VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Thief Of Joy!

Isaiah 46:5 KJV

To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?

We Were Warned In The Living Word 

Through The Posing Of A Question 

By The Very Lord Of Life Whose Name Is All-Knowing 

Which Means He Has The Unimpeachable Answer! 

The Lord God Almighty Asked: 

"To Whom Will You Compare Me!?!" 

Come On, Brother Man! 

That Was A Trick Question! 

Was It, Uncle Look-Up!?! 

Are You Calling Our Lord Deceitful!?! 

No, Mo! 

I Might Be A Lot Of Things 

But Stupid I Am Not! 

All I Want To Know Is Why 

An Unanswerable Question Was Posed!?! 

Lil' Bit, Have You Ever Heard This Expression: 

"Comparison Is The Thief Of Joy!?!" 

No, I Can't Say That I Have! 

Okay! 

Let's Say, For Instance, That You Worshipped The Living God 

In The Unvarying Beauty Of Holiness 

And 

You Were Truly Happy And Undeniably Blessed To Do So! 

You Knew That You Were Loved And Cherished 

For You Knew That You Were Not Alone 

Because 

Your God Was Your Shepherd, Your Refuge, And Your Strength! 

You Couldn't See Him 

Because 

If You Did In Your Current Sinful State

You Would Be Immediately Consumed: 

He Protected You By Covering Himself! 

You Were Happy, Happy, Happy 

Until You Happened Upon 

"This Is It!" Means And Methods Ministries Incorporated! 

They Had Crashing Cymbals, Booming Bass Drums

Tenor Pans, Electric Guitars 

Praise Singers In Bikinis

Praise Dancers In Short Shorts 

With Lil' Frilly Aprons Over Them

And 

Theatrical Lights, Smoke Machines

And 

A Glib-Tongued Speaker With Expensive Tastes, Treats And Toys

And 

All Manner Of Pricey Statuary 

Which They Carried And Venerated In Their Worship! 

You Were Mesmerized Even More 

When It Was Told You That The Statues Were Gods 

Who Gave Them Their Every Desire 

When The Worshippers  Gave Said Gods 

Gifts Of Money, Produce, Pledge, Or Person! 

You Noted That Those Worshippers Were Excited, Even Euphoric! 

Lord Jesus, Save Us! 

Why Do You Say That, Mala Prop!?! 

I Say That Because That Is

Exactly What Happened To The Israelites 

At The Time Of Balaam 

And Then 

At The Time Of Prophet Samuel 

When They Asked For A King That They Could See ...! 

... And That Is What Repeatedly Led To Them 

Being Constantly Overcome And Enslaved 

To Their Idolatrous Adversaries! 

So, Brethren, 

What Do You Say, Now, About Comparison!?! 

"Comparison Is Truly The Thief Of Joy!"  

Beloved, 

Every Good And Perfect Gift Comes From Almighty God

Who Will Not Share His Glory With Another 

For No Other Can Be Compared To Him 

Because 

He Is Life, Love, Light 

And 

Everything To All People! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Do Not Allow Anything Or Anybody 

To Steal Your Joy In Our Lord Jesus

The God Almighty

Mighty To Save And Seal Us Against The Great Day Of Small Things

The Day Of Judgment! 

AMEN!!! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/clqdCXxqYvI?si=gkrADIUMqc0aQUMh

Pride, Lust, Sin ... Loss!

The Living God ... Alone

Determines

What

Is

Sin!

Sin ... Depending Upon Your "Personal" Perspective

Is 

Either Decidedly Appealing 

Or Perfectly Appalling! 

Lust, Specifically

Is 

The "Most Delicious Aphrodisiac" Known To Mankind 

And

That Is Why Satan Always, Always, ALWAYS

Strikes At Us Through The Lust Of Our Eyes

The Lust Of Our Flesh

And 

That Unchained Bug-Bear

The Pride Of Life! 

There Is No Lust Without Pride 

And 

There Is No Pride Without Lust! 

