VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Will Vacillate!?!

Will Vacillate Is A Proud Boy

And

Pleased To Be So, Thank You Very Much

And ... No Surprise

He Has A Boat-Load Of Friends!

Today ... A Beautiful Day

If I Do Say So Myself

He Has Set His Sights On

Percival Ignatius Barnes' Second To Last Boy Child
James Adolphus

Who, To All Intents And Purposes ... Apparently

Is 
Easy Pickings!

Will Vacillate Is A Born Liar

And

He Tries To Make People Believe That

He Is Able To Read Their Minds

And

By So Doing

Can Unerringly Tell Them Their Future

And

That Without Fail!

His Business Is Doing A Brisk Trade!

Oh, That Men Would Fear God

And

Pray Always!

Let Me Tell You Plainly That

Percival Ignatius Barnes Ain't Never Raise 
No Idiot Children

Nor Any Who Would Permit Themselves

To Be Run 'N Boarded Like One Of

Miss Rock Old Wooden Buses!

Percival Ignatius Barnes Raised All Of His Baker Dozen

By The Good Book

By The Tam'rind Road

On Humble, Heartfelt, Prayer

With Three Squares A Day

And

A Warm Spot On A Cot

And

A Sincere Appreciation For

"Hard Ears You Won't Hear

Then, Own-Way

You're Going To Feel ... Pain!"

He Ain't Never Had To Teach 
Not One Of His Ten Sons And Three Daughters

Any Lesson A Third Time

And

For This Alone

You Should Know That Not One Of Them Is A Show-Pony!

Will Vacillate Assumed

- Just Like Putrid Pride And Trendy Prevaricate -

That James Adolphus Was A Push-Over

Nice And Pliable
And 
As I Said Before
Easy Pickings!

Somebody Please Cue A Violin!

Will Vacillate ... On This Beautiful Day

Is 
Strung Out On Grand Delusions 

And

Has Taken Up The Prime Position

Between Christian Principle 
And 
Natural Inclination!

He Is Ardently Downplaying ... Even Denying
Wholesome Christian Principle

And

Decidedly Elevating, Stroking, Natural Inclination

Hopeful Of Getting A Rise Out Of Daddy Barnes Boy Child! 

He Was Successful

Maybe, Sorta Like ... Not! 

What He Does Not Know Is That 
Every Last Barnes Child

Is
A Praying Child

Who Is Not Reliant Upon Their Parents' Prayers 
For Protection! 

For His Effrontery 

Will Vacillate Ended Up With Ringing Ears

Clammy Hands
Heart Palpitations

And

Watery Eyes! 

He Later Actually Stated That 
He Thought He Would Die! 

James Adolphus Barnes

Has An Intimate Relationship

With His Personal Savior
The Lord Jesus Christ 
The Righteous One 

And

He Does Not Let Grass Grow Under His Feet!
He Is Saved By Almighty God's Great Grace
And
He Has A Real Working Faith
His Daily Gift From His Lord
Which He Refuses To Let Go To Waste! 

You Should Hear Him Preach! 

Beloved ... You Are Beloved

And So Am I! 

Jesus Christ Is Our Only Savior 

Only Master

Only Lord, God And King

And He Has Given Unto Us ... You And Me

Great And Precious Promises 

And He Invites Us

To Ask For What He Is Freely Offering 

To Seek Him While He Is Able To Be Found

And To Knock On His Door Of Mercy

His Door Of Grace

At His House Of Blessing

Where All On Offer Is Good, Good, Very Good! 

Now Hear Him Speaking To Will Vascillate:

Will Vascillate,

You Sincerely Need Christ Jesus

So That You May Be Changed

To Become Don't Vacillate! 

You Need To Stop Preying On People's Weaknesses

And You Sincerely Need 

To Start Praying For Them To Walk Right

And You Need To Start And Continue

Vehemently Denying Natural Inclination

This Low Rider Who Drags Out The Worst In Frail Mankind! 

