Do You Smell That!?!

 

Do You Smell That!?! 

I Cannot Understand 

Why People Who Do  Little To Nothing For Anyone 

Boldly Expect A Lot To Be Done For Them 

By Others Whom They Hold With Scant Respect! 

Beloved, 

I Sincerely Pray That 

None Of Us Walks Around Polluting The Atmosphere 

With The Stench Of That Aromatic Called 

Air Of Entitlement 

And

If We Do

I Again Sincerely Pray That 

We Will Rid Ourselves Of It 

As We Would Get Rid Of The Stink Sprayed By A Skunk! 

Dear Ones, 

The Lord Jesus Has Provided Innumerable Gifts To Us 

With The Prime One Being The Gift Of Salvation! 

Let Us By Grace Recognize And Accept That 

The Gift Is Given 

But

We Must "Dirty" Our Hands To Open, Appreciate

And 

Lovingly, Daringly, Gratefully Utilize It! 

Again, I Sincerely Pray For Us All That 

We Will Not Be So Drunk As To Believe That 

We May Accept The Savior's Unspeakable Gift

Live Like Pigs In Slop

And Then On Judgment Day 

"Accuse And Castigate" The Lord Christ 

For Not Letting Us Into Heaven 

When He Had The Moral Duty To Do For Us 

What He Had Given Us 

The Strength And Wherewithal To Do For Ourselves 

With His Blessing Of Grace And Mercy 

Which Gave Us Place, Position, Provision, And Protection! 

We Are Definitely Entitled To Destruction, Death, And Damnation 

So The Attitude Of Gratitude Adjustment 

Is 

Decidedly In Order! 

Don't Let The Devil Turn You Around!

Peace!

Let's Get Rid Of Our Toss And Buy-Back Way Of Life!

We Are Broke ... And Broken

And Yet 

We Live In A Discard And Replace Society! 

Our Father, Almighty God

In The Person Of Jesus Christ The Lord

The King

Creator Of Everything, Is Not Broke 

But 

Operates A Repair And Regenerate Plant! 

Why The Discrepancy!?! 

Dear Ones, 

Our God Is The God Of Order Who Knows Everything 

Including The End From The Beginning

Sees Everything Including Seeing Us Better Than We See Ourselves

Knows Who We Can Become If We Accept His Help

And 

Is Always Present 

Which Means That He Is Available To Hear Our Faintest Cry 

And

Answer Our Prayers Of Faith For Help And Healing! 

Beloved, 

Our God Doesn't Count The Heads Of Cattle That He Owns: 

He Counts The Number Of Hills Upon Which His Cattle Reside! 

He Knows Us Each By Name And By Nature 

And

He Counts The Number Of Hairs On Our Head! 

He Knows Every Mistake That We Will Make 

And

He Has One Thousand Ways To Save Us! 

Think! 

We Are In Good Hands 

With The Lord Of Love, Life, And Light! 

Let's Get Rid Of Our Toss And Buy-Back Way Of Life 

And

Start Using The Lord's "Set Aside Sin And Pray To Be Saved Plan" 

Which Permits Us To Use His "My Life For Yours" Eternal Profit Account 

Which Has No Limit! 

We Can't Fool The Lord! 

He Will Work With ... And On Us 

If

We Will Unashamedly Cooperate With 

And

Stand Our Ground By His Riven Side! 

Please Believe The Truth That Saves

Do Right

And

Live Eternally!

Peace!

Prayer For Blessings!

PRAYER:

Father, 

I Bless Your Holy Name In The Matchless Name Of 

Your Only Begotten Son

My Savior And King, Jesus Christ The Lord! 

By Your Holy Hand

I Have Blessings Innumerable, Immeasurable, And Infinite

Because

I Can't Count Them

I Can't Measure Them

And

It Is For Certain Sure That 

I Will Never Live Long Enough To See The Verified End Of 

All That You Have In Mind And In Store For Me 

As Long As I Remain True And Faithful And Obedient

Which Is My Heart's Abiding Desire! 

