The Second Most Important Commandment! + PRAYER: Father, Please Help Me To Love Myself ...!

By

George McD. Greenidge

Guest Writer

The Second Most Important Commandment Says: 

"Thou Shalt Love Thy Neighbor

As Thyself!"

Mark 12:31.

As Strange As It May Sound

The Most Important Relationship You Have 

Is The One That You Have With Yourself! 

Hear Me Out! 

Too Many People Don't Like Who They Are

And They Focus On Their Faults, Weaknesses, And Failures! 

They Wish They Were Taller

Had A Better Personality ... And Looked Like Someone Else 

Instead Of Accepting Themselves 

As The Workmanship Of Almighty God ... A Masterpiece

Made In The Image Of The Eternal Holy God!

As If That Isn't Bad Enough

They Then Wonder Why They Are Not Happy 

And Don't Have Good Relationships 

With Our Heavenly Father, Their Family And Friends

Food, Their Feelings, And Their Finances! 

If You Don't Get Along With You, Then It Stands To Reason That

You Are Not Going To Get Along With Other People 

And Most Certainly Not With The Holy God!

Brethren, You Can't Love Others 

If You Don't First Love Yourself  ... In A Goodly, Godly, Way! 

Please Note That The Word Is Not To Be "In Love With Yourself!" 

With This In Mind, The Best Thing You Can Do

- I Include Myself - 

Is To Be Good To Yourself

Be Kind To Yourself

Be Merciful To Yourself

And Bless God For His Faithfulness To His Word To Us!

PRAYER: 

Father God, 

Thank You For Making Me In Your Image 

With Gifts, Talents, And Abilities To Enjoy Life

While Accomplishing Your Will

And

Also Blessing Others! 

Please Help Me To Love Myself

Despite All Of My Weaknesses And Shortcomings

Which I know I May Give Wholly To You

For You To Change Me

To Be Who You Created Me To Be

In Your Loving Hands!

I Love You! 

Father,

In The Humility Of Faith

I Know And Can Say That

I Am Happy To Be Who You Made Me To Be!

Thank You For Hearing And Answering Prayers

For I Pray In Jesus Christ's Holy Name! 

Amen! 

 

Is Your Presence A Beautiful Present!?!

Is Your Presence A Beautiful Present 

Or Is It A Funeral Pyre!?! 

Is Your Presence A Gift Of God 

Or A Thorn Branch From King Fraud!?! 

Beloved, 

Have You Ever Heard These Expressions Spoken About Anyone 

Or, I Hope Not, Have Ever Heard Them Spoken About Yourself: 

He Could Make A Rock Cry! 

She Could Suck The Air Out Of A Room! 

She Always Looks Like She Bit Into A Lemon! 

Or, He Brings His Own Weather With Him!?! 

Dear Ones, 

There Is Also The Expression Which Says That 

When You Laugh, The World Laughs With You

But When You Cry, You Cry Alone! 

The Question Is: 

How Do We, Or How Are We To Stand In All Of This!?! 

Let's Go Back To The Point Of Beginning And Remember That 

We Are Called The Children Of God 

And, As Such

We Should Be Light And Salt 

Aka The Gift Of God To Mankind! 

We Are Not To Walk Around Grinning Inanely 

Like We've Lost Our Minds 

Nor Are We To Walk Around Like We Have No Hope 

And Are Trying To Make Others To Be As We Have Become! 

Beloved, 

Jesus Christ Has, In Mercy, Given Us Hope, Help, And Healing Now, 

And Then 

Heaven At The Last Trumpet To Look Forward To! 

Please Let Us Endeavor From This Day Forward 

To Remember Whose We Are

Why We Are Here

What We Are To Accomplish

And 

Where We Are Headed! 

Plan Your Work And Work Your Plan 

As, When, Where, And How The Lord Leads You! 

You Are Not Alone! 

Look Up To Jesus Now! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Satan Says: "Plant What You Want To Grow!"

 

The Lord Says: "Always Obey!" 

Satan Says: "Obedience Is A Crutch!" 

The Lord Says: "Always Walk In Truth!" 

Satan: "Truth Is A Clown's Hat!" 

The Lord Says: "Grow Where You Are Planted!" 

Satan Says: "Plant What You Want To Grow!" 

The Lord Says: "By Faith, Endure!" 

Satan Says: "If You Can't See, That's A Big "No!" 

Brethren, Beloved, 

I Hope And Pray That You See That 

The One Who Loves You Is Looking Out For Thee! 

The Adversary Of Your Soul Is He, The Father Of Lies

And 

He Desires Your Destruction

Hence His Urging You To Live Through Your Eyes! 

