VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: It's All In Your Name!

Your Name Identifies You

Speaks To Your Reputation

And 

Announces Your Character! 

Does Your Name ... Right Now

Announce To Friends, Family, Foes

And 

The Fraternity Of The Faithless Fiend That 

You Are A Committed Member Of The Household Of Faith 

Or

Does It Say That 

You Have Itching Ears 

And That 

You Are One Who Follows Every Wind Of Doctrine 

And 

Is An Explorer Ever Seeking After Something New,

Spectacular ... And Sense-Tingling!?! 

Beloved, 

Your Name Means Everything To The Lord Jesus 

As Shown In The Letter To The Church At Sardis In Revelation 3:4  

Where He Says That There Were A Few Names 

Who Had Not Defiled Their Garments! 

Dear Ones, 

Our Names ... As Christ's Followers 

Should Distinctly Set Us Apart 

From Those Amongst Whom We Dwell 

Or With Whom We Associate! 

There Is The Great Day Coming 

When We Shall See Our Lord As He Is 

Because 

We Shall Be Like Him! 

We Are Called To Be Perfect 

Even As Our Father In Heaven Is Perfect! 

We Are To Be Developing The Character Of Christ Now 

By Letting The Holy Spirit Lead, Teach, Feed

Correct, Direct, Protect

And 

Use Us In Almighty God's Service! 

Please Deny The Liar Who Offers License 

And

Accept The Lord Who Gives Everlasting Life! 

Live Now As Though You Are Going To Be Living 

In Heavenly Light Later! 

Please Polish Your Name Here 

So That You Will Receive The New Name 

On The Peaceful Shore! 

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!

FAIR IS FAIR: Is There Someone You Despise, Envy, Or Hate!?!

There's An Old Saw That Says: 

He Who Steals My Possessions, Makes Me Poor 

And 

Enriches Himself 

But

He Who Steals My Good Name 

Does Not Enrich Himself 

But 

Makes Me Poor Indeed! 

Beloved, 

He Who Steals Your Possessions

Steals What Can Be Replaced 

But

He Who Steals Your Good Name

Aka Your Character

Goes As Far As Being Willing To Take Your Very Life 

Which Neither He Nor She Can Replace 

Or Profit From Eternally! 

Sooo, The Question Is This: 

"Is There Someone ... Anyone

Who You Despise, Envy

Or Hate Enough That 

You Would Be Willing To Give Up Heaven 

To See Them, Or Help To Have Them, Destroyed!?!" 

Are You Sure!?! 

Jesus Christ, Our Great Example

Made Himself Of No Reputation 

So That We Will Have His Character 

His Good Name

And Thereby

Be Blessed And Saved! 

With This Said

Who Are We, You And I, That 

We Should Seek To Destroy Those 

Whom Jesus Christ Died To Save!?! 

Have You Considered 

That In Plotting And Working Someone's Destruction 

That Someone Else 

Is 

Plotting And Working Out Your Destruction!?! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ... 

Do Unto Others 

What You Desire To Have Done Unto You! 

Fair Is Fair: 

         Fear Is Fear: 

                 Fare Is Fare! 

                 What You Did:

         What You'll Feel:

What You'll Pay To Get Where You Are Going!

Heaven 

Is 

Our Own To Gain:  

Is Your Heart Right With The Good Lord!?! 

Peace!

Walk The Talk The Walk!

 

The Perfect Love That Our Dear Savior Has For Us 

Will Never Allow Him To Overlook Our Sin 

And 

Permit Us To Indulge In Selfishness And Unkindness! 

Our Growing Love For Our Dear Savior 

Will Never Permit Us To Willingly Practice Sin 

And 

Be Participants In Acts Which Are Decidedly Unholy 

And 

A Straight Departure From His Divine Character Of Grace

Mercy, Goodness, Truth, Gentleness, Kindness

And 

Righteousness! 

Beloved, 

"Christian" Talk Is Cheap! 

Wearing A Christian's Garb 

Is 

Cheap And Convenient! 

"Speaking" The Christian's Language 

By Repeating Buzz-Words 

Does Not Give One Agility 

Or Facility To Treat To The Unexpected 

Or The Unfamiliar 

Or The Curve-Ball Of Catastrophe! 

We Have To Walk The Talk The Walk!

The Lord's Commitment To Our Growth Through Grace 

And 

Our Commitment To Him Through Willing Obedience 

And

The Bold, Even Aggressive, Exercise Of 

Our Daily Gift Of His Faith 

Requires Us To Walk In Accord With His Will 

And 

His Ways 

And

Under His Billowing Banner Of 

Living, Unchanging, Truth! 

