HAPPY SABBATH + Obedience Is An Absolute!

Disobedience Always Equals Dishonor

Disaster

And 

Death 

So Don't Fool Yourself By Saying That "It" Was Only 

A Little Thing! 

Life Is An Absolute: 

You're Either Living Or You're Dead! 

Faith Is An Absolute: 

You Either Have Complete Faith ... Trust

Or You Are Indulging Total Doubt! 

Love Is An Absolute: 

You're Either Loving Or You're Hating! 

The Lights Are Either On Or Off: 

Light And Darkness Do Not Co-Exist

And

Lest We Forget To Remember

Obedience Is An Absolute: 

You, Me, We Cannot Do The Lord's Will 

And

Walk In Our Own Way 

And

That Is Why Our Lord Plainly Says: 

"If You Love Me

Keep My Commandments!" 

He Also Says To All The King Saul's Of This Earth: 

"To Obey Is Better Than To Sacrifice!" 

Because

DISobedience Always Results In A Debit

A Sacrifice

A Charge Against Us

Body, Mind, And Spirit! 

Worse Still, Disobedience 

Is 

An Aphrodisiac Which Sharpens The Taste Buds 

For Some "Tasty" Little Disobedience Treat

And 

A Little Bigger Plate Of Disobedience

And Then 

All-Day, Every Day, Bold Partaking Of

The All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Of Disobedience! 

Be Ye Warned ...

Repentance Brings Ready Forgiveness 

But

The Consequences For Disobedience Remain! 

Beloved, 

By Almighty God's Great And Glorious Grace

Please Choose To Nip

Neuter

Maroon

And 

Kill Disobedience With The Two-Edged Sword 

Aka "Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Aka "It Is Written!" 

It Worked For Our Lord Jesus Christ 

So Let It Work For You Now, Today! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH: Be Strong In ... And For ... The Lord Jesus Christ!

The Living Word Of God Does Not Say That 

"I Can Do All Things 

Including Breaking Every One Of The Laws Of God 

Written With The Finger Of God 

Through Christ That Strengthens Me!" 

The Word Does Not Say That 

The Lord Will Strengthen Us To Call Him A Liar 

As We Indulge In Presumptuous Aka Planned Sin! 

The Lord, The Word, Does Not Give Us Strength 

To Make 

And 

Worship False Gods! 

Beloved, 

Let Us Endeavor To Walk Very Softly 

In The Presence Of The Eternal God! 

Let's Stop Interpreting The Living Word 

According To Our Varied Lusts 

And 

Vile Inclinations 

To Grant Ourselves Permission 

To Indulge In Perhaps, Maybe

Possible, If, But And And 

When The Lord Jesus Christ ... The Creator God

Plainly Says "Don't!"

We Are Not To Christen Pork And Call It Beef: 

We Cannot Bless Sin 

And 

Call It Satisfaction! 

The Lord Strengthens Us To Serve Him Willingly! 

We Are Strengthened To Rid Ourselves Of 

Sin And Self ... Selfish Desires

So That We May Enter The Father's Glorious Presence 

Forgiven, Cleansed, Unafraid 

And 

Unashamed! 

Be Ye Warned ... 

The Biggest Lies Told Are The Ones That 

We Tell Ourselves 

To Comfort Ourselves: Stop It! 

Be Gloriously Blessed ... 

Choose To Comfort Yourself Today With 

The Saving Truth! 

The Lord Will Strengthen You 

To Bear Up Under The Blinding Light That 

Blesses And Saves! 

Open Your Eyes! 

Perfect Peace With Almighty God Is Free!

Think About It ... 

Jesus Christ The Lord Of Earth And Glory

He Who, Alone Is Faithful 

Has Promised Never To Leave Us Nor Forsake Us! 

He Gives Us The Whole Armor Of God Of Which Prayer 

Is 

A Heavenly Piece Called Peace! 

If We Have Armor We Are In A War: 

We Have To Pray In A Warfare! 

War Is Hellish!

He Provides The Army Of Angels Excelling In Strength To Protect Us! 

He Has Given His Holy Spirit To Comfort, Guide And Correct Us 

And 

He, Himself

Is 

The Captain Of Our Salvation! 

We Are Not Alone:

God, Almighty God, Is With Us! 

