VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRAYER: One Thing I Ask, Lord!

1 John 5:14 KJV

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

PRAYER:

Dear Father, 

In The Name Of The Lord Jesus, I Ask A Boon! Please Help Me In All Things To Make You My Default Position! Help Me To Ever Seek And Hold You In My Heart As My Back-To-Base, Ignoring The Taunts Of Those Who Call Me And My Brethren "Christians!" As A Pejorative, An Insult! You've Told Us That The Day Will Come When We, Your People, Will Be Without Earthly Support And I Beseech You To Keep Your Promise, Not That You Need To Be Asked Since You Are The Promise-Keeping God, But Because I Need To Touch Your Hand, Your Heart, By My Word Of Faith In You And Your Almighty Power! Lord, We Need You, I Need You, And I Am Not Ashamed To Say It Or For Others To Know It! Father, Others Have Stood Up And Have Counted Themselves Resolute, Committed, Faithful To False Gods Which Neither See, Hear, Speak, Walk, Hold, Help, Or Heal And So, Today, Right Now, As In The Wedding Ceremony, In The Covenant Vows Before The Company Of Witnesses, I Pledge You My Troth And With Your Assistance, I Choose To Keep Myself Unto You Alone, Without Reservation While This Life Shall Last By Your Holy Spirit, The Comforter Of Us All, Who Leads Us Into All Truth! Father, I Have No Other God Save You, The True And Living God! I Have No Help But You, My Refuge And My Strength! I Have No Home Save Yours, Beulah Land, The Beautiful City, The Home Of The Faithful, Where Peace Dwells! I Am So Glad That My Lord Jesus Loves Me And I Am Glad That He Called Me From The Darkness Of Death Through Sin And Into His Marvelous Light Where Life Everlasting Is The Home Of The Soul! Lord, Lift Me Up! Help Me To Be Like Jeremiah To Say That Your Call, Your Will For My Life, Is Like A Fire Shut Up In My Bones! Be It The Altar Of Sacrifice Or Drawing The Plow To Break Up The Fallow Ground By Telling The Good News To Those For Whom The Lord Christ Died, Help Me To Serve Faithfully And With Patient Endurance No Matter The Cost! Help Me To Live My Life Uttering The Call And Basking In The Lover Of My Soul With The Immortal Words "Jesus Saves!" Please Grant Me My Request For I Ask It In My Gift Of A Portion Of Jesus Christ's Faith Which Cannot Fail! I Love You With My Whole Heart And, With Thankfulness And Gratitude, I Bless Your Holy Name For All Your Blessings On Me And The Brethren, And All Who Shall Be The Ultimate Inheritors Of Christ's Free To All Salvation! AMEN!!! 

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VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Moving Train Wreck!

Psalm 51:10 KJV

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. 

Colly!?! 

Yes, Binky! 

Colly, Have You Ever Seen A Moving Train-Wreck!?! 

Who Hasn't!?! 

We See Those Ever So Often On The Idiot Box! 

No, Colly! Not That Kind! 

I Didn't Know That There Was Any Other Kind, Binky! 

Well, Colly, My Friend, I Am Presently Watching A Moving Train-Wreck 

And When It Finally Hits The Restraining Wall

Somebody's Gizzard Goin' Splash Out 

And Their Guts Is Goin' Be Garters! 

Gracious, Binky, What Channel Is That On!?! 

Colly, You Ain't Listening Real Well! 

Pay Attention! 

If You Have Ever Had The Great Misfortune Of 

Having To Interact With Someone 

Who Takes Perverse Pleasure In Doing Evil

And You Have Been On The Receiving End Of 

Their Practiced Wickedness

And They Don't Seem To Care That 

There Are Witnesses To Their Machinations

And You Can Safely Project How Their "Adventure" 

Is Surely Going To End

Believe Me, It Will Cure You Of 

Ever Wanting To Be A Co-Laborer With Satan 

And Will Send You Running To The Safety That Is 

The Arms Of Our King Jesus! 

Merciful Powers! 

That Doesn't Sound Very Pleasant, Binky! 

It Wasn't And It Isn't! 

I Have Seen Some Things That Have Had Me Questioning 

If I Have Ever Had An Attitude, A Persona, Like That 

At Any Point In My Life For Even A Single Moment

And I Asked The Lord To Forgive Me 

If I Have Ever Been Like That! 

