Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Precious Pearl OR Picayune Pawn!?!






He Who Truly Loves You
Created You
Saves You 
And 
Redeems You! 

He Who Truly Hates You
Uses Your Self Against You 
Via Pride 
And 
Greed! 

The One Whom You Choose To Obey 
Is 
The One Whom You Serve: 
You Cannot Serve Them Both! 

Both Of Them Desire You In Their Kingdom! 

Only One  Kingdom 
Is 
Eternal 
And 
Those Who Enter The Eternal Kingdom 
Live By Faith ... Never Sight
Because 
They Are In A Reasoning, Loving 
Knowing ... Always Growing
Grace-Filled, Mercy-Abounding
Enduring Love-Relationship With Their Master! 

Those In The Temporary Kingdom 
Are ... By Fierce Temptation
Enticed Into Its Unfruitful Halls! 
They Are Tempted By The Ever-Bold And Wandering Lust Of The Eye
The Always Excitedly-Hissing Serpent Lust Of The Flesh
And 
That Insatiable, Irrepressible Behemoth
The Pride Of Life! 

Beloved, 

We Have To Choose Between 
Grace And Greed
Lust And Love
Truth And Trickery
Blessing And Blight! 

Jesus Christ 
Is 
Creator Savior!

Satan 
Is 
Accuser Destroyer! 

To Jesus Christ ... The Righteous King
The Shepherd Of Rest
The King Of Love
The Hope Of Every Man
The Lover Of Your Soul 
The Strong Tower
Our Refuge And Strength
Our Ever-Present Help
The Joy Of Man's Desiring
The Word Of God
Food Indeed
Drink Indeed
And
The Light Of Life
You Are The Precious Pearl: 
He Loves You! 

To Satan ... The Damned
The Adversary Of Souls
The Accuser Of The Brethren
The Piercing Serpent
The Father Of Lies
The Murderer Supreme
And
The Wannabe God
You Are A Picayune Pawn: 
He Hates You! 

If You Say You Love Jesus
Please Keep Yourself Only Unto Him! 
Only Jesus Saves: 
Please Choose Life! 

As A Saint Of God And Christ
Solely Serve The Savior! 

Peace
Is Like
The River Glorious!





Monday, November 16, 2020

Our Free Gifts Cost Innocent Blood!

 




In The Realm Of The Flesh
The Song Is Sung: 
"Yuh Know Wha' Yuh Got! 
Yuh Ain' Know Wha' Yuh Goin' Get!" 

This Is Often The Lie 
For There Are Things Received That 
Even With The Passage Of Years
They Do Not Tell The Truth 
Until Someone Gets Tired
And 
Someone Gets Hurt! 

Beloved, 

The Love Of God
In The Word Of God
Is
The Open Book Of Blessings!

In The Economy Of The Living God
And 
In His Dealings With This Mortal Flesh
Our God Announces 
And 
Memorializes 
What He Did
Is Doing 
And 
Will Do For Us ... Individually And Collectively 
And 
We Need To "Belly Up To The Trough"
And 
Ask The Lord Of Life To Help Us Lay Hold Of His Blessed Gifts 
With A Death Grip 
And Also
Help Us To Cease From Permitting Satan 
To Get Between Us And Our Good Gifts 
And 
Our God Holy
Who Gives Us These Great Gifts Of Infinite Love! 

Be Wise ... 

Don't Be Proud! 
Don't Doubt The Giver! 
Don't Trivialize The Gift! 
Don't Underestimate Your Enemy! 
Don't Overestimate Your Strength! 
Don't Ever Forget To Pray! 

And 

Don't Doubt Satan's Hatred For Whom Almighty God Loves! 

Choose Life With Amazing Love ... 

Believe In The Love Of God 
And 
Boldly Let Your Requests For Power
Provision 
And 
Protection Be Known To The Life-Giver! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ... 

Our Gifts Cost Innocent Blood! 

Let's Dare ... As Children Of The Living God
- Homeward Bound -
To Hold Our Purchased
And
Forever Blessed Gifts
With Working, Enduring, Faith! 

Without Faith
It Is Impossible To Please
The Eternal God Of Glory!


We Shall Walk Through The Valley
In Perfect Peace!








Sunday, November 15, 2020

Chosen, Purchased, Wooed ... And Won!

