PRAYING IN FAITH: Loving Christ By Trust!

Jesus Christ

The Creator Of All

Is

The Best Friend

Of

Proved Wicked Man 

- He Is Able To Save Man

And

He Is The Only God Who Can!

Father,

I Have Been Oft' Wicked

But

I Am Now Your Willing Servant

And

I Am Willing

And

Greatly Desire

To Be Saved By You!

I Have Wasted My Substance

On Riotous Living 'Tis True

And

I Am Far From Home

But

You Have Called Me

Called Me To Be Wise

Wise Unto My Own Soul's Salvation

And, Lord

Because You Have Opened My Eyes

And

I Can See My True Condition

I Can Also See

My Real Need

And

I Ask You, Please

Since You Convicted Me Of Sin

To Convince My Heart

 Of All Your Truth

And

Convert Me To Your Way

So That I Am Not Ultimately Become

A Forever-Destroyed Cast Away!

Lord,

Wash Me!

Take Me From The Dry And Thirsty Land

Where No Water Is

And

Lead Me

Guide Me

To Green Pastures

For I Thirst

For A Drink

From The Water Of Life!

I Desire To Be Removed

From The Place Of

The Waters Of Strife

And

Yearn

For The Day When

Hill Zion

I Behold

Able To Touch Your Very Majesty

As A Rightful Entrant

Into The Holy God's Fold!

Grant Me Blessed Grace

And

Grant Me Dear Faith

To Continue On The Right Path

That You Have Me Upon Placed!

Lord,

Please Protect My Eyes

My Ears

My Touch

My Taste

My Smell

And

Please Do Not Permit Me

By Lust And Pride

To Be Felled

For

I Willingly Give You My Will

And

I Willingly Give You My Way

And 

I Fervently Beseech You, Lord

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

To Help Me To Do All

And

Whatever You Say

For I Now Know

And

I Now Appreciate

That Whatever Is For Your Glory

Will Ever Always

Be For My Best Good!

Teach Me Your Way, Lord

And

Help To Walk Humbly In It

For I Now Know True Love

And

Your Name Is It! 

AMEN.

Oh, For A Teachable Spirit! - A Prayer

Oh To Be Teachable!

Oh, To Be Meek!

Oh, To Be Willing To Be Instructed

And

Christ's Faith To Boldly Seek!

Unto Thee, Lord

I Lift Up My Eyes

To Gaze Upon Your Majesty

Even As Sin

I Decry

For

I Desire Your Blessing

And

 My Sin I'm Confessing!

I Desire In The Everlasting Kingdom

My Own Promised Place

So, Please

Father

In Mercy

Let Me Not Hanker After Things

That Tend To My Disgrace!

I Subscribe Not

To Wants Many!

I Acknowledge Of Needs

Few!

I Long For The White Robe

Of Christ's Righteousness

And

I Plead Lord

Let Me Not Lean

To My Own Understanding

So That Satan

Can't Cause Me

From Your Truth

To Be Askew!

I Am Your Child, Lord

And

I Accept Your Offer Of Salvation

Which Puts You

Under Obligation

To Teach Me

Lead Me

Guide Me

Correct

Feed Me

Get Me Safely Home

For I Commit To You

My Will

My Way

Praying Ever

In Holy Faith

To See You

With My Own Eyes

In The Day

When Faith

Becomes Face!

I've Been To The River

And

I Have Been Baptisted!

Please Pour Out Your Spirit

Upon Me

And

Don't Let Me

Prophesy

Smooth Things

Nor

Comfortable Lies!

I Am Leaning On You, Lord!

Let Me Your Ways Learn!

Let Me Be A Faithful Witness

And

Not Your Truth Spurn!

I Desire To Hear

"Faithful Servant!

Welcome!

Well Done!"

And

Pray That My Jesus

In Great Glory

Will Soon Come!

In Jesus Christ's Name

I Humbly Plead

And

In Confidence Stand!

AMEN.

Looking Back ...!

Sin Tried To Kill Me!
I Cried Out In Despair
AND
Salvation Intervened
AND
Love Aka Life
Poured Out
Grace And Mercy
AND
Made Me Alive!
Jesus Christ Saved Me!

