What Honor?!

What Use Is Honor Before Men
When One Has No Honor Before God?

Why Do We Lift Up Self So Gleefully
When
As We Currently Stand
God Shall Say To Us:

Depart Thou From Before Me!?

Why Do We Pretend That We Are So Great
When All That We Are
Is Purveyors Of Hate
Hugging Each Other
Saying:

Can't We Get Along?!"

When Under Our Breaths
We Are Singing Satan's Song:

This Soul Is Mine!
This Soul Is Mine!
All He Owns Is On My Line!
Forget God And Love Divine!
This Soul Is Mine!?

Why Do We Lie
AND
Pretend To Accommodate
Those For Whom
We Have Contempt
Nigh Unto Hate?

Why Do We Pretend
To Care For The Poor
The Old
The Willful
The Wild And The Woolly
When All We Want From Them
Is The Earth They Stand Upon
And
- As We Often Say -
Sully?

Would It Kill Us To Care?
Would It Hurt Us To Share?

Will It Undermine Satan's Plan
For Man To Bless Man?

Yes!
A Thousand Times:
Yes!
Let Us, Therefore, Do It
For The Love Of The Living God
While We Still Can!

Let Us Be Kind To Each Other
AND
Short-circuit
The Wicked Plans
Of
The Ever-Lying Wasting Fellow
Who Lives To Roar
AND
Turn The Unwary One's Will
Into Plain Old Jello!

In The Name Of The Living God
In The Love And Faith Of Jesus Christ
AND
With The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit
Let Us Be Kind
To Each Other
For Our God
Is Ever Always
Mercifully Kind Toward Us!

In The Valley Of Need

Earnest Believing Heart
AND
Fervent Effectual Prayer
Met
Associated
AND
Were Married
In The Difficult Moment
Between
The Valley Of Need
AND
The Cross-way Of Hope And Desire
For Christian Good!

Circumstance 
Had Forged Their Commitment To Each Other
Through Christian's Need To Avoid 
Lack Of Faith
AND
Unchristian Doubt
AND
The Avoidance Of The Hazard Of Expressed Unbelief
Made Their Union
A Match Made In Heaven!

These Two 
Earnest Believing Heart
AND
Fervent Effectual Prayer
Cooperate With The King In The Kingdom
The Living Lamb That Was Dead
BUT
Who Is Alive Forevermore
AND
Who Is Sitting At The Right Hand
Of God The Father
Making Intercession For The Faithful
AND
Presenting The Petitions
Of Those Who Choose To
Exercise Their Faith
Through Constant
Even Unceasing Prayer For 
Favor
Strength
The Indwelling Of The Holy Spirit
More Faith
A Christ-like Attitude
AND
Every Good And Perfect
AND
Eternally Profitable Thing
For The Blessing
Protection
Correction
AND
Provisioning Of
The Heaven-bound Soul!

Earnest Believing Heart
AND
Fervent Effectual Prayer
Are United
Bound AND Tied Together
Until Christian's Death
Or 
The Coming Of The Conquering King
Whichever Event Comes First!

The Separation Of
Earnest Believing Heart
AND
Fervent Effectual Prayer
In The Life Of The Christian
In Not A Thing To Be Contemplated
Accepted
Appreciated
Approved
OR
Attempted
For
No Good Thing 
Will Be Heralded By This Devil-inspired Device
As It Is This Very Thing
Which Creates A Lack Of Cooperation
Between The Christian
AND
The Heavenly Intelligences!

WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!

Satan Always Attempts
To Separate
The Sinner Saved
From
The Soul's Savior!

Prayer Is Power!
Persistent Prayer Is Powerful!
The Power Of Persistent Prayer 
Is Powerful 
To Put Down Temptations And Torments
AND
Provide Grace To Help
In The Time Of Need!

Be As The Importunate Neighbor
AND
Beg For Your Loaves Of Bread 
Even At Midnight 
For Our Lord Has No Bed
Nor A Sleep Stocking Upon His Head!

