CO-OPERATING WITH CHRIST: Counting The Costs!

 

Are You Choosing To Live Consciously Aware That 

You Are A Personal Beneficiary Of The Goodness Of 

The God Of Glory Who Reigns And Rules In Heaven Above 

Or

Are You Just Drifting Along Like Any Ungrateful Child 

Taking What Daddy And Mummy Has In Store To Give 

As Your Right Because ...Well

They Brought You Into This Cruel World Without Your Consent 

And So

They Owe You Whatever You Demand

No Questions Asked

No Answers Given!?! 

Are You Perhaps, By Some Weird Happenstance

Taking Love Of The Everlasting Sort For Granted!?! 

Stop It! 

There Is A Parable In The Peeling Of A Carrot

Opening A Cabbage Head

Skinning And Figging An Orange

And 

Scraping Ginger Root! 

Once You Break The Bonds

Aka The Ties That Bind The Whole In Place

They Can Never Be Put Back Together Again! 

Once The Whole Becomes Parts, Pieces 

Forward Motion Must Be Maintained

And 

The Predetermined Outcome Is Evidenced: 

Intended Use

Misuse

Or 

Refuse! 

Intended Use Satisfies! 

Misuse Hurts The Abuser! 

And

In The Spiritual Realm

Refused, Abused, Discarded

Aka Garbaged Love, Grace, Mercy, Salvation, Truth

And Light

And Peace

Results In The Bold Ingrate-Abuser Becoming 

Refused And Rejected

And 

Discarded Into Outer Darkness 

... And Burnt Up ... 

Never To Be Seen Again! 

Are You Counting Your Costs In The Here And The Now!?! 

Have You Considered That 

Your Built-up Tomorrow-Land Castle 

Will Be No More Than Pounded Sand!?! 

Whatcha Yuh Gonna Do Then!?! 

Beloved, 

Please Put Your Spiritual House In Upward Way 

Aka Traveling 

Aka Homeward Bound Order: 

Trip Tickets Issued Are Always One-Way! 

Please Cooperate With Christ: 

Make Him First In Your Life!

Peace!

SELF-MADE LUXURY COFFIN: Don't Be A Sensation Chaser!

Are You So Offended At The Lord 

Because 

He Didn't Make You Rich Here And Now That 

You Would Despise His Blessing 

Which Will Make You Rich For All Eternity!?! 

Are You So Envious Of Someone Else's Gifts

Talents And Accomplishments That 

You Willingly Despise Your Own 

And 

Call Them Junk, Trash, A Waste Of Time 

Even Though People Have Been 

And 

Are Blessed By Your Hand!?! 

Are You So Self-Absorbed That 

You Would Prefer To Act Like A "Vampire" 

In A Self-Made "Luxury" Coffin 

Rather Than To Be Free As A Brown Bird 

In The Wild ... In The Thick Of Things

Thankfully Singing His Morning Praises 

To His Blessed Creator 

Even Though Predators Abound!?!

Beloved, 

Be Wise! 

Days Without Rain Are Not Promised 

And

Neither Are Roses Without Thorns! 

Our Dear Savior Jesus Has Promised 

Always With Us To Walk Along! 

This Journey To Zion That We Are Making

Is 

For The Perfecting Of Godly Character

And 

Any Who Are Not Willing To Walk The Talk

Will Surely On The List Of 

The Eternally Blessed And Saved 

Most Definitely Not Be Chalked! 

Look Up To The Hills And Declare That 

All Your Help Comes From The Lord 

And

Remind Yourself, Dear Loved One, That 

The Lord Gives To Us What He Deems Fit

The Best

For Each Day! 

Please Don't Be A Sensation Chaser! 

Be Contented In Christ: 

Believe The Living Word 

And 

Be Gloriously Blessed! 

Jehovah Jireh! 

Peace!

Love Is When ...!

Love Does Not Seek To Hurt! 

Correcting Someone In Love Is Not Abuse! 

Telling Someone That They Are Wrong 

Is Not 

Hating Them

Truncating Their Growth

Or Denying Them Their Right To Self-Expression! 

Beloved, 

Love Desires The Best For The One Loved! 

Love Does Not Seek Selfish Pleasure 

And 

Neither Does It Seek To "Bless" Itself 

By Maliciously Belittling Others! 

Love Is Not A Weather Station

A Balloon That Goes Up And Down 

According To The Temperature In The Atmosphere! 

Love ... Of The Godly Sort

Gives Good Gifts Of Grace 

And 

Is Merciful Even Though It Is Misused, Abused

Offended

Neglected

And

Even Discarded 

By The One Loved Who Does Not Know 

How To Rightly Respond To The Love That 

Expects Nothing In Return 

Save To See The Beloved Being Blessed 

Saved

And 

Sealed! 

