IMPUDENT OR IMPORTUNATE: Paying Dues To The Lord Christ!

Impudent Sinner
And
Importunate Prayer
Are As Unlikely A Pair
As It Is Possible To Meet In The Kingdom Of Grace!

Impudent Sinner Is Bold In His Iniquitous Ways
And
Sincerely Contemptuous Of All Attempts
To Cause Him To Give The Lord Christ His Daily Dues
Which Are Owed By All The Citizens Of The Realm
Be They Young Or Old
Believer Or Nay
Rich Or Poor
Free Or Bond
Righteous Unrighteous
Thankful Unthankful
Holy Unholy
Clean Filthy
Just Or Unjust!

None Were Exempted From Paying The Necessary Dues!

Importunate Prayer
- By Stark Contrast -
Is 
A Humble Christian
Waiting For The Consummation Of Her Hope
For Faith To Be Made Sight!

Importunate Prayer Had Learned To Pray 

And
To Sincerely Petition From Her Old Granny-Ma
Who Had Had Cause To Appear In Court Before
- Of All People To Be Avoided -
The One And The Only
Unjust Judge!

Unjust Judge Did Not Fear Almighty God
And
He Had Not Even Common Respect For The Local Citizenry!
He Was Law Unto Himself ... Or So He Thought
And
He Did As He Pleased
To And For Whomever He Pleased
As And When He Saw Fit
Until He Butt Upon Granny-Ma Able Prayer
Who Had Cut Her Teeth In Her Mudda's, Raisah Prayer, Home!

Unjust Judge
Prided Himself On Having A Hard Heart
A Dead Conscience
A Face Of Flint
And
The Harshest "No!" Ever Uttered
To Those To Whom He Refused Justice!

Impudent Sinner Is His Well-Beloved
Some May Even Say
Favorite Grandson!

Importunate Prayer Loved Impudent Sinner 

With A Love That Would Not Let Him Go To Hell 

In A Hand-Basket Without A Fight
And
Impudent Sinner Was Quite Content To Let Her Swing In The Wind
While He Dallied With Heat Enda Night!

What He Did Not Know Or Expect
Was That Importunate Prayer
Intimately Knew The Lord Of Light
And
Had Personally Received Of His High And Holy Hand
The Living Word
Which Was A Lamp Unto Her Feet
And
A Sure Light Unto Her Path! 

As Long As She Had And Used That Living Word
She Could Never, Ever, Go Astray From Truth
And
By So Doing
Miss Entering Eternal Life!

Importunate Prayer Desired 
- With Her Whole Heart -
To Have Impudent Sinner Join Her In Eternal Life
In The Realm Of The Blessed
The Place Of Peace And Rest
In The Kingdom Of Glory!

Only Overcomers Of Sin May Enter There!

Only Those Who Wear The White Linen Robe
The Robe Representing The Righteousness Of Saints
- The Lord Christ's Righteousness -
Have The Right To Enter There
By Walking Through The Twelve Pearl Gates
And
Into The Glorious City
Wherein Is The Tree Of Life
And
The River Of The Water Of Life!
Angels Excelling In Strength 

Will Be The Companions Of All Who Enter There!

Impudent Sinner Thought He Had Importunate Prayer On Lock-Down

And

Check-Mated With No Options 
But 
To Wait On Him Until He Was Good And Ready To Come-To!

He.  Thought.  Wrong! 

Impudent Prayer

- Through The Blessing Of Experiential Worship -

Knew And Waited ... Patiently

On Her God

The Eternal God Of The Universe

The God Of All Graces

The God Who Saves And Seals

Helps And Heals

Leads And Feeds

Provides For And Protects

Guides And Chides

Teaches And Tests

Commands And Corrects
And
Oh, So, Very Much More!

Importunate Prayer Had Placed Impudent Sinner

On The Altar Of Sacrifice! 

He Was At The Top Of Her Prayer List!

She Prayed For Him!

She Prayed for The Salvation Of His Soul!

She Prayed That He Would Come To Jesus Christ

As His Forever Friend 

His Savior Lord And King

And

That He Would Repent Of His 

Willful Wayward

Sinful Selfish Ways

And

She Prayed For Him Without Ceasing!

Without Words Of Acrimony

And

With Kind And Gentle Ways

She Spoke Kindly To Him

And

Every Conversation They Had Together

She Ended The Same Way:

I Love You

But I Love Jesus Christ More! 

