VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: FACING LIFE: Lean On Jesus!

For All The Brethren

Facing ... Life's Storms!

Bow Your Head In Faith!
Say A Prayer With Hope!
With Our Beloved Lord Jesus Christ

Who Is Our Peace
We Shall Weather The Storm
For
His Word Stills The Winds
Calms The Seas
AND
Comforts Hearts Forlorn!

Yes! The Storm Is Raging!
Yes! The Day Seems Bleak!
Yes! Your Heart Is Troubled
BUT
Listen!
King Jesus Speaks:

Oh, Weary One

Cease Your Fretting!

I Created The Wind!

Oh, Fearful One

Cease Your Murmuring

I Gave You The Voice

With Which You're Speaking!

My Ways Are Not Your Ways

Neither Are Your Thoughts Mine!

I AM God!

Be It Storm Of Wind

Flood Fire

Test Tempest

I Made It All!

I AM God!

Trust Me!

The Battle Is Mine!

Hold On To Your Hope In Me!

Lean On My Love For You!

I AM The Lord!

You Get The Good!

I Get The Glory!

In Me Is Your Bliss!

Gold Is Tried In Fire!

Clay Must Be Molded To Shape!

Rocks Are Piled On Each Other 

Before A Sturdy Wall May Take Shape!

Cloth Must Be Cut To Make A Garment!

Beans Must Be Boiled To Make A Stew!

New Wine Must Be Poured In New Bottles

And For You To Live With Me

I Must Make You Anew!

Change Is Never Easy

Never Comfortable! 

A Shoe Will Pinch

Before It Wears Well! 

Sugar Salt Leavening

Must Be Used Judiciously

Or One Will Not Have

Good Eating Bread!

You Are Being Prepared

For Your New Life! 

These Things Are In My Counsel

I AM God!

Take Not The Shortcut To Glory

As The Devil

And Soon

You Shall See Your Great Reward!

By Faith

With Humility

See To Your Labors! 

Pray! Call On Me! 

I AM Here!

Trust Not Your Feelings

Your Eyes

Your Eyesight! 

Trust Me! 

I AM Your Light!

I Will Heal You Of Your Fears!

Cast Upon Me Your Cares!

Take My Peace!

I Give It!

It Passes Human Understanding!

Take My Hand!

Let Me Lead You Home!

Take Daily Grace

For Each Day's Journeying

And You Won't Have To Live

With Remorse

As You Through This Life Doth Course!

Mercy For You Is A Given!

Call On Me!

I AM With You All The Way!

You Are Not Alone!

I Give Unto You Of My Spirit!

Listen!

Heed The Teaching!

The Chastening!

Listen And Follow!

I AM Leading!

I Make For You The Sure Way!

Humble Yourself

Under My Hand!

I AM Mighty

And

Mighty To Save!

I Know All

Am In All

I See All

Believe In Me!

Heed The Salvation Call!

Walk By Faith! 

You May Stumble

But Trust In Me

For

I Shall Not Let You Fall!

Your Way To Eternal Life

Is Not A Smooth Walk

For, Beloved

You Are Climbing To Zion Hill!

You Need Foot Holds

Hand Holds

And

Clefts In The Rock For Shelter!

On A Smooth And Sheer Face

You Have Nothing

Upon Which Your Foot

Your Hand 

Your Body

To Place!

You Have The Choice!

Climb Rough With Me 

And

Enduring All

 Live

Or Try Ascending

By Walking Smooth With Sin

And Assuredly 

Fall!

Beloved,

Please See Yourself

As An Evergreen Tree

As A Deep-Rooting Desert Palm! 

Send Down Your Roots Into Me

The Living Giving Water

And Live

For

The Water Of Life

For Life

From Me

Is Flowing Free!

The Desert Wind

Blowing Sun-Heated Sand

May Sting You!

Scorpions In Your Roots

May Make A Nest!

Give Unto Me Your Vexations

And Soon

- Overcoming - 

Settled In Spirit

By My Grace

You Shall Rest

And By Me

You Shall Surely Be Blessed!

