Vespers At The End Of The Sabbath: Give "It" A Name!

 

Mark The Word: 

Without The Law

There Can Be No Sin!

 

Beloved, 

Think On This Thing:

In Order For A Problem To Be Fixed

It Must Have A Name! 

In The Normal Run Of Things

Someone Must Bear Responsibility For Having The Problem

Causing The Problem

Or Fixing The Problem! 

And

Problems Only Get Fixed 

When Blame And Shame Fall Upon Someone's Shoulders! 

Dear Ones, 

In The Realm Of Unnamed Problems

Nameless Is Blameless And, Therefore, Shameless 

As In Having No Need To Bow The Head Or The Knee! 

Brethren Beloved, 

We Who Diligently And Lovingly

Faithfully And Enduringly Serve The Lord Jesus Christ

Please Let Us Not Walk In The Vaunted Wisdom Of The Worldly-Wise 

Which Is As Foolishness In The Eyes Of The Only Wise God 

Who Reigns And Rules In The Orderly And Eternal Glorious Kingdom! 

Let Us Choose

- By Grace Through Faith That Works By Love 

And 

Purifies The Soul - 

To Identify The Problem Areas In Our Lives 

By The Infallible Word

And 

With Shame-Facedness 

Boldly Carry Them To The Throne Of Grace 

To Him, Innocent, Who Took The Blame For Us 

So That We, In Brokenness And Contrition, Could Walk Free! 

Let Us Let Our Jesus Place Our Problems Aka Our Sins 

Upon That Scape-Goat Satan 

Which Is Where They Belong 

Because Of 

Our Humble Confession, For Love Of Jesus

And 

Heart-Felt Repentance, For Life With Christ! 

Names Have Meaning! 

Remember That Anything That Does Not Bless Curses 

And

Anything That Does Not Save Destroys! 

Please Let Your Strong Desire Be For The Lord! 

Jesus Christ Saves! 

Peace! 

Folly Ain't Fun: Think On Jesus Christ Who Ever Thinks Of You!

Dead In Sin And Trespasses! 

Too Proud To Change!?! 

What A State Of Affairs! 

You Can't Help Yourself 

But 

You Are Making Sure To Keep The One Who Can Out Of Fix-Me Range! 

Did You Know That A Dove Is Called Silly 

Because 

It Sometimes Flies Without A Cause!?! 

Did You Know That Sinners Don't Know Where They Are Going 

But 

Proudly State That They Are Going There In Style!?! 

Consider That You, And Me Too, Were Once In Hard Bondage In Egypt 

Where Denying Knowledge Of The Holy God 

And 

The Practice Of Idol-Worship Were Considered Big Doings 

And 

The Lord God Almighty Brought You Out By The Power Of His Might 

And 

Called You His People 

And

When You Were Established, Strong And Fat And Happy

You Adopted The Vile Habits Of Your Neighbors 

Which Habits The Lord Condemned! 

When Certain Of Your Wicked And Idolatrous Neighbors 

Sought To Make War With You

Would You Ignore Your Own Known-Holy Loving Faithful God 

And 

Seek "Help" From Your Former Slave-Master, Egypt

Instead Of Swallowing Your Pride

Admitting Your Error

And 

Acknowledging Your Shame

Stop Your Useless Silly-Dove Flights Of Fancy Or Fantasy Flights 

And

With A Broken, Contrite Heart

Humble Yourself And Pray

Confessing And Repenting Of Your Known And Bold Sin!?! 

Beloved, 

Folly Ain't Fun! 

What Tastes Good In The Mouth 

And 

Pleasurably Slides Down The Throat 

Can Be Silk In And Brambles Out

Oil In And Jagged Rocks Out! 

How About Choosing To Give Your Sin And Your Satan To The Savior 

So That Your Only Savior, Jesus Christ The Lord 

May Secure You With His Salvation!?! 

Let Us Choose To Lose Our Useless Pride 

And 

In The Lord Of Life Confide And Abide! 

