Sunday, March 19, 2017

The Blood-Soaked Guarantee!


In Times Ancient
In Times Modern
AND 
All Times In Between
The Call Is Ever Always The Same:

Be Thou In The Living God Made Clean!

Then ... As Now
Men Did Respond
AND
Some Even Saw Their Need
BUT
- Every And Always -
There Were Are Those
Who Arose Arise
Who Saw See The Benefit
That Came Comes From Wearing Priestly Robes!

The Call To Salvation
Really Blew Up
BUT
Not Always To Benefit
The Inner Man
For
Food For The Soul Sold
Led To Corpulent Priests
Who Rich And Poor
They Did - Luxuriating - Fleece!

New Lamps For Old!

          Support Your Local Priest!
                     
                    Get A Brother Sister Mother Father Out Of Sheol!
             
                                  Pay It Forward!

Don't Take A Chance Support Your Church Building Project!
AND

You Won't In The Everlasting Fire Dance!

Need To Know Scripture?
Don't Trust The Word!
Interpretation
Rests In The Hands Of The Priest
Even Though They Themselves
- More Often Than Not -
Care Not
Not One Jot For Truth
Nor For That Matter
Of The Living Word
Knew Squat!

As Ever ...

Today Is The Same
Men And Women
Selling God
Selling Salvation
Still Keeping The Bible Enchained
By Selling Specialty Bibles
With A Spin To Tickle A Flock
With A Personal Message
Ascribed To A Living God
Remade
Manmade
To Despising Men
A Real Slave!

Hear The Spiel ...

Do You Have A Proclivity?
We Have A Bent God For You!
Do You Have An Inclination?
We Have A Special God
That's Just Right For You!
God Loves You!
He Made You! True?

True!

So  ... Don't Worry About Your Soul
Or Your Sin!
You Shall Be Saved
Even In Your Sin
Over Which A Man
Can Have No Victory!
So Do Your Do
For I Am God's Inside Man
AND
He Has Got To Save You!
This ... I Honest To Goodness
Truly Promise You!

Snake Oil!
Snake Oil!
Tied Up In Tin Foil
Tied With Big Red Bow
Looking Quite Fantastic
AND
Acting Quite, Quite Elastic
Accommodating All
Headed
For The Ball Fall!

The Problem, Though
The Snake Oil Burns
For It Covers A Gross Lie
That Does God's Stomach Turn!

God Is Holy
God's Word - As By Himselfself Preserved - Is True
AND
He Requires Holiness From His People
AND
Not The Psycho-Babel Excuse!

Trust Not Your Soul's Salvation
To Any Human That Has A Bathroom Detail!
Trust Not Your Soul's Salvation To The Wanna-Be God
Who
As A Citizen Of Heaven 
Did Grandly Fail!

Trust God At His Word!
A "Thus Saith The Lord!"
Is The Only Thing That Should Suffice You
AND
Stay Away From
Purchasing Blessings From Heaven
For All That Is Doing
Is
- Unrepented -
Forever Damning You!

Access To God The Father
Is Through
God The Son
Who Gives
God The Holy Spirit
As A Comfort
Teacher
Guide
To Every Believing One!

God Has No Second On Earth!
There Is No Marian Intermediary!
There Are No Miracle-Working Dead Saints
AND
God Does Not Spend Cash Money!
Saying Otherwise
Is Just A Plain Fake! 

The Seeds That Men Should Be Planting
Are The Seeds That Grow Into The Tree
That Bears 
The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit!
So ... Please 
Start By Planting The Seed
Of Faith
AND
Trusting
In Jesus Christ's Merits!

Stop Paying
The Worship-God-Fee
For
What Is Free!

Money Given
Into The Service Of God
Shouldn't Devolve To The Support Of
Priests And Pastors Licentious Lifestyles And Vices
BUT
Should Go To The Propagation
Of The Gospel Of Truth
Telling Of Eternal Things 
AND
God's Grace
AND
Showing
That For Believing Obedient
Sin-Confessing Repentant
Enduring Man
There Is Reserved ... By Blood
- Not By Cash And Land Grants -
A Home
A Real Mansion
In God's Heaven
From Which We Will Have No Desire To Roam!
We Will Be In The Eternal Home!

Jesus Christ
- God -
Does Not Lie
BUT
Carnal
Unregenerated Priests
AND
Pastors Do!
So Trust In Jesus Christ
The Only God
Who Could Die
AND
Did
BUT
Is Still Alive 
To Save Me And You!