Take Heed!

The Angels Are Watching Over You!

Let Them Influence You 

For Your Eternal Good! 

Trust In The Lord!

Walk In Faith

With Your Heavenly Companions

And

You Shall Reach Home

The Haven Of Rest

Forever Blessed Of Your Lord!

Lean Not On Your Own Understanding!

Lean On Me!

I AM The Eternal!

The One Holy!

The Living God!

FOOL: Tool

What Is The Point Of Dying
Doing What Your Soul Loves
AND
Not Being With
Nor
Seeing In Peace
Him Who Loves Your Soul!

What Is The Point
Of Having Your Routine
Your Regimen Down Cold
- To Elite Perfection -
AND
Not Being Able
To Defend Yourself
For Your Known Sin
To The Creator Of Your Soul?

What Is The Point
Of Living In Sin
When You Can Be Saved From Sin
By The Savior Of Your Soul

If 

You Invite Him

Your Heart To Live In?

Why Sell Your Unsellable Sinful Soul
To A Bankrupt Death Merchant
When You Can Accept Forgiveness Of Sin
From The Redeemer 

Who Is Your Creator

AND

The One Who Made You A Living Soul?

Why Lose Your Soul's Salvation 

For A Sensation
When Sensation Will Soon Be Lost
BUT

Salvation 

Bought For You
On A Cruel Cross
Can Only Be Lost
When

By Your Own Hand
You Personally Cast It Away
With A Couldn't-Care Swift Toss?

Why Pay
For What Can't Be Purchased
AND
Owe
For What Can't Be Sold?!

So, So, Sooo Close!
You Just Lost Me Right There!!

You Can't Buy God's Gifts!

You Can't Owe For Gifts!

You Can't Pay For Forgiveness And Salvation!
You Can't Owe For Redemption And Heaven!

If You Can Trust From Aka Get Easy Credit
If You Can Owe Aka Promise To Pay
AND
Over Time Pay God
YOU, Yourself
Have No Need For The Sacrifice Of Christ! 

You Are Your Own Surety!

You Are Your Own Security!

However ...

You Can Buy Hell!
AND
You Can Sell Damnation
For
You Make Your Purchase Of Hell And Damnation
By Bartering
Selling
Giving Away
Your Right To Eternal Life
By Listening To Satan
AND
Utilizing All Called
The Satanic Device!

Can't Do That!
Won't Do That!
That Would Make Me A Fool
And To All Intents And Purposes
I Become An Unremunerated
Used-By-Satan
Condemned-By-God
Tool
And That My Brotha
Ain't No Where Near Cool!

All Right Then!

I Rest My Case!

HAPPY SABBATH + The Lord, The Lord!

He

Wants Me To:

• Trust His Word
• Follow Him Without Fear
• Believe Him Without Doubt
• Answer Him Ever With "Yes!"
• Tell The Other "No!"
• Live Victoriously For Him
• Consciously Die To Self
• Think Eternally
• Walk In His Faith
• Claim His Promises
• Constantly Read His Love Letter
• Call Him Possessively 
• Think Of Him Continually
• Talk About Him Habitually
• Declare His Wondrous Works Expansively 
• Seek Him Everywhere
• Sing His Praises Rejoicingly
• Go To His Father Prayerfully 
• Lean On His Arm Dependently
• Rest Easy In His Green Pasture
• Find Instant Refreshing By His Still Waters
• Ask Him To Restore My Soul
• Accept Daily Grace Always Sufficient 
• Take His Mercy That Is Free To Me
• Know That I Have Strong Body-Guards
• Repent Of Yesterday
• Confess Known Sin
• Wash In His Blood
• Know The Truth
• Live In His Light
• Buy Fire-Tried Gold From Him
• Wear The Clothing He Provides
• Let Him Treat My Blind Eyes With Salve
• Ask For The Indwelling Comforter
• Not Grieve The Holy Spirit 

AND

Do It All
Because Of Love
Because He Loved Me First
- Always And Best -
AND
Died To Save Me
AND
Has Gone To Prepare Me An Eternal Home
In The Glorious Kingdom Of The Blessed

AND

As My Personal High Priest

Is Interceding For Me!

