Happy In Jesus Christ!

I'm Trying To Walk 

The Straight And Narrow But I Keep Stumbling!
I Don't Want To Stumble Or Fall Short Of His Glory 

And Being Able To See His Face On Judgement Day!

Sheldene, I Know That You Believe That 

Christ Is The Answer
So When You Fall
Just Get Back Up, Confess Your Sin, Repent
And
Ask The Lord ... By His Holy Spirit
To Help You Not To Do The Same Sin Again!

We Are Flesh
But
Praise The Eternal God

Jesus Christ Saves!

Jesus Was Tempted In The Flesh Just As We Are
But
Did Not Sin
Because Jesus Knew The Word
And
The Power Of The Word! 

His Response To The Wiles Of Satan Was

"Thus Saith The Lord!"

Jesus Trusted The Word
And
He Believed The Promises Therein Given!

Jesus Christ Is The Word ... Made Flesh!

Lady Shel, If You Do Not Stand Firmly In Your Faith In Jesus
And
Rebuke Satan Soundly
The First Time You Are Tempted To Do Wrong
You Will Fall
And
Each Successive Temptation For The Same Sin
Will Be Harder To Ignore
When You Meet It In Your Own Strength!

The Lord Loves You, Personally
And 
Desires To Save You, Personally!
He Has Promised That 

When We Confess And Repent Of Known Sin
He Is Faithful And Just
And
Will Cleanse Us From All Unrighteousness!

Listen To The Words Of The Shepherd-King David
Pleading Passionately With The Lord!

KJV Psalms 51

1 Have mercy upon me, O God, 

according to thy lovingkindness: 

according unto the multitude of 

thy tender mercies 

blot out my transgressions.

11 Cast me not away from thy presence; 

and take not thy holy spirit from me.

8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; 

that the bones which 

thou hast broken may rejoice.

Listen Also To The Apostle John

Pleading With His Christian Children 
To Walk Right Before The Lord:

Jesus Christ Was Made Sin
Surety And Security For Us! 

Lean On His Love For You And You Will Be Okay!

However, Dear Lady, 
Let Me Warn You:

To Deliberately Commit Sin
Knowing It Is Wrong
Is
To Commit The Sin Of Presumption
And
That Is To Tread On Dangerous Ground
Walking Willfully Outside Of 
The Lord's Hedge Of Protection!

Presumption Places You On The Devil's Turf
And
If You Do That You Will Be Sorry!

I Am Encouraging You To Commit Your Life
Your Walk, Your Work
Your Thoughts And Your Actions
To The Lord
And
Permit Him To Have His Way With You!

Forward Ever, Backward Never ...

Don't Do A Lady Lot And Look Back At "The Good Times!"
They Were Never Good To Begin With
And
Don't Envy Anyone Their "Prosperity!"

There Is No Eternal Prosperity Without Jesus Christ!
TRUST HIM!

The Lord 
Is 
Right Now In The Most Holy Place Of 
The Heavenly Sanctuary
In Front Of His Father And Ours
- As High Priest ... Mediator -
Interceding For You And For Me!

Beloved,
I Understand Your Concerns
And
I Beseech You, Please
Don't Indulge Ungodly Worry When You Have Been Given
By The Creator Of The Universe
The Privilege Of Praying To His Father
In His Holy Name!

Think ... Meditate 
On This Salutation To The Brethren
From John The Beloved, Seriously:

Sufficient Grace
Free Mercy
Perfect Peace
Absolute Truth
And 
Amazing Love
Display To Us The Character Of The Holy God 
And 
Our Infinite Gift From Heaven Above!

Brethren, Beloved,

If There Is Ever A Time To Indulge Lust And Greed
It Is For These Precious Gifts 
Expansively Given Unto Us 
Through The Eternal God's Sacrificial Love!

You, Me, We Are Blessed Indeed
So Let's Start Living Like We Truly Believe It!
Utilize Your Gift Of Peace Today!

