THE FORMULA: The Struggle Of The Christian

Brethren,

This Is How The Formula
For The Struggle Of The Christian Goes:

Sense Aka What I Feel 

Versus Faith Aka What I Daily Receive, Have And Exercise

And
Fear Aka Ungodly Fear

Versus Hope Aka The Lord Is My Portion Saith My Soul

Therefore Will I Trust In Him! 

The Blessed Assurance!

What The Christian Often Does ...

He Complains To The Lord About His  Present Conditions

And Then 

He Remembers Whose Child He Is
And
He Immediately Comforts Himself 
Regarding His Future Estate

And

Life Being What It Is
He Recycles, Rinses, And Re-Uses
His Complaints And His Comforts 
- We Need To Study About The Prophet Jeremiah -

And Ultimately

Watching, Waiting, Faith That 
Works Because Of Love ... Wins!

The Facts Remain ... 

I Am ... You Are ... A Christian!
We Are Christians
And
I Pray To The Father That That Is
 By Name And By Nature!

Let's Make This Really Personal!

I Have Personal Experience!

I Know The Lord!

He Hears ... And Answers ... My Prayers
And

I've Seen His Hand Work In The Lives Of Others!

The Father Is Faithful

And He Has Promised ... In Blood

Never To Leave You Nor Forsake You!

The Lord God Almighty Says:

 Pray!

Trust!

Believe!

Be Obedient!

Endure ... To The End!

Even In The Low Dungeon ... That Place Of Despair

With No Lower Place To Descend To Than Death

I Will Raise My Voice In ... Lamentation

Then A Psalm Of Praise

And

Then I Will Share The Wisdom 
Found In Isaiah 41: 10, 13, 14

Because 
I Have Living Experience

And

I Will Rest In The Song Of Solomon 

And 
In The Book Of Daniel The Prophet
And
In The Revelation Of Jesus Christ The Righteous
By The Hand Of Apostle John The Aged!

In Short
We Are To Recognize And Know That We Have A Future!

Indeed!
I Know That I Have An Expected End
And
So Do All Of Us Who Choose To Accept The Promise!

The Father  ... By The Master

Has Promised All His People

A Prepared Home In Glory Land!

My God Is Omniscient!

My God Hears All!

My God Sees All!

My God Knows All!
My God Is In All!

My God Judges All

But 
As For Me

Because I Trust In Him ... In His Living Word

Because I Claim ... Believe ... The Promises

Because I Know His Hand

Of Love

Of Chastisement

Of Correction

Of Protection

Of Direction

Of Providence

Of Blessing ... For Confession Of Sin

For Repentance For Known Sin

For Choosing Him As My Everlasting Portion

Who Knew Me Before I Was

Who Ordained My Position

Who Called Me To His Side

He Shall Be ... He Is ... My King

My Lord, My God, My Hope, My Help

My Salvation 

My Redeemer

And

I Shall Press On To The Mark

To My High Calling

Because 

My God Ever Lives To Make Intercession For Me

And

I Personally Know He Cares For Me ... Personally!

We Should All Be Personalizing This Effort! 

Our Father Says: Children, Fear Not! 
Our Faith Says: Father, We Trust Your Word! 
Our Feelings Say: But, What If!?! 
Our Enemies Say: There Is No God! 
Our Hope Says: In Godly Fear Is Great Reward! 
Our Obedience Says: I Know In Whom I Believe
And 
I Live For Him Who Cares For Me! 

The Lord Is My Light ... My Salvation
And 
The Strength Of My Life
And 
I Will Not Be Afraid 
Because 
He Knows My Name, My Voice
My Heart, My Condition
And
I Know His Sacrificial Love
And 
I Will Lovingly Do As He Lovingly Bids Me! 

I Trust In Jesus Christ The Lord 
And 
I Will Endure All Things 
For He Is Health And Cure! 
I Will Not Fear Man Nor The Devil: 
I Hold The Living God In Godly Fear
And 
I Will Unceasingly Pray! 

Jesus Christ Is My ... Is Our ... Perfect Peace! 

Peace Be Still!
Oh, How Glorious It Is To A God
In Whom We Can Trust To Strengthen Us ...!

... And Trust To Carry All Of Our Burdens
As Long As We Trust And Obey His Word!

Brethren,

To Reiterate And Reinforce
Please Recognize The Viable Keys To The Kingdom:

Trust The Word ... Not The Lying Eye! 
Obey The Will Of God 
And 
Don't Walk In The Corrupt, Selfish, Self-Pitying Way! 

When You Trust And Obey

You Will Endure!

