VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Look At Foolishness!

 

Have-All Got-Nothing Was The BMIT Aka The Big Man In Town 

And

To Promote It

He Drove A Brand New BMW Aka Big Man Wagon! 

He Had Big Bucks 

And 

He Could Buy And Sell Anything

Everything

And 

Anybody In Town! 

Everybody, Somebody, And Nobody At All 

Were Afraid Of Him! 

What  People Didn't Know Was That In Truth And In Fact That 

It Was He Who Was Afraid Of Them 

Because 

Without Their Fear Of Him

He Had No Control Over Them! 

Look At Bare Foolishness! 

He Was The Boogeyman Who Didn't Have A White Sheet To Wear 

Nor A Night-Wind To Blow It About! 

Have-All Got-Nothing Was Just Like That Laodicean Church 

Which Said It Was Rich And Increased With Goods 

And 

Had Need Of Nothing 

But Was, Instead

Wretched, Miserable, Poor, Blind, And Naked! 

Beloved, 

Saying Something Doesn't Make It So! 

Believing Something Doesn't Make It True! 

Throwing Ones Wealth And Weight Around 

To Make Others Fear And Tremble 

Doesn't Make One Almighty God 

... And ... 

Christians Who Doubt The Eternal Word Of The Everlasting Father 

Are Calling Almighty God A Liar 

When We Tremble And Live In Fear Before Mere Men 

... And ... 

That Damned-Forever Father-Liar, Satan! 

All Men Have A Master 

...  And ... 

So Does Satan, Too! 

Brethren, 

Please Let Us Tremble And Fear Before The Lord

The King Of Glory ... Our Maker, Sustainer

Maintainer, Savior, Friend, And Redeemer 

For He Is The Truth

Our Peace

Our Life

And 

The Light Of Every Man Aka Human! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + God's Gifts Are Eternal!

 

When Someone Leaves Something That 

You Desperately Need In Your Hot Hand

You Gratefully, Eagerly

Gladly Close Your Hand Tightly Over It

And 

Seal It In A Death Grip That 

No One This Side Of Glory Can Unclasp! 

Beloved, 

This Is How We Must Interact 

With Jesus Christ's Gift To Us Of His Peace 

Which Passes Human Understanding! 

Jesus Christ Gives The Peace! 

We, Believers In Jesus, Death-Grip The Perfect Peace 

And 

No Damned Devil

Nor Self-Deceived Minion

Nor Demon-Inspired Heathen 

Or Hellion On Satan's "Payroll" 

And 

Known Bound For The Fire And Brimstone Bath

Can Get Peace Even Out Of Your Then-Cold-By-Death Grip! 

What Christ Gives 

Is 

Our Own To Have

And 

To Hold Now

And 

Even Forevermore! 

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

Doesn't Take Back His Gifts From Us! 

We, Unbelieving, Doubting, Distrusting

Beguiled Aka Fooled, Tricked

By Wandering Eyes And Affections

Throw Back .. Throw Away ... The Heavenly Gifts 

Into The Lord's Dear Face 

And

Then Suffer Horribly, Unnecessarily, For Our Folly: 

Some People Die In Or For Their Folly! 

Remember, Beloved

Almighty God Is True ... The Truth

And 

All Human Beings 

And 

All Fallen Angels 

Are Known And Bold Liars! 

Dare To Know The Truth That Sets You Free

And 

Choose 

To Be Perfectly Peaceful 

In Christ's Precious Peace

That Is His Personal Gift To You Personally!

Don't Be Like Lot's Wife!

Don't Despise

The Gifts Of Almighty God!

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! 

Looking For Peace!?! + PRAYER: Have Mercy, Father, And Grant Perfect Peace!

Peace Is Desired By All 

And 

Acquired By Few 

Because 

Most Of Mankind Believes That Access To Money

Sex, Drugs, Alcohol

Power, Position, Popularity, Notoriety

The Acquisition Of Many Toys And Rare Treasures

And 

Time For Playing, Partying

And 

"Doing You!" 

