Have You Ever Seen A Half-Donkey Carrying A Load!?!

Lukewarm Is To Indifferent 

What Hot Or Cold Is To Enthusiastic! 

Beloved, 

Would You Want To Be In A Relationship, A Friendship, Or A Job 

Where Your Presence Is Considered "Meh!" Aka Unimpressive!?! 

Would You Pay Top Dollar For Almost Ice-Cream!?! 

Would You Worship The God Who Almost Created A Moving You

Who Balked At Staying On The Cross To Save You

Who On-Again, Off-Again Contemplates Redeeming You

And 

Ever Tells You To Eat All You Want 

But 

Never Unlocks The Storehouse Of Good And Plenty!?! 

Since We Serve The God Who Can And Does

Who Gave His All To Give You His Best

Why Would You Ever Think That Jesus Christ The Lord Of Life 

Will Ever, Ever, Accept Anything Less Than 

Skin In The Game

Heart-Felt

God Is My All Worship, Praise

And 

Obedience From Any One Of Us!?! 

Jesus Christ Went All-In For Us: 

He Sweated Blood

And

He, Innocent, Gave Up His Life For Us Known Guilty! 

Can We In Truthfulness Do Less 

And 

Still Be Called Committed Christians!?! 

Have You Ever Seen A Half-Donkey Carrying A Load!?! 

If You Can Picture It

Then You Know What An Unenthusiastic

Uncommitted

Unconverted Christian Looks Like! 

It Ain't Pretty

Ain't Serving No Purpose

And 

Ain't Going Nowhere!

Total Commitment To Christ Is Job One! 

The Alternative Is To Be Abhorred! 

Any Questions!?! 

Peace!

Intimately Connect With The Lord Jesus Christ!

In The Realm Of Marriage And Relationships

People Are Advised To Cooperate

Communicate

Connect

And 

Negotiate 

If 

They Don't Want Said Relationships 

To Deteriorate And Disintegrate! 

Beloved, 

In The Marriage Relationship With The Lord Christ

Things Are Seriously Different 

On One Exceedingly Significant Point! 

Going Into The Relationship With Our Lord Jesus

We Know Up Front What To Expect 

Because 

He Has Provided A Fact-Book 

Aka The Preserved Word Aka The Holy Bible 

Which Tells Who He Is

What He Has Done

What He Is Doing

And 

What He Will Do For Each Of Us Individually 

And 

Personally! 

If We Will Read The Book

Then We Will Know Him

His Love And Personal Sacrifice For Us

His Desires

Our Rights

And 

Our Benefits Aka Abundant Blessings Current And Future

- Most Of Which Are Unimaginable - 

So That There Is Absolutely Nothing 

To Be Discontented About Or Negotiate Over! 

Where Our Relationship With The Lord 

Will Deteriorate And Disintegrate 

Is 

If We Neglect To Willingly Cooperate

Deeply Communicate

And 

Intimately Connect With Him ... Moment By Moment! 

We Cannot Out-Love

Out-Live

Out-Give

Or Out-Do The Lord 

So Let's Fervently Pray

Widely Share 

And 

Unashamedly Care 

And 

Cover All Of Our Bases Through Working Faith

Unflinching Trust

Complete Obedience

Pray-Propelled Endurance

And 

Humble Worship And Heartfelt Praise!

Peace!  

The Lord Jesus Christ

Is

The Strength Of Our Lives!

 

Touch The Lord Christ Who Is Touching You!

No Matter What The Loud And Aggressive

The Rich And The Well-Regarded

And 

The Proud And Profane Persons Of This World May Say To You

You Always, Always, Always Have The One Choice 

To Refuse To Lean On Your Own Corrupted Understanding 

And Instead 

Choose To Lean 

Upon The Bosom Of Jesus Christ Our Lord God Almighty 

And 

Deeply Draw Upon His Life ... His Love

And

His Wisdom Which Cannot Ever Fail! 

Beloved, 

When We Choose To Lean Upon Something Or Someone

It Is Because We Are "Comfortable" In Our Belief That 

They Are And It Is Strong, Secure

And 

Sure! 

The Problem, However, Is That 

We Ill-Advisedly Place Our Trust On Shaky Foundations

Tottering Walls

And 

Leaning Towers: 

So Much For Strength, Security, And Surety! 

