HAPPY SABBATH + There Is No Default Good Position!

Okay, People!
Settle Down!
We Have Decisions To Make:
Drink The Water Or Drink The Cool-Aid!

Go To The Rock Or Go To Rock!

Eat Flour Cakes Or Eat The Bread Of Life!

Exist
Or Have An Abundant Life!

Run With Satan
Or Walk With Christ The Lord!

These Are All Simple!
Nothing To Make Your Tremble!
Get The Facts!
Weight Your Options!
Make Your Decision
And
Live With The Consequences!
Your Answer  ... Your Decision
 Has Eternal Implications!

Remember ...

There Is Nothing 
And 
No One
- Spiritual Or Mortal -
That Can Make Your Decision For You
Or Can Force You To Make Your Decision
Based On Their Desire!

Do You Understand!?!

Yes, But ...!

First Mistake!

But, But ...!

Second Mistake!

I Give Up ...!

Third Mistake!

Awww, Come On!
This Is Not Fair!

Neither Is Life!
Get With The Program!
Jesus Christ 
Is
Love, Light And Life!
Satan 
Is 
Darkness, Death And Destruction!

With Christ, There Is The Strait And Narrow Way!
With Satan, There Is Broadway And Own Way!

With Christ, The World Will Hate You
And
Dismiss And Ill-Treat You!
With Satan
You Are The World!

With Christ, Heaven Awaits The Faithful!
With Satan, Damnation Awaits The Faithless!

With Christ, Faith Is The Victory
And
We Have Victory Over Sin, Self And Satan
And
We Carry Christ In Us
The Certain Hope Of The Glorious Tomorrow
With All The Saints And The Angels
At The End Of Our Mortal Life's Journey!

With Satan
Doubt And Disbelief Are Daily Deliveries
And
There Is No Hope When One Comes
To The End Of This Life's Journey!

I Ask You, Again:
Do You Understand!?!

Yes, I Do!
Now, May I Ask A "But" Question!?!

You Certainly May!

But Why Do We Have To Make A Decision!?!
Almighty God Is Good!
Why Can't He Save Us Just As We Are!?!

Bradley, I Am Certain That You Know The Answer
To That Cutting Question!

Yes, Sir!

Would You Care To Share With The Rest Of Us!?!

Sure!
Let Me Answer The Question With A Question:

Does A Wife Know That She Is A Wife
Without The Public Declaration Being Made!?!

Do You Have A Job At A Corporation
Unless You Sign The Contract Saying
You Are Hired, Your Job Title, Your Salary, Etc..!?!

Can You Drive A Vehicle Off The Lot
Without Displaying Your Driver's License
And Having The Proof Of Purchase
And The Keys For The Particular Vehicle!?!

Brethren,
Remember This Statement Made By General Moses:

Who Is On The Lord's Side

Let Him Come To Me!

Remember This Statement Made By General Joshua:

As For Me And My House

We Will Serve The Lord!

Remember These Statement Made By King David:

The Heaven's Declare The Glory Of God

And The Firmament Sheweth His Handiwork!

I Waited For The Lord

And He Inclined Unto Me!

The Lord Is My Shepherd

I Shall Not Want!

Thy Word Is A Lamp Unto My Feet

And a Light Unto My Path!

And, Then, There Is King Solomon:

Let Us Hear The Conclusion Of The Whole Matter:

Fear God, And Keep His Commandments

For God Shall Bring Every Work Into Judgment

With Every Secret Thing

Whether It Be, Or Whether It Be Evil!

The Bottom Line, Therefore
Is
Declare Your Hand!
State Your Allegiance!
Recognize Who Has The Final Say!
Stand Up For Your Champion!

And

In Your Assigned Lot
At The Great Day Stand!

By The Way
No Declaration Is A Declaration
Against
The True And Living God!

There Is No Default Good Position!