I Love You!

But Jesus Christ Loves You Best!

Time Passed As Time Does ...

Just As Water Against Stone Eventually Makes An Indelible Impression

Importunate Prayer's Living Example

Was Not Just Leaving Its Mark On Impudent Sinner

But 
Also On Everyone Observing The Interactions

Their So-called Relationship

And

The Self-Same Importunate Prayer!

Brethren ...

He Who Teaches, Learns! 

He Who Learns, Shares And Teaches  ... Another! 

And

He Who Teaches ... Learns ...!

A Light Held In The Hand

Illuminates The Light-Bearer! 

Light Shining On A Path Mark's The Way For Self And Others!

Light Shed On The Word Illuminates Aka Edifies The Reader

And

Exposes The Handler

And

Informs The Observer! 

Shed Light Is The Silent Witness

Which Speaks ... Volumes!

The Fact Of The Matter Is That ... 

On All Participants In The Story

The Holy Spirit Was Doing A Good Work

And

Those Trees

- In No Way Surprising To The Heavenly Intelligencies -

Started Sending Down Good Roots

Which Led To Those Good Trees Sumptuously Blossoming

And, Ultimately

Bearing Good Fruit!

Impudent Sinner

- Uplifted And Transformed -

Changed His Name To Repentant Sinner

And

That One Now Known As Repentant Sinner

In The Very Day He Went Down Into The Watery Grave

- Which Symbolized His Sharing In Christ's Death

And Being In Raising Up To Share The Newness Of Life

Because He Had Forsaken The World

And Because It Demonstrated Outwardly

What Had Changed Inwardly -

Proposed Holy Matrimony To Importunate Prayer!

On The Day Of The Nuptials ...

When The New Family Was Officially Presented To The Congregation

The Pastor Announced Them Thusly:

Mr. And Mrs. Repentant Sinner-Saved!

Three Boisterous Cheers Of Felicitation

Were Energetically Raised For Importunate Prayer-Saved

And

Joyful Hallelujah's And Prayers Of Thanks 
Were Offered Unto The God For Whom

Nothing Is Impossible! 

The Sinners-Saved Gave All Glory To The Eternal God Holy!

The Congregation Humbly Said:

AMEN!!!

DO UNTO OTHERS: Character ... Assassination!?!

Character Assassin 
Is 
A Big-Up Christian
In The Old-Time Church!
Character Assassin Is Also A Paid-Up Member
In The League Of Doom

Who Thoroughly Enjoys His Part Full-Time Destructive Work!

He Cares Not For Facts!
He Likes And Enjoys Being The First One
With Breaking News
And 
He Gives Not One Whit About
Getting Corroborating-Witness Views!

Character Assassin Should Truly Be Ashamed About
Calling Himself A Man Of The Book
And
I'd Venture To Spot You A Whollar
Aka A Whole Dollar
That He Doesn't Know How
The Inside Of The Good Book Looks!

You Done Know That There Is A Back-Story ... 

Character Assassin Grew Up With Appetite And Passion

And

Appetite And Passion Are Two Fiends

Who Get Their Own Way By

- I Can't Talk Too Hard -

Subversive Means! 

Those Two Non-Respecters Of The Holy God

Weak Man

And

The Damned Devil

Worked

- Were Working Overtime -

Encouraging Character Assassin

To Ever Always Satisfy His Base Appetite

And

No Body Could Convince That Wretch

To Submit His Will To His Maker

Before He Makes A No-Cancel Appointment

With The Funeral Parlor's Grossly Efficient Premier Undertaker! 

Hard-Ears You Won't Hear

Own-Day Yuh Got To Feel ... 

Every Self-Respecting Christian Knows That 
The Lord God Almighty

Kind Just Holy Blessing Faithful And True

Does Not Tolerate Those Who Are Quick To Indulge Tale-Bearing
And
Every Self-Respecting Christian Knows That 
It Is Upon The Evidence Of Two Or Three Witnesses
That A Matter
- Any Matter -
Is To Be Established!

Well ...

I Should Not Have To Tell You That
Wha' Ain't Pass Yuh Ain't Miss Yuh!
And
Wha' Guh 'Round Does Com' Round!
And
Payback Is A Female Dog ... In Noon-Day Heat!

