Idle Minds, Idols ... Idolatry: Faith, Truth And Trust!

Idle Minds And Idle Thoughts

Are The Devil's Workshop!

Surrounded By Sickness And Suffering
Living In A World Of Temptation And Sin
Walking Toward Hill Zion
Dogged By Devils
- Some Bold And Some In Hiding -
Is 

The Lot Of The One Sinner Repentant 

Seeking, Finding, Following, Obeying

The One Who Saves, Heals, Reveals And Seals!

Jesus Christ Says Plainly:

Seek Me Diligently

And Assuredly

It Is Me That You Find!

Knock On My Door Boldly

And

You Shall Be Invited Inside!

Ask For Your Needs

According To The Word

My Will For Your Life 

And

You Shall Surely Receive

For I Am The Giver! 

I Am The Living Word!

I Also Give Unto You

Eternal Life

But

Know This My Children

For I Make It Plain

Doubt, Disbelief, Idolatry

Will Cause You To Receive From Me

No Profit ... No Gain

For These Are Millstone Out Of Place

And

Around You Neck

Dragging You Down To Perdition

Where Destruction Is All

All That You Shall Expect To Receive

When You Do Not My Living Word Believe!

Doubt Is Sin! 

Doubt In The Holy God

Is Also A Form Of Idolatry 

Because

You, A Mere Mortal

Lift Up Yourself Above The Holy God!

Disbelief Is Sin! 

Disbelief Is Also Another Form Of Idolatry

For You, A Child Of The Dust

A Creation Of The Most Holy

Dares To Question The Ways

The Wisdom Of Your Creator

The Word Of The Self-Existent One

Who Says

"It Is Thus!"

To Do This, Beloved

Is To Forget

Who Is The One Who Is Almighty God

Who Is The One Who Inhabits Eternity

Who Is The One Who Keeps You Alive

Who Is The One, Alone

Who Causes You Physically, Spiritually

To Live Abundantly

And

In Perfect Peace To Thrive!

Brethren,

Idolatry Comes In Myriad Forms
And
Shows Itself In Varied Ways
And
Appears In Uncountable Places
And
The Lord Who Reigns Over All Creation
Hates It All!

Anything That Causes Us To Dwell On It
To The Exclusion Of The Living God Holy
Is
Idolatry
And
Is To Be Set Aside
Whether It Is Relationships

Houses, Lands, Toys, Money Or Associations!

There Can Only Be One God

- The Creator God Holy -

In Our Lives!

Split Allegiance 

Is 

Wholly Despised By The Lord! 

Idolatry Is An Abomination
And
All Who Practice Such
Shall Never Have Their Nomination
- Their Election ... Their Call - 

To Heaven Ratified!

Idolatry Is A Lie
From The Father Of Lies
Who Lies For A Living
To Ensure That Others Shall Join Him
When It Comes Time For Him To Forever Die 

For Distinctly Gross, Base, Lies

Which See Unrepentant Men ... Dying

Because

The Lord ... The Judge

- Mercy Set Aside -

Is Unforgiving!

Have Hope ...

Jesus Christ
Is
To Be First And Foremost In Our Affections
Or We Shall Perish 

As Did The Idol Worshipers Of Old!

There Is One God:
One God Giving
One God Truthful
One God Worth Trusting
One God Blessing
One God Forgiving
One God Who Is Our Hope, Help And Salvation 

One God Who Is Forever Living!

The Lord Always Provides For His People
And
We Need To Hold The Things Of This World 

With An Exceedingly Light Touch! 

Earth Is A Way-Station!

Idols Are Useless!

Almighty God Is King

And

Heaven Is Home!

SEEDLINGS BEARING MATURE FRUIT: Hair Splitting!?!

One Of The Most Egregiously Stupid Statements 

Uttered In The Bible
Was Uttered By Israel's First Earthly Ruler King Saul
And
It Was Uttered In Direct Opposition
To A Direct, Immutable, Command Of 

The Eternal God Holy, Himself

Who Said Only A Priest Shall Offer Sacrifices!

