Feed The Dove!

Marva,
There Is A Sign On The Bathroom Mirror
Saying:

Don't Feed The Dog:

Remember The Dove!!

You Don't Have A Dog!

Sure, Do!

Since When Do You Have A Dog!?!

Since Forever!

Can I See Him!?!
I Love Dogs!
What Is His Name!?!

I Want To Know Why
There Is That Warning In The Bathroom
Of All Places!?!

In The Order Of Questions Asked:

No, You Can't See Him!
His Name Is Private And Personal
And
It's The Most Convenient Place!

For Whom!?!

For Me! I Put It There!

Is That All You're Going To Say ...!?!

... Okay! Okay!
As Far As I Saw
There Is No Dog In The Bathroom
So Would You Like To Tell Me Why You Put It There!?!

I Put It There So That I Can See It
- Plastered On My Face -
Each And Every Time I Use The Facilities!

Marva
How Is Putting Up And Constantly Seeing 
A "Don't Feed The Dog!" Sign
For What I Call A Non-Existent Dog
Plastered Across Your Face From A Mirror
A Thing!?!
What's Going On!?!
Who, What, Where Is This "Dog!?!"

I Want To Know If You're Feeling Okay!

I'm Perfectly Fine!
I've Not Yet Lost My Mind!
I'm Trying To Lose A Lost Cause
And 
The Mirrored Sign Keeps That In Focus
Just Fine!

I'm Not Yet Edified, Ms. Marva!
'Fess Up!

Alright, Already!
Do You Guys Realize That If You Have
Oh, Let's Just Say ... Two Pets
One Whom You Love To Bits
And 
The Other Not So Much
That The One That You Feed Well
Is 
The One That Will Get Strong!?!

Everybody Knows That!

Which Pet Are You Feeding!?!

What Are You Calling These Pets!?!

The One That I Love Is Called Salvation
And That Other One Is Called Self!

Which Is The One That You Are "Lovingly" Feeding!?!

Uh, Oh!
I Know Where This Is Going!

You Do!?!
How About Enlightening Me!?!

Self ... Filled With Pride

Must Be Dethroned! 
Self Has An Ego!
Salvation Is Simple!
Self Is Very Pushy!
Salvation Does Not Try To Be The Hero!

Self Is Selfish
Unkind
Given To The Boast
Whilst 
Salvation Is Gentle Loving
A Blessing Of Christ
Via The Operation Of The Holy Ghost!

Salvation Does Not Go Anywhere Uninvited!
Self Is All Over The Place!
Salvation Speaks Softly
And Self Is A Loud-Mouth
Given To Fits Of Rage And Ineloquence! 
It Eats Whatever It Gets 
Into The Frame Of Its Mouth!

There Is The Problem ...

Self Is A Salmon-Tot Retriever ...!

... Come On! Everybody Knows Self Is A Pig!

Very Well! I Stand Corrected
Self Is A Pig!
Salvation Is A Pedigreed White Dove!
And If You Love Salvation
But Feed Self ... Who Always Crosses The Line
Your Life Is Going To Be Filled With Problems
The Likes Of Which Will Make Burnt Toast
Out Of That Which Pads The Bottom Of Your Back
That Is
Your Broad Behind!

Since You Have Stated It So Nicely
You Should Understand Why
I Have Placed The Sign On The Mirror
To Show In The Center Of My Face!

Yes, I Do!

The Barking Dog
- The Grunting, Squealing, Pig -
Aka The Squeaky Wheel
Gets Fed ... Gets Oiled
And 
It Is Best To Know The Plan
And 
Work The Plan
Lest The Plan Works Us
And 
That Old Satan At Us Is Overjoyed!

Honestly, This Exercise Has Been Quite Stimulating ...! 

... If It Wasn't So Serious

It Would Make For A Joke Truly Side-Splitting! 

Indeed!

Self ... A Pig

First Name ... Greedy

Whatever You Do

Do Not, Do Not 

** Don't **

This Rabid Sinner Feed! 

Let Salvation Take The Lead! 

