VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: IED's And LED's

I Had The Right To Do It!
I Was Justified!

Hold Up, Baby Girl!
Just So You Know
You See That Justified Business
It Has An IED At The End!

Who Cares!?!
IED, LED, Whatever!

You May Want To Rethink That, Luv!

Why Should I!?!

Do You Even Know What An IED Is!?!

Don't Know, Don't Care!

Hmmm!
Would You Care To Sit With Me For A Moment!?!

If You Insist!

I Do!

Very Well!

Sweet Girl,
An IED Is An Improvised Explosive Device
And
When It Is Triggered
Anything And Everything
In Its Proximity Gets Ripped Apart
Destroyed
So You May Not Want To Indulge Being Self JustifIED!

You Can't Carry It Before The Lord!
The Holy Spirit Does Not Entertain It!
It Has No Excuse For Its Position
In Your Life
So, Please, Please, Please Discard It!

Self Justification
Like Self-Righteousness
Makes You Your Own Surety
Your Own Security
Your Own Lamb
Your Own Shepherd
Your Own High Priest
Your Own Lord
Your Own God
Your Own Provider
Your Own Sustainer
Your Own Help
Your Own Savior
Your Own Redeemer ...!

... Stop!
Enough Already!
Why Did You Have To Say All That!?!
I Was Enjoying Myself
Lording It Over That, That, Person
Who Done Wronged Me
And Whom I Enjoyed Fixing ... For Sure
And You Just Blew A Hole In My Balloon!
I Really, Really, Reallllly Want To Hate You!

Your Funeral!

But Wait A Minute!
You Talked About The IED!
What About The LED!?!

Ah, LED!
The "Let Envy Destroy" Me Light!
You Don't Want That Either!
IED Aka Inappropriate Anger
And
LED Aka Envy 
Are Satan's "Sweet" Treats
Disguised As Necessary Emotions
To Get Us Across Life's Ocean
Where People Won't Cooperate With Us
Have What We Deserve

Refuse To Give In To Our Desires

And

Just Plain Refuse To Let Us 
Lord It Over Them Like We Are Strong Towers!

Oh, My!

Nice Expression!

"My" Anger, "My" Envy

Won't Get Me On "My" Knees!

"My" Envy, "My" Anger

Places Me In Spiritual 
And 
Physical Danger!

Oh, Dear!

Nice Expression ... Again!
How About

Oh, Dear Lord

Have Mercy On Me!

Help Me To Do Right

Even If I Am Not With It Comfy!

Be Warned ... 

There Is No Reason ... Ever ... For Envy

Because

Jesus Christ The Righteous

Our Lord And Our God

- Not A Respecter Of Persons -

Provides Amply For Us All!

Anger Without A Just Cause Is Folly

Be It Found In Prince Or Paper Boy!

Anger Without A Just Cause

Leads To Hate

Leads To Murder

And 
We All Know That No Murderer

- No Wrath-Filled Person -

Shall Enter ... Shall Enjoy

The Lord's Great Reward!

So, When Would It Be Good To Be Angry

Or Better Yet
Over What Should I Get Angry!?!

Easy Question!

Sweet Girl, Get Good And Righteously Indignant

Aka Get Angry Over ... Sin!

Don't Be Patient With It!

Don't Be Considerate Over It!
Don't Make Excuses For It!

Be Angry Over Sin

And

Get Thee Unto The King

Concerning All Things Which Would See You Being 

An Unredeemed Recipient Of The Curse Of The Fall! 

Thanks Kindly For The Correction: I Needed It!
Satan Earned His Reward
But I Shall Take Heed To Be Repentant And Wise
And I'll Be Waiting ... In Faith ... With Peace
When Jesus Christ Comes Back To This Blue Ball!

That's Great, Beloved!
Let Us With The Gentle Jesus Stand Tall!
Unrestrained, Unfocused, Anger
Over Anything That Is Not Known Sin
Creates Nothing But Bitter Gall! 
It Is Not Sweet
And
It Only Leads To Poor Health
And
Spiritual Defeat!

