Trust ... Don't Tempt ... The Lord!

It Is Amazingly Disappointing To See And To Know 

How Little We, As Christians

Truly Trust The Lord Of Life 

With Our Well-Being 

And 

Our Gifted-To-Us Lives! 

This Isn't Just Disappointing

It Is Down-Right Shameful 

And 

If It Is Not Repented Of And Corrected

It Shall Surely Lead To Our Eternal Demise! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Christ Asks Us To Faithfully ... Enduringly

Follow After Him 

On The Path Which He Has Marked

Walking In The Light That Is Himself

Holding To The Truth That Is His Name

- Which Is His Character - 

Which Is Just, Kind, Good

Giving And Forgiving! 

Jesus Christ Daily Proves To Us That 

He Is Provider, Protector

Helper, Healer

Savior, Sealer

Friend

Lord, God

Keeper

And 

King Glorious! 

Our Kind King Abundantly Gives 

All That We Need

Haven't Asked For

Or Ever Contemplated

And

All That He Asks In Return 

Is 

Child-Like Trust 

Which Will Never Be Abused

And

Never Be Wastefully Spent! 

The Facts ... 

Alarm Clocks Don't Wake Us! 

Farmers Don't Feed Us! 

Man-Armies Don't Protect Us! 

And

Science Falsely So Called Can't Heal Us! 

All That We Are And Have

Is 

Done Through The Loving Sacrifice Of Our Father 

Who Gave Us His Only Begotten Son 

Who Sent Us The Holy Spirit 

Who Sees To Our Needs Through The Holy Angels 

Who Minister To Us 

Who Shall Inherit Christ's Free Salvation! 

Be Wise For Your Own Self ... 

Please Choose Now ... Today

To Trust In The Lord Christ With All Of Your Being! 

None But He Can Save And Seal

Against The Coming Judgment! 

Peace!

Tender Thoughts Turn Tawdry On Your Tongue!

Thought, Word, And Deed: 

Simple Words! 

Dynamically Good 

Or 

Devastatingly Bad Impacts 

Are The Only Options Available To All Mankind 

As A Result Of Thoughts, Words, And Deeds! 

Beloved, 

Are You ... A Committed Christian

Living Your Values, Standards, And Morals 

According To The Many Good Words You Famously Utter 

Or 

Are They Just Thoughts Enlivened 

Which Came As A Result Of Something That 

Somebody Said To Someone Somewhere Special 

To Get Some Perk!?! 

Tender Thoughts Turn Tawdry On Your Tongue! 

Winsome Words Get Waylaid By Whine And Wine! 

And

Decent Deeds Turn Dicey And Disastrous 

Unless Done For Our Dear Lord! 

What Are You Doing 

When You Say What You Are Thinking!?! 

Are You A Loving Child Of Almighty God

A Faithful Ambassador For Christ

An Apt Student Of The School Of Jesus

And 

An Honest Servant Of The Savior!?! 

Is Your Lived Life A Guiding Light For A Traveller!?! 

Are You Dirty In The Dark!?! 

Are You An All-Rounder Given To Batting Left 

And 

Bowling Right To Get What You Want 

And 

Saving Faith Be Damned!?! 

Thoughts, Words, And Deeds! 

What Are Yours!?! 

Who Are You Truly!?! 

Whose Are You!?! 

Is Our Dear Jesus Profited By What You Think, Say 

And 

Daily Practice!?! 

Let's Pray For Rain

Look Up

And

Clean Out Our Head 'n Heart House As Indicated! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Temptation And Self-Deception!

Being Tempted Is Not Sin! 

Yielding To Temptation 

Is 

Sin! 

Think Carefully About This Difference! 

How Hungry Are You For Fame And Fortune!?! 

Would You Stoop Down Low 

To Hurt Someone You Dearly Love 

To Acquire Money, Power, Privilege, And Prestige!?! 

Would You Go As Far As Judas Iscariot!?! 

Would You Be So Self-Deceived As To Believe That 

You Could Twist The All-Knowing, Eternal, God's Hands 

To "Make" Him Do What You Want 

So That You Would Have 

Your Deceitful Heart's Rotten Desires!?! 

Beloved, 

A Barking Bird Is Not A Dog 

And 

Raising Up Your Own God 

Bearing The Name Self Or Other

Does Not Make You The Creator God!