Satan Desires You To Break-Off Communication 

With The Lord Who Gives You Life 

So That He, Himself, Can Break-Through 

And 

Have Total Control Of Your Life! 

No One Whose Life Is In Satan's Control 

Will Ever See The Breaking Of The Great Day In Peace 

And 

Break Bread In The Glorious Feast 

Where Our Dear Lord Is The Head! 

A Bre'k-Down Merchant Is In Misery

So He Eagerly Desires To Have Company

So Satan ... Of That Ilk

Desires To Take Your Honey And Your Milk 

And, Thereby, Beloved

Out Of The Happy Eternity 

He Seeks To Have You Bilked! 

The Lord Says: "Pray!"

Satan Says: "Prey!" 

The Lord Says: "Care!"

Satan Says: "Crave!" 

The Lord Says: "Love!" 

Satan Says: "Lure!"

The Lord Says: "Learn!"

Satan Says: "Spurn!" 

Beloved, 

Be Wise! 

Be Faithful! 

Be Clean! 

Be Useful! 

Be Helpful

And 

On The Lord Of Life Lean 

For Blessing

For Favor

For Peace And For Rest

And 

Deny That Liar, Satan

If You Desire To Be The Spiritual And Forever Blessed

Glory-Bound Success! 

Obedience To Jesus Christ Is A Necessity 

In Order To Live In The Redeemed Saints And Holy Angels' 

Heavenly Paradise Community! 

Satan Won't Be There 

So Do Not His Bombast, Roaring, Raging, And Snarling Fear! 

Keep The Lord Christ In Your Manager And Director's Chair! 

For Going To Almighty God's Glory 

Get Ready, Get Ready, Get Ready ... Prepare! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + B.Y.O.G Aka Build Your Own God!?! + PRAYER: Dear Lord, Please Disappoint The Evil-Doers!

The Sign On The Glass Door Just Barely Caught My Eye 

But 

It Was Enough To Stop Me Dead In My Tracks As I Said Aloud: 

"What The Hell!?!" 

This Was Too Big For The Euphemistic 

"What The Heck!?!" 

I Turned Back And Whipped Out My Phone And Took Two Photos! 

I Was Stunned! 

Not Even 100 Yards From A Very Large Church, And On The Diagonal

A Local Art Space Was Having An Exhibition! 

The Sign Said: 

"B.Y.O.G. Build Your Own God

And

Other Ideas For A Kinder World!" 

The Picture On It Had The Face Of 

One Of Those Egyptian-Type Animal Gods With The Wolf Face! 

Talk About Bold-Face Daring! 

The Artist's Bio States That 

She Will Be Making More And New Gods And Goddesses! 

Excuse Me!?! 

Where, I Ask, Is The Fear Of The Living God!?! 

Do Not These People Crack Open The Holy Bible!?! 

Do They Not Know The First Commandment!?! 

Have They No Shame Concerning Encouraging People 

To Sin Against Their Own Creator 

By Encouraging Them To Worship 

Lifeless Objects Out Of Their Imaginations 

Which Are Totally Useless 

Because 

They Have Eyes But Can't See

Have Ears But Can't Hear

Have Feet But Must Be Carried

And 

Hands But Can't Comfort! 

Where Is This Artist's Love For Saving Truth!?! 

Why Would This Artist Want To Maliciously Send 

Patrons Of Her Poison-Plate To Christless Graves!?! 

I Wondered How Much She Was Being Paid 

To Get Followers For Satan's Camp For The Damned!?! 

Does She Even Care That She's Doing Satan's Dirty Work!?! 

Does She Not Know That There Is Nothing Kind About Idolatry!?!

PRAYER:

Dear Lord, 

In Mercy, Please Disappoint The Evil-Doers

And

May Their Diabolical Plans Come To Naught 

And

Fall Back On Their Own Heads! 

Oh, How I Pray That It Is Not Too Late

For Their Darkened Eyes To Be Enlightened

And

Their Stone-Cold Hearts To Be Enlivened 

So That They Will Have Opportunity, Strength, And Courage 

To Confess And Repent Of Their Known Sin

So That They, Being Willing, May Take Jesus Christ

As Their Everlasting Portion! 

I Also Pray For Their Beguiled Patrons

And

Petition You, Father, For Help For Them

So That They May Be Turned

Toward The Path Of Righteousness! 

May Your Holy Spirit Abide With Your Faithful People

And

The Holy Angels Excelling In Strength Protect Us

And

Also Influence Us To Do What Is Good And Right

And, Therefore

Pleasing In Your Holy Sight! 

