Thursday, March 25, 2021

Smells Good Doesn't Mean Tastes Great!







The Longer We Spend Outside The Safe Fold
The Shorter Will Be Our Time To Knowingly Enjoy 
The Goodness And Grace Of The Lord Christ! 

Beloved, 

We Are Called To Soul Salvation 
And
We Need To Climb Up Higher On The Upward Way: 
Why Waste Time With Useless Things 
When We May Draw Closer To The Living God 
Each And Every Day!?! 

Know The Facts ...

All That Glitters Is Not Gold! 
Smell Good Doesn't Mean Taste Great! 
Beautiful Often Means Rotten 

And

Those Who Encourage You To Join Them In Bold Sin 
Cannot And Will Not Save You! 

Jesus Christ, The Forever Friend 
And 
Faithful Companion To Life's End
Calls, Cares, Keeps, Cleans, Comforts, Carries
And 
Consoles! 

He Asks, Answers
And
Accepts! 

He Loves, Leads
And 
Lifts! 

He Shepherds, Seeks, Saves, Sanctifies
And 
Seals! 

Be Comforted ...

Jesus Christ Died To Deliver Us From Death And Hell 
And
He Is Calling Us To Himself! 

Jesus Christ Is Everything We Need
All That We Desire 
And
More Than We Can Ever Think To Dream Of Or Acquire! 

Brethren, Beloved

Our Dear Savior Loves You Personally ... Intimately
With An Everlasting Love: 
Nothing ... Material Or Spirit 
Can Ever Separate You From His Everlasting Love! 

I Beseech Us All 
Please Do Not Permit What Presently Is 
To Deny You The Blessed Pleasure Of Certain Hope!
 
Let's Boldly Walk In 
And
Work Our Daily Gift Of Unfailing Faith 
And
Look Up To Rise Up 
To Meet Our Dear And Soon-Coming Lord In The Air!
The Trumpet Shall Sound! 





Wednesday, March 24, 2021

TEARS TO CLEANSE: Laughter To Heal!








Two Of Our Gifts Are Simple Ones: 
Tears ... To Cleanse 
And
Laughter ... To Heal! 

Why, Then, Are So Many Of Us Stressed Beyond Measure 
And
Stressing Out Others Beyond Reason!?! 

Why Are We So All-Fired Concerned 
About Who Should Or Could See Us Crying!?! 

Don't You Know That Laughter 
Won't Cause Your Face To Crack!?! 

Look At A Baby! 
It Is All Angry 
And 
In A Snap It Is Bawling Its Head Off! 
Mummy Or Daddy Holds Him Close
Utters Soothing Words Of Comfort 
And Soon
It Is Either Laughing Its Head Off For Joy 
Or Sleeping Peacefully 
Unbothered By The Past Upset! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Of Love, Our Jesus, Does That For Us 
So Let Us Cry Unto Him 
And 
By The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit's Working
Let Us Rest Having Been Refreshed! 

The Gifts Given
Are A Blessing ... Never A Curse
And
We ... Being Grateful
Should Freely Imbibe
As One Suffering A Great, Even Consuming, Thirst!

Let Us Laugh As We See Butterflies Dancing
Dust Bunnies Spinning
Leaves Waving
And 
Even As We Hear The Beating Of Our Own Hearts 
Telling The Story That 
We Still Have The Breath Of Life From Our God 
Which Makes Us Each One A Living Soul 
Able To Use The Daily Gift Of Faith 
Which Causes Us To Press On
Despite The Challenges
To The Great And Glorious Day That Heralds Peace! 

Our Lord Hears And Cares For Us! 
Let's Care For Ourselves 
By Using The Gifts Graciously Given With Gusto! 
Cry, Laugh
And 
Pray A Lot!






Tuesday, March 23, 2021

YOUR CONSCIENCE: Who Is Your Guide!?!






It Is All Well And Good To Say That 
Our Conscience Is Our Guide! 

