VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: THE BIRTH-RIGHT: Waiting For A Meal Isn't Deadly!

Red Bean Stew Is Delicious 

And

So Are A Multitude Of Other Dishes 

But

Based On Wisdom, Understanding, Knowledge

Blessed Promise 

And

Outright Warning

I Am Not Willing To Sell My God-Given Birth-Right Of 

Eternal Bliss, Peace, Joy And Rest

For The Happy-Belly Joy Of One Meal! 

Would You!?! 

Brethren, 

Almighty God's Sacrifice ... In The Person Of Jesus Christ 

Guarantees Us The Birth-Right Of Eternal Life With Christ 

Aka Immortality

Incorruptibility

A New Name

The Crown Of Life

And 

A Forever Place In The Father's House That 

No One Else May Claim 

Either By Coercion Or Deceit

Quit-Claim Deed Or Supposed Outright Purchase! 

In The Name Of Jesus

Don't Sell What You Can't By Back!

Thirsty Or Supposedly Dying Of Hunger

We Have The Promise That Our Bread And Water Are Sure 

So Don't Stop Short Of The Father's Tents Of Safety 

To Indulge Over-Indulged Self 

And 

To "Enjoy" The Temporary Convenience That 

Eternally Costs! 

Over-Indulgence Is Sin: 

Self-Denial Is Not! 

Waiting On Your Blessing Is No Weight! 

Weighing Convenient Fast-Food As More Valuable 

Aka More Beneficial Than Your Eternal Blessing 

Is 

Unadulterated Folly Aka Bold Sinning! 

Please Think On These Things Now 

While Abundance Is Available! 

Choosing To Miss A Meal Or Two

Just Because You Can

Will Surely Build Self-Control

Aka Staying Power

When Evil Starts Throwing About Its Ungodly Power!

Waiting For A Meal Isn't Deadly! 

Peace!

Don't Live For Your Belly!

Live By Faith!

Dare To Hate ... Sin!

The Only Time That A Christian Should Be Called A Hater
Or Should Indulge In Hatred
Is 
When It Applies To Hating Sin! 

Any Other Usage For Hate
- Which Always Leads To The Desire To Hurt
To Physically Harm Others
Is 
Satanic
And 
Is Severely Condemned By The Lord! 

Hate Leads To Murder 
And 
No Unrepentant Murderer 
Shall Enter The City Of God!

Look Around And See The Lives Ruined 
By Misdirected, Misapplied, Misused Hatred 
And 
Tremble Knowing That But For The Grace Of God 
You Could Be Rotting In Prison 
Because 
You Hated Someone And Committed Murder
Or You Could Be Rotten And Forgotten In A Cold Grave 
Because 
Someone Hated And Killed You! 

Beloved, 

Please Don't Give Satan Power To Control You 
By Indulging In Hatred Misapplied!

Hate Sin!
Hate Satan!
Hate The Lusts That Would Cause You 
To Sin Against Jesus Christ 
And 
Your Own Soul 
But 
Do Not Play In Satan's Workshop 
By Hating Those For Whom The Lord Christ Died! 

Misused Hatred 
Is 
A Convenient "Devil-Delicious" 
Maliciously-Wrapped
And 
Malevolently-Distributed Candy-Bomb
And
If You Have Such "Candy" In Your Heart
Please Dial 1-800-Call-Jesus Aka Pray Without Ceasing
And 
Bare Your Soul To The King Who Is Always Available!

Remember ...

His Holy Spirit ... The Holy Spirit Of Truth
- By Whom We Are Sealed Against The Day Of Judgment -
Defuses And Destroys All Of Satan's Weapons!

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name
Dare To Speak Peace ... And Do Love!

Self, Sin And Satan

Are An Unholy Triumvirate:

Self Leads To Sin

And

Satan Encourages People

To Indulge Self

And

To Practice Sin!

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Jesus Christ ... Our Savior

Died

To Save All Of Us

From Self, Sin And Satan:

Choose To Be Saved!

