VESPER AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Statue And The Stone

IF ONLY

We Could

Would

Understand The Difference Between

Protection For All Mankind

AND

Protection For Them That Love God

AND

Protection For Those Called According To

GOD'S Purpose!

This Is Deep Water Fishing

BUT

I Believe

That It Is Backed By Truth

AND

I Propose To Show, Brethren

That It Behooves Us

To The Will Of God

To Be Kindly Disposed!

You Can't, Thereby

In The Battle For Eternal Life

Lose!  

Abraham Isaac Jacob

Chosen

AND 

Called

Provide Examples Of

Willing Obedience

AND

Complete Cooperation

With The Majesty Of Heaven!

In Them Was Not Found The World's Leaven! 

Abraham The Father-Type
Against Nature
BUT
In Faithful Obedience

Gave Up The Only Beloved Son! 

Isaac The Sacrificed Son-Type
Against Nature
BUT
In Faithful Obedience

Willingly Became The Willing Sacrifice

AND 

Jacob The Savior Christ-Type

The Striver With God

For The Mastery

Over Sin And The Fraud

Birthed

Those Who Will Attain The Heavenly Inheritance

Because Of

Graceful Faithfulness

After Perfection

In The Crucible That Tries Each Man

For Enduring Faith! 

Job The Righteous

Saw And Lived Light

BUT

Experienced Night

AND

Gained Insight

AND

Received Enormous Blessing

After Devil-inspired Blight! 

Jonah

Was Called

Was Chosen

BUT

In Fear

Cut And Ran

BUT

Soon Found Out That
Running Couldn't Hide Him

AND

A Whale He Had A Ride In

AND

The Errand As Messager Sent On

He Ended Up Delivering
As Chosen
As Upon Called

Showing Clearly

Doing As You Are Called Upon
From The Very Beginning

Always Leads To A Wise End
AND
Not To Ending Up In Whale Guts
Curled Up In A Frightened Ball!

AND, THEN ...

There Is Baptist John!

The Fore Runner

The Greatest

The Least

Set Apart

Faithful

True

Clean Before God

AND

Asking Christ For A Clue:

Are You The One?!
He Fell Short By A Head!

Jailed

In Herodias' Sights

Baptist John Was A Berry Delicious 

Good

For The Picking

AND

Plucked From The Sight Of Men

By The Evil

Whose Night Was Coming 

Shortly

To The Certain

AND

Sure End!

Great Is His Reward

In The Sight Of His Lord!

Well, You May Ask
What Good Is Faithfulness
If You Are Going To Lose A Whole Head?!

Don't Worry!
God Is Carrying The World
AND
He Sees Man
One And All
AND
He Gets The Final Say!
Okay?!

Then There Is ...

Hadassah

- Called For The Time -

Queen Esther 

AND

Uncle Mordecai 

Chosen

Faithful

Directed

AND 

Protected

By The Covering Hand

Of The Divine!

Haman - Against These 

Obedient Ones

Got .. For His Trouble

His Neck Popped

By His Own Specially Prepared By Malice

Lofty Closed Line!

Trust God! 

Let His Will Be Thine!

Moses, Moses, Moses! 

Who Puts A Defenseless Infant 

In A Basket

On A River

Where Crocodiles Be

AND

Sends It Downstream

Unless You

- Believing The Living Word Sent - 

On The Holy God Leans?!

Though He Lost The Earthly Promised Land
BUT
With Tears 
Prayers
AND
Petitions
Delivered Many To Therein Enter
Saved Is He

AND

Even Now Is

In God's Heaven Seen! 

Shepherd David

Turned King

Who Killed Lion

Bear

AND

Goliath The Giant

AND

In The Lust Of The Flesh

Committed Murder Most Foul

Which Crime Called

For His Death
Was Pulled Up Really Short

BUT

Charged
Convicted
AND

Condemned

- By True Repentance -

Was Gloriously Redeemed

AND

Has The Savior

For His Root

His Branch

AND

Epitomizes

The Grace Of God

The Mercy Of The Lord

AND

The Faithfulness

AND

The Reward Of The Saints

For

Committed Faithfulness To The Eternal God

Which Brings

Its Own Peculiar Reward!

Trust

AND 

Hope Thou In God

When You See The Death Angel!

Jesus Christ Is Your Advance And Rear Guard

AND

Your True Reward!  

