VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRAYER: Father, I Shall Rejoice!

By Faith, Father
I Come Before You
Believing
Hoping Always A Blessing To Receive
Thankful 

That You Are On Heaven's Great White Throne
Knowing 

That Your Love For Me
Will Never Leave Me To Walk This Life Alone!

Help Us, Dear Father
Who Are Christians Called
To Be Christians Who Willingly Answer
The Call To Righteousness
The Call To Service
The Call To Faith
The Call To Obedience
The Call To Depart Sin
And The Ways Of Satan
That Eternal Disgrace
And
To Love As The Lord Loves
Doing All To Bless Others
Ignoring The Naysayers
So That We May Acquire The Character Of Christ
And Be Found Fit
To Inhabit That Heavenly Paradise!

Pity Us, Father
And Help Us Not To Look Inward
Dwelling On Self 

And The Published Personal Satisfaction
But To Look Up To The Lord Christ
The Author And Finisher Of Our Professed Faith
So That We May Make The Treacherous Journey
Safely And Securely
Comforted And Protected
Blessed And Believing
To The Beautiful Land Of Peace!
Grant Us Ever Increasing Faith!

Please Help Us, Father
To Realize And Accept
That This Dying World Is Not Our Home;
That It Is A School To Learn Christ;
A Hospital Operated By The Great Physician 

Who Heals All Who Believe And Trust;
A Garbage Disposal To Rid Ourselves Of
The Dross Of Sin;
A Way Station To Stock Up
On Those Things Profitable
On Those Things Useful
Those Things That Bless And Not Curse

And
To Take On Jesus Christ
Inviting The Indwelling Of The Holy Spirit
Who Will Lead Us Into All Truth
Teaching
Guiding
Chiding Us
Ever Blessing And Equipping Us
Accompanying Us So That We Do Not Journey
To Salvation Alone!

Thank You, Father
For The Living Word
That Compass, Road Map
Song Book, Pillow
That River Stocked With Sweet Water
Our Parching Thirst To Quench;
That Supermarket Filled To Overflowing
With Much Food For Thought;
That Gold Mine
Replete With Hid Treasure Waiting For Ready Discovery;
That Book Of Innumerable Blessings
Impossible To Exhaust;
That Blessing That Shows The Way Of The Cross
That Reveals The Secret Of How Not To 

Suffer Eternal Loss!

Thank You, Father
For Goodness
For Grace
For Truth
For Faith
For Help And Healing
For The Chastisements We Hate
But Which Are So Necessary
If We Are To Enter, By Right
The Holy City's Marked-Character Gates!

Father,
I Confess My Known Sins
And
I Sincerely Repent!
Please Forgive Me!
Please Cleanse Me Of All Unrighteousness
And
Make Me Whole
A Vessel Useful
A Pillar Strong
A Jewel Precious
Awaiting My Lord, My God
My Savior, My Redeemer
My Only King!

I Need You, Lord
Today
And If Tomorrow, Not Promised, Comes
By Your Certain Grace
I Will Need You Again!
Thank You For The Extended Hand! 

Thank You For Exposing Your Heart!
Thank You For Executing The Successful
Mission
Which Saw The Lord Christ Sacrificing
His Life For Mine!
Thank You For The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit!

Thank You For The Good Influence 

And Sure Protection Of The Holy Angels!
Who Minister To Us Who Are The Inheritors Of 

The Purchased Salvation!

I Bless You, Father
And
I Praise Your Holy Name!
Help Me Not To Indulge In Trifles
And Not To Bring Shame To Your Perfect Name! 

I Freely Give To You My Gift Of Worship
My Free Will And My Choice
And
I Look Forward With Pleasurable Anticipation
To The Great Coming
When
In Your Glorious Presence
With The Saints Of All The Ages
In Full Voice
I Shall Rejoice!

Thank You For Hearing
And For Answering My Prayer
For I Pray In The Name Of The Beloved Son
The Lord Jesus Christ!
I Love You!
Please Come Soon!
AMEN.

PRAYER: YOU, Lord, Are My God!

Oh, Lord,

Hear My Call!

Because Sinful Man Does Not Honor You, Lord

Does That Make You The Not-GOD?

Because Sinful Man Does Not Worship You, Lord

Does This Mean Believers Should Elevate The Fraud In Your Stead?

Because Sinful Man Does Not Praise You, Lord

Does This Mean You Are Not To Be Loved? -

Sin Would Have Us Believe Thus!

Today, I Have Decided

That You, Lord, Are My God

No Matter What Others May Say

For You Are Gentle

Kind

The Teacher - My Shepherd

Ever Showing Me The Right Way!

Help Me, Father - By Your Grace - 

To Walk Faithful and Ever True

For

In My Decision

Is Reciprocal Love

Because

You Loved Me First

Even Before Earth's Creation and

Since The Earth-cleansing Flood!

Clean Me, Too!

Father, You Made Your Decision:

Bring The Sinning Children Home!

Father, I Am A Sinful Child

Often Doing Things I Don't Want To

And Not Doing The Things I Should

But

Today, Lord

TODAY

I Choose -

Eyes Open 

Heart Yielded Up -

Nevermore To Roam!

So, Lord, If You Will Carry Me

I Will Let You, and

I - By Faith - Promise

True

To Head For Your Eternal Kingdom

To Spend My Promised Eternal Life

With Eternal You!

