VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Mark Marked, Remarked!

MAN
Born Marked!
Born Marked For Destruction
Living A Destructive Life!
Born Marked For Destruction!
Who Will Help Cause The Mortal Soul 
To Survive and To Thrive?

JESUS CHRIST
Born Marked!
Born Marked For Destruction!
Living The Life - Yet Without Sin!
Born Marked For Destruction!
Destroyed For Me And You!
Destroyed?!
Yes! Destroyed!
And Right On Cue!

Fully God And Fully Man
Teaching The Holy Way
Tempted But Never Sinned
Sacrificed For The Willing Sheep Flock
AND
Even For The Stubborn Goat Herd
Even Though They Refuse
To Let Him Be Heard!

The Willing Sacrifice
Got What He Did Not Deserve
To Spare All Sinners 
That Thing They Truly Do Deserve!

But ... He Is Right Now, Alive!!

Even Though Mortal Man
Is Born Marked For Death
ONCE
By His Acceptance Of 
The Sacrifice For Sin
He Negates
The Mark "Marked For Destruction!"
TWICE

BUT ...

All Who Choose
For Their Own Sin To Pay
Rejecting The Sacrifice
Of Him
Who Once For All
Did For Sin Pay
Have A Fixed Appointment
On That Soon Coming Day
When Once Dead
Will Be Twice Dead 
Completely Destroyed, and
Sin 
Forever Burned Away!

AND ...

The Believing
One-time Marked For Death
BUT
Rewarded By The Life
With Eternal Life
Will Live 
Free
Immortal
Glorified
Blessed
AND
Beloved
With Their Savior
Who Absolved Redeemed Them
- Because of Enduring Faith -
From
Destruction's Unquenchable Consuming Fire!

Each Man 

Chooses

His Own Destination:

Hell

and

Its Unquenchable Fire

Or

Heaven

and

Its Glorious Attire!

Just Remember ...

There Is No Second Second Chance

AND

There Is No 

1,000 Years Of Peace On Earth

and then

Evil-Life Re-Do!

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God's Unquenchable Fire

No Hand Can Put Out

AND

All Who Enter There

Will Be Consumed

Until They Burn Out!

THE END OF THE STORY!

I Choose Jesus Christ

FOR

Crying Foul!

Why Do Humans Always Cry:
"Fowl! Foul!"
When Their Goose Gets Picked?

Mother,  Your Daughter Cutting Class!

Not True!
She Left Home For School On Time!
She's A Good Girl!

Mother,  Your Son Ain't Acting Right 
And He's Doing Some Things That Will Get Him In Trouble!
Right Now He In A Street Fight!

Not My Son!
He's A Good Boy! 
He Don't Never Even Raise His Voice In The House!

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Daughter?

Where You Get All These Expensive Clothes From?!

Aren't They Lovely, Mum?!  
Mary-Beth's Dad Took Us Shopping!

Three Months Later ...

Daughter?!
How You Get Pregnant When You Ain't Got No Boyfriend?!

Well, Ahmmm
Welllll, You See ...
Muuum, Mary-Beth, uhh, Jane's Father ...!

My Son!
Not My Son!
How He Get Dead?!

Sis, He Hung Himself!

My Son?!
Dead?!?!
How?!

Ma'am, He Held Up A Liquor Store 
And The Security Guard Shot Him Dead!

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Suicidal Homicidal Children
Looking For Parental Love
Parents In Denial
Looking For Their Own Happiness
And, Sometimes
Even For A Lil' Grub!

Mother's In Denial
Father's Tempting Fate
Children Are Emotionally
Physically Hungry
And Are Loose
Outside Safety's Locked Gate

The Children Never Hear: "No!"
The Parents Always Say: "Yes!"
So Now
There's Nothing To Save The Children
Not Even Bullet Proof Vests!

AND,  Then ...

Why Me?
Why My Child?
Why Did It Have To Happen To Them!?!

Now Daddy 
Now Mommy, Too
Want To Lie Down And Die
For Having Neglected Duty
For Abrogating Responsibility
Preferring Private Personal "Me Time!"
To Parenting Responsibly!

Children Are A Blessing
A Gift From The Holy God

BUT ...

BUT ... Satan
Lying Satan
Perpetrator Of Innumerable Frauds
Has Convinced All ...  And Sundry
That "To Thine Own Self Be True!"
Means Responsibility Is An Inconvenience
AND
"Do What Thou Wilt!"
Is The Guide For Living 
The Successful Life
The Fulfilled Life
The Life That Self Built!

BUT ...

Like All Things In This Life
Runaway Chicken Always Comes Home To Roost
And The Food That Caused Yuh Sweet Mout'
Often Burns In The Waste Coming Out!

Just As God Teaches And Chastises His Children
Who Are Not Bastards
But Are Of The Blood
We Parents Must Lead By Good Example
Correcting
Directing
Anchoring Our Children
In The Good Book Of God's Love!

