VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRAYER: Father, I Have Regret For Sin And I Am Glad!

Father,
I Have Regret!
I Am Sincerely Sorry
For All The Times That I Have Sinned
Against Your Holy Name
Because I Did Not Know You Well Enough
To Love You Completely
To Trust You Solely
Through All The Changing Scenes Of My Life!

I Repent Of The Past 

Because It Marked Me As One
Who Crucified My Jesus
Time And Again!

Yes, It Caused Me Unnecessary Grief
And I Was Cocooned In Sorrow
And I Held Shame
But Now That I Know Better
I Beseech You, Please
Help Me To Guard My Heart
To Protect My Eyes
My Ears
And To Refuse To Allow Anyone
Anything
Any Possession
Any Perceived Profit
To Cause Me To Body-Check Faith
So That I May Refuse To Become A Living 

Ultimately Rejected 

Then Condemned

And Cast about Disgrace!

I Have Seen The Light!

Things Pass!
People Pass!
Possessions Don't Last
But The Word Of God
My Jesus The Lord
He, Alone, Always Lasts!

Jesus Christ Is Forever
And I Plead, Dear Father
With All That Is Me
Please Help Me To Walk Softly Before You
And To Serve You Wholeheartedly!

Jesus Christ Is My Joy!
Please Help Me To Ever Praise Him With Glad Song
And Help Me To Live Up To My Blessing
That Shows The World
The Holy God To Whom I Belong!

I Understand At Last, Dear Father
The Word That Plainly Says That

All Things Work For Good
To Them That Love God:

I Love You, Lord
And I Desire To Love You More Each Day
And To Be Consumed In That Love
So That Neither Time, Terror, Trial, Temptation
Nor Torment Can, From Your Love, Tear Me Away!

Father, 

Prophecy Is Daily Being Fulfilled!
Men's Hearts Are Growing More And More Cold!
Brotherly Love Is A Commodity!
Love For God Is An Oddity
And Romantic Love Is Marked Transactionally!

Children Are Bartered, Bought And Sold
And Satan And His Legions
Are Indulging Machinations
More Cruel, More Bold
And Myriads Of Blood-Bought Souls
Are Languishing Outside The Safe Fold!

Please Help Them, Lord!

Oh, Father
I Am Available For Service
To Serve And Bless My Fellow Man 

For Love Of My Master, The Lord Christ

And In His Holy Name
And I Offer Up My Will To Your Leading
To Point Others To Sure Salvation
So That They, Too
From Willful Sinning
May Wisely Depart!

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name
I Bless You And I Thank You
For Not Giving Up On Me
And I Pledge, By Your Grace
To Do And To Go Willingly
Wherever You May Lead Me, Gladly!

Father,

I Do Not Know What Tomorrow Holds
But I Know You Who Holds Tomorrow
And Pray That That Knowledge 

Will Always Be Enough ... Sufficient For Me
So That I May Enduringly Face Life Each Day
Never Borrowing Unarrived Sorrow!

I Take You At Your Holy Word:

Confess My Known Sin Repent
And You, Being Faithful And Just
Will Forgive Me And Cleanse

From All Unrighteousness! 

Tomorrow Is Not Promised! 

The Lord Is My Shepherd
I Shall Not Want! 

Blessed Is The Man That
Walks Not In The Counsel Of The Ungodly! 

Your Peace You Give Unto Me!

I Believe That You Are God Almighty ... To Save
And That You Reward All Who Diligently Seek You!

You Say Ask In Faith ... Nothing Wavering!

You, Father
Daily Give Me The Faith To Live By
So I Am Using Your Gift To Me
To Make My Request To You:

Help Me
And Help My Brethren
By Blood, By Faith, By Affection

Those Already In The Faith

Those Coming To Faith

Those Looking For Faith
To Stand Firm In Jesus Christ's Holy Faith
Enduring All Things For Love Of Our Lord
To Watch
To Wait
To Work
To Be Wise Unto Salvation
While It Is Still Day! 

