VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Time Matters!

Time Is In Session
AND
60 Seconds
AND
60 Minutes
Are On Parade
That Is
Until 24 Hours Showed Up!
Things Soon Got Ugly!
Plug Ugly!

Every Time 
Believes That He Is Important
AND
Every Moment Knows That He Is The Best!

Things Got So Bad
That Time Piece
- That Able Time Keeper -
Called For
Life N. Time To Make A Presentation
To
- Once And For All Time -
Declare Which Time
Is The Most Precious!

Well ...

All The Time Segments
Had Their Own Opinions
AND
All The Time Segments
Decided That They Were Going To Show Up
To Ensure That They Were Not Minimized
By Those Special Interests 
Quiet Time
Me Time
Work Time
Rest Time
Vacation Time
Prayer Time
Crying Time
Sighing Time
War Time
Peace Time
Pastime
Harvest Time
Spring Time
Summer Time
Blessing Time
Time S. Money
Make Time
Buy Time
Holy Time
AND
All Their Ilk!

Some Time
Put A Spanner In The Works 
By Sarcastically Making Mention Of 
His Famous Friend And Known Time Hog
Christmas Time
Who Was Always Fighting With
Easter Time 
Time O'Mi Life
Time Tu Die
AND
Day O. Birth
For Pride Of Place!

Let Me Tell You ...

On The Day Of The Great Presentation
There Was Not A Single Empty Seat
In The Great Hall!
Truth Be Told
Time Wasn't Running
Nor Running Late
BUT
Being Time  ... On Target
Had Fanned Out Into The Corridors Of 
Known Time!

I Will Not Bore You With The Sordid Details
AND
The Lurid Descriptions Of 
The Things That D. Mortal Man Does With His Time
BUT
Single Moment
Called Out Certain Time
AND
Hell To Pay Cuffed
I Don't Care In His Ear
AND
That Is When 
The Time Warriors Were Called Out!

The Great Hall Was Placed On Lock-Down
AND
The Big Guns Owned And Operated
By Finite Time
In Opposition To Secular Time
AND
Waste O'Time
Came Marching In!

And ...

Lo And Behold
Hard Time Was With Them!

So, Obviously ...

Appointed Time Rose Up
AND
In Determined Tones 
Spoke:

Brethren!
May I Call You Brethren?!

Harrumph! Harrumph!

Please Stand Up
As I Call Your Names!

1440 Minutes ... You Make The Day
10,080 Minutes ... You Make The Week
43,800 Minutes ... You Make The Month
525,600 Minutes ... You Make The Year
AND
To Bring It All Down To Reality
86,400 Seconds
You Make The Day Count!

All Of You Want The Preeminence
BUT
You Are All Forgetting
The Ever Important Input Of 
D. Mortal Man!

If D. Mortal Man Does Not Cooperate With You
You Do Not Count!

Noooo!
Impossible!
Can't Happen!

Then ...

Truth Be Bold
AND
Truth Be Told
Got Up And Eloquently Spoke:

'Tis True! 'Tis True!
D. Mortal Man
Takes Time
And Uses It As He Pleases
Totally Forgetting That Wasted Time
Is Time From His Life Depleted!

Time Is A Precious Commodity ...!

... You Better Believe It!

Time Is A Non-Renewable Resource
And All Who Consort With That One Called
Waste O'Time
Have From Common Sense 
Gotten A Very Expensive Divorce!

Time Wasted
Cannot Be Reclaimed!
Time Well Utilized
Is To The Whole Heart Enchained
But
Whatever Use Is Made Of Time
Time Is Finite
Fixed
As Issued To All Living
From The Holy Hand Of
The Lord God Divine!

Make Time Count
Is My Challenge To D. Mortal Man!
Live Time To The Full!
Don't Sell Time Short!
Let Time Be A Blessing
To One And To All
For
The Day Of Reckoning Is Coming
When Accounts Of Time Spent
Must Be Reconciled 
With The Great Time Keeper
The Eternal God!

As Is To Be Expected ...

Use O. Time
AND
Save D. Time
Proceeded To Make A Plain Example Of
Waste O'Time
Cheating Time

AND

Constant Down Time

By Letting Dusty Time Have A Swinging Time

With Them!

When Time O' Departure Yelled For

Quitting Time

D. Mortal Man Was Seen

- Hurriedly -

To Be Zipping His Lip

After He Had Valiantly Tried 

AND

Had Gloriously Failed

To Flip The Script!

