VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Path Of Man + PRAYER: Help Us To Be Faithful

Satan Is The Destroyer!
God ... The Restorer Of Fallen Man!
Satan Is The Accuser Of The Brethren
Desiring
Spreading Destruction
Every Which Way He Can!

BUT ...

Our Father
Is Not Silent!
He Works Not In Satan's Cruel Way!
He Teaches
Guides
Protects And Chides
Encouraging Us
In His Loving Heart To Confide!

The Path Of Man
Is Rocky Road
Circumscribed By Eyes
Longing
For Whatever It Beholds
AND
In The Longing
Action In The Carnal Man's Heart Is Conceived
Putting Us In The Way Of The Devil
To Be Easily, Easily Deceived!

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father,

Help Us To Be Faithful Children Of The Book

Holding Fasts To Its Precepts

Even When We Mess Up!

Help Us In Our Battles

Against Him

Who Would Have Us Outside Safety's Ark!

Help Us To Stand Against

The Wiles Of The Devil

Even When In Our Living Rooms

He Has Himself In Opposition To Godly Ways

Parked!

Help Us, Lord

To Commit Your Blessed Words To Memory!

Help Us To Walk Right

Even If It Goes Against Every Body!

Help Us To Be Faithful

Kind

Honest

Wise

Giving Unto Us Hearts

Filled With Compassion

Patterned After Jesus Christ The Righteous

Holy And True

And

Recognizing How Great Thou Art!

Help Us Not To Use

The Ways Of The Fraud

Attacking

Accusing The Brethren

And

Assuredly

Aligning Ourselves

With The Wannabe God!

Lift Up Our Heads!

Cleanse, Father, Our Hearts

And 

Keep Us In Your Care

From Your Ways

Never To Depart!

Lord, Help The Faithful

To Be In Constant Communion With You

And

In The Day Of Dawning

Take Us Home

To Abide Forever

In Heaven

With The Holy Angels

The Redeemed Brethren

And You!

Keep Us Faithful

In Jesus' Name

For, Father

We Love

Bless

Praise

Worship

And 

Honor

Only The God Of Heaven

He Who To Us

Is Ever Faithful

True!

AMEN.

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Almighty God

And

Almighty God Alone

Heals The Brokenhearted

Comforts The Alone

And

Guards And Guides Us Travelers

And

Blesses The Faithful From His Throne!

PRAYER: Lord, Fashion Me A New Heart

Father,
I Come Before You As A Child
Seeking Understanding
For I Think It Strange
That We Bow Our Heads
And Bend Our Knees
To Worship The God Holy
When Our Hearts Are Inclined 
To The Evil One Continually!
But, Then Again,  Father
I Know It Should Not Be That Strange
For Your Holy Word Says
That Our Hearts Operate Deceitfully
And Are Above All Knowing!

Father, Pity Me!
Make Me Anew!
Refashion Me A Heart
That Like My Head And Knee 
Will Bow 
In Worshipful Supplication Before You!

Help Me, Father
That  My Form Of Worship
Does Not Become Mere Fashion
Trendy
Useful Only To Give Relationships Traction!

Father, I Desire To Know You More!
Please Help Me So That My Bible-reading
And
My Study Of You
Do Not To Become A Chore!

I Pray That Your Word To Me
Become As Familiar As My Own Face
So That In My Life's Battles
My Faith Will Not Be Displaced!

Bless Me With Wisdom's Insight 
And Beautiful Understanding
Truth For The Day
And Peace
Beyond Surpassing!

Let My Song Be Praise
And 
Mercy And Grace My Companions!
Let Joy Be My Juice
And
Love Be The Bread That I Share!

Jesus Christ Is My Lord, Father
So Help Me To Be Of Him A Faithful Witness
And 
When My Journey Is At Its End
Let Me Enter Into Rest
Knowing That At The Awakening
I Shall Meet My Jesus In His Peace!
Oh, Let My New Heart Ever Sing Of Him
Who Paid My Price
To Relieve Death Of Its Awful Sting!

Father, I Have In You The Blessed Hope! 
Bless Me, In Jesus' Name
To Stand Firm To The End
To Claim My New Name, My Stars And My Crown
From The Glorious King, Conquering
Mighty And Strong!
AMEN.

HAPPY SABBATH + I Know The Holy One! + PRAYER: Lord, Prepare Me!

I Do Not Have To Look To The Hills
And Ask:

From Whence Comes My Help?

