VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Eternal Attributes Are At Work To Bless Us!

Almighty God, In The Person Of Jesus Christ 

Our Loving Lord And Savior

Is

Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent

Infallible And Immutable

And

All Of These Eternal Attributes Are Available And In Play

Working For Our Salvation! 

Do You Believe It!?! 

Do You Trust The Word And The Works Of

Him Who Makes It So For You Personally ... Intimately!?! 

Do You Understand, Accept

As You With Godly Desire Permit The Holy Spirit

To Prepare You To Be A Sanctuary For Him

Who Is The Awesome God! 

By The Holy Spirit's Rule

Do Not Permit Presumptuous Sin

To Have Dominion Aka Rule Over You! 

Read Your Bible And Rout Out Bad Habits

And

Overcome Sin By Chapter Or By One Verse At A Time! 

Choose To Learn From The Mistakes Of Others

And

Do Not Say To Yourself That 

You Would Never Commit "That Sin" 

Because

Well ... You! 

Pride Goes Before The Fall 

And

Dare I Add ... A Broken Tail-Bone! 

Fellow Believer, 

Please Do Not Ever Think That

Your Dear Savior's Ability Is Like That Of The Little Engine

Who Thought He Could Do 'It!' 

Our Lord Jesus Is The Great I AM! 

He Told Moses To Say To His People: 

"I AM That I AM!" 

He Told His Adversaries In Jerusalem: 

"Before Abraham Was, I AM!" 

And

They Tried To Kill Him! 

It Didn't Change The Truth!

Let Us Hold Fast To The Extended Hand Of

Hope, Help, Healing, Salvation, Justification

Sanctification, Redemption ... Glorification!

Dare To Be A Peculiar Person

And

Walk As One Wise For Your Own Self

By Attaching Yourself, Your Hope For Your Future

To The Holy God Who, Alone, Is Wise:

It Is He Who Gives You True Wisdom ... And Understanding! 

Boldly Dismiss The Urge To Grasp At This Life's Straws

And

Go, Instead, For The Gold Tried In The Fire! 

Beloved,

Please Clothe Yourself In White Raiment That 

"He Who Turns The Tide" Sells ... For Free! 

Avail Yourself Of The Eye-Salve That 

He, The Great Physician, Your Creator

Provides For Healing Your Sight, Your Vision

Your Look-See

So That You Are Not Fooled By Fripperies

The Cheap Thingies Masquerading As Substance

When They Are Just Smoke And Mirrors

Fair-Ground Junk! 

And Lest We Overlook It  ... 

Plead With The Lord To Relieve You Of 

The Wiggling Worms Of Wasting Worldly Wonder That 

Cause You To Have Itching Ears For What Is Not Food

For The Soul Hungering For Christ's Righteousness! 

Dear Ones, 

Dare To Walk Firmly On The Strait Path 

On The Narrow Way 

Because 

The Waymaker Will Be With You

Be It On The Altar Of Sacrifice

Or Pushing The Plow Working Unweariedly 

For The Soul Salvation Of Others! 

Joy Comes In The Morning: 

Do Not Fear: 

The Lord Gave You A Spirit Of Power

Of Love And Of A Sound Mind! 

Believe, Beloved! 

Look Unto Our Lord Jesus Christ

And

Live Now To Live Eternally!

Peace Be Upon You! 

 

 

HAPPY SABBATH + GOBs ... From Almighty God!

I Don't Know About You

But I Have Come To Realize That Every Day That I Live And Breathe 

Is 

A Day From The Eternal God 

Which Is Filled With GOBs Aka Gifts, Opportunities, And Blessings! 

Why Do I Say This!?! 

Because It Is A Fact Out Of The Preserved Holy Writ 

And

A Real Matter Of Honest Christian Perspective! 

Dear Ones, 

This Is The Day That The Lord Has Made 

So Let Us Rejoice 

And

Be Glad In It 

No Matter What Comes Your Way: 

We Are Not Alone! 

