VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: One Holy God: Two Infallible Guarantees!

John 5:28-29 KJV

28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, 29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

There Are Two Things Guaranteed For The Life Of A Human By The Word Of The Eternal God, As Thus Saith Jesus Christ: The Glorification Of The Righteous, And The Damnation And Complete Consumption Of Unrighteous Aka Unrepentant Sinners! 

The Lord Also Made It Abundantly Clear That He Who Has Begun A Good Work In Us Will Finish It Unto The Day Of His Second Coming! 

The Lord Also Promised Us That Sin Will Not Arise A Second Time! 

Brethren, We Either Believe It Or ... We Don't! 

We Trust The Lord At His Word Or ... We Call Him A Liar! 

We Make His Word Our Walk Or ... We Walk Wild With The Wily One! 

We Trust And Obey Or ... Curse God And Don't Care Having Made The Decision To Live Life After The Desires Of Our Wanton, Wicked, Unregenerate Heart! 

Beloved, Dare To Ask Yourself: "Self, What Could Possibly Go Wrong Living After You!?!" 

I Pray That Your Self Is Not A Liar Even Though It Is Called Man! 

However, Dear Ones, Since We Are Committed Christians, And We Read Our Bibles And Pray Regularly, And Have A Real Relationship With Our Master, The Savior, The Light Of Life, The Judge Of All Flesh, The Word Of God That Was Made Flesh And Dwelt Among Us, And Is Ours For All Eternity, We Know For Truth, That Nothing Good, Right, Beneficial, Or Profitable Can Ever Come From Playing With Matches Around Gasoline, Or Gasoline Fumes! 

When You Know Your God, The Living God, You Will Never Be Gullible For Use By The God-Fraud! 

Almighty God's People Will Be Incorruptible, Immortalized, And Glorified Because After Their Justification, Being Made Right With God, They Were Set Apart For Holy Use Aka Sanctified, Remade By Daily Sanctification For The Rest Of Their Lives! 

They Will See Jesus Christ In Peace At His Return To Earth To Take His People Home To Be With Him ... Forever ... For They Will Have Worked Out Their Own Salvation ... With Godly Fear and Trembling! 

They Would Have Been Faithful, Teachable, Humble, True, Obedient ... And Enduring! 

Almighty God Gave Jesus His Son; Jesus The Son Gave His Life, And These Precious Souls Took A Hold Of That Unspeakable Gift Like Their Lives Depended On It! It Did, And It Does All Now, Today, This Hour, This Very Moment! 

The Lord Did Not, Does Not, Cast His Pearl Before Swine! 

Go Work With And For Jesus, And Leave Satan To Pretend That There Is A Swinish Rebirth! 

Stand Up For Jesus! Stand With Jesus! He, Alone, Saves! 

Peace! 

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VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Shepherd!

John 10:14 KJV 

I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. 

Glenda, Why Is Everyone Snickering At The New People!?! 

Wait Patiently, Oana, And All Will Be Revealed! 

A LITTLE BIT LATER ... 

Waaait! Did I Hear That Newbie Call Her ... Nahhhh ... Impossible!?! 

Nothing Is Wrong With Your Hearing, Oana! 

Lord, Make Peace! 

He Will, Dear Lady, He Will! 

Attention, Everyone, Let's Begin! 

Today, We're Talking  About Sin, Rest, Destruction, Peace, Choices, Self, And Decision-Making! In Short, Brethren, We're Going To Discuss Life! Isn't It Beautiful!?! 

That's Easy For You To Say, Sis. Hepher! 

There Was A Moment Of Stunned Silence, And Then The Class Started To Howl With Laughter! 

The Teacher's Face Didn't Even Wrinkle! 

When Order Had Been Restored And The Students Had Calmed Down, With A Perfectly Straight Face The Teacher Said: 

This Is What Happens When You Don't See The Whole Picture, Know The Whole Story, And Don't Know The Real Name, Full Name, Blessed Name Of Your Lord, God, Teacher, Leader, Feeder, Sustainer, Savior, Guide, Redeemer, And Forever Friend, The Final Judge Of All Mankind! 

When You Don't See The Whole Picture, You Don't Know That There's Something Vitally Important Missing, And You Denigrate The Name, That Glorious Name, Of Him Who Alone Saves! 

Jesus Christ Is Our Shepherd, The Good Shepherd ... And Shepherd Is My Name! I Lead You In His Name! 

Now, Because The Name Of The Shepherd Is Not Totally Visible, You, Me, We Live Life As We Please, Forgetting The One Above, He Whose Name Is The Name Above All Names! 

We Do Not See That Living Life Without Jesus Christ The Shepherd Leaves Us Living In Sin Which Leads Us To Sure Destruction! 

There Is No Peace And, Therefore, No Rest! 

Our Choices Are Made For Self ... Self-Satisfaction, Self-Aggrandizement, Self-Service! And, No Mistake ... Those Poor Choices Lead To Poorer Actions Which Lead To Self-Deceived Self-Wrought Self-Destruction! 

