VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Bill Of Bad! Gift Of Gladness!

At Self-Serving Shoppe
I Bought Me A Sin!
It Looked So Delicious
I Couldn't Wait To Delve In
BUT
Such Was My Shock
When
After I Had Eaten
AND
Cleaned My Mouth With Much Pride
My Sought After Self-Satisfaction
Was To Me Oh So Grossly Denied!

What Where Had I Done Gone Wrong?
Not A Thing That I Could See!
The Sin That I With Deliberation Purchased
Was Totally All 
It Was Billed To Me To Be
BUT
The Pleasure I Had Going In The Door
Was So Far Removed 
On The Swing Of The Door Coming Back
That I Quailed
As I Wondered 
If I Could Get My Investment Back!

Before I Could Say: "REGRET!"
Unintended Consequence Arrived
To Pick Up Its Pay
AND
I Had Time And Enough
To Recognize
"Disobedience Does Not Pay!"
AND
That All Who Encourage Us
To Walk In Our Own Way
Are Always Amongst The First
To Have Much To Say
When
For The Sin Of Presumption
We Most Decidedly Direly Pay!

Why Did I Do It?
How Do I Now Carry This Cross?
Is There A Life Undo Redo?
How Do I Stop Presumption 
From Letting Sin Be My Slave-Driver Boss?
Lord, How Do I Get Myself
Rid Of This Cumbersome Cross?!

"Take Jesus!"

Whaaat!?! Who Said That?!

"I Did!"

Who Are You?

Your Very Best Friend!

So Why Don't I Know You!
My Life Is So Fouled!
I Need A Way Out ...!

Hope Thou In God!

Why Should I?
He Doesn't Care What I Do!

I Asked Him
To Make Me 
Not Do What I Wanted To Do
AND
He Maliciously Let Me
Get Mess All Over 
My Brand New Church Meeting Dress Shoes!

Is That The Truth?

Well ...

When Are You Going To Stop Tempting God?

Ahmmm ...

How Many More Near Escapes Must You Endure 
Before You Do What You Know To Be The Right Things?

But He ...

No more BUTS!

How Long Are You Going To Keep Running Away From God?

He Should ...

... Make You Stop Running?!

Beloved, You Know The Truth
AND
You Know God Will Not Force You To Do Anything.

You Know You Need Almighty God!

Why Won't You Cooperate With His Will and Be Free?

Set Aside Your Self!
Tell The Father The Truth!
Ask For His Help
For
By Blood He Proved
He Totally Loves You!
He Spirit Is Knocking!
Don't Harden Your Heart!
Let Him In!
He Is Calling!
Let Him Into Your Heart!<>

We Would Not Know Sin

Without The Law!

We Would Have No Sin

Without The Flaw!

We'll Not Pay For Our Own Sin

If We Accept Jesus Christ

Whose Spilt Blood

AND

Nailed Body

Give Us A Hammer And A Saw

To Cut Out Sin

And

Hammer Self 

Into Hell's Wide Open Maw!

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Get To Really Know 

The Real Jesus

AND

Give Your Real Burdens 

To

The Real Holy God!

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Wanna CALL ... THE LIVING GOD?

PRAY! PRAY! PRAY!

TODAY!

and

EVERY DAY!

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Don't Step Out

Without

Sending Pray Up

To

Almighty God!

Hiding Sin!?!

I Hid

AND

I Bought

A Fair Piece O' Land!

I Hid

AND

I Planted

My Land Full Of

Potatoes And Yams

BUT

When The Day Of Harvest Arrived

Let Me Truthfully Tell You

Every Body And 'e Bruddah Knew

Who Them Yam And Potatoes Grew!

Let No Man Deceive You

About

Hiding Your Sin!

Sin's Penalty Will Catch

Pope President

Prince King

Peasant Police

Children Parents

You Kith

Me Kin

For

The Debt Collector

Is He Who Made Us All

He Who Made A Way Of Redemption

For Those Children Of The Fall!

Man Sins!

Sins' Payout Is Assured Death!

Jesus Conquered Death

For Us Who Choose By Repentance 

To Accept

The Grace Of Salvation's Saving!

Do Not Be Presumptuous!

Your Sin Will Find You Out!

Please Take A Hold Of King Jesus

AND

By Faith

In That Same King Jesus

Deal

- Big Little Insignificant Unimportant To You -

Sin

A "Get Thee Behind Me, Satan!" Rout!

THE DEVIL IS A LIAR!

HIS END

IS

BRIMSTONE and FIRE

SO

HE ENDEAVORS

TO GET

FRESH

and

CONSTANT

UNINFORMED

RETURN BUYERS!

DENY THE LIAR!!

