VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Lying Song Of Satan + PRAYER: Father, Forgive Me

One Lovely, Lovely Day
I Heard Satan 
Singing 
A Cheerful Song:

"Anything god can do
I Can DO Better!
Anything god Can Do
I Can DO Best!"

Fool - Thy Name Is Human Said:

"Oh, No, You Can't!"

Satan Replied:

Oh, Yes,  I Can!
Oh, Yes, I Can!
Oh, Yes I Caa-aaa-ann!

AND ...

The Fight Was On!

NOW ...

As Any Bible-Believing Christian Should Know
Satan Is An Unremitting Liar To The Umph Degree!
Satan Hates Jesus Christ!
Satan Hates Humans Because God Loves Them!
Satan Wants What God Has!
Satan Is A Counterfeiter
AND
That Is His Star-Card
Hence His:

"Anything god Can Do
I Can DO Better!"

I Should Have 
Known Better
Than To Engage 
With Satan!

I Should Have 
Given Him My Back
Told God Satan Was Me About To Attack
BUT
Noooooo!
I Chose To Battle With Him
AND
I 
In The Very Process
Nearly Lost My Head 
Life!

Literally!

Sufficed To Tell You
Satan Took Me Through
His Alphabet Shopping List
In An Attempt To Show Me
What He Could "DO" With
For Me!

I Was Sore ...
I Was Sorely TempTED!

I Tell You Honestly:
Satan Is Sin!
Satan Is The Tempter!
Satan Knows Humans!
Satan Knows How To Make Humans Sin!
Satan Customizes Temptation For Humans
To Make Humans 
SIN AGAINST GOD!
Because It Makes Satan Happy 
To Make God Unhappy 
Sad His Humans!

Believe You Me
I Yielded To Many Of Satan's Temptations
- They Were Off The Chain Pretty ... Hooks -
Before I Sat Still Long Enough
- Not Just To Hear -
To Listen To The Still Small Voice Of 
God's Holy Spirit
Calling
Chiding
Counselling
AND, YES
- At The End Of One Of My Base Cock-ups -
Comforting Me!

I Had Never Stopped Praying!

It Was Then
That I Learned That
Just Because A Person Has Free Will
To Do As One Pleases
It Does Not Mean That One Should
AND
That Too Much Sweet Can Turn A Belly Bitter!

I Learned 
- The Hard Way -
That
"Wha' Sweet'n Goat Mout'
Does Bu'n 'e 'n 'e Bambam!"

Satan's Calling Card(s)
Singly Or In Combination
- Depending On The Person Involved -
IS

• Life Without Limits
• Desire Is License
• Let No Man Judge You
• You Are A God So Go
• Do What Thou Wilt
• Live Fast - Die Young And Make A Pretty Corpse

AND, STRANGELY ENOUGH
Quoting God (But Misapplied):

• Tomorrow Is Not Promised!

In All Satan's Interactions
With Mankind
The Temptations
ALL
Fall Into Three CateGORIES:

• Lust Of The Eyes
• Lust Of The Flesh
• Pride Of Life 

OR, Same Difference

• Stomach
• Tempting God
• False Worship

As Satan Puts It:

SIN Is NOT Really SIN

If You SIN For Your SELF

So SIN To Always Please SELF

For 
Your SIN 
Is For
Your Own SOUL'S SWEET SATISFACTION!

I Learned 
That If 
Eye Appreciates It
Mouth Will Eat It
Stomach Will Digest It
AND
Deceitful-Heart Is Well-Pleased!

My Body Was Tackled!
My Heart Was Tickled!
My Soul Was Damned
Near Satisfied
Unto Death
Until I Read:

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

I Knew I Had Done Evil!
I Knew I Was Doing Wrong
BUT ...
Satan Was Singing Melodiously 
A Melodious 
AND
Enticing 
Utterly Adorable 
"Come-Softly-To-Me!"
Love Song!

Satan's Beat Was Up Tempo!
My Feet Were Tapping Away!
My Head Was In Tune 
Bobbing
AND
My Body ...
Ah, My Body ...
My Body Was Shaking
Shaking Excitedly
Excitedly Shaking Away!

BUT ... THEN

My Teeth Started Rattling!
There Was A Great Humming In My Ears!
My Heart Started Palpitating
AND
All Of Me
Started Trembling
Trembling
Trembling In Abject Fear!