FAITH AND HOPE: Self-Exaltation Versus Self-Examination + PRAYER: Remind Us To Always Pray, Dear Father!

It Came To Pass On A Certain Day 
In The Midst Of The Congregation That

Self-Examination Was Attacked By Self-Exaltation

Who Had Self-Sufficiency

And

Self-Indulgence 

Both Standing Close By

One On The Left Hand And The Other At His Right Hand!

For His Part ... In His Right Hand

Self-Examination Was Gently Holding 
Constant, Heartfelt, Prayer!

It Was An Uneven Match-Up From The Get-Go

And

Know-It-All Self-Exaltation

Did Not Fear ... Nor Neglect

To Tell Self-Examination So!

You Can't Even Think For Yourself!
You Are A Loser!

Look At Those Cheap Shoes On Your Feet! 

You're A Loser Always Having To "The Savior" To Creep! 

Self-Examination

In The Quiet Of His Heart

Said To Himself:

There But For Your Grace, My Lord, I Go! 

Help Me, Dear Father
My-Wise-In-His-Own-Eyes Brother To Reach! 

Please Lay On My Heart Words Of Consideration

So That I Do Not Get Into A Tongue And Teeth Collision
And Send Him Off, Indignant, To The Wily King Fraud! 

To Self-Exaltation
Self-Examination Calmly, Carefully, Deliberately, Said:

Self-Exaltation, 

I'm Sorry That You Feel That Way

But I Creep To My Lord And Savior Boldly 

So That I Do Not Indulge In Own-Sin Self-Pay! 

I Accept The Lord's Checks And Balances

And I Pray Constantly As Protection Against The Known Foe

And I Invite You To Get To Know Him Personally

So That Of Willing Sinning

You Will Choose To Let Go! 

I Was Born A Sinner

But In Sin, I Shall Not Die

Because Jesus Christ My Savior ... For Me, Personally 

On Mount Calvary Did Die! 

We Walk Together Because With Him I Do Agree

And I Choose To Humble Myself Before Him

Instead Of Exalting My Self

And Pretending To The World At Large

That I'm What, Without Him, I Can Never Be! 

I'm A Child, A Student

A Servant And A Saint! 

I've Taken Jesus Christ As My Captain

So That In The Road To Mount Zion

I Shall Not Hunger, Get Lost

Or Under The Buffeting Of The Adversary

Ignominiously Faint!

The Lord Is My Shepherd

My Rock And My Sure Refuge

And By My Following Him Faithfully

Enduringly

I Have Heaven To Gain 

And The Burning Hell To Refuse!

Every One Of Us

Be Ye Self-Exalting

Or Self-Examining

Will Have An Account To Settle

Which Will Clearly Show Our Mettle!

Your Works Will Either Stand And Prosper

Or They Will Fall To The Ground And Perish

And I Tell You Truly

The Reward Of All You Self-Indulgent Ones

Is Not Something That I Would Relish Or Cherish!

I Pray For You With All Sincerity!

I Speak To With Love ... In Christian Charity 

And Beg You, Please

Reform Your Ways Because Before Very Long

We Shall Stand Before The Lord, The King

The Ancient Of Days

Who Knows, Who Sees, Who Feels

And Is In All Things!
We Created Beings ... His Creatures

Cannot Hide From Him

A Single, Solitary Thing!

I Examine Myself

To Know My Every Weakness

And I Repair Unto Him

Who Strengthens Me To Be Like He Is!

I Cannot Be Like You

For I Choose To Be Like

Who Is The Author And Finisher Of My Faith

And The Very One Who Forgives My Sin

And Who Showers Me With Unmerited Favor 

Which Is His Gift Of Moment By Moment

Free Grace!

Remember This, My Misguided Friend 

When You Love The Lord Of Life

You Truly Love Your Self! 

When You Put Your Self 

Before The Lord Of Life 

You Are Your Own God 

And You Earn For Your Own Self

The False God's Reward! 

