VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH + MAKING THE CHOICE: Heaps Of Cash OR Hope For Heaven!?!

Of What Are You Made!?! 

... And ... 

Is What You Are Made Of Causing You 

To Respond To The Call Of The Master For Good Or For Ill!?! 

Beloved, 

The Sun, The Son, Shines Upon The Good And The Evil 

And 

The Outcome For Both Is As Different As Night Is From Day! 

If You Place A Candle In The Sun

The Candle Melts! 

If You Place Soap In The Sun

The Soap Hardens! 

Why The Divergent Response!?! 

Is There Favoritism Involved!?! 

No! 

When We Are Seeking After Christ 

And 

His Righteousness 

With The Desire To Be Like Christ

Willing To Embrace Him And His Ways

We Willingly Give Up All That Defiles Us 

Or Weighs Us Down 

Or Stops Us From Being Free In Jesus! 

When We Want The Lord's  Blessings And Benefits 

Minus The Trials, Tests

And 

Overcoming Temptations 

Even Unto Getting Rid Of Inappropriate Associations

Bad Habits, Attitudes, And Ideas

And 

Unprofitable Ideals

We Become Inured, Hardened, To The Truth! 

Like The Rich Young Ruler

We Turn Away From The Master Who Loves Us 

And 

Return To Our Treasures

- Which Will Turn To Dust

And Testify Against Us In The Judgment - 

Because 

That Is What We Choose To See

Choose To Acknowledge

Choice To Desire! 

Short-Cuts Are Usually Long 

And 

The Quick Way To Riches 

Is 

Usually The Leisurely Path To Damnation!

Set Sights Secure Seats: 

Of What Material Are You Constructing Your Long Home!?! 

Jesus Christ, Alone

Can Change The Heart Of Stone Into The Heart Of Flesh 

So Let Us Dare To Let Him Make Us Anew This Very Day

The Day Of Salvation! 

Please Do Not Harden Your Heart!

Going To Almighty God's Heaven

The Long Home Of The Eternally Blessed

Is

A Personal Choice! 

Please Choose To Cooperate With Christ! 

Peace! 

Praise Almighty God Anyhow, Anywhere ... Just Because!

Are You Willing, By The Living God's Great Grace

To Tell John Q. Public And Ms. Anony Mous 

Of All That The Lord Has Done

Is Doing And Will Do For You 

Or

Are You Sooo Caught Up In 

"Woe Is Me!" 

And 

"Why Me, Lord!" 

That You Fail To Recognize That Almighty God Is Good

That He Loves You Personally

And 

Has Repeatedly Saved You From Yourself 

And

From Besetting Sin

And 

Has Made Your Heart Radiantly Glad 

When You, With Limited Vision

Had No Idea What You Would Or Could Do 

If

Tomorrow Brought Another Misery

Trial Of Faith

Health Scare

Financial Setback

Emotional Distress

Or Unexpected Grief Or Sorrow!?! 

Beloved, 

We Are Guilty Of Begging Almighty God For Good Gifts 

And

Having Received Them ... And More Besides

Forgetting Or Even Unwisely Neglecting 

To Give Our God Thanks And Bold Praise! 

We Are Guilty Of Making Agreements With The Lord 

And

Brazenly Breaking Them 

After The Lord Has Amazingly Delivered 

The Delights Of Life To Us! 

Brethren, Beloved, 

Let Us From This Moment On 

Daringly Decide To Praise The Lord Anyhow

Anywhere 

And

Just Because!

Let Us Decide To Thank God 

For Helping Us To Admit, Again, That 

Having Another Reason

Another Day To Need Him

And 

To Be Glad To Praise Him For Life

Is 

Our Blessing ... Our Blessed Gift ... Today! 

The "Price" For Living 

Is 

Prayer And Praise: 

Just Do It! 

The Preserved Word Of The Eternal God

Does Not Lie!

Peace! 

NO TRAMP STAMP: Take The Name And Give Your All To And For Jesus Christ!

