Saturday, October 12, 2024

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Bold And Daring Confidence!?!

KJV Psalms 19:7, 11
7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

Oh, How We As Faithful Christians Love To Talk About 
Encourage Yourself 
... But ... 
We Seem To Have A Great Reluctance To Do 
A Deep Dive Into Examine Yourself! 

Come On! 
'Fess Up! 
Guilty Or Not Guilty!?! 

Alright, Alright! 
I Am Guilty As Charged! 

Beloved, 

Think On This Thing: 
Do You Have A Bold And Daring Confidence 
In The Goodness And Grace Of Our Lord And God 
But 
Are Playing Fast And Real Loose With Your Required Obedience 
To His Immutable Aka Unchanging As In Fixed For All Eternity Laws!?! 

Been There, Done That! 
I've Got The Scars And The Tee-Shirtsss As Memorial Proof! 

Dear Ones, 

In This Light, Should We Not Think Of 
The Biblical Characters Who, Brazenly Contemptuous Of The Love Of God
Threw Away The Eternal Life Of Peace 
To Hold A Sensual Piece Of 
Fading, Dying, Temporal Aka Earthly Life!?! 

Remember Achan, Prophet Balaam
King Saul
Nabal
King Ahab And Queen Jezebel
King Herod
And
Ananias And Sapphira! 

And 

Lest We Forget To Remember
Even Those Whose Sin Was Covered Because Of Their Heartfelt Repentance
The Consequence Of Their Confessed Sin Remained In Place 
And
Was Executed 
And 
Had Far-Reaching Impacts On Themselves
Their Families 
And 
Their Nations! 

King David, King Solomon
And 
King Manasseh 
Readily Come To Mind! 

Please, I Beseech Us All
Do Not Live As A Wizard Of ID 
Aka Wizard Of Intentionality And Deliberation 
To Commit Known Sin Willfully 
In The Presence Of The Eternal God! 

The Promise To Pay 
Aka Check Cashing And Check Kiting 
Are In The Domain Of King Fraud 
And 
Are Not Part Of The Law Of The Lord! 

Trust Dead And Bad-Pay Killed Him 
So Be Prepared With Cash 
Aka Skin To Bray Aka To Pay 
When Indulging In Deliberate Sinning 
Because 
You Shall Surely Not Be Winning! 

Brethren, 

Please Slow Yuh Roll
Freely Choose By Faith To Ignore The Wicked Bold 
And
With Wise Ways
Enduringly Follow The Lord Jesus Obediently 
To Receive Your Inheritance 
In The Kingdom Where The Streets Are Pure Gold! 

The King's Law Is Love! 

Peace! 



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Saturday, October 5, 2024

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Excelsior! Really!?!

Philippians 3:14 KJV
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Bandy, You Should Be Feeling Quite Silly Right About Now! 

Why!?! 
What Did I Do!?! 

Exactly! 

Huh!?! 

You Didn't Do A Thing And That Is Your Problem! 

Oh, Brother! 

Tommy, If You Could See Your Way To Tell Him What You're Talking About 
And Stop Having It Be So Obscure
Perhaps He Could Defend Himself! 

Okay, Rudy! 

Alright, Bandy! 
Where Do You Work!?! 

I Work Right Here At Excelsior! 

And What Are You Always Talking About!?! 

I Talk About Excelsior! 

Yes, Bandy! 
Excelsior This, Excelsior That, Excelsior Will! 
Do You Know What Excelsior Means!?! 

Why Would I! 
It's Just A Name! 

Bandy, You Real Pitiful, You Know! 

Why!?! 
Because I Ain't Swallow A Dictionary Like You!?! 

Nope, Bandy! 
I Say That You Are Pitiful Because You Profess That 
You Are A Committed Christian
And 
You Are Always Belaboring Our Ears 
With The Topic Of Climbing The Ladder To Glory
Apostle Paul And Aiming For The Prize Of The Upward Call 
And Not Looking Back To What Was
But Focusing On What Will Be! 

Strangely, Though, You Have Not Seen Fit 
To Associate Your Christianity With The Meaning Of 
The Name Of Your Workplace! 

Tommy, Please Pardon Me For Asking
But How Do These Two Things Correlate!?! 

It's Simple My Young Friends: 
Apostle Paul Is Seeking The Prize Of The Upward Call 
And
Excelsior Means "Ever Upward!" 

Lord, Have Mercy! 

He Will! 
You All Refuse To Listen When I Tell You To Read A Book 
And To Understand That Nothing Is As It Appears! 

Tommy, You Are Right! 
I Feel Real Silly Right Now! 

No Need, Bandy! 
You Finally Got It Straight! 

Remember This Though:
Man Can Never Outrun The Lessons Of The Living Word! 

I Hear That! 

Peace! 



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Saturday, September 28, 2024

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Child Of God!

Galatians 3:26 KJV
For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

Do You Act In All Things As Yourself 
Or As A Human Being!?! 

How About As A Child Of God!?! 

Dodo, I Am A Human Be-ING 
And I Can Only Act As Myself! 

Hmm ... I Notice, Sharpie, That You Did Not Grant Recognition 
To The Child Of God Designation! 

Are You Not A Professing, Practicing
Child Of The Eternal Holy God!?! 

Well, Yes, But ...! 

Interesting! 

Brethren, 

We All Have This Very Problem! 

Talk About Yourself, Dodo! 
That Sounds Like A "You" Problem To Me! 

Carden, You Just Spectacularly Proved My Point! 

Wait! What!?! 

Brethren, 

Let Me Break It Down For All Of Us! 

We Are Human Beings! 
We Can Only Be Ourselves! 

