Persistently Pray For Power To Press On!

Jesus Christ The King Of Glory

The Only Begotten Son Of 

The True And Living, Holy And Eternal God

 Is

The Messiah

The Anointed One After Whom Christians Are Named 

And

The One Who Calls Us To Faithfully Follow Him 

Up To The Loving Father's Peaceful House! 

We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder As We Follow Our Dear Savior 

But

There Is A Raptor ... A Flying Predator 

Aka Satan, The Piercing Serpent, The Dragon

Who Will Do All To Focus Our Rapt Attention 

Away From The Holy One Who, Alone, Saves! 

We Can't Allow Ourselves To Be Diverted 

By The Myriad Images, Real Or Imagined

In The Rafters Above Our Heads! 

We, By Faith, Must Choose 

To Disembark Our Flimsy Raft Called Temporary-Thing 

And 

Get On Board The Solid And Secure Old Ship Of Zion 

Which Goes In One Direction 

To Its Only Port Of Call 

On Its Only Voyage! 

The Old Ship Of Zion 

Will Always Stop To Pick Up Passengers! 

Some Passengers Who Have Not Found Their Strength In Jesus 

Will Jump Ship 

Or Disembark The Old Ship 

Because 

There Is No Earthly Entertainment 

And 

The Atmosphere Is Clean ... Too Clean

Bereft Of Those Things 

Which Take The Heart Away From The Lord Christ! 

Beloved, 

We Can Neither Safely Love A Lie 

Nor Live A Lie! 

Only The Truth Will Bless The Spirit 

And 

Satisfy You Aka The Living Soul

The Soul In Its Search For Sure And Secure Salvation! 

Please Persistently Pray For Power To Press On! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: STOP DECEIVING YOURSELF: I Commend You To Jesus Christ The Lord!

I Thought I Was Doing The Lord A Favor

By Permitting Him To Bless Me!

I Said A Prayer According To Need, Want

Wish, Desire, Out Of Covetousness

Greed, Discontent And, Again, Need

And 

Waited For The Lord To Deliver For Me Right Away

Because

I Wanted What I Wanted When I Wanted It!

Truth Is

Of More Guts Than Sense, I Surely Had Me A Lot!

I Was Like A Pig On Speed In Slop! 

Feed My Need Was My Screed! 

I Mean, After All

He, The Lord, Owns The Cattle On A Thousand Hills!

He Says The Earth Is His!

He Says That He Is The Shepherd

And That I Should Not Want!

He Said That If He Were Hungry He Wouldn't Tell Me

So That Means He Doesn't Need Anything From Me, Personally

Because 

He Has Told Me To Ask Him For What I Want

And 

He Will Give It To Me Because ... As He Says

He Loves Me ... Sacrificially!

He Said To Trust Him

Because 

He Is My Refuge And Strength!

He Said Test Him Love

And 

See That He Will Do Abundantly More

Than I Can Think Or Ask For

So That's What I Did!

What I Did Not Do Very Often

Or, If At All, With Any Gratitude 

Was To Say:

"Thank You, Lord!

I Love You, Lord!

I Love Being In Your Presence, Lord!

Lord, Please Draw Me Nearer!

Lord, Please Draw Nigh!"

One Day, I Looked In My Big Mirror

And 

What Did I See!?!

Nothing But A Big Wriggly Blood-Sucking Leech!

I Had Religiously Taken 

My Access To The Lord Of Life For Granted!

I Took Sustenance But Gave None In Return

And Suddenly

I Realized An Uncomfortably Inconvenient Truth

That Made My Heart Lurch

And

My Life's Blood To Run Ice Cold:

If The Lord ... The King Of Love

Removed Me From The Source Of My Life

From My Prosperity In Him

I Shall Become ... Dust

Which ... With Even A Light Wind

Just Blows Away ... Away ... Away ...!

In Shame, 

I Turned To The Gift Given

The Blessed Gift Called Healing Prayer!

Comeuppance Led Me From Self

To Aggressively, Drastically, Turn Away!

I Heard

Give ... And It Will Come Back To You

Good Measure

Pressed Down

And Running Over!

I Heard

Lean Not On Your Own Understanding!

I Understood

Everything That I Do For Christ Prospers

Because 

It Is Blessed!

I Finally Learnt That 

It Is More Blessed To Give Than To Receive

And

I Felt Relief

And

Experienced Release

Because

At Long Last I Knew ... I Know ... That

I Am Allowing The Holy Spirit Of Truth 

To Do A Good Work In Me

And

I Am Awaiting The Great Day When

The Lord Will Finish What He Has Started In Me!