Hear King Saul Sinfully Presumptuous

Unrepentantly Speak:

KJV 1 Samuel 13

12 Therefore said I, 

The Philistines will come down 

now upon me to Gilgal, 

and I have not made supplication

unto the LORD: 

I forced myself therefore,

and offered a burnt offering.

I Dare To Say That
This Reeks Of The Ways Of Satan
That Self-Justifying, Gainsaying, Lying, Apostate
Who Saw Everything In The Light Of Self
And

Boldly Built His "House" On The Foundation Of

"There's Something In This For Me!"

Hairsplitting Like A Boss ...

King Saul Knew He Was Wrong
But
You Know How It Is When Self-Will Holds Sway:

"I Must Force Myself To Sin

Even Though I Signally Know It Is Wrong
But, My Self - My Dignity - Is Important To Me
So I Must Put Myself

And My Selfish, Unholy, Known-Disobedient Desires
Before The Commands Of The Holy God
So That He Cannot Say That
I Did Not Obey His Command To Offer Sacrifices To Him
Even Though I Know Fully Well What I Should Be Doing

- And Should Not Be Doing -
But Because Of Appearances
- My Sinful Lust For Adulation -
I Will Permit Myself 

- I Don't Really Want To But I Must -

I Shall Force Myself To Sin 

So That I Will Be In Seeming Obedience!

Appearances Must Be Upheld, After All!
God Gets A Little Something And I Get The Remainder!

That Prophet Samuel Is Sooo Tardy

And I Cannot Abide Having My Precious Time

And My Sinful Desire For Instant Gratification Thwarted!

Ahhh, Yes ... I Have The Perfect Excuse!"

Brethren,

No One "Forces" Themselves To Sin!
Sinning Comes Naturally To All Of Us

Who Are Known Born In Sin
And
Shaped In Iniquity! 

Sinning Also Always Comes Naturally
To Those Who Place Self On The Throne That 

Should Ever Seat The Eternal God!

If We Truly Understood God
We Would Know That Not Even Obedience To His Will
Requires Us To "Force" Ourselves To Obey His Word
And 

To Walk In His Ways!

And Don't Get Me Started

On Our Blaming The Evil Satan

And His Fallen Angels ... That Demonic Force

And Inanimate Objects

And Wayward Friends

And Heartless, Mean, Society

And Neglectful Parents

For What Is Our Sworn, Cherished

Desired Intention To Do Known Evil ... To Begin With!

Moral Laws
Cannot Fix
Spiritual Problems!

Nobody

- Created Visible Or Spirit -

Can Make A Human Being Do Anything ... At All!

Almighty God Won't Force You

And

Satan And His Angels Can't Force You!

Be Prayerfully Courageous ...

For Those Of Us Who Will To Do The Right

To Walk In The Ways Of The Lord Christ

To Do What Pleases Our Maker, Redeemer And Friend

Here's The Big Hint:

Spirit Of The Living God

Fall Afresh On Me
And
Fix Me!
I Confess My Known Sin!
I Repent Of The Past!
Lead Me Gently Homeward!

Mortal Man's Peace 

Is 

Found Only In The Presence Of Almighty God

Through Jesus Christ The Lord

And

Anytime Self Is Admitted
- Becoming The Third Party In A Two-Person Conversation -
Rest Assured
The Lord Becomes The Unwanted Participant
Is Minimized
Is Ostracized
And

Rejected!

A Threesome Is Unnatural

And

The Lord Is Not Ever Going To Be Participant

In What Is Ever An Abomination!

Listen Up ...

Don't Do The Living, Holy, God Any "Favors!"

Disobedience 
Is 
As The Sin Of Witchcraft!
Witchcraft Is Idolatry!
Idolatry Is An Abominable Sin Which
- Left Unrepented -
Leads To Sure Damnation!

The Facts Remain ...

King Saul Reaped What He Sowed
And
Is Right Now On The Unchangeable List Of 

Those Stricken From The Lamb's Book Of Life! 

