VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Privileges

When We Seek Always

To Please The Living God

What We Do Will Bless Us

And

Move Us Closer To The Heavenly Reward!

If What We Do To Please The Lord

Results Always In Our Receiving A Blessing

Does It Not Stand To Reason, Friend

That What We Do For Our God 

Results ... Always

Satan Displeasing!?!

I Can Live With, And On, That! 

Then Believe It, Friend! 

'Tis True, 'Tis True!

Pleasing Almighty God

Sends Satan After You

To Try, Test, Torment, Terrorize, Torture
And
To Try To Cause You The Holy Will To Doubt

Because

You ... Being Amongst Jesus Christ's Faithful
- Giving Up Self-Will -

Refuse To Bow To His Carnal, Bold, Lies!

Indeed, My Friend!

That's Because In The Realm Of The Willful

The Restive

The Recalcitrant

Self Always Satisfies!

Self Always Does Firm Discipline Wantonly Defy!

I Have Stepped Away From That Domain! 

I Am Eating Humble Pie ... Freely

So That Satan Can No Longer Deceive Me!

I Am Waiting On The Lord
Because I Desire To Walk With Him In Accord! 

I Hear That And I Concur! 

Left Unchecked ... Unattended

On The Great Day Of Small Things

Those Deceived Ones Will ... With Deep-Seated Regret

Bitterly, Bitterly, Cry!

Let Us Keep Trusting 
And
Waiting On Our Jesus
Our Savior, Lord And God! 
Waiting Is Not Not Doing Anything
And, For Sure
Trusting Jesus Christ Will Ensure That
None Of Us Is Ashamed!

Brethren,

I've Got A Text For Us To Prayerfully Consider
For This Week Ahead:

Do You Have 

Enough Faith In God ... Like Moses

To Wait 80 Years To Start Your Work For The Lord!?!

Enough Faith ... Like Abraham 

To Wait 25 Years To Get The Promised Heir!?! 

Enough Faith ... Like Noah 

To Believe The Dire Warnings Of God 
And 
To Build An Impossible Ark Of Safety 
And 
Preach The Same Message for 120 Years!?! 

Do You Have Enough Faith 
To Watch For The Lord's Coming
To Work To Tell Others The Good News 
And 
To Patiently Wait For His Coming 
When There Apparently Seems To Be A Delay!?! 

Will You Wait For Your Requested Blessing 
Even Though You "Know" Its Accomplishment 
Is 
Impossible!?! 

Beloved, 

Remember That He Who Asks You To Wait On Him 
Gives You A Share Of His Holy Faith To Use 
To Make Your Waiting Bearable! 

Please Use Your Faith To Wait On The Lord Christ
And 
Watch Your Faith Grow
And 
Soon You Shall See Your Faith Blessed 
And 
Your Heart's Request Realized
According To The Will Of The All-Knowing God
For Your Life!
What's For Your Good Will Accrue To The Lord's Glory! 

I Encourage Us All: Please Do Not Give Up!
We Are At The Border Of Present Blessing 
And 
Eternal Prosperity! 
Believe The Lord Jesus Christ:
Trust Him And Trust His Word!

The Promised Land 
Is 
Just Ahead 
So Be Wise! 
Watch, Pray, Work
And 
Patiently, Enduringly, Wait!

May The God Of All Grace
Bless You  And Keep You
And 
Help You To Remain Faithful
As You Humbly Wait Upon Him!
He Is Faithful!

AMEN!!!
  

HAPPY SABBATH + Might, Right And Unfair Fights!?!

Don't Blight Your Eternal Prosperity

By Indulging Known Sin In The Here And Now
And

Don't Wallow In The Mire Like The Unwashed Sow

And

Permit Satan To Exclaim:

"I've Gotcha Now!"

Brethren, 

This Is Not The Time

To Indulge In Complacency!

This Is Not The Time

To Act Indifferent And Spacey!

Your Adversary, The Devil

Is 
Constantly Sharpening His Appetite

Manufacturing New Ways And Means

To Destroy Your Life

In An Unfair Fight!

Back It Up, Brudda Mann!

How Is It An Unfair Fight:

We're Not Fighting In Our Own Strength!

We're Serving The Lord Christ!

He Fights Our Battles!

Okay!
Who Is Satan!?!

A Powerful ... Created ... Being

The Destroyer! 

A Malevolent Spirit

The Wicked Whisperer

The Adversary Of Souls!

Who Is The Lord Christ!?!

The Savior ... Of Every Man

The Kinsman Redeemer

The Creator Of All Living

Be It In The Seen Or Unseen Realm!