 

 







Never Doubt Almighty God's Personal Love For You 
And 
Never Be Doubtful As to Whom You Belong! 

Beloved, 

We Are Loved By 
And 
Belong To The Lord Of Life 
Because 
We Were Chosen By His Heart
Purchased By His Blood
And 
Wooed By That Holy Love Which Will Not Let Us Go 
To be Lost To Sin! 

Jesus Christ Ever Willing
The Holy Spirit Ever Working
The Holy Angels Ever Protecting 
And
We ... Seeing Our Need 
And
Realizing Our Personal Peril Outside Of His Safe Fold 
And
Desiring His Love In Our Own Hearts
Our Hands In His
Our Rest In His House
Our Wealth In His Storehouses In Glory
Our Peace In Himself
Our Rest Where He Is
Our Faith Made Sight
And
Our Blessings Made Eternal
Let Us Choose To Cooperate With Christ
- With His Love Divine -
To Be Won To Be Eternally Blessed
And 
Saved! 

Let Us Daily Choose To Wear Our Ownership
Our Belonging
Our Relationship To Our God 
Privately
And 
Publicly 
And 
Passionately! 

Beloved, 

Claim ... And Relish 
The Love That Works At Loving You 
And 
Let No Created Being
Seen Or Unseen
Spirit Or Flesh
Steal Your Joy In Your Lord ... Your Love
The Soon-Coming King! 

Daringly War Against Known Sin: 
Fight The Good Fight Of Faith! 
Pursue Peace With Shiloh, The Prince Of Peace!










Saturday, November 14, 2020

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Valley Of Sorek + PRAYER: Pity Us, Lord, In Our Wretched Condition!







You, Beloved, Are In The Valley Of Sorek 
Aka Valley Of The Choice! 

You Must Choose Between Good And Evil
Right And Wrong
War And Peace
Faith And Doubt
Honor And Deceit
Jesus Christ And Satan 
And
Heaven And Hell! 

Will You Trust The Truth
Believe The Promise
And
Walk In The Light Of Life 

Or

Wearing Putrid Pride 
By That Designer To The Fallen Stars, Snatch deJoy
Turn Left On Tek-A-Chance
And 
Dance Indelicately On Broadway And Blight 
For New Nickels 
And 
Old Pyrite Nuggets Aka Fool's Gold  
Redeemable Only At What-If, If-Only
And
Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda ... Did Not!?! 

Open Your Eyes! 

Regret ... Repentance
Is 
An Horrible Thing 
When Viewed Through Once-Deliberately-Closed Eyes
And 
Even Worse When Hope 
Is 
Dead 
And 
Mercy Is Departed! 

We Are Called To Be Wise Unto Salvation 
And Not
Self-Satisfaction! 

Dare To And Be Different! 
Dare To Walk Humbly Before The Lord Of Life
And
Invite The Spirit Of Truth 
To Be Your Soul's Sole Companion 
And 
Forever-Faithful Guide! 

Choose Love, Light, Faith
Truth, Peace, Heaven ... Jesus Christ: 
The Spirit Says "Come!" 

PRAYER:

We Desire Above All Else
To Get Home Safely
And
In Jesus Christ's Holy Name, Father
We Humbly Plead 
Remembering That We Are Dust 
And
That It Is By Your Sovereign Will That
We Live And Breathe
And
Have Any Being! 

Pity Us, Lord, In Our Wretched Condition! 
Open Our Eyes, Ears, Our Hearts!
Cleanse Our Tongues! 
Heal Us From All Unrighteousness 
And
Bless Us To Serve You
To Praise Jesus 
And
To Glorify Your Great Name! 

We Need Help, Dear Father
And
We Plead Our Poverty! 
Please Make The Way Plain 
An
 Help Us To Walk Boldly
Bravely And Unashamedly Upon It! 

You Are God ... Alone: 
We Worship You! 
Have Mercy And Bless Us
Because You Are Love!
Let The Spirit Fall Upon Us
And
Rise Up Mightily In Us
To Bless Us To Willingly Do Your Will!
Please Come For Us Soon!
We Need You!
AMEN! 









Friday, November 13, 2020

HAPPY SABBATH + Jesus Christ Always Saves So .... Always Pray!

