Wednesday, March 1, 2017

THE BLESSED HOPE: We Shall Be Changed!



I Have Peace In The Holy God!
I Have Rest In The Faithful God!
I Have Hope In The Giving God
AND
I Am Blessed By The Gracious God!

When Peace Meets Rest
Hope Is Blessed!
The Holy God
Eternal
Faithful
Loving
Giving
Gracious
AND
True
- In Mercy -
Longs To Bless Men More
If
They Would But Walk True, Too!

Our Present Daily Blessings
Are But Pedestrian
For They Will Be So Much More
When
- In The Light That Gives Life -
We Walk Along 
The Beautiful Shore!

Oh, That Men Would Praise The Lord
For His Goodness
Towards Men!
Oh, That Men Would Praise The Lord
Who
- Though Offended -
Does Not His Goodness To Men Suspend!
Oh, That Men Would Praise The Lord
Giving Unto Him
His Glory
AND
That Without End
So That We May Go Home
To Glory
To Glory
In Him
For Eternity Which Knows No End!

With Jesus Himself
As Our
Leader Feeder
Teacher Preacher
Hope Revealed
Salvation Unsealed
We Shall Do  ...!
We Shall Be  ...!
We Shall See  ...!
We Shall Go  ...!
We Shall Know  ...!
We Shall Adore  ...!
AND
What Else
Our God Himself
Will
- To Us -
Delightedly Show!

It Is Not Even Amazing
How Inept Are Our Attempts
- Mine And Yours -
At Describing
The Impossible
The Unknowable
The Unthinkable
The Unfathomable
The Unimaginable
The Strange
The Wonderful
Glories
Awaiting
Our Unpackaging!
Why Do We Waste The Time?

I Shall
You Shall
We Shall
See All The Glories
Of God's Amazing Kingdom
Of Love
IF
We Are Enduringly Faithful
Unswervingly Obedient
Unyieldingly Honest
Unbendingly True
To Him Who
Has Prepared His Possible
To Delight
Our Now Impossible
Point Of View!

God's Peace Is
Perfect
Precious
Practicable!

God's Grace Is
Grand
Gratifying
AND
Infallible!

God's Blessing Is
Beautiful
Bright
AND
Bountiful!

God's Love For Us

  • Accepted
  • Returned
  • Cherished
  • Celebrated

Shall See Us
If Faithful
Go From Mortal
To Immortal
AND
From Corruption
To Incorruption!

Brethren, I Beseech You ...
Turn - In Faith - To Jesus Christ!
Accept The Gift!
Accept That There Is No Risk!
AND
Quickly Of Sin Divest
AND
You Shall Live
From The Glad AND Glorious Day
In Eternal Bliss!

Grace Minus Faith Equals Dust!
Faith Plus Hope Plus Trust
Will See Man
Rising Up
- Made Anew -
Out Of Dead Men's Dust!

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

Choice Is A Man Thing!
Make The Choice For Christ
AND
Before The King Of Glory
- Face To Face -
In Adoration Sing!




Tuesday, February 28, 2017

JUDGMENT: Two Paths

Judgments May Force Man's Submission!
Judgments Do Not Command Love!
Man's Heart Must Be Yielded Up
Subdued From Its Murmur
By Divine Grace
AND
Committed Unto The Holy God
Through Confession 
AND
Repentance Of Sin
Caused By Willing Love
AND, THEN
Forgiveness Will Come
From THE Holy God Who Is Love!

Almighty God First Speaks To Mankind
Through The Created Works Of Nature
Which Tell Of The Holy God's Love!
Almighty God Then Counsels
Warns
AND
Reproves
BUT
Continued Disobedience Calls Forth Judgments 
Against Wicked Men
To Preserve The Sanctity Of God's Holy Name
AND
Save Some 
From The Burning Lake Grave!

Denying God's Sovereign Will
By Denying God's Name
Does Nothing
For He IS God
AND
Is Forever The Same
AND
Putting The Creator God
Underfoot
Does Not Mean He Can't Lift It Up -
He Created The Man
Head Foot
AND
Hand!
Just Check The Facts
Written In The Good Book!
Be Honest
AND
Sincerely Look It Up!

