PRAYER: Father, I Know ...!

I Thank You, Lord

For The Peace

The Rest

The Hope

The Help

The Healing

And  

The Caring

That Brings Me

A Creature Of The Dust

Into The Holy Presence Of

The Great Creator God

Eternal

Loving Kind

Faithful And True

Who

Out Of Sacrificial Love

Draws Me

And

Calls Me

To Bless Me

To Save Me

And

To Seal Me

Against

The Vengeance Of The Great Day!

Lord,

I Hear You!

Help Me To Heed You!

Lord,

I Need You!

Help Me To Trust You

And

Always Believe You

So That Your Love

Will Do For Me

All That You Have

In The Living Word Promised

For Today

And

For Tomorrow

When Eternal Life Means For Me

Living With You

Being Near You

Ever Seeing You

And

Being Like You

In The Realm Of The Blessed

Where There Is Ever Always Joy

And

Never Any Sorrow

The Heart To Annoy!

I've Sometimes Wandered In My Thoughts, Lord!

Sometimes I Doubted In My Heart, Too!

But

The Holy Spirit

That Teacher Who Is Ever True

Has Led Me To That Place

Where I Now Know With Certainty

That You

The Holy God Of The Unfailing Word

Are Just

Faithful

Kind

And

Without Fail

Constant And True!

I Honor You, Lord!

I Worship You!

I Praise And Bless You

And

I Plead

In The Name Of The Lord Christ Jesus

Please

Keep Calling Me

Keep Chiding Me

Keep Trying Me

Keep Blessing Me

Keep Directing Me

And

Keep Feeding Me

With Food For My Spirit

And

Food For My Soul!

Father,

Please Keep Leading Me

And

Protecting Me

And

Bless Me To Always Heed Your Voice

For

I Know And I Humbly Acknowledge

That

I Am Lost Without You

And

I Really, Really, Need You!

Please Keep Me Close To You!

I Want To Arrive Safe

To The Eternal Home!

I Love You, Lord!

Keep Me Praying!

AMEN.

PRAYER : I Ask You, Lord, For My Blessing!

Lord Of The Faithful

God Of The Just

I Am Praying, Father

For I Want

Your Very Real Gift Of Life Everlasting

So I Must!

I Love You!

I Bless You!

I Honor You!

I Worship You, Lord, True

For I Desire To Live For You

And

Live In Bliss With You

When For Me

Eternity Comes, Too!

My Life Now Is A Vapor! 

My Beauty Fades

Like That Of The Flower Of A Grass! 

Unchanged 

I Am As A Cut Grass

Tossed In The Furnace

And Consumed

By Heat's Hot Blast!

Lord,

I Have No Desire

To Live Before You As One Offensive! 

I Have No Desire

To Be The One Profligate

Nor Profane

And

I Do Not Desire To Be The Soul Condemned

Who Will Be Cast Out From Before You

Damned

Into The Fire And Brimstone Lake

Of

Eternal Shame!

Lift Me Up, Lord! 

I Am Pleading! 

Bear Me Up, Lord

I Am Calling Your Name!

Carry Me! 

My Will I Surrender! 

Bless Me To Do Your Will

So That I Will Forever

Be Called Beloved

Because With Faith

I Carried

And Lifted Up

Your Holy And Everlasting Great Name!

I Give You, Lord, Your Glory! 

I Give You, Lord, My Praise Unfeigned 

And

I Ask You For My Blessings

In The Matchless Name Of My Jesus

Your Beloved And Begotten Only Son

Who Is Soon To The Earth

Coming Again

This Time As Conquering King

And

His Faithful Ones To Claim!

AMEN.

Held By Grace And Power?!

I Was Held By Two Hands!
I Could Get Away!
I Could ... If I Wanted To
By It Was For This
That I Had So Fervently Prayed!

I Am Gently Held By
Grace To Cleanse
AND
Power To Heal
The Great Champions Of My Lord
God Almighty!
Oh, How My Heart The Blessing Did
Does
Feel!

Grace To Cleanse
Is Unassuming!
Power To Heal
Is No Gully Bore!
These Two Are On A Mission Of Restoration
AND
These Hands
Will Deliver A Repentant One
Right To Heaven's Gate Door!