Self-Deception Leads To Self-Destruction 

But 

Loving The Living Truth Leads To The Light That 

Is 

The Life Of Every Man! 

We Can't Be Dirty In The Dark! 

Jesus Christ 

Is 

The Lover Of Your Soul 

And

It Is By Him, Alone, That You Are Remade 

To Stand Clean Before The Great White Throne! 

Hold On To Your Blessings: 

Live In ... Live For ... Live Through ... The Truth! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: That Name!

As Long As We ... By Grace

Keep Struggling Against Self 

And 

Sin 

And 

Valiantly Keep Up Our Striving To Get Home 

To The Father's House 

To Be Forever With King Jesus

All Will Be Well With Our Souls! 

With Life Being Dynamic

- Always Going Relentlessly Forward - 

Anything That We Practice With Determination 

Will Become A Habit

- A Part Of Who We Are - 

Creating A Character Saying Exactly What We Are

Until Our Name Becomes Inextricably Linked 

To What It Is That We Do! 

Who Are You!?! 

What Do You Do!?! 

What Have You Done!?! 

What Are You Planning To Do!?! 

What Is Your Name!?! 

Are You A Professing Christian Called By Christ 

But 

Cursed By Your Community 

Or

Are You A Practicing Christian 

Counted For Caring With Confidence

And 

Claimed By Christ!?! 

Beloved, 

Jesus Christ Promises Each Of Us 

A New Name In Glory For Overcoming Sin: 

Dare To Be Square And Get There! 

The World Is Wrong: 

Do Right! 

The World Is Dark: 

Be Light! 

The World's Tongue Is Tasteless: 

Be Salt! 

You Are Christian: 

Live Your Name ... Enduringly Faithfully! 

Babylonia Wine 

Is 

Sweet And Deadly:

Drink The Water

Of

Life From Christ

And

Live! 

The Bald Question!

The Banner Of The Lord Over His People 
Is 
Love ... The Holy Love Of The Eternal God: 
Love Prospers In Truth! 

The Question That Needs To Be Baldly Asked 
And 
Honestly Answered Is: 

Are We ... As Committed Christians

Living In Perfect Love 

And

Absolute Truth

As They Proceed

From The Heart Of Our God 

Who, Himself, Is Love And Truth!?! 

Will You Take Your Personal Stand For Living Truth 
And Live By, Stand On, And Die For Perfect Love!?! 

Is Your Love Situational ... Conditional!?! 

Is Truth, For You, Transactional ... Negotiable!?!

Will Your Life Stand "The Sniff Test" Before The Judge Of All Flesh!?! 

Beloved, 

Let's Think Long And Hard 
Not About What We Must Give Up 
But 
About What We Need To Hold Near And Dear 
If 
Our Heart's Desire 
Is 
Heaven At The Last Trumpet! 

There Is No Love Without Truth 
So Let Us Know It
Tell It
Live It
Share It
Walk In It 
And, Yes
If Needs Be
Die For The Truth! 

Jesus Christ 
Is
The Truth 
And
The Love Of Almighty God Exemplified 
Aka Personified ... Made Real 
And 
No One Gets Into The Father's House Without Jesus 
... The Character Of Jesus ... 
Without The Love Of God
Without The Truth! 

Heaven! 
Hell! 
Where Are You Headed!?! 

How Much Preferred Stock

Do You Have In Saving Truth 

And 

Heavenly Love!?! 

AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST: Shine, Shine, Shine!

When We Are Attached To Jesus Christ 

And 

Are Drawing All Our Sustenance, Our Nourishment, From Him Alone

Our Thoughts And Desires

Our Words And Deeds Aka Our Conduct And Character 

Are Changed To Be Like Christ's! 

We Are What We Eat! 

We Get Fleas From Where We Sleep! 
We Are Changed By What, By Whom, We Behold

And

We Emulate What, By Ear, We Devour! 
Everything Leads Us To The Judgment Hour!

We May Say To All Who Will Hear Us That 

We Are Born-Again, Bible-Believing

Spirit-Filled, Faithful-To-Christ

Heaven-Bound Christians 

But

Unless

And 

Until 
Our Outward Showing Reflects Our Inward Changing

It Is All Hot Air! 

We Will Be Just Shooting The Breeze

Speaking Just Because We Still Have Within Us 

The Breath Of God Which Animates Our Jars Of Clay! 

Beloved, 

General Moses Was In God's Presence Forty Days 

And 

When He Returned To His People

They All Positively Knew It: He Shone Gloriously! 

Is Your Life Perfumed With The Grace Of Heaven

Giving A Blessed Hint To All Observers

- Interested Or Bearing Malice -
That You Are Almighty God's Property

And

You Are Heading To Glory!?! 

