Salvation Is A Fruitful Tree!

Think About It ...

Unconfessed Sin Is Unrepented Sin! 

Unrepented Sin Is Unforgiven Sin! 

Unforgiven Sin Leaves Us Unsaved 

And

By Choice

Unacceptable To Enjoy Jesus Christ's Glory! 

The Unsaved By Jesus Christ

Are Those Who Are Not Sealed By The Holy Spirit! 

Those Who Are Not Sealed By The Holy Spirit 

Are Those Bearing The Mark Of Satan 

And 

They Will Be Lost From The Living Kingdom

And 

Eternally Damned Aka Separated From The Living God! 

Can You Bear In Your Person 

What Jesus Christ Bore For You On The Cross Of Calvary 

When, In Anguish Of Spirit, He Cried: 

"My God, My God

Why Have You Forsaken Me!?!" 

Beloved, 

Be Strong In The Lord 

And 

In The Power Of His Might! 

Be Strong In Him Who Has

- By Shedding His Innocent Blood -

Promised Never To Leave You Or Forsake You! 

Be Strong In Him Who 

Is 

Our Refuge And Strength! 

Be Strong In Our Jesus Who, Alone, Saves 

And 

Has Made The Way Home Plain

And Is Even Now At Your Right Hand

Pleading With You ... To Please Draw Near! 

By Creation And By Redemption

You Belong To Christ! 

By Will And Walk

Please Show The World That 

You Are Owned 

And 

That You Are ... By Faith

Headed To Your Forever Home! 

Salvation Is A Fruitful Tree: 

Greedily Eat And Abundantly Live! 

Pass The Word Along! 

Peace!

HAPPY SABBATH + Obedience Is An Absolute!

Disobedience Always Equals Dishonor

Disaster

And 

Death 

So Don't Fool Yourself By Saying That "It" Was Only 

A Little Thing! 

Life Is An Absolute: 

You're Either Living Or You're Dead! 

Faith Is An Absolute: 

You Either Have Complete Faith ... Trust

Or You Are Indulging Total Doubt! 

Love Is An Absolute: 

You're Either Loving Or You're Hating! 

The Lights Are Either On Or Off: 

Light And Darkness Do Not Co-Exist

And

Lest We Forget To Remember

Obedience Is An Absolute: 

You, Me, We Cannot Do The Lord's Will 

And

Walk In Our Own Way 

And

That Is Why Our Lord Plainly Says: 

"If You Love Me

Keep My Commandments!" 

He Also Says To All The King Saul's Of This Earth: 

"To Obey Is Better Than To Sacrifice!" 

Because

DISobedience Always Results In A Debit

A Sacrifice

A Charge Against Us

Body, Mind, And Spirit! 

Worse Still, Disobedience 

Is 

An Aphrodisiac Which Sharpens The Taste Buds 

For Some "Tasty" Little Disobedience Treat

And 

A Little Bigger Plate Of Disobedience

And Then 

All-Day, Every Day, Bold Partaking Of

The All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Of Disobedience! 

Be Ye Warned ...

Repentance Brings Ready Forgiveness 

But

The Consequences For Disobedience Remain! 

Beloved, 

By Almighty God's Great And Glorious Grace

Please Choose To Nip

Neuter

Maroon

And 

Kill Disobedience With The Two-Edged Sword 

Aka "Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Aka "It Is Written!" 

It Worked For Our Lord Jesus Christ 

So Let It Work For You Now, Today! 

Peace! 

My Heart Wants What It Wants!?!

No Committed Christian

- Having Confessed And Repented Of Known Sin

And 

Having Taken Jesus Christ As Their Everlasting Portion -

Should Ever Allow The Words 

"My Heart Wants What It Wants!" 

To Pass Their Lips With Regard To The Lust 

For Some Unholy, Fleeting, Fleshly Desire! 