Dear Ones, 

We Have Unfailing Grace 

To Bless Us To Repose Our Hopes, Trust, Faith, And Future 

On The "Thus Saith The Lord!" Who Created Us

Saves Us, Sustains Us

Leads, Feeds, Corrects, Comforts, And Carries Us

And 

Is Committed To Our Salvation, Sanctification

And 

Ultimate Redemption On The Great Day! 

By The Way

The Fact That The Nugget About The Disciple John 

Leaning On The Bosom Of Jesus Christ Who Loved Him 

Is 

Preserved In The Living Word 

Should Be A Special, Intimate, Infinite Comfort 

To Every One Of Us Believers Individually ... Personally: 

Whoever We Are Physically Touching 

Is 

Also Physically Touching Us! 

Dare To Lean On Aka Touch Jesus Christ Today! 

You Will Not Regret It! 

Peace!

Pride Is Poison + PRAYER: Father, Please Help Us To Humble Ourselves!

It Is Significant To See Righteousness And Unrighteousness

Faithfulness And Faithlessness 

And 

Pride And Humility 

So Starkly Compared And Contrasted! 

Beloved, 

We Are To Live By Faith 

While Lovingly Humbling Ourselves Before The Lord Christ 

Who Will Lift Us Up In His Day Of Appointment 

Just As He Lifted Up Jacob, Joseph, Job, And Moses! 

We Are Not To Lift Up Ourselves 

In Pride And With Arrogance Like Lucifer: 

It Didn't Work Out For Him 

And

It Will Not Work Out For Us! 

We Love To Say With The Worldly-Wise That 

Man Appoints And God Disappoints 

But 

If We Look Closer

We Will Clearly See What Manner Of Defeat, Disaster

Destruction, And Deviltry Exists 

When Man Appoints Man

And 

Man Anoints Self! 

The Humble, Faithful, Servant Of God

Is

Always A Blessing To Mankind!

Pride Is Poison 

And 

Self-Aggrandizement Is Terminal Disease 

And

Neither Has A Place In The Heart Of 

The Committed-To- Christ Christian! 

Dear Ones, 

The Only Lifting Up We Should Be Doing 

Is 

Lifting Up Our Souls To The Lord

Lifting Up Our Hands In Worship And Praise

Lifting Up Our Brethren

And 

Lifting Up Our Bibles And Our Spoons 

As They Convey To Our Bodies 

Our Very Necessary Daily Food! 

Pride Decimates! 

Faith Elevates 

And 

Humility Opens The Flood-Gates Of Blessing! 

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father, 

Please Help Us Today

To Humble Ourselves Before You On Earth

Your Footstool

So That You Will Lift Us Up To Heaven

Your Throne

On The Glad Day That You Have Set! 

Amen!!! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Let Us Not Boast About Our Basement-Level Behavior!

When You Measure Yourself By Yourself 

And Compare Yourself To Yourself 

What Are You!?! 

A Fool! 

When A Man Defies, Denies, The Living God 

And Calls Himself God 

And Acts As Though He Is God 

But Does Not Have The Power Of God 

And Cannot Keep Himself Alive 

What Is He!?! 

An Idolatrous, Lying, Fool! 

The Fool Hath Said In His Heart That There Is No God! 

The Fool, Therefore, Is Unwise, Untutored

Unschooled In The Wise Ways Of The Holy God

And 

Suggesting That The Fool Has His Own Sense 

Is 

Oxymoronic In The Extreme! 

Denying Your Own Maker Is Devilish! 

Making Yourself God Is Satanic! 

Encouraging Others To Indulge In 

Heaven-Daring Lawlessness For Kicks, For Thrills 

Is 

Willful Wickedness Writ Large 

And 

Left Unconfessed And Unrepented

Will Be Punished Without The Blessed Benefit Of

Mercy Of The Eternal God! 

Be Ye Wise ...

The Only Measuring Stick Worth Using In This Life 

Is 

The Character Of The Lord Jesus Christ! 

Without Our Lord's Intervention

We Will Walk Around Pridefully 

Showing How Holy We Are When We Are Not: 

Let Us Not Boast About Our Basement-Level Behavior! 