Making This Personal, The Mentality Called "Do-You!" Did You In, And You Are Done And Dusted! But ...! 

... I Know This One, Sis. Shepherd! 

Go Ahead, Homer! 

The Good Shepherd Does Not Leave Any Of His Sheep In The Wilderness Of Sin For The Roaring Lion To Devour! 

His Sheep Know His Voice And, When He Calls Their Name, They Answer Him Even With What They Consider To Be Their Last Breath! 

If They're Too Weak To Walk, He Will Carry Them To His Known Green Pastures Beside Still Waters! 

The Good Shepherd, By His Sweet Spirit Known Holy, Restores Their Soul As In Puts Life, Real Life, True Life, The Holy Life, His Life, In Them Because He Is The Life-Giver! 

Thank You, Homer! 

Beloved, Do Not Disregard The Shepherd, Our Shepherd, Our Rest, Our Peace! 

Choose Not To Be Lost And Lonely And Filled With Fear For Your Future! 

Choose Not To Be A Wondering, Wandering Star Seeking A Sun! 

Choose To Be A Child Of The Sun Of Righteousness Who Has Your Healing In His Wings! 

Choose To Be Safe In His Arms, And Sin Will Not Have Dominion Over You! 

There Is Character In A Name! Please, By Grace Through Faith, Let Your Name Have The Character Of Jesus Christ In It! 

Peace! 

Panacea For Pain And Problems!?!

... So Much Pain, Sorrow, And Suffering, And Yet There Is Only One Oft' Rejected Hope, Helper, Healer ... Savior! 

Why The Disconnect!?! 

He Is Gentle ... A Gentleman! He Knocks At The Door Of Our Hearts ... He'll Never Break In Because He's Waiting For An Invitation To Enter! 

He Speaks Kindly! He'll Never Override Your Decision To Ignore Him ... To Reject Him! 

He Extends An Invitation Exclusive To Each Person, Tailored To Each Life, Personal To Each Station In Life ... With No Condemnation! 

He Knows How We Are Made! Dare I Say, He Remembers That We Are Dust Because It Is He That Made Us And Not We Ourselves! 

Can You Imagine A Creator Asking His Creation If He Can Have A Heart To Heart Conversation With Us Because He Wants To Become A Personal Part Of Our Lives!?! 

Never Happen! 

You're Not Lying! 

Why Does He Do That When He Could Just Take Away The Breath Of Life That He Himself Gave Us!?! 

Oh, That's An Easy One To Answer! He Is God, He Is Love, He Is Truth, AND, Get This, He Loves Each One Of Us Personally, Intimately, Beyond Death! 

Masterson, You Had Me Until You Said "Beyond Death!" There Ain't Nothing Beyond Death! 

Digby, If You Had Attended Sabbath School Instead Of Going To Pitch Marbles, You Would Have Known That He Led Captivity Captive, As In He Conquered Death When He Died, And Rose From Death, And Rose Up To Heaven, And He Is All Now Interceding For Us Who Have Made Him Our Choice!

Masterson, You Really Believe All That Stuff That You Just Said!?! 

Digby, My Brother From Another Mother And Brother In The Lord, Without Fear Of Contradiction And With My Whole Heart, I Do! By His Grace, His Favor, He Gives Me Power, And I, Accepting That He Is Not A Man That He Should Lie, I Believed His Word, Accepted His Hand, His Love And Light, The Truth, To Walk In His Way That Leads To Life Everlasting! 

I Am Saved! I Am Blessed! I Am Being Sanctified Day By Day, And I Am Looking To That Great Day When He Shall Physically Come To Call His People Home To Himself, To Go To His Father's House Of Love And Peace, Glorified, Immortalized, Incorruptible! 

What A Day That Will Be! 

So, How Can I Get In On That Action!?! 

Digby, Call On The Name Of The Lord Jesus Christ, And You Shall Be Saved! 

I'm Telling You To Come Now, As You Are, But Be Prepared! 

Prepared For What!?! 

The Change! 

What Kind Of Change, Masterson!?! Talk Fast And Make My Day Beautiful Or Never Speak To Me Again! 

Jesus Says That He Stands At Your Door And Knocks, And If You Hear His Voice And Open Your Door, And Let Him In, He Will Come In And Sup With You, And You With Him! His Yoke Is Easy And His Burden Is Light! 

Being With Him, You Are Changed To His Likeness, And People Become Aware That You Have Been With Him! 

He Is Kind, Gentle, Loving, Giving, Caring, Helping, Inspiring Hope, And Promising An Expected End! 

He Does Not Promise A Cake-Walk, But He Assures A Hallelujah Ending ... Which Is The Beginning! 

Masterson!?! 

Yes, Digby!?! 

I Really Like, Even Love You, BUT I Realllly Want To Cuff You In The Top Of Your Head! 

Why All The Violence, Digby!?! Jesus Is Peace, Our Peace! 

Your Jesus Is Offering Me Bare Hard Work To Get A Sudden "Hallelujah Life" ...! 

... With Pleasures Forevermore AND His Peace Which Passes Human Understanding In The In-Between Time! 

