HAPPY SABBATH + THE CONSUMING FIRE: Keep Yourself From Idols!

... We Have Bible For That!

There Is No Profit In Sin!

The Good Book Does Not Lie!

Brethren,

Let's Look To Ourselves!
Just Because The World At Large
And 
Our Nation's People Near And Dear
Have Decided To Brazenly Tempt The Living God
That Does Not Mean That 
We Should Be Participant In Flagrant Disobedience!

The Second Commandment Of The Decalogue
Expressly Forbids Making Idols ... Images ... Of Anything
And 
Bowing Before Them In Worship
And 
Daring To Serve Them
Because 
It Makes The Lord Jealous: 
Jealous Is Also His Name! 

Beloved, 

In This Modern Time
We Think Only Those Are Idolaters 
Who Fall Before Statues, Icons, Monuments
Shrines To The Dead, The Never-Living
And
The Insensate 
But 
We Would Be Very Wrong! 

Idolatry ... Idol Worship
Is 
Anything That Takes Our Affections Away 
From The True And Living Holy God 
And 
That Includes Idolizing Movie And Sports Stars
Singers And Dances
Writers And Artists
Priests, Popes, Pastors, Parents, Public Figures
Houses, Husbands
Wives, Work
Money, Merchandise, Media Personalities
Children, Causes, Cars
Friends
And 
Even Good And Necessary Food! 

Idolatry ... False Worship
Is 
The Pet Child Of Satan 
Designed To Cause Our Destruction 
By Our Provoking The Lord's Righteous Anger 
And 
Concluding With His Justified Wrath! 

Self-Worship Is Also Idolatry
And
Just So You Will Know
When The Lord Says He Is Jealous, He Means It
And 
When He Says He Is A Consuming Fire, Believe It! 

Idolatry 
Is 
An Abominable Sin 
And 
No Idolater Shall Enter The Kingdom Of God! 

Remember ...

The Lord Has Made It Quite Clear
That All Who Serve Idols Are Just As They Are
And
We Would All Also Do Well To Remember That
All Who Worship Idols 
Are Giving The Worship Which Rightfully Belongs To God
To Fallen Angels ... Demons
Who Kept Not Their Holy Estate
And
Are Reserved Until Their Prophesied Burning End!

Please Get Rid Of Your Personal Idols: 
The Lord's Jealousy Is The Consuming Fire! 

Make No Pact With Death: Keep Yourself From Idols! 
Worship The Eternal God! 

WARNING:

Idolatry May "Pay" In Temporal Time

But

It Costs The Idolater Everything

That Would Have Been Theirs

In Eternity!

DON'T YIELD: Temptation Is Common To Man!

Satan Can't Make Us Do Anything
So Please Remember These Four Words: 

• Common Temptation
• Faithful God
• Ability To Endure, And 
• Way Of Escape

We Are Encouraged By The Living Word 
To Believe The Living Word: Temptation Will Come 

But

Please Don't Sin By Accepting The Temptation As A Fait Accompli 

Because 

Our God ... Unfailingly Trustworthy

And

Willingly Trusted By Us

Will Provide A Way Out For Us! 
Innocent Blood Paid For Our Saving Grace!

We Hope In God: Hope Involves Patience

And

Patience Has A Perfect Work To Do In Us 

So That We Will Show No Lack In The Judgment! 

Pay Attention ... 

Yielding To Common, Pedestrian, Known Temptation 

Is 

Sin! 

Temptation Is A Parasite! 

Parasites Are Common 

And 

Prayer And The Living Word 

Are The Known And Obvious Cure! 

Beloved, 

We Will Be Tempted ... And Tried 

As Was Our Lord Jesus 

And

Just As He Did

We Must Emerge As Gold 

Fittingly Dressed To Go Home To Our Father's House! 

The Lord Has A Thousand Ways To Save Us 

But 

In The Hour Of Temptation

We Only Need One:

Please Let The Eternal Word Save You! 

Remember ... 

Strong Holy Angels Surround Us! 

The Holy Spirit Guides Us Who Are Willing To Be Guided 

And

"Lord, Save Me!" 

Is 

A Prayer: Don't Ever Forget It! 

Thank God For Jesus!
With Our Hand In His Hand, We Will Not Go Wrong! 

Indeed! 

He Is The Good, Kind, Faithful

Blessing, Giving 

And 

Forgiving God: 

We Are Covered In And By His Sacrificial Love! 

Blessed Be The Sovereign God!

AMEN!!!

Dare To Hate ... Sin!

The Only Time That A Christian Should Be Called A Hater
Or Should Indulge In Hatred
Is 
When It Applies To Hating Sin! 

Any Other Usage For Hate
- Which Always Leads To The Desire To Hurt
To Physically Harm Others
Is 
Satanic
And 
Is Severely Condemned By The Lord! 

