VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Whatever You Want, Satan Will Promise!

Satan And Sin Are One! 

Faith And Trust Are One

And

Obedience And Endurance Are One! 

Sin Leads To Sorrow Aka Grief Which 

Is 

The Strong Arm Of Discipline! 

With This In Mind, Beloved

Let Us Respond To The Statement: 

"Whatever You Want

Satan Will Promise!" 

First, Satan Can't Promise You Anything 

If 

You're Not Playing Pat-A-Cake Or Footsy With Him! 

Secondly, By God's Grace

Christians Should Be Too Wise To Be Foolish 

Where Satan Is Concerned 

When The Lord, In Mercy

Taught Us About The Wiles Of That Devil! 

Thirdly, Growing In Grace 

Has Its Own Sorrow, Its Own Griefs

So Why Would Committed Christians Seek Out 

What Can't Raise Us Up To Glory!?! 

Dear Ones, 

The Elders Used To Tell Us:

"See With Your Eyes But Don't Touch!" 

Regarding What Could Cause Us Harm! 

The Good Book Tells Us That 

Only With Our Eyes Shall We Behold 

The Destruction Of The Wicked, Sinful, Unrepentant Ones! 

Why, Then, Would You Want Something From Someone 

Who Is Going Somewhere Decidedly Unpleasant!?! 

Let Us Stay On The Path Of Purity 

Where The Refiner's Fire 

Is 

Getting Rid Of The Rust Of Ruin 

And 

The Dust Of Desolation! 

Satan Can't Give You What He Doesn't Have 

So Don't Cast Your Pearls Before Swine! 

The Promises Of The Living God Are Sure 

Aka "Yea!" And "Amen!" 

Count The Costs 

And 

Let Godly Sorrow Be Your Grace Today! 

Peace! 

Think On The Truth!

Truth Is A Drawing Pencil

A Chisel

A Hammer

A Nail

Useful To Recreate Us

In The Image Of The Holy God:

Accepted And Utilized

It Will Not The True Child Of God Fail!

The Recurring Test In The Life Of Every Man

Is

His Use Of The Truth

No Matter His Sphere Of Influence 

Where He Was Born

No Matter His Circumstance
And

How And Where He Lives

And

All Who Shall Be The Inheritors Of

The Glorious Living Kingdom

Shall All Be Made To Be Like Jesus Christ

By The Outworking Of The Ingested Truth

And

They Shall Live Forever In The Land Of Eternal Truth
As Youths!

Jesus Christ Is The Truth! 

The Holy Spirit Is The Sweet Spirit Of Truth! 

The Holy Spirit Is Given To Lead Us Into All Truth

And

The Lord Requires In Our Inward Parts
Blessed, Saving, Truth! 

Almighty God Is Truth:

That Is His Substance 

His Nature! 

All Men Are Liars

And Yet

Our Lord Calls Us To Worship Him

In Spirit And ... In Truth

Which Tells Us Plainly That

Truth Is A Purgative

A Curative

A Shield

A Seal

Efficacious

To Rid Known-Sinful, Known-Untruthful Man Of

All Defiling Traits Of Character

Which Presently Inhibit His Ability

To Physically ... Face To Face 

Behold The Son Of God

The Son Of Man

Through Whom We Live ... Breathe

And

Have Any Being! 

There Is No Life

Without The Creator

The Lord Jesus Christ!

Possession And Utilization Of Truth

Annihilates Sin 

And

Inculcates Truth ... Righteousness

Into The Willing One's Life! 

The Pencil Of Truth 
Draws The Figure To Be Made! 

The Chisel Of Truth 
Shapes The New Character 
Into Which The Regenerated Man Is Remade! 

The Nail Of Truth 
Is 
The Means By Which The Man Is Affixed 
To Him Who Is The Truth

And

The Hammer Of Truth Attaches The Soul

- The Faithful Man -

Via The Nail Of Truth

Into The Rock

The Lord Christ

Who Is The Truth! 

The Pain ... 

Having A New Character Drawn Is Easy To Behold

But

Being Chiseled

Being Nailed

Being Hammered Into The Fit And Final Position

Is 
As The Stone In A Crucible 

The Cloth In Fuller's Soap

Silver And Gold In The Refiner's Fire:

The Preparation Isn't Easy

But

The Unveiling Of The Treasure

Is

The Sight Beautiful To Behold! 

