VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Mercy Is Free For Me And Thee!

How Often Have We Wanted, Needed, Desired Something 

But 

Didn't Receive It 

Because 

We Didn't Choose To Humble Ourselves Enough To Ask For It!?! 

Too Often, I Dare Say! 

Beloved, 

We Are Instructed 

To Approach Boldly The Throne Of Grace That 

We May Obtain The Available Mercy! 

If We Don't Ask For Almighty God's Mercy

Then We Will Not Find His Free-To-All Grace

That Unmerited Favor

The Divine Power To Help Us In Our Time Of Need 

Which Is Every Day That Live And Breathe! 

If You're Proud, Humble Yourself! 

If Your Dumb, Speak In Your Heart

Write A Note

Talk Your Talk To The Lord! 

Remember That We Don't Pray As We Ought To 

So, In Mercy, The Holy Spirit Intercedes For Us 

With Groanings Which Cannot Be Uttered! 

Our Joy 

Is 

To Ask 

And 

Almighty God's Love Always Answers With What Is Best For Us 

And

Delivers More And Better Than We Could Have Ever Asked

Anticipated Or Expected! 

Mercy Is A Truly Beautiful Word, Concept, Construct, That 

We Should Gladly Accept 

And

Generously Apply! 

Mercy: 

Meeting 

Each 

Request With 

Compassion For Every 

Yearning Soul

There Is Forgiveness, Benevolence

And 

Kindness Within The Lord's Mercy 

So Big-Up Yourself By Showing Yourself Small

Helpless, Sinful

Needy

Repentant, Reconciled, Redeemed

Blessed! 

Please Put Arrogance And Pride Out Of Your Heart-House 

And 

Actively Seek Kindness From Jesus Christ The Lord! 

May The Blessings Of The Lord Make You Rich Today 

And 

Forever! 

Peace! 

TRANSFORMED: Unmasking The Masked!

Is Your Mask On!?! 

Is Your Facial Expression Shellacked In Place!?! 

Does Anyone Know The Real You 

Or Are They Just Looking At The Someone That 

Time And Circumstance Grew!?! 

Beloved, 

We Have All Worn Masks Of One Kind Or Another 

At One Time Or Another 

But

As Children Of The Father

As The-Bought With The Blood Of The Son

As Those Comforted By The Holy Spirit

We, By Faith, May Set Aside The False Image 

And 

By The Love Of Jesus Christ ... The Great Physician

Display The True Me ... The True You! 

Our Savior Could Not Lie 

And 

Let Us Die Lost! 

He Had To Live The Truth 

And 

Die The Death 

So That We, Convicted Of Sin And Of Righteousness

May Ultimately In The Father's House Of Joy And Peace 

Eternally Live! 

Masks Cast Shadows Which Hide The True 

And 

Highlight The False: 

This Behavior Practiced By Satan 

Placed Our Lord Upon Calvary's Cruel, Accursed, Cross! 

Today Is The Day Of Salvation 

When We Must Throw Off The Mask Of Sin 

And 

Let The Light That Is The Life Of Our King Jesus 

Shine In Our Eyes 

Revealing Our New Lives! 

Nothing That Defiles May Enter The Glorious City 

And So 

I Beseech Us All To Get Rid Of Anything And Everything 

Which Will Stop Grace And Mercy 

From Transforming Our Lives! 

The Death-Mask Of Sin Is For A Time: 

Nothing That Bears The Stench Of Finite-Time 

Will Enter Eternity! 

Be Transformed: 

Renew Your Mind! 

Let The World See Jesus Christ In You! 

Smile: 

Drop Sin And Self 

And 

Keep Salvation 

And

Recognize That We Are At The Last Mile Marker 

On The Road To Home! 

Be Real! 

Get Ready! 

Be Redeemed! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Safe In The Arms Of Jesus!

What Is The Point Of 

Having Big Money And A Bad Mind

Having Reach And No Grasp

Having A Hold But No Help

Having Your Best Life Now 

And 

No Liberty In The Lord Jesus!?! 