I Can Imagine, Binky! 

No, You Can't, Colly! 

Seeing Someone Behave Like That 

Is Like Watching A Snake Uncoil

Like Having A Bird's Eye View, A Drone View

And Watching A Car, A Truck, A Train 

About To Be Wrecked Big-Time 

And Knowing That There Is Absolutely Nothing That 

Anyone Can Do Avert It! 

It Makes You Sick To Your Stomach 

Unless You Are That Side-Winder, Satan

Who Encourages People To Sin Against Their Own Souls! 

Binky, You're Making My Skin Crawl 

Just Painting That Word-Picture For My Mind's Eye To Behold! 

What Are Doing About It!?! 

I Am Praying For That Person, For Myself

And For The Brethren

And For All Who Will Be The Ultimate Inheritors Of 

Almighty God's Free To All Salvation! 

Lord Jesus, 

Please Keep Us Near Your Cross 

Else We Will Never Escape The Disaster Up Ahead! 

Help Us To Pray Without Ceasing

And To Choose To Suffer Hurt Before We Will Ever Sin! 

Please Protect Us From The Evil One 

And Bless Us To Keep Our Savior First, Last, And Always 

In Our Thoughts, Words, And Deeds! 

AMEN!!! 

Help Us, Lord! Help Us! 

Grant Us Peace! 

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VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: What Say You!?!

Psalm 18:6 KJV

In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

Pay Attention, People! 

I Called! 

He Heard! 

He Answered! 

I Know, I Know! 

Yes, Ophenni!?! 

Jesus Christ: He Answered, Answers, My Prayers! 

Very Good! 

How About This One: 

He Called! 

I Heard! 

I Answered! 

Yes, Bohrhaugh!?! 

Just Like Isaiah, I Answered The Call Of Christ ... Not Only To Salvation

But To His Service Field

To Tell Others The Good News That 

He Saves Us Because He Truly Loves Us! 

Well Said! 

Brethren, 

Have You Ever Truly Considered 

What Your Real Feelings Should Be 

As Regards Our Lord Jesus!?! 

Yes, Fraemup!?! 

I've Been Seriously Thinking On This Very Issue 

And I Have Concluded That 

Our Real Feelings For The Lord Should Be Like That Of A Small Child 

Wailing, Waiting, Inconsolable For Its Cherished, Beloved, Parent

Calling Their Name

Saying It With The Passion Born Of Deep Desire

Telling All Around Who Valiantly Have Tried

With Yoeman Service

To Distract That Lil' Boo-Boo From His Soul's Desire That 

It's All For Nought! 

Then, Suddenly, That Baby's Body Stiffens Differently

And The Wailing Stops

And Its Attention Orients Toward That Entryway

And It Becomes Excited, Euphoric

And Those Around Recognize, After The Fact, That 

Mummy, Daddy, Has Come Back! 

Baby Knows That In Those Arms, Is Home! 

AMEN!!! 

So, With That Being Said

What Are The Best Words You've Ever Heard!?! 

Come Home! 

Let's Go Home! 

We're Home! 

Jesus Died For What I Did! 

Come Now, Dinkus! It's Your Turn! 

What Do You Say!?! 

I Say That Jesus Did Not Die For What I Did! 

Blasphemy!!! 

No, khansi! 

Let Him Speak! 

Thank You! 

Jesus Christ Died For What I Am Doing! 

Please Explain That For Us, Dinkus! 

Okay! I Will! 

When We Look At Our Medical Record

It Says What Our Diagnosis, Diagnoses, Are, Were

And If Something Has Not Been Resolved

It Flags That Condition With A Green Highlight: ACTIVE! 

If We Are Still Alive

Our Propensity To Sin Is Still Active 

And In That Eventuality

Jesus Christ Died For What We Are Doing! 

Wow! I Like How You Are Thinking, Dinkus! 

Apostle Paul Said That He, Himself, Dies Daily! 

He Daily Dies 

So That He Would Not Sin Against His Lord And Savior 

And, With That Saying, He Proves Dinkus' Point! 

Nevertheless, Never Forget That 

We Can And Must Get Victory Over Sin 

I We Are To Hear Christ's Immortal Words To Us, His Saints: 

"Welcome Home, Children!" 

Good Session, Everybody! 

