HAPPY SABBATH + HAVE FAITH IN GOD: "Pastor Said!" Ain't The Word Of God!

Have Faith In God

Father Son And Holy Spirit! 

Have Faith In God: 

The Race Is Not For The Swift 

But For Those Running To Win It! 

Have Faith In God: 

He Gives Unto You His Holy Faith

So Use It! 

Have Faith, Dear Ones, In God! 

Many Are The Urgent Calls To Idol-Worship

To Live By "Personal-Truth" 

And 

To Rise By Self-Elevation 

But

These All Lead To Disillusionment

Disappointment

Sorrow And Despair

And 

Cause The Straying One To Hesitate

And

Look Back 

When One Should Ever Look Unto Jesus Christ 

And 

Sue For Peace 

And 

To Receive His Gift Of New Life! 

Beloved, 

Peace Is Precious!

Faith Is Free!

Grace Is Available 

And 

Mercy Washes Over Me And Thee! 

Please Don't Be Complacent

Proud Or Don't Care-ish 

And

Don't Follow The Multitude 

Looking To Three-Step Plans 

To Get Miracles In Your Sleep 

Or Depend On What "Pastor Said" 

When It Is Jesus Christ, Alone

Who Causes Your Heart Constantly To Beat! 

Pride Goes Before The Fall! 

Hate Turns You Into A Murderer! 

Jesus Christ's Truth 

Sets Men Women And Children Free 

And

It Is Our Duty

For Love

Because 

Of Certain Hope That 

We Should Walk Before Him Softly ... Humbly! 

From Sin And Sinning

Beat A Hasty Retreat! 

Oh, How He Loves You And Me!

Beloved, 

It Is Amazingly Easy To Get Careless

And 

Complacent About The Truth 

To The Point Where It Becomes Practically Meaningless! 

We Cannot Afford This With John 3:16 
Because 

It Means The Difference Between 
Getting Inside The Heavenly Father's Safe House 

And 

Being Not Only Left Outside The Happy Home 

But 

Being Cast Into Outer Darkness! 

There Is No Light

No Life

No Light Of Life In Outer Darkness: 
There Is The Second Death
Aka Eternal Separation From Our Father

From Almighty God
From The Lord Of Life! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ... 

Almighty God Is Love! 

Love Gave All He Had To Give Us

- Whom He So Loves - 

All That He Has 

And

All It Takes For Us To Receive All That God Has 

Is 

Our Gift To Him Of Our Belief In His Son, Jesus Christ
- The Righteous Judge ... The King Of Love
The Shepherd Of Rest
Our Hope For Surpassing Glory -

Who Believed His Father's Promise That 

If He Freely Laid Down His Life 
To Save Us From The Wages Of Sin

He Would Take It Up Again! 

Promise Made: Promise Kept! 

Jesus Christ 
Is 
Alive ... And Interceding For Us
In The Most Holy Place Of The Heavenly Sanctuary

And 

We Who Choose To Accept The Promise 
- By The Faith Of Belief -

And 

Stay The Course Of Reciprocated Love 
- By Faithful, Enduring Obedience -

Shall Surely Be Physically Welcomed Into The Family 

With The Purchased Gift Of Everlasting Life! 

Immortality On Tap: 
Corruption Impossible! 

There Is No Greater Gift
Sooo ... Gratefully Get Greedy For God's Greatest Gift! 

Perfect Peace For Us

Is

The Gift Given

By

The Prince Of Peace!!

HAPPY SABBATH + Might, Right And Unfair Fights!?!

Don't Blight Your Eternal Prosperity

By Indulging Known Sin In The Here And Now
And

Don't Wallow In The Mire Like The Unwashed Sow

And

Permit Satan To Exclaim:

"I've Gotcha Now!"

Brethren, 

This Is Not The Time

To Indulge In Complacency!

This Is Not The Time

To Act Indifferent And Spacey!

Your Adversary, The Devil

Is 
Constantly Sharpening His Appetite

Manufacturing New Ways And Means

To Destroy Your Life

In An Unfair Fight!

Back It Up, Brudda Mann!

How Is It An Unfair Fight:

We're Not Fighting In Our Own Strength!

We're Serving The Lord Christ!

He Fights Our Battles!

