VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Love Is Not Idolatrous Sensationalistic Emotionalism!

KJV John 14:21

21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

He Had His Foot On The Brake

And 

I Had My Foot On The Gas

And 

It Didn't Take Rocket Science For Me To Realize That 

I Was Going Nowhere Real Fast! 

Very Soon I Was Glad 

For It Became Evident That Without His Asked-For Intervention

I Would Have Been Wearing, At The Very Least

A Personalized Body-Cast! 

Thank You, Lord Jesus, For The Save, For The Love! 

Time Changed! 

I Had Had My Foot On The Brake 

But 

He Escorted My Foot To The Gas 

And 

I Soon Came To Realize That 

I Was The One Who Had Asked, Again

For His Intervention, Again

And 

Had Harkened Aka Listened To And Done What He Had Asked 

Which Was "Be Very Courageous: Press On To Victory!" 

Brethren, Beloved, 

How Often Have We Acted Craven Aka Cowardly 

When The Plain Voice Of The Eternal God Said: 

"Be Brave! I AM With You!?!" 

How Often Have We Lion-Heartedly Roared 

And 

Enthusiastically Run Into Inevitable Disaster 

When The Good Lord Had Said: "Stand Still!?!" 

Are You Seeing The Pattern!?! 

The Lord Said: "Stop!" AND We Went! 

The Lord Said: "Go!" AND We Planted Our Feet In Quikrete Mortar Mix 

And 

Became Statues Of Willful Disobedience! 

Dear Ones, 

Be Very, Very, Careful! 

The Lord Jesus Made It Plain When He Said That 

Our Obedience Is The Mark Of Our Love For Him! 

Plainly Put, 

Love Is Demonstrated! 

It Is Not Idolatrous Sensationalistic Emotionalism! 

Beloved, 

Look Around! 

We Don't Naturally STOP At GO Signs 

And 

We Don't Naturally GO At STOP Signs: 

Consequences Apply! 

Let's Think On These Things 

And 

Pray For The ... Our ... Good Lord To Help Us 

To Do As He Commands 

No Matter The Earthly Cost 

Because 

Heaven With Our Blessed Lord Jesus Awaits ... For Love Demonstrated! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/xT7nBIt-QLk?si=Oxd-Xdd3Mi5rkrDl

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Which Words!?!

KJV Psalms 39:1

1 I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.

Words Have Consequences 

For The Rich And For The Poor

For The Knocker At The Front Gate 

And 

The Opener Of The Inside Door!

People, Don't Blink! 

Think! 

Brethren Beloved, 

Achan's Confession Of His Delight In The Babylonish Garment 

And 

For Silver And Gold 

Led To His Excommunication 

And 

Stoning To Death And Burning On The Desert Floor! 

General Moses' Misspoken Words By Anger

Asking The People If He And Aaron Were To Give Them Water 

Instead Of Glorifying The Faithful Holy God

Led To Them Being Excluded From Entering The Promised Land! 

Think Also Of Nabal 

Who Rejected David's Request For Sustenance By Asking 

Who Is David

The Very One Whose Guardianship Of His Flocks 

Guaranteed Nabal's Prosperity

Shows Us The Subsequent Deadly Cost Of 

Misplaced Aggression

Arrogance

And 

Knowing Base Ingratitude! 

Dear Ones, 

I Bid Us All To Speak Quietly 

And 

Tread Softly In The Presence Of The Lord! 

In Sewing, We Are Instructed To Measure Twice 

Before Cutting The Fabric Once! 

The Lord Tells Us That We Who Love The Tongue 

Shall Eat The Fruit Thereof 

So Be Very Careful What You Say 

Because 

Both Wise And Unwise Words Are A Heavy Weight! 

Judas Iscariot Asked Of The Jewish Leaders: 

"How Much Will You Give Me!?!" 

To Betray Our Lord Jesus! 

Jesus Christ Said To His Father: 

"Not My Will, But Thy Will Be Done!" 

Will Your Words To Our Blessed Jesus Be: 

"Lord, I Willingly Follow Thee No Matter The Cost!" 

Even Though You Understand That 

The World Will Savage You!?! 

Weigh What To Speak On The Way To Speak! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/JPz-6SfrIoU?si=FGxVuNnf6DLH5WXF

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: TRUTH Can Handle Questioning!

KJV Job 13:3

3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

The Truth Has Nothing To Fear From Being Questioned! 

True Or False!?! 

Jesus Christ, Our Only King, Said: 

"I Am The Truth!" 

He Also Said: 

"Come Let Us Reason Together!" 

And He Also Said: 

"Ask!" 

Ergo Aka Therefore

The Truth Aka Jesus Christ Our Lord 

Has Nothing To Fear 

From Being Questioned By Us Creatures Of Fallible Flesh

Of "Daintified" Dust! 

Beloved, 

Our Lord Jesus Is All-Knowing 

So It Is Impossible For Us To Stump Our Creator 

With One Of Our "Imponderables!" 

Think About It: 

Can You Come Up With Such An Off-The-Wall Question For Our Maker/Master

Who Is Also All-Seeing And Ever-Present

That He Will Have To Snap His Fingers And Say To You ... In Resignation: 

"Oh, My Stars! 

You Really Got Me With That Question!" 

Wouldn't That Scenario Cause You To Become God

And 

Able To Create Your Own Reality

Problems Absent

Answers Evident!?! 

Dear Ones, 

We Are So Full Of Stuff And Nonsense That 

We Are Behaving Like Rank Idolaters! 