The Prophet Isaiah Believed He Was Holy 

Until He Saw The Lord In His Glory! 

He Became Aware Of His Uncleanness 

And 

His Unworthiness To Be The Servant Of God 

When He Saw Himself In The Light Of Almighty God's Glory! 

Beloved, 

Our God ... The Living God ... Is Compassionate

And 

In The Moment Of Our Truly Seeing Him ... By Faith 

And

Acknowledging That We Are Less Than He Requires 

And

Need All That Our Lord Christ Has To Give Us 

Is

The Time That The Lord Can Work In And On Us To Bless Us 

And

Through Us To Bless Others! 

Self-Praise Is No Praise! 

The Praise Of Man Is A Trap 

And 

Unless We Let Go Of Pride 

And 

Give Our Self Over To The Lord For Him To Do His Saving Work

We Will Pridefully, Arrogantly, Ignorantly

Contentedly Continue Travelling Through Shadows-With-Troubles 

Where The Citizens Measure Themselves By Themselves 

Until We Arrive At Inescapable Torment! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Let Us Permit The Holy Spirit To Do A Good Work In Us 

By Allowing Him To Work On Us While It Is Yet Day, Today

The Day Of Salvation! 

Let Us Let The Lord Remove Our Iniquity From Us 

And 

Purge Us Of Our Sin 

So That He May Use Us In His Service 

To Bless Others With The Good News That He, Alone, Saves! 

Let Us Really Work For The Lord: 

Untold Blessings Are Guaranteed! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Go For The Lord Christ ... And Honestly Complete Your Assignment!

The Lord Our God Almighty Asks For Volunteers 

And 

When We Raise Our Hand And Our Voice To Accept The  Assignment

We Are  Obligated To Dot The I's And Cross The T's 

To Ensure That The Job Of Work 

Is 

Completed To Time 

And 

According To Specification 

Utilizing The Equipment 

Aka The Gifts, Skills, Abilities, And Opportunities Provided 

According To The Providences And Mercies Of The Lord! 

Let Your Word Be Your Bond!

Beloved, 

Beware! 

When The Lord Sends Us Out

- Whether We're Called Or Volunteering -

He Is Meticulous With His Instructions: 

Please Don't Add To

       Subtract From

               Or Ignore Them! 

The Lord Himself Sends You 

And 

You Are Duty-Bound To Report Back To The Lord Alone

And 

Not Permit Some Wretch To Meet You In The Way Saying That 

An Angel Or The Lord Himself Told Them To Tell You 

To Break Faith With God! 

Disobedience Is Deadly! 

In The Work World

Employees Who Step Out On Their Assigned Work 

Are Considered Disrespectful, Deceitful

And

Disloyal

And 

Will Find Themselves Done And Dusted Aka Dismissed! 

The Prophet Jonah Was Swallowed By A Whale For His Disobedience! 

Three Days Repenting In The Smelly Belly Of A Living Submarine 

Saw Him Finally Going Where He Was Sent 

And 

Finishing The Work! 

The Unnamed Prophet Did The Assigned Work 

But 

Permitted A Lying Prophet To Entice Him To Disobey 

A Direct Command Of The Lord 

Not To Eat Or Drink Anything On The Job Site! 

His Disobedience Cost Him His Life By The Teeth Of Lions! 

Obedience Is Better Than Sacrificing!

I Beseech Us All To Be Wise 

And 

Give To Our Lord Christ Our Perfect  Obedience! 

Dare To Go Where You're Sent 

And 

Wisdom Working

Diligently Finish Your Assignment! 

Peace!

A White-Robed Devil Is Still Evil!

The Character Of Christians As We Purport To Emulate 

And

Represent Our Lord Jesus 

Calls Our Credibility Into Question! 

Beloved, 

We Who Claim Christ As King And Lord Of Our Lives

The Captain Of Our Salvation

And 

Our Hope For Surpassing Glory 

Must Be Vigilant As Regards How We Walk, Talk, And Act 

So That The Messages That We Send To Our Observers

- Christian And Non-Christian - 

Do Not Cause Them To Be Put Off Desiring 

Our Lord Jesus Christ! 

Never, Ever, Forget That 

By Our Words, We Are Justified 

And

By Our Words, We Are Condemned! 

