VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: It's All In Your Name!

Your Name Identifies You

Speaks To Your Reputation

And 

Announces Your Character! 

Does Your Name ... Right Now

Announce To Friends, Family, Foes

And 

The Fraternity Of The Faithless Fiend That 

You Are A Committed Member Of The Household Of Faith 

Or

Does It Say That 

You Have Itching Ears 

And That 

You Are One Who Follows Every Wind Of Doctrine 

And 

Is An Explorer Ever Seeking After Something New,

Spectacular ... And Sense-Tingling!?! 

Beloved, 

Your Name Means Everything To The Lord Jesus 

As Shown In The Letter To The Church At Sardis In Revelation 3:4  

Where He Says That There Were A Few Names 

Who Had Not Defiled Their Garments! 

Dear Ones, 

Our Names ... As Christ's Followers 

Should Distinctly Set Us Apart 

From Those Amongst Whom We Dwell 

Or With Whom We Associate! 

There Is The Great Day Coming 

When We Shall See Our Lord As He Is 

Because 

We Shall Be Like Him! 

We Are Called To Be Perfect 

Even As Our Father In Heaven Is Perfect! 

We Are To Be Developing The Character Of Christ Now 

By Letting The Holy Spirit Lead, Teach, Feed

Correct, Direct, Protect

And 

Use Us In Almighty God's Service! 

Please Deny The Liar Who Offers License 

And

Accept The Lord Who Gives Everlasting Life! 

Live Now As Though You Are Going To Be Living 

In Heavenly Light Later! 

Please Polish Your Name Here 

So That You Will Receive The New Name 

On The Peaceful Shore! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Are You Living A 3-D Life!?!

 

Is The Sense, The Spirit, Of Entitlement 

Causing You To Live A 3-D Life!?! 

Is Your Life Such That 

There Is Disrespect Because Of Dishonesty 

Which Is Leading, Or Has Led, To Disappointment In A Relationship!?! 

Beloved, 

Be Careful! 

Entitlement Is To A Christian 

What Faith Is To A Humanist: 

It Does Not Belong

Doesn't Work

And 

Doesn't Profit Aka Doesn't Bless! 

We Cannot Disappoint 

The All-Seeing, All-Knowing, Ever-Present God Of Grace 

Who Inhabits Glory 

But

We Can And Do Disappoint Our Fellow-Man 

Whom We Are Called To Love As We Love Ourselves 

By The Holy God Whom We Say That We Joyfully Serve! 

Dear Ones, 

Any Indulged Behavior That 

The Lord Jesus Cannot, Will Not, Bless 

Is 

Dishonest 

And

By Extension 

Is 

Disrespectful! 

Dishonesty Disrespects 

And

Disrespect Disappoints! 

In The Household Of Faith

We Have Free-Will, Choice, And Chance! 

Let Us Be Wise 

And 

Choose To Do Right Always 

Because 

It Is Good And Right 

And 

Our Lord Commands It! 

Let Us Live As Though We Truly Love 

And 

Serve And Worship The Living God 

And 

Not The Thing That Causes Jealousy Aka Idols

Even Our Own Self! 

Be Humble

Be Gracious

And 

Be Blessed! 

Peace! 

Being With Jesus Christ The Lord ... All The Way ... Every Day!

When We Realize That Our Desire 

Is 

To Be With Our Lord Jesus Christ

We Should, Effectively, Have The Overwhelming Need 

To Change Everything About Our Then Present Lives! 

Beloved, 

When The Leaders Of The Temple 

Had  Conflict With The Disciples

They Observed The Change In Them

And 

Made Note That They Had Been With Jesus  ... The Messiah! 

Judas And The Rich Young Ruler 

Are Two Persons Who Had Been Near To The Lord 

But 

Were Left Unmoved And Unchanged 

Because 

They Wanted Things Changed To Please Them

Including The Lord Jesus! 

Dear Ones, 

The Popular "Fake It Till You Make It!" 

Will Never Work In The Life Of One 

Who Is With Jesus ... All The Way! 

We Will Make Mistakes 

But

We Have An Advocate With Our Father To Intercede For Us 

Because 

He Is For Us! 

Pretending Christians Are Avowed Sinners 

As There Can Be No Fakery In The Family Called Faithful! 

Pretense, Fakery, Deceit, And Deviltry 

Are All In The Realm Of Satan! 

Truth, Right,  Holiness, And Helpfulness 

Are In The Realm Of The Holy One! 

