VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Willful Blindness!?!

Personal Character
And
Living Conduct
- With Nothing Wavering -
Called Profession Of Religion
A. Bold-Faced. Liar.
Politely, Of Course!

He Has Not Kept The Fear Of The Lord Before Him!

Every Body That Was Any Body
That Possessed A Modicum Of Decency
And
Held Aloft Plain Truth
Knew
That The Only Thing That Profession Of Religion Could Prove Was That
He Knew The Inside Of The Church Building
And
Not Very Much Else!

Profession Of Religion Is All Into Forms
Into Fashion
Into Trending Beliefs
Into Profit-Making And Percentages
Into Prestige
And
Into The Cults Of Personality!

Profession Of Religion's High Priest
Is ... Most Assuredly NotJesus Christ The Lord
And
He Has No Use For The Vine
Roots
Branches
The Vine Dressers
NorHush Yuh Mout'
The Husbandman!

For All Practical Aka Profitable Purposes
The Love Of Jesus Christ Does Not Sustain Him!

Profession Of Religion
Is
A SPRP Aka A Spiritual Public Relations Professional ...! 

... And He Real Good 'Bout Spiritedly 
Letting The Publics Know Who Ha'ing Relations!

That That Person's Conduct Is Specious
Is About The Best Only Tribute I Can Pay!

He Has No Back Bone
No Intestinal Fortitude
And
No Gumption
But Always Has A Whole Lotta Gas!

That, That, That .. Person Is All Fronts And Nuh Backs!
Nuff Pretty Talk And Bare Projections.... !

... Salt With No Savor!

Anticipation With No Results!

A Pharisee Who Loves To Decry The Publican
Who Acknowledges His Personal Need Of 
Almighty God's Free-To-All Salvation!

In Short ... 

Profession Of Religion Is Properly Identified As
A Professional Movie-Prop Christian!
He Looks Good In The Scene
But
He Has No Words In The Script
And, YetHe Is Most Often The Spokesperson
The Brand Ambassador
The Point Person
The Rain Maker
And
The Person In The Know Of The Faith Of Jesus Christ!

Sooo, Ask Him What Is His Favorite Bible Text!

Ask Him What The Lord Has Done In His Life!

Ask Him How He Is Blessing The Kingdom Of God!

There No Need To Ask Him Anything!
If You Kick His Paling It Is Going To Fall
And
His Wide-Spreading Breadfruit Tree Has Got Blight
And
The Base Has In A Host Of Those Not Contented With A Lil' Bit
Gi'e We De Whole Enchilada Termites!

Waaaaait!
You Smell Smoke!?!

I Sure Enough Do!

The August Personage Of The Hour Just Came Into View!

Quick! Before He Gets Here!

Doer Of The Word!?!

Yes, Hearer Of The Will!?!

Please Help Me To Be All In Jesus Christ! Marry Me
And Let Us Become One In The Lord!

What Joy That Will Be!

A Thousand Times "YES!"

In The Next Minute ... 

Hello, Profession Of Religion!

Grunt! Grunt!

How Are You Doing This Blessed Day!?!

Grunt! Miserable! Grunt! Hot! Groan! Grunt!

Does He Ever Speak A Whole Answer!?!

He Sure Does ... When He Has Important People To Impress!

Translation: You Don't Measure Up!

Why, Thank You!

Suddenly ... 

The King Is Coming!

Are You Washed And Ready!?!

Coming!?! Coming!?!

Coming Where!?!

He's Coming Here!

Here!?! Here!?! 

Why Was I Not Notified!?!

Everybody Was Notified

Including Straker Who Up And Dead

Sunday-Gone Week!

Something Is Very Wrong Here! 

I'm In Charge Of Church Publicity

So, How Come I Don't Know That About Which You Speak ...! 

... Maybe If Through The Good Book

You Would Let Your Fingers Be As Feet

And

Instead Of Indulging Slander

You Would At Jesus Christ

Have Had A Gander! 

You Would Not Now Be Wondering Why

But, Instead

Would Be Looking Toward The Eastern Sky! 

I Don't Have Time To Indulge Book-Look!

I Don't Have Time The Sky To Look Up!

I'm Busy! Real Busy!