Our Sacrifice To Almighty God
Is A Broken Heart
A Contrite Spirit
Not A Maxed Out Credit Card
Beeping
"Over The Limit!"
Over A Donation
For A Lying Jesus-Peddling Man Woman
Who Is Living A High Life
Because It Is Supported
By Me And You!
Kill The Lie!
Truth Can't Die! 

Call God!
He Has A Direct Phone Line
AND
His Number Is PRAYER!
Jesus Christ IS The Exchange
AND
The Holy Spirit
Keeps The Line Ever Always In Play!
Holy Angels Will Surround You
AND
The Devils Will Depart!
Jesus Saves!
Take Heart! 
Take Heart! 

Tell God Your Cares
Concerns, Trials
Tribulations
AND
Get Out Of
The Satan-Inspired Dark!

Speak To The Father God
Yourself!
In The Name Of Jesus Christ
Yourself!
AND
God
Will Break Sin's Chain
Himself!
It's As Easy As That!
AND
That's A Fact!

Don't 
Do Not Pay A Human
For God To Supposedly Bless You!

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

Receive
God's Blessing For Working Faith
For
Faith Is By Jesus Christ Given To All Men
- By Measure -
FOR FREE!
In This ... YOU Have
Jesus Christ's Blood-Soaked GUARANTEE!


 


Saturday, March 18, 2017

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: JOURNEY: The B-TAB Tack





It Was A Wild West Locomotive!
The Whistle Said:

Brooo! Brooo!

As It Went!

I Had Spent All That I Had
AND
This Journey To The Unknown
Was For Me
No Fad
For I Was Trusting The Lord
For
By Jesus Christ's Faith
I Was For This Great Journey Clad!

The Sign Painted On The Engine Had Said:

Prayer And EFFORT!


The Insignia On The Conductor's Hat Said:

Effort And PRAYER!


I Thought To My Self ...
Strange ... Strange Indeed!
Until I Saw The Train's Engineer
Get Down On His Knees!

He Was Praying!

Okay! Okay!

I Took A Window Seat
AND
As Is My Custom
I Asked The Living God
For
Travelling Mercies, Please!

Suddenly ...

The Call Sallied Forth:

All Abooardd!
ALLLL ABOOARDD!


Soon ... 

We Were On Our Way!

Hmmm ...

I Don't Know What Caused It
BUT
Something ... 
Something ... Was Tickling My Consciousness!

I Looked Ahead!
I Looked Around!
In Front Was Just Backs Of Heads!
To The Side - Nothing Outstanding!
Outside
Pastures Green
AND
Even A Meandering Stream
BUT
As The Train Picked Up Momentum
What I Heard Said
You Will Not Believe!
The Train's Wheels
Were Talking With Speed!

I Tell You True
Those Wheels Spoke Plain!
I Heard It I Tell You!
It Was A Beautiful Refrain:

Believe God!
Trust His Word!
Act In Faith!
Blessings Will Come!



Soon The Train Was Going So Fast
That All I Could Hear Was:

Believe God!
Blessings Will Come!


Coming Into Some Stations
I Would Hear The Rhythm Change:

Believe God!
Trust His Word!


Leaving Some Stations
It Said:

Act In Faith!
Blessings Will Come!



But ...

I Loved It Best
When We Travelled Through The Country
AND
All The Contacts Were Made
AND
That Journeying Train Would Say ...

Believe God!
Trust His Word!
Act In Faith!
Blessings Will Come!



That Train
Seemed To Have A Message
To Fit
Every Destination
Every Departure Station!

I Had Been A Little Sad
To Leave The Known Behind
BUT
By The Time I Reached My Destination
I Had A Song In My Heart
Laughter In My Mind
AND
Hope In My Eye
For
I Had Been Reminded
That My God
Is Not Pie In The Sky
AND
I Knew
God's Heaven With My Jesus
Soon
Soon
Will Be In My Real View!

I Believe ... GOD!
I Trust God's ... WORD!
I Will ACT aka WALK ... In FAITH
For
I Truly Accept The Truth That
God's BLESSINGS WILL - Upon Me - COME!


What Is Your Conveyance Telling You?!



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

Trust In The Lord With Your All
Because
In That Way
 You Cannot Fall!

Satan Thinks He Controls The Ball
And
Its Residents All

But
Has No Choice But To Act
Inside
God's Omnipotent Call!