I Could Escape!
I Could Run Away!
I Could Back Away From Them!
I Could Attack Them!
I Could Even Call Them Pond Scum
IF
I Was A Child Of The Devil
Which
- Thank God By Jesus Christ - 
I Am Not
So
I Am Accepting These Hands
AND
I Shall Not From Them Run
For
They Work For The Living God Of Heaven!

They By God's Sweet Spirit
Shower Free Mercy
On The Living Disgrace
AND
They
Oh, So, Gently
Remove The Dross Of Sin
AND
Rain Down With Power
The Shower Of Blessing
AND
Soon
There Is The New Heart Within!

Oh, How I Love Jesus
The Holy King Who Loves Me First
And Best
And Most
And Longest
The Eternal King
Who By His Personal Sacrifice
For My Own Known Sin
Did The Curse On My Life
Reverse!

I Am The Child Of The Heavenly King!
I Shall His Praises Sing!
I Shall Pray With Power
This Day
Right Now
AND

Forever
AND

I Shall Tell The Old, Ever New,  Story

With Love By Faith

AND 
With Kingdom Power!

Into Thy Hands, Lord

I, Believing You

And

Trusting You

At Your Holy Word

Commend My Spirit!

Jesus Christ Is Peace Is Sin Relief!!

Just Say Something, Anything!
Just Talk To Me!!

Okay!
Are YOU Well?!
Are You Beholding The Beauty Of The Earth?!
Are You At Peace With God?!

Are You Walking?!
Are You Faithful?!
Is Jesus Christ Your Captain
The Giver Of Your Peace?!

Are Your Working?!
I Pray You're No Longer Wondering!
Is The Holy Spirit Your Guide
The Comforter That Delivers Your Necessary
Your Much Needed Peace?!

The Great One In Whom You Confide?!

Are You Watching ...?!

... Watching What?!

Are You Watching The Signs Of The Times
That Show That Men's Hearts
Are Waxed Gross
And Seriously Grown Cold
And Love Self
And Love Gain
And Refuse To Accept
That There Is The Living God
The Rock Of Our Salvation
Who
- When The Investigative Judgment Is Complete -
Is Coming To Earth Again
To Give Satan
Sin Sinners
Death
The Cold Grave
Hell
Their Written-With-Blood
Can't Be Undone
Defeat?!

Oh.

Is That All You Have To Say?!

Yes.

What's Going On With You?!

Nothing
Something
Everything
I Don't Know

I Just Feel ... Down ...

... Why Art Thou Cast Down
Oh, My Soul?!
Why Are You Dispirited Within?!

Good Question To Your Soul!

Let Me Ask Another Question:

Are You Hoping In God?!

Sometimes I Cry ...!

Look Around ...
Bad Behavior ... REWARDED!
Dishonesty ... REWARDED!
Murder And Mayhem ... REWARDED!
Wilful Disobedience ... REWARDED!
Deceit ... DOUBLY REWARDED!

Everything Good Is Bad

AND
No Rewarded Person Has Truth
In Their Inward Parts ...!

... Who For A Human Lives With A Corpse For A Year?!
Who Rapes Their Dying Friend?!
Who Puts A Child In A Hot Oven?!
Who Uses Human Parts As Garden Fertilizer?!

... Who Hates Jesus So Much
That They Will Partner With Satan
To Tell The Man Seeking Salvation
That The "Disinterested Sky God"
Is On Permanent Vacation
Visiting His Co-God Relations
In Deep Space Stations?!

Sigh ...

Wake Up!

I Am Awake
And I Fear
That Mankind Is Really Truly Unraveling
Caught
Between Truth And A Dare
And Those Charged
With Stewardship
Of Man's Spiritual Upkeep
Are Looking To That Man
Their Personal Coffers
Filled
To Keep!

I Know What You Mean!

Now ... I Want To Sigh!
I Want To Cry
At The Abominations In The Land ...!

... Oh, Dear!

I Just Remembered

The Men With The Slaughtering Weapons
The One With The Writer's Inkhorn
The Decree:

Mark Those Who Sigh And Cry!

Spare Not!

Let Judgment Begin At God's Sanctuary!

Oh, Lord, In Zion
Help Us!

The Paid Truth-Speakers Prophesy Deceit
Selling Sweet Milk
And Nimbly Tickling
Wiggling Ears

Confidently Telling The Congregation:

Peace! Peace! Peace!

Be Ye Still!

We Are Blessed Of The Living God!

There Is Nothing To Fear!

