VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Saving Grace!

I Don't Want To Be A Man Smart ... And Abused!
I Desire To Be A Man By Almighty God Blessed
AND
In His Service
Used!
Can't You SEE the Difference!

Sure, I Can!
I SEE That You're An Idiot!
Who Cares About Being "Abused"
When One Is Getting Rich, Rich, Rich!?!

Fellows, I Get The Impression That
You Two Are Speaking About Different Things!

Indeed, We Are!

I, Samuel Petty Cash Steele, Want To Be Rich ... Now!
I Work Hard ... Now!
I Live ... Now!
AND, FURTHERMORE
I Ain't Got No Tomorrow Put Down
Like Certain Unnamed People!

Hear, Hear!
I'm With You!

Well ... Since You're So Emphatic
I, Garrulous Field Saint Saved
Desire With My Whole Heart
To Be Rich IN Christ Jesus!

Momentary Temporal Riches
Will Be Lost, Stolen
AND
Will Eventually Burn!

I Can Totally Do Without That Heat
AND
I Will
Because Jesus Christ Is My Shield!

Preach, Brother! Preach!

Yada, Yada! Garrie Got An Upstairs Father!

You May Scoff All You Want!
The Truth Is The Truth!
I Learned It At My Mother's Knee
AND
It Has Stayed Me!

I Choose
I Chose
To Experience Jesus Christ For Myself
AND
I Know Of A Surety
That He Is No Xmas Elf!

Anyone Feel A Sermon Coming On?!

Yes, I Do And I'm Glad For It!

Say On, Saint!

My Mum Taught Me About Jesus
But, Then
I Ran Around With The Hip Crowd
AND, SOONI Was In Soul Trouble
For
Of My Press I Was Very Proud
Until ...!

... One Day!

Yup!
One Fateful Day!

We Know!
The Date With Destiny!
Your Mortality Showed That
Your Lived Life Was A Bold Lie!

You Telling Me!!

Been There! Done That!
Got The Experience
The Scars
The Tee Shirt
AND
The Story To Tell To The Nation!

Heyyyy!
What's With You Christians?!
Do You All Always Have A Story To Tell
About Your Jesus
About Your Life
Your Salvation
Your Hope
The Truth For The Ages
Your Blessings
Your Peace
Your "Glorious" Heavenly Home
Your Joy In Jesus!?!

All Together Now ...

YESSS!!!

Wow!!

How Do You People Survive
Swimming Against The Prevailing Tide?!
Don't You Want To Be Rich Now!

We Are Rich Now!
We Have An Inheritance ... To Look Forward To
A Mission To Accomplish
A Crucible To Get Through
A Hope
A Help
Mercy
Grace
Faith
AND
Salvation In The Beloved Son!

We Are Never Alone
AND
For The Record
This Earth Is Not Our Home!
It Is Our School!

Now, That's Rich!!

We Know!!!

No, You Don't!
I Was Being Sarcastic!!

We Know!!!

Lord, I Give Up On These People!

I Didn't Realize You Knew The Lord!?!

I Don't!

So Why Did You Call His Name?!

I Didn't! It's Just A Word!

No, It Isn't!

Jesus Christ, The Lord
IS
Our Maker
Our Savior
Our Redeemer
Our Friend! 

He Is The Almighty God
AND
It Is He Who Knows All Hearts
Be Ye Humble Saint Or Proud Sinner!

You Just Said All Hearts!

All Hearts!
Jesus Christ Knows
All The Thoughts
AND
All The Intents Of Man's Heart!

All?!

All!!!

I Think I'm Going To Be Sick?!

Why?!
What Did You?!
What Are You Doing?!
What Were You Planning To Do?!

You DON'T Want To Know!

You Can Tell Jesus!
He Sacrificially Cares You!

I Know THAT!!

So, What IS The Problem!?!

I Planned And Plotted
Schemed And Connived
Swindled And Back-Raised
AND
I Have A Boat-Load Of Money
AND
Toys And Pleasures Beyond All Reason
AND
I Am Miserable And Miserly
AND
My Soul Is About To Be Char-Baked
AND YET
Everything Truly Worth Buying
Even Begging For ...!

... IS FREE!!!

... And Free Just By Praying And Believing!

