Choose You

And

I Ask You, Please

Whenever The New Day Comes

Help Me Always

- Because Tomorrow's Sun Will Never Rise - 

To Choose You ... TODAY!

I Love You, Lord!

AMEN.

COLLEGE OF THE ROAD: Carnal Man vs. Earnest Examination O. Self

Earnest Examination O. Self
Was Expelled From Carnal Man's Class!

It Happened This Way ...

Carnal Man Is A Tenured Professor At

This IS The Way

College Of The Road

- Growing Up Campus -

On The First Full Day Of Classes
By Way Of Challenge
AND
To Pay Off A Debt To No-Ah DeFlood
Professor Man Had Given A Semester-Long Assignment 

To Read King James' Psalms
Take A Position
AND
Defend It ... To The Death!

Long Story Short ...

He Had Effectively
AND
With Seeming Efficiency
Opened
The Can Of Warfare!

This is A Lil' Background ...

Earnest Examination O. Self
Had Previously Lovingly Enjoyed
The Pleasures Of Sin
BUT
The Season Of Sinful Enjoyment
Did Not Last
OR
At Least It Did
UNTIL
His Lot
Upon The Deliverer
He Had Cast!

Being A Willing And Disciplined Student

He Had Started At The Beginning Of The Psalms

AND

Had Quickly Found ... Wisdom:

BLESSED Is The Man That Delights

In The Law! 

Whatsoever He Doeth Shall Prosper! 

Thou Art My Son! 

Be Wise Now!

Salvation Belongeth Unto The Lord!

Stand In Awe And Sin Not!

Transfixed By Truth
He Said In His Heart:

Lead Me, Lord, In Thy Righteousness!

Have Mercy On Me For I Am Weak!

But, Then, He Considered The Statement ...

God Is Angry With The Wicked Every Day!

... And Thought It Reasonable

To Pose A Direct Question To Almighty God:

What Is Man That Thou Art Mindful Of Him?!

With His Soul Satisfied With Truth's Plain Response

He Shouted:

I Will Praise Thee, O Lord, With My Whole Heart!

When He Went To Bed That Night
The Song In His Heart Was:

The Lord Is King For Ever And Ever!

In The Middle Of His First Class The Next Morning
He Was Given No Other Choice But To Ask Carnal Man:

If The Foundations Be Destroyed

What Can The Righteous Do?!

Not Long Thereafter
Things Got Acid Real Fast
AND
Carnal Man Roared At Him
Saying:

Our Lips Are Our Own!

Who Is Lord Over Us?!

After Taking A Thorough Beating At School That Day
AND

Becoming Very Discouraged
He Went To Bed Praying That Night:

Consider And Hear Me, O LORD My God:

Lighten Mine Eyes

Lest I Sleep The Sleep Of Death!

Before He Closed His Eyes
To Rest In Sleep
He Wrote On His Notepad:

The Fool Hath Said In His Heart

There Is No God!!!!!

He Awakened The Next Morning
Totally Refreshed
AND
Wrote A Whole Chapter About

He Wrote For Its Conclusion:

I Will Bless The Lord

Who Hath Given Me Counsel! 

Hold Up My Goings In Thy Paths

That My Footsteps Slip Not! 

Hide Me Under The Shadow Of Thy Wings!

The Semester Was All Of Three Weeks

Three Days

Three Hours And Fifty-Four Minutes Old

When Hellen Damnation Showed Up ... UNANNOUNCED!

Before Long
It Became Very Apparent
To All Persons Present That
A Certain Somebody Was Going To Have Their Guts
Turned To Garters
All Because Of ...!

Well ... 

Earnest Had Brought The Lord To Class
- For Real -
AND
When He Was Forcefully Challenged
- In His Newly Acquired Faith -
He Had Boldly Stated:

I Will Call Upon The LORD

Who Is Worthy To Be Praised:

So Shall I Be Saved From Mine Enemies!