It Is Too Much! I Said.

He Ever So Gently Said: There Is More.

Are You Real?!

Prove Me.

What If I Stumble?!

Call Out To Me.

What If I Die?!

Die In Me!
You'll Rise To And With Me!

How Long Before You Tire?!

My Love Is Not On Hire.

Can We Talk?!

Whatever Whenever Wherever
Just Because
In Communion - Total Union.

What Do You Get?!

Your Whole Heart
Your Soul To Control
Your Life.
I Love You To Death.

I Love You.

Take My Hand
Do Not Let Go
Stay Under My Shadow
We Are Going Home

Do Not Look Back
Look Up To Me
Do Not Worry
Do Not Fear

You Cannot Be Forsaken
I Am Your Creator
You Are Mine
My Forever Treasure

Walk In Accord With Me
And We Shall Be Together Forever.

Forever?!

For The Ceaseless Ages Of Eternity.

Take My Hand, Faithful God!
You're The Rock Of Ages!
In You, I'll Stand!
I Was Tired!
I Am Weak!
You Make Me Strong!
I Wandered The World

And Lived As A Disgrace!
But In This Day
I Behold Your Face

And Know
I Need You, Lord!
Help Me To Stand!
I Want To Go Home!

You Hear My Cry!
You Hear My Call!
You Hold My Hand!
Holding You ... I Cannot Fall
Here's My Hand
Trembling Small
Lord Of My Life
Please Lead Me Home!

The Way Is Hard
... And Easy, Too!
The Lord Loves Me!

The Lord Loves You!
The Adversary Of Souls
Cannot Separate Us!
No Power! No Want!
No Plan To Pervert
Will Prosper Against You
If The Lord You Don't Desert
So Close Earth's Eyes
Walk In Christ's Faith
He's Leading Me And You!

Hell Will Rage!
Damnation May Roar!
Minions Will Seek
To Get The Cheap Score
BUT STAND

Stand Firm In The Faith

For
Christ The Lord Is The King!

Live By Grace!
Mercy Is Free!
Truth Is Your Shield!
Peace Passes Understanding!

The Love Of God 

Is Your Weapon To Wield

So
Take The Hand
That Precious Hand

For
Christ Is Leading Us Home!
Safely ... HOME!

In The Service Of The Living God!

In The Service Of Love
- The Service Of God -
Is The Will To Please
By Serving God
According To His Requirements
AND
To Do It Willingly
Eagerly
Because We Return His Delightsome Love!

Doing The Will Of God
Is Not A Burden
To The One Who Trusts
Who Loves
Who Honors
Who Worships
Who Readily Obeys
Because The Pleasure Derived From 
Being In God's Service
Beautifully Lights Life's Oft' Dim Pathways!

There Is No Turning Away From Duty!
There Is No Stopping The Glorious Work To Laud Self!
There Is No Wondering Who Is Not Working
AND
There Is Wandering Around 
The Self-Serving Soul's Market Shelves!

The One Who Loves The Lord
Finds
That It Is Its Own Reward
AND
All Who Work Out Of Love
In The Service Of The Lord
Will Find That With Divinity
They Walk In Accord!

I Love The Lord!
I Think Of Him
AND
I Work For Him
AND
If With Endurance
I Stay The Course
In The Day Of Appointment
There Shall Be No Finding Of Spiritual Adultery
AND OBVIOUSLY
No Eternal Separation 

By The Condemnatory Divorce!

Let Us Willingly Obey
The Lord's Commands
As
In His Service
We Faithfully Stand!

Lord Almighty,

We're Yours To Command!

In Jesus' Name

Keep Us Faithful!

AMEN.

CREATED BEINGS: If Greedy Waits ...!

Satan Is The Liar!
His Hands Are Never Clean!
His Intentions To Man Are Cruelly Vile
AND
His Prized Methods Are Truly Obscene!