Two Paths Are Placed Before Men:
Sure Blessings
AND
Sure Curses!
Full Disclosure Is By The Holy God Made
AND
His Blessings AND Cursings
Are Enumerated
In Great Detail!

It Is A Choice Thing - Free Will
So Don't Blame God
When Personal Behavior
Lands You In 
The Hurting Man's Painful-Unto-Sorrowful 
Horrifying Jail
Compliments Of The Known Fraud!

Satan Counterfeits Truth!
God IS The Truth!

Satan Copies!
God Creates!

Satan Hates!
God Loves!

Satan Destroys
BUT
God Regenerates
Those Whom His Son Beloved Purchased
With His Own Precious Blood!

Men Who Hate God
Will
After The Judgment
Die!
Men Who Love God
Will
At The Second Coming
Fly!
The Choice Is Ours!
The Risks Are Ours To Take
BUT
Please
Do Not Make A Bad Decision
Because
You Are Grossly Impressed
By A Known
Notable
AND
Accursed
Damned
Fake!

Men Disbelieve The Truth
By Believing A Lie
AND
There Is No Human Being
Who Will Be Able To Hide Behind The Words:

"I Did Not Know The Law Of God!"


AND
Then Pretend-Cry
For The Tablet Called Heart
Operates Correctly
AND
Contains Nary A Flaw
So ...
It Is Quite Obvious
That Man's Hard Heart Of Sin Must Thaw!

He Must Trust The Word
AND STOP
Flapping The Jaw
AND
Believe The Word
For The Evidence Is Available
With Numerous
Tangible Proofs
For God Is Not A Man Who Lies
To Trip Up
AND
Trap
By Deceit
An Impressionable Youth!

Trust And Obey
AND
- For Your Sin -
Satan In The Day Of God's Vengeance To Come
Will Rightfully Pay
For That Is What God's True
AND
Righteous Judgment
Dictates!


Jesus Christ The Righteous
Has Finished
The War
That Satan Started!

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


The Living God
Holy
Is Not
A Plaster Saint
Nor
A God-Fake!

The Loving God
Eternal
True
Can Not
Make A Mistake
Despite
Satan's Contrarian View!

Trust The Almighty God
For
- Of A Truth -
He Dearly Loves You!
Obey
And
Walk With Him
And
You Will
- One Day Very Soon -
See The Universe
Traversing The Expanse
Using The Wings
That He Alone
Can Give
To YOU!



Monday, February 27, 2017

BARBADOS: What's Within The Name?!



When Your Own Eyesight Blinds You

You Are Well And Truly Blind!
When Your Mind Walks Off And Leaves You
You Know Your Only Help
Is In
The Lord God Almighty
Holy
Wholly Divine!


Life Without God Is Possible!

True Life Without God Is Not!

Being Cold Through Sin Is Possible

BUT
Being Cold In Burning Hell Is Not!



Now, With This In Mind ...

From The Island Of Barbados
The Glorious Land Of My Birth
Many Are The Street Names
Place Names 
By Which One May Chart
A Pilgrim's Progress
AND
With God's Help
Live A Life Of Success!

So ... 

For This Missive
I Have All The Notable Names Re-Called
AND
I Have Added Them To The Good News
That Is God's Gospel
AND
I Encourage You To Walk Along
Among Them!
You Will Have Your Self 
A Ball!

Come On!
Let's Take That Walk ...

Chance Hall
Went Over To Easy Hall
AND
He Had Fruit At Grape Hall!
He Got Frisked At Checker Hall

AND
Went 
AND
Bought Seasoning At Thyme Bottom!

He Had A Medical Exam
At Constitution River

AND
Got Chased Around
Old Mt. Stinkeroo!

He Got Hurt At Payne's Bay

AND
He Also Fell And Struck His Head At Bottom Bay

After Which
He Quenched His Thirst At Water Hall!

Chance Then Steadfastly Ran 
But Grew Weary
AND
Short-Winded At Hill Road
AND
Thus Got In A Tangle At Bush Hall!

He Ran Out Of Money In Bank Hall
Whereupon
He Cried
As His Hopes
- For Success -
Died!

