VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Control Is Cream For The Proud And Greedy!

Pride And Greed Go Together 

And 

They Are Poor Substitutes For Love: 

They Lead To Planned Sin! 

The More Pride We Display

The Less Love We Enjoy! 

The More Greed We Incubate

The More Pride We Activate! 

Beloved, 

All Who Take Pleasure In Pride And Greed 

Will Ultimately Utilize Pressure And Force 

To Get Their Own Way

To Inflict Their Will Upon Others! 

Think! 

Our Dear Savior Saves! 

He Made The Way For Us To Be Saved 

But 

He Cannot Save Us Until We Acknowledge That 

We See Our Obvious Danger

And In Godly Fear

Recognize That He, Alone, Is Able To Save Us

And In Faith

Call On Him For His Saving Grace, His Saving Power

And In Need

Humbly Reach For His Outstretched Hand Of Help And Healing! 

Jesus Christ Aka Love 

Is 

Not Proud

And 

He Is Not Greedy For Converts! 

He Knows All Who Are His Very Own! 

Our Dear Jesus Invites Us To His Side 

So He Has No Need To Use Force 

To Bring, Bend, And Bind Us To Him

And Thereby 

Usurp Our Free-Will 

And 

Freedom To Choose To Accept His Will Or Not! 

Our Jesus Has Manners: Satan And His Kind Do Not! 

Present Comfort

Does Not Equal Future Peace ...

Even In The Face Of Unchained Unkindness

Never Permit Anyone To Force Your Will 

And 

Never Give In To Wickedness 

To Receive A "Little Comfort" Now For Your Body! 

The Wickedness Of Pride And Greed 

Is 

Never Satisfied With A Little Bit

Since Control Is Their Cream! 

Brethren, Beloved

Please Accept Jesus Christ's Perfect Gift Of Love 

And 

Let Satan's Pride And Greed Be What They Are ... Damned!

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Our Lord Christ Has Everlasting Arms!

 

Satan Is A Downward-Spiral Pony: 

He Drags Down And Never Lifts Up! 

He Is An Off-The-Scale Hurricane: 

Deadly Destructive! 

And Then ... 

We Have The King Of Love

The Lord Of Life

The Everlasting Father

The Eternal God Mighty To Save

Our Refuge And Strength

Who, Infallible, Says What He Means 

And 

Does What He Clearly Says! 

Beloved, 

Our Lord And Savior Jesus Christ 

Lovingly Calls Us To His Riven Side 

Where No One Can Separate Us From His Love

His Life

Where There Are Pleasures Forevermore! 

Yes, There Will Be Trials 

But 

When You Choose To Believe 

And 

Trust The Lord Who 

From Everlasting To Everlasting 

Aka Eternity Past To Eternity Future 

Is 

Almighty God

No Self-Confessed Wicked Human

No Damned Devil

No One Of The Known-Demonic Class 

Has The Power Or Ability 

To Tear The Lord's Everlasting Arms Out From Under You! 

The Lord Has Promised To Destroy His Enemies 

Who Are Also Our Enemies: 

When You, In Love, Walk Obediently With The Lord

You're An Offense To Satan And Sinners! 

If You Obey Satan The Damned

And 

Obviously Live Wickedly

You're An Offense, An Adversary

To The Blessed Savior And His Saints! 

There Is Heaven For Saints 

And 

There Is Hell For Unrepentant Sinners! 

There Is The All-Knowing, Everlasting, Savior 

And 

There Is The Known Short-Time-Left Satan! 

Choose Your Leader

Join A Team By Your Free-Will 

And 

Remember That It Is Jesus Christ Who Saves

Who Is The Winner 

When The Dust Of War Settles! 

Please, I Beseech Us All 

Hold To Jesus Christ's Unchanging Hands

His Unfailing Favor

Because 

Across The Bridge

Beyond The Separating Line

Is

No More Sorrow! 

Keep The Holy Faith! 

Peace!

Blessed In Sin!?! Really!?!

 

"If" 

Is 

A Condition Of Performance

So Let No One Fool You: 

The Blessings Of The Lord Are Conditional Upon 

Our Willing Obedience To His Word Which States His Will 

And 

Encourages Us To Walk In His Ways! 