What Does It Profit Us To Gain The Whole World 

And 

Lose Our Own Souls!?! 

Will You Lose Your Battle Against Sin 

For Lack Of A Nail In A Sure Place: 

Upon What Foundation Are You Building Your House!?! 

Beloved, 

The Truth Is That Jesus Christ 

Is 

The Truth! 

Accepting 

And 

Operating On And In The Truth 

Saves Our Souls From Sin! 

Rejecting Sin Puts Us Squarely In Satan's Cross-Hairs 

And

Safely In The Arms Of Jesus Christ The King Who 

Is 

Lord, Life, Love, Light

And 

Liberty! 

A Question Must Be Asked: 

In Whom Is Your Trust Placed!?! 

The Answer Must Be Given: 

I Trust In Almighty God Through Jesus Christ! 

A Walk Must Be Started! 

The Life Will Be Changed! 

Desires Will Be Reorganized And Refined! 

Hope Will Point To Glory! 

Faith Will Lead The Way

And

Victory Will Open The Door 

Because 

Endurance Caused You To Pray ... 

"Jesus, Thou Son Of David

Please Have Mercy On Me!"

 

Salvation Saves The Day 

And 

Paves The Way ... Home! 

Do Not Lean On Your Own Understanding: 

Jesus Christ The Righteous

Is 

Always The Answer To All Our Questionings! 

No Jesus, No Peace! 

Know Jesus And Know Peace! 

Trust Is Faith In Action!

 

The Lord's Love, Grace, And Mercy Towards Us Is Perfect 

And

If You Don't Understand This Scripture

We Are In Trouble! 

It Is A Personal Word Of Upliftment

So Here It Goes: 

"Almighty God

Is

My Foundation, My Protection, My Escape! 

He Is My Personal Deity ... He Knows My Name! 

He Feels My Pain And Shame! 

He Put Himself In My Place, And I Am Safe ... Saved! 

He Is My Hope ... I Repose My Trust In Him Alone! 

He Is The Belt That Secures Me To Himself! 

He Is My Horn, My Basket Of Plenty Good Good

Blessings Immeasurable

And 

Blessings Innumerable! 

He Is The One Who Holds Me Up

Who Holds Me Aloft 

And 

Above The Maddening Throng! 

He Is My Sure Defence 

And 

By Him ... In His Loving Care

By His Sweet Spirit Who Leads Me

Teaches, Guides, Chastises, And Blesses Me

I Am Forever Blessed! 

The Living God Is The Lord Of My Life 

And 

In Him I Have Peace

And 

I Am At Rest! 

I Love The Lord: 

He Loves Me First!" 

Beloved, 

The Living God Of Grace And Glory

The Eternal God ... Our God ... Cannot Lie: 

We May Take Him At His Word! 

Let Us Make His Word To Us Personal! 

Let Us Ever Choose To Pray The Promises Of God 

According To Our Need 

And 

Just Because 

Because 

They Are Also For Our Comfort! 

Doubt Is Faith's Inaction! 

Trust Is Faith In Action! 

Take The Word At His Word 

And 

Be Gloriously Blessed! 

Work Your Gift Of Faith! 

Peace!

If You Want Joy, Real Joy ...!

I Remember Singing On Sabbath As A Child

 

"If You Want Joy

Real Joy

Wonderful Joy

Let Jesus Come Into Your Heart!" 

The Chorus Continued To Speak About 

Our Nights Being Turned To Day

Our Sins Being Washed Away

And 

Our Lives Being Made Over Anew! 

Beloved, 

When A Sentence Starts With An 

"If You Want ..." 

There Is The Real Possibility That 

You Don't Want The Thing On Offer! 

For The One Seeking The Lord At This Time 

When He Is To Be Found

Honest Questions Seeking Knowledge 

To Make The Informed Decision 

Regarding The New Life In Christ Are Acceptable! 