Questions Deserve Answers ...

Who Is The One You Love 

Who Takes ... But Never Gives

Expects ... But Never Contributes

Demands ... But Never Delivers

Hopes ... But Never Helps

Sins Joyfully ... But Never Sings Gratefully!?! 

Are You, Perhaps, The One Loved!?! 

Think Critically, Carefully, Calmly, About It 

And

By Almighty God's Amazing Grace

Let Love Not Be Proud

But 

Simple, Kind, Giving, Forgiving

Great 

And

Godly! 

Love Is Divine: 

Love Is Of Almighty God! 

Please Give Godly Love Today!

 Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Almighty God's Grace Has Guarantees!

Are You A Good-Times Christian!?! 

Are You Gallant, Going For God In The Good Times

But 

Go Against Him When Things Get Tough!?! 

Are You Perhaps Playing Footsie With Our Adversary The Devil 

Who Has Somehow Convinced You That 

He Has The Best Good Times To Show You In The Here And Now 

While Saying That That Savior Jesus 

Only Wants To Use And Abuse You 

With His Long-Haul, Good Times-Bad Times

Forever-Relationship Nonsense!?! 

Beloved, 

Good Times Of The Fleshly Persuasion Don't Last 

But 

Good People Living For Jesus Christ Truly Do! 

Plastered Party People 

Pass Out In Pee After Their Perverse Playing! 

Almighty God's Grace 

Grooms And Guides His Good People For And His Glory! 

With Which Camp Would You Like To Enlist!?! 

Party To The Pit 

Or 

Endure To Eternity!?! 

Bask Now And Burn Later 

Or 

Hurt Now And Heal Later!?! 

Sin Now And Suffer Later 

Or 

Suffer Now And Sing Later!?! 

Decisions, Decisions! 

Satan ... With No Future: He's Eternally Damned

"Offers" You The I-Feel 

Aka Feel The Aiieee!! 

You, Me, We Are Guaranteed Grace

Mercy, Love, Truth, Faith 

And 

Peace 

By Christ Jesus Of The Sure House! 

Trust The True And Living God! 

Any Questions!?! 

Peace Be Upon You! 

HAPPY SABBATH + UNTOWARD GENERATION: Walk With Wisdom!

At The School Of Jesus Christ

Wisdom Is The Teacher:

Full Ride Scholarships Are Available

To Whosoever Desires To Attend

To Be Taught

And

To Learn!

Almighty God 

Is 

The Only Wise God 

And 

All Who Raise Up Themselves 

As The Sages Of This Untoward Generation

Minus The Indwelling Power

Direction

Teaching 

And 

Correction Of The Holy Spirit 

- Who Leads Us Into All Truth -

Will Find Themselves Hoisted On 

The Very Instrument Of Destruction 

They Seek To Use On Those Of Us 

Who Fundamentally Follow The Holy Word

- The Very Voice Of The Lord Christ - 

With Humble Obedience! 

Beloved, 

Ask The Lord Jesus Christ For Wisdom:

He Will Neither Chastise You

Nor Reject Your Request

But

Will, With Liberality, Furnish Your Need!

Be Warned ...

There Is No Wisdom Without Jesus Christ 

And

There Is No Humility In Stock

Where Pride Scrubs Our Hearts Of Our Fear 

Aka Our Necessary Awe Of Our Lord The King! 

Please Humble Yourself In The Sight Of The Lord 

And

Do Not Let Yourself Be Wooed 

By Known-Satanic Pride And Arrogancy! 

Pride Refuses The Counsels Of Wisdom 

And ... As Such

Causes The Prideful Person 

To Be Unable To Accept Present Truth 

Which In Turn Deprives Them Of 

The Ability To Accept Wisdom's Gift Of Understanding 

To Use Available Knowledge For Present 

And 

Future Benefits! 

Simply Put, Drop Pride

       Bow Before Wisdom Aka Almighty God In Humility

             Accept Godly Knowledge

And 

       Gain Understanding That Eternally Blesses 

And

       Definitely Saves One From Sin 

             And Self 

                    And That Damned Satan! 

Please, I Beseech All

Permit The Lord Christ 

To Raise You Up To His Glory ... In His Time! 

I Encourage You To Choose To Be Taught Of Almighty God! 

Peace!

To Hate Wisdom

Is

To Love Death! 

The Love Of God!

What Is In It For You!?! 

Some Enter The Relationship For Fire Insurance 

Aka To Escape Hell 

And 

Stay For The Amazing Love! 

