VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: GO FORTH BOLDLY : Talk - Intimately - To God!

I Thought Deeply
For A While
For A Moment
AND
It Dawned
Became Clear To Me
That I - Mere Man
Had The Ear 
Of The Creator Of The Universe
Willingly Listening
Listening Patiently
Compassionately
Whole-heartedly
To Me!

I Thought On The King
Him Eternal
AND
Then Thought On
The Kings Of The Earth
Who Have No Time 
To Hear Or To Know Me
Or To Mark Me With Worth
AND
Recognised That The Creator
Of Heaven And Earth
The King Of Kings
The Lord Of Lords
Thought Of Me To Himself Worthwhile
To Call Even Me
His Beloved Child!

God-Man Jesus Christ
Is The Plain Truth
BUT
Man-god Is Man
AND
Nothing But A  Lie
Who Thinks Higher Of Himself
Than Almighty God Made Him To Be
AND
As Such
Has No Use For
Untitled
Non-monied
Unimportant
In Their Eyes
Nobodies!

Therefore ...

I Give Almighty God
All Glory
AND
All Praise
For He Is Divine
AND
Not Looking Me To Back-Raise
AND
Pray For God's Mercy 
AND
Grace 
For Those That Treat The Poor
The Unfortunate
Like Backward Behinds
Not Worthy For Them To Even Look In The Face!

I Here Take The Position
That Since I Have The Living God's Ear
I Shall Proceed
To Talk To Him
Without Human
But In 
Godly Fear!

I Go To My For-Real Heavenly Father
- In Simplicity Is The Best -
Like A Child That Is Needful
Of Most Necessary Things
To Its Father That Is Knowing
Efficient
Proficient
Providing
Little Lambs Nurturing!

I Go To My Father
Who Is Majestic Grand
Not Ever Grandiose!
I Go To My Father
That None Can Catch Sleeping
Wearing Pj's As Holy Robes
AND
In Confidence
- Without Fear Of Rejection -
In Living Hope That Bears Good Fruit
With A Heart That Knows Of A Surety
That The Dear Father 
Gives All Demons
The Holy Boot!

I Go To My Father
Knowing That 
In Times Of Distress
Oppression
Loneliness
Sorrow
Falls Into Sinfulness
Selfishness
Covetousness And Despair
OR
Just To Say:
Father,  I Love You!
That We Finite
Mere Mortals
Completely Have
The King Eternal's Ear!

So, Brothers And Sisters
When The World Seeks To
AND
Less-counts You
Think Nothing Of It
AND
Hold On To The Real God
Who Is Always Listening To
AND
Providing Goods Things
To Bless You 
AND
Me, Too!

Almighty God

- Our Heavenly Father -

Is Unfailingly Real!

HAPPY SABBATH + WISDOM: Trust Not In Man!

God IS True!

And

Every Man IS A Liar!

Fret Not Thyself Over Evildoers
AND
Don't Envy Those
Who Make It A Work To Plan To Sin
For God Is The Maker
AND
The Judge Of Us All
AND
His Word Is Final
No Matter The Game's Name
That The Damned Satan Calls!

Place No Trust In Princes 
Priests
Presidents
Popes 
Prime Ministers
Kings
Nor In Their Arrayed Weaponry!
They Are Mere Men
Often Petty
AND
Willingly Destructive
As Oft May Be Seen!
Almighty God IS The Lord!
His Rain Falls Upon The Just
AND
The Unjust
Good And Bad 
Whatever They Be Called
AND
In The Day Of Visitation
All
- Of Their Wrongdoing -
By Christ's Condemnation
Will Have Total Recall!

Truth Is An Ensign!
Love Is A Shield!
Grace Is To The Heart Glorious
AND
Faith Is A Reliable Steed!

Let No Man Kill Your Hope Tree!
Let Not Doubt Lead You From God To Stray
BUT
Let The Peace Of God
Become Your Wide Ocean
Within Which You May
Daily
Constantly Bathe
Letting The Lord Soothingly Shape Your Mind
As Though You Are Being Worked On A Lathe!