King Saul Is Forever Damned!

Take Warning ...

When Pride Crosses Over Truth
Maliciously Ignoring Obedience
It Takes The Broad Path To No Hope
Which Leads To Unremitting Anger
Which Leads To Murder
Which Culminates In Death By Suicide
Even If The Fatal Blow
You, Yourself, To Yourself

Do Not Deliver!

Look Around Us
And
See The Fruit Being Harvested
From The Will-Grow Seedling Called 

Willful Disobedience Aka Sin!

Isn't It Time

That

The People Of God And Christ

Sigh And Cry

Get Ready

And

Look Up!?!

CAN YOU HANDLE THE TRUTH: There Is More To Fear From Within!?!

Spirit Of The Living God

Fall Afresh On All The Brethren:

We Need Thee!

A Rotten Egg Is Dangerous ... Twice!
It Looks Good

Gives The Impression Of Being Beneficial
But
Once Broken
Smells Egregiously Bad

And

Taints All Touchers

Be They The Good, The Ugly Or The Bad!

Fashionably Playing With Sin ...

Don't Join The Fad
Thinking That With Its Possession
Your Domain Will Be Happy, Comfy And Glad! 

Do Not Take A Dab! 

With Known Sin Do Not Dabble!

Do Not Join The Gainsaying Rabble!
Bad Is Bad!

Guard Your Heart ...

To Believe Satan's Words

Is 

To Believe In Fables!

To Give Salvation

Only The Living God, Through Jesus, Is Able!

Brethren,

I Sincerely Believe That We Know Of A Surety That
The Kingdom Of God
Via His People On Earth
Is 

Seriously Under Attack!

It Wouldn't Be So Bad
If The Attack Was External
But
Truth Be Told
The Attack On Almighty God's Kingdom
Is
Internal!

Biblical History

And World History Speaks ...

Haven't We Learned Anything From King Herod!?!

Achan!?!

Balaam!?!

Judas Iscariot!?! 

Ananias And Sapphira!?!

We Have More To Fear From Inside
Than What Is Outside!

Enter: The Dragon's Egg

Creeping Compromise!

Creeping Compromise Does Not Roar!
He Speaks ... Softly
To Me
To Thee
To Everybody!

Creeping Compromise Offers ... The Cure
For All The Saints Who Want To Be Friends 

To All The Faiths Of The Church World!

Friends With The Wilding, Whirling, World
Friends With The Churl
Who To The Depths Of Hell
Would Our Hearts And Persons Hurl!

Creeping Compromise Is Sold As Food!
He Is Shelter!
He Is Common-Good Glue

And
A Party Canape

And
He Is A Hot Toddy
Alcohol Infused
Sure To Comfort And Confuse
The Unwary Body!

Creeping Compromise Is Even Billed As

A Feel-Good, Good-For-You Hobby!

Creeping Compromise Does Not Offend ... Man!
He Offends The Creator!
He Does Not Offend The Liar!
To The Truth He Is A Bold Traitor

And

He Cannot Be Walked Upon
Rested Upon
Relied Upon
Because
He Has No Power

And

He Will Be Burned, Consumed

With All Remaining Being Dust ... Powder!

He Is Even Now Irretrievably Mixed 

With The Doubting, Disbelieving

Gainsaying, Own-Way Brethren

And
Is Making Them Fit Only To Become
Lake Of Fire Chowder!

WARNING:

Creeping Compromise Is A Sneak
Whose Pointy "But" Has A Slow Leak
Which Leaves A Stain
Upon Every Upturned Cheek
Which Causes The One Smeared
Of The Stench Of Willful Sin
Known Sin
- Unconfessed Sin -
Substantially To Reek!

But, Even Now, There Is Hope ...

The Dragon 

Is 

Already Defeated By The Willing Sacrifice Of

The Able, Loving, Faithful, Innocent

Giving, Blessing, And Still Receiving 

Sinners-Turned-Saints, Lord Jesus Christ
And

Is Just Waiting ... Not Idly Though

For The Formalities 

- For The Known Dead -
So Don't Suck The Egg!