... And Loving And Trusting!

Let's Not Forget Faith And Obedience ...!

... The Deal-Breaker!

The Deal-Breaker That Always Plagued Me!

Steele, Without Faith
It Is Impossible To Obey
AND
Please The Living God!

I Know That, Too!
Full Circle I Have Come!

Jesus Christ Cares
And He Also Truly Saves, 'Tis True ..!

So
Isn't It About Time
That You Depart Rebellion
And To His Desires
With Finality
Now Cave?!

I Know That!
Problem Is
I Am Ashamed
For
To Sin
I Have Been The Willing, Perfect, Slave!

Shall We Tell Him?!

Yes, Let's!

All That The Lord Does
For Us And In Us
IS
Well Done!

OUR RESPONSE 
Should Be:

Yes, Lord! 

Thank You, Lord!

Amen!

I'm Telling The World!

Just So!?!

Just So!!!

You Know What?!

What?!

I Want In On That Deal!!

Thank You, Jesus!!!

Yes!
I Believe A Spot Just Opened
On My Formerly Busy Schedule
AND
I Have Time To Have A Lil' Talk With Jesus!

He Makes Wrong Things Right!

PRAYER:

Jesus, Savior

Pilot Me!

From Sin To Salvation

Please Direct Me!

I Have Been A Wastrel

Vile And Lost!

Please Forgive Me For Forgetting

The Great Price To You

That My Sin Cost!

....

I Believe He's Going To Make It!

Indeed, Brother!

Indeed!

HAPPY SABBATH + Going With The Flow?!

The Truth Of Almighty God

That Differs From

AND
Is At Variance
With That Of A Fun-loving World
ISAbhorred
By Many So-Called Followers Of
Jesus Christ The Lord!

Having To Believing Almighty God's Truth
Puts Them In A Spot Of Bother
BECAUSE
They Know That They Will Suffer Just Reproach
AND
Inconvenience
About Those Personal Things

Which They Choose Not To Consider
Or Thereby
To Ever Be Bothered!

That Is Ram-George Foolishness!

Why Do You Say That?!

You Ever See Ram-George In Action?!

Can't Say That I Have!

This IS A Hot Place!
Every Day ... Like Clockwork
Promptly At 11:00 a.m.
Aunt Bee, Big Bertha
Brings Out Her Box-Cart
With Buckets Of Water For The Black-Belly Sheep!

Every Day ... Like Clockwork
Ram-George Takes A Lil' Swig Of His Water
AND
Then Frames Up Like A True Backside
AND
Promptly ... Kicks Over His Water-Bucket!

Sounds Like A Bit Of An Idiot Child!

Do You Know What Happens Thereafter?!

Can't Rightly Say That I Do!

By The Time That The Two O'clock Sun
Starts Beating Down In 'e Hard Head
He Proceeds To Bass-Man Baa Bloody Murder
As If Someone Is Trying To Kill 'e Dead!

But, Rancid?!
I Don't Get Your Point!

Look At It This Way ...

You Are Sinner
Living In The Desert Of Sin!
Jesus Christ IS Your Savior! 

He Brings The Water Of Truth
Daily
To Effect Your Soul's Saving
BUT
Just Like Old Ram-George
You Take Just A Sip Of Salvation
AND
Kick The Rest Aside
BECAUSE
What You See Others Doing
Looks To Be Sooo Much More Interesting
AND

You Want To Swim With The Prevailing Tide!

You Know That To Accept All Truth
The Total Package Called Salvation
Will Mean Living A New Life
One Not Currently In Vogue
In Fashion!

You Know ...

Imprinting Is A Terrible Thing!

Huh?!

Sorry!
I Was Remembering When Ram-George
Was A Lil' Fellow!

Ma Pilgrim ... Next Door
Had Some Real Hard-Mout' Goats!
Just Like Big Bertha
She Brought Out Water Every Day
For Her Stock!

The Goats Would Drink The Water
AND THEN
Those Same Goats
Would Take Great Pleasure In
Butting The Buckets Like Bare Bosses!
They Seemed To Enjoy The Sound!

So, Obviously ...

Baby Ram-George Saw
What A Drunken Mind Revealed
That A Sober Mind Concealed!

He Thought He Saw What He Saw
When
In Truth And In Fact
He Did Not See What He Saw!