Just So You Know ...

In That Very Instant
De Big Dog Up And Dead!

Hellen Damnation Totally Lost Her Tiny Mind
AND
Professor Carnal Man Got On Like A Pop Kite
In A Fierce Easter-Holiday Wind
AND
Bedlam And Ruckus
Elegantly Came Out Of Darkman Closet!

When The Commotion Was Finally

Administratively
Concluded
Earnest Examination O. Self
Was Summarily Expelled From Carnal Man's Class
For. Cause!

If You Had Seen His Departure
You Would Have Been Mommy-Daddy-Proud ...

He Left With His Head Raised
His Shoulders Squared
His Back Ramrod Straight
His Faith Strong
His Hope For Heaven High
His Comforter In His Heart
His Very Best Friend Beside Him
His Angel Watching Over Him
AND
Confident
That His God
His Personal Savior
His King
His Redeemer
AND
His Present Help
The God Of Creation
IS
Esconced On Heaven's Glorious Throne!

These Were His Final Words
Before The Witnesses:

The LORD Is My Rock

And My Fortress

And My Deliverer; 

My God

My Strength

In Whom I Will Trust;

My Buckler

And The Horn Of My Salvation

And My High Tower!

I Shall Not Be Moved!

His Soon-To-Be-Former Classmates
Stood Up
AND
Cheered
BUT
Carnal Man
- Forgetting Where He Was -
Vividly Swore!

From That Day Forward
Earnest Examination O. Self
Earnestly Chose To Unashamedly Trust God
AND
Went After Sin No More!

For The Record ...

The Master
- Our Coming King -
Is Well Pleased!
His Soul Is Satisfied
AND
There Is Rejoicing Up In Heaven
For The Lost One Returned To The Safe Fold!

As For Carnal Man
AND
Hellen Damnation
It Was Revealed
- Publicly Revealed -
That They Were Involved
In An Extracurricular Activity
Or More Particularly
Intimately Involved
In An Affaire De Coeur!

When All The Dirty Linen Was
Thoroughly Aired
It Revealed Something Long Suspected
BUT
Never Vocally Identified:

Carnal Man
Carnal Professor Man
Is A Hit Man For The Goat Clan
AND
Specifically
The Goat-Herder Himself
God Wannabe!

When, Eventually
Earnest Examination O. Self Received The Polo
Declaring The News

He Replied:

Saved By Grace!

Saved By Grace! 

Thank God Almighty

I Was

I Am

Saved By Grace!

Earnest Examination O. Self

To This Very Day

Glorifies Almighty God
AND
Gives Jesus Christ
Total Praise!

OXY MORON!

Oxy Moron Has A Bundle Of Children
AND
All Of Them Worked For That One De Mon!

There Is:

Harmless Lie
Half Truth 

Doubting Believer
Lil' Sin
Paid Prophet
God On-Earth
Controlled Chaos
Almost Saved
Bitter Sweet
Delicious Torment
Blurred Vision
Cruel Kindness
Sleep Walker
AND
Loose Cannon
From His Outside Wife
Christian Evolutionist!

They All Have Electric Personalities!

To Tell You The Plain Truth
They Are All Hedonistic Hellbound Rangers
Who Sell Unwise Men On
Extra Time
By Saying That Firm Faith Is
Nothing But A Friendly Enemy
AND
Causing Them
To Have Trust In That False Hope
That Almighty God
Will Make Them Into Immortal Sinners
As They Turn To That Genuine Imitation
That Purveyor Of The Lesser Evil
Satan The Bold
The Brazen
- With Deadly Affection -

AND
Imperiling
Their Bought With Innocent Blood
Souls!

To You

These May Just Be Words
BUT
All Words Have Weight
AND
I Am Telling You
Don't Let Satan Get In Your Gate
BECAUSE
He Is A Squatter

AND
He Will Not Leave Unless 

AND

Until

He Is Forced Out
AND
That Will Not Happen
Unless Jesus Christ
Is Directing Your Life

AND
Marking And Making Plain

Your Life's Course!