The Cross Of Christ






How Is It
That Pre-Jesus
The Roman Cross
WAS
Just An Instrument Of Torture
AND
Death
BUT
Present-Jesus
- The Life ... Of The World -
It Is A Lamp-Post
- Shedding Eternal Light -
To Those Who Will
To Be Blessed?!

The Cross Of Christ
IS
A Transport
A Transport Of Delight
Lifting High
The Repentant Sinner
Sending Him
Into The Land Of Truth
Beauty
AND
Right!

The Wood
Is Not The Thing Important!
The Man Who Hung There
Was A Body Veiling
Divinity!
Divinity
Which Chose Fallen Man's Position
So That In Life's Death
Satan - He Who Is Death To Human Life -
- Thenceforth -
Would Be In His Own 
Certain
Unremitting Death Throes!
No More Woes!

Life Died To Overcome Death!
Life Arose
To Give His Life
To Man - The True Walking Dead!
Life Willingly Laid Down For Us
His Life
AND
To Give New Life To Men
His Life
He Surely Took Up Again!
He Reigns!

Life Won In The Bitter Strife!
Because Of Life's Death
I Have A Way To Go To The Father!
Because Life Lives
I Can
- One-On-One -
Talk To My Father God!
Because Life Reigns
I Can Walk Through
The Gates Of Glory
For
It Is My Right
Because
The Life Enlightens
AND
Enlivens
The New-In-Christ Life
I Gained!

I Rejoice
In Life's Death
Because
- In Acceptance -
I Get Life's Life
As He Took My Sure Death!

I View The Cross
As The Sign Post
Of Salvation
AND
I Rejoice
For
By Its Light
I Can See The Way
The Way 
To Get Back Home
Today!
It Is The Only Way There!

I Thank God
For Grace And Glory!
I Thank God
For Truth And Light!
I Thank God
For The Faith
That Believes The Gospel
The Good News Story
AND The Mercy
That Removes Me
From The State Of Disgrace
To The Glorious Place!

The Cross Of The Word
The Life Of The World
Is The Light To My Path
The Lamp To My Feet
The Lifter Up Of My Head!
I Will Not Deny The Lord
Who Died To Save Me
BUT
I Will Lift Him Up Daily
As I Do My Own Cross
AND
Follow Him
As I Am Led 
To Safety!


Taking The Holy Life
For A Sinner's Life
Leads To Eternal Life
For The Repentant Sinner
Who To Willful-Sin
Is Now Cold!


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

Cross-Carrying
Christ-Following
Caring
Committed-To-Christ
Comforter-Converted Christians
Cannot
Continue Committing
Christ-Killed-Afresh Crimes Called Sin!




Friday, March 17, 2017

HAPPY SABBATH + WAITING ... For The Day! + PRAYER




I Am Of The Virgins
But
Not One Of The Foolish Ones!


I Am Ground
- Not The Stony One -
Good Ground!


I Am Not Of Those Women
- Those Churches -
Which Wear Their Own Raiment

AND
Which Provide
AND
Eat Their Own Bread
All The While Desiring
Just The Name Of The One

By Whom We Are Faithfully Lead!


I Am Not A Pharisee
A White Washed Tomb
Pretty
But Filled
With The Bones Of The Dead!


I Walk The Way Holy
Keeping Close
To The Separating Line
Having It Ever In My View!


I Walk In The Light
Holding The Hand
Of The Son Of God
Jesus Christ The Lord
Holy
Alive
Divine!


I Wait
For Day
- Not The Dark -

When
Redeemed
Glorified
Crowned
I Shall
- Having Been Caught Away -
Walk On The Glorious Golden Way
Having Face To Face Converse
With My Jesus
After

Having Forever Cast Away
The Marks Of The Vile Curse!


I Go
- Not To Hell -
To Glory!
I Go
Even If I Go Alone!
I Go
Because The Rock Of My Salvation
Calls Me
By Love

Holy Love
To Come Home!


Home ... HOME!

Where He Who Holds My Heart
 - My Beloved Jesus -
Has For Me
Prepared A Blessed Place!
Home
Where All Is Peace
Rest
AND
Joyous Consort
Comfort
Home
In The Bright Light Of
The Eternal God
Where The Living
Has Not A Taint
Of Earth
Nor Of The Old Disgrace!

