EARNEST OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: The Heavenly Down-Payment!

In The World Of Commerce

Putting Up ... Down ... Earnest Money Means That

You Have Made A Binding Commitment To Do A Deal: 

You Are All In! 

You See The Path To Profit Aka Benefit Aka Blessings 

And 

You Are Aware Totally Of The Risks

And

Nothing Is Going To Change Your Mind!

In Your Eyes, The Rewards Outweigh The Risks! 

Our Heavenly Father ... By Jesus Christ

Committed To Our Salvation! 

Jesus' Blood Was Shed! 

He Laid Down His Life! 

He Got Up From The Grave! 

He Rose Up, The Conqueror, To Glory

And

At His World Of Plain Truth 

That He Would Return For His Beloved

He Sent His Holy Spirit ...  A Huge Down-Payment 

To Cover Our Known And Anticipated Travelling Costs 

To Get Us Back Into His Father's House Of The Forever Blessed! 

Jesus Christ Did Not Roll Dice! 

His All-Seeing Eye Looked Down The Stream Of Time 

And 

He Saw All Those Who Would Be Blessed 

And 

Saved By His Investment ... His Sacrifice

And 

He Was Happy To Embrace The Risk On The Table! 

The Profit Of Our Saved Souls 

Outweighed The Real Cost Of His Infinite Suffering! 

Beloved,

You Are Loved Beyond Measure! 

Your Ticket Is Purchased! 

Your Clothing Is Provided! 

Your Food Is Assured! 

Your Protection Excels In Strength 

And 

Is Wholly Holy

And

All Of Your Needs Are Anticipated! 

Please Do Not Let Doubt Derail Your Divine Deliverance! 

Get To Stepping: 

With The Holy Spirit Leading

Humbly Head For The Heavenly Home! 

Peace With The Father Is One Of Your Provisions!

The Blood-Washed Band!

We Love To Sing, With Deep Emotion, That Dear Song Of Zion: 

"What Can Wash Away My Sin!?! 

Nothing But The Blood Of Jesus!" 

Have You Considered That Even As In The Natural World

The Scent Of Blood 

Sends The Predators Of The Spirit World Into A Frenzy!?! 

Beloved, 

The Blood-Washed, Committed, Saint Of God And Christ 

Has A Distinctive, Very Powerful Scent

Speech, Walk, Will And Way Of Being That 

Is

A Distinct Affront 

And 

Threat To The Demon Class 

And 

To Those Who Are Possessed 

And 

Activated By These Condemned And Damned Beings! 

Simply Put, All Of Us Who Willingly Repented 

And

Humbly Confessed Our Sin

And 

Have Turned Away From Sinful Self

And 

Are By The Gift Of Faith

Daily Taking Jesus Christ As Our Everlasting Portion

And 

Are Being Changed By The Working Of The Holy Spirit Of Truth 

Because 

We Are Born-Again Christians

Are Threats 

And 

Prey! 

Being Born Is A Bloody Business 

And 

Being Born-Again Is No Less So! 

Pray Without Ceasing! 

We May Be The Allegedly Weak Prey To The Damned 

But

Our Heartfelt Prayers Of Faith Work Mightily

Because 

He By Whom We Are Cleansed 

And

In Whose Image We Are Daily Being Remade

Takes Loving Care Of His Own Precious People! 

Satan Is The Father Of Lies! 

He Can't Go Back Home To Glory! 

He Has Already Been Overcome

And

He Is Damned For Eternity!

He Hates And Envies Christ With His Whole Being

And

He Hates You Because You Are Christ's! 

Jesus Christ Our Lord And Eternal God

Is 

Our Dear, Loving And Beloved Savior

And

By Almighty God's Available And Saving Grace 

And

With Mercy Free

We, Ever Obedient And Faithful And True

Are Headed Home To Glory

So Please Let Us Wise For Ourselves

- Through Our Love For The Lover Of 

Our Purchased-With-Innocent-Blood Souls -

And

Remain In The Blood-Washed Band 

Where We Are Protected ... Blessed! 