We Call Almighty God Our Father 
Because 
We Went Down Into The Watery Grave Of Baptism 
Because 
We Accepted The Word Of The Lamb 
And 
Took Him As Our Savior 
By Our Confession And Heartfelt Repentance For Our Sins 
And 
We Came Up Out Of The Water 
Having Put On The New Man! 

Now Think Very, Very Carefully! 

Living In Or Better Said
With Christ Living In You By His Holy Spirit 
Who Leads Us Into All Truth 
Would It Not Be True To Say That 
You Are A Child Of God
A Regenerated Human Whose Sinful Self Is Daily Purged
Being Sanctified Aka Set Apart For Holy Use 
So That You Daily Choose To Let Your Default Position 
In All Matters Be: 
"Father, Ever Lead Me And Guide Me! 
Please Teach Me To Be True To You 
And To Be Pure In My Thoughts, Words, And Deeds
And Also Ever Show Me What I Should Do 
As Your Child With Full Inheritance Rights 
So That I Do Not Crucify My Dear Savior Afresh 
Bringing Him To An Open Shame!?!" 

Beloved, 

Be Cautious! 
In This Age Of "Do You!" 
And 
"My Truth!" 
We Are Being Again Beguiled To Taste
And For That Matter
Substantially Eat Of The Forbidden Fruit! 

Please, I Beseech Us All
Let Us Boldly Interrogate Our Profession
Our Practice
And 
Our Utilization Of Our Gifted Faith
And 
Decide Once And For All Time 
Who We Are Going To Trust
Honor, Worship, Follow, And Obey: 
The Rock Of Salvation, Jesus Christ Our Loving Lord 
Or
The Malevolent Side-Winder, Satan The Damned
Who Desires Our Destruction 
But 
Shows Us New, Different, Pretty, Loud, And Exciting 
Which Activates Our Hedonistic Traits! 

We, Each, Have Freewill And Freedom To Choose! 
Let Us Brazenly, Yet Humbly, Choose To Use Them 
In Jesus Christ's Name 
And 
For His Sake! 

Thank You, Dodo! 
I'm Glad That You Are Not The Bird! 

AMEN!!! 

Peace! 


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Saturday, September 21, 2024

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Thief Of Joy!

Isaiah 46:5 KJV
To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?

We Were Warned In The Living Word 
Through The Posing Of A Question 
By The Very Lord Of Life Whose Name Is All-Knowing 
Which Means He Has The Unimpeachable Answer! 

The Lord God Almighty Asked: 
"To Whom Will You Compare Me!?!" 

Come On, Brother Man! 
That Was A Trick Question! 

Was It, Uncle Look-Up!?! 

Are You Calling Our Lord Deceitful!?! 

No, Mo! 
I Might Be A Lot Of Things 
But Stupid I Am Not! 
All I Want To Know Is Why 
An Unanswerable Question Was Posed!?! 

Lil' Bit, Have You Ever Heard This Expression: 
"Comparison Is The Thief Of Joy!?!" 

No, I Can't Say That I Have! 

Okay! 
Let's Say, For Instance, That You Worshipped The Living God 
In The Unvarying Beauty Of Holiness 
And 
You Were Truly Happy And Undeniably Blessed To Do So! 

You Knew That You Were Loved And Cherished 
For You Knew That You Were Not Alone 
Because 
Your God Was Your Shepherd, Your Refuge, And Your Strength! 

You Couldn't See Him 
Because 
If You Did In Your Current Sinful State
You Would Be Immediately Consumed: 
He Protected You By Covering Himself! 

You Were Happy, Happy, Happy 
Until You Happened Upon 
"This Is It!" Means And Methods Ministries Incorporated! 

They Had Crashing Cymbals, Booming Bass Drums
Tenor Pans, Electric Guitars 
Praise Singers In Bikinis
Praise Dancers In Short Shorts 
With Lil' Frilly Aprons Over Them
And 
Theatrical Lights, Smoke Machines
And 
A Glib-Tongued Speaker With Expensive Tastes, Treats And Toys
And 
All Manner Of Pricey Statuary 
Which They Carried And Venerated In Their Worship! 

You Were Mesmerized Even More 
When It Was Told You That The Statues Were Gods 
Who Gave Them Their Every Desire 
When The Worshippers  Gave Said Gods 
Gifts Of Money, Produce, Pledge, Or Person! 

You Noted That Those Worshippers Were Excited, Even Euphoric! 

Lord Jesus, Save Us! 

Why Do You Say That, Mala Prop!?! 

I Say That Because That Is
Exactly What Happened To The Israelites 
At The Time Of Balaam 
And Then 
At The Time Of Prophet Samuel 
When They Asked For A King That They Could See ...! 

... And That Is What Repeatedly Led To Them 
Being Constantly Overcome And Enslaved 
To Their Idolatrous Adversaries! 

So, Brethren, 
What Do You Say, Now, About Comparison!?! 

"Comparison Is Truly The Thief Of Joy!"  

Beloved, 

Every Good And Perfect Gift Comes From Almighty God
Who Will Not Share His Glory With Another 
For No Other Can Be Compared To Him 
Because 
He Is Life, Love, Light 
And 
Everything To All People! 

Please, I Beseech Us All
Do Not Allow Anything Or Anybody 
To Steal Your Joy In Our Lord Jesus
The God Almighty
Mighty To Save And Seal Us Against The Great Day Of Small Things
The Day Of Judgment! 

AMEN!!! 

Peace! 



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Saturday, September 14, 2024

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: I Love The Lord Jesus!?!

Ecclesiastes 10:8 KJV
... Whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. 

I Love The Lord Jesus! 
Do You!?! 

We Do! 

We Say That We Love The Lord Jesus 
So I Am Going To Boldly Ask 
"Why!?! 
What For!?! 
To What End!?!" 

