SOUL-DECIMATING SHAME: Personal Stock Market Correction

I Took Jesus Christ For Granted!
I Thought That I Was Real Bright!
I Kept Jesus In My Heart
And
Most Assuredly ... Conveniently
Decidedly Out Of My Sight!

He Was As A Comfortable Shoe
Or As An Old Known Broom
Always Able To Sweep The Corners Clean
And
I Just Didn't Think On Him
Because, Well
He Was Always There
And
Useful For When I Had Things That 
Caused Me A Spot Of Bother!

An Able Convenience!

How Convenient!

Shameful, But Nevertheless True!
He Served For Me A Purpose
And
I Am Ashamed To Say
I Paid Him Good Lip Service!

How Disgraceful!

You Did Yourself A Disservice!

My Actions Were Distasteful, I Know
But
That Is How It Is
When One's Spirit Is Unregenerated
And
It Most Often Takes Something
Unwanted
Unexpected
Unsought ... Something Too Hot To Personally Handle
To Bring The Holy Jesus
Front And Center
And
Definitely
Into Our Every Living Thought!

Been There!

Done That!

Who's Got The Tee-Shirt!?!

I Got Me Some Scars!

I Don't Ever Want To Walk That Road Again!

Hard Lessons Are Often Taught
Through Sorrow, Hurt
Loss, Pain And ...!

... Don't Forget The "S" Word!

What Are You Talking About!?

Game!
Fame!
Disdain!
Shame! Shame! Shame!

Oh, Yeah!

You're Running A Game!
You Made "That"  Move Once Too Often
And
You Hold The Lord's Spirit
With Unmindful-Of-Tomorrow Disdain ...!

... And End Up In
Soul-Decimating Shame!

Yup!
That Sounds About Right!

Indeed!

But, God ...

In His Great Grace

Had Mercy

And

In The Person Of The Beloved Jesus
Died In Our Stead  
To Make The Way To Live
And
The Way To Life Plain

So That We Could The Sin-Life Shed!

Praise The Lord ...

I'm Clean!

I'm Forgiven!

I'm Walking In The Holy Way

And

Almighty God's Great Grace Being Ever Sufficient

It Is In His Holy Hands

That I Intend To Stay!

Hear, Hear!

It's Glory For Me!

Glory For Me!

I'm Bound For Glory

Brethren, Beloved
Please Come And Join Me! 

AMEN!!!

CHOOSING SATAN OR THE SAVIOR: You Cannot Be Forced!

Beware The Handshake
The Pat On The Shoulder
The Kiss On The Cheek
The Knife In The Back
From The Friend Who Is Foe
The Foe Who Is Fiend
The Merciless Adversary
Whose Heart Is Devilish ... Unclean!

Look Up To Jesus
The Author ... The Finisher Of Our Faith
The Giver Of Good Gifts
The Lord Of Creation
The God Holy Whose Words Are Ever Plain
Who Blesses
Who Rewards
Whose Tongue Is Not Forked
Who Heart Is Pure ... Wisdom
Who Love For Us ... To Save Us
Caused Him To Earth To Come Down!

One Is Light, Love, Hope, Truth, Righteousness!
The Other Is Darkness, Hate, Despair, Lies, Unrighteousness!
The One Who Is Light 
Is 
Love Offering Eternal Life
In The Mansions Of The Blessed!

The Other Who Is Darkness 
Is 
Hate Offering Eternal Damnation
With A Christless Life As A Precursor
To A Godless Death
Leading To Condemnation
And
The Prophesied Damnation
And
Eternal Separation From Him Who
Paid With His Holy, Blameless, Life
To Rid Our Souls Of Known Sin's Shame!

Jesus Loves Us 
Died To Save Us
Lives To Save Us
And 
He Saves Us!
Satan Hates Us
And 
Works To Destroy Us

And

We Have The Choice To Make
As To Whom We Shall Follow!

Will You Choose Life As Found In Christ Jesus
Or
Will You Choose Death As Found In Satan
And
From Which, Friend
There Is No Coming Back To Living Again!?!

