VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Righteous Living Is Not A Jail + No Repentance After Death!

Speak Softly! 

Be Kind! 

Do Good! 

Act Right! 

We Represent Jesus Christ

Who Does Everything That Pleases His Father! 

Jesus Was Abused, Denied, Rejected

And Yet

He Preached, Prayed, Taught

Healed And Fed The Multitudes

Giving No Heed To His Detractors

Because

He Knew What Was At Stake

What Trial

What Triumph 

Laid Ahead! 

No Cross ... No Crown! 

No Hope ... No Glory! 

No Prayer ... No Power! 

We Must Firmly Stand Upon The Truth

Found Only In The Good News Gospel Story! 

Brethren, Beloved 

Let's Not Let Sinful-Self 

Choose Neither Our Attitude Nor Our Altitude

But

Let Grace, Faith And Prayer 

Order Our Steps To Glory

If It Is Truly Our Heart's Desire 

To Dwell Forever With The Kind King 

Who Is Eternally In Residence There! 

Fear Almighty God ... Not The Great Unknown

For Almighty God ... Alone 

Is In Control 

And

To Him

The Unknown Is Known! 

Let Jesus Christ The King

Who Rules And Reigns

Judges And Justifies

Saves And Sanctifies

Heals And Helps

Teaches And Tests

And

Loves Us And Leads Us

Love Us And Lead Us

For He Is Our Only Peace 

And 

Our True Rest! 

Let Us Cease From Our Wanderings

Our Going Astray

And

Trust The Love That Cannot Fail

Who Gives Us Faith That Cannot Fail

Who Blesses Us With Grace That Is Really Real

And

Pours Mercy Upon Us

That Will Not Our Lives Derail! 

Follow Our Father! 

Be The Head And Not The Tail

And

Live Commendably To Rejoice 

And

Not Condemnably To Wail! 

Righteous Living Is Not A Jail! 

THOUGHT

FOR

THE WEEK AHEAD:

 

We Are Warned By Our Dear Savior That 

Anything Done In The Darkness 

Shall Surely Be Brought Into 

The Glaring Light Of Judgment! 

People Whose Deeds Are Evil

Who Despise Correction And Chastisement

Always Choose To Operate Under Cover Of Darkness 

To Avoid Detection! 

Beloved, 

Be Ye Warned And Thrilled ...

The All-Seeing, Ever-Present Eye Of The All-Knowing God 

Sees And Records Every Last Thing That We Do! 

We May Hide From Man 

But

Hiding From Man Achieves Nothing 

Because 

It Does Not Hide Or Erase Our Record

In The Courts Above! 

Think Carefully ...

If You Have To Hide To Do Anything

It Is Certain That 

You Already Know That What You're Doing 

Or Contemplating Doing Is Wrong

Will Not Pass The Sniff Test

And

Is Definitely Not Pleasing To Our Maker, God And King! 

Be Wise ...

If You Would Not Wish To Be Caught 

Doing Something Iffy Or Sniffy By Your Parents

Children, Husband, Wife, Friends Or Family

You Should Back Up Off Your Intended Action:

A Working Conscient Is An Asset!

Avoid Mistakes By Walking In The Light

And

Dare To Correct Your Errors While Life Is Spared! 

Tomorrow Is Not Promised To Anyone 

So Do Not Let The Last Act Of Your Life 

Be A Dark Deed Of The Damned! 

There Is No Repentance After Death 

So Do Not Stifle Your Conscience: 

Do Right!

 

The Unimpeachable Truth!

It Is Very Easy To Say: 

"Lord, Lord!" 

And 

Quote The Bible Chapter And Verse

And 

Point At People And Call Them Unclean Spirits 

And

Say That We Know The Living God Personally 

And

Are Blessed Of God 

Because 

We Have Earthly Prosperity! 

