VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Buffet Station

I Visited The Buffet Table

At The Restaurant Called "Life Is A Beach"

Where The Sands Of Time Were Everywhere

And

The Shells Of Fallen Men

Were Being Sun Bleached!

The Ebb And Flow Of Life And Time

Was Evidenced Upon Form And Face

Of All Who Ate At Life Is A Beach

Because

There Was No Other Food Establishment That

Could Beat The Choices Or Atmosphere 
In That Very Popular Place!

When A Business Has No Competition

It Does Exactly What It Wants:

It Can Sell Pig Swill

And

Make You Purchase It

Because

They Convince You That

It Is What You Need

It Is A Must-Have Want

And Because

Some Soul With A Little Claim To Fame

Has Endorsed The Swill For A Sweet ... Check

And
Everybody Who Wants To Be Considered

To Be A Part Of The Inside Crew

Eats And Tells A Friend, A Sister, A Brother 

And Soon

People Who Should Know Better

Are Eating Sweet Bread That Is Burnt And Bitter!

The Prices Are Changed Every Day

And 

Sometimes Even After You've Checked The Price 
And 
Eaten 
And 
Before You've Paid For Your Order! 
Talk About Bold-Faced Cheats!

But ... 

Having Sold The Citizens On

"Seldom Comes A Better!"

And

Having Achieved A Cornered Market

By Bold And Brazen Deceit

Life Is A Beach Restaurant's Proprietor

Shameless Duffy

Front-Man For Baseman B'Old

That Decepti-Conman Of Ages Old

Arrived At His Establishment

To Find That Another Establishment Had Opened 

And 
Was Actively Doing Good Business

Right. Next. Door!

Who!?!

How!?!

When!?!

Why!?!

He Called His Boss

To Find That His Boss

His Intrepid, Fearless, Feisty, Facing, Boss 

Is 
Already In Fear

For The New Enterprise Had Long Been Expected

Even Though The B'Old One Had Long Tried

The Event To Proscribe!

The Handwriting That Has Long Been On The Wall

Is Being Explained Inside 
And On
The New Establishment's Clean And White Walls!

The Menu Is Written In Big, Bold, Letters!

The Ingredients' List Is Plain, Easy To Read!

The Servers Are Stars, Strong, Willing To Serve

Practitioners Of The Defensive Arts

And

Influencers Of No Mean Impact

And

Most Dreadful Of All To Baseman B'Old Of The Heart Cold

Is That 
The Price Of Everything On The Menu

Is, To The Eater, Cost-Free

With Not Even A Transaction Fee!

The New Establishment Is Called

Bread Of Heaven!

The Invitation To Eat Says: 

Come As You Are!

Eat Free
And
Leave Refreshed, Reformed, Renewed

In Original, One-Of-A-Kind Free Robes

From The Line Clean And White

From The Collection A La King

From The House Of Love And Righteousness!

Eat All You Want!

Come For The Food
And
Stay For The Companionship!

The Proprietor 
Is

The Concierge

The Cook

The Chef

The Caterer

The Cleaner

And

He Has The Most Shocking Back-Story!
He Is The Soul-Healer
And
The Against-Damnation Sealer!

I Was Wowed!

I Visited

And

At The Bread Of Life's Buffet Station

I Saw Food In Abundance

But

According To Tradition

And

My Gluttonous Expectation

Limited Choice!
I Wanted To Raise An Indignant Voice
But

I Was Intrigued:

EAT IT ALL BUFFET!

You Eat: He Paid!

• Faith Not Feeling
• Blessings
• Peace, Joy, Rest, Refreshed
• Hope, Help, Healing
• Truth, Light, Life
• Repentance: Contrite Heart
• Forgiveness
• Grace, Mercy, Righteousness
• Home, Holiness, Hallelujah
• Sing, Prayer And Preach
• Endurance
• Accept Salvation
• Deliverance From Death
• Joy In The Lord
• Purchase Of Blood
• Saved By Grace

Staggered, I Stopped 

And 
The Wheels Of The Bus ... My Brain

Started To Turn!

This Menu Was Different, Different

Tame

With No In Your Face Excitement

No Underhanded Explosions 

No Pepper In Your Eyes

No Salt In Your Wounds 

No Self-Actualization

No Self-Exaltation

No Hidden Sin

No Sorrow

No Shame
No Fake-It Until You Make-It

No Buy-In To Blight 

No Cause Division
No Do What Pleases You 
No Live Fast Die Young
And
No Run About And Run Around
As Is Found On Baseman B'Old's
All You Can Eat Buffet!

Suddenly ...

I Noticed The Quiet!

I Felt The Peace ... The Calm

And Then

Strange To Changing Ears

I Heard The Sound:

Peace Be Upon You!

Glory, Glory!

Hallelujah, Jesus!