For
I Know
That My Help Comes
From The Living Holy Lord
In Whom
By God's Grace
I Will To Walk In Accord!

I Do Not Have To Look
At The Powers That Be
And Wonder:

Who Will This Day Take Care Of Me?

For
I Know The One Who Cares For
AND
Loves Me
Is He Who Abides
He Who Hears Silent Cries
The Almighty God Of Heaven
Whom I See With My Heart
AND
Not With My Blind Eyes!

My Way May Be Hard
AND
The Night May Often Seem Long
BUT
My Savior Is The Shepherd
Who Carries The Weak
AND
Gives The Hoping Heart 
A Believer's Happy Song!

So ...

Because Of Him Who Cares
I Will Know No Fear
Nor
Fear This Life's Known Frights
So I Am Able To Say
A Believing Child's Prayer
AND
Give My Back To 
The Always Encroaching Night!

I Choose To Believe
That Almighty God Is Real!
I Choose To Believe
That Jesus Christ His Son
Died
My Life To Save!
I Choose To Believe The Word
That Says
Because Of This My Belief
Satan Will Against Me Rage
AND
I Nevertheless Choose
With Jesus Christ
As The Lord Of My Life
AND
The Holy Spirit
As The Chosen Resident Of My Heart
AND
Holy Angels
As Companions
Ministering Spirits
Protectors
Good Influencers
In Day Light
AND
Dark Night
To Resist
Beelzebub The Foul
The Dark Angel Who Pretends To Be Angel Of Light
By Asking Almighty God
- He Who Holds Heavenly Rewards
In His Holy Hands For Me -
To Bless Me
With The Benefit Of Seeing Eyesight
So That I
- In Jesus Christ's Name -
May Walk The Path Narrow
Living Right
Straight
As The Proverbial 
Sure Shot
Arrow!

Dear Ones,

Please Know That ...

Life Is The Blessing!

Living Is The Dressing!

Choice Often Makes

The Dressing Stressing

And

Walking ... Out Of The Will Of God

Makes The Blessing Oppressing!

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Choice Is Choice

And

Chance Is Chance

But

Willful Sin Is A Decision

Made

By Choice

And Not

By Chance!

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Our Free Will

Will Neither Be

Coerced

By Jesus Christ

Nor

Forced

By Satan!

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PRAYER:

Father,

Prepare Me

To Be Your Sanctuary

For

Of My Free Will

I Choose

To Serve You

And

To Believe

That In The Day Of Redemption

You Will

This Purchased Believing One

Retrieve!

I Love You, Lord!

Please Continue To Bless And Keep Me

As You Have Promised!

In Jesus' Blessed Name I Plead!

AMEN.

READ ALL & IN BETWEEN THE LINES: The Lost To Eternal Life Plow!

Lotta Money!
Real Power!
High Life!
AND
What Cross?
Were Way-layers 
Companions
On The Road Of Life
The Path Through Time
Looking Restlessly For A Traveler
To Ride Like A Horse!

Each Was Aggressive!
All Wanted To Be Boss!
None Was Willing To Take A Backseat!
All Wanted The Horse's Head Up
Back
Front
Around
To Patiently Toss!

I Must Warn You
That With These Companions
Are Also Hidden Plainly
In View 
Strifes aka 
What Life?
AND
Real Cross!
Who
To The Covetous
The Unwary
The Foolish
The Self-Righteous
The Proud
Often
Always
Unfailingly
Give The Horse Its Head 
In
The Lost-To-Eternal-Life Plow!

Imagine ... If You Will
Four Riders Six
On One Two-legged Horse
Powerful ... Hungry
Weak ... Willed
Unskilled
Battling Until The Kill
Because Eyes Fill Full Belly
Taking The Short Cut
To Earning Stealing
Empty Shells
Full Of Nuts
AND
Eating Pig Swill!

Psssst?!

Hello! What May I Do For Unto You?

You Do Know That You Are Talking 
Complete And Utter Rubbish, Right?!

How So, My Unknown Friend?

There You Go ... Again!

My Prickly Not-A-Pear
It Is My Not-A-Game Job Calling
To Warn Inform Travelers
That There Is Trouble 
Problems Upsets
Waiting Ahead
Stalking 
Stemming Them
On The Path Of Life
Time
If When They You
Are Unwary Walking Talking
Believing
Fooling Themselves
That Life Is A Sublime Lime
AND
Forever Is Their Time!

