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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Saturday, September 28, 2024

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Child Of God!

Galatians 3:26 KJV
For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

Do You Act In All Things As Yourself 
Or As A Human Being!?! 

How About As A Child Of God!?! 

Dodo, I Am A Human Be-ING 
And I Can Only Act As Myself! 

Hmm ... I Notice, Sharpie, That You Did Not Grant Recognition 
To The Child Of God Designation! 

Are You Not A Professing, Practicing
Child Of The Eternal Holy God!?! 

Well, Yes, But ...! 

Interesting! 

Brethren, 

We All Have This Very Problem! 

Talk About Yourself, Dodo! 
That Sounds Like A "You" Problem To Me! 

Carden, You Just Spectacularly Proved My Point! 

Wait! What!?! 

Brethren, 

Let Me Break It Down For All Of Us! 

We Are Human Beings! 
We Can Only Be Ourselves! 

We Call Almighty God Our Father 
Because 
We Went Down Into The Watery Grave Of Baptism 
Because 
We Accepted The Word Of The Lamb 
And 
Took Him As Our Savior 
By Our Confession And Heartfelt Repentance For Our Sins 
And 
We Came Up Out Of The Water 
Having Put On The New Man! 

Now Think Very, Very Carefully! 

Living In Or Better Said
With Christ Living In You By His Holy Spirit 
Who Leads Us Into All Truth 
Would It Not Be True To Say That 
You Are A Child Of God
A Regenerated Human Whose Sinful Self Is Daily Purged
Being Sanctified Aka Set Apart For Holy Use 
So That You Daily Choose To Let Your Default Position 
In All Matters Be: 
"Father, Ever Lead Me And Guide Me! 
Please Teach Me To Be True To You 
And To Be Pure In My Thoughts, Words, And Deeds
And Also Ever Show Me What I Should Do 
As Your Child With Full Inheritance Rights 
So That I Do Not Crucify My Dear Savior Afresh 
Bringing Him To An Open Shame!?!" 

Beloved, 

Be Cautious! 
In This Age Of "Do You!" 
And 
"My Truth!" 
We Are Being Again Beguiled To Taste
And For That Matter
Substantially Eat Of The Forbidden Fruit! 

Please, I Beseech Us All
Let Us Boldly Interrogate Our Profession
Our Practice
And 
Our Utilization Of Our Gifted Faith
And 
Decide Once And For All Time 
Who We Are Going To Trust
Honor, Worship, Follow, And Obey: 
The Rock Of Salvation, Jesus Christ Our Loving Lord 
Or
The Malevolent Side-Winder, Satan The Damned
Who Desires Our Destruction 
But 
Shows Us New, Different, Pretty, Loud, And Exciting 
Which Activates Our Hedonistic Traits! 

We, Each, Have Freewill And Freedom To Choose! 
Let Us Brazenly, Yet Humbly, Choose To Use Them 
In Jesus Christ's Name 
And 
For His Sake! 

Thank You, Dodo! 
I'm Glad That You Are Not The Bird! 

AMEN!!! 

Peace! 


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Saturday, September 21, 2024

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Thief Of Joy!

Isaiah 46:5 KJV
To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?

We Were Warned In The Living Word 
Through The Posing Of A Question 
By The Very Lord Of Life Whose Name Is All-Knowing 
Which Means He Has The Unimpeachable Answer! 

The Lord God Almighty Asked: 
"To Whom Will You Compare Me!?!" 

Come On, Brother Man! 
That Was A Trick Question! 

Was It, Uncle Look-Up!?! 

Are You Calling Our Lord Deceitful!?! 

No, Mo! 
I Might Be A Lot Of Things 
But Stupid I Am Not! 
All I Want To Know Is Why 
An Unanswerable Question Was Posed!?! 

Lil' Bit, Have You Ever Heard This Expression: 
"Comparison Is The Thief Of Joy!?!" 

No, I Can't Say That I Have! 

Okay! 
Let's Say, For Instance, That You Worshipped The Living God 
In The Unvarying Beauty Of Holiness 
And 
You Were Truly Happy And Undeniably Blessed To Do So! 

You Knew That You Were Loved And Cherished 
For You Knew That You Were Not Alone 
Because 
Your God Was Your Shepherd, Your Refuge, And Your Strength! 

You Couldn't See Him 
Because 
If You Did In Your Current Sinful State
You Would Be Immediately Consumed: 
He Protected You By Covering Himself! 

You Were Happy, Happy, Happy 
Until You Happened Upon 
"This Is It!" Means And Methods Ministries Incorporated! 

They Had Crashing Cymbals, Booming Bass Drums
Tenor Pans, Electric Guitars 
Praise Singers In Bikinis
Praise Dancers In Short Shorts 
With Lil' Frilly Aprons Over Them
And 
Theatrical Lights, Smoke Machines
And 
A Glib-Tongued Speaker With Expensive Tastes, Treats And Toys
And 
All Manner Of Pricey Statuary 
Which They Carried And Venerated In Their Worship! 

You Were Mesmerized Even More 
When It Was Told You That The Statues Were Gods 
Who Gave Them Their Every Desire 
When The Worshippers  Gave Said Gods 
Gifts Of Money, Produce, Pledge, Or Person! 

You Noted That Those Worshippers Were Excited, Even Euphoric! 

Lord Jesus, Save Us! 

Why Do You Say That, Mala Prop!?! 

I Say That Because That Is
Exactly What Happened To The Israelites 
At The Time Of Balaam 
And Then 
At The Time Of Prophet Samuel 
When They Asked For A King That They Could See ...! 

... And That Is What Repeatedly Led To Them 
Being Constantly Overcome And Enslaved 
To Their Idolatrous Adversaries! 

So, Brethren, 
What Do You Say, Now, About Comparison!?! 

"Comparison Is Truly The Thief Of Joy!"  

Beloved, 

Every Good And Perfect Gift Comes From Almighty God
Who Will Not Share His Glory With Another 
For No Other Can Be Compared To Him 
Because 
He Is Life, Love, Light 
And 
Everything To All People! 

Please, I Beseech Us All
Do Not Allow Anything Or Anybody 
To Steal Your Joy In Our Lord Jesus
The God Almighty
Mighty To Save And Seal Us Against The Great Day Of Small Things
The Day Of Judgment! 

AMEN!!! 

Peace! 



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