VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Open The Letter!

 

Dear Lady Rose, 

I Sincerely Hope And Pray That This Missive

Finds You In Good Spirits And Doing Well! 

As For Me, Besides A Lil' Bit O' The Arthur

I Am Doing Well, All Things Considered! 

Lady Ro, I Want To Ask You A Question: 

Did You Receive A Strange-Looking

Very Large, Padded Envelope By Mail Or Special Delivery 

In The Past, Oh, I Don't Know, Three Months!?! 

I Only Ask Because I Received A Like Envelope

With A Handwritten Letter With The Strangest Instructions! 

It Said, And I Quote: "If You Are Happy, Read The Letter!

If You Are Sad, Read The Letter! 

If You Are Tempted, Read The Letter! 

If You Are Feeling Weary, Read The Letter!" 

The Letter Of Instructions Rattled Off 

A Long List Of Things For Which I Should Read Some Letter 

Which Should Have Been Enclosed But Was Not! 

All That Was In The Envelope Was An Old Book

Rather Expensive-Looking But Nonetheless Old, Like Methuselah! 

I Shook That Book And No Letter Fell Out So I Am Clueless!

Neither The Envelope Nor The Letter Of Instructions

Bear A Return Address So I Don't Know Who To Contact

About The Missing Letter!

I Am At A Loss!

Please Help!

Love Always,

Dorothy

**********

Dear Dorothy,

You Have Surely Lived Up To Your Nickname!

You Are A Real Dodo!

Yes, I Received A Similar Envelope:

Everybody Did, And Anybody Coming Into The Household

Is Going To Receive An Identical Envelope! 

Dodo, Did You Look At The Title Of The Book!?!

Did You Notice That It Said "Holy Bible!?!"

Did You Open Said Bible!?!

Don't You Know Or Have You Forgotten That

The Holy Bible Is Called God's Love LET...TER To Mankind!?!

I Should Box Your Ears!

How Come It Has Taken You Three Whole Months

To Open That Envelope And, Worse Yet

Three Months To Come ... With Help ... To The Realization That

The Missing Letter IS The Enclosed Bible!?!

You Need A Real Cut-Tail With A Hard Rubber Slipper!

Seriously, Though, All Those Points

Telling You To Read The Letter Are For Real And

You Need To Fixedly Pay Attention To And Follow Them!

Of Course, It Must Be Stated That

"No Read, No Power: Read Well, You Flower!"

That's The Lord's Will Concerning You, Me, We, His Children!

Call Me On Meet And We Can Read It Together

Taking Turns, Of Course!

Love You, Bless You, Talk To You Soon!

Your Favorite Sis-Sis!

Peace!

 

HOPE-LESS: Hope-Field, Hope-Well

Life Being Happy And Beautiful 
Or
Sad And Ugly 
Mightily Depends On Accepting 
And 
Liberally Using That 
Free-To-All Gift From Our Almighty God Called 
Hope! 

Are You Living With Hope!?!

People Are Quick To Talk About Hope-Field
Hope-Well
Hope-Less 
And 
What-Hope
And
Completely Miss The Certain Hope That 
Is 
In Jesus Christ! 

Hope 
Is 
A Field Of Ever-Blooming Flowers 
Near The Hope Well Of Sweet Water Of Truth That 
Instructs Us 
To Hope Less In The Weak Arm That Is Man 
And 
Hope More In The Strong 
And 
Unfailing Arm Of Our Great And Eternal 
Helpful God Of Hope 
Who Sacrificially Loves Each Of Us
Personally And Intimately! 

A Life Lived Without Hope ... Without Christ
Is 
A Personally-Engineered Train-Wreck 
On A Self-Sabotaged Train-Track 
With Satan As The Repair Line-Man! 
Hopeless ... Is Such A Life! 

All Good Gifts 
Are Given By Our Savior Who Says To All: 
Ask ... And Receive! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

An Unopened Gift
Is 
Useless! 
An Improperly-Used Gift 
Is 
An Accident Waiting To Happen 
And
The Gift Not Picked Up 
Is 
Not Yours 
And Is 
Forfeited! 

Beloved,

A True Christian Of The Book 
Lives A Hope-Filled Life 
Because 
We Know How The Story 
And
This Life Ends! 

