HAPPY SABBATH + JESUS' PEACE: Don't Give Away What You Can't Purchase!

Oh, To Be At Perpetual Rest! 

There Is Temptation From The Enemy Called Self ... Within 

And 

There Is Molestation From The Adversary, Satan ... Without! 

Sin Knocks At The Heart's Door Where We Live

And

Whenever And Wherever We Walk About!

Guard Your Heart!

Are You Tired ... And Weary

Ever Running From Known Foes!?! 

Then Rest Ye In Christ Jesus 

Who Does Your Every Sorrow Know! 

Remember That This Life Is Temporary

That Jesus Has Already Won Victory For Us 

Over The Known Adversary Our Rabid Foe 

And

Dare To Rest In The Love Of Him Who Calls Us

In Him Whose Feelings For Us Do Constantly Show! 

In Jesus Is Rest! 

In Jesus Is Our Present Peace! 

In Jesus Is Peace That Passes Human Understand 

And

Rest For The Weary-Of-Sin Soul! 

In Jesus, We Have Rest For Body, Mind And Spirit! 

We May Labor By Jesus' Faith That Cannot Fail 

And 

Dare To Longingly Look For The Rest That 

Is 

Known Eternal!

Soon Will Be Consumed That Damned Enemy Infernal! 

Trust The Lord And Obey! 

Live For Jesus And Pray! 

Walk Wisely 

And 

Dare To Look Up 

For He Who Calls You Is Coming: 

He Holds The Judgment Book 

And 

Our Great Reward! 

Beloved, 

Please Do Not Yield To What Can't Prosper Your Soul! 

Write Good In Your Book So That In The Great Day 

You Will Emerge As Gold! 

Dare To Trust The Lord Through The Eyes Of 

Living, Enduring, Working-By-Love Faith 

And

Find Sweet Rest In 

And 

On The Eternal Rock 

Firm And Secure Through Time 

And 

For Eternity To Come! 

Peace For Us Is Free

But

It Was Costly

To Our Almighty God

To Jesus Christ The Lord:

Don't Give Away

What You Can't Purchase!

Give Heed To The Holy Spirit!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: ANXIETY!?!

Do Not Use The Cover Of
Physical Anxiety
To Indulge In Sin!
Your Life Is Not Blessed Thereby
And
You Shall Not Be Permitted To Live
In The Beautiful Land
Beyond The Sky!

Why Are You So Easily Discouraged!?!
Why Are Your Feelings So Easily Hurt!?!
Don't You Understand That In Getting Home To Jesus
We Shall Have Trials
Tribulations
Tests Of Faith!?!

It Is Not A Cake-Walk!
It's A Gauntlet
And
We Must Cooperate With The Holy Spirit
If 
We Are To See The Accomplishment
- By The Holy God Faithful -
Of The Good Work!

We Are Not To Walk Like Unbelievers
Nor Dress As They Do
And
Talk
Of Looking Back
Going Back
Giving Up
Running Away
When We Have The Holy God
And
All Heaven
Rooting For And Working Unstintingly
To Help Us Achieve ... In Flying Colors
The Promised And Great Reward!

Know The Right ...

You Have The Preserved Word: Prayerfully Read It!
You Have The Access Of Prayer: Enter In Without Fear!
You Have The Holy Spirit's Comfort: Rest Easy In Peace!
You Have Holy Angels For Companions:
Pick Up Your Heels!
These Excellent
Excelling In Strength Companions
Will Not Your Side Leave!

And Never Forget ...

You Have Gifts Of
Mercy, Grace And Faith
Each According To The Day That You Will Meet!

Get Up!
Stand Up ... And Be Counted For Christ!
Do Not Let Your Life Be Wasted!
Give Your Anxiety To Jesus!
Do Not In Sorrow Indulge In Vain Sleep!
Give Your Anxiety To Jesus
And
He Will Give You Calming Peace
Forever To Keep!

Get Thee Hence

Unto

Christ Jesus

And

Your Daily Rations Reap!

Strike Against Carnal Self The Killing Blow!

There's A Glorious Day Soon Coming
No Cloudy Veil Between
When All The Saints And Angels
Together Shall Be Seen!

I'm A Soldier
A Believer In The Holy Cross Of Jesus!
I'm A Saint Of God And Christ
And I Shall Be Among Those Flying
Unto The Lord's Everlasting Life!

