VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Big Box Christianity!?!

Psalm 18:35 KJV

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. 

Damnation Is In My I's! 

Salvation Is In His Eyes! 

Are You A Greedy Person!?! 

I Was And Still Am

But For A Different Reason 

And Toward The Real God 

So It's Not Greed But Godly Longing 

Which I Know Will See Its Truest Fulfillment 

In The Great And Glorious Day! 

Do You Remember Big, Bigger, Biggest

The Three Boxes, No Marks

Just Size Differential 

And 

You Were Asked To Pick A Box, Any Box

And 

What Did You Do!?! 

You Went For The Biggest Box 

And 

Got A Big Box Filled With Paper 

And 

A Small, Cheap, Not Beautiful Toy That 

Broke Almost Immediately! 

The Person Who Went For The Mid-Sized Box 

Got Something A Little Bit Better

Not Spectacular ... But Better 

But

The Person Who Was Left The Only Option Called Why Bother

Opened It Gratefully

Glad To Get Anything At All

And 

Found That They Had Gotten The Brass Ring That Was Pure Gold

The Dirty-Looking, Crumpled Piece Of Paper That 

Was A Real Honest To Goodness $5.0And 

A Tightly Folded Invitation To The Tea Party

Paid For In Full! 

Wow! 

So Much For Having Big, Greedy, Covetous Eyes 

Always Looking I-Full 

But 

Getting The Awfuls! 

Beloved, 

That's Just How It Is With Our Lives! 

Boxes! 

However, Since We Consider Ourselves To Be Bright Sparks

Brilliant Sophisticates

The Road To Damnation ... The Biggest Box

Is 

Gaudily Wrapped, Heavy With Moon-Shot Promises

But 

Found In Reality 

To Be Cheap, Broken

A Costly Embarrassment For Us To Experience 

And 

The Laughing World To See! 

But 

Don't Lose Hope! 

Seeing Someone With A Grateful Heart Accept 

The Little Box Of Salvation

- The Grand And Glorious Gift - 

With Love And Gratitude 

Should Cause You, Me, Us To Do A Rethink

A Re-Evaluation

And 

Change Our Stinking Thinking! 

Will You Do It!?! 

I-Full Ain't A Belly Full 

So Don't Fill Up On Fumes! 

Dear Ones, 

Forget The Shadows Of Satan 

And 

Go For The Substance That Is Our Savior

And

Free Yourself From The Scourge That 

Is 

The Big Box Of Sin! 

Beloved, 

Please Accept The Unspeakable Gift Of Almighty God 

In Christ Jesus Our Loving Lord! 

Peace! 

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PRAYER: I Know Your Promises Are Sure, Dear Father!

I Choose To Exercise My Gift Of Faith

So Please Help Me, Dear Father
To Hear The Word With Gladness
Understand It Because It Is Wisdom
Accept It With A Grateful Heart

And Enduringly Obey It 

Because It Is You, The Holy God, Whom I Dearly Love! 

Your Words To Obey Are Not Suggestions

Your Commands Are Not From The Land Of Perhaps

Your Promises Are Sure

Your Blessings Are Pure And They Cure

And I Never Want Them From My Possession To Lapse! 

In My Own Strength, I Am Weak 

So Help Me To Your Strong And Mighty Arm Forever To Cling 

So That Through The Gates Of Glory

By Right

I May Walk In! 

You Have Promised Never To Forsake Me

So Help Me, Please, To Never Forget That 

Wherever You Are Is Safe Harbor

Is Home! 

Please Help Me To Humble Myself! 
Please Help Me To Remain Faithful To You! 

Please Help Me To Trust You 
Where I Can't See Or Trace Your Holy Hand: 

I Am Remembering The Sacrifice Of Your Son

My Jesus

The Blessed-Forever Returning Son Of Man! 

I Look Forward To The Day When 

With Perfected Sight 

I Shall Behold His Dear Face 

And Touch His, For Me, Scarred Hand! 

