Vespers At The End Of The Sabbath: Who Guides Your -Ship!?!

KJV Ephesians 5:15-16

15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

-Ships Abound! 

What Kind Of -Ship Is Yours!?! 

We Can Be Like Jesus And To Accomplish This

We Are Each Offered A Lifetime Apprenticeship 

In The Righteousness School Of King Jesus Aka The King Of Love

Where The Teacher, Not Professor Nor Educator

Is 

The Holy Spirit Of God 

Who Leads The Diligent Apprentices Into All Truth! 

Beloved, 

Interestingly Enough And Sadly

There Is The Malevolent Spirit Running Amok 

Who Is Also Offering Free Apprenticeships 

To His About-Me School 

Where Advanced Placement GS&P Classes 

Are The Hot Ticket! 

Strangely Enough

There Is Not A Step Up To A Brighter Day Celebration 

For Any Of The Thousands Of Years That 

The Malevolent Spirit's About-Me School Has Been In Existence! 

On The Other Hand, Dear Ones

What Is Amazingly Beautiful About The King Of Love's School Of Righteousness 

Is 

That It Has A Parallel -Ship Class 

For All Of Those Students In Its Apprenticeship Program Of Education! 

It Is Called Friendship 

And 

It Gives All Apprentices Direct Anytime Access To 

The Creator-Owner

Founder-Operator

Sustainer-Maintainer Of The School 

Where Grace And Mercy 

And 

Justice And Peace Are Its Hallmarks! 

The Apprentices Remaining Therein To The Program's Completion 

Are Eternally Blessed! 

Brethren Beloved, 

In The Name Of Jesus Christ The Lord 

Understand That To Be Forewarned 

Is 

To Be Forearmed 

So Please Make A Note-Well Warning 

In Your Need To Know File! 

The King Of Love 

Is 

Your, My, Our Forever Friend! 

The Malevolent Spirit 

Is 

The Now-Present Fiend 

And 

His Advanced Placement GSP Classes 

Are For Intensive Tutoring In Greed, Selfishness And Pride 

Which Gives Its Apprentices A Hot Ticket To Hell 

On The Day That The Judge Of All Flesh Appoints! 

The Malevolent Spirit Has Already Been Found Wanting 

And 

Has Been Judged And Condemned! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Be Purposeful And Intentional In Your Grace-Filled Walk And Work 

For The Judge, Prince Immanuel, The King Of Love: 

He Equips All Of His Apprentices With Faith For Today ... Every Day! 

Be Wise! 

Peace! 

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HAPPY SABBATH + Don't Flame Out Or Rust Out!

Look At Life! 

Flame Up Flamed Out 

And 

Then There Appeared Rust Out And Burn Out! 

There's A Thing! 

You See, Flame-Up Was A Blow-Hard 

And 

An Obnoxious Bottom-Feeder 

Who Knew Everything About Anything And Everybody

And 

He Kept Lists And Posited Himself To Be A God! 

Let's Call Him Gaudy! 

He Was Like That Big Fat Fluffy-Belly 

Supposedly All-Knowing Holiday-Season Elf 

With The Santa-Satan Appellation 

Who Can Hold No Candle For Nor To The Divine One

Jesus Christ The Lord Of Life

And

That Is Why He Spectacularly Did The Flame Out Thing! 

Now, As For Rust-Out

He Had Had A Good Thing Going With The Master-Maker 

Until He Began To Imbibe What He Should Have Anointed Himself With! 

Man-Word O' Praise Went Straight To His Head 

And 

He Began To Believe His Own Self-Paid Advertising Campaign 

Which Consisted Of Pure Hype From The Accuser Of The Brethren! 

Rust Out's Eyes Fixed

His Joints Seized

And 

His Heart Atrophied

And 

His Work For Christ Came To A Grinding

Rusty-Sounding

Ain't Good For Nothing Halt! 

Beloved, 

Know The Truth! 

Pride Is Poor For Patience 

And

Putrid To Peace With The Prince Of Peace

The King Of Love! 

There's A Better Way! 

