VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Please Say "I AM Sorry!"

A Heartfelt "I Am Sorry!" 

Is 

The Hardest, Easiest, Lightest ... Weightiest Phrase 

Ever To Be Uttered By A Human! 

Are You So High-Born, Privileged, Proud

Wicked, Ungrateful, Immovable That 

You Can't Say To Another Human: 

"I Am Sorry!?!" 

Not "I Was Sorry BUT ...!" 

Or 

"Maybe One Day I Will Be Sorry!" 

We Are Talking About 

"I Am Truly Sorry Today

For What I Did Then

For What I'm Doing To You Now! 

Please Forgive Me!" 

Beloved, 

Through A Loving Act Of Personal Sacrifice 

For Things That He Did Not Do Or Would Ever Do

Our Dear Savior

The Only One Innocent In The Flesh 

Apologized

Repented

Said:

"I AM Sorry, Father

For Their Sin Against You 

And

Of My Own Free Will

I Take Their Punishment 

In My Person 

To Appease You! 

Please Accept My Offering

Of

Sacrifice By Blood 

And

Let Them Go Free!"

The Father Gave His Son To Us For Eternity

And

Jesus Christ Took Our Sin As His Own! 

Our Blessed Jesus 

Did All Of That For All Of Us ... Individually! 

Jesus Christ ... The Creator ... The King ... Bowed 

So That We Wouldn't Have To Burn! 

Brethren, Beloved

Please Don't Be So Rigid In Giving 

And 

Taking Offense That 

You Would Rather Fall Over And Die 

Before 

You Would Sit Down And Feast At The Table That 

Is 

Spread Before You! 

Humble Pie Always Tastes Better Than That 

Dirty Pudding Called Inordinate-Pride! 

"Welcome!" 

Is 

Preferred To "Depart From Me!" 

Please Don't Choke On Pride: 

Mended Fences Keep Expensive Cattle Corralled 

Aka You Can't Cross A Burnt Bridge 

Aka Look Back Ain't Got Nuh Come Back 

To Guh Long Back Ovah Dey! 

Think About It ...

To Be Truly Sorry

 Is

To Sincerely Care! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Might, Right And Unfair Fights!?!

Don't Blight Your Eternal Prosperity

By Indulging Known Sin In The Here And Now
And

Don't Wallow In The Mire Like The Unwashed Sow

And

Permit Satan To Exclaim:

"I've Gotcha Now!"

Brethren, 

This Is Not The Time

To Indulge In Complacency!

This Is Not The Time

To Act Indifferent And Spacey!

Your Adversary, The Devil

Is 
Constantly Sharpening His Appetite

Manufacturing New Ways And Means

To Destroy Your Life

In An Unfair Fight!

Back It Up, Brudda Mann!

How Is It An Unfair Fight:

We're Not Fighting In Our Own Strength!

We're Serving The Lord Christ!

He Fights Our Battles!

Okay!
Who Is Satan!?!

A Powerful ... Created ... Being

The Destroyer! 

A Malevolent Spirit

The Wicked Whisperer

The Adversary Of Souls!

Who Is The Lord Christ!?!

The Savior ... Of Every Man

The Kinsman Redeemer

The Creator Of All Living

Be It In The Seen Or Unseen Realm!

Who Are You ... We!?!

Weak, Fallible ... Created ... Beings

Repentant Sinners ... Saved By Amazing Grace

So What Would You Call Those Persons

Who Will Not Follow The Lord Christ

By Taking Advantage Of His Strong Arm!?!

Sinners ...!

... Lost And Twice-Dead Men ...!

... I Call Them Fools

Using Dull Knives As A Nuclear Bomb Deterrent

Blind

Calling Cherry-Bomb Explosions Sparklers

Deceived

Trusting Good-Time Lies

Over Sacrificial-Life's Truth

Condemned ... And Damned

For Refusing To Bow Under The Rod Of Correction

Preferring To Burn

Than On The Straight And Narrow

In Humility To Walk

Forswearing Pride And Arrogancy!

I'd Call Them Toast! 

I Still Don't Get How The Fight Is Unfair!

