HAPPY SABBATH + Don't Bre'k A Short Crop!

When We Were Growing Up

The Elders Had An Expression Used Against Those 

Who Despised Correction 

And 

Were Disrespectful Of Authority 

Which Should Give Us Pause, Especially Today! 

"You Ain't Raised Up, Yuh Dragged Up 

And Yuh Gine Bre'k A Short Crop!" 

Aka You Have Raised Yourself 

And 

You Will Not Amount To Anything! 

Talk About Leaving Yourself With No Remedy! 

Whoa! 

Beloved, 

These Are Seriously Damning Words 

And 

As People Of The Book

We Should Seriously Look At Ourselves

And Those Whom We Love

And Those For Whom We Care 

And

Choose The Good Part 

And 

Get Off Broadway And Easy Street

And Keep Right On This Is The Way, Walk Ye In It

And Hold Strain On It's Not An Easy Road

And Tighten Your Belt On His Yoke Is Easy

And Replenish Your Supplies On Shepherd's Bush

And Put Your Hand In The Hand Of The God-Man On Revive Us Again

And 

Fix Your Mind On No More Night! 

Consider This ... 

Easy Ain't Always Healthy 

And 

Hard Ain't Automatically Deadly! 

Remember, Dear Ones, That 

Children Of The Faithful Father

Earnest, Cooperative, Obedient

Willing To Learn

Willing To Try

Trusting

And 

Intent On Doing The Will 

And 

Walking Wisely In Way Marked For Their Feet

Are Blessed, Protected, Comforted, Carried

Held, Helped, Healed

And

Happy! 

Be Ye Warned ... 

Disobedience Pays Negative Wages: 

Obedience Pays Dividends! 

Remember, Remember 

Don't Ever Forget ... 

A Harvested Crop Cannot Bear Fruit A Second Time 

So Grow In All You Can 

While You Can 

In The Garden Of Grace! 

Keep On The Sunny Side Of Life! 

Peace!

THE BAD MARRIAGE: Self In Sin With Satan

KJV Job 34

21 For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

Uplifting Self

Being Entangled In Sin

And 

Being Enmeshed With Satan The Damned 

Is 

Like Being Anchored In A Bad Marriage To The Unth Degree 

With An Exceedingly Abusive, Jealous, Vindictive

Manipulative, Emotionally-Bankrupt, Idol-Worshipping Spouse 

Who Deprives You Of Physical And Spiritual Food 

Even As They Regularly Attempt To Cut Off Your Air Supply 

As They Venomously Ask: 

"Why Are You Staying Alive!?!" 

Beloved, 

Before The Darkness Descends

And 

While There Is Still Some Life Left In Us

Where There Is Still Hope

Should Not We Permit The Spirit Of Truth 

To Bring To Our Remembrance That 

We May Trust The Lord Christ For Sure Salvation 

And

Unceasingly Plead With Our God 

To Deliver Us From The Destruction Of Disobedience

And 

The Darkness Of Death And Damnation!?! 

Those, Like Lucifer Nka Satan, Who Willfully

Wittingly, Recklessly, Reject 

The Love Of The Kind King And Righteous Judge 

Have No Love For The Living God

For Themselves

Nor For Another Living Soul 

And, Thus

Have Nothing To Lose 

When They Embark On Their Reigns Of Terror! 

Sin Has No Feelings! 

Self Is A Bold Sinner 

And

Satan Is Condemned And Damned With Nothing To Lose 

So Causing You To Lose What He Can Never Reclaim 

Makes His Short Time Left To Exist Worth Living! 

Get Out Of The Soul-Destroying Marriage Of 

Self In Sin With Satan 

And

Rush To Salvation In The Savior Jesus! 

Everything To Gain

Is 

With The King Of Love

Who Calls You To Live And Not Die! 

Answer That Emergency Call Today! 

Peace! 

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY: The Buck Stops Here!?!

Many Of Us Are In For A Rude Awakening 

When We Appear Before The Judgment Seat Of Jesus Christ 

Because 

Our Usual Pass The Buck, Blame Someone Else

Will Have Exhausted Its Usefulness 

And 

We Will Be On The Hook For The Unpaid, Long-Overdue Bill Of 

Take Personal Responsibility! 

