VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH + THE TRUTH: The First, Last, And Only Dollar Bill!

Brethren, 

Let Us Not Deceive Ourselves, Nor Others

And 

Let No One Deceive Us: 

The Lord Jesus Gave Us Himself Aka The Truth! 

Since Mankind Needs Money To Survive

Jesus Christ The Lord 

Is 

Our First, Last, And Only Dollar Bill

- Our Only Hope -

Which Will Save, Satisfy, And Sanctify Us

And 

Preserve, Provide For, And Protect Us 

As Long As We Don't Lose Sight Of Or Lose Touch With It

And

Dare To Keep It Ever In Our Head, Heart, And Hand

No Matter How Hungry And Thirsty We Are 

For This, That, And The Other

Or How Boisterously, Angrily, Aggressively

And 

Contemptuously 

We Are Ragged Upon And Railed At To Give It Up

Give It Away

Or Cast It Away From Us 

So That We May Align With Or Belong To 

The "Access-Everything Crowd!" 

Neither Jump Up And Wave

Lie Down And Sleep

Bacchanal

Nor Narcissus 

Will Emerge As Victors

In The Battle For Eternal Life!

 

Only Those Who Have Jesus Christ 

Aka The One Dollar Bill Which Also Provides Hope

Can Fight And Win Battles 

And

Overcome Sin And Self

And

Endure To The End

And

Possess The Crown Of Life 

And

Live In The Heavenly Land! 

Dear Ones, 

There Will Always Be Someone 

Who Will Offer You Something Better, Brighter, Bolder

And 

Allegedly More Beautiful! 

Ignore Them! 

They Will Offer You Something More!

More Elaborate, Elevating, Enticing, And Epicurious! 

Ignore Them! 

They Will Offer You 

Delicious

Exciting

Actualizing

Tasty

Handy 

Instead, Choose What Is 

Liberty

Innocency

Faithfulness

Ennobling 

Choose Life ... In Christ! 

The One Dollar Bill ... The Truth

Is 

Priceless! 

As Long As You Have It

You Will Never Have To Spend A Red Cent On Lies! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Good Is Good As Long As It Stays Good!

It's Absolutely Mind-Bogglingly Amazing! 

You, Me, We Have A Reputation For Let's Say

Being Punctual To Work

On Time To Complete Assignments

And 

Ever On Task Aka No Tomfoolery Indulged! 

With This Solidly Intact Reputation

You, Me, We Decide That We Are Going To Do Some "Things" 

And 

Get Away With Them 

Because

Well, The Reputation Speaks For Itself 

And 

Wrong-Doing Ain't Your Way

Until You Get Caught And Fuzzed Out Like A Cheap Carpet! 

Now Picture, If You Will

The Committed To Christ, Psalm-Singing, Tithe-Returning

Righteous Person 

Whose Once Stellar Reputation Gives Way To A Stink-Ball Of 

Almighty God Knows Me 

Because 

I'm His Person No Matter What I Do Self-Righteousness 

Which, Most Definitely, Is Not The Righteousness Of Our Lord Christ! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Does Not Stutter

Does Not Take Bribes

And 

Does Not Play Favorites! 

Good Is Good As Long As It Stays Good! 

Good Turned Bad 

And 

Relying On Yesterday's Good To Earn Tomorrow's Paycheck 

Is Not Going To Fly You To Glory! 

Remember The Old Adage ...

"Good, Better, Best

Never Let It Rest

Till The Good Is Better

And The Better Best!" 

Please Stay On The Path That Is Lit By The Living, Holy, Word Of Truth 

And 

Do Not Permit The Adversary Of Souls To Convince You That 

Receiving His Fool's Gold "Participation Trophy" 

Is 

As Good As Receiving The Crown Of Life From The Lord Of Life

The King Of Earth And Glory! 

Stay On The Son's Side Of Life 

And 

Be Enduringly Good To The End ... By Grace Through Unfailing Faith! 

Peace! 

Believe The Blessed One!

In The Realm Of Flesh

There Is The Daily, Moment-By-Moment, Struggle 

Between I-See And I-Trust

And 

Between I-Know And I-Feel! 

Be As Those Who Stand In Faith

And Confidently Say:

"I Know And I Trust My Lord Jesus Christ!"

Beloved, 

There Are Two Leaders: 

Satan The Damned 

And 

The Savior Blessed! 

