VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Real Pleasure

Have You Ever Considered By Recognition That 
The Holy One Jesus Christ ... Our Creator

The Great And Glorious King Of The Universe

Is 
Trusting You, Personally

To Do A Job Of Work For Him

And

Is Equipping You ... Teaching You

Feeding You ... Strengthening You

Correcting You ... Guiding You

And 
Loving You Lavishly To Bless You 
To Bless Him By Your Willing Service!?!

Just The Facts ...

We Are Dust Bunnies ... We Return To Dust When We Die
And

We Are Animated By The Breath Of Life From Almighty God

Which Goes Back To Almighty God When We Die!

Combine The Creative Power Of God

The Breath Of Life From God

And

The Dust Of The Earth Made By God
And

By A Grand Miracle From God

We Are Made Flesh ... In His Holy Image

To Willingly Worship 
And
Faithfully Serve Him!

We Are Truly Blessed!

We Are Blessed To Be A Blessing
And
We Are Blessed To Serve Willingly, Wisely

And

Wittingly

Not Wastefully 

Nor Worthlessly!
Righteous Works Exalts Us!

Can You Even Imagine 
What It Truly Means To Serve God Worshipfully

Obediently

Conscientiously

Consciously

Categorically

Uncomplainingly!?!

Beloved,

Our God 
Is 
The Love That Sacrificially  Loves Us 
So Please Let Us Dare To Imagine 
Serving Our God Unreservedly! 
By Exercising Our Gift Of Daily Faith 
We Show Our Jesus That We Truly Love Him!
May Our Growth In Grace Compound Daily
Until The Day Dawns 
And 
The Daystar ... Jesus ... Rises In Our Hearts! 

HAPPY SABBATH + I AM ... Am I ... A True And Faithful Servant Of Jesus Christ The Lord!?!

How Many Of Us Christians Called

Walking Around Talking About 
"I'm Blessed And Highly Favored
A Beloved Child Of Christ The King!" 
Are Willing To Say ... As The Apostle Jude
"I AM A Servant Of Christ!" 
And 
Mean It!?! 

Many Of Us Talk About Jesus Christ 
As The Suffering Servant Who Serves Us 
But 
Have Not A Care To Realize That 
Christ Didn't And Doesn't Serve Us 
For Us To Serve Ourselves! 

Jesus Christ Was A Servant On A Mission Of Mercy 
And 
He Left An Example For Us To Follow! 

Service Is Not Servitude 

Aka It Not Slavishly Doing

A Low Mean Office! 

Love Serves The One Loved ... Willingly 
And
Without Hope Of Reward 
And
All Of Us Who Name The Name Which Is Above All Names 
Need To Get Our Acts Together
And
Humble Ourselves
And 
Stop Behaving Like Satan 
Who Only Wanted The Power And Position 
But 
Not The Humility And Grace That 
Would Have Helped Him Serve Others 
With The Joy That Jesus Felt On The Cross
And 
Feels As He Sees Us Coming Home To His Side 
As A Direct Result Of His Willing Service
His Servant-Work! 

Beloved, 

Only The Humble Are Lifted Up: 
Chew On This Fact
Swallow The Truth
And 
Choose To Indulge Willing, Heartfelt Service
To The Crown 
To The Majesty Of Glory
To Be Eternally Saved And Blessed!

Servants Follow The Lead Of Their Masters!
Jesus Repaired To Our Father!
Jesus Prayed Constantly To Our Father
And
Jesus Kept Himself In Constant Communion With Our Father!
Talking To Our Father Was The Way Of Life For Our Jesus Christ
And
He Gained The Promised Blessings
And
He Successfully Fulfilled His Earthly Mission
And
Returned To The Bosom Of Our Father In Heaven
As The Conquering King
And
With Trophies To Prove That 
The Victory For Us Is Won!

Beloved,

Are You Truly Following Jesus Christ's Path Home
To Our Father's House In Glory
Where Blessings Are As The Sands Of The Sea
As The Leaves Of Autumn
As The Great Showers Of The Spring
As The Grand Fall Of The Snow Of Winter!?!
Are You Communing With Our Father God
As To An Intimate And Ever-Present Able, Helpful
Forever Savior, Lord, God And Trustworthy Friend!?!
Please Dare To Ask The Questions
And
Dare To Find Answers That 
Satisfy The Heart That Beats For ... Jesus Christ Alone!

