Dare To Be A Real Christian

Brethren,

A Word To The Wise 
Should Always Be Sufficient
So Please Take Note:

Christianity Is Not A Convenience 
A Ticket To Ride
A Money Machine
Or 
An Entry To The High Life
And
Pretending To Be Humble 
Is Not 
A Humble Thing! 

Pretending To Be Faithful 
Is 
A Very Foolish Thing! 

Note To File ...

Pretending To Be What You're Not 
To Get Where You Want To Go 
Is 
The Mark Of A Double-Minded, Unsettled Creature 
And Eventually 
The Truth Is Going To Show 
And 
Those Whom You Thought To Fool 
Will Eagerly Watch You Melt Into Oblivion 
Like Flurries Of Snow! 

Beloved, 

We Have The Real Lord Christ 
And 
His True Followers Are To Be Real Christians
Talking The Walk 
And 
Walking The Talk! 

We, Christians, Are To Live A Life Of Humility
Willing Service
Kindly Deeds
Being Thoughtful And Caring
Fully Emulating ... Imitating ... Jesus Christ The Exemplar
- Our Example -
Who Modeled Goodness, Kindness
Faithfulness, Prayerfulness
Righteousness, Forgiveness
Giving, Caring 
And  
Consistency In Words And Deeds ... In Character! 

Our Creator ... God Almighty
Says What He Means 
And 
Does Exactly What He Says 
And 
We Are To Set Our Clocks By His Word! 

Let's Pray That Our Words Are As The 
"Thus Saith The Lord!" 
And 
Our Characters Become Like Our Lord Christ's Today! 

Dare To Be A  Real Christian: Walk Holy
And
Let Jesus Christ Be Ever Praised! 
Peace Be Upon You!

PRAYER: Father, I Desire To Be Home ... With You!

I Believe Your Word

And No Matter What The World Says, Dear Father

I Need You In My Life! 

I See And Understand My Need 

And Recognize And Accept That 

I Cannot Fight The Battle Against Sin And Self Alone 

And Expect To Survive The Carnal Strife! 

I Am A Child Needing The Guidance Of 
My Wise And Loving Father! 

I Am A Student In The School Of Jesus 
Eager To Learn The Only Holy Way! 

I Am A Worker In The House Of My Lord 
Needing Direction

Satisfied To Labor For Eternal Pay 

And Sure That What You Say 
Will Never Cause Me From Grace And Goodness To Stray! 

Without You, Lord

I Am Lost, Lonely, Alone

Twice Dead

Condemned And Damned 

And So, Dear Father

I Choose To Accept Your Gifts Of Love, Life

Grace, Goodness

Salvation, Security

Faith, Food

And The Blessings Of Truth And Godly Trust! 

Teach Me, Feed Me, Guide Me

Correct And Comfort Me

And Lead Me Gently, Safely And Securely To Pastures Green 

Where Still Waters Flow! 

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

I Pray And Humbly Plead 

Because The Desire Of My Heart Is For Home

Forever

On The Golden Shore: 

I Find My Rest In You! 

AMEN!

PRAYER: Father, You Have Given Me Freedom!

Father, 
You Have Given Me The Freedom
To Choose To Follow You In Faithfulness 
Or To Allow My Sinful Self To Be My Leader
And The Free Will To Make My Own Decisions
For Or Against You! 

Despite My Straying And Often Disobedience
You Hear My Feeble Cries Of Distress 
And You Still Answer Me When I Call: 
Thank You For Your Loving Faithfulness! 

Father, I Once Walked The Broad Way To Destruction 
And Through Bitter Experience
I Now Safely And In Confidence Say:
"I Repent Of My Past!"
Because I Now Understand, Accept And Appreciate That 
Your Word And Your Ways Bless And Prosper Me! 

With All Humility, Father
I Truly Acknowledge And Finally Trust You Totally
At Your Holy Word: Whatever I Do That Pleases You 
Will Always Bless Me! 

