Ask And Receive!

The Lord God Almighty Gives Good Gifts To Those 

Who Humbly Wait Upon Him Patiently! 

Let Us Enduringly Wait Upon Him To Receive 

The Gift Unimaginable

The Gift With No Sorrow

The Gift That Keeps Giving

The Gift That Blesses Us 

And

Blesses Us To Substantially Bless Others! 

Beloved, 

Let Us Be Like The Excited Child In The Car 

On A Long Journey To Expected Joy 

Asking The Question: 

"Are We There Yet!?!" 

Aka 

"Is My Blessing Ready Yet!?! 

May I Have My Blessing Now!?!" 

... And Let Us Repeat Ad Nauseum: 

"I Need A Blessing Now! 

My God Has A Blessing For Me And How! 

I Will Be Blessed And Saved! 

For Me, Jesus Christ My King Got Up From The Grave! 

I Am Waiting On My Gracious Lord Who Saves! 

Soon, Soon, All Will Be Glory Days! 

I Am Waiting On My Lord Because I Know That He Utterly Saves! 

He Is God Almighty And He Cannot, Ever, My Love Fail 

Because His Heart Is Inclined Toward Me Always!" 

Dear Ones, 

None Of This Is Possible Without Childlike Faith! 

We Diligently Pray: 

"Our Father, Who Art In Heaven!" 

Since Our Father Is In Heaven

Then We Are His Children! 

Will You, Therefore, Release Your Contrary Adult 

And 

Be Cleansed To Be The Loving, Obedient, Child Of God Today!?! 

There Will Be No Impatient, Uncultured, Ungovernable

Discontented, Angry Adults In Heaven! 

Think About It! 

Peace!

"Hate Evil!"

We Have A Direct Command Of Almighty God: 

"Hate Evil!" 

Beloved, 

We Will Hate Evil 

Because 

We Love The Lord! 

We Serve The Creator Who Is The Holy God Known Alive

The Savior Dear

The Good Shepherd

The Forever Friend

The Returning Redeemer

The Kind King

The Incorruptible Judge

Our Blessed Hope! 

Our Lord Jesus Provides For Us Before We Express Our Need! 

He Has A Thousand Ways To Save Us 

Even Though We Need Only One 

And

When We Are Instructed ... Commanded

To Do Something For Our Good

We Always, Always, Always Have A Blessing Of 

Infinite Magnitude Attached! 

We Have The Preserving And Delivering Hand Of 

Our Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omni-Present God Attending Us

Protecting Us

And 

Providing For All Of Our Needs 

And

Our Enduring Faithful Obedience 

Ensures That 

We Will Not Be Overcome By Evil! 

Please Take Note ... 

Satan Aka His Evilness Was Distinctly Told How Far He Could Go 

To Wreak Havok In Job's Life 

So Let Us Correct The Error Which Says That 

Evil-Doers May Do Whatever They Want! 

Evil-Doers  Cannot Do More Than What The Lord Says 

Is 

Permissible! 

Never Forget That 

The Promise Is Given For Our Deliverance

So Shout "Hosanna!" 

Shout "Save Now!" To Our Lord Christ 

Even As You Hate Evil Like You Would Hate Rat Poison! 

Rejoice! 

The Lord Is King! 

Our Deliverance Is On The Wing! 

Stand Strong! 

Peace!

Win At Salvation By Failing At Sin!

Obedience, Trust, And Surrender 

Are Three Of The Hardest Concepts For Us To Wrap Our Minds Around 

And

Put Into Action On A Consistent Basis 

To Make A Real, Visible, Difference In Our Lives! 

Beloved, 

To Obey Our Lord Christ

We Must First Trust Him 

And

In Order To Trust Him And Obey

We Must Surrender Ourselves 

And

Our Sin 

Before 

We Are Willing To Walk In His Holy Way! 

We Often Hear That "Hallelujah!" 

Is 

The Highest Praise! 

