The Guardian And The Guide!

I Walked
As One Rudderless!
Aimless!
My Existence Pointless!

The Guardian And The Guide!

I Spoke
As One Spineless
Oft' Witless
And Most Assuredly Felt Useless!

THE GUARDIAN AND THE GUIDE!

Who's Saying That!?

The Guardian AND The Guide!

Come On! You're Kidding,  Right?!

Vanita!

Yes, Please!?

You Called Me!
You Were Praying!
You Asked If Jesus Christ Is Real!
You Stated
In Determined Tone
That You Were Feeling
All Alone
And Cried Aloud
So Grievously:
Jesus, If You Are Real
Please Guard!
Please Guide!
Oh,  Lord, Help Me!
And ... I Am Here!

Good Gracious!
Oh, How I Hoped You'd Be Real!
People Say You're Not
But I Hoped And ...!

I AM As Real As You Will Permit Me To Be To You! 

Brethren,

Here Lies The Problem

With Christian Faith And Believe!

We Have Faith!

But Not Enough!

We Believe In God

... But Wonder:

Is He Really Up To Snuff?!

Can He Really Deliver

In My Moment Of Distress?

If I Really Trust Him

Will He Truly Me Bless?!

What If I Place All My Trust In Him

AND

I Am Disappointed

Can Our Relationship Really Be?!

Does He Really Care

OR

Is My Faith And Belief

Really Me

Living On Light And Air?!

Oh,  Lord
My Heart Is In Despair!
I Can't Touch You!
I Don't Feel You!
I Don't See Your Hand Work ...

My Child,
Look Again!
Look Around!
Look Within!
You Are My Handiwork!
I Made All For My Pleasure!
I Do Not Make Broken Toys!
I Made You
To Bless You!
To Have You Share In My Joys!
Please Do Not Trust Your Feelings
For
They Lead To Fads And Fantasies!
Check The Holy Record Of My Character
And Repair To Me!
Trust Me In Your Reason
Not Your Chemically-Motivated Heart!
Let's Reason Together
For
I Have Answers
That Will Bless You
Most Wonderfully!

What I Do For You
Will Bless You
For Heaven
And,  No!
You Are Not Receiving That Fast Car
For
If I Gave You
All Your Carnal Heart's Desire
Hell's Gate To You Will Be Wide Open
Ajar!

Yes!
No!
Wait!
My Grace Is Sufficient For Thee!
Are All Answers
The Timing Of Which Is For Your Best!
Trust Me To Deliver You To Heaven
And Not Into Earthy Mansions
Which To Your Soul Are Deadly!
Earthly Comforts Tend To The Destruction Of The Soul
So Strive For The White Robe And The Pure Gold Crown!

Come Unto Me As You Labor

And I Will Make You Whole! 

Then ... You Are My Shepherd!?

Yes!
And In Me 
You Will Never Know Want
And My Ear Is Ever Available Unto You 
Until The Day You Die!

Heaven Awaits Servant-For-The-Savior Corps!

I Had Always Aspired To Be A Servant!
A Faithful Servant Of The Living God
Ready
Willing
AND
Able To Do His Bidding
For The Ultimate In Blessing And Reward!

I Thought
On The Ultimate Servant
He Who Died
To Make My Treasured Position Possible
AND
Realized
That Love Makes The Work Ennobling
AND
Keeps Satan Out Of My Business
For
In God's Service
I Am On Prayer
Wrapped Up And Floating!

Working Honorably
In The Master's Service
Requires The Setting Aside  Of
Vanity
Airs And False Graces!
I Must Be Willing
To Make The Stand Unpopular
With The Rallying Call:

Death Before Dishonor
Though The Heavens May Fall!

For
I Am Nothing To Do 
With Doing A King Saul!

My Clothing
Was Changed Upon Entering 
Heaven Awaits Servant-For-The-Savior Corps!

Upon Entry
I Had To Leave Behind
Past Life
Willing Sinner
Self
Self-Satisfaction
Self-Gratification
Self-Service
Selfishness
Hate
Intemperance
Heedlessness
Greed For Gain
You Know ... Me-Itis
On The Chopping Floor!

I Willingly
Gifted Back My Will To Jesus
AND
Started Walking
In The Master's Way
Being Ever Ready
Daily
To Do As He Lovingly Says!