And 

"Living Your Truth!" 

Brings The Peace Which Is Of Jesus Christ The Lord ... Alone

And 

Which Cannot Be Begged, Bought Or Bartered! 

Oh, That Men Would Praise The Lord

For His Great Goodness 

To The Children Of Men! 

A Life Without Jesus Christ 

Is 

A Life Where There Are WARS:

Worry

Anguish Of Spirit

Restlessness Of Mind

Sadness And Sorrow! 

Oh, That Men Would Accept That 

Jesus Christ's Holy Word Is As He Is:

Good, Kind And Ever True! 

Peace ... Perfect Peace

Is 

The Gift Freely, Generously, Willingly, Given 

- Free Of Encumbrances, Clearly Identified

And Easily Apprehended - 

By The Eternal, Almighty, God Of Grace And Glory

To Every Man, Woman And Child On This Earth! 

An Unaccepted, Unopened

Personal Gift

Is Of No Value To Anyone Else!

If You Want Jesus Christ's Peace, Take It

And

The Only Way To Do That

Is

To Believe The Promise Made

And

By The Bold Exercise Of Faith ... Another Free Gift 

Receive The Gift Given With Gratitude! 

With The Recognition Of Personal Need

With The Willingness To Acknowledge From Whom The Gift Comes

With The Willingness To Trust The Holy Word Of The Promise-Keeper

You Will Know Of A Surety That You Are
And 
Will Be, Blessed From The Source! 

Shiloh Means Peace! 

Jesus Christ, Prince Shiloh

Is 

Our Peace
So Don't Waste Your Precious, Finite, Time

Searching For

Wallowing In

Being Exercised By

That Which Will Not Cause You To Enjoy 
Peace ... Rest And Joy! 

PRAYER:

Father Of The Faithful

Giver Of Good Gifts

I Come To You, Believing, Trusting

Desiring Always

Accepting Gratefully

Your Blessed Gift Of Perfect Peace

Which Contains Rest And Joy!

Thank You For Your Dear Grace! 

Father,

Everywhere Around Me

Are Wandering Souls Known Lost

Looking, Longing, Laughing, Lying, Dying

Bearing The Unbearable Cross

Because They Know Not Christ

And

They Know No Peace

Since All They Treasure Are Things Not Pure

Those Things That Contain Deceptive Alloys! 

I Exercise, Dear Father

My Gift Of Daily Faith In Their Behalf

And

I Ask You, I Beseech You, Please

Open Their Diseased And Blind Eyes

Unstop Their Itching Ears

Help Them To Stop Hardening Their Hearts

In Known Rebellion

And

Help Them To See Their Need Of

Jesus Christ The King

By Whom They Were Created

For Whom They Should Live

And

Through Whom They Are Ever-Blessed! 

Please Help Them, Father

To Humble Themselves

And

To Yield Their Will

To The Ministrations Of The Holy Spirit

Who Gently Leads All Souls Willing

Into Everlasting Truth! 

Please Help Them To Be Wise Unto Salvation! 

Help Them To Deny Satan, The Gross Liar

And

Help Them To Embrace The Life That Lasts

By Confessing And Repenting Of Known Sin

And

Taking Jesus Christ As Their Everlasting Portion

So That They Will, Indeed

Be Forever Blessed! 

Please Let Your Name Be Glorified

And

Jesus Christ Praised

For It Is In His Matchless, Holy, Name

That I Ask, In Faith, These Few Petitions! 

Incline Your Ear Toward Us, Father

And

Grant Us Thy Everlasting Peace! 

I Love You! 

Please Come For Us Soon! 

AMEN!

THE SHIP: We Are Not Alone!

Look Up And Lift Up Have A Hope:
Their Redemption Is Drawing Nigh!

Look Up And Lift Up Have A Future
And
An Expected End
Because
Jesus Christ The Righteous
The Lord Of Life
Is 

Their Shepherd
And
The Rock Of Their Salvation
Their Sure And Only Defence!

