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Hope for the Hopeless
I. Hope for the Hopeless
II. The Key that Unlocks the Door
III. Cruel Addiction
IV. Snow Blinded
V. Cracked
VI. The Truth Shall Make You Free
VII. Calloused in Wonderland
VIII. The Sorcery Sin Seduction of a Narcotic Neurosis and a Psychotropic Psychosis
IX. True Confessions of a Rock Star
X. SIN
XI. Though Your Sins be as Scarlet
XII. Escaped Convict
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I. Hope for the Hopeless
"This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD. It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him. He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope. He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach. For the Lord will not cast off for ever: But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies. For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth, To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High, To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not. Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?
"Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD. Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens. We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned. Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied. Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through. Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people. All our enemies have opened their mouths against us. Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction. Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people. Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission, Till the LORD look down, and behold from heaven. Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city. Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause. They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me. Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off. I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon. Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry. Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not. O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life." Lamenations 3:21-58
Unto the battered and beaten Unto the tattered and torn Unto the weary and weakened Unto the embittered and scorned
Unto the oppressed and exploited Unto the poverty stricken Unto the distraught just subsisting Unto the life that is smitten
Unto the back-slider that fell Unto the ones who feel unforgiven Unto the habitual and helpless Unto the ones demon driven
Unto the rejected dejected Unto the fearful afraid Unto the tortured and tormented Unto the twisted so crazed
Unto the emotionally unstable Unto the lustful unbridled Unto the mentally insane Unto the despairing suicidal
Unto the heroin user statistic Unto the crack pipe afflicted Unto the cocaine and meth user abuser Unto the drunk and addicted
Unto the prostitute so wretched Unto the street walker defeated Unto the destitute so cheated Unto the unfairly mistreated
Unto the perverse and profane Unto the wickedly bad Unto the psychotic defamed Unto the terminally sad
Unto the treacherously betrayed Unto the bitter resentful Unto the heart that’s been wounded Unto the soul oh so sinful
Unto the hopeless twice dead Unto the blind reprobate Unto the heart filled anger Unto the soul filled with hate
Unto the walking yet dead Unto those who exist but are no longer living Unto all of the above You can be cleansed and forgiven
For the Lord Jesus is not willing That any should perish But that all should be saved Who He so loves and doth cherish
Because for you He has died Upon the Old Rugged Cross Shedding His sinless life's blood To save all that are lost
Thus "whosoever" means you So come boldly to Him For your spirit He shall renew And cleanse your heart from all sin. © 2006 Raymond Bolton Pena
"Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off." Isaiah 55:6-13
"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance." 2nd Peter 3:9
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved." John 3:16-17
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II. The Key that Unlocks the Door
"As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me." Revelation 3:19-20
If you’re standing behind a locked door facing a dark eternity And you’re searching for the answer to where you lost the key
If you’re reaching deep within yourself as your soul begins to bleed And you're trying to grasp your spirit’s will to fight the demon seed
Remember that prayer is the key to heaven but faith unlocks the door For Jesus Christ has won the victory and His victory is now ours
Thus the answer is not within thyself but in the One who died for all Therefore come boldly unto His throne of grace and into the darkness you shall not fall. © 1988 Raymond Bolton Pena
"Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." Hebrews 3:13-16
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III. Cruel Addiction
"Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me. For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me. Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me. Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil. Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha. Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified. But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God." Psalms 40:11-17
Sometimes I hear faint echoes Of yesteryear’s most recent past And as I reflect upon the memories The pain of death I seem to grasp
Have you ever done a line of Coke Tell me now have you my friend? Have you ever smoked a rock of crack? Do you know the pain of sin?
Have you ever stood in an alley? Under a dark and cold cruel sky? And as you took each passing breath You just wished that you could die?
Then looking out into the streets Surrounded by brick walls Have you ever heard the inner void scream so deep? You could actually feel the torment of your fall?
Alienation and Isolation Despair and Agony! Do you know what wretchedness really is? Or have you ever seen?
