HAPPY SABBATH + THE LIFE OF JOB: Something To Really Think About!

Job Had Seven Sons And Three Daughters:
Let's Call Them Seven Perfect Priests
And
Three Good Churches!

Job Had Substance!
By Today's ... Or Any Other Day's Standards
He Was Filthy, Stinking, Rich
With A Striking Difference:
Job Hates Evil!
Job
Is
Perfect In Almighty God's Sight!
Job Fears God After The Godly Sort!
And Is
An Intercessor ... A Man Of Faith And Prayer!

Job Had Seven Thousand Sheep And Three Thousand Camels!
Let's Call The Sheep Clean Sacrifice And Food!
Sheep Are Obedient!

Let's Call The Camels Burden-Bearers And Transportation!
Camels Are Unclean Animals!

Job Also Had Five Hundred Yoke Of Oxen
And
Five Hundred She-Asses!
Oxen Plow The Fertile Soil And Tread Out Grain!
They Are Also Clean Animals
Good For Sacrifice Unto The Holy God!

She-Asses Are Stubborn Burden-Bearers!
Nevertheless, One Will Some Day Carry
The Savior Of Us All!

For A Five And Five Split
Let's Call The Oxen Wise Virgins
And
The She-Asses Foolish Virgins!

Job Is The Great Householder!
Job Had One Adversary!
Job Lost All His Earthly Possessions
Through The Machinations
And
Malevolent Hatred Of The Adversary Of Souls
The Accuser Of The Brethren
Satan, The Damned!

Satan Thought ... Planned
Supposedly Foresaw That Decimating Job
- The Patriarch
The High Priest Of The Household -
Of Health, Wealth, And Progeny
That He, Forsaken, Broken, Rejected
And
Obviously Reviled By Heaven
Would Cast Away Faith
Deny Truth
Sell Eternity For Dust
And
Curse Almighty God
And
Die The Death
The Second Death
Through His Own Very Personal Sin!

Surprise, No Surprise ...

Job Kept His Integrity!
Job Prayed, Pleaded, Beseeched:

Though You Slay Me

Yet I Will Trust You!

I Know That My Redeemer Lives!

I Will Be Satisfied

When I Awake With Your Likeness!

Last Day Events ...

The Seventh Church
The Laodicean Church:
The Judging Of The People:

War Shall Be Over The Seventh-Day Sabbath 

Aka Worship!

Three Adversaries:
Three Unclean Spirits Like Frogs
Representing
The Dragon
The Beast
The False Prophet
Aka Satan
Roman Catholicism
And
Apostate Protestantism In America!

The Church Is Waiting!

All Are Asleep!

Some Went To Sleep Prepared!

Some Went To Sleep Unprepared!

The Loud Cry Sounds:

The Bridegroom Is Coming!!!

All The Church Of God Is Awakened!

Five Wise Virgins ... Having Kept The Faith That Cannot Fail

Have Extra Oil ... The Holy Spirit

To Refill, Replenish, Their Lamps 

Which Had Gone Out While They Slept! 

The Five Foolish Virgins

Having Not Fortified Their Souls

Their Stores Of Grace With The Oil Of Gladness

From The Spirit Of Truth

Have No Reserves With Which To Re-Light Their Lamps! 

They Are Left Bereft 

When The Wise Virgins Wisely Refused

 To Share Their Reserved Oil

Least There Not Be Enough For Any Of Them! 

The Unwise Virgins Must Depart The House Of Hope

And

Hope To Acquire Holy Oil From

The Sellers Who Make Oil, Light, Truth Their Trade! 

While The Five Are From Safety Absent

The Bridegroom Entered His Father's House

And

His Door Was Closed

Because

All Who Were Invited

All Who Had Accepted His Invitation

All Who Chose To Be In Attendance

All Who Were Attired To Fit The Occasion

All Who Were To Attend Him

And

Present There ... As Stipulated 

Were Within

And

Blessed ... Forever! 

Sad To Say ... 

The Five Unwise Virgins

Returned To The House Of Blessing

And

Found The Door Closed! 

These Five Knocked With Determination! 

Their Knock Was Answered With Dedication! 

The Bridegroom Answered Their Cry! 

The Answer Gutted Them:

Depart From Me! 

I Never Knew You! 

And

They Died The Death

In Outer Darkness:

Eternal Separation From The Eternal God

Whose Grace And Mercy They Misused 

By Their Own Personal 

And 

Base Neglect! 

Salvation

Comes

Before Sin

Before Self

Before Satan!

Jesus Has Seven Churches
Aka Church Ages!
Jesus Had Three Temptations!
Jesus Spent Three Days In The Tomb!

Like All Who Will Enter The Great Household On High
We Must ... Like Job
Lose All To Gain All!

The Grace Of God
Given Freely To Every Human
Was Not Cheap To Acquire!
Almighty God The Father
Gave His All ... His Perfect Treasure
To Take All Of Our Sin
So That We ... Believing
May Receive All That

Is 

Jesus Christ's In Glory!

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

Cheap Grace Is Not Grace!
Salvation Without A Changed Life
Is
Damnation!
Blessings Without Faith And Belief Are Base!