One Glad Morning ...

(There's Always One Glad Morning)!

Character Assassin Rolled Up In His BMW
Aka Bringing Malicious Word Auto-Vehicle!
(He Thinks Calling His Transport A Car 
Is Beneath His Station And Trajectory In Life!)

Upon Exiting His Auto-Vehicle
If You Please
A Black Tar-Ball Aka A Juicy Piece O' Gossip
Hit That Scruffy Piece O'Work Character Assassin
Smack Dab In 'E Bread-Basket
Aka His Stomach
And
It Left Him Gasping For Air!

I Guess By Now You Understand That
Character Assassin's Chickens Had Come To Roost
And
Those Chickens Were Having Themselves A Field-Day!

Having Existed, Prior To Now
On Top-Loading Gluttony
They Were Now Experiencing
A Back-End Explosion!

It Was Quite The Explosion!

When The Affluent Effluent Was Finally Cleared Away
The Stench That Wafted Off Character Assassin
Made Dry Eyes Water!

Rank Bahoosie
And
Major Pifflers Abounded
And
Because They Covered That Well-Know Character Assassin
Nobody Cared That It Was A Compendium Of Foolishness And Lies!

Isn't It Amazing What A Lil' Payback
On The One Who Constantly Indulged In Dish-Out
Can Do For A Much Maligned People!?!

One Person Shouted:

How Do You Like Them Apples!?!

Another Said:

Tell Me More, Tell Me More, Tell Me More!
I Like What I'm Hearing!

Another Yelled:

Hot Topics In The People's News At 4!

Character Assassin Was Ripped Apart
And
He Could Hide His Misdeeds No More In The Dark
And
Because He Well-Knew What A False Tongue 
Against The Innocent Could Do
Character Assassin
- In A Heart-Beat -
Was Lost To Public View!

I Shall Tell You 
The Lord's Honest Truth ... 

When A Character Assassin

Gets His Character Assassinated

It Is Not Ever A Pretty Sight!

The Assassinated Character Assassin

Always Pleads Innocent

And

Wonders Boldly

Loudly

Self-Righteously ... Coldly

What Has He Ever Done To Any Body

To Deserve In His Life

Such A Dreadful Blight!?!

The Living Word Is Starkly Plain ... 

Do Unto Others ... As You Want Done Unto You!

Love Your Neighbor ... As You Love Yourself!

Since You Claim Jesus Christ

As Savior Lord And God ... 

If Jesus Christ Won't Perform Such An Act

Then Neither Should You!

Since Jesus Christ Would Never

Speak Like A Tabloid Hack

Then Neither Should You!

Honesty ... Has No Faults!

Kindness ... Has No Step-Brother!

Truth ... Is A Solid Belt

Holding The Christian's Life Together

And

Any One Who Departs From 
Love's Known Pleasant And Precious Ways

Is 
Truly Deserving Of A Bull Pistle's Sharp Flail! 

Brethren, 

As In The World

So In The Church

And

This Ought Not So To Be!

Instead Of The Church

Converting The World

Watch

As The Apostate Protestant Church

- Converted To The Ignoble Ways Of The Dying World - 

Energetically Indulges

In Ways Well-known To Be Decidedly  Ungodly! 

The Day Of Small Things

- The Day Of Reckoning -

Is 
Fast Approaching!

Is Jesus Christ The Righteous Your Lord And Master

Or

Are You From The Damned Devil

Taking Personal Coaching!?! 

Father,

Please Help Us To Permit 

The Way To Life To Transform Our Hurting

Often Wayward Feet

So That At The Appointed Time

From The Conquering King

"Well Done, Good And Faithful Servant!"

Will Be The Words Heard

When Face To Face We Shall Our Dear Savior Meet!

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

We Humbly Pray And Plead!

AMEN.

DECISIONS, DECISIONS: Send To The Lord The Word Of Commitment!

There's A High Price To Low Living!
I Should Know!

The Best Life Is To Live In Christ Jesus!
That's A Fact That I Truly Know!

Doing Wrong Brings From Doing Right, A Division!
To Come That Realization, I Know I Was Slow!