We Don't Change Dirty Clothing, Sin

By Putting Clean Clothing, Salvation, Over The Dirty! 

We Change By Getting Rid Of The Dirty Clothing

Washing Ourselves In The Word Of Truth

And 

Donning The Garment Of Righteousness 

Which The Lord Himself Provides! 

Let Us Dare And Truly Identify With Christ Today 

In Thought, Word, And Deed: 

Physical Change Is Going To Come ... Soon! 

Peace!

HAPPY SABBATH + Hating Sin Is Profitable!

Million Dollar Question:

Would You Actively, Maliciously

Continuously Hurt Someone You Love 

To Get At Someone You Hate!?! 

Do You Hate Anyone Enough 

To Trespass On Satan's Enchanted Ground

Utilizing Forbidden Means

To Achieve A Tasteless Pleasure 

To Give Yourself A Reason To Keep On Living!?! 

Beloved, 

Cain Killed His Brother, Abel, Without A Cause! 

Joseph's Brothers Sold Him Into Slavery! 

King Saul Repeatedly Tried To Kill His Son-In-Law, David

And 

Ended Up Visiting A Witch ... A Cheap Tool Of Satan

To Get Advice From The  Known-Dead 

To Help The One Willfully Living In Known Sin! 

Cain Was Cursed, Marked, Exiled

An Outcast From The Household Of Faith

An Adversary Of The Lord! 

Joseph's Brothers 

Unconscionably Hurt Their Old Father With Their Lies

And 

Committed Murder ... And More

And

Their Character Flaws 

Are The Very Ones Which We Must Overcome

Which Then Determines 

Which Pearl Gate We, As Overcomers ... Individually

Will Go Through To Enter The City Of God! 

King Saul's Death Sentence 

Was Pronounced In His Hearing 

By An Unclean Spirit Masquerading 

As The Prophet Samuel "Raised" From The Dead! 

Hatred 

Is 

A Kin To Murder 

And 

It Hurts The Hater More Than The One Hated: 

Is Indulging Unprofitable Hatred Of Others 

Worth Excluding Yourself From Jesus Christ's Eternal Life!?! 

Hating Sin Is Profitable! 

Think About It! 

Peace! 

THE GOLDEN RULE: The Requirement For The Righteous!

It Is Not Hard! 

If You're Living, Be Loving! 

If You're Caring, Be Kind! 

If You're Friendly, Be Faithful! 

If You're Giving, Be Forgiving! 

If You're True, Be Truthful! 

Don't Add Nor Subtract! 

Beloved, 

The Golden Rule Is Not A Rule For Fools: 

It's A Calling For Christians! 

It's A Requirement For The Righteous!

 

We, Of The Household Of Faith, Desire 

The Goodness Of The Lord To Attend Us 

As We Make The Pilgrim's Journey 

But 

This Desire Will Not Be Attained 

If 

We Walk Like Side-Winding Snakes! 

Straight Strait 

Is 

The Way That Is Narrow And Neat 

And 

All Who Will To See Jesus Christ In Peace 

Must

In The Journey To Life Eternal

Your Sinful-Self Roundly Defeat! 

A Two-Faced Man Will Never Go Forward Nor Walk Upward 

And 

A Double-Minded Man Will Never Stand Firmly In The Faith 

When Doubt Is Whistling Dixie 

Wearing A Tin-Foil Hat 

After Downing A Spiritous Libation Cut Neat! 

Clear Minds Think Straight 

So Be Wise

Be Wary

Be Faithful ... And Not Contrary

And 

Stubbornly Do To Others 

What You ... Bright-Eyed And Bushy-Tailed

Want To Have Deliberately Done Unto You! 

Love Others As You Love Yourself In The Lord! 

Look To And Live For Christ Jesus! 

Peace!

Mercy, Grace ... And Faith!

 

How Are You!?! 

If You ... A Blessed Child Of The Eternal God

Are Struggling Even As You Are Praying 

And 

Believing The Lord Jesus At His Holy Word

Can You Imagine The Tumble Of Emotions Being Experienced 

By Those Who Know Not The Lord!?! 

Beloved, 

The Children Of The Household Of Faith 

Have A Sure And Secure Anchor For Their Souls 

No Matter What They Are Feeling 

What They Are Going Through

And 

Where They Are Placed On The Plate Of Good-Eats 

For Unfeeling Predators! 

Faith In Jesus Christ

Unlocks Unseen, Unexpected, Doors! 

Faith Is The Unbreakable Rod In The Spine Of 

The Child Relying On Jesus Christ For Relief! 