I Have Made My Choice: 
By Your Sweet Spirit
With The Protection Of The Holy Angels
In The Name Of My Jesus, Christ The King
The Lord Of Glory
I Am Walking With You As Life Is Spared
Wherever, Whenever And However You Shall Lead Me! 

My Life Is Yours: Use It! 
My Will Is Yours: Make Your Will Mine! 
My Way Is Yours: Refashion My Feet To Walk In Your Holy Ways
And Comfort Me 
And Wipe My Tears Away As I Negotiate The Crucible That 
Recreates Me In Your Image Today! 
Have Mercy, Lord, On Me! 
AMEN!

PRAYER: I Know Your Promises Are Sure, Dear Father!

I Choose To Exercise My Gift Of Faith

So Please Help Me, Dear Father
To Hear The Word With Gladness
Understand It Because It Is Wisdom
Accept It With A Grateful Heart

And Enduringly Obey It 

Because It Is You, The Holy God, Whom I Dearly Love! 

Your Words To Obey Are Not Suggestions

Your Commands Are Not From The Land Of Perhaps

Your Promises Are Sure

Your Blessings Are Pure And They Cure

And I Never Want Them From My Possession To Lapse! 

In My Own Strength, I Am Weak 

So Help Me To Your Strong And Mighty Arm Forever To Cling 

So That Through The Gates Of Glory

By Right

I May Walk In! 

You Have Promised Never To Forsake Me

So Help Me, Please, To Never Forget That 

Wherever You Are Is Safe Harbor

Is Home! 

Please Help Me To Humble Myself! 
Please Help Me To Remain Faithful To You! 

Please Help Me To Trust You 
Where I Can't See Or Trace Your Holy Hand: 

I Am Remembering The Sacrifice Of Your Son

My Jesus

The Blessed-Forever Returning Son Of Man! 

I Look Forward To The Day When 

With Perfected Sight 

I Shall Behold His Dear Face 

And Touch His, For Me, Scarred Hand! 

I Love You, Lord

And I Thank You, My Father

For Hearing And Answering My Heart's Prayer 

Offered Humbly In Jesus' Matchless Name! 

AMEN!

PRAYER: Father, Please Root Me And Ground Me In Your Word!

 

Help Me, Dear Father, 
To Keep My Jesus As The Anchor For My Soul
To Love  Him By My Willing Obedience
To Run The Race For Life Eternal 
With His Gift Of Enduring Faith 
So That At Journey's End I May Not Be Amongst Those 
Who Shall Wail And Gnash Their Teeth In Bitterest Disappointment 
Because They Are Condemned And Cast Out
Because They Were Not Rooted And Grounded In The Living Word
The Son Of God
Who Saves Repentant Sinners Indeed! 

Father, 
Please Help Me To Look Up To The Lord  Of Life 
And Diligently Follow In The Paths Of His Righteousness 
Even If I Must Walk Alone 
Without The Silken Cords Of The Affection That 
Binds Hearts To Mother, Father, Brother, Sister
Husband, Wife, Children, Friends, Relations And Well-Wishers! 

Please Help Me To Remember That When I Walk With The Lord Christ
Whatever The Circumstance
I Am Blessed, Protected And Provided For 
According To His Riches In Glory! 

Please Pour Out Of Your Sweet Spirit Upon This Trembling Flesh 
And Bless And Keep Me To Keep Living 
By The "Thus Saith The Lord" 
And For My Jesus
For I Surrender My Will To You Freely! 
In Jesus' Holy Name I Humbly Plead! 
I Love You, Lord; I Am Yours! 
AMEN!

The Word Works!

Jesus Christ

Is

The Word

The Way

The Only Way Home

To The Father's House!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRAYER: Your Love Is Showing, Lord!

