VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Careless Living Ain't Comfortable Nor Care-Free!

Before We Came To The Lord Jesus Christ

We All, Without Exception, Lived Thoughtless, Careless, Even Reckless Lives 

Because 

That Is What The Unregenerate Soul Does! 

Remember The Truth ... 

All Have Sinned 

And 

All Fall Short Of The Glory Of God! 

Dear Ones, 

What Do You Believe That You Could Give The Beautiful Savior

As Your Valid, Unimpeachable Reason 

For Your Hand In Causing Him To Have To Die 

To Save You From Eternal Separation From Almighty God!?! 

Do You Give Up!?! 

I Did 

Because 

There Is No Excuse For Our Sinning Against God's Holiness! 

Do Your Remember When Wanting To Do 

Turned Into I Did It 

And Then 

Turned To Why Did I Do That 

And On Into 

"Lord Jesus,

Please Help Me And Save Me!?!" 

Been There, Done That! 

Beloved, 

We, As Committed Christians

Can No Longer Walk With Or As The Unwise! 

Our Lives Must Be Lived As Those Wise Unto Salvation! 

Our First, Our Default, Position 

In Everything That Causes Us To Have To Make A Decision 

Is 

"Lord Jesus,

Help Me! 

I Come In Faith, Nothing Wavering!" 

Because 

Being Thoughtful, Careful, Prayerful, Faithful

And 

Ever Showing Abiding Love For Our Blessed Jesus 

Is 

The Anchor For Our Souls! 

Hang On To Jesus Today 

No Matter What Your Lying Eyes

Your Stopped Up Ears

And 

Your Crawling Skin Say! 

Jesus Saves So Let Him Save You! 

Peace! 

What Comes Out Of Us Is What Is Already In Us!

How Stunning!

Being Polite 

And 

Treating People How You Desire To Be Treated 

Is 

Now Considered Unbelievable, Amazing

A Pleasure To Behold! 

How Can This Be Possible 

If We, As Committed Christians, Are Walking In The Light That 

Leads To Eternal Life!?! 

Beloved, 

Is It Possible To Discern From Your Words And Your Deeds That 

You Are A Member Of The Pilgrim Band 

On The Narrow Way On The King's Highway 

In This Vale Of Tears!?! 

Harsh Words

Faces Rendered Ugly By Internal Conflict

Rage, Envy, Hatred

Greed, Insincerity, Unkindness

And 

Other Ungodly Thoughts 

Are Causing Our Conversations And Actions 

To Be Harsh, Cruel, And Unprofitable! 

Dear Ones, 

Remember, Remember, Don't Ever Forget That 

What Comes Out Of Us 

Is 

What Is Already In Us 

And

It Is What Comes Out Of Us That Defiles Us! 

Again, There Is No Law That 

Is 

Able To Stand Against A Meek And Gentle Spirit! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Choose To Be Soft-Spoken 

When Loud And Aggressive Persons Berate You! 

Choose To Be Soft-Spoken, Gentle, Kind

And

Loving To Whomever, Whenever, And Wherever 

Because 

You Do Not Know If Your Voice 

Is 

Going To Be The Last Kind And Tender Voice That 

Some Dear Soul May Hear Before They Depart This Life! 

Kindness Is Not Weakness! 

Kindness Always, Always, Pays Dividends! 

Set-Aside Self: 

Please Be Kind! 

Peace!

HAPPY SABBATH + Bold Affronts To Modernity!

As Committed Christians, Pilgrims

Strangers In A Strange Land

Peculiar People

Square Pegs In Round Holes

And 

Bold Affronts To Modernity

We Are Constantly Under Attack From 

The Enemy Of Souls! 

Are We Not Also Within The Safety Of The Safe Fold

Protected By The Strong Tower

And 

Under The Sheltering Wings Of The Holy God!?! 

Which Is Stronger: 

The Storms Of Satan 

Or

The Shelter Of The Savior!?! 

Which Is More Powerful: 

Satan's Curse 

Or

Our Savior's Blessing!?! 

The Sword Of Sin 

Or

The Shield Of Salvation!?! 

Beloved, 

In Life And At The Judgment 

There Will Only Be Two Types Of People: 

Those For Jesus Christ The King 

And 

Those For Satan The Damned! 