I'm Certain That We All Constantly Hear Our Brethren

- In And Outside Of The Holy Faith - 

Boldly Say: 

"My Alarm Clock Woke Me! 

The Children Woke Me Up!" 

I Invite You To Carry A Screaming Alarm-Clock 

And

A Rambunctious Gaggle Of Sugared-Up Children 

Into That Quiet Place 

And 

Let Them Do The Dog 

And 

See If Anybody Gets Up! 

Beloved, 

Secular And Specious Speech 

In The Mouth Of A Saint Of God And Christ 

Must Surely Be A Sin Against Sense And Sanity! 

Please Be Wise For Your Own Self! 

Isn't Our High Priest Jesus Christ The Lord

The King

The Creator-God

And 

Isn't it By His Name 

And 

Through His Power That 

We Make Our Profession!?! 

Aren't All Good And Perfect Gifts, Opportunities, And Blessings 

From Our Lord ... The King Of Glory!?! 

Isn't Our Gift Of Life From The Creator-God!?! 

Shouldn't We Be Glad For Our Opportunity To Be Saved

To Live A Sinless Life Through Christ

And 

To Be Redeemed When The Trumpet Of The Lord Shall Sound!?! 

Gratitude Is A Grace

So Let Us Give Thanks And Praise To Our God Most High! 

Life In And With The Lord Of Life 

Is 

Ever Always Infinitely Blessed And Gloriously Beautiful! 

Peace!

Walk Worthy Of Your High Calling To The Glorious Kingdom!

 

Dare To Be Kind! 

Valiantly Choose To Be Loving! 

You Are Freely Given Everything From The Lord 

So Gratefully Give A Lil' Something To Somebody 

Just Because You Want To And Can! 

You Have Been Forgiven Much By The Lord 

So Generously Be Forgiving! 

Be Faithful Until Death: 

The Life-Giver Will Awaken You! 

Be Hopeful All Day Every Day! 

Bless The Holy God Who Infinitely Blesses You! 

Humbly, Gladly, Give Praise To The Lord 

Because 

He Deserves It! 

Praise Is What We Do!

Bless Yourself By Praying To The Almighty God 

Who Desires Communion And Communication With You 

Because 

Of Heavenly Love! 

Walk Worthy Of Your High Calling To The Glorious Kingdom! 

Endure All Things For The Lord Jesus 

Who Endured All Things To Gain For You 

The Right To Become A Son, A Daughter, Of Our Father God, The Almighty

And 

To Sit At The Table At The Feast For The Forever Blessed ... By Right! 

Beloved, 

Almighty God's Love ... Jesus Christ The Lord

Is 

Our Own For The Taking! 

Open Your Arms And Freely Enjoy The One Gift That 

All The Wealth Of The World 

Is 

Not Enough To Initiate The Sale 

Or Finalize The Purchase! 

Sing "Hallelujah!" 

Our God Is Good And Faithful! 

Amen! 

Peace!

Do You Smell That!?!

 

Do You Smell That!?! 

I Cannot Understand 

Why People Who Do  Little To Nothing For Anyone 

Boldly Expect A Lot To Be Done For Them 

By Others Whom They Hold With Scant Respect! 

Beloved, 

I Sincerely Pray That 

None Of Us Walks Around Polluting The Atmosphere 

With The Stench Of That Aromatic Called 

Air Of Entitlement 

And

If We Do

I Again Sincerely Pray That 

We Will Rid Ourselves Of It 

As We Would Get Rid Of The Stink Sprayed By A Skunk! 

Dear Ones, 

The Lord Jesus Has Provided Innumerable Gifts To Us 

With The Prime One Being The Gift Of Salvation! 

Let Us By Grace Recognize And Accept That 

The Gift Is Given 

But

We Must "Dirty" Our Hands To Open, Appreciate

And 

Lovingly, Daringly, Gratefully Utilize It! 

