Showing posts with label Prayers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prayers. Show all posts

Saturday, August 12, 2023

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Relevant In An Irreverent World! Really!?!

 













No Christian Can Possibly Be Relevant In An Irreverent World! 

No Christian Can Remain Godly By Partaking Of 
The Ungodly Activities Of Those Who Ignore   
And 
Forsake  The God Of Grace Who Inhabits Glory! 

Beloved, 

Is It Possible to Straddle A Fence 
And 
Still Walk Firmly, Steadily, Confidently On Both Sides!?!  ... To Glory!?! 

Dear Ones, 

Playing Fast And Loose With Salvation 
Is 
To Belly Up To The Trough 
To Eat Blow-Pork! 

Do You Want To Die!?! 
Don't You Want To Live!?! 

Growing Up, We Were Oft' Told The Old Story Of 
A Man Who Didn't Eat Known-Unclean Pork 
But 
Smelt It, Saw It, And Wanted It 
That Was On That Table "Real Bad!" 

His Solution Was To Say His Prayers 
And 
"Christen" That Pork 
And 
Call It Beef! 

What Changed!?! 
What Remained The Same!?! 
Who Changed!?! 
Were The Facts Changed!?! 
Did Truth Become A Lie!?! 
Did Desire Change Reality!?! 

Please Remember This, Dear Ones,

Turning A Deck Of Cards Upside Down
Bottom To Top
And 
Sideways
Does Not Change It To Something Different! 
It Will Remain A Deck Of Cards! 

The Word Of God Is Fixed ... 

This World Is Dying: 
Jesus Christ Is Life! 

Choose Wisely! 

Peace! 











 

Saturday, July 15, 2023

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Careless Living Ain't Comfortable Nor Care-Free!














Before We Came To The Lord Jesus Christ
We All, Without Exception, Lived Thoughtless, Careless, Even Reckless Lives 
Because 
That Is What The Unregenerate Soul Does! 

Remember The Truth ... 

All Have Sinned 
And 
All Fall Short Of The Glory Of God! 

Dear Ones, 

What Do You Believe That You Could Give The Beautiful Savior
As Your Valid, Unimpeachable Reason 
For Your Hand In Causing Him To Have To Die 
To Save You From Eternal Separation From Almighty God!?! 

Do You Give Up!?! 

I Did 
Because 
There Is No Excuse For Our Sinning Against God's Holiness! 

Do Your Remember When Wanting To Do 
Turned Into I Did It 
And Then 
Turned To Why Did I Do That 
And On Into 

"Lord Jesus,
Please Help Me And Save Me!?!" 


Been There, Done That! 

Beloved, 

We, As Committed Christians
Can No Longer Walk With Or As The Unwise! 

Our Lives Must Be Lived As Those Wise Unto Salvation! 

Our First, Our Default, Position 
In Everything That Causes Us To Have To Make A Decision 
Is 

"Lord Jesus,
Help Me! 
I Come In Faith, Nothing Wavering!" 

Because 
Being Thoughtful, Careful, Prayerful, Faithful
And 
Ever Showing Abiding Love For Our Blessed Jesus 
Is 
The Anchor For Our Souls! 

Hang On To Jesus Today 
No Matter What Your Lying Eyes
Your Stopped Up Ears
And 
Your Crawling Skin Say! 

Jesus Saves So Let Him Save You! 


Peace! 








Saturday, May 27, 2023

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH + The First Condition Of Deliverance

 












Obedience To God Almighty 
Is 
The First Condition Of Deliverance! 

Human Effort Combined With Divine Power 
Produces The Needed Result! 
No Human Effort, No Divine Power! 

The Lord Will Not Do For Any One Of Us 
What He Has ... In His Wisdom
Given To Us The Power To Do For Ourselves 

... And ... 

Truth Be Told
Whether We Want To Hear It Or Accept It Or Not
Is 
That Almighty God 
In The Person Of Our Lord And Savior Jesus Christ The King 
Ain't Our Ride Or Die
Our Homeboy
Or 'My Dog!' 

Let Us Respect The Power, The Position
And 
The Purity Of Our High Priest 
And 
Recognize How Puny We Are 
And 
How Putridly Perilous Is Our Present Plight 

... And ... 

Give The Great And Glorious God Unfeigned Praise 
And 
Proper Prayers 
Aka Prayers From Your Own Perch
Your Own Known Place Of Need And Perplexity 
And 
Not From Base Greed And Non-Sensical Gumption! 