HAPPY SABBATH: The Message In The Grave Clothes

The Savior Was Dead
BUT
The Sheep Had Been Fed
AND
It Is Now The First Day Of The Week!

Mary Has Spoken
To Hearts Not Long Broken
AND
Off
Ran Simon And The Beloved John
To The Tomb ... Unsealed Opened
To See If Mary Has Truth Indeed Spoken!

John Has Run Ahead
At The Entrance He Is ... Stopped Dead
BUT
Peter ... Coming From Behind
Went Inside
To See The Grave Clothes That Had 
Wrapped Their Jesus
Set Aside!

John
Now Grew ... Brave
AND
After Simon
He Entered The Tomb
Grave
AND
Saw The Grave Clothes
Just So Arranged
AND ... At Last
Heart Lifted In Joy
Did Believe
The Words Of His Lord
That He Would Come Again
His Faithful To Himself Receive!

In Those
Carefully Folded Grave Clothes
The Message Delivered
Is The Message Joyously Received
For
The Believer
- By His Dead Living Beloved Master -
Has Not Been Deceived!

Death

Is Swallowed Up

In Jesus Christ's Victory!

Death

Is Finished!

The Lord Of Life 
With Grave Clothes
Is Eternally Finished! 
Death And Grave Clothes
For God's People
Hold No Fear
For Him Who Is Their Master
Is Alive -  That Is Clear! 

Jesus Christ 

Is 

Coming Again!

So, Tell This True Story
To
This World Made Up Of Sinful 
Unbelieving Men!


King Judge Jesus
One And The Other Must Face!
One By The King ... Elevated!
The Other By The Judge - Through Righteous Judgment
In Mortal Disgrace
Eternally From The Presence Of The Great God Displaced!

So ...

Dearest Believer
No Matter What 
The Desperate Deceiver
At You Throws
Please Don't Let Go Of Your Grace
That Jesus Christ's Death Bought 
So That Heaven Can On You
Freely Bestow
Joys Unimaginable ... FOREVERMORE!

Friend!

Are You A Part 

Of 

The Brotherhood

Of

The Message
In
The Carefully Folded Grave Clothes?

One Voice

I Was Noisily Going About My Life's Business
Feeling Stressed Out
Put Upon
Spirit Almost Bankrupt
Wondering
What Else
Is Going To Come Out
AND
Press Me Up Against The Revolving Door
When I Heard
A Still Small Voice Saying:

Come Unto Me!
I Will Show You That There Is To Life Much More!

I Wasn't Into Still Small Voices!
Give Me A Bass-man Any Day!
I Wished It Would From Me Walk Away!
I Dismissed It!
I Continued Walking
BUT
That Voice
Wouldn't Go Away!

Come Unto Me!
You Are Burdened And Weary
But I Will Give You Rest!

I Said To My Despairing Self:

Don't Look At For It!
Just Steadfastly Walk Away!

My Strategy Didn't Work
For
I Soon Heard It Saying:

Call Unto Me!
I Will Answer You!
I Will Teach You Of Treasures Much Better Than Perishing Gold.

I Stopped!
I Vacillated!
I Turned!
I Said Asked Thought
With Fearing Authority :

I Don't Know You!
Who Are You?
Why Are You Talking To Me?
Please Go Away!
Lord, Help Me!

Jenis ...

How Do You Know My Name?Who Told You My Name?Lord,Where Are You?Lord Jesus Have Mercy!

Jenis, You Called Me!

Why Would I Call YOU!
I Don't Even Know You!
Lord, If You Are Really Real, Please Help Me!

Jenis. You Called Me Again!

No,  I DIDN'T,  So Go Away!
Lord, Have Mercy! I Need You Now!

Jenis, I AM Here!

Lord?!?

Yes,  My Child.

But ...  But ...
What Are You Doing Down Here?! 
You Are Supposed To Be UpUpUp THERE!

Beloved,  I AM Everywhere!
I AM Wherever My Children
Are Surely To Be Found!
You Call Me By Faith!
I Answer In Truth!

For Long You Have Been Suffering
Under A False Theology
That A Personal Relationship With Me, Jesus
Is Ill-advised
And
A Decided Impossibility!

Beloved
A Personal Relationship
With You I Long For!
A Personal Relationship
With Me
Is The Only Kind That Can Work!
Welcome Me Into Your Heart's Door
And
Your Life's Living
Will Be No More
A Burdensome Chore!

I Stood ... AMAZED!!

My Lord And I
Walked On In Sweet Communion!
I Questioned!
He Answered!
My Heart Is Blessed!