Can You Say With Exact Clearness That

Your Present Life Is Leading You Unerringly

To The Heavenly Home!?! 

Does The World Really See Jesus Christ's Holy Light 
Shining Out Of Your Private Life 
And 
Your Published Persona!?! 

Will Anyone Say Of You That 

They Know Of A Surety That You Have Been With 

And 

Are Shut In With Our Lord, Christ The King!?! 

Did You Shine For Jesus Today!?! 

Will You Shine For Jesus On The New Day Just Ahead

- Should Life Be Spared - 

And

You Are Granted Another Opportunity

To Do The Good And The Right

And

To Be A Credentialled-By-Faith Ambassador For Christ!?!

We All Have One Opportunity

One Day

One Life

One Hope

One Lord

One God Glorious
And

One Happy, Heavenly, Heavenly Home!
Won't You Please Let Your Light Shine Now

To Draw Some Wanderer Near To The Lord!?!

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

Dare To Fill A Need:

Shine All Over Your World! 

WUH YUH GINE DO: Jealous Envious Rebellion

JER Was Very Specific:

Call Me JER!
Not Jer! JER!
And Be Quick About It!

Wow!
Talk About Pride!

What Has He Got To Be Proud About!?!
That Je ... Ooops, JER Is A Straight-Up Menace!

Oh!?!
How So!?!
I Thought He Was Just Overbearing!

No, My Friend!
That JER ... Properly Identified By His Own Mother
Is
Jealous Envious Rebellion!

Who In The Name Of All That's Holy
Calls A Child Jealous Envious Rebellion!?!

His Dear Olde Mumsy, Rap Scallion!

Let Me Guess!
His Father's Name Is Devilish Discontent!

Close  ... But No Candy Bar!

His Dear Old Dad Is None Other Than
Divide N. Conquer
Barber To The Stars
Willful, Wayward
And
Definitely Unwise!

Wow!

That's Quite An Indictment!

It's Well Earned And Wantonly Displayed
And
A Decided Menance
To All Who Desire ... In Spades
From Known-Sin To Escape!

Okay! Let's Have It!
I Can Feel A Needed Lesson Coming On ...!

... And You, Beloved, Would Be Right!

Brethren,

Our Name Is Our Character!
Our Character Is Our Name!
One Cannot Be Separated From The Other
So, Please, Do Not Live Your Life In Vain!

No Man Is An Island!
No Human Walks This Earth Alone!
We Sin By Thought
By Word
By Deed
And
If It Is Our Desire To Be Saved From Self
From Sin ... From Sinning
We Must The Words Of The Living God Heed!

A Word To The Wise ...

What You Do Not Only Impacts You
It Impacts Many Others
Many Seen And Known
And
Many More Unseen And Unknown! 

Who Is The Most Notorious Sinner
In The History Of Almighty God's Creation!?!

That's Easy!
That Would Be His Nibs
His Presumptuousness
Olde Satan Fka Lucifer, Himself!

Satan's Sin Started War In Heaven
Destroyed Myriads Of Angels
Caused Eve And Adam To Disobey

Caused Us To Be Born In Sin

Caused Cain To Kill His Brother, Abel

Causes Us To Sin
And 
Caused Jesus Christ's Death! 
Remember, Now, One Sinner!

Jesus Christ The Righteous
- Being The Only One Good - 
Has Given Us Life! 
Hold That Thought Close In Your Heart!

Sinning Impacts All Beholders Negatively 
And 
Damns The Doer! 
Doing Good Impacts Us All Positively 
And 
Blesses The Doer
The Beholders 
And 
The Receivers ...! 

... Don't Forget The Hearers In The Future!

Good Point!

The Good That We Do Lives After Us!

The Evil That We Do Lives After Us!

Brethren,

Thinking Back To What The Lord Has Said
About Sinning By Word, Thought And Deed
We Truly Need A Heart-Transplant
A Thought-Pattern Adjustment
And
We Need To Make Our Walking-Wise Stick
The Living, Holy, Infallible, Word
As Spoken, Recorded, Preserved
Through The Ministrations Of The Holy Spirit Of God!

From The Womb To The Tomb
Man Is Doomed
Unless And Until He
Accepting The Call Of The Master
Reaches For The Extended Hand
And
Chooses ... Free-Willed
To Walk As Jesus Christ Walked!

Repentance Is Good For All Souls!

The JER One's Of This World
Seriously Need To Buy The Free Clue
Or They Shall Pay The Ultimate Price
For Their Practiced And Promulgated Rebellion
Which We Well Know Shall Lead Many  
To Hell ... No Undoing! 

