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! 

https://youtu.be/qOFc5Ny8ohM?si=gVCyuH95urdIDoxa

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

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Life In Christ!

Psalm 38:12 KJV

They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

The Devil Is The Liar 

And 

Those In His Employ Will Do All To Trip Us, Trap Us, And Terrorize Us 

If We Forget That The Lord Is For His People! 

Somebody With Nothing To Lose And Nothing To Gain 

Is 

Going To Dare Us To Go Against The Plain 

"Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Another Wicked One Who Despises 

Our Steadfast Love Of And Faithfulness To The Lord Christ 

Will Set Traps For Our Feet! 

And Still Another Will Play On What Things Are Known 

To Cause Humans To Tremble In Fear! 

Beloved, 

Christians Committed To Christ Are Made Of Sterner Stuff 

Because 

They Love The Lord

Trust His Word

And 

Have The Holy Spirit As Their Teacher 

Who Leads Them Into All Truth! 

Dear Ones, 

We Have A Plain "I Will Be With You Always!" 

To Envelop Us! 

We Have A Clear "Come Boldly To The Throne Of Grace!" 

To Draw Us! 

We Have An Unambiguous "They That Wait Upon The Lord 

Shall Renew Their Strength!" 

We Don't Need Strength To Sleep! 

We Need Strength To Struggle, To Fight

To Battle

And 

To Wage War Against Doubt, Despair

Sin, Self, And Satan! 

We Have Our Savior Who Has Won Us The Victory! 

Let Us Not Be Lax! 

Let Us Choose To Win Our Personal Battle Against Sin 

By Taking Our Daily Step To Christ! 

The Devil Is Damned: 

Let Your Sin Be On Him ... In Jesus Christ's Holy Name! 

Jesus Christ Is Our Everlasting Portion! 

I Bid You Jesus! 

Beloved, I Bid You Peace! 

https://youtu.be/qtewuT8Nrvc?si=CHTLTaong5onMfPH

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Thief Of Joy!

Isaiah 46:5 KJV

To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?

We Were Warned In The Living Word 

Through The Posing Of A Question 

By The Very Lord Of Life Whose Name Is All-Knowing 

Which Means He Has The Unimpeachable Answer! 

The Lord God Almighty Asked: 

"To Whom Will You Compare Me!?!" 

Come On, Brother Man! 

That Was A Trick Question! 

Was It, Uncle Look-Up!?! 

Are You Calling Our Lord Deceitful!?! 

No, Mo! 

I Might Be A Lot Of Things 

But Stupid I Am Not! 

All I Want To Know Is Why 

An Unanswerable Question Was Posed!?! 

Lil' Bit, Have You Ever Heard This Expression: 

"Comparison Is The Thief Of Joy!?!" 

No, I Can't Say That I Have! 

Okay! 

Let's Say, For Instance, That You Worshipped The Living God 

In The Unvarying Beauty Of Holiness 

And 

You Were Truly Happy And Undeniably Blessed To Do So! 

You Knew That You Were Loved And Cherished 

For You Knew That You Were Not Alone 

Because 

Your God Was Your Shepherd, Your Refuge, And Your Strength! 

You Couldn't See Him 

Because 

If You Did In Your Current Sinful State

You Would Be Immediately Consumed: 

He Protected You By Covering Himself! 

You Were Happy, Happy, Happy 

Until You Happened Upon 

"This Is It!" Means And Methods Ministries Incorporated! 

They Had Crashing Cymbals, Booming Bass Drums

Tenor Pans, Electric Guitars 

Praise Singers In Bikinis

Praise Dancers In Short Shorts 

With Lil' Frilly Aprons Over Them

And 

Theatrical Lights, Smoke Machines

And 

A Glib-Tongued Speaker With Expensive Tastes, Treats And Toys

And 

All Manner Of Pricey Statuary 

Which They Carried And Venerated In Their Worship! 

You Were Mesmerized Even More 

When It Was Told You That The Statues Were Gods 

Who Gave Them Their Every Desire 

When The Worshippers  Gave Said Gods 

Gifts Of Money, Produce, Pledge, Or Person! 

You Noted That Those Worshippers Were Excited, Even Euphoric! 

Lord Jesus, Save Us! 

Why Do You Say That, Mala Prop!?! 