The Lord Has Made The Way Plain ... And Perfect!

Oh, That Men Would Praise The Lord 
For His Goodness To The Children Of Men! 

Let's Thank God For Grace Now
And Coming Glory To Share!

Indeed!
He Is Good ... And Forever Faithful! 

SIN OF PRESUMPTION: Covetousness

Covetousness Is Presumption! 

There Is The Old Saying:

Covetousness Is A Curse

And

Licorishness Makes It Worst!

There Is The Word Of God:

Covetousness Is Idolatry

And No Idolater Nor Covetous Person

Shall Inherit The Kingdom Of God!

The Lord Has Made It Abundantly Clear That

He Will Never Leave Us Nor Forsake

And

That He Will Provide For Us

According To His Riches In Glory!

I Ask Us All:

Where Is The Faith, The Hope, The Trust!?!

Why Are We Christians Indulging In Worldly Lust!?!

We Need To Recognize, Brethren

That There Is Good Lust

And There Is Bad 

And

We Need To Know The Difference

And

Practice That Which Will Cause Our Savior

Over Our Decision To Be Glad!

Brother Billy, 
I Don't Understand How Covetousness 
Could Be Both Good And Bad

When The Word Says That
You Can't Get Sweet Water And Bitter Water From The Same Souce

With The Apostle James Also Stating That

Blessing And Cursing Shouldn't Come From The Same Tongue!

Very Good Points, Danette!

Let's Figure This Out Together!

Achan Coveted Forbidden Gold
Silver And A Babylonish AKA Worldly Garment!

Was This Good!?!

That Was Very Bad! 

He Caused The Unnecessary Deaths Of God's People

And He Lost The Goods Coveted And His Own Life!

Prophet Balaam Coveted King Balaam's Treasure 
Even Though It Was The Forbidden Reward 
For Doing A Disobedient Work!

Good Or Bad!

Bad! Real Bad!

His Wickedness Cost 24,000 People Their Lives Up Front

And For His Trouble

Both He And His Evil Paymaster 
Perished In War Against Their Despised Targets!

Are We Learning Anything Yet!?!

I Know That I Am:

Covetousness Doesn't Profit!

Well Said!

Those Were Old Testament Cases!

Now We Shall See If The Law Of God Has Changed

And

"Made" New Testament Covetousness A "Baptised-Good" Thing!

Let's Consider The Close Companion Of Christ

The Bag Man Aka Accountant

Aka In-house Thief, Judas Iscariot

The Betrayer!

Judas Coveted Perishable Silver

And Sold Out Eternal Gold

To Get What He Could, Would, Never Spend ...!

... This Was Bad, Bad, Bad!

10,000 Times Bad ... And Inordinately Foolish!

He Lived With God In The Flesh

And Still Said There Was No God

By Believing That He, A Mere Man

Could Set, As In Direct, The Lord's Calendar

Life And Times!

Very True!

This Brings Us To ...!

... I Know! I Know!

Ananias And His Confederate Wife, Sapphira!

Those Two Lied To The Holy Spirit

And Those Two Swiftly Died For Their Lies!

Indeed!

Theirs Was Folly Of The Highest Order!

They Were Coveting The Praise Of Man

Over A Gift That They Freely Chose To Give To God

To Get The Praise Of Men

For A Gift They Gave To God With One Hand

And 
Blithely Took Back With The Other!

Just Hearing You Say That Is Twisting My Tongue!

Sincerity Before God Is A Serious Business!

Now That We Know What Bad Covetousness Is

What Would You Say Is Good To Covet!?! 

The Things Of God

Things That Don't Perish ...!

... Things That Elevate Us And Draw Us Closer To Christ!

Prophesying ... Teaching The Word

Being Blessed To Bless Others ... In Jesus' Holy Name

And Seeking After Skills Or Gifts 
To Be Used To Enhance The Work Of Spreading The Good News

Covetousness Was Introduced Into Heaven By Satan

And
Promulgated And Practiced On Earth

And

It Shall Be Terminated By Jesus Christ The King

When He Shall Cast All Its Adherents 
Into Hell At The Third Coming

When He Will Deal With Those Who Get Up

At The Second Resurrection

Those Whose Names Are Not Found Recorded

In The Lamb's Book Of Life!

Brethren, 

The Choice ... As Always
Is 
Personally Each Man's Own

No Force

No Coercion!

We, Each, Must Choose To Believe ... Or Not

That The Lord ... The Word Made Flesh

Is 
True And Faithful

Ever Keeping His Word Of Promise!

There Is No Straddling The Fence!