Faith Is The Scissors That 

Helps The Believer Cut Ties 

With The Dominion Of Darkness! 

Faith ... Working Faith

Is 

The Pair Of Wings That Bears Us Believers Aloft 

When There Is Not A Smidgen Of Wind 

To Lift Up Even A Strand Of Hair! 

Faith ... The Gift Given Each Day For That Day's Use

Is 

The Partner With Prayer 

Which Makes All Of Our Impossibilities Possible 

Because 

We Have Received Them As Unfailing Blessings 

From Our Maker, God, And Kind King! 

Almighty God's Gifts 

Grow Grandly Because Of Grace Graciously Given To Us: 

Use 'em Or Lose 'em! 

Refuse Grace 

And 

Be Refused Mercy! 

Willingly Work Faith And Prayer 

And 

Be Wonderfully Wise And Wealthy! 

Peace!

Almighty God's Mercy

Towards

His Children

Is

Immensely Great

And

It Is Totally Free!

Are You Saying That You Never Had A Glass!?!

The Great God Of Grace And Glory 

Has Boldly Gifted 

And 

Blessed Us With His Peace 

And 

Covered Us With His Plain Words Of Love, Care 

And 

Caution: 

How Do You Respond To Disappointments, Challenges

Set-Backs, Set-Ups

Sorrows

And 

Shame!?! 

Do You Stop To Evaluate The Situation 

And 

Pray For Peace And Power To Press On 

Or

Do You Lash Out Angrily, Aggressively

Arrogantly, Hostilely And Hatefully 

Or

Do You Say That The World Never Liked You 

And 

Head For The Nearest Exit 

Or 

Do You Suck On Your Thumb

Rock Yourself To Sleep

Say That You Never Had A Glass 

Or Ever Get Anything To Put In A Glass

And 

Try To Kill The Messengers 

Who Are The Lord's Workmen!?! 

Beloved, 

We Who Believe

And 

Trust The Lord Of Life

And 

Obey The Word Of The Holy God 

- Who Loves Us Sacrificially -

Know That We Do Not Walk Alone

And 

Understand That We Have For Our Help 

The God Who Knows All Things

 And

Does What's Best For His Dear Children! 

Please ... 

Let Us Of The Household Of Faith 

Remember Whose Children We Are

Glory In The Fact That He Overcame 

So That We Can Overcome All Things In His Name

And 

Never Forget That Our Home 

- In His Father's House Of Peace And Joy - 

Is 

Just Over The Hill-Top!

Truth ... The Truth ... Cannot Fail Us

So Let Us Rejoice Greatly That

Soon Coming

 Is

Our Promised Relief! 

Hold On To The Blessed Hope: 

Jesus Christ Is Our Only Peace! 

Pray For Peace! 

JUST A LIL' REMINDER: "... In The Presence Of My Enemies!"

Prophets, Priests And Kings Are Anointed With Oil 
And 
We Of The Household Of Faith 
Are Anointed By The Holy Spirit 
And 
All Of Us Are Set Apart For Use ... Holy Use! 

Please Let Us Consider The Blessing Which Attends Us: 
The Lord Of Life, Earth And Glory 
"Daring" To Show Us 
In The Very Presence Of Our Known-Rabid Enemies
- On A Table - It Ain't Going To Be Small
All The Good And Perfect Gifts That He, Himself
Is 
Spreading Out For His Children Who Dare, No
Who Delight In Loving 
And 
Leaning On Him
And 
Learning From 
And 
Obeying His Holy Word! 

Beloved, 

In The Day When Circumstance 
Is 
Being Unkind ... Even Cruel
Please Remember That Your Cup Of Heavenly Blessings 
Is 
Overflowing Even When You Can't Physically See It
Or The Dear One Who Is Filling It!

Consider This ...

The Promise Of Blessing 
Was Purchased For Us 
And 
Is Sealed With Jesus Christ's Innocent Blood: 
Believe The Word
Live The Holy Life 
And 
Prosper! 

The Lord Christ

Has Done

And

Is Doing

All The Heavy Lifting:

All We Have To Do

Is

Accept The Offer

And

Accede To The Will Of Almighty God!!

Just A Lil' Reminder ...

Please Remember That 
Working Faith Causes Our God To Show Up: 
His Blessing Cupboard Can't Be Cleaned Out 
And 
Your Cup Of Blessing Can't Run Out! 

Be Faithful! 
Be Prayerful! 
Be Thankful!
Be Obedient And ... Be Blessed! 

Be At Peace

With

And

In

The Eternal God!!