From That Position 
I Shall Beat A Hasty Retreat!!

Thank You, Lord!

GROWTH FACTOR: The Seed!

A Living Seed Is Dead!
It Has No Way To Breed Life
But
When That Seed, Planted, Dies
It Becomes Alive
And
It Shall Bear Much Fruit
Out Of Its "Head!"

When That Seed Dies
It Cannot Live Again As That Seed
Because
It Goes Through The Transformation
With The Creator God Holding The Lead!

Do Not Think This Thing Strange!
Nothing Has Life In Or If Itself!
If The Lord Decides That Nothing Shall Grow
There Is No Created Being
Who Can Open That Closed Door!

We Would Do Well
As The Servants Of The Lord
To Ever Look To Him
For Direction, Correction And Protection
Because
It Does Us No Good
Like The Babel-Tower Babylonians
To Side-Step The Will Of God
To Protect Our Own Selves
From The Possibility Of Another Flood!

When We Walk According To The Will Of The Holy God
We Cannot Ever Be Manipulated
By The Wiles Of Our Adversary, King Fraud
Who Sought His Own Way
Refusing To Grow Where He Was Planted
And
Ended Up Being Uprooted
And
From Highest Heaven Being Transplanted!

A Seed Planted
Fulfilling The Will, Will Grow
And
Any Not Submissive To The Will Won't Grow
And
Their Lot Is To Be Consumed
The End Of Which They Won't Know!

Bow, Don't Burn!
Live, And Grow!
Produce Fruit Fit For The Garners Of The King
And
In The Day Of Harvest Celebration
Over You
The King, Welcoming
Shall Royally Sing!
To The Majesty Of Heaven, Brethren
For Dear Life, Cling!

Do You Desire To Ascend To The Heights Of Glory?

Easy!

Die To Self ... Daily!

PRAYER: Father, I Know ...!

I Thank You, Lord

For The Peace

The Rest

The Hope

The Help

The Healing

And  

The Caring

That Brings Me

A Creature Of The Dust

Into The Holy Presence Of

The Great Creator God

Eternal

Loving Kind

Faithful And True

Who

Out Of Sacrificial Love

Draws Me

And

Calls Me

To Bless Me

To Save Me

And

To Seal Me

Against

The Vengeance Of The Great Day!

Lord,

I Hear You!

Help Me To Heed You!

Lord,

I Need You!

Help Me To Trust You

And

Always Believe You

So That Your Love

Will Do For Me

All That You Have

In The Living Word Promised

For Today

And

For Tomorrow

When Eternal Life Means For Me

Living With You

Being Near You

Ever Seeing You

And

Being Like You

In The Realm Of The Blessed

Where There Is Ever Always Joy

And

Never Any Sorrow

The Heart To Annoy!

I've Sometimes Wandered In My Thoughts, Lord!

Sometimes I Doubted In My Heart, Too!

But

The Holy Spirit

That Teacher Who Is Ever True

Has Led Me To That Place

Where I Now Know With Certainty

That You

The Holy God Of The Unfailing Word

Are Just

Faithful

Kind

And

Without Fail

Constant And True!

I Honor You, Lord!

I Worship You!

I Praise And Bless You

And

I Plead

In The Name Of The Lord Christ Jesus

Please

Keep Calling Me

Keep Chiding Me

Keep Trying Me

Keep Blessing Me

Keep Directing Me

And

Keep Feeding Me

With Food For My Spirit

And

Food For My Soul!

Father,

Please Keep Leading Me

And

Protecting Me

And

Bless Me To Always Heed Your Voice

For

I Know And I Humbly Acknowledge

That

I Am Lost Without You

And

I Really, Really, Need You!

Please Keep Me Close To You!

I Want To Arrive Safe

To The Eternal Home!

I Love You, Lord!

Keep Me Praying!

AMEN.

CLUB OF INDULGENCE: No Value In Virtue?!

Rejecting Reproof
Had Amassed A Substantial "Fortune"
Rolling The Dice Of Self-Deceit
In The High Roller Haven
Club Of Indulgence!