I Beseech You For That One Blessing

Which Will Give Me Strength

To Endure All Things For My Jesus

And

Against That Devil, Satan, Known Damned

And

Assuredly Bound For Hell!

I Give You Praise Because You Are Worthy To Be Praised

And

I Bow In Worship

Because

You Are God Almighty, Wise, Alive, Giving, And Forgiving!

Please Bless Me Also To Accept Your Gentle Corrections

Because

They Are For My Eternal Good! 

Please Help Me Not To Tempt You

By Being Presumptuous And Doing Wrong

And

Using Your Holy Name As Cover! 

Please Help Me To Bend Myself To Your Will

So That The Day Will Never ComeWhere I Will Be Broken

And

Cast Out Of Your Glorious Presence! 

In Faith, I Humble Myself Before You

And

Accept Your Gift Of Grace

Through Which I Will Arrive Safely At The Heavenly Home! 

In Jesus' Name, I Pray And Plead:

Please Hold My Hand!

I Love You!

AMEN!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: All The Way With Jesus!

Beloved, 

Please Tread Softly In The Presence Of The Lord! 

Disobedience Is Not Just About Our Disregarding Authority

Rules And Regulations

Or About Provoking Wrath! 

Disobedience Is Also About Our Attitude And Conduct

And 

Our Belief In Or Regard For The One Whose Rules 

We Are Choosing To Ignore, Breach, And Disrespect! 

Laws And Directions Are Not Put In Place 

To Make Us Miserable! 

They're There 

Because 

Someone Cares About Us And Our Well-Being

And 

Desires To See Us Safely Prosper! 

Let's Consider What We "Gain" When We Get Caught 

And 

Are Caused To Bear The Known Consequences 

For Our Willful Disobedience: 

Shame, Pain, Expense

Public Ridicule

Regret, Misery

And Then 

Punishment! 

Disobedience, Just Like Doubt

Is 

Generated In The Mind Propelled 

By The Unbelieving, Unfaithful Heart That 

Pleases The Likes Of Proud, Lying, Murdering Satan! 

Lying To Oneself 

Is 

The Mark Of Pride 

Which Is The Feather In The Cap Of Disobedience 

Which Dances With Death! 

Dear Ones, 

Death By Disobedience 

Is 

The Murdering Of Hope 

And

Denies The Purchase Of God A Future ... With The Expected End 

As Promised By The Law-Giver, Our Lord Jesus Christ! 

Our Published Future 

Is 

Heaven At The Last Trumpet

Plus A New Name, Immortality, Incorruptibility

The White Robe Of Christ's Righteousness

A Gold Harp

A Starry Crown

And 

A Personal Place In The Father's House! 

Our Expected End 

Is 

The Eternity Of Peace With Jesus! 

The Price For Disobedience 

Is 

A No-Return Place 

In The  Lake Burning With Fire And Brimstone 

As Prepared For Satan And His Angels! 

Do Not Your Own Soul Cheat! 

Disobedience Is Optional 

But 

Judgment Is A Given!

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH: Follow The Lord Without Regret!

When Are We Going To Realize That 

Earthly Power Has No Power 

With Jesus Christ The Lord, The King!?! 

When Are We Going To Accept That 

Earthly Titles Cause No Wrinkle To Form In Almighty God's Will!?! 

When Are We Going To Come To Terms With The Fact That 

Only Man's Willing Obedience 

To The Will And The Ways Of The Eternal God 

Has Any Currency In The Sight Of 

The All-Knowing, All-Seeing, Ever-Present God 

Who Inhabits Glory 

And

Rules Over All Of His Creation!?! 

Beloved, 

Let Us All Be Wise To Recognize That 

No Created Being Can Alter The Plans Of The Living God 

Nor Set Aside His Sovereign Will! 

Dear Ones, 

Burdens Are Lifted At Calvary ... By Faith! 