There Are Two Peoples Out Of The Stock Called Sinner 

Aka Obedient And Disobedient

Aka Faithful And Doubtful! 

Only One Group 

Is 

Striving To Be Saints Of God And Christ

And 

Have Chosen Service And Endurance As Their Way Of Life 

In The Quest To Reach The Heavenly Home! 

Who Are You 

And 

Under Which Leader 

Are You Choosing To Energetically Serve!?! 

Do You Know Your Assignment 

And 

Are You Operating To Your Potential 

As Seen Through The Eyes Of The Lord Christ 

Or Are You Allowing The Accuser Of The Brethren

Satan The Base, Known Bold And Brazen 

To Forcefully Remind You Of What You Once Were 

While Trying To Convince You That 

You Are Not Nor Ever Will Be 

Worthy To Ascend To The Heights Unknown 

To Dwell With The Holy Go

d Who Is A Consuming Fire 

To All Who Do Not Renounce Their Sin 

And 

Accept The Free-To-All Salvation!?! 

Our Lord Jesus 

Is 

The Promise-Keeping God 

Who Invites You To Dine At His Table 

On The Good Food That He Constantly Provides 

From The Heart Filled With Love And Caring 

For You  ... Personally! 

To Coin The Old Phrase

"Let Us Wash Out Our Guts" 

And

As Members Of The Clean-Plate Club

Decidedly Sit Down At The Lord's Table 

And 

Eat Like There Is No Tomorrow: 

All Contented-In-Christ Eaters Win The Crown Of Life! 

You Are Greatly Beloved: 

Believe The Blessed One ... Not Beelzebub! 

Peace!

Enjoy In The Lord!

This Same Jesus

The Lord Of Earth And Glory

The King Of Love

The Shepherd Of Rest

Our Refuge And Strength

The Hope Of Every Man

The Joy Of Living

The Reason That We Are Alive 

And 

Able To Either Accept Or Reject His Love

His Easy Leadership

And 

His Everlasting Life

Speaks The Same Words Of Truth To Us Today! 

Jesus Christ Still Says: 

"Come Unto Me And I Will Give You Rest! 

Follow Me And Be Blessed! 

Oh, Taste And See That The Lord Is Good! 

Honor Me And I Will Honor You! 

Seek Me And You Will Find Me 

When You Seek Me With All Of Your Heart! 

Come Let Us Reason Together! 

Be Thou Clean! 

Thy Faith Hath Thee Whole! 

Be Thou Perfect As You Father In Heaven Is Perfect! 

Ask, And It Shall Be Given! 

Take My Yoke Upon You And Learn Of Me!"

And

" Pray Without Ceasing!" 

This Same Jesus Also Says: 

"Come Boldly To The Throne Of Grace

To Obtain Mercy! 

Resist The Devil! 

Walk In The Light!"

And

"Call Unto Me And I Will Answer Thee 

And Show The Great And Mighty Things 

Which Thou Knowest Not! 

Hold Fast What Thou Hast That No Man May Take Thy Crown!" 

And

"I Am The Way, The Truth, And The Life!" 

Beloved, 

Trust Ye In The Lord Forever 

For In The Lord Jehovah Is Everlasting Strength! 

I Encourage Us All Today To Believe The Word Of The Lord 

And

Be Eternally Blessed 

Because

Great Is His Faithfulness! 

Be Strong As You Find Your Joy In 

And

Enjoy The Lord! 

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!

HAPPY SABBATH + There Are Consequences To Conduct!

Every Human Has A Path To Travel: 

Blessed Is The Man Who Does Not Walk According To The Counsels

The Directions

The Ways Of The Ungodly! 

Beloved, 

With Free-Will 

And 

Freedom To Choose As Our Walking Stick

We Each Have The Ability 

To Either Walk On Strait Street And Narrow Way 

Or 

On Broad Street And Own Way! 

Decisions, Decisions! 

Man ... By Himself

Is

In The Valley Of Decision! 

Will You Follow The Savior 

Carrying Your Own Cross All The Way To Calvary 

Or 

Will You Choose Achan's I Want It 

Samson's It Pleases My Eye

King Saul's The People Made Me Do It

Ananias And Sapphira's Nobody Will Know

Or 

Judas Iscariot's I Can Manipulate God 

Or I'll Sell The Savior For Silver!?! 

