VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Secret Place And Safety Seal + PRAYER: Thank You, Father, For The Blessed Gift!

Here's A Thought:

Communion Is An Intimacy

And

If You're Communing With The Lord

You're Not Communing With Satan!

To Commune With The Lord

Is
To Live In Safety!

Let's Extract Knowledge:

1. The Most High ... The Almighty

Our Ever-Loving, Ever-Living God 
Is 
Most High!

He Is Above Us!

There Is Nothing That He Cannot Do 

Because 

He Is The One Almighty!

The Most High Almighty God

Casts A Shadow!

Shade From Heat 
Is 
Found Under The Shadow! 

Rest Is Found In The Shade! 

2. He ... Man, Woman, Child

If Man Dwells Other Than In

The Secret Place Of The Most High

It Means That He Abides In A Place

A Circumstance 

A Situation

This Is Not Under The Care Or Shadow
The Shade Of The Almighty God

And 
He Is, Therefore

Operating Under A Power 
That Is Decidedly Inferior, Inept
And
Inappropriate For His Needs!

If Your Communing With The Lord Is Sporadic

Your Shade Is Sporadic

And

That Obviously Means That 
Your Protection Is Sporadic

Your Safety Is Compromised

And

God Forbid

You Will Ultimately Find That

You Are Not One Of His Children!

If, And, And No But's ...

If Almighty God 
Is 
Your Lord 
Follow Him Faithfully!

If The Shadow Of The Lord 
Is 
Your Abiding Place
Make Your Permanent Dwelling There!

If The Secret Place Of The Most High 
Is 
Safe 
Remain There Hidden!

The Lord Is Light 

And Yet

He Casts A Protective Shadow!

The Lord Is Our ... My ... Light

And

Our ... My ... Salvation!

The Lord 
Is 
The Strength Of Our Lives:

Of Whom Should We Be Afraid!?!

You Plus The Living God

Make The Majority!

The Lord Is Our Refuge ... And Strength

A Very Present Help

In Time Of Trouble
And 

Our Help Comes From The Lord

Who Made ... Heaven And Earth!

The Lord Is Thy Shade

At Thy Leading Edge -

Thy Right Hand!

The Lord Shall Preserve Thy Soul!

You, A Saint Of God, May Die: Big Deal!

The Lord Raises The Righteous Dead

To Everlasting Life!

It Is The Lord, The Most High

The Almighty God

Who Causes Us To Rest In Safety!

No Parable ...

Anything Outside Of The Light And Shadow Of 
The Living God

Is

Either Unsafe

Or Dangerous!

Why, Then, Would You Dwell Other Than

Under The Purview

The Influence

The Protection

The Provision Of Almighty God!?!

The Reasons Are Plain:

Sin!

Satan!

Self!

Savior: Unknown!

The Lord Is The Shepherd!
Follow Him
Because
Wherever He Is, Is Shelter!

The Boundless Heavens 
Declare The Glory Of The Most High God:

Shouldn't You!?!

Sing Praises To God!

Sing Praises!

Though Waxing Old Like A Garment
Earth Still Triumphantly Shows Forth His Handiwork!

You, Me, We Are The Workmanship Of God In Christ!

Shouldn't We Be Telling The Good News!?!

Isn't It Time For Us, In God's Secret Place, To Hide

From The Heat Of Sin

From The Raging Lion

From The Piercing Serpent

From The Quick Sand Of Selfishness!?!

God Restores!

Isn't It Time To Seek The Savior

The Shepherd

The Free Salvation

The Good Seal!?!

Everlasting Life

With The Lord Christ

Is Reserved For Those

Who Bear The Seal Of

The Living God

In Their Foreheads!

Isn't It Time To Acknowledge

Accept

Appreciate

And

Approach

Our El Shaddai

Our All-Sufficient
Most High Almighty Eternal Loving Giving Saving God

And

Abide For The Long, Hot, Night ... Of Sin

In The Cool, Comfortable, Comforting, All-Encompassing, Shadow

In The Protective Shade

Of Him Who Is

And

Ever Shall Be

The Word ... That Cannot Fail

The Rock ... That Cannot Be Broken

The Refuge ... That Cannot Be Breached

The Food ... That Is Abundant And Free

The Water ... That Is Sweet And Cleansing

The Oil ... That Anoints, Soothes And Heals

The Home ... That Is Eternal, Happy And Safe

The Help ... That Is Available, Accessible, Salvation

The Salvation ... That Is Sure And Secure!?!

