FICKLE SENSES: Steadfast Faith!

In The Midst Of Life

In The Face Of Death

On The Steps Of 

The Uncertainty Of The Day Called Tomorrow

How Steadfast Is Your Faith In The Eternal Promises Of 

Almighty God Through Jesus Christ Our Lord!?! 

Beloved, 

On The One Hand 

Is 

The I-Know By Unfailing-Faith The Word Of God 

Which Standeth Sure 

And

On The Other Hand 

Is

The Uncertain, Uncertain "Knowledge" 

As Freely Sold By Those Fickle Senses 

I-See

I-Feel

And 

I-Hear

All Three Of Which Are Notorious 

For Their Light Handling Of 

Good, Truth, And Right 

Which Do Not Produce Profits 

For False Prophets And Profiteers! 

Dear Ones, 

Remember, Remember, Don't Ever Forget: 

Christ's Faithful Followers Can't Afford 

The "Luxury" Of Living By Sensation! 

We Reason With The Lord! 

We Ask For The Wisdom Which We Know We Lack! 

We Seek The Lord While He Is To Be Found

And

We Pray For The Outpouring And Indwelling Of 

The Holy Spirit Who Leads Us Into All Truth 

And

Corrects Our Every Error 

And

Comforts Us! 

Our Prayers Of Faith 

Open For Us The Storehouse Of Knowledge Of 

The Only Wise God Who Says To You, Personally:

"Come ... And Be Blessed! 

Come And Dine!" 

Remember, 

You ... Being Wise

Only Dine Where There Is Food Good For You! 

Be Strong In The Lord And In The Power Of His Might! 

Peace!

Resilience!

In Primary School

We Were Rigorously Taught: 

"If At First You Don't Succeed

Try, Try, Again!" 

These Are Good Words To Live By 

And

Surprise, No Surprise

This Sentiment Is Plainly Expressed 

In The Living Word Of Truth! 

Beloved, 

A Baby Doesn't Learn To Walk In A Day

A Toddler Is Neither Potty-Trained Nor Speaks Plainly 

In An Hour

And 

Neither Does A Kindergartener Learn To Write Fluidly 

In Five Minutes! 

We Are Justified ... Made Right With Our God

In The Instant That We Humbly

Truthfully

Accept Jesus Christ As Savior, Lord, God, And King 

But

Being Sanctified

Set-Apart For Holy Use

Attaining Unto The Mind Of Christ

Being Regenerated In The Image Of God

Is 

The Solid Work Of A Lifetime! 

We Are Prone To Sinning By Nature 

But

We Are Nurtured To Holiness By The Holy Spirit 

Moment By Moment Of Each Day

As And When We Choose To Completely Cooperate 

With Our Lord Christ! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Choose Endurance

Resilience

Stick-To-Itiveness

If You Desire To See Jesus Christ In Perfect Peace! 

Pray, Plead, And Plod On! 

By Saving Grace

Try To Reach Higher Heights Daily

Trust The Savior Wholly And Solely

And 

Live By Truth Absolutely! 

Get Up From Setbacks 

And

Get On With Living For Jesus! 

Peace! 

CHRISTIANITY 101: Tired Of Waiting On Almighty God!?!

 

Satan Desires You ... This Very Minute

To Conceive The Idea That 

You Are Tired Of Waiting On The Lord Christ 

To Answer Your Persistent Prayers For Physical Healing

Financial Aid

And 

Emotional And Spiritual Relief 

Aka The Trials And Torments That 

Mark Our Way To Glory! 

Beloved, 

Waiting On The Lord 

Is 

Christianity 101 

All The Way To Christian Sealed 

And

Christian Redeemed: 

It Is Preparation! 

It Is Not Like Waiting On The Bus 

And Frustrated

Starting To Walk 

And 

The Bus Passes You On The Way 

And

You Curse 

And 

Wait At The Next Stop For Another Bus! 

Missing The Way Bus 

At 

The Wait-On-The-Lord Stop 

Has 

Eternal Implications! 

All-For-Christ Christians 

Must Be Able To Handle Delay 

Deprivation, Delay

Denial, Delay

And 

Disappointment! 

