VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Just Stop It!?!

...  So He Told Her That

Whenever He Lifted His Arm Over His Head

It Hurt Really Badly

And Asked Her What To Do About It! 

He Went On To Say That She Told Him: 

"Stop Lifting Your Arm Over Your Head!" 

He Was Not Amused 

And Now He Refuses To Speak To Her Ever Again! 

What Do You Think, Abutte!?! 

My Dear Defray, I Don't Think

I Know That That Is The Typical Response

We All Give To The Good Lord 

When He Tells Us To Stop Doing What We Are Doing

Because It Is Hurting Us Really Badly! 

Excuse My Please!?! 

I Didn't Stutter, Defray! 

The Lord Told Us Not To Sin! 

He Told Us The Penalty For Sin! 

He Told Us What Happens To Us When We Sin

And

He Gives Us Faith, Strength, Grace, Mercy 

And

Hope For Help And Healing! 

You Know What Our Problem Is!?!

We Want The Lord To Do Our Heavy Lifting For Us

While Forgetting That We Must Expend Effort

Before We Can Expect Divine Help! 

Hold Up, Abutte!

What Effort Could We Possibly Expend First

Before We Receive Heaven's Help!?! 

Defray, How Could You, A Committed Christian

Have The Unmitigated Gall To Ask Me Such A Question!?! 

I Have The Unmitigated Gall, Abutte

Because I Don't Understand What You Are Asking Me!

Have You Ever Heard About That Blessing Called

Pray Without Ceasing!?! 

Of Course!

Who Hasn't!?!

You Would Be Surprised!

You Have A Sin, You Want To Get Rid Of It

And You, In Your Own Strength

Do The Thing In The Belief That

If You Do The Sin Enough

You Will Make Yourself Sick Aka Sick Of It

And You Wouldn't Want To Do It Again! 

Bad, Bad, Bad Really Bad Idea!

So What Should I Do For Myself, Abutte!?!

Stop Doing It By Going To The Lord In Prayer

Believing That The Lord Will Help You

By Asking Him To Help You

And Pray And Resist The Devil

And Pray Some More

And Sing A Song Praising The Lord For Answered Prayer

And Resist And Pray And Praise

And

Don't Forget To Give Thanks For Your Victory

As If You Are Already Victorious!

You Make It Sound Sooo Easy, Abutte!

It Is Hard Because It Is That Easy, Defray!

But You Just Turned It Around!?! 

So!?!

Do You Gain Muscle By Picking Up A Sheet Of Paper!?!

Of Course Not!

You Need Something A Smidge Beyond No Effort Required!

Okay!

When You Are Doing Heavy Lifting In The Gym

Don't You Have A Spotter

And Are Advised

And Encouraged

To Wear A Back-Brace!?! 

Of Course!

Everybody Knows That! 

So, Please Tell Me, Defray

In The Name Of Him Who Is Holy, Just, True, And Wise

Why You Would Face Sin

Without Your Back-Brace Aka The Lord Jesus

And Your Spotter Aka The Holy Spirit

And Your Moment By Moment Vitamins

Faith And Prayer, And Praise

And

The Fortifying Bread That 

Is 

The Infallible, Immutable Word Of The Living God!?! 

I Can't Answer That 

Because

I've Never Heard It Explained Like This Before, Debutte!

So What Are You Going To Do From Here On Out!?!

1800-Call-God Aka Pray ... And Without Ceasing!?!

You've Got It! 

And ...!?! 

Take My Vitamins And Eat My Bread

And ... Let Jesus Closely Embrace Me

Holding Me Straight Protecting Me 

And

Cooperate With The Holy Spirit

Who Will Lead Me Into All Truth

Who Sees My Drift, My Growth

My Stagnation And My Slippage

And 

Will Call Me Back Into Alignment With The Lord Of Life

Who Is Love And Light! 

Nicely Done, Defray!

Let's Do Business Again!?!

For Sure! 

Peace Be Upon You! 

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Will You Will To Will!?!

Right And Choice Were Squaring Up Against Will And Want!

Well, Let Me Correct Myself Just A Lil' Bit! 

There Were Two Types Of Right

And Two Types Of Will

And One Each Of Choice And Want!

