VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: IED's And LED's

I Had The Right To Do It!
I Was Justified!

Hold Up, Baby Girl!
Just So You Know
You See That Justified Business
It Has An IED At The End!

Who Cares!?!
IED, LED, Whatever!

You May Want To Rethink That, Luv!

Why Should I!?!

Do You Even Know What An IED Is!?!

Don't Know, Don't Care!

Hmmm!
Would You Care To Sit With Me For A Moment!?!

If You Insist!

I Do!

Very Well!

Sweet Girl,
An IED Is An Improvised Explosive Device
And
When It Is Triggered
Anything And Everything
In Its Proximity Gets Ripped Apart
Destroyed
So You May Not Want To Indulge Being Self JustifIED!

You Can't Carry It Before The Lord!
The Holy Spirit Does Not Entertain It!
It Has No Excuse For Its Position
In Your Life
So, Please, Please, Please Discard It!

Self Justification
Like Self-Righteousness
Makes You Your Own Surety
Your Own Security
Your Own Lamb
Your Own Shepherd
Your Own High Priest
Your Own Lord
Your Own God
Your Own Provider
Your Own Sustainer
Your Own Help
Your Own Savior
Your Own Redeemer ...!

... Stop!
Enough Already!
Why Did You Have To Say All That!?!
I Was Enjoying Myself
Lording It Over That, That, Person
Who Done Wronged Me
And Whom I Enjoyed Fixing ... For Sure
And You Just Blew A Hole In My Balloon!
I Really, Really, Reallllly Want To Hate You!

Your Funeral!

But Wait A Minute!
You Talked About The IED!
What About The LED!?!

Ah, LED!
The "Let Envy Destroy" Me Light!
You Don't Want That Either!
IED Aka Inappropriate Anger
And
LED Aka Envy 
Are Satan's "Sweet" Treats
Disguised As Necessary Emotions
To Get Us Across Life's Ocean
Where People Won't Cooperate With Us
Have What We Deserve

Refuse To Give In To Our Desires

And

Just Plain Refuse To Let Us 
Lord It Over Them Like We Are Strong Towers!

Oh, My!

Nice Expression!

"My" Anger, "My" Envy

Won't Get Me On "My" Knees!

"My" Envy, "My" Anger

Places Me In Spiritual 
And 
Physical Danger!

Oh, Dear!

Nice Expression ... Again!
How About

Oh, Dear Lord

Have Mercy On Me!

Help Me To Do Right

Even If I Am Not With It Comfy!

Be Warned ... 

There Is No Reason ... Ever ... For Envy

Because

Jesus Christ The Righteous

Our Lord And Our God

- Not A Respecter Of Persons -

Provides Amply For Us All!

Anger Without A Just Cause Is Folly

Be It Found In Prince Or Paper Boy!

Anger Without A Just Cause

Leads To Hate

Leads To Murder

And 
We All Know That No Murderer

- No Wrath-Filled Person -

Shall Enter ... Shall Enjoy

The Lord's Great Reward!

So, When Would It Be Good To Be Angry

Or Better Yet
Over What Should I Get Angry!?!

Easy Question!

Sweet Girl, Get Good And Righteously Indignant

Aka Get Angry Over ... Sin!

Don't Be Patient With It!

Don't Be Considerate Over It!
Don't Make Excuses For It!

Be Angry Over Sin

And

Get Thee Unto The King

Concerning All Things Which Would See You Being 

An Unredeemed Recipient Of The Curse Of The Fall! 

Thanks Kindly For The Correction: I Needed It!
Satan Earned His Reward
But I Shall Take Heed To Be Repentant And Wise
And I'll Be Waiting ... In Faith ... With Peace
When Jesus Christ Comes Back To This Blue Ball!

That's Great, Beloved!
Let Us With The Gentle Jesus Stand Tall!
Unrestrained, Unfocused, Anger
Over Anything That Is Not Known Sin
Creates Nothing But Bitter Gall! 
It Is Not Sweet
And
It Only Leads To Poor Health
And
Spiritual Defeat!

From That Position 
I Shall Beat A Hasty Retreat!!

Thank You, Lord!