Are You, Brother, A Believer!?!
Are You, Sister, A True Saint!?!
Are You Washed In The Blood Of Jesus
Or Are You Still Bearing Unconfessed Sin's Taint!?!

Don't You Know You Have A Friend In Jesus!?!
Don't You Know His Spirit Of Truth Sets Us Free!?!
Don't You Care That He Died To Save You
And That He Has A Share Of His Bounty For Thee!?!

Brother, Sister
Father, Mother
Friend, Acquaintance
Even Those Called Foes
Jesus Christ The Creator, Righteous
Beckons You Walk Forward
For He Is The One Called The Door!

He Is The Way
The Truth, Our Life!
He Is Who Protects Us 

Against The Carnal Strife
And If You Will Be Among The Blood-Washed Brethren
You Must At His Holy Feet Bow
And Lay Your Heavy Burden Down
If You Will Wear The Golden Crown!

Trust The Word!
Believe The Promises!
Live For The Lord!
Walk With Him In Accord
And You, Faithful

Singing, Praising, Rejoicing
Shall Join The Redeemed Throng Flying
Unto The Great Reward!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Why Me, Lord!?! AND Points To Ponder

If All Things Work For Good
For Lord-Lovers
How Can We Say
In The Sorrow Of The Soul
Why Did God Do "THIS" To Me?!?!

Stop For A Moment And Think ...

The Word Of God Says 
He Has A Thousand Ways To Provide For aka
Save His Children
So, Since The Promises Are Sure
And 
The Living God Opens And Closes Doors
Please ... Trust Him 
Who Is Love And Life 
And
Who Is Also Health And Cure!!

A Word To The Wise
From The One Wise
Is 
Enough To Keep Us Moving Ever Forward
Never Looking Back
Because 
To Look Back Is To Blight
To Turn One Into A Salt Lick
And
We Know A Salt Lick Is Consumed
Because
It Has Nothing In Itself To Protect Itself
And Cannot Against Salt-Lickers
And
Salt-Lick Kickers, Fight!

  

Have We Ever Well And Truly Considered
The Real Differences Between
Lamp And Light?

A Lit Lamp Carries The Light!
The Light Provides Sight!
Sight Signals The Way Clear
And
We Walk Unto Jesus
Who Does Our Sin Bear!

Walking In The Light Makes The Way Clear

And

Light Keeps At Bay All The Predators

Who Would For Life And Limb

Make Us Tremble In Fear!

Truth Is ...

A Lamp Without Oil

Is 
A Decorative Piece!

A Lamp Containing Oil, When Lit

Brings The Traveller

The Reader

The Searcher

The Seeker

Illumination ... By Darkness Relief!

A Broken Lamp

Is 
Not A Help But A Hindrance

Because

Its Broken Pieces Do Cut The Flesh Of The Unwary

Giving Us Wounds That 
Only The Great Physician

Can Bind Up

Seal

Heal Up!

Please Do Not Break Your Lamp

Neither By Accident Nor On Purpose

By Deliberately, Contemptuously

From The Oil Well Eternal Walking Away!

Accidentally On Purpose

Breaking Your Lamp

Says Clearly Callously

That You Are Are Walking On The Path Called

Own Way!

Own Way Has Self-Pay

Life And Fire And Accident Insurance

With
An Accidental Death And Dismemberment Rider

Which Has

The Eternal Consequence Deductible!

Where Does One That Premium Pay?!

In Your Head

In Your Heart

In Your Hand

Wherever You Elevate Self

And

Denigrate The Holy Son Of Man!

Man Cannot Keep Himself Alive

Nor Can He Ransom Himself

By Purchasing Useless Indulgences

Sold As Grounded On Earth

Bound Up In Heaven

Rainbow Pot Of Gold

Building God's Kingdom Treats

But Are Actually 

Satan-Inspired

Encouraging Men To Be Careless Of
Their Soul's Salvation

Lies!

Lamps And Light Are No Small Matter!

Lamp-Light

Is

Life-Light Illumination

To Keep Repentant Sinners

Out Of The Fire And Brimstone Lake Of Fire

Aka The Self-Lit

I Prefer Eternal Death Funeral-Bier

Pyre!

Light Your Lamp

And

Catch The Son's Rays!

Open The Preserved Word

Walk In Its Light

And

With Assurance Dismiss The Malicious Goat-Herder

And
The Menacing Goat-Herd!