Adam And Eve's Residence In The Garden Of Eden 

Was Maintained By Their Obedience To The Word 

Not To Eat Of The Tree Of The Knowledge Of Good And Evil! 

They, Instead, Took The Word Of A Lying Snake

Behaved In A Satanic Way

And 

Were Chased Out Of Eden 

Never Again To Walk Peacefully In The Cool Of The Day 

With Their Creator, Lord, God, And Glorious King! 

Beloved, 

The Sin Of Disobedience Brings With It Deflection 

Aka The Ready Willingness To Blame Others For Our Cockups: 

The Devil Can't Make You Do Anything! 

There Is This Rubbish Statement That 

Is 

Uttered To Impress The Impressionable 

And 

The Untaught, The Unlearned, In The Ways Of The Living God: 

"Look At Me! 

Envy Me! 

I Have Lots Of Stuff! 

I Am Truly Blessed By The Lord!" 

Know This ...

Holiday Turkeys Have Lots Of Stuff In Them 

And 

They Get Eaten! 

Fancy Stores Have Expensive Stuff In Them 

And 

They Get Robbed 

... And ... 

Having Lots Of Stuff In Your House 

And 

No Peace With Almighty God 

And 

No Love For Others In Your Heart 

Is 

A Curse! 

May Jesus Christ Bless Us All With Humility, Wisdom

And 

Understanding To Rightly Use Available Knowledge 

To Gain The True Heavenly Blessings! 

Peace!

Earthly Stuff Cannot Enter

The Eternal City!

Think ... And Grow A Cubit!?!

 

You, Me, We ... Not One Human Being 

May Make Himself Grow Taller 

And 

Not Just Taller

But 

By A Cubit Taller Aka 17.49 Inches Taller 

In An Instant

The Speed Of Thought! 

Beloved, 

The Arrogance Of Man 

Is 

Staggering When We Consider That 

In Our Pride, Greed, Hatefulness 

And 

Self-Centeredness

We Can't Even Think Ourselves A Foot And A Half Taller 

But 

Want To Take Almighty God Off His Throne In Glory

Remove Him From His Rightful Place In The Hearts Of 

His Children Made In His Image

Install A False God With Known Bathroom Privileges

And 

Give Unto This Finite Being 

Every Breathing Person's Free-Will 

And 

Freedom To Choose! 

In The Time Of Jesus' Earthly Sojourn

The Romans Made The Jewish People Tremble 

With Their Abject Physical Cruelty

And 

The Jewish Proxy-Rulers Of The People 

Embittered Their Lives  Further By Causing Them 

To Worship According To The Dictates Of Fickle Man 

And 

Not According To The Living Truth

With An Unseared Conscience

In The Beauty Of Almighty God's Holiness! 

Brethren, Beloved 

Let No Created Being Cause You To Disown Your Birth-Right 

For Tricks And Treats 

By Denying 

And 

Defying Your Creator, Savior, Redeemer 

Who Will Cause You To Be As He Is 

Even If It Means Adding Not Just 17.49 Inches 

But 

17.49 Feet To Your Stature! 

Jesus Christ, The Lord Of Life, Knows How To Do It 

And 

He Is Able To Do It 

If 

That Is His Will! 

He Is Almighty God! 

Man Cannot Save Man

So Please Do Not Trust Your Own Understanding: 

Faithfully Trust Jesus Christ As He Leads And Guides Us

Guides You

Gently, Safely, Home! 

Peace!

Giving Is Not About Getting!

Do You Do Good Deeds To Get Publicity In The Press 

Or 

Do You Press Yourself To Do Good Deeds Knowing That 

Your Publicity Is In The Hands Of The Lord!?! 

Beloved, 

Giving Is Not About Getting! 

Getting Is So That We May Give! 

Giving To The Least Of The Lord's Dear Ones 

Puts Our Prosperity In The Hands Of Almighty God! 