We Make God 

And 

We MAKE God Go! 

I Cry: 

"Remanufactured Hay!" 

Brethren, 

Be Wise For Your Own Self! 

Our Lord Is Real! 

His Wisdom Is Everlasting 

And 

He, His Truth, Endureth To All Generations! 

Please Dare And Try Almighty God ... By Faith! 

Remember, He Knows Your Question 

And Your Need

And Your Desire

And Your Hope

And Your Hurt

And Your Health

And Your Sorrow

And Your Joy

And Whether You Truly Believe That He Is Real 

And That He Loves You Personally And Intimately

And Intentionally

And Eternally! 

Please Get A Grip On Saving Grace

Tighten Your Heretofore Loose Lip

And 

Let Your Question ... By Unfailing Faith ... For Our Sovereign Lord, Rip! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/-44GH3NhdIA?si=p4sqC1z3ibyqg8K2

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Tired ... Tried!?!

KJV Psalms 66:18

18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

Will You Wear On Your Head What Your Feet Will Walk Upon!?! 

I Was Tired! 

I Am Getting Tired! 

I Am Tired! 

I Tried! 

I Will Be Tried! 

I Am Being Tried! 

Each Of These Statements Mean Something Different 

And

All Of Them Are True 

For All Of Us ... Now ... Today! 

Beloved, 

Consider This: 

You Are Not Letting Go Of That Person, Place, Or Thing 

Because 

It, That, She, He Known Finite 

And

Slowly Killing You Figuratively And Literally 

"Is All That I Have!" 

But

You Have No Problem At All With Casting Into The Flames Of 

"My Foolish Heart's Damnable Desire!" 

The Infinite Being You Truly Need 

Who Moment By Moment Is And Gives You Your Life

Help, Hope, Healing 

And

The Key To His Heavenly Home! 

Lord Jesus, Make This Make Sense! 

Dear Ones, 

We Are A Stubborn And Gainsaying People 

Who Would Criticize To His Face 

The Very Jesus Who Saves Us 

If We Could See Him Face To Face Today! 

Stubbornness Is As Iniquity And Idolatry

Our Use Of Which Will Have Satan Counting Coup 

And 

Our Lord The Judge Subtracting Saints! 

Please Don't Do A Judas And Sell Heaven's Perfect Treasure 

To Get Earth's You'll Never Spent It Silver! 

Tired!?! 

Add Jesus The Savior! 

Tried!?! 

Add Christ The King! 

With Jesus In Your Heart

All That He Ordains For You To Have And Hold 

Will Be Added Unto You! 

We Are Dust: 

Dust Mines Gold 

And 

Gold Elevates Dust! 

Pray Without Ceasing 

And 

Mine The Scriptures! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/i7PWxWzPp2I?si=uQMZRS4URBUADGZG

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Our Free-Will Can't Be Breached!

 

We Should Know By Now That 

We Sin By Thought, Word, And Deed! 

Hear The Excuses! 

We Sin Because The Devil Made Us Do It: 

He Didn't! 

We Sin Because The Lord Didn't Stop Us: 

He Does Not Breach Our Free-Will! 

We Sin Because We Felt Like It

Or We Really, Really Wanted Our Fleshly Desire Made Whole 

Or We Couldn't Find A Good Reason Not To Sin: 

We Didn't Look In The Right Place! 

Beloved, 

Have You For One Itty-Bitty Moment Considered That 

Our God, The Eternal, Sees And Records Everything That 

We Think, Say, And Do

And That It Is In Our Best Interests 

To Recognize, Accept, And Honorably

Wisely, Righteously, Act Upon The Knowledge That 

We May Escape Detection By The Earthly Judge But That 

We Will Not Under Any Circumstance 

Escape The All-Knowing, Ever-Present, All-Seeing, Eternal God

He From Whom No One Can Hide!?! 

Dear One, 

I-Feel, I-Must, I-Can, And I-Will Are Interesting Characters 

Who Can Be Used For Good Or Ill In Our Lives! 

When We Choose To Feed Them On The Good News

I-Feel Will Be Saying 

"I Feel The Presence Of The Lord!" 

I-Must Will Be Saying 

"I Must Tell Jesus All Of My Troubles!" 

I-Can Will Not Act Like Achan 

But, Instead, Will Be Saying 

"I Can Do All Right Things 

Through Christ Who Strengthens Me!" 

And

I-Will Will Be Praying Without Ceasing 

And 

Giving Thanks To The Lord For All Things ... Even The Fiery Trials ... 

Because 

We Know That We Are Not Alone! 

Let Jesus Christ Be Praised! 

Brethren Beloved, 

Your Adversary, The Devil, Satan The Damned

Wants You Dead And Damned: 

Roundly, Firmly, Aggressively Reject His Overtures 

By The Word That Works 

Aka "Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Our Advocate The Creator

Our Savior The Redeemer

Our Lord Blessed Forever

Wants Us To Live Forever 

So Please Dare And Choose Life In Christ 

And 

You Will Never, Ever, Have The Opportunity 

To Visit The Land Called Regret! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Open Our Eyes, Lord!

 

The Lord Jesus Christ Is Trying To Help Us 

To Abundantly Live In Him Now

And 

Then Eternally With Him! 

We Must Choose To Cooperate With Him 

Through The Holy Spirit 

Who Leads Us Into All Truth! 

Brethren, 

All That He Is Asking Of Us 

Is 

That We Accept The Draught From Heaven's Bottle Of 

Easily Digestible Loving Kindness, Blessing, And Grace! 

