Sunday, August 1, 2021

Sippy-Cup Christianity


 






Would You Squeeze Through A Wide-Open Door!?! 

Would You Only Eat One Grape A Day 
When You Have Unrestricted Access 
To A Flourishing, Abundantly Productive, Vineyard!?! 

Would You Drink From A Sippy-Cup 
When You Live Next To A Spring Of Sweet, Ice-Cold, Water!?! 

If You Answer 
"No, Not A Chance!" 
Then Why In The Name Of All That 
Is 
Holy, Just, And Good 
Are You, Me, We Visiting With The Lord Christ 
Only When We Are In Dire Straits 
And 
Not Doing So As A Habit, A Practice, A Way Of Life!?! 

Jesus Christ Spreads A Table Before Us!
 
Jesus Christ Is The Creator God
The King Of Love
The Good Shepherd
The King Of The Universe 
And
Any Table That He Spreads Before Us 
And
In The Presence Of Our Enemies 
Is 
Going To Be Beautifully Appointed
Infinitely Long
And 
Abundantly Laid 
So That We May Feast Now 
And
Eternally! 


PRAYER:

Dear Lord, 
We Have A Problem! 
We Are Looking Through Finite Eyes
With Fraught Feelings 
At The Table Spread By The Infinite God! 
Please Help Us To Look Up Higher
See Clearer
Smell Deeper
And 
Taste The Unimaginably Good, Good
Very Good Things That
Come From Your Giving Heart And Hands! 

Please Cleanse, Refine
And
Re-Educate Our Taste-Buds 
So That We Will Ever Choose
With Knowledge, Wisdom, And Understanding 
To Eat And Drink Deeply Of
Your Goodness Always! 
AMEN!!!





Saturday, July 31, 2021

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Giving Hand Is Never Empty!









I Don't Know About You
But 
I Consider My Day To Be Just Perfect 
When I Receive Extras:

A Pregnant Plantain! 
A Bag Full Of Coupled-Up Cherries 
And 
A Gift Of Goodies That I Would Normally Buy 
But
The Good Lord Supplied 
By The Willing-To-Share Hands Of 
Friends And Family! 

Beloved, 

Are You A Practicing Grateful Person!?! 
Are You Thankful For The Lil' Treats That 
Our Dear Lord Provides To Us Each Day 
Or
Are You Embracing The Ungrateful Heart Of 
The Unreasonable Soul Who Looks For Trouble 
But
Not Blessings!?! 

Never Forget Aka Always Remember That 
Our Attitude Determines Our Altitude! 

The Lord Gives New Mercies, New Blessings, Every Day 
But
Many Of The Visible Ones We Will Never Get To Enjoy 
Because 
We Do Not Choose To Appreciate That 
Little Is Much When God Is In It! 

The Thankful Heart 
Is 
Always Filled 
And
The Giving Hand 
Is 
Never Empty! 

All Of Our Great God's Gifts Are Good, Very Good
But, Alas
We See What We Look For 
And
We Get As We Give! 

I Challenge You To Choose To Be Thankful 
Because 
You Are Blessed To Bless To Be Blessed! 

Pray To Our Father! 
Expect A Blessing! 
Look Up To The Hills! 
Reach Out To The Brethren! 
In-Gather God's Good Gifts! 
Share Your Blessing
And 
Faithfully Repeat! 

The Lord In Zion Reigns
And
He Forgets Not His Own! 

Peace! 





Friday, July 30, 2021

HAPPY SABBATH + FREEDOM IN CHRIST JESUS: How Are You Using Your Gift!?!











Free! 
Freedom! 
Freely! 
Free-Will! 
Good Words! 
Costly Words! 

Bottom Line, Beloved, 
Free Ain't Cheap! 

For Us Free People 
To Have The Freedom 
To Exercise Our Free-Will 
To Live Freely
It Cost Jesus Christ His Blood 
To Purchase Our Freedom! 

The Glorious  Innocent 
Paid For The Cast-Out Guilty! 

Let's Ask Ourselves The Hard Question: 

"Am I Wasting My Freedom ... So Dearly Purchased 
To Live Like A Trussed-Up Aka Hog-Tied Slave To Sin 
Because I Do Not Recognize The True Value Of
The Great Salvation Acquired For Me Personally!?!" 

The Expression 

"There Is None So Blind 
As He Who Will Not See ... The Truth!"
Is 
Of Great Relevance To Us 
Who Call Jesus Christ, Lord And God!

We All Love To Receive Gifts
But
Who Determines The Value Of The Gift Given 
The Value Of The Gift Received!?! 