I Am Blessed 

And 

I, At Long Last, Truly Know It! 

Brethren, Beloved,

I Serve The Risen Savior Who Provides For Me Every Day! 

No Matter My Position, I May Approach Unto Him By Prayer! 

He Encourages My Promotion To Hill Zion

The Blessed City Of The Eternal God 

And 

By The Protection Of The Holy Angels Excelling In Strength

He, Moment By Moment, Protects Me From The Wiles

Deceits And Gross Machinations Of Satan

The Devil

The Piercing Serpent

The Condemned And Damned God-Fraud! 

I Encourage You To Follow My Master, My Savior

My God, My Redeemer And My King

And 

You Shall Find Out For Yourself, My Dear One, That 

His Sacrificial Love For You Knows No End! 

I Commend You To Jesus Christ Our Lord 

Who Personally Loves You 

And 

Offers You The Position In His Heart 

Which Provides You Life ... Eternal Life

The Life Of Love And Peace That 

Has Nothing Called ... The End! 

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: DESPISE THE PIERCING SERPENT: Give Almighty God Your Gift Of Praise!

Loving And Knowing 

The Lord And The Living Word Of The Lord 

Is Not 

A Maybe Or A Perhaps! 

It Is An Imperative ... A Must

If We Are Not To Fall Prey To The Adversary

That Roaring Lion

That Piercing Serpent

Who Is Roaming About 

And 

Seeking For Those Whom He May Devour! 

In A World Full Of Busy Work

Cookie-Cutter Seeing, Doing, And Being

We Each Need To Know 

And

Love Truth For Our Own Selves 

So That We Do Not Make Shipwreck Of 

The Holy Faith Given To The Brethren

The Saints Of God And Christ!

Beloved, 

Dare To Walk In The Light Of Life! 

Stand Up For Truth

Speak Peace 

And 

Endure All That The Adversary Throws In Your Berry Patch! 

Remember Whose Child You Are 

And 

Never Forget That 

You Don't Walk In The Vale Of Tears Alone 

To Be Molested By Whosoever Wills! 

You Are Blessed: 

Remain Faithful! 

You Are Loved: 

Love The Lord, Love The Word, Above All Else! 

The Gift Of Salvation Is Free! 

Let Your Light Shine In The World For A Witness That 

You Know The Word 

And 

Are Personally Known By The Word Of God Who Is God 

And Is 

Life ... Life Everlasting! 

Choose To 

And 

Gratefully Give Almighty God Your Gift Of Praise! 

Peace! 

REST EASY: R.I.P. Is Not Only For Duppies!

 

"Come Unto Me...!" 

This Is A Gentle Call ... A Loving Encouragement

Because 

The Lord Jesus Christ 

The Only One Right, Righteous

The Giver Of Hope, Faith, Peace, Rest

Grace, Mercy, Blessing, Freedom

And 

Free Will

And 

Free Choice

Does Not Do Force! 

Almighty God ... Who Can

Won't Force You To Salvation

And 

Satan ... The Adversary

The Roaring, Raging Lion

The Murderer

The Liar

The Deceiver

- The Piercing Serpent - 

Can't Force You To Damnation!

 

Thank You, Lord

For Your Blessings On Us! 

Beloved, 

Our Free Will And Free Choice Are Gifts ... Blessings

So, Please, Do Not Ever Believe That

You "Must" Submit To Any Created Being

To Be Able To Eat, Sleep, Work Or Live! 

We Live 

Because 

Jesus Christ 

- Our Creator, Provider, Sustainer - 

Gloriously, Eternally, Does! 

Never Forget It ...

No Being Can Take Jesus Christ Aka The Conquering King

- King Victorious - 

Off The Throne Of His Glory 

Or Demote Him 

Or Make Him A Proxy-King Aka Powerless! 

When We Stand Up With 

And 

Live For Jesus Christ

We Stand With The Rock Unshakeable, Unmovable

To Eventually Live With The King Eternal! 

Let Us, Therefore

For Love ... By Faith ... With Endurance

Get To 

And 

Walk With Our Lord 

Who Loves Us, Each, Individually 

And 

Personally Intimately: 

Jesus Would Have Died For You 

Even If You Were The Only Person On Earth! 

Brethren, 

Please Rest In The Love That Refreshes

Reveals

Reforms

Regenerates 

And 

Raises Us Up To His Glory! 

R.I.P. 

Is Not 

Only For Duppies! 

Righteousness Is Peace! 

Rest In Him Who Is Peace! 

Jesus' Peace Is Free!