Well, Obedience 

Is 

The Highest Form Of Worship! 

We Often Hear That Imitation 

Is 

The Highest Form Of Flattery! 

Well, Living For And Like Jesus Christ 

Is 

Letting The Whole World Know That 

We Are On The Lord's Side 

And That 

We Have Taken Him For Our Everlasting Portion! 

This Is Love ... Not Flattery! 

Be Warned! 

There Is No Everlasting Portion For 

Disobedient, Distrustful

Battling-Against-Truth Sinners! 

Please Do Not Be Fooled 

By The Antics And Rhetoric Of The Worldly-Wise! 

Surrendering Sin And Self To The Savior 

Is Not 

The Sweet Treat For Sappy Saints Seeking Salvation! 

Surrendering To Jesus Christ 

Is 

The Boldest, Most Courageous

Most Beneficial Act Of Winning Warfare That 

Any Of Us Will Ever Perform On This Side Of Glory! 

People Who Think That They Are Important 

May Call You Sottish Aka Foolish: 

Let Them! 

Please Choose To Surrender, Obey

And 

Unerringly, Enduringly Trust The Lord 

And

Be Perfectly Sure That 

You Will Spend The Eternity Of Bliss In The Great Reward 

With Jesus Christ The King! 

The Trusting, Faithful, Obedient, Enduring

Surrendered Saints 

Win At Salvation By Failing At Sin! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Over-Promising Under-Deliverer!

In The Realm Of Business, We Often Hear The Words: 

"Under-Promise And Over-Deliver!" 

Aka Deliver The Unexpected! 

In The Realm Of Deceitful Sin

The Nauseating Word 

Is 

"Over-Promise!" 

How Alluring: You Can Have It All! 

How Deadly: You Can Do It All! 

The Reality Is That 

Nothing Is Ever Delivered 

And 

All That Is Left 

Is 

Destroyed Innocence

Rejected Ideals

Corrupted Taste-Buds

A Ruined Present 

And

No Happy Ever-After 

Because 

Our Cherished And "Sweet" Sin Separates Us From Our Savior 

Which Then Leads To The Second Death! 

Beloved, 

Accept That You Are A Sinner 

But That 

You Don't Have To Sin: 

Run After The Savior! 

Acknowledge Your Sin: 

Call It By Its Birth-Name! 

Recognize That You Need Forgiveness ... And Cleansing: 

Approach The Throne Of Grace Boldly 

And 

Repent To Almighty God In Jesus Christ's Holy Name! 

Roundly Reject Sin: 

Your Sin Is No Match For Your Savior! 

Live By The Word Of God: 

The God Of The Word Gives Life! 

Please Remember That 

Comfort In Sin Makes You A Slave ... A Casualty: 

Don't Give Gifts To Satan! 

Seek The Savior's Hand: 

Settle Your Hand In The Savior's! 

ABU Aka Anger, Bitterness And Unforgiveness 

Is 

Sin 

And 

Sin Is Addictive 

So Please Pray For The Spirit Of Revulsion 

And 

Escape Into The Storehouse Of The Word 

And 

Dig For Hidden Treasure Which Elevates Your Soul! 

Don't Be A Slave: 

Be A Saint! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Bad Choices ... Bad Results!

Bad Choices Equal Bad Results! 

Righteousness 

Is 

Like The Peacefully Cooing Dove 

And

Self-Righteousness 

Is 

Like The Splendidly-Showy Strutting, Screaming Peacock! 

Each Is A Chosen Way Of Life! 

Beloved, 

The Fact Of "Choice" States Clearly That 

You, Me, We Allowed Ourselves To Indulge Thought 

Which Speaks To Our Detailed Analysis Of 

The Pros And The Cons Of A Proposed Action! 

With This In Mind

It Is Clear That Whatever Decision We Thoughtfully Make

Whatever We Choose To Do

The Outcome, Good Or Bad

Cheap Or Expensive 

Or

Life Or Death

Is 

All On Our Own Head! 