He Is Right Now Headed
- Self-Righteously -
For Loss Of The Soul
That Dale Of The Damned
The No-Come-Back-From Land!

This State Of His Affairs
Was Long In Coming
BUT
Inevitable
BECAUSE
He Considered His Objectionable Traits Of Character
- Penchant For Perjury, Ignoble Deeds Etc. -
Attributes To Be Cultivated
AND

Admired!

He Roundly Despised Being
Reproved
Corrected
Directed
Chastised
BECAUSE
- As He Said -
They Stymied His Personality
Prevented Him From Being Him Self
AND
Stopped Him From Excelling!

Just So You Know...

He Is Also Given To Excess In Making Excuses!

Whoever Sought To Reign Him In
Was Called Jealous
Fault-Finding
AND
For Good Measure
Was Accused Of
Every Vile Thing Imaginable!

He Became A Lil' Satan! 

Rejecting Reproof Accused 

Accused Accused
The Brethren
AND
Refused Refused

Absotootulootly Refu-sed
From Wrong Paths
To Take The Narrow Road Called Turn-Back!

What Is Really Hurtful
Painful
Sad To See
Is That
He Has The Ability
The Skill
The Potential
To Be A Real Success
In The Service Of The Kingdom's Lord!

It Could Still Happen ...

He, Regenerated
Reformed

Faithful

AND

Enduring All Things For The Lord
Would Receive Heavenly Rewards!

I COULD Tell You That
He Is Just Satisfied With His Own Bad Attitude
Behavior
Character
AND
Was Just Walking In HIS Own Way
BUT
Alas And Alack ... I Can't!

Rejecting Reproof Started Acting ...
Well, He Wasn't Exactly Acting ...
He Started
AND
Continued Behaving
Actually Performing
Like A Plague Rat:

Scratch!

Whisper, Whisper! 

Scratch! 

Bite! 

Pee! 

Move On ...!

If You Know Anything About The Ellipsis
You Have To Know
That THAT "Move On ... !"
Actually Means
Move On To Another Victim
AND
Start. All. Over. Again 'N Again!

Rejecting Reproof Is Just Like That!
AND
To Prove It
He Roundly Despises
Denigrates
Disapproves Of
True Honest
Just Pure
AND
Lovely
AND
Poisonously Hates That One Called Good Report
AND
Finds No Value In Virtue
AND
Wants No Poor Man's Praise
AND
When Called To Account
Emphatically States:

These are Not Things That I Choose To Think About!

He Lives On Boardwalk Own Way!
He Prefixes Every Comment Of Gravitas With:

I AM ...!"

He Refuses To "Take A Knee!" In Contrition
Or For Repentance
AND
Cannot Visualize
The Profit In Prayer

Nor The Prize For Purity
So
Don't Try To Paint Him Any Picture!

He Does Not Care!

Well ...

I Shall Here Say:

Today Fuh Me! 

Tomorrow Fuh You!

Every Day Got A 4 o'clock

AND 

Every Pig Got Sa'rday Mornin'!

Comeuppance Is Coming
AND
No Matter How Slow 'e Roll
He Ain't No Way Never Late!
Whenever He Arrives
He IS On Time!

Oh-Oh!

Don't Look Now
BUT
He's Heeere!

A Word Of Warning:

The Stone That The Builder Rejects
Is Become The Cornerstone
Aka
The Correction That You Reject
Is The Very One That Will Save Your Life!

Jesus Christ Was Not Comely
BUT
His Message Of Salvation Says:

Come Ye ...!

Need I Say More?!

Self-Denial And Self-Satisfaction Are Roads!

As A Child
Under The Age Of Consent
I Was Taught
Corrected
Encouraged
Directed
AND
Led
To Cheerful Obedience!
I Was With God's Truth Fed!

As IS to Be Expected
With The Coming Of Age
I Strove For Autonomy!
For Independence, I Sped!

With Independence
Comes Decision-Making
Walk Right!
Look Left!
Turn About!
Go All Around!
See What Fits!
AND
Indulge!
Stand Your Ground!
AND
That Was When I Reached
The Start
The Gate
Where Men Have Dates
With ... Fate!?!

