Thursday, March 18, 2021

Trust The Sure Defence!






A Buckler 
Is 
A Shield ... A Personal Defence 
So Jesus Christ The Lord
Whom We Intimately Lean Upon And Trust
Is 
Our Personal Defence
Our Shield Against Our Foes 
Whether They Are Seen Or Unseen
Known Or Unknown
Near Or Far! 

Beloved, 

We Trust Aka Depend Upon The Lord Christ For Our Defence 
Becaus
We Have Proved Aka Tried Him 
And
Have Found Him 
And
Are Finding Him To Be Able And Capable 
And
Most Assuredly Available! 

Memories And Thoughts ...

Let Us Remember What Our Lord Christ Has Done For Us
And 
Think About What He Is Doing For Us 
And
Let Us Look Forward With A Lively Hope 
To What He Has Promised That He Will Do For Us! 

Please, I Beseech Us All 
Don't Trust Lying Eye-See
Deceitful Ear-Hear 
Or Treacherous I-Feel As You Make The Pilgrim Journey! 

Please Dare, By Faith, To Ever Trust 
The Unchanging, Unfailing
Unimpeachable, Uplifting 
"Thus Saith The Lord!" 
For Body And Soul Salvation! 

Beware
Be Prepared
And 
Don't Be Scared 
As You Hear The Harsh Words Of 
Those Who Seek To Take Away Your Free Will 
And 
Your Freedom To Choose! 

Dare To Hold To Almighty God's Unchanging Hand Of 
Hope, Help And Healing! 

Dare To Walk In The Living, Holy, Faith Of Jesus Christ 
Which Cannot, Will Not, Fail! 

Dare To Trust The Eternal Word Of 
The Lamb Who Is The Lion Of The Tribe Of Judah
And
The Rock Of Ages ... Our Sure Rock Of Refuge
Who Is A Rock Of Offence
And
A Stone Of Stumbling
To All Unbelievers And Evil-Doers! 

Brethren, Beloved

Dare To Please The True And Living God
And
Bless Your Own Soul:
Look Up To Jesus Christ
The Author And Finisher Of Our Faith
And 
Live Abundantly ... Now
And
Forevermore ... At The Appointed Time!






Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Christians Commissioned To Care For Others!








Just Because You Live In A Dog-Eat-Dog World 
It Does Not Mean That 
You Have To Raise The Dog 
Or 
Be The Dog
The Dog Catcher
The Dog Killer
The Dog-Meat Seller 
Or 
The Dog-Meat Eater! 

The World Will Change! 
Men's Minds, Tastes And Desires Will Change 
And
Truth May Become Subjectively Objective 
But
Our Loving Creator Savior Provider Redeemer-God 
Remains The Same 
And
So Should His Children Who Gladly Adopt 
And 
Embrace His Ways 
And
 Serve Him Faithfully 
And
In Righteousness! 


Subjects
... You, Me, We, People ...
Have Feelings!
Objects
... Truth, Light, Good, Evil ...
Are Observable, Measurable!

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

Truth And Eternity Belong To Almighty God! 

Man ... A Notorious Liar
Operates In Tenuous Time
And
He Is Playing Always With Fire! 

A Liar 
Is 
Like A Leopard
Who Cannot Change His Own Spots! 
Man's Character Will Not Change 
Unless And Until 
The Holy Spirit ... Invited ... His Uncleanness Blots Out! 
On This Matter Let There Be No Doubt!

Beloved,   

We Are Christians ... Called And Committed
Cooperating With The Lord
And
Commissioned To Care For Others
So Let Us Dare To Always Do Right
 - In Jesus Christ's Holy Name -
Forswearing Lies And Deceits
And
Nipping At Fingers
Biting Off Heads
And
Chewing On One Another's Seats! 


Peace With The Father
Always Attends
His Faithful Children
And
Causes Their Enemies
To Be At Peace With Them!





Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Go Around Comes Around!








Are You Casting Away Funds, Food
Friends, Family
Your Future
Or 
Forever In The Faithful Father's Family!?! 

We Often Say, And Regularly Hear, That 
We Don't Have Tomorrow Put Down 
Or Tomorrow Is Not Promised! 
These Statements Are True 
And
We Need To Consider That What We Do Today
By Praying, Planning, Plotting Or Even Passively
Greatly Affects Our Prospect ..., Our Hopes
For A Beautiful Tomorrow 
In The Land Of The Forever Blessed! 

Beloved, 

No Man Is An Island 
And
No Man Stands Alone: 
Everything That You Say And Do 
Impacts Your Self And Others! 