The Goats Drank Their Fill
BEFORE
The Water Bucket They Tried To Kill!

Ohhhh!
I Get You!

The World Drinks Its Own Brew
AND
You
A Neophyte
Think That You Can, Too
Even Though He, Alone
Who Is Our Savior
Provides What, Alone

Can Save Me And You!

Following The Wayward Multitude
IS

Ever Always Wrong
AND
Singing Their Rallying Song
Will Never Make The Wrong Thing Right
AND
Blindly
Walking In Their Way
Will Kill You E'er Long!

See With Your Eyes
BUT
Don't Touch!

Jesus Christ Hears Our Every Cry
AND
He Does Not Ever ... In Answering
Lie!

Believe
Half Of What You Hear
AND
None Of What You See! 

The Unclean Thing
Do Not Touch
Do Not Taste
BUT
Trust In The Lord Jesus
AND
In Eternity
You Shall Have A Personal Place!

Truth Is
Truth ISAND
Man Is Always A Liar

AND

Temporal Things Lie!

Man Is Not To Have
Everything His Foolish Carnal Heart
Avidly
Anxiously
Desires!

No Man

No Created Being

Can Refute The Eternal God's Truth

So

Do Not From Engaging With Truth

Dare

To Willfully Stand Aloof!

If You Do

You Will Never Get To Enjoy

Almighty God's Gift To Man Of

Eternal Youth!

**--**--**--**

No Created Being

Can Deny Almighty God's

Sovereign Will!

Salvation ... In Miniature: Jesus Christ Loves Me And You!

I Saw A Little Caterpillar
Wiggly And Wooly Was He
- Maybe A She -
AND
He Was Eating His Way Through Life
On Every Green And Leafy Tree!

One Day

It Seemed His Already Healthy Appetite
Became Insatiable
AND
It Was As Though He Was Eating For Dear Life
As Blessed Sustenance Was Taken On Board!

A Change Was Coming!
Of Great Moment It Was!
A Change In Perspective
Inspired By The Glorious God Above
In Highest Heaven 

Where All Is Peace And Love!

How Very Straaange ...

To The Great "Minds" Around Him
His Action Is Foolish Indeed
For
He Was Knitting For Himself
- He Was Knitting Himself Into -
A Skin-Tight Body Glove!

All Those Around Him
Were Shocked To Behold
That Little Sinna The Caterpillar
Cover Up His Very Head! 

He Was In A Sarcophagus!
It Was A Move Quite Bold!

He Will Soon Be Dead!
All The Great Sages Said.

The Former Friends False
In The Village Futile
Spoke In Hushed
Yet Strangely Strident Tones
Telling All Who Would Listen
Saying:

Brethren,
Be Wary!
Little Sinna's Been Beguiled!
Don't Get Tied Up!
That Is Not A Safe Life-Style!

From A Distance
They All Watched
For
Nobody Wanted To Be Tainted By Touch
AND
Surely Not By Taste
So
Nobody Knew That Little Sinna
Was Experiencing
The Loving Living Omniscient God's
Unfailing Grace!

They Could Not See
That The Bread Of Life
Was Doing A Great Work
AND
They Could Not Know That
In The Life Of Little Sinna
Unfailing Love
Had Begun The Good Work!

Time Passed!

Life In The Village Called Futile
Was Being Inaccurately Called
FUN!

Many Of The Denizens Thereof
Were Joyfully Worshiping The Sun
The Moon And The Stars!
Some Had Taken To Roaring Round
In Fast Cars
Behaving Like Whirly Birds
AND
None Seemed Even To Remember Little Sinna!

Until ...

One Glad Morning!

It Is Like This ...

One Glad Morning
When A New Day Was Coming O'er
The Latched Down Sarcophagus Of Little Sinna
The Caterpillar
Cracked Out
Sounding
Like The Shot Of A Rifle
Nigh Unto A Buffalo Gun!

Those Close By
Took Off At A Run!

To Say That The Lowly
The High
The Lofty
Were Gobsmacked Aka Stunned
Would Be The Understatement Of The Day
The Year!
I Am Sure
Even The Very Century!

