VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: What Are You Celebrating!?!

 

What Is There About Your Life That 

Has You "Celebrating!?!" 

Are You A Humble Saint Of God And Christ 

Celebrating "Christ In Me My Hope For Glory!" 

Or 

Are You An Unrepentant Sinner Indulging Willful Blindness

Excited About "Pastor, Priest, And Pope Said ...!" That 

There Is No Victory Over Sin 

And 

We Will Be Sinning Until Christ Comes 

And 

God Is Going To Save Everybody In The Great Day!?! 

Beloved, 

Does Not The Preserved Word Of God

The "Thus Saith The Lord" Count 

When We Decide What To Celebrate About Our Lives And Living!?! 

Dear Ones, 

The Willful Wandering World 

Celebrates The Sensual, The Sinister, And The Sinful! 

The Saints Of God Celebrate Salvation

Sanctification

And 

The Sinless Estate 

Because 

We Are Called To Do So By Prince Shiloh, Our Only Savior! 

Shouldn't We Daily Celebrate The Life Of Christ

Our Lives In Christ

And 

Our Hoped-For Future Lives With Christ!?! 

Beloved, 

Any Celebration Of The Human Condition That 

Is Not 

Prefixed By "By God's Great Grace!" 

And 

Wrapped Up In His Manifold Blessings 

Is 

A Celebration Best Set Aside! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Let Us Who Choose To Make Jesus First, Last, And Always

Choose To Look Up And Press On To Glory 

Celebrating Our Daily Victories Over Sin, Self, And Satan! 

Almighty God Is With Us! 

Peace! 

Lies Cannot Change The Truth!

Despite What The Professional Liars In Hollywood

And The World Around Would Have Us Believe

There Is No One Day On Repeat

One Person Is Not Always The Underdog

Not Everybody Gets Rich

The Elitist Families Of This World Can't Buy Everything

White Is Not Might

Brown Is Not Down

Black Is Not Slack

The Rainbow Isn't A Gay Flag

And 

Love Isn't Love Nor An All-Powerful Chemical! 

Beloved, 

The Point To Ascertain Is That 

Loud-Mout' Man 

Does Not Get To Change Almighty God's Words

Laws, Times, Nor Orders! 

Just The Facts ... 

Morning Will Always Follow Evening! 

The Poor Will Be With Us Always!

The Covenant Rainbow Will Always Be Insignia 

To "Remind" The Lord 

Never To Again Destroy The Earth By A Flood

And 

Praying Will Always Lift Us Up To God! 

Dear Ones, 

Pretending That We Mortals 

Can Make Almighty God Fit On Our Customized Chess-Board 

Won't Make It So 

And

Telling People That Victory Over Sin Is Impossible 

Does Not Change It From Being A Requirement 

For The Saints Of God And Christ 

Or Make It Impossible To Achieve! 

The Word Of God Shall Stand Forever 

And

Our Obligation To Honor Christ Will Never Be Obviated 

Aka Removed, Rendered Unnecessary

Or Made A Waste Of Time! 

The Holy Spirit 

Is 

Almighty God's Only Representative On Earth 

And

As The Great School-Master

He, A Person, Will Lead Us-Willing Into All Truth! 

Man Cannot Be Trusted As All Of His Thoughts Are 

Only Evil Continually 

So Dare To Trust Jesus Christ ... Alone 

In And For All That Concerns You

Your Life

And 

Your Living! 

Peace!

 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Safe In The Arms Of Jesus!

What Is The Point Of 

Having Big Money And A Bad Mind

Having Reach And No Grasp

Having A Hold But No Help

Having Your Best Life Now 

And 

No Liberty In The Lord Jesus!?! 

What Does It Profit Us To Gain The Whole World 

And 

Lose Our Own Souls!?! 

Will You Lose Your Battle Against Sin 

For Lack Of A Nail In A Sure Place: 

Upon What Foundation Are You Building Your House!?! 

Beloved, 

The Truth Is That Jesus Christ 

Is 

The Truth! 

Accepting 

And 

Operating On And In The Truth 

Saves Our Souls From Sin! 

