If You Want Joy, Real Joy ...!

I Remember Singing On Sabbath As A Child

 

"If You Want Joy

Real Joy

Wonderful Joy

Let Jesus Come Into Your Heart!" 

The Chorus Continued To Speak About 

Our Nights Being Turned To Day

Our Sins Being Washed Away

And 

Our Lives Being Made Over Anew! 

Beloved, 

When A Sentence Starts With An 

"If You Want ..." 

There Is The Real Possibility That 

You Don't Want The Thing On Offer! 

For The One Seeking The Lord At This Time 

When He Is To Be Found

Honest Questions Seeking Knowledge 

To Make The Informed Decision 

Regarding The New Life In Christ Are Acceptable! 

For The Christian Who Has Had Long Experience With

And 

Ample Proof Of 

The Goodness, Mercy, Love, And Grace Of The Lord

But, Why, What For, When, Where, And The Like 

Have That Sulphurous Stench Of Doubt! 

The Lord Jesus Christ Makes It Plain That 

He Has Nothing For Those 

Who Choose Not To Exercise Faith In Him 

And, Instead

Indulge Decimating Doubt! 

Are You Living As A Candle 

Glowing Or Guttering 

According To The Winds Of Change 

And

The Flavors Of The Moment 

Being Sold At The Fad Farm Or Ego Emporium!?! 

Fads Fail 

And 

Ego Goes Overboard! 

Slow, Sure, Steady, With Staying-Power

And 

With Saints Sealed And Saved 

Is

The Expected End Of The Life Committed To Christ! 

Faith Equips All Of Us Who Are Willing 

To Endure And Excel 

In The Journey To Joy In Jesus 

Which Continues Onward And Upward 

With The Joyous Celebration 

In New Jerusalem! 

Joy Is A Precious Gem! 

Dare To Find And Hold Your Treasure! 

Peace!

Get Yourself Adopted!

Why Would You Want To Reject The Opportunity 

To Be Adopted Into The Holy, Royal, Kind, Loving, Blessing

Giving, Forgiving, Peaceful, Restful Family Of 

The Eternal God 

To, Instead, Stay In A Volatile Atmosphere 

Where Leaders, Family, Friends, Associates And Co-Workers

Be They Young, Old, Rich Poor, Priestly, Princely, Free Or Slave 

Indulge In Rancid, Reckless, Rude, Crude, Undignified

Ugly, Sinful, Cruel, Criminal Behavior 

Because 

It's Natural To Them!?! 

Beloved, 

Every Man, Woman, And Child Ever Born

Presently Living

And 

Still To Be Born Has Opportunity To Class Up Their Lives 

By A Gifted And Guaranteed Open Invitation To 

And

Place In The Home Of The Blessed 

On The Hill Of The Beloved! 

There Is No Sign-On Bonus

No Profit-Sharing Package

No Entertainment Or Transportation Allowance

And 

No Enticement Of Being Able To Take Over 

The Patriarch's Position On His Passing: 

He Won't Die Because He Is Eternal! 

Jesus Christ Calls To You 

And 

If You Answer

He Will Open His Door To You That No One May Close! 

He Will Make You Anew

And

You Will Be Among The Chosen Few 

Who Desire To Be In His Presence 

And

You Will Forever Know That 

You Are Loved And Protected

And 

Get To Freely Visit His Holdings In The Realm Of Light Above! 

Brethren, Beloved

Please Don't Choose To Live On The Garbage Dump 

By Carrying Sin On Your Back Like A Camel's Hump! 

Choose To Accept The Holy Spirit Through 

The Love Of Him Who Shed His Own Innocent Blood For You! 

You Are In His Heart: 

You Are Called!

Come Home!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Only Almighty God Cannot Change!

 

Jesus Christ Saves All Who Are Willing To Be Saved 

From The Penalty, Power, And Presence Of Sin! 

This Is Amazingly Good News! 

Beloved, 

The Soul That Sinneth, It Shall Die: 

It Is Appointed Once For Man 

To Die The Death From Which We Can Recover! 

The Wages Of Sin Is Death! 

