HAPPY SABBATH + Covetous Or Contented!?!

We, Each, Have The Opportunity 

To Fill The Garden Of Our Mind With Goodness 

Or With Gripes And Griefs! 

We May Choose To Be Disinterested In The Things Of God 

And 

Also Totally Ungrateful For The Myriad Blessings That 

We Continually Receive 

Or We May Be Thankful For Grace 

And

Grateful That There Is Glory To Share ... To Come! 

We May Covet The Blessings Which Others Receive 

And

Despise The Great Gifts That The Good Lord Bestows Upon Us 

Or We May Boisterously Bless God 

And 

Grow Up Gracefully! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Who Bids Us To Faithfully Serve Him 

Provides For And Protects Us

Comforts And Corrects Us

And

Teaches And Tests Us

But 

He Never Tempts Us!

Our Dear Lord Leads And Loves Us

But

He Never Lures Us Into Folly 

Or Lulls Us Into A False Sense Of Security: 

We Can Openly Trust His Kind And Giving Heart! 

It's A Fact ... 

We Have No Viable Reason 

To Doubt The Pure And Holy Love Of The Lord Christ

So Dare To Remember Where He Has Brought You From 

And

Never Forget What He Has Done

Is Doing 

And

Will Do For You ... Personally! 

Choices, Chances, Changes ...

Dare To Dig Up The Plantings Of Gripes And Griefs 

And 

Dare To Plant Love, Joy, Hope

Faith, Purity, Peace

Temperance

And 

Goodness! 

Remember, Remember 

Don't Ever Forget ... 

We Eat What We Grow 

And 

We Are What We Eat! 

Do You Know What's Eating You!?! 

Be Wise Unto Your Own Soul's Salvation:

Choose To Grow Only What 

Is 

Everlastingly Beneficial! 

Peace Be Unto You!

You Are Not Your Own!

See!

It Is In Black And White: 

We Are Not Our Own! 

Every One Of Us ... Born Of A Woman 

Must ... At The Appointed Time

Give An Accounting Unto The Eternal God 

Before Jesus Christ The Lord

The King

The Judge! 

Beloved, 

We Have Free-Will 

And

The Freedom To Choose 

How To Live Our Own Lives! 

We May Do Whatever We Want To Do 

But

We Have No Say In How Long We May Do It! 

Jesus Christ Has Asked Us To Choose To Serve Him 

And

He Has Given Unto Us Clear Information 

Telling Us Why It Is To Our Eternal Profit 

To Follow, Serve, Worship, Pray To 

And 

Praise And Love Him! 

Our Dear Savior Has Also Plainly Explained To Us 

Why It Is Not To Our Benefit To Not Serve Him 

But

He Has Left The Decision-Making In Our Hands! 

Jesus Christ The Righteous ... Our Redeemer ... Our Friend

Will Never Force Us To Serve Him 

And

Nobody ... Human Or Malevolent Spirit

Can Force Us To Not Worship Him! 

Be Wise ... 

Anything That We Choose To Do

And 

Actively Do ... Good Or Bad

Is 

Our Own Decision 

So Never Let It Be Said That:

"The Devil Made Me Do It!" 

Or 

"Almighty God

Could Have ... Should Have

Stopped Me From Doing That!" 

Face Facts ...

It Is Your Life To Live

And 

It Is Your Choice As To How To Live Your Life

And

It Is Your Own Personal Decision

On Where Is To Be Your Preferred Final Destination! 

The Choices Are Clear So Please Choose Wisely: 

Destination-Wail In Hell 

Or 

Destination-Rejoice In Heaven!

No One Will Make Your Decision For You! 

Please, I Beseech Us All 

Cooperate With Christ

And

Choose Eternal Life With Christ 

And 

Be Ever Blessed!

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ...

You Were Not Bought Back From Death

With Either Silver Or Gold

But

With The Innocent Blood Of Jesus Christ

The Lamb Of God

- The Joy And The Hope Of Every Man, Woman And Child -

Who Infinitely Loves Your Personally ... Intimately!