Okay!
Who Is Satan!?!

A Powerful ... Created ... Being

The Destroyer! 

A Malevolent Spirit

The Wicked Whisperer

The Adversary Of Souls!

Who Is The Lord Christ!?!

The Savior ... Of Every Man

The Kinsman Redeemer

The Creator Of All Living

Be It In The Seen Or Unseen Realm!

Who Are You ... We!?!

Weak, Fallible ... Created ... Beings

Repentant Sinners ... Saved By Amazing Grace

So What Would You Call Those Persons

Who Will Not Follow The Lord Christ

By Taking Advantage Of His Strong Arm!?!

Sinners ...!

... Lost And Twice-Dead Men ...!

... I Call Them Fools

Using Dull Knives As A Nuclear Bomb Deterrent

Blind

Calling Cherry-Bomb Explosions Sparklers

Deceived

Trusting Good-Time Lies

Over Sacrificial-Life's Truth

Condemned ... And Damned

For Refusing To Bow Under The Rod Of Correction

Preferring To Burn

Than On The Straight And Narrow

In Humility To Walk

Forswearing Pride And Arrogancy!

I'd Call Them Toast! 

I Still Don't Get How The Fight Is Unfair!

The Fight Is "Unfair"

Because

The Adversaries Are Unequal:

Fallen Humans Are Not Equal

To Either Sin Or Satan

And

Satan Is Not Equal To God!

Can Flesh ... In Its Own Strength

Fight Against The Spirit Realm ... And Win!?!

Of Course Not!

That's An Unfair Fight!

Sooo,

Can Spirit Fight Spirit!?!

Of Course!

Remember Angel Gabriel's Account Of

The Resistance By The Prince Of Persia For 21 Days!

Okay, So Who Helped To Save ... 

Who Saved The Day!?!

Prince Immanuel

Michael, The Arch-Angel

Jesus Christ The King ... The Creator!

Can The Creature Overcome His Creator

Who Made Him ... Flesh Or Spirit!?! 

Can Satan Overcome The Lord!?! 

Not Likely 

Not Possible

Not In This Life ... Nor The Life To Come! 

Isn't That An Unfair ... Unequal ... Fight!?! 

I'd Say So! 

Satan Picked And Started The Fight
That He Knew He Could Not Win!

Illusions Of Grandeur Will Do That To A Person
Every Single Day!

Poor Thing!

Don't Feel Sorry For Him! 

Satan Would Kill You In A Minute ... A Heart-Beat

If

The Lord Permitted Him To! 

Brethren,

Satan Against The Lord Christ ... The Creator God
Is 
Like Fallen Man Against Rapacious Sin:
It's An "Unfair" Fight 
Because 
It Can't Be Won
By Neither Satan Nor You!

Look, Let's Get Real Here:

Satan Hates Almighty God

Father, Son And Holy Ghost!

Satan Hates You ... You Worship The Almighty
And

He Knows That You Are Desperately Weak 
Without The Saving Grace And Mercy Of Almighty God
Fighting Your Battles For You! 
His Every Effort
Is 
To Separate Us From Our Father God!
Remember How He Stood Between Peter And Jesus!

Yes!
And Jesus Put Him In His Place!

Satan Exercises Cruel Might ... On A Short Leash ... In Time!

The Savior-God Utilizes Saving Right ... In Eternity!

Right Wins No Matter What Might Does ...! 

... Not By Might

... Nor By Power

But By My Spirit

Saith The Lord Of Hosts! 

"Spirit Of The Living God
Fall Afresh On Me!"
I Love That Hymn!

So What Happens To Those Sinners

Who Know Not The Lord!?! 

They're Playing, Partying, With Team Fraud

And

We All Know The End Of That Story:

Team Fraud "Wins" A Berth In The Lake

Burning With Brimstone And Fire! 

I Prefer The ... My ... New Birth! 

With Jesus Christ ... My Creator

Savior, Redeemer, Friend

I Am Climbing Up Higher And Higher:

He Does My Life Defend

And In Him, I Shall Enjoy Life Without End! 

AMEN!!! 