Live As One Forgiven
And
Living For Jesus Christ
And 
Die As One Faithful To Jesus Christ
And
Rise To Live ... To Eternally Live
With Jesus Christ The Righteous Judge
The Conquering King!

Live In Sin For Satan
And
With Sin Unconfessed
And
Unforgiven
Die Willfully Unrepentant For Satan
And
Rise To Die Again ... Damned
Eternally Separated From The Lord Of Life
Jesus Christ The Lord 
The King Of Earth And Glory
The God Of Creation
Our Only Savior!

The Decision Is Yours ... Alone!
You Cannot Be Forced!
You Cannot Be Coerced:

You Will Be Encouraged To Deny Self, Sin And Satan
And
To Choose Life In Christ By Christ
Through The Holy Spirit Of Truth

And

You Will Be Sorely Tempted To Exalt Self
And
To Deny Jesus Christ's Personal Sacrifice For You 
And
Denigrate His Power To Save You
By The Adversary Of Souls, Satan!

You Will Be Tempted
But
Never Beyond Your Endurance To Resist
When You Reside In The Lord's Camp
Because
With The Temptation You Receive
- Which Is Common To Man -
The Lord Will Provide You With A Way Of Escape
So That In Triumph ... Against The Merciless Adversary
You May Victoriously Stand!

Brethren, Beloved

Be Wise Unto Your Own Soul's Salvation!
Grace Is Free!
Mercy Is Free!
Salvation Is Free!
Faith Is Free!
Forgiveness Is Free!
Blessings Are Free!
Heaven Is Free
But
To Get To Hell
You Will, Personally, For Your Own Ticket
With Your Own Blood
Your Purchased Soul
Have To Pay!

When We Don't Know Who Jesus Is

We Also Do Not Know Or Appreciate

The Blessings And Privileges Available To Us

Or Are Able To Utilize The Gifts Of Love

Presented To Us For Our Own Soul's Salvation

By Available Grace

And

Free Mercy

Compliments Of The Lord Christ

- Almighty God With Us -

Who Is For Us!

Choose Life ... In Jesus Christ!

B.C.W.: The Packaged Deal

Eat The Bread!
Make The Connection
And
Witness To The World!
This, Brethren
Is 
Your Employment
When You Choose To Walk With The Lord!

The Bread ...

The Bread Is The Word Of God
Pure, Clean And True!
It Satisfies The Hungering Soul
And
Always Blesses You!
That's Bible Truth!

The Connection ...

The Connection Is Your Communication
Your Prayers To The Lord
Honest, Heartfelt, Willing!
They Take You Up To The Lord Of Life
And
Your Urge To Sin They Are Killing!

The Witness ...

The Witness ... Your Witness To The World
Tells The Good News To Friends And Others!
It Tells Of What The Lord Has Done For You!
It Encourages Them To Take That Holy Hand
So That They Will Be Blessed Also
And
It Also Helps You In Your Walk Of Faith To Grow!

When We Eat Bread Of Life
We Taste And Chew And Savor!
What We Savor, We Swallow!
What We Swallow, We Digest!
What We Digest, We Are Nurtured Thereby

And

Because The Word Speaks Of Confession And Repentance
We Must Do Our Due Diligence
And
Dig Up And Cast Out The Dead Works
And
Fill Up On More Of What Gives Real Life
So That We, Fortified, May Win 
Aka Emerge Victorious
In The Mortal Strife!

When We Pray
We Acknowledge Jesus Christ As Lord And King
Creator, Redeemer, Hope, Help
Savior ... Everything
And
Trusting The Love That Will Not Let Us Go
We Bind Ourselves To Him Who Paid Our Price
And
In So Doing
We Give Short Shrift To Him Of The Demonic Device!

When We Witness To The World
We Cement Our Own Faith
And
We Give Strength To The Word That
The Lord Of Life Took Our Disgrace
And
Blessed Us And Cleaned Us
And
Clothed Us Anew
And
Has Taken Us Into His Dwelling
Where All Enduring Residents 
Are Grace-Filled, Heart-Holy 
Loving, Kind And Ever True!