If You Do

You Shall Surely Drink

The Bitter Cup's Dregs!

Eat Of The Living Bread!

Shouldn't The Living

After The Living God Holy

Boldly, Eagerly, Longingly, Seek!?!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: WHO DONE IT: One Letter ...!?!

The Case Is Not ... Is ... Over!
They've Been Tied Up In Knots
And
All Because Of One Letter
Good People Are Being Given The Blot!

They Can't Stay!
They Have To Go!
They Aren't To Speak To Anyone
And
Anyone Who Answers Them
Must Give The Approved Answer ...!

... Which Is!?!

No! No! No!

But How Did This Happen!?!

It Was A Destroyer's Special!

He Changed One Letter In Praying Family's Name
And
Now They Are To Be By All Thoroughly Disdained!

Praying Family Is A Delight To Know
But
They Were Against Dark Lord's Bank Balance 

Making Deep Inroads By Telling The Truth
Doing The Good And The Right
Blessing God By Blessing Others

Telling The Good News Gospel
To The World And His Brother
And
Not Preying Upon Sisters, Friends
Brothers, Co-Workers
Relatives And Others!

Dark Lord Flipped The Script
And
Instead Of The Praying Family
Praying For Self And Others
They Are Now Publicly Branded
As The Preying Family
Preying With Malice 

Upon The Citizen Sisters And Brothers!

It Was A Stroke Of Evil Genius!

All Because Of One Letter!?!

No!

It Was Because The Good Praying Family
Was Causing Others To Believe That
They Could Change
That They Could All Things Well
That They Could Be A Blessing To Others
And That 

- This Was The Kicker -
Jesus Christ Saves To The Uttermost!

All The Publicl- Known Violations Against 

The Preying Family
- Those Known Crooks, Robbers
Liars, Murderers And Thieves -
Were Transferred To The Praying Family's Record
And
They Were All Arrested
Tested
Rejected
And
From The Society Of Men
Needing Soul Salvation
Ingloriously Ejected!

Lord, Help Us!

There Is No Recourse!
There Is No Appeal
And
For A Vengeful Lie

Everything That They Diligently
Conscientiously Worked For
They've Been Forced To Leave!

I Guess You Know That This Doesn't End Here
That Dark Lord Has Something Else Nasty
Under His Long, Black Sleeves ...!

... And Jesus Christ The Righteous
Has The Whole World In His Hand
And
Every Believer In His Heart!
We Are The Apple Of His Eye!

But, Wait
How Is The Family Taking It!?!

Just As Normal ... As Part Of The Journey!
They Are Praying, Praising
Trusting, Hoping
Speaking Truth In Righteousness!

That's Good! 

They Believe That God Is In The Moment ...!

... In All The Moments!

... And You'd Be Right! 

Almighty God Is The Eternal Spirit 

Who Inhabits ... With Us ... Time And Space

Past, Present, And Future

And

All Times And All Places!

He Was ... He Is! 

He Is To Come!

He Was Dead ... Is Alive

And 

Is Alive Forevermore!

He Holds The World In His Hands 

And 

He Dwells Within The Regenerated Believer's Heart! 

He Is Hope For Today

And 

The Promise For The Future!

He Created Time

And 

He Is Not Restricted By Time! 

He Knows Our Needs For The Duration Of Our Lives

And 

He Reaches Into The Time Not Yet Constructed 

And 

Makes Provision For What Is Needful 

So As ... As He Says 

To Give Us A Hope ... A Future, 

An Expected  End!

He Is Our Great Awesome God!

He Is Holy! 

He Is Creator! 

He Is Divine!

Brethren, 

Dark Days Are Ahead For All Of Us

Who Choose To Believe In

And

Enduringly, Willingly, Lovingly 

Faithfully Follow The Lord Christ

So, Please, Let Us Keep Our Thoughts
Our Words
Our Actions
To Him Ever, Always, Inclined!

