Sunday, May 16, 2021

Consider Your Ways AND Your Days!







When We Were Children
The Elders Spoke Often About Malice Before Thought
About Being So Bent On Having One's Own Way That 
A Person Just Acted
Right Thinking Be Damned! 

Today
A Favored Expression 
Is 
Playing Dead 
To See What Kind Of Casket You're Going To Receive! 

Beloved, 

In The Old Testament Times
Swift Justice ... As A Sharp Curb On Lawlessness
Was Meted Out For Ought Aka Anything That 
Brought Almighty God's Name Into Disrepute! 

Today We See The Multitudes Using The Name Of The Lord 
Like It Is A Cheap Cloak Aka Cover For Bold Sin! 

Consider Your Ways ... 

Not One Of Us Has Control Over The Days Of 
Our Years As Allotted By God! 

Not One Of Us Is Guaranteed To Live Five Minutes From Now 
So The Question Must Be Asked: 
"Are You So Invested In Some Cherished Sin That 
You Are Willing To Have Your Probation Closed 
And Your Judgment Concluded 
And Your Record Marked 
UNHOLY: Still  And  FILTHY: Still 
Because In Satisfying The Raging Lust Of Your Flesh 
'You Have More Head Than Brain!?!'" 

Is Satisfying Your Flesh Worth More To You Than 
Having Your Soul Cleansed!?! 

Willful Sin 
Is 
Deadly 
So "Act In Haste And Repent At Leisure!" 
Should Daily Warn You To 
"Look Before You Leap!" 
And 
"Think Before You Sink And Stink!" 

We Need The Lord To Breathe And Belong 
But
He Does Not Need Us To Reign And Rule! 

Think!





Saturday, May 15, 2021

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Misalignment From The Majority!






Committed Christians Are Pilgrims In A Strange Land! 
We Attract Attention 
Because 
Our Walking, Talking, Eating
Our Doing And Being Habits
Are An Affront To The Natural Citizens Of 
The Land Through Which We Are Passing! 

Beloved,

This Is As It Should Be! 

We Should Be Sticking Out Like Sore Thumbs 
Because 
Our Characters Misalign From That Of The Majority! 

Let's Truly Consider For A Moment
How Different Our Lord Was From Those Around Him!
His Name Caused A Stir! 
His Very Presence Caused A Stir Wherever He Went! 
He Attracted Some 
And 
Repulsed Others Of Those Whom Met Him! 

Those Who Saw Their Need For What He Shared Were Drawn To Him! 
Those Who Saw Him As A Meddler In Other People's Matters 
And
A Muddier Of The Waters Of Tradition 
And
An Affront To The Status Quo 
Were Repulsed By Him! 

Those Who Saw Immanuel
"Almighty God With Us" 
Were Lovingly, Gratefully, Graciously, Attracted To Him! 

Those Self-Deceived Ones
Who Saw Themselves As Gods Among Men 
Were Repulsed By The Drawing Fragrance From 
The Heart Of God Wafting Off Him! 

Brethren, Beloved,

Do Not Fool Yourself
Or Permit Yourselves To Be Fooled By Others!

By Almighty God's Great Grace
You Are The Salt Of The Earth!
You Are The Light Of The Earth
And
Living, Holy, Light Shakes Foundations!

Are You Living For The Lord!?! 
Is The World Seeing Jesus Christ The Lord In You!?! 
Will The Lord Of Earth And Glory Call You His Own!?! 
Are You An Enduring, True 
And 
Faithful Witness Of God's Love Towards Man!?! 

Prayerfully Think About It Now
While It Is Still Day
While It Is Possible For Man 
To Work Out His Own Salvation
With Fervent Prayer And Trembling! 

Peace! 





Friday, May 14, 2021

HAPPY SABBATH + Obedience Is An Absolute!








Disobedience Always Equals Dishonor
Disaster
And 
Death 
So Don't Fool Yourself By Saying That "It" Was Only 
A Little Thing! 

