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! 

 

DON'T PREY: Pray!

 

Being A Committed Christian Is Hard 

But 

Also Quite Satisfying

Because 

We Walk Under The Banner Of The Prince Of Peace 

Who Gives Us Oh His Peace That 

Passes Human Understanding! 

Our God Does Not Sleep 

For He Walks Too And Fro Among His People 

Over Whom Holy Angels Excelling In Strength Keep Watch 

As They Protect Them From The Schemes Of The Devil! 

Fret Not Thyself Because Of The Evil-Doers! 

Our God Keeps Detailed Records 

And 

No Wrong Done Against The Lord's Faithful 

Shall Go Unpunished! 

Beloved,

Please Keep Your Eye On The Heavenly Prize! 

Keep Your Hand On The Gospel Plow! 

Keep A Song Of Zion In Your Heart 

And 

On Your Tongue 

And 

Let Your Life Read Like 

The Living Truth That You Treasure! 

Let's Ever Remember That 

There Is No Law Against A Meek And Gentle Spirit

The Very Spirit That Our Lord Manifested 

On His Earthly Sojourn! 

Please Let The Holy Spirit Teach, Guide 

And 

Comfort You On This Pilgrim Journey! 

Judgment Day 

Is 

Coming For All Unrepentant Evil-Doers 

So By Grace ... Through Faith

Please Make Sure That You Are Not Among Them! 

Choose To Speak Peace 

And

Committed To The Cause Of Christ

Confidently ... Diligently

Go Faithfully On Our God's Errands! 

Truth Wins! 

Don't Prey: Pray! 

Every Day Is Thanksgiving Day! + PRAYER: Thank You, Father, For The Workmen Of Life!

 

Every Day 

Is 

Thanksgiving Day! 

Every Day Is The Day To Pray 

And 

Give Praise And Thanks 

For The Gifts Of Perfect Love That 

We Constantly Receive

And 

To Be Grateful For Heavenly Grace 

From The God Who Sacrificially Loves Us 

Even Though We Often Live Lives 

Which Merit Us Being Among 

The Cast-Out Disgraced! 

Beloved, 

No Matter How Perceived-Small The Gift

No Matter How Allegedly-Late Its Receipt

No Matter That The Gift Received 

Is Not 

The Gift That Your Carnal Heart Desired

Let Us Ever Remember That 

All Good And Perfect Gifts Are From The Holy Hand Of 

Jesus Christ The Righteous

Our Maker And Savior

Redeemer And Forever Friend

The King Of Glory! 

Let Us Cultivate The Habit Of Saying 

"Thank You, Dear Lord!" 

And 

Even More So Now In This Time Where Disease 

Is 

Deftly Trying To Take Our Loved Ones Away! 

Brethren, Beloved

Let Us Use This Day Of Giving Thanks 

To Draw Closer To Our Creator

Our Friends And Family

And 

Let Our Foes Help Us To Lean Thankfully 

On The Love That Will Never Let Us Go! 

Give Thanks With A Grateful Heart 

And 

Decide This Day That From Righteous Living 

Never, Ever, To Depart! 

PRAYER:

Thank You, Father

For Your Myriad Blessings

On Us Children!

Thank You For Giving Unto Us

Our Beloved Savior

Your Only Begotten Son

Jesus Christ The Lord!

Father,

Please Forgive Us

For The Many Times That

We Act As Those Ungrateful

And

Use Language That Is

Utterly Thankless

And

Truly Tasteless!

We Thank You, Dear Father

For The Fellowship Of The Holy Spirit

The Protection Of The Holy Angels

Our Spared Lives

The Roofs Still Over Our Heads

And

The Sumptuous And Daily Food

Liberally Provided For Our Tables!

Though We Do Not Desire

To Feel Pressured

Or Experience Problems

Or To Be Ill

Or Financially Embarrassed

Lord,

Even For These Few Trials

We Give You Grateful Thanks

And

Heartfelt, Unfeigned, Praise

Because

These Workmen Cause Us To Hasten

To Your Throne Of Grace

Where We Will Find

Unmerited Favor

From Your Holy Hand

To Help Us In Our Time Of Need!

