VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: We Are Suggestible But ...!

Pasha, Do You Remember Playing That Game, "I'm Not Touching You!" When We Were Little!?! 

Dolly, That Was Not A Game! That Was An Annoyance, Torture, A Fret, A Switch Making You Itch To Lay Out Someone In A Ditch! 

Awwww, You Remembered! 

Who Could Forget!?! 

Why Do You Ask, Dolly!?! 

Satan Aka The At-A-Distance Cattle-Prod Bane Of Christian Life! 

You Must Mean The Not-Social Media Influencer Racking Up Subscribers And Views! 

Yup, That One! 

Dolly Dinks, That Damned Devil Can't Make Us Do Anything But, Oh, He And His Cohort Can Annoy Us Until We Act To Make Sure He And His Mess Misses Us, Or Encourages Us To Succumb To Suggestion And Make A Mess Of Our Lives, Forgetting Our Mission For And To The Master! 

Pasha, You Do Remember That There Is No Sin In Temptation, Don't You!?! 

Dolly, I Remember And Am Glad For And Blessed By It! All I Need To Do Is Pray And Aggressively Swat That Suggestion To Sin Down Hard With A "Thus Saith The Lord!" So That It Does Not Rear Its Ugly Head Again! If I Don't Do That, It Is Going To Get Closer And More And More Intrusive, And Annoying, Until I, Offended, Aggrieved, Wishing The Relief Of Peace, Choose Interaction, And Foolishly Loosen My Leash On Love! 

Lord, Forbid It! 

We Need To Be Sober, Vigilant, Against That Lion's Roaring! 

What He's Doing Is Common To Man, So By Almighty God's Grace, His Favor, His Blessings Upon Us, We Can Overcome! 

Indeed! 

We Must Deny The Liar And Reach For The Hand Of Hope That Brings Help And Healing! 

Mistakes Happen, But The Lord Has Given Us The Pen Of Truth AND The Eraser Of Sin That Is Sure Salvation! 

Let's Lean On The Love of God That Is The Light Of Love Which Is Plain! 

We Have The God Of Grace! 

Don't Forget The Prince of Peace! 

Dolly, I Have To Go! 

Don't Forget Your Appointment At The Secret Place Of The Most High! 

I Won't, Pasha! My Very Life Depends On It! 

AMEN!!! 

We Are Suggestible, But We Don't Have To Be Gullible, So Let's Not Give In To The Temptation To Touch! 

I Hear THAT, And I Will Trust In And Lean On My Jesus! 

AMEN, Again And Again! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Casting Call!?!

KJV Isaiah 65:24

24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Wide Broadway Had Long Time Past

Has Recently Been

And 

Is All Now Issuing A Call For Principal Players And Extras 

For Their Spectacular, Their Extravaganza

And 

The Turnout  Is Nothing Short Of A Blowout! 

Everybody Vertical And Ventilating With Visions Of Arriving Is There! 

I Was Tempted, Sorely Tempted

And 

Had At One Point In My Life Joined The Snaking Queue 

To Get My Equity Card! 

One Day, One Of My Bad Days, As I Was Still Waiting 

And 

Being Ensnared By The Stories Of Those Who Had Already Made It 

I Started To Zone Out With A Feeling Of Why Bother 

When I Reached The Cross-Road For Off-Broadway! 

It Was There That I Saw A Simply Dressed Soul 

And 

Heard His Soft Voice Calling 

For Those Who Desired To Be Kings And Priests To The Most High God

For Those Who Would Be Pillars In The House Of Almighty God

For Those Who Desired Peace And Rest For Their Weary Souls

And 

For Those Who Would Prefer To Be Door-Men In The House Of God 

Than To Dwell In The Tents Of Wickedness! 

He Wasn't Finished! 

He Went On To Make The Call 

For Those Who Were Weary And Troubled

For Those Who Desired To Be Saints Of God And Christ

For Those Who Would Sound The Battle Cry For Life

And 

For Those Who Would Be Part Of The Flock Of Sheep 

Who Would Safely Graze Under The Watchful Eye Of 

The Good Shepherd! 

