Handsome Dark And Light: Glow Spread

When The King Of Love Shall Come

There Will Be Moths And Cockroaches!

The Moths

Shall Run Unto The Light Of Life

And

The Cockroaches

Shall Seek To Scamper Into The Darkness!

This Is The Fact Of Life!

It Doesn't Have To Be That Way! 

******

In The Land Of Man

In A Time Called Now As Then

Lives A Person Called Light!

Wherever Light Went

People Loved How He Shone

That Is Until Handsome Dark

Rolled Up Against Him

Acting All Cool And Sophisticated! 

Handsome Dark Was New-Fangled

Fashionable

And 

Every Body Who Was Anybody

Wanted A Piece Of His Action! 

He Had More Moves Than An Octopus

And

He Was Acted Like A True Split-Ring:

He Could Get Around Anything

For A Certain Somebody

And

Allegedly At Any Time! 

He Even Tried To Speak As One Divine! 

You See, Handsome Dark Knew People

Who Knew People

Who Were People With Power 
And 
Prestige And Privileges

And

As Was To Be Expected

Kindly Light Lost He Lil' Pick!

Poor Light ...! 

Whenever He Would Try To Be A Bright Spot

In De Dark Place

Some Illuminated Smart Person 

Would Offer Him The Seven "G" Salute:

Good Gracious, Grunt! 

Go Graze Green Grass! 

Light Was Considered A Panacea ... For Fools
And
He Was Disdained 
Because 
His Shining Exposed Plain Truth
To Those Who Sought The Good Master
And
Desired His Grace-Filled Gift Of Eternal Youth! 

It Was So Very Off-Putting That Soon

Light's Soothing And Clearly Beneficial Glow Started 
... I Can Hardly Say The Words ...

Started To Dim

And 
Perceptibly So! 

Dark Days Were Ahead

And
They Were Of Such Depth That 
Handsome Dark Started Wearing 

... Excuse My Please ... 
A Crown On His Cue-Ball Big Head! 

Certain People Started To Go The "Think" Route

And Very Soon

Things, Strange Things, Started To Happen! 

I Should Tell You What Those Things Were

But

Such Things Are Not Fit For Decent People
- Those On The Upward Way -
To Converse Over 
As They Have Pear Leaf Tea And Soda Biscuits! 

It's Really Off-Putting!

Well, Well, Well ...

One Well And Truly Handsome Dark-Scheduled Day

Truth Got A Call From Grace

Who Was Walking With Mercy

Who Was Embracing Dear Faith

Who Was Guiding Baby Christian

Who Was Seeking Light

But 

Unused Light Was Doing Poorly!

Light's Points Of Contact
Those Who Should Have Been Working For The King

Were Covering Themselves With Error

Doubt, Gainsaying, Lies, Fables

Other Jesus, Another Gospel

Self, Personal Truth And Alternative Facts

And

Lord, Help Us

Parasitic  And Putrid Pride! 

The Lord Of Light Was Not Sleeping

And

Hope Appeared

And

Heart Whole

She Ever Soooo Gently Roared At Fading Light:

Jesus Christ Saves!

You Are Needed!

Spread Your Glow! 

And Don't You Know
As If Struck By A Cattle Prod

A Tazer
A Downed Electric Wire

And

A Lightning Bolt

All At One And The Same Time

Light Up And Said:

I Am Light!

I Glow

And

I Shed Light In Dark Places! 

Hope Replied:

Then Live Up To Your Name! 

Glow More!

Let Your Glow Spread

And

Give Good Light

To Dispel The Darkness!

Soon, Very Soon, I Tell You
The Whole Place Was Awash In Light

And

Handsome Dark's Thrall
His Miasma
His Blanket Of Blight
Was Being Dispelled

And

From The Vicinity Expelled! 

You Should Know That He Did Not Go Quietly

But 
Go, He Did! 