Some Enter The Relationship For Companionship

Hear About The City Of Gold

And 

Find Love Divine! 

Some Enter The Relationship For The Look That 

Generates Leads To Filthy Lucre! 

Some Skirt The Relationship 

As They Love To Be Seen 

Longingly Looking For Love That 

Will Not Let Them Go! 

Some Are Looking Lost In The Relationship That 

Requires Them To Let Go 

And 

Let God Lead! 

All Of Them Are Being Met In Their Need 

But

Most Don't Know That Their Greatest Need 

Is 

To Know Jesus Christ Personally 

And

To Make Peace With Almighty God! 

Beloved, 

Who Is The Lord Christ To You ... In This Hour!?! 

Are You Growing In His Grace 

Or

Are You Goosing His Grace And Calling It Favor!?! 

Are You Drinking Pure Water From The Cup Of Blessing 

Or

Are You Blessing Cups And Selling Devil Water As Cures!?! 

All Of God's Gifts Are Beautifully Bound In Holy Love

Engraved With Goodness And Truth

Tied With Forgiveness Is Free

And 

Delivered By Glory Awaits! 

The Note Card Says: 

"Obey And Endure Now

To Enjoy Forever Later!" 

Can You See Beyond What Now Is

In Order To Embrace What Shall Be Hereafter!?! 

Please Cooperate With Christ: 

Love The Lord Who Loved You First 

And

Is Preparing A Perfect Place For You 

In The Paradise Of God! 

Love Does Aka Works! 

Peace!

https://youtu.be/xtC3qw44EGo

ALMIGHTY GOD SEES YOU: Certificate Of Character!?!

 

Old Man! 

New Man! 

Almighty God Sees You!

 

What Is In Your Earthly Certificate Of Character!?! 

Do You Know That You Need 

A "Certificate Of Character" 

To Get Into The Everlasting Kingdom!?! 

Do You Know That You Cannot Purchase 

A Black-Market Certificate Of Character 

For The Heavenly Realm 

Because

By Your Own Hand Aka Life

With Your Own Words

You Will Be "Writing" Your Own Character Reference!?! 

How Do You Like Them Apples!?! 

Does This Knowledge Make You Want To 

Straighten Up And Fly Right!?! 

Beloved, 

Think! 

Would You Let You Into Heaven 

Based On Your Present Thoughts, Words, And Deeds!?! 

If You Were Being Considered For A Position 

With A Top Secret Clearance 

And 

The Secret Service Agents Came To You 

To Ask You For A Reference For Yourself

Would You Recommend Yourself As Wise

Understanding

Alert To Time And Place

Competent, Kind, Caring

True, Efficient, Proficient

Professional, Trust-Worthy

Personable, Temperate

Enduring, Giving, Forgiving, Good

Helpful, Hope-Filled, Faithful

Nurturing ... Christ-Like!?! 

Are You Able To Say "Yes!" With A Straight Face!?! 

Please Never Forget That 

Your Attitude Affects Your Altitude 

Both In The Realm Of Flesh 

And

In The Spiritual Realm! 

Please Put Off Your Old Man-Character 

And 

Put On Your New Man In Christ: 

No Created Being Can Stop The Heart For Christ 

From Soaring To The Realms Now Marked As Unknown! 

Dare To Be Like Our Lord Jesus! 

Pray And Press On! 

Peace!

Never Alone!

No One Stands Alone! 

Physically Being By Yourself  Says That 

You Are Alone! 

To Other People Observing You

They May Say That You Are Alone 

And

Lonely! 

If Only They Knew The Truth! 

As Committed Christians

We Often Stand Aside From The Crowd 

But

We Are Not Alone! 

There Are Times When You Will Be 

The Center Of Unwanted Attention 

And 

You Feel Cut-off From The Comfort Of 

Like-Minded Companionship: 

You Are Not Alone! 

Beloved, 

From The Moment Of Your Birth

Holy Angels Were On Assignment: 

How Many, Dear Ones, Is Not For Us To Opine! 

As We Walk With The Lord

These Holy Ones Influence Us 

To Do The Good And The Right

And 

They Abide With Us In Our Rest 

As And After We Bid Day-Time "Good Night!" 

Alas, And Alack

I Would Be Remiss If I Do Not Warn You That 

There Are Unholy Aka Fallen Angels Around You 

Ready

          Eagerly Willing 

                   And         

                Truly Able To Harm You! 

Be Sober 

And

Please Choose To Trust The Living Word Of 

The Lord Who Gives Life That 

He Will Never Leave You Or Forsake You 

And

Has Provided His Holy Spirit To Comfort 

And 

Correct You

All Day And All Night! 

