VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: New Life Is Up Ahead + PRAYER: Bless Me, Lord To Live...!

I Don't Want To Be A Lot's Wife!
I Don't Want To Be A Mrs. Job!
I Don't Want To Be A Sapphira
AND
I Don't Want To Be A Laodicean Bold!

Lot's Wife Looked Back
At The Perishables
Perishing
AND

Lost 

New Life Up Ahead!

Mrs. Job Doubted God's Favor
AND

Wanted Her Husband
The Giving God To Curse
So That God Would Strike Him Down Dead!

Sapphira
- With Her Husband -
Lied To The Holy Spirit
AND
Reached Their Life's Limit
And
Were Carried To Their Long Homes
Foot First!

There Was No Hearse!

Oh, Lord
Save Us From The Curse!

I Don't Want To Be Like
Murdering, Lying Cain
Man-Hunting, God-Not-Fearing Nimrod
Nor
Wilfully, Presumptuous

Killing-The-Innocent Saul
Nor
Joseph's 10 Brethren
Envious
Before They Sought
Life-Preserving Grain!

These Men Tried To Mimic Cain!

Nor Do I Desire To Be 

Jacob
- Living Cunning -
Before He Reached Beth-El
Nor Laban
Who Thought
He Could Curse Who God Blessed
Nor Nebuchadnezzar
Before God's Holy Name He Confessed!

I Desire To Be A Rahab
Who
- Though A Practicing, Willing, Sinner -
Heard The Word About Lord
AND

While Having No Personal Experience Of Said God
Believed The Tidings
AND

Sought The New Life Award!

I Desire To Be 

A Repentant David
A Self-Denying Moses
A Faithful Samuel
A Trusting Joshua
A Believing Nehemiah
A Good King Josiah
And
Not A Black-Hearted Jezebel
But
A Fired-Up-For-God Elijah
A Lamenting Jeremiah
AND
An Obedient-In-The-Face-Of-Real-Shame Hosea
Trusting God Ever
Over Self
AND

Walking With
Talking About
Leaning Upon
Loving Unreservedly
Looking Unweariedly
To Be With The Lord!

PRAYER:

Father,

Let Your Truth

In My Inward Parts

Be Visible In My Extremities!

Let Your Love In Me Bear Fruit

So That From Me

A Basket Of Blessings

To Others May

Will Go

Shouting The Glad News:

"Jesus Christ Saves!"

Working To Help Remove

Even The Most Gross Sinner

From

In

And

Around

Satan's Household

No More To Be A Chained Slave!

Lord,

I Trust You In My Little Strength - 

Help Me To Trust You In Yours

Always

And

Surely

In The Dark Days

Up Ahead

When Faith Is Tried

And

Woes Are Constant By My Side!

Help Me, Lord

 To Bless You

And

To Hold On To You

On Those Days When

Wilful Self Would Cause Wavering Faith

To Be Denied!

Help Me, Lord

Not To Be Driven And Tossed

As Wave Of The Sea

For, Truly

I Desire To Receive

Glorious Blessings Of Thee!

Help Me To Hold On To You

When Carnal Life

- Acting As Satan's Paid Agent -

Demands

That You Must Be

- By Needy Flesh -

Decried

Because You To Me

- About The Peaceful Life - 

Lied!

Help Me To Hold Firm The Blessed Hope

- Christ In Me My Hope Of Glory -

For Heaven's Glories Await

All

Who To The Lord Christ

Remain Faithful!

Lord, 

Help Me To Stay Prayed Up

Bound Up

And

Sealed Up

In Salvation's Protective Cloak

So That I Will Not Be Drawn Away

To Wear

Satan's Rainbow-Styled Yoke!

Lord,

I Pray With Passion

For The Counterfeiter's Days

To Come To Their Just End!

My Father,

I Give You

My Worship

Your Deserved Honor

And

My Faithful Praise

So

Please Bless Me To Live

In The True Light Of Heavenly Love

So That I Will Be Exalted To Inhabit

Eternity's Untimed

No Night

Unending Days

And

To Fix My Real Gaze

Upon My Savior's Beautiful Face!

I Love You, Lord

And

In Jesus' Name

I Plead For Blessings

Not Just For Myself

But Most Assuredly

For The Faithful Brethren!

AMEN.

