HAPPY SABBATH + Don't Act Like A Crab!

When We Were Young

To Have Someone Tell You That 

You Were Just Like A Crab 

Was A Grave Chastisement By Insult! 

One Crab Uses Another Crab 

By Climbing On His Back To Raise Himself Up 

And

He Doesn't Look Back! 

To Put It Mildly

A Crab's Mentality 

Is 

To Be An Ungrateful And Inconsiderate Being 

Aka A User And An Abuser! 

Lucifer Was Given Exalted Status 

By Jesus Christ The Lord Who Created Him 

But

He Was Not Satisfied With What He Had 

And

Where He Was In The Heavenly Hierarchy 

So He ... Being The Bright And Shining Ingrate

Set About To First Destroy The Character 

And 

Then The Life Of 

The Very One By Whom He Had Existence! 

So Much For Gratitude And Thankfulness! 

Beloved, 

Look Upon Lucifer Now Satan The Accuser Damned 

And

Weep For Your Own Self 

If 

You See That You Are Manifesting 

The Ingrate's Thankless Spirit! 

By Satan's Seeking To Destroy Jesus Christ's Holy Life 

And

Succeeding In Killing His Human Flesh

Satan Lit The Fuse Which Will See Him

And

All Who Are As He Is

Fire-Bombed And Burned With Unquenchable Fire 

Which Will Burn Itself Out When They 

And 

Then Satan

Are Completely Consumed! 

Please Let Us By Almighty God's Grace

Change Our Thoughts, Attitudes

And 

Actions 

So That We Are Not Amongst The Forever Lost! 

Peace!

Time Is Made For Change!

There Is No Changing Attitude

After

The Passage Of Your Judgment!

 

HAPPY SABBATH + Is Praise What You Do!?!

 

Is Praise What You Do!?! 

Or 

Do You Accept The Gifts Of The Creator God 

As Your Personal Due 

And

Dare To Ask ... Even As A Fleeting Thought: 

"Lord, What Took You So Long!?!" 

Or 

"Wow! 

Is This Really The Best That 

You Can Do For Me!?!" 

Ingratitude ... And Greed 

Along With Envy ... And Hatred 

Are Unholy Traits Of Character 

Which Must Be Purged From The Heart 

If 

We Will See Our Lord Jesus In Peace! 

Beloved, 

There Is Nothing Wrong With Wanting Good Gifts 

But 

Everything 

Is 

Wrong 

With Walking Around With The Attitude That 

The Lord ... Or Anybody

Has To Give You Anything 

And 

Everything That Your Heart Desires

Even Though It Is Known That Such A Gift 

Is 

Neither Good Nor Beneficial! 

Let Us Be Wise Enough 

To Be Grateful To Our God 

For What We Do Receive 

From His Holy Hand Of Love 

And 

Blessing 

And

Cease From Insulting Our Maker, God And King 

By Walking Around With The Air Of Entitlement! 

"Thank You!

Bless You!

I Love My Present-Gift! 

You're Wonderful!

I Appreciate You!" 

Is

The Cheapest

Most Expensive

Most Appreciated Gift

That

We Can Give: 

Extravagantly Give It!

The Lord Of Glory Doesn't Owe Us Anything! 

We ... To The Contrary

Owe Our Savior, Sustainer, Provider, Redeemer 

And 

Forever Friend

Absolutely Everything! 

Our Lives Are In His Hands!

Choose To Be Grateful, Thankful ...

Lift Your Heart To Heaven

And 

Praise God ... Just Because 

And Because 

It Is A Blessed Privilege 

And

Thoroughly Good For Us: 

It Is The Lover Of Our Purchased Souls'  Due! 

Beloved,

Get Thee Hence To The Altar Of Praise

And

Give Almighty God ... Father, Son And Holy Spirit ... His Praise:

Put Your Whole Being Into It

And

Be Glad

And

Be Gloriously Blessed ... Again ... And Again!

