VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Envy Who For What!?!

Unhappy People Seek To Make Happy People Unhappy! 

And 

Envious People Seek To Make Contented People Envious! 

Envy Is To Lie 

What Contentment Is To Truth 

And

We, As Bible-Believing, Christ-Following Christians

Must Guard Our Hearts Against The Pin-Pricks Of Satan 

Which Cause Slow-Leaks In Our Balloon Of Blessing 

Which Will Never Burst 

If

We Ever Choose To Trust In The Truth Of God

Walk In The Wisdom Of The Wise

And 

Let Unfailing Faith Free Us 

From The Folly Of Fretting Over The Finite! 

Beloved, 

When Your Father Is The Living God

And

The Streets Of His City Are Known Paved With Gold

And 

The Twelve Foundations Of That City 

Are Known To Be Precious Stones

Our Having To Temporarily Walk On Streets Of Dirt 

To Experience Deprivation 

And 

Acquire A Ram-Rod Backbone 

Through Our Experiences In Our "Year Abroad" 

Should Strengthen Us 

And 

Delight Us At One And The Same Time! 

Dear Ones, 

We Have A Date With Destiny, With Divinity

And 

The Outcome Of That Date 

Is 

By Our Own Devising! 

Almighty God Gives Good Gifts 

So Let Us Not Be Self-Indulgent

And 

Prideful

And 

Reject The Training Of The Lord! 

We Receive What The Lord Desires Us To Have

For Our Never-Sorry Blessing! 

Envy Serves No Good Purpose: 

Ask Lucifer The Light-Bearer Who Became, By Envious Choice

Satan The Adversary Of The Living God 

And 

All That Is Good! 

Let's Be Satisfied In And With The Savior 

And 

Be Calmly Contented In Christ! 

God Is! 

Peace! 

Happiness Is To Know King Jesus!

What "Makes" You Happy!?! 

Are You Happy!?! 

If Something Or Someone Could Make You Happy

What Or Who Would It Be!?! 

Beloved, 

Unhappy People Don't Like Happy People! 

Angry People Don't Like Calm People! 

Proud People Don't Like Humble People

And

Sinners Don't Like Practicing Christians 

And Yet

All Claim To Be Happy In Their Present Condition: 

Who Is Right!?! 

NEWS FLASH: --

Happiness Via Acquiring Things 

And Using Things To Draw People To Your Side 

Is Not Happiness! 

Just Doing Things To Be Happy

Mouthing Affirmations To Feel Happy

And 

Doing Service Projects To Show That We Are Happy 

Cannot And Will Not Make Us Happy 

When All Of Our Outward Acts To Fill An Inward Need 

Are Stripped Away! 

Think About It ...

Could You ... An Innocent Person

Be "Happy" Locked Away In A Dank, Dismal, Dirty Dungeon 

When All Of Your Sayings, Doables, 

And 

Feelings Of Happiness 

Are Stripped Away!?! 

Dear Ones, 

There Is No True And Lasting Happiness 

And

Contentment 

Outside Of Or Without Being Contented In Christ 

Or Happy In Jesus! 

When Your Roof Flies Off

The Engine Drops Out Of Your Conveyance

And 

Your Withdrawals Ain't Got No Deposits 

But

You're Standing On The Promises Knowing That 

Almighty God Will Provide 

Because

You Have Decided To Follow Jesus ... No Turning Back

You Can Sleep On Rocks 

And 

Eat Grass

And 

Smile Peacefully 

Because 

Jesus Christ The King Has You Sheltered Under His Wings! 

Lashes, Lies, And Loss Have No Leverage 

Against One Who Lovingly Trusts 

The Lord Of Life, Our Creator! 

Wisdom Helps Us To Decide To Be Happy ... In Jesus!  

Peace!

ROAD TO RUINATION: Envy Is Like Green On Speed!

Envy Is Like Greed On Speed! 

Both Of These Are Tools Of The Devil 

So Please Do Not Allow Them In Your Life To Lead! 

Satisfaction And Love And Contentment Make Gratitude Shine 

So Do Yourself A Favor 

And 

Do Not For Unreceived Things Pine! 

Satan Started Us On This Road To Ruination 

And 

Sad To Say, Beloved

It Is In Every Family

At Every Station Of Life

And 

In Every Nation! 

But

Let Us Thank Almighty God For Jesus Christ Our King 

Who Has Told Us About 

And 

Shown Us How To Be Contented With Such Things As We Have 

Because

He Has Promised Never To Leave Us Or Forsake Us: 

This Wonderful Blessing Should Make Our Hearts Truly Glad! 

