VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Rich ... In Jesus! + PRAYER: Pity Us, Lord!

All We ... Like Sheep
Have Gone Astray
AND
All Of Us ... Being Sinners
Have Walked In Our Own Way!

We Believe That
We Are Rich
Increased With Goods
AND
Have Need Of Nothing
- Or So We Say -
BUT
Let Me Tell You Plain, Brethren
Unconfessed Sin
Before The Heavenly Father
Is Sin
For Which You, Personally
- Dearly -
Will Have To Pay!

No Man Can Forgive Sin
Because
Sin 
Is 
The Transgression Of The Almighty God's Law
AND
Anyone
- Be It Pope, Priest
President, Prime Minister
Pastor Or A Handsome Pretty -
Who Claims Otherwise
Is
Someone Working For The Very Devil
AND
Selling ... As Truth
Known Reasoning Flaws
AND
Outright Lies!
Oh, How Our Savior Cries!

Beloved ...

Whatever You Leaning
Your False God
Your Raging Lust
In Jesus Christ The Righteous
You May

• For Heart Comfort
• For Soul Blessing
• For Spirit Peace
• For Bodily Rest

In All Faithfulness 
Confidently Trust!

Jesus Christ
Is
- Even Now -
Still Calling The Sinner To Repentance
For
There Is No Human Being
Who Is Not
So
Come Out Of Sodom And Gomorrah
Come Out Of Babylon
Depart Envy 
Depart Greed 
Depart Hate
AND
Depart Pride
AND
Petition 
To Receive Blessings Glorious
Of Which 
The Eternal God, All-Seeing
All-Knowing
Ever-Present
Has An Innumerable
Unimaginable Lot!
Don't Against Your Name Make A Blot!

The Living God
Is Not
A Party To Lying Satan's Smoke And Mirrors
So
All Who Follow The Life-Giver
Faithfully
Obediently
Worshipfully
Trustingly
Shall Arrive In Eternity As Immortalized
Incorruptible Livers
Nevermore To Live In 
Or Be Affected By
Sin's Squalor!
Please Give Jesus Christ Your Heart's Call
Even If Your Voice Has To Holler!

Do Not Let

Your Love Of Sin

Devour

Your Gift Of Life

Basking

In God's Glory!

Trust

The Good News

Gospel Story
And
Let Your Happy-In-Jesus Soul's Voice
Get To Sing
To The Eternal God
Glory! Glory!
And
A Joyful Hallelujah!

PRAYER:

Lord,
Please Help Us
Not To Enjoy The World's Goods
So Much
That We Forget That
The Living Word
Is
Truth Provided
And
For Our Own Precious Soul's Good!

Pity Us, Lord
And
Help Us To See The Shining Light
Of
Heavenly Love!

Please Help Us, As Always
And
Bless Us
Is My Heart's Humble Prayer
For We Ask These Few Petitions
In The Matchless Name
Of
The Holy Jesus!
We Love You, Lord!
AMEN.

HAPPY SABBATH + The Prince Of Peace!?!

Jesus Christ The Righteous
IS
The Prince Of Peace
Who Brought A Sword To The Men Of The Earth
Which Sword Is Sin Relief!

Here We Go Again!
Another Conundrum!

A Peacemaker Who Carries A Sword?!
Wow! I'm Under Overwhelmed!

Bite Yer Tongue!

Hey!
Wasn't A Peacemaker A Gun In The Wild West?!

Yes, It Was
But You Need To Widen Your Focus!

How?!
Every Peacemaker That I Know Off
Started A War!

Widen Your Focus ... Out And Up!
Think Vertically!
See Through The Eyes Of Faith
That Jesus Christ Gives Unto Us!

Oh! My Bad!

Why Did Cain Kill Abel?!

Cain Was Disobedient Presumptuous And Jealous
Aka Wicked!
Abel Operated Under The Obedience Of Faith!

Abel's Righteous Works Accused Cain's Disobedience!

Why Did Sanballat Hate Hezekiah?!

Sanballat Was Corrupt And Evil!
Hezekiah Labored Diligently By Faith 

And Feared The Living God?!

Why Did King Saul Hate David?!

Saul Was Disobedient, Presumptuous

Wilful And Wickedly Murderous Evil!
David Walked With God In Obedience ...!