The Fight Is "Unfair"

Because

The Adversaries Are Unequal:

Fallen Humans Are Not Equal

To Either Sin Or Satan

And

Satan Is Not Equal To God!

Can Flesh ... In Its Own Strength

Fight Against The Spirit Realm ... And Win!?!

Of Course Not!

That's An Unfair Fight!

Sooo,

Can Spirit Fight Spirit!?!

Of Course!

Remember Angel Gabriel's Account Of

The Resistance By The Prince Of Persia For 21 Days!

Okay, So Who Helped To Save ... 

Who Saved The Day!?!

Prince Immanuel

Michael, The Arch-Angel

Jesus Christ The King ... The Creator!

Can The Creature Overcome His Creator

Who Made Him ... Flesh Or Spirit!?! 

Can Satan Overcome The Lord!?! 

Not Likely 

Not Possible

Not In This Life ... Nor The Life To Come! 

Isn't That An Unfair ... Unequal ... Fight!?! 

I'd Say So! 

Satan Picked And Started The Fight
That He Knew He Could Not Win!

Illusions Of Grandeur Will Do That To A Person
Every Single Day!

Poor Thing!

Don't Feel Sorry For Him! 

Satan Would Kill You In A Minute ... A Heart-Beat

If

The Lord Permitted Him To! 

Brethren,

Satan Against The Lord Christ ... The Creator God
Is 
Like Fallen Man Against Rapacious Sin:
It's An "Unfair" Fight 
Because 
It Can't Be Won
By Neither Satan Nor You!

Look, Let's Get Real Here:

Satan Hates Almighty God

Father, Son And Holy Ghost!

Satan Hates You ... You Worship The Almighty
And

He Knows That You Are Desperately Weak 
Without The Saving Grace And Mercy Of Almighty God
Fighting Your Battles For You! 
His Every Effort
Is 
To Separate Us From Our Father God!
Remember How He Stood Between Peter And Jesus!

Yes!
And Jesus Put Him In His Place!

Satan Exercises Cruel Might ... On A Short Leash ... In Time!

The Savior-God Utilizes Saving Right ... In Eternity!

Right Wins No Matter What Might Does ...! 

... Not By Might

... Nor By Power

But By My Spirit

Saith The Lord Of Hosts! 

"Spirit Of The Living God
Fall Afresh On Me!"
I Love That Hymn!

So What Happens To Those Sinners

Who Know Not The Lord!?! 

They're Playing, Partying, With Team Fraud

And

We All Know The End Of That Story:

Team Fraud "Wins" A Berth In The Lake

Burning With Brimstone And Fire! 

I Prefer The ... My ... New Birth! 

With Jesus Christ ... My Creator

Savior, Redeemer, Friend

I Am Climbing Up Higher And Higher:

He Does My Life Defend

And In Him, I Shall Enjoy Life Without End! 

AMEN!!! 

Think About It:

We Are Under Attack
And

Now, More Than Ever

In This Season Of Distress

We Need To Cry Out To Our Heavenly Father 

To Teach Us How To Live

To Show Us The Right Way To Walk To Gain His Approval

And 

To Lead Us Unto His Green Pastures
So That Our Footsteps Do Not Slip

Nor Our Faith Fail

And 

We Slide Into Abject Folly! 

We Do Not Just Get Up And Decide That 

We Are Going To Sin: It Is A Creeping Compromise

A Series Of Little Offsides That 

We Consider NBD AKA No Big Deal That 

Leads Us Into Sin 

So Let Us Endeavor To Guard Our Hearts 

By Permitting Our Lord Jesus To Lead Us

Guide Us, Teach Us

And 

Feed Us On His Holy Truth 

So That We May Reach The Father's House

- The Home Of The Forever-Blessed - 

Safely Secured For Everlasting Peace And Rest! 

Please Let Go Of Self ... That Bold Sinner

And

Hold On To Our Dear Savior For Dear Life: 
Believe, Pray, Trust, Endure

And 

Wait On His Love! 

Glory Awaits Us! 

Satan Has Nothing In You

As Long As You Separate Yourself

From Your Self

And From Sin!

We Are Strongest

When We, Weak

Lean On The Lord Of Life!

Finding God ... Again!

