Vespers At The End Of The Sabbath: Give "It" A Name!

 

Mark The Word: 

Without The Law

There Can Be No Sin!

 

Beloved, 

Think On This Thing:

In Order For A Problem To Be Fixed

It Must Have A Name! 

In The Normal Run Of Things

Someone Must Bear Responsibility For Having The Problem

Causing The Problem

Or Fixing The Problem! 

And

Problems Only Get Fixed 

When Blame And Shame Fall Upon Someone's Shoulders! 

Dear Ones, 

In The Realm Of Unnamed Problems

Nameless Is Blameless And, Therefore, Shameless 

As In Having No Need To Bow The Head Or The Knee! 

Brethren Beloved, 

We Who Diligently And Lovingly

Faithfully And Enduringly Serve The Lord Jesus Christ

Please Let Us Not Walk In The Vaunted Wisdom Of The Worldly-Wise 

Which Is As Foolishness In The Eyes Of The Only Wise God 

Who Reigns And Rules In The Orderly And Eternal Glorious Kingdom! 

Let Us Choose

- By Grace Through Faith That Works By Love 

And 

Purifies The Soul - 

To Identify The Problem Areas In Our Lives 

By The Infallible Word

And 

With Shame-Facedness 

Boldly Carry Them To The Throne Of Grace 

To Him, Innocent, Who Took The Blame For Us 

So That We, In Brokenness And Contrition, Could Walk Free! 

Let Us Let Our Jesus Place Our Problems Aka Our Sins 

Upon That Scape-Goat Satan 

Which Is Where They Belong 

Because Of 

Our Humble Confession, For Love Of Jesus

And 

Heart-Felt Repentance, For Life With Christ! 

Names Have Meaning! 

Remember That Anything That Does Not Bless Curses 

And

Anything That Does Not Save Destroys! 

Please Let Your Strong Desire Be For The Lord! 

Jesus Christ Saves! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRAYER For Help!

PRAYER:

Oh, Heavenly Father, 

Please Have Mercy On Us Who Are Distressed

Walking In Darkness, Deceived

Doubting The Deliverance Paid For And Promised 

And Provided To Whosoever Sees Their Need

And Is Willing To Reach For The Extended Hand Of Him

Who Is Our Hope, Bringing Help And Healing

And Is The One Door To The Heavenly Home! 

Please Help Us To Not Yield To The Taunts And Temptations Of 

The Naysayers, The Scorners, The Liars

The Licentious, The Proud, The Perverse

And The Affluent And Boldly Willing Sinners 

Who Are Unafraid And Unashamed

And Are Vociferously Calling Others 

To Follow Them To Satan's Planned And Man-Purveyed Ruin! 

Please Unstop Our Ears So That We May Truly Hear Your Truth! 

Please Apply The Heavenly Eye-Salve

So That Our Eyes May Be Healed 

And We Will Truly See The Light Which Leads To Everlasting Life! 

Oh, That A Coal From The Altar In Heaven May Be Applied To Our Lips 

So That We May Be Cleansed Of Our Iniquities

And Purged Of Our Sin! 

Oh, Father, 

Let It Be That We, Willing To Be Saved, Will Say: 

"Without Our Lord Jesus, We Cannot Do Anything!" 

And, In Faith, Nothing Wavering

Commit To Our Lord

And To Taking The Way Of The Cross Which Leads Home! 

Hear Our Earnest Prayer 

And Answer Us According To Your Will 

And In Your Way 

For We Ask These Blessings In Jesus Christ's Holy Name! 

AMEN! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Are You Almighty God!?!

We Have All Heard The Statement Dramatically And Emphatically Uttered: 

"I'll Never Forgive Myself!" 

It's A Loaded, Powerful, Fizzy-Pop Lie From An Over-Wrought Heart 

Unless You're Putty In Satan's Grimy Hands 

And Then

It's An Even Bigger Lie 

Designed And Delivered To Deliberately Destroy 

The Precious Souls For Whom Jesus Christ The Redeemer

In Amazing Love, Once For All, Died! 

