VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: DOUBLE-MINDEDNESS: Lamp For The Lord!

I Can/I Can't! 

I Will/I Won't! 

I Believe/I Doubt! 

I'm Happy/I'm Sad! 

I'm Sinner/I'm A Sinner ... Saved! 

Who Are You!?! 

Where Are You!?! 

Where Is Your Head!?! 

Why Are You Where You Are Now!?! 

Beloved, 

Mildly Put, Double-Mindedness 

Is 

Deadly! 

Plainly Put, Double-Mindedness 

Is 

Damnably Deadly! 

Double-Mindedness Not Only Kills Hope In Its Host 

But

Like A Virus, It Is Infectious 

And

If Left Untreated

It Can And Does Decimate A People! 

The Lord Christ Knew His God

His Word

His Will

And 

He, Undaunted, Walked In His Holy Way! 

Our Jesus Was Not Ambivalent About 

His Standing In His Father 

And 

He Could Say Firmly At The Start Of His Agony: 

"The Prince Of This World Cometh

And He Has No Part In Me!" 

Are You A Candle In The Wind Shining Bright 

And 

Glowing Low 

According To Time And Chance 

Or 

Are You A Lamp For The Lord 

Fueled By The Oil Of The Holy Spirit 

Guided By Saving Truth 

In A Heart Powered By Love Of The Lord 

And

A Fully-Employed, Well-Working, Unfailing Faith!?! 

A Mind 

Is 

A Terrible Thing To Waste 

So Set Your Mind On Things Eternal 

And

You Will Not Have A One-And-Done Bath 

In The Lake Burning With Brimstone And Fire 

With His Infernal Majesty, Satan The Damned! 

Set Your Heart Solely On Sure And Secure Salvation 

And 

Give Your Heart Wholly To The Savior Jesus Christ

And 

Be Forever Blessed! 

Be At Peace In 

And 

With Our Lord And God

The King Of Love

Goodness, Grace

And

Righteousness!! 

Double-Minded Christian!?!

Just In Case We Conveniently Forgot The Fact

Neither Love And Hate

Good And Evil

Truth And Error

Light And Darkness

Friend And Foe

Faith And Doubt

Cowardice And Courage

Nor Bitter And Sweet 

Can Exist In Or Proceed From 

The Same Source At The Same Time: 

These Things Cancel Out Each Other! 

We Cannot Bless And Honor 

And

Curse And Humiliate A Person In The Same Breath 

And

It Is Certain That We Cannot Praise God 

And

Pet Satan At One And The Same Time! 

Beloved, 

A Double-Minded Aka Two-Faced 

Aka Deceitful Christian 

Has To Be Most Miserable, Unhappy

Dangerous Traveler Under The Sun: 

We Cannot Live Like That And Rise Up To Glory! 

Wittingly Building Our Dream House On Sinking Sand 

Marks Us As Devoid Aka Empty Of Wisdom 

And 

Her Understanding 

And

Patently Shows Us To Be Incapable 

Aka Unable To Use Received Knowledge For Profit: 

This State Of Affairs Should Not Exist 

Because 

There Are No Fools In The Kingdom Of God! 

We Cannot Go Forward By Walking Backward 

And

We Cannot Show Love By Serving Hate! 

Jesus Christ The Lord ... The King ... The Judge

Is 

Truth, Love, Light, Life 

And

The Only Way Home To The Father's House!

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ...

We Are Jesus Christ's Followers

The Salt Of The Earth 

And 

Light Of The World 

And 

We Are Being Blessed To Become Like Him 

So Dare To Firmly Fix Your Focus On Your Father 

Who Is The Same Yesterday, Today And Forever!

Digging Down Is Death: 

Look Up

Build Up

And

Live To Rise Up To The Heavenly Glory Of Our Lord!

Christians Committed To Christ

Do Not Scatter What He Has Sown

But

Faithfully, Diligently

Sow Good Seeds With Him

With The Hope For An Abundant Harvest!

ALMIGHTY GOD IS GOOD: Why Are You Worrying!?!

Worry, Worry, Worry!

Worry, Worry, Cry!

Worry, Worry, Wander

Sleepless With Worry Lie!

Keep This Up, My Worry-Wart Friends

And

From Unchecked Worry

You Shall Surely Die!

You Have a Choice, My Brother

My Sister

Worry A Lot

Or

Worship ... And Worry Not!