You Gotta Love It! It Confuses That Satan When We Free-Will Choose To Accept Jesus' Offer! Maaaan, I Sing "Peace, Perfect Peace, In This Dark World Of Sin!" 

I Have Peace Within Because He Is Enough AND Sufficient! My Cup Of His Love Is Running Over! I Am Blessed! Can't You See Me Like King David Dancing For Joy!?! 

Okay, Call Him! 

Pray! 

I Said Call Him, Masterson! 

I Said Pray, Digby! 

Ohhhh, You Call Him By Praying! 

That's Right, Head Boy! 

Lord Jesus, Come Into My Heart Today, To Stay! For Long I Strayed, Please Don't Turn Me Away! The World Of Sin And Self Looked Pretty, But It Left Me Unclean! I Was Mean To Mam And Pappy, And I Said Bad Words To Bam And Happy! I Am Not Nice, And I Sure Don't Do Right! I Have Profaned Your Name, And Preferred Walking In The Darkness And Never The Light! Fix Me, Lord Jesus, For No One Else Can! Take Me As A Sheep Of Your Pasture And Lead Me To Your Promised Land! 

I'm Tired Of Sin And Suffering! I'm Tired Of Loss And Shame! I'm Tired Of Being Unclean! I Don't Want To Walk In Fallen Man's Acid Rain! Take Me Into Your Safe Fold! Lead Me Gently, Bless Me, Shape Me, Under Your Control! I Am Your Very Own! AMEN!!! 

Now Make Him Your Choice Every Day! Be Obedient And, With Patience, Endure All Things For Him! Do Right! Choose Life! Walk In The Light! When You Do Wrong, Repent! Trust Him, And Do Not Forget To Pray Always, And Give Thanks With A Grateful Heart! 

I Like That! 

Pass The Word Along: Share Your Faith! 

I Like That! 

And Sing! Sing Of Him! 

AMEN!!! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: We Are Suggestible But ...!

Pasha, Do You Remember Playing That Game, "I'm Not Touching You!" When We Were Little!?! 

Dolly, That Was Not A Game! That Was An Annoyance, Torture, A Fret, A Switch Making You Itch To Lay Out Someone In A Ditch! 

Awwww, You Remembered! 

Who Could Forget!?! 

Why Do You Ask, Dolly!?! 

Satan Aka The At-A-Distance Cattle-Prod Bane Of Christian Life! 

You Must Mean The Not-Social Media Influencer Racking Up Subscribers And Views! 

Yup, That One! 

Dolly Dinks, That Damned Devil Can't Make Us Do Anything But, Oh, He And His Cohort Can Annoy Us Until We Act To Make Sure He And His Mess Misses Us, Or Encourages Us To Succumb To Suggestion And Make A Mess Of Our Lives, Forgetting Our Mission For And To The Master! 

Pasha, You Do Remember That There Is No Sin In Temptation, Don't You!?! 

Dolly, I Remember And Am Glad For And Blessed By It! All I Need To Do Is Pray And Aggressively Swat That Suggestion To Sin Down Hard With A "Thus Saith The Lord!" So That It Does Not Rear Its Ugly Head Again! If I Don't Do That, It Is Going To Get Closer And More And More Intrusive, And Annoying, Until I, Offended, Aggrieved, Wishing The Relief Of Peace, Choose Interaction, And Foolishly Loosen My Leash On Love! 

Lord, Forbid It! 

We Need To Be Sober, Vigilant, Against That Lion's Roaring! 

What He's Doing Is Common To Man, So By Almighty God's Grace, His Favor, His Blessings Upon Us, We Can Overcome! 

Indeed! 

We Must Deny The Liar And Reach For The Hand Of Hope That Brings Help And Healing! 

Mistakes Happen, But The Lord Has Given Us The Pen Of Truth AND The Eraser Of Sin That Is Sure Salvation! 

Let's Lean On The Love of God That Is The Light Of Love Which Is Plain! 

We Have The God Of Grace! 

Don't Forget The Prince of Peace! 

Dolly, I Have To Go! 

Don't Forget Your Appointment At The Secret Place Of The Most High! 

I Won't, Pasha! My Very Life Depends On It! 

AMEN!!! 

We Are Suggestible, But We Don't Have To Be Gullible, So Let's Not Give In To The Temptation To Touch! 

I Hear THAT, And I Will Trust In And Lean On My Jesus! 

AMEN, Again And Again! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Building What!?!

I Didn't Believe You'd Do It, But You Really, Really, Did It! You've Built Yourself A Life Of Luxury On A Foundation Of Freedom To Choose With The Bricks Of Sin! 

And You've Got The Latest Windows Of Transgression! And I Can't Help But See That That Ornate Door You Purchased Is The Most Expensive One From Darke Lorde's Best-Selling Line! And That Roof Is Unmistakable For Being From His Gaudy Pride And Presumption Line! 

Now Tell Me, Uhgottit, What Could Possibly Go Wrong!?! 

Wrong, Schmong! This Is The Life For Me! 

Uhgottit, I Hope You Know That Sweet Life Don't-Can't Surely-Won't Last! 