PRAYER:


Oh, Lord
You Who Art In Heaven
You Who Give Comfort
To The Wanderer's Soul
You
Who Gave Your Best
To Redeem Those
- By Sin -
In The Universe
The Worst
I Bless You!
I Love You
And

I Thank You
Because
- In The Glorious Future -
I Shall
- Having Held On To Christ's Enduring Faith -
Get Up
From The Place
From Whence
I Would Have Been Deposited
By That Transport Vehicle
The Dreaded Hearse!

Lord,
I Took "E" Off Of Hearse
For My Ear Hears!
I Took "S" Off Of Hears
Because
Christ Had Unstopped
My Previously Stopped Ears!
I Took The "A" And "R" Off Of Hear
And
"HE!"
Was Revealed!
He Who Conquered Death
So That I May Be Redeemed!

I Rejoice
With Heart
Soul And Voice
That Glory Came Down
And
Did Fill My Soul
So That Now
I Can Say
At This Very Moment
 - Today -
That Heaven Is My Goal
And
I Am Walking
Faithful
On The Glorious King's
Highway!

Thank You For The Great Blessing
In Jesus Christ's Name!
AMEN.





Thursday, March 16, 2017

PERSONAL PUZZLER: Living The Committed Christian Life

The Open Question:

What Would You Say To A Church Pastor

Who Is Proudly Gay
Who Speaks Proudly
Of What The He-God
Has Done
AND
Inspirationally
Of What The She-God Is Doing?

The American Gay Population Is Less Than 4%

Of The Total Population!
What Would You Say To A Heterosexual 
Bible-Thumping Pastor
Who Says That The Christian Church Would Die
Without The Gay Church Members/Musicians Who 
Presumptuously Live 
Unrepentantly
In Known Sin Before Almighty God?

How Would You Respond To The Charismatic Pastor

- With Immensely Convincing Oratorical Skills -
Who Says That
Loving, Living And Serving 
Are The Only Three Things
That A Modern Christian Is Required To Do?

What Of ...

Confession, Repentance, Obedience
Walking And Working In Faith?

What Of ... 
The Acquisition Of The Lord's
Meek And Gentle Spirit
Against Which There Is No Law?

What Of ...

The Aspiration Of Striving 
For To Achieve God's Glory?

What Of ...

The Renunciation Of Sin?

What Of ...

Living With The Hope
That Comes Of Faith That Works
Because Of Our Love Of The Lord Christ?

What About ...

Our Asking The Lord
For The Indwelling Of His Holy Spirit?

What About ... Denying Self?


What About ... 


  • Temperate Living?
  • Not Walking Wise In Our Own Eyes?
  • Denying The Liar?
  • Watching And Praying?
  • Not Holding On To Temporal Things?
  • Living To Send Up Riches To Glory?
  • Asking The Lord To Cleanse Us Of All Unrighteousness?
  • Wearing The Whole Armor Of God?
  • Beatitude Living?
  • Blessing God?


And ...


What About Thanking The Holy God 
For Our Blessings
Seen And Unseen
Known And Unknown
Unanticipated
Unappreciated
Unasked For
AND
Blessings Promised To Come?

Can We "Christians" Really Get All Of Our Lives

Into The Three Broad Categories Of:

Living
Loving
Serving

Without Following The Prescriptives Of The Living Word?

Remember:


If Something Does Not Have A Name

It Is Usually Rendered Unimportant!
AND
Just Saying Live, Love And Serve
Gives Us All The Opportunity 
To Forget To Remember
To Ignore
To Less Count
To Elevate
To Denigrate
To Gravitate
To Set Aside
To Glorify!

When You Know All That Is Required

You have No Excuse For Forgetfulness
Nor Disobedience!

Can A Committed Christian

Really Leave The Living Of His Life
To Man's Happenstance?

What Purpose Does Jesus Christ Serve 

In Your Life?

What Do YOU Say To All These Things?


The Apostle Paul Said:


Without The Law, I Would Not Know Sin.



I Say:

Without Our Closely Following

The Requirements For True Christian Living
We Will Fall For Any Thing
AND
Every Thing!

We Have Been Given A Blueprint

A Blueprint For Living Christ's Life
AND
If We Will Follow It Closely
We Will Survive Earth's Strife!