The Sorrow ... 

Truth Doesn't Work For Every Man! 

Some Men Like To Take Their Own Disgraceful Lives 
Into Their Own Weak Hands

Choosing To Love The Convenient Lie

Instead Of Embracing 
The Oft' Inconvenient Though Always Saving Truth

And

Being Willing To Be Their Own God ... Known Not Good

And 

Following The Leading Of Satan The Beguiling Serpent

- The Raging Dragon

The Roaring Lion -

They Run About Foot-Loose And Fancy-Free

Ignoring 
The Stated Fact Of The Fiery, Burning-Brimstone End Of Liars 

Sinful, Unrepentant, Fallen Angels

And

Disobedient, Foolish, Ungodly Women, Children And Men! 

Brethren, Beloved

Please Choose To Walk In The Truth To The Truth

Even If You Walk The Distance Alone! 

To End On A High Note

Here's Some Really Good Food 

For Decidedly Pleasant Thoughts

For Us Who Love The Truth! 

The Lord Cannot Forget Us, His Children ... His Treasure
Who Always Think On His Holy Name 
Despite Being Despised, Abused, Rejected

By The Sin-Loving, Truth-Rejecting, World!

Please Do Not Complain! 

Jesus Christ Was Despised And Rejected Of Men

And

He Found Solace In Communing With His Father! 

Let's Choose To Do Likewise! 

When The Lord Blesses, Tell Others Of Your Joy In Him! 

When Life Hurts, Share Your Need With The Lord! 

Choose To Think On The Lord

Doing All That He Says

To Have The Book Of Remembrance Show That 
Our Lives, Thoughts, Words, Deeds 

Are Such That In The Glad Day

We Shall Hear 
"Well Done, Faithful Servant!"

And

With The Blessed Lord

To The Glorious Land Fly Away! 

Beloved, 

Think On Christ To Be Like Christ! 

Determinedly Think On The Truth! 

Among God's Perfect Gifts + PRAYER: Father, We Will To Be Like Jesus!

Simply Generous
AND
Deeply Kind
Are Best Buds
Companions
Hard To Find!

Simply Generous
AND
Deeply Kind
Are Among God's Perfect Gifts
To All Mankind!

Live Simply
AND
Love Generously
Care Deeply
AND
Speak Kindly
Are Cautions 
- Not Cliches -
AND
Are Never To Be Called Ways Asinine!

Live Simply
AND
Love Generously
Care Deeply
AND
Speak Kindly
Are Needed By All
Who Desire Themselves
By Jesus Christ The Lord
To Be Refined!

Sister Brother
Beloved Friend, Mine
Take This To Heart
AND
Do Not After The World's Follies Repine
For
The Day Is Coming
AND
Is Already Here
When Ownership Of This And That
Is Going To Disappear!

All That We Own From Man Are Loaners
BUT
All That We Own From Almighty God
Are Gifts
To Be Prized 
Cherished
Shared
Expended For Free
For
It IS God Almighty
Who Daily Feeds
Me And Thee!

Simply Kind
AND
Deeply Generous
Are Blessings To Man
From The Hand Of The Divine!
Be A Blessing Today
AND
For Your Fellow-Man
Have A Care
AND
Dare To Be Like Christ Jesus
AND
The Love Of The Lord
Share!

Let's Pray:

God Of Mercy

Lord Of Love

We Long In Peace

To See Your Face!

Help Us Not To Commit Sins Of Commission

And

Please Help

Not To Commit The Sins Of Omission

Where We Neglect

To Do The Thing Just

Good And Right

Forgetting Our Fellowman

And

Ignoring The Fallen Brethren's Plight!

Help Us To Be Like Our Master Christ Jesus

Who Clearly Marked For Us A Way

And

Help Us To Walk Right In It

So That We Don't

For Our Sins

Have To Pay!

Teach Us Your Way, Lord

And

Help Us To Live Faithfully In It

Ignoring The Calls Of The Flesh

So That We Don't Give In To It!

Bless Us WIth Your Joy

Your Peace

Your Rest

And

Let Hope Spring Eternal In Our Hearts

Until The Great Day Of Rejoicing Comes

And

We For Highest Heaven

Joyfully Depart!

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

We Pray And Humbly Plead!

We Love You, Lord!

Have Mercy And Bless!

AMEN.