The Night Is Rapidly Approaching
When The Workers Shall Rest
When Men Will Have Made Irrevocable Decisions
When From The Groaning Earth
Grace, Mercy, Truth And Peace
Will Desert

So, Please Remember Us Who Pray!
Please Remember Us Who Look For
The Lord Christ's Coming Great Day
And Keep Us In Your Holy Care!
We Need You, Lord!

Please Accept My Offering Of Prayer
And Grant Unto Me These Few Petitions
For I Ask All In The Name Of Jesus Christ

Your Only Begotten Son

Who, Alone

Man's Hungry Soul Satisfies

And Who Will Never A Seeking Soul

Ever, Ever, Deny!
Please Come Soon!
AMEN.

EXPECTING: Temptation!?!

Are You Expecting Visitors!?!

No! Why Do You Ask!?!

I Ask Because You Keep Looking At The Telephone
And Running To The Door
And You Keep Jumping At Every Noise!

Really!?!

Yes, Really!

Oh, Okay! I Didn't Realize That
That Is What I've Been Doing!

If You Say So
But 
You Seem Very Distracted
Even Anxious!

Oh, Ferris! You Don't Know The Half Of It!

So, Are You Going To Tell Me What's Happening!?!
And Does It Have Anything To Do With This
Hyper-Vigilance That You Are Telescoping!?!

Yes, Yes, Yes!
I Am So Uneasy To The Point Of Being Afraid!

Afraid Of What!?!

Him!

Him, Who!?!

You Know ... HIM!

Girl, You're Speaking In Parables!
Speak Plainly So That I May Understand!

I Don't Want To Say His Name!
He's Always Listening!
He's Like An Ever-Ready Battery!
A Timex Watch!

Can You Spell His Name Instead!?!

I Don't Knooow ...!

Come On Already! Who Is This "Him!?!"

T E M P T A T I O N!

Temptation!?!

I Told You Not To Say That Name!!
He's Always Ready And Able To Jump You
When You Least Expect It!

And!?!

How Do You Mean "And!?!"
That Person Is Evil, Evil, Evil!
He Takes Away Your Will!
He Makes You Walk On Disobedience Way!
He Forces You To Go Against Conscience!
He Corrals You Into Working With King Fraud!
He Encourages You To Disobey The Living God!

S M H!!

Whaaat!?!

S M H! 
I'm Shaking My Head!

Why!?! What For!?! At Who!?!

I'm Shaking My Head At You
Because
You're A Silly Goose
Who Seems To Have Forgotten That
She Is The Child, The Servant, The Student Of
Jesus Christ The Lord
Who Has Delivered Unto Us The Gift Of
The Holy Spirit Of Truth
And
Given Into Our Hands The Power ...!

... I've Got The Power!?!

You've Got The Power
To Say "No!" To Temptation
So That You Do Not Do "The Thing!"

Huh!?!

If You Yield To Temptation, Sweetie
You Are Committing Sin!
If You Walk Away From Temptation
Sin Can't Do You One Earthless Thing!

Jesus Christ Has Given The Promise That
We Shall Have Power
To Resist The Salvation Thief
To Stand In The Truth
And
To Live Triumphantly In The Sight Of 
The Holy, Eternal, Saving, Blessing Good God!

Know The Right ...

Looking For Temptation
Expecting Temptation
Making Provision For Temptation
And
Yielding To Temptation
Always, Always, Leads To Sin!

Know Your Enemy ...

Sin Comes Compliments Of The Fraud
That Very Fraud Called Satan
Who Stood Up ... Hopefully
Uselessly
Foolishly
To Try To Unseat Our Creator, Lord And Faithful God!

Oooh, Mama!
I'm Feeling Really Silly Now!
I Was Really, Really, Afraid
And Was Even Feeling Like I Was 
Wearing A Straight-Jacket That 
Had Been Cheaply Made!

Beloved, Our Jesus Christ Saves!
End Of Story!

