VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Repentance Before Joy And Peace!

But I Just Want To Be Happy! I Want To Experience The Joy Of Living, And Definitely The Peace That Comes After Pleasure! 

Oh, Boy! You Sound Like A Hallmart Chard, Chelline! Whichever Cartoon Planet You're Now Coming From, They Obviously Never Told You That Your Paycheck Arrives After Your Work For The Specified Period Is Performed! You Don't Get Paid For Playing Around, Sweet Girl! 

Let Me Try, Kelis! 

Knock Yourself Out, Merrie! 

Chelline, We Love You, And We Are Trying Our Best To Help You Not To Have A Hard Row To Hoe In Your Life! 

Regret Is A Bitter Pill To Swallow, And A Hard One To Keep Down, Because It Constantly Rises Up In Your Throat Reminding You Of Things That Should Never Have Been Attempted Or Executed! 

That Sounds Like A "You" Problem, Merrie! 

You Had Better Believe It Was, Is, A "Me" Problem, Chelline, But Thank The Good Lord For His Grace And Mercy, I Came To Understand That Holiness Comes Before Happiness ... !  

... And Repentance Comes Before Joy And Peace AND None Come Before Jesus In Me! 

Oh, Cry Me A River, Kelis! 

You Sound Just Like I Did At Your Age, Chelline! 

Not You, Too, Figgi! 

Yes, Chelline, All Three Of Us Walked The Road That You Are Attempting To Enter So We Know What Happens There ... And Next! 

But I'm Not You! I Can Handle Myself! 

Oh, Chelline, I Feel For You! We All Said The Same Thing! Same Song Book, Same Song, Same Tune ... Same Result! Same Regret, Same If Only, Why Did I, If I Could Go Back! The Same Why Didn't Somebody Warn Me ... When Somebody Did ... Multiple Times! 

You're Just Trying To Scare Me! 

I Hope It's Working! 

Not You, Too, Aunt Mags! 

Yes, Chellie, Present And Accounted For! I Will Add Only One Thing To This Conversation: Jesus Christ Is Your Light And Your Salvation: Make Him The Love Of Your Life Now, While His Door Is Open To You, Before Mercy Steps Aside And Justice Is Enthroned, And Regret Will Never Become A Blip On Your Radar! 

You Are A Free Agent! You Are Blessed With Free Will, And You Have The Freedom To Exercise It ... As You See Fit! 

Prepare Your Canvas! Pencil Your Design! Pick Your Colors! Now, Go Paint Your World! 

Chelline!?! 

Yes, Ms. Merrie!?! 

You Will Notice That Your Aunt Mags Said "Pencil Your Design" And "Paint Your World!" Why Do You Think That Is!?! 

Everybody Knows That Pencil Marks Are Temporary Because They Are Erasable But Paint Is Permanent! 

Good Answer! So What Does That Mean To And For You!?! 

Pencil Is Planning Which Means That I Can Course Correct ... Hmmm ... But If I Lay Down Paint, I've Turned Plan Into Action, Indulged In Production, Committed To A Path, No Turning Back, End Result Is Rejoicing Or Remorse! 

I Can Try To Course Correct But The New Colors Might Clash, Or Become Muddy, Turning My Painting ... My Life ... Ugly ... Until I Want To Throw It All Away ... Unless I Cry Out To Jesus ... In Repentance ... And He Gives ... Me ... A New Canvas ... A New Life! 

That's My Girl! You Figured It Out! 

Yes, Ms Kelis! 

Okay, Here's One Last Thought For The Road: Can You Unreel Sticky Tape Without Marring The Sticky Part Or Leaving A Fingerprint!?! 

Of Course Not! 

Well, Ms Chelline, That's Your Life! Whatever You Touch, Torches You, Whatever You Mar, Marks You! Think On These Things! 

Choose Jesus First! 

I Love You, Baby Girl! 

Make Your Peace With The Lord! 

Thank You Ever So Much, Bonus Mumsies! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Open The Letter!

 

Dear Lady Rose, 

I Sincerely Hope And Pray That This Missive

Finds You In Good Spirits And Doing Well! 

As For Me, Besides A Lil' Bit O' The Arthur

I Am Doing Well, All Things Considered! 

Lady Ro, I Want To Ask You A Question: 

Did You Receive A Strange-Looking

Very Large, Padded Envelope By Mail Or Special Delivery 

In The Past, Oh, I Don't Know, Three Months!?! 

I Only Ask Because I Received A Like Envelope

With A Handwritten Letter With The Strangest Instructions! 

It Said, And I Quote: "If You Are Happy, Read The Letter!