Problem Is That 

Many Of Us Who Name The Name 

And 

Have The Possessions 

And 

Point The Fingers 

Unwisely Forget That It Is Jesus Christ The Lord

The Creator Of Us All 

- Who Knows The Inner-Most Workings Of Our Deceitful Hearts - 

Who Is The Judge Of All Flesh 

And Is

The God Who Owns Everything On This Planet! 

We Are Mere Stewards 

And 

We Must Give A Full Accounting To Almighty God Of 

How, Why, When, Where, What 

And 

Upon Whom We Utilized The Resources 

He Entrusted To Us! 

Beloved, 

Talk Is Cheap And Hot Air Blows Dry Dust! 

We May Sing Hymn-A-Ton

Telling Of Our Goodness And Greatness 

But

The Heavenly Record Bears The Unimpeachable Truth! 

Let's Not Be Trifling And Arrogant 

And 

Judge People By Our Self-Made, Cost-Nothing, Yardstick! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ...

By The Fruit Of Our Doings ... Our Actions

We Are Known 

And

The Lord's Law Of Ten Commandments Condemns Us All! 

A Change Must Come ... 

Let's Elevate Our Standards 

And 

Judge Righteous Judgments 

And

Humbly Start With Our Own Selves!

If We Don't Tell The Truth About Our Own Selves

There Is No Way That

We Will Speak The Truth About Another Person!

Walk Softly Before The Eternal God! 

Perfect Peace

Is

A Present From The Lord Christ

Our High Priest!

CALAMITY: Thou, God, Seest Me!?!

Because The God Of Grace Doesn't Issue Punishments 

Immediately Upon Our Offending His Holiness

Men ... Failing To Hold Their Creator 

And

Savior In Godly Fear

Become Bold To The Point Of Stupidity 

And

With The Voice Of The Infidel Unbeliever, Say: 

"Who Sees Me!?! 

I Can Do Whatever I Want 

And

There Is No One Who Can Stop Me!" 

Beloved, 

Them's Fightin' Words! 

Unless You Made Yourself 

And 

Are The Creator, Savior, And Redeemer Of 

Your Own Soul

You Gonna Cry! 

The Lord In Zion Reigneth:

Heaven Is His Home

And

Earth Is His Footstool

Aka The Planet Upon Which We All Temporarily Reside!

The Lord ... Himself

- Who Is The God Almighty - 

Has Plainly Said:

"You Despise Wisdom

And

You Would Not Accept My Reproofs

So I Will Laugh

When Your Calamity Comes 

Because

You Do Not Hold God

Wisdom

Or Eternity In Your Heart!"

Foolishness Ain't Sense 

And 

Throwing Away Sure Pennies 

To T'ief Possible Pounds Surely Ain't Wise! 

Brethren Beloved, 

Dare To Stand Up Straight!

Dare To And Do Right!

Daringly Walk Wisely

And

Decidedly Discard Man-God Folly! 

Choose To Despise 

The Dark Debilitating Dankness Of Sin 

And 

Lovingly Embrace The Living Light Of Truth!

 

Choose To Do What Is Good And Right

Because 

Therein Is Blessing 

And

Remember Always That The Lord Jesus Christ

Is

King Glorious

And

The Final Judge Of All Flesh! 

Judgment May Be Slow 

But

It Is Sure To Be Right On Time

Because

The Living God

Whose Glory Is His Character Is His Glory 

The Maker And Ruler Of Time

- To Which No May May Say "Nay!" -

The God Of Order

Keeps Time Perfectly!

Check Yourself

Before You WrechYourself:

Humble Yourself

In The Sight Of The Lord

And 

He Will Lift You Up

At The Time Appointed! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Moderately Christian Christian!?!

We Cannot Beat The Lord's Giving
So Let Us Work Out Our Own Soul's Salvation

With Godly Fear And Trembling!

