Don't Take Short-Cuts: Jehovah Jireh!

Tall Order ... No Bag Required: 

Don't Ignore Unkindness! 

Don't Encourage Deceit! 

Don't Excuse Pride! 

Don't Reward Wickedness! 

Beloved, 

The Living God Who Tells Us "Don't Do Wrong!" 

Is 

The Very Same God Who, By Promise, Provides Us With 

The Means To Do The Good And The Right 

As He Commands Us! 

Our Lord, The Father And Savior Of Mankind

Supplies Us With All That We Need 

To Be Able To Live Godly Lives 

And

Our Choosing To Cut Corners To 

"Get Over" 

"Get Ahead" 

"Get Around" 

And 

"Get Through" In This Life 

Smells Of Decimating Doubt 

Which Our God Has Made Plain That 

He Will Not Endorse, Accept, Tolerate, Or Reward! 

The Lord Christ Sees All That We Do 

And

Our Ways Cannot Be Hidden From Him! 

Please, I Beseech Us All, Remember That Character Shows: 

Elephants Trumpet

Eagles Soar

Ostriches Bury Their Heads

Bears Hibernate

And 

The Wind Blows! 

Pride Shows! 

Doubt Grows! 

Faith Cannot Fail! 

Obedience Is Rewarded! 

Salvation Is Free

And 

Enduring All For Jesus Christ 

Will See Us Rightfully Entering The Beautiful City! 

Believe The Word! 

Do Right 

And 

Play Nicely! 

Please Cooperate With Christ: 

There Is No Profit In Either Doing Or Encouraging Others To Sin 

Or

Covering Up What Can't Be Hidden 

Or

Accepting Or Distributing What Cannot Profit! 

Almighty God Provides 

And 

Jesus Christ Saves!

 Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Hope Brings Us Joy And Peace!

A Person Without Hope 

Is 

Like A Boat That Won't-Can't Float: 

Both Are Going Down! 

Beloved, 

Look At The Shooting Star! 

Where Is It Going!?! 

Is It Able To Go Back To The Once Appointed Place 

And 

Continue On Its Formerly Appointed Track!?! 

No! 

Can Water Hope To Fall ... Up!?! 

Uhhh, Nope! 

If We Choose To Take Up Our Appointment With The Lord Of Life

We Have Every Reason To Get Up And Git 

Aka Go About Our Master's Business Knowing That 

He Has Already Handled Ours! 

Dear Ones, 

When Our Lives Are In The Master's Hands

We Have ... We Know ... We Do ... We Are ... We Grow 

And

It Shows This Rude, Wild, And Wicked World 

What The Lord Jesus Christ ... The Author Of Hope

Does In The Life Of One Who Calls Him, Creator, Lord, God

King, Redeemer, Friend

Hope

Help 

And

Sure Salvation! 

Jesus Christ Cannot Save What Is Destroyed: 

What Is Destroyed Needs No Savior! 

Remember The Great Flood In Noah's Time!

Remember Sodom And Gomorrah!

Remember, Remember 

Don't Ever Forget ... 

People Will Be Destroyed For Lack Of Knowledge! 

We, As Faithful Christians, Know The Word 

So Let Us Live The Life Of The One Who Calls Us 

To Hope In Him! 

Never, Ever, Forget That 

Hope Brings Us Joy And Peace! 

Jesus Christ ... The Only One Righteous

Is 

Peace ... Our Perfect Peace!

Peace!

Hope In God And

     Obey The Word And

 Pray For Faith To

                    Endure The Testing Time! 

"No!" From Our Almighty God Is A Blessing!

A Proper Parent Does Not Give A Child 

Whatever Their Eyes Or Heart Desires 

Just Because There Is Rage

Tears, Pleading, Or Professed "Need!" 

Our Father In Heaven 

Is 

The Proper Parent Plus 

Because 

He Is Up Above Our Heads Seeing All 

And 

Knowing All Things: 

He Knows Us Better Than We Know Ourselves! 