Who Are You ... We!?!

Weak, Fallible ... Created ... Beings

Repentant Sinners ... Saved By Amazing Grace

So What Would You Call Those Persons

Who Will Not Follow The Lord Christ

By Taking Advantage Of His Strong Arm!?!

Sinners ...!

... Lost And Twice-Dead Men ...!

... I Call Them Fools

Using Dull Knives As A Nuclear Bomb Deterrent

Blind

Calling Cherry-Bomb Explosions Sparklers

Deceived

Trusting Good-Time Lies

Over Sacrificial-Life's Truth

Condemned ... And Damned

For Refusing To Bow Under The Rod Of Correction

Preferring To Burn

Than On The Straight And Narrow

In Humility To Walk

Forswearing Pride And Arrogancy!

I'd Call Them Toast! 

I Still Don't Get How The Fight Is Unfair!

The Fight Is "Unfair"

Because

The Adversaries Are Unequal:

Fallen Humans Are Not Equal

To Either Sin Or Satan

And

Satan Is Not Equal To God!

Can Flesh ... In Its Own Strength

Fight Against The Spirit Realm ... And Win!?!

Of Course Not!

That's An Unfair Fight!

Sooo,

Can Spirit Fight Spirit!?!

Of Course!

Remember Angel Gabriel's Account Of

The Resistance By The Prince Of Persia For 21 Days!

Okay, So Who Helped To Save ... 

Who Saved The Day!?!

Prince Immanuel

Michael, The Arch-Angel

Jesus Christ The King ... The Creator!

Can The Creature Overcome His Creator

Who Made Him ... Flesh Or Spirit!?! 

Can Satan Overcome The Lord!?! 

Not Likely 

Not Possible

Not In This Life ... Nor The Life To Come! 

Isn't That An Unfair ... Unequal ... Fight!?! 

I'd Say So! 

Satan Picked And Started The Fight
That He Knew He Could Not Win!

Illusions Of Grandeur Will Do That To A Person
Every Single Day!

Poor Thing!

Don't Feel Sorry For Him! 

Satan Would Kill You In A Minute ... A Heart-Beat

If

The Lord Permitted Him To! 

Brethren,

Satan Against The Lord Christ ... The Creator God
Is 
Like Fallen Man Against Rapacious Sin:
It's An "Unfair" Fight 
Because 
It Can't Be Won
By Neither Satan Nor You!

Look, Let's Get Real Here:

Satan Hates Almighty God

Father, Son And Holy Ghost!

Satan Hates You ... You Worship The Almighty
And

He Knows That You Are Desperately Weak 
Without The Saving Grace And Mercy Of Almighty God
Fighting Your Battles For You! 
His Every Effort
Is 
To Separate Us From Our Father God!
Remember How He Stood Between Peter And Jesus!

Yes!
And Jesus Put Him In His Place!

Satan Exercises Cruel Might ... On A Short Leash ... In Time!

The Savior-God Utilizes Saving Right ... In Eternity!

Right Wins No Matter What Might Does ...! 

... Not By Might

... Nor By Power

But By My Spirit

Saith The Lord Of Hosts! 

"Spirit Of The Living God
Fall Afresh On Me!"
I Love That Hymn!

So What Happens To Those Sinners

Who Know Not The Lord!?! 

They're Playing, Partying, With Team Fraud

And

We All Know The End Of That Story:

Team Fraud "Wins" A Berth In The Lake

Burning With Brimstone And Fire! 

I Prefer The ... My ... New Birth! 

With Jesus Christ ... My Creator

Savior, Redeemer, Friend

I Am Climbing Up Higher And Higher:

He Does My Life Defend

And In Him, I Shall Enjoy Life Without End! 

AMEN!!! 

Think About It:

We Are Under Attack
And

Now, More Than Ever

In This Season Of Distress

We Need To Cry Out To Our Heavenly Father 

To Teach Us How To Live

To Show Us The Right Way To Walk To Gain His Approval

And 

To Lead Us Unto His Green Pastures
So That Our Footsteps Do Not Slip

Nor Our Faith Fail

And 

We Slide Into Abject Folly! 

We Do Not Just Get Up And Decide That 

We Are Going To Sin: It Is A Creeping Compromise

A Series Of Little Offsides That 

We Consider NBD AKA No Big Deal That 

Leads Us Into Sin 

So Let Us Endeavor To Guard Our Hearts 

By Permitting Our Lord Jesus To Lead Us

Guide Us, Teach Us

And 

Feed Us On His Holy Truth 

So That We May Reach The Father's House

- The Home Of The Forever-Blessed - 

Safely Secured For Everlasting Peace And Rest! 