Obey The Lord Of Life And Live! 

Peace!









Tuesday, December 27, 2022

REJOICE: We Are Because Jesus Christ Is!




Beloved, 

We Are Free To Say Our Prayers To Our Father In Heaven
In The Name Of Jesus Christ Our Lord
Reminding Him Of What He Has Said That 
He Will Do For Us ... Individually! 

We Rejoice 
Because 
The Lord Is King! 

We Have Hope 
Because 
The Lord Is Our Savior! 

We Are Comforted 
Because 
The Lord By His Holy Spirit
Is 
Our Teacher And Comforter! 

We Believe The Word Of God To Us 
Because 
His Word Is The Truth Immovable! 

Dear Ones, 

The Word Of God To Us 
Is 
Love Which Gives Life
And 
Our Free-Will Word To The Lord
Using His Word Which Is Also A Lamp Unto Our Feet 
And 
A Light Unto Our Path Should Be 



"Yes, Lord!
So Let It Be!"


Dear Ones, 

Fables Abound 
But
The Stories Of Our Lord Jesus Christ 
Will Never, Should Never, Be Listed Among Them 
Because
Without Jesus Christ The Lord Of Life
There Is No Life Of Man! 

We Are Because He Is! 

Let Us Give Thanks And Praise Unto Our God 
For His Goodness Toward The Children Of Men! 

We Are Truly Blessed! 
Let Us Rejoice 
And 
Live Like We Really Believe The Word! 

Peace!



















Tuesday, July 12, 2022

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! 















Sunday, July 3, 2022

EMERGENCY SIREN: Nobody Wakes Up Dead!




 















For Every Siren That We Hear
There Is A Living Soul In Mortal Distress: 
Neither The Coroner Nor The Mortuary Van
Has Need Of Urgent Progress! 

Beloved, 

None Of Us Knows The Day Or The Hour 
When We Shall Close Our Eyes For The Long Sleep 
From Which No Man's Fabricated Alarm May Awaken Us 
And
For This Reason 
I Bid Us All To Keep Current Accounts With Our Lord Jesus! 

At The Siren's Sound
Please Raise Up Your Heart To The Holy God 
And 
Pray For Our Brethren That 
Our Blessed Lord Will Have Mercy 
And 
Grant Them Strength, Courage, And The Opportunity 
To Confess And Repent Of Known Sin 
And Take Jesus Christ As Their Everlasting Portion 
So That They May Be Blessed 
And 
Saved Into The Living Kingdom
According To Their Will! 

Dear Ones, 

We Who Know And Love The Lord
Please Do Not Relax And Act Carelessly About Your Salvation! 

We Sin By Thought, Word And Deed ... Daily
So Let Us, As We Realize Our Errors
And 
As A Matter Of Habit
Confess And Repent Of All Known Sin ... Every Day! 

Nobody Wakes Up Dead 
But
Everybody Awakens To Face The King Of Glory
The Judge Of All Flesh Who Will Have His Rewards With Him! 

I Sincerely Pray For Us All That 
When The Time Comes
That We All Will Arise From Our Long Home 
To See Our Jesus In All His Glory
In Perfect Peace! 



Dear Lord Jesus, 

We Adore You! 
Please Bless Us
As We Confidently
Raise Our Hearts To You
In Heartfelt Prayer! 
AMEN!









Thursday, June 23, 2022

Pray On




Beloved, 

Let Us Look Before We Leap Into Folly 
And 
Think Before We Think To Speak Nonsense! 

To Pray For Oneself And For Others 
Is 
An Imperative Aka Vitally Important! 

Praying Is Not A Perhaps! 
Praying Is A Must Do
A Can't Be Done Without
A Treasure Without Measure
A Life-Line
A Direct Link To The Throne Of Grace 
Through The Ministration Of The Holy Spirit Of Truth 
Because
We Do Not Know How To Pray As We Should 
But
We Should Pray Anyhow! 

Dear Ones, 

As Committed To Christ Christians
There Is No Reason For Us To Be Uncomfortable 
When A Member Of The Family Of God 
Desires To Raise Us Up To The Throne Of Grace! 

