Rejoice In The Lord ... Always!

Almighty God Gives!
Almighty God Takes Away!
Blessed Is The Name Of The Lord!

Father,

We Beseech You

Please Let Your Holy Spirit

Our Crying Souls Fill

So That In Victory

- Over Sin Death And Hell -

In The Great Day Of Abundance

- Glorying In Your Majesty -

Our Then Immortal Spirits

Shall Forever Thrill!

AMEN.

Brethren,

Let's Talk About Joy And Rejoicing

AND

How To Rejoice 
AND
Be Joyful In The Lord Jesus!

First Step:

Be Dissatisfied Living In Sin

AND

Find Contentment In Christ!

Step Two:

Choose Jesus Christ For Joy!

Step Three:

Be Joyful In The Lord!

It Is A Commandment: Obey It!

But How Can I Possibly Rejoice

When I Don't Feel Happy?! 

What Is There To Rejoice Over?! 

Death, Destruction, Carnage 
And Chaos Are Everywhere!

Are You Christians?!

Sure Are, And Glad Of It! 

So What's With The Gloomy Gus Routine?!

How Can We Be Happy

When All The World Is Boldly Wicked Yet ... Sad?!

How Can We Be Joyful

When Satan For Sinners Is Gold

And The Living God Is As A Garment

Useless, Rejected And Old?!

Indulge Me For A Moment

As I Tell You A Truth!

Your "Feelings" About The Situation

Are Not Important!

Is Not Your Faith Anchored In The Holy God?!

We Love The Lord, But ...! 

Let Me Stop You Right There!

"We Love The Lord, But ..."

Is Goat Herd Talk!

How About Saying
With Conviction
"God Loves Us, And ...!?!"

Have You Forgotten:

Rejoice Evermore!

Heaven Is The Storehouse!

Heaven Is Real!

The Lord Will Rejoice Over Us With Singing!

The Lord Has A Thousand Ways To Save ...! 

... I Only Need One!

How Does One Rejoice

When One's Heart Is Breaking?!

How Does One Rejoice

When Peace Of Mind Has The Soul Forsaken?!

Do Christians Live On Fact Or Feeling?!

Is Jesus Christ Real?! 

Shouldn't His Word Supercede What Has You Feeling?!

Do You Trust Truth?!

Are You Living Lie

Or Will You Let The Lord Of Life

Be Your Anchor

AND

In His Eternal Love 
AND
Sure Provision

Be Ever Moored And Satisfied?! 

Let's Get Real Here, Brethren!
The Clock Is Ticking!
Satan Knows It Is Almost Time
For His Final Licking
So He Is Working Overtime
To Turn The Lord's People Into Chickens!

Is He Ever!

Come On, Brethren!
It Is Time To Stiffen Our Spines
In Faith
AND
For Faith 
- Our Living Faith -
In Christ Jesus
Let's Just Set Self Aside
AND

Put The Savior In Front 
Where He Belongs

AND

Look Up

AND

Choose 
- By Working Faith -
To Obey The Written Commands:

• Rejoice Evermore!
• Pray Without Ceasing!
• Bless The Lord! 
• Love One Another! 
• Be Joyful In The Lord!
• Cast Your Cares On The Lord! 
• Lean Not On Your Own Understanding!
• Walk Not In The Counsel Of The Ungodly!
• Deny Self!
• Resist The Devil!
• Trust In The Lord With All Your Strength!
• Wait On The Lord!
• Lean Not To Temptation!
• Rejoice With Those Who Rejoice

AND

While We're At It ...

... Sing A New Song?!

Yes!!
And Remember That
ThatThe Lord Of Creation
Is Our Shepherd
AND
He Saves ... To The Uttermost!

Praise God From Whom all Blessing Flow!

You Know
I Had Gotten Side-Tracked There For A Moment!

Me, Too!

We Must Keep Our Eyes On Our Jesus!

He's Able And Available!

AMEN!!!

My Soul Is Fixed ... On Christ Jesus!

The Lover
AND
The Liar
Are In Contention
For My Soul!

The Lover
IS

Kind Gentle Giving Faithful Forgiving ... Appealing!

AND

The Liar
IS

Appealing Desperate Cunning Deceitful Promising ... Grossly Bold!

Truth Be Told ...

