PRAYER : I Acknowledge My Need, Lord!

In Times Like These, Dear Father
I Desperately Need My Daily Share Of Faith
And
I Ask You, Lord

To Help Me
Not To Think Of You As A Gift Horse

To Be Inspected To Meet My Standard
And
End Up A Dying Disgrace!

Father,
Help Me To Repair Unto You
Moment By Moment
Day In And Day Out
- Not Given To Turnabout -
And
Thereby Building A Known
Grounded
Experienced
Relationship
Filled With Daily Spiritual Overcomings
That To The Brethren
For Their Edifying
I May Talk, Sing
And
Thankfully Prayer About!

Help Me, Lord
And My Brethren, Likewise
To Make The Sweet Psalmist's
Beautiful Words
The Comfort For Our Souls
By Believing

And Trusting

And Repeatedly Saying:

The Lord Is My Shepherd

My Refuge And Strength

And

I Will Not Fret Over Evil-Doers!

I Will Lift Up My Eyes Unto The Hills

And Sing Praise 

For I Know My Help Comes From The Lord

Whose Blood For Me Was Shed!

My Flesh And My Heart Are Failing

But God Is My Portion Forever!

I Put My Trust In You, Lord! 

I Will Stand On Thy Word 

For I Know I Will Behold Your Face 

In Righteousness 

In The Day That I Awake With Your Likeness!

Help Me, Lord 

For I Desire To Declare

With The Heavens 

Your Glorious Works!

Lord, 

I Am Waiting Patiently Upon You

For I Know You Hear My Cries

And

Are Calling Me!

Please Keep Me Humble

And

In The Secret Place

That Secret Place Of Prayer

Where Heavenly Love

Faith Grace Mercy

Confession Repentance Forgiveness

Blessing Peace Rest

Hope Help Healing

And

Salvation Justification And Sanctification 

Reside

For I Desire Glorification 

So That At The Day Of Appointing

I Will Forever

With You Abide!

Shelter Me Under Your Wings

And

Protect Me From The Snares Of The Fowler

Who Seeks My Life To Destroy!

Keep Me By Thy Great Power

For

I Accept That Your Blessings

Make Me Rich Indeed

For You Add No Sorrow To Them!

Though The Heavens Fall, Lord

Keep Me Faithful!

Though The Armies Of The Destroyer

Surround Me And Strong, Call

Hold Me

Help Me

Save Me

Seal Me

For I

Upon The Rock Of My Salvation

Fall!

Father, 

You Are My Lamp

My Light

My Way Home 

My Truth

My Life!

I Am Your Obedient Child

Your Humble Servant

And

Your Hands

Your Feet

Your Voice

In The World

So

Teach Me

Lead Me

Guide Me

Show Me Your Ways

And

Bless Me To Do Your Bidding

Is My Fervent Prayer!

I Have No Other Confidant!

I Own No Other God!

I Indulge No Other Worship! 

I Deny The Liar

And

Choose Not To Walk

In The Ways Of The Fraud!

Correct Me

And

Direct Me, 

Lord

Today

And

Bless Me

And

Bind Me To Thyself

For

I Have No Desire 

For My Own Sin To Pay!

Though Trials Come!

Though Comforts Cease!

Though Earthly Hopes Cease

Hope For Heaven

In My Heart

Is Surging

So, Please

Do Me The Great Favor

And Let Sin From My Life

Be Continually Purging!

I Give You Me, Lord! 

I Accept Your Gifts

The

Glorious

Impossible Moving Me 

From

The Gross Grasp Of Yielding

To 

Temptation 

To

Salvation From Sin!

I Need You, Lord

So 

Help Me With You To Walk

Ever In Accord! 

Let Your Holy Spirit Fall Upon Me! 

Let The Holy Angels Surround Me

And

Influence And Protect Me 

And

Let Your Name Be Glorified

And

Jesus Christ Praised

In Whose Matchless Name

I Pray And Plead!

I Love You, Lord! 

Have Mercy And Ever Always

According To Will

And

In Your Way

Bless! 

AMEN.

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Earthly Success 

Without

Jesus Christ The Lord 

Measures

Marks

And

Makes One

An Eternal Mess

Is

A Clear Message!

Moral Icebergs!?!

Sooo ... What Are You Really Saying?!

Yeah! Bottom Line It For Us Plainly!

Very Well, Then!
We - Myself Included -
Have Been Behaving Like
Moral Icebergs!

Huh?!

Come Again?!

How, Pray Tell
Do You Have Moral And Iceberg
In The Same Sentence?!

What Is An Iceberg?!

A "Hill" Of Ice
With A Mountain Of Ice Underneath!

Who Are We?!