Dear Ones, 

I Present To You Burn Out

That Stalwart Of The Holy Faith Who Loves His God 

And 

Does Everything By Grace Through Faith 

To Bless His Lord With His Ready And Willing, Able Service 

And 

Not Fuh Nuh Waterproof Sea-Meat 

Aka Fish Aka Feeling I Should Help ... For Personal Profit! 

Burn-Outs Hurt Like H E Two-Sticks 

But

Oh, The Joy Everlasting 

When The Day Of Regeneration Shall Finally Come! 

I Beseech Us All To Please Let The Lord Of Life Alone 

Love, Lift, And Laud You! 

The Lord Is Faithful: 

Humble Yourself! 

Peace!

Remember The Price Paid For Our Peace!

Brethren, 

Be Wise Enough To Care About Others

And 

Care Enough About Others To Care About Yourself 

And 

Your Relationship To And With The Holy God 

In The Person Of Jesus Christ The Lord Of Life! 

Dear Ones, 

We Are Reliably Informed By The Scripture Of Truth That 

After Jesus Christ Died To Save Us

And 

Ascended To The Father

He Took Captivity Captive

And 

Gave Gifts Unto Men! 

Jesus Took Away Sin's Power To Bind Us Up In Its Thrall 

And 

Gave Us The Power

The Strength

The Gift ... That Unmerited Favor

To Call Upon Saving Grace 

To Obtain Free Mercy And Grace To Help Us 

In Our Time Of Need 

Which Is Every Moment Of Every Day Of Our Lives! 

Dear Ones, 

Never Doubt Pride's Power To Cause Your Downfall 

And

Never Doubt Humility's Ability 

To Lift You Up To The King Of Glory! 

Humility Is A Gift Of God 

And So, Too

Is The Ability To Approach The Throne Of Grace 

To Pray In Faith For Help And Healing With Hope! 

Brethren, Beloved

Please Never Forget The Price Paid 

For Us To Receive The Promise Of Peace With Almighty God 

And

Everlasting Life In The Paradise Of God! 

Trust The Word! 

Pray, Care ... And Press On! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Please Emulate The Master!

Glamorous Christian And Humble Christian 

Live In, Share, The Same House! 

When You See Glamorous Christian

Envy Rises In Your Poor Heart 

And 

You Say: 

"Wow! They Living Large!" 

When You See Humble Christian

You Say With Native Pride: 

"That Poor Soul! 

Thank You, God, For Your Blessing On Me! 

I Know How To Strive!" 

To You, I Say: 

Think Again! 

"You Talking Real Rubbish! 

The Lord Desires All Of His People 

To Be Prosperous-Looking, Rich

As Befitting Those Who Are The Recipients Of 

His Love And Grace!" 

To You, My Misguided Friend, I Say: 

Wheel ... And Come Again! 

The Lord, Himself, Said: 

"It Is Easier For A Camel To Get Through The Eye Of A Needle 

Than For A Rich Man To Enter The Kingdom Of Heaven!" 

"The Poor Will Be With You Always!" 

And 

"The Meek Shall Inherit The Earth!" 

Beloved, 

Self Is A Pride-Filled Sinner! 

Proud People Love Display 

And 

They Find It Hard To Give To Those 

Who Cannot The Debt Repay! 

Which Glamorous Christian Do You Personally Know That 

Has A Heart For God 

And

Is Willing To Dirty Clothing, Head, Hands, And Feet 

To Condescend ... As Our Lord Christ Did

To Wash Another's Stinky Feet!?! 

Service For The Lord Does Not Consist Of Pontificating

Sermonizing, Voguing, Closet Organizing

Philosophizing

Or Jewelry, Dress, Shoe, And Big Hat Sizing! 

By Contrast, I Present To You Humble Christian

A Sinner Known Confessing

Repentant

Seeing His Need For His Savior Dear

And 

Determinedly Striving For The Lord's Glory

And 

Petitioning His Maker To Help Him To Get There! 

He Prays! 

He Pleads! 

He Helps Others! 

He Plants Good Seed

He Walks And He Talks With All And Sundry

And 

He Has No Problem Doing Another Person's Foul Laundry! 