Again, I Sincerely Pray For Us All That 

We Will Not Be So Drunk As To Believe That 

We May Accept The Savior's Unspeakable Gift

Live Like Pigs In Slop

And Then On Judgment Day 

"Accuse And Castigate" The Lord Christ 

For Not Letting Us Into Heaven 

When He Had The Moral Duty To Do For Us 

What He Had Given Us 

The Strength And Wherewithal To Do For Ourselves 

With His Blessing Of Grace And Mercy 

Which Gave Us Place, Position, Provision, And Protection! 

We Are Definitely Entitled To Destruction, Death, And Damnation 

So The Attitude Of Gratitude Adjustment 

Is 

Decidedly In Order! 

Don't Let The Devil Turn You Around!

Peace!

HAPPY SABBATH + GRATITUDE: Let Your Tongue Be A Ready Writer!

 

How Often Have We ... In The Euphoria Of Blessings Received

Chosen To Do A Show And Tell Of The Things We Have Gotten 

And 

Have Totally Forgotten

Ignored, Disregarded, Or Dismissed 

The Grace, Mercy, Love

And 

Kindness Of The Giver Of All Our Good Gifts!?! 

Where Is Our Gratitude!?! 

Do We Not Realize That If Our God Took Offense 

At Our Graceless Oversights, And Downright Devilish 

"I Deserve This!" Attitude, That 

He Could Take Away Our Pride And Joy 

And 

Leave Us Useless, Homeless, Penniless

And 

Powerless For Our Boldly Base Behavior!?! 

One Leper Out Of Ten 

Knew And Truly Understood Where His Blessing Came From 

And 

Turned Back To The Master To Give Him

To Give Almighty God

Real Praise! 

Good King Hezekiah

After He Was Raised Up From His For-Sure Death-Bed

Instead Of Telling The Babylonian Strangers 

Inquiring About His Blessings That 

It Was The True And Living Holy God 

Who Blessed And Kept Him And His Nation

He Showed Them His Things! 

After They Left To Return To Their Nation

The Sentence Came From God

- Through The Prophet Isaiah - 

That All That The Babylonians Had Seen 

Would Follow Them To Their Homeland! 

Dear Ones, 

Be Wise! 

The Lord Of Life Giveth 

And 

The Lord Calling Us Home To Himself Taketh Away 

So Let A Thankful Heart Keep Your Bountiful Blessings On You 

And 

In Your Home! 

Give Almighty God His Owed ... And Deserved ...  Praise: 

Let Your Tongue Be A Ready Writer! 

Peace!

Blessed Are They That Do His Commandments!

If Loving The  Lord Is Keeping His Commandments Aka Obedience

Then Being Thankful To Him

Being Grateful For His Love

Is 

Giving Him Free-Will, Heartfelt, Worship 

And 

Total Praise! 

If Knowing Your End Keeps You From Sinning

Then Knowing Your Beginning

Honoring Your Creator

Embracing Wisdom

Shall Keep You In The Faith That Cannot Fail! 

If The Lord Honors Those Who Honor Him

It Is Obvious Then That He Will Lift You Up 

In The Time Appointed! 

If You Hide The Word Of The Lord

- The Truth That Saves - 

In Your Heart To Be A Lamp For Your Feet 

And

The Light On The Way Home To Glory

Then Those Who Cast The Truth To The Ground 

Walk In Darkness 

And 

Shall Go To Hell!  

If The Lord Is Our Gentle Shepherd

Then We Are His Blessed Sheep 

On Lush Ever-Green Pastures 

Near Still Waters Sweet

And 

We Know That Our Restored Souls 

He Lovingly, Faithfully, Keeps! 

Beloved, 

Let No One Persuade You 

Our Holy God Faithful To Spurn 

So That From The Path Of Truth And Duty

From Wise Discernment

Unto Fables And Idols 

You, Totally Deceived, Turn! 