All Is Quiet
As
Out Of His Cocoon
- Truth Always Comes Out -
Emerged
The Most Beautiful Butterfly
With Glimmering Wings
Displaying Not A Hint Of Death's Taint
But Showing
The Elevated Standard Of The Glorious One!

His Name
- Could Be A She -
Is
Saint!

The Son Had Done His Pleasant Work!
Saint Spread Gorgeous Wings
Beautiful Eyes Looked Around
Seeing Differently
AND
Long Legs
- Purpose Made -
Were Steady
Willing To Stand Firm
On Even A Grass Blade
Whether In The Fierce Heat
Or In The Fair Shade!

Naysayers Cried Sorcery
Doubters Cried Foul
BUT
Saint's True Brethren Cried:

Hallelujah!

Give Almighty God Glory!

Deny The Liar His Fun!

Brethren, Beloved

The Life Cycle Of The Caterpillar

Unto A Butterfly
IS
The Life Cycle Of The Repentant Sinner
Turned Saint!

There Is That Something Within Us
That
Answers The Call Of The Holy God!

The Living Word Heard
AND
Believed
Triggers The Urge
When Voraciously
All We Want
Desire
Need
Is Our Holy God!

Just As The Caterpillar Eats
AND
Suddenly
Is Himself
Cocooned
Consumed
So Are The Christ Followers
Wrapped Up In Our Lord
Separated From The Sins Of The Flesh
Absorbed Into The Truth
The Way
The Life Of
The Holy God!

In The Unseen Realm
At The Molecular
- Spiritual -
Level
A New Creature
A New Life
In Christ
Under The Agency Of The Holy Spirit
Is Made!

The Old Man ... Dies

AND

After Much Tribulation
- Where One Must Possess Their Soul -
The New Man
Emerges From The Crucible
The Cocoon!

No Man's Hand
May Help Him To Emerge!

By Faith
With Faithful Work
Waiting
Until The Appointed Time
Watching
For The Son Light
In The Fullness Of The Eternal God's Time
Called Forth
- Changed -
Emerges
On Eagle Wings
To Rise Up
With The Brethren
To Meet The King Of Glory
The King Of Creation
Is
A New Member Of
The Family Of God!

Are You Willing?

Are You Rearing Up?

Are You Ready

For The Holy God

To Make YOU Anew?!

I Am Willing! 

Join Me! 

Let There Be

For The Holy God's Family

Members Many More

Than A Few!

Almighty God's Faithfulness Is Truly Great: A Grateful Heart's Prayer!

Great Is Your Faithfulness!
Almighty God ... You Are My Father!
I Believe With-My Known Deceitful Man's Heart
That There Is No Shadow Of Turning With Thee!
Things I Didn't Know That I Needed
Your Holy Hand
Has Generously Provided!
Great Is Your Faithfulness, Lord
Every Day ... Unto Me!

Spring Time Is Now Passed
AND
Summer Time Is Approaching!
The Heat Of The Day
Makes Me Desire To Walk Under Your Cloud
Where
There Is Shade From The Weather
AND
From The Wicked And Evil Elements
That Are Soul Destroyers
AND
I Am Truly Grateful For Daily Faith
AND
Available Grace
From Heaven Above!

My Life Is Not My Own!
Lord, 
Help Me To Follow
Where You Safely Lead!
Help Me Not To Look Back At The Gay And Noisy Crowd
AND
Give Me Strength For My Day
For
I Have A Living Hope Of A Blessed Tomorrow!
I Am Grateful That Your Blessings Are Personally Mine
So
Help Me, In Your Holy Spirit 
Ever To Confide!

A Life Of Sin Is Not Helpful!
Disobedience Does Not Profit!
Waywardness Leads One Astray
AND
For Own Sin
One Will Have To Pay!
Please, I Beseech You
Correct Me Of My Backslidings
AND
Bless Me To Do Your Will
So That Heaven-At-The-Last Trump
Shall Surely Be Mine!

Remember My Brethren

Spread Around This Planet!

Keep Them In Your Care!

Help Them To Worship In Godly Fear!

Bless Them With Wisdom And Understanding

To Appropriate Your Knowledge Provided

So That The Great Deceiver

Cannot Separate Them From Your Holy Love!

Great Is Your Faithfulness!

Great Is Your Faithfulness!