It Is Safe To Say That 

Lucifer Blamed The Father For His Cockups 

Because 

The Father Refused To Let Him Have 

What The Father Gave To His Son! 

End Result: 

Condemnation And Damnation! 

Adam Blamed Almighty God For Giving Him A Defective Wife 

And 

For His Own Willful Disobedience! 

Eve Blamed The Serpent For Deceiving Her Into Wanting More 

When She Already Had Everything That She Needed! 

End Result: 

Cursed, Cast Out

Pain, Hard Labor

Suffering

And 

Death 

Plus

Jesus Christ Having To Die To Save The Race! 

Beloved, 

We Are No Longer Children! 

We Have Knowledge Of The Experiences Of Others 

Which Should Counsel Us To Be Wise: 

Satan Can't Make Us Do Anything! 

As Humans, We All Do What Our Flesh Desires! 

As Committed Christians

We Should All Be Doing What The Lord Wills! 

Mistakes Happen

So Please Choose To Recognize The Error

Repent Of The Sin

Accept Loving Correction

And 

Align Your Desires With The Father's Will! 

Taking Responsibility For Your Own Actions

Minus The Arrogant Attitude

Plus The Humble Spirit 

Equals A Definite Growth In Grace On The Road To Glory! 

"I Was Wrong, And I Beg Your Pardon!" 

Yields Fruit Most Pleasant To Enjoy! 

Dare And Choose To Do Right 

And 

To Glory Rise To Live With Eternal Light 

In The Land Of No Night! 

Peace!

Medicine After Death!?!

 

It Is Normal To Receive Medicine When One Is Ill 

But 

Who Has Ever Heard Of Taking Medicine After Death!? 

When You Know Right

Do Right!

Beloved, 

We Have A Very Nasty Habit Of 

Afterward 

Wanting To Meticulously Do The Thing 

Which We Should Have Done 

Before 

We Were Punished For Negligence, Disobedience

And 

Presumption! 

When Will We Learn!?! 

Negligence Contains Malice! 

Disobedience Contains Willfulness 

And

Presumption Contains Pride! 

So Much For Being Innocent! 

The Lord Our God Plainly Says: 

"To Obey

Is

Better Than Sacrifice!" 

Isn't It Better To Lay Out Our Pride At The Feet Of Jesus 

In A Bold Act Of Humility 

Than To Have It Knocked Out Of Us 

As Punishment For Gross Vanity!?! 

There's The Old Expression About Taking The Horse To Water 

But 

Being Unable To Make Him Take A Drink! 

The Remainder Of That Expression States: 

But You Can Put Salt In His Mash

Aka His Food! 

Salt Makes One Thirsty 

And 

That Horse Will Run To The Water To Quench His Thirst 

Without Asking Himself WHY He Is Now Soooo Thirsty! 

We Are Not Horses! 

Think! 

Acting In Haste Results In Repentance At Leisure 

So Stop Wasting Resources On What You Can't Afford! 

Disobedience Costs

Obedience Pays

And 

Repentance Is The Longest Day Of Our Lives! 

Let Us Do All That The Lord Asks As 

And

When Required 

And 

We Will Not Be Put On The Prepared-For-Satan Funeral Pyre! 

Choose To Be Satan's F.O.E: 

Utilize Faith

                       Obedience, And 

                                   Endurance In Your Warfare! 

Use 

Faith In Almighty God

Obedience To His Will, And 

Endurance On The Walk To The Father's House Of Love! 

You Will Arrive Home Safely! 

Peace!

Wearing The King's Supplied-For-Us Garments!

No Love, No Faith, No Works, No Robe!

What Are We Rejoicing Over 

And

Being Joyful About 

If

We Are Not Attired In The Garments 

Which The Lord Christ Has Supplied For Us To Wear 

And

As A Mark Of Our Cooperation With

And 

Obedience And Belonging To Him!?! 

Beloved, 

In These Last Days

There Will Be Those Among Us Who Will Bear The Lord's Name 

But

Will Provide Their Own Food Aka Truth 

And 

Their Own Clothing Aka Doctrines, Behaviors, Beliefs! 

