SECULAR SELF-LOVE + A Prayer Against It!

The Day Was No Different From Any Other!

In The Old People's Vernacular
I Awakened
Said My Prayers
And Brushed My Two Teeth!
After Bathroom Detail
I Had Me Some Dry Oats
And A Warm To Hot Libation
AND
Looked To Start The Day
Without
Getting Into A Nasty Fight
With. My. Self

The Old Peace-Thief!!

Too Late!

Here They Come
Polished As Can Be
Secular Self-Love
AND
Temptation ... To Sin -
Wow!
They Are Wearing
The White Gloves!

Oh, Brother!

I Know What That Means -
They're Going To Try To Finesse Me
AND
Try To Make Me Want
To My Heavenly Father
To ... Lie?!

Yup!
Here It Comes!

I Can Feel The Urge A-coming To Say:

I Love Me!

I Love Me The Best!

The World's My Oyster!

I Am No Ice-Chest!

Oh, Boy!
Today Was Getting Off To 

Another Lousy Start!

I Will Not Submit!

I Will Not Submit!

Lord, Help Me!

PRAYER:

Father,

I Need You!

Have Mercy On Me!

I Didn't Do It When I Woke Up

But

I Am Doing It Now!

I'm Freely

Willingly

Eagerly

Giving My Self To Thee!

Lord,

Save Me From My Self!

Save Me!

Save Me, Now!

My Heart Before I Humbly Bow!

Lord,

My Self Is Trying

Of Me To Take Control

And

I Want No Part Of It

So, I Am Asking You, Please

Of My Life Take Control

For

I Want Willful Self

Outside

Of My Heart's Door!

This Secular Self-Love Has For Me

Been A Total Bug-Bear

And

A Really Grand Lie

For It Pit's One Against One's Maker

Encouraging One

The Love Of God To Deny!

When Secular Self-Love

Loves My Sinful Self

I Cannot

Your Voice Hear

And

When That Happens

Temptation-To-Sin

Screams Loudly

Unashamedly

In My Poor Ear

Urging Me To Willfully Ignore You

And

To Depart From Holding You

In The Necessary Godly Fear!

This, Lord, I Can No Longer Bear!

I Hate It!

Father,

I Have Battle Scars

And

I Desire None New

So

In The Faith Of Jesus Christ

I Give Also

My Will

And

My Way Unto You!

I Am Glad To Do This, My Father

For

I Know That You Will Take Care

And

With You In Control Of My Life, Lord

I Will Not End Up

Worthless

Useless

Hard

And

To Your Blessed Kingdom

Damned-For-Eternity Discard!

Thanks, In Advance

For The Save, Lord!

I No Longer Wish To Be

To Sin

A Trussed-Up Slave

And

I Totally Accept The Salvation Purchased

When Your Beloved Son Died

So That Me And My Kind

May Be Saved!

In Jesus' Name

I Make My Humble Plea

For

I Desire

In Peace

To See Thee

On The Great And Glorious Day!

I Love You, Lord!

AMEN.

HAPPY SABBATH: The Storm + The Prayer

Good Morning, Foolish Man!

Good Morning, Man Wise!

How Is Your Building Progressing?! 

I'm Moving Apace
But The Supplies
Their Price Is Giving My Stomach

Mucho Butterflies!

What About You!

I Have Built On The Rock Of Salvation!
I Have Used The Plan
Designed By The Heavenly Store!
I Have The Hand Of The Master Builder
AND
The Cleft Of The Rock
Marks The Beginning 

AND

The End Of My Property!
That's For Sure!

Wow!
You've Really Gone Against Tradition!
Not Me - I Want All That's Out There
And Truth Be Told
Much More!
That's Why I'm Getting Stomach Butterflies
For
I Didn't Dig Too Deep
And Now
I'm Not Sure
If My House Can Carry
The Heavy Weight Of My Ever-Increasing

Acquired Load!

You'd Better Think Seriously
About What You Are Doing!
The Storms Of Life
Are Just Up Ahead!
This Is The Season Of Trial
Affliction
AND
Tribulation
AND
All Need True Shelter
Real Comfort

AND
Trusted Safety
Or One Will Be Harmed
Or Worse
One Can Be Killed!