Rejecting Sin Puts Us Squarely In Satan's Cross-Hairs 

And

Safely In The Arms Of Jesus Christ The King Who 

Is 

Lord, Life, Love, Light

And 

Liberty! 

A Question Must Be Asked: 

In Whom Is Your Trust Placed!?! 

The Answer Must Be Given: 

I Trust In Almighty God Through Jesus Christ! 

A Walk Must Be Started! 

The Life Will Be Changed! 

Desires Will Be Reorganized And Refined! 

Hope Will Point To Glory! 

Faith Will Lead The Way

And

Victory Will Open The Door 

Because 

Endurance Caused You To Pray ... 

"Jesus, Thou Son Of David

Please Have Mercy On Me!"

 

Salvation Saves The Day 

And 

Paves The Way ... Home! 

Do Not Lean On Your Own Understanding: 

Jesus Christ The Righteous

Is 

Always The Answer To All Our Questionings! 

No Jesus, No Peace! 

Know Jesus And Know Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Marching Orders!

"Stand With The Brave!" 

"Be Very Courageous!" 

          "Be Strong In The Lord!" 

          "Hold The Fort!" 

                    "Choose Life And Blessing!" 

                    "Live Free In Jesus!" 

                              "Claim Your Victory Over Sin!" 

                              "Death Before Dishonor!" 

These Are Either The Dumbest Words Ever Uttered 

Or 

They Are The Marching Orders

The Rallying Call Of And For 

One Choosing To Walk Wise Under 

The Righteous-White Banner Of 

The Saints Of God And Christ! 

Beloved, 

There Will Be No Fools, Cowards, Weaklings, Or  Doubters

Nor Untested, Untried, Unprovened, Posers 

Entering The Holy City! 

If You Haven't Victoriously Borne Your Cross

You Shall Not Joyfully Wear The Over-Comer's Crown! 

Do You Faithfully Pray 

And 

Enduringly Plod On Though Weary And Oppressed!?! 

There's An Old Expression: 

"You Don't Get Anything 

Because

You Don't Ask For Anything!" 

Are You Forgetting 

To Raise Yourself Up Boldly To The Throne Of Grace 

To Make Your Petitions Known Unto Our Giving And Forgiving God 

Who Knows And Owns Everything 

And 

Is Desirous Of Blessing You Beyond All Imagining 

But Won't 

Until You Let Your Requests Be Made Known Unto Him!?! 

Open Your Eyes ...

Know Jesus Christ The Lord: 

He Is Protector, Provider

Savior, Sealer

Healer

And 

Helper Who Equips All Whom He Calls To Share His Glory! 

Strengthen Your Weak Knees In His Holy Word 

And 

Stand Strong Against The Dominion Of The Damned! 

Your Orders Are Not An Advertising Stunt: 

You Are Called To Life Eternal! 

Put On The Whole Armor Of God

And

Stand With The Brave

By Almighty God's Great Grace!

 Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Wait On The Lord By His Word!

Neither Nobody 

Nor His Brother, Sister, Father, Friend

Want To Wait On Anybody For Anything 

Because 

Waiting Is For Saps, Stooges

The Unconnected

And 

The Financially Challenged! 

Okaaay! 

Beloved, 

Our Text Starts With A "But" 

Which Tells Us Clearly That 

Those Who Do Not Wait Upon The Lord

Shall Not Have Their Strength Renewed

Shall Not Acquire Eagle's Wings

Shall Not Be Able To Run 

Because 

They Will Be Weary

And 

Will Not Be Able To Walk 

Because 

They Are Fainting From Weakness! 

How Very Interesting! 

Dear Ones, 

Paying Someone To Do Your Waiting For You 

Does Not Hold Water 

In The Economy Of Almighty God! 

Waiting On The Lord Generates Patience

Enhances Endurance

And 

Solidifies Faith Which We, Each, Shall Surely Need 

If 

We Are To Enter ... By Right

The Eternal City Of The Great God 

Who Provides For His People 

Before 

The Need Is Expressed Or Experienced! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Remember That Waiting On The Lord 

Is 

Preparation 

Which Is The Key To Every Victory 

Worth Claiming And Celebrating! 