Beloved, 

Any Overwhelming Desire 

To Have What Is Not Yours To Have And To Hold 

Is 

Sinful 

Because 

It Separates You From The Living God 

And 

Makes You A False God 

Because

Like Lucifer-Now-Satan The Damned

You Become Willing To Destroy Another's Character 

And

Ultimately Their Life 

To Have What That Person, By Right, Possesses! 

What Is Ruling You!?! 

What Is Driving You To Distraction!?! 

Are You Willing To Lose Eternal Salvation 

To Gratify Temporary Satisfaction 

Which You Already Know 

Is 

Pushing You To Disaster!?! 

Are You, Self-Deceived, Saying 

"If I Could Just See, Taste

Touch, Smell, Feel, And Enjoy 'It' Just Once

I Will Die Happy!?!" 

Back-Up Off That Delusion

And 

Dare To Remember That 

A Mouthful Ain't A Meal 

And

One Scratch Doesn't Satisfy A Deep-Seated Itch! 

Lust Always Leads To Loss 

So Please Remember That 

Only Jesus Christ The Righteous

Satisfies Our Needs! 

Straighten Up ... By Available And Saving Grace

And 

Take Your Burdens To The Lord Of Life

And

Leave Them There! 

Peace!

GODLINESS: Real Gain! + PRAYER: Father, Cleanse Us!

Look Around You!
Take The Tour!
God Is Truly Blessing Us
And That's For Sure!

Come On, Letsy!
Surely You Don't Believe
What You Just Said?!

Sure, I Do!
Pastor Says That Visible Prosperity
You Know
Houses, Land, Toys, Trips
Discretionary Cash, Nice Clothes
Beautiful Furnishings
Are All A Mark Of God's Favor!

Okay. Okay.
Nothing Wrong
With What "The Pastor Said!"
BUT
Can You Tell Us
- Me And You -
What Almighty God
- In His Living Word -
Says?!

Well, It Is Like This ...!
The Lord Said ... Says ...!
I Am Sure That The Lord Said ...!
Wait A Minute ... What DID The Lord Say?!
Mercy Me!
I Don't Even Know What The Lord Said!

You Should Hold Your Head Down ... In Shame!

Don't You Read Your Bible?!

Not Really!
There's No Need!

You Can't Be Serious! Why Not?!

Pastor Says ...!

STOP! JUST STOP!!

You Can Tell Me
What "Pastor" Says
But You Don't Know What
The Eternal God
The Savior Of Your Own Soul Says?!

Dear Lord!

This Is Eden All Over Again!

The Creature's Words Have Power

But The Creator's Word

Is A Mere Squeak!

Pity Us, Father!

Who Is Your Pastor Working For?!
Himself Or The Living God?
Or
Is It Possible
That He Is Working
For That Wannabe God
King Fraud?!

Shut Your Mouth!!

I Will Not!

You And I
Are Going To Have
A Coming-To-Jesus Meeting
For
You Have Surely Lost Your Way
And Are Babylonian Sweet Cakes Eating!

Yum! I Like Sweet Cakes!

Yes! I Can See That
But I Am Sure
That You Will Not Like
These Babylonian Sweet Cakes!
Their Leavening Ain't From
The Lord God Holy And Divine
Friend Of Mine!

You're Serious?!

Yes, I'm Serious!
All This Stuff Piled Up
And Your Wayward
Pastor-Inspired Erroneous Thinking
Has The Sulphurous Stench Of Satan
Reeking From It!

Come On!
That's Melodramatic!
It Can't Be That Bad!

It's Worse!

Gain Is Not Godliness
BUT
Godliness ... WITH CONTENTMENT
Is Great Gain!

From The Look Of This Place
And Your Rabid Spending
You Are Not Inhabiting
A Contented State! 

What You Are You Doing Later?!

I'm Doing A Mall Hop!
I'm Going ShoppingI

I Want To Buy ...!
Ohhh, Dear!

Yes ... Oh, Dear, Dearie!

Have you Ever Seen
A U-Haul At The Cemetery Gate
Carrying The Deceased One's Beloved Possessions?!
Or Have You Ever Heard
A Dead Man Speak About
Refitting His House
Or
His Going On Vacation?!

