VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Soul Satisfaction!?!

Whatever You Say
I Am Still Going To Maintain That
There Are Great Differences Between
Dissatisfaction With Physical Self
Satisfaction With Sinful Self
And
Dissatisfaction With Sin In The Soul!

Dissatisfaction With Physical Self
Strikes ... At The Sovereign Will Of God!

Satisfaction With Sinful Self Places You
With Satan
On The Throne Of God!

Dissatisfaction With Sin In The Soul
Causes You To Call Upon
The Creator
The Sovereign God
- Whom You Recognize As Such -
The King Of Life
The Savior Of Man
To Make You Free
And
Clean
And
Whole!

Dissatisfaction
With Physical Self
Can Lead To Satisfaction ... With Sinful Self
Which Will Lead To
Satisfaction With Sin ... In The Soul!

Come On! That's Harsh!

So Is Hell!

Don't You Realize That
Personal Sin Starts In The Mind!?!

The Little Engine That ... Thought He Could
Believed He Could!
The Little Engine That Believed ... Did!
The Little Engine Does

Because

Mind Conquered Matter!

But ...

The Little Engine That Continues ... Doing
- Even Though He Is Found To Be
And Knows That He Is Wrong -
Because
He Believes He Is Right
And
His Maker Is Wrong
And
His Cause Is Just
And
Against The Will Of The Holy God
He Chooses To Remain Strong ... Boldly Sins!

I Hear That!

It's True!

Just Because You Can Do Something

Does Not Make Doing It

The Correct Thing That Should Be Done!

There Is A Problem ...

Refusal To Deal With Known Sin 

Protectively Cherished 

And

Cuddled

In The Heart
Causes Many To Resort To Shrinks
Plastic Surgeons

The Lust Of The Flesh

The Lust Of The Eye

And

The Consuming Vanity That 

Is 

The Pride Of Life!

Vanity Vexes The Spirit Of Man!

Hear! Hear!

Brethren,

Let The Record Show That

And

The Living God's Ready Response To It!

Let The Record Also Show That 

Loose Lips Sink Ships!

It Doesn't Have To Sink Our Ships

Because

Being Wise Unto Salvation

We Have Taken A Firm Position

And

We Choose ... By Faith

To Let The Lord Of Life Lead Us!

It Is About Time That We ...

Get Away From Vanity's Lying Mirror
And
Look, Instead
At The Living Holy Saving Word Of God!

It Is Past Time That We ...

Put Away Self
And
Seek Free Salvation

Available Mercy
And
The Free Grace That Is Always ... Sufficient!

Don't You Know That ...

The Walk, Then, Through This Life
Will Be A Cakewalk
As Opposed To
The Unencumbered Dash To Damnation!?!

I Can Relate
Because I Was Headed In That Direction
Until I Had A Wake-Up Call
And I Understood
And By God's Grace
I Accepted The Call To Life!

I Hear You!

You Are Blessed!

Brethren,
All Of Us Will Hear The Call
And
Many Of Us Will Not Give Due Heed
And
For That Lack Of Obedience
They Will Have Spurned What Will Be
Jesus Christ's Last Call To Life Everlasting!

Let Us, Therefore, Be Wise Unto Salvation
And
Let Us Let Him Who Is Life
And
The Joy Of Living
Lead Us To Life Everlasting
Where Indeed
Our Souls Renewed 
Our Bodies Glorified
Will, Forever, Be Satisfied!

Let Us Endeavor
To Meet Our Lord In The Air
On That Day Of His Appointing 
When He Shall Breach The Eastern Sky!

Hallelujah To The Lamb!

We Who Walk With Him
Do Not Ever Walk Alone!

Let Us Keep Our Forever Friend Near!
Let Us Never Forget - In Faith - To Pray!

HAPPY SABBATH + Laboring For The Wind!?!

