VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Father Gives: Let Praise Be What You Do!

 

The Father Gives! 

Jesus Christ Provides! 

The Holy Spirit Reveals! 

And Thee, Oh, Man Of Flesh

What Dost Thou Do!?! 

Every Saint Of God And Christ

Comforted And Taught Of The Holy Spirit Of Truth

And 

Daily Protected By The Holy Angels

Those Beings Of Excellent Strength

Should Have A Song Of Praise And Thanks 

Ringing In The Portals Of Heaven Through And Through! 

Are You A Sinner ... Saved!?! 

A Child ... Loved!?! 

A Student ... Taught!?! 

A Servant ... Employed!?! 

A Saint ... Sanctifying

Going From Death To Life

From Lying To Truth By Grace

With Mercy

For Love

With Light

Eating Good Food ... Truth Satisfying

Drinking The Water Of Life From The One Without Guile

The Lord Of Life ... No Denying!?! 

Then Raise The Song! 

Sing The Song! 

Let Your Heart's Song Fill The Air! 

Let Your Light From Almighty God Shine! 

Let Your Love For The Eternal God Be Everywhere! 

Let Your Faith In The Glorious God Testify

And 

Daily Do A Damage Against The Adversary Of Your Soul: 

See To It That You Make The Devil Cry! 

Let The Spirit Of The Lord In You Rise

And 

Our Great And Giving God Graciously, Thankfully

Joyfully Glorify! 

Let Praise Be What You Do 

Because 

Jesus Christ Willingly Died To Personally Save You

And 

Me, Too! 

Peace! 

Don't Despise Instruction And Correction!

One Of The Most Amazing Things To Encounter

Is 

A Person Who Despises Being Instructed ... Or Corrected

Passionately And High-Handedly Giving Instruction 

And

Arrogantly, Aggressively, Performing 

The "Necessary" Correction Of Others! 

The Irony Is Laughable! 

Beloved, 

How Do You Take To Being Instructed And Corrected: 

Do You Give But Refuse Take!?! 

Are You Amongst Those Who Refuse To Believe That

They Have Something To Learn From Somebody

Even The Lord Christ

And 

Refuse To Accept Correction 

Because 

"I's All Growed Up!?!" 

We Are Instructed By Our Creator That 

Unless We Become As Little Children

We Shall Not Enter The Kingdom Of Heaven! 

The Fact Is ...

Children Are Like Sponges! 

Children Learn 

Because 

They Have The Capacity

The Willingness

And

The Desire To Learn! 

Let's Get Real! 

The Only Being Who Does Not Need Correction

Is

The All-Knowing God 

And 

Any Of Us Who Refuse The Guidance Of Wisdom 

Will Lie In The Grave Of Our Own Customized Digging! 

Let Us Take Heed To Ourselves 

And 

Remember ThatThe Back-End Of A Race-Horse 

And 

The Front-Side Of A Clown Always Have Admirers 

But 

No One Wants Their Posted Positions! 

Let Us This Day Remember That 

The King Of Glory Humbled Himself 

And 

Came Down To Us To Instruct Us 

And 

Demonstrate For Us The Right Way To Abundantly Live! 

The Holy Spirit Of Truth 

Is 

Now Here In His Stead To Lead Us Into All Truth 

So Dare To Stand As One Wisely Instructed 

And 

Lovingly Corrected

For Jesus Christ's Sake! 

Peace!

TAKE TRUTH TO HEART: Jesus Christ's EFTs!

When Someone Wants To Force Your Hand

Wants To Bend You To Their Will

They Use Provocation And Enticement 

Two "Candies" From Satan's Buffet Of 

Cheap Thrills Aka Nasty Nuggets!

Beloved, 

The Lord Christ ... Our Creator-Savior

Has No Need For Bully-Boy Tactics! 

He Gives To His People EFT's 

Aka Encouragement, Faith, And Testaments 

As Proof That He Has No Need To Grease Your Wheel! 

This Is You, Your Cart, Your Path! 

This Is Your Lord, The First And The Last! 

This Is The Road Which Was Before You Were! 

This Is His Will And His Way: 

Do You With Him Concur!?! 