Life Is An Absolute: 
You're Either Living Or You're Dead! 

Faith Is An Absolute: 
You Either Have Complete Faith ... Trust
Or You Are Indulging Total Doubt! 

Love Is An Absolute: 
You're Either Loving Or You're Hating! 

The Lights Are Either On Or Off: 
Light And Darkness Do Not Co-Exist

And

Lest We Forget To Remember
Obedience Is An Absolute: 
You, Me, We Cannot Do The Lord's Will 
And
Walk In Our Own Way 

And

That Is Why Our Lord Plainly Says: 

"If You Love Me
Keep My Commandments!" 

He Also Says To All The King Saul's Of This Earth: 

"To Obey Is Better Than To Sacrifice!" 

Because

DISobedience Always Results In A Debit
A Sacrifice
A Charge Against Us
Body, Mind, And Spirit! 

Worse Still, Disobedience 
Is 
An Aphrodisiac Which Sharpens The Taste Buds 
For Some "Tasty" Little Disobedience Treat
And 
A Little Bigger Plate Of Disobedience
And Then 
All-Day, Every Day, Bold Partaking Of
The All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Of Disobedience! 

Be Ye Warned ...

Repentance Brings Ready Forgiveness 
But
The Consequences For Disobedience Remain! 

Beloved, 

By Almighty God's Great And Glorious Grace
Please Choose To Nip
Neuter
Maroon
And 
Kill Disobedience With The Two-Edged Sword 
Aka "Thus Saith The Lord!" 
Aka "It Is Written!" 
It Worked For Our Lord Jesus Christ 
So Let It Work For You Now, Today! 

Peace! 





Thursday, May 13, 2021

Faith Doesn't Depend On Feeling






Trials Come! 

Is Your Faith In Jesus Christ The Lord Fixed Or Fluid!?! 

Is Your Hope In The Lord Like Solid Rock Or Like Quick Sand!?! 

Is Your Love For The Lord Just For The Loaves And Fishes 
Aka The Gifts And Good Times 
Or Is It For The Saving Truth
The Love That Loved You First
The Love That Will Not Let You Go To Hell In A Hand-Basket 
Without First Giving You A Way To Escape Your Self
Your Sin
Your Shame
Your Sorrow 
And
The Satan Aka The Adversary Always On The Attack!?! 

Beloved, 

Are You Able To Say ... Like Job
"Though The Lord Slay Me, Yet Will I Trust Him!?!" 
And 
With Shadrach, Meshach And Abednego 
While Facing Death In Babylon's Fiery Furnace 
"Whether Our God Saves Us Or Not
We Will Trust Him And Not Worship Falsely!?!" 

Many Of Us Who Are Christians 
Erroneously Believe That Saying 
"Jesus, Jesus!" 
Is 
The Key To The Existence Called
"Fair To Fine No Showers Expected!"  
This Does Not Biblically Compute! 

A Comfortable Existence Never Equals Soul Salvation! 
Ask The Citizens Of Sodom And Gomorrah 
If You Can Find Them! 

Let Us Wise Up 
And
Get Up 
And 
Stand Firm In The Faith That Cannot Fail 
And
Confidently 
And 
Enduringly Say Boldly: 
"The Devil Is The Liar: 
By Almighty God's Great Grace
I Will Walk Faithfully With Jesus Christ My Lord!" 
Say It! 
Believe It! 
Live It! 
Your Eternal Peace Depends On It!





Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Almighty God Winked ... When We Were Ignorant!






Is Your Christianity Just A Cloak 
Or Is It Functional ... Functioning
And
You Are A Functionary
A Doer Of The Will Of God
And
Not Just A Indifferent Hearer Of The Word!?! 

How Far Are You Willing To Go To Get Your Own Way!?! 