Be Wise 

And 

Wait On The Lord Jesus Christ! 

Wait On The Lord Jesus Christ

And 

Watch For His Coming! 

Watch For The Lord's Coming

And 

Work With Him For The Salvation Of Others! 

And

Please Work With The Lord Now 

Because 

Night Is Coming When No Man

Be They Connected

Financially Stable

Or Cash-Poor 

Can Drive A Stroke To Save His Own Life

Or The Life Of Another! 

Dare, Beloved, To Wait On Your Sure Blessings: 

Wait On Jesus Christ The Lord ... Yourself! 

Peace!

Thought For The Week Ahead:

Jesus Christ

Is

Our Only Savior

And

His Gift To Us

Of

His Sure Salvation 

Is 

Free

But

Will Only Benefit Those

Who Desire To Gain

The Victory Over Sin

By Obediently Travelling

The Way Of The Cross

With

Faithful Endurance

Via

The Path Of Purity! 

Love For The Lord

Starts And Finishes With Obedience

To His Holy Word

And

Walking In Accord With His Sovereign Will!

 

HAPPY SABBATH + R.S.V.P.: The Great Invitations

We Have The Great Invitations: 

Come Unto Me! 

Come And Dine! 

Come And Reason! 

Come And Rest! 

Come And Follow Me! 

Come And Be Blessed! 

Are You Listening!?! 

Are You Obeying!?! 

Have You, Are You, Will You Accept The Invitations 

Which Are All One 

Because 

They Come From The Holy Heart Of The Great God Who Knows You

Knows Your Frame

And

Knows Your Need

And

Desires ... Above All Else ... Your Soul's Salvation!?! 

Beloved,

Our All-Sufficient God Calls Unto Us 

Because 

He Loves Us

Because 

He Is Able To Do All 

That He Tells Us That He Will Do For Us!

Jesus Christ The Lord, The King, Loves Us Sacrificially! 

Our Lord Invites Us To Come Boldly To The Throne Of Grace

Not To Shoot The Breeze

But

To Let Our Requests Be Made Known Unto Almighty God! 

Are You Willing!?! 

Do You Trust Him!?! 

Then Get On Board The Train To Glory 

And 

Bless God 

And 

Read About Him And His Blessings Upon Others 

And 

Also Personally Experience 

And 

Reflect On His Goodness And Grace!

He Knows Your Name! 

Reach For His Holy Hand

And 

Stay Close To His Loving, Giving Heart

And 

Accept All That He Has For You 

And

Tell Somebody About This Good ... Faithful 

And 

Infinitely Gracious God 

Who Gives Every Good And Perfect Gift

Who Cries When We Cry

And 

Rejoices Over Our Victories 

And

Prays 

And 

Intercedes For Us Before His Father ... Our Father! 

Our Invitations Are Real! 

Additionally ... 

We May Have His Spirit By Request: 

Dare To Pray And Receive Your Gift Today! 

Let The Peace Of Jesus

Wash Over You

Today!!

The Rock Upon Which You Stand + PRAYER: Father, We Humble Ourselves Before You!

We Have A Lot For Which To Be Thankful!

Wow! 

That's An Understatement If Ever I Heard One!

I'm Thankful That 

The Lord Is The Solid Rock Upon Which I Stand!

Beloved,

When The Rock Upon Which You Stand

Fills The Whole Earth

It Is Impossible To Fall Off The Right Path

Or Fail Of Arriving At Your Published Destination!

Let's Never Forget

Who He Is

What He Can Do

What He Is Doing

And

What He Will Do

For All Of Us Who Choose To Believe Him

Love And Trust Him ... Wholeheartedly

Worship Him Faithfully

And

Obey Him Unwaveringly

And

Follow Him Enduringly!

We Need Our King Jesus Today!

That's For Real!

PRAYER:

Father, 

We Are In Need

And

We Come Before You

Because

You Are Faithful, Holy

Giving And Forgiving

And

You Love Us! 

We Acknowledge, Confess

And 

Repent Of Our Sin Against You 

Which Has Separated Us 

From Your Holy Presence! 