Please Dare To Let Faith Be First: 

Give Doubt No Hold! 

Please Choose To Let Trust Be First: 

Heaven Is The Only Goal! 

Please Courageously Let Truth Be First: 

Jesus Christ Is The Keeper Of Your Soul! 

Please Stand Up For The Lord Christ

- Our True And Only King - 

And 

In This Matter, Be Very, Very, Bold! 

Ever Remember To Walk Onward 

And 

Upward Into Truth! 

Peace!

Repentance Aka The U-Turn Of Life!

Repentance ... Just Like A U-Turn

Is 

Progressive! 

It Is A Change Of Mind 

Caused By A Change Of The Heart 

Which Leads To A Change Of Action Aka Direction! 

Beloved, 

There Was Once A Time When We Would Say That 

A Repentant Sinner Did A 360° Turn! 

This Was Until Wisdom Prevailed 

And 

Understanding Dawned 

And 

Knowledge Spoke Up And Noted That 

A 360° Turn Is A Circle 

Which Meant Doing As One Always Did 

But That 

A 180° Turn Resulted In A Complete Change Of Direction! 

Hallelujah, Wisdom! 

Thank You, Lord, For The Cautionary Tale Which Says: 

In All Your Getting

 Get Understanding! 

We Are Grateful, Lord

For The Knowledge Which Increases! 

Dear Ones, 

Turning Around ... Changing Direction

Without Having Your Chosen Life-Style Turned Upside-Down 

Changes Absolutely Nothing! 

Genuine Repentance Aka Repentance Of The Godly Sort

Means That Friends, Associates, Relationships

Tastes, Likes, Dislikes

And 

Our Reservation For Our Final Port Of Call 

Must Change! 

We Can No Longer Call Upon Christ 

And 

Do Like The Devil! 

Calling Upon Christ For Saving Truth 

And

Deliberately Acting Upon It 

Changes Our Life

Our Life-Style

And 

Our Character! 

Jesus Christ The Lord

Is 

The Truth 

And 

Living By And In The Truth 

Means Living For Our King Jesus! 

Let's Think About It! 

Let's Earnestly Pray About It

And

Let's Wisely Act Upon It 

Because 

Our Personal Future Depends Upon It! 

Peace!

Living For Jesus Christ Now

Is

Living A Life

That

Has Only Just Begun!

ROAD TO RUINATION: Envy Is Like Green On Speed!

Envy Is Like Greed On Speed! 

Both Of These Are Tools Of The Devil 

So Please Do Not Allow Them In Your Life To Lead! 

Satisfaction And Love And Contentment Make Gratitude Shine 

So Do Yourself A Favor 

And 

Do Not For Unreceived Things Pine! 

Satan Started Us On This Road To Ruination 

And 

Sad To Say, Beloved

It Is In Every Family

At Every Station Of Life

And 

In Every Nation! 

But

Let Us Thank Almighty God For Jesus Christ Our King 

Who Has Told Us About 

And 

Shown Us How To Be Contented With Such Things As We Have 

Because

He Has Promised Never To Leave Us Or Forsake Us: 

This Wonderful Blessing Should Make Our Hearts Truly Glad! 

Let's Enjoy The Walk Along Green Pastures

And 

Eat Our "Grass" With Joy! 

Let's Drink Our Still Aka Easily Accessible Water To Satisfaction

And 

Let Our Souls Be Restored: 

This Is Not A Lost Man's Fad! 

We Have Oil To Anoint Our Heads! 

Dear Ones, 

Please Keep In Remembrance That 

A Table Sumptuously Set For You

For Raging Enemies To See

Is 

The Promise Of The Kind King

Our Master

The Loving Shepherd

Who Leads Us, His Obedient Sheep, Ever So Gently! 

Be Grateful: 

He Is Gracious! 