Phliright, My Friend, This Life Doesn't Last So If Sweet Life Doesn't Last, It Ain't No Biggie! 

Wow, Uhgottit, Just Wow! Don't You Believe That There's A Judgment Coming ... And A Better Life!?! 

Look, Phliright, I Don't Have A Tomorrow Put Down! I Have A Today And A Now, Not A Someday Compliments Of A Judge! 

Man-Judges Are Corrupt, So Your Unseen Judge May Be, Could Be, Is Very Likely, Is Indeed Corrupt, Too! 

I Pity You, Uhgottit! Your Mum And Your Grand-'other Taught You The Way To Eternal Life Which Comes Through The Savior Who Is The Judge Of All Flesh, So Why Would You Choose Darke Lorde's Luscious Life Of Lawlessness As Your Hill To Die On!?! 

It's Simple, Phliright! It's Available, And It's Convenient, And I Like It! 

Ahhh, The ACL! You Do Know That In Full-Contact Sports That An Untreated Torn ACL Could End Your Days In The Game!?! 

Whatever! Live Fast, Play Hard, Take Your Lumps, Game Over: I'll Have Enjoyed The Ride While It Lasted So Who Cares!?! 

So Said The Man Who Watched The Death And Burial Of His Dreams While Singing "I Did It My Way!" While Crying And Asking "Why Me!?!" 

Phliright, You Tire Me! Please Go And Preach Your Bilge-Water To Someone Who Gives A ...!  

... Uh, Uh, Uhgottit! 

Okay, Someone Who Wants An Every Moment Of Life Traffic Director! 

Sounds Good To Me! 

Sounds Like Hell To Me, Phliright! That's Where You'll End Up If You Don't Get Rid Of This Glass House Abomination Resplendently Standing On Quick-Sand! 

Phliright, Please Make Your Presence Absent From My Domiciliary Edifice And Don't Ever Darken My Door Again! And If You See Me On The Street, Resist The Urge To Be A Samaritan! You Are Dead To Me! 

That's Alright, Uhgottit, But You Can't Stop Me From Praying For You! 

Don't Waste Your Time Praying For Me, Phliright! Pray For Yourself! 

I Will Use My Time Doing What The Lord Commands, Uhgottit! I Will Bombard Heaven For You Until The Lord Tells Me "Leave Uhgottit Alone With His Idols!" 

Suit Yourself! 

NARRATOR: 

Well, Brethren, Many People Prayed Unstintingly For Uhgottit! His Mum Passed On Pleading At The Throne Of Grace For Uhgottit To No Apparent Avail But There Was Good News For His Grand'other! 

One Day, Exactly Seven Years, Nine Months And Twenty-Six Days After Their Acrimonious Encounter, Phliright Was On High Street When He Heard A Familiar Voice Calling Him Bro. Phliright In An Unfamiliar Familiar Knowing Tone! 

And, Lo And Behold, There In The Flesh Was Uhgottit Looking ... Healthy, Humble And ... Held-Up! 

To Hear Phliright Tell It, Uhgottit Said He Had Real Fun Times Before He Went Through The Horn-Pipe Before A Miraculous Carve-Out Appeared And Ejected Him Just As He Was About To Make Hell-Self His Future House! 

He Said That He Had Been Tired Of The Life But Was Just Going Through The Motions Even As He Kept Hearing The Words: "Come Unto Me And Rest!" 

He Said That He Who Had Never Found A Feeling He Didn't Enjoy Suddenly Couldn't Shake The Feeling That He Was Between Times, Between Doors, At A Cross-Roads, At A Point Of No Return, And It Shook Him To His Core! 

He Remembered Phliright's Promise To Pray For Him No Matter What, And His Mum And His Grand'other Teaching Him The Good Way And Praying Over Him, And It Broke Him! 

He Remembered His Mum's Last Words To Him: "Uhgottit, My Favorite Only Child, You Ain't Got Nothing If You Ain't Got The Lord Jesus! Please Choose Jesus And Walk Right In The Light Of Life! Fun Fades But Jesus Lasts Forever! I'll See You In The Kingdom!" 

His Mum Plainly Told Him That She Would See Him In The Kingdom Without A Doubt! 

Uhgottit Said He Fought The Lord Like He Owed Him Money But The Lord Overcame Him And, In Humility, Accepting Truth, Glad For The Numerous Prayers For His Salvation Over The Years, He Surrendered To Our Savior With No Regrets! 

Is God Great!?! 

Yes, He Is! Hallelujah!!! 

Sin Didn't Win! Thank You, Jesus! 

Heaven's Gate Will Open And Uhgottit Will, By Right, Walk In! 

The Lord Be Ever Praised!!! 

AMEN!!! AMEN!!! AMEN!!! 

Peace! 

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: I Know What I Want, No, Uh, Need!?!

 

I Know What I Want, But I Need What The Lord Jesus Has For Me! Which Desire Shall Win The Lord Already Knows, But I Need To Find Out And Designate It! Lord, Help!