Living N. Handmade Hell
IS
In A Very Peculiar Position!
He Knows Of The Goodness Of Almighty God!
He Has Experienced ... Mightily
The Giving God's Love And Personal Favor!
He Is Living Large Off Of The Blessing God's Bounty
AND
He Daily Tells All Who Patronize
His Very Prosperous Establishment
AND
Visit His Great House
To Trust The Almighty God And Keep His Commandments
EVEN AS HE, HIMSELF
- Having Purchased A Membership In
Wise In Your Own Eyes
AND
Seems To
Appears To Be
Looks Like -
IS
Systematically Rewriting The Law Of God
To Suit Himself
To Make The Law Modern
To Make Serving The Eternal God Relevant

AND

To Cause His Own Mind To Rest Easy
Over Things That
Do Not Comport With His Present Position
His Powerful Personality
His Innate Pride
His Peculiar Penchants
His Perfidious Predilections
His Purchased Praise!

To All Intents And Purposes
Living N. Handmade Hell Is A Pompous Poseur
Who
When He Was Poor
Was Peaceful And Polite
Who Prayed Passionately
Purposefully
Lovingly
Joyfully
Thankfully
AND
Often!

He Obeyed
He Loved
He Trusted
He Served
He Cared
He Was Blessed
AND
He Was A Blessing
AND
He Deliberately Walked With God
Because 
He Truly Believed The Living Words Of Life!

Yuh Can't Seh Dat Now, Though!

Buh Looka Muh Crosses!
Tha' Is De Same Man
That Pointedly Pointed Me
To De Cross Of Christ!

He Should Be Shame Ah 'eself!

Yuh Telling Me!!

Brethren!
Let's Not Be Fair Weather Christians!
Let's Pray For Our Brother!

How Do You Pray For Someone
Who CHOOSES ... WILLINGLY
To Be The Enemy Of God?!

You Pray Very, Very, Carefully!

Christ Died To Save Mankind!
Christ Did Not Die To Encourage Man
To Continue In Sin
Just Because Jesus Christ Is Savior!

You Cannot Mock God And Prosper!

When You Come Out Of Egypt
Aka Unbelief
When You Come Out Of Babylon
Aka Confusion
When You Come Out Of Sin
Aka Death
You Must Not Do A Lot's Wife Performance!

Whoever Out ... Stop, Stay, Stand Out!

When You Have Tasted The Blessed Fruit Of
Sure Salvation
AND
Turn Back To The Dark Paths
All That Is Left
Is A Fearful Waiting For Sure Destruction!

Lord, Help Me Not To Bless Myself
Saying
I Have
I Shall Have Peace
When Disobedience Is Leading Me
To Add The Destruction Of Drunkenness  To Thirst
Because I Walk In The Vain Imaginings Of 
My Known Deceitful Man's Heart!

I Got Four Words Fuh He En 'e Kind:

Who. Can. Best. God?!

Wait! Wait A Minute!
What Is This Thirst You're Talking About?!

As I Understand It
Sin Is A Desert!
Man In The Desert Of Sin ... Thirsts!
Man's Thirst Is For Water!
Water, To Man, Is Life!
The Water Of Life Is Christ
So, Therefore
Man's Thirst IS For Christ! 

Everything Else That Man Drinks
Imbibes
Swallows
Is
Sugar ... Alcohol ... Drunk Man Water
Destruction.

Lord,
Have Mercy
On Living N. Handmade Hell's Soul!

Alright, Then!
You Just Prayed For Him!

He Surely Needs It
Because
There Is No Man
No Created Being
Who Can Change God's Laws
Challenge Almighty God's Authority
Set Aside God
AND
Make A Fallen Man
A Cast Out Angel, A God
Who
- Being Unrepentant -
Will Prosper To Live Eternally!

It Ain't Never No Way Going To Happen ...!

... Tell That To The Big Man Walking In Our Direction!

REPENT!

And

Be Baptized Every One Of You

For The Salvation Of Your Souls!

Are You Dropping Remarks To Me!?!

Brother Living,
You Know Very Well That Only Those Who Go
A-Whoring Drop Remarks
And Swine, The Scavengers Of The Earth
Pick Them Up!

