VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRAYER : Lord, Seed Me!

 Dear Lord, 

I Am Walking!

Lead Me!

Lord,

I Am Hungry!

Feed Me!

Lord, 

I Am Learning!

Teach Me!

Lord,

I Am Fertile Soil!

Seed Me!

Father,

I Cannot Know

How

To My Body

My Spirit Is Tied!

I Cannot Know

How Many Tear Drops

In This Life I Have Cried!

I Do Not Know

How Many Times, Lord

I Have You Defied

But

I

- By You Holy Spirit -

Know

That Through Jesus Christ's Merits

If I Am

Obedient

Faithful

Enduring

Trusting
And
True

I Shall Be Glorified!
I Shall Live With You!

Faith Works!

Love Trusts!

Hope Talks!

Obedience Walks!

Trust Grabs!

Fear Fails!

And

Folly Sails!

Oh, Lord

Let It Be So

So That I May Grow

In Grace

Unto Your Visible Salvation!

Let My Walk Talk

And

Let My Way Say

That To You

I Truly Pray

And
That My Fruit

Grows Not From A Tree

Where The Underground Staff

Holds Sway!

Help Me, Lord

To Daily Deny The Liar!

Help Me, Lord

Daily To Climb The Mount

Reaching Heights

Higher And Higher!

Help Me, Lord

To Reach Beth-El

The House Of God

Where I May Feast

In Bethlehem

The House Of Bread

Where I May Feed On

The Very Bread Of Life

Prince Immanuel!

Try Me, Lord

So That Out Of The Fire

- Rid Of Defiling Dross -

I May Emerge As Purest Gold!

Fan Me, Lord

As Good Wheat

And

Rid Me Of The Chaff Of Life

So That I May Be

At Your Banqueting Table

To Your Heart A Delight

And

A Suitable
Sweet-To-Your-Nostril
Treat!

Wash Me, Lord

As The Heavenly Fuller Would

Ridding Me Of The Defiling Spots

And

Marks Of Sin

And

Clothe Me

In Your Righteousness

So That The Shame Of My Nakedness

Is Not Exposed

As I

- In Life -

Go Walking

Through Its Highs And Lows!

Help, Dear Lord

For I Know

And

Acknowledge

That It Is You That I Need

And

I Accept, Father

That It Is You Alone

That Provides

The Spiritual Nourishment

Upon Which I Need To Feed!

Please Bless Me, Lord

With Discernment

And

Wisdom

And

Wisdom's Understanding

And

Help Me To Live Up

To The Price

That For My Soul Was Paid

So That

- For Me -

My Lord Was Not

In Vain

In The Cold Grave Laid!

Teach Me, Lord

To Know My Days

So That I Will No Longer Sin

Against Thee!

Have Mercy And Bless

For In Jesus' Name, I Plead!

I Love You, Lord!

AMEN.

PLEASURES: "Secret" Sin?!?

Humans Love A Good Open Sin

To Do

To Brag Of

To Drag Someone The Coals Over

BUT

When It Comes To Secret Sin

Hey! Hey!

When Caught Out

They Would A Duppy Roll Over!

Secret Sin

Is

Man's Favorite Kind!

"You Ain't See Me

So I Didn't It Do!"

BUT

Catch A Person

With His Hands In The Stew

AND

His Sinning Is Your Fault

That Bold Sinner Will Argue!

Just As For Open Sin

Confessing Secret Sin

Is Good For The Soul

AND

Making Repentance

Before The Lord

Gets One Out Of The Hands Of The Fraud

BUT

We All Need To Remember

Sin Can't-Never A Secret Be

Because

He Who Sees All

AND

Knows All

Done Mek A Record Of It

AND NOW

You've Got A Black Mark Against You!

I Know

'Cause I Had Me A Few, Too!

"Out Of Darkness 

Into Light!"

Is A Good Word To Remember 

AND

To Hold Onto

If We Will Win

This Life's Dread Against-Sin Fight!

God Is Watching!

Angels Are Watching

AND

Recording 

Good

AND

Bad Works, Too

So Think Twice

AND

Don't Permit Lying Satan

To Mamaguy You!