Faith In The Heart 
Calls Forth Holiness In The Life 
And 
There Is No Creeping Compromise
No Yielding To Worldly Wisdom
And 
No Effort Made To Live With The Moderation Of 
"Ecumenical" Christianity 
Which Calls For The Casting Off Of The Plain And Pointed 
"Thus Saith The Lord!" 
In Favor Of The Deceitful And Deadly 
"Maybe Saith The Probably Good Lord!" 

Beloved,

The Exercise Of Faith Demands Total Obedience 
To The Word, Will And Way Of The Lord! 

The Lord Didn't Stutter When He Said 
To Obey Is Better Than To Sacrifice!
Lean Not On Your Own Understanding!
And
Every Work Will Be Brought Into Judgment 
With Every Secret Thing! 

We Are To Be Firm In What We Believe
Strong On Whom We Follow
And 
Unshakeable On The Holy Ground 
Upon Which We Are Building Our Sure House! 

A Moderately Christian Christian
Neither Totally Good Nor Totally Evil
And
Neither Fish Nor Fowl
Is 
An Abomination, Condemned ... Damned: 
Poison In Fruit Juice Kills Just As Dead 
As Poison Swallowed Neat! 

Let's Get Real 
And 
Declare Our Allegiance: 
Jesus Christ And Glory ... Or Bust!
Aka We're Going Home To Heaven 
Even If We Die Trying! 

Judgment Day Is On The Way
And 
Now Is Not The Time 
For Chasing Pride's Stolen Rainbow 
So Dare To Stand Firmly On And For The Truth
No Matter The Moral Cost:
Better Is In Store For The People Of God
When We Arrive In The Eternal Kingdom Of God! 

HIDDEN FROM MAN: Open To Almighty God!

Too Doubtful To Dare Have Faith!
Too Faithless To Will To Endure!
Too Worried To Have Trust In God
But
Oh, So Willing
To Embrace The Willful Ways Of
The Fraud Who Wants The Worship
Due To The Eternal God!

Too Proud To Be Humble!
Too Vain To Be Wise
And
Too Wayward And Willful To See 
How Wicked Are Satan's Base And Bold Lies!

Too Sharp-Tongued To Consider
That Man Must Account For His Words!
Too Angry To Consider That
Unchecked Emotions Sharpens Swords!

Too Wasteful To Even Wonder
What Want Is To Those Who Have None!
Too Callous-Minded To Wonder
If Contemplated Actions Are Whispers From
The Evil Mind Of That Devil, Satan!

Too Wild To Exercise Will-Power!
Too Weak-Willed To Deny Self!
Too Selfish To Think Of Others
But
Wantonly Demanding The Satisfaction Of Personal Desire
Even While Knowing That That Desire
Always Leads To Torment's Blazing Fire!

But ... 

There Is A But That Puts A Period To Known Sin
And
All Who Choose To Follow Self
And
Walk In The Shadows ... In The Darkness 
With Him Who Dishonored Almighty God
And
Denigrated And Demeaned
Tormented And Murdered
The Father's Only Begotten Son
And
Sowed The Seeds Of Discontent
Disobedience, Destruction And Death
Jealousy, Envy, Greed, Hate
Murden, Mendacity, Mediocrity
Hedonism, Idolatry
False Oaths, False Witness
Sorrow And Pain
Shall Never Know Jesus Christ's Salvation
Which, Always, Is Eternal Gain!

Rich ... In Trespasses ...

Think And Do ... Wrong!
Do Wrong And Be ... Damned
Damned To Eternal Separation
Permanent Darkness ... Nothingness
Never, Ever, Seeing The Eternal Goodness
The Eternal Light
The Light That Heals And Seals!

Rich ... In Jesus Christ The Lord ...

Think ... And Pray ... And Do ... Right!
Do Right And Be ... Blessed
Blessed To Live For Eternal Ages
Glorified, Immortalized
In Eternal Peace 
With The Holy One Who Is Our Peace
Who Gives Us His Peace
In This Present Evil Age
A Peace That Passes Human Understanding
So That We Do Not With Satan Rage
Disgracing The Holy Name
The Name Above All Names
That Does Not, Cannot, Will Not
Ever Cause The Believer ... The Faithful Saint
To Know Or Feel Ashamed!

