Spiritual Dwarfism!?!

Brethren,

I Am Ashamed To Confess That 

I, A Christian, Am Suffering From

I Am Afflicted By Spiritual Dwarfism

And 
So Are You All!

I Am Sorry To Tell You That 

Left Unchecked, Uncured

It Is 100% Fatal

And

We Are All In The Terminal Case Lounge!

Many Of Us Are Being Made Comfortable 

For The Final Gasp 
Through Palliative Aka Comfort Care

And 
Are Overdosing On Feel Good And Pain-Free!

Many Of Us Are Sworn And Determined

To Go Out With A Bang

To Go Down With Shooting Flames

Through Fulfilling Unprofitable Desires 

Cataloged On Publicized Bucket Lists

And

Many Others Don't Give A Rat's Well

And

Are Living As Though Tomorrow's Sun Must Rise For Them!

You've Stated Our Problem

So May I Take It That

You, A Pathfinder
A Friend And A Companion, An Explorer
A Ranger, A Guide
A Master Guide Even
Know Of, Or Has Access To, The Solution

The Cure ... The Therapy 

The Way Out ... The Way Forward

The Sure Way To Salvation ... Spiritual Growth In Grace

To Reposition Us Who Are Willing!?!

Renounce... And Represent!

I See You And I Heard The Words

But I Haven't Gained Anything ... Yet!

Would You Care To Unwrap The Package

And Open The Pot And Share The Goodies!

I Could Eat Something Good 

Right About Now! 

Alright, Then! 

People, We've Got Problems

And

The Word Of God Has All Of The Answers
So Let's Dig Deep Into That Little Verse

In Philippians 4:19!

We All Cheer Ourselves With This Verse 
So Let's Really Explore It! 

Think About It! 

My God: Because I, Personally, Know Him

Will Supply: Everything Is His And He Loves To Share

Your Need: Because You Have Them And He Is Able To Fill Them

According To His Riches: Since He Made Everything
Known, Unknown, Seen, Unseen
Unexpected, Unanticipated, Unrequested

In Glory: His Glory, His Dominion, His House Of Abode 

Where He, In His Abiding Love

And 

Available, Purchased-For-You Grace

Is 

Giving You Unmerited Favor ... With Free Mercy 

Because 

He Feels And Has Compassion For You

And 

Desires Your Personal, Spiritual, Prosperity! 

We Need To Renounce ... Along With Sin

Doubt And Ungodly Fear

And

Show To Our Observers, Detracters 

The Doubtful

The Disbelieving And The Unbelieving 
His Love And Care For Us

And

Represent ... Really Represent Our Lord

His Word ... His Character

Displaying Our Love And Obedience
And
The Saving The Faith We Declare That We Live By!

What's The Point Of

Calling People To Believe In

To Worship And Praise

The Lord Of Life

That You Don't Fully Trust

To Daily Provide

For Your Every Need!?! 

We Walk Around With Our Stomachs In

Our Bibles Out

Smiles Down

And

Frowns In The Air

And

Have The Gizzards, The Gumption 

The Unmitigated Gall To Say That

"We're Too Blessed To Be Stressed!"
And
"Too Wise To Be Worried!"

When We're Deathly Afraid To Breathe Too Deeply! 

So What!?! We're Humans! 

What We Are 

Is

Professed, Praticing

Regenerated Christians

Bound For Zion

Living By Faith

Trusting The Word

Commanded To Deny The Works Of The Flesh

To Don The Whole Armor Of God

To Not Have The Spirit Of Fear

To Approach Boldly The Throne Of Grace

To Wrestle With God 

To Demand A Blessing ...!?! 

Who Are We To Demand Anything From Almighty God!?! 

I'm So Glad You Asked That Question! 

We Are Confessed And Repentant Sinners

Children Greatly Beloved

Students Devotedly Diligent

Workers Trusted And Commissioned

Believers Enduring, Praying, And Blessed! 

The Lord Said To Ask  ... In Faith ... Nothing Wavering! 