When The Proverbial Dust Had Settled

And

The Post Mortem Of The Events Performed

Seeking Baby Christian Asked The Million Dollar Question:

Why Was Light's Glow

So Easily Diminished!?! 

Surrounded By Mercy, Grace, Truth, And Faith

Glowing Light Knowingly Replied:

When Light Given To The Christian 

Is Actively Acted Upon

The Christian Receives More Light

For Personal Spiritual Growth

On His Walk To Beulah Land

But

When Heavenly Light Given

Is Rejected ... Poorly Received

Ignored

No More Light Is Given

Because

The More Light Received

The More Light Rejected

The More Chastisement

You Shall Receive! 

Brethren,

We Are Responsible For What We Know

And

For What We Had Opportunity To Know ... But Rejected! 

That Is Treading On Supremely Dangerous Ground! 

What You Know ... Share

And

Your Knowledge-Base Will Grow! 

As You Grow 

Let Your Life In And For Jesus Christ Glow! 

By So Doing

You Shall Never Know Condemnation's Cruel Blow!

The Way To Salvation

Is Not

A Reality TV Show! 

JESUS CHRIST: King Or Judge

There Is No Blessing In Folly!
There Is No Peace In Rage!
There Is No Hope In Doubt
And
To Read The Whole Holy Book
The Preserved Word Of The Eternal God
You Must Diligently Turn Each Page!

We Have The Blessed Savior ...

There Is Our Father In Heaven
Whose Only Beloved Son Died On The Cruel Cross
To Save And To Bless
To Redeem Mankind
So That The Kingdom Of Light
Should Not Suffer Irreplaceable Loss!

We Have A Raging Enemy ...

There Is The Accuser Of The Brethren
The Fiend Who Fools People Into Believing
That He Has Their Best Interests At Heart
And
That He Is Able Their Lives To Bless
But
I Urge You, Brethren
To See Your Benefactor For Who He Is
The Adversary Of Your Own Soul
The Raging Lion
The Piercing Serpent
Leviathan ... Behemoth
The Liar ... The Murderer
The One Who Desires Worship
He Who Is The Wannabe
And
Every-Lying And Known False god!

A Simple Word Of Caution ...

Do Not Dig A Pit
Set A Trap
Or Prepare A Net To Cause Any Person To Perish 
Just Because You Do Not Like Them
Their Politics, Religion, Sexual Orientation
Color, Financial Status
Access, Reach And Grasp
Because
As The Good Book Says:

Brother, Sister
Close Family
Far-Off, Close Or Familiar Friend
Enemy Of The Truth
Lover Of The Lie
Faithful Servant
Child Of God
Student Of The School Of Jesus
Whatever You Are
Wherever You Be
The Lord Jesus Christ Loves You
Just As He Loves Me!

I Urge You, Beloved
Look Up To Christ Jesus
And
In Faith ... With Endurance
Walk On The Strait, Straight And Narrow Road
If
It Is Your Heart's Desire
To Be At Home With The King
Our Soon-Returning Lord And Holy God!

Times And People Change ...

Enemies Can Become Friends
When Truth Is Embraced
And
Friends Can Become Enemies
When Truth Calls Out Their Double-Life
To Their Very Face!

We, Humans, Have A Choice To Make
Follow The Lord ... And Live
Follow The Liar ... And Contrary Walk!
In Short
Whatever The Decision For Your Life You Make
Walk Your Talk Wholeheartedly
Because
Fence Jockeying Benefits Neither Self
Nor Any Other Body!

The Holy Spirit Is Calling!
The Lord Christ Wants To Save Me And You!

As Jesus Christ
In The Living Word Has Made Plain
And
We All Need To Know:

Be Ye Hot

Or

Be Ye Cold

But

If You Are Lukewarm

Spewed Out Of My Mouth

You Shall Go!

Rich, Proud And Loud
Or Poor, Humble And Meek
Choose You This Day
The Character Of Your Life
And
Follow Him Faithfully
Whom You Belief Will Give You The Best
That Is ... Eternal Life!

