Sunday, April 25, 2021

CANAAN OR SODOM: Riches Don't Make You Rich Or Righteous!







All That Glitters Is Not Gold 
And 
Profit Ain't Profitable 
If 
It Costs Your Purchased-From-Sin Soul! 

Abraham And His Nephew, Lot, Were Both Believers! 
Abraham Chose To Stay In The Gift Of The Lord, Canaan
The Land Flowing With Milk And Honey
Where Blessings Abided And Abounded 
And 
Honest Labor Ended The Day In Peaceful Sleep 
As Rest For The Weary! 

Lot Chose To Be Led By The Lust Of His Eyes 
Toward The Pride Of Life 
Where Idleness
Fullness Of Bread 
And 
Abominable Sin 
Were Altogether The Way Of Life! 

Lot Leisurely Entered Sodom Aka Sin City, Rich 
In The Faith Of God 
And 
In The Abundance Of Worldly Goods! 

Lot Hurriedly Left Sodom With His Faith And His Life! 

Being Rich Doesn't Make You Blessed 
And 
Being Poor Doesn't Make You Cursed! 

Beloved, 

Let Us This Day Choose To Remain 
Within The Boundaries Of The Goodly Land
The Blessed Land Of Almighty God
Even Though It Appears Devoid Of The Noise, Activity 
And 
Fun 
And 
Frolic Of Worldly Prosperity 
Because 
It Is Also Free From All That Defiles Us
Body, Mind And Spirit! 

Almighty God's People Are Rich In Faith 
And 
Blessed With Grace And Mercy 
So Let's Stay Where We Will Be Blessed Of The Lord!

There Is No Do-Over
So Dare, Today, To Life For Jesus Christ The Lord! 

Peace!





Saturday, April 24, 2021

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Prayer Of Faith Is A Moving Elevator!






If Man Shall Not Live By Bread Alone 
But By Every Word That Comes From God
And
Jesus Christ Is The Word Of God Who Taught Us To Say: 
"Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread" 
And
Requested Us To Pray Without Ceasing
And
To Pray And Not Faint

And

Prayer Is As Our Necessary Food 
And
We Must Eat Every Day
Does It Not Stand To Reason That 
We Should Pray Every Day For The Outpouring 
And 
Indwelling Of The Holy Spirit Of Truth!?! 

Beloved, 

Praying Does Not Bring Almighty God Down To Us 
But
Lifts Us Up To Almighty God 
And 
Changes Us As We Await 
The Change Of Our Then Circumstance! 

Humble, Heartfelt Prayer Is An Elevator! 
Humble, Heartfelt Praying Is A Moving Elevator
And
A Mood Elevator! 

The Helper Is Here ...

The Holy Spirit Takes Our Less Than Perfect Mouthings 
- Uttered With Unclean Lips Via The Heart Of Faith - 
And
Transcribes Them With Groanings Which Cannot Be Uttered 
And 
Makes Them Suitable For The Ear Of The Holy God! 

We Need Jesus Christ Who ... For Love
Gave Us The Holy Spirit ... Of Truth
And
The Power To Pray
And
The Faith To Make The Transaction! 


Praying Without Faith
Is
A Noisy Abomination!


Remember, Remember 
Don't Ever Forget ... 

You Can't Beat The Omnipresent God's Loving Giving 
And 
You Can't Wear Out His Ability 
To Give You Good And Perfect Gifts!
 
Seek The Lord Of Love And Life 
In Unwearied, Faithful, Praying! 
Endeavor ... By Saving Grace
With Mercy Available And Free
To Tirelessly Knock At His Door Of Plenty 
And 
Persistently Ask For What You Need! 

Don't Seek To Feed Your Greed: 
Let The Holy Spirit Lead! 
Pray For Holy Spirit Power Today! 
Pray Now! 

Peace! 

Faith Without Praying
Is
A Lie
And Is As
A Slow And Painful Death!




Friday, April 23, 2021

HAPPY SABBATH + Filthy Rags!?!