Be Aware ...

What You Toss Into The Trash 
Is 
Another Man's Treasure! 

What You Ignore, Someone Else Embraces 
And
What You Despise, Someone Else Loves! 

Search Your Self ...

Are You Like Judas Iscariot
Selling Imperishable Gold 
And
Ill-Advisedly Buying Burnable Silver!?! 

Are You Refusing The Father's Feast Of Good And Plenty 
And 
Are Looking Longingly At The Husks That The Swine Eats!?! 

What Thoughts Are Filling Your Head!?! 

Who Is Making Your Heart Their Home!?! 

What Is In That Hand That You're Extending!?! 

Are You A Peace-Speaking Warmonger 
Or A Peace-Seeking Peace-Keeper!?! 
Do You Care!?! 

By Almighty God's Great Gift Of Grace
With A Willing Spirit
And
With Patient Endurance
Fix Your Face
Fix Your Feelings 
And 
Fix Your Future: 
Go Around Comes Around!





Monday, March 15, 2021

UNGODLY LUST: Godly Desire!

 





Desire 
Is 
Beautiful And Ugly
Enlivening And Deadly! 

When Desire Is Motivated By The Lust Of Our Flesh
It Becomes Ugly And Deadly 
When Left Unchecked! 

When Desire Is Motivated By The Love Of The Lord Christ 
And
Conveyed On The Wheels Of Faith 
Carrying A Flatbed Of Trust 
Occupied By A Heart Headed To Higher Ground On The Upward Way
It Is Beautiful ... Enlivening 
And 
Gloriously Blessed
And
Daily Life Is Lived Without Unprofitable Stress! 

Where, With Whom
And 
For What 
Is 
Your Heart's Desire!?! 

Is Your Desire For The Here And Now
For The Seen And Heard
And
For The Touched And Felt 
Or 
Is It Holding Hope High 
And 
Choosing Strait Aka Hard And Narrow 
Instead Of Easy And Wide!?! 

Is Your Flesh Ruling Your Will 
Or 
Is Your Daily Gift Of Faith For Today 
Guiding You On The Wise Way 
Upon Which You Should Boldly Walk Without Worry!?! 

Beloved, 

Be Warned! 
When Putrid Pride Influences Personal Desire
Wisdom 
Is 
Decidedly Discarded 
And 
Folly 
Is 
Enthusiastically Embraced 
And 
Unwisely Elevated! 

How Do You Stand ... 

We ... As Committed-To-Christ Christians
Are Called To Be Wise
To Desire The Good Portion
To Remember Whose Children We Are
To Reject The Unclean Things
And
To Wait Patiently Upon The Lord 
As We Humbly Bear The Family's Name 
And
To Joyfully Tell The Good News Gospel 
To All Who Choose To Hear It! 

Brethren, Beloved

Let Us Willingly, Eagerly
Confidently Choose This Day
To Longingly, Lovingly, Lastingly Desire 
Our Lord Jesus Christ!





Sunday, March 14, 2021

Open Your Eyes!







There Is No Man So Blind As He That 
Chooses Out Of The Gross Pride In His Heart That 
He Will Not See! 

Question Is
What Is There So Frightening To Look Upon
To Observe Intently
To Learn From By Clear Sight That 
The Willfully Blind One Refuses To Look Upon It!?! 

Beloved, 

If We Are Honest About Our Own Selves
Our Own Experiences
We Must Answer, Truth! 

Truth 
Is 
So Plain, Complex, Soft, Hard, Light, Dark
Sweet, Sour, Beautiful
And 
So Ugly That Those Of Us Who Walk Self-Assured
Self-Centered
And 
Self-Justified In Our Own Self-Worship 
Cannot, Will Not, Accept That
It Is Only By Fully Trusting Jesus Christ Who Is The Truth
Who Takes All Of Our Complex, Dark
Hard, Sour, Ugly Bits Into Himself 
And
Gives Us His Plain, Soft, Light
Sweet, Beautiful Wholeness That 
We Will Walk Without Blinkers And Scales 
Obscuring Aka Blinding Our Vision! 

Self-Worship Is Idolatry! 
Idolatry Is Sin! 
Willful Blindness 
Is 
Presumptuous Sin Aka Planned Sin: 
Don't Do It! 

Let's Stop With The Can't-Profit Folly Of Willful Blindness! 

Open Your Eyes! 
Accept The Plain Truth
And 
See The Light! 

