Saturday, March 26, 2022

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Oh, The Pain!


Sin Is A Sexy Siren
Singing A Scintillating Song
Sure To Send The Sinful Skyward
Satisfied With Skirting Around Salvation
Sure To Have Scheming Satan
Salivating That 
Another Soul Would Be His Before Long! 

Desire Is Deceiving
Drawing One Into The Dragon's Dark Domain
Where Deceit, Discord, And Destruction
Are The Deceived One's Reward
His Long-Desired Gain! 

Greed Is A Grip Guaranteed 
To Grind The Glutton
Into Gruel
So That The Gainsayer Satan
Can Joyfully Flush Him Away! 
Beware! Beware! 
Regret Is That Vision Most Cruel! 








"I Feel Your Pain!" 
"No, You Don't! 

"I've Been There!"
"Oh, Please! Get Real! 
Unless We Share The Same Body
You Have No Idea What I've Been Going Through 
So Don't You Dare Tell Me That My Pain Is Nothing
To Deal With It
And With It Get Through!" 

Beloved,

Could You Imagine Telling The Lord That 
His Pain For You Was Nothing 
Compared To What You're Feeling For Yourself!?! 

Can You Imagine Taking Morphine For Your Personally-Felt Pain 
While Minimizing What Our Savior Felt Cold Turkey 
When For Each One Of Us Personally
He Died The First 
And
The Second Death 
To Give Each One Of Us Personally And Individually
The Blessed Gift Of His Everlasting Life!?! 

Pain ... Like Life And Death
Has A Subject And An Object! 

Pain Points To A Problem In You
Which Is A Problem For You
Which Must Be Fixed For You 
Or
In Your Behalf! 

Pain Is A Symptom Of Sin 
Which Corrupted, Corrupts, Mortal Life! 

A Life Of And In Sin Results In Death! 
Jesus Christ Conquered Death To Give Us Life! 

A Life Lived In And For Jesus Christ
Shall See Everlasting Life 
Without Pain, Sin, And Death
So Please Take Our Blessed Jesus All Day, Every Day
And 
Sin Will Not Have Power Over You 
And
Neither Will The Second Death!

Physical Pain Is A Part Of Life! 
How Are You Feeling Today!?! 
Have You Been To Jesus!?! 

Peace! 






Friday, March 25, 2022

HAPPY SABBATH + Please Do Not Be Like Own-Way Children!








Evadney, Do You Know That You Are Being Held!?!

I Sure Do! 
I Am Sheltered By ... And Held 
In The  Comforting Arms Of The Almighty God!

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah! 
Not That Held!

Come On Now! 
What Other Held Could There Possibly Be!?!

You Asked So Let Me Answer You!
You're A Sinner And You're Held By H.E.L.D.!

Held By Held!?!
Big WhooHoo!

Please Don't Say That! 
I'm Very Serious!

Okay, Okay! 
Tell Me Who Or What Is This "Held" That's Holding Me!?!

H.E.L.D. Has A Hold On You!
Hate, Envy, Lust, And Deceit 
Have Got You In Their Gross Grip 
And They Ain't Gonna Let You Go Free
Unless You Let Our King Jesus Break Their Grip!
It's Either That Or Suffer The Full And Final Effects Of Man's Fall! 







Restrictions, Requirements, Reproofs: 
Man Hates Rules! 

Who Is Better, Wiser, And Stronger Than 
The Lord Jesus Christ!?! 

Like Own-Way Children
We Often Act As Though We Are Better At Organizing Our Lives
Wiser To Make Decisions To Guide Our Lives
And 
Stronger Than The Enemy Desiring To Destroy Us 
And 
All That We Hold Dear 
Including Our Saving Faith In The Lord Jesus Christ! 

Beloved, 

There Is None Better, Wiser, Or Stronger Than 
The Lord God Almighty Who Made And Maintains
Saves And Sustains
Provides For And Protects Us All! 

Restrictions Protect! 
Reproofs Correct! 
Requirements Direct! 

And 

The God Of Grace And Glory 
Who Directs, Corrects, And Protects Us 
Is 
Able, Available, And Awaiting Our Answer 
To His Call To Everlasting Life! 