The Same One Who

Encourages You To Sin

Is

The Same One Who

About Your Sin

Will Be Rabidly Talking!

Trust Your Soul

To None But

Jesus Christ The Lord

Doing All That He Has Commanded Us

AND, THEREBY

We

Will Escape

The Strangulation Cord

Of

The Already-Damned Fraud!

*********

PRAYER:

Father,

I Am Sorry

Forgive Me, I Pray!

I Was Oft' Malicious

And

I Walked Right

In My Own Way!

I Repent Of My Sin!

I Am Sorry

That I Walked

However I Chose

Even Though The Walking

Was Nothing But A Pose!

So, Help Me, 

I Beseech You

To Set Aside Self

And

In Your Heavenly Love

From This Day On

To Abide!

Help Me, My Father

 Ever

In Your Love

To Confide!

I Love You, Lord

And

In The Name

Of

The Beloved Jesus

I Stand, And I Plead!

AMEN.

Hearing The Rushing Wind! + PRAYER: Lord, Lead Us...!

There Is One Certainty In My Life
Jesus Christ IS Lord
AND
He Is Coming Again
AND
That Satan Is The Liar
AND
He Is Going To Forever Die!

There Is One Great Lie
The Whole World Is Told
Man's Quest For Peace And Security
Can Not
Will Not Fail!
One Presumption On Man's Part
That He Can Pull Satan's Imagined Tail
AND
Not Get Flailed
AND
One View Held
By The Illuminated Monied Elite
That Their Continuing Quest
For The Acquisition Of 
Absolute Wealth 
AND
Absolute Soul-Ruling Power
Is The Attainable Holy Grail
AND
They've Got The Bag On Their Display Shelf!

Money's Value Drops!
Grand Sureties Flop!
AND
Man's Absolutes 
Almighty God Laughs At!
Satan Is The Father-Liar
AND
Earth's Certain End
Is By Almighty God's Holy Fire
AND
On That Surety
We Can All Set
The Proverbial Clock!

Man May Defy God
BUT
Only For So Long!
Man May Reject God
Feeling
Of Himself
That He Is Wholly Strong!
Man May Raise Up
His Own Kingdoms
BUT
They Will Last Only So Long
BECAUSE
The Stone Of The Prophet Daniel
Does Indeed Destroy
The Fleeting Kingdoms
AND
Like A Grand And Glorious Mountain
Fills The Whole Earth
With A Kingdom For The Just
That Is Eternal
AND
Eternally Strong
Never
Ever
To Be Cast Down!

I Can Hear A Rushing Wind!

Is It The Destructive Storm's Wind?

The Winds Of War?

Or

Is It The Holy Spirit Of The Eternal God Passing?

Storm Winds Destroy

AND

The Winds Of War Decimate

BUT

The Rushing Wind

Of God's Holy Spirit

Does The Spirit Of Man

Eternally Elevate

IF

Man Is Willing

On The Holy God Of Heaven

To Continually Wait!

PRAYER:

Lord,

Help Us

To Patiently Wait Upon You

Accepting

Believing

Knowing

And

Trusting

That The Eternal Precepts

Are True!

Help Us

With Finality

To Commit Our Hopes For Eternity

Unto You Who Is The Only One Faithful

And

The Holy God Called The Truth!

Help Us To Attain To Your Glory, Lord!

Mold Us To Be In Character As Holy You!

Bless Us, Lord

With Grace And Mercy

And

Working Faith

And Peace And Sweet Rest

As We Confess

And

Repent Of Our Sins

And Strive

To Walk In Christ's Way

So That We Will Be Eternally Blessed!

Help Us To Walk Narrow

So That We May Fly Straight!

Lord,

Be Our Holy Navigator!

Lord,

By And In Christ's Faith

Please Lead Us

Through Heaven's Gates!

AMEN.

Of Men Who Accept God's Praise And Worship + PRAYER: Father, Call The Wanderers

Every Time I Hear
A Human Being Likened Unto Divinity
And Actually Being Called Divine
It Makes My Skin Crawl!