Hope 
Is 
A Living Tree: 

Hope In God 
And 
Live With Joy Everlasting! 

Jesus Christ's Peace

Is 

Perfect And Precious!!!

HAVING HOPE AND FINDING JOY: Seeking After Christ Jesus!

What's There To Be Happy About

When There Is Much About Which To Sad!?! 

What's There To Have Hope About 

When We See Nothing About Which To Be Glad!?! 

My Dear Friend

You Are Way Too Young To Be So Cynical ... So Jaded

And

Have Too Much To Look Forward To

To Have The Doings Of The Wicked World
The Happenings In This Vale Of Tears 

To Cause The Light In Your Life To Become Muted ... Faded! 

When We Look In

Look Around

Look About 

And

To The Ground Stare Down

We Neglect To See

The Bright Shining Light Of Holy Life

Who Is Even Now Calling 

Beckoning

To You And To Me! 

Our Lord Has Said:

Look Up! Your Redemption Draws Nigh!

He Has Also Said:

Trust Ye In The Lord Forever!

Buy The Truth And Sell It Now!

Don't Worry!

Don't Doubt!

Believe The "Thus Saith The Lord!

Your Redemption Is Coming Down!

Do You Believe Him

His Word

His Promises!?! 

Yes, I Do But ...! 

... Stop Yourself Right There! 

Butting Is For Own-Way, Hard-Ears, Goats!

You Are An Obedient Sheep ... Yes!?!

Yes ... Yes! I Am Being ... Striving To Be Obedient!

If That Is Indeed The Case
Please Hold Fast To The Cross Of Christ

And

Listen Very, Very, Carefully

As I Share Psalm 119 Verses 49 And 50:

We Have The Promise From The Lord That
He Will Never Forget Us
So Do Not Fear ... Do Not Indulge In Ungodly Fear!

Beloved, 

We Do Not Walk Alone

Nor Are Left Alone

To Strive And Survive On Our Own!

If We Were Truly Left On Our Own
We Would Be Left To Trust Clouded, Lying, Carnal Eyesight
But

We Have An Infinite God With Eternal Sight
And
We Have An Anchor, A Hope, For Our Souls

In Jesus Christ ... The Rock Of Ages! 

Please Consider That The Person Who Has No Hope 
Will Willingly Destroy Others ... And Themselves 

But 

We Who Choose To Believe The Living Word Of 
Jesus Christ The Righteous

- The Lord Of Earth And Glory - 

Have Our Patient Waiting Embossed With

And 

Embalmed By

Truth That Preserves The Believing Soul From Despair 

And 

Hopelessness! 

Beloved, You Are Greatly Beloved
And
Because Of The Sacrificial Love Poured Out On Us

We Wait On Our Lord Christ With Hope 
Because 

We Believe That He Is A Truth-Speaking

Promise-Keeping

Heart-Cleansing

Life-Preserving

Future-Holding

God Of Love Granting Grace 

Who Has Mercy For Each One Of Us Personally! 

Do You Believe This!?! 

Yes, I Do!

Do You Believe It In Your Head 

Or Your Heart!?!

Do You Believe It Intellectually, Emotionally
Philosophically 

Or Aspirationally For Love Of Our Lord!?! 

I ... I ... I Never Really Thought Deeply About It ...!

... And That, My Dear Friend, Is Where Trouble Starts!

Faith In Jesus Christ

Walks A Straight Line!

We, As Christians, Cannot Permit Man's Philosophising
And
Crass Emotionalism
And
Intellectual Gymnastics
To Dictate How We Feel Our The Living God!
Everything To With Our Holy God
Is
By Faith Which Comes From Trusting The Holy Word
Which Is A Transcript Of 
The Character Of The Eternal God Whom We Worship
And
By Our Choosing To Experience The Lord
According To The Preserved Word!

The Lord: The Same

Yesterday, Today And Forever!

By Jesus Christ ... Alone
We Live And Breathe 
And 

Have Our Being! 
Please Remember Whose Child You Are
And
Look Up!

Please Keep Hope For Health And Heaven Alive
By Keeping Your Heart Fixed On Christ Jesus 

Who Alone Heals, Saves, And Seals
And
Always Reveals His Way To His Believing Children!

Keep Your Holy Faith Bolstered: Pray On!