Satan, Sin And Self Have An Appointed Grave!
Deny Self And You Deny Sin!
Deny Sin And You Deny That Gross Liar Satan!

See To It ... Truly
That You Deny Lying Satan
And 
Intentionally Lift Up The Living Lord
And
Make It A Point Of Necessity
To Walk With The Holy One ... Always
In One Accord!

I Seem To Have Gotten Side-Tracked For A Moment!

You Surely Seemed To Have Done So!

Thanks For Being Here!
I Feel Much Better ... Now!
Jesus Christ The Righteous
Is My Lord And God!

Thank You For The Pep Talk!
From Here On In
By The Almighty's Available Grace
And Ever Free Mercy
I Shall Refuse To Let Temptation
My Life Constantly Stalk!

Amen, Amen, Amen!
With Jesus Christ
See That You Always Talk!

Indeed, And Amen!
You're A Good Friend!

THE STAGE CALLED LIFE: Couples Ministry!?!

They Were All Around:

Doubt And Disobedience
Light And Life
Truth And Righteousness
Confession And Repentance
Mercy And Grace
Peace And Rest
Love And Trust
Hell And Damnation
Sin And Self
Death And Destruction
Test And Trial
Blessing And Obedience
And, As Always
Doubt And Disobedience
Were Giving The Session
Their Warped Version Of The Good Life!

Goodness, As Usual, Sat Alone!
Evil, As Usual, Was On His Smart Phone!
Sweet Temptation Was On A Fishing Expedition

And
Red Torment Was Coordinating His Positions!

Salvation Had Been From Heaven Brought Down!

Forgiveness Was Turning Man Away

From Being Satan And Known Sin's Slave!

Bread And Water Assured Walked In The Open Door
Even As Strange Fire Sought To Make  

Mercy And Grace OutTo Be Bold Liars

Or Ineffective Clones!

They Were Not Alone! 

Kindness And Bliss Rested Calmly
Totally, Totally
Ignoring That Serpent's Hiss
Even As The Dragon Flailed About
And
The Lion Raging, Roared
As He Marked An Upcoming Score!

This Is The Stage Called Life!
The Life Of Man Is Fraught With Strife!
The Strife Is Necessary To Overcome
If 
Man Will Rise Up To The Realm Of
Him Who Left The Good Example
For Striving Man To Walk In!

There Is No Need

- Man Afraid -

To Walk Alone On The Edge Of The Sharp Knife!

In The Faith Of Jesus Christ

Pick The Way-To-Eternal-Life Side!

He Will, With You

By His Holy Spirit ... Abide!

From Sin, Self And Satan

Turn Aside! Turn Aside!
And
In The God Of All Graces
Humbly Abide!
The Holy Spirit Of Truth
Will Comfort You As Well As Chide!
In The Savior Jesus, Brethren
Let's All Confidently Confide!

Rejoice In The Lord ... Always!

Almighty God Gives!
Almighty God Takes Away!
Blessed Is The Name Of The Lord!

Father,

We Beseech You

Please Let Your Holy Spirit

Our Crying Souls Fill

So That In Victory

- Over Sin Death And Hell -

In The Great Day Of Abundance

- Glorying In Your Majesty -

Our Then Immortal Spirits

Shall Forever Thrill!

AMEN.

Brethren,

Let's Talk About Joy And Rejoicing

AND

How To Rejoice 
AND
Be Joyful In The Lord Jesus!

First Step:

Be Dissatisfied Living In Sin

AND

Find Contentment In Christ!

Step Two:

Choose Jesus Christ For Joy!

Step Three:

Be Joyful In The Lord!

It Is A Commandment: Obey It!

But How Can I Possibly Rejoice

When I Don't Feel Happy?! 

What Is There To Rejoice Over?! 

Death, Destruction, Carnage 
And Chaos Are Everywhere!

Are You Christians?!

Sure Are, And Glad Of It! 

So What's With The Gloomy Gus Routine?!

How Can We Be Happy

When All The World Is Boldly Wicked Yet ... Sad?!