A Worrier Does Not Worship

And

The Worshipper Worries Not

Because

He Has Taken The Lord At His Revealed Word

And

He Has Given His Worry To His Lord

And

From Himself

Has Given Worry The Blot!

That's Real Easy For You To Say

Who Never Seems To Have Anything

To Worry About!

Exactly!

Excuse Me!?!

I Never Have Anything To Worry About 

Because

I Believe In, Love, Trust

Honor, Worship

And

I Obey ... The Word Of The Lord

Who, Himself, To Us Did Say:

And, For Good Measure

He Added On A Lil' Something Extra

Just For Us To Treasure!

He Loves To Give Good Gifts, You Know!

He Gave Us An "And"

Which Means Bread-Kind Aka Inclusions
- To Get Your Teeth Into -

Are In The Soup Pot
And

Not Just Water And Flavorings:

I Could Use A Good Dose Of Peace

Just About Now!

Do You Believe The Word Of The Lord Or Not!?!

I Do, But ...!

You Don't And ...!

... Why Do You Have To Be So, So, So ...!?!

... Direct!?!

Yes! So Direct!?!

Can't You Feel For A Brother In Distress!?!

For An Unbeliever, Yes!

For A Professed Christian, No!

Whaaat!?!

Where's Your Christian Charity!?!

It's Right Where I Left It

For Someone Who Truly Needs It!

That's Not You Two!?!

Come On, Richie!

You're Being Awful Harsh On Them!

I Know I Am Being Harsh

But

Somebody Needs To Do It!

This Pity Party Has Been Going On Long Enough

And

Every Time It Shows Up

It Is Always Playing The Same Tune:

Woe Is Me!

I Am Undone!

Time To Unbox
The Gift Of Daily Faith ...

To Undo Your Undoneness

Take The Living God At His Living Word

And

Live By The Living Word

And

Your Life Will Be Truly Livable!

Guys, I Love You!
You Know That I Truly Do

But

I Am Not Going To Indulge You In Sin!

You Are Doubting The Word Of God

And

We All Know That Doubt Is Sin!

Isn't It Time You Actually Start

Believing In The Power Of The Lord God Almighty

And

Stop Uttering Platitudes That
Don't Even Benefit You!?!

Either The Word Of God Is True

Or

It Is Not!

Either You Believe That

The Lord Will Do What He Says He Will Do

And

Enjoy The Peaceful Life

Or You Will Doubt 

And 
Be A Walking Dead!

There Is No Middle Ground!

Either God Can Or He Can't!

He Can't Do Both!

The Eternal Word Says That

Nothing Is Impossible ... When

You Put Your Trust In God!

Do You Trust The Lord!?!

Of Course, I Do!?!

Are You Trusting The Lord In Your Present Situation!?!

Without Hesitation
I Can Truly Say, No, We Are Not ...!

... We've Been Trusting What We Can See

And It Has Not Been A Blessing!

So, Don't You Think It Is Time

To Stop Doing Things Your Way

And

Start Doing Things According To

The Word 
And 
The Ways Of The Eternal God!

Richie, I'll Be Honest:

That's Easier Said Than Done!

That's For Sure!

What Do You Mean!?!

You Said That You Trust The Lord Always!

I Sure Do

But

There Was A Time When I Thought I Knew

More Than The Lord Who Made Me

More Than The Lord Who Provides For Me

More Than The Lord Who Died To Save Me

More Than The Lord Who Promised 

"Never To Leave Me Or Forsake ME!?

I Was Trusting My Eyes, My Feelings!
And

Listening And Internalizing What I Heard

And

I Believed The Lies Of The Adversary!

I Had Started To Tread On Dangerous Ground!

Can You Explain That!?!

Sure!

Book Of James!

I Was Like A Wave

Driven By The Wind And Tossed

Until The Day That I Had Had Enough Of

Not Receiving Anything From The Lord!

I Had Been A Double-Minded Man!

I Gave The Lord My Problems

And

Then I Took Them Back

And

Thereafter I Worried ... Incessantly

- Unwisely -

To Be Exact ... Foolishly!

So What Did You Do!?!

Jesus Christ And I Had A "Moment!"

Oh, You Mean You Had

A Coming To Jesus Meeting!

You Said It

And

It Was A Doozy!

Hard Decisions Were Made!

I Had To Decide That

I Would Trust The Lord ... Totally

Follow The Lord ... Completely

And

Set Aside Self With ... Finality

And

Things Changed Radically After That!