Full Disclosure
Is The Way Of The Lord ...

Real Christians Will Really Suffer: Expect Suffering!
The Light Afflictions That We Suffer Are Appointed By The Lord 

And 

Are For Our Eternal Good 

And 

For His Glory

And 
Should Be Patiently Borne 
Because

The Lord Glorious
Has Promised To Never Leave Us Nor Forsake Us
And

He Has Given Unto Us The Holy Spirit Of Truth 

For Our Personal, Physical, And Spiritual Comfort! 
We Will Grow In Grace
So That We Shall, In Peace, See His Lovely Face!

The Same Cannot Be Said For Those Given Over To Evil 

Who Shall See Themselves In Desolation

Ruined ... Alone

Bereft Of Any Comfort For Their Wayward Souls!
They Shall Never Know 
The Peace That Pervades The Heavenly Home!

Understand And Accept This ...

Afflictions Point Us To The Word 
And 

Keep Us From Straying! 

Trust The Lord ... Wholly!
Take His Holy Hand ... Solely! 
Glory Awaits The Faithful ... Surely! 

In Jesus Christ

Is

Our Perfect Peace!

PRAYER: Father, I Desire The Spotless Garment!

Father,
I Need You!
I Bless You!
I Praise Your Holy Name!
Please Help Me, I Beseech You
Not To Profane Your Holy Name!

I Understand And I Accept, Dear Lord
That To Walk With You Requires
Unwavering Faith
And So I Ask You To Help Me
Not To Behave Like The One Insubstantial  
Hovering 
Between Faith And Doubt
And Earning For Myself The Mark That Says 
From Heaven, I Am Left Out!

I Believe That You Are God Almighty, Holy
Eternal King, Divine
Master, Savior, Redeemer, Friend
My Hope For Surpassing Glory
My Joy, My All 
To Life's Surely Coming End!

Please Help Me To Hold On To My Hope In Christ
And Not Be Disturbed By Those Who Prosper
Doing Evil 
And Employing The Demonic Device
And Living Large And Long, Unmolested
And Boldly, Basely, Begrudging The Lord Of Life
Even A Little Thanks-Filled Song!

Father,
I Desire The Spotless Garment
That Comes From Assimilating
The Holy Character Of The Lord Christ
And I Beg You, Beseech You
Please Help Me To Walk Right In Your Sight
Daily Confessing And Repenting Of Known Sin
So That I Will Live With My Savior
In The Land Of The Blessed
Where No Needs A Nightgown!

No Night!
All Is Delight!
No Sorrow, Shame, Or Fear!
Joys Evermore!
That Land With No Cares
Where Mansions For The Faithful Are Being Prepared
Is Where I Desire To Be With You
So Please Help Me To Be To You
Enduringly Faithful, Willingly Obedient
And Forever True!
Help Me To Maintain The Upward Look!

I Thank You, My Father
For Hearing And For Answering The Prayer Of Faith
For I Ask All In Jesus Christ's Holy Name!
Please Come Soon!
I Love You!
AMEN!

Good Eats!

... And These, Then, Are Your Options:

• Satan Versus Christ
• Truth Versus Error
• Disobedience Versus Obedience
• Love Versus Loyalty

Where, Brethren, Do You Stand!?!
Do You Love The Lord ... Enough
To Choose Death Over Disobedience!?!

The Punishment Of Man
Is
A Strange Act For The Living God
Because
He Takes No Pleasure In The Death Of The Wicked!

The Lord God, Himself
Is
Long-Suffering, Patient, Kind
Merciful
And
Gracious
And 
Enormously Forgiving
Because
He Desires To Give To Each Man ... Obedient
The Key To The Door Of
The House Of Eternal Living!

The Keys Are Already Cut!
The Deposit To Pick Up A Personal Key
Is
Willing, Ready, Faithful Obedience!

To Save Some Of Us
From Those Thoroughly Immersed In Sin
Whose Acts Would Ruin ... Destroy A Nation
- The Hardened In Sin -
Those Unrepentant, Willful, Wicked, Are Destroyed
So That Those Running Toward Sin
May Be Softened, Checked ... Corrected
By Seeing That Sinning Is No Living
And
Return To The Lord God Almighty
In Whom
From Whom
Through Whom
They Get Their Life For Daily Living!