How Can We Be Joyful

When Satan For Sinners Is Gold

And The Living God Is As A Garment

Useless, Rejected And Old?!

Indulge Me For A Moment

As I Tell You A Truth!

Your "Feelings" About The Situation

Are Not Important!

Is Not Your Faith Anchored In The Holy God?!

We Love The Lord, But ...! 

Let Me Stop You Right There!

"We Love The Lord, But ..."

Is Goat Herd Talk!

How About Saying
With Conviction
"God Loves Us, And ...!?!"

Have You Forgotten:

Rejoice Evermore!

Heaven Is The Storehouse!

Heaven Is Real!

The Lord Will Rejoice Over Us With Singing!

The Lord Has A Thousand Ways To Save ...! 

... I Only Need One!

How Does One Rejoice

When One's Heart Is Breaking?!

How Does One Rejoice

When Peace Of Mind Has The Soul Forsaken?!

Do Christians Live On Fact Or Feeling?!

Is Jesus Christ Real?! 

Shouldn't His Word Supercede What Has You Feeling?!

Do You Trust Truth?!

Are You Living Lie

Or Will You Let The Lord Of Life

Be Your Anchor

AND

In His Eternal Love 
AND
Sure Provision

Be Ever Moored And Satisfied?! 

Let's Get Real Here, Brethren!
The Clock Is Ticking!
Satan Knows It Is Almost Time
For His Final Licking
So He Is Working Overtime
To Turn The Lord's People Into Chickens!

Is He Ever!

Come On, Brethren!
It Is Time To Stiffen Our Spines
In Faith
AND
For Faith 
- Our Living Faith -
In Christ Jesus
Let's Just Set Self Aside
AND

Put The Savior In Front 
Where He Belongs

AND

Look Up

AND

Choose 
- By Working Faith -
To Obey The Written Commands:

• Rejoice Evermore!
• Pray Without Ceasing!
• Bless The Lord! 
• Love One Another! 
• Be Joyful In The Lord!
• Cast Your Cares On The Lord! 
• Lean Not On Your Own Understanding!
• Walk Not In The Counsel Of The Ungodly!
• Deny Self!
• Resist The Devil!
• Trust In The Lord With All Your Strength!
• Wait On The Lord!
• Lean Not To Temptation!
• Rejoice With Those Who Rejoice

AND

While We're At It ...

... Sing A New Song?!

Yes!!
And Remember That
ThatThe Lord Of Creation
Is Our Shepherd
AND
He Saves ... To The Uttermost!

Praise God From Whom all Blessing Flow!

You Know
I Had Gotten Side-Tracked There For A Moment!

Me, Too!

We Must Keep Our Eyes On Our Jesus!

He's Able And Available!

AMEN!!!

FIRE-POWER: Surrendered To Christ! + PRAYER: Love, Please Do Not Let Me Go!

Weakness Was Walking
Stalking
AND
Self
Was In A Bind!

Assailed-By-Temptation
AND
Looking-At-Circumstances
- In Grand And Gripping Array -
Were Doing The Devil's Best
To Cause Self To Forget
That He Had Surrendered
- Fully Surrendered Himself -
To The True And Living
Able
Available
God Of The Unchangeable
- Aka Sealed And Settled In Heaven -
WORD!

"Wait A Minute!" 
Said Self-Reflection
In A Rumination Furor.

Of Course ...!

There Is Power
In The Blood
In Belief
In Love
In Faith
In Grace 
In Hope 
AND
In Obedience!
I Know
For
In God I Trust
BUT
What I Need Most Now

Is
The Power Of The Word
Which I Do Not
Deny!

PRAYER:

Father, Oh Father

I Trust You!

I Believe!

The Blood Of Jesus Cleanses Me

And

Jesus' Sacrifice Saves Me

For I Accepted The Gift Of Sure Salvation!

Please, 

In Jesus' Holy Name

Hear, Oh, Hear My Plea

And Do, Lord

For Me

What Only The Eternal Can Do!

