Taste Like Light And Shine Like Salt!

As I Was Saying
Tame Supplication ... Truth Be Told
Is
Dogging ...!

... You Mean Stalking ...!

... Alright, Already!

Tame Supplication Has Been Stalking Full Expectation
To Try To Find Out Why 
Said Stalker's Prayers Are Ineffectual!

$25.00 Word!
Got Any Cheaper Versions!?!

Would "Unanswered" Better Suit You!?!

Assuredly!

His Problem Straight Up, Though
Is That He Is Acting Foolish!

You Must Not Call A Brother A Fool
Or Foolish!

Why Not!?! That's How He Behaves!

Aren't You Behaving "Foolishly" As Well!?!

No! I Gave That Up A While Ago!

Brothers, I'm Lost!
Please Explain What's Going On Here!

Very Well!
The Fool Says In His Heart
"There Is No God!"

And 
Said Fool Repeatedly Refuses To Listen To Wisdom

And

Repeatedly Chooses To Perform Contrary 
To The Commandments Of God
And
Contrary To His Divinely Assured Prospects 
For Eternal Happiness!

Lord, Preserve Us!
Repeatedly Doing The Same Thing
And Expecting A Different Result
Is Called Madness!

And Coming To The Stark Realization That There Is No Profit
In Either Foolishness Or Madness
Is 

When One Starts Looking At And Into
The Lives Of Those Who Are Shining Lights And Tasty Salt!

Lights Taste Salty
And
Salt Shines Brightly!

The Name Of Jesus
And
Christian Character
Is Not A Uniform To Be Put On And Taken Off
According To Our Desires, Audience, And Venue!

When The Lord Is Within Us
It Shows In All That We Say And Do ...!


... And Let's Not Forget That 
Our Thoughts Are Often Displayed Upon Our Faces 
For All The World To See! 

Indeed!
At All Costs ... Guard Your Heart

Because

A Consistent Life Lived With, In, And For Christ Jesus
Blesses You, Your Observers And Associates
And
Our Holy Lord!

Think About This:

Think Brethren
About Why It Would Be
Horrendously, Soul-Searingly, Sad

To Gallantly Performs The Works Of The Living God 

And Yet 

Never Do His Will! 

That Way Of Life Is Not Praise-Worthy! 

Total Obedience Is Better Than Bitter Sacrifice! 

It Will Be Terrible To Lose Christ's Glory Because 

We Are Too Proud To Be Obedient
And Too Faithless To Endure 

And Do All That The Lord Requires! 

We Must Submit Our Will To Our Jesus

And 

We Must Walk Faithfully In His Holy Ways! 

We've Got To Be True To Our Calling
And

Faithful Until Death
For It Is Only At His Coming
That We Will Most Assuredly Be Eternally Blessed! 

Indeed! 

Eternal Glory Awaits Only The Enduring, Obedient, Faithful! 

May The God Of Glory
In The Name Of The Holy Jesus
By The Working Of The Holy Spirit Of Truth
And
With The Protection 
And
Good Influence Of The Holy Angels
Ever Excelling In Strength
Keep Us Faithful!

AMEN!!!

PRESUMPTUOUS SIN: Humble Yourself!

Classic Showdown Between
Burn Baby Burn
And
Worship N. Bow-Down:

One Was Into Self
And
The Other Was Under The Living  God!

One Was Presumptuous And Iniquitous
And
The Other Was Humble And Holy!

One Partied With The Unbelieving
And
The Other Prayed Without Ceasing!

They Are Opposites
And
Each Does Not The Other Attract!

Both Thought:

So Much To Do
And
Sooo Little Time!

Both Prayed For Strength
But
Only One On His Soul's Savior Did Lovingly Recline!

One Knows Himself To Be A Born Sinner
But
The Other Considers Himself To Be Practically Divine:
Both Are On An Incline!

Both Can't Be Right
Because
Only One Is Walking In The Light That Gives Life!
Both Are In The Mortal Strife!

No Surprise! No Shock ...

They Are Both Dying
Because
It Is Appointed Once For Man To Die
Then Comes ... The Judgment!

The Face-Off Between These Two
Is
The Standard Stand-Off Between Good And Evil
Truth And Error
Right And Wrong
Light And Darkness
The Holy And The Profane! 
The Only Difference Is The Venue!

The Personalities Are Saint And Sinner!
The Activating Forces Are
The Known-Deceitful And Destructive Satan
And
The Known-Loving Savior And Creator Lord Jesus!

