VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: New Life Is Up Ahead + PRAYER: Bless Me, Lord To Live...!

I Don't Want To Be A Lot's Wife!
I Don't Want To Be A Mrs. Job!
I Don't Want To Be A Sapphira
AND
I Don't Want To Be A Laodicean Bold!

Lot's Wife Looked Back
At The Perishables
Perishing
AND

Lost 

New Life Up Ahead!

Mrs. Job Doubted God's Favor
AND

Wanted Her Husband
The Giving God To Curse
So That God Would Strike Him Down Dead!

Sapphira
- With Her Husband -
Lied To The Holy Spirit
AND
Reached Their Life's Limit
And
Were Carried To Their Long Homes
Foot First!

There Was No Hearse!

Oh, Lord
Save Us From The Curse!

I Don't Want To Be Like
Murdering, Lying Cain
Man-Hunting, God-Not-Fearing Nimrod
Nor
Wilfully, Presumptuous

Killing-The-Innocent Saul
Nor
Joseph's 10 Brethren
Envious
Before They Sought
Life-Preserving Grain!

These Men Tried To Mimic Cain!

Nor Do I Desire To Be 

Jacob
- Living Cunning -
Before He Reached Beth-El
Nor Laban
Who Thought
He Could Curse Who God Blessed
Nor Nebuchadnezzar
Before God's Holy Name He Confessed!

I Desire To Be A Rahab
Who
- Though A Practicing, Willing, Sinner -
Heard The Word About Lord
AND

While Having No Personal Experience Of Said God
Believed The Tidings
AND

Sought The New Life Award!

I Desire To Be 

A Repentant David
A Self-Denying Moses
A Faithful Samuel
A Trusting Joshua
A Believing Nehemiah
A Good King Josiah
And
Not A Black-Hearted Jezebel
But
A Fired-Up-For-God Elijah
A Lamenting Jeremiah
AND
An Obedient-In-The-Face-Of-Real-Shame Hosea
Trusting God Ever
Over Self
AND

Walking With
Talking About
Leaning Upon
Loving Unreservedly
Looking Unweariedly
To Be With The Lord!

PRAYER:

Father,

Let Your Truth

In My Inward Parts

Be Visible In My Extremities!

Let Your Love In Me Bear Fruit

So That From Me

A Basket Of Blessings

To Others May

Will Go

Shouting The Glad News:

"Jesus Christ Saves!"

Working To Help Remove

Even The Most Gross Sinner

From

In

And

Around

Satan's Household

No More To Be A Chained Slave!

Lord,

I Trust You In My Little Strength - 

Help Me To Trust You In Yours

Always

And

Surely

In The Dark Days

Up Ahead

When Faith Is Tried

And

Woes Are Constant By My Side!

Help Me, Lord

 To Bless You

And

To Hold On To You

On Those Days When

Wilful Self Would Cause Wavering Faith

To Be Denied!

Help Me, Lord

Not To Be Driven And Tossed

As Wave Of The Sea

For, Truly

I Desire To Receive

Glorious Blessings Of Thee!

Help Me To Hold On To You

When Carnal Life

- Acting As Satan's Paid Agent -

Demands

That You Must Be

- By Needy Flesh -

Decried

Because You To Me

- About The Peaceful Life - 

Lied!

Help Me To Hold Firm The Blessed Hope

- Christ In Me My Hope Of Glory -

For Heaven's Glories Await

All

Who To The Lord Christ

Remain Faithful!

Lord, 

Help Me To Stay Prayed Up

Bound Up

And

Sealed Up

In Salvation's Protective Cloak

So That I Will Not Be Drawn Away

To Wear

Satan's Rainbow-Styled Yoke!

Lord,

I Pray With Passion

For The Counterfeiter's Days

To Come To Their Just End!

My Father,

I Give You

My Worship

Your Deserved Honor

And

My Faithful Praise

So

Please Bless Me To Live

In The True Light Of Heavenly Love

So That I Will Be Exalted To Inhabit

Eternity's Untimed

No Night

Unending Days

And

To Fix My Real Gaze

Upon My Savior's Beautiful Face!