Christians Aka Christ Followers
Showing The World The Transforming Grace Of God
By Our Changed Lives
Gentle Speech
Cooperative Manners
Kindly Attitude
Helping Hands

And Moral Living!

We Talk The Walk The Talk!

We "Look" Like Christians!
We Use All The Buzz Words
BUT ...We Are
- As I Said Before -
Moral Icebergs!

Our Tops And Bottoms Don't Match!

Neither Do Ours Outs And Ins!

We Are Living A Lie!

Our To-Be Bright Lights Are Giving A Dim Glow
Because The Fuel Is Running Real Low
Because We Don't Visit The Fuel Station
To Get Real Gain To Go
And Tell The World
All About The Love Of Jesus
That We Personally Know!

So?!

How Do You Mean ... So?!?!

I Mean ...
What Do You Want Us To Do?!

I Don't Want YOU To Do Anything!

Oh, Dear!

Now You've Gone And Done It!

3 2 1
Lift Off!

Jesus Christ Gave Us Clear Words
Showed Clear Ways For Us
In Christian Growth
To Prosper
But, We
Saying That We Will Walk In The World
To Convert The World To The Church
Are Instead Being Converted To The World!

Oooh! I Could Hurl!

Please Don't! 

We Understand You!
We Agree With All That You Say
For
The Evidence Is All Around Us
And We Know That We Can No Longer
Conduct God's Business 

In This Unseemly Way!

Know This ...

Judgment Begins At The House Of God
AND
With Truth As My Light
I Shall - With God's Blessing -

Correct My Shortcomings
Before My Lord Christ Comes
As The Unexpected Thief In The Night!

It Is Time To Rid Ourselves Of The Blight!

Let Us Be True
AND
STOP TELLING Others That We Are True
AND
START LETTING Our Faith In

AND

Obedience To The Eternal God 

Be Daily Renewed

So That All Observing Us Will Know

That Our Words And Our Actions Are Tuned

By The Spirit Of The Holy God

AND

They  ... Inspired

Will Desire

With The Lord Jesus Christ

Also To Commune!

Remember ...

We Are Seeking After Eternal Rewards!

I Don't Know About Anybody Else
But  ... I Am With You!

AMEN!

Follower Of Christ!

Ephesians 5:1-3King James Version (KJV)

5 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

I Am Not A Jesus Fanatic!
I Am Not A Jesus Freak!
I Am A Follower Of Jesus
AND
That Is Something About Which
I Do Not Need To Tweet!

It Is No Special Action!
It Is No Special Occasion!
It Is No Prize Event!
It Is A Statement Of Just Fact
AND
About Which
- God Always Willing -
I Shall Not Relent!

Fans And Freaks
Get Leased 
AND
Unleashed!
Followers Of Christ
Faithful
Walk Steady And Sure
AND
That, My Brother Sister
Is Something Quite Notable
For
All Committed
Obedient
Trusting
Worshiping
Enduring Followers
Will Follow Christ Jesus
- Rights Granted -
Right Through Heaven's Gate Door!

Any More Questions?!

No, No!

Are You Sure?!

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The CHOICE Is Yours!

Creature
On One Bright And Shining Day
Took Total Leave Of His Senses
AND
Said ... Boldly

Coldly:

I AM

And There Is None Else!

I Will Do What I Will Do!

I WAS Created ... BUT

I AM

Evolved!

I Have No Need Of A Master

Nor That Creator God

For

I AM 

My OWN Captain

I Shall Be AS God!

Creature Grew Gross
Vile
Contemptible
Usurping The Power Of The One God
AND
Notably Earning The Exclamation Appellations:

"Deceiver!"            
            "Liar!" 
                 "Fraud!"
                              "Wannabe God!"

Creature Threw His Weight Around!
He Wielded The Power Of The Air
AND
He Promulgated Potent Deceptions
AND
Caused Many Unsuspecting
To Call The True And Living
Eternal Creator Forgiving God
Mean-Spirited
Unkind
AND
Gratuitously Unfair
AND
He Did It All With Great Gusto And Flair!

Creature Made A Serious Miscalculation
Which Came About 

As A Result Of His Not Having
Omnipotent
Omniscient
Omnipresent
Eternal Sight!

He Killed The Son Of God
Who Willingly Laid Down His Precious Life
AND
Readily Took It Back Up
AND
Is ALIVE ... Forevermore!

Creature Also Indulges In Scorched-Earth War
Against The Apple Of God's Eye
AND
He Takes Perverse Pleasure
In Seeing How Many Others
He Can Cause
Their Purchased Salvation To Wilfully Deny!

However You Dice And Slice It ...