When All Of The Trials 

And 

Torments Of This Short Sojourn Are Over

On The Day Of The Eternal God's Appointing

There Will Be Two Types Of People: 

The Saints Of God And Christ 

Aka The Righteous And Holy Ones 

Who Leaned On The Everlasting Arms 

By Truly Trusting His Living Word Of Truth 

And

The Unrepentant Sinners 

Aka The Unholy And The Filthy Ones 

Who Leaned On Their Own Understanding 

Preferring The Lies Of Satan 

Because 

They Had No Love For The Truth Of Almighty God! 

Dear Ones, 

Let Us Not Be Rebellious! 

Let Us Pray Today To Remain Faithful

Having Endurance

And 

Exercising Wisdom 

To Ever Stand Up For And With Our Lord Jesus! 

We Are Nearing Home! 

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!

HAPPY SABBATH + GET REAL: Love Involves Labor!

Our Lord Said Two Things 

Which Should Make Us All Come-To Aka Get Real 

When It Comes To The Issue Of Love! 

"If You Love Me

Keep My Commandments!" 

And

"If You Love Me

Feed My Sheep And Lambs!" 

Beloved, 

Love, According To Our Lord, Involves Labor: 

Caring For Your Own Soul 

And

Caring For Others! 

Nowhere In Scripture Does It Say That 

Love Is Hot And Sweaty

Buy Me This Give Me That

I Will Abuse You If You Tell Me "No!" How Dare You Do That!?! 

Or

Because You Love Me You're My Door-Mat Got A Problem With That!?! 

It Is Time To Get Back To The Basics 

Where Love Is Kind

Never Selfish Or Cruel

And 

Does Not Hold Grudges! 

As Committed Christians

We Seriously Need To Live Out The Love In 1 Corinthians 13 

If We Desire To Be Known As True Followers Of The King Of Love

- Our True Shepherd -

Who Alone Is Able To Get Us Safely Home To Our Father's House 

Where Life Is Heavenly, Lovely, Peaceful, And  Perfect! 

The Love That We Display As Christ's Followers 

Is 

Neither Top-Lofty, Licentious, Nor Ludicrous

With Palms Either Held Up To Receive

Or Balled-Up In A Fist To Hurt

But 

Never Turned Down To Give 

Or Sideways To Help! 

We Get What We Give

So Let Us Share The Love That We Desire To Receive! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Embrace The Square!

Unclean Food Looks Pretty On A Plate 

But 

It Doesn't Mean That We Should A Bite Take! 

Just Because Someone Has On Pyjamas 

It Doesn't Mean That For Us It Is Night-Night! 

Beloved, 

As Christians Called, Commissioned, Committed, And Caring

Are We To Jump On Every Band-Wagon Going Down The Road 

Just Because Pretty, Important, Monied, And Posh Persons Are Partying!?! 

Christians Are To Embrace The Square! 

We Are To Be As Square Pegs In Round Holes 

Aka We Are Not To Fit In With Folly! 

We Are Not To Follow 

The Fashionable Frauds Who Teach And Preach 

The Gospel Of Convenience 

And 

A Social-Justice Fireman Jesus! 

When We Look At The Life Of Our Lord Jesus

We See The God-Man Who Did Not Go Along To Get Along

Who Did Not Follow But Led

And 

Who Stood Out Because He Did Not Blend It! 

Our Jesus Knew Who He Came From

Who He Was

His Assignment

The Cost Of Completing The Work

And 

The Reward For Success

And

He Walked Straight, Undeterred, Unwavering, And Focused 

As The Needle To The Pole On The Compass Of Eternity! 

Are You Of Steadfast Faith 

Or Are You Only As Strong As The Sun-Shiny Day 

No Showers Expected!?! 

Let's Be Like Our Lord Christ! 

Please Don't Get Side-Tracked By The Trivial And The Trite! 

Prioritize! 

Peace!  

The Word Works: The Truth Satisfies!

We Daily Need The Nourishment Of Food 

To Physically Stay Alive And Well! 

We Daily Need The Nourishment That

Is

The Living, Holy, Word, The Truth

If The Soul Is To Prosper 

And 

Have Spiritual Health And Well-Being! 

Beloved, 

While Picky Eating May Work In The Realm Of The Flesh 

And 

A Person May Survive On Biscuits While Ignoring 

The Extensive Array Of Good And Healthful Eats 

At The Daily Benefit The Body Buffet

We Cannot ... As Committed Christians 

Pick And Choose The Parts Of The Word Of God That We Like

Discard What We Disapprove

And 

Dismiss That With Which We Disagree! 

