VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Self-Denial Does Not Fork!

Self-Denial 

Is 

The Strait, Hard, Road Upon Which 

Every Christ-Follower Must Enduringly Walk! 

It Is The Pathway To Hill Zion 

And

It Does Not Fork! 

Self-Denial Has The Tarmac Called Truth 

And 

For Illumination

It Has The Light Of Life

And 

All Who Are Determined, By Heavenly Grace, To Stay Thereon

Have Holy Angels Excelling In Strength For Personal Protection 

And

Encouragement 

Until Life Shall End! 

Beloved, 

When We Walk With Jesus Christ The Lord

We Cannot Play Footsie With Satan, King Fraud 

Because 

Who Is Not Working With Jesus Christ 

Is 

Striving ... Working ... Against Him 

And

That State Of Affairs 

Shall Have No Blessed-Forever Beautiful Ending! 

Please Do Not Let Your Carnal Self Cause You To Sin 

By Doing What You Truthfully Know Is The Wrong Thing: 

Wrong Is Never Right 

And 

Right Is Never Wrong 

And

Re-Mixing Them To Suit Your Desire 

Is 

Going To Get You A Berth In The Lake Of Fire Pyre! 

There Is No Excuse For Sin

And 

The Devil Didn't Make You Do It! 

Check Your Words, Thoughts And Actions 

And

Cease Living By And For 

Chemical, Emotional, Reactions! 

Faithfully Walk In Accord 

With Jesus Christ The Lord Our King! 

 

Positively ... Passionately

Pursue Peace

With The Prince Of Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + HAVE FAITH IN GOD: "Pastor Said!" Ain't The Word Of God!

Have Faith In God

Father Son And Holy Spirit! 

Have Faith In God: 

The Race Is Not For The Swift 

But For Those Running To Win It! 

Have Faith In God: 

He Gives Unto You His Holy Faith

So Use It! 

Have Faith, Dear Ones, In God! 

Many Are The Urgent Calls To Idol-Worship

To Live By "Personal-Truth" 

And 

To Rise By Self-Elevation 

But

These All Lead To Disillusionment

Disappointment

Sorrow And Despair

And 

Cause The Straying One To Hesitate

And

Look Back 

When One Should Ever Look Unto Jesus Christ 

And 

Sue For Peace 

And 

To Receive His Gift Of New Life! 

Beloved, 

Peace Is Precious!

Faith Is Free!

Grace Is Available 

And 

Mercy Washes Over Me And Thee! 

Please Don't Be Complacent

Proud Or Don't Care-ish 

And

Don't Follow The Multitude 

Looking To Three-Step Plans 

To Get Miracles In Your Sleep 

Or Depend On What "Pastor Said" 

When It Is Jesus Christ, Alone

Who Causes Your Heart Constantly To Beat! 

Pride Goes Before The Fall! 

Hate Turns You Into A Murderer! 

Jesus Christ's Truth 

Sets Men Women And Children Free 

And

It Is Our Duty

For Love

Because 

Of Certain Hope That 

We Should Walk Before Him Softly ... Humbly! 

From Sin And Sinning

Beat A Hasty Retreat! 

SATAN ASSAILS: Jesus Christ, Alone, Saves!

 

Jesus Christ 

Is 

Our Guardian And Defender

Provider, Protector

Creator, Savior

Forever Friend

Lord And Holy God! 

Satan 

Is 

Man's Deceiver And Accuser

The Murderer Most Foul Who Hates Jesus Christ 

The Righteous Judge And Everlasting King

The Good Book Of Blessings

And 

You, Personally

The Beneficiary Of The Eternal God's Love 

And 

Great Favor! 

You, Beloved, Are Between Them! 

You Must Make Known Your Choice! 

Neither One Will Force Your Hand

And

Your Free-Will Decision 

Determines Whether You Will Bitterly Cry 

Or  Forever Happily Rejoice! 

Jesus Saves! 

Satan Assails! 

Jesus Bathes Us! 

Satan Blames Us! 

Jesus Loves Us! 

Satan Lies To Us! 

Jesus Blesses Us! 

Satan Bewitches Us! 

