Wednesday, October 21, 2020

NEED Versus WANT: Christ And Chocolate

 





If We Don't Call Upon The Lord By Praying
He Cannot Answer Us! 

If We Do Not Ask For Forgiveness For Known Sin By Confession 
And
Repentance
The Lord ... God Almighty ... Cannot Forgive Us Our Sins 
And 
Cleanse Us From All Of Our Known Acts Of Unrighteousness! 

The Lord Instructs Us To Ask Of Him 
To Receive From Him: 
Don't Be Proud And Foolish! 

Beloved, 

Today Is The Day Of Salvation 
And
Salvation Is For Us Who Know 
And 
Readily Acknowledge That 
We Are Sinners Needing Saving: 
Never Mix Up Your Needs For Your Wants! 

Know The Right ...

We Need Christ! 
We Want Chocolate! 

We Need Faith And Forgiveness! 
We Want Fame And Fortune! 

We Need To Speak Truth And Exhibit Trust! 
We Want Toys And Trinkets! 

Brethren, Beloved, 

The Lord Desires Us To Come Home To Him
 By Walking In The Light 
And 
Doing The Good 
And  
The Right
Because
It Is Right! 

Let Us, Therefore, Rejoice That Our Jesus Christ 
Is 
King Forever 
And 
Dare To Trust The Living Word 
And 
Fall Upon The Mercy That Is Offered To Us Free 

And 

Bask In The Grace, Freely Given, That 
Is 
Available, Sufficient 
And 
Enough ... Today
For All Of Our Needs! 

Let's Take All That Concerns Us To Our Blessed Lord Jesus
In Heartfelt Prayer
In Faith
For Love 
With Hope:
Remember To Give Him Your Thanks And Praise As Well! 

Peace
Is Not
A Merchantable Commodity!
Peace
Is
The Free Gift
Known Freely-Given To Us
By
Shiloh, The Prince Of Peace
The Light Of The World
The Certain Hope
Of
Every Man, Woman And Child!





Tuesday, October 20, 2020

REVIVAL AND REFORMATION: There Are No Shortcuts To The Everlasting Kingdom!





Almighty God Is Love 
And 
He Is Also The God Of Justice:
Love And Justice Are Inextricably Linked! 

Almighty God Is Grace 
And 
He Is Also Mercy, And Truth, And Salvation: 
They Cannot Be Separated 
For, Together, They Make Up His Character! 

Why, Then, Are Preachers, Priests And Pastors 
Telling Hurting Souls To Come To Jesus
Live As You Like ... God Loves You As You Are
Ignore The Bible ... The Preserved, Known-Infallible Word
And 
The Lord Will Take You Home To Glory
No Questions Asked!?! 

Is The Living God A Liar!?! 
Can The Lord Separate Himself From Himself For Us Modernites 
And 
Not For The Pre-Flood Generation 
And 
Those From Sodom And Gomorrah!?! 

Is It Safe To Trust A God Who Is Changeable!?! 

Beloved, 

Think Hard! 
Satan Cannot Go Back To Glory! 
By Jesus Christ's Sacrifice 
And 
Our Father God's Grace 
- Combined With Our Faithful Obedience -
We Are Headed Home 
And 
Satan's Scorched-Earth, No-Survivors-Left Mission 
Is 
To Stop Us From Getting There! 

Dare To See ... And Acknowledge ... Your Peril
Know Your Savior 
And 
Aggressively Resist Your Enemy!

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...
 
The Eternal God Glorious Doesn't Change 
But 
We Must 
Or 
We Shall Not See Him In Peace!  

Revival And Reformation 
Is 
The Lot Of The People Of God! 
Dare To And Live Like You Truly Love 
And 
Know That You Belong To Jesus Christ
The King Of Glory! 

There Are No Shortcuts
To The Everlasting Kingdom!
Live For The Lord! 
Be Like Jesus! 

To Live In Jesus' Peace
Is
To Know Joy Forever!