Time Waits For No One Called D. Mortal Man!

Day O'Grace

Gave Voice To The Benediction.

The Following Note 

Was Appended To 

The Transcript Of The Session:

** All Time Is Precious! **
Time Lost Cannot Be Regained

And

When D. Mortal Man Closes His Eyes

For The Final Time 

Time

- For Him -

Is Forever Over!

Afterward Is The Time Of Judgment!

Let D. Mortal Man Know

That The Period

Between BIRTH - DEATH

Critically Matters To His Maker

And

Should Critically Matter To Him As Well.
Don't Waste Time!

HAPPY SABBATH + Laboring For The Wind!?!

Clean Yuh Come
Had A Siamese Twin
Whose Name Is
Clean Yuh Shall-Go
AND
Between These Brethren
Their Task Was To Daily Tell
Laboring For DeWind
That His Life
IS
On All Points
A Car With An Engine That Doesn't Go!
That It Will Be At The Winner's Celebration
A Definite No Show!

Laboring For DeWind
Is A Pompous Donkey
AND
An Airs And Graces Parade Horse
Haughty Head Held High
Decorated Tail Swishing In The Air
Stepping Pun De Grecia!
(He Did Important). He Liked Everybody At Him To Look Around!

Problem ...

There Is Always A Problem!

Problem Is
He Thinks He Is Really Smartly Brilliant
BUT
He Truly Lacks Common Sense
Because
The More He Has
The More He Wants
AND
His Marriage To Peace N. Rest
Is Being Steadfastly Ripped Apart
Just Like His First Marriage
To Sleep N. Peace!

He Is An Obtusely Greedy Oinker!
AND
He Is Also A Studiously Presumptuous Puppy!
He Loves The Banquet 
AND
The Gluttonous Feast!

One Day ...

There Is Always A ... One Day!

It Was One Of Those Fair To Middling
Neither Hot Nor Cold
Neither Windy Nor Airless
Just About Right Days
When All Is Well
Grass Is Green
Bread Hot
Biscuits Crispy
Butter Smooth
Eyes Sorta Kinda Blinky
When Preacher Ecclesias Ticus
Paid An Unannounced
Unexpected
Unappreciated
Time For A Reality Check Visit
To Bigman DeWind
Who Was In His Counting House
Counting
AND
Gently
Oh, So, Gently
Massaging His Individual Stacks Of Money!

Laboring For DeWind's Favorite Saying Is:

Small Notes Suit Small People!

So There Was Not A Note Smaller Than A Twenty
In The Humongous Pile
AND
The Smile On His Face Was ... Well

Plainly Vile!

You Should Note That ...

When You Have More Head Than Brain
AND
Consider Lack Of Daily Monetary Gain
A Crime Against Conscience
AND
A Thing Sordidly
Egregiously
Profane
You Have Crossed The Pale!
You Have Raised Up The False God!
You Have Crossed Into Comeuppance Land
AND
You Are Headed For
House Built On Sinking Sand
Storm Coming
I'm Pedaling Fast
But My Feet Ain't Moving
Soul-Security Check!

Laboring For DeWind
Had The
"What Did God Ever Do For Me!" 
Clean Knocked Out Of Him!

He Cried Foul!
He Cursed The Big Billy Goat!
He Called For His Mama Gotta Virtue
BUT
At The End Of It All
He Didn't Have A Groat!

All He Had Was A Black Coat
With A Collar Made Of A Stoat!
He Lost His Big Able Boat
AND
He Had To Get Rid Off All
The Living-Large Luxuries
That Luck Is A Lady
Had Treacherously Rammed Down 
That Open Sepulchre That He Called His Throat!

It Was Not Pretty!
It Was Not Polished!
It Was Not A Performance!
It Was A Plain And Simple:

You Could Be Over And Done With

BUT

Your Cup Of Iniquity Is Not Yet Full

SO

The Appeal Of The Father

Is Here!

Thankfully
It Was Not The

"Your Life Is Done!"

Laboring For DeWind

Got The

"Look Here!

Take This Pencil

AND

Go Over Your Life!"

What Is The Total?! 

Check That Sum!

He Peed!
He Pooped!
He Fell And Knocked Out 
A Prized Diamond And Gold Tooth!
He Rolled On The Floor
AND
Winded ... Finally
Cried Out:

I Didn't Know There Was More!
Much More!

