WAITING, WATCHING, WORKING, WISE: Who You Be!?!

Roll Call Was On Tap!

The Groups Were Being Set!

Every Person Had A Designated Spot

To Which They Were Called To Step:

• Worriers
• Warriors
• Waiters
• Watchers
• Workers
• Wise
• Waiting, Watching, Working, Wise

All Were Designated

And 
Boy Howdy

It Showed A Significant Surprise!

Named Warriors Were Many!

Willing Workers Were Few!

Watchers Were Myriad!

Wise Were One Or Two!

Worriers Were Legion
And

Waiters Were No Big Deal

Because

They Included Me And You!

When The Dust Had Quite Settled

The Group Designated

Waiting, Watching, Working, Wise

Were The Willing Warriors

Who Sought To Emulate Lord Christ 
By Their Lived Lives!

These Take The Word Of The Master To Heart!

These Have Cast Their Burden On The Lord
And

These Have Chosen Not To Let The Deceiver Cause Them

To Make A Liar Of Their Lord!

They Are Not Anxious For Anything!

They Pray Humbly And Without Ceasing!

They Choose To Trust The Lord Each Day For Grace

And

They Willingly Exercise Their Daily Gift Of Daily Faith!

These Do Not Puff Up Themselves With Useless Titles!

The Only Title They Cherish 
Is

Faithful Child, Eager Student
Willing Servant Of The Eternal God

And

Because They Keep Their Eyes Fixed Upon Christ Jesus

They Have And Are Stirring Up The Enmity Of

Satan, The Piercing Serpent

Beelzebub The Bold

Leviathan The Gross Liar

Behemoth The Wannabe God 

The Damned-For-Eternity Fraud!

When They Were Asked What Makes Them Strong In Faith

When Everyone Knows That They Are Weak In Flesh

They, With One Voice, Spoke The Word

And

Made A Heartfelt Plea Where Their Words Could Be Heard:

Think About It ...

Those Who Walk Together, Agree! 
Those Who Extend Their Right Arms To Each Other

Clasp Them In Greeting

For Joy

In Fellowship

In Agreement

And 

To Seal A Covenant! 

Beloved, 

At The Right Hand Of The Lord 
Is 
Fullness Of Joy ... Joy Unspeakable! 

The Question Is

How Can You Have Jesus Christ At Your Right Side

And 

Be At His Right Side At The Same Time

To Make You Unmovable In Your Struggle 
Against Self, Sin And Satan

And 

To Be Able To Experience Joys Forevermore!?! 

Won't We Have To Be Beholding Him

Looking At Him 

Seeing Him In All His Beauty!?! 

To Clasp Right Hands

We Must See Each Other 

And 

Be Desirous  To Touch ... Each Other! 

Remember ... 

Touching In Agreement 

Is 

A Cooperative Act

And 

To Enjoy The Joys At The Right Hand Of The Lord 

Requires Reciprocated Love! 

Do You Love The Lord!?! 

Are You Touching The Lord!?! 

Are You Seeing The Lord!?! 

Are You At The Lord's Right Hand
The Right Hand Of Almighty Power!?! 

Please, Brethren, 

Check Yourselves 

And 

Dare To Get Right With The Lord Today

For Peace ... And Joy!

Please Be Wise Unto Soul Salvation
And
Watch, Work, And Humbly Wait 
As A True Warrior For The Holy Faith
Until He Shall Come To Claim Us
Who Are Known To Be His Very Own:

His Glory Awaits His Children Faithful!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Privileges

When We Seek Always

To Please The Living God

What We Do Will Bless Us

And

Move Us Closer To The Heavenly Reward!

If What We Do To Please The Lord

Results Always In Our Receiving A Blessing

Does It Not Stand To Reason, Friend

That What We Do For Our God 

Results ... Always

Satan Displeasing!?!

I Can Live With, And On, That! 

Then Believe It, Friend! 

'Tis True, 'Tis True!

Pleasing Almighty God

Sends Satan After You

To Try, Test, Torment, Terrorize, Torture
And
To Try To Cause You The Holy Will To Doubt

Because

You ... Being Amongst Jesus Christ's Faithful
- Giving Up Self-Will -

Refuse To Bow To His Carnal, Bold, Lies!

Indeed, My Friend!

That's Because In The Realm Of The Willful

The Restive

The Recalcitrant

Self Always Satisfies!

Self Always Does Firm Discipline Wantonly Defy!

I Have Stepped Away From That Domain! 

I Am Eating Humble Pie ... Freely

So That Satan Can No Longer Deceive Me!

I Am Waiting On The Lord
Because I Desire To Walk With Him In Accord! 

I Hear That And I Concur! 

Left Unchecked ... Unattended

On The Great Day Of Small Things

Those Deceived Ones Will ... With Deep-Seated Regret

Bitterly, Bitterly, Cry!