Jesus Christ's Gift Of Peace To Us
Surpasses Human Understanding!

Thank You All For Sharing!

All I Can Honestly Say
Is That I Am Blessed 
And I Truly Know It
And Understand It ... Now!

May The Lord Watch Over You
And Keep You Safe In His Loving Care!

AMEN!!!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Faith's Gotta Work!

Heavenly Gifts Are Daily Given!
Faith, Amongst Them
Requires That We Use What We Have
And
Is That Treasure That We Need To Succeed
And
Is The Gift That We Need To Use
If
We Are Not To Go To Hell 
With Satan And His Angels
And
With That Thing Called Bre'k-Neck Speed!

Faith Without Corresponding Work
Is 

Dead ... Dead As A Door-Nail
And
There Is Not Anything That 
Anyone Can Do For Us Unless And Until
From The Hand Of The Gifter
We Substantially Take Our Fill
And
Start Walking Home ... To Our Father
Who Is In Heaven
That Place Of Rest 
That Is The Saved Man's Haven!

Get A Grip On Yourself ...

We Must Stop Partaking Of 
The Pharisee's Leaven Which Calls 
Faith, Foolish
Love, Cheap
Hope, Hellish
And

Unregenerated Self ... The Chief!

We Are Targets ... 

We Have Bullseye Targets

On Our Backs, Chests

Our Foreheads 

And

On Our Hands And Knees

And, Yet

The Most Efficient Bullseye

Is

The One Covering The Ear

The Covering The Eye

Those Recording Devices Of A Man

That Take Into The Unwary Heart 

The Known-Demoralizing Lie!

The Devil, Satan

The Dragon, The Serpent

That Snake In The Garden Was A Talker

Glib ... Even Unto This Day

Reaching Into The Mind Of Man
Through His Ear, Through His Eye

And

Endeavoring There To Stay

To Play Footsie

To Run Foot-Loose

Mangling

The Certain Truth

Hopeful

To Make A Miniscule Breach

And

Thereby Cause One To Relax Their Hold 

On Him Who Guarantees

Eternal Youth! 

Know The Right ... 

Faith Comes By Hearing The Word Of Almighty God! 

Doubt Comes By Hearing The Word Of Satan

Our Accuser

The Adversary Of Our Souls

That Known Murderer

Who Desires Us To Worship Him

And Thereby
Steal The Prerogatives Of The Holy
The Eternal

The Living, Blessing, Giving One God! 

Watch Unto Pray ... 

Guard Your Heart

For Out Of It Come The Issues Of Life! 

Fix Your Eyes' Focus

And

Focus Totally On Christ! 

Unstop Your Ears

And

Tune Your Antennae

To The Frequency Of Christ

Who, For Your Purchased Soul

Personally, Personally Cares! 

Get Your Soul-House In Order ...

Live For The Life-Giver! 

Walk With The God Wise! 

Speak As A Saint Of The One God Holy

And

Do Not Mother Eve's Error Foolishly Reprise! 

Do Not Choose To Do As Daddy Adam Did

Preferring To Share The Fate Of 
The Disobedient One Loved

Instead Of Obeying The Lover Of Your Soul

Who Has Prepared A Place For You

In The Father's House

In The Heavenly Realm Of Love! 

Stand Up In The Faith Of Jesus!

Rest Upon His Word!

Permit Yourself To Be Influenced By Holy Angels

And

Turn Away From The Ways

The Means

The Pleasures ... The Perversions

Of The Wayward, Wily, Willful

Wastrel, Wandering, Wild-Goat Herd

Which Has Been Had By Him Who Hates

Who Loves To Skate 

Around Truth

Around Righteousness 

Offering That Which Does Not Bless

Does Not Confer Eternal Success 

But 
Stresses, Strands

And

Lands The Unwary Human

In The Barren Land

Where There Is No Light

No Love

No Sweet Fruit Of The Holy Spirit 

No Bread Of Life

And

No Water Of Life

But

Provides Ample Supplies Of Strife, Sorrow

Gnashing Of Teeth

And Inevitably To Follow

Damnation

And

Second Death

Which Is Eternal Separation From The Holy God! 