ALMIGHTY GOD: Almighty God's Word - Infallible Immutable Inerrant Inescapable!

Jesus Christ Is The Son Of Almighty God!
Jesus Christ Is Lord Of All!
Jesus Christ Is God!
Jesus Christ Is Eternal!
Jesus Christ Is The Word Of God!

The Word Of Almighty God 
Is
Eternal, Immutable, Infallible, Preserved
And
Is A Witness
And
That By Which We Think We Have Eternal Life!

Think On This "Thing" ...

A Pastor ... An Under-Shepherd
Is 
A Salesman ... A Guide
- Not A Critic -
A Doctor, Teacher, Preacher
A Notable Representative Of
The True, Living, Holy, Eternal
All-Seeing, All-Knowing
Ever-present, Faithful, Loving God!

If The Pastor Does Not Believe 
The Word In The Book From Which He Preaches
He Cannot Sell A Sinner
On Jesus Christ For Salvation!

He Cannot Convince The Sin-Sick
On Attending The Great Physician!

He Cannot Convince The Care-Worn
That In Jesus Christ There Is Rest!

He Cannot Convince The Liar
The Lost, The Licentious
That In The Preserved Word Of Almighty God
Is 
Everlasting Truth
Sufficient To Make The Way Of Escape Plain
And
Clearly Visible To Those By Satan Enchained!

If The Pastor, The Teacher
The Leader, The Preacher
Joyfully Indulges In Higher Criticism Of 
The Living Word
Which The Lord, Himself, Has Said
Will Not Return Unto Him Void
But Shall Accomplish That Which
The Lord Requires
How Is This Person Not Plainly Saying, Shouting
- Proudly -
That He Is In The Employ Of Satan
The Craven One Who Desires The Worship That
Belongs Only To The Holy God!?!

I Must Make It Plain ...

Any Pastor, Priest, Preacher, Teacher
Calling Himself The Servant Of God
And
Who Calls God Almighty Infallible
But 
Says That His Word Is Mutable
Errant, Fallible
Should Seriously Seek Another Means Of Employment
Instead Of Showing Himself
- Constantly -
The Notable Fool
For Teaching What He Doubts
For Stumping For A God Whose Word He Distrusts
For Selling The People Of God Short Goods
For Accepting Payment For Dishonest Labor
And
For Being Deceitful, Desperate
Dastardly Enough To Believe That 
The Living God Will Overlook
His Disdainful, Gainsaying
Dishonorable, Distasteful Service!

Don't Denigrate The Cause Of Christ ...

Brethren,

If You, Personally, Doubt That
The Word Of God Is Really True
Please Do Not Go Out Evangelizing Others!

Your Doubts Will Poison The Pond Water
And
Cause Others To Doubt And Disbelieve 
The Holy One Forever Blessed!

We Are Called To Have Faith!
Faith Does Not Reside In Sight!
The Lord Asks Us To Take Him At His Word
The Transcript Of His Character
His Glory!

Follow The Logic ...

If We Doubt

We Should See No Reason ... At All
To Believe The Other Word
That Says He Forgets Not His Own
He Provides
He Blesses
He Cares
He Loves!

It Is All The Word All The Time
Or None Of The Word All The Time!
You, Me, We Cannot Doubt And Trust
At One And The Same Time

So

Let's Be Honest ...

And Speak Truth In Righteousness
Else
You'll Be Boldly Lying To Yourself!
I'd Be Lying To Myself!
We'd Be Lying To Ourselves
And
We'd All Be Boldly Facing 
With Dread-Filled Anticipation
The Spectre Of The Second Death!

Problem Is ...

The Spectre Has Got Real Teeth!

The Solution Is ...

Only You ... By The Exercised
Enduring Faith Of Jesus Christ
- In Willing Obedience To The Sovereign Will -
Can Render The Second Death ... Toothless!

Bottom Line ...

Love ... And Trust The Holy God
Trust His Word
Trust His Love
Trust His Promise
And
Be Eternally Blessed

Or

Doubt  And Disavow Him

And

Discard His Word

And

Be Eternally Dispossessed
In Which Case
You Are On Your Own!

