VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Make It Plain: Free Gift!?!

The Idea Of A "Free" Gift 

Is 

Something That I Have Always Found Repugnant, Repulsive! 

Isn't A Gift By Its Nature Always Free!?! 

Did I Make A Request For A Gift 

Or Did You Offer It To Me!?! 

Beloved, 

This Troubled Me To No End 

Until The Word Of Almighty God

- The Word Of Saving Truth - 

Made It Plain! 

Why Would The Lord Call His Gifts To Us Free 

As A Clear Mark Of Distinction 

Unless There Were Expensive As In Costly Gifts On Offer 

Outside Of The Realm Of Truth 

Which Would Cost Us Finite Creatures What We Cannot Afford To Pay 

But For Which We Blithely Extend Our Hot Little Hands!?! 

Dear Ones, 

Beware Of And Reject All Gifts 

Which Require You To Pay Shipping And Handling Fees 

As Such "Gifts" Are Sent, Given, Extended To You 

From The Benighted Hand Of The Adversary Of Souls 

Who Seeks To Enrich Himself In His Need To Devour Someone 

By Making You Poor Indeed! 

Remember That The Roaring Lust Of Your Eyes 

Will Never Satisfy Your Raging Need For 

The Savior's Free To All Salvation! 

Jesus Christ On Calvary Bought And Paid

Packed, Shipped

And 

Delivered For Free Aka No Personal Cost To Us

Our Free Gift Of The Trip Home To Glory 

To Our Heavenly Father's House Of Joys Forevermore! 

Please Freely Give Your Whole Heart To The Lord Jesus! 

Receive This Life's Only Free Gifts From Almighty God 

And 

Live Free In Our Only Savior Christ Jesus! 

Peace! 

Know Your Value ... in Jesus Christ!

Our Value To The Eternal God 

Is Not Set On The Double-Booked Balance Sheet 

Or The Lying Scales Of Fallen, Finite Man 

Who, Himself, Is Weighed On The Balances Of Almighty God 

And 

Is Found Wanting! 

Beloved, 

Believe The Scriptures Of Truth! 

He Who Made You In His Own Image 

Knows How Much You Are Truly Worth! 

He Who Allowed His Own Innocent Blood To Be Spilt To Save You

And 

Redeem You From Sin, Self, Death, The Grave, And Hell

Knows What Your Life Cost Him 

And

He Expects Us All To See Our Value 

Through His Holy, Eternal, And Undefiled Eyes! 

Dear Ones, 

The Adversary Of Our Souls

Aka The Adversary Of The Holy One

Would Have Us To Doubt Our God And Our King 

And 

Believe The Word Of Himself Aka The Damned One

- The Father Of Lies - 

That We Are But Disposable Units 

Easy To Use Up And To Be Turned Into Refuse

And

Ultimately To Be Placed on The Garbage Dump

The Burn Pile Of The Universe

To Be Lit Afire On The Day That 

Not Even He, Himself, Has Prior Knowledge! 

Know It All

Knows Nothing At All ... 

So Much For Knowing What One Is Worth 

When One Didn't Keep Their Personal Place In The Living Kingdom 

Because 

They Thought Too Highly Of Themselves 

And 

Not Of The Value That Their Creator Had Placed Upon Them! 

You Are Redeemed ... 

Please Look To The Everlasting King Whose Scars 

- Head, Side, Hands, And Feet - 

Will Forever Publish Your Price

His Cost

Your Value! 

Please Turn Away From Team Goat: 

Today's Money Is No Longer Called Groat

And

Salvation Is Not A Float! 

Jesus Christ Elevates! 

Peace!

HAPPY SABBATH + Life Ain't Fair!?!

 

We Like To Say That Life Is Unfair! We Also Like To Say That 

Life Is What You Make It! 

We Also Seem To Forget That Jesus Christ The Creator-God 

Is 

The Way, The Truth, And The Life! 

