VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Where Would I Be ...!?!

 

The Songwriter Asks: "Where Would I Be If Jesus Didn't Love Me!?!" 

Will You Dare And Ask Yourself That Question Without Flinching!?! 

Bro. Burch, I Don't Know That I Really Want To Know The Answer To That Question Because, Well, Spotlights ... And Mirrors! 

Valid Point, Tierney, But Since When Have We Decided To Shy Away From, Ignore, Or Dismiss Inconvenient Truths!?! Spotlights Highlight And Mirrors Disclose But Neither Of These Cause Us To Be Fixed By Their Disclosures! 

I Don't Want To Know What I Would Do, Say, Think Or Become Without Our Lord Jesus Because I Am Well On My Way To Becoming What He Wants Me To Be, To Say, To Think, To Do! 

You're Right, Cardy, Considering That Anything With And For Jesus, By And In Jesus Will Always Be Good, Anything Outside Of His Favor Must Be Evil, Bad, Not Good, Not Worthy To Be Adopted Or Distributed! 

At This Point, We Might As Well Identify A Few Things: Saul The Pharisee Was Zealous Without Knowledge Of The True God And Killed Christians! 

King Saul Chose Self And Disobedience And Personal Upliftment, Committed Murder Most Foul, And Subsequently Sought A Witch To Get Guidance From The Dead! 

I Have One, Bro. Burch! 

Go Ahead, Rendy! 

King David Took His Eyes Off The Lord For A Moment, Looked Upon The Nubile Flesh Of Another Man's Wife, And Subsequently Had Her Husband Murdered! 

I Would Go So Far As To Say That There Is Nothing Good That Lasts, Or Brings Lasting Peace And Happiness, That Exists Outside Of The Love Of The Eternal God! 

Well Said, Rendy! 

Now, With That Said, Why Do We Still Believe In And Act Upon The Premise That I Can Do All Things ... Because I Want To!?! 

Wait, Doesn't The Text Actually Say I Can Do All Things ... Through Christ!?! 

Yes, It Does, Belinda! 

So How Come We Have Not Accepted That The "All Things Through Christ" Means Whatever Is Good, Lovely, Just, True, Pure, And Of Good Report, Are Virtuous, And Bring Praise To His Holy Name!?! 

That's Because The Red Kool-Aid Of Self-Aggrandizement With Two Sides Of Self-Delusion Are Working Overtime, Belinda! 

Look, As Committed Christians, We Cannot Permit The Fear Of The Unknown To Paralyze Our Minds Far Less Our Feet! 

Jesus Is Our Captain! He Is All! He Knows And Sees All, And He Knows Our Names, Our Needs, And Our Nature! 

He Does Not Give Us A Spirit Of Fear Because Fear Brings Torment And ...! 

... A Tormented Soul Can Be Manipulated! 

Yes, Rendy, A Tormented Soul Can And Will Be Manipulated! 

So, Bro. Burch, What You're Saying Is That If We Give The Lord Who Loves Us Our Fears, We, With Love, Will Follow After Him In Peace And Safety, Never Being Anxious For Anything, Because We Are Not Leaning On Our Own Understanding!?! 

We Choose Not To Be Anxious About Anything, And By Prayer And Pleadings, With Thanksgiving, We Are Letting Known Our Requests For His Certain Help! 

We Know, Accept, And Act Upon The Fact That Without Faith It Is Impossible To Please Him! We Trust Him, And We Lean On Him, And Trust Him To Show Up, Deliver, And Show Out For Us! 

So, What Happens If He Doesn't!?! 

We Pray And Believe That All Things Work For Good To Them That Love God And Are The Called According To His Purpose! 

Brethren, With That, I Yield My Will To The Lord! 

I Will Follow Christ Because Every Good And Perfect Gift Comes From His Hand ... His Heart! 

When I Know Jesus, I Have Peace; And I Choose To Know His Truth Wherever It Leads Me! 

Self-Examination, Knowing Why You Believe What You Believe, Why You Desire A Place At The King's Table, Is Essential To Christian Growth! 

Jesus Christ's Love To Us Is A Disclosing Agent: Let's Follow Him Wherever He Goes! 

AMEN!!! 

Peace! 