Truth Being Always Told

We Are Choosing, Instead, To Self-Cure

Self-Comfort And Self-Control 

By Ill-Advisedly Imbibing From The Rancid Cask Of 

Do-Me Willful Human Blindness 

Which Carries No Spiritual Nourishment 

But 

Is Filled To Overflowing With The Empty Calories Of Lawlessness ... Of Sin

Which Makes Us Fat And Easy To Overcome 

By Our Adversary, The Devil, Satan The Damned! 

Beloved, 

There Will Be No Fools

Aka No One Who Says That There Is No God

In The Lord's Living Kingdom Of Light! 

Since We Actively Say To All That We Believe That 

The Lord Can Do A Great Thing For Us Here And Now

Should We Not, Here And Now, Show Our Faith And Trust 

By Willingly Doing What The Lord Is Asking Us To Do 

To Truly Help Ourselves!?! 

Dear Ones, 

The One-Mile Walk To Surpassing Glory 

Starts With Our First Step Toward Jesus Christ, Our Only Savior! 

Salvation Is Free 

But

All Potential Recipients 

Must Willingly Accept The Package 

And

Eagerly Open It 

And

Wisely Use The Gift: 

This Is Self-Service Only! 

Brethren Beloved, 

Please Remember 

And

Never Forget That Man-Wrought Salvation 

Is 

The Devil's Only Delight 

Because 

It Leads To Man's Sure Damnation! 

Please Let Jesus Christ Aka The Great Physician

The Prince Of Peace

Fix And Heal You By His Saving Grace! 

Pray Fervently ... And Touch Your King 

Who Was Touched To Save You! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Our Position In The Race For Life!

 

I Need To Utter A Deep, Deep, Sigh! 

Siiiighhhh ...

Brethren, Beloved, 

Listen Unto Me! 

We Have A Choice To Make: 

To Be Free To Sin 

Or To Be Free From Sin! 

We Have To Choose Between Friends, Family, Foes And The Fiend 

And 

The Father, The Maker Of Us All! 

Brethren, 

We Need To Get Back To That Time Which Was Before 

Our Inglorious Fall

Before The Silken Ties Of Affection

The Lust Of The Flesh

The Lust Of The Eye

And 

The Pride Of Life 

Dictated Our Walking

Our Speaking

And 

Our Position In The Race For Life! 

Dear Ones, 

Consider And Know This Thing: 

If You Know That Someone Is Digging A Grave For You

Don't, Don't, Do Not Give Them A Shovel Or An Excavator! 

If They Are Seeking To Bury You

Do Not Give Them The Dirt! 

Beloved, 

We Must Stand Up And Be Counted 

As Faithful To The Father 

Against Friends, Family, Foes, And 

The Damned-Forever Fiend 

And

We Should Hold To The Adage Which Says:

 

"Do Not Light Yourself On Fire

To Keep Somebody Else Warm!" 

The Way Of The Cross

The Strait And Narrow Way

The Way To Glory

Is Not 

Perfect Peaches

Perpetual Puppies And Kittens

And 

Unarmed Roses! 

Peaches Have Hidden Rot

Puppies And Kittens Become Elderly Dogs And Cats

And 

Roses Have Thorns And Attract Bees! 

The Point Is That 

Earthly, Earthy, Supposed Comfort Of Your Mind And For Your Body 

Costs You Something Now ... And Then Forever 

But

Heavenly Comfort Costs You The Earth Now 

But Gives You, Pays You, Forever Forever! 

The Choice, Our Choice, Is Clear: 

Jesus For Joy! 

Peace! 

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Is Your Life A Verifiable Lie!?!

What Is Life!?! 

Are You Living A Lie!?! 

Beloved, 

Do You Recognize, Accept

And 

Are Grateful For The Truth, The Fact, That 

We Each Have Life 

Because 

We Have The Father, Our Father, Who Is In Heaven!?! 

Do You Know, As In Understand, That 

Without Our Father, The Life-Giver, In Our Lives That 

You, Me, We Are Living A Verifiable Lie!?! 

Dear Ones, 

Are You Playing The Primary Part In Satan's Piece De Resistance 

Because 

You, Gasp, Are Denying Him Who Is The Truth 

Who, Alone, Saves You From The Accuser

The Piercing Serpent

The Raging Lion

The One Who Is Jealous Of Your Gift Of A Fruitful Life

Your Heritage As One Created In The Image Of God, After His Likeness

With The Lively Hope Of ... Going Home To Be With Our Father

In The Home Of The Forever Blessed!?! 

Brethren Beloved, 

Guard Your Heart! 

Be Sober, Be Vigilant

Be Very Careful Of Those Whom You Allow To Get Close To You! 

Be Sure To Cooperate With The Holy Spirit 

And

Be Sure To Moment By Moment Work Your Daily Gift Of 

Faith In Your Creator-God 

Who Loves You With An Everlasting Love That Is Life! 

Please Hold 

And

Enduringly Hold On To Your Father's Extended Hand Always 

For Your Life .... Everlasting! 

Peace! 

 

VESPERS: Are You An Artist Or An Artisan!?!

KJV Proverbs 10:23

23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

Christianity Is Not A Blood Sport 

But 

It Rests And Rises On The Blood Of The One And Only Christ Jesus 

Who Made Man In His Image And Likeness: 

All This Was Before The Great Flood! 