HAPPY SABBATH + CHARACTERS AND LABELS: This-Man 'N That-Man

Scant Measure
And
Deceitful Balance
Reside In Popular Religion
Where Cheap Prosperity Is Preached!

Truth Be Told ...

That-Man Proud Cherished That Popular Religion
And
In So Doing
That-Man Became An Abomination
In The Eyes Of The Eternal God
And
A Thing To Destroyed
Because
His Heart Relished Disobedience
And 
Indulged In Known Confusion!

Hear The Right ...

A Just Weight
And
A Just Balance
Are Both From The Holy God
And
Anything Less
Is 
Compliments Of The Fraud!

This-Man Faithful
Took The Living God Holy At His Eternal Word
And
Consciously Chose To Do Right
Because 
Right Is Its Own Reward!

This-Man Is An Offence
To That-Man
Because
This-Man's Works Are Righteous
And
That-Man's Are Evil!
It Continually Causes Problems
And
That-Man Is Angry
And
Is Displaying Hate
And
Is Becoming Down-Right Envious!

He Was Recently Seen
Caressing A Brick!

That-Man Is Cain!
This-Man Is Abel!
These Names Are Characters!
These Names Are Labels!

Know The Right ...

Only Those Who Walk Together Will Agree
And
Since Abel Chose To Walk With Almighty God
And
Cain Chose To Walk With Satan The God-Fraud
It Was Obvious
They Would Each Laud Their Own God!

Cain Caused Abel To Permanently Say
"Good Night!" 
To The Son's Light
And
Satan Wrapped Cain In Bold Self's Chains
And
Caused Cain To Walk Wild And Willful
Seeking After Temporal Gain!

Abel Had Kept Covenant With The Eternal God
And
Is Resting At Peace In His Long Home
Waiting ... Undisturbed
Unaware Of The Passage Of Thing 
Until The Last Trumpet Shall Sound
And
He Shall Arise To Give Praise And Worship
To The God Of All Grace ... In Glory
Where Eternal Days Shall Abound!

Cain Chose That Which Does Not Eternally Profit!
Cain Chose To Listen To Him Who ... We All Know
Is 
The "Excellent" False Prophet
Telling Lies
Promising What He Has No Power To Deliver
Selling Deceit
Encouraging Conceit
Preying Always On The Weak
The Willful
The Wayward
The Wild
The Unwise
Who Choose To See Self Exalted
Who Choose To Accept Putrid Promises
And
Bathe In Sin
As They The God Who Saves, Seals And Heals
With Apparent Impunity, Defy
Deny!
Satan Is The Father Of Lies!

In The Day Of Small Things

They ... Ever Disobedient

Gainsaying
Doubting
Shall Mourn And Gnash Their Teeth
And
Try To Hide
And
Knowing Themselves To Be Forever Lost 
To The Kingdom Of Light
With Bitter Tears Shall Cry!

They Shall Be Forever Separated From
The King Of Love
The Shepherd Of Rest
The Lover Of Our Souls
And
Shall Eternally Die!
They Loved And Practiced Lies!

Brethren,

Do You Actions Correspond To Your Faith!?!

The Lord Wants To Save Us From
The Penalty Of Sin ... Death!

The Lord Will Justify Us ... By Faith

Immediately!

The Lord Wants To Save Us From
The Power Of Sin ... Guard Your Heart!

The Lord Will Sanctify Us ... Make Us Holy

Day By Day

Throughout Our Lives!

No Instant Gratification Here!

The Lord Wants To Save Us From
The Presence Of Sin ... Don't Walk Back There!

The Lord Will Glorify Those

Who Stand The Test Of Time

Wisely, Obediently, Faithfully, Enduringly

When He Shall Come In His Glory

To Claim His People

And

Take Them To The Mansions 

That He Is Presently Preparing For Them

In His Father's House!

Only Those Who Obey Every Word Of Almighty God

And

Hold The Eternal God In Godly Fear

Until Life Shall Pass

Or 

The Lord Christ In Triumph Shall Come

Shall Abide With Him In The Land Of The Blessed

For The Ceaseless Ages Of Eternity!

May Our Lord And Savior Find Us Faithful

A People Prepared And Ready

To Meet ... In Peace

The True And Living Holy God!