The Question Is: 
By Whom And Upon What Is Your Conscience Being Fed!?! 

Is Your Conscience Alive And Working 
Or Has It Been Seared By A Hot Iron 
And Is Officially Dead!?! 

Beloved, 

The All-Seeing, All-Knowing, Ever-Present
Creator Sustainer God Holy Has Lovingly Said To Us: 
"Come Let Us Reason Together!"

In This Request To Us Is The Offer: 
Come And Be Taught ...
Come And Learn From Me 
Who Is, Was And Ever Shall Be! 

If You Are Resting Your Conscience 
Upon The Living Truth Of The Eternal One
Then Your Conscience Will Walk You Along The Path That 
Is 
Truth And Beauty! 

If, However, Your Conscience 
Is 
Resting On Self
Feeding Off What Makes The Stomach Churn
Living By Do-It-Yourself Theology
And 
Being Guided By Entertainment 
While Forgetting That Time 
Is Not 
On Your Side
You May Want To Indulge In Some Good Housekeeping 
And
Get Yourself In Touch With Him Who Saves 
To Be Blessed By The Fortune That 
Comes From Actively Using 
Jesus Christ's Gift To Us Of Daily Faith! 

Brethren, Beloved 

Living In Willful Sin Is Not Okay 
So Let Us Be Wise Unto Our Own Soul's Salvation 

And

Being Taught And Corrected By The Holy Spirit Of Truth 
Allow Our Conscience To Be Our Perfected Guide To Safety 
Before The Inevitable
Must-Pass
Every-Man Tests Of Life Arrive! 

Please Do Not Offend The Living God
But, Instead
Bless Him Who, Alone, Can Utterly Save Us!





Monday, March 22, 2021

TLC FOR THE LORD CHRIST: Dare To Care!






We All Love To Talk About Giving And Getting 
A Lil' TLC Aka Tender Loving Care: 
Our Giving Can Be A Bit On The "Iffy" Side! 

We Get Guaranteed Tender Loving Care In Spades
From Our Heavenly Father 
But
How Many Of Us Ever Consider That 
In Gratitude For Abundant Grace And Mercy 
And
The Blessings Of Provision, Protection And Perfect Peace 
And
Great Patience When We Slip And Walk Contrary To Truth
Faith And Common-Sense
We Ought To Bless Our Dear Savior 
With A Lil' TLC Aka Trust, Loyalty And Caring 
Just Because We Love And Cherish Him 
And
Are Desirous Of Pleasing Him In All That We Say And Do 
And
Think And Display!?! 

Beloved, 

Talk Is Cheap: 
Action Takes Effort! 
For Us To Get All Of The Promised Blessings Of Our Dear Lord
We Must Express Belief! 

For Us To Truly Receive The Benefits 
From Our Gifting The Lord With Our Trust, Loyalty And Caring
We Must Follow Him Where He Leads
Do As He Says
Pray Always 
And
Depart From The Cherished Pet Sins That 
Render Us Self-Made Slaves! 

Brethren, Beloved 

Dare To Care: 
Go All In For And With Jesus! 

Trusting
Being Loyal To 
And
Caring About The Things Of Almighty God 
Is
Applying Tender Loving Care 
     Our Own Hands 
          To Our Own Soul! 

Think About It! 

Peace
Is
The River Glorious!





Sunday, March 21, 2021

SHUN EVIL: Don't Indulge Rebellion!







Despite Popular Belief 
And 
Self-Absorbed Inclination
There Is No Profit ... No Benefit
In Indulging In Rebellion: 
Rules Are Not Made To Be Broken! 

Beloved, 

There Is Nothing Wrong With Asking "Why?" Or "What For?" 
About A Particular Rule 
But
There Is A Real Problem With Deciding In Your Own Mind That 
"Rules Are For Fools!" 
And Then 
Daring To Tell Any And All Listeners
"Nobody Can Tell Me What To Do!" 