Power Trips Fail

For

Lack Of Power!

Be Warned ... 

Be Not As The Betrayer 

Who Sold Thick Gold To Buy Thin Silver!

 

Please Do Not ... Under Any Circumstance 

Become Filled With The Sense That 

Being Close To Your Creator Makes You His Surrogate

- His Stand-In -

To Do As You Please! 

Self-Deception

Is

An Aphrodisiac!

The Truth Is That 

Temptations Are Normal 

Aka Common To Man

And

We ... Mortal Beings 

Are Called To Walk The Lonesome Road 

By Grace, Through Faith! 

We Are Not Alone! 

We Are Not Called 

To Build Castles In The Sand! 

We Are Called 

To Get Ourselves To The Rock Of Our Salvation

To Him Who Is The Way Home

The Truth That Points, Guides And Delivers Us Home

The Light That Clearly Shows The Path Of Righteousness

Our Shelter In The Times Of Storm! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ...

Riches Rot! 

Power Poisons! 

Prestige Withers Away 

But

Jesus Christ Stands Eternal! 

Brethren, Beloved

Please Do Not Confuse Living In A Rich House 

With Being In The Heavenly Home: 

Earth Is Not Heaven! 

Aggressively Guard Your Heart! 

Pray Without Ceasing! 

Stay On The Upward Way!

Peace! 

Live

For

Jesus Christ

Alone!

HAPPY SABBATH + Sing Praises To God ... Here And Now!

As Pathfinders

It Was Drilled Into Us, In Part, That We Should 

"Walk Softly In The Sanctuary

Keep A Song In Our Hearts

And Go On God's Errands!" 

Beloved, 

Dead Men Can't Walk

They Can't Keep

They Surely Can't Taste Anything

And

It Is Certain That They Can't Go On God's Errands! 

Think ... 

We Are Alive By The Saving Grace 

And 

Constant Care Of The Eternal God: 

We Should Always Be Grateful For Grace 

And 

Supremely Thankful For Mercy! 

The Songs Of Zion Are A Defensive Weapon 

To Keep Us In Hope 

For Our God's Sweet Tomorrow! 

The Songs Of Zion Are An Offensive Weapon 

To Keep Doubt, Fear, Discouragement, And Distress 

Aka The Legion Of Doom At Bay! 

And

Best Of All

These Sung Songs Of Zion 

Are Blessed Worship Of Our Great God 

And 

They Will Not Be Denied Or Discouraged! 

How Interesting ...

We All Love To Talk About 

Singing Before The Throne Of God 

When We Get To Heaven! 

Caution ... 

If You're Not Singing Praises Here And Now

You Will Not Be Singing Praises There And Then! 

Let Us All Please Remember That 

The Songs Of Zion Are Written Out Of 

Going Through An Experience

     Overcoming A Trial

          Being Thankful For Grace And Mercy

    Loving And Knowing The Dear Savior

And 

Just Wanting To Sing Of Our Precious Redeemer! 

What Song Will You Sing To Our King 

Who Is Love ... And Lovely

Now, Today!?! 

"I Know That My Redeemer Liveth!" 

Is 

My Song! 

Peace!

Tolerating Sin Interferes With Soul Salvation

Old Wisdom:

If Someone Can't Give You A Biscuit

Don't Let Them

Take Bread Out Of Your Mouth! 

Question! 

How Is It That Known Evil-Doers

Be They Priestly, Political

Entertainers, Sportsmen

Financiers And The Like

Are Permitted To Maintain 

And 

Broadcast 

And

Promote Their "Deeply Held" Wicked

Blasphemous

Idolatrous Beliefs And Practices 

But

Devoted-To-Christ Christians 

Are Castigated, Excoriated, Pilloried

Punished And Canceled 

For Telling The World And His Brother That 

Jesus Christ The King Saves 

And

That He Loves Us All ... Sinner And Saint

To Death And Back 

And

On Up To Glory!?! 

If We Christians Are Being "Made" To Accept 

And 

Tolerate Willing Sinners' Embracing Their Pet Sins

Why Aren't The Wrong-Doers Satisfied To Leave Us Alone 

To Embrace Our Lord Christ 

And

Enjoy Our Personal Serving Of His Free-To-All Salvation 

And

Not Attempt To Force Us To Give Up Our Saving Faith 

And 

Sure Salvation!?! 

