VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Life IS Worth Living!!

Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled

Neither Let It Be Afraid!

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Take Your Burden To The Lord
And
Leave It There!

Life Is Worth Living
AND
That You Can't Deny!
Please Do Not Let That Destroyer, Satan
Rob You
Of Your Blessed Home
In The Sweet By And By!

No Matter Your Sorrow
Your Hurt
Your Need
Your Shame
Jesus Christ 
IS 
The Answer!
He Already Bore Your Pain!
You Are Not Alone!
For Your Sin
He Did Atone!

Popular Society Has No Answer
Offers No Help
Provides No Hope
For The Anguished Heart
The Soul In Pain
AND
It Is Time That We Recognize
Believe
Accept
Embrace
The Living Truth ...

To Personally Know Christ Jesus

Is

To Receive Everlasting Great Gain!

To You  ...Personally
Jesus Christ Says:

Come Unto Me Ye That Labor

Ye That Heavy-Laden Be!

I Give Unto Ye, Rest!

Salvation!

The Comfort Of The Truly Blessed!

In Me Your Weary Soul Finds Peace

- Not Peace As The World Gives -

But Peace That Will Eternally Bless!

In Me

You Shall Run And Not Be Weary! 

In Me

You Shall Walk And Not Faint!

With Me

You Shall Rise Up On Wings Of Eagles

And

You Shall Enjoy The Overcoming Ones' Jubilee

For

In Me

You Are Free Of Sin

Death

Hell

And

The Grave!

In Me

You Are Free! 

Free Indeed!

I Died And Yet I Live

And It Was 

- It Is -

To Save You!

I Live And I Intercede! 

I Am Your High Priest!

I Am The Lamb! 

On My Life Is Laid Your Every Burden!

Let No One Steal Your Joy!

Let No One Take Your Crown!

With Me, You Shall Avoid Seeing

The Coming King Judge's Frown!

Give Unto Me Your Load Of Care!

I AM Your Release! 

I AM Your Relief!

I AM Preparing A Place For You

And

There Will Be A Welcome Home Overcomers' Feast!

Trust Me! 

I AM The Good Shepherd!

My Sheep Know My Voice!

I AM Gentle, Loving, Kind!

It Is Not My Desire That Anyone Be Left Behind!

Believe Me! 

I Am Not A Man That To You I Should Lie!

Abide In Me!

On My Shoulder Fall

And Pour Out Your Anguish As You Freely Cry!

Walk With Me! 

I AM Your Shade By Day! 

I AM Your Defense At Night!

Follow Me!

I Lead You To Green Pastures

Beside The Still Waters!

I Lead You In Paths Of Righteousness! 

With Me

You Will Never Grow Old!

I Restore Your Soul!

Have Confidence In Me!

In Me In Great Recompense!

In Me Is Your Own Soul's Great Reward!

Worship Me!

I AM The Eternal God! 

I Change Not!

Let Me Against Your Sin Confessed

Place The Expunged Blot!

Lift Me Up! 

I Carry You! 

Praise Me!

I Love You!

I Forget You Not!

Obey Me!

In Me Is Life!

Life Everlasting!

Life ... Without Sin's Decimating Strife!

My Child, 

No Matter The Manner Of Your Soul's Distress

Come To Me Willingly! 

You Must Your Known Sin Confess

For

Sin Is A Sorrow

No Created Being Can Heal

So

Come To Me Honestly!

Your Self ... Yield!

Bring Your Burden 

Without Fear

And

The Breach In Your Soul

I Will Heal

And

Glorious Heaven

With Me

- And All The Beloved -

You Shall Surely Share!

For Your Soul

I Sacrificially Care!

Live Not A Life Of Despair!

I Love You!

For Your Soul 

I Spilt My Own Blood 

And 

For Your Salvation

I Shed Bloody Tears!

Please Give Unto Me Your Cares

And

Your Fears!

In The Service Of The Living God!

In The Service Of Love
- The Service Of God -
Is The Will To Please
By Serving God
According To His Requirements
AND
To Do It Willingly
Eagerly
Because We Return His Delightsome Love!

Doing The Will Of God
Is Not A Burden
To The One Who Trusts
Who Loves
Who Honors
Who Worships
Who Readily Obeys
Because The Pleasure Derived From 
Being In God's Service
Beautifully Lights Life's Oft' Dim Pathways!

There Is No Turning Away From Duty!
There Is No Stopping The Glorious Work To Laud Self!
There Is No Wondering Who Is Not Working
AND
There Is Wandering Around 
The Self-Serving Soul's Market Shelves!

The One Who Loves The Lord
Finds
That It Is Its Own Reward
AND
All Who Work Out Of Love
In The Service Of The Lord
Will Find That With Divinity
They Walk In Accord!

I Love The Lord!
I Think Of Him
AND
I Work For Him
AND
If With Endurance
I Stay The Course
In The Day Of Appointment
There Shall Be No Finding Of Spiritual Adultery
AND OBVIOUSLY
No Eternal Separation 

By The Condemnatory Divorce!

