VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRAYER - Zealous For God's Word!

Father,

I Come To You

As A Child

Eager

And Willing To Learn Your Ways

Trusting Of Your Word

And

With Your Help And Guidance

Ready To Reason With You

To Come To The Conclusion Of

The Whole Matter!

Father, You Said That

Your Word Is Sealed and Settled In Heaven!

You Said You Are The Same Yesterday,  Today and Forever!

You Said You Change Not!

You Said You Are Jealous For

What Belongs To You

And

For Your Holy Name!

You Said That You Sanctify People Through Your Truth

And

You Said That Your Word Is Truth!

You Said That You Breathed Into Man's Nostrils

The Breath Of Life

And,  Thereby

Man Became A Living Soul!

You Said It Is Appointed Once For Man To Die!

You Said In The Instant A Man Dies

His Thoughts Perish

And

He Goes To His Long Home

And

You Said That The Dead Know Nothing!

Lord,

I Believe What You Have Said

And Yet ...

Some Those Who Are Called

Ministers Of The Gospel

- Your Ministers -

Are Saying

That No Man Has Ever Died

And

That Man Cannot Die!

And,  Lord

Some Of Them Are Saying 

That It Is Okay

To Pray To Dead People

Because They Are Not Truly Dead

But Are Really In Heaven

With You

Working For You

In Our Behalf

Even Though You Said

That Your Only Begotten Son

Jesus Christ

Died Once

For All Mankind

And Is In The Holy Of Holies

In The Heavenly Sanctuary

Interceding For His Faithful

Because

The Payment For Sin Was Death

And The Only Acceptable Payment Was Blood

The Pure Blood

Of The Unspotted,  Unblemished Lamb Of God

Who Took Away The Sin Of The Earth

And Who Laid Down His Own Life

And Died On The Cross Of Calvary

And Was Buried

And Who Took Back Up His Life

And Returned Home To You

In The Glorious Kingdom

And Is Coming Back To Earth - As You In Your Word Promised -

To Raise The Dead From Their Dusty Beds

In The Soil Of The Earth

From Which They Were Created -  By Your Word -

In The Hands Of The Word Of God

Who Was With You At The Creation Of The World

And Who Made All Things

For

Without Him

Was Not Anything Made That Was Made!

Father,  Have You Changed?

Have You Changed Your Plan?

You Said That You Do Nothing

Without Revealing The Same To Your Servants The Prophets!

You Also Said Not To Give Attention To Those Prophets

Who Say They Have Been Sent

With A Word From You

But Are Speaking -  Of Their Own Selves -

Lying Divinations!

You Said That Your Word Will Never Contradict Itself!

You Said That Understanding

Of Your Revealed Word

Will Be Found 

Precept Upon Precept

Line Upon Line

And Here A Little

There A Little!

Father,  You Said To Have Nothing To Do With Those

Who Have Familiar Spirits,

And Who Inquire Of Wizards That Peep!

How Is It Then

That Some Of The Ministers Of Your Truth

Are Saying That YOU Sent A Word Of Truth

To The Holy People 

Via The Very Instrumentality

That YOU Declared An Abomination?

Father,

Are You God

Or

Should I Look For Another?

Father,

You Said That Knowledge And Understanding

Will Be Increased In The Last Days

But I Can Find Nothing In Your Word 

That Says

That YOU Gave Men 

- Born Of Deceitful Disposition -

Permission

To Fix Your Holy Word

Especially Since You,  Yourself, Said

That Heaven And Earth Will Pass Away

BUT 

Not One Dot Nor Tittle 

- Nothing In Your Word -

Will Be Removed

Until All Of Your Word

Has Been Fulfilled!

Is There Another Book That You Have Written?

Father,

Why Are Your People Being Boldly Told

To Accept That YOU Can't Know Everything

And

That You Get Tired

And

Need Help From Finite Men

And

That You Are Too Busy

To Be Involved In Our Myriad And Various Affairs

As If You Are A Mere Man

Even Though You - Yourself -

Said That From Everlasting To Everlasting

You Are God

The Beginning And The Ending

The First And The Last

Who Made Heaven And Earth

And

All That IS In Them

And Who Is

-  In The Words Of The King -

With Us If We Are In Heaven

And If We Are  In Hell

You Will Be There Also?

Father, 

You,  Yourself,  Said

That If You Were Hungry

You Would Not Tell Us For Everything Is Yours!