They Desire To Bear That Holy Name 

To Hide Their Obvious Shame! 

Let Us Not Join With The Proud Evil-Doers Because 

It Will Not End Well With Them 

Or Any Who Join With Them In Their Rebellion! 

Pride, Rebellion, And Disobedience 

Are All Character Traits Of 

Satan And All Who Now Walk As He Did! 

The First Garment Of Salvation, Justification

Is 

Ours When We Accept Jesus! 

To Achieve The Second, Sanctification

Is 

The Work Of A Lifetime! 

Glorification Aka Immortality, Incorruptibility

The Clean, White, Linen Robe Of Christ's Righteousness 

Is 

The Reward Of Those Who Pass The Test Aka Overcome Sin! 

They Are Found Faithful ...  Redeemable

Prior To The Glad Day When The Lord Comes 

Bringing His Rewards With Him 

To Claim His People, His Saints! 

What Are You Saying, Doing, Wearing, Baring!?! 

Are You True To The Committed Class 

In The School Of Christ!?! 

Are You A Skin-Out Name-Only Christian 

Or

A Spirit-Filled, Obedient

Working, Watching, Waiting, Christian!?! 

The Lord Knows! 

Do You!?! 

Do I!?! 

Let's Seriously Think About It 

And 

Choose To Live In Righteousness ... Now! 

Peace!

HAPPY SABBATH + Be Kind!

Be Kind! 

Our Dear Savior Was ... Is ... Kind To Us

And

He Is Kind Even When We Are Not Kind To Ourselves 

Or To Others! 

Beloved, 

If You Were The Darling Of Heaven

Accustomed To The Worship And Adulation Of 

Your Subjects, Your Servants

Would You Remove Your Crown Of Glory

And 

Your Robe Of State

And 

Do All To Save Those Of Your Workmanship 

Who Had Gone Rogue 

And 

Chosen Disobedience, Disrespect, Dishonesty

And 

Sure Damnation 

To Be Wise In Their Own Eyes 

As They Denied Your Sovereignty

And 

Raised Up Gods Of Their Own Creation!?! 

Dear Lord,

Please Open Our Eyes

So That We May See

Wondrous Things Out Of Thy Law!

We Are What We Eat! 

With What Are You Feeding Your Soul 

And

Whose Hand Is Preparing The Meal!?! 

Are You Taken With Consuming 

What Will Soothe Itching Ears 

As It Sears Your Conscience!?! 

Today, Dear Ones, 

I Pray That We Will Be Good To Ourselves 

And

To Each Other! 

Let Us Remember As Children, Students

And 

Servants Of The Almighty God 

Bought Back From Sin

And 

Called To Be Royalty 

And

To The Holy Priesthood That 

We Are To Be A Peculiar People

Holy, Undefiled, Loving, Ever True

And 

Always Kind! 

Please Do Not Think About Who Is Being Unkind: 

See To It That You Are Not! 

Be Giving And Forgiving

And 

Be Gloriously Blessed! 

Look To Jesus Christ: 

Kindness Pays In Its Own Coin! 

Peace! 

Blessed In Sin!?! Really!?!

 

"If" 

Is 

A Condition Of Performance

So Let No One Fool You: 

The Blessings Of The Lord Are Conditional Upon 

Our Willing Obedience To His Word Which States His Will 

And 

Encourages Us To Walk In His Ways! 

Adam And Eve's Residence In The Garden Of Eden 

Was Maintained By Their Obedience To The Word 

Not To Eat Of The Tree Of The Knowledge Of Good And Evil! 

They, Instead, Took The Word Of A Lying Snake

Behaved In A Satanic Way

And 

Were Chased Out Of Eden 

Never Again To Walk Peacefully In The Cool Of The Day 

With Their Creator, Lord, God, And Glorious King! 

Beloved, 

The Sin Of Disobedience Brings With It Deflection 

Aka The Ready Willingness To Blame Others For Our Cockups: 

The Devil Can't Make You Do Anything! 