Let Us Keep Trusting 
And
Waiting On Our Jesus
Our Savior, Lord And God! 
Waiting Is Not Not Doing Anything
And, For Sure
Trusting Jesus Christ Will Ensure That
None Of Us Is Ashamed!

Brethren,

I've Got A Text For Us To Prayerfully Consider
For This Week Ahead:

Do You Have 

Enough Faith In God ... Like Moses

To Wait 80 Years To Start Your Work For The Lord!?!

Enough Faith ... Like Abraham 

To Wait 25 Years To Get The Promised Heir!?! 

Enough Faith ... Like Noah 

To Believe The Dire Warnings Of God 
And 
To Build An Impossible Ark Of Safety 
And 
Preach The Same Message for 120 Years!?! 

Do You Have Enough Faith 
To Watch For The Lord's Coming
To Work To Tell Others The Good News 
And 
To Patiently Wait For His Coming 
When There Apparently Seems To Be A Delay!?! 

Will You Wait For Your Requested Blessing 
Even Though You "Know" Its Accomplishment 
Is 
Impossible!?! 

Beloved, 

Remember That He Who Asks You To Wait On Him 
Gives You A Share Of His Holy Faith To Use 
To Make Your Waiting Bearable! 

Please Use Your Faith To Wait On The Lord Christ
And 
Watch Your Faith Grow
And 
Soon You Shall See Your Faith Blessed 
And 
Your Heart's Request Realized
According To The Will Of The All-Knowing God
For Your Life!
What's For Your Good Will Accrue To The Lord's Glory! 

I Encourage Us All: Please Do Not Give Up!
We Are At The Border Of Present Blessing 
And 
Eternal Prosperity! 
Believe The Lord Jesus Christ:
Trust Him And Trust His Word!

The Promised Land 
Is 
Just Ahead 
So Be Wise! 
Watch, Pray, Work
And 
Patiently, Enduringly, Wait!

May The God Of All Grace
Bless You  And Keep You
And 
Help You To Remain Faithful
As You Humbly Wait Upon Him!
He Is Faithful!

AMEN!!!
  

ONLY ONE JESUS CHRIST: The Personal Savior!

You Have A Savior
- The Savior -
Who Is Your Best Friend
And
Your Personal Savior
And
Your Personal, Private, Guide 

To Almighty God's Eternal Life!

You Know, Life Without End!

Let No Thing
No Person
No Bad Habit
No Pet Sin
No Personal Demon
No Adversary Known
Get In Between Your Purchased Soul
And
Your Loving Savior!

Your Savior Is Here, Personally, For You!

Your Savior Loves You ... Sacrificially
And
It Is His Desire That You Trust Him
Because
You Believe His Love For You Is Really Real
And
You Love Him In Return
No Holding Back: He Gave His All
- His Very Life's Blood -
To Save You ... Personally!

I Understand What You Are Saying

But Why Do You Keep Stressing On The Word 

"Personally!?!"

Beloved,
I Do That So That You Will Understand That
The Relationship Is Intimate
Consensual
Committed
Spiritual ... Not Carnal!

When Your Master Is Your Savior
Your Creator, Lord
Your Best Friend
Your Provider
Your Sustainer
The Omnipotent, Omniscient
Omnipresent, Omnipathic
True And Living Holy, Eternal, One God
You Must ... You Will ... Realize It By Plain Evidence

- Never Force -

And
Accept The Plain Truth By Working Faith
For Love
And
Reach For The Extended Hand
That Shall Lead You ... By His Grace
Out Of The Degraded Life Of
The Spiritual Disgrace!

By Grace ... I Am Saved! 

We Will Stand Before The Lord ... Clean! 

I May Appear Before The Throne Of Grace ... Boldly!
By Faith, I Shall See Him Face To Face!
I Shall See Him As He Is
Just As He Sees Me!

It's Quite Amazing, Actually!

Almighty God 
Is 
The Consuming Fire To Those That Live For Sin
But
Because Of Our Faith, Love
Our Willing Obedience ...!

... Our Overcoming-Endurance ...!

... Our Steadfast Walking In Wisdom
And
Our Choosing Salvation Over Known Sin
At The Time Appointed Time 
We Shall Be Able To Approach Unto Him Physically
And 
Not Be Consumed!

Do You Realize That His Daily Gift Of Faith To You
To Me ... To Us
When Diligently Worn
And
Conscientiously Worked
Renders Us Fire-Proof!?! 

Twice!

What On Earth Are You Talking About!?!

Satan Has Fiery Darts
Usable Only In This Vale Of Tears!

All Of Satan's Darts Are Useable And Fiery!
He Uses Them Strategically!