I Love You, Lord

And

In Jesus' Name

I Plead For Blessings

Not Just For Myself

But Most Assuredly

For The Faithful Brethren!

AMEN.

Knowing What We Have In Christ!

For Me
- To Me -
The King James Bible
- God's Preserved Word -
Stands Out
And Up
On Three Points
Redeeming Love
Saving Grace
And
- As The Proverbial Broken Record
Which Lands On
And Repeats A Phrase -

"Be Faithful!
Do Not Be Unfaithful!"

There Are More

But

These Three Hold Sway

Today!

If We Would Take A Careful Look
At Jeremiah's Lament

Ezekiel's Son Of Man Visions

AND
Hosea's "Disgrace"

We Will See
Hear
Feel
Know
Redeeming Love
Saving Grace
AND
The Call Away From
Faithlessness
AND
Unto Faithfulness
Out Of The Holy Heart
Which Knows Love
Gives Love
Feels Real Hurt And Pain
AND
Cries Out
To The Faithless Love
That He Wants To Redeem Her (Us)
From Eternal Death

AND

Pleading With Her
To Give Up Her Whorish
Fornicating
Backsliding-Heifer
Idolatrous
Faithless Ways
To Return Home
To The Ever-Faithful God
Who Will Accept Her
Clean Her
New Dress Her
Feed Her
Comfort
Elevate Her
Love Her Unto Death
- His Death -
For Her Redemption
And Then
After His Resurrection
- For He Laid His Life Down
AND

Had The Power To Reclaim It - 

Her Sure Redemption ... Forever!

We, Humans
Know Not What We Have
In

The Love Of The Living God
In

The Person Of The Holy Jesus
Under

The Working Of The Holy Spirit
With

The Protection Of The Holy Angels!

The Almighty God Does Not NEED Man
So That He (God) Can Live!
The Living God IS Self-Existent!

The Eternal God IS Love!

God's Love Of Man
God's Hatred Of Sin
God's Willingness To Save Man
Know No Boundary
For
The Father God

Sent His Son God To Die

To Save Us!

He Permitted His Son To Die

And Then
He Called His Son Home
To Intercede
His Death
For Man's
So That We
- Fallen -

- Cursed -

- Sentenced -

- Condemned -

- Repentant -

- Accepting Of The Salvation -

- Forgiven -
May Arise
AND
Rise Up
In The Day
To Be Caught Up
To Walk On The Glorious Way
In The Presence Of Him Who Died
Because
Wicked Satan Lied
AND
Man's Distress Cried
Out
To The Only Holy
Helpful Healing
Living Loving
Redeeming Restoring
Glorious Glorifying
Crowning
New-Naming Not Past-Shaming
Cleansing Clothing

Everlasting God
Who Gives Good Gifts
Who Grant's Great Grace
Who Redeems
Who Prepares
For The Faithful-To-Him Heart
An Assured Resting Place

Aka
Freedom
From Sin's Nest
In The Consuming Dark!

Someone Loves Us!

His Name Is Jesus The Christ!

Let Us Return That Love!

I Have Committed

AND

I Am Committing My Love

My Self

My Will

My Way

My Walk

My Faith

To The Lover Of

My Soul!

Won't You?

HAPPY SABBATH + CHOICES: C2G Or C2D

The Weary Pilgrims 

To Glory Go
When The Savior Comes To Reign
For
They Will Have Cast Sin Away
AND
Doffed
Its Beguiling Chains!

Earth For Them 

Would Have Been
A Vale Of Bitter Tears
Where Character Shaped By Sin
Was Reshaped
By The Lord Of Light
As They Battled Against The Devil's Darts
AND
In Jesus' Name
Fought The Good Fight

Never Looking For Earthly Fortune

Fame

Or Vainglorious Acclaim!

Many A Dear Saint
Would Have Perished
For The Faith
But
Their Blood - Good Seed -
Many A Good Tree Raised
And Borne Fruit
- Good Fruit -
Fit 

For The Table Of The Great King
AND
None Will Know
The Magnitude Of The Harvest
Until In The Glorious Kingdom

Will Be Revealed
All And Everything!

Sound The Trumpet
Ye Watchmen Of The Lord!
Give The Battle Cry!
Soon Is Coming
The Great Day Of Reward!

