EXPECTING: Temptation!?!

Are You Expecting Visitors!?!

No! Why Do You Ask!?!

I Ask Because You Keep Looking At The Telephone
And Running To The Door
And You Keep Jumping At Every Noise!

Really!?!

Yes, Really!

Oh, Okay! I Didn't Realize That
That Is What I've Been Doing!

If You Say So
But 
You Seem Very Distracted
Even Anxious!

Oh, Ferris! You Don't Know The Half Of It!

So, Are You Going To Tell Me What's Happening!?!
And Does It Have Anything To Do With This
Hyper-Vigilance That You Are Telescoping!?!

Yes, Yes, Yes!
I Am So Uneasy To The Point Of Being Afraid!

Afraid Of What!?!

Him!

Him, Who!?!

You Know ... HIM!

Girl, You're Speaking In Parables!
Speak Plainly So That I May Understand!

I Don't Want To Say His Name!
He's Always Listening!
He's Like An Ever-Ready Battery!
A Timex Watch!

Can You Spell His Name Instead!?!

I Don't Knooow ...!

Come On Already! Who Is This "Him!?!"

T E M P T A T I O N!

Temptation!?!

I Told You Not To Say That Name!!
He's Always Ready And Able To Jump You
When You Least Expect It!

And!?!

How Do You Mean "And!?!"
That Person Is Evil, Evil, Evil!
He Takes Away Your Will!
He Makes You Walk On Disobedience Way!
He Forces You To Go Against Conscience!
He Corrals You Into Working With King Fraud!
He Encourages You To Disobey The Living God!

S M H!!

Whaaat!?!

S M H! 
I'm Shaking My Head!

Why!?! What For!?! At Who!?!

I'm Shaking My Head At You
Because
You're A Silly Goose
Who Seems To Have Forgotten That
She Is The Child, The Servant, The Student Of
Jesus Christ The Lord
Who Has Delivered Unto Us The Gift Of
The Holy Spirit Of Truth
And
Given Into Our Hands The Power ...!

... I've Got The Power!?!

You've Got The Power
To Say "No!" To Temptation
So That You Do Not Do "The Thing!"

Huh!?!

If You Yield To Temptation, Sweetie
You Are Committing Sin!
If You Walk Away From Temptation
Sin Can't Do You One Earthless Thing!

Jesus Christ Has Given The Promise That
We Shall Have Power
To Resist The Salvation Thief
To Stand In The Truth
And
To Live Triumphantly In The Sight Of 
The Holy, Eternal, Saving, Blessing Good God!

Know The Right ...

Looking For Temptation
Expecting Temptation
Making Provision For Temptation
And
Yielding To Temptation
Always, Always, Leads To Sin!

Know Your Enemy ...

Sin Comes Compliments Of The Fraud
That Very Fraud Called Satan
Who Stood Up ... Hopefully
Uselessly
Foolishly
To Try To Unseat Our Creator, Lord And Faithful God!

Oooh, Mama!
I'm Feeling Really Silly Now!
I Was Really, Really, Afraid
And Was Even Feeling Like I Was 
Wearing A Straight-Jacket That 
Had Been Cheaply Made!

Beloved, Our Jesus Christ Saves!
End Of Story!

Satan, Sin And Self Have An Appointed Grave!
Deny Self And You Deny Sin!
Deny Sin And You Deny That Gross Liar Satan!

See To It ... Truly
That You Deny Lying Satan
And 
Intentionally Lift Up The Living Lord
And
Make It A Point Of Necessity
To Walk With The Holy One ... Always
In One Accord!

I Seem To Have Gotten Side-Tracked For A Moment!

You Surely Seemed To Have Done So!

Thanks For Being Here!
I Feel Much Better ... Now!
Jesus Christ The Righteous
Is My Lord And God!

Thank You For The Pep Talk!
From Here On In
By The Almighty's Available Grace
And Ever Free Mercy
I Shall Refuse To Let Temptation
My Life Constantly Stalk!

Amen, Amen, Amen!
With Jesus Christ
See That You Always Talk!

Indeed, And Amen!
You're A Good Friend!

CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION: Dear Jesus, Please Draw Me Nearer!?!

Wealth
Genius
And
Education
Formed An Umbrella ... Called Vile Contempt

Over Christian
And
With Genius Being Inspired Evil
Sought To Have Christian
- True Christian -
From Living Life Made Exempt!

Many Were The Attempts Made
To End True Christian's Life
And
As Many As Were Successful
Just As Many Failed
And
Something Unexpected Happened
When A True Christian Died!