You Must State Clearly
- To The Court Of Heaven -
Who Has Your Heart
Who Holds Your Hand!
Who Holds Your Heart
Who Has Your Hand!

Thank You!

Thank You, Bradley!

Brethren, 

Not To Trivialize The Matter
But
To Prove The Point
When You Join A Club, A Sports Team
An Association, A Church Group
You Are Quick To Let The Whole World Know
To Whom 
And 
With Whom You Belong
And
You Are Exceedingly Vocal About It!

Does Not The Lord Of Life Deserve The Same
And
Better!?!

JUXTAPOSED: From Bold Sin To Sure Salvation

Shepherd-General Moses And Shepherd-King David
Committed Murder!
Shepherd-General Moses And Shepherd-King David Loved
The Holy God!
Shepherd-General Moses And Shepherd-King David
Were Not Motivated
By Neither Money, Access Nor Power!
They Wanted
- They Whole-Heartedly Desired -
To Walk Always With Their Lord
- The Holy God -
And
To Achieve The Heavenly Reward!

From Lowly Station

Even Unto Kingly Power

Their Portion Was With The Eternal God

And

They Chose To Escape The Realm Of The Fraud

And

By Their Choice

They Received Blessings So Grand

That No Man Can Ever Replicate!

They Trusted Almighty God For Salvation

And

Not "Fate!"

Look At The Champions Of The Faith ...

We Would Do Well
To Look Towards  ... Ourselves
And
Back At The Servant Of God
And
The Man After God's Own Heart
And
In So Doing We Shall See That
Those Of The Eternal God's Camp
- Once Truly Converted 

To The Loving Lord's Faith - 

Will Not Willingly Be Caught 

With The Mortifying Evil Disgrace
Who Takes Sadistic Pleasure
In Creating Real Havoc
All Over The Place

And
Among The Human Race!

Gifts That Keep On Giving ...

Grace 

Is 

The Gift Of The Living God!
Almighty God Treasures Utilization Of 

The Daily Infusion Of Jesus Christ's Faith! 

Jesus Christ's Faith 

Is 

The Currency Of The Glorious Kingdom
And
The Glorious Kingdom 

Is 

Prepared For Those Of Working Faith!

Falling On Free And Freely Available Grace 

- By The Personal Exercise Of Daily Faith -
Is
Never, Ever, Out Of Place!

When You Know You Grow ...

When You Do Wrong ... Confess And Repent!
When You're Chastised ... Accept And Learn From It!
When You Learn From It
Renew Your Commitment To The Holy God
And
Walk Right In His Sight
And
He Will Take Care Of You!
"Set Your Heart's Clock"
And
Daily Depend On It

Because

Your Soul's Salvation
Is
To His Loving A Heart
A Very Special Delight! 

Pride Is No Panacea ...

Please Do Not
- By A Vain Show Of Pride

Doubt And Arrogance -
Your Own Soul's Prosperity Blight!
Walk Always In The Living Light
And
On The Day Of The Lord's Own Appointing

You ... Glorified
Immortalized
Incorruptible
Shall Take The Eternal Life Flight
To The Land Of No Night!

Christians Coldly Calculating Consequences!?!

Working For The Master
Should Be A Straight Up:

Yes, Lord!

I Obey!

There Should Never Be An Instance Where
Christians Coldly Calculating Consequences
Should Ever Come Into Play

In The Contemplation Of

Our Service For The Master!

That's Real Easy For You To Say!

It Should Be Easy For You, Too!
You're A Christ Follower, Aren't You?!

I'm A Christ Follower But I'm Not Foolish!
I Need My Life If I Want To Live!
If I Have No Life
What Is The Service That I Can To The Lord Give?!

Do You Believe The Word Of God?!

Of Course, I Do!

Is It Suitable For You In Everything You Do!

Of Course, It Is!

In That Case
How Does:

Not My Will But Thy Will Be Done!

Come Into Play For You?!

How About:

Take Up Thy Cross And Follow Me?!