Believe ... Or Doubt

But Don't Ever Waffle!

Believers Are Blessed!

Doubters Minds May Change!

Wafflers Are Neither Coming Nor Going

And As Such

Are Good Only For The Burn Box!

They Are Double-Minded ... Unstable

Therefore ... Unprofitable

Useless 

Condemned 

Damned!

The Lord Can Relieve Honest Doubts

If We Are Willing To Be Convinced!

Think About It:

Presumptuous Sin Is Deadly, Twice! 

You, A Mere Mortal, Being Willfully Disobedient
Tempt Almighty God 
By Demanding He Save You From The Folly Of Doing 
What He Didn't Ask 
And
You Act As God
Demanding The Real God Do What You Command! 

Disobedience Is As Witchcraft, A Sin
And 
Acting As God Is Idolatry ... False Worship
Which Is Also A Sin! 

Covetousness Is Also Idolatry! 

We Are To Have Total Faith And Trust In God 

And 

We're Never To Test ... Tempt ... Almighty God 
In A Foolish Effort To Prove His Faithfulness! 

Satan Tried This On Jesus! 

Jesus Christ The Lord ... Our God Holy

Put Satan In His Place With The "Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Please Don't Let The Lust Of Your Flesh 
Incite You To Offend The Almighty 

And 

Sin Against Your Own Soul! 

The Lord Has Given Us His Holy Law 
And 

He Has Given Us His Promise Of Care: 
For All Your Needs
Let These Be Sufficient!

Praying Useless Against Corona Virus!?! + PRAYER: Father, We Need A Cure Against The Corona Virus!

No Prayer, No Power!

For All Of You That Think That All Christians Do Is Pray

I Bid You Look At The Book Of Exodus Chapter 14 Verse 15

And 
From Your Misconception See That You Walk Away!

There Is A Time For Everything That Is Found Under Sun

And

There Will Be Time Always, Always

When To Almighty God's Son, Our Only Savior That 
We Should, With Alacrity, Run!

Brethren, 

Take No Heed Of Those Who Say That

"Praying Serves No Purpose!"

And

See To It That 
You Roundly Ignore Those Who Say Maliciously:

Pray, If You Must, I Encourage You

But Know For Sure That In This Matter 

Your God Can't Help You: Science Holds The Door! 

On Point Of Order, I Beg To Differ

And 
Clearly Say Without Hesitation That

The Living God To Whom I Pray

Is 
The Creator God Who Can And Does Bless
And

Who, With Pleasure, Encourages Us To Pray 

Because

He, Alone, Is Able To Bless!
His Word You May Freely Trust! 

Many Are The Things We Would Receive ... If We Prayed! 

Many Are The Sorrows We Would Have Avoided

If, By The Prayer Of Faith

We Permitted The Almighty God

To Gently, Safely, Lead The Way! 

Moses And The Israelites Were On The Horns Of A Dilemma! 

Moses Was Exercising Faith Through Prayer

And

The Lord Said: Get Up

And 
Do Something Aka Lead The People On The Way!
Just In Case You Don't Catch My Drift: Faith Works! 

Humble Prayer ... In The Hand Of Faith

Unlocks Heaven Infinite Storehouse 

Wherein Is Found The Best Blessing Needed ... Always! 

Brethren, Beloved

We, As Nations, Kindreds, Tongues And Peoples

Are In A Planet-Wide Struggle For Survival! 

Please Ignore The Naysayers, The Doubters

Those Indulging Disbelief

Those Mockers, The Scoffers, The Naysayers

The Downright Demonic

And

Humbly Pray To The God Who Is The I AM

And

Is Not Like The False Gods Who, Being Useless

Force Obedience And Worship

Against The Free Will Given To Every Man
By The Eternal God! 

Jesus Christ The Lord, Our King

Is Not 
A Plaster Saint

Nor One Made Wood, Stone
Gold, Silver, Silver, Iron

Precious Stone 

Nor Composite Iron And Clay! 

PRAYER:

Please Help Us, Lord

To Truly See Our Desperate Need! 

Help Us To Be Humble And Faithful! 

Help Us To Repair Unto You

At The Throne Of Grace

Where We Will Find Grace To Help Us

In This Our Time Of Need! 

Father,

You Give To Every Man Faith By Measure! 

Please Help Us To Excercise
Our Gift Of Daily Faith

To Practice Willing Obedience

And 

To Walk With The Endurance
Born Of Hope

Trusting Him Who Is The Living Word

And

Believing The Word Of Truth And Promise

For The Craved Blessing
Already On The Wing

The Answer To Fervent Prayer

For A Sure Cure
Against The Corona Virus
Which We Cannot Endure!

