HAPPY SABBATH + WORLDLY CHALLENGES: You'd Better Think!

Why Are Christians So All-Fired Fast To Follow The World 

By Participating In Every Challenge Cast 

But 

Find It Exceedingly Hard To Answer 

The Simple Call To Serve Their Dear Savior 

Who Is The First And The Last!?! 

The Lord Doesn't Ask Us To Act The Part Of The Fool 

Because 

There Will Be None In His Kingdom 

Since They Don't Believe That Over Them He Can Rule! 

We Are Called To Obedience, Faithfulness

And 

Endurance

And 

To Have Faith In His Trust-Worthiness! 

We Are Called To Walk Wise

To Be Salt And Light

And 

We Are Called To Not Be 

As The Denizens Of The Night! 

Beloved, 

Think Carefully ... And Long

And

Seriously Ask Yourself The Question 

Why Worldly Challenges Never Ask One 

To Choose To Walk Right On The Living-Holy Way 

Or 

To Stand Firm On The Ever-Present Rock Of Ages 

Instead Of Acting Like A Loose-Screw Scrooge 

Or Being Any One Of The Silly Celluloid-Famous Stooges!?! 

Is Your Life So Empty 

And 

Your Need For Imaginary Friends So Deep That 

You'd Choose Fake Over Real 

And 

Cement-Shoes Over Wings Of Eagles 

By Which To World's Now Unknown 

You Shall Eventually Customarily Sail!?! 

There Is A Time For Everything 

Even For Satan To Parade 

But 

Please Choose To Remember 

And 

Don't Ever Forget That The Day Is Coming 

When That Flying Snake Will, By Fire And Brimstone

To Fine Dust Be Totally Baked! 

Worldly Challenges Are Useless 

Because

Lacking Love-Of-God Substance

And

Just Looking For Subscribers And Likes

They Are Simply Just Fake! 

Brethren, Beloved

To The Great Lord Of Glory 

Your Every Burden Take 

And 

Let Him Your Nagging, Deep, Thirst 

Willingly, Lovingly, Most Truly Slake! 

Challenge Yourself, Dear One

To Be Faithful And True

For It Is Jesus Christ ... The King Righteous

Who Is Calling Unto You! 

Peace! 

 

You Can, Indeed, Pray Without Ceasing!

"Pray Without Ceasing!" 

Is

So Simple A Command That 

It Should Shake Us To Our Very Core

Make Our Eyes Flare

And

Cause Us To Say: 

"Yes, Lord!"  

Praying Raises Us Up To The True And Living God 

And 

Unceasing Praying States That 

In Accord With The Command

We Are Drawing Close To Our Eternal God 

As He Is Drawing Close To Us! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Christ Invites Us 

To Come Into His Presence Without Fear 

And

To Leave Our Burdens In His Care 

But

We Have So Much More To Do! 

Unceasing Praying Says That 

We Believe The Almighty God 

And 

We Are Willingly Submitting To Him

Confessing Our Sin

Laying Out Our Petitions

Pleading For Help

Interceding For Others

Giving Thanks To Our God For All That He Has Done

Is Doing ... And Will Do

And 

Praising Him For Who He Is To And For Mankind As A Whole 

And

To Each One Of Us Personally! 

To Prove That Praying Without Ceasing Is Possible

Dare To Take A Day And Deliberately Choose To Pray 

Every Time You Hear An Ambulance Or An Aircraft Go By! 

The Responders Are Ministering God's Grace: 

The Person Is In Mortal Distress! 

The Myriad Souls Aboard The Various Aircraft 

Are In Physical, Mental, And Financial Distress

And 

Emotional Upheaval 

And

In The Valley Of Decision: 

Reach Out In Their Behalf To The Father

In The Name Of Jesus Christ Who Loves, Cares For

And 

Forgets Not His Own! 

Praying In Faith 

And

With Humility 

Is 

Power And Powerful: 

Pray Without Ceasing! 

Be Righteous 

So That Your Praying Accomplishes Much! 

Peace! 

ABLE AND FAITHFUL: Our Lives Are In Jesus Christ's Holy Hands!

 

Without The Lord Jesus Christ The Righteous

We Are Lost ... And Twice Dead! 

Sunlight, Water, Rest, And Shade:

Jesus Christ Is The Rock That Against Sin Prevails! 

Bury Your Self In Jesus! 

Be One With And In Him! 

Hold To The Unchanging Hand

Sing Praises

And 

To Him Forever Cling! 

When The Storms Of This Life Blow

When Black Balls Against You Are Thrown

When Food, Funds, And Family Are A No Show

Run, Hurry, Beloved

To Our Dear Savior Go! 

There Is No Shame In Praying! 

Show No Fear In Expressing Need! 

There Is Love For The Taking 

For It Is The Ready Response 

To Our Expressed And True Need! 

Pray Without Ceasing! 

See To It That It Is Upon Christ That You Are Feeding! 

Make Sure That It Is His Living Word That You Are Heeding

And 

It Is Certain That 

It Will Be To The Glorious Kingdom That 

You, Saved And Blessed, Shall Surely Be Speeding! 

Be Prayerful! 

Be Hope-Filled! 

Be Grateful And Be Thankful 

Because 

Our God Glorious 

Is 

Able And Faithful! 

Let Us Give Our King Jesus Great Praise 

For Our Lives 

Are Well And Truly In His Holy Hands! 

Peace!

LIVE WISELY: Get Your Desperate Need Fully Filled First!

Have You Ever Considered That 

Instead Of Us Doing Everything Within Our Power 

To Have Someone Lean On Aka Need Us That 

We Should Be Doing Everything Within Our Power 

To Lean Mightily Upon Our Lord Jesus 

Who We Truthfully Know That We Desperately Need!?!  

Beloved, 

Live Wisely! 

We Are Counselled That 

We Should First Seek The Kingdom Of God 

And

His Righteousness 

And

All That We Need Will Be Added Unto Us! 

Desperation 

Is 

A Terrible Way To Choose A Meal

A House

A Partner Or A Job 

Because 

We Will Ultimately Choose What Is Less Than The Best!

Jesus Christ, Our Creator-Sustainer God

Makes Us Aware Going In The Door

And

Before The Drama Starts That 

He Is Almighty God Aka The Best Being

Blessing, Benefit, Benefactor That 

Will Ever Happen To Us This Side Of Glory! 

He Gives To Us The Freedom 

And 

The Free-Will To Go Thrift Shopping

 At The Build Your Own God Outlet 

Where Paper-Bags Of Foolishness 

Are A Dime A Dozen Or BOGO! 

When We Have Exhausted Our Scarce Resources 

And 

Are At Our Wits' End Aka Desperate

Our Blessed Jesus Has ... In Advance

Given Us Leave ... Permission

To Approach His Throne Of Grace Unafraid

Needy

Knowing That He Will Never Turn Us Away Empty

Shamed Or Disappointed! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Draw In Your Nets From The Cess-Pits Of Life 

And 

Let Us Throw Ourselves Into The Everlasting Arms 

Where Eternal Love Lives 

And

Bids Us Rest 

And 

Freely Drink From The Water Of Life! 

Please Reach Out To Jesus! 

Peace!

Only A Look ... At Christ Jesus!

Only A Look, One Look

Is 

All It Took For Us To Know That 

The Elders Meant Business! 

One Look Toward Granny Before Attempting An Act

And 

Seeing Where Her Gaze Indicated

Gave Permission Or Promised Punishment! 

One Look From The Principal 

Caused Many A U-Turn To Be Executed 

By Those Bent Upon Mischief! 

Beloved, 

Shouldn't One Look At The Word Of God

One Indication From The Holy Spirit

Cause Us To Be Wise Unto Our Own Soul's Salvation!?! 

What The Lord Promises, The Lord Performs! 

Should Not We As Faithful Servants

Obedient Children

And 

Careful Students Of The School Of Jesus 

Boldly Trust The Given Word 

And

Look For The Look That Leads Us Safely 

No Matter How Much Traffic

How Many Voices

How Many Contrary Indicators There Are Around Us Saying

"Nay! Go Another Way!?!" 

Has Not Our Lord Jesus Already Proved That 

He Can And Does Save!?! 

Would You Reject The Proof In And Of Your Own Life 

So That You May Belong To The Herd That Loves Death 

Because 

They Reject Wisdom!?! 

Jesus Christ Cares For His Children As Individuals: 

Walk With Him As One Alone 

And 

By His Saving Grace

You Shall Surely Arrive At The Heavenly Home! 

Steadfastly Look At The Lord 

Who Is Lovingly Looking Out For 

And 

Leading You With His All-Seeing Eye!

 Peace!

The Best Most Corrupting Musician-Musical Instrument On Earth!

 

The Best Most Corrupting 

Musician-Musical Instrument On Earth 

Is 

Satan, The Damned

The Father Of Lies

The Accuser Of The Brethren

The Murderer Most Foul

The Dragon

The Roaring Lion

The Piercing Serpent

The Lord Of The Dung

The Wannabe God

The Squatter, No Lease

Who Desires To Rob You Of 

Your Bought With Innocent-Blood Red Ticket

To The Lamb's Welcome Home To Zion 

Once-And-Done Feast!

 

What Kind Of Music Pleases You!?! 

How Is Music Affecting Your Mood

Your Speech

And

Your Behavior!?! 

Is Your Taste In Music Controlling You 

And 

Causing You To Set Aside 

Your Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself Inhibitions!?! 

Beloved, 

Music ... A Glorious Gift Of The Almighty God

Is 

A Language 

And 

There Is Intention Behind Its Use! 

Think Critically ...

Music Is A Great Part Of Worship In Heaven! 

Numerous Religions Make Vast Use Of 

Hypnotic Rhymes And Rhythms 

To Bypass The Will 

And 

Push One Into A Trance-Like State 

To Over-Rule Conscious Thought

And

To Make One Do As One Is Directed! 

The Hebrews ... Fresh From Egyptian Slavery

Sat Down To Eat 

And 

Rose Up To Play  ... Mas

And 

Defiled Themselves! 

King Saul Was Refreshed From Demonic Oppression 

By Shepherd-Sweet Psalmist David's 

Anointed Playing And Psalm-Singing! 

We Are Either Raised Up To Heaven By Beautiful Music 

Inspired By The Word Of God 

Or 

Cast Into The Fiery, Furious, Sexualized Ways Of The World 

By Ungodly Words And Baudy Beats! 

Are You Being Elevated To The Throne Of God 

Or 

Are You Being Thrown Into The Depths Of Despair 

With Unnatural Longings Undeniable!?! 

Are You Freeing Your Heart To Soar To The Savior 

Or 

Are You Freezing Yourself 

In That Place Which Encourages Bad Behavior!?! 

Think, Dear Ones

And 

Do Not Lie To Yourself 

By Allowing Tempting, Tasteless Music 

To Make Executive Decisions 

For Your Heart And Your Hand! 

Dare To Keep The Upward Look 

And 

The Holy Jesus With You! 

Peace!

Mindless Music

Makes Man Malleable!

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Choose Your Music Carefully!

Don't Let Music So-Called

Choose You! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Sing Unto God! + PRAYER: Help Us, Lord, To Sing Unto You Like Whistling Kettles!

Give Almighty God Great Praise: 

Don't Be Stingy! 

Think Critically, Beloved

About The God ... The Lord Jesus Christ 

Whom We "Proudly" Say That We Are Serving 

And 

Dare To Recognize That We Are ... Liars!?! 

Yes! Liars! 

We Say We Serve The Holy God

Who Ever Strengthens Us 

And 

Even Shields Us From The Harm We Cannot See! 

We Say That We Totally Trust Him 

But 

What We Mean To Say Is That 

We Trust Him Sometimes 

And 

Usually When It Is Convenient 

Aka When He Helps Us According To Our Timing 

And 

We Have "The Reason" About Which To Rejoice 

And

Merciful Powers

That Is When We Haul Out Our Grandparents' Favorite Song 

And 

Attempt To Burst Somebody's Ear-Drums As We Sing: 

"I Am Delivered! 

Praise The Lord!" 

We Should Be Ashamed Of Ourselves 

And 

We Should Do A Haul 'n Pull 

Aka Haul Back The 

"Where Was God When ... !?!" 

And 

Dig Deep For A Big Dipper Full Of 

"Jehovah, Hallelujah! 

My God Always Provides!" 

Dear Ones, 

It Takes No Effort To Sing Unto God 

When You Have Cash To Burn

Food To Waste

Clothes Enough To Dry-Rot

Nice Children

The Adoring Spouse

And 

Pleasant Work! 

If, However

You Can Pray, Praise

And 

Lift Up The Lord In The Midst Of The Storms In Your Life

You Know For Sure That You Are Cooking With Gas! 

PRAYER:

Dear Lord, 

Oh, That We Who Call Ourselves

Committed Christians 

May Be As The Whistling Kettle That

Sings Its Best Music 

When The Non-Stop Heat Is Applied

 To Its Bare Bottom 

And

The Only Stress-Reliever

Is To Sing Unto God 

Until Relief

The Promise Of Very Present Help

Swiftly Arrives! 

Thank You, Lord Jesus

For Being The On-Time

In-Time

Never-Late

Promise-Keeping

Heart-Cleansing

Ever-Loving

Always-Giving God Of Grace 

Who Inhabits Glory! 

Please Help Us To Give You Real Praise 

Because

You Are Our Perfect Love

Blessed Hope

And

Sweet Peace! 

AMEN!!!

HAPPY SABBATH + Truth AND Faith ... Irretrievably Intertwined!

When You Hear The Truth

And 

Understand What The Truth Means To And For You

If 

There Is In Any Honesty Within Your Heart

You Have No Choice But To Act Judiciously 

Aka With Common-Sense! 

Truth Sets All Sinners Free 

But 

The Only Way To Prove The Truth 

Is 

To Step Out In The Daily-Received Gift Of 

Faith For The Day! 

Beloved, 

Faith And Truth ... Truth And Faith

Are Inextricably Intertwined 

And 

One Without The Other 

Will Not Lead To The Glorious Life Sublime! 

Please Repeat With Nauseating Frequency: 

"There Is No Self In Faith And Truth 

Because

Self Is A Liar 

And

Doubt Is Self's Wisdom Tooth!" 

True Wisdom 

Is 

A Gift From The Lord Of Life 

And

That Wisdom Requires Us 

To Separate Ourselves From Sin, Self

And 

Debilitating, Decimating, Strife! 

Let Us Endeavor Today 

To Give Our Lord Jesus All The Glory 

For His Saving Grace 

And 

Let Us Dare To Work Our Faith 

As We Embrace His Truth 

So That We Will Be Blessed And Saved 

As We Walk With Him 

On The Living, Holy, Strait, Straight Way! 

Truth Lives In Glory: 

Faith Gets You Safely There! 

Peace!

LOVE WITHOUT LIES: No Imagination Needed!

Let Us, Beloved, Imagine 

A Love Without Lies

A Life Without Loss

No Homes That Are Hell

No Cruel Boss At Work

No Sound Of Sorrow

No Bitterness

No Woe

No Trips To The Emergency Room

No Lawyers Who Cheat

No Crying From The Pain Of Hunger

No Watching One's Crops Shrivel To Dust

And 

No Watching Safe Houses Collapse 

And 

On The Raging Floods Sail On By! 

Oops! 

There Is No Need To Imagine That 

When We Have The Living Word Of The Eternal God 

Who Is Not Given To Deceitful Acts! 

Our God Is Not The Abominable Fraud! 

We Serve The Risen Savior 

And 

Not A Dead Jesus! 

We Are Called To The Side Of Our Redeemer 

And 

Not To A Sadist Who Desires To Hurt, Mutilate

And Then 

Annihilate Us! 