Ladye Fate Told Him Of King Street
But He
- In His Own Wisdom -
Went To Government Hill
Where Meeting Despair
He Went To Pine Hill

AND
Got Catspraddled
When He Thought To Trust
Inch Marlowe
Who Jammed Him Up On Gun Hill!

He Met Constant In Sweet Vale!
He Met Brighton In Waverly Cot!
He Met Strong Hope In Lion Castle
Only To Be Stymied By Gully
Of Old Jack-In-The-Box!

In Fear And Desperation
He Fell To Crying In Mount Misery

BUT
Christie Had Pity
AND
Told Him To Head To Endeavor
While Avoiding Sugar Hill
After Talking To The Blunts
Who Had The Map For Sweet Vale
Which He Could Only Receive 
IF
If, Ef
He Did Battle
With Venture

AND
Made A Dead Run On Horse Hill!

But ...

As Clear Fate Would Have It
He Found Himself In Jericho
Where St. Jude 
AND
Workmans
Told Him 
IF
He Went To Free Hill
He Could Avoid Roach
IF
He Did
The Drax Hall Jump!

In Short Order
He Cried Our In Desperation:

I Want To Go To Lemon Arbor
But I Have To Cross Over Flat Rock
And I Must Not Disturb
The Denizens Of Locust Hall!
Lord, Have 'Is Mercy!
I Smell De Fraud!

Suddenly ...

A Strong Voice Was Heard:

Look Man!
This Is Proute!
You Have To Go Through The Valley

BUT
Make Sure To Rest At Salters
AND
Open The Window At The Lee Side Of
Neil's Boarded Hall
And Understand That
You Have Tests At Campaign Castle
And
What Ever You Do
Don't Don't Do Not Fall
At Good Intent
Nor
Loaf About At Lead Vale!

Walk Briskly Up To Providence
AND
Humbly Through Pilgrim Place
AND
Get Your Self To Fair View

AND
Courageously Set Your Heart On 
Sion Hill!

But ...

Be Careful!
There Are Four Roads
A Grove

AND
Six Cross Roads
Which Can Sling You Up To Foul Bay!
But ... Take Heart

AND
Please Do Not Lean On Your Own Understanding
For
With Determination
You Must Ignore Diamond Valley!

Be Sterling
AND
Remember Jezreel

AND
Offer Up Praise For Three Houses

BUT
See That You Eat Nary A Thing At Apple Hall!

Take Note
AND
Don't Forget It:

  • You Must Change Clothes At White Haven!
  • You Must Labor In Industry Hall!
  • You Must Watch Your Back At Windy Hill!
  • You Must Plunge Into The Water At Bath
AND

  • You Must Seek After  Knowledge At Coach Hill!

WARNING:

Avoid Pot Hill
New Castle

AND
Welch Town
For
Truth Is Not Known In These Places

AND
Free Will
AND
Choice
- IF PERMITTED - 

Will
With MALICIOUS Intent
Throw You Up Side Down!

Spend A Night At Messiah Street!
Do Not Consort With All-Sorts At Meadows
Nor
At That Coconut Grove!
Give Your Back To Mount All!
Learn Of Life At Lakes Folly!
Avoid At All Costs
The Risk!

BUT
Take A Moment

AND
Read The Headstones
At Graveyard
By Putting Distance
Between You
Mount Gay

AND
Date Tree 
AND
Moore Hill!

Keep Out Of Licorish Village
AND
Frugally Eat At Pie Corner!
Thirstily Drink At Well Road!
Joyfully Sing At Spring Garden!

You Shall Sleep The Sleep Of The Just
When You Spend The Night At Friendship
AND
Be Thoroughly Refreshed
Come The Morning
By Having Prayers
At Bright Hall
With Hope!

Find Good Content At Retreat!
Stand Behind The Archers
At Crab Hill

AND
After Time Spent In Church Hill
AND
Prospect At The Rock!

Make Sure To
Hold Up At Mount Standfast
After You've Outrun
The Fiend Of Arch Hall
AND
Talk To The Deacons At Eagle Hall
For You Need Their Input
To Walk In Correct Order
Through Harmony Hall
Around Cat's Castle
Across Rendezvous
Over Top Rock
Along Kingsland
Between Gall Hill 
AND
Goodland
After Hurrying Along Hastings
To Arrive Safely At
My Lord's Hill!
Things For You Will Then Swing!