Father, 

You Have Cautioned Us 
To Take Heed That No One Deceive Us

And To Take Heed To Watch And Pray! 
Your Love Is Showing: Thank You, Lord! 

Please Grant Us The Grace That 

Will Cause Us To Be Humble
Vigilant And Enduringly Faithful 

To Live For Christ Jesus

To Let The Holy Spirit Guide And Chide Us

And Our Souls Constantly Feed! 

Help Us To Only Go  
Where The Holy Angels Excelling In Strength Will Protect Us!
Please Help Us To Permit Their Good Influence 

To Keep Us On The Side Of The Good And Right! 

Please Also Grant The Grace Which Will See Us 

Accepting Your Truth 

According To The Preserved Word 

No Matter Who Is Saying It

And Help Us To Detect 
And Reject 
Lies, Error, And Practiced Deceit 

No Matter Who Is Delivering The Same 
Because We Know You And The Living Word 

Personally And Intimately! 

Please Help Us To Do Right 

Because It Is Right 

And To Love Truth Because It Is You

And You Always Save! 

Please Help Us To Keep Away From Idols 

And Get Rid Of The Idols In Our Lives, Lord

No Matter How So-Called Valuable, Convenient

Personal Or Profitable 

Their Ownership And Association May Be! 

Please Cleanse Our Tongues

Unstop Our Ears 

And Heal Our Eyes 

And Bless Us 
In Jesus' Matchless Name We Humbly Pray! 

AMEN!!! 

Heed The Holy Word

Of

Almighty God

Not The Lying Word

Of

The False Gods Of This Dying World!

Fear The Living God

Not The Man Who Needs

The Life-Giving God

To Be Able To Say That He Is Alive!

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The Word Of Almighty God

Is

Our Comfort And Shield

And

Our Sword And Our Bed:

It Is The Truth Unchangeable!

HAPPY SABBATH + BE ENCOURAGED + PRAYER: Father, Help Me Not To Be A Bread And Fish Christian!

Life Will Be Dark At Times 

But 

Our God ... Almighty ... Is Light! 

Trust Him: He Is The Truth! 

Trust In Him No Matter What Happens

Because 

He Has Given Unto Us Great Treasure In These Earthen Vessels: 
His Faith To See To Believe 

And

The Holy Spirit ... The Comforter Who Is Come

Who Is Here

Who Leads Us Into All Truth! 

All Of Almighty God's Gifts To Men

Are Good

With No Sorrow Added!

Beloved, 

Human Eyes Are Blind Even Though They Physically See

But

The Eyes Of Working Faith Ever Have Sight 

Because 
They See Living Light ... Truth
That Can Never Fail Or Fall! 

Our God 
Is 
Good To Us 
Even Though We Don't Deserve It! 

Pray ... And Hold On
And
Plod On While It Is Still Day! 

Jesus Christ Is Coming For Us Real Soon! 

PRAYER:

Father, 

I Believe You! 

Please Rid Me Of Any Unbelief That I May Be Cherishing! 

Please Help Me Not To Be A Bread And Fish Christian 

Always Available To Feast 

But Never Available To Help With The Work 

That Will Cause Hurting People From Willing Sinning To Cease! 

Please Help Me To Stay In The Word That Brings Faith!

Please Help Me Not To Be Amongst Those 

Who Tell The Good News But Don't Live It

Who Point Fingers And Pray Self-Righteous Prayers

Who Seem Not To Understand That 

The Cup Of Blessings Will Overflow 

But The Cup Of Planned Sin Has An Unbreachable Limit! 

Please Help Me So That My Living Is Not In Vain!

I'm Watching, Lord

And Praying 

And Hoping! 

Please Hold My Hand And Help Me To Follow You 

And In Living Truth 

Obediently, Enduringly, Stand 

So That In Perfect Peace 

I Shall Behold You, My King

And In Your Glorious Presence Eternally Stand

In Jesus' Holy Name I Pray And Humbly Plead!