Let's Go To Our Earthly Homes Tonight With This Thought: 

"Be Ye Perfect Even As Your Father In Heaven Is Perfect!" 

... One Step At A Time

One Day At A Time! 

AMEN!!! 

Peace! 

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VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: That Name!?!

Proverbs 27:15 KJV

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. 

Choni, Your Name Should Be Changed

No, Shall Be Changed From Henceforth To Shrew, Virago, Yenta

Or Better Yet, Termagent! 

If Our Lord Jesus, Our Savior, Our Forever Friend

The King Of Love, The Prince Of Peace, Were Here

You, In Ever High-Handed Fashion

Would Rail At Him And Criticize Him 

For Allowing You To Have A Clippable Hang-Nail 

Instead Of Praising Him For Saving You 

From Losing Your Right Leg To Gangrene! 

Have You No Shame!?! 

What Is It Going To Take For You To See 

With Those Eyes That The Lord Blessed You With!?! 

When Are You Going To Cease From Calling Out 

The Smallest Thing About Even The Dead 

And Acknowledge That You Are The Problem 

Always Behaving Like Rain That Is Neither A Soaking Shower 

Nor An Energizing Mist!?! 

You Are An Annoyance, Like Fingernails On Chalk-Board

And We Are Tired Of Your Bile Being Spewed Upon Us! 

Bottom Line, Choni, Either Come-To 

Or Make Your Presence Absent! 

Okay, Badgi! 

Excuse Me!?! 

I Said "Okay!" 

I Will Come To ... The Cross ...! 

... Just Like That!?! 

Yup, Just Like That! 

I Was Waiting To See ... Hear ... When One Of You Good Christians 

Was Going To Grow A Spine And Stand Up 

For The Clean Character Of Your Blessed Benefactor

Your Peace, Your King, Your Jesus! 

You All Talk Big About Holiness 

And 

The Meek And Gentle Spirit 

But 

You Tolerate A Whole Lot Ungodly Behavior 

Because 

You Don't Want To "Offend" Or "Alienate" Others! 

Shouldn't You Be More Concerned With Offending 

And 

Alienating The Eternal God!?! 

You Claim To Know The Truth That Sets All People Free 

But 

You Don't Draw Others Into The Fold Of Safety 

By Casting Your Light Upon Them 

Or Seasoning Their Bad-Tasting Behavior 

With The Salt Of The Earth 

Which You Are Called To Liberally Share! 

Now, My "Friends," 

Which Of Us Has More To Repent Of!?! 

Oh, Let Me Correct Myself: 

Shouldn't All Of Us Come To The Cross Of Christ 

Confessing Our Sin 

And 

With A Heartfelt Repentance 

Stop Acting Like Christians 

And 

Be Christ-Like Christians 

To This Dying-To-Be-Saved World!?! 

Good Gracious, Choni

I Can Feel My Face Burning With Shame! 

I Don't Know About Bruggadung, Wilma, And Pamela

But 

I Know That I Have Been Rebuked 

And 

In The Name Of Jesus

I Am Humbling Myself Under This Rod Of Correction! 

Hear, Hear! 

I Am Sorry, Choni! 

Thanks, Wilma! 

I Am Sorry, Choni! 

Me, Too! 

Thanks, Pamela And Bruggadung! 

In The Time Of Our Ignorance

The Lord Of Glory Winks

But 

With Knowledge Must Come The Change Of Behavior! 

Friends, Let Us Commit 

To Walking In The Truth Of Jesus Christ 

Which Has Been Given For Our Sanctification

Our Perfection Of Character

From This Day Forward! 

AMEN!!!! 

Thank You, Jesus! 

Peace! 

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VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Jesus Christ Our Savior Cares!

Luke 24:17 KJV

And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad? 

You Are Sitting On A Train Heading For Home! 

You Have Some Papers On You Lap 

And Are Trying To Learn Something Important That 

Will Not Only Bless You 

But Will Most Assuredly Bless Another Person! 

The Learning Is Tough Going! 

Suddenly, Someone Sits Next To You 

And, Noticing Your Demeanor, Says: 

"I Notice That You Appear Confused! 

Are You Studying For An Exam!?! 

May I Help You!?!" 

You Say "Yes!" 

And The Stranger Looks At Your Textbook And Accumulated Papers 

And Then Confidently Asks You Pertinent Questions

Corrects Faulty Applications

And Then Tests Your Retention! 