Peace!

HAPPY SABBATH + Reject Evil To Live In The Bright Presence!

We Should Be Very Afraid To Do Anything That 

Even Remotely Has The Aroma, Fragrance, Stench

Or Stink Of Wickedness ... Evil! 

Beloved, 

The Lord God Almighty Does Not Have A Lisp

A Stutter, A Stammer, A Tied Tongue

Nor Is Dumb 

So Let Us Not Play Fast And Loose 

With The Living Word Of Saving Truth 

Which Can Both Shame And Cut Us Apart 

And

Also Liberate And Elevate Us! 

Dear Ones, 

The Lord Is Not A Monster 

But 

Is Master Of All He Surveys

All That He Has Created

So We Should Hear And Heed What He Says 

Because 

He Means It

And Because 

He Loves Us

And Because 

His Holy Love Does Not Hurt Or Cause Sorrow 

And Because 

We Seek To Return His Undying Love 

By Showing Him Our Willing Obedience! 

Almighty God's Laws Are Few 

And 

Eternity Is Long! 

Sin Has A Shelf Life 

But 

Salvation Is Everlasting! 

The King Of Love Is Glorious 

But 

The Usurper, The Wannabe God

Is 

A Base And Bold Fraud! 

Please, I Beseech And Encourage Us All 

To Humble Ourselves Before The Lord 

So That We May Enjoy The Now Unimaginable Blessings 

Reserved For The Pilgrim Band Known Righteous! 

Reject Evil 

And 

Dare To Let The Lord Embrace You With Eternal Love 

To Live In His Bright Presence! 

Pray, Dear Ones! 

Pray ... And Stay Focused On 

The Goodness And Good News Of Our Lord Jesus! 

Peace!

Spirit Or Flesh, Liars Lie!

The Devil And His Henchmen ... Both Witting And Deceived

Would Have Us To Believe That We Live In This World Alone 

And

That From Sin, Self, Sorrow, And Shame 

We Will Never Be Free! 

The Devil Is The Liar ... The Father Of Lies

And 

Sin ... With Its Accessories 

Is 

The Condition That Can Only Be Cured By The Kind King

Jesus Christ Our Lord! 

Dear Ones, 

I Beseech Us All:

Do Not Into Doubt, Disbelief, And Deviltry 

Be Deceptively Lured By Satan

The Prince Damned For All Eternity 

And 

Famous For Suffering From A Fatal Case Of "Self And I!" 

Please Be Wise 

And 

Choose To Set Aside Self 

And 

Seriously Seek The Savior! 

Beloved, 

The Walk Of Faith Is Not Easy 

But

The Free Gift Of Faith 

Is 

Freedom To Be Free In 

And

Walk With Jesus Christ 

And

To Walk With Him And Not Be Weary! 

Our Father Is In Heaven 

And 

He Watches Over Me And Thee! 

Wait Upon The Lord 

And 

Humbly, Faithfully, Enduringly Do His Bidding

And 

From Sin's Mastery Be Free! 

Willingly ... Wisely

Give Your Free Will To The Lord Jesus Today! 

Peace!

 

MONEY CAN'T BUY SALVATION: Soap And Water Can't Clean Sin!

Money Can Buy A Lot Of Things In This Life

But

It Can't Buy Class

A Conscience

Nor The Lord Christ! 

We Used To Sing A Song In Young People's Meeting 

Which Contained The Words: 

"If Salvation Was A Thing That Money Could Buy

The Rich Would Live But The Poor Would Die!" 

Thankfully, The Living God Is Not Impressed 

With Our Big Bucks

Or Our Intellect

Or Our Accomplishments 

And, Therefore

He Calls All Of Us Sinners 

And

Invites Us All To Come To Him For Cleansing

For Salvation

By His Saving Grace Known Full And Free! 

Big Or Little, Rich Or Poor, Free Or Slave

All Of Us, Everyone

Is 

Free To Approach The Throne Of Grace Humbly 

In Acceptance Of What Cannot Be Bought, Begged, Or Bartered!