If You Are Sad, Read The Letter! 

If You Are Tempted, Read The Letter! 

If You Are Feeling Weary, Read The Letter!" 

The Letter Of Instructions Rattled Off 

A Long List Of Things For Which I Should Read Some Letter 

Which Should Have Been Enclosed But Was Not! 

All That Was In The Envelope Was An Old Book

Rather Expensive-Looking But Nonetheless Old, Like Methuselah! 

I Shook That Book And No Letter Fell Out So I Am Clueless!

Neither The Envelope Nor The Letter Of Instructions

Bear A Return Address So I Don't Know Who To Contact

About The Missing Letter!

I Am At A Loss!

Please Help!

Love Always,

Dorothy

**********

Dear Dorothy,

You Have Surely Lived Up To Your Nickname!

You Are A Real Dodo!

Yes, I Received A Similar Envelope:

Everybody Did, And Anybody Coming Into The Household

Is Going To Receive An Identical Envelope! 

Dodo, Did You Look At The Title Of The Book!?!

Did You Notice That It Said "Holy Bible!?!"

Did You Open Said Bible!?!

Don't You Know Or Have You Forgotten That

The Holy Bible Is Called God's Love LET...TER To Mankind!?!

I Should Box Your Ears!

How Come It Has Taken You Three Whole Months

To Open That Envelope And, Worse Yet

Three Months To Come ... With Help ... To The Realization That

The Missing Letter IS The Enclosed Bible!?!

You Need A Real Cut-Tail With A Hard Rubber Slipper!

Seriously, Though, All Those Points

Telling You To Read The Letter Are For Real And

You Need To Fixedly Pay Attention To And Follow Them!

Of Course, It Must Be Stated That

"No Read, No Power: Read Well, You Flower!"

That's The Lord's Will Concerning You, Me, We, His Children!

Call Me On Meet And We Can Read It Together

Taking Turns, Of Course!

Love You, Bless You, Talk To You Soon!

Your Favorite Sis-Sis!

Peace!

 

HAPPY SABBATH + Connectivity Is Key To Relationship!

Relationship Is Key! 

Connectivity Is Key In All Relationships! 

We Have Joints, Muscles, Bones, And Organs

And 

Our Biggest Organ Is Our Skin Which Keeps Everything Held Together 

In What We Shall Here Call A House 

Which Should Be A Home Of Happiness! 

Would You "Unzip" Your Skin 

And 

Let Your Insides Outside 

And 

Still Call Yourself An Intact You

Holy Wholly Undefiled!?! 

Beloved, 

What Is Your Relationship With Our Loving Lord Jesus!?! 

How Is Your Connection With Our Savior Dear!?! 

Are Your Joined With Him In Communion!?! 

Are Your Muscles In His Word Strong ... And Strengthening!?! 

Are Your Bones Holding You Up Straight, And True To Him

As The Enemy Of Souls, Satan The Forever Damned

Is Maliciously - Though Leashed - Cruelly, Buffeting You!?! 

Are Your Organs Optimally Operating

Open To The Holy Spirit's Optimization!?! 

Is Your Heart For Christ Heavenward!?! 

Dear Ones, 

Let Us Not Be Unfaithful So That The Breath Of Life Departs Us 

And 

Our Blood Which Keeps Us Alive 

Is 

Become The Blood Of A Dead Man! 

Jesus Christ Is Life 

Abundant Life

 And

Incorruptible Life

And

Living For, With, In, And Through Christ 

Is 

The Relationship Which Connects Us To Life Everlasting! 

Heaven's Cleaning Service

Operated By The Holy Spirit

And 

"Manned" By The Holy Angels

Is 

24/7 Open For Your Business: 

Use It Today! 

Peace!

 HAPPY SABBATH BLESSINGS

AND

BOUNTIES! 

Happiness Is To Know King Jesus!

What "Makes" You Happy!?! 

Are You Happy!?! 

If Something Or Someone Could Make You Happy

What Or Who Would It Be!?! 

Beloved, 

Unhappy People Don't Like Happy People! 

Angry People Don't Like Calm People! 

Proud People Don't Like Humble People

And

Sinners Don't Like Practicing Christians 

And Yet

All Claim To Be Happy In Their Present Condition: 

Who Is Right!?! 

NEWS FLASH: --

Happiness Via Acquiring Things 

And Using Things To Draw People To Your Side 

Is Not Happiness! 

Just Doing Things To Be Happy

Mouthing Affirmations To Feel Happy

And 

Doing Service Projects To Show That We Are Happy 

Cannot And Will Not Make Us Happy 

When All Of Our Outward Acts To Fill An Inward Need 

Are Stripped Away! 