Come On, Saira, You Know Right From Wrong, Truth From Error, Need From Want, AND, Most Importantly, You Well Know That Any Gift Given To You From Our Lord Jesus Is Best And Blessed, No Sorrow To Follow!

That Is True, Gabby, But I ...!

... Stop Right There, Saira! There Is No "But" When It Comes To Our Trusting The Lord For And In All That Concerns Us And Our Well-Being!

I Know, Gabby, But ...! 

... There You Go Again Butting! Are You A Goat Of The Hard-Head Persuasion!?!

No, Gabby, It Is Just That ...! 

... Father, Preserve Us! 

Saira, Pick One: Apple, Orange, Or Banana!

Do You Have Granny Smith, MacIntosh, Or Red Delicious Apples!?!

They Are MacIntosh Apples!

Are The Oranges Blood, Juice, Bitter, Or Navel!?!

Are You For Real!?!

Yes, I Am! I Have Standards, You Know!

Okay, They Are Navel Oranges! 

Are The Bananas Lady Finger, Apple Banana, Or Big Mike Bananas!?!

They Are Apple Bananas!

I Do Not Like Any Of Those Choices So I Can't Make A Decision! 

Lord, Save Us! 

Brethren, This ... This Is A Classic Example Which Demonstrates Why Most Of Us Will Never Get To Enter The Land Where We Won't Cast Shadows! 

Would You Like To Explain That Remark, Gabby!

Gladly, Saira! 

The Lord Jesus, Our Very Creator, The Life Giver, Offers And Makes Available, And Easily Accessible, Free-To-All Salvation, And Most Of Us, Like Our Saira, For Example, Instead Of Accepting The Gift Without Price Or Equal From The Only Wise God, Proceed To Have "Standards" And Offer The Lord Their "Specifications" While Failing Or Neglecting To Realize ...! 

... You Mean Pridefully Fronting With Nothing, Gabby!

I Was Trying To Be Delicate, Delia! 

Well, You Failed! 

Okay, Moving On Smartly! 

We Fall Short Of The Lord's Glory, Have Nothing To Offer To Save Ourselves, And, Yet, We Have Demands, Non-Negotiables, And Red Lines For The Lord ... He Who Gives The Breath Of Life! Would Somebody Make This Make Sense!?!

You're Asking For The Impossible, Gabby! 

Do You Have Anything To Say Besides "Sorry, Lord!" Saira!?! 

Hearing How You've  Laid It Out, Gabby, Makes Me Sound And Feel Like A Real Ingrate!

We All Need To Accept That Charge, Saira, Because That Is Exactly How We All Behave, Or Have Behaved, Before We Acknowledged Our Bankrupt Behavior And Confessed Our Sin With A Heartfelt Repentance To Our Father In The Name Of His Son, Our Savior, Jesus! Scripture Speaks Truly About Us!

How So, Sue!?!

It Asks, "What Can A Man Pay To Redeem His Soul!?!" 

You Know That It Takes A Truly Weighty Pair Of Brasses To Tell The Lord, The Judge Of All Flesh, The Creator, That His Gift Has Gaps, And That His Glory Ain't All That! 

Lord, Forgive Our Foolishness Even As You, In Mercy, Remember Our Frame!

 AMEN!!!

Whatever The Lord Has For Us Is Perfectly Perfect! 

That's Not True, Trent! 

What Do You Mean, Manny!?! 

Perfectly Perfect Suggests The Possibility That lt Could Have Been Perfectly Imperfect: Both Are Made-Man Constructs! 

Let Us Use The Lord's Words To Us About His Gifts For Us! Almighty God's Gifts To Us Are Good And ... Perfect ... No Qualification! 

Gabby!?! 

Yes, Saira!?! 

I Will Take An Apple, A Banana, And An Orange! 

Greedy, Much!?! 

The Lord Giveth Grandly And I Accepteth Gladly! 

AMEN!!! 

Peace, People! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Imagine This ... If You Dare!

 

I Double-Dog Dare You Miserable Wretches ...! 

... Wait, Who She Calling Miserable Wretches!?! 

Cloris Is Calling Us, Her Dear Friends, By That Appellation, Norbert! 

I Ain't Neither Miserable Nor A Wretch, Nancy! 

You're Wrong Twice, Norbie! 

Explain Yourself, Nancy! 

I Surely Will, My Friend! We Belong To The Laodicean Church So We Are Miserable: Our Jesus Said So In Revelation Chapter Three! 

The Apostle Paul Said In Romans 7:24: “O Wretched Man that I Am! Who Shall Deliver Me From The Body Of This Death?” 

You See, The Romans Had A Thoroughly Nasty Penchant For Attaching A Dead Body To Someone Who They In Turn Wanted To Dispatch With Prejudice, So He Was Painting A Picture For His Audience Which They Would Understand While Showing That We Were In Dying Bodies Ourselves Because Of Our Sinful Condition By Nature, And Nurture Aka Our Training And Practice! 

I Am Sure That That Ghastly Practice Was Inspired By Demons, Norbie! 

And I Agree With You, Nancy! But Why Was Cloris Speaking Like That!?! 