Salvation Can't Be Bought: It's Not For Sale!

Salvation Can't Be Begged: It Is A Gift Of Undying Love!

Salvation Can's Be Bartered: We Have Nothing To Barter With!

What A Mighty And Good God We Serve! 

Beloved, 

Neither Dirty Clothing, Dirty Mind, Nor Prior Dirty Intentions 

Exclude Us From Reaching Out 

To Touch That Holy Hand Of Hope Offering Help And Healing! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Do Not Permit Pride, Dirt, Or Present Shame For Past Events 

To Stop You From Accepting The Free Gift Of Life Everlasting 

In The Presence Of God Eternal! 

Soap And Water Is Able To Wash Away Everything But Sin 

So Get Thee Hence To Him Whose Innocent Blood 

Cleanses Us Of Every Sin Post Haste! 

You Will Not Be Rejected!

Peace!

Wearing The King's Supplied-For-Us Garments!

No Love, No Faith, No Works, No Robe!

What Are We Rejoicing Over 

And

Being Joyful About 

If

We Are Not Attired In The Garments 

Which The Lord Christ Has Supplied For Us To Wear 

And

As A Mark Of Our Cooperation With

And 

Obedience And Belonging To Him!?! 

Beloved, 

In These Last Days

There Will Be Those Among Us Who Will Bear The Lord's Name 

But

Will Provide Their Own Food Aka Truth 

And 

Their Own Clothing Aka Doctrines, Behaviors, Beliefs! 

They Desire To Bear That Holy Name 

To Hide Their Obvious Shame! 

Let Us Not Join With The Proud Evil-Doers Because 

It Will Not End Well With Them 

Or Any Who Join With Them In Their Rebellion! 

Pride, Rebellion, And Disobedience 

Are All Character Traits Of 

Satan And All Who Now Walk As He Did! 

The First Garment Of Salvation, Justification

Is 

Ours When We Accept Jesus! 

To Achieve The Second, Sanctification

Is 

The Work Of A Lifetime! 

Glorification Aka Immortality, Incorruptibility

The Clean, White, Linen Robe Of Christ's Righteousness 

Is 

The Reward Of Those Who Pass The Test Aka Overcome Sin! 

They Are Found Faithful ...  Redeemable

Prior To The Glad Day When The Lord Comes 

Bringing His Rewards With Him 

To Claim His People, His Saints! 

What Are You Saying, Doing, Wearing, Baring!?! 

Are You True To The Committed Class 

In The School Of Christ!?! 

Are You A Skin-Out Name-Only Christian 

Or

A Spirit-Filled, Obedient

Working, Watching, Waiting, Christian!?! 

The Lord Knows! 

Do You!?! 

Do I!?! 

Let's Seriously Think About It 

And 

Choose To Live In Righteousness ... Now! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: EVIL: Name It And Shame It!

The Way Of Evil 

Is 

As Mesmerizing As The Eyes Of Snakes

And 

The Designs On Their Skins! 

There Is No Explanation Nor Excuse For Evil! 

There Is No Safe Way To "Play" With Evil 

And

There Is No Avoiding The Stain Nor Stench Of 

Having Been Enmeshed, Involved, With Evil! 

Evil Turns Life Upside Down And Backward! 

We Cannot Live Peacefully With Evil 

No Matter The Popular Word On The Street

In Movies

TV Shows

Books

And 

Role-Play Games! 

Beloved, 

Evil ... Just Like Sin

Must Be Properly Named 

And 

Shamed 

No Matter Who Is Doing It

And 

No Matter Why It Is Being Done!

Potiphar's Wife 

Tried To Get Patriarch Jacob-Israel's Beloved Son, Joseph

Their Purchased Slave

To Do Evil In The Ever-Present God's Sight: 

He Rejected Her

And 

Called Her Out On It! 

