PRAYING: Feeling And Being At Home

They Were Drawing Near To God
With Lips But ... No Heart!
They Were Kneeling Before God
But
The True Supplicant's Heart Was Not It!
AND
They Were Bowing Before God
Almighty 
With Stony Heart
Loving
Preferring Things
Touted By The Idolatrous Nations
Ranging Wild
AND
Behaving Riotously Ungodly
Daring God
To Do Something About!
He Did!

Almighty God Spoke Often
Of Men Drawing Near To Him
Formally
Ritually
Crying Because Of Broken Skin
Not Because They Truly Believe In Him
Or Were Repentant Of Their Known Sin
But Because They Were Caught Out
AND
Their Bodies
Were Physically Hurting!

They Were Just Like Little Children
Unruly
Unrestrained
Willing To Hear The Current Chastisement
AND
Thereafter To Be Healed
AND
Immediately Thereafter
Throwing Off The Leading Reins
AND
Kicking Up Their Heels
In Idolatrous
Holy God-Denying 
Hellbent Display!

There Was No Heart Repentance!
There Was No Sorrow For Sin!
There Was No Appeal For Their Spirit's Conversion!
AND
The Lord Well Knew 
That All The People Really Wanted
Was For Their Bodies To Stop Aching!

On The Other Side ...

Are Those Who See
AND
Understand
Their True Need!
They Know That They Need Their Soul's Savior
AND
They Accept
That He Does Indeed His People Daily Feed!

They Believe
That They Can
At His Door 
Sharply Softly
Just ... Knock!
They Know That They Can Seek Him
AND
They Know A Blessing Of Him May Be Asked
For He Dearly Loves His Little Flock!

They Recognise That Prayer Is A Privilege
AND
A Dear Necessity
AND
They Know That No Clock 
Is
Can Never
Be Ever Set 
For Petitioning God By Saying Prayers
AND
They Know
That They Commune With The Holy God
At His Already Personally Extended Invitation
Whether In Sorrow Or In Joy
About Their Fears And Their Cares
AND
Over Little Concerns
AND
Yes!
Just To Give Their Father
Some Necessary Worship
AND
Praise
In Gratitude
For Mercy AND Grace
In Thankfulness
For Glory To Be Soon Totally Enjoyed
AND
For Just Because
"I Love You, Lord!"
AND
Just Because
"You Are The Holy God!"
AND
Because
"You Protect Me From That Wily Fraud!

Prayer Places Us
At Home
With God
Where All Are Welcome
As Though All 
Is 
Just One!

Our God Is Personal!
Our Prayers Should Be Personal, Too
AND
We Should Also Pray Back God's Own Promises
That He Personally Wrote In His Own Blood
For 
AND
Unto Me
AND
Unto To You!

Pray! Pray!
Wherever You May Be!
Pray! Pray!
Talk To Jesus Constantly!
Commune Heart To Heart
None Other Has To Hear Your Words
AND
Also Remember To
Pray-CISE
Communally
Individually
Sincerely
AND
Earnestly!

Persistent Prayer 

Is

Patently Powerful!

So ... PRAY! PRAY! PRAY!

For

You Can't

Never

No Way

No How

Annoy God

For He Asks Us

To Call On Him Steadfastly!

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People, Please
P ersistently Petition To
R eceive Blessed
A ssistance From God And To Accede To
Y ahweh's Wishes!

The Grace Of God Is Shed Abroad!

Written In Bajan Dialect.

Bertha And Gervase
U-sed To Be
The Best Li'k Mout's 'Bout Town
BUT
A Cuppola
Three 'Ears Bac' Dey
Dem Boaf Did Get Demselves Sum Jesus
AND
I Tell You
Deed Faith
Dem Is Dun Part Wid De Goat!

Truf Be Tol'
Dem Is Real Down Tuh De Earth Peo'les
Jest Like Me!
De Engleish Ent Always All De Way Out Dey
En Dey Does Be Kinda Blunt
But
Yuh Hav-es To Onnerstand
Dat De Same Dedicayshun
Dat Dem Did Had
Tuh Spreddink Hot Gossap
Dem Is Turn Dah Ovah
To Spreddink De Gud Werd!

