Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Let Your Light Shine Before Men!






We Christians Are Called ... By Jesus Christ
The Light Of The World! 
How Sad It Is Then, That 
Most In The World Look Questioningly, Cross-Eyed
Or With Raised Eyebrows 
Wondering What Kind Of Christians Many Of Us Are
And 
Asking What Kind Of "Light" We Are Shedding! 

Beloved, 

Let's Take Heed To Ourselves!
 
Be Careful How You Walk! 
Be Mindful Of What You Say And Do! 
Be Wise Unto Your Own Soul's Salvation 
And
See To It That Your Behavior 
Is Not 
Causing A Longing, Wandering, Seeking Soul 
To Turn Away From Saving Truth 

... And ... 

Be True To Your Calling 
To Be An Honest Steward
A Willing Witness
And 
A Loved, Loving, Child Of The Eternal God 
Through Jesus Christ Our Lord! 

From This Moment On
By The Available Grace Of Our Loving God
And
By The Holy Spirit's Leading, Teaching, Feeding 
And 
Correcting
Let No One Have Cause To Question Your Christianity 
Or Your Commitment To Our Lord Christ! 

You Didn't Buy Your Name: 
It Wasn't On Sale! 
Your Name 
Is 
Blessed, Holy, Everlasting
A Gift Of The Holy God
A Deposit ... If You Will ... Toward The Great Day 
When Having Assimilated The Total Character Of Christ
You, Perfected, Immortalized, Glorified
Shall Enter The Family Home On High 
To Live Eternally! 

Pray For Oil And Light Up! 
Shine, Dear Christian!
Shine!





Monday, February 22, 2021

Don't Be Free Food For Satan!

 



When The Angel Of The Lord Sets Up Shop In Our Vicinity
We Can Rest Assured That 
Deliverance Will Be The Outcome For Us 
Who Fear Aka Hold The Almighty God In Awe: 
We Reverence His Majesty And His Power! 

Conversely, It Is Safe To Say That 
Those Persons Who Do Not Fear The Living God
Are Subject To The Malevolence Of Satan And His Fallen Angels 
Who Are Determined To Accomplish Their Destruction! 

Beloved, 

The Angels Of The Living God 
Are Here To Minister To Us 
Who Shall Be The Inheritors Of Christ's Free Salvation! 

Those Who Choose To Walk Under Their Own Banner
Doing Everything That Carnal Flesh Desires 
Are Free Food For Satan
The Roaring, Always-Hungry, Lion 
Looking For Someone Easy To Devour! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

You Forfeit The Protection Of Holy Angels 
When You Walk In Willful Disobedience To  
"Thus Saith The Lord" 
By Going Where You Shouldn't 
And 
Doing What You Ought Not To Do! 

The Holy Fear Of The Lord In Our Hearts 
Is 
Our Sure Safeguard Against Indulging 
In Presumptuous Aka Planned Sin Aka Iniquity! 

Doing Wrong When You Know To Do Right 
Is 
Lawlessness 
And
Lawlessness Is Sin 
And 
The Wages Of Sin Is Death! 

Be Wise: 
Walk Enduringly Faithfully 
And 
In The Will Of The Lord Of Life 
Who Constantly Blesses Us With Awesome Goodness! 

Dare To Fear Almighty God 
And 
Choose To Be Eternally Blessed!





Sunday, February 21, 2021

Don't Rob Yourself!







Who Are You!?! 

Are You A One-Talent
Two-Talent 
Or A Five-Talent Servant In The Service Of Our King!?! 

Are You ... Like The One-Talent Servant
Not Even Trying To Work 
But
Are Condemning Your Lord 
And 
Burying Your Talent In The Cold Earth Like It's A Dead Rat!?! 

Are You Like The Two And Five-Talent Servants 
Who Multiply Their Talents 
By Willing Service 
And
Giving To Their Lord Double His Investment Upon His Return!?! 

Are You Being Wise And Faithful 
And
Being Blessed For Having Trust In Your Lord 
And
Embracing The Confidence That He Reposed In You 
By Doing Well In Your Work For Him!?! 

Beloved, 

None Of Our Lord's Workers 
Should Be An Unprofitable Servant! 

The Lord Our God ... Our Creator
Who Knows Us Each Better Than We Know Our Own Selves
Gives Us Talents According To Our Ability 
So Don't Look, Or Stop Looking, At What Others Have 

And

Stop Judging The Living God 
By Your Corrupt Thinking And Innate Laziness:
We All Suffer From The Same Disease!