I've Got Great Places To See

And People Very Important To Go To And Know

So Indulging In Things Insignificant

Unimportant

Unedifying

Bank Book Balance Not Multiplying

Is Not How I Choose To Spend My Time Spying! 

You Hear! You Hear! 

It's Just As We Feared! 

The King Is Coming Even As We Speak

And

Only Those Who Are Attired With The Garments 
He Has Generously Provided

Will Enter The Banqueting Arena

His Face To See 
And 
At His Feet In Heartfelt Worship To Fall!

Profession Of Religion, I Beseech You!

Please Heed The True Gospel Call!

I Cannot Now Indulge You! 

In A Rush! 

I Must From You Urgently Depart! 

I Don't Understand This Mindset At All!

How Is It Possible To Be A Believer

But Not A Receiver Of The Good Gifts Given 

By The Eternal Faithful God Of All Grace!?!

Brethren, Beware! 

This Mindset Is Only Possible

When Belief In The Lord Christ

Is

An Expedient!

A "Useful Idiot" If You Will

That Serves The Selfish Purpose Of The One

Who Desires The Cure

But

Won't Take The Pill! 

Wow! 

I Like That Analogy!

Blessings Without Confession And Repentance! 

Health And Cure Without Forsaking Sin! 

Treasure In Heaven Without Denying Self, Sin And Satan! 

A Seat At The Banqueting Table

Without A Personal Knowledge

And

The Intimate Walk With Our Only Savior, Lord And Holy God! 

Brethren,

Please Listen To Me!

Profession Of Faith Is Not Possession Of Faith!

Being Religious Does Not Make You A Christian Saved! 

All Light Is Not Illuminating!

All Help Does Not Provide Hope!

And

Not All Who Cry Out "Lord! Lord!" 

Shall Enter The Kingdom Of God!

In Short ... 

Work Out Your Own Soul's Salvation 
With Holy Fear And Trembling

And

Leave Willful Sin Alone: It Has Its Own Reward! 

SIN: Saintly Sinners!?!

Sin Was 
Sin Is
Standing
Arrogant
Proud
Aggressive
Bold
Apparently Needing No Cure
... Disguised ...
In A Robe Of Spirituality
Last Week
Yesterday
This Morning 
Right Now ... For Sure!

The Scripture That Lent Sin Its Standing
- Not In The Street
But Inside The Church Door -
Is 
Being Judiciously Suppressed
And
Human Laws And Traditions
Ideas Ideals
Speculations Suppositions
What If's 
We Need

And

I-Feel
Are Correspondingly Elevated
And
Aggrandized
And
Glorified
With The Sorry Outcome Being That
Man, Himself
Is Supreme
And
Almighty God Is Not The One
On Whom Fallen Man For Redemption
Should Lean!

And We See On The News Reel:

Fraud

Murder

Abounding Debasing Iniquity

Manifest Corruption

Necromancy

Necrophilia

Pedophilia

And

Peotr Is Cecilia!

SCORE:

Almighty God Given The Rout!

Satan In Triumph Giving The Shout!
A Win For Sin!
Hell In View!
Repentant Sinner: Look Out!

But ... 

The Truth Must Be Told! 

Lying Eyesight Is Bold!

Prophecy

- History In Advance - 

Must 

- On Schedule -

Plainly Unfold!

Truth Cannot Lie! 

Wisdom Cannot Die! 

Sorrow For Sin Must Cry! 

The Redeemed To Heaven Will Fly!

We Have Options ...

Jesus Christ Made A Way! 

Man Must Make A Choice:

Heaven For Free

Or

Hell To Pay!

Satan

Or

The Savior!

Only One Will Rejoice! 

The Good News ...

Sin Is Standing Tall

But

Not For Long!

Jesus Christ
Is 
Coming! 

There Will Be The Harvest Ball!

Judgment Is Coming! 

Please Don't Miss The-Way-To-Freedom Call! 

Note Well ...

No Matter For Whom You Stand

All Mankind
- Redeemed And Accursed -

Shall Before Jesus Christ The Righteous

- In Willing Worship -

Fall

Because

The Sin Problem 
Is 
Already Solved!

Sinners In Saintly Garb

Cannot The Creator Fool!

All That They Are Doing

Is

Presenting Themselves

As Satan's Tools!