  








I Had A Good Feeling: 
It Was A Lie!
I Had Listened To My Deceitful Heart: 
It Made Me Cry!
In Agony Of Despair
I Turned Back To The Word That Always Saves
And
Then I Listened As Jesus Christ Spoke
And
Afterwards, I Sincerely Prayed:


PRAYER:

Our Father In Heaven,
King Of Glory Supreme
Pity Me A Poor Student
A Lazy Worker
A Child Who Away From Your Holy Hand
Did Lawlessly Lean!
Please Forgive Me And Clean Me
Clothe Me
Dress Me
And
Bless Me
For I Confess My Sin Of Presumption
And
Accept With Contrite Heart
That In Your Presence I Am The Least! 
I Repent, Lord, For Greedily Indulging
In The Disobedience Feast!

Feelings Do Not My Soul Sanctify
And
Walking As One Self-Willed
Always Makes Me Cry
So, In The Name Of My Jesus
Who Lowered Himself
To Lift Me Up To You
Forgive Me, I Beseech
And
Make Me Anew!

I Need You, Father
And
I Am Glad!
Please Help Me To Remain Faithful
For Sinning Makes Me Miserable
And
Makes My Dear Savior So Very Sad!
 
I Desire To Be Like My Jesus
So I Plead For The Holy Spirit
To Descend Upon Me And Indwell Me
For Truly, Father, I Yield My Will:
May The Sweet Spirit Who Leads Into All Truth
My Longing, Aching, Hungry, Heart
Truly, Thoroughly, In Time
And
For Eternity
Please Fill!

Thank You For Hearing
And
Answering Prayer
For It Is In Jesus Christ's Holy Name, I Plead! 
AMEN!




Thursday, November 12, 2020

NEW LIFE: Dare To Be Faithful!






Is Your Faith Full 
Or Is Your Faith Faltering!?! 

Is Your Trust In Jesus Christ Tremendous 
Or Is Your Trust Timid!?! 

Is The Book Of Truth That You're Avidly Reading 
The Preserved Word Of The Eternal God 
Or Is It The Reader's Digest Abridged Version 
Catering To Your Willful Sinful Self 
And 
Bearing A Version Of The Truth That 
Does Not Disturb You When You Go Shopping 
In The Massive Mall Of Daring Disobedience!?! 

Beloved, 

Let's Get Real Here! 

When The Lord Calls And You Answer:

"Yes, Lord!
I Am Willing!" 

You Mean Willing To Obey
To Endure
To Learn
To Change
To Grow
And 
To Follow Him Faithfully ... With Integrity, Honesty! 

There Is No Provision Made For Wearing Your Own Clothes 
Aka Your Own Righteousness 
Or Eating Your Own Bread 
Aka Manufacturing, Following 
... LiViNg ... 
Your Own Truth
And 
Remaining In The Same Condition 
As When You Eagerly Met The Lord Of New Life Abundant! 

We Come To Jesus Christ As We Are ... Sinners
But 
It Is Impossible To Remain A Sinner 
And 
Live Eternally! 

Brethren,

Please Dare To Let The Holy Spirit Change You 
From The Inside Out!
Dare To And Give The World No Other Choice 
But
To Call You A True Child Of The Great King! 

Grow ... By Grace, For Faith! 

Remember, Remember,
Don't Ever Forget ...

The Lord Of Life
The King Of Glory
Our Creator, Redeemer, Friend
Always, Always, Always
Equips Those Who Are The Called
Soooo ... Be Joyful! 


Jesus Christ's Peace
Passes
Human Understanding!





Wednesday, November 11, 2020

SURE SHELTER: The Everlasting Arms Last ... Forever!






No Matter How Strong The Enemy
No Matter How Fierce The Conflict 
And 
No Matter Who Is Our Enemy
Where They Come From 
Or How High, Low, Connected 
And 
Supposedly Unbeatable 
They Say Or Indicate That They Are
Our Jesus Christ
Our Eternal God Glorious
Mighty To And Able To Save Us
Will Thrust Them Out 
Aka Get Them Out Of Our Lives 
And 
Totally Destroy Them! 

Pray: Don't Faint!