Think About It:

We Are Under Attack
And

Now, More Than Ever

In This Season Of Distress

We Need To Cry Out To Our Heavenly Father 

To Teach Us How To Live

To Show Us The Right Way To Walk To Gain His Approval

And 

To Lead Us Unto His Green Pastures
So That Our Footsteps Do Not Slip

Nor Our Faith Fail

And 

We Slide Into Abject Folly! 

We Do Not Just Get Up And Decide That 

We Are Going To Sin: It Is A Creeping Compromise

A Series Of Little Offsides That 

We Consider NBD AKA No Big Deal That 

Leads Us Into Sin 

So Let Us Endeavor To Guard Our Hearts 

By Permitting Our Lord Jesus To Lead Us

Guide Us, Teach Us

And 

Feed Us On His Holy Truth 

So That We May Reach The Father's House

- The Home Of The Forever-Blessed - 

Safely Secured For Everlasting Peace And Rest! 

Please Let Go Of Self ... That Bold Sinner

And

Hold On To Our Dear Savior For Dear Life: 
Believe, Pray, Trust, Endure

And 

Wait On His Love! 

Glory Awaits Us! 

Satan Has Nothing In You

As Long As You Separate Yourself

From Your Self

And From Sin!

We Are Strongest

When We, Weak

Lean On The Lord Of Life!

SIN: Eschew! Eschew!

Self-Willed Sally
And
Own-Way Chase
Were Known To Be Crabby
When In The Presence Of Straight-Laced!

The Problem Was Simple

And
The Reason Profound
Because
Straight-Laced Lived On And Walked Faithfully 

On The Narrow Way
And
Worked On The Path Of Verity
And
Shopped At "It Is Written!"
And
Permitted No One
From The Path Of Truth And Righteousness
To Cause Him To Turn Around!

Battle Lines Were Meticulously Drawn
And
Straight-Laced
- Watching, Waiting
And
Working For His Lord -
Deftly Drew Out And Finely Sharpened
His God-Given Sword!

He Never Raised His Voice

And 
He Had No Need To Curse

Because
He Wielded The Sword Of Truth!

Listen To Him
Hear Him Cut Unruly-Sin Down
To The Vanquished-Today Size:

Many Are They That Trouble Me!
Many Are They That Rise Up Against Me! 

Many Are They That Say Of My Soul 

There Is No Help For Him In God: 

But Thou, Oh, Lord, Art A Shield For Me

My Glory And The Lifter Up Of My Head!

I Waited For The Lord And He Inclined Unto Me 

And Heard My Complaint!

Blessed Is The Man
Who Walks Not In The Counsel Of The Ungodly

Nor Standeth In The Way Of Sinners

Nor Sitteth In The Seat Of The Scornful!

The Lord Is My Rock And My Redeemer!

Trust Ye In The Lord Forever

For In The Lord Jehovah Is Everlasting Strength!

They That Wait Upon The Lord Shall Renew 

Their Strength, They Shall Mount Up With Wings As Eagles!

They Shall Run And Not Be Wary!

They Shall Walk And Not Faint!

The Naysayers Were Many ...

Whenever Selfish-Selena
Jealous-Judy
Licentious-Lynbrook
Doubting-Dorothy
Impious-Ilene
And
Gainsaying-Gareth
Sought To Gall Him
By Calling Him A Gull For
Believing In The Living Word
By Them Considered A Dead Letter
To A Bunch Of Space Cadets
Straight-Laced Did Not Take Offence!

He Took The Only Action
Sure, Always, To Be Effective:

He Sighed!
He Cried Over The Abominations
And
Dear Lord
He Prayed!

He Prayed For Their Help!
He Prayed For Their Health!
He Prayed Against Their Hard-Headedness
Their Hard Heartedness
And
He Prayed For Their Revival
Their Reformation
And
He Pleaded With The Lord 

For Their Conversion To The Cause Of Christ
And
Don't You Know
One Rather Gloomy Day
A Crack Appeared
In The Wall Of Willing Sinners
Known Viciously Arreared Against Him!

Falene-Pharisee
And
Sarcastic-Cyralene
- Known Rabid Haters Of Straight-Laced -
Banged, Banged ... Knocked Real Hard
- In An Urgent Tattoo -
Upon His Open, Always Open, Front Door!

They Didn't Give Him A Chance To Offer Pleasantries!