Yeah! Remember King Herod Agrippa?!
He Who Knew The Holy God Broke The First Commandment!

Who Can Forget That Wretchedly Evil Man?!
A Gorgeous Royal Robe!
A Fancy Speech!
And The Lying Accolades Of The Deceitful People Saying:

It Is The Voice Of A God, And Not Of A Man!

And Then ...

The Exceedingly Foolish King
Accepting The Glory And The Honor
That Rightly Belongs To
The Living
Eternal
Only Holy God
As If It Was His Due!

So What Happened To The King!

The Angel Of The Lord Struck Him Down
For
In That Day
He Had Filled Up His Cup
And The Wrath Of God
Was Swift
To Forever Shut Him Up!!

Must Have Been Terrible!

You're Right! Worms Ate Him!
And He Died A Truly Horrible Death!

People Don't Learn Too Well, Do They?!

No, We Don't! Mistakes Are Set On A Loop!

Whaaaat?!

Make A Mistake!
Pay For Said Mistake!
Learn Nothing From The Experience!
Make The Same Mistake Again
AND
Repeat!!

That's Stupid!

Stupid BUT True, Nonetheless!

PRAYER:

Lord, Have Mercy Upon Us!

We Are Oft Foolish

And Seem Not To Care

That Unwise Ways Bring Nothing But Disaster

And Permits Satan To Rejoice In Our Ear!

Pity, Dear Lord

Those Amongst Us

Who Have Not Been Taught

The First Commandment Clear

That We Must Not Have Any Gods Before You

Not Even Pretend Ones

Which Cannot Even Move Their Hands And Heads

Nor Hear A Plaintive Voice

Crying In Distress In Their Stopped Up Ears

Manufactured By The Hands Of Men Unwise!

Father,

You Are The God Holy!

You Are The God True!

You Are The God Of Blessings!

You Give Good Gifts Unto Us

And

In Love And Thankfulness

We Honor And Obey 

And

With Whole Hearts

Bow In Glad Worship

Before You!

Forgive Us Our Trespasses!

Turn Us Away From Vile Practices Today!

Teach Us Your Ways!

Help Us Walk In Your Way Clear

And Also Help Us To Be Faithful

For You Have Given Unto Us 

The Spirit That Knows Not Fear!

Father,

Many Are The Children

Who Know Not Your Name!

Many Are The People Who Live In Gross Shame!

Jesus Christ Died For Them All

So That Makes Them Worthy To Bless

So Call Them, Dear Father

Call The Wanderers Home

Using Us Who Are Faithful To Them Bless

And By Your Holy Spirit

Turn Their Hearts From Stone

Into Flesh!

Let Jesus Christ Be Royally Praised 

Forever And Always

For It Is In His Name That We Stand, And Plead!

AMEN.

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Longing and Belonging!

How Can I Be A Bastard
When Jesus Christ's Father Is Also Mine!?

How Can I Be Spiritually Bereft
When My Father's Name Is Hallowed
AND
He Is Divine?

How Can I Be Stateless
A Spiritual Refugee
When My Father's Kingdom Is Coming
AND
I'm Awaiting The Welcome Home Ceremony?

Why Should I Subjugate My Will To Sinful Men
When My Father's Will Will Be Done?

Why Should I Accept That Lying Heathen's Word
When Heaven and Earth Obey The Lord's -  My Father's - Every Single Word?

Why Should I  - A King's Child
Be Hungry For Bread
When My Father Is Lord Of All He Surveys?

Why Should I Be Afraid
To Admit To My Father
The Wrongs That He - All-Seeing - Knows That I Have Done?

I Go To My Father
Each And Every Day
Beseeching His Blessing
For Him 
To Teach Me His Way
To Temper The Tempter
To Deliver Me From Evil 
By Mercy To Help Me In Distress
AND
To Cover Me Forever
By Grace With Good Favor
AND
Living In His Love
I Do Not Labor For Eternal Life
Like I'm My Own Dear Savior!