Panacea For Pain And Problems!?!

... So Much Pain, Sorrow, And Suffering, And Yet There Is Only One Oft' Rejected Hope, Helper, Healer ... Savior! 

Why The Disconnect!?! 

He Is Gentle ... A Gentleman! He Knocks At The Door Of Our Hearts ... He'll Never Break In Because He's Waiting For An Invitation To Enter! 

He Speaks Kindly! He'll Never Override Your Decision To Ignore Him ... To Reject Him! 

He Extends An Invitation Exclusive To Each Person, Tailored To Each Life, Personal To Each Station In Life ... With No Condemnation! 

He Knows How We Are Made! Dare I Say, He Remembers That We Are Dust Because It Is He That Made Us And Not We Ourselves! 

Can You Imagine A Creator Asking His Creation If He Can Have A Heart To Heart Conversation With Us Because He Wants To Become A Personal Part Of Our Lives!?! 

Never Happen! 

You're Not Lying! 

Why Does He Do That When He Could Just Take Away The Breath Of Life That He Himself Gave Us!?! 

Oh, That's An Easy One To Answer! He Is God, He Is Love, He Is Truth, AND, Get This, He Loves Each One Of Us Personally, Intimately, Beyond Death! 

Masterson, You Had Me Until You Said "Beyond Death!" There Ain't Nothing Beyond Death! 

Digby, If You Had Attended Sabbath School Instead Of Going To Pitch Marbles, You Would Have Known That He Led Captivity Captive, As In He Conquered Death When He Died, And Rose From Death, And Rose Up To Heaven, And He Is All Now Interceding For Us Who Have Made Him Our Choice!

Masterson, You Really Believe All That Stuff That You Just Said!?! 

Digby, My Brother From Another Mother And Brother In The Lord, Without Fear Of Contradiction And With My Whole Heart, I Do! By His Grace, His Favor, He Gives Me Power, And I, Accepting That He Is Not A Man That He Should Lie, I Believed His Word, Accepted His Hand, His Love And Light, The Truth, To Walk In His Way That Leads To Life Everlasting! 

I Am Saved! I Am Blessed! I Am Being Sanctified Day By Day, And I Am Looking To That Great Day When He Shall Physically Come To Call His People Home To Himself, To Go To His Father's House Of Love And Peace, Glorified, Immortalized, Incorruptible! 

What A Day That Will Be! 

So, How Can I Get In On That Action!?! 

Digby, Call On The Name Of The Lord Jesus Christ, And You Shall Be Saved! 

I'm Telling You To Come Now, As You Are, But Be Prepared! 

Prepared For What!?! 

The Change! 

What Kind Of Change, Masterson!?! Talk Fast And Make My Day Beautiful Or Never Speak To Me Again! 

Jesus Says That He Stands At Your Door And Knocks, And If You Hear His Voice And Open Your Door, And Let Him In, He Will Come In And Sup With You, And You With Him! His Yoke Is Easy And His Burden Is Light! 

Being With Him, You Are Changed To His Likeness, And People Become Aware That You Have Been With Him! 

He Is Kind, Gentle, Loving, Giving, Caring, Helping, Inspiring Hope, And Promising An Expected End! 

He Does Not Promise A Cake-Walk, But He Assures A Hallelujah Ending ... Which Is The Beginning! 

Masterson!?! 

Yes, Digby!?! 

I Really Like, Even Love You, BUT I Realllly Want To Cuff You In The Top Of Your Head! 

Why All The Violence, Digby!?! Jesus Is Peace, Our Peace! 

Your Jesus Is Offering Me Bare Hard Work To Get A Sudden "Hallelujah Life" ...! 

... With Pleasures Forevermore AND His Peace Which Passes Human Understanding In The In-Between Time! 

You Gotta Love It! It Confuses That Satan When We Free-Will Choose To Accept Jesus' Offer! Maaaan, I Sing "Peace, Perfect Peace, In This Dark World Of Sin!" 

I Have Peace Within Because He Is Enough AND Sufficient! My Cup Of His Love Is Running Over! I Am Blessed! Can't You See Me Like King David Dancing For Joy!?! 

Okay, Call Him! 

Pray! 

I Said Call Him, Masterson! 

I Said Pray, Digby! 

