VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: CONFLICTING PRIORITIES: Bent Conscience + PRAYER

Creeping Compromise
AND
Pressure To Conform
Are Adopted Children Of
Christian Living By-Faith!
They Are Really, Really, Really Bad Kids
AND
They Don't Care Who Know It!

Good Gracious!
How Did This Happen!

Very, Very, Very Slooooooooowly!

Why Did This Happen!?!

It Happened Because
Christian Living By-Faith
- Conscience Badly Bent -
Became Very, Very, Very Complacent
And Careless
And Ambivalent
And Gainsaying
And Greedy For Gain
And Anxious For Elevation
And Tired Of Waiting ...!

... Tired Of Waiting!?!
For Jesus!?!

Simply Put, Yes!

He Wanted The Wisdom
And The Power
And The Glory
And The Honor
And The Praise ...!

... You'd Better Stop!
You're Saying That He Wanted To Be God!

Pretty Much!

A Christian Wanting To Be God!?!

Another Lucifer In The Camp Of The Saints!

... Lord, Help Us!

How Does This Happen!?!

When A Christian Gets Complacent
About His Daily Prayers
And
Fixes His Focus
On What Brings Carnal Minds Cheer
He Forgets Who Is His Master
And
What His Mission Is
And
He Gets Himself All Tied Up In Getting Things
And
Causes Old Satan To Go Into Actionable Top Gear!

Complacent Christian Becomes Careless
- A Car Without Wheels -
And
Thinks Nothing Of Compromise
Because
His Eye Is On The Corporeal
And Not On The Heavenly Real
And
His Ears Tickle From Tasting
Tender Trite Bold And Base Lies
And
This Happens All Because 
He Is Into The ... I-Feels!

A Committed Christian
Is
A Christian Standing In Truth And On Fact
And
Not A Christian Devoted To Feeling
Because
When Feeling Is Foremost
Fact Suffers Lack
And
A Christian Suffering The Lack Of Facts
Is
A Weak Christian ... Primed 
For Satanic Attack!

A Weak Christian Under Satanic Attack
Indulges
In Ambivalence
Becoming Wishy-Washy 
And As Stable As A Wind-Blown Cloud
And
Subject To The Vagaries Of The Wind
By Which He Is Being Blown About!

The Ambivalent Christian

Then Indulges In Gainsaying

Challenging

The Very Word Of The Eternal Holy God

Not Fearful Of Chastisement

Willing Only Toward The Enticement

That Is The Trojan Horse Gift Of Satan

The Fallen Angel And God-Fraud!

Gainsaying Christian

Then Settles

For The Eyefull Of Current Time

And Foreswears The Bellyful

Promised

By The Lord God Holy Divine

And

Awaiting The Faithful

The Enduring

The Waiting Watching Working Saved

Who Shall Ascend To His Great Glory

And Live

Forever And Always!

With Gainsaying

Comes

Greed For Gain

And

Anxiety For Social Elevation

And

Soon

There Is Outright Rebellion

And

The Stated Tiredness Of Waiting On Jesus Christ

Our Savior, King And Lord

Who Ain't Never Coming Again

Because

He Has Heard That Jesus Was Coming

Since Adam Was A Lad

And

In His Illuminated Mind

He Is Now Become A Fable

A Bedtime Story

A Fad

And

He Is Truly Glad

That He Has Insight And Foresight

And

He Is Getting What's To Be Got

While The Getting Still Is 

The Thing Called Hot!

His Desire Is To Be Among The Have's

Not Among The Have-Nots!

Brethren, Beloved

Listen Closely Unto Me

Waiting On The Lord Is Not Doing Nothing!

It Is Doing Your Assigned Chore

With Humility

Dedication

Commitment To Task

Ignoring The Naysayers

And

Working The White Fields Vast!

He Who Is Cast Out

And Forever Broken

One Satan By Name

Is Uncaring Of Your Acquiring Worldly Gains

As Long As You Join Him 

In Unquenchable Flames!

All Who Are Greedy

Greedy For Gain

Are Pierced Through With Many Sorrows

And

End Their Lives In Abject Shame!