Please Fulfill The Promise In Your Word 

As We Humble Ourselves Before You

Reaching Out For The Master 

By Whose Stripes We Are Healed 

And By Whose Accepted Perfect Sacrifice 

We Are Called To Return To The Family Home! 

Please, Lord, 

Pour Out Of Your Spirit Upon This Flesh 

And Bless Us To Think New Thoughts

To Have Clean Desires

To Align Our Will With Your Ways

To Speak Words That Edify

To Be Kind To Ourselves And To Each Other

And 

To Walk Softly Before You 

Doing What Will Bless Others

Increase Our Faith

And 

Please You

The Most High God Who, Alone, Gives Grace! 

Please Grant Unto Us The Promised Victory Of Sin 

And 

The Willingness Always 

To Praise Jesus And Glorify Your Great Name!

Draw Us Nearer 

And 

Heal Our Hurts, Our Health And Our Homes 

For We Ask These Few Blessings 

In Jesus Christ's Dear And Matchless Name! 

We Love You! Please Come For Us Soon! 

AMEN!

Pride Can't Wear The Lord Christ's Crown

Too Worldly-Wise To Need The Win Over Sin

To Mighty To Be Mindful Of Wrong-Way Walking

And

Too Illuminated To Be By Truth Teachable

Don't Bow Before The King:

They Are Wearing Pearls
And
"The Emperor's New Clothes"

And

Are Willingly Wallowing In The Muck And Mire With The Swine! 

They Refuse Jesus Christ's Offer Of The New Birth! 

To Get To The Father's Glory

One Must Go Through Jesus Christ
The Lowly, Beloved Only Son! 

To Get The Righteous Man's Crown

One Must Be A Participant In The Good News Gospel Story! 

To Be Served At The Welcome Home Table

One Must Have First Served The Lord And His Fellowman

And

To Be Lifted Up To The Lord's Glory

One Must Be Faithful To The Always-Faithful King

Who Is, For His Beloved, Enduringly-Faithful Saints

Personal Places Preparing! 

Faithfulness To The Lord Christ
Is Its Own Reward ...

We Are Called To Fellowship ... Communion
Feasting And Celebration

To Live Forevermore
With The Faithful God Who Is The I AM! 

While We Live, We Are Present! 

When We Die, We Are Passed From Time Into Eternity 

And Yet

Through It All

The Lord Christ Is Ever-Present 

Being Our Rock Of Refuge

Our Strong Tower Of Defence

Our Shelter In Calm And In Storm

Our Hope

Our Help

Our Salvation

Our Shepherd Of Rest

And

Our Only Hope For The Glory Unto Which We Are Called! 

Our Great God Cannot Lie! 

His Hands Are Not Short That 

He Cannot Perform His Promises

And 

His Ear Is Not Deaf To Our Cries 
Because 

He Is Touched By The Feelings Of Our Infirmities

By All That Concerns Us! 

Our God Is The Promise-Keeping God Who IS ... Here 

To Bless, Save, Reveal Truth
Revive And Reform Us

And 

Seal Us Against The Wrath To Come! 

Brethren, Beloved,

Jesus Christ Cannot Fail You 

So Be Faithful To Him: Believe Him

Receive Him

And 

Be Blessed To Live With Him Forevermore! 

He Personally Loves YOU

And

He Daily Gives Unto You A Daily Ration Of His Faith
To Use To Each Day To Get Home To Him!

You Are Not Called To Believe The Impossible! 

You Are Called To Set Aside Self

To Humble Your Willful Yourself

To Use Your Gift To Bless The Lord
Bless Yourself

And

Bless Others Each Day

As You Walk With Lord

To The Land Called Glory! 

Beloved, 

Self Is A Willing Sinner! 

Christ's Sure Salvation Makes The Confessed 
And 
Repentant Sinner

A Saint Of Almighty And Jesus The Christ! 

Victory ... Over Sin, Self, Satan, Hell

And

The Last Enemy, Death

Was Purchased For Us By Our Savior-King

And Is

Guaranteed To Be Achieved By Us
Through The Faith That He Gives Unto Us
Which, Used, Cannot Ever Fail! 

