VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Do You Ever Wonder What You Are Being Saved From!?!

 

In All That Happens To You

No Matter What Happens To You On Your Travels 

Toward The Eternal City

Never, Ever, Despise The Blessings Of The Lord Christ! 

Beloved, 

When Things Happen To Us

We Are Apt To Cry, Cuss, And Carry On! 

We Never Seem To Wonder What It Is That 

We Are Being Saved From

What It Is That We Are Being Carried Through! 

When We Were Children

And 

We Would Cry About Some Minor Matter

The Elders Would Ask What We Were Crying For! 

Our Response Would Then Cause Them To Say: 

"Stop Crying Right Now 

Or I Will Give You Something To Really Cry About!" 

It Worked Like A Charm! 

Dear Ones, 

Things Can Always Get Worse Than They Are At Present: 

Be Thankful Now! 

Things Will Only Get Better With Christ In Control: 

Go For Grace Now! 

The World Of Sin Naturally Walks In Darkness: 

Head To The Light Of Life Now! 

The Light Of Life Is Jesus Christ The Lord: 

Come To Jesus Now And Be Blessed And Saved! 

Dear Ones, 

Share Your Bread Even If It Is Dry 

And 

Share The Bread Of Life! 

Dry Bread Cast Upon The Waters 

Will Never Come Back To You Dry! 

Bread On Water Multiplies 

And 

Becomes A Soup 

Which, Blessed By The Eternal God

Comes To Your Table 

Seasoned ... And With All The Inclusions

Don't Forget The Dumplings! 

A Thankful Heart 

And 

A Grateful Spirit Make For A Contented Life In Christ 

Who Blesses His Well-Beloved Aka You! 

Keep Walking, Working, Watching

Trusting, Praying, Hoping

Believing, Obeying

And 

Enduring All Things! 

Our King ... Your King ... Is Coming! 

Peace! 

HAPPY SABBATH + He Is Faithful Who Promised Us The Heavenly Land!

What Is The Difference Between 

The Promised Land

The Land Of Promise

And 

Promised The Land!?! 

The Land Of Promise 

Is 

The Place Where Hopes Are Realized! 

The Promised Land 

Is 

The Place You Are Longing To Reach! 

Being Promised The Land By The Person Of Integrity 

Gives One A Future And A Hope! 

Dear Ones, 

He Who Has Promised Us The Land 

Has Also Promised Us A City 

Whose Maker And Builder 

Is 

God Almighty

The God Who Cannot Lie

The God Whose Character Is Changeless 

And 

Whose Promises To Us Require From Us: 

"Yes, Lord!

AMEN!" 

Beloved, 

When We Arrive At The Place Called 

Agreement With Almighty God

We Must Set Our Faces Like Flint Against This Dying World 

And 

Its Dubious Pleasures 

And 

Decidedly Choose To Head Towards Our Heavenly Home

In The Plain Footprints Of Our Blessed Savior And Kind King! 

Satan And The Dominion Of The Damned 

Will Unceasingly Try To Stop Us From Arriving There! 

Take Heart! 

All Heaven Will Help Us

Stand Up For Jesus Christ! 

Listen!

Hear The Voice Of Jesus Christ Calling! 

Feel The Impress Of The Holy Spirit's Working! 

Know That Holy Angels Are Protecting

And 

Let Their Holy Influence Encourage You 

To Do The Good, The Right, And The Correct! 

After All, You Are One Of Almighty God's Elect

So Let No Created Being

Be They Human Or Unclean Spirit

Stop You From Getting To Collect What Is Already Your Own! 

Let The Promise Keep Your Mind Fixed And Focused 

On The Promissor ... Who Is Ever-Faithful! 

Peace!

Don't Be A Praying, Bible-Reading, Psalm Saying And Singing Sinner!

 I Will Never Understand Why Most Of Us Believe That 

We Are Able To Bribe The Lord To Bless Sin 

By Our Much Praying And Pleading, Bible Reading

And 

Psalm Saying And Singing! 