The Charge ...

Guilty As Sin!

Guilty Of Sin!

Their Cup Of Iniquity Is Filled Up

And
Time For The Execution Of The Gross Wicked
Who See No Goodness In The Living God
But
Take Pleasure In The Benighting Ways Of Satan

- Our Soul's Adversary -
Is

Nearing Here, Hear!

The Guilty Are Never Cleared
But
The Great Judge Of All Living
Wills To Save Those 

Who Will To Follow His Truth ... As Given!

Think Achan!

Think King Ahab!

Think Queen Jezebel!

Think Queen Athaliah!

Think King Saul

And

Then Think Of King David!

Are You ... Am I

Are We Willing To Be People After The Lord's Own Heart!?!

Think On This Thing ...

Is The Lord Jesus Christ High ... Numero Uno

On Your List Of Priorities!?!

Is Truth Your Way!?!

Is Light Your Life!?!

Is Your Life Lost To The Dying World

And

Found Prospering In King Jesus!?!

Let Us Ponder These Words
In The Week Ahead:

Brethren, Beloved

To Taste, We Must Touch! 

To Fear, We Must Believe! 

To Trust, We Must Have Faith! 

To Exalt, We Must Have Hope! 

To Be Blessed
We Must Have Palms ... Hearts, Minds 
Cupped ... Opened ... To Receive The Outpouring! 

To Eternally Experience 
The Goodness Of The Lord Christ
We ... You And I
Must Be In A Committed Relationship 
With Him ... Here And Now! 

Are Your Eyes Open!?! 
Have You Purchased The Eye Salve From The Savior!?!

Is Your Carnal Palate Being Daily Cleansed 

By The Meat Of The Living Word

The Bread Of Heaven

The Water Of Life!?!

Hard Questions ...

Is Your Heart Still Hard
Or Have You Acquired The Offered Heart Of Flesh
From Jesus Christ The Lord!?! 
Where Are You Making Up Your Eternal Bed!?!

Soft Answers ...

Only Jesus Christ Saves The Soul From
The Second Death
And
Only Jesus Christ Satisfies Our Hungering Souls!
I Encourage Us All To Feast!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Faith ... First, Last And Always!

Unbelief And Guilt Are Darkness!

Faith And Righteousness Are Light!

The Promises Of God Provide For Our Pardon

And

Make The Way Plain For Us Willing

To Bring To Our Lord Pleasure And Delight!

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Power, Riches, Wisdom, Strength

Honor, Glory, Blessing!

Who Or What Are You Talking About!?!

Jesus Christ The Lord!

Why!?!

He Is Coming To Earth Again!

And!?!

I Am Waiting For Him!

Why!?!

He Is Coming For Me!

Why!?!

He Loves Me!

I Love Him!

He Died To Save Me!
I Am His Greatly Beloved Child
And

That Entails Glory For Me!

He Purchased Me A Pardon!

For What!?!

What Did You Do!?!

I Sinned Against The Holy God!

I Was Marked For Death!

Jesus Christ Purchased The Pardon For Sin
For Me Personally

So I Am Awaiting His Coming Gladly!

That's Nice!

Can Anybody At All Get A Personal Pardon As Well!?!

Most Assuredly, My Friend!

There Is Water For Whosoever Will In The Well

That Gives Life To All Who Choose His Promises To Believe

And

Choose To Not Let Themselves ... Anymore

By Satan To Be Deceived!

I Like How You Said That!

What Do I Have To Do!?!

You Must Confess Your Known Sins!

You Must From Sinning Repent ...!

... Repent!?!

Yes!

Repent As In Turn Away From Sin

Don't Do It Again

Deny The Carnal Side Of Life

And

Do Not The Name Of The Living God Holy
Shame, Misuse ... Profane!

That's A Tough One!

Not At All, My Friend!

Jesus Christ Is The Answer!

He Has Given Us Access To The Father's Throne!