You've Got To Keep Up With Me In This: 

Just Follow The Process! 

Right One And Will One Is Almighty God:

To Do Right Is The Will Of Almighty God 

And

The Will Of Almighty God Is Right! 

Doing The Will Of Almighty God Is Right For Us

And

To Do Right Because It Is The Will Of Almighty God For Us

Is Best For Us

Since It Confers A Blessing Upon Us From Almighty God! 

Now, Right Two And Will Two Can Get Iffy Real Fast:

We Have Free-Will

And

We Have The Right To Choose To Use Our Free-Will

However We Want! 

We Can Do Right

And

We Can Give Our Will To Almighty God

And Thereby

Ever Choose To Do Right: 

There Is A Difference!

We May Want To Do Right But Choose To Do Wrong

Because

We Did Not Give Over Our Free-Will To Almighty God

Who Is Right!

The Really Iffy Part Is When Our Desire To Do Right

Is Caught Between Human Will, Human Want

And

Almighty God's Will For Us

And

Our Right Of Choice To Use Our Will

To Choose To Want What Our Stubborn Will

Wants Us To Choose! 

The Question Is Where Does Godly Choice Come In

Without Our Freely Giving Over

Our Human Known-Stubborn Will To Almighty God

Which Would Help Us To Make Said Godly Choice!?! 

Why Don't We Just Choose To Make

Almighty God's Will Our Want Which Is A Need!?!

Why Not Allow Almighty God

To Help Us Align Our Will With His Sovereign Will

So That We Will Will To Will To Want

And Will To Choose To Make The Choice That Is

The Will Of God For Us That Is Right

And Will Make Us Right With Almighty God!?!

That's A Whole Mouthful But Don't Give Up Now!

We Will Always Have The Right Of Choice!

We Will Always Have Free-Will! 

We Will Always Want What We Want 

Even When There Is No Need For The Want!

We Choose To Lose Even If We Did Not Make A Choice

Because 

Not Making A Choice For Right 

Is

To Choose Not To Be Right With Almighty God

Which Will Have Us To Be Found Wanting

And Willing Not To Be

In A Right Relationship With Almighty God!

Who Knew That Being Willing To Be Right With Almighty God

By His Will

Would Find Us Not Wanting

Because 

Our Will Is Right With Almighty God!?!

The Faithful Student Of The Living Word Knows

So Open The Good Book!

N.B.:

Almighty God Is Being Stressed 

Because

There Are False Gods "High-Jacking" Our Free-Will

- Which, In Truth, We Give Away - 

To Cause Man To Waste Man's Willingness

To Willingly Give His Free-Will To Almighty God

So That He Will Be Found Wanting

In The Great Day Of Small Things! 

That, Dear Ones, Is Satan 101!

So You See, A Wrongly Used Will

Will Cause Us To Make The Wrong Choice

Which Will Leave Us In Want Of

A White Robe Of RIGHTeousness 

And

An Overcomers' Crown!

Know Your Needs From Your Wants! 

Please Make The Right Choice 

Because

Our Choices Determine Our Character

Which Is The Only Thing We Will Take To The Grave!

Your Will Is A Terrible Thing To Waste!

A Character Built Through Our Relationship With

Almighty God In Jesus Christ 

Will See Us Inheriting Eternal Life! 

Please Choose Life!

Peace! 

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Open The Letter!

 

Dear Lady Rose, 

I Sincerely Hope And Pray That This Missive

Finds You In Good Spirits And Doing Well! 

As For Me, Besides A Lil' Bit O' The Arthur

I Am Doing Well, All Things Considered! 

Lady Ro, I Want To Ask You A Question: 

Did You Receive A Strange-Looking

Very Large, Padded Envelope By Mail Or Special Delivery 

In The Past, Oh, I Don't Know, Three Months!?! 

I Only Ask Because I Received A Like Envelope

With A Handwritten Letter With The Strangest Instructions! 

It Said, And I Quote: "If You Are Happy, Read The Letter!

If You Are Sad, Read The Letter! 

If You Are Tempted, Read The Letter! 

If You Are Feeling Weary, Read The Letter!" 

The Letter Of Instructions Rattled Off 

A Long List Of Things For Which I Should Read Some Letter 

Which Should Have Been Enclosed But Was Not! 