The Living God Whom We Serve Has Made It Quite Plain That 

Publicity Hounds Will Not Get Gain From Him 

Since They Choose To Be Their Own Herald 

By Refusing To Let Him Be: 

Deceptive Man-Praise Shall Be Their Reward ... Obviously! 

The Hypocrites Of Bible Fame 

Took Pleasure In Giving Alms, Gifts, To The Poor 

And 

Had A Crier Going Before Them 

So That The Populace Would See Them Outdoors: 

Dying-Man Praise Was Their Only Reward! 

Let Us Quietly, Privately, Do Today 

For Whomever We Can 

As And When We Can 

And

Dare To Let The Lord Reward Us Publicly 

As Only He Can ... In The Time Of His Appointing! 

The Lord's Rewards Are Perfect, Precious, Priceless 

And 

Generates For Us Sweet Peace

Even For Those Called The Least!

Give To The Lord

With Your Head

Your Heart

And Please

With Both Hands! 

Peace!

For What Are You Longing!?!

What Is Good For You Allegedly Tastes Bad

And

Is Costly! 

What Is Bad For You Tastes Good

Is 

Ever On Tap, Cheap

And 

Is Always The Latest Must-Have! 

Beloved, 

For What Are You Longing!?! 

Is It Some Tasty Treat Beloved By Evil-Doers 

And 

Is Free To All Or Sold In Multiples For Cheap!?! 

Are You Telling Yourself 

"No, I Don't Want It!" 

But 

Find Yourself Imbibing The Fun Size 

Or Nursing The Big Gulp 

Or Pushing A Whole Pallet 

Because 

It Is A Once In A Life-Time 

Never To Be Repeated 

Members Only 

I'll Die If I Don't Grab It Now Must-Have That 

Is 

On A Buy Two Get Three Free With Coupon Give-Away!?! 

Sin Infinitely Costs You Personally! 

The Way Out ...

Our Purchased Salvation 

Infinitely Cost Our Lord Jesus Personally 

And 

Is Free To Us Eternally! 

The Problem Is That

We Must Willingly Give Up 

The Dime-A-Dozen Cheap Treats Of The World That 

Our Corrupted Taste-Buds Love To Explore! 

Out With The Old ...

To Hold The Once In A Life-Time 

One To A Person Free To All Never On Sale Salvation

We Must Willingly Have Our Palates Cleansed

Our Ears Unstopped

Our Eyes Healed

And 

Our Hearts Made Flesh! 

Will You Take The Cure-For-All 

By Forsaking All Bad Things ... For Sure!?! 

With Our Willingness To Have Life In Christ

And

By The Unfailing Grace And Free Mercy Of Almighty God

And

The Regenerating Power Of The Holy Spirit Of Truth

The End Result 

Is 

The Life Pure On The No-Sunset Shore! 

By Christ, You Are Adored: 

Please Answer His Call! 

Peace!

Our Stomachs Are Bigger

Than Our Eyes:

Not Everything That Is Edible

Is Worth Eating

Or

Worth The Final Price! 

Lean On Jesus!

Have You Considered, Even For A Moment, That 

Wherever Our Minds Go, Our Bodies Follow!?! 

Have You Considered The Word That Says That 

As A Man Thinks In His Heart So Is He!?! 

Have You Seriously Given Consideration To The Warning That 

We Not Only Sin By Word And Deed 

But Also By Thought, Our First Step Into Action!?! 

Beloved, 

We Think Before We Speak 

And

We Speak Before We Act

Even If It Is Only To Ourselves! 

Many Of Us Would Love To Say That 

We Acted Without Thinking 

But 

Saying This Negates The Fact That 

Thoughts Are To Words And Actions 

What Food Is To Energy And Strength! 

The Elders Always Warned Us By Saying 

"What A Sober Mind Conceals

A Drunken Mind Reveals!" 

Beware Of Passion And Pride 

And 

Let No One Encourage You Into The Folly Of 

"No Guts, No Glory!" 

Vainglory Is Not Glory 

Because 

It Does Not Profit! 

If You Desire Real And Lasting Glory

Choose To Glory In The Cross Of Christ!