Now Is The Appointed Time
For Man 

To Awake From Sleep!
Now Is Time 

To Make Known
Who Will Be God's Good 

AND

Faithful Sheep!

Teach The Word
In Season Or Not!
Tell The Glad Tidings
Let Not Your Voice Drop!
Tell All Of The Blessing
- The Blessing Of Peace And Rest -
AND

Encourage The Weary
For Now Is Not The Time
For Revelry
Nor The Debauched Carnal Fest!

The King Is Coming
For You!
For Me!
Are We Washing Our Garments?
Are Our Hearts For Eternal Life 

Being Made Ready?

Are We Trusting In The Lord
Enduring The Test

AND

The Hard Trials

As We Wait

- Patiently -

On The Reward?

Are We Resting
In The Truth For All Ages
Or
Are We Fallen Away
Unto Comfortable Fables

AND

Bold Lies?

Are We Permitting Self To Be Beguiled?

Each Heart Must Answer
All
For To Bless
Or To Curse
His Own Soul!
Christ Does Not Condemn Us
For

Our Works
Do Determine
Our Own Soul's Ultimate Goal!

Commendation!

Condemnation!

Glorification!

AND

Damnation!

All Are Choices

That Man MUST Make

Free

Of Coercion

Intimidation

Or Fear

Free As A Bird Of Choice

Free As A Bird At Will

To Catch That upDRAFT

DOWNdraft Of Air

That Will Bear The Soul Aloft

Or

Land Him In The Clear!

**--**--**--**

I Choose

The Lord Jesus Christ!

Will You?!

HisSe Fit

Hasty Impatient Speech
Always Always Has
A Sufficient Excuse
For Whenever
He Decides To Have
A Fully Involved Tantrum
Hence The Expression
He Is Having 

A "HisSe Fit!"

Really?

Really! I Kid You Not!

Okay. Convince Me!

Yesterday
I Stepped On His Toes ...

... Accidentally, I Am Sure?!

Accidentally!!

... And He Went Off On Me!

Hear Him:

Rock Stones! Breadfruit!
Cherry! Ripe Plum!
Oranges! Bananas!
What De Chewing Gum?!

Heyyyy!
Hold Up Big Man!
Watch Your Language!

Not My Language!
I Am Just Telling You What He Said To Me!!

Nevertheless...!

Anyway, I Said
"Sorry!
It Was An Accident!"

He Inhaled!
He Exhaled!
He Gritted His Teeth!
He Displayed A Plastic Smile
And
Offered Me His Release:

Man, I Am Real Sorry!
Ive Been Having A Hard Day!
I Left The House In A Rush This Morning
And
I Did Not Say My Prayers!

Wow!

Some Excuse ...!

Last Week
He Pushed Me In The Street
Saying That I Was In His Way
And
Then Proceeded To Lambaste Me
As If He Had No Care!

He Said:

Invalid!
Idiot!
Ignoramus!
Slowpoke!
Can't Walk Straight!
Go Catch A Bus!

Father In Heaven!

How Did You Respond!

I Cried Out
In Distress
And He Heard My Hurt Tone!
Nevertheless, He Went On
But Called Me Later
On My Private Number Telephone
And
He Laid "It" On
With A Shovel
As Though There Is Ever
Sufficient Excuse
To Treat A Human Being Badly
And Using
Get This
"Being Human"
As His Cure-For-All
Excuse!

He Went On To Say

That I Had Caught Him Offguard

And

That He Wasn't Feeling Himself

For

His Life Right Now Is Real Hard!

So, What Did You Say?!

I Said: "Thanks!"
Which, Translated Was 

"No, Thanks!!

You Are Not My Friend!"

He Does Things Like That
Always
And Expects All
Along With Him Rubbish Game
To Joyfully Play

Even Though We Know

That He For Our Feelings

Does Not Care

And

He Does Not God Fear!

A Soft Answer
Turns Away Wrath!
Honey Catches Flies!
Ignorant Excuses Don't Friends Make
And 

Our Father In Heaven

Doesn't Like White Lies!

I Know
And
I Am Sorry
But
I Wanted Him Off My Telephone!