I Say That Because That Is

Exactly What Happened To The Israelites 

At The Time Of Balaam 

And Then 

At The Time Of Prophet Samuel 

When They Asked For A King That They Could See ...! 

... And That Is What Repeatedly Led To Them 

Being Constantly Overcome And Enslaved 

To Their Idolatrous Adversaries! 

So, Brethren, 

What Do You Say, Now, About Comparison!?! 

"Comparison Is Truly The Thief Of Joy!"  

Beloved, 

Every Good And Perfect Gift Comes From Almighty God

Who Will Not Share His Glory With Another 

For No Other Can Be Compared To Him 

Because 

He Is Life, Love, Light 

And 

Everything To All People! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Do Not Allow Anything Or Anybody 

To Steal Your Joy In Our Lord Jesus

The God Almighty

Mighty To Save And Seal Us Against The Great Day Of Small Things

The Day Of Judgment! 

AMEN!!! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/clqdCXxqYvI?si=gkrADIUMqc0aQUMh

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: I Love The Lord Jesus!?!

Ecclesiastes 10:8 KJV

... Whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. 

I Love The Lord Jesus! 

Do You!?! 

We Do! 

We Say That We Love The Lord Jesus 

So I Am Going To Boldly Ask 

"Why!?! 

What For!?! 

To What End!?!" 

We Can Both Say It Is Because He First Loved Us 

And

Out Of Reciprocal Obligation

We Have To Love Him Back 

Because 

It Is The Only Way To Get Into Our Father's House 

Aka The Mansions Of The Forever Blessed! 

Brethren, 

Is That Enough, Sufficient, Or Good Enough!?! 

Beloved, 

Let Us Take Thought 

And 

Break This Love Business, Love Affair, Love Pact Down! 

Neither Of Us Could Or Would 

Truly Love Someone Who Acts Entitled 

Nor Would Or Could Anyone Love Us 

If We Wore Entitled Man's Attire And Attitude! 

Now, Beloved, 

Besides The Already Stated Obvious Reason 

For Loving The Lord

I Love The Lord Because His Word Is Bond 

Be They Blessings Or Cursings 

To Include Loving Warnings And Gentle Corrections: 

His Delivery Service Unremittingly Works! 

Brethren, 

To Make This Personal

When My Son Was Growing Up And Under My Control

I Had One Hard And Fast Rule: 

If I Promised Him A Gift Or A Treat

I Delivered The Gift Or Treat, No Excuses! 

Conversely, If I Promised A Previously Advertised Punishment 

For Known Unacceptable Behavior 

Which Had Previously Been Warned Against And Corrected

I Delivered That Punishment As Warranted, No Exceptions! 

My Son Understood The Brief 

Because 

I Did Not Send Mixed Aka Muddled Signals! 

My Follow-Up And My Follow-Through Were A Given! 

Brethren, 

Our Blessed Jesus Gave Us Rules To Live And Love By 

And

He Was, Is, Abundantly Clear 

About The Costs Incurred And Benefits Provided 

For Doing, Or Ignoring Aka Rejecting His Word

His Will For Our Lives! 

Dear Ones, 

The One Thing That 

We May All Rest Easy About Is This Fact: 

"The Lord, The Same Yesterday, Today And Forever!" 

The Lord Does Not Turn On 

And

Leave On 

An Emergency Light In Our Lives Where None Exists 

As This Would Give Us Carte Blanche 

To Ignore His Command 

Even When A Real Emergency Occurs 

Which Would Be, Which Is, To Our Eternal Detriment! 

Great Is Our Lord's Love And Faithfulness To Us! 

Let Us, From This Moment On

Love Him By Our Willing And Unwavering Obedience 

By Keeping His Commandments Which Are Not Burdensome! 

Beloved, 

The Way Of The Lord ... The Commandments Of The Lord

Is Not 

An Hedge Of Thorns 

So Do Not Fear To Obey Him! 

Be Not Slothful! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/QMUm7wlzosE?si=f7BSaZpgzBh3lIcI

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Sacrifice The Truth!?!

Proverbs 23:23 KJV

Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

The Damned Devil Is The Cursed-Forever Liar! 

Look At Foolishness! 

Blessed-Forever Truth Was Placed On An Idolatrous Altar For Sacrifice! 

Do You Know Who Placed Him There!?! 

Yes! Yes! I Know! 

Peace And Unity Placed Him There! 

Now, Will You Please Be Kind Enough As To Tell Me Why!?! 

