Act ... To Be Attached!

King David Said: 

"The Lord Is My Shepherd

I Shall Not Want!" 

The Gospel Song Writer Ralph Carmichael Said: 

"Because The Lord Is My Shepherd

I Have Everything That I Need!" 

Two Statements Of Fact 

Thousands Of Years Apart 

Delineating The Faith And Belief In The One God 

In The Person Of Jesus Christ The Lord

The Creator, Provider, Director, Savior, Deliverer 

Who Loves His Sheep Totally

Without Inhibition

And 

Personally

To The Satisfaction Of The Soul! 

Beloved, 

Do You Co-Sign Aka Agree With And Approve Of 

The Bold Sentiment Expressed!?! 

Does Your Daily Life Say To Others 

And 

Show To Your Keenly Watching Observers That 

You Surely Do Have Confidence In Christ 

And 

Am Not Dismayed By Not Receiving 

What You "Knew In Your Heart Of Hearts!" 

- Whatever That Means - 

That You Had To Have 

But 

Did Not Receive?!" 

Is Your Faith Fickle Or Firm!?! 

Is Your Confidence Cement Or Cosmetic!?! 

Is Your Love Lax Or Latched!?! 

Dear Ones, 

We Have To Believe To Receive: 

We Have To Act To Be Attached! 

We Have To Pray 

If 

We Don't Want To Fall Prey 

To The Lies And Sophistries Of The Devil 

Who Can Sell Ice To An Eskimo 

If

That Eskimo Does Not Solidly Know Of 

And 

Understand The Truth About The Ground

- The Icy Ground - 

Upon Which He Stands! 

Are You Growing Up In The Lord!?! 

Do You Remember That 

"Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Is 

Lie And Liar Repellant 

And 

Fraud Eraser!?! 

Know Your God 

And 

Stick To Your Goal: 

Heaven With Christ! 

We Have To Believe Him Here 

To Belong With Him There! 

Peace! 

Don't Be A Shooting Star!

 

If We Know Anything About Social Media

We Know That The Influencers Aka The Stars

Live And Prosper Through Subscriptions And "Likes" 

Which Determine Popularity And Profitability 

Aka Success And  Prosperity! 

We Also Know That To Get More Likes And Subscriptions

And 

More Money

The Influencers Lie

Make Truth Turn Corners

Indulge In Downright Ridiculous 

And 

Often Dangerous, Even Deadly, Challenges To Remain Relevant 

And 

Trending In The New Public Square! 

Beloved, 

Are You Playing The Game Of Folly

Blind Man's Bluff

And 

Catch-A-Wave To Feel Good

Be Trendy

And 

Be Important In The Eyes Of Those Who Cannot See 

Because 

They Are Willfully Blind

Deliberately Disobedient

And 

Gainsaying 

While Practicing Deceit!?! 

Stop It! 

Dear Ones,

Let Us Not Forget That 

Only What We Do For Christ Will Last 

And

Ever Remember That We Are Striving Against Sin 

To Receive An Imperishable Crown! 

The Hymn-Writer Plaintively Asked: 

"Will There Be Any Stars In My Crown!?!" 

Well May Each One Of Ask If We Will 

"Wake With The Blessed In The Mansions Of Rest" 

But

The Response We Will Receive From 

Our Loving Lord And Master Jesus Christ 

Rightly Depends Upon Our Work And Service 

By Faith In And Obedience To His Will! 

Let Us Cease From Dead Works 

Loving-Up The Loss-Leaders 

And 

Elevating The Deplorable! 

Dare To Live To Wear The Robe That 

Is 

Eternally Relevant: 

Don't Strive To Be A Shooting Star! 

Serve The King: 

Subscribe To Salvation 

And

Get Your Stars From Our Savior! 

Like Aka Love, Peace!

Shooting Stars Flame Out!

The Truth Raises The Dead!

If Jesus Christ Is Our Known Forever-Friend 

And

Satan Is Our Unrelenting Enemy With An Expiration Date

Why, Then, Are We, Through Ungodly Practices

Treating Satan The Adversary As A Bosom Friend 

And 

Jesus Christ The Lord As Our Bitterest Enemy!?! 