Worship The Living, Holy, God! 

Humble Your Self

And Stop Being Proud! 

Satan Is Proud! 

Satan Loves Self! 

Satan Is The Father Of Lies! 

Get Him Out Of Your Bosom 

And Get Off Of His Reserved-For-Damnation Shelf! 

Reach For The Extended Hand Of Hope

And Stop Letting Satan Choke You

With Your Own Self-Made Cherished-Sin Rope!

Self-Exaltation Could Not Utter
A Single, Solitary, Note! 

To Strike While The Iron Was Still Hot
Self-Examination Then Said:

 

Self-Exaltation,
Please Take Comfort In The Lord Jesus Christ

The Lord Of Life And Light 
Who Promises Us His Fatness ... His Abundant Blessings 

Both Now And Forevermore! 

To The Gathered Brethren, He Said:
 
Brethren,

What We See With Our Blind Eyes 

Is 

Narrow And Finite 

So Let Us By The Strength Of Faith 

And 

The Courage Of The Blessed Hope

Take Jesus At His Living Word 

So That We Will Enjoy All That Is In 

His River Of Pleasure! 

Trust, Obey, Pray

Give Praise

Do Good

Endure Through The Fight Of Faith

Be Faithful

Learn All Things From The Lord Jesus

And

We Can All Be Sure That We Will Be Gloriously Blessed! 

Eternity Awaits Us!

PRAYER:

Dear Father,

Please Grant Me

The Strength Of Faith

And
The Courage Of Hope!!

Increase Our Love For Our Lord Jesus

And
Bless Us To Be Tied Up

In Salvation

So That The Life's Work
That Is Sanctification
Does Not Become For Us

A Wink And A Nod

Popular Conversational Trope!

Remind Us Always, Father
That Men Should Pray
And
Not Faint
And
Keep Us In Your Holy Care!

Please Bless Us To Continually Hear
The Sweet Spirit Of Truth
And
To Obey The Gospel Call
So That We Shall Indeed Be Blessed
For It Is In Jesus Christ's Holy Name
That We Sincerely Pray And Humbly Plead!
Please Come For Us Soon!
AMEN!

 

CERTAIN HOPE: Risk!?! This Is Reward!

... The Best Lessons Learnt
Are The Ones Learnt By Bitter Experience

And

The Best Lessons Learnt
Are The Ones You Don't Have To Pay To Learn!

Come On, Man!
That Is Impossible!
Both Reasons Can't Be The Best!

If Something Is The Best
It Is The Only One!
Get Your Story Straight!

May I Say That
If You Had Chosen To Listen 
Until The Very End Of My Presentation
You Would Have Heard Me Say The Following:

One Lesson Is Learnt Best
Through The Payment For Disobedience

And

One Lesson Is Learnt By Choosing To Obey
Because
The One Who Made The Rule, Regulation
Law, Commandment
Is 
Appreciated ... Trusted
Believed ... Honored ... Worshipped!
He Is Your God Holy
And
In Your Eyes
His Word Is Sacrosanct ... Sufficient!

I Made My Binding Decision
First, Because Of Self-Induced, Bitter, Personal, Experience: 
I Found Out That His Way Was Better
And
Then, Finally
Because Of Love And Gratitude
And
Obvious, Identified, Present And Future Gain:
His Reasons Why I Should Follow Him Proved Better For Me
Than My Doing What Felt Good To Me!

I Attended Both "Public" Schools
And
By Exercising My Free Will
And
Utilizing My Free Choice
I, Being Wiser
Chose ... Choose ... To Believe The Eternal God

Who Wrote A Personal Letter To Me

On The Parchment Of His Perfect Life

Written With Ink Made Of His Innocent Blood

With The Pen Made Of His Redeeming Love

Carved By His Holy Light

To Give Me A Certain Hope Provided By 
His Personal Sacrifice 

To Give Me A Forever Home In His House

In The Living, Unshakeable, Kingdom Of Almighty God!