To be stained so deep by sin within Still yet God heard my silent cries I was too afraid to pray so I just groaned So deep, deep down inside
I know what it is to be defiled by Satan I know what it is to fall As deep as Hell's bottomless depths descend Still yet God He heard my call
Touched by Jesus Christ through the Holy Ghost My soul my God has healed My stains of sin have been cleansed And now the Life of God again I feel
Thus sinner, backslider tossed in the tempest Of a cruel addiction's merciless hold Do not lose heart to despair suicidal For there is forgiveness for you and hope
Thou who art suffering in the grip of cruel bondage In this season of your darkest night Just plead the blood of this One called Jesus And be turned from the power of darkness to light
Just turn your eyes and heart toward the Savior Behold the Lamb of God For He who died for you is faithful and true And He will wash you in His blood
Because He understands the groans and cries we utter When we're so defeated we can not pray Thus take them to Jesus to the foot of His Cross And cast your cries and cares upon Him today. © 1999 Raymond Bolton Pena
"For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." Romans 8:22-28
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IV. Snow Blinded
"All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out." John 6:37
Overkill of your mind Numb your soul, numb it blind
Chop the cocaine oh so fine Upon the mirror make your lines
Snort a blast up your nose Let it drain into your soul
Feel the numbness in your face Lick your gums to get a taste
Feel the power in your veins On overdrive there is no pain
Like a planet spinning around Your soul spins faster yet now you're bound
Each line you snort takes you higher Extreme delight is your desire
From your orbit you long to break free And then your nose begins to bleed
Between your eyes your nostrils burn Yet you now can't stop so your habit turns
Thus you buy a pipe to cook it up Yet once you take that hit, it’s a whole new rush
Now you feel the demon in your soul As it twist and turns and grows and grows
You now can't live unless you soar Yet Crack Rock is cheaper and you must have more
Thus, your habit now takes another turn Yet the fix don't work but the need still burns
Trapped inside this never ending Hell For that first hit rush your soul you would sell
But the magic power is all gone You have reaped Coke death and now you're all alone
Satan has you on his hook You played his puppet and your soul he took
Rock bottom came when you hit skid row Yet you did not notice in your cocaine glow
Your fantasy is now no longer a dream It has become a nightmare from which reality screams
Your eyes no longer sparkle and shine You no longer smile because you're dead inside
Walking death you have become But it just don't matter when you just need some
Crack has become your fatal pimp And you have become a crack whore lost in its grip
Disease it follows naturally As your soul begins to bleed
Death is knocking at your door Hell is waiting next in store
Yet Jesus died for such as you But you must repent before your life is through
Deliverance is yours to be washed clean Yet you must confess to God that your life is obscene
Yield your life and future up to Jesus Christ Plead His precious blood to cleanse your life
His grace is yours to be made free and healed For there is still room at the Cross for you to come and kneel. © 1999 Raymond Bolton Pena
"But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up." James 4:6-10
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V. CRACKED
"In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength. Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth. I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD. I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities; And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room. Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly. For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed. I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me. I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel. For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life. But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God. My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake. Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave. Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous. Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men! Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues. Blessed be the LORD: for he hath showed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city. For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee. O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer. Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD." Psalms 31:1-24
You push the chore through the pipe To get back a hit and then you light
You hold it high and gently inhale Then bring it down slowly as the crack expels
You hold the hit in - as the sensation you feel And after your lungs absorb it all - you then exhale
You hear the chimes as you drift away And into the void you make your stay
Your rush it last a minute or so Before leaving you in the blissful after glow
You set the pipe down because now it's hot You let it cool for yet another rock
You save each crumb that is left So when you run out there's still one last breath
But what shall you do when the crack is all gone? When you're out of cash and no one will loan?
When you've lost your job out on a binge? And you end up homeless without a friend?
When you're out of possessions and you have nothing left to sell? And every one suspects you so it's hard to steal?
When you find yourself so very all alone? Because you've done every one you know - so very wrong?
When the whole world shuns you and begging is vain? And no one understands your plight or pain?
Will you end up selling the only thing you have left? For a ten dollar bill will you get undressed?
To buy another rock because it don't come free? And what about A.I.D.S.? It comes so naturally?