Clean Yuh Come
Had A Siamese Twin
Whose Name Is
Clean Yuh Shall-Go
AND
Between These Brethren
Their Task Was To Daily Tell
Laboring For DeWind
That His Life
IS
On All Points
A Car With An Engine That Doesn't Go!
That It Will Be At The Winner's Celebration
A Definite No Show!

Laboring For DeWind
Is A Pompous Donkey
AND
An Airs And Graces Parade Horse
Haughty Head Held High
Decorated Tail Swishing In The Air
Stepping Pun De Grecia!
(He Did Important). He Liked Everybody At Him To Look Around!

Problem ...

There Is Always A Problem!

Problem Is
He Thinks He Is Really Smartly Brilliant
BUT
He Truly Lacks Common Sense
Because
The More He Has
The More He Wants
AND
His Marriage To Peace N. Rest
Is Being Steadfastly Ripped Apart
Just Like His First Marriage
To Sleep N. Peace!

He Is An Obtusely Greedy Oinker!
AND
He Is Also A Studiously Presumptuous Puppy!
He Loves The Banquet 
AND
The Gluttonous Feast!

One Day ...

There Is Always A ... One Day!

It Was One Of Those Fair To Middling
Neither Hot Nor Cold
Neither Windy Nor Airless
Just About Right Days
When All Is Well
Grass Is Green
Bread Hot
Biscuits Crispy
Butter Smooth
Eyes Sorta Kinda Blinky
When Preacher Ecclesias Ticus
Paid An Unannounced
Unexpected
Unappreciated
Time For A Reality Check Visit
To Bigman DeWind
Who Was In His Counting House
Counting
AND
Gently
Oh, So, Gently
Massaging His Individual Stacks Of Money!

Laboring For DeWind's Favorite Saying Is:

Small Notes Suit Small People!

So There Was Not A Note Smaller Than A Twenty
In The Humongous Pile
AND
The Smile On His Face Was ... Well

Plainly Vile!

You Should Note That ...

When You Have More Head Than Brain
AND
Consider Lack Of Daily Monetary Gain
A Crime Against Conscience
AND
A Thing Sordidly
Egregiously
Profane
You Have Crossed The Pale!
You Have Raised Up The False God!
You Have Crossed Into Comeuppance Land
AND
You Are Headed For
House Built On Sinking Sand
Storm Coming
I'm Pedaling Fast
But My Feet Ain't Moving
Soul-Security Check!

Laboring For DeWind
Had The
"What Did God Ever Do For Me!" 
Clean Knocked Out Of Him!

He Cried Foul!
He Cursed The Big Billy Goat!
He Called For His Mama Gotta Virtue
BUT
At The End Of It All
He Didn't Have A Groat!

All He Had Was A Black Coat
With A Collar Made Of A Stoat!
He Lost His Big Able Boat
AND
He Had To Get Rid Off All
The Living-Large Luxuries
That Luck Is A Lady
Had Treacherously Rammed Down 
That Open Sepulchre That He Called His Throat!

It Was Not Pretty!
It Was Not Polished!
It Was Not A Performance!
It Was A Plain And Simple:

You Could Be Over And Done With

BUT

Your Cup Of Iniquity Is Not Yet Full

SO

The Appeal Of The Father

Is Here!

Thankfully
It Was Not The

"Your Life Is Done!"

Laboring For DeWind

Got The

"Look Here!

Take This Pencil

AND

Go Over Your Life!"

What Is The Total?! 

Check That Sum!

He Peed!
He Pooped!
He Fell And Knocked Out 
A Prized Diamond And Gold Tooth!
He Rolled On The Floor
AND
Winded ... Finally
Cried Out:

I Didn't Know There Was More!
Much More!

I Ate!
I Drank!
I Got ... More And More
AND NOW
Look At Me
At Death's Wide Open Gate Door!

He Was Shook! - Not Shaken!
He. Was. Shook!

Conclusion Of The Whole Matter ...

