VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: OUTSIDE CEREMONY: Inside Tombs

In The Church Of The Living God

It Is Truly An Amazing Thing
To See The Pomp And Circumstance
Employed In Conducting
The Fast!
Problem Though
It All Leaves The Living God
In The Lurch!

We Worship
AND
Supposedly
Bow Down
Before The Holy God
BUT
Outward Ceremony
Is All That We Show
Displaying Not A Wit
To The World
That We 

In The Grace Of The Redeeming God
Do Daily Grow!

Think Pharisee!
Think Publican
AND
Think
Of Christ Jesus
AND
His Blessed Effect On
The Soul That Trusts
In His Mighty

Unchanging

Unfailing

Hand
AND
Decide
For Yourself
Where In Christ You DO Stand
AND
Ask God For The Outpouring Of His Spirit
So That You
- In This Time Of The End -
May
- By Unshakable Faith -
In The Coming King
Stand!

Do You Humble Your Heart
To God
Or
Are You Filled
With Bitterness

AND

Envy

AND
Indulging In Strife 

AND

Selfishness

AND
Displaying Self-Righteousness
As Your Putrid Birth-Right? 

Are You Holding The Chalice Of Malice?

Has Your Mind Become Calloused?

Is Your Head Bowed
In Pretended Humility
While Your Heart Is Beating
With Gross Covetousness

In An Inflated Chest
Full Of Inordinately High Self-Esteem
AND
Self-Importance
In Ravening Excess?

Is Your Displayed Spirit
Oppressive
Even Exacting
AND
Painful-To-Behold Proud
Performing The Part Of
The Child Of The Devil
Or
Are You Set Apart
- Sanctified-
Knowing Your Need
Justified By Jesus Christ
Pleading With God
To Lift You Up
As You In Godly Fear
Do Not To Heaven Look Up?

Are You Living To Rise Up?

Are You
Am I
Are We
Glorifying Self
Instead Of Patiently Waiting

AND
Working By Faith
For Love Of Our Lord
Or
Are We Rewarding
Awarding
SelfAND
Like-Minded Friends
AND
Puffed Up Pals
With Crystal Vases
AND
Fancy Plaques
Expensive Dinners
Leisure Cruises
Holy Land Tours
AND
Not For A Miaow-Moment
At The Holy Jesus
Looking Back?

Do We Truly Understand

That Only Those Who Glorify

The Lord Christ

Will Be The Ones Glorified 

By Christ The King

AND

To Him

Caught Up?

Are We Christians
True Christ Followers
Or
Are We Members Of The Mixed Multitude
Playing With God
AND
Pleading With The Devil

AND
Rendering The Almighty God As The Fraud
AND
Launching That Damned Devil
As The One Holy
High
AND
Lifted Up
AND
Celebrated
AND
Lauded
As ... The True Eternal Holy God?!
Perish The Thought

For

It Is With Damnation's Eternal Consequences 

Fraught!

There Is No Reason

For Us

To Foolishly Tempt God

And

To Walk In Darkness!

Jesus Christ Is Knocking - He Is The Light!

Open The Door!

Let Him Connect The Current

And

Holy Light Will Flood Your Being

Unto Its Very Core!