Choose Always To Be At Peace With God!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Call Him Now!

 

By The Way Of The Inward Look

On The Road To Understanding

In Order To Have Wisdom To Use Knowledge For Personal Benefit 

And 

To Help Others

Would You Say That You Truly Believe 

And

Act On The Word Of The Lord That Plainly Says: 

"Call Unto Me And I Will Answer Thee 

And Show Thee Great And Mighty Things 

Which Thou Knowest Not!?!" 

When The Lord Says "Call On Me ...!"

He Doesn't Mean Come And Shoot The Breeze! 

When He Says "I Will Show You Great And Mighty Things ...!" 

He Doesn't Mean That You Will Look At His Pretty Pictures! 

Beloved, 

We Have An Open Invitation

From The Creator-God

The Lord Of Life

The Shepherd Of Rest

Our Rock Of Refuge

Our Savior, Redeemer And Forever Friend

The Prince Of Peace

He Who Speaks And Life Happens

He Who Commands And Things Stand Fast

Soooo

Let's Call On The Lord, The King Of Glory, By Prayer 

With The Intention To Be Ever Profited

Uplifted, Taught

Comforted ... Blessed! 

By Present And Available Grace

Dare To Ask Deliberately 

For What You Want For Yourself ... And Others

Be It Tangible Or Informative

A Touch Of Healing

Companionship

Food, Shelter, Or Clothing 

And 

To See You Safely Home

Even If "Kicking And Screaming" 

Because

You Desire To See Jesus Christ In Perfect Peace! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Believe The Lord! 

     Trust The Living Word! 

          Walk In Unfailing Faith! 

Speak Humbly! 

     Listen Intently! 

          Accept The Gift Graciously! 

Thank Almighty God Whole-Heartedly! 

     Tell The Good News Joyfully! 

          Live Abundantly! 

The Lord Jesus Christ Is The Answer

And

He Has All The Answers 

To All Our Questionings! 

Please Draw Nigh!

HAPPY SABBATH: Be Strong In ... And For ... The Lord Jesus Christ!

The Living Word Of God Does Not Say That 

"I Can Do All Things 

Including Breaking Every One Of The Laws Of God 

Written With The Finger Of God 

Through Christ That Strengthens Me!" 

The Word Does Not Say That 

The Lord Will Strengthen Us To Call Him A Liar 

As We Indulge In Presumptuous Aka Planned Sin! 

The Lord, The Word, Does Not Give Us Strength 

To Make 

And 

Worship False Gods! 

Beloved, 

Let Us Endeavor To Walk Very Softly 

In The Presence Of The Eternal God! 

Let's Stop Interpreting The Living Word 

According To Our Varied Lusts 

And 

Vile Inclinations 

To Grant Ourselves Permission 

To Indulge In Perhaps, Maybe

Possible, If, But And And 

When The Lord Jesus Christ ... The Creator God

Plainly Says "Don't!"

We Are Not To Christen Pork And Call It Beef: 

We Cannot Bless Sin 

And 

Call It Satisfaction! 

The Lord Strengthens Us To Serve Him Willingly! 

We Are Strengthened To Rid Ourselves Of 

Sin And Self ... Selfish Desires

So That We May Enter The Father's Glorious Presence 

Forgiven, Cleansed, Unafraid 

And 

Unashamed! 

Be Ye Warned ... 

The Biggest Lies Told Are The Ones That 

We Tell Ourselves 

To Comfort Ourselves: Stop It! 

Be Gloriously Blessed ... 

Choose To Comfort Yourself Today With 

The Saving Truth! 

The Lord Will Strengthen You 

To Bear Up Under The Blinding Light That 

Blesses And Saves! 

Open Your Eyes! 

Perfect Peace With Almighty God Is Free!

Think About It ... 