All That Was In The Envelope Was An Old Book

Rather Expensive-Looking But Nonetheless Old, Like Methuselah! 

I Shook That Book And No Letter Fell Out So I Am Clueless!

Neither The Envelope Nor The Letter Of Instructions

Bear A Return Address So I Don't Know Who To Contact

About The Missing Letter!

I Am At A Loss!

Please Help!

Love Always,

Dorothy

**********

Dear Dorothy,

You Have Surely Lived Up To Your Nickname!

You Are A Real Dodo!

Yes, I Received A Similar Envelope:

Everybody Did, And Anybody Coming Into The Household

Is Going To Receive An Identical Envelope! 

Dodo, Did You Look At The Title Of The Book!?!

Did You Notice That It Said "Holy Bible!?!"

Did You Open Said Bible!?!

Don't You Know Or Have You Forgotten That

The Holy Bible Is Called God's Love LET...TER To Mankind!?!

I Should Box Your Ears!

How Come It Has Taken You Three Whole Months

To Open That Envelope And, Worse Yet

Three Months To Come ... With Help ... To The Realization That

The Missing Letter IS The Enclosed Bible!?!

You Need A Real Cut-Tail With A Hard Rubber Slipper!

Seriously, Though, All Those Points

Telling You To Read The Letter Are For Real And

You Need To Fixedly Pay Attention To And Follow Them!

Of Course, It Must Be Stated That

"No Read, No Power: Read Well, You Flower!"

That's The Lord's Will Concerning You, Me, We, His Children!

Call Me On Meet And We Can Read It Together

Taking Turns, Of Course!

Love You, Bless You, Talk To You Soon!

Your Favorite Sis-Sis!

Peace!

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Them's Big Doings!

 I Don't Know About You

But I Have Been To Some Big Doings In My Time

But None Like That! 

Let Me Bring You Up To Scratch! 

It Is Like This: Mai Good Met His Glory

And There Is Peace! 

You Meant To Say That There Was Peace, Misty! 

No, Miss Miffed! 

I Said What I Said Because It Is Right! 

You Know You Lying, Misty!

You Just Indulging In Hyperbole

To Get Me All Entangled And Invested

To Make Yourself Feel Special! 

Miss Miffed, If You Want To Hear My Story Shut Your Trap!

If You're Not Interested, Just Keep Flapping Your Yap!

Sorry, Misty!

Very Well!

Mai Good And His Glory Are Bound Together

In An Ordained Marriage! 

You Mean An Arranged Marriage, Misty! 

Miss Miffed!?! 

Yes, Misty!?! 

Wha' I Not Too Long Tell You!?!

Okay, Misty, I Got It! 

Well, According To The Covenant They Entered Into

Mai Good Gets The Desires Of Her Heart From His Glory 

If It Is For Mai Good's Good

And For His Glory's Glory!

Wait Up, Misty!

Please Let Me Speak! 

Say On, Miss Miffed!

You Mean To Tell Me That Mai Can't Get A Good

Without His Getting A Glory!?!

Yes!

His Glory Really Got Some Nerve! 

Nope! 

Excuse Me!?! 

I Said "Nope!" 

His Doesn't Have Nerve! 

He Has Wisdom! 

Would You Like To Small-Down That Statement For Me, Ms. Misty!?! 

Sure Can, Miss Miffed! 

His Glory Is The Great Prince!

I'm Sure You Mean Great-Kind Prince! 

No, Miffy! 

His Glory Is The Great Prince!

Wait, Wait, Wait ... You Mean As In HIM!?! 

That's Right, My Dear!

The Very One! 

Lord Almighty!

But, Misty, If That Is For Real ...! 

... It Is! 

...  That Means That It Is A Matter Of 

His Character Being On The Line

So He Can't Give Her Anything That 

Goes Against Who He Is! 

Ding, Ding, Ding! 

Miss Miffed Wins The Perfect Prize! 

Misty!?! 

Yes, Miffy!?!

You Just Made Up That Tale To Tell Me

The Whole Old Story Of Jesus And His Love! 

Yes, Miffy! 

I Love It! 

Whatever Is For My Good

Will Always Be For His Glory!

Indeed!

We Are Amazingly Blessed!