In The Midst Of Our Despair Over Food, Finances
Fellowship, Feelings, Friends, Faith
And 
Our Future
We May Rest Easy In The Knowledge That 
Our God, The Lord Jesus Christ
Is 
The Same Yesterday, Today, And Forever
And 
Prayers Raised Up In Our Behalf Are For Our Blessing! 

Please Realize That 
If Prayers In Our Presence
In Our Behalf
Are Making Us Uncomfortable Aka Squirm
It Is Because There Is Unfinished Business 
Between Us And Our God! 

Think Of A Cockroach Who Was Partying 
Until The Light Came On! 

We All Need Prayer To Raise Us Up To God! 
Please Do Not Despise, Ignore, Neglect
Nor Disregard The Golden Parachute That 
Lifts Us Up To Glory In Him 
About Whom Was Written The Old, Old, Story! 

In Faith, I Am Praying For You! 
In Faith, Please Pray For Me! 

Peace!















Thursday, November 25, 2021

Giving Thanks! For All Things!?! + Prayer







HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

It Is A Good And Wonderful Thing To Be Thankful
To Bless Almighty God In Jesus Christ's Holy Name
For All The Bounties We Receive
The Most Of Which Our Minds Didn't Think 
The Request To Conceive! 

We Give Thanks For The Pleasures
The Treasures
The Good Days
The Days Great 

But

Brethren Beloved,

Let Us Dare Today 
To Give Thanks For The Challenges
The Tests
The Trials That By The Worldly-Wise 
We Are Told That We Should Hate! 


PRAYER:

Dear Lord, 
We Humbly Thank You For The Difficulties We Face 
Which We Know Are For The Perfecting Of
Our Christian Character 
Which Will Have Us Ready To Meet You
In Perfect Peace! 

We Are Thankful Always
For Food, Family, And Friendship
And
Even The Few Foes
Who Drive Us To The Throne Of Grace
Into The Hands Of Him Who
Our Every Need Knows! 

Please Remember Our Brethren
By Blood, Faith, And Affection
And
Keep Us All In Your Holy Care 
As We Await The Glad Day Of Our Elevation 
To The Land Of The Blest 
Where We Shall No More Be Reckoned 
As Being Among The Least! 
Thank You For This Blessed Day's Feast! 

Please Bless Us To Be Humble, Faithful
Giving, Kind, And Ever True
As We Diligently Seek
To Become More And More Like You! 

Thank You, Lord
For Always Being So Very Good To Us! 
We Love You! 
Please Come For Us Soon! 
AMEN!!!





Saturday, November 20, 2021

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Jesus Saves!






Since From Age To Age Our God Is The Same
Why Should We Care If To Satan And His Minions 
We Are Fair Game!?? 

If At Our Door Satan The Damned Does Not Knock
It Is Because With Christ Jesus
Good Friends 
And 
Faithful Servants 
We Definitely Are Not! 

Brethren Beloved, 

Please Listen To My Earnest Plea: 
Be The Head And Not The Tail 
And 
Let Jesus Christ Lead You To His Glory! 

Please Don't Follow Satan 
To The Prepared-For-Him Hell! 
Choose To Live Above The Fray 
Where Fiends, Foes, And Fakers Prey
And Instead
Walk Amongst The Saints Of God And Christ
Faithfully Saying Your Prayers 
Morning, Evening, Noon, And Night! 

An Apple A Day May Keep The Doctor Away 
But
It Is Sure That A Praying, Willing
Obedient, Caring, Loving Heart-For-Christ 
Will Never From The Path Of Righteousness 
Seek To Depart! 

Honor The Lord: 
He Is King 
And 
You Will Not Through Self 
With Satan And Sin 
Want To Have A Fling! 

Choose To Hold To Almighty God's Unchanging Hand 
And 
Send Satan The Stern Message That 
You Are Not 
And 
Will Never Be One Of His Mesmerized Fans
Those Wicked Ones Walking Ungodly
And
Practicing Idolatry! 

Let Satan Roar And Rage: 
Jesus Christ Will Uphold You By His Saving Grace
Because
You Have Chosen Under His Banner
To Take Your Gifted Place! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ... 

Satan Can't Do Anything To A Child Of God 
Without Permission From Our Father: 
In Unfailing Faith, With Humbled Heart, Stand
And 
Walk, Beloved
According To The Salvation Of Man Plan! 

Peace! 





Thursday, August 19, 2021

Working Wings And Staying Power!







There Is Not A Single Human Being 
Who Does Not Desire A Carefree 
Painless
Joy-Filled
Comfortable Existence! 