Think About The Lord Christ ...

There's Sunlight, Daylight
Twilight, Moonlight 
And 
Electric Light And More
But 
There Is No Light More Necessary 
To The Life Of Man Than The Light Of Life
The Sun Of Righteousness
The Son Of The Living God
Jesus Christ The Lord
The Life Of Every Man! 

Jesus Christ The Righteous
- Into Whose Hands Is Given All Things -
Sees, Knows, And Feels All Things

And 

Is In Everything 

And 

There Is Nothing That We Hide From Man 
That Is Not Known To Him! 

You May Hide And Buy Land

But You Can't Hide And Reap It!

If What You're Doing Must Be Hidden From Man

Then It Is Time To Stop Doing It! 
Jesus Christ Is Our Judge 

And 

He Knows The Answers To All The Questions
That You Will Have To Answer
So You Can't Lie To Him! 

I Beseech You, Brethren,

Do The Good 
And The Right 
And Walk In The Son's Light 
To Be Saved And Blessed! 

Humble Yourself
And 
Live Abundantly ... Now
To Live Gloriously ... Later
And
Forever! 

If Someone Cannot Give You True Bread

Do Not Permit Them To Take

Your Known, Tried And Tested Biscuit

From Almighty God

Out Of Your Needy Mouth!

A Little Bit

Gratefully Received

 From The True And Living God

And

By Faith Eaten ... Utilized

In The True Light

*** With Contentment ***

Is

Pure Gold

When Compared To

The Mountains Of Pyrite

- Fool's Gold -

- The Dust Of Disobedience -

Used To Indulge Sin

Received From The Accursed Hand

Of

Satan The Damned

Who Cannot Create

And

Who Only Destroys!

Almighty God Knows Every Man's Heart!

The Lord Knows ...

The End From The Beginning!
The Way Of The Righteous!

The Thoughts And Intents Of Every Man's Heart!

The Lord Said ...

Come, Let Us Reason Together!

Be Not Wise In Thine Own Eyes! 

 My Spirit Shall Not Always Strive With Man!

Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods Before Me! 

Seek Ye The Lord While He May Be Found! 

Remember The Sabbath Day To Keep It Holy!

Blessed Is The Man
Who Walks Not In The Counsel Of The Ungodly! 

Come Unto Me And I Will Give You Rest! 

Take My Yolk Upon You And Learn Of Me!

Do Not Covet! 

Do Not Bear False Witness!

Serve The Lord With Fear And Rejoice With Trembling! 

Seek Good, And Not Evil, That You May Live! 

Believing His Word
I Said ...

Bless The Lord, Oh, My Soul!

Having Faith
I Said ...

Give Ear To My Words, Oh, Lord
And
Consider My Meditation!
Arise, Oh Lord, And Save Me!

Do Not Cast Me Away From Your Presence!

Be My Shepherd

And

Give Unto Me Your Peace

Which Passes Human Understanding!

You Are My Rock And My Refuge!

I Look Unto You As The Author 

And 

Finisher Of My Faith

Because

I Know That It Is From You That All My Help Comes!

I Love You, Lord!

Thank You For Your Gift Of Love!

Thank You For The Lord Christ Jesus!

Thank You For The Call To Come Home!

I Worship You!

I Praise You!

I Bless Your Holy Name!

The Lord ...

Shall Judge All The People!
Shall Not Clear The Guilty!

The Lord Is ...

My Shepherd

My Light
My Salvation
And
The Strength Of My Life!
I Shall Not Be Greatly Moved!

The Lord God Almighty Is My King!

KJV Psalms 147

5 Great is our Lord, and of great power:

his understanding is infinite.

6 The LORD lifteth up the meek:

he casteth the wicked down to the ground.

11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.