The Blow Out Is In Progress
And
Burn Baby Burn ... Ever The Loud-Mouth
Is 
Pontificating Like A Practicing Pharisee!
He Had Just Stated For The Eternal Record That:

My Life Is My Own

To Do What I Will Until I Am Filled! 

I Walk In Self-Will! 

I Live At Own-Way! 

I Will Not Have It Any Other Way!

Worship N. Bow-Down
Responded The Only Way He Knew How:

The Eye Is The Window To The Soul 

And Your Tone Of Voice

Speaks To Your Ultimate Goal!

A Soft Answer Turns Away Wrath

And Egregious Words Often Lead To A Blood Bath!

There Is No Greater Transgression
Than Daring To Ask: 

"Hath God Said!?!" 

And Thereby Calling Into Question 
The Truth That Is Almighty God! 

Did You Make Yourself!?!
Can You Feed Yourself!?!
Can You Keep Yourself Alive!?! 

Do You Have The Power 

To Awaken Yourself Every Day Knowing In Advance 

What Each Holds For Every Living Soul!?! 

If You Can Answer "Yes!" To All These Questions
You Are Free To Question The Will
The Ways
The Sovereignty Of The Omnipotent God!

Humble Yourself And Trust The Omniscient God Wholly
And Know Of A Surety That
You Shall Be Eternally Blessed!

Humble Yourself Under The Mighty Hand Of Omnipresent God
And He Shall Lift You Up ... According To His Will
And In His Way
And In His Time! 

I Live Fast!

I Shall Have Fun!

I Shall Die Young!

I Shall Make A Pretty Corpse!

When I Die, Brother-Man, I Am Done!

Getting Ahead Of The Plan Of God
Makes You Your Own God!
Wise Choice Or Foolish
Your Use Of Your Free Will To Indulge Your Sinful Self
Determines What Your End Shall Be!
You, By Your Own Actions
Make You The Sole Determinant Of Your Eternal Destination!

You Are Being Willfully Blind
So I Cannot Bid You "Peace!"
Because You Are Indulging The Gross Sin Of Presumption
Believing That You And The Eternal God
Are On The Same Level
And Daring The God Of All Grace
To Bow Down And Worship At Your Paper Throne!

I Warn You:

The Eternal God And His Holy Word Are Forever

But A Fool And His Money Are Soon Spent! 

There Is No Do-Over After Death! 

We Have One Life To Live To Live 
So Make It Count While You Are Alive

For The Dead Know Nothing:

In The Moment A Man Dies

His Thoughts Perish ...! 

... You Are A Mealy-Mouth Liar! 

The Priests Say That The Lord Has To Save Everyone
That There Is Purgatory So I Can Get My Act Together

And That My Family Can Pay 
And Pray Me Out Of Torment ...! 

... Lord Jesus,

Please Open The Eyes

The Ears, The Hearts

Of

Your Presently Beguiled

Besotted-With-Sin, People! 

Brother, That Is The Lie Of The Devil

Designed By Him ... Through Hatred

For The Expressed Purpose Of

Getting An Army To Stand Against Our Maker
Lord, God, King, Savior And Redeemer! 

You Are Operating Under A Serious Delusion!

Man Does Not Have An Immortal Soul! 

The Breath Of Life From God 

Through Jesus Christ At Creation

Caused Man To Be A Living Soul:

No Breath, No Life! 

When You Die ... You Are Dead, Dead ... Insensate!
You Will Not Be An Immortal Sinner: 

You Die! 

You Rest Peacefully, Undisturbed, In Your Dusty Grave
And When The Lord Calls You Up From Your Dusty Bed

And You Get Up With The Marks Of Sin On Your Person ...! 

... Marks Of Sin!?! 

Yes! Marks Of Sin!
If You Get Up From Your Long Home
Missing Limbs
And Having A Sick Body

Vile And Nasty Thoughts

Hatred, Envy, Greed, Lust

Murderous Intent

And The Same Putrid Mindset You Died With Still Intact

You Are In For A World Of Hurt ...! 

... Aaiieee, But I Don't Like Pain! 

So Get Thee Hence To The Great Physician: He Always Saves! 

Dear God, Save Me! 

AMEN!!!
Hallelujah!
Thank You, Jesus! 

Satan Done Lost Another Victim Today! 

The ACTS Of Prayer!

Okay!
Now It Is Time To Consider The Act or The ACTS Of Praying!

What Four Words Can We Use
To Create An Acrostic For ACTS!?!

Adoration!

Confession!

Thanksgiving!

Supplication!