Heaven's Storehouse
Is Ever Open
AND
There Is No Cash Register To Fill
Or To Be Broken!
Therefore
Let Your Prayers Be Not Token
AND
Your Answer
Will Not Be That To 
The Request Not Spoken!

God's Love Of Man Has No Limit!

Prosperous! Really?!

I Had Been Invited To The Meeting!
The Meeting Of The Prosperous Folks!
You Know?!
The Meeting Of The Prosperous Folks
Where They Advise
People With Potential
How To Become Prosperous
AND
Get Away From Being Broke!

The Venue Reeked Of Position Prosperous!
The Set Up Was Prosperously Outlined!
The Attendants Were From Prosperous Is!
The Motto Is The Prosperous Do
AND
Every Participant Was Given A New Pair Of Shoes
Size Not Customized
BUT
Manufactured By
Prosperity Idealized
From A Design By
Prosperity Idolized!

Everyone Was Raging In Raptures!

Suddenly ...

There Was A Mighty Hush
ALL OVAH
As HE Walked Into The Room!
Those Who Saw That God
Squealed 
Screamed
Uproariously
In Pleasure
BUT
My God-Given Common-Sense Screamed
'Tis Devilish!
How Profane!

The Glitter!
The Flash!
The Cash!
Impressive Words
All About The Stash
Had Those Around Me
In Ecstasy
AND
I Feared For Their Emotional Crash!

The More That The Event Unfolded
The More My Spirit Cried Insane
As Every Body Put On
Their New Shoes
That Don't  Can't Won't Fit
BUT
Looked To Be Prosperity Personified
AND
That's When For Me
It All Clicked!

By Any Means!
By Any Available Means!
By Any Means Necessary
Get What Your Heart Desires
AND
Gluttonously Indulge
BUT
See To It That You Keep
Wipe
Your Mouth Clean!

The Call To Prosperity
Is Enshrined In The Model:

Walk In The Ill-fitting Shoes

For

The Obvious Impress

Imprint

Cannot Connect Back 

To The Prosperous You

AND

By Every Available Means

Let Other People's Money

Be

To You

The Delicious Candy Chew!

The Whole Operation Is Sliiicckk!

They Even Provided Sample Candy

Ready To

Blow UP!!

I Get Up To Leave!
I Am Stopped!
I Protest!
He Rises
AND
DEMANDS
That I Speak Up
Out!

He Demands:
What Have You Got Against Prosperity?

I Said:
I Am Already Prosperous!

He Said:
You Don't Look It!

I Said:
My Prosperity Is Inside!
It Comes From The Spirit 
Sent From Christ Jesus
Who In My Heart Does Abide!

There Is A Shocked Silence!

I Say:
My Prosperity Is My Peace!
My Shoes Are Shod For The Gospel Of Peace!
My Faith In God Lubricates My Hope And Belief!
God's Grace Lines The Path I Walk!
God's Mercy Sets My Soul Free!
The Justice Of God Keeps Me Walking Light
AND
Right
AND
Out Of Your Hands
You Wicked Devil!
You Who Is The Consummate Fraud!

Pandemonium Ensues!
AND
I Depart
Not Having Indulged Myself
With
Fleeting Prosperity's
Deceptive
AND
Sickeningly Sweet
Candy Chews!

I Am Standing Firm

In The Good News

AND

Want Nothing To Do With

The Wanton Destruction Of Souls

The Raping Of Widows And Orphans

AND

Those Testifying "Precious" Metals

Which Condemn

Rich Men

Before The Conquering King

The Righteous Judge

The Returning Son Of Man

The Great I AM!

OXYMORON: Nominal Christianity

A Nominal Christian
Is One Who Says
Give Us Your Name
For
For Our Bread And Clothing
We Can Ourselves Pay!

A Nominal Christian
Is One Whose Walk With The Lord
Is Conditioned Upon The Lord
Giving That Christian
Earthly Peace
AND
Much Earthly Reward!

A Nominal Christian
Is Not One Who Will Say
Sacrifice 
AND
Humility
Are On The Blessed God's Way!