People Talk About Sports Figures 

And 

Lift Up Their Favorites 

Because Of Their Power, Artistry, And Agility 

But 

I Beg You, Dear One, To Think For A Moment 

About Whether Your Christianity Is Artistry Or Artisanry! 

Jesus Christ The Righteous 

Is 

The Artist With No Parallel 

And 

The List Of His Bona Fides Displays Creator 

And

Identifies His Creation As Heaven And Earth! 

As We Investigate Further

We Come To Understand That This Creator, The Creator

Is 

God Almighty

The One Alone Who Is Wise

And 

He Is Known For Having Gotten His Hands Dirty 

By Making Mankind From The Dust Of The Earth 

Which He Called Forth By His Word! 

Brethren, 

The Artistry And Longevity Of Renowned Sports Figures 

Is 

Of The Duration Called Short 

But 

The Artisanry Of The Creator God Is Ongoing 

Even To This Very Day Above And Below The Vault! 

Those "Christians" Who Are Artists

Who Work To Put On A Show To Entertain The Onlooking Hordes 

Add Neither Themselves Nor Another 

To The Living Kingdom Of God! 

Now, Beloved, As To Those Christians Who Are Wisely Artisans 

Going Into The Trenches For Christ's Sake

To Bless Their Fellow Man

They Will See And Apprehend 

Aka Hold On To The Glory Of 

Their Creator, Savior, Redeemer And Forever Friend

And 

Will Know That The Dirt Accumulated Under Their Nails 

Whilst Willingly Working For Their Maker-Master 

Will Be As The Gold In Their Glad-Day Crown! 

The Guaranteed Perk Of The Enduring-All

Faithful Until Death, Artisan-Christian 

Is 

Joy In Perpetuity! 

Are You Agile In The Word 

And 

Are You Using The Power Of God Mighty To Save To Perfection!?! 

Beloved, 

Don't Go About To Be An Entertaining GOAT, In Time

But 

Grow For The Goal, The Gold Of Eternity

With An Enduring All-For-Christ Spine! 

Remember, A Pretty Face Can't Make Pretty Music 

And 

A Christian Not Dirtied By Working And Praying 

Will Ever Enter Through Heaven's Pearly Gates! 

Don't Be The Fool! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/sBlTzS4xbu4?si=GmegF279LhjNiW1Z

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Alpha-Strange Mix-And-Mashup Soup!?!

KJV Psalms 65:4

4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.

The World Is Always Cooking Up A Pot Of Alphabet Soup 

Where The Meaning Of The Letters Is Ever Changing And Expanding 

No Matter Under Whose Table 

You Choose To Pull Up A Chair! 

Even The Church, The House Of God!?! 

Yes! Indeed And For Sure! 

Lord, Be Merciful! 

He Is! 

Brethren Beloved, 

I Ask You Simple And Plain

Why Would You Choose To Be A Friend To A Man-Made God 

When You Are Called To Be A Child Of Almighty God 

Who In His Image, And After His Likeness, He Made Man!?! 

Why Would You Choose To Starve On Alpha-Strange Mix-And-Mashup Soup 

When You May Survive On 

And 

Be Elevated To Jesus Christ's Glory 

By Imbibing Wittingly On The One And Only Unchangeable

Incorruptible, Lead, Guide, Bless And Teach Soup Of Salvation 

From The Lord's Storehouse Of Good For You 

And 

Plenty More To Come Of Which You Don't Know Anything!?! 

Dear Ones, 

Fast Food And Fast Fashion Have Corrupted The Taste Buds 

And 

Blinded The Eyes 

And 

Warped The Desires Of The Multitudes 

Whilst Encouginging Them To Go For The Thrill Of 

"Do What Thou Will!" 

When You've Got A Twinge Of The I-Feels! 

Christ's Followers Are Not To Live Thus 

And 

I Beg, Plead, And Beseech Us All 

To Get The Lord's Eye-Salve For Healed Eye-Sight

And 

Beseech The Lord To Permit The Angel 

To Cleanse Our Tongues With A Coal From Heaven's Altar! 

These Are Dangerous Times 

To Be Taste-Testers At Curious Restaurants 

Fronted By Gourmet Chefs Who Are Gormands 

Who Also Love To Dish Out Punishment On Plates And In Bowls 

To Abuse Other People's Brains And Bowels! 

Beloved, 

Please Stick To The Lamb Who Is The Shepherd

The Lion Who Is Your Lord And Leader

And 

The King Who Loves You ... Personally And Individually

And 

Will Feed You Himself On The Glad Day 

At The Long Table In The Family House! 

Be Enthusiastic For The Joy Of Eternity

Not The Jollies Of Unsatisfying Entertainment! 

Jesus Christ Is The Joy Of Living! Peace! 

https://youtu.be/bfj4K01TCRQ?si=LvB6nZnj4Q5Z5x9I

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: There's A Thing ...!

KJV Proverbs 14:34

34 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.

When You Were A Silly Child

Do You Remember You Or Your Mates Pelting 

Aka Throwing "Rock-Stones" On The Ground, At Walls

At Anything Convenient

And, Perhaps

Having That Rock-Stone Fly Back At You, Or One Of Your Mates Real Hard 

And 

Smack The Snot Out Of Them!?! 

It Was Shocking And It Hurt So, So, Soo, Badly! 

Sin Does That! 

Dear Ones, 

Just Like A Tongue

No One Can Control Sin To Decide What It Does Or Who It Affects

Be It A Little Or A Whole Lot! 

Consider The Sewer Line! 

