Glory In The Lord!

In The Presence Of The Holy God 

What Do You Have ... In And Of Yourself That 

You Can And Would ... Without Shame-Facedness

Boldly, Daringly, Boast About!?! 

Is There Anything About Your Life That 

You Are Able To Or Have Been Able To Fix 

Without The Grace And Mercy Of 

The Lord Being Showered Upon You!?! 

Everywhere We Turn

People Are Out And Proud 

And 

Are Boldly Declaring "Their Truth" 

And 

Plainly And Emphatically Broadcasting 

Who They "Know" Themselves To Be! 

Two Things Are Wrong Up Front: 

Pride Is Of The Devil 

And

Truth Is The Domain Of Almighty God 

In The Person Of The Lord Jesus Christ! 

With That Being Clear

Are You Willing, Ready, And Able To State 

In The Presence Of The Hostile-To-God Crowd That 

You Are A Sinner-Saved

A Child Of God

A Saint Of God And Christ

A Stranger In A Strange Land

A Pilgrim Travelling To The Holy City

A Servant Of The Living God

And

A Student Of The School Of Jesus 

Tired Of This World Of Woe 

And

Thinking, Dreaming, About Your Heavenly Home!?! 

Would You Do It 

With A Gun Aimed At Your Head Or Your Heart!?! 

Beloved, 

Envy, Hate, Pride, Greed, Sorrow

Pain, Disobedience, And Death 

Have A Use-By Aka Expiration Date: 

Love, Joy, Peace, Truth, Faith

Obedience And Everlasting Life Do Not! 

Please Think On These Things 

And 

Dare To Stand Up For Jesus Christ

The Way

The Truth 

And 

The Life Aka Glory For Us! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Choose Humility Over Self!

Self Is So Selfish That 

Self Begrudges Itself Life! 

Self Is So Deluded, Deceived, That 

It Prefers Death

The Grave 

And 

The Consuming Fires Of Hell 

Before It Will Choose To Bow Before

The Lord God Almighty For Worship 

And 

In Humility For Cleansing! 

Self Is As The Horse That Wears Blinders 

Which Permit It To Only See The Chosen Path 

And 

The Desired Prize Ahead! 

Beloved, 

Indulging In Willful Blindness 

Is 

Lawlessness Of The Highest Order! 

Choosing Not To See Truth 

Because 

It Is Not In Line With The "Sweet Sensations" 

Which Your Wicked, Lustful

Wandering Heart Desires To Experience 

Will Not Give You True Life 

And 

Eternal Peace And Prosperity! 

We Are All Selfish By Nature 

But 

We May All Be Saved 

By Energetically Seeking Our Savior 

Who Came To Seek And Save Us

His Lost Sheep And Lambs! 

The First Step To Salvation 

Is 

Acknowledging That Self Is A Sinner

And 

Confessing Sin And Repenting From That Sin! 

Repentance 

Is 

A Sincere Aka Heartfelt Sorry 

With A Determined Removal Of The Blinders To Truth 

To Be Able To See Sin In All Of Its Ugliness 

And

Pledging ... By Almighty God's Great Grace

To Never Commit That Sin Again! 

Help Is Available Here And Now: 

Confidently Reach For The Holy Hand That 

Is 

Lovingly Reaching Out To You! 

For The Love Of Jesus Christ The Lord

Humble Yourself Now! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Who Is Generating Your Dreams!?!

Even In The Church That 

Claims To Walk In The Light Of The Word Of God

All We Are Hearing Is 

"Follow Your Dream!" 

Beloved, Beware! 

When The Dream That You Desire To Make A Reality 

Comes As A Result Of Stinking Thinking

Your Dream Will Turn Into A Nightmare! 

If You Believe That 

Only The Living God Gives People Dreams And Visions

You Will Want To Rethink That Belief! 

For Every Good Gift

Choice Blessing

And 

Eternal Promise Of The Omnipotent God

Omniscient And Omnipresent

Satan The Damned Produces A Careful Counterfeit! 

Consider This ...

The Lord Of Life Promises His Enduringly Faithful 

And 

Obedient-Until-Death Children 

Immortality 

And 

Incorruptibility 

At The Appointed Time 

But

Even Little Children In The Recognized Genius Class 

Are Voicing Their Dream Of 

Delivering The "Gift" Of Immortality To Mankind 

On-Demand And Now

Aka At Fallen Man's Own Determining! 

Know This ... 