CONSIDER THIS:

Almighty God Is Too Wise To Err

And

Too Good To Withhold From Us

Those Things That Are For Our Good

And

Do Not Forget That If It For Our Good

It Will Be To God's Glory!

Of Course, We Must Be Walking Uprightly

According To The Promise! 

Brethren,

Whatever We Do

Let Us Pray In Faith

Trusting The Eternal God In Hope

Walking Not By Sight

Nor

Leaning Upon Our Own Understanding!

Let Us Not Be Double Minded

Indulging In

I Think He Will!

I Know He Won't!

Probably He Will!

Perhaps He Won't!

You Will Get Nothing From The Living God

With That Mindset

Because

Doubt Has Its Own Stream Of Reward!

Please Hold Firmly The Sacred Word 

And

Stand Faithfully Upon The Word's Word

Knowing

That If We Faint Not

Our Unfailing Trust Will Be Gloriously Rewarded!

Eyes = Lies

Ears = Fear

Trembling = Doubt

Hope = Faith

Work = Love

And

We Know Of A Surety That

The God Of Love

Reigns

Rightly And Righteously

In Glorious Heaven Above!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: CONVICTION: Conversion!?! + PRAYER: I Will To Reach Home, Lord!

The Soul Convicted Needs To Walk To Conversion
But
The Journey Is Not One Called Easy!
The Soul Unconverted Likes Things Easy
Because Then
He Could Do As He Was Well Pleased!
... Sorta!

The One Convicted Knows That Something In His Life Was Wrong!
The One Convicted Knows That With Conversion
He Would Against Sin
Be Bold And Strong
But
The Struggling Convicted Does Not Want To Cross The Bar
Because Then
He Would Have To Close Willing Willful Sin's Door
Which, For Him
Had Always Hung Kindly And Welcomingly Ajar!
... Supposedly!

Nobody Has To Walk Through Known Sin's Door!

I'll Go Further And Say That
Nobody Has To Eat Confusion Out Of Babel's Shiny Glass Jar!
Nobody Has To Stay In A Pickle
Drunk
At Do What Thou Wilt's Grill And Bar
Because, Then
The Sacrifice Of Jesus Christ Will Be
For That Poor Soul
A Sacrifice ... Wasted!

Ah, The Fruits Of Salvation That He Could Have Tasted!

Truth Be Told ...

Conversion Is A Corner
Where
Decisions Must Be Made!
Conversion Is A Bed
Where
A New Birth Will Take Place!
Conversion, Friends
Is 
A New Life
With Disgrace Removed
From The Saved Child's Face!

As You Well Know ...

Giving Birth Ain't Easy!
Labor And Pain Are Involved!

Giving Birth Ain't Easy
And
It's Messy!
You Are Praying ... A Lot
And
Crying ... Real Hard
And
Sweating ... Copiously
Is
Always Involved!
Sometimes 
Even The Inappropriate Bad Word, Bad Word
For Some People
Is
Decidedly Involved!

Like It Or Not ...

You Can't Keep In The Baby
So You Might As Well Give Birth!

If You Accept That Jesus Christ Is Calling
You Might As Well Accept That There Is
The New Birth!
The Brand New Life!

Indeed! 
It Is A Necessity
For
The Issue Of The Rancidness And Rapacity Of Sin
And
The Efficacy Of The Delicacy That Is Salvation
Must
- Once And For All Time -
Be Resolved!

A Man Can't Eat Rancid!

I Don't Want To Be Unfair-Sin's Prey!

With That Said
Living In Conversion 
Would Obviously Be In Order, Right!?!

Sure Looks That Way!

But De Pain! De Pain!

The Growth In Grace!

Narrow Roads On Hard Shoes!

Gospel Of Truth Make Hard Shoes Loose!

Deprivation And Denial!

For Your Sins
Jesus Christ The Righteous Suffered
At An Unfair Trial!

Better Conversion
Than The Eternal God's Wrath In Golden Vials!

Repent, Brethren
And
Thereby
Negate Your Base Denials!
Be Baptised
And
Walk In The Newness Of Life
Even Though There Will Be Personal Trials!

From Conviction
To Conversion
What A Walk To Life That Is!

From Conviction
To Conversion
From Death To Life
- Eternal Life -
The Life With Christ
Is 
Worth The Struggle
For, Then
Your Heart With The Lord Christ's Heart
Will ... Forever
Snuggle!

I'll Be Forever Out From Under
Satan's Death-Grip Muzzle!