The Day Is Coming
When Creature
- That Musician Profound -
Will Face Comeuppance
BECAUSE
Creature Neglected To Accept
Understand
Believe
That THE Creator
IS
The Everlasting Father
AND
Has The FINAL Say
AND
By His Own Counsel

In His Own Time
Will Distribute To All
That Are Known To Be
That Are Called Creature
Their Earned
AND
Sure To Be Paid
Final Rewards!

A Creature

Is Not

Will Not

Can Not Be

God!

Brethren,

Be Not A Foolish Creature
Indulging In
"I Don't Care!"
AND
Despising Your Creator
For
Soon Comes
Company Closed
Final Check Pay Day!

Ignorance Is Not Bliss!
AND
Foolishness Is Not Sense!
AND
Trusting In Your Own Self For Salvation
Is Sure To Place You
In That Lake Of Fire "Ants' Nest!"

Jesus Christ Saves!
The Living God Blesses!
AND
If You Will Turn Away From Walking Wrong
AND
With Broken 

AND

Contrite Heart
Your Sin Confess
Jesus Christ Will Save You
AND
You Will Be Forever Blessed!

Life Is Not A Fashion Show

But Is

A Commended Or Condemned

Choice-Is-Yours

Great Test!

HAPPY SABBATH + Popular ... Convenient + PRAYER: Fix Our Faith!

It Is Gloriously Popular To Be Unkind!
It Is Enormously Convenient To Be Cruel!
It Is Sincerely Expedient To Sacrifice Another
BUT
It Is Not Considered Practical To Believe That
Jesus Christ Saves
Nor That Loving Trusting
Worshiping And Obeying
The Living Holy God
Will Cause A Brother Sister
To Be In The Eternal Kingdom
A Precious, Precious, Jewel!

It Is Considered Hopelessness
To Find Faith In The Creator God Helpful!
It Is Considered Foolishness
To Believe In The Invisible God

Who Is Higher Than Oneself And Any Earthy Other!
It Is Considered Weakness
To Acknowledge Need Of A Forgiving Savior
BUT
Indulging
Free-Basting
In Rampant Wickedness
Marks One An Emulatable Success!?!

The Exchanges ...

Laud Ashes And Call Them Beautiful!
Indulge Ungodly Fears But Don't Shed Repentant Tears!
Wallow In Base Lies And Hurriedly Bury Truth!

AND

Walk Pleasurably In Darkness 

AND

Hide Living Light

From Our Struggling Youth!

Robbery Is Fair Exchange!
Murder Is A Saving Grace For The Earth!
Idolatry Is The Vehicle For Financial Blessing
AND
True Truth Is An Inconvenience
To Be Fixed
As One Would A Root Canal
For An Exposed Nerve In A Troublesome Tooth!

Will You Answer ...

How Did We Get Here?!
Why Are We So Proud?!
Will We Ever Learn Our Lessons?!
Or
Will Edification Only ... Finally ... Come
When Christ The King
Suddenly
- As The Thief -
Appears In The Eastern Sky
Riding Upon The Cloud?!

Now Raise Your Voice In ...

PRAYER:

Father,

Eternal God In Heaven

Blessings Come Only From You

Pity This People

Made By Your Hand Of Creation

And

Help Us

For We Really Truly

Urgently

Need You!

Up Is Down!

The Priests Call Black, White!

The Curse Is Considered Causeless

And

The Known, Bold, Sinner

Is Believed Faultless

So, Please

Help Us, Dear Father

By Lifting The Occluding Cloud

And

Shining The Light Of Truth

In The Felt Darkness!

Help Us Our Known Sin To Confess!

Renew Our Minds!

Grant Unto Us The Promised New Hearts!

Unstop Our Dull-Of-Hearing Ears!

Place A Cleansing Coal

From Heaven's Altar

On Our Glibly Lying Tongues

And

Wash Our Obviously Blind Eyes

With Your Healing Tears!

Help Us, Lord

To Run To

And

With Alacrity Enter

The Safe

The Sheltered

The Protected

Sheep Fold!

Let Not Fear Of Unmighty Man

Who Cannot Destroy Our Souls In Hell

Cause Our Trembling Hearts To Grow Cold

And

Help Us Not To Sell Eternal Gold

To Get A Few Coins Of Burnable Silver

And

Questionable Earthy Power!

Help Us To Deny The Gross Liar Bold!

Father, 

We See Our Need

And

We Have The Need To Know You Intimately

And

We Acknowledge

That You Are The One Alone 

Who Feeds Heals

And

Mankind Seals!

Give Us This Day Our Necessary Food

For

We Consent To Be By Still Wates Lead!

We Know With Assurance

That You Alone Save

And

We Bow, Now

In Contrition

Before Time Is Over

Or

We, Uncooperative

Visit The Long-Home Grave!

Help Us

For We Have No Desire

Ever Again To Be Sin's Slaves!

Lord,

We, Few

Do Not Use Our Liberty For License! 

