Sunday, May 14, 2017

Faith First!






Cautionary Tale
Knows A Story About Everybody
AND
His Brother
So
When Willing To-Trust
Was Out And About
He Had To Give Him
A Cautionary Shout-Out ...

Hey, Hastening To-Be-Rich!

Don't Go To Him!

Why Not?!

Because He Ain't Innocent!
Run Swift To Money
Is Always Going To Be Sorry!

Come On, Man!

Alright ... You Wait And See!
He's A Grabbit
Always Putting Everything In His Pocket
And
On His Policy
He Would Never Give A Dying Dog A Bone
Far Less A Lost Man
A Free Call On His "Royal" Telephone!

I Hear You
AND
I Understand You
BUT
I Don't Know Him Like That
So I Can't Speak Or Think Of Him In A Disparaging Way
BUT
I Will Be Careful!

Oh, Look! There's Faithful Man!
Faithful Man! Faithful Man!

Good Man! Good Man!
He Is Full Of Blessings
And On God's Word He Stands!
Prayer To Him Is Choice Fare
And
He Is Always Extending His Hand!

Why Do You Say That?!

Because ...

He That Does The Will Of The Father
Will In No Wise Be Poor
Because
The Blessings Of Heaven
Are Prepared For The Faithful
Now
AND
Abundantly More So
When They Reach
The Golden Shore!


God's Promises Are Faithful!
God's Word Is Ever True!
God's Gifts Keep Giving
AND

Giving
If We To Him 

Remain Faithful And True!

Faith First
Is No Catch Praise
For
We Are Justified By Faith
AND
We Have Peace With
Our Father God
Through Jesus Christ Our Lord

Who
- According To Our Own Works -
Does Each Man Reward!

Our God 
Is Faithful Kind And True
Loving Giving And Blessing, Too
Saving Sealing
Helping Healing

AND
Guiding Us Along Life's
And
Forgiving And Restoring Us

When
We Stumble
Along Life's Perilous Way

No Matter What 
The Accuser Of The Brethren Says!

Prayer Is The Key
In The Hand Of ...


... Faith That Unlocks
Heaven's Storehouses ...!




Saturday, May 13, 2017

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: New Life Is Up Ahead + PRAYER: Bless Me, Lord To Live...!

I Don't Want To Be A Lot's Wife!
I Don't Want To Be A Mrs. Job!
I Don't Want To Be A Sapphira
AND
I Don't Want To Be A Laodicean Bold!

Lot's Wife Looked Back
At The Perishables
Perishing
AND
Lost 
New Life Up Ahead!

Mrs. Job Doubted God's Favor
AND
Wanted Her Husband
The Giving God To Curse
So That God Would Strike Him Down Dead!

Sapphira
- With Her Husband -
Lied To The Holy Spirit
AND
Reached Their Life's Limit
And
Were Carried To Their Long Homes
Foot First!
There Was No Hearse!

Oh, Lord
Save Us From The Curse!

I Don't Want To Be Like
Murdering, Lying Cain
Man-Hunting, God-Not-Fearing Nimrod
Nor
Wilfully, Presumptuous
Killing-The-Innocent Saul
Nor
Joseph's 10 Brethren
Envious
Before They Sought
Life-Preserving Grain!
These Men Tried To Mimic Cain!

Nor Do I Desire To Be 
Jacob
- Living Cunning -
Before He Reached Beth-El
Nor Laban
Who Thought
He Could Curse Who God Blessed
Nor Nebuchadnezzar
Before God's Holy Name He Confessed!

I Desire To Be A Rahab
Who
- Though A Practicing, Willing, Sinner -
Heard The Word About Lord
AND
While Having No Personal Experience Of Said God
Believed The Tidings
AND
Sought The New Life Award!