He Said Seek ... As For Hidden Treasure! 

He Said Knock ... And The Door Shall Be Opened! 

I Get It! I Truly Get It!

A Knock Requesting Entry Cannot Be Timid! 

A Knock Is A Command! 

A Knock Is A Demand! 

A Humble, Heartfelt, Faith-Filled Prayer

Is

A Demand For Provision
Comfort, Care, Protection, Enlightenment And More! 

Jesus Christ Said To Pray ... Without Ceasing! 

If A Prayer Is A Knock

Unceasing Prayer Is Constant Knocking!

Bold Knocking Requires Attention!

Constant Knocking Demands An Answer!

Constant Knocking ... Constant Praying Gets His Attention

Because

Constant Praying Is A Demand

A Demand For Satisfaction ... For Relief

So We Must ...!

... We Must Demand That Our Needs

Be Satisfied ...!

... But That Only Works 
If 
The Heart Is Right With The Lord
Because

Otherwise ... Your Prayers Become An Abomination! 

I Feel Cheated! 

No One Ever Told Us This Before! 

Beloved, 

You Know Now

So Be Bold ... Be Humble

Be Pleased To Ask

And 

Be Blessed To Receive 

What The Lord Christ Has To Share! 

Let's Exercise Faith Today! 

The Lord Is Listening 

And 

Eagerly Waiting For Our Moves

Our Prayers

Our Demands Made Out Of Trust! 

Let's Make Our Petitions Right Now! 

PRAYER:

Lord, 

We Come Boldly

In Faith 

Trusting You At Your Word

Leaning On Your Strength

Urged On By Your Love

Holding Grace And Mercy! 

Pity Us And Help Us

To Pray More

To Commune More

And

To Commit To You Completely!

We Ask These Blessings

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name!

AMEN!

Brethren, 

We Have A Gift ... A SCOPE! 
It Is Both A Microscope 
And
A Telescope
And

We Can See ... If We So Desire:

Strength ... He Gives Us Strength Every Day

Courage ... Our Faith In Gives Us Courage

Opportunity ... We Are Mortal So We Take The Time To Connect With Him

Prayer ... Without Praying To Him We Are Dead Without Him

Endurance ... There's No Point To Running 
If 
We Do Not Plan For 
And 
Prepare To Reach The Expected End

At The ... Due ... Time Stipulated

And Thence

To Dance As King David Danced

In Holy Celebration 

For Overcoming ... Achieving ... Winning! 

Brethren, 

Spiritual Dwarfism 
Is 
A Curse ... A Disease ... A Plague ... To Be Cured!

All Who Inherit Eternity
Are Giants Of The Faith That Cannot Fail
And So
Endurance Born Of That Holy Faith Is Everything! 

Endurance Is Not Just A Word!

It Is A Schedule!

Run ... The Race To Win

Due ... Arrive According To Schedule

End ... With The Victory Song

Dance ... As One Forever Blessed Into Eternity! 

Let Us ... By Almighty God's Great Grace
Make Jesus Christ The Lord Our All And All! 
Glory Awaits The Overcomer!

AMEN!!!

THE BLESSED HOPE: The Way To Everlasting Life!

The Man ... The Sin

The Mirror ... The Law

The Blood ... The Savior

The Help ... The Salvation

The Hope

Is

Life With The Lord Jesus Christ

And

The Savior's Glory Forevermore To Share! 

Those Who Expect Things

Have The Expectation That Shall Surely Perish

For Things Are Temporal

For Only A Time

And

Shall Not Reach The Land That Is Eternal

Where Life Is Sublime! 

Those Who Do Not Trust In The Living, Holy, God

Have No Everlasting Portion

For Here And Now 
Is 
All That They, Blinded, See

And

Here Is Where Their True Expectations 
Are Revealed To Be Defiled, Dust, Dirt ... Damned! 

They Shall See Their Vaunted Treasures

Become Useless, Rusty And Cankered! 

Gladly Accusing Their Owners

These Things Shall Surely Be! 

