Friday, December 26, 2025

Spiritual and Physical Strength

Beloved Heavenly Father,
In all we think, say, and do
May Your name be ever glorified.

O Father,
Give us the energy we need
Both physical and spiritual
In order to do Your will.

For when we do Your will
We step closer to heaven.
Yet we need both kinds of strength
To walk that path.

This spiritual energy
is Grace, Mercy, and compassion.
Our physical energy
Is the bread we call daily strength.

But man does not live
On physical energy alone,
But on the spiritual energy
of Grace, Mercy, compassion, wisdom,
and the Word of God.

Amen.

Sunday, December 21, 2025

What God Will Look For

Where there is devotion in the heart
True, pure, everlasting,
Full of compassion, kindness,
Generosity, and obedience

A broken and contrite heart,
A heart that wants to do what God wants it to do
And not its own will,
There Christ is.

Where devotion to Christ is pure,
And where there is Christ‑consciousness in the mind,
Full of loving‑kindness,
Full of joy

Let the teachings of Christ be carried out
By all men,
To the best of their abilities
And in the situations they are given.

For this is the oil in the lamp.
Not oil like earthly oil used for cooking,
But the righteous oil of
Devotion in the heart of a person

And Christ‑consciousness in the mind.
This is what God will look for
On the Day of Judgment.

Amen

Thursday, December 11, 2025

A Position of the Heart

Blasphemy is not
Just a word alone.
It is a position
Of the heart.

Speaking the Lord’s name in vain
With a mental disorder
Tourette’s or similar
Is not blasphemy.

Blasphemy is taking His name in vain
Not by accident,
Not by illness,
But on purpose.

Doing it to show off,
To offend,
To honor Satan, 
Not God.

Above all,
Blasphemy is willful
A choice of disrespect,
A choice against holiness. 

Amen

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

The Olives of Obedience

How many Bible verses can you memorize?
But does it really matter if we know thousands?
Without devotion in your heart,
without repentance in your mind
repentance that is sincere
it is useless.

For dishonest, insincere repentance
is worse than no repentance at all.
Repentance should be
as soon and as often as possible.
You are not guaranteed a tomorrow,
so do not wait.

Make your repentance sincere,
your devotion pure and true,
as the Lord gives devotion to my heart.
For devotion, pure and true,
is the oil in the lamp
the righteous oil in the lamp
that Jesus speaks of.

It is metaphorical, symbolic.
It is not made of olives,
but of the olives of obedience,
devotion, compassion,
generosity, sincerity, and honesty.

Amen

Friday, November 14, 2025

The Name of Jesus is Powerful

Teach us, O Jesus,
To learn and meditate
on Your word
In the ways of justice, peace, and love.

Without your teaching,
Your name becomes a magic formula.
Yet Your name is powerful,
And that power gives us grace.

To live Your word
Day by day,
Hour by hour,
Minute by minute.

All attempts without Your truth will fail
For only by the power
Of Your eternal grace
Can we stand.

Amen

Thursday, November 6, 2025

Compliance with the Word of God

People say, I don’t want to be too spiritual.
God knows my heart,
But it’s not about being spiritual.
It’s about being a true, loyal, devotee of Jesus.

Yes indeed, God knows your heart,
But true devotion is shown through
Helping people, loving them, showing compassion
And above all else, compliance with the word of God.

You comply with people every day...
Your boss at work,
Your teacher at school,
And your parents.

So why do people
Not comply with the word of God?
Which is something everyone should do
If they want to go to heaven.

Amen

Friday, October 31, 2025

True Christ Consciousness Will Not Seek Money

Your heart can be devoted to Christ
Or to money—
But never both.

Yes, the love of money
Is the root of all evil.
For when we love money more than God,
We chase worldly treasures,
But hard work alone
Won’t keep us from trouble.

Not all busy hands
Are free from trouble.
God gives us work to do—
Let us focus on that.

God calls us to greater work.
Let us think for ourselves
And do His will.
This work moves our hands
And prepares our souls.

Spiritual work and prayer
Are both needed.
Work alone may keep us
From earthly trouble,
But only prayer and purpose
Keep us ready for heaven.

Amen