Our Heavenly Father Knows Our Motivations 

And

He Knows What Is Best For Us 

And

Whether A Thing Is Profitable To Or For Us Now, Later Or Ever! 

Our Kind And Loving God Almighty 

Does Things Either Suddenly 

Or Eventually 

Or Never 

And

No Matter If He Does Or Doesn't Do Or Give Us A Thing

We Should Praise Him Continually Because Of Love 

And 

Not For Loaves And Fishes 

Aka Miracles Of Obvious Abundance Or Favor! 

Beloved, 

Love Must Of Necessity 

And 

For The Perfection Of Our Character Say 

"No!" "Wait!" Or "Lean On Me!" 

Aka "My Grace Is Sufficient For You!" 

And

We, Knowing That The Lord's Love For Us 

Is 

Sacrificial, Eternal

Should Utter A Patient, Enduring, Love-Returned, Faith-Reposed: 

"I Trust You, Father!

Let Thy Will Be Done!" 

The Father Told Our Lord Jesus, His Only Begotten Son  

"No!" 

When He Was In His Agonies 

Prior To The Cross 

And

That Response Purchased For Us Salvation From Self

Sin, Death, The Grave, And Hell! 

What Is The "No!" From The Lord Saving You From 

Or Buying For You Today!?! 

Are You Grateful!?! 

Let's Yield To The Holy Spirit Today 

And 

Joy In The Fact That We Are Greatly Loved 

And 

Infinitely Blessed! 

Think About It! 

Peace!

SECOND-GUESSING ALMIGHTY GOD: "No!" Is A Complete Sentence!

To See Our Lord Jesus Christ In Perfect Peace

We Must Understand, Accept

And 

Operate Under The Knowledge That "No!" 

Is 

A Complete Sentence 

Bearing Full Instructions Incapable Of 

Being Misconstrued, Misapplied

Mistaken, Mismanaged

Or Misinterpreted! 

Beloved, 

I Don't Know About You

But 

It Always Cracks Me Up To Hear One Person Say To Another: 

"Which Part Of "No!" Didn't You Understand: 

The N Or The O!?!" 

"No!" Stands For No Options! 

The Idea Of A One-Word Sentence 

Should Not Be Strange To Christians! 

We Have Jesus, Mercy, Grace

Help, Love, Heaven, Peace

Believe, Repent

Liar, Babylon, Hell, Satan! 

Each Of These One-Word Sentences 

Should Instantly Write A Story 

And 

Paint An Unmistakeable Picture In Our Minds! 

Dear One, 

How Do You Feel About Being Told "No!?!" 

Does Your Internal Translator 

Automatically Substitute "Yes!" In Its Place!?! 

Are You One Given To The Idea That 

"No!" Means Let The Negotiations Begin!?! 

Do You Believe That 

Second-Guessing The Lord For Denying You Your Heart's Desire 

Is 

Going To Make Like A Bird And Fly!?! 

We Are Growing In Grace 

          Through Faith 

                     Which Works By Love! 

Refusing The Direct Command Of 

The Lord Will Not Get You The New Life

The New Name

The White Robe

The Gold Harp

Or The Gold Crown! 

What We Practice We Perfect! 

Let's Set About Perfecting Our Praise 

And 

Accepting The Good Lord's "No!" Of Love By Faith 

So That By Patient Endurance We Will Hear 

"Welcome!" 

                      "Enter!" 

                                    "Home!" 

                                                     "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!

Master, Please Take Control!

 

Why Would You Ask The Lord To Take Control Of Your Life 

And 

Then Bitterly Complain 

When Your Ceiling Is Your Floor And Your Floor Is Your Ceiling

And 

Your Picture Window Is Your Backyard Door 

And 

All That Was Soooo Easy 

Is 

Suddenly Become A Bore And A Chore!?! 

A Cooperative Act Of Love 

Between A Husband And His Wife Produces

- By Almighty God's Great Grace -

A Very Much Wanted And Dearly Loved Beautiful Baby! 