The Way To Life ... 

We Who Have Hope In The True And Living God

Have Hope That Shall Be Realized 

In All Its Particulars! 

Our God Is Eternal, Faithful

Capable And Able

And 

Our Every Response To His Words Of Promise 

Which Cause Us To Trust

To Have Faith

And 

To Hope Shall Be

"Yes, Lord! 

And 

"Amen!" Aka
"So Let It Be, My Father! 

You Have Given Me A Sure Word And I Believe It
And I Shall Wait Upon You!
Grant Me The Grace To Wait With Patient Hope 
For You Are Almighty God Who Cannot Lie!" 

Beloved, 

Our God Is

And 

Because He Is, We Are! 

We Are His ... The Sheep Of His Pasture

And 

Our Faith, Our Hopes, Shall Be Satisfied

If 

We Are Steadfast, Enduring, Faithful! 

Nobody Can Make

The Decision For You

And Nobody Can Stop You

From Making Your Own Decision!

I Beseech Us All, Brethren

Please Hold On To Jesus Christ The Lord 

Who Is Real, Righteous

And 

Soon Returning! 

Heaven's Glories Await Those Of Us
Who Obediently Choose To Keep The Faith
Make The Enduring Commitment
And
Send Prayerful Confirmation Of 
The Longed-For Date
By Thought, Word And Deed! 

The Lord Christ

Is Either

Your King Or Your Judge

And You, Alone

Make That Judgment Call!

LOVING GOD AND LOVING EACH OTHER: How Is Your Relationship!?!

I Don't Get Myself Involved In Other Men's Matters

But This Was Too Good To Pass Up!

Vertical And Horizontal Are In A Relationship

Not With Each Other As You Would Suppose

But With "Him!"

Who Is "Him!"

You Know! "HIM!"

Does "HIM" Have A Familiar Name!?!

You Know It, My Friend!

The Lord!

So Why Didn't You Just Say So!?!

I Didn't Just Say So Because Vertical And Horizontal 
Have Their Relationships With Him

Veiled ... In All Kinds Of Mystery

But That Is Not My Story!

Sooo, What's "Your Story!?!"

It's Like This ...

Ms Vertical Is All About Her Lord!

She Looks Up, Up, Up
And There Ain't No Getting Her To Look Around

At The People That Are Her Neighbors!

She Has No Heart For Humanity

And Yet She Somehow Sincerely Believes That

Heaven Is Her Home

Even Though She Has Not Done One Thing

For The Least Of The Lord's Beloved Brethren!

Does She Really Read Her Bible
Or Just Turn The Pages!?!

It's The Only Book That She Reads!

Okay! 

So What's The Story On Our Friend Horizontal!?!

Oh, My!

Horizontal Is Quite The Charmer But ...!

... But What!?!

Horizontal Is All Over The Place!

He Loves People Passionately

And He's Very Vested In Caring And Serving Humanity

And He's Desperately In Love With Ms Vertical
Who Wouldn't Give Him The Time Of Day

Because As Far As She Is Concerned 

He Is Damaged Goods ... Too Earthly Minded

And Practically Godless Because

He Believes That To Serve The Lord Truly

You Must Serve Your Fellowman Completely, Unreservedly

And He Says That This Is How The Love Of God Works

And "Swears" That 
The Lord Has A Home For Him In Glory Land!

Let Me Get This Straight!

She Worships The Lord Steadfastly

And 
Ignores The Sheep Of The Lord's Pasture

And 
He Serves The Sheep Committedly

And 
Steadfastly Ignores His Need Of 
Close Communion With His Lord!

Did I Get It Right!?!

In One Straight Shot!

Oh, Wow!

This Is Unbelievable!

The Thing That I Don't Understand

Is 
How They Don't Understand That They Belong Together 

And 
That Together They're Unbeatable

Because 
Their Connectedness Abundantly Blesses Them

Blesses The Brethren
And

Strengthens Their Relationship With Him ... The Lord

And 
Assuredly Serves The Stated Purposes Of Our Lord!