Everybody Takes It For Granted

Walking Around On Top Of It Unconcernedly

Uncaring, Unaware, Unimpressed, Unbothered 

Until That Sewer Line Backs Up And Belches 

Then Everybody An' 'e Bruddah Done Know What And Where It Is 

And 

What It Does

And 

Who It Affects 

And

Demands Release And Relief 

From Its Cruel Control By Stench! 

Beloved, 

Don't, Don't, Please Do Not Fool Yourself Into Believing That 

Sin Can't Do You Anything 

Because 

You Have It On A Short Leash! 

Old Cossie Had De Mule On A Short Leash 

And

It Still Kicked The Black Off Him! 

You've Been Warned! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/HgOQHMotTVA?si=pC-SwFmiz53H1nR5

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: No Need To Fear

KJV Acts 2:28

28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

I Have My New Life In The Light Of Life 

So I Have No Need To Fear The Dying Day That Comes At The End Of Life 

Nor The Thought Of Being Cast Off, Being Cast Into Outer Darkness

Since The Author Of Life Is My Lord

And

The Light Of My Life! 

What About You!?! 

Beloved, 

We Set Great Store In Our Senses 

But 

We Need To Repose Them In Him Who Is The Door 

To See And Know That They Are Oh, So Much More! 

We Have Eyes To See Where To Walk

To See The Beauty Of The Earth

To See To Avoid Evil

To See To Do Good And Right

And 

To See To Climb To Higher Heights

And 

To See To Show Others Why For Us 

Jesus Christ Is The Joy Of Living 

And 

Our Heart's Delight! 

We Have Ears To Hear The Sound Of Silence

The Still Small Voice Of The True And Living God! 

We Also Hear The Noise Of Loud And Aggressive Persons

The Sound Of Joy, Sorrow, Shame, Hope, Help

And 

The Word Of Truth 

And

The Call To Everlasting Life! 

We Have A Nose

Two Nostrils Through Which Entered 

The Breath Of Life From God! 

We Inhale The Beautiful Fragrances From Flowers And Trees

The Aroma Of Good Food

And 

We Are Repulsed By The Stench Of Fear, Waste, Decay, Death! 

We Adore The Smell Of New Life

And 

New Life In Christ! 

We Have A Tongue 

To Taste Bitter, Sweet, Sour, Bland, Savory

And 

The Ability To Taste And Tell The Truth 

And 

To Savor And Spit Lies! 

We Soothe Self 

And 

Scar Others With Our Tasting Bit! 

We Are Able Also To Taste And See That 

The Lord Is Good! 

We Have The Ability To Touch And Be Touched

To Feel And Be Felt! 

We Are Touched By The Hand Of God 

Or Terrorized By The Nails Of The Devil! 

With Love We May Lift Up The Fallen 

Or By Rage And Hate 

We May Push, Press, Or Pound Them Into The Ground! 

We May Heal Or Hurt, Help Or Hinder! 

We May Allow Our Lord's Love To Lead Us

And 

Let His Love Perfected In Us

Love Others Into The Kingdom Of Light Where Everlasting Love Lives! 

A Life Minus God's Love 

And

Lived By Our Senses 

Concludes With Eternal Separation From The Giver Of Life! 

The Life Lived For The Lord 

Sees The Senses Used For The Glory Of The Eternal God 

And 

Us Beginning Everlasting Life 

In The Great Reward With Our Blessed Lord! 

We Have No Need To Fear 

When Our Senses Point Us To The Savior 

Who Purchased And Provides Salvation 

For Us Who Are Willing To Be Saved: 

Do Not To Your Carnal Senses Be Enslaved! 

Give Your All, Your Everything, To Christ Jesus 

And 

Know That For You

Your Senses Are Tools Useful In The Salvation Trade 

Where New Life Is Given In Exchange For The Old And Cold! 

To The Savior, Go Bold! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/tQn5-T0YBWQ?si=FejPgExJriScYvXy

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: True Beauty!

KJV Psalms 49:20

20 Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.

Beauty ... Exposed A Beast! 

The Beauty Of That Beast Called Lucifer, Renamed Satan

Wrought Pain For Me And Thee! 

To Rid Me And My Kind Of The Pain That Is Sin 

Which Causes Death And Ultimately Damnation

The Truly Beautiful Savior ... The Eternal God

Took Our Sin, Our Pain

Our Death

Our Damnation Into Himself

And 

Gave Us His Ineffaceable, Ineffable

Fadeless, Immortal, Incorruptible Beauty 

... If ... We Would But Ask 

Because 

It Is Free! 

Our Savior's Pain Purchased For Me, For You

For Us All Willing

True Beauty

The Kind Of Beauty Which Is Righteous

Holy, Grace-Filled 

And 

Comes Of Obtained Mercy 

Which Welcomes Us To The Throne 

And 

Seats Us At The Table Of The King Of Love! 

Dear Ones, 

We Have A Choice To Make 

Which Has An Inherent Challenge To Overcome! 

Are You Going To Party On Easy Street 

Or Live On Hard Way!?! 

Are You Going To Go Easy And Immoral 

To "Gain" Short-term Benefit To Please Your Lusts 

And 

Impress The Wicked And The Gullible 

Or Are You Going To Make The Hard Decision 

Which Gleans For You The Eternal Weight Of Glory 

As You Bless Your Savior With Your Obedience To His Will 

... Even As You Walk In His Way 

Blessing His Called And Chosen Ones 

Who Are Diligently Seeking His Face And His Extended Hand 

Which Bring Hope, Help And Healing

... As We Head, With The Endurance Of Faith

To Our Father's House 

Which Is Our Forever Home!?! 