I Had To Take Medication!
It Was The Bitter Pill!
It Drew Out The Offal In My Life
AND
Confession
AND
Repentance
I Did Spill!

I Had Walked Right
In My Own Sight!
For Correction
I Gave Neither A Ripe

Nor

A Green Fig!
I Lived For The Dance!
The Party!

The Prance!

AND
If You'd Looked Closely
You Would've Seen Me
Doing The Jig!

That's An Old Word ...!!

... And It Suitably Describes 

My Old Life!
I Did The Hop
The Skip

AND
The Jump

AND
I Did The Bossa Nova

AND
I Energetically Shook My Rump
AND
I Ignored
Family
Friends
AND
Dear Faith
AND
As For The Lord Christ
If I Had Been A Smoking Person Then
I Would Have Blown Smoke Right In "His Face!"

Goodness!?!

You May As Well Say
"Gracious!"
For That Is What Christ Is
For
When My Fun-Bubble Broke
He Did Not Leave Me
On The Disbursed Rubber
To Choke!

Lord, Have Mercy!

Oh, Yes!
God Did Have Mercy
In The Person Of
The Lord Christ
Who
In Love
AND
With Great Compassion
Disclosed
The Way I Was Walking
AND
Revealed
The Working Of Sin
That Satanic Device!

Only Jesus ...!

... Only Jesus
Could Save Me From Self ...!

... That False God!

Only Jesus Could Save Me
From Receiving
My Share In The Devil's Reward
For
I Was Bent On Destruction!
I Was In Self-Destruct Mode!
I Was Moving Full Speed Ahead
I Was Heading For
The Mother Lode
Condemnation
Damnation
Lake Of Fire
Eternal Separation
From GOD ...!

But ... GOD?!

But, God
Placed
Before My Very Face
Answers
To Questions
I Wouldn't Articulate!

Don't You Mean Couldn't?!

No, I Don't!

If I Had Asked "The Questions!"
I Would Have Had To Stop
Playing
With The Devil
But, Man
That Party Was Hip!
That Party Was A Hit!
That Party Is Hot!
There I Was Spinning Like A Top!

Oh, My!

Oh, My Life Was In Toilet!
I Was In The Personal Stall!
I Was Handling My Business
AND

I Was Brooking No Intervention
At All
Until
The Results Wouldn't Flush
AND

The Engineer Of Life
Came In
AND

I Had To Regurgitate
The Refuse Of My Life!

Believe Me

When I Tell You That
My Head
My Heart
My Hands
Even My Heels
By Then
Were Seriously Hurting

BUT

The Engineer
Was Not Unkind!

He Offered Me Hope!

He Said I Was Amongst
The Blessed
That My Cup Had Not Overflowed
Else
When I Flushed
I
AND
My Mess
Would Have Gone Down
Into The Pool Called Cess!

Dear Lord!!

The Dear Lord
Who Is The Father
Of My Kind
Forgave Me Of My Seriously Foolish

AND

Grossly Complacent Ways!
He Reclothed Me
In My Rightful Mind
AND
I
- Now In His Service -
A Purer Life Did Find
AND
In His Presence
I Offer Deep Praise!

Gloryyy!

Glory Be
To The Father
And To The Son
And To The Holy Ghost
Which Spirit
Fell Upon Me!

I Am Satisfied With Jesus!
I Have Little
BUT, GOD!Is In It!

I Recognize
That There Was One
Who Was Willing
To Die
In MY Stead
So That I
So Unworthy
Might Live ...!

... Nailed To The Cross!

My Sins Are Nailed
To His Cross
AND
He Fills Me Now!

I've Got Joy!
I've Got Peace!
I've Got My Jesus
Since From Sinning
I've Been Released
For Jesus Came Into My Heart!

I Trust Him
For
He Throws Out ...

... THE LIFE LINE!

Amen, Amen, Amen!!

Be Still My Soul

The Lord Is On Your Side!

Conversation For Two!

I Want To Sing A Song
For My Jesus!
In It Will Be My Heart
Not Theatrics
No Flights Of Fancy
Just Love And Appreciation
Thankfulness
Gratitude
From A Saved Soul's Heart!

I Want A Personal Talk
With My Jesus!
Just A Conversation For Two!
I Will Tell Him All
That I Have Holding In My Heart
But
My Heart Will Be Listening, Too!