I Love You, Lord!

Please Come For Us Soon! 

AMEN!

PRAYER: Feed Me, Lord

 

Father,

I Come In Faith

With Nary A Reason Your Living Word To Doubt!

I Have No Life Without You, Lord

So I Do Not Desire A Life Without Your Love And Kindness: 

I Look To You For My Own Soul's Salvation! 

I Cannot Do Anything Without You 

So I Choose To Do Everything With You 

For You Are Faithful And Almighty: 

I Worship Only You! 

You Are Life And You Are Love!

You Are Hope And Glory!

You Are Mercy Full And Free: 

I Truly Believe The Good News Gospel Story! 

Father, I Can No Longer Join The Maddened Crowd 

Full Of Self And Glutted On Sinning 

For I Have Chosen To Run The Race For Life 

And, By Your Word, I'm Intent Upon Winning 

And My Seat At The Welcome Home Table Filling! 

Sorrow, Joy

Storm Of Wind

Torrential Rain

Good News, Pain: 

All Are Par For The Pilgrim Journey 

So Bless Me, My God, For I'm Yours To Control! 

Please Take Me To The Water Of Life 

So That I May Drink And Be Filled! 

I Beseech You, Father ... You Said To Ask And I Will Receive 

So I'm Pleading For The Holy Spirit's Outpouring, Filling

And Indwelling Right Now, Today

To Guide Me, Lead Me, Feed Me

And To Order My Steps 

So That I From Saving Truth Will Never, Ever, Stray! 

I Love You, My Maker, My Lord, My God, My King: 

Please Help Me To Keep A Song Of Zion In My Heart 

As I Live For My Jesus 

Whose Praises I Wholly Desire Ever Always To Sing!

I'm Leaning On You, Lord! 

Thank You For Hearing And Answering Our Prayers Of Faith 

And For Granting These Few Petitions 

Offered Up In That Dear Name

The Precious Name Of Jesus Christ

Our Redeemer, Savior And Forever Friend! 

Please Come For Us Soon: We Desperately Need You! 

AMEN!!!

Heavenly Wisdom ... And Wise Men!

The Wisdom Of The Wise

Precludes Righteous Men

From

Abiding Lies!

In Contrast To The Heavenly Wisdom
Earthly Wisdom Invites Envy And Strife
Other Than Pure Thoughts
And 
Manners That Are Less Than Acceptable
And For Sure 
Not Praise-Worthy In The Christian 
Determined 
And 
Striving To Arrive Safely In Beulah Land
The New Jerusalem! 

Striving For The Mastery Of Self
- Striving For The Perfection Of Christian Character -
Is 
What We Should Be Doing Moment By Moment
Day By Day 
And 
We Should Cease From Indulging In Strife-Making 
And 
Being Entangled In The Strife That 
Satan And His Minions
- The Emissaries Of Destruction -
Are Weaving And Placing Around Us
To Cause Us To Fall From Grace
The Grace That Is Sufficient 
For Our Every Need And Care! 

Beloved, 

Many Of Us Are Using "Our Christianity" As A Foil 
And 
Are Saying To All Hearers That We Don't Like War! 

Surprise!!!
We Don't Like War 
But
We Do Love To Start Riots! 
Stop It! 

As A Matter Of Fact ...

There Will Be No Lawless Warmonger 
Or Rioter 
Or Envious
Or Covetous 
Or Dirty-Minded Potty-Mout' Hypocrites 
In The Kingdom Of Light! 

Be Wise, Wise ...

Brethren,

Let's Dare To Be Different! 
Let's Walk On The Straight And Narrow Way 
So That We May Cross The Separating Line 
To See Our King In All His Glory! 

Let's Walk Righteously 
- According To Christ's Christianity - 
So That We Will Be Blessed 
And 
Saved 
And 
Forever Blessed! 

Remember ...

