VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Is The Person Speaking "Words To Live By!" To You Trustworthy!?!

 

 

Brethren, 

We Must Understand That The One Whose Word 

We Choose To Accept And Follow 

Is What Will Make The Difference In Our Lives 

For Good Or Ill! 

Look At It This Way: 

The Savior Says If You Love Him 

Keep His Commandments Which Are Life! 

The Adversary Says Keep His One Commandment

Which Is The Whole Of His Law

And Live Your Own Life! 

The Adversary Says You Have Nothing To Lose! 

The Savior Says You Have Everything To Gain! 

The Savior Says Living Life His Way 

Is To Be On The Strait And Narrow Way! 

The Adversary Says Life Done Right Is To Live On Broadway! 

The Savior Says He Is The Truth And We Should Walk In Him! 

The Adversary Says Truth Is Overrated Unless It Is Your Own Truth! 

The Savior Desires Us To Live To Live In 

Almighty God's Sweet Tomorrow! 

The Adversary Urges People To Live 

Like There Is No Tomorrow! 

The Savior Says There Is One God: Serve Him! 

The Adversary Says All Men Are Gods: Serve Yourself! 

The Savior Says Give To Others And It Will Come Back To You! 

The Adversary Says Take From Others And Give To Yourself: 

It's Your Due! 

The Savior Says That We Should Not Tell Lies! 

The Adversary Encourages People 

To Decide What Is A Lie For Themselves! 

The Savior Says That Our Body Is The Temple Of The Living God! 

The Adversary Tells People That They Are The Living Temple! 

The Savior Says That We Should Glory In The Cross Of Christ! 

The Adversary Encourages People To Cross Off Christ! 

The Savior Says That We Should Deny Ourselves Daily! 

The Adversary Says To Daily Defy Deny! 

The Savior Says Humble Yourself! 

The Adversary Says Humble Others! 

The Savior Says Be Not Proud! 

The Adversary Says Being Proud Is To Sit On A Cloud! 

BOTTOM LINE ... 

Satan, The Adversary, Always Seeks To Dominate By Deception: 

Resist Him! 

Jesus Christ, The Savior, Ever Elevates By The Truth: 

Let Him Speak To And For You! 

Peace! 

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Just Stop It!?!

...  So He Told Her That

Whenever He Lifted His Arm Over His Head

It Hurt Really Badly

And Asked Her What To Do About It! 

He Went On To Say That She Told Him: 

"Stop Lifting Your Arm Over Your Head!" 

He Was Not Amused 

And Now He Refuses To Speak To Her Ever Again! 

What Do You Think, Abutte!?! 

My Dear Defray, I Don't Think

I Know That That Is The Typical Response

We All Give To The Good Lord 

When He Tells Us To Stop Doing What We Are Doing

Because It Is Hurting Us Really Badly! 

Excuse My Please!?! 

I Didn't Stutter, Defray! 

The Lord Told Us Not To Sin! 

He Told Us The Penalty For Sin! 

He Told Us What Happens To Us When We Sin

And

He Gives Us Faith, Strength, Grace, Mercy 

And

Hope For Help And Healing! 

You Know What Our Problem Is!?!

We Want The Lord To Do Our Heavy Lifting For Us

While Forgetting That We Must Expend Effort

Before We Can Expect Divine Help! 

Hold Up, Abutte!

What Effort Could We Possibly Expend First

Before We Receive Heaven's Help!?! 

Defray, How Could You, A Committed Christian

Have The Unmitigated Gall To Ask Me Such A Question!?! 

I Have The Unmitigated Gall, Abutte

Because I Don't Understand What You Are Asking Me!

Have You Ever Heard About That Blessing Called

Pray Without Ceasing!?! 

Of Course!

Who Hasn't!?!

You Would Be Surprised!

You Have A Sin, You Want To Get Rid Of It

And You, In Your Own Strength

Do The Thing In The Belief That

If You Do The Sin Enough

You Will Make Yourself Sick Aka Sick Of It

And You Wouldn't Want To Do It Again! 

Bad, Bad, Bad Really Bad Idea!

So What Should I Do For Myself, Abutte!?!

Stop Doing It By Going To The Lord In Prayer

Believing That The Lord Will Help You

By Asking Him To Help You

And Pray And Resist The Devil

And Pray Some More

And Sing A Song Praising The Lord For Answered Prayer

And Resist And Pray And Praise

And

Don't Forget To Give Thanks For Your Victory

As If You Are Already Victorious!

You Make It Sound Sooo Easy, Abutte!