I Love You, Lord

And I Thank You, My Father

For Hearing And Answering My Heart's Prayer 

Offered Humbly In Jesus' Matchless Name! 

AMEN!

Give Thanks Anyhow

It Is Not Easy

To Give Thanks In A Storm! 

It Is Not Easy To Give Thanks

When One's Heart Is Torn

But

The Father Has Given Instruction

For Us To Give Thanks ... Anyhow 

And

If We Are Going To Be Obedient Children Of God 

Students Of The School Of Jesus Christ

And

Servants Of The Master

It Is Become Imperative That

We Start Giving Thanks

And

Doing So Right Now!

 

In All Things Give Thanks! 

Give Thanks With A Grateful Heart! 
There Is None Good But God! 

God Be Merciful To Me ... A Sinner! 

Beloved, 

Our Good God Is Gracious

A Stronghold In The Time Of Trouble 
And 

A Pleasance

A Good And Peaceful Place Wherein To Dwell At All Times! 

This Same Good And Gracious God 
Bestows Mercy ... Enduring Mercy ... Upon Us All 
Whether We Are Faithful Or Doubtful

Thankful Or Ungrateful

Planning For Heaven 

Or 
Booked For Hell! 

Get A Grip ...

Hold On

- Against Common-Sense Or Apparent Evidence - 

To The Living Word

To The Holy God

To Truth Everlasting! 

The Fact Remains ...

Anything That Endures, Lasts
And 

Anyone Who Endures All For Christ 
- To The End Of Mortal Life -

Shall Live Again To Live The Enduring Life Everlasting 

In The Land Of The Forever Blessed! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Hold On To Your Hope With Faithful Hands
Because

Our God's Mercy Shown To Us 

Can Never Fail To Bless Us! 

Dare To Choose To Trust, Obey

And Hope

And Endure 

Through Your Journey To Life: 
Enduring Mercy ... Jesus Christ The Lord The King

Is 

With Us 

And

For Us! 

Encourage Yourself ...

Pray! 

Give Thanks! 

Sing The Songs Of Zion! 

Rest On The Merciful Jesus 

And 

Know Of A Surety That
You Shall Be Forever Blessed! 

Jesus Christ's Gift Of Peace

Is

The Only Peace That Lasts

And

Almighty God's Free Mercy Endures Forever

So ... In The Name Blessed Forever

The Name Of Jesus Christ Our Lord The King:

"Peace Be Upon You

As You Experience

Almighty God's

Free-To-All Mercy

Today!" 

PRAYER: Father, I Desire To Thank Jesus Christ Personally

Father,
My Heart Is Grateful
And I Give You All The Praise
My Worship
My Will
My Way!
I Am Willing, Lord, To Do All That You Say!

Thank You For All Your Blessings Upon Me!

Your Requirements Are Not Burdensome
Even Though The Way Is Strait!
I Desire To Walk Straight
Live Right And Do Good
Because I Desire To Sit At Your Welcome Home Table
And Eat Off Of Your Good Plates!

To Thank Jesus Christ Personally

I Am Making A Date!

I Wish I Could Help Some Of My Brethren Understand
That You Mean What You Say
That You Are Never Unkind
And If You Must Chastise Your Children Called
It Is For Our Good
And Out Of Sacrificial Love For Us All!

It Is The Only Way To Get Right

To Get Home After Our Unnecessary Fall!

The Earth Is Groaning!
Satan Is Raging!
Many Seemingly Innocent People Are Dying
And
The Under-Shepherds Of Your Sheep, Dear Lord
Are Crying, Crying
For Pounds, No Pence
Dollars, No Cents
And Have Taken Total Leave Of Their Senses
Seemingly Ignoring The Facts That
Your Holy Account Reconciliation
Has No Float
And They Must Give Accounting To You
The Lord Of All
For Any Missing Person
For Every Missing Groat!

How I Pray For Them To Awaken From Sleep!

We Need Help, Father
And I Am Pleading, Please
For The Boy, The Girl
The Mother, The Father
The Daughter, The Son
Who Is Following After Folly
Looking To Have Fun, Fun, Fun

Because They Are Listening 

To The Siren Song Of Sin

Colored And Lit The Senses To Delight!

