VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRAYER: Direct Us, Lord, On The Way To Eternal Life!

I Bow Before You, Father! 

I Come To Worship And To Give Praise

Because It Is My Heart's Desire

To Continue To Be Blessed By

And

Be Of Service To You

The Rest Of My Life's Days!

Lord, 

I Am Not Greedy For Earthly Treasure!

I Am Not Anxious For Economic Power

Nor For Worldwide Fame

But

I Am Desirous Of Reaping The Eternal Benefits Of

Your Sacrificial Gifts Of Love

And

Ultimately To See You Face To Face

And

In Perfect Peace

And

Thankfully Worship You

In The Glorious Courts In Heaven Above!

I Am A Sinner, Saved!

I Am A Child, Loved!

I Am A Student, Eager!

I Am A Servant, Faithful

And

By Jesus Christ's Faith

I Am Holding Out My Hand

Giving Unto You My Stony Carnal Heart

And

Humbly Requesting Of You

The Promised New Heart Of Flesh

That Will Solely Beat For You

And

Lead Me The Way Of Self

Confidently To Depart!

Father, 

I Pray For The Brethren Around The World

Those In Other Flocks Waiting

Listening

For The Words Of Truth And Life In The Lord Christ

In Their Ears To Be Heard!

I Pray, Father

For The Faithful Watchmen On Zion's Wall

That They Will Give The Trumpet

That Certain Sound Which Will Warn The People

Believer Or Nay

That There Is Trouble A-coming

And

To Make Haste And Get Ready!

I Pray, Also, Father

For Those Faithless Shepherds

Those Hirelings Who Strive Only For Filthy Lucre

And

Worldly Acclaim

Who Have No Soul-Love For The Master

Who Live As Watch-Dogs Tame

Soft, Pampered

And

Of Their Own Shadows Afraid

And

Lavishly Licking The Hand Of The Proud One 

Who Encourages Them In Their Shame!

Please, Lord

Open Their Eyes To Their Own Peril

And

To The Peril Of Those Their Charges

That They Are Leading Astray!

Humble Them, Lord

So That Precious Souls May Be Saved!

Father Of The Faithful,

Thou Holy God Of The Saints

I Pray And Beseech You

To Continue To Teach Us

And

Direct Us On The Way To Eternal Life

Guiding And Chiding

Protecting And Correcting

Feeding And Leading

So That We Will Be Blessed

As We, Compliant To Your Holy Will

Seek Ever To Do Your Holy Bidding!

Please Cure Us Of Itching Ears!

Please Give Our Blind Eyes New Sight!

Please Clean Our Tongues

And

Give Unto Us The Gift Of Clean And Holy Speech

And

Bless Us With Willing Feet

Shod To Deliver The Gospel Of Peace

To Those Whom Your Heart Loves!

Father, 

Please Rescue The Perishing

Who Are Not Dying From Lack Of Bread And Water

But Those Who Are Dying For Lack Of Hearing

The True Word Of God

Which Is Light And Life!

Help Us To Turn Away From The Encroaching Darkness!

Help Us To Turn To Jesus Christ The Righteous

The Giver Of True Light And Everlasting Life

And

Bless Us To Share The Good News Of Salvation

So That There Will Be An Abundant Harvest

Your Heart To Delight

In That Great Day!

Please, Lord

Give Unto This Day Our Daily Bread

And

Lead Us Unto Green Pastures

Even As We Pass Through That Valley

Which Has Those Fearful Shadows Of Death!

Hide Us In Your Love!

Father, 

Please Send The Holy Angels To Attend And Protect Us

And

Please Help Us To Guard Our Hearts 

Against The Wiles Of The Evil One

And

Please Help Us To Ever Listen To The Holy Spirit's Promptings 

So That We Will Praise The Holy Jesus

And

Glorify Your Great Name With Love

Because

We Desire To Be Vessels Of Honor!

We Desire To Wear The Garments Of Praise!

Please Accept This Willing Offering, Father

And

Do For Us

What None But The Holy God Can Do

For It Is In Jesus Christ's Blessed Name

That I Humbly Pray! 