Please Let Go Of Self ... That Bold Sinner

And

Hold On To Our Dear Savior For Dear Life: 
Believe, Pray, Trust, Endure

And 

Wait On His Love! 

Glory Awaits Us! 

Satan Has Nothing In You

As Long As You Separate Yourself

From Your Self

And From Sin!

We Are Strongest

When We, Weak

Lean On The Lord Of Life!

ALTAR CALL: Righteous Desire vs. Wicked Expectation

Is Your All On The Altar!?!

Which Altar Might That Be!?!

The Altar Of Sacrifice, You Silly Billie!

I Don't See No Altar Of Sacrifice!

I See Pleasures Galore

And Every Body In The Know

Is Headed Toward The Altar Of Convenience

Of That You Can Be  Sure!

Hmmm... 
In The Long Run 
Convenience Is Not At All Convenient
Because It Yields No Long-Term Profit!

The Altar Of Sacrifice Is A Cure

For All Who Desire To Reside

On The Golden Shore!

Convenience And Sacrifice Collide ...!

... Just Like Desire And Expectation ...!

... And Good And Evil!

I Hear, And Truly Believe, That!

Think About It:

There Will Only Be Two Groups Of Persons 
At The End Of All Things: 
For Jesus Against Satan Aka Those Righteous 
And
For Satan Against Jesus Aka The Wicked! 

Nobody In Either Of Those Groups Will Be There By Accident: 
Free-Will Personal Choice Makes The Decision! 

Those Who Chose Satan By Indulging Sin, Disobedience
And 
The Willful Way 
Shall Not Enjoy Satan's "Promised" Never-Ending Party 
But 
Shall See God's Wrath Poured Out 
Without The Mercy They Then Want 
But Which They Had Despised All Their Lives! 

Regret Will Be Bitter Indeed: 

Their "Party" Is Become A Pyre! 

Those Who Chose Jesus Christ 
Desired His Gift Of Goodness With Longing Hearts 
And
At His Coming
They Shall See Their Hopes ... Their Expectation
- Their Inheritance -
Realized! 
They Are Blessed Forever! 

Beloved,

Desire And Expectation 
And 
Receipt Of Desire 
Only Align In The Realm Of Truth: 
Almighty God's Promises To Us Are Sure And Secure! 

Our Faith Is Our Security Blanket
So Work Your Faith:
Chew On It
Stretch It Out
Wrap Up In It
And 
Carry It Everywhere ... Every Day! 
It Will Grow 
And 
You ... Enduring
Will Go ... Up 
To Enjoy The Lord's Glorious Goodness ... Eternally
After The Welcome Home Children Feast! 

Praise The Lord For Truth And Perfect Peace! 

POWER, MERCY, AND ACCOUNTING: The Mind Matters

Whatever I Willfully Let Into My Mind

Will Eventually Exit Through My Mouth

And

Though I Know That I'm Walking Up North

I'll Eventually End Up Going Down South!

We Are What We Eat!

We Get Fleas From Where We Sleep!

We Scratch The Itch That Satisfies

And

By Indulging Disobedience 

We Embrace The Devil That Feeds Us Convenient Lies!

Oh, How Easy It Is To Get On The Slippery Slope

When One Refuses Christ's Offer Of Eternal Marriage

And 

Chooses With The Devil ... For Thrills ... To Elope

To Run Under The Radar

To Kiss The Frog That Burps Lies

To Rest In The Coil Of The Serpent Blindly

Not Recognizing That Therein

We Shall Surely Die

And All Because

To Bright And Illuminating Truth

We, Resisting, Arrogantly Close Our Sin-Sickened Eyes!

A Tiny Spark Starts A Roaring Fire

And

Unclean Food Causes Physical And Spiritual Health

Soon To Expire!

Guard Your Heart ... Your Mind

For Out Of It Are The Issues That Affect Your Life!

The Lord Jesus Already Paid Cash 

For Your Ticket Home To The Father's House
So Do Not Permit Anyone ... Flesh Or Lying Spirit 

To Stop You From Getting On Board The Olde Ship Of Zion 

Or 

Having Boarded

Cause You To Get Frustrated And Disembark 

Because Of 

Fleshly Concerns 
Or Apparent So-Called Unforeseen Circumstances! 

What Jesus Christ Starts, Jesus Christ Finishes

And

All Who Exercise Faith 

And 

Enduring Commitment To The Cause Of Christ 

Shall Arrive Safely At The Forever Home! 

Hold On! 