Beloved, 

Are You Almighty God!?! 

When Jesus Christ Purchased Our Forgiveness 

With His Precious Known-Innocent Blood At Calvary

It Was Mighty To Save Us All Who Believed! 

If You Refuse To Believe The Word 

And 

Reject The Blessed Forgiveness

You Have Become Your Own God Aka You Are "God" ... A Lie

You Are A Liar

And 

An Idolater

A Friend Of Satan

An Enemy Of The True And Living God

And

Have Booked A Berth For The Second Resurrection 

Where Regret Is The Tune Of The Trip! 

Brethren, 

We Are Required To Give Account For Our Lawless Words 

So, Please, I Beseech Us All

Do Not Dance With The Damned Devil

And

Do Not Offend

Do Not Crucify Afresh

Jesus Christ The King

Our Lord And Our God Never A Fraud! 

Who Jesus Christ Frees 

Is 

Free Indeed! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Nobody Has To Sin!

 

Jesus Saves Us From The Penalty Of Sin Aka Justification 

And

He Saves Us From The Power Of Sin Aka Sanctification! 

Our Greatest Enemy 

Is 

The One From Within! 

Think About It! 

We Love To Say That Somebody Is Pushing Our Buttons 

So We Are Free To Respond However We Personally Choose! 

If That's Your Story, Stick To It 

Or

Follow The Savior And Choose To Overcome Evil With Good! 

Beloved, 

Textbook Abusers ... Like Satan Their Master

Love To Lash Out And Say That You Made Them Do Whatever! 

Hold Up! 

Consider That We Who Are On The Receiving End Of Their Vitriol 

Will Respond And Say That They Made Us Respond 

However, Whenever, Wherever, Because! 

Consider This! 

When People Know What Triggers Your Behavior

They Will Load Your Weapon For You 

And 

Entice, "Force," Or Bedevil You To Pull The Trigger! 

Dear Ones, 

We Who Chose - And Every Day Choose - Jesus Christ 

As Our Everlasting Portion

Think Salvation 

And

Choose Life! 

Let Us Choose To Disappoint The Evil-Doers 

And 

Deliberately Walk On The Rocky Road 

Aka The Strait And Always Narrow Way! 

Life Is Tough ... When We Follow Our Jesus By Faith

But

We Are Not Alone! 

We Overcome By The Blood Of The Lamb 

And

The Unfailing "It Is Written!" 

The Word Of The Lord 

Is 

A Sharp Sword And A Comfortable Bed 

And

It Is Either Or Or Both 

At One And The Same Time! 

We Have Choice: 

Look In Or Look Up! 

What Is Your Decision!?! 

Sin For Short-Term Satisfaction 

Or Salvation By Grace Through Faith For Everlasting Life!?! 

Our Lord And Savior Jesus Unfailingly Saves The Willing! 

Save Yourself By Letting The Savior Save You! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Relevant In An Irreverent World! Really!?!

 

No Christian Can Possibly Be Relevant In An Irreverent World! 

No Christian Can Remain Godly By Partaking Of 

The Ungodly Activities Of Those Who Ignore   

And 

Forsake  The God Of Grace Who Inhabits Glory! 

Beloved, 

Is It Possible to Straddle A Fence 

And 

Still Walk Firmly, Steadily, Confidently On Both Sides!?!  ... To Glory!?! 

Dear Ones, 

Playing Fast And Loose With Salvation 

Is 

To Belly Up To The Trough 

To Eat Blow-Pork! 

Do You Want To Die!?! 

Don't You Want To Live!?! 

Growing Up, We Were Oft' Told The Old Story Of 

A Man Who Didn't Eat Known-Unclean Pork 

But 

Smelt It, Saw It, And Wanted It 

That Was On That Table "Real Bad!" 

His Solution Was To Say His Prayers 

And 

"Christen" That Pork 

And 

Call It Beef! 

What Changed!?! 

What Remained The Same!?! 

Who Changed!?! 

Were The Facts Changed!?! 