Father,

Please Help Us For Faith To Aggressively Fight!

Those Of Us Who Choose
To Live According To Your Basics
Are Called Fundamentalists
And A Problem For The Body Politic
That To The Household Of Faith
Is A Ticking Timebomb
Just Waiting For The Moment
When Upon Us They May Let Loose!

Lord, Please Help Us!

We Have Heaven To Gain

And Hell To Refuse!

Help Us To Remain To The Master, Faithful!

Father, Dear Father

We Can See The Signs Of The Times

Just As Well As We See The Day's Weather

And

It Is For This Reason, Lord

That We Choose To Follow After You

And Not The Lying Other!

Please Bless Us To Do Your Will

Now, Today, Since There Is No Tomorrow

For In The Living Word It Clearly States

That Tomorrow Is Promised To No Man

And Now Is The Acceptable Time

To Seek After Soul Salvation

If It Is Our Singular Desire

To Walk And Live And Work 

In The Heavenly Land!

Forgive Us Of Our Sins

Because We Confess And We Repent!

Cleanse Us Of All Unrighteousness

Because We Accept Your Word That

There Is No Profit In Lawlessness

And

Bless Us To Glorify Your Holy Name

And To Praise The Beloved Jesus

In Whose Matchless Name

We Humbly Pray

And Believing, Plead!

We Love You!

Please Come Soon!

AMEN.

Almighty God Gave Us Everything ... Good!

It Must Be Proclaimed!

We Serve The Amazing God!

We Have Sweet Cherry
Bitter Melon
Cerasee Bush
AND
Mango!

We Have Grapefruit
Eggplant
Bay Leaf
AND
Sour Lime!

We Have Pear
Avocado
Soursop
AND
Golden Apple!

We Have Sugar Cane
Cactus Pear
Aloe Vera
AND
Bamboo
AND
If You Will But Take A Close Look
You Will Plainly See That
The Amazing God
IS
Taking Amazing Care Of Me And Of You!

In This Small Sampling
You Have The Means
For
Food
Beverage
Clothing
Shelter
AND
Medicine
To Keep Your Body Healthy
AND
Clean!

You Have Bitter
Sweet
Sour
Bland
AND
Tart
All Tastes Combined To Bless Your Heart!

We Have Tastes That We All Love
AND
Some Tastes
Not So Much
BUT
All Are To The Blessing Of Mankind
AND
The Praising Of Him
Who Made Man A Living Soul
So Let Us Make His Praises Bold!

See!
Hear!
Smell!
Touch!
AND
Taste!
All Are Engaged
AND
For All This
My Heart Is Grateful
AND
To The Great Sage
The Glorious All-Knowing And Eternal God
Who Knows Of
AND
Provides For
My Every Need
I Gratefully Say:

Thank You, Lord!

I Shall Bless And Praise You

Until The End Of My Days!

Hmmm...

What Shall I Eat Next?!

Banana, Tangerine, Orange
Hog Plum, Pawpaw
Cucumber, Tomato ...

Decisions, Decisions!
I Have ... CHOICES
AND
This Satisfied-With-Christ Soul
REJOICES!

GIVING: Thanks!

I Could Live In The Elements!

I Could Live Out To Sea!

I Could Walk With That Damned Devil

AND

I Could Be Dead

Spiritually!

I Could Be Wise In My Own Eyes!

I Could Be Living Lavish By Lies!

I Could Be Working For Free For The Devil

AND

I Could Be Energetically

Denying Jesus Christ!

I Could Be Dancing With The Devil

I Could Have Shoes and No Legs

I Could Have Food But No Water

AND

I Could Be On The Street Corner Doing A Beg!

I Could Be On A Known Death Bed!

I Could Not Have Two Nickles To Rub Together

To Make A Thin Dime!

I Could Be Walking Forward Looking Backward

AND

Through Lack Of Faith

Be Ultimately Unable

To Cross The Separating Line!

