VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Thoughts From My Mount Of Blessing!

 

Brethren, 

I Desire For Us All To Think On This Thing: 

The Lord Jesus Desires Us To Rise Up! 

To Do This, He Has Given Us The Elevator And The Electricity To Make That Elevator Go ...! 

Our Job Is To Believe On The Lord, And Trust Him At His Word! 

Our Elevator Is Not Placed In The Back Of Beyond, But Is Securely Fixed And Is The Show-Piece Of The Household Of Faith! 

That Elevator Will Never, Ever, Malfunction And Free-Fall With The Ability To "Done You!" 

As For You, You Are Constructed From The Dust Of The Earth And Are Fearfully And Wonderfully Made By The Great God Who Does Not Make Mistakes: 

He Breathed Into Your Nostrils

The Breath Of Life From Himself

And

You Became A Living Soul Imbued With Free Will

And

Freedom To Choose

The Life You Desire For Yourself! 

This Great God, Who Alone Is Wise, Gave Unto Us The Blue-Print For Life: It Contains The Only Paths Of Life For Living!

Those Paths As He Delineated Them Are The Way Of Blessing Walking To Him And The Way Of Cursing Walking Away From Him: Whichever Path You Choose, You Will Never Be Able To Say That The Eternal God, Finite Man, Nor The Damned Devil Made Your Decision For You! 

Please Ever Bear In Your Mind The Fact That With Every Day That Your Eyes Are Open, You Receive A Deposit Of Electricity, An Infusion Of Faith For That Day Alone, To Operate That Elevator, Your Elevator, That None But You May Cause To Function! 

You Are The Blessed Recipient Of Strength For Your Day And Courage For The Way That You Walk In The Great Creator's Will!

Your Assignment, If You Choose To Take It, Is To Press That Elevator Button Which Is Always In Your Line Of Sight!

Your Ability To Press That "Go On Up!" That "Let Me Rise!" Button Hinges On Your Utilization Of The Prayer Of Faith!

The Great God, The Creator-God, The Kind King Who Is The King Of Love, Gives You Everything That You Need To Trust Him To Do All That He Says That He Will Do: He Is Not A Liar But You Are, Being Human, A Man, As The Word Says: Let God Be True And Every Man A Liar! 

I Ask Us All This Question: Will You Trust In Our Great God And Use His Gift To You To Believe In Him, To Press Your Personalized Button, To Lift Yourself Up ... In, Through, And By Him!?!

You Can Will Yourself To Do Of His Good Pleasure: All Of His Gifts Are Good And Perfect And Contain No Sorrow!

There Is A Caution On Your Elevator: Do Not Look At What Others Do, What They Have, Where They Go, And Those With Whom They Associate!

Be They Sinner Or Saint, Every Person's Elevator, Used Or Ignored, Is Unique To That Person: Keep Your Eyes On The Great God, The Great Physician, The Prince Of Your Peace!

You Will Have Tribulations: Be Of Good Courage For He Has Overcome The World, And You Can Do Likewise Through Him Who Loves You Personally, Intimately, With The Everlasting Love Which Will Not Let You Go!

Believe And Live!

Your Maker, Your God, Your King, Bids You "Peace!" 

Brethren, 

We Do Not Need Fingers Or Noses To Operate, To Elevate, Our Elevator: Pray ... Without Ceasing!

Listen To The Lord And Live! 

Hear The Word And Do What It Says: The New City, The New Jerusalem, Is Over The Next Rise! 

Keep Walking Straight, On Strait Street, And On The Appointed Day, You Will Walk Straight In Through The Pearl Gate Signifying The Character Flaw That You By Grace, Through Faith, Overcame! 

Please Press The Blessed Button! 

I Pray To See You And You See Me When We Safely Arrive At Our Forever Home! 

Dear Lord, 

Grant Grace! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Building What!?!

I Didn't Believe You'd Do It, But You Really, Really, Did It! You've Built Yourself A Life Of Luxury On A Foundation Of Freedom To Choose With The Bricks Of Sin! 

And You've Got The Latest Windows Of Transgression! And I Can't Help But See That That Ornate Door You Purchased Is The Most Expensive One From Darke Lorde's Best-Selling Line! And That Roof Is Unmistakable For Being From His Gaudy Pride And Presumption Line! 

Now Tell Me, Uhgottit, What Could Possibly Go Wrong!?! 

Wrong, Schmong! This Is The Life For Me! 

Uhgottit, I Hope You Know That Sweet Life Don't-Can't Surely-Won't Last! 

Phliright, My Friend, This Life Doesn't Last So If Sweet Life Doesn't Last, It Ain't No Biggie! 

Wow, Uhgottit, Just Wow! Don't You Believe That There's A Judgment Coming ... And A Better Life!?! 

Look, Phliright, I Don't Have A Tomorrow Put Down! I Have A Today And A Now, Not A Someday Compliments Of A Judge! 

Man-Judges Are Corrupt, So Your Unseen Judge May Be, Could Be, Is Very Likely, Is Indeed Corrupt, Too! 

I Pity You, Uhgottit! Your Mum And Your Grand-'other Taught You The Way To Eternal Life Which Comes Through The Savior Who Is The Judge Of All Flesh, So Why Would You Choose Darke Lorde's Luscious Life Of Lawlessness As Your Hill To Die On!?! 

It's Simple, Phliright! It's Available, And It's Convenient, And I Like It! 

Ahhh, The ACL! You Do Know That In Full-Contact Sports That An Untreated Torn ACL Could End Your Days In The Game!?! 

Whatever! Live Fast, Play Hard, Take Your Lumps, Game Over: I'll Have Enjoyed The Ride While It Lasted So Who Cares!?! 

So Said The Man Who Watched The Death And Burial Of His Dreams While Singing "I Did It My Way!" While Crying And Asking "Why Me!?!" 

Phliright, You Tire Me! Please Go And Preach Your Bilge-Water To Someone Who Gives A ...!  