For The Christian Who Has Had Long Experience With

And 

Ample Proof Of 

The Goodness, Mercy, Love, And Grace Of The Lord

But, Why, What For, When, Where, And The Like 

Have That Sulphurous Stench Of Doubt! 

The Lord Jesus Christ Makes It Plain That 

He Has Nothing For Those 

Who Choose Not To Exercise Faith In Him 

And, Instead

Indulge Decimating Doubt! 

Are You Living As A Candle 

Glowing Or Guttering 

According To The Winds Of Change 

And

The Flavors Of The Moment 

Being Sold At The Fad Farm Or Ego Emporium!?! 

Fads Fail 

And 

Ego Goes Overboard! 

Slow, Sure, Steady, With Staying-Power

And 

With Saints Sealed And Saved 

Is

The Expected End Of The Life Committed To Christ! 

Faith Equips All Of Us Who Are Willing 

To Endure And Excel 

In The Journey To Joy In Jesus 

Which Continues Onward And Upward 

With The Joyous Celebration 

In New Jerusalem! 

Joy Is A Precious Gem! 

Dare To Find And Hold Your Treasure! 

Peace!

Build A Beautiful Brain

Your Brain Isn't Actually A Muscle 

But 

It's Always Getting A Workout! 

We Train Our Brains!

Muscles Must Be Exercised 

If 

They Are To Strengthen And Grow 

And 

Remember What They Have Been Or Are Being Taught! 

Muscles Have Memory 

And

This Is Why We Are Able To Do Things 

Without Having To Forcefully "Think" About 

What We Are Going To Do! 

Trained Muscles Know! 

Beloved, 

With What Are You Exercising Your Mind!?! 

With What Bad Habit Are You Bulking Up Your Brain That 

Is Now Taking Over 

And

Disrupting Your Life!?! 

Is Your Brain-Training Showing!?!

The Apostle Paul Instructed Young Timothy 

To Study To Show Himself Approved By God

A Workman That Wouldn't Need To Be Ashamed! 

Is There A "Muscle" In Your Mind Juiced-Up On Steroids 

Aka Bad Medicine That 

Is 

Causing You To Think, Say, And Do Things 

Which Our Lord Christ Can Never Approve!?! 

We Have In The Lord Christ An High Priest Who 

Is 

Touched By The Feelings Of Our Infirmities

Short-Comings And Sicknesses Which Drop Us To Our Knees

And 

He Says To Us All: 

Come Boldly ... As You Are

To The Throne Of Grace 

To Obtain Mercy

And

Grace ... Favor ... Power 

To Help You

In Your Time Of Need! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Be Not Proud, Arrogant, Lawless

Or A Man-Pleaser ... Self-Deluded! 

Please Acknowledge That There Is A Problem

Call It By Its Given Name 

And

Get Thee Hence To Jesus Christ The King

And 

Humbly Give It To Him! 

Do Not Be Ashamed:

Jesus Christ Saves! 

Brethren, Beloved

Dare To Build A Beautiful Brain

A Marvellous Mind

With The Blessed Exercise Plan 

Easily Found In The True Words Of Almighty God 

Which Speak Love, Life, And Liberty! 

Peace!

THE ELEVATOR: Humility!

Living In Harmony

Having Sympathy For The Plight

Aka The Conditions Under Which Others Live 

And

Doing Something About It As, When, How, And Where We Can

Treating Others Like Blood-Relations Because They Are

Speaking Words Of Peace, Upliftment, And Blessing

And

Being Humble 

Because 

It Is The Living, Holy, Way 

Is

The Call Placed On The Lives Of 

All Who Will To See The Lord Jesus, Our Returning King

In Perfect Peace! 

Beloved, 

Behaving Like A Red Hat In A White Hat Parade 

Or As A Light Skirt In A High Wind 

Is Not 

Good, Right, Beneficial Or Profitable To The Sinner 

And 

Definitely Not For The Saints Of God And Christ! 

Think, Dear Ones

And 

Understand, Accept 

And 

Operate Under The Knowledge That 

The Humble Heart, The Heart For Christ

Is 

An Elevator! 

