VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Eternal Attributes Are At Work To Bless Us!

Almighty God, In The Person Of Jesus Christ 

Our Loving Lord And Savior

Is

Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent

Infallible And Immutable

And

All Of These Eternal Attributes Are Available And In Play

Working For Our Salvation! 

Do You Believe It!?! 

Do You Trust The Word And The Works Of

Him Who Makes It So For You Personally ... Intimately!?! 

Do You Understand, Accept

As You With Godly Desire Permit The Holy Spirit

To Prepare You To Be A Sanctuary For Him

Who Is The Awesome God! 

By The Holy Spirit's Rule

Do Not Permit Presumptuous Sin

To Have Dominion Aka Rule Over You! 

Read Your Bible And Rout Out Bad Habits

And

Overcome Sin By Chapter Or By One Verse At A Time! 

Choose To Learn From The Mistakes Of Others

And

Do Not Say To Yourself That 

You Would Never Commit "That Sin" 

Because

Well ... You! 

Pride Goes Before The Fall 

And

Dare I Add ... A Broken Tail-Bone! 

Fellow Believer, 

Please Do Not Ever Think That

Your Dear Savior's Ability Is Like That Of The Little Engine

Who Thought He Could Do 'It!' 

Our Lord Jesus Is The Great I AM! 

He Told Moses To Say To His People: 

"I AM That I AM!" 

He Told His Adversaries In Jerusalem: 

"Before Abraham Was, I AM!" 

And

They Tried To Kill Him! 

It Didn't Change The Truth!

Let Us Hold Fast To The Extended Hand Of

Hope, Help, Healing, Salvation, Justification

Sanctification, Redemption ... Glorification!

Dare To Be A Peculiar Person

And

Walk As One Wise For Your Own Self

By Attaching Yourself, Your Hope For Your Future

To The Holy God Who, Alone, Is Wise:

It Is He Who Gives You True Wisdom ... And Understanding! 

Boldly Dismiss The Urge To Grasp At This Life's Straws

And

Go, Instead, For The Gold Tried In The Fire! 

Beloved,

Please Clothe Yourself In White Raiment That 

"He Who Turns The Tide" Sells ... For Free! 

Avail Yourself Of The Eye-Salve That 

He, The Great Physician, Your Creator

Provides For Healing Your Sight, Your Vision

Your Look-See

So That You Are Not Fooled By Fripperies

The Cheap Thingies Masquerading As Substance

When They Are Just Smoke And Mirrors

Fair-Ground Junk! 

And Lest We Overlook It  ... 

Plead With The Lord To Relieve You Of 

The Wiggling Worms Of Wasting Worldly Wonder That 

Cause You To Have Itching Ears For What Is Not Food

For The Soul Hungering For Christ's Righteousness! 

Dear Ones, 

Dare To Walk Firmly On The Strait Path 

On The Narrow Way 

Because 

The Waymaker Will Be With You

Be It On The Altar Of Sacrifice

Or Pushing The Plow Working Unweariedly 

For The Soul Salvation Of Others! 

Joy Comes In The Morning: 

Do Not Fear: 

The Lord Gave You A Spirit Of Power

Of Love And Of A Sound Mind! 

Believe, Beloved! 

Look Unto Our Lord Jesus Christ

And

Live Now To Live Eternally!

Peace Be Upon You! 

 

 

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! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Don't Join Satan's Circus!

Your Father Is The King Of Glory! 

You Are Away, On His Footstool, To Attend School! 

Your Teacher At The School Of Hard Knocks Academy 

Gives You A Supply List 

Which Requires You To Bring Extras! 

Your Father The King, The God Alone Who Is Wise

Gives You Custom-Made Everything 

Which Has Your Name 

And 

The Deep Impress Of His Character On Your Supplies 

For Your Use! 

Your "Teacher" At Hard-Knocks Assured Academy, MeSa Tan

Writes A Nasty-Gram 

After Having Dragged You Over The Coals For Being Selfish 

And 

Wanting Everything To Be About You! 

Your Good Stuff Would Have Gone Into A Pool 

To Be "Redistributed" To Other Class-Members 

Guaranteeing That You Would Never Get

What Your Father Provided For Your Personal Use! 