Let Us Willingly Obey
The Lord's Commands
As
In His Service
We Faithfully Stand!

Lord Almighty,

We're Yours To Command!

In Jesus' Name

Keep Us Faithful!

AMEN.

Tested Sin?! Taste Salvation!

I Know What Sin Looks Like
AND
More Particularly
I Know Its Taste
AND
I Know
Through The Grace Of Christ's Faith
That It Is A Death That
- Summarily -
Will Be Replaced!

Let Me Tell You ...

For Me

It All Started
With A Lil' Some'ing Some'ing
Followed By A Tall Glass Of Gimme More
Topped Off With A Gateau
From Randy Andy
AND
Culminated With
Got To Spread The Spores!

Sin Is A Pool Side
Bed Side
Table Side
Service
Designed To Meet Eaters
In
AND
At
Every Desire
AND
That Desire
Never Ever Leans Toward
Get Less
For
It Is Stuck On The Gear ... Get More!

I Would Be Tired Always Wanting More!

You Speak Truth
BUT
Sin Is A Saddled War Horse
Opinionated
Cultured
Wild
Greedy
Beautiful And Deadly
BUT 
It Ever Acts Nice
Before It Does The Nasty
AND
Turns You
On To
AND
Into
Spiced Vice Full Of Lice!

You Are Making Me Itch!

Stop Talking About That!

I Can't!
I Must Speak The Truth
For Sin Would Have Completely
Wrecked Me
Were It Not For Dear Grace
Who Came 

AND

Stopped
Checked Me!

Mercy!

Mercy Was There
AND
So Was Love
Who Called Me
Calmed Me
AND
More Particularly
Caringly
Held Me ...!

Oh, What Love!

He Spoke!
I Listened!
I Blubbered!
We Cried
AND
He Left Me Holy Spirit Comforter
After Saying That
For Me
He Was Tried
He Had Bled
AND
Cruelly Died!

I Was Hurt
AND
I Was Sorry
For My Sin
AND
For Hurting Him!

I Was Hurt
Yet
I Was Made Happy
For His Hurt
Allows Me Repentance
So That
By Faithful Surrender
To Him
I May Into Holy Heaven
Through The Pearl Gates
- Right Gained -
Walk In!

Sin Calls One To Always Live In The Now
In All Ways
BUT
It Doesn't Last Forever
For
It Has No Root
In The Rock
- The Rock Of Salvation -
That Lasts Forever
AND
Ever!

I Had To Choose!
Salvation
OR
Sin!
Sinful Pleasure Now!
Damnation Later!
OR
Saintly Self-Denial Now!
AND
Everlasting Joy
With Christ The Lord
Later!

Which Did You Choose?!

I Chose To Believe
- Big Word Coming Up -

The Preponderance Of The Evidence
AND
When Sin And Salvation
Were In The Balances Laid
I Saw With My Own Gritty Eyes
Felt With My Own Creeped-Out Skin
Knew In My Own Scarred Hurting Heart
That I Had Been
By Satan And Raw Sin
Sucker-Punched
AND
Roundly Played!

I Had Nearly Died

BUT

On That Very Day
I
- Spiritually Edified -
Got Out Of The Bed With Sin
AND
Leaving Everything
- Better Called Nothing Worthwhile - Behind
I Had Answered The Knock At The Door
Of My Heart
AND
Eagerly Invited In The Beautiful Caller
AND
The Pest
- The Now-Unwanted Sin -
Had No Choice
BUT
From Me To Depart
 For He, Sodden
No Longer Thrilled My Heart!

I Prayed ...

Oh, Father

I Heard Your Voice

And

Moved By Your Spirit 

And

Finally Convinced 

Ready To Change

Truly Convicted

And

Actually Acknowledging My Need

And

Pain

Honestly See Myself

And

- Desiring Free Salvation

Which Can Only Come

From You, God Divine

The Only One True Faithful Kind - 

Invite You In!

Please Hold Me! 

Keep Me

Forever

Please Stay!

Please Make Me Clean!

 

I Don't Want 

My Homemade Bread Anymore!

Please Feed Me Yours

From Heaven's Stores!

Before You, Lord 

I Am Shamefaced Naked! 

Clothe Me In Your Righteousness 

For I Am Now Yours!

I Was Blind

But Your Eyesalve Gives Me Healing

So That I Can Clearly See Thee!

Bless You, Lord!

My Old Name Is Dirt O. Damnation

And

In Revulsion 

I Wittingly Willingly Lay It Down! 

Give Me Your Name, Lord! 

Your Love Lifts Me

And

I Desire To Wear Your Ownership! 

I Desire To Wear The Family Crown!

He Heard ... Me!

He Answered ... Me!

AND

In That Instant

New Life Began For ... Me!

That Is, Indeed
Amazing Grace!