And, Lest We Forget

When, For You, Does

Yeah, Though I Walk

Through The Valley Of Death

I Will Fear No Evil!

Start Working?!

Ahhhm, Uh ...!

As The Son Of Man
Jesus Christ Gave Unto Us 

The Perfect Example Of Obedience!

As The Son Of God
Jesus Christ 

Gives

Unto Us The Power To Obey ...!

... You Should Add For Parker's Benefit
If We Believe He Is Able To Deliver
On The Promises Of God!!

So, I Guess, Parker

We Meaning ... You
Are At A Crossroad!

A Very Important Dangerous
Destiny-Altering Crossroad!

So, Mr. Parker

Who Are You Going To Call Up
In The Hour Of Your Trial
If 

You Don't 

Can't

Won't

Trust Jesus Christ In The Field?!

Jesus Christ 

Is

God Almighty
All The Time Or None Of The Time!

He Cannot Be Almighty In The Calm
And
Then Trembling 

When His Believing Children
Face The Fire!

You Either Trust Jesus Christ All The Way
Or Doubt Him All The Way!

I Know!

I Know That You're Right!

Well, Then

Just Understand That There Is No Middle Ground!
No Halfway!
No Grey!
It Is Black Or White!
Green Or Red!
Believe Or Doubt!

There Is To Be No Waffling

And

Decidedly
No Turning About!

I, I, I Am Scared ...!

So Were We
But 

We Still Went Out!

Remember Moses
And
Don't Ever Forget Elijah!

They Believed And They Trusted

And They Walked 

And, Lord Almighty, How They Worked!

Moses Died And Was By Jesus Christ, Himself

Resurrected
And
In Holy Heaven Does Live!

Elijah Lived
And
Was Translated Never Having Tasted Death
And
In Holy Heaven Does Live!

Hold On To This Truth ...

All Of Jesus Christ's Redeemed Ones
Will Be Reclaimed As Either A Moses
Or
An Elijah!

But What About The Cost!?!

What Cost!?!

Jesus Already Paid All Our Costs

So The Price To You Is Cheap!

Not Thaaat!

I Mean To Moses And Elijah!

The Cost Was Still Cheap
Since Neither One Was 

- To The Glorious Kingdom -
Lost!

Man, I Really Need To Grow A Spine!

Brother,
Trust God And Learn To Lean On Jesus!

Wise Up And Be A Fool For Christ

And

Do A Paul!

Huh!?!

Yeah! Yeah!

My Strength Is My Leaning On The Lord

Because I Know I'm Weak Without Him!

Don't Ever Forget This ...

The Lord Can't Use Personally Strong
Arrogantly Self-Sufficient
Prideful Persons
To Preach Peace And Salvation
To His Seeking People!

You Know What!?!

What!?!

I Can Do This!

I Can Do All Things Through Christ ...!

... Who Moment By Moment ...!

... Strengthens Us!

DESTITUTE OF TRUTH: Abundance Of Truth ... On Parade!?!

 

In The Dark Ages
The Powers That Were
Kept The People In ... Darkness
By Keeping The Truth Chained
Locked Up!

In This Age Of Enlightenment
With Its Information Overload
The Powers That Be
Put The People In Darkness
By Placing Truth 

- In All Its Variants -
In Plain View
Surrounded By Fancy Strobe Lights!

The Outcome Of These Actions
Is In The Preserved Word Proclaimed:

My People Are Destroyed

For Lack Of Knowledge!

Let Me Explain:

Old Truth
True Truth
The Word Of God
Used To Be Real-Real Special

Because It Could Shed Light
So It Was Locked Up
AND
Protected
As Too High For The Lowly
Too Good For The Bad

AND
Impossible To Be Used By
Just Any Common People!

The People Were Dumbed Down
Ignorant
Until ... The Living God Intervened
AND
The People Ignorant
Became People Of The Book
So ... 