How About Adding Something Beneficial

Something Healthful

Like Prayers, Praise, Worship 

Exercised Faith

And Denying Doubt And Sin

Self And Satan

And Encouraging Yourself And Others 

To Run With Endurance

To The Savior Of Every Man! 

Isn't It Time You Stop Destroying 

The Master's Inheritance 

And Start Sowing The Good Seed With Him! ?!

Repent, You Sinner! 

Repent! 

Confess Your Sin! 

Turn Away From Known Sin

And Quit Your Job With Your Base Employer

And Whole-Heartedly Turn

To Jesus Christ Who Always, Always, Saves! 

I Am James Adolphus Barnes! 

I Am A Committed Christ Follower

And I Have From Known Sin Turned Away

And I Am Daily Reminded ... By The Likes Of You

That I Know That I Know That I Need Christ Jesus! 

Hear Me Well!

What I Do Not Need, You Bounder

Is Another Way To Sin Against The Holy God

To Lie To My Self

To Make Excuses For The Lust Of My Lying Eye

The Lust Of My Carnal Flesh

And The Pride Of This Dying Life

And Another Way To Taint My Soul

And Allow Your Damned-Forever Boss

That Devourer ... Our Known Adversary

Against The Holy Jesus

To Triumphantly Gloat 

To Vilely Show-Boat! 

Satan Is The Liar And You Are One, Too! 

You Need Washing

Both By Water And In The Word!

You Need To Pray For The Outpouring 

And The Indwelling Of 

The Holy Spirit Who Is ... Even Now

Waiting To Bless And Change You! 

You Are Unstable And Unprofitable! 

Effective Immediately

I Am Putting A Pin In You

So That The World Will Know

That You Are Just Show

And To Urge All To Deny You Access

And To Not Permit You

Any More To Grow! 

You Are Nothing More Than A Prostitute! 

You Are Just Doubt Wrapped Up In Nice Clothes! 

It Is Safe To Say That
Will Vacillate Crosses The Road
Whenever, Wherever
He Sees James Adolphus Barnes Walking Around
Because
He Has Learned ... The Hard Way
That The King James Bible That
James Adolphus Barnes Holds In His Hand
Is Not 
A Prop!
James Adolphus Barnes Reads His Bible
And
He Believes
And
Lives According To The 

"Thus Saith The Lord!"

All Who Fear

Actually Hold Almighty God In Godly Fear ... In Awe

And 
Actually Also Realize And Gladly Accept That 

They Are Not Alone

Do Not Walk Alone

And 
That They Always Have Eyes Watching 

And 

Hands Recording 
Everything That They Say And Do! 

They Think Of Christ's Sacrifice For Them Personally! 

They Read The Living Word 

And 

They Pray Prayers Of Faith 

For Help To Live Right

Ever Trusting The Promises Of God For Salvation! 

Brethren,

We Don't Have To Fall Prey 
To Satan's Wiles: He's The Known Liar! 

Choose To Willfully Trust The Lord

To Humbly Fear Before His Majesty

To Embrace His Love
To Love Him In Return

To Wisely Obey His Laws 

And

To Live In Peace And Joy 

In His Loving Presence! 

Vacillation In A Christian
Is Nothing About Which To Be Proud!
Read Your Bible And Pray
And
Have Enduring Faith In Jesus Christ The Lord!
Peace Be Upon You!

Don't Halt Between Two Opinions!

OXYMORON: The Easy Christian Life!?!

Whoever Told You That 
Life As A Christian Would Be Easy
Definitely 
Definitely Does Not Believe The Word Of God!
Jesus Christ, Himself, Stated ... Without Reservation
That We Would Have To Suffer For Our Lord!

In The Instant You Made Jesus Christ Your Master
In The Instant He Became Your Lord and Your God
You Incurred The Wrath Of That Satan
And
Now He Has Staked Out A Place In Your Yard!