You Would Then Have To Be "Satisfied" With Cheap Knock-Offs 

And 

"Officially Sanctioned" Dupes 

Which Would Never Stand Up During The Testing Time 

Or The Final Examination! 

Beloved, 

Be Wise! 

Never, Ever, Permit The Gifts That Your Father Has Given To You 

To Leave Your Hands To Gain The Approval Of 

"The Everybody Gets A Participation Trophy 

For Being Present Even When They Choose To Do Wrong 

By Refusing To Do Right 

Because 

No One Should Feel Bad About Feeling Bad For Doing Badly Confederacy!" 

Dear Ones, 

Keep What Your Father Gave You 

No Matter The Pressure Applied 

And

Choose To Tell Others 

How To Get Adopted By Your Father 

To Get Their Own Supply Of What You've Got! 

Don't Join Satan's Circus 

And 

Don't Be Satan's Clown! 

Peace!

Do You Know Who You Are In Christ Jesus!?!

Men Identify As Women! 

Women Identify As Men! 

Men Identify As Babies! 

Women Identify As Pet-Dogs! 

How Are You Identifying Yourself!?! 

Who Or What Is Creating An Identity For You!?! 

Do You Know Who You Are In Christ Jesus!?! 

Beloved, 

Children Live What They Learn 

And 

If We As Children Of The Heavenly Father 

Do Not Follow Him As He Is Known Through His Preserved Word 

Aka The Transcript Of His Unchangeable, Holy, Character

We Will Identify With Those Around Us 

Who Have No Respect For What Is Good And Perfect

And 

Who Have Chosen The Path Of Least Resistance 

Which Allows Them To Enjoy What Tickles Their Tonsils, Their Fancy 

And 

Their Unregenerate Self! 

Follow Fad

Follow Fashion

And 

Follow Feelings 

Becomes The Be-All And End-All Of Existence 

And

We Float On Any And Every Wind Of Change! 

Dear Ones, 

With No Known Destination

Any Destination ... Good, Bad, Safe, Unsafe

Is 

Your Port Of Call! 

If You Have No Anchor For Your Soul

Your Soul Will Find Anchor 

Where The Strong, Loud, And Clamorous Winds Push It! 

We ... As Committed Christians ... Are Not Anchorless! 

We Belong To The Kind King Who Knows Our Names And Nature 

And

Who Calls Us Who Know His Voice To His Side! 

Please Don't Sell Gold To Get Silver Like Judas! 

Know Whose You Are

Confidently Walk In His Will

And 

In His Way

Having A Meek And Gentle Spirit 

Against Which There Is No Law! 

Be Molded By Christ 

So That You Are Not Damned Like The Devil! 

Peace!

Heaven Will Be Worth It All!

Practice Make Practical 

Aka What You Practice 

You Become Efficient At Performing! 

If You Make A Habit Of Being Kind

You Act Kindly! 

If You Practice Cruelty

You Act Cruelly! 

Beloved, 

The Nature ... The Character Of Our Lord Christ

Which He Requires To Be Reproduced In His Children

- The Saints Of God And Christ - 

Demands That We Practice Gentleness, Goodness

Kindness, Temperance Aka Moderation

Love, Justice, Faithfulness, And Truthfulness

And 

Be Giving And Forgiving! 

Is It Going To Be Easy!?! 

No! 

Can It Be Accomplished!?! 

Yes! 

Is It Worth The Effort Required!?! 

Most Certainly! 

Should I Be Willing To Try!?! 

Only You Can Answer That! 

Remember, Though, No Risk ... No Reward!

No Cross ... No Crown!

Is There Help Available!?! 

It's Just A Prayer Away!?! 

But What If There Are Slip-Ups!?! 

He Who Says Do It Is There To Help You Up 

And

Get You Back On Track! 

Dear Ones, 

Acquiring Bad Habits Requires No Effort: 

That's As Water Down The Hill! 

Acquiring Good Habits Requires Time

         Blood

                  Sweat

                           Tears

                                     Prayers

Endurance

         Faith

                 Hope

                          Love

                                  Trust 

And

The Patience Of The Saints 

Who Are Standing Firmly 

On The "Yeah!" And "AMEN!!!" Promises Of 

Their Creator, Savior, Lord, God, Redeemer, King 

And 

Forever Faithful Friend! 