Was it really worth that first hit you took? You thought you had control but it was an instant hook
It promised an escape from life's every pain Yet it made you pain's slave it's called Crack Cocaine
Now where are all those friends who lead you astray? They got you hooked and now you must pay
They knew your fate from the start Yet they did not care or have a heart
To them you are just another fool That they can manipulate and use so cruel
So when you're used all up and left dirt poor They reject your presence and despise you sore
All you are to them is a pathetic hype Always geeking and begging to hit their pipe
Yet God's Word says something you really need to know They are the servants of Satan sent to damn your soul
For behind your crack pipe the Devil lies Demanding that you idolize
A rock of crack to keep you high As the demons twist your very mind
Your flesh it gnaws and pants for more Your thoughts they race - on how to make your next score
It is an evil satanic spell And you are a captive slave of hell
You can call it a sickness or a disease Yet God's Word calls it a sinful bondage of pleasure’s greed
For you are obsessed - with the crack you so need Because you're possessed by a spirit of dark sorcery
Your soul was cracked just like a shell Opening your mind and heart to a flood from hell
Now left reprobate in ungodly lust Sexual perversion and filth has become a must
Yet God is not mocked and we reap what we sow For sin still brings forth death into the soul
You are a sinner though such an unpopular thought But this is not Wonderland and Alice you're not
Yet it is still the truth that makes us free But you must repent and acknowledge your real true need
Your addiction is a ritual you can't deny Even the very fix has transfixed your mind
With baking soda you can cook it raw And with a lighter and a spoon who needs a straw?
A pusher, a pipe and a chore Are the religious instruments of death that make you soar
Prince Crack is the demon you worship behind King Cocaine As your blind devotion to these gods - rots your brain
Thus your only hope is the Old Rugged Bloody Cross Where Jesus bled and died to save the lost
The Holy Ghost is calling unto you Yet you must believe God's Word is really true
Sinner, Back Slider, Lost or Undone The Shepherd is calling for you to come
By the fear of God men depart from sin And by His merciful grace you can be cleansed
Confess with your mouth, the Lord Jesus Christ "I am a sinner with a messed up life
I can't save myself, so I plead your blood Please save my soul, because I so need your love
Shed upon the Cross, my sin debt you paid You are the Lamb of God, and unto you I pray
Be my ROCK of Salvation, for you are faithful and true I renounce the demon called Crack - and place my trust in you
Baptize me in your Name, by the Holy Ghost and Fire Please O God take away my sin desire"
Thus having said this prayer and turning from your sins Fight the battle through and yield your life to Him
Come out from the wicked and walk with them no more Seek the face of God, that's what prayer and Bible study is for
For its one day at a time that we grow in God's grace Thus begin at once to run this blessed race
Life and death is the choice this you can't deny For the ROCK of Salvation to live or for the Crack Rock to die
You know the party is over and Hell awaits Thus the choice is yours don't leave it up to fate
For It's no coincidence that this poem is being read by you It might just be your final warning so don't be the Devil's fool! © 1999 Raymond Bolton Pena
"O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end! How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up? For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges. For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter: Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps. Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures? To me belongeth vengeance, and recompense; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste. For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left. And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted, Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection. See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand. For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever. If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me. I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy. Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people." Deuteronomy 32:29-43
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VI. The Truth Shall Make You Free
"As he spake these words, many believed on him. Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed." John 8:30-36
Please allow me to introduce to you: "Crystal Meth," She is the Queen of Hell And now Satan has sent her to gather a harvest Of the souls that are trapped under her spell (2nd Thessalonians 2:9-12)
She has been called a plague of sorcery Creeping across the land And all who taste her more than once Shall submit to her fatal command (Nahum 3:1-5 / John 8:34)
Prince "Crack" was but her forerunner And her way he hath prepared Perhaps you've been warned of her daughter Her name is "Crank" the one to beware! (Ephesians 6:11-12)
Ammonia, drain cleaner and paint thinner Lithium batteries, break fluid and lye Are just a few of her toxic ingredients Which you need to cook to make your high
You can smoke her, snort her or inject her But your teeth will rot as your lungs bleed inside These are just the consequences of your idolatry And the results of your slow self suicide (2nd Corinthians 6:16-18 / 7:1)
Your skin it will scab and sores will appear And your hair will fall out, but that is not all Your brain will become damaged beyond all repair Resulting in a massive depression into which you shall fall (1st Corinthians 3:17)
Fear and anxiety will take over your life As thoughts of fretting and terror, shall rage in your head These paranoid delusions shall cause you such strife As intense panic attacks become your worse dread (Proverbs 28:1)
There will come out burst of anger beyond your control Your mood swings of confusion shall be so terrible and bad You shall mentally and emotionally torment the people you love Making them feel helpless and so terminally sad (Proverbs 11:29, 12:7, 14:1, 11)
Thus her demonic turmoil shall over all reign When you are feigning for more of the source of your pain Some call it "geeking" the way you shall change As the chemicals so caustic "Eats Holes In Your Brain!" (James 4:1-10)
Your teeth might chitter and then they might chatter As your lips tremble and quiver and continuously smack You might twitch in your face as you spaze out of control Reaching the point where there's no turning back
Both your long and short term memories shall fade As you lose control of your reasoning power of thought And once you can no longer think for yourself Your mind shall become reprobate and totally lost? (2nd Corinthians 4:3-4)
And then when they come to take you away To the Insane Asylum's eight by eight padded cell Restrained in a straight jacket you shall not escape Your own determination for this self imposed Hell (Galatians 6:7-8)
For though not yet damned in the real fires of Hell In which your sinful soul, shall come to be burned The nightmare you'll live, will be like hell on this earth As you then wish to God, that you would only have turned (Proverbs 1:20-33)
Some say: "It's a Party" as they scoff against reason "All's Well!" and "Come on, there's really no harm"
"Fear Not" and "If it feels
good, then how can it be bad?"
