VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Choice Morsel!

 

Simply Put, Psalm 119 Verse 112

In King David's Own Words, Is 

"I Have Decided To Obey Your Laws Until The Day I Die!" 

Beloved, 

If We Remember The Words Of Prophet Samuel 

To The Disobedient King Saul

We Hear The Plain Talk: 

"To Obey Is Better Than To Sacrifice!" 

Obedience Is The Hallmark Of The Christian Experience! 

The Law Of The Lord Is Perfect 

So There Is No Need To Fear 

When We Do All That The Lord Asks Of Us! 

Dear Ones, 

Having A Life In And With Our Lord Jesus Christ 

Is 

Our Personal, Uncoerced, Unforced

Unenticed, Free-Will Decision! 

And Then

There Is The Biggie Aka "Until The Day ... I Die!" 

Your Clock, My Clock, Stops At The Moment Of Death! 

The Record Book In Heaven "Slams" Closed 

In The Day Of Your Death! 

Nothing Can Be Added By You 

And 

Nothing Can Be Erased By The Lord 

After You Close Your Eyes In Death! 

Beloved, 

Psalm 119 Verse 112 Is The Covenant Of A Person 

After The Eternal God's Own Heart

A Man Convicted Of Sin 

And 

Convinced Of Righteousness 

Who Is Determined To Meet His Lord And His King In Perfect Peace 

No Matter Who Or What

When Or Where

Why Or How The Vagaries Of Life Try To Have Him Change Course 

From The Plain: 

"Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Dear Ones, 

Please Never Forget That 

What You See, Hear, And Feel Are Natural Liars! 

If These Three Regular Employees Of Satan 

Cannot Stand Up To A Clear: 

"Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Please, I Beseech Us All, Have Them Act Like 

The Dishonorable Priest And The Indifferent Levite

- Who Both Lacked Charity Aka Love -

And 

Pass You By On The Other Side Of The Dusty Road! 

The Lord Is Always Near 

So Stand Like The Brave 

And 

Be Very Courageous! 

You Are Not Alone: 

The Lord Jesus Will Never Forget One Of His Own! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Fencing With The Lord!?!

 

Are We Laboring Under The Misguided Notion 

As Proffered By The Blind Guides 

Which Says That 

It Is Better To Ask For Forgiveness 

Than To Ask For Permission 

To Live Our Lives How We, Like Roving Slugs, "Authentically" Feel!?! 

Ask Jonah, King Saul, Balaam, Korah, The Denizens Of Sodom And Gomorrah

And 

Disciple Judas Iscariot

How That Worked Out For Them! 

Beloved, 

This Authentic Living Idea-Ideal 

Is 

One Of  The Most Poisonous Pills As Panacea That 

Satan The Damned Is Selling 

To The Sold Out To Sin Segment Of Society! 

Do Not Be Fooled ... 

Almighty God Is Not Mocked! 

Dear Ones, 

The Only Authentic Life

 Is

 The Life Lived In And For Jesus Christ The Lord! 

The Child Of God Will Know The Law Of God 

And 

Will Seek After The Will Of God For His Or Her Life 

By Mining The Word Aka The Preserved For Posterity Word Of 

The Lord Who Cannot Lie! 

Remember Achan! 

The Lord Means What He Says! 

Remember Ichabod Aka The Glory Has Departed 

When Presumptuous Sin Causes You, Me, Us

To Turn An Unanticipated Sharp Left Into The Land Of Regret 

Because 

We Unwisely Chose To Pursue A Lie 

To Appease Our Fleshly Desires! 

Remember That The Lord Will Never Chastise A Child 

For Asking For The Wisdom That The Lord Has Asked Said Child 

To Request Of Him Who Lives In Heaven! 

Committed-To-Christ Christians 

Do Not Wear Clown Shoes! 

Look Up To Jesus: 

You Are Greatly Loved! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Careless Living Ain't Comfortable Nor Care-Free!

Before We Came To The Lord Jesus Christ

We All, Without Exception, Lived Thoughtless, Careless, Even Reckless Lives 

Because 

That Is What The Unregenerate Soul Does! 

Remember The Truth ... 

All Have Sinned 

And 

All Fall Short Of The Glory Of God! 

Dear Ones, 

What Do You Believe That You Could Give The Beautiful Savior

As Your Valid, Unimpeachable Reason 

For Your Hand In Causing Him To Have To Die 

To Save You From Eternal Separation From Almighty God!?! 

