HAPPY SABBATH + Bold Affronts To Modernity!

As Committed Christians, Pilgrims

Strangers In A Strange Land

Peculiar People

Square Pegs In Round Holes

And 

Bold Affronts To Modernity

We Are Constantly Under Attack From 

The Enemy Of Souls! 

Are We Not Also Within The Safety Of The Safe Fold

Protected By The Strong Tower

And 

Under The Sheltering Wings Of The Holy God!?! 

Which Is Stronger: 

The Storms Of Satan 

Or

The Shelter Of The Savior!?! 

Which Is More Powerful: 

Satan's Curse 

Or

Our Savior's Blessing!?! 

The Sword Of Sin 

Or

The Shield Of Salvation!?! 

Beloved, 

In Life And At The Judgment 

There Will Only Be Two Types Of People: 

Those For Jesus Christ The King 

And 

Those For Satan The Damned! 

When All Of The Trials 

And 

Torments Of This Short Sojourn Are Over

On The Day Of The Eternal God's Appointing

There Will Be Two Types Of People: 

The Saints Of God And Christ 

Aka The Righteous And Holy Ones 

Who Leaned On The Everlasting Arms 

By Truly Trusting His Living Word Of Truth 

And

The Unrepentant Sinners 

Aka The Unholy And The Filthy Ones 

Who Leaned On Their Own Understanding 

Preferring The Lies Of Satan 

Because 

They Had No Love For The Truth Of Almighty God! 

Dear Ones, 

Let Us Not Be Rebellious! 

Let Us Pray Today To Remain Faithful

Having Endurance

And 

Exercising Wisdom 

To Ever Stand Up For And With Our Lord Jesus! 

We Are Nearing Home! 

Peace!

HAPPY SABBATH + LOGIC: Since Almighty God Owns Everything ...! + Don't Bite Satan's Fishing Lure!

Since Almighty God Owns Everything

It Must Mean That The Hard Road I'm On Belongs To Him, Too

And Therefore 

It Must Mean As Well That He Owns The Rugged Road That 

You're Walking Upon, Too! True!?! 

Since Almighty God Is All-Knowing

It Must Mean That He Knows Who Is Traversing His Property

And 

That Must Surely Mean, Dear One, That 

For You To Walk Thereon

He Must Surely Have Given You Liberty!

Since Almighty God, All-Knowing

Is Also 

Almighty God All-Seeing

It Must Mean That He Sees Where You Are

Is Aware Of How You Are Faring

And 

Knows Why You Are Present On His Property

So There Is No Need To Worry About 

The Direction Of Your Path On His Road 

Since There Is A Constant Reminder For You To Permit Him 

To Share Your Heavy Load!

Now Lest We For Forget That 

Our Almighty God, All-Seeing, All-Knowing

Is 

Available To You At The Blink Of A Prayer

Take Heart, Dear One

And 

Be Very Aware That He Is Also Ever-Present: 

Reach Out To Him! 

Don't Fear!

And 

Just In Case You're Still Doubting His Love

Remember, Remember, He Feels All That You Feel 

And 

That Is Infinitely Deeper Than 

Putting Your Hand Into Custom-made Gloves!

I Beseech Us All, Brethren

Do Not Twist In The Wind! 

Our God Holy 

Is 

Sovereign, Creator

Healer, Provider

Sustainer, Maintainer 

And 

We May Rest Easy, Obedient, Enduring

Faithfully Following Him Wherever The Road Leads 

Because 

He Is God Almighty 

And 

His Children He Does Ever So Gently Lead!

Please Take Him At His Word! 

Please Walk In His Ways! 

Please Trust His Will For Your Life

And 

Know That At Journey's End

There Will Be At The Appointed Time

Elevation To The Everlasting Day 

Which Shall Never Know The Shadow Of The Dark Night

Nor Ever See A Twilight! 

Please Prepare To Take The To-Life Flight!

Don't Bite Satan's Fishing Lure!

The Condemned And Damned Devil 

And 

His Deceived Henchmen Would Have Us To Believe That 

We Live In This World Alone 

And 

That From Sin We Will Never Be Free! 

The Devil Is The Liar Aka The Father Of Lies 

Aka Our Adversary 

And

The Will To Sin 

Is 

The Condition That Is Completely Curable! 

Jesus Christ Himself Says So

So I Beseech Us All, Brethren

Do Not Into Doubt And Disbelief 

Be Deceptively Lured! 

The Walk Of Faith Is Not Easy 

But

The Gift Of Faith To Walk In 

Is 

Absolutely Free! 

Cry For Freedom:

Our Father Is In Heaven 

And

He Watches Over Me And Thee! 

Lies And Liars Have A Set Limit 

And 

It Is In Our Best And Eternal Interests 

Not To Have Anything To Do With What  

Shall Not In Eternity Have A Part! 

Remember, 

This Earth Is Not Our Home 

And 

We Must Not Permit Things Which Will Not Lift Us Up 

And 

Lubricate Our Journey Home 

To Retard Our Progress! 

Dear Ones, 

Please Hold The Things Of This Life With A Light Touch 

By Trusting The Infallible Word Of The Eternal God! 

All Of Almighty God's Gifts Are Good 

And 

Grant Grace 

And

Propel Us To Glory! 

Be Wise: 

Keep Your Eyes On The Prize 

Aka Heaven At The Last Trumpet! 

