VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Be Strong In The Lord!

 

The Lord Equips The Called! 

We Are Called To Exercise Our Gift Of Faith 

And

Now Is Not The Time 

To Start Doubting The Faith Of Jesus Christ: 

It Cannot Fail! 

Beloved, 

We Are All In Need Of A Confidence-In-Christ Booster 

And

We Need Look No Further Than The Word Of Truth: 

It Cannot Fail! 

Jesus Christ 

Is 

The First Begotten Of The Dead! 

Jesus Christ ... Almighty God In The Flesh

Who Dwelt Amongst Us

And 

Died Amongst Us

And 

Was Buried Amongst Us

Did The Impossible! 

Jesus Christ ... Our True And Faithful King 

Caused Cruel Death To Give Living Birth 

And

Hallelujah, Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow

This Same Jesus Who Reigns And Rules In Beautiful Zion 

Is

Going To Make Death Give Birth 

To So Many Babies Of Christ's Love That 

Cold Death Is Going To Die The Everlasting Death 

Never To Be Seen In Almighty God's New Creation! 

Jesus Christ Is Our Creator 

And

Our Recreator 

If

We Choose To Enduringly Live 

By His Daily Gift To Us Of His Holy Faith! 

Heaven Is His Throne 

And

Earth Is His Footstool

And

Any Sorrow, Shame

Sickness, Guilt

Demonic Force

Or Distasteful Desire Hanging Over Our Heads 

Is

Most Assuredly

Under Our Living God's Feet! 

Look Up To Jesus ... And Live: 

Our God Is Able 

And 

Ready To Save Us! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ...

Jesus Christ Saves

Protects

Provides

Preserves

And

Pursues Us

And

If And When Necessary

Punishes Us For Our Good

To Preserve Us In His Peace

And

To Get Us Home To His Perfect Paradise! 

The Peace Of The Lord Christ

Is

Perfection

And

Protection!

HAPPY SABBATH + PRIDE: Humble Yourself!

There Is Nothing More Silly To Behold Than 
Seeing A Person Who Obviously Needs Help From Almighty God

- Via The Hand Of Man - 

Pontificating That 
They Don't Need Help From Anybody ... At All

While Telling Others That 
They Are The Ones In Need Of Heavenly Help!

There Is None So Blind

As He Who Willfully Refuses

The Plain Truth To See! 

There Is The Savior 
The Redeemer
The Provider
The Forever-Friend ...

The Lord God Almighty Has Asked Us To Humbly Approach Him 

And 

Reason With Him

And 

Also Ask For What We Need! 

There's Always Something ...

The Problem Is That

Many Of Us Are Too Arrogant 

And 

Filled With Satanic Pride 

To Bow Before The Lord

To Ask For What We Need

To Hear What He Has To Say

And 

To Permit Him To Feed Us With Food That 

Is 

Good For Us 

According To Where We Are In Our Journey To Zion! 

Heads Up ... 

We Can't Learn When We Don't Listen

And

We Won't Learn When We Already Know Everything! 

Everybody Ought To Know ... 

Pride

- The Cause Of Lucifer's Fall - 

Is Now His ... As Satan ...

Most Used Weapon Of Mass Destruction 

For Picking Many Of Us Off The Path Of Purity

Productiveness

True Profit 

And 

Perfect Peace! 

Vrooom, Vroom ... 

Hearing 
Is 
An Automatic Car! 

Listening 
Is 
A Manual Car! 

Listen To The Lamb ... 

Walking In Disobedience 
Is 
Natural

But

Living In Obedience 
Is 
A Personal Choice! 

Beloved, 

To Hear The Lord Speak

We Need To Kill Pride

Humbly Acknowledge Our Need

Ask For Help

Close Our Mouths

And Then

Patiently Listen To Hear What The Lord Shall Say! 

When A Person Is Hungry

And

Food Is Made Available

They Eagerly Eat Until They Are Well Satisfied

So, Please, I Beseech Us All

Don't Let Pride Cause You To Starve 
While You Are In Front Of A Plate Of Good Food 
From The Hand Of The Great God!

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

Peace With The Father Is Free! 