Remember Your Creator-Given

Free-Will And Free Choice!

If We Take This Further

We Will Understand That "Choice" 

Is 

Why Not One Of Us 

Will Be Able To Stand Before The Judge Of All Flesh

The Savior Of Every Man

And Say

"I Didn't Know Right From Wrong!" 

Or 

"The Devil, My Brother, Sister, Neighbor

Mother, Father, Friend, Enemy

Made Me Do 'It!'" 

That Boat Ain't Gonna Float! 

We Are Called To Be Wise For Our Own Selves 

So Let Us Understand That 

We Have One Chance To Make The Right Choice 

To Avoid The "Why Me!?!" Consequence Of 

Departing From The Path Of Purity, Truth ... Righteousness! 

Brethren, Beloved

Please Let Us Dare Today 

To Do The Deeds To Plant The Seeds Of The Fruit That 

We Really Desire To Eat! 

Choose To Do Right 

And 

Walk Right In Living Light! 

Peace!

We Have The Word Of The God Who Is The Truth!

Ask In Saving Faith 

And 

It Shall Be Given! 

Seek With Enduring Faith 

And 

It Will Be Found! 

Knock On The Door In Child-Like Trust Aka Unfailing Faith 

And 

It Shall Surely Be Opened Unto You! 

Beloved, 

Would You Give Up Promised, Sure And Secure 

But

Presently Unseen Everlasting Riches And The Weight Of Glory Divine 

For Seen And Unsecure, Unprofitable Riches Of Unrighteousness 

Because Of 

Your Unwarranted Envy Of Those Who Are Rich, Rude, Ruthless

Ungovernable

Unafraid Of The Frowning Judge And The Wrath To Come

And 

Unshamed Of Their Ungodly Deeds 

Which Grant Them The Life Of Ease And Excess Because Of Access!?! 

Brethren, Beloved 

We Have The Word Of Him Who Is The Truth 

Who Cannot Lie 

And

Did Not Lie To Save His Own Skin 

But

Told The Truth To Save Our Lives 

And 

Lost His Own! 

We Have A Guarantee, In Blood, Of A Life Of Bliss

Beauty, Benefits, And Brotherhood 

If

We Will Choose To Believe It 

And

Hold The Given Promise In Our Hearts 

As We Hold Our Lord Jesus Christ's Unchanging Hand! 

Think, Dear Ones! 

No Earthly Portion Or Profit Or Peace Is Everlasting! 

When We Choose, By Faith, To Make Jesus Our Choice

Our Life In Time ... Though Often Bitter

Is 

Made Better, Sweeter

Because 

The Best Of Almighty God's Great Gifts To Us 

Is 

Just Up Ahead, Around Bend, And Across The River! 

We, With Patient Faith, Rest In Peace In The Gospel Truth

The Living Truth

So Choose To Trust In

And 

Look Up To Almighty God To Go Up ... To Glory! 

Peace! 

MONEY CAN'T BUY SALVATION: Soap And Water Can't Clean Sin!

Money Can Buy A Lot Of Things In This Life

But

It Can't Buy Class

A Conscience

Nor The Lord Christ! 

We Used To Sing A Song In Young People's Meeting 

Which Contained The Words: 

"If Salvation Was A Thing That Money Could Buy

The Rich Would Live But The Poor Would Die!" 

Thankfully, The Living God Is Not Impressed 

With Our Big Bucks

Or Our Intellect

Or Our Accomplishments 

And, Therefore

He Calls All Of Us Sinners 

And

Invites Us All To Come To Him For Cleansing

For Salvation

By His Saving Grace Known Full And Free! 

Big Or Little, Rich Or Poor, Free Or Slave

All Of Us, Everyone

Is 

Free To Approach The Throne Of Grace Humbly 

In Acceptance Of What Cannot Be Bought, Begged, Or Bartered!

Salvation Can't Be Bought: It's Not For Sale!