Isn't It Time To Sing:

Savior, Like A Shepherd Lead Us!

You Are Mercy: Please Receive Us! 

You Have Called Us:

Thine We Are!?! 

Workers Get Paid ...

Relationships ... Lasting Relationships

Are Built On Constant

- Not Hit Or Miss - 

Communion

Communication

Commiseration

Caring Association 

And

Credible, Ceaseless, Contact

Born Of Enduring Commitment

And

Unfailing Love That Freely Chooses

Bilaterally

Never To Let Each Other Go!

Love ... Which Cannot Die

Lifts Us Up!

Grace ... Unfailing

Satisfies!

Mercy ... Free Mercy

Is

Freely Available

And

Covers Me And Thee!

PRAYER:

Dear Father,

I Love You

And

I Thank You For Your Offering

Your Blessed Gift

Of

Your Canopy Of Sure Shade! 

Thank You For Your Sacrifice 

That Welcomes Me Into The Peaceful Glade! 

I Have Nothing Of Value To Offer You

For Your Known-Protective

Sheltering, Healing, Provident Embrace

Save My Sinful Soul ... Now Made Repentant

By Your Gifts Of Grace

Forgiveness And Faith

Which Have Me Daily Striving For Love

In Obedience

- With Holy Boldness -

To Gain The Prepared-For-Me

In-The-Heavenly-Home Place! 

May My Faith Grow!

May My Love Show!

May My Adversary Know

That You Are Mine

My Abiding Place

And That I Am Yours

Cleansed From Disgrace

And

At The Appointed Time

I Shall Be As You Are 

And

Shall Shine In Your Glory's Glow! 

Until That Day When Glory Shall Roll

Please Help Me Always

Against The Gates Of Hell

Sin, Self and Satan

To Strike Most-Telling Blows! 

I Rejoice In You, Oh, Lord

And

I Trust You With My Whole Heart

For You Are My God

And

I, With Humility

Honor, Praise, And Worship You! 

Please Accept My Prayer Of Faith

For I Ask All In The Blessed Name

Which Is Above All Other Names! 

I Plead My Cause In The Name Of The Beloved

The Lord Christ Jesus! 

AMEN! 

HAPPY SABBATH + THE EVERY-MAN TEST: The Law Of The Eternal God

The Law Of The Eternal God

Is 
Eternal Just As He Is!

The Law ... A Living Transcript Of 
The Eternal God's Holy Character

Is 
A Clean Mirror For Mankind

But

The Mirror Doesn't Save Man

Because 
All It Does Is On Man's Sin

Starkly, Brightly, Boldly, Shine!

The Law Of The Eternal God

Is Man's Safety Net!

Man Cannot Take The Law Of God In Hand

And

Say To Himself:

"I Apprehend You: I Am Clean!"

Because

He Will Be Fooling Himself

And

His Soul Will Be Just As Dirty

And

His Living Condition Will Still Be Unclean!

The Law Of The Eternal God

Tells You What Is Sin!

The Law Of Almighty God
The Transcript Of The Living God's Character

The Mirror For Seeing The Stain On One's Life

Is

Mankind's Disclosing Agent

Showing To Man How... From His Maker

His Heart ... His Life Has Been Rent

And

If Man Is A Diligent Doer

And

Not Just A Hypocritical-Hearer Of The Word Of Truth

He Will Aggressively Seek After His Maker

By Whose Sacrifice ... For His Personal Sin

Man Is Pardoned

Justified 
And

Made Clean!

Jesus Christ's Forgiveness Heals!

Brethren, Beloved 

Please Take A Careful Note:

Neither The Law ... The Mirror
Nor The Creator ... The Pardoner ... The Forgiver

Can Do Anything At All For Us Unless ... Until

We Come To The Stark Realization

And 
Make The Truth-Telling Admission:

Confession Of Known Sin To The Living God

Is 

Good For Every Single Human Soul! 
Repentance Removes From Us The Devil's Fetters!