Beloved,

No Man Shall Enter Heaven By Default
Because Of A Name
Through An Affiliation
Or With An Offering Of Coins!

Heaven Or Hell
Is
Accessed By Choice
By Word, Deed ... Action:
Your Choice!
Your Decision!
Your Destination!

Jesus Christ The Righteous Judge
Won't Force You
And
Satan The Adversary Can't Force You
To Decide One Way Or Another!

Be An Informed Consumer
Because
A No-Decision Decision
Is
A Decision For Self, Sin, Satan
And
The Second Death!

Be Wise!
Be Well!
Be Blessed By The Light Of Truth That
Is
The Gospel Of Grace!
Jesus Christ, Alone, Saves!

Let The Holy Spirit

Teach You

Feed You

Correct You

And

Direct Your Life ... Today!

PRAYER: We Want To See Jesus In Peace!

Father,
You've Given Unto Us 

The Inexpressibly Amazing Gift Of Praying!
Thank You!
Bless You!

Oh, Lord
Please Help Us To Use Our Gift Of Praying Diligently
Faithfully
Enthusiastically
As We Cannot Help Ourselves
Nor Each Other!

We Need You, Lord!

Please Hear Our Heartfelt Prayer!

You've Told Us That We Have You, Lord!
Help Us To Believe The Word
Approaching Unto You 

By Your Expressed Invitation To Us
To Come Boldly To The Throne Of Grace
Because For Us You Promised Help
In Our Time Of Need!

You've Loving Asked Us
To Approach You Constantly
And Ever, Always, In The Instant That
We Have A Need!
You've Asked Us To Supplicate
To Plead With You
And You've Instructed Us To Give Thanks!

We See Our Need!

Thank You For The Ever Present Gifts Of Holy Love!

Lord,
We Believe!
Please Help Us To Rid Ourselves
- By The Working Of The Holy Spirit Of Truth -
Of Any Lingering Vestiges Of Unbelief
So That We May Be Blessed
And That By Our Blessing
We May Bless Others!
Oh, That We May Bless You, Lord
For Your Untold Goodness

Toward The Children Of Men!

Father,
To Give You Full And True Thankful Worship
Please Help Us To Deny Prideful Self
By Laying It Upon The Altar Of Sacrifice
And Giving Unto You Our Very Beings
Our Will
And
Desiring Of You That You Will Direct Us On The Way
- The Holy Way -
The Way Of Your Perfect Choosing
With You Showing, Guiding, Leading
Encouraging
Blessing
Correcting, Protecting Us
As Only The Holy God Can And Does 

Moment By Moment Of Each Passing Day!

Help Us To Lose Ourselves In Your Faithful

Sacrificial, True, Everlasting Love!

Father,
We Have Needs:
Food, Shelter, Clothing, Care, Comfort, Pleasant Work
But They All Pale In The Light Of Our Greatest Need Of All
For Jesus Christ The King
Our Savior, Redeemer
Our One True And Ever-Faithful Friend!

Please Help Us So That We Are Not As Fools Who Say That
"There Is No God!"
And In So Doing
Causing The Loving, Blessing, Giving, Gracious, Jesus
To Become To Us Our Frowning Judge
Who, By Plain Evidence
- Written By Our Lives Of License, Excess
Doubt, Disbelief
Unbelief, Blasphemy
Distrust, Naysaying, Gainsaying
And Outright Treachery -
Will Condemn Us And Damn Us
For All Eternity!

Have Mercy, Father

And Help Us So That By The Raging Enemy

We Are Not Deceived!

Let Truth In Us Abide!

Father Of The Faithful,
We Desire To Be Amongst The Virgins Wise
With Our Lamps Of Truth At The Ready
Our Wicks For Truth's Transport Trimmed
And Our Vessels Filled With The Pure Oil Of 

The Holy Spirit Of Truth Who Leads Into All Truth
Burning Brightly
Shedding Pure Light
For The Bridegroom
- The Prince Of Peace Who Gives Us Of His Peace -
When The Shout Goes Up:

"The Bridegroom Cometh!
Go Ye Out To Meet Him!"

Our Heartfelt Desire Is To Meet Him In Perfect Peace!

Father,

We Have Washed Our Personal Garments
In The Blood Of The Lamb

We Confess And Repent Of Known Sin
And We Gladly Accept The Wedding Garment
Provided Free To Us
By Your High And Holy Hand! 

With Humility, We Say "Thank You, Lord!"

Father,

Please Help Us To Awaken From Sleep
And To Do All That You Desire Of Us
To Bless The Living Holy God
To Bless Our Own Lives
And To Bless The Lives Of Others
So That We Shall Hear The
"Welcome, Good And Faithful Servant
Enter Into The Joy Of Your Lord! "
When, Before You, We Shall Stand!

We Want To See Jesus Christ
To Touch His Hand
To Kiss His Feet
To Hear His Heart
And From His Side
Nevermore To Depart!

Lord, We Trust Your Heart!
Save Us From Sin, Self And Satan
For Soul Salvation Is The Deep Desire Our Hearts!

We Have Hope!

Please Accept These Few Petitions

For They Are Presented In The Matchless Name Of

The Holy Jesus, Our Joy And Our Crown!

Come Soon!

We Love You!

AMEN!