Dear Ones, 

Who Helps You To Buy A Big-Belly Horse 

Won't Help You To Feed It! 

You Can Hide And Buy Land

But 

You Can't Hide And Reap It! 

Wha' Sweeten Goat Mout' Does Bu'n 'e En 'e Tail! 

Bottom Line ... 

There Are Consequences To Conduct!

In The Day Of Trial

Only Those Who Have Chosen The Way To Calvary

The Life In And Of Christ

Shall Receive The "Well Done!" 

And 

The Crown Of Life! 

Please Choose To Learn From The Mistakes Of Others 

So That You Don't Suffer Their Same End! 

Choose To Endure Your Tribulations Now 

And 

You Will Enjoy Your Celebrations Later

In The Presence Of King Jesus

Him For Whom We Are Now Waiting! 

Dare To Make Jesus Christ First And Last

And 

Have Heaven In Your Life Now: 

Walk In The Light! 

Peace! 

Hope Thou In God!

HOPE 

Having Occasions To Pray Everday! 

Are You ... Blessed Child Of The Eternal God

Living A Hope-Filled Life!?! 

What Does Hope Mean To You!?! 

Do You Know That 

Living A Life Where You Have No Hope

Where You Feel Helpless

Makes You As One Heedless, Indifferent, Careless

And 

Deadly Dangerous!?! 

Beloved, 

Placing Your Hope Upon A Fallible Person 

Makes You Prime Real Estate 

For Satan And His Kind To Set Up Shop 

And 

Do A Brisk Trade Of Destruction

At Your Personal Expense! 

Satan ... The Damned ... Has Hope! 

He Has Opportunity To Prey On Someone Every Day 

And

He Takes His Job Seriously! 

Answer The Question ...

Why Don't You Have Hope In Jesus Christ 

Who Calls Us To Have Hope

To Trust

To Rely On Him 

Who Always Saves!?! 

Satan Has But A Short Time 

And 

Being Vilely Opportunistic

He Is Working Hard To Make 

His Number Of Acquisitions Of Lost Souls Look Bountiful! 

Why Aren't You Leaning On The Lord

Trusting His Work

Trusting His Work

Walking By Faith

Enduring All That Comes Your Way 

Knowing That Your Hope In Jesus 

Exchanges Your Borne Cross 

For A Wearable Crown Of Life 

In The Beautiful City Of God 

Where Hope Hands Over Operations 

To Eternal Love, Joy

And 

Perfect Peace!?! 

If The Air Of Entitlement 

Is 

Robbing You Of Your Hope

Stop Instantly

Think Critically

And 

Boldly Drop The Attitude

And 

Humbly Consider That Your Creator ... Your Father 

Is 

In Heaven, High, And Lifted Up

Seated On His Great White Throne

And 

You Are On Earth ... His Footstool!

 Interpretation!?! 

The Lord Sees Everything

Knows Everything

Is Over Everything 

And

He Decides What Is Best For You

When, Where 

And 

How! 

Our Father Makes No Mistakes 

And

His Request For You To Have Hope In Him 

Is 

For Your Temporal Upliftment 

And 

Your Eternal Blessing! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Lose The Attitude 

And 

Live Hopefully 

And 

With Gratitude

And

Your Altitude Will Be Blessed 

By Your Living In The Beatitudes!

Peace Be Upon You 

As You Have Faith ... As You Hope

In Jesus Christ Our Lord!

Run Your Race To Enter Christ's Glory Wherein Is Everlasting Life!

In The Competitive World

The Warning Constantly Given 

Is 

"Keep Your Eye On The Prize!" 

In The Spiritual Realm Of The Forever Blessed

We Are Encouraged To 

"Run Your Race To Receive The Crown 

Which Does Not Pass Away!" 

Beloved, 

These Two Statements Speak Volumes 

If

We Are Paying Attention! 

Keep Your Eye On The Prize Suggests That 

If You Even So Much As Blink

What You're Striving For Disappears!

Forever! 

Striving To Receive The Heavenly Prize 

Is 

Absolutely Achievable 

And

That Heavenly Prize Won 

Can Never Be Given To Another Person! 

Think On These Things ... 

Earthly Princes Are Princes Until They're Not! 

Titans Of Sport, Finance, And Entertainment 

Get Dethroned! 