Are You Willing To Sin To Have That 
Self-Deceived Sense Of Personal Satisfaction 
No. Matter. What!?! 

Beloved, 

Be Very, Very, Careful! 
Tread Softly In The Presence Of Almighty God! 

As Jesus Christ's Followers 
And 
Personally Appointed 
And 
Commissioned And Equipped Ambassadors 
Who Are Required To Live To The Higher Standard 
And
Speak The Truth In Righteousness
And
Walk Blameless Before Our Lord And King
- The Judge Of All Flesh - 
We Cannot Speak Of Salvation From 
And 
Victory Over Sin 
And Then
Live Lavishly For Your Known Sinful Self
And
Willingly, Boldly, Brazenly Commit Known Sin! 

When We Knew Not The Lord Of Life
The King Of Glory
He Winked At Our Ignorance! 
We Were Given A Free Pass 
Because 
We Didn't Know Better! 

But ... 

Because We Have Been Made Aware Of The Truth
Aware Of What Is Good And Right 
Because
We Have Either Opened The Good Book For Ourselves 
And
Have Seen Or Been Shown The Truth 
Or Have Been Made Aware Through Our Ears 
By A Talk From Parent, Teacher, Pastor
Priest, Friend Or Well-Wisher
We Are Now Responsible For Our Behavior 
And
Guilty Before Almighty God 
When We Deliberately Sin 
By Walking Contrary To The Light Received
The Truth Obvious! 

Brethren, Beloved

Jesus Christ Personally Died 
For The Specific Sins That 
You Personally Committed 
In Your Very Own Flesh! 

Please, I Beseech Us All
Don't Scorn The Unspeakable Gift 
By Indulging In Planned Wickedness: 
You Will Personally Pay For Your Own Sins If You Do! 

Dare To And Do Good!

 
Do Not Harden Your Heart
And
Become A Reprobate! 





 

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

FRIENDS: Every Skin Teet' Ain't A Laugh!






When We Fully And FinallyCome To The Realization That 
Our Creator, Savior, And High Priest 
Is Also
Our Forever Faithful Friend
We Should Then Look Seriously At What We Call 
Our Personal Friendships 
To See How They Match Up To The Exemplar Aka Example! 

Is Our Friendship A Circle!?! 
Is It Giving!?! 
Is It Taking!?! 
Is It Going Sideways!?! 
Or Has It Already Acquired The Wings Of The Wind 
And 
Is No Longer Mutually Beneficial!?! 

Beloved, 

To Have A Friend We Must Make Ourselves Friendly 
And
Available For Friendship! 

General Moses 
And 
Father Abraham 
Were The Friends Of Our Almighty God: 
God Himself Said So! 

Jesus Christ, Our King Blessed Forever
Called His Disciples His Friends! 

Soon-To-Be-King David 
And 
Prince Jonathan, King Saul's Son  ... And Heir
Were, By Covenant, Forever Friends! 

Friendship 
Is 
Built On Love, Trust, Mutual Consideration
The Desire To Bless
The Willingness To Care
And
To Complete ... Not Compete
And
The Desire To Know 
And 
To Be Known
And
To Give 
And 
Not Just Take, Use, Abuse, And Deliberately Confuse! 

Oooh, Light-Bulb Moment ... 

Jesus Christ Had Judas Iscariot  ... The Traitor
The "Friend" Who Only Wanted Benefits
Close At His Right Hand! 

If The Lord Of Life Was Betrayed 
By His Bosom Friend Who Ate His Food
So Will We
Because
WeAre Following In Our Lord's Footsteps! 

Think, Dear Ones
And 
Ever Remember That 
A Cold Heart Cannot Form A Warm Friendship 
And
Let Your Bible, The Preserved And EternalWord Of God
Be Your Pattern 
And 
Your Guide! 

Every Skin Teet' Ain't A Laugh 
Aka Not Everybody That Shows You Their Teeth 
Is 
Your Friend: 
Pet Dogs Show Their Teeth 
And 
Bite The Loving Hands That Feed Them! 
Choose To Be Wise! 

