VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRAYER: Lord, Please Accept My Gift Of Me To You!

PRAYER:

Father,

We Are Instructed That If We Spent As Much Time

Giving Thanks To You As We Do Asking You For The Things

Which We Deem Necessary For Smooth Sailing In This Life

Things Would Go Better For Us! 

Lord, I Yield

And With A Humble Heart

Knowing How Spiritually Bankrupt I Am

I Give You Thanks And Joyful Praise

And A Glorious Hallelujah! 

Thank You For Your Sacrifice For Me That

Cost You Everything That You Possess

To Give Me Everything True That

I Could Ever Need In This Life For Abundant Living

And Then Life Everlasting! 

I Thought About Giving You A "Thank You!" Gift

But Then I Realized That Nothing Man-Made Would Suffice

And So I Have Decided To Give You Me

Flawed, Foolish, Needy!

My Heart, Lord, Is Spotted With Sin! 

My Eyes Are Cloudy With The Constant Look

At What Is Not Good! 

My Ears Are Constantly Itching And Often Blocked

From Tuning In To The Radio Station Of

The Adversary Of Souls!

My Tongue Utters Praise And Prayers To You

And Then Heaps Curses Upon My Fellow-Man!

My Thoughts Are Regularly Murky, And Often Even Dark

And Most Assuredly Contrary To The Covenant Of Peace That

I Desire To Have With You! 

My Hands, Lord, My Hands Are Those That Would Gladly, Even Gleefully

Work The Demise Of Those Who I Believe Have Offened Me

No Matter How Small

And My Feet, Lord, These Feet Have Not Always Been Shod To Deliver

The Gospel Of Truth, The Gospel Of Grace

But Have Been Quick To Run To Do Evil In Your Holy Sight! 

Father, In The Name Of My Jesus

Your Only Begotten Son

The Door Through Whom I May Enter Your Holy House 

... By Your Grace I Know That By My Faith Exercised

I Will Hold Fast Your Eternal Gift To Me And My Kind ... 

Have Mercy On Me And Accept Me, 

My Gift To You, Though Spotted, Torn, Tossed

Tested, Tried, Tormented, Thinking To Do Evil Continually

But Loving You With My Whole Heart

And Willing To Be Forgiven Of My Sins Which Are Many

And Cleansed From All Unrighteousness!

You Promised To Fix Me

And Fit Me To Enter The Gate

And Into The Glorious City By Right: 

Please Keep Your Promise

And

By Your Sweet Spirit Who Is Leading Me Into All Truth

Help Me To Keep My Promise To Be Counted

Amongst The Faithful, The True, The Overcomers! 

Of Myself, I Am Not Worthy To Come Into Your Presence

But You Told Me To Come Boldly To The Throne Of Grace

To Obtain Mercy And Grace, Unmerited Favor

To Help Me In My Time Of Need! 

Lord, I Need To Give You Me

So Please Keep Your Promise And Honor Your Call-Out To Me

And Help Me To Deliver My Gift To You Though Poor It Is Indeed!

Please Accept It, Father

For My Jesus, Your Beloved

Spilt A Drop Of His Blood, Innocent Indeed, Upon It! 

I Love You: Please Help Me To Love You More!

I Need You: Please Help Me To Need You More!

I Thank You For The Blessings You Have

And Are, And Will Bestow Upon Me: 

Bless Me To Thank You More

And Praise You More

And Pray More

And Uplift You More

So That My Light Will Shine Brighter 

And My Salt Will Not Lose Its Savor, Its Taste, 

That Blesses Me As I Bless Others In Jesus Christ's Holy Name!

Without The Master, My Savior, My Creator, My Redeemer

My Forever Friend Who Sticks Closer Than A Brother

My King To The End

And I Pray Never The Frowning Judge

I Give You My Free Will 

And, In The Faith Of Jesus Which Cannot Fail

Ask You To Mark And Make The Way That

You Will That I Should Walk!

Help Me To Moment By Moment Walk With And Talk To

And Lean On, And Trust And Obey The Master

And Cooperate With The Holy Spirit! 

Please Help Me To Allow Myself To Be Influenced By The Holy Angels 

Who Are My Guardians Excelling In Strength!

I Beseech You To Help Me Not To Look Back At Those Things

Those Possessions

Or Persons That For My Jesus I Have Walked Away From

For I Remember Lot's Wife!