Let Us Dare Today 

To Think On Christ Jesus Who Thinks On Us 

And

Let Us By Working Faith Choose To Follow His Example 

By Indulging Exalted Thoughts

Kind Words

And 

Lovingly-Done Deeds! 

Choose To Learn Impulse Control 

Or Else

Instead Of Being Led By The Customized Reins Of 

The Word Of God

You Will Be Like A Pop-Kite 

On The Ferocious Winds Of Destructive Change 

Compliments Of Satan The God-Fraud! 

Lean On Jesus Christ The King! 

Learn From Jesus Christ The Lord! 

Jesus Christ, Alone, Saves! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Walk In The Light ... Of Life!

Jesus Christ The King

Is 

The Light Of The World 

And 

We ... With Understanding ... As His Children

Must Walk Wisely In Him Unto His Eternal Life! 

Beloved, 

As Greatly-Beloved Children Of The Heavenly King 

In Whom There Is No Darkness

No Deceit

No Wickedness At All

We Must Never, Ever, Choose To Be A Part Of 

Or Party To The Dark-Night Doings Of 

The Assembly Of The Wicked 

Who Have No Desire To Be In The Light 

Or

To Have Respect For Us Who Choose To Operate 

Under The Gaze Of Him Whose Eyes Never Close 

And 

Whose Ears Always Hear! 

Whether We Choose To Acknowledge 

The All-Knowing, Ever-Present God Or Not 

Is 

Irrelevant 

Because 

He Knows All Things

Sees All Things

And 

Records All Things! 

Please Let Us This Day Remember Him 

To Whom We Have To Give An Accounting Of 

Our Earthly Sojourn 

Considering That Our Lord Never Sleeps 

Owns No Dark Glasses

And 

Is A Consuming Fire 

Such That Unrepentant, Unredeemed, Sinners 

Cannot See Him And Live! 

May The Holy Spirit Answer 

Your Free-Will, Honest, Call For His Abiding Presence 

And 

Lead You Gently 

And

Correct You Compassionately

As He Teaches You The Way That You Should Humbly Walk 

To Reach The Father's House Safely!

Please Stay In The Light: 

Hold On To Christ Jesus 

And 

Be At Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Obedience And Almighty God's Choicest Blessings!

 

Asked For Or Not

The Lord Jesus Christ Blesses All Of Us 

Every Single Day That We Breathe 

Because 

We Are Alive 

And

He Sacrificially Loves Each One Of Us ... Personally! 

But, Beloved

Has It Yet Dawned Upon Your Consciousness That 

The Choicest Blessings Of The Lord God Almighty Are Reserved 

For Those Who Choose To Walk 

In Complete, Plain-To-All, Obedience 

To His Will 

And 

In His Holy Way!?! 

Living In Obedience

Puts Us Squarely In The Beautiful Garden Of Amazing Grace

Where Unmerited Favor 

Is 

Found In Ordered Abundance 

And 

Not In Maybe-Fragments And Possible-Traces! 

We Have The Shepherd Of Rest

Our Refuge And Strength

The Anchor For Our Souls

The Tabernacle Of Gold

The Shelter In The Time Of Storm

Our Rock Of Refuge

Our Perfect Peace

The King Of Love

Our Redeemer Who Lives 

And 

Will Return To Grant His Enduring 

And Faithful 

And Obedient Children 

Immortality And Incorruptibility 

And 

A Personal Eternal Home 

Prepared Personally By His Holy Hand 

In Sweet Beulah Land! 

Almost Obedient Is Complete Disobedience! 

Almost Humble Is Totally Proud! 

Almost Truthful Is Completely Lying! 

Almost Selfless Is Supremely Selfish! 

Remember This ... 

Being Almost Christian Is Like Being Almost Pregnant! 

Almost Doesn't Count: 

You're Either All In Or You're Completely Out! 

If You Truly Believe The Living Word

You Will Be Willingly Obedient! 

If You Are Enduringly  Faithful: 

Then You Will Be Eternally Blessed! 

Brethren, Beloved

Please See To It That 

Your Known Sins You Daily Confess! 

Peace Be Upon You!