That Night I Feared Sleeping!
At The Dawn I Feared Waking Up!
I Knew That This
Was The Day Of Decision
AND
My Stomach Started Throwing Up!

My Past Called Yesterday
Came Knocking!
My Future Called Tomorrow 
Showed Up
AND
My Present Called Today 
Unfolded
AND
I Knew That My Life 
Was Well And Truly
If-ed Up!

IF I Continued With Satan ...!
IF I Started Back Seeking For God ...!
IF I Chose Not To Make A Decision ...!
If None Of This Hadn't Happened At All ...!
IF God Hadn't Created Lucifer 
Or
Even The Earth At All!

IF Only I Hadn't Engaged Satan!
IF Only I Had Not From God Strayed Away!
IF Only - The Saddest Words Imaginable
The Epitaph Of A Christian
Gone 
Walking Astray!

Okay. 
God,
You Are Creator!
You Used To Love Me!
IF I Pray
Will You Still Care?

Child,

There Is No "IF" In My Kingdom!

There Is Also No Halfway!

You Cannot

Be Blessing Me 
And
Blasting With Satan

And

Believe That I Will Permit

You To Kiss Me With That Mouth!

IF You Love Me - Love ME!

IF You Love Satan - Love HIM!

For I AM The All OR Nothing Soul-Lover

And

I Won't Share Your Affections With

The Lying Other!

I AM Calling To You! - COME HOME!

I AM Calling To You! - LEAVE SIN ALONE!

I AM Telling You Plain

Life With Me Is No Bed Of Baubles And Roses

BUT

I AM Always Here

Let Me Make That Really Clear

For What Is My Own

I Keep

And Will Celebrate

On That Day

When They - Having Endured To The End -

Shall Enter Into My Holy Home!

I Turned Away From Satan!
I Threw Away My Old Clothes!
I Severed All Ties With Companions Of Old
For
I Was Getting Off The Sin-Drug
Cold!

I Washed The Dust Of The Street Off My Feet!
I Had Communion That Day!
I Had Bread And Grape Juice
AND
Uttered A Truly Simple Pray:

Father,

Forgive Me!

I Know What I Did!

I Confess And Repent

Bless Me And Keep Me

Away From The Skids!

Raise Up In My Heart

A Spirit Of Revulsion

For Sin

And Keep Me Obedient

For I Desire

Your Home To Enter In!

I Love You!

Teach Me To Love You, Lord

AMEN.

I Am Now Satisfied ... WITH JESUS CHRIST!

It's All Choice! + PRAYER: Lord, Keep Me Faithful

I Choose To Believe In Jesus!
I've Never Ever Seen His Face!
I've Never Ever Felt His Physical Hand Upon Mine
AND
I Have Never Ever Visited Him At His Home Place!

I Choose To Call Jesus My Savior
YET
He Has Never Ever Himself Pulled Me Out Of Quicksand!
He Has Never Ever Himself Stopped Me From Drowning
BUT
I Know That When I Am Sinning
He - Himself - Is Actually Frowning And Crying!

I Am Taking The Walk Of Faith,  Friend!
That Walk Cannot Be Counted In Dollars And Cents!
My Walk Is The Walk Of Conviction
In The Promises Of Jesus Christ
Via The Holy Spirit That He Promised
AND
Indeed Sent!

The Promises Of
Jesus' Birth
Life
Death
AND
Resurrection
Are Plainly Spelled For Me
AND
I Choose To Believe 
The Promisor Is True And Faithful
For
The Promise Keeper's Note To Me
Is Written With Ink 
Bloody!

PRAYER:

Oh,  Lord

You Are Faithful - Keep Me Faithful!

Oh,  Lord

You Are My Friend -  Let It Be To Life's End!

Oh,  Lord

You Have Promised Me In Your House A Mansion

So

Keep Me So That I Can Collect My Key

When Man's Journeying On Earth

Shall Have Come To Its Fatal End!

Lord,

I Can't See You

But 

I SEE YOU!

Please, Bless Me!

AMEN

HAPPY SABBATH: The Drill

Quiet Down, Everybody!
Let Us Begin!