I Desire To Be 
A Repentant David
A Self-Denying Moses
A Faithful Samuel
A Trusting Joshua
A Believing Nehemiah
A Good King Josiah
And
Not A Black-Hearted Jezebel
But
A Fired-Up-For-God Elijah
A Lamenting Jeremiah
AND
An Obedient-In-The-Face-Of-Real-Shame Hosea
Trusting God Ever
Over Self
AND
Walking With
Talking About
Leaning Upon
Loving Unreservedly
Looking Unweariedly
To Be With The Lord!

PRAYER:

Father,

Let Your Truth
In My Inward Parts
Be Visible In My Extremities!

Let Your Love In Me Bear Fruit

So That From Me
A Basket Of Blessings
To Others May
Will Go
Shouting The Glad News:
"Jesus Christ Saves!"
Working To Help Remove
Even The Most Gross Sinner

From
In
And
Around
Satan's Household
No More To Be A Chained Slave!


Lord,

I Trust You In My Little Strength - 
Help Me To Trust You In Yours
Always
And
Surely
In The Dark Days
Up Ahead
When Faith Is Tried
And
Woes Are Constant By My Side!


Help Me, Lord
 To Bless You

And
To Hold On To You
On Those Days When
Wilful Self Would Cause Wavering Faith

To Be Denied!

Help Me, Lord
Not To Be Driven And Tossed
As Wave Of The Sea
For, Truly
I Desire To Receive
Glorious Blessings Of Thee!


Help Me To Hold On To You

When Carnal Life
- Acting As Satan's Paid Agent -

Demands
That You Must Be
- By Needy Flesh -
Decried
Because You To Me
- About The Peaceful Life - 
Lied!


Help Me To Hold Firm The Blessed Hope

- Christ In Me My Hope Of Glory -
For Heaven's Glories Await
All
Who To The Lord Christ
Remain Faithful!


Lord, 

Help Me To Stay Prayed Up
Bound Up
And
Sealed Up
In Salvation's Protective Cloak
So That I Will Not Be Drawn Away
To Wear
Satan's Rainbow-Styled Yoke!


Lord,

I Pray With Passion
For The Counterfeiter's Days
To Come To Their Just End!


My Father,

I Give You
My Worship
Your Deserved Honor
And
My Faithful Praise
So
Please Bless Me To Live
In The True Light Of Heavenly Love
So That I Will Be Exalted To Inhabit
Eternity's Untimed
No Night
Unending Days
And
To Fix My Real Gaze
Upon My Savior's Beautiful Face!


I Love You, Lord
And

In Jesus' Name
I Plead For Blessings
Not Just For Myself
But Most Assuredly
For The Faithful Brethren!
AMEN.



Knowing What We Have In Christ!

For Me
- To Me -
The King James Bible
- God's Preserved Word -
Stands Out
And Up
On Three Points
Redeeming Love
Saving Grace

And
- As The Proverbial Broken Record
Which Lands On
And Repeats A Phrase -

"Be Faithful!
Do Not Be Unfaithful!"

There Are More
But
These Three Hold Sway
Today!

If We Would Take A Careful Look
At Jeremiah's Lament
Ezekiel's Son Of Man Visions
AND
Hosea's "Disgrace"
We Will See
Hear
Feel
Know
Redeeming Love
Saving Grace
AND
The Call Away From
Faithlessness
AND
Unto Faithfulness
Out Of The Holy Heart
Which Knows Love
Gives Love
Feels Real Hurt And Pain
AND
Cries Out
To The Faithless Love
That He Wants To Redeem Her (Us)
From Eternal Death
AND
Pleading With Her
To Give Up Her Whorish
Fornicating
Backsliding-Heifer
Idolatrous
Faithless Ways
To Return Home
To The Ever-Faithful God
Who Will Accept Her
Clean Her
New Dress Her
Feed Her
Comfort
Elevate Her
Love Her Unto Death
- His Death -
For Her Redemption
And Then
After His Resurrection
- For He Laid His Life Down
AND
Had The Power To Reclaim It - 
Her Sure Redemption ... Forever!

We, Humans
Know Not What We Have
In
The Love Of The Living God
In
The Person Of The Holy Jesus
Under
The Working Of The Holy Spirit
With
The Protection Of The Holy Angels!

