VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Thief Of Joy!

Isaiah 46:5 KJV

To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?

We Were Warned In The Living Word 

Through The Posing Of A Question 

By The Very Lord Of Life Whose Name Is All-Knowing 

Which Means He Has The Unimpeachable Answer! 

The Lord God Almighty Asked: 

"To Whom Will You Compare Me!?!" 

Come On, Brother Man! 

That Was A Trick Question! 

Was It, Uncle Look-Up!?! 

Are You Calling Our Lord Deceitful!?! 

No, Mo! 

I Might Be A Lot Of Things 

But Stupid I Am Not! 

All I Want To Know Is Why 

An Unanswerable Question Was Posed!?! 

Lil' Bit, Have You Ever Heard This Expression: 

"Comparison Is The Thief Of Joy!?!" 

No, I Can't Say That I Have! 

Okay! 

Let's Say, For Instance, That You Worshipped The Living God 

In The Unvarying Beauty Of Holiness 

And 

You Were Truly Happy And Undeniably Blessed To Do So! 

You Knew That You Were Loved And Cherished 

For You Knew That You Were Not Alone 

Because 

Your God Was Your Shepherd, Your Refuge, And Your Strength! 

You Couldn't See Him 

Because 

If You Did In Your Current Sinful State

You Would Be Immediately Consumed: 

He Protected You By Covering Himself! 

You Were Happy, Happy, Happy 

Until You Happened Upon 

"This Is It!" Means And Methods Ministries Incorporated! 

They Had Crashing Cymbals, Booming Bass Drums

Tenor Pans, Electric Guitars 

Praise Singers In Bikinis

Praise Dancers In Short Shorts 

With Lil' Frilly Aprons Over Them

And 

Theatrical Lights, Smoke Machines

And 

A Glib-Tongued Speaker With Expensive Tastes, Treats And Toys

And 

All Manner Of Pricey Statuary 

Which They Carried And Venerated In Their Worship! 

You Were Mesmerized Even More 

When It Was Told You That The Statues Were Gods 

Who Gave Them Their Every Desire 

When The Worshippers  Gave Said Gods 

Gifts Of Money, Produce, Pledge, Or Person! 

You Noted That Those Worshippers Were Excited, Even Euphoric! 

Lord Jesus, Save Us! 

Why Do You Say That, Mala Prop!?! 

I Say That Because That Is

Exactly What Happened To The Israelites 

At The Time Of Balaam 

And Then 

At The Time Of Prophet Samuel 

When They Asked For A King That They Could See ...! 

... And That Is What Repeatedly Led To Them 

Being Constantly Overcome And Enslaved 

To Their Idolatrous Adversaries! 

So, Brethren, 

What Do You Say, Now, About Comparison!?! 

"Comparison Is Truly The Thief Of Joy!"  

Beloved, 

Every Good And Perfect Gift Comes From Almighty God

Who Will Not Share His Glory With Another 

For No Other Can Be Compared To Him 

Because 

He Is Life, Love, Light 

And 

Everything To All People! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Do Not Allow Anything Or Anybody 

To Steal Your Joy In Our Lord Jesus

The God Almighty

Mighty To Save And Seal Us Against The Great Day Of Small Things

The Day Of Judgment! 

AMEN!!! 

Peace! 

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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! 

Let Jesus Christ Carry You Today!

The False Gods Of This Earth

- As Foisted Upon Mankind By That 

Condemned And Eternally-Damned Satan -

All Have The Same Nasty Set Of Ingredients 

In Their Abominable Pot Of Destroy-Mankind Stew: 

False Worship By Force

Blood On Demand

Your Forced Sacrifice

Sacrifice Of The Innocent

And 

The Receipt Of Expensive ... Unaffordable

Gifts By Command! 

Secondly, 

They Cannot Hear Your Prayers 

Or Even Come To Your Aid 

Because

Being Made Of Precious Stones

Metal, Wood, Stone, Paper, And Plastic

They Are Deaf, Dumb, Blind,

And 

Must Be Carried

And No Surprise

They Are The Possessors Of Useless Hands! 

Beloved, 

Jesus Christ ... The Lord Of Life

Our Very Own King Glorious

Is Not So! 

Thank You, Dear God

For Being Giving And Forgiving! 

Our God Almighty Is Holy

And 

There Is No Deceit In Him At All! 