... Uh, Uh, Uhgottit! 

Okay, Someone Who Wants An Every Moment Of Life Traffic Director! 

Sounds Good To Me! 

Sounds Like Hell To Me, Phliright! That's Where You'll End Up If You Don't Get Rid Of This Glass House Abomination Resplendently Standing On Quick-Sand! 

Phliright, Please Make Your Presence Absent From My Domiciliary Edifice And Don't Ever Darken My Door Again! And If You See Me On The Street, Resist The Urge To Be A Samaritan! You Are Dead To Me! 

That's Alright, Uhgottit, But You Can't Stop Me From Praying For You! 

Don't Waste Your Time Praying For Me, Phliright! Pray For Yourself! 

I Will Use My Time Doing What The Lord Commands, Uhgottit! I Will Bombard Heaven For You Until The Lord Tells Me "Leave Uhgottit Alone With His Idols!" 

Suit Yourself! 

NARRATOR: 

Well, Brethren, Many People Prayed Unstintingly For Uhgottit! His Mum Passed On Pleading At The Throne Of Grace For Uhgottit To No Apparent Avail But There Was Good News For His Grand'other! 

One Day, Exactly Seven Years, Nine Months And Twenty-Six Days After Their Acrimonious Encounter, Phliright Was On High Street When He Heard A Familiar Voice Calling Him Bro. Phliright In An Unfamiliar Familiar Knowing Tone! 

And, Lo And Behold, There In The Flesh Was Uhgottit Looking ... Healthy, Humble And ... Held-Up! 

To Hear Phliright Tell It, Uhgottit Said He Had Real Fun Times Before He Went Through The Horn-Pipe Before A Miraculous Carve-Out Appeared And Ejected Him Just As He Was About To Make Hell-Self His Future House! 

He Said That He Had Been Tired Of The Life But Was Just Going Through The Motions Even As He Kept Hearing The Words: "Come Unto Me And Rest!" 

He Said That He Who Had Never Found A Feeling He Didn't Enjoy Suddenly Couldn't Shake The Feeling That He Was Between Times, Between Doors, At A Cross-Roads, At A Point Of No Return, And It Shook Him To His Core! 

He Remembered Phliright's Promise To Pray For Him No Matter What, And His Mum And His Grand'other Teaching Him The Good Way And Praying Over Him, And It Broke Him! 

He Remembered His Mum's Last Words To Him: "Uhgottit, My Favorite Only Child, You Ain't Got Nothing If You Ain't Got The Lord Jesus! Please Choose Jesus And Walk Right In The Light Of Life! Fun Fades But Jesus Lasts Forever! I'll See You In The Kingdom!" 

His Mum Plainly Told Him That She Would See Him In The Kingdom Without A Doubt! 

Uhgottit Said He Fought The Lord Like He Owed Him Money But The Lord Overcame Him And, In Humility, Accepting Truth, Glad For The Numerous Prayers For His Salvation Over The Years, He Surrendered To Our Savior With No Regrets! 

Is God Great!?! 

Yes, He Is! Hallelujah!!! 

Sin Didn't Win! Thank You, Jesus! 

Heaven's Gate Will Open And Uhgottit Will, By Right, Walk In! 

The Lord Be Ever Praised!!! 

AMEN!!! AMEN!!! AMEN!!! 

Peace! 

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: I Know What I Want, No, Uh, Need!?!

 

I Know What I Want, But I Need What The Lord Jesus Has For Me! Which Desire Shall Win The Lord Already Knows, But I Need To Find Out And Designate It! Lord, Help!

Come On, Saira, You Know Right From Wrong, Truth From Error, Need From Want, AND, Most Importantly, You Well Know That Any Gift Given To You From Our Lord Jesus Is Best And Blessed, No Sorrow To Follow!

That Is True, Gabby, But I ...!

... Stop Right There, Saira! There Is No "But" When It Comes To Our Trusting The Lord For And In All That Concerns Us And Our Well-Being!

I Know, Gabby, But ...! 

... There You Go Again Butting! Are You A Goat Of The Hard-Head Persuasion!?!

No, Gabby, It Is Just That ...! 

... Father, Preserve Us! 

Saira, Pick One: Apple, Orange, Or Banana!

Do You Have Granny Smith, MacIntosh, Or Red Delicious Apples!?!

They Are MacIntosh Apples!

Are The Oranges Blood, Juice, Bitter, Or Navel!?!

Are You For Real!?!

Yes, I Am! I Have Standards, You Know!

Okay, They Are Navel Oranges! 

Are The Bananas Lady Finger, Apple Banana, Or Big Mike Bananas!?!

They Are Apple Bananas!

I Do Not Like Any Of Those Choices So I Can't Make A Decision! 

Lord, Save Us! 

Brethren, This ... This Is A Classic Example Which Demonstrates Why Most Of Us Will Never Get To Enter The Land Where We Won't Cast Shadows! 

Would You Like To Explain That Remark, Gabby!

Gladly, Saira! 

The Lord Jesus, Our Very Creator, The Life Giver, Offers And Makes Available, And Easily Accessible, Free-To-All Salvation, And Most Of Us, Like Our Saira, For Example, Instead Of Accepting The Gift Without Price Or Equal From The Only Wise God, Proceed To Have "Standards" And Offer The Lord Their "Specifications" While Failing Or Neglecting To Realize ...! 

... You Mean Pridefully Fronting With Nothing, Gabby!

I Was Trying To Be Delicate, Delia! 

Well, You Failed! 

Okay, Moving On Smartly! 

We Fall Short Of The Lord's Glory, Have Nothing To Offer To Save Ourselves, And, Yet, We Have Demands, Non-Negotiables, And Red Lines For The Lord ... He Who Gives The Breath Of Life! Would Somebody Make This Make Sense!?!

You're Asking For The Impossible, Gabby! 