It Is Hard Because It Is That Easy, Defray!

But You Just Turned It Around!?! 

So!?!

Do You Gain Muscle By Picking Up A Sheet Of Paper!?!

Of Course Not!

You Need Something A Smidge Beyond No Effort Required!

Okay!

When You Are Doing Heavy Lifting In The Gym

Don't You Have A Spotter

And Are Advised

And Encouraged

To Wear A Back-Brace!?! 

Of Course!

Everybody Knows That! 

So, Please Tell Me, Defray

In The Name Of Him Who Is Holy, Just, True, And Wise

Why You Would Face Sin

Without Your Back-Brace Aka The Lord Jesus

And Your Spotter Aka The Holy Spirit

And Your Moment By Moment Vitamins

Faith And Prayer, And Praise

And

The Fortifying Bread That 

Is 

The Infallible, Immutable Word Of The Living God!?! 

I Can't Answer That 

Because

I've Never Heard It Explained Like This Before, Debutte!

So What Are You Going To Do From Here On Out!?!

1800-Call-God Aka Pray ... And Without Ceasing!?!

You've Got It! 

And ...!?! 

Take My Vitamins And Eat My Bread

And ... Let Jesus Closely Embrace Me

Holding Me Straight Protecting Me 

And

Cooperate With The Holy Spirit

Who Will Lead Me Into All Truth

Who Sees My Drift, My Growth

My Stagnation And My Slippage

And 

Will Call Me Back Into Alignment With The Lord Of Life

Who Is Love And Light! 

Nicely Done, Defray!

Let's Do Business Again!?!

For Sure! 

Peace Be Upon You! 

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Sacrifice O' Foolishness!?!

 

Simmeh Hey!

We Know, Ballywho, We Know!

And Who Is That Person In The Green Dress!?!

She Seems Somewhat Familiar! 

That, My Fine Friend, Is Lotta Long-Talk

The Esteemed Speaker For This Event! 

Merciful Powers!

Are You Okay, Ballywho!?!

Oh, I'm Fine

But Very Shortly You And Your Audience Will Not Be!

Excuse Me!?!

What Do You Mean By That Remark!?!

Gabe, Do You Remember Me Telling You About Ps. 1:1!?!

Of Course!

Blessed Is The Man ... Delight ... Law Of The Lord!

And Do You Remember Ecclesiastes 5:1!?!

Of Course!

Keep Thy Foot ... Be More Ready To Hear ...!

Out With It!

What's Really Going On Here, Ballywho!?!

You And Your Group Are About To Land In It!

Your Esteemed Speaker, Your Lotta Longtalk

Is None Other Than That 

Great Purveyor Of Bare Rubbish, Sacrifice O' Fools

Who Refuses To Acknowledge Or Accept That

What She ... He ... They Are Doing Is Evil! 

Lord, Help!

He Does And He Will!

Don't Do Anything Now!

Let's Wait For The Q&A!

Okay! If You Say So!

A LONG WHILE LATER ...!

Any Questions!?!

Yes, Ms. Long-Talk, I Have One! 

Would You Tell Us Your Position

As Regards The Blessings Of Almighty God

And Advise Us As To What We May Do To Receive More Of Them!?! 

Surely, Ballywho!

The Blessings Of Almighty God 

Mighty To Save And Seal, Help And Heal, Are Legion!

There Is Merit And There Is The Gift Of Merit

And Its Various Permutations! 

If You Want God's Blessings:

Get To Work!

When You Need God's Blessings:

Get To Working For Them!

Understand This, Though, That

While On The Face They Are Free To Us All

We, Each, Can Do A Good Work

To Encourage God To Hand Over Those Things

Which We Know Are Perfect For Us 

At The Moment We Have Determined Are Suitable

To Make Us Feel Happy At That Moment Of 

Our Lust, Uh, Ahhhm, Desire, Our Need!

ALL SOUND IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM

CEASED!

Ballywho Slowly Got Up And Proceeded To The Dais!

Turning To Ms. Long-Talk, He Began Speaking:

If I Were To Ask You To Give Me One Of Your Free Pamphlets

And I Accepted It When You Handed It To Me

What Would You Say About That!?!

I Would Say That You Received It ... Gladly!

Now, Lotta Long-Talk

If I Were To Ask You To Not Accept The Check That

You Will Be Receiving For This Event

What Would You Say To That!?! 

Ballywho, I Would Promptly And Vigorously Say

"No, I Will Not Return It

Because

I Have Earned It For My Labor!"

I See, I See!