I Trust The Lord: He Is Faithful!

I Trusted The Lord: He Is Truthful!

I Am Trusting In The Lord: He Is Reliable!

The Lord Is My God: He Is Trust-Worthy

Dependable

Constant
And

Unchanging
And

He Is My Rock

My Defense

My Only Hope!
He Helps And He Heals!
He Seals And He Reveals
So, Because Of His Unfailing Grace To Me
Whereby I Obtain Mercy
And
Pardon And Cleansing
For Confessed And Repented Of Known Sin

I Completely Trust Jesus Christ The Lord ...!

... Our Soon-Returning King!

Serving The Lord Abundantly Pays
And 
Any "Risks" That I Take
By Faithfully, Enduringly, Following Him
Amounts To ... Results In ... Reward!
I Can't Say The Same About Following Satan
The Known God-Fraud!

Indeed!

Jesus Christ Is Creator
Savior And Redeemer
Provider And Sustainer
And Ever True And Faithful
Loving, Blessing, Giving And Forgiving!

He Is Not A Fraud!
He Is Almighty God!

Self-Indulgence ... Undisturbed!?!

Prideful Indulgence
Pleasurable Self-Indulgence
And
Undisturbed Self-Indulgence
Cared Not One Wit For Soul-Care Nor Self-Denial
And
They Valiantly Strove To Forget The True And Living God!

To Put It Quite Plainly
These Three Set The Bar Real High When It Came To 

Indulging Self-indulgence ... Undisturbed!

They Epitomised Self-Delusion

And
They Were Pleased To See Some Folk Following Them
Some Other Folk Desiring To Follow Them
And
All Blindly Emulating Their Light Grasp 

On Things Which Vigilant Christians 

Ought To Take To The Lord Christ
In Prayer
Or Prayer And Fasting!

Misguided Thinking ...

These Moojins 

- Certain People Even Called Them Moon-Donkeys -

Considered Life To Be "Just For Living!"
AndThe Non-Stop Party
For Having The Good Old Blast!

On The Issue Of Jesus Christ's Gift Of Faith
And
Increasing Faith
They Had No Time Nor Thoughts As Regards
Talking About Faith
Living In Faith
Or Working Their Faith
So Increasing Faith Was Not Even A Blip On Their Radar!

As Was Inevitable
A. Preacher Mann Came Into Town
And
At The Revival Time Crusade
- Which Everybody Seemed To Be Attending -
He Gave Them The Length Of His Tongue
Telling Them About Unchecked Self
Ignored Brother
And
Can't Be Bothered With Other
Soul Lover
And
Salvation Cover!

Preacher Mann ... A Real Preacher Of Righteousness
Had A Brief From The Eternal
The One God Holy, Just, Kind And True
And
He Was Laying It All On The Line
- No Holds Barred -
But
With Compassionate Kindness
Having Recognized And Accepted
And 

Believing That
But For The Grace Of The Living God
There He Walked, Too!

Thinking Deep Thoughts ...

You Know
When Self And Indulgence Contemplate
Communicate 

And

Commiserate
It Is Inevitable That They Will Become One
And 

Through The Short Span Of Mortal Life
- Which They Disavow -
They Will Seek To Transit ... Undisturbed
By Working, Watching, Waiting, Faith Now
And
Awesome, Dreadful, Sight Later!

Thought Patterns Are Juiced ...

Spirituality Was For Saps!
Right-Doing Was A Rip-Off!
Truth Was A Tear-Head!
Blessings Were Bought!
Belief Was Blighted, Benighted
And
The Name Of Christ Was Bandied About Like A Curse!

Cleansed Eyesight ...

For The Tripping Trio

Blinding Awareness Of Purchased Soul-Condition
Put All O' Their Behavior Into Instant Focus
And
Finding Help
Became Their Operating Locus!

Suddenly

Truth And Righteousness Were No Longer Hocus Pocus!

