HAPPY SABBATH + The Laodicean Spirit Is Real! + PRAYER: Father, We Ask A Blessing ...!

You Will Never Believe Who I Saw Today
With My Own Eyes
And
Heard Speaking ... With My Own Two Ears?!

Who Would That Be, Pray Tell?!

I Saw And I Heard 

An Honest To Goodness Laodicean Today!

You're Joking!

I'm Very Serious!

I Thought A Laodicean Was Just Like Them There Umicorms?!

Unicorn! You Mean Unicorn!

That's What I Said!

If You Say So!

How Could You See And Hear A Symbol Speak?!

That Man Was No Symbol!
He Even Uttered The Self Same Words
From Revelation 3!

You Don't Say!

I Do Say!

He Said, In Response To A Younger Minister
Who Had Requested Funding Assistance
From His Rich Ministry:

I'm Glad To Be 80 Year Old Man
With The Means To Do Anything I Want
Whenever I Want!

You Could See The Gloat Of The Goat All Over His Face!

The Younger Minister Looked Like
Almighty God Had Given Him
The Gold Keys To The Living Kingdom

And

He Was So Very Proud To Have Old Money Bags On His Team!

Mr. Big-Money Bags Was Proudly Pushing
The "I Have Need Of Nothing!"
"I Am Rich!"
"I Am Increased With Goods!" Narrative
And ... ObviouslyDid Not Realize
Or Refused To Acknowledge That
He Is Wretched Miserable
Poor Blind
And
Butt Naked!

He Ain't The Only One!

Word!

Probably Didn't Reach That Teaching Yet!

Or The One About The Camel Going Through The Eye Of A Needle
Before A Rich Man Can Get Into Almighty God's Heaven!

It's Sad That The People Of God
Foolishly Believe That Temporal Prosperity 

Is

Eternal Prosperity

And
That The Rich Church ... Complacent

Is 

Avidly Approved Of By Almighty God!

Sad Indeed!

I Guess They Don't Know The Part Of The Bible
Which Says:

Buy Of Almighty God ... Gold
Tried In The Fire!

Indeed! Imperishable Gold
Drawn From The Furnace Of Affliction!

Their Actions Say That They Feel That It Is Too Much Work!

They Like The Golf And Country Club Life

Because

Self-Denial To Them Is Hard-Line Strife
Surgery - No Anesthetic -
With A Hot Knife!

It's A Pity That They Don't Realize That

All That Money Can Do Is Buy Things And Toys

And

All Power Is From The Great God Who Never Changes!

They Need To Trust The Living God

And 

Stop Trusting In Fallen Men

With Loads Of Testifying Money!

Testifying Money!?!

Oh, Yes!

They Question Will Be Asked

And Must Be Answered

As Regards What They Have Done To Bless

The Lord Christ!

Know The Truth ...

A Blessing Unused For Almighty God

Ain't Nothing But A Curse!

A Cursed Soul Repentant

And
Turned Over To The Eternal God
To Be Used Of The Omnipotent God
Is 

Twice Blessed!

Do The Math!

Yes, Indeed, Brethren!

We Need To Do The Math And Check Our Calculations

And
Stop Being Sinfully Presumptuous

And
Refrain From Putting The Living God To The Test!

Indeed!

What We Really Need To Do

Is

Test The Spirits!

PRAYER:

Father, Most Holy

Good, Kind And True

We, Your Believing Children

Come, Blessed

Ever Waiting To Hear The Good Word

The Words Of Life

From You!

Father,

We Ask A Blessing!

Please, Help Us

Because In You We Do Trust!

Help Us To Not Follow The World

And

In Things

Not Find Our Soul's Delight!

Lead Us, Lord!
You Are Our Father!

Guide Us, Lord!

You Are Our Shepherd Every Day!

Chide Us, Lord!

You Are Our School Master!

Bless Us, Lord!

You Are Our God Almighty

And

It Is Your Will

That We Seek To Do 

Every Moment Of Every Day!

Help Us Not To Turn Away To Folly!

Help Us Not To Run With The Bold Sinful Crowd!

Help Us, In Your Presence, To Be Still

Knowing That You Are The God Of All Grace

Because

We Love You

And

It Is Our Heart's Desire

In Peace

To Behold Your Radiant Face!

We Plead, Lord

For Strength For Our Journeyings

Courage For The Narrow Way

On Which We Choose To Walk

Grace And Faith For The Day

And

Ever Increasing Love

For The Lord Jesus Christ

In Whose Holy Name

We Humbly, Humbly, Pray

And

Ask These Few Petitions!