Hate Leads To Murder 
And 
No Unrepentant Murderer 
Shall Enter The City Of God!

Look Around And See The Lives Ruined 
By Misdirected, Misapplied, Misused Hatred 
And 
Tremble Knowing That But For The Grace Of God 
You Could Be Rotting In Prison 
Because 
You Hated Someone And Committed Murder
Or You Could Be Rotten And Forgotten In A Cold Grave 
Because 
Someone Hated And Killed You! 

Beloved, 

Please Don't Give Satan Power To Control You 
By Indulging In Hatred Misapplied!

Hate Sin!
Hate Satan!
Hate The Lusts That Would Cause You 
To Sin Against Jesus Christ 
And 
Your Own Soul 
But 
Do Not Play In Satan's Workshop 
By Hating Those For Whom The Lord Christ Died! 

Misused Hatred 
Is 
A Convenient "Devil-Delicious" 
Maliciously-Wrapped
And 
Malevolently-Distributed Candy-Bomb
And
If You Have Such "Candy" In Your Heart
Please Dial 1-800-Call-Jesus Aka Pray Without Ceasing
And 
Bare Your Soul To The King Who Is Always Available!

Remember ...

His Holy Spirit ... The Holy Spirit Of Truth
- By Whom We Are Sealed Against The Day Of Judgment -
Defuses And Destroys All Of Satan's Weapons!

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name
Dare To Speak Peace ... And Do Love!

Self, Sin And Satan

Are An Unholy Triumvirate:

Self Leads To Sin

And

Satan Encourages People

To Indulge Self

And

To Practice Sin!

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Jesus Christ ... Our Savior

Died

To Save All Of Us

From Self, Sin And Satan:

Choose To Be Saved!

They Walk Like Christians ... But ...! + PRAYER: Help Me, Lord, To Walk Softly Before You!

Let's See: 
They Walk Like Christians 
And 
Speak Fluent Christianity 
So Everybody Expects That They Are Christians 

But ... 

They'd Be Dead Wrong 
Considering That All Who Intimately Know Them 
Call Them Predators
Ravening, Hungry, Rogue Wolves 
Whose Acts Are Practiced, Polished Wickedness! 

Beloved, 

This Condition Should Never Be Found 
In The Character Of The Child Of The Eternal God 
And 
Any Of Us Who Are Living This Lie 
Should Look In The Mirror Of Truth 
And 
Be Roundly Rebuked Thereby! 

Nobody Married Is Half-Married! 
Nobody Pregnant Is A Lil' Bit With Child
And 
For Sure Nobody Has Ever Seen A Dead Body 
And 
Said That It's Almost, Almost Alive! 

Pay Attention ...

When We Accept Jesus Christ
He Calls Us His Own
And 
We Call Ourselves Christians! 
We Are Not Chris' Nor Tians But Christians 
So Let Us "Eat The Whole Sheep" 
And 
Behave Like Our Lord Christ 
Whose Obedient Children, Servants And Students We Are
At Least According To Our Published Profession! 

Remember ...

If We Accept 
And 
Learn From The Rebuke In The Holy Word
We Will Never Have To Hear The Condemnation 
Or Feel The Damnation Of The Holy God! 

Be Wise: 
We Can't Fool The Lord Christ In Whom Is Our Peace! 

PRAYER:

Without You, Lord

To Lead Me, Guide Me

Teach Me, Feed Me

Save Me

And

Bless Me

I'm Anchorless, Rudderless

Shiftless, Useless

Careless, Conscienceless

Heartless

Boundaryless

Steeped In Idleness And Wickedness 

Purveying Viciousness

Lacking Hopefulness

And

Truly Futureless! 

Have Mercy, Lord, On Me! 

Father, 

Jesus Christ Has My Name Engraved On His Hand:

Please Help Me To Engrave His Love Upon My Heart! 

I Look Around Me, My Father

And I See The World 

Lost And Listless

Wantonly Following Satan

That Churl Who Is Hate, Destruction And Death

And

My Heart Is Saddened Thereby!

Have Mercy On This People, Lord! 

I Call Upon You, Father

Who Gave Your All For Me

And

Ask You To Help Me

To Be True, Kind, Helpful, And Careful

To Be Enduringly Faithful

And

To Walk Before You Softly! 

Please Help Me To Know My End

The Length Of My Days

So That I Will Never

Maliciously Sin Against You Or My Fellowman 

And

Have No Future

Save The Blackness Of Darkness

The Nothingness Grave! 

I Confess My Sin, Father 

And

I Sincerely Repent

And

I Beg And Beseech You

To Help Me To Stay Under Your Blessed Tent

Next To The Still Waters

In The Beautiful Pastures So Green

Where You Will Anoint My Head With Oil

And

Nourish Me With Good Food From The Uncursed Soil! 

