Sunday, February 28, 2021

TEMPTATION: You Know The Devil's Devices!







There Is No Sin In Being Tempted
But
There Is A Problem With 
Being Regularly Tempted By The Same Sin!

Falling Into Divers Aka Different Temptations 
Suggests Onward, Upward, Mobility In Our Christian Growth! 
All Christians Must Grow Up In Grace!

Beloved, 

Nobody Plans To Fall! 
Falling Happens When One Is Unaware Of A Pitfall
Is Careless About One's Surroundings 
Or One Just Loses One's Balance! 

We Are Warned Of The Devil's Devices 
And
We Know 
And 
Should Be Within The Hedge Of Protection That 
The Lord Provides For His People! 

When We Find Ourselves Being Tempted By 
And
Giving Into The Same Temptation 
And
Committing The Same Sin Repeatedly
We Need To Take Stock Of Our Thoughts
Look At Those With Whom We Are Walking
And
Reevaluate Our Commitment To Christ 
And
Our Growth In His Grace! 

The Temptation
That Is Not
Forcefully Resisted
The First Time That It Appears
Comes Back Harder And Harder To Resist
Each Time That We Fail To Overcome It!

Think Carefully ...

A Healthy And Fit Person Crawling Like A Baby 
Has A Problem Which Must Be Patiently Corrected 
And
Likewise The Christian Who Is Not Forcefully
Patiently, Prayerfully
Daily Conquering The Minor Temptations 
To Grow Strong Spiritual Muscles 
To Deal With The Major Temptations Known Up Ahead! 

Be Wise ... 

Don't Play With Temptation! 
Chop Off Temptation's Head By The Word Of Truth
And
Stay Constantly In Prayer:
Take Your Burden To The Lord
Pray For The Outpouring Of The Holy Spirit
Take The Living God At His Holy Word
And
Dare To Walk ... Enduringly ... In Unfailing Faith!
Jesus Christ ... Alone ... Saves!


Your Temptation
Is
Dressed To Thrill You!
Have A "Thus Saith The Lord"
At The Ready To Decimate It!





Saturday, February 27, 2021

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Best Doctors Are Free Today!







We Are Told That 
The Six Best Doctors For Good Physical Health Are 
Sunlight, Water, Rest, Air
Exercise And Diet! 

By The Word Of The Lord
And
For A Healthy Spiritual Life
We Need Truth, Faith, Peace
Love, Trust And Prayer! 

The Truth Of Almighty God 
Is 
The Light Of Life That 
Guides The Soul To Eternal Life! 

Faith In The Living God 
Is 
The Water Of Life That 
Cleans And Calms The Soul! 

Peace With The All-Seeing God 
Is 
The Rest That Restores The Soul! 

The Love Of The All-Knowing God 
And
Our Love For Ever-Present God 
Is
The Pure, Clean, Air 
Without Which We Will Surely Die! 

Trust In The God Of Grace And Glory
Is 
Targeted, Vigorous, Exercise 
For Mind, Spirit 
And 
Bodily Strength For The Strenuous Journey 
To Our Forever Home In Zion! 

Heartfelt Prayer To The Giving And Forgiving God 
Is 
Food To Make Us Alive 
For It Takes Us Up To The Lord Of Life 
Who Gives Us Abundant Life Now
And
Promises Us Eternal Life Hereafter! 

A Christian Who Doesn't Pray
Is Easy Prey Aka Cheap Meat
For Satan The Damned!

Beloved, 

The Six Best Doctors ... Medical And Spiritual
All Work In Tandem Aka Together 
To Keep Us In Optimal Aka Good Health! 

If You Neglect One Doctor
He Will Not Complain 
But
You Will Feel The Lack And The Loss 
And 
You Will Become Unbalanced In Your Experience: 
Don't Be Like The Prettified, Over-Stuffed, Three-Legged Chair! 

The Chair You Can't Sit Upon
And
The Tree That Will Not Fruit
Are Both Utterly Useless!