You,  Yourself,  Said

That Heaven Is Your Throne

And

Earth Is Your Footstool

And That They Cannot Contain You

But,  Yet,

You May Live In The Heart-Temple Of Man!

Father,

You Say That You Call

All The Stars Of Heaven By Name

And That You Designate Their Courses!

You Say That You Have Great Storehouses Of Hail

Against The Day Of Battle!

You Say That You Have Counted Every Hair On My Head

And

That You Knew Me Before I Was Born!

Lord, You Say That No Man

Can See You Face To Face And Live!

You Say That Jesus Christ Is

The Visible Image Of The Invisible God

Who YOU Are!

Jesus Christ Died To Save Me

And

I Trust Him At His Word!

Jesus Christ Sent His Holy Spirit

To Comfort Me

To Teach Me

To Guide Me

And, Also 

To Chide Me

When I Go Astray!

For This,  Lord

I Give You Praise!

Jesus Christ Is My Peace!

Jesus Christ Said That He

IS The Way

The Truth

And

The Life

And

That I Can't Get To You

Except Through Him

And,  Yet,  Lord

There Are Those Who Insist

That A Personal Relationship

With My Jesus

Is Dangerous?!

Lord, Please Tell Me

Why Would He

Who Created Me

Who Sustains Me

Who Made The Salvation Of My Soul Possible

To Permit Me To Call You Father

And

Who Is Preparing A Place For Me

In Your House

Be A Danger To Me?

Father,

Are You Still On Your Throne

Or 

Has Satan Raised His Throne

Above Yours?

Lord,

I Can't See You

BUT

I Know You Are Here With Me

Right Now

In My Heart

And I - By Faith -

Choose To Walk

In The Jesus Way

Because Of The Living Truth

For I Love You,  Lord

And

I Desire To Receive The Eternal Life That You Promised

- To All Who Believe On Jesus Christ

Whom You Sent -

At The Trumpet Sound On The Last Day!

I Believe In You,  Lord!

Help Thou My Unbelief!

Please,  Lord

Order My Steps In Your Holy Word!

Give Me Your Eye-salve

And

Help Me You To Ever See!

Give Me The Garment Of Christ's Righteousness

That The Shame Of My Nakedness

The Mar Of My Sin

Be Not Exposed!

Help Me To Buy Of You

The Pure Gold That Has Been Tried

In Heaven's Fire

For I Desire My Soul's Salvation!

Lord,

Keep My Eyes Fixed

My Feet Firm

My Back To The Gospel Plow

My Hope For Heaven High

And

My Heart On Your Forever Home!

Lord,

Help Me Not To Heed

The Wily Call

The Willful Song

The Lustful Lullaby

The Deceitful Dirge

Nor

Satan's Silken Sinful Sounds In Songs!

Father,

Help Me To Speak Your Truth

Stand On Your Truth

Stand Up For Your Truth

No Matter The Matter

The Mess

Nor The Manner!

Father,

Please Hold Me!

Help Me!

Heal My Heart Of Sin and Wrong

And Let Me Not Be Swayed

By Illuminated Rhetoric

Nor By Church Economic Charts

Nor The Glittering Pageantry Of

The Traditions Of Unholy Men!

Have Mercy,  Lord,  On Me

For

I Desire The Right,  Lord

To Walk Through The Gates

And Enter Into Your City!

You Are Just!

You Are Faithful

And

I Confess My Sins!

Please,  Father

Forgive My Sins

And

Clean Me Of All Unrighteousness!

Let Your Mercy,  Lord

Not Only Forgive My Sins

But Blot Them Out Of Your Book Of Remembrance!

Oh,  Lord,

Help Me To Live

And

Let Me Die

Sealed

In Your Living

Preserved

Holy Word!

Let My Salt Be Savory

For Else It Will Be No Good

Save To Be Cast Upon The Ground

And

Trampled Underfoot

And

Let  My Light Shine Brightly

Before All Men

So That Your Holy Name

Will Be Glorified

Until The Great And Terrible Day

When All The Saints Of God

Some Still Living And Those Once Dead

Shall Ascend

To The Heights Of Heaven

As

The Church Triumphant

For I Love You

My Lord

And

My God!

Come Lord!

Amen.

PIE IN THE SKY: Slice Of God

There Are People Saying:

"God Is Not Real!"
He Is Just Pie In The Sky!"