Our Exercised Faith Will Work
- Will Move The Hand Of Our Omnipotent God - 
To Deliberately Move Our Unconquerable Mountains 
And 
Set Us Free ... And Save Us 
Only
As We Choose To Believe That He Is The Almighty God 
Who Rewards Those Who Diligently Seek Him!

Trust: Don't Fuss! 

Beloved, 

Let Us By Our Gift Of Faith For Today 
Look For Our Jesus Through Our Habit
- Our Constant Action -
Of  Praying ... Until Something Happens
And 
Reading Of The Living Word 
Until Our Minds ... Our Hearts
Are Stretched
Edified, Taught
Fortified, Strengthened
Preserved, Kept
Maintained
By This Unfailing, Always Current, Holy Word That 
Makes Us Frail, Weak, Needy Travellers Wise 
For Ourselves 
And
For Our Own Soul's Sure 
And 
Secure Salvation! 

I Beseech You, Therefore, Brethren

Please Make The Everlasting Arms Your Dwelling-Place
Your Forever Home! 
Lean On King Jesus 
And 
Live Forever! 


Without Peace With Our God Holy
All That Is Left To Us
Is
Justice From The Holy God!
 




Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Jesus Christ, The King Of Love, Loves You Best!






All Who Choose
To Walk Under The Banner Of Jesus Christ The Lord 
Will Face Three Adversaries: 

The Enemy Within Aka Your Self
The Enemy Within The Household
And 
The Enemies Outside The Household 

And

All Three Enemies 
Are Agents Of Or Are Used By Satan 
With The Sole Purpose Of
Severing Our Connection With Our Maker 
And Thereby
Render Us Unfit To Enter The Glorious Kingdom! 

Beloved, 

Guard Your Heart! 
Jealously Guard The Time You Spend With The Lord 
Whether It Is Singing
Praying
Enjoying A Companionable Silence
Listening To The Still Small Voice Of The Holy Spirit
Asking For Blessing
Exercising Faith For The Earthly-Impossible
Trusting The Lord 
Because 
He Is The Almighty God
Or 
Just Waiting On The Lord With Faithful Endurance! 

Please Let Us Remember Always That
The Lord Is For His People
And 
Never, Ever, Forget That Whatever Trial 
Or Setback
Or Temptation We Face
The Lord Whom We Follow 
Will Lead Us Safely To The Expected End That 
He ... In His Infinite Wisdom ... Has Determined! 

Please Let The Lord Lead! 
Please Follow Faithfully Where The Lord Leads 
And 
Dare ...By Faith
To Leave The Outcome In His Loving Arms! 

The Truth Is ... 

Someone May Say They Love You 
But 
The Lord Of Life
Our Jesus Blessed Forever
Eternally Loves You The Absolute Best: 
Do Not Ever Doubt His Personal Holy Love For You! 



Peace With The King Of Love
Is
Forever Free!




Monday, November 9, 2020

Hope Trusts Truth







The Lord God Almighty 
Is 
Good All The Time! 
He Is Our Ever-Present Help In Times Of Trouble
And
When We Are At Peace
When We Are Stressed By Life's Fluctuations
When We Are Distressed Over Finances, Love, Work, Health
When We Are Oppressed By That Vile Satan
When We Repress Our Emotions
When We Need To Confess Known Sin
When We  Assess Our Walk With Jesus Christ
And 
When We Need To Reassess The Work That 
We Are Doing To Lift Up The Life Of Christ To A World That 
Is 
In Constant Turmoil! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Truly Knows ... Personally
Every One Of Us Who Trust Him At His Holy Word! 

Face Facts ...

We Say That We "Trust The Lord BUT ...!"

Listen-Up Traveller ...

There Can Be No "But" In Trusting The Lord Of Life 
Unless 
It Is To BUTTTT Aka Bring Up Things, Thoughts, Tests, Terrors 
To His All-Knowing Attention 
To Get The Help That We Desperately Need! 

The Lord ... Our Good Shepherd
Our Refuge
Our Shelter
Our Hope
Our Salvation
Our Redeemer
And 
Our Forever-Faithful Friend
Has A Thousand Ways To Save Us 

And 

He Knows What We Need Before We Need It!

Our God, Known Holy, Feels What We Feel 
And
Will Always Do For Us What Is Best For Us: 
We Get Heavenly Gain 
And 
Almighty God Gets His Glory! 