I Want To Hold The Hand
Of My Jesus
The Very Hand That For Me Was
On A Rugged Cross Pierced
The Very Hand That Knocked
At My Wayward Heart's Door
The Hand That Did Not Strike Me
Out
When I Did Not Walk In The Straight Way
Preferring At Times
To Walk The Broadway
Alone
Doing My Do
AND
Not What My Lord Did Indeed Say!

I Love My Lord!
How I Love Him
BUT
He Had Loved Me First!
He Is The One
Who Said To My Soul:

Come Unto Me!

Drink!

Quench Your Thirst!

In Love
My Heart Could Just Burst!

I Am Satisfied
With My Jesus!
In Green Pastures
He Leads Me Along The Way
While All Who Choose 
His Name To Deny
Are Falling Away
Stricken
Having Chosen
The Devil's Grand Game
To Play!
I Am Aiming For That Grand Home
Way Beyond The Blue Sky!

I Have Been Foolish!
Own-Way!
Selfish!
Follow-Pattern!
A Listener To Lies!
I Did At Times
The Holy God Defy
BUT
Grateful Heart That I Have
I Can Tell You
Of A Truth
Only The Loving God
Could Save A Wayward Youth!

I Am Thankful
For The Grace!
The Mercy!
The Love!
The Salvation!
The Forgiveness!
The Body Stricken
For Me
Condescending
Because His Love
Was The Only Love 
That Could Me Save!
The Love That Conquered
Hell, Death, Sin!
The Love That Took Me
Out
Of Condemnations Sealed Grave!

I Love The Lord
He Heard My Gutwrenching Cry
AND
Pitying Me
He Showed Me Truth
Exposing The Devil's Gross Lie
AND
All Because Of This
With Confession
AND
Repentance
I, Too
In The Great Day
Will Wing My Way
To The Heavenly Home
Where Repentant Hearts
Forgiven
Have A Permanent Life
AND
An Eternal Home
Because
They Are For Eternity
Saved
For They Took The Offer
AND
Were No More Sin's
Slaves!

Brethren,
My Conversation Starts ...!
My Conversation Is A ...

PRAYER:

Father,

I Love You ...!

My Day Was ...!

My Hope Is ...!

Please Come For Me ... Soon!

Yes, I Understand ...!

Indeed, Yes!

Confession Is Good For The Soul!

But What About The Other Children?

Yes, I Will Prayer For Them

And

Yes, I Will Leave Them In Your Care!

Sometimes, I Get So Weary ...!

Yes, Father!

I Understand!

Now Is Not The Time To Give Up

Now That I Am So Close

To The Promised Land!

Father,

Please Hold Me!

My Heart Is Heavy Today!

I'm Sorry For Doubting!

Sometimes I Can't Feel You Near

And

That Is When The Doubts Appear!

Yes, Father!

Thank You For The Reminder!

I Shall Proceed With Faith

Not Feeling

So That The Devil

Can't

With False Emotionalism

Cause Me To Fall Away!

I Love You!

How I Love!

I Want To Get Home!

Help Me To Be Faithful!

Yes, Lord!

I'll Remember

That I Don't Ever Walk Alone!

Thank You For Your Grace!

AMEN.

Don't Trouble Trouble!

Having Grown Up
Upon An Island
I Know Of A Surety That:

"Bare Foot Don't Kick Hard Rock!"

I Also Know
That If You Kick An Embedded Rock
Juuuust Hard Enough
Eventually
You Will Root It Up!

I Also Know
- Again -
With Surety
That Under A Rock
Is Always A Surprise
AND
That Is Why The Elders
Always Said:

"Leave Well Alone!"

AND

"Hurt Skin Make Bright Eyes Cry!"

The Point Of My Point Is ...

Duck Worm Was Under One Rock!
Cockroach Was Under Rock Two!
AND
Under Rock Three Was The Centipede
Which No Could Place On A Leash!

None Was In Anticipation
Not Even Pinchus
The Village Gully Bore
AND
When He Moved That Rock
With His Red-Skin Fat Hand
That Centipede Lashed Him
- HARRRDD -
So That He Peed His Pants
AND

Ran Home Hollering In Agony
Calling Out For Help To His Gran!