AMEN!!!

Thank You, Lord Jesus!

Peace! 

  

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRAYER: Dear Lord, No Disrespect Intended ...!

PRAYER:

Dear Lord, 

Have Mercy And, As You Promised, Remember Me! 

Lord, No Disrespect Intended 

But All I Can Offer You Today Is 

Thank You For My Life

Bless Yo

 For My Hope

Praise You For My Peace 

And Say I Love You

I Trust You

I Believe You

And Ask You To Help Me To Not Be An Ingrate

For All Your Blessings Showered Upon Me

The Majority Of Which I Will Never Know This Side Of Eternity! 

Lord, I Need To See You

Just As The Human Heart Longs To See

The Form Of Its Beloved

And To Feel Their Presence

To Hug Them Close

Hold Their Hand

Touch Their Face

And To Gently Rest The Beloved's Head Against Their Chest

And Hear Their Heart Beating

And Know That The Object Of Their Love Is Home

Is With Them

And They, Themselves, Feel At Home!

With You, Lord, I Long To See And Be With You

Who Loves Me Best

Who Has Never Failed Me

Or Done Anything To Hurt Or Harm Me!

I Long To Be With You

The One Who Has Raised And Is Raising Me Up

From The Morass That Is The Sin Life With Its Myriad Sorrows

And Elevating Me To The Perfection Of Sanctification!

I Desire To See You As You See Me

And To Know You As You Know Me

Face To Face

And In All Your Glory

And Thence To Touch The Thorn-Inflicted Scars

On Your Forehead

To Caress The Mark Of The Gash

From The Evilly Efficient Spear-Thrust

Compliments Of The Roman Soldier Just Doing His Job

To Hear The Heart Of Him Whose Love To And For Me 

Permitted Him To Defy Death And Rob It Of Its Trophy

Which Made It Possible For Me To Love Him

To Die In And For Him

And Live To Say To Death, Our Last Enemy

"Where Is Your Sting, Where Is Your Victory!?!"

And To Know That My Victory Is The Overcomers' Crown

And To Live, Love, And Be With You

For The Ceaseless Ages Of Eternity:

Lord, Hold Me Fast!

I Long To Kiss Your Feet With Thanksgiving

And To Lay Your Nail-Scared Hands Against My Face

And Kiss Each Palm!

What A Wonderful Day It Will Be!

Lord, I Didn't Feel That I Had It In Me To Pray Today

But In Talking With You And Cooperating With Your Sweet Spirit

I Realize That I Have Poured Out My Heart:

It Feels ... It Is ... Liberating!

Thank You For Hearing And Answering My Prayer Of Faith!

I Love You With My Whole Heart!

I Will Speak With You Again A Little Later!

Be Pleased With Me!

Have Another Beautiful Day Blessing The Brethren

With Your Gift Of A Portion Of Your Faith And Unfailing Favor!

AMEN!!!

Brethren,

Let Us Please Seek To Remember That 

Prayer Is The Strength Of The Soul: 

Commune With The Lord Today ... Right Now! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Delulu!

 

Why Are You All Calling Her Delulu!?! 

Isn't Her Name Rosalie!?! 

Marion, My Dear, Her Name Is Indeed Rosalie 

But, Without Exception

We Know That Delulu Fits Her Much Better! 

We May Not Be Her Mother 

But We Have Given Her The Name That Matches Her Character! 

Isn't That Kinda Harsh, Mohrmahnie!?! 

It May Be Harsh, Mavis

But It Is About The Only Relief We Can Get From Her Behavior! 

She Knows What We Are Doing 

And She Does Not Care! 

What On Earth Do You Mean, Mohrmahnie!?! 

Why Would Anyone Accept A Name That Is Not Their Own!?!

Mavis, Our Dear Rosalie Has The Grand Idea That 

She Knows What Is Best For Everyone 

And Goes To Great Lengths To Tell Us, With Great Authority

What To Think, How To Act

Who To Speak To, What To Say

And Even What To Ask The Good Lord For In Our Prayers! 

I'm Sorry To Say It, Mohrmahnie

But Your Rosalie Sound Totally Delusional! 

Mavis, Muh Girl, You Arrive! 

Welcome! 

Lady M, Would You Like To Explain That Remark!?! 