I Praise You

And

Give You Thanks

For Yesterday's Blessing 

- They Were Many -

But
I Now Utter The Call Of Faith

And
 Beseech You For One Blessing More!

I Need

I Need

The Power Of The word

To

- With The Angels -

Attend Me!

Let Not Knowledge Of The Word

Be - To Me - 

Just

An Intellectual Exercise!

Let Me Not Claim The Word 

But

Deny The Power Thereof!

Let Knowledge Of The Word

Fill Me

AND

The Power Of The Word

Conform My Heart To Christ

By The High Power Of The Holy Spirit!

Cover Me!

Let Me Ever Feel Your Abiding Love!

Love ... Do Not Let Go!

Grace ... In My Life Please Show!

Favor ... Let Me Hold Your Hand!

For

At The Cross Of Christ

I Take My Stand

For It Is My Soul's Desire

To Live

In Beulah Land!

AMEN.

Life! Life!
Do Your Worse
The Lord Of Life
Died To Save Me!

In Him, I Am Not Cursed!

Circumstance
You Shall Not Phase Me!
The Accursed Of Calvary
Is The Blessed Of Heaven
AND
Thank God

Even Now
He Is Interceding For Me!

Weakness
You May Sleep On Now!
He Who Is My Peace
Gives Me Rest
AND
In Him
I Am Strong!

I Will Not Be Smoozed By You!
In My Heart
Is A Sweet I-Know-Jesus Song!

Temptation
I Am Not Yielding!
Go Back To The Devil Who Sent You!
Go Back Where You Belong
For I Look To Jesus Christ
The Author
The Finisher 
Of My Faith
AND
In His Abiding Love
I Shall Not
Make Shipwreck
Of My Faith!

S'Long!

BEGINNING: Blessing!

There Is No Human
Upon God's Green Earth
That Is Put Into The Position
Where To Sin Is A Necessity
For
Our Father In Heaven
Will
With The Temptation
Provide A Way Of Escape
AND
It Is Up To Us
To Exercise Our Freewill Option
To Get Out Of Performing Sinful Actions
Not Go After Its Spurious Attractions!

The Path Of Least Resistance
Is Always Touted
As The Way That Is Best
BUT
If You Use A Banana Peel
For A Skateboard
Tell Me If You Pass 

The Skinned Knees 

AND
Broken Behind Test!

Right Is Right
AND
Wrong Is Wrong
AND
Walking Right Before God
Can Never Ever Be Wrong
So
Do The Right Thing
AND
Leave The Wrong Alone
AND
The God Of The Details
As Promised
Will Get You Safely Home!

To Climb A Rough Mountain
You Must Be Equipped!
To Get Over The Devil
The Blood Of Jesus
Is Your Pointy Stick
For
It Gets You Over Liars
It Gets You Away From Soul Thieves
It Puts Mercy At Your Disposal
ANDGrace Is Available
Just For The Asking
By Humble, Faithful, Prayer
Please!

Easy Isn't Necessarily Easy
AND
Hard Could Be Fast
AND
Fast Could Be Barely Easy
BUT
The Extent Of God's Beautiful Truth
Is Vast!

Vast Easy
Hard Fast
God Is Out There In Here

Every Which Way

The Eye Can Be Cast
AND
Satan And Sin
Will Not
To Eternity Last
So
Look Upon Jesus
Sinless Example He
AND
Take Him For Your Exemplar
AND
To Eternity
For Eternity
Walk Wise!
Walk Free!

Jesus Christ  Is Our B2B! 

He Is

Our Beginning

AND 

Our Blessing!

The Truth IS The Truth! Deal With It!

Self-Indulgence
Is The Fatal Passion
That Will Cause Men
- Just Like Lucifer -
To Fall!

Self-Indulgence
Causes What Can Be Used For Good
To Become Quite Ugly
By Elevating Self
AND
Lowering
The Creator God!