Oh, Love, That Will Not Let Us Go

We Are Grateful And Thankful That

You Are The Holy God Known Faithful

And

We Ask You, Please

To Help Us To Rest Our Weary Souls

Our Daily Dying Bodies

Our Unbearable Burdens

Our Terrible Tests And Trial

Upon Your Strong, Loving, Unfailing, Arms!

Please Help Us

Even As We Pray

To Not Just Share Burdens And Trials

But

To Share Our Joys

And

To Rest And Abide In Your Love

To Be Refreshed

For The Sure Battles Ahead!

Thank You, Lord

For The Unspeakable Gifts

Most Of Which

We Don't Even Know That 

We Have Received:

We Bow In Worshipful Adoration!

Please, Dear Lord

Help Us To Draw Closer To You

To Live For You

And

If We Are So Called

To Die For You:

You Have Promised

To Raise Up Your Faithful Children

In The Glad Day Of Reunion!

We Trust You At Your Holy Word!

Please Take Our Hands

Please Hold Our Hearts

Please Bless Our Lives

And

Please Give Unto Us

Time And Time Again

More Reasons

To Give You Our Willing Praise

And

Grateful Thanks

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

We Humbly Pray And Plead! 

We Love You!

AMEN. 

OXYMORON: A Lazy Christian And A Good Devil ...!?!

 

 

Our Shepherd Known Good

Is 

The Lord Most High! 

Our Adversaries Are Self, Sin And Satan: 

We Must Vigorously Deny Them! 

Our Mission 

Is 

To Acquire The Character Of Christ 

And 

Preach And Teach The Truth ... The Gospel

- The Good News -

To All The World 

And

Be Ready To Meet The Lord ... Our Beautiful Savior

In Peace! 

We Have Heaven To Gain! 

We Have The Holy Spirit For Our Comfort ... For Our "Use" 

The Holy Angels To Influence Us And Protect Us

And 

The Good Book For Our Compass

School Book

Pillow

Road Map

And 

Blanket, Sword And Shield

And

We Are To Occupy Ourselves Aka Work 

Until Jesus Christ Comes! 

For Your Information ... 

A Lazy Christian ... Just Like A Good Devil

Is 

An Oxymoron 

So Let Us Be Wise Unto Salvation 

And 

Live In The Light Of Life 

And 

Be Light-Bearers 

And 

Salt-Shakers In This Dark And Tasteless World 

Where Neutrality 

And 

Conformity To Abnormality 

Is 

Prized By The Vocal Majority 

And 

The Monied Minority! 

Beloved, 

You Are The Child Of The Glorious King! 

Dare To Live 

And 

Lovingly Labor 

Like You Know And Believe It!

 

Don't Compromise With Sin 

For Neither Rest Nor Riches: 

Jesus Christ Is Our Perfect Peace 

And 

Our Eternal Rest! 

Heaven ... Our Eternal Home

Has Streets That Are Paved With Gold!

Peace!

Chosen, Purchased, Wooed ... And Won!

 

 

Never Doubt Almighty God's Personal Love For You 

And 

Never Be Doubtful As to Whom You Belong! 

Beloved, 

We Are Loved By 

And 

Belong To The Lord Of Life 

Because 

We Were Chosen By His Heart

Purchased By His Blood

And 

Wooed By That Holy Love Which Will Not Let Us Go 

To be Lost To Sin! 

Jesus Christ Ever Willing

The Holy Spirit Ever Working

The Holy Angels Ever Protecting 

And

We ... Seeing Our Need 

And

Realizing Our Personal Peril Outside Of His Safe Fold 

And

Desiring His Love In Our Own Hearts

Our Hands In His

Our Rest In His House

Our Wealth In His Storehouses In Glory

Our Peace In Himself

Our Rest Where He Is

Our Faith Made Sight

And

Our Blessings Made Eternal

Let Us Choose To Cooperate With Christ

- With His Love Divine -

To Be Won To Be Eternally Blessed

And 

Saved! 

Let Us Daily Choose To Wear Our Ownership

Our Belonging

Our Relationship To Our God 

Privately

And 

Publicly 

And 

Passionately! 