Luke-warm AND ... Loving It?! + PRAYER: Lord, I Am A Sinner

Rich!
                Increased With Goods!
                                                           Don't Need A Thing!

The World's Ills Can't Us Sting!

What A Joke!

Excuse Me?!

You Are Really Fooling Yourselves!

Really?!
Says Who!?!

Can't You Feel That You Are Wretched?
Stop Pretending You Are Happy
AND
From Sin Walk Away!
Acknowledge You Have A Problem
AND
Seek God For The Solution!
Living For The Praise Of Man
Places You Squarely In The Eternal Judge's Hands!

Everybody Can See That You Are Quite Miserable!
Everybody Can Hear When
While Holding Hands
You War For Supremacy!
Stop Trying To Fool The World
With Your Claims Of God's Approval
AND
Accept That Your Glitter Is Not Fooling Anybody!

Don't You Understand That You Are Poor In God's Sight?
Don't You Understand That God Sees Not As Does Man?
Are You Not Aware That Your Eyes Are Fair Oozing
AND
When You Wipe Them There's Yampee On Your Hand?

Didn't You Know That You Were Blind 
When You Led The Polished Gathering Into That Ditch?
It's Shameful That You Are So Bold
AND
Wrong In The Preaching Of Let Us Gain Covet
As You Were Panning For Earth's Fools Gold Bright Nuggets!

You May Be Well-dressed But Your Butt Is Quite Naked 
AND
The World Can Fair See Your Great Shame!
Look To The Lord
For Real
AND
Stop Faking It!
Look To The Glad Day
AND
Stop Casting Your Sure Inheritance Away!

I Beg Your Pardon!
We ARE The Church Of God
And God Really Blesses!
Look At Us!
Do We Look To You To Be Miserable
Wretched Poor?!
Some Of Us Wear Glasses
So We Cannot Be Blind
And We Can't Be Naked
For Our Clothing Comes
From The Likes Of Such As Christian Dior!

You REALLY Are Wretched
Miserable
Poor AND Naked!
You Are So Full Of Yourself
You Can't Even Walk Through The Open Door
Which The God Of The Ransomed Church
Has Laid Open For His Faithful 
Those Ones Who Acknowledge
That By Themselves
They Are Truly Poor!

Jesus Christ, Himself
Sends This Message Unto You:

Thou Art Luke-warm

And I Will Spew Thee

Out Of My Mouth!

Anoint Thine Eyes With Eyesalve 

That Thou Mayest See!

Buy Of Me White Raiment

To Cover The Shame Of Thy Nakedness!

Buy Of Me Fire-Tried Gold

That Thou Mayest Truly Be Rich!

Those Whom I Love

I Rebuke And Chasten!

So, Correct Your Walk

Least I Say Unto Thee

Thou Worker Of Iniquity

Departest Thou From Me!

You Are Kidding, Right!

God Does Not Kid!

Earthly Awards And Rewards
Speak Not Of God's Approval!
Position And Power
Don't Mean God Approves Of You Today
AND
Access Dress
Prowess And Investments
Do Not Mean
You Have A Free Pass
AND
Will Unfailingly Walk Through
Heaven's Golden Gate Ingress!

Be Zealous For God!
Repent Of Your Transgressions!
Jesus Himself Is Knocking At Your Heart's Door!
If You Will Hear Him
Don't Harden Your Heart!
Let Him In
AND
Eat With Him
AND
In The Great Day
After You The World Overcoming
You Will Sit With Him
In His Glorious Throne
At The Time Of Celebrating 
Your Longed For Homecoming!

Scales Fell Out Of Blinded Eyes

AND 

Praying Is Heard ...!

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PRAYER:

Dear Lord,

I Am A Sinner, And How!

I Really Liked That Pretty Stuff

But

It Left Marks On My Hands

And In My Head

And Peace From Me Has Surely Fled!

I See My Error!

I Acknowledge That I Have A Need Of You

And I Recognize 

That I have Been Walking In Shoes

On The Deadly Path

That Truly Took Me Away From You!

You Say I Can Call You, Father!

Father, I Know

I Have Been Walking The Wrong Way

So, In The Name Of Jesus

Forgive Me

And Teach Me How To Walk Right

And Live The Right Way!

Renew Me!

Remake Me!

Bless Me!

You Know How!

I Make My Stand Today!

Take Me, Lord!

I Am All Yours Now!

I Humbly Vow!

AMEN.