... Really?!

Really
Minus The Bathsheba Affair
For Which He Abjectly Completely
- With Contrite Heart -
Repented!

Oh.

Why Did The Jewish Leaders Hate Stephen?!

Stephen Was On Fire For Almighty God
And Full Of Good Works!
The Jewish Leaders
- Wicked Deceitful Puffed Up
Dishonest Treacherous Murderous -
Were Heated From Hell!

Why Did Haman The Agagite
Hate Mordecai?!

Plain Case Of Good Versus Evil!

Haman Wanted The Worship
Mordecai, In Obedience, Reserved For The Living God!

Mordecai Believed And Trusted God's Word!

So, Let Me Ask You The Question!

Why Does Satan Hate Our Lord Jesus Christ! 

• Good Versus Evil
• Love Versus Hate
• Truth Versus Error
• Selfish Desire Versus Yielding To God's Will

Aka
- In All Instances -

Good People

AND
Good Works
Placing
Bad People

AND
Bad Works
Into Disclosing Exposing Revealing Bright Light!

Soooo, How Does This Correlate
To Jesus The Peacemaker Wielding A Sword?!

Glad You Asked!

Jesus Christ Is Our Peace

Bearing The Sword Of The Holy Spirit
Which Is
The Word Of God
Which Is
The Light Of Truth
Which Leads Us

Into The Eternal God's Everlasting Life!

The Light Of Truth
Is The Disclosing Agent
Which Glows In The Dark
Exposing Known Sin
AND
Revealing Inward Darkness
AND
Cutting Off The Way Of Escape
Used On The Path Of Denial!

I Get You ... Now!

The Word Of Truth
From The Prince Of Peace
Ignites
The Tinder Of Sin Within
The Darkened Soul Of Fallen Man
AND
All Who Hear The Word
Must Respond
- One Way Or The Other -
AND
The Only Way To Still The Convicted Spirit
Is To Hurt
Damage
Maim
Destroy
Make Its Presence Absent
With Prejudice
AND
With Finality
Killing It!

Put Another Way ...

Evil Gets "Peace" From Knowing Evil Is Evil

By Killing Peace 

Which Brings Peace To Evil

By Exposing Evil

Who Needs Peace From Evil 

Who Kills Peace 

Because Evil Is Evil 

And

Knows Not Peace

Which Brings Perfect Peace ... And Rest!!

What He Said!

So What Have We Gleaned?!

Peace From Truth Is A Sword!

Peace Is A Purity That Condemns
The Urges And Habits Of The Sin Life!

Peace Is A Lead Balloon

Among The Helium-Filled Balloons Of Sin!

Peace Is Like Clorox 

On A Warlike Black Character!

Peace Damages
Peace Cuts 

The Fabric Of Sin ...!

... Jesus' Peace Is A Sword ...!

... Which Challenges The Status Quo
Of Business As Usual
Which Upsets The Currency Of Sin
Which Destroys Satan's Ability
Another Soul
To Darkness
To Win
AND
This Does Not Sit Well With Him
AND
The Result Is ...!

... Jesus Got Killed ...!

... His Adherents Will Likewise Follow ...!

... Peace Is A Sword!

Bottom Line ...

The Word Of Truth

Doesn't

Can't 

Won't Lie!

Jesus Christ's Peace

IS

A Sword!

The Law And The Prophets Preach The Gospel! + PRAYER: Lord, I Desire The Gift Of Life ...!

The Law Was To Man Strict Justice!
The Prophets Told Man's History In Advance
AND
The Gospels Tell The Good News Of
Man's Purchased Salvation
AND
The Free Grace
Given Unto The Fallen Race
By The Son Of God

The Son Of Man
Who Took Unto Himself ... Our Flesh
So That By Faith
With Love ... And Obedience
Trust And Heartfelt Worship
We Will Receive Of His Holy Spirit!

Of His Love To Us, There Is No Limit!

Don't You Know That ...

Those Who Love The Lord
Do Not Obey The Law To Be Saved!
They Obey The Law

Because 

They Are Saved
AND
Being Unwilling
To Crucify The Loving Savior Afresh
They Choose Not To Be Led By Their Flesh!