Joseph Remained Clean Before The Lord 

Even Though He Endured Unearned Disgrace

Much Suffering

And 

Unimaginable Sorrow! 

Our Lord Jesus ... The Judge Of All Flesh

Vindicated Joseph 

And

Elevated Him Above Said Potiphar 

And 

His Evil, Lying, Wife! 

Dear Ones, 

Evil, Like Lead, Sinks Under Its Own Weight! 

Cream Aka Goodness, Like The Sun

Rises Because Of Its Nature 

And

Does Its Appointed Work 

As Ordained By Its Maker! 

Let No One Deceive, Beguile, You: 

Right And Light Have No Midnight 

In Almighty God's All-Seeing, All-Knowing, Holy Sight! 

Avoid Even The Appearance Of Evil! 

Peace!

Walk Uprightly In The Glaring Light Of Truth!

Whatever We Do In This Life

Our Witness Is Also Our Judge! 

Whether It Be For Or Against Us 

Is

Determined By How We Operate 

Under The Word Of The Lord Jesus Christ 

Whom We Say That We Dearly Love! 

Beloved, 

Please Do Not Permit Truth 

To Be A Strange Flavor Upon Your Tongue 

Because 

This Will Mark You 

As Cohort With Him Who Has Made Lying A Science 

And

Sells It As A Heart-Comforting Song!

Jesus Christ Our Savior 

Is 

Calling His Children To Walk Uprightly 

And 

In The Glaring Light Which Makes All Darkness Strip Naked 

And 

Be Ashamed Of That Which Is Well And Truly Wrong! 

Let Us Endeavor Today To Stand In Truth ... Come What May

And 

Give No Ground To The Devil 

When For All Of Our Sin 

Jesus Christ The Righteous Already Paid! 

Please Take Your Burden To Jesus Christ

And 

See To It That By Your Hand 

At His Nail-Pierced Feet 

They Are Laid! 

Call Sin, Sin

And 

Call Satan,  The Fraud

And 

Choose To Let The Lord Lead You 

So That He Will Call You To His Side

When He Returns To Earth With The Angels 

Riding On The Conqueror's White Horse On The Cloud!

Almighty God's Grace Is Sufficient: 

Humbly Pray

Gently Speak

And 

Faithfully The Treasures Of The Living Kingdom Seek!

 Maranatha: 

The Lord Is Coming! 

Peace!

GOOD OR BAD: Everybody Sets An Example!

Growing Up

We Were Always Instructed To Set A Good Example

To Follow Good Examples

And 

To Never Be The Bad Example

The Means By Which Someone 

Is 

Led Astray To Do Evil! 

Surprise ... No Surprise

Anybody May Set An Example 

But

The Real Question Is

Are You Setting The Good Example 

Worthy For Others To Accept 

And ... With Wisdom

Follow!?! 

Beloved, 

Jesus Christ The Righteous Judge

The Kind King

The Hope Of Every Man

Is

Our Exemplar 

Aka Ensample 

Aka Perfect Example

The One Whom We Could "Close Our Eyes" 

And

Without Reservation

Dare To Follow Faithfully! 

We, However

Don't Follow The Lord Christ Blindly! 

We Follow Our Dear Savior 

Through Good Evidence

Faith That Cannot Fail

Trust That Will Never Be Abused 

And

With Love For The Holy Love 

Which Will Never See Us Being Made Ashamed! 

True Believers Aka Committed-To-Christ Christians

Are Not Ashamed Of The Truth 

And 

We Should Never Be Afraid 

Or Ashamed To Permit Others To See Us 

Walking In Full Agreement With The Truth 

In The Living Light Of The Good News Gospel That 

Leads All Who Are Willing To Be Saved 

To Eternal Life! 

A Bad Example Costs The Wicked Instructor 

And 

His Careless And Willful Imitators! 

The Good Example Rewards Both The Wise Teacher 

And 

His Diligent Students! 

Please Let Us Dare To Direct Someone 

To The Good And Holy Way Today 

And

Without Hesitation, Fear, Or Shame: 

Jesus Christ Made The Way Plain 

And

He Always Saves!