I Could Be A Willing Sinner

I Could Be A Fake Saint

I Could Be Building Falling Bridges

AND

I Could Be A Self-Righteous Miscreant!

BUT ...

By God's Great Grace

AND

Jesus Christ's Sacrifice

AND

The Blessing

That Permitted Me

To Hear

AND

Heed

The Holy Spirit's Call

I Can

Give Heartfelt Thanks

Unto My Father In Heaven

By Whose Mercy

Today

I Have

Stomach-Filling Grub!

I Have Clean Water To Quench My Thirst!

I Have A Solid Roof Over My Head!

I Have Whole Shoes Upon My Two Able Feet

AND

A Clean Bed Upon Which I May Lie 

Without Fear Or Dread!

I Have Friends

AND

Family To Love Me!

I Have Faithful Friends

In The Body Of Jesus Christ!

I Have Work To Challenge My Mind

AND

I Have No Reason To Ever Behave

Like A Wild Horse's Behind!

I Am In Good Health

Which Is - Indeed - Great Wealth!

I Pray

AND

I Proselytize

AND

God Willing

No Matter How Much Christian-Killing

My Faith Will Never Be Placed

On An Old-Glory Shelf

AND

For This All

Almighty God Who Does

For Now

The Winds Of Strife Restrain

I Give You Thanks

With A Grateful Heart

Today

AND

I Beseech You

Please

Help Me To Never

Over Trivialities

Again

To Complain

AND

No Matter How Much I'm Goaded

Help Me To Never Jesus Christ's Holy Name

Profane!

Lord,

I Give You Praise

AND

I Give You Thanks

For

I Am Truly Blessed!

AMEN.

Giving God Thanks?!

Lord,  Give Me This!
Lord,  Let Me Have That?
Lord,  I Will Feel Blessed
With That There Over Yonder!

Give Me!
Give ME!
GIVE ME!

SO ...?!

Did You Receive Your Requests?

Believe It! God Is Good!

And ...?

And What?!

Do You Talk To God
About Anything Besides
Begging 
AND
Hopes For Receiving?

Whaaatt?!

What Does
T H A N K S Spell?

It Spells Thanks!

Do You Ever Say To God:

"Thank You,  Father! "
" Bless You,  Father! "
" Thank You,  Lord,  For Your Blessing On Me!? "

Hmm ...

 Not Really  ... .

You Mean That You Don't!
You Mean That You Ain't Got No Broughtupsy!

Weellll ...

God Doesn't Need My Thanks!
He Knows Everything So He Knows That I Am Thankful!!

Really!?!

You Say God Knows Everything!

God Said So In The Big Book!

If God Knows Everything
Then Why Do You Feel The Need
To Tell Him Your Neverending Requests?

The Big Book Says 
God Wants Us To Tell Him 
Our Requests By Prayer And Supplication!

You Like To Quote The Book,  Eh?!

It's Got Good Stuff In There!

In That Case
Amongst All The Good Stuff In The Big Book
Did You Remembering Reading The Part Which Says:

"Give Thanks!?"

Oh,  He...!

Don't You Dare Say It!

When Ungrateful
Finally Picked Up His Chin
From The Floor
He Was Then Heard Crying
Praising
Thanking God
AND
Apologizing
For The Bad Manners He Showed!

Ungrateful
Became
Grateful 
AND
Acted The Part
Blessing God For His Benefits
Ever Grateful
For What God To Him
Did Willingly Impart!

AND ....?!

On Any Given Day
You Can Hear His Voice Singing
Saying:

Thank You,  Dear Lord

For Your Blessing Today

Of The Expected

For The Requested

AND

For The Unexpected And Yet Received!

Thank You,  Dear Father

For Your Blessings Upon Me!

Here Are My "Thanks!" And Praise

My Gift To You, Lord

From A Truly Grateful Heart!

Please Receive It And Bless Me

For

Your Grace And Mercy

I Daily Receive And Know!

I Love You!

Bless The Lord, And ... GROW!