Counterfeit!!

The Palettes Were All Laid Out!
Painting Class Was Going To Be Good Today!
The "Drawings" Of Jesus
We Had Finished Yesterday
Were To Be Painted
According To Our Experience Of Him
So The Teacher Did Say!

I Was Excited!
I Was Going To Paint My Jesus Quite Fine:

White Robe Of Righteousness - Freely Available
To Me!
Blue Border For His Law
Which In Love I Now Follow Gladly!
Bronze Skin For He Is
The Everyman-Is-Welcome God
AND
I Wanted To Do 

The Scarlet Pomegranate Broidered Work
Indicative
Of His High Priestly Work
Interceding For Me!

I Was Ready!

But ...

Something Really Strange
Was Happening
Had Happened
To My Paints!

Every Color ...
White
Blue
Bronze
Red
When Mingled With Water
Stained The Picture

The Same Technicolor Hue!

What Meanest This? I Cried.

My God Is Real
Simple
Orderly
Gentle
Soft Spoken
Kind!

What Meanest
This Striding Peacock
This Technicolor Nightmare
This Colorization Of The Very Devil
This Tainted Spectacle
That In Me
Inspires Fear?!

Suddenly ...

I Heard The Laughter!

I Should Have Known!

The Devil Dogs

Were In Battle-Ready Array!

They Were Pointing
AND
Laughing At Me
Trying To Inspire

In Me

Ungodly Fear!

Hear Them ...

You Wouldn't Join Us
So We've Restained
The Colors
That Are Used To Orderly-Paint

Your By-The-Book God
For
He Offends Our Sensibilities
So He
- To Us -
Is Not - Authentically -
Who We Shall Call God!

Too Many Do's!
Too Numerous Don'ts!
Too Much Straight Talking
And
Not Enough Feel-Good Dope!

The Colors Of Our Rainbow
Make That God Appear

Really Cool

And Now The Jesters

Around The Town
No Longer

Are Called Fools!

Nothing Done In Consenting Flesh
Can Ever Be Again Called Abominable
Sin
And
Man Taking The Lofty Place
Of The Once-Glorious God
Now Lowly
Is Now The Best
The Most
Acceptable Thing
Around Town!

No More Long Talk
Nor More Too-Deep Thinking!

It's All About The Feels!

Yeah For The Feels!

I Felt Water On My Face
BUT

I Was Not In Anger Crying!

I Was Saddened
Hurting
For These Deluded Ones
Who Were The Good Lord
- By Right -
- Birth Right -
Denying!

Nothing Done
By Mere Men
Or Devils
Can Change Anything
Sealed
AND
Settled
In Holy Heaven!

God Reigns!
God Rules!
God IS!
I Wish They'd Buy A Clue
For
What God Is
What God Has Done
No Created Being
Can Ever Change
Or
Cause To Be Undone!

Brethren,

Colorizing A Black And White Picture Reel Does Not Make It A Technicolor Movie!

When You Do Not Know
The Real God
The Real Jesus

AND
The Real Holy Spirit
AND
Are Not Protected By The Real Holy Angels

Influencing You Towards Good

Fakery Is Fabulosity
Good Is A Grabbit

AND
God
Is Whatever, Whoever, Wherever, Why-Not, Whosoever Will
Paints It Him Her They
According To Want, Desire

Inclination

Ordered Specification

Trend, Trap

Or Felt Need!

Would You Know Your Holy Jesus
IF
You Met Him

At The Jesus Look-Alike Convention?

Would You Know Your Jesus
IF
He Is Placed Amongst The Goat Herd
IF
His Still Small Voice Is Not Like Them
Boisterously Heard?

Would You Know Your Jesus IF All He Does In The Moment Is Gently Call Your Name?

Will You Know, Own, King Jesus Even Though All The Learned And Illuminated Ones
Speak That Name With Accorded Shame?

Would You Trust A Known Forger To Exchange Your Two Very Real $50.00's 

For A Single $100.00 Bill?

If  You Would Not, Then Don't Trust "Another" With The Salvation Of Your Soul!

I Beseech You, Please Go To Jesus Christ - By Faith - Directly AND HeWill Get You Safely Home
With All The Others In The Remnant Flock's Fold!