I Was Caught
Between The Rock That Is The Lover
AND
The Hard Place
Where The Liar
Would Have Loved To See My Soul ... Suffer

Until That Great Day When

Mercy For Me
Lead
Grace For The Day
AND
Strength For The Way
Into My Presence
After
The Great Physician
Had Thoroughly Cleansed My Sin-Sickened Eyes
AND
I Could
I Can
I Am
Seeing Clearly
That The Lover
- The Lover Of My Once-Lost Now-Found Soul -
IS

The Son Of Man
The Son Of God
My Hope
My Help
The Rock Of Eternal Ages
Upon Whom
I, Now Confident
Do, Assuredly
- In Faith -
Stand!

This Is The Real Story ...

Beneath The Cross Of Jesus
A Sinner Bold Once Stood
Until
In Christ's Dying Agonies
He Heard:

Father,

Forgive Them

For They Know Not What They Do!

And Understood

That He, It Is
Who Placed The Savior
- His Master -
There

AND

He Was In Sorrow ... Broken!

By Falling Upon The Ever-Living Rock 

He Now Stands
A Saint ... Whole
Vital Alive 
Bold ... In The Truth
Delivered ... From Sure Damnation
Blessed
For ... By The Life Of Christ The Lord
The Clock Ticking Out His Destruction
IS
By Sacrificial Love
STOPPED
Cold!

I'm Glad ...

The Water Washes Clean
AND
The Innocent One's Blood 
Gives Strength
To Defy The Liar Unclean
AND
To Stand
In The Race For Everlasting Life
Denying The Liar Lost
His Prey That Prays For The Living God's Power
AND
Deliverance From The Roaring Lion's Grasp!

By His Working Walking Waiting 
AND
Enduring All
In Jesus' Faith
He ... To Soul Damnation
IS
Forever Lost!

What Love!

What A Cross!

What A Cost

To Save

The Helpless

The Lost!

For Me
There Is No Longer A Choice To Make
Because
My Soul Is Fixed ... On Christ Jesus!

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

Lord,

Let My Working Faith

Become

Living Sight

In The Fulness Of Your Time!

AMEN.

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: King Of Everything?!

Show Me Truth
Teach Me Righteousness
Lead Me In Plain-Paths
AND
Guide Me With Counsels
Are The Teachable Meek Children
Taught Of Almighty God
Waiting
On The Lord Of Life
- The Light Of The World -
AND
Looking
To The Great Day
For The Bodily Fulfillment Of
The Blood-Bought Promise!

Their Lives Are Not Their Own
So
They Keep Their Eyes On Jesus Christ
AND
Their Feet Shod To Go Preach The Gospel Of Peace
AND
There Is Ever A Song Of Zion In Their Hearts
As They Go
God's Errands To Complete! 

However, My Brethren
The Same Cannot Be Said Of
Me-Me
My Self
I-Alone
Iris And Irene
Those Wild And Ungovernable Children Of 

The Self-Serving Household Called "Out To Sea!"
Overseen By Known Decadence!
Their Clan Head Is That Wily Wayfarer
The Very Devil, Himself
Common Lie N. Decay!

I Guess That You Know
That Wherever Those Miscreants Be
That There Is Ever Present
Doubting God
Misguided Confidence
Misdemeanor
Misdeed
Malfeasance
Terrible Troubles
AND
Dastardly Doings!

"Do What Thou Wilt!"
Is Their Published Creed! 

Hear! Hear!
It Is The Way Of Decay
AND
They. Don't. Care!

And Then There's ...

Carpe Diem
The Master Blaster
The Head Honcho Of
"Tek Whatcha Want 'N Payferit!"
Who Is Often Called
A Pleaser
A User
A Refuser
A Confuser
AND
An Abuser
BUT
Never, Ever, A Loser!

Maaaan, He Is Alternately
A Favorite Of All
And Not The Friend Of Any!

There Are Many Who Would Love To
Throw Him Away! 

I Don't Know Why Anybody
Would Expect Anything Less Than Straight
From That Analog ...!

... I Heard He Was A Digital ...!

... You're All Wrong!
He's Solar!
He's Never Wrong!
He's Always Right
He Does Not Fight
AND
He Is Considered By Most
To Be A Total Blight
That Benights!

Yeah!

Indeed!

THAT ... My Friends
Is The Great Equalizer!
He Is The Same For All
Rich Or Poor
Young Or Old
Free Or Slave
Good Man Or Knave
BUT
Different To All
AND
Indifferent To All
AND
Be Ye Of Meek And Mild
OR
The Offensive And Puerile Clan
Carpe Diem
Is The File Marker!
What He Is Not
Is Your Undertaker!

Pardon My French
But Who The Marbles Are You Talking About!?!

How Come You Don't Know Him?! 

Come On!
There Is No Soul
On This Planet
Who Doesn't Know Him!!