They Just Said:

Give Us Water!
Feed Us Bread!
Point Us To The Shepherd
Or Very Soon We Shall Be Dead!

We Offer No Explanation!
Know This: We Need The Living Light!
Satan Has Proved Himself A Gross Liar!
His Way Of Life Is Blight!

Straight-Laced Asked No Questions!
He Simply Uttered:

Thank You, Jesus!

It Was His Heartfelt Prayer
And
He Hugged And Invited His Guests
- Expected, Unexpected -
To Sit Down For The Meal! 

He Pointed Them To His Simply-Appointed Dining Room 

And Fittingly Arrayed Table And Beckoning Chairs!

The Plates Were Plain Truth!
The Knives Were Knowledge!
The Spoons Dug Into Salvation!
The Forks Held Fidelity!
The Cups Were Filled With Confidence In Christ!
The Glasses Told The Surpassing Glory Story
And
In Each Linen Napkin, Clean And White
Were The Words Of Truth And Life
The Aching Soul Sure To Delight!

There Was Grace Before The Meal!

Mercy, The Platter

Did Seasoned Vegetables Various Yield
Showing And Telling That
Mercy Covers All
No Matter The Type
The Stripe!
Mercy ... Is For One And All!

And

There Was A Little Brown Bag
To Hold The Vomitus Of Sin Confessed
A Known Necessity
If
One Willed By The Great King
Truly To Be Blessed!

Repentance Was At The Table!
It Was A Turning-U
Black-Black To Charcoal-Grey
Dirty Beige To Bright White:

It Encourages One Not To Be
The Sin-Slave
And
To The Will Of The Eternal God
Willingly To Cave!

Said Straight:

Jesus Christ IS The Way-Maker!
Jesus Christ IS The Bread-Baker!
Satan Is The Liar, The Faker
And Only You Can Decide
To Be The Narrow-Way Taker!

Turn Away From Self And Sin!
Turn To Jesus Christ And Heaven Win!
Bless The Lord And He Will Bless You
When The Way Of Sin
You Boldly Eschew!

That Hour
That Day
Standing In Faith
On Prayer

Having Hope
Those Two Willingly, Joyfully, Joined
The Heaven-Bound Crew!

Jesus Christ Saves!
He Saved Them
And
He Can
He Will
Save Me And You, Too!

Don't Be Complacent!
Fighting Against Sin
Is
A Moment By Moment
Day By Day Battle
Done In The Strength
In The Faith Of Jesus Christ The Righteous

Our Returning-Soon Savior

Redeemer, Lord And God!

Let's Walk With Him In Total Accord!

 

Nothing Between ...!?! + PRAYER: Lord, Please Help Me To Spurn The Devil ...!

There Is Nothing Between 

My Soul And My Savior!

How Special!

You'd Better Believe It!

All Joking Aside
Have You Really Considered
- I Mean All Of Us -
What Will Happen When Jesus Christ
Finally Steps Away From Being Between Us
And Our Father God!?!

Oh, I Can Answer That One:

All Hell Breaks Loose

Because

There Will No Restraining Force
To Stay Satan's Vile Hand
And Every Evil
Will Be Unleashed Upon Unsuspecting Man!

Fred, If I Were You
I'd Go Real Easy-Like
On The "Unsuspecting-Man"Thing!

I Agree!
Not To Be Harsh, Unfeeling And Unkind
But You Get What You Pay For!

Preach, Brother!

You Can't Call The Savior Of Mankind

The Lord Of Life

The Creator Of The Universe
A Good Man
A Fable
A Bedtime Story
An Irrelevancy
And Believe That When The Chips Are All Down
- Even Cast Aside -
And You're Totally Exposed 

To The Commodity Called Damnation

That You Boldly Purchased
That Mercy

- Honorably, Permanently, Retired
From Calling Men To Salvation
And Having Given Way To Justice -
Is Going To Saddle Up Again!

Ain't Gonna Happen!

It's Harvest Time! 

You Reap What You Sow!
You Gotta Eat What You Grow!

My Grannie Always Talked About
Walking Back Over Bridges You Burnt!

Mad Man, How Can You Walk Over A Burnt Bridge!?!

Very Easily ... In Your Mind
Because
It Ain't Goin' Happen In Reality!

