Developing Calluses

I Had Acquired A Callus 
On My Left Index Finger
Which Made Me Think 
Wonder
About Getting A Callus On My Heart
OR
Worse
Perhaps Developing
A Calloused Heart!

Neither Prospect Comforted Me
For
The Nature of A Callus
Means
A Breach Has Been Made
AND
There,  Therefore
Is Now
A Disunity
AND
Because of That Breach On In My Skin
There Is Pain
Real Pain
AND
The Real Prospect
Of Real Infection
AND
Real Disease
Getting In!

I've Been Using A Nearly Invisible Head
Lace-making Crochet Hook
One That I Had Not Used For Many A Year!
The First Stitch
Ripped My Skin
I Said: "Aiiee!"
I Made Another Stitch
And Repeated The Sequence Again
Until The Point Of Contact
Was Ripped To Shreds
AND 
I Was Feeling The Pain!

Over The Next Couple Of Days
Stitch, Aiiee,  Stitch, Ouch, Stitch
Became
Stitch,  Hmm,  Stitch,  Stitch, Ahhm, Stitch, Motif Done!

THEN ...

On Day Three
My Index Finger
Had Made A Physical Change!
I'd Awakened That Morning
With My Finger Discolored
Hardened
Feeling Quite Strange
And The Crochet Needle
No Longer Caused Me To Wince,  Cringe or Exclaim!

My Body Had Accepted The Breach
AND
The Breach Had Become A Part Of Me!

I and The Breach Were Now One!

This Discovery Held Serious Implications For Me
AND
Opened My Eyes
To The Methodology Of Sin and Sinning!

It Also Showed Me
The True Meaning of Repentance For Sin!

It Also Showed Me Why Lust Of The Eye and
By Extension Lust Of The Flesh, and 
Pride Of Life 
Are Particularly Dangerous For Humans
AND
Destructive To Believers!

A Callus
When Hardened
Renders One Impervious
To The Darts
Rubs
Tears
Grinds
Of Wickedness ... Sin
Breaching The Heart Soul!

No Pain!
No Sorrow!
No Bother!

No Bother!
Sin Boasts!

Sin Boasts!
The Soul Becomes Toast!

If You Don't Want 

A Calloused Heart

Keep The Holy Word

As A Living Barrier!

Look Unto Jesus

and

Walk Work Right

to

Finish The Mission

 With Loving Eyes Holy Bright!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Loving Lord OR Lying Lord-E?!

He IS Lording It Over The People
Commanding 
Demanding
That They Forget "That" Lord
The One Who It Is Said
Is All Glorious - The Redeemer
The Shepherd of Souls
The Holy God!

He Makes The Claim
That He IS Lord Here!
He IS The Boss Here
- Here On The Zero Ground -
Where His Life's Work Is Found
Where Self-Exaltation
Me
Myself
I and I
Makes Men gods
Even Though They Can't
Hold Up The Earth
Nor Paint The Sky
So, That They, Too
Just Like He Is
Are Proved Impostors 
Lying God-Frauds!

He IS Serious!
His Own Word, He Says
Makes Him The God Of The Earth!
He Has The Power Of The Air Ear
AND
He Can Does Instill in Men
Abject
Unreasoning
Fear!

He Speaks With Lofty Pride!
His Words Are Soft 
Snide
Disparaging 
Taunting
Encouraging
All-Encompassing
Wide
AND
He Has A Smooth Ride
For Every Any Body
Who Will In Him Confide!

His Experience In His Trade
Spans -  Get THIS
6,000 Plus Years
AND
He Knows How
Why
When
If
Then,  And
Where
To Lead
Any
Holy God-Denying
Led By 
The Lusting Eye 
The Lusting Flesh
Pride Of Life
Unwilling To Bow
Before The Eternal God
Body!

He Calls Himself
Lord
BUT
I-Christian
Call Him
Lord-E
For Lord Evil
For He IS The Great Liar
The Beguiling Snake
The Chameleon
The Devil
Appearing As
The Proverbial Angel Of Light!

His Language 
Speaks Lies For A Conversation!
He Makes Truth Skin Cuffins
AND
Turn Corners
AND
He Takes Pleasure
In Making Wafflers Doubt
The Holy God's Law
Written
On Every Human's
Tablet
Called
The Heart!

He Appeals To All By Lies
Telling Every Hearer
That He Makes Every Desiring Man's Dreams Come True
AND
That Poor Swallowing-The-Fiction Fellow
Gives A Triumphant I-Won-The-Prize Cheer
Not Knowing
That The Dream
IS
A Demonic Nightmare
Until
Satan Tries To Remove His
Tonsils
Via The Electric Chair!

Let Me Tell You True
The Only Lord For Me
Is The CREATOR God
Loving
Eternal
True
Who Died For Me
To Give Me A Heavenly Hope
AND
A Victor's Crown!

Thanks To Jesus' Sacrifice
AND
God's Grace and Mercy
I Am
With Christ
Holy Lord 
God Almighty
Glory Bound!

