VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: JESUS' PEACE IS PERFECT: Live With Hope!

We Are Humans Created In The Image 

And 

Likeness Of Almighty God

And 

We Have Been 
And 
Are Daily Blessed With The Precious Gift Of Faith 

Which Brings With It That Dearest Of Companions
Hope

Which, With Malice, Boldly Kills Fear 
Which Burdens Our Lives With Unbearable Care! 

The Hope Of Faith 
Gives To Every Heart The Capacity To Perform Feats Of Daring! 

It Gives Strength To The Sick And Suffering To Carry On! 

It Makes The Weak Heart Strong To Joyfully Sing In The Storm Of Life! 

It Makes Cloudy Eyesight Sharp! 

It Makes Timid People Brave 

And

It Urges The Child
- Desirous Of Getting Home To The Father's House -

Into The Fountain Filled With Blood In Pursuit Of Forgiveness 

And 

To Get Thoroughly Clean! 

We Cannot Be True Children Of God 
When We Deliberately Choose To Host The Pity Party 

Where The Feast
Is
Bread Of Despair 
Accompanied By A Vintage Bottle Of Whine! 

Beloved, 

From The Hand Of God To Us Hope Springs Eternal! 

Let No One Put Your Hope Out To Pasture 

Because In So Doing

You Shall Surely Be Courting The Spiritual Disaster! 

Strengthen The Weak Knees ...

Let Hope In Jesus Float Your Sinking Boat 

And 

Extinguish All The Fires Of Adversity In Your Life! 

Trust God! 

Be Confident In Christ! 

Rely On The Holy Spirit
And

Live With Hope! 

Jesus' Peace Is Perfect!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: JOURNEYS : Walking To Truth!

I Wanted To Know Truth
So ... I Sought It
AND
Started Traveling!

Yesterday
At 11:47 am
After Many Days On
The Lonesome Road
I Had Arrived At
Sincere-Desire-To-Know-TruthAND
I Was Shocked To Know
That This Central-To-Gaining-Knowledge Pivot-Point
Had No Guards
No Bells
No Whistles
No Attendants
BUT
It Had A Simple Refreshment Stand
With A Simple Banner
- White Print On Painted-Black Board -
Which Simply Stated:

Truth

Is Like A Glass Of Clean Water

Imbibed

After A Walk

In The Desert Of Lies!

 ... It Refreshes

And

It Edifies!

- Drink Freely -

For

Beyond This Point

- In The Land Of So-Much -

Intoxicating Beverages

Will Cause You

From Truth

To Be Out Of Touch!

I Started To Feel ... A Way
BUT
Then I Caught A Glimpse
Of "That" Sign:

Forward Ever! 

Backwards Never!

And ...

The Die Was Cast!

I Was Headed To Truth!

When I Found It
Would I Have
The Willingness Of Heart
To ... Obey It?!

I Have To Find Out!

See The Way Marks ...

Jesus Is The Truth!

Truth Will Set You Free!

Oh, Taste And See
That The Lord Is Good!

Goodness And Mercy Shall Follow You!

God Restores!

Put Truth In The Inward Parts!

Lean Not On Your Own Understanding!

The Word Is The Truth!

The Word Is God!

The Word Is A Foot-Lamp!

The Word Is A Path-Light!

The Lord Is Thy Light And Thy Salvation!

I Was Starting To See A Trend
When, Suddenly ...

I Saw The Water Tower
Bespeaking The Wild And Wooley Town Called:

Too-Much!

Famous For ... Whatever!!

Population: Who Gives A Damn!

Mayor: Don't-know Don't-Care

WELCOME ... If You Feel So!

Oookay ...!

I
- With More Courage Than Brain -
Entered The Town
AND
Immediately
I Knew!

What It Is That I Knew
I Could Not Wrap My Mind Around
BUT
I Knew ...

Do What Thou Wilt!

Was The Whole Of The Law!

This ... This ...!

Audibly, I Said:

If God Be For Me ...!

... And Got

A $50 Moving Violation!

Before I Could Object
Someone Sneezed
AND
I Said:

God Bless You!

And Got ...

A $75 Ticket

For Uttering Foul Language In Public!

Before I Had Spent
One Full Hour In That Hell-Hole
I Had Racked Up
$510 In Tickets

For Violating Too-Much Town Ordinances!

I Couldn't Decide
If I Should Laugh
OR
If I Should Cry
OR
If I Should Rejoice
Since
I Was
- In Living Color -
Beholding
The Working Out Of
Truth vs. Lie!

I Was Seeing

- First-Hand -
The Battle Between
The Fraud And The Lord!

Town Too-Much
Had Too-Little
To Probably None
Of The Good

AND

Perfect Gift
For Having Chosen
Open RebellionAND
Selling Truth
As Wood-Coals!

I Found

Faith
Locked In The Town Stocks!

Grace Had Been Ignominiously Maced!
You Should Have Seen Her Face!

Honor Had Lost A Leg!

And, Then ...

I Saw Truth ...

Cast Down In The Street
With The Awful Offal
Of Sin
Spread Out
Rubbed Into His Face
BUT
Surprise, Surprise

Truth Still Had Beauty!

Truth Was Being Held
Helped Up
By Love
The Love Of God
Our Father
Willing To Save Those
Those Wayward Ones!
The Wayward Ones
That He Loves!

Then ...

I Saw Him
- The One!
The Savior! -
Walking In The Way
Calling
Gently Calling:

Children, 

Come Home, Today!

Don't Cast Away Your Confidence!

Your Reward Of Recompense Is Sure!

Don't Give Away Your Birthright

For Bean Stew

That Will Discomfit You

Before Night!

Don't Labor

For That Which Satisfies Not!

Don't Labor

For What Is Not Bread!

Store Up For Yourselves

Riches In Heaven

Not That Which Will Testify Against You

Before The Redeemed Ones

Shall Be Caught Up!

Come Unto Me

And

You Will Be Safely Fed!

Today ...

I Have This Hope
A Hope Within My Heart
That Calms
Centers
Focuses Me
For
I Have Truth
Seated
Within My Heart!

I Make Appeal
To My Father
Desiring
To Walk In His Way!
Desiring To Be The Child
Obedient
In Or Out
Of The Fray!

I Don't Say That
The Way Is Easy!
I Do Say:

Jesus Saves!

God Cares!

I Will To Be Wise
BUT
Not In My Own EyesAND
I Have Surrendered
My Own-Way Card
Received
At Town Too-Much ...
Town Too-Much Lies!

P.S.:

Every Nation
Every Family
Every Language
Every People
Has A Town Too-Much ... Lies!
BUT
There Shall Be
Representatives
From Each
In The Land Where
Light Destroyed Lies!

The Journey To Truth
To Jesus Christ
The Lamb Of God
Is
Personal
Private
Peculiar
AND
Is Attached To A Promise
Of Salvation
To The One
Who Successfully Completes
The Journey!

Jesus Paid Your Travel Expense
So Start Walking!
He Is With You

So
Trust Him To The End
For
On This Very Personal God
You Can Surely Depend!

Heaven Awaits

The Truthful Faithful!