Jesus Christ Is Life!

Satan Is Death

And

We All Have 

A Personal

One-Time Decision To Make

As To Our Eternal Health!

COVETOUSNESS: Guard Your Heart!

Eye Onde Prize

Covetousness

Greed

And

Malicious Intent!

The Big Guns!

The Warriors Who For A Nickel

Are Willing To Have Their Desires Bent!

Sorry To Tell You

But

I Believe It Is In Your Best Interest To Know

That When Your Eyes Are Looking Down

And

Around

Your Heart For Things Abundant

Will Always, Always, Grow 
In The Strange Manner Called Profound!

It Always Starts In The Heart:

Eye Onde Prize Is The Upstart!

When He Is In Charge

You May Be Sure That Greed ... For Ungodly Gain

Will Always Follow

And

If Greed ... For Ungodly Gain ... Is Let Loose

You Can Rest Assured That

Monsieur Le Covetousness

He Who Likes To Ooh, La La

Is

Going To Go To Bat

To Get That Which He has No Right To Want 
To Place In His Cavernous Back-Pack!

Wanting Is Good ... Within The Proper Channels!

Coveting Good Things Is Good

For That Is How We Climb Up Higher

But

When Your Wanting Steps Outside The Boundaries Marked

And

You Invite That Heathen ... Malicious Intent

To Do A Do In The Dark

You Have Overstepped The Mark

And

You Are In Danger Of Getting Upon Your Character

The Mark Of The Devil

Him Who Did And Does His Dirty Deeds

Under Cover Of Dark ... ness!

To This Day

He Has Not Yet His Perfidy Confessed

And

He Believes That All His Machinations

Are Truly A Stellar Success!

People,

The Self-Delusion Is Real!

Malicious Intent Is A Notorious Gully-Boar

Who Believes With All His Being That

His Forays With Speed Into Greed

Are His By Right

Because

Of The Little Thing Called I-Need
Aka I-Want!

You Own It: He Wants It!

You Won't Surrender It: He Will Take It Away!

He Gives You A Choice:

Give Me ... Willingly

Or I Will Take it Forcefully

Or

If It Is Your Desire To Aggressively Protest

He Is Willing To Snuff Out Your Life

Sacrosanct In The Eyes Of The Lord

But 

A Thing Of Nought

In The Eyes Of His Boss-Man
Satan, The God-Fraud!

Ungodly Actions Have Consequences! 

Need An Example!?!

Prophet Balaam Wanted To Curse Israel 
To Get Himself King Balak's Coins!
The Lord God Almighty Told The Greedy Prophet "No!"
Ungodly Covetousness Told The Prophet "Get!" 
Ungodly Covetousness Won
And Anon

Balaam Ended Up Showing Balak

How To Make Israel Sin 

And

To Incur The Wrath Of The Living God!

Thousands In Israel Died

And

As To Be Expected

Greedy, Covetousness-Laden, Balaam 
Also Paid With His Life:

By His Receipt Of The King's Coins

His Covetous Life Was Not Extended!
Sin Really Makes Man Blind!

King Ahab Was A Petulant Child When Crossed!

He Wanted Naboth's Vineyard

And

The "No!" Answer Made His Cross!

He Went Off His Food!

He Sulked Like A Toddler

And

His Wife Being A Heathen

Thought Nothing Of Having An Innocent Man Murdered!

Ahab Got Naboth's Vineyard By Fraud
And
Dogs Licked Up King Ahab's Blood

And

Dogs Ate Queen Jezebel, His Viciously Cruel Wife!
Covetousness Is A Butcher Knife! 

King David Knew Better

But

His Eyes Made Him Believe That

The More Beautiful Bathsheba Was Much Better For Him

And

Covetousness Turned To Adultery
And

Adultery Turned To The Murder Of A Best Friend
And

Death Was Visited Upon The Innocent Child
His Ill-Conceived Seed! 

The Harvest Of Known Sin

And

Blood Never Left King David's Household

For As Long As He Did Live!

He Loved The Lord!

He Repented Of His Sin!

He Was Forgiven Of His Sin

But

That Did Not Mean That

The Grapes Of Wrath That He Had Planted

Were Not Going To Be Harvested!

