Living Hopefully In The Love Of The Eternal Holy God!

Tribulation Works-Patience
Patience Gains-Experience
Experience Lives N. Hope
AND
Hope Maketh-Not Ashamed
Are Sojourners
In The Vale Of Tears!

Theirs Is A Symbiotic Relationship
Standing Each On The Other
AND
All Depend Upon That Young'un
Living By-Faith
In Life
To Move Around!

Without Them
Living By-Faith
Will Not Ascend On The Upward Way
To Gain Higher Ground
That Is ... Holy Ground!

It All Started ...

One Day!

Actually On Day One!

The First Adam Deliberately Sinned
AND
Man
- That Man -
In The Day That He Sinned ... Died!

THAT ... Is A Lie!

How So, Friend?!

Adam Lived Hundreds Of Years
AFTER He Sinned
AND He Had A Boatload Of Family
BEFORE He Died!

Indeed, He Did!

Huh!?!
But You're Agreeing With Me!

Indeed, I Am!

Why?! 

How?! 

What For?!

Think About It ...

How Many Earth Years Make Up The Eternal God's Day?!

Even I Know That!
One Thousand Years!

How Old Was Adam When He Died?!

967 Years!

How Long Is A Day With The Living God?!

One Day With God Is As A Thousand Years!

Did Adam Spend A Full Day With The Faithful God?!

Oh, My!
No!
Not At All!

Ergo ...

Adam Died
In The Day That
He Sinned!

Adam Sinned!
Man Died! 

Jesus Christ

 - The Last Adam -

 Died And Arose From Death

AND
Man

- By His Own Choosing

To Accept The Gift  For The Asking -

Lives ... Again
Reconciled To The Father
Because
Available Grace Is Applied
AND
Free Mercy Shows!

Amen, But ...

What Does Any Of This
Have To Do With Living By-Faith?!

My Question Exactly!

The First Lesson ...

Without Faith
It Is Impossible ... To Please God!

The Last Lesson ...

The Patience Of The Saints
Those Possessors Of Living
Working
Watching
Waiting ... FAITH
F aith
A ttains
I ncrease
T hrough
H ope
Their Hope ... Is Realized!
Their Desire ... Is Realized! 

They See God
In Their Own Flesh
WITH
Their Own Eyes
AND
They Are Not Ashamed!

Oh.

You're Very Welcome!
I Pray That Your Faith In Jesus Christ
Will Daily Grow
As You Grow In Grace
His Blessings Daily To Know!

Endeavor To Let Your Calling
AND
Your Election
Be Made Sure And Secure

By Enduring All Things

Never Departing The Faith Of Jesus Christ

To Enjoin Spurious And Dying Affections!

Amen!

We Must Walk Right!
We Must Work Before It Is Night
AND
We Must Wait Patiently In The Light
For
His Coming
Is 

Going To Be Tempestuous
Loud And Bright!

Indeed!

We Are Looking Forward To That Grand And Holy Sight!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRAYER - Zealous For God's Word!

Father,

I Come To You

As A Child

Eager

And Willing To Learn Your Ways

Trusting Of Your Word

And

With Your Help And Guidance

Ready To Reason With You

To Come To The Conclusion Of

The Whole Matter!

Father, You Said That

Your Word Is Sealed and Settled In Heaven!

You Said You Are The Same Yesterday,  Today and Forever!

You Said You Change Not!

You Said You Are Jealous For

What Belongs To You

And

For Your Holy Name!

You Said That You Sanctify People Through Your Truth

And

You Said That Your Word Is Truth!

You Said That You Breathed Into Man's Nostrils

The Breath Of Life

And,  Thereby

Man Became A Living Soul!

You Said It Is Appointed Once For Man To Die!

You Said In The Instant A Man Dies

His Thoughts Perish

And

He Goes To His Long Home

And

You Said That The Dead Know Nothing!

Lord,

I Believe What You Have Said

And Yet ...

Some Those Who Are Called

Ministers Of The Gospel

- Your Ministers -

Are Saying

That No Man Has Ever Died

And

That Man Cannot Die!

And,  Lord

Some Of Them Are Saying 

That It Is Okay

To Pray To Dead People

Because They Are Not Truly Dead

But Are Really In Heaven

With You

Working For You

In Our Behalf

Even Though You Said

That Your Only Begotten Son

Jesus Christ

Died Once

For All Mankind

And Is In The Holy Of Holies

In The Heavenly Sanctuary

Interceding For His Faithful

Because

The Payment For Sin Was Death

And The Only Acceptable Payment Was Blood

The Pure Blood

Of The Unspotted,  Unblemished Lamb Of God

Who Took Away The Sin Of The Earth

And Who Laid Down His Own Life

And Died On The Cross Of Calvary

And Was Buried

And Who Took Back Up His Life

And Returned Home To You

In The Glorious Kingdom

And Is Coming Back To Earth - As You In Your Word Promised -

To Raise The Dead From Their Dusty Beds

In The Soil Of The Earth

From Which They Were Created -  By Your Word -

In The Hands Of The Word Of God

Who Was With You At The Creation Of The World

And Who Made All Things

For

Without Him

Was Not Anything Made That Was Made!

Father,  Have You Changed?

Have You Changed Your Plan?

You Said That You Do Nothing

Without Revealing The Same To Your Servants The Prophets!

You Also Said Not To Give Attention To Those Prophets

Who Say They Have Been Sent

With A Word From You

But Are Speaking -  Of Their Own Selves -

Lying Divinations!

You Said That Your Word Will Never Contradict Itself!

You Said That Understanding

Of Your Revealed Word

Will Be Found 

Precept Upon Precept

Line Upon Line

And Here A Little

There A Little!

Father,  You Said To Have Nothing To Do With Those

Who Have Familiar Spirits,

And Who Inquire Of Wizards That Peep!

How Is It Then

That Some Of The Ministers Of Your Truth

Are Saying That YOU Sent A Word Of Truth

To The Holy People 

Via The Very Instrumentality

That YOU Declared An Abomination?

Father,

Are You God

Or

Should I Look For Another?

Father,

You Said That Knowledge And Understanding

Will Be Increased In The Last Days

But I Can Find Nothing In Your Word 

That Says

That YOU Gave Men 

- Born Of Deceitful Disposition -

Permission

To Fix Your Holy Word

Especially Since You,  Yourself, Said

That Heaven And Earth Will Pass Away

BUT 

Not One Dot Nor Tittle 

- Nothing In Your Word -

Will Be Removed

Until All Of Your Word

Has Been Fulfilled!

Is There Another Book That You Have Written?

Father,

Why Are Your People Being Boldly Told

To Accept That YOU Can't Know Everything

And

That You Get Tired

And

Need Help From Finite Men

And

That You Are Too Busy

To Be Involved In Our Myriad And Various Affairs

As If You Are A Mere Man

Even Though You - Yourself -

Said That From Everlasting To Everlasting

You Are God

The Beginning And The Ending

The First And The Last

Who Made Heaven And Earth

And

All That IS In Them

And Who Is

-  In The Words Of The King -

With Us If We Are In Heaven

And If We Are  In Hell

You Will Be There Also?

Father, 

You,  Yourself,  Said

That If You Were Hungry

You Would Not Tell Us For Everything Is Yours!

You,  Yourself,  Said

That Heaven Is Your Throne

And

Earth Is Your Footstool

And That They Cannot Contain You

But,  Yet,

You May Live In The Heart-Temple Of Man!

Father,

You Say That You Call

All The Stars Of Heaven By Name

And That You Designate Their Courses!

You Say That You Have Great Storehouses Of Hail

Against The Day Of Battle!

You Say That You Have Counted Every Hair On My Head

And

That You Knew Me Before I Was Born!

Lord, You Say That No Man

Can See You Face To Face And Live!

You Say That Jesus Christ Is

The Visible Image Of The Invisible God

Who YOU Are!

Jesus Christ Died To Save Me

And

I Trust Him At His Word!

Jesus Christ Sent His Holy Spirit

To Comfort Me

To Teach Me

To Guide Me

And, Also 

To Chide Me

When I Go Astray!

For This,  Lord

I Give You Praise!

Jesus Christ Is My Peace!

Jesus Christ Said That He

IS The Way

The Truth

And

The Life

And

That I Can't Get To You

Except Through Him

And,  Yet,  Lord

There Are Those Who Insist

That A Personal Relationship

With My Jesus

Is Dangerous?!

Lord, Please Tell Me

Why Would He

Who Created Me

Who Sustains Me

Who Made The Salvation Of My Soul Possible

To Permit Me To Call You Father

And

Who Is Preparing A Place For Me

In Your House

Be A Danger To Me?

Father,

Are You Still On Your Throne

Or 

Has Satan Raised His Throne

Above Yours?