Yet just give her time and your life she will ruin This truth I promise, every thing precious she shall take Others shall lay with the person you love And your kids shall be taken away by the State (James 1:13-15)
And then at the end when you're going to die And it's time for you to take your final last breath She will be there to claim you, for Satan you served Forever to be tormented in hell’s fire after death (Matthew 7:21-23)
Thus confess unto God, that you are a sinner And of all sinners you feel like the worst Then plead the blood of Jesus for deliverance in prayer To break your cruel addiction to the power of Meth's curse (Luke 18:9-14 / 1st Timothy 1:15 / 1st John 1:5-9)
Call upon the Name of "Jesus" to save you "For no temptation hath taken you, but such as is common to all men" For the power of "Meth" (Crank) was defeated by Jesus When he died on the Cross and then rose again (Acts 2:17-40 / 1st Corinthians 10:1-22 / Ephesians 1:19-23) © 2004 Raymond Bolton Pena
"And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all." Ephesians 1:19-23
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VII. Calloused in Wonderland
"O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses. And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron; Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High: Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help. Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder. Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted. Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death. Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses. He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing." Psalms 107:1-22
People are popping pain pills Like they're candy everyday Falling down into the rabbit hole Into a delusion to make their stay
It's a topsy-turvey world Of fantasy and make believe It's an underground drug culture habitat It's a wonderland of gross deceit
You chose the red pill against the blue one To behold the cracks in the looking glass Then the doors they swung wide open As to the other side you dared to pass
Welcome to the matrix of the underworld Where things are not always as they seem You think that you're still living in the present Yet your life has become a dream
For your yesterday it was tomorrow When you thought about it the day before Thus your every today has become a time warp In which you ever live to make a score
So your tomorrow is not the future But it is the echo of your yesteryears For your life has passed by so quickly Leaving behind a trail of painful tears
So now look again into the mirror And see what you have become A soul lost in an empty pill bottle Because from the truth you're on the run
Wondering in this wonderland Living a lie without a life Misjudging those who really love you Dealing with them through angry strife
For you must always play the actor With your family and true friends Never realizing that you have pulled them Into your make believe world where all pretend
Where they're in such gross denial Of the truth so plain to see Trying to cope with your delusions Losing their own sight of reality
It's not that they purposely seek to blind you To your own self destructive path It's just that they all fear to dare offend you After learning your reactions of such vicious wrath
For the pills are your dark obsession Without the which you can not live And you have lost your soul's possession Thus a lie is all that you can give
Now the demons eat at your brain Whispering into your mind that you're insane As your body cries from its every joint You just pop another pill to numb your pain
You've had your good days and then your bad ones Yet now the good days are so few and rare And the bad ones now come so often That you live your life in deep despair
For the pills can no longer help you To cope with your pain from day to day And your withdrawls are growing so brutal Is this really the price that you must pay?