HAPPY SABBATH + Benighted Or Blessed?!

IF
All Things Work Together
For Good
To Them That Love The Lord
AND
Are Called
According To HIS Purpose
THEN
It Stands To Reason
That All Things Work Together
For Ill aka Bad
To Them That Hate The LordAND
Are Used
According To Satan's Purpose!

IFRighteous Faithful
Men Women And Children
Are Sighing And Crying
Over The Abominations
Being Practiced In The Land
Then It Stands To Reason
That The Man With The Writer's Inkhorn
Is Marking God's PeopleAND
Those Men With Their Slaughtering Weapons
Are Soon To Follow!

It Stands To Reason
That
IF
Truth Is Cast Down In The Street
THEN
It Must Mean That
Good Is Become Evil

AND
Evil Is Become Good
Light Is Become Darkness

AND
Darkness is Become LightAND
In No Small Order
We Have Exchanged
Beauty
To Acquire... Ashes?!
We Are Benighted By Blight!

Ashes To Ashes!
Dust To Dust!
It Is Impossible
For The Human Soul To Rust!

Rest Is For The Weary
Not For Those Who Choose To Party On!
Judgment Day Is ComingAND
Soon
Sin, Death
Hell

AND

Satan
Will Be Forever Gone!

God Is Not Gone!
God Is No Fraud!
Fraud Is From Satan
Liar
Who Aspires To Be Lord God!

God Eternal
Is On Heaven's Throne

AND
Heaven's Throne
Communicates Not With Cellular Phones!

Man-Made Cell Phones 

Need A Man-Made Satellite Power

For A Feed
BUT
Almighty God
The Consuming Fire
Is Power
That None Can
Deconstruct
Restrict
Fire
Nor
Retire!

Please Take Heed!

Those Who Are Sick Of Sin

AND
From Committing Sin
By God's Grace
Retire!
Those Who Would
See Jesus In Peace
Have Faith In Their Bellies
Burning
Like A Fire!

The Lake Of Fire
Is Not The Place
Where They Will
Retire
For They Will Know
No DisgraceAND

Will In Triumph
Ascend
To Heights
Higher And Higher!

The Higher Satan Climbs
The More His "Tail" Is ExposedAND
The More He Is Exposed
The More We See
That He Is Neither True

Nor

A King 

For He Possesses No Right-Living Clothes!

Clothes
Are A Symbol For Character

AND
Of One's Integrity
BUT
Satan Has None
For His Character
Is One Of
Consistent
Persistent
Pride-Filled 

Infidelity!

To Whom Do You Pray?

Who In Your Heart Holds Sway?

If God Is God

Serve Him

For

You Can't Pray To God

And

With The Devil, Himself, Play!

SERVING THE SAVIOR : Carrying Corrupted Coals!?

Neither Selfishness
Nor Coldness
Nor Hardheartedness
Are Fit Traits
Fit Clothing
To Be Found
In And Upon A Professed Disciple
A Regenerated Follower Of Jesus Christ
AND
Any Christian Who Cherishes Them
Or Wears Them
Even Glorying In Them
I Dare Say
Should Hang Down Their Head
AND
Cry Out:

Oh, Lord!
I Am Unclean!
Oh, Lord!
I Am So Ashamed!

Remember, Please
Nadab And Abihu
High Priest Aaron's Sons
- Priests Themselves -
Who Knew
How The Temple Service Was Run!
They Knew How
Specifically Particular
Almighty God's Rules Were
For Placing Fire Before The Holy Lord
AND
Yet
AND
Still 
They, Being Self-Willed
AND
Self-Determining
Placed Swill Aka Strange Fire
Before The Holy God
AND
Instantly Perished!
Devoured!
"Fire-bombed!"
Dead!
Killed!

So ...?!

That Was Then
But, Now
In This Day
The Fire We Place On The Altar
Before The Holy God
Is Our Character
Such As Is Blessed
By King Jesus
AND
Cursed By King Fraud!