Let's Enjoy The Walk Along Green Pastures

And 

Eat Our "Grass" With Joy! 

Let's Drink Our Still Aka Easily Accessible Water To Satisfaction

And 

Let Our Souls Be Restored: 

This Is Not A Lost Man's Fad! 

We Have Oil To Anoint Our Heads! 

Dear Ones, 

Please Keep In Remembrance That 

A Table Sumptuously Set For You

For Raging Enemies To See

Is 

The Promise Of The Kind King

Our Master

The Loving Shepherd

Who Leads Us, His Obedient Sheep, Ever So Gently! 

Be Grateful: 

He Is Gracious! 

Be Thankful: 

He Is Merciful! 

Be Prayerful: 

He Answers On Time

And 

The Results Are Glorious! 

The Great Day Is Coming: 

You Do Not Want To Be Left Out Of The Eternal Blessings! 

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

Bless Almighty God For What You Know That You've Got!

All Of Our Needs Are Met! 

Peace!

Contented ... in Christ Jesus!

Are You Contented Aka Pleased 

With What You Already Have!?! 

Are You Contented With 

And 

In The Lord Christ!?! 

It Is One Thing To Be Contented

And

Quite Another To Think That 

You Did "It" All By Yourself

And

Vainly Glory In Your Accomplishments!

Beloved, 

No Committed Christian 

Should So Depart From The Righteous Way 

And

Become So Proud Of Themselves 

To Dare Take The Glory Of The Lord Unto Themselves 

So That The Lord Must Humble Them 

And

Cause Them To Be Contented To Eat Grass For A Season 

In Order For Them To See The Light Of Saving Truth! 

Arrogant, Proud 

And

Pompously Foolish King Nebuchadnezzar Of Babylon 

Learned This Lesson The Hard Way! 

There Is Contentment 

And

There Is Contentment In Christ! 

There Is Having Satisfaction With Myself 

And

There Is Satisfaction In Ridding Me Of Self! 

Little With Contentment 

Is 

Of Great Gain When We Acknowledge That 

It Is The Living God Who Ever So Graciously Provides 

Every Last Thing That We Call Our Own! 

Like Everything Else In The Christian

We Have The Authority

The Freewill

The Freedom 

To Daily Decide ... By Almighty God's Great Grace

To Be Contented With What The Lord  ... In Love 

Has Graciously Provided

Be It Little Or Much! 

There Is No Profit In Baseless Pride!

Let Us From This Moment On Say 

"Thank You, Lord!" 

And

Glory In The Lord Of Life

Even As We Determine To Be Contented

With What The Lord Daily Provides For Us 

Since Our Provider 

Is 

Our Maker ... The Creator! 

Our Provider Is Also Our Hope, Help, And Salvation

Redeemer

Judge, Lord, God

And 

Forever Faithful Friend ... The Kind King: 

Rest Where The Lord Our Shepherd Gently Leads! 

To Be Contented In Christ

Is

To Have Perfect Peace!

HAPPY SABBATH + Covetous Or Contented!?!

We, Each, Have The Opportunity 

To Fill The Garden Of Our Mind With Goodness 

Or With Gripes And Griefs! 

We May Choose To Be Disinterested In The Things Of God 

And 

Also Totally Ungrateful For The Myriad Blessings That 

We Continually Receive 

Or We May Be Thankful For Grace 

And

Grateful That There Is Glory To Share ... To Come! 

We May Covet The Blessings Which Others Receive 

And

Despise The Great Gifts That The Good Lord Bestows Upon Us 

Or We May Boisterously Bless God 

And 

Grow Up Gracefully! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Who Bids Us To Faithfully Serve Him 

Provides For And Protects Us

Comforts And Corrects Us

And

Teaches And Tests Us

But 

He Never Tempts Us!

Our Dear Lord Leads And Loves Us

But

He Never Lures Us Into Folly 

Or Lulls Us Into A False Sense Of Security: 

We Can Openly Trust His Kind And Giving Heart! 

It's A Fact ... 

We Have No Viable Reason 

To Doubt The Pure And Holy Love Of The Lord Christ

So Dare To Remember Where He Has Brought You From 

And

Never Forget What He Has Done

Is Doing 

And

Will Do For You ... Personally! 

Choices, Chances, Changes ...