Children And Parents Cannot Be Best Buds
Doing Their Own Thing Together Apart!
Parents Must Remember To
"Bend The Tree While It Is Still Supple!"
Or End Up Hollering
"Where Is Almighty God?!"
When Their Children Get Into Real Trouble!

A Self-Centered Life

  

Always Ends

 In Self-Made Disaster!

HAPPY SABBATH + A Real Christian Knows ...!

The Unbelievers ...

Do Not Fear God!
They Have No Regard For Man!
They Are The Proud
The High
The Lofty
AND
On The "Banana Skin" They Live and Stand!

Theirs Is A Life of Plenty!
Theirs Is A Life Of Seeming Ease
BUT
That Ease Is Predicated Upon
A Lying "God"
Who Reigns Runs Things On The Covetous Man Disease!

They Have No Love For Things Holy!
They Have Great Love For Things Profane!
They Play Lil' God
AND
Create Panic
In The Hope of Elevating Their Lying Dying Not-God!

Each Is Elevated In His Own Eye!
Each Sets Rules For Others
To Ride Or Die By!
Each Is Afraid To Really Look At Himself Through The Living God's Eye
AND
That IS Why They Seek Man-Made Immortality -
They Are Afraid To Die!

On The Other Hand ...

A Real Christian
Is Guided By His Master!
A Real Christian Is Gentle and Meek!
A Real Christian Has God
For His Shepherd
AND 
The Welfare Of Others He Seeks!

A Real Christian
Follows God
Because God Loves Him 
AND
He Returns It!

A Real Christian Follows God -  Heaven Is The Only Way!
A Real Christians Knows
He Can't Help His Own Self
AND
He Gives God The Right To Tell Him
How,  When,  Where,  Why
He Should
Walk,  Run
Sit or Stand -
He Is God's Servant
AND
Is Ever Willing
At His God's Command!

That Real Christian Knows That
He Can Depend Upon His Master!
He Knows His Master Paid Plenty For His Life!
He Knows For A Fact
Were God Not Willing
He Would Have To Make Unserviceable Payment 
On His Own Bill Of Strife!

A Christian Often Walks By Himself
BUT 
He IS Never Alone Lonely!
Those Others Are Ever Surrounded
BUT 
They Are Very Alone Lonely!

They Need A Night Light for Light!
They Reinvent Themselves
Constantly
To Stay Relevant

And,  Yet ...

Their Lives Are Far From Peacefully Enjoyable 
Or For That Matter 
Lovingly Livable
AND 
Are More Like Their Favorite Walking Dead!
They Know No Peace
When They Lie On Their Beds!

Oh, Christian

Let Us Thank God 

For Grace and Mercy!

Let Us Thank God 

For Truth, Right and Light!

Let Us Thank God 

For His Daily Blessings Upon Us

and 

Our Hope For Tomorrow

and 

The Peaceful Restful Sleep 

- Without Care -

On Our Beds

Each and Every Night!

God Is On HIS Throne!

Sense is Not Sensible!
Health is Not Healthy!
Faith is No Faithful!
Loving is Not Loving
AND
Sin is Not Sinful!

Hate is Not Hateful!
Friends are Not Friendly!
Play is Not Playful
AND
Sin is Not Unsightly!

The Seer Is Blind!
The Sower is Lame!
The Hearer Is Deaf
AND
Truth is in Chains!

Light is now Darkness!
Hope is now Hell!
Good seems to be Defeated
AND
Wisdom is Dead!

God is on HIS THRONE!
There is no ET on my Telephone!
AND
Good Luck is where Poor People 
Get Pay-day Bank Loans!

BUT ...

Believe It or Not
Read your King James or Not
Rested or Not
Polygamist or Polyglot
Dark Horse or Not
Jesus Christ Is Coming Again
AND
Is Fair On The Way
AND
Soon The Sky will Shear Away
AND
The Eastern Sky will be Bright Clear
AND
The Time of Truth - No Time for Dare
Will Finally, Finally Be Right Here!

Until Then ...

The Lord Is My Shepherd!
I Shall Never Know Want
AND
I Will Not Envy The Evil-doers
No Matter What Wild Riches 
They Flagrantly
Constantly 
Flaunt!

As For Me ...

I Am Satisfied By My God

Creating A Cause To Destroy The Kingdom?!

Satan Creates ... Doubt 
In God's Holy Word!

Satan Causes ... Confusion!
It Is Everywhere Loudly Heard!

Satan Creates ... Disbelief
In The Efficacy Of Christ's Sacrifice

AND

Satan's Machinations Will Cause 
Eternal Death 

- Not For The "God Is The Lord" Sheep Flock -
For The "I Will Do What I Want" Goat Herd!!

One "IF"

Creates A "THEN"

Which Leads To A Big "BUT"

And 

A Final "AND"

And Then ... DEATH!!

"IF Is It Likely That God Is Not God

THEN That Probably Means That

His Word Is Not Law!