Think About It:

We Hear With Our Ears! 

We Believe With Our Hearts! 
We Exercise Our Will To Act

And 

We Utilize Our Daily Gift Of Daily Faith From Our Lord Jesus 

To Trust Him At His Holy Word! 

The Lord Is Mercy 

And 

He Is Merciful To Us! 

The Lord Is Power, Might, And Majesty: 

He Does Not Need To Be Powerful 

As There Is No Power Outside Of Him! 

The Lord ... In Mercy

Exercises His Power ... With Restraint Towards Us 

Else We Would All Perish: 

That Is Soon Coming To An End! 

Let Us, Therefore

Consider To Whom We Have To Give An Accounting 

For The Days Of Our Lives

And 

Let Us Recognize That 
There Is Nothing That Can Be Hidden From His Eyes

And 

Tremble In Awe

And 

Walk Humbly Before Him 

Who Has Our Mortal And Finite Lives 
In His Eternal And Infinite Hands! 

Beloved, 

Walk Softly Before The Lord: 
He Is Here
And 
He Is Near ... To You! 

Remember The Power In The Blood: 
Jesus Christ Loves You 

And 

Desires Your Presence In The Father's House

So Fall On His Mercy 

And 

Be Forever Blessed! 
Confess And Repent Your Every Sin
And
Lay Down Your Burdens, Your Sorrows!

In Jesus Christ

Is

Our Perfect Peace!

REFUGE OFFERED: Homes For Acknowledged Sinners

Prince Shiloh 
Is 
Hosting An Adoption Fair!

New Homes For Old Sinners

He Is Calling!

Take A Chair!

The Criteria Is Simple:

You Are A Sinner Who Indulged Sin

But 
You Are Feeling The Dread Effects Right Now

And 
You No Longer See The Profit In It

And 
From Known Sin

You Desire To Take The Final Bow!

There Is A Fountain Filled With Blood That 
Never Shall Run Dry

And 
Anyone Who Takes The Plunge

Shall Be Bodily Cleansed

And 
Their Souls Healed, Justified, And Sanctified!

There Is A New Wardrobe

Provided To All Who From The Fountain Emerge!

They Each Receive A Robe Of Jesus Christ's Righteousness

And 
As A New Creation

In The Sight Of The Whole World

They, Renewed, Emerge!

There Is A New Family

A New Home ... A New Life!

There Are New Challenges

And 
New Strength Given

To Fight The Carnal Strife!

There Are New Companions 

Holy Angels Excelling In Strength

And 
There Is The Great Commission 

To Encourage Others

From Known Sin To Repent!

There Is The New Way To Walk

To Inspire Others

To Bless Yourself

To Please The Eternal God!

There Is The New Name: Sinner Saved By Grace!

There Is New Taste 

For The Word Of God

Encouraging You His Holy Image 
Never, Ever, To Deface!

There Is A New Urgency

In The Way Walked To Him Who Gives Life!

Bless The Lord!

Let Your Voice Be Heard!

He Who Calls You

Feeds, Heals, And Seals You

And

For Your Faithfulness And Constancy

You, Enduring

Shall Emerge Unscathed

From The Mortal Strife

And

Ascend ... Over Sin Victorious
Unto Eternal Life! 

Think About It:

To Consider Our God A Refuge 

Is 

To Have Hope
A Shelter Against The Storms Of Life
A Retiring Place Of Safety And Rest
And 
An Abiding Place That Is Sure And Secure! 

Beloved, 

In This Day And Age Of Smoke And Mirrors
- This Time Of Flux Aka Instability -
It Is Truly A Wonderful Blessing 
To Know And Believe That Our Lord Christ 
Is 
Our Refuge And Strength
And 
The God Of All Grace 
In Whom There Is No Deceit
No Shadow Of Turning
No Instability! 

In Our Jesus, The Rock Of Ages
Is 
The Constancy That Shields
Shelters, Saves And Seals! 
Trust The I AM Who Is And Ever Shall Be The Same
The Savior Of All Mankind ... And You Personally! 

Trust Our Lord Christ
Take Refuge
And 
Be Eternally Blessed: You Have His Personal Invitation 
To Shelter Under His Wings!
Please Don't Forget ... Or Neglect 
To Prayerfully Cast Your Every Care 
On Him Who Is Your Very Own, Personal, Refuge! 
His Glory Awaits The Trusting, Faithful, Ones 
Whose Hope Rests In Him! 

Find Your Peace

In Jesus Christ The Lord! 