Do Not The Part Of a Satan Act
Challenging God For Supremacy
For
You Are A Created Being, My Friend
AND
Without The Creator God Holding Your Dusty Hand
Your Beginning
IS
Your End!

Nothing In This Life
Is As It Appears
So

Do Not Name Your Eyes
Your Traffic Director!
Be Pleased To Take The Living God
As Your Sole Portion
AND
You Will Not Have The Lake Of Fire
For Your Blue Sea
Nor Your Vast Ocean!

If Greedy Waits

Hot Will Cool! 

If Lust Is Cooled

Common Sense Will Rule! 

The Lord Christ Is King
AND
The Giver Of All Good Things
So

Be Pleased To Honor Him
AND
You Will With The Hosts Of Heaven
Before His Throne Of Glory
Glorified
Immortalized

Joyously

Joyfully

Thankfully
Eternally
Sing!

We Have Options!

Bend ... Freely

OR

Break Forcibly!

Either Position Taken

Mankind Will Give God

His Glory!

Less - With God - Is Always More!

Satan Became Dissatisfied
Because 

The Secrets Of All God's Purposes 

Were Not Revealed Unto Him
AND
Not Being In The Least Concerned With God's Glory
- Ever Always Only His Own -
He Became The Angel Fallen!

This Ain't No Folk-Lore!

All Men Should Be Aware
That The Discontented Duck
- Aggressive -
Always Get His Feathers Plucked
AND
All Who Choose
To Make War
With Their Soul's Creator
Will Not Dwell Long Upon The Land
Nor Visit To Live
In Eternity's Theater!

Those Who Ignore
The Duty Of The Post
AND
Inquire Into The Affairs
Not Under Their Purview
Will Neither Get What They Want
Nor Keep What They Have
AND
That Happens Sooner
Rather Than Later!

God Has Appointed
The Fair Earth As Our School
AND
Life Experience
As Our Senior Teacher!
The Commandments Ten
Are The Rules Of The Road

AND
Pain Sorrow And Grief
Are Vigilant Policemen
With Death Being
The Equalizing Judicator!

Lust Is The Speed Bump
That Causes Men To Fall
AND
Sin Is The Nail That Punches Man's Heels
Aka Tires
AND
His Eyes Cloudy
Blinking
With Wayward Thinking

AND

Waxing Poetic Nigh To Unwise
He Calls The Maker

- His Maker -
Selfish And Unkind

- Personally Unsacrificing -
AND
Sets About To Destroy
Poison
- Against God -
Other Men's Tiny Minds!

He Does The Thing Asinine!

The Lord Is Gracious!
The Lord Is Kind!
The Lord Is Almighty
God Holy
Divine
AND
All Who Would
To See In Peace His Glorious Face
Must Occupy
Occupy

Occupy
His Appointed-By-God Place!

Let Us, Dear Brethren
Occupy Ourselves
With Our Pleasant Work
Mindful 

Of Our Manners
AND
Stop Acting The Part
Of Devil-Inspired Jerks
For
All Who Endeavor
To Be More Than They Were Made
Will See Themselves
- In Horror -
Be Made Less Than They Were
Intentionally Made
AND
In The Disobedient Damned-Goat
- Not Obedient Safe-Sheep Fold -
Herd!

Think For Your Self

AND

Reason With The Living God

Before You Excitedly Trust Satan

AND
Challenge The Almighty God!
Do Not Be Deceived
By That Damned-Devil Man-Stalking
Fraud Who Desires To Be The One God!

Man Who Acts Like The Monkey

Is A Donkey! 

Man Who Acts Like Grass

Gets Mown!

B U T

Man Who Bows In Faith

Before The Eternal God

On The Earth

Is The Very Man

Who Will

Ranging Eternity Surf!

IT'S NOT AN EASY ROAD: Walking ... Steady!

On The Rough Road Through Real Life
I Am Walking 
- By Jesus' Faith -
From Death-Dealing Sin
To Sure Salvation
On The Straight And Narrow Path
With Him Who
IS
The Only Way!