HAPPY SABBATH: Enemies, Endurance, And The Patience Process For Everlasting Peace

Sanctification

Is

A Patience Process 

The Work Done In One's Entire Life Time!

It Is Not A Giddy-Up Horsie!

It Is Day By Day

Moment By Moment

One Studied, Steady, Step At A Time!

Do Not Let Your Walk To Mount Zion Be Interrupted 

By All The Race Horses Giddily Zipping By!

You Are Walking In The Defined Steps Of Your Good Master

Whom You Intend To Meet ... Peacefully

In The Great And Glorious By And By!

The Battle
Is 
Not For The Swift Of Foot

Nor Is The Prize Given To Him Who Is Known Strong!

The Battle 
Is 
Won By The Faithful

The Good By God's Grace

The Enduring Servant Who
- As A Faithful Steward -

Is
Conscientiously, Confidently, Humbly, Obedient

Whether He Is Watched

Or Is Working To Give A Report

At The End Of His Day

The One Who Watches, Walks

And 
Works Wisely

The One Who Seeks Never

To His Master's Great Name

To Bring The Tarnish Of

Willful Sin's Besmirching Disgrace!

Watching ... Waiting

Working ... Walking

Willing Wise

No Lover Of Lies!

This Is The Servant Who Arrives Safely At The Gate

Because 

He Has Kept His Place

His Eye On The Prize

His Hand In The Hand

And

His Head Free From Lies

He Is The One Upon Whose Blessed Head

The Gold Crown Of Jesus Christ's Glory 

Shall
       Fitted To Perfection
                                     Eternally Lie!
He Did Not The Will Of His Father
Ever, Ever, Defy Or Deny! 

Brethren,

In This Age Where The "Illuminated" Response 
To Every Good Gift Of The Living, Holy, God 
Is 
Anti-God 
And 
Alternative To Known Goodness 
And 
The Promised Blessings
We Of The Household Of Faith Need To Stand Up 
And
Be Counted By Our Continuing Cooperation With Christ 
If 
It Is Our Heart's Desire 
To See Our Savior In Perfect Peace! 

Going Along With The Ways Of The World 
To Get-Along With The World 
For A Known-Temporary "Peaceful Existence" 
Makes One A Compromised Soul 
And
The Enemy Of Almighty God! 

Now, Just In Case You Don't Know 
How That Will End
Remember That Lucifer
The Most Glorious Of The Heavenly Angels
Became The Enemy Of God: 
His Choice Couldn't, And Didn't, Work Out 
And 
His New Name ... Satan
Marks Him As Adversary, Evil
Condemned 
And 
Damned ... For All Eternity! 

Please Choose Your Final Destination Wisely!
Please Choose Jesus Christ The Righteous One
And 
His Ever-Living, Always Loving, Goodness
And 
Eternal Life 
For The Truly Peaceful Existence! 
Please Trust The Living, Eternal, Holy God ... Of Grace
And 
With Deliberation
Pray ... And Obey ... Always!

In This World

We Shall Have Tribulation

But

Be Of Courage:

Jesus Christ Overcame The World

So That By His Example

We May Overcome The World, Too! 

Our Father Does, Indeed, Know Best!
Of All Known Sin ... Cultivated And Inherited
See To It That You Humbly Confess And Repent!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Church Has Leprosy!?! + PRAYER: Lord, I Choose ... You!

One Bright Day
In The Sight Of All
Miriam, Dear, Dear, Miriam
Broke Out In ... Gasp!
SPOTS!

S peaking Jealously And
P ridefully And In Direct
O position To Obvious
T ruth
S preads The Spores Of Sin!


Miriam Is A Godly Woman!
Woman Is ... Significantly 
A Church!
Miriam Is A Good Church
BUT
Good Church Got The Taint
Got Leprosy
AND
Good Woman Got Knocked Off Her Perch!

Leperous Woman Church
Is 
Shut Out
Shut Out Of The Congregation
The Camp Of God
Until Her Contagious Condition
Can Be Cured!

The Realm

Outside Of The Household Of Faith

Is Cold!

It Is The Place Of The Dying!

The Place Where Those

In Opposition To God's Truth

Are Bold!

The Leprosy
The Contagion
Affects All That It Touches
AND
Significantly
The Congregation Of God
The Church Of God
Cannot Grow
Grow In Grace
While Leprosy ... The Contagion Of Sin
Known Sin
Willful Sin
Is Welcomed
Practiced
Promulgated
By All Adherents Within!