Therefore ...

Triumphantly
Cast Your Crud Before The Cursed One
AND
Humbly
Place Your Precious Pearls
Before The Prince Of Peace
AND
Let Christ's Holy Character
Be Replicated In Thee
So That You Will Find
Acceptance
AND
Receive Favor
From The Eternal God
The Only One Holy!

Children Of The King Of Glory
Princes Princesses
One And All
Are Groomed To Holy Kingly Character
By
The Holy Spirit Of God!

The Holy Spirit Guides
Chides
Teaches
AND
Us Feeds
AND
If We Accept The Training
We Shall At The End
Receive OUR Gold Crowns
New Names
Victor's Palms
Harps Of Gold
Robes Of Christ's Righteousness
AND
Wings
Upon Which We Shall Truly Soar
For God's Eternity!

Selfishness
Coldness
AND
Hardheartedness
Are As Wet Coals
Fit Only To Be Cast Away
AND
Trodden Underfoot
For
They Will Contaminate The Good
Which Burn Bright And Bold
Before God
Forever
AND
All Day!

Almighty God
Is A Consuming Fire
AND
All Who Will Be Saved
Must Be Clean
So
If Your Intent
Is To Live With The King
Ask The Holy Spirit
To Remake You
So That
Through The Pearly Gates
You Will Have Unchallenged Right
To Walk In!

Be Ye Holy!
Be Ye Clean!
AND
Be Ye Faithful
For
God Accepts The Righteous
Not The Profane
Those Unclean!

What's In Your Censer?
From Where Do You Purchase
Acquire
Your Coals?
Were They Purchased From
Satan
Or
The Savior?
Will They Get You Killed
Or
Will They Save You Whole?

Because We Appear To "Work!"
For Christ Jesus
Let Us Not Assume That We Are Home Free
Just Because
We Appear To Men As Those Righteous
To God

We May Possess The The Stink Of The Unholy

AND

Have The Character Of The Obscene!

Brethren,
When You Know Right
Do Right
For
You Can't Unknow What You Know Is Right!
- Nor Wrong Either! -

Jesus Said:

"Be Ye Holy!"

In Essence, That Means
Be Ye Clean!

So ...

Take Your Bath!
Clean Your Body!
AND
Cleanse Your Mind
Under The Agency Of The Holy Spirit
AND
Don't Put Back On
The Same Old Dirty Clothes
For
With Them On
You Can't Enter Where
The Good Shepherd's Sheep Go
Gently Grazing
Gladly Praising
Having Gained
The Glorious Goal!

In The Faith

Of

Jesus Christ The Righteous

Drop

The Devil's Deadly Dross

- Those Soot-Producing

Soul-Benighting Coals -

And

Gain

God's Good Non-Corroding Gold!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Hopscotch Board

When I Was A Child
Beneath The Age Of Consent
Running Hopscotch
Was A Thing
Where Much Time Was Spent!
Mommies And Daddies
Would Join In On Moonlight Nights
AND
Soon Everybody On The Street
Was Playing!
Oh, What A Delight!

The Goal
Was To Get From The Bottom No. 1
To The Top No. 9
AND
Return
Without Losing One's Balance
AND
Falling
For
The Master Of The Board
Was The One Who Could Reach
The Highest Number
For The Start
AND
Return
AND
Dismount From Your Number Start
Again Without
On Your Face
Falling
AND
Giving Everybody Else Observing
Playing
Something To Laugh And Shout About!

It Was Easy!
It Was Hard
AND
It Was Fun
But The Passage Of Time
Soon Made The Game A Discard!

UNTIL ...

In Adulthood
In Life
AND
In Faith
Hopscotch Returned
Forcefully
AND
Placed Me
In A Rather Peculiar Place!

If You Look
At The Hopscotch Board
You Will Note
That There Are Two Places Where
A Person Is Straddling
Two Numbers For Sure
BUT
You Will Also Notice
That
As You Start
So Do You End
In Singular Position
With No Hope
For Straddling
Even If Is You
Who
The Board Drew!