There Was No Waiting

No Call-Backs

No Business Managers

No Publicists

No Vultures

No Casting Couches

No Brunches

No After-Parties

And 

Hallelujah, Jesus

No Users Or Abusers! 

I Walked To Him! 

That Man At The Entrance Of The Narrow Road Off Broadway 

Called Strait 

Smelled Clean

Embodied Light

Told Truth

And 

Gave Me Something Called Grace And Mercy 

From The Welcome Table Sponsored By Love 

Accompanied By The Comforter! 

I Walked Into Love

Cooperated With The Comforter

And 

Knew Peace Who Gave Me The Gift Called Faith 

And 

Promised Me A New Supply Every Day From That Day On 

And 

As Long As I Lived And Had My Being! 

I Was, I Am Amazed ... I Had To Tell You About It! 

Dear One, 

We All Have Great Expections 

But ... And

It Is A Rare Thing For Reality To Meet Expectations! 

I Have Come To Realize That 

I Do Not Desire To Be A Second Class

Even Last Class Citizen 

In The Liar's Third Rate Melodrama! 

I Choose To Have And Be With Peace 

Because 

He Is Love And Loves Me ... Sacrificially! 

The Liar Wants To Sacrifice Me 

But 

My Free-Will Decision Is Clear ... Is Made! 

I Choose My Lord Jesus And Him Glorified! 

Please Join Me! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/GmPaZwgNwko?si=yOTMLozKXrnwZ6Sj

Air Of Entitlement!?!

 

The Air Of Entitlement 

Should Be A Gut-Wrenchingly Awful Stench 

In The Nostrils Of The Committed-To-Christ Christian! 

Beloved, 

If You Work For A Paycheck, Expect It! 

If You Pay For An Item Or A Service, Expect It! 

If You Have Neither Worked For 

Nor Paid For The Things That You Desire

Get Wise

And 

Get To Stepping Correctly! 

The Old Expression 

"Take What You Want And Pay For It!" 

Should Be Front And Center 

In The Minds Of Sinners And Saints Alike! 

Jesus Christ Calls All Sinners To His Free-To-All Salvation: 

All Who Accept Will See Trial, Tribulation, Temptation

Peace, Joy, Love, And Blessing

Be Hated Without A Cause

And 

At The Regeneration 

Enjoy Eternal Life! 

Satan Offers To All Sinners

Especially Those Of The Unrepentant Class

His Free-To-All Damnation: 

All Who Accept Will See Fun, Frolic

Thrills, Spills

Trials, Terrors, Toys

Rejection By Both Satan And The Savior

And 

The One-Way Trip To Burning-Bath! 

Dear Ones, 

Anything Worth Having, Costs! 

Think And Take Jesus Christ: 

He Paid All Of Your Costs! 

We Are Not Entitled To Receive Blessings: 

They Are Gifts Graciously Given By Our God! 

Believe And Receive! 

Peace!

Invite The Lord To Get All Up In Your Business!

"Go Where I Send You!"
"Do What I Say!"
"Live By Your Faith In Me!"
"Do Not Yield To Temptation!"
"Pray, Beloved, And Stay In The Holy Way!"


Dear Ones,

There Is No One Calling Themselves Christian
Who Will Enter The Promised Land ... The Beautiful City Of God
If
They Are Afraid Of Their Shadow
Things That Go "Bump!" In The Night

The Harsh Words Of Naysayers
The Disappointments And Distresses Of Life
And
The Cruelties Of The Enemy Of Souls!

We, As Followers Of The Lord Christ
Cannot Be Wafflers Or Fence-Jockeys
And
For Sure We Cannot Be Neutral In The Conflict Of The Ages
Saying That We Are Not Getting Involved In Anybody's War!

Our God Is Only As Strong In Our Lives
As We Permit Him To Be In Our Lives!

Please Trust In The Lord Christ
By Believing His Words Of Promise
And
Claiming His Strength
His Salvation
His Power
His Provision
His Protection
And
His Perfect Peace!