Do You Have Anything To Say Besides "Sorry, Lord!" Saira!?! 

Hearing How You've  Laid It Out, Gabby, Makes Me Sound And Feel Like A Real Ingrate!

We All Need To Accept That Charge, Saira, Because That Is Exactly How We All Behave, Or Have Behaved, Before We Acknowledged Our Bankrupt Behavior And Confessed Our Sin With A Heartfelt Repentance To Our Father In The Name Of His Son, Our Savior, Jesus! Scripture Speaks Truly About Us!

How So, Sue!?!

It Asks, "What Can A Man Pay To Redeem His Soul!?!" 

You Know That It Takes A Truly Weighty Pair Of Brasses To Tell The Lord, The Judge Of All Flesh, The Creator, That His Gift Has Gaps, And That His Glory Ain't All That! 

Lord, Forgive Our Foolishness Even As You, In Mercy, Remember Our Frame!

 AMEN!!!

Whatever The Lord Has For Us Is Perfectly Perfect! 

That's Not True, Trent! 

What Do You Mean, Manny!?! 

Perfectly Perfect Suggests The Possibility That lt Could Have Been Perfectly Imperfect: Both Are Made-Man Constructs! 

Let Us Use The Lord's Words To Us About His Gifts For Us! Almighty God's Gifts To Us Are Good And ... Perfect ... No Qualification! 

Gabby!?! 

Yes, Saira!?! 

I Will Take An Apple, A Banana, And An Orange! 

Greedy, Much!?! 

The Lord Giveth Grandly And I Accepteth Gladly! 

AMEN!!! 

Peace, People! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Mimicking Or Mirroring The Master!?!

 

Be Like Jesus! Love One Another! When The Character Of Christ Is Perfected In Us, Jesus Will Come To Claim Us Who Are His Own! 

Does That Mean That We Will Look Like Jesus Or Act Like Jesus Or Both!?! How Can I Know!?! 

Are We To Mimick The Lord!?! Anybody Got A Mirror! 

Funny You Mention Mimick AND Mirror, Macy-May! 

Ain't Nothing Funny About That, Gracy-Faye! Whenever, Wherever There Is Anything Spoken Or Done Or To Be Done For Or In The Name Of Our Jesus, It Is Guaranteed That There Will Be Mimics And Mirrors On The Back-Hand Side Because Of That Side-Winder, Satan The Damned! 

True That! Our Jesus Is Perfect, And He Says, "Be Ye Perfect Even As Your Father In Heaven Is Perfect!" 

And What Do We Often See On Show!?! 

Yes, Dingus!?! 

That's An Easy Answer, Macy-May! We See Parodies Parading Prominently! We See Mincing Mimicks And ...! 

... We See Mirror Madness! 

What's This Mirror Madness, Milo!?! Ahhh, Mirror Madness! That, My Friends, Is One Of Beelzebub's Baleful Bests ... With A Branch! 

Do Share, Mon Frere! 

When We View The Lord, What We See Is What We Receive! When We Faithfully Follow The Lamb, There Ain't No Goat Parts Passing, People! 

Very True! 

So What If I Tell You That Beelzebub The Bold And Brazen Displays A True Mirror Of Our Beautiful Savior On A Branch Of A Goodly Tree!!?! 

Just As You Reach The Branch Of A Tree Before You May Touch The Tree, The Source Of Its Life, We See Satan's "Good" Mirror On The Extended Branch Of His Goodly Tree, And We Stand Still, Looking Real Fine, And Preen, Pose, And Present Our Position When, Suddenly, The Branch Is The Tree And The Tree Is The Mirror Is Become A House Of Mirrors ... Circus Mirrors! 

Merciful Powers! 

Good Call, Calley! 

I Remember Those Circus Mirrors From My Ill-Spent Youth! Those Things Would Give A Person Nightmares After Making You Want To Upchuck Your Fairground Eats! 

That Sounds Positively Vile ... Evil! 

There! You Said It, Cravitz! Bait And Switch! Exchange Gold To Get Pyrite! Throw Away Beauty And Glow-Up With ... Ashes!?! 

Brethren, This Is Where The Rubber Meets The Road! In The Compromise With Sin, The Caricature Becomes The Keeper, The Kept, And, Ultimately, When Christ Comes, The Cast Off, The Cast Out! 

Wow! Do I Hear Upcoming Wailing And Gnashing Of Teeth!?! 

You Better Believe It! Jesus Is Right, Light, Pure, Perfect, No Derivatives, No Shadows, No Mirrors! 

We Are Not To Be Merchandise, To Be Manipulated, Packaged, Branded, Sold Out! 

We Are Bought With A Price Not Known To Be Silver Or Gold! 

We Walk In Light, In Love, By Faith, Through Grace, In Truth! 

Brethren, Those Are Real, Bold, Plain Statements Of Fact, No Wavering, No Waffling, No Buffering, No Sick-Inducing Parodies! Jesus Saves Souls From Sin! 

These Parodies, These Mimicks, Encourage People To, With Comfort, Play In And With Sin ...  To Conform To The Classes Of This World ... And Not To Be Transformed By The Renewing Of Their Minds Through Christ Who Strengthens Them! 

Do You Know What's The Difference Between The Mirror Of The Word Of God And Satan's Circus Mirror!?! 

Yes, Calley! 

The Mirror Of The Lord's Word Will Only Show You What's Wrong Whilst Satan's Shining Sifter Shimmeringly Shifts Us Through The Stages Of The Changes Of A Life That Blasts Us And Benefits Him! 

Wow, Calley! Color Me Surprised! Not! He's The Father Of Lies, Ain't He!?! 

Look, Let's Just Settle This! Give Me Jesus Because With Him, I'll Rise!

AMEN!!! 

Brethren, Constant Effort Must Be Put Forth If We Are To Stay True To Truth In The Light Of Life! 