No Matter How Much You Pray, Posture, And Postulate

You Will Never Receive The Assistance Of Heaven 

To Achieve Your Dream Aka Desire That 

Goes Against Almighty God

His Word

His Wisdom

His Counsels

His Testament

His Sovereign Will! 

Let's Be Clear Here ... 

The Lord Who Calls You To Purity And Holiness 

Will Never "Bless" You With The Dream And Means 

To Build An Empire Off Disobedience

Deception

Vice, Drugs

Alcohol And Gambling 

Aka The Destruction Of His Purchased Possession! 

Yes, You Will Get Dreams From A Father! 

Is He Your Faithful Father 

And 

Holy God In Heaven

Or 

Is He The Damned-For-Eternity Father Of Lies

Known Bound For Hell!?! 

Sincerely, Deeply, Think About It! 

Read The Preserved, Infallible, Holy Word For Yourself

And

Pray Without Ceasing!

Peace!

Don't Hate The Uncomfortable Truth!

Do You Hate It 

Or 

Do You Appreciate It 

When Someone Tells You The Uncomfortable Truth 

Because 

They Love You With Sincerity!?! 

Do You Understand 

And

Accept That 

Refusing Or Ignoring The Message 

Will Not Alter The Truth That 

Is 

Offered To You As A Saving Grace!?! 

Beloved, 

Our Dear Savior Was Loathed ... Despised

By Those To Whom He Told Saving Truth 

Aka The Good News Gospel! 

For His Willingness 

To Make The Way Back To The Father's House 

As Plain As The Sun Shining In Its Fullness

He Was Murdered By Those Whom He Had Come To Save: 

Their Hostile Response 

And 

Murderous Behavior 

Could Not, Did Not, Nor Will Ever Change 

The Substance Of The Message 

Or 

The Savior's Love! 

We Are Nearing Home! 

The Plain Truth May Terrify 

But

The Heavenly Messenger's Love For You 

Is ... And 

Will Remain Rock Solid! 

Jesus Christ, Alone, Saves! 

Salvation Is Free!

Jesus Christ The Righteous Is The Truth! 

Accepting 

And

Wisely Acting Upon The Truth Always Saves! 

Will You Be Honest Enough To Tell The Lord The Truth 

And 

Ask Him To Help You To Accept His Message Of Love 

And 

Also Help You To Humble Yourself Under His Mighty Hand

So That He Is Able To Lift You Up

On The Day Appointed!?! 

The King Of Love 

Is 

The Shepherd Of Rest From Laboring For Sin! 

Let Us Humbly Bow Before Him ... The Truth

And 

Be Eternally Blessed And Saved! 

Peace!

THE UPWARD WAY: Jesus Christ Calls Us!

 

Satan 

And 

All Those Persons Activated Or Indwelt 

By Demons Aka Fallen Angels

Do Not Fear To Whisper Or Scream At Us 

Who Sincerely Call Jesus Christ Lord And God That 

We Will Never Amount To Anything In This Life 

Because 

We Are Defiled, Ugly, Unsavable Sinners 

Whom The Almighty God Will Never Have To Abide 

In His Holy Presence! 

A "Good" Lie

Always

Contains Some Truth!

Beloved, 

Don't Believe Or Even Think To Engage With The Liars! 

Yes, We Are Sinners ... Born 

But

Because We Have By Free-Will Chosen 

And

Are Daily Choosing To Trust The Lord Christ At His Living Word

We Are Sinners-Saved 

And

Are Daily Being Sanctified Aka Set-Apart For Holy Use 

And 

Are By Grace Through The Gift Of Daily Faith 

And

Worshipful Obedience

Pressing On The Upward Way 

To The Glorious City Of God! 

Truth Sets Us Free ...

Sinners Make Sinning Their Practice

Aka Their Chosen ... Preferred ... Way Of Living! 

Sinners-Saved 

Aka Saints Of God And Christ By The Holy Spirit's Working

May Sometimes Sin 

But

Willing Sinning Is Not Their Habit

Nor Their Reason For Living! 

Never Forget This Truth! 

The Lord Jesus Christ Who Lovingly Calls Us

Equips, Teaches, Corrects

Guides 

And 

Graciously Provides All That We Need 

To Get Us Home Safely! 

Brethren, Beloved 

You Are Personally Called To Be Like The Lord Christ 

And

You Will Be 

If

You Believe The Lord Of Glory

Sternly Rebuke The Liars

And 

Enduring Stay True To The Plan Of Sure Salvation!