Is The Value Of The Gift Received 
Diminished Or Elevated 
Based Upon The Receiver's Attitude
Be It Bad Or Good!?! 

Our Father  ... Who Is In Heaven
Required The Perfect Sacrifice Of Innocent Blood 
To Pay The Full Price For Our Awful Sin: 
Jesus Christ The Righteous Willingly Paid It All! 

You Are Personally Given A Receipt For Sin Marked 


"PAID IN FULL!" 


To Some People Among Us
The Paid Receipt 
Is 
Just A Beautifully Engraved Card 
Artistically, Tastefully, Stamped With Real Red Ink! 
To The Saints Of God And Christ
It Is The Title Deed To Eternity 
Sealed With Living Blood! 

What Is It To You!?! 
Do You Even Care!?! 

Think About It ... 

Peace With The Omnipotent God Is Free! 
Peace With The Omniscient God Is Freeing
And
No Surprise At All
Peace With The Omnipresent God Is Freedom! 

Blessings Be Upon You:
Freedom In Christ Jesus Is Forever! 


The Shed Blood Of Jesus Christ
Is
The Love Of Almighty God!











Thursday, July 29, 2021

Praying Raises You Up To Almighty God!








Pray ... Without Ceasing 
Aka Boldly Bombard The Throne Of Grace 
With Pleas For Loving Favor For Yourself 
And
For Others 
And 
Always Remember To Give Thanks! 

Beloved, 

You, Me, We Have An Open Invitation 
To Approach The King
Our God Holy
Our Creator Forever Blessed
To Ask For Blessings 
Any Second, Minute, Hour, Day, Week, Month, And Year 
No Middle-Men ... No Intermediary ... Required! 

Do You Trust The Lord!?! 
Do You Believe The Invitation!?! 
Do You Believe The Promises!?!
 
Are You, By The Gift Of Faith, Willing To Step Up
Step Out
And 
Show Your Trust In Your Lord!?! 

Faith ... Without Work ... Without Exercise
Is 
DOA Aka Dead On Arrival! 

Think! 

Praying Raises You Up To Almighty God! 

The Lord Christ Lovingly Asks Us 
To Show Our Unwavering Trust In Him 
By Choosing To Be An "Annoying Child" 
So That He May Say ... At The Appointed Time


Apple Of My Eye
Here Is Your Heart's Desire Now, Today
When You Are Truly Ready
To Step Up A Little Higher! 

By Making My Will For Your Life
Your Heart's Sole Desire
You Are Walking Right In Holy Light
And
Growing Up In My Grace 
And
You Are Being Blessed
To Also Bless Others!


Pray, Dear Ones! 
Align Your Desires With The Known Will Of Almighty God 
As Written In The Living Word
And 
Walk Wisely, Confidently, Into The Beautiful City 
At The Time Of His Appointing! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

The Ways Of Our Beautiful Savior Are Perfect!

Peace!






Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Manipulators Abound!







If You've Ever Had To Endure 
The "Tender Mercies" Of A Manipulative Parent
Husband, Wife
Child, Brother, Sister, Employer
Or Like Jesus Christ
A Creature Aka Lucifer 
And 
A Bosom Friend Aka Judas Iscariot 
You Are In Good Company! 

Beloved, 

Manipulators Abound Left And Right 
Behind And Before
Above And Beneath! 

Being Poor Doesn't Stop Them 
And 
Being Rich Doesn't Gentle Them!

Those Who Seek To Manipulate You Will Always Say 
It Was For Your Own Good
Or They Had To Do It To Open Your Eyes
Or They Did It 
Because 
(Be Still My Beating Heart!)
They Love You! 

Get Real Already! 
Love Does Not Cause Fear, Pain
Distress And Death! 

Manipulators ... By Definition And Declaration
Are Agents Of That Eternally-Damned Satan 
And
They Take Perverse Pleasure In Hurting People 
So That They May Feel Good About 
Their God-Denying, Miserable, Selves!

Lucifer ... Through Greed And Covetousness
And 
With Concentrated Lies
Caused The Fall Of One-Third Of The Angels
Caused Adam And Eve To Sin
Caused Cain To Kill Abel
And
Caused The World-Wide Flood
The Egyptian Bondage
The Death Of Our Dear Jesus
And 
The "Impossible To Happen" Misery That 
You Have Endured 
And 
Are Likely Now Enduring! 

Please Don't Mock Almighty God 
And
Please Don't Join The Enemy 
To Do Satan's Dirty Work! 

Payback Is A Female Dog 
And
"Why Me!?!" 
Is 
A Broken Record! 

Go Around Comes Around! 
Live For The Lord Of Life
And
Not For The Death-Dealing God-Fraud! 

