This site is made in honor of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who gave His life for me and whose blood has covered over my transgressions and thus reconciled me with the Father to whom forever be the glory!

This site contains pictures, videos, commentary, links, posts, writings,etc. meant to in one way or another, directly or indirectly lift up the Name, the ONLY name, under heaven, given to men, by which we must be saved, Jesus Christ.

The postings on this site are meant to provide the believer with uplifting testimony from the Spirit. If you are a believer and feel there is anything which may be perceived as detrimental to the cause and/or advancement of the Gospel, please let me know.

My personal writings are meant to inspire, instruct, and instill a grateful spirit, for I believe it is only right to give thanks to the One responsible for all things and to stay in constant contact with Him.

In addition, this site will in many ways help us to stay awake, as we await THE DAY! It is my firm belief that it is our generation that will come to see the events foretold and pre-ordained before the foundation of the earth spoken of through the prophets and to John, the beloved apostle who "testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ" and whose unveiling declares that "Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near."

Like always, LET US REJOICE IN THE LORD, as we "await in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed."

AMEN.

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God is good.

The passing over from death to life is something that can not be measured the day 
you get saved, or as I like to put it, the day the Lord called you before the 
foundation of the earth. On that day angels rejoiced, as they understood that 
anyone called by God is bound for an adventure of infinite proportions given the 
awesomeness of God.

For me, these last ten years have also been the 1st 10 years 
as I realize that the moment God called me, I entered into eternity, He already 
knowing it, simply withholding it from me until my time. It is quite difficult for us, 
who dwell upon the earth, to even come close to understanding what it is that God 
has prepared for us. However, if we carefully analyze what we do know about
our sovereign God, His word and the fact that He was in our midst, we can be sure
that eternity is where we wanna be. Granted, we are bound and limited by the laws 
of physics which have been established by His name and thus we can conclude that 
we truly are nothing but a grain of sand. 

God has made us infinitely small on purpose. He did this so that we can stand in 
infinite awe of His majesty and beauty. He doesn't 'wow' us by chance. It is His
goodwill that we accept His splendor with honor and praise, worthy is His name!

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This is a new twist to the regular "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" as we all know it. Read the words and share it with others. I encourage you to pass it on to nonChristians and Christians alike as a reminder that Jesus' return will come as a thief in the night, without warning. But we as Christians are expecting His return at any moment. As we go through this Holiday season, let us remember the true reason for the season, Jesus Christ, coming into this world as a Savior for all nations, tribes, and tongues. Let us also remember, that Jesus will come back to take those who trust in Him to the Father's home. May each and everyone of you have a blessed holiday season.

'Twas the night before Jesus came and all through the house
Not a creature was praying, not one in the house.
Their Bibles were lain on the shelf without care
In hopes that Jesus would not come there.

The children were dressing to crawl into bed,
Not once ever kneeling or bowing a head.
And Mom in her rocker with baby on her lap
Was watching the Late Show while I took a nap.

When out of the East there arose such a clatter,
I sprang to my feet to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash!

When what to my wondering eyes should appear
But angels proclaiming that Jesus was here.
With a light like the sun sending forth a bright ray
I knew in a moment this must be The Day!

The light of His face made me cover my head
It was Jesus! returning just like He had said.
And though I possessed worldly wisdom and wealth
I cried when I saw Him in spite of myself.

In the Book of Life which He held in His hand
Was written the name of every saved man.
He spoke not a word as He searched for my name;
When He said "It's not here" my head hung in shame.

The people whose names had been written with love
He gathered to take to His Father above.
With those who were ready He rose without a sound
While all the rest were left standing around.

I fell to my knees, but it was too late;
I had waited too long and this sealed my fate.
I stood and I cried as they rose out of sight;
Oh, if only I had been ready tonight.

In the words of this poem the meaning is clear;
The coming of Jesus is drawing near.
There's only one life and when comes the last call
We'll find that the Bible was true after all!


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Revelation 17


One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the punishment of the nation who is surrounded by bodies of water. With this nation the kings of the earth loved to do dirty business with and became drunk by such an intoxicating doctrine."

Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit to a desolate, abandoned ghost town. There I saw a country in control of  something way more powerful than any one single nation, a powerful, consolidated, socialist regime. This something way more powerful, was covered with names of things that it conveyed controlling, having 7 kings and 10 kings. The nation on top of this something way more powerful was luxurious and was adorned with things of the wealthy. She held a golden cup in her hand filled with the stuff she did to get rich. She had a title.

Mystery

Babylon the Great

Mother of all whores

And of the abominations of the earth.

I saw that she had slaughtered christians, those who testify to the Truth.

When i saw her, i was perplexed. Then the angel said to me " WHy are you perplexed"? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman and that monster she is on top of, which has seven heads(kings) and 10 (horns) kings. The monster, which you saw, lived once, lived no longer, but will live again. Everybody whose names had not been written in the book of life from the outset of creation will be amazed at such a resurrection.

This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills on which the woman sits. They are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; but when he does come, he must remain for a little while. The monster who once lived, and now does not, is an 8th king. He belongs to the seven and will be destroyed.

The ten horns are 10 kingdomless kings but who for one hour will receive authority as kings along with the beast. Their goal is to give power and authority to the beast. They will war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because He is the Lord of Lords and King of Kings-and with Him will be His called, chosen and faithful followers.

The waters you saw, where the woman sits, are E PLURIBUS UNUM. The monster and the kings you saw  hate the USA. They will bring it to ruin and embarass it. They will turn their backs on the USA and will nuke it. For God has put into their hearts to do this which He ordained the earth to take care of and thus appoint the monster to rule, until God's words are fulfilled. The woman you saw is New York City(USA).

ESCHATOLOGY

The 'end of days' is a time period of high importance for the monotheist. It marks the beginning of the end for many, and the beginning of forever for others.
The last days will be a time of chaos in which events will take place in an unprecedented form. Supernatural phenomena will abound, and the inhabitants of the earth will be tested. It is important to point out that islamic eschatology gets much of its endtime prophecy from the Bible. Islamic scholars are always quick to suggest that the Bible has been corrupted but yet they pick texts from this 'corrupt' source to formulate their own endtimes views.

It is simple. Jesus said 'you are the LIGHT of the world'. 'He that is not for us is against us'. Light and darkness have nothing in common. Light discloses EVERYTHING. Darkness CONCEALS everything. It is interesting to read literature that involves islam and substitute the term islam for darkness to see if and how the substance of these messages change.

The differences between the lie and the Truth is essential to the understanding of how climactic and dramatic the endtimes will be. It will truly be a time where faith will manifest itself for there will be such a strong delusion at the time, that no one will be able to FIGURE out what is the Truth and what is the lie. It will simply be a matter of what you believe. This is absolutely genial. Given that God has ordained things from the beginning, it is easy to see how only God could design such a plan with divine power/intelligence. In essence, God removes logic and reason for the purpose of faith revealing. Many times we act in certain ways because we can conclude what the outcome would be. We are calculators. However, in the end of days, trying to FIGURE out things may be what dooms people.


It all begins with the rise of satan's messiah(antichrist). Since satan's existence revolves around God, it is only expected that satan try and duplicate the work of God in an effort to deceive many. Just as God manifested Himself in the flesh, so also satan will do the same. Just as Christ was resurrected, satan too will try and duplicate that.

The plot thickens when it is realized that the seed of Ishmael has an endtimes manifestation in accordance to its scriptures that can also be found in the Bible. Whereas many Christians think that all other texts are worth discarding, one would be wise in examining the scriptures that originate from the seed of Ishmael to see how EXACTLY SIMILAR the two accounts are in terms of personas. Islam like Christianity has a messiah, or the MAHDI. The mahdi is the major sign that indicates endtimes. The mahdi will usher in a socialist revolution that will be backed by all. Socialism/communism removes God from the equation and gives people the false impression that an utopia has been achieved. Anytime you remove God from the equation, you remove Light. God /LIGHT HAS to be removed in order for people to remain unaware that this utopia is really a lie.