Everything That You Need To Know 

And 

To Become A Spiritual Success

Is

Open To All 

And

Fully On Display 

And

There Is Free-Will 

And 

Freedom To Choose To Walk With The Lord 

Or 

To Go Your Own Way! 

Many Have Gone Before Us

And 

Many Here Remain 

Who Will, With Honesty, Testify That 

Living For Jesus 

Is Not 

A Life That Is Lived In Vain! 

Please Choose This Day To Lift Up Your Head 

And 

Let Your Heart Be Holy Spirit-Led 

And 

Let From Your Person Be Removed The Stain 

That Causes One To The Devil To Be Chained! 

The Devil 

Is 

The Father Of Lies! 

Jesus Christ 

Is 

The Lord Of Love And Life! 

Enticement And Provocation Are Not Nice 

So Choose, By Saving Grace, Jesus Christ's EFT's 

And 

Live To Enter ... By Right

The Great Reward

At The End Of The Overcoming-Sin Fight! 

Brethren, Beloved

Walk In The Light!

Peace!

QUIET TIME: Be Still!

Are You Afraid Of The Sound Of Silence!?!

Are You Loathe To Sit Quietly 

And

 Open The Doors In Your Mind 

And 

Just Hand To The Lord Christ 

All The Accumulated Rubbish Of 

A Misspent Youth

A Careless Young Adulthood

And 

The Cracked Plates Of 

A Life Filled With Regrets And Recriminations!?! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Who Calls Us To Be Still 

And 

Know Him ... Personally

Sends To Us The Still Small Voice Of God

The Holy Spirit Of Truth

To Teach Us And To Comfort Us

And 

To Correct Us 

But

That Sweet Voice 

Is 

Only Heard When 

All The Other Voices Clamoring For Our Attention 

Are ... Stilled! 

As Committed Christians

We Must Make 

And 

Take Time 

To Be Still In The Presence Of The Lord! 

When We Are Flustered, Anxious, Fearful

And 

Fuming At This, That, And The Other

We Cannot Experience The Peace Of God 

Which Passes Human Understanding! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Take Out All The Rubbish Of Unconfessed Sin

The Load Of Care

The Lists Of Unfulfilled Dreams And Aspirations 

And 

Take Them To Our Savior Dear 

And

Leave Them With Him 

Who Paid With His Blood For Our Peace!

Take A Deep, Deep Breath

And 

Reach For The Extended Hand Of Help And Healing 

And

Permit The Lord To Lead You To Green Pastures 

Beside ... The Still Waters 

And 

Choosing To Sit At Jesus' Feet

Allow Him To Restore Your Soul! 

Being Still Is Not Being Lazy! 

Being Still With The Lord Of Life 

Is 

Refreshing! 

Actively Choose Spend Time ... Quiet Time

With The Lord Who Speaks Peace 

And Is

Our Peace! 

Be At Peace With And In Almighty God: 

Blessings Abundant Await You!

HAPPY SABBATH + THE LORD COMMANDS: Hearken And Do!

Do You Hear The Still Small Voice Of God

The Holy Spirit Of Truth!?! 

How Well Do You Listen!?! 

Do You Diligently Follow The Lord's Commands Obediently 

Or

Do You Take His Commands As Recommendations 

And

Then Use Your "Solutions" 

To Fix What Only The Living God May Cure!?! 

Remember Lot's Wife! 

The Lord Warns His People Before Disaster Strikes! 

With Compassion For Our Human Weaknesses

And 

Despite Our Tepid Obedience

The Lord Helps Us So That We Are Not Destroyed: 

We Are Usually Left With The Scars And The "Tee-Shirts" 

To Show The Results Of Our Lack Of Bold Faith 

As A Plain Warning To Others! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Asks Us To Be Still 

And 

Know That He Is God

And 

To Be Still And See Your Own Soul's Salvation! 

The Lord Warns Us To Go In One Direction 

And 

To Return Another Way! 

He Says Do Not Eat Or Drink 

In Known Sinful Places! 

The Lord Warns Us Not To Allow Others To Divert Us 

From The Path Of Righteousness 

And

He Makes It Clear That 

When He Commands You To Go For Him That 

He Will Never Send Another Being 

To Change His Direct Commands 

Personally Given To You! 