Long Story Short ...

Don't Trouble Trouble
'Til
Trouble Troubles You!

Don't Share Out Inheritance
While You Still Have Need
For A Place To Put Your Head
AND

To Rest Your Dirty Shoes!

Don't Be A Mouth Giant
When A Paper Tiger Will Scare You
AND
Don't Stir Up A Hornets Nest
When There Is No Safety Net Covering You!

Still Waters Run Deep
AND
Running Water Does Smooth Rough Rock!
Icing Covers The Smell Of Ginger Bread
BUT
Soap Can't Wash Away Sin
From Off Your Skin
Nor Out Of Your Mouth!

Your Mouth Can Write A Check
That Your Backside Can't Cash
BUT
Jesus Christ Will Raise Your Head
If

You Are Among The Faithful Dead!

Be Kind!

Be Faithful!

Be Hopeful!
Be Mindful!
Be Careful!
Be Cautious!
Be Friendly!
Be Thankful!
God Owns Us!

God Does All
For Our Good
AND
For His Glory

So
Our Raising Hell

"Praying Up Duppies!"

"Calling Down Gabriel!"

AND

"Swearing By Jesus!"

To Get This

That

The Other

AND

That Thing Over Yonder

That Your Best Friend's

Cousin Brother Aunt Sister Has

AND

To Bring Back Yesterday

To Bring Forth Unsure Tomorrow

For

For Certain Sure Maybe Probably Next Week

To Make Rain Rain Backward
Is Not

- No Way No How Never -

Ever Going To Get Us To Glory!

God's Way IS The Way!

So ...

Be Kind To The Evil

AND
Don't Do Evil To The Good
For The Eternal Record Keeper
Keeps Good Records
Even Of The Evil You Did
AND
The Evil You By Christ's Faith Withstood!

Be Careful What YOU Put In Your File!

Confess And Repent Of The Evil

AND

Work On Doing Good

For

If You Do Good
Good Will Attend You

AND
See That You Do Right
Even If You Suffer A Despite!

Honor God
Who Lifts Up The Fallen
AND
Laud Christ
Who For Us
Conquered Death
Hell
AND
Satan
AND
Redeemed US To The Father
Removing Us
From Sin's Blight!

Got A Problem?

Got Troubles?

Get Help Now!

Call: 1-800-Call God 

Extension: PRAYER

Code: Lord, Help Me Now!

Jesus Is Already On The Main Line

And

He Is Bigger Than Your Bother!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Thou God Seest Me!?! + Prayer

I Face A Great Dilemma
For It Is Known
AND
I Truly Believe That:

"Thou God Seest Me!"

The God Of All Graces
The Eternal King Upon His Throne
Is Ever Beside Me -
I Do Not Walk This Life Alone!

Amazing As It May Seem
I Have Walked Through Life
Knowing This
BUT
- Surprisingly -
Truly Oblivious
Of What This Theme
This Truth Means
For
Had I Been Truly Cognizant
Of What This Word Means
I Would Never Have Wittingly Considered
Spoken
Or Done
Anything Called
Wrong
AND
Unclean!

Be Ye Holy
For Your Father Is Holy!
Your Father Is God
AND
A Consuming Fire!
You Do Not Want To Face His Ire!

Your Father God Is The Accountant -
He Keeps Error-Free Books!
Everything You Do Is Recorded -
One Day You Must Give Account
For Your Father Balances His Books!

When You Make A Mistake
Go To The Father
- Right Away -
In Prayer
Using The Name Of The Only Savior
Repenting And Confessing
For
Into The Sea Of His Forgetfulness
He'll Cast Your Confessed Sin Away!

Lean Not Unto Your Own Understanding -
Approach Your Heavenly Father
In Godly, Reverential, Prayer!
Commit Your Way To Your Father
AND
That Tempting Devil
From You
Will Flee Away!

Ask The Father To Teach You His Ways
AND
To Help You To Walk In Them!
Ask The Dear Lord To Order Your Steps
AND
To Help You To Shun Evil Companions
AND
Bad Language To Disdain
For
You Do Not Want To Hold A Part
In Their Shameful Acclaim!