Pray ... Because He Cares! 

Do ... Because It's True! 

Testify ... Because It Edifies!

Praise ... And Be Raised! 

Peace!

Trust ... Don't Tempt ... The Lord!

It Is Amazingly Disappointing To See And To Know 

How Little We, As Christians

Truly Trust The Lord Of Life 

With Our Well-Being 

And 

Our Gifted-To-Us Lives! 

This Isn't Just Disappointing

It Is Down-Right Shameful 

And 

If It Is Not Repented Of And Corrected

It Shall Surely Lead To Our Eternal Demise! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Christ Asks Us To Faithfully ... Enduringly

Follow After Him 

On The Path Which He Has Marked

Walking In The Light That Is Himself

Holding To The Truth That Is His Name

- Which Is His Character - 

Which Is Just, Kind, Good

Giving And Forgiving! 

Jesus Christ Daily Proves To Us That 

He Is Provider, Protector

Helper, Healer

Savior, Sealer

Friend

Lord, God

Keeper

And 

King Glorious! 

Our Kind King Abundantly Gives 

All That We Need

Haven't Asked For

Or Ever Contemplated

And

All That He Asks In Return 

Is 

Child-Like Trust 

Which Will Never Be Abused

And

Never Be Wastefully Spent! 

The Facts ... 

Alarm Clocks Don't Wake Us! 

Farmers Don't Feed Us! 

Man-Armies Don't Protect Us! 

And

Science Falsely So Called Can't Heal Us! 

All That We Are And Have

Is 

Done Through The Loving Sacrifice Of Our Father 

Who Gave Us His Only Begotten Son 

Who Sent Us The Holy Spirit 

Who Sees To Our Needs Through The Holy Angels 

Who Minister To Us 

Who Shall Inherit Christ's Free Salvation! 

Be Wise For Your Own Self ... 

Please Choose Now ... Today

To Trust In The Lord Christ With All Of Your Being! 

None But He Can Save And Seal

Against The Coming Judgment! 

Peace!

Stop Eating Swine's Food!

Many Of Us Live With The Hope For Glory 

But Not 

The Blessed Hope That 

Leads To The Kind Of Glory That 

Transports Us To Everlasting Life! 

Where, Why

When Did We Go Astraying After The Scraps That 

Swine Gladly Eat Instead Of Eating From 

The Kind And Faithful King's Table Of Good And Plenty!?! 

Was It On The Day You Were Bypassed 

For What You Thought Was Your Just Due 

Or 

Perhaps It Was The Day That 

Your Pride Overcame Your Common-Sense 

And 

You Started Walking On Satan's Enchanted Ground Of 

Smoke And Mirrors!?! 

Beloved, 

Only Those Who Walk In The Will Of God 

Are The Children Of God

And

The Blessed And Beloved Brethren Of Our Lord Christ! 

We Will Not Be Bountifully Blessed 

And 

Eternally Saved

If

We Just Have And Use The Family's Name 

But

Do Not Possess Jesus Christ's Pure And Holy Character!

 

Brethren, Beloved

Since We Are Using The Name Above All Names

Let Us Diligently Seek 

To Assimilate The Character That Creates Us Anew! 

Let Us Not Be Among Those Accused Of False Pretenses 

And 

Charged With Using Bogus Identity Papers! 

Let Us Choose To Walk The Talk

Live The Life

Carry The Cross

And 

Do The Duty 

So As Not To Suffer Eternal Loss! 

Think About It ...

Carnal Things Are Temporal

But 

Christ's Free Salvation 

Is 

Eternal! 

Do Your Due Diligence 

And 

Let The Name Of Christ 

Become Your Nature In Christ! 

Peace With The Living God Is Free

So Dare To Diligently Pray Without Ceasing! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Misalignment From The Majority!

Committed Christians Are Pilgrims In A Strange Land! 

We Attract Attention 

Because 

Our Walking, Talking, Eating

Our Doing And Being Habits

Are An Affront To The Natural Citizens Of 

The Land Through Which We Are Passing! 

Beloved,

This Is As It Should Be! 