Jesus Christ The Righteous
The Word Of God 
The Light That Points The Way Home
Is
The Truth:
Hear Him! 





Saturday, March 13, 2021

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: There's No Salvation In Straw!






It Is said That 
A Drowning Man Will Catch At A Straw 
To Save Himself!

Straw Is A By-Product 
And 
A Waste-Product Whose End, Ultimately
Is 
The Dung-Heap Or The Burn-Barrel: 
There's No Salvation In Grasping At Straw! 

Those Of Us Who Don't Personally Know The Lord Jesus 
Are Drowning In Sin! 
We Who Know The Lord Christ Are Grasping For 
And
Are Being Firmly Held By The Holy Hand Of 
Our Own Creator 
And
The Creator Of The Plants From Which The Straw Comes! 

Be Wise For Yourself ... 

It Is Always Safer, More Beneficial ... More Profitable 
To Go To The Boss Than To The Servant! 

Our Boss ... The Master
The Lord Our God, The King, The Judge
- With Open Arms - 
Invites Us To Seek After Him Diligently 
While He May Be Found! 

Beloved, 

We Have A ... The ... Window Of Opportunity 
Now ... Today ... To Get In On The Ground Floor Of 
The Universe's Greatest Health, Wealth And Blessing Transfer
With No Lies Or Deceit Involved 
And
No Stealth Or Stealing Required! 

Let Us Dare ... Today
To Reject The Cheap, Useless, Straws That 
Suggest Possible Safety ... And Security
But
Grossly Fall Short And Grotesquely Fail
And Instead 
Humbly Choose To Call Upon 
And 
Repair To Our Lord Jesus 
Who, Alone, Truly Saves, Heals 
And 
Seals Us! 

Jesus Christ
Is
Our All
For All Things
And
In All Ways!





Friday, March 12, 2021

HAPPY SABBATH + The Virgin And The Party Animal!









Truth And Error 
Are Like A Virgin Serene
And 
A Party Animal Mean! 

The Truth ... That Virgin
Speaks Softly, Firmly And Pointedly 
Staying In Time And On Target
Walks The Strait Line On The Narrow Path 
And
Is Not Afraid Of The Frigid, Furious
Challenges Of The Naysayers And Soothsayers: 
Truth Is Love, Loving, And Lovely! 

By Contrast, Error ... That Party Animal 
Daringly Bedecked
Proud, Loud
A Night Walker On A Mission To Impress By Expression
Has No Brakes, No Limits Nor Leashes
And
Favors Neither Facts Nor Tender Feelings! 

Error ... A Terror
Is
A Thief And A Goad
Fearless, Lawless
A Painted Person Often Caught Wearing Light
And Is
A Gross And Poisonous Toad:
It's An Impressive Sight! 

Beloved, 

Be Warned! 

Error Survives And Prospers By Gently Expressing 
A Kernel Of Truth 
Which Gains For It A Sympathetic And Empathizing Ear! 

To Send Man Astray 
Is 
Error's Only Care! 

Behold Grace ... 

Sweet, Blessed, Truth
Kind, Benign
Has Borders And Known Ties
And
Will Not Waffle, Wander, Nor Wobble 
Because 
Truth Is Straight ... And Plain 
No Matter If You Strip Her
And
Hit Her 
Or Try To Rip Her Apart! 
Truth Is Wholly Holy
And
Serves The Great King Only! 

Truth ... Saving Truth 
Is 
Of The Living Holy God
And Therefore
Is Not ... Cannot 
Ever Be A Fraud! 

Truth Reigns In Beautiful Beulah
The Land Of The Forever Blessed! 

Brethren, Beloved 

Stick To Truth 
And 
Be A Spiritual Success 
Blessed Of Jesus Christ The King 
Our God 
And 
Soon-Returning Lord
Who Brings With Him
Every Person's Due And Earned Reward! 


Truth Was Truth Yesterday!
Truth Is Truth Today!
Truth Shall Always Be Truth
Where The Sun Of Righteousness
Reigns And Rules!!
Trut 






Thursday, March 11, 2021

Familiarity With Sin Breeds Contempt For Sin!







It Is A Fact That 
Those Persons Who Live Close To Airports 
Are Not Bothered By The Roar Of Jet Engines 
Once They Have Become Accustomed To The Noise: 
Familiarity Breeds Contempt! 

Being Close To Sin 
Getting Personally Involved With Sin
Causes Us To Consider Sin As No Big Deal
And
We Soon Refuse To See Sin As Being Exceedingly Sinful
And
A Great Snare To Our Purchased Souls! 

