Saturday, November 16, 2024

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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Saturday, November 9, 2024

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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Saturday, November 2, 2024

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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Saturday, October 26, 2024

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Hide And Buy!?!

1 Corinthians 16:13 KJV
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

The Old Saw Says That You Can Hide And Buy Ground 
But 
You Cannot Hide And Reap It! 

Let's Ask Ourselves This Question: 
Since The Lord Jesus Did Not Hide 
To Buy Us Back From Death, The Grave
And 
Damnation And Hell
Why Would We Believe It Is Okay To "Serve" The Lord On The Down-Low 
And 
Live With The Great Expectation Of Receiving A Key To The Eternal Kingdom 
With The Public Acknowledgement!?! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Neither Had Nor Has Secret Prophets
Teachers, Healers, Preachers, Nor Servers! 

There Has Never Been Nor Will Ever Be 
Secret Saints Or Undercover Overcomers! 

Question Again: 

Why Would The Lord Ask His People To Be Very Courageous 
And 
To Be Strong In Him And In The Power Of His Might!?! 

Beloved, 

Nobody Needs Courage To Hide 
But 
Any And Everbody Needs Courage And Strength To Endure
To Stand Alone ... Exposed
In The Gleam Of Bright Light 
And 
Under The Venomous Stench Of The Hostile Glare
The Precursor Of Iniquitous Intent! 

Dear Ones, 

Our Lord Is The Great I AM! 
With Him Ever With Us And Always For Us
There Is No Need To Fear What Man Can Physically Do To Us! 

Let Us Bow Before Our Lord Jesus ... In Godly Fear 
In Awe Of Him Who Can And Will Give Us 
... Who Obediently Choose To Endure The Walk Through The Dark Valley ... 
The Blessing Of Entry Into His Marvelous Light 
With Bodies Like His Own! 

Brethren, 

We Shall See Him As He Is For We Will Be Like Him 
And 
Be A Part Of The Clan Called The Family Of God! 

So, Then, Dear Ones, Strengthen The Weak Knees 
And 
Lift Up Your Heads 
And 
Live Victorious Lives ... In Him And
For Him
For He Was And Is For You, For Me, For Us! 

Jesus Christ Saves! 

Peace! 




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Saturday, October 19, 2024

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Life In Christ!

Psalm 38:12 KJV
They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
The Devil Is The Liar 
And 
Those In His Employ Will Do All To Trip Us, Trap Us, And Terrorize Us 
If We Forget That The Lord Is For His People! 

Somebody With Nothing To Lose And Nothing To Gain 
Is 
Going To Dare Us To Go Against The Plain 
"Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Another Wicked One Who Despises 
Our Steadfast Love Of And Faithfulness To The Lord Christ 
Will Set Traps For Our Feet! 

And Still Another Will Play On What Things Are Known 
To Cause Humans To Tremble In Fear! 

Beloved, 

Christians Committed To Christ Are Made Of Sterner Stuff 
Because 
They Love The Lord
Trust His Word
And 
Have The Holy Spirit As Their Teacher 
Who Leads Them Into All Truth! 

Dear Ones, 

We Have A Plain "I Will Be With You Always!" 
To Envelop Us! 

We Have A Clear "Come Boldly To The Throne Of Grace!" 
To Draw Us! 

We Have An Unambiguous "They That Wait Upon The Lord 
Shall Renew Their Strength!" 

We Don't Need Strength To Sleep! 
We Need Strength To Struggle, To Fight
To Battle
And 
To Wage War Against Doubt, Despair
Sin, Self, And Satan! 

We Have Our Savior Who Has Won Us The Victory! 
Let Us Not Be Lax! 

Let Us Choose To Win Our Personal Battle Against Sin 
By Taking Our Daily Step To Christ! 

The Devil Is Damned: 
Let Your Sin Be On Him ... In Jesus Christ's Holy Name! 

Jesus Christ Is Our Everlasting Portion! 
I Bid You Jesus! 
Beloved, I Bid You Peace! 



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Saturday, October 12, 2024

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Bold And Daring Confidence!?!

KJV Psalms 19:7, 11
7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

Oh, How We As Faithful Christians Love To Talk About 
Encourage Yourself 
... But ... 
We Seem To Have A Great Reluctance To Do 
A Deep Dive Into Examine Yourself! 

Come On! 
'Fess Up! 
Guilty Or Not Guilty!?! 