Look To The Lord

All Ye Who Trust The Word

And

In Jesus Christ Believe

And

Walk In The Straight Way

And

Do Not Give Unto Satan

Any Free Play!

From Willful Sin

And

Proudly Bold Sinners

Please, Please, Please

Stay Far Away!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: SATISFACTION IN SIN: Balaam Beor

Balaam Beor
Was A Fraud
AND
A Prophet
For Whom Satisfaction Came
Only From Profit!

Balaam

Son Of Beor
Beat His Faithful Ass
Until The Lord Gave It A Voice
Which Caused
The Profit-Driven Prophet
To Answer It
As Though It Were Human!

He Didn't Have A Choice!

Balaam
Knew God's Truth
BUT
Being Of Deceitful Ilk
Petitioned The Eternal
- Not In Innocence -
To See If God
Would Think As He Thought
So That He Could Get His Grubby Hands
On King Balak's Coinage
That Would

In His Loving Hands
- By His Ecstatic Rejoicing -
Gloriously Clink!

Balaam Sold Out His Soul To The Devil
Because
Greed
In His Soul's Armor
Was A Really, Really
Really Big Chink!

It Was A Big Hole!

So Big Was That Hole
That A Whole Satan
Walked Comfortably Through
Never Touching The Edges
So That Balaam Thought
- Wrongly -
That
He Was Doing His Own Do
Never Realizing
- I Conjecture -
That Practice
Wears A Nun Robe
AND
Did Not Recognize
That Against The Living God
He Had Become
A Raw Sinner
Another Adversary
- Pretend Friendly -
AND
Studiedly Bold!

A Little Sin
- Cherished -
Becomes
A Lot Of Sin
- Relished -
AND
You Can't Control It
For
It
- Triumphing -
Controls You!

Your Life Becomes Hellish!

The Story Of Balaam
Is
A Cautionary Tale
A Tale With A Tail
That Does Constant Flail
At This Time Of The End
When Men's Hearts Do Wax Cold
Where Love For The Other
Is Something To Be Sold
When Profiteering Is Laudable
Where Faith In God Is Laughable
Where Truth Has No Beauty
AND
Love For The Living God Is A Nasty Cootee!

I Ask You, Brethren
To Sincerely Search Self
For The Chink In Your Character
For That Lesson In Your Book Of Life
For Which You Always Score An "F"
Because
That Is The Lesson
Which Will Continue To Be Your Test
Ever Getting Harder As It Pertains To Jesus Christ
AND
Ever Easier As It Pertains
To The Base Perpetrator Of Wickedness And Vice!

Think On This ... Carefully:

Just As An Innocent Oyster
Is Impregnated
In Under A Minute
- So As Not To Immediately Kill It -
With A Grain Of Sand
To Make It Produce A Precious Pearl
So, Too, Are We ... But In An Instant!

The Difference 

Is Who Is Doing The Impregnating
AND
For What Purpose
AND
Do We With It Agree!

Oysters Have No Say
In Their Impregnation
AND
They Also Have No Say
In What Color Pearl
What Size Pearl
What Iridescence
It Shall Produce
BUT
We Do!

Balaam Beor
Was Known
To Be A Prophet Of God
Known To Work Enchantments
Known To Utter Curses
Knew The Ways Of God
Had Great Light From God
BUT
Willfully
Wickedly
Knowingly
Treacherously
Greedily
Disobediently
Used It All
For The Glory Of Satan
The Base Fraud!

Satan Is A Thief
A State-Line Robber
A Murderer
Who Impregnates
To Kill Twice
BUT
Jesus Christ
By His Holy Spirit
Indwells
To Give Us
Abundant Life Now
AND
Eternal Life Later!

What Is In Your Soul?
Is It The Light Of Life
The Glow Of Heaven
ORIs It The Seed Of The Serpent
The Bloat Of Corrupting Leaven?!

When You Know WHAT In You Grows
You Will Know WHO Causes It To Grow!

What Are You Raising
For Your Harvest?!

Balaam Son Of Beor
Got The Sword Of Damnation
In His Chest
Because
Those Who Willfully Cause Others To Sin
Get The Same Punishment
As Those Committing The Sin!