Peace!






Tuesday, July 27, 2021

SAFE Aka Safely Abiding In The Father's Establishment!







Safe At Home! 
What A Wonderful Expression! 
What A Heart-Felt Need! 
Are You Safe At Home!?! 
Are You Feeling The Need!?! 

Alas, Beloved, There Is Safe 
And 
Then There Is SAFE
Aka Securely Abiding In The Father's Establishment! 

This World Is Not Our Home 
So Safe In The Spiritual Sense Tells Us Clearly That 
We Should Not Feel Too Comfortable Here 
Or Dare To Rest Without Our Dear Savior Near! 

Lest We Forget ... Or Neglect To Remember
We Are In Enemy Territory 
And 
We Will Do Well To Remember 
The Old Saying That You Should 
"Sleep With One Eye Open 
And Your Hand On Your Trigger!" 

Our Eyes Must Be On Our Captain-Commander 
And 
Our Hearts Must Be Always Set To Pray! 

Are You A Praying Person 
On The Side Of The Lord Christ 
Or 
Are You An Agent Of Chaos
A Deceitful Bow Bent Straight And True 
But
Pulling To The Left 
And
Determined To Give Others Stress!?! 

Stop! 
Look At Yourself! 
Determine Who Is Your True Leader! 
Understand The Truth About The Home 
To Which You Are Being Led 
And
Ask Yourself The Penetrating Question: 
"Will I Be Safe In That Space!?!"
Aka "Is That House A Good Home!?!" 

Are You Headed Toward The Perpetual
The Infinite
The Everlasting Safety Of 
The Heavenly Home!?! 

Are You Holding On To Our Dear Lord's Unchanging Hand!?! 
Are You Resting Under The Everlasting Arms 
Where None May Steal Your Joy 
Or Make You Afraid!?! 

There Is No Safety In Or With Man In Control! 
Think On These Things! 
Salvation Is Safety: Jesus Christ ... Alone ... Saves! 
Peace! 






Monday, July 26, 2021

RESISTANCE IS NOT FUTILE: No Need To Fear The Feisty Fiend!







The Lord Jesus Christ Has Not Given To Us 
The Malevolent Spirit Of Fear  
So, Therefore
It Must Be A Putrid Package From The Damned Devil! 

Ungodly Fear Is A Demonic Device: 
The Perfect Love Of The Holy God 
Casts Out Ungodly Fear! 

Ungodly Fear Causes Hope To Decamp: 
Saving Faith Uses Hope As A Lamp 
To Light The Way To The Path That 
Keeps One Within The Borders Of 
The Camp Of Jesus Christ The Lord! 

Beloved, 

There Is A Spiritual Battle Being Waged For Ownership
Aka Possession Of
Aka Control Of
Your Free-To-Choose Mind! 

Jesus Christ The Righteous
Daily, Graciously, Gives To Each Of Us 
A Measure Of His Unfailing Faith 
To Be Aggressively Worked 
To Get Us Through That Day ... Alone! 

Are You Being Evilly Inspired 
To Do Wrong Through Satanic Fear 
Or
Are You Using Your God-Given
Lovingly-Provided  Equipment 
To Do The Good And The Right!?! 

We Cannot Serve Two Masters! 

We Must Not Use Faith Fretfully! 

We Must ... Through Fervent Prayer
Choose To Use Our Daily Gift Of Daily Faith 
To Force Fear To Flee From Us! 

Resistance Is Not Futile! 

Since Resisting The Devil 
By The Word Of God
Through The Grace Of God
Makes Him Flee
Resisting His Instrument Of Torture 
By Using Your Shield Of Faith 
Should Make Ungodly Fear Likewise Flee! 

Brethren, Greatly Beloved

Please Have Godly Fear For The Gracious Father
And 
Most Assuredly Know That
All Will Be Well! 

Peace!






Sunday, July 25, 2021

Stop Tekkin' De Short-Cut Bus!








It Is Impossible To Trust The Word Of Almighty God 
And
Diligently Follow His Wise Counsels 
And 
Sure Guidance 
And
"Somehow" End Up In Hell
The Place Prepared For Satan And His Fallen Angels! 

Beloved, 

Almighty God Is Good! 
Jesus Christ The Good Shepherd Always Saves! 
The Holy Spirit Leads Us Into All Truth 
And
The Holy Angels Influence Us To Do The Good 
And 
The Right 
So It Plainly Stands To Reason That 
When We Go Wrong It Is Because 
We Have Chosen To Take The Short-Cut Bus 
To The Long-Road Straight-Path High School 
In Glory For Me By Me! 

Think! 