 

Monday, October 19, 2020

WILL-WORSHIP: The Worship Fantasy

 


How Many Times Have You Said: 
"I Will Worship The Lord!" 
And, Instead
Indulged In Will-Worship Wherein Instead Of Worshipping God 
As He Requires His Children So To Do
We Flagrantly "Worship" The Eternal God 
How Our Personal And Known-Disobedient And Selfish Self Dictates!?! 

Will-Worship Aka Man-Made Worship Aka The Worship Fantasy
Is 
Straight-Up Idolatry 
Because 
It Places Us Sinful Creatures Upon The Throne Of Almighty God 
By Our Honoring Our Wicked Desires 
And 
Pet Inclinations! 
Man Can't Decide How Man Is To Worship His Creator!

Oh, The Shame Of It All ...

We Try To Be What We're Not 
And 
Become Less Than What We Were Created To Be! 

Beloved, 

The Human Will
- That Precious Gift To Us From The Almighty God -
Is 
The Most Powerful Weapon On Earth! 
Look Out ... And Be Wise! 
Look Upward ... Not Inward! 

If We Are Truly Wise ... Unto Our Own Soul's Salvation 
And
Truly Humble ... So That Pride Won't Trip Us Up
We Will Turn Over Our Sovereign Will To The Sovereign Lord 
For Him To Mold, Direct, Protect 
And
Use ... As He Wills
For His Holy And Good Pleasure 
And 
Not Use Our Freedom To Choose 
To Use Our Free Will 
To Spiritually, Physically And Emotionally Hurt ... Abuse
Ourselves And Others ... Just Because! 
No Good Will Come Of This Unwise Behavior!

Turn Over A New Page ... 

Be Brave!
Let Us Say To Our Own Souls 
"I Trust In The Name Of The Lord Christ
And I Will Worship The Living God 
In The Beauty Of Holiness 
So That I Won't Fall Prey To Satan, King Fraud
The Wannabe God!
Almighty God ... Mighty And Able To Utterly Save
Will Take Care Of Me!" 

Brethren, Beloved

Dare To And Deny Self: 
Willingly Worship The Lord God As He, Alone, Says! 
Raise Up, Class Up, Your Ideas
And
Be The Beau Idéal!
Jesus Christ Is Perfect!

Peace With Almighty God
Brings Relief
From
The Effects Of The Fall!




Sunday, October 18, 2020

Only A Look ... At Christ Jesus!








To Live Is To See Change
And
Wherever There Is Change There Is Decay! 

Be Glad ...

We Were Not Created 
To Just Change From Day To Day To Year To Death 
Like Animals Without Hope 
So We Need To Repair To The Creator-God
Our Provider, Sustainer
Healer, Hope, Help 
And 
Salvation
The Decaying Of Our Bodies To Route Out! 

Jesus Christ The Righteous Cares ... For You And For Me
Individually ... Personally
So Dare To Dare And Love Him Back
And
Don't Just Do It Socially!

We Are Dearly Loved 
And 
We Need To Start Living To Live 
And 
Cease Living To Die! 

Don't You Know ... 

We Have The Friend Who Is Eternal
Who Gives The Best Gifts With Both Hands 
And 
Does Not Ever Take Them Back! 

He Is Constantly Inviting Us To Enter His Embrace 
And 
His Heart

And

He Is Inviting Us To Enter His House Of Peace, Love
Joy Forevermore
And 
Blessings
Now, Today ... This Very Moment 
By His Gift To Us Of Daily Faith
And Later
By His Gift Of Eternal Life
- Immortality And Incorruptibility - 
Physically
In Our Own Bodies
To See Him With Our Very Own Eyes!
Jesus Christ Is Not One To Lie! 

Any Friend Not Named
Jesus Christ The Lord
Is
A Fair- Weather Friend! 
Jesus Christ Our Lord
Is
The Only One 
Upon Whom We Can 
And
Should 
Ever, Always, In All Ways, Always Depend!

