VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Self-Medication Trifecta

Disobedience

  Hatred Of Truth

     Pride

The Drug DHP For Those In The Know

Is 
The Self-Medication Trifecta

For The Willful

The Wayward 

The Wanders Bold

The Denizens Of Darkness

Who, Following Base Satan

Wantonly Do As They, Tempted, Are Told!

This Trifecta 
Is 
Compromised Of All Prize-Winning Race Horses

Which Have All Won Repeatedly

The Hell And Damnation Stakes

The Forbidden Way Stakes 

And

The Presumptuous Way Stakes!

The Way Of Those Who Daily Ingest DHP

Is

To Say To Their Creator 
Who Loves Them Sacrificially That They 

"Prefer To Die Beautiful Than To Live Ugly

Aka We Prefer To Die In Known Sin

Doing Our Own Thing In Our Own Way

Than To Permit Salvation And The Holy Spirit Of Truth

To Unmask Us In Public And Make Us Spiritually Clean

To Stand In The Presence Of The Good King

Eager To Do The Boring Good And The Non-Electric Right

And No Longer Be Able To Follow Inclination

In Its Soaringly-Exciting Carnal Thrills Of Devilish Delight!"

Just Like Unfair Gains 

Own-Way Thrills Won't, Don't, Can't Prosper The Soul

Who Operates Outside 
The Lord's Safe Safe Fold!

Think, Beloved

And 

Watch Your Step

For There Is A Downward Spiral For All Those

Who Do Not Sin Reject

And Instead

The Way Of Unrighteousness Lovingly Elect! 

Fear Not: There Is Hope! 

Sin Leads To Oppression!

Oppression Borne Through Sorrow Leads To Repentance!

Repentance For Real Leads To Deliverance

And

Deliverance Contritely Accepted 
And 
Gratefully Cherished

Leads To The Holy God's Perfect Peace! 

Please, From The Ways Of Sin, Self And Satan

Aggressively Cease! 

The Teachable Moment ...

Let's Learn From The Lost

Who Chose Not The Way Of God's Light

And 

Did Suffer What Is Truly Eternal Loss! 

The Saved Are Those

Who Practice Self-Denial

And

Follow The Way Of The Cross!

Brethren, 

Let Us Be Wise 

And 

Choose Not To Learn Life By Bitter Personal Experience 

But Rather

By Learning From The Published 
And 
Known Sorrowful Experiences Of Those 

Who Stood Up In Opposition To Almighty God: 

These Experiences Are Recorded To Warn And Teach Us! 

Cain ... Adam's First-Born Son ... Was Disobedient

Indulged In Willful, Witting, False Worship

Committed Murder

Was Banished

And 

Lived In Open Rebellion Against God!

Balaam Was A Prophet Who Loved Profit

Indulged In Witchcraft

And 

Who Chose To Place A Stumbling In The Path Of Israel 

By Encouraging Them In Idolatry And Immorality 
Through Planned Deception: 

He Defied And Disobeyed God 
Through His Gross Greed And Carnal Covetousness!

Korah ... A Temple Worker

A Prince Amongst His People

Indulged In Covetousness And Disobedience

And 

Boldly Challenged Aka Defied The Word Of God: 

The Earth Swallowed Him And His Possessions! 

These Three Men Are Lost Forever! 

Understand And Be Warned ...

Almighty God Means What He Says

And 

Punishments ... Just Like Promises

Are Always Delivered Right On Time! 

Please Don't Tempt God 

And 

Don't Follow The Multitude To Sin 
Or Dare To Cause Others To Sin! 

Beloved, 

The Holy God Takes Blessed Care Of His Children: 

Trust Him Today! 

Jesus Christ 
Is 
Our True And Only Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + COME ... AND LIVE WITH HOPE: No Man Can Have Two Masters!

Brethren, 

Let Me Introduce You

To Two Amazing Persons ... By Concepts

From Which You May Deduce The Day

When What Encouraged You To Live Your Life

Gave You Inducement To Name Your Everlasting Day:

One Is Good Personified!

One Is Evil Specialized!

Here On The Right Is Eternal Faithfulness

And

Here On The Left Is Infernal Maliciousness! 

The One Cannot Be Mistaken For The Other

And

Neither Would Call The Other Friend Or Brother! 

Now, Let Me Make Clear

What Knowing These Two Involves:

Of The Utmost Importance
You Will Know Of Both

But

You Will, Like Or Not, Willingly, Wittingly, Wantonly

Choose One To Avidly Follow! 

There Is No Provision For You To Choose Both

Because

You Cannot Have Two Masters! 