Lord,

I Can't See You

BUT

I Know You Are Here With Me

Right Now

In My Heart

And I - By Faith -

Choose To Walk

In The Jesus Way

Because Of The Living Truth

For I Love You,  Lord

And

I Desire To Receive The Eternal Life That You Promised

- To All Who Believe On Jesus Christ

Whom You Sent -

At The Trumpet Sound On The Last Day!

I Believe In You,  Lord!

Help Thou My Unbelief!

Please,  Lord

Order My Steps In Your Holy Word!

Give Me Your Eye-salve

And

Help Me You To Ever See!

Give Me The Garment Of Christ's Righteousness

That The Shame Of My Nakedness

The Mar Of My Sin

Be Not Exposed!

Help Me To Buy Of You

The Pure Gold That Has Been Tried

In Heaven's Fire

For I Desire My Soul's Salvation!

Lord,

Keep My Eyes Fixed

My Feet Firm

My Back To The Gospel Plow

My Hope For Heaven High

And

My Heart On Your Forever Home!

Lord,

Help Me Not To Heed

The Wily Call

The Willful Song

The Lustful Lullaby

The Deceitful Dirge

Nor

Satan's Silken Sinful Sounds In Songs!

Father,

Help Me To Speak Your Truth

Stand On Your Truth

Stand Up For Your Truth

No Matter The Matter

The Mess

Nor The Manner!

Father,

Please Hold Me!

Help Me!

Heal My Heart Of Sin and Wrong

And Let Me Not Be Swayed

By Illuminated Rhetoric

Nor By Church Economic Charts

Nor The Glittering Pageantry Of

The Traditions Of Unholy Men!

Have Mercy,  Lord,  On Me

For

I Desire The Right,  Lord

To Walk Through The Gates

And Enter Into Your City!

You Are Just!

You Are Faithful

And

I Confess My Sins!

Please,  Father

Forgive My Sins

And

Clean Me Of All Unrighteousness!

Let Your Mercy,  Lord

Not Only Forgive My Sins

But Blot Them Out Of Your Book Of Remembrance!

Oh,  Lord,

Help Me To Live

And

Let Me Die

Sealed

In Your Living

Preserved

Holy Word!

Let My Salt Be Savory

For Else It Will Be No Good

Save To Be Cast Upon The Ground

And

Trampled Underfoot

And

Let  My Light Shine Brightly

Before All Men

So That Your Holy Name

Will Be Glorified

Until The Great And Terrible Day

When All The Saints Of God

Some Still Living And Those Once Dead

Shall Ascend

To The Heights Of Heaven

As

The Church Triumphant

For I Love You

My Lord

And

My God!

Come Lord!

Amen.

Well ... Work: A Servant Unto God

A Christian is a Servant

A Servant unto God

His Task is to Seek After - and Do - The Will of The Master

And not Butt About Seeking Fleeting Reward!

Serving is not given unto Slacking

Serving is not Slaving, My Friend

Serving is a Blessed Duty

Provisioned with Care and Great Love from The Eternal Friend!

Our Duty is Not That which is Man-made

Which speaks of a Grudging Display

Our Duty is such as behooves One

Constant and instant in Prayer.

Let us not seek to Shirk Duty

Hoping Someone Else will do The Work

Our Task is Appointed -  Accept It!

Get Up Now, and let us Get To Our Work!

Think not of Rewards and Accolades

Think Honorable Service unto Rest

For The Day is Soon Coming

When All God's Faithful Servants

Will Receive The Reward of The Home of The Blessed!

Don't be an Unfaithful Servant

Unprofitable

Unthankful

Lazy

Given unto Greed

For there is None who Work for King Jesus

Whom he does not Daily Feed!

Seek No Reward at This Juncture

Seek not Earthly Accolades

Seek not Treasure in Earthen Vessels

Which Grow Putrid with Rust and Decay!

God Himself is The Rewarder of All Men

Each According to His Own Works

There are No Perks for Extra Service

There are No Rewards for Dishonest Jerks!

Work ...  for The Night is Coming

When All Who Work Will Rest

Repent of Known Sin

Confession is To The King

Who knows, Sees and Is In Everything!

*******

WORK and FAITH

FAITH and WORK

One Without The Other

Ain't Never Gonna Work!

*******

Faith and Work

 Must Walk Side By Side

And 

The One Who Carries The Worker

Will In The Faithful Worker Abide!