ALMIGHTY GOD IS GOOD: Why Are You Worrying!?!

Worry, Worry, Worry!

Worry, Worry, Cry!

Worry, Worry, Wander

Sleepless With Worry Lie!

Keep This Up, My Worry-Wart Friends

And

From Unchecked Worry

You Shall Surely Die!

You Have a Choice, My Brother

My Sister

Worry A Lot

Or

Worship ... And Worry Not!

A Worrier Does Not Worship

And

The Worshipper Worries Not

Because

He Has Taken The Lord At His Revealed Word

And

He Has Given His Worry To His Lord

And

From Himself

Has Given Worry The Blot!

That's Real Easy For You To Say

Who Never Seems To Have Anything

To Worry About!

Exactly!

Excuse Me!?!

I Never Have Anything To Worry About 

Because

I Believe In, Love, Trust

Honor, Worship

And

I Obey ... The Word Of The Lord

Who, Himself, To Us Did Say:

And, For Good Measure

He Added On A Lil' Something Extra

Just For Us To Treasure!

He Loves To Give Good Gifts, You Know!

He Gave Us An "And"

Which Means Bread-Kind Aka Inclusions
- To Get Your Teeth Into -

Are In The Soup Pot
And

Not Just Water And Flavorings:

I Could Use A Good Dose Of Peace

Just About Now!

Do You Believe The Word Of The Lord Or Not!?!

I Do, But ...!

You Don't And ...!

... Why Do You Have To Be So, So, So ...!?!

... Direct!?!

Yes! So Direct!?!

Can't You Feel For A Brother In Distress!?!

For An Unbeliever, Yes!

For A Professed Christian, No!

Whaaat!?!

Where's Your Christian Charity!?!

It's Right Where I Left It

For Someone Who Truly Needs It!

That's Not You Two!?!

Come On, Richie!

You're Being Awful Harsh On Them!

I Know I Am Being Harsh

But

Somebody Needs To Do It!

This Pity Party Has Been Going On Long Enough

And

Every Time It Shows Up

It Is Always Playing The Same Tune:

Woe Is Me!

I Am Undone!

Time To Unbox
The Gift Of Daily Faith ...

To Undo Your Undoneness

Take The Living God At His Living Word

And

Live By The Living Word

And

Your Life Will Be Truly Livable!

Guys, I Love You!
You Know That I Truly Do

But

I Am Not Going To Indulge You In Sin!

You Are Doubting The Word Of God

And

We All Know That Doubt Is Sin!

Isn't It Time You Actually Start

Believing In The Power Of The Lord God Almighty

And

Stop Uttering Platitudes That
Don't Even Benefit You!?!

Either The Word Of God Is True

Or

It Is Not!

Either You Believe That

The Lord Will Do What He Says He Will Do

And

Enjoy The Peaceful Life

Or You Will Doubt 

And 
Be A Walking Dead!

There Is No Middle Ground!

Either God Can Or He Can't!

He Can't Do Both!

The Eternal Word Says That

Nothing Is Impossible ... When

You Put Your Trust In God!

Do You Trust The Lord!?!

Of Course, I Do!?!

Are You Trusting The Lord In Your Present Situation!?!

Without Hesitation
I Can Truly Say, No, We Are Not ...!

... We've Been Trusting What We Can See

And It Has Not Been A Blessing!

So, Don't You Think It Is Time

To Stop Doing Things Your Way

And

Start Doing Things According To

The Word 
And 
The Ways Of The Eternal God!

Richie, I'll Be Honest:

That's Easier Said Than Done!

That's For Sure!

What Do You Mean!?!

You Said That You Trust The Lord Always!

I Sure Do

But

There Was A Time When I Thought I Knew

More Than The Lord Who Made Me

More Than The Lord Who Provides For Me

More Than The Lord Who Died To Save Me

More Than The Lord Who Promised 

"Never To Leave Me Or Forsake ME!?