Mummy And Daddy Will Hate You!
Son And And Daughter Will Cause You Untold Pain!
Friends And Workmates Will Deem You An Idiot
And
Bossman Will Call You An Ingrate!

Your Dog Is Going To Bite You!
Your Cat Will Try To Scratch Out Your Eyes!
Your Body Is Going To Turn On You
And
You Are Going To Break Out In Hives!

Don't Let Anybody Fool You:
Standing Up For Christ 
Will Place A Bulls-Eye On Your Back
Or Your Forehead
And
You're Going To Be The Subject Of Great Lies

But

If You Trust In Almighty God For Provision
And
The Holy Spirit To Comfort You Each Day
And
The Holy Angels To Guard, Guide And Protect You
Fear Not!
Jesus Christ Is Leading The Way!

Jesus Christ, Himself, Is The Captain!
He Knows What Each Crewman Can Bear!
He Holds The Hearts, Heads And Hands Of The Faithful
So You Have Nothing To Fear 
From Fallen Angels Aka Demons 
Nor Fallen Man!
Believe The Word Who Is God
And
The Word That By Love He Declares!

So, Hold Your Head High In The Battle!
Gird Your Loins And Secure Your Shield!
Put On Your Helmet And Be At The Ready
For, Soon, Soon We Will Be Relieved!

Don't Lose Hope Because You Are Bruised
Have Bones Broken
Home Lost

And
You Cannot Even Purchase Bread!
Our God Swore ... By Himself
He'd Be Providing Pure Water And Bread For Us
From His Store!
Trust Him: His Living Word Is Sure!

Hark, Hark!
I Hear The Trumpet!
That Certain Sound Is Making Waiting Hearts Speed!
Look! There Is The King On His White Steed!
He Is Coming
And
Great Will Be The Saints' Reward:
On This Sure Knowledge, Saints
Hungrily, Joyfully, Feed!

Keep The Faith!

Hold The Fort!

Our God Is Faithful!

He Will Not Suffer Us To Lose Our Holy Faith!

Trust In God: He Is Faithful To Deliver!

Steady Now: We Are Approaching His Pearly Gates!

PITYING LOVE: Godly Fear

Okay, Brethren!
Let's Quiet Down!
Today We Are Looking At Pity!
Pity As Is Found In Psalm 103:13
Where Our Lord ... Our God Holy ... Eternal
Is 
Likened Unto A Father
And 
We Are Likened Unto Beloved  Children!

In The Midst Of The God Of Heaven And Earth Pitying Us
We See That Word!

Fear!?!

Fear!

What's Wrong With Fear!?!
Fear Is A Good Thing, Isn't It!?!

That Would Depend On Whether Your Fear Is Godly Or Ungodly!

Godly Fear Is A Blessing!
A Desirable Trait!
A Great Benefit!

Ungodly Fear Is A Sin ...!

... And Sin Is The Transgression Of
Almighty God's Holy Law!

Indeed!
For Our Purposes Here
We Will Look At Proverbs 9:10:

And

And Then
We Shall Abide In The Fact That
Our God's Pity For Us
Awakened ... Awakens His Compassion For Us
And
His Love For Us Caused 
Causes Him To Work To Save Us
To Help Us To Accept His Gift Of Purchased Salvation!

Eureka!
I Believe That I've Got It!

Say On, My Brother!

Pitying Love Works To Save Us
Soooo, Our Godly Fear Should Result In
Our Working To Help Save Ourselves
By Accepting Who Almighty God
Acknowledging What He Has Done And Is Doing For Us
And Gratefully Honoring, Worshiping, Praising
Thanking, Blessing, Obeying
And Having Enduring Faith In This Great God Of Ours!

Well Said, Brother! Well Said!
Does Anyone Else Have Something To Add To This!?!

All I Can Add Is This:

Godly Fear Is Faithful Cooperation
With The Lord Christ
In Working Out Our Own's Soul's Salvation ...!