Dead! Dead!

No, My Brother!
You're Thinking Too Deep!
Talk To You Later!

It Has Been A Long Night

And I'm Off To Catch Up On My Sleep!

Not Even Two Days Later ...

Rumble Rumble!!                            Swish! Swoooosh!!            Swish! Swoooosh!!

              Rumble Rumble!!        Crack Crack Craack!!

Swish! Swoooosh!!                                        Pip Pip Tip!                                                          Crack Crack Craack!!                 Rumble Rumble!!

Swish Swish Swiiiiish!             Crack Crack Craack!!     Top Pop Plop!           Plop Dop Dop!

Man Wise Was Comfortable!
He Is Saying His Prayers!
He Is Thanking The Lord For His Blessings!
AND
Jesus Christ Is Comforting His Fears!

He Is Also Praying
For Foolish Man
His Neighbor
Across The Way
Whose House
Built On The Sands
On Public Opinion
The Theories Of Man
The Lust Of The Eye
The Pride Of Life
AND
A Gargantuan Serving
Of The Lust Of The Flesh
Is Being Torn Apart
By The Prevailing Winds
Of
The Turbulent Storm
Which Had Been Predicted
By The Author Of Life
Who Alone Can Save
The Children Of Man!

Lord, Please Spare His Life!

Suddenly ... 

There Is A Loud Thump Thump
AND
Upon Man Wise Answering

AND
Opening
Foolish Man
Fell In Through
Man Wise's Solid, Solid, Door!

Thank You, Lord
For Saving Foolish Man's Life!!

Foolish Man?!
Foolish Man!
Open Your Eyes!

Man Wise?!
Man Wise!!
I'm Still Alive?!
I Thought I Was Done For!
I Was Sure I Would Die!

The Storm
The Storm ... It Was Awful!
I Will Not Tell A Lie!
I Built My House On Shifting Sand
And The Storm Gave It
A Strenuous Buffeting
And When The Rain Of Trial
And Tribulation Started To Pour
It Was Not Very Long Before
My Roof Blew Off
And, Soon

All I Had Left

And Was Left Holding
Was The Fancy Knob Of The Expensive Door
Of The Perfect House That Was No More!

You Should Have Heard
The Scream Of Ripping Siding
The Screech Of Torn Out Nails
The Roar Of Blown Out Windows
The Sad Keening Of My Wails!

I Begged God To Save Me!
You Know  ...
The Very God
You Warned Not To Ignore!
The Very God
That Rock
You Told Me To Build Upon!
The Very God
In Whom I Had No Stock!!

It Was Terrible!
It Was Awful!
I Now Know Fear
And
I Am Asking You, Dear Brother
Could You Put Me Up?!
Can I Rest On You Spare Chair?!

Sure, Sure, Sure!
Take A Load Off!
You Are Welcome To Stay Here
BUTJust Know
That The Lord Of Life

Is The Head Of This Household
AND
I Don't Cotton To Those Pet Theories
That You Idolize!

Pet Theories?!

Pet Theories!!
Those Pet Theories
Practically Near Killed Me!

Look At Me Now
I Don't Even A Pot Of My Own
Too Pee In
Nor A Window To Throw It Through
So, Please
Do Not Speak To Me Ever Again
About Man Practice Nor Theory!!

Don't Do It - I Caution You!

You May, However

Tell Me Everything
That You Know
About The God You Built Upon
The God Who Guides And Protected You
And Surely Saved Me Today, Too!!

Foolish Man ...
Foolish Man!
You Need A New Name
For
You've Come To Your Senses
AND

That Is Quite Plain!

The God Who Is My Rock
Possesses
AND
Can Provide
Salvation To All
But Those Who Receive It
See Their Need
AND

To Him
Reach For It!

You Trusted In Self!
You Trusted On Man!

ANDYou Leaned On A Weak Arm
That Placed You
In The Path Of Harm!

Our God ...
- He's Yours Now -
Is Safe To Lean On!
He Strong To Uphold You!
He's Faithful To Console You!
He's Steady In All Ways!
He's Unchanging
Be It Day Or Night!
His Word Is His Character
ANDYou Need Him
Be It Dark Days
Or Light!