The Path To Glory

The Christian's Path To Glory Requires Two Things 
Which Many With The Modern Mind-Set Of "Gimme!" 
Find Alien To Their Way Of Thinking 
And 
Being! 

The Way Home To The Lord Christ 
Requires Effort
And
Cooperation
Because
The Lord Is Offering The Gift Of Life Everlasting
- With Joy And Peace -
For Which He Has Infinitely Paid
To Make Available To Us All! 

The Gift 
Is 
There For Us To Take At Will
And 
Open 
And 
Utilize
But
Jesus Christ Will Never Do For Us 
What We Must Do For Ourselves: 
We Must Willingly Cooperate With Him 
Through The Agency ... Through The Working 
Aka The Ministrations Of The Holy Spirit 
Who Leads Us In All Truth! 

Grieve Not The Holy Spirit

By Whom You Are Sealed

Against The Great Day Of

Small Things!

Brethren,

For Us To Reach The Heavenly Home
We Must Express Godly Desire 
And 
Reach For The Extended Holy Hand! 
We Must Open The Free Gift Freely Given
And
We Must Use The Blessed Gift 
In The Manner Intended! 

Let's Remind Ourselves ...

We Can Do All Things 
Through Christ ... Who Strengthens Us 
And
We Must Accept That 
There Is Nothing Impossible With God! 

The Lord Has Done All The Heavy Lifting 
And 
All We Are Required To Do 
Is 
To Be Willing To Work Out Our Own Soul's Salvation 
With Godly Fear 
And 
Trembling! 

With A Little Human Effort
We ... By Faith ...  Must Choose To Cooperate With 
And 
Follow Our Jesus 
As And Where He Leads! 

Remember, Beloved

Anything Worth Having 
Is 
Worth The Work Needed To Acquire it! 
Dare To Yield Your Will To King Jesus: 
Peace With Almighty God 
Is 
The Blessing! 

Only The Obedient

Enduringly Faithful

Child Of The Living God

Will Hear

"Enter Into The Joy Of Thy Lord!"

Deceit And Disobedience

Ye Shall Know Them

By Their Fruits!!

Disobedience And Deceit 
Naturally Go Hand In Hand 
And 
Is Part And Parcel Of The Life Of Those
Who Refuse To Walk In The Righteous Ways Of
The Holy Son Of Man!

The Obvious Outcome To This Deadly Duo's Deviltry 
Is 
The Wrath Of The Eternal God 
Which Will Be Poured Out 
- Without The Benefit Of The Now-Available Free Mercy  -
Upon Those Who Are Unrepentant, Bold Sinners
Just Like Satan The God-Fraud
The Adversary Of Our Purchased Souls!

Hell For Man Was, Is And Ever Shall Be
Satan's Only Goal! 

Beloved, 

Denying Truth
Skewing Truth
And 
Despising And Casting Down Truth 
Does Not Change Or Reconstitute Its Character 
And 
All Who Color, Polish And Spin Truth 
Make Themselves Adversaries Of Jesus Christ The Lord
- The Holy God -
Who ... Alone ... Is The Truth! 

It Is Time To Look Up
To Take Our Eyes Away From Earth
And
Longingly Look Up To Heaven
So Please Let Us Be Really Wise 
And 
Dare To Think For Ourselves 
By Reading The Word For Ourselves! 

We Are Requested To Come Boldly 
To The Throne Of Sufficient Grace
To Find Help In Our Time Of Need
So Let Us Remember To Pray 
For The Guidance Into Truth That 
The Holy Spirit Provides ... To All Who Ask
Before
We Read The Living Word: 
Wisdom And Understanding Are Free Gifts From Almighty God! 

Brethren,

The Majority Report Says That
Truth Is Subjective
And
Is Whatever The Deceived, Willfully Disobedient Soul
Desires It To Be According To The Particular Lust Then Working
Sooo, Being Wise Unto Our Own Soul's Salvation
Let Us Stick To Knowing What Is True
- What Is Truth -
So That The Deceit That Engenders Disobedience 
- Which Is Efficiently Propelled By Our Own Sinful Selves -
Will Have No Dominion Over Us! 