Beloved,

Please Invite The Lord 

To Get All Up In Your Business Today
So That You May Courageously Do What He Says 

Always And In All Ways!

The Lord Is Our Rock!

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRAYER: The Year Is New And God's Word Remains True!

Father! 

My God In Heaven!

Holy Is Your Name! 

I Sincerely Beseech You To Help Me To Remain Faithful 

So That You Will Always Be Father To, And Holy For, Me! 

May You Thus Be For All Who Are Committed 

To The Cause Of Jesus Christ! 

I Have No Known Reason To Doubt You Or Your Word 

And By Your Saving Grace, I Plead, Lord, That 

The Day Will Never Come 

When I Know Who For, What With, Where, Which Way

And When I Will Choose To Betray My Savior For Comfort And Cash 

Which Are Mere Illusions 

In The Eternal Scheme Of Things! 

It Is My Soul's Desire To: 

H ave A Regular Talk With My Jesus

A ppreciate That I Am Truly Blessed

P ray For Friends And Enemies

P ut My Spiritual House In Order

Y ield Not To Temptation

N ever Depart From The Savior's Side 

E ncourage Others On Their Journey To Joy

W atch, Work, And Wait For The Great Day

Y ield My Will To My Savior

E ndure All Things For My Lord

A llow The Holy Spirit To Work

R ejoice That The Lord Christ Is The King! 

In The Name That Is Above All Names

The Only Name By Which We Are Saved

I Pray For The Brethren The World Around 

Who Are Seeking For, And Coming To, Faith That 

Their Heart's Desire Will Be Met 

While It Is Yet Day! 

Remind Us That Our Happiness

Is Only Found In The Lord Jesus Christ

And Bless Us To Find Our Contentment In Him!

Please Protect, Provide For, Correct

And Direct Us All Who Are Willing 

On The Narrow Way Home! 

Remember Us All In Your Great Mercy As Only You Are Able 

For We Love You More Than Life Itself! 

Please Come For Us Soon! 

AMEN!!!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Temptation And Self-Deception!

Being Tempted Is Not Sin! 

Yielding To Temptation 

Is 

Sin! 

Think Carefully About This Difference! 

How Hungry Are You For Fame And Fortune!?! 

Would You Stoop Down Low 

To Hurt Someone You Dearly Love 

To Acquire Money, Power, Privilege, And Prestige!?! 

Would You Go As Far As Judas Iscariot!?! 

Would You Be So Self-Deceived As To Believe That 

You Could Twist The All-Knowing, Eternal, God's Hands 

To "Make" Him Do What You Want 

So That You Would Have 

Your Deceitful Heart's Rotten Desires!?! 

Beloved, 

A Barking Bird Is Not A Dog 

And 

Raising Up Your Own God 

Bearing The Name Self Or Other

Does Not Make You The Creator God!

Power Trips Fail

For

Lack Of Power!

Be Warned ... 

Be Not As The Betrayer 

Who Sold Thick Gold To Buy Thin Silver!

 

Please Do Not ... Under Any Circumstance 

Become Filled With The Sense That 

Being Close To Your Creator Makes You His Surrogate

- His Stand-In -

To Do As You Please! 

Self-Deception

Is

An Aphrodisiac!

The Truth Is That 

Temptations Are Normal 

Aka Common To Man

And

We ... Mortal Beings 

Are Called To Walk The Lonesome Road 

By Grace, Through Faith! 

We Are Not Alone! 

We Are Not Called 

To Build Castles In The Sand! 

We Are Called 

To Get Ourselves To The Rock Of Our Salvation

To Him Who Is The Way Home

The Truth That Points, Guides And Delivers Us Home

The Light That Clearly Shows The Path Of Righteousness

Our Shelter In The Times Of Storm! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ...

Riches Rot! 

Power Poisons! 

Prestige Withers Away 

But

Jesus Christ Stands Eternal! 