The Love Of Christ
Will Have Changed My Deceitful Heart
And I Will, By Grace
The Plan's Of Wily Devil
Well And Truly Scuttled!

Let's Not Be Stubble!

Who's Ready Rumble!?!

I'm In!

All The Way In!

Let's Pray In Jesus Christ's Name
For The Victory 
For Which He Has Already Paid!
The Victory For Us Already Won!

Let's Each Pray For Our Personal Sure Win!

I Second That!

Brethren, We Are In Agreement!
No More Visiting
The Doctor Of Spin!

PRAYER:

I Humble Myself

Under Your Mighty Hand, Lord

Because

It Is My Desire

To Attain Unto The Great Reward!
Save Me!

Please Help Me, I Beseech You

To Be Truly Converted

To The Lord Jesus Christ

And

To Depart The Ways Of Sin

To Get Out From Under

The Demonic Device!
Seal Me!

I Believe The Word, Father!

I Trust In The Truth!

I Will To Walk With My Jesus!

I Desire Eternal Youth!
Redeem Me!

I Thank You For The Love Given!

I Thank You For The Grace Bestowed!

I Thank You For The Mercies New

And

Beseech You

Help Me Moment By Moment

Daily!
Help Me To Spiritually Grow!
I Will Glorify Thee!

I Will To Reach Home

And

Live Forever At Peace With You

Is My Heart's Pitiful Plea!
Hear, Oh, Lord
And
Bless
In Jesus Christ's Holy Name I Pray!
Let The Spirit Of The Lord
Fall Upon Me!

AMEN.

PRAYER: Father, I Will Not Complain ...!

Father,

There Are Days

When I Feel Like Complaining

But

Because I Have Signally Proved You

By Your Great Grace

I Shall Not

For

I Don't Want From Salvation's Redemption

My Name To Be Blot!

Lord,

I've Read The Account Of 

The Hebrews In The Desert, Who

Because Of Doubt

Murmuring

Constant Complaining

And Ingratitude

From The Promised Land

Were Decidedly Left Out

And

I Am Determined

No Matter Life's Provocations

That I Will Not

Against You

Manifest Sinful Doubt!

Help Me, Lord

Not To Charge You Foolishly

When Disobedience Causes Me

To Experience Pain

Or Sorrow

Or Want! 

Help Me, Lord

To Be Thankful

Acknowledging Your Blessings

Even As Stand

Ever Needing To Be Prayerful

Watchful

Waiting 

And Obeying!

I Have The Carnal Man's Blind Eyes!

I Have The Carnal Man's Deaf Ears!

I Have The Carnal Man's Stony Heart Hard

And

In Faith

I'm Petitioning

For A Spiritual Makeover

So That I Ever

Will Walk In Your Ways

And

In The Fullness Of Time

By Your High And Holy Hand

To Glorious Heaven

Be Delivered!

I Am Bound For The Promised Land

And

I Pray That I Will Never

Any Of Your Bounty Refuse

Nor

The Test Of Faith

To Prove Me A Humble Servant

Of

The Holy Estate

So, Please, I Beseech You

Teach Me

Lead Me

Guide Me

And When And As Necessary

Chastise Me

But, Lord, Please Keep Your Promise

And Never Forsake Me!

Please Help Me, Beloved Father

To Stand Resolute

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

So That Satan Cannot Rejoice Over Me

As An Object Profane!

I Worship You! 

I Love You, Lord!

Home For Me

Is Where You Are

And

I Desire 

With My Whole Heart

To Occupy My Personal Dwelling

In The Great Reward!

Father,

I Bow To Your Sovereign Will

And

I Give You, Me

And

I Beseech You To Bless Me

To Humbly And Competently 

With Faith's Confidence 

Do Your Bidding

So That For Me

One Day

There Shall Be

Eternal Living!

Lord,

Please Help Me To Your Kingdom

To Be A Blessing!

Please Help Me On The World

Not To Be A Curse

And

Please Help Me To Abide Always

Under The Banner

Of

Truth And Faithfulness

So That I Maybe To You

A Kingdom Success!

You See All!

You Know All!

You're In All!

You Feel All

And

I Bless You, Lord

For Loving

And

Caring For Me

A Child Of The Fall!

Thank You For Hearing

And

Thank You For Answering My Prayers

Even If The Answer Is "No!"

Please Make Your Desire For My Life

My Desire As Well

For

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

I Humbly Plead!

Come Soon, Lord!

AMEN.