Even As Satan
- Pleasuring Himself -
Cheers! Cheers! Cheers!

Hold On ...

Keep Your Faith In Jesus Christ!

God Will Help Us

BUT
We Must Constant Pray!
We Must Get Back To The Good Book
And Study

And Not Just Use It As 

A Look-Book!

I Believe You!

I Love You

And For This

I Am Beseeching You

Please Do Not Let Any Created Being

Steal Your Joy!

Stay The Course!

AND
Trust The Master!

ANDDon't Do The Convenient Thing
Even If It's Lawful
And You Won't
In The Lake Of Fire
Of Damnation
Get A Craw Full!

Oh, My! 

My Mind Took The Picture!
You Made Me Laugh!

Good!
Trust Jesus Christ
The True One
With The Shepherd's Staff!

I Can Hear The Savior Calling!

Let's Go With Him ...!

... All The Way!

What A Friend We Have In Jesus
Our Sins Griefs Sorrows Burden
He, Able
Bears!

I Deem It A Privilege
A Blessing
For My Peace
That I Can Take All That Concerns Me

To Him
In Prayer!

Sweet Hour Of Prayer!

Sweet Hour Of Prayer!
I Am Called Away
From The World Of Sin
Where I Physically Walk On
To That Dear Place
Where Rest Is Peace
And Hope Has Wings
And My Joy Found In Jesus Is Sweet Relief!

Amen!

How Are You Feeling Now?!

Buoyed!

Borne Aloft!

Sheltered!

Safe ...

... In The Arms Of Jesus!

The Prayer-Hearing God Answers ... Prayers!

I Serve A Prayer-Hearing
Prayer-Answering God!
I Praise The All-Seeing
All-Knowing
Ever-Present God
- Not That Known Fraud!

I Honor The Mighty God
The Creator Of Heaven And Earth
The Sovereign King
And
I Present Myself Before Him
Because He Is My Everything!

I Love You, Lord

For You Are True!

You Say As You Will

And

You Do That Which Is Right And Best

For Mankind

Be He Faithful Unfaithful

Good Evil

Kind Unkind

Believer Or Doubter

Or Faithless And Clueless, Too!

I Bow Before You In Worship, Lord!

I Sing Your Power As Praise!

I Bless You For You Are The Holy God

And

I Accept Your Blessing On My Life

Giving Me Length Of Days!

How Can I Despise Your Great Salvation?

How Can I Deny Your Great Grace?

How Can I Reject Your Unfailing Mercy

And Still Call Myself A Believer

And Not End Up In Damnation's Conflagratory Blaze?

Lord,

By Your Word

I Will Answer My Own Questions:

I Can't Despise Your Bounty And Be Blessed!

I Can't Despise Your Grace And Get Gifts!

I Can't Despise The Merciful Power

By Whose  Breath I Live

And, So

Dear Lord

Thou Blessing Faithful God

I Take My Stand With The Righteous

And I Shall Mourn And Cry

For The Abominations In The Land!

I Shall Bow My Head

Break My Stony Heart

Bend My Knee

Wash My Sick Of Sin Eyes

Permit My Ears To Be Unstopped
And

Shop In Heaven's Storehouse

For A New Man Like Unto My Lord Christ
And

Call For And Accept The Leading

The Direction

The Correction

The Teaching Of

Your Holy Spirit

And

Accept The Influence And Protection Of Your Holy Angels

And

I Shall Worship

Pray

Plead

Petition

Praise

And

Place My All On The Altar Of Sacrifice

AND

I Shall Declare:

The Lord Is My Shepherd!

I Have Everything That I Need!

The Lord Is My Rock!

My Soul Is Anchored!

Faith Is My Steed!

The Lord Is My Strong Tower!

The Stone I Stand On Cannot Fall!

The Lord Is My Shield

That That Satan Cannot To Me Pass Beyond!

I Shall Not Live On The I-Feels!

Lord,

I Come!

Clean Me!

Make Me To You As One Holy!

Render Me As One Undefiled!

Bless Me, I Beseech You!

To You, My Stubborn Will I Humbly Give!

To You, My Way I Surrender!

To You, My Life I Give!

Oh, Lord

Your Word Is My Light!

You Are My Salvation!

You Are Food, Shelter, Rest!

You Are Peace, Comfort!

I Am The One Blessed!

Jesus Christ Is My Captain

My Ship

My Sea

My Wind

My Current

My Eyes That The Real World I May See!