What Price Sin?

We Commit Sin
AND
We Blame God
For Having Too Many Rules!

We Commit Sim
Because It Tastes Good
AND
Then We Blame God When We Get Cavities!

We Commit Sin
Enjoying The Sleigh Ride
AND
Then Blame God
When Sleigh-Here
And Sleigh-There Collide
AND
We Can No More Enjoy The Free Ride!

We Commit Sin
AND
When He Who Would Abide
Confronts Us
We Become Snide
AND 
Puffed Up With Pride
AND
Walk Away Hurt
Looking For A Rock Under Which We May Hide!

We Commit Sin
BUT
Sin Does Not Pay!
Sin's Costs
Are Wide And Deep
And Even Though There Has Been Repentance
Leave Scars
AND 
Consequences  ... steep!

Committing Sin Does Not Pay!

Pray For Deliverance!

Pray!

Pray!

PRAY!

AND

He That Is Called Comforter 

Will With You

Stay!

Pray For Your Comfort ...

TODAY!

HAPPY SABBATH + What Purpose Money?

Many Are The Men Who Had Great Wealth
BUT ...
To Their Chagrin
Their Great Wealth
Cannot For Them
Purchase Great Health!

Great Money Men 
Have Denied
The Great God His Due
And Have Placed Their Great Wealth
On The Throne Of The Great God 
Who Can Save Them, Me, And You!

Money May Purchase Comforts
BUT
Money Cannot Purchase A Heaven-Made Crown!
Money On Earth Is Heavy
And Often The Seeking Soul Wears Down!

Money May Purchase Manners
BUT
Money Cannot Purchase What Matters!
Money On Earth Is Oft' Cursed
And Devours The Lusting Soul Who Carries It Around!

Money Has A Purpose And A Place!
To The Unbeliever It Buys Comforts Untold
AND
Their Money Is The God On The Throne

BUT ...

To The Faithful
Trusting-In-God Believer
Money Is An Aid In Living Life
Both For Self and Another
But Does Not For Him
Pave The Way 
To God
AND 
To The Eternal Blessed-of-God Life!

Let Money Do 

That For Which It Was Intended

BUT

Not At The Expense Of The Soul!

Let Us Not Let Money

Be Our God

For

Only The Living God

Has

The True Gold!

*******

TRUST

 The Living GOD

AND

IN The Fullness Of HIS TIME

RECEIVE

The Living GOD'S Eternal GOLD!

PERSONAL PUZZLER: Link Between Cross and Cash

One Lovely, Lovely, Day
I Walked Along A Lonely Road
AND
Came Across A Puzzle!
I Saw For Myself - My Own Self
A Cross 
AND
Some Cash
AND
My Heart and My Eyes
Were Fair To Quite Dazzled!

The Cross!
AND
The Cash!
Make A Rash Move
AND
I Shall Crash
For Lovely Cash Now
Means
Cruel Cross Later

BUT ... 

Cruel Cross Now Means ...
Gold Later!?!

What's A Body To Do?

The NOTICE 

On The Roadside

BOARD

Reads:

The Cross AND The Cash 

In Their Diversity 

Contain All Your Instructions!

Find The Clues 

And 

Then

Make Your Best Decision!

All The Clues 

Are Here Hidden

In Plain Sight!

Give Me Jesus Christ!

Life Is Getting Harder and Harder!
A Human Life Ain't Worth A Buck
AND 
If You Are Looking For The Milk of Human Kindness
You Just Might Find Yourself Seriously Out Of Luck!

Life Is Measured By Money!
Living Is Good IF You Have Money To Burn!
Youth Dew Can Be Bought ... If You Have Money!
If You've Got Money
You Can Indulge Yourself In a Whole Lotta Useless Long Talk!

Access To Money Without Seeming Measure
Makes Mad Men Act Like God!
Problem Is
Those Men Are Not Holy
AND
They Are Operating Under License of
The King Whose Creative Endeavors
Are All Fraud!

Money For Some Men Means Women!
Money For Some Women Means Men!
Money For Some Men Women Mean Women Men
Which Means ... ?!?!
This Is Too Much For Me
And I Have No Ken!
Understanding, That Is!

Bottom Line?
If Access To Real Money 
Will Pull Me Away From Jesus
Keep Your Money
AND
Give Me Christ!

Having Money Down Here
Gives One Faux Friends
BUT
I Prefer True Friend Jesus!
He's My King
AND
His Mansions of Rest
Are Made Of Heaven's Gold
AND
Are Not Built Man's Hands
AND
For Want of An Extraordinary Superlative
They Are
HALLELUJAH NIIICCCEEE!

Hold The Fort

Despite The Set-backs

AND

Keep Your Eyes

Fixed

On Glory

For 

Our Savior

For Us

IS

Soon Coming Back!

Efficacious Cure For Sin

Committing Sin Is Very Easy
BUT
Repentance For Sin Is Where The Pain Starts!