Let Us, Therefore, Ever Choose 

Always To Be At Peace With And In Him! 

Jesus Christ Saves! 

Happy, Helped And Hopeful!

Happy ... Helped ... Hopeful: 

This Is The Living Legacy Of 

Almighty God's Love Toward Us Collectively 

And 

Personally Individually! 

Beloved, 

We Who Love The Lord Christ 

And 

Choose To Truly Worship Him By Our Willing Obedience 

Are Blessed Over 

And 

Above Those Who Know Not The Lord! 

Our Happiness 

Is 

From The Lord Of Life! 

Our Help 

Is 

From Him Who Is Our Shepherd, Refuge And Strength

Our Very Present Help 

In Our Times Of Sure-To-Come Trouble! 

Our Hope 

Is 

In Our Savior, Redeemer, Forever Faithful Friend 

Who Knows Our Names, Present And Future

 And

Remembers Our Frame:

He Does Not Forget That We Are Dust! 

In Jesus Christ, We Live And Breathe: 

Without The Breath Of Life From Him

We Most Assuredly Die! 

He Is Real ...

Our Lord's Hands, Feet, Ears And Mouth 

Are Fully Functioning 

And 

I Beseech Us All To Remember That 

With His Hands, He Made Us! 

With His Mouth 

He Called All That We Behold Into Being! 

With His Ears 

He Hears Our Prayers

And 

On Determined Feet He Walked To Calvary 

To Restore Us Who Are Obedient Sheep! 

Trust The Living Word Of Truth ...

Be Happy In Jesus 

The Only One Whose Help Gives Us A Myriad Reasons 

To Have Abundant Hope In The God Who Gives And Forgives

Feeds And Frees

Succors And Sanctifies

And 

Breaks Bounds 

And

Bountifully Blesses The Brave Believer 

Bound For Beautiful Beulah Land! 

Be Joyful In Jesus Christ The King Of Love:

In Him Is Our Perfect Peace!

HAPPY SABBATH + Don't Prate, Pray!

We All Have The Ability To Look At A Problem 

And 

Reason From Its Cause To Its Effect! 

We All Have The Freedom To Make A Free-Will Choice 

No Matter What Someone Else Expects! 

We All Have The Ability 

To Make The Choice To Take A Chance! 

We All Have The Ability 

To Live In The Light Of Life For Love 

And

We All Have The Gift Of God That Will See Us Forgiven

Cleansed 

And 

Forever Blessed And Saved 

When Jesus Comes With His Rewards! 

Beloved, 

Let Us Choose To Be Wise 

And 

Not Waste Our Freedom

- Our Finite Opportunities - 

With Tasteless, Worthless, Useless Ventures 

Which Will See Us Being Homeless

Nameless 

And 

Crown-Less 

When The Lord Christ Shall Come For His Faithful People! 

Think Thoroughly 

Before You Talk Trash! 

Look Up Longingly 

Before You Look Down And Leap Lustfully! 

Listen 

Before You Lash-Out! 

Give Love 

Before You Give Grief! 

Help

Before You Hurt 

And

Pray Over "It" 

Before You Prate Aka Talk Foolishly 

About People And Things! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ...

If You Care About

You Will Never Have To Seek A Cure For! 

If You Walk Wisely

There Is No Chance Of Your Being Waylaid 

By Wasteful Worry! 

Listen To The Still Small Voice Of God 

The Holy Spirit Who Leads Into all Truth

And 

You'll Never Have To Hear The Voice Of Satan The Damned

The Known And Despised God-Fraud

Who Leads The Unwitting And The Unwise

To Destruction! 

Accept The Truth!

Truth Is Jesus Is Truth!

Truth Teaches!

Truth Blesses

And

Truth Saves! 

Peace

Is

The Only Panacea

That

Unfailingly Works!

Pride Is A Holey Roof-Top!

The Stories Of 

Lucifer Being Cast Out Of Heaven 

And

Adam And Eve Being Cast Out Of Eden 

Are Cautionary Tales: Take Heed! 

Never Blame Others 

For The Messes That You Heaven-Daringly Create 

And

Never Be Too Proud To Humbly Say That You're Sorry! 

Surprise: No Surprise ...

Almighty God 

Is Not 

Responsible For Our Tawdry Thoughts And Wayward Ways!