Nominal Christianity Is
The Laodicean Way
Saying To The Life Giver
We Don't Need You Today
For We Are Rich
AND
Increased With Goods
With More
Much More 
Coming Our Way!

BUT ...

Let Me Tell You
What The Great God
On The Sifting Day
- After Having Issued The Directive
For Them To Change Their Ways
For They Were Wretched
Poor
Miserable
Blind
AND
Naked
In The Eyes Of The Divine -
Says:

Depart From Me!

Into Outer Darkness Go!

You Are No Child Of Mine!

I Do Not You Know!

In That Dark Dark Day
There Will Be Wailing
AND
Gnashing Of Teeth
BUT
The God Of All Ages
Will Have No Mercy
For Those Who 
Crocodile Tears Weep!

God Will Pour Out His Wrath
Unmetered
Untempered
By Mercy And Grace
AND
The Nominal Christian
Will Know The Terrible Sorrow
Of Eternal Separation
From The Loving Good Sweet!

No True Christ Lover 

Can Be Called

A Nominal Christian

For That Plainly Says

That Wicked Satan Did

Jesus Christ Defeat!

Jesus Christ Is Lord!

Jesus Christ Is God!

Satan Is The Father-Liar

AND

The Consummate Fraud!

Satan Deals In Half-Truths!

Satan Deals In White Lies!

Satan Is The Robber

The Murderer

AND

He Desires To See Humans Die!

Live For The Holy Jesus!!

Live! 

Why Should You Die?

Jesus Christ Paid Your Sin-Price

So That You Can

To God The Father

Be Lovingly Reconciled!

Call On Jesus Christ Today!

Call On His Name In Fervent Prayer!

Pray Like There Is Only Today

AND

Invite The Holy Spirit

Into Your Heart To Stay!

Trust Jesus Christ!

Your Hold Upon Eternal Life

Really Depends 

On Your Faith And Belief

AND

Love And Trust

In Him!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: What Are You Eating In Church?

What Are You Eating?
Who Is Feeding You?
Where Are You Headed?
Who Is Leading You?

I Was Recently In A Deep Discussion With Two Christians!
In Response To A Response From One Of Their Statements
I Quoted From A Text In The King James Bible
To Validate What I Was Saying
When One Person Saw Fit
- To My Mind -
To Put Me And My Argument
In Their Fitting Place:

"I Recently Had A Very Satisfying Conversation With My Pastor ...!"
"My Pastor Says ...!"

"People Who Know Scripture Are The Most Wicked ...!"

"I Don't Argue Scripture ...!"

The Bone Of Contention?

Saved Souls Who Die Lost
AND
Death-bed Repentance!

One Person Was Quick To Defend:

"The God That I (She) Serve Forgives Us 70 x 7!"

AND

"God Will Forgive Our Sin Up Until The Moment We Die
 'As Long As We Keep Confessing!' "

My Response?

That Is Dangerous Ground!
That Is Indulging In The Sin Of Presumption!
You Are Seeing The Outside! 
God Knows The Heart!

I Also Should Have Said That 
It Takes Unmitigated Gall
To Go Up Against God's Word
AND
Believe That You Are Still Standing Tall!

I Also Should Have Said That
That Is Abusing Grace
To Permit Us
To Sin Continually!

I Spoke Of King Joash
AND
King Jehu
Kings In Judah And Israel
Who Decried Sin
Who Cleaned Up The Land
Who Then Knowingly Committed Sin
AND
Who
Inevitably
Died In Sin 
FOR 
Their Iniquitous Ways i.e
Their Planned Known Sin
While Allegedly
Supposedly
Publicly
Openly
"Working For God!?!"