A Cooperative Act Of Love 

Between The Savior Granting Forgiveness And Salvation 

And 

The Sinner Needing The Cleansing 

And 

The Promised New Life 

Produces A Saint Of God And Jesus Christ! 

Two-Party Cooperation 

Plus 

Necessary Patient Work 

Equals 

Serviceable Product Of Choice And Design! 

Planting Good Seed On Unploughed Aka Unworked Soil 

Never Yields The Bountiful Harvest! 

With This In Mind, Beloved

Consider Yourself Blessed, Bought, And Benefited 

When Your Life Is In Flux

When No Two Days Are The Same

When You Finally Recognize That Your Heart's Request 

Placed You Squarely Under The Control Of 

The Master Who Has Everything 

In His Loving, Can't-Fail, Strong Hand! 

He Who Has Begun A Good Work In You 

Will Perform It Until The Day Of Jesus Christ! 

With Patient, Enduring, Unreproachable Faith

Enjoy Your Journey To Joy! 

Pray, Plead, And Plod On 

As You Hold On To Almighty God's Unchanging Hand! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Safe In The Arms Of Jesus!

What Is The Point Of 

Having Big Money And A Bad Mind

Having Reach And No Grasp

Having A Hold But No Help

Having Your Best Life Now 

And 

No Liberty In The Lord Jesus!?! 

What Does It Profit Us To Gain The Whole World 

And 

Lose Our Own Souls!?! 

Will You Lose Your Battle Against Sin 

For Lack Of A Nail In A Sure Place: 

Upon What Foundation Are You Building Your House!?! 

Beloved, 

The Truth Is That Jesus Christ 

Is 

The Truth! 

Accepting 

And 

Operating On And In The Truth 

Saves Our Souls From Sin! 

Rejecting Sin Puts Us Squarely In Satan's Cross-Hairs 

And

Safely In The Arms Of Jesus Christ The King Who 

Is 

Lord, Life, Love, Light

And 

Liberty! 

A Question Must Be Asked: 

In Whom Is Your Trust Placed!?! 

The Answer Must Be Given: 

I Trust In Almighty God Through Jesus Christ! 

A Walk Must Be Started! 

The Life Will Be Changed! 

Desires Will Be Reorganized And Refined! 

Hope Will Point To Glory! 

Faith Will Lead The Way

And

Victory Will Open The Door 

Because 

Endurance Caused You To Pray ... 

"Jesus, Thou Son Of David

Please Have Mercy On Me!"

 

Salvation Saves The Day 

And 

Paves The Way ... Home! 

Do Not Lean On Your Own Understanding: 

Jesus Christ The Righteous

Is 

Always The Answer To All Our Questionings! 

No Jesus, No Peace! 

Know Jesus And Know Peace! 

YOUR OPEN INVITATION: Ask The Lord Christ ...!

Strict Obedience! 

     Working Faith! 

           Ready Willingness! 

Complete Trust! 

      Unfeigned Worship! 

          Joy-Filled Praise! 

Heartfelt Prayer! 

     Unwavering Endurance! 

Do You Have These Attributes!?! 

Have Lost Some And Gained Others!?! 

Do You Desire Them All To Use Them

In The Service Of Him Who Is Our All And All!?! 

Beloved, 

Our Attitude Will Either Bless Or Blight! 

When We Look Down Despairingly At Dirt 

And 

Look Around Wonderingly At The Disgusting

We Tend To Despondently Look Inward 

Instead Of Hopefully Looking Upward To The Lord! 

When We Are Not Grateful About The Hurdles That 

We Have Overcome By The Lord's Ever-Sufficient Grace

We Deal In Man-Feelings 

And 

Not In The God-Facts Aka Truths In The Living Word! 

Babies Are Amazing As They Learn To Walk! 

They Crawl, Stand, Step

Fall

Get Up, Stand Up, Step Off

Fall Over

Yelp In Frustration

Set Their Hearts With Conviction

Stand Up With Determination

Ignore Possible Humiliation

And Suddenly

Walk With Jubilation! 

We, As Parents, Teach Our Babies These Necessary Skills: 

Physicians!?! 

