Choose Life ... And Blessings!

Provocations And Enticements Aside

We Always Have A Free-Will Choice! 

By The Word Of Man You Would Be Dead! 

By The Will Of Almighty God You Are Alive! 

The Word Of God Creates! 

The Will Of Man Decimates! 

The Word Of God Illuminates! 

The Word Of Man Enervates! 

The Word Of God Satiates! 

The Word Of Man Obfuscates! 

The Will And Way Of God Elevates! 

The Will And Ways Of Man Tittilate! 

With Whom, And For What, Will You Stand!?! 

Beloved, 

We Have This Choice: 

Exercise Faith In The Living Word Of The Eternal God 

Or Indulge Doubt Concerning 

The Eternal God's Ability To "Back-Up His Mouth!" 

Aka Do Exactly As He Has Promised! 

With Regard To Ourselves

Are We Being Faithful To Our Promises To Our Dear Savior!?! 

Do You Understand And Accept That 

Giving Your Word To The Lord 

And

Standing Upon This Word 

Through The Gift Of Faith Daily Given To You To Help You 

Is

Your Only Safeguard Against Descending Into Doubt And Despair 

Which Are Lively Tools Of Satan!?! 

We Will Make Mistakes 

But

We Have An High Priest Who Feels 

And 

Understands What We Go Through 

And

Provides Help To Us In The Person Of The Holy Spirit 

Who Comforts, Guides, And Corrects Us 

And

Sets Us On Straight Paths! 

You Need Help!?! 

Ask For Help 

And

Reach For The Hand That Brings Hope, Help 

And 

Healing! 

You Need Rest!?! 

Reach For Shiloh

The Prince Of Peace

Jesus Christ The King

In Whom Is Rest And Refreshing! 

Choose Love! 

Choose Life! 

Choose The Lord! 

Peace! 

GET THE MONKEY OFF YOUR BACK: Forgive To Be Forgiven!

If You Want A Monkey Off Your Back

Let Him Go! 

It Is Sad To See So Many Of Us Who Call The Name Of Jesus

And 

Claim The Power Of His Resurrection

Walking Around Consumed With Bitterness 

Over The Things Of Yesterday Which Cannot Be Undone 

And

Laboring Under The Yoke Of The Spirit Of Unforgiveness 

Because 

We Are Fooling Ourselves That 

Not Forgiving Someone Who Hurt Us 

Is 

Making Us Powerful-Strong! 

Beloved, 

If You Have Been Carrying This Monkey On Your Back

It Is Time To Get Out Your Nuts! 

Unforgiveness Hurts One Person 

And 

This Is Us 

If

We Refuse To Forgive! 

Forgiving Someone Frees Us To Walk Upright

Unburdened

And 

Unconcerned About Who Thinks That We Are Weak 

And

Cuts Off Their Supposed Control Of Our Momentary Feelings! 

It Is Time To Stop Being A "Bumble" Bee Or A "Killer" Bee 

And

Start Being A Real "Honey" Bee! 

Dare To Take Pollen From The Flowers In The Garden Of God 

And

In The Hive Of Your Mind 

Make The Sweet Nectar Of A Peaceful, Hopeful

Blessed-To-Be-A-Blessing Heart 

And

Do Honor To The King Of Your Life 

Who Asks You To Forgive Just As You Desire To Be Forgiven! 

The Lord Jesus 

Is 

Never Going To Forgive You Your Trespasses Against Him 

If 

You Refuse To Forgive Those 

Who Have Trespassed Against Aka Hurt You! 

Imagine Being Rejected At The Border Of The Promised Land 

Because 

Your Hardness Of Heart Made You Smell Like Self, Sin, And Satan! 

Count The Cost 

And

Choose Profit Over Loss! 

Be Ye Healed: 

Obey The Lord! 

Boldly Forgive Someone Today! 

Peace!

 

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY: The Buck Stops Here!?!

Many Of Us Are In For A Rude Awakening 

When We Appear Before The Judgment Seat Of Jesus Christ 

Because 

Our Usual Pass The Buck, Blame Someone Else

Will Have Exhausted Its Usefulness 

And 

We Will Be On The Hook For The Unpaid, Long-Overdue Bill Of 

Take Personal Responsibility! 