Independence Road
Is For Traffic ... One Lane

Until
- With Wild Oats For Sowing -
You Arrive At The Junction
Where All Men
- For a Period Of Reflection -
Must Abide:

Walk With Jesus!

OR

Walk With Pride

Walk With Jesus:
Straight Gate
Narrow Way
Self-Denial

DESTINATION: Eternal Life

Walk With Pride:
Wide Gate
Broad Way
Self-Satisfaction

DESTINATION: Destruction

Note That ...

Innumerable People
Choose
Walk With Pride
Without Ever Knowing
Their Ultimate Destination
BECAUSE
They Stop At Reading
Self-Satisfaction
AND
Let Out THE Roar:

"Freedom To Do Me!"

They Walk Through The Wide Gate
AND
Immediately Head To The Toy Store

AND
Thence To The Restaurants
Tawdry Tastes
AND
Perverted Appetite

AND
Thence To The Theater Of Living The Life
Where The Looped Film Is
"Sensations Galore!" 
You Never Hear A Patron Snore!

There Is Vomit All Over The Floor
AND
The Patrons Are Crying
Give Me More!
Give Me More!
Give Me More!
AND
Cut Off From The Son
- The Light Of Life
The True Source For Abundant Living -
Ultimately Dying!

Those Who Choose
Walk With Jesus
Know The Whole Score
Before Walking In The Gate!

They Know Sorrow
Disappointment

AND
Hardships
AND
Ardent Service
Is Their Allotment
But, Unphased
They Hold The Extended Marred Hand
AND
With Unshaded Eyes
Walk The Narrow Gate!

Their First Companion Is 

Truth In the Inward Parts
Followed By Obedience At All Costs
Grace For The Day
Mercy For Thee Is Free
AND
Redeeming Love!

There Is Jesus' Peace That Passes Understanding
AND
Rest For The Weary Soul
AND
The Song That Cheers Along The Way!

And  ...

Who Could Forget
The Weightier Companions
There To Bless God's Friends?!

There Is The Blood
Confessing Sin
Repenting Of Known Sin
Forgiveness Of Sin
Heart Right With God
AND
Set Apart For God's Service!

And, Of Course ...

There Are The Beloved Champions
Faith For Today
Jesus Is The Way
Spirit Of The Living God
Yes, Lord!
Hope For Heaven
Angels Excelling In Strength
Good News
Blessed Assurance
Wrestling With The Lord
Victory In Jesus
Thanks Be To God
AND
JESUS SAVES

AND

That Ever Cheerful Voice

Jesus Is Coming Soon!

Walk With Jesus 
Is No Easy Road!
No Cake Walk!

ANDNo Jazz Jump Up!

It Is Hard Work
Thankless Work
BUTRefining Work
Thoroughly Necessary!

All Who Go There
Willing To Endure All
Know Of A Surety That 

Strong Is Their Lord!

They Start The Walk
Burdened
BUTThey Give All To Jesus Christ Their Lord!

They Pray Without Ceasing!
They Humble Themselves!
They Eat The Bread Of Affliction!
AND
Their Heads Don't In Pride Swell!

Their Journey Is To Salvation!
They Will To Drink Of The River Of Water Of Life!
They Study To Show That They Are Of God Approved
AND
With The Grace Of God Ever Present
They Are By The Wiles Of The Devil
Unmoved!

LIFE ... Everlasting
In The Kingdom Of God
Is Their Motivator
To Stand Against The Wily Fraud!
They Love Not Their Lives
AND

Are Willing
In Christ
To Die
AND
They Cast Not Down Truth
Into The Street
AND
They Will Not Love
Use
Nor Accept
The Ever Convenient Lie!

Their Home Is Heaven!
Their Lord Is The Holy God!
Their Comfort Is The Holy Spirit!
Their Good Influencers
Are

The Holy Angels
Not

The Fallen Angels Of Satan The Liar
The Murderer
The Fraud!

There Is An Anticipated Celebration!
A Banquet!
A Coronation!
A Feast!

