HAPPY SABBATH + OASIS IN LIFE FOR LIFE: Of Good ... And For Blessings!

Our Oasis 
Is 
Notable For Always Having Fresh, Clean, Sweet Water

And

Sure And Ample Shade

To Comfort The Soul Of The Traveller

To Give His Strength To Prevail ... To Plod On

On The Road To Victory Over Sin, Self, Satan, Hell

Death And The Cold Grave

Giving The Shout Of Triumph

Thanking God Almighty

In The Person Of Jesus Christ The Righteous

Who, Alone

Has The Power To Succour All Of Us!

The Good Book That Tells Of Christ Jesus

The Word Of Truth

The Word Of God

The Pardoner Holy Just And True

Is

Our Oasis In Life's Desert Of Sin

Calling Us To Soul Salvation

Giving Us Ample Reason

To Our Purchased Victory To March On!
Let Us Be Faithful!
Let Us Not To The Adversary Give In! 

Now Hear The Word Of The Lord
To Me, To You:

Brethren,

We Will Never Arrive At The Heavenly Home
Under Our Own Steam
And
Like It Or Not ... To Get There Safely
We, All, Must Make Some Hard Acknowledgements: 

• I'm A Sinner 
• I Must Ignore Temporal Glory
• I Must Turn Away From The Scenes Of Life That Humbled Me To Shame
• I Must Be Of A Meek And Gentle Spirit
• I Must Walk In The Footsteps Of My King In The Way That He, Personally, Has Marked For My Feet

The Lord Can Teach A Meek Soul 
And
He Can Save The Acknowledged Sinner
But

The Lord Can Do Nothing For The Person Whose Lust For 
Temporal Aka Earthly Glory 

Is 

More Than His Love For His Lord 

And 

His Desire To Be Eternally Saved

Nor For The Person Who Believes That His Sin ... His Shame

Is 

Bigger Than The Lord's Capacity To Forgive 

And

To Cleanse! 

Beloved, 

Everything That We Do Involves Thought ... Decision-Making

And

We Must Decide To Believe That The Word Of God Is True

And

That As Repentant Sinners Aka Sinners Saved

The Lord God Of Grace For Us Now

And

Glory For Us To Come

Will Guard, Guide, Lead, Feed, Chide Aka Correct

Abide With Us

Deliver Us From Sin And Death

And 

Physically Reclaim Us On The Great Day! 

The Word Of God
Is 
The Transcript Of God's Character!
The Word Of God Is Living
And By It 
We Know That We Have Eternal Life!

Read The Living, Holy, Word

And

Remind Yourself ... Daily

That You Have A Future

And

An Expected End -

The Gift Of The Eternal God!

The Word Of God, Again, Is Our Oasis!
This Oasis Means Life To Us Who Are In The Desert ... Of Sin!
Please Consider ... Carefully ... This Fact:

An Oasis ... A Known Blessing To Travellers
Is 
Profitable To The Man Who Finds It
And
Greedily, Gratefully, Avails Himself Of Its Benefits!

The Man Who Blithely Walks Past
The Only Oasis In The Desert
While Declaring That Such A Way-Station
Is 
For Weaklings And Cowards
Will Slowly Die A Painful Death
When His Bravado And His Earthly Supplies Are Depleted
And
There Is No Other Known Stop For Body And Soul Refreshing!

Make The Decision ...

We Thoughtfully Don't Leave Home Without "Our" Cell Phone! 

How About Let Us Thoughtfully Decide 
Not To Leave Home Without "Our" Lord

- Who Is Infinitely More Profitable - 

In Our Hearts!?! 
The Living Word Works Full-Time!

Remember ...

All Good And Perfect Gifts ... Blessings
Come From "Our" Lord Christ
In Whom Is "Our" Life!
Accept The Blessed Provisions From The Hand Of Our Lord
And
Live!

Pray ... And Persist In Prayer!

Brethren,

See To It That You Heed The Word Of The Lord!
Remember That He Said To One ... And To All:
Pray ... Without Ceasing
And
Pray ... And Don't Faint
Aka Give Up, Be Dismayed
Be Anxious About Everything!

Prayer, Beloved
Unlocks Heaven's Storehouses
To Those Who Believe In The Living Word!
Pray ... And Persist!