High Life Needs!
Lotta Cash Feeds!
Real Power Corrupts
AND
Hangs
Holds A Cross Up
For The Screw-ups!

Go On! Go On! 
Tell Me More!

Greed Gets Gain
BUT
If Greedy Waits
Hot Will Cool
AND
Satan The Liar
Can't Play Him For A Fool
With A Tool!

Never Let Your Two Eyes
Make Your One Stomach A Slow Belly
AND
Don't Be Licorish
Eating At Every Table You See
Meet!

A Two-legged Horse
Is A Man
With Liabilities
Who Needs The Lord Christ
To Look Out For 
AND
Save
Him Who Would Be A Child
Obedient
Willing To Learn
To Walk
Following In The Right Way
AND
Not Permit
Things Perishable
To Load Up His Back
Causing Him To Drag 
His Bottom On Top The Ground
So That He Can't From Sin
AND
Sinning
Run Away Or Upon Frown!

Couldn't You Just Say
Sin Doesn't Pay?

Too Easy!
Man Learns Hard!

CHRISTIAN JOURNEYS: The Songs Of Faith We Sing

Dear Ones,

If We But Take The Time, We Would See That The Great Song Writers Of The Christian Faith Painted Musical Pictures Of The Journey That Is A Christian's Lot! 

I Have Taken The Liberty To Thread A Few Of Those Pictures Together!

I Pray That You Will  Appreciate The Beautiful Scene That Unfolds!

Betty



My "It Is Well With My Soul!"
Is Attended By
The Blessed Assurance
That Peace Like A River Is Flowing
For I Am
Saved By Grace!
God Said It
AND
I Believe It!

Heavenly Sunshine!
God Is Divine!
Jesus Is The Rock!
Salvation Is Mine!

Angel Voices Ever Singing
Ring The Bell
Announcing
The Lord In Zion Reigneth!
He Is The King!
Glory! Glory!
Hallelujah To Lamb!

God Is So Good
For
Rescuing The Perishing!
Reviving Us Again
So That New Life May Be Obtained!
Tell The Good News!
Oh, What A Savior!
Jesus Christ Is Lord!
He Is Coming Again!

It Won't Be Long Now
Until
The Sky Shall Unfold!
Oh, Lord, Prepare Me
In Peace
Your Face To Behold!

I Was Bought With A Price
Not Gold!
Not Silver!
Good News! Good News!
Jesus Is Mine!
I Am On The Glory Road!

Praise The Lord!
Jordan Rolls!
The King Of Love
Is The Loving Shepherd Of The Sheep!
The Separating Line
Is Mine To Cross Over!
There's Nothing Between
My Lord And I!

Amazing Grace!
I Surrender All!
Because He Lives
A New Song I Sing!
Redeemed! Redeemed!
I Love To Proclaim It!
Tell It To The World
I Am Not Ashamed Of My Lord!

Why Me, Lord?
One Day
I Asked The Lord, Plain!
10,000 Reasons
For Love 
Was When
God, And God Alone
By Calvary's Cross
Became
My Forever Friend!

Like a River Glorious
Let The Fire Fall!
Glorious Things Of Thee Are Spoken
On The Gospel Train!
We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder
So Send Down Upon Us Rain
Showers Of Blessing
In Drops Of The Love
That We Can't Explain!

Lift High The Cross!
AND
Hold The Fort!
The King Is Coming
Who Once They Mocked And Scourged!
Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!
Call Aloud The Name!
This Is My Story
AND
I Am Not Ashamed!

Precious Memories!
Shout To The Lord!
I Will Rise Again!
Praise His Holy Name!

I Am Changed!
Mercy Saw Me!
The Lord Is My Light!
I Fight The Good Fight!
Prayer Changes Things!
Ho! Everyone That Thirstest!
I Waited On The Lord
AND
This Little Light Of Mine
Shines!

Open Our Eyes, Lord!
Have Thine Own Way!
We Want To See Jesus
The Composer And Conductor
Of The Universe!
We Are Marching To Zion!
Let The Gates Open Wide!

Be Still, My Soul!
Jesus Calls Us!
He Knows It All!
Jerusalem Awaits!
Jesus, Friend Of 
Little Children
Lead Me, Savior!
Thro' The Shining Gate!

God Be In My Head!

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence!

Whosoever Will

Hail, Sovereign Love!

Rejoice, Oh, Land!

Remember All Ye People

Jesus Saves!