Moment By Moment

Unexpected Mercies I Receive!

All Of My Needs

You Graciously Provide Them!

Great, Lord, Is Your Faithfulness!

Thank You, Lord
For Thinking Of Me So Lovingly!

Finding God ... Again!

Living N. Handmade Hell
IS
In A Very Peculiar Position!
He Knows Of The Goodness Of Almighty God!
He Has Experienced ... Mightily
The Giving God's Love And Personal Favor!
He Is Living Large Off Of The Blessing God's Bounty
AND
He Daily Tells All Who Patronize
His Very Prosperous Establishment
AND
Visit His Great House
To Trust The Almighty God And Keep His Commandments
EVEN AS HE, HIMSELF
- Having Purchased A Membership In
Wise In Your Own Eyes
AND
Seems To
Appears To Be
Looks Like -
IS
Systematically Rewriting The Law Of God
To Suit Himself
To Make The Law Modern
To Make Serving The Eternal God Relevant

AND

To Cause His Own Mind To Rest Easy
Over Things That
Do Not Comport With His Present Position
His Powerful Personality
His Innate Pride
His Peculiar Penchants
His Perfidious Predilections
His Purchased Praise!

To All Intents And Purposes
Living N. Handmade Hell Is A Pompous Poseur
Who
When He Was Poor
Was Peaceful And Polite
Who Prayed Passionately
Purposefully
Lovingly
Joyfully
Thankfully
AND
Often!

He Obeyed
He Loved
He Trusted
He Served
He Cared
He Was Blessed
AND
He Was A Blessing
AND
He Deliberately Walked With God
Because 
He Truly Believed The Living Words Of Life!

Yuh Can't Seh Dat Now, Though!

Buh Looka Muh Crosses!
Tha' Is De Same Man
That Pointedly Pointed Me
To De Cross Of Christ!

He Should Be Shame Ah 'eself!

Yuh Telling Me!!

Brethren!
Let's Not Be Fair Weather Christians!
Let's Pray For Our Brother!

How Do You Pray For Someone
Who CHOOSES ... WILLINGLY
To Be The Enemy Of God?!

You Pray Very, Very, Carefully!

Christ Died To Save Mankind!
Christ Did Not Die To Encourage Man
To Continue In Sin
Just Because Jesus Christ Is Savior!

You Cannot Mock God And Prosper!

When You Come Out Of Egypt
Aka Unbelief
When You Come Out Of Babylon
Aka Confusion
When You Come Out Of Sin
Aka Death
You Must Not Do A Lot's Wife Performance!

Whoever Out ... Stop, Stay, Stand Out!

When You Have Tasted The Blessed Fruit Of
Sure Salvation
AND
Turn Back To The Dark Paths
All That Is Left
Is A Fearful Waiting For Sure Destruction!

Lord, Help Me Not To Bless Myself
Saying
I Have
I Shall Have Peace
When Disobedience Is Leading Me
To Add The Destruction Of Drunkenness  To Thirst
Because I Walk In The Vain Imaginings Of 
My Known Deceitful Man's Heart!

I Got Four Words Fuh He En 'e Kind:

Who. Can. Best. God?!

Wait! Wait A Minute!
What Is This Thirst You're Talking About?!

As I Understand It
Sin Is A Desert!
Man In The Desert Of Sin ... Thirsts!
Man's Thirst Is For Water!
Water, To Man, Is Life!
The Water Of Life Is Christ
So, Therefore
Man's Thirst IS For Christ! 

Everything Else That Man Drinks
Imbibes
Swallows
Is
Sugar ... Alcohol ... Drunk Man Water
Destruction.

Lord,
Have Mercy
On Living N. Handmade Hell's Soul!

Alright, Then!
You Just Prayed For Him!

He Surely Needs It
Because
There Is No Man
No Created Being
Who Can Change God's Laws
Challenge Almighty God's Authority
Set Aside God
AND
Make A Fallen Man
A Cast Out Angel, A God
Who
- Being Unrepentant -
Will Prosper To Live Eternally!

It Ain't Never No Way Going To Happen ...!

... Tell That To The Big Man Walking In Our Direction!

REPENT!

And

Be Baptized Every One Of You

For The Salvation Of Your Souls!

Are You Dropping Remarks To Me!?!