Faith Can Move Mountains! 

Doubt Will Decimate The Strongest, Best Outfitted

And 

Most Obscenely Funded Army! 

... And ... 

The Enduringly Faithful One Claims The Eternal Prize! 

When Will We Realize That 

Wisdom Without Understanding To Use Knowledge 

Will Make For A Very Poor House, Family, Business, And Kingdom!?! 

We Are Instructed To Taste And See That The Lord Is Good 

So Surely We Should Know By Now That 

Looking At Food Does Not Fill Our Stomachs

Nourish Our Bodies

Or Strengthen Us To Be Overcomers: 

The Lord Is Food Indeed And Drink Indeed! 

Let's Do Ourselves A Solid This Very Moment 

And 

Just Do As The Lord Asks, Commands, Pleads

And 

Encourages Us To Live! 

Almighty God's Great Grace Is Sufficient For You

And 

Me Too! 

Peace!

COMPLETE THE TRANSACTION: Cooperate With The Lord Christ!

Even Though Jesus Christ Paid 

The Full And Final Price For Our Souls' Salvation

There Is Something That Each Of Us Must Do

To Complete The Transaction! 

Beloved, 

An Unopened Gift 

Is 

Just A Present Present! 

An Opened But Unutilized Gift 

Is 

A Dust-Catcher 

Because 

It Makes You Work But Pays No Salary! 

An Opened And Utilized Gift That 

Is 

Despised, Disparaged, And Discounted 

Will Ultimately Be Discarded 

And

That Person Who Acts So Disrespectfully 

Towards Almighty God's Good And Perfect Gifts 

Will, On The Day Appointed, Be Destroyed! 

Dear Ones, 

Let's Back-Up To Go Forward! 

The Lord Always Gives Us A Part To Play 

In The Receipt Of Our Own Blessing: 

Ask ... To Receive

Obey ... And Be Blessed

Be Perfect ... As Your Father In Heaven Is Perfect

Turn Ye ... At My Reproof! 

When We Ask The Lord To Lead Us

We Are Informing The Lord That 

We Are Willing To Follow Where He Leads! 

When The Lord Says 

"Come Unto Me All Ye That Labor ... And I Will Give You Rest ...!" 

It Is Because He Has What We Need 

And

Our Recognizing 

And

Accepting This 

Gives Us Wings, Energy, Desire To Reach Out 

And 

Touch The Living God 

Who Hears Our Cries

Heals Our Hurts 

And 

Blesses Us In And For Our Belief In Him! 

There Is No Profit In Useless Pride 

And 

No Benefit In Base Behavior! 

Please Wisely Accept The Gift Of Grace Gratefully:

Cooperate With Christ! 

Peace! 

Praying ... In Love

My Heartfelt Prayer For Us All Today Is: 

Heavenly Father, 

Please Continue To Grant Us

Our Daily Gift Of Unfailing Faith

To Help Us To Stand Rooted And Grounded In The Truth! 

Please Grant Us Strength To Walk Away

From Things Which Cannot Spiritually Profit Us

And

From People Who Curse The Name Of The Lord

And

Choose Not To Hear Of Or Know About Him

Or To Walk In His Ways! 

Please Grant Us The Needed Courage 

To Endure The Barbs And Reject The Dishonest Doings Of

Those Who Have Chosen To Walk In Darkness

Despising The Light That Leads To Eternal Life!

Oh, Father, 

Please Supply Us With The Love We Need To Have Hope

Because

We Have Chosen To Hope In The King Of Love

The Shepherd Who Leads Us To Eternal Rest! 

Please Help Us In Our Desire To Do All That You Ask Of Us

As We Willingly Choose To Do

What Is Good And Right And Holy! 

Finally, Dear Father,

Please Provide To Us, Out Of Your Riches In Glory

The Innumerable Blessings Needed

To Continually Pursue The Promise Of

A Place In Your House

In The Paradise Of God

Which Includes Immortality, Incorruptibility

Fruit From The Tree Of Life

And

Water From The River Of The Water Of Life

Which Flows By The Throne Of God! 