Personal, Final, Decisions Must Be Made ...

I Shall By The Holy Spirit Of Truth
- Who Us Leads Into All Truth -
Follow The Master, That Suffering Servant
Jesus Christ The Shepherd
The King
The Lord
For Love
And
Not Just For The Promised Reward!

... And You Have The Choice To Make:

Follow Jesus Christ 
And 
Let Him Be Your Welcoming King
Or
Follow Satan 
And 
Let Jesus Christ Be To You, Your Judge!

I Choose Jesus
And
By His Grace
I Shall Not From My Position Budge!
Please Join Me!

Man's Estimate Vs. Almighty God's Reckoning!

The Old Pastor At The Mission Church Said
To Confess And Repent And Be Baptised
For The Remission Of Your Sins
Because Jesus Christ Already Paid It All ...!

... That Man Sure Has Some Good Sense!

You Didn't Let Me Finish!

Oops! Begging Your Pardon!

He Talked About Sacrifice!
He Talked About All These Do's And Don'ts
And 
Being Totally Self-Righteous
And
Living The High Life Of The One Justified By Self
I Didn't See How I Could Have Any Sins
To Repent Of Or For That Matter
To Even Consider Confessing
So I Took Offense And Made My Presence Absent
And
I Went Over To The Big Church!

Everything There Was About The Love Of God!

I'm Sure You Know That God Is Also About Justice!

Of Course ... But I Liked The Atmosphere!
I Like The Lights!
The Cameras! The Action
And 
The Way That That Truly Charismatic Priest There Talked!

You Know, All Touchy Feely, Feel Good
I'm Your Best Friend, Trust Me, Personal!

Oh, Oh!

Uh, Huh!

That Nice Priest Said: 
"Good Works Equals Salvation!"And 
Since I Was One Who Never Likes To Perspire
Unless There Is Obvious Profit
Immediately Apparent
I Took That For License
And
I Went To My Lord, The King
With My Old Wheel Barrow Loaded To Bear
And Overflowing With All The "Things"
I, In My Wisdom, Had Done For Him
With The Expressed Purpose
- Estimated By Me To Be Supremely Valuable -
For My Own Sin To Pay!

No! You Didn't!

Yes, I Did ... And I Got A Rude Awakening!

What Did The Lord Do!?!

I Am Not Ashamed To Boldly Tell You Plainly
That He, Blessed Forever, Faithful, Just
And
Ever True
Proceeded To Give Me His Reckoning Of 
The Cost Of My Personal Sin To Him
And
All I Could Do Was Push Over The Old Barrow
That Was Full Of Nothing!
I Could Have Died, I Was So Mortified!

Convulsing In Shame, Fear, And Real Horror
At My Boldly Foolish Arrogance
With Broken And Contrite Heart
And
In Abject Humility Confessing Known Sin
I Fell At His Feet Prostrate
And
Pleaded For Forgiveness
For Blessing
For Healing
For Help
For A Way To Expunge My Guilt
To Relieve Me Of My Sin-Built And Encrusted Cross
And
He Gently, And Simply, Said Unto Me:

I Love You!

If You Love Me

Take Up Your Cross Daily

And

Follow Me!

It Was Not Long Thereafter
That 

I Learned Something Heavy ...

When Destruction And Lack Of Knowledge
Are Used In The Same Sentence
It Is Time To Follow The One Who Knows All
Who Is In All
Who Sees All
Who Feels All
And
Who Loves Us All
Having Died A Disgraceful Death
To Save Us ...!

... One And All!

That Reckoning Of Sin ...

Sin Is Exceedingly Sinful
Because
There Is No Excuse For It!

It Cost The Father
The Life Of His Only Begotten Son!

It Cost Jesus Christ His Life
Which He Freely Surrendered For Us
To Save Us From The Second Death!