Dare To Dig Up The Plantings Of Gripes And Griefs 

And 

Dare To Plant Love, Joy, Hope

Faith, Purity, Peace

Temperance

And 

Goodness! 

Remember, Remember 

Don't Ever Forget ... 

We Eat What We Grow 

And 

We Are What We Eat! 

Do You Know What's Eating You!?! 

Be Wise Unto Your Own Soul's Salvation:

Choose To Grow Only What 

Is 

Everlastingly Beneficial! 

Peace Be Unto You!

VANITY: Covetousness

The Heart Devoid Of The Love Of God

And
Despising The Word Of Truth

Wants What It Wants

When It Wants It

And

All Proprieties Be Damned! 
Word On The Street:

I Breathe Therefore I AM!

Gimme: I Want ... It!

Thou Shalt Not Covet Your Neighbor's Possessions
Is 
The Tenth Commandment 
And 
The Lord Christ Who Gave It 
- To Show Us How To Operate 
In Our Relations With Our Fellowman -
Promises Never To Leave Us ... Or Forsake Us! 
The Lord Always Provides!

Covetousness Doubts The Sovereign Will 
And 
The Holy Word Of Almighty God 
And 
Is Idolatry ... False Worship
And 
No Covetous Person Shall Enter The Holy City! 

Beloved,
Let's Remember That Covetousness 
Is 
Of Satan ...  The Piercing Serpent
Who In His Former Life As Lucifer ... The Light Bearer
Started War In Heaven 
By Coveting The Position 
And 
The Worship Of The Son Of God! 

Covet Once, Covet Always ...

Satan Brought Death To Us All 
By Beguiling, Fooling, Eve 
Into Coveting  The Wisdom Of God
To Be As God
- The Pride Of Life -
Through The Lust Of Her Eyes
And 
Her Taste Buds ... The Lust Of Her Flesh! 

A Condemned Angel

Doesn't Care Whom He Causes

To Be Likewise Condemned!

Almighty God Isn't A Lying Man ...

What The Lord Promises To Provide For Us 
Is 
Plainly Enumerated And Designated
So Let Us Practice Gratitude And Contentment
And 
Be At Peace With The God Of Mercy, Love And Grace
And 
With Every Man!

Don't Vex Your Spirit

Over The Useless Vanity!

Brethren, Beloved

Vanity 

Is 

A Broken Person 

Looking In A Circus Mirror 

Which Faithfully Shows Every Perspective 

Except The Truth! 

When We Look At Life Through The Lens Of Truth

- The Gospel Of Grace - 

All Our Murmurings

And 

All Our Vexations ... Cease 

And 

We Are In Humble Peace 
With Our Gracious, Giving, Blessing, Holy God! 

Consider This, Therefore
And
Be Wise Unto Your Own Soul's Salvation:
There Ain't No Vain Soul 

Who Knows What It Is To Be Humble! 

Meekness Aka Humility

Is A Fruit Of The Holy Spirit:

Choose To Believe

The Eternal Word Of

The Holy God Faithful!

Remember:

You're Worth More Than A Sparrow

And

You Don't Need To Own The Supermarket

To Be Able To Eat Food

And

You Ain't God

So You Don't Need Worship!

HAPPY SABBATH + Contentment!?!

The Sorrows Of This Life

Are Myriad

But
The Joys Reposing In Christ Jesus

Are Infinite! 

How Many Of Us Can Truly Say 
When We Are Short Of Money, Food
The Comforts Of Life
Personal Peace, Quiet, Rest
Pleasant Work
Or Even A Loving Relationship: 

"I Am Contented In Christ!?! 

Do You Remember To Say Likewise 
When All Is Well!?! 

Is Your Contentment From Having Things 

Or From Personally Knowing Jesus Christ Our Lord!?! 

Can You Recognize The Difference!?! 

Let Me Make It Perfectly Plain That
What Jesus Has For You, Is Yours: 
He Always Blesses No Matter How Things Look Or Feel! 

I Encourage Us All

To Stand On His Sure Promises

And 

To Be At Peace! 

Jesus Christ Is Caring For Us

And

Abundant Blessings Await All His Believing Ones! 

Let Me Point Out Here For Us All That
Contentment Is A Godly Attribute 

Which Is An Indicator Of 

Our Faith And Trust In The Living God 

To Be Our Provider!

AMEN!!!

That's A Whole Sermon That You Just Preached!

Truth Must Be Completely Told, Though, Brethren!