Beloved, 

Let's Commit This To Memory: 

The Lord Cannot Lie! 

The Lord Does Not Change! 

The Lord Does Not Play Favorites 

And

The Lord Will Not Sin Against His Own Word

Or His Character, His Holiness

To Give You "Gain" 

To Make You Happy

And 

Cause You To Love Him 

When These Things Are Neither For Your Good Nor His Glory! 

Simply Said, Saints

The Lord Ain't Fattening Nuh Lamb For Nuh Ram To Run 'Pon! 

Aka The Lord Ain't Financing Satan's War Against The Living Kingdom! 

Dear Ones, 

We Dishonor The Good Lord When We Ask Him 

- Using His Sacred Word - 

To Condone, Bless

And 

Prosper Our Lustful, Hate-Driven, Wickedness! 

We Have No Right, Privilege, Or Favor 

Permitting Us To Speak To The Lord Asking For Blessings 

When We Know We Have No Intention Of 

Fulfilling The Lord's Requirements 

Aka Honesty, Truthfulness, Obedience, Faith, Belief 

And 

No Wicked Laziness! 

And

He Will Not Christen Aka Baptize Pork And Call It Beef 

To Satisfy Our Deceitful Lusts! 

Sin Yesterday 

Is 

Sin Today 

Will Be Sin Tomorrow: 

The Lord Jesus Christ 

The Only One Righteous 

Is Not 

Some Simpering, Limp-Wristed, Liar 

Who Has To Purchase Friends, Family, And Followers! 

Let's Dare And Change Our Thoughts 

And 

Our Ways Today

So That We May Truly Follow Our Leader

The King Of Love And Glory! 

Peace!

The Stink-Bag Of Garbage!

King David Prayed 

And 

Asked The Lord To Keep Him In The Word 

So That He Would Not Sin Against The Living God! 

The Living God Is Holy 

And 

Sin And Sinners Cannot Exist In His Presence! 

King David Desired To Be In The Lord's Consuming Presence 

And 

He Knew That Sinning Would Put Paid To His Heart's Desire! 

Beloved, 

Consider This ...

We Have A Nasty Little Habit Of 

Vainly Attempting To Fix The Results Of Our Sin 

Instead Of Seeking To Rout Out The Source Of Our Sinning 

By Attaching Ourselves To The One Thing 

Which Would See Us Turning Away From Sin! 

Think Of It Like This ...

You Have An Open Bag Of Rotting Garbage 

On Your Center Table In Your Well-Appointed Living Room! 

Flies, Roaches, And Mice Are Showing Up Non-Stop 

And 

The Smell Is Stomach-Churning, Eye-Watering, Stink! 

You Set Mouse-Traps

Set Up Fly-Paper

And 

Put Out Roach Motels! 

You Invest In Costly Fragrance Sprays 

And 

Aroma-Therapy Burners! 

You Are At Your Wit's End

Majorly Inconvenienced

And 

Are Seriously Thinking To Sell Your House! 

In Cataloging What To Take With You

Position Number One On Your Clip-Board 

Is 

The Stink-Bag! 

What Will You Achieve 

By Such An Upside-Down Back-In-Front Loss-Leader Move!?! 

So That You Know The Right

Your Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth 

Is 

Wrapped In Plastic So That It Doesn't Get Dirty! 

It Has Never Been Used Save But To Make Sure That 

It Has 66 Books

An Old And New Testament

Genesis In The Beginning And Revelation At The End

The Books Of The Psalms And The Song Of Solomon

And 

The Four Gospels! 

You Don't Care To Know About Samson, King Saul, Judas

Or Abel, Seth, Enoch, Noah

Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph

Moses, Job

John The Baptist

Jesus The Christ

Stephen Martyr 

Or  Revelator John! 

Remember, Remember 

Don't Ever Forget ... 

Short-Sighted Can't See Far 

And 

Far-Sighted Don't See Near! 