You Will Be The Slave 
To The One Whom You, Uncoerced, Choose To Follow! 

One Will Lead You To Hell! 

One Will Lead You To Heaven! 

One Will Give You Full Disclosure! 

One Will Lie For A Song 
To Give You To Damnation Maximum Exposure! 

One Will Teach You To Lie, Cheat, Steal, Obfuscate

To Indulge In The Drink Titillate! 

The Other ...  By Saving Truth
Will Lead You To Your To-Heaven Entrance Gate! 

Both Are Masters At What They Do! 

One Is Forever Blessed! 

One Is Eternally Damned! 

One Is Devilishly, Satanically, Proud
A Serpent, At Beguilements, Disturbingly Able! 

One Is Humble, Meek And Mild

The Only Child Of The Father

The Innocent One Who Died

That You, Repentant Of Your Known Sin

May Live To Go And Live With Him:
You, To Heaven, With Him, Shall Fly! 

One Hates You, Us, Poisonously! 

One Loves You, Us, Sacrificially! 

On The Great Day Of Small Things

- The Day Of Judgment -

Your Faith Will Be Made Sight

And

Those Who Trusted Truth And Chose Wisely

Will Be Made Immortal
And

Rendered Incorruptible
And

Shall To Eternal Glory Ascend Satisfied! 

Those Who Chose Unwisely

For Love Of Instant Gratification 
And

The Upliftment Of Self

Will Wail And Gnash Their Teeth

And 
Try To Hide From Him Who Knows All

Who Sees All
And

Who Is Ever-Present:
It Won't Work!

In Christian Love
I Give Us All A Clue ... A Heads-Up:

Pride Goes Before The Fall!

Humble Yourselves

And

Hope In Jesus Christ 

The Living Only Holy God Eternal!! 

I Like Hope! 

I Need Hope Now!

Hope Is Our Dear Friend!

In That Case

All Of You Will Love This Message! 

Hope Is In The Realm Of Man ... Not Animals

And 

We Humans, Christians

By The Invitation Of The Eternal God 
To Come And Reason Together With Him

Truly Have A Continual Reason To Continuously Hope! 

Simply Put, 

We Are Encouraged To Go To Our God All The Time 
For Whatever Reason ... With Hope! 

We Have Proof For This In The Lord's Command To Us 

To Pray Without Ceasing

To Trust In The Lord Forever

To Lean Not On Our Own Understanding

To Humble Ourselves Under His Mighty Hand

To Look Up, To Believe And Live! 

Beloved, 

Jesus Christ ... His Eternal Faithfulness

Is 

Our Good And Able, Faithful Shepherd And 

He Is Our Refuge And Strength

A Stronghold ... A Shelter

In The Time Of Storm ... And Always! 

We Have A Myriad Reasons To Reason With Our Almighty God 

And 

We Have One All-Encompassing Reason To Hope In God: 

The Eternal Love That Shed His Innocent Blood 

Because 

He Could Not Let Us Go To Hell In A Hand-Basket! 

I Encourage Us All

In The Matchless Name Of Jesus Christ The King

The Son Of David Who Never Lost A Battle

To Hope In The Living God 

For Grace, Mercy And Blessing Now

And 

Eternal Life And Blessing
And 

Glory To Share ... To Come! 

Let Your Hope Spring Eternal! 

I Bid Us All His Peace!

When The Lord Says "Come!" 

Rest Assured

That

Wherever You Are To Be Present

He Is There Also! 

FIDELITY TO GOD: How Firm Is Your Foundation!?!

... And I Made It Clear To Them That
My 90% Participation ... Commitment
Was Just As Good Or Better Than
Their One Hundred Percent!

Cora,
If I Were In Your Shoes
I Would Sincerely Close My Mouth
And 
Dearly Seek After Jesus Christ
Instead Of Indulging In Foolish Bragging!

King Saul Tried That Nonsense And Look What It Got Him!

I Hear That!
You're A Christian, Lady Cora
And You Should Know Better!

I'll Be Brutal And I'll Dare To Ask You
If You Give The Lord Jesus Your Short Rations!?!

How Dare You!?!
How Could You Ask Me Such A Thing!?!

I Asked Because You Seen Not To Know That
Commitment Means One Hundred Percent!
I Dare Say That You Should Know That
Not Giving Your All To Jesus Christ
Is 
Going To Cost You Your Berth In Eternal Life!
King Saul Lost His For His Lawlessness  ... His Sin!

Brethren,

Our Fidelity To Almighty God 
Is 
Being Tested Daily! 