Jesus Christ The Lord Of Earth And Glory

He Who, Alone Is Faithful 

Has Promised Never To Leave Us Nor Forsake Us! 

He Gives Us The Whole Armor Of God Of Which Prayer 

Is 

A Heavenly Piece Called Peace! 

If We Have Armor We Are In A War: 

We Have To Pray In A Warfare! 

War Is Hellish!

He Provides The Army Of Angels Excelling In Strength To Protect Us! 

He Has Given His Holy Spirit To Comfort, Guide And Correct Us 

And 

He, Himself

Is 

The Captain Of Our Salvation! 

We Are Not Alone:

God, Almighty God, Is With Us! 

Let Us, Therefore, Ever Choose 

Always To Be At Peace With And In Him! 

Jesus Christ Saves! 

The Watchman: All In!

 

 

A Watch Is A Guard, A Restraint! 

If The Lord ... By The Holy Spirit 

Is 

Your Watchman ... Your Guard

It Means That He Is Keeping You Safe In His Care 

And 

Safe From All That Would Cause You Eternal Harm! 

If The Lord Is Guarding You ... At Your Request

By The Holy Angels Excelling In Strength 

Who Influence You To Do What Is Good And Right

It Means That You Must Cooperate With Your Guardians 

As They Guide You To Safety! 

Beloved, 

Even Though The Lord 

Is 

Our Guard, Guide And Stay Aka Keeper

We Are To Diligently Work Our Own Soul's Salvation 

By Constantly Praying 

And

Listening To Hear The Responses To Our Prayers

And

Doing What Is Required Of Us 

Even If The Response 

Is Not 

The One For Which We Had Hoped! 

We May Pray All We Want 

But 

If We Do Not Obey The Guard As We Ought

The Benefits That We Have So Pitifully Requested 

Will Not Be Ours To Harvest 

And

In Quietness Enjoy! 

It Is Time For Us To Get Our Spiritual Houses In Order: 

Pray In Faith! 

Listen With Hope! 

Accept Answers For Love! 

Act With Confidence! 

Rest In Peace! 

Remember, Remember 

Don't Ever Forget ... 

There Are Many Things That We Won't Receive 

Because 

We Don't Ask! 

There Are Things That We Receive That Don't Profit 

Because 

We Don't Have A Working Faith! 

Dare To Learn The Difference! 

Trust The Lord Jesus 

     All The Way 

                  As You Pray!

Tending To Life: Bearing Good Fruit!

There's A Celebrated Expression That Says That 

When Someone Shows You Who They Are

You Should Believe Them! 

The Living Word Of The Eternal God Said It First 

And

Better ... With Fewer Words: 

"You Shall Know Them

By Their Fruits!" 

The Living Word Also Says Plainly That 

You Can't Get Sweet Water 

And 

Bitter Water From The Same Source 

And

You Can't Gather Grapes From Thorn-Bushes! 

If We Still Don't Want To Buy The Free Clue

The Living And Good Unchanging Faithful 

Infallible Word Of Truth Everlasting 

Makes It Perfectly Clear That

"Good Trees Bring Forth Good Fruit!" 

Or Put Another Way

A Corrupt Tree Cannot Bring Forth Good Fruit! 

Beloved, 

Wearing A White Gown To Cover A Black Heart

Singing Sweetly In The Church Choir 

And 

Slithering And Hissing 

Like An Ever Ready To Strike Poisonous Snake 

At All Other Times 

And

Getting "Patients" For Your "Therapy" Business 

By Making People Ill 

Makes You A Servant Of Satan

An Enemy Of Almighty God

And 

The Adversary Of All 

Who Choose Daily To Do What Is Good, Right 

And 

Blessed Forever 

In The Eternal God's Holy Sight! 

A Pig In Pearls Is Still A Pig 

And

An Unrepentant Sinner Singing Psalms 

And 

Preaching Peace 

Is 

Still Lost! 

Dare To Walk In The Ways Of The Lord Jesus Christ

Who Speaks Peace 

And Is

Loving And Kind!