As We Started, Let Us End: Be Like Jesus! Let It Be Your Song ... Your Reasonable Service! 

AMEN!!! 

Peace!

 

 

Dare To Be Limpets On Jesus!

 Stacey, What's Going On That This Business Meeting Is So Packed!?!

Cherish, My Dear, Newley Has Been Spreading "New Light" Amongst The Membership And The Church Board Has Ordered Him To Present His Position To The Whole Church ... Or Else! 

Lord, Help Him If He Does Not Have Bible For His Feet! 

Look, There, He's Going To The Lectern! 

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Good Evening, Brethren! Thank You For This Invitation To Speak! I Was Praying For This Opportunity, And The Good Lord Heard My Earnest Prayer! 

Brethren, My So-Called New Light Proceeds From An Old Lamp Ever New Filled With Oil From The Source Eternal! 

Our Lord Jesus Called Himself The Vine, And He Called Us The Branches! He Made It Clear, No Ambiguous Language, That His Father Is The Husbandman! 

If You Have Ever Observed A Botanical Garden, Or Even A Home Garden Lovingly Tended By Your Local Green Thumb, You Know That That Gardener, That Husbandman, Does Not Wax Poetic Only! They Are Observant, Strategic, Prudent, And When Called For Executive, Judicial, And With The Passage Of Time, The Destroyer, With Prejudice Aka No Coming Back, Of Those Plantings That Don't, Can't, Won't Fulfill Their Purpose Of Record! 

Jesus Said That If We Abide In Him And He Abides In Us, We Will Bear Much Fruit, John Chapter 15 Verses 4 And 5! 

There Is No Us Outside Of Jesus! 

Preach, Bro. Newley!!! 

We Are The Apple Of His Eye! If We Remove That Apple, Us, It's Going To Hurt And Leave A Terrible Scar, Quite Disfiguring! 

Our Names Are Written On The Palms Of His Hands! 

You Do Remember Calvary, Don't You!?! 

AMEN!!! 

Well, To Write Names On Flesh Will Undoubtedly Leave Scars After The Inflicted, Excruciating, Unbelievably Mind-Numbing Pain ... Our Jesus Rejected The Intoxicant Which Would Have Made The Writing Bearable ...! 

... No Disrespect, Bro. Newley, But You Make The Lord Sound Like A Glutton For Punishment! 

No Offense Taken, Bonita! 

Our Lord Was, Is, The Savior Of Souls, Forever Claiming Us Who Are His Own! We Are His By Creation And Redemption, And As We Like To Say Of The Memorials Of Our Experiences In This Eventful Life Of Ours, He's Got His Scars And Our Robes And Crowns And Overcomers' Palms And Homes In The Father's House For Us To Prove It! 

Now, Let's Do A Pivot! 

Have You Ever Heard Of Or Seen A Limpet!?! 

Oh, Sure! 

They Cling To The Rocks At The Seaside! 

What If I Were To Tell You That Those Clinging Shells Exercise, I Didn't Say Have, More Sense, More Wisdom, More Understanding That We Verbosely Committed Christians Of The Spout Scripture Out Of Context Chapter And Verse Persuasion! 

And, We're Off And Running, Cherish! 

We Sure Are, Stacey! 

Brethren, Those Often Colorful, Sometimes Bland Looking, Always Wonderfully Made Limpets Know Their Mission, Got Their Methods, Follow The Rules Of Engagement, And Do Not Depart The Battlefield To Engage Folly! 

Brethren, Do Not Despise Small Things, But Instead, Choose To Ask Questions Before You Destroy What You Have Not Investigated Against The "Thus Saith The Lord Our God!" 

I Introduced To My Friends And Relations The Link Between The Lord's Story, His Lesson For Us Of The Vine, The Branches And The Husbandman AND The "Parable" Of Our Marine Limpet AND Calvary's Results, The Marks Of Which Will Only Be Found On The Person Of Our Conquering Hero, Our Redeemer, Our Savior And King! 

I Pray That He Will Not Be A Frowning Judge At Me! 

Our Little Limpet Has A Foot! He Walks And He Goes And Gathers Food, And Like Any Gastropod, He Leaves A Mucus Trail! 

When There Is Stormy Weather Or Turbulence Around Him, He Locks Himself Down On His Foundation! 

I Dare You All To Be Shocked At What I Will Next Say Because I Am Going To Insult Everyone Of Us Right Now: Our Little Limpet Does Not Sleep Away From Home! He Goes Out From Home All The While Leaving His Mucus Trail, And He Returns Home To His Same Place Of Rest ... And Abides! 

He Settles In That Space BECAUSE It Is A Scar Shaped Like Him That Fits No One Else Save Him! 

Can We, Are We Able To Say The Same Thing!?! 

I'll Leave You With This Little Nugget As An Ode To The Limpet Who Is Not A Christian: Only Those Who Follow The Lamb Wherever He Goes Will Enter The Kingdom! 

The Limpet's Home

Is

A Scar On The Rock Which Cannot Be Moved!

 

Jesus Christ Is The Rock Which Fills The Whole Earth: Are You Stuck On Him!?! 

Lord Jesus, I Sincerely Pray That When You Come To My Name For Judgment That You Will Trace The Scar That Marks My Forever Home, My Eternal Place On And In You! Lord, I Am For You! Let Some Good Be Done Today! AMEN! 

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The Church Kept Silence! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Where Are You, Ergate!?!

 

... And The Lord, By King Solomon, Said:

"Go To The Ant, Thou Sluggard;

Consider Her Ways, And Be Wise ...!" 

The Only Truck I Want With An Ant 

Is To Mash It Before It Stings Me! 

Wow! Violent Much, Aren't We, Meldeane!?! 

You Can Say Whatever You Want, Clotelle! 

Just Looking At Ants Scurrying Every Which Way And Loose 

Make Me Want To Scratch! 