I Love You, Lord!

Have Mercy and Bless

In Jesus' Holy Name!

AMEN.

Romans 8:28's Promise

Some days I get really upset when

Things just keep going wrong

It seems everything I touch turns to ashes

And even the short things seem long!

But then I hear the sweet voice of the Spirit

Whispering a very comforting word

To calm my flustered heart, troubled spirit and

Fill my old world with a brand new song!

That's when I sit back and breathe deeply

And a big smile comes over my face

And I think of our God, the Eternal

Who's made provision for believers in the race!

I close my eyes in contentment

And remember the promise He gave

To comfort, compose, and to carry me

When Satan stands up in my face!

“... ALL THINGS WORK together for GOOD

To them that love the Lord

And are the called

ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE”

So, from now on I'm endeavoring to never

Let evil nor malice throw me

For I am on an upward trajectory

And no one's stealing my blessed peace nor sanity!

So, Dear Ones, when your life is in a tailspin

Remember Romans 8 verse 28

Lift your hands, bless the Lord, and shout aloud, and

Tell Satan he's a dollar short, and one day too late!

DEAR SATAN: NO CREDIT TODAY.

CREDIT TOMORROW!

Prayer for Comfort and Strength with Promises

Oh, Thou who hearest every heartfelt prayer, have mercy on us, Your children.

Father, all the signs are in the air that our days on this earth are fast coming to an end.

Everywhere, Father, we see and hear about our brothers and sisters who are being 

hounded out of business, classified domestic terrorists and hate mongers for their 

stand on Biblical morality, beaten, and even martyred for their faith 

in the Lord, Christ. Have mercy.

Father, the Master told us not let anyone deceive us because there will be those who will 

come in His name and will deceive those who have no love for, nor grounding 

in the Holy Word, and we beseech You to help us, Father, to stick to 

Your Revealed and Preserved Word, and to study and show ourselves approved, 

to bury that Word deep in our hearts, to live its precepts, claim its promises, 

and live Christ-like lives as those worthy of our recompense. 

Father, the day seems very near when the laws of our lands will mark true believers 

as enemies of our homelands, and the governments will withdraw their protection, 

and will abandon us to mercies of those who desire our destruction, and we plead 

for Your mercy on us as we pray for the protection and provision, care and comfort 

You promised to us through the little time of Jacob's trouble. 

Help us, Lord, to grab hold of the promise and wrestle valiantly in prayer with 

He Who Is Faithful. Until then, help us to confess all our sins, whether by omission, 

or commission, as Jacob did, so that we may be saved and blessed.

Father, in Isaiah 49, You promised not to forget any of us who have our hope in Jesus, 

and we eagerly claim this blessed promise, for we are graven in the palms of His hands. 

Father, in Zechariah 2, You promised that whoever touches us, 

touch the apple of Your eye, and we, in child-like trust, faith and humility, 

claim this promise for we are worthy by the Blood.

Father, have mercy on us, and upon those who are seeking Your Face and,  

if there is just one more person that we can reach for Your Kingdom, help us to 

seek out and minister to that searching soul as for a lost sheep. 

Father, we beseech You to grant us strength to stand firm in the Faith, strength for 

our journeying, courage for the way that we must travel, willingness to turn the other 

cheek when abused and opposed, to keep a song in our hearts, and to have a soft 

answer to turn away the wrath of our foes as we go on Your errands.

Bless us, and keep us in Your care this day, and always, for we love You, Lord,

AMEN

Because He Lives

Because He Lives

I was enjoying singing a favorite song of mine, Because He Lives, when the following thought came to me. I used the testimony of verse one, and the chorus, of Because He Lives to write my inspiration. Please take a moment to think on it! BJ

God sent His Son

He didn't have to come!

They called Him Jesus

The miracle-worker!

He came to love, heal and forgive

He did it all for love for free!

He bled and died

That was HIS decision!

To buy my pardon

I can't pay Him back!

An empty grave is there to prove

He said it couldn't hold him!

My Savior lives!

He kept His promise to rise again!

I Serve A Risen Savior, so

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow

Blessed Assurance, Jesus IS Mine!

Because He lives, all fear is gone

Faith, Faith Is The Victory!

Because I know who holds the future

Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!

My life is worth the living just because He lives!

Jesus, My Lord, Will Love Me Forever!

AMEN

A Short Prayer - Humble Promise

Greetings, Dear Ones!

     It's Me, again!

    Here is a really short prayer promise, just for you.

    Please feel free to use, and share.

Humble Promise

Humble promise, gracious praise,

Oh, Lord, I'll love you all my days!

Let not Your Spirit from me depart,

Your Word to others, I will impart.

AMEN.

Be well, and be gloriously blessed,

BJC

In Faith - a Little Ditty just for YOU!!

Greetings, Friends!

     I hope that all is well with each and every one of you!

    The following is a little ditty that I wrote as a means of celebrating my faith in The Holy Lord.

    If anyone would like to put this to music, please feel free to do so, and, PLEASE, share same with the rest of us if you do!

In Faith

In Faith I see The City,

That Jesus calls my home.

On earth I have not plenty,

In Heaven I'll not know want.

By faith, I'll hold the promise,

Of land to call my own,

In a beautiful, wonderful City,

From where I'll never roam! 

Enjoy, and be gloriously blessed!

BJC