The Tree Of Life
Today
Is The King James Bible
That We Are Bidden
To Eat From
For The Blessing Of This Life
So That We May Go
In The Fulness Of Time
After A Tested Life Of Faith
- With Endurance -
With Our Creator
Eternally To Live
Having Survived
Satan's Cruel Strife!

God Gave Each Man Moral Agency
To Obey His Commandments
... Or Not!
We Are Free 
To Love The Lord
Or 
Wipe Him Out Of Our Lives
Just Like So Much Snot!

Let No Man Say
When His Self-Indulgence
- By His Own Lust -
Is Tested
That The Living God Is Tempting Him
For
The Living God Tempts Nobody
But It Is Our Own Unrestrained Lusts
That Is Picking Fruit From
Liarman Satan's Dead-Conscience Tree!

Adam's Disobedience Brought Mankind Death
BUT
Individual Man's Obedience To God Brings Life
Through Jesus Christ's Death!
Just Remember That
Obedience To God
Puts Us In The Gunsights Of The Raging Fraud
Whose Sole Desire Is To Deny Us Access
AND
Entrance
To The Great Pleasance Of God
Which Is The Reward
Of All Who Worship
The Said Jesus Christ The Lord!

Whom We Obey
Is The One Whom We Worship!
The One Whom We Worship
Is The One To Whom We Pray!
We May Put A Spin On This Truth
By Applying Pretty Polish
BUT
The Truth Is Truth
That Neither Satan 
Nor Man
Can Ever Hope To Abolish!

God Loves Us!
Satan Hates Us!
Heaven Has Tree Of Life Fruit Juice
AND
Hell Hath A Fire And Brimstone Lake!

So ...

Children Of The Father
Please Open The Good Book
AND
Proceed To Do Your Math:

Find The Solution:- 
All Men Are Scheduled For Hell
But All Men Can - By Choice - Be Booked Into Heaven!
Every Man Must Make A Choice:

Live A High Life Of Disobedience To God Now
AND
Die
As An Obedient Follower Of Satan Later!
OR
Live A Lowered Life As An Obedient Follower Of Jesus Now
AND
Live
As A Redeemed Saint Of Jesus Christ For Eternity Later!

What Extinguishes Access To The Lake Of Fire

And Brimstone For A Faithful Child Of God?

• John 3:16
• 1 John 1:9
• Matthew 4:4
• Proverbs 3:5-6
• Matthew 5:48
• Romans 10:9
• James 1:22
• All Of The Above
• None Of The Above

Wee Wisdom ...!

Tomorrow ... Is Not Promised
For
Today ... Is The Accepted Time
When All Should Seek Their Soul's Savior
AND
Not Think About
Who Has What
AND
How Many Kinds!

Strife
AND
Striving For The Pre-eminence
Is Not The Fruit Of A Quiet And Gentle Spirit!
We Must 
- By God's Great Grace -
Work To Attain Unto The Image
Of The Lord Christ
Seeking Ever To Place Self
On The Altar Of Sacrifice
Where None Finds Disgrace!

Look Before You Leap!
Think Before You Speak!
Look Up To The Lord
AND
Give Your Back To The Fraud
AND
Walk
In The Light Of Life
Unto The Great Reward!

Misery Likes Company
Even If Means
Creating Misery For Others
To Get Company For Itself!

Truth Is Never Relative
AND
A Lie Is No Man's Captive!

Luke-warm Water Cannot Make Iced Tea
AND
Iced Tea Will Never Make A Hot Tea Drinker Happy!

What Must Must
Must Must
AND
Pretended Chastity Will Never Kill Lust!

Standing Still
In Moving Traffic
Is Not A Good Idea
BUT
Good Standing In God
Is Still A Moving Idea
Worth Trafficking!

The Blessed Are Boldly Blasted
By The Brazenly Boastful
AND
Those Very Same Brazenly Boastful
Gain Brilliant Blessings 
Because Of The Bountifully Blessed 
Who Boldly Believe That In Jesus Christ
There Is Forever Peace And Eternal Rest!