Those Are All Excellent Choices
And
Perfectly State The Case
When Before The Lord We Attend!

Here's Our

ACROSTIC

   

A doring The Almighty God
C onfess Christ And Your Sins And Indulge
T hanksgiving To The Eternal Before
S upplicating Him For Others And Self!


But, Brethren 

We, You, Me ... We Have A Problem! 

We Can't Bring The Father Down:

We Must Go Up to Him! 

We Must Not Be Like Discourse
And

We Must Not Be Like Shopping List!

The Lord God Of Grace 
Is Not 
A Heavenly Ebay, Wish, Or Amazon

So Change Your Attitude

If It Is Your Desire To Enjoy Eternal Bliss! 

If It Is Our Desire

To Really Attach Ourselves To Our God

We Must Indulge Intercourse

And

Not That As Promulgated By The Agents Of King Fraud! 

We Are Warned:

Saying Prayers To Our God Holy 

Should Never, Ever, Involve Repeating A Word

A Phrase, A Chant, Or A Mantra Multiple Times! 

I Guess Then That Prayer Beads

Rosaries And The Like Are Given The Kibosh! 

You Got It In One! 

No Beads, No Rosaries! 

The Lord God Is Creator, Savior, Provider, Healer 

And

Friend ... Best Friend
And
He Has Given Unto Us His Outline For Our Prayers
Because
He Loves Us And He Sacrificially Cares For Us
And
Upon His Love, We Can Surely Depend!

Indeed!

If We Diligently Follow The Lord's Leading
We Will Never Go Astray! 

Well Said!
When We Speak To The Lord ... No Appointment Necessary
We May Speak To Him Of Joy, Sorrow, Desire

Pain, Hope

And 

Ask For Help 

And

Listen To His Response ... I Beseech You, Please

And

Give Thanks And Praise 

And

Bless His Holy Name! 
He Is Worthy!

So What You Are Really Saying Is, For Example 

If I Was Telling My Best Friend About

Oh, New Shoes, New Store, New Mall

I Would Talk Color, Purpose, Heel Height, Price

Distance To Mall, Good Time To Go

Ambience ... Smells, Sight, Sounds

Service, Satisfaction, Pleasure Derived

And Tell Of Problems Endured

And Request Commiseration Aka Expect Commiseration

Offer Thanks And Appreciation For Listening

Exchange A Loving Look

Experience A Tender Touch

Enjoy A Hug

Relish A Laugh

Wallow In A Companionable Silence

And Listen Raptly ... Each To The Other 
As Exchanged Thoughts Are Conveyed! 

Wow! Just Wow!

I'm Shook!

Indeed! 

Before We Totally Get Carried Away, Though
Let's Just Bear In Mind
And
Remember Never To Forget 

When We Have Our Real Conversation With Our God
That Above All Else
He Is Holy!

Our God Knows Everything!
You Can't Fool Him!

You Can't Lie To Him!

He Knows What You Need Before You Do 
And 
Before You Express It

And 

That He Loves You Best! 
Remember The Sacrifice!

I Hear That!

The Lord Desires To Hear Our Prayers

Petitions
And

Praises

He Desires Us To Make Big Requests Of Him! 

He Desires Us To Prayer With The Power Of The Written Word ...! 

... What Do You Mean By That!?! 

Simple! 

Dare To Believe His Word
And
Pray Back To Our God 

The Very Promises That He Has Given To Us! 

For Example!?! 

Come Unto Me 
And I Will Show You Great And Glorious Things 
About Which You Know Nothing! 

Create In Me A Clean Heart, Oh, God!

Nice! I Like That!

Have Hope, Brethren
Believe The Lord At His Word
Trust Him And Obey Always
And
Pray With The Power Of 
Your Daily Gift Of Faith ... Unceasingly!
Blessings Be Upon You All!

AMEN!!!

WRONGED: Make Amends!?!

How You Feel About Me
Does Not Determine How I Should Feel About You!
I Am A Child Of The Living God Holy
And
I Refuse To Submit To The Ways Of The Fraud!

One Hand Cannot Clap

And It Takes Two To Tango Aka Tangle!

I Am Human
And
You Are Likewise
But
Our Difference Is Determined By
Which One Of Us Walks In Truth
And
Which One Of Us Lives By Lies!

A Lie Started War In Heaven

And A Lie Caused A Perfect Man And Woman

And A Perfect Creation To Live To Die!

