VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Tempting Almighty God!?!

Age Should Make One Cautious!
Adversity Should Make One Wise!
Appetite Should Make One Finicky
And
Advice Sought Should Take One To 

The Lord Holy, Faithful, Just, Merciful, Divine

And

Not To The Wily One, Satan

The Purveyor Of Known Damnable Lies!

Man Should Not Tempt The Living God
By Indulging The Sin Of Presumption!
You Must Not Recklessly Seek Sinful Pleasure
And
"Tell" The Lord That He Has To Save You
Because
You Are His Peculiar Treasure!

Would You Please Expand On This Presumptuous Business
As I Can't Really Say That

I Fully Understand What You Mean!?!

Very Well!

Are You A Repentant Sinner
Redeemed By The Blood Of The Innocent Lamb Willing
The Lord Jesus Christ!?!

I Sure Am ... And Proud To Be So Called!

Would You Go Boldly Whore-Mongering
- Calling It Faithful Witnessing To Vile Sinners -
And
Tell Everybody That The Lord Will Protect You
And
Then Demand That The Lord Protect You From Disease
Even As You Indulge Your Unchained Fleshly Lusts!?!

Of Course Not!
That Would Be Foolish!

That Would Also Be Quite Presumptuous On Your Part!

Oh, Dear!

Oh, Yeah!

So, What Would You Say To The Tight Rope Walker
Over Some Gorge, Even The Grand Canyon
Who, Praying Fervently, Goes Higher And Walks Longer
Because He Believes That Almighty God's Got His Back!?!

I Would Very Firmly Say: 

Stop What You're Doing!

But, Why!?!

If God Wanted Man To Walk Through The Air
He Would Have Given Man Wings ...!

... It's His Work ...!

... Gratifying The Lusts Of Carnal Men 
Is Not Work That Blesses ...!

... It's Just Gratifying Personal Pride With The Praise 
You Receive For Risking Your Life ... And Surviving!

Tight Rope Walking Is An Issue Of Gross Presumption
Unchained Idolatry
And
Unmitigated Pride
And
No Presumptuous, Prideful, Idolatrous Person
Shall In The Living Kingdom Reside!

The Only "Tight" Rope We Should Be Walking
Is
The One Swinging Between Sin And Salvation
And
Under Which Are The Everlasting Arms
Available Always To Carry Those Who Choose ... Willingly
To Make The Arduous, Trying, Thrilling, Crossing!

To Him Who Knoweth To Do Good
And 
Doeth It Not
It. Is. Sin!

This Is Like Those Persons Who Read

Mark 16:18 King James Version (KJV)

And 
They Go ... For Gross And Grandly Gratuitous Display

And 
Maliciously Take Up Venomous Snakes
In A Vain Attempt To "Prove" Scripture
While Proudly "Prophesying" That 

The Living Lord Will Protect Me!

This Is Faithless Lying!
This Is Base Presumption

And

This Is Bold Sin
And
Many Have Perished For Their Conceit
Their Deceit!

I Hear You! 

I Agree!

Brethren,

We Are Each Given A Work
To Do For The Lord
To Bless The Kingdom Of Light
And
Any Work That Is Not For Almighty God's Glory
Cannot Ever Be For Your Best Good!

We Are Called 
To Live By Jesus Christ's Faith That Works By Love

And
Not In Carnal, Lying Man's, Greedy-For-Gain
Blind Eyesight!

The Commission Is Simple ...

Go Where The Lord Sends You!

Do What He Says!

Live For The Savior
And

Do Not Indulge Sinful Pride 

Or Wallow In Pride's Hollow, Worldly, Display!

Be Ye Warned ...

What Has Not Missed You

Has Not Yet Passed You By

So Do Not Tempt "Fate"

Tweak Murphy

Yank The Big Dog's Chain

Nor Play Cutesy With The Dragon

That Fallen Angel Profane! 

All That Remains Of A Life Of Presumption

Is 
The Character Stained

The Life Lost

And

Heaven Not Gained! 

Brethren, 

Keep Yourself Ever Near To Jesus Christ's Cross
Because
Under Its Shadow You Will Never Suffer Loss!
Sin Is Dross Of Which The Soul Must Be Rid
So Do Good And Love Truth
And
Put Over The Sin Of Presumption
The Prayer For Victory In Jesus Lid!

