VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Tempting Almighty God!?!

Age Should Make One Cautious!
Adversity Should Make One Wise!
Appetite Should Make One Finicky
And
Advice Sought Should Take One To 

The Lord Holy, Faithful, Just, Merciful, Divine

And

Not To The Wily One, Satan

The Purveyor Of Known Damnable Lies!

Man Should Not Tempt The Living God
By Indulging The Sin Of Presumption!
You Must Not Recklessly Seek Sinful Pleasure
And
"Tell" The Lord That He Has To Save You
Because
You Are His Peculiar Treasure!

Would You Please Expand On This Presumptuous Business
As I Can't Really Say That

I Fully Understand What You Mean!?!

Very Well!

Are You A Repentant Sinner
Redeemed By The Blood Of The Innocent Lamb Willing
The Lord Jesus Christ!?!

I Sure Am ... And Proud To Be So Called!

Would You Go Boldly Whore-Mongering
- Calling It Faithful Witnessing To Vile Sinners -
And
Tell Everybody That The Lord Will Protect You
And
Then Demand That The Lord Protect You From Disease
Even As You Indulge Your Unchained Fleshly Lusts!?!

Of Course Not!
That Would Be Foolish!

That Would Also Be Quite Presumptuous On Your Part!

Oh, Dear!

Oh, Yeah!

So, What Would You Say To The Tight Rope Walker
Over Some Gorge, Even The Grand Canyon
Who, Praying Fervently, Goes Higher And Walks Longer
Because He Believes That Almighty God's Got His Back!?!

I Would Very Firmly Say: 

Stop What You're Doing!

But, Why!?!

If God Wanted Man To Walk Through The Air
He Would Have Given Man Wings ...!

... It's His Work ...!

... Gratifying The Lusts Of Carnal Men 
Is Not Work That Blesses ...!

... It's Just Gratifying Personal Pride With The Praise 
You Receive For Risking Your Life ... And Surviving!

Tight Rope Walking Is An Issue Of Gross Presumption
Unchained Idolatry
And
Unmitigated Pride
And
No Presumptuous, Prideful, Idolatrous Person
Shall In The Living Kingdom Reside!

The Only "Tight" Rope We Should Be Walking
Is
The One Swinging Between Sin And Salvation
And
Under Which Are The Everlasting Arms
Available Always To Carry Those Who Choose ... Willingly
To Make The Arduous, Trying, Thrilling, Crossing!

To Him Who Knoweth To Do Good
And 
Doeth It Not
It. Is. Sin!

This Is Like Those Persons Who Read

Mark 16:18 King James Version (KJV)

And 
They Go ... For Gross And Grandly Gratuitous Display

And 
Maliciously Take Up Venomous Snakes
In A Vain Attempt To "Prove" Scripture
While Proudly "Prophesying" That 

The Living Lord Will Protect Me!

This Is Faithless Lying!
This Is Base Presumption

And

This Is Bold Sin
And
Many Have Perished For Their Conceit
Their Deceit!

I Hear You! 

I Agree!

Brethren,

We Are Each Given A Work
To Do For The Lord
To Bless The Kingdom Of Light
And
Any Work That Is Not For Almighty God's Glory
Cannot Ever Be For Your Best Good!

We Are Called 
To Live By Jesus Christ's Faith That Works By Love

And
Not In Carnal, Lying Man's, Greedy-For-Gain
Blind Eyesight!

The Commission Is Simple ...

Go Where The Lord Sends You!

Do What He Says!

Live For The Savior
And

Do Not Indulge Sinful Pride 

Or Wallow In Pride's Hollow, Worldly, Display!

Be Ye Warned ...

What Has Not Missed You

Has Not Yet Passed You By

So Do Not Tempt "Fate"

Tweak Murphy

Yank The Big Dog's Chain

Nor Play Cutesy With The Dragon

That Fallen Angel Profane! 

All That Remains Of A Life Of Presumption

Is 
The Character Stained

The Life Lost

And

Heaven Not Gained! 

Brethren, 

Keep Yourself Ever Near To Jesus Christ's Cross
Because
Under Its Shadow You Will Never Suffer Loss!
Sin Is Dross Of Which The Soul Must Be Rid
So Do Good And Love Truth
And
Put Over The Sin Of Presumption
The Prayer For Victory In Jesus Lid!

On The Strait And Narrow Way
No One Faithful, Obedient, Enduring
Shall With Christ's Leading
Ever, Ever, Skid!
Hold Tight And Regularly Use Your Lid!

AMEN!!!

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