A Boatload Of Hogwash!

In The Old Days

Much Talk Was Heard About The Sweet-Skin Bucky

Who Just Also Happened To Be A Silver-Tongued Snake 

And 

A Lily-Livered Coward! 

How Is That For A Warning By Description Of 

A Gentleman-Caller To Roundly Refuse!?! 

Beloved, 

In Our Journey To Joy

To Hill Zion 

Where Pleasures Forevermore Do Not Cloy 

As In Make You Sick To Your Very Stomach

You Will Be Accosted By That Certain Glib Someone 

Whom You Have Never Met 

But Who, With Dulcet Tones, Will Tell You 

All There Is To Know About What You Surely Need

Where You Are Headed 

But Where You Should Boldly Go Instead

Whom It Is That You Have Unforgivably Offended

And 

Why You Should Turn Away From The Light 

That Allegedly Leads To Everlasting Life 

- Which You Can Never Attain - 

And, Instead 

"Follow De Leader, Leader, Leader

Follow De Leader!" 

And 

Just Let "It" All Hang Out 

Because 

Tomorrow Ye Die! 

Dear Ones, 

That Is A Boatload Of Hogwash 

Coming Out Of The Fire-Hose Powered By Satan The Damned 

Who Is Known To Appear As An Angel Of Light! 

Satan Tried To "Sell This Tee-Shirt" To Our Blessed Jesus 

And 

Was Roundly Rebuffed With The Perfect For All Problems 

"Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Please Let Us Choose To Follow The Way, Ways

And 

Will Of Our Blessed Jesus 

And

Allow Satan ... That Silver-Tongued Snake

To Head To Hell By Himself! 

The Devil's Deceits Destroy! 

Jesus Christ Saves: 

Walk In His Holy Light! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Be Persistent ... Never Distant!

Beloved, 

Be Consistent, Instant, Persistent

And 

Never Distant! 

God Is Near!

A Consistent Christian Is Obvious: 

We Practice What Is Preached

Play Fair

Pray And Share

Live Like The Master 

And

We Dutifully From Sin Daringly Run Away! 

The Consistent Christian 

Is 

Persistent In Letting Their Light Shine 

And

Is Never Distant From The Way Of The Word 

And

Chooses To Be Instant In Prayer 

And

In Helping Out Whoever, Whenever 

And 

Wherever Possible 

When An Expressed Need Is Heard 

And

They Are Not Moved By The Insistent Pleas Of 

The Wayward Inviting Them To Conform 

To The Willful Ways Of The Wide, Wild, World! 

The Voice That Is Heeded 

Is 

The Sweet Voice Of Our Blessed Jesus

The King Of Glory

The Lord Of Life

The Prince Of Peace 

Whom We Shall See ... On The Appointed Day

Approaching From The East! 

How Are You!?! 

Who Are You ... Today!?! 

Are You Headed To Hill Zion 

On The Holy Way That Always Gloriously Pays!?! 

If Changes Are Required, Dear One

Be Persistent In Your Prayers 

And 

Do Exactly What Our Dear Savior Says: 

You Are Greatly Loved: 

From The Path Of Righteousness Do Not Turn Away!

 Peace!

The Guardian ... Our Guide ... Is Our God Alive!

When Your Greatest Enemy 

Is 

Both Deceiver And Destroyer

You Have Real Problems! 

When Your God 

Is 

Real And Alive

And 

He Is Both Savior And Sanctifier

And 

Is Known To Be The Shepherd Of Rest 

And 

Shield Of Defence

And 

Is The Only And True Redeemer Of Fallen Man 

And 

Can't Lose A Faithful Servant

Your Greatest Enemy Has Effectively Lost His Prey

And 

Now Has Himself An Enemy He Can't Shift

And 

A War That He Can't Win

At A Time That He Can't Determine

At The Cost Which He Must Pay

For A Prize That He Doesn't Want 

And

Which He Cannot Refuse! 

Beloved, 

Remember Why You Are Whose You Are 

And 

Use Your Gift Of Faith

Your Willing Obedience

And 

Your Voice In Song 

To Cheer You On The Way To Hill Zion! 

Please Remind Yourself That Jesus Christ 

Is 

Your Guardian And Your Guide 

To And Through Life 

And

Unwaveringly Trust Him To Take You Safely Home!

Please Do Not Be A Candle Under A Basket 

Nor A Candle In The Wind:

Boldly, Faithfully, Patiently, And Enduringly

Abide In The Lord 

And 

Be Forever Blessed! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Grace And Sincerity!