Learn The True To Detect The False AND You Will Know Your Father In Heaven
Ain't No Red-Suited, Chubby Cheeked, Black-Booted, Cookie-Eating, Rotund, House-Breaking
Santa Claus!

The Old Saying Goes ...

If It Walks Like A Duck

Quacks Like A Duck

AND

Dumps Like A Duck

It Is A Duck

BUT

I Hasten To Add ...

When Your Duck

Refuses His Bath

AND

- As Does A Rooster -

Starts To Crow

You Know Your Duck Ain't Got No Waddle

AND

His Clothing Is Just For Show! 

Life ... Like ... Live ... Lie!

It Is Appointed
ONCE
That Man Shall Die!
This Is The First Death
In Which All Have Stock
Because
All Are Born In Sin
AND
Our Nature Is On Lock!

By One Man Came Death!

You Can't Make An Appointment
For None Know The Day
Unless You Are Suicidal
AND
Hasten Your Own Life Away!

The Second Death
IS
The Punishment ... For Sin
Of Those Who
- Deliberately -
Choose
Not To Accept
The Blood-Bought Pardon
Of Jesus Christ Who
Shed His Own Blood
On The Cross
Our Salvation To Ensure!
Death Is The Result Of Sin
AND
Jesus Christ IS The Cure!

By One Man Comes Life!

Thou Shalt Not Surely Die
Is Assuredly
The First Lie
Perpetrated By
Satan

- Of Eternal Shame -
Who Is Ever Willing
The Image Of God
To Shame
AND
God's Name
To Defame!

You Know That
We Have A Real Problem
When A Created Being
- From The Hand Of God -
Sees Nothing Wrong
With What He Is Doing
When He Tells Lies

On Almighty God

The Lord!

Those Who Die In The Lord
Will Awaken
At The Sound Of That Voice
AND
Will Be Accompanied By Their Angelic Companion
Who Walked With Them
Until The Day
They Gave Up The Mortal Coil!

The Graves Of The Saints Are Marked

AND
Not One Will Be Forgotten
AND
No Lying Devil
Can Stop A Saint
From Getting Up

No Matter How Much

In Their Lives

He Tried To Make Them Mess Up!

But ... Woe ...

To The Unrepentant Sinner
Who Can Not See His Need
To Stand Up The Devil
By Bowing Before The Lord
To Plead
For Salvation
Forgiveness
Restoration

AND
For Redemption
In The Great Day
Preferring
To Trust The Word Of The Fallen Cherub

AND
Choosing
The Sin-Day Self-Pay Play!

For Sin
Man Shall Surely Die
BUT

By Confession

Repentance

AND

Enduring Faith

- For Salvation Through Jesus Christ Our Lord -
Man Shall SURELY Fly
AND
That Is Not A Lie!

Lying Is A Sin
AND
If You Lie
To Sin You Gave In
So
Sicc The Good Lord
On The Dread Doctor Of Spin
AND
Walk Faithfully
With The True God
AND
You Will
Into Heaven
Have The Right
To Walk In!

Outside Are Dogs
Whoremongers
... Liars ...!
AND

All Such Like
For Whom
The Lake Of Fire
IS
Eternal Death
Separation
From
The Lord Of Light
AND
Eternal Life!

The "F" In Life

Is For

Our Faith In Jesus Christ!

The "K" In Like

Is For

Our Knowledge Of The Holy!

The "V" In Live

Is For

Victory Over Sin!

Remove

Faith

Knowledge

And

Victory

AND

You Have

A Life That Is Empty

And

Is Made Up Of

 LI E!

LI E!

LI E!

Is There Any Wonder ... Now

Why Many Men

Lie And Die?!

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Stand Up For Jesus

AND

Rise Up To Eternal Life!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: JOURNEYS : Walking To Truth!

I Wanted To Know Truth
So ... I Sought It
AND
Started Traveling!

Yesterday
At 11:47 am
After Many Days On
The Lonesome Road
I Had Arrived At
Sincere-Desire-To-Know-TruthAND
I Was Shocked To Know
That This Central-To-Gaining-Knowledge Pivot-Point
Had No Guards
No Bells
No Whistles
No Attendants
BUT
It Had A Simple Refreshment Stand
With A Simple Banner
- White Print On Painted-Black Board -
Which Simply Stated:

Truth

Is Like A Glass Of Clean Water

Imbibed

After A Walk

In The Desert Of Lies!