There Is No Law That Will Stand Against 
A Meek And Gentle Spirit! 
Time Is Made For Change! 
Blessings Be Upon You! 
Peace!

RESPECT IS DUE TO A DOG: Speech Belongs To God!

Whose Spirit Is Moving Your Tongue!?!
Is It The Holy Spirit Of Truth
Or
Is It The Adversarial Spirit Of The Accuser Of The Brethren!?! 

Are Your Words Kind, Soft, And Uplifting 
Or Are They Harsh, Sure To Offend
Hurtful ... Demeaning!?! 

The Soul Bound For Glory

Should Know These Things!

Apostle James Called The Tongue A Fire
A World Of Iniquity Aka Planned Sin
Lit By The Fires Of Hell
Full Of Deadly Poison 
And Obviously
Doing The Devil's Dirty Work! 

Beloved, 

We Are Called Christians For A Reason: 
We Are To Light The World 
To Make It Wise Unto Salvation 
And 
We Are To Salt The World 
To Make It Suitable For The Storehouse Of God
Fit To Appear At The Welcome Home Table Of 
The Great King, The Eternal, Holy God 
Who, Himself, Was Of A Meek And Gentle Spirit 
Whose Passing Wouldn't Even Bruise A Reed! 

We Are To Be Like Jesus
Gently Drawing People To Almighty God 
And 
Not Repelling Them By Being Loud, Obnoxious And Unkind! 

Let's Dare To Ask Ourselves The Hard Questions: 

Am I A Good Representative For Christ And His Kingdom!?! 
Am I Edible Wheat Or Am I Burnable Tares? 
Am I Setting A Good Example By Being Honest Honey And Valuable Velvet 
Or
Am I Dishonoring The Father's Name 
By Spitting Nails
Brandishing Swords 
And 
Lighting Fires!?!

Believers Have Hope And Help ...

Let's Ask The Holy Spirit Of Truth 
To Guide Our Thoughts
Feed Us Good Words 
And 
Correct Us When We Go Sideways To Do Wrong! 

Everybody Ought To Know ...

It Pays To Serve Jesus Christ The Lord ... Faithfully
And
It Behooves Us Well To Understand And Accept That
Only Good, Kind, Obedient
Meek, Gentle People ... Peacemakers 
Shall Enter The Kingdom Of God
Shall Inherit The Earth Made New
Shall Bear The Image Of Jesus Christ! 
We Shall See Him As He Is!

Brethren,

Pray
And
Look At 
And 
Clean Out The Garbage Of 
An Unfeeling, Unkind Tongue 
If
You Desire To Go Home To The Glorious Kingdom! 

Through Almighty God's Love For Us
We Have Free Will 
And 
Freedom To Choose Our Own Way In Life
So Let's Choose To Be Pure In Heart
And
Let's Choose To Be True Children Of God: 
Let's Control Our Tongues 
And
Our Actions Today! 

Remember ...

Speech Belongs To Almighty God
And
Respect Is Due To A Dog:
Say And Do What Is Good And Right!

STAY IN THE WORD: We Need The Lord ... The Law !

Jesus Christ Prays For Us!

Let's Pray For Ourselves

And

Others!

Praying Changes Our Perspective Of Everything!
If You Do Not Commit Crime
Which Is Breaking The Laws Of The Land

You Have No Reason To Fear Law-Men Aka The Police! 

Praying Will Keep Us From Sinning

Or

Sinning Will Keep Us From Praying!

If You Live A Righteous Life ... Walking In The Light Of Life

- Being Careful To Follow The Law Of The Lamb -

You Have No Reason To Fear Having To Give An Accounting Of
The Carefully Recorded Report Of All You Thought, Said And Did 

Before The King Of Love

The Final Judge Of All Flesh 

Whom No One Can Ignore Or Escape! 