He Visits The Sick, The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

And 

He Has No Fear Of "What If!?!" 

Because 

He Serves His Dear Lord Willingly, Patiently, Gladly! 

Glad Rags Are One Thing 

But 

Glamorous And Glitzy Belong In The Trade Mags

And 

All Who Want To See The Lord ... In Peace

Must Their Hold On This Dying World Decidedly Release! 

Humility Is A Virtue: 

Pride Is Not! 

Look At Old Satan And See For Yourself That 

A Resident Of Holy Heaven He Most Assuredly Is Not! 

Please Do Not Get Me Wrong 

For There Are Those Who Carry Humility Too Far 

Which Then Becomes A Thing Of Pride: 

These Also Shall Not In Heaven Abide! 

Please Emulate The Master 

And

Be Grateful For What You've Got! 

Do Not Expend Your Blessings On Excess 

But 

On Being Faithful, Obedient, And Enduring 

So That You Shall Surely Become A Spiritual Success! 

Boast About Jesus  Christ The Lord! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: All The Way With Jesus!

Beloved, 

Please Tread Softly In The Presence Of The Lord! 

Disobedience Is Not Just About Our Disregarding Authority

Rules And Regulations

Or About Provoking Wrath! 

Disobedience Is Also About Our Attitude And Conduct

And 

Our Belief In Or Regard For The One Whose Rules 

We Are Choosing To Ignore, Breach, And Disrespect! 

Laws And Directions Are Not Put In Place 

To Make Us Miserable! 

They're There 

Because 

Someone Cares About Us And Our Well-Being

And 

Desires To See Us Safely Prosper! 

Let's Consider What We "Gain" When We Get Caught 

And 

Are Caused To Bear The Known Consequences 

For Our Willful Disobedience: 

Shame, Pain, Expense

Public Ridicule

Regret, Misery

And Then 

Punishment! 

Disobedience, Just Like Doubt

Is 

Generated In The Mind Propelled 

By The Unbelieving, Unfaithful Heart That 

Pleases The Likes Of Proud, Lying, Murdering Satan! 

Lying To Oneself 

Is 

The Mark Of Pride 

Which Is The Feather In The Cap Of Disobedience 

Which Dances With Death! 

Dear Ones, 

Death By Disobedience 

Is 

The Murdering Of Hope 

And

Denies The Purchase Of God A Future ... With The Expected End 

As Promised By The Law-Giver, Our Lord Jesus Christ! 

Our Published Future 

Is 

Heaven At The Last Trumpet

Plus A New Name, Immortality, Incorruptibility

The White Robe Of Christ's Righteousness

A Gold Harp

A Starry Crown

And 

A Personal Place In The Father's House! 

Our Expected End 

Is 

The Eternity Of Peace With Jesus! 

The Price For Disobedience 

Is 

A No-Return Place 

In The  Lake Burning With Fire And Brimstone 

As Prepared For Satan And His Angels! 

Do Not Your Own Soul Cheat! 

Disobedience Is Optional 

But 

Judgment Is A Given!

Peace! 

Stop Chasing Perfection Of The Man-Made Sort!

 

It Must Be Said: 

We Really Need To Stop Chasing Perfection Of The Man-Made Sort 

Pleasure Derived By Ungodly Means

And 

Prominence To Be Seen And Heard And Cooed Over

And 

Start Studiously Seeking The Savior 

Who Sanctifies Aka Sets Us Apart

And 

Seals And Secures Us To Be Able To Stand Before Him 

In The Heavenly Sanctuary! 

There Is No Profit In Pride! 

Man's Approval Isn't The Same As The Lord's 

And

Man's Arm Is A Poor Weapon In Battle! 

Beloved, 

Self-Serving Sinners May Become Working Saints 

And 

Be Saved 

But

Serving Saints Who Again Become Willing Sinners 

Seeking All-About-Me Success And Temporal Security 

Will Assuredly Be Damned! 

