Consider Your Ways AND Your Days!

When We Were Children

The Elders Spoke Often About Malice Before Thought

About Being So Bent On Having One's Own Way That 

A Person Just Acted

Right Thinking Be Damned! 

Today

A Favored Expression 

Is 

Playing Dead 

To See What Kind Of Casket You're Going To Receive! 

Beloved, 

In The Old Testament Times

Swift Justice ... As A Sharp Curb On Lawlessness

Was Meted Out For Ought Aka Anything That 

Brought Almighty God's Name Into Disrepute! 

Today We See The Multitudes Using The Name Of The Lord 

Like It Is A Cheap Cloak Aka Cover For Bold Sin! 

Consider Your Ways ... 

Not One Of Us Has Control Over The Days Of 

Our Years As Allotted By God! 

Not One Of Us Is Guaranteed To Live Five Minutes From Now 

So The Question Must Be Asked: 

"Are You So Invested In Some Cherished Sin That 

You Are Willing To Have Your Probation Closed 

And Your Judgment Concluded 

And Your Record Marked 

UNHOLY: Still  And  FILTHY: Still 

Because In Satisfying The Raging Lust Of Your Flesh 

'You Have More Head Than Brain!?!'" 

Is Satisfying Your Flesh Worth More To You Than 

Having Your Soul Cleansed!?! 

Willful Sin 

Is 

Deadly 

So "Act In Haste And Repent At Leisure!" 

Should Daily Warn You To 

"Look Before You Leap!" 

And 

"Think Before You Sink And Stink!" 

We Need The Lord To Breathe And Belong 

But

He Does Not Need Us To Reign And Rule! 

Think!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Misalignment From The Majority!

Committed Christians Are Pilgrims In A Strange Land! 

We Attract Attention 

Because 

Our Walking, Talking, Eating

Our Doing And Being Habits

Are An Affront To The Natural Citizens Of 

The Land Through Which We Are Passing! 

Beloved,

This Is As It Should Be! 

We Should Be Sticking Out Like Sore Thumbs 

Because 

Our Characters Misalign From That Of The Majority! 

Let's Truly Consider For A Moment

How Different Our Lord Was From Those Around Him!

His Name Caused A Stir! 

His Very Presence Caused A Stir Wherever He Went! 

He Attracted Some 

And 

Repulsed Others Of Those Whom Met Him! 

Those Who Saw Their Need For What He Shared Were Drawn To Him! 

Those Who Saw Him As A Meddler In Other People's Matters 

And

A Muddier Of The Waters Of Tradition 

And

An Affront To The Status Quo 

Were Repulsed By Him! 

Those Who Saw Immanuel

"Almighty God With Us" 

Were Lovingly, Gratefully, Graciously, Attracted To Him! 

Those Self-Deceived Ones

Who Saw Themselves As Gods Among Men 

Were Repulsed By The Drawing Fragrance From 

The Heart Of God Wafting Off Him! 

Brethren, Beloved,

Do Not Fool Yourself

Or Permit Yourselves To Be Fooled By Others!

By Almighty God's Great Grace

You Are The Salt Of The Earth!

You Are The Light Of The Earth

And

Living, Holy, Light Shakes Foundations!

Are You Living For The Lord!?! 

Is The World Seeing Jesus Christ The Lord In You!?! 

Will The Lord Of Earth And Glory Call You His Own!?! 

Are You An Enduring, True 

And 

Faithful Witness Of God's Love Towards Man!?! 

Prayerfully Think About It Now

While It Is Still Day

While It Is Possible For Man 

To Work Out His Own Salvation

With Fervent Prayer And Trembling! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Obedience Is An Absolute!

Disobedience Always Equals Dishonor

Disaster

And 

Death 

So Don't Fool Yourself By Saying That "It" Was Only 

A Little Thing! 

Life Is An Absolute: 

You're Either Living Or You're Dead! 

Faith Is An Absolute: 

You Either Have Complete Faith ... Trust

Or You Are Indulging Total Doubt! 

Love Is An Absolute: 

You're Either Loving Or You're Hating! 

The Lights Are Either On Or Off: 

Light And Darkness Do Not Co-Exist

And

Lest We Forget To Remember

Obedience Is An Absolute: 

You, Me, We Cannot Do The Lord's Will 

And

Walk In Our Own Way 

And

That Is Why Our Lord Plainly Says: 

"If You Love Me

Keep My Commandments!" 

He Also Says To All The King Saul's Of This Earth: 

"To Obey Is Better Than To Sacrifice!" 

