Act ... To Be Attached!

King David Said: 

"The Lord Is My Shepherd

I Shall Not Want!" 

The Gospel Song Writer Ralph Carmichael Said: 

"Because The Lord Is My Shepherd

I Have Everything That I Need!" 

Two Statements Of Fact 

Thousands Of Years Apart 

Delineating The Faith And Belief In The One God 

In The Person Of Jesus Christ The Lord

The Creator, Provider, Director, Savior, Deliverer 

Who Loves His Sheep Totally

Without Inhibition

And 

Personally

To The Satisfaction Of The Soul! 

Beloved, 

Do You Co-Sign Aka Agree With And Approve Of 

The Bold Sentiment Expressed!?! 

Does Your Daily Life Say To Others 

And 

Show To Your Keenly Watching Observers That 

You Surely Do Have Confidence In Christ 

And 

Am Not Dismayed By Not Receiving 

What You "Knew In Your Heart Of Hearts!" 

- Whatever That Means - 

That You Had To Have 

But 

Did Not Receive?!" 

Is Your Faith Fickle Or Firm!?! 

Is Your Confidence Cement Or Cosmetic!?! 

Is Your Love Lax Or Latched!?! 

Dear Ones, 

We Have To Believe To Receive: 

We Have To Act To Be Attached! 

We Have To Pray 

If 

We Don't Want To Fall Prey 

To The Lies And Sophistries Of The Devil 

Who Can Sell Ice To An Eskimo 

If

That Eskimo Does Not Solidly Know Of 

And 

Understand The Truth About The Ground

- The Icy Ground - 

Upon Which He Stands! 

Are You Growing Up In The Lord!?! 

Do You Remember That 

"Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Is 

Lie And Liar Repellant 

And 

Fraud Eraser!?! 

Know Your God 

And 

Stick To Your Goal: 

Heaven With Christ! 

We Have To Believe Him Here 

To Belong With Him There! 

Peace! 

Don't Be A Shooting Star!

 

If We Know Anything About Social Media

We Know That The Influencers Aka The Stars

Live And Prosper Through Subscriptions And "Likes" 

Which Determine Popularity And Profitability 

Aka Success And  Prosperity! 

We Also Know That To Get More Likes And Subscriptions

And 

More Money

The Influencers Lie

Make Truth Turn Corners

Indulge In Downright Ridiculous 

And 

Often Dangerous, Even Deadly, Challenges To Remain Relevant 

And 

Trending In The New Public Square! 

Beloved, 

Are You Playing The Game Of Folly

Blind Man's Bluff

And 

Catch-A-Wave To Feel Good

Be Trendy

And 

Be Important In The Eyes Of Those Who Cannot See 

Because 

They Are Willfully Blind

Deliberately Disobedient

And 

Gainsaying 

While Practicing Deceit!?! 

Stop It! 

Dear Ones,

Let Us Not Forget That 

Only What We Do For Christ Will Last 

And

Ever Remember That We Are Striving Against Sin 

To Receive An Imperishable Crown! 

The Hymn-Writer Plaintively Asked: 

"Will There Be Any Stars In My Crown!?!" 

Well May Each One Of Ask If We Will 

"Wake With The Blessed In The Mansions Of Rest" 

But

The Response We Will Receive From 

Our Loving Lord And Master Jesus Christ 

Rightly Depends Upon Our Work And Service 

By Faith In And Obedience To His Will! 

Let Us Cease From Dead Works 

Loving-Up The Loss-Leaders 

And 

Elevating The Deplorable! 

Dare To Live To Wear The Robe That 

Is 

Eternally Relevant: 

Don't Strive To Be A Shooting Star! 

Serve The King: 

Subscribe To Salvation 

And

Get Your Stars From Our Savior! 

Like Aka Love, Peace!

Shooting Stars Flame Out!

The Truth Raises The Dead!