Girl, You Are On 

A Build A Bigger Barn Shopping Spree
AND

It's Not Going To End Well!

How Dare You?!

You're Just Jealous!

If You Say So.

Things Are Here To Make Us Comfortable!
We Are Not To Get Comfortable With Things
For
Things Are Just That ... Things!
No Heart - No Soul
Inanimate - Cold!
Just Like Belly Fat
They Don't Love You
AND
Just Like Belly Fat
The Rush To Grasp Things Will Kill You
Just Like A Cat Will Kill A Rat!

Only Problem, Though
The Inordinate Desire For Things
Will Ultimately Kill You Twice!
It's A Satanic Device!

But Having Things Is Such Fun!
They Are So Shiny!
That New Merchanchise Smell Is Sooo Delicious
And Best Of All

It Makes Me Feel So Very  Prosperous!
Ahhhhh!
The Thrill Of Acquisition!

Lord, Have Mercy

On Your People Today

Who Erroneously Believe That Feelings

And Things Possessed

Will Cause Them To Enter Heaven

On The Great Day!

Letsy ...
How Did You Get Here?!
You Used To Unfailingly Trust God!
How Did You Arrive At This Cross Road
Between King Jesus
And Satan
That Murderous Fraud?!

I Don't Know!
Maybe I Just Got Tired Of Being Poor
And Always Wanting
... Never Having Anything Beautiful ... !

... So You Listened!

Listened!?
Listened To What?!

The Siren's Song!

What Are You Talking About?!

RiCaP!

What Are We Recapping?!

Not That Kind Of Recap!

RiCaP -
Riches!
Cares!
Pleasures!
The Big Three
That Satan Uses
In Playing The Game Of Life
Where The Holy Grail Prize
IS
The Human Soul!

Don't Say That!
You're Scaring Me!

Good!

If You Were Not Being Scared
Then
All Hope Would Have Been Lost
BUT

Your Being Scared Says
You Can Find Comfort
At The Foot Of Christ's Cross!

Mirrie? Can I Tell You A Secret?!

You Know You Can!

Well ...

It's Like This!

Someone Across The Quad
Reported Me To The Co-op Board
And I Received A Warning Letter
That If I Don't Get Rid Of All This Stuff ...!

... Well, It Is Piled To The Ceiling
And It Is A Fire Trap!

... They're Threatening To Evict Me!

Please Help Me!

Tears Followed!
Hugs Pursued!
Prayers Were Sent Up
AND

Comfort Ensued!

Things Are For Comfort!
Things Should Not Comfort Our Souls
For In That Instance
Things - Not The Living God
Get The Worship
Not The Maker Of The Soul!

Look At The People Around You!
Look At The Things
For Which They Do Care!
Look At How And What For
They Acquire Riches!
Look At What They Take Pleasure
In From And For
Each And Every Day
AND
Consider
- For Just A Moment -
Where Jesus Christ Is
In Their Fraught Lives
AND
Decide For Your Own Soul
- Your Own Self -
With Whom
For What
Where
Your Soul's Salvation Lies

ANDIn The Name Of Jesus
Quote
Live In
Live For
Jesus!

Your Pastor Needs Jesus, Too
For 

He Can't Save His Own Soul
Far Less Save Yours
No Matter How Much
In The Great Day
You Boo Hoo!

Now ... About These Shoes
Pots Pans
Dresses Utensils
Glassware Cutlery
Coats Electronics
Lamps Hat Boxes
Boots ...!!

... They've Got To Go!

Do You Wear Any Of These Things
Or Use Any Of These Gadgets?!

Not Really!

Then ...!

... Why Did I Buy Them?!

Yes!

Lust Of The Eye!Check!

Lust Of The Flesh! Check, Check!!

AND ...

Drum Roll!!!

THE PRIDE OF LIFE!!!

You Know What?!

What?!

Confession Is Good For This Soul ...!