Well, I Like Pie
BUT
I Love God!
They Are A Good Combination
The Sweet
AND 
The True
And I Want A Slice Of Pie
AND 
A Home With The Holy God, Too!

If God Is Pizza Pie
Give Me A Twelve-Inch Round
Deep Dish
Stuffed Crust
With Extra Cheese
AND
Hold The Napkins!

I Need God All Over Me!

If God Is Apple Pie
- Truth Or Lie -
I Am Not Hedging My Bets!
I Am All In!
I Want Need The Pie God
For
I'll Be - By Faith -
Fat
AND 
Flourishing
AND 
Filled
AND
Satan
Can Go Take Himself
A Lake Of Fire and Brimstone Not-Chill!

Faith 

Is 

The Victory 

That Overcomes 

The Loud-Mouthed Confidence 

Of 

Satan's Con Men ... And Women!

*********

Don't Be Fooled!

TRUST THE LIVING ETERNAL HOLY GOD!

HAPPY SABBATH + TRUSTING GOD: The Arena

Lurching About
Constant Step
Lolli Gag
AND
Nipitin D.  Bud
Were Facing Litmus Test
In The Annual Life Of Man Contest
On The Isle Of Bites!

The Competition Is Fierce!
The Contestants - Ready Or Not -
Are Ready For The Battle!

The Audience Is Primed And Raging!
The Lions - Roaring and Rent 
Were,  Well, Rearing and Tearing
AND
The Stench Of Blood Is In Air!

The Spirits Are Moving!

Grubby and Greedy Hand 
Are Grabbing
The Clearly Cheap Trinkets 
Being Tossed About!

Hearts Are Cold!
Heads Are Hot
AND
Man's Time Of Visitation
Is Scheduled In
The Know-Not The Hour Slot!

Pain Is Prominent!
Cruelty Is Cute!
Crude Is Campy
AND
Savagery Is No Slouch!

The Right Answer Is The Wrong Answer
AND
The Winner Is The Loser Is The Winner
Depending On
Which Side Of Litmus Test
You Land Upon!

It's A Heaven  Hell Thing!

NOW ...

The Whole Scene Is Reminiscent Of A Joust
OR
Worse,  Yet
The Roman Games!

If You -  Dee Observer
Were To Squint -  Just-So
You Might See The Burnt-out Remains of
The Last Winner Loser Winner-Torch!

This Is Not The Place 
To Be On The Wrong Side 
Of The Right Side Of Powers Elite
Who Grand Stands
AND
Is Very Much Into
Pomp N.  Circumstance
AND
Who Loved,  Loves,  Lives
For
The Spectacular Spectacle
Where No One Has The Need To
Speculate On Who Will Be Made The Spectacle
AND
Where One Needs No Spectacles 
To See Said Spectacle
Which Is Always - Assuredly 
Spectacularly Spectacular!

The Spectacle Is Always Free
AND
Free Food Is Always Provided ...
Unlike Truth!

Please Note That:

Conscience
Qualms
AND
Queries
Are Not Permitted Inside The Arena
For
This Is The Place For
Filling Unnatural Needs!

It Is The Place 
To Get 
Your Blood Guts And Gory!

AND ...

You May Even Get To Hear
The Wonderful Old Story
Which Is Sure To Offend
The Wasted
AND
Lift The Spirits Of Those
Who Will Be Sure To Be Toasted!

Let Me Cut This Song And Dance
And Tell You Plain That
In This Place
No Christian Stands A Chance
For Evil Has Made A Hefty Cash Advance
AND
The Demons Are Always Ready
To Pounce And Prance!

Constant Step
AND
Nipitin D. Bud
Are 

The Main Event!

Their Strength Is Well Spent!

The Killing Question
Had Been Asked
AND
The Answer 
Had Made Powers Elite Blanch
AND
Red-Faced
He Asked:

"Do You Have A Last Word?
Speak Now
For Never Again
Will Your Voices
Be On Earth Heard!"


Without Hesitation AND ... In Tandem
Is Heard:

"God's Free Mercy Streameth
Over All The World!
Men And Women Ignore It
Their Iniquities At It Hurl
They See No Need For Repentance
To Have Their Sins Blotted Out
They Choose To Follow That Wicked Satan
And
Like Minions
Follow Him
All About!

BUT ...

The Loving,  Kindly,  Jesus
Even In This Very Day
Is Still Calling Someone To Salvation
So That For His Own Sin
He Won't Have To Pay!
You Must Forsake All Others
All Udders You Must Forsake
For The Milk Of Apostate Christianity
Is In Your Heart
Your Soul
A Burning Stake!