VANITY: Covetousness

The Heart Devoid Of The Love Of God

And
Despising The Word Of Truth

Wants What It Wants

When It Wants It

And

All Proprieties Be Damned! 
Word On The Street:

I Breathe Therefore I AM!

Gimme: I Want ... It!

Thou Shalt Not Covet Your Neighbor's Possessions
Is 
The Tenth Commandment 
And 
The Lord Christ Who Gave It 
- To Show Us How To Operate 
In Our Relations With Our Fellowman -
Promises Never To Leave Us ... Or Forsake Us! 
The Lord Always Provides!

Covetousness Doubts The Sovereign Will 
And 
The Holy Word Of Almighty God 
And 
Is Idolatry ... False Worship
And 
No Covetous Person Shall Enter The Holy City! 

Beloved,
Let's Remember That Covetousness 
Is 
Of Satan ...  The Piercing Serpent
Who In His Former Life As Lucifer ... The Light Bearer
Started War In Heaven 
By Coveting The Position 
And 
The Worship Of The Son Of God! 

Covet Once, Covet Always ...

Satan Brought Death To Us All 
By Beguiling, Fooling, Eve 
Into Coveting  The Wisdom Of God
To Be As God
- The Pride Of Life -
Through The Lust Of Her Eyes
And 
Her Taste Buds ... The Lust Of Her Flesh! 

A Condemned Angel

Doesn't Care Whom He Causes

To Be Likewise Condemned!

Almighty God Isn't A Lying Man ...

What The Lord Promises To Provide For Us 
Is 
Plainly Enumerated And Designated
So Let Us Practice Gratitude And Contentment
And 
Be At Peace With The God Of Mercy, Love And Grace
And 
With Every Man!

Don't Vex Your Spirit

Over The Useless Vanity!

Brethren, Beloved

Vanity 

Is 

A Broken Person 

Looking In A Circus Mirror 

Which Faithfully Shows Every Perspective 

Except The Truth! 

When We Look At Life Through The Lens Of Truth

- The Gospel Of Grace - 

All Our Murmurings

And 

All Our Vexations ... Cease 

And 

We Are In Humble Peace 
With Our Gracious, Giving, Blessing, Holy God! 

Consider This, Therefore
And
Be Wise Unto Your Own Soul's Salvation:
There Ain't No Vain Soul 

Who Knows What It Is To Be Humble! 

Meekness Aka Humility

Is A Fruit Of The Holy Spirit:

Choose To Believe

The Eternal Word Of

The Holy God Faithful!

Remember:

You're Worth More Than A Sparrow

And

You Don't Need To Own The Supermarket

To Be Able To Eat Food

And

You Ain't God

So You Don't Need Worship!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Satan's "Aphrodisiac!"

 The Life Is In The Blood!

Spilt Blood 
Is 
An "Aphrodisiac" To The Arch-Deceiver

Satan ... King Fraud!

Be It The Blood Of The Innocent

Or The Guilty As Sin

Shed Blood Is That Which Gets Satan's Black Heart

To Quicken Its Pumping!

I Do Not Understand Why Any Human Would Believe 

That Satan ... The Piercing Serpent

Has Their Best Interest In Mind

Or Is Wearing His Love For Them On His Sleeve

When He Chose To Tempt

Then To Torment

Then To Destroy His Own Maker ... And Ours

In A Vain Attempt

Almighty God's Earthly Creation To Take Over!?!

Look Around You, Dear Brethren!

Look Around And Behold

The Impress Of The Serpent

As Man's Heart Lacking Love

Does Assuredly Grow Cold

Lacking Sympathy, Empathy
And

Caring Consideration

And

Behold The Incessant Spilling Of Blood

Prophesied 

And 
Going Back To The Time

When Men's' Hearts Were Toward Evil Continually!
Think Back To The Time Of Noah's Great Flood!

Recognize The Smell Of Blood

The Stench Of Death

The Frangrance Of Folly

The Aroma Of The Agnostic
And

The Atheist
And

Behold The Architect Of Damnation

The Behemoth Wielding Disobedience

Advising, Encouraging
Urging Willful, Wicked, Men, Women, And Children

To Perpetrate Acts Known Dastardly

So That He May Pompaset

And
Piss-Parade Against The Creator

Yukking It Up Loudly  ... Virulently

Against The Gracious God

Belittling The Infinite Sacrifice

Wasted ... He Says

On Humans Who Don't Love Their Maker Enough

To Live For Him

But Rather

Choosing To Kill

To Die At Their Own Hands

Preferring To Rebel Against Light Than To Reform

Preferring To Live For Sinful Self

Always Pleasing Flesh

Rather Than Honor, Worship
And 
Obey The Holy God!