They Will Sit Down At The Welcome Table
AND
Jesus Christ
Their King
The Redeemer
Their Savior
Will Serve Them
Before Their Bright Mansion
Become Their Forever Homes!

BRETHREN ...

Please Read The Entire Sign Post
Before You Make Your Decision For 

Your Future Life!

There Is No Do-Over

Once One Ceases From Corporeal Life!

Do Not Become Blinded
By Convenience And Ease
For
Come THE Day Of Vengeance
Jesus Christ
- The Judge Of All Men -
Will Give Garments Of Righteousness
Immortality
Incorruption
Only To Those
Who Chose To Walk With Jesus
Holding Him In Their Hearts Close!

When You Love The Lord Christ

And

His Truth

And

Are Obedient

And

Take Correction

And

Direction 

You Will Never Face Destruction!

DESTITUTE OF TRUTH: Abundance Of Truth ... On Parade!?!

 

In The Dark Ages
The Powers That Were
Kept The People In ... Darkness
By Keeping The Truth Chained
Locked Up!

In This Age Of Enlightenment
With Its Information Overload
The Powers That Be
Put The People In Darkness
By Placing Truth 

- In All Its Variants -
In Plain View
Surrounded By Fancy Strobe Lights!

The Outcome Of These Actions
Is In The Preserved Word Proclaimed:

My People Are Destroyed

For Lack Of Knowledge!

Let Me Explain:

Old Truth
True Truth
The Word Of God
Used To Be Real-Real Special

Because It Could Shed Light
So It Was Locked Up
AND
Protected
As Too High For The Lowly
Too Good For The Bad

AND
Impossible To Be Used By
Just Any Common People!

The People Were Dumbed Down
Ignorant
Until ... The Living God Intervened
AND
The People Ignorant
Became People Of The Book
So ... 

Ever Ready Satan Changed His Tactics
To Special Effect
AND NOWTruth
Is As A Free-Range Chicken
Picking Up Food aka Substance
On A Walkabout
On The Fly! 

Have A Look See
AND
Then Have Your Say:

• There IS Truth
• Plain Truth
• Some Truth
• A Lot Of Truth
• Special Truth
• Particular Truth
• Gay Truth
• Lesbian Truth
• Trans Truth
• Common Truth
• Private Truth
• Forgotten Truth
• Fulminating Truth
• High Science Truth
• Secular Truth
• Sacred Truth
• Passing Truth
• Passable Truth
• Borrowed Truth
• Spent Truth
• Truth For The Day
• Truth For The Hour
• Momentary Truth
• Truth To Get Power
• Powerful Truth
• Power-Packed Truth
• Customized Truth
• Illuminated Truth
• Coalition Truth
• Collated From Lies Truth
• Standing Truth
• Moving Truth
• Professed Truth
• Confessed Truth
• Deniable Truth
• Confidable Truth
• Your Truth
• Their Truth
• Our Truth
• My Truth

AND

• God's Truth

AND

All Are "Perfectly" Valid

Authentic
Or
So The Powers Say!

There Is A Saying

A Penny Has No Real Weight
Until You Drop It
From Up High!

The Truth Is
The One Falling Penny Wouldn't Kill You
BUT
You Will Feel Its Passing Touch
BUT
Toss A Tied Up Bag Of Pennies
AND
Watch Out
Your Life Just Turned Into Total Cat's Guts!

The Same Is True With Versional Truth!

Brush Off A Version
A New Version Appears
A Version For Your Tastes
AND

There Is A Truthy Conversion
AND
Soon There As Many Versions
As There Are Tastes 

In Circulation
AND ALL TOO SOONAll That Is For Sale To The Masses
Are Many Tasty Perversions!

We Are Called To Know The Truth Of Almighty God
The Truth That Will Set Us Free
AND
Not To Indulge In Spurious Truth
The Version Of Truth
That Let's Man's Lust
Run And Roam 

Wild
Restraint Free!

Brethren,

Let's Take The Blinders Off
So That Sight Is Unrestricted!
Let Us Go To Jesus For Eye Salve
So That Vision Is Not Conflicted!