 We Are Free Agents With Freedom 
And 
Free Will! 
We Know Right And Wrong: 
Because Of Sin We Know Good And Evil! 

Please Don't Short-Change Aka Rob Yourself! 
Please Deny Sinful-Self 
And
Choose To Be A Saint Of God In This Age 
Using Your Gifts, Talents, For Our Lord! 
The Fields Are Ripe For Harvest
But
The Available Workers Are Few!

Be Warned ... 

Like It ... Or Not
Accept It ... Or Not
Whatever Talent We Receive From Our Lord
- Improved Or Not - 
Must Be Accounted For In The Judgment
So Do Yourself ... Your Soul ... A Favor
And
Willingly Choose To Know Your Gifts
And
Use And Improve ... Increase ... Them 
In The Service Of The Great King Blessed Forever! 

I Beseech Us All, Brethren
Dare To Work Wise Until Jesus Christ Comes! 
The "Well Done Good And Faithful Servant!" 
Awaits You, And Me, Too! 


Every Child Of Almighty God
Every Servant Of Almighty God
Has A Work To Do For Almighty God!





Saturday, February 20, 2021

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Righteous Living Is Not A Jail + No Repentance After Death!

Speak Softly! 
Be Kind! 
Do Good! 
Act Right! 

We Represent Jesus Christ
Who Does Everything That Pleases His Father! 
Jesus Was Abused, Denied, Rejected
And Yet
He Preached, Prayed, Taught
Healed And Fed The Multitudes
Giving No Heed To His Detractors
Because
He Knew What Was At Stake
What Trial
What Triumph 
Laid Ahead! 

No Cross ... No Crown! 
No Hope ... No Glory! 
No Prayer ... No Power! 
We Must Firmly Stand Upon The Truth
Found Only In The Good News Gospel Story! 

Brethren, Beloved 

Let's Not Let Sinful-Self 
Choose Neither Our Attitude Nor Our Altitude
But
Let Grace, Faith And Prayer 
Order Our Steps To Glory
If It Is Truly Our Heart's Desire 
To Dwell Forever With The Kind King 
Who Is Eternally In Residence There! 

Fear Almighty God ... Not The Great Unknown
For Almighty God ... Alone 
Is In Control 
And
To Him
The Unknown Is Known! 

Let Jesus Christ The King
Who Rules And Reigns
Judges And Justifies
Saves And Sanctifies
Heals And Helps
Teaches And Tests
And
Loves Us And Leads Us
Love Us And Lead Us
For He Is Our Only Peace 
And 
Our True Rest! 

Let Us Cease From Our Wanderings
Our Going Astray
And
Trust The Love That Cannot Fail
Who Gives Us Faith That Cannot Fail
Who Blesses Us With Grace That Is Really Real
And
Pours Mercy Upon Us
That Will Not Our Lives Derail! 

Follow Our Father! 
Be The Head And Not The Tail
And
Live Commendably To Rejoice 
And
Not Condemnably To Wail! 
Righteous Living Is Not A Jail! 


THOUGHT
FOR
THE WEEK AHEAD:


 



We Are Warned By Our Dear Savior That 
Anything Done In The Darkness 
Shall Surely Be Brought Into 
The Glaring Light Of Judgment! 

People Whose Deeds Are Evil
Who Despise Correction And Chastisement
Always Choose To Operate Under Cover Of Darkness 
To Avoid Detection! 

Beloved, 

Be Ye Warned And Thrilled ...

The All-Seeing, Ever-Present Eye Of The All-Knowing God 
Sees And Records Every Last Thing That We Do! 

We May Hide From Man 
But
Hiding From Man Achieves Nothing 
Because 
It Does Not Hide Or Erase Our Record
In The Courts Above! 

Think Carefully ...

If You Have To Hide To Do Anything
It Is Certain That 
You Already Know That What You're Doing 
Or Contemplating Doing Is Wrong
Will Not Pass The Sniff Test
And
Is Definitely Not Pleasing To Our Maker, God And King! 

Be Wise ...

If You Would Not Wish To Be Caught 
Doing Something Iffy Or Sniffy By Your Parents
Children, Husband, Wife, Friends Or Family
You Should Back Up Off Your Intended Action:
A Working Conscient Is An Asset!

Avoid Mistakes By Walking In The Light
And
Dare To Correct Your Errors While Life Is Spared! 

Tomorrow Is Not Promised To Anyone 
So Do Not Let The Last Act Of Your Life 
Be A Dark Deed Of The Damned! 

There Is No Repentance After Death 
So Do Not Stifle Your Conscience: 
Do Right!