The mahdi will run a government for ALL. All for one and one for all. HUMANS are god! he will exclaim and proclaim. Since religion plays a major role in the world, the mahdi's solution to bring unity on that spectrum would be to appear muslim to the muslim, atheist to the atheist, agnostic to the agnostic, hindu to the hindu, buddhist to the buddhist, etc. The reason why I dont mention Christians with that list is because Christians, the LIGHT of the world, can not only see darkness but can also REVEAL or DISPLAY it thus spoiling the selfish party. It is ultimately a matter of self vs God. Wasn't it so with satan and God? PRIDE?

Religious or philosophical utopia would be achieved by means of 'tolerance'. This can be easily achieved because the 'minor' religions have no concrete truth about them in terms of deity. They are simply looking for someone who wants to do 'good' or further the advance of the human race, for if you have no god or if you have many gods, God isn't God, YOU are god. In fact, it is no major thing to say to a buddhist Jesus is God because there is no god in buddhism. They just look at what you do. This helps us to further solidify that what you 'confess with your mouth and believe in your heart' is just as important if not more important than what you do. ESCHATOLOGY ASIDE, HERE IS AN IMPORTANT UNDERSTANDING:

For the believer, the importance of what I do is only important because of what I believe. If I didn't believe what i believe, then my deeds would testify to nothing thus making deeds pointless. I do what I do because it serves as evidence for what I know to be true. For the unbeliever, their deeds are only important because they lead to glory, since there is no reason that can serve as a precedent. Walking the walk only matters if talking the talk took place. The following illustration can help with cause and effect:

BELIEVER                  BELIEF -------> DEEDS ---------> GLORY---------> GOD
NON BELIEVER                                DEEDS--------->GLORY----------->SELF

The two main differences: The non believer lacks foundation/beginning which ultimately leads to glorification of self.



BACK TO ESCHATOLOGY...

The concept of blasphemy only arises when a deity is assumed. In hinduism, there are MANY gods, so the value ONE god has to them really is irrelevant since they have a choice to pick from. There is no such thing as blasphemy in the 'minor' religions. However, there is 'blasphemy' in islam. So in order for the mahdi to appeal to the muslims, HE HAS to appear muslim enough, even if he appears something else, in order to get darkness to accept darkness. But how does darkness know what it is when it can't see itself? Now, this is where the nature of islam comes into play because islam is a religion of darkness, hence its primary symbol being the moon(the light of the night). Islam advocates for deceit(altaqiya/kithman) when the reason to lie would further the dark cause/agenda. In essence, if you can lie to others, you can lie to anyone, including yourself. When you lie to yourself, depending how far you go with it, you can even think yourself god! Darkness revels in darkness because darkness never reveals anything. All darkness does is go around in circles. It doesn't stand for anything because it can't see itself standing. The only things it does is perpetuate deceit so that MORE deceit can be born. It is a vicious cycle. Now, are muslims the only seeds of darkness? By no means. Anyone who lies is a seed of darkness and anyone who encourages darkness hates the light. The danger in allowing for deceit is that you let yourself pave your own way or manipulate everything in order to reach your goal which you claim is allah's will. In essence, allah can be perceived as self since one is allowed to think that what one is doing, whatever it is, one is doing it for allah. If a person can lie himself to the top, he would do it. He would give allah the glory, but then in reality he would only be giving glory to himself. For if one lies for allah and becomes god, then who is allah? Was allah the tool he simply used to permit himself to do everything he wanted to do in the 1st place?

Since the mahdi can't fool christians and the Truth, he will persecute them because they refuse to dwell in darkness. He will appeal to the rest of the world by suggesting he can identify with everyone. He is whatever an individual wants him to be. He is everything an individual wants him to be.  Obviously, this is only accomplished via deception. However, since deception reigns in these days, deception is accepted.  Here is what I gather from both sets of eschatology...

The muslim mahdi/messiah is the christian antichrist.

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Does God decree things that He Himself is against?

This question is commonly asked when the topics of 'free will' and 'predestination' are discussed. The sovereignty of God is one of His characteristics that is second only to His nature in terms of understanding, or difficulty in doing so. To understand the Trinity is close to impossible if not impossible. This is part of a God who can't be fully fathomed, for if the day were to come where we would COMPLETELY understand Him, that day would signal the day God stopped being God. WHY? Because on that day, we would have the God 'puzzle' figured out. And anything that has been figured out, we are masters of.