DON'T BE ASHAMED: Open Your Heart To Almighty God!

Our Hope ... A Living And Lively Hope

Is 

In The Lord Of Life ... The King Of Glory

And

No Child Following After The Lord Jesus Christ 

Should Be Unwilling, Afraid, Or Ashamed 

To Go Before Our Heavenly Father 

And 

In Humility Say:

"I'm Sorry! 

I Need You!

Help Me!

Forgive Me!

Guide Me!

Lead Me!

Feed Me!

Correct Me!

Protect Me!

Draw Me Nearer!" 

Truly Loved And Divinely Blessed

We Should Be Pleased To Say:

"Father, I Trust You: 

Help Me To Trust You More!

 

I Need You: 

Help Me To Daily See My Need! 

I Love You: 

Help Me To Daily Love You More!

 

Thank You For Your Grace: 

Help Me To Daily Grow In Grace!

 

I Have Sinned: 

Please Help Me To Humbly Confess

And

Repent Of My Sin 

And

 By The Working Of The Sweet Holy Spirit That 

Leads Me Into All Truth

Help Me Not To Sin 

Against Your Holiness Again! 

I Am Weak: 

Help Me To Be Strong In You, My Lord And My God!

 

I Desire To Reach The Heavenly Home Safely: 

Please Lead Me Gently Home!

 

Help Me To Honor, Worship And Obey You Always!

 

Help Me To Walk In The Ways Of Righteousness 

And

Not Turn Again To Fables!

 

Help Me To Tell The Good News 

Until Jesus Christ Comes 

Or Until My Life On Earth Is Through!

 

My Life Is Yours: 

Keep Me Safe By Thy Dear Side 

As I In You Completely Confide!" 

Brethren, Beloved

Choose To Hold Nothing Back!

Dare To ... With The Confidence Of Unfailing Faith

Open Your Hungering Heart To Almighty God

To Jesus Christ The Lord

Our Soon-Returning Kind King! 

Peace Be Upon You!

Being Ashamed Of Sin Is A Good Thing!

Shame 

Is 

The Teacher Not To Be Ignored

Because

The Ability To Feel Shame

Is

A Gift Of The Eternal God Our Lord

To Cause Us To Walk In Repentance

And

Help Us To Confess And Make Wrong Things Right

So That We May Be Cleansed And Forgiven

For Sinning Against The Holy God! 

Shame 

Is 

Synonymous With Sin And Guilt 

And 

If We Refuse To Express Shame 

For Our Having Committed Known Sin

For Which We Are Known Guilty

We Make Our Maker, God, King 

And 

Judge 

A White-Mouthed Liar! 

We Then Become God 

Because 

We Have Determined That 

We Know More Than He Who Made Us!

We Did Not Make Ourselves! 

Beloved, 

The Living God In Glory

Through The Innocent Blood Jesus Christ 

- Shed For Us At Calvary -

Willingly Offers 

And 

Graciously Gives Of His Free Grace 

To Us Who Choose

- By Faith In The Eternal Word 

And

The Finished Work Of Jesus - 

To Experience ... Express

The Necessary Shame For Our Trespasses 

Against His Holiness! 

Let Us, Therefore, 

Cease From Our Arrogance 

And 

Humble Ourselves Before The Great God 

And 

Display Real Shame

True Sorrow

Biting Regret

And 

Heart-Felt Repentance 

For Crucifying Our Lord Christ

Time And Again! 

Be Ye Warned ... 

Satan Refused 

To Feel Ashamed For His Known-Sinful Pride

Greed, Arrogance, Selfishness, Lies 

And

Treachery Against His Maker 

And

By So Doing

Sealed His Own Destruction 

And 

That Of The One-Third Of Heaven's Angels 

He Willfully, Maliciouslyly, Cruelly Deceived! 