 

Lucifer Had Power, Position, And Prestige 

But

He Desired Worship 

And

Sowed Discord By Innuendo, Deceit And Outright Lies! 

Lucifer Would Have Been Forgiven 

If

He Had Chosen Humility And Apology:

He Boldly Chose War And ... Homelessness! 

Adam And Eve Were Warned Of The Adversary! 

Eve Was Beguiled 

But

Adam Indulged Willful Disobedience! 

Adam Blamed God And Eve 

And

Eve Blamed The Serpent For Their Misfortunes! 

They Never Acknowledged Their Failures 

And

Never Said "Sorry!"

And

They Were Cast Out Of Paradise! 

Beloved, 

Willfulness, Disobedience, Pride And Arrogance 

Is 

A Box Made Of Two Knife-Edged Triangles 

Because

Self Is The Trap In The Middle! 

The Triangles Poke Hard 

And 

Cut Clean

And

The Box Is Self-Sealing!

Brethren, Beloved, 

Be Wise: 

Don't Dig Your Own Grave!

 

Be Humble: 

Pride Is A Holey Roof-Top!

 

Humbly Approach The Throne Of Grace: 

Better Is A Rough Rag With The Lord Christ 

Than A Rich Robe With Satan! 

Get Your Heart Right With God! 

Peace

With Almighty God

Gracefully Grows!

FORGIVENESS: To Err Is Human!

Held Hate

Holds

Human Health Hostage! 

It Should Not Surprise Us 

To Know That Holding Grudges 

And 

Malice Against Others In Our Hearts 

Grossly Affects Our Personal Health And Well-Being! 

Emotional Sickness Manifests Itself Physically 

And 

Jesus Christ Showed This Truth 

When He Healed The Man Sick With Palsy! 

The Man's Heart Was Sore! 

He Needed Forgiveness More Than Physical Healing! 

The Lord's Prayer Asks To Forgive Our Debts 

As We Forgive Our Debtors! 

When We Forgive ... Even Ourselves

We Are Forgiven! 

Are You Almighty God That 

You Refuse Forgiveness To Your Self And Another!?! 

If You Act As Though You Are Almighty God

Then You Are A False God 

And

In Direct Opposition To The Eternal God 

And

You Shall Perish In 

And

For Your Sin! 

We, Human ... Mortals ... Are Frail, Fragile, Creatures

And 

It Does Not Take A Lot To Turn Our Lives Upside Down 

So Think Carefully

And 

Act Wisely! 

A Peaceful Night's Sleep 

Is 

A Blessed Gift Of The Eternal God Not To Be Despised! 

Take TheAlmighty God's Forgiveness 

By Being Forgiving To Others

Because

We Ain't All That 

That We Should Puff Up With Pride 

And 

Pointedly Point At Others And Say: 

"Looka Dem!" 

To Err Is Human! 

Forgiveness Is Divine! 

Try It!

APPROACH THE THRONE OF GRACE + PRAYER: We Are Nearing Our Heavenly Home!

We Are Human ... Weak And Poor!

God Is Almighty ... Strong And Rich!

There Must Be A Meetings Of The Minds! 

Prayer Girds Us Weak Ones With Almighty God's Strength! 

Prayer Turns Our Folly Into Wisdom! 

Prayer Gives Our Troubled Spirits

The Sweet Peace Of Almighty God

Which Passes All Human Understanding

And

Urges Us Willing

To Enter The Eternal Promised Land! 

We Approach The Throne Of Grace

Without The Look Called Shame-Faced

Because

The Living God Holy Who Invited Us There To Appear, Says:

"Come Boldly! 

I Will Not Turn You Away!" 

We Are To Bring Our Wants ... Our Needs! 

We Are To Plead Our True Poverty

Not Because 

We Need Houses And Land

But Because 

We Need King Jesus

The Son Of God

The Soon-Returning Son Of Fallen Man! 

PRAYER:

Oh, Lord, Please Hear Our Prayer! 

You Have Called To Your Side

So Help Us, Please, There Ever To Abide! 

Forgive Our Sin

Our Trespasses

Our Transgressions

And

Purge Us, Please, Of The Known Pharisee Leaven! 