Jesus Christ Is Love Is Beauty ... Beautiful! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Let Him Envelop You 

As You Bury Yourself In Him 

To Be Like Him Now, Today ... Forever! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/8hyBJwTKmQ8?si=sElsLeijfY44wqG8

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Honest Expectation!

KJV Psalms 62:5

5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

If You Give To Me And I Give To You 

We Will Both Have What We Need! 

What Is Your Honest Expectation!?! 

What Is ... What Is In ... Your Future!?!

What Is Your Hope!?! 

Do You Truly Believe The Unfailing Word Of God 

And

Are You Using It With This Life To Cope!?! 

Let's Back It Up A Notch And Ask 

"Do You Have Great Expectations Of Those Whom You Can See 

And

Are They Permitted To Have Great  Expectations Of You 

Or

Do You From Them Flee 

Once You Have Gotten Your Own Expectations Fulfilled!?!" 

Brethren Beloved, 

Think Deeply On This Thing: 

The Cooperative Act Of Love Brings Babies! 

To Kiss, The Participants Must Come From Opposite Directions 

And

Cooperate! 

To Wash One's Face, The Backs Of One's Hands Will Not Suffice

And 

To Cradle The Book Of Wisdom

Our Palms Must Not Divide 

But 

Come Together And Look Up In Cooperation! 

Dear Ones, 

We Do Not Do A Good Thing

When We Expect And Take Much From Others 

And 

Give Nothing In Return! 

We Do An Horrible And Awful Deadly Thing 

When We Take The Lord's Good And Perfect Gifts 

And 

Basely Do Not With Thanksgiving Give Him Our Damnable Sin 

Because 

We Have The Great Expectation That He

- Having Paid The Price For Our Sin - 

Will Gift Us Salvation Anyhow 

Because 

We Know That That Is His Thing ... For Love! 

Beloved, 

Be Careful: The Difference Engine Works! 

One Day, On Earth As In Heaven

Our Bills Will Become Due 

And 

It Is My Prayer For Us All That Before Then

We Will Have Taken Jesus Christ's Gift Of Free 

By Giving Up Satan's Expensive 

Aka Taken Indeed-Free And Salvation 

And

Given Up Slave-To-Sin And Damnation! 

Do Not Be Presumptuous: 

Probation Runs Out For Every Single Human 

So Please Do Not Allow The You-Spend And Jesus-Pay Account 

To Zero-Out On You

And 

I Mean Me, Too! 

Jesus Christ Saves! 

Peace!

https://youtu.be/qqe7F8QUdRg?feature=shared

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Love Lifted Me!

KJV Psalms 97:10

10 Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.

Love Is Spelt, Care! 

Care Is Spelt, Help! 

Help Is Spelt, Bless! 

Bless Is Spelt, Jesus 

And 

Jesus Is Spelt, Love! 

Whether We Believe Or Not

We Are Resident In The Circle Of Love! 

Love Conquers All! 

Love Gives All! 

Love Is Over All 

And 

Love Negates The Effects Of 

Our Known Unnecessary But Evident Fall! 

Beloved, 

We May Rest In Love 

And 

Be Restored To Good And Regular Standing 

By Making Peace With Love Who Is Peace 

And

Is Our Peace! 

All That We Need To Do 

Is 

Boldly Go To Love's Throne Of Grace 

To Obtain Mercy 

And

Grace To Help Us ... In Our Time Of Need! 

We Need Love! 

You Need Love! 

I Need Love! 

Brethren, 

Please Never Forget That Jesus, Our God, Is Love! 

Love

Heavenly Love

Abiding Love

Eternal Love

Holy Love

Frees And Saves To The Uttermost 

The One Who Believes In

Calls Upon

And 

Reaches For The Extended Hand Of Love 

Who Brings Hope, Help, Healing

And 

The Forever Home! 

Dear Ones, 

We Say That We Love Jesus

So Let Us With Contrite Hearts 

Confess All Our Known Sin 

And

With Humility 

Repent ... Turn Away From Sin

And 

Truly Love Love By Keeping His Commandments 

Which Are Not Burdensome! 

Love Does Not Hurt! 

Love Lifts! 

Let Us Lift Up Love 

As Love Leads Us Gently, Safely, Home! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/dKhEMD_d900?si=44sTf20Dum94tm5H

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Indulgence And Expectation Are Strange Bedfellows!

KJV Romans 11:33

33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

It's Amazing! 

We Indulge In Our Putrid Pleasures And 

Then Have The Expectation That 

The Prince Of Peace Will Quickly, Instantly

Relieve Us Of The Predicted Pain Of Prophesied Punishment! 

How!?! 

Why!?! 

Indulgence And Expectation Are Very Strange Bedfellows! 

We Unleash Indulgence With The Expectation Of Joy, Pleasure

But 

If You Noticed

We Have Not Appended The Necessary Adjective

The Vital Descriptive Of Warning 

Which Should Be Screaming At Us Free-Will, Free-Choice, Big Spenders! 

Dear Ones, 

Remember This! 

Just Because You Are Free To Do Anything

It Does Not Mean That You Should Choose To Unleash Indulgence! 

Have You No Knowledge Of "Act In Haste ... Of Wanton Desire

And 

Repent At Leisure ... With Sorrowing, Painful Regret!?! 

Beloved, 

Be Warned! 

Doing What You Want Means 

Paying What You Can't Afford ... After A Little While! 