Our God The Almighty ... Strong To Save
Is 
Awake
Aware
Ahead Of The Curve
And 
All-Around Awesome! 

Brethren, Beloved

How About Deciding To Let Our Dear Savior 
Surprise And Amaze Us Today 
Since There Is Nothing That We May Think, Say, Or Do 
Which Will Surprise Or Amaze Him!?! 

Jesus Christ Desires To Save Me And You
So Dare To Grab Grace 
And 
Inevitably Hold Glory! 

Peace!





Thursday, March 24, 2022

Invite The Lord To Get All Up In Your Business!









"Go Where I Send You!"
"Do What I Say!"
"Live By Your Faith In Me!"
"Do Not Yield To Temptation!"
"Pray, Beloved, And Stay In The Holy Way!"



Dear Ones,

There Is No One Calling Themselves Christian
Who Will Enter The Promised Land ... The Beautiful City Of God
If
They Are Afraid Of Their Shadow
Things That Go "Bump!" In The Night

The Harsh Words Of Naysayers
The Disappointments And Distresses Of Life
And
The Cruelties Of The Enemy Of Souls!

We, As Followers Of The Lord Christ
Cannot Be Wafflers Or Fence-Jockeys
And
For Sure We Cannot Be Neutral In The Conflict Of The Ages
Saying That We Are Not Getting Involved In Anybody's War!

Our God Is Only As Strong In Our Lives
As We Permit Him To Be In Our Lives!

Please Trust In The Lord Christ
By Believing His Words Of Promise
And
Claiming His Strength
His Salvation
His Power
His Provision
His Protection
And
His Perfect Peace!

Beloved,

Please Invite The Lord 
To Get All Up In Your Business Today
So That You May Courageously Do What He Says 
Always And In All Ways!

The Lord Is Our Rock!

Peace!







Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Do Not At Smooth-Talking Snakes Quake!








The Bible Is A Superb Book That Transports Us Through Time
And
From Time Into Eternity 
Where We May Reside With The God Gracious
Loving, Holy, Divine! 

We Are Each Given The Gift Of Faith With Which To Believe 
So That We Do Not Depend Upon Ourselves 
To Find Acceptance Of Living Truth: 
Almighty God's Gracious Blessings Are For Us Daily To Receive! 

Beloved, 

Your Birth-Right Gives To You Free-Will 
And 
Freedom To Choose The Good And Right
To Walk In Holy Light
And 
To Be To Our Creator-Savior
A Grand And Glorious Delight! 

As Men, We Are Known Weaklings! 
As Christians, We Are Made Strong In The Lord 
And 
Are To Operate In The Power Of His Might 
And So
I Encourage Us All, Brethren
Do Not At Smooth-Talking Snakes
Roaring Lions
And 
Winged Dragons Quake! 

Let Jesus Christ Take Your Wheel 
Because 
His Love For You Is All-Encompassing Real
Not All-Consuming Fake! 

Let The Holy Angels Work Beside You: 
Do Good! 

Let The Holy Spirit Work Inside You: 
Accept Good! 

Let The Holy God's Judgment Be For You 
As He Has Already Done A Complete Work To Save You! 

Cooperate With Jesus Christ 
And By Appointment
On The Hallelujah Day
To Surpassing Glory Rise! 
Spit On Satan's Lies! 

Be Alive In Christ! 

Peace!






Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Sin Is Fire!








De Fire Burning! 
To Extinguish An Uncontrollable Desire 
Aka Fire
Someone With Control, Ability, Knowledge, And Experience 
Aka CAKE
Ignites A Strategic Fire With The Expectation That 
It Will Extinguish The Old Fire 
And
Itself! 

If Someone Lacking The Knowledge Of 
And 
Experience With Fire 
Lights Fire To Extinguish A Fire
We End Up With Unintended Consequences 
Aka More Destruction 
And
Death! 

Of Course, There Are Pyromaniacs 
Aka Malicious Fire-Setters Amongst Us 
Who Just Love To Kill And Destroy! 

Beloved, 

Sin Is Fire! 
Willing Sinning Is Raging Fire! 
The Supreme Pyromaniac Of This Life 
Is 
Satan: 
His Minions, Those Who Will Encourage Us To Sin
To Set Ablaze Fire In Our Lives
Are The Little Fire-Setters Aka Instigators To Sin! 