Ahhhh!

The Realm Of Regret
Recrimination
What If
Woulda Shoulda Coulda
Did Not!

Sounds About Right!

The Saints Of God Will Have Be Sealed!
The Minions Of Satan Will Have Be Marked!
The Saints Of God Will Have Jesus' Peace
AndThe Minions Of Satan
Will Have
The Seven Last Plagues
Upon Which To Feast!

The Mere Thought Of That

Is Mind-Bogglingly
Skin-Crawlingly
Stomach-Churningly Awful To Contemplate! 

If That Is The Case

Then You Need To Remember 

Who Paid The Price Of Your Salvation

Who Daily Keeps You Alive

Who Constantly Blesses You Immeasurably

And

Who Will Raise You Up

To Eternal Life!

Indeed, My Brother!

Indeed!

Think On This ...

Lip Service To Almighty God

Is

Disservice To Needy Self

And

It Is Time, Brethren

That We Get Shuck Of Satan's Ways

And Get His Hell-Bound Crew Off

Our Complacency Shelf!

You Mean It Is Time To Bury Our Complacency!

Hear! Hear!

It Is Time To Destroy All That Is Useless!

It Is Time For Us To Stop Playing The Game Clueless!

It Is Time For Us To Give Up Acting Foolish

And

It Is Time For Us To Really Let The Lord Jesus Christ

Truly, Truly, Reign Over And Rule Us!

AMEN!!!!

PRAYER:

Father,

Lead Me

Not Tomorrow

But Today

In All Ways!

Bless Me, I Beseech You

To Walk On The Straight

And

Narrow Way!

Guide Me And Direct Me

Protect Me And Correct

So That In The Great Day

Soon A-dawning

I Shall Have Nothing To Regret!

Help Me To Be Ever Bold

Where The Words Of Truth And Life

Are Concerned

And

Help Me Always, Dear Father

The Devil's Entreaties

To Confidently Spurn!

May The Holy Spirit Indwell

And

The Holy Angels Influence

Even As They Surround

And

Bless Me, Lord, Please Bless Me

To Arrive Safely At Home

And

Walk Forever On Holy Ground!

In Jesus Christ's Name

I Humbly Pray And Plead!

AMEN!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: CONFLICTING PRIORITIES: Bent Conscience + PRAYER

Creeping Compromise
AND
Pressure To Conform
Are Adopted Children Of
Christian Living By-Faith!
They Are Really, Really, Really Bad Kids
AND
They Don't Care Who Know It!

Good Gracious!
How Did This Happen!

Very, Very, Very Slooooooooowly!

Why Did This Happen!?!

It Happened Because
Christian Living By-Faith
- Conscience Badly Bent -
Became Very, Very, Very Complacent
And Careless
And Ambivalent
And Gainsaying
And Greedy For Gain
And Anxious For Elevation
And Tired Of Waiting ...!

... Tired Of Waiting!?!
For Jesus!?!

Simply Put, Yes!

He Wanted The Wisdom
And The Power
And The Glory
And The Honor
And The Praise ...!

... You'd Better Stop!
You're Saying That He Wanted To Be God!

Pretty Much!

A Christian Wanting To Be God!?!

Another Lucifer In The Camp Of The Saints!

... Lord, Help Us!

How Does This Happen!?!

When A Christian Gets Complacent
About His Daily Prayers
And
Fixes His Focus
On What Brings Carnal Minds Cheer
He Forgets Who Is His Master
And
What His Mission Is
And
He Gets Himself All Tied Up In Getting Things
And
Causes Old Satan To Go Into Actionable Top Gear!

Complacent Christian Becomes Careless
- A Car Without Wheels -
And
Thinks Nothing Of Compromise
Because
His Eye Is On The Corporeal
And Not On The Heavenly Real
And
His Ears Tickle From Tasting
Tender Trite Bold And Base Lies
And
This Happens All Because 
He Is Into The ... I-Feels!

A Committed Christian
Is
A Christian Standing In Truth And On Fact
And
Not A Christian Devoted To Feeling
Because
When Feeling Is Foremost
Fact Suffers Lack
And
A Christian Suffering The Lack Of Facts
Is
A Weak Christian ... Primed 
For Satanic Attack!