Yesterday Week
Dem Chu'ch Did Havin'
Op'n Air Meetin'
En Sista Bertha
Gih De Mishun Talk!

Believe You Me!
She Talk Plain Plain!

You Should Lissen Tuh De Tape:

...... . .

Peoples,
Big Eye Doan Full Boney Man Belly!
BUT
Big Mout' Does Cut Thin Man Throat!
Stray Cat Does Thief Food Offa Expose' Table
AND
Wild Dog Does Pup
Wherever He Put He Pooch
Even Ef Um Is Nex' Tuh A Goat!

Sin Always Holing Out Uh Armbrella!
Vice Always Wear-rink Pretty-Smellin' Parfum!
Licorishness Always Got
Two Big Able Eyes Scannin' Frum Hay 
Tuh De Moon
AND
That One That Dem Does Name
Everybody Friend
'e Does Walk 'Bout Neff
AND
For A Free Meal
Does Mek Truf Outta Bare-Bac' Lies
AND
He Doan Ca'e Ef En It
Gine Kill Some Body Dead Dead!
Dem Kinda T'ings Does Mek People Cry!

Looka Hay ... See Sin Wid Dem Peepers
Yuh Does Call Yuh Eyes
BUT
Don't Touch
For
If Yuh Get Kick In Your Smalls
Yuh Give Fetch Up Yuh Guts!
If You Run'roun'
You Are Sure To Come'roun'
AND
Ef Yuh Roll Like Rock
Nuh Moss Pun You
Ain't Nevvah Gine Be Found!

Trust In God Ain't Dead
For Bad Pay Can't Kill It!
De Grace Uh God Shed Abroad
Fuh Whoever Wanna Tek It!
Faith In Christ
Comes Not From Imbibing Dat Babylonian Wine
AND
De Almighty God Still 'pon 'e Throne
AND
'e Still
Gloriously Divine!

Truth Is Truth
AND
Lie Is Lie
AND
Liard Satan Shop
Gine Soon Get Shut Down
AND
He Gine Eternally Die!
Thanka Jesus!

The Faithful Will Fly!
The Disgraceful Will Die!
AND
All Uh Dem False Prophets
Hirelings Shepherds
AntiChrists's
De Big Dragon - Uh Mean Satan 'eself
AND
All Uh He Dragon Buddies
AND
De False Oat' Tekkers
En All De Disgraces
Will En No Way
Nevermore
Ever A-Gain
Be A Blight On The Butt Of Human Kind
Mekkin Men Dou't
Dat Dey Is Got Any Sense Or Sanity!
There Will Be Nothing A-Gain
To Cause Me En You Enny Offense!

Please Tek Muh At Muh Word!
Tek De Comfort Of The Holy Spirit!
Trust The Battle Skills Of The Angel Guard
Hold Fast The Love Of God In Jesus Christ
AND
Mek Sure - Doan Be Cock Sure
Dat Yuh Lot Pun We Sweet Jesus
Yuh Dun Cas'
Ef Yuh Wanna Cross
To Dat Dear Shore
En De Day
When Nummo Sheddoes Cahn Pas'!

Hol' Fas' Pun Jesus Faif, Yuh Hear!
God Will Bless Yuh Sempshus!

There Was A Loud "AMEN!"

It Was Beautiful!

Let No Perceived Lack

Stop You 

From Speaking The Truth

Of

The Gospel Of God's Everlasting Love!

Praying To God Almighty Is Not A Ritual!

Take Time,  Beloved
AND
Think Of
Who Jesus Christ Really Is
AND
Think Also
- For Just An Instant -
About How You Are Caused To Live!
Of Who Causes You To Live!

Think About
Who Jesus Christ Is
In Relation To The Father God
AND
Recognize
That Man Is Being Hornswoggled
By A Wily
Desperate
Already Conquered
Already Damned
Fraud
AND
Foe!