When We Truly Realize 
And
Fully Accept That All That We Personally Call Our Righteousness 
Is 
As Filthy Rags To Our Maker
We Will Give The Eternal God His Glory
- Which He Will Not Share With Another - 
And
Resolutely Praise Him Who ... Alone
Is 
Righteous 
According To The Living God's Own Righteousness! 

Beloved, 

The Self-Righteous Person
Cannot Stand Before The Lord Christ In The Judgment 
To Plead His Own Cause! 

Self Is A Sinner 
And 
Sinners Without Christ Covering Their Confessed 
And 
Repented Of Sin 
Die In The Presence Of The Holy God! 

Let's Get Real! 
Let's Get Practical! 

We Are Clean Before The Lord 
When We Take The Lord As Shelter
Savior
Shepherd
And
Sanctifier! 

If We Are Not Wise Enough To Be Humble
It Is Sure Enough That 
Anything That We Present Before Almighty God 
Is 
A Dud, Dirty
Distinctly Defiling
Decidedly Dangerous
And 
Definitely Damning! 

We Are Required To Humble Ourselves 
Under The Mighty Hand Of God 
And
When We Do This With A Contrite Heart
- Sorrowing Over Sin - 
We Will Honor Our Maker 
According To How He Determines That 
We Should Come Before His Holy Presence! 

Please Don't Be Bold, Brazen
To Present Bitter Fruit To The Lord Of Love 
Who Has Shown 
And 
Is Daily Showing Us 
How We May Be Blessed And Saved!

Do Right 
Because 
"Thus Saith The Lord!" 
Obedience Pays! 


Peace With Almighty God
Is
Perfectly Precious! 

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Righteousness Exacts A Nation!





Thursday, April 22, 2021

Loving God And Loving Each Other!



  



Without The Love Of God In Our Hearts
The Words We Speak
The Spirit Under Which We Operate
The Sincerity We Display
And 
The Devotion To The Lord That We Communicate 
All Mean Bupkis, Nothing, Nada, Zilch 
And
We Will Not Enter Into The Eternal Rest That 
Is 
The Heritage Of The Blessed People Of Almighty God! 

Beloved, 

A Performing Aka Acting Christian 
Is 
Not The Same As A Humble, Obedient
Working, Loving Christian! 

The Priests, Scribes 
And 
The Pharisees Of Old Were Adept Performers! 
They Were In Costume
And
In Character
And
Knew Their Lines 
And
Were Looking Forward To Their Paycheck Aka Sweet Words 
From The Beguiled 
And
Good Coin From Their Unholy Enterprises! 

Ill-Gotten Gain Gave Them Goosies
Aka Goosebumps Of Ecstasy! 
They Sang The Songs Of Zion For Show! 
They Did Acts Of Charity For Show! 
They Prayed Long Prayers For Show! 
They Preached The Word To Show Their Grasp Of The Material 
And 
Show Off Their Vocabulary! 
Their Devotion To Almighty God 
Held No Love For Almighty God
And 
Their Worship Was Vain, Hollow ... Loveless! 

Brethren, Beloved 

There Is No Faking Christianity 
Until You "Become" A Christian!

We Accept The Lord Jesus Christ As Savior, Lord, And God
And
Confess And Repent Of All Of Our Known Sin
And
We Become Christians
Striving Daily For The Mastery Of Self
And
Victory Over Every Sin That So Easily Besets Us!

We Live For Christ Jesus: 
We Are Called By His Holy Name!

We Are Called To Life Everlasting
So Let Us, By The Holy Spirit, Love Our Dear Jesus 
By Thought, Word, And Deed 
As We Love Our Brethren 
As We Love Ourselves! 
True Love Works!

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

We Are Saved By Grace Through Faith
But
We Are Judged By Our Work!
Think Carefully About What You Are Doing Today!





Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Self-Utilized Backbone Required!