Thank You For The Unspeakable Gift! 

In Love, We Ask For All These Things 

And

Bless You

In Jesus Christ's Holy And Matchless Great Name! 

AMEN!!!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Keep Going Away To Jesus Christ The Lord!

 

An Alarm Clock Does Not Awaken Anybody: 

Almighty God Does!

Keep Yourself On Schedule: 

Set Your Alarm Clock! 

Going Away On Vacation 

Does Not Take Us Away From Our Problems! 

Keep Going Away ... To Jesus: 

He Refreshes And Regenerates! 

A Paycheck Does Not Purchase Or Provide 

Jesus' Peace Which Passes Human Understanding! 

Keep Praying In Faith And Walking In Strict Obedience 

To The Lord's Will To Be Able To Reap The Rewards Of 

The Enduring Faithful! 

Worrying Doesn't Lessen Burdens! 

Take Your Burdens To The Lord 

And

Leave Them There 

Because 

He Sacrificially Loves Us 

And

Is Our Burden-Bearer By His Own Choice! 

Cursing The Darkness 

Instead Of Turning On The Light 

When The Bill Is Known To Have Been Paid 

Doesn't Alter The Fact That 

Doubting The Lord Decimates 

And 

Trusting The Savior Elevates! 

Take A Good Look At Our King Jesus! 

Our Doubt Doesn't Change The Fact That 

Only Jesus Cares For Us! 

Our Daily Trusting In The Lord Helps Us 

To Daily, Moment-By-Moment, Trust In The Lord 

With Hope, For Help And Healing

And

For Provision And Protection! 

Dear Ones, 

I Beseech Us All

Please Adamantly Choose To Call On The Lord 

In The Holy Faith Which Cannot Fail 

As If Your Life Depends Upon It 

Because 

It Does! 

Walk With The Word In The Lord! 

Any Questions!?! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Contented In Christ!

 

There Is Nothing More Satisfying In This Life After Coming To Christ 

Than Coming To That Way-Marker Scribed As 

"Contented In Christ!" 

Hallelujah, Jesus! 

Beloved, 

Being Contented Is A Choice! 

Being Contented In Christ 

Is

A Choice 

And 

A Grace

An Unmerited Favor

A Super Power That Comes Of 

Having Made The Decision To Believe God

To Walk In The Word

To Trust The Way-Maker

To Listen And Learn 

Aka Harken And Do The Will Of

The One Who Heals And Seals

Teaches And Reveals

And 

Let The Comforter Carry, Lift, Comfort

And 

Elevate Us As We Press On To The Mark Of 

The High Calling In Christ Jesus! 

Dear Ones, 

There Are No Super-Christians! 

There Are No MDs, PhDs, Professors Emeritus

Or Honorary Saints Of God And Christ! 

We Are Christians Called 

Who Choose To Stand Up 

And

Having Counted The Cost

Have Cast Our Lot, Our Fortunes

In With Him Whom We Have Found Faithful And Just

Honest And True

Light And Life

Savior, Redeemer, And Forever-Faithful Friend 

Who Is Lord, God, And King! 

Let Us Sincerely Love Our Lord Jesus

Whole-Heartedly Look Up To Him

And 

Truly Live To Live ... Eternally! 

Peace!

Listen To The Lord Of Life!

 

Our Lord Christ Invites Us To Come To Him 

And 

Participate In A Reasoning Conversation! 

Satan, The Master Of Distraction

Tries To Insinuate Himself Between Us And Our Life-Giver And Savior 

By Saying That The Conversation Is A Con 

Because 

The Lord Jesus Is Trying To Make Converts To Himself 

By Bypassing Our Free-Will And Our Freedom To Choose How To Live 

And 

When And Where To Die! 

Are You Hearing

Truly Listening  ... And Understanding 

What Is Really Happening Here!?! 