There Is Law At The Beginning!
AND

There Is Grace At The End
But 

Neither Cancels Out The Other
Because 

The Living God Changes Not
AND, THEREFOREHis Righteous Law Cannot
So
To Meet God
We Have To Be Raised Up
Or Be Forever Lost!

Note Well ...

History Foretold That
The Deliverer Would Come
AND
The Gospels Plainly Speak
Telling Of His Life
His Unfailing Love For Man
His Never-Ending Blessing Upon Man
His Priceless Gift To Man
His Accursed Death Because Of Man
His Stunning Resurrection To Save Man
AND
His Visible Ascension
AND
High-Priestly Intercession For Man
AND
His Soon Coming To Earth Again
To Claim His Own
Out Of The Hand Of Satan
The Snare Of Every Man!

Satan Is Damned!

From Genesis To Revelation
Is 

Jesus Christ All The Way
AND
One Without The Other
To Give Man Short Pay
For
All The Books Of The Testament Old

AND

The Testament New

Meet
In The Book Of Revelation At The End
AND
Finish The Whole Story Of How 

The Life Of Man Shall End
When He Makes Almighty God's Son
The Creator God
- The Savior -
His Redeemer
Who Offers
- Who Gives -
Life
AND

That Without End!

It Is Time, Brethren

For Us, Sincerely

The Life With Jesus Christ

To Humbly

Unceasingly Defend!

Jesus Christ Bore His Cross!

Our Sin Made The Cross Members!

He Asks Us

To Take Up Our Cross

- Daily -

And

Follow Him!

PRAYER:

Father,

I Willingly Take Up My Cross Today!

I Will Bear It

For

I Know That You Carry Me

Every Single Day!

I Know That Sometimes

My Heart At The Burden

Is Not Well Pleased

But

Be It Kicking Or Screaming

Crying And Complaining

I Will To Follow

Where You Lead

And

I Beseech You, Lord

To Keep Me On The Right Path

Until I Fully

Finally

Accept

That You Know Best

And

I, By Your Daily Grace

With My Gift Of Daily Faith

Choose To Calmly, Peacefully

Faithfully

Unreservedly

Follow My Lord Christ

To The Eternal City

Wherein Is Everlasting Life!

Lord,

Please Help Me To Keep The Faith

And

Stay The Course

For

I Desire The Gift Of Life

And

That Without End

With

My Jesus

My Forever Friend

In Whose Holy Name

I, Believing

Loving, Trusting

Worshipping

Pray!

I Love You, Lord!

AMEN.

Out Of Darkness ...!! : Let There Be Light! + PRAYER: Remember Us, Lord, In Mercy!

It 

    IS    

               Plain!

Darkness Desires

AND
Dreams 

To Kill Light!

It Is Not Because Light Schemes Against

AND

Hates Darkness
BUT

Because Light Is Light
AND
Always Right
AND
Ever Perfect

In The Holy God's Sight!

Darkness Is Determined
Dark
Destructive

AND
Debilitating

AND

Is Ever Delivering Damnation

AND
Setting Adherents Outside Of The Living God's Pardoning
Because
Darkness Is Filled With Pride
Jealousy And Greed

AND
Is Not "Contented" With What It Has

Or
What It Possesses In Itself
Which Is
Being Deadly

AND
Deadly Desiring
Trophy Scalps On Its Display Shelf!

Darkness Is Of Satan

That Wily Creature

Popularly

And

Foolishly Considered 

A Cartoon Elf!

Darkness Hates Light
Because 

In The Presence Of Light True
True Light Is Shed 

Into The Darkness Of The Mind
AND
Darkness Is Known Fled
For
Light Into The Darkness
Creates Insight
Giving Foresight
Removing One From The Night
That Does Blight And Benight
AND
Gives Man, Fallen
Strength ... To Stand Up
AND
To Fight In Faith ... For Faith
That Good Fight
That Does The Freed Soul Delight!

PRAYER:

Father,

Forgive Us Our Trespasses Today

When We Walk Into Darkness

Because

We, Complacent

Did Not Look Every Which Way!

Help Us To Have

The Wise Virgin Experience

Having A Personal Knowledge

Of

The Living Word

And

Not Depending On Another's Feeling

Or Experience

So That

When The Cry

"The Bridegroom Cometh!"