The Fact Is ...

We Should Not Be Offended To Be Called Sinners 

Because

By The Preserved Word Of The Eternal God

That Is What We Are: Admit It! 

No Human Is Safe

Disregarding The Law Of God!

Let's Get Real

And

Get To Stepping To The Throne Of Grace 
Confessing And Repenting 

For Sinning Against The Holy God 
So That He Will Forgive Us 

And 

Cleanse Us From All Unrighteousness!

When You Do Away With

The Law Of God

You Do Away With

Almighty God

Because

Almighty God And His Law

- His Character -

Are The Same! 

Satan Is Walking And Stalking ...

Arrogant Pride Goes Before The Fatal Fall

So Don't Be A Mouth-Giant
And
Be Proud And Foolish Like Satan! 

Dare To Be Humble

And 

Repent Like King David

And 

Be Blessed To Be Called 
An Obedient And Faithful Child 
After Almighty God's Own Heart! 

Satan Rabidly Desires

Your Disobedience

And

Your Damnation!

Dare ... By Working, Enduring, Faith 
In The Sure And Secure Given Promise

To Be Bold 

And

Aggressively Take Firm Hold Of 
Almighty God's Grace: It Is Always Free! 

There Is No Need That You Have

Which Almighty God's Grace

Cannot Supply!

Dare To Embrace The Holy God

Whose Sacrificial Love Envelopes Me And Thee

And

Is Ever, Always, Given Abundantly Freely!

Free Grace And Undying Love

Mark The Path To Holy Heaven

Where All Is Peace

And Joy And Love! 

Beloved,
Again, I Urge Us All To Lighten Life's Burdensome Load
By All Known Sin Confessing And Repenting!

Please Rid Yourself Of Unnecessary Stress!

With Our Holy God, Beloved

Make The Lasting Peace! 

Believe The Living Word!
Bow To The Majesty In True Humility
Reach For The Hand Of Hope And Help
Practice Willing Obedience
Plead For Working, Enduring, Faith
And 
Know That You Will Be Eternally Blessed! 
Choose To Pass The Every-Man Test!

Follow Jesus Christ Faithfully

For The Eternal-Life Win!

Get Your Purchased Victory Over Sin:

It's Still Free Today!

Today

Is

The Day Of Salvation!

MARKED: All Outcasts Are Welcome In His House!

I Am A Sinner ... Marked For Death

And The Only Way Of Escape

Is

To Confess And Repent Of Known Sin

And Take The Love Of Christ Jesus

Into My Trembling Heart

And

By Him Be Blessed!

I Could Be Presumptuous And Arrogantly Foolish ... If I Wanted To! 

I Can Choose To Dare The Lord!

I Can Choose To Persist In Walking With The Prince Of Darkness 

And

Also Wittingly Choose To Receive Of His Promised Reward

But

I Am Convinced Of The Need For Righteousness! 

I Am Convicted Of My Known

And Dearly Held Inherited And Cultivated Tendencies And Sins

And

Because I Finally See And Recognize My Need

I Choose To Humble Myself

And 
Not Walk Fearlessly 
On The Broken, Rotted, Branch That Is Sin

Condemned Sin In The Flesh!

I Desire The Win

That Sees Me Gaining Victory Over Sin!

I Desire The Gold Crown

That Says I Am Not Under The Righteous Judge's Frown!

I Desire The New Name

That Says That Christ's Righteousness Is Mine

And

I Have A Successful Claim

And

I Desire Immortality And Incorruptibility

That Says That Jesus Christ Saves

And

I, His Child

Have No Stain Of Which To Be Ashamed!

I Bear The Name!

I Am Christian ... By Name And By Nature!

I Carry My Father's Great Name With Humility

And

I Am Bound For Hill Zion

Where The Family Will Sing Praise

Offer Willing Worship

And

Glorify That Amazing Name ... Jesus Christ

The King ... The Lord

Who Died For The Sin That Wasn't His

To Give Us The Glorious Life That Isn't Ours!

Thank You, Dear Jesus

For The Infinite Gift Of Love

That Is Now Mine

That Is Now Ours!

Shouldn't We All Say:

"Take My Hand, Lord!?!