Giving Thanks! For All Things!?! + Prayer

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

It Is A Good And Wonderful Thing To Be Thankful

To Bless Almighty God In Jesus Christ's Holy Name

For All The Bounties We Receive

The Most Of Which Our Minds Didn't Think 

The Request To Conceive! 

We Give Thanks For The Pleasures

The Treasures

The Good Days

The Days Great 

But

Brethren Beloved,

Let Us Dare Today 

To Give Thanks For The Challenges

The Tests

The Trials That By The Worldly-Wise 

We Are Told That We Should Hate! 

PRAYER:

Dear Lord, 

We Humbly Thank You For The Difficulties We Face 

Which We Know Are For The Perfecting Of

Our Christian Character 

Which Will Have Us Ready To Meet You

In Perfect Peace! 

We Are Thankful Always

For Food, Family, And Friendship

And

Even The Few Foes

Who Drive Us To The Throne Of Grace

Into The Hands Of Him Who

Our Every Need Knows! 

Please Remember Our Brethren

By Blood, Faith, And Affection

And

Keep Us All In Your Holy Care 

As We Await The Glad Day Of Our Elevation 

To The Land Of The Blest 

Where We Shall No More Be Reckoned 

As Being Among The Least! 

Thank You For This Blessed Day's Feast! 

Please Bless Us To Be Humble, Faithful

Giving, Kind, And Ever True

As We Diligently Seek

To Become More And More Like You! 

Thank You, Lord

For Always Being So Very Good To Us! 

We Love You! 

Please Come For Us Soon! 

AMEN!!!

PLEASE THE LORD: Take The Purge!

Man "Changing" The Law Of Almighty God

The Law Of Liberty

Does Not Change Almighty God's Law For Man!

 "Using" Sin To Make One's Self Happy 

Does Not Make One Happy In Sin! 

Beloved, 

The Law Of God ... The Moral Law ... Not Fairy-Tales

Is 

An Impermeable Aka Unbreachable Hedge Of Protection 

AroundThe People Of The Almighty God! 

Sin Cannot Enter In To Take You Out 

But

You Can Go Out And Be Taken Up With 

And

Taken Over 

And

Ripped Apart By Sin! 

Our Birth-Right's Inescapable Free-Will 

And 

Freedom To Humbly Choose To Do And Live Right 

Or

 Brazenly, Foolishly, Elect To Live By Doing Wrong 

Will Always Be In Play! 

Satan ... The Purveyor Of Evil

Cannot Make You Desire To Sin 

Nor Remove Your Free-Will From You! 

With That Said, Let Us Understand 

And 

Accept The Plain Truth That 

None Of Us May Say That We Were Forced Into Sinning! 

We Commit Sin 

Because We Want To

Because It's Natural

Easy, "Fun" 

And 

Thrillingly Fulfills Unchained Lust 

If 

That's Your Jam And It Floats Your Boat! 

Remember, Though 

"Out Of Darkness Into Light!" 

The When And Where Of The Disclosure Of Sin 

Is Not 

Of Man's Disposing

Or Design

Or To His Delight! 

Please Protect Yourself: 

Stay In The Lord's Will 

By His Word 

And

Inside His Hedge Of Protection 

Where The Desire Toward Sin Is Purged! 

Please The Lord 

And

Be At Peace!

DON'T GIVE IN TO EVIL: Follow After Sweet Peace!

Do Not Permit The Tongue That You Use To Praise Almighty God 

To Speak Evil! 

Do Not Taint The Lips That You Use To Raise Songs Of Worship 

And 

Offer Prayers For Heavenly Favor 

To Speak Deceitfully! 

Avoid The Appearance Of Evil 

And

Don't Give In To Evil! 

Follow After Sweet Peace! 

Beloved, 

Jesus Christ Is The Prince Of Peace 

And

He Is Also Our Perfect 

And 

Only Peace! 

We Are Called To Be Like Him Who Created Us 

In The Image Of Almighty God! 

Jesus Christ Was Never Wicked Or Deceitful: 

If He Had Been

Our Salvation Is As Dust In The Wind ... Blown! 