Straddling May Give Time For Rest!
Straddling May Give Time To Reflect!
Straddling Does Not Make
A Way Of Life
For
For
OR
Against
One Must A Firm 
And Upright Position
Realize!

So In Faith!
So In Belief!
Man Cannot Have Faith In Jesus Christ
AND
Expect
AND
Believe 
A Dying Mortal Man Like Himself Can
Our Life's Stresses Relieve!

Take A Good Look 
At The Fence To Be Straddled
AND
Look At Your Position 
Relative To Same
AND
Think Hard About The Position
In Which You Will Fall
When The Earthquake In Your Life
Causes You
- With Malice -
Aggressively To Fall!

If God Is God
Serve The Loving Lord Jesus Christ!
If The Devil Is God
Serve Satan Of Demonic Device
For
You Can't Wholeheartedly Embrace The Holy One
AND
Wholeheartedly Embrace The Evil One, Too
AND
Then Run Happily 
Contentedly
With All Two
For The King James Says:

Decisions Must Be Made!
BUT
Coined Heads Or Tails Cannot Be Played!
Being Wise Unto Salvation
With Mortal Head In Jesus Christ's Firm Faith 
Held High 
Above Firmly Set Shoulders
PLUS
Abiding
Obedient Love 
For Him Who Is In Everlasting Command
Is The Only Way To Reach Zion
To Forever Reside With
The Glorious Son Of Man!

Our Faith
Must Join Our Belief
AND
Educated Consumers We Must Be
OR ELSE
In The Great Shaking
- No Faking -
A-quaking
We Will Be!

So, Remember ...

Like A Game Of Hopscotch
Every Human Life Has An End
So
Be Sure Of Your Position
AND
With Wise Ways
Make Firm Provision
For Where You Will
Eternity 
Spend!

God Made!

God Gave!

God Gives!

God Forgives!

and

God Receives!

So Don't Be A Laodicean!

Go Humbly To God 

... And Truly Live!

Serving God: The God Of All

I Serve A God
Who Has Eyes That See
Everything - Good or Bad -
That Every Single Human Being
That Has Been Or
Ever Will Be On This Planet
Has Done 
Or Will Ever Do.

I Serve A God
Who Has Ears
Not Just For Decoration
But To Hear
And Does Hear The Loudest Wail
Or The Softest Call
Of Any One Who Chooses
To Call Him Lord
Or Wants To Know If He Is God
Or Needs To Know That He Is Near
Of Just To Utter His Name
To Cast Away Very Human Doubts and Fears.

I Serve A God
Who Has Real Hands
To Soothe The Weary
Or Even Sorrowing 
Or Even Worried Brow
To Shield From Destruction
To Shepherd His Children On The Way
To Beckon The Seekers
To Hold His Own Safe ... and Secure From Spiritual Harm!

I Serve A God
With Living, Feeling, Full-Body Blooded Feet
Which Same Feet Walked The Lonesome Road
Walked Amongst The Sick and Suffering
The Hopeless and The Helpless
The Hungry and Self-Satisfied
The Seeking and The Sorrowful
The Angry and The Hateful
The Betrayed and The Betraying
The Heaven-bound and The Hellbent
Climbed Mount Calvary
Were Nailed To The Cross
Walked Out Of The Cold Grave
Stood On The Cloud On The Way To Heaven
Which Will Stand On The Cloud On The Way Back To Earth
To Claim And Carry All His Children Home
Which Feet Also Hold The Perpetual Marks
Of The Sacrifice For My Shame
Which Feet I Will See With My Own Eyes
And Be Able To Touch
Because The Very God That I Serve
Is Not A Plaster Saint
A Paper Dragon
Nor A Comic Folly!

I Serve The God
Who Cries
Who Is Hurt
Who Helps
Who Heals
With Whom Is Hope
AND
Who To All Humans Never Fails To Appeal.