So Let Me Get This Straight:

I, A Frail Human, May Receive A Gift From You, A Weak Human

And You, A Wicked Human May Earn A Paycheck For Your Labor 

But We, Needy Humans

In The Living Light Of Almighty God The Consuming Fire

May, By Meritorious Works, Earn A Blessing Or Blessings

But Not Just Receive, Take, Be Pleased To Accept

The Word Of The Holy God Who Cannot Lie

Unlike You, Lotta Long-Talk 

Better Known As Sacrifice O' Fools!?! 

The Room Erupted!

Sacrifice O' Fools Screeched And Fled!

Ballywho Called For Order!

Brethren,

This Here, Is Why We Need To Get Back To The Book Of Books

And Stop Letting Our Itching Ears Cause Us

To Collect Unto Ourselves These Charlatans

Who Are Making Money, Filthy Lucre, For Themselves

And While Making Merchandise Of

Almighty God's Purchased People! 

Brethren,

We Cannot Beat The Living God's Giving

And

We Cannot Buy The Eternal God's Blessing!

Our Job One Is To Believe The Word Of The Giving God

Accept By Faith That His Gifts Of Love Are Free To Us

And Are To Be Received With A

"Yes, Lord!" And "AMEN!!!" 

The Apostle Peter Told Simon The Sorcerer That

His Money Would Perish With Him For His Wickedness

When He Sought To Purchase The Holy Spirit's Power!

Dear Ones,

There Will Be No Wage-Slaves

Blessing Buyers Or Blessing Earners 

Darkening Any Gate Of Entry Into The Living Kingdom

So Let Us Now ... In Saving Faith Reject

Every False Thing Spoken By That Night-Shade

Sacrifice O' Fools Aka Lotta Long-Talk

And Repeat Our Motto:

"God Said It, I Believe It

And

That Settles It For Me!"

 

 

AMEN!!!

Peace! 

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Will You Will To Will!?!

Right And Choice Were Squaring Up Against Will And Want!

Well, Let Me Correct Myself Just A Lil' Bit! 

There Were Two Types Of Right

And Two Types Of Will

And One Each Of Choice And Want!

You've Got To Keep Up With Me In This: 

Just Follow The Process! 

Right One And Will One Is Almighty God:

To Do Right Is The Will Of Almighty God 

And

The Will Of Almighty God Is Right! 

Doing The Will Of Almighty God Is Right For Us

And

To Do Right Because It Is The Will Of Almighty God For Us

Is Best For Us

Since It Confers A Blessing Upon Us From Almighty God! 

Now, Right Two And Will Two Can Get Iffy Real Fast:

We Have Free-Will

And

We Have The Right To Choose To Use Our Free-Will

However We Want! 

We Can Do Right

And

We Can Give Our Will To Almighty God

And Thereby

Ever Choose To Do Right: 

There Is A Difference!

We May Want To Do Right But Choose To Do Wrong

Because

We Did Not Give Over Our Free-Will To Almighty God

Who Is Right!

The Really Iffy Part Is When Our Desire To Do Right

Is Caught Between Human Will, Human Want

And

Almighty God's Will For Us

And

Our Right Of Choice To Use Our Will

To Choose To Want What Our Stubborn Will

Wants Us To Choose! 

The Question Is Where Does Godly Choice Come In

Without Our Freely Giving Over

Our Human Known-Stubborn Will To Almighty God

Which Would Help Us To Make Said Godly Choice!?! 

Why Don't We Just Choose To Make

Almighty God's Will Our Want Which Is A Need!?!

Why Not Allow Almighty God

To Help Us Align Our Will With His Sovereign Will

So That We Will Will To Will To Want

And Will To Choose To Make The Choice That Is

The Will Of God For Us That Is Right

And Will Make Us Right With Almighty God!?!

That's A Whole Mouthful But Don't Give Up Now!

We Will Always Have The Right Of Choice!

We Will Always Have Free-Will! 

We Will Always Want What We Want 

Even When There Is No Need For The Want!

We Choose To Lose Even If We Did Not Make A Choice

Because 

Not Making A Choice For Right 

Is

To Choose Not To Be Right With Almighty God

Which Will Have Us To Be Found Wanting

And Willing Not To Be

In A Right Relationship With Almighty God!

Who Knew That Being Willing To Be Right With Almighty God

By His Will

Would Find Us Not Wanting

Because 

Our Will Is Right With Almighty God!?!

The Faithful Student Of The Living Word Knows

So Open The Good Book!