The Newest Growing Trend In Popular Culture 
Is 
To Place The Onus, The Duty, Upon Others 
To Be Your Personal Backbone 
To Stop You 
From Giving In To The Unbridled Lusts Of Your Flesh 
By Depriving Others Of Their Own Rights Of 
Self-Determination! 

Beloved, 

Being Temperate Aka Having Personal Self-Control
Knowing When Enough Is Sufficient 
And
Accepting "Thus Saith The Lord!" 
All Make For The Perfect Deterrent 
No Matter What "Difficulty" We May Face! 

Think About It ...

 Sin Abounds! 
The Moral Law 
And 
The Health Laws Are Available 
And 
We Are Encouraged To Make Good Use Of Them!
 
The Lord Jesus Could Have Removed Sin 
And
Temptation From Our Presence: He Didn't! 

Jesus Christ ... The Righteous Judge ... Simply Says

 
Exercise My Gift To You Of Daily Faith 
And
Use My Commandments For You 
As Your Sure Hedge Of Protection 
And
You Won't Choose To Sin! 

See! 
Self-Utilized Backbone Is Required! 


To Willfully Commit Sin Is Not An Accident!
Living By Sinning Is A Personal Choice!

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Being Tempted Is Not A Sin!
Yielding To Temptation Is Sin!

Life Is Amazing! 
Self-Deception Is Mind-Boggling! 
Refusing To Take Responsibility 
For Your Own Self-Willed Actions 
Is 
The Mark Of A Lazy Mind In A Self-Absorbed Person! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

You Alone 
Stand Alone 
Before Christ Alone 
To Answer For Your Own Life 
In The One Judgment! 

One Life To Live Is Your Lot: 
Deal With It! 

Use Your Gift-From-God Tools!


Find Your Peace In The Lord!




Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Your Sin Cannot Determine The Depth Of Christ's Love For You!




 


The Size Of Our Sin Does Not 
And
Will Never Determine The Depth Or Breadth Of 
Jesus Christ's Love For Any One Of Us 
And
By This Token
None Of Us Should Ever Choose 
To Not Take Our Burden Of Sin To The Lord 
By The Heartfelt, Humble, Prayer Of Faith! 

Unrepented Sin 
Is 
Like A Foot Callus Willfully 
And 
Unwisely Left Unattended!
 
Systematically Ignored 
That Callus Causes You To Walk Funny From Pointed Pain 
And 
With The Constant Pressure Of Use ... And Abuse
A Soft Spot Develops Under It 
Which Becomes An Ulcer 
Which, Left Unattended, Will Jeopardize 
The Health Of Your Foot
Then Your Leg
And 
Ultimately Your Life! 

A Callused Aka Hardened Heart 
Overwhelmed By The Pressure Of Sin 
Is 
The Devil's Playground: 
Such A Burdened, Heavy,  Heart 
Respects Neither The Divinity Of The Living God 
Nor The Sanctity Of Human Life! 

Beloved, 

Not One Of Us Needs To Walk Such A Path 
To Eternal Destruction! 

We Are Graciously Called To Life
To Lay Our Burden Of Sin At The Feet Of The Sin Bearer
Who Is Our Very Own Great Physician
Jesus Christ The Lord Of Life! 
He Intimately Knows You Personally!

Please Reach For The Extended Hand That Helps 
And 
Heals 
And
Dare To Choose To Live In The Light That Leads To Life! 

Our Jesus Has A Place For You That Can Only Be Filled By You! 
Dare To Be Healed: 
Draw Near To Christ Without Fear Or Trembling
And
Be Forever Blessed! 
You, Dear Loved, Are Not Alone!

Peace!

Be Not Deceived:
Happy To Live In Sin
Is
The Sophisticated Lie
Of
Satan The Damned!





Monday, April 19, 2021

EARNEST OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: The Heavenly Down-Payment!








In The World Of Commerce
Putting Up ... Down ... Earnest Money Means That
You Have Made A Binding Commitment To Do A Deal: 
You Are All In! 