Light Was Shining In Dark Places
And

They Could See Of Sordid Past ... Innumerable Traces 

Truth Is Often Stranger Than Fiction

And

Without Blinking

They Rapidly Made The Decision That
Base And Brutish Were Their Known And Practiced Predilections!

They Availed Themselves
After A Brief Battle With Fallen Angel
Evil Spirit
And 

Damned Demon
They Gracelessly, Fearlessly, Embraced
Soul-Searching
Confession Of Known Sin
Repentance Toward The Father
And
Hungered For
And
Embraced The Daily Gift Of The Faith Of Christ Jesus!

They Finally Recognized

And

Avidly Appreciated

The Unmerited Favor Aka Grace Of The Eternal God!

They Finally Saw Through 

The Machinations Of King Fraud!

The True Light ...

Finally, Actually, Really Seeing Through New Eyes

They Indulged No More Random Acts Of Rejecting Truth
No More Living Like A Louse
No More Neglecting The Soul House
No More Operating With Vengeful Spirits 

And

Indulging The Gainsaying Joust!

The Cross Of Christ Became Their Crest
And
Accepting That There Is Eternal Life With Christ

They Chose Water Baptism
Aka Full Body Immersion!

They Chose The Life Of Light!
They Boldly Changed Sides
And
Wittingly Walked The Strait And Narrow Way
Unto Eternal Life! 

Broadway No Longer Held Any Appeal
And
They Chose To Indulge In Destroying
The Known-Demonic Device!

Christ's Love Became Their Life
And
Effectively
They Participated Actively

- Against Satan, The One Base -
In The Mortal Strife! 

They Desire The Glorified Life

And

They Learned To Pray!

Brethren,

As Committed Christ-Followers
We Are Called To Pray Without Ceasing!
We Are To Go To The Lord ... In Faith

- No Doubting -

Consistently, Persistently,
To The Point That, If God Were A Man
And
Able To Be Wearied By Our Constant Cries For Aid
He Would Say, 

"Enough Already! Take This!"

Almighty God Is Not A Man
And 

Our Prayers Are Not A Bother!

Our Persistence Says,

"Lord, I Believe! 

Please Help Me! 

From You, A Gift I Desire To Receive!"

Bless Yourself By Praying With Passion!
God Hears With Love And Compassion!
Pray According To God's Will For You

And 

You Will Be Gloriously Blessed!
That's A Memorialized Promise Of God!

Never Forget, Though ...

Known Sin Must Be Confessed!

Self Is A Bold Sinner

And

Self Brings Shame! 

Praying Proves That We Are Dependent

Upon The Omnipotent God

For Comfort And Aid!

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Bow Your Heart

And

Be Eternally Blessed!

CLUB OF INDULGENCE: No Value In Virtue?!

Rejecting Reproof
Had Amassed A Substantial "Fortune"
Rolling The Dice Of Self-Deceit
In The High Roller Haven
Club Of Indulgence!

He Is Right Now Headed
- Self-Righteously -
For Loss Of The Soul
That Dale Of The Damned
The No-Come-Back-From Land!

This State Of His Affairs
Was Long In Coming
BUT
Inevitable
BECAUSE
He Considered His Objectionable Traits Of Character
- Penchant For Perjury, Ignoble Deeds Etc. -
Attributes To Be Cultivated
AND

Admired!

He Roundly Despised Being
Reproved
Corrected
Directed
Chastised
BECAUSE
- As He Said -
They Stymied His Personality
Prevented Him From Being Him Self
AND
Stopped Him From Excelling!

Just So You Know...

He Is Also Given To Excess In Making Excuses!

Whoever Sought To Reign Him In
Was Called Jealous
Fault-Finding
AND
For Good Measure
Was Accused Of
Every Vile Thing Imaginable!

He Became A Lil' Satan! 

Rejecting Reproof Accused 

Accused Accused
The Brethren
AND
Refused Refused

Absotootulootly Refu-sed
From Wrong Paths
To Take The Narrow Road Called Turn-Back!