Wait! Wait! Gimme Piece O' This!

Don't They Understand That

With Them Being Knit Together ... Forever 

That They'd Displaying ... Modeling

The Two Great Commandments!?!

They Don't Because She Won't Talk To Him

Because She Loves Him

But She Doesn't Believe That They Can Be One Flesh

Because They Do Not Agree!

Oh, Brother!

This Is So, So, Sooo Easy To Fix!

I Know What You Mean!

Since You Do

I Give You The Honors To Tell Everybody 
What I Mean Right This Very Minute!

You're On!

She's Too Heavenly Minded To Be Any Earthly Use

And

He's Too Earthly Minded To Be Of Any Heavenly Use!

Put Another Way

They Need Each Other To Make A Whole Christian!

Alright, Then!

You Get Two Thumbs Up ... In A Circle!

Man, You're Old!

Lower Your Voice

And Don't Look Around

But Here They Come

And They're Ignoring Each Other!

We've Got To Put A Stop To This!

I'm With You!

Me, Too!

Quick! What's The Bible Text!?!

Matthew 22: 34-40!

Alright,Guys!

Back Me Up! 

Hellooo, Lady Vertical!

Hellooo, Master Horizontal!

It's Good Of You To Come!

We Were Just Awaiting Your Arrival To Begin!

We're In Matthew 22
And We're Dealing With The Commandments! 

Vertical, Can You Be The Lawyer Asking The Lord A Question!?! 

Sure! That's Right Up My Alley! 

Being A Lawyer Is My Day Job! 

Wow! That's Perfect! 

Horizontal, You Can Be Jesus Christ! 

Good! 

I Work For Him All Day, Every Day 

And I'm Striving To Be Like Him 
But I'm Not There Yet! 

Double Wow! 

This Is Just, Just, Just Perfect! 

I Love It! 

Okay, Vertical! 

Read Verses 34-36 Of Matthew 22, If You Please!?! 

And Put Your Heart Into It

Because It's A Life Or Death Question To Be Asked! 

Uh, Hmmm!

 KJV Matthew 22

34 But when the Pharisees had heard that 
he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, 
asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

Thank You, Kindly, Lady Vertical! 

I Felt That!

Now, Master Horizontal

You're Representing Jesus Christ, Our Only Savior

Who Has Compassionate Love For His People! 

Remember That You Are Touched

Deeply Touched

By The Feelings Of Our Infirmities! 

Indeed! 

I Agonize Over The Brethren Every Day

And It Is Proving To Be Quite Draining

But ... I Press On To The Mark

To That Upward Calling! 

AMEN!!! 

Now, Master Horizontal
Since You're Living The Life
With Your Heart Filled With Love

For This Seeking Soul

Whom You Know Is Acting Deceitfully

Please Read Verses 37-40!

Call That Dear One To Your Heart! 

KJV Matthew 22

37 Jesus said unto him, 
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, 
and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

38 This is the first and great commandment.

39 And the second is like unto it, 
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

40 On these two commandments 
hang all the law and the prophets.

Enlightenment Dawned

In Dramatic Fashion!

Your Answer Was Good, Really Good, Horizontal! 

So Was Your Question, Vertical! 

Do You Know What I'm Thinking!?! 

No, But I Know What I'm Thinking! 

Guys, Do You Know What We're Thinking!?! 

Hmmmm, Let Me See ...!?! 

Hmmmm, I Believe That I've Got An Inkling! 

Are You Going Tell Us Or Shall We Tell Us!?! 

Please ... Do The Honors! 

All Together Now! 

Altogether In The Now

In Tandem

In Unison

In Stereo

Vertical And Horizontal Ecstatically Said:

"We Belong Together!"

And 

The Brethren Said Enthusiastically:

Hallelujah! 

Praise The Lord! 

AMEN!!! 

Brethren, 

Just As The Cross Of Christ

So Are The Commandments Of God! 

