Vespers At The End Of The Sabbath: Who Guides Your -Ship!?!

KJV Ephesians 5:15-16

15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

-Ships Abound! 

What Kind Of -Ship Is Yours!?! 

We Can Be Like Jesus And To Accomplish This

We Are Each Offered A Lifetime Apprenticeship 

In The Righteousness School Of King Jesus Aka The King Of Love

Where The Teacher, Not Professor Nor Educator

Is 

The Holy Spirit Of God 

Who Leads The Diligent Apprentices Into All Truth! 

Beloved, 

Interestingly Enough And Sadly

There Is The Malevolent Spirit Running Amok 

Who Is Also Offering Free Apprenticeships 

To His About-Me School 

Where Advanced Placement GS&P Classes 

Are The Hot Ticket! 

Strangely Enough

There Is Not A Step Up To A Brighter Day Celebration 

For Any Of The Thousands Of Years That 

The Malevolent Spirit's About-Me School Has Been In Existence! 

On The Other Hand, Dear Ones

What Is Amazingly Beautiful About The King Of Love's School Of Righteousness 

Is 

That It Has A Parallel -Ship Class 

For All Of Those Students In Its Apprenticeship Program Of Education! 

It Is Called Friendship 

And 

It Gives All Apprentices Direct Anytime Access To 

The Creator-Owner

Founder-Operator

Sustainer-Maintainer Of The School 

Where Grace And Mercy 

And 

Justice And Peace Are Its Hallmarks! 

The Apprentices Remaining Therein To The Program's Completion 

Are Eternally Blessed! 

Brethren Beloved, 

In The Name Of Jesus Christ The Lord 

Understand That To Be Forewarned 

Is 

To Be Forearmed 

So Please Make A Note-Well Warning 

In Your Need To Know File! 

The King Of Love 

Is 

Your, My, Our Forever Friend! 

The Malevolent Spirit 

Is 

The Now-Present Fiend 

And 

His Advanced Placement GSP Classes 

Are For Intensive Tutoring In Greed, Selfishness And Pride 

Which Gives Its Apprentices A Hot Ticket To Hell 

On The Day That The Judge Of All Flesh Appoints! 

The Malevolent Spirit Has Already Been Found Wanting 

And 

Has Been Judged And Condemned! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Be Purposeful And Intentional In Your Grace-Filled Walk And Work 

For The Judge, Prince Immanuel, The King Of Love: 

He Equips All Of His Apprentices With Faith For Today ... Every Day! 

Be Wise! 

Peace! 

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VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH + The First Condition Of Deliverance

 

Obedience To God Almighty 

Is 

The First Condition Of Deliverance! 

Human Effort Combined With Divine Power 

Produces The Needed Result! 

No Human Effort, No Divine Power! 

The Lord Will Not Do For Any One Of Us 

What He Has ... In His Wisdom

Given To Us The Power To Do For Ourselves 

... And ... 

Truth Be Told

Whether We Want To Hear It Or Accept It Or Not

Is 

That Almighty God 

In The Person Of Our Lord And Savior Jesus Christ The King 

Ain't Our Ride Or Die

Our Homeboy

Or 'My Dog!' 

Let Us Respect The Power, The Position

And 

The Purity Of Our High Priest 

And 

Recognize How Puny We Are 

And 

How Putridly Perilous Is Our Present Plight 

... And ... 

Give The Great And Glorious God Unfeigned Praise 

And 

Proper Prayers 

Aka Prayers From Your Own Perch

Your Own Known Place Of Need And Perplexity 

And 

Not From Base Greed And Non-Sensical Gumption! 

Obey The Lord Of Life And Live! 

Peace!

It Is Better Not To Know The Truth!?!

What Has And Is-Been The Curse Upon Your Family That

By Your Acknowledgement As A Committed Christian

Will At One And The Same Time 

Mark You As One Of "Them" By Outsiders 

And 

As An Outsider By The Them With Whom You Are Known Family!?! 

Is It Envy, Greed, The Unforgiving Spirit

Being A Know-Nothing Know-It-All

Hatred Of Authority

Practiced Wickedness

Head's-Down Bum's-Up Aka Ostrich-Itis

Carnality

Five-Finger Discounting Aka Thievery

Bring-A-Bone Carry-A-Bone Specializing Aka Gossiping

Or Gluttony

Which All Will Keep You Out Of The Glorious Kingdom!?! 