Blood!

Blood Lust Is Everywhere

And

Satan Is Busy, Busy, Busy
And

His Great Army Of Lying Spirits Are Doing His Bidding

And

Blood Is In The Street

The House

The Church

Flowing On Holy Days And Holidays

Running, Running 
Running Down 

The Days In The Calendar

The Time On The Clock

Until

At The Appointed Time

Jesus Christ ... Archangel Michael

The King Of Glory

The Judge Of All Flesh

Shall Stand Up

And

In The Ultimate Show

Time Shall Be No More
And

There Shall Be No More Sin

No More Spilt Blood

No More Satan Exulting
Because

At The Appointed Hour
His Blood Shall Be As Dust Under The Faithful One's Feet

And

New Life With Jesus Christ

Shall Be The Blessed Ones' Eternal Treat!

Brethren,

Stand Up For Jesus Christ

The True And Holy God

And

Deny Satan The Liar
The Murdered Most Foul

The Despised And Known-Damned God-Fraud!

There Shall Be Eternal Rejoicing

And

Rich And Royal Rewards

For All Who Bless 
And 
Obediently Worship The Good Shepherd

The King Of Love

Our One True And Holy God!
Great Is The Faithful Ones' Reward!

Bear Malice In Your Heart Against

Sin, Self, And Satan

So That You Do Not Earn 
His Prophesied And Known-Fixed, Final, Reward!

The Only Blood Lust We Should Have

Is 
For The Blood Of The Only Innocent One

Who Lived, Died And Rose Again

To Save Believing Me And You!

Let Us To Christ Jesus

Be Forever True:
He Sacrificially Loves Us, Too!

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK AHEAD:

 

To Pray 
Is
To Petition
To Make A Request Of The Holy One 
Whom We Know Of A Surety 
Can Provide Us With The Required Answer 
And 
Perform Our Requests! 

Our Lord, Jesus Christ The Righteous
Answers All Our Heartfelt, Humble, Prayers 
Even If The Answers Sent Are 
"No!" 
"Wait!" 
Or 
"My Grace Is Sufficient For You!" 

Our Answers Received Are Always For Our Best Good 
And 
For His Great Glory!

Never Doubt 
The Lord's Infinite Love For You: 
Pray All Day
And 
If Necessary
Have An All-Night Prayer Meeting With Your Lord! 

Pray The Promises Of The Living God:

His Word Is Your Weapon Against Satan! 

MAN MUST MAKE HIS OWN DECISION: The Trumpet Shall Sound And ...!

Every Man, Woman, Child

Must His Own Decision Make!

We ... Of The Household Of Faith

We're Listening For The Lord Of Life's Lone Trumpet! 

True, But Most Of The Nations' People Are Listening 

To The Enthralling, Encompassing, Orchestral Arrangement Of 

The Lost And Dying World!

We Do Not Dress, Walk
Or The Same Language Speak
For Their Customs And Practices Of 

Satan's Stench

Does Overwhelmingly Reek!

The Lord Said: 

"Don't!" 
Satan Says: 

"Do!"

The Lord Says: 

"Sanctify Yourself!" 
Satan Says: 

"Satisfy The Royal We!"

The Lord Says: 

"Confess, And Of Known Sin, Repent!" 
Satan Says: 

"Fornicate, Adulterate, Abominate
For You Will Soon Have Another Lent!"

The Lord Says: 

"Guard Your Heart!" 
Satan Says: 

"Let Everyone His Own Heart Regard!"

The Lord Says: 

"Invite The Holy Spirit
Your Daily Life To Lead!"
Satan Says: 

"Ingest The Spirits 

And As A Profligate You Will Succeed!"

The Lord Says: 

"Look Up And Live!" 
Satan Says: 

"Look Around And Live It Up!"

The Lord Says: 

"Have Faith!" 
Satan Says: 

"Have Faith, Fanny, Felicia

Felicity, Frank, Francis And Felix!"

The Lord Says: 

"Come Before Me 

And Worship And Bow Down!"
Satan Says: 

"Worship Before Me! Bow And Come Down!"

The Word Of The Lord
Is
Plain And Straight!
The Word Of Satan 

Is 

Ambiguous
And
Follows The Path Of The Accursed Snake!

The Word Of The Lord
Is
The Truth
And
Is The Light That Gives Life!

The Word Of Satan
Is
The Lie That Benights
And
Always Embroils One In Sure
And
Damnable Strife!