Jesus Calls Us! 

Satan Claws Us! 

Jesus Carries Us! 

Satan Careens Us! 

Beloved, 

The Facts Are Unchanged: 

Choose Jesus Christ

And 

Be Eternally Blessed And Saved! 

Choose Satan 

And 

Be Gamed And Chained And Eternally Damned! 

Pay Attention ...

We Can Be Guarded About Accepting Jesus Christ

And 

Be Roundly Defeated By Satan!

 

We Can Be Loyal To Satan 

And 

Be The Enemy Of Our Lord 

Or

We May Choose To Take Jesus Christ At His Living, Holy, Word 

And 

Aggressively Deny The Liar, Satan

And 

Humbly Take Up Your Cross 

And 

Follow Our Dear Lord To The Great Reward! 

Please Don't Fall For The Sophistries 

The Lies

The Lures Of Satan, King Fraud

The Wannabe God! 

Please Stand Up For Jesus Christ,

The True And Living Holy God! 

Peace!

Jesus Christ

Could Make Us Serve Him

But

He Won't! 

Satan

Would Make Us Serve Him

But

He Can't! 

Stand Up For Christ Jesus! 

Trusting Almighty God's Positioning System

Don't Let Anybody Make You Feel Small 

Because 

You Accept The Holy Word

Know Your Own Wretched Condition

And 

Clearly Say To All Listeners That 

You Personally Need King Jesus! 

Beloved, 

Please Ever Remember That 

You Are A Product Of Man's Fall 

And 

Firmly Choose To Remain Humble Before Your Lord 

No Matter What The Naysayers Say 

Or What Game The Gainsayers Play! 

In The Presence Of That Unbelieving Lot

Diligently, Gracefully, Live By Saving Faith 

And 

Willingly Walk Wisely: 

Don't Run About Like A Chicken With Its Head Cut Off! 

Only Jesus Christ Saves!

Cling To The Truth ...

Striving For Heaven 

Is Not 

A Turkey Shoot 

Or A Ball-Game Lucky Shot: 

It's A Sure And Secure Promise! 

If You Can Trust A Fallible Human Like Yourself

You Should Decidedly, Ardently, Trust Your Creator 

Who Is Not A Fallible Creature

But Is

All-Seeing

All-Knowing

And

Ever-Present

 

And

Being Wise Unto Your Own Soul's Salvation

Dare To Live Like You Totally Trust 

Almighty God's Positioning System! 

Beloved, 

Please Don't Let Harsh Words Or Stony Faces 

Turn Your Stomach Sour

Poison Your Push For Purity 

Or Cause You To Defy 

And 

Deny Your Savior And Redeemer: 

The Good Book Doesn't Boast 

And 

The Great And Glorious God Of Glory Can't Lie! 

Please Dare To Face Your Fears Through 

Saving Grace And Enduring Faith 

And 

Therewith Press On 

Until You Reach The Sweet Bye And Bye! 

Choose ... By Available Grace ... To Stick To The Plan: 

We're Pilgrims And Strangers 

And

We're Just Passing Through The Earth! 

Longingly Think About Going Home To Heaven!

Remember, Remember 

Don't Ever Forget ... 

Peace With God 

Is 

Profitably Pleasurable! 

The Heavenly Storehouse Elevator + PRAYER: Father, Please Help Us To Fix Our Eyes On King Jesus!

There Is No Created Being That

Can Stop You From Communing With Your Creator

So Never Let The Harsh, Often Cruel, Voice Of Opposition 

Stop You From Boarding 

And 

Calmly Riding

The Heavenly Storehouse's Always-Available Elevator!

Prayer Brings Us Up To Almighty God

And

Is Like Our Communicating With Our Very Best Friend

So Take The Holy Word-Preserved As Written

And

Indulge In Prayer Always

For Everything

And

For Nothing At All

And

Do So Diligently

And

Until Your Earthly Life Shall End!

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father, 

I Come In Faith With All My Doubts Set Aside

Sure Of Your Abiding Love

Grateful For Your Blessed Grace

Thankful For Your Free Mercy

And

Praising Your Holy Name! 