Like It Or Not
Obedience To The Lord Christ
- In All Its Particulars -
Was, Is And Always Shall Be The Hallmark
The Highlight Of The Christian Experience! 

We Rely Upon Jesus Christ's Sacrifice 
For Our Gift Of Salvation 
But 
The Lord Cannot Practice Obedience For Us: He Modeled It! 

The Only Things That 
We Personally Own That Are Of Any Value 
Which We May Give As Gifts To Our God 
Are Our Free Will, Free Choice
Willingness To Cooperate
And
Our Willing And Enduring Obedience! 

Faith, The Daily Gift Given To Us
Is 
Tied Up With Trust And Obedience! 
Obedience Is Tied To Cooperation! 
Cooperation Is Tied To Free Will 
And 
Freedom To Choose 
And 
These Are Ours To Give To Whomsoever We Choose! 

Satan Can't Force You To Choose Him 
And 
Jesus Christ Won't Force You To Choose Him! 

We Are The Slaves To Whom We Choose To Obey! 

Beloved, 

Satan 
Is 
The Liar And The Murderer 
So Please Choose To Obey Jesus Christ Christ 
If 
It Is Your Heart's Desire To Have A Firm Foundation 
And 
To Receive The Crown Of Life Eternal! 

Our Jesus Gives Us 
Full, Truthful, Plain Disclosure Of The Facts! 
Be Wise! 
Be Obedient! 
Give Your All ... Your Total Commitment ... To Our King Jesus
And
You Shall Surely Be Eternally Blessed!

KNOWING JESUS CHRIST: We Can't Outlive Almighty God's Goodness!

We Are Going To Talk About Our Lord
And
We Are Going To Keep Talking About Him
Until We All Understand Who He Is
What He Does
What He Is Doing
And
Will Be Doing For Each And Every One Of Us ... Personally
If
We Are Willing To Obey And Cooperate With Him!

Today We Are Review Psalm 18 Verse 2
And
We Are Going To Take Time To Understand!
We All Can Read
But
True Understanding For Everyone Of Us
Can Be A Mite Sketchy At Times
So By God's Great Grace
And
The Holy Spirit's Guidance
We Are Going To Unpack This Great Verse Of Scripture!

Always Pray For Illumination

And

The Outpouring Of The Holy Spirit

And

Dare To Be Quiet

And

Shut Out The World's Opinions

And

Listen To The Still Small Voice Of God!

Simply Put, 
The Lord Jesus Christ 
Is 
Our Firm Foundation
Our Impregnable Shield
Our Unassailable Champion
Our Bed, Bath, And Beyond
Our Plate, Cup, Knife
Fork And Spoon ... Not That Abomination Called A Spork
Our Big-Picture Station
Our Storehouse Of Plenty Good Food 
For Our Body, Our Beliefs And Our Laborings
And 
Our Forever Home 
Opened To Accept Whosoever Will 
From Wheresoever You May Come! 

Our Lord Is A Known Quantity
Always The Same
Not Given To Fickleness
Unchanging ... Unchangeable
Our Faithful Pastor
Our Perfect Parent
And
Our Very Much Needed Great Physician! 

Beloved, 

There Aren't, Nor Ever Will Be, Any Immortal Sinners
And
We Will Never Live Long Enough 
- Be It In Time Or In Eternity - 
To Find Out All That Jesus Christ Is Doing
Has Done
And 
Will Do For Us Personally! 

Our Lord Christ 
Is 
The Big God Filling The Immensity Of Eternity
And
He Is Real And Righteous 
And 
Returning For Those Who Choose Him 
As Their Sun, Moon And Stars
Hope, Help And Sure Salvation! 

Please Be Reminded, Beloved, That
We Can Do All Things Through Christ 
Because 
He Is The One, The God, Who Strengthens Us! 
There Is No Us Without Him!

Dare To Know ...
Dare To Believe ...
Dare To Accept ...
Dare To Repeat ...
Dare To Live In The Knowledge That ...

We Are Everything To Our God 
And 
When He Is Everything To Us 
We Are The Majority Against The Wily Foe! 

We Are Fearfully And Wonderfully Made 
In The Image Of Almighty God: 
Studiously Lift Up The Lord Always
And 
Without Fail
Be Infinitely, Eternally, Blessed! 

May His Perfect Peace Be Ours Today ...!

... And Forever!

AMEN!!!

If You Are Always Asking God

For Things

Your Mouth Is Always Open

And

You Cannot Hear

What He Is Saying To You

To Bless You:

Choose To Be Quiet At Times!!!

**--**--**--**--**

Be Still ...

And Know ...