It Is Safe To Say That 

Lucifer Blamed The Father For His Cockups 

Because 

The Father Refused To Let Him Have 

What The Father Gave To His Son! 

End Result: 

Condemnation And Damnation! 

Adam Blamed Almighty God For Giving Him A Defective Wife 

And 

For His Own Willful Disobedience! 

Eve Blamed The Serpent For Deceiving Her Into Wanting More 

When She Already Had Everything That She Needed! 

End Result: 

Cursed, Cast Out

Pain, Hard Labor

Suffering

And 

Death 

Plus

Jesus Christ Having To Die To Save The Race! 

Beloved, 

We Are No Longer Children! 

We Have Knowledge Of The Experiences Of Others 

Which Should Counsel Us To Be Wise: 

Satan Can't Make Us Do Anything! 

As Humans, We All Do What Our Flesh Desires! 

As Committed Christians

We Should All Be Doing What The Lord Wills! 

Mistakes Happen

So Please Choose To Recognize The Error

Repent Of The Sin

Accept Loving Correction

And 

Align Your Desires With The Father's Will! 

Taking Responsibility For Your Own Actions

Minus The Arrogant Attitude

Plus The Humble Spirit 

Equals A Definite Growth In Grace On The Road To Glory! 

"I Was Wrong, And I Beg Your Pardon!" 

Yields Fruit Most Pleasant To Enjoy! 

Dare And Choose To Do Right 

And 

To Glory Rise To Live With Eternal Light 

In The Land Of No Night! 

Peace!

Enmity And Adultery!

For Us To Be Accused Of Committing Adultery Means That 

We Are In A Binding, Legally-Ordained, Marriage 

And

We Have Been Caught Walking Wild! 

To Be Told That The Worldly "Friendship" That 

We Are Indulging In 

Outside Of Our Marriage To The Lord 

Turns Us Into His Enemies Through Enmity 

Should Shock Us Into Wakefulness 

From Our Napping In Enemy Territory! 

When The Lord Pronounced The Curse On The Serpent, A Name For Satan

He Said That He Was Putting Enemity Aka Bitter Hatred 

Between The Seed Of The Woman 

And 

The Seed Of The Serpent! 

The Serpent's Offspring Are Rabid, Unrepentant, Sinners 

Who Are Heel-Biters Aka Snakes In The Grass 

Who Were Going To Get Their Heads Whacked! 

Jesus, The Seed Of The Woman, Would Be Injured In The Heel 

But 

Would Emerge Victorious From Death, The Grave, And Hell! 

Beloved, 

Be Wise Before Bending To, And Canoodling With, Beelzebub 

Aka Satan Aka The Serpent! 

The Lord Can Save Us When We Become Satan's Enemies! 

Problem: 

We Can't Survive Being The Enemy Of The Eternal God! 

Sugar And Sin Taste Good 

But

Will Put You In The Burying Ground! 

Vegetable Soup And Salvation Taste Good 

And

Will Make You Healthy And Strong

And 

Get You ... Redeemed

Into The Living Kingdom Before Long! 

Some Friendships In This Life Are Not Worth Cultivating 

Or Keeping! 

Please Don't Let Divorce Be The Option! 

Keep Your Marriage Vows: 

Remain Faithful And Loyal To Your Lord! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Discontentment Is Satanic!

Stop Letting The Eyes Of Others Spend Your Money 

Aka Stop Allowing The Envy Of People's Stuff And Nonsense 

To Debit Your Bank Account, Literal And Spiritual! 

Someone's Eyes Saw "It" First! 

Someone's Hands Acquired "It" First

And 

Now Your Heart Is Viewing "It" 

Through Someone Else's Vision 

And

Your Once-Contented Heart Has Become That Of 

A Discontented Brown Cow 

Who Kicks Over The Pail Of White Milk That 

She Ate Much Green Grass To Produce 

To Bless Many Others! 

Beloved, 

Discontentment Is Satanic 

And 

This Is Why We Are Instructed To Be Contented 

With Such Things As We Already Have! 