Saul Apostle Paul

Of Shipwreck And Viper-Bite Fame

Opposed God First

BUT, THEN

Challenged
Converted
AND
Commissioned
Championed Christ

AND

Was Hounded And Harassed

Tormented

BUT
Unmoved
To The Point That He Called
The Things Of This World Dung

AND

Was

Is

A True Witness To The Truth

That Faithfulness Brings

Eternal Bliss! 

John The Beloved Disciple

The Revelator

Of

Boiled-In-Oil Fame

Exiled On Isle Patmos

Who

- In Vision - 

Saw Glorious Heaven

AND

The Faithful Ones' Grand End
AND
Immortalized This Word
For
The Comfort Of The Saints!
He Is The Only Disciple Apostle
That Died In Peace! 

Now ... 

Compare By Contrast

Nimrod And Noah

Belteshazzar (Prophet Daniel) And King Belshazzar

King Ahab And Prophet Elijah 

Joshua And Judas The Betrayer

King Eglon And Judge Ehud

The Widow Of Zarephath And Queen Jezebel

General Sierra And Simon Peter

Shadrach The Hebrew Worthy

AND

Disobedient King Saul

AND

Take For Your Witness

That There Are More

Than Two Or Three

AND

Accept The Truth For The Ages

That

Our God King Eternal

Is Real

Ready

AND

Revealing

AND

Reveals That His

Is The Only Ship

AND 

His People

Are The People

Under Specific Heavenly Protection

AND

That They Will Safely Sail

To Arrive In Safe Harbor

On The Heavenly Shore!

So ... 

Please Choose Wise Your Banner

AND

Walk Into The Safe Ark's Sure Door!

Jesus Answers Our Questions

AND

Is Himself The Answer

That Is Sure!

Jesus Is At Our Heart's Door

Knocking

AND

He Is The Only Door

Whereby We May Enter

The Gate Of The Eternal City

AND

Eat At The Table

Set

For The Faithful Few

The Christ-Purified Pure! 

In The Life Of Every Man

Is

The Statue

Is

The Stone!

We May Bow Before The Statue

AND

In So Doing

Be Broken By The Stone
AND

Ground Down Like The Chaff
Of The Summer Threshing Floor

AND

Be Blown Away 

Never Again To Be Found

OR

We Can Go To The Stone

The Corner Stone

To Be Consciously By It 
Perfectly Broken

AND

Fashioned

To Purpose

For Service

AND

To Eternally Stand!

In-Service Stones

Are Shielded

AND

Protected

Through 
AND 
In

Never 
FROM

The Strife!

In Service

... For Service

By Service ...

Is Life!

See The Difference! 

Know The Difference!
AND

Wisely Accept ... Willingly

That There Is Always

- For The Faithful -

Going To Be Deliverance

Even If That Deliverance

Is Death

For That Death

Is Mere Sleep

For

The Promise Is Given

That All Shall Not Sleep

BUT

All Who Are In Jesus Christ

Shall ... Be Changed

To Be As He Is

And

We Shall See Him

As He Is! 

This Is Our Bliss!

Don't, Don't, Don't 
Give Christ ... Again

The Judas Kiss!

I Know
You Know
We All Know How The Story Ends

So 

Let's Live Triumphantly
In Our Blood-Purchased Victory
Knowing That There Is Nothing

That Can Make Us Fall Or Fail
As Long As 
We Stand Up
In The Name Of The Holy God!
Don't Waffle In The Wind!

Let Us Valiantly
In The Truth
Endeavor On

By Endurance

For The Faith

With Faith

AND SOON
With The Wings Of Eagle
With The Redeemed Of All Ages

To Heaven

With Christ The King

We Shall Sail! 

THE FIGHT: Higher Up AND Better Off!

The Slaves Of The Potty Stop
Are Victims!
They Are Victims Of Lord Lie
Who Tells Them
That They Can Humble Jesus
AND
Make The Heavenly Father Cry!

It Is Like This ...

Lord Lie Is The Liar Supreme
AND 
A Spirit Most Foul
Who Thrives On Dissent And Dastardity

AND

Greed And Fermented Jealousy
Are The Prized
Secret-Sauce Ingredients
For His Hell And Damnation Velvet
Icecream Sandwich Truffle Pie!
That Pie Is Legendary!

You See ...

