VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRAYER: Lord, Please Accept My Gift Of Me To You!

PRAYER:

Father,

We Are Instructed That If We Spent As Much Time

Giving Thanks To You As We Do Asking You For The Things

Which We Deem Necessary For Smooth Sailing In This Life

Things Would Go Better For Us! 

Lord, I Yield

And With A Humble Heart

Knowing How Spiritually Bankrupt I Am

I Give You Thanks And Joyful Praise

And A Glorious Hallelujah! 

Thank You For Your Sacrifice For Me That

Cost You Everything That You Possess

To Give Me Everything True That

I Could Ever Need In This Life For Abundant Living

And Then Life Everlasting! 

I Thought About Giving You A "Thank You!" Gift

But Then I Realized That Nothing Man-Made Would Suffice

And So I Have Decided To Give You Me

Flawed, Foolish, Needy!

My Heart, Lord, Is Spotted With Sin! 

My Eyes Are Cloudy With The Constant Look

At What Is Not Good! 

My Ears Are Constantly Itching And Often Blocked

From Tuning In To The Radio Station Of

The Adversary Of Souls!

My Tongue Utters Praise And Prayers To You

And Then Heaps Curses Upon My Fellow-Man!

My Thoughts Are Regularly Murky, And Often Even Dark

And Most Assuredly Contrary To The Covenant Of Peace That

I Desire To Have With You! 

My Hands, Lord, My Hands Are Those That Would Gladly, Even Gleefully

Work The Demise Of Those Who I Believe Have Offened Me

No Matter How Small

And My Feet, Lord, These Feet Have Not Always Been Shod To Deliver

The Gospel Of Truth, The Gospel Of Grace

But Have Been Quick To Run To Do Evil In Your Holy Sight! 

Father, In The Name Of My Jesus

Your Only Begotten Son

The Door Through Whom I May Enter Your Holy House 

... By Your Grace I Know That By My Faith Exercised

I Will Hold Fast Your Eternal Gift To Me And My Kind ... 

Have Mercy On Me And Accept Me, 

My Gift To You, Though Spotted, Torn, Tossed

Tested, Tried, Tormented, Thinking To Do Evil Continually

But Loving You With My Whole Heart

And Willing To Be Forgiven Of My Sins Which Are Many

And Cleansed From All Unrighteousness!

You Promised To Fix Me

And Fit Me To Enter The Gate

And Into The Glorious City By Right: 

Please Keep Your Promise

And

By Your Sweet Spirit Who Is Leading Me Into All Truth

Help Me To Keep My Promise To Be Counted

Amongst The Faithful, The True, The Overcomers! 

Of Myself, I Am Not Worthy To Come Into Your Presence

But You Told Me To Come Boldly To The Throne Of Grace

To Obtain Mercy And Grace, Unmerited Favor

To Help Me In My Time Of Need! 

Lord, I Need To Give You Me

So Please Keep Your Promise And Honor Your Call-Out To Me

And Help Me To Deliver My Gift To You Though Poor It Is Indeed!

Please Accept It, Father

For My Jesus, Your Beloved

Spilt A Drop Of His Blood, Innocent Indeed, Upon It! 

I Love You: Please Help Me To Love You More!

I Need You: Please Help Me To Need You More!

I Thank You For The Blessings You Have

And Are, And Will Bestow Upon Me: 

Bless Me To Thank You More

And Praise You More

And Pray More

And Uplift You More

So That My Light Will Shine Brighter 

And My Salt Will Not Lose Its Savor, Its Taste, 

That Blesses Me As I Bless Others In Jesus Christ's Holy Name!

Without The Master, My Savior, My Creator, My Redeemer

My Forever Friend Who Sticks Closer Than A Brother

My King To The End

And I Pray Never The Frowning Judge

I Give You My Free Will 

And, In The Faith Of Jesus Which Cannot Fail

Ask You To Mark And Make The Way That

You Will That I Should Walk!

Help Me To Moment By Moment Walk With And Talk To

And Lean On, And Trust And Obey The Master

And Cooperate With The Holy Spirit! 

Please Help Me To Allow Myself To Be Influenced By The Holy Angels 

Who Are My Guardians Excelling In Strength!

I Beseech You To Help Me Not To Look Back At Those Things

Those Possessions

Or Persons That For My Jesus I Have Walked Away From

For I Remember Lot's Wife!

I Love You: Let My Love To You Show As I Grow In Grace

On My Walk To Your Glory!

Please Help Me Not To Make A Shipwreck Of My Faith

For It Is In Jesus' Name That I Pray And Plead!