That Is The Known Unrepentant Sinner's Reward! 

Choose Your Radio Station Carefully ...

Do Not Listen To The Words Of Satan

The Agile, Adept, Adaptable, Known God-Fraud

Nor The Words Of His Minions

Who Are Attuned To His Ways

And
Proudly Pleased With Their Putrifying Profits

Unmindful Of The Facts That

Soon Comes The Day Of The Lord Christ

The Day Of Small Things

The Great Judgment Day

The Day Of The Redeemed! 

Thereafter, Truth Is  Forever Esteemed! 

Hold The Fort Of Faith ... 

Let Your Gift Of Daily Faith Work ... For You! 

Bless The Lord Christ With Your Faith 

Your Trust, Your Hope, And Your Belief 

As He Blesses You With Righteousness
Goodness And Truth! 

The Bottom Line ... 

Give The Lord Christ Your Will

So That He Makes Your Way Plain: 

Keep Your Hand In The Hand Of Mercy!

Keep Your Gait In Step With Grace!

Keep Your Eyes Fixed On Hill Zion

And

Your Hope In Him Who Is Just And Faithful 

Who Will Never Your Faith In Him

Ever, Ever, Ever Disgrace! 

Jesus Christ's Heart Is True

And

He Is The Truth

And

He Lives To Bless Me And You! 

The King Is Coming! 

Get Washed 

And

Get And Stay Ever Ready! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Discovering Faith's Real Value!

The Devil Is The Liar!

His Words Are Truth Reversed

And

All Who Follow Him Foolishly

Shall Ride

In Damnation's One-Way-To-Hell Hearse! 

Believers In Jesus

Are

Eternally Blessed

And

Never, Ever, Cursed!

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

I Have Made A Discovery!
Faith ... Christ's Daily Gift To Us
Is
The Balm
That We May Apply To Our Day
- According To Our Need -
No Matter What The Devil
That Lying Satan, Says!

Some Of Us May Need Or Require A Little Dab
A Dot, A Dash ... You Know, A Tittle
But
As Is To Be Expected
Of A Life Lived In The Vale Of Tears
A Liberal Application
May Be Required To Successfully Attain Our Goal!

Use Jesus' Gift As You Must 

To Save Your Own Soul!

Call!
Cry!
Pray!
Plead!

Lean On Almighty God's Love

And
Reason With Your Maker
And
On The Living Word Feed
Doing All That He Asks Of You!

Faith Is Living Seed!

The Truth Is Sacred ...

Suggestions Are Not Something

That The Lord Ever Makes

So Do As You Are Instructed

Invited ... Encouraged

Pled With To Willingly Do
And
You Shall Have Sowers Of Blessings
That Ripen You For The Saved-Soul Harvest!

Do Not Do Yourself The Lost-Cause Disservice!

Every Party Comes To An End ...

Do Not Be Left In Outer Darkness
Because
You Followed The Folly Of
The Fulminating Snake

Who Would Love To Strike You In The Heart

With His Fangs As Stakes!

You Know What You've Got ...

Be Not Wise In Your Own Eyes!

With Faith Ever At The Ready
Accessible

Always In The-Love-For-Christ Heart
You Shall Surely Taste Of Spiritual Success
And
The Life You Live
Will Always Be Blessed Of Heaven
But

Not Necessarily Of The Earth
Whereon We're Just Passing Through
So Do Not Upon Temporal Prosperity Dwell
Or You Shall Find Out Too Late That Heaven
- The Haven Of Rest -
Shall Be The Realm ... Barred
Permanently To You!

All Of God's Gifts Are Good ...