BUT, BECAUSE I Am Not Too Sure

And I Want To Be Probably

Somewhat 

Almost

Assuredly Safe 

I Will Follow My Own Heart

That God Gave Me

And Which I Know 

Is Deceitful Above All Knowing

AND

Desperately Wicked

AND

I Will Enjoy My Life 

Right Here

AND

Right Now

For I Do Know About Tomorrow!

AND ...

When I Die

I Will Have Done "IT" My Way!

After All ...

C'est La Vie!

Que Sera Sera!"

Creating Doubt 

And

Effectively Calling God A Liar

Is 

Satan's Way

of

Achieving An Army

To Fight 

Against God!

Who/What Are You Fighting For?

Satan's Cause

OR

God's Kingdom

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Choose You 

TODAY

Whom You Will Obey and Serve!

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I Am Staying & Standing 

With 

The Camp of King Jesus!

How About YOU?

Serving and Worshiping The Living Loving God!

Interesting Perplexity!

How Can One Serve-Worship God On Principle Alone Having Less Feeling for 
The Creator-God Than for Our Android Windows I-Phone?

1. Worshiping God ON Principle

Worshiping God On Principle
Is Like Acquiring 
A Master Craftsman's Certification
OR
Even A College or University Degree:

We Know AND Can Regurgitate The Study Material
AND
It Can Be PROVED That We Attended 
All The Theoretical and Practice Sessions
AND
Submitted All Required Homework
AND
The Requisite Term Papers
AND
Passed All The Examinations!

BUT ...

Having Been Accepted For Paid Employment
We Cannot
On Our Own
OR
Under Our Own Steam
Turn Our Acquired Theoretical Knowledge 
Into The Practical Real-World Application
That Benefits
Either Our Self
OR 
Another!

There Is, Therefore, No Point To The Process!

2. Serving and Worshiping God 

    WITH Principle AND Feeling:

Serving God By The Book
Having No Heart Just The Page-By-Page Look
Choosing
For This Day
To Just Act
AND
Not Reach Out To Our Soul's Lover
AND
Energetically
Loving Him Back
Is An "Arrangement!"
Just Business!
AND
That IS A Fact!

BUT ...

Surprise!  Surprise!
Living On Loving Lies
In A Business Arrangement
In A Marriage of Convenience
Won't Earn One Any From-God Lenience!

We Must Love God All The Way
For
In The Event Of Sin
We Won't For It Have To Pay
BUT ...
If Our Love for God
Is Just Part Some Time
We'd Better Have For 
Our Sin-As-Raw-Fish
Something Better Than Hot Horse Radish!

Satan Will Offer Us Some Stale Sauce Tartar
AND
Were God Mean
He'd Be Laughing at Us:

"Har Har!"

Let Us Not Take A Chance!
Let Us Go to Jesus!
We May Cry - But Don't Lie!
AND
Let Him Know That Someone Else for Our Heart Does Vie
AND
Ask Him to Tell Us Plainly
AND
If Necessary ... Again
Why On Him Our Heart Can Rely
AND
Let Us
By Littlest Faith
Trust Him
For He Cannot Lie!

God Offers
No Fair Promise!
No Fool's Gold!
No Horse of A Different Hue!
AND
No Circus Dog Performing On Cue!

God Is 
A Royal Father
A Loyal Friend
With Real Benefits
AND
Myriad
Real Blessings
Through and Through!

Let Us Ditch The "Love-God-On-Principle" Principle!
Let Us Serve-Worship God Out Of Real Love
AND
With Feelings True!

God Has A Great House in Heaven
With A Mansion Each for 
Believing
Loving
Trusting Worshipers!

I Desire To Receive A Jesus-Prepared Mansion In God's Great House!
Don't You Desire To Receive One, Too?!

 In The Heart Of Jesus

There Is R o o m

For

Every Repentant Sinner!

In The Service Of The Master

In The Service Of The Master
No-Envy Is Good-Name!
Satisfied Is Never Second
AND
Fulfilled Is The Name Of Life With God Is Not A Game!

HAPPY Walks About Happy!
Gladness Is Not A Follow-Fashion Fad!
Peaceful Is Not Godiva Chocolate
AND
Hope Is Not A Tablet Writing Pad!

Home Is Home 
Not Some Hell-hole!
Hell Is A Blight Soon To Eternally Pass!
Yesterday Is The Past
Confession Cleans
AND
Our Repentance Is True!

God Is The Our Father
Whose Love Is Top Shelf
- No Shelf Really -
All-Encompassing
Limitless
Eternal
With No One Ever Considered
Sub-Standard
A Reject
Nor
Last Class!

In The Service Of The Master
There Are No Chains!
Will Is Free
Choice Is Free
AND
Decision IS By Self
For
The Master Does Not Foist On Us Himself!

God Rules!
God Reigns!
God Loves Us All
AND
He Calls
AND
He Calls
Lifting Us Up
When We Do Fall
AND
Helps
AND
Heals
AND
Our Permitting
He Will 
- For Eternity -
Us Seal!

SERVING GOD SAVES!!