The Almighty God Does Not NEED Man
So That He (God) Can Live!
The Living God IS Self-Existent!
The Eternal God IS Love!

God's Love Of Man
God's Hatred Of Sin
God's Willingness To Save Man
Know No Boundary
For
The Father God
Sent His Son God To Die
To Save Us!
He Permitted His Son To Die
And Then
He Called His Son Home
To Intercede
His Death
For Man's
So That We
- Fallen -
- Cursed -
- Sentenced -
- Condemned -
- Repentant -
- Accepting Of The Salvation -
- Forgiven -
May Arise
AND
Rise Up
In The Day
To Be Caught Up
To Walk On The Glorious Way
In The Presence Of Him Who Died
Because
Wicked Satan Lied
AND
Man's Distress Cried
Out
To The Only Holy
Helpful Healing
Living Loving
Redeeming Restoring
Glorious Glorifying
Crowning
New-Naming Not Past-Shaming
Cleansing Clothing
Everlasting God
Who Gives Good Gifts
Who Grant's Great Grace
Who Redeems
Who Prepares
For The Faithful-To-Him Heart
An Assured Resting Place
Aka
Freedom
From Sin's Nest
In The Consuming Dark!

Someone Loves Us!
His Name Is Jesus The Christ!
Let Us Return That Love!

I Have Committed
AND
I Am Committing My Love
My Self
My Will
My Way
My Walk
My Faith
To The Lover Of
My Soul!

Won't You?



Friday, May 12, 2017

HAPPY SABBATH + CHOICES: C2G Or C2D







The Weary Pilgrims 
To Glory Go
When The Savior Comes To Reign
For
They Will Have Cast Sin Away
AND
Doffed
Its Beguiling Chains!

Earth For Them 
Would Have Been
A Vale Of Bitter Tears
Where Character Shaped By Sin
Was Reshaped
By The Lord Of Light
As They Battled Against The Devil's Darts
AND
In Jesus' Name
Fought The Good Fight
Never Looking For Earthly Fortune
Fame
Or Vainglorious Acclaim!

Many A Dear Saint
Would Have Perished
For The Faith
But
Their Blood - Good Seed -
Many A Good Tree Raised
And Borne Fruit
- Good Fruit -
Fit 
For The Table Of The Great King
AND
None Will Know
The Magnitude Of The Harvest
Until 
In The Glorious Kingdom
Will Be Revealed
All And Everything!

Sound The Trumpet
Ye Watchmen Of The Lord!
Give The Battle Cry!
Soon Is Coming
The Great Day Of Reward!

Now Is The Appointed Time
For Man 
To Awake From Sleep!
Now Is Time 
To Make Known
Who Will Be God's Good 
AND
Faithful Sheep!

Teach The Word
In Season Or Not!
Tell The Glad Tidings
Let Not Your Voice Drop!
Tell All Of The Blessing
- The Blessing Of Peace And Rest -
AND
Encourage The Weary
For Now Is Not The Time
For Revelry
Nor The Debauched Carnal Fest!

The King Is Coming
For You!
For Me!
Are We Washing Our Garments?
Are Our Hearts For Eternal Life 
Being Made Ready?

Are We Trusting In The Lord
Enduring The Test
AND
The Hard Trials
As We Wait
- Patiently -
On The Reward?

Are We Resting
In The Truth For All Ages
Or
Are We Fallen Away
Unto Comfortable Fables
AND
Bold Lies?
Are We Permitting Self To Be Beguiled?

Each Heart Must Answer
All
For To Bless
Or To Curse
His Own Soul!
Christ Does Not Condemn Us
For
Our Works
Do Determine
Our Own Soul's Ultimate Goal!

Commendation!
Condemnation!
Glorification!

AND
Damnation!
All Are Choices
That Man MUST Make
Free
Of Coercion
Intimidation
Or Fear
Free As A Bird Of Choice
Free As A Bird At Will
To Catch That upDRAFT
DOWNdraft Of Air
That Will Bear The Soul Aloft
Or
Land Him In The Clear!