No Christian Should Ever Want To Have 

Their Last Stand Be, Nor Die, On The Hill Called Envy! 

Do You Know How Who Got What!?! 

Are You Able To Do What Was Done 

To Have What That Person Holds!?! 

Will Your Maker, Savior, Healer, Helper, Sealer 

Be Satisfied With Your Vain Choice!?! 

Please Do Not Allow Someone's Mouthful To Block Your Airway 

Aka Don't Let Look-At 

Cause You To Buy Can't-Afford 

At Even-If-Kills-Me Mercantile Exchange! 

Satan The Damned Tried That For The Win: 

He Failed At Winning

Had A Partial Win At Lying

And 

Is Waiting For The Grand Finale: 

Eternally Dying! 

This One Time, Dear Ones 

Learn Something Profitable From King Fraud: 

Envy Kills The Future

By Blighting The Present!! 

Listen Carefully

Obey Unwaveringly

And 

Live Enduringly By Every Blessed Word That 

Comes From The Mouth Of The Lord! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + At The Border Of Change!

Walking To The Border Of Change In The Valley Of Decision 

Is Not 

A Journey For The Self-Sufficient 

Or For Those Who Know Not How To Be Humble, Meek! 

Living Wisdom Says: 

He Who Knows Not

And

Knows Not He Knows Not

He Is Fool: 

Shun Him!

He Who Knows Not

And

Knows He Knows Not

He Is A Child: 

Teach Him!

 

He Who Knows

And

Knows He Knows

He Is A Wise Man: 

Follow Him! 

Our God Eternal Is All-Knowing

So Let Us, As Believers, Adopt The Persona Of A Child 

And

Permit Our Father To Teach Us All That We Need To Know 

So That We Will Have The Sense 

To Follow His Leading At The Border Of Change 

So That We Will Cross The Valley Of Decision Safely 

And 

Reach The Promised Land Unscathed! 

Beloved, 

A Self-Sufficient Person 

Will Never Court Humility Or Meekness 

In Order To Ask For Much Needed Help! 

Since We Are Warned Against 

Leaning On Our Own Understanding

And 

Doubting That The Lord Himself Is Able To Help Us

It Stands To Reason That Anyone Smelling Of Self 

Will Have No Need Of The Savior! 

Please Don't Fall Into Satan's Well-Set Trap Of Pride! 

We Need The Lord Jesus Christ

And

We Need To Be Rid Of 

The Deadly Influence Of Satan, King Fraud! 

Meekness And Gentleness

- The Opposite Of Pride -

Were Good Enough For Our Dear Jesus 

In His Earthy Sojourn

So They Must Be Good Enough For Us! 

Please Exercise Your Daily Gift Of Faith For The Day

Or You Will Not The Great Gates Of Pearl Enter In! 

Change Must Come: 

Dump Self 

And 

Dump Sin For The Eternal Win! 

Be Your Heavenly Father's Well-Beloved

Obedient, Trusting, Child! 

Peace!

TRANSFORMED: Unmasking The Masked!

Is Your Mask On!?! 

Is Your Facial Expression Shellacked In Place!?! 

Does Anyone Know The Real You 

Or Are They Just Looking At The Someone That 

Time And Circumstance Grew!?! 

Beloved, 

We Have All Worn Masks Of One Kind Or Another 

At One Time Or Another 

But

As Children Of The Father

As The-Bought With The Blood Of The Son

As Those Comforted By The Holy Spirit

We, By Faith, May Set Aside The False Image 

And 

By The Love Of Jesus Christ ... The Great Physician

Display The True Me ... The True You! 

Our Savior Could Not Lie 

And 

Let Us Die Lost! 

He Had To Live The Truth 

And 

Die The Death 

So That We, Convicted Of Sin And Of Righteousness

May Ultimately In The Father's House Of Joy And Peace 

Eternally Live! 

Masks Cast Shadows Which Hide The True 

And 

Highlight The False: 

This Behavior Practiced By Satan 

Placed Our Lord Upon Calvary's Cruel, Accursed, Cross! 

