JESUS-pleaser! (A Poem for my Beloved)

For am i now trying to win the favor of people, or GOD? Or am i striving to please people? If i were still trying to please people, i would not be a slave of CHRIST. (Galatians 1:10, HCSB)

Take delight in the LORD, and He will give you your heart's desires. (Psalm 37:4) 

There is no fear in LOVE; instead, perfect LOVE drives out fear... (1 John 4:18)

Other Poems for my Beloved

GOD Needs Men -- by Zac Poonen

GOD needs men today -- words of wisdom from our Brother Zac Poonen

• Men who will stand before His face and hear His voice DAILY,
• Men who have no desire in their heart for anyone or anything other than GOD HIMSELF,
• Men who fear Him so greatly that they HATE SIN in every form and LOVE RIGHTEOUSNESS and TRUTH in all their ways,
• Men who have OVERCOME anger and sexually sinful thoughts, and who would rather die than sin even in thought or attitude,
• Men whose DAILY lifestyle is one of taking up the CROSS and pressing on to perfection, and who are constantly working out their own salvation with fear and trembling,
• Men, FULL of the Holy SPIRIT, who are so rooted and grounded in LOVE that nothing can ever move them into an unloving attitude towards another human being, however great the provocation,
• Men who are so rooted and grounded in HUMILITY that neither human praise nor spiritual growth, neither a divinely endorsed ministry nor anything else will be able to make them lose the awareness of their being less than the least of all the saints,
• Men who have an understanding of GOD's nature and purpose through His WORD, and who tremble at that WORD so that they will not disobey even the smallest commandment or neglect to teach it to others,
• Men who will proclaim the WHOLE counsel of GOD and expose religious harlotry and unscriptural human traditions,
• Men who have the REVELATION of the Holy SPIRIT on the secret of godliness, on CHRIST having come in the flesh and opened a new and living way through the flesh,
• Men who are diligent and hard-working, but who also have a sense of humour, and know how to relax and play with children and enjoy GOD's good gifts in nature,
• Men who are not ascetics, but who at the same time live a DISCIPLINED life and who are not afraid of hardships,
• Men who have no interest in expensive clothing or sight seeing and who will not waste their time in unprofitable activities or their money in unnecessary purchases,
• Men who have mastered their desire for fancy foods and who are not enslaved to music or sport or any other legitimate activity,
• Men who have been disciplined successfully by GOD in the fires of affliction, abuse, tribulations, false accusation, physical sickness, financial hardships and opposition from relatives and religious leaders,
• Men full of MERCY, who can sympathise with the worst of sinners and the worst of believers, and have HOPE for them, because they consider themselves to be the foremost of all sinners,
• Men who are so deeply rooted in the SECURITY of the LOVE of their Heavenly FATHER that they are never anxious about anything, or afraid of Satan or evil men or difficult situations or anything,
• Men who have entered into GOD's rest, believing in the SOVEREIGN working of GOD in ALL matters for their BEST and who therefore GIVE THANKS ALWAYS for ALL men, for ALL things and in ALL circumstances,
• Men who find their JOY in GOD ALONE and who are therefore full of the JOY of the LORD, having overcome all bad moods,
• Men of living faith, who have no confidence in themselves or their natural abilities, but complete confidence in GOD as their unfailing HELPER in all situations,
• Men who live, not by the promptings of their own reason, but by the leading of the Holy SPIRIT,
• Men who have been genuinely baptized in the Holy SPIRIT and FIRE by CHRIST HIMSELF (and not just thrilled by some emotional counterfeit or convinced by some theological argument),
• Men who live constantly under the anointing of the SPIRIT, endowed with the SUPERNATURAL gifts that He has given them,
• Men who have revelation of the church as the body of CHRIST (and not a congregation or a denomination), and who give all their energies, their material wealth and spiritual gifts to build that church,
• Men who have learnt to bridle their tongues through the help of the Holy SPIRIT and whose tongues are now aflame with the divine WORD,
• Men who have forsaken ALL, who are not attracted any more to money or material things, and who desire no gifts from others,
• Men who can trust GOD for ALL their earthly needs and who never hint about their material needs or boast about their labours, either in their conversation or through letters and reports,
• Men who are not stubborn, but GENTLE, and OPEN to criticism and EAGER for correction from older and wiser brothers,
• Men who have no desire to dominate or advise others (although ready to give advice, when asked for), and who have no longing to be considered as 'elder' brothers, or leaders, but who only desire to be ORDINARY brothers and SERVANTS of ALL,
• Men who are easy to get along with, and who are willing to be inconvenienced and taken advantage of by others,
• Men who will make no distinction between the millionaire and the beggar, the white-skinned and the dark-skinned, the intellectual and the idiot, and the cultured and the barbarian, but who will treat them all alike,
• Men who will never be influenced by their wife, children, relatives, friends or other believers to cool off even slightly in their DEVOTION to CHRIST or their OBEDIENCE to GOD's commandments,
• Men who can never be bribed to compromise by any reward that Satan may offer (whether honour or money or whatever),
• Men who are FEARLESS witnesses for CHRIST, fearing neither religious heads nor secular heads,
• Men who desire to please no human being on the face of the earth, and who are willing to offend all men, if necessary, in order to PLEASE GOD ALONE,
• Men for whom GOD's GLORY, GOD's WILL and GOD's KINGDOM always take priority over mere human need and their own comfort,
• Men who cannot be pressurised either by others or by their own reason into doing 'dead works' for GOD, but who are eager and content to do the revealed will of GOD for their lives alone,
• Men who have the DISCERNMENT of the SPIRIT to distinguish between the soulish and the spiritual in CHRISTian work,
• Men who look at things from a heavenly view point and not an earthly one,
• Men who will refuse ALL earthly honours and titles offered them for their labours for GOD,
• Men who know how to PRAY without ceasing, and also how to FAST and pray when needed,
• Men who have learned to GIVE generously, cheerfully, SECRETLY and with wisdom,
• Men who are willing to be all things for all men, so that by all means they might save some,
• Men who have a longing to see others not only SAVED but also made DISCIPLES of CHRIST, and brought to the knowledge of the TRUTH and to obedience to all of GOD's commandments,
• Men who have a longing to see a pure testimony established for GOD in every place,
• Men who have a burning PASSION to see CHRIST glorified in the church,
• Men who do not seek their own in ANY matter,
• Men with spiritual authority and spiritual dignity,
• Men who will stand alone for GOD in the world, if need be,
• Men who are totally uncompromising, like the apostles and prophets of old.
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GOD's work in the world suffers today, because such men are few in number. Determine with all your heart that you will be such a man for GOD, in the midst of a sinful and adulterous generation and a compromising CHRISTendom. Since there is no partiality with GOD, it is possible for you too to be such a man, provided you yourself earnestly desire to be one. Since GOD demands commitment and obedience only in the conscious area of one's life, it is possible for you to be such a man, even though the conscious area of your life may be limited. (That area will keep increasing as you walk in the light and press on to perfection). There is no excuse then why you cannot be such a man. Since nothing good dwells in the flesh, we have to seek for grace from GOD to have the virtues listed above. Cry out to GOD daily then, that He will give you grace to be such a man in these, the closing days of the age.