The Lord Jesus ... Our Own Savior ... In The Living Word

Has Warned Us That 

The Heart Of Man Is Desperately Wicked 

And 

Beyond All Knowing! 

Beloved, 

Without The Reviving 

And 

Reforming Regenerative Power Of 

The Indwelling Holy Spirit Of Truth 

To Make The Living, Holy, Way Plain 

To Each One Of Us Individually ... And Personally

We Will Never See The Unclouded Day That 

Is 

Life In The Presence Of The Eternal God! 

The Human Heart

- Minus Christ In Us Our Hope For Glory - 

Is 

A Licensed Liar And Deceiver 

Even Deceiving Its Own Host! 

Are You Living Your Life 

Following The Hum And Hush Of 

Your Heart's Lustful Desires!?! 

Stop It! 

The Lord Our God Daily Gives Unto Each One Of Us

A Measure Of Enduring Faith 

And 

Encourages Us To Reason With Him 

And

Not With Ourselves! 

Self Is A Sinner! 

A Lustful Heart Is In The Sinner

And

Only Christ Can Remove Self From Us

And 

Give To Us The New Heart That 

Truly Beats For The Living God: 

Ask For It With Your Gift Of Enduring Faith 

And 

Lovingly Receive The Unfettered Blessing! 

Peace! 

The Blood-Washed Band!

We Love To Sing, With Deep Emotion, That Dear Song Of Zion: 

"What Can Wash Away My Sin!?! 

Nothing But The Blood Of Jesus!" 

Have You Considered That Even As In The Natural World

The Scent Of Blood 

Sends The Predators Of The Spirit World Into A Frenzy!?! 

Beloved, 

The Blood-Washed, Committed, Saint Of God And Christ 

Has A Distinctive, Very Powerful Scent

Speech, Walk, Will And Way Of Being That 

Is

A Distinct Affront 

And 

Threat To The Demon Class 

And 

To Those Who Are Possessed 

And 

Activated By These Condemned And Damned Beings! 

Simply Put, All Of Us Who Willingly Repented 

And

Humbly Confessed Our Sin

And 

Have Turned Away From Sinful Self

And 

Are By The Gift Of Faith

Daily Taking Jesus Christ As Our Everlasting Portion

And 

Are Being Changed By The Working Of The Holy Spirit Of Truth 

Because 

We Are Born-Again Christians

Are Threats 

And 

Prey! 

Being Born Is A Bloody Business 

And 

Being Born-Again Is No Less So! 

Pray Without Ceasing! 

We May Be The Allegedly Weak Prey To The Damned 

But

Our Heartfelt Prayers Of Faith Work Mightily

Because 

He By Whom We Are Cleansed 

And

In Whose Image We Are Daily Being Remade

Takes Loving Care Of His Own Precious People! 

Satan Is The Father Of Lies! 

He Can't Go Back Home To Glory! 

He Has Already Been Overcome

And

He Is Damned For Eternity!

He Hates And Envies Christ With His Whole Being

And

He Hates You Because You Are Christ's! 

Jesus Christ Our Lord And Eternal God

Is 

Our Dear, Loving And Beloved Savior

And

By Almighty God's Available And Saving Grace 

And

With Mercy Free

We, Ever Obedient And Faithful And True

Are Headed Home To Glory

So Please Let Us Wise For Ourselves

- Through Our Love For The Lover Of 

Our Purchased-With-Innocent-Blood Souls -

And

Remain In The Blood-Washed Band 

Where We Are Protected ... Blessed! 

Choose Always To Be At Peace With God!

DON'T BE ASHAMED: Open Your Heart To Almighty God!

Our Hope ... A Living And Lively Hope

Is 

In The Lord Of Life ... The King Of Glory

And

No Child Following After The Lord Jesus Christ 

Should Be Unwilling, Afraid, Or Ashamed 

To Go Before Our Heavenly Father 

And 

In Humility Say:

"I'm Sorry! 