We, Few

Choose To Walk The Path Of Righteousness! 

We, Few

Know That You Alone Are The God Able

And

Choose

To Honor And Glorify You!

In This Make Us Valiantly Bold!

Please, Lord

In Your Mercy

With Your Grace

Because Of Your Known Sacrificial Love

Fix Our Faith

Anchor Our Souls

And

Ready Our Mansions

For, We Few 

Choose The Unpopular Path

And

Have Heaven For Our Soul's Only Goal!

Hear Our Prayer, Oh, Lord

For We Pray All

In The Worthy Name Of 

Jesus Christ The Righteous!

AMEN.

PRAYER : Keep Me, Lord!

Teach Me!

Lead Me!

Guide Me!

And

Please Carry Me, Lord

As I Navigate This World Of Sin's Fjord!

Help Me Not From You Turn Away

Nor From The Way Of Truth Stray

Is My Humble Pray This Blessed Day!

Keep Me, Lord

By Thy Dear Side!

Let Me In Your Love Abide

And

When Trials And Strife Appear

Comfort Me

For To My Heart

You Are Most Precious!

To Me

You Are Most Dear!

Help Me Not To Charge You Foolishly

When The Terrors That Bring Doubt Abuse Me!

Please Help Me To Say

With A Heart Of Love:

"My God Is In Control

He Cares For Me

He Is Keeping Me Safe

I Shall Dwell In The Courts Above!"

And When Naysayers

Gainsayers

And Unbelievers Seek

My Righteous Soul To Torment

Help Me Not Take The Path

Of Least Resistance

And

In The Ways Of The World

Give Vent!

 

Father,

Help Me Stand Tall

In The Hedge Of Protection

With Those Faithful Few

Who Have Accepted The Way To Life Call

And

Speak Peace

Speak Life

And Thereby

Remove The Vile Wind

From The Sails

Of

The Sailors Of The Denier

Of 

My Lord Jesus Christ!

I Love You, Lord!

You Daily

Moment By Moment

Enormously Bless Me

And

I Thank You For The Mercy

The Love

The Grace

And

Oh, How I Thank You, Lord

For My Share

Of 

Christ's Enduring Faith!

Please Keep Me Grace-Filled

And

Faithful

Even Unto To Death

For I Desire To See In Peace

My Lord Wonderful

In Whom

From Whom

By Whom

Is My Forgiveness

My Salvation

My Rest

My Peace

My Hope And My Reward

He Who Is

My Redeemer

My God

Jesus The Christ

Him By Whom

I Am Overcoming

And Shall

With Finality

Overcome Satan The Fraud!

Harken And Do For Me

What Only You

The Holy God Can Do

For I Worship You, Lord!

May The Holy Angels Surround

And

The Holy Spirit Indwell

For

In Jesus' Mighty Name

I Pray And Sincerely Plead!

AMEN.

PRAYER : I Love You, Lord!

Father, 

You Are My Lord

My God

My Very Best Friend

You Are The One That I Trust

To See Me Through To Life's End! 

Tomorrow Is Not Promised

All I Have Is Today 

Please, I Beseech You

Keep Me

And

Don't Let Me From You Ever Stray Away!

Discontent In The World

Is Embittering Men's Lives

For All Are Being Influenced

By The Accuser Of The Brethren

And

The Adversary's Lies

Which Are Tinted In Rainbow Hue

And Packaged In

Must Needs

Must Have's

So That Myriads Are Wanting To Be

More Than You Created Them

And

Ending With A Lot Less

Than They Should Be

Should Have!

Pity Us, Lord!

I Am Thankful For My Peace

My Rest

And

The Chastisements That Bless

And

The Grace

The Mercy

And

The Hope For Glory

That Causes Me

With The Reality Of This Life To Cope!

Lord, I Do My Sin Confess!

I Am Blessed, Lord

That On You

I Can Cast All Of My Cares

Knowing That You Are The God Able

And

Will My Burdens Bear!

Help Me Not To Cower

Before Wickedness In Ungodly Fear!

I Am By Myself Weak

But

In You, Dear Lord

I'm Valiantly Strong

So, Please

Do Not Let Me Leave

The Straight Path

By Listening To The Serpent's Song

And

Deviating To The Path Wrong!

Please, Come E'er Long!

Please Bless Me With Spiritual Eyes

Spiritual Ears

And

Heavenly Thoughts

And

Let Me Never Forget

That It Was With Jesus Christ's Blood

That My Free Salvation Was Bought!

Please Remember The Brethren

Wherever They May Be

And

Provide For Each

According As Their Need Shall Be!

I Love You

And

I Worship You, Lord

And

I Humbly Ask These Blessings

In The Name Of The Beloved Jesus! 

AMEN.