I Ate!
I Drank!
I Got ... More And More
AND NOW
Look At Me
At Death's Wide Open Gate Door!

He Was Shook! - Not Shaken!
He. Was. Shook!

Conclusion Of The Whole Matter ...

Fear God!
Don't Labor For The Wind!
You Can't Take "It" With You!
AND
Recognize That

The Living God Holy

Faithful Just Trust

Doesn't Do That Man-Thing Called
Negotiating!

Riches Are A Vanity!
Life ... However Long
Is Short
AND
When The Living God Says:

"Enough!" 

You Ain't Got Nuh Retort!

Bow Before God - He Made You!
Bend Before God - His Is Sovereign Will!
Take The Chastisements That He Graciously Sends You
AND
You Will Not Be A Drop
That Will The Lake Of Fire Fill!

You Are Not Your Own Property
To Do With Your Life As Your Vanity Wills
For
Simply Put
In The Great Day Of Accounts
Your Own Soul Will
Your Bad Record Spill!

Our Actions Provide The Ink
With Which The Recording Angel
Writes Our Permanent Record!
So, Be Careful
For Everything That We Do
The Good 

AND
The Evil
Will Be Written Down In That Record!

Don't Be A Dunce For A Rotting Dollar Bill! 

Give The Lord Christ Your Will
AND
Satan - In Your Life -
Will Have To Chill
AND

Keep To Himself
His Burnable Dollar Bills!

Call On The Lord Jesus

For Your Own Soul's Salvation

AND

The Holy Spirit

Will Your New Heart Fill!

PRAYER: Accept, Lord, My Offering...!

You Gave Me My Life, Lord

And

I Am Giving It Back

Because

In Your Word

You Have Promised

That Of Keeping Your Promises

You Are Not Slack!

In This Vein, Lord

I Am Coming To You

Seeking Your Help

Because I Need It

And

Because I Need You

To Help Me Today

Of My Word To You

To Keep It!

I Am A Mere Man

Mere Mortal, 'Tis True

But

I Have No Desire

To Use That As an Excuse

For

You Could Have Used

Your Divinity As An Excuse

To Destroy Me And My Kind

Because Of The Keeping Your Laws

We Did

And

Often Do

Insolently Refuse!

You Didn't, Lord

And

I 

Thank You

Bless You

And

Praise Your Holy Name!

Pity Me, Lord 

This Child Of The Dust

And

Bless Me With Constancy

Consistency

And

Confidence

To Walk With You

In Certainty

Along Life's Pathways

And

Highways Every Day!

Bless Me With The Voice 

To Tell The Damned Liar

"No!"

Bless Me With The Heart

That Causes My Love For You

To Show!

Bless Me With Steady Legs

And

Narrow-Way Walking Feet

And

The Willingness To Never Indulge

In The Act Of

Planned Deceit!

Lift Me Up, Lord! 

I Love You!

Lead Me, Lord!

Help Me In Your Grace To Grow!

Feed Me, Lord

With Food Fit For My Needs

And

Help Me to Rest In Your Love

For I My Sins Willingly Do Repent

And

Confess!

Your Forgiveness In My Life Shows!

Remember My Brethren

Walking On Zion's Road!

Remember My Brethren

And

To Your Loving Heart

Keep Them Close!

Remember My Brethren

The Sheep In Other Flocks

And

Please

I Humbly Beseech You

Let The Loud Cry Go Out

So That They

Knowing The Good Shepherd's Voice

Will

With Alacrity

To The Safe Fold

Come Pouring In!

Oh, Lord

Call Them Out!

Please Ever Grant Us, Father

Faith For The Day

Courage For The Way

And

Strength To Hold The Almighty Hand

Of

Our Lord Christ

The Holy And Blessed Redeemer

The Eternal Son Of God

The Returning Son Of Man!

We Desire

On Heaven's Table Land

For Eternity To Stand!

Please Accept

This Humble Offering Of Prayer

For

I Ask All These Blessings

In Jesus Christ's Worthy Name!

Hasten The Great Day!

AMEN.

Frog Tongues Doing Road Work!?!

Ezekiel 34:7-11

1. 7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;
2. 8 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;
3. 9 Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;
4. 10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.
5. 11 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.

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Liar, Liar!

Your Pants Will Soon Be On Fire

IF

You Do Not Stop

Repent

Turn Away

From

Preparing Dry Sticks

Even Stubble

For The Eternal God's

Lake Of Fire!