I Am Sick And Tired
Of HisSe Fit
And
I Desire By Him
To Be Left Alone!

Father,

I Do Not Declare

Nor Do I Dare To Decree!

I Just Make My Simple Plea!

Please, I Beseech You

Keep Hasty Impatient Speech

Self-Serving's Sufficient Excuse

And

Fully Involved Tantrum

Away From Me

For They Make Me Want To Behave

In The Way Ungodly!

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name, I Plead!

Amen. 

Two Instants AND A Wait!!

The Life Of A Christian
Is Marked By
Two Instants
AND
A Wait!

Instant... Justification!
Wait ... Sanctification!
Instant ... Glorification!
All Have A Date!

Justification
Is The Moment
When You Give Your Heart To Christ!
When You Accept
Salvation
Confess
Repent
AND
Dump The Damned Devil
On His Satanic Device

AND

Are DECLARED

By Jesus As Just

Aka Righteous

In The Holy God's Eyes!!

Sanctification
Is A Life's Work
A Walking
In The Will Of God
Trusting In The Working Of The Holy Spirit
Growing By Grace In The Faith
Walking In Confidence
Doing All

- By Faith -
As Jesus Says
With The Shoulder To The Gospel Plow

AND
Foot Falls On
The Straight And Narrow Way
Hopeful
For The Coming Great And Tumultuous Rewarding
AND
Redemption Day Of The Jealous
AND
Redeeming Eternal Holy God!

"Hold Fast Till I Come!"
Is His Word
To Those Of The Household Of Faith!
"Trust Me At My Word
And Believe
Honor Worship
And Obey Me - Don't Be Deceived!"

"I And My Word Are One!
Live In My Love!
You Are Not Alone!
Work Until I Come
To Take You To My Home!"

Glorification
Is The Instant
On The Day
The King Of The Faithful
(The Judge Of The Disgraceful)
Calls Forth His Beloved
His Beautiful
Faithful Even Unto The Death
Having Waited
Having Watched
Having Kept Her Clothes Spotless
Triumphant Bride
Who - At His Voice -
Rises Up
With The Once-Dead Rising First
AND
We Who Are Alive And Remain On The Earth
- The Remnant Of The Faith -
Together With Them
Shall Be Caught Up To Meet The Lord
In The Air
Having Cast Off The Curse
Sin Death Hell
AND INSTEAD
Putting On
Incorruption - Forever Faithfulness!

AND
Immortality - Forever Life!

It Will Be 

A Glorious Day Of Rejoicing
For Those Of The Household Of Faith

When All Who Have Kept The Covenant
Will See Faith 

Turn nruT
To Sight
AND
See The Conquering King 
Jesus Christ
- In Peace -
Faith To Face!

That Thing Not Seen
Will Be Visible!
That Hope Long Held
Will Be Touched!
The Lives Made Bitter
Because Of Their Love
For The Lord
Will
- Escorted By The Rejoicing Hosts Of Heaven -
Take Flight
To The Great Reward
The Glorious Home
Of The Everlasting God!

There Will Be No More Night!
AND

We Shall 

- For 1,000 Years -

Be Well Rid Of Satan
That Decimating Fraud!

Two Instants

And

A Wait

Determine

The Believing Man's Fate!

Are You A Living-Lord-Lover?

A Committed Christ-Follower?

Do You Believe In

And

Trust Upon

The Eternal God?

Can't Catch-A-Break And 'e Self!

In This Corner
Wearing Tangerine Trunks
Displaying Squeakers And Squawkers
Is 

Can't Catch-A-Break!

He Is A 100-Pound Weakling
BUT
Surprise And Shock
He Can Dead Lift
Clean And Jerk
AND
Snatch
The Heaviest Weight That It Is Possible
For Any Human
Who Ever Lived
Or Will Ever Live
To Consciously Bear!

He Can Raise That Weight
Even Sitting In A Comfy Chair!

Yeahhhh! 

                             Woo Hoo!

In That Corner
Wearing White Trunks 

With A Blue Border And Fringes
Is Dah Christian!