Think, Dear Ones
On These Things
AND
Convicted
AND
Convinced
Let Jesus Christ
Of Your Whole Life
Be
The Crowned And Reigning
Laboring King And Captain
To Direct Your Life
AND
Fight
All Your Battles
Against The Adversary Of Souls
Who Cherishes The Night!

Look Unto Jesus The Christ
AND
Keep Heaven
In Your Eye Sight
For
Night Comes
AND, THEN

The Getting Up Morning!
Judgement Morning!

HAPPY SABBATH + SIN: A Light Thing?! + PRAYER: Bless Us To Do Thy Will, Lord!

Treating Sin As A Light Thing
Is An Attitude Quite Foolish
For
Only Great Evil Comes Of It
As Things Thought Light
Will

- With Passage Of Time -
Become In The Soul
A Gross
A Damnable ... Habit
Leading One

Unto The Darkness Of The Blackest Night!

The Worst Thing A Parent
Can Do To A Child
Is To Treat Early Wrongdoing As Cute
As A Flower

That Will Soon Pass Away
For
What Was Considered Cute In The Precocious
The One Learning Wrong ... Young
Becomes A Thing To Be Despised
As That Soul Grows
AND
Egregiously
Gets Bold!

The Act Of Constant Sinning
Creates Muscle Memory In Man
AND
It Is Added To Man's Already Sinful
Natural Inclination
So, Please
I Beseech You
Teach The Young Ones To Do Right
So That Satan And His Minions
Cannot Deceive Them
Encouraging Them
To Be Creatures Of The Night!

There Is No Eternal Profit In Sinning
Though One May Seemingly Enjoy Temporal Gain! 

There Is No Harvest Celebration
When Damnation Is The Result Of Sin's Shame!
There Is But A Fearful Anticipation
Of The Fruits Of Wrongdoing
When The Judge Of All Men
- That Paymaster Supreme -
Issues Your Earned Paycheck
As Promised
For The Displeasing Work
That You, In Unrighteousness
Greatly Enjoyed Doing!

Little Sinners Unchallenged
Unchanged
Become
Iniquitous Reprobates
Left To Their Own Devices
Abandoned
To Their Own Self-Prescribed
- But Prophesied -
Fate
So, Please
Do A Body Good
AND
Teach The Children Right
AND
By Your Own Good Example
Lead Them On The Straight And Narrow Way
AND
In This Manner
There Won't Be Any
Own-Sin Self-Pay
For They Will Be Living In The Light
AND
Not Be Upon Mankind A Scourge

A Blight!

PRAYER:

Dear Father,

Help Us Not To Consider Sin

A Light Thing!

Help Us To Call Sin By Its Right Name!

Help Us To Do Right

And

Walk Right

In The Will Of The Lord

So That In The Dark Day

We Shall Not Be The Inheritors Of

Condemnation's Damnation

And

Face The Lake Of Fire

Cast Out

From Eternal Life With Jesus Christ

Our Only God And Master!

Bless Us To Do Thy Will

As We Fill Our Hearts And Minds

With Truth

From The Book Of The Good News

So That We May

Ever Always

Satan's Base Entreaties

Vigorously Refuse!

We Love You, Lord!

Have Mercy On Us

And Bless

For You Are The Holy God

And

Able!

In Jesus Christ's Name

We Humbly Pray And Plead!

AMEN.

 **--**--**--**--**

Every Human Being Knows

That Sin Is Wrong!

Every Willful Sinner

Believes

That He Can Truth

In The Street

Cast Down!

So ...

Be Not Presumptuous!

And

Be Not As The One Profane!

But

Accept The Truth Of The Gospel

And

Get Off Of Satan's

Way To Damnation

Fast Lane!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Cast Your Ever Care On The Lord + PRAYER: Heal Me, Lord!

Worrying Does Not Take Away Tomorrow's Troubles
It Takes Away Today's Peace
AND

It Tells You To Your Face
That You're Counting Christ The Least!

Jesus Christ Says Unto His People:

Cast Your Every Care On Me

For I Sacrificially Care For You

And

I Shall Give You Of My Peace

- Not As The World Gives For A Price 

-With Nothing Being Purchased -

But Peace

Beyond Human Understanding

Where That Peace Is Rest

And

That Rest Is Refreshing

Even Unto The Great Day Of

Eternal Blessing!