Today Is The Day Of Salvation 

When We Must Throw Off The Mask Of Sin 

And 

Let The Light That Is The Life Of Our King Jesus 

Shine In Our Eyes 

Revealing Our New Lives! 

Nothing That Defiles May Enter The Glorious City 

And So 

I Beseech Us All To Get Rid Of Anything And Everything 

Which Will Stop Grace And Mercy 

From Transforming Our Lives! 

The Death-Mask Of Sin Is For A Time: 

Nothing That Bears The Stench Of Finite-Time 

Will Enter Eternity! 

Be Transformed: 

Renew Your Mind! 

Let The World See Jesus Christ In You! 

Smile: 

Drop Sin And Self 

And 

Keep Salvation 

And

Recognize That We Are At The Last Mile Marker 

On The Road To Home! 

Be Real! 

Get Ready! 

Be Redeemed! 

Peace!

SECOND-GUESSING ALMIGHTY GOD: "No!" Is A Complete Sentence!

To See Our Lord Jesus Christ In Perfect Peace

We Must Understand, Accept

And 

Operate Under The Knowledge That "No!" 

Is 

A Complete Sentence 

Bearing Full Instructions Incapable Of 

Being Misconstrued, Misapplied

Mistaken, Mismanaged

Or Misinterpreted! 

Beloved, 

I Don't Know About You

But 

It Always Cracks Me Up To Hear One Person Say To Another: 

"Which Part Of "No!" Didn't You Understand: 

The N Or The O!?!" 

"No!" Stands For No Options! 

The Idea Of A One-Word Sentence 

Should Not Be Strange To Christians! 

We Have Jesus, Mercy, Grace

Help, Love, Heaven, Peace

Believe, Repent

Liar, Babylon, Hell, Satan! 

Each Of These One-Word Sentences 

Should Instantly Write A Story 

And 

Paint An Unmistakeable Picture In Our Minds! 

Dear One, 

How Do You Feel About Being Told "No!?!" 

Does Your Internal Translator 

Automatically Substitute "Yes!" In Its Place!?! 

Are You One Given To The Idea That 

"No!" Means Let The Negotiations Begin!?! 

Do You Believe That 

Second-Guessing The Lord For Denying You Your Heart's Desire 

Is 

Going To Make Like A Bird And Fly!?! 

We Are Growing In Grace 

          Through Faith 

                     Which Works By Love! 

Refusing The Direct Command Of 

The Lord Will Not Get You The New Life

The New Name

The White Robe

The Gold Harp

Or The Gold Crown! 

What We Practice We Perfect! 

Let's Set About Perfecting Our Praise 

And 

Accepting The Good Lord's "No!" Of Love By Faith 

So That By Patient Endurance We Will Hear 

"Welcome!" 

                      "Enter!" 

                                    "Home!" 

                                                     "Peace!" 

Medicine After Death!?!

 

It Is Normal To Receive Medicine When One Is Ill 

But 

Who Has Ever Heard Of Taking Medicine After Death!? 

When You Know Right

Do Right!

Beloved, 

We Have A Very Nasty Habit Of 

Afterward 

Wanting To Meticulously Do The Thing 

Which We Should Have Done 

Before 

We Were Punished For Negligence, Disobedience

And 

Presumption! 

When Will We Learn!?! 

Negligence Contains Malice! 

Disobedience Contains Willfulness 

And

Presumption Contains Pride! 

So Much For Being Innocent! 

The Lord Our God Plainly Says: 

"To Obey

Is

Better Than Sacrifice!" 

Isn't It Better To Lay Out Our Pride At The Feet Of Jesus 

In A Bold Act Of Humility 

Than To Have It Knocked Out Of Us 

As Punishment For Gross Vanity!?! 

There's The Old Expression About Taking The Horse To Water 

But 

Being Unable To Make Him Take A Drink! 

The Remainder Of That Expression States: 

But You Can Put Salt In His Mash

Aka His Food! 

Salt Makes One Thirsty 

And 

That Horse Will Run To The Water To Quench His Thirst 

Without Asking Himself WHY He Is Now Soooo Thirsty! 

We Are Not Horses! 

Think! 