Father,
Please Pity Us, And Have Mercy!
Help Us To Confess And Repent
Of Known Sin
Turning Away From The Evil
To Do The Good And The Right
So That We May Be Saved And Blessed
For It Is In Jesus Christ's Holy Name
That We Humbly, Importunately
Pray And Plead!
We Love You, Lord!
Please Come For Us Soon!

AMEN.

Praying Is Doing! 

Pray For Wisdom

Pray For Foresight So That You Will Have Insight! 

Pray For Strength To Act

And 
Opportunity To Perform! 

The Eternal God Who Says:
"Children, Pray Without Ceasing!"

Is 
The Same God Who Provides All Things For His Children! 

Seek Him ... And You Will Find Him!

Knock, Knock, Knock ... And His Gate Will Be Opened To You!

Ask Him ... According To His Will For What You Need! 

The Lord Provides! 

Righteousness Exalts A Nation: 
Sin Destroys A Nation ... A Family, A Person! 

Unbelief Is Knowing Truth ... Right

And 

Willfully Disregarding Them! 

Unbelief Is Sin! 

Unbelief Is Deadly 

Because

It Is A Knowing Choice: 
The Wage Paid For Sin Is Death! 

Beloved, 

We Are All Sinners 

But 

We All Have The Will To Choose 
To Be Saints Of God And Christ 

By Confessing And Repenting Of Known Sin

And 

Turning To The Lord Christ 

Believing His Word

Trusting His Promises 

And

Walking In His Way

Under His Kindly Light

Which Leads To Eternal Life 

In The Heavenly Realm! 

You Have A Daily Ration Of Faith: Use It Liberally

And 

Be Infinitely Blessed! 

Peace!

The Devil Is The Liar!

True Friend ... With Real Benefits!

I Have A Friend And The Benefits Are To Die For! 

Are You Out Of Your Tiny Mind!?! 

Oh, Yes, I Am And I'm Loving It! 

Somebody Call 911!

Gracilla Done Gone And Lost Her Mind! 

Oh, No, She Hasn't! 

She Has Made The Best Decision Ever ...!

... You've Lost Your Mind, Too! 

You'd Do Well To Lose Yours And Join Us! 

Excuse Me!?! 

Why Would I Join You Heathens In Committing Known Sin!?! 

You Would Join Us, Too, If You Know Who The Friend Is! 

I Sincerely Doubt That

And I Rebuke You All In Jesus Christ's Holy Name! 

Wait, I Thought She Said, I Distinctly Heard Her Say That

She Doesn't Want Any Friend With Benefits

So Why Is She Calling His Name!?! 

What Are You Talking About!?! 

Dear Chantelle ...! 

... Call Her CINO Aka Christian In Name Only!

She's Not Going To Like That At All! 

Life's Hard! 

She'll Get Over It ... Eventually! 

If She Doesn't, She'll Never Get Over The Separating Line! 

Since You Put It Like That ...!

Dear CINO, 

We Are Talking About You

Who Claim The Name Of Jesus Christ

But

You Eat Your Own Bread

And

You Wear Your Own Clothing!

You, Dear Heart, Are Depriving Yourself Of

The Rich And Royal Benefits That

He Has And Gives Freely

To Us To Whom He Is The One True Friend! 

Oh, Dear Lord!
I Think I Need To Sit Down! 

Sweet Girl, You Are Sitting Down! 

What You Need To Do Is Stand Up

And

Humbly Claim Your Relationship

With The True Friend ... Jesus Christ The Lord

With Real Benefits ... Which Lead To The Heavenly Reward! 

I, I, I ...! 

... Close Your Mouth! 

You Look Like A Guppy! 

Yeah! 

Close Your Mouth And Open Your Heart

And Feel The Love! 

For All The Days When You Think That No One Loves You
And 
No Cares For Your Personal Well-Being
Remember That There Is God The Savior
Jesus Christ The Lord
Who Knows Your Name
And 
Personally ... With Mercy Because Of Love
Provides For You
And 
You Don't Even Have To Beg! 

Urgently Call On Him!
Eagerly Share Your Heart!
Lovingly Touch The Holy Hand Of Help
And 
Peacefully Rest Under His Sheltering Wings 
Where It Is Always Safe To Abide! 
Waiting For You, Beloved
Is 
The Open Treasury Filled With Innumerable Blessings 
Of Which Forgiveness ... That Ever Heals
Is 
Foremost! 