Jesus Christ ... The Innocent One

- The Promise-Keeping God -

Sacrificed Himself: 

He Willingly Shed His Own Blood For Us

And

Being Alive Forevermore 

He Gives Us Good And Perfect Gifts 

Out Of His Loving-Kindness Towards Us

And

Most Are Received Without Our Knowing Or Asking! 

Jesus Christ Invites Us To Worship Him 

In The Beauty Of Holiness

And

Leaves The Free-Will Decision-Making Option In Our Hands! 

Our Dear Savior Hears 

And 

He Always Answers Heartfelt Prayers Of Faith

And

Holds Us In His Hands

And 

Leads, Guides, Corrects, Comforts

Protects And Provides For Each One Of Us Individually 

And

He Invites Us To Boldly Approach His Throne 

Where We Will Obtain Mercy 

And

Find Grace To Help Us In Our Times Of Need! 

Please Let The Beloved Jesus Carry You Today! 

Peace!

EARTH IS THE PROVING GROUND: The Corrected, Chastised, Child Is Loved!

Don't Be A King Saul! 

Seeking Always To Uplift Yourself By Lowering 

And 

Lambasting Others 

Is Not 

An Attractive Character Trait For A  Christian! 

Refusing Correction 

Because

In Your Own Words 

"This Is Who I Am And I Can't Change!" 

Makes You Disobedient 

And 

Dishonest 

And

An Idolator 

And

A False God At One And The Same Time! 

The Only "I AM" 

Is 

Almighty God Aka Jesus Christ The Lord! 

The Only Being That Can't Change 

Is 

Almighty God! 

The Only Creatures In Almighty God's Creation 

Who Need To Change 

Through Willing Obedience 

While Exercising Faith, Trust 

And 

Endurance 

Are Us  Humans Aka You, Me, We ... All! 

Beloved, 

We Are Under Trial 

To See What We Are Made Of! 

We Are Being Tested 

To See How We Will Hold Up 

Under A Variety Of Challenges 

And Then

We Are Going To Be Proved Against Rabid Opposition 

To See If We Will Rise To The Occasion 

And 

Be Of Good Courage 

And

Stand Strong In The Faith Of Christ Jesus 

Which Cannot Fail 

Or 

If We Will Wilt, Wither 

And 

Weasel Our Way Into Destruction 

And

Be Eternally Damned With The Devil! 

Heeding Reproof Aka Correction 

And

Accepting Chastisement 

For Wrong-Doing And Wickedness 

Is 

A Very Good Thing! 

Learning From The Experience 

Is 

Better

And

Never Doing The "Thing" Again 

Is 

The Best Possible Outcome Aka Priceless! 

Satan And King Saul Are Damned: 

Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself! 

Listen To 

And

Willingly Choose To Obey The Lord 

And

Live To Live Forever

In The Fullness Of Time! 

Peace!

Our Creator Cries With Compassion For Us

Brethren,

It Is Time For Us To Think For Ourselves
And
To Think ... Committedly
Upon Our Lord Jesus Christ
The King Of Glory!

When We Look At The History Of The Nations
From All Recorded Times
The Gods That They Served
- Every One That Was Not The Creator Of The Universe -
Were Cruel, Vindictive, Sadistic, Bloodthirsty
Always Desiring A Gift
Always Wanted To Be Served
Always Hurt Their Subjects
And
Never Showed Love Or Compassion!
Their Gods Used And Abused Them Just For Fun!

Strange Thing, Though
None Of Those Gods Was Real
But
The Damage That They Inflicted Was And Is, Still
Mind-Boggling Evil!

Come On, Wattsie!
Why Don't You Just Call A Spade A Spade!
The Gods They Served Were Demons!
The Idols Were Just Masks!

That's True 
Because 
Wood, Stone, Gold, Silver
Bronze, Jade, Ivory
Marble, Precious Stones
And 
The Modern Plastics
All Have Eyes, Ears, Noses
Hands And Feet
And 
Are Utterly Useless ... Good For Nothing
So We Know That Satan Is Behind Them!

Our God Known Holy Is Not So!
Our God Gives!
Our God Loves!
Our God Shares!
Our God Cares!
Our God ... Our Jesus ... Feels!