I Learned In The Servant-For-The-Savior Corps
That Constant Prayer Is A Must
For Help
For Strength
For Light
For Wisdom
To See The Wrong
AND
To Do The Right
To Make Peace
To Live With Hope
To Plead For Mercy
To Embrace Grace
To Be A Living Light
To Learn That The Earthly Fight
Is Not Won
By Power Nor Might
AND
That The Spirit Of The Living God Is Real
AND
Will Bud In Us
AND
Will Grow In Us
When
We Denigrate
AND
Deny Self
AND
Put The Love Of God
In Our Hearts
AND
Destroy The Self-Made Idols
That Had Obscured
Living Faith
Faith For Today
Faith And Works
Beauty In Truth
AND
All The Like Kindred
That Would Show
Jesus In Me
As My Changed Life's Proof!

While Working For The Lord Is Easily Hard
It Makes Living In The Hard World Easier!
I Recognized
That I Didn't Have To Have
Baubles And Beads
AND
Fashionable Creeds And Steeds!

I Realized
That I Can Live On A Little
Living For Him
Who Loves Me Best
AND
I Permit The World To Keep Its Oysters
For
By Faith
I'm With Jesus
Confidently Walking To
AND
Will Ultimately Walk Through 
The Pearly Gates Of Heaven Blessed
All My Known Sin
Forgiven
For
They Will Have Been Penitentially Confessed!

Field Work Is Available!

Will You Apply?

SALVATION: A Gift That Man's Money Can't Buy!

Gifts Are To Be Treasured!
The Giver Is To Be Blessed!
BUT
Be Careful
Who You Are Blessing
For The Gift 
May Not Be From
The Father Of Lights
Who Holds Your Heavenly Interests
In Plain Sight!

BUT ...

There Is One Gift
Worthy
From The Only One 
Worthy
To Be Praised!

Salvation
Is A Gift From God
Purchased
With The Blood Of The Son
Beloved
Precious
Sent From Heaven Above
To Acquire For Us
A Pre-Paid Return Ticket
Home
To The Heavenly Father
The Eternal God Of Holy Love!

Salvation
Can Be Likened Unto A Favored Puppy
Overloved
BUT
Suffering From Neglect!
We Hug!
We Snuggle!
We Tickle!
We Play!
But Then
We Never Give The Favored Puppy
Nourishing Food
And Clean Water
Nor A Bath
When Its Body
Has Dirt More Than A Speck!

Salvation Can Be Seen
As A Beating Heart!
We Take It For Granted!
It Is Just There
BUT
Always In The Dark!
It Beats!
We Accept It!
It Pumps Life-Giving Blood
BUT
In The DayThat  It Goes Quiet
There Is Nothing That We Can Do
AND
The Family Cries Tears Like Unto A Flood!

How Shall We Stand
If Neglected Is Our Salvation?
How Will We Stand
When The Father Closes The Door?
How, Brother Sister
Will You Enter The Kingdom
When Your Purchased Salvation
Your Ticket
Is Upside Down
Torn
Under A Cupboard
On The Dirty Dirt Kitchen Floor?

Preservation 
Is For Saints!
Destruction
Is For The Damned!
What Is Your Marker?
Tell Me ... If You Can?

Salvation Is A Gift
That Man's Money
Can't Buy!
It Gives The Receiver Wings
AND
A Path By Which To Heaven 
He Will In The Gospel Train Fly!

Salvation Is A Gift 
From The Holy God
Bought With Holy Blood
Packaged With Mercy
AND
Delivered By Grace
To Be Accepted By A Heart Filled With Praise
To Be Held Securely In Hands Made Steady By The Blessed Hope
AND
Gazed Upon By Eyes Filled With Faith
AND
Gratefully Stored
In The New Man Indwelt By The Holy Spirit
In The Regenerated Heart Of Flesh
Beating Valiantly 
For Jesus Christ
The Only One Righteous
Who Willingly Died To Save Us!

PLEASE  ...

Don't Treat Your Gift Lightly!
It Comes From Him Who Loves Us Best
So Treasure It Rightly
AND
The Giver's Holy Name 
Joyously
To The Dying World
Confess!

People? 
Please Join Me

And
Let's Say Reverently: 

Thank You, God! Yes!
I Accept The Gift Of Salvation!
I Am Highly Favored
And
Gloriously Blessed!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Tasty Pasties Don't Fill The Soul!

In The Day Of Each Man's Decision
He Will Either Say:

Come And Hear
For I
In Holy Fear
Will Declare
What God Has Done For My Soul!