Well, As I Understand It

Peace Required Unity 

And 

Unity Longed For Peace 

But 

Truth Was A "Miserable" Comforter 

For Always Speaking Things Uncomfortable To Swallow

And 

Inconvenient To Accept

So It Was Practicable For The Unpopular Trio To Become 

A World-Famous Duet! 

Well Said, Brother Reason! 

Now, Brethren, Given The Circumstances

Do You Believe That This Duet Will Last!?! 

No, It Can't Last

And

It Won't Last Because That Duet Is Going To Duel 

As Each Of The Partners Will Want The Top Billing! 

Neither One Will Lower Their Flag

And 

The Partnership Will Flag

And Then They, Defeated, Will Each Flag-Down Truth 

Before They Will Remember That 

They Had Gleefully Sacrificed Truth! 

Slow Your Roll, Brother Man! 

Truth Cannot Be Killed! 

You Know That And I Know That 

But 

Deniers Of Truth Don't Know That 

Or They Roundly Reject It! 

True, Preacher Man, But They Will Desire Truth ... Eventually! 

Beloved, 

Being A Denier Or A Rejector 

Does Not Change The Fact That 

Truth Is

That Truth Saves

That Jesus Christ Is Truth Aka The Truth

And 

That He Was, Is, And Forever Shall Be! 

Dear Ones, 

Will You Trust The Truth

And 

Walk In Concord Aka In Agreement With The Truth

And 

Speak The Truth ... In Righteousness

No Matter The Vile Coercion

The Threatened Consequence

Or The Ultimate Cost!?! 

You Can, You Know

Because 

The Truth Alone, Jesus Christ Alone, Saves! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/sx9zVbBbiRc?si=qMnlQezPeHFaNa5m

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: What Is It!?!

KJV Luke 11:13

13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

Beloved, 

Truth Is Like Water And Wind! 

You Can't Live Without It ... Them! 

Truth, Water, And Wind Are For Hydration, Cooling, And Cleansing! Water Finds Its Own Level

Wind Will Find A Pin-Hole

And 

Truth Frees! 

Dear Ones, 

Whatever The Reason We Find Truth

We Will Always Be Impacted By It

Be It For Good Or Ill! 

Bottom Line ... 

We Live And We Lie And We Die 

But

Truth Can Never Lie Or Die 

Because 

Truth Is! 

Sin Finds Its Own Level! 

We Can Live Without Sin 

But

We Cannot Live Without Truth! 

Without Truth, Everything Created Ceases To Be! 

Sin Has A Shelf Life Aka A Use By Date 

And Because Truth Is Self-Evident

Sin Only Exists Because Of Obfuscation Aka Lies! 

Lies Cannot Stand In The Face Of Truth 

So It Attempts To Run Rings Around It 

But

Every Right-Thinking Person Well Knows That 

When One Runs In Rings Aka Circles Long Enough

The Circles Start To Wobble

And Then Get Smaller And Smaller 

Until The Ring-Maker Circle-Runner Runs Smack-Dab 

Into ... Inescapable ... Truth! 

Looka Dem Apples! 

People, People, Jesus Christ Is The Truth! 

He Made Us And Not We Ourselves! We Are His Twice, By Creation And Redemption

So Let Us Be Wise Unto Soul Salvation 

And

Let Us Shuck Ourselves Of Old Satan's Lies 

And 

Immerse Ourselves In The Truth By The Water And The Wind 

Both Of Which Are Symbols For The Holy Spirit Who Leads Us Into Truth 

... Unto Jesus Christ The Lord, Our King

Our Hope, Our Help

And

Our Sure Salvation! 

Ever Remember This, Dear Ones: 

Water Fills The Available Space

And 

Wind Enters The Opening You Give Or Make 

Aka The Holy Spirit Will Meet You Where You Are 

And 

Fill You And Help You To Get Rid Of Your Trash Called Sin 

Because 

You Desire It! 

Dear Lord, 

Please Let Your Fire, Your Holy Spirit, Fall Upon Us 

As We Pray And Trust In You Today! 

Lead Us Into All Truth As Is Your Will For Us! 

AMEN. 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/1h2TRFEiZoQ?si=PJTlOCGIsNuGsUgw

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Open Our Eyes, Lord!

 

The Lord Jesus Christ Is Trying To Help Us 

To Abundantly Live In Him Now

And 

Then Eternally With Him! 