The Father Gave His Only Begotten Son To Mankind
For Mankind
Forevermore!

Jesus Christ Was A Spirit! Jesus Christ Is Divinity Clothed In Humanity!

Almighty God Is Spirit, A Consuming Fire!
Jesus Christ Became Flesh And Dwelt Among Us!
Jesus Christ Is Forever Fully God
And
Fully Man
And
He Is Not Ashamed To Call Us Brethren

And

We Are His
By Creation
By Redemption Aka Reclamation
And
For Love!

Let Jesus Christ Be Praised!

AMEN!!!

Let Us Prayerfully

Acknowledge

What Almighty God Has Done

Is Doing

And

Will Do For Us

And

Most Of All

Let Us

By That Sweet Spirit Of Truth

Live Up To The Value

That The Living God

Has Placed Upon Our Lives

By Giving Up Jesus Christ's Life

To Save Each And Every One

Of

Ours!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Bible Study Outline And Able Sinner

Time Is Fulfilled
The Kingdom Of God Is At Hand
Current Events
Repentance Aka Sorrow For Sin
Belief Aka Faith
And
Appeal For Surrender
Were Arrayed Around Able Sinner!

They Are Collectively Called

Bible Study Outline!

Able Sinner
- Not Even Close To Being A Saint -
Had Arrived At The Cross Road
The Intersection Between Heaven And Hell
Faith And Doubt
And
Hope And Don't Tell The Story!

Able Was Confused, Is Confused
Because 

He Had Long Thought That
There Was No God
Then There Was God 

But

He Was An Absentee Landlord
Then God Was Present And Active
And
A Cruel Tyrant Known Greatly Sadistic

And, Now ... Suddenly

He Is Hearing For The Very First Time That God
Our Creator God
Is
The Holy God
Faithful, Kind, Loving, True
Friend, Hope, Help, Salvation
Provider, Sustainer
The Only God Who Is Real
And
Willing To Reason With His Creatures
Is Jealous

And
Desires Their Love For His Very Own

Because

For Love Of Able And His Kind
He Sacrificed His Only Son
To Pay The Total Price For All Their Sins
So That We
And
Able Sinner ... Personally
Could Approach Unto Almighty God's Majesty Without Fear
To Find Grace In His Time Of Need
And
Enduring All Things By Faith
For Love
To Share The Risen Son's
- Man's Interceding High Priest -
Surpassing Great Glory!

Truth ... Accepted
Changes Everything

And

Sin, Darkness, And Error-Disspelling Light Dawns!

Hear Able Sinner
In Stunned Amazement, Speak:

He Loves Me!
The Holy God Of Glory Personally Loves Me
And Desires, Desires

Desires My Presence In His Everlasting House!

Imagine That!

Truth Is Finally Being Made Plain!

There Is No Anticipating Of Earned Rewards!

The Dead Know Nothing:

The Dead Are Not Angels, Spiritual Advisors, Or Guardians!

There Is No Going To Hell Instantly At Death For Unrepentant Sinners!
There Is No Going To Heaven Instantly 

For The Much Good Works Good People!
There's No Roasting In Hell For Billions Of Years In A Box
With Satan And His Demons Tormenting Me For The Sins Of A Short Life! 

There Is No One Being Saved In Sin

And There Is Surely No Salvation For All Mankind 

Just Because The Lord, Our Creator, Created Us!

Finally, Finally, Finally, I Am In Possession Of The Truth!
Uncoerced Decisions Must Be Made!

All I Have To Do Is Believe The Word
Trust The Lord
Confess Known Sin ... And Repent
Gain Victory Over Sin By Working My Gift
- My Daily Gift Of Faith -
Surrender My Stubborn Will
Surrender My Lustful Choice
Let The Lord Of Life Lead Me
Bless Me And Prosper Me
With Imperishable Gifts ...!

... I Have A Reason To Rejoice!