What Is Really Hurtful
Painful
Sad To See
Is That
He Has The Ability
The Skill
The Potential
To Be A Real Success
In The Service Of The Kingdom's Lord!

It Could Still Happen ...

He, Regenerated
Reformed

Faithful

AND

Enduring All Things For The Lord
Would Receive Heavenly Rewards!

I COULD Tell You That
He Is Just Satisfied With His Own Bad Attitude
Behavior
Character
AND
Was Just Walking In HIS Own Way
BUT
Alas And Alack ... I Can't!

Rejecting Reproof Started Acting ...
Well, He Wasn't Exactly Acting ...
He Started
AND
Continued Behaving
Actually Performing
Like A Plague Rat:

Scratch!

Whisper, Whisper! 

Scratch! 

Bite! 

Pee! 

Move On ...!

If You Know Anything About The Ellipsis
You Have To Know
That THAT "Move On ... !"
Actually Means
Move On To Another Victim
AND
Start. All. Over. Again 'N Again!

Rejecting Reproof Is Just Like That!
AND
To Prove It
He Roundly Despises
Denigrates
Disapproves Of
True Honest
Just Pure
AND
Lovely
AND
Poisonously Hates That One Called Good Report
AND
Finds No Value In Virtue
AND
Wants No Poor Man's Praise
AND
When Called To Account
Emphatically States:

These are Not Things That I Choose To Think About!

He Lives On Boardwalk Own Way!
He Prefixes Every Comment Of Gravitas With:

I AM ...!"

He Refuses To "Take A Knee!" In Contrition
Or For Repentance
AND
Cannot Visualize
The Profit In Prayer

Nor The Prize For Purity
So
Don't Try To Paint Him Any Picture!

He Does Not Care!

Well ...

I Shall Here Say:

Today Fuh Me! 

Tomorrow Fuh You!

Every Day Got A 4 o'clock

AND 

Every Pig Got Sa'rday Mornin'!

Comeuppance Is Coming
AND
No Matter How Slow 'e Roll
He Ain't No Way Never Late!
Whenever He Arrives
He IS On Time!

Oh-Oh!

Don't Look Now
BUT
He's Heeere!

A Word Of Warning:

The Stone That The Builder Rejects
Is Become The Cornerstone
Aka
The Correction That You Reject
Is The Very One That Will Save Your Life!

Jesus Christ Was Not Comely
BUT
His Message Of Salvation Says:

Come Ye ...!

Need I Say More?!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Believe It ... Or Not!

You May Choose
To Believe It ... Or Not
BUT
Unobtrusive Humble Poor
Was The Savior Of Mankind

The Lord Of Life

The King Of Creation
BUT
He Was Not Given To
Self-indulgent Displays
Of Great Pomp As A Usual Circumstance!

He Was Despised By Carnality's Clan
AND
By The Religious Glitterati
Hated
To His Very Core! -
It Was Not For Show!

You Would Not Believe
That He Was The Creator Of Man
God
Infinitely Kind
For
His Divinity Was Wrapped Up
Cloaked, If You Will
In The Sodden Garment Of Humanity
Prone To Sin - But Sinless
Prone To Temptation - But Guiltless
Hunted By Satan - But Not Caught
Tormented - But Not Terminated
For
As He Said Of Himself:

I Lay Down My Life -

No One Takes It From Me! 

I Shall Rise Again!

They All Thought It Was An Idle Boast
Because They Knew
- Of A Surety -
That A Once-Dead Man
Could Only Ever Be Known Again

As A ... Ghost!
They Were Clear On The Fact
That The Dead Cannot Live Again!
Or So They Thought!

Unobtrusive Human Poor
Before He Attired Himself
In Mankind's Robe
AND
Descended Into
Mankind's Veil Of Tears
Was Known
AND
Enthusiastically Worshipped
In The Heavenly Realm
As The Only Begotten Son Of The Father
The Ancient Of Days
AND
He Was Also There Known As King Glorious
The Pet Of Heaven!
He Was Greatly Beloved!
He Is Love!