She Is Angry, And So Should We Be, Because The Lord Is Good To And For Us, And Instead Of Us Being Grateful And Thankful, We Crucify Him Afresh, Sabotage His Work, And Bring Him To An Open Shame! 

Do You Know What The Lord Does Instead Of Destroying Us Or Helping Us To Destroy Ourselves For Our Base Ingratitude!?! 

Tell Me, Norbie! Tell Me What I Should Already Know! 

Willie-Sue, Our Lord Jesus Made, Makes A Way, Shows, Offers, Invites Us To Apply To Be A Part Of His Team - No Tricks, No Traps - By His Holy Spirit Who Will Surely Lead Us Into All Truth! 

So What Is The Problem With That, Norbie!?! 

The Problem, Clammy-Cherry, Is That We Are So Caught Up In Appearances, And Titles, And Compensation Potential That We Reject What Lasts Forever For That Which Can't Last No Matter How It Is Framed And Funneled! 

Do You Remember That Expression Which Says: "Beauty Fades But Ugly Lasts Forever!?!" 

Of Course, Nancy! 

You Do Know That It's A Lie When Spiritually Applied! 

How So!?! 

The Ugliness Of Sin Cannot Last Forever Because Sin Will Not Arise A Second Time In The Earth Made New! 

Secondly, The Beautiful Gospel Of Truth Which Speaks Of The Beautiful Savior Lasts Forever Because Our Jesus, Our Savior, Died Once For All Mankind, His Body Never Saw Corruption, And He Now Lives Forever! 

His Beauty Will Grow More Beautiful To Us During The Ceaseless Years Of Eternity Because We Who Believe To The End, And Are Rewarded With Everlasting Life At The Last Trumpet, Will Look Upon Him Through Truly Seeing Eyes Of Cumulative Holy Love! 

I Like That Word-Picture, Norbie! 

Cloris, I Agree With You And Have One Thing To Add For All Of Us! 

Let Us Not Permit Pride To Cause Us To Try To Purchase Pre-Paid Free-To-Anyone Tickets On The Day After The Request-Accept-By Date! 

There Shall Be Wailing And Gnashing Of Teeth ... With Fierce Regret! 

Oh, That Land Of Regret Where Everyone Stands Alone! 

Cloris, It's Time To Talk To Jesus:  I Am A Miserable Wretch And Only The Lord Jesus Can Fix Me! 

I'm With You, Willie-Sue! 

Regret And Salvation Are One-On-One Encounters So Let Us Permit Our Now-Present, Positively Actionable Regret Over Our Known Sin Pilot Us To Salvation-From-Sin Purchased For Us By Our Dear Savior's Sacrifice!

AMEN!!! 

I Love It, Love It, Love It: Let Regret Serve The Higher Purpose ... When It Matters! 

Peace! 

 

 

Satan Is A Teacher, Too!?!

 

... Humans Learn More From Trouble! You're Not Going To Like What I'm About To Say, But Nevertheless, I'm Still Going To Say It: I Have Learned, I Have Been Taught, Some Unintended And Valuable Lessons ... By Satan! 

Shut Your Mouth, Elowen! 

Why, Cloveen!?! For Speaking The Truth!?! Don't You Know That Even Liars Must Tell The Truth At Some Point In Time!?! Don't You Know That Even Those Who Would Destroy You Teach You Great Lessons ... If You Are Willing To Learn Them!?! 

So What Are These "Great" Lessons And "Truths" That The Piercing Serpent, The Roaring Lion, The Lord Of Dung, The Adversary Of Souls Has Taught You, Elowen!?! 

I'm Glad You Asked, Shari! The Lord's Enemy, Our Enemy, The Adversary Of Our Purchased Souls, Satan The Damned, Has Plainly, Efficiently, And Effectively Taught Me That Covetousness, Envy, Greed, Deceit, Lying, Malice, Narcissism, Obsession, And Self-Worship, Self-Absorption, Have No Place In The Life Of An Ambassador, A Soldier, For Christ! 

He Has Also Taught Me About Keeping My Eye On The Prize, On "Playing" The Long Game, On Devotion To Duty, On Commitment To The Cause That I Wholeheartedly Believe In! 

You Can't Be Serious, Elowen! 

Yes, I Am, Caprice! That Wretch Satan Has Unintentionally, I Am Sure, Taught Me That No Matter The Setbacks, No Matter The Failures, I Must Press On To My Goal With Single-Minded Focus! 

I Am Not Hearing This, Elowen! 

You Better Listen, Caprice! Let Me Ask You This, Then: Isn't It Possible To Learn Something Positive And Preserving From A Negative And Destructive Element And Occurrence!?! 

Of Course, We Can! 

So Why Can't We Learn From Satan's Antics!?! 

Ah, Umm, Well ... It Is ... Well ...! ... How Deep!?! 

Friends, The Lord Said That With Getting Wisdom, We Should Also Get Understanding! Understanding Demands That We Learn Two Great Truths: 

First, That What The Lord Means For Good And For Our Salvation, Satan Will Pervert For Evil And For Our Destruction! 