Who Owns Two Swords
And Spins On A Dime
And Whether You Set Him Right Or Not
He Is Always To Time On Time
Be Ye Sinner Or Saint
Early Or Late
Entering The World
Or
Going Out Its Gate?!

I'll Give You The True Clue:

He Works For The Master
Who Has Him In Control
And Whether You Lick Him
Or Tip Him
He Always Makes His Goal! 

You Cannot Turn Him Back!
You Can't Make Him Run Ahead
AND
When His Relationship With You Is Over
There Is No Do Over
AND
You're Dead!

WHO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!?!

There's No Need To Shout
Let's Tell Them
Who ...! 

... That's A What!

... WHAT We're Talking About!

Be Ye A Sinner
Be Ye A Saint
Be Ye The Very Devil
With God's Time Clock
You Have A Date!

God Sets The Time Of Our Lives
AND
What We Choose To Do With It
Is In Our Hands
BUT
At The End Of Time's Alarming
ALL
Will Face The Judge
The Son Of God
The Creator Of All Things
- Your Creator, Man -
To Whom We Must Give The Full Accounting
Of All Things
- Good Things And Misdeeds -
Showing How We Have Blessed His Society
Or
How We Did Darkness Feed!

Those Who Believed The Promise
Will Have Redeemed Their Time
AND WILL
At The Judge's Appearing
To Their King
- Who Is Love -
Be On The Upward Incline!

As For Those
On The Self-Service Crew
Who Did The Ways Of Godliness
Eschew
They Will Look To The Rocks And The Hills
To Find A Place To Hide
BUT
They Will All Ultimately
Die The Death
- The Second Death -
The Death Of The Own Way
For
They Will Have Chosen
For Their Own Sin To Pay!

One Final Word ...

The Meek Children Of God
Cannot Walk
In The Ways Of Selfishness
In The Ways Of The Devil
That One Known Unholy
- That Fraud -
Who Thinks To Change
Times And Laws
To Circumvent
The True Ways Of The Eternal God

Be Sober!
Be Vigilant!
Your Adversary Is Satan
That Known Devil
Who Is Seeking Companions
- The Willing
AND
The Unwary - 

With Whom
The War Against The Kingdom Of Light
To Carry On!

Be Not Deceived!
The Living God IS Not Mocked
For
Of The Weapons
Usable Against The Holy God
The Universe Does Not Stock!

 

Know This Of A Surety ...

Time's Clock, Permitted
Is Your Friend!
Time's Clock, Delimited
Is Your Enemy!
 

Jesus Christ Is Light!
In Him Is No Darkness At All
So
Since He Has Given You
Time ... On The Blue Ball
Let Time Be Your Light
So That
Into Darkness
You Won't Fall!

The Devil IS Darkness!
The Savior IS Light!
Live In And For The Light
AND
Acrimoniously
The Darkness
You Will Fight!
You Can't Lose At All! 

In Darkness ... Is Death! 

In Light ... Is Life!

Dismiss The Darkness
By Turning To The Light
AND
By Almighty God's Great And Glorious Goodness
You Shall Escape Eternal Death
The Known End Of Those
Who Choose The Self Life's Strife!

Who Would Have Thunk ... Thought
The Time Of Life
A Thing So Momentously Heavy?!

Let That Be A Lesson For All Of You! 

            Don't Take Time Lightly!

Never Again, Brother!
Never Again!

May The God Of Grace

The King Of Glory

Who Is Outside Of Time

Bless You In Your Life And Time

To Behold In Peace

The Coming King's Face!

AMEN. 

HAPPY SABBATH + IDOLATERS: Know God!

Do You Know That
There Is No Idolater
Who Does Not Know Who Jesus Christ Is?!

No! I Don't Know That
And Neither Do You!!

Oh, Really?!

Really!

If YOU Say So!

My King James Says Differently!

You And Your King James!

Seriously!

Show Me!

The Book Of Daniel:

Nebuchadnezzar
Was Biggest Idolater
On The Planet
In His Time
BUT
With Shadrach Meshach Abednego
In The Fiery Furnace
Nebuchadnezzar Knew
That In That Fire
And I Quote:

"...And The Fourth Man
Is Like The Son Of God!"

Nebuchadnezzar Worshipped The Works Of Man's Hands
So He Should Not Have Been Able
To Discern
Identify Recognize
State
Who Jesus Christ Is!

2:

To The Hebrew Worthies:

"Your God Is A God Of Gods
And A Lord Of Kings ...!"

AND

If You Add Matthew:

My Sheep Know My Voice!