Please Know And Accept The Good Counsel 

And 

You Will Reject The Bad 

As Long As You Remember That 

The World's Idea Of Aloneness Is Not Yours 

Because 

Your Loving Father 

Is 

Almighty God ... The King Of Grace And Glory! 

Please Spend Alone-Time With The Lord: 

Pray ... Pursue The Ever-Present God Patiently! 

Look Up! 

Peace!

Bitterness Of Heart!?!

Bitterness In Your Heart 

Is 

Like A Volcano ... Simmering ... Building Strength ...

Finding Stress Points ... Rumbling Warnings ... 

Dribbling Spittle ... Until The Unhinged, Gargantuan Explosion ... 

Which Leads To Self-Immolation 

Aka Self-Destruction 

Aka Death By Self! 

Beloved, 

Bitterness Of Heart 

Is 

One Of The Most Destructive Forces 

Known To Mankind! 

Interestingly Enough

That Bitterness Leads To Destruction 

In Two Disparate Ways! 

Bitterness In The Bold Sinner 

Encourages Them To Embrace Satan's Sophistries 

Aka Lies And Deceit! 

Bitterness In The Heart Longing For The Lord Christ 

Leads The Sinner-Saved To Humble Themselves

And 

Pray

And 

Seek The Lord

And 

Turn From Known Wicked Ways

And 

Choose ... To Cast Their Heavy Burden 

On Their Loving Lord Jesus ... And Leave It There

Because 

They Personally Know That Jesus Christ Loves 

And 

Cares For Them As His Very Own Peculiar Treasure! 

End Result!?! 

With Satan The Adversary: 

Self-Destruction!

Damnation! 

With Jesus Christ The Savior: 

Destruction Of Bitterness 

And

Construction Of The Sweet Spirit

The Gentle Spirit

Against Which There Is No Law 

Aka Heaven In The Heart! 

Think About It! 

Peace Is Precious: 

Peace Be Unto You! 

Sing Unto God!

TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS: SIN ... self ... SALVATION

If Your Heart 

Is 

Running On The Fuel Self-Willed

Please Rest Assured That 

You Have Already Surrendered Your Self-Control 

To That Fallen Angel, Lucifer Nka Satan

Who Built His Condemned And Damned Kingdom 

On Self-Righteousness! 

If All The Lights In The Room 

Are Spot-Lights Focused On You 

And

All The Words Spoken Are High-Notes For You 

And 

No Notes For The Surrounding Few

You May Want To Take A Good Look 

In The Only Disclosing Mirror Around 

Aka The Good Book Of Almighty God's Wisdom 

Where Saving Truth 

Is 

Readily Available To Be Found! 

Beloved, 

Be Careful When Your Actions 

Are Niceties And Goodies For You Alone 

And

What's Left Are Groans And Nasties 

For Everybody Else! 

Be Warned ...

Satan Built What Cannot Stand 

By "Destroying" What Cannot Fall 

And

By Way Of Necessary Warning

We Would All Do Well To Wisely Remember That 

Heel-Biters Get Crushed Heads! 

The Dead Can't Kill The Living 

And

The Living Can't Raise The Dead 

So Let's Draw Near To The Savior

- The Only One Who Is The Lord Of Life -

To Fix Us So That By Becoming Righteous As He Is

- By Faith -

We May Inherit His Eternal Life! 

Homework ...

Jesus Christ Saves Sinners From Sin! 

Self Is A Willing Sinner! 

Sin Cannot Cure Itself!

Do The Math: It's Easy! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: DOUBLE-MINDEDNESS: Lamp For The Lord!

I Can/I Can't! 

I Will/I Won't! 

I Believe/I Doubt! 

I'm Happy/I'm Sad! 

I'm Sinner/I'm A Sinner ... Saved! 

Who Are You!?! 

Where Are You!?! 

Where Is Your Head!?! 

Why Are You Where You Are Now!?! 

Beloved, 

Mildly Put, Double-Mindedness 

Is 

Deadly! 

Plainly Put, Double-Mindedness 

Is 

Damnably Deadly! 

Double-Mindedness Not Only Kills Hope In Its Host 

But

Like A Virus, It Is Infectious 

And

If Left Untreated

It Can And Does Decimate A People! 

The Lord Christ Knew His God

His Word

His Will

And 

He, Undaunted, Walked In His Holy Way! 

Our Jesus Was Not Ambivalent About 

His Standing In His Father 

And 

He Could Say Firmly At The Start Of His Agony: 

"The Prince Of This World Cometh

And He Has No Part In Me!" 

