VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: It Took A Miracle ...!

Buying Grace
And
Selling Salvation
Turned Up ... Uninvited
In The Town Called ... It Took A Miracle!
They Did Not Find A Warm

Nor Embracing Welcome! Welcome!

There Was A Reason ... 

The Ever Humble And Upright Godly Example

Had Preceded Them There

And

That Model Of Grace-Filled Living

Had Been Having The Most Amazing Effect

On The Citizenry

Who, Formerly

Had Been Filled With Sins

Drowning In Trespasses

And

Transported By Transgressions!

Of Course

This Is Not To Say That Godly Example

Had Received A "Come Hither!" Welcome

At His Dignified Appearance

In It Took A Miracle!

The Fact Of This Matter Is ... 

Comfort In Cold Water

Makes Warm Water Hot

And

Comfort In Sinful Living 

Causes Godly Living To Go Begging ... A Lot!

Truth Must Be Told ... 

As Opposed To The Sermon 
Preached By A Righteous Life Lived

When A Harsh Condemnatory Sermon Is Preached

- Devoid Of Christ's Love And Care 

And Not Built Upon Walking The Talk 

And Talking The Walk - 

You May Be Assured That

There Is Not Going To Be 
A Conversion To The Right Way

By Any Of Your Observers!

It Was Like This ...

Godly Example's Excellent Example

Was ... Is

Like The Wind

But 
In Reverse!

You Don't See The Wind

But

You Feel 
You Experience What The Wind Does!

Everybody Saw How Godly Example Lived

But 
Were Not At First

Aware Of Or Expecting

The Changes In Lives Wrought!

Like Abel The Obedient

Godly Example Spoke

And

Still Speaks

Without Superfluous Studied Words!

He Leads His Neighbors To The Lord Christ

By His Godly Example!

Many Lives Were Changed! 

Environments Were Upgraded! 

Conversations Became Circumspect! 

Attitudes Became Gentler! 

Considerations For Others Became Rife

And

Godly Living Became The Spice Of Life!

And

That Spice 
Is Not Measured By Scofield Units Of Heat

And

Love To God

And

Love For Others 

Became

The Language Of The Regenerated Heart!

To The Point ... 

Buying Grace

And

Selling Salvation

Had Been Seeking To Upend That Change

Because

Their Always-In-The-Shadows Boss, Curry Favor

- Who Coined Himself

Every Sentient Man's Liberator -

Had Lost Some Of His Best Customers

Because Of Godly Example's Godly Example

And

He, Offended 

Had Sent Them To Goose The Bull

Had Sent Them To "Muddy" The Water!

See, Here, There Is Always A Reason ... 

This Had To Be Done

Since He Is An ... Unclean Spirit

In The Employ

In The Council

Of The Big Cheese Himself

The Accuser Of The Brethren

The Snake In The Grass

The Dragon Ever At Work

Fka Lucifer 

Nka Satan

Aka The Wannabe God

Liar-Man The Bold

Fallen Angel With Heart Known Cold!

Hear The Right ... 

That Very Satan

The Lord Of Dung

Had

Has 

A Deeply Vested Interest

In Stopping People From Hooking Up

With Godly Example

And

For Seeing To It That They Continued Down

The Garden Path

Indulging In Own-Sin Self-Pay

And

Never Ever Ever Reaching Spiritual Perfection

By Living For 
And 
In The Faith Of The Lord Christ!

Satan

Being Grossly Prideful

Vengeful

Hateful

Evil

Lying

Murderous

Deceitful ... And So Much More

Had Lost The Battle Of Attrition

And

The Policy War Of The Great Controversy

That Dark Day In Mount Calvary!

He Had Lost His Praying Prey! 

He Had Lost His Stolen Kingdom 

And

The Only Other Thing Left To Be Lost

Is 
His Miserable Life

And

He Has No Intention Of Going Out Quietly

Or Docilely Alone!

He Fully Intends

To Go Out With Myriad Trophies 

And

In A Torrid Blaze Of "Glory" 

Denying The Lord Of Life

The Creator

The Redeemer

The Friend

As Many Of Those

As He Could Wrest Away

And

All For A Truly, Truly
Simple, Simple
Base-Minded Reason:

Those Who Rejected

Those Who Will Reject

The Expensively Purchased

So Great Salvation

Retained Their Own Sins

And

Will Pay The Cost ... For Themselves

With Their Own Lives

For That Unrepented Of

Unforgiven By Almighty God

Known-Sin! 

What Must-Must Must-Must ... 

Those Free-Willed Ingrates' Sins

Cannot Be Reckoned To Satan's Account!

How "Happy" 
That Makes Him ...  Considering The Circumstances!

Know Your Enemy ...

Satan 
Is 
Evil, Wicked

Not Stupid

And

He Is Lowering His Heat Score

In The Most Diabolic Fashion! 

On The Other, That Is
The Right, Hand ...

All Those Persons

Who Took ... Who Take 
The Lord God Almighty At His Holy Word

And

Accepted ... Accepts

The Unspeakable Gift

Had ... Have

All Of Their Known 
And 
Confessed Sins

Irrevocably Deposited

Lodged 
Dropped Off

Reposed 
Docketed On Satan's Account

Never Ever, Ever, Ever To Be Remitted

Waived

Removed 

Taken Away

Positively Disposed!

This Does Not Make Satan Happy

And

For This Seeming Besmirchment

He Is Intent Upon Making Believers Fall Away 
From Truth To Folly

From Light To Darkness
And

From The Commandments Of The Living Loving God

To The Doctrines Of Damned Devils

So That They, Too

If It Were Possible

Can Be Condemned 

Damned

And, Ultimately

Forever Destroyed! 

It Is His Final Effort

At "Disrupting" The Lord's Plans!

Tsk, Tsk, Tsk ...

He Keeps Skipping Over Hebrews 11:6!

He Is Ignoring The Directs Words Of The Lord Jesus ... 

Beloved, 

If You Thought It Possible, STOP:

No Created Being

Can Surprise

The Omnipotent

Omniscient

Omnipresent 

Creator

Sustainer God!

And

With That Said

I Sincerely Charge You:

Seek The Lord, Now

While The Door Of Mercy 

Is

Still Open 

And

The Lord's Spirit Is Still Near To

And

Calling Unto Us!

Blessings Myriad Await

The Faithful, Enduring, Believer!

Peace Be Upon You ... Today And Forever!