 



Friday, February 19, 2021

HAPPY SABBATH + Almighty God's Mercy Showered Upon Us Is Free!



 







The Door Of Mercy
Is
Still Open! 



The Lord Is Light! 
I Am Human ... With Needs!
 
When Light Falls Upon Me
I Cast A Shadow 
Because 
I Absorbed The Light! 

My Shadow 
Is 
Either On The Ground Or Upon A Wall: 
Shadows Are Seen! 

When I Pray To Almighty God Who Is Light 
And
Mercy
An Inexplicable Thing Happens: 
My Prayers Of Supplication Become Mercy's Long Shadow! 

Prayer ... Praying ... Generated By Faith
Turns Me Into A Light Source That 
Impacts Mercy ... Via The Throne Of Grace 
Where I ... By Personal Invitation
Had Been Encouraged To Boldly Approach 
To Find Grace ... Unmerited Favor
To Help Me In The Times Of My Need! 

Just So You Know ... 

Faith Makes Us Humble 
And
Humility Makes Us Pray 
And
Prayer Causes Heaven To Work Opening Heaven's Storehouses 
To Bless Us With Our God's Infinite Blessings And Bounties! 

Beloved, 

Do Not Neglect To Pray: 
The Prayerful Are Powerful!
The Prayerless Are Powerless! 

We Have Been Given An Holy Power To Bless Ourselves 
By Blessing Our God Eternal With Our Requests 
For His Available And Able Assistance 
Through The Prayer Of Faith! 

Remember, Remember 
Don't Ever Forget ... 

Faith Without Prayer Is Useless! 
Prayer Without Faith Is Useless! 

Since Prayer Is Light
Let's Light Up Our Own Lives 
And
Our World By Praying 
Which, In Turn, Will Cause Our God's Free-To-All Mercy 
To Cast Long Shadows Over Us All: 
Mercy Helps And Heals! 

Mercy Is Free! 
Grace Is Free! 
Truth Is Free! 
Blessings Are Free! 
Faith Is Free! 
Hope Is Free! 
Healing Is Free! 
Heaven Is Free
And
Praying To The Father
In The Name Of Jesus Christ His Son
Under The Ministration Of The Holy Spirit
Is
Free! 

The Protection Of The Holy Angels
Who Personally Watch Over You As You Pray 
Is 
Free! 

Dare To Pray Like Your Life Depends Upon It
Because
It Does! 

Truth Is Light! 
Light Is Life! 
Walk In The Light Of Life!!

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

Joyfully Embrace Mercy!





Thursday, February 18, 2021

PRECIOUS: The Lord God Almighty Doesn't Save Junk!






As Christians ... True Christ-Followers
We Are To Be Circumspect Aka Thoughtful, Cautious
In All That We Say And Do 
Because 
We Have The Desire To Avoid Mistakes, Missteps
And
Their Consequences! 
Remember, Confession And Repentance Cleanse From Sin 
But 
It Never Relieves Us Of Sins' Consequences! 

Beloved, 

King Solomon Has Warned Us Of 
The Fool Being Hasty In Speech And Action
Well-Given To "Fetching Up His Guts!" 
And 
Being Uncaring Of The Consequences!

This Is Not The Way Of The Child Of God 
Who Is Taught Of God 
And
Who Is The Beneficiary Of The Gift Of Wisdom From God 
And
Is Able To Use Understanding
To Apply Real Knowledge For True Profit! 

The Lord Christ Redeemed Us
Aka Bought Us Back, From Sin
Death, The Grave And Hell 
And
We, Faithful Christians
Are To Redeem, Buy-Back ... Take-Back 
Our Finite, Short, Time From Lawlessness
Carelessness, Uselessness
Wickedness, Deceitfulness
Indifference, Foolishness 
And 
All Such Unprofitable Behaviors! 

Every One Of Us Is Unique, Special ... Irreplaceable! 
If You Are Lost To The Kingdom Of God
Jesus Christ Is Irretrievably Harmed 
Because 
There Is No One Who Can Or Will Replace You! 
He Gave His Life To Save Our Lives! 

Let's Dare, By Working Faith, To Live Up To The Value That 
The Lord Jesus Christ Has Placed On Each One Of Us! 

Remember ...

The Lord ... Our Lord ... Doesn't Save Junk! 
Our Lord Christ Who Is God Almighty 
Saves That Which Is Precious:
That's You ... And Me, Too! 

Value Your Value To The Lord!





Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Don't Grieve The Holy Spirit!






Are You Angry ... And Sinning!?! 
Are You Permitting The Sun To Go Down On Your Wrath!?! 
Are You Giving Shelter, Comfort And Aid To Satan!?!
 