No Jesus, No Life! 

Should Not We Therefore Realize That 

It Is The Life Lived Without Jesus Christ, The Life-Giver 

And

The Light Of The World

That Causes People To Behave Inappropriately 

And 

Thereby Cause Still Other People To Accuse Life Aka The Lord Jesus!?! 

Dear Ones, 

We, As Committed To Christ Christians

Are Asked To Live In Peace With All People ... Where Possible! 

We May Choose To Let People Embitter Our Lives 

Or

We May Choose To Live For And In Jesus Christ ... Our Peac

Who Freely Gives Unto Us His Peace 

Which Passes Human Understanding! 

Beloved, 

Have You Not Realized That 

It Is Man's Unregenerate Heart 

Aka Man's Heart Unimproved By Grace That 

Causes Us The Problems Which We Say Cause Life To Be Unfair!?! 

Dear Ones, 

Let Us From This Day Forward 

Choose To Be Part Of The Solution 

And 

Not The Cause Of The Problems In Other People's Lives 

And 

Our Own! 

When We Let The Light Of Almighty God's Truth 

Be The Center Of Our Lives

It Is Guaranteed That The Devil Aka Our Adversary 

And 

His Minions 

Will Have No Part In Us! 

Be Encouraged ...

Our Relief Is Jesus! 

Our Release Is From Jesus! 

Our Refuge Is Jesus! 

Dare To Rest In Christ Jesus 

And

Be Relieved: 

Eternal Life Is Peaceful! 

Jesus Christ Saves! 

Peace!

HAPPY SABBATH + Understanding Is The Gift Of Almighty God!

 

Beloved, 

Do You Know That There Is No Man Happy 

Without The Gift Of Almighty God!?! 

Throughout The Scriptures Of Truth

The Refrain Rings 

"Find Wisdom, Get Understanding! 

"Get Wisdom, Get Understanding!" 

And

"Lean Not On Your Own Understanding!" 

Shouldn't We Buy The Free Clue 

And 

Do As Our Heavenly Father Asks!?! 

To Wax Ridiculous

This Is Not About Being Under A Stand 

Nor Standing Under Some Lying Tenet Of The Damned Devil! 

Dear Ones, 

In Our Text At Study

We Find The Request 

"Grant Me Understanding According To Thy Word!" 

Because 

Worldly Understanding 

Is 

A Corrupted, Corrupting, Force And Influence 

Which Is Only Ever Counteracted 

By The Living, Holy, Eternal Word Of 

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

Who Inhabits Glory 

And

Is Inviting Us-Willing To Join Him There At The Time Appointed! 

Beloved, 

Let Us Remove Our Brains From Park 

By Allowing Wisdom

- The Gift Of God - 

To Engage Our Understanding 

So That We Are Not Deceived 

By Those Who Are The Adversaries Of Our Purchased Souls! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Do Not Be Callous-Minded, Careless, Nor Conceited! 

Please Be A Humble Child Of The Father 

And 

Accept That His Word

His Will

His Ways

And 

His Wisdom 

Are Good And Perfect Gifts That 

Elevate Our Understanding 

Which Is A Cure That Strengthens Our Core For Christ! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Prayer: Father, I Choose To Boast Of My Lord Christ!

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father, 

I Come To You As A Child

Trusting You At Your Sovereign Word That 

You Will Train Me Up In The Way That I Should Go 

So That I Will Put Away Childish Things

And

Grow Up In Your Saving Grace 

So That Nothing That The Adversary Of My Soul Does

To Try And Turn Me Away From

The Path Of Righteousness 

Will Entice Me To Depart From The Light That 

Leads To Your Everlasting Life! 

I Come To You As An Eager Student

In The Eternity School Of My Lord Jesus 

Who, Alone, Saves 

And

I Ask You For The Eraser

To Clean The Tablet That Is My Heart

Of All Useless, Unprofitable, Ungodly Things 

Which Would Stunt My Growth

As A Child Of The Everlasting Father

The Prince Of Peace! 