One pill - two pills - three pills Five pills - eight pills - ten a day The door is quickly shutting As the rabbit hole closes in the clay
Your tolerance level has become saturated Your brain is like a worn out sponge You body is ached and broken And now Satan's work is almost done
Yet Jesus has called and He is knocking You don't have to end your life in hell For though your heart is parched and dying He is just waiting to place a well
To give you a life so much more abundant Of His Living Waters to thirst no more To deliver your soul and to heal your pain All of your wasted years to then restore
So many are lost - "Calloused in Wonderland" Hard hearted and too bitter to only believe But you have been chosen by God's grace in mercy Thus neglect not thy salvation against God who pleads
For the rabbit hole is quickly filling Like an after funeral grave And once its closed Hell is the Wonderland Where no pill shall stop your pain. © 2008 Raymond Bolton Pena
"Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep." John 10:7-11
"These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches." Revelation 3:14-22
"And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed. And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed. And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call." Joel 2:25-32
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VIII. The Sorcery Sin Seduction of a Narcotic Neurosis and a Psychotropic Psychosis
"But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death." Revelation 21:8
Sorcerers: "Pharmakeus" (far-mak-yoos') from "pharmakon" (a drug, i.e. spell-giving potion); a druggist ("pharmacist") or poisoner, i.e. (by extension) a magician:--sorcerer. Strong's Greek Dictionary
The pill's names are always changing But their narcotic power ever grows Thus there are millions who are now addicted Unto the spell which they have sown
Greater with each milligram of dosage Which the Pharmaceutical Companies sell Through the Physical and Mental health Professionals Who write Prescriptions strait from hell
The Pharmacist are getting richer While the elderly and sick are going broke Trying to buy their medications The high cost of health is not a joke
With thousands of dollars paid in bonus Depending on the Pharmacies monthly sales It's a "Pharma-Con" conspiracy scandal Of the worst kind of extortion inspired by hell
Exploiting the pain and sickness of so many It's no wonder that such are cursed to hell Financially prospering by the craft of sorcery Legally making their drug to deals
Woe to their Corporation Doctors and Lawyers Woe to price gouging Pharmacies Woe to the American Drug Manufacturers Woe to the mind poisoning Psychiatrist Shrinks
Woe to these "behind the counter" criminals Occupations which shall damn For while not all medications are all evil It's the need which such exploiters scam
For not every Doctor is a pusher And not every patient is a feign And there's nothing wrong with medications If they're for the suffering to bring comfort's ease
Yet there's now a growing addict population Which can not live without their pills And they are living just like devils As they cheat and lie and even steal
Begging and bumming to buy and borrow That which they never shall repay From those who really need their prescriptions Who live with pain from day to day
Elderly people in the projects Living by the dime Being harrassed by wicked neighbors For their pain pills all of the time
Some break-in to their apartments Just to steal their pills from them Poor elderly people who can not afford Another prescription bill to pay again
Welfare Mothers using others With false love to turn a trick Selling their affections for a pay-check Living a lie that's really sick
Having babies for a living With Social Security checks mailed to their homes Some even work full time under the table It is dishonest and so wrong
Frauding the Government out of money Meant for those who are in need Selling Food Stamps and their WIC goods While their own children they do not feed
Their child support - supports the drug dealers Not their kids who do without As they go deeper into debt And lose their tempers and scream and shout
Waking up so mad and angry They are ready to explode If they do not have their pill fix They become so viciously, mean and cold
Pain killers - there's so many Milligrams of "7 point 5" Yet "10's" and "12's" are more demanded To get an even greater high
There are white, purple, pink and blue ones They come in all sizes and in shapes They are just what the Doctor ordered Narcotics the government regulates
Five, Seven and Ten dollars Just for one little narcotic pill When everyday they take so many It's no wonder that they have to steal
Like a heroin needle addict junky Their withdrawls are not a joke Pill addiction is a plague That is far greater than Heroin, Meth or Coke
And yet what of Psychotropic mind drugs? The very same rule still applies Anxiety and Depression is Epidemic And we need not have to wonder why