Jesus Christ Was Humble Even Unto Death 

And

He Is The King Of Glory! 

Are We Not Called To Be A Nation Of Kings And Priests

To Be Members Of 

The Family Of Almighty God!?! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ...

Man's Curses, Accusations, And Evil-Doing 

Are Temporary 

But

The Graces And Mercies Of Our Lord Christ 

Are Eternal! 

Our King Is Coming! 

Heed The Command: 

All Rise! 

Peace!

CO-OPERATING WITH CHRIST: Counting The Costs!

 

Are You Choosing To Live Consciously Aware That 

You Are A Personal Beneficiary Of The Goodness Of 

The God Of Glory Who Reigns And Rules In Heaven Above 

Or

Are You Just Drifting Along Like Any Ungrateful Child 

Taking What Daddy And Mummy Has In Store To Give 

As Your Right Because ...Well

They Brought You Into This Cruel World Without Your Consent 

And So

They Owe You Whatever You Demand

No Questions Asked

No Answers Given!?! 

Are You Perhaps, By Some Weird Happenstance

Taking Love Of The Everlasting Sort For Granted!?! 

Stop It! 

There Is A Parable In The Peeling Of A Carrot

Opening A Cabbage Head

Skinning And Figging An Orange

And 

Scraping Ginger Root! 

Once You Break The Bonds

Aka The Ties That Bind The Whole In Place

They Can Never Be Put Back Together Again! 

Once The Whole Becomes Parts, Pieces 

Forward Motion Must Be Maintained

And 

The Predetermined Outcome Is Evidenced: 

Intended Use

Misuse

Or 

Refuse! 

Intended Use Satisfies! 

Misuse Hurts The Abuser! 

And

In The Spiritual Realm

Refused, Abused, Discarded

Aka Garbaged Love, Grace, Mercy, Salvation, Truth

And Light

And Peace

Results In The Bold Ingrate-Abuser Becoming 

Refused And Rejected

And 

Discarded Into Outer Darkness 

... And Burnt Up ... 

Never To Be Seen Again! 

Are You Counting Your Costs In The Here And The Now!?! 

Have You Considered That 

Your Built-up Tomorrow-Land Castle 

Will Be No More Than Pounded Sand!?! 

Whatcha Yuh Gonna Do Then!?! 

Beloved, 

Please Put Your Spiritual House In Upward Way 

Aka Traveling 

Aka Homeward Bound Order: 

Trip Tickets Issued Are Always One-Way! 

Please Cooperate With Christ: 

Make Him First In Your Life!

Peace!

Love Is When ...!

Love Does Not Seek To Hurt! 

Correcting Someone In Love Is Not Abuse! 

Telling Someone That They Are Wrong 

Is Not 

Hating Them

Truncating Their Growth

Or Denying Them Their Right To Self-Expression! 

Beloved, 

Love Desires The Best For The One Loved! 

Love Does Not Seek Selfish Pleasure 

And 

Neither Does It Seek To "Bless" Itself 

By Maliciously Belittling Others! 

Love Is Not A Weather Station

A Balloon That Goes Up And Down 

According To The Temperature In The Atmosphere! 

Love ... Of The Godly Sort

Gives Good Gifts Of Grace 

And 

Is Merciful Even Though It Is Misused, Abused

Offended

Neglected

And

Even Discarded 

By The One Loved Who Does Not Know 

How To Rightly Respond To The Love That 

Expects Nothing In Return 

Save To See The Beloved Being Blessed 

Saved

And 

Sealed! 

Questions Deserve Answers ...

Who Is The One You Love 

Who Takes ... But Never Gives

Expects ... But Never Contributes

Demands ... But Never Delivers

Hopes ... But Never Helps

Sins Joyfully ... But Never Sings Gratefully!?! 

Are You, Perhaps, The One Loved!?! 