In Saving Faith, Father 

I Beseech You For Your Writing Instrument That 

Will Burn The Truth Into My Heart Permanently 

So That My Thoughts Are Ever With You

And

My Words To My Brethren

Will Be The Wonderful Words Of Life! 

Father, I Choose To Boast Of My Lord Christ 

And

So I Come To You As A Willing Worker 

Desiring To Utilize A Space As A Worker In The Fields 

Which The Master Said Are Ripe For Harvest 

But For Which The Workers Are Few 

To Reap His White Wheat 

And

Bring That Goodly Harvest Home To His Barn! 

Father, My Hope Is In The Lord 

And

I Plead With You To Teach And Feed Me

Lead And Guide Me

Direct And Correct Me

Protect And Provide For Me

And

Commission And Accompany Me 

As I Seek To Do Your Holy Bidding

For It Is In Jesus Christ's Holy Name That 

I, Poor And Needy, Humbly Plead! 

AMEN! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Eternal Implications!

There Are Only Two Concepts That 

Have Eternal Implications For All Mankind! 

These Are Good And Evil 

Aka Salvation And Sin! 

There Are Only Two Leaders: 

The Savior

Aka Our Creator, Redeemer, And Forever Friend

And

Satan The Damned

Aka Our Adversary ... The Destroyer! 

Beloved, 

Sin Comes From Satan 

And

Is Against Us 

And

Will Negatively Impact And Destroy Us 

If

We Do Not Diligently Seek Our Savior Who Is For Us 

And 

Will Cleanse And Purify Us Of Every Sin Aka Defilement! 

Satan Rabidly Encourages People 

To Build Their Own Cities Which Cannot Flourish 

Since They Lack A Food Supply

A Water Supply

A System Of Defence

And 

A No-Toll Road! 

Sin Always Costs!

Jesus Christ Invites Us To Himself As 

He Is 

The Bread Of Life

The Water Of Life

The Rock Of Refuge

Our Strong Tower Aka Our Defence

And 

The Sure Road 

Aka The Only Way To The Eternal City Of The Living, Holy, God! 

Let's Learn The Lesson Taught By Nimrod, The Mighty Hunter

And 

That Abomination Built On 

The Foundation Of Disobedience And Putrid Pride

The Tower Of Babel Aka Confusion!

Going Against The King Of Glory

The Lord Of Life

Is 

Making Yourself A Tasty Treat For King Fraud! 

Be Wise: 

Do Not Let Ungodly Desire 

Become Your Ultimate Destruction! 

Peace!

IT IS WRITTEN: The Living Word Works!

 

You Are A Spectator In A Battle For Which You Are Not Prepared! 

You Cannot Win In A Spiritual War 

If You Don't Know Your Savior

     His Character

          What He Does

                How He Will Do It

And 

                      Your Status In Him! 

Beloved, 

Would You Go To Do Battle In A Flooded Field 

Wearing Dress Clothes

Using Ball-Room Manners

And 

Holding A Butter-Knife When Your Enemy 

Indulges Guerrilla Warfare 

And 

Isn't Afraid To Stick You With A Long Blade 

Like You're A Pig At The Back-Yard Butcher 

Who Knows Running Blood Is Ready Money!?! 

As Believers, We Are People Of The Book

Learners Of The Word

And 

Good And Faithful Stewards Standing On The Promises Of God

Living For Jesus

Led By The Holy Spirit

Influenced By Holy Angels

Ready To Hear And Obey

Despisers Of Doubt

And 

Embracers Of Enduring Faith! 

We Stand Firm On 

"God Said It! I Believe It 

And That Settles All Questions For Me!" 

How Can We Be Settled In 

And

Live On The Word Of God When We Don't Know What It Says!?! 

Jesus Christ Won In His Battle With Satan 

In The Wilderness Of Temptation 

By Wielding The Weapon Of The Word 

And 

Declaring 

"It Is Written ...!" 