A Weak Christian Under Satanic Attack
Indulges
In Ambivalence
Becoming Wishy-Washy 
And As Stable As A Wind-Blown Cloud
And
Subject To The Vagaries Of The Wind
By Which He Is Being Blown About!

The Ambivalent Christian

Then Indulges In Gainsaying

Challenging

The Very Word Of The Eternal Holy God

Not Fearful Of Chastisement

Willing Only Toward The Enticement

That Is The Trojan Horse Gift Of Satan

The Fallen Angel And God-Fraud!

Gainsaying Christian

Then Settles

For The Eyefull Of Current Time

And Foreswears The Bellyful

Promised

By The Lord God Holy Divine

And

Awaiting The Faithful

The Enduring

The Waiting Watching Working Saved

Who Shall Ascend To His Great Glory

And Live

Forever And Always!

With Gainsaying

Comes

Greed For Gain

And

Anxiety For Social Elevation

And

Soon

There Is Outright Rebellion

And

The Stated Tiredness Of Waiting On Jesus Christ

Our Savior, King And Lord

Who Ain't Never Coming Again

Because

He Has Heard That Jesus Was Coming

Since Adam Was A Lad

And

In His Illuminated Mind

He Is Now Become A Fable

A Bedtime Story

A Fad

And

He Is Truly Glad

That He Has Insight And Foresight

And

He Is Getting What's To Be Got

While The Getting Still Is 

The Thing Called Hot!

His Desire Is To Be Among The Have's

Not Among The Have-Nots!

Brethren, Beloved

Listen Closely Unto Me

Waiting On The Lord Is Not Doing Nothing!

It Is Doing Your Assigned Chore

With Humility

Dedication

Commitment To Task

Ignoring The Naysayers

And

Working The White Fields Vast!

He Who Is Cast Out

And Forever Broken

One Satan By Name

Is Uncaring Of Your Acquiring Worldly Gains

As Long As You Join Him 

In Unquenchable Flames!

All Who Are Greedy

Greedy For Gain

Are Pierced Through With Many Sorrows

And

End Their Lives In Abject Shame!

Please Do Not Be In A Hurry For Riches

For Mortal Man's Applause

For Profits' Chains

Because

In The Day Of Vengeance

Profit Is For Only Those Who

Sought The Elevation Of Jesus Christ The Lord

In The Hearts Of Those

Previously In Sin And Lost!

Please Count The Cost!

What Does It Profit A Man

If

He Shall Gain The Whole World

And

Lose His Own Soul!?!

What Will A Man Pay For To Save His Soul!?!

What Is Already Purchased

Cannot Be Bought Again

And

Specifically That Already Bought By

The Glorious King Of Love

The Lord Of Life!

In Him Is Our Only Means Of Survival

Of

The Earthly Strife!

What Jesus Christ Has For Us ... Is Free!

When Jesus Christ Sets Us Free We Are ... Indeed Free!

Heaven Awaits ... The Sin-Free!

Buy Lies

And

Walk To Hell For Free!

Creeping Comprise

And

Rush To Conformity

Are Shoes Best Left 

In Damnation's Free-For-All Store!

Don't Bite The Pretty Lure!

Don't Buy The Musical Lore!

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PRAYER:

Father,

I Thank You

For Your Promise To Me

Of

Life Everlasting

Of

Peace Eternally!

I Bless You, Lord

For My Innumerable Blessings!

I Trust You For My Daily Care!

I Will To Follow Jesus Christ

My Only Savior

And

Wait On Him Faithfully

To Share His Riches

In Paradise!

In Mercy

Please Hasten

The Great Redemption Day!

Please Help Thou My Brethren

In Families Near And Far

And

Bless Them With All Blessing

So That They Will

Steadfastly Walk

To The Glorious Kingdom

Whose Gates, Beckoning

Now Widely Stand Ajar!

Please Hear My Heart's Plea

And

May Your Holy Spirit

Gently Guide Us

Into All Truth

And

The Holy Angels

Stand Perpetual Guard!

Remember Us All, Lord

According To Your Divine Will

And

In Your Holy Way

For

In Jesus Christ's Name

I Pray And Humbly Plead!

AMEN.