Strangely Stunning 

And 

Devastatingly Important 

Is 

The Fact That Our Actions Loudly And Clearly 

Speak The Truth About Who Is Our Guardian 

Our Life-Guide

And 

Our Stay Aka The One Who Keeps Us In The Way That 

We Personally Desire To Walk! 

A White-Robed Devil Is Still Evil! 

The Christ That We Emulate 

Was The Same Morning, Evening, Noon, And Night! 

He Was Loving, Gentle, Kind, And Caring! 

He Was Prayerful, Useful, Blessing, Giving, And Forgiving! 

He Inspired Hope And Provided Help And Healing 

And

Most Of All

His Loving-Kindness

His Words Of Wisdom Giving Direction 

And

Correction 

Inspired Positive Change In Those Who Genuinely Sought After 

The True And Living God! 

Dear Ones, 

Our Character Is Either A Knife Or A Spoon! 

By Almighty God's Great Grace

Let Us Be Spoons And Feed Someone With Food That 

Is 

Good For Them Today! 

Please Put On 

And

Live For The Lord Jesus Christ! 

Peace! 

DON'T BE A REPROBATE: Choose The Life-Giver!

To Love The Lord Jesus

To Be Kind In His Holy Name

To Do Right Because It Is Good

To Trust The Living Word And Not Fear The Word Of Man

To Speak Truth In Righteousness

To Walk Wise And Not Act The Fool

And 

To Lift Up The Lord 

And

Never Instigate Evil 

Are All Personal Choices To Be Constantly 

And 

Consistently Made By Us 

As Christians Committed To The Cause Of Our Lord Jesus Christ! 

Beloved, 

Praying Without Ceasing 

And 

Exercising Faith First, Last, And Always 

Is 

A Personal Choice That Eternally Profits! 

Doubting The Word Of God 

While Calling On The Name Of The Lord 

Reaps Us No Reward Or Benefit 

And

That, Too, Is Our Personal Choice! 

Please Never Forget That 

We Reap What We Sow 

And

We Eat What We Grow 

And

We Walk Where Our Mind Wanders! 

If We Choose To Longingly Follow After Christ

We Will ... By Faith ... Permit Our Minds To Be With Him 

In The Most Holy Place Of The Heavenly Sanctuary! 

If Jesus Is In Us By The Holy Spirit Of Truth

Then We Will Not Wonder About Sin

And 

Wander Into Transgression 

And 

Hang A Hard Left Into Iniquity 

And 

End Up As Reprobates 

To Be Cast Into Outer Darkness 

By Our Own Choosing! 

Let Us This Day Choose To Make Wise 

And 

Eternally Profitable Choices 

No Matter Who By Or For What 

We May Be Cursed At And Ridiculed! 

May It Be Your Choice Today To Smile With Hope 

And

Let The Light Of The Life-Giver 

Gloriously Shine Into Every Dark Area Of Your Life! 

Peace! 

Be Wise To Rise To Glory!

What Have You Done For The Master!?! 

Are You Doubting What The Master Has Done

Is Doing Or Will Do For You!?! 

Are You Contemplating 

Why The Lord Needs You To Do Anything For Him 

When He Has Everything At His Disposal 

And 

Owns Everything Seen And Unseen, Known And Unknown!?! 

Beloved, 

You, Personally, Are Precious, Special, To Our Dear Savior! 

No Person Living, Dead, Dying, Denying, Defying

Rigid, Rude, Recalcitrant, Or Ruthless 

Is 

Able To Change Almighty God's Love For 

And 

Desire To Have Us Accept The Gifts Given

And 

Perform Our Assignments To Gather With Him 

As We Tell The Good News Of Free-To-All Salvation

The Living God's Love, Grace, Mercy, Truth, Faithfulness 

And 

Loving-Kindness 

Which Will Never Fail Us! 

You, Personally, Are The Apple Of Our Lord's Eye

The One For Whom He Poured Out His Innocent Blood 

So That You, Cleansed Thereby And Forgiven

And 

Willingly, Enduringly, Obediently Cooperating With Him

May Have His Everlasting Life! 