... But It Won't Help Us
Figure Out How
To Get Rid Of These Things
This ... This Stuff!

Time To Start Writing The List!!

PRAYER:

Father, 

Forgive Us

For Putting Possessions Before Praise

For Letting Things

Take The Place Of Thankfulness

For

Not Taking Our Cares

To The Ancient Of Days!

Father, 

You Are Our God

And

We Confess Our Sin

And

We Repent Of Our Folly

In Not Studying The Living Word

For Our Own Selves

And

For Letting Our Faith Be Misspent!

Grant To Us

The Outpouring Of The Holy Spirit

Whom You Have Promised

Will Lead Us Into All Truth

And

Grant Us Spiritual Ears

To Hear That Still Small Voice

And

Help Us, Father

To Make The Lord Christ

Our Eternal Choice!

Cleanse Us From All Unrighteousness

And

Grant Us Blessed Mercy

And

Dear Grace

So That

- In Peace - 

We Shall Our Lord's Face

In Whose Name

We Make The Contrite Heart's Plea! 

AMEN.

HAPPY SABBATH + BARBED WIRE : Fake News!

Fake News Is Not A Modern-Day Construct!
Fake News Started In Heaven
With Lucifer nka Satan
The Father Of Lies
Telling Angels
- Who Had No Knowledge
No Concept Of Falsehood
Nor Deception -
That Their Welfare
Was His Personal Priority
When What He Really Wanted
Was Worship From All
AND
Kingly Power
AND
Lordship Over All 
Whom He Could Within His Covetous Eyes
Pridefully
Behold!

Fake News
Was In The Garden Of Eden!
Eve Was Beguiled By A Snake-Oil-Peddling
Talking Serpent
Who Got Her To Fall
By Means Of The Three Tests
Which All Humans
- Before Jesus Christ Returns -
Must Face!

Lust Of The Eye!
Lust Of The Flesh!
AND
The Pride Of Life!
Are The Leading Reins
By Which All Men Sin
AND
Fall Short Of The Glory Of God
AND
Whether Turning
The Leaves Of Your King James Bible
Or
Turning Grand History's Page
We Will See Fake News
Featuring Prominently
Oiling The Wheels Of Hate
AND
Sending The Innocent
The Wicked
The Strong
The Weak
The Sinner
The Saint
AND
Even The Savior Of The World
Through Certain Death's
Ever-Swinging
Studiously-Polished
Wide-Open Gate!

Joseph Was Done In
By Potiphar's Rutting Wife's Bold Lie!

The Deceitful "Prophet Of God" Balaam
Told The Idolatrous Hater King Balak
To Publish A Friendly, Lying Invitation
To Inveigle Into Idolatry
AND
Licentiousness
The Encroaching Hebrews
Whom The King Wanted To Be Caused To Die!

Covetous
Adulterous
King David
Caused To Be Killed
His Cuckolded Servant, Uriah
Through Instruction In A Poisoned Pen Letter
- A Royal Writ -
AND
The Restoration Work Of The Returning Babylonian Exiles
Was Stopped
By A Bitterly Enviously-Written Lying Word
Sure
A World Sovereign
To Bitingly Offend!

Emperor Nero Killed The Christians
By Publishing The Lie That
They Were Pyromaniacs!
AND
Marie Antoinette Lost
Her Head
Through A Cake Tale
That Was Fake!

BUT ...

The Biggest Fake News Stories
Ever Published Abroad
On This Spinning Blue Ball
Are:

• Jesus Christ Ain't No Savior!
• Father God Is A Hands-off Fraud!
• The Holy Spirit Is An Essence!
• A Man In A Dress Is The Sin-Forgiving God On Earth
• Satan Does Not Exist!
• Satan Exists And Is Benevolent!
• Satan's Mission Is Misunderstood!
• Jesus Christ Isn't Returning To The Earth For He, In The First Place, Never Came And Upon Earth Stood!
• Jesus' Mother Mary Is The Mediatrix For Man, Born Sinless, Is Alive On Earth, Living In Heaven, Working Miracles, And Avidly Accepting Heartfelt Prayers!
• Man Can Live Like A Louse And Still Get Into God's Everlasting House!
• That The Dead In Their Graves Are Up In Heaven Happy Down In Hell Hollering But Still Protecting And Advising The Living! (If Only They Would Get Up And Work!)
• Man Is God!
• Satan Is God!
• God Is No God!
• There Is No Sin!
• God Saves Even As He Is Committing Sin!
• There Is No Life After Death!
• The Soul Of Man Is Immortal!
• Burning In Hell's Fire Is Eternal!
• Reincarnation Is Real!
• There Is No Need To Live By A "Thus Saith The Lord!"
• Doubting Man Is A Risk, and
• Trusting God Brings No Reward!

Whew!!

Fake News Comes!
Fake News Goes!
As Goes Illumination's Agenda
So The Story Flow Goes!

Fake News Has An Originator!
Fake News Has A Destination For Its Door!
Fake News Has A Fragrance
An Aroma
That Cannot Be Purchased
From A Broad Street
Nor From A High Street Store!

Fake News Has A Rhythm!
Fake News Is A Song!
A Song Thrashing The Airwaves
Designated
To Make Certain Men
Women
Even Snow-Flake Children
Dance About
Bounce Around
Prance Up And Down
AND
Cheerily Sing Along
For. Just. So. Long!

Watch The War Mongers!
Watch The Money Men!
Watch The Movements Of The Politicians!
Watch The High Priest To Whom
The Media Giants Are All Energetically Flocking!

Hunt
For A Good Piece Of Fake News
Or
Fake Fake News
AND
Trace It From Its Fragrant Flower
To Its Deep-Shallow Roots
AND
Ask The Living God
For Hind Sight To Be Foresight
And, Please Do Your Best
AND
Try Not - With Fright -
To Cower!

All Fake News
Is A Cattle Prod
AND
The Land-Baron Is Satan
The Wannabe-God
Whose Tenant-Farmers
Are The Kings Of The Earth
Who Are Throwing Scratch-Grain
To Acquire An Army
Made Up Of Plucked Chickens
Served Up As Fried Steak
(Gravy 'N A Biscuit Are Not Included)!

God Gave Us True News In Advance -  Prophecy!
Trust God's Word
God's Son - The Lord Jesus Christ -
AND
Live!
AND
Trust The Words Of The Good Shepherd
AND
Stop Falling For
Satan-Machinated Fibs!

Look Out For The Fake-News Barbed-Wire
Set 

To Keep Us Out

To Keep Us In
To Direct Our Traffic

To Stop Us

- The Unwashed Masses -

In Our Own God-given Strength

In Our Own Way

With Our Own Conscience

Through Reasoned Common Sense

- Known For Not Being A Common Thing -

From In Almighty God's Truth

Walking
Unto God's Freely-Given Salvation!

*********

This Is All A Part Of
The Great Controversy
Between
Almighty God
And
Satan
Who Desires To Be Worshiped
As God!

Read The Whole Story:

http://www.end-times-prophecy.org/GreatControversy.pdf

Meanwhile ...

In The Not-Fake News 
Published In The Believer's Press Kit
2,000+ years Ago
And 
Still Relevant Today:

FACT :-

The Only Way
To Get To Our Father God

Is Through Jesus Christ
His Only Begotten Son

- The Only One Righteous -

Who Alone Saves!

Pass The Word Along!

HAPPY SABBATH + The Nature Of Evil

The Nature Of Evil
Gratifies Ego
AND
Glorifies Self
For The Sole Purpose Of Getting 
The Evil One's Name
Into
The Glaringly Glorious Spotlight
AND
Off Of 
The Insignificant Ones' Shelf!

Satan's Overmastering Self-Love
In Its Full And Final Bloom
Ripped Heaven Apart
Because Of Satan's Willingness To Prove
That He
- After Acting The Part
Of Agent Provocateur
Union Representative
Free-Range Parent -
Could Be A Better Self-Appointed God 
Than The Self-Incarnate Almighty Holy God!