Outside The Camp Of God
BUT YET
In The All-Knowing 
All-Seeing
Ever-Present God's Holy Sight
The Church
The Woman ... Falling ... Fallen
Felled By Sin
Can Be Set Apart
Counselled
Healed Back Into Communion
AFTER
In Willingness
Showing Brokenness
AND
Being Submissive To The High And Holy Power
She Admits Her Sin
Afflicts Her Soul
AND
Repents Of The Wrong-Doing
Casting Herself
On The Mercy Of The Eternal Faithful One God
Accepting The Just Chastisement
AND
Wills To Be As One Faithful Herself
Bowing Down And Worshiping
Praying Praising
Believing Loving Trusting
Working Watching And Waiting
Hopeful ... Of The Promised Restoration
AND
Looking For The Priest
The High Priest Of Our Profession
To Come And Pronounce Her Clean
AND
Restore Her To The Dominion!
What Peace!
What Glorious Peace
Compliments Of The Savior
The Living Holy God!

Know Ye Not That ...

Presumptuous Sin Is A Parasite
Which, Encouraged
Will Lead To Sure Death
Death 
As Ordained Once To All Man
AND
Death Designated Second
To Be Avoided At All Costs
By Choosing To Follow
The Ways
The Laws Of The Holy God
AND
Never The Lawlessness
The Wiles Of 
The Known Fraud!

Please Do Not Let Self
Sell You Polished Brass For Bright Gold!

Outside The Camp Of God
Is
Wilderness
The Dominion Of Darkness
The Camp Of The Destroyer
The Place Of Serpents
Scorpions
Raptors
Scavengers
Bitter Water
Idolatry
Death
Destruction
Nothing Holy!

Outside The Camp Of God
Is
The Camp Of The Lost Cause!

Got Leprosy?!

Are Scabs On The Body Showing?!

Call Christ Jesus

The Great Physician He

The One Holy

The One Only

Who Sacrificially Died

To Save Thee

On Mount Calvary!

Did You Know:

• A Group Of Vultures Is A Committee!
• A Flying Flock Of Vultures Is A Kettle!
• Vultures Feeding On A Carcass Is A Wake!

Do The Math!

**--**--**--**

Satan And The Legion Of Doom

In Committee

Plot Your Demise

And

Encourage You To Sin

Placing You Squarely In A Kettle

Obviously Filled With Hot Water

Marinating Covert Overt Lies!

When You Are Being Severely Punished
- As Is To Be Expected -

For Your Own Sin

And

Probably Dying

And

In A Lost Condition

Eventually Dead

Those Beings That Soon Won't Be

Conduct A "Happy" Wake

Lauding You As Their Prize

For Having Fallen Into The Trap

Of

The Wily Fraud
And

God-Fake

Satan The Snake!

Wise Up, People!

Soul Salvation Is At Stake!

Get On The Gospel Train

AND

Avoid The Fire And Brimstone Lake!

Leave Satan And His Kind

To Their Scheduled Date

With The Burning Lake!


PRAYER:

Father,
I Desire Health!
I Desire Cure!
I Desire Your Blessing
And
To Receive
All That You Have For The Faithful!
All That You Have In Heaven's Store!

Lord,
I Humble Myself Before You
I Bow, Now
So That I Will Not Break Later!
I Choose
- Of My Own Free Will -
To Obey You
And
To Live To You, True!

Forgive Me My Trespasses!
Forgive Me My Sin!
Bless Me With All Blessing
And
Correcting Me
When I Go Straying!

Bless Me To Do Your Will!
Help Me To Walk Right In Your Sight!
Grant Unto Me Your Favor, Lord
The Grace That Will Give To Me Daily
Your Holy Light!

Remember Our Brethren
Those In Other Congregations
Other Families
Other Flocks
Those In Other Lands
Those Who Will To Know Christ
Those Who Find Your Love A Delight!

Lead Us, Lord
Into All Truth!
Grant Unto Us
Blessed Peace And Sweet Rest
Even Though In This Life
We Do Struggle
Even Though In A Crucible
We Take Sleep
And
Achieve That Which Is 
- To Carnal Man -
Not Dignified Rest!

You, Lord
Are Our Portion!
You, Lord
Are Our Hope!
You, Lord,
Are Our Sovereign
And
In Jesus Christ's Name
We Shall Our Lives
To You
Devote!

Hear Our Prayers, Lord
And
Have Mercy And Bless
For We Ask All
In Jesus Christ's Holy Name!
We Love You, Lord!
AMEN.