We Are Nearing Home 

And

Walking In And With The Truth 

Will Give Us The Victory To Safely Get Us There! 

Walk Wisely! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Misalignment From The Majority!

Committed Christians Are Pilgrims In A Strange Land! 

We Attract Attention 

Because 

Our Walking, Talking, Eating

Our Doing And Being Habits

Are An Affront To The Natural Citizens Of 

The Land Through Which We Are Passing! 

Beloved,

This Is As It Should Be! 

We Should Be Sticking Out Like Sore Thumbs 

Because 

Our Characters Misalign From That Of The Majority! 

Let's Truly Consider For A Moment

How Different Our Lord Was From Those Around Him!

His Name Caused A Stir! 

His Very Presence Caused A Stir Wherever He Went! 

He Attracted Some 

And 

Repulsed Others Of Those Whom Met Him! 

Those Who Saw Their Need For What He Shared Were Drawn To Him! 

Those Who Saw Him As A Meddler In Other People's Matters 

And

A Muddier Of The Waters Of Tradition 

And

An Affront To The Status Quo 

Were Repulsed By Him! 

Those Who Saw Immanuel

"Almighty God With Us" 

Were Lovingly, Gratefully, Graciously, Attracted To Him! 

Those Self-Deceived Ones

Who Saw Themselves As Gods Among Men 

Were Repulsed By The Drawing Fragrance From 

The Heart Of God Wafting Off Him! 

Brethren, Beloved,

Do Not Fool Yourself

Or Permit Yourselves To Be Fooled By Others!

By Almighty God's Great Grace

You Are The Salt Of The Earth!

You Are The Light Of The Earth

And

Living, Holy, Light Shakes Foundations!

Are You Living For The Lord!?! 

Is The World Seeing Jesus Christ The Lord In You!?! 

Will The Lord Of Earth And Glory Call You His Own!?! 

Are You An Enduring, True 

And 

Faithful Witness Of God's Love Towards Man!?! 

Prayerfully Think About It Now

While It Is Still Day

While It Is Possible For Man 

To Work Out His Own Salvation

With Fervent Prayer And Trembling! 

Peace! 

Rejoice! The Lord Is King ... Forever!

Today, I Deny My Eyes

I Rebuke My Ears
And

I Castigate My Skin

Because

I've Given My Fears To Christ Jesus

And

He Does My Every Burden Bear!

I Have The Holy Spirit For My Comfort

And

For My Walking Stick Importunate Prayer

And

Because I've Given My Heart To My Jesus

War Against Doubt And Disbelief Has Been Declared!

I Could Take The Low Road And Linger At 

"What If!?!" 

     And 
             "Maybe!?!" 
                  And 
                                  "Can He Do ...!?!"

But

I've Gone All In With The Source And Strength Of My Life

And

Dear One, I Suggest That You Do The Same Thing, Too!

Built On The Rock Of Ages

Standing Upon Truth

Sheltered By Grace For The Day

Attended By Mercy For Me And For You

I Listen To The Still Small Voice

I Harken To The Word 
And 
Obey The Call To Enduring Faith

And

The Call To Know And Understand 
That Jesus Is With Me All The Way To Home

That Holy Angels Guard And Influence Me

To Do The Good And The Right That 
Does Eternal Dividends Pay

That Pilgrims Have Travel Problems

That Sinners Must Become Saints

That Self Must Be Subdued
And

That Runners For The Crown Of Life

Pray And Don't Faint! 

I'm Passing Through This Vale Of Tears
And

I've Got A Friend Who Blesses Me 
And 
Willingly Does My Every Burden Bear!

I've Got A King Who Is Loving And Kind

And

I've Got At My Trembling Side

The God Of Glory Who Is All-Knowing

All-Seeing

Ever-Present 

Holy

Good

Divine
And

With Him By My Side, I Rise

Because

We Are To Highest Heaven Unfalteringly

Unswervingly

Unabashedly Inclined! 

Being Faithful To Him, Alone

Who For My Sin, By Blood, Did Atone

In The Fullness Of Time That

He, Alone, Knows 

I Shall Cross The Separating Line! 

My Faith In The Lord Christ, By His Grace
Through The Working Of The Holy Spirit
Is 
Squarely Fixed On Him! 

Where There Is Life, There Is Hope

And 
The Hope That Rests In Jesus Christ 
Does Not Cause Shame 
Because 
He Will Deliver On All Of The Promises Made 
To Us Who Choose To Believe In Him 
And 
Say: "Yes, Lord! AMEN!" 
And 
Patiently Await Their Fulfillment! 

Our God Is Gracious
And 
Ever-Present
And 
Participates In All That Concerns Us
And 
No Child Of This Great King 
Should Walk Around, Head Down ... Defeated
Despairing
Anxious About What A Lying Man 
Or A Murderous Fallen Angel Can Do To Him: 
We Are Not Alone! 

Boundaries Are Set By Our God Who Says: 

"So Far And No Farther!" 

The Lord Is With Us 
And 
There Is Nothing That He Brings Us To That 
He Cannot Carry Us Through! 

Beloved,

Dare To Believe The Promise!
Dare To Exercise Your Gift Of Faith!
Dare To Trust God's Love For You
And 
Confidently Rest In Hope! 
Joy Comes In The Morning! 

Harvest Celebration On The Great Day 
Is 
On The Way! 
Hold On: Unceasingly Pray!