That

He Is Almighty God Glorious!

COMMITTED TO CHRIST: The "As For Me ..." Moment

Every Committed Christian Has An "As For Me!" Moment 
When Against The Backdrop Of 
Common Sense, Temporal Prosperity
Familial Opposition
And 
Occupational Security 
They Will Say With The Conviction Of Working Faith
And 
Concrete Trust: 

"The Lord Is My Shepherd

My Portion, My Peace! 

I Will Walk In His Ways! 

Whatever Befalls Me

I Shall Ever Give Him

My True And Heartfelt Praise! 

I Do Not Pray To A False God! 

I Pray To The King Of Kings! 

I Lean On The God Eternal 

And

It Is By His Grace Available

His Mercy Free

That I Choose His Blessed Way

Through This Life 

To Enduringly Go Walking!" 

Beloved, 

I Pray For Us Strength For Our Journey
And 
Courage For The Way On Which We Must Travel! 

Only The Lord Christ 
Can Cause Us To Arrive Safely At The Heavenly Home 
So Choose To Behold Him Now ... In His Word
And
Be Satisfied With His Provision And Protection Now 
And
Having Declared Your Commitment To Him And His Cause
Embrace His Righteousness 
Through His Daily Gift To You Of Faith For The Day
Whilst Being Ever Obedient To Live Companionably With Truth 
And
Know Of A Surety That You Shall Rise Up 
To Go Up To His Glory 
Bearing His Likeness In Your Then-Glorified Body! 

Please, I Beseech Us All
Stand Up For The Lord Jesus
Even If It Means That
You Stand Alone For Him! 
His Great Glory Awaits His Faithful Children!

Point To Ponder:

To Smell The Wonderful Scent Of The Beautiful Rose
One Risks Being Stung By A Honey Bee
Nestled In Its Velvety-Soft Folds!

To Cut And Possess One Fragrant And Beautiful Bloom
One Risks Being Scratched By Or Hooked Upon A Thorn:
We Take The Risk ... For The Known Reward!

There Is Risk With A Rose:
There Is No Risk Involved In Trusting The Lord Jesus!

The Lord Tells Us In His Word
What He Has Done For Us!
What He Is Doing For Us
And
What He Will Be Doing For Us!

We Have Full Disclosure
And
The Guarantee Of Performance
Is
Written With Innocent Blood
So That We May Safely Walk Courageously
Encouraged By The Faith That He Daily Gives Us
Until The Great Day Dawns
And
Our Tested Mortal Faith Becomes Approved Immortal Eyesight!

Faith In Jesus Christ

Is

Its Own Reward!

SANCTIFICATION: The Life-Long Work ... And Personal Lots Of Land

We Are Dearly Loved By Our Creator-God

And

All The Heavenly Intelligences

And

We Are Devilishly Hated By The Satan ... The Adversary

And

All Of His Fallen-Angel Demonic Force! 

We Need To Know With Whom It Is That We Cast Our Lot

Aka Gain Our Fortune! 

Indeed, Beloved!

Look No Further Than The Word Of Good King David

- Who Made His Calling And Election Sure -
To See How It Is Done! 
He Knew His God
And
He Made His Public Declaration!

The Day Is Soon Coming 
When We All Must Make Public Our Own Declaration
Stating Clearly That It Is With The Lord Christ That 
We Faithfully Choose To Stand Up
And
To Be Counted For His Living Kingdom!

Hear, Hear!
The Handwriting Is Already On "The Wall!"

Brethren,

When You Know Who Is Your Savior
You Will Surely Recognize Who Is Your Adversary!

Satan Is The Liar

The Thief

And 

The Destroyer-Murderer! 

Jesus Christ Is The Truth,

The Provider

And 

The Life Giver-Sustainer! 

Let's Learn The Difference

And 

Act Accordingly! 

Please Remember This ... 

All Who Turn From Satan Unto The Lord 

With Humble Confession Of Sin

And 

With Repentance

Have Forgiveness For Sin 

And 

Cleansing From Unrighteousness! 

We Who Are Forgiven 
Have A Sure Inheritance In The Land Of The Blessed

A Lot ... A Personal Parcel Of Ground

As Is Promised To Those Who Are Sanctified

Aka Set Apart For The Lord's Holy Use! 

Beloved, 

Please Do Not Be Fooled! 
Don't Fool Yourself
And
Don't Let Anyone Fool You!

Sanctification 

Is 

A Life-Long Work

And 

Only Those Who Endure All Things For The Lord

Until The Day Of Death 

Or The Lord Christ Comes For His Children

Shall Possess The Land ... Their Inheritance! 