Taking The High Road

Going Against The Common Behaviors 

And 

Ungodly Practices Of The Known Always-Wrong Majority 

Sold-Out By Self To Known Sin Means That 

Committed Christians Are A People Out Of Tune

Out Of Time

Square-Pegs In Round Holes

And

A Bold Threat To Business As Usual! 

Dare To Be Square!

Build Big On Jesus Christ 

Upon Whom You Have Set Your Affections 

And 

Know That Your Future Is Sure 

And 

Your Life Is Secure! 

Be Faithful In Your Free Freedom 

Which Cost Heaven Its Priceless Treasure 

And 

You Shall Enter The Open Door To Everlasting Life That 

No Created Being May Close! 

Do Good: 

It Is Right! 

Your Peace In Christ Is Precious! 

Zealously Guard It!

THE ELEVATOR: Humility!

Living In Harmony

Having Sympathy For The Plight

Aka The Conditions Under Which Others Live 

And

Doing Something About It As, When, How, And Where We Can

Treating Others Like Blood-Relations Because They Are

Speaking Words Of Peace, Upliftment, And Blessing

And

Being Humble 

Because 

It Is The Living, Holy, Way 

Is

The Call Placed On The Lives Of 

All Who Will To See The Lord Jesus, Our Returning King

In Perfect Peace! 

Beloved, 

Behaving Like A Red Hat In A White Hat Parade 

Or As A Light Skirt In A High Wind 

Is Not 

Good, Right, Beneficial Or Profitable To The Sinner 

And 

Definitely Not For The Saints Of God And Christ! 

Think, Dear Ones

And 

Understand, Accept 

And 

Operate Under The Knowledge That 

The Humble Heart, The Heart For Christ

Is 

An Elevator! 

Jesus Christ Was Humble Even Unto Death 

And

He Is The King Of Glory! 

Are We Not Called To Be A Nation Of Kings And Priests

To Be Members Of 

The Family Of Almighty God!?! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ...

Man's Curses, Accusations, And Evil-Doing 

Are Temporary 

But

The Graces And Mercies Of Our Lord Christ 

Are Eternal! 

Our King Is Coming! 

Heed The Command: 

All Rise! 

Peace!

SELLING OURSELVES SHORT: Why Worry When You Can Pray!?!

As Committed Christians

We Often Sell Ourselves Short 

By Minimizing What It Is That 

Our Lord, Our God, Has Done

Can Do, Is Doing

And 

Is Willing To Do For Us 

If 

We Will "Untie" His Hands! 

Almighty God Is Love: 

Love Is Always Working! 

The Lord Has Specifically Told Us 

Not To Worry About Anything! 

We Are To Offer Prayers 

And 

Make Supplication 

To Let Our Requests Be Made Known  Unto Him! 

Jesus Christ Invites Us 

To Boldly Ask For What We Need 

Because 

He Is Ever Able To Provide Us With Comfort And Aid! 

Our God Is

And Can 

And Does 

The Thing We Call Impossible! 

Our God ... The Living Holy God ... Owns Everything: 

He Made It All! 

He Sees Everything: 

He Is Over It All! 

He Knows Everything: 

He Is The Great Architect: 

Before We Were, He Is! 

Beloved, 

Does It Not Then Stand To Reason That 

The Thing About Which We Are Worried

Our Lord 

- The Almighty God Of Grace Who Inhabits Glory - 

Has Already Worked It Out!?! 

Has He Not Already Told You Plainly That 

He Knows The Plans He Has For You

To Give You A Hope

A Future Of His Ordaining

A Blessing That Is Infinite!?! 

Doubting The Lord ... A Sin

Denies Us What God Has For Us: 

He Has Nothing For Anyone 

Who Doubts Him And His Living Word!

 

PRAYER:

Oh, Father, 

Please Help Us To Believe

Jesus Christ, The Word That

Worked Wonders At Creation

That Said: "It Is Finished!" 

On Calvary's Cross

And

Is Interceding For Us Today

In The Court Of Heaven! 

Please Purge Us From Unbelief! 

Thank You For Your Love That

Is Always On Duty! 

AMEN!!!