Since Then
There Have Been Times
When
I Must Confess
I Fell Back Into Old Ways
Becoming Complacent
AND
Immediately Becoming Stressed
BUT
The Master
- He Who Before My Parents
Knew Me And Created Me -
Instructs Me

Speaking So Softly Gently:

You May Just Talk To Me
Tell Me About Your Day
Even If You Don't Need Anything
You May Just Say: "Hi! Friend!"
As You Pray!

I AM Not A Broker!
I AM Not A Banker!
I AM Not Just A Fixer Of Things!
I AM Your Soul's Savior
The Lord Of Everything!

Call Me! - I Will Answer!
I Am The Rock - Your Fortress
By Me The Gates Of Heaven
To You Will Be Unlocked!

Tell Me Your Troubles!
Give Me Your Cares!
Walk With Me
In Faith
By Belief In My Written Holy Word!

I Make You This Promise
Your Life Because Of Me Will Be Made Hard
But Keep Walking In My Ways
For The Day Of Redemption Is Coming
When
In Triumph
You Will Laugh
Long
Hearty
And Hard
At Your Short Tribulation
Your Forced Descent Into The Dark Night
But Your "Glory!"
"Hallelujah!"
Will Burst Forth
In My Gloriously
Bright Light!

Beloved
Let No One Kill Your Hope In Me
Trust Me Completely
For I Don't Save Incompletely!
And Your Faith
Will Let You See Me As Your King
In Real Time
Reality!

Prayer: I Thank You

I Thank You
For The Bounty On My Table, Lord!

May My Spirit
With Yours 
Be In One Accord!

May My Heart
Ever Long
For My Loving Lord

So That I May
With The Saints
Sit At Your Table 

In The Great Reward!

AMEN

PRAYER: Lord, Help Me To Reach Home

Rich Man

Poor Man

Beggar Man

Thief

Been There

Done That

Lord, I'm Pleading

Please, Send Relief!

You Are The Captain

The Captain Of My Ship

I Am Your Disciple

Lord, Help Me Not To Let My Anchor Slip!

I Am Your Child, Lord

Lord, Mark My Way

Help Me To Use Your Light 

On Life's Pathways

And 

Help Me Not From You To Ever Stray!

I Make My Petition

Lord, I Make This My Stand

On The Rock Of My Salvation

Take Me, Dear Father

To Heaven's Table Land!

AMEN

Exclusive Inclusivity!

The Sinner Is Welcomed But His Sin Is Not!
Our Faith Is Welcomed But Our Doubt Is Not!
The Truth Is Welcomed But Falsity Is Not
For
The Love Of God Is Enlightening Enlivening
AND
Saves Confessed Sinners
From The Sin Blot!

The Hopeless
The Helpless
The Valueless
The Worn
The Pitiful
The Peaceable
The Meek And Mild
Are Children
Of The Dear Master
The Inoffensive One
He
Who Made The Complete Payment
To Totally Redeem Everybody
Who Trusts 
Solely
In His Merits
To Avoid Paying
Satan And Sin's  Fees!

Inclusivity Is Exclusively Inclusive!
Exclusivity Is Inclusively Exclusive!
This Is Not A Play To Break The Hinge Of Your Tongue
But A Way To Show You
How God Moves Around!

The Sinner Is Loved!
The Act of Sinning Is Hated!
The Vile Sin Is Despised!
The Repentant Sinner Is Elevated!

Living For Self Is A Baleful Act!
Living For God Shows
That At Sin We Are Not Looking Back
No Matter The Manner
Of Satan's Vile Attacks!

Trusting The Word Of The Holy One
Shows Faith Which Garners Favor!
Trusting The Words Of The Money Philosophers
Is The Act Of A Wanderer
Who Loves Tickles
AND
The Savor Of Curried Favors!

Just Because
"They" Have A Giant Band
And Their Cause Is Fittingly Grand
Does Not Mean They Are Walking On The Glorious Strand
For
Celebration Pomp And Circumstance
Do Not Lead To Glory Land!

Beware The "Truth" Preacher
Who Is Richer Than God
For
To Be Sure
He Is Not Working For The Lord!

Beware Of The Teacher
Whose Words Do Not Substantiate
The Word Of The Word
Of How A Sinner
Gains Entrance Through
The Pearly Gates!

Beware The Short Cut
Road
Supposedly Leading To Life!
Beware The Word Of The Winsome Champion
Who Says Christians Shall See No Strife!

The Living Word Of The Master
The Shepherd Of The Flock 
Without Fear Of Contradiction Says:

"Love Me! 

Share My Earthly Lot!"

The Love Of God Is Sublime

The Difference Between

Grape Juice

And

Wine!

The Principle Pleasure

At The Age Of My Majority
I Started Walking Toward The By-Pass Bus!
The Elders Weren't Too Happy
AND
Of Course
Started To Kick Up A Fuss
BUT
I Was My Own Person!
I Could See My Own Way
AND
Nobody Was Going To Tell Me
How
In This World
I Was Going To Play!