There Is This Rubbish Statement That 

Is 

Uttered To Impress The Impressionable 

And 

The Untaught, The Unlearned, In The Ways Of The Living God: 

"Look At Me! 

Envy Me! 

I Have Lots Of Stuff! 

I Am Truly Blessed By The Lord!" 

Know This ...

Holiday Turkeys Have Lots Of Stuff In Them 

And 

They Get Eaten! 

Fancy Stores Have Expensive Stuff In Them 

And 

They Get Robbed 

... And ... 

Having Lots Of Stuff In Your House 

And 

No Peace With Almighty God 

And 

No Love For Others In Your Heart 

Is 

A Curse! 

May Jesus Christ Bless Us All With Humility, Wisdom

And 

Understanding To Rightly Use Available Knowledge 

To Gain The True Heavenly Blessings! 

Peace!

Earthly Stuff Cannot Enter

The Eternal City!

UNBRIBABLE JUDGE: Mortal Airs And Graces!?!

We Can Be Awfully Silly At Times 

With The Airs And Graces We Display Among Ourselves 

As Though We, Mortals

Have Heaven Or Hell Power Over The Lives Of Others! 

Imagine That Behavior Against The Lord Christ 

Who Holds Your Life In His Hands!?! 

We Offend The Lord 

With Our Lip-Service Prayers And Praises 

And

Abuse Him With Our Rank Disobedience 

And 

Base Idolatry! 

Beloved, 

How Long Do You Believe That 

We Can Continue Doing Business As Usual 

Before The Lord, In Mercy, Says:

"Enough!" 

Any Good Parent Explains To A Child What Is Wrong 

And 

What Is Right! 

The Parent Clearly States The Consequences 

Aka Rewards And Punishments

For Good And Bad Behavior! 

With Suitable Warning Against Bad Behavior

And 

Encouragement To Do The Good And The Right

"Paychecks" Are Awarded As Earned! 

Our Heavenly Father 

Is 

Holy, Faithful, Just, Kind, Giving, And Forgiving! 

He Is Also The Unbribable Judge Of All Flesh: 

He Will Do What He Says He Will Do! 

Foolishness Ain't Sense 

So Please Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself: 

Tread Softly! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Asleep In The Midst Of The Storm!?!

The Stories Of Jesus Christ, The Obedient Walker 

And 

Prophet Jonah, The Disobedient Runner 

In Ships On The Sea

During Raging Storms

Are Instructive To All Christians 

On Their Journey To Joy Everlasting!

Both Jesus And Jonah Were On Missions

And 

Both Were Asleep As The Storms Raged!

Jesus Was Sleeping The Sleep Of The Just

Resting In Peace

Confident In His Father's Love

Knowing That All Is Well For The Obedient!

Jonah Was Sleeping The Sleep Of The Self-Justified

Confident In The "Rightness" Of His Act Of 

Rebellious Disobedience 

And 

Ended Up ... By His Own Words

Being Cast Into That Raging Sea 

To Supposedly Die To Stop The Storm 

And Thereby

To Save Others!

The Storm For The Ship's Passenger

But

Jonah Ended Up "Resting" In A Great-Fish-Grave 

Aka The Fish's Guts

For Three Days And Three Nights!

Oh, The Horror Of It All! 

By Contrast

Upon Being Awakened

Jesus Stood In Faith ... Not Fear

And 

Spoke Rebuke To The Raging Storm

And 

Saved Others!

He Asked Those Saved Souls About

Their Lack Of Saving Faith!

Jesus Christ Left The Ship At Its Scheduled Stop!

The Moral Of The Story ...

Self-Justification Hurts You, Personally

And

Damages Others Physically, Emotionally

Financially And Spiritually!

Walk In Faith: 

Obedience Pays!

Who Are You

Or 

Who Will You Be Going Forward!?!
Think About It! 

Peace!

Self-Justification

Is

A Base Counterfeit

From

The Serpent's Accursed Domain!

Bow The Knee

 

When We Were Children 

And

For Whatever Reason 

We Had Been Caused To Suffer A Chastisement 

And

Showed Our Grand Displeasure At 

"The Injustice Of It All!" 