I Place My Trembling Hand In Your Hand That

Is My Rock In This Weary Land Called Life!

AMEN!!!

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: What Is The Joyful Sound!?!

Do You, Do I, Really Know The Joyful Sound!?! 

Just Because We Can Do Anything To Get Something 

It Does Not Mean We Should! 

Beloved, 

Having Free Will 

And 

The Freedom To Choose To Do What You Want To 

... As A Free Agent ... 

Does Not Mean That You Should Do Whatever You Want To Do 

Because 

Exercising Free Will Is To Wield A Two-Edged Sword! 

Dear Ones, 

To A Person Who Chooses Not To Know 

The Way Of The Lord Jesus 

And 

Refuses To Walk In His Will 

... As Is Their Right And Privilege ...

Free-Will Becomes Like Purchasing A "Nice" Pen

Which Has A 240-Page Instruction Manual Containing 

A Boatload Of Provisions 

     And Conditions 

          And Exemptions 

               Plus A Void! 

In Short, It Becomes A Contract Written By Satan Himself! 

Fine Print, Anyone!?! 

However, As A Committed-To-Christ Christian

Free Will And Freedom To Choose 

Is

A Simple Follow-The-Lord 

And

Truly Live Freely ... Live True! 

Exodus Chapter 20 Aka The Ten Commandments 

And 

Matthew Chapter 5 Verses 3-12 Aka The Beatitudes 

Become The Way Of Life ... To Life Everlasting! 

The Lifestyle As Exemplified By 

Hollywood, Nollywood, And Bollywood 

Will Not Hold Any Attraction For A Saint Of God And Christ! 

Please Do Not Crown Yourself 

With The Joyful Sounds Of The Worldly Wise 

Because 

You Will Surely Drown Yourself 

In The Water From The Tearful Sobs Of 

The Sorrowing Known Unwise! 

The Joyful Sound

The Sound Of Jubilee

The Sound Of Freedom In Christ

Freedom From Sin

Because 

Of Jesus Christ's Sacrifice 

Is 

The Gift Of Almighty God! 

Remember, Dear Ones, That It Is 

The Way Of The Cross That 

Leads To The Truly Lavish Home 

In The Only Beautiful City! 

Only Jesus Christ The King Saves! 

What A Joy It Will Be To Hear 

The Joyful Sound Of His Voice Saying 

"Welcome Home, Children! 

Enter Into The Joy Of Your Lord!" 

Be Wise For Your Own Self: 

Ever Find Your Joy In The Voice Of Our Beloved Lord Jesus! 

Peace! 

 

HAPPY SABBATH + Almighty God's Gifts: "Yes, Lord, I Will Taste And See!"

Beloved, 

We Seriously Need To Wake Up And Smell The Fragrance Du Jour 

Which Causes Our Eyes To Open Wide! 

What Is A Gift!?! 

When A Gift Is Given To You By Your Grand-Parent The Queen 

And 

She Subsequently Dies

Does Her Successor As Family Head Known King 

Have The Right, The Authority

To Evict From Your Personal Property 

And 

"Give" It To Their Own Sibling 

Known Despised With Just Cause!?! 

Brethren, 

Love The Lord Jesus

The True And Faithful King! 

We Serve The Creator-God

The Redeemer-Friend

The Savior-King

The Judge Of All Flesh

Our Only Hope For Glory

And 

He Is Not An Indian-Giver! 

All Of Our Gifts Received From Our God And King Known Holy 

Are Our Own 

To Use Or Misuse, Neglect, Or Reject! 

The Lord Jesus Has Given Unto Us The Gifts Of 

Faith, Truth, Love, Speech

Wisdom, Understanding

Music, Salvation, Justification, And Sanctification

To Name A Few! 

Does The Loving Lord Take These Gifts Away From Us 

When We Offend Him 

By The Exercise Of Our Also Gifted Free Will 

And 

Our Freedom To Choose

And 

Give Them Away To Others 

Who Have More Grossly Offended His Holiness 

Just To Throw His Weight Around 

And 

To Prove Who Is Boss!?! 

Dear Ones, 

Thank Almighty God For His Being Faithful 

And 

For His Invariable Nature

His Steadfast Love

And 

His Constancy And Consistency! 

Remember This ... 

Every Good And Perfect Gift That 

The True And Living Holy God Freely Gives To Us

Satan The Damned Aka The Wannable God

Has A Notable Counterfeit! 

Nothing In This World Happens Because Of Coincidence! 

Read The Signs Of The Times 

Through The Clear And Perfect Lens Of The Holy Scriptures 

And 

Learn Humble Lessons 

Which Testify Of Our Lord's Goodness Which Profits Us Eternally! 