Let Us Ask Our Father To Hide His Truth

In Our Inward Parts
AND
Let Us Plead With Him
To Help Us
The Ways Of The World To Depart!

Let Us Ask Our Father
To Lead Us Along Life's Way
To Guard Us
To Guide Us
To Lead Us
AND
To Feed Us
AND
To Help Us Not To Indulge
In Presumptuous-Sin
AND
To Walk In The Path Own-Way!

PRAYER:

Father,

You Are Truth

Light Life

Health Cure

Faith Love

The Open Door!

Teach Us

And

Correct Us, Lord

Ever Always With Your Love

So That Our Lives May Stand The Inspection

On Earth Called White Glove

But

In The Realm Of Your Majesty

The Judgment

So That We May

By The Appointment

Receive

Christ's White Robe Of Righteousness

As The Realm Of Flesh

With Finality

We

- No Looking Back -

Leave!

Help Us, Lord

To Live Right

In The Knowledge

Of Your Active Presence

So That All That We Do And Say

Will Be Flavored With Salt

So That Banality

Bitterness

Hatred

Indifference

Strife

Self-Abuse

Wickedness

And

All Abominable Practices

May Be Cast Away!

Help Us To Speak Your Truth

In Righteousness

Keeping Ever Before Us

That

A Soft Answer Turns Away Wrath!

Thank You, Lord

For All Your Blessings

Even As We Take Hold

Of Your Offerings Of

Salvation, Grace And Faith!

Lead Us, Kindly Light

For

In The Beloved

And

Blessed Name Of The Holy Jesus

With Hearts Broken And Contrite

We Plead!

AMEN!

Heaven Is Not Folk-Lore!

IF
Man Considered
The Almighty
Seeing All
Knowing All
Being In All
Always Present God
To Be God
Meaning
He Made Us
AND
He Sustains Us
AND
He Can Take Us Out
According To His Own Will
We Would Watch Where We Walk
What It Is That We Talk
Where It Is That We Go
AND
The Things That Through Our Minds Go
AND
We Would Think Carefully
How We Handle Our Fellow Man
AND
Seek To Valiantly Ignore
The Pit-Digging Grand Stand!

Furthermore ...

The Phrase
"The Common Good!"
Would Not Be Of Specious Intent
AND
Our Increase Would Not Be Spent
On Buying Sand In The Desert
Or Ice In The Artic
For We Will Have Withstood
That Wicked Devil's Antics!

We Would
- As A Norm -
Lift Up The Fallen
Heal The Sick
Help The Poor
Clothe The Naked
Fill The Empty Belly
Visit The Shut In
AND
The Locked Away
Ever Ministering Salvation
To Those Who Do Not The Name Of 
The Giving God Know
AND
Will Always Be Ever Ready
To Give The Reason For 
Our Obvious Hope
AND
Inviting The Hopeless
To Become Hopeful
In The Great And Glorious God
For We Do Not Kiss The Fraud!

It Is Amazing
When We Think On The Almighty God
In The Right Light
What Real Illumination Follows
As With The Revelation
We Walk Wholly With
The Holy God!

Let Us Turn Away
From Our Known Idols!
Let Us Dethrone The Fallen Men
Living High
Lifted Up
Carried
Venerated
As On The Earth
For-Real-But-Bathroom-Visiting Gods
AND
Return The Only Living God
The Creator
The Sustainer
The Provider
Our Only Help
The Feeder
The Sealer
The Judge
The Jury
The Executioner
Our True King
Our Salvation
Our Only Hope
Our Everything
To His Throne
In Our Eyes
Our Hearts
Our Heads
So That We
- Clean -
On That Great Day
By His Own Hand
At His Own Table
In His Own House
In His Own Kingdom
May Be Fed
AND
Not To Final Damnation
Be Ignominiously Led!

The Almighty God
Is For Us
So
No Matter Who
Or
What 
Is Against Us
Let Us Live
In The Light
AND
The Knowledge
That
The Living God Does Indeed Us See
AND
Choose
To Let Him
In Our Lives
Ever Present
Ever Active
Ever Leading
Ever Chiding
Ever Deciding
Will-To-God
Be
For I (Don't You?)
Want To
My Jesus
In Peace And Joy
See!

I Am Changing My Attitude!

Will You?