 ... It Refreshes

And

It Edifies!

- Drink Freely -

For

Beyond This Point

- In The Land Of So-Much -

Intoxicating Beverages

Will Cause You

From Truth

To Be Out Of Touch!

I Started To Feel ... A Way
BUT
Then I Caught A Glimpse
Of "That" Sign:

Forward Ever! 

Backwards Never!

And ...

The Die Was Cast!

I Was Headed To Truth!

When I Found It
Would I Have
The Willingness Of Heart
To ... Obey It?!

I Have To Find Out!

See The Way Marks ...

Jesus Is The Truth!

Truth Will Set You Free!

Oh, Taste And See
That The Lord Is Good!

Goodness And Mercy Shall Follow You!

God Restores!

Put Truth In The Inward Parts!

Lean Not On Your Own Understanding!

The Word Is The Truth!

The Word Is God!

The Word Is A Foot-Lamp!

The Word Is A Path-Light!

The Lord Is Thy Light And Thy Salvation!

I Was Starting To See A Trend
When, Suddenly ...

I Saw The Water Tower
Bespeaking The Wild And Wooley Town Called:

Too-Much!

Famous For ... Whatever!!

Population: Who Gives A Damn!

Mayor: Don't-know Don't-Care

WELCOME ... If You Feel So!

Oookay ...!

I
- With More Courage Than Brain -
Entered The Town
AND
Immediately
I Knew!

What It Is That I Knew
I Could Not Wrap My Mind Around
BUT
I Knew ...

Do What Thou Wilt!

Was The Whole Of The Law!

This ... This ...!

Audibly, I Said:

If God Be For Me ...!

... And Got

A $50 Moving Violation!

Before I Could Object
Someone Sneezed
AND
I Said:

God Bless You!

And Got ...

A $75 Ticket

For Uttering Foul Language In Public!

Before I Had Spent
One Full Hour In That Hell-Hole
I Had Racked Up
$510 In Tickets

For Violating Too-Much Town Ordinances!

I Couldn't Decide
If I Should Laugh
OR
If I Should Cry
OR
If I Should Rejoice
Since
I Was
- In Living Color -
Beholding
The Working Out Of
Truth vs. Lie!

I Was Seeing

- First-Hand -
The Battle Between
The Fraud And The Lord!

Town Too-Much
Had Too-Little
To Probably None
Of The Good

AND

Perfect Gift
For Having Chosen
Open RebellionAND
Selling Truth
As Wood-Coals!

I Found

Faith
Locked In The Town Stocks!

Grace Had Been Ignominiously Maced!
You Should Have Seen Her Face!

Honor Had Lost A Leg!

And, Then ...

I Saw Truth ...

Cast Down In The Street
With The Awful Offal
Of Sin
Spread Out
Rubbed Into His Face
BUT
Surprise, Surprise

Truth Still Had Beauty!

Truth Was Being Held
Helped Up
By Love
The Love Of God
Our Father
Willing To Save Those
Those Wayward Ones!
The Wayward Ones
That He Loves!

Then ...

I Saw Him
- The One!
The Savior! -
Walking In The Way
Calling
Gently Calling:

Children, 

Come Home, Today!

Don't Cast Away Your Confidence!

Your Reward Of Recompense Is Sure!

Don't Give Away Your Birthright

For Bean Stew

That Will Discomfit You

Before Night!

Don't Labor

For That Which Satisfies Not!

Don't Labor

For What Is Not Bread!

Store Up For Yourselves

Riches In Heaven

Not That Which Will Testify Against You

Before The Redeemed Ones

Shall Be Caught Up!

Come Unto Me

And

You Will Be Safely Fed!

Today ...

I Have This Hope
A Hope Within My Heart
That Calms
Centers
Focuses Me
For
I Have Truth
Seated
Within My Heart!

I Make Appeal
To My Father
Desiring
To Walk In His Way!
Desiring To Be The Child
Obedient
In Or Out
Of The Fray!

I Don't Say That
The Way Is Easy!
I Do Say:

Jesus Saves!

God Cares!

I Will To Be Wise
BUT
Not In My Own EyesAND
I Have Surrendered
My Own-Way Card
Received
At Town Too-Much ...
Town Too-Much Lies!