Fear God!
Don't Labor For The Wind!
You Can't Take "It" With You!
AND
Recognize That

The Living God Holy

Faithful Just Trust

Doesn't Do That Man-Thing Called
Negotiating!

Riches Are A Vanity!
Life ... However Long
Is Short
AND
When The Living God Says:

"Enough!" 

You Ain't Got Nuh Retort!

Bow Before God - He Made You!
Bend Before God - His Is Sovereign Will!
Take The Chastisements That He Graciously Sends You
AND
You Will Not Be A Drop
That Will The Lake Of Fire Fill!

You Are Not Your Own Property
To Do With Your Life As Your Vanity Wills
For
Simply Put
In The Great Day Of Accounts
Your Own Soul Will
Your Bad Record Spill!

Our Actions Provide The Ink
With Which The Recording Angel
Writes Our Permanent Record!
So, Be Careful
For Everything That We Do
The Good 

AND
The Evil
Will Be Written Down In That Record!

Don't Be A Dunce For A Rotting Dollar Bill! 

Give The Lord Christ Your Will
AND
Satan - In Your Life -
Will Have To Chill
AND

Keep To Himself
His Burnable Dollar Bills!

Call On The Lord Jesus

For Your Own Soul's Salvation

AND

The Holy Spirit

Will Your New Heart Fill!

HAPPY SABBATH + Wisdom Builds The House!

The Fear Of The Lord IS
The Beginning Of Wisdom
AND
The Foundation Of All True Prosperity
AND
All Who Choose To Depart Therefrom
By Their Own Self-Willed Decision
Will Be Recipients Of God's Wrath
Without Mercy
To Temper Its Severity!

Wisdom Builds The House!
Folly Tears It Down!
Sloth Never Gets The Foundation Started!

Double-Mindedness Does A To-Build Not-To-Build Consider
AND
Vanity Starts Building
Before The House Plan Has Any Character!

Those Who Would Fear The Lord God
Know
To Count The Cost

AND
To Reason With Their Maker!
They Know That The Wise Use Of Knowledge
Gives Them Power
To Fill The Rooms Of Their House
With Precious And Pleasant Things
- Those Blessings Of The Holy God -
AND
Not The Minutiae Of Lustful Acquisition
Compliments Of The Roaring And Wily Fraud!

Consider This ...

All Things Work Together
For Our Good
AND
Nothing Can Separate Us
From The Living God's Love
When We Love The Lord
When God Is Our Portion Forever
When We Are The Called According To His Purpose
When The Lord Is Our Shepherd
When His Word Is Both Lamp And Light
When We Seek Wisdom
AND
Choose To Get Understanding
When We Forsake Sin
AND
Self
When We Humble Ourselves
UNDER
The Mighty Hand Of God
When We Walk Holy
When We Walk By Faith
AND
Consider The Lilies
When We Say:

Though He Slay Me

YET

Will I Trust Him!

When We Remember That
God Will Bring Every Work Into Judgment
WITH
Every Secret Thing
Be It Good Or Evil
When We Accept That
Only The Fool Says
IN
His Heart
That Is Deceitfully Wicked
That There Is No God
When We Recognize
That The People Imagine Vain Things
When We Trust God's Grace
When We Believe That
God Is Merciful
When We Accept
With Loving Heart
That
The Lord Will Provide
When We Cast Our Every Care On Him
When We Choose To Believe God
AND
Look Up
To Live!

When We Stand On The Word That
Says:

I Know That My Redeemer Lives

AND

Lives To Make Intercession For Me!

When We Say In The Confidence Of
Tried Faith:

What Can Man Do Unto Me?!

When We Say
Of A Surety:

There Is A Time For Everything

Under The Sun!