If You Will Turn Your Eyes Toward Jesus Christ In The Day Of Your Trial

Make It A Practice ... A Habit

- A Reason For Being -

To Turn Your Eyes Toward Our Blessed Lord 
Every Moment Of Every Day! 

Make The Informed Decision ...

Turn To Jesus Christ In Joy Or Sorrow

For Pleasure

In Pain

With Need

Through Despair

For Comfort

And 

Just To Share! 

Listen, Obey And Live!

The Lord Loves Us So Much That 

He Put His Two Hands To The Plow:

His Two Hands Were Stretched Out For Us On Calvary's Cross 

With His Two Feet Firmly Nailed Down To Earth! 

We Claim That We Love Him And Bless His Holy Name! 

We Declare That We Pray With Passion And Power

And 

Swear That We Are Too Blessed By His Holy Hand 

To Be Stressed By The World's Aka The Devil's Plans! 

That's All Well And Good 

But

If Truth Be Told

Our All-In-With-Jesus Effort 
- Which Would See Us Saved Eternally -

Equals Only 99% Commitment! 

Beloved, 

Let's Stop Being Chickens Laying Eggs For The Lord 

And 

Let's Become Pascal Lambs

The Clean ... The Perfect ... Sacrifice

Truly Suitable For The Altar Of Almighty God! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

If You Are On Fire For Jesus 

And 

End Up In The Flames For His Name

Rest Assured That He Will Be With You

And

In The Great Day Of Celebration

You Will Wear The Gold Crown

And 

The White Robe Of Christ's Righteousness 

And

Permanently Bear His Name! 

Be Brave! 

The Name Of The Lord

Upon Your Person

Is Not 

A Tramp-Stamp

Nor An Underground Slave Brand!

It Is The Royal Seal

On

The Child Of The Living God! 

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Let No One Steal Your Name

Nor Your Crown!

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Walk Humbly

Obediently

Expectantly

And

Enduringly

Before The Lord Of Life! 

HAPPY SABBATH: The Trial For Standing In Jesus Christ's Faith

The Trial For Jesus' Faith

The State Vs. Faithful Christian

The Charge:

1. Faith In The Old God
2. Belief In Old God's Promise Of Eternal Life After Obedient Life In Jesus Christ,  Even Unto Mortal Death

Actionable Event: 

A. Telling The World Of Old God's "Truths" Against State Law And Ordinance.
B. Troubler Of The State

Plea Entered: 

Guilty As Charged.

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JUDGE: Do You Have Anything To Say Before Sentence Is Passed.

DEFENDANT: Yes,  Sir, I Do.

JUDGE: You May Proceed.

DEFENDANT: In Jesus' Name!

Your Honor,
After Having Lived A Debauched Life
Following Satan And His Lying Crew
I Realized At The Sun's Dawning
On A Great And Glorious Day
That A Life Of Sin
Was No Longer The Thing For Me!

I Realized That That Life Had Surely Proven
That Sin Does Not Pay
And After Listening
To That Still Voice Calling Me
I Dug Out My Old Bible
That My Dear Old Granny
Had Lovingly Given Me.

I Turned To The Blessed Book Of Matthew
And Started Reading Until I Found The Lord's Prayer!

I Turned To The Blessed Book Of John
And Read Until I Reached
Chapter 3 Verses 16 And 17
And There I Stopped
Trembling
Then, Hurt
BUT Driven!

I Remembered ... Saintly Old Job
Oh, The Memory Of The Living Faith I Had
Before I Misspent My Youth!

Job 19:25
Brought Tears To My Eyes!

Righteous Job
Tormented By That Fraud Satan
Accused Wrongfully By Friends
And Despised By The Community
Which He Had Fed And Clothed
And Then To Hear The Wife Of His Heart
His Heretofore Trustworthy Help-Meet
Telling Him To Curse The Living God And Die
And To Read Of Old Job
Maintaining His Integrity
Before His Beloved Holy God, Saying
In Truth And Beauty

I Know
That My Redeemer Liveth
And
That He Shall Stand
At
The Latter Day
Upon
The Earth.
What A Blessed Hope.
Job Continued, Saying
And Though Worms
After My Flesh
Destroy
This Body
Yet
In My Flesh
Shall I See God
With My Own Eyes
And Not Those Of Another.