Beloved Believer, 

For Us To Leave Here 

To Go Over There To Be With Our Dear Savior 

"Forever And Ever, Amen!" 

We Must Do Some Serious Internal Housekeeping 

By The Grace Of The The Eternal God 

And

We Will Not Be Permitted To Glom On To That 

Carry-All Bag Of Self-Deception 

"It Is Better Not To Know The Truth!" 

Which Is Mainly Used As The Excuse To "Done" All Excuses: 

If I Know I Will Have To Change My Ways 

Or Do Something That I Don't Want To Do 

Or See Something That I Don't Want To Face 

Or Apologize For Something That I Prefer To Ignore 

Or Care About Something That I Rabidly Choose To Despise! 

Dear Ones, 

Just As Babies Have Tummy-Time To Strengthen Their Core

We Christians Need To Use Mirror-Time 

For More Than Self-Adoration! 

Dare To Make Wrong Things Right!  

Peace!

Wicked People Earn Two Pay-Checks!

We Are Finite Creatures With Delusions Of Grandeur 

When We Walk Around With Malice, Envy, And Greed In Our Hearts 

Making Plans For People And Their Property! 

Beloved, 

Meet King Ahab And His Queen Jezebel! 

Could You Imagine 

A Powerful King So Weak As To Take To His Bed

Sucking His Thumb 

And 

Refusing His Din-Din 

Because 

He Wanted Another Man's God-Given, Law-Sealed, Property!?! 

Imagine Also 

His Dead-Conscience, Wicked, Idolatrous, Power-Mad Queen 

Who Believed That Title And Power Equalled 

Fulfilled Desire: Satisfaction Achieved 

Aka I'll Have You Killed And My Hubby Will Own Your Farm 

To Get A Few Eggs From Your Prize-Winning Chickens 

Since He Desires A Fluffy Omelette To Satisfy His Current "Hangry" Itch! 

Dear Ones, 

We May Hide And Buy Ground 

But 

We Can't Hide And Reap It! 

Pay-Back Aka Retributive Justice

Maybe From Man

And 

Definitely From The Living God

Is 

Always On Tap! 

Satan Has Poisoned This Earth 

With The Same Vile Spirit 

Which Caused His Dismissal From His Position 

As Lucifer-Light-Bearer! 

When We Plot To Get What Is Not Ours To Own

We Get To Own What Was Not Part Of Our Plot! 

Official Job:

Official Pay! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ...

Self-Employed Wicked Workers Decide Their Own Pay 

When By Sin 

And 

For Satisfaction 

They Gleefully Do Their "Pleasant Work!" For Free! 

Wicked People Earn Two Pay-Checks: 

What They Demand 

And

What The Lord Commands! 

Our Savior States His Saints' Soul-Satisfying Salary! 

Be A Saint: 

There Is A Limit To Sin! 

The Day Of Visitation Is On The Wing! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Oh, The Pain!

Sin Is A Sexy Siren

Singing A Scintillating Song

Sure To Send The Sinful Skyward

Satisfied With Skirting Around Salvation

Sure To Have Scheming Satan

Salivating That 

Another Soul Would Be His Before Long! 

Desire Is Deceiving

Drawing One Into The Dragon's Dark Domain

Where Deceit, Discord, And Destruction

Are The Deceived One's Reward

His Long-Desired Gain! 

Greed Is A Grip Guaranteed 

To Grind The Glutton

Into Gruel

So That The Gainsayer Satan

Can Joyfully Flush Him Away! 

Beware! Beware! 

Regret Is That Vision Most Cruel! 

"I Feel Your Pain!" 

"No, You Don't! 

"I've Been There!"

"Oh, Please! Get Real! 

Unless We Share The Same Body

You Have No Idea What I've Been Going Through 

So Don't You Dare Tell Me That My Pain Is Nothing

To Deal With It

And With It Get Through!" 

Beloved,

Could You Imagine Telling The Lord That 

His Pain For You Was Nothing 

Compared To What You're Feeling For Yourself!?! 

Can You Imagine Taking Morphine For Your Personally-Felt Pain 

While Minimizing What Our Savior Felt Cold Turkey 

When For Each One Of Us Personally

He Died The First 

And

The Second Death 

To Give Each One Of Us Personally And Individually

The Blessed Gift Of His Everlasting Life!?! 