Dah Christian's Recorded Heaviest Weight Lifted Is
Old King James
AND
He Can Do It On The Run
Sitting
Standing
Walking
AND
Ever Spinning Around!

He Can Accomplish Feats Of Greatness 

Just By A Flick Of The Wrist
AND
He Does Something Called
Witness!

Boooooo!

                        Boooooo!                                              Boooooo!
                                                             Useless!
             Go Home!

Are You Ready To Rumble?!

Yeah! Bring It On!

No, I Am Not!

Dah Christian Got To Be An Idiot!

                           Catcha Is Gonna Wipe The Floor With Him!

This Does Not Seem Real!                                              They Are Not In The Same League!

Catcha!
First Statement:

Your Soap Doan Sud!
Your Brush Can't Scrub
And
Every Coin In Your Pocket
Ain't Nothing But Crooked Slugs!!

Why?! How?!
You If, But And And!
I'll Kill You!
I'll Rip You A New One!

Beeeeep!!

Yeahhhh!! I Told You!

Christian!
First Statement:

You Are A Liar!
A Loafer!
A Bold And Grand Sleaze!
You Nickel And Dime Widows
And
All Your Clean Dogs Got Ticks And Fleas!

10 Seconds On The Clock!

Why Won't He Respond?!

3
2
1
BEEEEEEEEEP!!

ROUND 2!

Catcha!
You're Thin-Skinned
A Tight-Wad
A Sheep-Stealer
And A Fraud!

You ...

You ...! You ...! Ooohhh!!!
I'm Gonna Rip Your Tongue Out!
I'll Scalp You!
I'll Put Salt In Your Eye!

Beeeeep!

Yeah!                                                           Yeah!
                    He's Winning!                                                       Look At His Muscles Bulge!

Christian!
You Scored No Points Last Round! 

Let's See What You Can Do This Round!
You Have Got To Defend Your Self!
It's The Way Of The World!

The Accusation Is:

You Are A Liar!
A Crier!
You Steal Pension Funds!
You Play With Light Skirts!
You Imbibe Rot-Gut White Rum!

The Audience Gasps!
Catcha Steps Back!
Dah Christian Kneels Down!

What Is He Doing!

                                            Maybe He's Saying His Prayers!

The Crowd Roars!

Beep! Beep! Beeeeeep!!!

Catcha Wins!
He Lifted High His Self!
He Came To His Own Defense!
He Stuck To His Guns ...!?!

Craaaack!!

What Was That!?!

                  Look! Look!!

Catcha Just Dropped Through The Floor!

Wha ... Why ... How!?!

Catcha? Catcha?
You Alright, Man?!

Nooo! No O ooh!
I Broke My Seeeelf!

My Self Is Too Heavy!
Ask Dah Christian For Help!

Christian! Dah Christian!
Catcha Git Broken By 'e Self!
Can You Help Him?
Please Help Him!
He Said He Can No Longer Depend On His Self!

Dah Christian Responded:

Self Has No Back Prop
No Footing
It's Head Is Always Bare
So
Tell That Can't Catcha
To Let go Of Self
And He Will Rise Up!
Tell Him To Have No Fear!
He Will Float In The Air!

Catcha?!
Can You Hear Me?!

Baaarely! Just Baaarely!

Nevertheless, Listen Good!

Dah Christian Says
Let Go Of Self
For He Says That Is How
The Devil's Darts Are Withstood!

Christian Says

Don't Jump
At Every Slight And Insult
For
A Soft Answer
Turns Away Wrath
And Even Better
Silence Is Golden
For
With God's Blessing
The World Can Be Withstood!

And, Furthermore

He Says There's To Be

No More Carrying Around
That Hock-Hobbled Golden Calf!

He's Up! He's Up!               Catch Just Stood Up!                                               He's Going To Be All Right! 

Catcha Is Standing Firmly On His Feet!

Not Long Thereafter ...

Christian! Dah Christian!
Where You Learn All That Good Stuff?!

I Lift High Old King James!
I Flutter All His Pages
AND
He Ruffles The Whorls On My Brain!
AND
By The Faith Of Jesus Christ
I Withstand Satan's Rages!

You Don't Say?!