Please Allow The Naysayers To Swear

And 

The Gainsayers To Bray 

But

See To It, For Love Divine, That 

You Hold To Our God's Unchanging Hand 

Unphased By Opposition 

As You Love Yourself By Loving Your Savior 

By Thought, Word, And Deed! 

Obey: Don't Stray! 

Pray: Don't Run Away! 

Be Wise: Rise To Stand Before The Throne Of God 

As The Obedient Child Of The King

The Diligent Student Of The School Of Christ

And 

The Trustworthy Servant Of The Eternal God! 

Peace!

Know The Truth Aka Know The Lord Jesus Christ!

There Is No Faithfulness Without Truth! 

Truth Is Good And Has No Lie In It! 

Lie Has In Truth But Has No Good In It! 

How, Then, Does One Reckon With "The Fact" That 

"Whispy Told A Good Lie!" 

And 

"Bordes Plainly Told The Truth But It Is Simply Unbelievable!?!" 

And 

What About 

"Maisie Is Such A Convincing Liar That 

She Could Make Anybody Believe That Grass Is Blue!?!" 

Beloved, 

No Matter How Convincing The Liar And The Lie May Be

The Truth-Speaker And The Truth 

Will Stand Vindicated In Front Of Everybody! 

Study The Truth Aka Study The Lord Jesus Christ! 

Know The Truth Aka Personally Know The Lord Jesus Christ! 

Own The Truth Aka "Own" The Lord Jesus Christ 

As Your Everlasting Portion 

And 

Sell It Not Aka Do Not Betray The Lord 

So That When The Liar A-Calling Comes

You Aware, Will Give Him A Firm Set-Down Aka 

"Away With You, Thou Stranger To The Truth!" 

Dare To Really Study The Truth In All Of Its Beauty 

To Truly Recognize The Dastardly Lie 

In Its Shameful Ugliness! 

Please Remember That 

All Of Our Blessings Come With Our Faithfulness To The Truth 

And

It Is The Truth Alone That Sets The Sinner Free! 

The Plain Truth Yields Perfect Peace 

So Choose To Speak 

And 

Walk With And In The Truth Today! 

Peace!

Using The L.O.D.E: Changing Hurry Into Hurray!

When Man-Generated Hope Is Gone

Christ-Gifted Holy Faith Working 

And

Enduring 

Allows Us To Change 

"Please Hurry, Lord!" 

To "Thank You, Lord! Hurray!" 

Beloved, 

Our Depending Upon Self In Matters Of Faith 

Is 

Akin To Running Behind A Fuel-Less, Driver-Less

Engine-Less, Moth-Balled Vehicle! 

It Ain't Going Nowhere And Neither Are We! 

Our God Alive, The Lord Jesus Christ

Is 

The True Strong-Hold

Our Impenetrable Shelter

Our Perfect Refuge 

And

He Gives To Each Of Us 

A Measure Of His Faith Each And Every Day 

To Use To Trust Him At His Eternal Aka Can't-Fail Word! 

Dear Ones, 

The Day That We Truly Understand That Self 

Is 

A Willing Sinner 

And

Accept With Unadulterated Joy That 

Jesus Christ The King 

Is 

Our Only Savior 

Is

The Day That There Shall Be Our Joyful Celebration 

In Recognition Of The Fact That 

It Is Indeed The Mighty God That We Serve! 

All Of Us Who Choose To Trust The Lord 

And

Wait Upon Him 

Shall Surely Renew Our Strength! 

We Will Be Like Those Who

- With Prayer And Supplication With Thanksgiving - 

Will Light The Fire

And 

Place A Pot Of Water On To Simmer 

With The Full Expectation That 

Soon The Ingredients Necessary To Cook A Substantial Meal 

Which Will Do A Body Good 

Shall Surely Appear! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ...

Sinful-Self Is Destructively Used By Satan

But

The Faith-Fuelled Saint Aka Sinner-Saved 

Willingly, Wisely, Serves The Eternal God 

Lovingly, Obediently, Devotedly, And  Enduringly! 

Let Us Daringly Endeavor Today 

To Fully Let Jesus Christ's Gift Of Unfailing Faith 

Lubricate Our Lives! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Make Jesus First!

There Is No Wealth In Wickedness

There Is No Comfort In Crime

There Is No Peace In Perverseness

But

There Is Security In The Salvation

Which Comes From Our Savior Divine!

