HAPPY SABBATH + Hold Hope In Christ Or Handle Hell With Satan!

A Humble, Praying, Saint 

Makes Proud Satan's Knees Weak! 

Beloved, 

We Must Go Through Present Peril 

To Get To Everlasting Peace! 

We Must Overcome Sinning 

To Arrive At Sanctification! 

We Must Overcome Ungodly Fear 

To Enjoy Freedom In Christ! 

We Must, By Grace, Conquer Our Heart 

If We Will Rule Our Head! 

We Must Hold Hope In Christ 

Or We Will Handle Hell With Satan! 

We Must Deny Ungodly Passion 

Or Die In Satanic Pride! 

We Cannot Seek The Savior 

And 

Also Serve Self! 

When We Mind The Master 

We Will Master Our Mind! 

When We Trust The Lord Aka The Truth 

We Will Be Truthful In Our Trusting! 

We Are Blessed With Daily Faith 

And 

Our Faithfulness Blesses Us Daily! 

Dear Ones, 

Our Blessed Savior Has Done The Hard Work For Us 

And

By Enduring Faith Which Works By Love

We Will Reap The "Sweets" Of Sure Salvation!

We Must Do Our Part

And

Trust And Obey! 

Please Remember, However, That 

Almighty God's Saving Grace 

Does Not Cover 

Unrepentant Man's Unconfessed Greed 

And 

Presumptuousness! 

Do Not Tempt The Lord! 

There Is No Balancing Act 

Or Fence Riding 

In Christ's Christianity: 

It's All In Or All Out! 

Earthly Riches Are Not A Safety Net: 

Jesus Christ Is! 

Therefore, Let Your Motto Be: 

It Is Best To Wear Out In The Service Of The Savior 

Than To Burn Up Through Being Served By Satan! 

Be Wise For Your Own Self: 

We Are Overcomers In Christ Jesus ... Alone! 

Peace! 

TAKE TRUTH TO HEART: Jesus Christ's EFTs!

When Someone Wants To Force Your Hand

Wants To Bend You To Their Will

They Use Provocation And Enticement 

Two "Candies" From Satan's Buffet Of 

Cheap Thrills Aka Nasty Nuggets!

Beloved, 

The Lord Christ ... Our Creator-Savior

Has No Need For Bully-Boy Tactics! 

He Gives To His People EFT's 

Aka Encouragement, Faith, And Testaments 

As Proof That He Has No Need To Grease Your Wheel! 

This Is You, Your Cart, Your Path! 

This Is Your Lord, The First And The Last! 

This Is The Road Which Was Before You Were! 

This Is His Will And His Way: 

Do You With Him Concur!?! 

Everything That You Need To Know 

And 

To Become A Spiritual Success

Is

Open To All 

And

Fully On Display 

And

There Is Free-Will 

And 

Freedom To Choose To Walk With The Lord 

Or 

To Go Your Own Way! 

Many Have Gone Before Us

And 

Many Here Remain 

Who Will, With Honesty, Testify That 

Living For Jesus 

Is Not 

A Life That Is Lived In Vain! 

Please Choose This Day To Lift Up Your Head 

And 

Let Your Heart Be Holy Spirit-Led 

And 

Let From Your Person Be Removed The Stain 

That Causes One To The Devil To Be Chained! 

The Devil 

Is 

The Father Of Lies! 

Jesus Christ 

Is 

The Lord Of Love And Life! 

Enticement And Provocation Are Not Nice 

So Choose, By Saving Grace, Jesus Christ's EFT's 

And 

Live To Enter ... By Right

The Great Reward

At The End Of The Overcoming-Sin Fight! 

Brethren, Beloved

Walk In The Light!

Peace!

FAITH: You Have The Power!

Faith 

Is 

The Gift That Can Only Come From The Lord Of Life

Jesus Christ The King Of Glory 

But

The Power To Use The Gift Of Faith 

Is 

In Our Hands ... Alone! 

Beloved, 

Think About This Long And Hard! 

We, As Committed Christians, Desire To Overcome Sin: 

Faith 

Is 

The Victory That Overcomes The Sinful World! 

With This In View

There Is Only One Way Forward: 

Exercise

         Work

               Use Your Personal Gift Of Faith 

In Every And All Aspects Of Your Life! 

We Can't See Faith 

But

We See What Faith Can Accomplish! 

We Can See What Sin Does In The Life Of 

One Bereft Of Faith 

And

We Can See The Sinner Being Set Free By Faith! 

Our Master, Savior, Redeemer

Lord, God, And Forever Friend

Gives To Each Of Us A Measure Of His Faith Every Day 

To Be Used For That Day Alone: 

Use It Or Lose It! 