... With Godly Fear Aka Awe At His Majesty And Power
And Hopeful Aka Expectant Trembling
At Having Him Always In Our Hearts
And Finally Holding The Gift In Our Hands

AMEN!!!

Class Dismissed!

That Was Amazing!

I Agree!
We Have The God Of Glory On Our Side!
So What Do We Then Say!?!

If God Be For Us 

Who Can Be Against Us!?!

Brethren,

Ungodly Fear Is Not For The Children
The People Of God
Because
We Know That The Lord's Pity
The Lord's Compassion Toward Us
Is All-Encompassing
And 
Incapable Of Falling Short Or Failing!
Believe And Live!

Pitying Love Is Pure And Providential
And
Godly Fear Causes Us Faithful
To Faithfully Endure!

Our Hope
Our Faith
Shall Become Sight
So Godly Fear For Us
Should Be A Personal Delight!

AMEN!!!

PRAYER: Total Confidence In Jesus Christ, The Light Of Life!

Almighty God,

You Are My Father And My Friend

And

My Hope, My Help And My Salvation

Until My Mortal Life Shall End!

Satan Is The Fiend And My Known Foe

And 

It Is To You, God Beloved

That No Matter What Happens To Me

In This Life

I Shall In Total Confidence Go!

Please Keep Me

So That This Will Forever Be So!

What Can Man Do Unto Me!?!

Man Does Not Hold My Heart!

What Can Satan Do Unto Me That

The Spirit Of Truth Does Not Reveal

And

Provide Wisdom And Comfort Against

In Beautiful Tones As Sings The Lark!?!

Father,

My Life Is Yours!

My Service Is Yours!

My Heart Is Yours!

My Mind Dwells On You!

My Hope Is In You!

My Prayers Are To You

And

My Song Is About You!

I Am Yours, Lord!

Make Me Forever Yours!

I, Now, Fully Understand, Father

The Living Word That Says

We Sin By Thought

By Word

By Deed

And 

In Godly Fear, My Father

I Beseech You To Help Me

To Escape Satan's Snare

By Doing As My Master Did

And

Resorting To You Always In Prayer

For Communion

For Strength

For Love With Love

And

Always Exercising The Word Of Truth

Having An "It Is Written!"

On My Tongue

To Caress And Enter

The Willing Hearer's Ear

And

To Ever Bruise The Head

Of

The Accuser Of The Brethren

The Adversary Of Every Man's Soul!

Father,

Please Keep Me Faithful:

I Desire To Receive From The Holy Hand

Of

My Redeemer

The Overcomer's Crown Of Gold!

I Am Yours, Lord!

Please Help Me

To Never Permit That To Ever Change

No Matter The Matter

No Matter The Wind

No Matter The Weather

No Matter The World's Whim!

Please Help Me To Stay On Task

On Target

On The Strait And Narrow Road

To Hill Zion!

With Gratitude

And

A Thankful Heart, Dear Father

And

In The Name Of The Holy Jesus

Beloved Savior

And

Soon Returning Triumphant King

Please Grant Me These Few Petitions

And

Bless Me With Enduring And Obedient Faith!

Please Help Me To Hold The Hand

That Even Now Is Holding Me!

Please Remember The Brethren In Mercy

And 

Grant Us Your Always-Sufficient Grace!

I Love You, Lord!

Please Come Soon!

AMEN.

When "Dust-Bunnies" Get Bold!?!

Stop Misapplying The Word Of God!
Stop Being A Soldier For Satan The God-Fraud!
Stop Looking Inward!
The Inside Of Self Is Not Cute!
Look Unto Christ Jesus
Our Savior, Lord And Awesome God
And
The Adversary's Challenges Boldly, Coldly, Refute!

Bold Lee Self-Sufficient
Was Suffering
- According To Everybody Else And 'e Brother -
From Wild Self-Confidence
And
It Was Making Him Behave Like 

The Southern End Of A North-Bound Donkey!