We Must Choose To Cooperate With Him 

Through The Holy Spirit 

Who Leads Us Into All Truth! 

Brethren, 

All That He Is Asking Of Us 

Is 

That We Accept The Draught From Heaven's Bottle Of 

Easily Digestible Loving Kindness, Blessing, And Grace! 

Truth Being Always Told

We Are Choosing, Instead, To Self-Cure

Self-Comfort And Self-Control 

By Ill-Advisedly Imbibing From The Rancid Cask Of 

Do-Me Willful Human Blindness 

Which Carries No Spiritual Nourishment 

But 

Is Filled To Overflowing With The Empty Calories Of Lawlessness ... Of Sin

Which Makes Us Fat And Easy To Overcome 

By Our Adversary, The Devil, Satan The Damned! 

Beloved, 

There Will Be No Fools

Aka No One Who Says That There Is No God

In The Lord's Living Kingdom Of Light! 

Since We Actively Say To All That We Believe That 

The Lord Can Do A Great Thing For Us Here And Now

Should We Not, Here And Now, Show Our Faith And Trust 

By Willingly Doing What The Lord Is Asking Us To Do 

To Truly Help Ourselves!?! 

Dear Ones, 

The One-Mile Walk To Surpassing Glory 

Starts With Our First Step Toward Jesus Christ, Our Only Savior! 

Salvation Is Free 

But

All Potential Recipients 

Must Willingly Accept The Package 

And

Eagerly Open It 

And

Wisely Use The Gift: 

This Is Self-Service Only! 

Brethren Beloved, 

Please Remember 

And

Never Forget That Man-Wrought Salvation 

Is 

The Devil's Only Delight 

Because 

It Leads To Man's Sure Damnation! 

Please Let Jesus Christ Aka The Great Physician

The Prince Of Peace

Fix And Heal You By His Saving Grace! 

Pray Fervently ... And Touch Your King 

Who Was Touched To Save You! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Our Position In The Race For Life!

 

I Need To Utter A Deep, Deep, Sigh! 

Siiiighhhh ...

Brethren, Beloved, 

Listen Unto Me! 

We Have A Choice To Make: 

To Be Free To Sin 

Or To Be Free From Sin! 

We Have To Choose Between Friends, Family, Foes And The Fiend 

And 

The Father, The Maker Of Us All! 

Brethren, 

We Need To Get Back To That Time Which Was Before 

Our Inglorious Fall

Before The Silken Ties Of Affection

The Lust Of The Flesh

The Lust Of The Eye

And 

The Pride Of Life 

Dictated Our Walking

Our Speaking

And 

Our Position In The Race For Life! 

Dear Ones, 

Consider And Know This Thing: 

If You Know That Someone Is Digging A Grave For You

Don't, Don't, Do Not Give Them A Shovel Or An Excavator! 

If They Are Seeking To Bury You

Do Not Give Them The Dirt! 

Beloved, 

We Must Stand Up And Be Counted 

As Faithful To The Father 

Against Friends, Family, Foes, And 

The Damned-Forever Fiend 

And

We Should Hold To The Adage Which Says:

 

"Do Not Light Yourself On Fire

To Keep Somebody Else Warm!" 

The Way Of The Cross

The Strait And Narrow Way

The Way To Glory

Is Not 

Perfect Peaches

Perpetual Puppies And Kittens

And 

Unarmed Roses! 

Peaches Have Hidden Rot

Puppies And Kittens Become Elderly Dogs And Cats

And 

Roses Have Thorns And Attract Bees! 

The Point Is That 

Earthly, Earthy, Supposed Comfort Of Your Mind And For Your Body 

Costs You Something Now ... And Then Forever 

But

Heavenly Comfort Costs You The Earth Now 

But Gives You, Pays You, Forever Forever! 

The Choice, Our Choice, Is Clear: 

Jesus For Joy! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Honest Expectation!

KJV Psalms 62:5

5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

If You Give To Me And I Give To You 

We Will Both Have What We Need! 

What Is Your Honest Expectation!?! 

What Is ... What Is In ... Your Future!?!

What Is Your Hope!?! 

Do You Truly Believe The Unfailing Word Of God 

And

Are You Using It With This Life To Cope!?! 

Let's Back It Up A Notch And Ask 

"Do You Have Great Expectations Of Those Whom You Can See 

And

Are They Permitted To Have Great  Expectations Of You 

Or

Do You From Them Flee 

Once You Have Gotten Your Own Expectations Fulfilled!?!" 

Brethren Beloved, 

Think Deeply On This Thing: 

The Cooperative Act Of Love Brings Babies! 

To Kiss, The Participants Must Come From Opposite Directions 

And

Cooperate! 

To Wash One's Face, The Backs Of One's Hands Will Not Suffice

And 

To Cradle The Book Of Wisdom

Our Palms Must Not Divide 

But 

Come Together And Look Up In Cooperation! 

Dear Ones, 

We Do Not Do A Good Thing

When We Expect And Take Much From Others 

And 

Give Nothing In Return! 

We Do An Horrible And Awful Deadly Thing 

When We Take The Lord's Good And Perfect Gifts 

And 

Basely Do Not With Thanksgiving Give Him Our Damnable Sin 

Because 

We Have The Great Expectation That He

- Having Paid The Price For Our Sin - 

Will Gift Us Salvation Anyhow 

Because 

We Know That That Is His Thing ... For Love! 

Beloved, 

Be Careful: The Difference Engine Works! 

One Day, On Earth As In Heaven

Our Bills Will Become Due 

And 

It Is My Prayer For Us All That Before Then

We Will Have Taken Jesus Christ's Gift Of Free 

By Giving Up Satan's Expensive 

Aka Taken Indeed-Free And Salvation 

And

Given Up Slave-To-Sin And Damnation! 

Do Not Be Presumptuous: 

Probation Runs Out For Every Single Human 

So Please Do Not Allow The You-Spend And Jesus-Pay Account 

To Zero-Out On You

And 

I Mean Me, Too! 

Jesus Christ Saves! 

Peace!

https://youtu.be/qqe7F8QUdRg?feature=shared

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Love Lifted Me!

KJV Psalms 97:10

10 Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

Love Is Spelt, Care! 

Care Is Spelt, Help! 

Help Is Spelt, Bless! 

Bless Is Spelt, Jesus 

And 

Jesus Is Spelt, Love! 

Whether We Believe Or Not

We Are Resident In The Circle Of Love! 

Love Conquers All! 

Love Gives All! 

Love Is Over All 

And 

Love Negates The Effects Of 

Our Known Unnecessary But Evident Fall! 

Beloved, 

We May Rest In Love 

And 

Be Restored To Good And Regular Standing 

By Making Peace With Love Who Is Peace 

And

Is Our Peace! 

All That We Need To Do 

Is 

Boldly Go To Love's Throne Of Grace 

To Obtain Mercy 

And

Grace To Help Us ... In Our Time Of Need! 

We Need Love! 

You Need Love! 

I Need Love! 

Brethren, 

Please Never Forget That Jesus, Our God, Is Love! 

Love

Heavenly Love

Abiding Love

Eternal Love

Holy Love

Frees And Saves To The Uttermost 

The One Who Believes In

Calls Upon

And 

Reaches For The Extended Hand Of Love 

Who Brings Hope, Help, Healing

And 

The Forever Home! 

Dear Ones, 

We Say That We Love Jesus

So Let Us With Contrite Hearts 

Confess All Our Known Sin 

And

With Humility 

Repent ... Turn Away From Sin

And 

Truly Love Love By Keeping His Commandments 

Which Are Not Burdensome! 

Love Does Not Hurt! 

Love Lifts! 

Let Us Lift Up Love 

As Love Leads Us Gently, Safely, Home! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/dKhEMD_d900?si=44sTf20Dum94tm5H

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Fair Exchange!?!

KJV Zechariah 3:4

4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.

Fair Exchange Is Not Robbery! How, In The Name Of Him Who Is Holy, Can There Be A Fair Exchange When I Gave You Rocks That Are Diamonds And You Gave Me Rocks That Are, Errrm, Rocks!?! Don't Talk To Me About That! That Is A You-Problem! Ohhh, I See! My Bad! I Forgot, Just For A Moment, That We Were Demonstrating The Jesus And Sinner, Salvation And Sin, Savior And Saint Thing! Oh, Goodie! We Are All Caught Up! Beloved, Have You Ever Considered What It Is That Jesus Christ Has Done And Is Doing For Us When He Says "Come Unto Me All Ye That Labor And Are Heavy Laden And I Will Give You Rest!?!" Aren't You Heavy Laden With Sin!?! Isn't Jesus Christ Swapping Out Your Sin And Replacing It With His Rest As In His Perfect Peace!?! Didn't Your Sin Kill Jesus!?! Doesn't His Rest Give You Everlasting Life!?! With That Said, Dear One, Why Would You Not Give All Of Your Sin To Jesus Instead Of Crucifying Him Afresh When You Turn Back To The Flesh-Pots Sitting Down To Eat And Getting Up To Play!?! Do You Not Understand That When Jesus Christ As Savior, Surety, Redeemer, Lord, God, King, And Friend Takes Your Rocks - Which Are Of Life-Extinguishing Weight - And Gives You His Diamonds Of The First Water Aka The Fruit Of His Holy Spirit, That You Are Acquiring All Gain And Thus, Suffering No Loss!?! Beloved, Every Thing That You Give Up For And To Our Lord Jesus Is Replaced By An Imperishable Good And Perfect Gift For Which There Is No Comparison! Come Now! Since Jesus Considers Your Temporal Give-Ups As Fair Exchange For His Eternal Give-To's, Does It Not Become You To Be Wise Unto Salvation For Your Own Self, And Go All In For The Eternal Win!?! Please Don't Be Faithless But Be Faithful, Trusting Him Who Cannot Lie To Give You The New Life Which Cannot Die! Believe The Promise Of The Living Word And Accept What You Cannot Lose But Can Be Thrown Away Through Doubt And Disobedience! Please, In The Name Of The Holy Jesus, Give Up Your Fig Leaves! Peace! 

https://youtu.be/Ejf7DPHQ2iQ?si=uv-77vuT-fg8emNT

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Rest In The Lord!

Wise! 

Unwise! 

Who Will You Be!?! 

Will You Be Among The Blessed And Saved

Or The Damned ... Those Souls Ungodly!?! 

KJV Psalms 115

11 Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.

Going To Man For Help Instead Of Almighty God 

Is 

Like Chewing And Choking On Dry Chalk 

When You Could, Instead, Be Eating Cherries And Cheese: 

There Is No Profit In It! 

The Lord Whom We Hold In Godly Fear, In Awe

To Whom We Choose To Approach By Working, Unwavering, Faith 

Distinguishes Himself From All Pretenders 

By Being Able, Willing, Ready And Available To Help Us 

When We Need Help ... Which Is Every Moment Of Every Day

No Matter The Situation 

And 

He Is Able To Shield Us ... If It Is His Will ... From The Situation! 

The Lord, Mighty To Save

Will Bring You To A Situation For The Saving Of Your Soul 

And 

By Your Exercise Of Faith In Him

He Will Carry You Through Your Night Of Despair 

To Emerge At The Dawning Of The Light Of The Perfect Day! 

Our Job One, Beloved

Is 

To Fear God

Trust His Word

Ask For And Depend On His Holy Hand Of Certain And Present Help

And

Shelter Under 

And 

Stand Behind The Shield That Faith Built, Builds

And 

Is Ever Building! 

Please Remember This ... 

Goliath The Boastful Giant Had Man-Made, Giant-Sized, Metal Armor 

But 

Psalmist-Shepherd David Had Holy Faith

Righteous Zeal

And 

God-Made Smooth Stones! 

Working Faith Paid Off: 

Goliath Died! 

Please Rest In The Word 

And

Trust The Lord Always ... And Be Eternally Blessed! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/MNjLJuYT7yk?si=-XsF6W_2-6z43k7V

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

Vespers At The End Of The Sabbath: Who Guides Your -Ship!?!

KJV Ephesians 5:15-16

15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

-Ships Abound! 

What Kind Of -Ship Is Yours!?! 

We Can Be Like Jesus And To Accomplish This

We Are Each Offered A Lifetime Apprenticeship 

In The Righteousness School Of King Jesus Aka The King Of Love

Where The Teacher, Not Professor Nor Educator

Is 

The Holy Spirit Of God 

Who Leads The Diligent Apprentices Into All Truth! 

Beloved, 

Interestingly Enough And Sadly

There Is The Malevolent Spirit Running Amok 

Who Is Also Offering Free Apprenticeships 

To His About-Me School 

Where Advanced Placement GS&P Classes 

Are The Hot Ticket! 