UNCLEAN LIPS AND MURKY MOTIVES: Walking Wise

Unclean Lips And Murky Motives

Are In The Hookup From Hell
Vindictively Constructed By Deadly Doings!

This Horrible Trio From Tormentor deDamned

Had It In For Enduring Faith

Blessed Rest

Truly Obedient

Walking Wise 

And 

Watchful Waiting!

You Wouldn't Believe The Reason For The Animus!

Walking Wise Had Gotten His Brethren

To See The Light Of Life

And

They Had All Decided To Be Clean

Since The Light Disclosed Their 
Then-Disgraceful Presentation

Which Reeked Of Putrifaction! 

They Had Known That They Had Stunk

But, Then

Everyone Around Them Stunk Up A Storm

So It Was NBD ... No Big Deal! 

Walking Wise Had Showed Up

And

Posited An About Face! 

He Looked ... Clean! 

He Smelled ... Fresh! 

He Talked ... Real Good And Righteously! 

He Walked ... Wisely

Which Was Real Different From Everybody Else

Who Were Wanderers

Who Walked Wildly

And

Willfully

Indulging Doubt And Disbelief

Sowing Discord

Gushing With Greed 

And

Preening With Pride Over ... Nothing! 

They All Had Big Balloons

And

Walking Wisely Was Like The Unwanted Sting Of The Wasp!

He Was The Pip Of The Pin That Pops The Bubble

That Kept One Insulated

Isolated

From Truth ... The Stability That Blesses

That Does The Hungering Soul Truly Delight! 

Neither The Horrible Trio 

Nor Tormento DeDamned Were Hungry
So Great Was Their Rage Against Walking Wise! 

They Were Fat And Happy

Lied And Liming

Corrupt And Corrupting Cast-Offs 
Who Were Carriers Of The Plague

The Disease Of Willful, Wanton
Life-Wasting Sin And Selfishness

And

Caustically Proud Of The Stinking Tripe That 
They Were Selling As Free Gifts! 

Their Regular Customers 
Gravely Made Their Purchases With 
Mad-At-Life, Angry-At-God, Playing-With-Fire Money
- Ignorant To The Truth That Cannot Fail -

And

Then Confidently Walked Wishfully To Their ... Graves!?! 

Walking Wisely Had Brought A Screeching Halt
To Their Deadly Trade
And
Business For Tormentor DeDamned Was Getting Spotty!
Hence, As I Said, The Animus!

Monopolies

Don't Appreciate

Competition!

Walking Wise Had Heard The Living Word!
Walking Wise Had Read The Saving Word!
Walking Wise Had Pondered The Love-Gift In His Heart
And
He Had Been Sincerely Moved
By Its Simplicity And Sincerity
And
Being Convinced Of Its Truth To Save 
And 
To Bless Himself And Others
Had Moved With Alacrity To Share It
With All Of His Brethren!

Please Prayerfully Ponder

Walking Wise's Words Of Wisdom:

Brethren,

Unclean Lips, Murky Motives
And
Deadly Doings 
All Maliciously Seek Your Eternal Ruin:
They All Work For Tormentor DeDamned Aka Satan!
His Movie Name Does Not Alter 
His Lake Of Fire-For-You End-Game!
Do Not Be Fooled By Their Wiles!

Now Hear The Right ...

Unlike Satan

- Who Does Not Have Any Manners -
Our Beloved Savior, Jesus Christ The Lord
Is 
Truly Polite 
And 
Will Not Enter Your Premises, Your Life, Your Home
Without The Personal Invitation And Welcome! 

Jesus Christ Knocks! 
Jesus Christ Sounds His Voice So That You Know That 
It Is He, Himself
And 
He Waits For You To Say: 

"Lord, I Was Listening Out For You! 
I Am So Glad That You Are Here! 
Come In And Let's Talk And Have A Meal Together! 
Please Abide With Me Today ... And Forever! 
Dear Lord, I Really Need You!" 

All Of This Communication

Is Done Through Faith And Prayer!

Beloved, 

Please Remember Always That 
Jesus Christ Will Never Force You 
To Allow Him Entrance Into Your Life 
And
He Will Never Stay Where He Is Not Wanted! 

Your Free Will And Free Choice 
Is
Your Power For Or Against 
Both Jesus Christ ... Your Only Savior
And
Satan ... Your Known Accuser
Adversary And Rabid Enemy! 

Jesus Christ Won't Force You 
To Let Him Into Your Life 
And 
Satan Can't  Force You To Do So Either! 

You Have All The Power: Weight The Evidence In The Word 
And 
Choose Who Will Bless You ... Eternally! 

FYI: It Ain't Satan!