Next To John 3:16's 
"For God So Loved The World That 
He Gave His Only Begotten Son ...!" 

Is 

The Declaration: 
"Jesus Wept!" 

Which, Together
Make Up The Two Most Amazing Statements Of 
Love And Hope
Grace And Mercy

Comfort And Blessing

Power And Possession

Passion And Compassion 

Ever Delivered To Mankind! 

We Who Believe The Living Word 
Should Bow Our Heads In Humility 
And 

Lift Our Hearts To The Throne Of Grace 

With Gratitude For The Knowledge That 

Our Jesus ... Our Creator

Our Redeemer, Sustainer, Provider

Lord, God

Master, Friend

Hope, Help 

And

Salvation 

Feels Deeply What We Feel When We Feel It

And 

Condescends ... Lowers Himself ... As King Of Glory

To Show To All Who Behold Him ... In Faith 

That His Heart ... His Love

Is 

Towards Us Collectively

Individually

And

Personally! 

Beloved Child Of The Eternal God, 

Jesus Weeps For You

And Over You

And With You! 

Won't You Weep For Yourself 

And 

Bless Yourself By Taking Your Burdens To The Lord 

And 

Weep Upon Him!?! 

Tears Are A Language That God, The Living God, Understands! 

Remember: 

All Who Sow In Tears Shall Surely Reap In Joy! 

Whatever You Give To Jesus Comes Back As A Blessing 

So Please Ask Jesus To Wash Your Eyes With His Tears 

So That You Will See Him Clearly ... Today 

To Trust Him Totally Forever 

And 

Always ... In All Ways! 

Believe It: You Are Greatly Loved! 

I Bid Us All Peace!

Think On The Truth!

Truth Is A Drawing Pencil

A Chisel

A Hammer

A Nail

Useful To Recreate Us

In The Image Of The Holy God:

Accepted And Utilized

It Will Not The True Child Of God Fail!

The Recurring Test In The Life Of Every Man

Is

His Use Of The Truth

No Matter His Sphere Of Influence 

Where He Was Born

No Matter His Circumstance
And

How And Where He Lives

And

All Who Shall Be The Inheritors Of

The Glorious Living Kingdom

Shall All Be Made To Be Like Jesus Christ

By The Outworking Of The Ingested Truth

And

They Shall Live Forever In The Land Of Eternal Truth
As Youths!

Jesus Christ Is The Truth! 

The Holy Spirit Is The Sweet Spirit Of Truth! 

The Holy Spirit Is Given To Lead Us Into All Truth

And

The Lord Requires In Our Inward Parts
Blessed, Saving, Truth! 

Almighty God Is Truth:

That Is His Substance 

His Nature! 

All Men Are Liars

And Yet

Our Lord Calls Us To Worship Him

In Spirit And ... In Truth

Which Tells Us Plainly That

Truth Is A Purgative

A Curative

A Shield

A Seal

Efficacious

To Rid Known-Sinful, Known-Untruthful Man Of

All Defiling Traits Of Character

Which Presently Inhibit His Ability

To Physically ... Face To Face 

Behold The Son Of God

The Son Of Man

Through Whom We Live ... Breathe

And

Have Any Being! 

There Is No Life

Without The Creator

The Lord Jesus Christ!

Possession And Utilization Of Truth

Annihilates Sin 

And

Inculcates Truth ... Righteousness

Into The Willing One's Life! 

The Pencil Of Truth 
Draws The Figure To Be Made! 

The Chisel Of Truth 
Shapes The New Character 
Into Which The Regenerated Man Is Remade! 

The Nail Of Truth 
Is 
The Means By Which The Man Is Affixed 
To Him Who Is The Truth

And

The Hammer Of Truth Attaches The Soul

- The Faithful Man -

Via The Nail Of Truth

Into The Rock

The Lord Christ

Who Is The Truth! 

The Pain ... 

Having A New Character Drawn Is Easy To Behold

But

Being Chiseled

Being Nailed

Being Hammered Into The Fit And Final Position

Is 
As The Stone In A Crucible 

The Cloth In Fuller's Soap

Silver And Gold In The Refiner's Fire:

The Preparation Isn't Easy

But

The Unveiling Of The Treasure

Is

The Sight Beautiful To Behold! 

The Sorrow ... 

Truth Doesn't Work For Every Man! 