Strangely Enough

There Is Not A Step Up To A Brighter Day Celebration 

For Any Of The Thousands Of Years That 

The Malevolent Spirit's About-Me School Has Been In Existence! 

On The Other Hand, Dear Ones

What Is Amazingly Beautiful About The King Of Love's School Of Righteousness 

Is 

That It Has A Parallel -Ship Class 

For All Of Those Students In Its Apprenticeship Program Of Education! 

It Is Called Friendship 

And 

It Gives All Apprentices Direct Anytime Access To 

The Creator-Owner

Founder-Operator

Sustainer-Maintainer Of The School 

Where Grace And Mercy 

And 

Justice And Peace Are Its Hallmarks! 

The Apprentices Remaining Therein To The Program's Completion 

Are Eternally Blessed! 

Brethren Beloved, 

In The Name Of Jesus Christ The Lord 

Understand That To Be Forewarned 

Is 

To Be Forearmed 

So Please Make A Note-Well Warning 

In Your Need To Know File! 

The King Of Love 

Is 

Your, My, Our Forever Friend! 

The Malevolent Spirit 

Is 

The Now-Present Fiend 

And 

His Advanced Placement GSP Classes 

Are For Intensive Tutoring In Greed, Selfishness And Pride 

Which Gives Its Apprentices A Hot Ticket To Hell 

On The Day That The Judge Of All Flesh Appoints! 

The Malevolent Spirit Has Already Been Found Wanting 

And 

Has Been Judged And Condemned! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Be Purposeful And Intentional In Your Grace-Filled Walk And Work 

For The Judge, Prince Immanuel, The King Of Love: 

He Equips All Of His Apprentices With Faith For Today ... Every Day! 

Be Wise! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/KaHaIohwd9w?si=JfozInI-hc-KMWpk

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Trust The Process!?!

KJV 2 Peter 1:4

4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

It Was An Art Tutorial On How To Draw 

A Rather Complex-Looking Pine Cone!

The Tutor Said That It Was Going To Be Hard To Do 

AND THEN Said: 

"It Isn't So Much That It Is Going To Be Hard 

But That You Are Going To Have To Trust The Process!" 

The Words Stopped Me Dead In My Tracks 

And 

I Heard Myself Saying: 

"But THAT Is How It Is With The Lord! 

We Have To Trust That He Will Do What He Says He Will Do

Believing That He Is The Promise-Keeping God!" 

Beloved, 

Has The Devil, Your "Friends," Your Sure-Foes

And 

The Worldly-Wise Pleasure-Loving Hoardes 

Who Are The Enemies Of Truth, Right-Living

Humility

And 

Reformation By Grace Through Faith 

Got You Believing That Your Case Is Hopeless

That Your Efforts Are Futile

That Jesus Christ Doesn't Want Dirty Sinners 

But Desires Clean Saints One Of Whom You Are Not!?! 

I've Got News For You: 

"All The Clean Saints Were Once Dirty Sinners! 

They, By Faith, Chose To Trust The Lord At His Word

Answered His Call To Life

Confessed And Repented Of Their Known Sin

Accepted Almighty God's Forgiveness

Went Down Into The Watery Grave Of Baptism

And Rose Up To Walk In The Newness Of Life!" 

Hallelujah, Jesus! 

See!?! 

Process Followed: 

Progress Attained! 

Dear Ones, 

Please Listen To The Lamb That Forever Lives 

And Not To The Damned Liar Headed For The Lake Of Fire! 

All That Our Blessed Jesus Said That He Will Do

He Will Do ... For You! 

Believe The Wise Word

Trust The Process As Promised

And 

Always Choose To Obey The Lord!

Jesus Saves! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/SaIAlY8BIDw?si=gT4UpIM4CVBxTQhp

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Secure Attachment!

KJV Ephesians 5:31

31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

Safe, Seen, Soothed, And Secure! 

These Four S's Of Marriage Aka Secure Attachment 

Are Or Should Be Of Intense Interest And Careful Study 

To All Committed Christians! 

Beloved, 

Did Not Jesus Call The Church His Bride 

And

Are We Not Espoused To Him As Our One Husband!?! 

We Are Safe In The Arms Of Jesus! 

We Are The Apple Of His Eye

And 

He Is The All-Seeing God! 