Grace And Sincerity Are Two Words That 

We Truly Need To Pay Attention To 

As We Travel To Hill Zion! 

We, Humans, Were Created, Chosen, By Almighty God 

To Be Like Him

To Do A Special Work For Him

And 

Those Of Us Who Take The Calling Seriously

And 

Have Chosen By The Daily Gift Of Faith 

To Walk Under The Blood-Stained Banner Of 

Jesus Christ The Lord 

Will Make It Safely Home! 

We Will Do This By Choosing To Court, Seek, Grace 

Aka Almighty God's Favor That 

Is 

Sufficient For Our Every Need 

And

Walking Wisely With Sincerity 

Aka Total Devotion 

Aka Undying Love! 

We, Committed Christians, Cannot Live Like Worldlings 

Where Favor Is For A Fee 

And 

Undying Love Lasts As Long As It Is Comfortable 

And

Convenient! 

We Can't Buy The Eternal God's Favor 

And

We Have Nothing In Ourselves 

To Give To The Omnipotent God As A Favor! 

Think! 

The Creator God Desires You

Your Undying Love

And 

Your Willing Service 

And

Daily Equips You To Get To Him

Love Him 

And 

Serve Him 

If

It Is Your Will To Desire Him

And 

Be With Him In All Ways 

And

Always And Forevermore! 

Beloved, 

You Say That You Want Peace 

And 

Love

So, With The Confidence Of The Holy Faith

I Sincerely Point You To Jesus Christ The Lord

The Prince Of Peace

The God Who Is Love! 

Jesus Christ The King Knows Your Name 

And 

Your Every Need!

He Died ... And Lives ... For You!

Please Choose To Live For And Love Him

And

Dare To Give Him Your All: 

Eternity Is Almost Here! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: STOP DECEIVING YOURSELF: I Commend You To Jesus Christ The Lord!

I Thought I Was Doing The Lord A Favor

By Permitting Him To Bless Me!

I Said A Prayer According To Need, Want

Wish, Desire, Out Of Covetousness

Greed, Discontent And, Again, Need

And 

Waited For The Lord To Deliver For Me Right Away

Because

I Wanted What I Wanted When I Wanted It!

Truth Is

Of More Guts Than Sense, I Surely Had Me A Lot!

I Was Like A Pig On Speed In Slop! 

Feed My Need Was My Screed! 

I Mean, After All

He, The Lord, Owns The Cattle On A Thousand Hills!

He Says The Earth Is His!

He Says That He Is The Shepherd

And That I Should Not Want!

He Said That If He Were Hungry He Wouldn't Tell Me

So That Means He Doesn't Need Anything From Me, Personally

Because 

He Has Told Me To Ask Him For What I Want

And 

He Will Give It To Me Because ... As He Says

He Loves Me ... Sacrificially!

He Said To Trust Him

Because 

He Is My Refuge And Strength!

He Said Test Him Love

And 

See That He Will Do Abundantly More

Than I Can Think Or Ask For

So That's What I Did!

What I Did Not Do Very Often

Or, If At All, With Any Gratitude 

Was To Say:

"Thank You, Lord!

I Love You, Lord!

I Love Being In Your Presence, Lord!

Lord, Please Draw Me Nearer!

Lord, Please Draw Nigh!"

One Day, I Looked In My Big Mirror

And 

What Did I See!?!

Nothing But A Big Wriggly Blood-Sucking Leech!

I Had Religiously Taken 

My Access To The Lord Of Life For Granted!

I Took Sustenance But Gave None In Return

And Suddenly

I Realized An Uncomfortably Inconvenient Truth

That Made My Heart Lurch

And

My Life's Blood To Run Ice Cold:

If The Lord ... The King Of Love

Removed Me From The Source Of My Life

From My Prosperity In Him

I Shall Become ... Dust

Which ... With Even A Light Wind

Just Blows Away ... Away ... Away ...!

In Shame, 

I Turned To The Gift Given

The Blessed Gift Called Healing Prayer!

Comeuppance Led Me From Self

To Aggressively, Drastically, Turn Away!

I Heard

Give ... And It Will Come Back To You

Good Measure

Pressed Down

And Running Over!

I Heard

Lean Not On Your Own Understanding!

I Understood

Everything That I Do For Christ Prospers

Because 

It Is Blessed!