Let's Heal Ourselves! 

If You Are Able To Teach A Clean-Slate Mind

You Are Well Able To Utilize What You, Yourself, Already Know 

For Your Own Blessing 

By Our Lord's Gifts Of Unfailing, Momentary, Grace 

And

Daily Faith! 

If You Lack Wisdom

Ask The Lord For His Liberal Blessing 

Knowing That You Will Not Be Chastised! 

Boldly, Humbly ... Prayerfully 

Make Your Requests Known Unto God: 

You Have The Open Invitation! 

Peace!

Resilience!

In Primary School

We Were Rigorously Taught: 

"If At First You Don't Succeed

Try, Try, Again!" 

These Are Good Words To Live By 

And

Surprise, No Surprise

This Sentiment Is Plainly Expressed 

In The Living Word Of Truth! 

Beloved, 

A Baby Doesn't Learn To Walk In A Day

A Toddler Is Neither Potty-Trained Nor Speaks Plainly 

In An Hour

And 

Neither Does A Kindergartener Learn To Write Fluidly 

In Five Minutes! 

We Are Justified ... Made Right With Our God

In The Instant That We Humbly

Truthfully

Accept Jesus Christ As Savior, Lord, God, And King 

But

Being Sanctified

Set-Apart For Holy Use

Attaining Unto The Mind Of Christ

Being Regenerated In The Image Of God

Is 

The Solid Work Of A Lifetime! 

We Are Prone To Sinning By Nature 

But

We Are Nurtured To Holiness By The Holy Spirit 

Moment By Moment Of Each Day

As And When We Choose To Completely Cooperate 

With Our Lord Christ! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Choose Endurance

Resilience

Stick-To-Itiveness

If You Desire To See Jesus Christ In Perfect Peace! 

Pray, Plead, And Plod On! 

By Saving Grace

Try To Reach Higher Heights Daily

Trust The Savior Wholly And Solely

And 

Live By Truth Absolutely! 

Get Up From Setbacks 

And

Get On With Living For Jesus! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + WORLDLY CHALLENGES: You'd Better Think!

Why Are Christians So All-Fired Fast To Follow The World 

By Participating In Every Challenge Cast 

But 

Find It Exceedingly Hard To Answer 

The Simple Call To Serve Their Dear Savior 

Who Is The First And The Last!?! 

The Lord Doesn't Ask Us To Act The Part Of The Fool 

Because 

There Will Be None In His Kingdom 

Since They Don't Believe That Over Them He Can Rule! 

We Are Called To Obedience, Faithfulness

And 

Endurance

And 

To Have Faith In His Trust-Worthiness! 

We Are Called To Walk Wise

To Be Salt And Light

And 

We Are Called To Not Be 

As The Denizens Of The Night! 

Beloved, 

Think Carefully ... And Long

And

Seriously Ask Yourself The Question 

Why Worldly Challenges Never Ask One 

To Choose To Walk Right On The Living-Holy Way 

Or 

To Stand Firm On The Ever-Present Rock Of Ages 

Instead Of Acting Like A Loose-Screw Scrooge 

Or Being Any One Of The Silly Celluloid-Famous Stooges!?! 

Is Your Life So Empty 

And 

Your Need For Imaginary Friends So Deep That 

You'd Choose Fake Over Real 

And 

Cement-Shoes Over Wings Of Eagles 

By Which To World's Now Unknown 

You Shall Eventually Customarily Sail!?! 

There Is A Time For Everything 

Even For Satan To Parade 

But 

Please Choose To Remember 

And 

Don't Ever Forget That The Day Is Coming 

When That Flying Snake Will, By Fire And Brimstone

To Fine Dust Be Totally Baked! 

Worldly Challenges Are Useless 

Because

Lacking Love-Of-God Substance

And

Just Looking For Subscribers And Likes

They Are Simply Just Fake! 

Brethren, Beloved

To The Great Lord Of Glory 

Your Every Burden Take 

And 

Let Him Your Nagging, Deep, Thirst 

Willingly, Lovingly, Most Truly Slake! 