On The Strait And Narrow Way
No One Faithful, Obedient, Enduring
Shall With Christ's Leading
Ever, Ever, Skid!
Hold Tight And Regularly Use Your Lid!

AMEN!!!

. 

ROAD TO PERDITION : Pride + PRAYER: Lord, Teach Me To Be Humble

All False Gods
Are Brittle
AND
Of Time
A Total Waste!
Wood
Plaster
Stone
Paper
Silver
Or Gold
They Are All The Same
AND
Worshipping Them
Makes The Worshipper As One Insane
For An Inanimate Object
Cannot Help A Person
Nor Can It One's Origin
Nor Destination
Explain!

A Man Who Has A Man
As His God
Is Batting Zero
In The Eyes Of The Creator God!
Likewise The Person
Who Worships Self
Houses
Lands
Access And Prominence
Is A Fool
For It Is Readily Apparent
That Lying Satan
Over Such A One
Holds Total Dominance!

What Is Man Profited
If He Gains The Whole World
AND
Loses His Own Soul?
Where Is The Blessing
In The Blessing Gained
Outside Of Heaven's Fold?

Where Is The Soul's Salvation
Where The Soul Knows Not
The Living God
But Runs With The Big Dogs
AND
Plays Footsie With Satan
The Vividly Exposed Fraud?!

Rich In Goods!
Burdened With Trespasses!
Wasted By Iniquity
Living To Indulge In Abominable Practices
AND
Refusing
Through False Pride
To Ask The Living God
In Mercy
To Have Pity!
Such Is The Plight
Of Those Who Against
The Holy Spirit Fight
Preferring
To Sink Into
The Dank Darkness Of Gross Sin
- Unforgiven -
Rather Than To Bend
Bow
AND
Humble The Self
Before Its Savior
AND
Consciously Willing To Die
So As Not To Admit:

Oh, God In Heaven
I Know Not The Way
I Really Need You And That Is No Lie
So, Help Me, I Pray!

Lucifer Pretended To Be Good
Expressing Concern For The Residents Of Heaven!
Pride Made Lucifer Ugly
AND
Pride Cost Lucifer
An Eternal Home In Heaven
AND
Pride Will Cost Erring Man
A Home Prepared By Christ
- Especially For Him Whom He Loves -
In Highest Heaven!

Pride Makes Men 
Vicious And Mean
AND
Shows That Their  Hearts Are Unclean
AND
Their Willingness To Do Evil
Is By All Observers Plainly Seen!

Live, Oh, Man Foolish!
Why Would You Permit Searing Guilt
Bolstered By Unremitting Pride
To Cause You
Eternally To Die?
Submit Yourself To God!
Resist The Devil!
Acknowledge To Almighty God
That You Are A Mere Man
- Grossly Weak -
AND
Hold Nothing Back
From Him Who 
- Alone -
Your Dying Soul's Salvation Seeks!

Sink Your False Pride!
Speak To The Living God 
For In Him You May Freely Confide!
The Savior Is For You
AND
Waiting From You To Hear
So, Swallow The Fool's Pride
AND
Seek To Have Your Soul Saved
AND
Be No More Satan's Slave!

Residing Under The Agency Of The Holy Spirit
Supremely Satisfied
Should Be Your Soul's Sole Goal
So Choose, Therefore
In Jesus Christ To Live
For There's No Valid Reason Now
For You To Die With A Cold Heart 
AND
In The Great Day 
Forever Die
As One No Longer Presumptuous And Bold!

Jesus Saves From Sin
So Put The Idol Down!
Cast False Pride To The Ground
AND
An Authentic Victory Win!

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father,

I Come Before You As A Child

Often Prideful

And

Regularly Foolish

But, I Don't That Way Want To Die!

Have Mercy Upon Me!

Please Forgive Me, I Pray

And

Teach Me To Be Humble

And

Help Me To Ever Walk 

Before You That Way!

Hear My Cry

And Answer

According To Your Will

And In Your Way

In Jesus' Holy Name I Plead!

AMEN.

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The Real Difference

Between

Apparent Goodness

AND

Genuine Goodness

Is What Each Receives

In Their Ultimate

God-Given Reward!