Seriously, Meldeane, The Scripture Says That 

We May Learn A Great Deal From One Of Those Little Creatures 

Whose Weight Won't Make A Measurement On Any Scale! 

Methinks You Should Have A Lil' Chat With Ergate! 

My Dear Clotelle, 

When Would You Like Me To Have This Conversation 

With That Ever-Ready Bunny, Ergate!?! 

Now Is As Good A Time As Any, Meldeane 

... And Please Be Nice, No Sarcastic Remarks! 

You Wound Me, Clotelle! 

You Wound Me! 

Whatever! 

'Morning, Ergate! 

How Be You!?! 

Good Morning, Clotelle! 

Meldeane! 

Ergate, Why Are You Always Running Around 

Like A Chicken With Its Head Chopped Off!?! 

Nice Going, Meldeane! 

Sorry, Clotelle! 

Looking At Ergate Was Giving Me Ant Vibes 

And I Was Starting To Feel The Need To Scratch Myself! 

I'm So Sorry, Ergate! 

That Came Out Wrong! 

It's Okay, Meldeane, I Get That A Lot! 

Simply Put, Ergate 

I Want To Know Why You Are Always So Busy!?! 

That's An Easy Question To Answer, Meldeane: 

My Name, My Nature! 

Come On, Ergate!

What Does Your Name Have To Do With Anything!?!

Clotelle, What Have You Been Teaching, Meldeane!?! 

Have You Neglected To Teach Her That 

Names Have Meanings Which Denote Character 

Which, In My Case, Are Name, Nature, Character, And Calling!?! 

Meldeane, Do You Know What My Name Means!?! 

Nope, Ergate! 

Never Thought Much About It 

Beyond Thinking It Was A Made-Up Name! 

You Really Need To Learn To Self-Edit, Meldeane! 

Oh, Shut It, Clotelle! 

Ladies, Please! 

Meldeane, My Name, Ergate, Means Worker Ant! 

In The Ant Colony

Worker Ants Have, And Know, Their Assignments 

And, Being Diligent, Are Oriented To Time And Place 24/7

And Being Vigilant Regarding Seasons And Needs

Expeditiously Get On With The Tasks At Hand! 

The Ergate Of The Ant Colony 

Will Never Be Found Exhibiting Sluggardly Tendencies 

Or Being Sluggish Unless They Are Dying! 

Do You Understand Why The Story Of The Ant 

Is In Scripture, Meldeane!?! 

Given What You Just Said, Ergate, I Would Say That 

We, As Working Christians, Should Know Our Tasks

The Times We Live In

And The Seasons In Which We Are Working And Its Requirements

And Choose To Be Proactive ... Not Reactive

And Boldly Dismiss Our Inner Sluggard! 

Well Said, Meldeane! 

Thank You, Ergate! 

Now, How About Adding 

Ask The Lord For Wisdom And Understanding 

To Use Knowledge Aright

And Recognizing That Death Is Always On The Foot!?! 

Death Is As Night 

And 

Night Is Coming When No One Can Work! 

Very True! 

Would You Like To Add Anything, Clotelle!?! 

Sure Thing, Ergate! 

Work Is A Benefit And Our Blessing! 

The Wisdom Of The Ant Is To Teach Us To Get Ready 

And Stay Always In The State Of Readiness 

Since We Never Know When Someone Or Something 

Will Work Our Destruction, Our Death! 

Indeed, Clotelle! 

On A Final Note

Consider That Our Readied Or Readying Work 

Is 

A Foundation, Plain And Good Food

Or A Substantial Feast For Many Others! 

Our Faithful Working Lifts Others To Life! 

As Apostle Paul Said: 

"I Sowed, Apollos Watered, But God Gives The Increase!" 

Both Paul And Apollos Labored, Worked, In The Lord's Vineyard

And Great Was And Is, And Will Be The Increase Therefrom 

Because

ALMIGHTY GOD! 

AMEN!!! 

Ergate Aka Worker Ant

I Like You! 

I Like You, Too, Meldeane 

And You, Too, Clotelle! 

Yeahhhh! 

Lovefest! 

Peace! 

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Quit Profane And Vain Babblings!

 

This Is Not About What Your Grandmother Aunt Cousin Sister Said! 

This Is About "Thus Saith The Lord Of Life!" 

Who Are You Going To Believe And Trust!?! 

The Life Giver Or The Sin Enabler!?! 

Since The Lord Himself Has Said, Via The Apostle Paul

In 2 Timothy Chapter 2 Verse 16 

"But Shun Profane And Vain Babblings: 

For They Increase Unto More Unholiness!" 

Why Would You Doubt That You Can Shun Profane

Aka Foul Aka Bad And Vain 

Aka Useless Aka Unprofitable Language 

Just Because "People" Said You Can't!?! 

What Happened To 

"God Said It And I Believe It

And That Settles It For Me!?!" 

What Happened To The Lord Equips The Called!?! 

Since The Lord Has Called Us To Stop With The Useless Chatter

- Which Does Not Teach Us Anything Good Or Useful - 

Why Wouldn't We Believe That 

He Has Provided Us With The Equipment 

And The Strength 

And The Skills

And The Endurance 

And The Faith 

And The Grace To Accomplish The Work 

And The Needed Mercy When We Fall Short Aka Mess Up!?! 

Don't You Believe That The Promise-Giving God 

Is 

The Promise-Keeping God!?! 

Is He Not Your Shepherd, Your Refuge

Your Provider, Your Forever Friend!?! 

Isn't He That Friend Who Sticks Closer Than Any Brother!?! 

What Happened To 

"Where Can I Go But To The Lord!?!" 

Again I Ask, What Has Happened To Pray Without Ceasing!?! 

Are You Refusing To Believe That 

Your Praying Raises You Up To God 

And Changes How You See Things!?! 

Hasn't the Lord Said That 

He Who Has Begun A Good Work In You 

Will Finish It To The Day Of Jesus Christ!?! 

Who Is Your God!?! 