I Was Trusting My Eyes, My Feelings!
And

Listening And Internalizing What I Heard

And

I Believed The Lies Of The Adversary!

I Had Started To Tread On Dangerous Ground!

Can You Explain That!?!

Sure!

Book Of James!

I Was Like A Wave

Driven By The Wind And Tossed

Until The Day That I Had Had Enough Of

Not Receiving Anything From The Lord!

I Had Been A Double-Minded Man!

I Gave The Lord My Problems

And

Then I Took Them Back

And

Thereafter I Worried ... Incessantly

- Unwisely -

To Be Exact ... Foolishly!

So What Did You Do!?!

Jesus Christ And I Had A "Moment!"

Oh, You Mean You Had

A Coming To Jesus Meeting!

You Said It

And

It Was A Doozy!

Hard Decisions Were Made!

I Had To Decide That

I Would Trust The Lord ... Totally

Follow The Lord ... Completely

And

Set Aside Self With ... Finality

And

Things Changed Radically After That!

Jesus Christ Leads ... I Follow!

Jesus Christ Calls ... I Answer!

Jesus Christ Sends ... I Go!

Jesus Christ Blesses ... I Say "Thank You, Jesus!"

And

With A Grateful Heart

I Give Him Total Praise!

Jesus Christ
 Is
My Master

My Teacher

My Father

My Friend

My Savior

My Hope, My Help, My Salvation

My Provider, My Sustainer

My Lord

My God

My Judge

My King

My Shepherd

My Rock 
And
My Defence!

Jesus Christ Is My All And All

And

He's My Only Way Out From 
Under The Curse Of The Fall!

On His Name, With Love

For Love, With Hope, For Help

I, Trusting Constantly
Believing Totally

- Assured Of Help From The Throne Of Grace -
On His Blessed Name Call!

Speak The Truth ...

He Has Never Failed Me

And

Praise God

He Never Will!

His Will Is My Will ...!

... And Not The Other Way Around ...!

I Get It! I Actually Get It!

Maisie!?! 

Yes, Harvey!

Come, Old Girl!

We're Going Home!

We Have Some House Cleaning To Do

And It Is Not Of Dirt ... It's Of Sin!

We Can No Longer Say That

The Lord Is Our God

And Try To Bend Him To Do Our Will!

We Are Not His God ... He's Ours!

Repentance Is Good For The Soul!

Confess, Repent, And Accept Forgiveness!

Give The Lord His Praise

And

Live In His Love ... In His Embrace

As You Await The Glory Days!

AMEN!

Between Us

Let's Just Call This Most Recent Episode

A Blip In Transmission!

We Have Got A Free Coupon For The Good Oil!

It's Time To Exercise Your Franchise

And
Like A Hot Rock
Drop Satan And His Lies!

Indeed!

From The Ashes Of Sin

We Are Going To Rise To The Newness Of Life ...!

... In Full Obedience ...!

...To The Lord Jesus Christ!

The Lord Be Praised!

AMEN!!!!

IT'S DEEP: The Love Of God

Two Gardens
Two Adams
One First ... One Last!
One Test
Two Participants
One An An Abject Failure
The Other A Resplendent Pass!

Eden Garden .. Adam
Garden Gethsemane ... Jesus Christ
Both Were Troubled
By The Demon Not Nice
Lucifer Gone Rogue
Turned Satan
The Mortal Enemy Of Souls!

Adam The First, Assailed
Took The Test And Failed!
Adam The Last, Assaulted
Took The Test
And
At The Ultimate Showdown
Bruised The Head Of
The Snake In The Grass
The Heel Biter
The Piercing Serpent
Leviathan
Behemoth
The Accuser Of The Brethren
The Enemy Of Souls
And
Ascended On High
Triumphant
Having That Death-Dealing Test
Well And Truly Passed!

Satan Has Been, By Truth
Totally, Totally, Outclassed
And
There Is A Non-Refundable 
Inescapable 
Unwanted Burning In His Future
For The Maliciously Evil Things 
He Is Doing In The Time Called Present
And
For What Was Done In Millenia Of His Sordid Past!