Jesus Christ The Righteous
Is 
The Excellent Fire Chief 
Who Gave Of Himself To Save Us All Willing To Be Saved 
By His Holy Hand ... His Life
Through The Cross Upon Which He Was Raised Up 
As The Sinless One Accursed For Us 
Aka Our Only Savior! 

Save Yourself! 
Separate From Sinful-Self
Known Sin
Other Known And Bold Sinners
And 
Satan 

And

Seek The Solution Aka The Savior! 
Out De Fire: 
Kneel At The Cross! 

Peace!







Monday, March 21, 2022

Joy Comes In The Morning!









Beloved, 

We Cannot Hope To Escape The Fiery Trials Of This Life 
If 
We Fix Our Gaze Upon Our Troubles 
And 
Refuse To Fix Our Mind ... And Our Hope 
Upon The Unfailing Promises Of The True And Living God! 

When We Focus On The Ground, We See Dirt! 
However, If We Cast Even Our Crying Eyes Heavenward
And 
Happen To See A Cloudy Or Stormy Sky
We Know Of A Surety That It Won't Rain Always
That The Sun Will Come Out Eventually
And 
If It Is Night, Joy Will Come In The Morning! 

Did Not Our Lord Christ Place His Rainbow Of Promise In The Sky 
Guaranteeing Us That 
He Will Keep His Word Never Again To Permit A Flood 
To "Wash-Out Our Play!" Aka Destroy The World!?! 

We Must Build Our Hope On Christ 
And 
His Unfailing Righteousness! 

May The Dear Lord Help Us Today To Not Look At What Is 
But 
To Fix Our Hopes On Him 
And 
All That He Would Have Our Lives To Be! 

Please Wittingly Stand On The Promises Of Almighty God!  
Please Dare To Hold To Almighty God's Unchanging Hand! 
Please Unwaveringly Choose To Trust The Heavenly Love Of 
The Living God Of Grace Who Inhabits Glory 
And 
Feels What You Feel
And 
Cries Over You! 

Peace!






Sunday, March 20, 2022

Cry Aloud ... And Say "NO!" To Sin And Folly!








Problems!?! 

Use Common-Sense! 
Weigh The Pros And Cons! 
Exercise Caution! 
Repair To Prayer! 
Lift Up The Lord! 

Beloved, 

According To The Vaunted Murphy's Law
Anything That Can Go Wrong Will Go Wrong! 

According To The Word Of Truth
We Are Not To Lean Aka Rely On Our Own Understanding 
But 
We Are To Boldly Go To The Throne Of Grace 
Where People Of Faith And Prayer 
Are Encouraged To Appear To Receive Help 
Be It For Healing
Protection, Provision
Comfort And Care
Direction, Correction
And
Encouragement! 

Dear Ones, 

The First Act Of Will That A Little Child Exercises 
And 
Utilizes With Understanding 
Is 
Saying "No!"  
And 
There Is Much That We May Learn From This Act! 

The World And His Brother 
Seem To Always Encourage Us 
To Do The Worst Possible Things 
And 
Act In The Most Foolish Ways! 

Think Of Job's Wife Encouraging Him 
To Cast Away His Publicly-Known Integrity 
And 
"Curse God And Die!" 

Knowing To Say "No!" 
And 
Boldly Saying "No!" To Folly And Sin, Self, And Satan 
Is 
The Gift Of God
And
Our Saving Grace! 

Let Us Remember That We Are In Profit 
When Murphy's Law Unfailingly Sends Us 
Into The Presence Of Our Savior Jesus 
Who Is Lord And God Of All: 
Murphy's Law Is Subject To The Lord's Sovereign Will! 

Babies Cry For Help: 
Christians Cry For Help By Praying! 

In All Things, Please Say 
"Yes, Lord! Thy Will Be Done!" 
And 
"No!" To Beelzebub Aka Satan 
And 
His Machinations 
Because 
Over You, He Wants To Gloat! 

Again, Beloved, 

"No!" Is A Complete Answer: 
Use It Right ... And With Might
And 
Live In Eternal Light! 