Dear Ones, 

Anyone May Make A Mistake 

But 

When A Mistake Becomes A Deliberate 

And 

Turns Into A Way Of Life

That Is When It Shall Be Said: 

"Christian, We Have A Problem!" 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Do Not Allow The Prideful Idea Of Self-Made 

To Become Your Ideal 

And 

Turn You Into A Cast-Off Cast-Away From The City Of God! 

Pretty Isn't Always Beautiful

Pleasure Isn't Always Sweet

And 

Prominence Isn't Ever Perfection!

Every Man After The Eternal God Should Avidly Seek! 

Our Perfection Comes From Jesus Christ The Lord, Our King! 

Peace!

HAPPY SABBATH + GRATITUDE: Let Your Tongue Be A Ready Writer!

 

How Often Have We ... In The Euphoria Of Blessings Received

Chosen To Do A Show And Tell Of The Things We Have Gotten 

And 

Have Totally Forgotten

Ignored, Disregarded, Or Dismissed 

The Grace, Mercy, Love

And 

Kindness Of The Giver Of All Our Good Gifts!?! 

Where Is Our Gratitude!?! 

Do We Not Realize That If Our God Took Offense 

At Our Graceless Oversights, And Downright Devilish 

"I Deserve This!" Attitude, That 

He Could Take Away Our Pride And Joy 

And 

Leave Us Useless, Homeless, Penniless

And 

Powerless For Our Boldly Base Behavior!?! 

One Leper Out Of Ten 

Knew And Truly Understood Where His Blessing Came From 

And 

Turned Back To The Master To Give Him

To Give Almighty God

Real Praise! 

Good King Hezekiah

After He Was Raised Up From His For-Sure Death-Bed

Instead Of Telling The Babylonian Strangers 

Inquiring About His Blessings That 

It Was The True And Living Holy God 

Who Blessed And Kept Him And His Nation

He Showed Them His Things! 

After They Left To Return To Their Nation

The Sentence Came From God

- Through The Prophet Isaiah - 

That All That The Babylonians Had Seen 

Would Follow Them To Their Homeland! 

Dear Ones, 

Be Wise! 

The Lord Of Life Giveth 

And 

The Lord Calling Us Home To Himself Taketh Away 

So Let A Thankful Heart Keep Your Bountiful Blessings On You 

And 

In Your Home! 

Give Almighty God His Owed ... And Deserved ...  Praise: 

Let Your Tongue Be A Ready Writer! 

Peace!

PRAYER: Help, Me Lord, To Live So That I Let Nothing Be Wasted!

PRAYER:

Father, 

With The Heart Of A Grateful Penitent

I Give You Thanks And Praise For All Your Blessings 

- Seen And Unseen, Known And Unknown

Unexpected, And Unacknowledged - 

Lavishly Bestowed Upon Me This Day 

And, For Sure

Every Day Of My Life! 

I Love You, Lord

And

It Is Not Just For The Bread And Two Fishes That 

In Your Hand Will Always Feed The Multitude 

And

Leave Behind Food For Many More! 

Please Help Me To Live With The Mindset That 

Nothing Should Be Wasted

And

A Heart Filled With Compassion For Others

An

Hands Ready To Share To Others 

Out Of The Bounty That You Generously Provide To Me! 

Father, I May Not Always Like The Way That Life Goes

But

I Ask You To Help Me To Ever Remember That

If I Knew What You Know

I Would Wish To Be Led, Fed, Directed And Corrected

As You Ordain! 

Please Help Me To Never Embrace Pride

And

The Top-Lofty Spirit

Which Causes Us To Act As Though You Owe Us Something 

And

We Are Entitled To All That We Receive

And

More Beside! 

Please Help Me To Never Forget That

I Owe All That I Am And All That I Have

To Your Willing Sacrifice And Unending Love

In The Person Of Jesus Christ My Lord! 

Please Pour Out Of Your Spirit Upon Me

And

Bless Me To Follow My Shepherd

The Good Shepherd

To Your Haven Of Rest For The Eternally Blessed! 

AMEN! 

Love Provides A Harvest!

Beloved, 

Never Ever Be Ashamed, Afraid, Or Adverse 

Towards Telling Those Whom Love And Care For, Or About

That You Love And Care For And About Them! 