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


I Choose
The Lord Jesus Christ!
Will You?!



Thursday, May 11, 2017

HisSe Fit





Hasty Impatient Speech
Always Always Has
A Sufficient Excuse
For Whenever
He Decides To Have
A Fully Involved Tantrum
Hence The Expression
He Is Having 
A "HisSe Fit!"

Really?

Really! I Kid You Not!

Okay. Convince Me!

Yesterday
I Stepped On His Toes ...

... Accidentally, I Am Sure?!

Accidentally!!
... And He Went Off On Me!
Hear Him:

Rock Stones! Breadfruit!
Cherry! Ripe Plum!
Oranges! Bananas!
What De Chewing Gum?!

Heyyyy!
Hold Up Big Man!
Watch Your Language!

Not My Language!
I Am Just Telling You What He Said To Me!!

Nevertheless...!

Anyway, I Said
"Sorry!
It Was An Accident!"

He Inhaled!
He Exhaled!
He Gritted His Teeth!
He Displayed A Plastic Smile
And
Offered Me His Release:

Man, I Am Real Sorry!
Ive Been Having A Hard Day!
I Left The House In A Rush This Morning
And
I Did Not Say My Prayers!

Wow!

Some Excuse ...!

Last Week
He Pushed Me In The Street
Saying That I Was In His Way
And
Then Proceeded To Lambaste Me
As If He Had No Care!

He Said:

Invalid!
Idiot!
Ignoramus!
Slowpoke!
Can't Walk Straight!
Go Catch A Bus!

Father In Heaven!
How Did You Respond!

I Cried Out
In Distress
And He Heard My Hurt Tone!
Nevertheless, He Went On
But Called Me Later
On My Private Number Telephone
And
He Laid "It" On
With A Shovel
As Though There Is Ever
Sufficient Excuse
To Treat A Human Being Badly
And Using
Get This
"Being Human"
As His Cure-For-All
Excuse!

He Went On To Say
That I Had Caught Him Offguard
And
That He Wasn't Feeling Himself
For
His Life Right Now Is Real Hard!

So, What Did You Say?!

I Said: "Thanks!"
Which, Translated Was 
"No, Thanks!!
You Are Not My Friend!"

He Does Things Like That
Always
And Expects All
Along With Him Rubbish Game
To Joyfully Play
Even Though We Know
That He For Our Feelings
Does Not Care
And
He Does Not God Fear!

A Soft Answer
Turns Away Wrath!
Honey Catches Flies!
Ignorant Excuses Don't Friends Make
And 
Our Father In Heaven
Doesn't Like White Lies!

I Know
And
I Am Sorry
But
I Wanted Him Off My Telephone!

I Am Sick And Tired
Of HisSe Fit
And
I Desire By Him
To Be Left Alone!

Father,
I Do Not Declare
Nor Do I Dare To Decree!
I Just Make My Simple Plea!
Please, I Beseech You
Keep Hasty Impatient Speech
Self-Serving's Sufficient Excuse
And
Fully Involved Tantrum
Away From Me

For They Make Me Want To Behave
In The Way Ungodly!
In Jesus Christ's Holy Name, I Plead!
Amen. 






Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Two Instants AND A Wait!!

The Life Of A Christian
Is Marked By
Two Instants
AND
A Wait!

Instant... Justification!
Wait ... Sanctification!
Instant ... Glorification!
All Have A Date!

Justification
Is The Moment
When You Give Your Heart To Christ!
When You Accept
Salvation
Confess
Repent
AND
Dump The Damned Devil
On His Satanic Device
AND
Are DECLARED
By Jesus As Just
Aka Righteous
In The Holy God's Eyes!!

Sanctification
Is A Life's Work
A Walking
In The Will Of God
Trusting In The Working Of The Holy Spirit
Growing By Grace In The Faith
Walking In Confidence
Doing All
- By Faith -
As Jesus Says
With The Shoulder To The Gospel Plow
AND
Foot Falls On
The Straight And Narrow Way
Hopeful
For The Coming Great And Tumultuous Rewarding
AND
Redemption Day Of The Jealous
AND
Redeeming Eternal Holy God!

