VESPERS AT THE END Of THE SABBATH: People! Wake Up! Almighty God Ain't No Fool!

My Almighty God IS Just!

I was HUMBLED!

My Almighty God IS Gracious!

I am RESTORED.

Many are The Ways
In which We Weave
Chords - Cords of Music -
To bring us, Humbled, to Our Knees!

We - Bold and Arrogant - think Self Grand and
Behave as though 
God and Human
Pitch Marbles on Hard Sand!

Look at Yourself!
Jaundiced, Petty, Judgmental, Unkind
Living as though You and God
Have a Meeting of The Minds
Where You do The Talking
He Listens - and Obeys
And Gives You Nice Trinkets
To Block Correction from Your Ears!

You Lift Your Head -
Arrogant!

You Stiffen Your Spine -
Back Square!

You Hawk up the Phlegm of Cold Heart 
And You Spray
Acid and Bile
Hatred and Strife
As You Stick a Sharp-pointed, Dull Knife into Your Brother and 
Hug Him as He Suffers Horribly ... and Dies!

You Go to The House of Assembling!
You Say All the Right Words!
Your Hands in your Pockets -
The Cat ... at Your Feet ... Purrs
As You Utter Sardine
And Yourself Eat Beefsteak
And Tell all The People
Payday ain't Got No date!

You Lie, Cheat and Steal!
You Maneuver, Meddle and Make
All Sorts of Deals with The Devil -
Your Pretty Sweet Date
Who, with Great Malice
Strokes You, and Fake Smiles
And Thinks Fondly of What She Will Do
To Make you Lie while you Wait to Slowly Die!

You Act like The Idiot!
You Smell of The Goat!
Your Name Must be Judas - You're Wearing 
His Coat 
Of Betrayal
Of Wanton Greed for Small Non-gain!
Take Care You don't Get Tarred Marked 
With his Same Pay 'n Black Paint!

You Walk like The Christian
You Waddle like The Duck
Be Careful
You May End Up 
Like The Chicken that Gets Plucked
Or - Worst Yet - like The Goose
Who Done Get Herself Picked!
Stop Being a Useless Heathen -
Experience got Tricks, and 
Share Licks!

The Time for Repentance
Confession and Rebirth
Is when The Four Winds of Strife
Are being Held Back -
Off The Earth!

Stop Playing with That Kitty!
Kitty has got Sharp Claws -
She does Scratch - and
When She Sinks ALL Her Claws in You
There ain't a Fellow that's Going To Do Jack
To Help You
To Save You
To Comfort You
To Care!
The Good God You've Been Abusing
Sits in Yon Judgment Chair!

God Does Not Play Favorites!
He Does Not Bend Rules!
He has a "Big Stick"
To Belabor The Backs of 
Confident, Educated Fools
Who Think He is Foolish
Who Believe He Can't See
Who Reason His Looking Out for Humans
Is Way Beneath He!

Get a Grip of Your Self
Sit Down on Your Company Chair
Jesus Christ is Returning
Whether or Not You Care or Fear!

God has is Keeping Good Records!
The Angels Keep Watch, hear!
Trust God for Your Cleansing
Or Your End will be
Out There
Amongst The Dogs and Whoremongers
Fornicators
Lovers of The Life
Licentious, Immoral
Repent!
Or You Die
Forever
For Always
Separated from God
You are not The Big Wheel
You are only a Cog! Get New Life!

Confess All Your Evil!
Repent Like You Care!
Seek Salvation like it's Nourishment
It's Free! Take it ... IF You Dare!

God is YOUR MAKER!
You didn't Make Yourself!
Bow to Him - He's Your Master Maker -
And be healed ...
You can't Heal Yourself!

The BuilderMakerCreator 

Who Does Not Have 

A 

Kill Switch

To 

#NeutralizeRogueCreations 

Is 

A Fool!

Almighty God Ain't No Fool!

Who Can Catch The Wind?

John 3:3-8King James Version (KJV)

3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

Leaf, Wind and Bird are best friends!
Since time immemorial, Bird and Leaf have been trying
To beat Wind at their favorite pastime -
Catch The Wind!
It hasn't happened yet!

Why?

Well, it is like this:

Wind always starts out first.
Bird and Leaf can hear him coming, and
They can even feel him from afar off

But ...