Are You Starting To Grieve 
Aka Chase Away The Holy Spirit From Your Life 
By Your Behavior, Attitude 
And 
Your Stance In Life? 

Beloved, 

If You Are, May The Living God Have Mercy On You! 

The Facts ...

We Cannot Grieve, Cause Hurt, Sorrow, Or Anger 
In Someone Who Doesn't Love 
And 
Cherish Us In Their Heart! 

The Difference Between Grieving A Human Heart 
And 
Grieving God The Holy Spirit 
Is That
With The Loss Of The Holy Spirit
We Lose Perfect Peace, Rest
Truth, Light, Love 
And 
Eternal Life!

Is Holding On To Anger ... Remember Cain
Jealousy, Hatred
Pride ... Remember Lucifer
Greed ... Remember Judas
Covetousness, Selfishness, 
Bitterness
Lying To God ... Remember Ananias And Sapphira
Grudge, Unforgiveness
Malice
Vile Thoughts And Speech 
And
The Practice Of Witchcraft ... Remember King Saul 
HonestlyWorth The PriceWhich Must 
And 
Will Be Paid!?! 

Be Ye Warned ...

Grieving Away The Holy Spirit 
Is 
A Process ... A Downward Spiral 
To Eternal Separation From Almighty God! 

Please, I Beseech Us All
Do Not Permit Petty To Turn Putrid:
All Rotten Things Get Binned And Burned!
 
Do Not Chase Holy Angels Out Of Your Home 
Or The Holy Spirit From Your Life 
When The Humble Prayer Of A Contrite Heart 
Can Turn Sorrow To Joy 
And
Hurt To Healing! 

Be Wise!
Your Personal Salvation Was Purchased At Infinite Cost
With The Blood Of The Innocent Lamb Of God
Jesus Christ The Lord
And
Not With Perishable Gold And Silver! 

Please Consider What The Shedding Of 
The Innocent Blood Of His Only Begotten Meant 
... Still Means ... 
To Our Heavenly Father 
And
Choose To Value Yourself Accordingly! 
The Lord Christ Did Not Make A Mistake 
When He WillinglyChose To Die
To Personally Save You ... And Me, Too! 


Peace With Almighty God
Is
Perfectly Precious! 





Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Pride Is For Fools!







It Would Do Us All Well To Remember That 
Almighty God Rules In The Affairs Of Man! 

It Would Serve Us All Well To Ask Ourselves: 

"Is What I Am Contemplating Doing 
Pleasing To The Eternal God!?!" 

Before 
We Daringly Step Out On The Rotting Limb That 
Is 
The Carnal Life Of Man! 

Beloved, 

A Fool And His Money Are Easily Parted 
And So, Too
Is Man's Life And Peace 
When We Act As Though We Made Ourselves 
And 
Speak As Though Our Fiery Tongues Are Bibles 
And 
Our Foul Words Are Truth 
Which Must Be CoSigned By The Lord Of Life 
Who, When We Bark Our Desires At Him, Asks: 
"How High!?!" 

Wheel ... And Come Again! 

We Know Nothing! 
We Cannot Do Anything 
Without The Breath Of God In Our Nostrils 

And

It Is Certain That Our Penchant For Sinning 
Does Not Profit Us In Our Decision-Making! 

Please Be Wary Of Willing-Sinner Self 
And
Be Wise Unto Your Own Soul's Salvation 
And 
Stop Denying The Power Of 
And
The Power That 
Is 
Jesus Christ The Lord ... The King ... The Final Judge! 

We Need Our Creator, Savior, Redeemer 
And 
Forever Faithful Friend 
And
High Priest 
And
Advocate Aka Attorney! 

Let's Choose To Call Upon Jesus Christ
So That He Will Teach Us 
And
We, Willing, Will Learn 
Great And Mighty Things About Which 
We Know Not One Thing! 

Putrid Pride 
Is 
For Fools Who Don't Know God: 
Be Humble Aka Humble Yourself
And
The Great God ... In His Way
And
In His Holy Time
Will Assuredly Lift You Up! 

Peace Be Unto You!





Monday, February 15, 2021

The Unimpeachable Truth!







It Is Very Easy To Say: 
"Lord, Lord!" 
And 
Quote The Bible Chapter And Verse
And 
Point At People And Call Them Unclean Spirits 
And
Say That We Know The Living God Personally 
And
Are Blessed Of God 
Because 
We Have Earthly Prosperity! 