LETTER To My Lovely Daughter And Sister IN CHRIST

When i think of the Wisdom and scope of GOD's Plan, i fall to my knees and pray to The FATHER -- our Heavenly ABBA... PAPA -- The CREATOR of EVERYthing in Heaven and on earth. i pray that from HIS glorious, UNlimited resources HE will give you, my lovely daughter Maia Villanueva Jones, ALL-Mighty INNER Strength through His Holy SPIRIT. i pray that CHRIST JESUS will be more and MORE at home in your Heart AS you TRUST in HIM alone. May your roots go down deep into the soil of GOD's Marvelous LOVE.

And may you, sweet Maia, have the POWER to understand, as all GOD's people should, how WIDE, how LONG, how HIGH, and how DEEP HIS LOVE for you REALLY is. May you TRULY experience the LOVE of CHRIST, though it is SO GREAT you will never fully understand it. Then you will be FILLED with the FULLness of LIFE and POWER that comes from GOD -- our Heavenly ABBA.

Now to HIM Who is ABLE to DO EXCEEDINGLY ABUNDANTLY ABOVE ALL that you ask or think, according to the POWER that works IN us, to HIM be GLORY in the Church by CHRIST JESUS to all generations, forEVER and EVER. AMEN! 

(Ephesians 3:14-21)

May you, child of GOD that you are, remember that our Heavenly Almighty ABBA is good in ALL ways ALWAYS, so that -- "IT MATTERS NOT WHAT GOD DOES, IT MATTERS ONLY WHO HE IS." (Oswald Chambers)

(Poem from brother Zac Poonen --
CHRISTian Fellowship Church, Bangalore, India)

May you remember that when you see our LORD JESUS with the opened eyes of your Heart, you will also see our Almighty FATHER -- that when you are IN CHRIST, you are also IN GOD The FATHER.