Before they see Wind
Before they can catch Wind
Wind Tickles Leaf ... and he dances and sings
Wind Ruffles Bird ... and he's aloft and soaring before he knows it

Leaf and Bird love Wind - they just can't see him 
Coming
To catch him!

It's terribly frustrating
And fun
And invigorating!
They love Wind.

Sometimes Wind can get rambunctious
And move around mightily!
Sometimes Wind scares Bird and Leaf -
When he howls
And kicks up dust
And throws thing around!

And then ...

There IS Quiet and ... Peace and ... Rest.

So moves The Holy Spirit!
He's Our Friend
And we will never catch Him ... in a Lie!

He moves Gently and Confidently
When we walk ... in His Will!

He moves Rambunctiously 
When The Soul is calling to The King Eternal 
When The Soul contemplates The Worldly Tour
When The Soul is struggling with Active Sin
When The Master demands we Clean The House within 
When we are bearing The Message to The People for Him
When Faith is Faltering
When Grief is Exulting
When The Grave is Calling

The Holy Spirit Moves ...

Upon Us

In Us

For Us

For You

For Me!

Oh, Lord, Help Us to

Let Your Holy Spirit Lead

Always and Forever. 

AMEN

HAPPY SABBATH + PRAYER: Face In My Mirror

Father, have Mercy on Me?!

I am Looking in My Mirror -

Who is it that I see?

A Vile Sinner?

A Sinner Saved By Grace?

A Self-Righteous Saint?

Who Am I Truly?

Would You Help Me See Whether

I Am Truly Walking With and In Thee?

Sometimes I'm Humble!

Sometimes I Self-Elevate!

I Often Don't Know My Own Mind -

I Calculate and I Vacillate!

But, Lord, even as I Contemplate

My Great Quandary

As I see My Own Self

Through My Looking Glass Darkly

Please Help Me Put Aside 

Pride in Self

Pride in Possessions

Pride in Skill and 

Pride in Prosperity, and

Please Help Me to Gain 

Lawful Entry Into Your Gates for 

This Sinful Nature's Pressing and Pulling On Me!

In The Name of King Jesus, Please Save Me!

I Love My Savior, Lord!

Please, Please, Clean and Heal! 

Help Me!

AMEN

PRAYER: I Am Blessed!

Father, My Heart is Thankful for

You Do So Much for Me Each and Every Day -

I Am Blessed.

I don't have to Ask for Favors!

You Favor me with Your Blessings 

Even when I don't Pray -

I Am Blessed.

I Bless You, Father

And I Offer You My Praise and Worship -

Please Bless Me More -

In Jesus' Holy Name

AMEN!

Personal Puzzle: Who Am I?

When I was a Child My Eyes were Clear!
I did not know "NO!"

I Grew up and was Introduced to "NO!" and "NO NO!" and
Everything with "NO!" Greatly Displeases Me!

I Became Jaded with The Passage of Time!

My Eyes are now Dull!
My Heart is now Hard!
I Want what I Want when I Want it, and
I Want "IT" NOW!!

I Am Not to Be Denied!
Don't you Understand Who I Am?
I Am IMPORTANT!

I will be SATISFIED!
At All Costs!

Costs to Me?!
I Get What I Want!

Costs to You?!
Should I Care?

Works of Charity?!
To whom?
For what?

Kindness?!
Sure!
Everyday ... to My Self!

Yes, yes! Of course!
I am Totally in to Me!
I Just Love Me!

Who Am I?

DECLARATION: God's Grace IS Sufficient ... for ME!

Because God IS Love
He shows Me Mercy!

Because God IS Merciful
He provides Me Grace!

Because God's Grace is Sufficient for Me
I can accept #God'sFreeOfferOfSalvation!

Because Salvation was Purchased for Me with Jesus' Blood
I will accept Free Salvation!

God's Free Salvation Requires Cleanness
But there is No Cleanness in Me
So I must
"Come Clean" to King Jesus
And that means
Confession and Repentance of All Sin for Me!

I can't go to God except through Jesus!
I won't be Saved carrying on, and living, in Known Sin!
God is Holy, and I must live Holy
But I can't ... in My Own Strength!

I need Jesus - who Died on Calvary -
To set me Free!