They Are Not Doubters!
They Do Not Ride The Fence!
They Are Renewed, Reformed
Converted Believers
Living Their Lives For Their Jesus
And
They Are Expecting 

A Placid-Sea Unexpected But Certain Storm!

Brainerd!?!

Yes, Bawsee!

You Know That I Went To School Long
But Not Too Regular
And That What I Learnt I Learnt Real Good!

Indeed!

You Also Know That I Ain't Born After My Mother Dead
So Please Explain To Me
In Little Words If You Please
How Can One Expect The Unexpected!?!
How Can One Experience A Storm On A Calm Sea!?!

Bawsee, Are You A Christian!?!

Yes, Indeed, I Am!

Would You Consider Your Life A Ship!?!

Definitely ... I'm A Traveller! 

Yes!

Are You Living For Jesus Christ!?!

Boldly! Like A Boss, See!

Yes, Bawsee! We've All Heard It Before!

Is Your Life All Smooth Sailing!?!

Absolutely Not!
One Minute I'm Enjoying The Peaceful Trade Winds
And The Next Minute

 I'm In The Midst Of The Atlantic Storm Season ...!

You've Stopped Talking!?!

Is Something Wrong!?!

Don't Play Smart With Me!
You Know Very Well That There's Something Wrong!

And, Pray Tell Us, What Would That Something Be!?!

That Something, Brethren
Is The Ship Called Reality!

Hot Diggedy Dog!

Is Jesus Christ Your Pilot
The Captain Of Your Ship
The Lord That Leads Your Life
The One Who Will See You Through The Mortal Strife
Then ...!

... Expect The Unexpected Storm In The Calm, Placid, Sea!

I Just Thought Of Something:

Jesus, Resting Peacefully, On The Pilot's Pillow
On A Calmly Rocking Boat
On The Glassy Sea That Is Galilee! 

Suddenly ... Unexpectedly
A Storm Of Wind
Turns The Placid To Raging
Filling The Boat With Water
Threatening To Sink It
And Kill All On Board!

How Comes Everybody Is Afraid

And One Person In Particular

Sleeps Through A Killer Hurricane At Sea!?!

It Happens When That One Person
Rests ... Peacefully
On The Word Of Their Father
And
Trusts In The Mighty, Loving, Hand Of 

Their Heavenly Father
- The Eternal God -
For Their Provision
For Their Peace
For Their Power
For Their Protection!

You Do Realize, Don't You
That Jesus, Unafraid
Stood Up ... Straight
On A Tossed Ship
In The Midst Of The Raging Storm
And

Rebuked ... Told Off ... The Wind
And 

It Immediately Stopped Howling Like A Banshee
And
Not Finished

He Told The Sea:

Here Is Peace! 

Be Still!

And 

The Sea Took A Nap
Or Better Yet
Went Back To Being Nice!?!

The Sea Recognized That Voice
The Voice Of His Creator
Who Told Him At His Genesis

So Far And No Farther!

Blessed Be The Ties That Bind ...

With Jesus In The Family
We Have A Happy Home!
With Jesus As Captain Of The Ship
We Shall Reach The Bound For And Safe Shore!

When You Hear The Holy Spirit Calling
Know That Jesus Is Knocking At Your Door
And
Make The Blessed Decision
- The Decision For Eternal Life -
And
Fling Open Your Heart's Door
And
Invite Jesus Christ To Enter In

To Take Total Control

And

To Pilot You Safely, Gently
To The Everlasting Shore!

Truth Frees The Soul ...

For Ever Raging Storm
Every Insurmountable Mountain
Every Deep, Dank, Dark, Valley
Every Tempestuous, Debilitating, Thought
Every Binding, Besetting, Sin
All Sickness And Wrenching Sorrow
Through Unmitigated Suffering ...!

... It Is Jesus! 

It Is And Has Always Been Jesus!

Only Jesus Christ Saves! 

Only Jesus Christ Satisfies!