Let's All Take Heed To The Warning 
So That We May, By Choice Through Grace, Be Blessed 
And 
Saved Into The Eternal Kingdom! 

Please Remember That 
Our Bodies Must Follow Rules 
If 
We Are To Remain Alive 

And

Never Forget That Satan ... Who Inspires Rebellion
Must Follow The Living God's Rules 
Even Though He Roundly Despises Their Stated Limits! 

Let Us Who Love Our Dear Jesus 
Choose To Indulge In The Most Perfect Form Of Heartfelt Worship 
Which Is Willing And Ready Obedience To His Will
His Way
His Laws
And
His Judgments And Precepts 
Which Give Us Open Access To All Of His Promises 
Known Sure, Secure And Blessed Forever! 

Please, I Beseech Us All, Do Not Follow 
The Wayward, Willful, Multitude 
And
Do Known Evil! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

Rebellion Leads To Destruction And Death
But
Obedience Leads To Eternal Life 
In The Perfection Of Our Almighty God's Peace And Joy! 



Roundly Reject Rebellion
Against
Jesus Christ The Lord Of Life
The True And Living Holy God
Who, Alone, Cleanses From Every Sin 
And
Saves, Seals
And
Eternally Blesses!!





Saturday, March 20, 2021

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Records Are Being Kept!






There Is A Record Being Kept In Heaven Of Our Words
Our Actions 
And
Our Influence ... Good Or Bad ... Over Others! 

Dig Deep ... 

If You Could See ... In Real Time Over The Long Haul
What It Is That You Cause To Happen In The Lives Of Others
Would You Continue Living The Life That You Now Lead!?! 

What Would You Change, By God's Grace, About Yourself!?! 

Beloved, 

We Have A Loving Heavenly Father 
Who, By Jesus Christ, Has Modeled For Us 
The Perfect Way To Speak, Walk 
And
Act Unto All People! 

Too Often, Though
In Total Rejection Of The Living Way
We Behave As Though Our Heavenly Father Hates Us
Or Is Trying To Make Our Lives Miserable 
With His Do's And Don'ts
And 
His Perfect Way! 

Open Your Eyes ... 

Please Recognize That Our Bad Behavior 
Is 
Not Going To Make Almighty God Lower His Standards 
Nor Is It Going To Cause Him 
To Love Us Less Than When Jesus Died On Calvary! 

Brethren, Beloved 

We Need To Recognize That Almighty God Is All
And
That We Have Nothing To Give Our Lord
Save Our Trust And Obedience
 
And

By His Saving Grace
We Must Come To Realize That 
Our Best Behavior Is Blessed Behavior!

We Are Nearing Home
So Let's Raise Our Standards! 
Let's Live Right 
And
Do Good Always 
And 
In All Ways Even Though There 
Is 
No Earthly Profit Or Apparent Benefit! 


Our Heavenly Father
Sees All
Knows All
And
Is In All
And
He, Alone
Blesses Us All! 






Friday, March 19, 2021

HAPPY SABBATH + Don't Prate, Pray!







We All Have The Ability To Look At A Problem 
And 
Reason From Its Cause To Its Effect! 

We All Have The Freedom To Make A Free-Will Choice 
No Matter What Someone Else Expects! 

We All Have The Ability 
To Make The Choice To Take A Chance! 

We All Have The Ability 
To Live In The Light Of Life For Love 

And

We All Have The Gift Of God That Will See Us Forgiven
Cleansed 
And 
Forever Blessed And Saved 
When Jesus Comes With His Rewards! 

Beloved, 

Let Us Choose To Be Wise 
And 
Not Waste Our Freedom
- Our Finite Opportunities - 
With Tasteless, Worthless, Useless Ventures 
Which Will See Us Being Homeless
Nameless 
And 
Crown-Less 
When The Lord Christ Shall Come For His Faithful People! 

Think Thoroughly 
Before You Talk Trash! 