I Need You!

Help Me!

Forgive Me!

Guide Me!

Lead Me!

Feed Me!

Correct Me!

Protect Me!

Draw Me Nearer!" 

Truly Loved And Divinely Blessed

We Should Be Pleased To Say:

"Father, I Trust You: 

Help Me To Trust You More!

 

I Need You: 

Help Me To Daily See My Need! 

I Love You: 

Help Me To Daily Love You More!

 

Thank You For Your Grace: 

Help Me To Daily Grow In Grace!

 

I Have Sinned: 

Please Help Me To Humbly Confess

And

Repent Of My Sin 

And

 By The Working Of The Sweet Holy Spirit That 

Leads Me Into All Truth

Help Me Not To Sin 

Against Your Holiness Again! 

I Am Weak: 

Help Me To Be Strong In You, My Lord And My God!

 

I Desire To Reach The Heavenly Home Safely: 

Please Lead Me Gently Home!

 

Help Me To Honor, Worship And Obey You Always!

 

Help Me To Walk In The Ways Of Righteousness 

And

Not Turn Again To Fables!

 

Help Me To Tell The Good News 

Until Jesus Christ Comes 

Or Until My Life On Earth Is Through!

 

My Life Is Yours: 

Keep Me Safe By Thy Dear Side 

As I In You Completely Confide!" 

Brethren, Beloved

Choose To Hold Nothing Back!

Dare To ... With The Confidence Of Unfailing Faith

Open Your Hungering Heart To Almighty God

To Jesus Christ The Lord

Our Soon-Returning Kind King! 

Peace Be Upon You!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Righteous Living Is Not A Jail + No Repentance After Death!

Speak Softly! 

Be Kind! 

Do Good! 

Act Right! 

We Represent Jesus Christ

Who Does Everything That Pleases His Father! 

Jesus Was Abused, Denied, Rejected

And Yet

He Preached, Prayed, Taught

Healed And Fed The Multitudes

Giving No Heed To His Detractors

Because

He Knew What Was At Stake

What Trial

What Triumph 

Laid Ahead! 

No Cross ... No Crown! 

No Hope ... No Glory! 

No Prayer ... No Power! 

We Must Firmly Stand Upon The Truth

Found Only In The Good News Gospel Story! 

Brethren, Beloved 

Let's Not Let Sinful-Self 

Choose Neither Our Attitude Nor Our Altitude

But

Let Grace, Faith And Prayer 

Order Our Steps To Glory

If It Is Truly Our Heart's Desire 

To Dwell Forever With The Kind King 

Who Is Eternally In Residence There! 

Fear Almighty God ... Not The Great Unknown

For Almighty God ... Alone 

Is In Control 

And

To Him

The Unknown Is Known! 

Let Jesus Christ The King

Who Rules And Reigns

Judges And Justifies

Saves And Sanctifies

Heals And Helps

Teaches And Tests

And

Loves Us And Leads Us

Love Us And Lead Us

For He Is Our Only Peace 

And 

Our True Rest! 

Let Us Cease From Our Wanderings

Our Going Astray

And

Trust The Love That Cannot Fail

Who Gives Us Faith That Cannot Fail

Who Blesses Us With Grace That Is Really Real

And

Pours Mercy Upon Us

That Will Not Our Lives Derail! 

Follow Our Father! 

Be The Head And Not The Tail

And

Live Commendably To Rejoice 

And

Not Condemnably To Wail! 

Righteous Living Is Not A Jail! 

THOUGHT

FOR

THE WEEK AHEAD:

 

We Are Warned By Our Dear Savior That 

Anything Done In The Darkness 

Shall Surely Be Brought Into 

The Glaring Light Of Judgment! 

People Whose Deeds Are Evil

Who Despise Correction And Chastisement

Always Choose To Operate Under Cover Of Darkness 

To Avoid Detection! 