Think About It ...

Could You ... An Innocent Person

Be "Happy" Locked Away In A Dank, Dismal, Dirty Dungeon 

When All Of Your Sayings, Doables, 

And 

Feelings Of Happiness 

Are Stripped Away!?! 

Dear Ones, 

There Is No True And Lasting Happiness 

And

Contentment 

Outside Of Or Without Being Contented In Christ 

Or Happy In Jesus! 

When Your Roof Flies Off

The Engine Drops Out Of Your Conveyance

And 

Your Withdrawals Ain't Got No Deposits 

But

You're Standing On The Promises Knowing That 

Almighty God Will Provide 

Because

You Have Decided To Follow Jesus ... No Turning Back

You Can Sleep On Rocks 

And 

Eat Grass

And 

Smile Peacefully 

Because 

Jesus Christ The King Has You Sheltered Under His Wings! 

Lashes, Lies, And Loss Have No Leverage 

Against One Who Lovingly Trusts 

The Lord Of Life, Our Creator! 

Wisdom Helps Us To Decide To Be Happy ... In Jesus!  

Peace!

HAPPINESS Aka Blessedness!

Have You Ever Considered That 

The Family Into Which You Are Born 

And The Way That You Look 

Are Determined By The Lord God Almighty 

But

Your Attitude And Your Behavior 

Are Solely Determined By You!?! 

Have You Considered That 

It Is Within Your Own Authority

Your Free-Will ... Your Choice ... To Be Happy

Not With And In Things

But 

In The Lord Jesus Christ!?! 

Beloved, 

The Rich

The Rude

The Monied

And 

The Famous For Mediocrity 

Have Taken It Upon Themselves To Noisily Tell All 

Who Are Impressed By Such Trivialities That 

We Will Be Happier

More Fulfilled

And 

Able To Live Our Best Lives Now 

If

We Have Smaller Ears ... Bigger Lips

Narrower Jaws ... Straighter Teeth

Perky Noses ... Padded Breasts And Bums

Fewer Ribs ... Fake Six-Packs

New Gender ... Toys

Bookoo Bucks

And 

A Woke Mind 

Because 

"Thus Said The Man Of Peace!" 

But

Not An Awakened Aka Enlightened Understanding 

Because 

"Thus Saith The Lord!"

The Prince Who Is Our Peace!

When You Love The Lord

You Love Yourself And Others! 

When You Trust In The Lord 

You Trust Him With Your Self 

And 

Plead With Him For Others! 

When You Walk With The Lord

You Don't Walk Over Others! 

Happiness 

Is 

Knowing The Lord Christ: 

To Be Blessed Of The Living God

Is 

To Be Happy In The Lord Of Life! 

Think On These Things! 

Peace!

Happy, Helped And Hopeful!

Happy ... Helped ... Hopeful: 

This Is The Living Legacy Of 

Almighty God's Love Toward Us Collectively 

And 

Personally Individually! 

Beloved, 

We Who Love The Lord Christ 

And 

Choose To Truly Worship Him By Our Willing Obedience 

Are Blessed Over 

And 

Above Those Who Know Not The Lord! 

Our Happiness 

Is 

From The Lord Of Life! 

Our Help 

Is 

From Him Who Is Our Shepherd, Refuge And Strength

Our Very Present Help 

In Our Times Of Sure-To-Come Trouble! 

Our Hope 

Is 

In Our Savior, Redeemer, Forever Faithful Friend 

Who Knows Our Names, Present And Future

 And

Remembers Our Frame:

He Does Not Forget That We Are Dust! 

In Jesus Christ, We Live And Breathe: 

Without The Breath Of Life From Him

We Most Assuredly Die! 

He Is Real ...

Our Lord's Hands, Feet, Ears And Mouth 

Are Fully Functioning 

And 

I Beseech Us All To Remember That 

With His Hands, He Made Us! 

With His Mouth 

He Called All That We Behold Into Being! 

With His Ears 

He Hears Our Prayers

And 

On Determined Feet He Walked To Calvary 

To Restore Us Who Are Obedient Sheep! 

Trust The Living Word Of Truth ...

Be Happy In Jesus 

The Only One Whose Help Gives Us A Myriad Reasons 

To Have Abundant Hope In The God Who Gives And Forgives

Feeds And Frees

Succors And Sanctifies

And 

Breaks Bounds 

And

Bountifully Blesses The Brave Believer 

Bound For Beautiful Beulah Land! 

Be Joyful In Jesus Christ The King Of Love:

In Him Is Our Perfect Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: SABBATH + Occupy Until Christ Comes!

