Saturday, August 25, 2018

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Sown Seed: Soil ... Soiled! + PRAYER: Help Us, Father, To Look Up!

In The Word Of God Is Life
But
It Is The Soil In Which It Is Received
That Determines
If
The Word
Is
Growing Life-Giving Seed
That Will Yield For The Lord Christ
The Holy Harvest!

How Do You Mean "If"
The Word Is Growing Life-Giving Seed!?
The Word Is God!

If
The Word Contains Life
And
The Word Is Seed
Then 
Nothing Is Wrong With The Seed Of The Word!

It Is 
Where 
It Falls From The Sower Of Good Seed's Hand!
It Is Not The Seed
But
The Soil
That Determines The Harvest Yield
Of The Son Of Man!

Cherished Sin
Self-Righteousness
Hollow Formalism
Attachment To Mammon
And
The Refusal To Suffer Loss Or Lack
Are Some Of The Soils
Found In The Hearts Of Men
And
Barren Land, My Brother
Will Never Yield A Crop!
Do You Ken!

Ken!?!

Understand.

Oh.

Rich Men
Poor Men
Beggar-Men Thieves
Religionists
Antagonists
Pacifists
Priests
High Born
Low Life
Bond Man
Free
All Have A Need That Can Only Be Met
By Obedient Self-Surrender
To Him Who Died
For Me And Thee!

The Rich Young Ruler Of 
Christ-Interview Fame
Longed For The Savior
But
His Fortune Power Authority
Had Him Tied Up In Chains
- Glittery Shining Tight Metal Chain -
So That
For All Of His Profession Of 
Holy God-Following Righteousness
He Was A Vain Idol-Worshipper
And That Even To A Blind Man
Was Right Plain!

Facing The Lord Christ
And
Bowing To Your Money
Hopeful Of Carnal Elevation
Is 
A State That Trips Up Many
Because
Almighty God Doesn't Do The Threesome Thing
Touted By The Pharisaic Clan
And
This, My Dear Brother
Is 
What Will Have Many Wailing
Outside The Gate To Life
Kicking On Lost-Opportunity
Blackened-Hope Burning Sand!

We Need To Trust The Living God
And
Go Where He Sends!
We Need To Lift Up The Fallen
And
By So Doing
We Will To The Eternal God Lend!

Repayment Is Assured!
And
Eternity's The Time!
The Coin Is The Robe Of Christ's Righteousness
And
The Payer's Hand
Is
The Hand Of The Lord God Holy 
Faithful True Kind Divine!

Alright, Then!
Let's Study!

Your Bible Or Mine!

Let's Not Be Sloths!
We Shall Mark Both
For Personal Study
Assures
True And Steady Christian Growth!

Indeed!
Anything That Denies Us Growth In Grace
We Must Loathe!

PRAYER:

Father,

We Come You
With Hearts Filled With Hope
And
Trust
And
We Ask You
To Help Us To Grow Up
In Jesus Christ's Faith
Nothing Wavering
Nothing Holding Us Back
To Cause Us The Holy Name To Disgrace!


Help Us To Look Up

To Walk Forward
And
Not To Stagnate
So That In The Day Of Judgment
We Won't Suffer Satan
And
Willful Sinners'
Prescribed And Just Fate!


Please Bless Us To Be Faithful

Enduring And True
And
To Lift High The Cross
Of
The Lord Jesus Christ
Because
It Is Our Desire
To Have Others Know The Word
The Word Who Is God
Who Dwelt Amongst
And
Who Showed Us How To Live Lives
That Are Pleasing In Your Holy Sight!

Please Pour Out Of Your Spirit Upon Us
And
Direct Our Focus
So That Nothing That We Do
May Offend Thee!


We Love You, Lord 

And
We Ask These Few Mercies
In Jesus Christ's Holy Name! 
Please Come Soon! 
AMEN.




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