I Beseech You, Therefore, Brethren ...

Please Do Not Take This Matter Lightly!
Tears Of Repentance Are Not To Heaven Unsightly! 

Please Hold On To Jesus Christ Tightly
Because
You Do Not Want To Miss

The Flight To Heaven 

Which Is Departing Earth's Shores Shortly!

Dead Men Can't Walk
BUT
Satan Always Will
A Seeker After Truth Stalk!

JESUS CHRIST SAVES

So, Please

Do NOT To The Wiles Of Satan Cave!

Time To Do A Judas On Satan!

Satan Is No Man's Friend!

Satan Is The Master Manipulator!
He Deceived Angels 

Who Were Made A Little Higher Than Man
So It Is Sure That He Can
Will
Does
Deceive Mere Man!

Satan Deceived Eve
Who
At Man's Beginning
Was Of Perfect Intellect In The Creator God
So
It Is Stands To Reason
That With Man's Present
Known-Degraded By Sin Intellect
A Walk-Over By Satan
Is Indeed In The Cards!

But ...

Let It Be Made Known
That Jesus Christ The Lord
The God Of Creation
The Known Lover Of Man
Made Provision
So That Man Does Not Need To Fall
For Satan's Well Known Scams!

Our Gift Is ...

The
B eautiful
I nstructor For The
B est
L ife
E ver

Which Provides To All Readers
To All Listeners

B asic
I nstructions
B efore
L eaving
E arth!

Know This ...

The Bible Is Your Road Map
Your Compass
The Temperature Gauge! 

The Bible Is The Word Of Life
The Means To Know
How
Into The Eternal God's Kingdom
You May Forever Be Saved!

The Bible Provides Living Water
Living Food
The Means To Know
How
To Live In This Present Life
AND
The Means To Recognize
The Only One
Who Will Protect Us Against Satan
AND

Through The Earthly Strife!

The Bible Calls Satan By His Real Names
Dragon
Devil
Deceiver
Father Of Lies
Belial
Beelzebub
Lord Of Dung
Murderer
Accuser Of The Brethren!

Learn Them!

The Traps Of Satan

Are Known Legendary:

Appetite
Presumption
Worship
AKA
The Lust Of The Flesh
The Lust Of The Eye
The Pride Of Life

AND

The Ever Available
Accessible Always
The Love Of And Making The Lie! 

AND

The Doing Of Evil To Get ... Good
Get Gain
Get Glory
BUT
That Ever Always Results In Shame
AND
The Good Lord's Name Profaned!

Man Is Without Excuse
When He Loses In The Battle With Satan
Because He Refused To Use
The Weapons Almighty God Provided
For The Known Warfare
That Is ... The Word Of God!

Almighty God Is Love
AND
Almighty God Sacrificially Loves Man!

Satan Hates!
Satan Killed God's Son
AND THEREFORE Satan Murderously Hates Man

Who The Living God Loves!

Almighty God IS!
Almighty God Is The Truth!
Almighty God Is the Light!
He Is The Giver Of Life!
He Is Salvation!
AND

He Is Man's Only Way To Eternal Life!

Satan Is The Liar!
Satan Makes Himself Into An Angel Of Light!
Satan Deals Death!
Satan Is Damned!

AND
Satan Paves The Way To Damnation!

Bottom Line ...

Get To Know Your Savior ... Intimately
So That You May 

Expose Your Adversary Openly!

Be Jesus-Saved Bold!
Make HEAVEN With Jesus Christ
Your Soul's Only Goal!

COME To Jesus NOW 

AND

Do A Judas On Satan!

Sell Out The Deceiver

AND

Get Almighty God's Imperishable Gold!

CONFIDENCE IN CHRIST: More Or Less?!?!