Why Sell A Good House 

When You Can Toss Out The Stink-Bag 

After Reading Your Bible!?! 

A Visit To The Great Physician

- Purveyor Of Wisdom, Knowledge, And Understanding - 

To Receive Efficacious Eye Salve 

Is 

Decidedly In Order! 

Peace!

Unconfessed, Unrepented, Sin

Kept In The Heart-House 

Is

As The Stink-Bag Of Rotting Garbage

Kept In Your Living-Room! 

Oh, Jesus, I Have Promised ...!

A Favored Hymn From Childhood Days 

Is 

One Very Pertinent For Us Committed Christians 

During These Days Which Are Called Sin's Glory Days! 

"Oh, Jesus I Have Promised, To Serve Thee To The End!

Be Thou Forever Near Me, My Master And My Friend!

I Will Not Fear The Battle, If Thou Art By My Side

Nor Wander From The Pathway, If Thou Wilt Be My Guide!"

Beloved, 

The Wicked Will Rage

And 

The Ragers Will Fade 

Because 

Jesus Christ Is The King Eternal 

And 

His Kingdom Will Stand Forever 

In The Peaceful, Joy-Filled, Glade! 

Let Us Remind Ourselves Time And Again That 

Those Who Are For Us 

Are More Than Those Who Are Against Us 

And

Never, Ever, Ever Forget That 

The Pleasures Of Sin Are But For A Season! 

Dear Ones, 

With Our Hands In Our Father's Hands By Faith And With Prayer

With Our Diligently Following In The Master's Foot-Prints

With Our Following The Word Of The Great King 

Through Seeing, Understanding, Accepting

And 

Doing As He Gently Bids Us

Our Service To Our Lord Becomes A Way Of Life For Us 

And

Decidedly Keeps Us Out Of The Clutches Of Satan, King Fraud! 

Jesus Christ Is Above, Before, Behind, And Beside Us: 

Take The Word Of Jesus With You 

And 

Stand With The Brave!

 Peace! 

It Is Better Not To Know The Truth!?!

What Has And Is-Been The Curse Upon Your Family That

By Your Acknowledgement As A Committed Christian

Will At One And The Same Time 

Mark You As One Of "Them" By Outsiders 

And 

As An Outsider By The Them With Whom You Are Known Family!?! 

Is It Envy, Greed, The Unforgiving Spirit

Being A Know-Nothing Know-It-All

Hatred Of Authority

Practiced Wickedness

Head's-Down Bum's-Up Aka Ostrich-Itis

Carnality

Five-Finger Discounting Aka Thievery

Bring-A-Bone Carry-A-Bone Specializing Aka Gossiping

Or Gluttony

Which All Will Keep You Out Of The Glorious Kingdom!?! 

Beloved Believer, 

For Us To Leave Here 

To Go Over There To Be With Our Dear Savior 

"Forever And Ever, Amen!" 

We Must Do Some Serious Internal Housekeeping 

By The Grace Of The The Eternal God 

And

We Will Not Be Permitted To Glom On To That 

Carry-All Bag Of Self-Deception 

"It Is Better Not To Know The Truth!" 

Which Is Mainly Used As The Excuse To "Done" All Excuses: 

If I Know I Will Have To Change My Ways 

Or Do Something That I Don't Want To Do 

Or See Something That I Don't Want To Face 

Or Apologize For Something That I Prefer To Ignore 

Or Care About Something That I Rabidly Choose To Despise! 

Dear Ones, 

Just As Babies Have Tummy-Time To Strengthen Their Core

We Christians Need To Use Mirror-Time 

For More Than Self-Adoration! 

Dare To Make Wrong Things Right!  

Peace!

With Confidence And In Humility, Depend On The Lord!

Beloved, 

Despite The Challenges We Daily Face

Let Us Approach Our Great God In Prayer 

With Humility, Confidence, And Dependence! 

In Humility 

Because 

You Are In The Holy Presence Of The Eternal And Sovereign God! 