The Gathering Roared In Palpable Anger:

"That's What You're Going To Be In A Minute!!"

"Shut 'em Up!"

"Light The Fire!"

"Give' em The Chop!"

AND,  THEN

"Let Them Speak!"

"They's Talk Real Purty!"

"The Door Of God's Mercy Is Still Open!
Entrance Is Free To All!
Just Walk In
Bringing Your Sin
As Your Offering To Him
Who Specializes In
Soul Remaking!"

"Cast Off Your Sorceries
Your Fornicating
Your Effiminate Behaviors
Your Idol Worshipping!"

HISSSSSSS ....!

"God Hates Your Lying
And Your Loving Of Lies
Your Whorings And Deceits
And Your Enjoyment When
The Workers You Cheat!"

"Sing One Of Them Zion Songs!"

""I Have No Song To Sing
But That Of Christ My King
To Him My Praise I'll Sing
For Evermore
His Love Beyond Degree
His Death That Ransomed Me
Now And Eternally
I'll Sing It O'er!""

"Not That Song!"
"Not That Song!"
"Not That Song!"

"Brethren,
Now Is The Day Of Salvation!
Now Is The Acceptable Time
To Accept Jesus Christ
The True
AND
Living
Holy Eternal God!"

"Money Can't Save You!
Power Won't Feed You!
Sin Don't Need You
BUT
Satan Will Grieve You!"

"God Is Faithful!
God Is Just!
God Will Cleanse!
God Will Heal!
God Forgives
AND
God Will Your Heart Seal
If You Turn,  Turn
Turn Away
AND
Walk Away From The Evil One!"

"God Loves You
And ... So ... Do ... I!

And They Died
Faces Internally Lit
Eyes Lifted To Heaven
Holding Hands Saying

"Yes,  Jesus Loves Me ...!"

THIS STORY CONCLUDES IN GLORY-LAND!!

PRAYER: Lord, Remember Your Promise!

Today,  Dear Lord

I'm Requesting

A Pair Of Blinkers

For My Eyes

To Keep Me Looking Forward And Upward

To The Happy Home On High

But

Not To The Left Nor Right!

Help Me,  Lord

Not To Be Side-Tracked

By All The Clamor And Confidence

Of Mere Men

Who

Even Through Their Hustle And Bustle

It Can Be Seen That They Are At Their Very Wits' End!

Lord,

The Road Has Been

And

Is Long

But I Have Arrived 

At Peace With And Through You!

Help Me Not To Give It Up

For Biscuit And Butter

That Is Gone Before I Can On It Fill Up!

Lord,

You Promised The Faithful

Provision - Bread And Water Secure!

Please, Help Me To Hold On 

For Your Hand Of Provision

So That I May Have The Right To The Tree Of Life

AND

To Walk Through Heaven's Gate Door!

Remember The Holy People

AND

Your Promise

To Preserve Our Souls!

Remember, Lord

That We Have Given Ourselves To You

And That We Believe That We Are Not Our Own

AND

Help Us To Walk On In Faith

With Our Backs To This Deceitful World

Our Shoulders To The Straight-Gospel Plow

Our Hearts Set To Heaven

AND

Our Eyes Fixed On The Eastern Sky!

Prepare Us, Lord

To Meet Our God

For

We Are Your Children!

Please Take Us Safely Home

For

Jesus Christ We Claim

AND

In Him We Make Our Stand.

AMEN.

HUMAN WILL : Payday!

Evil Always Looks Like Fun!
Evil-Doers Always Appear 
As Though They Are Having
The Grandest Time
UNTIL
The Dawning Of ... The Day
When
Dollar-Bill Makes His Demand
AND
Ain't-Got-It 
Has Not A Leg Upon Which To Stand!

Somebody Is Going To Have To Pay!!

There Are Times
When I Think
It Would Be A Pleasure
To Hear An Evil Person Say:

"I Was Good!"
"I Did Good Today!"
"Jesus Made Me Do It!"
"Hip!  Hip!  Hooray!"
BUT
That Would Be
A Big Fat Lie
For
Jesus Does Not Lie
Nor Does His Word
AND
His Word Says 
He Will Not Take Liars Into His Home!

So ... World

WE Have A Problem!

Every Man
Must Find God
For Himself 
Even If It Means
He Shacks Up With Fraud
For God Gave Each Human
A Will And A Way!