The Length, The Duration, Of The Little While 

Is

Ever In The Lord's Hands

His Timing

His Will

His Way 

And

There Is No Created Being That Can Tell Him "No!" 

Brethren, 

One Thing Is Certain! 

If What We Choose To Indulge Is Under The Lord's Prohibition

His "Thou Shalt Not!" 

We Can All Rest Assured That 

We Will Undoubtedly Suffer The Prophesied Curse Of 

Guaranteed Punishment! 

Conversely, The Lord's "Do As I Have Commanded You!" 

Results In His Prophesied Blessings At Home And Abroad

Of Peace In Him 

And 

Rest With Him! 

I Encourage Us All To Rabidly Reject 

Damned Satan's "Do What Thou Wilt 

Aka Do What Pleases You!" 

And

Joyfully Accept The Lord's Easy Yolk And Light Burden 

Which Lead To Heavenly Joys ... Forevermore! 

We Can't Beat God's Giving 

So Choose To Enjoy The Lord 

And 

His Ways Always And In All Ways! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/ZiZ9xXoZ1Mk?si=L6Sm2_7jdYeSZyDe

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Fair Exchange!?!

KJV Zechariah 3:4

4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.

Fair Exchange Is Not Robbery! How, In The Name Of Him Who Is Holy, Can There Be A Fair Exchange When I Gave You Rocks That Are Diamonds And You Gave Me Rocks That Are, Errrm, Rocks!?! Don't Talk To Me About That! That Is A You-Problem! Ohhh, I See! My Bad! I Forgot, Just For A Moment, That We Were Demonstrating The Jesus And Sinner, Salvation And Sin, Savior And Saint Thing! Oh, Goodie! We Are All Caught Up! Beloved, Have You Ever Considered What It Is That Jesus Christ Has Done And Is Doing For Us When He Says "Come Unto Me All Ye That Labor And Are Heavy Laden And I Will Give You Rest!?!" Aren't You Heavy Laden With Sin!?! Isn't Jesus Christ Swapping Out Your Sin And Replacing It With His Rest As In His Perfect Peace!?! Didn't Your Sin Kill Jesus!?! Doesn't His Rest Give You Everlasting Life!?! With That Said, Dear One, Why Would You Not Give All Of Your Sin To Jesus Instead Of Crucifying Him Afresh When You Turn Back To The Flesh-Pots Sitting Down To Eat And Getting Up To Play!?! Do You Not Understand That When Jesus Christ As Savior, Surety, Redeemer, Lord, God, King, And Friend Takes Your Rocks - Which Are Of Life-Extinguishing Weight - And Gives You His Diamonds Of The First Water Aka The Fruit Of His Holy Spirit, That You Are Acquiring All Gain And Thus, Suffering No Loss!?! Beloved, Every Thing That You Give Up For And To Our Lord Jesus Is Replaced By An Imperishable Good And Perfect Gift For Which There Is No Comparison! Come Now! Since Jesus Considers Your Temporal Give-Ups As Fair Exchange For His Eternal Give-To's, Does It Not Become You To Be Wise Unto Salvation For Your Own Self, And Go All In For The Eternal Win!?! Please Don't Be Faithless But Be Faithful, Trusting Him Who Cannot Lie To Give You The New Life Which Cannot Die! Believe The Promise Of The Living Word And Accept What You Cannot Lose But Can Be Thrown Away Through Doubt And Disobedience! Please, In The Name Of The Holy Jesus, Give Up Your Fig Leaves! Peace! 

https://youtu.be/Ejf7DPHQ2iQ?si=uv-77vuT-fg8emNT

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Rest In The Lord!

Wise! 

Unwise! 

Who Will You Be!?! 

Will You Be Among The Blessed And Saved

Or The Damned ... Those Souls Ungodly!?! 

KJV Psalms 115

11 Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.

Going To Man For Help Instead Of Almighty God 

Is 

Like Chewing And Choking On Dry Chalk 

When You Could, Instead, Be Eating Cherries And Cheese: 

There Is No Profit In It! 

The Lord Whom We Hold In Godly Fear, In Awe

To Whom We Choose To Approach By Working, Unwavering, Faith 

Distinguishes Himself From All Pretenders 

By Being Able, Willing, Ready And Available To Help Us 

When We Need Help ... Which Is Every Moment Of Every Day

No Matter The Situation 

And 

He Is Able To Shield Us ... If It Is His Will ... From The Situation! 

The Lord, Mighty To Save

Will Bring You To A Situation For The Saving Of Your Soul 

And 

By Your Exercise Of Faith In Him

He Will Carry You Through Your Night Of Despair 

To Emerge At The Dawning Of The Light Of The Perfect Day! 

Our Job One, Beloved

Is 

To Fear God

Trust His Word

Ask For And Depend On His Holy Hand Of Certain And Present Help

And

Shelter Under 

And 

Stand Behind The Shield That Faith Built, Builds

And 

Is Ever Building! 

Please Remember This ... 

Goliath The Boastful Giant Had Man-Made, Giant-Sized, Metal Armor 

But 

Psalmist-Shepherd David Had Holy Faith

Righteous Zeal

And 

God-Made Smooth Stones! 

Working Faith Paid Off: 

Goliath Died! 

Please Rest In The Word 

And

Trust The Lord Always ... And Be Eternally Blessed! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/MNjLJuYT7yk?si=-XsF6W_2-6z43k7V

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Casting Call!?!