We Have Free-Will And Choice! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Do Not Permit The Loud And Obnoxious Voices

The Busyness Of Life

And

The Race To Get Gain And Power 

To Cause You Not To Hear 

And 

Heed The Voice Of Almighty God 

By The Holy Spirit Of Truth 

Who Is Leading Us Safely Home 

Via Guidance, Warning ... And Correction!

Jesus, The Lamb Of God, Is The Truth:

Listen To 

And 

Obey The Lamb! 

Hearken And Do: 

Blessings Await! 

Peace!

Got Questions!?!

Always Asking Why! 

Why Do You Care ...!?! 

Why Do You Share ...!?! 

Why Do You Pray ...!?! 

Why Do You Dare ...!?! 

Why Do You Prepare ...!?! 

Why Do You Fear ...!?! 

Why Won't You Declare ...!?! 

One Of The Earliest 

And 

Most Asked Questions 

Favored By The Young Mind Exercising Awareness Of 

The Bright, Noisy, Exciting

Scary

World Of Wonders That We Inhabit 

Is 

"Why!?!" 

"Why!?!" Aka "I Need To Know!" 

Is 

A Force To Be Reckoned With! 

Left Undirected, Unfocused, Unanswered

Asking "Why!?!" Can Leave Us With Adults Of 

The Shifting-Sand Loose-Screw Squad 

And 

The Lost Cause Community! 

Beloved, 

In The Love Of The Lord Christ

We Are Presented With The Good Book Of Wisdom

And Not 

A Bound Bundle Of Dead-Letters 

From Long-Dead People 

To Currently Dying People 

Wistfully Serving A Once-Dead Hopefully-Alive God 

Who Might Be Able To Save Some People 

Some Day Soon! 

There Is No Question That You Have 

Which Cannot Be Answered 

By A Treasure Hunt In The Book Of Blessings! 

You Are Equipped With The Tablet Of Your Heart 

Upon Which To Write 

"Thus Saith The Lord!" 

And 

An Always New, Sharpened, Ink-Pen Of Faith 

With Which To Write Your Amen-Answers! 

Your Private Teacher 

Is 

The Holy Spirit Of Truth 

And 

The Holy Angels Are The Teaching Assistants 

And 

Good Influencers Charged With Ensuring 

Your Free-Will-Applied Success! 

Please Stop Settling For Learned Opinions 

And 

Start Seeking Wisdom 

Which Gives Understanding 

To Utilize The Knowledge That Answers 

When You, Focused, Ask The Lord 

"Why Me, Why Here, Why Now, And ... What's Next!?!" 

Please Ask The All-Knowing Jesus

Who Is The Truth ... The Answer

To Hold Your Hand 

And 

Lead You Gently, Safely, Home! 

With All Humility

Prayerfully Ask On! 

Peace!

DOWN-PAYMENT ON ETERNITY: There's Not Another Like Christ Jesus!

No Committed Christian Can Say

- With The Straight Face Of Truth - 

"I Am Living For The Here And The Now!" 

Beloved, 

If We Are Living 

With Our Every Hope Pinned On The Unending Acquisition Of 

And 

The Constant Anxiety Over Things Temporal Aka Earthly

Then We Might As Well Be Bold Enough 

To Eject Our Dear Savior From Our Lives 

And

Bluntly Invite Satan And His Demons To Set Up Shop 

And 

Take Up Residence In Our Comfy Chair

Our Warm Bed

And 

The Good Seat At The Head Of Our Dinner Table 

Because

Compromise, Rationalizing

Fault-Finding, Lying

Doubt, Treachery

Misery, Witchcraft, Mayhem

And 

Murder Most Foul

Will Become Our Constant Companions! 

Peace ... Expensively Purchased

Will Do A Powder And Blow Away! 

Rest Will Be Non-Existent! 

Beauty Will Be A Dinner-Box At A Horse Race! 

Truth Will Be A Desert ... No Oasis

And

Dear Faith

Provided For Our Daily, Personal, Use 

Will Be As A Still-Birth! 

