VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Mercy Is Free For Me And Thee!

How Often Have We Wanted, Needed, Desired Something 

But 

Didn't Receive It 

Because 

We Didn't Choose To Humble Ourselves Enough To Ask For It!?! 

Too Often, I Dare Say! 

Beloved, 

We Are Instructed 

To Approach Boldly The Throne Of Grace That 

We May Obtain The Available Mercy! 

If We Don't Ask For Almighty God's Mercy

Then We Will Not Find His Free-To-All Grace

That Unmerited Favor

The Divine Power To Help Us In Our Time Of Need 

Which Is Every Day That Live And Breathe! 

If You're Proud, Humble Yourself! 

If Your Dumb, Speak In Your Heart

Write A Note

Talk Your Talk To The Lord! 

Remember That We Don't Pray As We Ought To 

So, In Mercy, The Holy Spirit Intercedes For Us 

With Groanings Which Cannot Be Uttered! 

Our Joy 

Is 

To Ask 

And 

Almighty God's Love Always Answers With What Is Best For Us 

And

Delivers More And Better Than We Could Have Ever Asked

Anticipated Or Expected! 

Mercy Is A Truly Beautiful Word, Concept, Construct, That 

We Should Gladly Accept 

And

Generously Apply! 

Mercy: 

Meeting 

Each 

Request With 

Compassion For Every 

Yearning Soul

There Is Forgiveness, Benevolence

And 

Kindness Within The Lord's Mercy 

So Big-Up Yourself By Showing Yourself Small

Helpless, Sinful

Needy

Repentant, Reconciled, Redeemed

Blessed! 

Please Put Arrogance And Pride Out Of Your Heart-House 

And 

Actively Seek Kindness From Jesus Christ The Lord! 

May The Blessings Of The Lord Make You Rich Today 

And 

Forever! 

Peace! 

Love Is When ...!

Love Does Not Seek To Hurt! 

Correcting Someone In Love Is Not Abuse! 

Telling Someone That They Are Wrong 

Is Not 

Hating Them

Truncating Their Growth

Or Denying Them Their Right To Self-Expression! 

Beloved, 

Love Desires The Best For The One Loved! 

Love Does Not Seek Selfish Pleasure 

And 

Neither Does It Seek To "Bless" Itself 

By Maliciously Belittling Others! 

Love Is Not A Weather Station

A Balloon That Goes Up And Down 

According To The Temperature In The Atmosphere! 

Love ... Of The Godly Sort

Gives Good Gifts Of Grace 

And 

Is Merciful Even Though It Is Misused, Abused

Offended

Neglected

And

Even Discarded 

By The One Loved Who Does Not Know 

How To Rightly Respond To The Love That 

Expects Nothing In Return 

Save To See The Beloved Being Blessed 

Saved

And 

Sealed! 

Questions Deserve Answers ...

Who Is The One You Love 

Who Takes ... But Never Gives

Expects ... But Never Contributes

Demands ... But Never Delivers

Hopes ... But Never Helps

Sins Joyfully ... But Never Sings Gratefully!?! 

Are You, Perhaps, The One Loved!?! 

Think Critically, Carefully, Calmly, About It 

And

By Almighty God's Amazing Grace

Let Love Not Be Proud

But 

Simple, Kind, Giving, Forgiving

Great 

And

Godly! 

Love Is Divine: 

Love Is Of Almighty God! 

Please Give Godly Love Today!

 Peace!

Choices, Chances, Changes!

Teach The Living Word To Others 

And 

Better Learning Of The Word For Yourself 
Is 

The Result! 

Those Who Live By The Faith Of Jesus 
Cause Their Gift Of Faith To Be Seated Deeper 

And 

Take Up More Space In Their Lives: 
What We Use Grows
And 

What We Refuse We Lose! 

We Can't Have Faith Unless We Believe That He Is Real
And
We Can't Please The Lord Without Working Our Faith!

Beloved, 

Life With The Lord Christ 
Is Not 
Complicated! 

He Has Made It Plain: 

We Will Be Hated By Evil People For His Sake: 

We Will Be Rewarded By Almighty God ... By Christ Himself

Who Is Bringing His Rewards With Him 
For Our Total Faithfulness To Him! 

Question Is ...

Will We Be Traitors ... To Our Creator And Savior 

To Achieve Temporary Peace With His Enemies 

Or 

Will We Be Loyal To Him For Life

Live In His Perfect Love

Endure The Temporary Hate

And 

Live With Him In Eternal Peace 
At The Time Of His Appointing!?! 

Choices, Chances, Changes ...

Loving God 

Is 

A Personal, Private, Heart-Engaged Decision! 

If We Desire To Live With The Lord Christ

We Must Live Like Jesus Christ Did 
When He Walked Amongst Us! 

Perfection Is Our Goal

So Remember That 

We Come To The Lord Dirty 

But

We Cannot Remain That Way! 

Our Lives, Loves, Attitudes, Desires 
And 
Decision-Making  

Must Change! 