I Love You: Let My Love To You Show As I Grow In Grace

On My Walk To Your Glory!

Please Help Me Not To Make A Shipwreck Of My Faith

For It Is In Jesus' Name That I Pray And Plead!

I Place My Trembling Hand In Your Hand That

Is My Rock In This Weary Land Called Life!

AMEN!!!

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Quit Profane And Vain Babblings!

 

This Is Not About What Your Grandmother Aunt Cousin Sister Said! 

This Is About "Thus Saith The Lord Of Life!" 

Who Are You Going To Believe And Trust!?! 

The Life Giver Or The Sin Enabler!?! 

Since The Lord Himself Has Said, Via The Apostle Paul

In 2 Timothy Chapter 2 Verse 16 

"But Shun Profane And Vain Babblings: 

For They Increase Unto More Unholiness!" 

Why Would You Doubt That You Can Shun Profane

Aka Foul Aka Bad And Vain 

Aka Useless Aka Unprofitable Language 

Just Because "People" Said You Can't!?! 

What Happened To 

"God Said It And I Believe It

And That Settles It For Me!?!" 

What Happened To The Lord Equips The Called!?! 

Since The Lord Has Called Us To Stop With The Useless Chatter

- Which Does Not Teach Us Anything Good Or Useful - 

Why Wouldn't We Believe That 

He Has Provided Us With The Equipment 

And The Strength 

And The Skills

And The Endurance 

And The Faith 

And The Grace To Accomplish The Work 

And The Needed Mercy When We Fall Short Aka Mess Up!?! 

Don't You Believe That The Promise-Giving God 

Is 

The Promise-Keeping God!?! 

Is He Not Your Shepherd, Your Refuge

Your Provider, Your Forever Friend!?! 

Isn't He That Friend Who Sticks Closer Than Any Brother!?! 

What Happened To 

"Where Can I Go But To The Lord!?!" 

Again I Ask, What Has Happened To Pray Without Ceasing!?! 

Are You Refusing To Believe That 

Your Praying Raises You Up To God 

And Changes How You See Things!?! 

Hasn't the Lord Said That 

He Who Has Begun A Good Work In You 

Will Finish It To The Day Of Jesus Christ!?! 

Who Is Your God!?! 

Is It Not The Great Physician

The Savior Who Sees, Who Knows, And Cares

And Can Heal All Of Your Diseases!?!

Is It Not He Who Desires To Know ... From Your Mouth

All That Concerns You And Is Concerning To You!?!

Is It Not The Eternal Holy God Almighty

Real, Righteous, And Returning

For A Prepared People Precious In His Sight!?!

Since You Claim That He Is Your God

Worship Him 

And

Believe And Act Upon His Unchanging, Unfailing Word 

Which Brings You His Sure Peace! 

Peace! 

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Is The Person Speaking "Words To Live By!" To You Trustworthy!?!

 

 

Brethren, 

We Must Understand That The One Whose Word 

We Choose To Accept And Follow 

Is What Will Make The Difference In Our Lives 

For Good Or Ill! 

Look At It This Way: 

The Savior Says If You Love Him 

Keep His Commandments Which Are Life! 

The Adversary Says Keep His One Commandment

Which Is The Whole Of His Law

And Live Your Own Life! 

The Adversary Says You Have Nothing To Lose! 

The Savior Says You Have Everything To Gain! 

The Savior Says Living Life His Way 

Is To Be On The Strait And Narrow Way! 

The Adversary Says Life Done Right Is To Live On Broadway! 

The Savior Says He Is The Truth And We Should Walk In Him! 

The Adversary Says Truth Is Overrated Unless It Is Your Own Truth! 

The Savior Desires Us To Live To Live In 

Almighty God's Sweet Tomorrow! 

The Adversary Urges People To Live 

Like There Is No Tomorrow! 

The Savior Says There Is One God: Serve Him! 

The Adversary Says All Men Are Gods: Serve Yourself! 

The Savior Says Give To Others And It Will Come Back To You! 

The Adversary Says Take From Others And Give To Yourself: 

It's Your Due! 

The Savior Says That We Should Not Tell Lies! 

The Adversary Encourages People 

To Decide What Is A Lie For Themselves! 

The Savior Says That Our Body Is The Temple Of The Living God! 

The Adversary Tells People That They Are The Living Temple! 

The Savior Says That We Should Glory In The Cross Of Christ! 