Jesus Christ Saves Us From The Second Death 

Aka Eternal Separation From God! 

Sin Shall Not Have Dominion Aka Power 

Over Those Who, By Faith, Choose To Accept The Gift Of The Grace

The Power, Provision, And Protection Of The Living God! 

Blessed Is The One Who Chooses Not To Walk In Aka Follow 

The Counsels

The Prompts, 

The Advice Of Ungodly People! 

Examine Yourself! 

If You Are Being Ungodly

You Are Rejecting The Law Of God Which Makes Aka Marks You 

As Lawless 

And

A Sinner By Choice 

And 

Not By Virtue Of Being Born That Way! 

Please  Remember That We Have Choice And Chance

Free-Will And Freedom To Choose To Do And Live Right 

Aka Live A Sinless Life

And

To Bless The Eternal God

So Let No Created Being Convince You That 

You Cannot Change 

Aka Cannot Get The Victory Over Sin! 

Anyone Who Says They Cannot Change 

Is 

Become God

And 

Is A Liar, A Leech, A Thief

An Unrepentant Sinner 

And

Effectively Damned! 

There Is Only One God ... The Living, Almighty, Holy God: 

Adore Him! 

Give Him Dominion:

 He Is Worthy! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Praying Is Not About I-Want And I-Feel! + PRAYER: Remember, Lord ...!

Beloved, 

Someone Is Praying For You! 

Our Dear Savior ... Just Prior To Walking The Way To Calvary

Fervently Prayed For His Disciples 

And 

For All Of Us Who Would Eventually Believe Upon His Name! 

Our Savior Cares And Still Prays! 

Our Savior Cried, Died

And

Ascended On High

And 

His Gospel Is Known Not To Be Pie In The Sky By And By! 

We Are Called To Willing Service 

And 

Praying In Faith For Self And For Others 

Is 

Part Of Our Service For Our Lord 

And 

Part Of Our Caring For Our Own Souls! 

Let Us Remember That 

Praying Is Not A Shopping List Of I-Wants And I-Feels 

Nor Is It A Laundry List Of I-Know But ... 

Why Can't I Even Though ... 

If You Will I Won't ... 

And 

Gimme Now And I'll Never Ask Again! 

Let Us Ardently Say As We Pray: 

Thank You, Father!

Bless You, Lord!

Praise Your Name!

Draw Me Nearer!

Help Me Never To Profane Your Name

And 

Remember The Brethren Near And Far

Brother, Sis-Sis, Mami, Papi 

And 

Uncle Sam And Old Aunt Jane

The Prisoner

The Patient In Bed

And 

The Impatient In Spirit! 

Remember, Lord, Those Who Over Us Rule! 

Bless, Guide, And Teach Them 

So That They Won't Act The Fool 

Or Be Satan's Cheap, Disposable, Tool! 

Remember The Ministers Of The Gospel

Guarding The Flock 

And 

Help Them Not To Love Money 

So That They Won't Sell Out The Saints 

So That They May Buy Bonds And Stocks! 

We Pray Also For The Outpouring

And

Indwelling Of The Holy Spirit

The Protection Of The Holy Angels

The Salvation Of Lost Souls

And 

The Soon Return Of Our Savior! 

Please Help Us To Pray Without Ceasing!

Father, 

We Pray For Peace! 

We Pray For Knowledge Increase

And

With Hearts Filled To Overflowing With Love

We Pray For Safe Passage

To The Kingdom Of Light Above! 

AMEN!!! 

Build A Beautiful Brain

Your Brain Isn't Actually A Muscle 

But 

It's Always Getting A Workout! 

We Train Our Brains!

Muscles Must Be Exercised 

If 

They Are To Strengthen And Grow 

And 

Remember What They Have Been Or Are Being Taught! 

Muscles Have Memory 

And

This Is Why We Are Able To Do Things 

Without Having To Forcefully "Think" About 

What We Are Going To Do! 

Trained Muscles Know! 

Beloved, 

With What Are You Exercising Your Mind!?! 

With What Bad Habit Are You Bulking Up Your Brain That 

Is Now Taking Over 

And

Disrupting Your Life!?! 

