VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Be Contented: Don't Self-Destruct!

Why Would You Choose To Destroy Another Person 

Knowing That Their Destruction Ensures Your Own!?! 

This Behavior 

Is 

Satanic 

And 

At Its Center Is Pride

Plus Hatred And Envy 

And 

Idolatrous Fatalism! 

Beloved, 

We Are Christians! 

Jesus Christ Says To Us: 

"Save Yourselves From This Untoward Generation! 

Look To Me, The Author And Finisher Of Your Faith! 

Resist The Devil! 

Bring Your Burden To Me And Leave It There! 

Lean Not On Your Own Understanding! 

Love Truth! 

Hate Lies!"

 

Too Often

Instead Of Looking To Our Jesus 

And

Embracing His Light

And

Assimilating His Holy Character

And

Fighting The Good Fight Of Faith

We Covet What Is Not Ours To Own

And

Greedily Long After That Which 

We Should Never Have In Our Body-Temple Home 

And

End Up Being Less Than What We Are Created To Be 

To Become What The Light Of Day Should Never, Ever, See! 

What The Lord Has Given To You, Enjoy! 

What The Lord Has Promised To You, Anticipate! 

What Is Not Yours To Have And To Hold

Let It Pass You Like A Levite 

And

For It See That You Do Not Cry! 

Almighty God

- Who Has A Thousand Ways To Save You,

Amply, Lovingly, Provides: 

Be Grateful! 

Choose Life: 

Live In, By, And For Love

For ... As Our Lord Has Said:

They Shall Know Us By Our Love One For Another! 

Jesus Christ's Peace

Is

Precious And Perfect! 

HAPPY SABBATH + GOD WITH US: God In Us!

Without Jesus Christ ... Immanuel

- God With Us -

We Have No Celebration 

Or Anything To Celebrate 

But

Because Jesus Christ Is, Indeed, With Us

And 

We Have His Holy Spirit In Us 

As A Gift

A Blessing

A Benefit

And 

The Holy Angels Around Us Protecting Us 

As They  Protected Him In His Earthly Sojourn

Let Us In Gratitude For Gifts Already Received 

And

Gifts Still On The Foot

On The Wing

And

On The Way

Dare To Bless Ourselves

Bless Others

And 

Bless Almighty God 

By Thoroughly Becoming Like Our Gracious King

Known Loving, Good, Kind

Giving And Forgiving! 

Let Our Celebrating Be Our Testimony 

Declaring True Thankfulness 

For The Greatest Gift That 

Man Has Ever Received

Or Will Ever Receive! 

Let's Celebrate Almighty God In Us

Our Hope For Glory

As We Pay Our Vows Of Obedience

Faithfulness, Gratitude 

And 

Thankfulness! 

Let's Really Celebrate Jesus Christ 

The Lord Who Is Truly Doing A Good Work In Us 

By His Gift To Us Of His Sweet And Holy Spirit! 

Let's Open Almighty God's Good And Perfect Gifts 

And

Thoroughly Use Them Daily 

To Show Our Dear And Celebrated Savior That 

Our Love For Him Is Not Just For Once A Year

Or Once A Day

But 

Is For All Day

Every Day

And

All Year Long! 

Welcome, Dear Redeemer 

Into Our Lives Committed Solely To Doing Your Will 

And 

Walking In Your Holy Way

This Day And Forever! 

Jesus

... Peace ...

Is

With Us!

Attitude Is Everything!

Attitude Is Everything! 

It Determines Our Actions 

And 

Dictates Our Altitude! 

We Can Murmur And Complain 

Or Pray And Plod On! 

We Can Curse The Darkness 

Or Turn To The Light Of Life! 

We Can Embrace Truth 

Or Be Tangled Up With Lies! 

Decisions, Decisions ...

We Have Choices To Make: 

Step Into The Water That Cleanses Us From Sin 

Or Stay In The Desert Of Sin 

And 

Die Of Thirst 

Because 

Walking Against The Driving Sin-Sand Storm 

Is 

Hard 

And 

It Hurts 

And 

It Shows Everybody That You Are Different 

Because 

You Are No Longer Going With The Flow! 