Brethren, Beloved

Please Do Not Confuse Living In A Rich House 

With Being In The Heavenly Home: 

Earth Is Not Heaven! 

Aggressively Guard Your Heart! 

Pray Without Ceasing! 

Stay On The Upward Way!

Peace! 

Live

For

Jesus Christ

Alone!

Follow Faith ... Not Foolishness!

 

The Same Three "Ifs" 

With Which Satan Tempted Our Lord Jesus 

To Sin Against Knowledge 

And

Common-Sense

We Must Boldly Meet 

And

Decidedly Overcome 

If

We Are To Enter The Eternal City By Right: 

IF You Are A Child Of God

Do Something To Satisfy Your Stomach!

 

IF You Are Presumptuous

Tempt Your Maker To Save You 

From Your Own Folly ... Your Own Lawlessness

And 

IF You

- A Child Of The All-Knowing

All-Seeing

Ever-Present God -

Are Greedy

For What Your Father Has Not Given To You

Indulge In False Aka Idol Worship To Get It Now

Because

You Want It Now

And

Will Not Be Denied By Anyone! 

Beloved, 

Wearing A Beautiful Dress-Coat 

Lined With Silk Soaked In Poison 

Will Kill You Just As Dead 

As A Straight Shot Of Poison! 

Satan ... Who Will Appear To You As An Angel Of Light

Is 

Still A Poisonous Serpent

A Roaring, Devouring Lion

The Lord Of Dung

The Father Of Lies 

And

A Murderer Who Venomously Hates You! 

Dare To Walk Within The Embracing, Eternal, Light Of 

The Lord Of Life

The King Of Love

Who Sacrificially Loves You Personally ... Intimately! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Don't Seek To Scratch Every Itch 

Aka Don't Seek To Satisfy Ever Urge You Have 

Because 

Therein Is Sure Destruction, Death 

And 

Damnation! 

Follow Faith Not Foolishness! 

"Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Is 

Food Which Leads The Eater To A Fabulous Future! 

Enjoy The Feast That Fills And Frees: 

Don't Be Covetous! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Jesus Christ In Man Equals Change Of Man!

 

Just Because Sin Is Popular

You Don't Have To Temptation Give In! 

Just Because Righteousness 

Is 

Unpopular

You Don't Have To Give Satan The Win! 

When We Ask Our Lord Christ 

To Cause Aka Help Aka Show Us The Right Way To Walk

We Are Choosing To Call Satan Our Deadly Foe 

And

To Call Jesus Christ Our Lord And God 

And 

Have Consciously Determined That 

We Are Departing Station Sin 

And

Are Heading Toward Destination Salvation Sure And Secure! 

We Are Also Saying That 

A Change Of Cause 

And 

A Change Of Character Are Inevitable 

Because 

We Are Willingly Cooperating With Our Lord Christ! 

Christ In Man

Equals

Change Of Man!

We Cannot Continue With Business As Usual 

Because 

Our Life In Christ 

Is 

Unusual: 

We No Longer Run With The Heedless Hares 

Into The Teeth Of The Hounds Of Hell! 

Beloved, 

There Is Nothing In Our Walk With The Lord That 

Permits Compromise Or Self-Satisfaction 

So If For Some Vain Reason 

You Are Straddling The Fence Of Faith ... And Sight

Get Off Now! 

Eyes Can Be Mesmerised 

And 

Can Go Blind 

But

Faith In Christ Can Never Fail! 

Your Obedient, Willing, Walk Of Faith 

Holding The Hand Of Wisdom 

Ensures That You Will Never Be Beguiled: 

You're Walking With The Light Of Life!

Please Remember That Your Journey 

Will Not Be A Walk In A City-Slicker Park! 

You'll Be Going Up Steep Hills 

And 

Even Crossing Treacherous Mountains 

But

Your Enduring Faith In Jesus Christ

Will See You Arriving Safely 

In The Land Of Pure Delight:

Patiently Wait For It! 

Self-Utilized Backbone Required!