Brethren,

A Word To The Wise Is Ever Sufficient! 
We Are Finite, Daily Dying, Creatures 
But 

The Lord God Almighty ... To Save

Is 

Infinite In Being, Wisdom, And Power:

We Need Him Desperately! 

Let Us, Therefore, Be Meek

Humbling Ourselves Before The Holy God 

Who Remembers That We Are Dust 

But 

Still Lowers Himself 

To Love, Bless, And Keep Us 

In His Holy Care! 

Let Us Be Bold Enough 

To Be Wise Enough 

To Humble Self Before His Majesty

- In Obedience - 

To Gain The Eternal Blessing ... Life With Christ!
Nothing Else Satisfies The Longing In The Heart Of Man!

JESUS CHRIST: King Or Judge

There Is No Blessing In Folly!
There Is No Peace In Rage!
There Is No Hope In Doubt
And
To Read The Whole Holy Book
The Preserved Word Of The Eternal God
You Must Diligently Turn Each Page!

We Have The Blessed Savior ...

There Is Our Father In Heaven
Whose Only Beloved Son Died On The Cruel Cross
To Save And To Bless
To Redeem Mankind
So That The Kingdom Of Light
Should Not Suffer Irreplaceable Loss!

We Have A Raging Enemy ...

There Is The Accuser Of The Brethren
The Fiend Who Fools People Into Believing
That He Has Their Best Interests At Heart
And
That He Is Able Their Lives To Bless
But
I Urge You, Brethren
To See Your Benefactor For Who He Is
The Adversary Of Your Own Soul
The Raging Lion
The Piercing Serpent
Leviathan ... Behemoth
The Liar ... The Murderer
The One Who Desires Worship
He Who Is The Wannabe
And
Every-Lying And Known False god!

A Simple Word Of Caution ...

Do Not Dig A Pit
Set A Trap
Or Prepare A Net To Cause Any Person To Perish 
Just Because You Do Not Like Them
Their Politics, Religion, Sexual Orientation
Color, Financial Status
Access, Reach And Grasp
Because
As The Good Book Says:

Brother, Sister
Close Family
Far-Off, Close Or Familiar Friend
Enemy Of The Truth
Lover Of The Lie
Faithful Servant
Child Of God
Student Of The School Of Jesus
Whatever You Are
Wherever You Be
The Lord Jesus Christ Loves You
Just As He Loves Me!

I Urge You, Beloved
Look Up To Christ Jesus
And
In Faith ... With Endurance
Walk On The Strait, Straight And Narrow Road
If
It Is Your Heart's Desire
To Be At Home With The King
Our Soon-Returning Lord And Holy God!

Times And People Change ...

Enemies Can Become Friends
When Truth Is Embraced
And
Friends Can Become Enemies
When Truth Calls Out Their Double-Life
To Their Very Face!

We, Humans, Have A Choice To Make
Follow The Lord ... And Live
Follow The Liar ... And Contrary Walk!
In Short
Whatever The Decision For Your Life You Make
Walk Your Talk Wholeheartedly
Because
Fence Jockeying Benefits Neither Self
Nor Any Other Body!

The Holy Spirit Is Calling!
The Lord Christ Wants To Save Me And You!

As Jesus Christ
In The Living Word Has Made Plain
And
We All Need To Know:

Be Ye Hot

Or

Be Ye Cold

But

If You Are Lukewarm

Spewed Out Of My Mouth

You Shall Go!

Rich, Proud And Loud
Or Poor, Humble And Meek
Choose You This Day
The Character Of Your Life
And
Follow Him Faithfully
Whom You Belief Will Give You The Best
That Is ... Eternal Life!

Personal, Final, Decisions Must Be Made ...

I Shall By The Holy Spirit Of Truth
- Who Us Leads Into All Truth -
Follow The Master, That Suffering Servant
Jesus Christ The Shepherd
The King
The Lord
For Love
And
Not Just For The Promised Reward!