Beloved, 

Jesus Christ Is Our Creator-God 

And 

He Has No Need Or Desire To Make Us Do Anything: 

There Is No Force In Love! 

Dear Ones, 

Satan, The Adversary Of Our Souls

The Roaring Lion

The Piercing Serpent

Is 

The Scorched-Earth "Builder" 

Aka The Destroyer

The Bait And Switch Con Artist Who Is The Father Of Lies 

Who Will Say Anything 

To Get Anyone To Have A "Productive" Conversation With Him 

In The Hope That It Will Convert Someone 

To His Wicked, Evil, Destructive Way

And 

Take Them Away From The Lord Christ

Almighty God In The Flesh! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Reject Interactions With Glib-Tongued Found-Friend Strangers 

Who Can Show You Newer, Brighter, Shinier, Better 

Minus Truth, Light, Love, Grace, Peace, Goodness

And 

Access To The Heavenly Home 

And

Everlasting Life! 

Love The Lord Jesus Christ

And

Lose All Links To The Liar! 

Peace!

Of Hearts And Treasures!

When The Worldly-Wise Hear True-To-The-Class Christians Say That 

There Is Treasure Laid Up For Us In Heaven

They Look At Us As Though We Have Sprouted Extra Heads! 

Beloved, 

There Is Nothing Wrong With Being Rich 

Unless You Forget The Living God 

And 

Your Wealth Becomes Your God! 

There is Something Wrong With Us And Our Wealth 

If 

It Is Gotten By Fraud And Through Robbing The Poor! 

Dear Ones, 

We, As Practicing Christians, Should Tremble 

And 

Be In Fear Aka In Awe Of The Lord 

When We Read The Scripture Warning Us That 

Our Hearts Follow Our Treasures! 

We Should Remember The Story Of 

The Rich Young Ruler Who Knew The Scriptures

Obeyed The Law Of The Lord

But 

Chose His Numerous Visible Things Over His Lord Christ 

Who Offered Him Treasure Unknown And Unimaginable

In The Future Day Of God's Appointing! 

We Should Also Consider Abraham, Job, And Jacob 

Who Looked Forward To The Better Treasure 

While Being Liberal With What They Possessed! 

We May Also Learn Harsh Lessons From The Lives Of 

Prophet Balaam

Disciple Judas Iscariot

And 

Ananias And His Wife Sapphira 

Whose Hearts Were Totally Corrupted! 

They Lost Their Lives Twice 

Since They Will Not Be Participants In The Receipt Of 

The Gift Of Everlasting Life! 

Is Your Heart Right With God!?! 

Do You Recognize That Treasure Aka Wealth 

Is 

Just A Purpose-Built Tool 

Which Carves Out A Living 

But 

Cannot Give, Retain, Or Restore Life!?! 

Is Jesus Christ Really Your Everlasting Portion!?! 

Think About It! 

Peace! 

There Is No Death In Righteousness!

The Way Is Jesus Christ: 

He Is The One Righteous! 

The Pathway Is That Marked By Jesus Christ Himself! 

The Pathway Of Righteousness 

Is 

That Path For One's Feet 

Where It Is Impossible For One To Go Astray 

When One Moment-By-Moment Chooses 

To Faithfully Follow In The Footsteps Of Our Savior 

Doing What He Did

Speaking As He Spoke

Loving As He Loves

And 

Choosing To Let Your Conscience 

As Directed By The Holy Spirit Who Leads One Into All Truth 

Be The Sole Guide For Your Life In This Vale Of Tears! 

Beloved, 

Please Do Not Expect To Hear The Still Small Voice Of God 

In The Whirlwind

In The Earthquake

In The Fire

Or In The Multitudinous Voices Of The Self-Serving Sort! 

Dear Ones, 

When We Long For The Sights And Sounds Of 

Those Seeking Distraction From Sorry Self And Sordid Sin

The Clamor They Make Gives One The Impression That All Is Well! 