Secondly, The Lord Plainly Teaches Us What To Do For Abundant Life, Good Health, And Spiritual Elevation, While Satan Teaches Us ... Under Camouflage ... How To Destroy Ourselves With Our Own Thoughts, Words, And Deeds Via Self-Glorification, And Self-Aggrandizement! 

Through Truth, The Lord Teaches Us How To Get Into The Living Kingdom! 

Via Deceit, Satan Teaches Us How To Be Excluded From The Glorious Kingdom: He Is The Exemplar For Those Who Choose To Reject Christ's Free To All Salvation! 

But, Most Importantly, The Best Lesson That Satan Has Taught Me Is That The Word Of The Living God Is True, And To Stick To, To Stand Up For, To Choose To Be Sanctified By The Savior, And To Faithfully Wait With Patient Endurance To Be Sealed At The Appointed Hour By The Holy Spirit Who Leads Into All Truth, And To Not Create My Own "Heaven" By Known Feigned Aka False Wisdom! 

Sin Slays! 

Salvation Serves And Seals, And By These I Know That I Cannot Lose With Our Lord Jesus! 

Elowen, Dear Heart, I Like How Your Mind Works: You Just Taught Me A Thing! Bless The Lord! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Eternal Attributes Are At Work To Bless Us!

Almighty God, In The Person Of Jesus Christ 

Our Loving Lord And Savior

Is

Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent

Infallible And Immutable

And

All Of These Eternal Attributes Are Available And In Play

Working For Our Salvation! 

Do You Believe It!?! 

Do You Trust The Word And The Works Of

Him Who Makes It So For You Personally ... Intimately!?! 

Do You Understand, Accept

As You With Godly Desire Permit The Holy Spirit

To Prepare You To Be A Sanctuary For Him

Who Is The Awesome God! 

By The Holy Spirit's Rule

Do Not Permit Presumptuous Sin

To Have Dominion Aka Rule Over You! 

Read Your Bible And Rout Out Bad Habits

And

Overcome Sin By Chapter Or By One Verse At A Time! 

Choose To Learn From The Mistakes Of Others

And

Do Not Say To Yourself That 

You Would Never Commit "That Sin" 

Because

Well ... You! 

Pride Goes Before The Fall 

And

Dare I Add ... A Broken Tail-Bone! 

Fellow Believer, 

Please Do Not Ever Think That

Your Dear Savior's Ability Is Like That Of The Little Engine

Who Thought He Could Do 'It!' 

Our Lord Jesus Is The Great I AM! 

He Told Moses To Say To His People: 

"I AM That I AM!" 

He Told His Adversaries In Jerusalem: 

"Before Abraham Was, I AM!" 

And

They Tried To Kill Him! 

It Didn't Change The Truth!

Let Us Hold Fast To The Extended Hand Of

Hope, Help, Healing, Salvation, Justification

Sanctification, Redemption ... Glorification!

Dare To Be A Peculiar Person

And

Walk As One Wise For Your Own Self

By Attaching Yourself, Your Hope For Your Future

To The Holy God Who, Alone, Is Wise:

It Is He Who Gives You True Wisdom ... And Understanding! 

Boldly Dismiss The Urge To Grasp At This Life's Straws

And

Go, Instead, For The Gold Tried In The Fire! 

Beloved,

Please Clothe Yourself In White Raiment That 

"He Who Turns The Tide" Sells ... For Free! 

Avail Yourself Of The Eye-Salve That 

He, The Great Physician, Your Creator

Provides For Healing Your Sight, Your Vision

Your Look-See

So That You Are Not Fooled By Fripperies

The Cheap Thingies Masquerading As Substance

When They Are Just Smoke And Mirrors

Fair-Ground Junk! 

And Lest We Overlook It  ... 

Plead With The Lord To Relieve You Of 

The Wiggling Worms Of Wasting Worldly Wonder That 

Cause You To Have Itching Ears For What Is Not Food

For The Soul Hungering For Christ's Righteousness! 

Dear Ones, 

Dare To Walk Firmly On The Strait Path 

On The Narrow Way 

Because 

The Waymaker Will Be With You

Be It On The Altar Of Sacrifice

Or Pushing The Plow Working Unweariedly 

For The Soul Salvation Of Others! 

Joy Comes In The Morning: 

Do Not Fear: 

The Lord Gave You A Spirit Of Power

Of Love And Of A Sound Mind! 

Believe, Beloved! 

Look Unto Our Lord Jesus Christ

And

Live Now To Live Eternally!

Peace Be Upon You! 

 

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Internal Monster!

Brother Mac, What Does It Mean To Be Jealous Of Someone!?!

Sammy, To Be Jealous Is To Hungrily Desire

Something That Someone Has! 

Better Stated, Your Jealousy Is Actually Your Resentment Of 

Their Have And Your Have Not! 

If That Is The Case, Bro. Mac,

Then What Would It Mean To Be Jealous Of Yourself!?!

Oh, My, Nat-Nat, You're Calling Out The Big Gun!