Problem Is That 
Many Of Us Who Name The Name 
And 
Have The Possessions 
And 
Point The Fingers 
Unwisely Forget That It Is Jesus Christ The Lord
The Creator Of Us All 
- Who Knows The Inner-Most Workings Of Our Deceitful Hearts - 
Who Is The Judge Of All Flesh 
And Is
The God Who Owns Everything On This Planet! 

We Are Mere Stewards 
And 
We Must Give A Full Accounting To Almighty God Of 
How, Why, When, Where, What 
And 
Upon Whom We Utilized The Resources 
He Entrusted To Us! 

Beloved, 

Talk Is Cheap And Hot Air Blows Dry Dust! 
We May Sing Hymn-A-Ton
Telling Of Our Goodness And Greatness 
But
The Heavenly Record Bears The Unimpeachable Truth! 

Let's Not Be Trifling And Arrogant 
And 
Judge People By Our Self-Made, Cost-Nothing, Yardstick! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

By The Fruit Of Our Doings ... Our Actions
We Are Known 

And

The Lord's Law Of Ten Commandments Condemns Us All! 

A Change Must Come ... 

Let's Elevate Our Standards 
And 
Judge Righteous Judgments 
And
Humbly Start With Our Own Selves!
If We Don't Tell The Truth About Our Own Selves
There Is No Way That
We Will Speak The Truth About Another Person!

Walk Softly Before The Eternal God! 



Perfect Peace
Is
A Present From The Lord Christ
Our High Priest!





Sunday, February 14, 2021

REST: Under His Wings!



 


Think About It ... 

We Have Choices To Make 
And
Chances To Make Choices ... Good Or Bad! 

We, Each, Have The Choice To Look Around 
And 
Be Distressed By What Is Going Around Us 
Or To Look Inward 
And 
Be Completely Depressed About Our Soul's Estate 
Or To Look Up To Christ Jesus 
And
Cast Our Every Care
- Inward And Outward -
Upon Him Who Is The Great And Able Burden-Bearer
And 
Be Entirely At Rest 
Experiencing His Perfect Peace! 

You May Well Say ...


"That's Too Simple, Too Easy! 
It Can't, Won't, Shouldn't Work!" 

Beloved, 

It Is Because It Is Too Easy 
And 
Shouldn't Work That 
It Does Work! 

He Who Prescribes This Method 
Is 
The Very One Who Makes It Possible To Work 
By Giving Unto Us Faith To Trust Him 
To Work Things Out ... For Our Best Good! 

Be Ye Warned ... 

When You Give Your Burden To The Lord Christ
Let It Go Completely 
And
Leave It In His Holy Hands! 

The Lord Desires Our Bold
Willing
Unerring Trust In Him! 


Please Dare To Trust The Lord To Take Care Of You 
Because 
It Is He, Alone, Who Makes All Wrong Things Right
Turns Darkness To Light 
And
Makes Beauty Out Of Ashes! 

Only The Creator God Can Make The Impossible Happen! 
Make Your Peace With The God Holy
Lean On The Everlasting Arms
And
Shelter In Our Abiding Place 
Under His Wings! 





Saturday, February 13, 2021

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Keep Close To The Lord Christ!







Worldly Wisdom Says:

 
"Keep Your Friends Close
And
Your Enemies Closer!" 


Jesus Christ 
Is 
Our Forever Friend 
And
Satan
Is 
Our Forever Enemy! 

Jesus Christ Creates, Recreates
Saves, Redeems, Revives
Regenerates, Cleanses, Helps, Heals, Blesses
Uplifts And Elevates! 

Satan Deceives And Destroys! 

Jesus Christ The Righteous Says: 


Draw Near To Me
And
I Will Draw Near To You 
And
Be Your Shepherd
Lord, God And Kind King
And
Lead You Gently Safely Home
To Life Everlasting! 


Satan The Damned Says: 

"You Are As God! 
Do What Feels Good! 
Do You! 
Rest When You're Dead!" 

Beloved, 

Worldly Wisdom 
Is 
Not Wise 
And Is Not
For Anyone Who Has Taken The Hand Of Jesus Christ 
And 
Is Living Under The Banner Of The Blessed Hope! 

The Way Of Our Forever Friend Does Not Include Self
Selfishness
Self-Serving Or Self-Aggrandizement! 

Please Stay Away From Satan
The Enemy Of Your Soul
The Accuser Of Our Brethren
Who Wants You To Be As He Is: 
Homeless, Stateless, Condemned 
And 
Damned! 

Satan Wants You Dead! 
Jesus Christ Purchased Everlasting Life For You 
With Everlasting Love! 
Stick Close To King Jesus 
And 
Live Forever!