Beloved, 

Let's Pray Passionately ... Not Politically Correctly!
Let's Pray Faithfully ... Always Truthfully
And 
Really Talk To Our Father ... Our Jesus
- With The Help Of The Holy Spirit - 
As If Talking To Our Best Friend: He, Alone, Is! 

Only A Look ... 

Lovingly, Longingly, Look At Jesus Christ! 
Praise Him With Your Whole Heart! 
Touch Him! 
Embrace Him! 
Cry Out To Him! 
Laugh With Him ... Never About Him! 
Talk To Him About Everything ... He Knows Your Need! 
Get Angry At Him: He Can Handle It! 
Be Happy That He's There For You! 
Ask For A Gift: His Gifts Are Good And Perfect! 
Apologize For Sin And Selfishness! 
Rest In And On Him! 
Listen To His Words, His Heart! 
Praise Him Again: He Deserves It
And 
Repeat ... Ad Nauseum!
Praying Is Not A Corporate Symposium! 
Trust Ye In The Lord Jehovah!


Anything Less Than
Perfect Peace
Is
All-Out War!
 



Saturday, October 17, 2020

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Lean ... On The Everlasting Arms!

 






Babylon 
Is 
Synonymous With Confusion, Sin, Idolatry 
And 
Satan
Those Things From Which We Truly Need Deliverance! 

The Lord God Almighty Has Plainly Said: 
"Come Let Us Reason Together!" 
... From Anxiety Unto Applause! 

Are You Leaning On The Everlasting Arms
Or
Are You ... From Ungodly Fear
Reasoning In Your Heart Contrary To The Evidence That 
Is 
Plain Truth!?! 

The Lord Has Said What He Will Do For Us 
And 
His Living Word Will Not Return To Him Empty-Handed! 
The Lord Cannot Lie: 
That Is Damned Satan's Damned Domain! 

Beloved, 

As Long As You Pray With Enduring Faith 
And
Walk In Willing 
And 
Trusting Obedience Before The Lord
Know Of A Surety That Whatever You Desire That 
Is Not 
Outside Of The Promises Of God 
Or 
Contrary To The "Thus Saith The Lord!" 
You Shall Receive
If
It Is For Your Good 
And
For Almighty God's Glory ... In His Time! 
Wait Patiently Upon The Lord! 

Black And White Is Evidence ...

Dare To Pray Back The Promises Of God "Against" Aka To Him! 

All Of God's Promises To Us 
Are Good In The Court Of Heaven 
And
In Heaven's Storehouses 
Aka The Heart's Desire Fulfillment Center Of Glory! 

Pray! 
Plead! 
Press On 
And 
Be At Peace! 

Don't Stutter! 
Don't Stumble! 
Don't Doubt: Don't Sin! 
Jesus Christ The King Will Deliver You 
And 
Deliver For You! 


You Are The Greatly-Beloved Child
Of
The Great I AM
The Creator God
The Lord
The King
The Savior Of Every Man
The Good Shepherd
The Shepherd Of Rest
The Prince Of Peace
The Forever-Friend
Your Redeemer
Your Blessed Hope!

**--**--**--**--**

Dare To Start
And
Continue Living
Like You Truly Believe
That
You Are Infinitely Blessed!





Friday, October 16, 2020

HAPPY SABBATH + R.S.V.P.: The Great Invitations










We Have The Great Invitations: 
Come Unto Me! 
Come And Dine! 
Come And Reason! 
Come And Rest! 
Come And Follow Me! 
Come And Be Blessed! 

Are You Listening!?! 
Are You Obeying!?! 

Have You, Are You, Will You Accept The Invitations 
Which Are All One 
Because 
They Come From The Holy Heart Of The Great God Who Knows You
Knows Your Frame
And
Knows Your Need
And
Desires ... Above All Else ... Your Soul's Salvation!?! 

Beloved,

Our All-Sufficient God Calls Unto Us 
Because 
He Loves Us
Because 
He Is Able To Do All 
That He Tells Us That He Will Do For Us!
Jesus Christ The Lord, The King, Loves Us Sacrificially! 