Mavis, Don't Let Me Call You Molasses! 

Why Would You Do Such A Thing!?! 

I Would Call You Molasses 

Because You Real Slow On The Uptake!

You Were Sorry To Call Rosalie Delusional 

But Did Not Make The Connection To Delulu! 

Gracious Me! I Truly Didn't! 

Looking Back, She Is Delulu As You Put It 

Because The Lord Did Not Charge Her 

To Be Anybody's Brain, Body, Or Boss! 

We Each Will Stand Before The Judgment Bar Of 

The Lord Jesus Christ 

Whether We Are Right, Wrong, Humble, Proud

Converted, Unconverted, Blessed Or Cursed 

To Answer For What We Have Done In Our Own Flesh! 

Is She Our Savior!?! 

Did She Die For Our Sin!?! 

Is She Our Advocate!?! 

Will She Leave Earth, Go To The Father's Throne

Intercede For Us And Return To Earth 

And Call Us To Meet HER In The Air 

To Go Home To Heaven For The 1,000 Years Of Peace!?! 

Come Now, Mavis! 

We Know She Won't Because She Can't 

Hence Her "Delulu" Appellation! 

Somebody Needs To Beard That Roaring Lionness! 

We Tried ... And Failed! 

She Says That The Lord Speaks To Her 

Giving Her Special Revelation For Us "Mere Mortals!"  

Lady M, All I Have To Say To Her, And All Like Her

Is To Stop Calling The Lord's Name 

Relevant To Their Lying Revelations Of Foolishness! 

The Lord Clearly Warned Us About That Madness 

And She Had Better Take Heed! 

Tell Me That Text, Ms. Mavis! 

Sure! 2 Peter 2:3 ... Destruction Is Coming! 

Everybody Clean Up, Clean Up! 

AMEN!!! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Malicious Wickedness!?!

 

Let Me Say It Another Way: 

Dish-Out Does Give A Pay-Back! 

Sowers Reap More Than They Sow 

So Be Very, Very Careful Of What You Maliciously Do To Others 

Because Maliciousness Has Got Two "I" - Two Eyes: 

One For Me, The Target

And For Thee, The Archer! 

Its Origin Is Satanic 

So It Is Without Caring Or Conscience 

And Will Eat The Eater! 

Never Ever Forget That Maliousness Is A Curse 

And Wickedness Mek It Wors'! 

Planned And Produced Sin Is Iniquity 

And Is An Offense Against Almighty God 

And A Hurt To Man! 

Peter, Have You Ever Considered That 

People Who Take Pleasure In Their Ungodly Doings 

Ignoring The Pain And Anguish They Inflict Upon Others

And That Without Mercy

Are The First To Say "Why Me!?!" 

And Beg And Plead With The Living God

- Whom They Disparage And Despise - 

For The Very Mercy That 

They Deny Their Targets, Their Prey

Their Inoffensive Victims!?! 

Yes, Mackey, I Did

But I Don't Understand It Even Now! 

Peter, My Friend

It Blows My Mind Every Time I See It! 

Mackey, What I Don't Get Is 

Why They Would Think To Ask God For Mercy 

After They Have Hurt Someone 

And Not Ask For Mercy Before They Hurt That Person!?! 

Pearson, That Is The Million Dollar Question 

And It Is The Behavior Of The Fool 

Who Says That There Is No God! 

They Do Not Hold God In Their Thoughts

Say That He Cannot See Them

And Do Not Believe That 

There Is The Almighty God 

To Hear The Cries Of His People 

Who Are Praying For Justice And Relief! 

I Believe With All My Heart That 

Though, To Me, The Lord Tarries

His Justice Will Come 

And It Will Be At The Right Time 

For He Is Never Late! 

I Encourage Us All To Keep The Holy Faith 

Because Every Long Day Has A Five O'clock! 

When The Shutters Come Down On That Bank 

Whoever Is Inside The Building Has No Way Of Escape 

And Will Have To Face The Music 

When The Bank Opens Again! 

You Know What

I Will Stick With The Lord Because, As King David Said

The Lord Will Have Mercy: 

Man Won't! 

Thank You, Lord, For Grace And Mercy! 

AMEN!!! 