The Adversary Encourages People To Cross Off Christ! 

The Savior Says That We Should Deny Ourselves Daily! 

The Adversary Says To Daily Defy Deny! 

The Savior Says Humble Yourself! 

The Adversary Says Humble Others! 

The Savior Says Be Not Proud! 

The Adversary Says Being Proud Is To Sit On A Cloud! 

BOTTOM LINE ... 

Satan, The Adversary, Always Seeks To Dominate By Deception: 

Resist Him! 

Jesus Christ, The Savior, Ever Elevates By The Truth: 

Let Him Speak To And For You! 

Peace! 

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Sacrifice O' Foolishness!?!

 

Simmeh Hey!

We Know, Ballywho, We Know!

And Who Is That Person In The Green Dress!?!

She Seems Somewhat Familiar! 

That, My Fine Friend, Is Lotta Long-Talk

The Esteemed Speaker For This Event! 

Merciful Powers!

Are You Okay, Ballywho!?!

Oh, I'm Fine

But Very Shortly You And Your Audience Will Not Be!

Excuse Me!?!

What Do You Mean By That Remark!?!

Gabe, Do You Remember Me Telling You About Ps. 1:1!?!

Of Course!

Blessed Is The Man ... Delight ... Law Of The Lord!

And Do You Remember Ecclesiastes 5:1!?!

Of Course!

Keep Thy Foot ... Be More Ready To Hear ...!

Out With It!

What's Really Going On Here, Ballywho!?!

You And Your Group Are About To Land In It!

Your Esteemed Speaker, Your Lotta Longtalk

Is None Other Than That 

Great Purveyor Of Bare Rubbish, Sacrifice O' Fools

Who Refuses To Acknowledge Or Accept That

What She ... He ... They Are Doing Is Evil! 

Lord, Help!

He Does And He Will!

Don't Do Anything Now!

Let's Wait For The Q&A!

Okay! If You Say So!

A LONG WHILE LATER ...!

Any Questions!?!

Yes, Ms. Long-Talk, I Have One! 

Would You Tell Us Your Position

As Regards The Blessings Of Almighty God

And Advise Us As To What We May Do To Receive More Of Them!?! 

Surely, Ballywho!

The Blessings Of Almighty God 

Mighty To Save And Seal, Help And Heal, Are Legion!

There Is Merit And There Is The Gift Of Merit

And Its Various Permutations! 

If You Want God's Blessings:

Get To Work!

When You Need God's Blessings:

Get To Working For Them!

Understand This, Though, That

While On The Face They Are Free To Us All

We, Each, Can Do A Good Work

To Encourage God To Hand Over Those Things

Which We Know Are Perfect For Us 

At The Moment We Have Determined Are Suitable

To Make Us Feel Happy At That Moment Of 

Our Lust, Uh, Ahhhm, Desire, Our Need!

ALL SOUND IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM

CEASED!

Ballywho Slowly Got Up And Proceeded To The Dais!

Turning To Ms. Long-Talk, He Began Speaking:

If I Were To Ask You To Give Me One Of Your Free Pamphlets

And I Accepted It When You Handed It To Me

What Would You Say About That!?!

I Would Say That You Received It ... Gladly!

Now, Lotta Long-Talk

If I Were To Ask You To Not Accept The Check That

You Will Be Receiving For This Event

What Would You Say To That!?! 

Ballywho, I Would Promptly And Vigorously Say

"No, I Will Not Return It

Because

I Have Earned It For My Labor!"

I See, I See!

So Let Me Get This Straight:

I, A Frail Human, May Receive A Gift From You, A Weak Human

And You, A Wicked Human May Earn A Paycheck For Your Labor 

But We, Needy Humans

In The Living Light Of Almighty God The Consuming Fire

May, By Meritorious Works, Earn A Blessing Or Blessings

But Not Just Receive, Take, Be Pleased To Accept

The Word Of The Holy God Who Cannot Lie

Unlike You, Lotta Long-Talk 

Better Known As Sacrifice O' Fools!?! 

The Room Erupted!

Sacrifice O' Fools Screeched And Fled!

Ballywho Called For Order!

Brethren,

This Here, Is Why We Need To Get Back To The Book Of Books

And Stop Letting Our Itching Ears Cause Us

To Collect Unto Ourselves These Charlatans

Who Are Making Money, Filthy Lucre, For Themselves

And While Making Merchandise Of

Almighty God's Purchased People! 