Beloved, 

Be Ye Warned And Thrilled ...

The All-Seeing, Ever-Present Eye Of The All-Knowing God 

Sees And Records Every Last Thing That We Do! 

We May Hide From Man 

But

Hiding From Man Achieves Nothing 

Because 

It Does Not Hide Or Erase Our Record

In The Courts Above! 

Think Carefully ...

If You Have To Hide To Do Anything

It Is Certain That 

You Already Know That What You're Doing 

Or Contemplating Doing Is Wrong

Will Not Pass The Sniff Test

And

Is Definitely Not Pleasing To Our Maker, God And King! 

Be Wise ...

If You Would Not Wish To Be Caught 

Doing Something Iffy Or Sniffy By Your Parents

Children, Husband, Wife, Friends Or Family

You Should Back Up Off Your Intended Action:

A Working Conscient Is An Asset!

Avoid Mistakes By Walking In The Light

And

Dare To Correct Your Errors While Life Is Spared! 

Tomorrow Is Not Promised To Anyone 

So Do Not Let The Last Act Of Your Life 

Be A Dark Deed Of The Damned! 

There Is No Repentance After Death 

So Do Not Stifle Your Conscience: 

Do Right!

 

PRECIOUS: The Lord God Almighty Doesn't Save Junk!

As Christians ... True Christ-Followers

We Are To Be Circumspect Aka Thoughtful, Cautious

In All That We Say And Do 

Because 

We Have The Desire To Avoid Mistakes, Missteps

And

Their Consequences! 

Remember, Confession And Repentance Cleanse From Sin 

But 

It Never Relieves Us Of Sins' Consequences! 

Beloved, 

King Solomon Has Warned Us Of 

The Fool Being Hasty In Speech And Action

Well-Given To "Fetching Up His Guts!" 

And 

Being Uncaring Of The Consequences!

This Is Not The Way Of The Child Of God 

Who Is Taught Of God 

And

Who Is The Beneficiary Of The Gift Of Wisdom From God 

And

Is Able To Use Understanding

To Apply Real Knowledge For True Profit! 

The Lord Christ Redeemed Us

Aka Bought Us Back, From Sin

Death, The Grave And Hell 

And

We, Faithful Christians

Are To Redeem, Buy-Back ... Take-Back 

Our Finite, Short, Time From Lawlessness

Carelessness, Uselessness

Wickedness, Deceitfulness

Indifference, Foolishness 

And 

All Such Unprofitable Behaviors! 

Every One Of Us Is Unique, Special ... Irreplaceable! 

If You Are Lost To The Kingdom Of God

Jesus Christ Is Irretrievably Harmed 

Because 

There Is No One Who Can Or Will Replace You! 

He Gave His Life To Save Our Lives! 

Let's Dare, By Working Faith, To Live Up To The Value That 

The Lord Jesus Christ Has Placed On Each One Of Us! 

Remember ...

The Lord ... Our Lord ... Doesn't Save Junk! 

Our Lord Christ Who Is God Almighty 

Saves That Which Is Precious:

That's You ... And Me, Too! 

Value Your Value To The Lord!

Zion ... Or Oblivion !?!

 

Gun Powder

The Printing Press 

And 

Magnets 

Irretrievably Changed The Life Of Man ... Forever!

Jesus Christ ... By His Life

Death And Resurrection

Changed The Life For Man ... Forever! 

Jesus Christ 

Is 

Changing Our Lives Now 

Because 

He ... Our High Priest

Is 

In Heaven ... For Us ... Interceding! 

Almighty God's Truth

Grace 

And 

Mercy 

Gives Us 

J ustification ... Rightness With Him

E levation ... Raises Us Up To God The Father

S atisfaction ... Relief From Sin And Self

U nification ... Re-Entry Into The Family Of Almighty God

    And 

S anctification ... Readiness For Eternal Life

Forever!

Sin Costs:

Jesus Christ Paid! 