I Choose The Way Of The Master!
I Choose The Way Of The Living God!
I Choose To Be And To Live Like My Jesus
And
I Will Not Behave Like A Minion Of
The Wanna-Be God-Fraud!

Deceit Will Never Bless Nor Satisfy!

You Hate!
I Appreciate!
You Tempt "Fate!"
I Have With Soul Salvation A Firm Date!

Soul Salvation Is Not Something

To Be Trifled With!

Don't Indulge Hate, Envy, Greed, And Lust!

Look!
This Argument Is Pointless!
I Am Not Going Where You Lead!
I Am Living For My Jesus
And
I Refuse To Ride Satan's Hell-Bound Steed!

You May Hate Me All You Want: Your Choice!
I Will Love You: I Have To ... I Must
And
If There Is Ever Anything That 
I May Do To Assist You In Your Journey
Have No Fear To Call Me
Because
In Jesus Christ's Holy Faith
To Your Side I Shall Surely Rush!

Just Because You Have Free Will

It Does Not Mean That You Should

Use Your Free Will To Be Unkind!

Ask Me For A Glass Of Water!
Rest Assured That It Will Be Clean!
Ask Me For A Meal Of Food For Your Saving
And
Be Convinced That It Shall Be A Clean Meal
Fit For A King, A Queen
Because
I Serve The Living God Holy!
I Serve The God Of Grace Who Sacrificially Loves
And
I Believe The Words Of The Oracle Of Almighty God
Which Plainly Says Firmly:

Whatsoever A Man Sows
That Shall He Also Reap!

And

Anything That I Do For The Least Of The Brethren
I Have Done Unto The Living God!

The Lord Does Not Play Favorites

And He Keeps Faithful Records Of

All We Think, Say And Do

And He Does Not Short-Pay Nor Over-Pay!

Friend,
Jesus Christ Looks Beyond My Faults
And
He Sees My Need
So I Shall Look Beyond Our Faults
- Yes, I Have Mine -
And 
For My Soul Salvation
To You ... I Shall Endeavor Always To Be Kind!

Compassion Is Always Kind!

Compassion Is King!

Jesus Christ Died To Save You!
Jesus Christ Died To Save Me!
Jesus Christ Is All-Seeing, All-Knowing, Ever-Present
All-Feeling
And
My Pray For Us Both
Is
That We Shall See Him On The Great And Glorious Day
In Joy And Perfect Peace
Because
Our Personal, Inherited, And Cultivated
Defects Of Character Will Have ... By His Saving Grace
Been Cleansed
Been Remedied!

The Joy Of The Lord Is Your Strength!

I Am Grateful For The Lord's Present Grace
And
I Am Thankful For Coming Glory
And So
I Bid You God-Speed And A Blessed Day!
May The Lord Grant You His Sweet Peace!

Keep A Zion Song In Your Heart

And With Faithful Endurance

Go On Almighty God's Errands!

PITYING LOVE: Godly Fear

Okay, Brethren!
Let's Quiet Down!
Today We Are Looking At Pity!
Pity As Is Found In Psalm 103:13
Where Our Lord ... Our God Holy ... Eternal
Is 
Likened Unto A Father
And 
We Are Likened Unto Beloved  Children!

In The Midst Of The God Of Heaven And Earth Pitying Us
We See That Word!

Fear!?!

Fear!

What's Wrong With Fear!?!
Fear Is A Good Thing, Isn't It!?!

That Would Depend On Whether Your Fear Is Godly Or Ungodly!

Godly Fear Is A Blessing!
A Desirable Trait!
A Great Benefit!

Ungodly Fear Is A Sin ...!

... And Sin Is The Transgression Of
Almighty God's Holy Law!

Indeed!
For Our Purposes Here
We Will Look At Proverbs 9:10:

And

And Then
We Shall Abide In The Fact That
Our God's Pity For Us
Awakened ... Awakens His Compassion For Us
And
His Love For Us Caused 
Causes Him To Work To Save Us
To Help Us To Accept His Gift Of Purchased Salvation!

Eureka!
I Believe That I've Got It!

Say On, My Brother!

Pitying Love Works To Save Us
Soooo, Our Godly Fear Should Result In
Our Working To Help Save Ourselves
By Accepting Who Almighty God
Acknowledging What He Has Done And Is Doing For Us
And Gratefully Honoring, Worshiping, Praising
Thanking, Blessing, Obeying
And Having Enduring Faith In This Great God Of Ours!

Well Said, Brother! Well Said!
Does Anyone Else Have Something To Add To This!?!