"Hold Fast Till I Come!"
Is His Word
To Those Of The Household Of Faith!
"Trust Me At My Word
And Believe
Honor Worship
And Obey Me - Don't Be Deceived!"

"I And My Word Are One!
Live In My Love!
You Are Not Alone!
Work Until I Come
To Take You To My Home!"

Glorification
Is The Instant
On The Day
The King Of The Faithful
(The Judge Of The Disgraceful)
Calls Forth His Beloved
His Beautiful
Faithful Even Unto The Death
Having Waited
Having Watched
Having Kept Her Clothes Spotless
Triumphant Bride
Who - At His Voice -
Rises Up
With The Once-Dead Rising First
AND
We Who Are Alive And Remain On The Earth
- The Remnant Of The Faith -
Together With Them
Shall Be Caught Up To Meet The Lord
In The Air
Having Cast Off The Curse
Sin Death Hell
AND INSTEAD
Putting On
Incorruption - Forever Faithfulness!
AND
Immortality - Forever Life!

It Will Be 
A Glorious Day Of Rejoicing
For Those Of 
The Household Of Faith
When All Who Have Kept The Covenant
Will See Faith 
Turn nruT
To Sight
AND
See 
The Conquering King 
Jesus Christ
- In Peace -
Faith To Face!

That Thing Not Seen
Will Be Visible!
That Hope Long Held
Will Be Touched!
The Lives Made Bitter
Because Of Their Love
For The Lord
Will
- Escorted By The Rejoicing Hosts Of Heaven -
Take Flight
To The Great Reward
The Glorious Home
Of
The Everlasting God!
There Will Be No More Night!
AND
We Shall 
- For 1,000 Years -
Be Well Rid Of Satan
That Decimating Fraud!

Two Instants
And
A Wait
Determine
The Believing Man's Fate!

Are You A Living-Lord-Lover?
A Committed Christ-Follower?
Do You Believe In
And
Trust Upon
The Eternal God?



Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Can't Catch-A-Break And 'e Self!

In This Corner
Wearing Tangerine Trunks
Displaying Squeakers And Squawkers
Is 
Can't Catch-A-Break!

He Is A 100-Pound Weakling
BUT
Surprise And Shock
He Can Dead Lift
Clean And Jerk
AND
Snatch
The Heaviest Weight That It Is Possible
For Any Human
Who Ever Lived
Or Will Ever Live
To Consciously Bear!

He Can Raise That Weight
Even Sitting In A Comfy Chair!

Yeahhhh! 
                             Woo Hoo!

In That Corner
Wearing White Trunks 
With A Blue Border And Fringes
Is Dah Christian
!

Dah Christian's Recorded Heaviest Weight Lifted Is
Old King James
AND
He Can Do It On The Run
Sitting
Standing
Walking
AND
Ever Spinning Around!

He Can Accomplish Feats Of Greatness 
Just By A Flick Of The Wrist
AND
He Does Something Called
Witness!

Boooooo!
                        Boooooo!                                              Boooooo!
                                                             Useless!
             Go Home!

Are You Ready To Rumble?!

Yeah! Bring It On!

No, I Am Not!

Dah Christian Got To Be An Idiot!
                           Catcha Is Gonna Wipe The Floor With Him!
This Does Not Seem Real!                                              They Are Not In The Same League!

Catcha!
First Statement:

Your Soap Doan Sud!
Your Brush Can't Scrub
And
Every Coin In Your Pocket
Ain't Nothing But Crooked Slugs!!

Why?! How?!
You If, But And And!
I'll Kill You!
I'll Rip You A New One!

Beeeeep!!

Yeahhhh!! I Told You!

Christian!
First Statement:

You Are A Liar!
A Loafer!
A Bold And Grand Sleaze!
You Nickel And Dime Widows
And
All Your Clean Dogs Got Ticks And Fleas!