Learn A Great Lesson
About Jealousy And Greed!
Learn A Greater Lesson
Of Him
Who Does Us Daily Feed!
Learn Of The Biggest Love
From Above
Condescending
To Save Us
Dust And A Puff Grubs
AND
Realize
That We Are Indeed
Greatly Beloved
By Everlasting Love
AND
Stop
Wandering To
Wondering After
AND
Pandering To The Lord
Of The Dung Flies
Whose Sole Mission
- Acknowledged AND Confessed -
Is To Cause Us
- Beloved Of GOD -
To Forever Die
AND
Thereafter
Turn Away From Sin
AND
Stand Up For Jesus
Pleading For The Indwelling Of God's Holy Spirit
AND
An Increase Of Holy Faith
Whilst Being Thankful For Mercy
AND
Grateful For The Grace Of God
AND
The Protection
AND
The Holy Influence Of Holy Angels
As We For Eternal Life Fight!

Please Remember
Jesus Paid Our Price!
Jesus Showed Us How To Live
AND
Points The Way To Eternal Life!

Jesus Set For Us The Perfect Example:
Indulge In A Life Of Prayer
Self-Denial
Compassion For Others
How To Pray
Communion And Union With God
AND
Showing Us Messages Of God's Love For Us
Displayed By Nature!

Jesus Christ Also Modeled For Us:
Belief
Love
Trust
AND
Obedience To The Will Of God
AND
Showed Thereby
How To Deny The Liar
Even A Petty Play
AND
Making Him Miss Our Traveling Life's Bouncing Ball!

Satan Builds Bridges On Lies!
BUT
God Through Jesus Christ
Protects His People With Hedges aka Walls
Precepts
Commandments
Love
Promises
Shelters From Decay
AND
We Can Openly
Ardently Trust
All
That He To Us
Does Say!

Pray ... Without Ceasing!
Pray ... Instantly!
Pray ... Earnestly!
Pray ... Believing That He Leads!
Pray For The Good!
Pray Over The Bad!
Pray When You're Happy!
Pray Pitifully When You're Sad!

Prayer Is No Ritual!
Prayer Is Not Form!
Prayer Is The Breath Of The Soul!
The Prayers Of Man Should Be The Norm!

Breathe A Silent Prayer!
Lift Your Voice Quietly
To Him Who Cares!
Pray In Exultation For The Blessings Around You
Beautifully Arrayed!
Pray
AND
Listen
To What The Living God
To You
- Personally -
Has To Say!

In Peace ... Pray!
In War ... Pray!
In Trial ... Pray!
In Victory ... Pray!

Don't Pray Like A Pharisee
Pompous In Company Before The Lord!
Pray Like The Publican
Who Knew His Own Need
AND
Bowed His Head
His Heart
AND
Beat His Chest
Trusting Almighty God To Care
AND
Release Him
From The Fraud!

Keep Your Own Counsel!
To God Pour Out Your Soul
Believing
That He IS Able
To Save You
In Any Moment
Of Any Day
In 1000 Ways
That We Know Not One Thing About!

Don't Just Prayer For Wants!
Also
- In Great Measure -
Pray To Praise!
Pray To Give God Thanks!
Pray Just To Commune
With Your Dying Soul's Only Friend
The Friend
With The Only Means
To Get You His Eternal Salvation
AND
To Reside In His Heavenly Glen!

Take Time To Think About Jesus!
AND
Take Time To Believe
For
Without Your Prayer Time
Satan The Fiend
Will
- Gratuitously -
You Grandly Deceive!

No Massive Formulas!
No Grand Functions!
No Fawning Functionaries!
Just Go Heart To Heart
With Our Redeemer God
AND
Escape
The Strangulation Cords
Of That Wretch Satan
Who Desires To Be Your God!

Trust God!
Obey And Pray!
Pray The Promises!
To Give Them To You
God
- Through Jesus' Blood -
Did Grossly Pay!

Don't Pray To Be Seen!
Don't Not Pray Because You Are Unclean!
Holy Red Blood
Washes
Unholy Steadfast Scarlet Sin 
White
So That You May Rest In Green Pastures
AND
Walk On Golden Streets
Nevermore To See
A Scary Dark Night!

