We Hold Dear What God Gives.


The announcer on a Christian radio station says: “Did you ever think we got this bad weather because there was no one down there to pray?”   I am speechless.  Isn’t it given to man to receive what God gives without complaint?  Isn’t it our lot to learn obedience through suffering as did our Lord?  And aren’t we built up by a sort of rough handling?  Leave a man to his own and he will become useless.  Let a man endure nothing and he will have nothing to offer.  Even many non-believers would not venture to say such things.

What is this new place the “men of God” speak?  What has the Church become?  Where is the boldness and power of the truth of Christ in His people?

STAND UP!  YOU ARE NOT WORMS WITH LEGS AND NO CAUSE!  If you belong to Him you have His authority to speak what is right and true. 

By His Grace.

The Plot.


There is a plot which has been since the fall of Adam and Eve.  Men have said to themselves, “Let us band together so that we will find solace in one another.  To the righteous this is a worthy plot.  It is good, before the Living God, that His people gather together to lift each other up.  And it is said that iron sharpens iron.  So this is good.

But to the wicked and rebellious this is a plot of undoing.  They gather together to bring each other solace in their sin and rebellion.  As mud mixes with mud they think they bring each other peace.   One thing they miss which will be a horrible time for them.  When God rises from His Throne to judge the world each man will stand alone before Him.  You will look for help from those who stood with you.  But they too will be alone before Him.  All men will give account of even every idle word they have spoken.  What will you do with the guilt you will carrry on that day?

We worship Jesus, The Righteousness of God.  Though there is great peace and hope in Him for those who surrender to His will, there is also great terror for those who ignore His Holy calling.  The words I am given to speak concerning this are often perceived as harsh.  But it is not I who will condemn anyone.  And I do not judge anyone.  The message is from old and will not pass away till He stands to judge.  “Repent or die.  For the Lord will not allow evil to enter eternity in peace”.

I speak these things with boldness.  I answer to He who is Life, as will all men.  I do not seek your friendship if in that friendship you desire to bring me away from Him.  I embrace the Lord of Glory with a fire and passion.  And it is to your advantage to do the same.

By His Grace.

Stiff Upper Lip.


Stand down, you ole man, for you mess with our heads.  We were happy till you came along.

In no way will I step one step to the left!  I will sing of my Lord’s Glory and Fame!

Let the world sink to hell and embrace their own way.  Yet I, to His Throne, will ascend.

Eternity’s there and that without a care, I’ll part with you though bitter end.

Have all your sin and revel in shame.  It’s far better to be beaten to death.

Then to face the Lord God with a stiff upper lip.  While He takes our very last breath.

By His Grace.

Awakened, At Last!


I wake in the morning by my eyes and my ears.

I wake in the morning to remember my fears.

Sleep was my refuge for my weakness of flesh.

And as wake comes upon me I remember He’s best.

I woke one spring morning to my last breath of death.

By the evening He’d awakened, a new heart in my chest.

In body I sleep, but my soul needs no rest.

He’s bought me with blood; Righteous and best.

He is all!  He is all!  He is all my soul will need!

The Holiness of God now covers me!

Oh Jesus, my Lord, my Savior and Friend,

You’ll cover me wholly till my flesh finds it’s end.

 

By His Grace.

All to the Glory of the Father.


Father in Heaven, Glorious God of all, bless Your name in this place.  Stand against those who hate Your Holy ways and prove Your power in this place.  Increase the Bride for Your Holy Son.  Bring light into the hearts of those who visit this place of testimony. 

In all things Glory belongs to the Son of God, for He alone is worthy to open the seals which the Holy Hand of God have attached to this place of testing.  It is to Jesus that all things are presented in this place.  You have promised Your people that you would Glorify Your Son, and You have done so. 

Honor, Glory, Righteousness, Peace, and Power belong to the Father of all life.  Holy is He who lifts the souls of men by the Name of Christ Jesus.

By His Grace.

Beautiful is He Who is.


My Lord, this Jesus, is Beautiful. 

How many words are laced by His people to describe what they see. 

Yet we have not found the words to speak of His Glory. 

We strive with all our might to encase Him in gems brilliant.

So that those who do not know Him might consider with ponderous hearts. 

Yet we cannot do justice to what He is. 

He is MORE! 

He is MORE! 

He is MORE! 

Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty! 

Taste and see that the Lord is Good, for all His ways will last forever!

By His Grace.