**--**--**--**--**

When Frog Tongues

Do Road Work

The People Of God Should Tremble

For

These Minions Of The Devil Self

Are In The Temple Of God

Practicing Boldly 

The Art Called Dissemble!

John The Baptist

Said Quite Plainly:

Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord!

Make His Paths Straight!

AND

He Was Not Speaking Of

Rock And Gravel Road-Ways!

He Was Speaking Of Our Clearing Out

The Trash Blocking The Way To Our Hearts

AND

Making A Clearly Plain Way

For

The Lord Christ 

His Truth

To Our Souls Impart!

But ...

In This Day And Age Of

Gotta Have It!

Lemme At It!

It's Mine!

Those Who Are Tasked With

AND

Should Be Teaching

The Lord's Gospel Truth

Are More Interested

In Feathering Their Swanky Nests

AND

Cannot Be Bothered 

To Teach The Plain Truth

To Those Who Are Sitting

In Sin's Mess!

Telling The Souls Seeking Truth

That It Is Okay

To Not Get Out Of Living In Sin

That The Living God Made Them That Way

So There Is No Need To Change

ANYTHING

About Their Lives

Whatever Their Sin Is

IS

Doing The Devil's Lying Wonder-Work!

They Are Definitely Not Doing

The Lord Christ's Soul-Saving Work!

Almighty God Placed His Law 

On The Table Of Our Hearts

So

I Know

AND

Can Safely Say That I Am A Sinner

AND

I Do Not Want A Slick-Flicker Frog

Named Sammy No-Wrong

To Tell Me That Doing Wrong Is Living Right

AND

That The Lord God Almighty

IS

For Me

- The Wittingly Wilful Willing Sinner -

Assuredly

- Without A Doubt -

Coming Down!

Lovingly Hurt

A Sinner

With The Known Truth!

Do Not Deceitfully Comfort

A Sinner

With Known Bold-Faced Lies!

Brethren,

Let's Be Honest

AND

Let's Tell Each Other The Truth!

We Are All Sinners

AND

Doing Sin Has A Penalty

AND

The Frog-Tongue Liar That 

Tells You Otherwise

Does Not Desire That

You Should Be An Inheritor Of

God's Eternal Youth!

Do Yourself A Favor And ...

Watch A Frog Catching Flies

AND

You Will See That That Frog 

Looks Innocent

Harmless

UNTIL

At The Speed Of Light

The Falsely Assured

- Reassured -

Victim Finds Itself

No Longer Seeing Clear Blue Skies!

That Poor Thing Cruelly

- With Amazing Alacrity -

Dies!

Then Watch As ...

Froggie Resumes His Straight Face

- With Spectacularly Clean Lips -

AND

Nothing On The Other Waiting Victims' Radar

Comes Even Close To Making A Blip!

But ...

The Guts Of That Frog

Is Filled With Offal

The Result Of His Doing

Something Quite Awful

That Causes Those Unfortunates

Caught In The Swift Tongue

Not Even To Have A Chance To Say:

Good Bye, Cruel World!

I Loved Your Beauty!

S'Long!

Please ...

Do Not Let Br'er Liar

AND

His Jesus-Hating Henchmen

In Fancy Suits And Priestly Robes

Cause You Before God's Wrath

To Hunch Down

For

If That Is Your Position, Dear One

You Will Never, Ever

The Streets Of Gold 

Walk Upon!

Sigh And Cry Aloud!

The Living God Hears Your Call!

The Eternal God IS For YOU!

The True Watchers Are Writing ...!

Don't Be Presumptuous!
Heed The Heaven-Sent Warnings That You Get!
Don't Let Power

Pride
AND
Pride Of Placement
- Like Nebuchadnezzar Of Old -
Cause You To Utter Words
That Should Be Best Left Unsaid
For
The True Watchers Are Writing
AND
At The Command Of The Holy God
They Will Utter You-Don't-Want-It Judgment
On Your Exposed Inflated Head!

Weapons Are For War
AND
Words Are Weapons
Even Those Words That You, Yourself, Utter
In Shameless Praise Of Some Big Small Thing
You Did Do Are Doing
While Boldly Ignoring The God Of Heaven
Who Does Everything For Me And For You!

You May Want To Do That Thing Called Stopping!