Is It Because Clean Living Accuses Them!?! 

Beloved, 

Good Accuses Evil 

Because 

Evil Knows It Is Not, Nor Can Ever Be, Good! 

When Good No Longer Offends Evil

The Day Of Goodness Ceases 

And

All Hope For Help And Healing Is Lost! 

Please Be True To The Lord Christ

And

Do Not Allow Anyone

Poor, Powerful

Fat, Foolish

Wise, Weak

Thin Or Trifling 

To Turn You Away From The Light That 

Leads To Life Everlasting! 

Dare To Stand Firm: 

Saving Faith Can't Fail! 

Only Jesus Christ ... The Creator ... Saves! 

Remember, Remember 

Don't Ever Forget ... 

Only Jesus Christ Can Give To Mankind

The Non-Perishable Bread ... Of Life! 

Peace!

GOOD OR BAD: Everybody Sets An Example!

Growing Up

We Were Always Instructed To Set A Good Example

To Follow Good Examples

And 

To Never Be The Bad Example

The Means By Which Someone 

Is 

Led Astray To Do Evil! 

Surprise ... No Surprise

Anybody May Set An Example 

But

The Real Question Is

Are You Setting The Good Example 

Worthy For Others To Accept 

And ... With Wisdom

Follow!?! 

Beloved, 

Jesus Christ The Righteous Judge

The Kind King

The Hope Of Every Man

Is

Our Exemplar 

Aka Ensample 

Aka Perfect Example

The One Whom We Could "Close Our Eyes" 

And

Without Reservation

Dare To Follow Faithfully! 

We, However

Don't Follow The Lord Christ Blindly! 

We Follow Our Dear Savior 

Through Good Evidence

Faith That Cannot Fail

Trust That Will Never Be Abused 

And

With Love For The Holy Love 

Which Will Never See Us Being Made Ashamed! 

True Believers Aka Committed-To-Christ Christians

Are Not Ashamed Of The Truth 

And 

We Should Never Be Afraid 

Or Ashamed To Permit Others To See Us 

Walking In Full Agreement With The Truth 

In The Living Light Of The Good News Gospel That 

Leads All Who Are Willing To Be Saved 

To Eternal Life! 

A Bad Example Costs The Wicked Instructor 

And 

His Careless And Willful Imitators! 

The Good Example Rewards Both The Wise Teacher 

And 

His Diligent Students! 

Please Let Us Dare To Direct Someone 

To The Good And Holy Way Today 

And

Without Hesitation, Fear, Or Shame: 

Jesus Christ Made The Way Plain 

And

He Always Saves!

INVESTMENTS HAVE COSTS: Our Lives Are What Our Thoughts Make It!

 

Wicked Thoughts Have Sturdy Wings 

And 

A Long Shelf-Life! 

Unless Forcibly Held On To

Good Thoughts Disappear In The Blink Of An Eye! 

Evil Thoughts Are Like Weeds 

Which Just Grow Naturally ... No Effort Required! 

Good Thoughts Are Like Wheat 

Which Must Be Cultivated, Tended

Harvested, Stored

And 

Kept For Future Beneficial Use! 

Which Kind Of Thoughts 

Are Constantly In Your Possession!?! 

Beloved, 

Have You Considered That Thoughts

Good Or Bad

Happy Or Sad

Tender Or Terrible

Are Like Exhibition Animals!?! 

The Favored Animal That 

You Constantly Feed, Groom, Cuddle 

And 

Exercise 

Is 

The One That Prospers, Grows

And 

Shows To Advantage 

And

Is The One That Wins 

Your Self-Financed Best-In-Show Award

Ribbon, Cup, And Cash! 

Problem Is

Every Investment Has Costs! 

Are Your Thoughts 

Raising You Up To Heaven 

Or Casting You Down To Hell!?! 

Are Your Thoughts Cherries Or Carrion

Fine China Or Garbage Cans

Blessings Or Curses

Truth Or Lies!?! 

Believe It ...

Just As A Man, Woman, Or Child Thinks

So Are They! 

What Are You Tenderly Thinking About 

And 

Savoring Right Now!?! 

Is The Lord Christ Pleased!?! 

Critically Think Carefully About It! 

Peace!