P.S.:

Every Nation
Every Family
Every Language
Every People
Has A Town Too-Much ... Lies!
BUT
There Shall Be
Representatives
From Each
In The Land Where
Light Destroyed Lies!

The Journey To Truth
To Jesus Christ
The Lamb Of God
Is
Personal
Private
Peculiar
AND
Is Attached To A Promise
Of Salvation
To The One
Who Successfully Completes
The Journey!

Jesus Paid Your Travel Expense
So Start Walking!
He Is With You

So
Trust Him To The End
For
On This Very Personal God
You Can Surely Depend!

Heaven Awaits

The Truthful Faithful!

DEFIANCE: I Worship The Living God!

I Have Decided
That I Shall Be Defiant
In Making It Clear That ...

I Worship The King

The Living Holy God

AND

I Do Not Care

What Anybody Else Does

For

I Am Striving

For His Promised Reward!

I Desire To Be Like Christ!

I Make It Known
That I Confess
My Sins
My Iniquities
My Wrongs
My Faults
Sitting
Standing
Lying Down
Falling Down On My Knees
Crying
Clutching A Blanket
Like A Shawl!

I Daily Offer Up Me
To Him
Who Died To Save Me
AND
I Am Doing It Of My Own Free Will
AND
I Am Doing It Gladly!
I Have The Facts - Not Depending On Feelings!
Feelings Don't Last
For
They Only Reach To The Ceilings!

This God
That I Willingly Serve
Offers Pardon
To Me
Free!
Easy!
Just Ask ... He Told Me
AND
I Have
AND
I Am Doing This
Because He Cares Lovingly For Me
AND
Because I Desire To Go With Him
Where Peace Himself Is In Holy Residency!

I Serve The King - He Is My Lord!
I Bow To The Savior
In Whom Is Great Reward!
I Pray To The Father
He Who Made The Great Sacrifice
AND
I Am
AND
Will
Continue To Deny The Damned Devil
For
He Is Not To Me
A Sacred Cow!
He Is Such A ... The Fraud!

Prayer Changes Things!
Jesus Christ Saves!
Angels Protect!
Sin Enslaves!

The Holy Spirit Comforts!
Glory Awaits!
Love
In Any Language
Has Jesus Christ Holding Open
For You And Me
Heaven's White Pearly Gates!
Accept The Gift Now!
It Is Not Too Late!

Sin Defiles!
God Forgives!
Hope Is For Heaven!
Grace Gives And Gives!
Saints Will Have Incorruptible Lives!
I Desire To Forever Live!

Faith Works!
Blessings Give Rest!
Godly Sorrow Is A Comfort
AND
Narrow Is The Glory Road Of The Blest!
Walk Holy!

The Struggle Is Real!
The Victory Is Sure!
Sin Is The Disease!
Love Of The Lord Jesus
Is The Only Cure!
The Great Physician Heals!

Confession
AND
Repentance
Go Hand And Hand
AND
Forgiveness
AND
Restoration
Come From The Almighty God's Holy Hand!
He's Got The Whole World In His Hand!

Let No One Steal
Your Living-Hope Tree!
Let No One
Be The Barrier To Your Being
Your Living
As One In Christ
Charitable
Godly!

Let Jesus Be The Captain
The Captain Of Your Ship
BUT
Make Sure
It Is Jesus The Christ
AND
Not Jesus Christ The Convenient Fillip!

Mercy Is Free!
Faith Is Free!
Forgiveness Is Free!
Salvation Is Free!
Redemption Is Free!
New Life Is Free!
Immortality Is Free!
So
Get To Jesus
For
He Died To Make You Free
AND
Heaven With Jesus Is Free To Unto Thee!

So  ... 

Be Free
AND
Answer The Call
For
Heaven Awaits
For
When Jesus Christ Comes
That Will Be The End
Of The Sin Free-For-All!
Don't Wait!

You Can Say "No!" To The Fraud

When You Know The Living God!

HAPPY SABBATH + My Guardian Is My Guide!

My Judge Is My Defender!
My Savior Is My Redeemer!
My Friend Is My Father
AND
I Could Ask For None Better!

My Healer Is My Sealer!
My Helper Is My Sustainer!
My Maker Is My Doctor
AND
I Could Ask For None Better!