Your Watch-Word ... Always ... Shall Be:

Think Before You Act!

Pray Before You Display!

Wuh Yuh Gine Do ...

We Have Free Will 
And
Choice
So Let's Each Ask Ourselves
The Simple Questions:

Am I Choosing To Live For Self Or The Lord!?! 

Will Someone Be Blessed By My Life Today!?!

Am I Striving For The Eternal Reward!?!

I Appeal To Us All
To Consciously Think On Jesus Christ ... All Day
In All Ways
And 
Be Blessed To Be A Blessing Always!

Remember ...

Heaven Awaits The Obedient
The Faithful
The Righteous
The Enduring
Aka The People Of Almighty God And Christ!

May The Holy Angels Protect Us
And
Influence Us To Do The Good And The Right
And
The Holy Spirit Of Truth
Guide And Chide Us
And
Lead Us Into All Truth
So That We Will Our Savior, Lord, God And King
Bless And Completely Delight!

AMEN!!!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Letter

Dearest Laronde:

Greetings! 

It Was A Pleasure, Indeed, To Hear From You, And I Sincerely Pray That All Is Well With You, And Your Beloved! Please Kiss Charlie And Chivonne For Me!

As Regards Your Inquiry, I Will Answer Your Questions As I Would A Person Who Has No Personal Knowledge Of The One About Whom I Speak: I Speak Of Him With Joy And Love!

**--**--**--**

I Have A Forever-Friend Named Christ Jesus!

He Is Also The Savior Of Man
The Redeemer Under The Plan
The Creator Of All Things Visible And Invisible
The King Of Heaven And Earth
And
The Judge Of Every Man!

Jesus Is My Friend
In Need And In Deed
And
He Sticks Closer Than A Sister Or Brother!
He Is Also The Holy God!
He Is Life, Light And Health To All
And
I Claim Him As Mine
And
I Desire No God Called Other!

I Am A Laborer!
I Bear Of Sin The Heavy Load
And
I Have A Carte Blanche With My Jesus
To Come To Him To Unload!

He Has Promised Me A Fair Exchange
Because
He Is Almighty God And Can Do It:

I Freely Give Him And He Will Willingly Take
My Heavy Load
And
Give Me His Burden Which Is Light! 

I Did It

And

It Does My Soul Truly Delight!

He Asked In Return That
I Take His Yolk That Is Easy
And
Learn About Him
And
He Said That I Shall Have Rest For My Soul!

This Is A Work Ongoing!

My Friend
My Lord, My God, My King
This Jesus
Proved, For Me, His Great Love! 

He Left All His Majesty
His Glory, His Honor
His Worship, His Praise
And
Came Down To See Me
- To Save Me -
From His Glorious Home
In Heaven Above!

He Didn't Have To Do It!
I Didn't Ask Him To Do It!
I Didn't Even Know That 
From Time Immemorial That
That Had Been In His Heart
But
I Am Glad That He Did It! 

I Am Blessed Beyond Measure
Because
He Looks Upon Me In Love
And
I, Grateful For His Bounty
Willingly Return His Love!

I, Here, Shall Tell You
The Lord's Honest Truth That
You Cannot Go To Him Dirty
And
Remain That Way!

He Is A Dirt Magnate
His Blood On You Is Detergent Zero
That Is, No Stains Remain
And
I Can Tell You Also
That He Gives All His True-True Friends
What Is Universally Called
The Garment Of Praise
Which Is Made Of Fire-Proof-Character Fabric
- His Character -
Which Will Withstand Unquenchable Fire
And
The Eternal Glory Of The Ancient Of Days!
The Lord Be Praised!

You Will Never Believe The Gift That He Gave Me
But
I Urge You That You Should!
He Gave Me Of His Innocent Blood
Which, Upon My Acceptance
Gives Me His Life
Gives Me His Grace
Gives Me His Mercy
Gives Me His Forgiveness For My Confessed
And
Repented Of Sin
Gives Me Hope
Gives Me Help
Gives Me Healing
Gives Me The Admit-One Ticket
To The Banquet Of The Blessed
After The Great Revealing!

Meanwhile, I Have Faith
Love Joy Peace And Rest
The Fellowship Of The Holy Spirit
That Comforter That Teaches All Truth
That Guides And Lovingly Chides
And
The Protection And Good Influence Of
His Holy Angels
Who Take Care Of Those Who
By Him ... Choose
To Be Blessed! 

Eternally Blessed!