His Blood Became Seed
And
Even More Christians Sprung Up
Even Amongst Those Who, Previously
Had Sought Upon Christian Flesh And Blood To Feed!

True Christian Was Not Afraid To Die
Neither Was He Afraid For Living!
He Held His Maker In Godly Fear
And
Sought Valiantly In All Things
Ever To Please Him!

True Christian Was Hated For One Little Bitty Thing :
His Refusal To Bend To Tradition
To World Custom
And
His Rock Solid Stance Not To Turn The Holy God
Into A Fallen Man
Or ... Better Put
Raise To The Status Of The Living God
A Fallen Man
And
A Known-Fallen Angel
Now A Damned Demon!

He Walked Straight On The Path Narrow!
He Looked Up To The Hills!
He Knew From Whence His Help Came
And
He Wanted Nothing To Do With
Or Accepted Anything From
Any Who Did Not Accept Jesus Christ As Redeeming Savior
Reigning Lord
And
Almighty God
And
Lived By The Holy Faith
Not Known To Be Practiced
By The Agents Of Satan, King Fraud!

True Christian Knew That If It Was His Master's Will
He Could Escape Injury
Or Suffer A World Of Hurt
But
He Was Not Perturbed By What He Could Nor Foresee
Because
He Was Living By Daily-Delivered Holy Faith
Compliments Of The God Of All Grace
His Father
His Comforter
And
His Elder Brother

Savior

Redeemer

Best Friend!

True Christian Was Holding Close The Promise
The Promise Of Eternal Life
And
A Prepared Home With His Lord Jesus Christ
And
It Was Driving The Adversaries Batty
Those Who Lived For
And
Loved Using, Utilizing
The Known-Demonic Device!

They Indulged Pride!
True Christian Indulged Prayer!

They Lifted Up Self!
He Lifted Up The Savior!

They Walked Wise In Their Own Eyes!

He Walked Wise In The Sight Of 

The One Who Created His Eyes!

They Lived To Hurt The Helpless!
He Lived To Help The Hurting

And
There Was No Way That They Could Walk Together
Because
There Was Nothing Between Them
About Which They Could Walk In Accord
Or In Substance Agree!

There Was Not Going To Be A Peaceful End
And
Upon That You Can Surely Depend!

True Christian Knew
Knew Without A Doubt That
He Was Not Better Than His Lord
And
He Was Not Foolish Enough To Doubt
The Living Holy Word Of Truth!

Said He, Boldly And Cheerfully, Calmly:

Nothing Can Separate Me

From The Love Of Jesus:

Not Height, Not Depth

Not Principalities 

Not Powers

Not Angels Nor Demons

Not Life, Nor Death! 

Jesus Christ Is My Savior 

And
I Shall Not Be Moved!

And He Cried Out Fiercely:

I Am Thine, Oh, Lord! 

Draw Me Nearer!

Look Within ...

Can The Same Thing Be Said For Me, For You!?!

Are We Walking Wise

Or Are We Wearing The World's Fancy Shoes!?!

Do We Love The Lord

To The Exclusion Of Everything Else

Or Are We Going To Be As The Chaff Of

The Summer Threshing Floor

When The Lord Of Earth And Glory

Comes Through The Way To Eternity's Door!?!

Are You Getting Yourself Ready

- Truly Ready -

For What, For True Christians

Is Surely In Store!?!

Truth And Light: Error ...!?!

Oh, Woe Is Me!
I Am Undone!
Truth Has Knocked Me Upside-Down
And I Cannot Get Up Nor Turn Around!

Liar! Liar!
Your Pants Is On Fire!
Truth Will Never Knock Anyone Down!
Truth Is The One Who Picks People Up!
Your Words, Friend, Are Truly Messed Up!

Did I Give You Leave To Speak!?!
Are You A Norwegian Or Maybe A Greek!?!
I Interacted With Truth
And Now I Am On The Floor
So Either Help Me Up
Or Step Outside My Side Door!

Don't Be Huffy!
My Name Ain't MaGuffy
But
You're Telling An Untruth
Whilst At The Same Acting Toplofty
And
Unarguably ... Mighty Stuffy!

Who Are You, And Why Are You Here
And Who Invited You To Seat Yourself
In My Best Comfy Chair!?!

I Am Light
And

Truth Is My Closer Than Blood, Brother
And
Wherever You See One
You Shall Surely See The Other!

Uh, Ohhhhhh ...!!