Jesus was Lifted up, Died and was Raised Up to Glory!
I Died too - I was Baptized!

I rose from the Watery Grave 
To walk in The Renewal that Jesus' Life gives and
One day I, too, will be Raised all the way up to Glory
Provided I'm Faithful and 
Live in The Light of ... The Promise
Inked on Life
Sealed in Death and
Wrapped by Raised from The Grave
Held by He Lives
Guarded by Certain Hope and
Trumpeted by He Is Near!

I love The Lord!
I laid my Burden down!
I trust The Word's Word!
I walk by Jesus' Faith!
I lean on The Comforter!
I sleep in Peace for
Eternal Rest is Secured and 
I am Assured of
God's Provision
So the World has no more 
A Brief holding for Me
For Righteousness is Mine, and
Jesus Christ, Himself
Is carrying Me!

Oh, yes!

God's Grace IS Sufficient for Me

and 

My Soul

IS

Satisfied 

and 

Striving

in 

#HeavenlySecurity!

By beholding, I Was ... Changed!

By Beholding, I was ... Changed!
Not for the Better - I was Ashamed!
I Looked upon Evil!
My Eyes Became Dull
And not long thereafter
Sin entered - I forgot The Shed Blood!

First, I started Brooding
About What Was Not Mine!
My Faith in The Master 
Went on the Decline!

It didn't take long
For Longing To Live and Let cried
And put me on a Path that would 
Could cause My Demise!

I started to Bend
The Rules of The Light!
I started walking with The Friends of The Night
And that is when Spirit and Flesh started to Fight
And then The Fleas of Real Sin on me did Bite!

My Skin was covered in Welts - some did leave Scars!
My Ears were going Deaf - I almost couldn't hear The Devil's Sports Car
Which was Revving and Roaring
As it came to My Gate!
I didn't hear it Sounding until it had Dropped me off Late
On My Day of Decision
For Good or For Ill
I'd ignored My Jesus
I'd Taken Swallowed The Sweet Rough Bitter Pill!

I then Drank a Deep Draught of 
The Waters of Regret
And Raked in the Leaves of
Would've Could've but Didn't Yet
Then And If, But and Annie
Came Carrying The Stoat
Which carried the Scissors which Cut Through My Coat
Covering My Callous Behavior
Which Covered My Need
And that is when, Broken, I Fell on My Knees
And Cried:

"Lord, Jesus, Save Me! Please!!?!!
I'm Truly Fit to be Tied
Up, and Dropped In
Your Cleansing Tide!"

"I'm Sorry for My Actions!
I Believed Satan's Lies
Of Great Fun and Frolic
Free - No Money to be Paid!
But, Lord, it was all Deception for
I have a Foot - and Four Toes - on the Banana Peel 
That is at the Edge of My Grave!"

"Great Father, Please Rescue Me!
I'm Pleading! Please, Save!
Without You, Dear Jesus
My Home is Slaving to Be Graved
Permanently
Parted
Departed from You!
Lord, Jesus!
Please, help Me?!
Get Me out of this Stew!"

My Child

How I love YOU!

For YOUR LIFE I died

And how it blesses Me when to Me YOU do cry!

I give YOU Forgiveness!

I wipe clean YOUR Stain!

Cling unto Me -

Don't go in again to The Fast Lane!

YOU cannot fight Satan!

YOU'RE not strong enough!

I offer YOU My Weapons -

Not Powder Puffs and Bluffs!

Truth is The Belt to gird up YOUR loins!

Faith and Love make The Helmet to protect YOUR head from Above!

And Hope is YOUR Breastplate

Assuring Salvation - God's Love!

Love from The Divine

The Creator, The Judge!

However YOU Come to Me - come, I won't reject for

YOU are My Child

I knew YOU before YOU were a Speck

In the love of YOUR parents

Before they were born

But this is YOUR Day!

Confess! Repent!

Be Reborn!

I know of YOUR Needs

I provide for YOU every day

Reject the Things of The Earth

They just bring Decay!

Take My Yolk Easy upon YOU - My Burden is Light

Cast off the Works of Darkness

Shine YOUR Light bright

So that I may be Glorified

When men see YOUR Good Works

Stay close to My Altar

Like The Bride in The Church!

I'll treat YOUR eyes that are blinded!