God's sovereignty is difficult to understand because in this world, we believe that since we have our being, we are entitled to something, even though it is HIS creation. The mystery of God is one of the things that keeps mature believers coming back for more. By the same token, it is the same thing that causes immature non believers to grow frustrated, for they have the audacity to think or believe that God could be fully fathomed. They can't come to grips with a 'puzzle' that can't be figured out. Why is this so? Because in their vanity, not having EVERYTHING figured out, is reason for rebellion. The person who can't figure out rubik's cube, does what? Just gives up on it. I know, because I tried, but I just couldn't do it. I became so frustrated that I ripped pieces off the thing and tried to solve it that way. But God's mystery is different. I keep coming back for more because ultimately, it is a battle I can't lose. WHY? Because God isn't keeping score but I keep winning.

God. YOU. ARE. AMAZING. ;)

AND I LOVE YOU.
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Lord

As I was watching TV, I ran into 2 channels that were broadcasting shows that dealt with astrophysics. You know, stars, moons, galaxies, milky ways, planets, etc...

And I couldn't help but to think of what Solomon said...."I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. What a heavy burden God has laid on mankind!"

And I concluded that I couldn't agree with Solomon more. Except I noticed that he set his mind on studying things UNDER the heavens which to me meant the earth. And I started thinking about how heavy a burden indeed it is you have placed on man. For if it is impossible enough to TRY and gather, fathom, comprehend, understand, and know things of earth, which is where we exercise our being, and make use of your intelligent design, how is man to try and understand you O Maker, the One responsible for the things which we can't even begin to fathom much less exercise our being like Heaven? In my heart I am convinced that You have indeed made me this minute so that I can stand in infinite awe of you. But at times I find difficulty in strengthening my faith by the fact there is an x amount of knowledge, x being infinite, and that yet, You, know it all. All it does is make me feel like just a dot in this world, which Im now used to. But it raises the following:

WHY WOULD YOU BOTHER TO ANYTHING WITH ME?

I understand the mind of the atheist. I can almost sympathize with their train of thought. To them, You have made it impossible to believe in You by your grandiosity. They can't begin to wrap their minds around your majesty. And how can we blame them? If earth is your footstool, and it is man's habitat, what does that mean? How can man begin to grasp the Originator when all we see is your sole? And we have difficulty even seeing that, the perfection of your work is absolutely, ridiculously, amazingly, beyond what words can even begin to articulate. We don't come close to tasting your work here on earth and then you throw in the heavens? LOL. It gets to the point where it is so mindboggling, it brings tears to my eyes. It's almost as if I have no choice but to say IMPOSSIBLE. But the Spirit testifies that all of this is by design. So im left to reason against that "impossibility". The FACT of You is impossible to fit in the mind. You're bigger than anyone thing or any all things put together times x. That equation is absolutely astounding. :|

And I feel bad because it does You no justice.

But I feel good because I know you have made it impossible for me to know You for what You know...but You have made it quite a treat for loving You for who You are.

The Giver of the breath of life for which all creation has its being. The master of being, the master Being. The reason behind creation. The Thought behind time. Love.

What can it possibly mean to be created in your image O Sovereign God? You alone are God, yet you have given everything over to man. It gives you pleasure to have your offspring play in your playground.

Yet, no matter how much man knows or does not know, it amounts to nothing if it doesn't lead towards You. What point is there to knowledge if it doesn't take man to life in You?
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Incarnation or the defeating of death

Which of the two is the more awesome deed? Both are difficult to even begin putting into words. How do you articulate such amazing deeds? The thoughts themselves are beyond understanding, imagine putting yourself in a position of believing them...The Maker of the heavens. The Designer of mountains. The Filler of oceans. The Thrower of bolts. The Originator of dust and so man...visits the work of His own hands. How do we begin to explain that?! WHERE DO WE START?! Hallelujah. See, that's one thing I wish I could do something about. But all I have is words to TRY to begin expressing the "greatness" of God, as if "greatness" did Him any justice.