Is It Not The Great Physician

The Savior Who Sees, Who Knows, And Cares

And Can Heal All Of Your Diseases!?!

Is It Not He Who Desires To Know ... From Your Mouth

All That Concerns You And Is Concerning To You!?!

Is It Not The Eternal Holy God Almighty

Real, Righteous, And Returning

For A Prepared People Precious In His Sight!?!

Since You Claim That He Is Your God

Worship Him 

And

Believe And Act Upon His Unchanging, Unfailing Word 

Which Brings You His Sure Peace! 

Peace! 

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRAYER: One Thing I Ask, Lord!

1 John 5:14 KJV

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

PRAYER:

Dear Father, 

In The Name Of The Lord Jesus, I Ask A Boon! Please Help Me In All Things To Make You My Default Position! Help Me To Ever Seek And Hold You In My Heart As My Back-To-Base, Ignoring The Taunts Of Those Who Call Me And My Brethren "Christians!" As A Pejorative, An Insult! You've Told Us That The Day Will Come When We, Your People, Will Be Without Earthly Support And I Beseech You To Keep Your Promise, Not That You Need To Be Asked Since You Are The Promise-Keeping God, But Because I Need To Touch Your Hand, Your Heart, By My Word Of Faith In You And Your Almighty Power! Lord, We Need You, I Need You, And I Am Not Ashamed To Say It Or For Others To Know It! Father, Others Have Stood Up And Have Counted Themselves Resolute, Committed, Faithful To False Gods Which Neither See, Hear, Speak, Walk, Hold, Help, Or Heal And So, Today, Right Now, As In The Wedding Ceremony, In The Covenant Vows Before The Company Of Witnesses, I Pledge You My Troth And With Your Assistance, I Choose To Keep Myself Unto You Alone, Without Reservation While This Life Shall Last By Your Holy Spirit, The Comforter Of Us All, Who Leads Us Into All Truth! Father, I Have No Other God Save You, The True And Living God! I Have No Help But You, My Refuge And My Strength! I Have No Home Save Yours, Beulah Land, The Beautiful City, The Home Of The Faithful, Where Peace Dwells! I Am So Glad That My Lord Jesus Loves Me And I Am Glad That He Called Me From The Darkness Of Death Through Sin And Into His Marvelous Light Where Life Everlasting Is The Home Of The Soul! Lord, Lift Me Up! Help Me To Be Like Jeremiah To Say That Your Call, Your Will For My Life, Is Like A Fire Shut Up In My Bones! Be It The Altar Of Sacrifice Or Drawing The Plow To Break Up The Fallow Ground By Telling The Good News To Those For Whom The Lord Christ Died, Help Me To Serve Faithfully And With Patient Endurance No Matter The Cost! Help Me To Live My Life Uttering The Call And Basking In The Lover Of My Soul With The Immortal Words "Jesus Saves!" Please Grant Me My Request For I Ask It In My Gift Of A Portion Of Jesus Christ's Faith Which Cannot Fail! I Love You With My Whole Heart And, With Thankfulness And Gratitude, I Bless Your Holy Name For All Your Blessings On Me And The Brethren, And All Who Shall Be The Ultimate Inheritors Of Christ's Free To All Salvation! AMEN!!! 

https://youtu.be/Ej6l0eDF28c?si=8vPdvJDOm561e45Q

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Bold And Daring Confidence!?!

KJV Psalms 19:7, 11

7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.

11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

Oh, How We As Faithful Christians Love To Talk About 

Encourage Yourself 

... But ... 

We Seem To Have A Great Reluctance To Do 

A Deep Dive Into Examine Yourself! 

Come On! 

'Fess Up! 

Guilty Or Not Guilty!?! 

Alright, Alright! 

I Am Guilty As Charged! 

Beloved, 

Think On This Thing: 

Do You Have A Bold And Daring Confidence 

In The Goodness And Grace Of Our Lord And God 

But 

Are Playing Fast And Real Loose With Your Required Obedience 

To His Immutable Aka Unchanging As In Fixed For All Eternity Laws!?! 

Been There, Done That! 

I've Got The Scars And The Tee-Shirtsss As Memorial Proof! 

Dear Ones, 

In This Light, Should We Not Think Of 

The Biblical Characters Who, Brazenly Contemptuous Of The Love Of God

Threw Away The Eternal Life Of Peace 

To Hold A Sensual Piece Of 

Fading, Dying, Temporal Aka Earthly Life!?! 

Remember Achan, Prophet Balaam

King Saul

Nabal

King Ahab And Queen Jezebel

King Herod

And

Ananias And Sapphira! 

And 

Lest We Forget To Remember

Even Those Whose Sin Was Covered Because Of Their Heartfelt Repentance

The Consequence Of Their Confessed Sin Remained In Place 

And

Was Executed 

And 

Had Far-Reaching Impacts On Themselves

Their Families 

And 

Their Nations! 

King David, King Solomon

And 

King Manasseh 

Readily Come To Mind! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Do Not Live As A Wizard Of ID 

Aka Wizard Of Intentionality And Deliberation 

To Commit Known Sin Willfully 

In The Presence Of The Eternal God! 

The Promise To Pay 

Aka Check Cashing And Check Kiting 

Are In The Domain Of King Fraud 

And 

Are Not Part Of The Law Of The Lord! 

Trust Dead And Bad-Pay Killed Him 

So Be Prepared With Cash 

Aka Skin To Bray Aka To Pay 

When Indulging In Deliberate Sinning 

Because 

You Shall Surely Not Be Winning! 

Brethren, 

Please Slow Yuh Roll

Freely Choose By Faith To Ignore The Wicked Bold 

And

With Wise Ways

Enduringly Follow The Lord Jesus Obediently 

To Receive Your Inheritance 

In The Kingdom Where The Streets Are Pure Gold! 

The King's Law Is Love! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/F-ykfw3-i7s?si=3AUz-IYEN_8Dm0hI

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Child Of God!