Let Righteousness Be The Hill That 

You Choose, By Faith, To Climb! 

Are You Proudly Serving Yourself Or Humbly Serving The Savior!?!

The Proud, Presumptuous, Heart 

Will Never Be Humble  ... Or Humble Enough 

To Give In To The Desire To Respect Others 

And 

Their Rights! 

How, Then, Could A Proud Known Self-Serving Person 

Be A True Christ Follower!?! 

The Lord Jesus ... Our Great And Glorious Example

Was Meek And Lowly Of Heart

And 

We Are Told ... Cautioned ... That 

Against A Meek And Gentle Spirit

There Is No Law! 

Beloved, 

Pride 

Is 

A Devilish Trait Of Character 

And 

Presumption

- Acting With Fore-Knowledge And Malicious Intent - 

Is 

Simply Bold, Heaven-Daring, Sinning 

With Mere Men, Women And Children 

Acting As Their Own God: 

The True And Eternal God 

Is 

Lowered To The Status Of A Despised Servant! 

The Proud Heart 

Is 

Its Own God

So, Therefore, A Proud Christian 

And 

A Presumptuous Saint Are Fallacies 

And 

All Of Us Who Are Students Of The School Of Jesus

And 

Of The Family Of God

Presently Striving For The Mastery Of Self 

To Gain The Victory Over Sin 

And 

Escape The Clutches Of Satan

Seriously Need To Return To The Basics: 

Jesus Christ First! 

Truth First! 

Light First! 

The Way First 

Aka Jesus Christ First, Last 

And

Always! 

Truth Frees ... 

Self Is A Sinner: 

The Savior Is Our Sure And Secure Salvation! 

Humility Elevates: 

Pride Decimates! 

Be Wise For Yourself ...

Check Your Attitude: 

Dare To Follow The Book

And

Clean Out To Climb Up! 

Dare To Live In Godly Fear! 

Serving Others Is Not A Bug-Bear! 

Self-Serving Doesn't Serve Self

Because

It Superbly Serves Satan! 

bath-ROBE Of Righteousness!?!

Never Ever Make Jokes Out Of The Eternal Word Of God 

Or Use It To Score Points Against Others 

To Satisfy Yourself Aka Your Vanity! 

What Do You Think You're Doing ... 

Imagine Putting On Your Fluffy, Colorful, Bathrobe

And 

Calling It Your "Robe Of Righteousness" 

And 

Having Your Big White Cup Of Tea 

And 

Calling It Your Cup Of "Goodness And Mercy" 

That Will 

"Follow You All The Days Of Your Life!" 

Have You Lost Your Mind!?! 

Plainly Stated

This Is Lawlessness Writ Large 

And 

Serves No Good Purpose 

Save To Mark You As A Ready Tool Of 

The Damned-For-All-Eternity Devil! 

It Is Also Contemptible

And

Is Truly Beneath Anyone Calling Themselves

A Bible-Believing Christian!

Beloved, 

The Word Of God Will Not Be Made A Common Thing 

When We Choose To Remember That 

Jesus Christ The Righteous King

Is 

The Word Of God

And

The Word Of God Who Became Flesh

And

For Our Salvation

Willingly Dwelt Among Us! 

The Robe Of Righteousness 

Is 

The Gift To Be Given To Each Overcomer Of Sin 

And, Obviously

Cannot Be Manufactured

Acquired

Worn 

Or Displayed 

At The Whim And Fancy Of A Deluded 

And 

Corrupt Carnal Mind! 

It's One Thing To Intimately Know The Lord! 

It's Quite Another To Indulge Contemptuous Familiarity!

Please Humbly Remember With Gratitude And Thankfulness

Who Holds Our Lives In His Holy, Healing, Helping Hands! 