I Will Not Tell A Lie!
He Has Made It Quite Plain That
To Be His Forever Friend
Means That You Have At Your Heels
The One Who Shall Forever Be Known As
His Eternal Enemy
A Former Bright And Shining Star
Who, Without Cause
- Without Excuse -
Indulged In Killing Envy
Jealousy And Greed!

I Must Face His Enemy
Who Is Also Enemy Mine
And
My One Protection
Is
The Whole Armor Of God
Which Starts With:
"Doth Saith The Lord!" Aka "It Is Written!"

His Enemy
- My Enemy -
Indulges In Shining-Light Fraud!
He Masquerades!
He's A God-Fraud!
He Indulges Deceit!
He Tells Bold Lies:
He's The Father Of Lies!

He's The Murderer!
He Leads Mankind Into Sin!
He Instigates Pain, Suffering
Horror And All Sorrows
Because
He, It Is, Who Beguiled Our First Parents
Into The Sins Of Doubt And Disobedience!

That Enemy
- Our Enemy, Heart Cold -
Is
Satan
The Piercing Serpent
The Dragon
The Devil
Beelzebub The Bold
The Lord Of Dung
The Accuser Of The Brethren
The Adversary
The Raging Lion
Who Walks About ... Seeking
Whom He May Devour!

I Am Warned By My Jesus
To Be Sober
To Be Vigilant
To Stand Firmly On Living Truth
To Trust Him ... And Obey
To Walk Right On The Narrow, Strait, Way
To Keep A Song In My Heart
To Hold Him In Godly Fear
To Honor Him With My First Fruits
To Not Forget To Pray!

I Am To Do The Good That I Can
For My Fellow Man!
I Am To Tell Others Of The Straight
Good News Gospel Plan!
I Am To Live In His Light
Which Is Bright Blessed And Best
And
I Am To Rest On His Rest Day
The Seventh Day Of His Law Of Life
And
Not On The Adversary's Spurious Sabbath
On The Day Called The First! 
No Created Being Can Ever
His Holy Law Reverse!

Satan, The Adversary 
Is 
Cursed With A Curse
Never, Ever, To Be Reversed!

My Jesus Says That I Need Endurance
And, For This
He Gives Me ... Daily Faith
And
Daily Grace
And 
Strength For The Day's Journey
And
Courage For The Way!

He Has Promised Me That
I Shall Never Walk Alone
That My Bread And Water Are Sure
And
He Asks That I Take An Easy Hold
On The Things Of This Life
Because
Nothing In This Realm
Is 
Fire-Proof, Eternal, Or Tried Gold!

My Friend,
I Can Tell You So Much More
But, For Now, I'll End With This:

Jesus Christ Saves!
He Sets The Captives Free!
He Makes The Halt And Crippled Walk
And
He Causes The Known Blind To See! 

He Says: 

"Come, Let Us Reason Together!"

He Makes Scarlet Sins White Like Snow!
He Makes Crimson Sin To Be As Wool
And
He Gives To His Friends
- Who Are Also Called His Children -
The Cup
The Cup Of Blessing That Overflows!

Beloved, Believe Me!
That Cup Is Never Not Full!

Please Don't Just Take My Word Only
For All These Things That I've Said!
There Is Testimony Of More Than Two Or Three Witnesses! 

Let Your Soul Also By The Preserved Word
Under The Agency Of The Holy Spirit Of Truth
Be Safely Led!

Please Pray About What I've Told You!
Please Ask The Lord Christ Into Your Life!
Believe In Him
And
You Shall Be Saved
And
Life, For You, Won't End
When You Enter The Cold Grave!

The Faithful-To-Him Dead
On The Great Day
Shall, By His Loud Voice
Be Raised Immortalized
Incorruptible
Forever Changed
To Be Like Him!
That's A Situation Called Win-Win!

Do Not To Sin Be Enslaved!
Only Preserved Saints ... Escape
The Second Death
Aka Eternal Separation From Almighty God
Aka Hell
Aka The Lake Of Fire Grave!

Remember,
For His Friends, His Life He Gave!

Let John 3:16-17 The Way For You

Plainly, Clearly, Pave! 

• 1 John 1:9 Proves That Satan Is The Knave!
• Psalm 119:105 Turns On Your Search-Light!
• Psalm 1:1-2 Is Your Head-Covering!
• Philippians 4:13 Is The Rod For Your Spine!
• Psalm 84:11 Is The Perfect Pillow For Your Bed! 
• Psalm 143:8 Is Your Heart's Song! 

The Blessing Of The Lord God Almighty Makes You Rich! Very Rich Indeed!

I Look Foward With Delight To Seeing You During The First Week Of Summer!

Until Then,
I Close With Love, Hugs, And Kisses,

Corlais