Brethren,

We Cannot Beat The Living God's Giving

And

We Cannot Buy The Eternal God's Blessing!

Our Job One Is To Believe The Word Of The Giving God

Accept By Faith That His Gifts Of Love Are Free To Us

And Are To Be Received With A

"Yes, Lord!" And "AMEN!!!" 

The Apostle Peter Told Simon The Sorcerer That

His Money Would Perish With Him For His Wickedness

When He Sought To Purchase The Holy Spirit's Power!

Dear Ones,

There Will Be No Wage-Slaves

Blessing Buyers Or Blessing Earners 

Darkening Any Gate Of Entry Into The Living Kingdom

So Let Us Now ... In Saving Faith Reject

Every False Thing Spoken By That Night-Shade

Sacrifice O' Fools Aka Lotta Long-Talk

And Repeat Our Motto:

"God Said It, I Believe It

And

That Settles It For Me!"

 

 

AMEN!!!

Peace! 

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Open The Letter!

 

Dear Lady Rose, 

I Sincerely Hope And Pray That This Missive

Finds You In Good Spirits And Doing Well! 

As For Me, Besides A Lil' Bit O' The Arthur

I Am Doing Well, All Things Considered! 

Lady Ro, I Want To Ask You A Question: 

Did You Receive A Strange-Looking

Very Large, Padded Envelope By Mail Or Special Delivery 

In The Past, Oh, I Don't Know, Three Months!?! 

I Only Ask Because I Received A Like Envelope

With A Handwritten Letter With The Strangest Instructions! 

It Said, And I Quote: "If You Are Happy, Read The Letter!

If You Are Sad, Read The Letter! 

If You Are Tempted, Read The Letter! 

If You Are Feeling Weary, Read The Letter!" 

The Letter Of Instructions Rattled Off 

A Long List Of Things For Which I Should Read Some Letter 

Which Should Have Been Enclosed But Was Not! 

All That Was In The Envelope Was An Old Book

Rather Expensive-Looking But Nonetheless Old, Like Methuselah! 

I Shook That Book And No Letter Fell Out So I Am Clueless!

Neither The Envelope Nor The Letter Of Instructions

Bear A Return Address So I Don't Know Who To Contact

About The Missing Letter!

I Am At A Loss!

Please Help!

Love Always,

Dorothy

**********

Dear Dorothy,

You Have Surely Lived Up To Your Nickname!

You Are A Real Dodo!

Yes, I Received A Similar Envelope:

Everybody Did, And Anybody Coming Into The Household

Is Going To Receive An Identical Envelope! 

Dodo, Did You Look At The Title Of The Book!?!

Did You Notice That It Said "Holy Bible!?!"

Did You Open Said Bible!?!

Don't You Know Or Have You Forgotten That

The Holy Bible Is Called God's Love LET...TER To Mankind!?!

I Should Box Your Ears!

How Come It Has Taken You Three Whole Months

To Open That Envelope And, Worse Yet

Three Months To Come ... With Help ... To The Realization That

The Missing Letter IS The Enclosed Bible!?!

You Need A Real Cut-Tail With A Hard Rubber Slipper!

Seriously, Though, All Those Points

Telling You To Read The Letter Are For Real And

You Need To Fixedly Pay Attention To And Follow Them!

Of Course, It Must Be Stated That

"No Read, No Power: Read Well, You Flower!"

That's The Lord's Will Concerning You, Me, We, His Children!

Call Me On Meet And We Can Read It Together

Taking Turns, Of Course!

Love You, Bless You, Talk To You Soon!

Your Favorite Sis-Sis!

Peace!

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Reality Always Bites!

Ohhh, I Can Just Feel It! 

Feel What, Mauby!?! 

The Intense Part Of The Sermon Lecture Talk, Maybe

About To Come From Bro. Lookatit! 

Mauby, You Know That That Is Not His Name

And You Shouldn't Make Mock-Sport Of The Teacher! 

Any Way, Maybe, Here It Comes! ... 

Look At It, Brethren

We All Have Only One Of Two Choices: 

The Liar Or The Lord, The Savior Or The Destroyer

Heaven Or Hell, Immortality Or Oblivion

Blessing Or Cursing, Love Or Hate

Light Or Darkness, Truth Or Error Aka Lies

Wisdom Or Folly, Peace Or War

Hope Or Despair, Life Or Death

And Sickness Or Health! 