Sounds

We Will Not Be Amongst Those Of

The Cast-Out

I-Do-Not-Know-You

Damned-For-Eternity Goat Herd!

Remember Us In Mercy

For You Have Promised

That You Can Never Forget

And

We Ask All In The Name Of

The Beloved

Jesus Christ The Righteous!

We Accept And Thank You, Lord

For Your Grace!

AMEN.

The Sign Post

At The Crossroads Of Hope And Glory
AND
Independence And Pride
AND
Doubt And Defiance
AND
Not Yet And Maybe Later
IS
The Sign Post
Plain To The Seeing Eye:

What Is The Point?

Is It Worth It?

Can You Pay The Price?

Was It Worth The Cost?

How Strange!

Very True!

Very True, It's Strange
Or
It's Strangely Very True!?!

Pick Your Own Poison!

Poison Kills!

So Does Ignorance
Recklessness
Willfulness
Waywardness
Wantonness
Idleness
Fullness Of Bread
Pride
Life Without The Peace Guide

AND
Letting Satan Take You For A Ride!

Whatever Must One Do?!

In Heavenly Love Abide!

Let The Spirit Of God In Your Heart Reside! 

Let The Holy Angels Influence You
So That Vain Self 

AND

Purchased Salvation
Do Not Collide

AND
Get Out Of The Dying World
So That Known Sin
Cannot Take You For The Condemned Man's Last Ride!

Bottom Line ...

In Jesus Christ

Our Savior

Lord, God

Forever Friend

Emphatically

Unreservedly

Unrepentantly

Faithfully

Contentedly

Confide!

Power: Play + PRAYER: Lord, I Beseech Your Tender Mercies ...!

Satan Displays Love For Power!
Jesus Christ Displays The Power Of Love
AND
If Humans Do Not Recognize The Stark Difference
They Will Be Ushered Into Hell
By A Bold Fallen Angel
Displaying Light

AND
Boldly Wearing The Peace Broker's White Glove!

Man Says That Power Corrupts!
Another Man Says Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely
BUT
Truth Is

Power Is Corrupted
By The Mind Wielding The Power!

Fact ...

In The Hand Of The Sovereign God
The Absolute Power Of Love
IS
Doing
- Working -
Mightily Fine

AND
Benefitting Enormously
Those Of My Kind

Who Are The Sacrificially Beloved!

The Power Of Love
Is

The Willingly Sacrificed One
Who Readily Did All
To Save A Riven Soul
From The Apostate Bold
Whose Love Of Power
Saw Him Sacrifice His Own Creator
AND
Thereby

Put A Pin In His Very Own Existence!

Obviously
Common Sense Lacked A Working Elevator!

That Satan Is One Coldly Bold Sinful Soul!

Let All Men
Who Will To Rule
Juxtapose The Serpent And The Savior
AND
Consider Their Clothes
Which Speak To Their Character
Their Reason
Their Being
AND
Then Decide
From Which Character They Should
- With Alacrity -
Be Energetically Fleeing!

This Effort Needs No Prayer Meeting!

The Love Of Power
Is Not The Power Of Love!
The Power Of The All-Sufficient Power
IsThe Love Of The Lord Of Love! 

Draw Near, I Beseech You
Brethren Beloved!
It Is Almighty God'sTruth That I Share:

 The Prince Of Peace

Brings The Saving Grace

Of

Pitying Love

That Leads To Surpassing Glory

To All

Who Will To Walk In Godly Fear!

All That Remains Thereafter, Is ...

Sorrow, Woe, Sadness

Bitterness, Strife,

Death And Sure Damnation
To Those Who Will Not 

By The Mercy That Comes Of Grace
Choose Daily In Faith To Grow

Because

They See No Corporeal Benefit

Blessing

Power

Praise

In What Does Not Dollar Bills Show!

PRAYER:

I Thank You, Lord

For Your Love

You Mercy 

Your Grace

And

Your Power

And

I Look To The Great Day When

There Shall Be Unlocked

The Eternal Blessing Shower!

Until Then, Dear Lord

I Worship You

In Thought

In Word 

And

In Deed

And

I Beseech Your Tender Mercies

Upon This, Your Flock

Of

Lambs And Sheep

Who Look To You

To Keep Us Walking Steady

On Narrow-Path-Only Feet!