Think Critically, Carefully, Calmly, About It 

And

By Almighty God's Amazing Grace

Let Love Not Be Proud

But 

Simple, Kind, Giving, Forgiving

Great 

And

Godly! 

Love Is Divine: 

Love Is Of Almighty God! 

Please Give Godly Love Today!

 Peace!

DOING AS YOU PLEASE: Don't Tempt The Lord!

 

Think About These Things ...

Water Over A Low Flame Simmers! 

And

You May Blissfully Play The Annoying Game 

"I'm Not Touching You!" 

Until The Offended Party Slaps The Snot Out Of You! 

Beloved, 

There Is An Old Saying About Poking A Dog With A Stick! 

Poke The Dog One Time Too Many 

And 

You Will Rue The Day You Walked Without Wisdom! 

You May Be Able To Destroy The Animal Afterward 

But

Surprise, Surprise, No Shock

No One Can Destroy The Creator God

Who Has The Final Say In Everything! 

Answer If You Dare ...

How Long Can We Offend The Lord 

Before He Rocks Our World!?! 

Do Not Tempt The Lord! 

Look Around And See! 

Turn Around And Hear! 

Look Out And Weep For The Multitudes Of People

Young, Old

Rich, Poor

Free And Imprisoned 

Who Believed That 

They Could Control Almighty God's Sweet Tomorrow! 

We Are Promised One Day Of Life 

And 

That Is Today:

Our Today Actions Decide Our Tomorrow Outcomes! 

The Fact Is ... 

If Tomorrow's Sun Rises For Us

The Day Will Be Called Today

So Please Let Us Use Today

This Moment

This Minute

This Hour

This Day

To Accept The Leading Of The Lord 

So That By His Slow Anger Aka His Saving Grace 

We May Rise Above The Morass Of Sin 

And

Walk Unto Sure Salvation! 

Wise Up ... 

Indulging In Folly 

Is Not 

Common-Sense! 

Do The Will Of The Eternal God! 

Walk In The Holy Way That Leads To Everlasting Life

And 

Choose To Accept Mercy ... Available And Free

Because

The Day Of Our Redemption 

Is 

Drawing Near

And

Only Those Of The Household Of Unfailing Faith

- Enduringly Faithful, Obedient, Loving, And Kind To End -

Will Be Redeemed! 

Please .. I Beseech Us All 

Willingly Obey The Lord While It Is Still Today

And 

Be Gloriously Blessed! 

Peace!

Doing As You Please

Does Not Stretch Far Enough

To Allow You To Do "It"

As Long As You Please!

Truth Has No Expiration Date!

Okay! 

Let's Recap! 

Truth Has No Expiration Date! 

Salvation ... Which Includes Grace And Mercy

Has A Guaranteed-By Date! 

And

Evil Has A Use-By Date!

Please Think Deeply On These Things! 

Fret Not Thyself Over Evil-Doers 

Is 

The Take-It-To-The-Bank Command! 

Cast Your Burden On The Lord 

Is 

The Make-Haste-And-Do-It Command! 

Trust Ye In The Lord Forever 

Is 

The Always-Use Command! 

Pray Without Ceasing 

Is 

The Rest-Easy-In-Jesus Command! 

Beloved, 

Every Do And Don't-Do Command Of The Lord Jesus Christ 

Has The Weight Of Eternity Firmly Fixed To It 

And 

We, As Christians Committed To The Cause Of Christ

Should Never, Ever, Join With The Doubters

The Unbelievers

And 

Those Who Are Antagonized By The Plain Truth Of 

The Eternal Word Of The Omnipotent God 

To Place Saving Truth On The Same Ground

The Same Level

As The So-Called Great Works Of Literature! 

The Great Writers Wrote Their Conception Of The Truth! 

The Holy Word

Is 

The Good-News Gospel Truth Which Saves 

Aka Points One To Jesus Christ 

And 

Everlasting Life! 

Let's Get Our Priorities In Order 

And 

Do As We Are Instructed 

So That We Will Have The Peace That 

Passes Human Understanding! 