Living For Jesus Christ 

Is 

Living By Faith In The Future Fulfillment Of 

Promises Made 

And

With The Gift Of Our Comforter

The Holy Spirit Of Truth

Given, Acknowledged, Appreciated 

And

Utilized As The Guaranteed 

And

Received 

And

Accepted Down-Payment! 

Faith Is Not Eye-Sight 

And

Living Now For Now 

Is 

Calling His Evilness, Good Brother! 

We Don't Want To Do That 

Because

There Is Not Another Savior, Brother

Father, Or Friend To The End 

Like Our Sweet Jesus! 

Peace!

Stop Tekkin' De Short-Cut Bus!

It Is Impossible To Trust The Word Of Almighty God 

And

Diligently Follow His Wise Counsels 

And 

Sure Guidance 

And

"Somehow" End Up In Hell

The Place Prepared For Satan And His Fallen Angels! 

Beloved, 

Almighty God Is Good! 

Jesus Christ The Good Shepherd Always Saves! 

The Holy Spirit Leads Us Into All Truth 

And

The Holy Angels Influence Us To Do The Good 

And 

The Right 

So It Plainly Stands To Reason That 

When We Go Wrong It Is Because 

We Have Chosen To Take The Short-Cut Bus 

To The Long-Road Straight-Path High School 

In Glory For Me By Me! 

Think! 

The Lawless And The Careless 

Who Love To Party In Care-Free

Arrogantly Ask 

"What Does The Ever-Present God See!?!" 

And Snidely Wonder 

"What Does The All-Seeing God Know!?!" 

About Their Dark Of Night Departures 

From Decency And Deliverance! 

There Is No Folly In Following Godly Wisdom 

So Let's Not Slap Skin 

Aka Desire To Companionably Walk Unwisely

- Lawlessly -

With The Workers Of Iniquity 

Aka Planned, Known, Sin! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ... 

Sin Pays In The Currency Called Death 

But

The King Of Love Gives The Gift Of Eternal Life 

To His Free-Will-Submitted

Enduring-All

Faithful

Trusting Followers! 

There Are No Shortcuts To Glory 

And

There Will Be No Long-Haul, Faithful, Christians In Hell! 

Be Captivated By Christ 

Or 

Be Cat-Spraddled By Satan! 

Life 

Is 

About Choice 

So Choose Wisely! 

Peace!

DANGEROUS GROUND: Tread Carefully Before The Lord Of Life!

A Total Stranger Told Me That 

They Had Spent Three Months In The Hospital With Cancer

That Their Name Meant Servant Of God

That Satan Was, Is, Almighty God's Son

That The Holy Bible Was Not The Book

And 

That Nature Is The Book That 

Speaks The Best About Almighty God

And 

That He Had No Use 

For The Holy Men Inspired By Almighty God 

Who Allegedly Wrote The Holy Bible 

Because

The Inspired, Holy, Men Of God 

Are The Modern Day Pastors And Preachers 

Who Abuse And Rape Children!

Beloved, 

The Word Of Almighty God 

Cannot Be Separated From The Person Of Almighty God 

And

Accepting Only The Book Of Nature 

As Your Sole Source Of Belief 

Is 

Treading On Dangerous Ground!

Elevating Aka Worshipping Nature Aka The Creation

Instead Of Worshipping The Creator 

Is 

Idolatry 

Which Is Sin! 

Lucifer Now Satan

Is

A Created Being!

The True Servant Of God 

Is 

Obedient To The Preserved Word Of God 

And 

Does Not Choose To Raise Up An Altar To Folly 

Because 

Folly Makes Him Or Her Feel Good 

In The Crowd Of Disobedient Unbelievers!

Satan Is The Liar

Aka

The Father Of Lies!

Like It Or Not

The Word Of God Will Witness For Or Against Us 

According To Our Chosen Path To Glory! 

Making Car Noises 

And 

Standing In A Garage 

Does Not Make You A Car! 

Being Called A Servant Of God 

And 

Spreading Satan's Propaganda 

Will Not See You Among The Blessed 

And 

Forever Saved! 