Beloved, 

Claim ... And Relish 

The Love That Works At Loving You 

And 

Let No Created Being

Seen Or Unseen

Spirit Or Flesh

Steal Your Joy In Your Lord ... Your Love

The Soon-Coming King! 

Daringly War Against Known Sin: 

Fight The Good Fight Of Faith! 

Pursue Peace With Shiloh, The Prince Of Peace!

HAPPY SABBATH + Ungodly Influences Abound

No Matter How Educated

Esteemed, Rich

Religious Or Powerful Any Human Is

We Must Not Allow Them 

To Influence Us Away From The Plain

"Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Beloved, 

Look Around You 

And 

Notice The Carnage Being Wrought In Their Lives 

And 

The Lives Of Others 

By The Unholy Influence Of Social Media

Political, Sports, Social Justice

Entertainment

And 

Religious Influencers 

Who Are Spreading Their Baleful Influence 

Like The Miasma Of A Plague Around Them! 

Discontent, Distrust

Disorderly Conduct

Dastardly Doings

And 

Diabolical Diatribe 

Is 

Everywhere Because Of Ungodly Influences

And 

It Is Leading To Death

Physical And Spiritual!

The Lord God Almighty

His Living Holy Word

The Working Of The Holy Spirit Of Truth

And 

The Good Influence Of The Holy Angels 

- Who Excel In Strength -

Calls 

And

Lovingly Leads Us ... Who Are Willing

To Abundant Life Now 

And 

Eternal Life Later! 

The Word Of The Life-Giver Speaks Life 

And 

It Shall Stand Forever 

After All The Lies 

And 

The Lives Of The Not-Gods 

- Human And Fallen Angel -

Have Perished In Fiery Conflagration! 

Let Us Be Wise Unto Our Own Soul's Salvation

And 

Permit Ourselves To Be Cared For

Comforted 

And 

Carried Unto Glory By The Eternal God 

Whose Character

- Written Of And Personally Experienced -

Identifies 

And 

Demonstrates That He 

- The King Love

The Shepherd Of Rest

The Prince Of Peace

The Judge Of All Flesh -

Is 

Wholly Holy! 

Trust The Wonderful Word Of The Word Of God! 

Jesus Christ ... Alone ... Saves! 

Seek Peace 

And 

Pursue It!

We've Got To Go Through To Get Through!

By These Very Words

Jesus Christ Disabuses All Those Who Are Relying 
On That Vile Lie Of The Devil Which Says

Jesus' Rapture - Catching Away - Of His People To Heaven 

Will Be Before The Seven Last Plagues Are Poured Out 

And 

That They Will Not Be In The Thick Of The Strife! 

Jesus Christ Is The Word Of God

And

The Word Of God Cannot Lie!!

Jesus Christ Has Asked His Father ... Our Father
To Keep Us From The Evil

And 

We Will All Do Very Well 
To Fortify Ourselves With The Sure Word 

And 

Fire-Proof Our Minds By Constant Praying 

And 

Pleading With The Lord For Favor 
For Faithful Endurance
For Willing Obedience
For Rest In Him! 

Our Lord Jesus Keenly Felt 
The Need To Be In Constant Communion With His Father

And 

This Communion Often Resulted 
In Holy Angels Coming Down To Strengthen Him! 
Our Father Will Do The Same For Us Who Trust Him!

Our Beloved Jesus Never Committed Sin 

And Yet 

He Felt The Need To Pray Constantly!
He Has Lovingly Left A Pattern For Us To Diligently Follow! 

Be Wise Unto Soul Salvation ...

The Probing Question Must Be Asked
And
Honestly Answered:

Shouldn't Rabid Sinners

Even We Who Are Now Repentant-Sinners-Saved By Grace

Recognize Our Need For Help From Heaven 

And

As Clearly Instructed ... As Lovingly Encouraged

Humbly Pray With Passion 

And 

Persistence!?! 

Beloved, 

Let's Not Wait Until Trouble Comes To Practice Praying! 

Let's Make Praying A Potent Part Of Our Christian Practice 

So That Our Default Position 
- When Trouble Does Come -

Will Be Peace Through Praying!