I Accept All Of Christ's Teaching!
I Was Like You
But I Accepted The Word Against Self
For
I No Longer Wanted To Be World Champion
Lifting The Heaviest Weight In The World
My - The - Self!

Self Desires Supremacy!
Self Is Its Own God!
Self Sits On A Self-made Throne
Compliments Of King Fraud!

I Am Not King Of My Life!
Jesus Christ Holds That Prime Place
So
All My Burdens
The Barbs Of This Life
I Cast Them All On Him!
And
With Full Confidence
In My Lord Christ
I Can
The Wicked World
Face!

As Easy As That?!

As Easy As *That!*

Jesus Attends!
Defends!
Contends!
I Pray And I Obey
For
I Gave Self To My Savior
That Dragon
For To Slay!

Now ... It's Good Bye To You
And
I Pray
You Have A Blessed Day!

Wow!What A Nice Man!

That's A Good Christian!

Pity He Didn't Fight For Self ...!

He Didn't Need To
For
He Has The Lord Christ
On His Side!

No Regrets Later!

Dedicated To The Task

I Was Walking 

Along The Way Of Life
Contented 

To Walk With The Lord
Until 

The Day I Came To The Cross Roads
AND
Read The Bill Board
Identifying Each Road
As Can Only Be Written
By The Fraud!

Out Of The Blue ...

My Mind Became Cloudy!
My Spirit Became Fevered

As Fevered As Fevered Can Be!

Everything Seemed So Exciting
AND
This Thing

That Thing

These Things

Those Things

All Things
Were Calling 

Calling

Calling Out To Me!

I Felt Drawn
Enamored
AND
I Wondered:

"What If ...!"

When I Smelled The Aroma
Of Someone Smoking A Spliff!

I Heard Raucous Music!
I Heard A Laughing Uproar!
I Heard Two Voices Three
Screaming ...

"Let Me Out Of This Door!"

I Heard Glasses Clinking

AND
I Heard A Funeral Dirge
BUT
I Heard No Voice Praying
To The Master
For
Those Souls Were Indulging
Suffering
From The Unexpected

The Unanticipated 

Foul Purge!

I Felt Myself Pulled Up Sharply!
My Heart Was Not Here
On 

The Wide Expanse
Of 

Wasted Lives
For
I Wanted
Desired
Yearned
To Walk Straight
From Common Living
Unto Eternal Life
Which Could Only Be Accomplished
By Walking The Straight And Narrow Way
BUT
Here
I. Was. Being. Tempted!
From My Lord
To Go Astray!

In The Faith Of Jesus Christ

That I Held To Me So Dear
I Said:

"Father, I Am Thine!"

Please Point Me

And

Bless Me To Walk

On The Straight Line

For You Are My God

Holy And Divine!

Help Me To Stay On The Right Path

Help Me Not To Flesh To Step Aside!

Help Me To Deny That Liar!

God Of Glory 

Be My Guardian And My Guide!

Help Me In Thy Love Ever To Abide!

AMEN.

I Looked Again
At That Bill BoardTurned Guide Post

AND
- Though Nearly Obscured -
I Found The Path
Marked

"Right Way

... For Those That Faithful Be!"

AND
Giving God Praise
For

A Weak-By-Self-Strong-In-God-Victory

I Plodded Gladly Onward
To That Gloriously Eternal

Eternal City!

The Way Is Oft' Hard
BUT
The Great God Is Good
For
My Companions Are Holy Angels
AND
The Holy Spirit
Is My Comforter

AND

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

I Have

Faithful To God

Stood!

Brethren,
Do Not Be Presumptuous!
Do Not Assume That You Can
Of Your Own Self
Know The Way!
Pay Attention!
AND
Really Read The Guide Posts
For
They Are There For
Correction
Protection
Direction
AND
Are Not To Be Ignored
Because Of Wilful Self's Predilection!

Take Time
To Read With Understanding!
Walk In Faith

AND
Put Blind Eyes 

AND

Lustful Urges
On The Back Burner Called Past Life
AND
Trust The Word Of Truth

AND

Not Him Who 

Always - Justifying Sin - Has A Plaster

AND

Is Justly Called

The King Of Disaster!

Put Faith First

And

Have No Regrets Later!