Jesus Christ The Righteous

The King Of Glory

The King Of Love

The Light Of Life

The Life Of Every Man

Is

The Truth

The Creator God

The Word Of God

The Word Made Flesh

Who Surely Dwelt Among Us

Is

The Only Way Home

To The Father's House!

Tread Carefully: 

There Is No Knowledge Of Jesus Christ The Lord 

Without The Preserved Word Of God 

Which Testifies About Him! 

The Holy Spirit Of Almighty God

The Spirit That Leads Into All Truth

Inspired Holy Men Of God

To Write Down The Holy Word Of God! 

The Living God Is Not A Liar

And

We Need To Stop Confusing

Those Who Were And Are Called By The Lord Himself

With Those Who Call Themselves! 

Tares And Wheat Will Grow Together

Until The Day Of The Great Harvest! 

Peace! 

THE UPWARD WAY: Jesus Christ Calls Us!

 

Satan 

And 

All Those Persons Activated Or Indwelt 

By Demons Aka Fallen Angels

Do Not Fear To Whisper Or Scream At Us 

Who Sincerely Call Jesus Christ Lord And God That 

We Will Never Amount To Anything In This Life 

Because 

We Are Defiled, Ugly, Unsavable Sinners 

Whom The Almighty God Will Never Have To Abide 

In His Holy Presence! 

A "Good" Lie

Always

Contains Some Truth!

Beloved, 

Don't Believe Or Even Think To Engage With The Liars! 

Yes, We Are Sinners ... Born 

But

Because We Have By Free-Will Chosen 

And

Are Daily Choosing To Trust The Lord Christ At His Living Word

We Are Sinners-Saved 

And

Are Daily Being Sanctified Aka Set-Apart For Holy Use 

And 

Are By Grace Through The Gift Of Daily Faith 

And

Worshipful Obedience

Pressing On The Upward Way 

To The Glorious City Of God! 

Truth Sets Us Free ...

Sinners Make Sinning Their Practice

Aka Their Chosen ... Preferred ... Way Of Living! 

Sinners-Saved 

Aka Saints Of God And Christ By The Holy Spirit's Working

May Sometimes Sin 

But

Willing Sinning Is Not Their Habit

Nor Their Reason For Living! 

Never Forget This Truth! 

The Lord Jesus Christ Who Lovingly Calls Us

Equips, Teaches, Corrects

Guides 

And 

Graciously Provides All That We Need 

To Get Us Home Safely! 

Brethren, Beloved 

You Are Personally Called To Be Like The Lord Christ 

And

You Will Be 

If

You Believe The Lord Of Glory

Sternly Rebuke The Liars

And 

Enduring Stay True To The Plan Of Sure Salvation!

To Obey Is Better Than To Sacrifice! 

Look Up Longingly!

Pray Without Ceasing

And 

Walk Straight ... Home ... On The Strait And Narrow Way! 

Daily Choose To Work Your Faith! 

Peace!

Don't Be Self-Deceived By Self-Aggrandizement + PRAYER: Dear Father, Please Open Our Eyes!

Are You A Vain Aka Empty, Boastfully Self-Confident Person 

Or 

Are You ... Through Faith

Humble And Confidently Glorying In The Lord Christ!?! 

Are You Confident In Your Ability 

To Manipulate Others To Do Your Will 

But

Are Totally Unaware That 

You Are Being Manipulated To Do Satan's Will 

And

To Walk In His Putrid Ways!?! 

Are You So Concerned 

About Those Who You "Know" Are Disobedient That

You Cannot See That You Are Willfully Disobeying 

Your Living, Giving, And Forgiving Father 

Who Is In Heaven!?! 

Beloved, 

We Choose To See What Stimulates 

And 

Hear What Titillates

But 

Singularly ... Self-Righteously ... Ignore 

What Causes Us To Deviate From 

The Path Of Truth And Beauty 

Even As We Baselessly Excoriate

Aka Condemn Those Whom We Oppose 

Because 

They Have Chosen To 

And

Are Letting The Lord ... By The Holy Spirit Of Truth

Lead Them Gently, Safely

To The Land That Is Fairer Than Day! 

Stop It! 