If You Will Let Go
AND
Let God
Be To You
Your All In All
He Will Lead You
Guide You
Teach You
Feed You
Lift You Up Ever You Fall!

He'll Never Abandon You -
It's Not His Way!

ANDHe'll Never Chaste You Away
For A Mistake
BUT
Take Heed Unto Yourself
And Do Not
Let Presumption
Cause You
From His Safety
To Turn Away!

You Have Been Given

A Chance At New Life!
Please Do Not From It Turn Away!
Deny The Liar
AND

Those Who Work For Him
Who Tell You
For Things Temporal
To Reach Higher And Higher!

Things Are Replaceable!
A Soul Lost Is Not
So, Please
Use This Golden Opportunity
To Claim Your Soul's Salvation
On

In

From

The Rock!

And, In Deep Contrition

Foolish Man

Turning Wise

Uttered This

PRAYER:

Dear Lord, 

I Thank You

For Saving My Soul

For

Without Your Salvation

You Know That I Would Be

A Duppy Quite Cold!

Forgive Me, Lord, My Folly

My Willingness To Presumptuous Sin

My Penchant For Shiny Objects

That Cluttered My Life

But Did Not My Soul Thrill!

Father,

I Invite You

To Fill The Void In My Heart

The Void In My Life

So, Please

Can You Make The Way Clear

To Help Me From Sinning To Depart!

Lord,

I No Longer Want

What Others May Have!

I Now Want What You Have For Me

And

I Desire From You

Through You

And

In You

The Blessed, Blessed, New Start!

Teach Me Your Way, Lord

And Help Me To Walk In It

For

I Know Now

- Of A Surety -

That Life Without You

Is A Bottomless

Handleless

Holey Rusted Bucket!

Lord, I Was Living In The Dark!

Hear, Oh, Lord

My Prayer

For

Father Most True

I Sincerely Need You

And

Will To Trust You

And, So I Give 

My Self

My Will

And

My Way

- In My New Faith -

Unto You!

Teach Me To Love You, Lord!

AMEN.

Welcome To The Family, Brother!

Welcome To The Family!

Take Your Place, Satan!

I Believe God!

Do You?!

If You Believe ... Walk!

If You Walk ... Trust!
If You Trust ... Live!

If You Hope ... Reach Up And Reach Out!
If You Love ... Share And Care!
If You Think On Jesus Christ ... Talk About Jesus Christ!
If You Worship God ... Say Your Prayers!
If You Pray ... Plead!
If You Plead ... Believe!

AND
If You Really Believe In God

In Jesus Christ's Name ... Stand Firm In His Faith!

If You Are Standing Firm In The Faith
Keep The Promises Of God
As Your Comfort Every Day!
Take Pleasure In The Comfort
As You Walk Along Life's Way

For
Your Adversary Satan
Will Attempt To Strip You Bare
BUT
Believe And Trust
The Word Of God
AND
Plainly You Can Say:

Get Thee Behind Me Satan!
You Have No Part In Me!
My Master Is The Lord Jesus Christ
AND
Thank God
He Is Carrying Me!

Get Out Of My Way!

My Path Is By Christ Marked!
My Way Is Sure!
Jesus Christ Knocked On My Heart
AND
I Opened For Him
My Door
AND
He Sups With Me
AND
I With Him
AND
Sorry - Not Sorry
My Heart Is No More
Your Welcome Inn
So
Let Your Sorry Back
Reverence The Jesus-Is-Mine Door!

No Credit For You Today
AND
There Is Definitely None Tomorrow
For
I Am Now Walking
Saved And Forgiven
With God Almighty
The Very Highest Power!

Get Away From Me, Satan
You're An Unregenerate Liar!
I Am Going Home With My Jesus
AND
You
You Shall Eat The Banquet
Of Your Own Preparing!
You Shall Eat
God's Holy Fire
So
Take Your Place
AND
From Me - In Jesus' Name
Accept The Rejection
AND
Retire
Liar!

I Am Bound For The Promised Land
AND

You May Put Up A Balaam To Curse Me

BUT

I'm Jesus Christ's To Command!