Lord Lie
- Apparently -
Gets Away With Murder
AND

Causing Mayhem And Mutiny
Misery Madness
AND
Malignity
Obfuscation
Orneriness
Pinocchio Olfactory Stimulation
AND
Truth Colorized And Spun
For
Upside Down
Back To Front
Regurgitation!
He Lives What He Churns
AND
Prizes Those
Who At His Feet Avidly Learn!

Lord Lie Is Blight
On Man's Butt
AND
There Is No Human
- In His Own Strength -
Who Can This Benighting Marvel
Come Close
To Hoping To Fight

Much Less For The Win!

Now ...

In The Town Of Tempest Tossed
Are Two Agents
One For Boss Blight
AND
The Other For
Survived D. Cross!

You Should Know That
Boss Blight Is The Avid Sinner
The Reprobate
Of The Fame Of
"I Write The Songs!"

AND

Survived D. Cross
Is The Savior
The Great I Am
The Good Shepherd
The Author 

The Finisher Of The Blessed Assurance
Who Provides
Faith Mercy
Grace Love
Hope Forgiveness
AND
A Home In Bright Mansions
On The Street Called
Eternity Long!

Survive D. Cross' Other Name Is Shiloh
AND
He Gives To Whosoever Wants Its
Rest
AND
Of Perfect Peace
A Piece!

Lord Lie
Aka Boss Blight
Hates Shiloh
AND
All Who Would See Him
At The Great Day
In Peace!

Oh, By The Way ...

Boss Blight's Registered
AND

Remunerated Agent
Is None Other Than
Higher Up!

Working For Survived D. Cross
Aka Shiloh
Is
Better Off The Faithful
Who Works For Free
Because Of Love
AND
The Hope Of The Promise
To Be Futurely Fulfilled!

Higher Up Considers Better Off
No Better Than An Errant Dog Turd

AND

Was Always Stepping Over Him

If You Know What I Mean!

Better Off Is
Well, Better Off
Because
He Has Inherited The Promise
AND
He Knows How
- Not When -
His Story
AND
Lord Lie's "Glory Run"
Will End
AND
Because He Has
A Piece Of Peace's Peace
AND
Trusts Shiloh
For Everlasting Relief
He Can Afford To Take
The Petty Insults
The Vile Barbs
The Fiery Darts Of The Wicked
AND
Still Rest
Peacefully
When Comes The Night!
Sleep With Him Does Not Ever Fight!

For Higher Up, It Ain't So!
He Counts Cash
Counts Coup
Considers Crime
Casts Aspersions
Divides Brethren
Destroys Deliberately
AND
Wanting To Be

!THE WINNER!

Sets About Trying

To Buy The Most Toys!
His Day Is Not Complete
Unless And Until
He Breaks Somebody's Will
AND
Takes Away Their Till!

Higher Up

Is A Willing Wilful Wasteful
Wiseacre Sinner
AND
Proud Of It
Thank You Very Much!
He Can't Spell
Pray
BUT

He Was Spell Prey
Backwards and Forward!
Interesting Thing Indeed!

Higher Up
Is A Grinch
A Grabbit
A Gottit
A Gotcha
A Gainsayer
AND
A Grandstander
AND
A Fiercely Proficient Liar
AND
A Leech On The Distaff Side!
He Gets Something For Nothing
For He Is The Go-To Consultant For Lord Lie
AND
Teaches Ready Learners
How To Riotously Wheel And Steal
AND
How To Always Close A Deal!
He Is The Break Down Merchant!

As We All Know ...

All Good Things
Must Come To An End
AND
On The Sure Day
Higher Up
Thought To Send
Better Off
To His Appointed By Higher Up
End!

Things Didn't Work Out As Planned
AND
Better Off Didn't End Up Where
Higher Up Thought
That He Should Land
Proving
- Beyond All Doubt -
That Deals With The Devil
Have No
For-The-Soul's-Good
Pay Out
For
A Sinner-Dug Grave
For A Loser-Saint
Is A Sinner-Dug Grave
For The Same Grave-Digger-Sinner

AND

The Saint Called Loser

Is The Winner
AND
The Sinner Called Winner
Is The Sure Loser!

We Would Do Well To Remember That ...

Devils Are Damned
For
The Lord God Is In Command
So
Be Careful
For Higher Up - In Sin
Is Never Better Off
For
Here Comes The King
Who Does Of His Children
No Forsaking!

Higher Up
Can't Be
Better Off
When All He Does
Is
The Ways Of Truth And Right
Kiss Off!

You, Personally
Will Be The One
Better Off

IF

You
The Ways Of Sin And Darkness
Cast Off!