Mold Me, Lord

Break Me

Make Me After Your Sovereign Will

For

I, Here, Now, Am Waiting

Father,

I Yield!

In Your Presence

I Am Still!

I Love You, Lord

And

You Are My Portion

For 

You Loved Me First

And So

I Ask All My Blessings

And Give Utterance To All My Prayers

And My Praise

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name!

AMEN.

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Their Daily Play: WhoHowWhen!

WhoHowWhen
AND
WhatWhereWhy
Are Always Arguing
About ... Stuff!

AND

WhoWhen
AND
WhatWhy
Have A Thing Going
Against WhereHow!

Let's Get Something Clear ...

You've Got To Pay Close Attention
When The Arguments Start
For ... As Usual
WhoHowWow
Will Cause
WhereWhySo
To Do A Do
From The Word GetGo!

It Has Always Been That Way
AND
If
IfBut
AND
AndAn Show Up
You May Be Certain That
IfSo
AND
SoWhat
Will Peel The Layers Of The Red Onion Once Green
Clean Away!
That Is How They Earn Their Daily Pay!

One Bright Cold-Sun Thursday Morning
Before Sammas Mill Whistle
Had Had Itself A Good Turn At Blast
ButThat
AND
CertainSure
Were Having A Have-Out
On The Below Side Threshing Floor!

BesideThat
Was Ringside Referee
AND
GimmeMore Was Keeping Score!

The Argument?!

Why Did Jesus Christ Really Come To Earth?

EveryBody Had A Conspiracy Theory
AND
FastFacts Was Valiantly Trying
To Keep Track!

WhyAndHow
Stated That Jesus Came To Save Fallen Man
AND

Teach Him How To Live Right
In The Holy God's Sight!

PeaceAndRest
Stated That Jesus Is Peace
AND

He Came To Reconcile Man
To The Heavenly Father
So That Fallen Man Could Return Home
AND

Have Rest!

Well, I Tell You ...

That Statement
Sorely Surely
Irritated IDoubtThat
AND
WhoHowWow
Started Dancing
Prancing Up In The Stew
Demanding To Know How
IDoubtThat Could Be So Fast
To Let Doubt Wow Him
AND

Make Him Disbelieve Who Christ Is
AND

What He Did
AND

Is Doing
AND

For Whom
AND

Under What Circumstances?!

It ... The Argument, That Is

Did A Slalom From There
Until
ThisIsSo
Stepped In
AND
Laid Down On FastFacts
AND
Effectively
Separated The Brethren
AND
Cleared Up The Confusion!

ThisIsSo Was Justifiably Plain
AND
Clearly Smooooth

As He Called The Score!

ThisIsSo Called Out John3:16

AND
IJohn1:9
AND
Ordered
Isaiah 53:6
To Stand Firmly
In Front Of Them Both!

ThisIsSo Then Said To The Assembly:

The Living Word Holy Is Boss!
This Word Is Not Cut-To-Fit Cloth!
This Word Is A Comfort For Fallen Man
Presently Lost
AND
It Was Purchased At Eternally Great Cost!

He Proceeded Carefully ...

When I Call Your Name
Stand In A Straight Line
AND

AND

Will Make All Things Clear To You!

He Then Spoke The Truth In Righteousness:

Jesus Christ Is The Only One WHO 

Can Save Fallen Man

From WHAT Is Sure Damnation!

WHEN He Came To Earth

He Came To Bless Us
With A Paid In Full Ticket

To Go Back To The Fellowship

Of

The Family Of God 

WHERE Only The Righteous May Reside!

WHY Did He Do It?!

Because Of Pitying Love

AND

Our Accepting His Love

Is HOW We May Claim The Right

To Go To The Forever Home!

DOUBT Is Out!

IF He Had Not Come

You
Me

We

Would Be Forever

Trapped In Sin

Forever Separated

From

The God Of Our Salvation

BUT
He ... In Mercy

Great Love

AND

Free-To-All Grace

Came Down

AND 

He Has Made The Way Clear

For You
- For Us All -
To Return Home To The Father! 

He Needs AN Answer From

You ... Now!

What Now, Will You Say?!

They All Spoke Up
BUT
GimmeMore Had The Best
AND
The Final Say:

JESUS CHRIST SAVES!

Then ...

In One Thrilling Voice

They All Sang: