VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Free-Will And Freedom Of Choice Are Treasures!

Freedom To Exercise Faith By Free-Will 

Is 

To Be Treasured! 

We, All, Need To Realize That 

Our Creator Gave Us Total Control Of 

Our Own Free-Will That 

No One May Usurp, Hijack Or Take Away! 

Along With Our Free-Will 

Is 

Accountability For Our Choices! 

Along With Accountability 

Is 

The Certain Knowledge That 

There Is Only One Way 

To Have Someone Else Take Responsibility 

And

Accept Punishment For Our Personal Sin! 

We Must, By Free-Will, Freely Choose 

To Give Our Free-Will Back To The Lord 

Through Confession Of And Repentance For Sin 

And

Willingly Choosing Our Creator, Jesus Christ The Lord

As Our Everlasting Portion

And

We Must Daily Choose 

To Walk In Willing

          Faith-First

                    Enduring 

                              Obedience Before Him! 

Sinners Are Born! 

Repentance Comes From Confessing Sinners! 

Confessing 

And 

Repenting Sinners Are Free-Will-Exercising Saints 

Who, By Free Choice, Have And Are Tasting 

And 

Seeing That The Lord Is Good 

And

Are Deliberately Turned From Sin Unto Salvation! 

Brethren, Beloved

Jesus Christ Won't Ever Force You To Be A Saint 

And

Satan Can't Ever Force You To Be A Sinner! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ...

Working Faith

Free-Will

Freedom To Choose

And

Love For The Lord 

Lovingly Abide Together ... By Our Personal Choice! 

Free-Will Without Freedom To Choose 

Is 

A Lie: 

The Lord Of Life Can't Lie 

So Dare And Exercise Faith In His Living Word Today! 

Peace! 

The S.E.W. Club

It Was The Day Of The Grand Opening Of The S.E.W Club

And

All The Mekkers, Sewists, Seamstresses, Tailors

Botchers And Wannabe's
Pattern-Makers, Fashion Manipulators
The Curious 
And 
The Downright Creepy Who Attend Every Cat-Fight

Were Buzz, Buzz, Buzzing

And

Well Before The Scheduled Time
They Were All At The Entrance

Eagerly Awaiting The Red Door's Opening! 

Everybody Wanted To Be First Through That Door

Because

Based Upon The News From The Print
Social And Electronic Media

And

The Always Profitable 
Though Not Always Accurate  Word Of Mouth

About  The Popular Sewing Clubs In Other Places

A Free And Fancy Education

Plus A Big, Beautiful, Sewing Bible

A 24/7 On-Call Counsellor

Strong Influencers To Get You Where You Were Going

And

Personal, Private, Guaranteed Access 
To The Grand Designer, Himself

Were Perfect Perks Offered ... And Positively Available

To All Participants! 

Some Doubting Thomas In The Midst Of Those Gathered

Wanted To Know What Was The Catch!?! 

Why All The Freeness!?! 

And

What's In It For This So-Called Great Designer

That No One Has Ever Seen In Person

Nor For Whom Is There  A Memorialized Image 
On The Nosy Public Record!?! 

Well, Let Me Tell You Something! 

Marcelina Levi Jump In That 
Loose-Lipped Lackey's Skin Rough, Rough
- Her Words, Not Mine -

And

Called Him A Judas-Goat

And Other Things Unimaginable And Improbable

And Questioned His Origins 

And Told Him His Likely Destination

For Wanting To Deny Poor People

A Very Good And Costly 

Free And Freely Available Opportunity

To Better Themselves And Their Families

And 
Their Needy Communities! 

That Disabused Devil Soon Slunk Away

With His Non-Existent Tail Between His Legs! 

Anyway ...

While That Great Mass Of People Waited

You Could Hear Snippets Of The Various Conversations

One Of Which Was Repeated 
And 
Prominent For Its Call To Greed! 

Everybody Was Talking About All The Free Things 

Needles, Threads, Embellishments

Patterns, Expert Instruction

And

The Premium, Exclusive, One Of Its Kind
Private Label, Bespoke Garment 

That Is To Be Issued To Each Person ... Personally

Who Successfully Completed The Course! 

Well ... The Door Opened!

The People Rushed To Enter!

They Took Their Seats!

The Teacher Spoke
And

The Grabbits And The Gottits Got Up And Walked Out

When It Was Revealed That The S.E.W Club

Had Not One Single Solitary Thing To Do With Sewing

But

Was Everything To Do With

The Soul's Eternal Welfare! 