Oh, Lord, Let Your Name Be Ever Glorified

And

Jesus Christ Be Continually Lovingly Praised

In Whose Precious And Holy Name

I Humbly And Sorrowingly Plead!

AMEN!!!

  

"I Will Go With My Jesus All The Way ... Home!"

Any Person, Any Christian To Be Exact, Who Is Heading Toward 

Hill Zion ... To Sweet Beulah Land

Must Recognize, Understand, And Accept That 

All The Footsteps Taken Will Be Our Very Own Footsteps 

But 

The Pathway ... The Only Way To Get There Safely

Is 

The Way Marked By Our Blessed Jesus ... Alone! 

Dear Ones, 

Be Not Dismayed, Nor Amazed

By Those Who Choose To Walk In Ways Contrary 

To What Says The Lord! 

Lustful Hearts

Itching Ears

Willful Blindness

And 

Deliberate Disobedience By The Self-Willed

The Gurus And The Gainsayers 

Will Always Have Appeal For The Like-Minded! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Jesus Did Not Create Clones 

Nor Does He Shepherd Goats 

Who Go According To Their Own Inclination! 

When We Humbly, Meekly, Follow Our Good Shepherd

The Path Which He Takes Us Along 

Will Always Be The Safe, Best, Most Beneficial, Blessed Path 

And 

We May Whole-Heartedly Commit Our Way To His Leading 

And

Say With The Saints Of All The Ages 

"I Will Go With My Jesus All The Way ... Home!" 

 

Don't Forget That 

Over-Heated Furnaces Become Pleasant Places

Hungry Lions Become Purring Pussy Cats

And 

Boiling Oil Is Rendered Stone Cold! 

We Are Safe In The Arms Of Our Lord Jesus 

And 

Will Enjoy Glorious Feasts In The Presence Of Our Enemies! 

Let Us Give Almighty God His Glory 

And 

Utter Heartfelt Thanks To Him 

For Being A Refuge For Us From The Raging Enemy Of Our Souls! 

Remember, Beloved, That 

Our Dear Savior Ever Shepherds His Saints On Solid Ground! 

Dare And Keep The Holy Faith! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: What Are You Celebrating!?!

 

What Is There About Your Life That 

Has You "Celebrating!?!" 

Are You A Humble Saint Of God And Christ 

Celebrating "Christ In Me My Hope For Glory!" 

Or 

Are You An Unrepentant Sinner Indulging Willful Blindness

Excited About "Pastor, Priest, And Pope Said ...!" That 

There Is No Victory Over Sin 

And 

We Will Be Sinning Until Christ Comes 

And 

God Is Going To Save Everybody In The Great Day!?! 

Beloved, 

Does Not The Preserved Word Of God

The "Thus Saith The Lord" Count 

When We Decide What To Celebrate About Our Lives And Living!?! 

Dear Ones, 

The Willful Wandering World 

Celebrates The Sensual, The Sinister, And The Sinful! 

The Saints Of God Celebrate Salvation

Sanctification

And 

The Sinless Estate 

Because 

We Are Called To Do So By Prince Shiloh, Our Only Savior! 

Shouldn't We Daily Celebrate The Life Of Christ

Our Lives In Christ

And 

Our Hoped-For Future Lives With Christ!?! 

Beloved, 

Any Celebration Of The Human Condition That 

Is Not 

Prefixed By "By God's Great Grace!" 

And 

Wrapped Up In His Manifold Blessings 

Is 

A Celebration Best Set Aside! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Let Us Who Choose To Make Jesus First, Last, And Always

Choose To Look Up And Press On To Glory 

Celebrating Our Daily Victories Over Sin, Self, And Satan! 

Almighty God Is With Us! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Life Ain't Fair!?!

 

We Like To Say That Life Is Unfair! We Also Like To Say That 

Life Is What You Make It! 

We Also Seem To Forget That Jesus Christ The Creator-God 

Is 

The Way, The Truth, And The Life! 

No Jesus, No Life! 

Should Not We Therefore Realize That 

It Is The Life Lived Without Jesus Christ, The Life-Giver 

And

The Light Of The World

That Causes People To Behave Inappropriately 

And 

Thereby Cause Still Other People To Accuse Life Aka The Lord Jesus!?! 

Dear Ones, 

We, As Committed To Christ Christians

Are Asked To Live In Peace With All People ... Where Possible! 

We May Choose To Let People Embitter Our Lives 

Or

We May Choose To Live For And In Jesus Christ ... Our Peac

Who Freely Gives Unto Us His Peace 

Which Passes Human Understanding! 

Beloved, 

Have You Not Realized That 

It Is Man's Unregenerate Heart 

Aka Man's Heart Unimproved By Grace That 

Causes Us The Problems Which We Say Cause Life To Be Unfair!?! 