How Many Of Us Are Wittingly (KNOWINGLY)
Sitting In "The Church Of The Living Holy God"
Lavishly
Slavishly
Wallowing In A Fat Vat Of Sin
Enjoying A Gluttonous Feast 
On The Other Gospel Of Another Jesus
AND
REFUSING To Personally Look Into 
The Mirror Of God's Truth
Preferring Instead
To Let A Lousy Sold-Out Leader Preacher Teacher
Feed Us Smooth Things Like 
Rocky-Road Ice-cream Milk-Shakes Of Salvation
Chocolate Truffles Of Truth By Prevailing Tide Talks
AND
Pink Cotton Candy Commandments Of Convenience For Comfort
To Tickle Our Ears
AND
Please Our Perverted Palates
AND
Satisfy Our Base Instincts
AND
All Guaranteed To
Kill Us Dead
By Way Of  Constant Consumption?

Does Not The Word Of The Lord Say:

Note The Person's Word About Her "Satisfying Conversation."

There Was No Mention Of 
The Word Of Truth And Life
AND
That 
Is What Is So Troubling About Christianity Today!

The Preacher Is Become Jesus Christ!
His Tongue Is A Bible
AND
His Words Are Holy Writ!

There Is No Itch Of Conscience!
There Is No "What Would God To This Say?!"
There Is Only Self-Satisfaction
In Knowing
The Payroll Preacher Is Giving "The Word" Unto Us
According To How
WE
His Check 
Willingly
Generously Pay!

Selling God By Selling Out Man

Is All Part Of The Plot

In Satan's Great Deception Plan!

If Man Is God

Then God Is 

- Must Be -

Man

And Satan Thereby 

An Army Collects

And All According 

To His Putrid Vile Plan!

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Who Writes Your Preacher's Sermons?

What Motivates Your Preacher?

Who Is Your Preacher's God?
What Is Your Preacher Teaching You?
What Is Your Preacher Teaching Is God?

Who Is YOUR God?
Who Is The Living God To YOU?

Giving God Thanks?!

Lord,  Give Me This!
Lord,  Let Me Have That?
Lord,  I Will Feel Blessed
With That There Over Yonder!

Give Me!
Give ME!
GIVE ME!

SO ...?!

Did You Receive Your Requests?

Believe It! God Is Good!

And ...?

And What?!

Do You Talk To God
About Anything Besides
Begging 
AND
Hopes For Receiving?

Whaaatt?!

What Does
T H A N K S Spell?

It Spells Thanks!

Do You Ever Say To God:

"Thank You,  Father! "
" Bless You,  Father! "
" Thank You,  Lord,  For Your Blessing On Me!? "

Hmm ...

 Not Really  ... .

You Mean That You Don't!
You Mean That You Ain't Got No Broughtupsy!

Weellll ...

God Doesn't Need My Thanks!
He Knows Everything So He Knows That I Am Thankful!!

Really!?!

You Say God Knows Everything!

God Said So In The Big Book!

If God Knows Everything
Then Why Do You Feel The Need
To Tell Him Your Neverending Requests?

The Big Book Says 
God Wants Us To Tell Him 
Our Requests By Prayer And Supplication!

You Like To Quote The Book,  Eh?!

It's Got Good Stuff In There!

In That Case
Amongst All The Good Stuff In The Big Book
Did You Remembering Reading The Part Which Says:

"Give Thanks!?"

Oh,  He...!

Don't You Dare Say It!

When Ungrateful
Finally Picked Up His Chin
From The Floor
He Was Then Heard Crying
Praising
Thanking God
AND
Apologizing
For The Bad Manners He Showed!

Ungrateful
Became
Grateful 
AND
Acted The Part
Blessing God For His Benefits
Ever Grateful
For What God To Him
Did Willingly Impart!

AND ....?!

On Any Given Day
You Can Hear His Voice Singing
Saying:

Thank You,  Dear Lord

For Your Blessing Today

Of The Expected

For The Requested

AND

For The Unexpected And Yet Received!

Thank You,  Dear Father

For Your Blessings Upon Me!

Here Are My "Thanks!" And Praise

My Gift To You, Lord

From A Truly Grateful Heart!

Please Receive It And Bless Me

For

Your Grace And Mercy

I Daily Receive And Know!

I Love You!

Bless The Lord, And ... GROW!