My Eyes Flared And My Ears 
And 
Forehead Raised In Shock!

Jesus!?!

Jesus Was Here!?!

Here At Last!?!

I, Uncaring Of My Observers

Raised My Hands And Shouted:

Glory To God Most High!

Lord, I Love You!

Please Draw Near!

I Have Long Had A Need

And For You, My Heart Does Bleed!

Please, Lord, Draw Near

For From You I Must Feed!
Please Take My Sinner's Life
And Take Me Under Your Control!
I Will Follow You, Lord: Please Lead!

Bossman B'Old Had Just Lost Himself Another Client! 

KJV Romans 8

1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit
 

Clean Before The Lord
And 
Without Shame Or Remorse Before The Law
Is 
The Life Of Those 
Who Chose Christ's Free Salvation And Cleansing
Over Sin And The Sinfulness Of Self! 

Sin ... The Flesh Life
Carries Us Where We Don't Want To Go
But 
Salvation ... The Life Of Christ
Directed By The Holy Spirit Of Truth
Takes Us To The Land Of Hope ... To Glory
Where All Is Rest, Peace, And Everlasting Joy! 

Remember, Remember
Don't Ever Forget ...

Sin Is For A Time 
But 
Salvation Is For Eternity
So Choose Salvation 
And 
Almighty God's Amazing Grace Today! 
Glory Awaits The Enduring Faithful! 
 

HAPPY SABBATH + JESUS CALLS US: Come Dirty And Be Made Clean!

... We Serve The Eternal God 
Who Will Accept Us As We Are!
There Is No Need To Wait For "Preparedness"
So There Is No Excuse!

Unfortunately, 
Satan Has People Believing That
Their Sin Is Too Sinful
And
Our God Is Too Holy
For Him To Accept Them As They Are
So They Must "Get Clean" From Their Sin ... First!

That's Really Sad! 

Indeed it is!

Satan Is And Always Was A Deceiver!

A Person Goes To Jesus Dirty
But He Will Not Remain That Way!

I Really Want To Walk In Faith With Jesus! 

Since That Is The Truth
And
It Is Jesus Christ Who Gives Us Daily Faith
Choose, Choose, Choose To Walk In Faith
In The Your Received Gift Of Daily Faith

And

Choose To Give Over Your Will To The Lord 

Who Gave It To You! 

Beloved, I Can't Stress Enough That
Walking In Faith Is A Choice! 

Understand This ...

Soul Surrender Is Easy And Hard
Because
Your Selfish, Willful, Self
Wants ... Desperately Desires ... To Wear The Crown
And
Sit On The Throne That Is Your Heart
Which Should Only Be For The Residence Of The Lord
By His Holy Spirit! 

There's Work To Be Done ...

You Must Deny Yourself! 

You Must Be Humble ... And Prayerful

And 

Vigorously See To It That
You Don't Look Around At Who Has What

And

Is doing Whatever!

I Hear That!

To Us All, I Say
Choose To Walk With Jesus 

Permitting Him To Lead You

And

To Be Your Unfailing Guide!

Jesus Christ Utterly Loves You 

And 

He Would Have Died To Save You, Me

Even If Any One Of Us 
Was The Only Human On Earth! 

That's Real Sacrificial Love! 

You, Me, We Are Special And Precious 

In The Lord's Holy Eyes And Heart
So, Now, Let's Think About Where That Fact Leaves Us! 

Brethren, 

We Have The Life-Delivered 

Engraved With Innocent-Blood 

Love-For-Fallen-Man Invitation

From The Only Holy Heart! 

Let's, Therefore, Consider 

What The Prophet Isaiah Has Cautioned Us:

 

The Fact That We Are Encouraged 

To Seek The Savior 

While He May Be Found 

Clearly Tells Us That The Day Is Coming 
When Seeking ... Searching ... For Him 
Will Be In Vain! 

Grace, Mercy, Pardon 
And 
Peace 
Are Available Now 

While The Door Of Mercy 
Is 
Open To All Mankind! 

Today ... Is The Day! 

Today Is The Day ... Of Salvation

And 

Right Now Is The Time To Accept 
What Is Available, Accessible

And 

Free! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Let's Not Be Among Those Who Shall Say That 

"The Summer Is Ended And We Are Not Saved!" 

Because

They Were Careless About Saving Their Own Souls! 

Please Do Not Let 
"Too Late!" 
Be Your Last Cry! 

Please Choose Everlasting Life!

Brethren, 

Be Wise Unto Salvation! 

Be Proactive While It Is Possible Today

And 

Be Assured That You Will Be Blessed

By Him Who Calls You

Who Is Ready, Willing, And Able

To Receive You! 

Jesus Christ Is Our Peace!

Please Don't Sell Peace 
To Finance A War That You ... Man ... Cannot Win!