Guard Your Heart!

Never Help Your Enemy To Destroy You!

An Unoccupied Aka Unemployed-In-The-Work Christian 

Is 

A Lie! 

Calling Ourselves Christian 

And 

Only Looking The Part 

Is 

Cheap Talk! 

How About Some Worth-While Actions 

Displaying The Love We Have For The Eternal God 

Whom We Say We Are Serving!?! 

A Rule-Breaking, Disrespectful, Lazy

Antagonistic Christian 

Is 

A Disgrace 

And

Is A High-Quality Walking Bill-Board 

For The Purveyor Of Disobedience, Doubt, And Death! 

Such Behavior ... Left Unchecked

Unconfessed

And 

Unrepented

Will Lead To A Christless-Grave 

And 

Eternal Destruction 

On The Great Day Of Small Things! 

Beloved, 

Our Idea Of Christ-Like Behavior 

And

Hands Occupied 

Is 

Not Left To Our Personal Interpretation 

Or Our "Woke" Idea Of Truth Today! 

Idle Minds 

And 

Idle Hands 

Are Free Work-Shop Space For Satan 

And 

His Demonic Horde 

To Gleefully Occupy And Fully Utilize

To Their Black Hearts' Content!

Thankfully, Our Lord Jesus Gave To Us 

The Great Commission 

To Go And Preach, Teach, Feed, And Heal 

And

That Does Not Just Mean Ministers!

It Means All Of Us Doing Something For Jesus Christ 

Be It To Cook A Meal

Share A Kind Word

Bake A Cake Or Cookies

Give A Care Package

Do A Kindly Deed

Listening

Or 

Just Being Loving! 

Let's Choose This Day

To Gladly Give Of Our Very Best For Our Creator

Master, Savior, Redeemer

Forever-Friend

Lord, God

And 

Soon-Returning Kind King! 

Peace!

Never Help Your Enemy

To

Destroy You

By

Despising The Corrections

And

Directions

Of

The Only One

Who Loves You

To Death And Back

And

Through The Ceaseless Ages

Of

Eternity! 

THE EVERLASTING PORTION: One Life To Live!

 

What Is The Point To Having Lived The Perfectly Good Life

Not Having Made The Mistakes Of Rebellious Youth

Having The Good Marriage

The Good Children

The Good Career

The Good Portfolio

Held The Good Position In Church 

Mentored Young Folks To Be Good 

Maintained A Good Conscience Toward Almighty God ... And Man

But

In The Day When Your Conscience 

Is 

Tested For Jesus Christ The Lord 

And

Your Freedom 

Is 

Threatened For Allegiance To The Lord Of Life

You Make Like A Water-Bird And Duck 

And

Act Like Leaves In The Autumn 

And 

Fall Under Pressure!?! 

Beloved, 

We Are Called To Die Daily To Self! 

We Are Required To Stand In The Faith That Cannot Fail: 

We Must Trust In The Lord Forever 

Because

In Him Alone

Is 

Everlasting Strength! 

Would You Give Up Walking On Streets Of Gold 

To Save A Brick House And A Cement Driveway

Or

Miss Out On Having The Wings Of An Eagle 

And 

Ranging Across The Universe 

To Instead Buy A Ticket 

And 

Have Someone Else Fly You To Nowheresville 

On A Metal Wing 

And 

The Unbeliever's Prayer!?! 

Are You Strong In The Lord Who 

Is 

Mighty To Save You!?! 

Is The All-Knowing God Your Everlasting Strength 

Or

Is Your Finite, Failing, Strength Your False God!?! 

Will Your Present Idea Of Safety And Security 

Secure 

And 

Save You ... Eternally!?!

Please Thoroughly Trust The Lord 

And 

Truly Think About Your Future Truthfully! 

You Only Get One Life To Live

To Accept Jesus Christ The King

As Your Everlasting Portion! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Obedience In Godly Love Pays!

Every Parent Knows The Signs! 

"Mum, I Love You! 

Dad, What Can I Do To Help You Today!?! 

Mum And Dad, You Know That I Love You!" 

These Are All Coded Phrasing For 

"I Need ...!

May I Have ...!?!

Will You Buy ...!?!

And 

If I Don't Get This, That Or The Other

I'm Going To Just Die!" 

When In The Past I Heard

"Mummy, You Know That I Love You!" 