Did Truth Become A Lie!?! 

Did Desire Change Reality!?! 

Please Remember This, Dear Ones,

Turning A Deck Of Cards Upside Down

Bottom To Top

And 

Sideways

Does Not Change It To Something Different! 

It Will Remain A Deck Of Cards! 

The Word Of God Is Fixed ... 

This World Is Dying: 

Jesus Christ Is Life! 

Choose Wisely! 

Peace! 

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Choice Morsel!

 

Simply Put, Psalm 119 Verse 112

In King David's Own Words, Is 

"I Have Decided To Obey Your Laws Until The Day I Die!" 

Beloved, 

If We Remember The Words Of Prophet Samuel 

To The Disobedient King Saul

We Hear The Plain Talk: 

"To Obey Is Better Than To Sacrifice!" 

Obedience Is The Hallmark Of The Christian Experience! 

The Law Of The Lord Is Perfect 

So There Is No Need To Fear 

When We Do All That The Lord Asks Of Us! 

Dear Ones, 

Having A Life In And With Our Lord Jesus Christ 

Is 

Our Personal, Uncoerced, Unforced

Unenticed, Free-Will Decision! 

And Then

There Is The Biggie Aka "Until The Day ... I Die!" 

Your Clock, My Clock, Stops At The Moment Of Death! 

The Record Book In Heaven "Slams" Closed 

In The Day Of Your Death! 

Nothing Can Be Added By You 

And 

Nothing Can Be Erased By The Lord 

After You Close Your Eyes In Death! 

Beloved, 

Psalm 119 Verse 112 Is The Covenant Of A Person 

After The Eternal God's Own Heart

A Man Convicted Of Sin 

And 

Convinced Of Righteousness 

Who Is Determined To Meet His Lord And His King In Perfect Peace 

No Matter Who Or What

When Or Where

Why Or How The Vagaries Of Life Try To Have Him Change Course 

From The Plain: 

"Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Dear Ones, 

Please Never Forget That 

What You See, Hear, And Feel Are Natural Liars! 

If These Three Regular Employees Of Satan 

Cannot Stand Up To A Clear: 

"Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Please, I Beseech Us All, Have Them Act Like 

The Dishonorable Priest And The Indifferent Levite

- Who Both Lacked Charity Aka Love -

And 

Pass You By On The Other Side Of The Dusty Road! 

The Lord Is Always Near 

So Stand Like The Brave 

And 

Be Very Courageous! 

You Are Not Alone: 

The Lord Jesus Will Never Forget One Of His Own! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Second Spring!?!

 

Surprise And Shock! 

The "Strange" Variableness Of The Weather Has Permitted Us To See Something Stunning: 

The Spring Bloom Bloomed In Spring 

And

The Trees Blossomed And Budded And Bloomed All Over Again 

In July ... In Summer-Time! 

The Trees Are Absolutely Gorgeous! 

In The Old Days

When A Family Had Already Raised Their Children To Adulthood 

And 

The Wife Found Herself In The Family-Way

People Talked About The Second Spring! 

It Was Amazing! 

Beloved, 

Let Us Think About This And Grow Rich 

In, By, And Through The Saving Grace Of Our Blessed Jesus! 

We, Believing, Connected, Grounded

Enduring, Trusting, And Faithful 

Shall See And Be Participant In The Second Spring

The Renewal

The Redemption Of Our Vile Bodies 

To Be Renewed To Edenic Splendor 

With A Glow-Up Grow-Up To Immortality And Incorruptibility! 

We Shall Be Like Our One Benefactor 

And

We Shall Be Like Him 

Because 

We Shall See Him As He Is! 

Dear Ones, 

Please Let Us Not Become Complacent 

With Our Dearly Purchased Salvation! 

Let Us Remember That Spring-Time Is Renewal 

And 

The Marker For New Life! 

Our New Life Is In And Of Jesus Christ! 

Catch The Vision! 

Toe The Line! 

Hold The Fort

And 

Ride The Gospel Train To Glory! 

Grow Where You Are Planted, God's People! 