Problem Is That 
Desire And Reality Don't Walk The Same Line! 

Even In The Household Of Faith 
Where The Members Are Heading Toward
 The Realm Of The Forever-Blessed
Trouble Is On Every Side 
But
With A Significant Difference! 

Beloved, 

As A Child Of The Great King
Trouble For Us Places Us In The Arena Of 
Growth In Grace 
Where Mercy For Me And Thee 
Is 
Ever In Attendance Doing Yeoman Service! 

Absolutely Nothing Happens To The Child Of God
Without The Lord's Knowledge 
And 
Consent 
And
We Will All Do Ourselves A Favor 
To Remember And Accept 
That All Things Work For Our Good
That We Are Not Alone
That The Holy Spirit Is Our Comforter
That We Are Protected By Holy Angels Excelling In Strength 

And

Our Father Hears And Answers Our Prayers 
Even If The Answer 
Is 

"No! 
Don't Ask Again! 
My Grace Is Sufficient For Thee!"


Remember, Dear Ones, That 
You Must Go Through 
To Come Through! 

Put Another Way
Bread-Dough Risen Won't  Cook-Through 
And 
Hold Its Shape
And 
Be Appetizing Smelling
And 
Delicious Looking 
Without Being In The Hot Box! 

Emerging From Struggle Aka The Heat Of Affliction
Produces Working Wings 
And 
Staying, Lifting, Carrying Power! 

We Must Be Tried In The Fire Of Affliction 
To Be Able To Then Live With Our God Almighty 
Who Is Consuming Fire 
In Glory-Land! 

Hold On! 

Peace!




Monday, May 31, 2021

BLOCKED PRAYERS: Base Behavior And Bastard Beliefs!








Why Are You Praying!?! 
To Whom Are You Praying!?! 
For What Are You Praying!?! 

Are Your Prayers For Yourself And For Others!?!
Are Your Prayers Selfless Or Selfish!?!
 
Are Your Prayers Being Heard By Your Father 
Who Is In Heaven 
Or Are Your Prayers Being Blocked 
Because 
They Are An Abomination To Almighty God 
Because Of Your Base Behavior 
And 
Bastard Beliefs!?! 

Are You Mixing Almighty God's Saving Truth 
With Fallen Man's Published Errors 
And
Calling Gross Idolatry The Gospel Of Salvation!?! 

Beloved, 

If The Lord Closed Your Eyes Today 
Sending You To Your Long Home
Effectively Closing Your Life Account 
And 
Signing Off On The Record Book Of 
The Deeds You Have Done In Your Fleshly Existence
Where Will You Spend Eternity!?! 

Are You Making Jesus Christ Your Strong Arm
Your Guardian
Your Guide
Your Stay Aka Your Hope, Help, Healer 
And 
Your Only Savior!?! 

Are You Living To Live Forever 
Or Living To Die Forever!?! 

Time Is Made For Change 
And
With Life Is Hope! 

Please, I Beseech Us All
Let Nothing That A Human Being Has Made
Said, Touched, Done
Or Has In Possession 
Cause You To Longingly Look To Them For Salvation
And 
Let Go Of Jesus Christ The Lord! 

Fallen Man Cannot Save Sinful Man 
Because 
Only Jesus Christ Saves! 

Hope And Faith Are Wings 
Which Die When We Die: 
Use Them Wisely! 


Peace With The Lord Christ 
Is 
Precious!






Thursday, April 15, 2021

The Watchman: All In!



 
 





A Watch Is A Guard, A Restraint! 
If The Lord ... By The Holy Spirit 
Is 
Your Watchman ... Your Guard
It Means That He Is Keeping You Safe In His Care 
And 
Safe From All That Would Cause You Eternal Harm! 

If The Lord Is Guarding You ... At Your Request
By The Holy Angels Excelling In Strength 
Who Influence You To Do What Is Good And Right
It Means That You Must Cooperate With Your Guardians 
As They Guide You To Safety! 

Beloved, 

Even Though The Lord 
Is 
Our Guard, Guide And Stay Aka Keeper
We Are To Diligently Work Our Own Soul's Salvation 
By Constantly Praying 
And
Listening To Hear The Responses To Our Prayers
And
Doing What Is Required Of Us 
Even If The Response 
Is Not 
The One For Which We Had Hoped! 

We May Pray All We Want 
But 
If We Do Not Obey The Guard As We Ought
The Benefits That We Have So Pitifully Requested 
Will Not Be Ours To Harvest 
And
In Quietness Enjoy! 

It Is Time For Us To Get Our Spiritual Houses In Order: 
Pray In Faith! 
Listen With Hope! 
Accept Answers For Love! 
Act With Confidence! 
Rest In Peace! 

Remember, Remember 
Don't Ever Forget ... 

There Are Many Things That We Won't Receive 
Because 
We Don't Ask! 
There Are Things That We Receive That Don't Profit 
Because 
We Don't Have A Working Faith! 
Dare To Learn The Difference! 

Trust The Lord Jesus 
     All The Way 
                  As You Pray!





Saturday, April 10, 2021

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRAYER: Looking Beyond My Brethren's Faults!







PRAYER:

Lord,
I Love You
And
I Come In Working Faith, Nothing Wavering
Knowing That You Will Never Turn Me Away Empty-Handed!
I Praise You And Worship And Adore You!

In Your Loving And Holy Presence
I Take Myself To Task Today
And
Humbly, Gratefully, Remind Myself That
You, By Grace And Mercy Free
Looked Beyond My Faults
And
Saw My Needs
And
Have Done All That Is Possible
To Make The Way Plain For Me To Escape Self
And
Depart From Sin
And
Walk Safely Into Salvation!

I Give Unto You Heartfelt Thanks And Praise
And
Ask You To Help Me, In Christian Charity
In Christ-Like Love
To Daily Deal Likewise With My Brethren
As I  ... By Right ... Desire To Enter That Special Gate
In The Glorious Kingdom Above
For The Character-Flaw Of Which
I Shall Be Known An Overcomer!

Please Help Me To Take To Heart
The Lesson You Taught Which States That
Peace-Makers Are Blessed
And
Are Called The Children Of God!

Please Help Me, Dear Father
To Remember Whose I Am
And
The Prize For Which I Am Striving
And
Bless Me To Keep Jesus Christ In My Heart
Zion In My Eyesight
And
A Civil Word On My Tongue
As The Holy Angels Influence Me
To Do What Is Good And Right
While The Holy Spirit Leads Me Into All Truth
And
Gently Corrects Me
When I Stray From The Straight And Narrow Way
To Everlasting Life!

Please Help Me To Bear Good Fruit Unto Righteousness
In Jesus Christ's Holy Name
I Humbly Pray And In Need Plead!
Please Come For Us Soon!
AMEN! 




Thursday, April 8, 2021

Happy, Helped And Hopeful!







Happy ... Helped ... Hopeful: 
This Is The Living Legacy Of 
Almighty God's Love Toward Us Collectively 
And 
Personally Individually! 

Beloved, 

We Who Love The Lord Christ 
And 
Choose To Truly Worship Him By Our Willing Obedience 
Are Blessed Over 
And 
Above Those Who Know Not The Lord! 

Our Happiness 
Is 
From The Lord Of Life! 

Our Help 
Is 
From Him Who Is Our Shepherd, Refuge And Strength
Our Very Present Help 
In Our Times Of Sure-To-Come Trouble! 

Our Hope 
Is 
In Our Savior, Redeemer, Forever Faithful Friend 
Who Knows Our Names, Present And Future
 And
Remembers Our Frame:
He Does Not Forget That We Are Dust! 

In Jesus Christ, We Live And Breathe: 
Without The Breath Of Life From Him
We Most Assuredly Die! 

He Is Real ...

Our Lord's Hands, Feet, Ears And Mouth 
Are Fully Functioning 
And 
I Beseech Us All To Remember That 
With His Hands, He Made Us! 

With His Mouth 
He Called All That We Behold Into Being! 

With His Ears 
He Hears Our Prayers
And 
On Determined Feet He Walked To Calvary 
To Restore Us Who Are Obedient Sheep! 

Trust The Living Word Of Truth ...

Be Happy In Jesus 
The Only One Whose Help Gives Us A Myriad Reasons 
To Have Abundant Hope In The God Who Gives And Forgives
Feeds And Frees
Succors And Sanctifies
And 
Breaks Bounds 
And
Bountifully Blesses The Brave Believer 
Bound For Beautiful Beulah Land! 

Be Joyful In Jesus Christ The King Of Love:
In Him Is Our Perfect Peace!