HAPPY SABBATH + Truth AND Faith ... Irretrievably Intertwined!

When You Hear The Truth

And 

Understand What The Truth Means To And For You

If 

There Is In Any Honesty Within Your Heart

You Have No Choice But To Act Judiciously 

Aka With Common-Sense! 

Truth Sets All Sinners Free 

But 

The Only Way To Prove The Truth 

Is 

To Step Out In The Daily-Received Gift Of 

Faith For The Day! 

Beloved, 

Faith And Truth ... Truth And Faith

Are Inextricably Intertwined 

And 

One Without The Other 

Will Not Lead To The Glorious Life Sublime! 

Please Repeat With Nauseating Frequency: 

"There Is No Self In Faith And Truth 

Because

Self Is A Liar 

And

Doubt Is Self's Wisdom Tooth!" 

True Wisdom 

Is 

A Gift From The Lord Of Life 

And

That Wisdom Requires Us 

To Separate Ourselves From Sin, Self

And 

Debilitating, Decimating, Strife! 

Let Us Endeavor Today 

To Give Our Lord Jesus All The Glory 

For His Saving Grace 

And 

Let Us Dare To Work Our Faith 

As We Embrace His Truth 

So That We Will Be Blessed And Saved 

As We Walk With Him 

On The Living, Holy, Strait, Straight Way! 

Truth Lives In Glory: 

Faith Gets You Safely There! 

Peace!

Heavenly Wisdom ... And Wise Men!

The Wisdom Of The Wise

Precludes Righteous Men

From

Abiding Lies!

In Contrast To The Heavenly Wisdom
Earthly Wisdom Invites Envy And Strife
Other Than Pure Thoughts
And 
Manners That Are Less Than Acceptable
And For Sure 
Not Praise-Worthy In The Christian 
Determined 
And 
Striving To Arrive Safely In Beulah Land
The New Jerusalem! 

Striving For The Mastery Of Self
- Striving For The Perfection Of Christian Character -
Is 
What We Should Be Doing Moment By Moment
Day By Day 
And 
We Should Cease From Indulging In Strife-Making 
And 
Being Entangled In The Strife That 
Satan And His Minions
- The Emissaries Of Destruction -
Are Weaving And Placing Around Us
To Cause Us To Fall From Grace
The Grace That Is Sufficient 
For Our Every Need And Care! 

Beloved, 

Many Of Us Are Using "Our Christianity" As A Foil 
And 
Are Saying To All Hearers That We Don't Like War! 

Surprise!!!
We Don't Like War 
But
We Do Love To Start Riots! 
Stop It! 

As A Matter Of Fact ...

There Will Be No Lawless Warmonger 
Or Rioter 
Or Envious
Or Covetous 
Or Dirty-Minded Potty-Mout' Hypocrites 
In The Kingdom Of Light! 

Be Wise, Wise ...

Brethren,

Let's Dare To Be Different! 
Let's Walk On The Straight And Narrow Way 
So That We May Cross The Separating Line 
To See Our King In All His Glory! 

Let's Walk Righteously 
- According To Christ's Christianity - 
So That We Will Be Blessed 
And 
Saved 
And 
Forever Blessed! 

Remember ...

There Is No Law That Will Stand Against 
A Meek And Gentle Spirit! 
Time Is Made For Change! 
Blessings Be Upon You! 
Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Trust God And Live!

Unspeakable Gift!
Indissoluble Love!
The Beloved Son Of The Father
Was Sent From Heaven Above
To Rescue The Perishing
And
To Show Almighty God's Great Care Of Those
Who Are Afar Off
And
To Draw Them To Him Near!

Sin Holds Man Captive!
The Love Of The Living God Sets Free
Those Men Who Are Willing To Let Go Of Sin
And
Let The Living God In Their Lives
Be The Almighty!

Jesus Christ
Became A Man
And
Performed A Servant's Work!
He Became A Living Sacrifice
And
He, Himself, Now 

Performs
The High Priest's Work!

Jesus Christ
Shrouded His Divinity In Humanity
In A Bond
That Cannot Broken Be!
He Was Tempted
- Just As All Men Are -
But
Never Sinned
Thus Showing Us That We 

From Sin
Can Forever Be Free!

Jesus Christ

Used No Supernatural Power
To Overcome The Scourge Of The Earth!
He Accepted What His Father Gave Unto Him

Which Is 

The True And Holy Word:

Get Thee Hence, Satan! 

It Is Written ...! 

Worship God! 

Know This ...

Bread For The Belly Is Not Everything!
Everything Is In The Holy Word!