Beloved, 

We Should Be Careful Of 

And 

Fearful For Those Who Say With Unholy Boldness That 

They Don't Believe In God

Don't Care What God Says

Know That They Are Truthful And Good, Kind, Loving And Caring 

But 

The All-Knowing Almighty Ever-Present God Is Not 

Even As They Live Their Lives Like The Right Side Of A Bus 

While Needing The Breath Of The Same God To Live 

And
To Be Able To Self-Righteously Blaspheme His Holy Name! 

We Need To Think Before We Speak

Look Before We Leap 

And 

Consider Carefully 
By Whose Power We Rise Up Each Day From Sweet Sleep! 

Jesus Christ 

Is 

The Law Giver 

And

The Giver Of Life: 

Ignore Him ... Ignore His Power ... At Your Own Peril! 

Brethren, 

Let's Delight In Our Jesus Today ... For Love ... 

And 

Receive The Heaven-Blessed Desires Of Our Hearts 

As We Walk In His Holy Will 

On The Glorious Holy Way! 

Respect The Innocent Sacrifice: 

Obey The Lord And His Law 

OR

We Will Never Get Home To Share In His Great Glory! 

Follow The Living Word

Not Fickle-Fashion Faith!

Lift Up The Lord Christ 

And 

Live Forevermore: 

We Shall Enjoy Perfect And Eternal Peace!

The Word Works:

Stay In The Word!

There is No Sanctification Without The Holy Spirit!

Never Follow The Multitude

To Hear Evil

To See Evil

Or

To Do Evil!

Sanctification ... Our Setting Apart
Our Being Made Holy 
Is 
The Work Of One's Lifetime 
And 
Is Accomplished By All The Members Of The Godhead 
Who Said In The Beginning: 

"Let Us Make Man In Our Own Image

After Our Own Likeness!" 

Our Sanctification 
Is 
By God The Father
In Jesus Christ 
And 
Through The Holy Spirit Of Truth
By Whom We Are Sealed Against The Day Of Judgment 
When All Of Our Works
- Our Doings In The Flesh -
Shall Be Revealed 
Whether They Commend Us To God And Glory 
Or 
Condemn Us To Hell's Damnation! 

Beloved, 

Let Us Not Join With Those Who Lift Up The Father
Denigrate The Son 
And 
Deny The Holy Spirit 
By Calling Him "It" 
And 
Rejecting His Personhood By Making Him An "Essence!?!" 

Almighty God

Cannot

Deny Himself!

Creation Made It Clear That 
The Holy Spirit Moves 
And 
Works! 

Father God Made It Clear That 
Without The Spirit's Indwelling 
Men Become Vessels For Satan's Use And Abuse!

The Holy Spirit Came On Jesus As A Dove
And 
Jesus Christ Made It Clear That 
It Is By His Father's And His Own Desire That 
The Holy Spirit Was Sent To Dwell In And Amongst Us 
As Comforter, Teacher, Guide 
And 
Corrector! 

The Rubber Is About To Meet The Road
And
Now Is Not The Time To Be Unsure
Or Ignorant Of Who Is The Lord God Almighty
Holy, Just, Kind, Loving, Giving And Forgiving!

Let Us Not Deny Almighty God By Denying The Holy Spirit! 
Father, Son And Holy Spirit All Participate In Our Salvation
Participated In Our Creation
And
Shall Participate In The Day Of Our Final Redemption
At Jesus Christ's Second Coming!

We Need The Father,
The Son 
And 
The Holy Spirit! 
The House Belongs To The Father!
The Son Is The Door
And 
The Holy Spirit 
Is 
The Key In The Door Of The House! 

Remember ...

Godhead Three 
And 
All-Life-We 
   In Total Cooperation
      As Enduring Faithful Christians! 
We Shall Be Sanctified 
For We Shall Be Like Our Jesus 
Who Bought Us Back From Sin!

We Are Going Home To Our Father God 
And 
The Holy Spirit Is Here Helping Us 
To Get There Safely! 
Cooperate!