... And You Have The Choice To Make:

Follow Jesus Christ 
And 
Let Him Be Your Welcoming King
Or
Follow Satan 
And 
Let Jesus Christ Be To You, Your Judge!

I Choose Jesus
And
By His Grace
I Shall Not From My Position Budge!
Please Join Me!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Morals And Facts

"They" Say It Is More Important
To Be Morally Right
Than 
To Be Factually Accurate!
In The Name Of All That Is Holy
How Is This Even A Fight!?!

A Moral 
Is 
Truthful, Righteous, Good
A Fact 
Is 
Fixed, Truthful, Unchangeable
So I Cannot Ever Hope To See
How Moral Rightness Takes Precedence 
Over Factual Accuracy!

A Moral Tells The Truth!
Right Things Are Always Accurate!
And
Facts ... Are
So Set High The Bar!

Look
This Foray Into Philosophy
Is Just So Much Hair-Splitting
And
Sounds Very Much Like Satan
Doing Some More Of His
"Thou Shalt Not Surely Die!" Deceitful Knitting!

We've Got Choice
A Dollar And An Opinion ...

I Believe It To Be Plain Gamesmanship
Where One Tells The Other
Not The Truth Of The Matter
But His "Personal" Truth
Which, Effectively
Is 
Always, Always, A "Perfect" Lie!

This, My Friend, No Man Can Deny!

Truth 
Is 
Not Owned By Man
And, Therefore Can Never Be Subjective!

Jesus Christ Plainly Stated:

I Am ... The Truth ...!

And

All Those Who Utter Folderol
Such As There Being Alternative Facts
And
Put Their Personal Morals Before
The Unchangeable Truth
Are Privately, Publicly, Working For The Devil
And
Have Not The Decency
To Be Ashamed Of The Known To All Act!

Give A Gander Here ...

I'll Tell You A True Story!

I Received A Simple Invitation:
Received That Same Invitation, Too!
It Said:

Come And See

The Beauty Of The Truth!

Beauty:

Unblemished Unvarnished 

Unpolished

Truth:

Plain And Simple

Always Good For The Young

The Old

The Middling Youth!

Prepare To Be Mind-Blown ...

Truth Was Not Fun!
Truth Is Not Funny! 

Truth Is Real, Righteous
And 
Good For You
Just Like Pure Honey
But
Just As Honey Is Good In Just The Right Dosage
So Is Applied Truth! 

It's All There
Always Palatable
But
Only Digestible In Prescribed Doses!

The Lord Christ Stated That
The Comforter
The Holy Spirit Of Truth
Will Lead Us Into All Truth
And
This, We Cannot Deny!

Despisers Of Truth:

Know All Of Nothing

And

Know Nothing At All!

Now,
Please Understand That 
Those Who Will Have Their Own Way
Those Who Will With Sin And Self Play
Are Those Who Indulge Bow-Tied Semantics
To Cover Up Their Unholy Antics
And
Who Will Ever Find A Way 
To Deflect Truth's Light In Their Eyesight
So That They May Continue Acting
Like Hard-Shell Turtles Plodding
And
Showing Themselves To Be
Didactic Pedantic!

Man Is An Innate Liar!

Truth ... Accumulates
And
Lies ... Dissipate
But

Jesus Christ Cleanses
And
Always Elevates!

Be Ye Warned And Fed ...

Do Not Seek To Suffer
Old Satan's Registered Fate:
With Eternal Death, He Has A Fixed Date
From Which He Ain't Coming Back!

Do Not With Fancy Lies Labor
And
Do Not With Octopus-Sin Cooperate
Because
The Judgment Of Man Is Coming
And
It Cannot Be Cancelled
And
It Will Not Be Late!

Anything Not Rated

"Jesus-Approved"

Is

The Attribute

The Word

The Action

The Thought

That

Man Should Ever Seek To Lose!

Heaven Awaits The Faithful

So

Please Do Not The Good Gift Refuse!