N.B.:

Almighty God Is Being Stressed 

Because

There Are False Gods "High-Jacking" Our Free-Will

- Which, In Truth, We Give Away - 

To Cause Man To Waste Man's Willingness

To Willingly Give His Free-Will To Almighty God

So That He Will Be Found Wanting

In The Great Day Of Small Things! 

That, Dear Ones, Is Satan 101!

So You See, A Wrongly Used Will

Will Cause Us To Make The Wrong Choice

Which Will Leave Us In Want Of

A White Robe Of RIGHTeousness 

And

An Overcomers' Crown!

Know Your Needs From Your Wants! 

Please Make The Right Choice 

Because

Our Choices Determine Our Character

Which Is The Only Thing We Will Take To The Grave!

Your Will Is A Terrible Thing To Waste!

A Character Built Through Our Relationship With

Almighty God In Jesus Christ 

Will See Us Inheriting Eternal Life! 

Please Choose Life!

Peace! 

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Open The Letter!

 

Dear Lady Rose, 

I Sincerely Hope And Pray That This Missive

Finds You In Good Spirits And Doing Well! 

As For Me, Besides A Lil' Bit O' The Arthur

I Am Doing Well, All Things Considered! 

Lady Ro, I Want To Ask You A Question: 

Did You Receive A Strange-Looking

Very Large, Padded Envelope By Mail Or Special Delivery 

In The Past, Oh, I Don't Know, Three Months!?! 

I Only Ask Because I Received A Like Envelope

With A Handwritten Letter With The Strangest Instructions! 

It Said, And I Quote: "If You Are Happy, Read The Letter!

If You Are Sad, Read The Letter! 

If You Are Tempted, Read The Letter! 

If You Are Feeling Weary, Read The Letter!" 

The Letter Of Instructions Rattled Off 

A Long List Of Things For Which I Should Read Some Letter 

Which Should Have Been Enclosed But Was Not! 

All That Was In The Envelope Was An Old Book

Rather Expensive-Looking But Nonetheless Old, Like Methuselah! 

I Shook That Book And No Letter Fell Out So I Am Clueless!

Neither The Envelope Nor The Letter Of Instructions

Bear A Return Address So I Don't Know Who To Contact

About The Missing Letter!

I Am At A Loss!

Please Help!

Love Always,

Dorothy

**********

Dear Dorothy,

You Have Surely Lived Up To Your Nickname!

You Are A Real Dodo!

Yes, I Received A Similar Envelope:

Everybody Did, And Anybody Coming Into The Household

Is Going To Receive An Identical Envelope! 

Dodo, Did You Look At The Title Of The Book!?!

Did You Notice That It Said "Holy Bible!?!"

Did You Open Said Bible!?!

Don't You Know Or Have You Forgotten That

The Holy Bible Is Called God's Love LET...TER To Mankind!?!

I Should Box Your Ears!

How Come It Has Taken You Three Whole Months

To Open That Envelope And, Worse Yet

Three Months To Come ... With Help ... To The Realization That

The Missing Letter IS The Enclosed Bible!?!

You Need A Real Cut-Tail With A Hard Rubber Slipper!

Seriously, Though, All Those Points

Telling You To Read The Letter Are For Real And

You Need To Fixedly Pay Attention To And Follow Them!

Of Course, It Must Be Stated That

"No Read, No Power: Read Well, You Flower!"

That's The Lord's Will Concerning You, Me, We, His Children!

Call Me On Meet And We Can Read It Together

Taking Turns, Of Course!

Love You, Bless You, Talk To You Soon!

Your Favorite Sis-Sis!

Peace!

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Them's Big Doings!

 I Don't Know About You

But I Have Been To Some Big Doings In My Time

But None Like That! 

Let Me Bring You Up To Scratch! 

It Is Like This: Mai Good Met His Glory

And There Is Peace! 

You Meant To Say That There Was Peace, Misty! 

No, Miss Miffed! 

I Said What I Said Because It Is Right! 

You Know You Lying, Misty!

You Just Indulging In Hyperbole

To Get Me All Entangled And Invested

To Make Yourself Feel Special! 

Miss Miffed, If You Want To Hear My Story Shut Your Trap!

If You're Not Interested, Just Keep Flapping Your Yap!

Sorry, Misty!

Very Well!

Mai Good And His Glory Are Bound Together

In An Ordained Marriage! 

You Mean An Arranged Marriage, Misty! 

Miss Miffed!?! 

Yes, Misty!?! 

Wha' I Not Too Long Tell You!?!

Okay, Misty, I Got It! 