Love Is Like The River Glorious

Peace In Christ Is A Promise With No Shame

Hope Is The Haven Where Rest Is

And Righteousness Is The Life That Is Not In Vain!

Mercy Is Free And Available

Grace Is Our Sufficiency

Power Is Ours From The Hand Of Our Master

Who Is Truth And Will Bless You And Me!

Be Humble And Keep A Loving, Giving Spirit

Be Bold And Walk Wise By The Word 

Be Strong, Your God Is King Of Glory

And 

By His Will

We Will Go Up To Him Before Long! 

Be Strong! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + Don't Die Twice Today Over Living Tomorrow!

The Trials Of Life 

Either Make Us Bitter Or Better! 

We, Each, Have Option And Opportunity 

To Make The Blessed Choice! 

Trials Help Us To Either Live For The Lord Christ 

Or Be Consumed By The Crisis! 

We Either Live In Hope Or Dine In  Hell! 

Or ... They Will Strengthen Us In Our Gift Of Faith 

Or Strangle Our Desire To Exercise Faith 

Because

By Elevating Doubt, We Can't, In Hope

"See" Jesus Inside The Great Pearl Gates! 

Beloved, 

Please Don't Be Self-Sufficient 

Because 

In Matters Of Faith 

It Is Your Worst Enemy! 

Please Cast Your Burden Upon The Lord Christ 

And

Permit Him To Be Your Sufficiency! 

Letting Go ... Of Personal Control

And 

Letting Our Jesus Christ Take Over Control 

Requires A Leap Of Faith 

No "Safety Net" Available! 

Can You Do It!?! 

Will You Do It!?! 

Or Will You By Seeking To Impress Others With 

Your Able Capabilities Which Aren't Worth A Hill Of Beans 

Fail At Working Your Gift Of Unfailing Faith!?! 

"Worry" About What You Can Change 

And 

If You Change "It" 

Then There Is No Need To Die Twice Today 

Over Living Tomorrow 

Which Is Not Promised To Any Living Soul! 

The Point Is That Our Jesus 

Is 

Jehovah Jireh Aka The God Who Provides! 

Please Let Us Endeavor Today 

To Hold On To Him Who Holds Tomorrow In His Holy Hand 

Where The Forever-Blessed Gift Of Grace ... Of Power

Is 

Sufficient For The Day! 

Be At Peace In The Living God: 

Evil Cannot Survive In His Hallowed Presence! 

Peace!

Consider Your Ways ... And Please The Lord!

Let No Human Or Malevolent Spirit Fool You: 

Attitude About 

And

Behavior Towards The Lord Are Everything! 

Our Blessings And Our Prosperity 

Depend Upon Our Total Obedience 

To The Word And The Will Of Our Almighty God! 

Partial Obedience Is Disobedience ... Which Is Dangerous 

And

Willful Disobedience Is  Deadly! 

Just Ask Nadab, Abihu, Achan

Hophni, Phineas, Balaam, And King Saul! 

Disobedience Comes Of The PEG

Aka Pride, Envy, And Greed

Which Is In The Devil's Domain! 

Nothing Good Ever Came Or Will Come From 

The Hand Of Satan! 

Beloved, 

See Sin With Your Eyes 

But 

Don't Ever Choose To Romance It 

No Matter How Beautiful

Mouth-Watering

Or Potentially Profitable Its Appearance! 

The Lord Asks Us To Consider Our Ways 

Because 

Our Unsancitified Ways Obviously Do Not Please Him 

Even As They Do Not Bless Us! 

Folly Is Not Common-Sense! 

Let Us, Therefore, Choose To Follow Uncommon Sense

Aka Faith

And 

Bless Almighty God With Our Willing, Ready, Obedience! 

When Our Ways Please The Lord

He Causes Our Enemies To Be At Peace With Us! 

Best Of All, Though

When We Seek The Kingdom Of God 

And 

Make It First In Our Affections

The Necessities Of Life Will Always Be Provided To Us 

And

We Shall Surely Reach The Heavenly Home! 

Peace!

PRAYER:

Father, 

Please Help Us To Be Wise Unto Salvation 

So That Our Ways Will Please You Today! 

AMEN.