When We Bless God
AND
Walk In The Way To Life
When We Pray Without Ceasing
When Our Words Are Seasoned
With The Salt That Is Truth

When We Recognize
That Our Maker 

AND

Healer Redeemer Is God

When The Holy Jesus Is Our Only Answer
When We Bless God And Grow

When We Work
KNOWING That Night Is Coming
When We Put Away Childish Things
When We Accept That
We Can Do All Things Through Christ
Who Strengthens Us
When We Believe The Word That Says
Tomorrow Is NOT Promised
When We Celebrate That
Victory Over Sin
IS
In Christ Jesus
When We Believe That
Satan Has No Portion
In The Child Of God
When We Love Not The Things Of The World
When We Command Satan
In Jesus Christ's Name
To Get Himself Behind Us
When We Believe That
Jesus Paid It All For Our Sin
When We Do Not Doubt
When We Do The Will Of Him
Who Sends Us Into The World
To Preach The Gospel
Believing That
He Who Saves Souls Is Wise
When We Keep The Faith
To Finish Our Course
So That We May Hear:

Well Done, Good And Faithful Servant! 

Enter In To The Joy Of Thy Lord!

After
This Mortal Puts On Immortality
When The Trumpet Shall Sound
AND
The Dead Who Now Know Nothing 

Are Raised Up
To Rise Up

AND 

We Join Them
AND
Meet The Lord
In The Air
On The Great Getting Up Morning
To Be Forever
With The Lord!

Isn't It Amazing
What A Little Fear
A Godly Fear Of The Almighty God
Will Do
For A Child Of The Dust
Who Stands Up For Jesus Christ
Even Unto Death
By Redeeming The Time

AND
Accepting That The Days Are Very Evil
AND
Believes That
Only Jesus Christ ... Saves?!

CRUISING FOR A BRUISING: The Title Bout!

Fancy Appellations
Do Not Good Christians Make
For
In The Day Of Trial
That "Good Christian" Will
His Own Reputation
Seek To Save
Instead Of Standing In The Truth
For The God Of Heaven's Sake!

What's An Appe-lation?

An Appellation Is A Title
Often A Title Grand
Signifying That One Is
A Master If You Will
Of The Skill Talent
Endeavor
By Which He Or It Stands
And Is Known!

Huh?!

Okay ... It's Like This:

Barbados Is The Gem Of The Caribbean
New York Is The Big Apple
Ringling Bros. Is The Greatest Show On Earth
Billy Graham Is The Great Legitimator
Solomon Was The Wisest Man Who Ever Lived
Cassanova Was The World's Greatest Lover
AND
To Bring It All Just A Little Bit Closer
Do You Remember Norbert?!

Sure Do! 

He Is Called A Man Of Prayer!
Fraser Is A Most Gifted Preacher
Tiffany Is The Best Psalmist
Blondell Is The Star

And Demanee Is The Most Devoted Christian Ever ...!

Wait A Minute!
Now I Understand!

Do You Remember When
God's Right Hand
That Rare Visionary
And Devoted Man Of God
And All Around Bulldog For Christ
The Rottweiler For Righteousness
Brother Dr. Rev. Apostle Prophet Hussy
Was Introduced At The Last Master's Conference?!

Yes, I Do!

Did You Understand  ...
Do You Now Understand Where
I Am Leading?!

Yes, I Think I Do ...!
Yes! I Do!
Lord, Help Us!

Not Six Weeks Later 
Church Was In Uproar
Because
The Bulldog Had Imbibed Much Vodka With Sour Lime!
The Rottweiler Had Torn Down A Hemline!
The Doctor Has Committed Malpractice!
The Apostle Was Proved Not To Be A Saint!
The Prophet Had Prophesied Lies
AND  ...

Isn't It Interesting What Happens
When We Focus On Self
Instead Of Lifting Up The Lord
When We Pander To The Fraud
AND
Believe That We Are The Best Thing
Since Choice Bread
AND
Behave As If We Are Doing
The Living God A Great Favor
By Us Allowing Ourselves
To Be Called By His Name?

Oh, Dear! Oh, Dear!
Not Good! Not Good At All!