In Confidence 

Because 

You Know That Your God Is Real 

And 

Is Well Able To Provide 

For He Is Our Creator And Our Re-Creator

And 

Our Redeemer-God

Our Deliverer

The Lord Of Life! 

In Dependence 

Because 

We Know That He Knows That We Need Him Who Made Us

And 

We Know That He Loves Us Personally, Sacrificially, Eternally

And 

Desires Our Salvation

Our Healing

Our Cleansing

And 

We Truly Believe That 

He Will Do All That He Has Promised To Do For Us 

By His Death, Burial, Resurrection

And 

Ascension To His Father's House As The Conquering King! 

Dear Ones, 

The Only Guarantees Of 

Goodness And Grace And Glory In This Life 

Are In The Word Of Christ The King Who Gives Us Liberty! 

Let Us This Day Bow Before The Lord With Love

In Humility

Expressing Need, Gratitude, Giving Thanks, And Praise

Believing And Trusting Almighty God 

In The Name Of Our Blessed Jesus

And 

Finish It All With A Glad 

"AMEN! - So Let It Be!" 

Our King Is Coming: 

Get Ready 

And

Stay Vigilant Against Deceitful Snakes

Roaring Lions

And 

Fearsome Dragons! 

Look To Jesus Christ 

The Living, Holy, Light Of Life That 

Leads To Eternal Life! 

Peace!

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRAYER: Father, We Take Our Humble Position In Your Holy Presence!

PRAYER:

Father, 

Sorrows Are Abounding

And

Our Hearts Are Seemingly Floundering

On The Temptuous Sea Of Circumstance 

Like A Leaking Vessel Overloaded And Tormented 

By The Angry And Cruel Waves Of Regret

If Only, Why Me, And Where Are You, Lord!?! 

We Take Our Humble Position In Your Holy Presence 

As Members Of The Household Of Faith

Faithful, Obedient, Enduring, Hoping

And

Ever Remembering What You Did For Us Yesterday

What You Are Doing Today

- Most Of Which We Will Never Know About In This Life -

And

We Lean, Strong In Your Word

On Your Blood-Bought Promises Of

A Grand And Glorious Tomorrow 

As We Choose By Saving Grace To Trust You

Our Creator, Savior, Sustainer, Maintainer, Redeemer

Lord, God, Kind King, And Forever Faithful Friend! 

Please Help Us To Remain Steadfast, Strong

And

Very Courageous

Knowing That Your Blessings Cannot Fail

That You Are The Good Shepherd Always On Duty And Vigilant

That Your Refuge For Us Is Guarded By Your Holy Angels Invincible

And

Knowing That We Are Safe In Your Secret Place Of Prayer 

Where All Is Well

And

Will Be Well With Our Purchased-From-Sin Souls! 

Please Help Us To Faithfully See To

The Care And Keeping Our Own Souls 

So That We Will Be Overcomers Of Self And Sin

And

Hear You Say In The Glad Day:

"Welcome Home, My Child

My Good And Faithful Servant!" 

Please Speak Peace Over Us, Lord

Because

We Love And Worship You!

AMEN!!!

HAPPY SABBATH + Live In Hope!

Our Today Behaviors Will Impact Our Tomorrow Outcomes 

But

There Is Nothing That Is Done Today 

Which Will Change What Transpired Yesterday! 

Beloved, 

As Says The Scripture

Where There Is Life, There Is Hope 

So, Obviously, We Who Are Alive 

Should Take Pleasure In Living Our Lives With Hope

The Blessed Hope

Our Can't-Fail Hope In The Lord Jesus Christ 

Who Shall Come The Second Time In Blazing Glory 

As King Of Kings And Lord Of Lords 

To Receive Unto Himself 

All Who By Sacrifice Have Made Him Their Everlasting Portion! 

Dear Ones, 

Every Now-Alive Person 

Is 

Given One Day Aka Today, To Live Today: 

Tomorrow Is Not Promised To Any Created Being! 