Four Of His Sons Died ... Three Cruelly:

Bathsheba's First Born Son ... Unnamed:
The Lord Took Him! 

Amnon ... Covetousness, Lust, Greed, Gone Wild:
Raped His Sister

And His Brother, Absalom, Had Him Murdered! 

Absalom ... Who Coveted King David's Throne:

Slept With His Father's Concubines

Started Civil War

And Was Executed By General Joab

And

Adonijah ... Who Coveted King Solomon's Throne ... Twice

Thought To Get The Throne ... The Second Time

By Asking His Brother For His Father's Widow
His Body-Warmer, Virgin-Wife, Abishag!

King Solomon Had Him Executed!
Deceit's Profits Are A Demonic Device!

Judas Iscariot Coveted Power

And

Actually Thought He Could Circumvent

The Sovereign Will Of The Eternal Holy God!

He Made A Pact With Death

Made A Deal With Priestly Powers

Sold Gold To Buy Silver

And

Spilt His Guts Over A Roman Road
For All Of His Troubles!

Judas Received What He Would Never Spend

And

He Shall Never Ascend The Heights Of Him

Whom He Believed He Could Manipulate

And

Who For 30 Silver Pieces

To Wicked Men He Sold!

Sin Is Called Sin For A Reason!

Sin Only Profits For A Season!

The Reasons For The Season

Is Called By Many ... Legion

But

That Legion Is The Legion Of Doom

Which Shall Never Reign

But

Is Eternally Condemned

And

Consumed!

Covetousness Starts In The Heart!

Unchecked

Covetousness Will Never Depart

Until It Has Sliced, Diced And Spliced

And

Delivered Up Its Host

Unto The Damned One

Who Shall Soon Be As The Dust Of
Burnt, Burnt, Toast!

Covetousness Does Not Profit

And

None Who Indulge In This Dastardly Disease

Shall Ever Get To Sit In Heaven

Or

Bow Before The King Of Love

In Perfect Peace!

Don't Give In To This Known Gross Sin, Please!

The Satan Maneuver

He Knew That By Seeking To Destroy His "Adversary"
He Would Be Destroying Himself
But
He Did Not Care About The Outcome
Just As Long As His Hatred He Could Vent!

Hatred 
Is 
A Strong Word
Having Its Genesis In Pride, Envy And Greed
Causing The One Suffering From It
To Go To Extreme Measures To Feed The Need!

Satan Hated, Hates, Our King Jesus
His Creator, His Lord, His God
And
He Had No Compunction About Trying
To Become A Malevolent God-Fraud!

Jesus Christ Created A Perfect Lucifer!
Lucifer Was Exalted, Beautiful, Talented Indeed
Powerful, Loved, Admired
But
He Cast All Away In His Wanton Aside
Seeking To Become That
Which Was A Figment Of His Unchained, Unholy, Greed!

Lucifer Was Good Until He Wasn't!
Lucifer Was Blessed Until He Was Cursed!
Lucifer Made Beautiful Music
Until His Music Was Noise
To Cover His Descent Into Degradation
To Hide Hatred And Unrestrained Pride!

Riddle Me This ...

Destroy The Creator!?!
Destroy Your Sustainer, The Holy God!?!
What Would Possess One To Do Such
After They Had Been Given So Much!?!

Again, Again, Again
Pride, Envy, Greed, Hatred
Flowing Into Murder Most Foul
Definitely Not A Bird On The Wing
But
Foul As In Dastardly, Cruel
Putrid Behavior Unfit For A Covering Cherub
Who Was Third In Command In The Heavenly Realm
But
Didn't Care About His High Station
His Holy Gift
Because 
He Wanted The Lord's Holy Position
The Lord's Glorious Stature
An Eternal Station That Could Never Be His!

Accept Your "Lil' Bits" ...

Let's Be Content With What The Lord Gives Unto Us!
Let's Be Grateful And For Benefits Received Give Praise!
Let's Be Glad For Our Blessings
And
Let's Bless Others In The Living God's Holy Name
And
Do Not Do As Satan F/K/A Lucifer
Has Done ... Is Doing
When He Knows Full Well That 
The End Result Will Be That
He Shall Be Made Eternally Dead!