Ever Ready Satan Changed His Tactics
To Special Effect
AND NOWTruth
Is As A Free-Range Chicken
Picking Up Food aka Substance
On A Walkabout
On The Fly! 

Have A Look See
AND
Then Have Your Say:

• There IS Truth
• Plain Truth
• Some Truth
• A Lot Of Truth
• Special Truth
• Particular Truth
• Gay Truth
• Lesbian Truth
• Trans Truth
• Common Truth
• Private Truth
• Forgotten Truth
• Fulminating Truth
• High Science Truth
• Secular Truth
• Sacred Truth
• Passing Truth
• Passable Truth
• Borrowed Truth
• Spent Truth
• Truth For The Day
• Truth For The Hour
• Momentary Truth
• Truth To Get Power
• Powerful Truth
• Power-Packed Truth
• Customized Truth
• Illuminated Truth
• Coalition Truth
• Collated From Lies Truth
• Standing Truth
• Moving Truth
• Professed Truth
• Confessed Truth
• Deniable Truth
• Confidable Truth
• Your Truth
• Their Truth
• Our Truth
• My Truth

AND

• God's Truth

AND

All Are "Perfectly" Valid

Authentic
Or
So The Powers Say!

There Is A Saying

A Penny Has No Real Weight
Until You Drop It
From Up High!

The Truth Is
The One Falling Penny Wouldn't Kill You
BUT
You Will Feel Its Passing Touch
BUT
Toss A Tied Up Bag Of Pennies
AND
Watch Out
Your Life Just Turned Into Total Cat's Guts!

The Same Is True With Versional Truth!

Brush Off A Version
A New Version Appears
A Version For Your Tastes
AND

There Is A Truthy Conversion
AND
Soon There As Many Versions
As There Are Tastes 

In Circulation
AND ALL TOO SOONAll That Is For Sale To The Masses
Are Many Tasty Perversions!

We Are Called To Know The Truth Of Almighty God
The Truth That Will Set Us Free
AND
Not To Indulge In Spurious Truth
The Version Of Truth
That Let's Man's Lust
Run And Roam 

Wild
Restraint Free!

Brethren,

Let's Take The Blinders Off
So That Sight Is Unrestricted!
Let Us Go To Jesus For Eye Salve
So That Vision Is Not Conflicted!

Jesus Christ IS The Way
The Truth
AND
The Light That Gives Life
The Same
Yesterday Today Tomorrow
The Rock Of Ages
That Clefts To Provide Protection
AND
Gives Power
To Stand Against Sin And Sinners
In The Trying Hour!

You May Ask General Moses The Deliverer!

There Is Great Difference

Between

Having Information

And

Possessing Knowledge!

What Is In YOUR Possession?!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Victory In Jesus: Trust The Word! + Prayer: Lord, Guide Us!

Brethren,
Please Draw Nigh!

All Ye That Love
The Lord Of Life
Have No Reason
- By Reason Of Faith -
At The Injustices Done
To Yourselves To Cry!

Let Us Bless God
For Truth And Light
And Let Us Live Our Lives
So That He In Us Will Find Delight!

Easy For You To Say!

Easier Said Than Done!

Brethren, No!
She Speaks The Truth!
We Need To Think Vertically!
Think Of The Two Yutes!

Yutes?!

Young Ones!

Who Are These Young Ones
We Need To Think Of?!

Brethren,
Who Were The Two Young Men
Who Championed The God Of Heaven
Even In The Midst Of Sorrow And Seeming Disgrace?!

I Know, I Know!
Joseph And Daniel!

Check!
These Young Men
Did Not Stand On Ceremony!

Joseph Did Not Take The Bait
Against His God
To Commit Adultery!

Daniel Walked Upright
In His Integrity
Not Permitting
The Machinations Of The Minions
To Stop Him
From Saying His Daily Prayers
To The God Of All Creation
AND
Before That
He Chose Not To Defile Himself
By Eating Drinking
Swine And Wine!