To Obey Is Better Than To Sacrifice! 

Look Up Longingly!

Pray Without Ceasing

And 

Walk Straight ... Home ... On The Strait And Narrow Way! 

Daily Choose To Work Your Faith! 

Peace!

Don't War Against The Lord!

 

Please Do Not Permit 

The Monied, Powerfully-Mesmerizing Yet Aging Sages 

On The World's  Glittering Stages 

To Stop You Or Encourage You 

To Stop Giving Glory To Almighty God 

For All The Good Things That He Has Done 

And

Is Doing In Your Life! 

Please Don't Lie To Yourself 

And 

Deceitfully Say That 

It Was Mum, Dad, Sister, Brother

Boss, Preacher, Doctor, Politician

Aunt, Uncle, Or Best-Buddy Dear Friend 

Who Abundantly Blessed You 

With This, That, And The Other Needed Thing! 

If The Lord Of Grace Does Not Speak To Human Hearts 

And 

They Cooperate With The King Of Glory

No Earthly Favors Will Be Afforded To Any Of Us! 

The Unregenerated Heart Of Man 

Is 

Desperately Wicked 

And

If You Believe That Wickedness 

Desires Your Good Health, Healing

And 

Physical And Spiritual Prosperity

"Good Luck!" With That! 

Good Luck 

Is 

Not A Godly Construct 

And 

Neither Is Godly Love From A Wicked Heart! 

Almighty God Is Love: 

He That Does Not Know Almighty God 

Cannot Express Love Of The Godly Sort! 

Beloved,

Our Arch-Enemy ... Satan The Damned

Always Has Something New, Novel

Bright And Shiny 

And

"Absolutely Necessary To Have" 

To Distract Us From The Right 

And

Deceive Us Into Wrong-Doing! 

Be Alert And Prayerful: 

The Lord God Almighty Inhabits Our Praise! 

Trust The Living Word ... Not The Dying World! 

Please Don't Be Unwise

And

Be Like The Otherwise 

And

Foolishly War Against Jesus Christ The Lord! 

Peace!

 

YOU'RE FORGIVEN: Forgive Yourself

 

We Would All Do Well To Understand That 

When We Are Accepted Into The Family Of 

The Eternal God Known Holy

Our Pasts As Whore, Whore-Monger

Murderer, Liar

Robber, Sodomite

Instigator Of Strife, War-Monger

Idolator Or Agent Of Satan

No Longer Has Relevance! 

Unlike Humans

And 

Satan And His Hell-Bound Hoard

Jesus Christ, The Lord Of Life

The King Of Love

Having Fully Accepted Our Confession And Repentance

And 

Having Cast Our Repented-Of Sins

Into The Depths Of The Sea

Will Never Reap Up Our "Old Deads"

When We Forget Ourselves 

And 

Act Like The Back-End Of A Runaway Horse! 

Since The Lord Forgives Us Our Trespasses

Please Do Not Ever Be So Wicked To Yourself 

Or 

So Disrespectful To Your Maker As To Utter The Words 

"I Can't Forgive Myself!" 

Or

Permit The Accuser Of The Brethren, Satan

To Cause You To Doubt The Lord 

And 

His Holy Word 

And

His Precious Promise Of A Future 

And 

The Expected End Of A Home 

In The Father's House Of Love! 

Jesus Christ ... Our Shepherd Of Rest

Is 

The Light Of The World: 

Stay Safe In The Light 

And 

Follow The Lord Where He Safely Leads You! 

Please Don't Ever Doubt The Truth! 

Almighty God's Gift Of Forgiveness

Is

Available, Full, And Free: 

Pray! 

Confess! 

Repent! 

Walk Holy! 

Forgive Yourself 

And

Choose To Forgive Others 

And

Live Free! 

Peace!

Don't Be Self-Deceived By Self-Aggrandizement + PRAYER: Dear Father, Please Open Our Eyes!

Are You A Vain Aka Empty, Boastfully Self-Confident Person 

Or 

Are You ... Through Faith

Humble And Confidently Glorying In The Lord Christ!?! 

Are You Confident In Your Ability 

To Manipulate Others To Do Your Will 

But

Are Totally Unaware That 

You Are Being Manipulated To Do Satan's Will 

And

To Walk In His Putrid Ways!?! 