We Can Both Say It Is Because He First Loved Us 
And
Out Of Reciprocal Obligation
We Have To Love Him Back 
Because 
It Is The Only Way To Get Into Our Father's House 
Aka The Mansions Of The Forever Blessed! 

Brethren, 

Is That Enough, Sufficient, Or Good Enough!?! 

Beloved, 

Let Us Take Thought 
And 
Break This Love Business, Love Affair, Love Pact Down! 

Neither Of Us Could Or Would 
Truly Love Someone Who Acts Entitled 
Nor Would Or Could Anyone Love Us 
If We Wore Entitled Man's Attire And Attitude! 

Now, Beloved, 

Besides The Already Stated Obvious Reason 
For Loving The Lord
I Love The Lord Because His Word Is Bond 
Be They Blessings Or Cursings 
To Include Loving Warnings And Gentle Corrections: 
His Delivery Service Unremittingly Works! 

Brethren, 

To Make This Personal
When My Son Was Growing Up And Under My Control
I Had One Hard And Fast Rule: 
If I Promised Him A Gift Or A Treat
I Delivered The Gift Or Treat, No Excuses! 

Conversely, If I Promised A Previously Advertised Punishment 
For Known Unacceptable Behavior 
Which Had Previously Been Warned Against And Corrected
I Delivered That Punishment As Warranted, No Exceptions! 

My Son Understood The Brief 
Because 
I Did Not Send Mixed Aka Muddled Signals! 

My Follow-Up And My Follow-Through Were A Given! 

Brethren, 

Our Blessed Jesus Gave Us Rules To Live And Love By 
And
He Was, Is, Abundantly Clear 
About The Costs Incurred And Benefits Provided 
For Doing, Or Ignoring Aka Rejecting His Word
His Will For Our Lives! 

Dear Ones, 

The One Thing That 
We May All Rest Easy About Is This Fact: 

"The Lord, The Same Yesterday, Today And Forever!" 

The Lord Does Not Turn On 
And
Leave On 
An Emergency Light In Our Lives Where None Exists 
As This Would Give Us Carte Blanche 
To Ignore His Command 
Even When A Real Emergency Occurs 
Which Would Be, Which Is, To Our Eternal Detriment! 

Great Is Our Lord's Love And Faithfulness To Us! 

Let Us, From This Moment On
Love Him By Our Willing And Unwavering Obedience 
By Keeping His Commandments Which Are Not Burdensome! 

Beloved, 

The Way Of The Lord ... The Commandments Of The Lord
Is Not 
An Hedge Of Thorns 
So Do Not Fear To Obey Him! 
Be Not Slothful! 

Peace! 


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Saturday, September 7, 2024

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Sacrifice The Truth!?!

Proverbs 23:23 KJV
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

The Damned Devil Is The Cursed-Forever Liar! 

Look At Foolishness! 
Blessed-Forever Truth Was Placed On An Idolatrous Altar For Sacrifice! 

Do You Know Who Placed Him There!?! 

Yes! Yes! I Know! 
Peace And Unity Placed Him There! 

Now, Will You Please Be Kind Enough As To Tell Me Why!?! 

Well, As I Understand It
Peace Required Unity 
And 
Unity Longed For Peace 
But 
Truth Was A "Miserable" Comforter 
For Always Speaking Things Uncomfortable To Swallow
And 
Inconvenient To Accept
So It Was Practicable For The Unpopular Trio To Become 
A World-Famous Duet! 

Well Said, Brother Reason! 

Now, Brethren, Given The Circumstances
Do You Believe That This Duet Will Last!?! 

No, It Can't Last
And
It Won't Last Because That Duet Is Going To Duel 
As Each Of The Partners Will Want The Top Billing! 

Neither One Will Lower Their Flag
And 
The Partnership Will Flag
And Then They, Defeated, Will Each Flag-Down Truth 
Before They Will Remember That 
They Had Gleefully Sacrificed Truth! 

Slow Your Roll, Brother Man! 

Truth Cannot Be Killed! 
You Know That And I Know That 
But 
Deniers Of Truth Don't Know That 
Or They Roundly Reject It! 

True, Preacher Man, But They Will Desire Truth ... Eventually! 

Beloved, 

Being A Denier Or A Rejector 
Does Not Change The Fact That 
Truth Is
That Truth Saves
That Jesus Christ Is Truth Aka The Truth
And 
That He Was, Is, And Forever Shall Be! 

Dear Ones, 

Will You Trust The Truth
And 
Walk In Concord Aka In Agreement With The Truth
And 
Speak The Truth ... In Righteousness
No Matter The Vile Coercion
The Threatened Consequence
Or The Ultimate Cost!?! 

You Can, You Know
Because 
The Truth Alone, Jesus Christ Alone, Saves! 

Peace! 


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Saturday, August 31, 2024

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Wait!?!

Psalm 25:15 KJV
Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

Would You Wait On Somebody That You Do Not Trust!?! 

No! 

Would You Have Faith In Somebody 
Whose Words You Do Not Believe!?! 

No! 

Would You Follow Somebody Who Has Shown You That 
They Are Faithless!?! 

No! 

Would You Park Your Life 
In The Climate-Controlled Garage Of Somebody 
Whose Motto, Mantra, Reason For Living 
... And Teaches You The Same ... 
Is 
"Do Whatever You Desire
To Whomever You Desire
For Whatever Reason You Desire
For However Long You Desire
Wherever And Whenever You Desire It!?!" 

Please Say "NO!" 

Brethren, 

That "Do Whatever ... !" 
Is 
The Word Of The Father Of Lies
Your Adversary The Devil
The Piercing Serpent
Who Desires Aka Who Craves 
Aka Who Is Greedy To Gain ... Your Destruction! 