Salvation Costs: 

Free Mercy Paid! 

We Sinned: 

Our Blessed Savior Paid! 

Repentance Costs: 

Almighty God's Unfailing Forgiveness Pays! 

A Changed Life ... By The Holy Spirit Power Of God

Involves Change

Decay 

And 

Reformation! 

Are You Acknowledging The Word Of God 

But

Denying The Power Of The Living God 

To Personally Change You!?! 

Are You Living In Sin 

And

Denying Its Impacts 

And 

Unchangeable ... Inescapable ... Consequences!?!

How Is Your Forward Motion!?! 

Are You Crab-Walking

Slug-Crawling

Or Snake Winding 

Or

Are You Embracing Truth And Life 

As You Walk In The Light Of Life!?! 

Are You Headed To Zion 

Or

Oblivion

Aka Eternal Separation From Almighty God!?! 

We Are Nearing Home!

The Handwriting Is On The Wall!

Truth 

Is 

Trustworthy

And

Now Is Not The Time 

To Play Jeopardy Or Blue's Clues! 

Dare To Personally Know ... And Fervently Love

And

Willing Obey 

And

Serve

And

Worship

And 

Honor

And

Praise The Lord 

And

At The Time Of Appointing ... As An Overcomer

Receive His Blessed Reward!

Dare To Hold Our Almighty God

- In The Person Of Jesus Christ Our Lord ... And King - 

In Godly Fear ... Awe At His Majesty

And

Be In Perfect Peace 

In, By, And Through His Perfect - Personal - Love

For You ... For Me ... For Us!

 

ADAPTED MINDS BECOME ADEPT: Jaw And Chew This Nugget For A Spell!

For All Amongst Us 

Who Dare And Say That 

They Can Think And Do Whatever They Want 

And

Be Left Unscathed By Sin

Please Jaw And Chew On This Nugget For A Spell: 

Your Mind Adapts To Whatever It Dwells Upon 

And

You Become An Adept At Performing It! 

Sin A Little A Lot

And 

You Shall Sin A Lot A Lot! 

Bottom Line ... 

You Are What You Eat

And

You Get Fleas From Where You Sleep! 

A Repentant Sinner 

Obedient And Enduringly Faithful

Is

A Saint Of God And Christ!

An Unrepentant Sinner

Is

A Sinner Bold ... Heart For Christ Cold

And

Ready Fodder For The Fire That

Shall Satan's Carcass Hold!

Beloved, 

Men, Women And Children Always Follow "Food!" 

The Food They Regularly Ingest 

Is 

The Food They Readily Crave

And 

We Who Call Ourselves Christians 

And 

Boldly Say And Declare 

With The Arrogance Of Self-Confidence Declare That 

We Love The Lord Christ 

And 

Lovingly Read And Swallow The Truth That 

Is 

The Holy Word 

And 

Avidly Live According To Its Precepts And Its Promises 

Should Be Moment-By-Moment Classing Up Our Operations 

As We Travel Undeterred To Hill Zion 

And 

Beautiful Beulah Land! 

Let The Lord Christ Hold Your Hand

And

Perfectly Direct Your Life!

Confidence In Christ

Is 

The Reality

Of

The Forever-Blessed! 

Brethren, Beloved, 

When We Eat Junk As Regular Food

We Get Fat! 

Remember, Remember 

Don't Ever Forget ... 

Fat Is Synonymous With Sin

And 

All Fat ... All Sin

Is 

To Be Willingly Surrendered To Christ Jesus! 

We Must Be Transformed By The Renewing Of Our Minds 

Which Reforms The Thoughts We Have

Which Removes Our Desires For The Unholy And Profane 

So That We No Longer Desire 

To Touch The Unclean Things! 

By Almighty God's Great Grace

With Faith For The Victory

Choose To Remove 

And 

Drop As Dung

Satan's Nasty Nose Rings!