Dear Ones, 

Let Us From This Day Forward 

Choose To Be Part Of The Solution 

And 

Not The Cause Of The Problems In Other People's Lives 

And 

Our Own! 

When We Let The Light Of Almighty God's Truth 

Be The Center Of Our Lives

It Is Guaranteed That The Devil Aka Our Adversary 

And 

His Minions 

Will Have No Part In Us! 

Be Encouraged ...

Our Relief Is Jesus! 

Our Release Is From Jesus! 

Our Refuge Is Jesus! 

Dare To Rest In Christ Jesus 

And

Be Relieved: 

Eternal Life Is Peaceful! 

Jesus Christ Saves! 

Peace!

There Is No Wrong In Right Living!

 

Beloved, 

Rejoice! 

The Fact That The Creator, Our Savior And Redeemer

Is 

Willing To Try Us, To Test Us

To See If We Are Worthy To Be Forever Members Of 

The Family Of Almighty God 

Should Cause Our Joy In Jesus To Bubble Up And Over-Flow! 

Dear Ones, 

When You Think Of The Tests Of This Life 

As You Would A Car Being Test-Driven 

To See If It Checks All Of The Boxes On Your Deal-Breaker List

You Will Lovingly Understand 

Totally Appreciate

And 

Willingly Accept That The Way Of The Lord Is Perfect 

And

Is An Infinite Blessing Upon You! 

The Lord Knows That Righteousness ... Right Living

Exalts Aka Lifts Us Up ... To Him

And 

Only Those Who Humbly Accept The Call To Rise Up Higher 

To Meet His Known And Unchangeable Standard Of 

Holiness Unto God 

Shall Enter The Holy City Of God! 

Beloved, 

Let's Understand And Never Forget That 

Jesus Christ Died To Save Us From Our Sins 

And 

No One Choosing A Life Of Wickedness And Violence 

Will See Him In Peace! 

Almighty God's Law Is Immutable

His Love For Us Is Everlasting

His Hatred Of All Sin Is Inviolable

And 

His Desire To See Us, His Children, Enter His Haven Of Rest Is Infinite! 

By The Way, Our God, The Almighty God

Equips Us To Accomplish All That He Asks Of Us! 

We Are Not Alone! 

Keep Pressing On! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Don't Be Blind To The Light Or Deaf To The Message!

 

Since Light, Physical Or Spiritual, Is There ... Is Here

To Show Us The Safe Way To Walk

Why Would We Choose To Be Blind To The Light 

And 

Prefer To Walk In Darkness That Leads To Death!?! 

Since The Lord Jesus Has Given Us His Living, Holy Word 

As A Message Of Salvation With Its Attending Call To Repentance

Why Would We Choose To Ignore, Reject, Reinterpret

Or 

Refuse That Message Which Is Truth That Saves!?! 

Beloved, 

Our Blessed Jesus 

Is 

Our Only Savior And Our Only Healer

And 

The Onus, Duty, Responsibility ... Burden ... Is Upon Us 

To Choose To Accept The Unspeakable Gift That 

Is 

Laid Out Before Us From The Hand Of Him Who Is Our Provider! 

Dear Ones, 

When The Lord Of Life Says To Do "It" 

Do It! 

When The Lord Of Love Says "Go!" 

Get To Stepping! 

When The Lord Calls Your Name

He Is Personally Calling You So Answer! 

Our Salvation Is Free And Available 

And

Our Healing Is Free And Efficacious! 

The Lord Is Not Deceitful 

And 

Neither Should We Be 

When We Accept His Healing And His Salvation

Nor When We Offer Up Our Praises For His Bountiful Blessings! 

The Lord Jesus, The Truth

Is 

Our Light And Our Salvation

And 

Our Only Way Home To Our Father's Home On High! 

Please, Beloved, Accept And Act On The Message

And 

Walk In The Living Light That Leads To Everlasting Life

And

Joyfully Praise Almighty God 

From Whom All Of Our Blessings Continually Flow! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + "That's My Story And I'm Sticking To It!?!"

 

Beloved, 

Are You Amongst Those Who Love To Use That Catch-Phrase 

"That's My Story And I'm Sticking To It!" 

Until 

You Are Caught Dead To Rights 

Aka Found To Be A Liar By Plain Proof!?! 

Shouldn't We As Committed To Christ Christians Know That 

Unrepentant Liars Are Denizens Of The Dominion Of The Damned 

Who Will Not Be Permitted To Enter The Haven Of Rest!?! 