I Finally Learnt That 

It Is More Blessed To Give Than To Receive

And

I Felt Relief

And

Experienced Release

Because

At Long Last I Knew ... I Know ... That

I Am Allowing The Holy Spirit Of Truth 

To Do A Good Work In Me

And

I Am Awaiting The Great Day When

The Lord Will Finish What He Has Started In Me!

I Am Blessed 

And 

I, At Long Last, Truly Know It! 

Brethren, Beloved,

I Serve The Risen Savior Who Provides For Me Every Day! 

No Matter My Position, I May Approach Unto Him By Prayer! 

He Encourages My Promotion To Hill Zion

The Blessed City Of The Eternal God 

And 

By The Protection Of The Holy Angels Excelling In Strength

He, Moment By Moment, Protects Me From The Wiles

Deceits And Gross Machinations Of Satan

The Devil

The Piercing Serpent

The Condemned And Damned God-Fraud! 

I Encourage You To Follow My Master, My Savior

My God, My Redeemer And My King

And 

You Shall Find Out For Yourself, My Dear One, That 

His Sacrificial Love For You Knows No End! 

I Commend You To Jesus Christ Our Lord 

Who Personally Loves You 

And 

Offers You The Position In His Heart 

Which Provides You Life ... Eternal Life

The Life Of Love And Peace That 

Has Nothing Called ... The End! 

 

HAPPY SABBATH + CLIMB: Jesus Christ Is The Mountain!

Nobody

Can Climb A Glass Mountain!

Everybody May Climb The Rock Of Ages

Jesus Christ The Lord

Who Breaks Down The Idolatrous Kingdoms Of This Earth

Smashing Them To Be As The Chaff Of

The Summer Threshing Floor

And

Destroying Them Completely

Never To Rise Again

To Trouble The Hearts Of His Saints Again

Or Any More!

The Stock Of Life ... 

Brethren, Beloved

Today We Visit The Store

And 
There We Shall Purchase 
Our Living Life And Travelling To Zion Supplies:

In The Appointed Day ... By Our Choice 
We Shall Either Eternally Live

Or Eternally Die!

Please Be Advised, My Dear Ones

That The Stock Of Life Store

Has Two Spirits From Which To Choose!

Both Of Them Are 100 Proof

But

Only One Of Them 
Is 
Distilled From Eternal Holy Truth!

The Store Of Life Also Has A Table

For Those Who Like Care Packages!

The Care Packages Are Two:

One Is For Those Who Like The Finer Things Of Life

And

Bears The Glitzy Gold Entertwined CC Brand Called 
Corporeal Comforts

And

It Has A Flagon Of That Decadent Fragrance Called Delicious Doubt

And

The Eye Wash Of The Stars From DeBauche And DeKay!

The  Other Care Package 
Is 
Simply Wrapped In Linen ... Glistening White

Which Has A Blue Border Above A Swag Of 
Pomegranates And Bells With A Single Starred Gold Crown!

It's A Very Popular Item For Browsers 

But

Very Few Shoppers Actually Purchase It

Because

It Has An Overwhelming Scent Of Curatives And Cleansers!

The Store Says That Those Who Buy It

Are Persons In Something Called "Need Of Cleansing!"

Who Specifically Ask For It By The Brand Names 

Prince Of Peace!

Perfect Peace!

Pray And Plead!

Promises And Power!

Pride Is Past!

Or 
"The One With The PP Logo 
With The Falling Red Droplet!"

The Last Thing I Want To Draw To Our Attention 

Is

The Free Gift Given To All Shoppers At The Stock Of Life! 

It Has The Strangest Name:

Default Position ... By Choice! 

That's An Oxymoronic Name! 

Default Position Is A Do Nothing Jobbie

And Choice Is An Active I-All-Up-In-This Maneuver! 

You're Right! 

We Are Free-Will Free-Choice Agents

And

We Have A Responsibility To Our Maker

Which Precludes Us From Going To Our Dusty Beds

Unwitting Or Unknowing Of 
The Final Decision We Have Made! 

We Are What We Eat!

We Decide Where We Sleep!

We Taste What We Speak!

We Associate With Whoever Does Our Hearts Treat

And

There Is No No-Decision Default Position! 

Simply Put

We Choose Our Poison
Our Passion
Our Position
And
Our Final Possession!

We Choose Our Door

We Choose Our Own Grand Exit

And

For Each Of Us 
It Is No Chore! 