The Lawless And The Careless 
Who Love To Party In Care-Free
Arrogantly Ask 
"What Does The Ever-Present God See!?!" 
And Snidely Wonder 
"What Does The All-Seeing God Know!?!" 
About Their Dark Of Night Departures 
From Decency And Deliverance! 

There Is No Folly In Following Godly Wisdom 
So Let's Not Slap Skin 
Aka Desire To Companionably Walk Unwisely
- Lawlessly -
With The Workers Of Iniquity 
Aka Planned, Known, Sin! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ... 

Sin Pays In The Currency Called Death 
But
The King Of Love Gives The Gift Of Eternal Life 
To His Free-Will-Submitted
Enduring-All
Faithful
Trusting Followers! 

There Are No Shortcuts To Glory 
And
There Will Be No Long-Haul, Faithful, Christians In Hell! 

Be Captivated By Christ 
Or 
Be Cat-Spraddled By Satan! 

Life 
Is 
About Choice 
So Choose Wisely! 

Peace!






Saturday, July 24, 2021

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: CHARACTER: Night-Shade Or Morning Glory!??







Is The Fragrance That You Are Known To Wear 
Of The Night-Shade Variety 
Or Of The Morning Glory Variety!?! 

Is Your Favorite Song Of The Bacchanal Variety 
Or An Encouraging Song Of Zion!?! 

Are You Kind And Helpful To All 
Or Only To Those Who Can Benefit You!?! 

Do You Know That A Negligent Christian 
Is 
As Bad As A Careful Sinner!?! 

Do You Know That You're Responsible 
For The Truth That You Could Have Known 
When You Refuse To Know The Truth That 
Is 
Available To Be Known!?! 

Do You Know That 
You Will Have To Buy All That You Need 
When You Selfishly Choose To Sell All That You Have!?! 

Beloved, 

When You Look Down You See Dirt! 
When You Look Around You See People! 
When You Look Up You See The Lord In Glory! 

The Cross Of Christ Was Planted In Dirt! 
The Outstretched Hands Of Christ 
     On The Accursed Cross Of Calvary 
          Encircled All People! 
When We Look Up To Jesus We Are Healed! 

How Are You Thinking, Walking, Talking, Doing!?! 

Are Your Thoughts Of Self Only 
And 
Your Endeavors To Profit You Wholly And Solely!?! 

If You Desire Blessings Abundant
Please Cheerfully Extend Your Hand To Give! 

If You Prefer To Be Amongst The Cursed
Keep Your Purse Zipped
Your Cupboard Locked
And 
Your Hands Closed: 
Fists Cannot Receive Of The Goodness Of 
The Lord Of Love, Light, And Life! 

Life Is Made For Changing
And 
Living For Jesus Christ The Lord Requires Change! 
Will You Be Amongst The Brave!?! 

Peace Be Upon You!


 
Thought For The Week Ahead:

Never Give Up The Truth!
Never Tolerate Lies!
Never Embrace Wickedness
And 
Always Stand Up With Conviction 
For Our Lord Jesus Christ! 

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

Pray Without Ceasing! 

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

Jesus Christ The King
Is 
Personally Calling You 
So With Godly Fear 
And 
Needful Pleasure
Quickly Open Your Heart's Door!

 





Friday, July 23, 2021

HAPPY SABBATH: What's Affecting Your Eternal Bottom Line!?!




 







How Is It Possible To Willingly
And
Slavishly Adhere To 
The "Unbreakable" Rules And Regulations Of 
"Social" Organizations 
Which Operate More Like Crime Syndicates 
Which Add Nothing To Our Eternal Bottom-Like 
But
Act Doubtfully, Dismissively, Disrespectfully
And 
Denigratingly Towards The Laws
Commandments And Statutes Of Almighty God 
Who Keeps Us Alive Now 
And
Promises Us Eternal Life Hereafter!?!

Beloved, 

People Pay To Belong To Social Organizations 
And 
Pay Even More To Obtain Their "Free" Perks 
And Yet 
Fall Down The Ladder Or Are Dismissed 
When They Lose Income, Status 
And 
Power-Broker Access! 

The Living Kingdom Of God, Praise Jesus
Is 
Not So! 

The Lord Paid Our Outside Aka Sin Debt
Paid Our Admission Fee
Places Us In Positions Of Responsibility
Provides Us With The Appropriate Wardrobe
Coaches Us To Raise Us Up
Corrects Our Behavior And Speech
Protects Us From Predators
Provides Us With The Elite Teacher 
To Groom Us To Perfection
And 
Guarantees Us Access ... On-Demand ... 
To The Throne Of The King 
And 
Answers Our Every Call 
Even As He Provides For Our Every Need! 