My Father Loves Me!
It Is Plain For All To See
Whether Friend or Foe
Or Even Busy Body!

I Am 

The Child Of The Great 

I AM!

And

Because He Lives Forever

I 

- Accepting Of Jesus Christ's Sacrifice -

Can!

... And I Shall!!

For

I 

- By Faith - 

Believe!!

HAPPY SABBATH + OPTIONS: Gross Ingratitude! + PRAYER: Father, Grant Me Enough

Think About This:

I don't Have The Extra Cash
To Purchase The Extra Clothing that I Don't Need!
I don't Have The Extra Cash
To Buy that Nice Pair of Shoes
That do My Eyes so Please
And
Because of The Shortfall
In The Extra
I Feel Like
My World is Falling Apart!

Father, Help me,  please!

I Listened to My Self 
Bemoaning My Lack
My Worldly Shortfall and 
Wondered at The Gross Ingratitude
Of Us Children of The Fall!

I Decided to Catalog My Benefits
I Decided to Deal in The Facts
To Seek 
To Know 
All of My Needs Lacking
And Have a Father Child Meeting 
With 
The Lord!

CHECK THIS OUT:

Food - Abundance 
Shelter - Adequate
Clothing - Necessary

Family - Good
Friends - Faithful
Work - Fulfilling

Water - Clean
Bed - Comfortable
Book - The Word True

THERE IS:

Sugar
Lime Juice
Lemon Juice
Butter
Flour
Eggs
Nuts - Various
Dried Fruit
Fresh Fruit
Real Essence
Onions
Peppers
Seasonings
Veggies - Fresh, Canned, Frozen
Potatoes
Meat Mock or Real
Fish Imitation or Scaled
Peppermint
Ginger
Sorrell
And, More ...!

HMMM ...

THIS, THEREFORE, MEANS THAT ...

I can Freely Cook a 

"Whatever I Want to Eat Meal" meal!

I can Freely Bake an

"I Feel Like Cake" cake!

I can Freely Prepare an 

"I Feel Like  Drinking a Hot Cold Beverage" beverage!

And 

I Do Not Have To Beg nor Plead and Pray For Them!

POINT IS:

I've Got Options
One,  Two and Three!
I may Eat and Sleep
At Leisure
Not Sharing My Bed with Woolly Sheep!

I can Buy Myself a Candy
Of My Choosing
Whether I Eat it or Not, and 
If My Nose Starts Running
I have Tissues to wipe away the snot!

I am Not Forced to Contend with The Elements
Savory
Unsavory
Natural or
Man-made, and
I Say My Prayers Whenever I Want to, and 
I'm Not Afraid of Being Sold as a Sex Slave!

I can Fellowship with Whomever I Want to!
I can Call a Brother or a Sister
To Ask For or Say Prayers!
I can Sleep Late
Rise Early
Walk,  Run
Have Fun - if I Feel like it, and 
I don't Need Courage as Found in a Pill or Bottle of Rum!

I've Got Options!
I've Got a Craft!
I Can Make a Warm Gift for Some-Anybody!

I've Got Skill in My Hands
Sight in My Eyes
Ears that Hear
I can Talk
Touch
Feel
See
Because Jesus Created Me
And 
He Saved Me
By 
Dying on The Accursed Tree!

My Options are Open but 
I think I will them Close
And Learn Gratitude to God
IS Good and Even Great, and
Appreciate Appreciate!

Extra Cash would be Great, too
But, Know What?
I'd be a Regulation Fool
If I don't Give God Thanks
For Giving Me
Much, and More!

So ...

Father, 

Thanks!

Thanks!

I Give You Thanks

and 

Look to The Day

When We Will Walk Together 

On The Banks

Of The River

Where

Needing Wanting and Thinking Extra

Have No Bearing Body nor Rank!

Grant Me Enough 

Today

For My Self, and Another

This, Father, I Pray!

Let Me Be Contented

With Whatever I've got

And 

Help Me to Never Ever

Look Back

And 

Lose All

Like The Wife of Lot!

I Love You, Lord!

You Are My All and All!

AMEN.