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! 

 

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!

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!

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 

And 

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!

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! 

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!

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! 

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!

Within The Love Of Almighty God!

Within The Love Of Almighty God To Fallen Man 

Is 

Correction, Direction, Protection 

And 

Provision! 

Our God ... With Our Willing Cooperation

Corrects The Wayward Thoughts In Our Heads

Directs Our Footsteps To And On Straight Paths

Protects Our Bodies Within The Hedge Of Love That 

Is 

The Holy Law

And 

Provides Provisions For Our Every Need

Including The Ones That We Have Not Even Considered! 

Beloved, 

We Have The One-Stop For All Good And Perfect Gifts 

In The Almighty God, Father, Son, And Holy Spirit 

Who See, Hear, Feel 

And 

Know All Things About All Of Us At All Times! 

We Have ... As Our Very Own Helper And Healer

The Holy God Who Cries Us

And 

Rejoices Over Us: 

He Is Touched With The Feelings Of Our Infirmities

Our Short-Comings

Our Sorrows, Joys, Pains

And

Griefs! 

Our God Hates The Sin That 

So Easily Besets All Of Us 

But

Oh, How He Loves You And Me! 

Just So You Know ...

We Can't Disappoint The All-Knowing God

And 

We Can't Surprise The All-Seeing God 

But

We Are Well Able To Hurt Him

And

Shame Him! 

Don't You Think That Given All That He Has Done

Is Doing

And 

Will Do For Us That 

We Should Change Our Wrong Thoughts

Give Up Speaking Unkind Words 

And 

Stop Doing Evil Actions

And Instead

Show Favor To Our Ever-Present God 

By Doing What He Asks Us To Do Today!?! 

Be Obedient!

Be Kind!

Be Loving!

Be Giving!

Be Forgiving

And 

Be Enduring! 

By Faith, It Isn't Hard To Do! 

Remember That You Are Already Blessed! 

THE INWARD LOOK: Spiritual Stock-Taking

What Are You Saying!?! 

Are You Aware Of What It Is That You Are Saying!?! 

Do You Understand That Your Mouth Speaks That 

Which Has Found A Home In Your Heart!?! 

Beloved, 

Be Careful! 

We Should All Be In The Season Of Stock-Taking 

And 

We Seriously Need To Personally Take Stock 

Take Knowledge Of What Things Are In 

The Various Departments Of The Storeroom That 

Is 

Our Heart! 

Where Is Love!?! 

Love For Christ!?! 

Love For Others!?! 

Have You Discarded Hate For Your Fellowman!?! 

Are You Indulging Hatred For Sin!?! 

Are You Cultivating Kindness, Caring

And 

Willing Service!?! 

Have You Discarded Spite, Malice, Greed

And 

Envy!?! 

Is Your Supply Of Saving Truth Daily Growing!?! 

Have You Discarded Lying, Innuendo, Half-Truth 

And 

Raging Deceit!?! 

Have You Ordered An Abundance Of Hope!?! 

Are You Actively Working Faith For Today!?! 

Are You Cultivating Prayer, Gratitude, Thankfulness 

And 

Willing Obedience!?! 

The Inward Look ... 

Please Take A Good Look At Your Heart! 

Open Every Department And Compartment 

And

Get Out The Gospel Hose 

And By Grace

Set The Pressure To New Heart 

And

Do The Necessary 

No Matter How Much It Hurts: 

Jesus Christ Heals Hurts! 

Remember, Remember 

Don't Ever Forget ... 

Wrong Words

Just Like Spent Arrows 

And 

Lost Opportunities

Cannot Be Recalled 

But

You Can Start A New Thought 

And

Have A Godly Conversation 

The Likes Of Which Will Please Our Dear Lord! 

Kind Words Aid Sleep! 

Choose The Peace Of God!

Set Your "Radio" Dial To B.B.C!

The Elders, At Home, At School, And At Church 

Always Stressed To Us That 

We Should Finish What We Started! 

It Was Good Advice Then 

And 

It Is Good Advice Now! 

We Have The Promise Of Our Maker

The Eternal God 

And 

The Everlasting King That 

He Will See Us Safely To Our Forever Home! 

That Sure Promise Was Confirmed 

With Jesus Christ's Innocent Blood 

Being Visibly Spilt On Calvary's Hill! 

We Are Loved With An Everlasting Love!

Beloved, 

As Committed And Motivated Christians

We Need To Finish All That We Have Started For 

And 

In The Name Of Our Lord Jesus Christ

The Righteous Judge Of All Flesh! 

We Need To Set Our "Radio" Dial To Station BBC: 

Be Aware! 

Believe! 

Commit! 

We Need To Be Aware Of Time

- Which Is Short - 

And 

Let Go Of The Past 

And

By Saving Grace

Walk Confidently With Our Lord Christ 

To The Land Of Pure Delight! 

We Need To Whole-Heartedly Believe That 

The Lord Loves Us Sacrificially

And

Will Never Forsake Us 

And

Is Guiding Us On The Path Of Purity! 

We Need To Commit Our Lives To Him 

Through Whom We Live 

And 

Breathe 

And 

Have Our Very Being! 

Be Wise For Your Own Self ... 

Now Is Not The Time To Play Amateur Christian! 

Now Is The Time To Go PRO! 

Now Is The Time To Be 

Patient In Our Trials

Responsive To The Call To Salvation 

And

Obedient To Almighty God's Will 

As We Grow Where We Are Planted 

To Serve The Lord Faithfully! 

Be Brave: 

Angels Are Watching Over You!

Believe ... In The Lord Christ! 

Believe ... The Living, Holy Word Of Truth

And 

Be Gloriously Blessed! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Grace And Sincerity!

Grace And Sincerity Are Two Words That 

We Truly Need To Pay Attention To 

As We Travel To Hill Zion! 

We, Humans, Were Created, Chosen, By Almighty God 

To Be Like Him

To Do A Special Work For Him

And 

Those Of Us Who Take The Calling Seriously

And 

Have Chosen By The Daily Gift Of Faith 

To Walk Under The Blood-Stained Banner Of 

Jesus Christ The Lord 

Will Make It Safely Home! 

We Will Do This By Choosing To Court, Seek, Grace 

Aka Almighty God's Favor That 

Is 

Sufficient For Our Every Need 

And

Walking Wisely With Sincerity 

Aka Total Devotion 

Aka Undying Love! 

We, Committed Christians, Cannot Live Like Worldlings 

Where Favor Is For A Fee 

And 

Undying Love Lasts As Long As It Is Comfortable 

And

Convenient! 

We Can't Buy The Eternal God's Favor 

And

We Have Nothing In Ourselves 

To Give To The Omnipotent God As A Favor! 

Think! 

The Creator God Desires You

Your Undying Love

And 

Your Willing Service 

And

Daily Equips You To Get To Him

Love Him 

And 

Serve Him 

If

It Is Your Will To Desire Him

And 

Be With Him In All Ways 

And

Always And Forevermore! 

Beloved, 

You Say That You Want Peace 

And 

Love

So, With The Confidence Of The Holy Faith

I Sincerely Point You To Jesus Christ The Lord

The Prince Of Peace

The God Who Is Love! 

Jesus Christ The King Knows Your Name 

And 

Your Every Need!

He Died ... And Lives ... For You!

Please Choose To Live For And Love Him

And

Dare To Give Him Your All: 

Eternity Is Almost Here!