Our Ways Of Handling 

And

Our Timing Of Events 

Are Not The Ways And Timing Of The Lord Christ 

And, As Such

Are Not Of His Appointing! 

Remember, 

Waiting, Patience, And Endurance 

Are All The Same 

For And To The Children Of God 

And

We Must Not Endeavor To "Help" Almighty God 

To Fulfill The Mission 

Before The Time Appointed! 

Let Us This Day Be Boldly Humble 

As We Approach The Throne Of Grace 

To Tell Our Dear Lord That 

We Are Going To Patiently Wait On Him For Our Every Need 

Because 

We Have Ample Proof That 

He Delivers After Regular Hours 

And

Know That The Deliveries Are Always On Time

Intact

And 

Perfect For Our Need! 

Please Wait On The Lord: 

Watch The Way-Marks

Await The Blessing

Immerse Yourself In The Word

Tell Another Person The Gospel Truth!

 Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: EVIL: Name It And Shame It!

The Way Of Evil 

Is 

As Mesmerizing As The Eyes Of Snakes

And 

The Designs On Their Skins! 

There Is No Explanation Nor Excuse For Evil! 

There Is No Safe Way To "Play" With Evil 

And

There Is No Avoiding The Stain Nor Stench Of 

Having Been Enmeshed, Involved, With Evil! 

Evil Turns Life Upside Down And Backward! 

We Cannot Live Peacefully With Evil 

No Matter The Popular Word On The Street

In Movies

TV Shows

Books

And 

Role-Play Games! 

Beloved, 

Evil ... Just Like Sin

Must Be Properly Named 

And 

Shamed 

No Matter Who Is Doing It

And 

No Matter Why It Is Being Done!

Potiphar's Wife 

Tried To Get Patriarch Jacob-Israel's Beloved Son, Joseph

Their Purchased Slave

To Do Evil In The Ever-Present God's Sight: 

He Rejected Her

And 

Called Her Out On It! 

Joseph Remained Clean Before The Lord 

Even Though He Endured Unearned Disgrace

Much Suffering

And 

Unimaginable Sorrow! 

Our Lord Jesus ... The Judge Of All Flesh

Vindicated Joseph 

And

Elevated Him Above Said Potiphar 

And 

His Evil, Lying, Wife! 

Dear Ones, 

Evil, Like Lead, Sinks Under Its Own Weight! 

Cream Aka Goodness, Like The Sun

Rises Because Of Its Nature 

And

Does Its Appointed Work 

As Ordained By Its Maker! 

Let No One Deceive, Beguile, You: 

Right And Light Have No Midnight 

In Almighty God's All-Seeing, All-Knowing, Holy Sight! 

Avoid Even The Appearance Of Evil! 

Peace!

HAPPY SABBATH + THE FEARSOME FOURSOME: Visiting The Land Of Regret!

In The Land Of Regret 

Is

The Fearsome Foursome 

Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda, And Did Not! 

Their Music Is Piteous To Hear

And 

All Are Moved 

Who To Their Dread Performances Lend An Ear! 

Beloved, 

All Who Are In The Land Of Regret Are There 

Because Of 

Decisions That They Could Have Made

Would Have Made

Should Have Made

And 

Did Not Make! 

Visitors To Regret Regularly Make Pilgrimage 

To Ma Barker's Pity Party 

To Be Not So Gently Reminded That 

Hindsight Aka Look-Back 

Is 

Always 20/20! 

They Learn That Ungodly Fear 

Is 

The Costly Non-Refundable Ticket 

To The Experience Of A Lifetime 

In The Land Of Regret! 

Every Unnerved Visitor Says 

"If Only!" 

When They Suddenly Come Upon The Handiwork Of 

The Undertaker No Do-Over 

And 

His Helpers Come-Again And No-Body 

Who Lay Out Unfulfilled Dreams

Dashed Hopes

Broken Promises

And 

Missed Opportunities 

For Decidedly Uncomfortable But Necessary 

Private Viewing! 

Dear Ones, 

Be Encouraged! 

The Prayer Of Faith Calls Dr. Jesus, The Great Physician 

Who, By His Sweet Holy Spirit Who Comforts

Corrects, And Leads Into All Truth

Will Lead You Back To The Land Of Hope, Help, And Healing 

Where, With Cooperative Obedience, Love, And Endurance

You Will Reach Living Way 

And 

By The Desire Of Your Heart For Christ

You Board The One-Way, Only Train 

To Surpassing Glory! 