I Am Grateful, Lord

For The Blessed Hope

Christ In Me

My Hope To See My Jesus In Peace

And

To Get Home To My Place In Your House In Glory! 

Lord, 

You Have Plainly Told Us That In This World 

We Shall Have Tribulation 

And

You Have Asked Us To Be Of Good Cheer

- To Be Happy - 

Because You, In Your Flesh

For Our Salvation

Overcame The World! 

Thank You For The Knowledge

And

Thank You For The Grace 

Given To Help Us

By Faith

Through Constant Praying

To Endure! 

Father, 

Please Hold Me! 

Please Hold My Head

My Heart 

And

My Trembling Hand! 

Please Lead Me

Guide Me

Feed Me

Teach Me

And

Ever Comfort Me 

And

Lovingly Correct Me! 

Please Help Me, Lord

Not To Live Through My Lying Eyesight

Or My Carnal Emotions 

Which Vary

According To The Often Deceitful Words That 

We Daily Hear! 

Please Help Us, Dear Lord

To Faithfully Live On The "Thus Saith The Lord!" 

The Truth That Is Life

The Light That Is Our Prince Shiloh

Our Perfect Peace 

King Jesus

Upon Whom We Ask You

To Help Us Firmly Fix Our Eyes

And

In Whose Name We Humbly Pray! 

I Love You, Lord! 

Please Come For Us Soon! 

AMEN!

DISOBEDIENCE: Are You A Strange Child!?!

Are You A Strange Child Who Is A Traitor To The Lord Of Life

Your Creator, Savior, Redeemer, And Forever Friend!?! 

Have You Forgotten For A Moment Whose Child You Are!?! 

Are You Forgetting That Jesus Christ, The Lamb Of God

Justifies You ... Takes Away Your Guilt Before The Father 

And

Jesus Christ ... Our High Priest 

Sanctifies Us ...  Sets Us Apart For Holy Use  

- By The Holy Spirit Of Truth -

From The Day We Confess Our Sin 

And 

Repent Aka Turn Away From Our Sin

Until The Day That We Die!?! 

Are You Forgetting That You Are The Light Of The World

And 

The Salt Of The Earth!?! 

Is Your Light Shining Brightly!?! 

What Sermon Is Your Life Preaching 

To Those Who See You Daily!?! 

Are You A Tasty Salt-Lick ... A Blessing

Or Are You Totally Tasteless 

And 

Fit Only To Be Cast Before Swine 

And 

Trodden Under Men's Feet!?! 

Brethren, Beloved

Please Never Forget That The Eternal God Knows 

And

Faithfully Records 

All That We Say And Do! 

Please Never Forget That We Sin Daily

By Thought, Word And Deed! 

Beloved, 

If You're Falling Short

Please Humble Yourself

And

Pray To Stop The Rot: 

Plead For Grace To Get Back On Track! 

If You're Doing Well

Don't Get Complacent: 

Continue To Pray For Available Grace 

And

Press On! 

Working Faith Can't Fail! 

Peace With Almighty God

Is

Precious!

The Lord Is Strong ... For Obedient-You!

"Why Me!?" 

Is 

A Favored Expression Among Men When Life Goes South 

And 

It Seems That The Devil's Minions Are Chewing Our Liver! 

Beloved, 

Be Warned: 

Disobedience Costs! 

When We Dare To Walk In Our Own Counsels

According To Our Own Understanding

Doing What Pleases Our Selves 

Because Of 

Vanity, Arrogance 

And 

Pride

We Act Foolishly 

And

Receive The Fool's Portion! 

Did Not The Fool Say In His Heart That 

There Is No God!?! 

Both Cream 

And

Rotten Eggs 

Rise To The Top And Float 

And 

Receive Abundant Attention: 

The Rotten Eggs Get Destroyed! 

The Lord, Our Shepherd

The King, Our Judge

Is 

Watching

Is 

Seeing

And 

Working With Love! 

The Lord Chastises

The Ones That He Loves!