Peace Cannot Be Purchased

Begged For

Nor Bartered With

Because

It Is A Precious Gift

Freely Given To Each Of Us

By The Gracious Prince Of Peace

Prince Immanuel

Jesus Christ The Righteous

The Shepherd Of Blessed Rest! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

Pray Persistently 
And 
Practically Plod On To Paradise! 

Real Life Decision + PRAYER: Please Help Us To Choose The Good Part, Dear Father!

What Is The Point To Having A "Future" 
Without Having Real Life!?! 

What Is The Point Of Having A Life Of Fun 

- That Satisfies Only Our Fleshly Desires - 

Which Comes To A Screeching Halt In The Day Of Our Death!?! 

Beloved, 

Let's Think, For A Moment, In 3-D: 

Desire, Death And Door! 

Those Of Us Who Desire To Have Eternal Life With Our Lord Christ 

Know That Godly Desires Work Out For Us 

Lives Of Righteousness ... Right Living

So That When Our Death Comes

And 

We Go To Our Long Home

We Shall Truly Sleep 

Because 

We Shall Awaken When The Lord Christ

- The Door To The Father's House - 

Shall Call Us To His Side 

When He Shall Come To Earth The Second Time! 

We Live To Live ... Again! 

Sad To Say It

But

For Those Who Live For Known-Sinful Self

Their 3-D Has A Plus One: Damnation! 

This Is So 

Because 

Sinful, Disobedient, Self Lives For Sensory Stimulation 

Aka The Fleeting Sensation 

Which Grants No Human The Real Future That 

Spans The Ceaseless Ages Of Eternity! 

Self Doesn't Seek The Soul's Savior! 

Please Answer ... 

What Is Your Soul's Desire!?! 

Is It A Debauched Dance With The Damned 

Or

A Royal Feast 
     With Faithful Family 
     Hosted By The Forever Friend 

And 

The Eternal Blessing Of Our Sin-Forgiving Father!?! 

PRAYER:

Father, 

In The Name Of Our Dear Lord Christ Jesus

By The Working Of The Sweet Spirit Of Truth

Who Leads Us Into All Truth

And

With The Good Influence Of

The Holy Angels Who Excel In Strength

Please Help Us To Choose The Good Part!

We Love You And We Need You! 

Have Mercy And Bless Us To Praise Jesus

And 

Glorify Your Holy Name! 

AMEN!!! 

The Invitation To ... The Door!?!

An Engraved Invitation 
Is 
Extended To All Who Choose To Believe That 
Innocent Blood Was Spilt In Their Personal Behalf
And
We, Being Grateful For Grace
Thankful For Truth
And 
Known Blessed Beyond Measure 
Are Invited To Willingly Bow Before The King
Jesus Christ The Lord: 

"Come, You Who Are Burdened

With A World Of Care

Laden With Guilt

Beset With Fears Of What Is, What Was

And, Indeed

What Shall Be! 

In Faith

Please Humbly Approach Me 

And

For Love

I Will Heal, Save, Teach, Feed

And

Bless Thee!" 

Beloved, 

Let No Man Like Yourself 
Stand Between You And Your God! 
Get Thee Hence Unto Our Maker 
And 
Give Your Back To Satan, King Fraud! 

Let No One

Take Bread Out Of Your Mouth

Who Cannot Give You

A Biscuit To Replace It!

Only Jesus Christ Can Shepherd Us! 
Only The Holy Spirit Can Comfort And Teach Us
And 
Only Holy Angels Can Influence Us To Do Good 
And 
Protect Us! 

Our Father ... Our Holy Father
Is 
In Heaven 
And 
He Doesn't Wear
The Self-Serving Priests And Church-Men Garb:
His Character Is Pristine
And
He Doesn't Serve To Be Heard And Seen! 

The Living Word 
Is 
True
And 
The Purchased Promise 
Is 
Sure 
So Get Thee Unto Christ Jesus
The One Who Is Called The Door! 

Trust Yourself To The King Eternal 
And
You Shall Know ... Perfect Peace:
He Is Giving Out Lots On The Eternal Life Lease!

We Are So Very Important To Almighty God

That

Everyone Of Us

Willing To Use

The Humble Prayer Exchange Service

Has

A Direct Line To The Throne Of Grace

And

The Ear Of The Majesty Of Heaven!

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