Brethren,
Having Lived Fairly Long
Having Done The Thing The Word Of Truth Calls Wrong
Having Felt The Pain Of The "I'm So Sorry!" Song
Let's All Now Take The Eternal Position 
To Live With Christ
In That Place Where Time Does Not Belong
And 
Give Our Found-Happiness Its Voice
By Sending Up A Word Of Commitment
To The King So That Forever And Ever
- When Time Shall See Its Just End -
We May For Eternity Truly, Truly, Rejoice!

Living Life Making Life And Death Decisions

Puts Us On The Eternal Path Collision

And

Being A Member Of The Famous Religion

Does Not Exempt One From The True Or False Question!

All Men Have To Come To The Matter's Conclusion

Because Riding The Fence Is Also A Decision!

ACCOUNT: Closed!?! + PRAYER: Thank You In Advance For The Blessings, Dear Father!

Did You Know
That The Commercial Bank Reserves The Right
To Close Any Account ... For Any Reason!?!

No, I Didn't Know That!
Why Would They Do Such A Thing?!

Forget That!
Do You Know That If The Lord God Almighty Did That
People Would Live Differently?!

He Does
And
People Don't!

How Can You Say That?!

Because It Is True!

Can You Prove That?!

Sure!
That's An Easy One!

Okay. Convince Me!

No Man Knows The Day Nor The Hour
When The Son Of Man Shall Come!

And

You Do Not Know The Hour Of Your Personal Visitation!

I'm Still Waiting!

Do You Know When You're Going To Die!?!

Of Course Not!

Do You Know When Jesus Christ Is Returning To This Earth!?!

Of Course Not!?!

Did You Think That All Those People
Who Died In
The World Trade Center
The Japan Tsunami
The Pulse Night Club Shooting In Florida
The Christians In Church In Egypt
The People In Grenfeld Tower In England
And
The Concert Goers In Las Vegas
Knew That Their Accounts Were Effectively Closed

In The Instant That They Died!?!

No, But ...!

We Know That Death Is Promised To All Mankind
Because Of The Sin Of Our Fore-Parents In Eden's Garden
So, I Ask You

Has Man Changed Since The Sentence Was Passed!?!
Have People Changed Since The Last Tragedy!?!

No, They Have Not!

Do You Know How Many People Have Died 
By Fire, Tornado, War, Storms And Shootings 
Since We Started This Conversation!?!

I Couldn't Possibly Know That!?!

Man Must Give An Accounting To The Eternal God
For All That He Does In The Flesh!
There Is No Purgatory!
There Is No Do-Over

And
There Is No Second Chance 
To Get The First Chance Right!

Man Needs To Seize The Opportunity
To Get Out From Under Sin's Blight!

We Must Against That Wicked Satan
In Jesus Christ's Matchless And Holy Name

Valiantly Fight!

You Know What?!

What?!

You're Right!

PRAYER:

Loving Father,

Most Holy God

We Come Before As True

And

Committed Believers!

Please Protect Us

Against The Wiles Of Satan

The Known Gross And Murdering god-Fraud!

Father,

We Are Little Children

Needing Your Blessed Guidance Today

And

We Come Before You, Ready

Willing

Please Make Us Able Always

To Do Whatever To Us You Say!

Please Firm Our Resolve, Dear Father!

Please Help Us Ever To Walk In The Light!

Please Bless Us With All Blessing

So That The Heart Of The Lord Christ

We Shall Surely Delight!

Grant Unto Us Your Gracious Favor!

Please Grant Unto Us Sweet Peace

And

Blessed Rest

And

Bless Lord, We Beseech You

To Desert Known Sin

And

With Contrite Hearts

Our Transgressions

Our Iniquities

With Alacrity

To Humbly Confess!

We Love You, Lord!

You Love Us!

We Need You, Lord!

You Are Our Only Hope!

We Trust You, Lord!

We Have The Faith Of Christ Jesus

And

It Is Our Renewed Heart's Desire

To Live Forever In Glory

With The Saved

The Redeemed

The Glorified

The Immortalized

Those Purchased Ones Faithful

Those Children Of The Father

The Family Called Eternally Blessed!

Thank You For Hearing Our Prayer

And

Thank You In Advance

For Granting These Few Petitions

Because We Ask All

In The Matchless Name

Of

The Lord Jesus Christ

Our Creator Savior

Redeemer

And

Soon Returning King!

AMEN.

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Eternal God Loves You, Personally!

Almighty God Loves Me ... Personally!