Ingratitude Ain't A Good Look On A Christian!

 

We All Walk About Saying:

"God Is Good All The Time!"

And

Receive The Expected Response 

"All The Time, God Is Good!"

Question Is, Though

Does The Saying Mean Anything

Or Is It Just Code Talk For:

"I'm Just Trying To Make Myself Sound Like The Crowd

So That No One Suspects That 
I'm Totally Cheezed Off At The Lord

For Not Giving Me That Thing That

I Really, Really, Realllllly Wanted Yesterday!"

And

"I Never Get Anything At All That I Want!
Life's Not Fair!"
"Nobody Loves Me!"

These Dear Ones Forget
Ignore Or Misremember That 
We Get Blessings, Gifts, Benefits

Every Moment

Every Hour

Every Day Of Every Year That

We Have The Breath Of God 
Animating These Jars That We Call Flesh And Bone Bodies 

Compliments Of The Creator We Misuse
Abuse, Disregard, Denigrate, Despise

And

Less-Count! 

Ingratitude Is Not A Good Look On A Human

And 

An Even Worse Look On A Christian! 

Brethren, 

There Is Nothing More Egregious

More Annoying

Or More Aggravating Than 
Having To Deal With An Ingrate

A Person Who Doesn't Ever Say "Thanks For Your Kindness!" 

A Person Who Expects To Always Receive Good Gifts

Gives Nothing In Return

And 

Has The Unmitigated Gall To Be Upset 

Because 

The Gift Received Is Not The Gift That 
The Giver Should Have Known That 
The Ungrateful, Unthankful, Soul Truly Wanted! 

Worst Yet

Is 

The Soul Who Dares To Chastise The Giver 

For "Taking Soooo Long!" To Give Them The Much-Desired Gift! 

Beloved, 

Let Us Dare To Make It A Practice To Be Thankful 

And 

Grateful For All Of Our Blessings

And Then 

For Being Able To Give To And Bless Others 

Out Of Our Blessings

Our Good And Perfect Gifts From Our Father In Heaven

The Almighty God! 

Please Remember That 
Not All Gifts Are Available To Taste, See

Touch Or Feel! 

Let Us This Day 

Give Our Dear Father Grateful Thanks 

And 

Praise 

For Faith, Hope, Truth, Mercy

Grace, Provision And Protection

For Jesus Christ Who Saves

For The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit

For The Protection Of The Holy Angels

For The Deed To The Family Home In Glory

For Our Walk Through This Vale Of Tears

For Our Time In The Crucible For The Perfection Of Holy Character

And 

For The Gift Of Prayer That 
Causes The Recipient To Receive Even As He Is Using It! 

Father, 

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

We Love, Bless, And Thank You

For All You Have Done

Is Doing

And

Shall Do For Us 

Even Right Now:

We Are Telling Everybody

About The Favor That You Show To Us! 

Peace Be Upon Us All! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: BOUNTIFUL BLESSINGS: Give God Thanks!

Give God Thanks

With A Grateful Heart!!

We Are Blessed
And
We All Know It
And 
We Should Live Like We Do Believe That This Is So!

We Are Blessed 

Because 

Our God ... The Lord Jesus Christ 
Does, Indeed, Deal To Us Bountifully Aka Liberally

Willingly And Readily Out Of His Property

- His Storehouses Of Goodness -
Each And Every Moment Of Each And Every Day! 

Our God ... The Living, Holy, Eternal
All-Seeing, All-Knowing, Ever-Present God
Who Feels All That We Feel

Is 

The Giving, Blessing Spirit 

Who Gives Out Of Who He Is 
- He Is Good And Gracious -

To Provide For Us What We Need

And 

We Don't Even Have To Ask 

Because 

He Knows Our Every Need

And 

Sacrificially, Lovingly, Intimately Cares

For Each One Of Us Personally

And 

Desires To Bless Us Bountifully ... Liberally! 