Grow! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Fencing With The Lord!?!

 

Are We Laboring Under The Misguided Notion 

As Proffered By The Blind Guides 

Which Says That 

It Is Better To Ask For Forgiveness 

Than To Ask For Permission 

To Live Our Lives How We, Like Roving Slugs, "Authentically" Feel!?! 

Ask Jonah, King Saul, Balaam, Korah, The Denizens Of Sodom And Gomorrah

And 

Disciple Judas Iscariot

How That Worked Out For Them! 

Beloved, 

This Authentic Living Idea-Ideal 

Is 

One Of  The Most Poisonous Pills As Panacea That 

Satan The Damned Is Selling 

To The Sold Out To Sin Segment Of Society! 

Do Not Be Fooled ... 

Almighty God Is Not Mocked! 

Dear Ones, 

The Only Authentic Life

 Is

 The Life Lived In And For Jesus Christ The Lord! 

The Child Of God Will Know The Law Of God 

And 

Will Seek After The Will Of God For His Or Her Life 

By Mining The Word Aka The Preserved For Posterity Word Of 

The Lord Who Cannot Lie! 

Remember Achan! 

The Lord Means What He Says! 

Remember Ichabod Aka The Glory Has Departed 

When Presumptuous Sin Causes You, Me, Us

To Turn An Unanticipated Sharp Left Into The Land Of Regret 

Because 

We Unwisely Chose To Pursue A Lie 

To Appease Our Fleshly Desires! 

Remember That The Lord Will Never Chastise A Child 

For Asking For The Wisdom That The Lord Has Asked Said Child 

To Request Of Him Who Lives In Heaven! 

Committed-To-Christ Christians 

Do Not Wear Clown Shoes! 

Look Up To Jesus: 

You Are Greatly Loved! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Careless Living Ain't Comfortable Nor Care-Free!

Before We Came To The Lord Jesus Christ

We All, Without Exception, Lived Thoughtless, Careless, Even Reckless Lives 

Because 

That Is What The Unregenerate Soul Does! 

Remember The Truth ... 

All Have Sinned 

And 

All Fall Short Of The Glory Of God! 

Dear Ones, 

What Do You Believe That You Could Give The Beautiful Savior

As Your Valid, Unimpeachable Reason 

For Your Hand In Causing Him To Have To Die 

To Save You From Eternal Separation From Almighty God!?! 

Do You Give Up!?! 

I Did 

Because 

There Is No Excuse For Our Sinning Against God's Holiness! 

Do Your Remember When Wanting To Do 

Turned Into I Did It 

And Then 

Turned To Why Did I Do That 

And On Into 

"Lord Jesus,

Please Help Me And Save Me!?!" 

Been There, Done That! 

Beloved, 

We, As Committed Christians

Can No Longer Walk With Or As The Unwise! 

Our Lives Must Be Lived As Those Wise Unto Salvation! 

Our First, Our Default, Position 

In Everything That Causes Us To Have To Make A Decision 

Is 

"Lord Jesus,

Help Me! 

I Come In Faith, Nothing Wavering!" 

Because 

Being Thoughtful, Careful, Prayerful, Faithful

And 

Ever Showing Abiding Love For Our Blessed Jesus 

Is 

The Anchor For Our Souls! 

Hang On To Jesus Today 

No Matter What Your Lying Eyes

Your Stopped Up Ears

And 

Your Crawling Skin Say! 

Jesus Saves So Let Him Save You! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Give All Your Anxiety To Christ Jesus!

 

Worry Is A Waster! 

Worry Is A Fraud! 

Worry Is A Lie Of The Devil To Place A Stout Curtain 

Between Me And Jesus Christ My Lord! 

Worry Is A Wanderer! 

Worry Is A Cheat! 

Worry Is Vehicle Willing To Transport Me 

To Avidly Suckle Anxiety's Ample Teats! 

Brethren Beloved, 

Please Listen Carefully To Me! 

We Are Not To Take The Path Of Least Resistance 

And 

Rock Back And Forth 

And 

Suck On Our Thumbs

Foregoing Rinse

But 

Lauding Repeat! 