If The Truth Of The Lord Jesus Christ 

Is 

Our Hope, Help, And Salvation

And 

The Lies Of  Satan Are For Our Destruction And Damnation

Why, Then, Are We Treating Known-Truth Like Lies 

And 

Known-Lies As The Truth!?! 

Beloved, 

Beware, Be Aware, Be Wary When Those 

Who Are Called To Be Under-Shepherds Of 

The Heritage Of The Living, Holy, God 

Are Asking You To Accept Their Ruminations

Speculations, Suppositions, And Heresies 

As Fact Upon Which To Build 

"A Future Of Bliss" 

On The Earth Which Is Scheduled By The Lord Of Life

The Creator God ... The Judge Of All Flesh 

For An Everlasting Burning 

Aka A Burning Which Will Not Be Put Out By Any Hand

A Burning Which Must Extinguish Itself 

Because 

There Is Nothing Left Within It 

Upon Which The Fire Of God May Feed!?! 

Dear Ones, 

The Truth Is Not Always Palatable, Tolerable

Easily Swallowed, Willingly Accepted

Or Gratefully Embraced 

But

It Will Always Be True, Right, Worthy ... Saving! 

Please Let Us Not Worry About Who Calls Us Straight-Laced 

Via Technicolor Words Oft Used By Sailors And The Like-Minded! 

The Truth Raises The Dead 

And

Lies Bury The Living! 

Think About It! 

Peace!

Choose The Good Part: Peace ... Perfect Peace!

 

King David Uttered The Words 

"I Will Both Lay Me Down In Peace, And Sleep; 

For Thou, Lord, Only 

Makest Me To Dwell In Safety!" 

And

The Prophet Isaiah Followed Him 

By Saying What Kind Of Peace 

And

Why That Peace Was Assured ... Guaranteed! 

Beloved, 

If We Desire The Blessings Of The Eternal God

We Must Be Diligent 

To Sincerely Do Exactly What He Lovingly Asks Of Us! 

When Your Mind Is Stayed Upon Someone

It Is Because There Is Love

A Loving, Committed, Reciprocal Relationship 

Between Consenting Partners 

Who Care About Each Other

And 

Trust The Words "Until Death!" 

Even As They Walk The Lonesome Road Alone-Together! 

Dear Ones, 

Our Trust In The Lord Jesus Christ 

Causes Us To Become Rich ... Without Sorrow! 

The Eternal God's Love For Us 

Brings With It Neither Shame Nor Disappointment 

And

Because It Is A Love That Will Not Let Us Go

It Will ... Paradoxically 

Be A Love That Will Not Force Us To Stay Put! 

The Love Of God 

Is 

The Anchor For Our Souls 

And

Our Trust In God 

Gives Us The Wings And Eyesight Of The Eagle 

And

The Endurance Of The Ox Of The Protected Stall! 

Let Us This Day Think On Him Who Thinks On Us 

Who Are The Apple Of His All-Seeing, Unwearied, Eye! 

Jesus Christ Saves!

Please Trust And Obey 

And 

Be Forever Happy And Blessed! 

Stay Put 

Aka Stay Rooted And Grounded

Steadfast And Sure 

In The Love Of The Lord Christ: 

Rest Your Weary Soul In Him! 

Peace!

Bluntly Shame The Devil!

The Devil Is The Liar 

And

The Father Of Lies 

And

All Who Operate As He Does 

Will Suffer The Same Way That He Will 

Unless They Confess And Repent 

Aka Turn Away From Sin And Sinning! 

Beloved, 

Sinners Are What We Are By Nature 

But

Choosing To Be Nurtured In The Fear And Admonition 

Aka Caring Counsels Of The Holy God 

In The Person Of Jesus Christ The Lord, The King

- The Judge Of All Flesh -

Will See Us Safe, Sheltered, And Protected

Inside The Beloved City 

When ... Effectively And Efficiently

All Hell Literally Breaks Loose On This Planet 

And 

Sin, Sinners, Satan, And All His Cohort Are Forever Destroyed! 