Faith Is A Blessing!
Faith Is A Balm!
Faith Is A Blessing Balm In The Hand Of
The Regenerated Child Of God 

Daily Delivered

And

Daily ... Moment By Moment Applied
By The Hand Of The Receiver Only
For The Receiver's Benefit Solely!

All Of God's Gifts Work ...

Firm Faith Fills!
Firm Faith Thrills!
Firm Faith Utilized

Is 

The Only Way 

Old Satan's Venom Against Us 

Can Ever Be Killed!

Warning, Warning, Warning ...

Please Do Not Set Aside Your Gift Of Faith
Because

If You Do
You Shall Old Satam
Inordinately Thrill! 

Use Your Faith
And
Be To Old Satan
An Ever-New, Always-Sharp

Constantly-Performing Buzz-Kill!

Brethren,

Of Your Gift Of Daily Faith
Ravenously Imbibe
And
Be Gloriously Blessed And Filled

And

Let The Lord Christ Over You 

Be Lovingly Thrilled!

There Is No Profit

In Living To Be Carnal!

Give To The Lord Christ

Your Way And Your Will:

The Return On Your Investment

Is

And

Shall Be

Infinite And Eternal!

FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: The Meek And Gentle Spirit!

They Love To Say That They Have Talents
Capital "T" And "S" At The End
So There Is No Need For Them To Be Meek
And That They Do Not To Others
- In Humility -
Have To Bend!

Big Whoo Hoo!!

Well, I've Got Jesus!
Creator At The Beginning
Savior In The Middle

And 
Redeemer At The End!
My Soul Against Damnation
He Defends!

They Would Do Well 
To Look At Mary The Mother Of Jesus
Elizabeth The Mother Of John The Baptist

Sarah The Mother Of Isaac And The Shunamite Woman!

Look At The Woman At The Well! 

Look At Hannah, Prophet Samuel's Mum
And, Then Look Around You And Look At Us
And See The Arrogance, The Pride
The Willful Waywardness
The Desire For The Preeminence
The Desire To Rule
The Constant Butting Of Heads
Because
No One Wants To Be Second
No One Want To Follow
No One Wants To Serve
Because
They Just Want To Be Seen
And
To Do That Properly
They Are Creating Havok
Amongst The People Of God
And
Retarding The Work Of The Lord Christ!

Instead Of Blessing With Faithful Service
They Are Doing The Benighting Work Of Satan, The Liar
The Wannabe God!

We, As Committed, Christian, Women 
Need To Learn To Be Meek!

Men, Too!

We, As Committed, Christian, Women Need
The Savior's Will Daily To Seek! 

Men, Too!

We Need To Stop, Think 
And 
Turn Away From Folly
And
Once And For All Times Learn That
Competition Causes Compromise

That A Broken Tailbone Always Results
From The Prideful Fall
That The Higher A Monkey Climbs
The More His Unmentionables Are Exposed
That Disdain For The Simple
Always Causes One To Neglect The Prayer Phone
That What Sweetens The Goat's Mouth Often Burns Him In The Tail
That Being Humble Is Not Fatal
And
That Being Meek Doesn't Mean One Is A Failure!

We Need To Remember That The Master Was Meek
And
We Need To Constantly Remember His Whole Character
The Methods He Used
The Means
The Walk
The Wisdom
The Watching Unto Prayer
The Desire To Please His Father
And
His Ready Willingness
The Good News To All Hearers
Compassionately, Lovingly, To Share
And
Without Fear!

Our Gentle Jesus ... The Man Of Sorrow
Lord Of Earth And Sky And Sea
Willing Servant
Willing Sacrifice Pure And Clean
Served With Kingdom Purpose
And
Not To Be Seen!