AMEN.

HAPPY SABBATH + Jesus Christ Paid It All + PRAYER: Help Us, Lord, To Walk In The Light Of Life!

If Christians Were To Forsake Sin
With The Same Level Of  Determination That
The Unsaved Seek After Position
Popularity And Financial Gain
There Would Be Many More Regenerated Souls
For The Lord Jesus
To Take Into The Safe Sheep Fold!

I Know What You Mean!
I Just Saw Some Young Folk
Who Were Seriously Determined
To Make Themselves Musical Successes
And What I Saw That They Were Willing To Do
To Put Themselves Through
Made Me Wonder
What More Can Jesus Christ
For Fallen Man Do!

Jesus Christ Paid It All!
We Do Not Have To Turn Cart Wheels!
The Way Is Made Plain!
All That Is Required Is That
We Reject Sin
And 
To Almighty God's Heaven Stake Our Claim
And 
Refuse The Name Of Jesus Christ To Profane!

Obedience Is Necessary!

True Worship Is Necessary!

Self Must Be Set Aside!
And 
All Who In Jesus Christ's Faith
Faithfully Abide
Will To The Happy Home
In The Fullness Of Time
With All The Redeemed Saints
And The Angels
In The Gospel Train Fly!

Sacrifice Is Necessary!

Total Devotion Is Necessary!

Attention To Every Detail 
Marks The Straight And Narrow Way
And
Total Trust In The Risen Lord
And 
Walking In Truth With Him
- In Full Accord -
Will See Each And Every Saved Soul
Living In Sweet Peace
With Our Savior, Lord And God!

Self Is A Problem
For Those Who Love The World!

Denying Sin Is A Problem
For Those Who Love Sin's "Rewards!"

But ...

Those Who Fall On Jesus Christ
The Rock Of Ages To Be Broken
And 
Made New
Will Not Have The Rock Fall On Them
And 
Their Lives Blotted Out!

PRAYER:

Pity, Lord

The Man Who Loves The World

More Than Soul Salvation!

Pity, Lord

The Child Hurting Who Is Looking For The Straight Way!

Pity, Lord

The Mother Who Has To Decide Between

Food And Shelter

And

The Salvation Of Her Purchased Soul

And

Please Open All Of Our Eyes

So That We May Truly See

That Soul Salvation

Food And Shelter

Peace And Rest

Hope And Glory

Faith And Grace

Mercy And Forgiveness

Leading And Direction

True Blessings For Accepting Truth

And

Real Curses For Denying Light

All Come From You

Who Has Made The Way Perfect

For All Who Will

Come Out Of The Darkness Of Known Sin

And

Into The Light Of Life

Who Will Our Riven Souls Make Right!

Lord,

Teach Us To Love You

And

To Reach For Your Extended Hand!

Teach Us To Follow You

And

Not Run After Those Things

That Will Never Satisfy Fallen Man!

Teach Us To Be Patient

To Accept Truth

The "Thus Saith The Lord!"

And

Help Us Not To Gamble With Soul Salvation

Because We Want Idol Status Elevation

Compliments Of Sin's Entangling Cords!

Please Unstop Our Itching Ears!

Please Clean Our Filthy Tongues!

Please Clothe Us In Garments Of Righteous White

And

In The Fullness Of Time

Crown Us All

Who Unswervingly Trust Only In

Jesus Christ The Coming King

With Crowns Of Purest Gold

That Will See Us Ultimately

On Heaven's Golden Streets

With Glad Hearts

Immortalized

Triumphantly Walking!

Please Hear Our Earnest Prayer

Uttered From Unfeigned Lips

And

Please Do For Us What Only 

The Living Holy Eternal God Can Do

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

We Humbly Pray!

We Love You, Lord!

Have Mercy And Bless!

AMEN.

HAPPY SABBATH + Going With The Flow?!

The Truth Of Almighty God

That Differs From

AND
Is At Variance
With That Of A Fun-loving World
ISAbhorred
By Many So-Called Followers Of
Jesus Christ The Lord!