Praying Is Not About Position!
Prayer Is Not About Voice!
Pray Is About Faith AND Belief!
Praying Is Seeking After The Soul's Savior
AND
Leaning On Love
Looking For Guidance
Believing The Assurances Of Relief AND Release
Standing On The Promises
Holding The Able Hand
Which Holds The Winnowing Fan
Walking Without Seeing
AND
Trusting The Rock
Upon Which You Stand!

Stand Firm

In Jesus Christ's Faith

Through Persevering Prayer!

Reverence God!

Believe ... AND?! + PRAYER: Father, Please Hold Me!

Salvation
Is Not For A Country
A City
A Community
A Family
Nor
A Church!
Salvation Is For A Seeking Soul
The One Who Sees The Need 
For Jesus Christ
The Savior
The Redeemer
The Living God
Who For His People Works!

Salvation Cannot
Be Begged
Bought
Nor Bartered!
It Is Not Something For Which We Can Work!
It Is Not Something About Which We Can Boast Over
It Is A Gift
Freely Offered To All Men
Something That No Creature Can Pervert!

Believe
On The Lord Jesus Christ 
AND ...
The Small Word
With Eternal Implications For Mankind
Is Followed By
Thou Shalt Be Saved
Which Is A Call 
To Action
Followed By 
A Promise
Guaranteed 
By Shed Blood
To Be Fulfilled
On Almighty God's Very Own
Never Early
Can't Be Late
Specified
Known Only To Himself 
Date!

We Must Believe!
Believing Entails Effort On Our Part
AND
We Must Act According To Our Belief
Living True To The Promissor
Trusting The Word
AND
Believing That Our Belief
Our Faith
To Receive The Blessing
Is One Cost That 
We Can Truly Afford!

Does Your Faith Have Belief?
Does Your Belief Have Trust
That You Will The Promise Receive?
Do You Live As Though The Transaction Is A Done Deal?
Do You Share The Word Of The Blessed Hope
Or
Does Doubt
Cause You Still With Sin To Grope
Butting Around Life
From Pillar To Post
Unfulfilled
Uncaring
Unaware
That Living With Godly Fear
Moves One Out Of Sin's Darkness
Into God's Eternal Light Of Life
Glory To Share?

A Mother Performs As One!
A Teacher Teaches!
An Actor Acts!
BUT ...
What Of The Saved Soul?

Are You Holding Jesus Christ's Hand?
Are You Walking
- With Faith - 
Toward The Heavenly Land
Trusting
In The Eternal Word
Following
The Gentle Shepherd
As A Named 
AND
Hearing Sheep
AND
Not Longing To Run 
With The Disobedient Goats Who Bleat?

Believing Hope Trusts Faith!

Loving The Lord Jesus

Causes Our Love To Love Others!

That Love Lifts Us Up
As Well As It Lifts Up Others!
That Love Looks Up In Hope
Trusting The Word Of The Word
Even Though There Is No Visible Rope To Hold
AND
We
Being Lead
- By The Greatest Lover -
Lead Others To The Knowledge
Of The Living Water 
Well-Knowing
That Living In Hope
Is Better Than Living As One Hopeless
Practically Dead 
Ever Consumed 
By Raging Doubt
Seriously Touched
In The Head!

What

- And By Whom -

Are You Being Fed?

Where

- And By Whom -

Are You Being Lead?

Is Your Leader-Feeder

 The Great Master

The Loving Lord

Almighty God

Or

Is It Some Strange One

For Whom

Getting Your Soul

To Be Lost

Is A Great Reward?

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Just As You Are Cautious

Of What

Goes Into Your Stomach

Be

Holy Spirit-Led Cautious

Of What

Goes Into Your Mind!

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PRAYER:

Heavenly Father,

Please Guard My Mind!

Help Me Not To Be Consumed

By Those Things Carnal

That The World Calls Divine!

Cleanse My Palate!

Craft Me A New Heart!