He Could Do That 

Because 

He Intimately Knew The Word

And 

Understood And Accepted As Fact That 

The Living Word Works

The Living Word Wars

And 

That He Could Win His Warfare 

With The Wonderful Words Of Life! 

It Is My Prayer That 

We Will Each Come To A Saving Knowledge Of 

The Word Of God That Speaks 

Everlasting Life! 

May The Holy Spirit Touch You Mightily 

As You Lovingly Touch The Word Of Truth Today! 

Peace!

HAPPY SABBATH + LOGIC: Since Almighty God Owns Everything ...! + Don't Bite Satan's Fishing Lure!

Since Almighty God Owns Everything

It Must Mean That The Hard Road I'm On Belongs To Him, Too

And Therefore 

It Must Mean As Well That He Owns The Rugged Road That 

You're Walking Upon, Too! True!?! 

Since Almighty God Is All-Knowing

It Must Mean That He Knows Who Is Traversing His Property

And 

That Must Surely Mean, Dear One, That 

For You To Walk Thereon

He Must Surely Have Given You Liberty!

Since Almighty God, All-Knowing

Is Also 

Almighty God All-Seeing

It Must Mean That He Sees Where You Are

Is Aware Of How You Are Faring

And 

Knows Why You Are Present On His Property

So There Is No Need To Worry About 

The Direction Of Your Path On His Road 

Since There Is A Constant Reminder For You To Permit Him 

To Share Your Heavy Load!

Now Lest We For Forget That 

Our Almighty God, All-Seeing, All-Knowing

Is 

Available To You At The Blink Of A Prayer

Take Heart, Dear One

And 

Be Very Aware That He Is Also Ever-Present: 

Reach Out To Him! 

Don't Fear!

And 

Just In Case You're Still Doubting His Love

Remember, Remember, He Feels All That You Feel 

And 

That Is Infinitely Deeper Than 

Putting Your Hand Into Custom-made Gloves!

I Beseech Us All, Brethren

Do Not Twist In The Wind! 

Our God Holy 

Is 

Sovereign, Creator

Healer, Provider

Sustainer, Maintainer 

And 

We May Rest Easy, Obedient, Enduring

Faithfully Following Him Wherever The Road Leads 

Because 

He Is God Almighty 

And 

His Children He Does Ever So Gently Lead!

Please Take Him At His Word! 

Please Walk In His Ways! 

Please Trust His Will For Your Life

And 

Know That At Journey's End

There Will Be At The Appointed Time

Elevation To The Everlasting Day 

Which Shall Never Know The Shadow Of The Dark Night

Nor Ever See A Twilight! 

Please Prepare To Take The To-Life Flight!

Don't Bite Satan's Fishing Lure!

The Condemned And Damned Devil 

And 

His Deceived Henchmen Would Have Us To Believe That 

We Live In This World Alone 

And 

That From Sin We Will Never Be Free! 

The Devil Is The Liar Aka The Father Of Lies 

Aka Our Adversary 

And

The Will To Sin 

Is 

The Condition That Is Completely Curable! 

Jesus Christ Himself Says So

So I Beseech Us All, Brethren

Do Not Into Doubt And Disbelief 

Be Deceptively Lured! 

The Walk Of Faith Is Not Easy 

But

The Gift Of Faith To Walk In 

Is 

Absolutely Free! 

Cry For Freedom:

Our Father Is In Heaven 

And

He Watches Over Me And Thee! 

Lies And Liars Have A Set Limit 

And 

It Is In Our Best And Eternal Interests 

Not To Have Anything To Do With What  

Shall Not In Eternity Have A Part! 

Remember, 

This Earth Is Not Our Home 

And 

We Must Not Permit Things Which Will Not Lift Us Up 

And 

Lubricate Our Journey Home 

To Retard Our Progress! 