If Man Will Believe That He Has A Creator
Who For His Eternal Prosperity
Has Covenanted

And
Ratified
The Provision Made
He Will Truly Walk
On An Elevated Plane
And
Not Roll In The Dirt
With A Scheming
Lying
Murdering 

Damned-For-Eternity Fake!

Almighty God Is Good!
Dying Satan Is Very Bad!

Sinful Man Alone Is Truly Weak!
Almighty God With Repentant Man
Makes Raging Satan Angry And Really Sad!

Warning ...

Please Do Not Permit
The Simplicity Of Salvation

Espoused In The Gospel Story To Fool You!
Almighty God Sacrificially Loves You!
Dying Satan 

- With Cruel Hatred -

Intensely Hates You!

Understand This ...

By Almighty God

We Are Tested And Tried!

Our Characters Are Perfected In Trial
And
Permitting Satan
To Offer Us The Easy Life
Is 

Setting Us Up
To Absolutely And Explosively Fail
When Comes The Final Strife

And

There Will Be No Hope, Then, Of

Eternal Life!

Fact ...

A Butterfly Is Not Helped
When
By Man's Hand
It Is Released From Its Cocoon
And
A Man Is Not Blessed
By Having A Mile-Long 

Living Room

Dining Room

Bathroom

Bedroom!

Another Fact ...

A Little ... With Contentment
- In The Care Of The True And Living God -
Yields Heavenly Gains

But

A Lot ... With Strife And Contentions
Wearies The Soul
And
Makes The Discontented One 

The Lord's Name Profane!

Warning ...

Don't Live By Eye!
Don't Eat To Be Drunk
And
Don't Wallow In The Cesspit
For
You Will Smell Of The Skunk!

Trust Almighty God Now

And

Live With Almighty God Forever

Later!

Like Char-Burnt Toast, Doubt Is Out!!

My Life Was In The Toilet
I Had ... No Way Out!
But, Then
I Recognized
That I Was Seeing My Life
Through Eyes That Could Not See Out!

I Stopped
AND
I Thought ... For A Moment:

Am I Not A Child Of God?!
Why Am I Thinking ... Hopeless
When
My Father Is The Eternal God?!

I Took A Step
AND
Then I Took Another
AND
I Stopped ... In The Valley Of Decision
AND
That Is When I Finally Realized That
Jesus' Faith
AND
My Very Human Human Doubt
Were About To Have A Cataclysmic Collision!

Did I Believe God?
Did I Trust The Lord?
Did I Hope In The Eternal God
BECAUSE OF
Living Faith
OR
Was I A Doubting Man
Turbulently Tossed
Double-Minded
Wavering In The Crushing Wind
At Sea
Weak
Worried
Wondering
What, Lord, Is To Be Come Of Me?!

I Breathed Deeply!
Air Filled My Trembling Chest
AND
That Is When I Firmed My Resolve
AND
Decided To Give The Eternal God
- My Everlasting Father -
Control Of My Needing-Healing Head

AND

The Lying Heart In My Chest!

Father,

You Are Faithful!

Father,

I Am Weak!

Father,

Please Take Care Of Me

For

I Cannot The Plain Way See That I Seek!

I Let Go, Lord, Of These Problems!

My Shoulders Are Not Big Enough!

I Give To You My Burden - I Love You

Please Guide Me

Through Changing-Life's Roundabout!

I Thank You, Lord

For My Blessing!

I Thank You, Lord

For The Word Of Truth!

I Thank You, Lord

For The Certain Hope Of Tomorrow!

Bless Me Again

For

I Am Totally Dependent Upon You!

I Laid Me Down

AND

I Slept In Peace

AND

In The Morning

I Awakened

AND

Praise Be To The God Most High

My Heavy Burden

From What Used To Be A Heavy Heavy Heart

Had Unmistakably

Been Taken!

I Shouted:

Glory! Hallelujah!

Praise To The God Above!

Thank You, Lord

For The Soul Comfort!

Thank You, Lord

For Everlasting Love!

I Do Not Claim
That Life Is Perfect!
I Do Claim Kinship
To The Perfect God Above
AND
I Choose
To Remember Each Day
That The God Above
To Whom My Life I Gave
Laid Down His Life For Me
AND
Still
Got Up From The Dead Man's Cold Grave
AND
I Now Walk
No More A Prisoner
No More A Doubter
No More To Self
A Mindless Slave!

I'm Free
Of All The Burdens
That Drain Away Man's Life!
I Am Free
Of All The Burdens
That Bog Man Down In Strife!
I Am Free
To Walk
In Faith
By Grace
AND
I Am Free
The Praises Of The Glorious King
To Mouth And Shout About!

Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
Upon Fallen Man
On This Earth Below!
Praise Father
Son
AND
Holy Ghost
Doubt ... In My Life
Is Thrown Down
Cast Out
Not Good For Anything
Just Like So Much Char-Burnt Toast!

Human Eyes See What Is Was!

God's Eyes

See What Shall Be

- For Us -

A Prosperously Glorious Eternity

**--** WHEN **--**

We 

Trust Him

To Lead Us

Out Of

Doubt's ... Raging Sea!

Finally ... I Was Listening!

The Rock Of Ages
Cleft For Me
When I Beheld The Lamb Of God
Crucified
Riven
Broken
On Calvary!

I Looked
AND
I Saw
Jesus ... Besmirched
Looking Like Me
AND
Saving Me
By Taking My Place
AND
Hanging
Accursed
On That Cruel Death-Tree!

"Faith Changes Things!"
I Heard My Own Voice Say
As I Acknowledged
AND
Accepted That
The Lamb Of God Died
To Take My Sin Away!

Glory Came Down
To Give Me And My Kind Glory
BUT
- Instead -
By My Sinful Kind
Ended Up
All Beaten
Spat Upon
Nailed Up
Pierced Through
Lifted Up
AND
Vile-Looking Gory!

What A Fellowship!
What A Joy
Now
Is Mine
That I Am Leaning
On The Everlasting Arms!

My Lord Arose!
My Lord Rose Up!
My Lord Is In The Most Holy Place
Of The Heavenly Sanctuary
Reconciling Me To The Father God
Fixing My Title
For I Am Redeemed
AND
That Makes Me
- In Jesus -
Clear
On The Father's Books!
In Jesus
I Have No Devil-Attached Hooks!

I Caused The Holy Christ Pain!
I Brought To His Heart Shame!
For I Long Before
Had Ignored His Call
To Take Hold Of The Lifeline
Needed For Salvation
Because Of Satanic Deception
AND
Willful Sin
AND
Willful Sinning Man's ... Fall!

I Had Looked Back!
I Had Fallen Behind!
I Had Turned Away From Light!
I Had Chosen
Satan
And
Had Gotten Carried Away
Until
That Great And Glorious Day
On The Dusty Road
When I Heard That Voice ...

How Long Has It Been

Since You Talked With The Lord?

How Far From Home Will You Run

Hoping

To Break The Ties-That-Bind Cord?

When Will You Acknowledge

That You Are One Weary?

When Will You Call The Father

And

Beseech Him

To Let You Come Home

Even As You

Acknowledge That

You Are A Child Of The Dust

Rolling Around In

And

Covered With Sin

As A Hard-Shell Crust?

Why Don't You Call Out

To Him Now

And

Plead With Him

To Save You

From You Own Self?

I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say:

Come Unto Me ... And Rest!

I Cried:

Father, Lead Me
Day By Day
For
This Land Is Not My Land
And
I Do Not Want
For My Own Sin
At The Appointed Time
To Have To Personally Pay!

Furthermore,

I Reached Out My Hand
AND
I Touched The Hand Of The Man
Who Stilled Waters
Who Healed Disease
Who Raised The Dead
AND
Who Prayed Daily
Constantly
- On His Knees -
- To His Own Father -
For Strength
In The Garden
Alone!

Suddenly ...

It Was Heaven In My Heart
For I Found Jesus
Who Had Been Calling For
Seeking After
Wayward Me!

In The Sorrow Of My Weary Soul
I Cried ...

Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind
Forgive My Foolish Ways!
Please, I Beseech You
Henceforth And Forever
Help Me To Give Of My Best
To My Master!

AND ...

Standing On The Promises
Which Cannot Fail
I Shouted ...

I Am Delivered!
No More Night!
Praise The Lord!

I Heard My Jesus Say ...

Hold The Fort

For I Am Coming To Earth Again!

Cast Now Away Your Confidence!

Give Your Burdens Unto Me

And Leave Them There

For

I Am Just A Prayer Away!

Brethren ...

I Walk Through Life's Storms
AND
I Hold My Head Up High!
I Am No Longer Afraid
Of Sin's Dark
For
The Light Of The World
IS
The Light Of My Life
AND
The Lies Of The Devil
No Longer Have Power
To Make Me Want
My Eternal Holy God
To Flagrantly Defy!

I Walk Today Where Jesus Walked!
I Am Tempted
AND
I Am Tried
BUT
The Promise Is Given
To All Who Believe
To All Who By Sin Are Oppressed
AND
Still Love
AND
Still Trust
AND
Are Still Looking For The Coming
Of The King Of Love
Who Jesus Christ My Shepherd Is
That
There Is Glory In The Cross!