The Inward Look 

Shows To All Willing To See The Truth 

Whether They Are, Indeed, On The Upward Way! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Work Out Your Own Soul's Salvation 

With Godly Fear And Trembling: 

Do Not Be Self-Deceived By Self-Aggrandizement! 

PRAYER:

Dear Father, 

Please Open Our Eyes 

So That We May See Wondrous Things

Out Of Thy Law! 

Please Open Our Lips

To Sing Your Praises

And 

Help Us To Be Good, Kind

Obedient, Faithful, And True 

So That On The Great Day

We Will Board The Elevator

To Jesus Christ's Glory!

Thank You For Hearing And Answering

Our Prayer Of Faith!

Please Come For Us Soon

For It Is In Jesus' Dear Name

We Pray And Humbly Plead! 

AMEN! 

You're Not A Bassett Hound

Since The Lord Jesus Is Your Strong Arm 

And 

Is Also The God Who Protects You From Enemies 

Seen And Unseen

Known And Unknown

Near And Far

Unexpected And Underestimated

And 

You Trust Him 

Because 

You ... By Experience

Have Come To Personally Know His Personality

And

His Love And Power 

Why In The Name Of All That Is Holy 

Are You Walking Around Looking Like 

A Droopy-Eyed, Put-Upon, Bassett Hound!?! 

Where Is Your Song Of Praise And Rejoicing!?! 

Beloved, 

Let Us Not Sell 

Our Love And Worship Of Our Lord Christ Short 

Just Because 

Our Ears Are Itching

Our Noses Are Twitching

Our Eyes Are Blurry

Our Legs Are Numb

Our Fingers Have Become As Frozen Claws

And 

Our Brains Are Seemingly Burping! 

Our Loving God Is! 

Our Gracious Lord Can! 

Our Gentle Master Cares! 

Our Kind King Reigns And Rules 

And

Glory Be To Jesus

He Forgets Not His Own! 

Please Never Forget That 

All Things Work Out For Us 

Who Passionately Love The Lord! 

Please Always Remember That 

It Is Jesus Christ Himself Who Says 

Bring Your Burdens And Leave Them With Him:

He Gave Us The Holy Spirit Of Truth As Our Comforter 

So Sing For Joy 

And 

Praise The Lord Of Life 

And

Let Satan

His Fallen Angels

And 

His Licensed Emissaries Be Damned! 

Jesus Christ Saves: 

Raise Up Your Head! 

Peace!

PERSISTENT RESISTANCE: Resistance Is Not Futile!

Resistance

Always

Accomplishes

Something!

In The Kingdom Of The Blessed

Resisting The Devil

The Lying Murderer Supreme

Is 

Job One! 

Resisting The Holy Spirit Of Truth 

Is 

A Whole Different Ball Game! 

The Kingdom Of The Blessed 

Is Not 

Hollywood's Star Trek's Borg Collective 

Where "Resistance Is Futile!" 

While Not Advisable

It Is Totally Permissible For 

One To Resist The Holy Spirit 

But

Why Would You Want To Do Such A Thing!?! 

Just As When We Resist The Devil

He Surely Flees From Us

So Will The Holy Spirit Flee From Us 

When His Gentle Call To Our Own Soul's Salvation 

Is 

Persistently Resisted! 

Please Soberly Think 

About The Eternal Implications Of This Move! 

When We Resist The Devil

We Are Running Toward The Lord Jesus Christ! 

When We Resist The Holy Spirit 

Who Leads Us Into All Truth

We Are Running To And With The Devil! 

Jesus Christ Saves: 

Satan Damns! 

Beloved, 

There Is No Mistaking 

The Direction One Chooses To Walk! 

The Holy Spirit Directs And Corrects! 

Satan Misdirects And Corrupts! 

The Holy Spirit Comforts And Keeps! 

Satan Terrorises And Creeps! 

The Holy Spirit Aka Your Teacher

Your Friend

Your Help 

And

He By Whom You Are Sealed 

- Against The Day Of Vengeance -

Can Also Resist You! 

Think Deeply About This 

And

In Godly Fear, Tremble! 

Please Wisely Choose 

To Humble Yourself Before The Lord: 

You Definitely Need The Holy Spirit Today! 

Peace!