Dear Ones, 

In The Name Of Jesus

Do Not, DO NOT, Don't Rationalize Sin 

To Make Yourself "Feel Better" About 

What Should Make You Seriously Feel Like Death Warmed Over 

And

For The Lord's Sake

Please Do Not Make Inane Excuses For The Wicked, Sinful

Downright Evil Actions Of Others 

By Saying That Their Mum Didn't Nurse Them

Their Dad Didn't Buy Them A Lolly

Society Failed Them

And 

The World Owes Them A Living! 

There Is No Human 

Who Does Not Know Right From Wrong: 

Just Watch A Young Child Lying 

And 

Trying To Blame Their Sibling

Or "Invisible Friend" For Wrong-Doing! 

Let's Valiantly Class Up Our Operating Manual 

Via Input From The Living Word Of The Holy God 

And

Bluntly Shame The Devil Today! 

Do Right! 

The King Is Coming! 

Peace!  

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Contend ... For The Faith!

In The Living Word Of Truth

There Are Two Meanings For The Word Contend: 

One Is  Condemned 

And 

The Other Is Applauded! 

Beloved, 

If You Stand Firmly As A Child Of God

- A Soldier Of The Cross Of Christ -

There Will Be Those Who Will Hate You 

For Even So Much As Utilizing 

The Breath Of Life Given To You By The Lord Of Life! 

Do Not Contend, Strive, Fight, With These Foes: 

Allow The Living God You Claim To Serve

- Jesus Christ The Lord - 

To Fight Your Battles: 

He Is Better At It That We Will Ever Be! 

Dear Ones, 

The One Time That We Are To Contend 

With Anyone Born Of A Woman 

Is 

- With The Good Lord's Choicest Blessing - 

When We Contend For The Faith 

Which Will See All Of Us 

- Who Love, Trust, Honor, Worship, And Obey The Lord -

Saved And Sealed Against The Great Day Of Small Things

- The Day Of Vengeance - 

Against The Sworn Enemies Of Almighty God! 

Be Encouraged! 

Endure To Overcome! 

Stand Still 

And 

See The Salvation Of The Lord 

All We Who Have Tasted 

And 

Know That The Lord Is Good! 

Let's Choose To Eat Substantially Of The Bread Of Life Today 

And

Be The Salt Of The Earth 

And 

The Light Of The World! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH: Sliding Up The Glass Mountain!?!

Sweet Life Don't Last! 

People Are Always Looking For A Fat Paycheck

A Cushy Job

A Broad Way

No Taxes Or Traffic

A Carefree Existence

And 

Smooth Sailing! 

Perhaps They Should Add Sliding Up A Glass Mountain 

So That The Fairy Tale Existence Will Not Involve 

Deep Breathing, Scraped Knees, Callused Hands

Gray Hair, Wrinkled Skin, Furrowed Brow

And

Sweat! 

That's A "Nice" Gig In Lala Land! 

Beloved, 

Be Real! 

Anything Worth Having 

Is 

Worth Striving For 

Because 

The Word Of Truth Plainly Shows That 

Idleness, Fullness Of Bread, Pride

And 

No Appreciation For What The Blessing Of 

Work, Labor, Striving, And Exertion Provides

Is 

The Curse

The Bane Of Our Lives! 

We Have To Walk To Work 

And 

We Have To Walk To Get Inside Our Homes! 

We Turn On The Stove To Hot A Pot! 

We Have To Lift Up Our Hand To Eat

And 

We Push A Broom To Sweep! 

Dear Ones, 

We Have A Heart For The Devil 

If We Would A Dear Friend Betray: 

That's Wicked Work! 

Don't Stretch Out Your Hands

To Be A Judas Iscariot!

We Must Have A Heart For The Lord Of Life 

If We Will Say Humble Prayers: 

That's Blessed Work! 

Dare To Be Like The Prophet Daniel!

The Point Here Is Profitable Effort! 

To Eat The Good Of The Land 

And

To Get From Where We Are 

To Where The Lord Christ Calls Us To Be

We Must Work While It Is Yet Day 

Because 

The Night Is Coming When No Man Can Work! 

Let's Be Wise 

And

Work To Show That We Believe On The Lord Christ 

For His Gift To Us Of Eternal Life

The Life That Truly Lasts! 

Peace! 

Pray On

Beloved, 

Let Us Look Before We Leap Into Folly 

And 

Think Before We Think To Speak Nonsense! 