While We Cannot Carry Forward Or Borrow Faith

We Are Well Able To Build Upon Our Faith: 

Experience Builds Confidence 

Exercise Builds Muscle

And 

Muscles Speak Of Strength! 

Let Us, Therefore, Choose To Use Our Faith 

To Strengthen Our Confidence In Christ

To Strengthen Our Confidence In Christ! 

Be Strong In The Lord! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: That Name!

As Long As We ... By Grace

Keep Struggling Against Self 

And 

Sin 

And 

Valiantly Keep Up Our Striving To Get Home 

To The Father's House 

To Be Forever With King Jesus

All Will Be Well With Our Souls! 

With Life Being Dynamic

- Always Going Relentlessly Forward - 

Anything That We Practice With Determination 

Will Become A Habit

- A Part Of Who We Are - 

Creating A Character Saying Exactly What We Are

Until Our Name Becomes Inextricably Linked 

To What It Is That We Do! 

Who Are You!?! 

What Do You Do!?! 

What Have You Done!?! 

What Are You Planning To Do!?! 

What Is Your Name!?! 

Are You A Professing Christian Called By Christ 

But 

Cursed By Your Community 

Or

Are You A Practicing Christian 

Counted For Caring With Confidence

And 

Claimed By Christ!?! 

Beloved, 

Jesus Christ Promises Each Of Us 

A New Name In Glory For Overcoming Sin: 

Dare To Be Square And Get There! 

The World Is Wrong: 

Do Right! 

The World Is Dark: 

Be Light! 

The World's Tongue Is Tasteless: 

Be Salt! 

You Are Christian: 

Live Your Name ... Enduringly Faithfully! 

Babylonia Wine 

Is 

Sweet And Deadly:

Drink The Water

Of

Life From Christ

And

Live! 

TALKING A LOT AND DOING NOTHING: Time To Exercise Faith!

... I Have A Bible!

Do You Read It!?!

I Wear A Cross!

Do You Bear Your Cross!?!

I Talk To God!

Do You Listen To God!?!

I Follow The Rules!?!

Do You Follow The Laws Of God!?!

I Am A Child Of God!

Are You A Servant Of God!?!

I Am A Student Of The School Of Jesus!

Are You Becoming Like Jesus!?!

Brethren,

We Can All Say Something Nice
About Our Relationship With Almighty God
But
Is Our Something Satisfactory, Pleasing, To The Lord
Or Does It Excite Satan, The God-Fraud!?!

Oh, Dear!

Nice Expression But Ain't Worth A Lot!
Nice Expression That Can Lead To The Blot!
Nice Expressions Don't Lead To God's Favor
Unless That Expression 
Is
Based And Built Upon Righteousness
And
Gives Off A Heavenly Savor!

Oh, Dear!

Oh, Dear, Indeed!

We All Talk A Good Deal
And
We Say All The Right-Sounding Words
But
Our Thoughts Prior Are Terrible
And
Our Subsequent Actions Are Abominable!

Do You Realize That Not One Of Us Said That
We Are Faithful
Living By Faith
Walking Under The Banner Of The Lord Christ
And
Striving Not To Be A Cast Out Disgrace!?!

I Noticed That No One Said Anything
About Endurance 
About Enduring All Things For The Lord
About Seeking To Gain The Mastery Over Self
About Denying The Works Of The Devil
About Overcoming Sin
In The Name Of Jesus Christ
Who Died Sickeningly To Save Us All ...!

... And Don't Nobody Say "Oh, Dear!"
We Are All Guilty!

Friends, Let's Get Real!
We Could Spend All Night At This "Funeral"
But If We Don't Seek To Change
Our Real Funeral Will Be In The Lake Of Fire!

Chrissy, You Said Earlier That
You Talk To God But That You Don't Know
What It Is That You Should Be Hearing For An Answer!

Yes, I Did!
I Often Wonder What Is The Voice I'm Hearing
Because The Very Thing I Ask For Help Not To Do
Is The Very Thing I End Up Doing ...!

... Because 
You Are Relying On Your Self
And
Not On The Word Of The Living God!

The Living, Holy, Word Of The Eternal God
Is Never 
Contradicted By The Voice Of
The Holy Spirit ... Of Truth ... Of The Eternal God!

AMEN!!!

Okay!
Let's Talk Turkey Aka Jesus Christ's Gift To Us!

The Lord Gives Unto Each Of Us 

A Daily Measure Of His Faith ... For That Day

And 

The Strength To Exercise It ... To Work It

Because 

Faith Without Work Is Dead! 

Living By Faith Is Hard

And

Easy

And 

A Necessity! 

