ABLE AND FAITHFUL: Our Lives Are In Jesus Christ's Holy Hands!

 

Without The Lord Jesus Christ The Righteous

We Are Lost ... And Twice Dead! 

Sunlight, Water, Rest, And Shade:

Jesus Christ Is The Rock That Against Sin Prevails! 

Bury Your Self In Jesus! 

Be One With And In Him! 

Hold To The Unchanging Hand

Sing Praises

And 

To Him Forever Cling! 

When The Storms Of This Life Blow

When Black Balls Against You Are Thrown

When Food, Funds, And Family Are A No Show

Run, Hurry, Beloved

To Our Dear Savior Go! 

There Is No Shame In Praying! 

Show No Fear In Expressing Need! 

There Is Love For The Taking 

For It Is The Ready Response 

To Our Expressed And True Need! 

Pray Without Ceasing! 

See To It That It Is Upon Christ That You Are Feeding! 

Make Sure That It Is His Living Word That You Are Heeding

And 

It Is Certain That 

It Will Be To The Glorious Kingdom That 

You, Saved And Blessed, Shall Surely Be Speeding! 

Be Prayerful! 

Be Hope-Filled! 

Be Grateful And Be Thankful 

Because 

Our God Glorious 

Is 

Able And Faithful! 

Let Us Give Our King Jesus Great Praise 

For Our Lives 

Are Well And Truly In His Holy Hands! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Sing Unto God! + PRAYER: Help Us, Lord, To Sing Unto You Like Whistling Kettles!

Give Almighty God Great Praise: 

Don't Be Stingy! 

Think Critically, Beloved

About The God ... The Lord Jesus Christ 

Whom We "Proudly" Say That We Are Serving 

And 

Dare To Recognize That We Are ... Liars!?! 

Yes! Liars! 

We Say We Serve The Holy God

Who Ever Strengthens Us 

And 

Even Shields Us From The Harm We Cannot See! 

We Say That We Totally Trust Him 

But 

What We Mean To Say Is That 

We Trust Him Sometimes 

And 

Usually When It Is Convenient 

Aka When He Helps Us According To Our Timing 

And 

We Have "The Reason" About Which To Rejoice 

And

Merciful Powers

That Is When We Haul Out Our Grandparents' Favorite Song 

And 

Attempt To Burst Somebody's Ear-Drums As We Sing: 

"I Am Delivered! 

Praise The Lord!" 

We Should Be Ashamed Of Ourselves 

And 

We Should Do A Haul 'n Pull 

Aka Haul Back The 

"Where Was God When ... !?!" 

And 

Dig Deep For A Big Dipper Full Of 

"Jehovah, Hallelujah! 

My God Always Provides!" 

Dear Ones, 

It Takes No Effort To Sing Unto God 

When You Have Cash To Burn

Food To Waste

Clothes Enough To Dry-Rot

Nice Children

The Adoring Spouse

And 

Pleasant Work! 

If, However

You Can Pray, Praise

And 

Lift Up The Lord In The Midst Of The Storms In Your Life

You Know For Sure That You Are Cooking With Gas! 

PRAYER:

Dear Lord, 

Oh, That We Who Call Ourselves

Committed Christians 

May Be As The Whistling Kettle That

Sings Its Best Music 

When The Non-Stop Heat Is Applied

 To Its Bare Bottom 

And

The Only Stress-Reliever

Is To Sing Unto God 

Until Relief

The Promise Of Very Present Help

Swiftly Arrives! 

Thank You, Lord Jesus

For Being The On-Time

In-Time

Never-Late

Promise-Keeping

Heart-Cleansing

Ever-Loving

Always-Giving God Of Grace 

Who Inhabits Glory! 

Please Help Us To Give You Real Praise 

Because

You Are Our Perfect Love

Blessed Hope

And

Sweet Peace! 

AMEN!!!

Suffering Loss ... + PRAYER: Father, I Don't Know How To Pray

How Do You Live
When You Are Going To Die?

How Do You Laugh
When You Are Going To Cry?

How Do You Sing
When There Is No Song Within
AND
Loving Ain't So Easy When Your Heart Is Aching?

How Do You Care
When You Have Nothing To Share?

How Do You Lie
When The Truth Has You Quaking?

How Do Believe
When Your Faith Has No Seed
AND
Appearing To Stand Tall
Seems Like You're The World Trying To Deceive?

How Do You Pray?
How Do You Say
Father, Dear Father
Is There No Other Way?

Oh, Lord,

I Don't Know How To Pray!

Father,

Are You Even There?

Help Me

My Life Has Lost Its Song

And It Seems As Though

Everything Is Going Wrong!

Lord,

I Don't Feel Like Trusting You

But

Trusting You, I Surely Do!

I Don't Feel Like Praising You

But

Praise You Lord, Is What I Do!

I Don't Feel Like Going On

But

I Am Going On, Lord

For I Have Proved

Time And Again

That You Are Never Wrong!

Father,

Pity Me

In My Dread Plight!

Father

Pity Me

For My Eyes Have No Sight!

Father,

Bless Me

Despite This Dark Day's Night

And

Carry Me On

To Delight In Your Holy Light!

Have Mercy, Dear Lord

On Me!

I Love You, Father!

AMEN