Brethren, 

Please Think On This:

Even By Worldly Standards
Sinner's Are "Marked," Hungry, And Thirsty! 
We Have All Sinned Against And Forsaken The Lord
And
We Need To Get Back To The Basics!
We Need To Return Home To Our Loving, Gracious, Father!

The Samaritan Woman At The Well Was A Notable Sinner

And

An Outcast ... Twice! 

As A Samaritan

She Was Despised By The Jewish Brethren

And

To Her Samaritan Brethren 

She Was A House-Wrecker: 
She'd Had Five Husbands Which Were Not Her Own! 

She Had A Great Need! 

Jesus Christ, The Lord Of Life

The Author And Finisher Of Our Faith
Offered Her His Gift Of Water ... His Eternal Life

And 

He Offers Us The Same, Too! 

Jesus Christ ... Touched By The Feeling Of Our Infirmities

Looks Beyond Our Condition 

And 

Offers To Us A Place 

At His Position As King Of Glory, Giver Of Grace! 

You, Personally

Are Valuable And Loved, Desired, By Lord! 
Please Accept His Free Gift Of Salvation!
He Is Calling You Home!
Say "Yes!" And Be Blessed!

I Say "Yes!" To Everlasting Life! 

And I Thank God For His Grace And Mercy!

His Grace And Mercy Are Infinitely Great Towards Us! 

We Are Blessed So Let Us Never Forget It! 

The Message Is So Very Clear! 

People Need To Take Heed! 

We Need To Pray For Them To Truly Hear

And

Explicitly Heed That Still And Sweet Small Voice

Instead Of Running After The Loud And Aggressively Obnoxious Voices

Who Are Card-Carrying Members Of The NATO Alliance

Aka No Action Talk Only Alliance

Currently Known To Be Naturally Bad For The Seeking Sinner's Soul!

Thank Almighty God That 
Our Jesus Christ Can Do And Does

Exactly What He Says He Will Do For Us

Who Take Him At His Living, Known-Holy, Word! 

AMEN!!! 

I Know ... I Accept ... I Am Glad!

I Know That I'm A Sinner!

I Accept That I Cannot Save Myself!

I Am Glad That Jesus Christ Loves Me!

I Know That I Need A Savior!

I Accept That Christ's Salvation Is Free!

I Am Glad That Jesus On Calvary Freed Me!

I Know That For Myself  I Must Choose Salvation!

I Accept That Victory Over Sin Is My Need!

I Am Glad Jesus Made The Way Plain For Me!

I Know That I Am Not Alone In The Struggle!

I Accept The Holy Hand Of Help Giving Me Daily Faith!

I Am Glad For The Comfort Of The Holy Spirit!

I Know That I Have Satan For My Enemy!

I Accept That I Can't Fight Satan On My Own! 

I Am Glad That I Have Holy Angels Watching Over Me!

I Know That Temptations Will Assail Me!

I Accept That Sometimes I May Fall! 

I Am Glad That Jesus Won't Forsake Me!

I Know That My Redeemer Is Alive!

I Accept That This World Is Not My Home!

I Am Glad That Where Jesus Is, Is My Eternal Home!

I Know That Now I Am In A Cocoon!

I Accept That I Must Struggle To Emerge!

I Am Glad That Jesus Is In Charge!

I Know That I Know Jesus!

I Accept Gratefully That Jesus Lovingly Accepts Me!

I Am Glad That In The Heavenly Glade

The Land Of Joy And Gladness

There Is A Personal Place Jesus Prepared Just For Me!

I Know That I Need Jesus! 

I Accept That Without Jesus I Would Be Forever Lost! 

I Am Glad That By Confession And Repentance

For My Own Sin 

And

Taking Jesus For My Eternal Portion

I Do Not Have To Pay Sin's Cost

And

For Love Of My Dear Savior, Jesus Christ

My Creator, My Lord, My King

I Willingly Take Up My Cross

And

I Gladly Follow Him!

My Borne Cross

Leads To My Worn Crown! 

Jesus Christ Loves Me! 

I Love Jesus Christ The Lord! 

He Calls Me To Sure Salvation 

And

By Doing His Holy Will

I Walk With Him In Accord! 