Some Men Like To Take Their Own Disgraceful Lives 
Into Their Own Weak Hands

Choosing To Love The Convenient Lie

Instead Of Embracing 
The Oft' Inconvenient Though Always Saving Truth

And

Being Willing To Be Their Own God ... Known Not Good

And 

Following The Leading Of Satan The Beguiling Serpent

- The Raging Dragon

The Roaring Lion -

They Run About Foot-Loose And Fancy-Free

Ignoring 
The Stated Fact Of The Fiery, Burning-Brimstone End Of Liars 

Sinful, Unrepentant, Fallen Angels

And

Disobedient, Foolish, Ungodly Women, Children And Men! 

Brethren, Beloved

Please Choose To Walk In The Truth To The Truth

Even If You Walk The Distance Alone! 

To End On A High Note

Here's Some Really Good Food 

For Decidedly Pleasant Thoughts

For Us Who Love The Truth! 

The Lord Cannot Forget Us, His Children ... His Treasure
Who Always Think On His Holy Name 
Despite Being Despised, Abused, Rejected

By The Sin-Loving, Truth-Rejecting, World!

Please Do Not Complain! 

Jesus Christ Was Despised And Rejected Of Men

And

He Found Solace In Communing With His Father! 

Let's Choose To Do Likewise! 

When The Lord Blesses, Tell Others Of Your Joy In Him! 

When Life Hurts, Share Your Need With The Lord! 

Choose To Think On The Lord

Doing All That He Says

To Have The Book Of Remembrance Show That 
Our Lives, Thoughts, Words, Deeds 

Are Such That In The Glad Day

We Shall Hear 
"Well Done, Faithful Servant!"

And

With The Blessed Lord

To The Glorious Land Fly Away! 

Beloved, 

Think On Christ To Be Like Christ! 

Determinedly Think On The Truth! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Get On The Lost Man Barge!?!

Jesus Christ
Our Only Savior
Lord And Holy God
Plainly Said:

I Come Not To Bring Peace

But A Sword!

The Prophet Daniel
Plainly Said:

The Man Of Sin

- By Peace -

Shall Destroy Many!

The Preserved Word Of Almighty God
Is
The Truth!

The Man Of Sin
Blasphemously Taking Unto Himself
The Prerogatives Of The True And Living God
Is
Universally Coined The Man Of Peace!

How Can Both Of These Co-Exist!?!

By The Way ...

Co-Exist!
Co-Existence 

Is 

Also The Unscriptural, Ecumenical, Charge
Where All "Gods"
- True And False -

Are On "Equal" Footing!

Masterful Manipulator Is Running Amok!
Masterful Manipulator 
Is
A Bait And Switch Shock-Jock!
He Is Fallen Man's Priest 
And 
Fallen Man's Confessor!
He Is Both Pimp And Prostitute!
He Judges No Man
And
Encourages No Human From Sin To Seek To Cut Loose!
Brethren, Beloved
Beware!
It's All A Diabolical Ruse!

Whatever Ails ... He Has A Potion!
Whatever Bothers ... He Has The Solution!
Whatever Irritates ... He Knows How To Satiate!

Pity, Though, That He Refuses To See Or Accept That

Unrepentant Sinners Share

Satan's Known And Just 
Pre-Determined
Prophesied 
Unchangeable Fate! 

Master Manipulator Wants To Be King Of The World!
Master Manipulator Swings On The Tail Of
The Leader Of The Lost Goat Herd
And
He Hears Things
Sees Things And Feels
Things 
That The Man Unconnected To The Fallen Bright Star
Will Never Understand
Will Never Know How To Unseal!

Common Good!

Common Good!

Ecumenical Charge!

All Gods Are One!

All Gods Are One! 

Get On The Lost Man Barge!

Children Of The Father
Listen Unto Me:
When Your Hand Is In The Lion's Mouth
You Do Not Drag It Out!

Be Wise Unto Soul Salvation
And
Utter A Heartfelt Prayer
Unto The Lord Our God
The Living Joy Of Us All
And
He Shall Come To Your Rescue
In No Time At All!

Anything That Is For Your Good
Shall Accrue To Our God's Glory
And
Shall Place Into Your Hot Little Hands
An Opportunity To Tell One And Another
Sin-Weary Soul
The Good News Gospel Of Christ Story!