I'll replace YOUR clothes that are sin-shorn!

I'll place in YOUR pocket

Pure Gold from My Throne!

Dear Child, look at These Hands

Look upon my Scarred Brow

Look upon my Holy Holey Feet

Touch This Rent in My Side!

These badges I earned

To save YOU, My Love!

Come into My Covert!

Give Satan The Shove - Raise High The Dove!

I conquered That Bold Sinner

The Day that I Died

The Day I was Risen

Was The Day Satan Cried

For He knows the Battle is Over

My Victory is Won!

My Kingdom, Great and Glorious is, for YOU, Coming Down!

Walk Holy - I'm Holy!

Walk Right - I'm Light!

Trust Me - I'm TRUTH!

 I'm Faithful!

I'm Life!

I'm Savior, Redeemer

The Conquering King!

I've got YOU, My Darling!

So, Cling to Me! Cling!

Walk on in Majesty!

My Kingdom Awaits!

But, REMEMBER

Neither dogs nor whoremongers

Will get in at The Gate!

Keep YOUR Lamp Bright Burning

Filled with The Pure Oil of Grace!

Don't dance with The Devil - keep Marching

Even if YOU March Alone and in Place!

I've provided YOU an Angel Guardian

Who excels in Great Strength

And My Holy Spirit

Will comfort, guide and chide

Time and again!

Take all that I give YOU

Take it, and Peaceful Rest!

Stay with Me Faithful!

You will Enter My Blessed, Eternal Rest!"

I Gave up the World!
I Threw off The Chain!
I Trust in My Jesus
Where Sacrifice IS Great Gain!

I have what I Need
With an Occasional Want
It does not overwhelm me
I no longer need want to Flaunt
Things to be Paid for
Promises to be Broken
So that I would Jaunt
Up down and sideways
Frustrated and Dreading
The thoughts 
That oft' came cascading o'er me 
When I laid down my head!

I can Rest in Sweet Peace
In Comfort
Feeling Joy
For I am Redeemed
I am a Child of The Eternal God
Who Made Me
Who Minds Me
Who Comforts My Days
Who is Giving Me a Bright Mansion
At The End of Earth's Days!

His Promise is Faithful!
His Word is Sure!
He Provides Me with a Watch Angel - I feel Secure!
Join Me, I beseech you!
Let go of The World!
The Cup of Sin Runneth Over
#JudgmentIsAtThe Door!

Take Jesus - He Rescues!
Take Jesus - He Saves!
He is The King - Eternal
The Ancient of Days!
Render True Praise unto Him
Forever ... and ALWAYS!

The Call Of The Shepherd - The Rock of Ages

I wanted to be Really Rich
Until I saw the Decay
That was present, and oh, so rampant
Amongst those with whom Wild Riches held Sway

I wanted to be Really Famous
Until I saw the Decay
That was present and oh, so rampant
Amongst those with whom Notoriety held Sway

I really wanted to be Powerful
Until I saw the decay
That was present, and oh, so rampant
Amongst those with whom Earthy Corrupting Power held Sway

I wanted to be Seen
To be Heard
To be Welcomed ... Understood
Until I saw what the Herding Mentality
Did to those Bathing in its Murky Water of Dragon Blood

I came upon a Plain Altar
Made of Undressed Stones and Plain Rocks
Tended by a Gentle Shepherd
Face marred, hands and feet sullied - I stood in shock
He looked at me - His smile ... I saw Glory
He talked with me - His voice ... Slow Water
Flood Raging Checked Welcoming Pure Gold
And I heard The Call of The Ages
Saying: 

"Come To Me! 

Let Me Wash You! 

I Shed My Living, Eternal, 

Saving, Blood for You!"

To say I was shocked ... Understatement!
To say I was horrified ... Let me get away from here!
To say I was sad, happy, afraid, moved, running away ... I walked to Him!
He help out His Arms ... I fitted in The Cleft
I knew no alarm!

Home. 
I felt At Home. 
I felt Comforted.
Redeemed. 
Forgiven. 
Truly Blessed.
Happy. 
So Joyous. 
Triumphant.
My Jesus ... The Shepherd ... of  Eternal Rest!

I no longer felt I wanted The World's Goods
Its Applause
Affirmation
Its Stress
I needed to be with My Jesus
At Home ... with The Eternal ... The King of The Blessed.