These Dear Souls

Purchased At Infinite Price With The Innocent Blood

Find No Peace In Quietness 

And As Such

See No Point To Being Still! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Learn As King Solomon Learnt That 

A Life Lived By The Senses 

Is 

No Life At All 

But 

Vanity And A Vexation Of One's Spirit! 

Learn From The Prophet Elijah That 

It Is In The Stillness That 

We Will Hear The Lord  Speak! 

There Is No Life In Unrighteousness

And

There Is No Death In Righteousness! 

The Life Lived For Christ Has No End! 

Let's Live For King Jesus! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: No Excuse For Sin!?!

Do You Make Excuses!?! 

Are You Making Excuses!?! 

Do You Desire To Be Excused For Having Done 

That Thing You Know That You Shouldn't Be Doing

That You Have No Right Doing 

Because 

It Is Wrong 

And 

Displeases Your Lord Jesus 

But

Makes You Feel Like A Champion

Invincible, Loved, Lovable, Visible, Powerful

Like The Cat's Meow

But 

Will Cause You To Be Excluded From 

The Camp Of The Courageous Ones 

Who Have Wisely Chosen To Have Themselves 

Permanently Excised 

From The Camp Of The Crazed, Craven, Corrupt, Carefree, Cruel

And 

The Contemptuous Of The Lord Christ!?! 

Beloved, 

There Is No Excuse For Sin 

Because 

There Is No Reason For Sin! 

Whatever Is Going On In Our Lives

We Must Arrive At That Bend In The Road 

Where Bright Hope For Tomorrow Meets Pale Glory Now! 

Dear Ones, 

Let Us Make The Decision To Quit Making Excuses Cold-Turkey 

Aka Without Holding Anything Back 

And 

Without Glass Crutches! 

Let's Turn On The Spotlight Of Truth 

And

Dare To Walk In The Light 

Following After Him Who Is The Way To Surpassing Glory That 

Cannot Ever Fade Or Be Fouled By Folly! 

Jesus Saves! 

Salvation Is Free To Me And Thee! 

Acceptance Of The Unspeakable Gift Is Optional: 

Excuses Are Rejected! 

From Sinning Be Forever Set Free! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Prayer: Neither Ashamed Nor Afraid To Pray ...!

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father, Kind And True

I Choose To Take You At Your Holy Word Because

It Needs No Reminders About Follow-Up And Follow Through! 

You Are The Living God, Holy, Faithful, Loving

The Ever Blessing God Who Is Not A Liar! 

I Give You Thanks And Praise! 

Lord, I Have Made Up My Mind That

I Want, Need, Desire, And Must Have All

Every Last Gift, Benefit, And Blessing That

You Have Promised Me In The Word Of Truth 

And

Through The Innocent Blood Spilt Because Of Me

And

For Me

On That Dark And Dread Day On Mount Calvary! 

Father, Without You, I Am Nothing

And

Can't Do Anything!

With You As My Guardian, My Guide

The One Who Causes Me To Live

And

Breathe And Just Be

And

By Your Gift To Me Of Free-Will

And

Freedom To Choose What I Want To Be And Do

I, This Day, Choose To Be What You Said That I Can Be

Which Is To Be Like My Blessed Savior

Jesus Christ The Lord! 

I Choose To Go Where You Send Me 

And

To Do What You Ask Me To Do! 

Lord, Please Help Me Not To Be Presumptuous

By Overstepping The Boundaries You Have Clearly Defined! 

Please Help Me, By Saving Grace

To Stay Under The Banner Of Prince Immanuel

And

Inside Of Your Hedge Of Protection That Is

Your Ten Commandments

The Keeping Of Which Is

The Key To A Happy And Peace-Filled Life!

I Need You, Father

And

I Am Neither Ashamed Nor Afraid To Pray That

I Will Come To Need You More And More Each And Every Day!

I Love You And I Come In Faith In Jesus' Holy Name:

Please Bless Me In My Need And Indeed!

AMEN!