Faith In Jesus Christ The King

Is 

Our Firm Foundation 

And 

Love For Him 

And 

Obedience To Him 

Is 

The Cement That Keeps It All Together! 

Jesus Always Saves: 

Trust Him And Be Truly Blessed! 

Let's Make Peace With Our Father Who Is In Heaven! 

AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST: Shine, Shine, Shine!

When We Are Attached To Jesus Christ 

And 

Are Drawing All Our Sustenance, Our Nourishment, From Him Alone

Our Thoughts And Desires

Our Words And Deeds Aka Our Conduct And Character 

Are Changed To Be Like Christ's! 

We Are What We Eat! 

We Get Fleas From Where We Sleep! 
We Are Changed By What, By Whom, We Behold

And

We Emulate What, By Ear, We Devour! 
Everything Leads Us To The Judgment Hour!

We May Say To All Who Will Hear Us That 

We Are Born-Again, Bible-Believing

Spirit-Filled, Faithful-To-Christ

Heaven-Bound Christians 

But

Unless

And 

Until 
Our Outward Showing Reflects Our Inward Changing

It Is All Hot Air! 

We Will Be Just Shooting The Breeze

Speaking Just Because We Still Have Within Us 

The Breath Of God Which Animates Our Jars Of Clay! 

Beloved, 

General Moses Was In God's Presence Forty Days 

And 

When He Returned To His People

They All Positively Knew It: He Shone Gloriously! 

Is Your Life Perfumed With The Grace Of Heaven

Giving A Blessed Hint To All Observers

- Interested Or Bearing Malice -
That You Are Almighty God's Property

And

You Are Heading To Glory!?! 

Can You Say With Exact Clearness That

Your Present Life Is Leading You Unerringly

To The Heavenly Home!?! 

Does The World Really See Jesus Christ's Holy Light 
Shining Out Of Your Private Life 
And 
Your Published Persona!?! 

Will Anyone Say Of You That 

They Know Of A Surety That You Have Been With 

And 

Are Shut In With Our Lord, Christ The King!?! 

Did You Shine For Jesus Today!?! 

Will You Shine For Jesus On The New Day Just Ahead

- Should Life Be Spared - 

And

You Are Granted Another Opportunity

To Do The Good And The Right

And

To Be A Credentialled-By-Faith Ambassador For Christ!?!

We All Have One Opportunity

One Day

One Life

One Hope

One Lord

One God Glorious
And

One Happy, Heavenly, Heavenly Home!
Won't You Please Let Your Light Shine Now

To Draw Some Wanderer Near To The Lord!?!

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

Dare To Fill A Need:

Shine All Over Your World! 

IMAGINE THAT: Facts, Faith, Doubt And Decisions!

Faith Does Not Utilize Imagination!

Imagination Is In The Realm Of Doubt!

Faith Gives One Hope To Trust

And

Doubt Instructs One Not To Hope!!!

Jesus Christ

Is 

The Way
The Truth
The Light
The Life Of Every Man!

Jesus Christ Calls Us ... His Believing Children
Salt Of The Earth
Light Of The World!

We Are What We Are
Because

Of Who He Is

What He Has Done

And

What He Is Doing

And

We Are Called To Tell The World The Truth
The Good News Gospel Story
In Season

And
Out Of Season

Aka Whether It Pleases Or Annoys!

Did You Know ...

Man ... Fallen Man
Has No Power To Resist The Word Of God!

The Word Of God, Brethren
Again, Is Truth, Light And Life
But
Alas And Alack
Man ... Being A Free Moral Agent
With Free Will
With Free Choice
Has The Power To Reject The Blessing That Is
The Living, Eternal, Word Of 

The Holy, Eternal, Faithful

Blessing, Just, Almighty God!

Let's Go Deep
And 

See What We Shall Reap:

Light Illuminates
Light Blinds

Salt Preserves
Salt Destroys

The Way Blesses
The Way Curses

Life Prospers
Life Bankrupts

Truth Uplifts
Truth Casts Down

If We Look Closely

Carefully

Thoughtfully

We Shall Observe Perspective

And

We Shall Know That Decisions

- Personal Decision -

Determines Outcomes!

I Look ... You Can't See!

You Look ... I Can't See!

Look, Again

And

See That

I See For Me

And

You See For You

And

There Is No Created Being That Can

Make A Fatal Decision For Anybody

Be It Me Or You!

In All This, Brethren
How Do You Stand!?!
Where Do You Belong!?!
To Whom Do You Belong!?!
For Whom Do You Sing Your Life's Song!?!

Are You Amongst The Naysayers

Or

Are You Amongst The Called

The Few

The Chosen

The Brave

The Enduring Faithful

Who Will Not To The Ways Of The Fallen World

Cave!?!

Do You Love The Unvarnished Truth Of The Living Word!!

Is The Word Colored By Your Feelings And Desires!!

Do You In The Lord Christ Have Working Faith!?!

Will You Be Amongst The Finally Saved!?!