10 Seconds On The Clock!

Why Won't He Respond?!

3
2
1

BEEEEEEEEEP!!

ROUND 2!

Catcha!
You're Thin-Skinned
A Tight-Wad
A Sheep-Stealer
And A Fraud!
You ...

You ...! You ...! Ooohhh!!!
I'm Gonna Rip Your Tongue Out!
I'll Scalp You!
I'll Put Salt In Your Eye!

Beeeeep!

Yeah!                                                           Yeah!
                    He's Winning!                                                       Look At His Muscles Bulge!

Christian!
You Scored No Points Last Round! 
Let's See What You Can Do This Round!
You Have Got To Defend Your Self!
It's The Way Of The World!

The Accusation Is:

You Are A Liar!
A Crier!
You Steal Pension Funds!
You Play With Light Skirts!
You Imbibe Rot-Gut White Rum!

The Audience Gasps!
Catcha Steps Back!
Dah Christian Kneels Down!

What Is He Doing!
                                            Maybe He's Saying His Prayers!

The Crowd Roars!

Beep! Beep! Beeeeeep!!!

Catcha Wins!
He Lifted High His Self!
He Came To His Own Defense!
He Stuck To His Guns ...!?!

Craaaack!!

What Was That!?!

                  Look! Look!!
Catcha Just Dropped Through The Floor!
Wha ... Why ... How!?!


Catcha? Catcha?
You Alright, Man?!

Nooo! No O ooh!
I Broke My Seeeelf!

My Self Is Too Heavy!
Ask Dah Christian For Help!

Christian! Dah Christian!
Catcha Git Broken By 'e Self!
Can You Help Him?
Please Help Him!
He Said He Can No Longer Depend On His Self!

Dah Christian Responded:

Self Has No Back Prop
No Footing
It's Head Is Always Bare
So
Tell That Can't Catcha
To Let go Of Self
And He Will Rise Up!
Tell Him To Have No Fear!
He Will Float In The Air!

Catcha?!
Can You Hear Me?!

Baaarely! Just Baaarely!

Nevertheless, Listen Good!
Dah Christian Says
Let Go Of Self
For He Says That Is How
The Devil's Darts Are Withstood!

Christian Says
Don't Jump
At Every Slight And Insult
For
A Soft Answer
Turns Away Wrath
And Even Better
Silence Is Golden
For
With God's Blessing
The World Can Be Withstood!
And, Furthermore
He Says There's To Be
No More Carrying Around
That Hock-Hobbled Golden Calf!

He's Up! He's Up!               Catch Just Stood Up!                                               He's Going To Be All Right! 

Catcha Is Standing Firmly On His Feet!

Not Long Thereafter ...

Christian! Dah Christian!
Where You Learn All That Good Stuff?!

I Lift High Old King James!
I Flutter All His Pages
AND
He Ruffles The Whorls On My Brain!
AND
By The Faith Of Jesus Christ
I Withstand Satan's Rages!

You Don't Say?!

I Accept All Of Christ's Teaching!
I Was Like You
But I Accepted The Word Against Self
For
I No Longer Wanted To Be World Champion
Lifting The Heaviest Weight In The World
My - The - Self!

Self Desires Supremacy!
Self Is Its Own God!
Self Sits On A Self-made Throne
Compliments Of King Fraud!

I Am Not King Of My Life!
Jesus Christ Holds That Prime Place
So
All My Burdens
The Barbs Of This Life
I Cast Them All On Him!
And
With Full Confidence
In My Lord Christ
I Can
The Wicked World
Face!

As Easy As That?!

As Easy As *That!*

Jesus Attends!
Defends!
Contends!
I Pray And I Obey
For
I Gave Self To My Savior
That Dragon
For To Slay!

Now ... It's Good Bye To You
And
I Pray
You Have A Blessed Day!

Wow!What A Nice Man!

That's A Good Christian!

Pity He Didn't Fight For Self ...!

He Didn't Need To
For
He Has The Lord Christ
On His Side!