Naked And Ashamed

And

Cast Out Into Outer Darkness

Is

The Final Stop

For The Proud

And

The Unrepentant:

Don't Be Among Them!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRIDE - D.O.A! + PRAYER: We Are Committed To Christ, Dear Father!

... The Eye Is The Window To The Soul
And
Your Tone Of Voice Speaks To Your Ultimate Goal!

A Soft Answer Turns Away Wrath

But
Unsurprisingly
Truth, Plainly, Compassionately, Spoken
-  Considered By Many To Be Egregious Words -
Often Leads To A Blood Bath!

So, Brethren, What Acronym Shall We Use
So That The Congregation Is Not Confused!?!

B. S. T. S.
Better Safe Than Sorry!

D. O. A...!

... Dead On Arrival!?!
Have A Heart, Man!

Oh, No!
You Misunderstand!
It Means Devils Offer Apples!
It Means: Don't Obfuscate - Ameliorate!

I'll Say That It Means
Delightful Opportunities Await
The Darlings Of The Lord
But Woe Betide The Deceived Followers Of
Satan, The Bold God-Fraud!

And I Say That Dead On Arrival Is Appropriate
To Describe Those Who Arrive At Judgment Day
With Their Known-Sin Unconfessed
Souls Unrepentant!
The Living-Sinner Shall Die!

The Prior-Dead Sinner
And
The Then-Dead Sinner
Shall 1,000 Years Hence Rise To Die Again ... Forever
Because
In And At The Love Of Almighty God
They Did Find Offence!

This Is Really Quite Amazing, Actually!
How Does A Created Being
Find Something ... Anything
In The Love Of The Living God 
To Ridicule
To Be Offended Thereby!?!

I Dare Say That In This We See The Hand Of Satan
- The Agent Of Shame -
That Fallen Angel Cruel
Who Thought To Denounce
Deny ... Defy

Dispute ... Denigrate

Bedevil

And

Destroy
His Own Creator
All The While Refusing To Recognize That
In That Stance Lay ... Abject Failure!

Brethren,

Let Nobody Fool You!
Pride Is Costly Array!
It Makes One Skin Cuffings
To Get The Cloth
The Sewing Of Which Requires One 
To Have Personal Currency
- No Discount -
With Which The Bill To Pay!

Let's Call Pride Exactly What It Is!
It's Bill Of Short Goods!

It Is A Sin Against Divinity!

Pride Is A Wide-Awake Delusion!
It's A Can't-Awake-From Illusion
Promoting Confusion
Adjuring Collusion
And

Leading Adherents To A Fiery Final Conclusion!

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father, 

Please Hear Our Prayer!

We Are Committed To Performing

All Your Commandments:

Please Help Us Not To Permit Pride

Over Us To Hold Sway!

Satan Is The Bold Liar

Selling Man Upon Things 

That Should Never Be Sought

And

Failing Abjectly

To Tell The Truth

By Which He, In His Sin, Was Caught!

Jesus Christ Is Righteous

Is Lord, God And King!

Jesus Christ Is Our Master

And

He Is Acknowledged Creator Of 

Man And Everything!

Please Help Us, Dear Father

To Do Exactly As Our Jesus Did:

Help Us To Pray Without Ceasing

To Commune Constantly With You

To Seek You Ever For The Infilling Of

The Sweet Holy Spirit Of Truth

And

For Strengthening By The Holy Angels

The Personal Guardians Of

The Children Of Faith

Who Also Influence Us

To Do The Good And The Right!

Father,

This Battle Is Yours

And

We Are Soldiers In Your Great Army!

Please Help Us To Remain Faithful

Enduringly Faithful

Having No Place In Our Surrendered Hearts

For The Sham

The Shame That Is Called Pride!

Please Help Us In Your Holy Love, Lord

Confidently To Confide And Abide!

The Signs Of The Times Are Everywhere!

Men's Hearts Are Failing Them From Fear

Of Those Things Which Shall Befall The Earth

And

Still More Men Have And Are Taking

The Path Of Least Resistance

Doing Anything And Everything

That Pleases Their Flesh

That Fills Their Eyes

That Speaks To Their Pride In Their Lives

And

The People Of The Living Word

The People Of The Book Of The Eternal God

Are Being Persecuted, Prosecuted

Condemned, Denied

Defiled, Displaced

And Dispatched ... No Grace!