He Desires To Cause Us To Forget That

Our God Is Able

So That We Will Bale Out On The Truth

That In Christ Jesus We May Trust

And

He Can Throw Us Under The Bus

Manufactured By His Base Lies

Wrapped In Shimmering Sable

And 
We Are Left At Sea

No Boat, No Bucket, No Submarine

Sold Out To Sin At The "I" Sale

And

Robbed Of The Blessed Opportunity

- If We Are Recalcitrant, Unrepentant -

Of Receiving Of The Eternal God

His Everlasting Life Seal! 

Trust In The Lord Forever:
In The Lord Is Everlasting Strength!

Be Wise: Walk, Work, Wait
And
Don't Indulge In Sinful Worry!

Watch, Brethren

And 
Be Instant, Be Constant, In Heartfelt Prayer! 

Jesus Christ Our Lord

Will Not Despise

A Broken And Contrite Heart:

Believe ... And Live! 

The Great Expectation!

I Used To Hear My Granny Use An Expression
That I Thought Truly Amazing!
She Said:

I Shall Expect You

When I See You!

Bottom Line ...

The Appearing Will Not Cause Her Heart

To Start Phasing!

If One Is Expected
Whenever They Show Up
It Means
- It Must Mean -
That Someone Is Looking For
Looking Forward To
Is 

Always Prepared For
The Coming Person's Appearance
And
Their Appearance
- In The Unlikely Hour -
Will Never Put The Host
The Hostess
Into A Tizzy Of Horror!

I Know Where You're Going With That!

Where Am I Going, Pray Tell?!

You Are Desirous
That We Should Ever Be
In Expectation Of Our Coming King
Washed And Ready
And Ready To Commence The Joyous Singing
And Singing With Hearts Happy
- Which Happiness Knows No Bounds -
Because We
- Almighty God's Children Faithful -
Trusted The Living Word
And
Did Not Depart Unto Decked-Out Fables!

Point ... Made!

Yessss!!

Now Hear This ...

Children Of The Promise
Those Who Walk And Talk With God
Can Read The Signs Of The Times
Even As They Are Actively Aware Of 

The Weatherman's Chimes!

We Are As The Wise Virgins
Who
Even Though They Had Fallen Asleep
- Just As Had The Foolish -
Had Thought Ahead
Had Planned Ahead
Had Prepared Ahead
And
Had Oil In Reserve
So That Failing Light
- At The Midnight Cry -
Could Be Brightened
To Give The Bridegroom Clean And Clear Sight!

That's A Serious Matter!

That's A Serious Matter, Indeed!

Putting The Ducks In A Straight Row ...

In All Areas Of Endeavor
Preparation Is Key
And
All Who Will See Jesus Christ In Peace
Will Have Paid
The Always-Prepared Man's Fee!

Get To Studying, Brethren

And

Study To Show Thyself Approved!

Meeting The Peace Giver ...

Only Those Who Are Looking For Jesus
Will See
Jesus Christ In Peace
And
Only Those Who Love Him

And

Desire His Appearing
Will Expect Him
And
That Without Fearing!

"I Will Expect You When I See You!"
Can Be Construed Another Way
But
That Does Not Serve Our Purpose
Because
We Choose To Believe
That Jesus Is Going To Be Here
Any Day Now!

And How!

He Is Coming
Coming
Coming Soon, I Know
To Take His Children To The Land Of Light
And
Us ... Weary Pilgrims
Believing That Jesus Christ Saves
Shall Not
Fail Of Achieving Salvation
When The Lord Comes
On That Glorious Day!

The King Is Coming!

Are You Washed

And

Waiting Ready!?!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: CONFLICTING PRIORITIES: Bent Conscience + PRAYER

Creeping Compromise
AND
Pressure To Conform
Are Adopted Children Of
Christian Living By-Faith!
They Are Really, Really, Really Bad Kids
AND
They Don't Care Who Know It!

Good Gracious!
How Did This Happen!

Very, Very, Very Slooooooooowly!

Why Did This Happen!?!

It Happened Because
Christian Living By-Faith
- Conscience Badly Bent -
Became Very, Very, Very Complacent
And Careless
And Ambivalent
And Gainsaying
And Greedy For Gain
And Anxious For Elevation
And Tired Of Waiting ...!

... Tired Of Waiting!?!
For Jesus!?!

Simply Put, Yes!

He Wanted The Wisdom
And The Power
And The Glory
And The Honor
And The Praise ...!

... You'd Better Stop!
You're Saying That He Wanted To Be God!

Pretty Much!

A Christian Wanting To Be God!?!

Another Lucifer In The Camp Of The Saints!

... Lord, Help Us!

How Does This Happen!?!

When A Christian Gets Complacent
About His Daily Prayers
And
Fixes His Focus
On What Brings Carnal Minds Cheer
He Forgets Who Is His Master
And
What His Mission Is
And
He Gets Himself All Tied Up In Getting Things
And
Causes Old Satan To Go Into Actionable Top Gear!