It Is Not An Easy Road
For
All Who Will Reach Heaven
Will Many, Many, Dangers Meet
Because
Satan D. Fraud
The Adversary Of Souls
IS
The Kinker Of The Silver Cord
The Breaker Of Truth-Transmissions
The Bender Of Soul-Securing Rules
The Purveyor Of Putrid Pastimes
The Voice Of Accusation
The Bird Of Prey
The Dialer Of Damnation
The Inciter Of Violence
The Cause Of Crime
The Denier Of The Holy One Divine
AND
The Cause Of The Separating Line
AND
The Hill Which
Every Enduring Faithful Overcoming Christian
MUST
Climb!

On The Hill That Is The Devil
Entrapment
Is In The Way!
So Is Doubt
Ungodly Fear Care
Disappointment
AND
Friends Family Fiends
Who Do Not
Faith And Belief In Christ Share!

There Are Past Associations
AND
Old Habits That Die Hard
AND
Beguiling Scents Of Yesterday
AND
The Taste For Tastes
That We For Sure
Did Wittingly Discard!

There Is The Siren-Sound Of Sadness!
There Is The Callous Call Of Things Best Left!
There Is The Gritty Grunt Of The Graceless Gathering
AND
The Tawdry Talk Of The Masterful Mind-Masking Monk
Looking To Block Our Path Into The Rock Cleft!

BUT ...

All Who Have Committed
By Prayer Obedience
Love Hope And Trust
- With Confession And Repentance
Of Known  Sin -
To Ascend Hill Zion Where Abides Christ
Our Lord God
Word Immutable
Holy Savior
Light Of Life
Redeemer
Known To Be Blessing Kind
Have 
The Outpoured Indwelling
Holy Spirit Of The Eternal God
For A Guide
AND
To Teach And Chide
On Right Paths
AND
The Protection
AND
Influence Of Holy Angels
Whose Goal
Is To Get Us ... SAFELY HOME!

We Have Mercy
Grace
Truth
Faith
Love Hope
Pardon For Sin
AND
Christ's Hand To Hold
As We With The Arduous Journey Cope!

The Derailer Is In Front! 
Adversaries Are Behind
AND
Naysayers And Saboteurs
Are On Every Side
BUT ... JESUS CHRIST
Our Way
The Truth
AND
Our Light Which Gives Life
Is With Us
Making God With Us The Majority
Though Myriad Are Those
Who Seek To Hobble
Even Destroy
Our Will
AND
Rabidly Trample
On Our Right To Personal Liberty
AND
Liberty Of Conscience!

Do Not Forget ...

That At The Border
Of The Land Of Promise
That
Lust
- Of The Eye
- Of The Flesh
AND
The Pride That Ruins Lives
Have Set Up Shop
With Spiced Wine
With Rainbow-Persona-Striped
AND
Stripped Women
Singing The Sordid Song
AND
With Promises Of Surpassing Glory
IF
With Them
You Will Sit Down To Eat
AND
Rise Up To Play
Corrupting One's Self
AND
Causing One's Name
From The Lamb's Book Of Eternal Life
To Be Blotted Out
Everlastingly
Taken Away!

The Word For The Wise ...

When You Study
AND
Learn
To Know Your Very Real God
The Counterfeit
Cannot Caress
Possess
Nor Impress
BUT
Will
Address
AND
Oppress You!

Victory
IS
In
Through
By
With Christ Jesus!

Be Fastidiously Firm ...

With Shiloh For Peace
AND
Using Emmanuel For The Ladder
Climb Over The Devil!
Ascend The Zion Mount!
Jesus Christ IS Our Wings
The Perfect Wind
The Bread Of Life
AND
The Blessing Fount!

Climb As The Known Understood 
Tried Tested Enduring Overcoming Triumphant 
So-To-Be-Celebrated Winner!
The Victory Won ... Already
Is Ours ... Already
So Walk In Faith
For LOVE!

Walk, Friend
Rock Steady!

Our God IS Love!

Let's Strive To Join Him

In

The Glorious Courts Above!