Are You A Candle In The Wind Shining Bright 

And 

Glowing Low 

According To Time And Chance 

Or 

Are You A Lamp For The Lord 

Fueled By The Oil Of The Holy Spirit 

Guided By Saving Truth 

In A Heart Powered By Love Of The Lord 

And

A Fully-Employed, Well-Working, Unfailing Faith!?! 

A Mind 

Is 

A Terrible Thing To Waste 

So Set Your Mind On Things Eternal 

And

You Will Not Have A One-And-Done Bath 

In The Lake Burning With Brimstone And Fire 

With His Infernal Majesty, Satan The Damned! 

Set Your Heart Solely On Sure And Secure Salvation 

And 

Give Your Heart Wholly To The Savior Jesus Christ

And 

Be Forever Blessed! 

Be At Peace In 

And 

With Our Lord And God

The King Of Love

Goodness, Grace

And

Righteousness!! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Why, Lord!?! + PRAYER: I Yield My Will To You, Lord!

 

Why, Lord, Do We Constantly Sin Against You

Our Creator, Savior, Redeemer, And Friend

To Have Power That Absolutely Corrupts

To Have Sex Impossible To Enjoy

To Have Sumptuous Food We Can't Digest

To Possess Clothing We Only Wear Once

To Own Houses We Can't Call Home

To Have Peace Which Gives No Rest

To Control Indecent Sums Of Money That 

Buys Us Friends Of The Moment

To Live Lives We Ardently Despise

But

Valiantly Pursue

Because

Frenemies, Enemies, Financial Friends, Frauds

And

Fools Aka Those Who Dismiss The Living God

And

Who Have More Head Than Brain

Are Gallantly Touting!?! 

Why Lord, Why!?!

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father,

I Come In Faith

And

I Ask A Favor, Please!

 

If There Is Something That 

I Am Doing That You Cannot Bless

Or Anything That I Am Contemplating To Do That 

Will Not Please Your Heart

Help Me To See It For What It Is 

And

Strengthen Me To Choose To Curse It

And

From It Walk Away! 

Please Fill Me With  Desires That 

Will See Me Blessed And Saved 

On The Great And Glorious Day! 

Lord, 

With Eyes That Have Been Given True Sight

By The Living Word That Is The Truth

I Can Now Plainly See That

Wrong Actions For So-Called Right Reasons

Will Never Reap For Me A Blessing

And So

I Choose This Day To Stand Humble

In The Sight Of The Son Of Man

Willing To Be Fed With Food Good For Me

And

To Be Led Onward And Upward

To Beautiful Beulah Land! 

I Yield My Will To You, Lord! 

By Grace, Through Faith

I Will Do The Good And The Right

So That I By My Own Hand

Will Not Blight My Own Life

Or The Life Of Another Soul Benight

Because

I Walk With A Heart Filled With Self-Loathing

Self-Righteousness

And

Spite! 

Please Help Me To Ever Remember That

My Every Sin Crucifies My Lord Christ Afresh:

Please Bless Me To Live By Unfailing Faith

And

Not By Tingling Flesh!

Please Let Your Will Be Done

For, In, And Through Me

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name 

I, A Beggar In Need

And

With A Contrite Heart

Humbly Plead! 

I Love You!

Please Come For Us Soon!

AMEN!!!

Trusting The Kind, Loving, Master You Cannot See!

If To Be Rich, You Had To Be Kind 

And

To Be Powerful, You Had To Be Poor 

Which Would You Do ... And Why 

And

Why Not The Other!?! 

If To Be Rich And Powerful

You Had To Be Gentle And Generous

Giving And Forgiving

What Would You Do!?! 

If To Enter Into Everlasting Joy

To Have Eternal Peace 

And 

Know Love Forevermore

You Had To Be Always Obedient 

Enduringly Faithful

Grow Where You Are Planted

Trust The Master You Can't See

Walk According To His Will 

On A Way You Can't Fathom

And

Persevere In All Trials 

Even Though Persecuted 

And 

In Constant Pain

Would You Hold On To A Promise That 

Does Not Have A Human Hope Of Fulfillment 

Just Because He Says: 

"Believe And Receive!?!" 

Where Do You Stand On Going Through Dying Hell 

To Get To Living Heaven!?! 

Beloved, 

Pray

And

Reflect On Your Past Journeying 

And

Consider Your Present Walking 

As You Remember Whose Child You Are 

And

Read And Answer The Questions Again! 

You Are Greatly Beloved 

And 

Infinitely Blessed! 

Peace Be Upon You!