That's Nice!

He Loves You, Personally, As Well!

Is That Right!?!

Yes, It Is!

How Do You Know That To Be The Truth!?!

John 3:16 In My Trusty Old King James Says It Plainly!

Okay.

You Don't Sound Very Convinced To Me!

I Will Not Tell A Lie!
I'm Not! ... Really!

Let Me Holler At You ...

I Love Peppermint
And
I Have Just One Peppermint!
I Was About To Open It For A Treat!
You Start Coughing And Ask Me If I Have A Peppermint!
I Have A Want!
You Have A Visible Need!
I Make An Informed Call!
I Leave Out Myself And I Give My Only
And
Cherished Peppermint 
To You!

Do I Love You Or Not!?!

That Doesn't Prove A Thing!
You May Have Just Felt Sorry For Me!
You Were Just Being Kind!

That Is Exactly The Attitude Of Ungrateful Humans
To Jesus Christ The Righteous
The Most Precious Given Unto Us
By Almighty God!

Excuse Me!?!

If You Really Saw And Acknowledged Your Need
You Would Realize That Jesus Christ Is The Perfect Gift
Who Keeps On Giving ... For Eternity!

Father God
Did Not Have To Give His Only Son To Save
A Bunch Of Ungrateful Dust Bunnies!
He Is Almighty 
And
He Could Have Wiped The Slate Aka Earth, Clean
But
He Loved, Loves, Us With An Everlasting Love
And
Recognizing That There Was, Is, Nothing Of Ourselves
That Could Remove From Our Persons
The Damning Stain Of Sin
He Chose To Give Of His Everlasting Love
To Save Us From Our Own Sin!

But That's Like The Head Teacher Spanking Himself
For A Beloved Student's Bad Behavior!

I Could Kiss You!
You Are Absolutely Brilliant!

What Was That Verse Again!?!

John 3:16

For God
(From The Beginning)
So Loved The World
(The All-Encompassing Love Is Holy And Divine)
That He Gave
(To The Fallen And Cursed World ... Willingly)
His Only Begotten Son
(There Is No More "Blood" Progeny In God's House)
That Whosoever Believeth On Him
(Every Man's Got To Willingly Choose To Believe That He Is)
Shall Not Perish
(The Wages Of Known Sin Is Certain Death)
But Have Everlasting Life!
(Jesus Christ Bought And Paid For
And Promises Us A Forever Life In His Father's House)!

If That Isn't Love
I Don't Want To Know
I Have No Desire To Know What Else Could Be!

I Never Considered It Like That!

Maybe It's Time That All Of Us Do See It Like That!
If We Don't, We Are In For An Eternity Of Hurt
Aka Eternal Separation From Almighty God!

Indeed!
The Fate Worse Than Death!

I Never Knew That There Was A Fate Worse Than Death!

Well, Brother, You Know Now!

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The Gift Of Love Is Precious!
The Giver Of The Gift Is Almighty God
Who Gave His Beloved Son To Save Our Souls
From Sin And The Second Death
Which Is Eternal Separation From 
The True And Living Eternal Holy God!

The Gift Of Love Costs Us Nothing!
The Gift Cost Our Father In Heaven 
The Only Begotten Son
And All Who Will To Be Forever Saved
Must Turn To The Righteous Son
In Total Adoration
And Thereby Give That Wicked Old Satan None!

The Holy Gift Is The True Blessing

To All Who Will Believe Holy Truth

And

Deny The Bold Liar

Whose Sworn Task Is To Mankind Deceive

Into Sin And Bold Rebellion

To Hate And Not To Love

So That They Will Be Damned As He Is

Because

They Won't Recognize Until It Is Too Late

That They Will Suffer His Just And Known Fate!

Let No Created Being Deceive You
Nor Rob You Of Your Gift Of Love:
Eternal Life In The Glorious Courts
In Highest Heaven Above!

The Word Of Truth Is Your Road Map!
The Good Shepherd Of Rest Is Your Guide!
The Holy Angels Are Your Strong Guardians
And 
The Holy Spirit Is Your Comforter Inside!

Bless Almighty God, My Brothers And Sisters!
Bless Almighty God Who Thinks On Me And You!
Bless God Who Has An Eternal Home In Glory
And
Bless The Lord Christ Who Preparing A Place There
Just For Me!
Just For You!