Yup! That Sounds About Right!
I Was Present
And
I Saw The Fight
And
It Was Error Who Threw You On The Floor
Because
Truth Had Enlightened Your Mind
And
It Had Made Cherished Error
Well And Truly Bitterly Sore!

Okie Dokie! My Bad!

Please Be Good
And 

Choose To Get Up
Because

You Are Lost If You Choose To Stay Down! 

Truth Must Be Told ...

Error Is A Clown
A Scary Clown Fishing
Causing You To Go Wishing
In The Well Of Sin
Where All Who Enter
Are Dead Men Walking
Unless
Until
They See Their Need For Salvation
And 

Turn To The Master Of
The Winds And The Waves
And
Choose On The Bread Of Life
Constantly, Constantly, To Feed!

Take Warning ...

Don't Act

Don't Be 

A Broken Reed!
See To It That The Truth For All Ages
You Diligently Heed!
Acknowledge And Accept
That In Your Life
The Lord Of Love
Light And Life
Is All Has Everything You Need
To Succeed

And

Cut The Cord Want

And

Forswear Greed! 

Wants Are Not Needs
And
For Gaining Soul Salvation
Remember That Self
Is 

A Pot-Bellied, Sway-Back, Broken-Down
Going Nowhere Steed!

Trust The Lord Christ

And

Believe Truth

And

See The Comforting, Enlivening, Light

And
Let The Holy Spirit Lead!

To The Eternal God

You Shall Then Be A Delight!

Fight Error

And

Champion Truth

And

Live In The Land Of Eternal Youth!

Peace!

EXPIATION: Do You Really Believe In That ...!?!

CHOICE :
The Gift Of Almighty God
Encompassing Free Will
Because
Almighty God Has Given Unto Us Mortal Men
Power, Opportunity, And The Option

To Choose To Love And Trust Him

FAITH:

The Gift Of Almighty God

Offering Power, Opportunity And The Option

To Believe

To Trust

To Obey

Almighty God At His Stated Word

For An Offered And Desired Benefit!

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

Since

Jesus Christ Paid For All Our Sin
And
Guarantees That We Are Sin-Free
When We Exercise The Faith That He Gives To All As A Gift
- A Down-Payment On Eternity -
And
Confess And Repent Of All Known Sin
And
Believe That He Did The Deed

And

We Then Choose Not To Believe

And

We Then Refuse To Believe That 

We Are Forgiven
Does That Mean That Jesus Christ
Did Not Perform As He Promised
And
His Sure And Pure Sacrifice Was
Is 

Not Efficacious!?!

It Could Be A Riddle ...

Is The Gift Of Faith Not Potent Enough!?!
Is The Gift Of Faith Worthless!?!

Whose Fault Is It
When The Known-Redeemed Soul
Rejects ... Out Of Hand
Jesus Christ's Sure And Secure Salvation!?!

Is There Anything Else That 

Jesus Christ Can Do To Convince The Purchased Soul 

To Accept The Blessed Gift Of Eternal Life!?!

Why Does
- Why Would -
The Sinner Doubt The Savior!?!

Why Does The Sinner Not Know
Or Recognize That
He Is Adding The Sin Of Doubt
To His Known-Long List Of Unconfessed Sin!?!

Why Does The One In Need Of The Savior
Take The Path That Satan Threads
Instead Of The Path That
Jesus Christ Trod!?!

What Will It Take To Cause A Sinful Doubter
- A Doubting Sinner -
To Exercise Faith In Jesus Christ The Lord!?!

Why Do Believers, Believe The Word Of Jesus Christ!?!

Why Do Doubters, Doubt The Word Of Jesus Christ!?!

Same Home, Same Teaching ...

Why Was Cain Different From Abel!?!
Why Was Ham Different From Shem And Japheth!?!
Why Was Esau Different From Jacob!?!
Why Was Joseph Different From His Brethren!?!
Why Did The Prodigal Son Leave Home!?!

Why Did Lucifer Covet The Position Of Christ!?!
Why Did Satan Desire To Be As The Most High
To Occupy Heaven's Throne
And
The Hearts Of All Around Him!?!

What Is The Excuse For Sin!?!

There Is No Excuse For Sin!

Bad Choice Costs!
Good Choice Pays

And
Making The Decision
To Depart From Sin To Enter Salvation
Always Great Dividends Pay!

Exercising One's Personal Franchise ...

Jesus Christ Gives!
I Choose To Receive! 

Jesus Christ Blesses!
I Choose My Sin To Confess!