Are You So Concerned 

About Those Who You "Know" Are Disobedient That

You Cannot See That You Are Willfully Disobeying 

Your Living, Giving, And Forgiving Father 

Who Is In Heaven!?! 

Beloved, 

We Choose To See What Stimulates 

And 

Hear What Titillates

But 

Singularly ... Self-Righteously ... Ignore 

What Causes Us To Deviate From 

The Path Of Truth And Beauty 

Even As We Baselessly Excoriate

Aka Condemn Those Whom We Oppose 

Because 

They Have Chosen To 

And

Are Letting The Lord ... By The Holy Spirit Of Truth

Lead Them Gently, Safely

To The Land That Is Fairer Than Day! 

Stop It! 

The Inward Look 

Shows To All Willing To See The Truth 

Whether They Are, Indeed, On The Upward Way! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Work Out Your Own Soul's Salvation 

With Godly Fear And Trembling: 

Do Not Be Self-Deceived By Self-Aggrandizement! 

PRAYER:

Dear Father, 

Please Open Our Eyes 

So That We May See Wondrous Things

Out Of Thy Law! 

Please Open Our Lips

To Sing Your Praises

And 

Help Us To Be Good, Kind

Obedient, Faithful, And True 

So That On The Great Day

We Will Board The Elevator

To Jesus Christ's Glory!

Thank You For Hearing And Answering

Our Prayer Of Faith!

Please Come For Us Soon

For It Is In Jesus' Dear Name

We Pray And Humbly Plead! 

AMEN! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY: Keep Satan Miserable!

 

Just Because You Could Do Something

It Doesn't Mean That You Should! 

Just Because You Have Something

It Does Not Mean That 

You Don't Need The Savior's Blood! 

Just Because You Are Dissatisfied With Your Life

It Does Not Mean That 

You Should Make Others Dissatisfied With Theirs! 

Just Because You Love To Hate

It Doesn't Mean That You Should Hate To Love! 

Beloved, 

Misery Likes Company! 

Satan Is Miserable:

Disappoint Him In His Efforts

To Bring Forth Your Destruction

And

Keep Him That Way! 

Hate Hacks Out A Home! 

Doubt Constructs A Development 

And 

Seeks A Destination! 

Truth Is! 

Trust Will! 

Hope Holds Heads High! 

Endurance Always Tries! 

The Praying One Pleads

Plants Seeds

And 

Patiently Plods On To Paradise! 

Patience Is Practical! 

The "Practical" Christian Works 

And 

Watches As He Waits On The Praying-For-Us Prince

Our Prince Immanuel

Who Is Shiloh ... Our Peace! 

Peace With The Lord 

Makes The Way Home Plain 

And

The Journey There A Precious Priority! 

Practice What You Preach! 

Walk Wisely And Not Wildly 

And

Ever, Always, The Ways Of Satan Revile! 

Rid Yourself, By God's Great Grace, Of 

Sin's Embittering Bile 

And 

Do Not Our Blessed Lord's Name 

And 

His For-You Sacrifice Defile 

By Being A Child Of Satan By Proximity! 

Pray For Yourself

And 

Help Others! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + NOTE TO SELF: Almighty God's Good Gifts Are Glorious!

Note To Self: 

Ask The Lord To Help Me To Raise Up My Standards 

And

Lift Up My Eyes From Seeing Dirt 

So That I Will Stop Asking Him, My King And My God

For Gifts That Are Not Good For Me

Nor For Privileges That, With The Passage Of Time

Will See Me Turning Away From The Land Of Love And Light 

To Head Toward Me, My, Mine, Myself, 

And 

Misery! 

Beloved, 

When The Lord Says "No!" 

It Is Because He Knows You 

And 

He Can See The End Aka Your End

From Your Beginning! 

When The Lord Say "Yes!" 

It Is Because That Blessed "Yes!" 

Will Bless You Bountifully! 

When The Lord Says "Wait!" 

It Means Not Now 

Because 

Later Aka That Profitable Wait

Will Be Much Better For You! 

When The Lord Of Love Says "Don't Ask Again!" 

It Means Walk With Him Humbly

Patiently, Enduringly 

Because 

His Grace ... His Favor Which You Can't Buy

Is 

Sufficient And Enough For You: 

Trust Him! 

Whether We Receive The Good Gift Today 

Or Ten Years Down The Road

The Good Gift Remains The Good Gift

Because

It Is The Gift Of The Living, Holy, Ever-Faithful

Almighty God Of Grace And Glory! 