Contrary To Popular Opinion, This Is Not Rocket Science! 

This Is Reality, Real Life 101! 

The Lord Does Not Have A Hidden Agenda: 

The Adversary Does! 

The Lord Provides Full Disclosure: 

The Adversary Indulges Smoke And Mirrors! 

The Lord Gives The Facts Regarding The Present And The Future: 

The Adversary Obscures The Truth Regarding The Present 

And Boldly Lies About The Future! 

The Lord Can Make You Do What He Wants But He Will Not: 

Satan Would Like To Force You To Do What He Wants But He Cannot! 

The Adversary Hates Who And What The Lord Loves: 

The Lord Loves Who And What The Adversary Hates! 

Let Us Seriously Look At It: 

We Have The Opportunity To Go To The Home 

Which The Adversary Can Never Return To 

And So He Has Made It His Reason For Being 

To Try To Stop Any And All Of Us 

From Going There With His Machinations: 

He Knows What We Will Be Getting 

Because He Knows What He Has Lost! 

Regret Is His Lot: 

Hope Is To Our Glory! 

When You Honestly Take A Look At It

The Choice, Good Or Ill, Is Ours Alone! 

The Word Is Our Guide: 

Really Look At It And Read It With Understanding! 

Brethren, 

I Sincerely Pray That We Will All Forget About The "Feels" 

And Choose To Choose Wisely!  

Peace Be Unto You! 

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Learning The Language Of The Saved!

Chubbles, You Won't Believe The Language That I Have Been Learning Lately! 

Do Tell ...! 

Girl, It Has Been Exciting And I Am Learning A Lot! 

But What Is ...!?! 

Chubbs, You Have Got To Learn This Language! 

It Sweet Fuh Days! 

But, Mavis, You Are ...! 

Will You Stop Interrupting My Flow!?! 

I Am Trying Real Hard To Tell You About This Need To Know Language 

In Which All Committed Christians Must Have Proficiency! 

I Would Love To Hear About It, Mavis! 

Say On! 

Well, Chubbs, I Was Talking To Carson 

And He Said That He Heard About It From His Cousin Aunt Husband 

Who Heard About It From The Pastor's Sister-Friend! 

Anyway, It Seems As Though All The Church Members 

Have Here Of Late Been Moaning, Groaning, And Complaining That 

If They Are So Blessed, How Come That Their Blessings Are So Few! 

Uh, Oh ...! 

You Said It Right! 

Anywho, Pastor Hisone Got Good And Tired Of 

The Members Behaving Like Agony-Aunts 

And He Read Them The Riot Act! 

Sufficed To Say, What The Pastor Said 

Lit A Fire Under Those People And It Is Spreading! 

What Is The Language, Mavis, The Language!?! 

Oh, Sorry! Pastor Hisone Told Those People That 

If They Learned To Speak Grateful And Stop Speaking Gimme

Maybe The Lord In Mercy Would Permit Them To Physically See 

More Of HIS BOUNTIES! 

Why Are You Shouting, Mavis!?! 

I'm Shouting Because I Was Blind! 

We Have Bibles, Don't We!?! 

Should A Pastor Have To Tell Us To Be Grateful!?! 

Doesn't The Word Say "Give Thanks!?!" 

You Can't Give Thanks With An Ungrateful Heart You Know! 

You Ain't Lie At All, Mavis

And I'm Guilty Of The Same Crime ... Ingratitude! 

Well, Let's Get Over Ourselves

And Be Grateful And Thankful Always

And Our Lord Jesus Will Bless Us 

And Give Us His Peace And Rest! 

AMEN!!! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Touch-Starved!?!

 

Platonic Physical Contact!?! 

Yeah! It's A Thing! 

But Why!?! Isn't That What We All Do 

With Friends, Acquaintances And The Like, Chari!?! 

What I Want To Know Is 

Why There Is That Particular Modifier '"Platonic" Appended! 

Well, Let Me Tell You About It, Brown Girl! 

As I Understand It, This Desire For Platonic Physical Contact

Comes About A Result Of One Being Rendered "Touch Starved" 

After The Breakup Of An Intimate Relationship! 

Really, Colly!?! 

I Kid You Not, Bramble! 

So Whose Fault Is That!?! 

That's A Very Good Question, Youme! 