Pain ... Like Life And Death

Has A Subject And An Object! 

Pain Points To A Problem In You

Which Is A Problem For You

Which Must Be Fixed For You 

Or

In Your Behalf! 

Pain Is A Symptom Of Sin 

Which Corrupted, Corrupts, Mortal Life! 

A Life Of And In Sin Results In Death! 

Jesus Christ Conquered Death To Give Us Life! 

A Life Lived In And For Jesus Christ

Shall See Everlasting Life 

Without Pain, Sin, And Death

So Please Take Our Blessed Jesus All Day, Every Day

And 

Sin Will Not Have Power Over You 

And

Neither Will The Second Death!

Physical Pain Is A Part Of Life! 

How Are You Feeling Today!?! 

Have You Been To Jesus!?! 

Peace! 

Consider Your Ways ... And Please The Lord!

Let No Human Or Malevolent Spirit Fool You: 

Attitude About 

And

Behavior Towards The Lord Are Everything! 

Our Blessings And Our Prosperity 

Depend Upon Our Total Obedience 

To The Word And The Will Of Our Almighty God! 

Partial Obedience Is Disobedience ... Which Is Dangerous 

And

Willful Disobedience Is  Deadly! 

Just Ask Nadab, Abihu, Achan

Hophni, Phineas, Balaam, And King Saul! 

Disobedience Comes Of The PEG

Aka Pride, Envy, And Greed

Which Is In The Devil's Domain! 

Nothing Good Ever Came Or Will Come From 

The Hand Of Satan! 

Beloved, 

See Sin With Your Eyes 

But 

Don't Ever Choose To Romance It 

No Matter How Beautiful

Mouth-Watering

Or Potentially Profitable Its Appearance! 

The Lord Asks Us To Consider Our Ways 

Because 

Our Unsancitified Ways Obviously Do Not Please Him 

Even As They Do Not Bless Us! 

Folly Is Not Common-Sense! 

Let Us, Therefore, Choose To Follow Uncommon Sense

Aka Faith

And 

Bless Almighty God With Our Willing, Ready, Obedience! 

When Our Ways Please The Lord

He Causes Our Enemies To Be At Peace With Us! 

Best Of All, Though

When We Seek The Kingdom Of God 

And 

Make It First In Our Affections

The Necessities Of Life Will Always Be Provided To Us 

And

We Shall Surely Reach The Heavenly Home! 

Peace!

PRAYER:

Father, 

Please Help Us To Be Wise Unto Salvation 

So That Our Ways Will Please You Today! 

AMEN.

 

HAPPY SABBATH + Hold Hope In Christ Or Handle Hell With Satan!

A Humble, Praying, Saint 

Makes Proud Satan's Knees Weak! 

Beloved, 

We Must Go Through Present Peril 

To Get To Everlasting Peace! 

We Must Overcome Sinning 

To Arrive At Sanctification! 

We Must Overcome Ungodly Fear 

To Enjoy Freedom In Christ! 

We Must, By Grace, Conquer Our Heart 

If We Will Rule Our Head! 

We Must Hold Hope In Christ 

Or We Will Handle Hell With Satan! 

We Must Deny Ungodly Passion 

Or Die In Satanic Pride! 

We Cannot Seek The Savior 

And 

Also Serve Self! 

When We Mind The Master 

We Will Master Our Mind! 

When We Trust The Lord Aka The Truth 

We Will Be Truthful In Our Trusting! 

We Are Blessed With Daily Faith 

And 

Our Faithfulness Blesses Us Daily! 

Dear Ones, 

Our Blessed Savior Has Done The Hard Work For Us 

And

By Enduring Faith Which Works By Love

We Will Reap The "Sweets" Of Sure Salvation!

We Must Do Our Part

And

Trust And Obey! 

Please Remember, However, That 

Almighty God's Saving Grace 

Does Not Cover 

Unrepentant Man's Unconfessed Greed 

And 

Presumptuousness! 

Do Not Tempt The Lord! 

There Is No Balancing Act 

Or Fence Riding 

In Christ's Christianity: 

It's All In Or All Out! 