Acting In Haste Results In Repentance At Leisure 

So Stop Wasting Resources On What You Can't Afford! 

Disobedience Costs

Obedience Pays

And 

Repentance Is The Longest Day Of Our Lives! 

Let Us Do All That The Lord Asks As 

And

When Required 

And 

We Will Not Be Put On The Prepared-For-Satan Funeral Pyre! 

Choose To Be Satan's F.O.E: 

Utilize Faith

                       Obedience, And 

                                   Endurance In Your Warfare! 

Use 

Faith In Almighty God

Obedience To His Will, And 

Endurance On The Walk To The Father's House Of Love! 

You Will Arrive Home Safely! 

Peace!

One Disorder, Three Lives, Three Outcomes!

If I Knock On Your Forehead

Will You Cheerfully Answer The Front Door!?! 

If The Answer Is Not An Emphatic "Yes!" 

What, May I Ask, Is Eating You!?! 

The Frontal Lobe Of The Brain Deals With 

Our Spirituality Aka Our Need To Worship

Our Morality Aka Our Chosen Behavior

And 

Our Will Aka To Do Or Not To Do Right, Wrong, Dicey Or Disgusting! 

The Holy Word Says That 

In The Presence Of Two Or Three Witnesses

A Matter Should Be Established: 

King Saul, King Solomon, And Prophet Elijah Were All Depressed

Suffering From Stinking Thinking! 

Instead Of Being Obedient And Walking With The Spirit Of Truth

King Saul Went Rogue 

And 

Ended Up Playing Footsie With That Lying Spirit, Satan

And 

Effectively, Efficiently, Offed Himself! 

King Solomon Disobediently Went After Many Pagan Wives And Concubines 

And 

Also Did What Many Of Us Are Doing Today 

Aka He Tried Every "Pleasure" Until Pleasure Was Pain! 

He Hated His Life 

And

Called Everything Vanity And Vexation Of Spirit! 

King Solomon Eventually Came To His Senses 

And 

Was Converted 

But 

Took The Scars With Him To His Grave! 

Elijah ... Almighty God's Faithful Prophet

Was Hunted Down Like A Wild Dog 

By The Blood-Thirsty Pagan Queen Jezebel: 

He Ran From Her 

And 

He Wanted To Die! 

The Lord Gave Prophet Elijah  A Work To Do 

And

At Its Completion 

He Was Picked Up In A Fiery Chariot 

And 

Carried To Heaven: 

He Never Tasted Death! 

One Disorder

         Three Lives

                Three Outcomes! 

Dear Ones,

Depressed Or Not

We Have Our Sacrosanct Will With Which To Bless God: 

Please Let Him Take Control Aka Have Master-Control

And 

You Shall Know, Enjoy, Experience His Perfect Peace! 

SELFLESSNESS: I-Statements From The Lord Jesus Christ!

There Is A Stark Difference Between 

The I-Statements Uttered Here By Our God Almighty 

And 

Those Uttered By Lucifer 

Prior To His Being Expelled, For Cause, From Heaven's Portals! 

Beloved, 

Our Dear Jesus Has Here Uttered Five I-Statements 

Which All Pertain To His Blessings Given For Our Benefit! 

All Of Lucifer's I-Statements Were To Himself

Benefiting Himself 

And 

For The Destruction Of The Almighty! 

Lucifer Took Then

And 

Now As Satan, The Adversary, Still Takes 

But

No Surprise

It Has Not Accrued To His Benefit! 

It Pays To Know Your Maker 

And

Profits To Live By His Will 

And 

According To His Ways! 

Our Dear Savior Gave

Is Giving

And 

Will Continue Giving To Us For All Eternity! 

Dear Ones, 

There Is A Magnificent Lesson To Be Learnt

If 

We Are Willing To Learn It:

 

Love, Goodness

Kindness, Giving

Selflessness

And 

Practicing Peace Over Passion And Pride 

Will Always Be Their Own Reward! 

As We Daily Choose To Blissfully Live 

By Grace Through Faith

In The Blessed Light Of The Truth 

Which Leads To Everlasting Life 

We Will Be Changing Into The Likeness Of Him 

Who Is The King Of Love!  