Come Soon, Lord!

AMEN.

VESPER AT THE END OF THE SABBATH + PRAYER: Heaven At Any Cost Is Free!

I Am Blessed To Be A Christian
For
In Jesus Christ
I Am Free Indeed
Because
I Do Not Have A Fickle Lord
Whose Character Is That Of 

The Wily Wicked Damned-For-All Eternity Fraud!

My Lord, The Christ
In Sacrificial Love
Chose To Save Me
Before I Was Born
AND
My Salvation Is Not Just Salvation
For An Event Of One Day
BUT

Is Eternal Salvation
IF I Should Choose To Take It
To Get Me To The Heavenly Land
Where There Is Neither Night Nor Cares There!

Prior Present Knowledge Of My Lord Christ
Is A Great Necessity
IF I Should Make An Informed Decision
That I Shall His Servant Be!

Present Future Knowledge Of My Lord Christ
Is A Great Necessity
IF Against The Hell-Bound Rangers
I Shall Stand Firm In The Faith Of Christ Jesus
AND
Sure Damnation Flee!

I, Of My Free Will

Have Accepted

The Lord Christ!

I Am Now Walking On The Narrow Way ...

My Lord Christ Has Made Provision
For Me To Be Cheered Along Life's Way
AND
There Is A Company Of Witnesses In His Living Word
From Which I May Freely Draw Insight
AND
Gain Understanding
On How To Avoid The Satanic Collision!

By These True-Hearted Witnesses I Am Encouraged ...

• To Take All Things To My Lord In Prayer
• To Never Trust My Carnal Eyesight
• To Never Make Decisions Based On My Emotions
• To Never In The Things Of This Earth To Find Delight
• To Never Follow The Multitude To Do Evil
• To Consider The Lillies How They Grow
• To Repent With Alacrity Whe Convicted Of Sin
• To Wrestle In Prayer With The Lord
• To Pray For The Indwelling Of The Holy Spirit
• To Walk Holy As My Lord Christ So That God's Blessing On Me May Be Bestowed
• To Bless Others In Need In Jesus' Name
• To God's Children Daily Feed
• To Bless God With The First Fruits Of My Increase
• To Look Up Because The Lord Christ Is Coming Down
• To Not Bow Before Idols Because Upon That The Holy God Frowns
• To Test The Spirits Because Deceivers Abound
• To Stand Up For Jesus Even Though Sense And Companions Don't Go Along
• To Hope In Almighty God For He Is Strong
• To Trust The Living God Whom I Can't See But Whom At All Times Sees Me As I Walk In The Throng
• To Love The Lover Of My Soul
• To Make The Eternal God's Heaven My Soul's Sole Goal
• To Live The Life Of A Sojourner Here
• To Stay In The Safe Sheep Fold Where There Is No Despair
• To Tread Softly In The Sanctuary Of God
• To Deny The Liar Profound
• To Deny The Dainties Of The Fraud Who Wills In My Life To Be God
• To Sigh And Cry Against The Abominations In The Land
• To Reason With The Holy Lord God
• To Lay My Burdens On The Living Lord
• To Study The Scriptures For In Them Is Life
• To Search In The Word For Hidden Treasure To Glean Nuggets Without Price From The Lord
• To Hide The Word Of Truth And Life In My Heart So That I Won't Sin Again The Holy God
• To Not Hold Converse With Satan That Known Despiser, Hater Of Christ The Lord

AND

To Ever Always On A 

"Thus Saith The Lord!" In Confidence To Stand
Remembering
That Behind Almighty God's Hedge Of Protection
I Am Safe And Free
For
The God Of Creation
The Savior
My Redeemer
My Hope
My Help
My Beginning
My End
My Forever Friend
Paid His Innocent Blood
My Sinful Soul To Cleanse
To Make Me Right With The Father
To Get Me The Victory Over Sin
To Journey Through Trial To His Home
To Arrive Safe At His Home
To Live The Immortal, Incorruptible Life
Life ... Without End!

I Am Blessed!

PRAYER:

Oh, Lord Of Life,

My Only God

I Extend My Hand

To Accept Your Stretched Forth Hand

Beckoning To Me

A Wretch

A Fallen Man!

I Accept Your Offer Of Salvation

I Accept Your Mercy

Your Free-To-All Grace

And

I Accept Willingly

My Daily Share Of

The Holy Christ's Living Faith!

I Confess My Known Sin!

I Repent Of My Past Known-Wicked Deeds!