Contentment Is Scarce All Around 
Because 

People Don't Know The Real Jesus 

And 

Do Not Understand "This Faith Thing" 

That We Practice 
As They So Disdainfully Call It!

I Ain't Practicing!
I'm Living By Faith!

I'm With You!
This Is The Last Over Of The Game
And Jesus Christ Is Coming
And That Satan Is Bowling Bouncers
With Live Ammunition!

You Got That Right!
This Ain't No Practice Game!
This Is Do Time!

Jesus Christ Gives Unto Us 
- The Word Says Every Man -
The Daily Gift Of Faith
- Believers Use It To Cope With Life -

And

Since Multitudes Have No Faith

Because 
They Don't Know King Jesus

All Around Us Is Disarray

Sorrow, Discontentment
Murder, Mayhem, Spiritual Bankruptcy 
Carnality, Criminality And Conspiracy

And

The Real Problem Children Called 
And 
Known As 
Debilitating Doubt And Damnable Disbelief! 

A Lil' Bit Of Jesus Surely Soothes The Savage Heart! 

A Life Lived In And For Christ Jesus 
Makes The Pains Of Human Existence Easier To Bear! 

Indeed
And
With Your Kind Permission
Here Are Some Words To Live By
Which Will Settle This Matter
Once And For All
For Us All:

I Have Faith 

So I Am Trusting My Lord Jesus 

Who Daily Gives Me His Faith 

So That I Will Daily Trust Him

By Daily Having His Gift Of Faith

Which Daily Causes Me To Daily Trust Him!

It's A Beautiful Circle!

All In All A Good Day's Blessing!

Nice Circle!

Hear, Hear!
I Sincerely Thank Our Father In Heaven That
There Are No Angles In Or To Our Jesus!

Preach It, Brother! 

You Are All So Correct!
When I Look Around
I See The Detritus Of Lives Lived By False Gods
False Teachings From False Teachers
And Broken Promises
Because Of All The Angles Useful ... Supposedly
To Find Happiness Aka Contentment!

It Makes A Big Man Want To Cry!

Let Me Repeat, My Peoples
Contentment 
Is Only Found
In Jesus Christ The Lord!
Any Other Way ... Or Mode To Contentment
Is
Compliments Of Satan The Adversary
That Lying, Murdering, False God!

People!
Hope In The Lord!

Bless Yourself

Aka Make Yourself Truly Happy

By Pleasing Almighty God!

CONTENTIONS: Man Mek God ...!?!

The Living God Can't Die!

Well, You Should Tell That
To The Dying Man-Gods Of The Earth
Who Keep Telling Mankind Lies!

You Know
I Laugh When I Think Of All The False Gods
That Men Carry On Their Shoulders
On Their Backs
In Their Hands
In Their Wallets
In And In Front Of Their Homes
And

Even That One Called Cell Phone!

You Ain't Alone!

I Know! I Know!
Let Me Show You
Where We Are Going Wrong
For Believing A Mere Man
Can The Storms Of Life Quiet Down:

Prophecy  ...!

... Don't. Go. There!
You Will Offend The Illuminated
Who Do Not Believe That The Earth
- By Almighty God's Own Hand -
For Fiery Destruction Is Fated!

Okay ... So ... In A Broken Nutshell

Man Made The Living God
So The Almighty God 
Generously Complies With Man's Wishes!

Man's Wishes Have Wings
So The Eternal God Must Do Man's Dishes!

By The Way

That Is God Small g!

You Are A Sick Puppy
But ... You Speak Truth!

Oh, That Dying Men Would Praise The Living Lord

For His Goodness

Towards The Children Of Men! 

Alrighty, Then!
In That Vein, Let Me Holler At You Again!

Sing, Dolphus, Sing!

Think About The Fact That
Men Refuse To Be Contented
To Be Grateful
And
To Give Almighty God Thanks And Praise
But
Are Always Contending, Warring, About Rubbish And Nonsense
Things That Will Not Pass The "To Zion!" Test:

Here's A Lesson For Us All:

Content: You're Satisfied, Filled! 

Contents: You've Got Things! 
Contentions: You've Got Unprofitable Struggles And Destructive Striving! 
Contentment: You've Got Peace ... In The Lord Christ! 

Based On The Text
Personal Experience
And
Visible Cues
And
Understanding
We Need To Learn The Differences
And
At The Same Time Recognize That 

The Raging Waters Of Contention ... Once Released

Go Where They Want To

And

Not Where We Desire 
And 
With Humility ...!