KJV Isaiah 65:24

24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Wide Broadway Had Long Time Past

Has Recently Been

And 

Is All Now Issuing A Call For Principal Players And Extras 

For Their Spectacular, Their Extravaganza

And 

The Turnout  Is Nothing Short Of A Blowout! 

Everybody Vertical And Ventilating With Visions Of Arriving Is There! 

I Was Tempted, Sorely Tempted

And 

Had At One Point In My Life Joined The Snaking Queue 

To Get My Equity Card! 

One Day, One Of My Bad Days, As I Was Still Waiting 

And 

Being Ensnared By The Stories Of Those Who Had Already Made It 

I Started To Zone Out With A Feeling Of Why Bother 

When I Reached The Cross-Road For Off-Broadway! 

It Was There That I Saw A Simply Dressed Soul 

And 

Heard His Soft Voice Calling 

For Those Who Desired To Be Kings And Priests To The Most High God

For Those Who Would Be Pillars In The House Of Almighty God

For Those Who Desired Peace And Rest For Their Weary Souls

And 

For Those Who Would Prefer To Be Door-Men In The House Of God 

Than To Dwell In The Tents Of Wickedness! 

He Wasn't Finished! 

He Went On To Make The Call 

For Those Who Were Weary And Troubled

For Those Who Desired To Be Saints Of God And Christ

For Those Who Would Sound The Battle Cry For Life

And 

For Those Who Would Be Part Of The Flock Of Sheep 

Who Would Safely Graze Under The Watchful Eye Of 

The Good Shepherd! 

There Was No Waiting

No Call-Backs

No Business Managers

No Publicists

No Vultures

No Casting Couches

No Brunches

No After-Parties

And 

Hallelujah, Jesus

No Users Or Abusers! 

I Walked To Him! 

That Man At The Entrance Of The Narrow Road Off Broadway 

Called Strait 

Smelled Clean

Embodied Light

Told Truth

And 

Gave Me Something Called Grace And Mercy 

From The Welcome Table Sponsored By Love 

Accompanied By The Comforter! 

I Walked Into Love

Cooperated With The Comforter

And 

Knew Peace Who Gave Me The Gift Called Faith 

And 

Promised Me A New Supply Every Day From That Day On 

And 

As Long As I Lived And Had My Being! 

I Was, I Am Amazed ... I Had To Tell You About It! 

Dear One, 

We All Have Great Expections 

But ... And

It Is A Rare Thing For Reality To Meet Expectations! 

I Have Come To Realize That 

I Do Not Desire To Be A Second Class

Even Last Class Citizen 

In The Liar's Third Rate Melodrama! 

I Choose To Have And Be With Peace 

Because 

He Is Love And Loves Me ... Sacrificially! 

The Liar Wants To Sacrifice Me 

But 

My Free-Will Decision Is Clear ... Is Made! 

I Choose My Lord Jesus And Him Glorified! 

Please Join Me! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/GmPaZwgNwko?si=yOTMLozKXrnwZ6Sj

Vespers At The End Of The Sabbath: Who Guides Your -Ship!?!

KJV Ephesians 5:15-16

15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

-Ships Abound! 

What Kind Of -Ship Is Yours!?! 

We Can Be Like Jesus And To Accomplish This

We Are Each Offered A Lifetime Apprenticeship 

In The Righteousness School Of King Jesus Aka The King Of Love

Where The Teacher, Not Professor Nor Educator

Is 

The Holy Spirit Of God 

Who Leads The Diligent Apprentices Into All Truth! 

Beloved, 

Interestingly Enough And Sadly

There Is The Malevolent Spirit Running Amok 

Who Is Also Offering Free Apprenticeships 

To His About-Me School 

Where Advanced Placement GS&P Classes 

Are The Hot Ticket! 

Strangely Enough

There Is Not A Step Up To A Brighter Day Celebration 

For Any Of The Thousands Of Years That 

The Malevolent Spirit's About-Me School Has Been In Existence! 

On The Other Hand, Dear Ones

What Is Amazingly Beautiful About The King Of Love's School Of Righteousness 

Is 

That It Has A Parallel -Ship Class 

For All Of Those Students In Its Apprenticeship Program Of Education! 

It Is Called Friendship 

And 

It Gives All Apprentices Direct Anytime Access To 

The Creator-Owner

Founder-Operator

Sustainer-Maintainer Of The School 

Where Grace And Mercy 

And 

Justice And Peace Are Its Hallmarks! 

The Apprentices Remaining Therein To The Program's Completion 

Are Eternally Blessed! 

Brethren Beloved, 

In The Name Of Jesus Christ The Lord 

Understand That To Be Forewarned 

Is 

To Be Forearmed 

So Please Make A Note-Well Warning 

In Your Need To Know File! 

The King Of Love 

Is 

Your, My, Our Forever Friend! 

The Malevolent Spirit 

Is 

The Now-Present Fiend 

And 

His Advanced Placement GSP Classes 

Are For Intensive Tutoring In Greed, Selfishness And Pride 

Which Gives Its Apprentices A Hot Ticket To Hell 

On The Day That The Judge Of All Flesh Appoints! 

The Malevolent Spirit Has Already Been Found Wanting 

And 

Has Been Judged And Condemned! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Be Purposeful And Intentional In Your Grace-Filled Walk And Work 

For The Judge, Prince Immanuel, The King Of Love: 

He Equips All Of His Apprentices With Faith For Today ... Every Day! 

Be Wise! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/KaHaIohwd9w?si=JfozInI-hc-KMWpk