How Do You Spell God?
LOVE
How Do You Spell Love?
GOD
How Do You Spell God?
PEACE
How Do You Spell Peace?
GOD
How Do Spell God?
HOPE
How Do You Spell Hope?
GOD
How Do You Spell God?
HEAVEN
How Do You Spell Heaven?
GOD
How Do You Spell God?
HOME
How Do You Spell Home?
GOD
How Do You Spell God?
HELP
How Do You Spell Help?
GOD

Well Done!
So What Have We Learnt Here,  Class?

God Is Love!
God Is Peace!
Go To God In Hope
For Help
FOR
The Home In Heaven Awaits
AND
Will Be At The End
Our Blessed Relief!

Very Good, Class!

Please Turn Your Page To Section 2 Marked:
ADVERSARY
You Have Five Minutes To Read The Story,  And Then We Will Proceed.

Ready,  Class?

READY!!

How Do You Spell Satan?
TROUBLE
How Do You Spell Trouble?
SATAN
How Do You Spell Satan?

LIAR

How Do You Spell Liar?
SATAN
How Do You Spell Satan?
MURDERER
How Do You Spell Murderer?
SATAN
How Do You Spell Satan?
DECEIVER
How Do Spell Deceiver?
SATAN
How Do Spell Satan?
FINISHED
How Do You Spell Finished?
SATAN


What Have We Learnt In This Section,  Class?

Satan Is Trouble!
Satan Is The Liar!
Satan,  The Deceiver Is Finished
AND
That Murderer Will Burn In The Lake Of Fire!

Very Good,  Class!

Please Always Remember That
Jesus Is Our Faithful Friend To The End!
He Is Preparing His Home For Us To Share With Him 
BUT
We Must Shun Satan And Evil Companions
For They Do Not Want Us To Arrive Safely There!

Never Forget This Fact:

When We Know What Truth Is
There Is No Being 
Who Can Make Their Lie Become Our Truth!

That Is All For Today!
What Must You Remember To Do Each Day?!

We Must Remember To Read Our Bible Texts Each Day!

True, Indeed!

Next Week We Will Learn About HEAVEN And HELL!!

Sammy, Please Pray For Us!

Heavenly Father,

Send Thy Blessing!

Help Us Our Sin

Daily To Be Confessing And Repenting!

Help To Walk In The Heavenly Light

And

Keep Us Safe Both Day And Night!

In Jesus' Name We Plead

AMEN!

AMEN!

Let Us All Say The Aaronic Blessing:

Go Safely,  And Be Well And Be Gloriously Blessed!

Christian Lamentation + PRAYER: Lord, Call Your People Out

I Had No Revelation!
I Saw It With My Own Eyes!
Men And Women Preaching "The Gospel!"
Telling God's People
Great And Lofty Lies!

God's Word Has Been Elevated
Denigrated
To Where God Is The Currency Exchange
You Put In Your Seeds In Denomination
AND
Your Prosperity Becomes Healthy
Like A Chicken On The  Free-range!

The Bible Speaks Of The Time Coming
When Men Will Not Tolerate The Sound Word
Generating For Themselves False Teachers
- As Can Be Seen -
Who Are Card-carrying
True Members And Leaders In
The Evil Big Goat's Fallen-Away Herd!

When A Preacher Can Stand Before The Congregation
And Say That Satan Is Giving Him A Word
And Just ... Side Step
As Though It's Not A Problem
You Know That That Man Cannot Ever Be Teaching
God's Living And True Holy  Word!

And ... 

WHen You Have A Lady Preacher
Having An Orgasm As The TV Cameras Roll
And Keeling And Carrying On In Bliss
And Telling Her Audience 
It Is "The Holy Spirit" In Her
Moving
You Must Know
That Demons At Work 
Is Stamped Plainly All Over This!

And ... 

When You Hear A Dollar-Preacher Telling The Congregants
That When You Have Sex With A Christian Brother Sister
That They're Really Having Sex With Almighty God
And Using Matthew 25:40
To Prop Up The Work Of The Fraud
You Have To Know That Satan Is That Preacher's True Master
And Not 
The Living True And Holy Eternal God!

It Is Sad
To See So Much Demonic Activity
Plain
Among The People Of God
Who Are Living On Loving The Lies Of The Sandman
Unaware
OR
Don't Care
That There Is A Tsunami Coming
BUT
For The Hirelings
Persist 
In Calling It A Regulation High Tide!

PRAYER

Lord God Almighty,

Father Of Faithful Children

Whose Personal Sacrifice Of The Beloved Son

Gives Us Leave

Upon You To Call

Have Mercy On The Household Of Faith

And

Let The Loud Cry Go Out!