Brother Living,
You Know Very Well That Only Those Who Go
A-Whoring Drop Remarks
And Swine, The Scavengers Of The Earth
Pick Them Up!

Yes, Yes, Yes!
So What Were You Saying About 
Everybody Repenting!

Welllll,
Since YOU Plainly Asked The Question
I Will Plainly Answer Your Question
With Another Question!

Living N. Handmade Hell
Why Don't You Love The Living God Anymore!?!

Excuse Me!?!

Answer The Question!

Ah, Well ...!

If That Question Is Too Hard To Answer
I'll Make It Easier For You:

Why Do You No Longer Love The Lord Our God
Our Known Creator
The Maker Of Heaven And Earth
Our Perfect Provider
Our Able Sustainer
Our Certain Hope
Our Ever-Present Help
Our Sure Salvation
Our Life's Beginning
Our Constant Blessing
Our Perfect Peace
Our Comfortable Rest
Our Glorification
At The Faithful Life's End!?!

Lord Jesus!!
Help Me!

You Do Well To Call Upon Him!

I Knew This Day Was Coming ...!

Every Long Day Got A Four O'Clock!

Suddenly
Brother Loving Was On His Knees ...

Damascus Road ...!

Jesus Left Heaven For Me ...!

... Take Up My Cross ...!

... Not Worthy ...!

... Man Of Sorrows ...!

... TRUTH In The Inward Parts!

What's Happening To Him!

This IS His Waterloo!

It's Between His Soul And His Savior!

Take Up My Cross And Follow ...!

Bless The Lord ...!

Take Me Back, Lord ...!

... To Where I First Believed!!

Praise God!

Praise God!

PRAISE GOD!

Brethren,
Let's Leave Him Alone!

Indeed!

He Is Wrestling With His God!

A Man Can Only Run So Far
Before He Meets Himself ...

... And The Eternal God!

JESUS CHRIST ... Saves!

If The Life Of The Flesh
Is
In The Blood
And
Jesus Christ Shed His Blood
To Give Us Life
Then
It Stands To Reason That
We Have Life ... In Christ!

Since Man Is A Sinner

And

There Is No Surface Removal Of Sin
And
Sin Is In Man's Life
A Known Aggressive Cancer
And
We Know That Jesus Christ Saves ... From Sin
Then
It Stands To Reason That
To Get Rid Of The Cancer Of Sin
We Need Jesus Christ In Our Lives!

Since Jesus Christ Saves
And
Jesus Christ Died To Save Man
And
Jesus Christ 

Is

Alive
Then
It Stands To Reason That
Man Needs Jesus
Because Man Is A Sinner
And
New Life Is In Christ
Who Saves To The Uttermost
The Boy Girl
Man Woman
Who Recognizes Own-Sin
And
Desires, By Jesus Christ
To Be Saved Into Blessed Rest!

Salvation Came Down To Earth!
Jesus Christ

Is

Salvation!
Salvation Is Free!
Pardon Is Free!
Forgiveness Is Free
And
Man Is Free To Access Salvation
By Walking To
AND
With
Christ Jesus
Then
It Stands To Reason That
Jesus Christ 

Is 

Our Friend
And, Consequentially
Our Sure Salvation!

In Jesus Christ
We Have Life
And
That Without End!

Therefore, Brethren Beloved

Come To Jesus Christ ... Now
AndBe Made Clean
To Walk
In The Newness Of Life
And 
To Live By Faith
Never Trusting Vain Eyesight
To Show The Way ... Clear
To Heavenly Delights!

Do Not Harden Your Heart!

Now ... Is The Acceptable Time! 

Now ... Is The Right Day

To Accept Priceless Salvation!

Jesus Christ Saves!

The Fact Of Faith
Is
Faith Is A Definitive Action

And
Not A Bevy Of Emotions
Followed By Spurious Reactions!

All Who Will To Receive
The Priceless Gift Of Everlasting Life
Must
- By The Deliberate Act Of Faith -
Accept The Gift In Faith
And
Strive
- By Working And Watching Faith -
To Meet The Lofty Standard Of
The Giver Of The Perfect Life!

New Life For Old

Is Not

A Copper Lamp

To The Gull (The Foolish) 

To Be Sold!