I'll Speak The Truth!
Jesus Christ Is Mine
And Heaven At The Last Trumpet
Shall Surely Be Mine!

Our God Is Ever Faithful
Ever Present
Ever Kind
And
Not One Of His Faithful Children
Shall Be Left Alone
Or Left Behind!

With The Almighty God
As Our Healer, Feeder, Leader And Sealer
There Is No Created Being That
Can Cause Us To Repine!

Let Us Pray With Passion Always
And
On Jacob's Climb Confidently Climb!
The Praying With Faith Family
Will Be More Than Fine!

HAPPY SABBATH + Really!?! The Living God!?! A Magician!?!

Jesus Christ The King

The Light Of Life 

The Creator Of Heaven And Earth

The Redeemer Of Man

 Does Not

Cannot

And

Will Not Ever

Share An Office

Or

A Business Portfolio

With Satan, The Damned

The Accuser Of The Brethren

The Destroyer Of Peace!

Brethren,

It Is Time To Settle This Matter With Finality
And 
My Desire For Each Of Us
Is 
That We Look In At Out Thoughts
Look Out At How We Talk To The World  
Look Around At The Results Of The Dying World's Wisdom
And Then
Look Up To The Lord Of Life
Jesus Christ The Righteous
The Son Of Man
The Only Begotten Son Of Almighty God
And 
Realize Once And For All Times That
The Living God Is Not A Magician!

Miracles Are Not Wishes ...

No Matter Who Says
And Would Have You Believe Otherwise
We Do Not Get The Fairy Tale Three Wishes!
We Do Not Get A Visible Angel
Pinching Us In Our Beds
And
Telling Us Make A Wish
And
Make It Count!

This Storyline From Hollywood
And
Even Put Forth In Popular "Christian' Movies
Is 
A Gross Deception
And
We All As Believers Ought To Deny
The Lie And The Liar
And
As The God Of Glory Gifts Us Daily
Live In And Work Our Measure Of Jesus' Faith
And
Ask The Giving God To Do His Will
In Our Lives
Providing For Us According To His Way
And
Trust Him And Obey
Knowing Right Well That
All Things Work Together For Good
To Them That Love The Lord
To Them That Are The Called
According To His Purpose ... Not Ours!

Look Around You And See
The Results Wrought In The Name Of
The Santa Claus God!

Look At The Embittered Lives!
Look At The Sour Faces!
Experience - Without Cause - The Often Foul Attitudes!
Look At The Desperation
Etched Deeply In The Faces Of Those 
Who Have No Hope
Because
They Have Not Made A Practice Of
Going To The Lord In Humble Prayer!

I Encourage Us To Trust The Lord Always
And
Ask Him - For Them - To Make A Clear Way!

The Child Of The King ...

Being A True Believer 
Means Being In A Committed Relationship
With Jesus Christ The Lord
And
Being With Him
Living In Him
Standing Up For Him
Walking In His Ways
Doing Those Things That Bless His Name
And
Believing, Loving, Trusting, Enduring All Things
In That Worthy Name
Knowing, Knowing, Knowing
And For Good Measure
Knowing ... Without A Shadow Of Sinful Doubt
That He Loves You Personally
And
Will Do That Which Blesses You
And
Glorifies His Holy Name!

Deep Darkness ...

A Magician Is A Liar!
His Boss Is The Father Of Lies!
A Magician Is Into Smoke And Mirrors
And
His Works And Ways
Heavenly Knowledge Loftily Defy!

The God Of Hope, Grace And Glory
Is
Not A Man That He Should Lie!
He Is The God Of Creation
The Savior, The Redeemer Of Man
The Light Of Life
The Way To Glory
Him About Whom
Is
The Good News Gospel Story
And
The One ... Alone
Who Is Able To Do Immeasurably More Than
We Ask, Think, Or Desire!

Ask ...