I gave The Wants the old "Heave Ho!"
I gave Pressure To Succeed The Seven G's!
Good Gracious! God Is Mine!
Go Graze Green Grass!
And showed The Wicked World
The Front of my Behind!

I need to Live with My Jesus
I need to Worship My God
I need a Gold Crown to Wear in Glory
Where I'll spend enjoy Eternity 
Eternity with My Lord as My Eternal Reward!

I AM THE SALT OF THE EARTH!

I WILL NOT BE TURNED INTO SALT!

I WILL NOT LOOK BACK AT THE WORLD

FOR

#MYHEADISTOWARDHEAVEN

SOON BREAKING THROUGH 

THE CASCADING CLOUDS!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Watch ... And Be Sober!

Children of The Light and Day
Watch! And be Sober!
Wear your Helmet of Faith and Love
And your Breastplate - #TheHopeOfSalvation!

You are not Appointed unto the Wrath of God
But to the Salvation of Christ Jesus
Who, whether we live or die
Will take us to His Heavenly Home on High!

Don't be Deceived by Sin's pretty words of
Healthy Peace and Filling Safety!
These come from the Destroyer of Souls!
Don't be Deceived for Sudden Destruction comes!

Comfort you yourselves together!
Educate you one and another!
You know who truly is Your Father, so
Rest in Him, and be at Peace!

Comfort the Feeble-minded Soul!
Warn him who is Unruly!
Support the Weak
And show Kindness to Every Man!

Rejoice you Ever and, indeed, Always!
Sing Praises to The King of Days!
Glory, Honor and Prayers are His, so
Bless His Holy Name!

Render evil for evil to no man!
Pray without ceasing!
They may cutoff your head but - UNDERSTAND - you will Stand for
The King of Glory Is holding your trembling hand!

In everything #GiveThanksToGod
For this is His Will in Christ for you!
Quench not His Holy Spirit!
Despise not Prophesyings
Almighty God is with keeping You.

Prove All Things - Hold to the Good!
Abstain from the Appearance of Evil
Walk Holy as you Know you should for
Destruction is coming like a flood!

Hold to God's Unchanging Hand!
Lift up your head and
Sing! Sing! Sing!
He who Promised to Save you, will
Clothe You with Life Everlasting!

Give the World Your Back!
Look Up - don't Back Back
Even though Evil and its Weapons are behind you!
God is The Lord!
He ALREADY Defeated The Fraud!
Trust Him whose Chariot is a ... Cloud!
Behold ... He COMES!!

The Belt of Truth

The Word of God

Is here for Your Soul's Saving -

Trust in The Lord!

Let not Night Crawlers nor 

The Drunken and Depraved

Turn You from Jesus who - ONLY -  

Loves!

Saves!

Redeems!

Helps!

Heals!

Preserves! 

and

Promises

to

Deliver from Death

and

Provide

Perfect Peace

in

Pleasant Pastures!

*****

TRUST IN GOD!

HE WILL DELIVER YOU!!

HE PROMISED:

Eternal Life is Assured!

Rejoice and Pray!

Pray every day
In sunshine or in shadow!
Jesus Christ is Lord!
He has The Reward! 
He Conquered Defeated Sin, Death, and Satan - The Fraud!

Cry and Sigh!

Sigh for Sin is a Lie against Your Soul!
Cry to be Freed!
To King Jesus plead!
He is Faithful - He will fill the Repentant Sinner's need.
Live for God and Love the Sinner - Hate the Sin
Show him that Jesus Truly Saves!
Trust God and Stand
On His Holy Word - He is not man!
His Word is Faithful - Rely on Him
He Commands on it that you Boldly Stand!

Victory is Assured!
Crowns are Assured!
White gowns of Righteousness are Assured!
Eternal Life is Assured!
Don't let Satan take yours - It won't help him
He can't be restored!

So ...

With all that's been said
Stand, sit, lie on your bed and
Pray, Reason, Decide and then Stand
Firm ... in Jesus' Faith!
Give Him His Glory!
Give Him Your Praise
Heaven is Coming and
Eternal Glory Days!

Jesus is my Joy - I sing!

His Praise forever I will sing

Forever to His Cross I cling

His Blessing is Mine ... FOREVER!