Peace!





Monday, May 10, 2021

Get Rid Of Satan's Secret Sauce!

 





Babylon
Is
Synonymous
With
Sin
False Worship
And
Confusion!


Achan Wouldn't Take "Don't!" For The Warning! 

Beloved, 

No Matter Who We Say That We Are
No Matter How Much Money And Influence We Have
No Matter What We Believe That We Are Entitled To
We Cannot Have Anything And Everything That 
We Desire From Whomsoever 
And 
Wheresoever We Desire It 
When We Desire It! 
This Is Called Life 101: 
Get Accustomed To It! 

Wisely Choose To Pass This Necessary Life 101 Class 
And 
Make Life Easy For Yourself 
And 
For Everyone Else Who Has Already Grown Up!

The Lord, In His All-Knowing Mercy
Says "No! And "Don't!" 
To Our Selfish Desires And Requests 
And
Uses Them As Warnings 
Because 
He Knows That 
If We're Left To Our Own Destructive Tendencies
We Would Destroy Ourselves 
And 
Many Others ... As Did Achan! 

When Our Creator, Savior, And Redeemer Speaks 
And
We, Self-Deceived, Deliberately And Dynamically Disobey
Guaranteed Consequences We Will Not Like Will Follow! 

Precious Gifts From God ...

All Proper Parents Teach Our Children That 
That "I Deserve It!" Ugly Attitude Ain't Going To Fly 
And
Help Them To Understand That 
"No!" And "Don't!" Mean Exactly That! 

This Unacceptable Behavior In Children 
Is 
Seriously Despised In Adults 
Who Should Possess Wisdom, Understanding 
And
Self-Control! 

Please Consider The End Of Cain, Achan
Prophet Balaam
King Saul
Prince Adonijah And His Brother Prince Absalom
And 
Step Away From Satan's Secret Sauce Called Self! 

"Noah" To Sin Built The Ark Of Safety: 
Get Aboard 
And 
Live! 

Obey The Lord 
And 
Prosper! 

Peace!

Don't Be Covetous!
Reject
Babylon's Goodly Garments!





Sunday, May 9, 2021

SIN: Cut-Back Or Cut-Out







Are You Living A Consistent Christian Aka Godly Life!?! 

If Some Contrary-To-Righteousness Act Had Been Performed 
And 
Your Name Is Called For It
Would Anybody Say "False Accusation!" 
In Your Behalf!?! 

Are You Using The "Weakness" Of Your Flesh 
To Excuse The Weakness Of 
Your Faith In The Lord Christ 
And 
His Ability To Bring You Perfected 
Before The Father's Throne!?! 

Are You Living The Life Of Riley 
Aka The Care-Free, Careless
Reckless, Do-As-I-Please Life Under The Lie That 
Makes You A Cut-Back-On-Sin Christian!?! 

Are You, Living A Just Life 
An
Being Merciful 
Emulating The Life Of Christ In All Of Its Beauty
A Cut-Out-Sin Christian!?! 

Beloved, 

We Are Called To Perfection Which Demands That 
We Firmly Walk Away From Sin Aka Lawlessness
From Everything That Defiles 
To Become Perfect Even As Our Father In Heaven 
Is 
Perfect! 

We Are Not Here 
To Comfort Our Lustful Flesh With Riotous Living 
But 
To Be Cleansed
Made Right With Almighty God
Completed In Jesus Christ
Perfected In Love That Will Not Let Us Go
As We Sacrificially Love 
And 
Willingly Serve The Lord Of Life! 

Let's Dare To Be Wise For Our Own Selves 
And 
Choose Not To Do The P.E.G-Leg Thing 
Aka Don't Let Pride, Envy, And Greed 
Derail Our Journey To Our Promised 
And 
Provided Eternal Blessings! 