We Should Be Sticking Out Like Sore Thumbs 

Because 

Our Characters Misalign From That Of The Majority! 

Let's Truly Consider For A Moment

How Different Our Lord Was From Those Around Him!

His Name Caused A Stir! 

His Very Presence Caused A Stir Wherever He Went! 

He Attracted Some 

And 

Repulsed Others Of Those Whom Met Him! 

Those Who Saw Their Need For What He Shared Were Drawn To Him! 

Those Who Saw Him As A Meddler In Other People's Matters 

And

A Muddier Of The Waters Of Tradition 

And

An Affront To The Status Quo 

Were Repulsed By Him! 

Those Who Saw Immanuel

"Almighty God With Us" 

Were Lovingly, Gratefully, Graciously, Attracted To Him! 

Those Self-Deceived Ones

Who Saw Themselves As Gods Among Men 

Were Repulsed By The Drawing Fragrance From 

The Heart Of God Wafting Off Him! 

Brethren, Beloved,

Do Not Fool Yourself

Or Permit Yourselves To Be Fooled By Others!

By Almighty God's Great Grace

You Are The Salt Of The Earth!

You Are The Light Of The Earth

And

Living, Holy, Light Shakes Foundations!

Are You Living For The Lord!?! 

Is The World Seeing Jesus Christ The Lord In You!?! 

Will The Lord Of Earth And Glory Call You His Own!?! 

Are You An Enduring, True 

And 

Faithful Witness Of God's Love Towards Man!?! 

Prayerfully Think About It Now

While It Is Still Day

While It Is Possible For Man 

To Work Out His Own Salvation

With Fervent Prayer And Trembling! 

Peace! 

Let Your Light Shine Before Men!

We Christians Are Called ... By Jesus Christ

The Light Of The World! 

How Sad It Is Then, That 

Most In The World Look Questioningly, Cross-Eyed

Or With Raised Eyebrows 

Wondering What Kind Of Christians Many Of Us Are

And 

Asking What Kind Of "Light" We Are Shedding! 

Beloved, 

Let's Take Heed To Ourselves!

 

Be Careful How You Walk! 

Be Mindful Of What You Say And Do! 

Be Wise Unto Your Own Soul's Salvation 

And

See To It That Your Behavior 

Is Not 

Causing A Longing, Wandering, Seeking Soul 

To Turn Away From Saving Truth 

... And ... 

Be True To Your Calling 

To Be An Honest Steward

A Willing Witness

And 

A Loved, Loving, Child Of The Eternal God 

Through Jesus Christ Our Lord! 

From This Moment On

By The Available Grace Of Our Loving God

And

By The Holy Spirit's Leading, Teaching, Feeding 

And 

Correcting

Let No One Have Cause To Question Your Christianity 

Or Your Commitment To Our Lord Christ! 

You Didn't Buy Your Name: 

It Wasn't On Sale! 

Your Name 

Is 

Blessed, Holy, Everlasting

A Gift Of The Holy God

A Deposit ... If You Will ... Toward The Great Day 

When Having Assimilated The Total Character Of Christ

You, Perfected, Immortalized, Glorified

Shall Enter The Family Home On High 

To Live Eternally! 

Pray For Oil And Light Up! 

Shine, Dear Christian!

Shine!

Be True To Truth!

Denying The Truth Of God 

Does Not Change The Character Of God 

Or Our Need To Totally Embrace It! 

Denying The Requirement That 

We Are To Be Sanctified Aka Set Apart 

Through Our Obedience To The Truth ... Christ Jesus 

Does Not Change The Fact That 

Disobedience Is Sin

Sin Means Death 

And 

Unrepented Sin Means Damnation! 

Beloved, 

Let Us Not Walk With Or Personally Participate In 

The Sin Of Those Who Openly Defy The Living God! 

When You Know The Truth That Saves 

And 

You Deliberately Choose To Indulge In Error

Lies, Deceit

And 

Compromising Behavior 

Just Because 

It Is Convenient 

And

Makes You "Feel" Good

Does Not Make It Profitable Or Beneficial 

In Either The Short Or Long Term

Far Less Eternally! 