Understand One Thing, Though:

We Are Not Telling The Lord
Anything That He Does Not Already Know!
We Are Allowing Our Prayers Of Faith
To Carry Us Up Towards Our God
Whom We Know Can Help Us
And 
Whom We Truly Believe Will Help Us!

So, Little Children, With That In Mind

Whatever Your Sorrow
Whatever Your Need
Cry Boldly ... Even Bitterly
But 
Always Humbly 
And
With Faith 
Unto Almighty God ... In The Name Of Jesus
For Your Relief And Release! 

If You Have Any Doubt Within You
Please Tell The Lord About It
And
Ask Him To Help You Get Rid Of It!

The Lord Does Not Have Anything

To Give To Anybody

Who Does Not Believe In Him 

And His Ability To Provide! 

Think About It ...

Our Prayers Are Conversations: 
We Speak And The Lord Listens 
And
The Lord Speaks ... And We Listen! 
Pray ... And Listen ... And Pray Again!

Pray ... Until Something Happens!

A Word Of Caution ...

Please Do Not Let Your Prayers
Be Always About I-Want, I-Need, Gimme, Gotta Have It!
Prayers Of Thanksgiving Are Always Welcomed 
And 
Always Accepted!

Let Us Be Mannerly
And
Confident
When We Approach The Throne Of Grace 
Remembering To Whom We Speak
On Whom We Rely
In  Whom We Trust
Through Whom We Shall Ascend The Heights Of Glory
And 
With Whom We Shall Spend Eternity 
In The Sweet By And By! 

Beloved, 

We Are Blessed Beyond Measure 
Because
We Have A Carte Blanche ... A Blank Check
Which We May Courageously Fill In 
With The Ink Of Faith: 
It's Already Signed By The Heart Of Infinite Love 
And
Will Be Honored Only As It Blesses You
And
Glorifies His Great Name! 

Pray Passionately In The Moment Of Your Need 
And, Again
I Say Unto Us All: Pray Without Ceasing! 

Praying Is Power
Because
Prayer Is Powerful
Because
Our Ability To Pray To The Majesty Of Heaven
Is 
A Gift To His Children 
From The Holy Hand Of The Eternal God
Who Is All-Powerful ... All-Knowing
All-Seeing ... Ever-Present!

Please Do Not Give Up On The Border Of Receipt 
Because 
You Stepped In A Coil Of Doubt! 

Pray On Anyhow 
And 
Press On To Receive Your Blessing: 
You Shall Not Be Made Ashamed! 

Hold On To Your Hope In Jesus Christ 
And 
You Will Be Blessed:
It Is The Promise Of Almighty God!

Never Forget That

"No!"

Is Also The Answer To Prayer!

Our Father Knows Best!

LIVING BY FAITH: Acquiring The Heavenly Inheritance

When We Children And Thought Like Children
To Brand Ourselves

We Drew Tattoos With Ink On Our Hands
But

Now That We Are People Of The Book

We Desire The Brand That

Clearly Marks Us As Children Of God 

Purchased By The Innocent Blood Of

Jesus Christ The Righteous

The Son Of God

The Pascal Lamb

The Son Of Man!
We're Living By Faith 
As Clearly States That Very Book: 

However ...

It Is Quite The Trendy Thing 
To Hear The Unbelieving World
His Brother, Sister, Mother, Father And Best Friend 
Proudly Call Themselves The Children Of God: 
They Need To Get The Real Jesus! 

Living In Unbelief

Clearly States That One

Does Not Cooperate

With Jesus Christ!

We Also Hear "Christians" 
Who Do Not Exercise Faith
And 
Who Publicly Voice Their Doubt About Jesus Christ 
Being The Only Begotten Son Of Almighty God 
Call Themselves Children Of God: 
They Need To Rethink Their Family Connection! 

Hear The Right ...

It Is Impossible To Please God Without Faith! 
It Is Impossible To Have Faith Without Jesus! 
It Is Impossible To Be A Child Of God 
And
Get Home To The Father Without Jesus 
And
His Faith Working In Our Lives! 

Beloved, 

There Is Nothing That We Can Do
That We Can Do Without Jesus! 
We Need Jesus To Get Faith To Trust Jesus 
And 
To Walk In Enduring Obedience 
To The Will Of Almighty God 
To Get Into A Mansion 
Prepared For Each Child Of God 
In The Family House Of The Living God Holy 
Who Knows The Thoughts 
And 
Intents Of Our Hearts! 