Brethren Beloved,
Let No Man
No Creature Of The Dark Realm
Encourage Your Heart To Doubt 

The Word Of The Living God!

Our God Is Faithful!
Our God Is The Friend That Blesses
AND

That Without End
AND
Since Our God Pleads:

Come Unto Me!

Give Unto Me!

Pray Unto Me!

Do Not Fret!

Call Upon Me!

Follow Me!

Believe In Me!

Rest In Me!

Abide In Me!

Walk With Me!

Our Instant - Constant - Response 

Should Ever Be:

Yes, Lord
Your Servant Is Listening!
Lead Me, Lord
For I Know You Care!
Teach Me, Lord
For You Are My Father!
Bless Me, Lord
For You Are Almighty
And
I Hold You In Godly Fear!

PRAYER:

Father,

I Come Unto You As A Child Chastened

And

As An Obedient Servant

Willingly Admitting My Sin Oft' Willful!

Forgive Me, Lord

For My Doubts And My Wanderings!

Forgive Me, Lord

For Not Believing In You All The Way!

Lord, Heal My Backslidings

My Forays Into Self-Absorption

And

My Dancing With King Fanciful

And

Pity Me

And

Bless Me, Lord

And

Helping Me To Walk With You Sedately

And Not Live As The World Does

With Spirit Ever Anxious And Motions Antsy!

Remember The Brethren

Near And Far!

Remember The People

Who Know Not

That The Door To Eternal Life Is Ajar!

Lord,

Remember The Called

And

The Chosen People

And

Please Remember Your Promise

And Call Them Out

From Amongst The Congregation Of The Damned! 

You Say In The Blessed Word

That You Have Sheep In Other Flocks

Sheep That Know Your Voice

And I Plead

I Beseech You, Lord

Call Us All Out

And Unto Sure Salvation 

So That Heaven May Rejoice

And We

- In Eternal Gratitude -

May Sing Your Praise In Full And Harmonious Voice!

Oh, For A Heart To Praise My God

Oh, For A Tongue To Sing

And A Voice That To Him Calls! 

Oh, For A Soul

Settled And Sealed In The Knowledge Of Sure Salvation

Because I Made That Right Choice!

Oh, For An Eye

To See Into The Throne Room Of Heaven

And An Ear To Hear Ever

The Holy Spirit's Sweet And Soft Voice!

Lord, Grant Unto Me

The Will Ever To Reject

The Easy On The Ear

Smooth On The Tongue

Lying To The Heart

Deadly For The Soul

Pharisee Leaven And Babylonian Wine

That Is Flowing And Shared Freely 

In The Household Of Faith Community!

Help Me, Lord

For I Believe You

I Know You

I Trust You

And

I Trust You To Redeem My Soul From Death

For You Are The God Holy

You Are The God Almighty

You Are The God Divine

And

My Soul

My Soul Is Wholly Thine!

Lord,

Please Bless Me Ever With The Willingness 

To Always Accept

Your Plain Truth And Holy Light

Because I Love You

And

I Humbly Plead For These Gifts

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name! 

AMEN.

Real Greatness!

Dad?! 

Yes, Son?! 

Can You Tell Me What Is 

The True Measure Of Real Greatness?

Interesting Phrasing ... Why Do You Ask?!

I Am Asking ...
Dad, I Am Asking You, Well, Because
The Guys Keep Talking About
All The Athletes
Sportsmen
Entertainers And Actors
And Money As Oh, So, Great
But ...
Something Is Nagging At The Edge
Of My Consciousness!

It's As If There Is Something Really Important 

That I Need To Understand
So As Not To Accept What's On The Street As Fact!

Okay. Sit Down With Me
And We Shall Seek To Get You Your Answer!

First Things First!

Father In Heaven, 

We Come As Children

Willing To Learn

And Seeking Your Guidance!

Please Guide Into Your Truth

In Jesus' Name. 

AMEN.

Son,

It Is Written That

By Wisdom
You Build Your House
By Understanding It Is Established ...

... And By Knowledge
Its Chambers Are Filled
With Pleasant And Precious Riches!

All Right! We're On The Same Page!
Now Tell Me What You Understand
To Be The Visible Character Of Many Of Those
Lauded In The Public Domain As Great?!