That Unremitting Liar 
Is 
Bound For Unquenchable Fire! 

Beloved, 

Breathe Deeply To Calm Yourself 
And 
Lovingly Look At The Ten Commandments Of 
The Lord Our God 
And 
Notice The Obvious For Even The Blind Man: 
Four-Fifths Aka Eight Out Of Ten Commandments 
Bluntly Say To Us 
"NO!" 
"DON'T!" 
As In "THOU SHALT NOT!" 

This Is The Word Of The Consistent
Faithful, Trustworthy, God Of All Grace 
Whose Word Is The Truth! 
Follow Him! 

Remember, Remember, Don't Ever Forget That 
Always "YES!" Is Never Best 
So Take The "NO!" 
And 
Live In Jesus Christ's Glow! 

Only Our Lord Christ Helps, Heals, Saves And Seals: 
Please Cling To Him! 

Peace! 


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Saturday, August 24, 2024

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Big Box Christianity!?!

Psalm 18:35 KJV
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. 

Damnation Is In My I's! 
Salvation Is In His Eyes! 

Are You A Greedy Person!?! 

I Was And Still Am
But For A Different Reason 
And Toward The Real God 
So It's Not Greed But Godly Longing 
Which I Know Will See Its Truest Fulfillment 
In The Great And Glorious Day! 

Do You Remember Big, Bigger, Biggest
The Three Boxes, No Marks
Just Size Differential 
And 
You Were Asked To Pick A Box, Any Box
And 
What Did You Do!?! 

You Went For The Biggest Box 
And 
Got A Big Box Filled With Paper 
And 
A Small, Cheap, Not Beautiful Toy That 
Broke Almost Immediately! 

The Person Who Went For The Mid-Sized Box 
Got Something A Little Bit Better
Not Spectacular ... But Better 

But

The Person Who Was Left The Only Option Called Why Bother
Opened It Gratefully
Glad To Get Anything At All
And 
Found That They Had Gotten The Brass Ring That Was Pure Gold
The Dirty-Looking, Crumpled Piece Of Paper That 
Was A Real Honest To Goodness $5.0And 
A Tightly Folded Invitation To The Tea Party
Paid For In Full! 

Wow! 

So Much For Having Big, Greedy, Covetous Eyes 
Always Looking I-Full 
But 
Getting The Awfuls! 

Beloved, 

That's Just How It Is With Our Lives! 
Boxes! 

However, Since We Consider Ourselves To Be Bright Sparks
Brilliant Sophisticates
The Road To Damnation ... The Biggest Box
Is 
Gaudily Wrapped, Heavy With Moon-Shot Promises
But 
Found In Reality 
To Be Cheap, Broken
A Costly Embarrassment For Us To Experience 
And 
The Laughing World To See! 

But 

Don't Lose Hope! 

Seeing Someone With A Grateful Heart Accept 
The Little Box Of Salvation
- The Grand And Glorious Gift - 
With Love And Gratitude 
Should Cause You, Me, Us To Do A Rethink
A Re-Evaluation
And 
Change Our Stinking Thinking! 

Will You Do It!?! 

I-Full Ain't A Belly Full 
So Don't Fill Up On Fumes! 

Dear Ones, 

Forget The Shadows Of Satan 
And 
Go For The Substance That Is Our Savior
And
Free Yourself From The Scourge That 
Is 
The Big Box Of Sin! 

Beloved, 

Please Accept The Unspeakable Gift Of Almighty God 
In Christ Jesus Our Loving Lord! 

Peace! 


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Saturday, August 17, 2024

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: What Is It!?!

KJV Luke 11:13
13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

Beloved, 

Truth Is Like Water And Wind! 
You Can't Live Without It ... Them! 

Truth, Water, And Wind Are For Hydration, Cooling, And Cleansing! Water Finds Its Own Level
Wind Will Find A Pin-Hole
And 
Truth Frees! 

Dear Ones, 

Whatever The Reason We Find Truth
We Will Always Be Impacted By It
Be It For Good Or Ill! 

Bottom Line ... 

We Live And We Lie And We Die 
But
Truth Can Never Lie Or Die 
Because 
Truth Is! 

Sin Finds Its Own Level! 

We Can Live Without Sin 
But
We Cannot Live Without Truth! 

Without Truth, Everything Created Ceases To Be! 

Sin Has A Shelf Life Aka A Use By Date 
And Because Truth Is Self-Evident
Sin Only Exists Because Of Obfuscation Aka Lies! 

Lies Cannot Stand In The Face Of Truth 
So It Attempts To Run Rings Around It 
But
Every Right-Thinking Person Well Knows That 
When One Runs In Rings Aka Circles Long Enough
The Circles Start To Wobble
And Then Get Smaller And Smaller 
Until The Ring-Maker Circle-Runner Runs Smack-Dab 
Into ... Inescapable ... Truth! 

Looka Dem Apples! 

People, People, Jesus Christ Is The Truth! 
He Made Us And Not We Ourselves! We Are His Twice, By Creation And Redemption
So Let Us Be Wise Unto Soul Salvation 
And
Let Us Shuck Ourselves Of Old Satan's Lies 
And 
Immerse Ourselves In The Truth By The Water And The Wind 
Both Of Which Are Symbols For The Holy Spirit Who Leads Us Into Truth 
... Unto Jesus Christ The Lord, Our King
Our Hope, Our Help
And
Our Sure Salvation! 

Ever Remember This, Dear Ones: 

Water Fills The Available Space
And 
Wind Enters The Opening You Give Or Make 
Aka The Holy Spirit Will Meet You Where You Are 
And 
Fill You And Help You To Get Rid Of Your Trash Called Sin 
Because 
You Desire It! 