Dear Ones, 

Please Hold The Things Of This Life With A Light Touch 

By Trusting The Infallible Word Of The Eternal God! 

All Of Almighty God's Gifts Are Good 

And 

Grant Grace 

And

Propel Us To Glory! 

Be Wise: 

Keep Your Eyes On The Prize 

Aka Heaven At The Last Trumpet! 

We Are Nearing Home 

And

Walking In And With The Truth 

Will Give Us The Victory To Safely Get Us There! 

Walk Wisely! 

Peace! 

Witchcraft And Idolatry Is For Fools!

Never Confuse Witchcraft, Magic, Good Luck

And 

Idolatry 

With The Blessings Of The Eternal God 

Because 

All Of These Are Counterfeits Of The Lord's Goodness 

And

Are Perpetrated By Satan, King Fraud! 

Many Of Us Will Do Well To Remember That 

A Loving "No!" From The All-Knowing

All-Seeing, Ever-Present God 

Cannot Be Equal With A Poisonous 

And 

Known Hate-Filled "Yes!" 

From Our Adversary, Murdering Satan, The Damned! 

Beloved, 

What Your Lust Thinks That You Want 

Is 

A Far Cry From What Your Lord Knows That 

You Desperately Need 

So Please Choose To Let The Lord's Love 

Lead You To Eternal Life 

Instead Of Letting The Devil's Lying Lust 

Squeeze You And Send You To A Christless Grave! 

Satan Is The Damned Leader Of The Cursed Clan 

"Can't Have Eternal Blessings 

Because Of Willful Disobedience!" 

You, Me, We Committed Christians 

Are From The Blessed Clan 

"Will Receive Eternal Blessings 

Because Of Loving, Willing, Obedience!" 

These Two Clans Are Not Interchangeable 

So Dare To Learn And Acknowledge The Difference! 

Truth 

Is 

Both Sword And Shield! 

Obedience Aka The Purest Form Of Worship

Is 

An Exceedingly Comfortable Bed

And

Walking In The Light Of Life 

Leads To Heavenly Delights! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ...

Unwavering Trust In The Lord Christ 

Ensures That We Will Win In The Against-Sin Fight!

Please Don't Fool Yourself 

Or Deceive Others

And 

Dare To And Wisely Honor

Worship, Praise, Glorify

And

Willingly Trust And Obey The Living God! 

Peace!

ADVERSARIES ABOUND: Redemption Draws Nigh!

Our Father Gives To Us Gifts Of Love 

Every Moment Of Every Day

And

We Should Ever Express Sincere Gratitude 

And 

Not With A Thankless Heart Run And Play Around! 

We Are Chosen To Be Members Of The Family Of God! 

We Were Created

Purchased Back

Sanctified Aka Set-Apart 

And 

Are Soon To Be Redeemed

And

We Are Not To Permit The Adversary Of Our Souls 

To Cause Us Against Our Only Hope To Scheme! 

The Lord Jesus Did Not Have To Come To Earth 

And

He Did Not On The Cross Of Calvary Have To Stay! 

He So Loves Us! 

Almighty God ... In The Person Of Jesus Christ 

Wanted Us In His Image To Grow

And 

His Everlasting Love For Us 

He Sacrificially Chose To Show! 

Brethren, Beloved, 

Do Not Act The Ingrate! 

Do Not  Order The Plate Of Blessings

And 

Then Display Your Hate 

Because 

It Makes You Act, Walk, And Even Differently Speak! 

Don't Be Weak! 

Dare To Stand Up For Christ Jesus 

And 

The Living Words Of Truth Faithfully Repeat! 

Remember, Remember 

Don't Ever Forget ...

Adversaries Abound! 

Accusers Act All Profound! 

Liars Exercise License 

But

Sticking With Our Savior Jesus 

Will See You Being Among The Glory-Bound! 

Faith Gives Us Over Sin The Victory 

But

Doubt Will Set A Mark On Us That Says 

This One Is Hell-Bent And Hell-Bound! 