Take Jesus Christ Now

For He Is Light And Life

And

The Only Way To Experience 
Our Father's Promised Heavenly Delights! 

Thank Almighty God, Brethren:
Jesus Christ Saves! 

AMEN!!! 

Stand Faithfully

On

The Unfailing Promises

Of

The Eternal, Holy, God!

 

Being Wise ... For Tomorrow!?!

All Uh Wunna Mout' Giants
Cud Go An' Shut Wunna Mout's!
None Uh We Ain't Got Nuh Tomorrow Put Down
En We Surely Ain't Even Got De Rest Uh Today!
De Lord Call We To Salvashun Today!

Preach, Barley! Preach!

I Are Not Preachin' No Sermon!
I Is Speaking De Lord's Trut'!
Tha' Good Book Does Spell It Out Plain!

Tomorrow Hah Em Own Troubles
En We Dus' Bunnies Jest Gaw In Lil' Air
En We Jest Like Dem Grasses Dat Does
Dry Up En Blow 'Way!

Wunna Lawless Peoples Does Get Me Real Vex
En I Does Fugget Weh Um Is Dat I Does Be Talking!
Please Pardon Me!

Look, People!
We Call Ourselves Intelligent
But
Intelligence Is Not Wisdom
And
Worldly Knowledge Is Nonsense To Almighty God!
We Cannot Do Anything Without The Lord

We Know Better And We Need To Do Better!

Can We Use Today's Faith 
For Tomorrow's As Yet Unknown Problem!?!

Not In This Life!

Just Because We Are Flying In The Face Of
The Living, Holy, Eternal God
And
Are Getting "Taller" Using The Unholy Machinations Of
Satan Aka King Fraud
It Does Not Mean That They Are Blessed Or Profited
Because
The Living God Already Made It Plain That
We Cannot Add To Our Stature By Worrying
Nor Can We Change The Color Of Our Hair!

Any Changes That We Make To Ourselves
Are Just Masks And Prosthetics!
We Cannot Change What Almighty God Created
No Matter What We See
Or What Others Display!

If We Are Really Wise
If We Truly Desire To Be Wise
If We Desire To Live Right In The Living God's Sight
We Need To Stick To The "Thus Saith The Lord!"
As Registered In The Good, Unfailing, Book Of Truth!

Take Heed, Brethren!
We Cannot Go Against Known Truth
Expecting That We Will Be Blessed!
Truth Cannot And Does Not Change
No Matter Which Lying Priest In A Dress Says
That He, Alone, Can Interpret The Word Of God!

Man Cannot Interpret The Word Of God!
That Is The Domain Of The Holy Spirit
And
As The Word Itself Says
The Scripture Interprets Itself
Hence The Call For Us To Dig For Hidden Treasure!

We Know Where Our Treasure Is
So Let Us Heed The Words Of King Solomon!

The Fear Of The Lord Is Wisdom 

And

The Knowledge Of The Holy Is Understanding 

And 

The Bible ... The Preserved Word Of The Eternal God 

Is 

The Gold, Silver And Diamond Mine 
Wherein Is The Treasure That Man May Dig For 

And 

Hold In His Heart Forever! 

The Treasures Of The Scriptures
- Used And Shared Generously -

Accrue To Our Eternal Profit 

- On Our Heavenly Balance Sheets -

So Let Us Shine Up Our Characters 
With A Trip Into The Mine ... The Living Word
Right Now, This Very Day, Today! 

Unimaginable Blessings Await Us
So Let's Read, Dig, And Grow Rich
And
Don't Forget To Pray!

FAITH AND HOPE: Self-Exaltation Versus Self-Examination + PRAYER: Remind Us To Always Pray, Dear Father!

It Came To Pass On A Certain Day 
In The Midst Of The Congregation That

Self-Examination Was Attacked By Self-Exaltation

Who Had Self-Sufficiency

And

Self-Indulgence 

Both Standing Close By

One On The Left Hand And The Other At His Right Hand!

For His Part ... In His Right Hand

Self-Examination Was Gently Holding 
Constant, Heartfelt, Prayer!

It Was An Uneven Match-Up From The Get-Go

And

Know-It-All Self-Exaltation

Did Not Fear ... Nor Neglect

To Tell Self-Examination So!

You Can't Even Think For Yourself!
You Are A Loser!

Look At Those Cheap Shoes On Your Feet! 

You're A Loser Always Having To "The Savior" To Creep! 

Self-Examination

In The Quiet Of His Heart

Said To Himself:

There But For Your Grace, My Lord, I Go! 

Help Me, Dear Father
My-Wise-In-His-Own-Eyes Brother To Reach! 

Please Lay On My Heart Words Of Consideration

So That I Do Not Get Into A Tongue And Teeth Collision
And Send Him Off, Indignant, To The Wily King Fraud! 