To See Them
You Would Never Believe That They Were Related!

They Were Polar Opposites:

Fat And Thin
Light And Dark
Faithful And Doubtful
Single-Minded And Double-Minded
Anchored And Tempest-Tossed

Weak And Strong
Wise And Foolish

I Could Go On
BUT
What Would Be The Point?!
Do You Catch My Drift?!

Farmore And Farless
- The Confidence Brothers By Name -
On This Very Day
Are Facing The Temptations
- Fierce And Strong -
AND
One Of Those Confidence Boys Is Going To Yield
And Fall ... Into Sin!

Farless Has Far More Confidence In Man
Than Real Wisdom Says He Should
BUT
Farmore Has Reposed His Confidence In The Living God
Which Leaves Him With
Far Less Confidence In Fallen Man!

It Was Upon The Rock That He Stood!

Enter The Dragon ... Spawn:

Pretty Doubtful Daisy And Handsome Dastardly Dan
Ain't At All Pleased
BECAUSE
As Commission Agents For
Beelzebub Deceives
Every Pidgeon Client Counts!

Pretty Daisy And Handsome Dan

Are Hawks
And Buzzards
Depending Upon Time
And Season's Circumstance
AND
They Ain't Got No Kinda Shame!

They Always, Always, Say:

"Commission Is Commission!"

AND

"A Meal Is Always Food!"

Truth - By Me - Must Be Told ...

Farless Was Always Fearful
AND
He Lacked Confidence In God
So Doubting Daisy
Had The Artist Susie Scam Run And Board Him
AND
Wouldn't You Know It
She Scored A Big Hit!

The Note In Her Log Book Clearly Stated:

Farless Confidence:- 

• Easy Pickings! 
• Piece O' Cake!!! 💥💥

BUT, BUT, BUT ...

As Regards Farmore
Who Has Loving Confidence
In The Eternal God
Doubting Daisy Has Written An Epistle:

WONDER OF WONDERS!!!!

The Goose Refuses To Be Picked!

Farmore Confidence

Is A Faithful Praying 

Believing  Loving

Trusting Obeying

Worshiping 

Standing-Up-For-Jesus 

I-Shall-Not-Be-Moved-Saint! 

At Signs Of Trouble

He Neither Trembles Nor Faints! 

He Knows Who His God Is

AND

He Walks In His Unveiled Truth

AND

He Lives Under His Bright Light

AND 

I Am At A Loss

As To How

His Life

I May Successfully Benight!

A Tough Nut To Crack!

I Honest To Goodness Hate

These Tough-Nut Christians!

Even Dastardly Dan
Had Taken A Few Pot-Shots At Farmore
BUT
At The Game Tally
Dastardly Dan Had The Low Score:

He Had Sent Tentacled Tar Balls
Tawdry Temptations
Terrible Troubles
AND
Tasty Treats
BUT
Farmore Had Gained More Confidence
AND
He
- Through Living Faith In The Holy Jesus -
Was Still Standing Strong
On Firmly Planted Feet!

Dastardly Dan Had Also Written A Note In His Log Book:

It's Time From Farmore Confidence

To Beat A "Hasty" Retreat!!! 

Not Giving Up!

Not Lying Down! 

No Crying Sounds!

He Truly Trusts GOD ALMIGHTY!

What A Clown ... Strong!!!

I Really, Really, Reallllllly Hate Him!!!

Brethren,

Take A Page Out Of Farmore Confidence's Book!

If You Lack Wisdom

Ask Of God Who Gives To All Men
Liberally!
He Will Not Slap You Down For Asking!

When In Doubt
Pray
AND
Walk On ... In Faith!

Lift Up Your Head
AND
Shout To The Hills:

All Of My Help

Comes From The Lord!

The Lord Is My Shepherd!

No Lack Shall I Know!

My Faith Has A Resting Place

AND

In God's Green Pasture I Safely Grow!

My Love Has No License!