I Deny The Liar

And

I Reject His Offer Of Sin As Living-Life Speed!

Father,

I Acknowledge Your Dominion

Your Sovereign Will

Your Will For My Life!

Please ... Help Me In You To Be Still!

Please Pour Out Of Your Spirit Upon Me!

Help Me To Let The Holy Angels

Influence Me For Good

And

Help Me, My Father

To Prepare For Rain

So That The Decimating Flood

May Surely Be Withstood!

I Am But A Child, Lord!

Correct Me!

I Am But A Servant, Lord!

Direct Me!

Oh, Lord

Help To Live Right In Your Sight

So That

In The Hour Of My Trial

The Lord Christ

Shall Plead His Innocent Blood For Me

And

Against My Guilty Stain! 

Help Me Never The Holy Name To Profane!

Father, 

Time Is Getting Short

And

Satan Is Raging! 

The Young Limes Are Falling Off The Tree

And

Wickedness Is Her Tambourine Shaking!

Lord, 

In The Name Of Jesus

I Beseech You

Protect Your People Against

The Wicked One

Who Wills To Be Lord Of The Earth! 

Protect Your People Through The Strife

That Will Have Us Walking

On The Sharpened Edge

Of

The Butcher's Knife - You Promised!

Protect Our Minds

And

Seal Us - You Promised

And

Bless Us To Stand Victorious Though We Die

For We Know

And

Believe The Living Word

That Heaven At The Last 

Is Not 

Cannot 

Won't Be A Lie!

At Any Personal Cost To Us

Heaven Is Still Free - No Fee!

Grant Unto Us, Gracious Lord 

Strength For Our Journey To Sure Salvation

Courage To Walk The Way Of Faith

And

Bless Us With The Beauty Of Holiness

So That We Do Not Bring Disgrace

To Our God Eternal

Who Gives Us Of His Blessed Love

And

Dear Grace!

Help Us To Trust You

Where We Can't Trace You

Is Our Heart's Great Plea!

We Love You, Lord

And

We Ask These Few Blessings

Again And Always

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name! 

Come Soon! 

AMEN.

PRAYER: Oh, Lord, Haste The Day!

Father,
As A Child
I Come Before Thee
Confessing And Repentant
And Beseech You, Please

Pardon Me From My Sin!

Please Give Unto Me

The Power To Deny The Liar
And
In The Name Of Jesus, Lord
Please Grant Me Your Peace Today

Even Though At My Poor Feet

Satan Lit Himself

A Raging Bonfire!

Father,

I Have Been Foolish!

Teach Me To Be Wise!

Grant Me Wisdom's Understanding

To Use The Knowledge

That For Me

You Did Provide!

Help Me To Not Yield
To The Terror Seen Of My Eyes
So That I
From You In Fleshly Fear
Do Not Backslide!
Blind My Carnal Eyesight
And Grant Unto Me
True, Seeing, Spiritual Eyes!

Father,

Please Let My Knowledge Of You

Be Not Theoretic!

Teach Me
And

Grant Me The Telling Experience, Lord

So That I Can Truly Testify
Without Fear Of Contradiction

That I Personally Know You!

Father,

I Desire To Walk

In The Faith Of My Jesus!

I Eagerly Accept Daily Grace And Faith!

Grant Me Courage

For My Long Journey

And

Strength

So That I Will Go The Distance

And

Not Turn Back

Half Way
Nor Almost There!

Oh, Lord
With The Believer's Heart
Christ's Faith
And
Hope For Your Glory

I Fully Expect The Holy Angels

To Be My Cherished Companions
And

I Totally Look To The Holy Spirit

In Me To Abide!

I Am Mere Dust

Prone

To Falls Into Folly

But

In The Name Of Jesus

With My Mustard Seed In My Heart

With Hope For Glory My Tide

With Joy In The Lord

My Marching Song

Oh, God, Most Holy

Haste The Day

For

I Long To See My Jesus

With My Own Two

No Longer Cloudy

But Bright

Eyes!

I Love You, Lord!

AMEN.

PRAYER: Help Us To Accept You, Lord, At Your Word!

Father,

I Come To You

As A Child

Seeking Blessing

Counsel

And

Guidance

And

Willing Your Sure Word To Obey!

I Beseech You

To Help Me Ever To Hear

Your Still Small Voice

And

With My Hearing, Lord

Help Me Ever To Heed

So That I Will Not Turn

To The Left

Nor To The Right

Being Spun Around

And Used

By Satan

For A Disposable Steed!