AND

Revelation
To The Mix:

Come Out Of Her My People ...!

AND

Don't Forget The Biggie:

I Will Write My Law

On The Table Of Their Heart!

We Have Clear Proof
That All Mankind
Knows
Who Is Their God
Their Creator
AND
Redeemer!

I'll Tell You This ...

An Idolater
Is A Presumptuous Man
Who Lives In The Land Called
Willful Blindness
Content
To Worship However
Whoever
Wherever
His Lying Heart Plans
AND
Through Iniquity
Aka Planned Sin
He Offers The Living God
Scant Or
No Service!

He's A Big Man! 

In The Great Day Of Vengeance
No Man To Jesus Christ Can Say:

Fancy Meeting You Here!
Of Your Truth, I Had No Share!

BUT ...

He
In Self-Condemnation Of His Own Soul
Shall
- In Worshipful Remorse -
Say:

I Foolishly Chose Not To Believe In You!
I Wittingly Chose To Be By Self Deceived!

Truth Be Told ...

Every Man Woman
Girl Boy Child
Shall
Before The End Of Time
Know
The Name
AND
The Character Of
The God-Man Christ
AND
The God-Man's Mission
AND
Each
- No Force
No Accidental Falling Into Fiction -
Will Acknowledge
That They Ate Self-Delusion's Feast
Filled With
Satan's Lying Yeast
Because
The Way Taken
Required Not
Focused Firm Self-Denial
BUT
Did Self-Satisfaction
Self-Aggrandizement
AND
Self-Actualization
Preach!

Men Who Worship Idols
On Sin's Titties Do Leech
BECAUSE
To Do Wrong Requires No Effort
BUT
To Do Right
Requires A Changed Attitude
- Wrought By Reliance Upon Almighty God's Holy Spirit -
A Total Denial Of Self
AND
Full Adherence
To All
Everything
Every Last Iota
That The Good Shepherd Does Teach!

Doing Right Is Hard Work!

Sooo!?!
Just Do It
By God's Great Grace
Until
- With Practice Aka Constant Repetition -
It Becomes A Part Of You!

All I Know, Man
Is That I'm Going To Need
The Helpful Hand!

No Problem!
Jesus Christ Is Always Available
To Those Who Choose To Believe!

Don't Forget
Jesus Christ Is The Son Of God
AND
The Son Of Man
So
You Can Dare To Lean On Him!
He's The Strong Tower!
Depart From Sin
AND
To His Holy Hand
Dare To Cleave!
You Do Not Need Another Creature's
By Your Leave!

Grasshoppers And Giants + PRAYER: Lead Me Gently Home, Father!

I Don't Know About You
But
The Problems Of This World
Seem To Take Me For A Grasshopper
AND
Are Trying To Make Me Out To Be
A Grasshopper In My Own Eyes
BUT
Praise Jesus
I've Got Me That Little Ration Of
Daily Faith
AND
I Don't Intend to Let
Any Lying Goliath
Turn Me Into A Faithless Disgrace!

I Believe The Word Of God
That:

• The Living Word IS Sharper Than Any Two-Edged Sword
• The Living God IS The Same Yesterday Today AND Forever
• All Who Go To The Eternal God MUST Believe That He IS AND That He IS A Rewarder Of Them That Diligently Seek Him
• All Things Are Possible To Him Who Believes
• Faith Without Works IS Dead
• My Faith In Christ The Lord Will Make Me Whole
• Almighty God's Grace Is Always Sufficient ... For Me
• The Race Is Not To The Swift NOR The Battle To The Strong, And
• He Who Endures To The End Shall Be ... Saved!

PRAYER:

Lord,

I'm Being Tempted

But Not Beyond Endurance! 

I'm Being Sorely Tested

But Your Grace Is Sufficient! 

I'm Being Severely Tried

But

In The Name Of Christ Jesus

I Will Never Your Being Deny!

  

I Beseech You Also, Father

In The Name Of The Holy Jesus

To Help Me Never Ever

My Love

My Worship

My Faith

My Service

To You

To Deny!

Lord, 

I Deny The Liar

And

His Workmen

Doubt And Despair

Impatience And Self-Will

And

Living Without Godly Fear!

Oh, Lord, 

My Father In Heaven

My Beginning

My End

Please, I Beseech You

- Who Is My Daily Support -

Against The Wiles Of The Devil

My Soul, Defend!

Forgive Me My Trespasses! 

Teach Me Your Ways! 

Correct My Wayward Walking! 

Remake Me So That

For My Own Sin

I Will Not Have To Pay!

I Pledge Allegiance To The Lamb!