Let's Be Wise 
And 
Bless The Lord Who Blesses Us With Perfect Doctors 
Whose Services Are Free-Free 
To Me And Thee ... Today 
And 
Today! 
Tomorrow's Sun Will Never Rise!





Friday, February 26, 2021

HAPPY SABBATH + MERCY AND GRACE ARE KISSING: Wait On The Lord!









We Who Wait Upon The Lord 
Shall Renew Our Strength! 
We Who Diligently Seek After The Lord 
Shall Surely Find Him! 

Beloved, 

When You Choose To Wait Upon The Lord
It Is Because You Know, Believe, That 
You Will Receive Some Desired Blessing From His Holy Hand: 
You're Waiting Patiently 
On Him Who Is Faithful To His Word! 

When We Seek After The Lord 
It Is Because We Desire To Know 
And
To Be Known 
By Him Who Already Knows Everything About Us! 

The Difference There, Then
Is 
That There Is Give And Take
Hear And Listen
Rest And Refreshment
Direction And Correction
Provision And Protection 
And 
All Because We Choose To Have Communion
Communication
A Committed Relationship With Him Who Calls Us
Is 
Able To Help Us
Has Bought Aka Redeemed Us 
And
Is Waiting To Reform
Regenerate
Recreate Us In His Image
In His Likeness 
So That We May Dwell In Peace With Him Forever! 

Waiting On The Lord Christ 
Is 
Not Laziness 
But Is 
A Time Of Preparedness! 
Get Ready ... And Stay Ready
And
Don't Fall The 
"Nothing Has Changed Since The Fathers Died!"
Crock O' Snot That Willful Minds Employ
To Ignore Correcting Bad Habits
To Reject Pursuing Truth
And
To Dismiss Doing What's Right In The Living God's Holy Sight!

Be Ye Warned And Blessed ...

The Door Of Mercy 
Is 
Open For Business Now: 
Use The Door! 
Reach For And Touch The Hand Of Mercy 
Until The Connection Is Dynamic! 

The Day Is Coming When Mercy Will Demit 
Aka Get Up From The Throne Of God 
And 
Man Will Have No Intercessor:
It Isn't That No One Is Interceding!
It Is That There Is No One To Intercede
And
There Is No One To Intercede For
And
All That Is Left Is Dread Judgment!

Confess And Repent Of Known Sins Now!
Take Christ As Your Eternal Portion!
Be Humble
And
Hold To God's Unchanging Hand Of Grace
- The Bringer Of Mercy -
Which Has Hope, Help And Healing
Available For Whosoever Desires
To Believe The Word
And
Receive The Abundant And Infinite Blessings!


Brethren, Beloved

Dare To Seek For 
And 
Wait On The Savior  ... Now
While Grace And Mercy Are Kissing!





Thursday, February 25, 2021

CHRISTIANS: Peculiar Privileged People






The Word On Everybody's Tongue Today 
Is 
Privilege! 

We Are Being Asked To Check, As In Arrest, Our Privilege 
As Though Privilege 
Is 
A Bad Thing!
All Privileges Are Not Created Equal!

Beloved, 

We Are Christians ... Christ's Followers
And
By Virtue Of Our Faithful Association
We Have Access, Reach, Grasp And Hold!
We Are Peculiarly Privileged
So I Encourage Us All To Embrace 
The High And Holy Privilege That 
We Each Have Been Accorded By The Lord Of Life
The Creator-God
The Joy Of Every Man! 

Consider That We Are The Apple Of The Eternal God's Eye 
Even As He Holds The World In His Hand 
And 
He ... Personally Invited
Lives In Each Of Our Hearts! 

Think On These Things ...

We Have The Free And Open Invitation 
To, At-Will, Boldly Approach The Throne Of Grace 
In The Heavenly Sanctuary! 

We Are Encouraged To Reason With Our Maker! 

We Are Asked To Let Our Requests 
Be Made Known Unto The Living God! 