Please, I Beseech You ...

Cancel Your Cable Connection To Sin
AND
Take A Life Subscription
To The Way To Life's Channel

- Surpassing Glory -

Which First Broadcast
Last Broadcast
Only Broadcast
IS
The Old Ever New
Good News
Gospel Story!

I've Taken The Free Already Paid Subscription!

Will You?!

HAPPY SABBATH + HEAVEN vs. TEMPORAL THINGS?!

You Can't Be Serious!

I Am!
If All My Children

AND

My Sweetums
My Brothers And My Sisters
And My Mother And My Father
And My Best Friend
Are Not Going To Heaven With Me
I Am Not Going!

Lord Jesus, Make Peace!

How Can You Say That?!

Don't You Believe That The Word Is True?!

Yes, I Do Believe, But ...!

Raisen!
We Have A Date With Destiny!
Nothing Between Us And The Holy God!
You Can't Pick And Choose 

Which Truth To Believe
Which To Doubt
Which To Discard
Which To Hold In Abeyance
Which To Stand On
Which To Sleep Over
Which To Dismantle
Which To Reconstruct!

I Know All That, But ...!

Your Head Must Be Hurting By Now!

Huh?!

You're Butting Everything!

Stop Butting!
Jesus Said ...!

... I KNOW What Jesus Said
And I Know I Am Not Worthy Of Him!

It's Not Fair!
He Wants Me To Give Up Everything I Love 

To Get Into A Kingdom
That I Cannot Even Conceive Of In My Mind!

You Are Right!

About What?!

About Having Lost Your Faith!
I Must Wonder, Though
IF You Ever Really Had Faith
Outside Of The Intellectual Kind!

I Don't Know - I Can't Answer That

BUT

I Do Know That I Need To Feel 

In Control Of My Own Life
And I Don't!
He Wants Too Much!

No, He Doesn't - He Wants It All!
IF 

He Has Too Much
That Means You Still Have Some
AND THATMy Friend
Is Your Whole Problem!

Give Jesus Your All
For
For You
He Gave His All!

He Leads!
You Follow!
He Loves!
You Trust In His Love 

AND
In Love

You Do Exactly What He Says!
He Is The Only Way!

Please Do Not Despise
The Mercy Of God
Just Because Others Do!

IF

You Want Others To Join You In Heaven
Live Your Life
As Though Heaven Is Your Soul's
Sole Goal!
Be The Example!

Let Others See In You
What Jesus Christ Has Done
And Is Doing For You
And In You!

Look!

Do You Really Believe
That Your Family Would Reject Heaven
Just Because You Do?!

No!

Lord Jesus, Help Us!
Then, Why ...?!

I Guess I Am Not As Important To Them 

As They Are To Me!

Do You Even Hear Yourself?!

Sometimes I Think 

Somebody Dropped On Your Head As A Baby
For You Are Seriously Talking Addled!

Okay, Me!
Take A Deep Breath!

Different Tack ...

Do You:

• Love The Lord
• Believe He Is Preparing A Place For You
• Is Coming Back For You
• Takes Care Of You
• Helps You
• Guides You
• Provides For You
• Blesses You?

Yes! Yes! Yes!
Jesus Loves ... Me!

Do You Believe That Jesus
Loves You More Than His Life?

Huh?!
What Kind Of Question Is That?!

A Straight Question
Requiring A Straight
AND
Thoughtful
Plain Answer!

How Can Jesus Love Me More Than
His Own Life?!

Who Did Jesus Die For?!
What Killed Jesus?!

Me?!

(RAISED EYEBROWS)

Me.

AND ...

And He Died Of A Broken Heart
Not Just Because Of The Burden Of Sin
But Because Of All Those
Who Have ...
And Who ... Will
Rejectttt ...
The ... Great ... Salvatio-...!!

(Tears Flow)!

Listen To Me!

Remember Adam
Remember Lot's Wife

And, Then

Sincerely
Think Of Job!

Adam Chose To Sin
To Give Up Life
To Give Up Paradise
Because
He Didn't Want To Cut Loose Eve!

He Valued Her Companionship
More Than He Valued God's!

Lot's Wife
Could Not Separate Worldly Affluence
From Soul Salvation
AND

She Lost Affluence

AND
Body And Soul
For Despising God's Free Mercy!

Please Do Not Make That Gross Mistake!