All I Can Add Is This:

Godly Fear Is Faithful Cooperation
With The Lord Christ
In Working Out Our Own's Soul's Salvation ...!

... With Godly Fear Aka Awe At His Majesty And Power
And Hopeful Aka Expectant Trembling
At Having Him Always In Our Hearts
And Finally Holding The Gift In Our Hands

AMEN!!!

Class Dismissed!

That Was Amazing!

I Agree!
We Have The God Of Glory On Our Side!
So What Do We Then Say!?!

If God Be For Us 

Who Can Be Against Us!?!

Brethren,

Ungodly Fear Is Not For The Children
The People Of God
Because
We Know That The Lord's Pity
The Lord's Compassion Toward Us
Is All-Encompassing
And 
Incapable Of Falling Short Or Failing!
Believe And Live!

Pitying Love Is Pure And Providential
And
Godly Fear Causes Us Faithful
To Faithfully Endure!

Our Hope
Our Faith
Shall Become Sight
So Godly Fear For Us
Should Be A Personal Delight!

AMEN!!!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: GAP: Peg

Peg Well

Power ... From Heaven Plus
Effort ... From Man Equals Heaven As The Achieved
Goal At The Last Trumpet's Blast!

Following The

Good
Acceptable And
Perfect ... Will Of God

Will Deny The Liar His Sure-Thing Bombast!

Gaps And Pegs

When You Lack A Moral Compass
And
Your Map To Live Right Has A Huge Tear
And
Your Sense Of Common Decency
Is
Not Something Good To Share
It Is Time
- Way Pass Time -
For You To Get Wise
And
Buy Yourself A Free Clue:

The Lord Of Life

The Prince Of Peace

The King Of Glory

Is Not ... Cannot

Will Never Be Pleased

In Your Current Iteration

To Celebrate You!

Peg Well ... Bog

Bring 

On The

Guilt

You've Put Self Before Your Savior!
You've Chosen Self Before The Divine!
You've Raised Up Self Above Him
Who Is Lord, God, Creator
Redeemer, Judge, Friend Ever Kind
And
Your Current Broadcast Message
Will See You Achieving A Truly Fearful End

And

Never Crossing The Separating Line

But

There Is Hope

If

You Will But Listen
To Hear The Truth
That Is Always Relevant
No Matter What The Illuminated Ones Say:

Jesus Christ Saves!

Where There's Life ...

You May Be A Boil On The Butt Of Mankind!
You May Behave Like An Ugly Wart
Needing Always To Be Covered By Clothes!
You May Be The Acid Used To Test Mankind's Patience
But
If By Faith You Repent
And
Seek Salvation
- Your Own Soul's Salvation -
With Fear And Trembling
With Diligence
And
Soul-Lifting Delight
You Shall Be Accepted
Cleansed
Filled
And
Sent Forth To Bless Seeking Others
To Become The Lord's Children
The Saints' Sisters And Brothers!

It Takes One Step To Find Jesus
One Question To Receive An Answer Right Now
One Prayer To Have Hope Of A Bright Tomorrow
One Consuming, Enduring, Desire To Bow Before The Lord
In Order To Wear The Bright Crown
On The Appointed Day
On Your Then-Glorified Brow!

Almighty God Is Good

And
His Grace Is Ever Sufficient
Offering Mercy To Me And Thee! 

Dare To Live With Godly Fear ...

Let Go Self!
Sever The Connection To Sin And Satan
And
YourPurchased  Salvation Ceases To A Chachka
A Useless Pretty Thing
On The Forget-About-Me Shelf!

Do What Is Right And Good
To Be Acceptable In The Eternal God's Sight!
Seek Always To Follow The Perfect Will Of The Holy God
And
You Shall Become A Heavenly Delight!

Don't Pin Your Hopes On The Thing Putrid!
Don't Follow Satan To Suffer His Known End!
Be Good!
Do Good!
Get A Grip On Almighty God!
Deny The Gift Of The Grapes Of Wrath
Sent To You Compliments Of Satan
That Known Base Fraud
And
Wannabe God
And
You ... Enduringly Faithful
Working, Waiting, Watching
Shall
In The Fullness Of Time

With Redeemed Saints
And
Unfallen Angels
Be At Home
Living In The Light Of The Lord Christ 

Our King
The Eternal God!

Satan, Sin And Self Enslave
But
Jesus Christ ... The Only One Righteous
Just, Faithful, Kind, Loving, True
Saves
Saves Me
Saves You!

He's Calling, Calling, Calling Today!

Please Don't Be Tardy!

Please Don't Delay!