To Pray For Oneself And For Others 

Is 

An Imperative Aka Vitally Important! 

Praying Is Not A Perhaps! 

Praying Is A Must Do

A Can't Be Done Without

A Treasure Without Measure

A Life-Line

A Direct Link To The Throne Of Grace 

Through The Ministration Of The Holy Spirit Of Truth 

Because

We Do Not Know How To Pray As We Should 

But

We Should Pray Anyhow! 

Dear Ones, 

As Committed To Christ Christians

There Is No Reason For Us To Be Uncomfortable 

When A Member Of The Family Of God 

Desires To Raise Us Up To The Throne Of Grace! 

In The Midst Of Our Despair Over Food, Finances

Fellowship, Feelings, Friends, Faith

And 

Our Future

We May Rest Easy In The Knowledge That 

Our God, The Lord Jesus Christ

Is 

The Same Yesterday, Today, And Forever

And 

Prayers Raised Up In Our Behalf Are For Our Blessing! 

Please Realize That 

If Prayers In Our Presence

In Our Behalf

Are Making Us Uncomfortable Aka Squirm

It Is Because There Is Unfinished Business 

Between Us And Our God! 

Think Of A Cockroach Who Was Partying 

Until The Light Came On! 

We All Need Prayer To Raise Us Up To God! 

Please Do Not Despise, Ignore, Neglect

Nor Disregard The Golden Parachute That 

Lifts Us Up To Glory In Him 

About Whom Was Written The Old, Old, Story! 

In Faith, I Am Praying For You! 

In Faith, Please Pray For Me! 

Peace!

Choose To Receive The Truth With Gladness!

Why Would You Celebrate A Lie!?! 

Why Would You Denounce The Truth!?! 

Does Any Of This Really Matter!?! 

Beloved, 

Along With Envy, Covetousness, And Greed

Lying Got Lucifer Kicked Out Of Heaven 

And 

Keeps Him From Ever Entering Therein Again! 

Heeding A Lie Got Adam And Eve Kicked Out Of 

The Garden Of Eden  

And 

Having Received The Truth With Gladness 

Will See Them Enter The Heavenly Canaan! 

Lies Cost Our Savior Jesus Christ His Life 

On The Cross Of Calvary! 

Being The Truth 

Has Our King Jesus Christ Interceding For Us

As High Priest

In The Most Holy Place Of The Heavenly Sanctuary! 

Lying About Knowing Jesus Christ

Resulted In Disciple Peter Having To Weep Bitterly 

With Unnecessary Sorrow! 

Standing In And For The Truth 

Has the Converted Apostle Peter's Name Immortalized 

On One Of The Foundations Of The Eternal City! 

Lying To The Holy Spirit 

Cost Ananias And Sapphira Their Lives! 

Dear Ones, 

The Lord Has Made It Plain That 

Anyone Who Loves And Makes Lies 

Aka Who Enjoys Cooking Up Lies

Lying, And Distributing Lies 

Will Have No Part In The City Of God 

And 

Its Obligatory Blessings! 

We, By Nature, Are All Liars! 

Let Us Humbly Confess And Repent Of 

Our Sin Against Almighty God's Holiness 

And

By Faithful Obedience To The Truth

Walk In The Newness Of Life In Christ

Innocent Of Any Transgression! 

We Are Nearing Home! 

Get Ready! 

Peace!   

Indulging Kindness Is Like Choosing To Plant A Wheat Crop Everyday!

Here's A Contrary Thought: 

Kindness Costs: Wickedness Pays! 

Huh!?! 

Work With Me! 

Kindness Is Not Part Of Our Natural Persona 

And 

Requires A Substantial Conscious-Effort Investment 

To Bring Forth Fruit! 

We Must Decide ... By The Grace Of The Holy God 

- Through The Holy Spirit's Working -

To Be Loving, Kind, And True To Our Call To Eternal Life 

If

We Will Partake The Joy 

When The Times Of Refreshing Come From Our Lord! 

On The Flip Side

Wickedness Pays Punishment In Spades 

To All Those Who Have Chosen To Live Life 

According To The Notion That 

Almighty God Is Blind With Short Arms 

And

Is Deaf, Dumb, And Dead

That Finite Aka Short-Lived Man Is God

That Only Sin Satisfies

That Do As You Like Is The Whole Of The Law

And 

Good Is A Cooked Goose Served Next To The Cole-Slaw! 