Love Gives! 

We Are Headed Home Where Satan Cannot Trespass: 

Don't Let Him Derail Your Journey To Joy! 

Let Us Wisely Follow Our Lord's Commands 

To Not Be Fearful Or Be Dismayed

And 

Gratefully Claim His Promises Given! 

Doubting Decimates: 

The Obedience Of Faith Frees! 

The Lord Is The Strength Of Our Lives: 

Trust Him And Believe! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Little Bits Matter In The Service Of The Lord!

The Feeding Of The Five Thousand Men 

Plus The Women And The Children 

Is Not 

Just About The Lord Jesus Performing A Great Miracle 

And 

Making Empty Bellies Warm And Filled! 

This Signal Miracle Of The Lord 

Speaks To Something Much Deeper 

Aka Giving The Lord The Best As In All That We Have 

And

Allowing Him To Make Our Best Better 

Even Unto The Best That It Can Ever Be 

And

Providing For Many And More 

And

Leaving Something More Beside ... Which Will Not Be Wasted! 

The Story Of The Widow's Mite Amplifies This Miracle 

Showing That The Willing Giving Of Our Little Bits 

In Service Of The Living God We Love 

Is 

Worth Even More Than What Is Given Out Of Our Abundance 

Via Pride 

And

For Public Display! 

Beloved, 

A Poor And Kind-Hearted Person 

Missing A Left Arm And A Right Leg 

And

Doing Willing Service 

Is 

Worth More To The Lord Than The Service Of A Rich

Able-Bodied, Self-Centered, Unwilling Person 

Who Suffers From WIIFM Aka What's In It For Me! 

Let Us ... Today

Look At The Stories Of Jesus Christ With New Eyes 

And 

With Hearts Activated By His Love 

And

For His Service! 

Let Us Choose To Be Used Of Him 

Who Is Able To Turn Our Lives

- Our Coals Of Sin - 

Into Diamonds Of The First Water 

Aka Priceless Jewels For The Kind King's Crown! 

All Things Are Possible With Almighty God: 

Let Us Be Pleased To Cooperate With Christ Always

In All Ways! 

Peace!

With Jesus Christ

Earthly Loss Is Heavenly Gain

And

Little Is Much

Because

The Lord Our God Is In It! 

 

HAPPY SABBATH + There Are Consequences To Conduct!

Every Human Has A Path To Travel: 

Blessed Is The Man Who Does Not Walk According To The Counsels

The Directions

The Ways Of The Ungodly! 

Beloved, 

With Free-Will 

And 

Freedom To Choose As Our Walking Stick

We Each Have The Ability 

To Either Walk On Strait Street And Narrow Way 

Or 

On Broad Street And Own Way! 

Decisions, Decisions! 

Man ... By Himself

Is

In The Valley Of Decision! 

Will You Follow The Savior 

Carrying Your Own Cross All The Way To Calvary 

Or 

Will You Choose Achan's I Want It 

Samson's It Pleases My Eye

King Saul's The People Made Me Do It

Ananias And Sapphira's Nobody Will Know

Or 

Judas Iscariot's I Can Manipulate God 

Or I'll Sell The Savior For Silver!?! 

Dear Ones, 

Who Helps You To Buy A Big-Belly Horse 

Won't Help You To Feed It! 

You Can Hide And Buy Land

But 

You Can't Hide And Reap It! 

Wha' Sweeten Goat Mout' Does Bu'n 'e En 'e Tail! 

Bottom Line ... 

There Are Consequences To Conduct!

In The Day Of Trial

Only Those Who Have Chosen The Way To Calvary

The Life In And Of Christ

Shall Receive The "Well Done!" 

And 

The Crown Of Life! 

Please Choose To Learn From The Mistakes Of Others 

So That You Don't Suffer Their Same End! 

Choose To Endure Your Tribulations Now 

And 

You Will Enjoy Your Celebrations Later

In The Presence Of King Jesus

Him For Whom We Are Now Waiting! 

Dare To Make Jesus Christ First And Last

And 

Have Heaven In Your Life Now: 

Walk In The Light! 

Peace!