Our Father Who Is In Highest Heaven

Is 

The Lord Most High

Giving And Forgiving

Who Personally Loves You Intimately! 

I Beseech Us All To Keep In Mind That 

Saying "Thank You!" For The Good Gift Received 

By The Lord Of Life's Schedule 

Is 

Always Preferable To Having To Ask For Forgiveness 

Because 

The Lord's Perfectly Timed Schedule 

And 

Our Haphazard All-About-Me Agenda

Violently Collided! 

To Willingly Obey 

Is 

Always Better Than Forced Sacrifice 

And

Sacrificing Sinful Self 

Is 

Most Assuredly Always Better Than 

Sacrificing Soul Salvation! 

Almighty God's Good Gifts Are Glorious! 

Peace!

RED RAG RAGING: Taste Your Words!

By The Word Of The Lord

Were The Heavens Made 

And All The Hosts Of Them 

By The Breath Of His Mouth! 

For He Spake ... And It Was Done! 

He Commanded ... And It Stood Fast!

Psalm 33:6 and 9 KJV 

The Words Of Our Lord Jesus Have Creative Power 

But 

Oh, How Many Of Us, As His Children, Are Using Words

- Our Words Which Should Be Few - 

To Cut Down

Cut Apart

Deceive

And 

Ultimately Destroy Others! 

Beloved, 

Good And Wise Words Help 

And 

Heal 

And 

Bring Hope! 

Unwise, Evil, Words Hamper

Hurt, Hound 

And 

Harass! 

In Short

Unwise Words Are Unhelpful

And 

Unchristian 

And 

Ultimately Serve Satan's Unholy Purposes! 

How Are You Using Your Words!?! 

How Have Words Been Used Against You!?! 

If You Could Take Back Already Spent Words

What Would You Say To Someone That

You Known That You Have Maliciously Hurt!?! 

Are You Building Yourself A Sure House 

Or Are You Building Your Dream House 

And

Tearing Down Aka Digging Up Its Foundation 

With The Red Rag In Your Mouth That 

Only The Holy Spirit Of Truth

- By Whom We Are Sealed - 

Can Tame!?! 

Brethren, Beloved

Listen To Your Words! 

Taste Your Words! 

Would You Personally Enjoy Swallowing Them 

For Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, And Dessert!?! 

At Whose Table Are You Seated!?! 

Whose Words Are You Repeating!?! 

Love Your Bed ...

If Your Words Built You A Beautiful Bed 

And 

Lavishly Decorated It 

Would There Be Mounds Of Fragrant Rose Petals 

Or Numberless Biting Bed Bugs!?! 

Think About It! 

Peace!

Follow Faith ... Not Foolishness!

 

The Same Three "Ifs" 

With Which Satan Tempted Our Lord Jesus 

To Sin Against Knowledge 

And

Common-Sense

We Must Boldly Meet 

And

Decidedly Overcome 

If

We Are To Enter The Eternal City By Right: 

IF You Are A Child Of God

Do Something To Satisfy Your Stomach!

 

IF You Are Presumptuous

Tempt Your Maker To Save You 

From Your Own Folly ... Your Own Lawlessness

And 

IF You

- A Child Of The All-Knowing

All-Seeing

Ever-Present God -

Are Greedy

For What Your Father Has Not Given To You

Indulge In False Aka Idol Worship To Get It Now

Because

You Want It Now

And

Will Not Be Denied By Anyone! 

Beloved, 

Wearing A Beautiful Dress-Coat 

Lined With Silk Soaked In Poison 

Will Kill You Just As Dead 

As A Straight Shot Of Poison! 

Satan ... Who Will Appear To You As An Angel Of Light

Is 

Still A Poisonous Serpent

A Roaring, Devouring Lion

The Lord Of Dung

The Father Of Lies 

And

A Murderer Who Venomously Hates You! 

Dare To Walk Within The Embracing, Eternal, Light Of 

The Lord Of Life

The King Of Love

Who Sacrificially Loves You Personally ... Intimately! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Don't Seek To Scratch Every Itch 

Aka Don't Seek To Satisfy Ever Urge You Have 

Because 

Therein Is Sure Destruction, Death 

And 

Damnation! 

Follow Faith Not Foolishness! 

"Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Is 

Food Which Leads The Eater To A Fabulous Future! 

Enjoy The Feast That Fills And Frees: 

Don't Be Covetous! 

Peace!