The Lord Christ Has Told Us To Occupy Ourselves 

Until He Comes To Escort Us Home 

To His Father's House Of Everlasting Joy: 

The Damned Devil Finds Wicked Work 

For Idle Minds And Hands! 

Beloved, 

A Person, Man, Woman, Child, Rich, Poor

Free Or Slave

Healthy Or No

Who Believes He Has No Reason To Live

No Expected End Like Jesus Has Promised Us 

Who Choose To Believe The Holy Word Of Truth

Will Do Anything

To Anybody

For Whatever Reason

Just So That They May "Feel" Something 

If Even For A Moment! 

We Are Christians 

And

Through The Holy Faith Which Cannot Falter Or Fail

We Have Jesus Christ For The Anchor Of Our Souls

And

We Have That Faith Of Jesus New-Supplied Every Day 

As The Lubricant For Our Minds

As Oil For Our Hearts

And 

As Energy For Our Motoring Along 

The Highways And Byways Of Life! 

Are You Ill!?! 

Pray, Confess, Repent 

And 

Accept Forgiveness Of Sin 

And

Rest In Jesus! 

Are You Happy!?! 

Sing Songs Of Gladness! 

Are You Nervous, Needy!?! 

Reach For The Extended Hand Of Help, Hope 

And 

Healing! 

Do You Need A Friend!?! 

Be A Friend! 

Reach Out And Touch Someone With A Kind Word

A Thoughtful Deed

A Cheerful Smile! 

Remember, Remember 

Don't Ever Forget ... 

We Are Not Alone! 

You Are Not Your Own! 

Lean On Jesus The King Of Love: 

You Are Greatly Beloved!

HOPE-LESS: Hope-Field, Hope-Well

Life Being Happy And Beautiful 
Or
Sad And Ugly 
Mightily Depends On Accepting 
And 
Liberally Using That 
Free-To-All Gift From Our Almighty God Called 
Hope! 

Are You Living With Hope!?!

People Are Quick To Talk About Hope-Field
Hope-Well
Hope-Less 
And 
What-Hope
And
Completely Miss The Certain Hope That 
Is 
In Jesus Christ! 

Hope 
Is 
A Field Of Ever-Blooming Flowers 
Near The Hope Well Of Sweet Water Of Truth That 
Instructs Us 
To Hope Less In The Weak Arm That Is Man 
And 
Hope More In The Strong 
And 
Unfailing Arm Of Our Great And Eternal 
Helpful God Of Hope 
Who Sacrificially Loves Each Of Us
Personally And Intimately! 

A Life Lived Without Hope ... Without Christ
Is 
A Personally-Engineered Train-Wreck 
On A Self-Sabotaged Train-Track 
With Satan As The Repair Line-Man! 
Hopeless ... Is Such A Life! 

All Good Gifts 
Are Given By Our Savior Who Says To All: 
Ask ... And Receive! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

An Unopened Gift
Is 
Useless! 
An Improperly-Used Gift 
Is 
An Accident Waiting To Happen 
And
The Gift Not Picked Up 
Is 
Not Yours 
And Is 
Forfeited! 

Beloved,

A True Christian Of The Book 
Lives A Hope-Filled Life 
Because 
We Know How The Story 
And
This Life Ends! 

Hope 
Is 
A Living Tree: 

Hope In God 
And 
Live With Joy Everlasting! 

Jesus Christ's Peace

Is 

Perfect And Precious!!!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Asher

I Said That There Is No Happiness

Outside Of The Lord Jesus Christ

And

He Said: "Bite Your Tongue!"

And Ever Since Then

He's Been Walking About Like That!

Who Are You Guys Talking About!?! 

Asher! 

What's Wrong With Him!?! 

Why Don't You Ask Him And Find Out For Yourself!?! 

Okay! 

Heyyyy, Asher! 

How Are You Doing!?! 

I'm Happy! 

I Used To Be Happy! 

I Thought I Was Happy! 

I'm Not Happy! 

When Will I Be Happy!?! 

Where Is Happy!?! 

Are You Happy!?! 

Who Is Happy!?! 

You Can't Buy Happy! 

I Thought I Cornered The Market On Happy ...! 

... Ooookay, Asher! 

That's Good To Know ... Hear! 

Merciful Powers! 

What Happened To Asher!?! 

He Sounds Like He Lost Mind! 

Oh, No! 

He's Still There! 

It's Just That He Is Finally Realizing That

Being "Happy" With Things Is ...! 

... Temporal And Temporary!?! 

Well, Yes! 

May I Assume That You Attended This Rodeo Before!?! 

Oooh, Yes! 