The Elders Had The Perfect Riposte For Us:

"Fix Your Face

Or I Will Fix It For You!"

Oh, The Horror! 

Now Can You Imagine That We ... Mere Mortals

Have The Temerity To Want To Tell Our Maker

Lord, God, King 

And

Judge 

To Fix His Face When He Has Just Cause 

To Chastise Us For Our Base Folly!?! 

Beloved, 

We Are A Hard-Headed People 

Who Dare To Tempt The Lord! 

Have You Considered What Would Happen To Us 

If 

The Lord Of Life Caused Us To Feel 

The Dread Effects Of His Hot Displeasure!?! 

There Is Nothing That Our Lord Christ Does That 

Is 

Done In Vain! 

The Lord Chastises His Children 

And

If For Some Strange Reason 

You Are Walking Wild And Unfettered

You May Want To Check Your Birth Certificate 

Because 

The Lord Chastises Those Whom He Loves

Aka His Children! 

No Chastisement 

Means You're A Bastard Child 

And

As Such That Means That 

You Have No Inheritance 

Or Right To An Inheritance 

With The Family Of God! 

Dear Ones, 

We Owe The Lord Everything 

So Let Us Be Wise 

And

Permit The Lord Christ To Direct Our Paths!

We Did Not Make Ourselves

And

We Cannot Save Ourselves! 

Humble Pie Tastes Better Than Dirty Pudding! 

Bow The Knee! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: YOUR PICK: The Lamb's Scroll Or The Goat's Roll

The Great Lie Being Sold As The Great Truth 

In This Loosey-Goosey Liberal Age 

In Which We Are Walking 

Is 

That The Exceeding Broad Laws Of Almighty God 

Which Cover Every Aspect Of Our Lives 

Are Too Restrictive 

And 

Can Be Traded In At The Fast-Fashion Store Where 

I-Feel

My-Truth

I-Think

I-Need

I-Want

And 

Do-As-I-Please 

Are The "It" Brands! 

Brethren Beloved, 

Beware

Be Aware

Be Wary 

And 

Be Weary Of The Wisdom Of The Arch-Fiend 

Whose Chronic Case Of The I-Will's 

Led To The First Eviction Case In The Universe! 

The Eye-Full Willfulness Of Satan Deceived Eve 

And

Caused Disobedience In Adam 

And

Led To The First And Only Eviction From Eden

- The Garden Of God - 

Which Led To The Gully-Washer Of The Blowout-Eviction Of 

The Human Race During Noah's Flood 

Where Only The Eight True Believers' Souls Were Preserved 

In The Purpose-Built Ark Of Safety! 

We Are Now Heading Toward 

The Moving Event Of The Ages! 

Are You Getting Ready!?!

The Saints Of God And Christ 

Will Be Moving Up To Glory 

And

The Bold, Unrepentant, Sinners 

Will Be Burnt Out-Dispossessed From Existence! 

How Are You Presently Standing!?!

Will You Dare To Think For Yourself 

And 

Be On The Lamb's Book Of Life Scroll 

And

Wear The White Robe Of Righteousness 

Or

Be Group-Think Fashionable 

And

Be On The Goat's Roll Rolling To Eternal Damnation!?! 

You Are A Free-Will Agent By God-Given Right!

You Have Right To Make Your Own Decision

For Or Against Eternal Life

So Be Truly Wise For Your Own Self: 

The Lord's Truth Is Not Pie In The Sky By And By!

Salvation Is Available Free To Everyone In Every Town! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + "I AM SORRY!" WORKS: Get Rid Of The Blame Game!

There's A Major Difference Between 

Forgiving Someone Who Hurt You 

And

Taking Responsibility For Someone Hurting You 

Because

Well, You Were There In The Relationship 

And

Available To Be Hurt 

So, Tough Luck, You Were Hurt!

You Are In A Relationship With Christ Jesus:

Is He Responsible For Your Deliberately Defiant

"I Will Say He Was Present And 'Helped' Me To Sin!"

After He Already Paid For All Your Sin

On The Cross Of Calvary

And

Gave You The Daily Gift Of Faith For The Day

Free-Will and Freedom To Choose

The Will To Do His Good Pleasure

And

The Longing To Do The Good And The  Right!?! 