Both Of These Noble Men
Were By Very Evil
Set Upon
BUT GOD ...!

But God What?!

Question For You ...

Did God
A. Stop Joseph's Brethren From Trying To Kill Him
B. From Selling Him Into Slavery
C. From Potiphar's Wife Trying To Seduce Him
D. From His Being Wrongfully Accused
E. From His Being Cast Into Prison
F. From His Being Forgotten By The Baker
G. From His Languishing In Prison?

No, No, No, No ... On All Counts!

On The Issue Of Daniel:

Did Daniel's Unyielding Faith And Trust
In The Holy God
Stop Him From:

A. Being Carried Into Babylonian Captivity
B. Being Confronted With The Unclean Diet Of The King
C. Being Targeted By Jealous, Wicked, Men
D. Being Spied Upon
E. Being Caught In The Web Of Evil And Deceit
F. Being Arrested
G. Being Tried
H. Being Condemned
I. Being Cast Into A Den Of Hungry Lions
J. Spending His Entire Life As A Captive
K. Being A Captive Even Though It Was In  Gilded Cage?

A Thousand Times ... No!

But, Why?!

It Seems Kinda Unfair
Rewarding Devotion And Fidelity 
With Red Torment!

Red Torment! I Like That!

What Does Mean?!

Everyday Torment Is Black
No Chance Of Being Killed ...!

... So Red Torment Means
Life On The Line
High Possibly Of Bloodshed
Leading To Death!

You've Got It In One!

Yes!! 

Almighty God
- Our Lord -
Could Have 
STOPPEDJoseph From Being Set Upon By His Brethren
From Being Cast Into A Dry Well
From Being Sold As A Slave
From Being Separated From His Beloved Father!

Sounds A Lot Like Jesus, Doesn't It?!

It Should Make Us Think!

Almighty God
Could Have ...!

... He Didn't!

... But Didn't Stop
Daniel From Being The Flint
That Lit
The Dried Out Straw Of Raw Jealousy!

Think For A Moment
On True-Hearted Abel!

Moses In The River Nile!

Moses' 40 Years In The Training School Of God Before
The 40 Years Wilderness Experience!

Sad ...!
He Didn't Enter The Earthly Promised Land!

Rejoice ...!
 Before His Body Saw Corruption
Jesus As Michael Took Him
- After Rebuking Satan -
To The Heavenly Promised Land!

Take A Look Also
At Moses' Successor Joshua!

IF Ever There Is A Lesson For Us
It Is That!

What On Earth Do You Mean?

What Happened Just Before
The Big Battle Of Joshua's Career?

Do You Mean Before Jericho?!

Exactly!

He Had A Confrontation
With "The Unknown!"

And ...?!

He Uttered The Challenge:

"Are You For Us Or For Them?!"

And ...?!

The Response Was Swift
AND
All Of God's Children
Should Take It To Heart
AND
Raise The Standard Of Truth
The Pennant Of Faith
High
No Matter What It Is
With Which We Are Confronted!

Remove Your Shoes!

You Are On Holy Ground!

The Captain Of Heaven's Hosts

Is Here!

Stand Firm!

Listen To 

And

Do Exactly What I Say

Your Victory Over Sin Shall Appear!

Jericho Is Synonymous With Sin!
The Captain Of Heavens Hosts
ISThe Eternal
Christ Jesus!
Shoes Off On Holy Ground
IS
Nothing Between
You And God's Word
You And Christ!

When You Are Rooted And Grounded
You Will Stand Firm
In Jesus Christ's Faith
Against
The Thick And High Walls
Of The Devil's City Of Sin!

Did Joshua Believe?
Did Joshua Take Heed?
Did Joshua Execute
On The Word Of Preparation Given By The Lord?
Did Joshua Fight Valiantly?
Did Joshua - In The Name Of The Holy God -
Defeat The Citadel Of Satan?
Did Joshua Claim
AND
Inhabit
The Promised Land
The Great Reward?!