You See The Path To Profit Aka Benefit Aka Blessings 
And 
You Are Aware Totally Of The Risks
And
Nothing Is Going To Change Your Mind!
In Your Eyes, The Rewards Outweigh The Risks! 

Our Heavenly Father ... By Jesus Christ
Committed To Our Salvation! 
Jesus' Blood Was Shed! 

He Laid Down His Life! 
He Got Up From The Grave! 
He Rose Up, The Conqueror, To Glory
And
At His World Of Plain Truth 
That He Would Return For His Beloved
He Sent His Holy Spirit ...  A Huge Down-Payment 
To Cover Our Known And Anticipated Travelling Costs 
To Get Us Back Into His Father's House Of The Forever Blessed! 

Jesus Christ Did Not Roll Dice! 
His All-Seeing Eye Looked Down The Stream Of Time 
And 
He Saw All Those Who Would Be Blessed 
And 
Saved By His Investment ... His Sacrifice
And 
He Was Happy To Embrace The Risk On The Table! 
The Profit Of Our Saved Souls 
Outweighed The Real Cost Of His Infinite Suffering! 

Beloved,

You Are Loved Beyond Measure! 
Your Ticket Is Purchased! 
Your Clothing Is Provided! 
Your Food Is Assured! 
Your Protection Excels In Strength 
And 
Is Wholly Holy
And
All Of Your Needs Are Anticipated! 

Please Do Not Let Doubt Derail Your Divine Deliverance! 
Get To Stepping: 
With The Holy Spirit Leading
Humbly Head For The Heavenly Home! 
Peace With The Father Is One Of Your Provisions!





Sunday, April 18, 2021

The Blood-Washed Band!








We Love To Sing, With Deep Emotion, That Dear Song Of Zion: 

"What Can Wash Away My Sin!?! 
Nothing But The Blood Of Jesus!" 

Have You Considered That Even As In The Natural World
The Scent Of Blood 
Sends The Predators Of The Spirit World Into A Frenzy!?! 

Beloved, 

The Blood-Washed, Committed, Saint Of God And Christ 
Has A Distinctive, Very Powerful Scent
Speech, Walk, Will And Way Of Being That 
Is
A Distinct Affront 
And 
Threat To The Demon Class 
And 
To Those Who Are Possessed 
And 
Activated By These Condemned And Damned Beings! 

Simply Put, All Of Us Who Willingly Repented 
And
Humbly Confessed Our Sin
And 
Have Turned Away From Sinful Self
And 
Are By The Gift Of Faith
Daily Taking Jesus Christ As Our Everlasting Portion
And 
Are Being Changed By The Working Of The Holy Spirit Of Truth 
Because 
We Are Born-Again Christians
Are Threats 
And 
Prey! 

Being Born Is A Bloody Business 
And 
Being Born-Again Is No Less So! 

Pray Without Ceasing! 

We May Be The Allegedly Weak Prey To The Damned 
But
Our Heartfelt Prayers Of Faith Work Mightily
Because 
He By Whom We Are Cleansed 
And
In Whose Image We Are Daily Being Remade
Takes Loving Care Of His Own Precious People! 

Satan Is The Father Of Lies! 
He Can't Go Back Home To Glory! 
He Has Already Been Overcome
And
He Is Damned For Eternity!
He Hates And Envies Christ With His Whole Being
And
He Hates You Because You Are Christ's! 

Jesus Christ Our Lord And Eternal God
Is 
Our Dear, Loving And Beloved Savior
And
By Almighty God's Available And Saving Grace 
And
With Mercy Free
We, Ever Obedient And Faithful And True
Are Headed Home To Glory
So Please Let Us Wise For Ourselves
- Through Our Love For The Lover Of 
Our Purchased-With-Innocent-Blood Souls -
And
Remain In The Blood-Washed Band 
Where We Are Protected ... Blessed! 

Choose Always To Be At Peace With God!





Saturday, April 17, 2021

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Call Him Now!