The Lord Jesus Christ Lives Forever!
Satan Shall Die Forever!

The Lord Jesus Christ Offers Glory
For Me And For Thee!
Satan Promulgates Heresy That 

Damns Himself
And 

Every Believing-As-He-Does Body!

Jesus Christ The Lord ... Always Saves
And
Always Will
Those Repentant Ones Who To Him
Their Broken Lives Give!

Satan The Piercing Serpent Cannot, Will Not, Save
And
He Takes His Perverse Pleasure 

From Knowing That He Wantonly Hope Kills!
He Always, Always, The Unwary Soul Destroys!

Choices, Chances
Fate Or Faith
Doubt, Disbelief, Trust:
We Need Truth So That With This Life 

We May Hope To Cope!

Man Must Make His Decision
For Good ... For Life
Or For Self ... To Live In Sin

And
It Is Certain That

Not Almighty God On Heaven's Throne
Nor Satan Bound For Hell
Can Stay Nor Steer The Decision!

The Bottom Line ...

Choosing Life Everlasting
Or
Everlasting Separation From Almighty God
Is 

The Known Sinner's  

Private, Personal, Uncoerced, Decision!

THE HOLY GRAIL: The Living Word!

The Word Of Almighty God
In The Hand Is Bread
In The Heart Is A Light
In The Mouth Is A Sword
In The Ear Is Truth
In The Eye Is Sight
Leading The Way
Through The Dark Night!

The Word Of Almighty God
Gives Faith
- To The Believer -
AND
That Faith Gives Courage
AND
That Courage Gives Strength
To Stand Against The False Report
Given By The Lying Spies
-  Hog-Tied To The Devil -
Who Love The Baleful Influence
Exerted Over The People
Travelling
To The Promised Land

Who
- By Feeding Doubt -
Trust Not The Word Of God
BUT
Trust Instead
The False Word Of Satan-Inspired
Willful
Disobedient Men!

Don't You Know That ...

Satan Is The Liar
AND
The Father Of Lies

AND
His Words Are Truth Reversed!?!
He Loves And Lives To Make The Lie
AND
Like Him
His Workers Are By The Eternal God Cursed!

The Truth Of Almighty God
IS
The Sharp Once-Swung Twice-Cutting Sword
AND
Body-Protecting Shield
Guiding Light
Healthful Bread
Thirst-Quenching Water
AND
Soul-Protecting Seal
AND
All Who Follow
With Conscience Yielded
AND
With Living Working Enduring Faith
Will Never
From The Promised Land Be Left Out
For Having Made Shipwreck Of Sure Salvation
Through Non-Working Faith!

My Brother!
My Sister!
You Who In Jesus Christ Believe
Let The Preserved Word Of God Be Your Fact Checker!
Check Out The Truth!
Don't Let Yourself By Popular Word Be Deceived!

Just Because The Important Folk Of The Hour
Are Sharing Out Free Baked Fish
Don't Be Greedy
AND
Just Cut And Swallow! 

Check The Good Book

For The Seasoning Ingredients
AND
If They're Not There
Cast Away That Fish
AND
Tell Your Brethren
Don't Buy!
Don't Bite!
Don't Swallow!

AND
Don't The Loud Rabble
Like Youth Callow
Follow!

Lies Cause
Doubt
Brings Fear
Carries
Unbelief
Which Leads To Sorrow And Death
AND
Never Blessings
The Believing Heart To Immeasurably Cheer!

A Little White Lie Is Black!
A Blackened Truth Is Never A Lie!
Truth Cannot Die
AND
The Lie
AND
The Liar
Cannot Forever Live!

Don't Believe Me?!

Ask The Twelve Hebrew Spies!
Ten Lied And Ten Died!
Two Spoke Truth And Two Prospered
AND
All Those Persons Who Believed
The Lie And The Liars
Wandered In The Desert
AND
Became Dust

For Other Men To Walk Over!

Do You Want To Know How To Detect A Lie
AND
Recognize The Liar?!
Immerse Yourself In The Plain
The Unspun
The Uncolored
The Unadulterated Truth Of
The Living God Who 

Is
The Sure Way
The Plain Truth
AND
The Holy Light
That Gives
Life!

If You Do

    When You Do

         As You

That Dragon
Satan

The Devil
That Piercing Serpent
Cannot
Your Soul Assail

AND
Of Achieving Heaven
At The Last Trumpet
You Shall Not Fail!

The Word

The Truth

Of

Almighty God

Is

The Hidden In Plain Sight

Holy Grail!