Our Lord Invites Us To Come Boldly To The Throne Of Grace
Not To Shoot The Breeze
But
To Let Our Requests Be Made Known Unto Almighty God! 
Are You Willing!?! 
Do You Trust Him!?! 
Then Get On Board The Train To Glory 
And 
Bless God 
And 
Read About Him And His Blessings Upon Others 
And 
Also Personally Experience 
And 
Reflect On His Goodness And Grace!
He Knows Your Name! 

Reach For His Holy Hand
And 
Stay Close To His Loving, Giving Heart
And 
Accept All That He Has For You 

And

Tell Somebody About This Good ... Faithful 
And 
Infinitely Gracious God 
Who Gives Every Good And Perfect Gift
Who Cries When We Cry
And 
Rejoices Over Our Victories 

And

Prays 
And 
Intercedes For Us Before His Father ... Our Father! 

Our Invitations Are Real! 

Additionally ... 

We May Have His Spirit By Request: 
Dare To Pray And Receive Your Gift Today! 

Let The Peace Of Jesus
Wash Over You
Today!!





Thursday, October 15, 2020

BE A FOR-REAL JESUS-CHRISTAN: Be The "Bible" That People Read With Pleasure!






A Sinner Turned Christian 
Starts With Head Knowledge Of The Lord Christ 
Which Then Becomes Heart Knowledge 
Through The Association That Comes From Obedience, Faith 
And 
Communion 
Aka Prayer And The Reading Of The Living Word 
Aka CommUnIcation! 
It's A Conversation Between You And The Great I AM
The God Of Grace And Glory! 

Beloved, 

Conformity With The Worldly Class 
Excludes Us From The Heavenly Upgrade 
Which Comes Of Us Having Our Minds Be Transformed 
By The Lord Of Love
Who Gives Life! 

Please, I Beseech Us All
Do Not Think That Calling Christ Your King
Singing The Songs Of Zion 

And ... To Be At Earthly Peace

Going Along With The Degenerate Ways Of Unbelievers
Scoffers At Truth
Scorners Of Faith And Belief
And 
Those Who Indulge Gross And Ungodly Practices 
For Temporal Gain
Is 
Going To Get You Through The Pearl Gate! 

If You Are A Jesus-Christian
Be An Earthly-Useful, Heavenly-Minded Christian 
All Day, Every Day ... In Every Way: Don't Play
And
For The Love Of God
Please Stop Going Into The World Acting All Worldly-Wise
To Try To Convert People To Be Christians: 
It Ain't Gonna Work! 

Let Your Lived Life Be The "Bible" That People Read With Pleasure! 
Let Your Words Edify! 
Be The Good Ambassador For Christ! 
Be A Jesus-Christian ... With Your Whole Heart! 

Pursue Peace! 

Stand Up For The Holy God
That You Say That You Believe In
And
State That You Belong To!
Stand Up For Jesus!





Wednesday, October 14, 2020

The I AM That Is ... For Us!


 




It Is The Latest Catch-Phrase: 
"It Is What It Is!" 
And 
Everybody Is Buying And Selling It! 
Whoo Hoo! 

There Is A Bounding, Binding, Truth That Was
That Now Is
And
That Shall Be Forevermore: 
"I AM That I AM!" 
And 
We Would All Do Well To Run To It
Stand By It 
And
Live For It 
For It Is The Dear Name Of 
The Great God Who Is Our Maker, Savior
Redeemer, Friend, God And King 
And
Judge
Protector, Provider, Hope And Help
The Lover Of Our Souls Who Loves Us With A Sacrificial 
And
Everlasting Love 
Who Hates Sin 
But 
Loves Us Sinners
Who Will Not Clear The Guilty 
But
Will Cleanse Us Of The Guilt Of Our Own Sin! 

This God ... Our God Almighty
Is 
Amazingly Awesome 
And
He Is Slow To Be Angry With Us Frail, Finite 
And 
Often Foolish Creatures

 ... And ... 