OR

In The Arrogance Of His Heart
In The Attitude Of The Discontent Of His Ungrateful Soul
In Wilful Defiance Of The Holy God
He Will Boldly Ask:

What God?
What Has "God" Ever Done For Me?!

In That Day
He Will Have Seen
His Soul's Savior's Eternally Marred Hands
First
Beckoning Him By Mercy
Extending Grace
BUT  ...
In The Day Of Vengeance
He Will See Them
Finally
Executing Justice
AND
Denying Mercy!

The Open Eye
Has Opportunity
To Behold The Love Of God!
BUT
The Closed Heart
Embraces Opportunity
To Take Part
In The Feast Of The Fraud!

Look To The Lord Christ
Who Made Us All!
Listen To The Holy Spirit
Who Comforts And Teaches
When We Follow The Lord!
Look To The Father
Who For Eternal Love
Gave His Son To Save Us All
AND
Decide
Oh, Educated Consumer
If Almighty God Shall Have
Control Of Your Bouncy Ball
For Once 
AND
For All!

Tasty Pasties

Fill The Body But Not The Soul!

The Bread Of Heaven

Fills The Soul

AND

Makes Heaven The Longing Soul's Sole Goal!

Think Wisely

Of The Sacrifice

That Permits Us To Make Prayers 
And Petitions Bold

AND

With A Death Grip

Grab Hold 

Of The Holy Hand
Of The Savior And Redeemer Of Your Soul!

God Is Not A Man
So He Cannot Be Mocked!
He Is The Holy God Of Heaven
AND
Jesus Christ The Righteous 
Is The Shepherd Of The Flock
So ...
Put Down The Phone To Satan
AND
Put His Number On Block
AND
In The Name Of Jesus
Let Your Heart To God's Heart 
Be Permanently Locked!

Faith Is Not Fleeting
When Daily
We Are With God Meeting!
Read Your King James Every Day
AND
Lift Your Heart To God
AND
Sincerely
Fervently Pray!

Talk Some
BUT 
Listen A Lot, Too
For Almighty God Has Much To Us To Say
AND
Remember 
That "No!"  Is Also An Answer
Even If
It Is Not What We Desire To Hear!

Trust The Lord!
Follow The Good Shepherd!
Walk As One To Heaven Wise
AND
Firmly Dismiss
With An: "It Is Written ... !" 
All 
That Satan Will Against You
Devise!

The God Of Heaven

Does Not Sleep

So His Eyes Are Ever On

His Blessed

And

Greatly Beloved Sheep!

Be A Lamb!
Be A Sheep!
But Whatever You Do
Be Never A Ram Called Goat
For God Is The Leader
And Goats Don't Follow
For They Love To Pull Rope!

Of Men Who Accept God's Praise And Worship + PRAYER: Father, Call The Wanderers

Every Time I Hear
A Human Being Likened Unto Divinity
And Actually Being Called Divine
It Makes My Skin Crawl!

Yeah! Remember King Herod Agrippa?!
He Who Knew The Holy God Broke The First Commandment!

Who Can Forget That Wretchedly Evil Man?!
A Gorgeous Royal Robe!
A Fancy Speech!
And The Lying Accolades Of The Deceitful People Saying:

It Is The Voice Of A God, And Not Of A Man!

And Then ...

The Exceedingly Foolish King
Accepting The Glory And The Honor
That Rightly Belongs To
The Living
Eternal
Only Holy God
As If It Was His Due!

So What Happened To The King!

The Angel Of The Lord Struck Him Down
For
In That Day
He Had Filled Up His Cup
And The Wrath Of God
Was Swift
To Forever Shut Him Up!!

Must Have Been Terrible!

You're Right! Worms Ate Him!
And He Died A Truly Horrible Death!

People Don't Learn Too Well, Do They?!

No, We Don't! Mistakes Are Set On A Loop!

Whaaaat?!

Make A Mistake!
Pay For Said Mistake!
Learn Nothing From The Experience!
Make The Same Mistake Again
AND
Repeat!!

That's Stupid!

Stupid BUT True, Nonetheless!

PRAYER:

Lord, Have Mercy Upon Us!

We Are Oft Foolish

And Seem Not To Care

That Unwise Ways Bring Nothing But Disaster

And Permits Satan To Rejoice In Our Ear!

Pity, Dear Lord

Those Amongst Us

Who Have Not Been Taught

The First Commandment Clear

That We Must Not Have Any Gods Before You

Not Even Pretend Ones

Which Cannot Even Move Their Hands And Heads

Nor Hear A Plaintive Voice

Crying In Distress In Their Stopped Up Ears

Manufactured By The Hands Of Men Unwise!