Saying "Sorry!"
Is A Sharp Nail
In A Broken Spirit
And A Contrite Heart!

Asking For Forgiveness
IS 
The Bitter Pill Swallowed!

Turning Away From The Past 
IS
As Walking On Broken Glass
AND
Looking Back To Go Forward
IS
To See Blood
Christ's Blood - Shed for Our Sin
Spread 
Voluminously
Washing Away:

Malice
Hate
Envy
Greed
Wickedness
Wastefulness
Wildness
Recklessness
Fornication
Adultery
Murder
Covetousness
Licentiousness -
SIN!
Our Sin
Against God
Almighty God
Who
Could Have Finished Our Journey
In An Instant
BUT
Desiring That None Should Be Lost
Sacrificed His Heart
To Save
Our Heads!

SIN

The Dreaded

Body Soul Spirit Hope 

Destroying Disease!

The Lord JESUS CHRIST 

The Only Efficacious Cure

That Returns 
The Repentant

To Life Now

AND

Unto Eternal Life Later!

Problems Don't Need Praise! + PRAYER: Father, Please Forgive Me ...

I Had a Big Problem
And Only A Little Praise!

Something Was Very Wrong
For
I Am A Bible-Believing Christian
AND
My Poor Soul Was Cast Down!

I Paused ... 
And Then ... In My Mind
The Tape Was Rewound
AND
My Problem 
AND
My Praise Were 
Turned Around!

It Was At That Point  
That I Realized
That The Real Problem
IS
My Faithless Attitude!
I Give The Problems Power
AND
I Give Unto My God Refuse!

PRAYER:

Father, 
I Am Sorry!
I Have Acted The Part Of The Fool!
I Have Behaved As Though You Are Not Here
And, Therefore
Are No God
And
I Have Paid The Fool's Price
For Falling For The Wicked Satan's Demonic Device!

Father,
Please Forgive Me!

By Your Grace, Lord
I Won't Ever Make That Mistake Again

For
In The Instant That I Recognized That
You Have The Power
And, That
You ARE The Power

My Problems Immediately Lost Stature, and
Went Down 
In Bright Brilliant Flames!

Thank You, Lord
For Healing My Blind Eyes
And
For Blessing Me With True Sight!

In Your Mercy, Lord
Please Make Me Wise Unto Salvation -
The Salvation Of My Very Soul!

I Love You, My Father!

AMEN.

The Pencil

By Nature
Your Pencil Is a Working Writer!
It is Made of Wood Encasing Black Lead!

When You First Received It - Unsharpened
It Had No Head!

In The Old Days
One Took a Sharp Knife
And Whittled The Encasing Wood
And When Enough Wood
Had Been Removed
A Stubby Blunt Lead Head
Exposed Stood!

However
The Job Is Not Finished!
Stubby Lead Writes Fat and Cloudy
Leaving Unsightly Marks

So ...

Back With The Sharp Knife
A Gentle Hand
Shaves 
The Excess Lead Away
Until Sharp Point
Comes Out To Write Play!

Time Passes
And ... Accidents Do Happen!
Sometimes Deliberately
Pencil's Lead Point Breaks
Below The Wood - That Requires Pencil Surgery

BUT ...

Now and Then
A Particular Pencil Has Worked Hard
Been Constantly Sharpened
And Has Been Written Down To A Nub
And
As Was Then Often Heard:

"My Favorite Pencil!

Stub Though You Are

I Can't Throw You Away!

Let Me Put You Away Safe!

You Worked Hard, and

Your Eraser Cleaned Clean

So Into My Tin Case Of Remembrance You Go!

Rest Easy!

Of A Time You Will Be By All Seen!"

What About That Other Long Pencil?!

It's Pretty
BUT ... 
Sharpened Point Often Breaks!

It Is Soon Discovered
That That Pencil Is A Non-Working Writing Fake!

He Looked Like A Pencil!
He Smelled of Black Lead!
BUT ...
He Proved An Impostor!
He Couldn't Keep The Point -
He Wouldn't Keep The Sharp Writing Head!
He'd Break When He Was Sharpened!
He'd Break Under Pressure Of Doing The Task
AND
If You Ask Me
He'd Break Every Time
Work Was Shared Passed, and
He Was Called Upon To Diligently Perform Some Specific Task!

Thus ...

The Boss Is Disapproving!
He Has No Use For Masquerade!
Do The Task To Which You've Been Appointed
And For Which You've Accepted The Commission
Or
Having Disqualified Your Self
By Non-Compliance
By Non-Performance
Get Cast Out -
With The Rubbish
Thrown Away! 

Be A Pencil

Sharp!

Don't Be The Fish and

Carp!

Do As You're Called

And

Acquire The Harp

Else Wise

You'll Be Thrown Into

Outer Dark!

*******

What Are We 

Showing Ourselves 

To Be?

Are We Working Pencils

Or

Exhibitionists?