Work ... For The Night Is Coming!
Sing Songs Of The Faithfulness Of God!
Trust In The Author Of Our Sure Salvation
AND
Take Blessed Comfort In Knowing
That Answering "Yes!"
To The Holy Spirit's Call
Leads All Who Do
To Everlasting Rewards!

Take Heed Of The Holy Spirit's Gentle Chiding
AND
Carry The Light Burden Of The Lord Christ
That Causes Us To Live Right!
Do Good 
AND
Good Will Attend You
Even Though Doing Good
AND
Living Right
Will Cause Satan
Against You
To Viciously Fight!

Look Right!
Walk Right!
See Right!
Think Right!
Do Right
AND
Fulfill The Commission
God Has Placed Plain
In Your Eyesight
AND
Don't Believe In Your Own Heart's Vain Philosophy
AND
Become Entangled
In Deceitful Man's Lying Publicity!

Man Is Man!  - Weak!
God IS The Almighty!  - Strong!
The Devil IS The Liar
No Matter That He Regularly Wears
White Light For A Gown!

Put Jesus Christ Before You!
Keep Jesus Christ At Your Side!
Keep The Word Of God
In Your Heart
AND
Upon Your Tongue
AND
You Won't On Satan's Banana Skins Of Lies
Slide!

The Rod Of Correction
Is For A Fool's Back
AND
Heeding Wisdom's Direction
Saves One From Catching A Flack Attack!

REMEMBER:

Egg Whites Have No Taste

AND

Dogs Have Fleas!

Onions Make Eyes Water!

Black Pepper Makes The Nose Sneeze!

AND

Playing With Satan

Is To Be Ever Seeking After

An Always Fatal Disease!

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God Is For Order!

Man Loves Chaos Theory!

Man Can't Create Order From Chaos

BUT

Before God

Chaos Must Flee!

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PRAYER: Your Spirit, Lord, Has Captured Me!

I Am Delivered From Sinning

Because, Lord

You Have My Hand Taken!

I Walk In The Light Of Him

Who

Of The World Is The Light

And By Attending Grace

And The Endurance Of Jesus' Faith

One Soon Coming Day

I Will

To Your Eternal Home

Take My Flight

To Live Evermore

With You In My Visible Eyesight!

Oh, Lord, Hasten The Day!

Father,

I Am Thankful 

That Your Grace

Is My Constant Companion

And

That Your Mercy Is My True Friend

And

That Jesus Christ - The Lord

Is My Captain Commander

Whose Eye

I Choose Never Again To Wander From

Nor Whose Heart  I Pray Never Again

To Offend!

Help Me, Lord!

Your Holy Spirit, Lord

Called 

And

I Answered: "Yes!"

And

He Lovingly Captured Me

And

His Fruit I Desire

To Manifest Daily!

Love 

Joy

And 

Peace

Right Now I Take Hold

And Soon, Lord

With Your Manifest Blessing

All The Fruit

Will Be In My Possession

Making My Heart

A Choice Golden Bowl!

My Will I Gladly Yield

So, Dear Lord, Guide Me!

May Your Holy Angels

Attend Me This Day

Influencing My Choices

For My Eternal Good

Is Also My Prayer!

I Am Your Child!

Teach Me

And

Keep Me!

I Will In You

Ever To Abide

So That I Will No More

Into Gross Sin Slide!

Lord, Take My Hand!

I Present These My Petitions

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

And

Thank You, Lord

For Hearing And Answering

A Believing Child's Prayer!

AMEN.

PRAYER ... For A Quiet And Gentle Spirit!

Father,

I Give To You My Praise

And

My Worship!

Please Help Me Daily To Surrender Unto You

My Will!

Help Me Ever To Call Sin

By Its Rightful Name

And

I Beseech You

To Kill Any Desire Within Me To Want

With That Wicked Satan To Chill!

Father,

I Am A Sinner By Nature!

Help Me Not To Nurture

Sinful Ways!

Please Help Me To Stand Firm

In Your Faith And Belief

Though I

By Friends And Family

May Suffer

Untold Grief!