Glory Be To Jesus Christ Who Saves
Through The Holy Spirit Of Truth Who Abides
He Loves Us With The Everlasting Love That 
Will Chastise Sin
Correct Bad Habits
Comfort Sorrow And Pain
Carry The Helpless
And
Celebrate Our Victories Over Sin And Self! 

Beloved, 

Let's Embrace The Unchanging God ... The I AM
And 
Celebrate That ... In Him 
We Have Salvation From Sin Known Sordid! 

Be Free: 
Almighty God ... I AM That I AM ... Is For Us! 


Pursue Peace With Shiloh
The Prince Of Peace! 




Tuesday, October 13, 2020

The Promises Of God Are Not Comforts For Fools!

KJV Luke 15:10
10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.


 





Anyone Who Does Not Hold Our Almighty God In Godly Fear 
Is 
Fair Game To Satan And His Fallen Angels 
Who Will Work Diligently To Help Them Accumulate Enough Sin 
To Acquire The Fare For The One-Way Ticket 
To Hell 'N Damnation! 

All Of Us Already Have Enough Sin
But
The Committed-To-Christ Child Of God 
Being In Awe ... Godly Fear ... Of His Maker
And 
Believing The Word Of Promise
Will Choose To Daily Confess 
And 
Repent ... Turn Away From ... Known Sin! 

Time For A Think-Think ... 

Let Us Consider The Invitation To Confess ... And Repent
The Promise To Forgive ... And To Cleanse
The Decision To Follow Christ ... And Live By Faith That Cannot Fail Us
And 
The Blessed Hope Aka Christ In Us Our Hope For Glory! 
We Have Reason For Our Blessed Hope! 

Beloved, 

The Promises Of God Are Not Comforts For Fools! 
They Are "Yes, Lord!" And "Amen!" 
For All The Saints Of God And Christ 
Who Have Resolved To Live For The Lord Of Life
Who Exchanged His Life For Ours 
So That We Have The Opportunity 
To Transact A One-For-One Fair Exchange Of
Our Sinful Life For His Holy Life
Our Mortality For His Immortality
And 
Our Perishing Planet For His Perfect Paradise! 

Brethren, Beloved,

Please Let The Holy Spirit Guide You Into All Truth: 
Dare To Strive For The Crown That Doesn't Tarnish! 
Let Heaven Rejoice Over You Today! 


Truth And Peace
Are One!




Monday, October 12, 2020

Strong Enough To Be Weak!?!

 





Every Human Has "The Need" 
But 
Most Refuse To Acknowledge ... Or Accept It 
For Fear Of Seeming Weak ... Or Needy 
For Giving Control Over Themselves 
To The One Unseen! 

Every Christian, Called, Committed And Consecrated
Gladly Expresses That Need
Is Greedy For The Gain Of God's Glory
And 
Covets The Good And Perfect Gifts Of Mercy And Grace! 

Question Is. Though
Are You Hungry Enough
And
Thirsty Enough 
For Goodness And Truth
And 
Peace And Rest 
To Become Fed-Up Enough With Sin
Sorrow, Suffering, Sickness 
And 
Shame 
To Surrender Your Sovereign Will To The Lord 
And
Ignore The Taunts
The Black Balls
And
The Fiery Darts Of The Wicked
And
Surrender Your Self To Your Savior
No Matter The Earthly Outcome!?! 

Will You Trust The Lord Totally 
When Every Known Earthly Support 
Is 
Gone Bye Bye!?! 

Will You Be Strong Enough To Be Weak And
Choose To Enduringly Live
- Against Sense And Sight - 
By Faith And Prayer
Believing The Promises That 
You Are Not Alone
And That 
Almighty God, By The Holy Spirit
And 
The Ministration Of The Holy Angels
Will Take Care Of You!?! 

Beloved, 

Now Is The Time To Feed Your Soul On The Word! 
Feed Your Need For Jesus 
And 
Be Free! 
Dare To Be Humble Before The Lord! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

There Is Nothing That We Can Do
That We Can Do Without Jesus Christ The Lord!


Jesus' Peace
Passes
Human Understanding!