Jesus Christ Leads ... I Follow!

Jesus Christ Calls ... I Answer!

Jesus Christ Sends ... I Go!

Jesus Christ Blesses ... I Say "Thank You, Jesus!"

And

With A Grateful Heart

I Give Him Total Praise!

Jesus Christ
 Is
My Master

My Teacher

My Father

My Friend

My Savior

My Hope, My Help, My Salvation

My Provider, My Sustainer

My Lord

My God

My Judge

My King

My Shepherd

My Rock 
And
My Defence!

Jesus Christ Is My All And All

And

He's My Only Way Out From 
Under The Curse Of The Fall!

On His Name, With Love

For Love, With Hope, For Help

I, Trusting Constantly
Believing Totally

- Assured Of Help From The Throne Of Grace -
On His Blessed Name Call!

Speak The Truth ...

He Has Never Failed Me

And

Praise God

He Never Will!

His Will Is My Will ...!

... And Not The Other Way Around ...!

I Get It! I Actually Get It!

Maisie!?! 

Yes, Harvey!

Come, Old Girl!

We're Going Home!

We Have Some House Cleaning To Do

And It Is Not Of Dirt ... It's Of Sin!

We Can No Longer Say That

The Lord Is Our God

And Try To Bend Him To Do Our Will!

We Are Not His God ... He's Ours!

Repentance Is Good For The Soul!

Confess, Repent, And Accept Forgiveness!

Give The Lord His Praise

And

Live In His Love ... In His Embrace

As You Await The Glory Days!

AMEN!

Between Us

Let's Just Call This Most Recent Episode

A Blip In Transmission!

We Have Got A Free Coupon For The Good Oil!

It's Time To Exercise Your Franchise

And
Like A Hot Rock
Drop Satan And His Lies!

Indeed!

From The Ashes Of Sin

We Are Going To Rise To The Newness Of Life ...!

... In Full Obedience ...!

...To The Lord Jesus Christ!

The Lord Be Praised!

AMEN!!!!

Carnal World: Friend Of God!?!

Receipt Of The Honors Of The Carnal World
Causes
The Church Corporate 
To Lose The Grace
- The Unmerited Favor -
Of Almighty God!

And

The Church That Is Boastful
Proud
And
Eager To Compete With The World
For Trifling Honors And Accolades
Is
Actively Making Herself 
The Very Enemy Of 
The Living Eternal Holy God!

When The Church
That Is ... The Members
Are Humble
Not Thinking Too Highly Of Self
Are Poor To Be Dependent Upon 
The Lord Of Life For Provision
And
Live Christ-Like Lives
Attaining Unto The Garment Of Praise
- The Character Of Christ -
It Is Then That She Is Most Powerful
And
Impervious
To The Machinations Of The Master Manipulator
And 
His Misguided Minions!

I Must Be Plain ...

Any Person Called Christian
"Faithfully" Practicing Primitive Godliness
And
Is 
Dearly Beloved
Highly Respected
Well Spoken Of
And
Is 
Unmolested By The World
Must Needs Take A Serious Look
At How They Are Emulating The Pattern
That Is, The Lord Jesus Christ!

The Truth Must Be Told ...

If We Are Friends Of The World
We Are, Decidedly
The Enemies Of The Living God!

Decisions Must Be Made ...

There Are Only Two Options
And
They Are Impossible To Skew:

• For Christ And Against Satan
• For Satan And Against Christ

Which One Do You Choose!?! 

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

I Am The Friend Of Christ Jesus!

I Walk With Him Each Day!

I Pray And Petition

I Love And I Bless

And

All My Known Sins

To My Heavenly Father

I Gladly Confess!

I Know That I Am A Sinner

A Sinner Needing The Savior

And

I Take Pleasure

By The Lord's Great Grace

To Go On A Diet

And

Rid Myself Of The Fat Of Sin

By

Delivering It Up

And

Burning It On The Altar Of Sacrifice

So That It Rises Up Unto The Lord

For A Sweet Smelling Savor!

I Deny The Liar!

I Do Not Sing In Compromises' Choir!

I Walk By Faith!

I Do Not Walk By Carnal Sight

For

It Is My Soul's Desire

My Lord God And King

Daily To Delight!

I Walk The Straight And Narrow

And

I Fight The Good Fight Of Faith

For

I Long To Live Forever

With The Lord Christ

And

Refuse To Let Damned Satan

My Eternal Prosperity To Blight!