Producing and starring in your own movie has happened before. But how far apart are movies compared to all of creation? Movies end. We can't even fully grasp how it all started. LOL! How can the very notion of God not bring about all emotions into being? How do you hold yourself from crying at the thought of God? Why do we stop the joyful laughing at His sovereign plan? How do we not scream at all His deeds? No wonder He promises joy abundantly, He knows what knowing Him does since He knows Himself. One thing I am certain of...He made us infinitely small so that we can stand in infinite awe of Him. That makes sense. Since He is that much larger than us, it is impossible to outsize Him, outthink Him, outargue Him, out anything Him. We can never begin to come close to understanding the majesty of God. WHAT A TRUE GOD! He is beyond understanding and rightfully so. His Being is addictive because of it. We can never get enough God. One gaze at the sky...and a tear drops like the rain on the good and the wicked. Not only for its beauty but for the thought behind the thing that makes it possible, sight.

See, we take God for granted. We take His awesomeness for granted. And the one thing that makes us do so is that which HE has given us. O the depth of your ways FATHER! How can we come close to fathoming You?! You have laid a heavy burden upon us indeed.

To believe in God means being limitless. It is not having boundaries. It is going beyond the 5 senses. It is being open to everything He promises to show. In this life, there isn't enough time for Him to show us all there is to know but thank Him for eternity! The Lord is mindboggling. He is just wow. WOWSOME!

To believe in God means living a hope that can't be explained; it has to be lived. It is an unparallelled concept since no one has mastered it and no one ever will. It's a never ending story. You can never get tired of it. You can never be bored because there's always something new.

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Imagine

The song "imagine" by John Lennon-who infamously was quoted as saying the beatles were more popular than Jesus Christ-is without a doubt the anthem of the new world. In analyzing the lyrics of the song, you can see that Lennon saw what today's world sees. "Imagine there's no heaven"...is the cry of the humanist who discredits God's sovereignty and justice. The same applies to "no hell below us". It is an ever increasing popular cry as the harvest continues to grow and humans become more and more enamored with creation and humanity  itself. Lennon, in pleading for people to "Live for today" was only looking to serve the hungry human appetite for a life apart from God, a life free of guilt as self-love at times becomes so rampant that it declares man god. But the very interesting "imagine there's no countries" is possible today as individual sovereignty of states is being pushed aside for the belief in a one world government. As obvious as Lennon's distaste for anything divine or unseen was, declaring that there's "nothing to live or die for" is a complex statement since it contradicts his overall message of "love". That the world is more unanimously seeking a pluralist, "tolerant" society in terms of creeds/religions, etc, is in direct line with Lennon's imagine. He is a secular prophet perhaps.

It seems that "peace" is the word of the century, if not the millenium. Humanity and all its dictates all preach that 5 letter word as if it were indeed a reality waiting to happen. And it appears that everyone is pointing in one direction...

The cry "I hope some day you join us" is the cry of  revolutions taking place throughout the world, as the new order of things begins to unfold more and more clearly. Without the use of unpopular terms, the need for deception increases as those less informed continue on their path of oblivion while the world CHANGES on its path to be "as one"...

See, Lennon, like all other humanists, failed to understand society's biggest problem. The world's biggest problem isn't poverty.  The world's biggest problem isn't greed. It's not injustice. It's not war. It's not famine. It's not global warming. The world's biggest problem is the one it CAN'T solve nor will it EVER be able TO solve.

It is the only certainty in life, and by no coincidence is the exact opposite thereof.

The world's biggest problem is....

DEATH!

And only God can take care of that "problem". Only God overcame that problem. Imagine that...

Jesus Christ OWNS death. And so the dead bury their own.

COME LORD JESUS!
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Faith

Why does faith make things happen? Why does it move mountains?

God has laid a heavy burden on man. He has made it "difficult" to believe in Him due to His unseen nature. So faith makes things happen because it is the "evidence" of one's thoughts and perceptions of what is true even though unseen. It is as though if God were saying..."I have made it difficult to believe in me....yet you have stepped outside the realm I have placed you in which is what may make that difficult and thus can begin to see me and how I see". He says:

I have given you eyes. Yet forget what you can see.
I have given you ears. Yet forget what you can hear.
I have given you hands. Yet forget what you can touch.
I have given you tongue. Yet forget what you can taste.