Rejoice And Be Glad That The Lord Jesus Christ 

Is 

The One True King, Faithful, Gracious, Merciful, And Kind 

Whose Word, Character, And Works Are One! 

Let The Things Of This World Stay With The Worldly-Wise! 

Seek After The Things Of Almighty God Who Promises Us

In The Shed Innocent Blood

The Sure And Secure Expected End! 

Trust In The Lord Always! 

Peace!

Desire For The Delights Of The Divine!

 

The Mind Of Truth 

Is 

Jesus Christ The Lord Our God

Who Became Flesh 

And 

Dwelt Among Us! 

The Mine Of Truth 

Is 

The Living, Holy Word Of God 

Where No One Needs A Government License To Set Up Shop

Nor Expensive Equipment

Nor Human Capital Save The Willing Self 

To Extract Its Infinite Riches! 

Beloved, 

We Are The Called And Empowered Miners Of The Truth! 

We Are Made In The Image Of The Holy God 

And As Such 

We Are Each Endowed With A Mind That Is Useful 

And 

Is A Terrible Thing To Waste! 

Dear Ones, 

As Seekers After The Truth

We Are Instructed To Search The Word Of God 

As If We Are Seeking After Hidden Treasure: 

We Are! 

We Must Exercise Our Free-Will 

And 

Our Freedom To Choose

And

Our Desire For The Delights Of The Divine 

To Pray ... In Faith 

And

Ask Our God And Our King To Help Us 

- By His Very Own Sweet Spirit Of Truth 

Who Will Lead Us Into All Truth - 

To Guide Our Minds In The Way That Matters 

So That Our Treasure-Hunt Will Always Yield A Grain Or A Gram 

Because 

We Are In The Vein That Leads To The Mother-Lode 

Which Is The Father's House

The Holy City

The Store-House Of The Everlasting Goodness Of The Eternal God! 

The Word Of God 

Is 

Necessary Food 

So Get Out Your Fork And Your Spoon 

And 

Proceed To Be Fed And Filled 

Knowing That You Will Always Have Room For More! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Sin Is Like A Plague Rat!

Sin Is Like A Plague Rat! 

Everything That Sin Touches

It Infects And Ultimately Kills: 

You Don't Want Sin In Your Cellar, Your Attic

Aka Your Heart, Your Head

Nor At Your Fingertips Or Your Footsteps! 

Sin Is Like Activated Yeast: 

It Grows To Fill The Available Space:

You Only Need A Little Sin In Your Life 

To Make It Noisy, Dirty, Objectionable Aka Damnable! 

Sin Is Like Rain 

Which Wets Aka Touches And Marks Whomever 

Wherever Whenever It Falls Upon Them! 

Sin Is Like Darkness 

Which Will Only Depart 

When The Sun/Son Light Appears! 

Sin Is Like A Raging Fire 

Which Can Only Be Doused 

By Depriving It Of Air Aka Life! 

Beloved, 

The Only Way To Kill Sin In Your Life 

Is 

To Indulge In Love For The Lord Christ 

By Being Perfectly Obedient To His Commandments 

Which Are An Hedge Of Unbreachable Protection 

Around His People

Aka The Purchased Possession Of The Living God! 

Sin Sticks, Stains, Leaks 

And 

Secretes Sin! 

Sinning 

Is 

Natural, "Easy,"  Requiring No Effort

Because

We Are All Born In Sin

And

Shaped In Iniquity Aka Planned Sin!

Being Obedient ... The Perfect Form Of Worship

Is 

An Act Of The Will

Aka The Exercise Of Your Free Choice 

To Accept And Follow Jesus Christ's Free Salvation

And 

To Live Right According To The Lord's Will! 

Willing Sinners Obey Satan The Damned

The Accuser Of The Brethren

The Piercing Serpent

The Father Of Lies

The Lord Of Dung

The Murderer Most Foul! 

Repentant Sinners Obey Jesus Christ

The Lord Of Life

The King Of Love

The Lover Of Our Souls

The Savior Of Us All!

 

Who Are You ... Now!?! 

How Are You Going To Be Found

When The Lord Christ Shall Come In His Great Glory!?! 

Dare To Seek Out The Answers!

Peace! 

Trust The Sure Defence!

A Buckler 

Is 

A Shield ... A Personal Defence 

So Jesus Christ The Lord

Whom We Intimately Lean Upon And Trust

Is 

Our Personal Defence

Our Shield Against Our Foes 

Whether They Are Seen Or Unseen

Known Or Unknown

Near Or Far! 