And It Was A Doozy

And I Got Thrown From My Horse

And I Got Gored By That Wild Bull Called Sin

And I Got A Deep Dip In A Bath Of Rotten Tomatoes Called Self

And At The End Of It All

I Came To The Realization

The Very Painful Realization That

Being Carnally, Temporally, Happy

Aka Happy Without My Jesus Being The Point Of My Life 

My Living

My Living My Life

My Life Being Made Worth Living

My Loving

Then I Would Never Be Permanently Happy!

That's Bible, Brother!

Asher Is Feeling Pain ... Now
But
He Should Be Glad
Because 

When We Live In Godly Fear
We Have Nothing To Be Afraid Of
Even If We Have No Home, No Family
No Money, No Food
No Friends ... No Earthly Hope!

Asher!?! 

You Listening!?! 

Yes! 

I'm Hearing You! 

I Know You Are Hearing: You're Not Deaf! 

I Want To Know If You're Actively Listening

Aka Internalizing What You're Hearing!?! 

I Don't Want To ... But I Am! 

Good! Good!

That's Very Good! 

What Else You Got!?! 

I'm Convicted! 

I'm Chewing! 

Now Convince Me! 

Show Me Light! 

I Need Something To Swallow! 

I Need Something To Permanently Satisfy My Soul! 

I Am Hungry! 

I Need Meat On These Dry Bones! 

Oh, My! 

He's Been Really Listening! 

Didn't I Tell You That He Was Still In There!?! 

Yes, Indeed, You Did! 

Well, Brethren
We All Heard Him!
He Has Asked For Meat! 

Jesus Christ Is A Plate Of Good Food! 

You, Man

Must Spear A Morsel With Your Fork!

The Holy Spirit

The Cleaver Of Truth

Cuts A Bite-Size Piece For Your Chewing

And You, Man

Must Raise Your Fork To Your Mouth

If ... When 
You Truly Desire Good Eats! 

Asher, This One's For You: 

Asher!?!
You're Crying!

No, I'm Not!
My Eyeballs Are Just Sweating!

Okay! If You Say So!
Can You Tell Us Why Your Eyeballs Are Sweating!?!

Do You Know What My Name Means!?!

Of Course, We Do!
Everybody Knows Your Name Means Happy!

Happy! That's Me!
Do I Look Happy!?!
I Must Be Happy ...!

... In Christ Jesus!

Yes! Yes! 

I Finally Get It! 

Jesus Christ Must Be First, Last And Always! 

Jesus Christ In Our Lives

Is 
For The Best! 

Take A Listen, Again, To The First And Last Verses Of The Text:

KJV Proverbs 3

13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,

and the man that getteth understanding.

18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

Wisdom Comes From The Lord God Almighty ... Alone! 

All Who Look For Jesus Christ

- Who Is Now Calling To Man - 

Shall Find Him

And

Wisdom

And

Shall Gain The Understanding 
To Strive For Heavenly Things Which Are Eternal! 

You Need To Let Your Striving 
For The Things Of This Earth Cease

Because

The Lord Has Promised Us An Eternal Home

A New Name

A Crown Of Life

Water From The River Of Water Of Life

Fruit From The Tree Of Life

And 

A Life Ever Close To Him Who Is Life! 

Earthly Riches

- Be They Silver, Gold, Toys, Houses Or Land -

Will All Burn! 

We All Need To Buy The Free Clue
To Rightly Adjust Our Stinking Thinking:

The Streets Of The Beloved City

- The Beautiful City - 

New Jerusalem

Are All Paved With Imperishable Gold

And

The Foundations Of The City Are Precious Stones And...! 

... Don't Forget That

The Twelve Gates Of The City

Are Each A Single Pearl! 

Not To Be Mercenary Or Any Such Thing

But Put Like That

I Know For Sure That I Need To Live For Jesus Christ! 

Brother, 

We All Started With The Mercenary Bit

But

We Love Our Lord Jesus 
Because 
He First Loved Us

And

Everything He Has Promised 

The Things We Can Touch, Taste, Feel, See, Smell

Are All Bonus! 

We Desire His Life! 

His Character! 

We Desire Him

And

We Desire His Heart To Delight

Because

He Brings Us Joy

Aka He Is Our Happy...ness

Our Happiness! 

Jesus Christ Is Our Joy
And
He Will Bring You Joy ... Happiness
If You Will Let Him!

Brothers, Believe Me!
From Here On In
I Am Going To Let Him!
My Way Has Not Worked
Soooo, Having Nothing To Lose
I Am, Indeed, Going To Try
The Jesus Way!

AMEN!!!