Earnestly, Fervently, Pray ... And Press On! 

Peace!





Saturday, March 19, 2022

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Light And Truth Versus Dust And Lies!?!

 






The Lord Is Light And Man Is Dust! 
The Lord Is The Truth And All Men Are Liars! 

The Lord Is The Light Of Truth Which Is Not Hidden! 

Man Is Lying Dust Aka A Dusty Liar: 
He Cannot Hide From Light 
And 
His Only Life Is In The Truth! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Jesus Christ Has Told Us Plainly That 
We Shall Know The Truth 
And 
The Truth Shall Make Us Aka Set Us Free! 

Since Light Reveals Truth 
And 
Truth Sets Man Free
What Possible Use Could Man, As A Known Christ-Follower
Have For That Impurity Called Lies, Lying, And Liars!?! 

Liars Limp And Lose 
Because 
Their Lies And Their Lying Leach-Away Their Lives! 

Pure Truth 
Is 
Both Sword And Shield
Scaffold And Elevator
Bed And Blanket
Tooth And Nail! 

Pure Truth Is Love And Life!

Departing From The Purity Of Truth 
And 
Stepping Away From The Light 
Causes Us To Walk In Deep Darkness! 

There Is No Darkness In The Lord 
And
None Of Us Who Choose To Obediently, Faithfully
Enduringly Walk With The Lord
By The Pure Word
Can Live In The Post-Truth Aka Stranger To The Truth 
Aka I-Feel And My-Truth Environment! 

Pontius Pilate Wanted To Know What Is Truth! 
The Hollywood Movie Said We Can't Handle The Truth! 

Please, I Beseech Us All
Let The Word Dwell In You Richly: 
Jesus Christ Aka The Word Of God
Is 
The Way, The Truth, And The Life: 
There Are No Questions! 

Peace! 





Friday, March 18, 2022

HAPPY SABBATH + Faith ... Tested ... Tried!














It Is So Very Easy To Profess Being A Christian 
And 
Even Easier To Declare That We Have Faith! 

Professors Become Professional Teachers 
Who ... More Often Than Not ... Spout Theory
And 
Very Often Do Not Have The Practical, Working, Experience Of 
A Devoted Christian With Tried And Tested Faith 
Upon Which To Fall Back 
When Life Gets Testy 
And 
Trials Pile Up Angrily! 

Beloved, 

It Is With Good Reason That 
The Words Of Apostle James Are Preserved 
For Our Warning, Consideration
And 
Action! 

A Christian Without An Experience Portfolio 
Can't Honestly Claim The Title 
Because 
A Christian Works, Labors, Has A Job That 
He Or She Diligently, Practically, Lovingly Performs
As A Faithful Steward! 

Faith Without Works Is Dead

An Untested Faith Has No Street Credibility 
Or Christian Longevity 
Because 
It Has No Spine! 

A Spineless Christian ... An Oxymoron
Is 
A Danger To Themselves 
And
To Others
And 
Ultimately The Cause Of Christ! 

Dear Ones, 

We Are Daily Given 
A Portion Of Jesus Christ's Holy Faith To Use That Day 
To Be Faithful To Him 
As We Labor Through And For Him! 

Please Let Us Use Our Blessed Daily Gift Of 
Unfailing Faith 
To Become Christians By Name 
And
By Nature! 

Let's Walk The Talk 
And 
Do Not At Life's Necessary Tests And Trials Balk! 

Jesus Christ The Lord, Our God
Is 
With Us! 

Dare To Work Today's Faith To A Nubbin: 
New Faith Will Be Ours Tomorrow 
If
By Saving And Available Grace Known Free
We Open Our Eyes! 
Be Strong! 

Peace!












Thursday, March 17, 2022

The Judge Of All Flesh Cares How You Fare!









She Was Speaking Rather Loudly 
As She Firmly Said To Her Companion: 
"I Am Being Judged! 
Who Is Judging Me Is Kind To Me! 
They Give Me Whatever I Need 
And I Don't Even Have To Ask!" 

Beloved, 

The Young Lady Was Speaking About A Human 
But 
I Tell You That Her Words Form 
The Best Description I Have Ever Heard Of 
Who Our Lord Jesus Christ Is 
And 
What He Does For Us! 