Because

DISobedience Always Results In A Debit

A Sacrifice

A Charge Against Us

Body, Mind, And Spirit! 

Worse Still, Disobedience 

Is 

An Aphrodisiac Which Sharpens The Taste Buds 

For Some "Tasty" Little Disobedience Treat

And 

A Little Bigger Plate Of Disobedience

And Then 

All-Day, Every Day, Bold Partaking Of

The All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Of Disobedience! 

Be Ye Warned ...

Repentance Brings Ready Forgiveness 

But

The Consequences For Disobedience Remain! 

Beloved, 

By Almighty God's Great And Glorious Grace

Please Choose To Nip

Neuter

Maroon

And 

Kill Disobedience With The Two-Edged Sword 

Aka "Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Aka "It Is Written!" 

It Worked For Our Lord Jesus Christ 

So Let It Work For You Now, Today! 

Peace! 

Faith Doesn't Depend On Feeling

Trials Come! 

Is Your Faith In Jesus Christ The Lord Fixed Or Fluid!?! 

Is Your Hope In The Lord Like Solid Rock Or Like Quick Sand!?! 

Is Your Love For The Lord Just For The Loaves And Fishes 

Aka The Gifts And Good Times 

Or Is It For The Saving Truth

The Love That Loved You First

The Love That Will Not Let You Go To Hell In A Hand-Basket 

Without First Giving You A Way To Escape Your Self

Your Sin

Your Shame

Your Sorrow 

And

The Satan Aka The Adversary Always On The Attack!?! 

Beloved, 

Are You Able To Say ... Like Job

"Though The Lord Slay Me, Yet Will I Trust Him!?!" 

And 

With Shadrach, Meshach And Abednego 

While Facing Death In Babylon's Fiery Furnace 

"Whether Our God Saves Us Or Not

We Will Trust Him And Not Worship Falsely!?!" 

Many Of Us Who Are Christians 

Erroneously Believe That Saying 

"Jesus, Jesus!" 

Is 

The Key To The Existence Called

"Fair To Fine No Showers Expected!"  

This Does Not Biblically Compute! 

A Comfortable Existence Never Equals Soul Salvation! 

Ask The Citizens Of Sodom And Gomorrah 

If You Can Find Them! 

Let Us Wise Up 

And

Get Up 

And 

Stand Firm In The Faith That Cannot Fail 

And

Confidently 

And 

Enduringly Say Boldly: 

"The Devil Is The Liar: 

By Almighty God's Great Grace

I Will Walk Faithfully With Jesus Christ My Lord!" 

Say It! 

Believe It! 

Live It! 

Your Eternal Peace Depends On It!

Almighty God Winked ... When We Were Ignorant!

Is Your Christianity Just A Cloak 

Or Is It Functional ... Functioning

And

You Are A Functionary

A Doer Of The Will Of God

And

Not Just A Indifferent Hearer Of The Word!?! 

How Far Are You Willing To Go To Get Your Own Way!?! 

Are You Willing To Sin To Have That 

Self-Deceived Sense Of Personal Satisfaction 

No. Matter. What!?! 

Beloved, 

Be Very, Very, Careful! 

Tread Softly In The Presence Of Almighty God! 

As Jesus Christ's Followers 

And 

Personally Appointed 

And 

Commissioned And Equipped Ambassadors 

Who Are Required To Live To The Higher Standard 

And

Speak The Truth In Righteousness

And

Walk Blameless Before Our Lord And King

- The Judge Of All Flesh - 

We Cannot Speak Of Salvation From 

And 

Victory Over Sin 

And Then

Live Lavishly For Your Known Sinful Self

And

Willingly, Boldly, Brazenly Commit Known Sin! 

When We Knew Not The Lord Of Life

The King Of Glory

He Winked At Our Ignorance! 

We Were Given A Free Pass 

Because 

We Didn't Know Better! 

But ... 

Because We Have Been Made Aware Of The Truth

Aware Of What Is Good And Right 

Because

We Have Either Opened The Good Book For Ourselves 

And

Have Seen Or Been Shown The Truth 

Or Have Been Made Aware Through Our Ears 

By A Talk From Parent, Teacher, Pastor

Priest, Friend Or Well-Wisher

We Are Now Responsible For Our Behavior 

And

Guilty Before Almighty God 

When We Deliberately Sin 

By Walking Contrary To The Light Received

The Truth Obvious! 

Brethren, Beloved

Jesus Christ Personally Died 

For The Specific Sins That 

You Personally Committed 

In Your Very Own Flesh! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Don't Scorn The Unspeakable Gift 

By Indulging In Planned Wickedness: 

You Will Personally Pay For Your Own Sins If You Do! 