Jesus Christ Forgives!
I Choose To Repent! 

Jesus Christ Heals!
I Choose Before Him To Kneel! 

Jesus Christ Reveals!
I Choose My Known-Sin Not To Conceal!

Jesus Christ Leads!
I Choose To Follow! 

Jesus Christ

- By The Holy Spirit -

Guides And Chides!
In Him, I Choose To Confide, To Abide!

Jesus Christ Is Truth!
In Him, I Choose To Trust! 

Jesus Christ Is Light!
Being With Him, I Cannot Walk In Darkness! 

Jesus Christ Is Life!
Being In, And Living For Him, I Have Eternal Life!

I Know That My Redeemer Liveth!

How Come I Know
But
The Doubter Knows Not
When We Are All Privvy
To The Same Preserved Truth!?!

I Am A Worm
A Flower Of The Field
A Child Of The Dust
A Sinner Once Marked For
The Second Death
But 

Now Aiming For Zion
Beulah Land
New Jerusalem
The Kingdom Of The Blessed!

I Know ...

I Did Not Make Myself
So I Will Not Doubt The One
Who Says
Who Daily Proves 

- According To The Preserved Word

By His Every Action In My Life

In The Lives Of Others

In Nature - That
He Did

And

In His Favor

I Choose To Use My Gift Of Faith!
I Choose To Trust The Lord Christ!
I Choose To Inherit Eternal Life In Christ
In Almighty God's Great And Glorious  Paradise!

Sin Sells!
Salvation Saves!
The Savior Sacrificed!
Satan Savages And Ravages!

CHOICE:

I Am Jesus Christ's ... Alone!

FAITH:

Jesus Christ Will Help Me

To Arrive Safely

At The Heavenly ... Home!

Almighty God Is Truth:

He Gave The Living Word! 

He Said It: I Believe It! 

For Me, The Case Is Closed!

Jesus Christ, My Redeemer

Erased

Paid For

Removed 

Freed Me 

Expiated ... My Personal Sin

And

I Am Going Home With Him

Even If I Go Alone!

Choice Faith Matters!

Faith Is Free To Me And Thee!

Are You A Fair-Weather Christian!?!
Are You Living On Another's Faith!?!
Is Your Faith Fit
Able To Be Tested And Tried
Or Is Your Faith Fleeting
Inconstant
Waiting For Opportunity By Your Self To Be Denied!?!

Hold Up There, Purdy!

How Can One Live By Another's Faith!?!

Very Good!
Someone Was Paying Attention!

Monty, Not One Of Us Can Live By Another Person's Faith!

We Each Get Daily Faith
Daily Grace
And
Strength For The Needs Of The Day!

So, If That Is Indeed The Case
Why Did You Make That Statement!?!

I Made That Statement
Because
There Are Those Amongst Us
Who Harp On Grand-Daddy, Grand-Mumsy
Daddy, Mummy, Preacher, Teacher, Friend-Faith
As Though That Faith 
Is
A Commodity Most Prized
Suitable For All And Sundry
Easy To Be Utilized
Requiring No Personal Commitment
By Self To Be Exercised!

Be Wise ...

Another Person May Model Faith In Their Life 
In Your Presence
But
When The "Chips" Are Down
When The Rubber Hits The Road
When The Boat Is In The Ocean
When Your Plane Is In Turbulence
Faith Becomes Personal
Prized
By The One Who Has It In Personal Possession
Available At The Moment's Notice
Absent The Need To Go And Perform A Search For It!

Whatcha Lookin' Fir!?!? ...

We Don't Seek To Find Faith In The Fury Of A Storm!
If You Do, You Won't Find It
Unless
Possession And Exercise
Were Your Day To Day Norm!

Many People Called Christian
Are Going To Doomed To Disappointment
Dispossession
Dismissal And Damnation
Because
They Did Not Redeem The Time
By Making Exercised Daily-Faith
Their Most Prized Possession!

Faith Doesn't Reside In The Land Of Sight!

The Land Of Sight Houses Residents
For Whom Practiced Doubt Is A Delight

And

All Who Despise The Gracious Gift
Given To All Men Their Own Souls To Uplift
Shall Perish In The Sea Of Doubt
Churned
By Him Who From Highest Heaven
Was Given The Rout
Was Eternally Cast Out!

Don't Just Be Intellectually Wise:
Walk In Wisdom ...

A Watching, Working, Waiting

Enduringly Constant

Inflexible Faith

Impervious To Sight And Sound 

Distress Or Disappointment

Denial Or Delay

Is 
The Only Faith, My Friends

That Shall See Us Arriving Safely

- Character Cleansed -

At The Small-Things Great-Day!