Call Your People 

From Amongst The Whitewashed Tombs 

To Come Out!

Let The Latter Rain Pour Out!

Let The Holy People

God's Truth Shout Out

And

At The Jouney's End

Take Us Out Of This World Of Sin

To The Home Where Peace Is Walking!

In Jesus' Holy Name We Plead

Father, Please Don't Leave Us Out!

We Love You, Lord

AMEN.

CONFESSION: Through It All ...

God Knows
I Have Been Disobedient
Recalcitrant
AND
Obdurate
AND
He Knows
That I Have Hates
And - Often - Would
If It Were Possible
His Word Of Condemnation For Sin
Obviate!

That's Sinner-Me Talking!

God Knows I Have Pet Peeves
Pet Sins
AND
Petty Ways
AND
God Knows
There Have Been
Numerous Times When
I've Been Too Angry
To Calm Down
AND
Say To Him My Prayers!

That's My Willful Self Talking!

BUT ...

Through It All
Almighty God Knows That I Love Him
Even On The Days When I Go Out
On The Limb
Brittle
Cracking
Over  The Dry Lake
Refusing The Call
To Turn Back
Lest I Fall

AND ...

Even In The Day
When
Tormented By Terrors
By Life's Inadequacies
When The Way Forward
Looks Backward At Me
AND
I - In My Distress -
Repent
AND
Call Out To Him
Knowing Truly
- In My Own Deceitful Heart -
That The God Of Heaven
IS
God
The Only God
The ONLY GOD ... Worth Serving!

This Is This Sinner-Saved - By Grace - Rejoicing!

Thank You, Father

For

Your Blessing On Me!

I Love You!

... On The Broad and Bent-Up Way!

Everywhere I Look
I See
Murder
Greed
Envy and Hate
AND
Those Committed To The Cause
Seem Not To Know That
Time
Is Getting Ready For 
Its Final Round Of Applause!

Pride In Possession
Pride Of Place
Pride In Association
Even In Disgrace
Seems A Badge Of Honor
To Those Whose Fate
Is Clearly Delineated
In Heaven's Everlasting Slate!

Heaven's Slate
Is The Holy Bible True
Preserved By The Living God
As The Right-Living Guide
For Me And For You
AND
Deciding It Is Not Relevant
To Your Current Life
Does Not Change The Fact
That Satan's Way 
- As In The Bible Written -
Is The Way Of Carnality And Vice!

A Person Does Not Have To Believe
That The Bible Is True
For
God Gave Each Man
Free Will And Way To Walk
When He Places His Shoes!
Pity, Though
I Tell You
Many Have Chosen The Way Of The Lie
As Spouted Sprouted By The Proud
The Craven
The Cowardly
The Covetous
The Dark Prince Who Has The Power Of The Air!
And Human Ears, Too!

Don't Fill Your Stomach
With Food You Can't Digest!
Don't Fill Your Heart
With Sin
Refusing It To Confess
For The Day Is Soon Coming
When The Lord And Creator Of All
Will Return To Claim His Creation
Dispossessed By Adam's Fall!

Whether Or Not
You Choose To Believe This Refrain
Know - With Certainty
Creator God
Does Not Play
Human Nor Satanic Games!

God's Word Is THE WORD!
God's Will Is THE WAY
AND
Despising His Law
Is Only Going To Cause You
The Ultimate Penalty
For Yourself
To Have To Pay!

Now Is The Accepted Time
God's Pathway
Is The Way That Shines
Dismiss The Goat-Master
Get Away From The Herd
Call Out To King Jesus
And Your Plea 
Will Be In Truth
Heard!

JESUS SAVES!
Satan Lovingly 
Unbelieving Men's Necks Shave
After Oiling Their Bodies
For The Brimstone And Fire Grave!

Don't Believe
All His Half-Truths
Machinations
AND
White Lies
Strategically Placed
On The Broad And Bent-Up Way
Causing Men
God's Truth To Flagrantly Deny!
Call Out To The Heavenly Father
It Is The Only Safe Way!
Think!
Talk
Or Scream Out
Call Out To God!
He Won't Leave You Out
So
Weak And Falling
On Your Back
Or A Gun In Your Mouth
Call Out His Name - It Is A Prayer
AND
He Will Aid You Out!!