If Jesus Christ Is Our Known Forever-Friend 

And

Satan Is Our Unrelenting Enemy With An Expiration Date

Why, Then, Are We, Through Ungodly Practices

Treating Satan The Adversary As A Bosom Friend 

And 

Jesus Christ The Lord As Our Bitterest Enemy!?! 

If The Truth Of The Lord Jesus Christ 

Is 

Our Hope, Help, And Salvation

And 

The Lies Of  Satan Are For Our Destruction And Damnation

Why, Then, Are We Treating Known-Truth Like Lies 

And 

Known-Lies As The Truth!?! 

Beloved, 

Beware, Be Aware, Be Wary When Those 

Who Are Called To Be Under-Shepherds Of 

The Heritage Of The Living, Holy, God 

Are Asking You To Accept Their Ruminations

Speculations, Suppositions, And Heresies 

As Fact Upon Which To Build 

"A Future Of Bliss" 

On The Earth Which Is Scheduled By The Lord Of Life

The Creator God ... The Judge Of All Flesh 

For An Everlasting Burning 

Aka A Burning Which Will Not Be Put Out By Any Hand

A Burning Which Must Extinguish Itself 

Because 

There Is Nothing Left Within It 

Upon Which The Fire Of God May Feed!?! 

Dear Ones, 

The Truth Is Not Always Palatable, Tolerable

Easily Swallowed, Willingly Accepted

Or Gratefully Embraced 

But

It Will Always Be True, Right, Worthy ... Saving! 

Please Let Us Not Worry About Who Calls Us Straight-Laced 

Via Technicolor Words Oft Used By Sailors And The Like-Minded! 

The Truth Raises The Dead 

And

Lies Bury The Living! 

Think About It! 

Peace!

Bluntly Shame The Devil!

The Devil Is The Liar 

And

The Father Of Lies 

And

All Who Operate As He Does 

Will Suffer The Same Way That He Will 

Unless They Confess And Repent 

Aka Turn Away From Sin And Sinning! 

Beloved, 

Sinners Are What We Are By Nature 

But

Choosing To Be Nurtured In The Fear And Admonition 

Aka Caring Counsels Of The Holy God 

In The Person Of Jesus Christ The Lord, The King

- The Judge Of All Flesh -

Will See Us Safe, Sheltered, And Protected

Inside The Beloved City 

When ... Effectively And Efficiently

All Hell Literally Breaks Loose On This Planet 

And 

Sin, Sinners, Satan, And All His Cohort Are Forever Destroyed! 

Dear Ones, 

In The Name Of Jesus

Do Not, DO NOT, Don't Rationalize Sin 

To Make Yourself "Feel Better" About 

What Should Make You Seriously Feel Like Death Warmed Over 

And

For The Lord's Sake

Please Do Not Make Inane Excuses For The Wicked, Sinful

Downright Evil Actions Of Others 

By Saying That Their Mum Didn't Nurse Them

Their Dad Didn't Buy Them A Lolly

Society Failed Them

And 

The World Owes Them A Living! 

There Is No Human 

Who Does Not Know Right From Wrong: 

Just Watch A Young Child Lying 

And 

Trying To Blame Their Sibling

Or "Invisible Friend" For Wrong-Doing! 

Let's Valiantly Class Up Our Operating Manual 

Via Input From The Living Word Of The Holy God 

And

Bluntly Shame The Devil Today! 

Do Right! 

The King Is Coming! 

Peace!  

HAPPY SABBATH + Trust In The Lord Christ And Not Satan The Thimble-Rigger!

The Devil Is The Liar 

Who Offers Putrid Power And Graveyard Glory 

To The Gullible And All Who Knowingly Choose To Follow Him! 

Beloved, 

Why Would You Ever Want Or Accept A "Gift" 

From A Conniving Spirit Whose Dominion 

Is 

Basically A Bait And Switch Operation 

For The Supposedly Needy

The Known Greedy

And 

The Obviously Seedy!?! 

Since Jesus Christ Is Our Jehovah Nissi

Our BannerUnder Which We Walk 

Fully Knowing His Will 

And 

His Ways For The Way

There Is No Reason For Us To Fall For A Fraud 

From The Fraud, The Fiend

Who Fell From The Faithful Father's Favor! 

Life Is Neither A Beach

Nor A 24/7 Party

Nor An All-You-Can-Eat Back-End Blow-Out Buffet! 

The Truth ... The Living Holy Word

Declares Ebb And Flow

Valley And Mountain-Top Experiences! 

When We Choose To Walk 

Under The Banner That Is Love Divine

Satan And His Cohort Cannot Gull Aka Fool Us 

With Sand Castles, Paper Roses, And Candles In The Wind! 

Our God The Lord ... The King

Is 

Real And Returning To Embrace A People 

Prepared To Meet Him! 

Satan The Condemned And Damned

Is 

Nothing But A Thimble-Rigger

A Confidence Trickster

Who Cannot Deliver What He Winsomely Promises! 

Please Don't Buy Flood Insurance 

As Protection Against The Lake Of Fire! 

Only Jesus Christ Gives Good Gifts By Grace 

To Get Us Home To Glory! 

Be Wise! 

Our Lord Jesus Is With Us! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Prayer Of Faith

 

PRAYER:

Thank You, Lord

For Your Grace That Is Sufficient

Your Mercy Ever Free

And That

The Fact Remains That

The Prayer Of Faith Will Always Reach Thee! 

Please Help Us To Ever Remember That 

The Devil Is The Liar

And

His Words Are Truth Reversed

And That 

His Mission Is To Have Us Continue To Live

Under The Wretched Conditions That 

Initiated The Curse!

Please Help Us To Be Wise

Unto Our Own Soul's Salvation! 

Please Help Us To Ever Trust You 

And

Walk In The Light Of The Truth! 

Please Help Us To Uplift Your Holy Name 

And

Bless Ourselves By Worshiping You 

Through Faithful, Enduring, Obedience

Which Will See Us Ascending With You One Glad Day

To Enter Your Blessed Rest

In The Land Of No Night

The Land Of Eternal Youth!

Please Open Our Eyes

Unstop Our Ears

And

Help Us To Not Only Hear And Embrace The Truth

But To Act Decisively

On Your Living, Holy, Word Which Works! 

Father,

You Have Promised That 

Your Word Will Not Return Unto You Void, Empty

But Will Accomplish The Mission Of 

Getting Us Who Are Willing

Back Into Your House Of Love 

Which Has Room For All Who Will Look Up

To Jesus Christ, The King 

To Be Saved And To Eternally Live! 

Please Accept Our Heartfelt Confession And Repentance

And

Forgive And Cleanse Us As You Promised

And

Welcome Us Into The Fold Of Safely

For It Is In Jesus Christ's Holy Name That

We Humbly Pray And In Dire Need Plead!

AMEN!

Join The Clean-Heart Club!

We Keep A Clean House 

But 

Have Dirty Minds! 

We Display Beautiful Faces 

But 

Practice Ugly Habits! 

We War With Each Other 

But 

With The Devil ... Not So Much!

We Decry Bad Behavior In Others 

But 

Excuse It In Ourselves! 

We Elevate Known Wickedness In Our Favorites As Self-Expression 

And

Denigrate Faithful Christians As Holy-Rollers And Jesus-Freaks! 

Beloved, 

Upside-Down Back-To-Front "Wisdom" 

Is 

Worthless, Useless, And Pointless 

For Both Seller And Buyer 

And

Believing That Satan Is Your Friend 

Because 

He Says Do What You Desire

And That 

Wrong Is Right 

Is 

Going To Book You A Berth In The Lake Of Fire! 

We Cannot Paint Truth Black 

And 

Color Lies White 

In The Belief That It Will Change Their Character: 

It Won't! 

Let's Just Accept That The Word Of God 

Is 

Ever True 

And 

Is Good To Fix What Ails Me And You! 

Join The Clean-Heart Club: 

Look Up To 

And

Put On Jesus Christ 

And 

Really Live! 