Salvation Can't Be Begged: It Is A Gift Of Undying Love!

Salvation Can's Be Bartered: We Have Nothing To Barter With!

What A Mighty And Good God We Serve! 

Beloved, 

Neither Dirty Clothing, Dirty Mind, Nor Prior Dirty Intentions 

Exclude Us From Reaching Out 

To Touch That Holy Hand Of Hope Offering Help And Healing! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Do Not Permit Pride, Dirt, Or Present Shame For Past Events 

To Stop You From Accepting The Free Gift Of Life Everlasting 

In The Presence Of God Eternal! 

Soap And Water Is Able To Wash Away Everything But Sin 

So Get Thee Hence To Him Whose Innocent Blood 

Cleanses Us Of Every Sin Post Haste! 

You Will Not Be Rejected!

Peace!

DIFFERENT MUSCLES: I Hurt, I Hate, I Have, I Give!

I Hurt, I Hate, I Have, And I Give 

All Use Different Muscles! 

Beloved, 

You May Be Hurt

But 

It Doesn't Give You Leave To Hurt Others! 

Because You Have

It Does Give You The Means To Help Others! 

Because You Hate Your Life

It Doesn't Mean You Should Make Others Hate Their Lives! 

Because You Have The Ability To "Give" 

Instead Of Giving Others Hell On Your Altar Of Self-Indulgence

How About Giving Them A Kind Word

And 

Teaching Them To Hate Sin

And

Encouraging Them To Have Hope In Jesus' Finished Work On Calvary

And 

Reminding Them That Continuance In Sin Hurts Our Savior 

And

Crucifies Him Afresh!?! 

As Lovers Of Almighty God And Living Truth

How About Choosing To Always Do What Is Right 

Even At Personal Expense!?! 

We Live In A Society Which Applauds 

Ungodly Displays Of I, Me, Mine, Myself Aka 

"I Hate It When Someone Has What I Don't Have 

And It Hurts Me Not To Be Number One 

So I Must Have A Grudge Against Them 

And Must Give Them Hell 

So That They Will Know That 

Life Is Easier For Them When I Have It All!" 

How Positively Satanic! 

Self-Denial Is An Elevator! 

Our Dear Savior Served Others 

And 

In So Doing He Lifted Up Almighty God 

And 

The Living Kingdom! 

Brethren Beloved, 

Jesus Christ Was The Teacher

The Master

The Savior! 

Let Us, Therefore, Accept What He Graciously Taught

Master Our Base Instincts

And 

Allow The Purchased Salvation To Be Perfected In Us!?! 

We Have One Chance Called Life 

To Make Our Eternal Decision: 

Please Don't Waste It On That Rabid Sinner Self! 

Please Raise Your Gaze So That You May Step Up Higher 

To Climb Jacob's Ladder To Everlasting Life! 

Peace!

Of Muzzles And Funnels

Believe It Or Not

Both Muzzles And Funnels Exert Control! 

Muzzles Stop One From Doing Something 

And 

Funnels Specifically Send Something Somewhere Desired! 

Beloved, 

As Committed Christians 

We Must Always Keep Our Wits About Us: 

There Will Be No Fools In Heaven! 

Nobody, No Matter How Connected

Powerful And Intimidating They Are 

Should Be Able To Muzzle You 

As You Speak The Lord's Truth In Righteousness! 

Those Who Tried To Muzzle Apostle Peter Were Plainly Told: 

"We Should Obey God Rather Than Man!" 

Anybody Who Tries To Corral You And Funnel 

Aka Put You In Your Place 

According To The Finite Will Of A Fallen Being 

Should Be Disabused Of That Notion When They Realize That 

We, Repentant Sinners And Saints Of God And Christ

Have Already Taken Up And Are Inhabiting 

And 

Prospering In Our Appointed Place 

As Found In Christ Jesus! 

Are You Afraid!?!

Let It Be That You Fear Aka Hold In Awe The Living God 

Who Is Able To Destroy You Body And Soul In Hell! 