Grant Unto Us

The Victory Over Sin

That Comes Of Working Faith!
In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

I Pray And Sincerely Plead!

AMEN.

The Kindnesses Of Almighty God + PRAYER: Bless Me With All Blessing, Lord!

The Grace Of God

IS

A Kindness

To All Who Choose To Accept It

AND

Believe

That The Living God 

IS

Loving

AND

Will Answer His Hurting Child's Plea!

Truth Is The Banner!

Love Is The Shield

AND 

Mercy

AND

Grace Are Kindnesses

That The Faithful Soul

Does Daily, Indeed

From The Giving God Receive!

PRAYER:

Father,

Feed Me Every Day

Out Of Your Bounty

For

It Is With A Faithful

Believing

Longing Heart That I Earnestly Pray!

Please Bless Me With All Blessing!

Please Teach Me Your Truth

And

Please Guide Me To Safe Pasture

And

From Sin

I Beseech You, Dear Father

Please Keep Me Aloof!

I Love You, Lord

And

It Is In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

That I Ask For These Few Mercies!

AMEN.

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Almighty God Rules ... In The Affairs Of Men!

There Is An Old Adage:

Look For Trouble
And It You Shall Surely Find!

And

The Bible States:

If The Almighty God Says 

"Speak To The Rock!"Don't Bash It Repeatedly
When Anger Is In Your Spine!

If The Almighty God Says

"Walk!"That Is What You Must Do!
Do Not Mind What Others Are Doing

For
The Almighty God Says
Obedience Causes Him
To More Lovingly Care For You!

The Almighty God Raises Up Kings
AND

He Takes Kings Away!
Some Are Anointed

AND

Appointed To Bless
AND
Others Are Appointed For Our Chastisement
When From The Holy God's Tenets
We Boldly Go Astray

Willfully Sinning

Seeing Nothing About Sin To Confess!

Just Think Of King Jeroboam
Used By The Lord
With The Promise:

Obedience By You Will Be Blessed!

Look, Again, At Jeroboam
And SeeFlagrant Disobedience
After
He Started To Buy Into His Own Press!

He Considered Himself A Great Success!

Understand That ...

Any Person Willing
May Be Used ... Valiantly
In The Cause Of God
BUT

Watch The Blessing
Turned Into Cursing
When Pride
Causes A Vile Linkup
With The Wily Fraud!

The Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar
Was Appointed To Be Blessed!
He Conquered The World
And Then AssumedThat All His Glories
Were By His Own Prowess!

But, Now ...

Look ... At His Punishment
View ... His Repentance
Applaud ... His Reappointment By God
AND

Know

Understand

Appreciate

Accept

See That

There. Is. No. Blessing.
In Less-Counting The Holy God!

Chastisement Is A Faithful Rod!

Almighty God Rules
In The Affairs Of Men!
For Good Or For Ill
He Can Appoint Even The Basest Of Men! 

A Base Man May Be Low-Born
Or

A High-Born Man Who Is Mind Is Base
AND
In Beholding Such A Circumstance

You Will Recognize That The Almighty God
Is

Sovereign
AND
You Will Know

To Keep Your Eyes Steadfastly Fixed Upon Him!

Please ...

Let Us Pray For Our Leaders
That They Permit Themselves 

To Be Used For Good

AND

By The Holy God
AND
Let Us Also Pray For Yourselves
That We Do Not Look Up To Mere Men
As We Should Look To The Saving God!

Don't ...

Pray Ill For Any Man
Because
There Is No Blessing In That!
Just Pray In Faith

For Healing!

For Heeding! 

AND
Do The Works Of Him Who Sends You
AND
Trust

AND

Obey The Lord Christ Jesus
Who Is Our Guide
Until Our Own Lives
Or
This Mortal Life Ends!

Almighty God 

Is 

Ever Always In Perfect Control

And

He Does Not Share His Glory

With False Gods

False Prophets

Beast Powers

Nor

That Dragon

Satan The Fraud

So

Look Unto Jesus Christ

Learn From Jesus Christ 

Lean Upon Jesus Christ

The Author

And

Finisher Of Your Most Holy Faith

Because

He Will Not Ever

Let You Down!

He, Alone, Wears

The Eternal Crown!