Have Mercy, Lord Jesus 

Is

The Perfect Prayer!

THE WRONG WAY: Beer And Hymns!?!

Hurt Me Honestly ... With God's Own Truth!

I Thought That I Had Seen Everything Bad There Was To See 
In "The Church Of The Lord"
BUT
I Was Sadly Mistaken
For
There Was Deception
Leaking All Over
Having Drained From Under The Fingernail Of The Fraud!

Imagine My Consternation
When A Church Notice I Read
Declared 
Without Shame Or Hesitation
"Let's Gather At The Local Bar
Sing Hymns and Get Some Beer In We Head!"*

*Literary License Taken To Maintain My Rhyme, Okay!

The Actual Notice Read:

"Quarterly event in a local bar. 

Basically, we drink beer and sing hymns."

Then ...

Another Church Event Notice Talked Thusly: (I'm Waxing Poetic Here, Okay!)

We Will Bless Your Bicycle
Upon Which We Will Then Take A Ride
And When The Ride Is Completed
Upon Fat Tire* We'll Imbibe!

 *More Beer, If You Please!

And Then There Is ...

The Notice From A Pastor To His Congregation
Saying: Come Join Us
And Get Your Tattoo Done Right Here
There's Need To Go Amongst The Masses
Get Your Tattoos* In This Holy Place
We'll Do Them Right Here For A Price That Is Fair!

There Is Also The Church That Has Its Own Tattoo Parlor On Premises As "Outreach!"

* I Want To Read This Pastor's Bible For Myself!
Then Again, Forget His Bible! I Want To Meet His God! NOT!!

Other Notices Preached Yoga
And Enneagram Personality Profiles
AND
They Even Proudly Lifted Up A Male Pastor
His Boyfriend And Their Pet Dog
Whose Name Is Not Really Called Clyde!

I Read The Notices With Consternation!
I Wondered About Their Stress On Esoteric Christianity*!
I Wondered About Their Emphasis
On Yoga And Aesthetics!
I Wondered About The Church
Which Loftily Offered The Ability To Choose Between Alcoholic
And Non-Alcoholic Communion Wine
For It Seems That This Church Has No Inkling
That What Jesus Offered To The Disciples
Was New Wine**
Grape Juice
Fresh Squeezed From The Grapes Picked From The Vine!

* Mystery Religion/Mystery Schools/Hidden Knowledge 
** Unfermented Grape Juice

And, And ...

One Church Has Cage Fighting Matches!
One Church Offers Alcohol
During The Church Service Divine
AND 
All These Things They Say They Offer
BECAUSE
Church Membership Is On The Decline!

Gotta Get Them Dollars! Eh?

Teach About Jesus Christ 

As The Soul's Savior 

AND 

Call Sin By Its Real Name!

Christianity Is An Hospital

Not A Juke Joint

Nor A Bar!

Spread Out The Authentic Medicine

AND

Sin-sick Seeking Souls Will Come

From Near And Far!

I Am Amazed At The Presumption
Of Modern Christianity
Which Apes The World
And Its Bright Wonders 
- As Can Be Seen -
Forgetting To Call Sin By Its First Name
Preaching:

"Love God As You Are!"

"Feed Your Community - Feed The Soul!"

"God Loves You!
No Need To Repent!
He Knows You
For He Can Really See!"

The Sin Of Presumption
Is One Of The Critical Tests 
That Faced
Our King Jesus!

The Sin Of Presumption
Is One Of The Tests
That ALL Mankind
Must Face
To See Whether We Will Test God
By Maliciously Yanking Sin's Chain
While Knowing Full Well
That Satan Is The One Calling
Teasing Your Hair-Trigger Dog!*

*Your Will

The "Modern" Church
Must Step Away From Post-Modern Christianity
With Its Feel-Good
Do Good Good
Get Good Idolatry
For
If Any Being Is On The Throne Of Your Heart
Save Mankind's Savior Jesus Christ;
If Any Searing Desire Is On Your Soul
Save To Be By Jesus Christ Saved;
If Any Need
Surpasses The Need For The Indwelling Holy Spirit
Be Aware
That God The Father Judges No Man
BUT
The Very Jesus Christ You Reject
Is The Same One
Into Whose Holy Hands
In The Final Judgment
You, Me, We
All
Will Fall!