Dear Ones, 

However Many Times We Must Touch Upon The Subject

Let Us Never Fear To Remind Ourselves That

Taking Up Residence In The Land Of Regret 

For Something That Could And Should Have Been Avoided 

Is

For Something That Can And Should Be Avoided By Us 

At All Costs! 

Dear Ones, 

Pride, That Putrid-Colored, Vile To Embrace Emotion

Has Caused More Wars

Destroyed More Homes And Relationships

And 

Separated Many Brethren From The Love Of God 

Than We May Ever Know, Understand, Accept, Or Believe! 

Let Us Today Remember That 

It Is Easy To Avoid The Big Elephant Coming Toward Us 

But 

Awfully Hard To Avoid An Ant, A Mosquito, A Louse, And A Tick 

Whose Presence Is Usually Announced By Their Effects! 

May Almighty God Through Jesus Christ Our Lord 

Grant Us The Ability To See The Not-Obvious 

And 

Recognize The Not-Apparent As We Yield Our Lives 

And 

Our Will Over To His Safe-Keeping! 

Love Knows!

Love Shows

And 

In The Matchless Name Of 

The Blessed-Forever Name Of The King Of Love

Jesus Christ Our Lord

Love ... Which Provides A Harvest ... Grows! 

Think On These Things! 

Peace! 

It's A Blessing To Depend Upon Our Father God!

Remind Yourself ...

Independent ... And Still A Runt ... Weak! 

Stunted, Under-Developed ... And Still Fronting! 

How Often Have You Confidently Said That 

You Knew That You Could Depend On Someone To Pamper You 

So That You Could Pridefully Swan About

Aka Glide About Poised And Confident!?! 

Did You Reap The Expected Gain!?! 

Would You Do It Again!?! 

Do You  Understand That Your Gamble On Frail Flesh 

Is 

Always In Vain!?! 

Beloved, 

Remember The Proud Creature Who Thought That 

He Could Run His Life Better Than His Creator Could 

And

Determined That His Self-Serving System Of Governance 

Was Better Than The Unselfish One Set Forth By Almighty God! 

Dear Ones, 

Blinkers Are Placed On Beasts Of Burden 

To Stop Them From Being Distracted 

And 

To Keep Them Focused On Their Scheduled Work! 

We Are Not Beasts: 

Dare To See! 

For Whom

By What Means

And 

For What Purpose 

Have You Declared Your Independence From The Lord!?! 

What Have You Got To Show 

For Unwisely Walking As A Wastrel, A Prodigal

On The Wild Side Of Life!?! 

All Of Us Have ... At One Point Or Another 

Chosen To Be Professor And Student 

In The Self-Directed Program Called Self-Centeredness 

For Which An Honor's Degree In Hard Knocks Was Issued! 

Let's Wise Up Today 

And 

Return To Our Father's House Of Love 

Because 

We Finally Recognize That 

We Cannot Even Walk Without Him Holding Our Hand! 

It's A Blessing To Depend Upon Our Father! 

Please Don't Let Pride Rob You: 

Choose The Eternal Inheritance Over Temporary Independence! 

Peace!

Humble-Pride!?! Prideful-Humility!?!

There Can Be No Pride 

When We Are Praying To Or Praising The Lord God Almighty! 

Beloved, 

When We Approach The Throne Of Grace

It Is For A Purpose Which Should In All Aspects 

Please Our Creator 

And

Should Ever Be For His Glory And Our Good! 

Can You See Why The Lord Accepted The Prayer Of 

The Publican Who Recognized His Wretched Condition 

And 

Saw His Great Need For 

The Mercy, The Saving Grace, Of The Eternal God 

But

Summarily Rejected The Pompous, Privileged

Posturing Pronouncements Of The Prideful Pharisee 

Who Behaved As Though He Was Doing The Living God A Favor 

By Cataloging His "Virtues" 

In That Very Public Sphere For The World To Hear!?! 

Dear Ones, 

If There Is Even The Mildest Stench Of Pride In Our Prayers

We Have Got Ourselves A Problump 

Aka A Problem Which Will Cause Us To Be Lumped With The Proud

Disobedient, Unrepentant Workers Of Iniquity! 