Galatians 3:26 KJV

For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

Do You Act In All Things As Yourself 

Or As A Human Being!?! 

How About As A Child Of God!?! 

Dodo, I Am A Human Be-ING 

And I Can Only Act As Myself! 

Hmm ... I Notice, Sharpie, That You Did Not Grant Recognition 

To The Child Of God Designation! 

Are You Not A Professing, Practicing

Child Of The Eternal Holy God!?! 

Well, Yes, But ...! 

Interesting! 

Brethren, 

We All Have This Very Problem! 

Talk About Yourself, Dodo! 

That Sounds Like A "You" Problem To Me! 

Carden, You Just Spectacularly Proved My Point! 

Wait! What!?! 

Brethren, 

Let Me Break It Down For All Of Us! 

We Are Human Beings! 

We Can Only Be Ourselves! 

We Call Almighty God Our Father 

Because 

We Went Down Into The Watery Grave Of Baptism 

Because 

We Accepted The Word Of The Lamb 

And 

Took Him As Our Savior 

By Our Confession And Heartfelt Repentance For Our Sins 

And 

We Came Up Out Of The Water 

Having Put On The New Man! 

Now Think Very, Very Carefully! 

Living In Or Better Said

With Christ Living In You By His Holy Spirit 

Who Leads Us Into All Truth 

Would It Not Be True To Say That 

You Are A Child Of God

A Regenerated Human Whose Sinful Self Is Daily Purged

Being Sanctified Aka Set Apart For Holy Use 

So That You Daily Choose To Let Your Default Position 

In All Matters Be: 

"Father, Ever Lead Me And Guide Me! 

Please Teach Me To Be True To You 

And To Be Pure In My Thoughts, Words, And Deeds

And Also Ever Show Me What I Should Do 

As Your Child With Full Inheritance Rights 

So That I Do Not Crucify My Dear Savior Afresh 

Bringing Him To An Open Shame!?!" 

Beloved, 

Be Cautious! 

In This Age Of "Do You!" 

And 

"My Truth!" 

We Are Being Again Beguiled To Taste

And For That Matter

Substantially Eat Of The Forbidden Fruit! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Let Us Boldly Interrogate Our Profession

Our Practice

And 

Our Utilization Of Our Gifted Faith

And 

Decide Once And For All Time 

Who We Are Going To Trust

Honor, Worship, Follow, And Obey: 

The Rock Of Salvation, Jesus Christ Our Loving Lord 

Or

The Malevolent Side-Winder, Satan The Damned

Who Desires Our Destruction 

But 

Shows Us New, Different, Pretty, Loud, And Exciting 

Which Activates Our Hedonistic Traits! 

We, Each, Have Freewill And Freedom To Choose! 

Let Us Brazenly, Yet Humbly, Choose To Use Them 

In Jesus Christ's Name 

And 

For His Sake! 

Thank You, Dodo! 

I'm Glad That You Are Not The Bird! 

AMEN!!! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/4dErjrqQwss?si=nOwRxazrKlH4tjqc

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: TRUTH Can Handle Questioning!

KJV Job 13:3

3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

The Truth Has Nothing To Fear From Being Questioned! 

True Or False!?! 

Jesus Christ, Our Only King, Said: 

"I Am The Truth!" 

He Also Said: 

"Come Let Us Reason Together!" 

And He Also Said: 

"Ask!" 

Ergo Aka Therefore

The Truth Aka Jesus Christ Our Lord 

Has Nothing To Fear 

From Being Questioned By Us Creatures Of Fallible Flesh

Of "Daintified" Dust! 

Beloved, 

Our Lord Jesus Is All-Knowing 

So It Is Impossible For Us To Stump Our Creator 

With One Of Our "Imponderables!" 

Think About It: 

Can You Come Up With Such An Off-The-Wall Question For Our Maker/Master

Who Is Also All-Seeing And Ever-Present

That He Will Have To Snap His Fingers And Say To You ... In Resignation: 

"Oh, My Stars! 

You Really Got Me With That Question!" 

Wouldn't That Scenario Cause You To Become God

And 

Able To Create Your Own Reality

Problems Absent

Answers Evident!?! 

Dear Ones, 

We Are So Full Of Stuff And Nonsense That 

We Are Behaving Like Rank Idolaters! 

We Make God 

And 

We MAKE God Go! 

I Cry: 

"Remanufactured Hay!" 

Brethren, 

Be Wise For Your Own Self! 

Our Lord Is Real! 

His Wisdom Is Everlasting 

And 

He, His Truth, Endureth To All Generations! 

Please Dare And Try Almighty God ... By Faith! 

Remember, He Knows Your Question 

And Your Need

And Your Desire

And Your Hope

And Your Hurt

And Your Health

And Your Sorrow

And Your Joy

And Whether You Truly Believe That He Is Real 

And That He Loves You Personally And Intimately

And Intentionally

And Eternally! 

Please Get A Grip On Saving Grace

Tighten Your Heretofore Loose Lip

And 

Let Your Question ... By Unfailing Faith ... For Our Sovereign Lord, Rip! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/-44GH3NhdIA?si=p4sqC1z3ibyqg8K2

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: There's A Thing ...!

KJV Proverbs 14:34

34 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.

When You Were A Silly Child

Do You Remember You Or Your Mates Pelting 

Aka Throwing "Rock-Stones" On The Ground, At Walls

At Anything Convenient

And, Perhaps

Having That Rock-Stone Fly Back At You, Or One Of Your Mates Real Hard 

And 

Smack The Snot Out Of Them!?! 

It Was Shocking And It Hurt So, So, Soo, Badly! 

Sin Does That! 

Dear Ones, 

Just Like A Tongue

No One Can Control Sin To Decide What It Does Or Who It Affects

Be It A Little Or A Whole Lot! 

Consider The Sewer Line! 