Think Of Job
The Richest Man
Who Gave To All
Who Trusted God For All
AND
Lost It All
EXCEPT FORHis Faith
In The God Of All
Who Could Replace It All

AND DID!

Think On Abraham

That Friend Of God!

Can You See The Picture?!
Do You Understand What It Shows?!

Yes!

Are You Okay?!

No, I'm Not!
I Feel Like A Total Idiot!

There's No Need For That Kind Of Talk!
Isn't It "Feelings" That Started It All?!

Oh, Dear!
Yes, It Was!

Okay.
Now Wipe Your Eyes
And Give Your Nose A Good Blow
And Tell Me What You Have Gleaned!

First, And Foremost

I Learned That
Sacrificing My Soul's Salvation
For Another Person 

Will Not Save The Other Person

Or Give Them Salvation
Even Though It Costs Me Mine!

Second,
Salvation Is An Individual Pursuit
For
Whosoever Will That Desires It
And Takes Up The Offer!

I Am Ashamed Of MYSELF!

You Should Be
Since You Claim Christ
AND

Preach Life
To Everybody You Meet
BUT
That Is The Past!

God Forgives
AND ...

... God Restores!

I Guess It Was Necessary 

For Us To Have This Conversation
TODAY!!

If God Could Give Back To Job
Twice
What He Lost
I Should Trust Him
No Matter What Happens
In My Life!

Heyyyyy!

Think Of Joseph
Moses
And Then
Consider The Apostle Paul

Who Had It All
Who Lost It All

AND
Gained The Best Of All
For Answering
Believing
Honoring
Trusting
Obeying

The Glorious God Of All!

You May Love Your Family
But You Can't Gain Eternity For Them!

Every Man's Soul's Salvation
IS

- Personally -
That Man's Business!

Life Is A Triangle!
Christ Is The Top!
You And Satan
Are In Lateral Positions

At The Base!

You Can Look across At Satan
OR
You
- To Jesus -
Can Look Up
BUT
You Can't Hold Both In Esteem!

Choice Is Your Ball!
Where Will You
Permit It To Fall?!

I Choose
To Reach Up!
To Look Up!

I Need A Drink!

What Shall It Be?!
Bowmanston Special
ORGovernment Juice?!

Is There A Difference?!

Nooooo!!!

Ha! Ha! Ha!

Two Fresh Ice Waters With Hard Ice Blocks
Coming Right Up!

Thank You, Sweetie, For Caring!

Anytime, My Friend!
Any Time!

Cheering My Own Soul ... And With A Prayer!

The Only Future
That I Can Face Without Fear
Is The One With Christ, My Jesus 
Being 
The Sole Light Source There!

I Can Walk
In Blind-Eyed Darkness!
I Can Walk
With No Earthly Way Clear
BUT
With The Light Of My Jesus Shining
I Can See The Way - It Is Water Of Life Clear!

Bless The Lord, Oh, My Soul
For
You Are A Part Of 
God's Safe-Sheep Fold!
Blessings Are Present
AND
More Blessings Await
So, Please
Tell The Other Seekers That 
This Blood Of Christ-Guaranteed Safety 
Is No Devilish
Sleight Of Hand Fake!

PRAYER:

I Will Follow Thee, My Savior

I Know Not Where

You May Lead Me

But

I Know The Ultimate Destination

Is The Place For Where

You Purchased Me A Ticket

On That Dark Day

On Mount Calvary!

I Love You, Lord!

I Know That You Hear My Cry!

Please Help Me 

- In Childish Faith I Beseech Thee -

Not Listen To Satan's Vile Lies!

Help Me To Ever Hear

And

To Ever Obey

Thy Word Of Truth

And

Stand In The Faith

And

Help Me To Become A Landed Citizen

Of The Realm

Of Eternal Youth!

I Thank You, Lord

For

The Food, The Shelter

The Peace, The Rest

The Correction, The Direction

Of

The Holy Spirit

And

The Protection Of The Holy Angels

And

The Walking Path Of The Blessed!

Please Pour Out

Your Holy Spirit

On My Flesh Today

And

Let My Speech Be Edifying

And

Not Cause Any

From The Straight Path

To Stray Away!

I Confess, Lord

And

I Repent

Of

My Known Sin

And

In The Name Of The Holy Jesus

- The Intercessor True -

I Humbly Approach

And

Make My Petitions Without Fear

Unto You

My Father True!

Have Mercy

And

Bless!

AMEN.