Is Your Brain-Training Showing!?!

The Apostle Paul Instructed Young Timothy 

To Study To Show Himself Approved By God

A Workman That Wouldn't Need To Be Ashamed! 

Is There A "Muscle" In Your Mind Juiced-Up On Steroids 

Aka Bad Medicine That 

Is 

Causing You To Think, Say, And Do Things 

Which Our Lord Christ Can Never Approve!?! 

We Have In The Lord Christ An High Priest Who 

Is 

Touched By The Feelings Of Our Infirmities

Short-Comings And Sicknesses Which Drop Us To Our Knees

And 

He Says To Us All: 

Come Boldly ... As You Are

To The Throne Of Grace 

To Obtain Mercy

And

Grace ... Favor ... Power 

To Help You

In Your Time Of Need! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Be Not Proud, Arrogant, Lawless

Or A Man-Pleaser ... Self-Deluded! 

Please Acknowledge That There Is A Problem

Call It By Its Given Name 

And

Get Thee Hence To Jesus Christ The King

And 

Humbly Give It To Him! 

Do Not Be Ashamed:

Jesus Christ Saves! 

Brethren, Beloved

Dare To Build A Beautiful Brain

A Marvellous Mind

With The Blessed Exercise Plan 

Easily Found In The True Words Of Almighty God 

Which Speak Love, Life, And Liberty! 

Peace!

Your Character Determines Your Destination!

A Gentle Reminder ...

There Is Nothing That We Can Do 

That We Can Do Without Jesus Christ The Lord! 

There Is Nothing That Happens To The Faithful Child Of God 

That Happens Without The Lord's Knowledge And Consent: 

All Things Work For Our Good 

And 

For Almighty God's Great Glory ... Be Not Dismayed! 

The Lord Jesus Christ Will Take Care Of Us 

Because 

He Sacrificially Loves Us 

And

He Will Never Forget Us Who Are His Very Own

His Peculiar Treasure! 

Beloved, 

We Are Reminded That 

The Same God Who Provides For The Little Sparrow 

Who Is Worth A Penny In The Market-Place 

Will Always Provide For Us, You And Me 

For Whom He Bled And Died 

On The Shameful, Cruel, Cross Of Calvary! 

Please Ever Keep In The Fore-Front Of Your Thoughts That 

It Is Through Trial And Tribulation

Through The Perfecting Of Our Character 

That We Will Ascend To The Heights Of Glory: 

Your Character Determines Your Destination!  

Please Hold To Almighty God's Unchanging Hand

And 

Look Up

For Soon Comes The Glad Day! 

Our Redemption Is Drawing Ever Nearer! 

Be Strong In The Lord 

And

In The Power Of His Might! 

Peace!

The Fabulous Impostor

What Would You Say About A Real Pig That 

Looks Like A Sheep 

And 

Acts Like A Dog!?!  

The Mangalitsa Pig Aka Sheep-Pig Is Such A Creature! 

Hmmm... A Pig Is A Scavenger! 

A Dog Is Man's Furry Companion! 

A Sheep Is A Clean Animal

A Source For Man's Clothing Material

And 

In Baby Form Aka As A Lamb

Was Used For Sacrifice 

To Represent Our Dear Savior

Jesus Christ The Lord! 

Beloved, 

Can You Imagine Having Such A Creature Showing Up At The Temple

Brought By Someone Who Thought That 

Outward Appearance Was More Important Than Character!?! 

Think Of Wolves In Sheep's Clothing!

Think Of Friends Who Are Enemies! 

Think Of Satan Masquerading As An Angel Of Light 

Bearing "Truth" 

Which Is Actually The Darkness Of Death! 

Beware Of Masqueraders! 

Never Forget That The True Child Of God 

Is

By Saving Grace

Daily Becoming More Like Jesus! 

We Do Not Run To Execute Evil Schemes! 

We Do Not Take Pleasure In Tearing Down The Character Of Others 

But

We Daily Practice What We Learn Of 

And 

Speak About Our Blessed Jesus! 

We Do Not Seek To Be All Things To All People

Nor Can We Be Converted From The Holy Way 

By Being Groomed With Gifts And Treats! 