People Are Judged Based On What They Have Done 
Or Should Have Done, By Published Requirement, In The Flesh! 
Yet, The Judge Of All Flesh
The Lord Of Life
The King Of Love ... Our Redeemer
Is 
Infinitely Kind To Us Careless
Often Callous-Minded, Cantankerous Ones! 

Jesus Christ Gives Us The Perpetual Blessings Of Our Needs 
Without Our Ever Having To Say: 
"Please, May I Have ...!?!" 
This Is Truly Amazing! 

A Loving, Giving, Forgiving, Kind
Provider, Sustainer Judge 
Is 
Our Lord Jesus Christ! 
This Says Something Profound About Our King: 
He Has Compassion, Foresight
Available Resources
And 
He Cares About How We Feel 
And
How We Fare On The Rugged Road Of Life! 

Dear Ones, 

This Is The Holy One 
Whom We Should Hold In Godly Fear Aka Awe 
With Love And Amazed Devotion 
Because 
He Is Good ... And Gracious! 

Our God Is All-Powerful 
And
He Can Destroy Us 
But
He Chooses Deliverance For Us! 

What A Mighty God We Serve: 
Give Him Praise! 

Peace!






Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Have You Ever Seen A Half-Donkey Carrying A Load!?!



Lukewarm Is To Indifferent 
What Hot Or Cold Is To Enthusiastic! 

Beloved, 

Would You Want To Be In A Relationship, A Friendship, Or A Job 
Where Your Presence Is Considered "Meh!" Aka Unimpressive!?! 

Would You Pay Top Dollar For Almost Ice-Cream!?! 

Would You Worship The God Who Almost Created A Moving You
Who Balked At Staying On The Cross To Save You
Who On-Again, Off-Again Contemplates Redeeming You
And 
Ever Tells You To Eat All You Want 
But 
Never Unlocks The Storehouse Of Good And Plenty!?! 

Since We Serve The God Who Can And Does
Who Gave His All To Give You His Best
Why Would You Ever Think That Jesus Christ The Lord Of Life 
Will Ever, Ever, Accept Anything Less Than 
Skin In The Game
Heart-Felt
God Is My All Worship, Praise
And 
Obedience From Any One Of Us!?! 

Jesus Christ Went All-In For Us: 
He Sweated Blood
And
He, Innocent, Gave Up His Life For Us Known Guilty! 
Can We In Truthfulness Do Less 
And 
Still Be Called Committed Christians!?! 

Have You Ever Seen A Half-Donkey Carrying A Load!?! 

If You Can Picture It
Then You Know What An Unenthusiastic
Uncommitted
Unconverted Christian Looks Like! 







It Ain't Pretty
Ain't Serving No Purpose
And 
Ain't Going Nowhere!

Total Commitment To Christ Is Job One! 
The Alternative Is To Be Abhorred! 
Any Questions!?! 

Peace!












Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Intimately Connect With The Lord Jesus Christ!




In The Realm Of Marriage And Relationships
People Are Advised To Cooperate
Communicate
Connect
And 
Negotiate 
If 
They Don't Want Said Relationships 
To Deteriorate And Disintegrate! 

Beloved, 

In The Marriage Relationship With The Lord Christ
Things Are Seriously Different 
On One Exceedingly Significant Point! 

Going Into The Relationship With Our Lord Jesus
We Know Up Front What To Expect 
Because 
He Has Provided A Fact-Book 
Aka The Preserved Word Aka The Holy Bible 
Which Tells Who He Is
What He Has Done
What He Is Doing
And 
What He Will Do For Each Of Us Individually 
And 
Personally! 

If We Will Read The Book
Then We Will Know Him
His Love And Personal Sacrifice For Us
His Desires
Our Rights
And 
Our Benefits Aka Abundant Blessings Current And Future
- Most Of Which Are Unimaginable - 
So That There Is Absolutely Nothing 
To Be Discontented About Or Negotiate Over! 

Where Our Relationship With The Lord 
Will Deteriorate And Disintegrate 
Is 
If We Neglect To Willingly Cooperate
Deeply Communicate
And 
Intimately Connect With Him ... Moment By Moment! 