Look Up Longingly 
Before You Look Down And Leap Lustfully! 

Listen 
Before You Lash-Out! 

Give Love 
Before You Give Grief! 

Help
Before You Hurt 

And

Pray Over "It" 
Before You Prate Aka Talk Foolishly 
About People And Things! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

If You Care About
You Will Never Have To Seek A Cure For! 

If You Walk Wisely
There Is No Chance Of Your Being Waylaid 
By Wasteful Worry! 

Listen To The Still Small Voice Of God 
The Holy Spirit Who Leads Into all Truth
And 
You'll Never Have To Hear The Voice Of Satan The Damned
The Known And Despised God-Fraud
Who Leads The Unwitting And The Unwise
To Destruction! 

Accept The Truth!
Truth Is Jesus Is Truth!
Truth Teaches!
Truth Blesses
And
Truth Saves! 

Peace
Is
The Only Panacea
That
Unfailingly Works!





Thursday, March 18, 2021

Trust The Sure Defence!






A Buckler 
Is 
A Shield ... A Personal Defence 
So Jesus Christ The Lord
Whom We Intimately Lean Upon And Trust
Is 
Our Personal Defence
Our Shield Against Our Foes 
Whether They Are Seen Or Unseen
Known Or Unknown
Near Or Far! 

Beloved, 

We Trust Aka Depend Upon The Lord Christ For Our Defence 
Becaus
We Have Proved Aka Tried Him 
And
Have Found Him 
And
Are Finding Him To Be Able And Capable 
And
Most Assuredly Available! 

Memories And Thoughts ...

Let Us Remember What Our Lord Christ Has Done For Us
And 
Think About What He Is Doing For Us 
And
Let Us Look Forward With A Lively Hope 
To What He Has Promised That He Will Do For Us! 

Please, I Beseech Us All 
Don't Trust Lying Eye-See
Deceitful Ear-Hear 
Or Treacherous I-Feel As You Make The Pilgrim Journey! 

Please Dare, By Faith, To Ever Trust 
The Unchanging, Unfailing
Unimpeachable, Uplifting 
"Thus Saith The Lord!" 
For Body And Soul Salvation! 

Beware
Be Prepared
And 
Don't Be Scared 
As You Hear The Harsh Words Of 
Those Who Seek To Take Away Your Free Will 
And 
Your Freedom To Choose! 

Dare To Hold To Almighty God's Unchanging Hand Of 
Hope, Help And Healing! 

Dare To Walk In The Living, Holy, Faith Of Jesus Christ 
Which Cannot, Will Not, Fail! 

Dare To Trust The Eternal Word Of 
The Lamb Who Is The Lion Of The Tribe Of Judah
And
The Rock Of Ages ... Our Sure Rock Of Refuge
Who Is A Rock Of Offence
And
A Stone Of Stumbling
To All Unbelievers And Evil-Doers! 

Brethren, Beloved

Dare To Please The True And Living God
And
Bless Your Own Soul:
Look Up To Jesus Christ
The Author And Finisher Of Our Faith
And 
Live Abundantly ... Now
And
Forevermore ... At The Appointed Time!






Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Christians Commissioned To Care For Others!








Just Because You Live In A Dog-Eat-Dog World 
It Does Not Mean That 
You Have To Raise The Dog 
Or 
Be The Dog
The Dog Catcher
The Dog Killer
The Dog-Meat Seller 
Or 
The Dog-Meat Eater! 

The World Will Change! 
Men's Minds, Tastes And Desires Will Change 
And
Truth May Become Subjectively Objective 
But
Our Loving Creator Savior Provider Redeemer-God 
Remains The Same 
And
So Should His Children Who Gladly Adopt 
And 
Embrace His Ways 
And
 Serve Him Faithfully 
And
In Righteousness! 


Subjects
... You, Me, We, People ...
Have Feelings!
Objects
... Truth, Light, Good, Evil ...
Are Observable, Measurable!