There Is Our Vertical Relationship To God

And

Our Horizontal Relationship With Our Fellowmen! 

These Cannot Be Separated Or Minimized

Or Reordered

For They ... Together ... Make The Glorious Whole! 

We Belong To Jesus!

Jesus Belongs To Us

And
We Are One In Him

And

He Is His Law

The Law Of Love! 

Any Deviation Renders Us Profane ... Unclean ...!

... And No Unclean Thing Shall Cross Heaven's Portals! 

Brethren,

There Is No One Who Reads 
Or Who Hears The Word Of God 
That Can Honestly Say That They Are Unaffected By It! 

We Either Love The Word Or Hate It
But
None Of Us Can Ever Be Indifferent To It!

Remember, Beloved,

All Of Us Will Be Judged By The Living Word 
Which Speaks Life 
And
Testifies Of The Sacrificial Love Of Christ Jesus! 
Let's Choose To Use The Living Word 
Just As The Lord Requires Us To Use It
So That We May Grow 
And
Continue To Grow 
In Grace And In Stature
In The Sight Of Our Ever-Living, Ever-Loving, God! 

May His Peace Which Passes Human Understanding
Be Upon Us All!

AMEN!!!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Truth Is Not A Merchantable Commodity

There Are No Round Squares

And There Are No Smooth Points!

There Is No Good In Satan

And There Is No Bad In Jesus Christ!

There Is No Death In Heaven

And There Is No Life In Hell

And There Is No Saving Faith In Deadly Doubt

Which Renders Courage A Hard Sell! 

Hard-Back Turtles Don't Shuttle Around Soft Shells! 

There Is No Love In Hate

And There Is No Hate In Love!

Jesus Christ Is The Lover Of My Soul

But Satan Desires Me To Love Sin

And Leave The King Of Love's Safe Fold!

A Runner From Salvation

Can't Walk Into The Promised Land

But A Sinner Desiring Salvation

Will Always Find The Helping Hand Of 
The Holy Son Of Man!

"Let No One Deceive You!"

Are The Master's Plain Words To Us

And I Beseech You, Therefore, Brethren

To Heed The Our Master's Call

And Take In The Living Truth Of Almighty God

That With Diligent Use

Shall Surely Feed And Save Us!

Truth Is Eternal

And 
Lies Can't Bless!

Jesus Christ Is Loving Lord
Almighty God
And
Kind King

So Let Us With Joy And Gladness

His Wonderful Praises Sing:

He Is Our Everything! 

We Have A Charge From On High ...

Brethren, 

Despite What The World Would Have Us Believe

Truth Is Not Relative, Nor Subjective

And 

Definitely Not A Merchantable Commodity 

For Each Human To Have His Or Her "Own Truth!" 

Jesus Christ Is The Truth! 

He Is The Lord Of Life 

And 

He Desires Us To Walk In Him ... In The Truth

So That We Are Ever Blessed! 

It Is Not Easy To Walk Against The Prevailing Current Of Lies

Compromise And Deceit 

But 

By Almighty God's Great, Available, Grace We Can 
And 
Truth Always Being Told, We Must 

If 

We Are To Arrive Safely At The Heavenly Home! 

Beloved, 

We Have An Expectation From The Living God 

So Let Us Watch And Pray 

And

Be Faithful To Our Lord, The King

No Matter The Cost! 

Almighty God's Glory Awaits Us! 

Our Enduring Faith Shall Ensure That

We Shall Not Only View The Heavenly

But

We Shall Inhabit That Beautiful Land! 

Thought For The Week Ahead:

No Matter What Annoys You

Offends You

Or Torments Your Body Or Your Mind

Remember That You Are Not Alone 
And 
That Angels Watch Over You! 

Jesus Christ Is Lord

And 

He Loves You

And 
Has Made His Spirit Available To You

So Ask ... In Your Daily Gift Of Faith For The Day 

For The Holy Spirit To Fall Upon You

And 

Keep The Holy Faith! 

We Have The Blessed Hope: Our Father Is In Heaven!