Ohhhh, You Call Him By Praying! 

That's Right, Head Boy! 

Lord Jesus, Come Into My Heart Today, To Stay! For Long I Strayed, Please Don't Turn Me Away! The World Of Sin And Self Looked Pretty, But It Left Me Unclean! I Was Mean To Mam And Pappy, And I Said Bad Words To Bam And Happy! I Am Not Nice, And I Sure Don't Do Right! I Have Profaned Your Name, And Preferred Walking In The Darkness And Never The Light! Fix Me, Lord Jesus, For No One Else Can! Take Me As A Sheep Of Your Pasture And Lead Me To Your Promised Land! 

I'm Tired Of Sin And Suffering! I'm Tired Of Loss And Shame! I'm Tired Of Being Unclean! I Don't Want To Walk In Fallen Man's Acid Rain! Take Me Into Your Safe Fold! Lead Me Gently, Bless Me, Shape Me, Under Your Control! I Am Your Very Own! AMEN!!! 

Now Make Him Your Choice Every Day! Be Obedient And, With Patience, Endure All Things For Him! Do Right! Choose Life! Walk In The Light! When You Do Wrong, Repent! Trust Him, And Do Not Forget To Pray Always, And Give Thanks With A Grateful Heart! 

I Like That! 

Pass The Word Along: Share Your Faith! 

I Like That! 

And Sing! Sing Of Him! 

AMEN!!! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: During The Between!?!

Yup, Yup! That's It! "During The Between!" I Like It!!! 

Perhaps, Maury, If You Told Us What "During The Between!" Means We Would Like It, Too! 

Oh, Sorry, Corrie, I Was Thinking Out Loud For A Moment But Since You Heard Me, Have You Considered The Events, Happenings, Occasions, The Goings-On That Occur In The Interval From One's Sunrise To One's Sunset To Give It A Suitable Appellation!?! 

Maury, Must You Always Be Such A High-Flyer!?! Couldn't You Just Have Asked Us To Give It A Name; And No, I Did Not! 

What About You, Dingus!?! 

Truth Be Told, I Saw Something That Is Going To Make Me Say Something That Will Challenge And Yet Align Perfectly With Your "During The Between!" ... If You Are Or Become A Christian!

 Father-Managed Natural Regeneration! 

Our Father In Heaven, Jesus Christ The Lord, Is To Manage Our Lives As We Follow Him Faithfully For Love During That Time Between Sunrise And Sunset! 

Hammie, I Like Where This Is Going! 

You Ain't Lying, Louie! 

Now, Brethren, Don't Miss This Point! 

Say On, Maury! 

Brethren, If We Are Faithful, Patient ... Enduring, The Obvious Outcome At The Appointed Hour That None But Our Father Knows, Is, Naturally, Regeneration ... By The Word Of His Mouth ... When He Calls His Saints To Rise Up To Meet Him In The Air On That Glad And Glorious Day That Is His Second Coming! 

Beloved, Doesn't That Dash Between Dates, That "During The Between!" Time Take On A Whole New Meaning Aka Acquire A Whole Different Gravitas!?! 

Couldn't Help Yourself, Could You, Maury!?! 

Nope, Norrie! 

Gravitas Somehow Seemed More Apropos, You Know, Fitting, Pertinent, For Such A Solemn Season! 

Maury, We Understand, And Yes, We Accept That It Is Fitting! 

You Know, We Should Be Thinking To Make Our Dash, Our "During The Between!" Our Moment By The Grace Of Our Heavenly Father, Truly Father-Managed So That, Naturally, We Will Experience The Regeneration, For We Will Have Been Sealed By The Holy Spirit Who Led Us Into All Truth For Our Faithfulness ... To The End! 

Live ... To Live Again! Let The Father Lead You Along! 

Dear Ones, It Is My Sincere Prayer For All Of Us That It Will Be Said Of All Of Us That "During The Between!" We Stood Up For Him Who Laid Down His Life For Us! 

AMEN!!! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Stick To The Lord!

Commune Is A Place! 

Communion Is A Sacrament! 

Communicate Is A Conversation! 

Communication Is A Transfer Of Information By Any Means! 