Didn't Jesus Warn About
The Pharisees
And Their Love For Fancy Titles
AND
Did He Not Tell The Disciples

The Inspired Psalmist King David Said It Best:

A Good Name Is To Be Preferred
Before Great Riches!

But ...

What Do We See In This Day?

Every Body And His Brother
Loves To Know That He Has A Letter
Or Two Or Three Or Four
For The Letters Get Him
Access Reach And Grasp
AND
He Becomes The Gatekeeper Of Glory
The One That Every Seeker Must Get Past!

The Higher The Monkey Climb
The More You See His Raw Behind
AND
- As The Lord, Himself, Stated
To The Laodicean Church -
He Needs To Buy Of The Lord
White Raiment Aka Good Character
So That The Shame Of His Nakedness
Be Not Exposed!

An Uplifted Self
Lowers The Lord!

BUT
The Uplifted Lord

Is He
Who Secures For The Lifter
The Prize Of The Great Reward!

When We Put Self
In Its Perfect Place
When Trials Come
We Do Not Have To Run
Scramble
Hide

AND 
Become Snide
Attacking All
To Protect Self's Reputation
For
We Know In Whom It Is
That We Are Hidden!

Humble Yourself
Under The Mighty Hand Of God
And ... At The Appointed Time
He Will Lift You Up!

Remember Saul ... Pride AND Greed!
Remember Satan ... Pride AND Greed!
Remember Absalom ... Pride AND Greed!
AND
Ananias And Sapphira
Seeking For A Reputation
Lied To The Holy Spirit
AND
To Death
Became Sure Victims!

There Was Absolutely No Need! 

A Title Written In Sand
Is A Title
That Will Be
By The Cruel Wind
Blown!
The Title Written
On The Rock Of Ages
Will Cause The Title-Holder
- In The Fulness Of Time -
To Stand In Peace
Glorified
Immortalized
Before The Holy God's Throne!

Choose You This Day
Whom You Shall Serve
The God Of Personal Reward
Or
The Living Holy God

In Whom Is No Fraud!

Think ... And Consider
Consider ... And Act
Act ... Upon The Truth
The Living Word Of God
AND
Save Yourselfself A World Of Hurt
AND
You Will Sure Disaster

- From Yourself - 
Divert!

Listen! Listen!
I Have The Best Title Ever!

Do You Mean To Tell Me ...!

Stop! Stop! Stop!
My Title Is:

Child Of God!

Oh. 

High Lives And Low Minds!

She Loved The Lord
BUT
She Wanted The World!
She Thrived On Its Adulation!
She Loved The Applause
AND
The Access To Her Idols
Those Gods
Who Promised Her
That They Could Make Her Into The Perfect Image!

Poor Thing!

She Can't See The Fraud! 

Hear Her Speak!
See Her Eyes Leak!
She Was Seeing Her Gods In Their Element!
They Promised Her The Moon
IF
She Would Let Them Her Groom
To Become As They
Making Others Swoon!

BUT ...

She Was Not Alone!
Others Had Access To The Zone
That Place Of The Human Food Fest
Where
Lust, Hate, Greed
Envy, Sex
Revenge, Vanity
Encourage Self In Selfishness
To Channel Other Spirits
To Partake Confusion
To Sell Their Souls To The Very Devil
To Possess The High
Bright
Life-Changed-Forever Lie!
She Wanted To Live
To Live 
To Live The Bewitching Illusion!

Her Mentors
Those Mentors
Were Weapons In The Trade
Willing To Sell What Can't Be Bought
To Purchase That
For Which Christ Jesus
Had
- With His Own Blood -
Already Paid!

They Cared Not For Her Soul! 
Their Interest Was In The Gold
That Her Goal Of Winning
Would For Them
Unfold!

Alas ...

Alas
The Poor Dear Put Her Very Soul 
In Their Despoiling Hands
AND
As To Be Expected
She Gained The Gold
Fulfilling Her Goal
BUT
Lost Hold Of The Hand
The Marred Hand
Of The Holy Son Of Man
The Son Of The Eternal God
Who, For Her Redemption
Became, Just Like Her ...
Human!