We Know Not How To Pray As We Ought

But

We Come Because Our Debt You Have Bought

To Free Us

To Cleanse Us

To Heal Us

To Forgive Us 

And

To Take Us Home To Glory

With You Forever To Live! 

Father, Please Forgive! 

Help Us To Be Humble, Obedient, Honest, True! 

Help Us To Lift Our Hearts With Our Hands

As Members Of That Holy Band Of 

Saints Of God And Jesus Christ

For You To Take Us Away From The Power Of Him

Who Is The Purveyor Of The Demonic Device! 

In Jesus, We Rejoice! 

Help Us To Hold To Truth, Light, Love

And

Righteousness! 

Help Us To Walk Holy Desiring The Blessed Rest! 

Help Us To Endure The Duration Of The Sin-Cure

So That We, By Holy Right

May Enter Through 

Our Overcome-Sin-Assigned Pearl Gate Door! 

Help Us To Sing The Songs Of Zion

Even In This Strange Land

To Cheer Us On The Way

For, By Faith, We Know That

We Are Nearing Our Heavenly Home! 

This Is Our Heartfelt Prayer!

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

We Humbly Plead! 

AMEN! 

 

Zion ... Or Oblivion !?!

 

Gun Powder

The Printing Press 

And 

Magnets 

Irretrievably Changed The Life Of Man ... Forever!

Jesus Christ ... By His Life

Death And Resurrection

Changed The Life For Man ... Forever! 

Jesus Christ 

Is 

Changing Our Lives Now 

Because 

He ... Our High Priest

Is 

In Heaven ... For Us ... Interceding! 

Almighty God's Truth

Grace 

And 

Mercy 

Gives Us 

J ustification ... Rightness With Him

E levation ... Raises Us Up To God The Father

S atisfaction ... Relief From Sin And Self

U nification ... Re-Entry Into The Family Of Almighty God

    And 

S anctification ... Readiness For Eternal Life

Forever!

Sin Costs:

Jesus Christ Paid! 

Salvation Costs: 

Free Mercy Paid! 

We Sinned: 

Our Blessed Savior Paid! 

Repentance Costs: 

Almighty God's Unfailing Forgiveness Pays! 

A Changed Life ... By The Holy Spirit Power Of God

Involves Change

Decay 

And 

Reformation! 

Are You Acknowledging The Word Of God 

But

Denying The Power Of The Living God 

To Personally Change You!?! 

Are You Living In Sin 

And

Denying Its Impacts 

And 

Unchangeable ... Inescapable ... Consequences!?!

How Is Your Forward Motion!?! 

Are You Crab-Walking

Slug-Crawling

Or Snake Winding 

Or

Are You Embracing Truth And Life 

As You Walk In The Light Of Life!?! 

Are You Headed To Zion 

Or

Oblivion

Aka Eternal Separation From Almighty God!?! 

We Are Nearing Home!

The Handwriting Is On The Wall!

Truth 

Is 

Trustworthy

And

Now Is Not The Time 

To Play Jeopardy Or Blue's Clues! 

Dare To Personally Know ... And Fervently Love

And

Willing Obey 

And

Serve

And

Worship

And 

Honor

And

Praise The Lord 

And

At The Time Of Appointing ... As An Overcomer

Receive His Blessed Reward!

Dare To Hold Our Almighty God

- In The Person Of Jesus Christ Our Lord ... And King - 

In Godly Fear ... Awe At His Majesty

And

Be In Perfect Peace 

In, By, And Through His Perfect - Personal - Love

For You ... For Me ... For Us!

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: SABBATH + Occupy Until Christ Comes!

The Lord Christ Has Told Us To Occupy Ourselves 

Until He Comes To Escort Us Home 

To His Father's House Of Everlasting Joy: 

The Damned Devil Finds Wicked Work 

For Idle Minds And Hands! 

Beloved, 

A Person, Man, Woman, Child, Rich, Poor

Free Or Slave

Healthy Or No

Who Believes He Has No Reason To Live

No Expected End Like Jesus Has Promised Us 

Who Choose To Believe The Holy Word Of Truth

Will Do Anything

To Anybody

For Whatever Reason

Just So That They May "Feel" Something 

If Even For A Moment! 