Please, Father

Remember Your Promise To Abraham

Isaac And Jacob-Israel!

Remember Your Promises

As Spoken By Your Own Beloved Son

Our Savior, Jesus

That The Meek Shall Inherit The Earth

That No Child Of Faith Is Ever Alone

Forgotten

Nor Unforgiven For Repented-Of Sin

That All Things Work For Our Good

That There Is A Place Prepared For Us

In Your Many Mansions

That Jesus Is Coming Again, Soon

To Redeem Us Unto Himself!

We Believe You!

Please Bless And Keep Us

In Your Holy Care!

Remember Us, Lord!

Let Your Pitying Love Fall Upon Us, We Pray

For It Is By Holy Faith

That We Are Walking On The Strait Way

Headed To The Hill Zion!

Please, Father

Grant Us These Few Petitions

And

Hasten The Great And Glorious Day

For It Is In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

That We Humbly Pray

And

Importunately Plead!

We Love You, Lord!

Please Come Soon!

AMEN.

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Bible Study Outline And Able Sinner

Time Is Fulfilled
The Kingdom Of God Is At Hand
Current Events
Repentance Aka Sorrow For Sin
Belief Aka Faith
And
Appeal For Surrender
Were Arrayed Around Able Sinner!

They Are Collectively Called

Bible Study Outline!

Able Sinner
- Not Even Close To Being A Saint -
Had Arrived At The Cross Road
The Intersection Between Heaven And Hell
Faith And Doubt
And
Hope And Don't Tell The Story!

Able Was Confused, Is Confused
Because 

He Had Long Thought That
There Was No God
Then There Was God 

But

He Was An Absentee Landlord
Then God Was Present And Active
And
A Cruel Tyrant Known Greatly Sadistic

And, Now ... Suddenly

He Is Hearing For The Very First Time That God
Our Creator God
Is
The Holy God
Faithful, Kind, Loving, True
Friend, Hope, Help, Salvation
Provider, Sustainer
The Only God Who Is Real
And
Willing To Reason With His Creatures
Is Jealous

And
Desires Their Love For His Very Own

Because

For Love Of Able And His Kind
He Sacrificed His Only Son
To Pay The Total Price For All Their Sins
So That We
And
Able Sinner ... Personally
Could Approach Unto Almighty God's Majesty Without Fear
To Find Grace In His Time Of Need
And
Enduring All Things By Faith
For Love
To Share The Risen Son's
- Man's Interceding High Priest -
Surpassing Great Glory!

Truth ... Accepted
Changes Everything

And

Sin, Darkness, And Error-Disspelling Light Dawns!

Hear Able Sinner
In Stunned Amazement, Speak:

He Loves Me!
The Holy God Of Glory Personally Loves Me
And Desires, Desires

Desires My Presence In His Everlasting House!

Imagine That!

Truth Is Finally Being Made Plain!

There Is No Anticipating Of Earned Rewards!

The Dead Know Nothing:

The Dead Are Not Angels, Spiritual Advisors, Or Guardians!

There Is No Going To Hell Instantly At Death For Unrepentant Sinners!
There Is No Going To Heaven Instantly 

For The Much Good Works Good People!
There's No Roasting In Hell For Billions Of Years In A Box
With Satan And His Demons Tormenting Me For The Sins Of A Short Life! 

There Is No One Being Saved In Sin

And There Is Surely No Salvation For All Mankind 

Just Because The Lord, Our Creator, Created Us!

Finally, Finally, Finally, I Am In Possession Of The Truth!
Uncoerced Decisions Must Be Made!

All I Have To Do Is Believe The Word
Trust The Lord
Confess Known Sin ... And Repent
Gain Victory Over Sin By Working My Gift
- My Daily Gift Of Faith -
Surrender My Stubborn Will
Surrender My Lustful Choice
Let The Lord Of Life Lead Me
Bless Me And Prosper Me
With Imperishable Gifts ...!

... I Have A Reason To Rejoice!