Beloved, 

Let Us Look To Ourselves

And 

Let Us Choose To Be As Our Lord Is

First, 

To Give Him His Due ... Our Liberal, Heartfelt

Thankful, Grateful Prayers And Praise

And Secondly, 

To Be Liberal ... Generous
In Our Giving To Bless Those Who Are Less Fortunate

Those Who Do Not Yet Understand That Our Lord God 

Is 

Jehovah Jireh

Our True And Only Provider! 

Remember ... 

We Have ... Because He Gives! 

We Are ... Because He Is! 

May The Lord ... In Mercy

Deal Bountifully With You And Yours Today
And 
In The Days Ahead!! 

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father,

I Willingly Offer To You

Grateful Thanks And Praise

For All That You Do For Me

Each And Every Day!

Father,

I Do Not Own Anything That

You Have Not Provided

And

I Sincerely Pray

In Jesus Christ's Precious Name That

Ingratitude Will Never In My Heart For You

Find A Place To Go Ahiding!

There Is Nothing That I Can Do, Lord

That I Can Do Without You And Your Blessing!

Without Your Breath Of Life In Me

I Would Be The Known-Cold Grave Filling!

Thank You For My Life!

I Love You, Lord

And I Bless Your Holy Name

And I Pray With All My Heart

For The Great Day

When With You I Shall Be To Heaven Winging!

Please Keep Me Faithful

For I Know That I Am Blessed

And

Please Help Me To Be

A Rooted And Grounded In The Lord Christ

Spiritual Success!

Please Have Mercy

And

Continue To Bless

According To Your Sovereign Will

And

In Your Holy Way

Because

It is In Jesus Christ's Name That

I Pray And Humbly Plead!

AMEN!!!

Don't Indulge Ingratitude!

Ingratitude

Is Not

A Virtue!

NEW BIRTH: Without The Lord Christ!?!

Choosing To Live Life

Without The Lord Christ In It

Is Like Being Alive

Without Having The Breath Of Life!

Brethren,

Please Do Not Say Nothing!
Just Listen To This Remark
And
Ponder It Deep In Your Heart
And
Plead With The Almighty God
For The Leading Of His Holy Spirit
To Guide You Into All, Aka Absolute, Truth!
Let The Word Of God Dwell Within You Richly
If
It Is Your Desire To Have A Peaceful, Contented, Life!

She Said She Needed A New Birth

So She Went To The Plastic Surgeon

And Had Him Apply

His Devilish Artistry

To Give Her The Facsimile Of

The Well-Publicized Face

Of

A Celebrity!

Serious Soul Searching ...

How Often Have We Forgotten
Where Our Daily Blessings Come From!?!
How Often Have We Forgotten To Remember
That Without The Lord Christ
Our Blessings Would Number None!?!

Ingratitude 
Is 
Not A Good Look Upon A Christian
Neither Offering Thanks To The World
When It Belongs To The Lord
So Let Us This Day Effect An Attitude Adjustment
And
Deny The Liar Who Wants What Is Not His To Receive
And
Lift Up The Lord 
Without Whom We Wouldn't Be Able Even To Sneeze!

All Good Gifts ... All Blessings
Come From Our Eternal God!
Nothing Good That We Receive
Will Ever Come From The World
Nor  From The God-Fraud
So When We're Considering
To Whom To Give Glory, Honor And Praise
Look Only Unto Jesus Christ The Righteous
The Holy God Whom We Should Graciously Laud
And 
A Loving Song Of Rejoicing To His Name
For His Gifts Of Grace
-  Unmerited Favor Showered Upon Us -
Generously, Lovingly, Joyfully, Thankfully, Humbly, Raise!

Stop Following The Goat Herd:

Read And Digest

Perform And Promulgate ... Share

The Living, Holy, Saving, Word

Of

Jesus Christ The King

Our Soon-Returning Savior And Lord

The Judge Of All Flesh!