 




By The Way Of The Inward Look
On The Road To Understanding
In Order To Have Wisdom To Use Knowledge For Personal Benefit 
And 
To Help Others
Would You Say That You Truly Believe 
And
Act On The Word Of The Lord That Plainly Says: 

"Call Unto Me And I Will Answer Thee 
And Show Thee Great And Mighty Things 
Which Thou Knowest Not!?!" 

When The Lord Says "Call On Me ...!"
He Doesn't Mean Come And Shoot The Breeze! 

When He Says "I Will Show You Great And Mighty Things ...!" 
He Doesn't Mean That You Will Look At His Pretty Pictures! 

Beloved, 

We Have An Open Invitation
From The Creator-God
The Lord Of Life
The Shepherd Of Rest
Our Rock Of Refuge
Our Savior, Redeemer And Forever Friend
The Prince Of Peace
He Who Speaks And Life Happens
He Who Commands And Things Stand Fast
Soooo
Let's Call On The Lord, The King Of Glory, By Prayer 
With The Intention To Be Ever Profited
Uplifted, Taught
Comforted ... Blessed! 

By Present And Available Grace
Dare To Ask Deliberately 
For What You Want For Yourself ... And Others
Be It Tangible Or Informative
A Touch Of Healing
Companionship
Food, Shelter, Or Clothing 
And 
To See You Safely Home
Even If "Kicking And Screaming" 
Because
You Desire To See Jesus Christ In Perfect Peace! 

Please, I Beseech Us All
Believe The Lord! 
     Trust The Living Word! 
          Walk In Unfailing Faith! 
Speak Humbly! 
     Listen Intently! 
          Accept The Gift Graciously! 
Thank Almighty God Whole-Heartedly! 
     Tell The Good News Joyfully! 
          Live Abundantly! 

The Lord Jesus Christ Is The Answer
And
He Has All The Answers 
To All Our Questionings! 
Please Draw Nigh!





Friday, April 16, 2021

HAPPY SABBATH: Be Strong In ... And For ... The Lord Jesus Christ!









The Living Word Of God Does Not Say That 

"I Can Do All Things 
Including Breaking Every One Of The Laws Of God 
Written With The Finger Of God 
Through Christ That Strengthens Me!" 

The Word Does Not Say That 
The Lord Will Strengthen Us To Call Him A Liar 
As We Indulge In Presumptuous Aka Planned Sin! 

The Lord, The Word, Does Not Give Us Strength 
To Make 
And 
Worship False Gods! 

Beloved, 

Let Us Endeavor To Walk Very Softly 
In The Presence Of The Eternal God! 

Let's Stop Interpreting The Living Word 
According To Our Varied Lusts 
And 
Vile Inclinations 
To Grant Ourselves Permission 
To Indulge In Perhaps, Maybe
Possible, If, But And And 
When The Lord Jesus Christ ... The Creator God
Plainly Says "Don't!"

We Are Not To Christen Pork And Call It Beef: 
We Cannot Bless Sin 
And 
Call It Satisfaction! 

The Lord Strengthens Us To Serve Him Willingly! 

We Are Strengthened To Rid Ourselves Of 
Sin And Self ... Selfish Desires
So That We May Enter The Father's Glorious Presence 
Forgiven, Cleansed, Unafraid 
And 
Unashamed! 

Be Ye Warned ... 

The Biggest Lies Told Are The Ones That 
We Tell Ourselves 
To Comfort Ourselves: Stop It! 

Be Gloriously Blessed ... 

Choose To Comfort Yourself Today With 
The Saving Truth! 

The Lord Will Strengthen You 
To Bear Up Under The Blinding Light That 
Blesses And Saves! 

Open Your Eyes! 

Perfect Peace With Almighty God Is Free!

Think About It ... 

Jesus Christ The Lord Of Earth And Glory
He Who, Alone Is Faithful 
Has Promised Never To Leave Us Nor Forsake Us! 
He Gives Us The Whole Armor Of God Of Which Prayer 
Is 
A Heavenly Piece Called Peace! 