Understand This ...

Time Is Not Yours!
Tomorrow Is Not Yours!
AND
Those Hellions In Speightstown
Will Chase You Through Holetown!
Those From Fitts Village
Will Try To Run You Down!
The Bullies In Six Mens
Will Order You To Dash Valley
BUT ...
Whatever You Do
Know There Is Hope At
Drill Hall
IF
You Do Not Lay Up In Westbury
As You Avoid Rotten Town!

Finally ...

Give Gifts To All At The Alms House!
Get Your Self Away From That Base Street!
Hie Thee Over The Swing Bridge!
AND
Clean Your Shoes In The Careenage
For
Hereafter
The Die For You
Is Cast!

Discipline Is Your Watch Word!
Dedication To Task Is Your Musical Verse!
Jesus Christ
Is The Rock Of Your Salvation

AND
Let Hope For Salvation
Be You Constant Refrain
All The While Knowing That 
At River Road
- For Eternity -
You Will
- Because Of Christ Jesus -
Be Able Always
On Demand
To Quench Your Thirst!

Accept Free Grace!
Embrace Undying Love!
Remember That Jesus Christ Saves

AND
Accept That
Trust And Obey

AND
Faith For Today
Are Your Choice Currencies
As You Struggle For Life
In Long Bay!

Heaven Awaits!
God Can't Be Late!
Reason With The Father
For
With Him In Control
Great Glory's Glories
For You
Await!
He Has The Date!

Your Name Is Your Character!

What Is Inside YOU!?!




Sunday, February 26, 2017

Enough Sufficient And Then Some ... With Prayer

The Conversation ...
That Conversation
Was Causing Serious Problems
For All Its Participants
Because
Every Time A Person
Waxed Emphatic
A Voice Was Heard
Denying The Truth Of The Person's Word!

Things Were In Turmoil!

I'll Give You An Example ...

Horace Said:
I Trust God!Voice Said:
Not Enough!
When It Is Convenient!

Heather Said:
I Walk With The Lord!Voice Said:
Not Always!
When It Is Comfortable!

Stephanie Said:
I Believe God's Word!Voice Said:
Not Enough!
When It Is Convenient!
When It Is In Compatible Company!

Nola Said:
I Thank God For His Grace!
Voice Asked:
Not Always!
Why Aren't You Walking In It?

Sanjeev Said:
I Live For The Lord!Voice Asked:
Not Always!
Who Knows It?
Where Is Your Light?

Phenola Said:
I Witness For The Lord!Voice Asked:
Not Always!
With Whose Words?
With What Spirit?

You Will Be Surprised
To Know
That In The Conversation ...
That Conversation
The Participants Were
Only One
Plus
A Conscience
- Compliments Of The Holy Spirit -
Which Was
Which Is
Often Denied!

The Bible AsksAND
Speaks:





AND
I Ask:

Who Better
To Call Us Plain Liars
Than The Conscience
Attached To Us
By God's Cord?!

For Truth's Sake
I Will Accuse My Self
In The Conversation ... 
My Conversation
AND SAY:

I Don't Love God ... Enough!
AND
I Don't Trust God ... Enough!
OR
Walk With Him Close ... Enough!
AND
I Don't Believe In God ...Enough!
AND
Let Him Lead Me ... Enough!AND
Then I Will Exclaim 
With Much Sorrow
That
I Am Crying Out To God In ...

PRAYER:

Oh, Lord
Grant Me
Of
Love Hope
Faith Truth 
Trust
And
Belief
Enough
Sufficient And Then Some
So That I Do Not End Up With
None
For
I Desire To Walk
And Live For
And With You
And Without These
I Know That I Cannot
A Victorious Race Run!


Grant Me, Lord
The Redeemed Soul's Sense
To Get Out Of Sin's Torrential Rain
Using The Umbrella Of Jesus Christ's Faith
And
Grant Me The Contrite Heart's Willingness
To Let You Break
- With Finality -
Old Besetting Sin's Chain!