Do You Give Up!?! 

I Did 

Because 

There Is No Excuse For Our Sinning Against God's Holiness! 

Do Your Remember When Wanting To Do 

Turned Into I Did It 

And Then 

Turned To Why Did I Do That 

And On Into 

"Lord Jesus,

Please Help Me And Save Me!?!" 

Been There, Done That! 

Beloved, 

We, As Committed Christians

Can No Longer Walk With Or As The Unwise! 

Our Lives Must Be Lived As Those Wise Unto Salvation! 

Our First, Our Default, Position 

In Everything That Causes Us To Have To Make A Decision 

Is 

"Lord Jesus,

Help Me! 

I Come In Faith, Nothing Wavering!" 

Because 

Being Thoughtful, Careful, Prayerful, Faithful

And 

Ever Showing Abiding Love For Our Blessed Jesus 

Is 

The Anchor For Our Souls! 

Hang On To Jesus Today 

No Matter What Your Lying Eyes

Your Stopped Up Ears

And 

Your Crawling Skin Say! 

Jesus Saves So Let Him Save You! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Give All Your Anxiety To Christ Jesus!

 

Worry Is A Waster! 

Worry Is A Fraud! 

Worry Is A Lie Of The Devil To Place A Stout Curtain 

Between Me And Jesus Christ My Lord! 

Worry Is A Wanderer! 

Worry Is A Cheat! 

Worry Is Vehicle Willing To Transport Me 

To Avidly Suckle Anxiety's Ample Teats! 

Brethren Beloved, 

Please Listen Carefully To Me! 

We Are Not To Take The Path Of Least Resistance 

And 

Rock Back And Forth 

And 

Suck On Our Thumbs

Foregoing Rinse

But 

Lauding Repeat! 

Let's Get To The Altar Of Grace And Praise! 

Let's Access The Mercy Seat 

And 

Hallow The Ancient Of Days! 

Things May Look Hard 

And You May Be Hurting A Lot 

But Know For A Fact That Hurt-A-Lot Is Preferrable 

To Suffering The No-Eternal Life Blot! 

Trust The Lord Whom You Know To Be True! 

Resist The Devil And He Will Flee From You! 

Lean On The Lord 

And 

Away From The God-Fraud 

And 

By Going Through The Fiery Trials Of This Life 

With Intact Faith And Trust 

In Our Forever Faithful, Promise-Keeping Friend

You, Me, We, Will Arrive Safely 

To Spend Eternity With Jesus Christ The Lord Our God

The Word That Performs

The Truth That Saves! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: You've Got A Forever Friend!

The Words 

"I Shall Never Leave You Nor Forsake You!" 

Should Be As Manna In The Desert 

To The Ears, To The Heart, Of A Christian! 

Beloved, 

We Should Ever Be Quick To Recall To Mind That 

Our Blessed Jesus Does Not Remove His People From Their Trials 

But 

Is With Them, With Us, No Matter What It Is That We Are Going Through! 

Dear Ones, 

Remember Job, Abraham, Jacob, Joseph

And

Daniel And The Three Hebrew Worthies

And

Remember Your Very Self! 

Remember The Words 

"Yeah, I Will Be With You Always ...!" 

And 

Let Your Heart Be Glad For The Certain Knowledge That 

The God Whom We Serve 

Is Not 

Paper, Plastic, Precious Stone, Stone, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Iron

Nor A Concoction Of The Vile Imaginings Of 

An Unregenerate Heart! 

Got Troubles!?! 

Get Jesus Christ ... Your King! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Make It Plain: Free Gift!?!

The Idea Of A "Free" Gift 

Is 

Something That I Have Always Found Repugnant, Repulsive! 

Isn't A Gift By Its Nature Always Free!?! 

Did I Make A Request For A Gift 

Or Did You Offer It To Me!?! 

Beloved, 

This Troubled Me To No End 

Until The Word Of Almighty God

- The Word Of Saving Truth - 

Made It Plain! 

Why Would The Lord Call His Gifts To Us Free 

As A Clear Mark Of Distinction 

Unless There Were Expensive As In Costly Gifts On Offer 

Outside Of The Realm Of Truth 

Which Would Cost Us Finite Creatures What We Cannot Afford To Pay 

But For Which We Blithely Extend Our Hot Little Hands!?! 