We Are Christians 

And

Through The Holy Faith Which Cannot Falter Or Fail

We Have Jesus Christ For The Anchor Of Our Souls

And

We Have That Faith Of Jesus New-Supplied Every Day 

As The Lubricant For Our Minds

As Oil For Our Hearts

And 

As Energy For Our Motoring Along 

The Highways And Byways Of Life! 

Are You Ill!?! 

Pray, Confess, Repent 

And 

Accept Forgiveness Of Sin 

And

Rest In Jesus! 

Are You Happy!?! 

Sing Songs Of Gladness! 

Are You Nervous, Needy!?! 

Reach For The Extended Hand Of Help, Hope 

And 

Healing! 

Do You Need A Friend!?! 

Be A Friend! 

Reach Out And Touch Someone With A Kind Word

A Thoughtful Deed

A Cheerful Smile! 

Remember, Remember 

Don't Ever Forget ... 

We Are Not Alone! 

You Are Not Your Own! 

Lean On Jesus The King Of Love: 

You Are Greatly Beloved!

HAPPY SABBATH + Prayer For When Hearts Are Burdened 2

 

PRAYER:

Father, Forgive Me!

I Have Gone From Pillar To Post

Seeking A Home For My Heart

Forgetting

Perhaps Not Even Realizing That

My Heart Is Your Home!

Open My Eyes, Lord, And Help Me To See 

Those Fair And Holy Glimpses Of Truth That

You Have Waiting For And Available To Me

In The Volume Of That Book That 

Tells Me Of You And Your Holy Love For Me ... Personally!

Oh, How Often, Dear Father

Has My Heart Been Troubled Within Me

At My Seeming Lack Of Growth

At The Wayward Paths Being Used

By The Children Of Faith

At The Unholy Alliances, Even Confederacies, Being Formed

Between The Children Of The Day

And

The Denizens Of The Night

And

I Cringe!

You Promised In The Living Word

That Not One Jot Or One Tittle

A Dot Or A Dash In The Word Would Fail

Until All Be Fulfilled!

I Know That You Cannot Lie

So I Put My Trust In You

To Accomplish All You Word

For You Have Promised That 

It Shall Not Return Unto You Void, Empty

But Shall Do All That You Ordain!

Father, 

Remember Me, In Mercy, I Beseech You!

As King Solomon Said:

I Am But A Child

Not Knowing How To Go Out

Or To Come In!

Please Grant Unto Me 

Your Wisdom And Understanding

To Use Your Knowledge Aright!

You Promised Not To Upbraid Me

For Asking For Wisdom:

I, In The Working Faith Gifted To Me

Choose To Accept Your Word

As Written And Preserved! 

I Trust You! 

I Am Trusting You! 

Please Help Me To Trust You

Always And In All Ways! 

Please Help Me To Hide Your Word Within My Heart!

Please Help Me To Know My End

The Length Of My Days

So That I Will Know How Frail I Am

And Will Not Sin Against Thee Again!

Father, 

I And My People

Have Broken All Ten Of Your Commandments

Wittingly

Unwisely

Boldly

Even Arrogantly

Uncaring That Actions Have Consequences

Unmindful Of The Reality That

Even When We Come To Our Senses

And Repent Of Our Known Sin

And You Forgive Us Our Sin

And Cleanse Us From All Unrighteousness

That The Consequence 

The Fall Out Remains

The Unintended Consequence Stands

Reminding Us That There Is No Profit

In Bold Sin And Defiant Disobedience! 

Please Help Us To Humble Ourselves

So That You Will Lift Us Up

At The Time Appointed! 

Draw Me Nearer, Lord! 

Keep Me Safe By Your Dear Side! 

Open My Eyes, Lord

To See You And Emulate You

In The Beauty Of Holiness! 

Father, I Would See Jesus! 

I Will Behold His Face In Righteousness! 

I Will Be Satisfied When I Awake With His Likeness:

I Know That My Redeemer Lives

And

That He Is Interceding For Me! 

Please Help Me To Value Myself

At The Price That Was Paid To Grant Me

Your Free-To-All Salvation! 

Save Me, Lord! 

Keep Me Rooted And Grounded

Attached To The Rock That Fills The Whole Earth

In Jesus Christ's Holy And Matchless Name 

I Humbly Pray, And In Need, Plead! 

I Love You, Lord! 

Please Come For Us Soon! 

AMEN!!!