VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Hide And Buy!?!

1 Corinthians 16:13 KJV

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

The Old Saw Says That You Can Hide And Buy Ground 

But 

You Cannot Hide And Reap It! 

Let's Ask Ourselves This Question: 

Since The Lord Jesus Did Not Hide 

To Buy Us Back From Death, The Grave

And 

Damnation And Hell

Why Would We Believe It Is Okay To "Serve" The Lord On The Down-Low 

And 

Live With The Great Expectation Of Receiving A Key To The Eternal Kingdom 

With The Public Acknowledgement!?! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Neither Had Nor Has Secret Prophets

Teachers, Healers, Preachers, Nor Servers! 

There Has Never Been Nor Will Ever Be 

Secret Saints Or Undercover Overcomers! 

Question Again: 

Why Would The Lord Ask His People To Be Very Courageous 

And 

To Be Strong In Him And In The Power Of His Might!?! 

Beloved, 

Nobody Needs Courage To Hide 

But 

Any And Everbody Needs Courage And Strength To Endure

To Stand Alone ... Exposed

In The Gleam Of Bright Light 

And 

Under The Venomous Stench Of The Hostile Glare

The Precursor Of Iniquitous Intent! 

Dear Ones, 

Our Lord Is The Great I AM! 

With Him Ever With Us And Always For Us

There Is No Need To Fear What Man Can Physically Do To Us! 

Let Us Bow Before Our Lord Jesus ... In Godly Fear 

In Awe Of Him Who Can And Will Give Us 

... Who Obediently Choose To Endure The Walk Through The Dark Valley ... 

The Blessing Of Entry Into His Marvelous Light 

With Bodies Like His Own! 

Brethren, 

We Shall See Him As He Is For We Will Be Like Him 

And 

Be A Part Of The Clan Called The Family Of God! 

So, Then, Dear Ones, Strengthen The Weak Knees 

And 

Lift Up Your Heads 

And 

Live Victorious Lives ... In Him And

For Him

For He Was And Is For You, For Me, For Us! 

Jesus Christ Saves! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/LcDU4Bo7-S0?si=Ct5BTz6Pi_YKGljZ

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Life In Christ!

Psalm 38:12 KJV

They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

The Devil Is The Liar 

And 

Those In His Employ Will Do All To Trip Us, Trap Us, And Terrorize Us 

If We Forget That The Lord Is For His People! 

Somebody With Nothing To Lose And Nothing To Gain 

Is 

Going To Dare Us To Go Against The Plain 

"Thus Saith The Lord!" 

Another Wicked One Who Despises 

Our Steadfast Love Of And Faithfulness To The Lord Christ 

Will Set Traps For Our Feet! 

And Still Another Will Play On What Things Are Known 

To Cause Humans To Tremble In Fear! 

Beloved, 

Christians Committed To Christ Are Made Of Sterner Stuff 

Because 

They Love The Lord

Trust His Word

And 

Have The Holy Spirit As Their Teacher 

Who Leads Them Into All Truth! 

Dear Ones, 

We Have A Plain "I Will Be With You Always!" 

To Envelop Us! 

We Have A Clear "Come Boldly To The Throne Of Grace!" 

To Draw Us! 

We Have An Unambiguous "They That Wait Upon The Lord 

Shall Renew Their Strength!" 

We Don't Need Strength To Sleep! 

We Need Strength To Struggle, To Fight

To Battle

And 

To Wage War Against Doubt, Despair

Sin, Self, And Satan! 

We Have Our Savior Who Has Won Us The Victory! 

Let Us Not Be Lax! 

Let Us Choose To Win Our Personal Battle Against Sin 

By Taking Our Daily Step To Christ! 

The Devil Is Damned: 

Let Your Sin Be On Him ... In Jesus Christ's Holy Name! 

Jesus Christ Is Our Everlasting Portion! 

I Bid You Jesus! 