Jesus Christ The Righteous Aka The Truth

Never Changes: 

Learn And Live: 

Walk Wisely!

Peace!

Mercy, Grace ... And Faith!

 

How Are You!?! 

If You ... A Blessed Child Of The Eternal God

Are Struggling Even As You Are Praying 

And 

Believing The Lord Jesus At His Holy Word

Can You Imagine The Tumble Of Emotions Being Experienced 

By Those Who Know Not The Lord!?! 

Beloved, 

The Children Of The Household Of Faith 

Have A Sure And Secure Anchor For Their Souls 

No Matter What They Are Feeling 

What They Are Going Through

And 

Where They Are Placed On The Plate Of Good-Eats 

For Unfeeling Predators! 

Faith In Jesus Christ

Unlocks Unseen, Unexpected, Doors! 

Faith Is The Unbreakable Rod In The Spine Of 

The Child Relying On Jesus Christ For Relief! 

Faith Is The Scissors That 

Helps The Believer Cut Ties 

With The Dominion Of Darkness! 

Faith ... Working Faith

Is 

The Pair Of Wings That Bears Us Believers Aloft 

When There Is Not A Smidgen Of Wind 

To Lift Up Even A Strand Of Hair! 

Faith ... The Gift Given Each Day For That Day's Use

Is 

The Partner With Prayer 

Which Makes All Of Our Impossibilities Possible 

Because 

We Have Received Them As Unfailing Blessings 

From Our Maker, God, And Kind King! 

Almighty God's Gifts 

Grow Grandly Because Of Grace Graciously Given To Us: 

Use 'em Or Lose 'em! 

Refuse Grace 

And 

Be Refused Mercy! 

Willingly Work Faith And Prayer 

And 

Be Wonderfully Wise And Wealthy! 

Peace!

Almighty God's Mercy

Towards

His Children

Is

Immensely Great

And

It Is Totally Free!

BUYING FORGIVENESS: The Living God Isn't Into Indulgences!

Almighty God's

Gift Of Forgiveness

Is

Free

(For The Asking)

To Me And To Thee!

There Was A Time 

When It Was Real Big Business In The Roman Church 

For People To Purchase An Indulgence Aka Leniency

- Forgiveness ... If You Will -

For Committing The Sin Of Their Choosing! 

Today We Have Those Among Us 

Who Offer Up Prayers Of Repentance 

To Their Idea Of The Living God 

Before

Going Out And Embracing Iniquity 

Aka Planned Sin! 

Neither Course Of Action Helps The Individual 

Nor Pleases Our King

The Judge Of All Flesh! 

Beloved, 

The Living God Is Not A Man Aka A Liar 

And

There Is No Darkness In Him At All That 

He Would Indulge Aka Overlook, Dismiss

And

Be Participant In Our Rank, Sinful, Disrespectful

Condescending, Devilish, Behavior 

As Conceived In Satan's Black Heart 

To Work Our Destruction! 

"Thou Shalt Not ...!" 

Is 

The Yellow Card Of Caution! 

"Thou Shalt Surely Die!" 

Is 

The Red Card Of Death! 

Get Real ...

Playing Truth Or Dare With The All-Seeing

All-Knowing

Ever-Present

Eternal, Holy, God 

Who Is The Truth 

Is 

A Game For Fools 

Who Are Brain-Washed ... By Personal Choice 

Into Believing That Finite Humans 

Can "Play" The Eternal Only Wise God! 

Let's Raise Our Standards ...

Please Commit To Praying 

And 

To Reading The Word Of Saving Truth 

And

To Daily Confessing 

And 

Repenting Of All Known Sin! 

Anything Else 

Is 

A Waste Of Time And Effort 

As It Only Raises One's Personal Stock Of Fuel 

For The Fires Of Hell:

Diligently Seek Almighty God's Goodness, Grace 

And 

Presently Available Mercy! 

Deny The Liar: 

Honor The Lord Jesus Christ! 

Peace!

Sin

Is

A Reproach

To Every People!