We Are Saved By God's Grace 
Through The Exercising Of Our Gift Of Faith 

So Let Us Dare To Trust The Lord At His Word

And

Obey Him

And

Walk Boldly In His Light 
To Receive Our Sure Blessings Today
And
Every Day! 

Blessings Always Await The Faithful!

Remember Old Sister Cheryl's Prayer:

Oh, Lord!

Please Work On Me!

Please Work With Me!

Please Work Through Me!

Please Work For Me!

Please Work By Me ... Forever!

The One Thing I Would Correct About That Prayer
Is The Line Which Says:

Please Work With Me!

Why Would You Correct That Line!?!

Simple:

If The Lord Is Working With Us 
To Help Us To Avail Ourselves Of His Blessings
And
We Do Not Cooperate With Him
We Achieve Nothing!

I Get Your Point
So I Would Now Pray, Saying:

Dear Lord,

Please Help Me To Work With You

And

Please Help Me

To Energetically Utilize

My Daily Gift Of Faith

And

To Wholly, Enduringly

Cooperate With You

To The Saving Of My Purchased Soul

And

To Bless Others

In Jesus Christ's Matchless, Holy, Name!

AMEN!!!

PRAYER : Keep Me, Lord!

Teach Me!

Lead Me!

Guide Me!

And

Please Carry Me, Lord

As I Navigate This World Of Sin's Fjord!

Help Me Not From You Turn Away

Nor From The Way Of Truth Stray

Is My Humble Pray This Blessed Day!

Keep Me, Lord

By Thy Dear Side!

Let Me In Your Love Abide

And

When Trials And Strife Appear

Comfort Me

For To My Heart

You Are Most Precious!

To Me

You Are Most Dear!

Help Me Not To Charge You Foolishly

When The Terrors That Bring Doubt Abuse Me!

Please Help Me To Say

With A Heart Of Love:

"My God Is In Control

He Cares For Me

He Is Keeping Me Safe

I Shall Dwell In The Courts Above!"

And When Naysayers

Gainsayers

And Unbelievers Seek

My Righteous Soul To Torment

Help Me Not Take The Path

Of Least Resistance

And

In The Ways Of The World

Give Vent!

 

Father,

Help Me Stand Tall

In The Hedge Of Protection

With Those Faithful Few

Who Have Accepted The Way To Life Call

And

Speak Peace

Speak Life

And Thereby

Remove The Vile Wind

From The Sails

Of

The Sailors Of The Denier

Of 

My Lord Jesus Christ!

I Love You, Lord!

You Daily

Moment By Moment

Enormously Bless Me

And

I Thank You For The Mercy

The Love

The Grace

And

Oh, How I Thank You, Lord

For My Share

Of 

Christ's Enduring Faith!

Please Keep Me Grace-Filled

And

Faithful

Even Unto To Death

For I Desire To See In Peace

My Lord Wonderful

In Whom

From Whom

By Whom

Is My Forgiveness

My Salvation

My Rest

My Peace

My Hope And My Reward

He Who Is

My Redeemer

My God

Jesus The Christ

Him By Whom

I Am Overcoming

And Shall

With Finality

Overcome Satan The Fraud!

Harken And Do For Me

What Only You

The Holy God Can Do

For I Worship You, Lord!

May The Holy Angels Surround

And

The Holy Spirit Indwell

For

In Jesus' Mighty Name

I Pray And Sincerely Plead!

AMEN.

From This Moment On ...! + PRAYER: I Cannot Live Like This ...! Lord, I Love You!

I Had In My Heart
A Little Jesus
AND
I Had In My Heart
A Lot Of My Self!
There Was A Battling Raging
AND
Each Desired The Other
To Take A Knee
On The Back Shelf!

I Often Talked A Walk
I Was Not Walking!
I Often Walked A Talk
About Which I Was Uncomfortable To Enthusiastically Speak
AND
This Was Making My Life Uncomfortable
AND
I Really Needed Heavenly Relief!

PRAYER:

Lord,

I Can Not Live Like This Any Longer!

Please, Do Something For Me!

Open My Eyes

My Ears

My Heart

My Head

Grant Me Understanding!

Lord, God Almighty

Please Grant Me Some Relief!

I Did Not Hear A Stern Voice Speaking!
I Did Not Even Hear A Soft Voice Whispering Inside My Head
BUT
With The Passage Of Time
I Noticed
That Past Pleasures Seemed Asinine
AND
I Was More Toward Faithfulness
To God's Ways
Steadfastly Inclined!

Nonsense Made No Sense!
Defiance Was No Defense!
Recalcitrance Made Me Seem Dense
AND
I Was Studiously Eager
To Get Off
The Waffler's Shaking Fence!