Please Do Not Be In A Hurry For Riches

For Mortal Man's Applause

For Profits' Chains

Because

In The Day Of Vengeance

Profit Is For Only Those Who

Sought The Elevation Of Jesus Christ The Lord

In The Hearts Of Those

Previously In Sin And Lost!

Please Count The Cost!

What Does It Profit A Man

If

He Shall Gain The Whole World

And

Lose His Own Soul!?!

What Will A Man Pay For To Save His Soul!?!

What Is Already Purchased

Cannot Be Bought Again

And

Specifically That Already Bought By

The Glorious King Of Love

The Lord Of Life!

In Him Is Our Only Means Of Survival

Of

The Earthly Strife!

What Jesus Christ Has For Us ... Is Free!

When Jesus Christ Sets Us Free We Are ... Indeed Free!

Heaven Awaits ... The Sin-Free!

Buy Lies

And

Walk To Hell For Free!

Creeping Comprise

And

Rush To Conformity

Are Shoes Best Left 

In Damnation's Free-For-All Store!

Don't Bite The Pretty Lure!

Don't Buy The Musical Lore!

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PRAYER:

Father,

I Thank You

For Your Promise To Me

Of

Life Everlasting

Of

Peace Eternally!

I Bless You, Lord

For My Innumerable Blessings!

I Trust You For My Daily Care!

I Will To Follow Jesus Christ

My Only Savior

And

Wait On Him Faithfully

To Share His Riches

In Paradise!

In Mercy

Please Hasten

The Great Redemption Day!

Please Help Thou My Brethren

In Families Near And Far

And

Bless Them With All Blessing

So That They Will

Steadfastly Walk

To The Glorious Kingdom

Whose Gates, Beckoning

Now Widely Stand Ajar!

Please Hear My Heart's Plea

And

May Your Holy Spirit

Gently Guide Us

Into All Truth

And

The Holy Angels

Stand Perpetual Guard!

Remember Us All, Lord

According To Your Divine Will

And

In Your Holy Way

For

In Jesus Christ's Name

I Pray And Humbly Plead!

AMEN.

HAPPY SABBATH + JESUS CHRIST THE RIGHTEOUS: He's Coming To Earth Again ...! + PRAYER

Jesus Christ
Is
The Anti-Venom For
The Serpent's Sting That Is Sin
AND
Only Those Who Take Advantage Of The Offering
Will ... With The Holy Angels
Get To
- In Heaven -
Grandly, Graciously ... In Gratitude
Gloriously Sing!

Jesus Christ
Is

The Answer For

All Our Questionings
AND
The Antidote To Doubt
AND
To Disbelief
AND
To Distress
Woe And Grief
AND
Only Those Who Accept His Merciful Offering
Will Experience
The Readily Available Relief 
AND
Always Sweet Release!

Jesus Christ
Is

Our Beginning

Our Ending

Our Everything In Between

Birth

AND

Death

AND

Death

AND

Eternity

AND

Only Those Who See

AND

Acknowledge Their Need Of His Love
AND
Sacrificial Care

Will

In Heavenly Pastures Quietly Rest And Feed!

In Jesus Christ Is Joy!

In Jesus Christ Is Peace!

In Jesus Christ Is Justice

For

All Who Believe That

He Is The Answer

The Truth

AND

The Way

The Word Made Flesh

Who Dwelt Amongst Us

AND

The Lord

With Whom We Shall Go To Live
Forever

One Glad And Glorious Great Day!

Got Sin?!

Get Jesus Christ

For

Your Savior

Your Advocate

Your Redeemer

Your True Friend

And

For Own-Sin

Don't Pay!

He ... Of Your Every Need

Takes Patient Care!

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Jesus Christ

Is

Coming To Earth Again

And

It Could Happen

On Any Soon Coming

Ordinary Day!

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father, 

Ever Near

Please, I Beseech You

Prepare My Longing Heart

To Meet My Savior

My Very Best Friend

He That Sticks Closer

Than A Brother

The One On Whom

My Soul Salvation Depends!

Father,
I Declare

My Commitment To Christ

And

I Ask You

To Help Me, Please

To Guard My Heart

So That I

When In The Midst

Of

Life's Expected Conflicts

Do Not From The Way Of Truth

Unto Fables Depart!