Faith Prays! 

Faith Knows One Master!

Faith Marks The Way Home! 

Home Is With The Master! 

The Prayer Of Belief Enlarges Faith
And

The Master Gives The Measure Of Faith

To The One Who Chooses To Believe!
Believers Do Not Walk Alone!

Deceit Is Rife ...

Do Not By The Adversary's Posturings

His Postulations

Be Evilly Deceived! 

Let Truth In Your Heart

Be Welcomingly Received 

For By This ... In Heaven

You Shall Surely Be Joyfully Received! 

In This Is Jesus Christ Pleased!

Facts Are Evident!

Put Faith First!

Feelings Do Not To Faith Matter!

Ignore Self

And

Feelings Will Scatter!! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Morals And Facts

"They" Say It Is More Important
To Be Morally Right
Than 
To Be Factually Accurate!
In The Name Of All That Is Holy
How Is This Even A Fight!?!

A Moral 
Is 
Truthful, Righteous, Good
A Fact 
Is 
Fixed, Truthful, Unchangeable
So I Cannot Ever Hope To See
How Moral Rightness Takes Precedence 
Over Factual Accuracy!

A Moral Tells The Truth!
Right Things Are Always Accurate!
And
Facts ... Are
So Set High The Bar!

Look
This Foray Into Philosophy
Is Just So Much Hair-Splitting
And
Sounds Very Much Like Satan
Doing Some More Of His
"Thou Shalt Not Surely Die!" Deceitful Knitting!

We've Got Choice
A Dollar And An Opinion ...

I Believe It To Be Plain Gamesmanship
Where One Tells The Other
Not The Truth Of The Matter
But His "Personal" Truth
Which, Effectively
Is 
Always, Always, A "Perfect" Lie!

This, My Friend, No Man Can Deny!

Truth 
Is 
Not Owned By Man
And, Therefore Can Never Be Subjective!

Jesus Christ Plainly Stated:

I Am ... The Truth ...!

And

All Those Who Utter Folderol
Such As There Being Alternative Facts
And
Put Their Personal Morals Before
The Unchangeable Truth
Are Privately, Publicly, Working For The Devil
And
Have Not The Decency
To Be Ashamed Of The Known To All Act!

Give A Gander Here ...

I'll Tell You A True Story!

I Received A Simple Invitation:
Received That Same Invitation, Too!
It Said:

Come And See

The Beauty Of The Truth!

Beauty:

Unblemished Unvarnished 

Unpolished

Truth:

Plain And Simple

Always Good For The Young

The Old

The Middling Youth!

Prepare To Be Mind-Blown ...

Truth Was Not Fun!
Truth Is Not Funny! 

Truth Is Real, Righteous
And 
Good For You
Just Like Pure Honey
But
Just As Honey Is Good In Just The Right Dosage
So Is Applied Truth! 

It's All There
Always Palatable
But
Only Digestible In Prescribed Doses!

The Lord Christ Stated That
The Comforter
The Holy Spirit Of Truth
Will Lead Us Into All Truth
And
This, We Cannot Deny!

Despisers Of Truth:

Know All Of Nothing

And

Know Nothing At All!

Now,
Please Understand That 
Those Who Will Have Their Own Way
Those Who Will With Sin And Self Play
Are Those Who Indulge Bow-Tied Semantics
To Cover Up Their Unholy Antics
And
Who Will Ever Find A Way 
To Deflect Truth's Light In Their Eyesight
So That They May Continue Acting
Like Hard-Shell Turtles Plodding
And
Showing Themselves To Be
Didactic Pedantic!

Man Is An Innate Liar!

Truth ... Accumulates
And
Lies ... Dissipate
But

Jesus Christ Cleanses
And
Always Elevates!

Be Ye Warned And Fed ...

Do Not Seek To Suffer
Old Satan's Registered Fate:
With Eternal Death, He Has A Fixed Date
From Which He Ain't Coming Back!

Do Not With Fancy Lies Labor
And
Do Not With Octopus-Sin Cooperate
Because
The Judgment Of Man Is Coming
And
It Cannot Be Cancelled
And
It Will Not Be Late!

Anything Not Rated

"Jesus-Approved"

Is

The Attribute

The Word

The Action

The Thought

That

Man Should Ever Seek To Lose!

Heaven Awaits The Faithful

So

Please Do Not The Good Gift Refuse!