Beloved, I Bid You Peace! 

https://youtu.be/qtewuT8Nrvc?si=CHTLTaong5onMfPH

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Bold And Daring Confidence!?!

KJV Psalms 19:7, 11

7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.

11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

Oh, How We As Faithful Christians Love To Talk About 

Encourage Yourself 

... But ... 

We Seem To Have A Great Reluctance To Do 

A Deep Dive Into Examine Yourself! 

Come On! 

'Fess Up! 

Guilty Or Not Guilty!?! 

Alright, Alright! 

I Am Guilty As Charged! 

Beloved, 

Think On This Thing: 

Do You Have A Bold And Daring Confidence 

In The Goodness And Grace Of Our Lord And God 

But 

Are Playing Fast And Real Loose With Your Required Obedience 

To His Immutable Aka Unchanging As In Fixed For All Eternity Laws!?! 

Been There, Done That! 

I've Got The Scars And The Tee-Shirtsss As Memorial Proof! 

Dear Ones, 

In This Light, Should We Not Think Of 

The Biblical Characters Who, Brazenly Contemptuous Of The Love Of God

Threw Away The Eternal Life Of Peace 

To Hold A Sensual Piece Of 

Fading, Dying, Temporal Aka Earthly Life!?! 

Remember Achan, Prophet Balaam

King Saul

Nabal

King Ahab And Queen Jezebel

King Herod

And

Ananias And Sapphira! 

And 

Lest We Forget To Remember

Even Those Whose Sin Was Covered Because Of Their Heartfelt Repentance

The Consequence Of Their Confessed Sin Remained In Place 

And

Was Executed 

And 

Had Far-Reaching Impacts On Themselves

Their Families 

And 

Their Nations! 

King David, King Solomon

And 

King Manasseh 

Readily Come To Mind! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Do Not Live As A Wizard Of ID 

Aka Wizard Of Intentionality And Deliberation 

To Commit Known Sin Willfully 

In The Presence Of The Eternal God! 

The Promise To Pay 

Aka Check Cashing And Check Kiting 

Are In The Domain Of King Fraud 

And 

Are Not Part Of The Law Of The Lord! 

Trust Dead And Bad-Pay Killed Him 

So Be Prepared With Cash 

Aka Skin To Bray Aka To Pay 

When Indulging In Deliberate Sinning 

Because 

You Shall Surely Not Be Winning! 

Brethren, 

Please Slow Yuh Roll

Freely Choose By Faith To Ignore The Wicked Bold 

And

With Wise Ways

Enduringly Follow The Lord Jesus Obediently 

To Receive Your Inheritance 

In The Kingdom Where The Streets Are Pure Gold! 

The King's Law Is Love! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/F-ykfw3-i7s?si=3AUz-IYEN_8Dm0hI

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Excelsior! Really!?!

Philippians 3:14 KJV

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Bandy, You Should Be Feeling Quite Silly Right About Now! 

Why!?! 

What Did I Do!?! 

Exactly! 

Huh!?! 

You Didn't Do A Thing And That Is Your Problem! 

Oh, Brother! 

Tommy, If You Could See Your Way To Tell Him What You're Talking About 

And Stop Having It Be So Obscure

Perhaps He Could Defend Himself! 

Okay, Rudy! 

Alright, Bandy! 

Where Do You Work!?! 

I Work Right Here At Excelsior! 

And What Are You Always Talking About!?! 

I Talk About Excelsior! 

Yes, Bandy! 

Excelsior This, Excelsior That, Excelsior Will! 

Do You Know What Excelsior Means!?! 

Why Would I! 

It's Just A Name! 

Bandy, You Real Pitiful, You Know! 

Why!?! 

Because I Ain't Swallow A Dictionary Like You!?! 

Nope, Bandy! 

I Say That You Are Pitiful Because You Profess That 

You Are A Committed Christian

And 

You Are Always Belaboring Our Ears 

With The Topic Of Climbing The Ladder To Glory

Apostle Paul And Aiming For The Prize Of The Upward Call 

And Not Looking Back To What Was

But Focusing On What Will Be! 