Earthly Riches Are Not A Safety Net: 

Jesus Christ Is! 

Therefore, Let Your Motto Be: 

It Is Best To Wear Out In The Service Of The Savior 

Than To Burn Up Through Being Served By Satan! 

Be Wise For Your Own Self: 

We Are Overcomers In Christ Jesus ... Alone! 

Peace! 

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!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Control Is Cream For The Proud And Greedy!

Pride And Greed Go Together 

And 

They Are Poor Substitutes For Love: 

They Lead To Planned Sin! 

The More Pride We Display

The Less Love We Enjoy! 

The More Greed We Incubate

The More Pride We Activate! 

Beloved, 

All Who Take Pleasure In Pride And Greed 

Will Ultimately Utilize Pressure And Force 

To Get Their Own Way

To Inflict Their Will Upon Others! 

Think! 

Our Dear Savior Saves! 

He Made The Way For Us To Be Saved 

But 

He Cannot Save Us Until We Acknowledge That 

We See Our Obvious Danger

And In Godly Fear

Recognize That He, Alone, Is Able To Save Us

And In Faith

Call On Him For His Saving Grace, His Saving Power

And In Need

Humbly Reach For His Outstretched Hand Of Help And Healing! 

Jesus Christ Aka Love 

Is 

Not Proud

And 

He Is Not Greedy For Converts! 

He Knows All Who Are His Very Own! 

Our Dear Jesus Invites Us To His Side 

So He Has No Need To Use Force 

To Bring, Bend, And Bind Us To Him

And Thereby 

Usurp Our Free-Will 

And 

Freedom To Choose To Accept His Will Or Not! 

Our Jesus Has Manners: Satan And His Kind Do Not! 

Present Comfort

Does Not Equal Future Peace ...

Even In The Face Of Unchained Unkindness

Never Permit Anyone To Force Your Will 

And 

Never Give In To Wickedness 

To Receive A "Little Comfort" Now For Your Body! 

The Wickedness Of Pride And Greed 

Is 

Never Satisfied With A Little Bit

Since Control Is Their Cream! 

Brethren, Beloved

Please Accept Jesus Christ's Perfect Gift Of Love 

And 

Let Satan's Pride And Greed Be What They Are ... Damned!

Peace! 

Run Your Race To Enter Christ's Glory Wherein Is Everlasting Life!

In The Competitive World

The Warning Constantly Given 

Is 

"Keep Your Eye On The Prize!" 

In The Spiritual Realm Of The Forever Blessed

We Are Encouraged To 

"Run Your Race To Receive The Crown 

Which Does Not Pass Away!" 

Beloved, 

These Two Statements Speak Volumes 

If

We Are Paying Attention! 

Keep Your Eye On The Prize Suggests That 

If You Even So Much As Blink

What You're Striving For Disappears!

Forever! 

Striving To Receive The Heavenly Prize 

Is 

Absolutely Achievable 

And

That Heavenly Prize Won 

Can Never Be Given To Another Person! 

Think On These Things ... 

Earthly Princes Are Princes Until They're Not! 

Titans Of Sport, Finance, And Entertainment 

Get Dethroned! 

Unholy Priests And Pastors Get Defrocked 

And

All Of This Happens 

Because 

What They Were Holding On To

Looking Greedily Upon

Broadcasting As Their Divine Right

Was Neither Right Nor Divine! 

Unimpeachable Facts ... 

Regular People Strive And Fail! 

Flavors Of The Month Get Canceled!

Rights-Givers Get Offended 

And

Prizes Given Get Rescinded! 

Blessedly, Our Almighty God Does Not Change: 

He Makes No Mistakes! 

If You Fail To "Win" The Great Salvation

None Other Will Gain Your Crown Or Your Land! 

Your Race ... For Eternal Life

Is 

Run Against Yourself Only 

And

Is Won Or Lost By You Alone! 

Brethren, Beloved

Please Do Not Let Sinful-Self 

Turn You Into A Condemned Loser! 

Please Be Very Courageous

And

Choose To Look Up To Christ Jesus 

And

Let Saving Faith Propel You To The Everlasting Prize! 

Peace With The Living God 

Is 

Perfect!

Run Your Daily Race

To Please The Eternal God

Not Fallen, Finite, Mankind!! 

THE INWARD LOOK: Spiritual Stock-Taking

What Are You Saying!?! 