Father,

You Are The God Holy!

You Are The God True!

You Are The God Of Blessings!

You Give Good Gifts Unto Us

And

In Love And Thankfulness

We Honor And Obey 

And

With Whole Hearts

Bow In Glad Worship

Before You!

Forgive Us Our Trespasses!

Turn Us Away From Vile Practices Today!

Teach Us Your Ways!

Help Us Walk In Your Way Clear

And Also Help Us To Be Faithful

For You Have Given Unto Us 

The Spirit That Knows Not Fear!

Father,

Many Are The Children

Who Know Not Your Name!

Many Are The People Who Live In Gross Shame!

Jesus Christ Died For Them All

So That Makes Them Worthy To Bless

So Call Them, Dear Father

Call The Wanderers Home

Using Us Who Are Faithful To Them Bless

And By Your Holy Spirit

Turn Their Hearts From Stone

Into Flesh!

Let Jesus Christ Be Royally Praised 

Forever And Always

For It Is In His Name That We Stand, And Plead!

AMEN.

HAPPY SABBATH + ONE MOMENT IN TIME: The Choice

God Gave Unto Man
Two Gardens
Two Gardens Which Ended Up Bearing 
But Bearing Opposite Fruit!
One Was The Garden Of Obedience
And
The Other The Garden Of Disobedience!

That Is A Stupid Statement To Make!

Hold Your Horses
And I Will My Case Make!

Neither Garden Started Out With Those Names!
Neither Garden Knew Of Their Eternal Fame!
Each
Was Impacted By A Man!
Each Man
With A Choice
AND
An Outstretched Hand!

In The Beginning
The Creator God
Created A Garden Eastward In Eden
Called The Garden Of God
In Which He Placed
A Perfect Tender Called Man
AND
Gave Him The Prohibition:

See That Fruit Tree In The Garden's Midst?

It Is To Your Soul Deadly!

Don't Stretch Out Your Hand!

Time Passed
And At The Marker Of The Days
When The Creator God
Would Show Men
How Not To Become Sin's Slaves
There Was The Garden
Gethsemane Called
Where The Originator Of Sin
Taunted The Christ
With The Enormity Of The Sin Of
The Men Of The Fall
Sin Moving As Marauding Lice
AND
That Worthy One
On A Mission From The Father God
In The Agony Of His Sinless Soul
Asked:

Father,  Must I Drink The Full Of This Bowl?

And Then 
Honoring His Father
By Holy Faith
With Humility
In Graceful Obedience
To His Father
Added Softly Steadily And Firmly:

Not My Will, Father

But Thy Will To Me!

By My Obedience, Father

I Shall Return The Lost Children To Thee!

In Eden
Satan Preyed
AND
The Prohibition
Adam Quickly Disobeyed!

In Gethsemane
Satan Preyed
AND
Jesus Christ Prayed
AND
The Holy Commission Obeyed!

In Eden
One Counted Not The Costs
AND
Caused Enormous Loss!

In Gethsemane
One Counted His Costs
AND
Decided That God's Creation Was Worth The Cost
To Have The Chance Not To Be Eternally Lost!

One Garden Began With Life
BUT
Brought Forth Death!

One Garden Caused
The Contemplation Of Death
AND
Bought Life!

It Is Now
Today
AND
Every Man
Must Make His Choice!
Eden Or Gethsemane?
Disobey Or Obey?
Hear The Voice!
BUT ... 
Which Voice?!
What Choice?!

Each Man Has Will!
Each Man Has Way!
Each Man Has Decision
On How His Life He Will Play!

God Says To Man:

The Way To Life

Is Written Plainly In Stone!

Choose The Blessing!

Choose The Cursing!

The Decision Is All Your Own

But Know

That In The Day Of Strife

There Is No Reversing!

Do Not Stake Your Life

On A Future Repentance!

Tomorrow Is Not Yours!

Today Is Acceptable

For This Moment Is Definitely Yours!

If Ye Love  Me

Keep My Commandments!

To Walk Right

Keep Me Ever In Your Sight!

Tomorrow Is Not Promised Today

But

Eternity Is Yours

If You Shall Walk By Faith

In Obedience

And

Do As I Say!

I Take It Back!

What You Have Said Is True!

The Gardens Of Decision

Are There For Me And For You

And By God's Grace

I Am Daily Walking

In The Garden Of Obedience!