I Have Mercy, Grace
Peace, Rest
The Love Of The Almighty God!
Me ... A Child Of The Dust! 

I Have The Privileges Of A Blessed
Beloved, Bought, Redeemed Member Of
The Royal Household!

I Can And Must Always Pray: He Welcomes My Voice!

I Have Access To And The Present Help Of

The Holy Spirit Of The Eternal God! 

I, By Faith
May Have The Creator God Of The Universe
Dwelling Within Me
All For Just Believing 

And Inviting Him To Come In And Dwell Forever
In My Broken And Contrite Heart ...!

... I Must Confess And Repent ... 

I Must Turn Away From Known Sin
Which Cannot Profit!

Praise God For New Eyesight!

I Look Around And I Truly See And Know The Truth!
It Is Hard To Believe The Truth
Which Is So Simple As To Be Unbelievable

But I Have To Do It!

The Kingdom Of God Is At Hand!
The Signs Of The Times Are Truly Every Where!
There's Only Bad News In The News!

Repentance For Known Sin Is Necessary!
The Lord Won't Save Me If I Indulge In Willful Sinning!

Satan Is A Liar
The Liar Without Compare!
He Would Put Me In The Electric Chair
And Call It My Comfy Chair!
He, Uncaring Of My Soul, Wickedly Dares!

My Life Is In The Lord Christ's Hands!
The Decision To Choose Life Is In Mine!
My Now Necessary Decision
Has Eternal Implications ... Eternal Consequences!

It Is Either Eternal Torment
As In The Separation That 

Jesus Christ Felt Outside The Love Of His Father
When He Was Nailed On The Cross
And Not The Gross, Destructive Lie 

Widely Taught And Generally Believed About Eternal Burning

Or

Eternal Joy In The Lord's Presence

And Access To The Water, And The Tree, Of Life! 

I Am Going To Fly!

Angels Exceeding In Strength Will Be My Companions!

I Now Have Real Hope!

I Will Be Saved From My Own Sin!
I Can, And Shall, Trust The Living Word!
I Will, And Do, Believe The Promise Of Eternal Life!

PRAYER:

Father, God

Give Me Jesus Christ! 

Please Light Up My Life! 

I Am Grateful, Lord

For This Anchor For My Soul! 

I Have Made My Decision:

Heaven With The Lord Christ

Is My Goal!

Father,

Gold Made Me Proud! 

Silver Made Me Loud! 

Bronze Made Me Arrogant!

And Iron Made Me Strong 

And, Yet,

I'm Here And Now Humbled

Because I See My True Condition:

I Am A Child Of The Dust

Ready, Able

Willingly Recognizing My Need

And Now Knowing That Things

Bright, Shiny, Heavy, Costly, Hard

And Inculcating Pride

Are Fleeting And Perishable 

Easy To Toss In The Bin Called Discard!

I See The Light!

Forgive Me Of My Sin!

I Humbly Repent!

Almighty God Is A Spirit
A Consuming Fire To The Unrepentant Sinner
And I Am An Acknowledged Sinner
Repentant, Sorry For My Sin
And I Know That I Must Worship The Lord
In Spirit And In Truth!

New Lamp For Old:
I Must Make The Trade!
My Light Must Shine!
Before The Throne Of Grace
I Must Be Bold!

Although It Is New

Life With The Lord Christ
Is Already Sublime
For His Word ... The Truth
Is Faithful ... Kind!
His Word Is Now Mine!

I Am Going To Hill Zion!

I Will Not Be Left Out
Cast Out, Cast Off!
I Shall Live And Not Die!
For Joy, I Feel To Cry!

Second Death And I
Shall Have No Ties!

Jesus, Save Me!
Is Now My Anthem!
Jesus, Save Me!
Is Now My Believing Heart's Longing Call Before I Die!

I Shall Reside In The Sweet By And By!

The Preserved Word Of The Living God Can't Lie!