Peace Be Upon Us All! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Reality Always Bites!

Ohhh, I Can Just Feel It! 

Feel What, Mauby!?! 

The Intense Part Of The Sermon Lecture Talk, Maybe

About To Come From Bro. Lookatit! 

Mauby, You Know That That Is Not His Name

And You Shouldn't Make Mock-Sport Of The Teacher! 

Any Way, Maybe, Here It Comes! ... 

Look At It, Brethren

We All Have Only One Of Two Choices: 

The Liar Or The Lord, The Savior Or The Destroyer

Heaven Or Hell, Immortality Or Oblivion

Blessing Or Cursing, Love Or Hate

Light Or Darkness, Truth Or Error Aka Lies

Wisdom Or Folly, Peace Or War

Hope Or Despair, Life Or Death

And Sickness Or Health! 

Contrary To Popular Opinion, This Is Not Rocket Science! 

This Is Reality, Real Life 101! 

The Lord Does Not Have A Hidden Agenda: 

The Adversary Does! 

The Lord Provides Full Disclosure: 

The Adversary Indulges Smoke And Mirrors! 

The Lord Gives The Facts Regarding The Present And The Future: 

The Adversary Obscures The Truth Regarding The Present 

And Boldly Lies About The Future! 

The Lord Can Make You Do What He Wants But He Will Not: 

Satan Would Like To Force You To Do What He Wants But He Cannot! 

The Adversary Hates Who And What The Lord Loves: 

The Lord Loves Who And What The Adversary Hates! 

Let Us Seriously Look At It: 

We Have The Opportunity To Go To The Home 

Which The Adversary Can Never Return To 

And So He Has Made It His Reason For Being 

To Try To Stop Any And All Of Us 

From Going There With His Machinations: 

He Knows What We Will Be Getting 

Because He Knows What He Has Lost! 

Regret Is His Lot: 

Hope Is To Our Glory! 

When You Honestly Take A Look At It

The Choice, Good Or Ill, Is Ours Alone! 

The Word Is Our Guide: 

Really Look At It And Read It With Understanding! 

Brethren, 

I Sincerely Pray That We Will All Forget About The "Feels" 

And Choose To Choose Wisely!  

Peace Be Unto You! 

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Good Report!?!

 

Okay, That Is It For Roll Call! 

True, Honest, Just, Pure, And Lovely

I Am Truly Glad To See You Again! 

I See That Good Report Is Late Yet Again! 

Brother Choosy, Good Report Is Not Late! 

He Has Chosen Not To Show His Face! 

Really!?! 

And Why Is That, Lovely!?! 

Well, It Is Not My Story To Really Tell 

But Since You Pressed Me

Good Report Reported That 

He Has Not Found Anything Of Good Report To Report 

So His Report Is Not To Report His Report! 

Lovely Lady, Would You Care To Run That Pretzel By Me Again!?! 

Ohhh, Never Mind! 

I Have A Mind To Mind My Mind! 

Please Go And Ask Good Report To Come On In! 

Will Do, Brother Choosy! 

MOMENTS LATER ... 

Thank You, Good Report, For Gracing Us With Your Presence! 

Please Tell Us What Has You In Such A Tizzy!?! 

Brother Choosy, I Have Never Been So Discouraged In My Life! 

I Could Not Find A Single Thing That 

I Could Say Was Worth Thinking On Because 

It, Of Itself And In Its Present State

Was Nothing Good To Hear, See, Or Do! 

It Was As Though People Are Hell-Bent 

On Joyfully Gracing Hell With Their Presence! 

It Was The Young, The Old, The Grey And The Grizzly! 

Biting My Tongue Was All I Could Do Not To Cry 

Knowing That The Adversary Must Be In His Glee!

 

It Was Almost Like What We Read About 

The Cities Of The Plain In Lot's Day! 

Okay, Good Report, Calm Down! 

We Can Figure This Out! 

First, You Should All Know By Now That 

You Cannot Make A Silk Purse Out Of A Sow's Ear! 

Secondly, If A Thing Has No Redeeming Features

It Must Be Cast Out Of Our Minds 

So That We Are Not Cast Into Outer Darkness! 

Thirdly, If That Thing Has No Virtue

Much Like Point Second, Then We Cannot Lift It Up By Praise! 