The Newest Growing Trend In Popular Culture 

Is 

To Place The Onus, The Duty, Upon Others 

To Be Your Personal Backbone 

To Stop You 

From Giving In To The Unbridled Lusts Of Your Flesh 

By Depriving Others Of Their Own Rights Of 

Self-Determination! 

Beloved, 

Being Temperate Aka Having Personal Self-Control

Knowing When Enough Is Sufficient 

And

Accepting "Thus Saith The Lord!" 

All Make For The Perfect Deterrent 

No Matter What "Difficulty" We May Face! 

Think About It ...

 Sin Abounds! 

The Moral Law 

And 

The Health Laws Are Available 

And 

We Are Encouraged To Make Good Use Of Them!

 

The Lord Jesus Could Have Removed Sin 

And

Temptation From Our Presence: He Didn't! 

Jesus Christ ... The Righteous Judge ... Simply Says

 

Exercise My Gift To You Of Daily Faith 

And

Use My Commandments For You 

As Your Sure Hedge Of Protection 

And

You Won't Choose To Sin! 

See! 

Self-Utilized Backbone Is Required! 

To Willfully Commit Sin Is Not An Accident!

Living By Sinning Is A Personal Choice!

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Being Tempted Is Not A Sin!

Yielding To Temptation Is Sin!

Life Is Amazing! 

Self-Deception Is Mind-Boggling! 

Refusing To Take Responsibility 

For Your Own Self-Willed Actions 

Is 

The Mark Of A Lazy Mind In A Self-Absorbed Person! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ...

You Alone 

Stand Alone 

Before Christ Alone 

To Answer For Your Own Life 

In The One Judgment! 

One Life To Live Is Your Lot: 

Deal With It! 

Use Your Gift-From-God Tools!

Find Your Peace In The Lord!

DAMNED BY DESIRE: Your Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste!

 

What The Human Mind Can Conceive

The Human Hand Will Achieve! 

Your Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste Plotting 

And

Executing Evil 

Which Our Lord And God Plainly, Clearly, Says 

Has No Future! 

Satan Is Evil! 

Satan Is Angry ... And Raging

Because 

He Knows Of The Prophecy That Clearly States That 

He Has But A Short Time To Build His Damned Kingdom 

By Deceit, Deviltry, And Destruction! 

Satan Knows That 

He Has Already Placed His Metal Fork 

Into The Live, High-Voltage, Electrical Socket 

And 

The Direct Current 

Is

Flowing In His Direction! 

Soon The Power Surge 

Is 

Going To Strike His Already Condemned-For-Eternity Carcass 

And

When The Current Is Finally No Longer Running

He Will Have Been Thoroughly Consumed 

And 

Be Dust Under The Feet Of The Faithful Saints Of God! 

Beloved, 

Please Do Not Permit Your Face

Your Friends

Your Faults 

Or Your Feelings 

To Purchase You A One-Way Ticket To Damnation 

On Easy-Evil Express! 

Not A Single Soul 

Is 

Returning From That 

Excursion To Unbridled Fire And Fury! 

The Facts Remain ... 

The Ways Of The World Do Not Look Good On

Professing, Practicing, Praying Christians: 

Resist Temptation!

There Is No Sin In Being Tempted! 

Sin Comes

By

Submitting To Temptation! 

Resist The Already-Damned Devil: 

Almighty God Is Watching Over 

And 

Protecting 

And

Providing For You! 

All Temptations

That

You Personally Face

Are Common

To All Mankind!

 

Jesus Christ ... Our Lord And God

Was Cruelly Tempted

But

He Overcame That Vile Tempter With 

"It Is Written!" 

Aka

"Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Jesus Christ ... The King

Is 

Our Perfect Example:

Follow Him Faithfully ... Enduringly

And

Be Well

Blessed

And

Eternally Saved! 

Our Peace-Speaker

Is

The Promise-Keeper!

LIFE HAS SNAKES: Choose Obedience Over Repentance!