Dear Ones, 

Please Choose To Walk Wisely 

And 

Beware Of Purchasing Free Passes To Sure Short-Cuts 

Which "Permit" You To Get Home To Glory 

Without Sin Being Given Up! 

We Must Go Through Trials For The Perfecting Of Our Faith 

And 

We Are Not To Trust Those 

Who Encourage Us To Wear "Son-Block" 

And 

Play Pretty With Deadly Night-Shades! 

The Light Of Life Is Blinding 

But 

Salvation By Faith Allows Us Comfortably To See

So Take The Word Of Almighty God To Heart 

And 

Keep It Ever With You

And 

Choose To Live The Life Of Holy Faith

The Life Of The Enduringly Obedient

The Life Of The Living-For-Jesus Godly! 

Soon ... Very Soon

Our Faith Shall Become Sight! 

The Trip To Zion 

Is 

A One-Way Flight! 

Peace!

The Minor Prophet's Major Question!

The Book Of Minor Prophet Amos

Has Asked The Major Question That 

Every Committed-To-Christian Needs To Bluntly Ask 

And 

Truthfully Answer! 

With Whom Are You Walking!?! 

Where Are You Heading!?! 

Is There A Meeting Of The Minds 

And

Are You In Total Agreement 

With The Proposed Course Of Action!?! 

Beloved, 

Just As There Cannot Be Two Roosters In One Hen-House

There Cannot Be Two Number One Goals In Any Mission! 

On The Other Hand, The Question Becomes

"Are You Just Tagging Along For The Ride 

Because You Are A Lazy Thinker, Weak-Willed

Lonely, Looking To Belong

Or Just Plain Lost

A Problem Looking For A Bold Solution

A Heart Looking For The Perfect Home!?!" 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Do Not Take Up Other People's Causes 

Because 

They Have Big Mouths

Big Houses

Big Cars

Big Bank Balances

And 

Base Beliefs Masquerading As Truth For Today! 

Walking With The Lord Christ 

Is 

Walking With Wisdom, Understanding 

And 

Knowledge Which Leads To An Expected End! 

Your Travelling Companion 

Is 

The Author And Finisher Of Your Faith 

And

He Is Well Able 

To Protect And Provide For All 

Who Choose Him As Their Eternal Portion! 

Jesus Christ The Righteous King

Has All The Answers Before You Even Ask Your Questions: 

It Is Safe To Trust And Walk With Him! 

Peace!

All Expenses Paid, Attire Provided Trip!

Satan Is Not Your Friend! 

He Passionately Hates You

Because 

Jesus Christ Loves You 

And

Because You Have An All Expenses Paid Ticket

Attire-Provided Trip To The Realm Of 

The Forever-Blessed! 

Satan Poisonously Hates You 

Because 

He Knows That If You Remain True 

And 

Faithful To The Lord Christ

You Shall Surely Get To Enter 

Where He Can Never Trespass Again 

And

You Will Assuredly Experience Joys Forevermore 

Which He Cast Away As Cheap And Useless Things! 

Beloved, 

Our Enemy Cannot Hurt Us 

When We Choose To Be Humble And Faithful: 

He Can Hurt Us When We Are Proud And Doubtful! 

We Damage Satan 

When We Obediently Choose To Rest In The Lord Christ

And

When We Find Our Greatest Fulfillment In Serving Our Savior 

By Loving And Caring For Our Brethren!

 

Jesus Christ Is The Rock Of Our Salvation

Our Refuge And Strength

The Anchor For Our Souls 

And

The Only Way Satan Can Effectively Hurt Us 

Is 

If We Do As Satan Did When He Was Lucifer, The Light Bearer:

Satan Saw Himself Instead Of His Maker 

And

He Saw Himself In The Position Of The Almighty God! 

Mirrors Are Amazing 

For Disclosing How Good We Look In Glad Rags

And 

How Silly We Look With A Wardrobe Malfunction

Dirty Eyes, Snotty Nose, And Crusty Lips 

But

They Are Truly Lousy At Disclosing A Black Heart! 