God asks the "impossible". Blessed INDEED is the One who believes and yet has not seen! Why?
Because God has revealed Himself to Him. And if God has chosen YOU to reveal Himself to, you ought to be dead! But because God gave Himself for you, you just get a chance to taste Him.

Why does faith make things happen?

Because it is an act. Believing is an act. It is an action. Like running, walking, eating...they are verbs. To run. To walk. To eat. TO Believe. The English language gets the best of it since the verb is TO BE. Again, since God simply BE, HE IS! All He did was SPEAK and it BE because HE BE! But believing in GOD is not just any kind of act. It is THE act. Since believing in God = power.

Why does believing in God = power?

Because God is the source of all things. He is the source of all energy which is what makes things happen. There is nothing on earth or out of earth that didn't originate with Him. Believing in God is the most powerful thing a human being can do because by doing so He has stepped over into the spiritual world, that unseen world that develops a sixth sense that encompasses gifts FROM God which allows for a life with God, for God, and OF God.
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And I saw that all labor and all achievement spring from man’s envy of his neighbor...

and the Joneses will be the Joneses. They buy and build, sell and tear down because their desire is to outdo their neighbors who themselves are trying to outdo them. And so goes the same ol' tired process and the same ol' way of thinking...

They do everything they do because they think, they want, and they ARE better than you. Everything revolves around the "who's better"...no matter the subject. And whatever it is you're the best at, is the one subject and/or thing you always want to engage in. O, the futility of life and the rationale that comes with it! We are animals! That's it. Nothing but a bunch of animals. Howbeit that we do the same things a dog does? We eat. They eat. We drink, they drink. We dump, they dump. We piss, they piss. We do the deed, they do deed. And yet man still stands to subdue all creation, a design of God.

The only thing a man gets from being better than the next is a feeding of his pride. Who builds and buys for a reason other than the one Solomon mentions? And even when that takes place, man still finds misery behind the idea that comes from not being the best. Truly, godliness with contentment is great gain and a gift from God. Besides that, man is left to that same old circuitous thinking, a chasing after the wind. When does he ever catch it? Lol....HE NEVER DOES.

The world...an endless race, the everlasting competition, neverending. And we don't get tired of the same game. Who's prettier, who's richer, who's stronger, who's smarter...whoever is prettier isn't stronger, and whoever is richer isn't smarter, and who's wronger? Not the one who has all of these and yet discovers that happiness and contentment are from God, the same one who takes from one and gives to the other who will later give it to yet another. The audacity of man to think God has left HIS creation to chance. HALLELUJAH! Praise be to the Most High God! Maker of heaven and earth! How awesome your deeds and majestic your ways! Everything you do is perfect. Not a thing undone unless you undid it. Creator of earth and every moment in it.

And how dare you o man, question the power and sovereignty of God? How can dust speak? How dare we try to subject God to the laws He has subjected us to? LOL! How dare we try to engage God in matters of earth using arguments of earth?! DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHO GOD IS!? HAVE YOU ANY IDEA!? OF COURSE NOT. That's why He allows us to wander around in our minisculeness...we small. Truly, a heavy burden it is to try and begin fathoming the Most High. We small. Too small. But if we recognize that, He reveals Himself to us, allowing us to become and have more of Him. Is there anything more important or that makes more sense than to be more like God? His eternity drips on us and when it does, all else is irrelevant. WHO CAN ARGUE THAT? LOL. What a task my Lord! LOL. How can I begin to come near you in this dogness!? LOL. It's almost exasperating....save the hope YOU give me. I wish that the day of transformation would come fast...but then im left to consider that You still have plans yet unraveling...im almost at a loss...I long for a new body yet I long to see what You have in mind. What a treat to see your plan unfold...

Does perfection not entail the complete and total leaving of the world? Does it not mean operating in a separate realm? Is it anything less than being engulfed and walking in the Spirit? Does it not include the resentment of others operating in the world? Does it exclude the bitterness of the enemy? Does it not subject the flesh to ITS desires?