Peace!

Recall To Mind!

Remember, Remember, Don't Ever Your Faith Regret

The Lord  Christ Will Never A Faithful Child Forget! 

He Doesn't Forget The Good! 

He Doesn't Forget The Bad! 

Do Good And Good Will Attend You

And 

Over Your Trials Be Glad!

All Things Work For Our Good! 

Jesus Christ Shed Innocent Blood

When On Calvary's Cross He Unwaveringly Stood

So That Satan By Your Worked Faith

Could Be Valiantly Withstood! 

Okay, Class! 

Let's Recap: 

Jesus Saves! 

Mercy Is Free! 

Grace Is Sufficient! 

Don't Fret About Evil-Doers! 

Faith Cannot Fail! 

Hallelujah Is The Highest Praise! 

Obedience Is The Highest Form Of Worship! 

Blessings Await The Faithful! 

Prayer Raises Us Up To God! 

Salvation Came Down! 

Justification Is Instantaneous! 

Sanctification Lasts A Lifetime! 

Sin Is A Reproach To All People! 

Blessed Are The Pure In Heart!

From The Workers Of Iniquity Choose To Depart! 

Wait, Work, Watch: 

Don't Wonder After The Beast!

We Have An Invitation

To Enjoy Jesus Christ's Welcome Home Feast! 

Perfect Peace Is The Gift Of God! 

God Is Our Refuge And Strength! 

The Heavens Declare God's Glory! 

The Good Book Tells The Good News Gospel Story!

Doubters Deny!

Evil Men And Seducers  Will Not To Glory Fly! 

Don't Tempt God! 

There Is No License For Sin! 

Guard Your Heart! 

No Man Can Tame The Tongue! 

There Is No Reason For, Nor Profit In, Pride! 

Grave-Diggers Serve  Grave-Diggers! 

Satan Can't Force You To Sin! 

The Lord Won't Force You To Not Sin! 

Lust Is A Lie Wrapped In A Sinful Desire That Deals Death! 

Beloved, 

The Word Of God Aka The Love Of God 

Works Wonders For The Wise! 

Be Wise! 

Be Humble! 

Be Bold! 

Be Blessed And Be A Blessing! 

Believe The Truth And Love In Deed And In Truth! 

And

Be Confident In Christ! 

In This Is Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Light And Truth Versus Dust And Lies!?!

 

The Lord Is Light And Man Is Dust! 

The Lord Is The Truth And All Men Are Liars! 

The Lord Is The Light Of Truth Which Is Not Hidden! 

Man Is Lying Dust Aka A Dusty Liar: 

He Cannot Hide From Light 

And 

His Only Life Is In The Truth! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Jesus Christ Has Told Us Plainly That 

We Shall Know The Truth 

And 

The Truth Shall Make Us Aka Set Us Free! 

Since Light Reveals Truth 

And 

Truth Sets Man Free

What Possible Use Could Man, As A Known Christ-Follower

Have For That Impurity Called Lies, Lying, And Liars!?! 

Liars Limp And Lose 

Because 

Their Lies And Their Lying Leach-Away Their Lives! 

Pure Truth 

Is 

Both Sword And Shield

Scaffold And Elevator

Bed And Blanket

Tooth And Nail! 

Pure Truth Is Love And Life!

Departing From The Purity Of Truth 

And 

Stepping Away From The Light 

Causes Us To Walk In Deep Darkness! 

There Is No Darkness In The Lord 

And

None Of Us Who Choose To Obediently, Faithfully

Enduringly Walk With The Lord

By The Pure Word

Can Live In The Post-Truth Aka Stranger To The Truth 

Aka I-Feel And My-Truth Environment! 

Pontius Pilate Wanted To Know What Is Truth! 

The Hollywood Movie Said We Can't Handle The Truth! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Let The Word Dwell In You Richly: 

Jesus Christ Aka The Word Of God

Is 

The Way, The Truth, And The Life: 

There Are No Questions! 

Peace! 