HAPPY SABBATH + REBELLION: A Beautiful Jewel!?! + PRAYER: Thank You, Father, For The Gifts!

Perverted 

Is 

The Judgment, Sight And Hearing
In The Jealous, Envious And Rebellious Heart
And
All Who Take This Path To Power
Shall See Their Grass Wither
Never Having Produced 

A Goodly All-Glory-To-God Pretty Flower!

Korah, Of Hebrew-Exodus Fame
Was As The One Called Lucifer
Who Was Elevated Among His Brethren
But
Was Desirous Of The Position Of The Leader
And
Ended Up Being Cast Down Into Hell
Neither Having His Own Place
Nor The Place He Coveted
Which Led To His Eternal Disgrace!

Jealousy Touts Itself A Beautiful Jewel!
Envy Is The Setting In Which It Is Framed
And
Rebellion Is The Rich Attire
Gold!
Polished And Aglow
Bright And Bold
By Which The Heart Hardened
Puts On A Sold-Out
Spectacularly Foolish
Against-Almighty-God Cabaret Show!

Rebellion Is As Witchcraft
Known Denounced By The Living God
But
Beloved Beyond All Wisdom
By The Instigating God-Fraud!

Brethren, Beloved Listen Unto Me:

The Lord Does Not Play Mind Games
And
Neither Should We!

What The Lord Has For You
He Gives Unto You
And
Your Gift Should Never Be Trivialized
Because
All The Lord's Gifts Are Useful ... As Given
In His Service
So Do Not Be Rebellious
And
Your Foot ... By Turning Away
Nor Your Heart ... Elevated With Sinful Pride
Against Almighty God Lift!

Punishment May Not Be Swift
But
It Is Always Sure!

Repentance
Is
The Perfect Cure!
Deny The Liar
And
Get Off His Deceitful Lure!

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father,

Thank You For The Beautiful Gifts!

My Heart Is Grateful!

I Feel The Bliss!

Please Help Me To Be Satisfied

With What You Have Given Unto Me

And

Please Bless Me To Live With Contentment

Not Attaching To Myself

The Attitude Of The Ingrate, Ungodly!

I Am Your Child: I Am Truly Blessed!

I Am A Student Of The School Of Jesus:

I Seek Educational Success!

I Am A Worker In Your Vineyard:

Help Me To Be Faithful Steward!

I Am Wholly Yours:

All My Known Sins I Repent

And

Confess!

Please Bless Me To Honor You, Always

All The Days Of My Life

And

When My Day In The Son

In The Sun

Is Over

Let Me Fall Asleep In Peace

Knowing That I Shall Awaken

When The Last Trumpet Shall Sound

When My Lord Christ Comes 

To Take His Faithful People

To His Eternal Home!

Please Help Me To Gain

The Promised Victory

Over Sin, Self, Satan

Death, Hell And That Cold Grave

So That I May With All The Saints Of

All Ages

Rejoice In The Glorious Day!

Please Remember The Brethren

Known And Unknown

Seen And Unseen

Already In The Faith

And

Soon To Partake

That Are In And Out Of The Myriad Flocks

This Dying World Around!

Oh, Lord, Send Help

To Teach

To Serve

To Bless

To Point The Way

So That They, Too

May Request To Have In Their Hearts

The Blessed Guest

The Holy Spirit Of Truth!

We Need You, Father!

I Thank You For Hearing

And

Always Answering Heartfelt Prayer

For

It Is In Jesus Christ's Blessed, Holy, Name

That I Humbly Pray

And

With A Contrite Heart, Plead!

 I Love You, Father!

Please Come Soon!

AMEN.

IT MUST BE SAID: Cultivating Gratitude!

I Had A Single Grain Of Gratitude
And I Sincerely Wished For More
So I Put It In A Pot Of Care
And I Placed On A Sunny Shelf
Near My Entrance Exit Door!

I Told A Friend About My Desire
To Have Gratitude Blooming Richly In My Sphere
And I Was Shocked To The Max
At The Words That She Spake
And I Wondered If Cultivating This Friendship
Had Been A Sad Mistake!