Let's Make It A Point 

To Ever Remember To Humble Ourselves 

And

Pray 

And

Seek The Lord's Face ... His Presence! 

Pride Got Lucifer Evicted From Heaven: 

Pride Will Keep Us From Entering! 

Please Remember Also That 

There Is No Such Thing As Humble-Pride Or Prideful-Humility! 

There Are No Two-Color Saints' Robes: 

The Robe Of Righteousness 

Is

Clean And White Linen! 

Please Make A Note 

And 

Behave According To Your Preferred Eternal Destination's 

Code Of Conduct! 

Peace!

Shadow-Warriors And Light-Bearers

We All Start Life As Natural Shadow-Warriors 

Aka Willing Sinners! 

Confess Your Sin: 

Don't Confuse The Issues: 

We Can't Sin ... And Be Saved! 

By Choice, We Are Coached To Be Light-Bearers! 

Repent: Don't Repeat Your Sin! 

Beloved, 

Look At Life! 

Grace Is A Grant! 

Love Does Not Lie! 

Truth Is Not A Terror! 

We Can't Buy Sickness! 

We Can't Sell Sorrow! 

Raging Will Not Negate The Warnings Of Almighty God! 

Denying Satan The Liar 

Without Accepting Jesus Christ The Truth 

Will Not Cause Salvation To Be Of Any Use To Us! 

Playing Pretty While Dressed In Pride 

Will Lead To Exposure 

When Our Cheap Masks Slip! 

The World Is Not A Stage 

And 

We Are Not Actors: 

The World Is A Field Hospital 

And 

We Are Patients Needing 

The Touch Of The Great Physician! 

Dear Ones, 

When We Get To The Cross Of Christ 

Aka The Cross-Road Of Life

We All Get To Make That One Decision: 

Sin To Damnation 

Or

Salvation To Commendation! 

There Is No Coin-Toss Saying 

"Heads: Jesus Christ Wins!" 

There Is No Excuse For Sin 

But

There Is A Reason For Salvation! 

King David Asked The Lord To Not Let Presumptuous 

Aka Planned/Willful Sin 

Have Dominion Aka Control Over Him! 

Let's Do The Same Today 

And

Choose To Stay Where The Light Of Life 

Is 

Brilliantly Shining! 

Dare And Be A Light-Bearer For Someone Today! 

Peace!

No One On This Planet Walks Alone!

How Often Have We Heard Friends, Family, Acquaintances

And 

Even Not-Yet-Friends 

Boldly Even Arrogantly And Aggressively Say: 

"I Don't Need Anybody! 

I Can Make It On My Own!?!" 

Were You Impressed By Or Were You Saddened For 

The Proud Sayer And Lonely Bird Caught In A Storm Of Despair 

But 

Unable Or Unwilling To Humble Themselves Before The Lord 

And 

Say With Longing Heart: 

"Oh Lord, Please Help Me Now! 

I'm Not Just Alone But I Am So Very  Lonely

And Deathly Afraid

And So Very Weak! 

Please Pity Me In My Distress And Have Mercy! 

Lord, 

You Said To Come Boldly

With All My Burdens

My Sorrows And My Joys

And Share Them With You 

Because Without You

Joys Turn Into Sorrows

But With You, Burdens Are Lifted

And Earthly Sorrows Turn Into Heavenly Joys! 

Father, 

Please Open My Eyes To See Your Light That 

Leads To Abundantly Living And Eternal Life! 

Please Grant Me A Heart Of Flesh 

So That I Will Walk Obediently 

And In Perfect Peace With You! 

Please Help Me To Be The Friend That 

I Would Want To Have For A Friend

And Help Me To Love My Neighbor As I Love Myself 

According To Your Living Word!" 

Beloved, 

Be Careful! 

No One On This Planet Walks Alone! 

You, Me, We, Either Walk In Accord 

And 

Under The Headship Of Jesus Christ The Lord 

Or

Satan By The Fallen Angels Walks Companionably With You! 

Let's Examine Ourselves Right Now! 

Peace!