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY: The Buck Stops Here!?!

Many Of Us Are In For A Rude Awakening 

When We Appear Before The Judgment Seat Of Jesus Christ 

Because 

Our Usual Pass The Buck, Blame Someone Else

Will Have Exhausted Its Usefulness 

And 

We Will Be On The Hook For The Unpaid, Long-Overdue Bill Of 

Take Personal Responsibility! 

It Is Safe To Say That 

Lucifer Blamed The Father For His Cockups 

Because 

The Father Refused To Let Him Have 

What The Father Gave To His Son! 

End Result: 

Condemnation And Damnation! 

Adam Blamed Almighty God For Giving Him A Defective Wife 

And 

For His Own Willful Disobedience! 

Eve Blamed The Serpent For Deceiving Her Into Wanting More 

When She Already Had Everything That She Needed! 

End Result: 

Cursed, Cast Out

Pain, Hard Labor

Suffering

And 

Death 

Plus

Jesus Christ Having To Die To Save The Race! 

Beloved, 

We Are No Longer Children! 

We Have Knowledge Of The Experiences Of Others 

Which Should Counsel Us To Be Wise: 

Satan Can't Make Us Do Anything! 

As Humans, We All Do What Our Flesh Desires! 

As Committed Christians

We Should All Be Doing What The Lord Wills! 

Mistakes Happen

So Please Choose To Recognize The Error

Repent Of The Sin

Accept Loving Correction

And 

Align Your Desires With The Father's Will! 

Taking Responsibility For Your Own Actions

Minus The Arrogant Attitude

Plus The Humble Spirit 

Equals A Definite Growth In Grace On The Road To Glory! 

"I Was Wrong, And I Beg Your Pardon!" 

Yields Fruit Most Pleasant To Enjoy! 

Dare And Choose To Do Right 

And 

To Glory Rise To Live With Eternal Light 

In The Land Of No Night! 

Peace!

The Best Most Corrupting Musician-Musical Instrument On Earth!

 

The Best Most Corrupting 

Musician-Musical Instrument On Earth 

Is 

Satan, The Damned

The Father Of Lies

The Accuser Of The Brethren

The Murderer Most Foul

The Dragon

The Roaring Lion

The Piercing Serpent

The Lord Of The Dung

The Wannabe God

The Squatter, No Lease

Who Desires To Rob You Of 

Your Bought With Innocent-Blood Red Ticket

To The Lamb's Welcome Home To Zion 

Once-And-Done Feast!

 

What Kind Of Music Pleases You!?! 

How Is Music Affecting Your Mood

Your Speech

And

Your Behavior!?! 

Is Your Taste In Music Controlling You 

And 

Causing You To Set Aside 

Your Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself Inhibitions!?! 

Beloved, 

Music ... A Glorious Gift Of The Almighty God

Is 

A Language 

And 

There Is Intention Behind Its Use! 

Think Critically ...

Music Is A Great Part Of Worship In Heaven! 

Numerous Religions Make Vast Use Of 

Hypnotic Rhymes And Rhythms 

To Bypass The Will 

And 

Push One Into A Trance-Like State 

To Over-Rule Conscious Thought

And

To Make One Do As One Is Directed! 

The Hebrews ... Fresh From Egyptian Slavery

Sat Down To Eat 

And 

Rose Up To Play  ... Mas

And 

Defiled Themselves! 

King Saul Was Refreshed From Demonic Oppression 

By Shepherd-Sweet Psalmist David's 

Anointed Playing And Psalm-Singing! 

We Are Either Raised Up To Heaven By Beautiful Music 

Inspired By The Word Of God 

Or 

Cast Into The Fiery, Furious, Sexualized Ways Of The World 

By Ungodly Words And Baudy Beats! 

Are You Being Elevated To The Throne Of God 

Or 

Are You Being Thrown Into The Depths Of Despair 

With Unnatural Longings Undeniable!?! 