Dear Lord, 

Please Let Your Fire, Your Holy Spirit, Fall Upon Us 
As We Pray And Trust In You Today! 
Lead Us Into All Truth As Is Your Will For Us! 
AMEN. 

Peace! 


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Saturday, August 10, 2024

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Transformed!?!






Looking Up! 
Listening! 
Looking Forward! 
How Are You Standing!?! 

Where Are You Going!?! 
Who Are You Leading ... Or Misleading!?! 
Who Is Leading ... Or Misleading You!?! 

Beloved, 

Are You Being Transformed ... By The Renewing Of Your Mind!?! 

Who Is The Transformer In Your Life!?!
Is It The Spirit Of The Holy God 
Or That Of The Malevolent Spirit, Satan!?! 

What Are You Receiving!?! 
What Are You Conceiving!?! 
Who Are You Deceiving!?! 

Brethren, 

The Olde Expression Says That Talk Is Cheap 
But That It Takes Money To Buy Whiskey! 

It Also Says That We Do Not Pay Taxes On Our Words: 
Perhaps We Should Start! 

Brethren Beloved, 

Committed Christians Do Not Drink Whiskey 
Or Any Other Alcoholic Beverages 
And 
We Are To Guard Our Hearts Because Of The Fact That 
The Issues Of Life Causes Things To Come Out Of Us 
Which Defile Us! 

For What Are You Looking Up!?! 
To What Are You Intentionally Listening!?! 
To What, For Whom, And Why Are You Looking Forward!?! 

Will You, Will I, Will Anyone, Be Blessed And Benefitted!?! 
Will Faith, Hope, And Truth Matter!?! 
Will We Be Saved When Jesus Christ Comes!?! 
I Am Asking For A Friend
And
Enquiring Minds Desire To Know! 

Let Us Dig Deep For Real Answers! 

Peace! 








Saturday, July 27, 2024

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Love Is Not Idolatrous Sensationalistic Emotionalism!

KJV John 14:21
21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

He Had His Foot On The Brake
And 
I Had My Foot On The Gas
And 
It Didn't Take Rocket Science For Me To Realize That 
I Was Going Nowhere Real Fast! 

Very Soon I Was Glad 
For It Became Evident That Without His Asked-For Intervention
I Would Have Been Wearing, At The Very Least
A Personalized Body-Cast! 

Thank You, Lord Jesus, For The Save, For The Love! 

Time Changed! 
I Had Had My Foot On The Brake 
But 
He Escorted My Foot To The Gas 
And 
I Soon Came To Realize That 
I Was The One Who Had Asked, Again
For His Intervention, Again
And 
Had Harkened Aka Listened To And Done What He Had Asked 
Which Was "Be Very Courageous: Press On To Victory!" 

Brethren, Beloved, 

How Often Have We Acted Craven Aka Cowardly 
When The Plain Voice Of The Eternal God Said: 
"Be Brave! I AM With You!?!" 

How Often Have We Lion-Heartedly Roared 
And 
Enthusiastically Run Into Inevitable Disaster 
When The Good Lord Had Said: "Stand Still!?!" 

Are You Seeing The Pattern!?! 

The Lord Said: "Stop!" AND We Went! 

The Lord Said: "Go!" AND We Planted Our Feet In Quikrete Mortar Mix 
And 
Became Statues Of Willful Disobedience! 

Dear Ones, 

Be Very, Very, Careful! 

The Lord Jesus Made It Plain When He Said That 
Our Obedience Is The Mark Of Our Love For Him! 

Plainly Put, 
Love Is Demonstrated! 
It Is Not Idolatrous Sensationalistic Emotionalism! 

Beloved, 

Look Around! 

We Don't Naturally STOP At GO Signs 
And 
We Don't Naturally GO At STOP Signs: 
Consequences Apply! 

Let's Think On These Things 
And 
Pray For The ... Our ... Good Lord To Help Us 
To Do As He Commands 
No Matter The Earthly Cost 
Because 
Heaven With Our Blessed Lord Jesus Awaits ... For Love Demonstrated! 

Peace! 



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Saturday, July 20, 2024

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Which Words!?!

KJV Psalms 39:1
1 I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.

Words Have Consequences 
For The Rich And For The Poor
For The Knocker At The Front Gate 
And 
The Opener Of The Inside Door!

People, Don't Blink! 
Think! 

Brethren Beloved, 

Achan's Confession Of His Delight In The Babylonish Garment 
And 
For Silver And Gold 
Led To His Excommunication 
And 
Stoning To Death And Burning On The Desert Floor! 

General Moses' Misspoken Words By Anger
Asking The People If He And Aaron Were To Give Them Water 
Instead Of Glorifying The Faithful Holy God
Led To Them Being Excluded From Entering The Promised Land! 

Think Also Of Nabal 
Who Rejected David's Request For Sustenance By Asking 
Who Is David
The Very One Whose Guardianship Of His Flocks 
Guaranteed Nabal's Prosperity
Shows Us The Subsequent Deadly Cost Of 
Misplaced Aggression
Arrogance
And 
Knowing Base Ingratitude! 

Dear Ones, 

I Bid Us All To Speak Quietly 
And 
Tread Softly In The Presence Of The Lord! 

In Sewing, We Are Instructed To Measure Twice 
Before Cutting The Fabric Once! 

The Lord Tells Us That We Who Love The Tongue 
Shall Eat The Fruit Thereof 
So Be Very Careful What You Say 
Because 
Both Wise And Unwise Words Are A Heavy Weight! 

Judas Iscariot Asked Of The Jewish Leaders: 
"How Much Will You Give Me!?!" 
To Betray Our Lord Jesus! 

Jesus Christ Said To His Father: 
"Not My Will, But Thy Will Be Done!" 