Beloved, 

Whether We Look At Life Front To Back Or Back To Front

The End-Result Will Be The Same! 

Say It With Me: 

"We Reap What We Sow 

And We Eat What We Grow!" 

The Job For Which You Faithfully Clock-In 

Will Pay For The Hours Worked: 

On The Book Of Record There Will Be No Flaw! 

Dear Ones, 

Indulging In Wickedness Requires No Effort: 

It's As Blood In Your Veins! 

Indulging In Kindness As The Way To Live 

Is 

Like Getting Seeds To Plant A Wheat Crop Every Day 

Just So You Can Get Fresh Flour Every Day 

To Bake Fresh Bread Every Day 

To Share With Others Every Day 

To Bless God With Our Willing Service Every Day! 

Think About It! 

Peace!

No One Can Escape Being Born In Sin!

 

If Power Corrupts 

And 

Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely

Does It Not Stand To Reason That 

If Being Born In Sin Corrupts

Then Indulging In Iniquity Aka Planned Sin Corrupts Absolutely!?! 

Beloved, 

No One Can Escape Being Born Into Sin! 

The Scripture Of Truth Says That 

We Are Born In Sin 

And

Shaped In Aka By Iniquity 

Which Means That 

There Is A Process Of Molding Taking Place! 

Character, Who We Truly Are, Just Like A Skill

Is 

Built, Formed, Molded! 

This Takes Time, Attention, Practice, Refinement

And 

These Acts ... Willful Acts

By Personal Choices Of Witting Aka Understanding Choosing

Leave Marks, Markers, Records In Our Name

In Our Personal Aka Spiritual File! 

Bad Character Can Be Reformed 

And 

Bad Habits, Unprofitable Skills, Can Be Erased 

But

Never By Dint Of Our Own Efforts! 

Dear Ones, 

Our Savior, Jesus Christ The Lord, Calls Us To His Side

And 

He Will, By The Working Of The Holy Spirit Of Truth

Reform And Regenerate Us To The Great Original 

Upon Our Personal Request Only! 

Are You Getting Ready For Jesus To Come!?! 

Are You Going To Do The Work That He Has Ordained For You!?! 

Will You Offer To The Lord His Highest Praise, Hallelujah

On The Back Of Your Highest Worship, Obedience!?! 

Will You Leave Earthly Pleasures 

And 

Travel To The Promised Land Of Almighty God's Own Choosing 

By Leaving Sin 

And 

Traveling To Sure Salvation By Sanctification

Aka Being Set Apart For Holy Use!?! 

Tell It To Jesus! 

Sow To Be Sealed! 

Peace!

The Answer To All Our Questionings!

How Wise Are You!?! 

How Foolish Can You Get!?! 

How Calm Are You!?! 

How Angry Can You Get!?! 

Are You A Serpent!?! 

Will You Be A Dove!?! 

Are You Listening To The Holy Spirit!?! 

Will You Ascend To The Courts Above!?! 

Are You, By Faith, With Hope

Yielding To The King Of Love!?! 

Beloved, 

There's An Old Song With A Lyric Which Says: 

"There Are More Questions Than Answers!" 

I Beg To Differ Because I Met A Man

The God-Man

The Man Of Sorrows Well Acquainted With Grief

The Shepherd Of Rest

The Only Way To Life Everlasting

The Light Of The World

The Savior Of Every Man

Water Indeed

Bread Indeed

Immanuel - God With Us

Shiloh - The Prince Of Peace

The Truth! 

Are You A Peace-Maker 

Or A Strife-Maker!?! 

Are You A War-Monger Against Sin 

Or Warring Against The Truth!? 

Dear Ones, 

Anyone With Questions, Honest Questions

Who Does Not Despise The Truth 

Aka King Jesus With The Non-Detachable Handle 

"The Lord Of Earth And Glory

The Creator

Our Only Savior

Our Redeemer And One True Friend

The Law-Giver And Life-Sustainer Who Bids Us To Come To Him 

So That We Many Reason Together

The True And Only Holy God 

By Whom We Live And Breathe And Have Our Being

The One Who Liberally Gives Wisdom 

And Will Not Chastise Us Who Lack Wisdom 

For Asking For Wisdom

Is

The Answer To All Our Questioning! 