Unholy Priests And Pastors Get Defrocked 

And

All Of This Happens 

Because 

What They Were Holding On To

Looking Greedily Upon

Broadcasting As Their Divine Right

Was Neither Right Nor Divine! 

Unimpeachable Facts ... 

Regular People Strive And Fail! 

Flavors Of The Month Get Canceled!

Rights-Givers Get Offended 

And

Prizes Given Get Rescinded! 

Blessedly, Our Almighty God Does Not Change: 

He Makes No Mistakes! 

If You Fail To "Win" The Great Salvation

None Other Will Gain Your Crown Or Your Land! 

Your Race ... For Eternal Life

Is 

Run Against Yourself Only 

And

Is Won Or Lost By You Alone! 

Brethren, Beloved

Please Do Not Let Sinful-Self 

Turn You Into A Condemned Loser! 

Please Be Very Courageous

And

Choose To Look Up To Christ Jesus 

And

Let Saving Faith Propel You To The Everlasting Prize! 

Peace With The Living God 

Is 

Perfect!

Run Your Daily Race

To Please The Eternal God

Not Fallen, Finite, Mankind!! 

HAPPY SABBATH + C.L.O.E Christian

Are You A Sometime

A Part-Time 

Or A Committed Full-Time Christian!?! 

Are You A Full-Time Christian 

Who Does Full-Time Worship 

In The Presence Of Christians Called And Committed 

But

Behaves Contrary To The Call To Glory 

In The Presence Of Your Non-Christian Friends 

Because 

You "Want To Fit In And Not Make Waves 

Or Be A Square Peg In A Round Hole!?!" 

Is Your Walk With The Lord 

Built Upon The Holy Faith Which Is 

Confidence In Christ

 Love

Obedience 

   And 

Endurance!?! 

Beloved, 

Where Would You Be

What Would You Aka Could You Do

How Would You Feel, Survive

And 

Prosper 

If

Jesus Christ, Your Only Hope

Had Been The Part-Time Creator 

And 

Is Now Your Part-Time Savior

Redeemer

Great Physician

Friend

Provider, Sustainer,

Justifier, Sanctifier

Healer, Teacher

Shepherd, Defender

Lover Of Your Soul

And

Glorifier To Be!?! 

Stand Firm ...

Being An Uncomfortable-With-Sin Christian 

Is

Going To Light You Up 

And

Cut You Off From Friend And Family 

And

Make You A Target Of All The Foes Of Jesus Christ 

But

It Will Brand You As Favored

Blessed

And 

Protected By The Living, Holy

All-Knowing

Ever-Present

All-Seeing God Of Grace And Glory! 

Take Heed ... 

You Cannot Serve Two Masters: 

Part-Timers Don't Get Full Benefits! 

Please Commit To Humbly, Enduringly

Faithfully Carrying The Cross Of Shame 

So That You Will ... Immortalized

Incorruptibly Wear 

The Crown Of Life Aka Glory! 

Perfect Peace With Christ ... Is!

There Are No Shortcuts To Glory!

Beloved, 

We Are Warned And We Are Encouraged: 

Godly Lives Lived In The Lord Christ 

Call Forth Persecution 

And

Staying The Course With The Lord Christ 

Leads To The Crown Given By The Lord Christ! 

There Are No Shortcuts To Glory! 

We Need To Know The Living God That We Believe In

What It Is That We Are Striving For

The Tricks Of The Trade Of Our Adversary, Satan

And 

The Ways And Methods Of Our Savior-King

Jesus Christ The Lord

Our Great Example! 

Let Us By Grace Through Faith 

Never ... Ever

Seek To Battle Our Known Enemies In Our Own Strength

Using Their Tactics 

And 

Following Their Rules! 

The Lord Jesus Christ

Is

Our Shepherd

Our Refuge

Our Strength!

We Are Christians

Servants Of The Eternal God

Children Blessed 

And 

Diligent Students Of The Living Word! 

Our Enemies Will Be Many 

And 

Their Tactics Truly Evil 

So Let Us ... As Missionaries For The Lord Christ 

Become Humbly Determined

Enduringly Committed

And 

Faithfully Striving For The Prize That 

Is 

The Upward Call 

While Maintaining A Light Hold 

On The Things Of This World! 