My Majority To Me
Meant
My Own Authority!
I Was Intent Upon Getting Away From The Don't Can'ts
Even If It Meant
Ending Up In A Nest Of Ants!

Well ...

As Life Would Have It
In The Instant I Said:

"I Wish ...!"

There Was A Whole Bunch Of Predators
Waiting
To Eat Me
Like A Dish Of Well-seasoned Baked Fish!

One Offered Pleasure!
One Offered Pleasure Through Pain!
One Offered Pleasure Pain To Get Enormous Gain!
One Offered Pleasure Pain Gain
AND
Enormous Acclaim
BUT
None Offered Me A Way
To Get Out From Under Sins' Stains
FOR
In Order To Get The Benefits
Of A Life Filled With
"Do As I Please!"
Meant
I'd Have To Sell My Soul
To Gain
What I Could Plainly See Was
Nothing But
Perishable Gold!

I Had Received From My Parents
A Foundation
Built On The Rock
AND
Because Of That Blessing
I Didn't Run Too Far From God's Flock!

I Made Terrible Mistakes!
I Made A Fool Out Of My Self
BUT
I Always Knew How To Say
"No!"
When It Came To Make The Decision
That Would Make Me A Pretty Dead!

I Was Oft Unfaithful To God
BUT
All The While
He Is Faithful To Me
AND
I Kept Hearing That Voice
Saying:

"Child, Come! 

Come Home To Me!"

I Couldn't Out-run It!
I Couldn't Buy It Off!

So ...

One Day I Said Plainly:

"Please Get Me Off Of This Path."

AND ...

The Faithful Father
Took Me At My Word!
He Drew Me
AND
He Wooed Me
Showing
How Wrong Ways Can Be Reversed!

I Took The Word Of The Master
For He Is Saving Me From Eternal Disaster!
I Have Bumps Marks Scrapes
I Even Wear Wound Plaster
BUT
I Am Free
To Be
What The Lord
Needs Me To Be
AND
Come High Bidder
On Low Ways
By God's Grace
I Quote A Very Nice

This Is What My God Says:

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Life May Be Good

BUT

Jesus Christ Will Make It Better

AND

In The Glorious Day

We Shall See True Life

At God's Declared Best!!

Wait For It!

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

Whatever Happens In The Life Of 
A Committed-To-Christ, Born-again, Bible-believing Christian
All That He Needs To Know Is:

1. God Does Not Lie
2. God Does Not Change
3. God Is Faithful
4. God Is With Us
5. God's Word Stands
6. God Makes No Mistakes
7. Prayer Is Our Key
8. Death Is Sleep
9. God Loves Us
10. Nothing Can Separate Us From The Love Of Jesus
11. Our God Is Loudly Returning
12. Heaven Awaits Us
13. We Are Strong In The Lord
14. Angels Are Watching Over Us
15. All Things Work Out For Good For Lovers Of God
16. God Will Never Leave Us Nor Forsake Us
17. God Lifts Up The Humble
18. God Cannot Forget His Children
19. God Is For Us
20. God Leads His Children
21. Our Help Is From God
22. Our Redemption Is Near
23. Look To Jesus And Live
24. Don't Look Back
25. Lean On The Everlasting Arms
26. Be Not Afraid
27. God Is In Control
28. Obedience Is Better Than Sacrifice
29. God Will Restore
30. God's Grace Is Sufficient For Us!

The Heart 

That Trusts God Has

Feet That Walk By Faith

Ears That Hear God's Call To Supper

Eyes That See Heaven Clear

Hands That Help The Fallen

Arms That Wrap In Love

Legs Strong To Climb Life's Mountains

AND

Its Back To The Gospel Plow!

We Have An Anchor In Jesus!

We Are Not Tossed By Doctrinal Change!

"God Alone! His Word Alone!"

Are Inscribed On Our Banner

For

This Earth Is What 

- To Get To Heaven -

We Will Gladly Exchange!

Our God Shall Come

- But Not In Silence -

To Claim His Self-built Church - His Bride!

Righteousness Is Her White Linen Garment

Which By God 

Is Freely Supplied!

We Are Going Home To Mansions

That Jesus Christ Himself Has Prepared!

Eye Has Not Seen 

Nor Has Ear Heard 

Of The Glories

That Are For Our Expected End!

So ... 

Let Us Let No One Steal Our Gold Crown!

Let Us Honor God

For On Him We Can Eternally Depend!

He Is Our Faithful Friend 

To This Journey's End

So Let His Church Say Aloud 

Time, Time And Again

Bless God! 

AMEN!

AMEN!

AMEN!

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Jesus Is Coming Again!