Only Jesus Blesses
Comforts, Heals, Seals
Reveals
And
Leads Us Into Perpetual Rest!

Jesus Christ Is Peace!

Look Up And Lift Up
Know And Have The Right:

Redemption Is Drawing Nigh!

Soon Jesus Shall Breach The Eastern Sky
And 

To The Glorious Rest Home
- With The Saints Of All The Ages -
We Shall, Rejoicing, Fly!

What An Amazing Grace!

We Must Remember To Remember That
Jesus Christ Stands Up ... Straight

- Weight Of Problems Do Not Impact His Posture -

Controls Events
Speaks With Creative Power
And
Always, Always, In All Ways
Protects Those Who, By Sacrifice
And
In Covenant Love
Are Truly, Enduringly, His Very Own!

This Is Gospel Good News!
We Are Not Alone!

HAPPY SABBATH + The Prince Of Peace!?!

Jesus Christ The Righteous
IS
The Prince Of Peace
Who Brought A Sword To The Men Of The Earth
Which Sword Is Sin Relief!

Here We Go Again!
Another Conundrum!

A Peacemaker Who Carries A Sword?!
Wow! I'm Under Overwhelmed!

Bite Yer Tongue!

Hey!
Wasn't A Peacemaker A Gun In The Wild West?!

Yes, It Was
But You Need To Widen Your Focus!

How?!
Every Peacemaker That I Know Off
Started A War!

Widen Your Focus ... Out And Up!
Think Vertically!
See Through The Eyes Of Faith
That Jesus Christ Gives Unto Us!

Oh! My Bad!

Why Did Cain Kill Abel?!

Cain Was Disobedient Presumptuous And Jealous
Aka Wicked!
Abel Operated Under The Obedience Of Faith!

Abel's Righteous Works Accused Cain's Disobedience!

Why Did Sanballat Hate Hezekiah?!

Sanballat Was Corrupt And Evil!
Hezekiah Labored Diligently By Faith 

And Feared The Living God?!

Why Did King Saul Hate David?!

Saul Was Disobedient, Presumptuous

Wilful And Wickedly Murderous Evil!
David Walked With God In Obedience ...!

... Really?!

Really
Minus The Bathsheba Affair
For Which He Abjectly Completely
- With Contrite Heart -
Repented!

Oh.

Why Did The Jewish Leaders Hate Stephen?!

Stephen Was On Fire For Almighty God
And Full Of Good Works!
The Jewish Leaders
- Wicked Deceitful Puffed Up
Dishonest Treacherous Murderous -
Were Heated From Hell!

Why Did Haman The Agagite
Hate Mordecai?!

Plain Case Of Good Versus Evil!

Haman Wanted The Worship
Mordecai, In Obedience, Reserved For The Living God!

Mordecai Believed And Trusted God's Word!

So, Let Me Ask You The Question!

Why Does Satan Hate Our Lord Jesus Christ! 

• Good Versus Evil
• Love Versus Hate
• Truth Versus Error
• Selfish Desire Versus Yielding To God's Will

Aka
- In All Instances -

Good People

AND
Good Works
Placing
Bad People

AND
Bad Works
Into Disclosing Exposing Revealing Bright Light!

Soooo, How Does This Correlate
To Jesus The Peacemaker Wielding A Sword?!

Glad You Asked!

Jesus Christ Is Our Peace

Bearing The Sword Of The Holy Spirit
Which Is
The Word Of God
Which Is
The Light Of Truth
Which Leads Us

Into The Eternal God's Everlasting Life!

The Light Of Truth
Is The Disclosing Agent
Which Glows In The Dark
Exposing Known Sin
AND
Revealing Inward Darkness
AND
Cutting Off The Way Of Escape
Used On The Path Of Denial!

I Get You ... Now!

The Word Of Truth
From The Prince Of Peace
Ignites
The Tinder Of Sin Within
The Darkened Soul Of Fallen Man
AND
All Who Hear The Word
Must Respond
- One Way Or The Other -
AND
The Only Way To Still The Convicted Spirit
Is To Hurt
Damage
Maim
Destroy
Make Its Presence Absent
With Prejudice
AND
With Finality
Killing It!