Let's Remember That 

We Must Give A Full Accounting To Almighty God

In The Very Person Of The Lord Jesus Christ 

For Our Every Thought, Word And Action 

And

Wisely Choose Here And Now 

To Tread Softly In The Presence Of Almighty God

The Judge Of All Flesh

Holy Angels Who Minister To Us Recipients Of 

Jesus Christ's Free-To-All Salvation 

And 

Men Who Are Our Companions In The Struggle For Life! 

Cheap Shots At 

And 

Through Abuse Of The Word Of God 

Make For Expensive And Even Deadly Wounds 

For Both The Speaker 

And 

Their Hearers! 

Please Do Not Lead Others Astray!

Recalling Foolish Words Is Impossible

So Think Before You Talk ... Trash

And

Pray Before You Spray ... Nonsense! 

Only Jesus Christ Saves Sinners

From

Self, Sin And Satan

Death, The Grave And Hell!

What Kind Of Fruit Are You Serving!?!

Character Flaws ... Found In Every Last One Of Us

Must Be Overcome 

If We Will Enter The Heavenly Paradise Of Peace! 

Nobody Likes A Vengeful, Spiteful

Dishonest, Insincere, Entitled

Proud

And 

Uncontrollable Person! 

Sin 

Is 

Surely Knocking At That Heart's Door!

Our Flaws Aka Faults 

Are Undesirable Traits Of Character 

Which Must Be Gotten Rid Of 

And 

If We Don't We Will Be No More Than 

Nice And Nifty Bouncy Balls 

For Satan The Damned To Use, Abuse, Discard 

And 

Destroy! 

Our Cultivated Character 

Determines

Our Final Destination! 

Beloved, 

Please Be Aware That 

We Are To Confess Our Sins To Almighty God 

And 

Our Flaws To Each Other 

And 

Not The Other Way Around! 

Do Not Be Deceived!

Think Carefully 

About What Your Flaws Have Already Cost You 

And 

How Feeding Your Known Flaws 

Has Encouraged You To Commit Known Sin! 

The God Of Grace ... Known Holy

Loves Us Enough 

To Have Given Us Fruit Of The Holy Spirit 

To Counteract Our Flaws 

And 

It Is In Our Best Interests 

To Change Our Present Direction 

And Allow

Love, Joy, Peace

Gentleness, Goodness, Meekness

Patience, Faithfulness

And 

Self-Control 

To Have Their Wonderful Way In Our Lives 

So That We Do Not Lose The Gifted Home On High 

Which We Cannot Ever Buy! 

Getting Rid Of Habits That Cannot Profit 

Does Not Cost Us Anything Save Time 

Which Is Also A Gift From God!

 

Be Wise ...

Work Out 

Your Own Soul's Already Purchased-For-You Salvation

With Fear And Trembling! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRAYER: Looking Beyond My Brethren's Faults!

PRAYER:

Lord,

I Love You

And

I Come In Working Faith, Nothing Wavering

Knowing That You Will Never Turn Me Away Empty-Handed!

I Praise You And Worship And Adore You!

In Your Loving And Holy Presence

I Take Myself To Task Today

And

Humbly, Gratefully, Remind Myself That

You, By Grace And Mercy Free

Looked Beyond My Faults

And

Saw My Needs

And

Have Done All That Is Possible

To Make The Way Plain For Me To Escape Self

And

Depart From Sin

And

Walk Safely Into Salvation!

I Give Unto You Heartfelt Thanks And Praise

And

Ask You To Help Me, In Christian Charity

In Christ-Like Love

To Daily Deal Likewise With My Brethren

As I  ... By Right ... Desire To Enter That Special Gate

In The Glorious Kingdom Above

For The Character-Flaw Of Which

I Shall Be Known An Overcomer!

Please Help Me To Take To Heart

The Lesson You Taught Which States That

Peace-Makers Are Blessed

And

Are Called The Children Of God!