Lord,

Help Me To Live

In The Blessed Light Of Life

That I Have Received

And

Help Me To Grow In Your Grace

As I Walk

In Faith

Towards The Heavenly Home

The Eternal Resting Place

From Which Overcomers

Through The Beloved Christ

Shall Never Roam!

Father,

Grant Unto Your Blessed People

Ever Increasing Knowledge

Of Your Truth

Understanding To Accept It

And

Wisdom For Its Use!

Help Us Not To Use Truth

Like A Big Stick

Nor As A Battering Ram

Nor As A Wet Noodle

To Tickle The Ears Of Those

We Are Reaching For 

Your Living

Loving

Holy, Coming, Kingdom!

Help Us, Lord

To Be Compassionate

Speaking The Truth In

And With Love

Not Hiding Brass Knuckles

Inside Pristine White Gloves!

Help Us, Lord

To Speak Soft Answers

To Turn Away Cruel Wrath!

Help Us To Walk The Straight And Narrow Path

Never Uttering False Words For Graft!

Help Us Never To Be Double-Minded

Nor To Indulge Craftiness

And

Deceit

Devil-diving For Dollars

Nor Be Inclined Unto Conceit!

Help Us, Dear Lord

To Lean Ever Upon Christ

Never Betting Our Salvation

On Satan's Loaded Dice!

Help Us To Accept

Your  "No!"

Your "Yes!"

Your "Wait!"

Your "My Grace Is Sufficient For You!" Too

Trusting You Wholly

Because You Are Faithful

Kind

Loving

Holy

And

Eternally True!

Grant Unto Us, Dear Lord

Grace

And

Faith

For Each Day

The Comfort Of The Holy Spirt

Strength For The Journey

And

Courage

And

The Angelic Guard

For The Way We Must Walk

No Matter How It Is Paved!

Bless Those, Lord

Who Bless Us By Speaking The Truth!

Pity Those

Who Elevate Falsely Acquired Youth 

Over Acquiring Your Holy Truth!

Satisfy Those

Who Hunger After The Truth

And

As Promised

Mark Well

The Graves Of Those

Who Died In And For

Christ's Truth!

Hear Our Prayer

And

Bless Us With Peace

And

The Healing Rest Of The Just

In Jesus' Name We Plead!

We Love You, Lord!

AMEN.

TRUTH SPEAKS: Every Day Is Not As Today! + PRAYER: Let My Hope In Jesus Ever Hold Sway!

Truth Spoke Her Piece: "Peace Is In Jesus Christ!"
Hearer Did Not Listen!
Hope Called a Vote, and
Courage Called for Action
Who Knew Not The Way
Nor Knew How to Pray, and
Behaved As If
Every Other Day Is As Today!

Pride Is Aggressive
In The Face of Humble Hope!
Courage Is Amazing
For He Is - By Faith
Learning to Cope!

Hunger Is Hampering
The Walk Into Truth, and 
Necessity is Dealing
With The Intense Pain
Found in The Loose Tooth
That Demands
Total Attention, and 
Won't Hear
Of The Facts
The Fabrications nor
The Outright Lies in The Air
Where True Truth and
Long Lies are  Compared, and 
One Has The Need
For Spiritual Ears!

Truth Speaks!
Hearer Listens
AND
There is Now-Known Fear
BUT
Among The Assembled
Grace - Herself - Appears
AND
Pointing To Hope
While Looking At The Strife
She Holds Out 
Redemption
Leading to Eternal Life!

Truth Speaks!
Stony Heart Creaks!
Deaf Ears Waste Leak!
Blind Eyes Peak
AND
Weary Legs ... Though Weak
Find Courage in The Spirit
AND 
Humbly Speak:

Dear Lord, Most Holy

I Bow Before You and Pray

That My Hope in King Jesus

Will Forever Hold Sway!

My Courage is Faltering, and

My Body is Near to Break!

Lift Me Up and

Protect Me,  Lord

From The Petty Pretty Snake

Who Preys on My Weakness

Who Tries to Hinder Me From Pray

Who is Always Underfoot

Telling Me That Partying Pays -

Not Abstention

Not Rejection

Nor Refusal To Play!

Please Tell him, Dear Father

From Me to Get Away!

I've Been There!

I've Done That, and

I've Got The Tee-shirt and The Scars!

Father, Please Save Me for

I want to Live With You and 

Travel Through The Vastness Of Space

Amongst The Myriad Stars!

Please Give My Hope Courage 

To Act On Your Unfailing Love for

I Truly Love You, Lord!

Amen.