Let's Do A Comparison:

Lucifer Was Jealous Of Our Lord Jesus:

He Evilly, Sinfully, Desired The Position, Power, And Praise That

Our Jesus Had ... By Right! 

Now, If Lucifer Had Resented, Hated

Or Had Self-Loathing For His Inappropriate, Sinful Desire

His Inward Longing For Desiring What Was Not His To Have Or To Hold

He Would Not Have Started The War In Heaven

When He Sought To Undermine His Maker!

In This Light, And Rightly Used

Being Jealous Of Yourself

Is To Hate What You're Feeling

And

Choosing To Walk Away From The Direction That

Your Unchecked Feeling - Your Internal Monster - 

Created By Virtue Of Our Fore-Parents' Sin Aka Their Lawlessness

And, Instead, Sought As In Ran After Your Savior For Your Salvation!

Wow, Bro. Mac, That's Deep!

Yes, Hopper, So Let's Look In The Good Book At Proverbs 6:34 

To Prove Our Point! 

For Jealousy Is The Rage Of A Man:

Therefore He Will Not Spare

In The Day Of Vengeance.

Now, Let Us Also Look At Proverbs 14:30! 

A Sound Heart Is The Life Of The Flesh:

But Envy The Rottenness Of The Bones.

Envy Aka Jealousy Is A Destructive Force 

Which Ruins The One Who Is Not Contented With

Not Appreciative Of What They Have!

It Is A Form Of Self-Worship, Which Is Idolatry

Which Is A Sin Against Almighty God

Which Is How Lucifer Destroyed Himself! 

He Did It A Second Time As Satan

When He Had Jesus Killed On Earth! 

Lord, Help Us!

Brethren, 

Do You Believe That Being Jealous

Showing Resentment, Indulging Envy 

Was, Is, And Will Be A Good Thing!?! 

Bro. Mac, I Am Offering A Whole Long Sentence For Everyone Here: 

"NO!" 

AMEN!!! 

Beloved, 

Let Us By Grace Through Faith That Purifies The Soul

Choose To Live Lives Contented ... In Christ! 

May His Peace Be Ever Our Own! 

AMEN!!! 

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Moving Train Wreck!

Psalm 51:10 KJV

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. 

Colly!?! 

Yes, Binky! 

Colly, Have You Ever Seen A Moving Train-Wreck!?! 

Who Hasn't!?! 

We See Those Ever So Often On The Idiot Box! 

No, Colly! Not That Kind! 

I Didn't Know That There Was Any Other Kind, Binky! 

Well, Colly, My Friend, I Am Presently Watching A Moving Train-Wreck 

And When It Finally Hits The Restraining Wall

Somebody's Gizzard Goin' Splash Out 

And Their Guts Is Goin' Be Garters! 

Gracious, Binky, What Channel Is That On!?! 

Colly, You Ain't Listening Real Well! 

Pay Attention! 

If You Have Ever Had The Great Misfortune Of 

Having To Interact With Someone 

Who Takes Perverse Pleasure In Doing Evil

And You Have Been On The Receiving End Of 

Their Practiced Wickedness

And They Don't Seem To Care That 

There Are Witnesses To Their Machinations

And You Can Safely Project How Their "Adventure" 

Is Surely Going To End

Believe Me, It Will Cure You Of 

Ever Wanting To Be A Co-Laborer With Satan 

And Will Send You Running To The Safety That Is 

The Arms Of Our King Jesus! 

Merciful Powers! 

That Doesn't Sound Very Pleasant, Binky! 

It Wasn't And It Isn't! 

I Have Seen Some Things That Have Had Me Questioning 

If I Have Ever Had An Attitude, A Persona, Like That 

At Any Point In My Life For Even A Single Moment

And I Asked The Lord To Forgive Me 

If I Have Ever Been Like That! 

I Can Imagine, Binky! 

No, You Can't, Colly! 

Seeing Someone Behave Like That 

Is Like Watching A Snake Uncoil

Like Having A Bird's Eye View, A Drone View

And Watching A Car, A Truck, A Train 

About To Be Wrecked Big-Time 

And Knowing That There Is Absolutely Nothing That 

Anyone Can Do Avert It! 

It Makes You Sick To Your Stomach 

Unless You Are That Side-Winder, Satan

Who Encourages People To Sin Against Their Own Souls! 

Binky, You're Making My Skin Crawl 

Just Painting That Word-Picture For My Mind's Eye To Behold! 

What Are Doing About It!?! 

I Am Praying For That Person, For Myself

And For The Brethren

And For All Who Will Be The Ultimate Inheritors Of 

Almighty God's Free To All Salvation! 

Lord Jesus, 

Please Keep Us Near Your Cross 

Else We Will Never Escape The Disaster Up Ahead! 

Help Us To Pray Without Ceasing

And To Choose To Suffer Hurt Before We Will Ever Sin! 

Please Protect Us From The Evil One 

And Bless Us To Keep Our Savior First, Last, And Always 

In Our Thoughts, Words, And Deeds! 

AMEN!!! 

Help Us, Lord! Help Us! 

Grant Us Peace! 

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