Please Help Me, Dear Father

To Remember Whose I Am

And

The Prize For Which I Am Striving

And

Bless Me To Keep Jesus Christ In My Heart

Zion In My Eyesight

And

A Civil Word On My Tongue

As The Holy Angels Influence Me

To Do What Is Good And Right

While The Holy Spirit Leads Me Into All Truth

And

Gently Corrects Me

When I Stray From The Straight And Narrow Way

To Everlasting Life!

Please Help Me To Bear Good Fruit Unto Righteousness

In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

I Humbly Pray And In Need Plead!

Please Come For Us Soon!

AMEN! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Love Loves Another!

 

No Matter What Is Happening In Our Lives

The Words "Nobody Loves Me!" 

Should Ever Escape Anybody's Mouth 

And 

Even Less The Mouth Of A Christian 

Committed To The Lord Jesus Christ! 

When Your Maker Is Your Savior 

And 

The Lover Of Your Soul 

And

Your Redeemer Is Your Rest 

And 

The Refuge Where You Are Made Heart-Whole

Dare To Believe The Words Of Life

And 

Choose To Walk Enduringly ... Faithfully

In The Ways Of The Wise That 

Lead To Everlasting Life! 

Get Close To Him Who 

Is 

A Nurturing Heat 

And 

A Well-Watered Garden Of Abundance 

To Those Desiring Peace With The Heavenly Father 

And

The Consuming Fire 

To Those Who Choose The Way Of 

The Proud And Presumptuous Rebel

Satan The Damned

The Wannabe God! 

Beloved, 

You Are Loved Beyond Measured! 

You Are Blessed Beyond Knowing! 

You Are Comforted Even When It Is Not Visibly Showing 

And

You Are Protected 

Because 

Almighty God's Free Grace To You 

Is 

Ever-Flowing! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Remember That If You Were The Only Human On Earth

Jesus Christ The Righteous Would Still Have Died To Save You! 

He Died For You

And 

His Love For You 

Is 

For You Alone! 

Jesus Christ Wept Over His Beloved Dead: 

Let Him Rejoice Over Your Salvation With Singing! 

Remember, Remember 

Don't Ever Forget ... 

Love Doesn't Love Love: 

Love Loves Another! 

Love On Someone Today: 

Receive Love By Giving! 

Peace! 

Happy, Helped And Hopeful!

Happy ... Helped ... Hopeful: 

This Is The Living Legacy Of 

Almighty God's Love Toward Us Collectively 

And 

Personally Individually! 

Beloved, 

We Who Love The Lord Christ 

And 

Choose To Truly Worship Him By Our Willing Obedience 

Are Blessed Over 

And 

Above Those Who Know Not The Lord! 

Our Happiness 

Is 

From The Lord Of Life! 

Our Help 

Is 

From Him Who Is Our Shepherd, Refuge And Strength

Our Very Present Help 

In Our Times Of Sure-To-Come Trouble! 

Our Hope 

Is 

In Our Savior, Redeemer, Forever Faithful Friend 

Who Knows Our Names, Present And Future

 And

Remembers Our Frame:

He Does Not Forget That We Are Dust! 

In Jesus Christ, We Live And Breathe: 

Without The Breath Of Life From Him

We Most Assuredly Die! 

He Is Real ...

Our Lord's Hands, Feet, Ears And Mouth 

Are Fully Functioning 

And 

I Beseech Us All To Remember That 

With His Hands, He Made Us! 

With His Mouth 

He Called All That We Behold Into Being! 

With His Ears 

He Hears Our Prayers

And 

On Determined Feet He Walked To Calvary 

To Restore Us Who Are Obedient Sheep! 

Trust The Living Word Of Truth ...

Be Happy In Jesus 

The Only One Whose Help Gives Us A Myriad Reasons 

To Have Abundant Hope In The God Who Gives And Forgives

Feeds And Frees

Succors And Sanctifies

And 

Breaks Bounds 

And

Bountifully Blesses The Brave Believer 

Bound For Beautiful Beulah Land! 

Be Joyful In Jesus Christ The King Of Love:

In Him Is Our Perfect Peace!