Beloved, 

Are You Becoming Comfortable With Sin!?! 

Are You No Longer Bothered By Lil' White Lies
Five-Finger Discounts
Robbery, Murder, Adultery
Covetousness
Dishonoring Your Parents
Being A False-Oath Taker
Indulging Idolatry ... And The Like!?!

Are You So Into "Doing You" 
And 
Living "Your Truth" That You Have Forgotten That 
Every Committed Sin Crucifies Our Lord Christ Afresh!?! 

Wise Up ... 

The Doings Of Bold Sinners May Seem Exciting 
And
Be Looked Upon Favorably By The "In" Crowd 
And
Viewed Jealously By The Wannabe-Cool Crowd: 
Do Not Be Deceived! 

Almighty God 
Is 
Neither Sleeping, Fooled ... Nor Mocked! 

Heads Up ... 

The Great Day Of Small Things
The Day Of Accounts
The Day Of Reckoning 
Is 
Fast Approaching 
And
There Will Be No Discounts For 
"I Didn't Know!" 
"I Didn't Understand!"
Or
"I Thought I Was Exempt!" 

Stop And Think! 
Be Still! 
Look Around You! 
Look Up 
And
Turn Away From The Dead-End Path Of Daring Disobedience
And
Remember That Who Encourages You To Sin
Aka Who Helps You To Buy A Big-Belly Horse 
Will Not Help You Feed It! 

Your Encourager Will Also Be Your Exposer
But
Never, Ever, Your Healer! 

There Is No Profit In Sin! 

Believe It ... 

Jesus Christ Saves: 
Soul Salvation Pays! 





Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Whose Voice Is That!?!






Do You Know The True Sound Of The Voice Of Jesus Christ 
Or 
Are You Amongst Those Who Boldly Declare That 
Because We Are Beings Created By The Lord
Our Voices
And 
The Voice Of Almighty God 
Are Indistinguishable From Each Other!?! 

This Idea Leaves Us Ripe For 
And 
Open To Satan's Deceptions!

Lord, Please Preserve Your Children! 

Jesus Christ Said That 
His Sheep Hear His Voice 
So It Is Impossible For A Christ-Follower 
- Personally Known By The LordJesus -
To Respond To Any Other Voice Save That Of Their Lord! 

Whose Voice Are You Hearing!?! 

Whose Teachings Are You Following!?! 

Are You Following The Fashion That 
Is 
Imbuing Carnal Creatures With The Voice 
And
Power Of The Eternal Creator-God!?! 

Beloved, 

When We Humbly Pray 
And
Ask For The Holy Spirit To Guide Our Minds 
As We Diligently Search And Read The Living Word Of God
We Will Hear 
And
Intimately Know The Voice Of Our Dear Lord! 

The Holy Spirit Of God Guides Us Into All Truth 
And
He Will Never Contradict The Preserved 
"Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Be Vigilant! 

Just As All Around Us 
Is 
Counterfeit Food, Shoes And Clothing
About Which We Are Regularly Warned
Beware False Prophets, Priests, Miracles 
And
The Lying And Corrupt Words From False Christs 
Who Promote Self Aka Flesh 
And
Self-Exaltation! 

BeWise Unto Your Own Soul's Salvation
And
Do Not Seek That Which 
Is Not 
Yours To Claim, Own Or Use!

Jesus Christ's Voice 
The Voice Of The Creator, Savior
Redeemer, Lord, God, Shepherd
And
Forever Faithful Friend
And
Judge Of All Flesh
Calls Us To Reconciliation
And
Speaks Peace: 
Our Voices ... Issuing From Thankful Hearts
Grateful For Grace
Are For Prayer And Praise! 

Keep Your Place:
Follow Christ!





Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Pride Is A Holey Roof-Top!







The Stories Of 
Lucifer Being Cast Out Of Heaven 
And
Adam And Eve Being Cast Out Of Eden 
Are Cautionary Tales: Take Heed! 

Never Blame Others 
For The Messes That You Heaven-Daringly Create 
And
Never Be Too Proud To Humbly Say That You're Sorry! 

Surprise: No Surprise ...

Almighty God 
Is Not 
Responsible For Our Tawdry Thoughts And Wayward Ways!
 
Lucifer Had Power, Position, And Prestige 
But
He Desired Worship 
And
Sowed Discord By Innuendo, Deceit And Outright Lies! 

Lucifer Would Have Been Forgiven 
If
He Had Chosen Humility And Apology:
He Boldly Chose War And ... Homelessness! 