Be Ye Clean Ye Which Bear 

And 

Are The Vessels Of The Lord! 

Peace With Jesus Christ

Is

Paradise!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: "Living" Behind Almighty God's Back!?!

There's An Old Expression About 

Living So Far From Town-Life

- From All The "Action"  - 

As To Be Living Behind Almighty God's Back! 

In Truth, Brethren

We Don't Ever Want To Reside In That Neighborhood 

Because 

It Is A Place Of Consuming Contempt

The Place Where Almighty God

The Lord Of Life 

- The Judge Of All Flesh - 

Puts Those Things Not Worthy Of His Remembrance

Namely Our Confessed 

And 

Humbly Repented Sins! 

Beloved, 

If You Are Living Behind The All-Knowing God's Back

It Means That Your Known Sin 

Is 

In His Face 

Which Means That Your Obvious Sin 

Is 

Decidedly Chargeable To Your Personal Account! 

In That Vicinity Of Residence ... Of Operation 

You're Boldly Declaring That 

Jesus Christ The Savior ... The Redeemer ... The Forever Friend

Didn't Personally Die For You ... The Condemned Sinner

And

You ... Being False-God-Level Rich

Are Indulging In Own-Sin Self-Pay: 

You've Rejected Free And Available Grace 

And 

The Dearly-Purchased Sure And Secure

Free-To-All Aka Whosoever Will Salvation! 

Be Wise Unto Salvation ... 

Get Smart! 

Reject  Pride! 

Raze The Foundation Of Your Foolish-Man-Built House 

And

Build Yourself A Sure House 

In The Light Of The Shining Face Of The Eternal God 

Who Is Willing To Be Gracious Unto You 

And 

Give You A Piece Of His Personal Peace 

As A Repentant Sinner Of The Contrite-Heart Clan 

Called Committed Christian Clothed In Christ! 

Sin ... A Stain

Is 

A Reproach: 

Righteousness Exalts! 

Live In The Glorious Light Of Life: 

Wear Righteous-Man White In Almighty God's Holy Sight! 

Blessings Immeasurable

Abundantly Await

The Cleaned And Redeemed

Faithful Saints

Of

God And Christ!

OUT WITH THE OLD: Pursue Peace!

Jesus Christ 

Is 

The Light Of Life

The Light Of The World

The Hope Of Every Man, Woman, And Child! 

Beloved, 

The Old Year 

Is 

In The Departure Lounge Leaving Time

And

Is Headed For Eternity

Never To Pass This Way Again!

 

What Has Been Done Can't Be Undone 

But

By Almighty God's Great Grace 

And

With Spared Lives

- By Confession And True Heart Repentance - 

Mistakes And Missteps Can Be Corrected: 

Fix Them! 

What Unkind And Hurtful Words Have Been Spoken 

Cannot Be Unsaid 

But

Like Any Bad Laws Of A Country

They Can Be Amended: 

Apologize

And 

Don't Repeat Them! 

Choose To Change Your Thoughts 

And Thereby

Change Your Words 

And 

Your Actions! 

The New Year Is Drawing Nigh! 

Let's Not Indulge In The Ineffective 

"New Year, New Rules" Last A Week Nonsense! 

Let's Get Serious About Living The Life Of Christ 

Aka Living Our Lives For Christ 

Which Shall Surely Overflow 

Into How We Live With Our Fellowmen! 

Do To And For Others

What You Personally Desire 

To Have Done To You

And 

For Yourself! 

Pray! 

Talk Is Cheap! 

Whiskey Is Expensive! 

Truth Is Free! 

Pray Without Ceasing! 

Choose To Be Kind! 

Share Your Faith! 

Pursue Peace! 

Exercise Your Faith! 

Pray With Passion!

Pray For Power!

Jesus Christ

Is 

Our Answer: 

Jesus Christ, Alone, Saves! 

Peace Be Upon You All!