Jesus Christ IS The Way
The Truth
AND
The Light That Gives Life
The Same
Yesterday Today Tomorrow
The Rock Of Ages
That Clefts To Provide Protection
AND
Gives Power
To Stand Against Sin And Sinners
In The Trying Hour!

You May Ask General Moses The Deliverer!

There Is Great Difference

Between

Having Information

And

Possessing Knowledge!

What Is In YOUR Possession?!

They Are All In The Room! + Prayer

Pride
Follies Of Sin
Deceitfulness Of Riches
Gift Of Life
Well-Dressed Temptation
Free Mercy
Grace S. Sufficient
Willful Sin
Jesus Saves
D. Savior S. Calling
Plain Truth
Do As I. Please
Living By Faith
Confess N. Repent
Available Grace
Way Of Escape
Repent N. B. Baptised
Contrite Heart
Trust N. Obey
AND
God Forgives
Are All In The Room
Present
AND
Accounted For!

No Excuse For Sin
Keeps Watch!

Believe N. Live
Keeps Record Of The Life's Event

AND

Brazen Deception
Aka Beelzebub The Bold
AND
His Minions
- Hearts Stone Cold -
Are Trying To Breach The True Foundation
Trying To Tear Down Prayer Changes Things
Trying To Rewrite Sealed N. Settled-Truth
BECAUSE
Free Will
AND
Own Choice
Were Up For Grabs!

They Like To Turn Living Tissue
Into Bare Scabs!

To Put It Mildly ...

Heart O'Flesh
Was In The Straight Betwixt Those Two
The Rock ... Of Ages
AND
DThe Hard Place ... To Damnation!

Decisions! Decisions!
Decisions Must Daily Be Made:

Fall On The Rock ... Of Ages
AND
Be Broken
To Be Saved
Which Way Is Known Hard
AND
Painful
AND
Wearying
BUT
Offers Peace And Rest
AND
Forgiveness Of Sin
Sure Salvation
Provision
Protection
Correction Direction
Pleasant Work
AND
With Faithful Endurance
- When The Last Trump Shall Sound -
Redemption
Glorification
Immortality
AND
- Obviously -
Eternal Life
In The Great God's Paradise!

That Way Ain't Easy!

It Should Be Noted
That If The Rock ... Of Ages Falls On Him
It Is Game Forever Over!

If He Willingly Chooses
To Go To The Hard Place ... To Damnation
The Party Is On!
Liberty Is License!
No Rules
All Is Momentary Reward
Bright Lights
Non-Stop Stimulation
Action
A Camera Or Two
Access Reach And Grasp
Live Life Hard Fast And Loose
And ...!

BUT ...!

What If ...?!

Then, Again ...!

He Left The Splendor Of Heaven!

He Died For You On Mount Calvary! 

He Took Your Stain

To Make You Clean Again! 

He Is Calling You! 

His Life Is Yours Free To Gain!

******

Rules! Rules! 

Too Many Rules! 

Live As Your Self Likes!

It Is All Good! 

Feelings Are Real! 

When The Party Is Over  ... Who Cares?! 

Good Night Is The Last Night!

Come And In Gay Abandon Dance!

Take The Night Flight!

The Only Thing That Happens Is Soul Blight!

Lord,
I Need Help!
Have Mercy On Me!
I, Here, Fall On You!
Save Me!
From Sure Damnation I Now Flee!

Beelzebub Is A Liar!
He Keeps Harping On The Lie
Of Man's Immortal Soul!
He Keeps Saying
That You Have To Save All Men
So Right-Living Is The Commodity Oversold!

Father,
I Need You
I Desire Your Life
Help Me!
I Am Pleading!
Lead Thou Me!
Guide Me!
I Desire To Survive The Strife!

The Prayer Of Faith
Availed Heart O'Flesh Much
AND

He Walked Away From
Willful Sinning And Such
AND
He Continues His Daily Walks With The Faithful God

Knowing That With Faithful Work
AND
Endurance
He Will
At The Appointed Time
INHERIT
INHABIT
The Great Reward!

What Will YOU Choose?!