Saturday, August 11, 2018

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Dollar Bill Owned Man And Land!?!

Dollar Bill Owned People
And
Dollar Bill Owned All The Land
And
Often You'd See Him
With A Man Or Two In Either Hand
And
If He Was Feeling Truly Irate
Or 
Had Had A Successful Late-Night Date
You Might Find A Man Or Two
On His Always Too-Full Breakfast Plate!

Dollar Bill
- For A Dollar Bill Or Two -
Will Cheerfully Sell A Mother
A Grandmother
A Sister Or Brother
And
A Homeless Father
Got No Discount In His Moment Of Disaster
For Dollar Loves His Bills
And
If A Lil' Fish Stole One
Dollar Wouldn't Hesitate
To Cut Out His Gills
For
In His Eyesight Wrong Is Ever Right
And
That Is How That Dollar Bill
Gets His Jollies And Cheap Thrills!
For Them
His Belly Is Never Filled!

Can You Feel The "But" Coming On?! 

But ... 

Dollar Bill Has An Adversary
- A Man He Cannot Stand -
Whose Name Is Entire Dependence
Who Leans Wholly
On The High And Holy Hand! 

Entire Dependence
Is
Completely Consecrated
To The Cause Of The Lord Jesus Christ
And
He Does Not
- Even For A Single Minute -
Contemplate Using The Demonic Device 
Be It
Greed And Gain
One-Upmanship
Rob A Brother
Or
Throwing Around The Word Profane!

Entire Dependence
Believes The Holy Word In Its Entirety
And
He Has Jesus Christ The Righteous
As His Surety
And
His Security

And 

He Does Not Practice Lies!

The Heat Was On ... 

Dollar Bill Tried Everything
To Get Entire Dependence 
To His Warped Way Of Thinking
To Come Around! 

He Offered Him Silver And Gold
And
Even A One-Off Minted Gold Crown
But
Entire Dependence
Had Taken For His Example
The Life That Jesus Christ Had Led
And
For Victory Over Sin
In Every Battle For The Mind
Through Heartfelt Prayer
He Was ... By The Holy Spirit Of Truth
Good Food Fed!

He Walked With God ...

Entire Dependence Would Not
Could Not
And
Refused To
Walk By Himself!

Entire Dependence Leaned
Leans On
And
Walks With ... King Jesus
The Joy Of Every Soul! 

Turning The Screws ...

Dollar Bill Set Traps! 
Trips! 
Tests!
Dollar Bill Told Bold Lies!
Dollar Bill Designed Gross Cheats
And
For A Dose Of Overkill
Dollar Bill Ordered Up Sensory Overloading 
Aka Brain-Busting 
Mind-Blowing
Tempting-To-Touch Treats!
Almighty God Is Strength ...

All The Evils Things 
Were Thrown At Entire Dependence
But
By Kneeling 
Bowing 
Bending 
And
Prostrating Himself Before Almighty God
And
Clinging To The Words Of Truth And Life
In The War Against Dollar Bill And Sin
Entire Dependence Kept Walking 
On Sure And Steady Feet!

Listen To Him
Before The Lord Of Life, Weep ... 


Bless The Lord, Oh, My Soul! 
Trust The Lord And You Will Live! 
Almighty God Is Gracious
Blessing Giving
And
His Faithful Children Who Depend On Him
Shall With Him In Peace
Enjoy Eternal Living!
Lord,
To You, Alone
My Soul, I Am Giving! 

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I Am Thine, Oh, Lord! 
Draw Me Nearer! 
Lead Me Gently, Safely, Home! 
Suffer Me Never
To Walk Through This Life Alone!
Jesus Christ
For My Sin
Did Atone!


**--**--**--**--**

I Need You, Lord! 
I Need You Now! 
Remove From My Presence, Lord
Rutting Sin
Behaving Like A Wild Range Sow!
I Know No Other Master!
I Sing A Glad Refrain!
I Trust You, Lord!
You Are My God!
Take From My Soul
Sin's Stain And Shame!


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Have Thine Own Way, Lord!
Bless Me
To Walk The Straight And Narrow Way! 
I Desire To Enter Into Thy Holy Presence
So
Cleanse Me Of The Vile Urge To Sin
So That In The Glad Day
- By Right -
I Shall Through The Gates Of The Eternal City
With Gladness
Walk In!
Lord, I Desire The Purchased Win!
It Is In Christ Jesus
That
Daily I Am Trusting And Believing!


Never Give Up On Jesus ...

Dollar Valiantly Tried And Failed
And
Bill, Cursing, Died
And
Was Fabulously Displayed
- Nobody Cried -
But
Ever And Always To His God
- The Living Holy Redeeming Faithful True Eternal God -
Entire Dependence
- To This Day - 
Continually Faithfully
Hope-Filled
Enduringly Relies!

Is There A Moral To All This?!

There Is A Moral ... 

Dollar Bills Come!
And 
Dollar Bills Go
And
Property Passes On To Another 
But
Entire Dependence ... On The Living God 
Causes A Regenerated Christian
With The Lord Christ
To Live Happily ... And Forever!


Living In Sin
And
Causing Others To Sin
Does Not Make
Either
A Rich Man
A Poor Man
A Beggar Man
Nor
A Wily Thief
Wise Or Clever!

Trust In Christ Jesus
And
Do All Things
According To His Will
And
Live Righteously Now
And
In The Fullness Of Time
Triumphantly
And
Forever! 











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