On The Rock Of My Salvation

I Humbly Stand!

Shelter Me Under Your Mighty Wings

For 

I Am Your Child To Lead

And 

Your Loyal Servant To Instruct!

I Give Unto You

Your Honor As My Heavenly Father! 

I Give Unto You

My Fear: You Are Almighty God!

I Accept Your Sovereignty

Over My Life

And

I Look Toward The Last Day

And

The Coming Of The Glorious King

And

No More Mortal Strife!

Lead Me Gently Home 

To The Haven Of Rest

And

Bless Me

In My Living

Your Holy Name Ever To Laud

Ever To Bless

For

I Desire Your Best Blessing!

Let Not The Hollow Giants Of This World

Be Anything Over Which I Shall Stress Myself

And

Grant Unto Me

Your Grace

Your Peace

Your Rest

So That At Your Holy Hand, Lord

I Shall Always

Be Royally Blessed

For

I Ask All In Faith

And

In The Glorious Name Of

The Holy Jesus!

I Love You, Lord! 

AMEN!

From Head Knowledge To Living Wisdom!

Okay, Guys!
Let's Chew On This For A While:

What Are You Hearing, Seeing, Understanding?!

Well ...
The Text Speaks For Itself
And It Tells Its Own Story!

To My Mind
It Is A Stairway
To Surpassing Glory!

Go On!
Tell Us More!

Very Well!
It Is Like This:

If Something Is True
It Will Be Honest!

If Something Is Honest
It Should Also Be Just!

Just IS Justice IS Just!
It Must Contain Elemental Fairness!

When Something Is Just
It Will Also Be Pure!

Purity Contains No Taint!
It's Wholesome, Clean!

AND ...

Because Something Is Pure
It Is Ever Lovely!
Think Pure And Undefiled
As In ...

Something That Is God-Given Lovely
Is Worth My Speaking aka Reporting On It!

If Something Is Worth Speaking About
There Must Be Virtue ie., Strength And Power Behind It!
Think Of Jesus And The Woman With
The Issue Of Blood!

I Like That!

Very Good Point!

And, Finally ...

Because Praise
- Blessing -
Comes Of The Holy God
For Right Doing
Right Living
Right Thinking
Right Speaking
Righteousness
We Should Think Aka Dwell Upon
These Few Things
Which Will Hail Us Before The King
Who Is
Creator Sustainer
Savior Redeemer
Help Hope
Teacher Guide!

This Word Is Strong!
This Word Is True
AND
As Touching Christ Jesus
It Takes Virtue ie., Strength And Power
From Him
AND
Imparts Hoped-For-Healing
To Me And To You!

Well Done!
I Have Nothing To Add To That!
May Our Almighty God

Grant
That Knowledge Turns To Understanding
And Understanding To Wisdom
So That We

May Indeed Be Wise
Unto Sure Salvation!

AMEN!!

That Was Really Nice!

Indeed!

The Bible Explained
- Explains -
Itself!!

Lord, Keep My Mind ...!

Jesus Christ The Righteous
Took Our Sinful Flesh
To Give Unto Us
His Holy Spirit
So That We May Be Reconciled Unto
Our Father God
AND
To Attain Holy Heaven
To Live Eternally At Rest
Where Love Has No Limit!

Oh, Perfect Love!
My Human Thought Is Transcended
AND
In Your Blessed Faith
I Faithfully Kneel Before Your Throne!

I Look Ahead
To The Day When My Eyes Shall See Clearly
AND, I- In Perfect Peace -
Am Satisfied
AND

At Home
With All The Redeemed
The Perfectly Blessed!

My Eyes Have Not Yet Seen
Nor Have My Ears Ever Heard
The Joys That The Holy God
Has Prepared
To Bless The Flock Of The Safe Fold
AND, YETIn My Heart
- Believing Trusting
Loving Knowing -
I Live In Joyful Celebration
That The Lord Christ's Atonement
Bought For Me
Tried Gold Precious
AND
A Personal Space
In The Heavenly Home!

Lord,

I Can Wait!

Lord,

Help Me To Wait

To Bodily Hold

The Gift That Was Given

- Purchased With Innocent Blood -

That Dark Day

On Mount Calvary!

Lord, 

Keep My Heart!

Lord,

Please Keep My Mind

Stayed On The Rock

My Savior

My Redeemer, Kind

Whom I Do See With My Own Eyes

Now No Longer

By Sin

Made Blind!

Lord,

Draw Me Nearer

And

Please Help Me

To Keep The Faith

For

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

I Humbly Pray And Plead!

AMEN.