I Will Know Affliction
- My Jesus Says So -

BUT

With God's Grace
In Jesus Christ I'll Stand

For He Has Covenanted
To Protect Me
Shield Me
Teach Me
Lead Me 
Feed Me

AND
Take Me Safely

To The Glorious Land!

I'm Going Home With My Jesus!

Great's The Day!

I'm Going Home With My Jesus

Come What May!

I Have No Hold On The Temporal!

I've Seized On Eternity!

I'm Going Home With My Jesus

Lord, Haste The Day!

Haste The Day! 

HE SAID: I Did! - Trusting In The Lord Christ!

I Am In Love
With A Jealous God!

Aren't They All?!

I Don't Know
About A "They All!"
I Just Know About The Jealous God
Whose Name Is Jealous!

Really!?!

Yes!
He Does Not Share!
He Desires All Of My Love
For His Own
AND
As For His Glory
It Is All His!
His, Alone!

He Is So Giving!
He Told Me Up Front:

I Will Always Love You!
I Will Ever Provide For You!

He Told Me Straight
What's Good To Aspire
AND
Plainly Informed Me
What's Best To Retire!

Sounds Really Controlling!

Oh, No!
Not At All!

He Is Just Very Specific
About The Heart
He Holds In His Hand!

When We First Met
He Told Me Quite Plain:

This Is All Blessings!
He Showed Me The Right!

This Is All Cursings!
He Showed Me The Left!

AND
Told Me To Choose
Which One I Will Receive
AND
Never At Any Point
Did He Try To Me Deceive!

He Said I Have Choice!
He Says I Have Will!
I Can Choose To Give Him My Will
Which Will Permit Him
To Mark Out My Path
AND
At The End Of This Life
My Trove Of Blessings
He Will Continue
- For Eternity -
To Fill!

Sounds Like A Bill Of Goods To Me!

To You, Maybe!
But, To Me
My Beating Heart
At His Name
Completely And Totally
Thrills!

How Gullible!

Excuse Me?!
I Don't Understand!

My God Is Holy!
My God Is True!
My God Is Faithful!
AND
He Is Calling Out To You!

What God Ever Does Anything
Except Hold Out Their Frozen Hand?!

Ahhh! There's Your Problem!

Frozen-God Hand!
Frozen-Handed Gods
Are Not Gods!
They Are Idols!

My God Is Alive!
I Can Call Upon Him
At Any Time
AND
He Answers!
He Responds!
He Takes Care Of Me
AND
All That He Requires
Expects From Me
Is Faithfulness
No Doubt
Constancy
No Wavering
Trust
No Backsliding!
In Him
I Am Confiding!

One Is Born Every Day!

What Is That?!

A Sucker!

Oh, My!
I Don't Know Of Anyone Else!
I Speak For Myself!
I Know That I Was Lonely
Lost
Floundering
Wandering
Wayward
Alone
When I Met Jesus
And, Now
My Life Is Complete!

He Said:
Cast Your Cares On Me!
I Did!

He Said:
Trust And Obey!
I Am Trying
By His Grace
That Challenge
To Fullfil!

He Said:
Walk In Faith!
I'm Trying Not To Walk By Sight!

He Said:
I Will Never Leave You Nor Forsake You!
I Hold His Hand
Even When I Want To Relent!

Your Funeral!

He Told Me:

It Is Appointed Once

For Man To Die

And Then The Judgment!

Excuse Me?!

Judgment? What Judgment?!

Oh, Dear ...!

The Creator God

Becomes

The Judge Of His Creation

In The Day Of His Appointing

AND ALL MANKIND
Must Give An Accounting

Of His Life's Deeds!

To The Repentant
He Is The Welcoming King!

To The Unrepentant

He Is The Frowning

Aka Executing Judge!

Everybody Tells Me

Enjoy Life!

You Live!

You Die!

End Of Story!

But, YOU ...!!

You've Upset My Apple Cart!

You Just Burst My Bubble

And You've Done Put A Tremble
A Real Tremble

In My Heart!

What Do I Do?!

Where Do I Go?!

Who Can I Turn To -

I Really Don't Want

The Frowning Judge Score!

Jesus Christ

Is The Answer

First Question To Last!