Please Learn From
Lean Upon
And 
Look Up To The Lord Of Life
- The King Of Love -
Who Knows Every Hair On Your Head! 

Let's Boldly 
And Aggressively 
And Enduringly Dare To Trust Our God 
And 
At The Time Appointed ... By Right
Go Home To Share His Great Glory! 

Remember ...

Hope Trusts Truth! 
Truth Begets Faith!
Dare To And Live With Hope:
Follow Truth
Experience Hope
And
Watch Your Faith Become Sight! 
Trust The Lord ... And Obey!


Hope In Jesus Christ
Brings Peace From Jesus Christ
That
Passes Human Understanding!






Sunday, November 8, 2020

Anything Done Outside Of Faith Is Presumption!

 




None Of Us Called Christians
Living According To The Word
In The Will Of Almighty God
And 
Following Jesus Christ The King On The Holy Way 
Is 
Going Anywhere Near The Eternal City 
Without The Silken Cords Of Salvation
Grace
And 
Mercy 
Securely Tied Together Around And About Us
And 
With Faith In Us 
Being Vigorously, Enduringly
Continuously
Willingly Working Each And Every Day! 

We Can Sing
Pray
Utter Heartfelt Praise
Return Tithes
Give Offerings
Do The Necessary Work To Bless Others
Preach The Good News
Listen To The Good News
And 
Read The Bible Daily 
But
That Is All For A Goose Egg 
If 
We Permit Decimating Doubt 
To Put Our Gift Of Faith On The Skids!

Every Blessing We Receive 
Is 
A Gift From God! 
Every Counterfeit 
Is 
From Satan The God-Fraud: 
We Need To Be Able To Recognize What Is Real 
And 
What Is Not! 

Beloved, 

Anything That Is Done Outside Of Faith
Is 
Presumption! 
Anything That Places Your Desires 
Above The Will Of The Eternal Holy God 
Makes You "God"
Which Makes You A Liar
An Idolater
An Agent Of Satan
And
An Adversary Of The True And Living God
Whose Name Is Jealous
And
Who Will Not Share His Glory With Another!

Any Word That Says That 
You Have Your Own Truth
- Your Own Way To God - 
Is 
False! 

The Lord Can't Lie 
And
We Won't Prosper 
When The Will Of God We Defy! 

Without Faith
Salvation, Grace 
And 
Mercy 
Are Useless! 
Think About It Very, Very, Carefully
And
Choose The Good Part
The Eternal Gift That Gives Eternally! 



Truth Is A Sword! 
Be At Peace
With
Jesus Christ The Lord!!





Saturday, November 7, 2020

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Speaking From Idle Hall!?!

 


The Lord ... God Almighty
Means Exactly What He Says! 

Like It Or Not 
We Are Going To Have To Take Ownership Of 
Everything That Comes Out Of Our Mouths! 

If We Accepted This As A True And Faithful Word 
From Him Who Is The Truth
We Would Think Mightily About The Flavor
Fragrance And Essence Of 
The Words We So Lightly Esteem When We Utter Them! 

Beloved, 

Our Words Do Not Have The Honor Of Built-in Deniability: 
The Lord Has Our Record Books 
And 
We Don't Have The Erase Code! 

Please Let Us Choose To Taste 
And 
Chew Our Words 
Before 
We Prettily ... Yet Spitefully ... Plate Them 
For Someone Else To Eat 
Because 
We Are Going To Have To Explain That Plate
 ... In Graphic Detail ... 
One Glad Day 
If
We Don't Confess 
And 
Repent Of Our Unprofitable Words 
And 
Unkind Behaviors! 

Idle Words Eagerly Work At Being Cruel! 
Let's Work Aggressively ... By The Living God's Grace
At Being Uplifting 
And 
Kind To All People 
No Matter If We Are Provoked
Pained 
Or In A Pickle! 

Let's Speak Words Of Love And Life 
As We Remember That The Recording Angel 
Is 
Always Present
Ready For Duty
And 
Able To Perform Undeterred! 

Control Your Red Rag Aka Tongue! 

Satan ... The Devil
The Adversary Of Souls
The Accuser Of The Brethren
Finds Work For Idle Hands
And
An Idle Mind
Is
His Well-Equipped Workshop!