Dare To And Do Good!

 

Do Not Harden Your Heart

And

Become A Reprobate! 

 

FRIENDS: Every Skin Teet' Ain't A Laugh!

When We Fully And FinallyCome To The Realization That 

Our Creator, Savior, And High Priest 

Is Also

Our Forever Faithful Friend

We Should Then Look Seriously At What We Call 

Our Personal Friendships 

To See How They Match Up To The Exemplar Aka Example! 

Is Our Friendship A Circle!?! 

Is It Giving!?! 

Is It Taking!?! 

Is It Going Sideways!?! 

Or Has It Already Acquired The Wings Of The Wind 

And 

Is No Longer Mutually Beneficial!?! 

Beloved, 

To Have A Friend We Must Make Ourselves Friendly 

And

Available For Friendship! 

General Moses 

And 

Father Abraham 

Were The Friends Of Our Almighty God: 

God Himself Said So! 

Jesus Christ, Our King Blessed Forever

Called His Disciples His Friends! 

Soon-To-Be-King David 

And 

Prince Jonathan, King Saul's Son  ... And Heir

Were, By Covenant, Forever Friends! 

Friendship 

Is 

Built On Love, Trust, Mutual Consideration

The Desire To Bless

The Willingness To Care

And

To Complete ... Not Compete

And

The Desire To Know 

And 

To Be Known

And

To Give 

And 

Not Just Take, Use, Abuse, And Deliberately Confuse! 

Oooh, Light-Bulb Moment ... 

Jesus Christ Had Judas Iscariot  ... The Traitor

The "Friend" Who Only Wanted Benefits

Close At His Right Hand! 

If The Lord Of Life Was Betrayed 

By His Bosom Friend Who Ate His Food

So Will We

Because

WeAre Following In Our Lord's Footsteps! 

Think, Dear Ones

And 

Ever Remember That 

A Cold Heart Cannot Form A Warm Friendship 

And

Let Your Bible, The Preserved And EternalWord Of God

Be Your Pattern 

And 

Your Guide! 

Every Skin Teet' Ain't A Laugh 

Aka Not Everybody That Shows You Their Teeth 

Is 

Your Friend: 

Pet Dogs Show Their Teeth 

And 

Bite The Loving Hands That Feed Them! 

Choose To Be Wise! 

Peace!

Get Rid Of Satan's Secret Sauce!

 

Babylon

Is

Synonymous

With

Sin

False Worship

And

Confusion!

Achan Wouldn't Take "Don't!" For The Warning! 

Beloved, 

No Matter Who We Say That We Are

No Matter How Much Money And Influence We Have

No Matter What We Believe That We Are Entitled To

We Cannot Have Anything And Everything That 

We Desire From Whomsoever 

And 

Wheresoever We Desire It 

When We Desire It! 

This Is Called Life 101: 

Get Accustomed To It! 

Wisely Choose To Pass This Necessary Life 101 Class 

And 

Make Life Easy For Yourself 

And 

For Everyone Else Who Has Already Grown Up!

The Lord, In His All-Knowing Mercy

Says "No! And "Don't!" 

To Our Selfish Desires And Requests 

And

Uses Them As Warnings 

Because 

He Knows That 

If We're Left To Our Own Destructive Tendencies

We Would Destroy Ourselves 

And 

Many Others ... As Did Achan! 

When Our Creator, Savior, And Redeemer Speaks 

And

We, Self-Deceived, Deliberately And Dynamically Disobey

Guaranteed Consequences We Will Not Like Will Follow! 

Precious Gifts From God ...

All Proper Parents Teach Our Children That 

That "I Deserve It!" Ugly Attitude Ain't Going To Fly 

And

Help Them To Understand That 

"No!" And "Don't!" Mean Exactly That! 

This Unacceptable Behavior In Children 

Is 

Seriously Despised In Adults 

Who Should Possess Wisdom, Understanding 

And

Self-Control! 

Please Consider The End Of Cain, Achan

Prophet Balaam

King Saul

Prince Adonijah And His Brother Prince Absalom

And 

Step Away From Satan's Secret Sauce Called Self! 

"Noah" To Sin Built The Ark Of Safety: 

Get Aboard 

And 

Live! 

Obey The Lord 

And 

Prosper! 

Peace!

Don't Be Covetous!

Reject

Babylon's Goodly Garments!

SIN: Cut-Back Or Cut-Out

Are You Living A Consistent Christian Aka Godly Life!?! 