Please Be My Guardian

My Guide

My Stay

And

Bless Me With All Blessing

To Stay

On The Straight And Narrow Way!

I Love You, Lord

And

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

I Humbly Pray And Plead!

AMEN.

FAITH AND BELIEF: Operating From A Position Of Power!

Christians
Regenerated Christians, That Is
Operate
From The Position Of Power
AND
Ought Not To Fear What Man Can Do
Because
Ours Is The God
Who Holds Up The Sky So Blue

AND

We Know Things Don't Make You Rich

AND

False Gods Always Get Their Due!

When You Believe
That The Living God IS Able
When You Know Of A Surety
That Your God
- The Living God -
Is Not 

A Story Book Dude
A Handed-Down Fable
Because
You Walk With Him
AND
Talk With Him
AND
Experience His Blessings

Feel His Guiding Hand
Know His Voice
Honor His Word By Faith And Belief

AND
Trust His Leading
Because He Is Real
You Can Rest In His WillAND
Be At Peace
Illuminated By Perfect Love
Because
What Must Must, Must Must
Since
He Reigns And Rules
In The Unshakeable Kingdom
In Heaven Above!

Them's Just Pretty Words!

They Are Pretty Words AND True!
My God
- The Creator God -
Is 

Real And Returning ...!

... Cuuuue Violins!!

Not Today, Friend!
Nor Any Other Day ... Ever Again!
The Heaven's Declare The Glory Of God
AND
This Earth ... With Us On It
Ably Displays Almighty God's Handiwork!

I Know What The Creator God Has Done
AND

Is Doing In My Life!
I Daily See What He Is Doing
- Has Done -
In The Lives Of Others

AND

I Have It On The Record
That Jesus Christ Died For Me
AND
That He Got Up From The Dead
Conquering Sin
Death Hell And The Grave
AND
He Returned To His Father
- My Father -
His God
- My God -
AND
Even In This Very Hour
Is Interceding ... For Me!

And Furthermore ...

And Still On The Record
I Have His Promise
Written In Red ... Blood
Innocent
That After Much Tribulation
- In Which I Must Possess My Soul
Working Out My Own Soul's Salvation -
That He Is Coming Down Here
For Me!

You Poor Thing!

May I Purchase From You An Unicorn?!
Perhaps I May Sell You The Brooklyn Bridge?!
Or How About You Sell Me Some Angel Wings
Or An Invisibility Cloak?!

Are You Quite Finished?!

Maybe!

You May Scoff!
You May Joke!
You May Cast A Barb Or Two
But I
I Am A Christ Believer ... Now
Even Though I Once Thought Like You!

I've Given Up Walking With The Ungodly!
I Know That Scornful Dog Eats Dirty Pudding!
I Know That Heathens Imagine Vain Things
AND
I Have Enough Sense To Buy Fire Insurance
From The High And Holy God

Against The Just Desserts Of The Clan Of The Fraud!

Did You Get Your Free Teflon Suit?!

Yes, I Did!

I Chose To Believe The Living Word

ANDI Have Faith

AND

I Got Baptised
In The Name Of The Heavenly Father
The Redeeming Son
AND
The Comforting Holy Spirit
AND
I Acquired The Bonus Protection Plan
Providing Body Guards
- Angels Excelling In Strength -
Who Are Concerned With My Salvation
AND

Who Influence Me ... To Do The Thing Good
AND
Walk The Way Right!

ANGELS INFLUENCE YOU!?!

Holy Angels Influence Me

To Do What Is Good
To Make Right Decisions
To Stay On The Path To Eternal Life

AND
To Bless Others With Available Truth And Light!

Nobody Don't Bless Me!

After Listening To You

Have You Considered That That's Because
You're Always Cursing Out And Belittling Others?!

Not Really!
I Just Do Me!
I Call A Spade A Spade ...!

... You Could Do With A Hard And Sharp Lesson In Tact!

Tact! Fact!
I'm In!
I'm Out
And That's That!

If God Dealt With Us Like That
This Planet Would Be A Wasteland!

Soon, Brother! Soon!

What Are You Talking About Now?!