Be Thankful: 

He Is Merciful! 

Be Prayerful: 

He Answers On Time

And 

The Results Are Glorious! 

The Great Day Is Coming: 

You Do Not Want To Be Left Out Of The Eternal Blessings! 

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

Bless Almighty God For What You Know That You've Got!

All Of Our Needs Are Met! 

Peace!

Be Grateful Aka Thankful!

Gratitude Aka Thankfulness 

Is 

A Grace ... A Gift Given! 

Are You Grateful For What You Have 

Or Are You Looking At The "Good Stuff" 

The Expensive Toys 

Which Are In The Possession Of Other People 

And

Are Making Yourself Miserable About Your Own Life 

Because 

You Refuse To See The Obvious!?!

You Are Greatly Beloved

And

Truly Blessed!

Beloved, 

The Blind One Envies The One Who Wears Glasses! 

The Man Who Wears Cheap Shoes 

Envies The Man Who Wears Expensive Shoes 

But 

Surprise, Surprise, No Shock

They Are Both Envied By The Man Who Has No Feet

The Man Who Has Legs But Can't Walk

And 

The Man Who Has No Legs At All! 

We Need To Be Truly Grateful 

For Almighty God's Many Gifts Of Unmerited Favor 

And

Stop Being Lip Servants

Saying That You're Blessed

While Envy Is Consuming Your Heart! 

We Have Food In Abundance 

Which Gives Us Choices As To What We May Eat 

When And Where! 

We Have Clothing In Abundance 

To The Point That We Can Say 

"I Am Not Wearing That Because It's So Last Year!" 

Or 

"I Wore That Twice!" 

In Base Pridefulness! 

Oh, That We Would Realize That 

The Things We Despise 

Are The Very Things Others Would 

Literally Kill To Possess! 

Food, Shelter, Clothing

Care, Comfort

Peace With God ... And Our Brethren

And 

Good Health 

Are Treasures Beyond Measure! 

Please Honestly Look At The Person In Smelly Rags

Barefooted And Dirt-Encased

Eating Out Of The Garbage

And 

Living On The Street 

And

In Heartfelt Gratitude Say: 

"There, But For The Grace Of God, Go I!" 

Our Gifts Are Many

Our Blessing Are Innumerable

So Please Do Not Consider Them

As Cheap Things Consumable! 

Peace!

Fearfully And Wonderfully Made!

Almighty God's Great Grace 

Is 

Utterly Amazing! 

The Lord Jesus ... Our Creator

With Amazing Love And Available Grace

With The Superbly Fine Touch Of The Master Hand

Caused Us To Be Fearfully Aka Awesomely

And 

Wonderfully Made! 

We All Know This To Be True 

And In Gratitude 

We Should Joyfully Give Our God 

Great And Glorious Praise

Morning, Evening, Noon And Night! 

Beloved, 

Choose To Think Of 

And 

Dare To Believe On The Lord Jesus Christ! 

We Don't Need To Change 

The Fluids In Our Circulatory System 

Every Three Months! 

We Don't Need To Change 

Our Kidneys After 10 Years! 

We Don't Need Our Legs Rotated 

Or 

Our Hearts Relined! 

We Don't Need Bi-Annual Brain Upgrades! 

We Don't Need Our Eye-Balls Fashionably Upgraded 

Just Because It's What's New On The Runway, Walkway

Or The Tongue Of Mr. Or Ms. It Or Popular Trans It! 

And

We Don't Need Our Mufflers Replaced!

Thank You, Jesus! 

Food Is Our Medicine 

And 

Our Medicine Is Our Food! 

As Long As We Live, We Live

And

When We Die

We Return In Component Parts To Origins: 

The Breath Of Life To Our Creator 

And 

Our Bodies To The Dust From Whence They Came! 

We Are Blessed! 

Don't You ... Even With Regular Aches

Pains, Problems, Pressures

And 

The Gift Of The Power Of Prayer

Think It Is Time To Lift Up Our Lord Jesus!?! 