Living By Faith May Not Be Easy
But
It Is Truly A Necessity If We Will Be Saved!

Talk Is Cheap!
Exercising Faith Requires Discipline
And
With Constant Utilization
Trusting The Word That Cannot Fail
And
Using Our Daily Gift Of Faith For The Present Day
Relying Upon Our Lord Christ Becomes Second Nature!
We Willfully Acquire The Necessary Muscle-Memory
And
Our Faith In Our God Becomes Strong!

Trusting In The Lord Christ

When You Can't See His Hand

Is

Exercising Your Faith In Him

Which He, Himself, Gave To You!

Dare To Answer The Hard Question:

Are You Living By Faith

Forswearing Lying Eyesight

And

Really Walking As A True Child Of God? 

Remember,

Jesus Christ 
Is 
Our Perfect Peace
And
Where He Is, Is Home
So If You Don't Want To Lose Your Eternal Inheritance
Please See To It That 
You Use Your Daily Gift Of Faith ... Always
And
In All Ways! 

Lies, Liars, Small Minds And Peaceful Living!

Liar Lied All Morning!

Liar Lied All Day!

Liar Built A Great Fountain

And 

On Unsuspecting People
He Gleefully, Evilly, Gloatingly Watched It Spray! 

That Fountain Sprayed Good People! 

The Fountain Even Sprayed On Some People Bad

But Of Great Note To Those In The Know

It Sprayed Known-Liar

In His Kingdom-Coming Suit

And 

Now He Is Offended ... And Sad!

Too Bad For Him ... But I Real Glad!

Ms. Pris,

I Really Think You May Want To, Ahh, You Know

Curb Your Enthusiasm!

What For!?!

He Wet Me And Now He Get Wet Wid' 'e Own Wash Water!

Okay. Fair Enough. 

I've Got Two Things To Share With You:

Your Tongue Is No Bible: All Men Are Liars!

The Lord Doesn't Like It 
When We Rejoice At Other Person's Misfortunes!

Whatever!

Pardon Me!?! Have You Lost Your Mind!?!

Is The Lord Your Enemy For Delivering To Us His Truth!?!

No! No! I'm Sorry!
I'm Truly Sorry!
It's Just That Sometimes I Get Really Tired Of
Being A Second-Class Citizen ... Someone Good To Trash
When The Likes Of Barry Burnett Does His Dirty Work
And He Walks Around Seemingly Unscathed ... Until Now!

My Dear Priscilla,
I've Got Good News For You!

Look Up!

When The Peace, Love, And Grace 
Showered On Us By Our Lord 
Are Stirred Up By The Prayers Of Faith 
And 
The Praise Of Thanksgiving That Pour Out Of Us
There Is A Sincerity In All That We Think, Say And Do! 

We Recognize That Without Jesus' Peace That 
Passes All Human Understanding
We Would Be Warring All Day; 
Without The Love Of God In Our Hearts
We Would Hate Ourselves And Everybody Else; 
Without Amazing Grace
We Would Be Twice Dead Men Just Waiting To Experience 
All That Jesus Christ Experienced On Calvary's Cruel Cross
And 
To Be Eternally Lost!

Be Wise ...

We Are Infinitely Blessed! 
We Are In Receipt Of Personal Gifts 
From The Hand Of The King Of Glory 
So Let Us Behave Like Children Greatly Beloved
And Likewise 
Loving
And 
Dare To Care About Others ... Whatever They Do
And
Whoever They Are!!

Let Us Endeavor To Live Like The Princes 
And 
Princesses Of The Heavenly Realm ... Which We Are
Like The Inheritors With Jesus ... Which We Are
And 
Let The Good News Gospel Of Almighty God's Grace 
Be Read By The World 
From The Books That Are Our Lives!
Do Not Compromise! 

Beloved, 

Lying Is A Sin
And
No Liar Shall Enter Heaven!
Reconciliation Day Is Almost Here
For The Liar 
And 
The One Lied Upon
So Please Remember That Unconfessed Sin
Is
Sin Unforgiven!
Get Your Books Of Record In Order!

You Are Called To Be Light And Salt: Make Your Election Sure! 
Look Up To Jesus Christ ... And Live! 