So Who Has The Answer!?! 

I'll Take A Stab At It 

But You May Not Like The Answer! 

Alright, Bamsee! 

Let's Hear What You've Got! 

We Are Christians, Right!?! 

Of Course We Are! 

And We Are, Or Should Be

In A Committed, Intimate, Relationship With Our Lord Jesus!?! 

Of Course We Are! 

That's The Foundation And The Backbone

The Head And Belly If You Will, Of Being A Christian! 

Nice Point, Phensic! 

Sooo, When You Are In This Committed And Intimate Relationship With The Lord

How Do You Have Or Preserve And Grow Your Relationship!?! 

Come On, Bamsee! That's An Easy Question! 

So What's The Easy Answer, Bramble!?! 

As If You Don't Know

We Reverently Say Our Prayers

Enthusiastically Sing Praises To His Holy Name

And Deliberately Read Or Listen To His Word

And Lovingly Think On And Speak About Him 

As We Remember His Goodness To Us 

And His Sacrifice For Us! 

That's A No-Brainer! 

So What Would Happen If, No, When We Neglect 

To Do All Of Those Things 

Noted In Your "No-Brainer" Answer, BRAMBLE! 

Bamsee, Like In Any Intimate Relationship

The Gentle, Gradual, Erosion Of The Intimate Points Of Contact 

Turns That Relationship Into Something Platonic 

But With A Nasty Twist Called "Friends With Benefits" 

That Is Decidedly One-Sided  ... 

Until  ... The Relationship  ...Ship Sails  

... To Parts Unknown!  

And  ...!?!  

In Hindsight, And With Regret, And Sorrow

Recognizing Our Sin Against Our Soul, Our Self

And The Savior Of Us All

We, Touch-Starved  ...!  

... Did You Have To Use That Horrible Phrase, Chari!?! 

Yes, Brown Girl! 

And, As I Started To Say

Instead Of Going Back To Jesus

We, Stubborn, And Resistant To Truth - Just Like King Saul - 

And The Calling Of The Holy Spirit

We Turn To Yearning For What Cannot Satisfy! 

We Turn To Seeking Out Platonic Physical Contact 

Aka Contact Without Commitment 

Aka A Berth, A Work-Station In The Devil's, The Deceiver's Workshop! 

Dear God, Help Us All! 

You've Turned This Whole Platonic Physical Contact Touch-Starved Thing 

Into An Indictment Against Us! 

Yes, Youme! 

I Told You That You Wouldn't Like The Answer! 

You Did And I Don't BUT Facts Are Facts 

And Reality Bites

The Pain Of Separation Hurts

And Truth Elevates! 

So, Are We Going To Do Right And Get Your Wrong Things Righted 

So That We May Live In The Light Of Him Who Is Our Peace!?! 

Do You Remember That Song, "Jesus, Lover Of My Soul, Let Me To Your Bosom Fly!?! 

Yes, Brown Girl! 

Let's Sing It! 

AMEN!!! 

Peace! 

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Moving Train Wreck!

Psalm 51:10 KJV

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. 

Colly!?! 

Yes, Binky! 

Colly, Have You Ever Seen A Moving Train-Wreck!?! 

Who Hasn't!?! 

We See Those Ever So Often On The Idiot Box! 

No, Colly! Not That Kind! 

I Didn't Know That There Was Any Other Kind, Binky! 

Well, Colly, My Friend, I Am Presently Watching A Moving Train-Wreck 

And When It Finally Hits The Restraining Wall

Somebody's Gizzard Goin' Splash Out 

And Their Guts Is Goin' Be Garters! 

Gracious, Binky, What Channel Is That On!?! 

Colly, You Ain't Listening Real Well! 

Pay Attention! 

If You Have Ever Had The Great Misfortune Of 

Having To Interact With Someone 

Who Takes Perverse Pleasure In Doing Evil

And You Have Been On The Receiving End Of 

Their Practiced Wickedness

And They Don't Seem To Care That 

There Are Witnesses To Their Machinations

And You Can Safely Project How Their "Adventure" 

Is Surely Going To End

Believe Me, It Will Cure You Of 

Ever Wanting To Be A Co-Laborer With Satan 

And Will Send You Running To The Safety That Is 

The Arms Of Our King Jesus! 

Merciful Powers! 

That Doesn't Sound Very Pleasant, Binky! 

It Wasn't And It Isn't! 