Trust Jesus Christ And Believe: 

Worship Almighty God 

And 

Into His Heavenly House Be Well And Truly Received! 

May The Spirit Of God 

Descend Upon Your Heart! 

Peace!

Pride Is A Holey Roof-Top!

The Stories Of 

Lucifer Being Cast Out Of Heaven 

And

Adam And Eve Being Cast Out Of Eden 

Are Cautionary Tales: Take Heed! 

Never Blame Others 

For The Messes That You Heaven-Daringly Create 

And

Never Be Too Proud To Humbly Say That You're Sorry! 

Surprise: No Surprise ...

Almighty God 

Is Not 

Responsible For Our Tawdry Thoughts And Wayward Ways!

 

Lucifer Had Power, Position, And Prestige 

But

He Desired Worship 

And

Sowed Discord By Innuendo, Deceit And Outright Lies! 

Lucifer Would Have Been Forgiven 

If

He Had Chosen Humility And Apology:

He Boldly Chose War And ... Homelessness! 

Adam And Eve Were Warned Of The Adversary! 

Eve Was Beguiled 

But

Adam Indulged Willful Disobedience! 

Adam Blamed God And Eve 

And

Eve Blamed The Serpent For Their Misfortunes! 

They Never Acknowledged Their Failures 

And

Never Said "Sorry!"

And

They Were Cast Out Of Paradise! 

Beloved, 

Willfulness, Disobedience, Pride And Arrogance 

Is 

A Box Made Of Two Knife-Edged Triangles 

Because

Self Is The Trap In The Middle! 

The Triangles Poke Hard 

And 

Cut Clean

And

The Box Is Self-Sealing!

Brethren, Beloved, 

Be Wise: 

Don't Dig Your Own Grave!

 

Be Humble: 

Pride Is A Holey Roof-Top!

 

Humbly Approach The Throne Of Grace: 

Better Is A Rough Rag With The Lord Christ 

Than A Rich Robe With Satan! 

Get Your Heart Right With God! 

Peace

With Almighty God

Gracefully Grows!

STRENGTHEN THE WEAK KNEES: No Need To Feel Depressed Or Hopeless!

It Is Very Easy To Become Depressed Or Hopeless 

Until We Remember That 

Whatever Is Done Unto Us By Our Adversary

Falls Squarely 

On The Holy Head Of Our Lord Jesus Christ! 

Beloved, 

Roses Have Thorns

Days Have Nights

Laughter Follows Sorrow

Salvation Kills Sin

Light Chases Darkness

And 

Jesus Christ 

Is 

Near And Coming Again! 

Strengthen The Weak Knees ...

Let Us Of The Household Of Faith 

Choose To Accept, Understand 

And 

Remember That The Holy Spirit

Is

Our Comforter, Teacher And Corrector

And That 

It Is By The Gift Of Daily Faith Daily Received That 

We Believe In Jesus ... In The Word Of Truth

And Thereby 

We Are Then Able To Experience Perfect Peace 

In The Midst Of The Constant Storms Of Life! 

By The Lord's Great Grace Shown Towards Us

We Are Able To Have Joy

For It Is Jesus Christ, Alone

Who Causes Us To Have Joy ... True Happiness

In And For Daily Living! 

Carnal Logic Says: 

"Take What You Want

And

Pay For It!" 

Jesus Christ, Our Savior And Redeemer, Says: 

"Take Me

For I Have Paid

For All That You Need!" 

I Beseech Us All, Brethren

Dare To Steadfastly Hold Unto 

Almighty God's Unchanging Hand! 

Dare To Take The One Needful Step Toward King Jesus: 

He Is Reaching Out To You 

Even As He Is Holding You Close To 

And 

In His Heart

And 

Please Let The Holy Spirit Start

Continue 

And 

Finish The Good Work In You! 

Enjoy Jesus ... Peace!