Being Ashamed Of Sin 

Is 

A Very Good Thing: 

Let It Make You, Help You

And 

Guide You 

To Walk The Straight And Narrow Way To Heaven!

 

Sue For Peace

With

The Eternal God!

THE COMFORTER HAS COME: Humble Yourself In The Sight Of The Lord!

Without The Abiding Presence Of 

The Holy Spirit Of Truth Attending Us

Comforting Us

Teaching Us

And 

Feeding Us The Truth That Saves

Not One Of Us Will Know Aka Experience 

A Peaceful Existence! 

The Lord Jesus Said At His Departure

- After His First Advent -

That He Would Send Us Another Comforter! 

We Would Only Need Another Comforter 

If 

The First One Departed From Being With Us! 

We Would Only Need A Comforter 

If 

We Have Sorrow, Hurt, Shame

A Need That The Comforter ... Alone

Can And Does Heal! 

Beloved, 

Whatever Is Your Need

We Have The Power 

The Leave 

The Permission Of Our Maker

To Ask The Lord 

To Pour Out Of His Sweet Spirit ... By Measure ... Upon Us 

And 

Indwell Us Individually, Personally ... Intimately! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Do Not Permit Tiny Terrors

Big Bills

Lost Loves

Failing Finances

Acute Anger

Lurching Loneliness

Worrying Weariness

Or Creeping Compromise 

And 

Gross Greed 

To Stay Your Heart From Humbling Yourself 

Before The Lord Of Love And Life 

To Ask Forgiveness

To Receive Cleansing 

And 

Experience Needed Comfort 

Without Which We Are Just Like Animals 

Awaiting Approaching Death! 

Dare To Choose Peace! 

Call Out And Pray For The Holy Spirit 

And 

Be Comforted

Be At Rest

Because

The Living God Glorious 

Is 

Waiting ... Willing ... Able ... Ready ...  To Help Thee! 

Peace With Almighty God

Is

To This Very Day

Still Free!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Do The Pleasure Of The Lord!

 

We Pay For Our Pleasure! 

What Brings You Pleasure!?! 

Is There Anything

Any Tree That You Are Manuring Right Now

The Fruit Of Which

- When In The Season Of Discovery 

Aka Publicly Disclosed, Exposed -

Is 

Going To Cost You Your Job

Your Family

Your Faith

Your Future!?! 

Is The Pursuit Of Your Pleasure 

Worth Your Giving Up Your Life To Enjoy It 

Even For One Measly Second!?! 

Would The Lord Jesus Christ Be Pleased 

Aka Have Pleasure 

From Seeing You Pursuing 

Your Dark Night Or Sun Light Pleasure!?! 

Beloved, 

Remember The Warnings:

"Out Of Darkness Into Light!" 

And

"Take What You Want And Pay For It!" 

And

Choose To Be Disciplined

To Accept Correction

To Find Pleasure In The Things Of Almighty God

To Bear The Fruit That 

Is 

Righteousness 

And 

Do Not Indulge In Those Ungodly Things 

For Which You May Pridefully ... Presently

Feel No Common Shame! 

Repentance To Almighty God

Is

Not Lame

And

Seeking For Forgiveness

Is

No Game! 

Don't Get It Twisted ... 

Uncorrected Wrong Actions

Unrepented Known Sin

And 

Forbidden "Pleasure" 

Carry No Eternal Profit

Because 

They Lead To The No-Pleasure Spa 

At Fire And Brimstone Lake

Where There Ain't No Complimentary Tray Of

Cookies And Canapés! 

Be Wise ... 

Choose Free Salvation

And

Choose Pleasures Forevermore 

And 

Receive Forever Access

To The River Of The Water Of Life

When Ends The Mortal Strife! 

Brethren,

Dare To Care

And

Boldly ... Willingly ... Do 

The Pleasure Of Jesus Christ The Righteous

The True And Living God! 

He Is Bringing With Him When He Comes

Our Earned And Sure Reward! 

Be Strong In The Lord

And

In The Power Of His Might!