Yet, We Commune With The Lord, Our God, In The Person Of Jesus Christ The Righteous, By Our Prayers And Praises! 

We Remember The Lord Jesus By Celebrating The Last Supper, Having A Communion Service Which Is Also Called The Ordinance Of Humility Aka Foot-Washing, And Breaking Of Unleavened Bread And Drinking Of Grape Juice! 

We Communicate With The Lord By The Reading Of The Preserved Word Of God, The King James Bible, The Lord's Love Letter To The Purchased Possession, His People, And Also With Our Prayers And By Our Praise AND The Giving Of Heartfelt Thanks! 

Our Communication With Our Lord Jesus Is Truly Two-Way Because We Not Only Have An Open Invitation To Come Boldly To The Throne Of Grace To Obtain Mercy And Grace To Help Us In Our Time Of Need, But The Invitation, Another Open Invitation, Is Issued To Us To Come And Reason With The King Of Glory! 

Brethren, We Do Not Have To Imagine And Hope, We Need To Accept And Dare To Act Upon Our Heaven-Granted Access To The I AM, The Creator Of All Things Visible And Invisible, Seen And Unseen, Who Condescends Aka Lowers Himself Aka Came Down To Our Level To Make Himself Known, Knowable! 

Dear Ones, Greatly Beloved Of The Infinite, Let Us Not Sell Ourselves Short By Buying Into The Sophistries, The Decorated Untruths Of The Father Of Lies, Satan, The Devil, The Roaring Lion, The Piercing Serpent, Beelzebub, The Lord Of Dung! 

Dung Is Waste Matter! 

The Roar Of That Lion Which Would Make You Pee Yourself, Is Coming From A Serpent Who Goes For Your Extremities! With Your Heart Guarded, Filled With The Love Of Almighty God And The Word Of Truth, You Can Rest Assured Of Christ's Free To You Salvation When You Realize, Recognize, That That Piercing Serpent's Venom Is Beelzebub's, The Lord Of Dung, Dung: It Has No Power Over The Lord's People Who Follow Him Wherever He Goes! 

Brethren, Stick To The Lord Jesus Who Stuck To The Cross For The Love Of You! 

The Lord Jesus, The Great I AM, IS, But Satan Is A Shape Shifter! 

Character Matters! 

Remember, Beloved, Nothing Can Separate You From The Love Of Jesus Because, Hell Or Heaven, Wherever You Are, He Is! 

In Sickness Or Health, In Little Or Much, Before The Kingly Powers Or The Ratchets Rising Aka Those With No Morals Who Take No Responsibility For Their Destructive Ways, Your Beliefs Aka Your Stance For Jesus, Your Standing In Jesus, Will Save Your Soul! 

Satan Is A Defeated Foe! 

Please Give Your All For The Lord Jesus Who Gave His All, His Life, For You! 

Dare To Resist Unto Blood Under The Blood-Stained Banner Of Prince Immanuel, The Prince Of Peace, Our Very Own Jesus Christ, The King Of Glory! 

Think Of Hearing His Voice Uttering The "Welcome Home, Children!" 

Again: Satan Is A Defeated Foe! 

Be At Peace With Almighty God: Pray, Read The Word, Give Praise, Give Thanks, Pray The Promises Of God! 

Walk Humbly Before Our God! 

Look Up: Our King Is Coming! 

Jehovah Shalom! The Lord Is Peace! 

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Whence Comes Your Fear, Your Hope!?!

Fear And Hope, By Virtue Of Their Cause Of Generation, Inherently Have Absolute Power Over One's Thoughts, Words, And Actions! 

Under Which Circumstance Would This Be A Good Thing!?! How About A Bad Thing!?! 

Here's Your Scenario: A Story Is Being Spread That Has Its Basis In Biblical Juris Prudence! Those Who Stand With The Brave In The Faith That Cannot Fail Are Passing The Word Along! Multitudes, Convicted And Convinced, Are Joining With Them! Those Who Are Taking The Adversarial Role Fear That The Word As Given Is True And Hope That It Is Not, And Rabidly Seek To Suppress And Scrub The Good And Saving Word From Existence, And Destroy The Character And Standing Of The Believers! Jesus Christ Is Coming Again ... And Soon! Seek The Truth, And Speak ...! 

Will It Be For The Life-Giver Or For The Liar!?! 

Yes, Reenie!?! 

I Fear God ... After The Godly Sort, In Awe At His Majesty, And I Give Glory To Him! I Hope, By Faith, To See My Lord Jesus In Perfect Peace So I Choose, Of My Free Will, To Practice What His Preserved, Perfect Word Teaches So That I May Wear His Robe Of Righteousness ... Right Living, Doing, Saying, Thinking, Being, Believing! 

Nicely Said, Reenie! 

Yes, Breezy!?!

Fear, Schmeer! Hope, Rope! Look, Look Off, Live! Fear Traps, And Hope Hangs! I Have No Use For Either Or Neither! That's A Rather Blasé Attitude To Have As A Christian, Breezy! 

Who Said That I Was A Christian, Candy Kane!?! 

The Room Went Silent! 

Loyal Mann Was The First To Recover! 

Breezy ... If You Are Not A Christian, Or Trying To Become A Christian, Why Are You Constantly Here Amongst The Lord's Faithful, Being So Helpful, And Contributing So Generously To All The Programs We Sponsor In Our Community And In The Church Family!?! 

Well, Foolish Mann ... 

The Brethren Gasped ... 

Since You Are Bold And Asking Plainly, I Am Here To Do A Yoeman's Service! 

I Watch You To Obstruct You! I Learn From You To Spurn You! I Feed Off You To Fan Fury Against You, And I Commiserate With You To Eventually Help To Obliterate You And Obfuscate Your Work! 

I Feed Your Fears And Choke Your Hope! I Down Your Ups And Up Your Downs! 

You Know, You All Are Not Very Smart! 

You Open Your Hand And Your Heart To Any And Everybody! 

You Forget That Your Biggest Enemy Is The Enemy Within! 

You Believe That Anybody Can Be Saved By Your Jesus! 

You Fail To Accept That Not Everybody Desires, Even Cares About Wanting To Or Being Saved! 

I'll Answer The Question About Fear And Hope ... Again! 

My Kind Does Not Want Your Brand Of Hope Spreading So We Choose To Use Our Kind Of Fear, The Fear Of Being Outside Of The Majority, Being Contrary To Consensus, To Taint Your Talent Pool That Is Awaiting Their Call Up To Duty! 

I'll Give You A Freebee As I Exit! 

We Fear The Freedom Of Your Expected Future So We Choose To Poison The Peace From The Prince Of Your Present! 

The Prayer Meeting Took On A Whole New Meaning After He Left! 

Lord Jesus, Have Mercy Upon Us Even As We Trust In You! AMEN!!! 

Brethren, We Have Been Roughly Warned! Let's Beseech Our Loving Lord For Discernment, Wisdom, Understanding, Obedience, And, Lord, Help Us ... Time And Again ... Faithful Endurance! Help Us Always To Pray And Not Faint! Help Us To Keep Our Eyes And Hearts Focused And Fixed Upon You! Keep Us In The Holy Way, And Never Turning Aside To Fads And Fables! 

Help Us To Stay Committed ... Carry Us, Lord, And Keep Us Sheltered, Protected, Under The Covert Of Your Wings, Is Our Hearts' Plea! Help Us To Keep Hope Alive And Not To Fear The Battle! AMEN!!! 

Brethren, The Devil Is The Liar, And Jesus Christ Is The Truth For Today And Our Light To Banish The Darkness Of Error And Death, And Our Only Way To The Eternal Life! 

Let's Not Be Distracted! Let's Make Sure To Keep Seekers For Truth Impacted By Our Good Works For The Eternal God So That They May Glorify Him Who Reigns In Heaven! The Truth Sets The Sinner Free! Fear Him Who Can Destroy You Body And Soul In Hell! Hear, Hear!!! AMEN!!! AMEN!!! AMEN!!! 

Brethren, Set Your Faces Like Flint, Like An Adamant Stone, Against The Enemy Of Souls! 

By God's Love, We Will!! 

AMEN!!! 

The Lord's Our Battle Ax ...! 

... And He's Never Dull! 

Hallelujah, Jesus!!! 

Jesus Is Our Peace! 

AMEN!!! 

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Mimicking Or Mirroring The Master!?!