Dear Ones, 

Beware Of And Reject All Gifts 

Which Require You To Pay Shipping And Handling Fees 

As Such "Gifts" Are Sent, Given, Extended To You 

From The Benighted Hand Of The Adversary Of Souls 

Who Seeks To Enrich Himself In His Need To Devour Someone 

By Making You Poor Indeed! 

Remember That The Roaring Lust Of Your Eyes 

Will Never Satisfy Your Raging Need For 

The Savior's Free To All Salvation! 

Jesus Christ On Calvary Bought And Paid

Packed, Shipped

And 

Delivered For Free Aka No Personal Cost To Us

Our Free Gift Of The Trip Home To Glory 

To Our Heavenly Father's House Of Joys Forevermore! 

Please Freely Give Your Whole Heart To The Lord Jesus! 

Receive This Life's Only Free Gifts From Almighty God 

And 

Live Free In Our Only Savior Christ Jesus! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: WAS:TE!

 

Waste Is Not A Word That Any Student 

In The School Of Jesus Christ 

Should Toss About Willy Nilly Or Take Lightly! 

Waste Has Eternal Implications! 

Waste Is A Warning! 

For Our Purposes Here

WAS:TE Means 

We Are Students: Test Everything! 

Beloved, 

Be Warned! 

Be Watchful! 

Be Working! 

Be Wise! 

Be Waiting! 

Our Blessed Jesus Asks Us To Test The Spirits 

To Find Out If They Are From The Lord 

By Using The Word Of Truth 

Which Our Unfailing, Always Fulfilling, Filling Word 

From The Eternal God Known Holy, Just, True, Giving, And Forgiving 

Is

Sure To Ascertain! 

Dear Ones, 

We Are Nearing Home! 

Please Let Us Not Fall Short Of The Mark 

At The Border Of The Promised Land 

Because Of 

The Kingly Powers And Known Prophets Of God 

As Represented In The Scripture Of Truth 

By The Likes Of King Balak And Prophet Balaam! 

Every Party Thrown For You Does Not Celebrate You

And

Not Every Prophet Saying "Lord, Lord!" 

Is 

From The Lord Of Life! 

The Lord Of The Dung Flies, Satan The Damned

Has Minions Everywhere! 

Remember, Dear Ones, And Don't Ever Forget That 

We Are Students And Should Test Everything

- Including This Missive - 

Against The Immutable, Infallible Word! 

The Living Word Works! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Wanderers Don't Win!

 

I Would Rather Be A Bass Drum For The Army Of The Lord 

Than To Be A Snare Drum Or Pied Piper's Whistle 

For Satan's Damned Army! 

Dear Ones, 

Think, Think, Think! 

Our Adversary, Satan, Would Have Us To Believe That 

We Do Not Need To Conform To The Divine Form Of The Holy One 

Whom You Know That You Have Been Called To 

And 

Are Willingly Choosing To Represent! 

Do You Remember The Old Saw That Says That 

Our Eyes Are Easily Tricked!?! 

Do You Also Remember The Word Of Truth Which Plainly Says 

"Guard Your Heart!?!" 

Do You Also Remember That 

We Need To Meet And Pass The Test For Lust Of The Eyes!?! 

Here It Is! 

Beloved, 

If We Don't Boldly Choose To Follow The Divine Form Of 

Our Creator, Savior, Lord, God, Redeemer, And King

Our Ever-Roving Eyes Will Slide, Wonder, Wander

And 

Ultimately Travel Unimpeded To Every Function, Party, Repast

Or Bacchanal Of Debauchery! 

Beloved, 

The King ... Our Kind King

Is 

Coming Soon

And 

Now Is Not The Time To Have Wandering Eyes

Unpinned Forms

Or Uncommitted True To Christ Attachments! 

To Whom, Through What, Are You Attaching!?! 

Will It Glean For You The Rich Reward Of 

Everlasting Life Through Christ The Lord!?! 

Do A Thorough Think

And 

Have A Telling Talk By Prayer

And 

Put Down Your Tent Pole In The Camp Of The Eternal God! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH + The First Condition Of Deliverance

 

Obedience To God Almighty 

Is 

The First Condition Of Deliverance! 

Human Effort Combined With Divine Power 

Produces The Needed Result! 

No Human Effort, No Divine Power! 

The Lord Will Not Do For Any One Of Us 

What He Has ... In His Wisdom

Given To Us The Power To Do For Ourselves 

... And ... 