Put Another Way ...

Evil Gets "Peace" From Knowing Evil Is Evil

By Killing Peace 

Which Brings Peace To Evil

By Exposing Evil

Who Needs Peace From Evil 

Who Kills Peace 

Because Evil Is Evil 

And

Knows Not Peace

Which Brings Perfect Peace ... And Rest!!

What He Said!

So What Have We Gleaned?!

Peace From Truth Is A Sword!

Peace Is A Purity That Condemns
The Urges And Habits Of The Sin Life!

Peace Is A Lead Balloon

Among The Helium-Filled Balloons Of Sin!

Peace Is Like Clorox 

On A Warlike Black Character!

Peace Damages
Peace Cuts 

The Fabric Of Sin ...!

... Jesus' Peace Is A Sword ...!

... Which Challenges The Status Quo
Of Business As Usual
Which Upsets The Currency Of Sin
Which Destroys Satan's Ability
Another Soul
To Darkness
To Win
AND
This Does Not Sit Well With Him
AND
The Result Is ...!

... Jesus Got Killed ...!

... His Adherents Will Likewise Follow ...!

... Peace Is A Sword!

Bottom Line ...

The Word Of Truth

Doesn't

Can't 

Won't Lie!

Jesus Christ's Peace

IS

A Sword!

DEVILISH ANGER : Jesus' Peace!

The Love Of God
Gives Us Peace
BUT
The Wrath Of Satan
Ignites Our Anger
AND
Because The Two
In Harmony
Cannot Exist
The Life Of The Conflicted Soul
Is Anything But Bliss!

Jesus The Christ
Promised To Give Us Peace
That Passes Human Understanding
AND
That Is Because
Human Peace Comes At The Cost
Of A Pill
A Perversion
A Practice
An Excursion
AND
Still The Poor Buyer
Longs For Peace
That Only Comes
From The Lord
Not That Vile Devilish
Parasitic Beast!

Peace For Man
Was Purchased By Innocent Blood
AND
Is Available
For Free
Just By Asking
AND NEVER
Never Gotten
By In Sin Basking!

Jesus' Peace Pervades Pleasantly
The Soul
BUT
Satan-Inspired Anger 
Aggressively Antagonizes The Soul
Placing Partitions
Against Truth And Right
AND
Does The Unwary Soul
Into Conflagration Ignite!

You Should Know That ...

Righteous Anger
Is A Passion With A Purpose
Ignited Against Sin
AND
Not Against An Animal
Or A Man
Who In The Field
Patiently Works For Us
Just To Make A Sparse Living!

Be Not As Balaam
Against The Donkey
Nor As Moses Inadvisedly
Striking The To-Be-Spoken-To Rock
Nor As Herod The Great One
Killing Babies
To Protect A Crown
That By Sin He Had Attached!

The Peace Of God
In The Son Of God
Stymied Satan's Attempts
To Get The Christ
To Indulge In Anger
To Commit Sin
AND
All Who Will Be Followers
Of The Father Of Lights
Need To Give In To The Holy Spirit
So That The Pulsations Of Anger
Do Not Cause Us
Like Cain
Like Satan
Like Esau
To Be Cast Out
Into The Dark Dark Night!

Anger Is Bitter!
Peace Is Sweet!

Anger Is A Hot Rocket Propelled Often
By Cruel Hate's Heat

BUT ...

Peace Is A Soft Breeze
Smelling Of Love Holy
True
Deep
Ever Present
Never Late
So
Let Peace ... Free Peace
Be Yours
Before The Lord Christ Closes 
Mercy's Now Open Gate!

Instead Of Grappling With Hate

On Your Shredded Knees

Turn To Jesus Christ's Light

AND

Receive Jesus Christ's Peace

AND

Walk

- Feet Shod -

With The Lord!

You'll Attend The Welcome Feast!