Will Your Words To Our Blessed Jesus Be: 
"Lord, I Willingly Follow Thee No Matter The Cost!" 
Even Though You Understand That 
The World Will Savage You!?! 

Weigh What To Speak On The Way To Speak! 
Peace! 



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Saturday, July 13, 2024

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: TRUTH Can Handle Questioning!

KJV Job 13:3
3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

The Truth Has Nothing To Fear From Being Questioned! 
True Or False!?! 

Jesus Christ, Our Only King, Said: 
"I Am The Truth!" 
He Also Said: 
"Come Let Us Reason Together!" 
And He Also Said: 
"Ask!" 

Ergo Aka Therefore
The Truth Aka Jesus Christ Our Lord 
Has Nothing To Fear 
From Being Questioned By Us Creatures Of Fallible Flesh
Of "Daintified" Dust! 

Beloved, 

Our Lord Jesus Is All-Knowing 
So It Is Impossible For Us To Stump Our Creator 
With One Of Our "Imponderables!" 

Think About It: 
Can You Come Up With Such An Off-The-Wall Question For Our Maker/Master
Who Is Also All-Seeing And Ever-Present
That He Will Have To Snap His Fingers And Say To You ... In Resignation: 
"Oh, My Stars! 
You Really Got Me With That Question!" 

Wouldn't That Scenario Cause You To Become God
And 
Able To Create Your Own Reality
Problems Absent
Answers Evident!?! 

Dear Ones, 

We Are So Full Of Stuff And Nonsense That 
We Are Behaving Like Rank Idolaters! 

We Make God 
And 
We MAKE God Go! 

I Cry: 
"Remanufactured Hay!" 

Brethren, 

Be Wise For Your Own Self! 
Our Lord Is Real! 
His Wisdom Is Everlasting 
And 
He, His Truth, Endureth To All Generations! 

Please Dare And Try Almighty God ... By Faith! 

Remember, He Knows Your Question 
And Your Need
And Your Desire
And Your Hope
And Your Hurt
And Your Health
And Your Sorrow
And Your Joy
And Whether You Truly Believe That He Is Real 
And That He Loves You Personally And Intimately
And Intentionally
And Eternally! 

Please Get A Grip On Saving Grace
Tighten Your Heretofore Loose Lip
And 
Let Your Question ... By Unfailing Faith ... For Our Sovereign Lord, Rip! 
Peace! 




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Saturday, July 6, 2024

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Tired ... Tried!?!

KJV Psalms 66:18
18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

Will You Wear On Your Head What Your Feet Will Walk Upon!?! 
I Was Tired! 
I Am Getting Tired! 
I Am Tired! 
I Tried! 
I Will Be Tried! 
I Am Being Tried! 

Each Of These Statements Mean Something Different 
And
All Of Them Are True 
For All Of Us ... Now ... Today! 

Beloved, 

Consider This: 
You Are Not Letting Go Of That Person, Place, Or Thing 
Because 
It, That, She, He Known Finite 
And
Slowly Killing You Figuratively And Literally 
"Is All That I Have!" 
But
You Have No Problem At All With Casting Into The Flames Of 
"My Foolish Heart's Damnable Desire!" 
The Infinite Being You Truly Need 
Who Moment By Moment Is And Gives You Your Life
Help, Hope, Healing 
And
The Key To His Heavenly Home! 

Lord Jesus, Make This Make Sense! 

Dear Ones, 

We Are A Stubborn And Gainsaying People 
Who Would Criticize To His Face 
The Very Jesus Who Saves Us 
If We Could See Him Face To Face Today! 

Stubbornness Is As Iniquity And Idolatry
Our Use Of Which Will Have Satan Counting Coup 
And 
Our Lord The Judge Subtracting Saints! 

Please Don't Do A Judas And Sell Heaven's Perfect Treasure 
To Get Earth's You'll Never Spent It Silver! 

Tired!?! 
Add Jesus The Savior! 

Tried!?! 
Add Christ The King! 

With Jesus In Your Heart
All That He Ordains For You To Have And Hold 
Will Be Added Unto You! 

We Are Dust: 
Dust Mines Gold 
And 
Gold Elevates Dust! 

Pray Without Ceasing 
And 
Mine The Scriptures! 

Peace! 


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Saturday, June 29, 2024

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Our Free-Will Can't Be Breached!

 




We Should Know By Now That 
We Sin By Thought, Word, And Deed! 
Hear The Excuses! 

We Sin Because The Devil Made Us Do It: 
He Didn't! 

We Sin Because The Lord Didn't Stop Us: 
He Does Not Breach Our Free-Will! 

We Sin Because We Felt Like It
Or We Really, Really Wanted Our Fleshly Desire Made Whole 
Or We Couldn't Find A Good Reason Not To Sin: 
We Didn't Look In The Right Place! 

Beloved, 

Have You For One Itty-Bitty Moment Considered That 
Our God, The Eternal, Sees And Records Everything That 
We Think, Say, And Do
And That It Is In Our Best Interests 
To Recognize, Accept, And Honorably
Wisely, Righteously, Act Upon The Knowledge That 
We May Escape Detection By The Earthly Judge But That 
We Will Not Under Any Circumstance 
Escape The All-Knowing, Ever-Present, All-Seeing, Eternal God
He From Whom No One Can Hide!?! 

Dear One, 

I-Feel, I-Must, I-Can, And I-Will Are Interesting Characters 
Who Can Be Used For Good Or Ill In Our Lives! 

When We Choose To Feed Them On The Good News
I-Feel Will Be Saying 
"I Feel The Presence Of The Lord!" 

I-Must Will Be Saying 
"I Must Tell Jesus All Of My Troubles!" 

I-Can Will Not Act Like Achan 
But, Instead, Will Be Saying 
"I Can Do All Right Things 
Through Christ Who Strengthens Me!" 