In Jesus Christ

It Does Safely Repose

AND

Though Living Life By Jesus' Faith

In Man's Eyes May Damn Me

In God's Love And Grace 

In His Likeness I Grow

As I Am Fed By His Hand

AND

Get To Know Him

More And More!

God's Grace Is Sufficient!
God's Love Is Enough!
God's Mercy Is Available
AND
Satan Sin
Death And Hell
Will Soon Be Forever Snuffed!

The Man Woman
Boy Girl Child
Who Stands Up
With By And For Jesus Christ
Will Never Lie Down With Satan!!

What's YOUR Position?! 

What Does It Daily Cost?! 

Will It Eternally Pay?!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Truth Sets The Soul Free!

I Could Not Go To The Living God By Myself!
The Living God Had To Call Unto Me!
I Had No Power Of My Own!
The Holy Spirit Of God Had To Give Power Unto Me!

Like Many Before
I Thought I Could Be Saved By My Own Merits
AND
That My Own Works Would Justify Me!
I Thought That My Willingness To Serve The Living God
Meant
That The Living God Had To Save Me!

I Was Wrong!

Again,
Like Many Before Me

AND

Around Me
I Thought That I Would Be Saved In My Known Sins!
I Thought That The Fact That I Worshiped The Living God
Meant That The Living God Would Excuse 
Known Wrongdoing
Wilfull Sinfulness
Actively Working In Me!
I Was Wrong!

But For The Love Of Christ The Lord

I Could Have Been Dead Wrong! 

The Truth Will Come Out ...

One Day
I Met The Savior
Who Opened Up The Truth Unto Me!
He Told Me Plainly:

I Also Understood That
Faith Alone Avails Nothing!
Works Alone Avail Nothing!
BUT ...
When Jesus' Faith Was Released In Me
My Acceptance Of That Faith
Caused Me To Work Aka Step Out In Faith
Trusting The Word Of Him Who Is Faithful
Just
AND
Holy
Wise
AND
Ever Always True!

I Came To Realize That ...

Doubt ... Sits And Wonders And Worries ...!
Faith ... Walks And Works And Lives!

I Now Know That ...

Faith Can Handle Delay
AND
Disappointment
AND
Is Never In A Rush
BUT
That Doubt
Holds Tight To Instant Gratification
AND
Never Has The Courage Of Faith
Into God's Great Unknown
To ... In Hope
Step Out!

I Finally Learned That ...

I Can Do All Things
Through Jesus Christ Who Strengthens Me!
I Know From Whom My Help Comes
AND
I Trust The Only One
In Whose Bosom
Under Whose Wings
In Whose Covert
I Can Safely Lie Down!

The Living God
My God
My Hope
My Help
My Salvation
My Redemption
My Beginning
My End
Gives Me The Comfort Of Peace
AND
The Blessing Of Strength
AND
Though I Walk Through Death's Dark Vale
I Shall Never Be Afraid
For He Who Is The Great I AM
Is All-Seeing
All-Knowing
Ever-Present!

Almighty God
Created Man To Love Him
To Worship Him
AND
To Give Him Willing Praise
Out Of Man's Own Free Will
AND
Because I Am His Alone
I Look Up With Ardent Hope
Unto His Glorious Coming On The Great Day!

I Am Not Alone!
Jesus Christ Walks Beside Me!
He Created Me
AND
To Him
My Soul Is As Precious Gold!

I Love The Lord

AND 

By His Grace 

- Great And Known Free - 

I Have Risen Above The Weighty Fog Of Sinful Doubt!

I From Under Doubt's Bondage
Have Finally Gotten Out! 

Precious Lord, Take My Hand! 

Holy God, Help Me Stand! 

I Trust Your Word!

I Believe That You're The Living God! 

I Give To You

My Trembling Heart! 

I Bow In Worship

Though Only A Man

But

I Love You, Lord

You Are My God

Please Take My Hand!