Indeed He Did!

Praise God For Grace And Coming Glory!

Brethren,
Don't Start Rejoicing Just Yet
For
In Every Lesson
There Is A Tale Of Caution!

The Cautions Today
Are Two!
In Joshua ... Remember Achan
Who
Though A Citizen
Of The Household Of God
Trusted Himself To Provide
His Own Financial Security
AND
Gave Up Sure Paradise
For The Lie
Which Lies In
The Goodly Babylonian Garment
- The Lies Of The Father Of Lies -
AND
The Perishable
Silver On Top Of Gold
Which Must
From Detection
Must Be Hidden
Under The Desert Sand Floor Boards!

Nasty!

That's Just Wrong!

Better Off Waiting For The Fulfillment Of The Promise!

Do You Know What Happens
To Those Who Would Be
God's Traffic Director?!

Lots Are Cast Against Them
Aka They Are Found Out
And They Are Denounced
For Troubling The Camp Of God
And Are Condemned
And Are Led Outside
The Camp Of The Righteous!

AND ...?!

And They Are Summarily Destroyed!

He Shouldn't Have Touched The Unclean Thing!

He Should Have Stood Firm
Just Like Daniel!

Achan Should Have Awaited
God's Appointed Crown Of Glory ...!

... And Could Have
- Like Joseph -
Saved Many
From The Congregation Of The Righteous
From The Strangers' Realm
Giving Them The Bread Of Salvation
So That For The Kingdom
Hungering Souls
May Be To Satisfaction
Be Completely Fed!

This Is Interesting!

We Started With Joseph And Daniel
AND
We Are Finishing The Same Way
Giving Credence
To The Truth Of The Word Of God:

Line Upon Line

Precept Upon Precept

Here A Little

There A Little!

The Hid Treasure Is Revealed
IF 
We Will
Trust The Living God
With Our Living
ANDOur Lives To Lead!

So ...

With That Said
What Have You Learnt Today?

Walk By Faith!

Don't Trust Your Eyesight!

Wisdom Builds A Sure House!

Don't Lean On Your Own Understanding!

Almighty God Is The Sure Foundation!

Goodly Babylonian Garments
And Stolen Hidden Silver And Gold 
Do Not Build A Prosperous House
Or Lead To Longevity!

Wait On The Lord!

Trust God And Grow!

Father Knows Best!

Eyesight And Hindsight
Are Not Equal
To The All-Seeing
All-Knowing
Ever-Present
Foresight
Foreknowledge
Of The Eternal God!

Those Are All Very Good Answers!
You Surely Have Been Studying!
Well Done!

Brethren Beloved,
Stand Firm In The Faith Of Jesus Christ
AND
For The Truth
Be Ye Old Or Youth!

Jesus Christ Is The Sure Foundation!
Trust Him At His Word
All The Time
AND
More Particularly
When You Can't See
How Why When Where If
To Sit Stand
Or Walk Run
Or Just Go!

The Righteous Are Never Forsaken!
The Wilfull And Unrighteous
- With Deliberation -
Committedly Forsake God
AND
Receive Into Themselves
Greedy-For-Gain's Just-Condemnation Award!

Any Last Words?

Don't Do A Lucifer
And Take The Adversary Of God Role
For
You Will Be As Satan
And
The Lake Of Fire, Then
Will Be Your Goal!

Well Said!

Let's Pray:

Thank You, God

For Truth And Light!

Let Us In Your Word Delight!

Teach Us

Feed Us
And

Day By Day

Guide Us

So That From Your Living Truth

We Will Never Stray!

Bless Us To Do Your Will

This Day

And
Keep Us Safe

Forever In Your Care

In Jesus' Holy Name, We Plead!

We Love You, Lord!

Haste The Glad Day Of Redemption!

We See Our Need! 

AMEN!