And

I-Will Will Be Praying Without Ceasing 
And 
Giving Thanks To The Lord For All Things ... Even The Fiery Trials ... 
Because 
We Know That We Are Not Alone! 

Let Jesus Christ Be Praised! 

Brethren Beloved, 

Your Adversary, The Devil, Satan The Damned
Wants You Dead And Damned: 
Roundly, Firmly, Aggressively Reject His Overtures 
By The Word That Works 
Aka "Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Our Advocate The Creator
Our Savior The Redeemer
Our Lord Blessed Forever
Wants Us To Live Forever 
So Please Dare And Choose Life In Christ 
And 
You Will Never, Ever, Have The Opportunity 
To Visit The Land Called Regret! 

Peace! 








Saturday, June 22, 2024

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Open Our Eyes, Lord!

 






The Lord Jesus Christ Is Trying To Help Us 
To Abundantly Live In Him Now
And 
Then Eternally With Him! 

We Must Choose To Cooperate With Him 
Through The Holy Spirit 
Who Leads Us Into All Truth! 

Brethren, 

All That He Is Asking Of Us 
Is 
That We Accept The Draught From Heaven's Bottle Of 
Easily Digestible Loving Kindness, Blessing, And Grace! 

Truth Being Always Told
We Are Choosing, Instead, To Self-Cure
Self-Comfort And Self-Control 
By Ill-Advisedly Imbibing From The Rancid Cask Of 
Do-Me Willful Human Blindness 
Which Carries No Spiritual Nourishment 
But 
Is Filled To Overflowing With The Empty Calories Of Lawlessness ... Of Sin
Which Makes Us Fat And Easy To Overcome 
By Our Adversary, The Devil, Satan The Damned! 

Beloved, 

There Will Be No Fools
Aka No One Who Says That There Is No God
In The Lord's Living Kingdom Of Light! 

Since We Actively Say To All That We Believe That 
The Lord Can Do A Great Thing For Us Here And Now
Should We Not, Here And Now, Show Our Faith And Trust 
By Willingly Doing What The Lord Is Asking Us To Do 
To Truly Help Ourselves!?! 

Dear Ones, 

The One-Mile Walk To Surpassing Glory 
Starts With Our First Step Toward Jesus Christ, Our Only Savior! 

Salvation Is Free 
But
All Potential Recipients 
Must Willingly Accept The Package 
And
Eagerly Open It 
And
Wisely Use The Gift: 
This Is Self-Service Only! 

Brethren Beloved, 

Please Remember 
And
Never Forget That Man-Wrought Salvation 
Is 
The Devil's Only Delight 
Because 
It Leads To Man's Sure Damnation! 

Please Let Jesus Christ Aka The Great Physician
The Prince Of Peace
Fix And Heal You By His Saving Grace! 

Pray Fervently ... And Touch Your King 
Who Was Touched To Save You! 

Peace! 







Saturday, June 15, 2024

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Our Position In The Race For Life!

 







I Need To Utter A Deep, Deep, Sigh! 
Siiiighhhh ...

Brethren, Beloved, 

Listen Unto Me! 
We Have A Choice To Make: 
To Be Free To Sin 
Or To Be Free From Sin! 

We Have To Choose Between Friends, Family, Foes And The Fiend 
And 
The Father, The Maker Of Us All! 

Brethren, 

We Need To Get Back To That Time Which Was Before 
Our Inglorious Fall
Before The Silken Ties Of Affection
The Lust Of The Flesh
The Lust Of The Eye
And 
The Pride Of Life 
Dictated Our Walking
Our Speaking
And 
Our Position In The Race For Life! 

Dear Ones, 

Consider And Know This Thing: 
If You Know That Someone Is Digging A Grave For You
Don't, Don't, Do Not Give Them A Shovel Or An Excavator! 

If They Are Seeking To Bury You
Do Not Give Them The Dirt! 

Beloved, 

We Must Stand Up And Be Counted 
As Faithful To The Father 
Against Friends, Family, Foes, And 
The Damned-Forever Fiend 
And
We Should Hold To The Adage Which Says:

 
"Do Not Light Yourself On Fire
To Keep Somebody Else Warm!" 

The Way Of The Cross
The Strait And Narrow Way
The Way To Glory
Is Not 
Perfect Peaches
Perpetual Puppies And Kittens
And 
Unarmed Roses! 

Peaches Have Hidden Rot
Puppies And Kittens Become Elderly Dogs And Cats
And 
Roses Have Thorns And Attract Bees! 

The Point Is That 
Earthly, Earthy, Supposed Comfort Of Your Mind And For Your Body 
Costs You Something Now ... And Then Forever 
But
Heavenly Comfort Costs You The Earth Now 
But Gives You, Pays You, Forever Forever! 

The Choice, Our Choice, Is Clear: 
Jesus For Joy! 

Peace! 








Saturday, June 8, 2024

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Is Your Life A Verifiable Lie!?!









What Is Life!?! 
Are You Living A Lie!?! 

Beloved, 

Do You Recognize, Accept
And 
Are Grateful For The Truth, The Fact, That 
We Each Have Life 
Because 
We Have The Father, Our Father, Who Is In Heaven!?! 

Do You Know, As In Understand, That 
Without Our Father, The Life-Giver, In Our Lives That 
You, Me, We Are Living A Verifiable Lie!?! 

Dear Ones, 

Are You Playing The Primary Part In Satan's Piece De Resistance 
Because 
You, Gasp, Are Denying Him Who Is The Truth 
Who, Alone, Saves You From The Accuser
The Piercing Serpent
The Raging Lion
The One Who Is Jealous Of Your Gift Of A Fruitful Life
Your Heritage As One Created In The Image Of God, After His Likeness
With The Lively Hope Of ... Going Home To Be With Our Father
In The Home Of The Forever Blessed!?! 