At Your Station Stop, You Express Heartfelt Thanks 

For You Are Grateful And Feel Blessed! 

You Part Ways With The Stranger 

And Continue Your Journey With That Much Needed 

Confidence And Skill Boost! 

You Joyously Praise The Good Lord In Heaven! 

Beloved, 

This Is How It Is With Us As We Are On The Gospel Train 

While Heading To Catch The Only "To Glory" Train Home! 

Dear Ones, 

We Are Studying For The Greatest 

And Most Consequential Examination Of 

Our Short Event-Filled Lives! 

Most Aspects Of Our Test Prep Are Confusing 

Because 

Our Use Of Man-Made Applications 

To Answer Spiritual Problems 

Is 

Off-Base Until The Stranger From Galilee 

Sits Down Next To Us! 

Obviously Noticing Our Anxiety And Perplexity

He Politely And Oh, So Gently Asks: 

"May I Help You!?!" 

Our Lord Jesus Is Ever "The Gentleman" 

And 

Will Never Force His Attentions Upon Us! 

Brethren Greatly Beloved, 

We Need His Help, He Asks To Assist

We Say "Yes!", He Ably Assists Us In Every Domain

He Tests Our Acumen, We Pass The Trial

We Say "Thanks!"

We "Separate" 

And 

The Journey Continues

And 

We Do It Time And Again While Life Lasts

Or Until He Comes For Us In The Flesh 

And 

We Then See Him From Faith To Face To Face! 

We May Not Physically See The Lord Jesus Right Now 

But 

He Is Always There, Here, To Ably Assist Us! 

He May Not Obviously Sit Down Next To Us 

But 

We May Always, Always, In All Ways 

Call Upon Him And He Will Answer Us 

Because 

He Loves Us

And Died To Save Us

And 

Is Now In Heaven Interceding For Us 

Before Our Father 

In The Most Holy Place Of The Heavenly Sanctuary! 

Please, I Beseech Us All, Be Not Dismayed 

No Matter What The Adversary Of Souls

His Fallen Angels

Or His Deluded Human Agents 

Do To Cause Us Upset, Sorrow, Grief, Or Shame! 

None Of It Surprises Our Savior Dear 

Who Has One Thousand Ways 

As In An Infinite Number Of Ways To Save Us! 

We, At Any Given Moment, Only Need One! 

Beloved, 

Call On The Lord

Trust In The Lord

Walk With The Lord

And 

Live For The Lord

And 

At The Appointed Hour

Having Endured All For His Sake

You Will Live With The Lord In Beulah Land! 

For Your Love Of The Blessed Lord

Turn Away From Known Sin

And 

By Grace Through Faith 

Choose To Alienate Transgressions

And 

For Truth's Sake

Refuse To Permit Iniquity Aka Planned Sin To Know Life

And 

Keep To The Lord Who, Alone, Always Saves ... You! 

Peace! 

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VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: What Were You Thinking When ...!?!

Psalm 139:17 KJV 

How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! 

Brethren, 

I Don't Know What We Are Thinking 

When We Allegedly "Slip Up" Up 

And 

Start Drifting Toward The Wild Side And On Into Backsliding 

With The Ill-Informed Belief That 

We Are Doing It Behind The All-Knowing God's Back! 

Are We Foolish Or Fools!?! 

Take Your Pick! 

Brother Bam, I Not Picking Either One 

Because Neither Of Those Personalities 

Will Darken A Gate To The Glorious City! 

Hear, Hear! 

                      AMEN!!! 

                                       Okay, Then! 

Beloved, 

I Desire That We All Think On This Thing: 

In This Vale Of Tears That We Call Earth

If The Authorities Had Your Brainwave Pattern

Your Iris Scan

Your Palm-Prints And Your Foot-Prints

Would You Be Able To Elude Detection 

In The Event You Committed A Crime!?! 

That's A Hard "N" To The "O!" 

You Telling Me! 

So, With That Said 

Why Would Any Of Us Who Are Obviously Drunk With Our Own Self-Importance

Which Is Not Worth A Piffle

Think That We Can Fool The All-Seeing God Who Is Ever Present!?! 

Beats Me! 

As You Said, Brother Bam

We Would Obviously Be Drunk 

And In A Disorderly State Of Mind! 

Okay, Then, Nomi! 