I Don't Dare You

Because

A Reasoning, Honest, Heart

Should Cause You, Me, Us All

To See The Light Of Life

Get To It! 

Hallelujah, Jesus! 

Peace!

HAPPY SABBATH + Sing Praises To God ... Here And Now!

As Pathfinders

It Was Drilled Into Us, In Part, That We Should 

"Walk Softly In The Sanctuary

Keep A Song In Our Hearts

And Go On God's Errands!" 

Beloved, 

Dead Men Can't Walk

They Can't Keep

They Surely Can't Taste Anything

And

It Is Certain That They Can't Go On God's Errands! 

Think ... 

We Are Alive By The Saving Grace 

And 

Constant Care Of The Eternal God: 

We Should Always Be Grateful For Grace 

And 

Supremely Thankful For Mercy! 

The Songs Of Zion Are A Defensive Weapon 

To Keep Us In Hope 

For Our God's Sweet Tomorrow! 

The Songs Of Zion Are An Offensive Weapon 

To Keep Doubt, Fear, Discouragement, And Distress 

Aka The Legion Of Doom At Bay! 

And

Best Of All

These Sung Songs Of Zion 

Are Blessed Worship Of Our Great God 

And 

They Will Not Be Denied Or Discouraged! 

How Interesting ...

We All Love To Talk About 

Singing Before The Throne Of God 

When We Get To Heaven! 

Caution ... 

If You're Not Singing Praises Here And Now

You Will Not Be Singing Praises There And Then! 

Let Us All Please Remember That 

The Songs Of Zion Are Written Out Of 

Going Through An Experience

     Overcoming A Trial

          Being Thankful For Grace And Mercy

    Loving And Knowing The Dear Savior

And 

Just Wanting To Sing Of Our Precious Redeemer! 

What Song Will You Sing To Our King 

Who Is Love ... And Lovely

Now, Today!?! 

"I Know That My Redeemer Liveth!" 

Is 

My Song! 

Peace!

Do You Love Your Gifts More Than You Love The Giver!?!

 

How Grateful Are You!?! 

How Thankful Are You!?! 

When You Are The Recipient Of A Gift

- Be It Expensive Or Economy Class - 

Do You Hold Tightly The Gift Or The Giver!?! 

Do You Consider The Price Of The Gift 

Or The Love That The Giver Has For You 

Because 

They Thought Of You And Your Need

Or 

That Because Of Their Love For You

They Gave You A Gift According To Their Love 

And

The Depth Of Their Pocket ... Just Because! 

Beloved, 

Jesus Christ Thinks Of Us ... His Lost Lambs And Sheep 

Who Have Strayed From The Fold Of Safety

And 

Because He Loves Us With An Everlasting Love

He Gives Us Gifts Seen And Unseen

Known And Unknown

Unexpected

And 

Unappreciated 

But 

Always Needed

Out Of His Amazing Love

To Bless

To Save

To Convince

To Convict

To Comfort

And 

To Convey His Love For Us 

And 

To Carry Us Willing

Back To The Heavenly Home!

 

All Of Jesus Christ's Gifts To Us 

Are Out Of His Riches In Glory! 

All Of Jesus' Gifts To You ... Personally

Are Out Of The Heart Of Love That 

Will Not Let You Go Poor, Wretched, Miserable

Blind, Hungry, Naked

And 

Ignorant 

To Eternal Ruin 

Without Having Made It Possible 

For You To Be Rich, Happy, Comforted

Healthy, Seeing, Clothed

And 

Blessed Forever! 

Brethren, Beloved

You Are Loved Without Measure!

You Are Loved Without Limit: 

Dare To Love The Gift-Giver 

Whose Gifts To You Are Always Good And Perfect! 

Peace

With Jesus Christ The Lord

Is

The Precious Panacea!