Children are being severely brain pickled By the pills they're forced to take And they're growing up totally psychotic With pill addictions they can not break
"ADHD" false diagnosis Of chemically imbalanced - impaired glands Yet many victims of this Psychiatry brain kill Are children who are victims of circumstance
Some are victims of malnutrition Sugar sodas, cakes and snacks Others are mesmerized by the television Acting out the excitement their lives lack
Many are the victims of perversion and violence Or they have been violated in some other way Yet it's the Parents and Teachers who sedate them To keep them under control from day to day
There was a time when in the school room The children stood for prayer and then the pledge Yet now they line up at the school office To take their turns to be given meds
Growing up to be drug dependant They are taught no moral absolutes Because Psychoanalyst is not a Science It is a humanistic theory of untruth
Founded by a man named Sigmund Freud The forerunner of Surrealism's evil mind Studying subconscious thought and desire His theories were inspired by demonic lies
Because the fool says there is no God And he was an Atheist to the core Thus his knowledge was based upon error Because the beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord
Bi-Polar - Sociopathic - Schizophrenics With hyper active issues misdiagnosed The pills are really what has disturbed them And has altered their minds so bad the most
For while there are those who really need them For many it's only a pathetic excuse So that they might blame their mental conditions For the good morals and manners which they abuse
Dangerous Criminals walk our streets Victimizing the innocent everyday Misdiagnosed as being mental Yet for their sins they still shall pay
Thus be not deceived by the delusion That it's not your fault because you're sick For you are a godless liar and a sinner And God is not mocked by such mind tricks
Therefore take heed for your day is coming When you shall pay for all your sins And there is no medical or mental health record Which shall justify all of your wickedness then
For without are the Dogs and the Sorcerers The Whoremongers and the Murderers of Men The Idolaters and the Self Deceived Liars And all who take part in such evil sins
The day of salvation is quickly passing As the darkness gathers into the night Midnight is fastly approaching And there's so little time to repent and to get right
Yet for whosoever will come to Jesus Today is the day to be cleansed and saved From the sorcery of such pill addictions Come to water of life and freely take. © 2008 Raymond Bolton Pena
"He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely." Revelation 22:11-17
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IX. True Confessions of a Rock Star
"He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy." Proverbs 28:13
"But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed." Romans 10:6-11
Poets Note: The following Poetic Contemplation was written from the combined testimonies of many Uptown Chicago Protitutes who I personally Ministered and gave tracts unto through the years while in full time Street Ministry.
I want to be a Rock Star And do things my own way Then I can enjoy life's pleasures As a teenager I would say
So I first practiced with a joint And then I popped my share of pills But then Cocaine was such a rush And like good tunes these gave me thrills
My band had many players Like roach clips, razors and straws Yet the Crack Pipe and Heroin needle Took the center stage from all
Thus my lifestyle had to be adjusted For my party came to an end I became so filthy and disgusting In total denial of all my sins
For my addiction took all that was descent As I betrayed my family and true friends Now I'm left with filthy swine in the mire To wallow with those of like sins
Because you don't get something for nothing And so I had to pay somehow you see At first I just laid with the drug dealers But that was before I had such a severe need
So I then became a sexualized crack rock star And now my popularity is known wide and far My fans are the perverts who pay me But Hey - it's the life of a Star!
I jump in and out of cars to earn my living Love for me is a dirty quick thrill Yet the drugs call out to my soul Thus I must perform so their spell I can feel
True love for me is only a fairy tale A wedding in white is only a dream The guys I meet are not interested in my life Because they only want just one thing from me
I've spent many nights in motel rooms It got so easy after a few times Some people call me a crack whore And I am living in a world of half truths and lies
But it's just the life of an addicted crack rock star It's the price I must pay for my dream I tell myself that I am going crazy To hide the truth I refuse to but see
I now have a reprobate mind And I've dishonored God above this I know I worship and serve creature lust And not the Creator of my own soul
I knew the judgment of God upon such And not only have I done the same I've taken pleasure in filthiest of sins I must really be totally insane?