The Rejector Of The Eternal God's Mercy
Shall Soon Experience The Jealous God's Wrath!
What He Has Summarily Rejected
- Salvation
Grace Mercy
Love Faith
Hope Help Healing -
Will
- In That Time -
Not Be
In The Lost One's Abiding Place!

What Abiding Place?!

From Judgment 

To Damnation
To Destruction ... In The Lake Of Fire!

You, Being Unholy

Profane

Are Cast Into Outer Darkness

Into The Lake Of Fire

And They

- Being Holy -

Are Lost Forever To You!

But, The Lake Of Fire ...!

... That's Just A Metaphor!

If You Say So!

You Go Ahead And Enjoy 

Your Metaphorical Lake Of Fire
While I Enjoy 

My Really Real Heaven!

That's Not Fair!

You Made Your Choice!
I Made Mine For Jesus Christ
With Open Eyes, Hands
Yearning Heart
Listening Ear
Reasoning Tongue
Head Totally In The Game!

I Believe I Hate You!

Sorry To Hear That!

I Need A Do-Over!

Jesus Christ Is Good For That ...!

... And The Unicorn Is Real!

You Know You Lie!

I Kid You Not!
I'll Get My Bible And Show You!

I Have Changed My Mind

And I Have Decided That I Like You!

YippYeahhhh!peee!

Let's Talk About The Love Of Our Beloved Jesus!

Put Not Your Trust In Man:

Almighty God Is Your Strong Tower!

Put Your Trust In The Living God:

His Resources Are Infinite! 

Impossible To Man

Is

Totally Possible

With The Living God

So

Trust In The Lord 

And

Get Out Of Bed With Satan

The Known Wicked Wily Fraud 

That Raging Roaring Lion

The Wannabe God!

LOOK AT JESUS CHRIST: Assaults Of The Serpent!?!

Self

Is

Satan's Pointy Stick!!

The Assaults Of The Serpent
Are Designed
To Intimidate
AND
To Discourage
The Saints!

These Assaults Are Constructed In Such A Manner That
Those In This Vale Of Tears
Cannot Help But In The Very Real Struggle
To Feel Faint
At The Feint
That The Wily Destroyer
With A Very Broad Brush Paints!

The Adversary Is Not Foolish!
He Is Decidedly Wicked To The Core
AND
He Takes Pleasure In Watching
His Weak Prey
Their Daily Prayers ... Ignore
As In Terror
They Cannot
Do Not Close Their Carnal Eyes Against Their Sin
AND
Look Into The Lord Christ's Lovely Eyes
In Whom Is Victory
Over The Sin Encroaching
The Known Sin Within!

Man Needs Rest
The Rest That Comes Of Peace
The Peace That Comes Of
Relief And Release
The Release Of The Burden
Unto Jesus Christ The Lord
Who Left Us His Example Of How
To Break The Back
The Hold
The Cords Of
King Fraud!

King Fraud
Is
A Liar
A Murderer
A Thief
A Deceiver
A Decimator

AND
Of Sinners Bold
The Chief!

The Father Of Lies
He Speaks Of Himself
AND
Thinks Naught Of Taxing
The Mind That Solely Dwells On Self!

He Always Attacks
Hungry Stomach
Excitable Flesh
AND
Seeking Eyes
AND
Feeds Man's Ungodly Fears
On A Steady Diet Of
Inordinate Pleasures
AND
Steadfastly Streaming Lies!

But, God ...

Through Jesus Christ
Made For Man A Way Of Escape!
The Lord Would Not Have Us
In The Battle For Eternal Life
Be Made Bereft Of A Way To Escape
The Willful Sinner's Just And Known Fate!

The Way To Life ... Is Marked Plain!
The Truth ... Is Clear And Plain For All To See!
The Light Of Life ... By Created Hands
Cannot Be Extinguished
For
It Is Kept By The Son Of God
The Savior Of Man
The King Of Love
The One Almighty!
Do Not Hold This Thought Lightly!

Jesus Saves ... Never Give Up!
Jesus Cares ... To The Throne Of Grace, Look Up!
Jesus Died ... Die To Self, Live For Him!
Jesus Lives ... For You, He's Coming To Earth Again!

Believe On The Lord ... And Be Saved! 