I Have Mercy, Grace
Peace, Rest
The Love Of The Almighty God!
Me ... A Child Of The Dust! 

I Have The Privileges Of A Blessed
Beloved, Bought, Redeemed Member Of
The Royal Household!

I Can And Must Always Pray: He Welcomes My Voice!

I Have Access To And The Present Help Of

The Holy Spirit Of The Eternal God! 

I, By Faith
May Have The Creator God Of The Universe
Dwelling Within Me
All For Just Believing 

And Inviting Him To Come In And Dwell Forever
In My Broken And Contrite Heart ...!

... I Must Confess And Repent ... 

I Must Turn Away From Known Sin
Which Cannot Profit!

Praise God For New Eyesight!

I Look Around And I Truly See And Know The Truth!
It Is Hard To Believe The Truth
Which Is So Simple As To Be Unbelievable

But I Have To Do It!

The Kingdom Of God Is At Hand!
The Signs Of The Times Are Truly Every Where!
There's Only Bad News In The News!

Repentance For Known Sin Is Necessary!
The Lord Won't Save Me If I Indulge In Willful Sinning!

Satan Is A Liar
The Liar Without Compare!
He Would Put Me In The Electric Chair
And Call It My Comfy Chair!
He, Uncaring Of My Soul, Wickedly Dares!

My Life Is In The Lord Christ's Hands!
The Decision To Choose Life Is In Mine!
My Now Necessary Decision
Has Eternal Implications ... Eternal Consequences!

It Is Either Eternal Torment
As In The Separation That 

Jesus Christ Felt Outside The Love Of His Father
When He Was Nailed On The Cross
And Not The Gross, Destructive Lie 

Widely Taught And Generally Believed About Eternal Burning

Or

Eternal Joy In The Lord's Presence

And Access To The Water, And The Tree, Of Life! 

I Am Going To Fly!

Angels Exceeding In Strength Will Be My Companions!

I Now Have Real Hope!

I Will Be Saved From My Own Sin!
I Can, And Shall, Trust The Living Word!
I Will, And Do, Believe The Promise Of Eternal Life!

PRAYER:

Father, God

Give Me Jesus Christ! 

Please Light Up My Life! 

I Am Grateful, Lord

For This Anchor For My Soul! 

I Have Made My Decision:

Heaven With The Lord Christ

Is My Goal!

Father,

Gold Made Me Proud! 

Silver Made Me Loud! 

Bronze Made Me Arrogant!

And Iron Made Me Strong 

And, Yet,

I'm Here And Now Humbled

Because I See My True Condition:

I Am A Child Of The Dust

Ready, Able

Willingly Recognizing My Need

And Now Knowing That Things

Bright, Shiny, Heavy, Costly, Hard

And Inculcating Pride

Are Fleeting And Perishable 

Easy To Toss In The Bin Called Discard!

I See The Light!

Forgive Me Of My Sin!

I Humbly Repent!

Almighty God Is A Spirit
A Consuming Fire To The Unrepentant Sinner
And I Am An Acknowledged Sinner
Repentant, Sorry For My Sin
And I Know That I Must Worship The Lord
In Spirit And In Truth!

New Lamp For Old:
I Must Make The Trade!
My Light Must Shine!
Before The Throne Of Grace
I Must Be Bold!

Although It Is New

Life With The Lord Christ
Is Already Sublime
For His Word ... The Truth
Is Faithful ... Kind!
His Word Is Now Mine!

I Am Going To Hill Zion!

I Will Not Be Left Out
Cast Out, Cast Off!
I Shall Live And Not Die!
For Joy, I Feel To Cry!

Second Death And I
Shall Have No Ties!

Jesus, Save Me!
Is Now My Anthem!
Jesus, Save Me!
Is Now My Believing Heart's Longing Call Before I Die!

I Shall Reside In The Sweet By And By!

The Preserved Word Of The Living God Can't Lie!

The Grace Of The Holy God: Called, Cleansed, Commissioned + PRAYER: We Repent, Lord!

Conscientious Surrender
Habit And Practice
Open Heart, Opposition To Truth
Principle, Pride
Doubt And Faith!