Beloved, 

We Are Soldiers Of The Cross

Children Of The Father

Students In The School Of Jesus

Willing Workers For The King 

And 

We ... In Humility ... In Gratitude For Grace

For The Love That Won't Discard Us 

No Matter How Many Cock-Ups We Have

Must Not Conform To Worldly Norms 

Or Behave Like Step-Children Who Have No Hope Of 

Inheriting The Family Jewels! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ...

There Are No Step-Children

God-Children

Grandchildren

Nor Bastard Children 

In Almighty God's Family! 

You, Me, We, Answered 

And

Are Daily Answering Jesus Christ' Call 

To Our Own Soul's Salvation 

So Let Us Each Dare To 

And 

Live Boldly Like 

The Beloved Child Of The King Of The Universe! 

Down Is Dirt: 

Look Up To Rise Up! 

Boldly Reach For The Son!

Where Our Jesus Christ Is

Is

Our Place Of Peace For Rest!!

Give Almighty God HIS Praise!

Our Lord Christ 

Is 

The Great Physician! 

Jesus Christ The Righteous 

Is 

Our Only Savior

And

He Is The Holy God

Our Creator

Redeemer

And 

Forever Friend 

Who ... Alone ... Is Worthy Of Our Worship 

And

Constant, Superlative, Praise! 

Beloved, 

We Humans

And 

Even We Who Call Ourselves Committed Christians

Often Make The Real Mistake Of 
Heaping The Glorious Praise That 
Belongs Solely To The Eternal God

Upon Idols Aka Movie Stars

Musicians

Athletes

Politicians

The Giants Of Commerce And Industry,

And 

Even Priests And Pastors

Who All Obviously Have Feet Of Clay

And 

Stony Hearts 

And 

Ultimately Fall Short Of Our Expectations 

Because 

They Are Men, Fallible, Weak

And 

Desperately Need Jesus Christ 

Just As We Do! 

Wisdom Is A Gift Of Almighty God ...

Let's Ask Our God Faithful For His Wisdom
And
Let Us Be Wise 

And ... Going Forward

Heap All Our Heartfelt Praise Of Thankfulness

And

Gratitude

And 

Awe 
And
Worship

Upon Our All-Knowing God Eternal Who ... Alone

Saves, Seals, Heals 

And

Reveals That Which Blesses 

And 

Prospers Us 

As He Lovingly Leads Us Gently ... Safely 

To Our Eternal Home! 

Brethren,

We Have The Blessed Assurance

Daily Faith 

And 

Available Grace 

And

We Have Hope 

For We Have Seen Calvary! 

Take It To Heart ... 

Respect Is Due To A Common Dog 

But

Glorious Praise 

Solely Belongs To The True And Living Holy God

Jesus Christ Our Lord! 

Don't Cast Your Precious Pearls Before Swine

For They Will Turn Upon You

And

Work Your Soul's Destruction! 

Levy Your Praise Upon Him
Who Can Lead You Home To His Glory:

Praise God From Whom All Our Blessings 
Continually Flow Freely

Timely

And

Blessedly! 

Peace!

MERCY: Loving Kindness

Our God Is Good 
And 
It Is Of The Lord's Mercies That We Are Not Consumed 
For Our Transgressions 
Aka Going Where We Shouldn't 
And 
Our Presumptuousness 
Aka Our Malicious, Heaven-Daring, Disobedience! 

Like It Or Not
Or Believe It Or Not
We Are All Sinners Before The Holy God 
And
We Need, Above All Else, To Recognize, Accept 
And 
Be Supremely Thankful And Grateful To The Great God 
Whose Love And Kindness 
Is 
Day By Day 
And 
Moment By Moment 
Manifested Towards Us Abundantly! 

Beloved, 

We Cannot Fool God 
Nor Can We Impress God Or ... Disappoint Him!
Don't Let Satan ... Our Adversary ... Our Accuser
Steal Your Joy In Jesus Christ! 

Jesus Christ Knows Us Each By Name ... By Nature 
And 
He Has A Path To Glory Mapped Out 
For Our Individual Lives! 
Shouldn't We Follow The True And Kind Leader 
Called Holy And Eternal
Good, Giving, Faithful, Blessing, Just And True!?!