Let's Remember That Our Lord Is Not Mocked! 

What Are We Supposed To Do 

When We Have A Problem, A Situation, A Need

Or A Wayward Thought That Will Lead Us To An Inappropriate Action!?! 

We Should ... We Must ... Go Boldly To The Throne Of Grace To Obtain Mercy And Grace To Help In Our Time Of Need! 

Very Good, Paulie! 

We Are Now Getting Somewhere! 

You Make An Impressive Point! 

On Earth, Would You Get Into A Palace

Far Less The Throne Room Of A King 

Without Someone Apprehending You Or Shooting You Down 

Where They Sighted On You!?! 

Not A Chance! 

But, Yet, The Creator Of This Very Earth And The Whole Universe

The Almighty God Who Does Not Need Sentries Or Personal Body-Guards

And Who Is Himself A Consuming Fire

Invites You, Me, All Of Us Individually, To Come ... Boldly

To Just Walk Past His Ministering Spirits

His Angels Excelling In Strength

Like A Boss

And Stand, Knee, Bow, Lie Prostrate Before Him 

And

Let Your Request Be Made Known! 

True, Brother Bam

But You Left Out The Good Part! 

Nice Catch, Howlette! 

Would You Enlighten Our Darkness!?! 

I Don't Mind If I Do! 

Clean Or Dirty, Rabid Sinner Or Being-Sanctified Saint

We Are, By Special And Ever Open Invitation

Called To Get Into The Heavenly King's Throne Room 

By Our Heartfelt Prayers And Pleadings! 

AMEN!!! 

One More Thing, Everybody! 

Don't Forget To Go Back By The Same Prayerful Spirit 

And Give Him Thanks And Praise With A Grateful Heart! 

Preach It, Howlette! 

On That Note, Class Dismissed! 

Peace! 

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VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: God's Provision!

Psalm 23:5 KJV

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 

The Lord God Almighty Does Not Know How 

Or What To Provide For Us 

To Sustain Or Maintain Our Lives! 

Blasphemy, Harcourt, Rank Blasphemy! 

Oh, Be Quiet, Minky! 

You Have Been Around Harcourt Long Enough In These Sessions 

To Know Better! 

You Should Know By Now That 

He's Going Somewhere With This! 

I'm Sorry, Harcourt! 

Apology Accepted, Minky! 

As I Was Saying

The Lord God Almighty Does Not Know How To Set A Table 

Or What To Place On That Table For Us, To Bless Us! 

We Read In The Scripture Of Truth That 

He Simply Set A Table And Provided The Meal, The Feast

For The Hebrews In The Desert Of All Places 

Without Bre'king Up Fractions! 

So What Does That Have To Do With Us!?! 

Well, Actually, Everything, Mingus! 

What Do You Mean, Harcourt!?! 

Aren't We In A Desert!?! 

What Desert!?! 

We Are In An Air-Conditioned Room! 

Don't Be Obtuse, Carly! 

We Are In The Desert Of Sin Aka Lawlessness 

Where Iniquity Aka Planned Sin Abounds! 

Where Sin Abounded Aka Was Rampant

Grace Does Even More Abound Aka Is More Abundant! 

Great Point, Gully Boar! 

The Hebrews Wanted To Know If The Lord 

Could Set A Table In The Desert! 

The Lord Set The Table In The Desert For Them! 

How Could ... Why Would They Think To Dare Ask Such A Question!?! 

I'm Sorry To Have To Say It

But 

That's What Happens When You Choose To Live Through Your Feelings 

And Not Through The Evidences Of Plain Truth 

As Found In Jesus Christ Aka The Word Of God, Patrice! 

Brethren, 

We Have The Sovereign Lord As Our Savior

The Savior As Our Provider,

And 

This Same  Provider As Our Sustainer! 

Brethren, 

Please Let Us Not Besmirch His Holy Name

His Character

By Diminishing His Ability, His Love For Us

By Looking At Our Desert 

And 

Ignoring His Presence With Us And 

The Provision Already Demonstrably Delivered By Our Deliverer! 

Our Lord Jesus Christ Is Able

Like Abel Who Did What Was Right! 

Jesus Christ Our Loving Lord Does Right By Us ... His Beloved 

... His Called ... 

His Chosen From Among! 

Never Forget It! 

AMEN!!! 

His Peace Is Upon Us!

 

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