Having To Believing Almighty God's Truth
Puts Them In A Spot Of Bother
BECAUSE
They Know That They Will Suffer Just Reproach
AND
Inconvenience
About Those Personal Things

Which They Choose Not To Consider
Or Thereby
To Ever Be Bothered!

That Is Ram-George Foolishness!

Why Do You Say That?!

You Ever See Ram-George In Action?!

Can't Say That I Have!

This IS A Hot Place!
Every Day ... Like Clockwork
Promptly At 11:00 a.m.
Aunt Bee, Big Bertha
Brings Out Her Box-Cart
With Buckets Of Water For The Black-Belly Sheep!

Every Day ... Like Clockwork
Ram-George Takes A Lil' Swig Of His Water
AND
Then Frames Up Like A True Backside
AND
Promptly ... Kicks Over His Water-Bucket!

Sounds Like A Bit Of An Idiot Child!

Do You Know What Happens Thereafter?!

Can't Rightly Say That I Do!

By The Time That The Two O'clock Sun
Starts Beating Down In 'e Hard Head
He Proceeds To Bass-Man Baa Bloody Murder
As If Someone Is Trying To Kill 'e Dead!

But, Rancid?!
I Don't Get Your Point!

Look At It This Way ...

You Are Sinner
Living In The Desert Of Sin!
Jesus Christ IS Your Savior! 

He Brings The Water Of Truth
Daily
To Effect Your Soul's Saving
BUT
Just Like Old Ram-George
You Take Just A Sip Of Salvation
AND
Kick The Rest Aside
BECAUSE
What You See Others Doing
Looks To Be Sooo Much More Interesting
AND

You Want To Swim With The Prevailing Tide!

You Know That To Accept All Truth
The Total Package Called Salvation
Will Mean Living A New Life
One Not Currently In Vogue
In Fashion!

You Know ...

Imprinting Is A Terrible Thing!

Huh?!

Sorry!
I Was Remembering When Ram-George
Was A Lil' Fellow!

Ma Pilgrim ... Next Door
Had Some Real Hard-Mout' Goats!
Just Like Big Bertha
She Brought Out Water Every Day
For Her Stock!

The Goats Would Drink The Water
AND THEN
Those Same Goats
Would Take Great Pleasure In
Butting The Buckets Like Bare Bosses!
They Seemed To Enjoy The Sound!

So, Obviously ...

Baby Ram-George Saw
What A Drunken Mind Revealed
That A Sober Mind Concealed!

He Thought He Saw What He Saw
When
In Truth And In Fact
He Did Not See What He Saw!

The Goats Drank Their Fill
BEFORE
The Water Bucket They Tried To Kill!

Ohhhh!
I Get You!

The World Drinks Its Own Brew
AND
You
A Neophyte
Think That You Can, Too
Even Though He, Alone
Who Is Our Savior
Provides What, Alone

Can Save Me And You!

Following The Wayward Multitude
IS

Ever Always Wrong
AND
Singing Their Rallying Song
Will Never Make The Wrong Thing Right
AND
Blindly
Walking In Their Way
Will Kill You E'er Long!

See With Your Eyes
BUT
Don't Touch!

Jesus Christ Hears Our Every Cry
AND
He Does Not Ever ... In Answering
Lie!

Believe
Half Of What You Hear
AND
None Of What You See! 

The Unclean Thing
Do Not Touch
Do Not Taste
BUT
Trust In The Lord Jesus
AND
In Eternity
You Shall Have A Personal Place!

Truth Is
Truth ISAND
Man Is Always A Liar

AND

Temporal Things Lie!

Man Is Not To Have
Everything His Foolish Carnal Heart
Avidly
Anxiously
Desires!

No Man

No Created Being

Can Refute The Eternal God's Truth

So

Do Not From Engaging With Truth

Dare

To Willfully Stand Aloof!

If You Do

You Will Never Get To Enjoy

Almighty God's Gift To Man Of

Eternal Youth!

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No Created Being

Can Deny Almighty God's

Sovereign Will!