Father,
Grant The Courage
To Speak Your Truth
Without Being Vain
And
Please, Lord
Help Me
Neither In Thought
Word Or Deed
Your Holy Name
To Profane!


Lord, 
Let Me Not Shine The Black Light
Of That Other Jesus!
Let Me Not Spread
The Delusional Gospel
Of That Other Word
That Is Widely Being Heard
But
Let Me Be A Faithful Witness
To The Living Gospel
Of Christ The King's Truth
And
Let Me Do It Lovingly
By Holy Faith
And In

And With 
The Same Incorruptible Truth!

Let My Light So Shine
That Men May See
Christ Jesus
Living In Me!
Help Me To Live Such A Life
As Is Called Godly!
Let Me Plant Seeds
That Will Become A Harvestable Crop
To Provide Wheat
For The Holy God's Garner
And
Lord, Please
Let It Be A Lot!

Forgive, Lord
And
Cleanse Me From All Unrighteousness!
I Love You, Lord
And
In Jesus' Name I Plead!
AMEN.




Saturday, February 25, 2017

BUT: God Can ...!





Man May Dwell In Tranquil Safety
IF
He Will To The Living God
Pledge Fealty!
This Indeed
Is A Necessity
IF
He Will Avoid
The Fiery Calamity!

Man Cannot
Of Himself
Provide Peace And Security
Because
In Himself
He Has The Evil Propensity
Which Causes Him
In His Wicked Heart
To Live A Life Avidly Leaning 
Toward Criminality
Which
- Unchecked -
Leads To God's Dread Judgment Of 
Death With Finality!

Man Commits Murder!
Politicians Perjure!
Priests Are Pedophiles!
Mommies Commit Infanticide!
Parents Commit Murder-Suicide!
Children Commit Patricide
AND
Matricide!
Brethren Commit Fratricide!
Statesmen Legalize Government-Assisted Suicide!
Teachers Turn Tricks With Teens!
Poor People And Old People
Get Hit With Big Sticks
AND
Ordinary Citizens Get Abused By Just Opening
Their Own Front Door
So That Sadistic Men Can Adore 
The Quick Score!

But ... God
In His Mercy
Has
For Man
Made A Clear Way!
Reach Out To Jesus
IS
The Only Way
For Humans
To Get Right
To Walk Right
To Avoid The Dark Night
To Return To The Heavenly Father
AND
In The Great Day
To Enter The Rest Home
Where There Is
No Sorrow
No Sadness
No Death
No Tears
To Sickness
No Suffering
For
Old Things Will Have Passed Away!

We Shall Have
New Hearts
New Bodies
New Clothes
New Names
New Homes
New Abilities
AND
New Places Called Amazing To Explore
AND
To Know!

And ... Wonderfully

Face To Face With Christ Jesus
We Shall Know 
Even As We Are Known
For
We Shall Be Touching The Hand
That Was Marred
AND
Permanently Marked
AND
That Bled For Us
AND
See Plainly
The Thorn-Scarred Brow
AND
Behold The Feet
That Stood Up
For Us
So That We Would Not
Be Forever Cast Down!

We Shall Be
Hearing From
Singing To
Praising
AND
Loving The Lover
Who Loved Us The Best
AND
Blessing The Savior
Whose Sacrifice Was The Sweet Savor
In The Nostrils
Of The Holy God
Who Can Consume
AND
Who Does Bless!

God Will Bless The Believers!
God Will Curse The Disbelievers!
God Will Destroy 
All Those Unrepentant
Who Practice To Deceive
BUT
For Now
God's Grace Is Still Available
To All Who Will Kill
The Sin-Sow!

Mercy Is Still On God's Table
BUT
Time Is Running Out
For Us To Choose Salvation
OR
To Be Rabidly False
AND
To Self
Sin
AND
Sinning
- Remaining Enamored -
Cleave
Preferring
To Be Eternally Deceived!

Almighty God IS Ever True!
Man IS Always A Liar!
God - If Trusted -
Will Eternally
Take Care Of You
AND
That IS The Guarantee
Upon Which You May Daily Feed!
Please ... LET THE LIVING GOD LEAD!


So As Not Be Sorry
Later
Trust The Living God
Now
To Truly Live
Now!