Something 
Is 
Seriously Wrong With This Picture! 

Where Is Our Godly Wisdom 
And 
Understanding 
To Use Available Knowledge Aright!?! 
Think About It! 


Beware, Beware!
Don't Sell Eternal Gold ... Eternal God
To Purchase Rusting, Burnable, Silver
Which Will Testify Against You!


Peace!











Thursday, July 22, 2021

DANGEROUS GROUND: Tread Carefully Before The Lord Of Life!







A Total Stranger Told Me That 
They Had Spent Three Months In The Hospital With Cancer
That Their Name Meant Servant Of God
That Satan Was, Is, Almighty God's Son
That The Holy Bible Was Not The Book
And 
That Nature Is The Book That 
Speaks The Best About Almighty God
And 
That He Had No Use 
For The Holy Men Inspired By Almighty God 
Who Allegedly Wrote The Holy Bible 
Because
The Inspired, Holy, Men Of God 
Are The Modern Day Pastors And Preachers 
Who Abuse And Rape Children!

Beloved, 

The Word Of Almighty God 
Cannot Be Separated From The Person Of Almighty God 
And
Accepting Only The Book Of Nature 
As Your Sole Source Of Belief 
Is 
Treading On Dangerous Ground!

Elevating Aka Worshipping Nature Aka The Creation
Instead Of Worshipping The Creator 
Is 
Idolatry 
Which Is Sin! 

Lucifer Now Satan
Is
A Created Being!

The True Servant Of God 
Is 
Obedient To The Preserved Word Of God 
And 
Does Not Choose To Raise Up An Altar To Folly 
Because 
Folly Makes Him Or Her Feel Good 
In The Crowd Of Disobedient Unbelievers!

Satan Is The Liar
Aka
The Father Of Lies!

Like It Or Not
The Word Of God Will Witness For Or Against Us 
According To Our Chosen Path To Glory! 

Making Car Noises 
And 
Standing In A Garage 
Does Not Make You A Car! 
Being Called A Servant Of God 
And 
Spreading Satan's Propaganda 
Will Not See You Among The Blessed 
And 
Forever Saved! 

Jesus Christ The Righteous
The King Of Glory
The King Of Love
The Light Of Life
The Life Of Every Man
Is
The Truth
The Creator God
The Word Of God
The Word Made Flesh
Who Surely Dwelt Among Us
Is
The Only Way Home
To The Father's House!

Tread Carefully: 
There Is No Knowledge Of Jesus Christ The Lord 
Without The Preserved Word Of God 
Which Testifies About Him! 

The Holy Spirit Of Almighty God
The Spirit That Leads Into All Truth
Inspired Holy Men Of God
To Write Down The Holy Word Of God! 

The Living God Is Not A Liar
And
We Need To Stop Confusing
Those Who Were And Are Called By The Lord Himself
With Those Who Call Themselves! 
Tares And Wheat Will Grow Together
Until The Day Of The Great Harvest! 

Peace! 







Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Trust Ye In The Lord Forever!


 

 





I Don't Know About You 
But 
If Anyone Tells Me That 
I Should Come To Them If I Am Labored And Weighed Down 
And 
I Will Find Rest In Them 
And Then 
Turn Around And Tell Me To Take Their Yoke Upon Me 
And 
Learn About Them
To Get The Rest That They Give
I Will Seriously Wonder What It Is That 
They Are Smoking Or Drinking
Because 
They Cannot Be Playing With A Full Deck Of Cards! 

Oh, The Beauty Of Being With 
And
Being Cared For By Christ Jesus!

Beloved, 

The Christ Who Calls Us 
Is 
The Kind, Caring, Giving King Of Love
The Shepherd Of Rest
The Righteous One In Whom Is No Darkness
No Deceit ... At All! 

Our Lord Christ Maintains 
And
Sustains What He Created 
And 
Cherishes What He Has Bought! 

Our Lord Christ Is No Mouth-Giant 
Aka No Goliath, Who Is All Front And No Backs! 
He See, Knows, Feels 
And 
Is In All 
And
His Ears Are Not Deaf
Nor His Hands Short! 

What Our Precious Lord Jesus Says He Will Do
He Will Do 
Because
He Is Not A Man Who Tells Lies For A Conversation 
Or Speaks To Hear His Own Voice! 

He Loves You, Personally, With An Everlasting Love
And 
His Budget For Gifts For You 
Is
Infinite! 

From Personal Experience
I Encourage You To Believe, Love, Trust
Honor, Worship, Praise 
And 
Confidently And Consistently Obey Him!
He Is Always Here For You! 
Please Try King Jesus! 

Peace!