We Obey The One We Willingly Serve
And
We Go Where They Send Us
So Please Remember That
Deceit Aka Lies Aka The Fruit Of Satan Damns
But 
Truth Aka The Character And Fruit Of Christ Sets Men Free! 

Jesus Christ Is The Way

The Truth

The Life

And

The Light Of Every Man!

EXHORTATION: Be Wise!

When We Testify
We Give A Knowledgeable Account Of 
What We Have Seen, Heard, And Or Experienced! 
When We Exhort
We Seek To Have Our Hearers Understand, Accept 
And 
Act Upon What Is Being Heard! 

Beloved, 

We Have Good News To Tell 
And
We Also Have Good Counsel To Act Upon ... For Ourselves!

We Live In An Untoward Generation
Amongst A People Who Love And Live For Self
Who Denigrate God And Good And Elevate Evil
A Generation Which Sees The Fulfillment Of 
The Lust Of The Flesh 
And 
The Lust Of The Eye 
And 
The Acquisition Of The Pride Of Life 
As Their Only Reasons For Living: 
We Cannot ... As Christians
Walk In That Way Or Operate At That Level! 

Just In Case We Have Are Having
A Momentary "Convenient Memory Moment"
Let Me Remind Us All That
We Serve The King Of Glory ... Jesus Christ The Lord
And
As Willing, Obedient, Enduringly Faithful Servants 
We Must ... By Grace
Live Lives Which Are Above Reproach!

The Desire For The  
"Well Done, Good And Faithful Servant!"
The Desire To See Our Lord In Peace
And
The Desire To Be Known As We Are Known
Should Be Seriously Calling Our Names! 
The Love For Our Lord Christ
Should Keep Us All On The Straight And Narrow!

Brethren,

We Are Not To Be Prideful, Hateful
Arrogant, Gainsaying, Doubting, Wicked 
Or Disbelievingly Unruly! 

Our God 
Is 
Real And Accessible 
And 
True And Kind ... The King! 

I Beseech Us All, Beloved
Please Let Us So Live That 
We Will Not Be Amongst Those Whom He Shall Judge 
And 
Condemn! 

Please Dare To Walk The Easy-Hard Road To Glory 
Even If You Walk There Alone! 
Praying Is Power So Pray! 
Peace! 

The Invitation To ... The Door!?!

An Engraved Invitation 
Is 
Extended To All Who Choose To Believe That 
Innocent Blood Was Spilt In Their Personal Behalf
And
We, Being Grateful For Grace
Thankful For Truth
And 
Known Blessed Beyond Measure 
Are Invited To Willingly Bow Before The King
Jesus Christ The Lord: 

"Come, You Who Are Burdened

With A World Of Care

Laden With Guilt

Beset With Fears Of What Is, What Was

And, Indeed

What Shall Be! 

In Faith

Please Humbly Approach Me 

And

For Love

I Will Heal, Save, Teach, Feed

And

Bless Thee!" 

Beloved, 

Let No Man Like Yourself 
Stand Between You And Your God! 
Get Thee Hence Unto Our Maker 
And 
Give Your Back To Satan, King Fraud! 

Let No One

Take Bread Out Of Your Mouth

Who Cannot Give You

A Biscuit To Replace It!

Only Jesus Christ Can Shepherd Us! 
Only The Holy Spirit Can Comfort And Teach Us
And 
Only Holy Angels Can Influence Us To Do Good 
And 
Protect Us! 

Our Father ... Our Holy Father
Is 
In Heaven 
And 
He Doesn't Wear
The Self-Serving Priests And Church-Men Garb:
His Character Is Pristine
And
He Doesn't Serve To Be Heard And Seen! 

The Living Word 
Is 
True
And 
The Purchased Promise 
Is 
Sure 
So Get Thee Unto Christ Jesus
The One Who Is Called The Door! 

Trust Yourself To The King Eternal 
And
You Shall Know ... Perfect Peace:
He Is Giving Out Lots On The Eternal Life Lease!