Jesus Christ Does Not Indulge In Fraud

For He Is The Eternal God 

And

In Faith
I Give Him Laud! 

 

Brethren, 

It Is Only When We Choose To Align Ourselves

- Yielding Our Will And Our Way - 

To Jesus Christ That We Can Successfully Guard Our Hearts 

Against The Siren Song Of Sin That 

Leads The Careless And Contrary Soul To Destruction! 

Rude Mouths Write Bad Checks! 

Rigid Backs Bear Unnecessary Blows 

And 

The Unrepentant Soul 

Is 

Marked For Destruction 

Because 

He Refuses To Be Corrected Or Guided! 

See The Difference ...

Consider Satan! 

Consider King Saul

And Then

Consider Our Savior, Christ Jesus

Who Acceded To His Father's Wishes

And

By His Willing Obedience

Died To Save Us All Resident On The Blue Ball! 

Beloved, 

Do Not Be Hard-Headed Nor Hard-Hearted 

For Willful Disobedience Yields An Inedible Harvest! 

Please Take Heed To The Cautions Of The Living Word
And

Choose To Be Humble And Obedient

And 

Humbly Open Your Hand ... Your Attached-To-Christ-Heart

To Receive Sure Promises 
And 
Always Rich Blessings! 

Never Forget, Brethren

Jesus Christ Is Our Only Peace!
Jesus Christ Utterly Saves Us From Sin!

Rooted ... and Grounded!

... And Since By Almighty God's Great Grace
I'm Rooted And Grounded In The Eternal

The Rock Of Ages

Simon Can't Move Me

Because

Simon Can't Move Him!

That's A Mighty Big Boast From A Scruffy Little Thing Like You!

You May Want To Add A Handle To That Description

And 
You May Want To Remember That Epic Battle
Between Little David

And 
The Big-Able Giant Goliath Of Gath!

Goliath, That Battle-Hardened Colossus Of A Man

Boasted About What He Would Do Little David

And

Depended Totally On Manmade Implements Of War

And 
His Own Vaunted Strength

To Win The Battle For Him!

Unfortunately For That Boastful Giant
Little David Personally Knew His Maker

His God

And

His Everlasting King

And

Choosing To Operate In The Strength Of The Almighty Power 
And
In The Working Knowledge Of Proven Faith
He Had No False And Prideful Confidence 
To Uselessly Place In Himself To Win The Day!
He Placed His Lively Trust In His Lord
And
His Daily Gift Of Faith Was Rewarded!

You Could Learn Something Good From Little David!

Okay, Okay!
I Feel You!
I Was Just Irritated That You Would Dare To Be So Bold
In Front Of That Octopus, Simon Gottit-Grabbit
Who We All Know Is Someone Bigger, Tougher, Stronger
More Connected And More Powerful Than Yourself!

My Friend,
Simon Gottit-Grabbit 
Is 
An Unrepentant Sinner Who Is On A Clock!
Hear Me Well, And Don't Ever Forget What I Say That

Those Who Profit Off Doing Wickedness 
And
Gratuitously Indulging Planned Sin

In The Foolish Belief That No One Can See 

Or Stop Their Constant Progress

Are Like Animals Raised ... Over-Fed And Fattened

For Sure Slaughter! 

Believe Me When I Tell You That

There Is The Day Of Reckoning Coming For Us All 

And 

All Those Who Cared Not For Their Purchased 
And 
Redeemed Souls 

Will At Last See, Know And Understand, That 

The Living God Eternal Has The Final Say

And 

Will Take No Prisoners! 

We Are Not Our Own Property

And 

There Is No Profit In Sin 
Which Always Issues Death As Wages 

For All Workers! 

The Gift Of God To Man 

Is 

Eternal Life Of Joy, Peace, Love 

And 

Pleasures Forevermore! 

I Know And Accept My Need For The Savior
And
I Live For Jesus Christ 
Who Is My Strength And My Sure Peace
And
I Am Humbled When I Consider That
But For The Grace Of The Living God
I Could Be As Simon Is!
May The Lord Have Mercy On His Soul!

Please, My Friend
Choose To Do Good 
And 

Live For Jesus Christ

Who, Alone, Blesses And Saves!