 

Be Like Jesus! Love One Another! When The Character Of Christ Is Perfected In Us, Jesus Will Come To Claim Us Who Are His Own! 

Does That Mean That We Will Look Like Jesus Or Act Like Jesus Or Both!?! How Can I Know!?! 

Are We To Mimick The Lord!?! Anybody Got A Mirror! 

Funny You Mention Mimick AND Mirror, Macy-May! 

Ain't Nothing Funny About That, Gracy-Faye! Whenever, Wherever There Is Anything Spoken Or Done Or To Be Done For Or In The Name Of Our Jesus, It Is Guaranteed That There Will Be Mimics And Mirrors On The Back-Hand Side Because Of That Side-Winder, Satan The Damned! 

True That! Our Jesus Is Perfect, And He Says, "Be Ye Perfect Even As Your Father In Heaven Is Perfect!" 

And What Do We Often See On Show!?! 

Yes, Dingus!?! 

That's An Easy Answer, Macy-May! We See Parodies Parading Prominently! We See Mincing Mimicks And ...! 

... We See Mirror Madness! 

What's This Mirror Madness, Milo!?! Ahhh, Mirror Madness! That, My Friends, Is One Of Beelzebub's Baleful Bests ... With A Branch! 

Do Share, Mon Frere! 

When We View The Lord, What We See Is What We Receive! When We Faithfully Follow The Lamb, There Ain't No Goat Parts Passing, People! 

Very True! 

So What If I Tell You That Beelzebub The Bold And Brazen Displays A True Mirror Of Our Beautiful Savior On A Branch Of A Goodly Tree!!?! 

Just As You Reach The Branch Of A Tree Before You May Touch The Tree, The Source Of Its Life, We See Satan's "Good" Mirror On The Extended Branch Of His Goodly Tree, And We Stand Still, Looking Real Fine, And Preen, Pose, And Present Our Position When, Suddenly, The Branch Is The Tree And The Tree Is The Mirror Is Become A House Of Mirrors ... Circus Mirrors! 

Merciful Powers! 

Good Call, Calley! 

I Remember Those Circus Mirrors From My Ill-Spent Youth! Those Things Would Give A Person Nightmares After Making You Want To Upchuck Your Fairground Eats! 

That Sounds Positively Vile ... Evil! 

There! You Said It, Cravitz! Bait And Switch! Exchange Gold To Get Pyrite! Throw Away Beauty And Glow-Up With ... Ashes!?! 

Brethren, This Is Where The Rubber Meets The Road! In The Compromise With Sin, The Caricature Becomes The Keeper, The Kept, And, Ultimately, When Christ Comes, The Cast Off, The Cast Out! 

Wow! Do I Hear Upcoming Wailing And Gnashing Of Teeth!?! 

You Better Believe It! Jesus Is Right, Light, Pure, Perfect, No Derivatives, No Shadows, No Mirrors! 

We Are Not To Be Merchandise, To Be Manipulated, Packaged, Branded, Sold Out! 

We Are Bought With A Price Not Known To Be Silver Or Gold! 

We Walk In Light, In Love, By Faith, Through Grace, In Truth! 

Brethren, Those Are Real, Bold, Plain Statements Of Fact, No Wavering, No Waffling, No Buffering, No Sick-Inducing Parodies! Jesus Saves Souls From Sin! 

These Parodies, These Mimicks, Encourage People To, With Comfort, Play In And With Sin ...  To Conform To The Classes Of This World ... And Not To Be Transformed By The Renewing Of Their Minds Through Christ Who Strengthens Them! 

Do You Know What's The Difference Between The Mirror Of The Word Of God And Satan's Circus Mirror!?! 

Yes, Calley! 

The Mirror Of The Lord's Word Will Only Show You What's Wrong Whilst Satan's Shining Sifter Shimmeringly Shifts Us Through The Stages Of The Changes Of A Life That Blasts Us And Benefits Him! 

Wow, Calley! Color Me Surprised! Not! He's The Father Of Lies, Ain't He!?! 

Look, Let's Just Settle This! Give Me Jesus Because With Him, I'll Rise!

AMEN!!! 

Brethren, Constant Effort Must Be Put Forth If We Are To Stay True To Truth In The Light Of Life! 