As Never-Idle Time Passed
The Rootless

The Groundless

The Easily Pricked

Fell Out Along The Way

And Soon

Only Those Expressing Genuine Need
Those Who Trusted The Teacher
Those Who Had Faith In The Process
Those Who Persevered Though Tired And Often Weak
Those Who Endured And Overcame All The Challenges
And
The Good Influencers Who Helped Them To Success
Remained At The End Of The Course! 

The Overcomers

Have An Engraved Pass

To Enter By Right

The Great Designers Glorious Home

When He Calls For Them

On The Day Of His Appointing! 

Food For Thought:

There Is No Other Name Among Men 
Whereby We May Be Saved 

Except For The Great And Wonderful Name Of Christ Jesus! 

We All ... Who Will To Be Truly Saved

Must Take The Plunge 

And 

Wash In The Blood Of Jesus 

If 

We Will Be Called Up To His Side In The Great Day 

And 

Ultimately Drink Of The Water Of The River Of Life 

And 

Eat From The Tree Of Life 

In The Presence Of Him 

Who Is The Lord 
And 
The Sure Light Of Life!

Only Jesus Christ Saves 

From Deadly Sin

From Deceitful Self

From Destructive Satan

And 

From Death And Damnation! 

The Hand Of Hope, Help And Healing 
Is 

Lovingly Extended To Us

The Offer Of Sure Salvation Is Available To Us

And 

The Still, Small, Voice Of The Sweet Spirit Of Truth 

Is 

Tenderly Calling Unto Us! 

Please Answer "Yes, Lord!" 

And 

Accept The Holy Hand! 

Peace In Paradise 
Is 
Guaranteed ... And Eternal!

Except We Are Connected To Christ Jesus 

We Are But Living Deads! 

Indeed ... And I Am Sure That You Know 
And 

Can See That Those Living Deads 

Are Aggressively Walking And Working Among Us

And 

Are Willfully, Maliciously
Leaving The Stench Of Their Vile Lives 

To Taint The Air 

And 

Poison The Minds Of People Everywhere!

They Are Even Willing To Kill
To Have Their Benighted Lusts Satisfied! 

Jesus Loves Us Unconditionally 

But 

He Will Never Accept Us Choosing Sin Over Salvation! 

We Who Are The True Believers
Have To Cut Up The Sin Charge Card 

And 

Close That Account Permanently

And 
Get ... As In Open ... The Master's Card Account 

Which Gives Us A Permanent Visa 

To The Eternal World Of Discovery! 

It's A Citizen's Express Card

And

No Past Sinner-Current Saint

Can Get Into The Eternal City Without It! 

Brethren, 

What's In Your Wallet Aka Your Heart!?! 

Will It Hold You Fast To Jesus Christ!?! 

Will It Help You To Stand Strong In The Holy Faith!?! 
Please Make Sure That You Know  ... For Sure
That Your's Is The Master's Card
Before You Bid This Dark World Good Night!

HAPPY SABBATH + Pearls vs Swine?! + PRAYER: I Love You, Lord!

I Started My Life ... As A Sinner!
But
I Wittingly Choose
To Carry On
And
Let The Lord Conclude My Life
With Me Becoming
Being
One Of His Saints
Because
I Am Determined
- His Grace Being Sufficient For Me -
To Place My Sin
On The Altar Of Obvious Sacrifice
So That Of The Eternal Blessing
I Shall Be Partaking!

I Could Have Decided
To Let Life's Strife
Strike Me
Down
To Damnation
But
Why Should I Have
When Jesus Christ Cruelly Died
Just To Save

Even If It Was Just Me?! 

Why Should I Be An Ingrate
Unholy
Unregenerate
Filthy
Self-Willed
When Jesus Christ
By His Holy Spirit
Is 
Calling Me
With That Pleading Voice
Still?!

I Could Have
And
Still Could Choose
To Be The Soul Don't-Care
And
Be Careless
Never Careful Of My Soul's Salvation
And
Of The Heavenly Blessing Receive
No Share

But

I Choose ... Willingly
- No More Wandering
No Longer Wondering
No More Procrastinating
No More Thinking About What Others Think
No More Looking To See If Others
Will Walk With Me -
To Choose Christ Jesus
To Choose Abundant Living Now
To Choose Heavenly Comfort
To Choose To Wait
For Eternal Life
- With The Saints Of God Saved -
With The God Of My Salvation!

I Choose Jesus Christ
The Savior!
I Choose Emmanuel
God With Us!
I Choose Shiloh
My Peace
First Last And Always
Whether Or Not It Offends
Friend
Foe
Employer
Prince Of The Realm
Or Close And Loving Relation!

I,
To The Throne Of The Living God Go
Because
My Faith In Him
Daily Grows!

The Choice Is Mine
And
I Choose My Jesus
Because 
Of His Love For Me
That I Lovingly Return
And
Because It Is He Alone
Who Can Erase The Separating Line
Between The Common Profane Sinner
Now Repentant
And
The God Almighty 
Holy And Divine!

By The Living Eternal God's Great Grace
And
His Free-To-All Mercy
I Am Determined That
I Will Not Be As The Evil One Proud
And Live Under
Damnation's Coldly Cruel Cloud!

I Will Not
- From This Day Forward -
Cast My Heaven-Given Pearls Of God's Wisdom
Unto Earth's Swine
Who Hate The Living Kingdom!

Jesus Christ 
Is 
My Savior
And
I Shall Not Be Moved!

Now That Is Peace Sublime!

PRAYER:

Thank You, Lord

For

Your Plenteous Blessings

Generously Cast Upon Me

Each And Every Passing Day!

I Love You!

Please Help Me

To Be Ever Grateful

So That In The Day Of Small Things

I Shall Be Amongst Those

Eternally Blessed

For

Having Remained To You

Obedient

Trusting

Loving

Hopeful And Helpful

And

True And Faithful!

Thank You

For

Your Unfailing Grace!

In Jesus Christ's Name

I Humbly Pray And Plead!

AMEN

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Some And Piece Cannot Make One Whole!

Some O'This
AND
Piece A'Dat
Are Patchwork Christians
AND
Proud To Be

"Willing Workers For Our Lord
Praise His Holy Name
Come For Your World, Jesus!"

Prob ... LEM!!!

These Two
Are Selfish
Self-Righteous
Self-Centered
AND
To Top It All Off
They Put Their Personal Interests

AND
Personal Prosperity
Up Front And Way Before
The Interests Of The Heavenly But Soon Coming King
AND
DEEEMAND
That All The Other Brethren
In All That They Do
Or Contemplate Doing
Must Put God
AND
Others
First!

Their Behavior Is Appalling!

Their Hubris Lacks Shame!
Their Consciences Were Prickless
AND
They Think Simple Christians
Are Vain!

They Are Completely Useless
To Be Honest
But
No One Will Tell Them That
Because
Telling Ain't Hearing
AND
Of Understanding 

They Show Lack!

Don't Get Me Wrong ...

They Are Useful ...
When They Are Sleeping!
They Are Useful ...
When You Can See Their Backs
For Then
The Business Of The Kingdom
Proceeds Apace
When Some O'This
AND
Piece A'Dat
Are Not Around
To Give Willing Workers Flack!

This State Of Affairs Is Dreadful
BUT

It Does Not Have To Be So!
Patchwork Christians Are An Abomination
Misrepresenting The Lord Christ
With Their Acts Wholly Ungodly

AND

To The World

Putting On The Fine Show!

Christ Is Not Selfish!
Christ Jesus
For The Welfare Of Others
Does Daily Work
BUT
Patchworkers
Are All Over The Place
Leaning Into
Whatever Wherever
Whoever
AND
Whenever
If It Will Cause Them

To The Public
To Show Their Face!

Christ In Us
The Hope Of Glory
Is
To Them
A Phrase
Not The Way To Life!
AND
New Wine In New Bottles
Seems To Be A Trigger
Not The Call To New Life!

Old Man - Sinful Self
Old Wine - Unrighteous Doctrines And Philosophies
Old Bottles - Old Ways Of Being Seeing Doing

In These
They See No Wrong
For

To Please Themselves
Creed Is Speed

AND

They Know Therewith

They Can Do No Wrong

For

The Money Keeps Rolling Along!

They See No Reason To Change!
They Love The Status Quo!
Up With Self

AND

Down With

Down Upon 

Others
Is The Only Way To Grow

ANDTo Show
You're In The Know!

Those Are The Seeds They Sow!

Disgraceful!

Don't They Know ...

Put Off Self!
Throw Away Old Habits!
Dismiss Old Thoughts!
Put On Christ!
Take In His Light!
Walk In His Way

AND
Then The Devil You Can Fight!?

If You Look At A Patchwork Quilt
You'll See Lots Of Disparate Pieces
Cobbled

Sewn

Stuck Together!
They Come From Different Garments
Have Different Histories Of Use
AND
Color Persuasions
AND
Many Of The Pieces
Have Fraught History

AND

Often Unbeknownst To The Cobbler

Have Suffered 

Dreadful 

Damaging

Abuse!

To Keep The Disparate Together
One Must Make Many Seams!
One Must Provide A Backing Plain

AND
Faces Together
Patch AND Back
Are Joined Together
BUT

One Must Leave A Hole
For
Once Joined On The Four Sides
Back And Patch
Must Be Turned Out
To Show
A Different Face To The World!

BUT, And Still ...

The Transformation Is Not Finished!

Patch Must Be Irrevocably Tied
To Whatever Is His Back
AND
A Cobweb Of A Million Stitches
Going Every Which Way But Loose
Draws
Paints
Ascribes A New Persona
That Only God
Through Christ Jesus
Can Make New

AND
Suitable
For Heaven's Use!

As In The World
So In The Church!

If You Follow Jesus

You Must Give Up Self
In All Its Iterations
For
You Cannot Save Your Self!

Self Is A Bold Sinner
AND
Will Never Be A Saint!

The Saint Has Given Self
To The Savior
AND
Has Been Purged Of
Sinful Self's Taint!

If You Desire Salvation
Give The Patch And Back The Boot!
Jesus Will Give You
The Treatment
- His Cleansing -
AND
You Will Be Made Brand New!

Don't Settle For
Some O'This

AND
Piece O'That
When In Christ Jesus
You Can Have All
Of What Heaven Provides
For Those Who Will
From Death Arise

Because

They Have Accepted

The Salvation Call!

Come To Jesus Now!

He Negates The Effects Of The Fall!

SINNERS : Willing And Sorry

In The Corporeal Realm
Of Mortal Man
Double-Dealing
Double-Mindedness
AND
Double-Dipping
Are All Nasty
AND
Dangerous
AND
Should Be Diligently Avoided
If You
- Being Esteemed Honorable -
Want To Healthy And Safe
Stand!

Having To Indulge
In Fancy Footwork
To Keep Your House Upright
Shows Plainly
That Yours Is Not A Foundation Firm
AND
That You Have Not
The Great Lessons Learned!

Fickle Minds
In Feeble Men
Make For Feckless Friends
AND
Friends Reckless Prove Luckless
In The Coming Not-Distant End!

Walk Upright In This Life
Even If You Walk Alone
For
Inappropriate Associations
Are
Around Your Neck
Nothing But
A Great Millstone!

Life Is A Highway
A Pathway
A Race Way!

Life Is A Byway
A Bad Word
A Good Word
A Gasp!
"They" Say!

Life Is A Rugged Mountain
A Valley
A Great Plain
A Spinning Top
A Bouncing Ball!
Life Is What You Make Of It
When Upon The Blessed One
You Infinitely Call!

Life Can Be Full
Of Parrots Which Parrot
Pigeons Which Poop
Prayers Which Praise
Psalms Which Search
Songs Which Expose Hurts
Cries That Cure
Walks That Heal
Runs That Steal
Talks That Appeal
AND
Actions That Seal
AND
It Also Contains
A Broadway That Leads To Hell
AND
A Narrow Way That Leads To Heaven!

We Can
- As Sorry Sinners -
Go To The Savior For Our Soul Salvation
OR
We Can
- As Willing Sinners -
Go To The Devil
For Deliverance To Damnation!

A Decision Is Ours To Make
AND
Even If We Make No Decision
We Make Decision
For

• We Cannot Run
• The Race For Life
• By Straddling The Spiked Fence
• Voting For AND Against
• Painting With Black AND White
• Playing A Harp AND A Cymbal
• Being A Hurt Bunny Cuddling With Wild Dogs
• Shouting For Silence
• Dancing Rock-n-Roll To A Waltz
• Picking Your Teeth With A Long Sword
• Polishing Your Shoes With Mud
• Syphoning Gasoline With A Burning Match In Your Hand

OR

• Walking Into A Tornado Calling Yourself The Man!

Take A Piece Of Advice ...

Be Bold!
Heaven Isn't In A Wall A Hole
So
Damn The Devil
AND
Call On
AND
Bless Christ
For
Righteous Living Is Better Than Nice
AND
It Rewards
With Eternal Life!

Who Will You Be From Today?