Truth Be Told

Whether We Want To Hear It Or Accept It Or Not

Is 

That Almighty God 

In The Person Of Our Lord And Savior Jesus Christ The King 

Ain't Our Ride Or Die

Our Homeboy

Or 'My Dog!' 

Let Us Respect The Power, The Position

And 

The Purity Of Our High Priest 

And 

Recognize How Puny We Are 

And 

How Putridly Perilous Is Our Present Plight 

... And ... 

Give The Great And Glorious God Unfeigned Praise 

And 

Proper Prayers 

Aka Prayers From Your Own Perch

Your Own Known Place Of Need And Perplexity 

And 

Not From Base Greed And Non-Sensical Gumption! 

Obey The Lord Of Life And Live! 

Peace!

Artificial Intelligence Relevance!?!

Artificial Intelligence, Acquired Ignorance

Is 

Costumed Presumptuous Sin Aka One Of Satan's Choicest Weapons 

In His Lost-Cause War Against Jesus Christ The Lord! 

Does Not One's Name Speak To One's Character!?! 

In This Age Of Irreverent Relevance

Let Us Look At The Seated In The Living Room Elephants: 

Please Stop Reinventing Your Morals And Ideals 

To Become One Of The Common Good We Are In This Together Pack 

Because 

Satan The Damned Will Have Your Guts For Garters Aka A Tasty Snack! 

Almighty God Is True 

And 

His Will Is Sovereign 

And 

His Ways Are Good And Perfect! 

Satan Is The Father Of Lies! 

Every Man Is A Liar: 

His Will Is Wayward 

And 

His Ways Are Toward Evil Continually! 

Dear Ones, 

What Has Man Done For You!?! 

What Is Man Doing For You!?! 

What Will Man Do For You!?! 

What Is Man's Can't Lose "Opportunity" For You 

Going To Cost You Now, Today, Or Tomorrow 

If 

You Remain Alive To Talk About It!?! 

Will Our Righteous Redeemer 

And 

Forever Faithful Friend 

Regard It Aka Bless It!?! 

Beloved, 

Jesus Christ Saves! 

Truth Sets Us Free! 

Obedience Pays! 

Endurance For Christ Delivers The Reward! 

May The Living Word Of The Eternal God Be 

And 

Remain Relevant And Necessary In Your Life 

As You Look Forward To 

The Regeneration To Immortality And Incorruptibility: 

It's Personal! 

Our Recreator Is He Who Was Our Creator 

Aka He Who Makes All Things Perfect, And Beautiful, In His Time! 

There Is No Upgrade 

From Perfection Through Jesus Christ Our Lord ... The Life-Giver! 

Peace!

HAPPY SABBATH + Generally Recognized As Safe!?!

 

Here A GRAS, There A GRAS! 

Everywhere A GRAS, GRAS! 

Old Mcdonald Lost His Shirt And His Farm

And 

It's Time That Everybody Knows Why! 

Dearly Beloved, 

We Are Gathered Here Today 

To Consign GRAS To The Underground Staff! 

GRAS Ain't Your Brother Nor Your Sister! 

He Ain't Your Friend Nor Your Family

And 

It's For Certain Sure That He Does Not Have 

Your Best Interests Coddled In The Cockles Of His "Heart!" 

GRAS Has Long Fooled Us All That 

He Is A Blessing 

When In Truth And In Fact 

He Ain't Nothing But A Blight On The Butt Of All Mankind 

From The Cradle To The Grave 

And 

We Are Putting Him In His Grave Today! 

GRAS Aka Generally Recognized As Safe

Makes Things Stronger

Look Whiter, Brighter

Taste Better

And 

Last Longer! 

Think, People

And 

Look At The Detritus Of Your Life 

And 

Recognize How GRAS Wrapped Himself Around 

And 

Jumped Into All That Was Biblically And Historically Known As 

Sin And Darkness And Death 

And 

Made Them Salvation And Light And Life 

And 

We, All, Trusting Man-Science And Guru-Gospel

Because

We Despised Our Peculiarities 

As People Of The Living Book Of Truth Of Jesus Christ

Tried 

To Reinvent Ourselves 

To Be Relevant To The Worldly-Wise 

Who, Unrepentant, Shall Never Reach To Heights Unknown! 

Lord Jesus,

We Repent! 