We Are So Very Important To Almighty God

That

Everyone Of Us

Willing To Use

The Humble Prayer Exchange Service

Has

A Direct Line To The Throne Of Grace

And

The Ear Of The Majesty Of Heaven!

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Have You Called On Jesus Christ Today!?!

JUST A LIL' REMINDER: "... In The Presence Of My Enemies!"

Prophets, Priests And Kings Are Anointed With Oil 
And 
We Of The Household Of Faith 
Are Anointed By The Holy Spirit 
And 
All Of Us Are Set Apart For Use ... Holy Use! 

Please Let Us Consider The Blessing Which Attends Us: 
The Lord Of Life, Earth And Glory 
"Daring" To Show Us 
In The Very Presence Of Our Known-Rabid Enemies
- On A Table - It Ain't Going To Be Small
All The Good And Perfect Gifts That He, Himself
Is 
Spreading Out For His Children Who Dare, No
Who Delight In Loving 
And 
Leaning On Him
And 
Learning From 
And 
Obeying His Holy Word! 

Beloved, 

In The Day When Circumstance 
Is 
Being Unkind ... Even Cruel
Please Remember That Your Cup Of Heavenly Blessings 
Is 
Overflowing Even When You Can't Physically See It
Or The Dear One Who Is Filling It!

Consider This ...

The Promise Of Blessing 
Was Purchased For Us 
And 
Is Sealed With Jesus Christ's Innocent Blood: 
Believe The Word
Live The Holy Life 
And 
Prosper! 

The Lord Christ

Has Done

And

Is Doing

All The Heavy Lifting:

All We Have To Do

Is

Accept The Offer

And

Accede To The Will Of Almighty God!!

Just A Lil' Reminder ...

Please Remember That 
Working Faith Causes Our God To Show Up: 
His Blessing Cupboard Can't Be Cleaned Out 
And 
Your Cup Of Blessing Can't Run Out! 

Be Faithful! 
Be Prayerful! 
Be Thankful!
Be Obedient And ... Be Blessed! 

Be At Peace

With

And

In

The Eternal God!!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Moderately Christian Christian!?!

We Cannot Beat The Lord's Giving
So Let Us Work Out Our Own Soul's Salvation

With Godly Fear And Trembling!

Faith In The Heart 
Calls Forth Holiness In The Life 
And 
There Is No Creeping Compromise
No Yielding To Worldly Wisdom
And 
No Effort Made To Live With The Moderation Of 
"Ecumenical" Christianity 
Which Calls For The Casting Off Of The Plain And Pointed 
"Thus Saith The Lord!" 
In Favor Of The Deceitful And Deadly 
"Maybe Saith The Probably Good Lord!" 

Beloved,

The Exercise Of Faith Demands Total Obedience 
To The Word, Will And Way Of The Lord! 

The Lord Didn't Stutter When He Said 
To Obey Is Better Than To Sacrifice!
Lean Not On Your Own Understanding!
And
Every Work Will Be Brought Into Judgment 
With Every Secret Thing! 

We Are To Be Firm In What We Believe
Strong On Whom We Follow
And 
Unshakeable On The Holy Ground 
Upon Which We Are Building Our Sure House! 

A Moderately Christian Christian
Neither Totally Good Nor Totally Evil
And
Neither Fish Nor Fowl
Is 
An Abomination, Condemned ... Damned: 
Poison In Fruit Juice Kills Just As Dead 
As Poison Swallowed Neat! 

Let's Get Real 
And 
Declare Our Allegiance: 
Jesus Christ And Glory ... Or Bust!
Aka We're Going Home To Heaven 
Even If We Die Trying! 

Judgment Day Is On The Way
And 
Now Is Not The Time 
For Chasing Pride's Stolen Rainbow 
So Dare To Stand Firmly On And For The Truth
No Matter The Moral Cost:
Better Is In Store For The People Of God
When We Arrive In The Eternal Kingdom Of God! 

HAPPY SABBATH +CHARITY: Love And Truth Intertwined!

Talk Is Cheap When You Don't Have To Pay Taxes On Your Words

But

Cheap Talk Will Prove To Be Very Expensive

When ... Before The Judge Of All Flesh

We Must Give A Detailed Accounting For

All Our Useless Words! 