Our Lord Christ Is The Eternal King 

And 

Wherever He, His Word, Is

We, His People, Have Liberty! 

Dare To Be Who You Are Called To Be In Jesus 

And 

Let No Man Or Fallen Angel 

Steal Neither Your Joy Nor Your Crown Of Life! 

Our Bread And Our Water Are Secure In Jesus Christ: 

Be Very Strong And Courageous In Him! 

Peace!

"No!" From Our Almighty God Is A Blessing!

A Proper Parent Does Not Give A Child 

Whatever Their Eyes Or Heart Desires 

Just Because There Is Rage

Tears, Pleading, Or Professed "Need!" 

Our Father In Heaven 

Is 

The Proper Parent Plus 

Because 

He Is Up Above Our Heads Seeing All 

And 

Knowing All Things: 

He Knows Us Better Than We Know Ourselves! 

Our Heavenly Father Knows Our Motivations 

And

He Knows What Is Best For Us 

And

Whether A Thing Is Profitable To Or For Us Now, Later Or Ever! 

Our Kind And Loving God Almighty 

Does Things Either Suddenly 

Or Eventually 

Or Never 

And

No Matter If He Does Or Doesn't Do Or Give Us A Thing

We Should Praise Him Continually Because Of Love 

And 

Not For Loaves And Fishes 

Aka Miracles Of Obvious Abundance Or Favor! 

Beloved, 

Love Must Of Necessity 

And 

For The Perfection Of Our Character Say 

"No!" "Wait!" Or "Lean On Me!" 

Aka "My Grace Is Sufficient For You!" 

And

We, Knowing That The Lord's Love For Us 

Is 

Sacrificial, Eternal

Should Utter A Patient, Enduring, Love-Returned, Faith-Reposed: 

"I Trust You, Father!

Let Thy Will Be Done!" 

The Father Told Our Lord Jesus, His Only Begotten Son  

"No!" 

When He Was In His Agonies 

Prior To The Cross 

And

That Response Purchased For Us Salvation From Self

Sin, Death, The Grave, And Hell! 

What Is The "No!" From The Lord Saving You From 

Or Buying For You Today!?! 

Are You Grateful!?! 

Let's Yield To The Holy Spirit Today 

And 

Joy In The Fact That We Are Greatly Loved 

And 

Infinitely Blessed! 

Think About It! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Praise God From Whom All Blessing Flow!

Have You, Beloved, Ever Considered 

For Even A Moment ... The Twinkling Of An Eye

That When We Who Are Willing Get To The Heavenly Home That 

We Shall Have Swapped Praying For Praising!?! 

If You Have Considered It

Have You Ever Asked Why!?! 

Heaven Is The Land Of The Blessed

The Land Of Milk And Honey

The Land Where All That The Heart Could Want 

But 

Never Knew That It Existed

All That The Eye Would See But Never Knew To Seek

All That We Could Have Thought Of But Never Knew To Think Of

Is

Provided 

And 

Available Into Eternity! 

Our Life Living With Our Lord Christ Will Abound With: 

"Thank You, Lord! 

Bless You, Lord! 

I Praise You, Lord! 

How Beautiful! 

'Tis Glorious! 

How Amazing!" 

Our Present Vocabulary 

Just Does Not Have The Depth Of Feeling 

To Give Voice To What Will Be! 

In The Realm Of The Flesh

We Pray For What We See As What We Need! 

Beloved, 

What We Really Need To Do Now 

Is 

To Pray With The Power Of Working Faith 

To Go Home With Him Who Is All-Powerful 

So That We May Live A Life Of Praise

Singing Unto Him 

And 

Worshiping Before Him Who Now Provides For Us Until We Die! 

Praise Is For Him Who Raises The Dead 

Who Lived For Him 

To Live Forevermore With Him! 

Let's Tune Our Voices Now To Sing Praises To Almighty God 

For Soon We Will No More Have Any Reasons To Cry In Need! 