As We Started, Let Us End: Be Like Jesus! Let It Be Your Song ... Your Reasonable Service! 

AMEN!!! 

Peace!

 

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Who Is He To You!?!

Let's See: Director, Protector, Leader, Feeder, Teacher, Shelter, Counselor PLUS My Glory, My Crown! 

Now Tell Us How Many Of These Do You Wittingly, Willingly, Permit Him To Be To You Each And Every Day!?! 

Bro. Brinks, Are We Fronting Or Factual!?! 

Oh, Come On, Macy! You're Not Supposed To Say The Quiet Part Out Loud!!! 

It's Pertinent, Cassy, And You Know It! 

Okay, Brethren, Let's Stay On Track! Macy, You Well Know That Fronts Fail And Facts Assail! 

In That Case, Bro. Brinks, Every Day, Without Thought, The Lord Is My Feeder And I Accept That Good Food Which He Provides Me As My Due ...! 

... Macy, You Can't ...! 

... Don't Interrupt Me! I'm Spitting Facts Not Fantasy For Face For A Choir! 

I "Permit" The Lord To Be My Teacher And Counselor Sometimes, But Especially When I'm In A Bind With No Obvious Way Out! 

On A Good Day, The Lord Will "Get" To Be My Leader, Shelter And Protector And, Being Me, When I Recognize These Mercies, I Accept Them Without So Much As A "Thank You, Lord, I Love You!" Because, Well, Why Not, It's His Job! 

Macy, No!!! 

Don't Stop, Macy, You're Telling The Facts Aka The Truth For This Hour! We All Do It But You're The Only One Of Us Honest Enough To Say It Publicly! 

Oh, Boy, We Can Always Trust Our Macy To Stir Up A Red-Ants Nest!

Girlie, These Ants Stinging Me In Strange Places And The Burning Ain't No Joke! 

Same, Sadie, Same! 

Brethren, When I'm "Feeling" Generous Aka My Neck Is In A Noose, Knickers In A Twist, Or I Have Experienced A "Dear Lord, Save Me!" Bum-Rush, I Ever So Grudgingly, Eyelids Down, "Allow" The Good Lord To Be My Director ... My Savior! 

And For My Piece de Resistance, No Shame In My Game, I Judiciously Acquire Aka Assume The Lord As My Glory And My Crown In The Presence Of Those Whom I Accept As Like-Minded Believers And, Of Course, Upon Entering The Church Building For Whatever Reason ... And For Sure, For Service! Now Tell Me I Lie! I Dare You! 

Bro. Brinks, Please Correct ...!  

... Bro. Brinks, Surely You're Not ...! 

... Bro. Brinks, You Need To ...! 

... Don't You All Dare "Bro. Brinks!" Me! Do You Actually Believe That Macy Is Only Speaking To You And Not To Me As Well! 

Say It Ain't So, Bro. Brinks! 

I'm Saying It Is So, Sadie ... And The Rest Of You! We Can No Longer Do Our Ostrich Routines On This Matter Because There Will Be No Own-Clothes Christians In Heaven! 

We Must, Let Me Repeat, We Must Accept, Permit, Allow, The Lord Jesus Christ To Be Our All-Facets All-Day Everything God Of All Grace If We Desire To Have A Seat At His Table In Glory! THAT Is Non-Negotiable! 

Our Lord Jesus Is Not To Be Stored In A Nine-Compartment Box With The Compartments To Be Pulled Out As. And. Or. When We "Feel" Like It ...! 

... Yeah! Feelings Get People Prejudicially Corpsified! 

Very True, Deena! 

Dear Ones, What Macy Said, What I Am Saying, Is Not To Make Us Feel Badly About Ourselves! 

These Things Are Said To Cause Us To Know, Remember, Never Forget, Always Embrace First, Last, Always, The Truth, The Presence, The Love That Is, Who Is, Our Blessed-Forever Lord Jesus! 

Let Us Pray ... 

Lord Jesus, Please Forgive Our Foolish Ways! Help Us Never To Forget Gethsemane! Help Us To Wisely Walk Into And Stay Within Your Forever Fold Of Safety! 