Are You Aware Of What It Is That You Are Saying!?! 

Do You Understand That Your Mouth Speaks That 

Which Has Found A Home In Your Heart!?! 

Beloved, 

Be Careful! 

We Should All Be In The Season Of Stock-Taking 

And 

We Seriously Need To Personally Take Stock 

Take Knowledge Of What Things Are In 

The Various Departments Of The Storeroom That 

Is 

Our Heart! 

Where Is Love!?! 

Love For Christ!?! 

Love For Others!?! 

Have You Discarded Hate For Your Fellowman!?! 

Are You Indulging Hatred For Sin!?! 

Are You Cultivating Kindness, Caring

And 

Willing Service!?! 

Have You Discarded Spite, Malice, Greed

And 

Envy!?! 

Is Your Supply Of Saving Truth Daily Growing!?! 

Have You Discarded Lying, Innuendo, Half-Truth 

And 

Raging Deceit!?! 

Have You Ordered An Abundance Of Hope!?! 

Are You Actively Working Faith For Today!?! 

Are You Cultivating Prayer, Gratitude, Thankfulness 

And 

Willing Obedience!?! 

The Inward Look ... 

Please Take A Good Look At Your Heart! 

Open Every Department And Compartment 

And

Get Out The Gospel Hose 

And By Grace

Set The Pressure To New Heart 

And

Do The Necessary 

No Matter How Much It Hurts: 

Jesus Christ Heals Hurts! 

Remember, Remember 

Don't Ever Forget ... 

Wrong Words

Just Like Spent Arrows 

And 

Lost Opportunities

Cannot Be Recalled 

But

You Can Start A New Thought 

And

Have A Godly Conversation 

The Likes Of Which Will Please Our Dear Lord! 

Kind Words Aid Sleep! 

Choose The Peace Of God!

Don't Grieve The Holy Spirit!

Are You Angry ... And Sinning!?! 

Are You Permitting The Sun To Go Down On Your Wrath!?! 

Are You Giving Shelter, Comfort And Aid To Satan!?!

 

Are You Starting To Grieve 

Aka Chase Away The Holy Spirit From Your Life 

By Your Behavior, Attitude 

And 

Your Stance In Life? 

Beloved, 

If You Are, May The Living God Have Mercy On You! 

The Facts ...

We Cannot Grieve, Cause Hurt, Sorrow, Or Anger 

In Someone Who Doesn't Love 

And 

Cherish Us In Their Heart! 

The Difference Between Grieving A Human Heart 

And 

Grieving God The Holy Spirit 

Is That

With The Loss Of The Holy Spirit

We Lose Perfect Peace, Rest

Truth, Light, Love 

And 

Eternal Life!

Is Holding On To Anger ... Remember Cain

Jealousy, Hatred

Pride ... Remember Lucifer

Greed ... Remember Judas

Covetousness, Selfishness, 

Bitterness

Lying To God ... Remember Ananias And Sapphira

Grudge, Unforgiveness

Malice

Vile Thoughts And Speech 

And

The Practice Of Witchcraft ... Remember King Saul 

HonestlyWorth The PriceWhich Must 

And 

Will Be Paid!?! 

Be Ye Warned ...

Grieving Away The Holy Spirit 

Is 

A Process ... A Downward Spiral 

To Eternal Separation From Almighty God! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Do Not Permit Petty To Turn Putrid:

All Rotten Things Get Binned And Burned!

 

Do Not Chase Holy Angels Out Of Your Home 

Or The Holy Spirit From Your Life 

When The Humble Prayer Of A Contrite Heart 

Can Turn Sorrow To Joy 

And

Hurt To Healing! 

Be Wise!

Your Personal Salvation Was Purchased At Infinite Cost

With The Blood Of The Innocent Lamb Of God

Jesus Christ The Lord

And

Not With Perishable Gold And Silver! 

Please Consider What The Shedding Of 

The Innocent Blood Of His Only Begotten Meant 

... Still Means ... 

To Our Heavenly Father 

And

Choose To Value Yourself Accordingly! 

The Lord Christ Did Not Make A Mistake 

When He WillinglyChose To Die

To Personally Save You ... And Me, Too! 

Peace With Almighty God

Is

Perfectly Precious! 

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!