Dad, I Can Count 

- Without Even Thinking -
The Many So-Called Greats
Who Lack True Character!

Many Of Them Are Drug Abusers
Womanizers
Indulge In Abominable Lifestyles
Lack Self-Control
Rabble-Rousers, And More
And I Don't Understand 

Why They're Called Great! 

Several Of The Old Greats

- Still Considered Great -

 Even Committed Suicide

And Many Of The Young Crop

Are Following In Their Footsteps! 

What's So Great About That?!

Son, Do You Remember The Story Of Samson

The Judge In Israel
At The Time Of The Philistine Dominion!

Of Course! 

He Was The Strongest Man Who Ever Lived! 

He Was The Greatest!

And ... He Was The Weakest!

How Can You Say That?! 

He Tore A Lion In Half ... With His Bare Hands

Killed 1,000 Men With The Jawbone Of An Ass
Lifted The City Gates Off Its Hinges ...
He Was Truly, Truly, Fantastic!

He Was Fantastically Foolish
He Had No Self Control
He Lived By His Emotions

AND
Of Him His Libido Had Control!

He Who Is Mastered By Earthly  Desire
Is Weak!
True Strength Comes From The Emotions
You Control
Not The Emotions That Control You
Using Up Your Life Force
With Vanity And Things That Do Not Elevate You!

Yes, Sir.

Let's Reason This Out Together ...

Samson Was A Nazarite From Birth
He Was Dedicated To God

He Was To Avoid Wine And Alcohol
He Should Not Have Been Fraternizing With The Idolatrous Philistine Women

He Should Not Have Married One!
He Should Not Have Been Involved With Delilah, A Known Prostitute!

Yeah, Especially One Whose Name Means Consumer!

No, Son.
He Should Not Have Allowed Himself
To Participate In The Charms Of Any Prostitute - He Was Set Apart
AND
Designated As Holy Unto God!

Samson Utterly Betrayed His God
By Foolishly Betraying His Secret
For A Tawdry Exploration
AND
He Put Himself Outside The Ark Of Safety
The Hedge Of Protection
AND
For His Weakness
His Willfulness
His Malicious Disobedience
He Caused The Spirit Of The Living God
To Finally Depart From Him!

I Guess He Was Not So Great After All!

Samson Would Have Been Truly Great
IF
He Had Been Faithful
AND IF
He'd Had Self-Control
AND
Firmness Of Resolve
AND
Practiced Self-Denial
Not Giving In To The Lust Of His Eyes
The Lust Of His Flesh
AND
The Pride Of Life
Trusting In His Long Hair And His Muscles
Neither Of Which Gave Him
One Single Iota Of Power!

His Power Came From His Fidelity
His Devotion
To His Living And Holy God!

Neither Fame
Nor Fortune
Nor Associations
Make One Great!
They Can, However
Make One Notorious
Careless
Indifferent
Unfaithful
Faithless
Wicked
Wasteful
AND
Turn One Into A Wastrel!

Son, Satan Uses

Our Cherished Character Defects
AND
Flaws
To Undermine
AND
Ultimately
Destroy Us!

I Guess Buying Into Your Own Press
Is Not A Good Idea!

It Isn't!

Hmm ...

So, Dad
Would You Say That
Faithfulness
Self ... Control
Obedience To God
Self ... Denial
Integrity
AND
Firm Resolve
Are Some Of The Attributes
That Make A Man Great?!

Yes, I Do ... But

Think On This:

Samson Was Physically
AND
Spiritually Ruined
BUT
In The Midst Of His Misery
He Truly Learned About Himself
AND
Because Of Complete Repentance
AND
Turning Away From Sin
AND
Turning Toward The Savior
The Lord Heard Him In His Plea

AND
Gave Him Forgiveness
AND
Restoration To Power
To Complete His Mission
Even Though It Cost Him His Earthly Life!

This Is Lesson For Us All:

Our Sin May Be Forgiven
BUT
There Are Always Consequences
To Our Wrong-Way Walking!

Thanks, Dad!
I Knew I Could Count On You!
I Love You!

I Love You, Son!
You May Count On Me
BUT
You Must Depend On
AND
Trust Completely
In And On The Eternal God!

I Hear That And ... I Totally Agree!