However A Man Wills And Walks
One Day - Bitter Or Sweet
He Will Receive 
His Justly Earned Pay!

If He Chooses To Follow
The Loud Crowd
Wining and Dining
AND
Behaving Like The Wallowing Hog
It Will Be By His Own Choice
For
Jesus Christ Bends No Man's Wrist
Nor Does He Order Compliance
By Pulling Out A Big Fist!

If Man Chooses To Follow
The Loud Mouth Idealogue
It Is His Choice!

If His Companions Rejoice
 - At The End -
When To The Market He Is Bespoken
It Will Have Been His Choice
If He Is Skinned
Quartered
Shattered - Mind Completely Broken!

BUT ...

If He - Man - Hears
AND
The Spirit's Call He Obeys
AND
Off To Jesus
From The Devil's Chain
He Breaks
He Will Find
A Glorious "Welcome Home!" Feast
Celebrating The Restoration
Of The One
That All But Jesus Called
Lost!
Deceased!

A Big Mouth 
Does Not A Good Teacher Make
Neither Does A Small Voice 
A Pushover or Fake!

Think Prayerfully Of Those You Will To Follow!

The Holy Spirit Will Call 
AND
Call Out To You
Until You Respond
- By Thought,  Word, Or Deed -
"Depart!
You Have No Part In Me
For I Won't On Your Green Grass Feed!"

In That Day
The Very Devil Becomes Your Daddy!

You Will Have Chosen
Your Own Pay Master

AND NOW ...

With No Jesus To Save You
Your Life Is Twice A Fatality 
Utter and Complete!
There Is No Turning Back!
You Are Finished 
- A Disaster -
AND
Just Like Humpty
You'll Have No Need For Wet Plaster!

Soooo,  

The Dead Sermon

One Day
I Listened To A Dead Sermon!
I Even Heard A Funeral Dirge
For The Pastor That Was Preaching
Was Giving His Congregation
The Last Rites' Words!

Grant You
There Was No Casket
No Funereal Flowers
Scent Wafting About
BUT
I Tell You
It Was Indeed A Funeral
For 
The Real Truth
Of The True And Living 
All-Seeing
All-Knowning
Ever Present
Unchanging
Faithful
Wise
Holy God 
Was Not Talked About!

'Tis True!
'Tis True!
I Tell You!
I Have No Reason To Lie!
The Words Of The Comforting Minister
Were Enough To Make The Dead - Already In Comfort - Delightedly Sigh!

All Right!
I'll Prove It!

The Pastor Said:

"I Have No Desire To Tell You
Of Fire And Brimstone!
No Need To Tell You To Change Your Life!
You Have Enough Problems Daily To Deal With
AND
I Am Not Here To Judge You
AND
It Is Not My Mission To Add To Your Strife!"

"Listen To Me!
God IS Love!
God Loves You!
You Love Him!
He Knows That You Love Him!
And He Knows That You Know That He Knows That You Love Him!
And You Know That That's True!
So, Beloved
Bring Your Offerings!
I Don't Need Them
But I'll Not Tell You To Stop Giving Them To Me!
So
Plant Your Seeds!
Do A Good Work
AND
If You Can
Help A Brother In Need
For
The God That We Love Is Quite Lovely
AND
He Loves Us All
No Matter Our Living Estate!"

"Trust God
To Work Out Your Salvation!
Just Be Ready - When He Is -
To Walk Through Those Heavenly Pearly Gates!
You Are Over-comers
So, You Get The Win!"

"Don't Worry About Your Dying!
All Of Us Are Going To Die
BUT
God Will Take Us
Immediately
To Heaven!
Don't Worry!
It's All Good
For 
When You Die
By God You Fly!"

"Be Good!
Do Good!
See Good!
God IS Good!
Understood?!"

Yet, The King James Bible Says:

BUT ... Shockingly ...

Everybody Joyfully Shouted:

"Hallelujah!"

AND ...

Having Drunk 
Of The Poisonously Sweet Milk
The Cookie-Cutter Accolades Sallied Forth:

"What A Sermon!"
"Man Of God!"
"Anointed!"
"I Was Blessed!"
"That Was Heavenly!"
"I Needed To Hear That!"
"God Bless Him!"
"Good! Good!"
"Very Good!"
"I Really Understood That Blessed Word!"

BUT ... BUT ...

Is God A Facing Liar?

Sooo,

For It Is Written ...