Adam And Eve Were Warned Of The Adversary! 

Eve Was Beguiled 
But
Adam Indulged Willful Disobedience! 

Adam Blamed God And Eve 
And
Eve Blamed The Serpent For Their Misfortunes! 
They Never Acknowledged Their Failures 
And
Never Said "Sorry!"
And
They Were Cast Out Of Paradise! 

Beloved, 

Willfulness, Disobedience, Pride And Arrogance 
Is 
A Box Made Of Two Knife-Edged Triangles 
Because
Self Is The Trap In The Middle! 

The Triangles Poke Hard 
And 
Cut Clean
And
The Box Is Self-Sealing!

Brethren, Beloved, 

Be Wise: 
Don't Dig Your Own Grave!
 
Be Humble: 
Pride Is A Holey Roof-Top!
 
Humbly Approach The Throne Of Grace: 
Better Is A Rough Rag With The Lord Christ 
Than A Rich Robe With Satan! 

Get Your Heart Right With God! 


Peace
With Almighty God
Gracefully Grows!




Monday, March 8, 2021

Walking Wobbly Around Jesus Christ For The Present!?!

 

 




We, Each, Need To Ask Ourselves A Very Bold Question 
And
Answer It Baldly: 

"If I Am Trusting Jesus Christ The Lord For My Soul's Salvation 
Which I Believe In For An Eternity Which I Cannot Comprehend
Why Am I Not Totally Trusting This Same Jesus 
To Take Care Of Me And My Concerns In This Life 
With Which I Am Intimately Familiar And Presently At Home!?!" 

Beloved, 

We Need To Do Better 
And
Be Better In Our Walk With The Lord! 

Jesus Christ Says:

 "Trust Me And Obey!
Lean On And Learn From Me!
Take Your Daily Gift Of Daily Faith 
And
Use It To Take Me At My Living Word!
Believe Me For Your Present 
And
Walk With Me Toward Your Future!" 

But

We Are Believing Him For Our Future 
And 
Walking Wobbly Around Him For The Present 
And 
The Presents Which We Should Be Eagerly Waiting To Open! 

Take Heed ... 

If We Don't Trust Jesus Christ With Our Present-Day Needs
It Is Sure That We Will Have 
No Future Pursuits With Him In Eternity 
Because 
Doubters Cannot Receive 
The Promised Gifts Of The Faithful Saints! 

We Must Do Better! 

Let's Walk In Faith 
And
Stop Running Around With Blind-Man Sight! 
Jesus Christ Is Faithful: 
Wholly Trust Him!








Sunday, March 7, 2021

VISITATION: The Fears Of The Wicked!






What A Wicked Person Fears The Most 
Shall Surely Visit Him!
 
Wicked People Fear Exposure Of Their Unholy Deeds
Ruin Of Their Carefully-Crafted "Reputation"
Loss Of Their Stolen Riches
Destruction Of Their Swanky House-Of-Cards Estate
Being Poor, Weak And Vulnerable
And 
The Great Equalizer ... Death! 

The Faithful Child And Servant Of God 
And
Diligent Student Of The School Of Christ 
Desires The Goodness, Gifts, Benefits 
And 
Blessings Abundant Spoken By The Mouth Of Almighty God 
And 
Memorialized In The Word Of God!

We, Christians Called And Committed
Being Faithful, Obedient And Enduringly Trusting 
And
Ever Truthful In Life 
And
Unto Death 
Shall, In The Great Day, Receive The Desire Of Our Hearts
Being Forever At Home With Our Lord And God! 

Beloved, 

Do Not Envy Or Follow The Wicked 
Who Ruin Themselves And Others: 
They Refuse To Know Jesus Christ 
And
Don't Choose Great Goodness And Available Grace! 

Please, I Beseech Us All
No Matter The Temptation
The Test
The Torment
The Bribe Or Supposed Benefit
Or The "We All In This Common Good!" Popular Notion
Choose To Stay On The Lord's Side 
Seeking The Good Portions 
And
Refusing To Be Pierced Through With The Many Sorrows 
Which Are The Self-Designed Lot Of Evil Men And Seducers 
Who Are On Satan The Damned's Putrid Payroll! 

Dare To Delight The Lord Of Love: 
Deal Fairly, Justly, Honestly And Rightly! 

Decide, By Grace ... For Love ... To Do Good 
And
Almighty God's Goodness Will Attend You Always 
And
In All Ways! 


Warring Against Sin
Is
Wisdom!