Do We Need To Ask
How That Power-Play Worked Out For
The Wanna-be God?!

Evil Holds No Outward Love
For Its Love
Is 
To Self
Totally Unabashedly Inclined
AND
If Telling The Outliers
That Within Its Gross Actions Is 
Brotherly Even Unto Godly Love
It Will Do It For The Purpose Of Gaining Cooperation
Without The Use Of
The Iron Fist In Kid Gloves!

Forked Tongue Does Bitter-Speech Sweet!

What Love Is To The Human Heart
Hate Is To The Satanically-Inspired Heart!
Where Peace Will Calm
The Raging Storm
Satan And His Henchmen
Will Stir The Wind
To Cause A Storm
That Will Intentionally Inflict Harm
AND
Thereafter
Blame The Holy God!

It Ever Works Like The Proverbial Charm!

Evil Is Always Activated By Envy
Greed
Lust
AND
Hate
Even Though The Beholder
Has More Than Plenty
On Its Plate!

Look At The Heart
In The Body Specially Prepared
By The Creator God
Who
Discontented
With All It Had Blessedly Received
Wanted For Itself
All That The Creator Kept To Himself
Inside His "Sleeve!"

The 10th Commandment
Speaks Of Covetousness For A Reason
For
Lust Of The Flesh
Birthed Within The Lustful Eye
Is Always Going To Cause
"The Fur To Fly!"
AND
The Accursed Pride
That Bane Of The Human Soul
Is Always Ever Ready
To Make
The Pride Of Life
The Unregenerate Heart's
Life Guide
AND
Sole Goal!

The Covetous Heart Will Kill!

Evil Is Guided By
Me
For Me
To Me
In Me
By Me
See Me
How Do You Like Me ... NOW?!
You Should Have Loved Me ... THEN!
I AM The Cause Of Your Felt Mayhem!
Life Is A Bastard Now!
Ahem! AHEM!

Evil Is Full
Of Bloatware
AND
Gloat-ware
AND
Every Any Thing
Which Will Of Said Evil
Inspire
Dread Fear
Compliments Of The Big Goat Fair!

Evil Is A Cancer
For Which There Is Only One Known Cure:

The Acceptance
Of The Love By Holy Sacrifice
Of The Living
Once Dead
AND
Alive For Evermore
Jesus The Christ
The Way To Eternal Life!
AND
Those Who Believe
That Economic
AND
Political
AND
Ecumenical Religious Means
Will Eradicate Evil's Deep-seated Curse
May As Well Pick A Polished Brass Number
AND
Wait ... For The Inevitable Luxury Automobile Called Hearse!

Say It With Me:

Jesus Christ In

Evil Out!

Holy Spirit Moves In

And

Satan Suffers A Terminal Rout!

Prayer Is Power!

Constant Praying Is Powerful!

Denying Self And Lifting Up Christ

Arms Us With Spiritual Weapons

With Which We Can Satanic Agencies Fight!

Immerse Your Mind In Jesus Christ

Who Is Himself Truth

And Valiantly Carry

The Word Of God

And

Shield Your Soul

With Your Measure Of Jesus' Faith

To Repel The Fiery Darts

With WhichThe Wicked Do You Shell
Hoping To Make You Fall
And 
At The Fullness Of Time
Join Them
In The Appointed Hell!

Live Right By Doing Righteous Deeds

And 

Decidedly Protect Your Head

So That Fired Rocks
Won't You Kill Dead (Like Goliath)!

Don't Set Aside Your Helmet!

It Is Your Soul's Salvation!

Let Your Well-shod Feet

Carry You Around 

To Teach The Gospel Of Jesus' Peace

Letting The World Know

What God

- Through Jesus Christ -

Has Done For You

And Will ... For Them, Too!

*********

Never Give In To Evil!

Never Give Up Your Faith In God!

Death In Christ 
Before
Dishonor By Disbelief

And
Trumpet 

God's Eternal Damnation

Upon
The Vile Corrupter-In-Chief!

In The Name Of The Holy Jesus ...