I No Longer Found Pleasure In Waywardness!
I No Longer Found Pleasure In Walking The Contrarian Way!
I No Longer Found Pleasure
In Arguing For Both Satan And God
AND
Finally Recognized
Realized
That I Did Not At All Like Trying 
Against God
To Be In The Right!

Prayer Changed Things!
I No Longer Wanted With Jesus Christ
A Mere Fling!
I Wanted A Commitment!
I Wanted To Belong!
I Wanted To Be With The Lover Of My Soul
AND
I Wanted The Relationship
To Be Permanently
Enduringly
Forever Long!
I Wanted Us!
I Wanted In Him To Never Grow Old!

PRAYER:

Lord,

I Love You!

You See 

Know

My Heart

Better Than I Do!

Please, Won't You Take Me 
In Your Loving Hand

And

Be To Me
My All And All?

When I Ignore You

I Feel Scattered

And
Bereft!

Please, Hold Me

Enfold Me

Keep Me Close

To That Sacrificial Heart 

In Your Spear-Pierced Side
That Sin Cleft!

Forgive Me

For My Myriad Follies!

Forgive Me

For Giving In To My Lying Wants
Adjudged To Be My Needs

But Was Indeed My Gross Greed!

Forgive Me

For Doubting Your Living Holy Word!

Forgive Me

For From You Looking Away!

Forgive Me

For Giving Place To The Devil!

I Am Sorry, Lord!

Forgive Me!

I Beseech You, Please

Is My Penitent Heart's Humble Pray!

From This Moment On

Help Me

In You

To Be Strong!

Give Unto Me Music

For My Satisfied-With-Jesus Song

So That

In The Day A-coming

I May Joyously Sing 

With The Redeemed

In The Overcomer's Glorying Throng!

Thank You, Lord

For Hearing And Answering My Prayer

Presented In The Name Of My Lord

Jesus Christ The Righteous
In Whose Faith I Live
And Breathe!

AMEN!

HAPPY SABBATH: It Will Be An Expedient + PRAYER: Lord, Give Us The Victory

Since There Is Nothing New
Under The Sun
It Stands To Reason
That It Will Be Again Expedient 
That One Should  Perish
Instead Of The Whole Nation!

So ...

Just Like Christ Jesus
Christians Shall Be The Scape Goat
AND
Will Be Sold To Bold Sinners
For A Trifling Small Groat!

The King James Bible Says
That The Dragon
Is With The Woman Wroth
AND
Will Seek To Make War
With The Remnant Of Her Seed
AND
I Take That To Mean
That Hate Controls His Noggin
Just As The Drug Would An Addict On Speed!

Christians' Foreheads And Backs Will Bear Targets
For Their Faithfulness To The Eternal God
AND
For Having Repented Of Sin
To God The Father
AND
Holding The Faith Of Jesus Deep, Deep, Within
AND
For Not Paying Obeisance To The False God!

But ... Faith

Faith Speaks Of Confidence!
Faithfulness Speaks To Confidence's Reward!
Walking In Faith Speaks Of Doubt's Decimation
AND
Abiding Faith Speaks To Hope For Rest
In The Peaceful Glade Of The Eternal God!

God Is Faithful
Even When We Are Not
AND
When We Are Faithless
God's Faithfulness
Diminishes Not Even A Jot!

BUT ...

If We Believe In Him Who Is The Word
AND
Who Makes Faith Come Alive By His Covenanted Word
We Will Be Champions Of The Faith
Overcomers Grand
Of The Goat-inspired Wicked Perishing World
Disbelievers In The Son Of Man!

Faith Is The Victory!
Faith Moves Mountains And Trees!
Faith ... When Unbounded
Is As A Shower Of Rain Upon Leaves
For The Sound Is As Music That Makes The Heart Sing
AND
The Soul In Its Witness
Is Ever Joyful
Smiling 
Knowing That Eternity Is Not A Faddish Thing!

PRAYER:

Day Is Dying, Dear Lord

In The West

Sinners Are Right Bold

Denying There Is Sin To Be Confessed

But

I Ask You, Lord

Who Is No Mannish Liar

Whose Word Is Truth

And Is To Eternity Bound Fast

To Please Let Our Confidence

Our Holy Faith In Christ Jesus

Provide Us Seats

At The Royal Welcome Home Children

Celebration Repast!

Oh, Lord

Please Let Our Faith 

In Jesus Christ The Righteous

Give Us The Victory

That Overcomes This World!

We Love You, Father!

AMEN.

*********

Fear Him 

Who Can Kill Body And Soul In Hell!

What Can Man Do Unto Me?