VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Dollar Bill Owned Man And Land!?!

Dollar Bill Owned People
And
Dollar Bill Owned All The Land
And
Often You'd See Him
With A Man Or Two In Either Hand
And
If He Was Feeling Truly Irate
Or 
Had Had A Successful Late-Night Date
You Might Find A Man Or Two
On His Always Too-Full Breakfast Plate!

Dollar Bill
- For A Dollar Bill Or Two -
Will Cheerfully Sell A Mother
A Grandmother
A Sister Or Brother
And
A Homeless Father
Got No Discount In His Moment Of Disaster
For Dollar Loves His Bills
And
If A Lil' Fish Stole One
Dollar Wouldn't Hesitate
To Cut Out His Gills
For
In His Eyesight Wrong Is Ever Right
And
That Is How That Dollar Bill
Gets His Jollies And Cheap Thrills!

For Them
His Belly Is Never Filled!

Can You Feel The "But" Coming On?! 

But ... 

Dollar Bill Has An Adversary

- A Man He Cannot Stand -

Whose Name Is Entire Dependence

Who Leans Wholly

On The High And Holy Hand! 

Entire Dependence

Is

Completely Consecrated

To The Cause Of The Lord Jesus Christ

And

He Does Not

- Even For A Single Minute -

Contemplate Using The Demonic Device 
Be It

Greed And Gain

One-Upmanship

Rob A Brother

Or

Throwing Around The Word Profane!

Entire Dependence
Believes The Holy Word In Its Entirety

And

He Has Jesus Christ The Righteous

As His Surety

And

His Security

And 

He Does Not Practice Lies!

The Heat Was On ... 

Dollar Bill Tried Everything

To Get Entire Dependence 

To His Warped Way Of Thinking

To Come Around! 

He Offered Him Silver And Gold
And

Even A One-Off Minted Gold Crown

But

Entire Dependence

Had Taken For His Example

The Life That Jesus Christ Had Led

And

For Victory Over Sin

In Every Battle For The Mind

Through Heartfelt Prayer

He Was ... By The Holy Spirit Of Truth

Good Food Fed!

He Walked With God ...

Entire Dependence Would Not

Could Not
And
Refused To

Walk By Himself!

Entire Dependence Leaned
Leans On

And

Walks With ... King Jesus
The Joy Of Every Soul! 

Turning The Screws ...

Dollar Bill Set Traps! 

Trips! 

Tests!

Dollar Bill Told Bold Lies!

Dollar Bill Designed Gross Cheats
And
For A Dose Of Overkill
Dollar Bill Ordered Up Sensory Overloading 
Aka Brain-Busting 
Mind-Blowing
Tempting-To-Touch Treats!

Almighty God Is Strength ...

All The Evils Things 
Were Thrown At Entire Dependence

But

By Kneeling 
Bowing 
Bending 
And
Prostrating Himself Before Almighty God
And
Clinging To The Words Of Truth And Life

In The War Against Dollar Bill And Sin

Entire Dependence Kept Walking 

On Sure And Steady Feet!

Listen To Him
Before The Lord Of Life, Weep ... 

Bless The Lord, Oh, My Soul! 

Trust The Lord And You Will Live! 

Almighty God Is Gracious

Blessing Giving

And

His Faithful Children Who Depend On Him

Shall With Him In Peace

Enjoy Eternal Living!

Lord,

To You, Alone

My Soul, I Am Giving! 

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I Am Thine, Oh, Lord! 

Draw Me Nearer! 

Lead Me Gently, Safely, Home! 

Suffer Me Never

To Walk Through This Life Alone!

Jesus Christ

For My Sin

Did Atone!

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I Need You, Lord! 

I Need You Now! 

Remove From My Presence, Lord

Rutting Sin

Behaving Like A Wild Range Sow!

I Know No Other Master!

I Sing A Glad Refrain!

I Trust You, Lord!

You Are My God!

Take From My Soul

Sin's Stain And Shame!

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Have Thine Own Way, Lord!

Bless Me

To Walk The Straight And Narrow Way! 

I Desire To Enter Into Thy Holy Presence

So

Cleanse Me Of The Vile Urge To Sin

So That In The Glad Day

- By Right -

I Shall Through The Gates Of The Eternal City

With Gladness

Walk In!

Lord, I Desire The Purchased Win!

It Is In Christ Jesus

That

Daily I Am Trusting And Believing!

Never Give Up On Jesus ...

Dollar Valiantly Tried And Failed

And

Bill, Cursing, Died

And

Was Fabulously Displayed
- Nobody Cried -

But

Ever And Always To His God
- The Living Holy Redeeming Faithful True Eternal God -

Entire Dependence

- To This Day - 

Continually Faithfully
Hope-Filled
Enduringly Relies!

Is There A Moral To All This?!

There Is A Moral ... 

Dollar Bills Come!
And 

Dollar Bills Go

And

Property Passes On To Another 

But

Entire Dependence ... On The Living God 

Causes A Regenerated Christian

With The Lord Christ

To Live Happily ... And Forever!

Living In Sin

And

Causing Others To Sin

Does Not Make

Either

A Rich Man

A Poor Man

A Beggar Man

Nor

A Wily Thief

Wise Or Clever!

Trust In Christ Jesus

And

Do All Things

According To His Will

And

Live Righteously Now

And

In The Fullness Of Time

Triumphantly

And

Forever!