Please Look Up To Jesus, Our Lord Christ

And

By His Loving Care

Your Needy Soul Abundantly Feed! 

Give Him Your Will To Control!
Let No One
No Habit
No Sin
Steal Either Your Joy In Jesus
Nor Your Purchased-At-Infinite-Cost Crown! 

Peace!

Pride Will Never With Faith Treat

Because

Pride Is The Presumptuous Sinner's

Precarious Perch

From Which He Refuses To Descend

Because That Would Mean

His Unprofitable High-Mindedness

And

Gross Disobedience Must End!

HAPPY SABBATH + Have Faith ... In Jesus Christ The King, Our Lord!

Without Faith

It Is Impossible To Please Almighty God! 

Without Faith

We Cannot Be At Peace With God! 
Without The Hearing Of The Word Of God

We Cannot Have Faith! 

Jesus Christ 

Is 

The Holy Word Made Flesh 

And 

He Being The Giver Of Every Good Gift
Gives Unto Each Man, Woman And Child

A Daily Ration Of Faith To Use Each Day 

With No Carrying Forward! 

Faith Is For The Day! 

Strength Is For The Way That

You Are Called Upon To Walk! 

Faith 
Is 
A Wrapped Gift! 

To Know What Is The Content Of 
Our Personal Gift Of Faith 

We Must Dare To Unwrap That Daily Gift ... Daily!

You Know What Faith Is

But You Need To Use Your Faith

To Know What It Is That

Your Exercised Faith In Christ Can Do! 

Brethren,

Great Blessings Await The Trusting

And

We Must Choose To Use Our Faith 

If 

We Are To Gain The Blessings Generously Promised 

And 

Abundantly Provided! 

Faith ... Utilized Faith 

Is 

The Victory Which Overcomes This Sinful World

So Let's Energetically Take Our Faith ... For Today

With Head, Heart, Hand, Body, Mind, And Spirit 

And 

Work It To Death! 

Let Us Cast Caution, Aka Doubt, To The Curb 

And 

Let Us Whole-heartedly Trust ... Have Faith ... In God 

For All Our Needs! 

Beloved, 

I Implore Us All To Remember 
To Pray According To The Will Of God 

As Enumerated In The Holy Word 

And 

To Know That By So Doing
That All Will Be Well! 

Neither God Nor His Word Can Change

So Follow The Word ... Follow Christ Jesus

And 

Walk In Faith

And 

Be At Peace!

The Master Says

To Not Be Anxious

For Anything!

He Who Promises Is Faithful To His Word

And

His Word Makes It Plain That

He Will Never Leave Us Nor Forsake Us! 

Please Walk With Christ Jesus

For He Is Light! 

Let Us Choose To Reject Lying Eyesight! 

Let Us Choose To Exercise Holy Faith Which Cannot Fail

And

Let Us Choose To Live In The Light That 
Blesses The Believing Child Of The Father

And

Illuminates The Way To Everlasting Life! 

Yesterday Is History!

Today Is A Gift

And

Tomorrow Is Not Promised

So Choose Life ... Today!

Remember, Beloved

Jesus Christ Alone Saves! 

Jesus Doesn't Ask Every Person To Manufacture His Own Faith! 

He, Being The Giving God Holy, Faithful And Ever True
Gives Unto Each One Of Us 
A Measure Of His Illimitable Supply

And

He Asks 
And 
He Expects 
His Believing Children

To Step Up To The Trial Of Faith

And

Stand Up

Walk On

And

Rest In

His Unfailing Gift! 

Jesus Christ Is Not A Mortal Man Who Lies! 

Jesus Christ 
Is 
The Eternal One

The Almighty God

The Lord Who Blesses

The Master Who Serves

The Shepherd Of Rest

The Prince Of Peace

Our Hope, Our Help

And

Our Only Salvation! 

He Is Our Relief And Our Release! 

He Is Our Soon-Returning King! 

Believe On Him By Working Your Gift Of Faith

And

Be Forever Blessed!

Someone Is Praying For You!