With Joy And Repentance

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My stubbornness and self-will will always pierce the side of Jesus.  You Holy Spirit dwells within me and i could never ever inflict more pain or wounds on Your Spirit.  You are omnipresent and you keep all of us who love You and follow You from being lonely.  i have already begun to give back Your glorious rainbow.  i had once taken it living the gay lifestyle.  At times my flesh tends to be weaker than i would like, but i always remember You dwelling inside me, Lord.  i persecuted You, beloved Jesus, for 63 years and i am able to repent and abide in You with joy and repentance.



i accept Your gift of salvation because You are gentle, lowly, and humble and i can be humble as well since You've handled betrayal so brilliantly so that You could carry out Your mission of finding and saving lost sheep, i can handle betrayal as well; and there's more than enough to go around these days.  i am a proclaimer!  So i must speak the truth!  And my reward is redemption.  How can i possibly ever top that salary!  i can only bless others because i'm blessed.  My human goodness is as useless as smelly old rags.  Jesus, You sought me and finally separated me.  i had nothing to do with this and take no credit.

The serpent shall deceive the nations no more.  Perhaps my own soul shall be beheaded for love of Jesus Christ.  You come before an intense 7- year period of tribulation.  i want to work for Christ during the following 1000-year rule.  Satan, who will be sealed up during those thousand years will be allowed to gather his troops and deceive the nations yet again and battle against the Lord.  i am on that battlefield with Him now.



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