Jesus Christ ... The One True Friend
The Divine Friend
Who Provides Innumerable Blessings And Bounties
And
Benefits Which Always Include Our Daily Bread
Sacrificially Loves You And Me: 
Touch The Holy God Gracious Who Is Near And Dear
And 
Know His Perfect Peace!
He Forever Lives And ... He Unstintingly Gives!

Come To Jesus Christ

Because

He Loves You

And

Gives The Best Blessings And Benefits

And Then

Stay In The Relationship

Because

You Realize That You, Indeed

Eagerly Return His Love

And

Would Stay With Him Forever

Even If He Gave You Nothing More!

Looking For Peace!?! + PRAYER: Have Mercy, Father, And Grant Perfect Peace!

Peace Is Desired By All 

And 

Acquired By Few 

Because 

Most Of Mankind Believes That Access To Money

Sex, Drugs, Alcohol

Power, Position, Popularity, Notoriety

The Acquisition Of Many Toys And Rare Treasures

And 

Time For Playing, Partying

And 

"Doing You!" 

And 

"Living Your Truth!" 

Brings The Peace Which Is Of Jesus Christ The Lord ... Alone

And 

Which Cannot Be Begged, Bought Or Bartered! 

Oh, That Men Would Praise The Lord

For His Great Goodness 

To The Children Of Men! 

A Life Without Jesus Christ 

Is 

A Life Where There Are WARS:

Worry

Anguish Of Spirit

Restlessness Of Mind

Sadness And Sorrow! 

Oh, That Men Would Accept That 

Jesus Christ's Holy Word Is As He Is:

Good, Kind And Ever True! 

Peace ... Perfect Peace

Is 

The Gift Freely, Generously, Willingly, Given 

- Free Of Encumbrances, Clearly Identified

And Easily Apprehended - 

By The Eternal, Almighty, God Of Grace And Glory

To Every Man, Woman And Child On This Earth! 

An Unaccepted, Unopened

Personal Gift

Is Of No Value To Anyone Else!

If You Want Jesus Christ's Peace, Take It

And

The Only Way To Do That

Is

To Believe The Promise Made

And

By The Bold Exercise Of Faith ... Another Free Gift 

Receive The Gift Given With Gratitude! 

With The Recognition Of Personal Need

With The Willingness To Acknowledge From Whom The Gift Comes

With The Willingness To Trust The Holy Word Of The Promise-Keeper

You Will Know Of A Surety That You Are
And 
Will Be, Blessed From The Source! 

Shiloh Means Peace! 

Jesus Christ, Prince Shiloh

Is 

Our Peace
So Don't Waste Your Precious, Finite, Time

Searching For

Wallowing In

Being Exercised By

That Which Will Not Cause You To Enjoy 
Peace ... Rest And Joy! 

PRAYER:

Father Of The Faithful

Giver Of Good Gifts

I Come To You, Believing, Trusting

Desiring Always

Accepting Gratefully

Your Blessed Gift Of Perfect Peace

Which Contains Rest And Joy!

Thank You For Your Dear Grace! 

Father,

Everywhere Around Me

Are Wandering Souls Known Lost

Looking, Longing, Laughing, Lying, Dying

Bearing The Unbearable Cross

Because They Know Not Christ

And

They Know No Peace

Since All They Treasure Are Things Not Pure

Those Things That Contain Deceptive Alloys! 

I Exercise, Dear Father

My Gift Of Daily Faith In Their Behalf

And

I Ask You, I Beseech You, Please

Open Their Diseased And Blind Eyes

Unstop Their Itching Ears

Help Them To Stop Hardening Their Hearts

In Known Rebellion

And

Help Them To See Their Need Of

Jesus Christ The King

By Whom They Were Created

For Whom They Should Live

And

Through Whom They Are Ever-Blessed! 

Please Help Them, Father

To Humble Themselves

And

To Yield Their Will

To The Ministrations Of The Holy Spirit

Who Gently Leads All Souls Willing

Into Everlasting Truth! 

Please Help Them To Be Wise Unto Salvation! 

Help Them To Deny Satan, The Gross Liar

And

Help Them To Embrace The Life That Lasts

By Confessing And Repenting Of Known Sin

And

Taking Jesus Christ As Their Everlasting Portion

So That They Will, Indeed

Be Forever Blessed! 

Please Let Your Name Be Glorified

And

Jesus Christ Praised

For It Is In His Matchless, Holy, Name

That I Ask, In Faith, These Few Petitions! 

Incline Your Ear Toward Us, Father

And

Grant Us Thy Everlasting Peace! 

I Love You! 

Please Come For Us Soon! 

AMEN!