Get Wisdom ...

Let Us Be Humble And Wise
And 
Lovingly, Obediently Bold 
And 
Dare To Accept The Will Of God For Our Lives
And
Trust Him To Personally Lead Us Home
- To The Father's House - 
Safely! 

Let Us Faithfully Follow Where The Lord Leads: 
He Knows The Way Home 
And 
He Is The Only Door To Enter The Blessed House! 

Please Keep Hope Alive: 
Pray ... And Press On
As You ... Comforted ... Remember That 
Only Jesus Christ Saves! 
Peace Be Upon You!

PUT YOUR HEART INTO IT: Let's Just Praise The Lord Our God!

Praise Is A Beautiful Thing To Hear 
When It Is Justified, True 
And 
Heartfelt 
And 
Unforced! 

People Offer Praise To Get Power And Perks 
But
We ... As Christians
Give Our Praise To The Great And Glorious One 
Who Is All Power
And
To Whom Glory, Praise And Honor Rightfully Belongs! 

Book It ...

It Cannot Be Overstressed That
All Of Our Praise Belongs To The Infinite God 
From Whom, By Love, With Mercy
For Grace ... Unmerited Favor
All Of Our Blessings Seen And Unseen
Known And Unknown
Unrequested, Unappreciated
Unthought Of 
And 
Unacknowledged
Generously, Unfailingly, Daily, Flow! 

The Lord Jesus Christ 
Is 
Good To Us 
Because 
He Is Good And Kind 
And 
Forever Faithful
And 
Eternally Loves Us Personally 
And 
Sacrificially! 

Beloved, 

Please Let Us Do Right
Because 
It Is Right
And
For Love Of The Lord
And 
With Grateful, Thankful, Loving Hearts 
- Overflowing With Joy Unspeakable -
Give Our Great And Glorious God
Unfeigned Aka Real, True, Honest, Praise! 

Jesus Christ ... The Only One Righteous
Is 
Worthy To Be Praised 
So Let's Do It
Not Just Because It Is Commanded
But 
For The Very Real Joy ... And Sure Blessings It Brings 
To The Heart That Finds Its Worth 
And
Its Pleasures In Knowing, Honoring, Worshipping 

And 

Willingly Praising 
The King Of Love 
The God Of Grace Now
And 
The God Of Glory Soon To Come 
And 
To Share! 

All The Praise, Glory And Honor 
Rightfully Belongs To Almighty God!!

Indeed It Does!

And I Say "AMEN!!!" To That! 

Brethren,

We Can't Praise Our Lord Enough 
For His Goodness Towards Us 

So Let Us Get Our Praise Practice In Now 

So That We Shall Be Able To Praise Him 
In The World To Come ... And Forevermore! 

Hallelujah ... And AMEN!!!

Our Creator Cries With Compassion For Us

Brethren,

It Is Time For Us To Think For Ourselves
And
To Think ... Committedly
Upon Our Lord Jesus Christ
The King Of Glory!

When We Look At The History Of The Nations
From All Recorded Times
The Gods That They Served
- Every One That Was Not The Creator Of The Universe -
Were Cruel, Vindictive, Sadistic, Bloodthirsty
Always Desiring A Gift
Always Wanted To Be Served
Always Hurt Their Subjects
And
Never Showed Love Or Compassion!
Their Gods Used And Abused Them Just For Fun!

Strange Thing, Though
None Of Those Gods Was Real
But
The Damage That They Inflicted Was And Is, Still
Mind-Boggling Evil!

Come On, Wattsie!
Why Don't You Just Call A Spade A Spade!
The Gods They Served Were Demons!
The Idols Were Just Masks!

That's True 
Because 
Wood, Stone, Gold, Silver
Bronze, Jade, Ivory
Marble, Precious Stones
And 
The Modern Plastics
All Have Eyes, Ears, Noses
Hands And Feet
And 
Are Utterly Useless ... Good For Nothing
So We Know That Satan Is Behind Them!

Our God Known Holy Is Not So!
Our God Gives!
Our God Loves!
Our God Shares!
Our God Cares!
Our God ... Our Jesus ... Feels!