Beloved, 

We Trust Aka Depend Upon The Lord Christ For Our Defence 

Because 

We Have Proved Aka Tried Him 

And

Have Found Him 

And

Are Finding Him To Be Able And Capable 

And

Most Assuredly Available! 

Memories And Thoughts ...

Let Us Remember What Our Lord Christ Has Done For Us

And 

Think About What He Is Doing For Us 

And

Let Us Look Forward With A Lively Hope 

To What He Has Promised That He Will Do For Us! 

Please, I Beseech Us All 

Don't Trust Lying Eye-See

Deceitful Ear-Hear 

Or Treacherous I-Feel As You Make The Pilgrim Journey! 

Please Dare, By Faith, To Ever Trust 

The Unchanging, Unfailing

Unimpeachable, Uplifting 

"Thus Saith The Lord!" 

For Body And Soul Salvation! 

Beware

Be Prepared

And 

Don't Be Scared 

As You Hear The Harsh Words Of 

Those Who Seek To Take Away Your Free Will 

And 

Your Freedom To Choose! 

Dare To Hold To Almighty God's Unchanging Hand Of 

Hope, Help And Healing! 

Dare To Walk In The Living, Holy, Faith Of Jesus Christ 

Which Cannot, Will Not, Fail! 

Dare To Trust The Eternal Word Of 

The Lamb Who Is The Lion Of The Tribe Of Judah

And

The Rock Of Ages ... Our Sure Rock Of Refuge

Who Is A Rock Of Offence

And

A Stone Of Stumbling

To All Unbelievers And Evil-Doers! 

Brethren, Beloved

Dare To Please The True And Living God

And

Bless Your Own Soul:

Look Up To Jesus Christ

The Author And Finisher Of Our Faith

And 

Live Abundantly ... Now

And

Forevermore ... At The Appointed Time!

HAPPY SABBATH + Make Wrong Things Right!

We Are Children Twice: 

Children Of The Living God By Creation 

And 

Redemption 

And

Birthed Children Of Our Earthly Parents! 

Our Parents Lovingly Desire What Is Best For Us! 

The One Thing That Our Parents Teach Us 

And 

Truly Desire That We Display 

And

We Should Of Our Own Free Will 

And

By Choice Practice 

Is

A Grateful, Thankful, Heart! 

Beloved, 

Our Heavenly Father ... In His Eternal Wisdom

Has Asked Us To Give Thanks In Everything 

Aka For Everything 

Aka Through Everything 

Aka Despite Certain Things! 

Are You A Practicing Thankful Person!?! 

Are You Remembering Your Home Training 

Where You Were Taught To Say 

"Please!" 

"Thank You!" 

"May I ....!"

"How Are You!?!"

Or

 

Are You Departed From The Good Way 

And

Are Living With The Attitude Of 

"Gimme This!" 

"I Deserve That!" 

"Why Didn't I Get The Biggest 

Best Most Expensive 

Prettiest Thingie Out There!?!" 

The Training By Our Earthly Parents Was For A Short Season 

But

The Training Received Of Our Lord Christ 

- Through The Ministrations Of The Holy Spirit Of Truth - 

Lasts For Our Lifetime! 

Are You Present In Class!?! 

Are You Taking In The Training!?! 

Are You Cementing Your Learning By Doing As You Are Taught!?! 

Are You A Teacher's Pet 

Or 

Are You Indulging Self 

And 

Shaming Yourself ... And Your Parents!?!

Dare To Truthfully Answer! 

Living Life

Is

An Opportunity

To Make Wrong Things Right:

Cooperate With The Lord Jesus Christ! 

SOON COMES THE JUDGE: Humbly Choose To Live Wisely!

One Preacher Said: 

"Hell Is Like Santa Claus!" 

One Pope Said: 

"Who Am I To Judge!" 

One Pastor Said: 

"When You're Dead You're Done!" 

Others Loftily Say: 

"Hell Is The Life You Make For Yourself On Earth!" 

Many Grandly And Knowingly Say: 

"God Is Love!" 

And

Daringly Report To Their Fawning Parishioners That 

"God Is Going To Save Everybody!" 

Beloved, 

There Is A Glitch In The Man-Matrix 

When The Alleged Preachers And Teachers Of 

Jesus Christ's Righteousness

- With Determined Deliberation - 

Call Almighty God A Liar 

By Denying To All And Sundry That 

The Lord Means Exactly What He Plainly Says 

In His Plain And Eternal, Preserved, Word That 

Is 

Saving Truth! 

We, All, Have Choices To Make 

And 

A Personal Free Will To Exercise! 