The Lord Knows Our Needs
Before We Express Them!
The Lord Makes Provision For Our Needs
Before They Arrive At Our Door!
The Lord Loves Us
Before We Arrive In This Valley Of Desire 
And
The Lord Sustains Us Through Wind, Rain
Hail, Sand Storm, Hurricane, Volcano
Tornado, Sunami, Earthquake And Fire!

Omnipotence, Omniscience, Omnipresence ...

The Lord Knows The End From The Beginning
And
He Is Involved In Everything In Between!

The Lord ... Not The Devil
Is In The Details
And
He Is Working To Save You
And
To Save Me!

Exercise Faith!

Brethren,

The Lord God Almighty
Is Not A Magician!
Never Was And Never Will Be!

He Is The Lord Of Life
Who Gives Good And Precious Gifts
To All Mankind
Whether The Man, The Woman, The Child
Is Rich, Poor, Free Or Bond
Holy, Unholy, Just, Unjust
Religious, Irreligious
Heathen, Christian
Atheist, Agnostic
Grateful, Thankful
Or Unthankful And An Ingrate!

The Lord Is Holy
And
We Are Called To Be Holy
So Let Us Not Drag The Lord Of Glory Down
Into The Morass That Is
Modern Illuminated Disbelieving Thought!

The Lord Is King!

Praise Him For His Love Toward Us

And

Bless His Holy Name Forever!

PRAYER: Heaven Is My Home!

Father,

I Love You

And I Thank You For Dear Grace!

I Am Looking Up And Longing

Assured That There Is Blessed Hope

And In Heaven, For Me, A Prepared Place!

Lord,

I Look Around Me!

There Is Competiton Everywhere!

People Are Laying Everything On The Line

Competing With The Bold

The Beautiful, The Brash

The Talented, The Intemperate

The Ungodly, The Irreverent

For The Unprofitable Man-Blessed First Place!

Dear Lord,

Have Mercy Upon Them!

Have Mercy Upon Me, Too!

I Have Resolved That I Will Be Striving

For A Sure Place

In Eternity With You!

I Need You, Lord!

I Know This Need That You, Alone

Can Feed To Satisfaction

And Then Unimaginable More

As Is Found On The Peaceful, Golden, Shore!

Please Bless Me, My Father

And Help Me To Stand In The Faith Of

Christ Jesus The Holy Son Of Man

Who Has Caused Us To Be Accepted In The Beloved

Who Has Made The Way To Heaven Plain

Who Is Not Ashamed To Call Us Brethren

And Each And Everyone By Name!

Oh, How I Love Jesus

Who Gave His Life For Me!

Oh, How I Love Jesus

Who Died Shamefully On Mount Calvary!

I Am Blessed And I Know It!

Help Me The Great Name Not To Profane!

I Am Blessed And I Know It!

Help Me For I Desire Eternal Gain

And Not The Glitz, The Glamor 

The Adulation, The Big Prize Offered

For A Soul To Be Sold

For The Pittance Constructed By Lies!

I Am Grateful That Jesus Christ Paid My Price!

I Desire To Gain The Eternal Prize!

Please Continue To Grant Me Your Grace
That Unmerited Favor

And Your Mercy Ever Free: I Believe!

I Desire In Peace To The Dear One's Sweet Face!

Help Me To Look Up And Walk On In Plain Truth!

Help Me To Stand Up To Speak Righteousness

To The Brethren

Whether They Be Young, Old

Humbly-Learning Child Or Know-It-All Youth!

Heaven In My Home!

Please Help Me To Get There

And Bless My Living, Lord

To Bless Another With The Sure knowledge

That, For Them ... If Willing

There Is Also A Named Chair!

Thank You For The Blessings Given!

Thank You For The Blessings To Come!

I Pray For The Brethren Around The World

And Plead The Blood Of Jesus Christ

Over Each And Every One Of Them

That They Will Make 

Their Calling And Election Sure

Before Life's Day Is Closed And Done!

Thank You For Hearing!

Thank You For Answered Prayer

And Answers Soon To Come

For It Is In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

That I Humbly Pray And Plead!

Please Come Soon!

AMEN.