Please Follow The Good Shepherd's Leading 

And 

Be Safe Knowing That His Guards Are Holy Angels 

Excelling In Strength! 

Please Choose To Learn From Your Experience: 

Give Your Burden Of Regret To The Master Aka The Savior 

Who Will Turn It Into A Stepping Stone For Your Feet! 

Prayerfully Keep Faith First! 

Peace! 

Rest Easy In Righteousness!

It Is Quite Easy In The Midst Of Trial And Tribulation

Loss And Grief

Sorrow And Shame

Hurt And Humiliation

Sickness And Suffering

And 

The Feelings Of Abandonment And Powerlessness

To Wonder Where Is The Lord

This Great God Whom We Serve! 

Beloved, 

Fear Not! 

The Lord Is Near! 

The Lord Is Here! 

Jesus Christ Loves Us With An Everlasting Love 

And

He Will Never Forsake Us Who Are His Own! 

Jesus Christ Gave Us This Promise With His Birth

By Baptism

Through His Spilt Blood 

And

In The Beauty Of Holiness 

As He Is Now In Sweet Beulah Land 

In The Most Holy Place Of The Heavenly Sanctuary 

Interceding For Us! 

We Have This Plain Promise 

To Hold Close In Our Hearts When We Are Bothered

Burdened And Bewildered! 

We Have This Same Promise As The Anchor For Our Souls! 

We Have The Valid Reason To Hope 

Because 

We Know That This Jesus Christ

The Lord Of Glory

Is 

Our Help And Salvation 

And

We Have No Reason To Fear What Mere Man Can Do Unto Us! 

Let Us Never Cease To Pray And Plead With The Lord

Trusting The Promises

And 

Daring ... By Faith 

To Walk In And For The Truth Humbly

Wisely

Obediently

And 

Enduringly! 

The Wrath Of God ... Without Mercy

Is 

The Lot Of The Wicked

The Unwise

The Proud And The Pitiless 

So Please Accept The Plain Promise In The Living Word 

And 

Choose To Rest Easy In Righteousness! 

The Day ... Our Day ... Of Deliverance 

Is 

Surely At Hand! 

Our Peace 

Is 

In The Hands Of Our Lord Jesus!

Pray 

And 

Perseveringly, Patiently, Plod On:

The King Is Coming! 

Peace!

OPTIONS: Temporary Satisfaction vs. Eternal Bliss!

 

We Have Options! 

We Have The Choice Between Truth And Error

Good And Evil

Careful And Careless 

And 

Temporary Satisfaction And Eternal Bliss! 

For A Committed Christian

The Idea Of Having 

"A Lil' A Dis Right 

And Summa Dat Wrong" 

Like Eating Off A Buffet Table 

Is 

An Illusion! 

Beloved, 

Consider That You Are A House Well Maintained 

Until One Fine Day 

When Some Howlie Broke One Of Your Windows! 

You're Angry 

Because 

You Have Someplace To Be 

And 

You Really Don't Feel Like 

Dealing With That Issue Right Now! 

You Go About Your Business 

Which Turned Out To Be Profitable 

And

In Euphoria

You Forget About The Broken Window! 

Somebody Else Didn't! 

That Minor Broken Window 

Transformed Into Your Major Problem 

When It Became The Gateway For Thieves 

Whose Wicked Activities Were Only Discovered 

When Your Haphazardly-Managed House-Alarm 

Was Eventually Triggered! 

For Being Willfully Careless

You Were Wiped Out When The Thieves Cleaned Up! 

You Have To Start Over ... If You're Able! 

Dear Ones, 

Build Back Better 

Is 

Euphemism For 

"I Dropped The Glass Ball!" 

Knowing Right And Doing Wrong 

Is 

Sin 

So Please Clean Up Your "Little" Sin 

Before Bad Habit Turns Into Planned Sin 

Which Turns You ... Unwise

Into A Reprobate

Unapproved By Almighty God! 