We Are Given Today To See For Ourselves What Sin Is 

And 

What Sin Does 

And

The Opportunity To Choose Salvation Aka Life In Christ 

Which Offers To Us The Better Way To Live Now 

And

Eternal Guarantees Of Everlasting Life 

And 

Unsurpassed Glory In The Land Of No Night 

Where All Is Peace, Love, And Joy! 

We Are Not To Live Like Heathens And Dumb Animals 

Who Have No Hope! 

Our Hope Is In Our Lord God Jesus Christ 

Who Gently Calls Us 

And 

Warmly Invites Us To Believe Him At His Word 

And

Choose To Enter The Haven Of Rest! 

Beloved, 

No One But You May Make Your Eternal Decision For You: 

Keep Hope Alive 

And 

Live For Jesus Who, Alone, Saves And Seals Us 

By His Holy Spirit 

Who Leads Us Into All Truth! 

Hope In God! 

Peace!

Instant Justice!?! + PRAYER: Thank You, Lord, For The Blessings That Give Forever!

Never Get Comfortable In Or With Sin! 

Beloved, 

Think For A Moment Of What Our Lives Would Be Like 

If 

Our Savior Dear Dispensed Instant Justice - No Mercy - 

For Every Unchristian, Unholy, Unauthorized Thing That We Did 

And

Consider Where You Would Be 

Given Your Checkered Personal History! 

Also, Think About What Your Life Would Be Like 

If 

"Do To Others What You Want Them To Do Unto You!" 

Was Instantly Activated In All Facets Of Your Life 

Given Your Present Attitude, Outlook

And 

Personal Practice! 

Dear Ones, 

Aren't You Glad That We Have The Savior

Our Blessed Jesus

Who Is Touched By The Feelings Of Our Infirmities 

Because 

He Knows The Weight We Carry 

Because Of 

Sin Inherited From Our Fore-Parents Adam And Eve!?! 

PRAYER:

Father, 

We Give You Thanks And Praise 

For The Privilege Of Praying To You

The Holy God Who Has Given Unto Us

The Blessed Gifts Of Confession And Repentance

And

The Hedge Of Protection That Is

The Ten Commandments

And

The Promises Of The Beatitudes

The Blessings That Give Forever! 

Please Help Us To Choose The Way Of The Cross 

And

To Choose To Cross The Road  To The Other Side

When We See Known-Sin Approaching! 

Please Help Us To Do Good Because It Is Right

And

To Love Others As We Love Ourselves

And

Willingly Do All For The Love Of Jesus Christ

Our Savior, Lord, God

And

Soon Returning King!

AMEN! 

Peace, Beloved!

What Comes Out Of Us Is What Is Already In Us!

How Stunning!

Being Polite 

And 

Treating People How You Desire To Be Treated 

Is 

Now Considered Unbelievable, Amazing

A Pleasure To Behold! 

How Can This Be Possible 

If We, As Committed Christians, Are Walking In The Light That 

Leads To Eternal Life!?! 

Beloved, 

Is It Possible To Discern From Your Words And Your Deeds That 

You Are A Member Of The Pilgrim Band 

On The Narrow Way On The King's Highway 

In This Vale Of Tears!?! 

Harsh Words

Faces Rendered Ugly By Internal Conflict

Rage, Envy, Hatred

Greed, Insincerity, Unkindness

And 

Other Ungodly Thoughts 

Are Causing Our Conversations And Actions 

To Be Harsh, Cruel, And Unprofitable! 

Dear Ones, 

Remember, Remember, Don't Ever Forget That 

What Comes Out Of Us 

Is 

What Is Already In Us 

And

It Is What Comes Out Of Us That Defiles Us! 

Again, There Is No Law That 

Is 

Able To Stand Against A Meek And Gentle Spirit! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Choose To Be Soft-Spoken 

When Loud And Aggressive Persons Berate You! 