Complacent Christian Becomes Careless
- A Car Without Wheels -
And
Thinks Nothing Of Compromise
Because
His Eye Is On The Corporeal
And Not On The Heavenly Real
And
His Ears Tickle From Tasting
Tender Trite Bold And Base Lies
And
This Happens All Because 
He Is Into The ... I-Feels!

A Committed Christian
Is
A Christian Standing In Truth And On Fact
And
Not A Christian Devoted To Feeling
Because
When Feeling Is Foremost
Fact Suffers Lack
And
A Christian Suffering The Lack Of Facts
Is
A Weak Christian ... Primed 
For Satanic Attack!

A Weak Christian Under Satanic Attack
Indulges
In Ambivalence
Becoming Wishy-Washy 
And As Stable As A Wind-Blown Cloud
And
Subject To The Vagaries Of The Wind
By Which He Is Being Blown About!

The Ambivalent Christian

Then Indulges In Gainsaying

Challenging

The Very Word Of The Eternal Holy God

Not Fearful Of Chastisement

Willing Only Toward The Enticement

That Is The Trojan Horse Gift Of Satan

The Fallen Angel And God-Fraud!

Gainsaying Christian

Then Settles

For The Eyefull Of Current Time

And Foreswears The Bellyful

Promised

By The Lord God Holy Divine

And

Awaiting The Faithful

The Enduring

The Waiting Watching Working Saved

Who Shall Ascend To His Great Glory

And Live

Forever And Always!

With Gainsaying

Comes

Greed For Gain

And

Anxiety For Social Elevation

And

Soon

There Is Outright Rebellion

And

The Stated Tiredness Of Waiting On Jesus Christ

Our Savior, King And Lord

Who Ain't Never Coming Again

Because

He Has Heard That Jesus Was Coming

Since Adam Was A Lad

And

In His Illuminated Mind

He Is Now Become A Fable

A Bedtime Story

A Fad

And

He Is Truly Glad

That He Has Insight And Foresight

And

He Is Getting What's To Be Got

While The Getting Still Is 

The Thing Called Hot!

His Desire Is To Be Among The Have's

Not Among The Have-Nots!

Brethren, Beloved

Listen Closely Unto Me

Waiting On The Lord Is Not Doing Nothing!

It Is Doing Your Assigned Chore

With Humility

Dedication

Commitment To Task

Ignoring The Naysayers

And

Working The White Fields Vast!

He Who Is Cast Out

And Forever Broken

One Satan By Name

Is Uncaring Of Your Acquiring Worldly Gains

As Long As You Join Him 

In Unquenchable Flames!

All Who Are Greedy

Greedy For Gain

Are Pierced Through With Many Sorrows

And

End Their Lives In Abject Shame!

Please Do Not Be In A Hurry For Riches

For Mortal Man's Applause

For Profits' Chains

Because

In The Day Of Vengeance

Profit Is For Only Those Who

Sought The Elevation Of Jesus Christ The Lord

In The Hearts Of Those

Previously In Sin And Lost!

Please Count The Cost!

What Does It Profit A Man

If

He Shall Gain The Whole World

And

Lose His Own Soul!?!

What Will A Man Pay For To Save His Soul!?!

What Is Already Purchased

Cannot Be Bought Again

And

Specifically That Already Bought By

The Glorious King Of Love

The Lord Of Life!

In Him Is Our Only Means Of Survival

Of

The Earthly Strife!

What Jesus Christ Has For Us ... Is Free!

When Jesus Christ Sets Us Free We Are ... Indeed Free!

Heaven Awaits ... The Sin-Free!

Buy Lies

And

Walk To Hell For Free!

Creeping Comprise

And

Rush To Conformity

Are Shoes Best Left 

In Damnation's Free-For-All Store!

Don't Bite The Pretty Lure!

Don't Buy The Musical Lore!

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PRAYER:

Father,

I Thank You

For Your Promise To Me

Of

Life Everlasting

Of

Peace Eternally!

I Bless You, Lord

For My Innumerable Blessings!

I Trust You For My Daily Care!

I Will To Follow Jesus Christ

My Only Savior

And

Wait On Him Faithfully

To Share His Riches

In Paradise!

In Mercy

Please Hasten

The Great Redemption Day!

Please Help Thou My Brethren

In Families Near And Far

And

Bless Them With All Blessing

So That They Will

Steadfastly Walk

To The Glorious Kingdom

Whose Gates, Beckoning

Now Widely Stand Ajar!

Please Hear My Heart's Plea

And

May Your Holy Spirit

Gently Guide Us

Into All Truth

And

The Holy Angels

Stand Perpetual Guard!

Remember Us All, Lord

According To Your Divine Will

And

In Your Holy Way

For

In Jesus Christ's Name

I Pray And Humbly Plead!

AMEN.