We Have As Our Comforter 

The Holy Spirit As A Gift From Our Savior 

Who Promises Never To Leave Us Or Forsake Us 

And

We Are Ever Welcome To Approach The Throne Of Grace Boldly 

To Obtain Mercy 

And

Grace To Help In Our Time Of Need! 

We Are Secure In The Care Of The King Who Died To Save Us 

And 

Lives To Make Intercession For Us 

And 

Is Returning To Take Us Home To His Father And Our Father's House 

Where We, Immortalized And Incorruptible, Will Live Eternally

Free From Self And Sin! 

Dear Ones, 

Dare And Choose To Display Your Marriage Certificate: 

Open Your King James Bible ... And Pray And Read ... And Enjoy To The Max! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH BLESSINGS AND BOUNTIES!

https://youtu.be/t1xsUv4YDwQ?si=O6zJGCGhgF9dZxH9

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Think Tenderly ...

KJV Acts 24:25

25 And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

Think Tenderly On The Truth 

And 

Grow Rich In Righteousness! 

Beloved, 

Throughout The Church Age

Men And Women Have Squandered Their Blessings From 

The Divine Majesty Who Inhabits Impenetrable Light 

By Lying On The Truth 

And 

Embracing Self-Deception And Self-Delusion! 

Haven't You Heard That The Best Lie That One May Tell 

Is 

The Lie Told To Oneself!?! 

Dear Ones, 

The Only Thing In This Life Which Does Not Change 

Character, Clothing, Or Commitment To The Cause Of Christ

Is 

The Truth Of Christ! 

Have You Heard Our Savior Calling You 

By The Holy Spirit Who Leads Us Into All Truth!?! 

Did You Answer In The Affirmative 

Or Did You Calendar It For That More Convenient Time 

After You've Gotten Your Jollies 

By Indulging Your Favorite Sin!?! 

Beloved, Be Warned! 

Telling The Lord To Come To You 

At A More Convenient-To-You Time 

Is 

Like Asking Sunrise To Come At Sunset Twice Removed! 

The Sun Does Not Rise Or Set By Our Say-So 

Nor Is The Almighty God Our Servant 

And 

We His God! 

Tread Softly! 

Choose To Listen To The Lamb 

And 

Remember That Every Good And Every Perfect Gift 

Is 

From Him In Whom There Is No Variableness 

Aka Mood-Swings 

Or Shadow Of Turning 

Aka Fickleness 

Aka He Has No Liar In Himself!

Beloved, Think! 

Almighty God Is The Same

Yesterday, Today, And Forever! 

I Implore Us All To Heed The Call To Life 

Less We Awaken One Day To Find Ourselves Like 

King Saul, Judas Iscariot, And All Who Believe That 

They Can Instruct, Correct, Control, 

And 

Commission The Creator God

Our King ... The Judge! 

Night Is Coming

So Walk In The Light That Leads To Life Everlasting! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/wm0z0fr_W5c?si=B2GKTYc1B7Ru7_Wz

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Multiple-Domain WARFARE!

KJV Isaiah 41:13

13 For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

All Christians Must Be Able To Indulge Multiple-Domain Warfare 

Because 

We Will Suffer Attack From Three Sources Which We Must 

Boldly And Courageously Overcome ... By Almighty God's Amazing Grace!

Brethren, 

The Adversary Of Souls Will Attack Us 

Through The Same Three Domains 

Through Which He Attacked Our Blessed Jesus: 

The Lust Of The Flesh

The Lust Of The Eyes

And 

The Pride Of Life! 

Amazingly ... And Thankfully

We Are Able To Overcome Our Fearsome Enemy's Vicious And Unrelenting Attack 

In The Same Manner, Using The Same Weapon, That Our Beautiful Savior Did 

Aka The Word, The Living Word

The Eternal Word

The Infallible Word Of Almighty God! 

Of Note, Dear Ones, Is The Fact That The Word

The Weapon Of Our Warfare

Is Not Carnal 

And 

Is Only Useful To Us If We Know It

Understand It

Accept It

And 

Are Willing To Utilize It In All Spheres Of Our Activities 

On Our Earthly Sojourn! 

We Must Have Love, Faith, Hope

Obedience And Endurance 

Or The Word Will Not Work 

Aka Will Not Be Of A Benefit To Us! 

Ask The Lord For Wisdom 

And

Be Wise ... Unto Your Own Soul's Salvation! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/Ndz-GbCGXQ4?si=FjTRMCJefTEiWSpb