Next To John 3:16's 
"For God So Loved The World That 
He Gave His Only Begotten Son ...!" 

Is 

The Declaration: 
"Jesus Wept!" 

Which, Together
Make Up The Two Most Amazing Statements Of 
Love And Hope
Grace And Mercy

Comfort And Blessing

Power And Possession

Passion And Compassion 

Ever Delivered To Mankind! 

We Who Believe The Living Word 
Should Bow Our Heads In Humility 
And 

Lift Our Hearts To The Throne Of Grace 

With Gratitude For The Knowledge That 

Our Jesus ... Our Creator

Our Redeemer, Sustainer, Provider

Lord, God

Master, Friend

Hope, Help 

And

Salvation 

Feels Deeply What We Feel When We Feel It

And 

Condescends ... Lowers Himself ... As King Of Glory

To Show To All Who Behold Him ... In Faith 

That His Heart ... His Love

Is 

Towards Us Collectively

Individually

And

Personally! 

Beloved Child Of The Eternal God, 

Jesus Weeps For You

And Over You

And With You! 

Won't You Weep For Yourself 

And 

Bless Yourself By Taking Your Burdens To The Lord 

And 

Weep Upon Him!?! 

Tears Are A Language That God, The Living God, Understands! 

Remember: 

All Who Sow In Tears Shall Surely Reap In Joy! 

Whatever You Give To Jesus Comes Back As A Blessing 

So Please Ask Jesus To Wash Your Eyes With His Tears 

So That You Will See Him Clearly ... Today 

To Trust Him Totally Forever 

And 

Always ... In All Ways! 

Believe It: You Are Greatly Loved! 

I Bid Us All Peace!

VANITY: Covetousness

The Heart Devoid Of The Love Of God

And
Despising The Word Of Truth

Wants What It Wants

When It Wants It

And

All Proprieties Be Damned! 
Word On The Street:

I Breathe Therefore I AM!

Gimme: I Want ... It!

Thou Shalt Not Covet Your Neighbor's Possessions
Is 
The Tenth Commandment 
And 
The Lord Christ Who Gave It 
- To Show Us How To Operate 
In Our Relations With Our Fellowman -
Promises Never To Leave Us ... Or Forsake Us! 
The Lord Always Provides!

Covetousness Doubts The Sovereign Will 
And 
The Holy Word Of Almighty God 
And 
Is Idolatry ... False Worship
And 
No Covetous Person Shall Enter The Holy City! 

Beloved,
Let's Remember That Covetousness 
Is 
Of Satan ...  The Piercing Serpent
Who In His Former Life As Lucifer ... The Light Bearer
Started War In Heaven 
By Coveting The Position 
And 
The Worship Of The Son Of God! 

Covet Once, Covet Always ...

Satan Brought Death To Us All 
By Beguiling, Fooling, Eve 
Into Coveting  The Wisdom Of God
To Be As God
- The Pride Of Life -
Through The Lust Of Her Eyes
And 
Her Taste Buds ... The Lust Of Her Flesh! 

A Condemned Angel

Doesn't Care Whom He Causes

To Be Likewise Condemned!

Almighty God Isn't A Lying Man ...

What The Lord Promises To Provide For Us 
Is 
Plainly Enumerated And Designated
So Let Us Practice Gratitude And Contentment
And 
Be At Peace With The God Of Mercy, Love And Grace
And 
With Every Man!

Don't Vex Your Spirit

Over The Useless Vanity!

Brethren, Beloved

Vanity 

Is 

A Broken Person 

Looking In A Circus Mirror 

Which Faithfully Shows Every Perspective 

Except The Truth! 

When We Look At Life Through The Lens Of Truth

- The Gospel Of Grace - 

All Our Murmurings

And 

All Our Vexations ... Cease 

And 

We Are In Humble Peace 
With Our Gracious, Giving, Blessing, Holy God! 

Consider This, Therefore
And
Be Wise Unto Your Own Soul's Salvation:
There Ain't No Vain Soul 

Who Knows What It Is To Be Humble! 

Meekness Aka Humility

Is A Fruit Of The Holy Spirit:

Choose To Believe

The Eternal Word Of

The Holy God Faithful!