All The Big Guns ... As We Like To Say
Were In Attendance
Some To Listen
Some To Hear To Obey
And
One ... With His Other
To Indulge In Outright Games Play!

Truth Is Speaking Truth For The Day!
Truth Is Appealing To All
Not To Indulge In Gainsay
But
As To Be Expected With Souls Unregenerate
The Dynamic Duo
Pride And His Main Squeeze Doubt
Had A Lot To Say
To Interrupt
To Make Others Antsy
To Cause Them In Objection To Shout!

Truth Never Raised His Voice!
Truth Never Lost His Temper!
Truth Spoke The Truth For The Age
While Pride And Doubt Behaved
Like Dogs With Distemper!

True Christian Stood Up:
Grace On The Left

And
Mercy On The Right
And
Spoke With Holy Boldness
The Heart Of His Crowned King To Delight:

Pride, Be Quiet!
Doubt, You Are Shut Down:
You Have Nothing On Which To Stand Your Ground!

I Work My Faith In Jesus!
To Him, I Daily Give My Heart!

To Him, I Have Surrendered All
Completely, Totally 

Conscientiously, Confidently

And
You Will Not Cause Me To Repeat
The Reason For Man's Fall!

I Can No More Indulge False Pride!

I Can No More Set Heavenly Principles Aside!

I Will No Longer Be In Opposition To Dear Truth

And

By The Grace Of The Holy God

I Shall, By The Holy Spirit's Leading

Be An Inheritor Of Eternal Youth!

Brethren,

I Make My Steps To Jesus Every Day

And

I Encourage You All To Do Likewise:

Let Your Habits Be The Good Ones

And

Let Your Practice The Public Edify!

Jesus Christ Is The Captain!

The Holy Spirit Is My Comforter!

I Am Walking To Zion

And

I Know That There Will Always Be Green Pastures

Wherein I May Daily Feed

Because

The Captain, My Captain

My Jesus

Is 

My One True And Only Leader!

The Devil Is Damned

And

These Henchmen Of His Likewise

And

All Who Follow Him

Are Following The Lord Of The Dung Flies

Who Cannot Go Home To Glory

Because

He Is Lord Unto Himself

But I

I Am A Known Child Of

The Great And Glorious King

And

Praise Be To Jesus

On The Narrow Way, I Am Protected

As I Walk On To Surpassing Glory!

There Is Good News In The Great Gospel Story

And

We All Have A Work, For Our Savior, To Do!

PRAYER:

Father, Most Loving

I Worship And I Bless You!

Please Pity Me And My Kind

Even Those Who Are Gainsaying

Your Holy Words

Faithful, Kind, Loving And True!

Open Our Eyes, Lord!

Help Us To See Christ

He Who For Our Salvation

Suffered, Bled And Died!

Jesus Is At Your Right Hand!

Help Us Through The Eyes Of Faith

To See Him As He Is

Vested, Priestly

Our Only Intermediary

Making Supplication For Us Who Believe

So That We May Join Him In His Glory!

Pity Those Of Us, Father

Who Pray And Pray Day By Day

Pleading For Our Lord's Coming

The Outpouring Of The Holy Spirit

The Salvation Of Souls

The Commitment To Christ

And

The Plain Way To Safely Reach Home!

May The Holy Angels Continue To Protect Us

And

To Influence Us

To Do The Good And The Right!

May The Holy Spirit Continue To Guide

And

To Chide Us

Calling Us, Helping Us

To Make That One Decision For Eternal Life!

I Bless You, Lord, For The Blessings!

I Worship You, Lord, For Giving Unto Us Truth!

I Praise You, Lord, For Loving Us Wholly

And

For Making Places For Us

In The Mansions Of Rest

The Mansions Of The Blessed!

Lead, Kindly Light

For The Dark World Is Encroaching!

Lead Us, Good Shepherd

For You, Alone, Know And Make The Way!

Take Us To The Haven

Where There Is Rest And Sweet Peace

For The Weary

And

Help Us, Please Help Us

Our Known Sins Always Diligently To Confess!

We Repent, Lord

So Forgive Us Our Trespasses Against You

The Holy God

In Jesus Christ's Dear Name I Pray!

I Love You, Lord!

Please Come Soon!

AMEN!