Love The Lord ... And Don't Lean On Self! 

Trust The Lord ... For He Is Our Strength! 

Hope In The Lord ... Because It Is Not In Vain! 

Work For The Lord Of Life ... For Earth's Night Of Death Is Coming!
Help Others Find The Lord ... Because Great Is Your Reward!
Wait On The Lord ... He Is The Omniscient Creator
AND
Stand Up For The Lord
Enduring All Things In Jesus Christ's Faith
AND
Sure And Secure
You. Shall. Go.
To Live With The Lord
At The Time Of The Things-Done-In-The-Flesh
Great Ceremony Of Award!

Know This ...

Self Is An Unrepentant Sinner
Who Thinks
It's A Salvation Winner
AND NOT
A Condemned Sinner
BUT
Unrepentant Sinners Can't Be Salvation Winners
Because
Salvation Winners Are Never
Unrepentant
Self-Absorbed Sinners!

Deny Self ... And Be Saved!

Brethren, Take Heed ...

The Animal Called Winning Sinner Is A Clown
Who Fails To Realize
He's Caught The Lord's Judgment Frown!
He's Prideful
He's Boastful
He's Arrogant
He's Crude
AND
He, Unrepentant
Is In For
The Judgment Shock
AND
The Awakening Called Rude!

Deny Self ... And Be Saved!

When You Die In Christ

- Even Though You Die -
You Shall Rise Up To Meet Christ
As You Get Up From Your Grave

So
Do Not Be Prideful
Do Not Covetous Be

AND
Do Not Be Licentious
Nor Grossly Greedy! 

The Savior IS Waiting
To Enter Your Heart
BUT
For Him To Enter In
Self
- From The Premises -
Must Depart!

Bid Sin, Self and Satan

From Your Life To Depart 

And

Invite The Lord Jesus Christ

To Take Up Residence

And

To Forever Dwell

In Your Heart!

The Way That The Lord Makes For His People ...!

The Way That The Lord Makes
For The People Of The Living God
Is Not To Be
- Cannot Be -

Trod Upon
By The Minions Of The Fraud
So
Brethren, Beloved
Walk Firmly On The Paths Of Truth
On Sure And Steady Feet
AND
The God Of All Graces
Will Ensure That The Journey Of Faith
- To Eternal Life -
You Will Successfully Complete!

But, But ...!

There Is No But!

What About The Pursuers?!
The Proven-False Companions?!
The Deceitful Directors?!
The Devilish Deniers Of The Delivering Deity?!

What About Them?!

They're Rich
Strong
Connected
Armed
Aggressive
And Stated Invincible!!

And?!

Why Are You So Calm About This?!

I Can Afford To Be Calm

Because 

I've Got The Power
Born Of Working Faith
Received Of The Eternal God
The God Of Known Grace
Who Neither Forsakes
Nor Forgets
His Purchased-By-Innocent Blood Own!

I Bow In Faith

Before His Awful Throne!

Wow!!

No! Not "Wow!"
You Mean

Thank You, Jesus! 

Praise God!

Hallelujah!

Amen!

I Hear That!

I'm Still Waiting ...!

... Waiting Is Good
When You Wait On The Lord!
Waiting Is Not So Good
When You Cavort With King Fraud!

Be Still, My Brother!
Jesus Christ 
Is
The Lord!
Wait On Him Patiently
For
In Heaven
Great Is The Reward!

Great Is The Lord
And Worthy To Be Praised! 

Bless The Lord With Humble Worship
AND
Heartfelt Praise
AND
Step Out Of Time
AND
Into Almighty God's Eternal Days!

Eternity Is For Those Who

In Jesus Christ Believe!

Trust Him At His Living Word

AND

Depart The Wild Goat Herd!

Goats Are Own-Way

And

Goats Do What Impulse Dictates

So

Be Not A Goat

Or

You Shall Suffer

Bold Satan's Prescribed Fate!

Get With Jesus!

The Day Of Small Things Is Coming!

Save The Date!

See To It That You Are To Jesus Christ Belonging!

Believe The Word

Of

The Word Made Flesh

On The Sinful, Dying World

And
Live ... Redeemed

In The Made-New Forever-World!