The Work That We Do Will Commend 

Or

Condemn Us 

So Think Twice ... Even Thrice

When You Put Stumbling Blocks In The Path Of Your Brethren

When You Stand Against Truth

When You Choose Feelings Over Faith

When You Choose To Do The Work Of The Adversary Of Souls, Satan

And 

Bring The Good Lord's Name Into Disgrace! 

Don't Dig Your Grave With Your Teeth 

Or 

Burn Down Your Own House With Your Tongue! 

Do Right!

Love With Your Head, Heart And Hands 

And 

Be At Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: ENCOUNTERING CHRIST: Be Salt!

The Old Saw Says: 

"Whatever Is In The Olde Goat

Is In The Kiddie!"

 

We Act According To Our Nature 

And 

We Live What We Learn

And Then 

As Consenting Adults 

- Wisely Or Unwisely -

We Eagerly Practice Patiently 

What We Willingly Choose To Pursue! 

Beloved, 

We May Have Been Born With Sinful

Variable, Changeable, Natures 

But

When We Encounter The Lord Christ 

And 

Place Our Hands In His Holy Hands

And

Choose To  Follow Him 

Through The Diligent Exercise Of 

Enduring, Working, Faith 

And 

Unceasing Prayer 

With The Holy Spirit Doing The Effectual Good Work In Us

We Get Rid Of The Old Sinner Man

And

Become A Blessed Saint Of God And Christ 

As, With Enduring Patience, We Await The Day 

When Our Change Comes 

And 

We Become Like Him Who Created Us! 

We Are What We Eat 

And 

We Get Fleas From Where We Sleep!

We Have Free Will And Free Choice

And

No Created Being Can Make You Serve God

And

No Created Being Can Make You Serve The Devil! 

The Lord Of Life Won't Make You Serve Him

And

The Damned Devil Can't Make You Serve Him! 

Let Us Choose Our Walking Path Wisely And Righteously! 

Let Us Endeavor From This Day Forward

To Make The Exercise Of Faith 

And

The Practice Of Constant Praying 

Our Steady, Unchangeable, Diet!

 

With The Great God's Grace Covering Us

Let Us Freely Choose To Pray More 

And

Let Us ... With Confidence

Dare To Request An Increase In Our Daily Gift Of Faith

Which Shall Surely Be Tried: 

What Jesus Gives That We Utilize Can Never Fail Or Fail Us! 

Beloved, 

Let The World Know Whose Child You Are

And

Show Them The Light That Is Guiding Us

To The Glorious City Of The Forever Blessed! 

Be Salt! 

Jesus Christ's Peace

Is

Pure!

HAPPY SABBATH + EXERT YOUR PRIVILEGE: Wrestle With Your Lord!

Strangely, We Can Always Find Time To Gossip

To Cuss-Out People

To Belittle People

And

Even Find Time To Tear-Down Our Own Selves! 

We Say That We Love The Lord Christ

And 

Most Assuredly Know That 

He Answers Humble, Heartfelt, Prayers Of Faith 

And Yet

With The Myriad Needs Known Abundant In This Mortal Life

We Dismally Fail To Make Good Use Of

Our Access To The God Of Grace

The King Of Glory 

And

Sunnily Neglect To Reach For 

The Extended Hand Of Help And Healing That

Is

Always Just A Prayer Away! 

We Rob Ourselves Of The Grand And Glorious Pleasure Of 

Grasping The Great Good Given To God's Faithful People

Because 

We Find Time To Talk Turkey And Baloney

Instead Of Truth And Blessing! 

Beloved, 

Our Priorities Are Skewed! 

Our Interests Are Pitiable 

And 

Even Downright Lawless 

Because

We Are Short-Changing Ourselves By Neglecting Our Prayers 

Aka Our Intimate Moments With Our Forever Friend

Our Father In Heaven! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ...

There Is Much That We May Receive From The Hand Of God 

But 

Will Not Receive 

Because 

We Do Not Ask For Our Godly Desires Through Prayer! 

Prayer 

Is As

Opening Your Heart As To Your Very Best Friend

So, Pray

  Ask In Faith

    Believe The Preserved Word

      Persist In Prayer

        Trust The Giver

          Align Your Desires With The Word Of God 

And

              Keep Your Hand Out ... And Your Heart Open! 