Strangely, Though, You Have Not Seen Fit 

To Associate Your Christianity With The Meaning Of 

The Name Of Your Workplace! 

Tommy, Please Pardon Me For Asking

But How Do These Two Things Correlate!?! 

It's Simple My Young Friends: 

Apostle Paul Is Seeking The Prize Of The Upward Call 

And

Excelsior Means "Ever Upward!" 

Lord, Have Mercy! 

He Will! 

You All Refuse To Listen When I Tell You To Read A Book 

And To Understand That Nothing Is As It Appears! 

Tommy, You Are Right! 

I Feel Real Silly Right Now! 

No Need, Bandy! 

You Finally Got It Straight! 

Remember This Though:

Man Can Never Outrun The Lessons Of The Living Word! 

I Hear That! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/qjZxb0N3QFA?si=HlOt1-kpGtvT05qZ

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Child Of God!

Galatians 3:26 KJV

For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

Do You Act In All Things As Yourself 

Or As A Human Being!?! 

How About As A Child Of God!?! 

Dodo, I Am A Human Be-ING 

And I Can Only Act As Myself! 

Hmm ... I Notice, Sharpie, That You Did Not Grant Recognition 

To The Child Of God Designation! 

Are You Not A Professing, Practicing

Child Of The Eternal Holy God!?! 

Well, Yes, But ...! 

Interesting! 

Brethren, 

We All Have This Very Problem! 

Talk About Yourself, Dodo! 

That Sounds Like A "You" Problem To Me! 

Carden, You Just Spectacularly Proved My Point! 

Wait! What!?! 

Brethren, 

Let Me Break It Down For All Of Us! 

We Are Human Beings! 

We Can Only Be Ourselves! 

We Call Almighty God Our Father 

Because 

We Went Down Into The Watery Grave Of Baptism 

Because 

We Accepted The Word Of The Lamb 

And 

Took Him As Our Savior 

By Our Confession And Heartfelt Repentance For Our Sins 

And 

We Came Up Out Of The Water 

Having Put On The New Man! 

Now Think Very, Very Carefully! 

Living In Or Better Said

With Christ Living In You By His Holy Spirit 

Who Leads Us Into All Truth 

Would It Not Be True To Say That 

You Are A Child Of God

A Regenerated Human Whose Sinful Self Is Daily Purged

Being Sanctified Aka Set Apart For Holy Use 

So That You Daily Choose To Let Your Default Position 

In All Matters Be: 

"Father, Ever Lead Me And Guide Me! 

Please Teach Me To Be True To You 

And To Be Pure In My Thoughts, Words, And Deeds

And Also Ever Show Me What I Should Do 

As Your Child With Full Inheritance Rights 

So That I Do Not Crucify My Dear Savior Afresh 

Bringing Him To An Open Shame!?!" 

Beloved, 

Be Cautious! 

In This Age Of "Do You!" 

And 

"My Truth!" 

We Are Being Again Beguiled To Taste

And For That Matter

Substantially Eat Of The Forbidden Fruit! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Let Us Boldly Interrogate Our Profession

Our Practice

And 

Our Utilization Of Our Gifted Faith

And 

Decide Once And For All Time 

Who We Are Going To Trust

Honor, Worship, Follow, And Obey: 

The Rock Of Salvation, Jesus Christ Our Loving Lord 

Or

The Malevolent Side-Winder, Satan The Damned

Who Desires Our Destruction 

But 

Shows Us New, Different, Pretty, Loud, And Exciting 

Which Activates Our Hedonistic Traits! 

We, Each, Have Freewill And Freedom To Choose! 

Let Us Brazenly, Yet Humbly, Choose To Use Them 

In Jesus Christ's Name 

And 

For His Sake! 

Thank You, Dodo! 

I'm Glad That You Are Not The Bird! 

AMEN!!! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/4dErjrqQwss?si=nOwRxazrKlH4tjqc

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Thief Of Joy!