I Need You, Lord! 

I Love You! 

Please Help Me In My Daily Life To Do Better

So That On The Golden Shore

Eternal Praises To You

I Shall Surely Utter! 

My Heart Is Yours, Lord

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name I Pray! 

AMEN!!!

Watching ... Unto Prayer!

Anybody Can Watch!
Anybody Can Pray!

But

Not Everybody Will Watch With Purpose
Or
Pray With The Power Provided By Faith!

Are You Just Praying Just For Stuff And Nonsense
Or
Are You Praying For Things That Last!?!
Are You Praying For Things Perishable
Or 
Are You Praying For Things Eternal!?!

Many Are They Of Us In The Household Of Faith 
Who Are Watching For The Lord's Coming 
Just Like They Sit In Front Of The Idiot Box Aka Their TV: 
They Are Asleep Until Someone Turns The TV Off! 

Upon Awakening
They Say: "I'm Watching That Show!" 
And 
Don't Even Know That The "Watched" Show Is Finished! 

Beloved, 

We Are To Be Clothed In Christ's Character
And 
We Are To Watch Unto Prayer
Praying Without Ceasing To Be Cleansed
Strengthened In The Inner Man
And
Rendered Obedient 
And 
Enduringly Faithful
Fit To Sit With The King! 

Jesus Christ 
Was 
The Suffering Servant
Is
The Eternal King
And Is Waiting For Us 
To Make It Possible For Him 
To Serve Us At His Table In His Father's House 
In The Realm Of The Forever Blessed! 

Jesus Served His Disciples On Earth 
By Washing Their Feet
And
Marking Them As His Own: Don't Be A Judas! 

Brethren,

Watch For The Lord 
With The Gift Of Wisdom From On High
Given To Everyone Who Asks In Faith
- Nothing Wavering ... No Doubting -
Knowing That They Will Not Be Upbraided For Asking!

Please Think On And About Jesus Christ
And
Be Humble
And
Get Dressed In His Provided-To-You Attire ... His Righteousness
And
Light And Keep Oil In And For Your Lamp
And 
Listen For The Grand Call 
To Get Up And Go In ... To His Great Glory! 

Remember ...

You Have One Life ... And No Do-Overs 
So Get Ready 
And 
Stay Ready: Salvation Is Free To Me And Thee!
Watch And Prayer Always! 

The Prayer Of Faith

Is

A Watching Conversation:

A Blessing Always Arrives!

Worshiping God OR Worshiping G.O.D.!?!

We All Say The Same Thing

But 

It's Not The Same Thing We Believe!

We All Say We Believe In God

But

In That Statement

Many Practice To Deceive!

I Believe In The One God

The Triune Father, Son And Holy Spirit

The Maker, Savior, Sustainer And Redeemer Of All Mankind

And

My Life Is Tied Up In The Life Of Christ Is Tied Up In Mine

And

It Is From Him That I Have Boundaries And Behavioral Limits! 

Everybody That Believes In God Says That

So What's Your Point!?!

I Spell God With Capital "G" 
Because 
Jesus Christ, God, Leads And Feeds Me

Whilst A Myriad Others 
Aka Many In Positions Of Power Influence And Authority

Spell God As G.O.D.

All The While Pretensively Saying To The People That

To Them, Personally
G.O.D. Is All-Powerful ... Their All And Everything 

But

It Is A Cruel Deception On Two Fronts!

On The One Hand

They, Themselves, Consider Themselves God

Having The Power Of Life And Death 
Over The Multitudes Of Teeming Humanity!

And

On The Other Hand

Their G.O.D. ... Their Triune God 
Is 

Gold

Oil And 

Drugs 

And

Their Love And Longing

Their Access 

Their Apprehension 

Their Trade And Transport 

And 

Knowing Stockpiling Of The Wealth Of Their G.O.D. 

Is 
Causing Untold Misery, Destruction And Death The World Around! 

They Are Well Pleased With 
And 
Immensely Temporally Profited From And By Their "Worship!" 

You're A Liar! 
Worship Belongs To The Eternal God! 

Are You Blind, Willfully Blind Or Blinkered!?! 

You're Rude! 

You're Obtuse! 

I Don't Know What That Means! 

You're Not The Sharpest Tool In The Shed! 

Peaches, He Just Politely Called You Stupid! 

I May Be Slow To Understand

But When I Do Understand

I Understand Things Real Good

And Furthermore

I Am Wise ... Wise Unto Salvation

Because I Know Enough To Understand

To Recognize

To Accept

To Believe That

It Is The Living God

Through Jesus Christ The Righteous King

Who Alone Saves People Like Me

And All Who Choose To Trust Him At His Holy Word! 

Gold, Oil And Drugs Can't Save A Man's Soul

And All Who Worship At That Altar Are Idolaters! 