The Word Of God 

Is 

The Famine-Proof Assurance Of A Future Life Of Bliss Food 

For Whosoever Freely, Willingly, Eats With Love And Gratitude 

From The Lord's Glorious Gift Of Said Food Known Good For Us 

At Every Age, Stage, And Station Of Life! 

We May Not Always Immediately Love Or Enjoy Certain Calls

Claims, Corrections 

Commissions Or Charges We See In Or Hear Of In The Word 

But

If We Truly Love The Lord Jesus Christ, Our Savior Dear

Whom We Know Loves Us Each Sacrificially

We Will Accept The Living Word 

Knowing That It Comes From The Lord Of Life 

Who Will Never Hurt Or Deceive Us! 

The Living, Holy, Word Works 

So Let It, By The Holy Spirit Who Leads Us Into All Truth

Have Its Blessed Way Aka Do Its Appointed Work In Your Life! 

I Beseech Us All 

To Allow Ourselves To Acquire The Taste, The Desire,l

For The Eternal Things Of Almighty God Today! 

Never Ever Forget That Only The Truth Satisfies The Soul! 

Peace!

Of Muzzles And Funnels

Believe It Or Not

Both Muzzles And Funnels Exert Control! 

Muzzles Stop One From Doing Something 

And 

Funnels Specifically Send Something Somewhere Desired! 

Beloved, 

As Committed Christians 

We Must Always Keep Our Wits About Us: 

There Will Be No Fools In Heaven! 

Nobody, No Matter How Connected

Powerful And Intimidating They Are 

Should Be Able To Muzzle You 

As You Speak The Lord's Truth In Righteousness! 

Those Who Tried To Muzzle Apostle Peter Were Plainly Told: 

"We Should Obey God Rather Than Man!" 

Anybody Who Tries To Corral You And Funnel 

Aka Put You In Your Place 

According To The Finite Will Of A Fallen Being 

Should Be Disabused Of That Notion When They Realize That 

We, Repentant Sinners And Saints Of God And Christ

Have Already Taken Up And Are Inhabiting 

And 

Prospering In Our Appointed Place 

As Found In Christ Jesus! 

Are You Afraid!?!

Let It Be That You Fear Aka Hold In Awe The Living God 

Who Is Able To Destroy You Body And Soul In Hell! 

Our Lord Christ Is The Eternal King 

And 

Wherever He, His Word, Is

We, His People, Have Liberty! 

Dare To Be Who You Are Called To Be In Jesus 

And 

Let No Man Or Fallen Angel 

Steal Neither Your Joy Nor Your Crown Of Life! 

Our Bread And Our Water Are Secure In Jesus Christ: 

Be Very Strong And Courageous In Him! 

Peace!

No Clones: No Lemmings!

There Will Not Be Any Clones Or Lemmings 

In The City Of God 

So It Is Amazing To See The Professed Children Of The Heavenly Father 

So Caught Up In The Ways Of The World That 

There Is No Obvious, Apparent, Difference Between 

A Christian And A Worldling! 

Beloved, 

How Do You See Yourself!?! 

How Does The World See You!?! 

How Do You See Yourself In Christ Jesus!?! 

Do You Know Who You Are In The Lord!?! 

Do You Even Care!?! 

Christians Are Heads, Not Tails

Light, Not Darkness

Salt, Not Brackish

And

Individuals

Not Carbon Copies, Book-Ends

Nor Mass-Produced Worn-Edged Copies Of

An Over-Used Mold For Under-Performing Cups, Buckets And Bowls! 

Be Warned! 

Following The Multitude Does Not Exempt Us 

From Being Personally Held Responsible For 

And 

Paying The Price For All That We Do In The Flesh! 

Please Choose To Remember Who You Are In 

And

With 

And

For Christ Jesus 

And

Dare To Walk According To His Will And In His Way 

Even If You Walk Alone On This Earth! 

The Crowd Is Never Right: 

Follow The Lord Christ!

Please Don't Foolishly Follow Fast-Fashion 

On The One-Way Junket To The Fury Of 

The Flames Of Hell! 

Please Choose To Be Who The Lord Jesus Called You To Be 

And

Start Using What Gifts And Skills You Have Been Blessed With 

In His Holy Service! 

You Are An Unique Individual: 

Live As One Precious In The Sight Of The Eternal God! 

Peace! 

DON'T GIVE IN TO EVIL: Follow After Sweet Peace!

Do Not Permit The Tongue That You Use To Praise Almighty God 

To Speak Evil! 

Do Not Taint The Lips That You Use To Raise Songs Of Worship 

And 

Offer Prayers For Heavenly Favor 

To Speak Deceitfully! 