Well, According To The Covenant They Entered Into

Mai Good Gets The Desires Of Her Heart From His Glory 

If It Is For Mai Good's Good

And For His Glory's Glory!

Wait Up, Misty!

Please Let Me Speak! 

Say On, Miss Miffed!

You Mean To Tell Me That Mai Can't Get A Good

Without His Getting A Glory!?!

Yes!

His Glory Really Got Some Nerve! 

Nope! 

Excuse Me!?! 

I Said "Nope!" 

His Doesn't Have Nerve! 

He Has Wisdom! 

Would You Like To Small-Down That Statement For Me, Ms. Misty!?! 

Sure Can, Miss Miffed! 

His Glory Is The Great Prince!

I'm Sure You Mean Great-Kind Prince! 

No, Miffy! 

His Glory Is The Great Prince!

Wait, Wait, Wait ... You Mean As In HIM!?! 

That's Right, My Dear!

The Very One! 

Lord Almighty!

But, Misty, If That Is For Real ...! 

... It Is! 

...  That Means That It Is A Matter Of 

His Character Being On The Line

So He Can't Give Her Anything That 

Goes Against Who He Is! 

Ding, Ding, Ding! 

Miss Miffed Wins The Perfect Prize! 

Misty!?! 

Yes, Miffy!?!

You Just Made Up That Tale To Tell Me

The Whole Old Story Of Jesus And His Love! 

Yes, Miffy! 

I Love It! 

Whatever Is For My Good

Will Always Be For His Glory!

Indeed!

We Are Amazingly Blessed!

AMEN!!!

Thank You, Lord Jesus!

Peace! 

  

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRAYER: Dear Lord, No Disrespect Intended ...!

PRAYER:

Dear Lord, 

Have Mercy And, As You Promised, Remember Me! 

Lord, No Disrespect Intended 

But All I Can Offer You Today Is 

Thank You For My Life

Bless Yo

 For My Hope

Praise You For My Peace 

And Say I Love You

I Trust You

I Believe You

And Ask You To Help Me To Not Be An Ingrate

For All Your Blessings Showered Upon Me

The Majority Of Which I Will Never Know This Side Of Eternity! 

Lord, I Need To See You

Just As The Human Heart Longs To See

The Form Of Its Beloved

And To Feel Their Presence

To Hug Them Close

Hold Their Hand

Touch Their Face

And To Gently Rest The Beloved's Head Against Their Chest

And Hear Their Heart Beating

And Know That The Object Of Their Love Is Home

Is With Them

And They, Themselves, Feel At Home!

With You, Lord, I Long To See And Be With You

Who Loves Me Best

Who Has Never Failed Me

Or Done Anything To Hurt Or Harm Me!

I Long To Be With You

The One Who Has Raised And Is Raising Me Up

From The Morass That Is The Sin Life With Its Myriad Sorrows

And Elevating Me To The Perfection Of Sanctification!

I Desire To See You As You See Me

And To Know You As You Know Me

Face To Face

And In All Your Glory

And Thence To Touch The Thorn-Inflicted Scars

On Your Forehead

To Caress The Mark Of The Gash

From The Evilly Efficient Spear-Thrust

Compliments Of The Roman Soldier Just Doing His Job

To Hear The Heart Of Him Whose Love To And For Me 

Permitted Him To Defy Death And Rob It Of Its Trophy

Which Made It Possible For Me To Love Him

To Die In And For Him

And Live To Say To Death, Our Last Enemy

"Where Is Your Sting, Where Is Your Victory!?!"

And To Know That My Victory Is The Overcomers' Crown

And To Live, Love, And Be With You

For The Ceaseless Ages Of Eternity:

Lord, Hold Me Fast!

I Long To Kiss Your Feet With Thanksgiving

And To Lay Your Nail-Scared Hands Against My Face

And Kiss Each Palm!

What A Wonderful Day It Will Be!

Lord, I Didn't Feel That I Had It In Me To Pray Today

But In Talking With You And Cooperating With Your Sweet Spirit

I Realize That I Have Poured Out My Heart:

It Feels ... It Is ... Liberating!

Thank You For Hearing And Answering My Prayer Of Faith!

I Love You With My Whole Heart!

I Will Speak With You Again A Little Later!

Be Pleased With Me!

Have Another Beautiful Day Blessing The Brethren

With Your Gift Of A Portion Of Your Faith And Unfailing Favor!

AMEN!!!

Brethren,

Let Us Please Seek To Remember That 

Prayer Is The Strength Of The Soul: 

Commune With The Lord Today ... Right Now! 

Peace!