Be Wise For Your Own Self And ... Think 

And

Get Your Bible-Scale 

And 

Weigh Short-Term Ungodly  Ease 

Against Eternal Heavenly Bliss! 

You Know The Truth: Embrace It! 

You Know The Way: Walk In It! 

Peace! 

Walk The Lonesome Road With Faith!

There Is Faith That Knowledge Brings 

And

There Is Knowledge That Faith Brings! 

With The Unfailing Faith Of Jesus Christ

We Are Able To Take The Knowledge 

In The Preserved Word Of God

And

With The Confidence Gained From The Truth

Dare To Burn All Known Bridges To Sin 

Without Doubt And Fear 

And

Walk On The Strait, Straight, And Narrow Path To Glory 

As Marked For Us By Our Blessed Jesus! 

Beloved, 

Though Weary

Be Wary Of Those Who Tell You That 

Following The Unseen God 

Is 

As Tilting At Windmills Aka Foolishness 

Because 

There Is No Visible Man-Profit! 

If The Tilters And The Cheap-Talkers 

Knew The Living God 

Who Created The Wind 

Which Pushes The Windmill 

Which Produces The Energy That 

Man Needs To Grind His Grain 

To Make His Bread 

To Feed His Body 

And 

Make Him Strong To Serve His Creator

And 

Make A Living To Meet His Needs

They Would Know Who To Fight

Who To Follow

And 

Who To Forget! 

Knowing How To Use Knowledge 

Is 

Real Power! 

Brethren, Beloved

When Satan Cracks His Whip In Your Life

Crack A Smile

Say A Prayer

And

Crack Open The Living Word Of Truth 

And

Then Humbly Walk Wisely On The Lonesome Road To Glory 

With Jesus Christ The King Of Glory 

Who, Alone, Saves! 

Peace!  

If You Want Joy, Real Joy ...!

I Remember Singing On Sabbath As A Child

 

"If You Want Joy

Real Joy

Wonderful Joy

Let Jesus Come Into Your Heart!" 

The Chorus Continued To Speak About 

Our Nights Being Turned To Day

Our Sins Being Washed Away

And 

Our Lives Being Made Over Anew! 

Beloved, 

When A Sentence Starts With An 

"If You Want ..." 

There Is The Real Possibility That 

You Don't Want The Thing On Offer! 

For The One Seeking The Lord At This Time 

When He Is To Be Found

Honest Questions Seeking Knowledge 

To Make The Informed Decision 

Regarding The New Life In Christ Are Acceptable! 

For The Christian Who Has Had Long Experience With

And 

Ample Proof Of 

The Goodness, Mercy, Love, And Grace Of The Lord

But, Why, What For, When, Where, And The Like 

Have That Sulphurous Stench Of Doubt! 

The Lord Jesus Christ Makes It Plain That 

He Has Nothing For Those 

Who Choose Not To Exercise Faith In Him 

And, Instead

Indulge Decimating Doubt! 

Are You Living As A Candle 

Glowing Or Guttering 

According To The Winds Of Change 

And

The Flavors Of The Moment 

Being Sold At The Fad Farm Or Ego Emporium!?! 

Fads Fail 

And 

Ego Goes Overboard! 

Slow, Sure, Steady, With Staying-Power

And 

With Saints Sealed And Saved 

Is

The Expected End Of The Life Committed To Christ! 

Faith Equips All Of Us Who Are Willing 

To Endure And Excel 

In The Journey To Joy In Jesus 

Which Continues Onward And Upward 

With The Joyous Celebration 

In New Jerusalem! 

Joy Is A Precious Gem! 

Dare To Find And Hold Your Treasure! 

Peace!

Get Yourself Adopted!

Why Would You Want To Reject The Opportunity 

To Be Adopted Into The Holy, Royal, Kind, Loving, Blessing

Giving, Forgiving, Peaceful, Restful Family Of 

The Eternal God 

To, Instead, Stay In A Volatile Atmosphere 

Where Leaders, Family, Friends, Associates And Co-Workers

Be They Young, Old, Rich Poor, Priestly, Princely, Free Or Slave 

Indulge In Rancid, Reckless, Rude, Crude, Undignified

Ugly, Sinful, Cruel, Criminal Behavior 

Because 

It's Natural To Them!?! 