May you remember how HUMBLE and MEEK and GENTLE was our LORD JESUS when He lived on this earth. Our LORD never once uttered an UNkind word nor was He EVER rude nor did He EVER reject any person who sought Him with a HUMBLE Heart.

May we both remember how SO very far down JESUS -- GOD The SON -- came from His heavenly Kingdom to SERVE us, in TOTAL OBEDIENCE to our FATHER's will...even to DEATH on The CROSS.  May we also realize that we are BUT dust without the Life of CHRIST in us, that we would STILL be "DEAD (wo)man WALKING" without His Gift of SALVATION, that IN us (in our Flesh) there is NO good thing -- NOthing at all...other than what GOOD The Holy SPIRIT works IN, for us to work OUT.

EVERY thing OUTside of CHRIST JESUS is rubbish...filthy rags...dung!

Don't just be fear LESS...

fear NOthing -- BUT GOD!

And if you forget all of momma's words, just remember John 17:23 -- our Almighty ABBA in Heaven LOVES you AS MUCH as HE LOVES JESUS! i LOVE you, Maia, but our Heavenly PAPA LOVES you SO MUCH MORE -- a GAZILLION times MORE!

LIFE is short! If our FATHER calls me Home before He calls you, don't forget to read my EULOGY. MAKE YOUR LIFE COUNT -- FOR JESUS!

A.D. (Anno Domini) -- In CHRIST JESUS (Part 2)

B.C. -- Before CHRIST
Depraved sinner (lust, porn), immoral adulteress, gossip, murderer, self-righteous, fornicator, liar, thief, pride, bitterness, unforgiveness, child-abuse, self-pity, self-love, idolatry.

A.D. (Anno Domini)--In CHRIST JESUS
Although i was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; i obtained mercy because i did it ignorantly in unbelief. And the grace of our LORD was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in CHRIST JESUS. This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that CHRIST JESUS came into the world to save sinners, of whom i am chief. (1 Timothy 1, NKJV)

Redeemed -- bought with a price: the infinitely precious blood of JESUS. "In HIM we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins." (Ephesians 1:7, NIV)

For GOD saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was His plan from before the beginning of time—to show us His grace through CHRIST JESUS. (2 Timothy 1:9, NLT)

JESUS: "I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of GOD." (John 3:3, NLT) All praise to GOD, the Father of our LORD JESUS CHRIST. It is by His great mercy that we have been born again, because GOD raised JESUS CHRIST from the dead. (1 Peter 1:3, NLT)

All praise to GOD, the Father of our LORD JESUS CHRIST, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with CHRIST. (Eph 1:3, NLT)

In CHRIST we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of His will. (Ephesians 1:11, NIV)

For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His SON, that He might be the Firstborn among many brethren. (Romans 8:29, NKJV)

Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified. (Romans 8:30, NKJV)

Blessed, forgiven, justified, sanctified, adopted, glorified...
i am -- IN CHRIST!

Friend of GOD, not of this world, SPIRIT-filled...
i am -- IN CHRIST!It is GOD who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure. (Philippians 2:13, NKJV) HE was shown to be the SON of GOD when He was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy SPIRIT. HE is JESUS CHRIST our LORD. (Romans 1:4, NLT) I pray that GOD, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in Him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy SPIRIT. (Romans 15:13, NLT) Through the power of the Holy SPIRIT who lives within us, carefully guard the precious TRUTH that has been entrusted to you. (2 Timothy 1:14, NLT) But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy SPIRIT. (Jude 1:20, NLT)

IN CHRIST JESUS --
blessed saved redeemed chosen called slave born-again predestined new-creation adopted forgiven justified sanctified glorified friend-of-GOD not-of-this-world
SPIRIT-filled!

Salvation is by GRACE alone through FAITH alone IN CHRIST alone.

A man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in JESUS CHRIST, and we have believed in CHRIST JESUS, that we might be justified by faith in CHRIST and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified. For ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of GOD, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in CHRIST JESUS, whom GOD set forth as propitiation (satisfaction) by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance GOD had passed over sins that were previously committed, to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in JESUS.

Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have PEACE with GOD through our LORD JESUS CHRIST -- Who is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to GOD through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, JESUS CHRIST the righteous. For there is one GOD and one Mediator between GOD and men, the Man CHRIST JESUS, who gave Himself a ransom for all. Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.  (from One Perfect Life, by John MacArthur, selected passages from pp 508, 509, 510)

There is therefore now NO condemnation to those
who are IN CHRIST JESUS. (Romans 8:1)