Live In Peace With All Men ... Where Possible!

Guard Your Thoughts, Watch Your Words, And Be Cautious In Your Deeds!

The Days Are Evil
And
All I'm Saying To You 
Is 
Don't Be MAD!

Mad!?!

What Have I Got To Be Mad About!?!

I Am Not MAD!

You Misunderstand Me!

Huh!?!

What Are You Talking About!?!

Dencita, I Am Not Talking About Mad
As In Angry, Upset, Ticked Off, Incensed!

I'm Speaking About Miriam, Aaron And David!

Pardon My French
But What De Bird Does Miriam
Aaron And David Have To Do With Me!?!

We Only Sit In The Same Class 
And We Don't Even Socialize!

Again, Dencita, You Misunderstand Me!

Maybe If You Were Making Sense
I Would Readily Understand!

Okay, Okay!

Sheath Your Blade!

Oh, Dear! I'm Sorry!

Please Tell Me What You Mean!

Very Well!

I Am Speaking About

Prophet Miriam

Prophet High Priest Aaron

And

Shepherd, Sweet Psalmist, Warrior, Prophet, King, David!

What On Earth Are You Getting At Major Payne!?!

What I'm Getting At Dencita Dansing-Round Is Sin!

Sin By Thought, Word And Deed!

Oookay! 

You've Got My Full Attention!

Miriam And Aaron Thought Of

And

Spoke Evil Against Their Brother
The Nation's General

Almighty God's Man Of Business

Their Younger Brother, Moses

And

Did Evil In The Sight Of The Holy God!

David Thought, Spoke, And Performed Evil

Against Both Bathsheba And Her Husband

His Friend, Uriah The Hittite! 

What A Man Thinks He Speaks!

What A Man Speaks

He Ultimately Performs

And

That Is How We Sin

By Thought, Word And Deed

And

Offend The Living God!

And

Lest You Forget

The Offense Is A Bill

And

The Bill Must Be Paid

In Your Skin

And

With Your Soul!

The Lord Does Not Accept Perishable Gold!

Oh, Dear!

Ephesians 5:15-16
Is
A Decidedly Serious Word Of Caution
To All Of Us Who Desire 
The White Robe Of Christ's Righteousness
The Gold Crown Of Glory
The Victor's Palm
And
Jesus Christ's Words Of Commendation: 

"Well Done

Good And Faithful Servant!"

Work Out

Your Own Soul's Salvation

With Godly Fear

And Trembling!

To Live Circumspectly 
Is 
To Live Carefully Cautious In Both Words And Actions 
In Your Desire To Avoid Known-Bad Consequences 
Aka You Want To Get Home To Be With Jesus 
So You Will Avoid Doing Anything At All 
Which Will Transport You To Hell! 

The Times Are Evil Indeed 
Because 
Truth Is Cast Down In The Street
Sweet Things Are Bitter
Lies Are Called Truth
And 
Good Things Are Called Evil
And 
Evil Is Become Good! 

Even Fools
- Who Say There Is No God -
Are "Wise" In Their Conceit 
And 
Their Loud Voices Are Carrying 
The Unweary Away To Damnation! 

Beloved, 

All Of The Word Of God 
Is 
To Teach Us, Warn Us, Feed Us
And 
Lead Us Into All Truth 
Which Will Guide Us Home To Be With Him Who 
Is 
The Truth! 

Jesus Christ 
Is 
Also Our Light 
And 
He Is Our Life
And 
He Has Made The Way To The Father's Home Plain 
For Us To See And To Navigate! 

Evil Has No Future 
So Trust The Truth That Cannot Die! 
See To It That You Do Good Always 
And 
By Almighty God's Great Grace 
You Shall Arrive Safely In The Eternal Home 
At The Time Appointed! 

Guard Your Thoughts ... Guard Your Heart
Watch Your Words 
Be Cautious In Your Deeds
Be Enduringly Faithful
Pray Penitentially
Obey The Word Diligently
And 
Hold On To Your Hope In Jesus Christ! 
Business As Usual 
Is 
No Longer An Option!

Think On The Truth!

Truth Is A Drawing Pencil

A Chisel

A Hammer

A Nail

Useful To Recreate Us

In The Image Of The Holy God:

Accepted And Utilized

It Will Not The True Child Of God Fail!