Isaiah 46:5 KJV

To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?

We Were Warned In The Living Word 

Through The Posing Of A Question 

By The Very Lord Of Life Whose Name Is All-Knowing 

Which Means He Has The Unimpeachable Answer! 

The Lord God Almighty Asked: 

"To Whom Will You Compare Me!?!" 

Come On, Brother Man! 

That Was A Trick Question! 

Was It, Uncle Look-Up!?! 

Are You Calling Our Lord Deceitful!?! 

No, Mo! 

I Might Be A Lot Of Things 

But Stupid I Am Not! 

All I Want To Know Is Why 

An Unanswerable Question Was Posed!?! 

Lil' Bit, Have You Ever Heard This Expression: 

"Comparison Is The Thief Of Joy!?!" 

No, I Can't Say That I Have! 

Okay! 

Let's Say, For Instance, That You Worshipped The Living God 

In The Unvarying Beauty Of Holiness 

And 

You Were Truly Happy And Undeniably Blessed To Do So! 

You Knew That You Were Loved And Cherished 

For You Knew That You Were Not Alone 

Because 

Your God Was Your Shepherd, Your Refuge, And Your Strength! 

You Couldn't See Him 

Because 

If You Did In Your Current Sinful State

You Would Be Immediately Consumed: 

He Protected You By Covering Himself! 

You Were Happy, Happy, Happy 

Until You Happened Upon 

"This Is It!" Means And Methods Ministries Incorporated! 

They Had Crashing Cymbals, Booming Bass Drums

Tenor Pans, Electric Guitars 

Praise Singers In Bikinis

Praise Dancers In Short Shorts 

With Lil' Frilly Aprons Over Them

And 

Theatrical Lights, Smoke Machines

And 

A Glib-Tongued Speaker With Expensive Tastes, Treats And Toys

And 

All Manner Of Pricey Statuary 

Which They Carried And Venerated In Their Worship! 

You Were Mesmerized Even More 

When It Was Told You That The Statues Were Gods 

Who Gave Them Their Every Desire 

When The Worshippers  Gave Said Gods 

Gifts Of Money, Produce, Pledge, Or Person! 

You Noted That Those Worshippers Were Excited, Even Euphoric! 

Lord Jesus, Save Us! 

Why Do You Say That, Mala Prop!?! 

I Say That Because That Is

Exactly What Happened To The Israelites 

At The Time Of Balaam 

And Then 

At The Time Of Prophet Samuel 

When They Asked For A King That They Could See ...! 

... And That Is What Repeatedly Led To Them 

Being Constantly Overcome And Enslaved 

To Their Idolatrous Adversaries! 

So, Brethren, 

What Do You Say, Now, About Comparison!?! 

"Comparison Is Truly The Thief Of Joy!"  

Beloved, 

Every Good And Perfect Gift Comes From Almighty God

Who Will Not Share His Glory With Another 

For No Other Can Be Compared To Him 

Because 

He Is Life, Love, Light 

And 

Everything To All People! 

Please, I Beseech Us All

Do Not Allow Anything Or Anybody 

To Steal Your Joy In Our Lord Jesus

The God Almighty

Mighty To Save And Seal Us Against The Great Day Of Small Things

The Day Of Judgment! 

AMEN!!! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/clqdCXxqYvI?si=gkrADIUMqc0aQUMh

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: I Love The Lord Jesus!?!

Ecclesiastes 10:8 KJV

... Whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. 

I Love The Lord Jesus! 

Do You!?! 

We Do! 

We Say That We Love The Lord Jesus 

So I Am Going To Boldly Ask 

"Why!?! 

What For!?! 

To What End!?!" 

We Can Both Say It Is Because He First Loved Us 

And

Out Of Reciprocal Obligation

We Have To Love Him Back 

Because 

It Is The Only Way To Get Into Our Father's House 

Aka The Mansions Of The Forever Blessed! 