Choose To Be Soft-Spoken, Gentle, Kind

And

Loving To Whomever, Whenever, And Wherever 

Because 

You Do Not Know If Your Voice 

Is 

Going To Be The Last Kind And Tender Voice That 

Some Dear Soul May Hear Before They Depart This Life! 

Kindness Is Not Weakness! 

Kindness Always, Always, Pays Dividends! 

Set-Aside Self: 

Please Be Kind! 

Peace!

Servers Will Get Served: Sow And Show Mercy!

Life Is Amazing! 

Can You Imagine Being A Person 

Who Acts Like Judge, Jury

And 

Executioner Against Anyone That 

You Feel Has Not Given You The Requisite Hat Off

Ring Kiss

And 

Great-Toe Lick You Know That You Deserve 

Because 

You Are King This, Queen That

Doctor See Me, Or Lawyer Give Me!?! 

Beloved, 

Behold King Saul

King Ahab And His Wife, Wicked Queen Jezebel

And 

Jezebel's Apple Don't Fall Far From The Tree Daughter

Queen Athaliah 

And

Consider The Lives That They  Embittered 

And 

Ultimately Ruined By Deceit And Deviltry 

Because 

They Didn't Keep Mercy At Home In Their Hearts!  

When You Set Yourself Up To Be "God Of All" 

When You're Nothing But A Non-Paying Tenant 

On The Lord's Beautiful Though Despoiled Blue Ball Aka Earth

You Never Have Reason To Believe That 

You, Yourself, Will Be Eventually Judged 

And 

Will Undoubtedly Cry Out For ... Mercy! 

Dear Ones, 

We Will All Do Well To Remember The Adage: 

"Do What You Want Done To You!" 

The Only Being Having No Cause To Receive Mercy 

Is 

He Who Is The Merciful God 

And

The Judge Of All Flesh

And Therefore

We Should Stop Thinking That We Are The Cat's Meow 

And 

Realize That Givers Will Eventually Be Receivers 

Aka Servers Will Get Served! 

Please Be Very Careful 

About What You Dare To Do To Others! 

Our Lord Jesus Sees, Hears

And 

Knows All Things! 

Judgment Day Is Up Ahead: 

Sow And Show Mercy ... Now! 

Peace!  

Contented With Or Contemptuous Of ... The Lord Of Life!?!

Have You Ever, By Will Or By Accident

"Mistaken" The Words Content And Contempt!?! 

Have You Ever Neglected To Be Contented 

With What The Good Lord In Mercy Has Provided For You

Even If It Is Biscuits Aka Crackers 

And Not Your Favored Raisin Bread With Pretend-Chicken Salad 

And By So Doing

Shown Contempt For Almighty God!?! 

Beloved, 

The Air Of Discontent Is Perfuming The Atmosphere 

And 

Infecting People 

With The Attitude Even Unto The Character Of Contempt 

Which Causes Many To "Show" Themselves As "God" 

And Thus 

Captain Of Their Own Ship 

And 

Master Of The Winds Of Strife 

And 

The Unstable Waves Of Life 

Driven And Tossed By Said Winds Which Have No Destination 

Predetermined By Finite, Frail, And Fragile Man! 

Dear Ones, 

Let Us This Day Disabuse Ourselves Of 

The Fallacious Aka False "Knowledge" That 

We May Hold The Eternal God In Contempt

As A Being Of No Value

And 

Despised

And 

Escape Unscathed! 

Jesus Christ Is Almighty God In Flesh 

And 

We Are Because He Is 

And

We Are Fed Because He, In Love, Provides! 

May We Consider 

And

Find Satisfaction, Rest, And Refreshing In Knowing That 

All That We Have ... And Are

Our Blessed Jesus Provides! 

Please Hold Sin ... And Self ... In Contempt 

And 

Not Our Dear Savior Jesus

By Whom We Live And Breathe And Prosper

And

For Whom We Should Live To Honor, Worship, And Serve! 

Peace!