... We Need To Choose To Be Contented With What We Have

And Expect To Receive  Because ...!

... Because 
Jesus Christ, The Lord Of Earth And Glory

Has Promised To Never Leave Us Nor Forsake Us

And

To Always Provide For Our Real Needs
And
Not The Needs That Populism Says
We Are To Have Fulfilled! 

All I'm Going To Say On That Matter Is
We Must Exercise Our Gift Of Daily Faith 
Today
Tomorrow ... If We Are Alive
And Be Thankful
And We Shall Be Gloriously Blessed
With Peace, Perfect Peace, And Rest!

For The Record
If We Are Alive Tomorrow
It Will Be A Today!

'Nuff Said!

Spiritually Benumbed!?!

Self Gratified
And
Pride Indulged
Belong To The Grand Clan
Spiritually Benumbed
And
They Are Proud Of It
Thank You Very Much!

These Two Ingrates
See No Reason To Deny Themselves ... Anything!
They See No Reason To Hold Their Tongues About ... Anything

And
They See No Reason Why They Should Be Deprived Of ... Anything
Since Their Greedy Souls Desire ... Everything!

The Desires Of Their Cold Hearts Were
Ridiculous ... Beyond Measure
And
They Honestly Feel
- They Are Into Feelings -
That The Earth Is Their Oyster
With Pretty Pearls To Be Greedily Plucked!

When It Comes To Giving Alms
They Become As Buttoned-Down Clams!
Their Attitudes Stink
And
They Do Not Care Who Disagree With Them

Because Their Opinions Are The Only Opinions That Matter!

Believe Or Not ...

They Consider Themselves To Be Just Like
Christian Devout
Who Leans, Leannnnns On
Jesus Christ The Lord
And
Seeks To Ease The Burdens Of
Those Less Fortunate Than Himself!

They Couldn't Have Been More Wrong!

What Little Christian Devout Has
He Shares
And
Because Of His Meek Kind Gentle
Giving Spirit
He Is A Contented Soul Who Lacks Nothing! 

He Was Contented In Christ
And
Like The Apostle Paul
Happily Said:

I Know To Abase
And I Know How To Abound!
With Little Or Much
I Am Content
For Jesus Christ My Lord
Wears Heaven's Crown
And To Him, My Heart Belongs! 

You Will Often Hear Him Singing
A Happy Zion Song!

He Has Not Big House!
He Has No Fancy Car!
He Has The Love Of His Lord Jesus
And
That Love Will See Him ... One Day
Ranging Among The Stars
BecauseHe Willingly Walked To And Through The Door
Which Is Presently Open To All Men
And 

Is Still Now, Actually Ajar!

Those Other Two Believe
That Life Revolves Around Them
And
They Desire The Homage Of
Their Poor And Fellow Men! 

They Will Not Have A Good End!

Humble Yourselves
Under The Mighty Hand Of God
And He Will Lift You Up!

Grossly, Roundly, Offends Their Black And Cold Hearts!

Give And It Will Come Back To You!

Causes Them To Break Out In Hives!

Love Your Brother As You Love Yourself!

Causes Them To Utter:

Lies! Lies! It Is A Lie!

They, In Their Haughty Ways
Daily
Do The God Of Heaven
Blithely Deny!

They See No Coming Glory

And
They Do Not Believe That Christ Jesus
Will Break The Eastern Sky!

They Believe In
"Eat Drink And Be Merry
For Tomorrow Ye Die!"

And

They Intend To Go Out In A Blaze Of Glory!

They Are Not Wrong!

The King Is Coming!
Are You Washed and Ready!?!
The King Is Coming!
Are Your Sins Confessed
Or Are You Living In Sin, Drunk
And
Doing Things High-Minded And Heady!?!

Almighty God Is Not Mocked 

And
Satan Desires The Lake Of Fire
With His Minions To Be Stocked!
Will You Be One Of Them
Or Do You Have Jesus Christ
In Your Heart Locked!?! 

The King 

Is

Coming! 

Are You In The Lost Goat Herd
Or In The Safe Sheep Flock!
Is Heaven Your Home
Or Is The Lake Of Fire To Be
Your Final Dock!?!

Only You Can Give The Answer!
Only You Know
If
Your Plan Is For Heaven
Or For The Lost-Man Lake Of Disaster!

Sin Is Cancer! 

Jesus Christ Is Cure! 

Come To Him Today! 

Healing Is Sure! 

Walk To Him Now ... Quickly! 

He Is The Open Door!