GRAS, Generally Recognized As Safe You Are Not! 

Dear Lord, 

Please Grant Us Your Grace

To Walk Aright On The Path Of Light 

That Is The Word Of Truth 

Neither Adding Nor Subtracting

To Be Attractive To Those 

Whom You Cannot Approve! 

GRAS, Hell Is Not Too Good For You: 

Burn Well! 

Brethren, 

Be At Peace With Our God, Jesus Christ The Lord, The Almighty: 

He, Alone, Saves! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH

BLESSINGS AND BOUNTIES!

HAPPY SABBATH + Connectivity Is Key To Relationship!

Relationship Is Key! 

Connectivity Is Key In All Relationships! 

We Have Joints, Muscles, Bones, And Organs

And 

Our Biggest Organ Is Our Skin Which Keeps Everything Held Together 

In What We Shall Here Call A House 

Which Should Be A Home Of Happiness! 

Would You "Unzip" Your Skin 

And 

Let Your Insides Outside 

And 

Still Call Yourself An Intact You

Holy Wholly Undefiled!?! 

Beloved, 

What Is Your Relationship With Our Loving Lord Jesus!?! 

How Is Your Connection With Our Savior Dear!?! 

Are Your Joined With Him In Communion!?! 

Are Your Muscles In His Word Strong ... And Strengthening!?! 

Are Your Bones Holding You Up Straight, And True To Him

As The Enemy Of Souls, Satan The Forever Damned

Is Maliciously - Though Leashed - Cruelly, Buffeting You!?! 

Are Your Organs Optimally Operating

Open To The Holy Spirit's Optimization!?! 

Is Your Heart For Christ Heavenward!?! 

Dear Ones, 

Let Us Not Be Unfaithful So That The Breath Of Life Departs Us 

And 

Our Blood Which Keeps Us Alive 

Is 

Become The Blood Of A Dead Man! 

Jesus Christ Is Life 

Abundant Life

 And

Incorruptible Life

And

Living For, With, In, And Through Christ 

Is 

The Relationship Which Connects Us To Life Everlasting! 

Heaven's Cleaning Service

Operated By The Holy Spirit

And 

"Manned" By The Holy Angels

Is 

24/7 Open For Your Business: 

Use It Today! 

Peace!

 HAPPY SABBATH BLESSINGS

AND

BOUNTIES! 

Folly Ain't Fun: Think On Jesus Christ Who Ever Thinks Of You!

Dead In Sin And Trespasses! 

Too Proud To Change!?! 

What A State Of Affairs! 

You Can't Help Yourself 

But 

You Are Making Sure To Keep The One Who Can Out Of Fix-Me Range! 

Did You Know That A Dove Is Called Silly 

Because 

It Sometimes Flies Without A Cause!?! 

Did You Know That Sinners Don't Know Where They Are Going 

But 

Proudly State That They Are Going There In Style!?! 

Consider That You, And Me Too, Were Once In Hard Bondage In Egypt 

Where Denying Knowledge Of The Holy God 

And 

The Practice Of Idol-Worship Were Considered Big Doings 

And 

The Lord God Almighty Brought You Out By The Power Of His Might 

And 

Called You His People 

And

When You Were Established, Strong And Fat And Happy

You Adopted The Vile Habits Of Your Neighbors 

Which Habits The Lord Condemned! 

When Certain Of Your Wicked And Idolatrous Neighbors 

Sought To Make War With You

Would You Ignore Your Own Known-Holy Loving Faithful God 

And 

Seek "Help" From Your Former Slave-Master, Egypt

Instead Of Swallowing Your Pride

Admitting Your Error

And 

Acknowledging Your Shame

Stop Your Useless Silly-Dove Flights Of Fancy Or Fantasy Flights 

And

With A Broken, Contrite Heart

Humble Yourself And Pray

Confessing And Repenting Of Your Known And Bold Sin!?! 

Beloved, 

Folly Ain't Fun! 

What Tastes Good In The Mouth 

And 

Pleasurably Slides Down The Throat 

Can Be Silk In And Brambles Out

Oil In And Jagged Rocks Out! 

How About Choosing To Give Your Sin And Your Satan To The Savior 

So That Your Only Savior, Jesus Christ The Lord 

May Secure You With His Salvation!?! 

Let Us Choose To Lose Our Useless Pride 

And 

In The Lord Of Life Confide And Abide! 

Peace!