Trust And Obey!

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Lead Kindly Light!

HIGHER EDUCATION : Almost Christian

2 Peter 1

2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins.

10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

11 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

They Went To Christian High Schools
They Were Raised In Christian Homes
Where They Were Prepared For Life
Here And Now
AND
Here After
Building Blocks Set Up
To Mold Them
And Form A Good Christian Character
Preventing Them From
Toward Unbelief And Sinning To Roam!

Joying In Christ Jesus
They Then Set Out
On Their Tertiary Education Journey
AND
All It Took
Was One Semester's Study
To Shake The Faith Of Jesus
In A Couple Of The Buddies!

Why Jesus?
What Jesus?
Jesus Was Just A Good Man!

Unto

One Calling Jesus An Outright Fiction
Another Calling Himself A Christian Humanist
And Another Calling Herself
A Conscious Human!

There Is Something Very Wrong
In Christianity
AND
Christian Churches
AND
Christian Homes
When Our Christian
Young People Can Be So Easily Convinced
To Join The Unbelieving
AND
Even The Satanic Herd
Caught Up In Visions
Journey's Into Alternative Realities
AND
Walking Through Doors
To Experience The Unknown!

As Christians
We Know
There Is No Magic!
We Know
That Angels
AND
Demons Are Real!
We Know That Words Have Power
AND
We Know That We Must Hold
The Almighty In Godly Fear!

We Know Not To Walk Maliciously Into Darkness!
We Know That Satan Can Manipulate Reality!
We Know Satan Can Alter The Weather
AND
Can Scare The Very Life Out Of A Body!

We Know That Satan Is A Teacher!
We Know That He Is A Bible Worker, Too!
We Know That He Is A Fox 
A Snake
AND
A Salesman
AND
A Writer
A Manipulator
A Counterfeiter
AND
A Straight-up Liar To Boot!

Satan Is An Everyman
AND
The Friend Who Always Has Money
For Any Escapade
AND
He Is Always The One
After A Bout Of Trouble
Who Always Escapes
Unscathed!

THAT, Dear Ones ... Is Soon To End!

Friends,
If You Want To Detect A False Jesus
You Don't Study False Jesus' To Detect The Fraud!
You Immerse Yourself
AND
Study Ad Nauseum
The Original
So That Your Senses AND Reason AND Faith
Will Know
AND
Recognise
The False Jesus On Show!

If 

The Almost Church

Is Selling

Almost Jesus

Almost Salvation

Almost Forgiveness

Almost Mercy

Almost Grace

And

Almost Truth

Then

It Stands To Reason

That The Almost Christian

Will Almost Have Jesus' Faith!

Almost Saved
Is Surely Dead
In The Second Resurrection!

Just Think Of:

"Ye Shall Not Surely Die!"

The Shortest Sermon
Which Has Resulted In Mankind
For 6,000 Years
Unto To This Day
Dying Like Sprayed Flies!

When We Almost Know Jesus
Rainbow Coloring
Will Adorn His Dear Face!
Problem Is
There Is A Thief's Surprise Coming
That Will Scar
AND
Mark Most
To Eternal Disgrace!

Jesus Christ
The Holy God
King Eternal
Cannot Be Molded To Our
Beloved Proclivities
AND
Following An Everyman Jesus
Is Going To Cost Us Heaven
Because
We Will Have Been Blanketed In
Rabidly Real-Sin Fleas!

All Men Are Sinners!
All Men Hear The Voice Of God!
All Hear The Voice, Too
Of King Vicious
Satan
The Murdering Liar
Recasting Lies As Almost Truth!

Almost Truth = Lie

Almost Lie = Lie

Lie = Lie

Truth = Truth

Heaven Hell
Live Die
Satan Jesus
Truth Lie
All These Are Absolutes
AND
The Choice Is Ours To Make
For Neither Jesus Christ Nor Damned Satan
Can Our Hand Force Nor Fake!

Calling And Election

BALLOT

ETERNAL STAR:

1. Heaven

2. Live

3. Jesus Christ

4. Truth

ETERNAL SCAR:

1. Hell

2. Die

3. Damned Satan

4. Lie

I Am Voting ETERNAL STAR
For A Straight Ticket!

What About You?!

Walking Along
Burdened
On The Lonely Road
With Jesus Christ For Companion
Is The Best Thing A Christian Can Do
For Jesus Christ Carries The Christian
AND 
His Heavy Load, Too!