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

Truth And Eternity Belong To Almighty God! 

Man ... A Notorious Liar
Operates In Tenuous Time
And
He Is Playing Always With Fire! 

A Liar 
Is 
Like A Leopard
Who Cannot Change His Own Spots! 
Man's Character Will Not Change 
Unless And Until 
The Holy Spirit ... Invited ... His Uncleanness Blots Out! 
On This Matter Let There Be No Doubt!

Beloved,   

We Are Christians ... Called And Committed
Cooperating With The Lord
And
Commissioned To Care For Others
So Let Us Dare To Always Do Right
 - In Jesus Christ's Holy Name -
Forswearing Lies And Deceits
And
Nipping At Fingers
Biting Off Heads
And
Chewing On One Another's Seats! 


Peace With The Father
Always Attends
His Faithful Children
And
Causes Their Enemies
To Be At Peace With Them!





Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Go Around Comes Around!








Are You Casting Away Funds, Food
Friends, Family
Your Future
Or 
Forever In The Faithful Father's Family!?! 

We Often Say, And Regularly Hear, That 
We Don't Have Tomorrow Put Down 
Or Tomorrow Is Not Promised! 
These Statements Are True 
And
We Need To Consider That What We Do Today
By Praying, Planning, Plotting Or Even Passively
Greatly Affects Our Prospect ..., Our Hopes
For A Beautiful Tomorrow 
In The Land Of The Forever Blessed! 

Beloved, 

No Man Is An Island 
And
No Man Stands Alone: 
Everything That You Say And Do 
Impacts Your Self And Others! 

Be Aware ...

What You Toss Into The Trash 
Is 
Another Man's Treasure! 

What You Ignore, Someone Else Embraces 
And
What You Despise, Someone Else Loves! 

Search Your Self ...

Are You Like Judas Iscariot
Selling Imperishable Gold 
And
Ill-Advisedly Buying Burnable Silver!?! 

Are You Refusing The Father's Feast Of Good And Plenty 
And 
Are Looking Longingly At The Husks That The Swine Eats!?! 

What Thoughts Are Filling Your Head!?! 

Who Is Making Your Heart Their Home!?! 

What Is In That Hand That You're Extending!?! 

Are You A Peace-Speaking Warmonger 
Or A Peace-Seeking Peace-Keeper!?! 
Do You Care!?! 

By Almighty God's Great Gift Of Grace
With A Willing Spirit
And
With Patient Endurance
Fix Your Face
Fix Your Feelings 
And 
Fix Your Future: 
Go Around Comes Around!





Monday, March 15, 2021

UNGODLY LUST: Godly Desire!

 





Desire 
Is 
Beautiful And Ugly
Enlivening And Deadly! 

When Desire Is Motivated By The Lust Of Our Flesh
It Becomes Ugly And Deadly 
When Left Unchecked! 

When Desire Is Motivated By The Love Of The Lord Christ 
And
Conveyed On The Wheels Of Faith 
Carrying A Flatbed Of Trust 
Occupied By A Heart Headed To Higher Ground On The Upward Way
It Is Beautiful ... Enlivening 
And 
Gloriously Blessed
And
Daily Life Is Lived Without Unprofitable Stress! 

Where, With Whom
And 
For What 
Is 
Your Heart's Desire!?! 

Is Your Desire For The Here And Now
For The Seen And Heard
And
For The Touched And Felt 
Or 
Is It Holding Hope High 
And 
Choosing Strait Aka Hard And Narrow 
Instead Of Easy And Wide!?! 

Is Your Flesh Ruling Your Will 
Or 
Is Your Daily Gift Of Faith For Today 
Guiding You On The Wise Way 
Upon Which You Should Boldly Walk Without Worry!?! 

Beloved, 

Be Warned! 
When Putrid Pride Influences Personal Desire
Wisdom 
Is 
Decidedly Discarded 
And 
Folly 
Is 
Enthusiastically Embraced 
And 
Unwisely Elevated! 