We Are To:

Read The Bible 
AND Pray
Watch
Work In Faith
Humble Ourselves
Deny The Adversary Every Which Way
Lift Up The Lord
Remove The Beam From Our Own Eyes
Get God's Eye Salve
Get God's Gold
Get God's White Linen
AND
Put Oil In Our Lamps
AND
Accept Provided Grace
Accept The Given Faith
AND
Accept Free Offer Of Salvation
Strive To Be Redeemed
AND
Leaning On Christ ... Endure The Struggle
AND
Let The Holy Spirit Lead!

We Are Also Called Upon To:

Entertain Strangers
Love The Lord
Love Our Brother As We Love Ourselves
Walk The Straight And Narrow Way
Let Our Heart Be Fertile Ground
Let Good Angels Influence Us To Do Good
Stand On The Rock Of Ages
Stand On The Promises Of God
Reach Out To Jesus
Let Jesus Hold Our Hand

AND ...
We Are Encouraged To:

Get Victory Over Sin Through Jesus
Go On The Narrow Road With Straight Walking
Use Soft Answers To Turn Away Wrath
Not Be A Fool
Be Wise Unto Salvation
Don't Indulge A Double Mind
AND
Live For The Lord
For, In This, Is Great Reward!

The Great Question
That Needs The Simple Answer
From A Spirit-Lead Conscience
Is

Does Just Living
Loving
And
Serving
- A Doctrine Of Fallen Man -
Serve The Purpose
In Your Call To Jesus Christ
- The Savior God -
Who Died
To Save You?



Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Doctor, Doctor: The Great Physician





I Went To The Soul Doctor!
He Said I Needed A Self Exam!
He Said I Needed A Dose Of Self-Discipline
AND
That Thereby
My Self-Respect Would Get A Shot In The Arm!

I Did Not Like The Sound Of That!
I Did Not Like Where This Was Headed!
I Could Feel A Head Ache Coming On
For I Had To Do Me Some Head Scratching
Which Was Going To Leave
My Big Pig-Headedness
Exposed
ANDMy Wilful Head
Quite Shorn!

If I Thought
That This Was All
Of My Denouement
I Was Operating Under A Misconception
- That Was Soon Made Plain -
For
Dr. Jesus H. Christ
- The Great Physician Himself -
Was In My Eyes
Shining The Bright Light!

And ...

It Became Obvious
That There Was Going To Be
A Struggle To The Death
IF
I Desired To Attain
The Everlasting Life!

Dr. Jesus ...
Some People Called Him
Lord Christ!
Dr. Jesus Said:

Raise Your Daily Intake Of Self-Sacrifice!
Remove Self-Aggrandizement From Your Diet!
Add At Least Three Servings Of Prayer To Your Plate Every Day
AND
Keep In Constant Communion
With The Holy Spirit -
He Will Your Tried Spirit Cheer!

I Was Saying To Myself ...

Goody! No New Medicine Today!

When ...

Here Is Your Prescription
For Daily Therapy!
Psalms, Hymns, Spiritual Songs
Help To Make Your Walk Through The Vale Of Tears
Tolerable
Even Unto Easier!
Keep A Zion Song In Your Heart
As You Go On God's Errands
Each Day
AND
In The Name
- My Name -
That Is Your Hope For Surpassing Glory
Go To The Father
Without Ceasing
AND
You Will
In Eternity
Before The Great Throne Sing!

Cling To The Living God!

Cling?!

CLING.

... And Rest Easy!

The Holy Spirit, Here
Will Assist You! - Just Ask!
The Holy Angels Will Surround You -
This Labor Of Love
Is Their Beloved Task!
I Am Always Available! -
Just Say The Name!
Just Think On Me!
Just Reach Out To Me
AND
Get Up From In Front Of 
That Benighted Silent Teacher
You Call Must-See TV!

I Adjure You
To Help Somebody
To Give A Good Word
Point A Soul To Salvation
Get Out Amongst The Obedient Sheep
Walk Away From The Goat Herd!
You Are Known By The Company You Keep
If You Walk Together
You Agree
So
Choose Elevating Companions
AND
Don't Give Idle Words
Not Even A Single Moment
Of Game Play
AND
Do That That Is To The Good
Today!

Today?!

TODAY.

Much, Much, More Was Said
BUT
Sufficed To Say
I Left Dr. Jesus' Office
Committed
To Straight Walking
Faithful Working
Constant Fervent Praying
Joyful Thanksgiving
AND
Persistent Praising Of The Holy God
Each 
AND
Every Day!

Let Me Tell You ...

You Should Visit Dr. Jesus!
He Is Truly
A ... No!
The Great Physician!
I Love Him!