Do Yourself A Big Favor
AND
Of The Great Babylonian King
Carefully Take Note
That

• Dream Comes
• Spirit Becomes Distressed
• Interpretation Is Sought
• Interpretation Is Revealed
• Caution Is Plainly Given
• PLUS A Spelled-Out Comfort For Heeding
• Heart Is Set At Ease ... By Passage Of Time

Until ...

That Glad Morning
When You Think Yourself ... Divine
AND
The God Of Heaven
- Whilst The Words Are Still Truly Tasty In Your Big Mouth -
Turns Your Lofty Pride To Ashes
AND
All Your Good Things Formerly Headed North
Suddenly Fall Sharply South
AND
You Find Yourself
Eating Crow AKA Grass
AND
Crawling On Bird-Clawed All-Fours
With Wildly Growing Hair Long Like Feathers
Covering The Mold 

From Which Your Customized Gold Chair Was Cast!

The Caution Given Was:

Put Off

YOUR Sins

By Righteousness

"To Lengthen Your Tranquility!"

Right Living Is A Virtue!
Sin Is A Reproach!
AND
Sorry Is Not Necessary
If You Don't Run Around Smelling
From Playing Wid De Ole Wild Goat!

The Lord Does Nothing
Without Telling His Servants The Prophets
AND
I Do Not Mean
Those Nuisances

The Prophets That Profit!

Be Ye Warned!

Keep Truth ... In Your Inward Parts!

AND
Keep Lust ... Outside Your Heart's Door
Because
If Lust Should Get Away In There
There Will Be Unwanted Hell
To Pay!

Do You Hear
Understand
Accept
Appreciate
Get
What It Is That I Say?!

Well ...

If You Do
Say A Prayer

Do A Good For A Sister Brother

AND
Have A Blessed Day

For

Tomorrow Is Promised To No Man

AND

Like It Or Not

Neither One Of Us May Have Another!

NEW YEAR'S PRAYER: Thank You, Father, For The Gracious Gift!

Father,

We Thank You For This

The Start Of Another New Year

And

For The Gracious Gift

That Is Called Prayer

And

Beseech You, Most Holy God

To Help Us To Diligently Use It

To Acquire Help For Salvation

And

Against The Machinations Of Satan, The Fraud!

There Are Those Around, Lord

Who Would Not Have Us Strive

For Mastery Over Sin

But Would Have Us Live

As Though We Live

Only To Die

But

We Who Believe

In The Promises By Innocent Blood Given

Are Pleased To Trust The Word Of Him

Who For Our Sins

Was Cruelly Riven!

Grant Us Grace

And Faith And Truth

And Love And Hope

And Peace And Rest

And Continued Blessing

So That In The Day To Come

We Shall Not Be Amongst Those

Who Shall See Your 

"Depart From Me!"

Frown!

Bless Us With The Heart

That Beats For Christ The King!

Bless With The Hope

That Knows That Jesus Christ 

Is Our Everything!

Give Us The Tongue To Sing

Of The Love That Will Not Let Us Go

And

Bless Us

Lord Help Us

In Jesus Christ's Faith

To Daily Grow And Grow!

We Are Children Small

And

Young Servants, Too!

We Are Sojourners

Pilgrims

Looking Unto You

To Lead Us

Guide Us

Provide For

Protect

Defend

And

We Ask You, Lord

To Bless Us To Do The Will!

Bless Also Our Near, Far

And Dear

Other Flock

Brethren!

Thank You, Lord

For Blessings Great And Small!

Thank You, Lord

For Placing On Us The To-Eternal-Life Call!

Thank You, Lord

For Preparing For Us A Heavenly Place

And

Thank You, Lord

For Helping Us To Accept The Living Word

That Will Prevent Us

From Making Shipwreck Of Faith!

Let Mercy Stand With Us!

Let Grace WalkWith Us!

Let Peace Fall Upon Us!

Let Rest Not Stall From Attending Us!

Let Love Grow In Us!

Let Faith Show About Us

And

Let By Us

The Whole World Know

That It Is To Your Holy Kingdom

That Obedient Sheep Gentle

Enduring

Safely Go!

Lord, 

You Are True!

Indeed

Man Is A Liar

And

We Choose Not To Cast Your Truth Down

In The Dirty Street

But Choose

In Jesus Christ's Matchless Name

To Hold It Aloft

Even On Shaking Legs And Callused

Weary

Bound Feet!

Let Your Kingdom Come

Is Our Heart's Cry

As In Jesus Christ Holy Name

We Pray And Plead!

We Love You, Lord!

AMEN.