Let's Get To The Altar Of Grace And Praise! 

Let's Access The Mercy Seat 

And 

Hallow The Ancient Of Days! 

Things May Look Hard 

And You May Be Hurting A Lot 

But Know For A Fact That Hurt-A-Lot Is Preferrable 

To Suffering The No-Eternal Life Blot! 

Trust The Lord Whom You Know To Be True! 

Resist The Devil And He Will Flee From You! 

Lean On The Lord 

And 

Away From The God-Fraud 

And 

By Going Through The Fiery Trials Of This Life 

With Intact Faith And Trust 

In Our Forever Faithful, Promise-Keeping Friend

You, Me, We, Will Arrive Safely 

To Spend Eternity With Jesus Christ The Lord Our God

The Word That Performs

The Truth That Saves! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: You've Got A Forever Friend!

The Words 

"I Shall Never Leave You Nor Forsake You!" 

Should Be As Manna In The Desert 

To The Ears, To The Heart, Of A Christian! 

Beloved, 

We Should Ever Be Quick To Recall To Mind That 

Our Blessed Jesus Does Not Remove His People From Their Trials 

But 

Is With Them, With Us, No Matter What It Is That We Are Going Through! 

Dear Ones, 

Remember Job, Abraham, Jacob, Joseph

And

Daniel And The Three Hebrew Worthies

And

Remember Your Very Self! 

Remember The Words 

"Yeah, I Will Be With You Always ...!" 

And 

Let Your Heart Be Glad For The Certain Knowledge That 

The God Whom We Serve 

Is Not 

Paper, Plastic, Precious Stone, Stone, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Iron

Nor A Concoction Of The Vile Imaginings Of 

An Unregenerate Heart! 

Got Troubles!?! 

Get Jesus Christ ... Your King! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: WAS:TE!

 

Waste Is Not A Word That Any Student 

In The School Of Jesus Christ 

Should Toss About Willy Nilly Or Take Lightly! 

Waste Has Eternal Implications! 

Waste Is A Warning! 

For Our Purposes Here

WAS:TE Means 

We Are Students: Test Everything! 

Beloved, 

Be Warned! 

Be Watchful! 

Be Working! 

Be Wise! 

Be Waiting! 

Our Blessed Jesus Asks Us To Test The Spirits 

To Find Out If They Are From The Lord 

By Using The Word Of Truth 

Which Our Unfailing, Always Fulfilling, Filling Word 

From The Eternal God Known Holy, Just, True, Giving, And Forgiving 

Is

Sure To Ascertain! 

Dear Ones, 

We Are Nearing Home! 

Please Let Us Not Fall Short Of The Mark 

At The Border Of The Promised Land 

Because Of 

The Kingly Powers And Known Prophets Of God 

As Represented In The Scripture Of Truth 

By The Likes Of King Balak And Prophet Balaam! 

Every Party Thrown For You Does Not Celebrate You

And

Not Every Prophet Saying "Lord, Lord!" 

Is 

From The Lord Of Life! 

The Lord Of The Dung Flies, Satan The Damned

Has Minions Everywhere! 

Remember, Dear Ones, And Don't Ever Forget That 

We Are Students And Should Test Everything

- Including This Missive - 

Against The Immutable, Infallible Word! 

The Living Word Works! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Wanderers Don't Win!

 

I Would Rather Be A Bass Drum For The Army Of The Lord 

Than To Be A Snare Drum Or Pied Piper's Whistle 

For Satan's Damned Army! 

Dear Ones, 

Think, Think, Think! 

Our Adversary, Satan, Would Have Us To Believe That 

We Do Not Need To Conform To The Divine Form Of The Holy One 

Whom You Know That You Have Been Called To 

And 

Are Willingly Choosing To Represent! 

Do You Remember The Old Saw That Says That 

Our Eyes Are Easily Tricked!?! 

Do You Also Remember The Word Of Truth Which Plainly Says 

"Guard Your Heart!?!" 