If Some Contrary-To-Righteousness Act Had Been Performed 

And 

Your Name Is Called For It

Would Anybody Say "False Accusation!" 

In Your Behalf!?! 

Are You Using The "Weakness" Of Your Flesh 

To Excuse The Weakness Of 

Your Faith In The Lord Christ 

And 

His Ability To Bring You Perfected 

Before The Father's Throne!?! 

Are You Living The Life Of Riley 

Aka The Care-Free, Careless

Reckless, Do-As-I-Please Life Under The Lie That 

Makes You A Cut-Back-On-Sin Christian!?! 

Are You, Living A Just Life 

And 

Being Merciful 

Emulating The Life Of Christ In All Of Its Beauty

A Cut-Out-Sin Christian!?! 

Beloved, 

We Are Called To Perfection Which Demands That 

We Firmly Walk Away From Sin Aka Lawlessness

From Everything That Defiles 

To Become Perfect Even As Our Father In Heaven 

Is 

Perfect! 

We Are Not Here 

To Comfort Our Lustful Flesh With Riotous Living 

But 

To Be Cleansed

Made Right With Almighty God

Completed In Jesus Christ

Perfected In Love That Will Not Let Us Go

As We Sacrificially Love 

And 

Willingly Serve The Lord Of Life! 

Let's Dare To Be Wise For Our Own Selves 

And 

Choose Not To Do The P.E.G-Leg Thing 

Aka Don't Let Pride, Envy, And Greed 

Derail Our Journey To Our Promised 

And 

Provided Eternal Blessings! 

Let's Remember That It Is Faith

- Not Flesh - 

That Blesses Us On The Way To Our Eternal Home! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Jesus Christ In Man Equals Change Of Man!

 

Just Because Sin Is Popular

You Don't Have To Temptation Give In! 

Just Because Righteousness 

Is 

Unpopular

You Don't Have To Give Satan The Win! 

When We Ask Our Lord Christ 

To Cause Aka Help Aka Show Us The Right Way To Walk

We Are Choosing To Call Satan Our Deadly Foe 

And

To Call Jesus Christ Our Lord And God 

And 

Have Consciously Determined That 

We Are Departing Station Sin 

And

Are Heading Toward Destination Salvation Sure And Secure! 

We Are Also Saying That 

A Change Of Cause 

And 

A Change Of Character Are Inevitable 

Because 

We Are Willingly Cooperating With Our Lord Christ! 

Christ In Man

Equals

Change Of Man!

We Cannot Continue With Business As Usual 

Because 

Our Life In Christ 

Is 

Unusual: 

We No Longer Run With The Heedless Hares 

Into The Teeth Of The Hounds Of Hell! 

Beloved, 

There Is Nothing In Our Walk With The Lord That 

Permits Compromise Or Self-Satisfaction 

So If For Some Vain Reason 

You Are Straddling The Fence Of Faith ... And Sight

Get Off Now! 

Eyes Can Be Mesmerised 

And 

Can Go Blind 

But

Faith In Christ Can Never Fail! 

Your Obedient, Willing, Walk Of Faith 

Holding The Hand Of Wisdom 

Ensures That You Will Never Be Beguiled: 

You're Walking With The Light Of Life!

Please Remember That Your Journey 

Will Not Be A Walk In A City-Slicker Park! 

You'll Be Going Up Steep Hills 

And 

Even Crossing Treacherous Mountains 

But

Your Enduring Faith In Jesus Christ

Will See You Arriving Safely 

In The Land Of Pure Delight:

Patiently Wait For It! 

HAPPY SABBATH + C.L.O.E Christian

Are You A Sometime

A Part-Time 

Or A Committed Full-Time Christian!?! 

Are You A Full-Time Christian 

Who Does Full-Time Worship 

In The Presence Of Christians Called And Committed 

But

Behaves Contrary To The Call To Glory 

In The Presence Of Your Non-Christian Friends 

Because 

You "Want To Fit In And Not Make Waves 

Or Be A Square Peg In A Round Hole!?!" 

Is Your Walk With The Lord 

Built Upon The Holy Faith Which Is 

Confidence In Christ

 Love

Obedience 

   And 

Endurance!?! 

Beloved, 

Where Would You Be

What Would You Aka Could You Do

How Would You Feel, Survive

And 

Prosper 

If

Jesus Christ, Your Only Hope

Had Been The Part-Time Creator 

And 

Is Now Your Part-Time Savior

Redeemer

Great Physician

Friend

Provider, Sustainer,

Justifier, Sanctifier

Healer, Teacher

Shepherd, Defender

Lover Of Your Soul

And

Glorifier To Be!?! 