Avoid The Appearance Of Evil 

And

Don't Give In To Evil! 

Follow After Sweet Peace! 

Beloved, 

Jesus Christ Is The Prince Of Peace 

And

He Is Also Our Perfect 

And 

Only Peace! 

We Are Called To Be Like Him Who Created Us 

In The Image Of Almighty God! 

Jesus Christ Was Never Wicked Or Deceitful: 

If He Had Been

Our Salvation Is As Dust In The Wind ... Blown! 

Taking The High Road

Going Against The Common Behaviors 

And 

Ungodly Practices Of The Known Always-Wrong Majority 

Sold-Out By Self To Known Sin Means That 

Committed Christians Are A People Out Of Tune

Out Of Time

Square-Pegs In Round Holes

And

A Bold Threat To Business As Usual! 

Dare To Be Square!

Build Big On Jesus Christ 

Upon Whom You Have Set Your Affections 

And 

Know That Your Future Is Sure 

And 

Your Life Is Secure! 

Be Faithful In Your Free Freedom 

Which Cost Heaven Its Priceless Treasure 

And 

You Shall Enter The Open Door To Everlasting Life That 

No Created Being May Close! 

Do Good: 

It Is Right! 

Your Peace In Christ Is Precious! 

Zealously Guard It!

THERE'S ONLY ONE KIND OF CHRISTIAN: Committed!

Strange, Isn't It!?! 

We Boldly Sin Like Sinners 

But

Roundly Despise Being Called Sinners! 

We Desire To Be Christians 

But

Don't Want To Live Like Or Be Called Christians In Public!

 

People, Please Pick A Position 

And 

Publicly In Your Place Participate!

Beloved, 

We Must  Positively, Passionately, Live As Believers Privately 

And

Publicly! 

There's Only One Kind Of Christian: 

Committed! 

We Pray Before We Eat:

If That Offends Your "Friends" 

They Can Find Another To Be As They Are! 

We Talk About Jesus Christ 

And

His Grace And Mercy Towards Us 

And

How Blessed We Are To Not Be What We Once Were! 

If That Offends Our Traveling Companions

Then They Are Not The Company 

With Whom We Should Be Spending Time! 

If Your Choosing To Live By The Faith Which Cannot Fail

Depending Upon The God You Cannot See 

But

Who Sees You Always ... In All Ways

Is

A Cause For Laughter Even Unto Derision

Insult

And 

Bold Acts Of Cruelty

So Let It Be: 

Jesus Christ Saves! 

Jesus Christ The Lord, The King, The Judge

Is 

The Author And The Finisher Of Our Faith 

Aka The High-Performance Vehicle Which He Built

Builds

And 

Is Building Special For Each Of Us Drivers 

Aka Committed Christians 

As We Daily Grow In His Saving Grace 

Aka His Mechanic Shop 

Aka His Saints Development Academy! 

Here's An Open Secret ... 

Jesus Christ Is My Boss: 

He Is Loving, Kind, Good

True, Faithful, Giving, And Forgiving! 

He Loves Me 

And 

I Love Him! 

If This Bothers You, That Is Just Too Bad 

Because 

It Infinitely Pleases Me! 

I'm Moving Into His Father's House Of Many Mansions 

So That We Can Be Together Forever 

In A Custom-Built Place That 

He Is Preparing Just For Me! 

Please Join Us: 

He Always Has Room For One More Person! 

Be Firm In Your Faith! 

(Flint Breaks But It Always Leaves A Mark!) 

Your Body May Break But Your Lived-Life In Christ 

Is

The Open Bible That Someone Always Reads!

Embrace Your Blessed Privilege!

Peace!

Never Alone!

No One Stands Alone! 

Physically Being By Yourself  Says That 

You Are Alone! 

To Other People Observing You

They May Say That You Are Alone 

And

Lonely! 

If Only They Knew The Truth! 

As Committed Christians

We Often Stand Aside From The Crowd 

But

We Are Not Alone! 

There Are Times When You Will Be 

The Center Of Unwanted Attention 

And 

You Feel Cut-off From The Comfort Of 

Like-Minded Companionship: 

You Are Not Alone! 

Beloved, 

From The Moment Of Your Birth

Holy Angels Were On Assignment: 

How Many, Dear Ones, Is Not For Us To Opine! 

As We Walk With The Lord

These Holy Ones Influence Us 

To Do The Good And The Right

And 

They Abide With Us In Our Rest 

As And After We Bid Day-Time "Good Night!" 

Alas, And Alack

I Would Be Remiss If I Do Not Warn You That 

There Are Unholy Aka Fallen Angels Around You 

Ready

          Eagerly Willing 

                   And         

                Truly Able To Harm You! 

Be Sober 

And

Please Choose To Trust The Living Word Of 

The Lord Who Gives Life That 

He Will Never Leave You Or Forsake You 

And

Has Provided His Holy Spirit To Comfort 

And 

Correct You

All Day And All Night! 

Please Know And Accept The Good Counsel 

And 

You Will Reject The Bad 

As Long As You Remember That 

The World's Idea Of Aloneness Is Not Yours 

Because 

Your Loving Father 

Is 

Almighty God ... The King Of Grace And Glory! 

Please Spend Alone-Time With The Lord: 

Pray ... Pursue The Ever-Present God Patiently! 

Look Up! 

Peace!

YEAST AND SIN: Actions And Reactions Have Consequences!

 

A Lil' Bit O' Yeast Will Raise A Pound Of Flour 

But 

A Lil' Bit O' Sin Ain't No Biggie! 

Where Is The Logic In This Faulty Thinking!?! 

If Little Is Much When Almighty God Is In It

Does It Not Stand To Reason That 

A Little Sinning Is A Whole Lot Of Sinning 

Because 

Satan's Grubby Fingers Are All Up In It!?! 

Beloved, 

Strait And Narrow Way Walkers Are An Affront 

To Stray-Away And Keep Hope At Bay Talkers! 

Are You A Walker Or A Talker!?! 

Are You Good Yeast Pointing Others To The Fold Of Faith 

Or 

Are You Raising Cain 

And 

Encouraging Others To Do As They Please 

Because

Well, Why Not!?! 

Peace-Keepers Don't Make War 

And 

Those Who Make War Against Truth 

Can Never Be At Peace Without Truth! 

As Committed Christians

We Must Tidy Our Thinking With The Word Of God 

In Order To Keep Our Thoughts Pure! 

We Must Taste Our Words 

To Ensure That They Are Properly Seasoned With Salt 

Before We Spit Them Out! 

Our Thoughts Impact Our Words 

And

Influence All Of Our Actions 

And

The Lives And Well-Being Of Those Around Us 

So Please Do Not Think That 

You Can "Do You" And You're Done! 

Actions Cause Reactions 

And

Both Have Consequences! 

Think About It! 

Pray For Peace 

And 

Let The Holy Spirit Raise You 

And 

Raise You Up To Glory!

Woe Unto Those Planning And Doing Wickedness!

Social Media Has Dumbed-Down Woe 

To Be WOE Aka "What On Earth!" 

But

Woe ... In The Word Of God 

Means Straight-up Sorrow, Grief ... Ruin!

Contemplating To Plan Sin 

And

To Deliberately Work Evil 

Should Never, Ever, Be Found In The Heart Of

Nor On The Resume

Nor In The Portfolio Of 

The Committed-To-Christ Christian! 

Soft Words

Kindly Deeds

Honesty

Truth

Peace-Keeping

And 

Peace-Seeking 

Are The Traits Of Character Which Our Lord Can 

And

Will Bless! 

The Lord Gives To Us His Rest 

So That We May Sleep On Our Beds In Peace! 

Why, Then, Would Anybody 

Choose To Use The Time For Sweet Sleep 

To Imagine Evil 

And

Then Get Up In The Lord's Light

Using His Strength

To Boldly, Fearlessly, Practice Known Evil!?! 

Beloved, 

Beware! 

What You Practice Becomes Habit! 

Habits Form Character 

And

Character Determines Our Final Destination! 

But ... 

Before We Reach Our Final Destination

There Is Also The Issue Of The Bed Of Affliction That 

The Unwise, Unruly, Willful 

And 

Wicked 

May Be Caused To Rest Upon At Length! 

Be Wise Unto Your Own Soul's Salvation! 

When The Lord God Almighty

In The Person Of Jesus Christ The King

Calls Forth Woe

Rest Assured That The Woe 

Is 

In Proportion To The Wickedness Practiced! 

None Of Us Can Bear It

So Do Not Go Blithely To Your Own Ruin!

Satan ... The Damned

The Liar Supreme

The Murderer Most Foul

Has Never Been

Shall Never Be

And

Is Not Now Your Friend: 

Don't Play His Games!

He Has Nothing To Lose

But

You Have Everything To Lose!

Please Think About It! 

Peace!