Alright, Alright! 
I Am Guilty As Charged! 

Beloved, 

Think On This Thing: 
Do You Have A Bold And Daring Confidence 
In The Goodness And Grace Of Our Lord And God 
But 
Are Playing Fast And Real Loose With Your Required Obedience 
To His Immutable Aka Unchanging As In Fixed For All Eternity Laws!?! 

Been There, Done That! 
I've Got The Scars And The Tee-Shirtsss As Memorial Proof! 

Dear Ones, 

In This Light, Should We Not Think Of 
The Biblical Characters Who, Brazenly Contemptuous Of The Love Of God
Threw Away The Eternal Life Of Peace 
To Hold A Sensual Piece Of 
Fading, Dying, Temporal Aka Earthly Life!?! 

Remember Achan, Prophet Balaam
King Saul
Nabal
King Ahab And Queen Jezebel
King Herod
And
Ananias And Sapphira! 

And 

Lest We Forget To Remember
Even Those Whose Sin Was Covered Because Of Their Heartfelt Repentance
The Consequence Of Their Confessed Sin Remained In Place 
And
Was Executed 
And 
Had Far-Reaching Impacts On Themselves
Their Families 
And 
Their Nations! 

King David, King Solomon
And 
King Manasseh 
Readily Come To Mind! 

Please, I Beseech Us All
Do Not Live As A Wizard Of ID 
Aka Wizard Of Intentionality And Deliberation 
To Commit Known Sin Willfully 
In The Presence Of The Eternal God! 

The Promise To Pay 
Aka Check Cashing And Check Kiting 
Are In The Domain Of King Fraud 
And 
Are Not Part Of The Law Of The Lord! 

Trust Dead And Bad-Pay Killed Him 
So Be Prepared With Cash 
Aka Skin To Bray Aka To Pay 
When Indulging In Deliberate Sinning 
Because 
You Shall Surely Not Be Winning! 

Brethren, 

Please Slow Yuh Roll
Freely Choose By Faith To Ignore The Wicked Bold 
And
With Wise Ways
Enduringly Follow The Lord Jesus Obediently 
To Receive Your Inheritance 
In The Kingdom Where The Streets Are Pure Gold! 

The King's Law Is Love! 

Peace! 



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Saturday, October 5, 2024

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Excelsior! Really!?!

Philippians 3:14 KJV
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Bandy, You Should Be Feeling Quite Silly Right About Now! 

Why!?! 
What Did I Do!?! 

Exactly! 

Huh!?! 

You Didn't Do A Thing And That Is Your Problem! 

Oh, Brother! 

Tommy, If You Could See Your Way To Tell Him What You're Talking About 
And Stop Having It Be So Obscure
Perhaps He Could Defend Himself! 

Okay, Rudy! 

Alright, Bandy! 
Where Do You Work!?! 

I Work Right Here At Excelsior! 

And What Are You Always Talking About!?! 

I Talk About Excelsior! 

Yes, Bandy! 
Excelsior This, Excelsior That, Excelsior Will! 
Do You Know What Excelsior Means!?! 

Why Would I! 
It's Just A Name! 

Bandy, You Real Pitiful, You Know! 

Why!?! 
Because I Ain't Swallow A Dictionary Like You!?! 

Nope, Bandy! 
I Say That You Are Pitiful Because You Profess That 
You Are A Committed Christian
And 
You Are Always Belaboring Our Ears 
With The Topic Of Climbing The Ladder To Glory
Apostle Paul And Aiming For The Prize Of The Upward Call 
And Not Looking Back To What Was
But Focusing On What Will Be! 

Strangely, Though, You Have Not Seen Fit 
To Associate Your Christianity With The Meaning Of 
The Name Of Your Workplace! 

Tommy, Please Pardon Me For Asking
But How Do These Two Things Correlate!?! 

It's Simple My Young Friends: 
Apostle Paul Is Seeking The Prize Of The Upward Call 
And
Excelsior Means "Ever Upward!" 

Lord, Have Mercy! 

He Will! 
You All Refuse To Listen When I Tell You To Read A Book 
And To Understand That Nothing Is As It Appears! 

Tommy, You Are Right! 
I Feel Real Silly Right Now! 

No Need, Bandy! 
You Finally Got It Straight! 

Remember This Though:
Man Can Never Outrun The Lessons Of The Living Word! 

I Hear That! 

Peace! 



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