Brethren Beloved, 

Guard Your Heart! 

Be Sober, Be Vigilant
Be Very Careful Of Those Whom You Allow To Get Close To You! 

Be Sure To Cooperate With The Holy Spirit 
And
Be Sure To Moment By Moment Work Your Daily Gift Of 
Faith In Your Creator-God 
Who Loves You With An Everlasting Love That Is Life! 

Please Hold 
And
Enduringly Hold On To Your Father's Extended Hand Always 
For Your Life .... Everlasting! 

Peace! 









 

Saturday, June 1, 2024

VESPERS: Are You An Artist Or An Artisan!?!

KJV Proverbs 10:23
23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
Christianity Is Not A Blood Sport 
But 
It Rests And Rises On The Blood Of The One And Only Christ Jesus 
Who Made Man In His Image And Likeness: 
All This Was Before The Great Flood! 

People Talk About Sports Figures 
And 
Lift Up Their Favorites 
Because Of Their Power, Artistry, And Agility 
But 
I Beg You, Dear One, To Think For A Moment 
About Whether Your Christianity Is Artistry Or Artisanry! 

Jesus Christ The Righteous 
Is 
The Artist With No Parallel 
And 
The List Of His Bona Fides Displays Creator 
And
Identifies His Creation As Heaven And Earth! 

As We Investigate Further
We Come To Understand That This Creator, The Creator
Is 
God Almighty
The One Alone Who Is Wise
And 
He Is Known For Having Gotten His Hands Dirty 
By Making Mankind From The Dust Of The Earth 
Which He Called Forth By His Word! 

Brethren, 

The Artistry And Longevity Of Renowned Sports Figures 
Is 
Of The Duration Called Short 
But 
The Artisanry Of The Creator God Is Ongoing 
Even To This Very Day Above And Below The Vault! 

Those "Christians" Who Are Artists
Who Work To Put On A Show To Entertain The Onlooking Hordes 
Add Neither Themselves Nor Another 
To The Living Kingdom Of God! 

Now, Beloved, As To Those Christians Who Are Wisely Artisans 
Going Into The Trenches For Christ's Sake
To Bless Their Fellow Man
They Will See And Apprehend 
Aka Hold On To The Glory Of 
Their Creator, Savior, Redeemer And Forever Friend
And 
Will Know That The Dirt Accumulated Under Their Nails 
Whilst Willingly Working For Their Maker-Master 
Will Be As The Gold In Their Glad-Day Crown! 

The Guaranteed Perk Of The Enduring-All
Faithful Until Death, Artisan-Christian 
Is 
Joy In Perpetuity! 

Are You Agile In The Word 
And 
Are You Using The Power Of God Mighty To Save To Perfection!?! 

Beloved, 

Don't Go About To Be An Entertaining GOAT, In Time
But 
Grow For The Goal, The Gold Of Eternity
With An Enduring All-For-Christ Spine! 

Remember, A Pretty Face Can't Make Pretty Music 
And 
A Christian Not Dirtied By Working And Praying 
Will Ever Enter Through Heaven's Pearly Gates! 

Don't Be The Fool! 

Peace! 


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Sunday, May 26, 2024

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Alpha-Strange Mix-And-Mashup Soup!?!

KJV Psalms 65:4
4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.

The World Is Always Cooking Up A Pot Of Alphabet Soup 
Where The Meaning Of The Letters Is Ever Changing And Expanding 
No Matter Under Whose Table 
You Choose To Pull Up A Chair! 

Even The Church, The House Of God!?! 

Yes! Indeed And For Sure! 

Lord, Be Merciful! 

He Is! 

Brethren Beloved, 

I Ask You Simple And Plain
Why Would You Choose To Be A Friend To A Man-Made God 
When You Are Called To Be A Child Of Almighty God 
Who In His Image, And After His Likeness, He Made Man!?! 

Why Would You Choose To Starve On Alpha-Strange Mix-And-Mashup Soup 
When You May Survive On 
And 
Be Elevated To Jesus Christ's Glory 
By Imbibing Wittingly On The One And Only Unchangeable
Incorruptible, Lead, Guide, Bless And Teach Soup Of Salvation 
From The Lord's Storehouse Of Good For You 
And 
Plenty More To Come Of Which You Don't Know Anything!?! 

Dear Ones, 

Fast Food And Fast Fashion Have Corrupted The Taste Buds 
And 
Blinded The Eyes 
And 
Warped The Desires Of The Multitudes 
Whilst Encouginging Them To Go For The Thrill Of 
"Do What Thou Will!" 
When You've Got A Twinge Of The I-Feels! 

Christ's Followers Are Not To Live Thus 
And 
I Beg, Plead, And Beseech Us All 
To Get The Lord's Eye-Salve For Healed Eye-Sight
And 
Beseech The Lord To Permit The Angel 
To Cleanse Our Tongues With A Coal From Heaven's Altar! 

These Are Dangerous Times 
To Be Taste-Testers At Curious Restaurants 
Fronted By Gourmet Chefs Who Are Gormands 
Who Also Love To Dish Out Punishment On Plates And In Bowls 
To Abuse Other People's Brains And Bowels! 

Beloved, 

Please Stick To The Lamb Who Is The Shepherd
The Lion Who Is Your Lord And Leader
And 
The King Who Loves You ... Personally And Individually
And 
Will Feed You Himself On The Glad Day 
At The Long Table In The Family House! 

Be Enthusiastic For The Joy Of Eternity
Not The Jollies Of Unsatisfying Entertainment! 

Jesus Christ Is The Joy Of Living! Peace! 


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