We Are Headed Toward Hill Zion The Beautiful 

And 

Forever Blessed 

And

Only Those Who Choose To Fulfil The Requirements 

Aka Acquire The Holy And Undefiled Character Of Christ 

Shall, By Right, Enter Therein!

There Is No Short-Cut  Or Exemption From Righteousness

To Get To Share In The Glory Of The Lord Christ! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Do Not Permit Presumptuous Sin 

To Hold Dominion Over You! 

Do What Is Right 

Because 

It Is Right! 

Our Dear Jesus Said That We Must Do Right 

If We Desire To See Him ... In Perfect Peace: 

Let Us Be True To Truth 

And

Live In Righteousness! 

Jesus Christ Alone Saves:

Be Humble And Be Blessed! 

OXYMORON: A Lazy Christian And A Good Devil ...!?!

 

 

Our Shepherd Known Good

Is 

The Lord Most High! 

Our Adversaries Are Self, Sin And Satan: 

We Must Vigorously Deny Them! 

Our Mission 

Is 

To Acquire The Character Of Christ 

And 

Preach And Teach The Truth ... The Gospel

- The Good News -

To All The World 

And

Be Ready To Meet The Lord ... Our Beautiful Savior

In Peace! 

We Have Heaven To Gain! 

We Have The Holy Spirit For Our Comfort ... For Our "Use" 

The Holy Angels To Influence Us And Protect Us

And 

The Good Book For Our Compass

School Book

Pillow

Road Map

And 

Blanket, Sword And Shield

And

We Are To Occupy Ourselves Aka Work 

Until Jesus Christ Comes! 

For Your Information ... 

A Lazy Christian ... Just Like A Good Devil

Is 

An Oxymoron 

So Let Us Be Wise Unto Salvation 

And 

Live In The Light Of Life 

And 

Be Light-Bearers 

And 

Salt-Shakers In This Dark And Tasteless World 

Where Neutrality 

And 

Conformity To Abnormality 

Is 

Prized By The Vocal Majority 

And 

The Monied Minority! 

Beloved, 

You Are The Child Of The Glorious King! 

Dare To Live 

And 

Lovingly Labor 

Like You Know And Believe It!

 

Don't Compromise With Sin 

For Neither Rest Nor Riches: 

Jesus Christ Is Our Perfect Peace 

And 

Our Eternal Rest! 

Heaven ... Our Eternal Home

Has Streets That Are Paved With Gold!

Peace!

Fight The Good Fight Of Faith!

Are You Waging A Winning War Against Self 

And 

Known Sin 

Or Are You Playing Pretty 

And 

Partying With The Hounds Of Hell!?! 

Are You Walking Wise On The King's Highway 

Or Are You Belly Up 
To The Trough Of Temptation's "Tasty Treats!?!" 

Beloved, 

We Are Nearing The Heavenly Home

But 

Before We Can Reach That Dear Land Of The Forever-Blessed

We Must Fight The Good Fight Of Faith

And

Go Through The Crucible That 
Cleanses Us From The Sin-Character

And 

Discloses The Character Of Our Lord Christ!

Please, I Beseech Us All

Do Not Murmur Or Complain Over The Trials 

Which Every Child Of The Great King Must Experience 

And

Overcome 

If

We Will See Our Beloved Jesus In Perfect Peace! 

Please Keep A Light Hold 
On The Things That We Call Treasures 

Because
Anything That Is Not Of Heavenly Origin 
Must And Will Pass Away! 

Please Remember That The Only Thing That 
Will Go With Us From Earth To The City Of God 

Is 

Our Name ... Our Character

And 

When We Reach Our Forever-Home

Even That Will Be Changed! 

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

By The Holy Spirit's Working

Get Rid Of The Earth-Bound Behaviors

And

Take On Christ! 

Let All Who See You Say With Awe And Admiration:

"That's A Blessed Child

Of

Almighty God!" 

Never Give Up ...

If You Are Falling Down Don't Lose Hope! 

Please Get Up By The Unfailing Grace Of God
And

Dust Yourself Off
And

Pray And Press On With Enduring, Faithful, Obedience
To Class Up Your Operation

And 

Clean Up Your Performance Today! 

Keep Jesus Christ The Righteous In Your Mind: 

He Always Saves! 

Choose To Be At Peace

With The Living God!!