Beloved, 

Believe The Gospel

And 

Be Very Courageous In The Face Of Opposition 

And

Do Not Despise The Truth For He, Jesus Christ 

Aka It,  The Road-Map

Is

The Only Way To Live

The Only Way To Everlasting Life! 

Despise The Truth ... Which Is Good

At Your Own Peril! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Whatever You Want, Satan Will Promise!

Satan And Sin Are One! 

Faith And Trust Are One

And

Obedience And Endurance Are One! 

Sin Leads To Sorrow Aka Grief Which 

Is 

The Strong Arm Of Discipline! 

With This In Mind, Beloved

Let Us Respond To The Statement: 

"Whatever You Want

Satan Will Promise!" 

First, Satan Can't Promise You Anything 

If 

You're Not Playing Pat-A-Cake Or Footsy With Him! 

Secondly, By God's Grace

Christians Should Be Too Wise To Be Foolish 

Where Satan Is Concerned 

When The Lord, In Mercy

Taught Us About The Wiles Of That Devil! 

Thirdly, Growing In Grace 

Has Its Own Sorrow, Its Own Griefs

So Why Would Committed Christians Seek Out 

What Can't Raise Us Up To Glory!?! 

Dear Ones, 

The Elders Used To Tell Us:

"See With Your Eyes But Don't Touch!" 

Regarding What Could Cause Us Harm! 

The Good Book Tells Us That 

Only With Our Eyes Shall We Behold 

The Destruction Of The Wicked, Sinful, Unrepentant Ones! 

Why, Then, Would You Want Something From Someone 

Who Is Going Somewhere Decidedly Unpleasant!?! 

Let Us Stay On The Path Of Purity 

Where The Refiner's Fire 

Is 

Getting Rid Of The Rust Of Ruin 

And 

The Dust Of Desolation! 

Satan Can't Give You What He Doesn't Have 

So Don't Cast Your Pearls Before Swine! 

The Promises Of The Living God Are Sure 

Aka "Yea!" And "Amen!" 

Count The Costs 

And 

Let Godly Sorrow Be Your Grace Today! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + The For-Real Bargain!

Freedom In Christ! 

Freedom Through Christ! 

Free Is Our Friend 

If 

Jesus Christ Is In It! 

The Merchants Of The Earth 

Get Us To Buy Their Merchandise With 

"Buy One, Get One!" 

Or "Buy Two Get One!" Sales Pitches 

Knowing Full Well That 

We Are Going To Spend More 

And

On Other Things As Well! 

They Make A Killing 

And 

We Get A Bargain, We Believe! 

Listen Up, Dear Ones! 

There's A For-Real Bargain Up For Grabs 

For All Who Are Willing To See The Light 

And 

Save Themselves From Sin And Sorrow 

And

No Personal Investment Of Dollar Bills 

Or Fuel 

Or Frazzled Nerves 

Or Angry Outbursts Are Required! 

There Is No Limited Stock! 

There Is No Early Bird Special! 

There Is No Rain-Check 

And

There Is No Disappointment! 

Imagine That ...

Jesus Christ's Free-To-All Salvation

With Sufficient Grace

Free Mercy

Free Education In The School Of Jesus

Free Guardian Security Angel

Free Peace And Rest Now

Free White Linen Robe Of Righteousness

Free Gold Crown

Free Gold Harp

New Life

Immortality

Incorruptibility

A Free City Of God Dwelling

A Country Estate

Inter-Stellar Transport

Eternal Life

Joys Forevermore

And 

More That Eye Has Not Seen Nor Ear Has Ever Heard! 

Unspeakable Gifts ... Treasures! 

How To Get It All, You Ask!?! 

Beloved, 

Just Say: 

"Yes, Lord! 

I Trust You! 

I Believe You! 

I'll Worship You And Obey!" 

This, Dear Ones

Is 

The True Blessing Of This Lifetime! 

Accept It And Be Eternally Blessed! 

Peace!