My Leader Is My Provider!
My Guardian Is My Guide!
My Rock Is My Wall Of Defense
AND
I Could Ask For None Better!

My Shelter Is My Shepherd!
My Clothier Is My Cloak!
My Jeweller Is My Priest
My God
AND
My King
AND
Believe Me
There Is None Better!

His Peace Provides My Rest!
My Joy In Him
Sustains My Hope To Live With Him
AND
His Grace Extends Mercy To Me
So That I May Keep My Trust In Him!

His Gift Of Faith To Me
Gives Me Strength For Each Day
AND
I Will Not Accept The Faith Of Another
For There Is None
Who Can Give Me Anything Better!

My God Is Holy!
My God Is True!
My God Is Eternal
AND
He Is Offering Eternity
To Me And To You
AND
If We Will Believe
AND
Stand Exposed In The Light
We Shall Rise Up Victorious
AND
Bid Eternal Good Night
To Sin
Death
AND
Hell
AND
Live With The Eternal God
In Everlasting Son Light!

When Your God

Is

Perfection

And

The Creator Of Everything

And Is

Your Jeweller

Your Ophthalmologist

Your Tailor

Your Priest

Your King

Your Judge

Your Lawyer

Your House Builder
Town Planner
And
Architect

And Is Also

Your Transportation Chief

You Are Going To Have
An Indissoluble Marriage Contract

Written By The Finger Of God Onto Solid Gold

Seen Over By The Only Eyes That Can Read Time

And

Wear Clothing That Is Of Indestructible Manufacture
From The Hand Of The Divine

And

Walk On Streets Of Solid God

And

Drink Water From The River Of Water Of Life

Blessed Of The King Of Creation

Who Can Judge You

Defend You

Save You From Execution

And

Retrieve You From Death

And

Transport You To Worlds Unknown

So That You Will Have Everlasting Consort

With Those In The Realm Of The Blessed!!!!

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Pray, Tell Me ...

Why Would You Want Another?!

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

Choose God And ... Grow!
Choose God And Get ... Home!

THE LIVING GOD: Fact - Not Fable!

I Thank You, Lord
For Favor!
I Thank You, Lord
For Faith!
I Thank You, Lord
For The Grace 

AND

The Coming Glory
The Hope For Which

Having Mere Men's Things
Cannot Erase!

Brethren,
When Your God
Has The Answer
To Your Problem
Long Before Your Problem
Is Before Your Eyes
Then It Is

That You Knowingly Recognise
That Your God Is Big
Big Enough
Big ... AND Then Some
Sufficient To The Cause
AND
Infinitely Able
AND
- Blessedly -
No Fable!

Such Is The Mighty God
That Many Of Us Nonchalantly Serve
Often Passing Him By

On The Street Curb
Willing Only To Give Him His Props
When
- By Life -
We Have Been Duly Ill-Served!

Lord Knows  ... I Have Been Guilty
BUT
It Is The Desire Of My Heart
From Henceforth
To Be Counted Amongst The Innocents
Who Believe
AND
Know 

- By The Experience That Shows
As Faith Works And Love Grows -
That  Our God
Is No Theory
But The True Power
That Holds Out His Hand
Ready, Willing 

AND

Supremely Able
To Grab Ahold Of The Hand
That Belongs To The Soul
Singing The Forever Psalm  ...

He's Able!

He's A Wonder!

He's A Mystery!

And

He Knows My Name

And

I Can Approach Him

In The Name

Of Him Who Died

To Absolve Me

Of Eternal Shame!

That, My Friends ...

Is No Vain ClaimAND

That 

Is Why
- In Triumph -
I Shall Proclaim:

Give Me My Lord Jesus

On Whom

I Am Learning To Lean

And To Whom I Cleave

As Playing With Sin

I - Disgusted - Leave!

Our Almighty God

Is Worthy  ... To Be Praised
TodayAND
All Of Our Days
For
The Promise Is To Those Who BelieveAND
Who Will Be Rejoicing
Bringing In Their Sheaves!

I Love You, Lord

Tune Up My Heart

And

Help Me

To Ever Sing Unto You

Most Glorious Praise!

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Take A Moment ...!

Stand Up And See ...!

The Living God Is Real ...!

God Is Always Looking ...!

God Is Always Looking Out For Me ...!

God Is Always Looking Out For Thee ...!