Challenge Yourself, Dear One

To Be Faithful And True

For It Is Jesus Christ ... The King Righteous

Who Is Calling Unto You! 

Peace! 

 

GRACE AND MERCY: Praying With Faith Is Power!

Grace And Mercy: Faith And Prayer! 

Truth Is Beauty

So Let God's People Declare That 

Walking With Wisdom Makes One Unique 

Because 

They Are Following The Master 

Who Is Found By Those 

Who Will To Have Sin From Their Souls Leached! 

The Fool Indulges Folly! 

The Lawless Acknowledges No Law! 

The Child Of God 

Walks With Humility Before The Kind King 

And

In The Day Of His Appointing

They Will In His Presence Sing

"Holy, Holy, Holy!" 

Beloved, Dear Believer

Child Of God Called Apart, 

Please Stay On The Side Of Right 

And 

You Will Never Have The Experience Of 

Going Out From The Lord's Presence 

And

Having Your Day Turn To Night-Time Dark! 

Remember That Being Almost Pregnant 

Is Not 

Ever Going To Be A Thing 

So Being Almost A Christian

Almost Persuaded To Do The Good And The Right

Almost Faithful

Almost Obedient

And 

Almost Enduring 

Speaks To One Who Does Not In The Light Of Life 

Seriously, Seriously, Delight!

Jesus Christ Went All In For Me And For You 

So Let Us Bask In His Love Always 

So That We Will Eternally Enjoy 

The Glorious Glory Days! 

To Gospel Truth Add Your Voice 

So That Jesus Christ Over You Will Ever Rejoice! 

Praying With Faith Is Power! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Wait On The Lord By His Word!

Neither Nobody 

Nor His Brother, Sister, Father, Friend

Want To Wait On Anybody For Anything 

Because 

Waiting Is For Saps, Stooges

The Unconnected

And 

The Financially Challenged! 

Okaaay! 

Beloved, 

Our Text Starts With A "But" 

Which Tells Us Clearly That 

Those Who Do Not Wait Upon The Lord

Shall Not Have Their Strength Renewed

Shall Not Acquire Eagle's Wings

Shall Not Be Able To Run 

Because 

They Will Be Weary

And 

Will Not Be Able To Walk 

Because 

They Are Fainting From Weakness! 

How Very Interesting! 

Dear Ones, 

Paying Someone To Do Your Waiting For You 

Does Not Hold Water 

In The Economy Of Almighty God! 

Waiting On The Lord Generates Patience

Enhances Endurance

And 

Solidifies Faith Which We, Each, Shall Surely Need 

If 

We Are To Enter ... By Right

The Eternal City Of The Great God 

Who Provides For His People 

Before 

The Need Is Expressed Or Experienced! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Remember That Waiting On The Lord 

Is 

Preparation 

Which Is The Key To Every Victory 

Worth Claiming And Celebrating! 

Be Wise 

And 

Wait On The Lord Jesus Christ! 

Wait On The Lord Jesus Christ

And 

Watch For His Coming! 

Watch For The Lord's Coming

And 

Work With Him For The Salvation Of Others! 

And

Please Work With The Lord Now 

Because 

Night Is Coming When No Man

Be They Connected

Financially Stable

Or Cash-Poor 

Can Drive A Stroke To Save His Own Life

Or The Life Of Another! 

Dare, Beloved, To Wait On Your Sure Blessings: 

Wait On Jesus Christ The Lord ... Yourself! 

Peace!

Thought For The Week Ahead:

Jesus Christ

Is

Our Only Savior

And

His Gift To Us

Of

His Sure Salvation 

Is 

Free

But

Will Only Benefit Those

Who Desire To Gain

The Victory Over Sin

By Obediently Travelling

The Way Of The Cross

With

Faithful Endurance

Via

The Path Of Purity! 

Love For The Lord

Starts And Finishes With Obedience

To His Holy Word

And

Walking In Accord With His Sovereign Will!