Wash My Eyes

And

Unstop My Ears

So That I May Hear

The Heavenly Harps!

Lord,

I Trust You!

I Believe

I Worship

And

I Praise

Only You!

Please Hold Me

In Your Loving Arms

For

This Child Of Faith

Dearly Loves You!

I Pray These Petitions

In Jesus' Precious Name!

AMEN.

Peace AND Security?! + PRAYER: Father, I Expect To See My Jesus!

Worldwide Widespread Discontent
Gross Greed
Individual And State-Sponsored Violence
Universal Justified Distrust Of 
Financial
Spiritual And Political Leaders
AND
Spiritual Apathy
Are Eating Out The Hearts Of  All The Nations
AND
People Are Harkening To The Call
Of Peace
AND
Security
For All
Not Realizing
That Everything That Is Happening
Is Motivated
By The Wily Beelzebub
The Founder Of Man's Great Fall!
It's A Bait AND Switch Pitch!

The Nations Are Uniting
Under One Government
Just As They Were United
At The Time Of The Advent Called First!
AND
They Are Speaking The Same Language
- Climate Change -
- I Wish They Would Read Job Chapter 1 -
AND
As Can Be Readily Seen
They Are Ripe As Wine Grapes
For The Second Coming
Of The Lord!

There Is 
No Thing New Under The Sun!
There Is 
No Bell That Has Not Already Been Rung!
What Is 
Is What Has Been
AND
What Has Been 
Is What Shall Be!
Is The Song That Should
In Truth
Be Sung!

National Israel
Longed To Be Freed
From The Roman Yoke
AND
Spiritual Israel
The Israel Of God
Will Be Freed
From Rome
AND
That Ain't No Joke!

Don't Be Deceived
By Ecumenism!
The Roman Emperor 
Constantine The Great Did That First!
AND
Don't Be Amazed By A Roman
Calling Himself
Lord God Divine
For
The Roman Emperor Domitian 81-96 AD
Already Did That, Too!
I Tell You All This Is True!

Blood Will Flow!
Peace Will Be Like Snow
Under
Burning Hot Sun
AND
Believing Men
- At Bodily Peril -
Will Surely Call
Jesus Christ The Great God
AND
The god On The Earth
Used By
AND
Openly Working For
Satan
Will Send Many Men
To A Martyr's Fate!

BUT ...

Be Ye ENCOURAGED!

Faithfully Trust
The King Of Kings
The Lord Of Lords
The God Of Heaven
Who Has Already Ransomed Us
Out Of 
The Hands Of The Cruel Fraud!

Truth Cannot Be Changed!
AND
Jesus Christ's Return
Cannot Be Stayed!
So 
Stand Up
In The Love Of God
In The Name Of Jesus Christ The Lord
AND
Give The Back Of Your Front
To That Fraud
Beelzebub
Who Is Already Crushed
Already Damned By 
The Holy And Almighty God!

Faith's Victory 

Is In

Christ Jesus!

Use It OR Lose It!

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PRAYER:

Dear Father,

Up In Heaven

I Have A Shopping List For Today

But

First

I Praise And Thank You

For

Your Providence For Yesterday

Wherein I Saw Not

Hunger Nor Thirst!

In Faith

I Ask For More Faith

Faith That Is Tested And Tried

And

I Desire The Experience Of

Knowing That Christ Jesus

Is Ever At My Side!

Lord,

I May Not Know What It Is

For Which I Am Truly Asking

But

I Believe That You Do

And

For This I Am Thankful

For

I Depend Wholly On You!

Teach Me Your Way

And

Help Me To Walk In It!

Guide My Footsteps!

Help Me To Keep Clean Lips!

And

Grant Unto Me A New Heart

Compassion To Use It

And

The Gentle Hand

To Prove It!

I Love You, Lord!

I Am Your Child

Your Servant

And

A Glad Member

Of

The Household Of Faith

And

I Fully Expect To See My Jesus

In Whose Name I Make My Plea

On

His Great And Glorious Day!

Even So

Come Soon, Lord Jesus!

AMEN.