I Have Seen Some Things That Have Had Me Questioning 

If I Have Ever Had An Attitude, A Persona, Like That 

At Any Point In My Life For Even A Single Moment

And I Asked The Lord To Forgive Me 

If I Have Ever Been Like That! 

I Can Imagine, Binky! 

No, You Can't, Colly! 

Seeing Someone Behave Like That 

Is Like Watching A Snake Uncoil

Like Having A Bird's Eye View, A Drone View

And Watching A Car, A Truck, A Train 

About To Be Wrecked Big-Time 

And Knowing That There Is Absolutely Nothing That 

Anyone Can Do Avert It! 

It Makes You Sick To Your Stomach 

Unless You Are That Side-Winder, Satan

Who Encourages People To Sin Against Their Own Souls! 

Binky, You're Making My Skin Crawl 

Just Painting That Word-Picture For My Mind's Eye To Behold! 

What Are Doing About It!?! 

I Am Praying For That Person, For Myself

And For The Brethren

And For All Who Will Be The Ultimate Inheritors Of 

Almighty God's Free To All Salvation! 

Lord Jesus, 

Please Keep Us Near Your Cross 

Else We Will Never Escape The Disaster Up Ahead! 

Help Us To Pray Without Ceasing

And To Choose To Suffer Hurt Before We Will Ever Sin! 

Please Protect Us From The Evil One 

And Bless Us To Keep Our Savior First, Last, And Always 

In Our Thoughts, Words, And Deeds! 

AMEN!!! 

Help Us, Lord! Help Us! 

Grant Us Peace! 

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VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: That Name!?!

Proverbs 27:15 KJV

A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. 

Choni, Your Name Should Be Changed

No, Shall Be Changed From Henceforth To Shrew, Virago, Yenta

Or Better Yet, Termagent! 

If Our Lord Jesus, Our Savior, Our Forever Friend

The King Of Love, The Prince Of Peace, Were Here

You, In Ever High-Handed Fashion

Would Rail At Him And Criticize Him 

For Allowing You To Have A Clippable Hang-Nail 

Instead Of Praising Him For Saving You 

From Losing Your Right Leg To Gangrene! 

Have You No Shame!?! 

What Is It Going To Take For You To See 

With Those Eyes That The Lord Blessed You With!?! 

When Are You Going To Cease From Calling Out 

The Smallest Thing About Even The Dead 

And Acknowledge That You Are The Problem 

Always Behaving Like Rain That Is Neither A Soaking Shower 

Nor An Energizing Mist!?! 

You Are An Annoyance, Like Fingernails On Chalk-Board

And We Are Tired Of Your Bile Being Spewed Upon Us! 

Bottom Line, Choni, Either Come-To 

Or Make Your Presence Absent! 

Okay, Badgi! 

Excuse Me!?! 

I Said "Okay!" 

I Will Come To ... The Cross ...! 

... Just Like That!?! 

Yup, Just Like That! 

I Was Waiting To See ... Hear ... When One Of You Good Christians 

Was Going To Grow A Spine And Stand Up 

For The Clean Character Of Your Blessed Benefactor

Your Peace, Your King, Your Jesus! 

You All Talk Big About Holiness 

And 

The Meek And Gentle Spirit 

But 

You Tolerate A Whole Lot Ungodly Behavior 

Because 

You Don't Want To "Offend" Or "Alienate" Others! 

Shouldn't You Be More Concerned With Offending 

And 

Alienating The Eternal God!?! 

You Claim To Know The Truth That Sets All People Free 

But 

You Don't Draw Others Into The Fold Of Safety 

By Casting Your Light Upon Them 

Or Seasoning Their Bad-Tasting Behavior 

With The Salt Of The Earth 

Which You Are Called To Liberally Share! 

Now, My "Friends," 

Which Of Us Has More To Repent Of!?! 

Oh, Let Me Correct Myself: 

Shouldn't All Of Us Come To The Cross Of Christ 

Confessing Our Sin 

And 

With A Heartfelt Repentance 

Stop Acting Like Christians 

And 

Be Christ-Like Christians 

To This Dying-To-Be-Saved World!?! 

Good Gracious, Choni

I Can Feel My Face Burning With Shame! 

I Don't Know About Bruggadung, Wilma, And Pamela

But 

I Know That I Have Been Rebuked 

And 

In The Name Of Jesus

I Am Humbling Myself Under This Rod Of Correction! 