Are You Freeing Your Heart To Soar To The Savior 

Or 

Are You Freezing Yourself 

In That Place Which Encourages Bad Behavior!?! 

Think, Dear Ones

And 

Do Not Lie To Yourself 

By Allowing Tempting, Tasteless Music 

To Make Executive Decisions 

For Your Heart And Your Hand! 

Dare To Keep The Upward Look 

And 

The Holy Jesus With You! 

Peace!

Mindless Music

Makes Man Malleable!

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Choose Your Music Carefully!

Don't Let Music So-Called

Choose You! 

All Expenses Paid, Attire Provided Trip!

Satan Is Not Your Friend! 

He Passionately Hates You

Because 

Jesus Christ Loves You 

And

Because You Have An All Expenses Paid Ticket

Attire-Provided Trip To The Realm Of 

The Forever-Blessed! 

Satan Poisonously Hates You 

Because 

He Knows That If You Remain True 

And 

Faithful To The Lord Christ

You Shall Surely Get To Enter 

Where He Can Never Trespass Again 

And

You Will Assuredly Experience Joys Forevermore 

Which He Cast Away As Cheap And Useless Things! 

Beloved, 

Our Enemy Cannot Hurt Us 

When We Choose To Be Humble And Faithful: 

He Can Hurt Us When We Are Proud And Doubtful! 

We Damage Satan 

When We Obediently Choose To Rest In The Lord Christ

And

When We Find Our Greatest Fulfillment In Serving Our Savior 

By Loving And Caring For Our Brethren!

 

Jesus Christ Is The Rock Of Our Salvation

Our Refuge And Strength

The Anchor For Our Souls 

And

The Only Way Satan Can Effectively Hurt Us 

Is 

If We Do As Satan Did When He Was Lucifer, The Light Bearer:

Satan Saw Himself Instead Of His Maker 

And

He Saw Himself In The Position Of The Almighty God! 

Mirrors Are Amazing 

For Disclosing How Good We Look In Glad Rags

And 

How Silly We Look With A Wardrobe Malfunction

Dirty Eyes, Snotty Nose, And Crusty Lips 

But

They Are Truly Lousy At Disclosing A Black Heart! 

If You Want To See The Condition Of Your Heart Today

Take A Look In The Good Book 

And 

Proceed To The Throne Of Grace In Humble Prayer! 

Remember, Remember 

Don't Ever Forget ... 

Jesus Christ ... Our Lord

Loves You More Than Satan ... Our Adversary

Can Ever Hate You! 

Please Avail Yourself Of Christ's Sacrificial Love That 

Eternally Lives 

And 

Infinitely Gives! 

Peace!

Permission To Be Loving ... And Honest!?!

One Of The Most Lawless Statements 

Ever Uttered By A Human 

Is 

"It Is Okay

To Be Loving And Honest

At The Same Time!" 

Lord Jesus, 

Please Save Us From Our Own Folly! 

Beloved,

 

Love And Honesty Are Irrevocably Bound Together! 

Love Without Honesty Is A Lie! 

Honesty Is Truth With Love! 

Love Is Always Honest: 

God Is Love! 

Love Is Always Truthful: 

Jesus Christ Is The Truth! 

Love Lights The Pathway Home! 

Home Is Where Jesus Christ Is: 

Jesus Christ Is Home! 

Home Is Filled With Light! 

The Light Of God Is Life! 

Jesus Christ Is The Way

The Truth

The Light

And 

The Life Of Every Man! 

The Love Of God 

Is 

The Light In Every Man! 

Almighty God Is Good! 

Good Never Changes! 

Love Never Changes! 

Love Is Honest! 

Love And Honesty Equal Life! 

Love Doesn't Lie: 

Love Your Neighbor As You Love Yourself! 

Please Remember This: 

The Dishonest Heart Will Never Enter The City 

Where Love Divine ... Love Eternal 

Dwells! 

Peace!

Man's Permission

To Be Loving And Honest

At The Same Time

Is

The Excuse

To Be Hateful And Dishonest

When "Necessary!!"