The Lord Lived What He Taught:
Humility With Love
Sharing With Hope
Blessing With Promise
Untainted By Time
Untempted By Tests
Unbothered By Base Courseness
Willing To Uplift The Faceless
The Tasteless, The Tawdry
The Profaned
Willing To Bless Bountifully
The Blind, The Halt, The Lame
Willing To Cleanse The Careless
The Clueless, The Foolish
And
Always With A Kind Heart
A Pure Heart
A Firm Voice
To Lay Out Truth Unpopular 
To The Puffed Up, Prideful, Self-Aggrandized
But
So Very Needed And Necessary
For Those Who Have Seeking Hearts
Searching Eyes
Attuned-To-Truth Ears
To Uplift Them
To Save Them
And
Against The Great Day Of Small Things
Impregnably Seal!

Unrepentant Sinners Shall Be Seared!

The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
Rules The World
For Good
For Ill
For Blessing
For Blight
For The Delight Of Satan
Or
For The Delight Of The Glorious One
Who Will Give To His Meek Ones
- On The Day Appointed -
The Earth Made New
And
Eternal Life!

Brethren,

I Am Sure Of Only One Thing:
It Is Time For Us To Change Into Gospel Shoes!

Being Meek Doesn't Mean
Being  A Door Mat
Nor A Mattress!
It Means Having The Character Of Christ
The Heart Of The Living, Holy God
Ever To Delight!

Being Meek Requires Faith's Pure Eyesight 
Which Gives Foresight
Which Negates The Need For Hindsight! 

Christ's Oversight Causes Us To Have Insight
Obviating The "Need" For Putrid Pride
Lost-Man Lust
And
Enervating Envy!
It's Time That We Cease From Wanting
With The Dying World To Be Trendy!

Indeed!
It Was Envy That Got Us Into This Mess 
In The First Place!

Thank God That Jesus Christ Saves!

THE SWEET PSALMIST'S WORDS: Reading Between The Lines!

Okay, Brethren!
Today We Shall Go Deep
And
We Shall Try Valiantly

To Hear What It Is That King David
Is 

Really Telling Us About This Great God 

He Worshiped And Faithfully Served!

Let's Read KJV Psalms 86 Verses 1-5

To Get The Feel For The Heart Writing The Words

And

Then I'll Give My  Verse By Verse Take On It!

1 Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: 

for I am poor and needy.

I Believe That The Shepherd, Psalmist, King 

Is Pleading With And, Obviously
Believing On The Lord
And Comforting Himself By Praying Thus:

God Of Earth And Glory,
I Know You And I Need You Now, Today!
I Know That You Are Listening
So Listen To Me Again, Please!
To Your Willing Servant, Please Draw Near!

You Are Rich And Have Blessings To Give

And I Know That You Can Provide What You Know I Need
And I Need What You Alone Can Give To Me!
I Trust You!

2 Preserve my soul; for I am holy: 

O thou my God, 

save thy servant that trusteth in thee.

I'm Not Just Asking You To Keep My Mortal Body!
I'm Asking You To Save Me From The Second Death
Because You Are My God
And I Have Chosen To Live The Holy Life
That You Have Commanded Me To Live

And Have Provided The Means With Which

I Can Be Successful! 

Lord, 

I Am Actively Doing What You Say!
I Am Available To You
And I Am Willing And Able Always 

To Serve You With Love And Diligence!

You Are Worthy Of My Service
My Faith And My Worship
Because You Have Proven To Me, Personally
That You Are Almighty God ... And Able!

I Can Close My Eyes In Vulnerable Sleep
Knowing That With You I Am Safe

And Knowing That You Will Never Deceive Me
Your Humble Servant Who Is Walking By Faith
And Not By Lying Eyesight!

3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord: 

for I cry unto thee daily.

We Have A Relationship, Lord!
I Deserve Justice But Because I Know Your Character
I Am Pleading For Your Gift Of Mercy
Because I Acknowledge The Sins That 

I Have Committed Against Your Holy Name!

I Am Broken!
My Heart Is Contrite!
I Repent!
I Cannot And I Will Not Hide From You!