Isn't It Amazing How The Holy Word Of God Gets Twisted 

To Absolve Disobedient People From Taking Responsibility 

For Their Own Wicked Behavior!?! 

Beloved, 

Jesus Christ The Righteous 

Our Creator, Savior, Redeemer 

Took The Blame For Our Personal Sins

- Which He Did Not Commit - 

So That By His Innocence Taking Our Guilt 

We May Be Justified Aka Made Right

- With Confession And Repentance - 

When We Are Convicted Of Sin And Of Righteousness

And

Over A Lifetime Of Obedience, Trust

And 

Enduring Faithfulness

Be Sanctified Aka Set Apart 

For Holy Use By Our God! 

What Is Your Heartfelt Confession

And

Repentance For Known Sin Worth!?!

Did You Lie When You Took Jesus Christ

As Your Personal Savior, Lord, God, And King!?!

Lucifer Blamed Almighty God 

For Not Allowing Him Into The Counsels Of 

The Father, The Son, And The Holy Spirit 

And Thus 

Causing The War In Heaven 

And 

The Death Of His Son, Jesus! 

Satan Is Still Using This Nasty Trick Against Us Today 

And 

He Is More Often Than Not Winning This High Stakes Game! 

Please Don't Fall For Folly!

We Serve The God Who Sees Everything

The God Who Knows Everything

The God Who Feels Everything

The God Who Is Always Present

The God Who Is Eternal

The God Who Is Not Mocked

The God Who Is Not A Liar

The God Who Is Righteous

The God Who Pays

What

Each

Person

Is

Owed

For The Work He Diligently Performed!

 

We Are Each Responsible For Our Own Wickedness 

So Don't Even Blame Satan: 

He Can't Make You Do Anything! 

And

Don't Blame The Living God: 

Jesus Christ Already Paid Your Bill 

So Take The Gift! 

Do Right! 

If You Don't Confess

And

If You Don't Repent

You Are On Your Own

Before The Judge Of All Flesh!

Our Lying Lusting 

Is 

Like A Locked Vice-Grip: 

Lose The Lust 

And 

Get Rid Of The Blame Game! 

Peace!

Jesus Christ Saves: 

"I Am Sorry!"

Works 24/7! 

 

 

 

Raise Your Gaze!

The Lord Our God Will Never Force Us

To See The Light Of Life: 

He Gives Unto Each Of Us A Daily Gift Of Faith! 

The Lord Marks The Path To Life Everlasting

Paints The Sky

Sets The Orbs In The Firmament 

And 

Speaks The Truth! 

Our Lord Christ Lovingly Invites Us 

To Choose To Believe Him At His Living Word 

And 

He Gives Us The Will To Obey 

And

The Wisdom 

To Act Upon Sure And Secure Knowledge 

To Bless Ourselves And Others 

On The Path Pointing Us Toward Home

Aka The Heavenly Home! 

No Surprise ...

Disobedience 

Is 

All Our Own Choice! 

Hope, Help, And Healing

Obedience And Endurance

Trust, Grace, And Mercy

Protection, Provision

And 

Peace And Rest 

Are Bountiful Baskets Of Plenty 

Readily Available To The Willing To Be Wise 

Unto Their Own Soul's Purchased Precious Salvation! 

Just So You'll Know ...

Half Faith And Half Doubt 

Is 

Full Doubt! 

Half Truth And Half Error 

Is 

Total Error! 

This Is The Truth ... 

Believe ... And Be Blessed! 

Trust God ... And Obey! 

Do Right ... And Live In Light! 

Follow The Lord Christ 

And 

Live Free In The Land Of Purest Delight 

And 

No Night With Things That Scar And Scare! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Do Not Allow Your Intellect

Your Pride

Or 

Man's Deceitfully Glorified Knowledge 

To Rob You Of Your God-Given Birth-Right! 

Please Don't Sell Heaven 

To Buy A Bowl Of Red-Bean Stew That 

Fattens The Waist Line 

And 

Exits The Waste Line! 

Raise Your Gaze! 

Peace!