The Marvellous Grace
Of
The Loving Lord
IS
Sufficient For Me
- No Matter What -
For I Am Running This Race
For The Win
Confident
Of The Great Day Of God's Reward
For
All Day
AND
All Night
God's Angels Are Watching Over Me!

I Have A Mansion!
I Have A Crown!
I Have A New Name
For
I Know That He Who Has Promised
Will
With The Glory Of The Father
The Angels
AND
Himself
From Heaven
- Split Open -
For Me And All The Faithful
Soon To Earth
Be Coming Down!

I Sing ...!
I Raise The Song Of Jubilee ...

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!

For
I Have Laid My Burden Down!

I Sing Praises To God!
I See The Promise
In The Flowers That Grow!
I See Renewal
In All The Changing Scenes Of Life
AND
I Say ...

When He Cometh!
When HE Cometh
To Take Up His Jewels
By God's Grace
I'll Be A Bright One
For I Am Beloved
AND
I Am His Own!

I Will See Jesus
Just As He Is
For
The Strife Is O'er
All To The Formalities
When Christ Comes To Claim His Own!

I Have Victory In Jesus!
I Have The Blessed Assurance!
I Have Hope For Today
AND
Faith
To Face Tomorrow!

I Say To My Soul
Be Still And Know
That He Is God!
He Is The God That Feedeth Thee!
He Holds The Whole World Is His Hand
AND, YET
He Lives In The Heart Of Me
For
His Indwelling Spirit
Comforts Guides And Chides
AND
Because I Am Listening
He In Me Abides!

All My Other Helpers Failed
AND
All My Creature Comforts Did Flee
BUT
Faith First
The Lord ... Being My Vision
I Am Telling The World
That
Jesus My Savior
Now Pilots Me!

I Know That My Redeemer Lives
AND
For This
I Utter
A Joyful Allelujah!
AND
The Seven-Fold

Amen! Amen! Amen!
Amen! Amen! Amen!
AMEN!

WORDS: Weight

Words Have Weight!

Careless Words Weigh Heavy

AND

They Can Send A Person

Into A Troubled State!

How Much Weight Do Your Words Carry?

To Hear The Back-And-Forth
You Would Not Believe
That They Were Friends:

You Are Nothing But
An If But And An And!

You're Nothing More Than
A Therefore What For And A Question Mark!

You Are Unkind!
You Are Hateful!

You Make Me See Red!
You're A Technicolor Excuse Masquerading As White!

That Was Not Very Nice!
Neither Are You!

Excuse Me!
Don't You Know
That Unkind Words
Hidden Behind Your Shirt 
Hurt
When In Anger
You Open Your Mouth
AND
Do Them Blurt!

Be Angry
AND
Sin Not!
Let Not The Sun Go Down On Your Wrath!
Stop!
Think!
Turn Away!
Isn't There Something Better
That
In Kindness
You Can To Your Adversary Say?

Today!?
Today!

Let's Start Over!

God Loves You
And So Do I!
Let Us Be Friends!

I Am Willing To Try!
I Am Going The Extra Mile!

I'll Always Speak The Truth!
I'll Always Speak The Truth In Love!

I'll Extend A Helping Hand!
My Hand Offers The Touch Of The Household Of Faith!

I Walked A Mile!
I'll Walk A Mile In Your Shoes!

I Shall Pray!
I Shall Pray For Rain!

Hold Up!
Why Are You Praying For Rain?!
There Is No Drought!

I Am Praying For Showers Of Blessing
From The God Of Heaven Above!
I Am Praying That The Lord Will Bless Us
To Speak To Each Other With Love!
Words Have No Scale-Weight
BUT
Ugly Unkind Words Kill!
I Am Praying 
For Words Edifying
That Will A Yearning Soul
Fill!

Words Cause Wars 
AND
Much Strife!
AND
The Little Red Rag
That Forms Them
Gets Lit From The Devil In Hell
AND
Is The Match-Light
That Starts The Conflagration
That Will
Friends
Family
Nations
AND
Congregations
Benight!

Word!

Wordssss!
Remember The Snake!

I Love You!
I Love You More!

But ...

He Who Made Us
Loves Us Best!
So
Let Us Strive To Be
To Do Better
So That In Him
We Shall All Be Gloriously Blessed!

Yes! Yes, Indeed!

We Should Bless God
With The Fruit Of Our Mouths
AND
Curse The Devil
By Being Kind One To Another!

Let Your Words Go North

And

Not South!

Let Your Words Lift Up

And

Not Cast Down!

Let Your Words Speak Peace

And

Not Propagate Hate

For

Your Own Words 

Will Be Your Judge

When The King Comes

Through The Gate!

The Next Day ...

Hey, Child Of God!
Hello, Beloved Of The Father!