The Truth Must Be Told ...

Adam The First Looked At Self
But
Adam The Last Looked At Sin
And
Solemnly Said:

You Shall Not My Children Hold Fast!

I Shall Sacrifice My Self For Their Sin

And

You Shall Become A Thing Of The Past!

Your Inflicted Sorrow Shall Not For Eternity Last

For My Children Shall Upon Me

Their Sin-Burden Cast!

My Love For Them Knows No Bounds

Because

It Is Eternity Vast!

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

Jesus Christ Paid It All!

Brethren, Beloved

We Have In All Of Us

The Nature Of Adam The First

But

Because Of The Love And Sacrifice Of

Adam The Last

And

His Mercy And Grace

And

Our Willing Confession 

And 

Repentance Of Known Sin

We Have The Gift Of Forgiveness

And

The Right To Life

If

We Choose To Believe The Promise Given

In The Shed Blood Of Adam The Last

Aka Jesus Christ The Righteous

The King Of Love

The Lord Of Glory

The Creator Of Heaven And Earth

Our Surety And Security

The Sacrifice That Saves Us

The Redeemer Of The Brethren

Our Hope For Passing Glory

The Only Begotten Of The Father

The Hope Of Every Man

Our Blessedness!

There's Only One Path To Life ...

Please Don't Be Bold In Sin

And

Timid In The Admission

And

Confession And Repentance For Same!

Jesus Christ Saves To The Uttermost

So ...

Believe And Live

Because We Have These Promises  ...

PRAYER: Total Confidence In Jesus Christ, The Light Of Life!

Almighty God,

You Are My Father And My Friend

And

My Hope, My Help And My Salvation

Until My Mortal Life Shall End!

Satan Is The Fiend And My Known Foe

And 

It Is To You, God Beloved

That No Matter What Happens To Me

In This Life

I Shall In Total Confidence Go!

Please Keep Me

So That This Will Forever Be So!

What Can Man Do Unto Me!?!

Man Does Not Hold My Heart!

What Can Satan Do Unto Me That

The Spirit Of Truth Does Not Reveal

And

Provide Wisdom And Comfort Against

In Beautiful Tones As Sings The Lark!?!

Father,

My Life Is Yours!

My Service Is Yours!

My Heart Is Yours!

My Mind Dwells On You!

My Hope Is In You!

My Prayers Are To You

And

My Song Is About You!

I Am Yours, Lord!

Make Me Forever Yours!

I, Now, Fully Understand, Father

The Living Word That Says

We Sin By Thought

By Word

By Deed

And 

In Godly Fear, My Father

I Beseech You To Help Me

To Escape Satan's Snare

By Doing As My Master Did

And

Resorting To You Always In Prayer

For Communion

For Strength

For Love With Love

And

Always Exercising The Word Of Truth

Having An "It Is Written!"

On My Tongue

To Caress And Enter

The Willing Hearer's Ear

And

To Ever Bruise The Head

Of

The Accuser Of The Brethren

The Adversary Of Every Man's Soul!

Father,

Please Keep Me Faithful:

I Desire To Receive From The Holy Hand

Of

My Redeemer

The Overcomer's Crown Of Gold!

I Am Yours, Lord!

Please Help Me

To Never Permit That To Ever Change

No Matter The Matter

No Matter The Wind

No Matter The Weather

No Matter The World's Whim!

Please Help Me To Stay On Task

On Target

On The Strait And Narrow Road

To Hill Zion!

With Gratitude

And

A Thankful Heart, Dear Father

And

In The Name Of The Holy Jesus

Beloved Savior

And

Soon Returning Triumphant King

Please Grant Me These Few Petitions

And

Bless Me With Enduring And Obedient Faith!

Please Help Me To Hold The Hand

That Even Now Is Holding Me!

Please Remember The Brethren In Mercy

And 

Grant Us Your Always-Sufficient Grace!

I Love You, Lord!

Please Come Soon!

AMEN.