Because there is the wrath of Almighty God A subject most sinners don't like For we live in the sins and the shame Of ungodly life styles of perversions and lies
Yet Rock Stars all have their seasons And mine is now coming to a close I really don't wish to believe it But my soon to be future is out in the cold
My face is sunken and wrinkled My beauty is a pair of tight jeans My body is becoming decrepit and skinny And the truth I wish not to believe
For I'm no longer a young teenager now But I'm an adult who never grew up Because the years have passed by so quickly In this fast lane of sin's pleasures and lust
Now used all up walking the streets I no longer care what anyone thinks For I am facing the reality I've always feared And now homeless into the darkness I sink
I am of my father the devil Because I rejected God's Word to my soul For it reproved me of the drugs I so loved Thus I raged when the truth I was told
In unbelief the Devil has blinded me And like Jezebel - I've been devoured by dogs It's the last season before hell claim my soul Before my final curtain is drawn
Thus I know I have a whore's forehead And I have refused to return Yet God in His mercy seeks to open my eyes Before in hell's flames I am damned to be burned
I am reaping that which I've sown And I've been defiled by the lowest of beast No longer to pick those I can play I am now used like a raw piece of meat
It all began with a foolish flirtation And now it all ends in such shame and sick filth If only I had believed the Holy Bible This nightmare would not be so horrible and real
Yet I am only facing the consequences Of going my own stubborn way And now I must face the sad truth Stardom was not worth all this pain
For the drugs promised my every desire To escape from my every problem and pain They even lied telling me it was a good time Before my life they viciously enslaved and maimed
And now those problems and pains I once ran from Have become my tormentors - if only I had but known Thus instead of escaping - I'm now their victim and hostage In a drug induced torture chamber - of my mind, heart and soul
Do you hear what I'm saying young lady Are you listening to my story - because it's true My life has been destroyed and wasted And if you take drugs - the same thing can happen to you
I thought I was in control - but that was my problem It was the lie which kept me blind to my fate Thus I walked on in ignorance of my future At which I now have arrived - with no choice but to awake
Consider these word that I say it’s the price I now suffer and pay "JUST SAY NO!" was not a suggestion it was a choice I now wish I had made
Yet it really don't have to end in this nightmare As my young life now comes to an end Jesus loves me - this I know now for certain Because He keeps turning my thoughts back to Him
Hard hearted I blamed the whole world So bitter I was caught in a snare Yet I really don't want to die facing Hell Against God's mercy, forgiveness and care
And I now wish - that when people had warned me I would have listened to their concerns and their cares And I would have taken their warnings more seriously From all this agony and misery - to be saved from and spared
Thus take heed to what I now say Don't suffer this cruel price I have paid Trust Jesus to save your soul from this nightmare Then go share His grace - with others like me today! © 1999 Raymond Bolton Pena
"Fear not, for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be though confounded: for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood anymore. For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of host is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called. For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God. For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer." Isaiah 54:4-8
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X. SIN
"Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death." James 1:12-15
Sin is like a spider’s web Entangling its victim in a trap of death Yet Jesus Christ has come to set you free And to bring your tormented mind true rest
So when death and hell reach out for you And you don’t know what to do Call upon the name of Jesus Christ And He will see you through © 2000 Raymond Bolton Pena
"This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us." 1st John 1:5-10
"Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah. I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him. Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah." Psalms 32:1-7
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XI. Though your Sins be as Scarlet
"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool." Isaiah 1:18
"My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked." 1st John 2:1-6
In dark despair - no more to roam There is mercy and hope - for Jesus’ blood hath atoned
Pleading the Spirit beckons - calling unto thee Leading ever onward - God’s glorious light to see
Do not withdraw - O soul in need Do not give heed - to the demon’s seed
In faith plead the blood - and then take up thy cross Cling tightly to Christ Jesus - no more to be lost
For His love for thee - everlasting endures His grace is free - and forgiveness is yours. © 1995 Raymond Bolton Pena
"Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel. The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children; To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them." Psalms 103:1-18
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XII. Escaped Convict
"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry. I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say. The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread. Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the alter? What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing? But I say, that the things the gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. Ye can not drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye can not be partakers of the Lord's table, and the table of devils. Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?" 1st Corinthians 10:13-22
I was once imprisoned in darkness Chained by the shackles of sin Yet Jesus washed me in His blood And cleansed my stains so deep within
No longer shackled or bound in prison Nor in darkness do I abide For I escaped the day I repented Because for me - Christ Jesus died
For at the Cross - yes at the Cross God's crimson flow still sets men free For at the Cross - Satan still trembles As addictions falter and demons flee
Demons flee - yes demons flee For Jesus Christ still sets men free Addictions are gone - and my blind eyes see For upon His Word I stand - and His blood I plead
Through the Blood - yes through the Blood Now the Blood of Christ I plead For though I was guilty - without a hope Jesus Christ still set me free
Though condemned and facing death I am now a witness for my KING For now the Judge - He is my Father And His own Son - pleads my case for me
I am free - yes I am free The Gospel of Christ still sets men free O Sinner come - to be washed in the blood Of the glorious gospel stream
There is still power in the blood Healing Deliverance and restoration divine I'm not ashamed to preach the Old Rugged Cross For I am now His - and He is now mine. © 1993 Raymond Bolton Pena
"Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ." 2nd Peter 1:1-11
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