The Promises Given Are Faithful!

The Promise-Keeper Is The God True!

The Time Of Delivery Is Certain

So

Do Not Permit Any Created Being

To Deflect Or Mamaguy You!

*****

Please Keep Our Savior

Our Redeemer

Our Hope

Our Peace

Our Rest

And

The Heavenly Home

Every ... Always

In Your Eye-To-Eternity View!

The Lord Is Coming Back Soon

To Redeem His Children!

I Pray That That Means

Both Me And You!

HAPPY SABBATH + The Coat Slash Hat Rack + PRAYER: I Am Sorry, Dear Father ...!

I Had A Coat Slash Hat Rack
Upon Which To Hang My Threads!
What I Did Not Realize Was That
I Should Have Been In Shame
Hanging My Head!

One Day I Hung A Little Doubt!
Another Day I Hung A Little Despair
And Before I Knew It
I Was Hanging On To Fears!

There's Always A Reason!

A Reason For What!?!

Hanging On To Doubt And Fear!
And There's Always A Reason To Have ... Faith!

Well, That's Only What YOU Say!

I Say So
And
The Word Of The Lord Says So!

Well, I Shall Defer To The Word!

Jesus Christ, Himself, Said: 
Fear Not!
The Word Of The Lord Says: 
Fear Not!
Jesus, Himself, Says: 
Oh, Ye Of Little Faith! Why Do You Doubt?!
The Word Of God Says: 
Have Faith!

The Word Says Cast Your Care On Him
That Is, The Lord!

Stepping Out Of Doubt
And
Walking By Faith
Requires Trust ... In The Lord!

I Trust The Trustworthy One!

Very Good Shout
But
Do You Have The Faith Of The Lord Jesus Christ
When
Your Back Is Against The Wall
All Your Fears Are Roaring Mad
All Your "Little Doubts" Are Large Monsters
And
You Haven't A Voice With Which Simple A Prayer To Shout?!

I Know I Do!

How Come, Then
You Are Hanging A Little Doubt
On The Coat Slash Hat Rack
In Your Heart!?!

Oh, Ah, Ummmm ...!

Uh Huh!

I Hope You Know That You Can Expect
N O T H I N G
From The Lord
When You Cherish That "Little Doubt"
In Your Heart!

The Eternal Word Says:

And

Sooo, With That Said
What Should Your Response Be?!

And You Should Do This
Because
The Word Of Truth Says ...

Oh, Dear!

Is That All You Can Say!?!

No! Not Really!
I'm So Ashamed Of Myself!

Unbelief  Disbelief  Doubt
However You Want To Coin It
Is
Sin!
Plain And Simple!

You Don't Have To Tell Me That!
I Know!!

Well, Since You Know That
What Do You Think Your Next Move Should Be!?!

Ask For Forgiveness ?!?!

You Said It!

PRAYER:

Father,

I Come Before You

Confessing Today My Sin!

I Have Allowed External Influences

To Cause Me Damning Doubt To Walk In!

I Am Sorry, Dear Father

For Doubting Your Word Today

And

I Beseech You, Lord, I Ask You

Please Forgive Me Of My Sin

Even As I To You Do Pray!

Father,

I Have No Reason To Doubt Your Word!

I Have No Reason To Ignore Your Will!

I Have No Reason To Trust Neither False Gods

Nor False Prophets

Because

I Know Of A Surety That

There Is No Lasting Profit To Be Gained

By Foolishly Doing It!

Help Me, Dear Father

To Trust You More!

Help Me, Dear Lord

To Let You In Always

Through My Heart's Door!

Help Me To Ignore The Known Devices Of

The Known Enemy

And

Bless Me To Walk Faithfully With Him

Who Paid The Incalculable Price

That It Cost To Save My Kind And Me!

Forgive Me Trespasses, Lord

For Going Where I Had No Right To Go

Because I Claim The Lord Christ

For My Very Own

And

Bless Me, Please

To Turn Away

From What Is Known And Damning Folly!

I Love You, Lord!

I Worship You Humbly

And

I Thank For Hearing My Prayer

And

I Ask You To Accept My Repentance

For

I Ask All In The Worthy Name

The Matchless Name Of

Jesus Christ The Righteous

The Only Begotten Son

Who Is Worthy To Receive

All Worship, Glory, Honor And Praise!

AMEN.