We Commune Every Day About Everything!
We Share Intimately!
I Tell You My Dreams, My Hopes
My Triumphs
My Failures
My Sorrows, My Shame
And You Correct, Direct, And Protect Me
And You Lead Me
Showing Me How, When, Where To Walk
How To Go Out

And How To Come In!

See, There Are Tears Coming From My Eyes
Because Our Communion Is Not Superficial!
I Know That You Feel What I Am Feeling!
I Love You Till It Hurts!

I Know That You Love Me Sacrificially

And Will Prove It In The Day Soon To Come!
I Worship You!

4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, 

O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

Dear Lord,

You Bring Me Joy!
I Humble Myself Before 

So That You Do Not Have To Shame Me!

I Find My Pleasure In You!
Do It Again Today, Please! 

Raise Me Up

For All I Can Is Make The Effort To Walk Toward You:
Receive My Life And Make Me Like You! 

I Have No Being Without You!

You Are Above!
I Am At Your Footstool
And I Am Grateful For Your Condescension That 

Permits Me To Your Holiness
To Draw Near

And Without Ungodly Fear!

5 For thou, Lord, art good, 

and ready to forgive; 

and plenteous in mercy 

unto all them that call upon thee.

Dear Master,
I See And I Appreciate Your Character!
I Am Blessed And I Know It!

What Wondrous Love This Is

With Which I Am Covered! Why Do You Love Me So!?! 

This Is Perfect Love! 

I Am Amazed That The Holy God
High And Lifted Up
Jealous For His Name
Not Excusing The Guilty
Is Ever Willing To Forgive 

The Repentant Sinner Like Me
Who Chooses To Call
Not On A False God
- A Dumb Idol -
But On The Glorious God
Who Sees, Knows, Was, Is
Ever Present, All-Feeling And Eternal!

You Are Good!
You Give Good Gifts!
You Bless

And Glory, Hallelujah, Lord
You Forgive!

Brethren,

King David Actively, Personally,

Intimately Knew His God
His Master
His King
And 

His Heart Was Glad!

We Are Instructed To Speak To The Lord
As To A Friend
A Trusted Companion
Whilst Never Forgetting That He Is
The Holy God!

I Sincerely Urge Us To Approach With Love

And

Be Humbled By

And

Grateful For 

The Privilege Of Personally Knowing Him

And

Having Him Be An Active Participant

In Our Daily Lives!

Speak The Truth For He Knows Your Thoughts
Your Actions
And
Is Aware Of All Your Motives!

The Lord God Almighty Is Available And Able ... Willing
And Ready To Help You

And

Just So You Know Who Your Best Friend Is:

He Creates

And

Though He Takes No Pleasure
In Such A Strange Act

He Destroys

And

Surprise, No Surprise
He Loves You ... And Me, Too
Personally!

Any Thoughts About What We Have Covered Today!?!

I'm Sure That I Speak For Everyone Here
When I Say:

I Desire To Know The Living, Holy, God
In The Same Personal, Intimate, Frank Way
That King David Knew The Lord
His Almighty God!

AMEN!!!

Brethren,

We All Can Be As King David Was!
He Knew That To Know Almighty God
Was To Have A Real Life
And
Not Just An Existence!

When You Sin, Confess And Repent!
When You're Happy, Rejoice In The Lord!
When You're In Sorrow, Cry Unto The Lord!
If You Love The Lord, Tell Someone!
If You're Just Glad To Be Alive
Bless The Lord With Your Praise

And

Just Because The Lord Is Our Shepherd
Our Hope, Help And Salvation
Pray, Pray, Pray ...!

... All Day And Every Day
No Matter What Others May Think
Do Or Say!

Praying Is One Of Our Choicest Blessings!

Praying, Beloved, Keeps Satan At Bay!

Praying, Beloved, Keeps Us Shut In With The Lord!