Make His Praise Glorious! 

Peace Be Upon You! 

HAPPY SABBATH + LOGIC: Since Almighty God Owns Everything ...! + Don't Bite Satan's Fishing Lure!

Since Almighty God Owns Everything

It Must Mean That The Hard Road I'm On Belongs To Him, Too

And Therefore 

It Must Mean As Well That He Owns The Rugged Road That 

You're Walking Upon, Too! True!?! 

Since Almighty God Is All-Knowing

It Must Mean That He Knows Who Is Traversing His Property

And 

That Must Surely Mean, Dear One, That 

For You To Walk Thereon

He Must Surely Have Given You Liberty!

Since Almighty God, All-Knowing

Is Also 

Almighty God All-Seeing

It Must Mean That He Sees Where You Are

Is Aware Of How You Are Faring

And 

Knows Why You Are Present On His Property

So There Is No Need To Worry About 

The Direction Of Your Path On His Road 

Since There Is A Constant Reminder For You To Permit Him 

To Share Your Heavy Load!

Now Lest We For Forget That 

Our Almighty God, All-Seeing, All-Knowing

Is 

Available To You At The Blink Of A Prayer

Take Heart, Dear One

And 

Be Very Aware That He Is Also Ever-Present: 

Reach Out To Him! 

Don't Fear!

And 

Just In Case You're Still Doubting His Love

Remember, Remember, He Feels All That You Feel 

And 

That Is Infinitely Deeper Than 

Putting Your Hand Into Custom-made Gloves!

I Beseech Us All, Brethren

Do Not Twist In The Wind! 

Our God Holy 

Is 

Sovereign, Creator

Healer, Provider

Sustainer, Maintainer 

And 

We May Rest Easy, Obedient, Enduring

Faithfully Following Him Wherever The Road Leads 

Because 

He Is God Almighty 

And 

His Children He Does Ever So Gently Lead!

Please Take Him At His Word! 

Please Walk In His Ways! 

Please Trust His Will For Your Life

And 

Know That At Journey's End

There Will Be At The Appointed Time

Elevation To The Everlasting Day 

Which Shall Never Know The Shadow Of The Dark Night

Nor Ever See A Twilight! 

Please Prepare To Take The To-Life Flight!

Don't Bite Satan's Fishing Lure!

The Condemned And Damned Devil 

And 

His Deceived Henchmen Would Have Us To Believe That 

We Live In This World Alone 

And 

That From Sin We Will Never Be Free! 

The Devil Is The Liar Aka The Father Of Lies 

Aka Our Adversary 

And

The Will To Sin 

Is 

The Condition That Is Completely Curable! 

Jesus Christ Himself Says So

So I Beseech Us All, Brethren

Do Not Into Doubt And Disbelief 

Be Deceptively Lured! 

The Walk Of Faith Is Not Easy 

But

The Gift Of Faith To Walk In 

Is 

Absolutely Free! 

Cry For Freedom:

Our Father Is In Heaven 

And

He Watches Over Me And Thee! 

Lies And Liars Have A Set Limit 

And 

It Is In Our Best And Eternal Interests 

Not To Have Anything To Do With What  

Shall Not In Eternity Have A Part! 

Remember, 

This Earth Is Not Our Home 

And 

We Must Not Permit Things Which Will Not Lift Us Up 

And 

Lubricate Our Journey Home 

To Retard Our Progress! 

Dear Ones, 

Please Hold The Things Of This Life With A Light Touch 

By Trusting The Infallible Word Of The Eternal God! 

All Of Almighty God's Gifts Are Good 

And 

Grant Grace 

And

Propel Us To Glory! 

Be Wise: 

Keep Your Eyes On The Prize 

Aka Heaven At The Last Trumpet! 

We Are Nearing Home 

And

Walking In And With The Truth 

Will Give Us The Victory To Safely Get Us There! 

Walk Wisely! 

Peace!