Yes, Yes, Yes!
So What Were You Saying About 
Everybody Repenting!

Welllll,
Since YOU Plainly Asked The Question
I Will Plainly Answer Your Question
With Another Question!

Living N. Handmade Hell
Why Don't You Love The Living God Anymore!?!

Excuse Me!?!

Answer The Question!

Ah, Well ...!

If That Question Is Too Hard To Answer
I'll Make It Easier For You:

Why Do You No Longer Love The Lord Our God
Our Known Creator
The Maker Of Heaven And Earth
Our Perfect Provider
Our Able Sustainer
Our Certain Hope
Our Ever-Present Help
Our Sure Salvation
Our Life's Beginning
Our Constant Blessing
Our Perfect Peace
Our Comfortable Rest
Our Glorification
At The Faithful Life's End!?!

Lord Jesus!!
Help Me!

You Do Well To Call Upon Him!

I Knew This Day Was Coming ...!

Every Long Day Got A Four O'Clock!

Suddenly
Brother Loving Was On His Knees ...

Damascus Road ...!

Jesus Left Heaven For Me ...!

... Take Up My Cross ...!

... Not Worthy ...!

... Man Of Sorrows ...!

... TRUTH In The Inward Parts!

What's Happening To Him!

This IS His Waterloo!

It's Between His Soul And His Savior!

Take Up My Cross And Follow ...!

Bless The Lord ...!

Take Me Back, Lord ...!

... To Where I First Believed!!

Praise God!

Praise God!

PRAISE GOD!

Brethren,
Let's Leave Him Alone!

Indeed!

He Is Wrestling With His God!

A Man Can Only Run So Far
Before He Meets Himself ...

... And The Eternal God!

Sow And Grow Meets Reap And Eat!

I've Got Seeds!

Seed Seeds Or Word Seeds?!

Come On!
Words Aren't Seeds!

Says You!
And You Are Wrong, Wrong, Wrong!

Prove It!

Okie, Dokie!
You Are A Lovely Person
And Really Smart!

Why Thank You!
You Are A Beautiful Spirit!

SEED!

You're Kinda Special!
Two Screws Loose!
Elevator Stuck On Thirteen!

Just Like Your Mother!

Just Like Your Aunt Paul!

Yuh Fada Sista!

SEED! SEED! SEED!

Good Lord!

Please Explain This!

I Didn't Know This Seed Business
And Already I Don't Like It!

Okay!

When You Plant A Good Seed
What Do You Get?!

Almighty God Willing, A Good Harvest!

Before It Gets To The Harvest
What Does Your Seed Do?!

• Send Down Roots
• Raise Up A Trunk
• Extend Branches And Stems
• Grow Leaves
• Show Blossoms
• Yield Up Fruit

Very Good!

Now ... Tell Me What Happened
When I Said Something Nice To You?!

I Was Blessed
And I Said Something Nice In Return!

And When I Said Something Not Very Nice?!

I Was Affronted
And I Sought To Offend You
And You Offended Me, Again
And I Offended You, Again ...!

... Oh, Dear!

And What Did I Say!

Seed! Seed! Seed! 

A Word
Good Or Bad
IS
A Seed
To Do Good Or Ill!

This IS Very Distressing!

Why Is That?!

Because I've Been Firing Off My Mouth Recently!

Interesting Expression, Don't You Think!?!

Indeed!

A Loaded Gun
In A Careless
Angry
Willful
Uncaring Hand
Causes A Kill!

A Loaded Mouth
The Red Rag Unregenerated
AND
Lit By The Fires Of Hell
AND
Raging
Shoots Bullets
Which Kill Just As Dead!

I Can See That!!
How Do You Stop It!

The Savior IS Waiting

To Enter Your Heart! 

Let God's Holy Spirit Enter In!

Don't Let Anger Pride
Lust Covetousness
Willfulness Gainsaying
Arrogance Aggression
AND
Self
Plant Seeds
AND
Grow Fruit
That You Don't Ever Want To Eat!

Remember The Adage:

You Reap What You Sow!

You Eat What You Grow!

I Never Understood What That Meant ...!

... Until Now!

I Know What You Mean!

Live And Learn, Brethren!
Live AND Learn!

AMEN!!!