To Self-Exaltation
Self-Examination Calmly, Carefully, Deliberately, Said:

Self-Exaltation, 

I'm Sorry That You Feel That Way

But I Creep To My Lord And Savior Boldly 

So That I Do Not Indulge In Own-Sin Self-Pay! 

I Accept The Lord's Checks And Balances

And I Pray Constantly As Protection Against The Known Foe

And I Invite You To Get To Know Him Personally

So That Of Willing Sinning

You Will Choose To Let Go! 

I Was Born A Sinner

But In Sin, I Shall Not Die

Because Jesus Christ My Savior ... For Me, Personally 

On Mount Calvary Did Die! 

We Walk Together Because With Him I Do Agree

And I Choose To Humble Myself Before Him

Instead Of Exalting My Self

And Pretending To The World At Large

That I'm What, Without Him, I Can Never Be! 

I'm A Child, A Student

A Servant And A Saint! 

I've Taken Jesus Christ As My Captain

So That In The Road To Mount Zion

I Shall Not Hunger, Get Lost

Or Under The Buffeting Of The Adversary

Ignominiously Faint!

The Lord Is My Shepherd

My Rock And My Sure Refuge

And By My Following Him Faithfully

Enduringly

I Have Heaven To Gain 

And The Burning Hell To Refuse!

Every One Of Us

Be Ye Self-Exalting

Or Self-Examining

Will Have An Account To Settle

Which Will Clearly Show Our Mettle!

Your Works Will Either Stand And Prosper

Or They Will Fall To The Ground And Perish

And I Tell You Truly

The Reward Of All You Self-Indulgent Ones

Is Not Something That I Would Relish Or Cherish!

I Pray For You With All Sincerity!

I Speak To With Love ... In Christian Charity 

And Beg You, Please

Reform Your Ways Because Before Very Long

We Shall Stand Before The Lord, The King

The Ancient Of Days

Who Knows, Who Sees, Who Feels

And Is In All Things!
We Created Beings ... His Creatures

Cannot Hide From Him

A Single, Solitary Thing!

I Examine Myself

To Know My Every Weakness

And I Repair Unto Him

Who Strengthens Me To Be Like He Is!

I Cannot Be Like You

For I Choose To Be Like

Who Is The Author And Finisher Of My Faith

And The Very One Who Forgives My Sin

And Who Showers Me With Unmerited Favor 

Which Is His Gift Of Moment By Moment

Free Grace!

Remember This, My Misguided Friend 

When You Love The Lord Of Life

You Truly Love Your Self! 

When You Put Your Self 

Before The Lord Of Life 

You Are Your Own God 

And You Earn For Your Own Self

The False God's Reward! 

Worship The Living, Holy, God! 

Humble Your Self

And Stop Being Proud! 

Satan Is Proud! 

Satan Loves Self! 

Satan Is The Father Of Lies! 

Get Him Out Of Your Bosom 

And Get Off Of His Reserved-For-Damnation Shelf! 

Reach For The Extended Hand Of Hope

And Stop Letting Satan Choke You

With Your Own Self-Made Cherished-Sin Rope!

Self-Exaltation Could Not Utter
A Single, Solitary, Note! 

To Strike While The Iron Was Still Hot
Self-Examination Then Said:

 

Self-Exaltation,
Please Take Comfort In The Lord Jesus Christ

The Lord Of Life And Light 
Who Promises Us His Fatness ... His Abundant Blessings 

Both Now And Forevermore! 

To The Gathered Brethren, He Said:
 
Brethren,

What We See With Our Blind Eyes 

Is 

Narrow And Finite 

So Let Us By The Strength Of Faith 

And 

The Courage Of The Blessed Hope

Take Jesus At His Living Word 

So That We Will Enjoy All That Is In 

His River Of Pleasure! 

Trust, Obey, Pray

Give Praise

Do Good

Endure Through The Fight Of Faith

Be Faithful

Learn All Things From The Lord Jesus

And

We Can All Be Sure That We Will Be Gloriously Blessed! 

Eternity Awaits Us!

PRAYER:

Dear Father,

Please Grant Me

The Strength Of Faith

And
The Courage Of Hope!!

Increase Our Love For Our Lord Jesus

And
Bless Us To Be Tied Up

In Salvation

So That The Life's Work
That Is Sanctification
Does Not Become For Us

A Wink And A Nod

Popular Conversational Trope!

Remind Us Always, Father
That Men Should Pray
And
Not Faint
And
Keep Us In Your Holy Care!

Please Bless Us To Continually Hear
The Sweet Spirit Of Truth
And
To Obey The Gospel Call
So That We Shall Indeed Be Blessed
For It Is In Jesus Christ's Holy Name
That We Sincerely Pray And Humbly Plead!
Please Come For Us Soon!
AMEN!