It Was Not A Good Sight To Behold
In The Worldly Wise
And
It Was Truly Shameful To See This In A Professed Christian!

His Not-Lauded-In-The-Good-Book Behavior
Was Causing Ripples
And
The Sound-Bites Were Reverberating
In A Noxious Supply
To The Point Where It Was Causing
Even The Previously Stable To Stumble!

Badda Bing And Fadda Boom
Had Gotten So Hung Up On Bold Lee Self-Sufficient's 

Stretched-Out Self-Confidence That

Like A Choreography
They Had Both Led Common-Sense Unto A Fumble
And
Lo, And Behold
All Two Both Of Them
Had Taken A Tumble!

They Went Down Haaard!

He Who Is Self-Confident 

In His Own Self-Sufficiency

Has Himself

- A Fool -

For His Own God!

Foolishness Ain't No Kinda Sense ...

Fools Always Got Maybe Kinda
Sorta Probably Friends
Who Are Always On The Look-Out For An Easy Thrill!
A Cheap Laugh

And

Bold Lee Was One Such
Who Talked About The Lord
But
Always Denied His Power! 

Everybody Who Was His "Friend"

Was Waiting, Waiting ... And Watching

For ... The Fall!

Bold Lee Self-Sufficient Felt That He Personally Knew

What Was Best For Himself
And
Saw No Reason To Permit The Absentee Landlord
- He Was Very Disrespectful -
To Dictate His Pace
When He, Himself, Was On Ground Zero! 

He Constantly Behaved Like
And 

Told All Who Would Hear Him
That He Was His Own Hero!

Do You Know How To Spell Zero!?!

Boldly Self-Sufficient!

All Good Things Come To An End ...

Inevitably,
One Blessed Day
- If You're Alive The Day Is Blessed -
Bold Lee Went Too Far
And Stepped In It!

Wha' Sweet'n Goat Mout'

Does Bu'n 'e 'n 'e Tail!

Brethren,

You Can't Tempt The Almighty God
Twist An Uncaged Tiger's Tail
Knock An In-Residence Hornets Nest
Walk Nonchalantly Through Highway Traffic
And
Dare The Devil To Damn You
And
Actually Believe That Just Because
You Know The Words
Pay The Tithe
Sing The Songs
Give Alms
And
Visit The Sick
That The Lord Will Welcome You
Succor You In Your Sin Of Presumption
And
- Being Hard-Up For A Servant

A Follower, A Child - 

Save You From Your Self
And

Your Own Self-Manufactured Disaster!

Think Again!

Idiocy Does Not Become 

A Converted-To-Christ Christian:

There Are No Fools Going To Heaven!

Fact Check ...

Self-Confident, Self-Sufficient Lucifer
Started War In Heaven!
Self-Confident Satan Unleased Sin On The Earth!
Self-Confident Peter Denied Christ!
Self-Confident Judas Betrayed Christ!

Self-Confident Satan Killed The Lord Christ
And
We All Surely Know 

How That Worked Out For That Prince Of Darkness!

Since Self-Sufficient Self-Confidence
Did Not Work For The One Who Was Fourth
In The Chain Of Command In Heaven
I Really Can't Figure Out 

Why It Would Work For A Dust-Bunny Called Fallen Man!?!
Can You!?!

Think Carefully ...

Plainly Put

A Self-Sufficient, Self-Confident Christian

Is

A Bold Sinner

Because

Self Is A Sinner

And

No Sinner Shall Enter The Gates Of

The Living God's Eternal Home!

Self-Sufficient, Self-Confident Souls

Have No Need For A Savior

Their Known Sins To Bear

So

Let's Look At Ourselves

And

Once And For All Time Decide

Who Truly Cares For And Carries Us

And

Who It Is That We Should Hold In Godly Fear!

Take Your Place

And

Humble Yourself!

The Living God

Will Not His Throne

- Nor His Glory -

Share

And

You're Not Big Enough

To Make Him Do It!