We Cannot Out-Love
Out-Live
Out-Give
Or Out-Do The Lord 
So Let's Fervently Pray
Widely Share 
And 
Unashamedly Care 
And 
Cover All Of Our Bases Through Working Faith
Unflinching Trust
Complete Obedience
Pray-Propelled Endurance
And 
Humble Worship And Heartfelt Praise!

Peace!  


The Lord Jesus Christ
Is
The Strength Of Our Lives!
 










Monday, March 14, 2022

Touch The Lord Christ Who Is Touching You!



No Matter What The Loud And Aggressive
The Rich And The Well-Regarded
And 
The Proud And Profane Persons Of This World May Say To You
You Always, Always, Always Have The One Choice 
To Refuse To Lean On Your Own Corrupted Understanding 
And Instead 
Choose To Lean 
Upon The Bosom Of Jesus Christ Our Lord God Almighty 
And 
Deeply Draw Upon His Life ... His Love
And
His Wisdom Which Cannot Ever Fail! 

Beloved, 

When We Choose To Lean Upon Something Or Someone
It Is Because We Are "Comfortable" In Our Belief That 
They Are And It Is Strong, Secure
And 
Sure! 

The Problem, However, Is That 
We Ill-Advisedly Place Our Trust On Shaky Foundations
Tottering Walls
And 
Leaning Towers: 
So Much For Strength, Security, And Surety! 

Dear Ones, 

We Have Unfailing Grace 
To Bless Us To Repose Our Hopes, Trust, Faith, And Future 
On The "Thus Saith The Lord!" Who Created Us
Saves Us, Sustains Us
Leads, Feeds, Corrects, Comforts, And Carries Us
And 
Is Committed To Our Salvation, Sanctification
And 
Ultimate Redemption On The Great Day! 

By The Way
The Fact That The Nugget About The Disciple John 
Leaning On The Bosom Of Jesus Christ Who Loved Him 
Is 
Preserved In The Living Word 
Should Be A Special, Intimate, Infinite Comfort 
To Every One Of Us Believers Individually ... Personally: 
Whoever We Are Physically Touching 
Is 
Also Physically Touching Us! 

Dare To Lean On Aka Touch Jesus Christ Today! 
You Will Not Regret It! 

Peace!












Sunday, March 13, 2022

Pride Is Poison + PRAYER: Father, Please Help Us To Humble Ourselves!



It Is Significant To See Righteousness And Unrighteousness
Faithfulness And Faithlessness 
And 
Pride And Humility 
So Starkly Compared And Contrasted! 

Beloved, 

We Are To Live By Faith 
While Lovingly Humbling Ourselves Before The Lord Christ 
Who Will Lift Us Up In His Day Of Appointment 
Just As He Lifted Up Jacob, Joseph, Job, And Moses! 

We Are Not To Lift Up Ourselves 
In Pride And With Arrogance Like Lucifer: 
It Didn't Work Out For Him 
And
It Will Not Work Out For Us! 

We Love To Say With The Worldly-Wise That 
Man Appoints And God Disappoints 
But 
If We Look Closer
We Will Clearly See What Manner Of Defeat, Disaster
Destruction, And Deviltry Exists 
When Man Appoints Man
And 
Man Anoints Self! 


The Humble, Faithful, Servant Of God
Is
Always A Blessing To Mankind!


Pride Is Poison 
And 
Self-Aggrandizement Is Terminal Disease 
And
Neither Has A Place In The Heart Of 
The Committed-To- Christ Christian! 

Dear Ones, 

The Only Lifting Up We Should Be Doing 
Is 
Lifting Up Our Souls To The Lord
Lifting Up Our Hands In Worship And Praise
Lifting Up Our Brethren
And 
Lifting Up Our Bibles And Our Spoons 
As They Convey To Our Bodies 
Our Very Necessary Daily Food! 

Pride Decimates! 
Faith Elevates 
And 
Humility Opens The Flood-Gates Of Blessing! 



PRAYER:

Heavenly Father, 
Please Help Us Today
To Humble Ourselves Before You On Earth
Your Footstool
So That You Will Lift Us Up To Heaven
Your Throne
On The Glad Day That You Have Set! 
Amen!!!