Jesus Christ Saves!

Pass The Word Along!
Don't Keep It To Yourself!
Pass The Word Around!
Let's Praise The Lord Christ In Song!
Pass The Word Along With Holy Faith Strong:

Our Salvation

Has Been Brought Down!

And

Because Of Jesus Christ's Willing, Perfect, Sacrifice
We Shall Be Relieved Of Old Satan
And
His Gainsaying Minions 
Willful ... Wayward
Wittingly Deceived
- Rabidly Unrepentant -

Before Very Long!

Ye Saints

Of 

Almighty God And Christ

Stand Firm

In Jesus' Holy Faith!

The Holy Spirit Of Truth

Will Keep You Humble

Walking Wise

Blessed Forever

And

Strong!

The Lord Of Life

Will Take Care Of You!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: FAITH: Barren Land!?! + PRAYER: Father, Please Help Us To Keep The Holy Faith!

We Have Highest Heaven To Gain
And
Lowest Hell To Shun!
Lord God Almighty
Please Help Us To Christ Jesus ... With Alacrity
For Certain Help To Run!

Why, Oh, Why, Do We Not See Our Need!?!
Why, Oh, Why, Do We Let Satan Ride Us
Like Broken-Down Steeds!?!
Why Won't We Humble Ourselves
And
Call Out To The Master
So That He Will Send True Help To Us
To Save Us From Unmitigated Disaster!?!

Look At Yourself ...

Is Your Devil Stronger Than Your God!?!
Is Your God Paper, Plaster, Wood, Stone
Or
That Unprincipled Fraud!?!

If Your Answer To These Questions
Is "Yes!"
Let Me Tell You Plain, Brethren
It Is About Time That You, Your Known Sin
Humbly Confess!

Jesus Christ Saves!
Holy Angels Influence And Guard
And
The Holy Spirit Guides Into All Truth
And
Chides Us When We Seek To Act
Buck Wild And Foot Loose!

The Father God 
Is 
Father Of Us All
If
We Take Jesus Christ As Our Eternal Portion!
The Other Choice 
Is
To Be The Adversary Of The Light Of Life
And
- Being Like Satan -
Choose To Perish
When Ends The Mortal Strife!

I Beseech You, Therefore, Brethren ...

Trust The Creator
The Savior
The Redeemer
The Forever Friend!

Trust The Provider
The Sustainer
The Healer Who Helps
Fallen Men!

Ignore The Liar!
Do Not With Him Indulge In Converse!
Point Him To The Word Of Truth
And
Get Yourself Out Of
His Objectionable "Universe!"

Lift Up Your Head ...

Sing A Song Of Zion!
Pray A Prayer Of Faith!
Walk The Straight And Narrow Way
And
Refuse, Refuse ... Refuse
With Self, Sin And Satan
To Indulge In Games Play!

The Day Is Coming
And
Is Almost Here
When The Lord Of Life
The Son Of God
The Savior Of Mankind
Shall Breach The Atmosphere!

Let It Not Be That
You Shall Run To The Rocks
The Hills
In The Barren Spaces
To Seek To Not See Him Who
Will Put The Period
The Final ... End
To Wayward Man's Own-Way Races!

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father,

Please Hear Our Prayer

And

Bless Us With Spiritual Ears

So That It Is Only Your Living Truth

That We Will With Acceptance Hear!

Please Make Us Anew!

Grant Unto The New Life!

Help To Walk Holy In Christ Jesus

And

Not Accept The Lie

Of

The Satanic Device!

We Are Young Children

Needing Your Guidance Each Day!

Please Help Us To Willingly Accept

Your Leading

So That For Our Sin

We Will Not Have To Pay!

The Days Are Getting Shorter!

Time Seems To Be Folding In On Itself!

Please, We Beseech You, Father

Help Us To Strive Valiantly

To Become The Godly Success!

Help Us To Mind Our Manners!

Help Us To Keep The Holy Faith!

Help Us To Bless Our Brethren

And, Please

For Our Heartfelt Confession

And

Repentance

Remove From Our Beings

Of Every Known Sin, The Trace!

We Love You

And

We Bless You!

We Trust You, Father, And Plead

For The Blessing Of Answered Prayer

For You Know Our Every Need!

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

We Utter These Few Petitions!

Have Mercy, And Bless!

AMEN.