Everybody Takes It For Granted

Walking Around On Top Of It Unconcernedly

Uncaring, Unaware, Unimpressed, Unbothered 

Until That Sewer Line Backs Up And Belches 

Then Everybody An' 'e Bruddah Done Know What And Where It Is 

And 

What It Does

And 

Who It Affects 

And

Demands Release And Relief 

From Its Cruel Control By Stench! 

Beloved, 

Don't, Don't, Please Do Not Fool Yourself Into Believing That 

Sin Can't Do You Anything 

Because 

You Have It On A Short Leash! 

Old Cossie Had De Mule On A Short Leash 

And

It Still Kicked The Black Off Him! 

You've Been Warned! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/HgOQHMotTVA?si=pC-SwFmiz53H1nR5

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: No Need To Fear

KJV Acts 2:28

28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

I Have My New Life In The Light Of Life 

So I Have No Need To Fear The Dying Day That Comes At The End Of Life 

Nor The Thought Of Being Cast Off, Being Cast Into Outer Darkness

Since The Author Of Life Is My Lord

And

The Light Of My Life! 

What About You!?! 

Beloved, 

We Set Great Store In Our Senses 

But 

We Need To Repose Them In Him Who Is The Door 

To See And Know That They Are Oh, So Much More! 

We Have Eyes To See Where To Walk

To See The Beauty Of The Earth

To See To Avoid Evil

To See To Do Good And Right

And 

To See To Climb To Higher Heights

And 

To See To Show Others Why For Us 

Jesus Christ Is The Joy Of Living 

And 

Our Heart's Delight! 

We Have Ears To Hear The Sound Of Silence

The Still Small Voice Of The True And Living God! 

We Also Hear The Noise Of Loud And Aggressive Persons

The Sound Of Joy, Sorrow, Shame, Hope, Help

And 

The Word Of Truth 

And

The Call To Everlasting Life! 

We Have A Nose

Two Nostrils Through Which Entered 

The Breath Of Life From God! 

We Inhale The Beautiful Fragrances From Flowers And Trees

The Aroma Of Good Food

And 

We Are Repulsed By The Stench Of Fear, Waste, Decay, Death! 

We Adore The Smell Of New Life

And 

New Life In Christ! 

We Have A Tongue 

To Taste Bitter, Sweet, Sour, Bland, Savory

And 

The Ability To Taste And Tell The Truth 

And 

To Savor And Spit Lies! 

We Soothe Self 

And 

Scar Others With Our Tasting Bit! 

We Are Able Also To Taste And See That 

The Lord Is Good! 

We Have The Ability To Touch And Be Touched

To Feel And Be Felt! 

We Are Touched By The Hand Of God 

Or Terrorized By The Nails Of The Devil! 

With Love We May Lift Up The Fallen 

Or By Rage And Hate 

We May Push, Press, Or Pound Them Into The Ground! 

We May Heal Or Hurt, Help Or Hinder! 

We May Allow Our Lord's Love To Lead Us

And 

Let His Love Perfected In Us

Love Others Into The Kingdom Of Light Where Everlasting Love Lives! 

A Life Minus God's Love 

And

Lived By Our Senses 

Concludes With Eternal Separation From The Giver Of Life! 

The Life Lived For The Lord 

Sees The Senses Used For The Glory Of The Eternal God 

And 

Us Beginning Everlasting Life 

In The Great Reward With Our Blessed Lord! 

We Have No Need To Fear 

When Our Senses Point Us To The Savior 

Who Purchased And Provides Salvation 

For Us Who Are Willing To Be Saved: 

Do Not To Your Carnal Senses Be Enslaved! 

Give Your All, Your Everything, To Christ Jesus 

And 

Know That For You

Your Senses Are Tools Useful In The Salvation Trade 

Where New Life Is Given In Exchange For The Old And Cold! 

To The Savior, Go Bold! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/tQn5-T0YBWQ?si=FejPgExJriScYvXy

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: True Beauty!

KJV Psalms 49:20

20 Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.

Beauty ... Exposed A Beast! 

The Beauty Of That Beast Called Lucifer, Renamed Satan

Wrought Pain For Me And Thee! 

To Rid Me And My Kind Of The Pain That Is Sin 

Which Causes Death And Ultimately Damnation

The Truly Beautiful Savior ... The Eternal God

Took Our Sin, Our Pain

Our Death

Our Damnation Into Himself

And 

Gave Us His Ineffaceable, Ineffable

Fadeless, Immortal, Incorruptible Beauty 

... If ... We Would But Ask 

Because 

It Is Free! 

Our Savior's Pain Purchased For Me, For You

For Us All Willing

True Beauty

The Kind Of Beauty Which Is Righteous

Holy, Grace-Filled 

And 

Comes Of Obtained Mercy 

Which Welcomes Us To The Throne 

And 

Seats Us At The Table Of The King Of Love! 

Dear Ones, 

We Have A Choice To Make 

Which Has An Inherent Challenge To Overcome! 

Are You Going To Party On Easy Street 

Or Live On Hard Way!?! 

Are You Going To Go Easy And Immoral 

To "Gain" Short-term Benefit To Please Your Lusts 

And 

Impress The Wicked And The Gullible 

Or Are You Going To Make The Hard Decision 

Which Gleans For You The Eternal Weight Of Glory 

As You Bless Your Savior With Your Obedience To His Will 

... Even As You Walk In His Way 

Blessing His Called And Chosen Ones 

Who Are Diligently Seeking His Face And His Extended Hand 

Which Bring Hope, Help And Healing

... As We Head, With The Endurance Of Faith

To Our Father's House 

Which Is Our Forever Home!?! 

Jesus Christ Is Love Is Beauty ... Beautiful! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Let Him Envelop You 

As You Bury Yourself In Him 

To Be Like Him Now, Today ... Forever! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/8hyBJwTKmQ8?si=sElsLeijfY44wqG8