Do You Also Remember That 

We Need To Meet And Pass The Test For Lust Of The Eyes!?! 

Here It Is! 

Beloved, 

If We Don't Boldly Choose To Follow The Divine Form Of 

Our Creator, Savior, Lord, God, Redeemer, And King

Our Ever-Roving Eyes Will Slide, Wonder, Wander

And 

Ultimately Travel Unimpeded To Every Function, Party, Repast

Or Bacchanal Of Debauchery! 

Beloved, 

The King ... Our Kind King

Is 

Coming Soon

And 

Now Is Not The Time To Have Wandering Eyes

Unpinned Forms

Or Uncommitted True To Christ Attachments! 

To Whom, Through What, Are You Attaching!?! 

Will It Glean For You The Rich Reward Of 

Everlasting Life Through Christ The Lord!?! 

Do A Thorough Think

And 

Have A Telling Talk By Prayer

And 

Put Down Your Tent Pole In The Camp Of The Eternal God! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH + The First Condition Of Deliverance

 

Obedience To God Almighty 

Is 

The First Condition Of Deliverance! 

Human Effort Combined With Divine Power 

Produces The Needed Result! 

No Human Effort, No Divine Power! 

The Lord Will Not Do For Any One Of Us 

What He Has ... In His Wisdom

Given To Us The Power To Do For Ourselves 

... And ... 

Truth Be Told

Whether We Want To Hear It Or Accept It Or Not

Is 

That Almighty God 

In The Person Of Our Lord And Savior Jesus Christ The King 

Ain't Our Ride Or Die

Our Homeboy

Or 'My Dog!' 

Let Us Respect The Power, The Position

And 

The Purity Of Our High Priest 

And 

Recognize How Puny We Are 

And 

How Putridly Perilous Is Our Present Plight 

... And ... 

Give The Great And Glorious God Unfeigned Praise 

And 

Proper Prayers 

Aka Prayers From Your Own Perch

Your Own Known Place Of Need And Perplexity 

And 

Not From Base Greed And Non-Sensical Gumption! 

Obey The Lord Of Life And Live! 

Peace!

Artificial Intelligence Relevance!?!

Artificial Intelligence, Acquired Ignorance

Is 

Costumed Presumptuous Sin Aka One Of Satan's Choicest Weapons 

In His Lost-Cause War Against Jesus Christ The Lord! 

Does Not One's Name Speak To One's Character!?! 

In This Age Of Irreverent Relevance

Let Us Look At The Seated In The Living Room Elephants: 

Please Stop Reinventing Your Morals And Ideals 

To Become One Of The Common Good We Are In This Together Pack 

Because 

Satan The Damned Will Have Your Guts For Garters Aka A Tasty Snack! 

Almighty God Is True 

And 

His Will Is Sovereign 

And 

His Ways Are Good And Perfect! 

Satan Is The Father Of Lies! 

Every Man Is A Liar: 

His Will Is Wayward 

And 

His Ways Are Toward Evil Continually! 

Dear Ones, 

What Has Man Done For You!?! 

What Is Man Doing For You!?! 

What Will Man Do For You!?! 

What Is Man's Can't Lose "Opportunity" For You 

Going To Cost You Now, Today, Or Tomorrow 

If 

You Remain Alive To Talk About It!?! 

Will Our Righteous Redeemer 

And 

Forever Faithful Friend 

Regard It Aka Bless It!?! 

Beloved, 

Jesus Christ Saves! 

Truth Sets Us Free! 

Obedience Pays! 

Endurance For Christ Delivers The Reward! 

May The Living Word Of The Eternal God Be 

And 

Remain Relevant And Necessary In Your Life 

As You Look Forward To 

The Regeneration To Immortality And Incorruptibility: 

It's Personal! 

Our Recreator Is He Who Was Our Creator 

Aka He Who Makes All Things Perfect, And Beautiful, In His Time! 

There Is No Upgrade 

From Perfection Through Jesus Christ Our Lord ... The Life-Giver! 

Peace!