How Do You Stand ... 

We ... As Committed-To-Christ Christians
Are Called To Be Wise
To Desire The Good Portion
To Remember Whose Children We Are
To Reject The Unclean Things
And
To Wait Patiently Upon The Lord 
As We Humbly Bear The Family's Name 
And
To Joyfully Tell The Good News Gospel 
To All Who Choose To Hear It! 

Brethren, Beloved

Let Us Willingly, Eagerly
Confidently Choose This Day
To Longingly, Lovingly, Lastingly Desire 
Our Lord Jesus Christ!





Sunday, March 14, 2021

Open Your Eyes!







There Is No Man So Blind As He That 
Chooses Out Of The Gross Pride In His Heart That 
He Will Not See! 

Question Is
What Is There So Frightening To Look Upon
To Observe Intently
To Learn From By Clear Sight That 
The Willfully Blind One Refuses To Look Upon It!?! 

Beloved, 

If We Are Honest About Our Own Selves
Our Own Experiences
We Must Answer, Truth! 

Truth 
Is 
So Plain, Complex, Soft, Hard, Light, Dark
Sweet, Sour, Beautiful
And 
So Ugly That Those Of Us Who Walk Self-Assured
Self-Centered
And 
Self-Justified In Our Own Self-Worship 
Cannot, Will Not, Accept That
It Is Only By Fully Trusting Jesus Christ Who Is The Truth
Who Takes All Of Our Complex, Dark
Hard, Sour, Ugly Bits Into Himself 
And
Gives Us His Plain, Soft, Light
Sweet, Beautiful Wholeness That 
We Will Walk Without Blinkers And Scales 
Obscuring Aka Blinding Our Vision! 

Self-Worship Is Idolatry! 
Idolatry Is Sin! 
Willful Blindness 
Is 
Presumptuous Sin Aka Planned Sin: 
Don't Do It! 

Let's Stop With The Can't-Profit Folly Of Willful Blindness! 

Open Your Eyes! 
Accept The Plain Truth
And 
See The Light! 

Jesus Christ The Righteous
The Word Of God 
The Light That Points The Way Home
Is
The Truth:
Hear Him! 





Saturday, March 13, 2021

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: There's No Salvation In Straw!






It Is said That 
A Drowning Man Will Catch At A Straw 
To Save Himself!

Straw Is A By-Product 
And 
A Waste-Product Whose End, Ultimately
Is 
The Dung-Heap Or The Burn-Barrel: 
There's No Salvation In Grasping At Straw! 

Those Of Us Who Don't Personally Know The Lord Jesus 
Are Drowning In Sin! 
We Who Know The Lord Christ Are Grasping For 
And
Are Being Firmly Held By The Holy Hand Of 
Our Own Creator 
And
The Creator Of The Plants From Which The Straw Comes! 

Be Wise For Yourself ... 

It Is Always Safer, More Beneficial ... More Profitable 
To Go To The Boss Than To The Servant! 

Our Boss ... The Master
The Lord Our God, The King, The Judge
- With Open Arms - 
Invites Us To Seek After Him Diligently 
While He May Be Found! 

Beloved, 

We Have A ... The ... Window Of Opportunity 
Now ... Today ... To Get In On The Ground Floor Of 
The Universe's Greatest Health, Wealth And Blessing Transfer
With No Lies Or Deceit Involved 
And
No Stealth Or Stealing Required! 

Let Us Dare ... Today
To Reject The Cheap, Useless, Straws That 
Suggest Possible Safety ... And Security
But
Grossly Fall Short And Grotesquely Fail
And Instead 
Humbly Choose To Call Upon 
And 
Repair To Our Lord Jesus 
Who, Alone, Truly Saves, Heals 
And 
Seals Us! 

Jesus Christ
Is
Our All
For All Things
And
In All Ways!