In Him Is Life Eternal!

On Him Your Burdens

You May Cast!

Trust Him - He Is Faithful!

Lean On Him - He Is Strength!

Hold On To Him - He Is Life

AND

Follow Him

For
He Leads To Eternal Life!

Pray For Forgiveness
For The Rotten Deeds Of Your Past Life!

How On Earth Do I Do That?!

Tell The Truth!

Say What You Did!

Acknowledge That You Were Wrong!

Say You Are Sorry

AND

Ask Jesus To Lead You

The Rest Of Your Life

Be It Short Or Long!

Pray Is Personal Communication!

Tell The Truth Freely!

Forgiveness By Confession

And Repentance

Comes Your Way

BUT

Be Assured Of This One Thing

Going To Jesus

Means Satan Is Going To Be Dogging Your Way!

So, Please
Pray
AND

Keep Praying
AND

Keep Trusting!

Trust Gives Growth To Love

And Soon

Satan Will Have To Leave You Alone

At Least For Those Things

For Which

You Did Let Christ's Spill Blood Atone! 

But ... Know This

Give No Place To The Devil!

Not An Inch!

Not Even A Scratch!

When He Calls

Ask Jesus To Answer

AND 
He Will Run From You Far!

No One Has To Die Without Jesus!

No One Has To Face The Judgement Alone!

Jesus Pleads His Blood For The Faithful

AND

The Father Accepts

His Beloved Son's Spilt Blood - It truly Atones!

Will You Pray With Me?!

Our Father

Up In Heaven

We On The Earth

Accept The Promise

Offered To Us

In Jesus Christ's Spilt Blood!

Here Is A New Resident

For The Eternal Kingdom

Who Desires Forgiveness

From The God Who Is Love ...! 

FOR YOUR SELF: Think, Think, Think!

In This Day Of Liberality
It Is An Offence
- It Appears -
To Offend The Powers That Be
For
It Seems
That To Go Against The Party's Best Line
Is Taken As A Gross Affront
To That, That Wants To Be
- But Is Not -
Lord God Divine!

Unto All Men
By Sheer Dint Of Birth
Is The Right
To Do
AND
To Choose
AND
Man's God-Given Free Will
Is Not
Decanter-Dispensed
Premium
Mind-Numbing Booze
Distributed Only To Those
With Reach
Grasp And Hold
Who Are
Connected And Engaged
AND
Not Given To Public Burping
Or Picking Of The Nose!

To All
AND
To Sundry
Listen Well As I Declare:

I Do Not Have To Agree With You To Like You

Neither Does My Disagreeing With You

Say That I Hate You!

I Was Born By Myself!

I Think For My Self!

Group-Think Is Not

An Interest Of Mine

So

Please Have Me Excused

For

My Mind Is My Own

Compliments Of

The Living Holy God

True Just 

Faithful

Ever-Giving

And

Eternally Kind

And

I Do Not Feed Into

The Take-Up Popular-Friend

Fire-Rage

'Cause I Don't Want To Walk Alone

Game Tone!

To Those Who Are Faithful Christians Called 
You Should Be Made Aware
That At This Time Of The End
You'd Better Know The Source Of
The Voice That You Choose To Hear!

The Master Requires All
To Stand In Truth
AND
Walk In Light
Doing No Unrighteousness
As We 
For Our Own Soul's Salvation Fight!

The Multitude 
Is
Inevitably Wrong
Because
Men's Lusts Have Might
Even Though
Their Cause Is Wrong
AND
They Appear Strong!

I Urge All
To Dare To Be A Daniel
A Moses Firm
An Elijah On Fire
Or The Baptist Called John
Even If It Means
They Hand You A Head-Carrying Platter!

This Is Not The Time
To Waffle In Your Belief!
Stand Firm On The Truth
In Jesus Christ's Faith
AND
In The Great Day
You Won't Be Branded
A Doubled-Minded
Cast-Off
Lost-To-Salvation
Damned-For-Eternity
There-Is-No-Place-For-You-In-God's-Kingdom
Disgrace!

Think On Jesus Christ!

Talk With Jesus Christ!

Trust Jesus Christ!

And, Finally

Live With Jesus Christ!