My Response Was

"What Do You Want Now!?!" 

Or 

"What's It Going To Cost Me!?!" 

It Was Par For The Course! 

Beloved, 

We Treat Our Dear Lord The Same Way 

But

There Is Wrinkle Releaser 

On The Creased Linen Of Our Lives! 

Jesus Christ Knows Our Every Need! 

Jesus Christ ... The Lamb Of God 

Already Paid The Bill For All Of Our Bad Behavior 

And 

Jesus Christ The Lord Of Life Has Already Told Us Plainly

"If You Love Me

Keep My Commandments!" 

Ancient Knowledge Clearly Advises: 

The Proof Of The Pudding Is In The Eating 

Aka Walk Yuh Talk: 

Cheap Talk Ain't Nuh Load! 

Telling The Lord You Love Him 

Is 

Cheap Talk 

Until 

The Burden Of The Load Of Obedience 

Is 

Radically Applied! 

We Sin By Thought, Word, And Deed! 

Dare To Drop The Sinning 

And 

Choose To Love The Lord Our God 

By Good Thoughts

Wise Words

And 

Godly Deeds! 

Love Is Not Politics, Theatre Or Sport: 

24/7 Love Works 7/24! 

Love, With Willingness, Serves

And

The Obedience In Godly Love, Saves!

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + "I AM SORRY!" WORKS: Get Rid Of The Blame Game!

There's A Major Difference Between 

Forgiving Someone Who Hurt You 

And

Taking Responsibility For Someone Hurting You 

Because

Well, You Were There In The Relationship 

And

Available To Be Hurt 

So, Tough Luck, You Were Hurt!

You Are In A Relationship With Christ Jesus:

Is He Responsible For Your Deliberately Defiant

"I Will Say He Was Present And 'Helped' Me To Sin!"

After He Already Paid For All Your Sin

On The Cross Of Calvary

And

Gave You The Daily Gift Of Faith For The Day

Free-Will and Freedom To Choose

The Will To Do His Good Pleasure

And

The Longing To Do The Good And The  Right!?! 

Isn't It Amazing How The Holy Word Of God Gets Twisted 

To Absolve Disobedient People From Taking Responsibility 

For Their Own Wicked Behavior!?! 

Beloved, 

Jesus Christ The Righteous 

Our Creator, Savior, Redeemer 

Took The Blame For Our Personal Sins

- Which He Did Not Commit - 

So That By His Innocence Taking Our Guilt 

We May Be Justified Aka Made Right

- With Confession And Repentance - 

When We Are Convicted Of Sin And Of Righteousness

And

Over A Lifetime Of Obedience, Trust

And 

Enduring Faithfulness

Be Sanctified Aka Set Apart 

For Holy Use By Our God! 

What Is Your Heartfelt Confession

And

Repentance For Known Sin Worth!?!

Did You Lie When You Took Jesus Christ

As Your Personal Savior, Lord, God, And King!?!

Lucifer Blamed Almighty God 

For Not Allowing Him Into The Counsels Of 

The Father, The Son, And The Holy Spirit 

And Thus 

Causing The War In Heaven 

And 

The Death Of His Son, Jesus! 

Satan Is Still Using This Nasty Trick Against Us Today 

And 

He Is More Often Than Not Winning This High Stakes Game! 

Please Don't Fall For Folly!

We Serve The God Who Sees Everything

The God Who Knows Everything

The God Who Feels Everything

The God Who Is Always Present

The God Who Is Eternal

The God Who Is Not Mocked

The God Who Is Not A Liar

The God Who Is Righteous

The God Who Pays

What

Each

Person

Is

Owed

For The Work He Diligently Performed!

 

We Are Each Responsible For Our Own Wickedness 

So Don't Even Blame Satan: 

He Can't Make You Do Anything! 

And

Don't Blame The Living God: 

Jesus Christ Already Paid Your Bill 

So Take The Gift! 

Do Right! 

If You Don't Confess

And

If You Don't Repent

You Are On Your Own

Before The Judge Of All Flesh!

Our Lying Lusting 

Is 

Like A Locked Vice-Grip: 

Lose The Lust 

And 

Get Rid Of The Blame Game! 

Peace!

Jesus Christ Saves: 

"I Am Sorry!"

Works 24/7!