Beloved, 

Satan Calls His Followers

To Climb The Glass Mountain

Which Has No Footholds

No Handholds

No Waters Still

No Pastures Green

No Bread Of Life

No Oil Of Gladness

No Food For Thought!

He Offers To All Unwary ... And Willing

The Thrill Of The Spill

The Thrill Of The Chase

The Heights Of Indulgence

And

The High Life With The Low Light

At The Bar Of Beguilement Where

Disappointment Sings The Blues! 

When We Climb Jesus Christ The Mountain

We Start In The Valley Of Decision

And

As We Walk The Lonesome Road
The Path To Life

To Ascend To The Glory Road

With Jesus Leading And Feeding

We Ascend Above Worldly Success

Self-Satisfaction

And

Ain't It Fun! 

We Travel East!

On The Savior We Feast

And 
Rise Above Self-Actualization

And

As We Climb Higher And Higher

To The Heights Unknown

Where His Outstretched Hands Call Us To Land 
And 
To Rest A Little While

We Are Refreshed To Take The Last Mile 

And

Energized By The Distant, Plain
Not Distorted View Of Beulah Land

And Ever Believing 

We Walk Wisely Unto Soul Salvation 

To See Eternal Life

Through The All-Seeing Eyes

Through The All-Knowing Heart

With The Ever Present Teacher Guide

With Whom We Shall Ever More Abide! 

Choose Now!

Choose Wisely 

And

May The God Of All Grace

Be Merciful Unto Us! 

A Charge To Keep ...

In The Name Of Prince Shiloh ... The Only One Holy

When Asked For Your Decision

Please Choose The Cup Of Blessing

Which Holds The Peace ... The Perfect Peace

That Passes Human Understanding

That Infinitely Provides Rest 
Unto Our Hungering-For-Him
And 
Thirsting-For-Righteousness Souls! 

Dare To Choose To Love 
And 
Serve The Gracious Lord! 
I May Suggest
But
All Decisions Taken Are Solely Of 
The Persuasion Called Yours!

PRAYER: Father, Please Feed Us With The Food That You Know That We Need!

 

Heavenly Father, 
We Come In Faith All Doubts Discarded! 

Please Help Us To Remember That 
We Are Your Greatly-Beloved Possession 
By Creation And By Sacrifice
And That We Have Been Purchased From The Last Enemy, Death
With Innocent Blood And Not Silver Or Gold! 

Please Help Us To See And Express Our Need 
For Jesus' Gift Of Salvation 
And, In Mercy
Please Grant To Each Of Us The Strength To Look Up
The Courage To Call Out
And The Opportunity To Confess And Repent Of Our Known Sin 
And Take Our Jesus For Our Everlasting Portion! 

Father, 
Please Feed Us With The Food That You Know That We Need
That Is Fit For The Age And Stage Of Our Journey To Hill Zion
And Continue To Bless Us 
With Your Daily Gift Of Faith That Cannot Fail
And Courage For The Journey That We Must Make 
To Reach Eternal Life! 

Please Help Us To Call Sin By Its Rightful Name 
And To Stop Making Concessions To It Or Excuses For It!
We Need Your Help, Lord
As Delivered Unto Us By That Sweet Spirit
The Holy Spirit That Leads Us Into All Truth!
Please Pity Us And Pour Out Of Your Spirit
For We Are Calling In Hope! 

Remember, Dear Father
The Physically, Mentally, Spiritually
And Emotionally Ill Amongst Us 
And Grant Sufficient Grace 
That Is Known Accessible And Available! 

Please Help Us 
To Be Kind To Ourselves And Each Other
And To Hold On To Our Blessed Hope 
For Our Jesus Is Surely Coming! 

May Our Love For You Grow 
As Your Love For Us Daily Shows Up And Pours Out!
We Love You And We Thank You For The Myriad Blessings
That We Moment By Moment Receive Of Your Holy Hand!

With Grateful Hearts In Known-Blessed Lives
We Thank You For Hearing And Answering Our Prayers
And With All Humility
We Ask That You Please Grant Unto Us These Few Petitions
For We Ask All In The Matchless Name Of
Jesus Christ The King
Your Only Begotten Son
Our Savior, Lord And God!
AMEN.

Let No One Kill Your Hope Tree!

 Hope 
Is 
A Tree With Long Deep Roots
Wide Covering Branches
Abundant Leaves And Fruit!
Blessings In Abundance
No Sorrow Can Cause Despair
Because
The Lord Of All Creation
Is
Sitting On The King Of Glory's Chair!