If We Have Armor We Are In A War: 
We Have To Pray In A Warfare! 
War Is Hellish!

He Provides The Army Of Angels Excelling In Strength To Protect Us! 

He Has Given His Holy Spirit To Comfort, Guide And Correct Us 
And 
He, Himself
Is 
The Captain Of Our Salvation! 

We Are Not Alone:
God, Almighty God, Is With Us! 

Let Us, Therefore, Ever Choose 
Always To Be At Peace With And In Him! 
Jesus Christ Saves! 





Thursday, April 15, 2021

The Watchman: All In!



 
 





A Watch Is A Guard, A Restraint! 
If The Lord ... By The Holy Spirit 
Is 
Your Watchman ... Your Guard
It Means That He Is Keeping You Safe In His Care 
And 
Safe From All That Would Cause You Eternal Harm! 

If The Lord Is Guarding You ... At Your Request
By The Holy Angels Excelling In Strength 
Who Influence You To Do What Is Good And Right
It Means That You Must Cooperate With Your Guardians 
As They Guide You To Safety! 

Beloved, 

Even Though The Lord 
Is 
Our Guard, Guide And Stay Aka Keeper
We Are To Diligently Work Our Own Soul's Salvation 
By Constantly Praying 
And
Listening To Hear The Responses To Our Prayers
And
Doing What Is Required Of Us 
Even If The Response 
Is Not 
The One For Which We Had Hoped! 

We May Pray All We Want 
But 
If We Do Not Obey The Guard As We Ought
The Benefits That We Have So Pitifully Requested 
Will Not Be Ours To Harvest 
And
In Quietness Enjoy! 

It Is Time For Us To Get Our Spiritual Houses In Order: 
Pray In Faith! 
Listen With Hope! 
Accept Answers For Love! 
Act With Confidence! 
Rest In Peace! 

Remember, Remember 
Don't Ever Forget ... 

There Are Many Things That We Won't Receive 
Because 
We Don't Ask! 
There Are Things That We Receive That Don't Profit 
Because 
We Don't Have A Working Faith! 
Dare To Learn The Difference! 

Trust The Lord Jesus 
     All The Way 
                  As You Pray!





Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Tending To Life: Bearing Good Fruit!






There's A Celebrated Expression That Says That 
When Someone Shows You Who They Are
You Should Believe Them! 

The Living Word Of The Eternal God Said It First 
And
Better ... With Fewer Words: 

"You Shall Know Them
By Their Fruits!" 

The Living Word Also Says Plainly That 
You Can't Get Sweet Water 
And 
Bitter Water From The Same Source 
And
You Can't Gather Grapes From Thorn-Bushes! 

If We Still Don't Want To Buy The Free Clue
The Living And Good Unchanging Faithful 
Infallible Word Of Truth Everlasting 
Makes It Perfectly Clear That
"Good Trees Bring Forth Good Fruit!" 
Or Put Another Way
A Corrupt Tree Cannot Bring Forth Good Fruit! 

Beloved, 

Wearing A White Gown To Cover A Black Heart
Singing Sweetly In The Church Choir 
And 
Slithering And Hissing 
Like An Ever Ready To Strike Poisonous Snake 
At All Other Times 
And
Getting "Patients" For Your "Therapy" Business 
By Making People Ill 
Makes You A Servant Of Satan
An Enemy Of Almighty God
And 
The Adversary Of All 
Who Choose Daily To Do What Is Good, Right 
And 
Blessed Forever 
In The Eternal God's Holy Sight! 

A Pig In Pearls Is Still A Pig 
And
An Unrepentant Sinner Singing Psalms 
And 
Preaching Peace 
Is 
Still Lost! 

Dare To Walk In The Ways Of The Lord Jesus Christ
Who Speaks Peace 
And Is
Loving And Kind!
Let Righteousness Be The Hill That 
You Choose, By Faith, To Climb!