Don't Cut Off Your Nose To Spite Your Face
For All That You Are Doing
Is 
Making Yourself To Be A Living Disgrace
Noseless, Strange, Impetuous, Unrestrained
Despising Your Gift From The Almighty God
To Do That Which Does Your Foolishness Proclaim
And
Making You As Someone To Be Pitied
A Doubter
A Gainsayer
A Soul Profane
Someone Without Self Control
Someone Who Lacks Stability
Someone Who Causes Grief, Pain, Sorrow And Shame
Someone Who Will Not Give The Holy God
His Praise, His Worship
His Necessary Acclaim!

Be Ye Wise ...

For Want Of A Prayer
A Blessing Was Lost!
For Want Of Humility
High Moral Standing Was Tossed!
For Want Of Repentance
Sin's Unsubmitted Bill Became A Personal Cost
And
The Entry Into The Holy City
Was Eternally Forfeited! 
Eternal Life Was Eternally Lost!

Do Not Let Envy Cause You To Indulge Greed
To Start War
To Indulge Murder
For ... In So Doing
Your Stated Destination Shall Plainly Say:

So Far ... And No Farther!

**--**--**--**--**

Buy A Clue

And

Humbly Tek Yuh Assi'ned Place

Because

With Humility Is Found Heavenly Grace! 

Where Were YOU, God!?!

Greetings, Dear Ones!

In a few short hours, we will be memorializing the events which occurred on Tuesday, September 11,2001 which have forever changed our world, and our way of life.

Two short days before, I had just returned from a wonderful vacation only to have that wonderful feeling disappear with the occasioning of the events of that fateful day.

The Memorial which follows was written that very evening, and it was the cry of my heart.

 

Memorial to the events of

Tuesday, September 11, 2001

Where were YOU, God!?!

Today, Father, I wondered where you were
When, in the blink of an eye
Death rained down from the sky.
Young men and women with no fear of your judgments
Willingly, gladly and with great glee
Gave up their lives to joyously destroy the myriad lives of the innocents.

We all gasped in shock when the first plane crashed
But then in another breath, we collectively grabbed our stomachs and groaned in deepest despair when Plane Number 2 swathed a hideous line of liquid death upon the heads of our beloved.

Oh, God, where were You?

                                         

This was no mere accident, this, Father, was murder most foul, with total disregard for the lives of your children.
We have not always listened Lord, but now you have our full attention
And, so, Father, now that I'm listening, please tell me, where were You?

My child, you do well to ask the question
Father, where were You?
I was standing guard, ever watchful, ever vigilant
I was there, in each aircraft, in each tower, with the police, the fire service, the doctors, nurses, volunteers and with the many ordinary citizens ensuring that the sacrifice was not greater.

I was with each person who sacrificed his or her life to make sure that there was no more death than was bearable for you.
I am here, now, waiting, watching, ever “hopeful” that you, my child of “free will,” will see me as I AM, and know that I AM GOD!

I am the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End.
I am here, with you, always, even when you turn away from me and exercising your “free will” and at those times reaping the whirlwind.

I am here, now, waiting for you to turn your eyes, your ears, your hearts and your will over to me, so that I may take you to my bosom to cover you with my everlasting and sheltering wings.
My child, I plead with you to call on Me

Now, today, every minute, every hour, every day, Always.
I know all, I see all
I feel your pain and your grief
I am the Balm in Gilead, and I can, and will, heal your grieving soul.

You may not realize it
But, this, my child is the beginning of the end and what I do not hinder, I allow
I beseech you, turn away, turn away from the things of the earth,

Call aloud, call long, call ME, ask ME to hasten MY return and know that you and you alone can put an end to all earthly suffering.

I am ready, I am willing, I am able
I will conquer all – I will crush the evil one underfoot
Be as the wise virgins, have your lamps trimmed, look toward the eastern sky
Make your hearts hold all earthly things as fleeting
Accept my sacrifice, and
Look for Me, and you will see Me, as I AM. **BJC**


His Eye Is On The Sparrow by Kathleen Battle
God and God Alone by Daryl Coley
Prelude &Total Praise by Richard Smallwood and Vision
The Lord Bless You and Keep You by Octarium