Dear Ones, 

Let It Not Be Found Amongst Us That 

Our Default Position 

Is 

To Lie For Fun, Fame, Fortune, And Friends! 

Do Not Deceive Yourself Into Believing That 

Short-Term Advantage Is Best Acquired By The Lie 

Which Is The Language Of Satan! 

Also, Do Not Indulge That Devilish Preference 

To Be Comforted With A Lie 

Rather Than To Be Hurt By The Truth! 

Brethren Beloved, 

Think Long And Hard

And Long Again 

And 

Plead With The Lord For Help 

Before 

You Hot 'n Sweaty Lustfully Decide To Offend Almighty God 

By Telling The Euphemistic White Lie Of Convenience That 

Greases Satan's Putrid Palms! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Dare To Speak The Hard Truth At All Costs 

Because 

Jesus Christ Is The Truth 

And 

What Is Of Him Lasts Forever! 

The Truth Saves! 

Live In And For The Truth 

So That At The Appointed Time 

You Will Rise Up To Forever Live 

With Jesus Christ Our God And King! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: It's All In Your Name!

Your Name Identifies You

Speaks To Your Reputation

And 

Announces Your Character! 

Does Your Name ... Right Now

Announce To Friends, Family, Foes

And 

The Fraternity Of The Faithless Fiend That 

You Are A Committed Member Of The Household Of Faith 

Or

Does It Say That 

You Have Itching Ears 

And That 

You Are One Who Follows Every Wind Of Doctrine 

And 

Is An Explorer Ever Seeking After Something New,

Spectacular ... And Sense-Tingling!?! 

Beloved, 

Your Name Means Everything To The Lord Jesus 

As Shown In The Letter To The Church At Sardis In Revelation 3:4  

Where He Says That There Were A Few Names 

Who Had Not Defiled Their Garments! 

Dear Ones, 

Our Names ... As Christ's Followers 

Should Distinctly Set Us Apart 

From Those Amongst Whom We Dwell 

Or With Whom We Associate! 

There Is The Great Day Coming 

When We Shall See Our Lord As He Is 

Because 

We Shall Be Like Him! 

We Are Called To Be Perfect 

Even As Our Father In Heaven Is Perfect! 

We Are To Be Developing The Character Of Christ Now 

By Letting The Holy Spirit Lead, Teach, Feed

Correct, Direct, Protect

And 

Use Us In Almighty God's Service! 

Please Deny The Liar Who Offers License 

And

Accept The Lord Who Gives Everlasting Life! 

Live Now As Though You Are Going To Be Living 

In Heavenly Light Later! 

Please Polish Your Name Here 

So That You Will Receive The New Name 

On The Peaceful Shore! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Be Angry ... And Sin Not!

Imagine What Uncontrolled Anger Can Do! 

In A New Pregnancy

It Can Cause Spontaneous Expulsion Of The Fetus! 

The Anger Caused By Strife-Makers 

Can Cause The Offended Party To Strike A Blow That 

Can Maim Or Kill Another! 

The Anger That Wafts Off Those Who Would Make Men Slaves 

- To Their Various Lusts - 

When Their Plans Are Thwarted 

Can Lead To Murder! 

The Anger Of Those Who Would Force Others 

To Think, Believe

And 

Act As Their "Betters" Have Commanded 

Is 

Demonic In Its Rancor, Rage, And Range! 

Beloved, 

The Bible Tells Us To Be Angry ... And Sin Not 

Because 

We Can Get Angry ... And Sin 

Which Opens Us Up To All Kinds Of Problems 

Which We Would Do Well To Avoid! 

Dear Ones, 

We May Call King Saul A Fool 

Because 

He Somehow Believed He Could Control The Hand Of God! 

King Saul Wanted To Kill 

The Ordained, Appointed, And Anointed Future King, David

And 

When He Could Not

He Killed Eighty-Five Of The Eighty-Six Priests Of God At Nob! 

King Saul Added Sin Upon Sin 

By Hob-Nobbing With The Witch At Endor 

And 

At The End Of His Time On Earth

He Committed Self-Murder Aka Suicide! 

Let Us Be Wise To Recognize That

As Christians Committed To The Cause Of Christ

We Should Let The Lord Fight Our Battles 

Instead Of Going Into Murderous Rages! 

We Should Be Angry Enough To Not Indulge In Wrong-Doing 

And 

Should Instead Get Angry And Rage Against Sin And Sinning! 

Don't Be Hasty To Get Angry! 

Self-Control Is A Fruit Of The Holy Spirit: 

Exercise It 

Or 

Ask The Lord For His Indwelling Spirit 

To Help You To Walk Rightly, Wisely, In The Light Of Life! 

Peace!