Remember:

You're Worth More Than A Sparrow

And

You Don't Need To Own The Supermarket

To Be Able To Eat Food

And

You Ain't God

So You Don't Need Worship!

Looking For Peace!?! + PRAYER: Have Mercy, Father, And Grant Perfect Peace!

Peace Is Desired By All 

And 

Acquired By Few 

Because 

Most Of Mankind Believes That Access To Money

Sex, Drugs, Alcohol

Power, Position, Popularity, Notoriety

The Acquisition Of Many Toys And Rare Treasures

And 

Time For Playing, Partying

And 

"Doing You!" 

And 

"Living Your Truth!" 

Brings The Peace Which Is Of Jesus Christ The Lord ... Alone

And 

Which Cannot Be Begged, Bought Or Bartered! 

Oh, That Men Would Praise The Lord

For His Great Goodness 

To The Children Of Men! 

A Life Without Jesus Christ 

Is 

A Life Where There Are WARS:

Worry

Anguish Of Spirit

Restlessness Of Mind

Sadness And Sorrow! 

Oh, That Men Would Accept That 

Jesus Christ's Holy Word Is As He Is:

Good, Kind And Ever True! 

Peace ... Perfect Peace

Is 

The Gift Freely, Generously, Willingly, Given 

- Free Of Encumbrances, Clearly Identified

And Easily Apprehended - 

By The Eternal, Almighty, God Of Grace And Glory

To Every Man, Woman And Child On This Earth! 

An Unaccepted, Unopened

Personal Gift

Is Of No Value To Anyone Else!

If You Want Jesus Christ's Peace, Take It

And

The Only Way To Do That

Is

To Believe The Promise Made

And

By The Bold Exercise Of Faith ... Another Free Gift 

Receive The Gift Given With Gratitude! 

With The Recognition Of Personal Need

With The Willingness To Acknowledge From Whom The Gift Comes

With The Willingness To Trust The Holy Word Of The Promise-Keeper

You Will Know Of A Surety That You Are
And 
Will Be, Blessed From The Source! 

Shiloh Means Peace! 

Jesus Christ, Prince Shiloh

Is 

Our Peace
So Don't Waste Your Precious, Finite, Time

Searching For

Wallowing In

Being Exercised By

That Which Will Not Cause You To Enjoy 
Peace ... Rest And Joy! 

PRAYER:

Father Of The Faithful

Giver Of Good Gifts

I Come To You, Believing, Trusting

Desiring Always

Accepting Gratefully

Your Blessed Gift Of Perfect Peace

Which Contains Rest And Joy!

Thank You For Your Dear Grace! 

Father,

Everywhere Around Me

Are Wandering Souls Known Lost

Looking, Longing, Laughing, Lying, Dying

Bearing The Unbearable Cross

Because They Know Not Christ

And

They Know No Peace

Since All They Treasure Are Things Not Pure

Those Things That Contain Deceptive Alloys! 

I Exercise, Dear Father

My Gift Of Daily Faith In Their Behalf

And

I Ask You, I Beseech You, Please

Open Their Diseased And Blind Eyes

Unstop Their Itching Ears

Help Them To Stop Hardening Their Hearts

In Known Rebellion

And

Help Them To See Their Need Of

Jesus Christ The King

By Whom They Were Created

For Whom They Should Live

And

Through Whom They Are Ever-Blessed! 

Please Help Them, Father

To Humble Themselves

And

To Yield Their Will

To The Ministrations Of The Holy Spirit

Who Gently Leads All Souls Willing

Into Everlasting Truth! 

Please Help Them To Be Wise Unto Salvation! 

Help Them To Deny Satan, The Gross Liar

And

Help Them To Embrace The Life That Lasts

By Confessing And Repenting Of Known Sin

And

Taking Jesus Christ As Their Everlasting Portion

So That They Will, Indeed

Be Forever Blessed! 

Please Let Your Name Be Glorified

And

Jesus Christ Praised

For It Is In His Matchless, Holy, Name

That I Ask, In Faith, These Few Petitions! 

Incline Your Ear Toward Us, Father

And

Grant Us Thy Everlasting Peace! 

I Love You! 

Please Come For Us Soon! 

AMEN!