The Lord Our God Ain't A Lying, Dying, Man

And

He Doesn't Bad-Talk Us 

For Asking For His Good And Perfect Gifts

As He, Himself, Has Asked Us To Request: 

He Cherishes The Gift Of Our Trust! 

Let's Stop Starving Our Own Souls

And

Militantly ... But Humbly ... Get The Business Done!

Prayer Is An Oasis

So, Pray, Pray, Pray

And

Infinitely Enjoy 

The Fabulous Feast Of The Forever-Blessed!

Do A Jacob

And 

Wrestle With Your Lord

And

Get Yourself

Your Free Name-Change!

STRENGTHEN THE WEAK KNEES: No Need To Feel Depressed Or Hopeless!

It Is Very Easy To Become Depressed Or Hopeless 

Until We Remember That 

Whatever Is Done Unto Us By Our Adversary

Falls Squarely 

On The Holy Head Of Our Lord Jesus Christ! 

Beloved, 

Roses Have Thorns

Days Have Nights

Laughter Follows Sorrow

Salvation Kills Sin

Light Chases Darkness

And 

Jesus Christ 

Is 

Near And Coming Again! 

Strengthen The Weak Knees ...

Let Us Of The Household Of Faith 

Choose To Accept, Understand 

And 

Remember That The Holy Spirit

Is

Our Comforter, Teacher And Corrector

And That 

It Is By The Gift Of Daily Faith Daily Received That 

We Believe In Jesus ... In The Word Of Truth

And Thereby 

We Are Then Able To Experience Perfect Peace 

In The Midst Of The Constant Storms Of Life! 

By The Lord's Great Grace Shown Towards Us

We Are Able To Have Joy

For It Is Jesus Christ, Alone

Who Causes Us To Have Joy ... True Happiness

In And For Daily Living! 

Carnal Logic Says: 

"Take What You Want

And

Pay For It!" 

Jesus Christ, Our Savior And Redeemer, Says: 

"Take Me

For I Have Paid

For All That You Need!" 

I Beseech Us All, Brethren

Dare To Steadfastly Hold Unto 

Almighty God's Unchanging Hand! 

Dare To Take The One Needful Step Toward King Jesus: 

He Is Reaching Out To You 

Even As He Is Holding You Close To 

And 

In His Heart

And 

Please Let The Holy Spirit Start

Continue 

And 

Finish The Good Work In You! 

Enjoy Jesus ... Peace!

HUMBLE YOURSELF: Fix Your Face And Your Attitude!

Pride 

Is 

An Ugly Emotion To Display No Matter Who You Are 

Or 

What You Supposedly Have In Your Possession 

And

It Is An Even Uglier, Deadlier, Emotion 

To Display In The Presence Of The Holy God

To Whom We Are Indebted For The Very Air That 

We Breathe To Even Live One Single, Solitary Moment! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Of Life Says To Us: 

Come Boldly And Without Ceasing 

And

By Prayer And Supplication, Pleading

Make Your Requests For Care, Comfort

Food, Friendship And The Future Home

Hope, Help And Healing

Grace, Goodness And Relief From Grief! 

With Love

The Lord Chastises Those Who Are His Very Own

And 

Our Being Angry At Almighty God 

Does Not Negate His Love Nor His Provision 

So, Please, Do Permit Pride To Stop You 

From Letting Your Requests Be Made Known Unto God 

Who Provides For You According To His Riches In Glory 

And 

Not According To Your Need! 

Please Dare To Be Humble 

No Matter Who Calls You Stupid

And

Dare To Pray Passionately 

No Matter Who Calls Our Holy God A Fairy Tale! 

Our Enduring Faith Will Be Rewarded Above All Imagining: 

Humbly Pray, Willingly Obey

And 

Ardently Press On! 

Please Watch Your Mouth

Fix Your Face

And 

Correct Your Attitude

And 

Take Your Assigned Place! 

Jesus Christ 

Is 

Always The Answer: 

Humility Exalts!

Choose To Walk Through

This Vale Of Tears

In Perfect Peace

With

The Prince Of Peace

Lovingly Leading!