 

The Lord Did Not Promise Us All-Day, Every-Day

Sunny Blue Skies

Roses-No Thorns

Gluttonous Feasts

No Work

No Sorrow

Fuzzy Sheep,

And 

No Wolves! 

Life Has Snakes! 

The Lord God Almighty Has Promised That 

Resisting Satan 

Is 

Profitable To Us! 

The Lord God Omnipotent 

Has Also Promised Us A ... The ... Comforter 

And

To Be With Us Always! 

Learn And Live ...

The Garden Of Eden Had A Beautiful Snake 

And

The Tree Of The Knowledge Of Good And Evil 

Which Was To Be Avoided 

But

Was The Only Place That 

The Adversary Of Souls 

- The Piercing Serpent - 

Satan The Damned

Could Tempt Adam And Eve! 

Avoiding That Tree 

Was The Small Test Of Faith 

And 

Allegiance To The Creator-God! 

Beloved, 

The Tree Of Life ... Eternal Life

Was Also In The Garden

And

Easily Accessible 

And 

Free, Free, Free 

To Eagerly Eat From At Will 

And 

Be Ever Blessed! 

Don't Be Smart, Be Wise... 

Our Lives Are According To The Choices We Make: 

Choose Obedience Over Repentance! 

As Long As We Choose To Eat From The Tree Of Life

- The Word Of God - 

And 

Meet With The Lord In The Cool Of The Day Aka In Prayer 

And

Eagerly Call For 

And

Accept 

And

Allow Ourselves To Be Comforted 

And 

Taught By The Comforter

- The Holy Spirit Of Truth - 

Satan Can Have No Part In Us! 

Brethren, Beloved,

Please Forcefully Deny Each And Every One Of 

Our Common-To-All Temptations 

The Very First Time They Appear 

And 

Know Of A Surety That

You Will See Them No More! 

Good News ...

The Tree Of Life 

Is 

Still Here For Us: 

Gladly Eat Of 

And 

Ardently Trust 

The Living, Eternal, Faithful Word Of 

The Living God Of Glory Who Gives Grace

And

Shows Us Mercy! 

Live To Live ... Again!

Peace Cannot Be Bought!

Peace

Is

God's Personal Gift To Us! 

DON'T YIELD: Temptation Is Common To Man!

Satan Can't Make Us Do Anything
So Please Remember These Four Words: 

• Common Temptation
• Faithful God
• Ability To Endure, And 
• Way Of Escape

We Are Encouraged By The Living Word 
To Believe The Living Word: Temptation Will Come 

But

Please Don't Sin By Accepting The Temptation As A Fait Accompli 

Because 

Our God ... Unfailingly Trustworthy

And

Willingly Trusted By Us

Will Provide A Way Out For Us! 
Innocent Blood Paid For Our Saving Grace!

We Hope In God: Hope Involves Patience

And

Patience Has A Perfect Work To Do In Us 

So That We Will Show No Lack In The Judgment! 

Pay Attention ... 

Yielding To Common, Pedestrian, Known Temptation 

Is 

Sin! 

Temptation Is A Parasite! 

Parasites Are Common 

And 

Prayer And The Living Word 

Are The Known And Obvious Cure! 

Beloved, 

We Will Be Tempted ... And Tried 

As Was Our Lord Jesus 

And

Just As He Did

We Must Emerge As Gold 

Fittingly Dressed To Go Home To Our Father's House! 

The Lord Has A Thousand Ways To Save Us 

But 

In The Hour Of Temptation

We Only Need One:

Please Let The Eternal Word Save You! 

Remember ... 

Strong Holy Angels Surround Us! 

The Holy Spirit Guides Us Who Are Willing To Be Guided 

And

"Lord, Save Me!" 

Is 

A Prayer: Don't Ever Forget It! 

Thank God For Jesus!
With Our Hand In His Hand, We Will Not Go Wrong! 

Indeed! 

He Is The Good, Kind, Faithful

Blessing, Giving 

And 

Forgiving God: 

We Are Covered In And By His Sacrificial Love! 

Blessed Be The Sovereign God!

AMEN!!!