She Bitterly Said:

What Do You Have To Be So Grateful About!?!
Your Life Is As Hard Is Mine!
Breaking Up Fractions To Know How To Live
Is A Task That I Roundly Despise!

I Don't Know What It Is That You Want To Be So Grateful For
When Each Day Is As Hard As Every Other
When Money Is Tight
When Health Is No Delight
And Just Looking At Another Person
Is Reason For Them To Pick A Fight!

I Replied:

Aren't You Glad You're Alive!?!
Aren't You Glad You Don't Have Cancer!?!
Aren't You Glad You Have Eyesight
And Your Legs Are Still With You
And No One Has To Push You Around
And In Your House There Is Still Reason For Laughter!?!

The Look I Received Was Chilling To Say The Least
And We Parted With No Words Of Affection!
I Went My Own Way
And To The Living God Said My Grateful Prayers
And Sought To Understand Why Words Of
Thanks And Gratefulness
Were So Hard For Some Of Us To Say!

The Scenario Is Not Real
But The Concept Is Very True
And All We Have To Do
Is To Look Critically Around Us
And We Shall See The Living Proof:

People Discontented With What They Have
Which Is More Than What Someone Has Or Some Other
But A Lot Less Than That Friend
This Brother Or Another!

Discontent Is An Offshoot Of Pride
And A Great Family To Greed
And Believe It Or Not
The Rich Want The Health Of Poor
Who Want The Wealth Of The Rich
Who Want The Peace And Rest Of Those 

Who Have Not Tasted Runaway Success!

We Ask For What We Want!
We Get What We Need
And Then We Blame God
For Not Really Knowing Each Heart
How To Feed!

Ingratitude In The Young Is Ugly!
Ingratitude In The Old Is A Disgrace
And We All Need To Do A Serious Think
About What Would Be The Outcome
If The Lord God Almighty
Loving King Blessing Faithful True
Were To Deal With Each One Of Us
According To Our Practice Of 

Not Returning Words Of Thanks And Prayers Of Gratitude!

We Beg Too Much

And

We Say Thanks Too Little!

Almighty God Does Not Owe Us Anything

But We, Ingrates That We Are

Owe Almighty God Everything!

Thank You, Dear Lord

For Your Untold, Unknown

Unexpected, Unappreciated

Daily Blessings Generously Showered Upon Me!

Thank You, Dear Reader

For Your Being A Part Of This Community!

Thank You, Dear Friend

For Your Kindness Today!

Thank You, Brother, Sister

For What You Do And Say!

Thank You, Mother, Father

For Teaching Me Truth And Right
And, Again
Thank You, Dear Lord

For Giving Christ Jesus Unto Me And My King

And For Guiding Me To Walk Ever 

In The Life-Giver's Light!

Thank You, Lord, Thank You!

I Beseech Of You A Boon!

Please Bless Me To Say "Thank You, Lord!"

Evening Morning Night And Noon!

Life Is A Gift!
Show Gratitude To The Giver ... Today!
Shower Him With A Generous Gift Of

Your Heartfelt Thanks

Willing Praise And Believing-Heart Prayers!

Memory Hall: Gratitude!

One Day I Made A Visit To That Memory Hall!
He!

She!

It Is Human
Living
Christian
Sighted
Hearing
Walking
Eating
Sleeping
Healthy Happy
Hopeful Hearing
And
A For-Real Ingrate
If I Know What One Is At All!
Behold A Laodicean Spirit!

Eyes To See: He's Blind As A Bat!
Ears To Hear: He's As Deaf As A Door Nail!
He Tastes And He Sees The Goodness Of
The Creator
The Savior
The Redeemer Friend
And, YetHe Finds No Reason
Sees No Need
Has No Desire
Shows No Willingness
To Approach Unto His Provider
Sustainer
Support
His Surety And Security
His Guardian Guide And Stay
And
Joy-Filled
Say:

Oh, Lord

I Bless You!