Remember Always: Heavenly Treasure Before Worldly Pleasure! 

Dear Ones,

Look At Your Own Names And Assignments 

And Pay Close Attention To Me! 

You Are All Brethren, And You Are Linked In A Chain: 

If You Are True, You Are Honest! 

If You Are Honest, You Are Just! 

If You Are Just, You Are Pure

And If You Are Pure, You Will Be Lovely! 

Now, If The Five Of You Run True To Form 

- Pardon Me, True - 

Good Report Will Smile And Make A Good Report 

Stressing Heavily On Its Virtue

And Will Sing Its Praise

And We Will Be Completely Free To Think, To Meditate, On That Thing! 

Remember, My Children:

Our Lives Are What Our Thoughts Make Them 

So Jealously, Zealously, Guard Your Heart! 

Stick Together 

And Good Report Will Indeed Smile! 

Peace! 

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Cossie

 

You Real Up And Down, Cossie! 

I Know, Mavis! 

Isn't It Wonderful!?! 

Are You Mad, Cossie!?! 

Mavis Is Insulting You! 

Mavis Would Like To Believe That She Is Insulting Me 

But, Truth Be Told

She Just Paid Me A Wonderful Compliment, Cuddy! 

Oh, Brother! 

I Have Got To Hear This! 

It Is Like This, Cuddy! 

I Am A Christian And I Have Committed Myself 

To Walk Consistently In The Light That Leads To Life! 

To Do This, I Must Grow 

And To Grow, To Show Growth

To Show That I Am Growing Up 

Into The Stature That Is Jesus Christ The King

I Must Put Down Roots As In 

I Must Be Rooted And Grounded In The Word! 

I Must Know And Live, Practice, Preach, And Purvey That 

Which I Know, Understand, And Accept 

Is The Saving Truth

The Truth For Today Always Current! 

Wait A Minute, Cossie! 

Where You Get That Line From!?! 

Wait, Mastic! 

Don't You Read Your Bible At All!?! 

I Read My Bible And I Ain't Never Seen That Sentiment! 

Wow! 

Another Surface Reader! 

Another One Who Is Reading Without Understanding! 

I Know, Reggie! 

Do You Want To Tell Them Or Should I!?! 

I'll Take A Piece Of That Action! 

Brethren, 

Have You Not Read The Parable That Jesus Told 

About The Sower And The Seed!?! 

Of Course We Have! 

Nice Story! 

I Like The Part About The Harvest That Was 

30, 60, And 100-Fold Return! 

Cossie, It's The Usual, Isn't It!?! 

Yup! Look Only At The Reward And Not At The Regrets! 

Sigh ...! 

Okay, People! 

Listen To Me Carefully! 

Jesus Firmly Spoke About The Seed That 

Fell On Rocky Ground! 

There Was Little Soil 

And Even Though The Seed Sprouted

It Had No Depth Of Earth 

To Send Down Roots To Hold Nourishment 

And So It Could Not Grow Up 

To Bear Fruit To Be Harvested 

And So It Died! 

So, You See, Up And Down Christianity 

Is Good Theology! 

Dig Deep Into The Word 

And Grow Up In Sanctification 

Which Is The Work Of Lifetime 

As The Holy Spirit Leads Us Into All Truth! 

Brethren, Think Carefully! 

A Tree Without Roots ... Deep Roots

Cannot, Will Not, Endure A Storm In Its Life! 

Troubles Toss Rootless Trees! 

Christians Unschooled In The Word Of God 

Do Not Know How To Live 

Or Why A Christian Lives In The Manner That 

The Lord Specified! 

Oh, My, Reggie! 

I Feel Really Ashamed Of Myself 

Now That You've Explained The Story! 

Cossie, I Am Sorry For Attempting To Insult You! 

It's Okay, Mavis! 

Some Good Came Of It! 

Yes, Cossie! 

I'm Going To Read That Parable Again 

And I Am Going To Start My Journey Again 

And Be An Up And Down Christian ... The Good Way: 

Down In The Word 

And Up Toward Sanctification 

Which Leads To Glorification! 

Hear, Hear! 

Lord, Lead Me, Lead Us Gently Along! 

AMEN!!! 

Peace!