BUT ...

The Difference!
The Difference Was
That He Was Tempted
BUT
He Sinned Not
So As To Give Unto Us Fallen
A Road Map
To Reach The Heavenly Land
Where Peace
AND
Rest
- The Blessings Called Best -
Are Eternal
If We Will Repent Of Wrongdoing
AND
All Our Sin
Readily Confess!

So Tell Me What Happened To Her!

Selfishness Became Her Butter!
Narcissism Was Bread
AND
They Were Sweet In Her Mouth
BUT
One Day
- Having Finally Reached Her Belly -
They Became Bitter Bitter
AND
Having Had It All
AND, STILL
Having Nothing At All
Her Bitter Belly Showed Her That
Having Run
She Had Not Won
Anything Of Any Value
AND
Tears Of Regret
Started
Her Cheeks Running Down
Down Into Her Mouth - BITTER!
Down Her Chin
Heating
Burning
Eating!

Her Heart Was Breaking
AND, THEN
She Remembered
Her Old Grand Ma's Words
From The Old Bible
Oh, The Words!
Those Words ...

What Shall It Profit A Man
If He Should Gain The Whole World
And Lose
His. Own. Soul ...?!

She Had To Remake Herself
Every Single Day
To Stay Relevant!
She Needed A Regular Fix
Of 15 Minutes Of Fame
To Maintain The Lifestyle
That For Her
- Now -
Was No Gain!

Could She Do It?!

Do What?

Could She From The Feint Applause
Walk Away!
Could She Return To The Quiet Life
Remembering The Lord
Where Peace Was Rest
Love Was Hope
Help Was Healing
AND
She
- With Normal Life -
In Her Jesus
Could Cope?!

Did She?!

At Her Wit's End
I Heard Her One Day
Praying
To The Father
For Jesus To Take Her
From That Life
Far Away
For
In That Life
There Was Never Living Water
But There Was Always Tainted Wine!

She Told The Lord
That She Needed Fresh Air
A Clean Diet
A Listening Ear
A Shoulder On Which To Lean
And A Cleansing!
Oh, How She Wanted To Be Made Clean
And That She Desired A New Start
Where Faith In God
Was Not The Thing Considered Unclean!

It Was Not Easy
BUT
Believing
That With God
All Things Are Possible
AND
Having Nothing To Lose
BUT
God's Eternal Life To Gain
She Trusted The Father
AND
Not Looking Back
She Looked Up
AND
Found Her Redemption
That Is Found Only In Jesus Christ
AND
Singing Glory!
Hallelujah!
She Started Walking
Straight
On The Narrow Way!

She Was Headed Toward
The King Of Life
AND
Glory
Because Of Grace
AND
She Blessed God
For Her Deliverance
AND
She Cursed The Fraud!

She Said:

I Lived Through My Eyes!
I Lived For My Belly!
I Loved To Hear My Ears Ringing
With All The Adulation
That The World
To Me Was Giving
But It Was A Lie
That Made Me Cry
And Now I Am Telling 
All Who Will Listen
Please,
Do Not For The Things Of This Dying World
Sigh In Your Heart
And With Your Voice Cry!

A Sawdust Cake Is Still Made Of Wood
Even If It Is Covered In Royal Icing
And
A Glass Of Champagne Saturated With Ammonia
Is Still Wee Wee
Even If Your Flutes
Have Silver Lining!

Just Because Things Are Fashionable
It Does Not Make Them
Good
Or
Even Right
So, Please
Stick To The Truth
Even If With The World
You Must Fight
For
The Truth Is The Way
And The Way Contains Light
And Hell Cannot Breach Truth
For Truth Is The Light Of Life!

Hear, Hear!

Don't Sell Your Soul

For

Breakable Baubles

From

Satan The King Fraud!

Think Straight!

Live Right

And

Praise And Thank God!