He Has Shown Us The Way To Live

Unveiled The Power Of Prayer Over The Sin Life

Modelled A Perfect Way To Pray For Help

Promised Us Power Over Sin

- At The Throne Of Grace -

And

Promised Us To Never Leave Us Alone!

For All Of Our Personal Sins

He, Himself ... Innocent

Before The Father ... Once For Us All ... Did Atone!

I Believe Him At His Holy Word

And

When He Comes Again
With Him, I Am Going Home!

Power, Riches, Wisdom, Strength

Honor, Glory, Blessing!

You Said That Already!
Why Are You Repeating Those Words Again!?!

They're A Reminder!

Of What!?!

They Are A Reminder That 
Jesus Christ Is King Of Heaven And Earth!

They Are All His Attributes!

He Has Them All

And

He Can Give To Me

If

I Am Faithful, Obedient, And Enduring!

Okay ... But I Don't Like That Enduring Bit!

That Sounds Like Trouble!

It Is!

Oh, Dear Lord!

Are You Mad!?!

Nope!

I Am Saved By Grace ... Through Faith!

Jesus Says His Grace Is Sufficient For Me

That He Will Never Leave Me Nor Forsake Me

That He Will Never Leave Me Comfortless

That He Is My Shepherd

That I Shall Not Know Want

That He Is Preparing A Place For Me

And

That Holy Angels ... Excelling In Strength

Guard And Protect Me

And

Influence Me To Do Good

So That I Shall Be Blessed!

Sounds Like A Good Setup!

Oh, It's Way More Than That!
It's A Foundation

A Roof

Tables

Chairs

Food

Fellowship

A Heavenly Banquet Prepared

For All Who Believe
Who Love

Honor, Trust, Worship, Obey

And

Care Enough To Be Prepared

To Meet The King When He Comes

And

His Eternal Glory Share!

I Hear You ... But I Have To Ask:
Is The Feast Really Worth The Enduring Bit!?!

Friend, 

Jesus Christ Conquered Sin, Self, Satan

Hell, Death
And 
The Cold, Cruel, Grave!

He ... As Triumphing Conqueror
Got Up From The Grave

Severing The Power Of Death
And

Demolishing Satan's Power Over Us!

Permit Me To Make Myself Plain:
I Believe The Lord Jesus Christ!

I Despise The Sin-Life!

I Am Walking To Narrow Way To Hill Zion

And

By Almighty God's Great Grace

I Am Going To Receive

Jesus Christ's Eternal Life!

Wow!

You Sound Confident!

I Am!

Why!?!

F A I T H!

Fellowship And Inspiration Through Hope ... In Jesus Christ!

He Gives To Me A Gift Of His Faith ... Every. Single. Day.

Hmmm ...
I Get A New Life!?!

You Get A New Life ... In The Lord Christ!

Faith!?!

A New Supply Each And Every Day!

Never Alone!?!

Not Even For A Second!

Never Comfortless!?!

The Holy Spirit Of Truth

With You Shall Abide!

Abide!?!

The Holy Spirit Will Be Taking Up Residence!

Do You Know What That Means!?!

Yes, Yes!
I Really Believe That I Do!

I Guess, I Know, I'll Have To Do A Garbage Run!

Spring Clean!

Out With The Old!

In With The New!

Can't Let The Esteemed Visitor

Reside In A Pig-Pen!

I Like You!

I Like How You Think!

Let's Walk And Talk Together: We Agree!

Jesus Christ Will Be Here In A Blink

In The Twinkling Of An Eye

When The Last Trumpet Shall Sound

When The Heavens Shall Roll Up Like A Scroll!

The Archangel's Voice Shall Sound

And

The Dead In Christ Shall Rise ... First

And

Those Faithful Living
Who On The Earth Shall Remain
Shall Join Them To Meet The Lord In The Air
And

His Redeemed People Glorying
Shall See The Lord Christ

With Undimmed Eyes!

Hallelujah!

AMEN!!! 

Do You Know That Song
In The Sweet By And By ...!?!

... Faith ... First, Last And Always!