Father,

I Desire To Walk The Way Holy!

I Desire To Walk The Path Straight

And I Desire 

With All That's In The Humble Believer's Heart

To Enter The Gate To The Heavenly City

Never To Suffer

Satan's Everlastingly Just Fate!

Father,

Man Looks At My Outward Appearance

But You

The All Seeing

All Knowing

Ever Present

Almighty God

Sees Plainly My Longing-To-See-Christ Heart!

Oh, Lord

Cultivate In This Willing Soul

A Character

Which Is Patterned After

Jesus Christ's Faithful

Loving

And

Holy Heart!

Father,

I Have No Desire

For Riches

Neither For Power

Never For Fame!

The Desire Of My Heart

Is For A Quiet

And

Gentle Spirit

Against Which

No Law

In Any Kingdom Of This Dying Earth

May Make A Valid Claim!

Give Unto Me, Dear Father

What I Need For My Daily Bread!

Help Me Never To Yield Up

A Holy Spirit-Taught Conscience

Just To Acquire That Which

A Heaven-bound Soul

Can't Honestly Use

And Should

By Living Faith

Refuse!

I Plead,  Lord

For Faith For The Day

Courage For The Way

Strength

And

Strength Of Character

To Do Thy Will!

And When I Must Make Decisions

Be They Ever Be 

For My Soul's Eternal Good

Never Doubting

The Power Of Jesus Christ My Lord

Who

By The Living Word

The Damned Satan

Withstood!

Help Me To Do The Good I Can

And

Make Me A Good Servant

Of The Son Of Man!

Grant Unto Me Daily

The Measure Of Jesus' Faith

That Is Mine

And

Let Grace To Help

In Time Of Need

Be Mine Ever

And

Always

As You Promised

Never Declined!

Father, You Are Faithful!

Father, You Are Ever Kind!

Let This Humble Servant

Bow In Supplication

And Worship

Before You

Giving Unto You

Your Due

For You Are The Living God

Holy

Divine

Ever To Your Precious Promises

True!

I Love You!

I Bless You!

I Give You My Worshipful Praise!

Receive My Humble Petition

Offered In Jesus Christ's Name

And

Lead Thou Me Forward

Unto The Coming Kingdom

For Which I Daily Pray!

AMEN.

FREEDOM: The Shopping Spree!

I Was Invited To Free-Shop
And Thought To Myself:

Why Not?!

So I Took The Gee Train
To Olde Broadway
AND
Got Off 
At The Last Stop!

I Proceeded To Goode Time's Squared
AND
Joyously Went Wild
AND
For Things Off De Chaine
Hungry
I Shopped Quite A Lot
For A Long While!

Things Were Free
At The Penny Store
AND
At Know Scents
For Two Pounds
Not Dollars And No Cents
I Purchase Three Thrills
AND
Got Four Unwitting Spills
AND
Two Skinned Knees
For Free!

I Got A Giant Bottle Of Own-Way
AND
I Scored A Decanter Of Pay-For-Play
AND
I Had An All-You-Can-Eat
Now And Later Lunch
At Cheap Cash Chews And Forays!

I Danced Up A Storm
At Pop Rocks
AND
Bust A Rhyme
At Speak As Your Heart Is Inclined
Where After
I Fell To The Floor
Bumping My Head
Good And Hard
For Sure At
Go Low Low
AND
Score!

By The End Of My Shopping Spree
I Could Hardly Breathe
For
The Booty I Carried
Had Me Burdened For Sure
BUT
I Had Enjoyed The Excursion
AND
On The Customer Experience Survey
I Ticked Off That I Would Highly Recommend It
AND
Do It Myself Again
At Least
A Couple Couple Times More!

Well ...

Let Me Tell You
On The Way 
To Go Back To My Home
First ... I Couldn't Find The Gee Train
AND
When I Did
It Was Running On The See Line
AND
My Entrance Led Me To The Exit
For All The Common Core
AND
It Butted
AND
Bounded
On Wide Streets Weirdly Called
Hamster Wheel
AND
Perpetual Revolving Door!