Talking About Being Sanctified 
Is 
Cheap And Easy

And 

Doesn't Cost Anything! 

Living In Obedience

And 

With Enduring Faith, However

Is 

Going To Be Expensive  ... Hard 

And 

Painful: Do Not Fear! 

Jesus Christ Belongs To Us
And
We Belong To Him!
Our Jesus Christ 
Is 
The Great Physician 

And

He Owns Everything In The Cosmos

So We've Got Means! 

Please Confidently Place Your Life In Jesus' Holy Hands

And 

Please Hold Out Your Cup For His Blessings 

By Exercising Your Daily Gift Of Faith! 

Please Choose To Believe The Word Of The Lord

And 

Confidently Choose To Trust The Lord's Sacrificial Love For You

And 

Dare To Be Eternally Blessed! 

Peace Be Upon Us All
In The Holy Name Of The Lord Jesus Christ
As He Blesses Us All ... By His Sweet Spirit
The Holy Spirit Of Truth
As We Make Our Pilgrim Journey!

Let's Think About ... Home!

AMEN!!!

WAITING, WATCHING, WORKING, WISE: Who You Be!?!

Roll Call Was On Tap!

The Groups Were Being Set!

Every Person Had A Designated Spot

To Which They Were Called To Step:

• Worriers
• Warriors
• Waiters
• Watchers
• Workers
• Wise
• Waiting, Watching, Working, Wise

All Were Designated

And 
Boy Howdy

It Showed A Significant Surprise!

Named Warriors Were Many!

Willing Workers Were Few!

Watchers Were Myriad!

Wise Were One Or Two!

Worriers Were Legion
And

Waiters Were No Big Deal

Because

They Included Me And You!

When The Dust Had Quite Settled

The Group Designated

Waiting, Watching, Working, Wise

Were The Willing Warriors

Who Sought To Emulate Lord Christ 
By Their Lived Lives!

These Take The Word Of The Master To Heart!

These Have Cast Their Burden On The Lord
And

These Have Chosen Not To Let The Deceiver Cause Them

To Make A Liar Of Their Lord!

They Are Not Anxious For Anything!

They Pray Humbly And Without Ceasing!

They Choose To Trust The Lord Each Day For Grace

And

They Willingly Exercise Their Daily Gift Of Daily Faith!

These Do Not Puff Up Themselves With Useless Titles!

The Only Title They Cherish 
Is

Faithful Child, Eager Student
Willing Servant Of The Eternal God

And

Because They Keep Their Eyes Fixed Upon Christ Jesus

They Have And Are Stirring Up The Enmity Of

Satan, The Piercing Serpent

Beelzebub The Bold

Leviathan The Gross Liar

Behemoth The Wannabe God 

The Damned-For-Eternity Fraud!

When They Were Asked What Makes Them Strong In Faith

When Everyone Knows That They Are Weak In Flesh

They, With One Voice, Spoke The Word

And

Made A Heartfelt Plea Where Their Words Could Be Heard:

Think About It ...

Those Who Walk Together, Agree! 
Those Who Extend Their Right Arms To Each Other

Clasp Them In Greeting

For Joy

In Fellowship

In Agreement

And 

To Seal A Covenant! 

Beloved, 

At The Right Hand Of The Lord 
Is 
Fullness Of Joy ... Joy Unspeakable! 

The Question Is

How Can You Have Jesus Christ At Your Right Side

And 

Be At His Right Side At The Same Time

To Make You Unmovable In Your Struggle 
Against Self, Sin And Satan

And 

To Be Able To Experience Joys Forevermore!?! 

Won't We Have To Be Beholding Him

Looking At Him 

Seeing Him In All His Beauty!?! 

To Clasp Right Hands

We Must See Each Other 

And 

Be Desirous  To Touch ... Each Other! 

Remember ... 

Touching In Agreement 

Is 

A Cooperative Act

And 

To Enjoy The Joys At The Right Hand Of The Lord 

Requires Reciprocated Love! 

Do You Love The Lord!?! 

Are You Touching The Lord!?! 

Are You Seeing The Lord!?! 

Are You At The Lord's Right Hand
The Right Hand Of Almighty Power!?! 

Please, Brethren, 

Check Yourselves 

And 

Dare To Get Right With The Lord Today

For Peace ... And Joy!

Please Be Wise Unto Soul Salvation
And
Watch, Work, And Humbly Wait 
As A True Warrior For The Holy Faith
Until He Shall Come To Claim Us
Who Are Known To Be His Very Own:

His Glory Awaits His Children Faithful!