I Serve The God 
Of All Graces
My Hope For Glory
The Servant King
The True Shepherd
AND
My Way Home!

I Serve The God 
With The Beating Heart
Who Is Touched By My Griefs
AND
Who Came To Earth 
AND
Was Tempted As I Often Am
BUT
Never Sinned
So As To Serve As My Example 
On How I May Live A Victorious Life.

I Serve The God 
Who Loves Me
Who Created Me
Who Desires A Relationship With Me
And Adopted Me
For His Own Child
And Made Me An Heir
To The Heavenly Realm.

I Serve The God 
Who Lets His Holy Spirit
Abide In Me
To Comfort Me
To Teach Me
To Chide Me
To Keep Me 
In The Right and Holy Way.

I Serve 

The Holy

Eternal

All-Seeing

All-Knowing

Ever-Present

In Whom Is All

The Beginning

The Ending

Can't Be Usurped

Nor Back-Raised

Unrelinquishing

Living God!

The Lamp!

Serving and Worshiping The Living Loving God!

Interesting Perplexity!

How Can One Serve-Worship God On Principle Alone Having Less Feeling for 
The Creator-God Than for Our Android Windows I-Phone?

1. Worshiping God ON Principle

Worshiping God On Principle
Is Like Acquiring 
A Master Craftsman's Certification
OR
Even A College or University Degree:

We Know AND Can Regurgitate The Study Material
AND
It Can Be PROVED That We Attended 
All The Theoretical and Practice Sessions
AND
Submitted All Required Homework
AND
The Requisite Term Papers
AND
Passed All The Examinations!

BUT ...

Having Been Accepted For Paid Employment
We Cannot
On Our Own
OR
Under Our Own Steam
Turn Our Acquired Theoretical Knowledge 
Into The Practical Real-World Application
That Benefits
Either Our Self
OR 
Another!

There Is, Therefore, No Point To The Process!

2. Serving and Worshiping God 

    WITH Principle AND Feeling:

Serving God By The Book
Having No Heart Just The Page-By-Page Look
Choosing
For This Day
To Just Act
AND
Not Reach Out To Our Soul's Lover
AND
Energetically
Loving Him Back
Is An "Arrangement!"
Just Business!
AND
That IS A Fact!

BUT ...

Surprise!  Surprise!
Living On Loving Lies
In A Business Arrangement
In A Marriage of Convenience
Won't Earn One Any From-God Lenience!

We Must Love God All The Way
For
In The Event Of Sin
We Won't For It Have To Pay
BUT ...
If Our Love for God
Is Just Part Some Time
We'd Better Have For 
Our Sin-As-Raw-Fish
Something Better Than Hot Horse Radish!

Satan Will Offer Us Some Stale Sauce Tartar
AND
Were God Mean
He'd Be Laughing at Us:

"Har Har!"

Let Us Not Take A Chance!
Let Us Go to Jesus!
We May Cry - But Don't Lie!
AND
Let Him Know That Someone Else for Our Heart Does Vie
AND
Ask Him to Tell Us Plainly
AND
If Necessary ... Again
Why On Him Our Heart Can Rely
AND
Let Us
By Littlest Faith
Trust Him
For He Cannot Lie!

God Offers
No Fair Promise!
No Fool's Gold!
No Horse of A Different Hue!
AND
No Circus Dog Performing On Cue!

God Is 
A Royal Father
A Loyal Friend
With Real Benefits
AND
Myriad
Real Blessings
Through and Through!

Let Us Ditch The "Love-God-On-Principle" Principle!
Let Us Serve-Worship God Out Of Real Love
AND
With Feelings True!

God Has A Great House in Heaven
With A Mansion Each for 
Believing
Loving
Trusting Worshipers!

I Desire To Receive A Jesus-Prepared Mansion In God's Great House!
Don't You Desire To Receive One, Too?!

 In The Heart Of Jesus

There Is R o o m

For

Every Repentant Sinner!