Would It Surprise You To Know
That Unobtrusive Humble Poor Came To The Earth
To Return Man To His Father
BUT
He, Himself 

Arrived As A Defenseless Baby
In Need Of Earthly Parents
To Nurture Him

AND
Of Him To Take Care?!

As An Obviously Helpless
Apparently Defenseless Baby
He Had Enemies
In The Form Of Herod The Great
- A Murderously Vile And Godless Man -
Who Was A Tenant King Of The Roman Pagans
The Jewish Nation's Overlords
AND
The One Who Is

The Ultimate In Reprobates

AND

Who Was
The Most Beautiful 

The Most Musical
Creature
Ever Expressed From The Creator's Hands
Named Lucifer - The Covering Cherub
Now Called Satan
- The Adversary -
Who Was Cast Out Of Heaven

AND
Fallen To The Earth
With No Fixed Place Of Abode

- He Is A Free-Ranging Spirit -
Who Hated Him Like Poison
AND
Wanted Him Dead, Dead, DEAD!

Battle Lines Were Irrevocably Drawn!
Thing Will Come
To An Explosive Head!

With The Passage Of Time
Unobtrusive Humble Poor
Became A Gentle And Kind Man

In The Favor Of The Father God!

He Was Baptised In The River Jordan
By The Man Called
The Voice That Cried
In The Wilderness:

Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord!

Who Was Likened Unto The Prophet Elijah!

The Godhead Three
Were All Present
All In Agreement
Each Filling His Own Position
At The Baptism!

Unobtrusive Humble Poor
Became The Christ
- The Anointed One -
On That Very Day Of His Baptism
AND
Started Out On His Mission
- As The Seed Of Eve
The Mother Of All Living -
To Crush The Head Of The Serpent
Aka Satan
Fka Lucifer!

In The Fulfillment Of The Mission
He Would
- Ultimately -
Have His Heel Bruised!
It Did Hurt!

He Was Roundly Despised
AND
Rejected
By Vile Men
AND
One Of His Closest Friends
- Who Ate His Blessed Bread -
Sold Him Out For Silver
When He Could Have Had Eternal Gold
In Heaven!

His Betrayer's Unfair Gain
Did Not Prosper Him

For

He Committed Suicide

AND

His 30 Pieces Of Illgotten Silver

Purchased A Field Of Blood -

A Burying Ground!

Unobtrusive Humble Poor

Was A Man Of Sorrows

AND
Well-Acquainted With Grief
Who Healed The Sick
Fed The Poor
AND
- No Surprise Here -

Asked Man To Believe On Him
IFThey Willed To Walk Through
Heaven's Pearly-Gate Door!

Another Close Friend
- Talkative Boastful Peter -
Denied Him!
The Sanhedrin Decried Him
BUT
The Heavenly Father Succored Him
AND
He 

- Ever Always Obedient -

Did The Will Of The One Who Sent Him -
His Life Was Not Even
34 Years Long!

From Teacher
Healer
Master
Prophet
To
Condemned
Sacrificed
Dead
Risen
To
To Heaven Returned
To
High Priest
Advocate
Savior
To
King
Judge
Returning Soon
Is Christ Jesus - My Savior
Not Some Vain Man
Who Died Too Soon!

I Shall Follow You, My Savior

I Know Not What My Lot Shall Be

But

I Know You

And

That Is Enough!

Please, Lord

Bless Keep And Save Me

To Do Your Bidding

To Walk In Your Light

To Live Right

To Stay In The Faith Fight

And

In The Great Day

See You In Delight!

AMEN.

I Believe Him!
Won't You?
Please Walk With Him!
I Do!
Take The Hand Extended From
The Son Of God
The Hope Of Man
AND
At The Appointed Time
You Shall
Range Around Glory Land!

The Promise Of God

Is Given

To Those Who Choose To Believe!