We Are Given Freedom
Free Will 
And 
The Choice To Worship Him
- Or Not Worship Him - 
Who Could Easily Deprive Us Of Life: 
No Force Is Employed! 

If These Things Are Not Privileges
We Will Never Ever Know 
What Makes Something A Real Privilege! 

Our God Is Holy, Kind, Loving
Giving, Forgiving
The Mighty Healer
The Sealer Of Souls
The Revealer Of Truths That Never Die!

We Are Invited To Enter His Courts ... Without Fear
So Let's Dare ... Today
To Ignore The World 
And
Choose To Embrace The Privilege 
Personally Given To Each Of Us 
To Become A Son Or Daughter Of The God Of Love 
Who Inhabits Eternity 
And
Has A Personal Place Prepared For Each Of Us 
In His Heavenly House Of Peace And Joys Forevermore! 

Remember, Remember 
Don't Ever Forget ... 

Earthly Privileges Are Ours To Enjoy
If
We Please ... Or Are Of A Benefit To ... The Giver
But
Heavenly Privileges Are Ours 
To Accept Or RejectUse Or Ignore!
No One Can Force Us To Use Our God-Given Privileges
And
No One ... Human Or Spirit
Can Force Us Not To Use Our Privileges! 

The Lord God Almighty Calls Us To His Side
And
To Be Like Him
By Taking Hold And Fully Utilizing 
The Privileges He Lovingly Accords Us! 

We ... Taught Of God And Faithful ... Know Who He Is! 
We Know Who We Are Because Of Sin! 
We Know Who We Will Be By, In, And Through Him
Through His Free-To-All Salvation! 

The Final Outcome ... Our Final Outcome
Will Always Be According To Our Exercised Sovereign Will! 

Brethren, Beloved

Please Choose Your Final Port Of Call Wisely!
 
Having ... And Being In ... Perfect Peace With 
The Eternal God Of Grace And Glory
Is
The Blessed And Sacred Privilege Of
The Saints Of Almighty God And Jesus Christ The Lord!





Wednesday, February 24, 2021

TINY TERRORS: Jesus Christ Is The Joy Of Living!







Answer The Door! 

"But There's No One Knocking!" 

Listen Again, Beloved! 
Jesus Christ The Lord Is Softly Knocking! 
He Wants To Be With You
But
He Is A Gentleman 
And 
He Will Never Barge Into Your Life! 

Think About It ... 

Things, Mostly Good, Happen In Our Lives 
And 
We Walk Around Glad, Grateful, That 
We Are Blessed Of The Lord! 

But, Then, Other Things Happen 
Which Are Often Hurtful
Sometimes Harsh
Many Times Downright Cruel 
And 
We Cry Foul, Asking The Lord 
"Why Me!" 
Without Realizing Or Even Understanding That 
These Events Are Actually Knocks At Our Door 
Encouraging Us To Invite Dear Jesus Into Our Homes
Into Our Hearts
And
Into Our Confidence 
And
To Appeal To Him To Be The Kindly Light That 
Will Lead Us Safely, Gently, To His Heavenly Home 
Despite The Tiny Terrors
Gruelling Griefs
And 
Sorry Situations Of Daily Living! 

Dear Ones, 

When The Storms Of Life Are Shaking Your Lemon Tree 
And 
You Have An Unexpected And Bountiful Crop Of Lemons
Open Your Mind
Your Heart
Your Hand 
And 
Your Home To Jesus 
And
Bid Him To Take Control Of
And
Sweeten Your Life! 

Storms Don't Control Our Lives: 
Jesus Christ The Lord, The King Of Love, Does 
And
Since He, The Lord Of Life, Gives Us Life
Let's Let Him Be In Total Control Of Our Living! 
He Is Our Creator And Re-Creator!

Jesus Christ The Righteous Judge
And
The Kind And Faithful King
Is 
The Joy Of Living 
So Choose To Bless Yourself Today
By His High, Holy, Helpful And Healing Hand!
He Thinks On You Personally!

Open The Door 
And 
Enjoy Peaceful Living For Sure! 





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!