Dear Ones, 

Seek To Know All That Is Available 

To Be Known About Our Humble, Good, Kind, Savior 

So That You Will Not Be Overcome 

By The Fabulous Impostor That Is Satan! 

A Pig Wearing Wool 

Is 

Still Unclean 

Even If It Plays Nice Like A Pet Dog! 

Jesus Christ, Faithful, Just, Giving, And Forgiving

Is 

The Same Yesterday, Today And Forever! 

Only Trust The Lord! 

Peace! 

Do Not Act Impulsively!

How Often Have We Heard Someone Say: 

"I Lost My Head!" 

After Acting Presumptuously 

And

In Haste!?! 

Oh, How Satan ... The Bounty-Hunter 

Loves To Hear Those Words Uttered 

In The Leisurely Activity Called Sorrowful Repentance! 

 

Beloved, 

A Scornful Dog Eats Dirty Pudding 

And 

The Impulsive, Hasty To Be Angry Person 

Gets To Slowly, Sorrowfully, Eat 

The Usually Unpalatable Patty Of 

Remorse And Regret 

If 

They Are Wise Unto The Saving Of Their Own Soul! 

We Are Imbued By Our Maker-Savior With 

The Ability To Think Clearly 

And 

Reason Wisely! 

Unfortunately, Many Of Us Choose To Act Irrationally

Impulsively ... Foolishly

Giving In To Sinful-Self While Forgetting That 

All Acts Have Outcomes

Many Of Which Are Unintended

Most Of Which Can Never Be Corrected! 

Please Don't Put Your Brain In Park 

While Your Mouth, Hands, And Feet Are In Motion! 

Let Us Remember What We Were Taught In Primary School 

When Learning To Cross The Street: 

Look Right! 

Look Left! 

And 

Look Right Again

And

Then Cross 

If

The Way Is Clear! 

Weigh The Pros! 

Weigh The Con

And

Remember That Impulsiveness 

Never Lays Out The Warm, Comfortable

Pretty Bed Of Peace And Quiet! 

Think Twice ... Even Thrice

Before You Act, Act Up, Or Act Out! 

Please Practice Self-Control: 

It Is One Of The Choice Fruits Of The Holy Spirit! 

Peace!

Don't Despise Instruction And Correction!

One Of The Most Amazing Things To Encounter

Is 

A Person Who Despises Being Instructed ... Or Corrected

Passionately And High-Handedly Giving Instruction 

And

Arrogantly, Aggressively, Performing 

The "Necessary" Correction Of Others! 

The Irony Is Laughable! 

Beloved, 

How Do You Take To Being Instructed And Corrected: 

Do You Give But Refuse Take!?! 

Are You Amongst Those Who Refuse To Believe That

They Have Something To Learn From Somebody

Even The Lord Christ

And 

Refuse To Accept Correction 

Because 

"I's All Growed Up!?!" 

We Are Instructed By Our Creator That 

Unless We Become As Little Children

We Shall Not Enter The Kingdom Of Heaven! 

The Fact Is ...

Children Are Like Sponges! 

Children Learn 

Because 

They Have The Capacity

The Willingness

And

The Desire To Learn! 

Let's Get Real! 

The Only Being Who Does Not Need Correction

Is

The All-Knowing God 

And 

Any Of Us Who Refuse The Guidance Of Wisdom 

Will Lie In The Grave Of Our Own Customized Digging! 

Let Us Take Heed To Ourselves 

And 

Remember ThatThe Back-End Of A Race-Horse 

And 

The Front-Side Of A Clown Always Have Admirers 

But 

No One Wants Their Posted Positions! 

Let Us This Day Remember That 

The King Of Glory Humbled Himself 

And 

Came Down To Us To Instruct Us 

And 

Demonstrate For Us The Right Way To Abundantly Live! 

The Holy Spirit Of Truth 

Is 

Now Here In His Stead To Lead Us Into All Truth 

So Dare To Stand As One Wisely Instructed 

And 

Lovingly Corrected

For Jesus Christ's Sake! 

Peace!

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!