We May ... With Self-Deceived Vanity

Choose A Convenient ... Easy

No Faith That Works By Love 

No Life-Style-Change Required "Christianity" 

Or

We May Humbly, Reverently, Gratefully

Wisely ... Hope-Filled

Take The Living God At His Holy, Immutable 

Aka Unchangeable, Unfailing, Word Of Love And Life! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ...

It's Your Life To Live

Your Choice To Make

And

Your Own Final Destination 

To Be Personally Determined By You

No Deceitful, Lying Pastor, Pope, Or Priest Required!

There Is No Tomorrow Aka Forever 

Without Living The Modeled-For-Man Righteous Life Of 

Jesus Christ The Kind King

And

Only Judge Of All Flesh

Our Only Lord And God, Today!  

Book It! 

For Perfect Peace

Make Personal Peace 

With

The Prince Of Peace!

SATAN ASSAILS: Jesus Christ, Alone, Saves!

 

Jesus Christ 

Is 

Our Guardian And Defender

Provider, Protector

Creator, Savior

Forever Friend

Lord And Holy God! 

Satan 

Is 

Man's Deceiver And Accuser

The Murderer Most Foul Who Hates Jesus Christ 

The Righteous Judge And Everlasting King

The Good Book Of Blessings

And 

You, Personally

The Beneficiary Of The Eternal God's Love 

And 

Great Favor! 

You, Beloved, Are Between Them! 

You Must Make Known Your Choice! 

Neither One Will Force Your Hand

And

Your Free-Will Decision 

Determines Whether You Will Bitterly Cry 

Or  Forever Happily Rejoice! 

Jesus Saves! 

Satan Assails! 

Jesus Bathes Us! 

Satan Blames Us! 

Jesus Loves Us! 

Satan Lies To Us! 

Jesus Blesses Us! 

Satan Bewitches Us! 

Jesus Calls Us! 

Satan Claws Us! 

Jesus Carries Us! 

Satan Careens Us! 

Beloved, 

The Facts Are Unchanged: 

Choose Jesus Christ

And 

Be Eternally Blessed And Saved! 

Choose Satan 

And 

Be Gamed And Chained And Eternally Damned! 

Pay Attention ...

We Can Be Guarded About Accepting Jesus Christ

And 

Be Roundly Defeated By Satan!

 

We Can Be Loyal To Satan 

And 

Be The Enemy Of Our Lord 

Or

We May Choose To Take Jesus Christ At His Living, Holy, Word 

And 

Aggressively Deny The Liar, Satan

And 

Humbly Take Up Your Cross 

And 

Follow Our Dear Lord To The Great Reward! 

Please Don't Fall For The Sophistries 

The Lies

The Lures Of Satan, King Fraud

The Wannabe God! 

Please Stand Up For Jesus Christ,

The True And Living Holy God! 

Peace!

Jesus Christ

Could Make Us Serve Him

But

He Won't! 

Satan

Would Make Us Serve Him

But

He Can't! 

Stand Up For Christ Jesus! 

Strong Enough To Be Weak!?!

 

Every Human Has "The Need" 

But 

Most Refuse To Acknowledge ... Or Accept It 

For Fear Of Seeming Weak ... Or Needy 

For Giving Control Over Themselves 

To The One Unseen! 

Every Christian, Called, Committed And Consecrated

Gladly Expresses That Need

Is Greedy For The Gain Of God's Glory

And 

Covets The Good And Perfect Gifts Of Mercy And Grace! 

Question Is. Though

Are You Hungry Enough

And

Thirsty Enough 

For Goodness And Truth

And 

Peace And Rest 

To Become Fed-Up Enough With Sin

Sorrow, Suffering, Sickness 

And 

Shame 

To Surrender Your Sovereign Will To The Lord 

And

Ignore The Taunts

The Black Balls

And

The Fiery Darts Of The Wicked

And

Surrender Your Self To Your Savior

No Matter The Earthly Outcome!?! 

Will You Trust The Lord Totally 

When Every Known Earthly Support 

Is 

Gone Bye Bye!?! 

Will You Be Strong Enough To Be Weak And

Choose To Enduringly Live

- Against Sense And Sight - 

By Faith And Prayer

Believing The Promises That 

You Are Not Alone

And That 

Almighty God, By The Holy Spirit

And 

The Ministration Of The Holy Angels

Will Take Care Of You!?! 

Beloved, 

Now Is The Time To Feed Your Soul On The Word! 

Feed Your Need For Jesus 

And 

Be Free! 

Dare To Be Humble Before The Lord! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ...

There Is Nothing That We Can Do

That We Can Do Without Jesus Christ The Lord!

Jesus' Peace

Passes

Human Understanding!