And Furthermore

I May Be A Donkey Compared To All Of You Race-Horses

And All Your Big G.O.D-Loving Mucky-Mucks

So Listen Well:

Satan Delivered His Message Through A Slick Serpent

But Jesus Christ The Lord ... The King Of Glory

Used Not A Sleek Race-Horse Like You All

But A Donkey Like Me To Deliver His Message Of Rebuke

To The Greedy For Gain, Soothsaying
Former Unimpeachable Prophet Of Almighty God 
Who Loved Profits Over Prophecy! 

Think About It! 

Pride Isn't A Good Look On Any Of You! 

I've Had My Say! 

Now, Here's My Back! 

Buy A Clue And Enjoy The View! 

Wow! He Sure Told Us!

Yes, He Did, And He Is Speaking The Truth!

Are You All Thinking What I'm Thinking!?!

You Betcha!
He's Got Us Dead To Rights In 1 Corinthians 1:27!

Cling To Jesus Christ The King

The Living, Eternal, Holy God

The Lord Of Life

To Be Wise Unto Soul Salvation!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Self-Medication Trifecta

Disobedience

  Hatred Of Truth

     Pride

The Drug DHP For Those In The Know

Is 
The Self-Medication Trifecta

For The Willful

The Wayward 

The Wanders Bold

The Denizens Of Darkness

Who, Following Base Satan

Wantonly Do As They, Tempted, Are Told!

This Trifecta 
Is 
Compromised Of All Prize-Winning Race Horses

Which Have All Won Repeatedly

The Hell And Damnation Stakes

The Forbidden Way Stakes 

And

The Presumptuous Way Stakes!

The Way Of Those Who Daily Ingest DHP

Is

To Say To Their Creator 
Who Loves Them Sacrificially That They 

"Prefer To Die Beautiful Than To Live Ugly

Aka We Prefer To Die In Known Sin

Doing Our Own Thing In Our Own Way

Than To Permit Salvation And The Holy Spirit Of Truth

To Unmask Us In Public And Make Us Spiritually Clean

To Stand In The Presence Of The Good King

Eager To Do The Boring Good And The Non-Electric Right

And No Longer Be Able To Follow Inclination

In Its Soaringly-Exciting Carnal Thrills Of Devilish Delight!"

Just Like Unfair Gains 

Own-Way Thrills Won't, Don't, Can't Prosper The Soul

Who Operates Outside 
The Lord's Safe Safe Fold!

Think, Beloved

And 

Watch Your Step

For There Is A Downward Spiral For All Those

Who Do Not Sin Reject

And Instead

The Way Of Unrighteousness Lovingly Elect! 

Fear Not: There Is Hope! 

Sin Leads To Oppression!

Oppression Borne Through Sorrow Leads To Repentance!

Repentance For Real Leads To Deliverance

And

Deliverance Contritely Accepted 
And 
Gratefully Cherished

Leads To The Holy God's Perfect Peace! 

Please, From The Ways Of Sin, Self And Satan

Aggressively Cease! 

The Teachable Moment ...

Let's Learn From The Lost

Who Chose Not The Way Of God's Light

And 

Did Suffer What Is Truly Eternal Loss! 

The Saved Are Those

Who Practice Self-Denial

And

Follow The Way Of The Cross!

Brethren, 

Let Us Be Wise 

And 

Choose Not To Learn Life By Bitter Personal Experience 

But Rather

By Learning From The Published 
And 
Known Sorrowful Experiences Of Those 

Who Stood Up In Opposition To Almighty God: 

These Experiences Are Recorded To Warn And Teach Us! 

Cain ... Adam's First-Born Son ... Was Disobedient

Indulged In Willful, Witting, False Worship

Committed Murder

Was Banished

And 

Lived In Open Rebellion Against God!

Balaam Was A Prophet Who Loved Profit

Indulged In Witchcraft

And 

Who Chose To Place A Stumbling In The Path Of Israel 

By Encouraging Them In Idolatry And Immorality 
Through Planned Deception: 

He Defied And Disobeyed God 
Through His Gross Greed And Carnal Covetousness!

Korah ... A Temple Worker

A Prince Amongst His People

Indulged In Covetousness And Disobedience

And 

Boldly Challenged Aka Defied The Word Of God: 

The Earth Swallowed Him And His Possessions! 

These Three Men Are Lost Forever! 

Understand And Be Warned ...

Almighty God Means What He Says

And 

Punishments ... Just Like Promises

Are Always Delivered Right On Time! 

Please Don't Tempt God 

And 

Don't Follow The Multitude To Sin 
Or Dare To Cause Others To Sin! 

Beloved, 

The Holy God Takes Blessed Care Of His Children: 

Trust Him Today! 

Jesus Christ 
Is 
Our True And Only Peace!