What A Blessing That Was!

The God Of All Creation
Gave Me 
In That Very Day
A New Life
A New Hope
A New Mission
A Promise That He Shall Keep
When He Comes Again
And To Take His Faithful People Home.

In That Beautiful Beginning 

Of The New Day

I Answered The Call

Of The Living God's Holy Spirit

To Walk Faithfully

Truthfully

Honestly

Obediently

Obeying The True Word Of God

Before The Corrupt Word

Of Demon Inspired Men

Who Break God's Settled And Sealed Word!

I Broke No Law That Was In Keeping With The Law Of God!

I Chose The Blessing Of God

Eternal Life In Heaven With Jesus Christ!

No More Pain!

No More Sorrow!

No More Dying Body!

For Having Kept The Faith
Of The Lord Jesus Christ
At The Sound Of The Trumpet Of God

And The Hearing Of The Voice Of The Archangel

At The Breaking Of The Eastern Sky

Whether You Condemn Me To Die Now

Or I Am Alive At The Appearing

I Shall Be Glorified!

I Shall Receive A Forever Young Body!

I Shall Be Immortalized!

I Shall Attain
By My Living Faith
That Unreachable

Unattainable Goal

That Satan Himself

Promised To You All

But Can't Deliver.!

I Shall See

Face To Face

Your Euphemistic

But My Very Real

Holy Living 

All-seeing

All-knowing

Ever-present

Always Available To The Believer God

That Your Dying

Soon To Be Eternally Dead Wannabe God

Could Not Tempt To Sin

Could Not Destroy

Even Though

He Had Him Cruelly Abused

And Ultimately Killed.

You May Kill My Body

But

You Cannot Kill My Body And My Soul

Together

In Hell!

I Stand Before You Here

In This Life

Unclean And Guilty!

I Stand Before Almighty God

The Eternal God

My Lord And My God

My Savior

My Redeemer

My Friend Until My Mortal Life Ends

Clean And Innocent!

I Have Robbed No Man Of His Wages!

I Have Coveted No Man's Property
Nor His Husband Nor His Wife!
I Don't Bow Before Useless Idols!
I Don't Steal!
And I Don't Bear False Witness
Against Anyone
Not Even For Perishable Gold!

Yes! I Used To Be A Sinner
But I Confessed And Repented Of My Sins
And By The Blood Of Jesus Christ
I Was Able To Present Myself
Before The Throne Of Grace
To Receive God's Full And Free Forgiveness!

I Keep All The Commandments Of God!

I Have The Faith Of Jesus

And,  Yes

I Keep The Seventh Day Sabbath Holy Unto God!

Yes, I Keep All 10 Of God's Immutable Commandments

Because If I Break One

I Break Them All!

God Does Not Ask For Much From Me

When I Look At All His Beloved Son Paid

To Redeem Me

From Death And Hell

From The Clutches Of Satan

And His Abominable Crew

Who Did All

To Make Me My Jesus Eschew!

I Openly Willingly Chose

Eternal With My Jesus!

I Give Unto Him

Love Honor

Prayers And Praise

Obedience

Worship

My Will And My Way

And My Self In Every Way!

Heavenly Father,  Into Your Holy Hands

I Commend My Mortal Spirit

For Satan Has No Part In Me!

I Am Your Sheep

And I Am Glad Of It

And I Look To The Glorious Day

And My Eternal Life With You In It!

Father, You Have And I Know You Will
Continue To Supply All Of My Need
According To Your Blessed Eternal Riches In Glory!

I DO NOT Fear Man

For I Can Here Feel Your Hand!

I Know That The Angels Are Here Attending!