By Now ...

I Was Tired
AND
Worried To Boot
AND
When I Reached Rabbit Warren
I Cried Out:

Oh,  Shoot!

For
A Distant Memory
Was Coming To The Fore
AND
At Its Explosion
I Knew I Was In Trouble For Real
For There Was For Me
At This Trying Time
Not A Single Visible
Open Door
AND
I  Became Trembly
AND
Turned Deathly Deathly Pale!

Oh, How I Did Hurt!
My Feet Felt Fat In Thin Man Shoes!
My Sore Eyes Burned Like I Was Salt-Water Swimming!
My Head Was Fair Spinning!
My Back Felt Ready To Break!
AND
My Heart In Fear Was Tripping
AND
My Hands Heavy
Were Surely Scraping The Floor
AND
My Mind In Total Turmoil
Startled
At The Harsh Sound
Of The Quiet Voice
Which
Oh, So Gently Said:

Lose That Load
Or You Will Be Forever Lost!

Who Are You?
Can You Help Me?
I Boarded The Wrong Train, I Think
AND
This Journey Is Proving
In My Nostrils 
To Be A Rank Stench!

I Want To Go Back
To The Beginning!
My Train Was On The Wrong Track
And I Feel Like I Am
Under Attack!

Dear One,
Calm Your Self!
Say A Prayer!
And Hear
And Do
Everything That I Say:

Lose The Load!
It Is Useless
For With It
You Will Never Get To Go Where
There Is Peace At Home!

Tell The Savior You Are Sorry
And Give Unto Him This Worry
And In His Great Compassion
He Will You Safely Carry!

Believe
And In Faith
Walk To The
The-Free Shop
Wherein You Will Find
Blessed Merchandise
From Him Who Is Ever Kind!

There Is

• Quiet Gentle Spirit
• Wisdom
• Knowledge
• Understanding
• Truth
• Light And Life
• Hope
• Help And Healing
• Strength For The Strife!

There's Conviction

• Faith For The Day
• Grace For To Stand
• Strength For Life's Journeys
• Oh Taste And See The Son Of Man
• On The Promises Of God You Will Stand!

And There Are
Blessings 
And
Hid Treasure
When You Walk The Narrow Way
In Obedience
Unto Salvation
And
The Master Is
Just A Prayer Away!

Do You Understand What I Am Saying?

Yes! Yes,  I DO!

Then, Walk Straight Ahead!
Do Not Look Right!
Do Not Look Left!
And
No Matter What Happens Around You
Don't Look Back!
Look Assuredly Ahead!

The Way Is Not Easy
And 
To Arrive Safely
You Must Take The Yoke Easy 
And 
Carry The Burden Light!

You Must Trust The Master
Even When You Can't Trace Him!
You Must Believe And Walk
Knowing That He Will Finish What In You He Started
And
That He Will Carry You Safely
All The Way Home
For
With His Blood And Body
He Purchased 
Precious Redemption
For His Beloved
And
That Means You!

Walk Wise!
Do Good!
Trust!
Obey!
And 
Pray!

There Is No Self In Salvation
For
With It Embraced
You Will Never See
The Everlasting Day!

Thank You!
Bless You!

Was All I Could Say!
I Then Turned Away 
AND
Toward The Savior
Started Walking
AND
I Prayed! How I Prayed!

The Way Is Not Easy
For
Temptations Are Rife
BUT
God's Great Grace Is Every Ready
As I Walk Toward Eternal Life!

Soon The Day Will Be Ended!
Soon Life's Strife Will Be O'er!
Soon The Trumpet Will Be Sounded
AND
By God's Grace
With Endurance
Soon I Will
With All Right
Walk Through
Heaven's Gate Door
Having Overcome
Sin And Satan
In What Was A Blistering Fight!

If Christianity

Was A

Cake-Walk

Life

Would Be Filled 

With

Sweet Treats

And

Christians

Would Have Cavities

Not

Calluses

And

Would Hear Choruses

Not Curses!!