The Recurring Test In The Life Of Every Man

Is

His Use Of The Truth

No Matter His Sphere Of Influence 

Where He Was Born

No Matter His Circumstance
And

How And Where He Lives

And

All Who Shall Be The Inheritors Of

The Glorious Living Kingdom

Shall All Be Made To Be Like Jesus Christ

By The Outworking Of The Ingested Truth

And

They Shall Live Forever In The Land Of Eternal Truth
As Youths!

Jesus Christ Is The Truth! 

The Holy Spirit Is The Sweet Spirit Of Truth! 

The Holy Spirit Is Given To Lead Us Into All Truth

And

The Lord Requires In Our Inward Parts
Blessed, Saving, Truth! 

Almighty God Is Truth:

That Is His Substance 

His Nature! 

All Men Are Liars

And Yet

Our Lord Calls Us To Worship Him

In Spirit And ... In Truth

Which Tells Us Plainly That

Truth Is A Purgative

A Curative

A Shield

A Seal

Efficacious

To Rid Known-Sinful, Known-Untruthful Man Of

All Defiling Traits Of Character

Which Presently Inhibit His Ability

To Physically ... Face To Face 

Behold The Son Of God

The Son Of Man

Through Whom We Live ... Breathe

And

Have Any Being! 

There Is No Life

Without The Creator

The Lord Jesus Christ!

Possession And Utilization Of Truth

Annihilates Sin 

And

Inculcates Truth ... Righteousness

Into The Willing One's Life! 

The Pencil Of Truth 
Draws The Figure To Be Made! 

The Chisel Of Truth 
Shapes The New Character 
Into Which The Regenerated Man Is Remade! 

The Nail Of Truth 
Is 
The Means By Which The Man Is Affixed 
To Him Who Is The Truth

And

The Hammer Of Truth Attaches The Soul

- The Faithful Man -

Via The Nail Of Truth

Into The Rock

The Lord Christ

Who Is The Truth! 

The Pain ... 

Having A New Character Drawn Is Easy To Behold

But

Being Chiseled

Being Nailed

Being Hammered Into The Fit And Final Position

Is 
As The Stone In A Crucible 

The Cloth In Fuller's Soap

Silver And Gold In The Refiner's Fire:

The Preparation Isn't Easy

But

The Unveiling Of The Treasure

Is

The Sight Beautiful To Behold! 

The Sorrow ... 

Truth Doesn't Work For Every Man! 

Some Men Like To Take Their Own Disgraceful Lives 
Into Their Own Weak Hands

Choosing To Love The Convenient Lie

Instead Of Embracing 
The Oft' Inconvenient Though Always Saving Truth

And

Being Willing To Be Their Own God ... Known Not Good

And 

Following The Leading Of Satan The Beguiling Serpent

- The Raging Dragon

The Roaring Lion -

They Run About Foot-Loose And Fancy-Free

Ignoring 
The Stated Fact Of The Fiery, Burning-Brimstone End Of Liars 

Sinful, Unrepentant, Fallen Angels

And

Disobedient, Foolish, Ungodly Women, Children And Men! 

Brethren, Beloved

Please Choose To Walk In The Truth To The Truth

Even If You Walk The Distance Alone! 

To End On A High Note

Here's Some Really Good Food 

For Decidedly Pleasant Thoughts

For Us Who Love The Truth! 

The Lord Cannot Forget Us, His Children ... His Treasure
Who Always Think On His Holy Name 
Despite Being Despised, Abused, Rejected

By The Sin-Loving, Truth-Rejecting, World!

Please Do Not Complain! 

Jesus Christ Was Despised And Rejected Of Men

And

He Found Solace In Communing With His Father! 

Let's Choose To Do Likewise! 

When The Lord Blesses, Tell Others Of Your Joy In Him! 

When Life Hurts, Share Your Need With The Lord! 

Choose To Think On The Lord

Doing All That He Says

To Have The Book Of Remembrance Show That 
Our Lives, Thoughts, Words, Deeds 

Are Such That In The Glad Day

We Shall Hear 
"Well Done, Faithful Servant!"

And

With The Blessed Lord

To The Glorious Land Fly Away! 

Beloved, 

Think On Christ To Be Like Christ! 

Determinedly Think On The Truth!