Glory Be To The Son

At Your Right Hand!
And Thank You, Father
For The Blessed Comfort Of Your Holy Spirit
And The Inspired Word Provided As You Promised!

Blessed Is The Name Of My God!

Thank You. 

JUDGE: You Are Hereby Sentenced To Death By Guillotine! The Sentence Will Be Executed Immediately!

Remove The Condemned From This Hallowed Place!

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Later That Evening ...

Station LITE
END of Life News:

... The Final Words Heard Coming From The Mouth Of The Condemned Faithful Christian Were: 

"Victory In Jesus! 
And

The Lord Is My Shepherd!" 

BREAKING NEWS!!

This Just In ...

The Seas Are Now As Dead Men's Blood! 

The Stench Is Reportedly Unbelievable 

And The Mighty Ships In The Once Sea Water Are Effectively Dead! 

This Is Surely A Plague Of Truly Epic And Biblical Proportions! 

Do You Think What The Christians Have Been Saying Is Really True!?! <>

HAPPY SABBATH: OXYMORON - Closet Christian Closet Christianity?!?!

I Don't Know About You
BUT
I Have Never Been 

A Closet Christian!

I Don't Care Who Is Looking At Me "Funny" 
When I Say Prayers In Public Before I Eat!

I Don't Care Who Knows That I Say Prayers 
To The Almighty God
- In Jesus Christ's Name -
To Watch Over Me When I Sleep!

I Don't Care Who Thinks It Is Weird For Me To Say:

"Thank God for Grace and Glory!"

AND ...

I Don't Care Who Thinks I'm Strange 
For Not Believing That God Is A Made-up Story!

I Believe In:
Almighty God - The Father
Jesus Christ, Creator, Redeemer, Savior, Friend: God - The Son
AND
The Comforter: God - The Holy Spirit,  Too!

I Believe That Holy Angels Do Surround 
AND
Protect True Believers from The Devil And His Evil Crew!

I Believe That It Is A Fool Who Plays With The Devil
Dipping And Touching Hands in 
The Devil's Pot of Deceitful Stew
AND
I Decided That Heaven Is My Goal
AND
I Know That I Will Survive And Thrive 
By God's Grace 
AND
I Know - For Sure - 
That I Can Do Without Satan's Fool's Gold!

I Shall Continue To Testify About 
What Good God Has Done For Me!

I Will Tell It To The World
That Being A Christian Does Not Mean That I Can't Laugh 
AND
Be Happy
AND
That Laughter Is Not Akin To Having Killed The Fatted Calf!

I Will Tell The World That 
In Jesus Christ 
My Failures Are Not Fatal
AND
My Mistakes Are Not Considered 
An Infestation of Rabid Lice
So That I Must Be Put Down!

I Can - And Do - Tell My Jesus Anything And Everything
AND
I Know That He Will Direct Me 
AND
Mark The Straight And Narrow Path That 
I Must Walk Along!

And ...

I Don't Have To Worry And Fret
AND
Threaten To Commit Suicide ... "Just Because ...!"
A Friend Is Doing Better Than I Am

WHEN ...

In Jesus Christ's Blessed And Holy Name 
The Almighty God Provides For Me!


NO! NO! NO!

No Closet Christianity For Me!
I Am Out 
In The Open 
For All The World To See
That Jesus Christ 
IS
The Lover Of My Soul
AND
Come Hell Or High-water
Jesus Christ Is Carrying This Soul 
AND
His Eternal City Is Mine
AND
I Shall Live Forever - After Having Endured To The End -
At The Fullness Of Time
FOR
The King Of Love Is My Shepherd
AND
His Love For Me Is Divine 
AND
Not Love On The Line!

Confessing To Being 

A Faithful Christian 

IN TIMES LIKE THESE

Puts A Bulls-Eye On Our Bodies!

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We Don't Need To Worry!

Let Us Remain Faithful!

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Man Can Kill The Body

BUT

Almighty God

Has Got Our Souls

AND

We Will Live ... Again

Immortal AND Glorified!!