Help Me, Help Us To Let You Lead Us, Feed Us, Teach Us, Correct Us, Protect Us, Direct Us, Counsel Us ... Shelter Us! 

Be Our Glory, Our Crown, Our Lord, Our God, Our King! Fit Us On Earth! Dress Us For Heaven! 

Use Us On Earth For Your Glory! And May The Day Never Come Where Anyone Present Here Will Hear The Dread Words: "Refused For Heaven!" Or More Properly "Depart From Me! I Never Knew You!" 

Lord, Save Us! Wash Us In Your Blood Which You Spilled That We May Live Right And Forever! Come Into Our Hearts, Lord Jesus! 

AMEN!!! 

Lord, Help Us To Let You Make Our Minds, Our Hearts, Your Home By The Indwelling Of The Holy Spirit Who Will Lead Us Into All Truth! 

Please, Lord, Watch Over Us, And Help Us To Keep Your Unfailing Holy Faith While We Are Absent One From Another! 

AMEN!!! 

Peace! 

Jesus Christ Is Mine!?!

"Mine, Mine, Mine, Jesus Is Mine!"

     "Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine!"

           "I Am His, And He Is Mine!"

"I Nothing Lack When I Am His

And He Is Mine Forever!"

      "I Know Thou Art Mine!"

These Are Just A Few Phrases Out Of Hymns 

Which Tell Us An Incontrovertible Aka Undeniable Truth 

Which Our Brethren-Past Left For Us 

As Comfort, War-Cry, Shield, Walking-Stick

Boosts, Banners, And Way-Markers! 

Jesus Christ, Our Lord, Is Not Lost

Missing In Action, Unreachable

Unknowable, Untouchable, Nor Unavailable! 

Jesus Is Yours! 

Jesus Is Mine! 

Jesus Is Ours! 

Have You Considered What It Means That 

Our Father Has Given His Only Son, Jesus

To Be Ours, Yours, Mine ... Forever!?! 

Jesus Christ, The Righteous, The Creator Of All Things

The Savior, The Redeemer

The Forever Friend ... God With Us

Belongs To Each One Of Us And All Of Us

Individually, Personally, Intimately

For Now ... And For Eternity 

If That Is Our Hopeful Heart's Desire! 

Consider That We May Ask Of Him

- In The Faith Of Belief That Comes Of Grace -

A $1,000,000 

Or A Leaf From The Tree Of Life That Perpetuates Life! 

You Have Him In Your Heart 

Who Has The World In His Hands 

While He Has You As The Apple Of His Eye! 

Why, Then, Would You Go Sipping Deada 

From The Hog-Troughs Of This Transient 

Aka Passing-Away Life!?! 

Are You, Am I, So Blinded By Things That We Can't See Truth!?! 

The Biggest Liar, The Biggest Loser In This Life 

Is The Person Who Refuses To Accept The "S" 

Aka The Sure Salvation, Full And Free 

And 

Free To All Who ... Freely Choose To Accept 

The Glorious Gift Bought, Paid For, Unwrapped

Delivered ... Ready To Be Used! 

Be Wise For Your Own Self: 

It Is Good To Be Simple 

And 

It Is Good To Be Free In Jesus ... Who, Alone, Saves! 

Beloved, 

All That Jesus Has Is Yours! 

Heaven Is His Throne 

And 

Earth Is His Footstool! 

His Foot Is On His Footstool: 

Do The Math! 

You Are Nowhere Else But There/Here: 

Touch A Toe! 

The Holy Spirit Is He By Whom We Are Sealed 

Against The Day Of God's Vengeance: 

He Leads Us Into All Truth: 

He Is Our Teacher! 

The Holy Angels, The Lord's Messengers, Excel In Strength: 

They Are Our Guardians! 

The Storehouses Of Heaven 

Are Full To Overflowing With Every Good And Perfect Gift 

From The Giving, Gracious, Glorious God Who Never Changes! 

We, Mortal Man

Lying, Cheating, Stealing Man

Hold The Inside Track To The King Of Kings: 

Don't Squander Your Access! 

Use What Is Yours From Who Is Yours 

To Get You Where What Is Yours Is To Be Found! 

You're At His Feet: 

You're In The Room: 

Stay There! 

Raise Your Flag! 

Peace! 

 

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!