Good Seed, Good Fruit ...

Blessing ... Peace ... Love ... Joy
     Rest ..... Assurance ... Truth ... Hope
          No Fear ... No Evil ... No Sorrow
               No Constant Despair
                    Grace Is In Place     

                     Charity ...  The Promise Of The Master
                Protection Abounds ... More Love 
           Laughter ... Quietness ... More Peace
     More Promises Of Abundance
All Sin Released 

Take Heed ...

Water The Roots!
Almighty God's Love Daily Share!
Eat The Fruit Of His Presence
And Soon
His Eternity You Shall Share!

Tell The Good News!
Bless Almighty God!
Love, Alive!
Soon, Soon!
The King Of Creation Will Soon Arrive!

Truth Sets Us Free ...

He Who Sacrificially Loves Us
Died ... Cruelly
Our Souls To Save!
Put Known Sin Away From You!
Don't Be To Damning Sin
The Proverbial Wage-Slave!

Trust And Obey The Word!
Set Aside The Dying World!
Hold On To The Master:
No Sin Will Hurt You!
Angels Of Great Strength
So Strong And True
Come From The Master
And
They Will Protect You!

Be Strong ...

Don't Give Up The Battle!
Hope Eternal Springs!
With The Master's Blessing
You Can Endure Anything!

Be Of Good Courage ...

Don't Worry!
Don't Fret!
Let No Sin Your Soul Beset
For All The Righteous 
A Gold Crown Will Get!

A White Line Garment:
Christ's Righteousness Shows!
A New Name!
A Victor's Palm
And
Life Evermore!
Brethren!
Stand!

Cultivate Your Hope Tree!
Water It with Prayer!
Cultivate Its Good Roots!
Manure It With Loving Care!

Keep Hope In The Tree!
Keep Love In Your Eye
And
With Enduring Faith
Walk On To Hill Zion
To Glory
For
Our Lord And Our God
The King Eternal
Is
Ruling ... Reigning
Is
Eternally Alive!
Strive!

HAPPY SABBATH + THE LITTLE TIME OF TROUBLE: The Anchor For The Believer's Soul!

In The Life Of Man
The Anticipation Of Trouble
Is 
Often Worse Than The Experience
But
In The Coming Little Time Of Jacob's Trouble
The Experience 
Is 
Worse Than Anything A Man Would Have Marked As 
His Thing-Most-To-Be-Avoided-At-All-Costs Goal!

Let Us Look At The Grudging Repentance
- Displaying Sorrow For Their Personal Pain
But Not Their Sorrow For Doing Wrong -
Of Esau, Prophet Balaam
King Saul And Disciple Judas Iscariot
And
Then Let Us Look At The Abject Sorrow 
For Their Known Sin As Displayed 
In The Genuinely, Heartfelt, Repentance Of 
Jacob-Israel And King David!
Therein In These Examples
Is Our Real Story Told!

All Who Will Stand Enduringly Faithful
In The Little Time Of Trouble
Will Have Made A Practice Of Leaning On
Believing In
And
Trusting In The Living God
And
Will Have Confessed All Their Known Sin
And
Repented
By Turning Away From Doing Sin
Acknowledging
The Filthiness Of Sin
Almighty God's Abhorrence For Sin

And
Our Father's Great Willingness 
To Forgive Repented-Of Known Sin! 

Beloved, Be Warned ...

We Cannot Fight The Adversary ... Our Adversary
- Who Has Nothing To Lose -
In Our Own Strength!

Remember,
The Word Plainly Says:

Satan Has But A Short Time
And Is As A Roaring Lion
Walking About ... Seeking
Whom He May Devour!

Time To Get Real ...

We Need The Savior
The Lover Of Our Souls
The Redeemer Of The Saints
The King Of Glory
Our Creator
And
Our One True Friend
To Render Assistance, Comfort, Aid
And
Keep Us In Hope
And
To Provide Help!

We Are Blessed ...

Our Hope In Christ Jesus
Is
Not A Burnable Flaxen Cord
But
Is A Solid Red Rope
Made Of Innocent Blood
Alive
Able
From The Life Of Fallen Man
Sin ... Cold
Hotly To Drive!

Let's Bless The Giver Of All Good
All Perfect Gifts
And
Strive Valiantly
In The Faith Of Belief
To Arrive Safely In Hill Zion
When Ends The Mortal Strife!

Jesus Christ ... For Us Believers

Is

Eternal Life:

Hold On To This Blessed Hope!