Competition is left for those of us who have yet to fully grasp that there is only one winner. We compete because we have not realized that in spite of all our efforts to outdo our neighbors, we ourselves have been outdone by the winner, bickering like losers unaware of who it is all about. We want glory, but it's all His. Get used to it. Get over it. Embrace it. Love it. Live it.

COME WINNER!
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Heavens' Grocery Store

As I was walking down life's highway many years ago
I came upon a sign that read
Heavens Grocery Store.

When I got a little closer
the doors swung open wide
And when I came to myself
I was standing  inside.

I saw a host of angels.

They were standing everywhere
One handed me a basket
and said "My
child shop with care."

 Everything a human needed
 was in that grocery store
 And what you could not carry
 you could come back for more

 First I got some Patience.
 Love was in that same row.
 Further down was Understanding,
 you need that you know..

 I got a box or two of Wisdom
 and Faith a bag or two.
 And Charity of  course
 I would need some of that too.

I couldn't miss the Holy Ghost
 It was all over the place.
 And then some Strength
 and Courage to help me run this race.

 My basket was getting full
 but I remembered I needed Grace,
 And then I chose Salvation for
 Salvation was for free

 I tried to get enough of that to do
 for you and me.
 Then I started to
 the counter to pay my grocery bill,

 For I thought I had everything
 to do the Masters will.
 As I went up the aisle
 I saw Prayer and put that in,
 For I knew when I stepped outside
 I would run into sin.

 Peace and Joy were plentiful,
 the last things on the shelf.
 Song and Praise were hanging near
 so I just helped myself.

 Then I said to the angel

 "Now how much do I owe?"
 He smiled and said
 "Just take them
 everywhere you go."

 Again I asked
 "Really now, How much do I
 owe?"

"My child" he
 said,

"God paid your bill
 a long long time
 ago."
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GBTG!

Glory be to God, who makes all moments possible. Glory be to God, for His promises are glorious. Glory be to God, who thought of all things before things came into being. Glory be to God, for He delights in the innocent. Glory be to God, for joy is the fruit of His spirit. Glory be to God, for His love nothing can surpass. Glory be to God, who rejoices in the Truth. Glory be to God, the Father of nature. Glory be to God, who places us at this moment in His story. Glory be to God, who will come back and MAKE ALL THINGS NEW. Glory be to God for allowing man to pursue whatever he wants even if what man wants is not what he should seek after.

GLORY BE TO GOD.
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Oh the beauty of...

Sovereignty,

Before her, there is only One, the Son, His Being.

The first of twin girls, one of the Most High's most beautiful children,
and right after her, Wisdom.
It was through the latter, that little earth was created, and through the same one the universe!

Glory is born!

Let's see...are we small? On one hand...we can ask:

Why does man deny Sovereignty?

Maybe for the same reason the ostrich lays her eggs on the ground
   and lets them warm in the sand,
15 unmindful that a foot may crush them,
   that some wild animal may trample them.
16 She treats her young harshly, as if they were not hers;
   she cares not that her labor was in vain

On the other hand...

Why does Sovereignty deny man?

Because her testimony is worth more than man's since she was before man.
Could she reject man? By all means.
But what about Wisdom?
By no means.
She knows that it is good for man to seek her...
But sovereignty is beyond man's reach, way over his head.
Why should she care to stoop to that level?
Does man and his little home(earth) deserve any attention?
She's too concerned looking up, serving as a witness to the Most High,
since she knows it's a "good thing"(for lack of a better word since words dont
do any Justice, woohoo!, another daughter!)

Sovereignty is a virgin. Just being near her is a big deal. If we enter into her presence,
it was only because the Most High has allowed it. We are blessed.
If we dare be more than blessed (hallelujah!), maybe we can have a word with her.

But let's not be disappointed.

Maybe she will always be His and ONLY His. He has given us others:

If we want one that wants us, let us choose Wisdom.
If we want one that worships like us, let us choose Glory.
If we want a quiet one, let us choose Justice.

If we don't want any of the three...then let us keep what we have.
Nobody, no children, no thing.

Maybe the better question is...why does Sovereignty reject us?

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:) QUOTE FROM MLK

Im not who I should be.
Im not what I wanted to be.
Im not what Im going to be,
but Thank God, Im not what I was.

HALLELUJAH!