Let's Remember That It Is Faith
- Not Flesh - 
That Blesses Us On The Way To Our Eternal Home! 

Peace!





Saturday, May 8, 2021

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Jesus Christ In Man Equals Change Of Man!

 




Just Because Sin Is Popular
You Don't Have To Temptation Give In! 
Just Because Righteousness 
Is 
Unpopular
You Don't Have To Give Satan The Win! 

When We Ask Our Lord Christ 
To Cause Aka Help Aka Show Us The Right Way To Walk
We Are Choosing To Call Satan Our Deadly Foe 
And
To Call Jesus Christ Our Lord And God 
And 
Have Consciously Determined That 
We Are Departing Station Sin 
And
Are Heading Toward Destination Salvation Sure And Secure! 

We Are Also Saying That 
A Change Of Cause 
And 
A Change Of Character Are Inevitable 
Because 
We Are Willingly Cooperating With Our Lord Christ! 


Christ In Man
Equals
Change Of Man!


We Cannot Continue With Business As Usual 
Because 
Our Life In Christ 
Is 
Unusual: 
We No Longer Run With The Heedless Hares 
Into The Teeth Of The Hounds Of Hell! 

Beloved, 

There Is Nothing In Our Walk With The Lord That 
Permits Compromise Or Self-Satisfaction 
So If For Some Vain Reason 
You Are Straddling The Fence Of Faith ... And Sight
Get Off Now! 

Eyes Can Be Mesmerised 
And 
Can Go Blind 
But
Faith In Christ Can Never Fail! 

Your Obedient, Willing, Walk Of Faith 
Holding The Hand Of Wisdom 
Ensures That You Will Never Be Beguiled: 
You're Walking With The Light Of Life!

Please Remember That Your Journey 
Will Not Be A Walk In A City-Slicker Park! 
You'll Be Going Up Steep Hills 
And 
Even Crossing Treacherous Mountains 
But
Your Enduring Faith In Jesus Christ
Will See You Arriving Safely 
In The Land Of Pure Delight:
Patiently Wait For It! 






Friday, May 7, 2021

HAPPY SABBATH + C.L.O.E Christian









Are You A Sometime
A Part-Time 
Or A Committed Full-Time Christian!?! 

Are You A Full-Time Christian 
Who Does Full-Time Worship 
In The Presence Of Christians Called And Committed 
But
Behaves Contrary To The Call To Glory 
In The Presence Of Your Non-Christian Friends 
Because 
You "Want To Fit In And Not Make Waves 
Or Be A Square Peg In A Round Hole!?!" 

Is Your Walk With The Lord 
Built Upon The Holy Faith Which Is 
Confidence In Christ
 Love
Obedience 
   And 
Endurance!?! 

Beloved, 

Where Would You Be
What Would You Aka Could You Do
How Would You Feel, Survive
And 
Prosper 
If
Jesus Christ, Your Only Hope
Had Been The Part-Time Creator 
And 
Is Now Your Part-Time Savior
Redeemer
Great Physician
Friend
Provider, Sustainer,
Justifier, Sanctifier
Healer, Teacher
Shepherd, Defender
Lover Of Your Soul
And
Glorifier To Be!?! 

Stand Firm ...

Being An Uncomfortable-With-Sin Christian 
Is
Going To Light You Up 
And
Cut You Off From Friend And Family 
And
Make You A Target Of All The Foes Of Jesus Christ 
But
It Will Brand You As Favored
Blessed
And 
Protected By The Living, Holy
All-Knowing
Ever-Present
All-Seeing God Of Grace And Glory! 

Take Heed ... 

You Cannot Serve Two Masters: 
Part-Timers Don't Get Full Benefits! 

Please Commit To Humbly, Enduringly
Faithfully Carrying The Cross Of Shame 
So That You Will ... Immortalized
Incorruptibly Wear 
The Crown Of Life Aka Glory! 