Covet No Man's Gold, Silver Or Raiment 

And

Choose ... At All Costs 

To Permit The Holy Spirit Of Truth 

To Teach, Guide 

And 

Chide Aka Correct You 

As You Walk Toward Our Forever Home! 

Truth Wins! 

Peace!

Ebenezer

When We Look At What Is Happening In Other People's Lives 

And

When We Observe The Hash, The Mess, That 

Some People Are Making Of Their Own Lives

We Would All Do Well To Humbly Say: 

"There ... But For The Grace

Of 

The Living God

I Go!" 

It Is Quite Easy For Us To Go "Tsk, Tsk!" 

And 

Be All High-Minded 

And 

Top-Lofty 

When We Are Looking Down On Others 

But

We Need To Seriously, Thankfully, Consider 

And

Be Grateful For Jesus Christ The Lord 

Who Is Looking Down Upon Us All ... In Love ... All Of The Time! 

Beloved, 

A Saint Of God And Christ

Is 

A Reforming Sinner 

Walking As One Being Sanctified ... Set Apart

Rising Up Higher And Higher 

As He Or She

Is 

Headed Toward Beautiful Beulah Land! 

Let Us All Remember That 

The Journey Is Not For The Swift

The Battle Is Not To The Strong

And 

The Crown Is Not For The Worldly-Wise And Wealthy: 

Life Eternal 

Is 

For The Over-Comer

The Saint Whose Life 

Is 

Lived By, For, And In Jesus Christ! 

Let Us Not Be Proud And Arrogant: 

Be Humble And Wise! 

Let Us Humble Ourselves Under The Mighty Hand Of God 

So That He Will Lift Us Up ... At The Appointed Time! 

Let Us, By Almighty God's Great Grace

Give A Helping Hand To Others 

Even As The Hand Of God 

Is 

Moment By Moment Helping Us! 

We Have Hope, Help, Health, Healing 

And 

A Home In Heaven 

In Him Who Hears And Cares For Us: 

Let Us Pray And Plead

And

Hear And Obey

And

Endure All Things For Christ Jesus ... Until The End 

As We Believe In The Promises That Cannot Fail! 

Let Us Walk In His Light ... The Light Of Life

As He Leads Us To The Land Of No Night! 

Peace Be Upon You

As You Rest In Christ Jesus! 

TEMPORAL HAPPINESS: Heavenly Joy!

To Be Blessed Of God 

Is 

To Have The Favor Of God 

And 

In This Blessedness 

Is 

True Happiness

Real Joy ... Joy Unspeakable! 

Sad To Say, Though

In The Realm Of The Flesh

Happiness ... Earthly Joy

Depends On Our Personal Circumstances 

Always Being Of The Favorable Sort:

Money In The Bank Aka Disposable Income

Abundant Food Always On The Table

New Clothing Aka Fashionable Clothing

Nice Car

2.2 Children

Corner-Lot House

White Picket Fence

Fat Cat And Lazy Dog

Exotic Vacations Three Times Per Year

The Good Job

And 

Perfect Health And Home Life! 

Beloved, 

When We Choose To Be Happy ... Joyful

Because

Of Circumstance And Situation

We Are People Most Miserable 

Because 

Of The Changing Scenes Of Our Lives! 

History Bears Record ... 

Remember The Martyrs Of The Holy Faith 

Who Were Burnt Alive

Eaten By Dogs And Torn Apart By Lions

Drowned

Sawed Apart

And 

Even Had Their Skins Taken Off Their Bodies 

And 

Used To Bind Books Which Are Still Available  Today!

 

These Faithful Few All Died Singing About

Praying To 

And

Praising God! 

They Died Happy ... Joyfully Happy

Because 

Their Joy Was In Jesus Christ The King! 

I Pray That We All 

Will Choose To Live In The Faith That Cannot Fail: 

Sight Of Eyes

Sound In Ears 

And 

Feeling On Skin Always Lie! 

Beloved,

Let No One Steal Your Joy In Jesus 

Or Your Crown Of Life! 

Look Up To Jesus 

And 

Not Inward To Self And Sin! 

Gold Is Tried: 

Endure Your Test! 

Keep The Faith! 

All Tests End:

Dare To Pass Your Test In Jesus' Name

Because

No Matter The Earthly Outcome

Jesus Christ Always Utterly Saves! 

Jesus Christ

Is

The Joy Of Living!