Stand Firm ...

Being An Uncomfortable-With-Sin Christian 

Is

Going To Light You Up 

And

Cut You Off From Friend And Family 

And

Make You A Target Of All The Foes Of Jesus Christ 

But

It Will Brand You As Favored

Blessed

And 

Protected By The Living, Holy

All-Knowing

Ever-Present

All-Seeing God Of Grace And Glory! 

Take Heed ... 

You Cannot Serve Two Masters: 

Part-Timers Don't Get Full Benefits! 

Please Commit To Humbly, Enduringly

Faithfully Carrying The Cross Of Shame 

So That You Will ... Immortalized

Incorruptibly Wear 

The Crown Of Life Aka Glory! 

Perfect Peace With Christ ... Is!

GRACE: SomeEnoughSufficient!

We Are All Well Aware Of The Statement 

Where Our God Known Real And Holy Says That 

His Grace Is Sufficient For Us! 

There Are Some Of Us Who Love To Say That 

We Live Under The Grace Of God 

And 

Not The Law Of God 

When Corrected For Whatever Reason! 

But Do We Ever Consider 

What Is Meant By Or Wrapped Up In 

Almighty God's Grace!?! 

Grace ... Like True Love

Feels ... And Works! 

Grace ... Unmerited Favor

Gives Unto Each One Of Us

- Deserving Or Not -

Favor Aka Loving Kindness 

And

Favors Aka Gifts For Love's Sake! 

Beloved, 

Have You Considered That 

You May Be Personally Depriving Yourself Of 

The Lord's Choicest Gifts 

Because 

You Are Not Drawing Close To Him 

In The Loving Intimacy Of Knowing!?! 

In The Biblical Knowing

Two People Become One 

In A Committed Love Relationship! 

When We Ultimately Become One With Christ

We Shall Be Like Him 

And

We Shall See Him As He Is 

Because

We Shall See Him Face To Face

But

For Us To Get To That Date

We Must Be Communing With Him Today! 

Grace 

Is 

Only Sufficient 

When We Have Had Some Of It In Its Fullness 

To Then Be Able To Say Enough 

For It To Be Sufficient ... For Our Then Need! 

We Need The Experience! 

To Truly Love The Lord Christ

We Must Start With Willing Obedience: 

Boldly Approach The Throne Of Grace 

Where Mercy Is Free For Me And Thee! 

Peace Is The River Glorious! 

Jesus Christ Will See Us Through ... It All!

Are You Anxious, Depressed, Fearful ... Guilty!?! 

Will You Admit It!?! 

Beloved, 

The Lord's Our Rock

And 

It Is In Him That We Should Confide

Hide 

And 

Abide! 

It Is Because Of Our Lord Christ's Love That 

We Are Able To Say That 

Our Creator God Has Not Given Us A Spirit Of Fear

But 

A Spirit Of Love 

And 

A Sound Mind! 

We Can Also Comfort Ourselves With The Knowledge That 

We Are Not Our Own

And 

Do Not Walk Alone 

And

We Can Still Give Praise 

Because

The Lord Is Our Shepherd 

And

Is The Shepherd Of Our Rest 

From All That Weighs Us Down! 

Hope In Jesus Christ The Lord!

Let Us For Love

With Faith 

And 

Blessed Endurance

Choose To Unceasingly Call Upon The Lord 

Who, Alone, Is Worthy To Be Praised 

To Save Us From The Enemy Called Doubt

- A Servant Of Satan - 

Which Is A Known Blood-Suckling Leech! 

The Satan Aka The Accuser

The Devil

The Piercing Serpent

The Dragon

Beelzebub Aka Lord Of Dung

Is

The Liar ... The Father Of Lies! 

Don't Believe Anything That He Or His Servants Say! 

Our Life 

Is 

In Our Blood 

So Refuse To Give In To Doubt 

And

Choose, Instead 

To Call

Persistently Pray

Plead

Beseech

And 

Petition Our Creator ... The Life-Giver

Jesus Christ The Lord

Who Shed His Innocent Blood 

So That We ... Guilty Of Sin

Don't Have To Spill Ours! 

Please, I Beseech Us All 

Pray For The Outpouring 

And 

Indwelling Of The Holy Spirit 

And

Choose To Keep Your Eyes Fixed 

And 

Focused On The King Who Is Love

Who Unreservedly Loves 

And 

Cares For You Individually 

And 

Personally! 

Please Heartily Hope Hungrily For Christ Jesus: 

He Is Your Peace! 

Be Confident In Christ!