I Praise You!

To You, I Give Thanks!

My Heart Is Grateful

For The Great Gifts

Some Of Which

- Prior To Their Receipt -

Held In My Eye

No Position

No Rank!

Father,

I Will Not Be An Ingrate!

My Heart

My Head

My Hand

My Home

Are All Daily Blessed Immeasurably

By And Because Of You

And

In The Gallery In My Mind

I Shall Hang Memorials

Of

Your Goodness

Your Greatness

Your Blessings

Your Benefits

Your Gifts Of Loving Care!

You Are The Holy God

And

It Is You That I Fear!

I Appreciate You!

I Love You!

I Bless You!

I Need You More Than I Did Yesterday!

I Desire To Live On The Golden Shore

So That I Will Be Close

The Lord Jesus Christ

Who Did My Sin And Shame

Death And Damnation

Did Bear!

Oh, God Eternal

Mighty To Save

In Gratitude For Your Goodness

Greatness

And

Gifts Of Sacrificial Love

I, By Wisdom

In Faith

For Love

Give Unto You, Myself

And, Thereby

Brand Myself A Willing Slave:

I Serve You With A Heart Of Love!

Lord, You Give!

I Get!

I Gain!

In Gratitude

I Give You All Glory

Honor And Praise!

I Choose To Walk In Your Wise Ways!

Lord,

Help Me To Never Take

Your Blessings Upon Me

As Your Duty

And

My Right

For

Such A Gross Attitude

In The Heart Of Me

Does Nothing But My Soul Blight!

I Desire Your Heart To Delight!

I'm A Sinner, Saved!

I'm A Child Of The King!

I'm A Faithful Servant

And

A Student Awed By Your Majesty

By Your Glorious Self!

Help Me To Not Stifle My Conscience

But

To Remember With Gratitude

- Always -

From Whom My Blessings

My Help

My Certain Aid Comes

So, That

In The Day Appointed

I Shall Walk In Peace

In The Glade Of Joy

In The Home Of The Blessed

Where All Is Love

Joy

Peace And Rest!

I Worship You!

I Know I Am Blessed!

Brethren,

Since It Is A Fact That You Are Human

You Have A Memory Hall!

The Living God Owes You Nothing

But
You Owe The Living God Your Life
Your Service
Your Prayers
Your Worship
Your Praise!

Please Take Out The Remembrances Of 

The Blessings Of God Upon You
And
In Soul-Gratitude
Have The Occasional Service Of Song
Service Of Thanksgiving
To And For
The Living God Holy

Who Gives You Gladly
Grandly

And
Gloriously Of
His Great Grace!
Take The Time!
Life Is Not A Race!

Remember This ...

Ingratitude 

Is 

Not Fit Attire For
Nor Upon
A True Christian!

Almighty God 

Is 

For You!
Do Not Overlook His Goodness 

By Taking It As Your Right!

You Have No Right To God's Blessings!

They Are A Gift!

Almighty God

By Christ Jesus

Under The Agency Of The Holy Spirit

Works ... In Your Behalf 

Every Single Moment Of

Every Single Day

So

Show Some Gratitude

And
Do A Solid For The Lord Today: 

Give

Almighty God

Some Willing Praise!!

P raise God From Whom All Blessings Flow!
R each Out And Touch God! Enjoy The Glow!
A lways Say Thank You! It's A Desirable Trait!
I gnore The Naysayers! Don't Suffer Their Fate!
S eek The Lord: He Is Waiting To Be Found, And
E xpress A Joyful Hallelujah

Because

Almighty God's Mercies 

And 

Blessings 

Upon You
Do Daily Abound!

Have You Given The Father

His Son

The Holy Spirit

Aka Our Great God

Aka The Godhead

Due Praise Today!?!

If Not,

Now Is Acceptable Time!

Go On! 

Get To It!