Beloved, 

Every Man, Woman, And Child Ever Born

Presently Living

And 

Still To Be Born Has Opportunity To Class Up Their Lives 

By A Gifted And Guaranteed Open Invitation To 

And

Place In The Home Of The Blessed 

On The Hill Of The Beloved! 

There Is No Sign-On Bonus

No Profit-Sharing Package

No Entertainment Or Transportation Allowance

And 

No Enticement Of Being Able To Take Over 

The Patriarch's Position On His Passing: 

He Won't Die Because He Is Eternal! 

Jesus Christ Calls To You 

And 

If You Answer

He Will Open His Door To You That No One May Close! 

He Will Make You Anew

And

You Will Be Among The Chosen Few 

Who Desire To Be In His Presence 

And

You Will Forever Know That 

You Are Loved And Protected

And 

Get To Freely Visit His Holdings In The Realm Of Light Above! 

Brethren, Beloved

Please Don't Choose To Live On The Garbage Dump 

By Carrying Sin On Your Back Like A Camel's Hump! 

Choose To Accept The Holy Spirit Through 

The Love Of Him Who Shed His Own Innocent Blood For You! 

You Are In His Heart: 

You Are Called!

Come Home!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Only Almighty God Cannot Change!

 

Jesus Christ Saves All Who Are Willing To Be Saved 

From The Penalty, Power, And Presence Of Sin! 

This Is Amazingly Good News! 

Beloved, 

The Soul That Sinneth, It Shall Die: 

It Is Appointed Once For Man 

To Die The Death From Which We Can Recover! 

The Wages Of Sin Is Death! 

Jesus Christ Saves Us From The Second Death 

Aka Eternal Separation From God! 

Sin Shall Not Have Dominion Aka Power 

Over Those Who, By Faith, Choose To Accept The Gift Of The Grace

The Power, Provision, And Protection Of The Living God! 

Blessed Is The One Who Chooses Not To Walk In Aka Follow 

The Counsels

The Prompts, 

The Advice Of Ungodly People! 

Examine Yourself! 

If You Are Being Ungodly

You Are Rejecting The Law Of God Which Makes Aka Marks You 

As Lawless 

And

A Sinner By Choice 

And 

Not By Virtue Of Being Born That Way! 

Please  Remember That We Have Choice And Chance

Free-Will And Freedom To Choose To Do And Live Right 

Aka Live A Sinless Life

And

To Bless The Eternal God

So Let No Created Being Convince You That 

You Cannot Change 

Aka Cannot Get The Victory Over Sin! 

Anyone Who Says They Cannot Change 

Is 

Become God

And 

Is A Liar, A Leech, A Thief

An Unrepentant Sinner 

And

Effectively Damned! 

There Is Only One God ... The Living, Almighty, Holy God: 

Adore Him! 

Give Him Dominion:

 He Is Worthy! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Praying Is Not About I-Want And I-Feel! + PRAYER: Remember, Lord ...!

Beloved, 

Someone Is Praying For You! 

Our Dear Savior ... Just Prior To Walking The Way To Calvary

Fervently Prayed For His Disciples 

And 

For All Of Us Who Would Eventually Believe Upon His Name! 

Our Savior Cares And Still Prays! 

Our Savior Cried, Died

And

Ascended On High

And 

His Gospel Is Known Not To Be Pie In The Sky By And By! 

We Are Called To Willing Service 

And 

Praying In Faith For Self And For Others 

Is 

Part Of Our Service For Our Lord 

And 

Part Of Our Caring For Our Own Souls! 

Let Us Remember That 

Praying Is Not A Shopping List Of I-Wants And I-Feels 

Nor Is It A Laundry List Of I-Know But ... 

Why Can't I Even Though ... 

If You Will I Won't ... 

And 

Gimme Now And I'll Never Ask Again! 

Let Us Ardently Say As We Pray: 

Thank You, Father!

Bless You, Lord!

Praise Your Name!

Draw Me Nearer!

Help Me Never To Profane Your Name

And 

Remember The Brethren Near And Far

Brother, Sis-Sis, Mami, Papi 

And 

Uncle Sam And Old Aunt Jane

The Prisoner

The Patient In Bed

And 

The Impatient In Spirit! 