I May Say That I Love You! 

I May Give You A Charitable Donation

But

I Am Only Doing It To Get The Tax Deduction
The Press Coverage 
And
Man's Applause

Which ... Combined

Is

A Totally Wasted, Therefore Useless, Transaction

In The Holy God's All-Seeing 

All-Knowing, Ever-Present Holy Eyes! 

My "Love" Doesn't Bear Load 
And
It Doesn't Excrete Sweat:
It Doesn't Cost Me Anything!

Think On This Thing ... 

Charity Is Love
And
Love Speaks Truth! 

Love And Truth Are Intertwined

- Irretrievably Wrapped Up In Each Other - 

And 

Walk Amongst Men As One! 

Sadly, Many Of Us Act As Though 

Love And Truth Are To Be Prostituted For Pleasure

Sacrificed For Societal Elevation

And

Extended And Withdrawn 

As And How The Winds Of Change Do Blow!

Beloved, 

Love ... Heavenly, Abiding, Love

Is 

On The Job

Has One Job

And 

Performs That Job Always And Unfailingly!
Jesus Christ's Love For Us Produced Blood And Water:
He Gave His All For The Love Of Us All! 

The Word Works ... 

We Represent Heavenly Love
Salt
And 
Light On This Earth 
And 

We Are To Love Others Even As Jesus Loves Us:
Jesus Didn't ... Doesn't ... Give Us Any Short Rations! 

Let Us All In Christian Charity

- In Love And With Love For Our Lord Christ - 

Pray For The Holy Spirit's Outpouring 
And
Indwelling 

To Be On And In Us 

Empowering Us To Love All Our Brethren

Even The Unlovely

The Unlovable

The Unkind 

And 

The Ungrateful 

- As We Once Were - 

And 

Bless Us To Look Beyond Their Faults 

And 

Recognize Their Unvoiced Need 

And

Fill It ... As The Sweet Spirit Of Truth Impresses
Without The Theatrical Presentations
The Media Coverage
The Quid Pro Quo Aka Something For Something Show! 

We Are Christians

- Christ's Followers-  
With A Published Work To Do

So Let's Set Aside Self 

And 

Fervently Pray

And 

Do A Work Of Love ... Today! 

Let's Please The Lord Christ ... Today! 
Let's Love In Truth ... Today!

COMMITTED CHRISTIAN'S ARSENAL OF DEFENSE: Harken To The Voice Of Jesus Christ!

If 
There Is A "Default" Position 
In The Committed Christian's Arsenal Of Defense
It Is To Harken 
To Hear 
And 
Obey The Word Of The Lord ... Unreservedly! 

Know The Right ...

We Are Creatures Of Free Will 
With Free Choice 
And 
As Christians Committed To The Cause Of Jesus Christ 
We Must Do Absolutely Nothing That 
Will Cause Us To Reject Truth 
And 
Bask On Self Street 
And 
Feast On The Lunch Of Lies 
Coughed Up By The Chef De Partie Liarman Bold
Satan The Damned ... The Wannabe God! 

Let Us Dare To Hear, Trust, Obey 
And 
Do All That We Are Instructed To Do 
By Our Loving Lord 
And
Willingly Choose To Make That Our Always On
Always First
Always Last 
And
Only Position 
In All Things That Are A Part Of Our Journey To Jesus
Our Journey To Christ's Everlasting Life! 

Get Your Praise On!
Send Your Prayers Up ... 

May The Lord ... In His Wisdom
Through His Grace Shed Abroad Upon Us
Help Us To Stand Up Against 
The Surging Tide Of Practiced Evil
Wayward Willfulness
Deft Disobedience 
And 
Soul-Sickening Self-Worship
And
To Live With The Set Washed-In-Innocent-Blood Position Of 
Enduring Faith
Trustful Humility
And 
Willing Obedience 
In The Presence Of Our God! 

Pray Always: Obedience Profitably Pays!

Remember:

With No Christ In The Life

There's No Peace In The Heart

Nor A Way To Shift Satan

And

No Ship To Holy Heaven

With Your Name On The Manifest

Waiting For The Call To Depart!