If You Want To See The Condition Of Your Heart Today

Take A Look In The Good Book 

And 

Proceed To The Throne Of Grace In Humble Prayer! 

Remember, Remember 

Don't Ever Forget ... 

Jesus Christ ... Our Lord

Loves You More Than Satan ... Our Adversary

Can Ever Hate You! 

Please Avail Yourself Of Christ's Sacrificial Love That 

Eternally Lives 

And 

Infinitely Gives! 

Peace!

CONDITIONED: Breaking Bad!

Salvation 

Is 

About Breaking Bad ... Getting Sin Out

And 

Getting Jesus Christ ... Our Hope For Glory

Into Our Heart For Keeps! 

Have You Ever Found Yourself 

Doing The "Thing" You Hate Doing 

And 

Then Realizing That You're Doing It 

Because 

It Is Familiar Like A Broken-In Pair Of Shoes

An Old Broom That Knows All The Corners

The Pillow That Knows Your Head

That Rut In The Road That Your Tire Always Finds

Or That Itch That You Scratch 

Because 

Your Mind Says That It Will Itch!?! 

Are You Being ... Or Have You Been ... Conditioned 

To Default To "Sin Now!" Instead Of "Pray Now!" 

By Allowing Satan To Encourage You To Believe That 

Sin Is You And Sinning Is All That You Will Do!?! 

Satan Is The Liar! 

We Were Born In Sin 

And 

Shaped In Iniquity Aka Planned Sin 

But

We Do Not Have To Live That Way! 

We Will Be Tempted To Sin 

But

The Lord Will Provide For Us A Sure Way Of Escape! 

Jesus Is Near: 

Choose To Be Aware! 

Sin Cannot Satisfy: 

Don't Fall For Sophisticated Lies! 

Choose To Look Up High: 

See To It That You Do The Devil Defy, Deny 

And

Take Christ's Salvation Full And Free

And 

At The Day Appointed 

Sing With Saints And Angels Most Joyfully! 

Break Bad: 

Mix Unceasing Praying

Faithful Endurance

Willing Obedience

And 

Doing Right 

For The Godly Life! 

Peace!

QUIET TIME: Be Still!

Are You Afraid Of The Sound Of Silence!?!

Are You Loathe To Sit Quietly 

And

 Open The Doors In Your Mind 

And 

Just Hand To The Lord Christ 

All The Accumulated Rubbish Of 

A Misspent Youth

A Careless Young Adulthood

And 

The Cracked Plates Of 

A Life Filled With Regrets And Recriminations!?! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Who Calls Us To Be Still 

And 

Know Him ... Personally

Sends To Us The Still Small Voice Of God

The Holy Spirit Of Truth

To Teach Us And To Comfort Us

And 

To Correct Us 

But

That Sweet Voice 

Is 

Only Heard When 

All The Other Voices Clamoring For Our Attention 

Are ... Stilled! 

As Committed Christians

We Must Make 

And 

Take Time 

To Be Still In The Presence Of The Lord! 

When We Are Flustered, Anxious, Fearful

And 

Fuming At This, That, And The Other

We Cannot Experience The Peace Of God 

Which Passes Human Understanding! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Take Out All The Rubbish Of Unconfessed Sin

The Load Of Care

The Lists Of Unfulfilled Dreams And Aspirations 

And 

Take Them To Our Savior Dear 

And

Leave Them With Him 

Who Paid With His Blood For Our Peace!

Take A Deep, Deep Breath

And 

Reach For The Extended Hand Of Help And Healing 

And

Permit The Lord To Lead You To Green Pastures 

Beside ... The Still Waters 

And 

Choosing To Sit At Jesus' Feet

Allow Him To Restore Your Soul! 

Being Still Is Not Being Lazy! 

Being Still With The Lord Of Life 

Is 

Refreshing! 

Actively Choose Spend Time ... Quiet Time

With The Lord Who Speaks Peace 

And Is

Our Peace! 

Be At Peace With And In Almighty God: 

Blessings Abundant Await You!