Remember, Lord, Those Who Over Us Rule! 

Bless, Guide, And Teach Them 

So That They Won't Act The Fool 

Or Be Satan's Cheap, Disposable, Tool! 

Remember The Ministers Of The Gospel

Guarding The Flock 

And 

Help Them Not To Love Money 

So That They Won't Sell Out The Saints 

So That They May Buy Bonds And Stocks! 

We Pray Also For The Outpouring

And

Indwelling Of The Holy Spirit

The Protection Of The Holy Angels

The Salvation Of Lost Souls

And 

The Soon Return Of Our Savior! 

Please Help Us To Pray Without Ceasing!

Father, 

We Pray For Peace! 

We Pray For Knowledge Increase

And

With Hearts Filled To Overflowing With Love

We Pray For Safe Passage

To The Kingdom Of Light Above! 

AMEN!!! 

Build A Beautiful Brain

Your Brain Isn't Actually A Muscle 

But 

It's Always Getting A Workout! 

We Train Our Brains!

Muscles Must Be Exercised 

If 

They Are To Strengthen And Grow 

And 

Remember What They Have Been Or Are Being Taught! 

Muscles Have Memory 

And

This Is Why We Are Able To Do Things 

Without Having To Forcefully "Think" About 

What We Are Going To Do! 

Trained Muscles Know! 

Beloved, 

With What Are You Exercising Your Mind!?! 

With What Bad Habit Are You Bulking Up Your Brain That 

Is Now Taking Over 

And

Disrupting Your Life!?! 

Is Your Brain-Training Showing!?!

The Apostle Paul Instructed Young Timothy 

To Study To Show Himself Approved By God

A Workman That Wouldn't Need To Be Ashamed! 

Is There A "Muscle" In Your Mind Juiced-Up On Steroids 

Aka Bad Medicine That 

Is 

Causing You To Think, Say, And Do Things 

Which Our Lord Christ Can Never Approve!?! 

We Have In The Lord Christ An High Priest Who 

Is 

Touched By The Feelings Of Our Infirmities

Short-Comings And Sicknesses Which Drop Us To Our Knees

And 

He Says To Us All: 

Come Boldly ... As You Are

To The Throne Of Grace 

To Obtain Mercy

And

Grace ... Favor ... Power 

To Help You

In Your Time Of Need! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Be Not Proud, Arrogant, Lawless

Or A Man-Pleaser ... Self-Deluded! 

Please Acknowledge That There Is A Problem

Call It By Its Given Name 

And

Get Thee Hence To Jesus Christ The King

And 

Humbly Give It To Him! 

Do Not Be Ashamed:

Jesus Christ Saves! 

Brethren, Beloved

Dare To Build A Beautiful Brain

A Marvellous Mind

With The Blessed Exercise Plan 

Easily Found In The True Words Of Almighty God 

Which Speak Love, Life, And Liberty! 

Peace!

Your Character Determines Your Destination!

A Gentle Reminder ...

There Is Nothing That We Can Do 

That We Can Do Without Jesus Christ The Lord! 

There Is Nothing That Happens To The Faithful Child Of God 

That Happens Without The Lord's Knowledge And Consent: 

All Things Work For Our Good 

And 

For Almighty God's Great Glory ... Be Not Dismayed! 

The Lord Jesus Christ Will Take Care Of Us 

Because 

He Sacrificially Loves Us 

And

He Will Never Forget Us Who Are His Very Own

His Peculiar Treasure! 

Beloved, 

We Are Reminded That 

The Same God Who Provides For The Little Sparrow 

Who Is Worth A Penny In The Market-Place 

Will Always Provide For Us, You And Me 

For Whom He Bled And Died 

On The Shameful, Cruel, Cross Of Calvary! 

Please Ever Keep In The Fore-Front Of Your Thoughts That 

It Is Through Trial And Tribulation

Through The Perfecting Of Our Character 

That We Will Ascend To The Heights Of Glory: 

Your Character Determines Your Destination!  

Please Hold To Almighty God's Unchanging Hand

And 

Look Up

For Soon Comes The Glad Day! 

Our Redemption Is Drawing Ever Nearer! 

Be Strong In The Lord 

And

In The Power Of His Might! 

Peace!