Hear, Hear! 

I Am Sorry, Choni! 

Thanks, Wilma! 

I Am Sorry, Choni! 

Me, Too! 

Thanks, Pamela And Bruggadung! 

In The Time Of Our Ignorance

The Lord Of Glory Winks

But 

With Knowledge Must Come The Change Of Behavior! 

Friends, Let Us Commit 

To Walking In The Truth Of Jesus Christ 

Which Has Been Given For Our Sanctification

Our Perfection Of Character

From This Day Forward! 

AMEN!!!! 

Thank You, Jesus! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/-F7t81OSORc?si=mG-txZtfi7EDbMEY

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Jesus Christ Our Savior Cares!

Luke 24:17 KJV

And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad? 

You Are Sitting On A Train Heading For Home! 

You Have Some Papers On You Lap 

And Are Trying To Learn Something Important That 

Will Not Only Bless You 

But Will Most Assuredly Bless Another Person! 

The Learning Is Tough Going! 

Suddenly, Someone Sits Next To You 

And, Noticing Your Demeanor, Says: 

"I Notice That You Appear Confused! 

Are You Studying For An Exam!?! 

May I Help You!?!" 

You Say "Yes!" 

And The Stranger Looks At Your Textbook And Accumulated Papers 

And Then Confidently Asks You Pertinent Questions

Corrects Faulty Applications

And Then Tests Your Retention! 

At Your Station Stop, You Express Heartfelt Thanks 

For You Are Grateful And Feel Blessed! 

You Part Ways With The Stranger 

And Continue Your Journey With That Much Needed 

Confidence And Skill Boost! 

You Joyously Praise The Good Lord In Heaven! 

Beloved, 

This Is How It Is With Us As We Are On The Gospel Train 

While Heading To Catch The Only "To Glory" Train Home! 

Dear Ones, 

We Are Studying For The Greatest 

And Most Consequential Examination Of 

Our Short Event-Filled Lives! 

Most Aspects Of Our Test Prep Are Confusing 

Because 

Our Use Of Man-Made Applications 

To Answer Spiritual Problems 

Is 

Off-Base Until The Stranger From Galilee 

Sits Down Next To Us! 

Obviously Noticing Our Anxiety And Perplexity

He Politely And Oh, So Gently Asks: 

"May I Help You!?!" 

Our Lord Jesus Is Ever "The Gentleman" 

And 

Will Never Force His Attentions Upon Us! 

Brethren Greatly Beloved, 

We Need His Help, He Asks To Assist

We Say "Yes!", He Ably Assists Us In Every Domain

He Tests Our Acumen, We Pass The Trial

We Say "Thanks!"

We "Separate" 

And 

The Journey Continues

And 

We Do It Time And Again While Life Lasts

Or Until He Comes For Us In The Flesh 

And 

We Then See Him From Faith To Face To Face! 

We May Not Physically See The Lord Jesus Right Now 

But 

He Is Always There, Here, To Ably Assist Us! 

He May Not Obviously Sit Down Next To Us 

But 

We May Always, Always, In All Ways 

Call Upon Him And He Will Answer Us 

Because 

He Loves Us

And Died To Save Us

And 

Is Now In Heaven Interceding For Us 

Before Our Father 

In The Most Holy Place Of The Heavenly Sanctuary! 

Please, I Beseech Us All, Be Not Dismayed 

No Matter What The Adversary Of Souls

His Fallen Angels

Or His Deluded Human Agents 

Do To Cause Us Upset, Sorrow, Grief, Or Shame! 

None Of It Surprises Our Savior Dear 

Who Has One Thousand Ways 

As In An Infinite Number Of Ways To Save Us! 

We, At Any Given Moment, Only Need One! 

Beloved, 

Call On The Lord

Trust In The Lord

Walk With The Lord

And 

Live For The Lord

And 

At The Appointed Hour

Having Endured All For His Sake

You Will Live With The Lord In Beulah Land! 

For Your Love Of The Blessed Lord

Turn Away From Known Sin

And 

By Grace Through Faith 

Choose To Alienate Transgressions

And 

For Truth's Sake

Refuse To Permit Iniquity Aka Planned Sin To Know Life

And 

Keep To The Lord Who, Alone, Always Saves ... You! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/LNunfX2Uhj8?si=ZZ_fmEFaGREwACzX