Perfect Peace With Christ ... Is!





Thursday, May 6, 2021

GRACE: SomeEnoughSufficient!







We Are All Well Aware Of The Statement 
Where Our God Known Real And Holy Says That 
His Grace Is Sufficient For Us! 

There Are Some Of Us Who Love To Say That 
We Live Under The Grace Of God 
And 
Not The Law Of God 
When Corrected For Whatever Reason! 

But Do We Ever Consider 
What Is Meant By Or Wrapped Up In 
Almighty God's Grace!?! 

Grace ... Like True Love
Feels ... And Works! 

Grace ... Unmerited Favor
Gives Unto Each One Of Us
- Deserving Or Not -
Favor Aka Loving Kindness 
And
Favors Aka Gifts For Love's Sake! 

Beloved, 

Have You Considered That 
You May Be Personally Depriving Yourself Of 
The Lord's Choicest Gifts 
Because 
You Are Not Drawing Close To Him 
In The Loving Intimacy Of Knowing!?! 

In The Biblical Knowing
Two People Become One 
In A Committed Love Relationship! 

When We Ultimately Become One With Christ
We Shall Be Like Him 
And
We Shall See Him As He Is 
Because
We Shall See Him Face To Face
But
For Us To Get To That Date
We Must Be Communing With Him Today! 

Grace 
Is 
Only Sufficient 
When We Have Had Some Of It In Its Fullness 
To Then Be Able To Say Enough 
For It To Be Sufficient ... For Our Then Need! 
We Need The Experience! 

To Truly Love The Lord Christ
We Must Start With Willing Obedience: 
Boldly Approach The Throne Of Grace 
Where Mercy Is Free For Me And Thee! 
Peace Is The River Glorious! 





Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Jesus Christ Will See Us Through ... It All!






Are You Anxious, Depressed, Fearful ... Guilty!?! 
Will You Admit It!?! 

Beloved, 

The Lord's Our Rock
And 
It Is In Him That We Should Confide
Hide 
And 
Abide! 

It Is Because Of Our Lord Christ's Love That 
We Are Able To Say That 
Our Creator God Has Not Given Us A Spirit Of Fear
But 
A Spirit Of Love 
And 
A Sound Mind! 

We Can Also Comfort Ourselves With The Knowledge That 
We Are Not Our Own
And 
Do Not Walk Alone 
And
We Can Still Give Praise 
Because
The Lord Is Our Shepherd 
And
Is The Shepherd Of Our Rest 
From All That Weighs Us Down! 

Hope In Jesus Christ The Lord!

Let Us For Love
With Faith 
And 
Blessed Endurance
Choose To Unceasingly Call Upon The Lord 
Who, Alone, Is Worthy To Be Praised 
To Save Us From The Enemy Called Doubt
- A Servant Of Satan - 
Which Is A Known Blood-Suckling Leech! 

The Satan Aka The Accuser
The Devil
The Piercing Serpent
The Dragon
Beelzebub Aka Lord Of Dung
Is
The Liar ... The Father Of Lies! 
Don't Believe Anything That He Or His Servants Say! 

Our Life 
Is 
In Our Blood 
So Refuse To Give In To Doubt 
And
Choose, Instead 
To Call
Persistently Pray
Plead
Beseech
And 
Petition Our Creator ... The Life-Giver
Jesus Christ The Lord
Who Shed His Innocent Blood 
So That We ... Guilty Of Sin
Don't Have To Spill Ours! 

Please, I Beseech Us All 
Pray For The Outpouring 
And 
Indwelling Of The Holy Spirit 
And
Choose To Keep Your Eyes Fixed 
And 
Focused On The King Who Is Love
Who Unreservedly Loves 
And 
Cares For You Individually 
And 
Personally! 

Please Heartily Hope Hungrily For Christ Jesus: 
He Is Your Peace! 
Be Confident In Christ!