Brethren, 

Is That Enough, Sufficient, Or Good Enough!?! 

Beloved, 

Let Us Take Thought 

And 

Break This Love Business, Love Affair, Love Pact Down! 

Neither Of Us Could Or Would 

Truly Love Someone Who Acts Entitled 

Nor Would Or Could Anyone Love Us 

If We Wore Entitled Man's Attire And Attitude! 

Now, Beloved, 

Besides The Already Stated Obvious Reason 

For Loving The Lord

I Love The Lord Because His Word Is Bond 

Be They Blessings Or Cursings 

To Include Loving Warnings And Gentle Corrections: 

His Delivery Service Unremittingly Works! 

Brethren, 

To Make This Personal

When My Son Was Growing Up And Under My Control

I Had One Hard And Fast Rule: 

If I Promised Him A Gift Or A Treat

I Delivered The Gift Or Treat, No Excuses! 

Conversely, If I Promised A Previously Advertised Punishment 

For Known Unacceptable Behavior 

Which Had Previously Been Warned Against And Corrected

I Delivered That Punishment As Warranted, No Exceptions! 

My Son Understood The Brief 

Because 

I Did Not Send Mixed Aka Muddled Signals! 

My Follow-Up And My Follow-Through Were A Given! 

Brethren, 

Our Blessed Jesus Gave Us Rules To Live And Love By 

And

He Was, Is, Abundantly Clear 

About The Costs Incurred And Benefits Provided 

For Doing, Or Ignoring Aka Rejecting His Word

His Will For Our Lives! 

Dear Ones, 

The One Thing That 

We May All Rest Easy About Is This Fact: 

"The Lord, The Same Yesterday, Today And Forever!" 

The Lord Does Not Turn On 

And

Leave On 

An Emergency Light In Our Lives Where None Exists 

As This Would Give Us Carte Blanche 

To Ignore His Command 

Even When A Real Emergency Occurs 

Which Would Be, Which Is, To Our Eternal Detriment! 

Great Is Our Lord's Love And Faithfulness To Us! 

Let Us, From This Moment On

Love Him By Our Willing And Unwavering Obedience 

By Keeping His Commandments Which Are Not Burdensome! 

Beloved, 

The Way Of The Lord ... The Commandments Of The Lord

Is Not 

An Hedge Of Thorns 

So Do Not Fear To Obey Him! 

Be Not Slothful! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/QMUm7wlzosE?si=f7BSaZpgzBh3lIcI

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Sacrifice The Truth!?!

Proverbs 23:23 KJV

Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

The Damned Devil Is The Cursed-Forever Liar! 

Look At Foolishness! 

Blessed-Forever Truth Was Placed On An Idolatrous Altar For Sacrifice! 

Do You Know Who Placed Him There!?! 

Yes! Yes! I Know! 

Peace And Unity Placed Him There! 

Now, Will You Please Be Kind Enough As To Tell Me Why!?! 

Well, As I Understand It

Peace Required Unity 

And 

Unity Longed For Peace 

But 

Truth Was A "Miserable" Comforter 

For Always Speaking Things Uncomfortable To Swallow

And 

Inconvenient To Accept

So It Was Practicable For The Unpopular Trio To Become 

A World-Famous Duet! 

Well Said, Brother Reason! 

Now, Brethren, Given The Circumstances

Do You Believe That This Duet Will Last!?! 

No, It Can't Last

And

It Won't Last Because That Duet Is Going To Duel 

As Each Of The Partners Will Want The Top Billing! 

Neither One Will Lower Their Flag

And 

The Partnership Will Flag

And Then They, Defeated, Will Each Flag-Down Truth 

Before They Will Remember That 

They Had Gleefully Sacrificed Truth! 

Slow Your Roll, Brother Man! 

Truth Cannot Be Killed! 

You Know That And I Know That 

But 

Deniers Of Truth Don't Know That 

Or They Roundly Reject It! 

True, Preacher Man, But They Will Desire Truth ... Eventually! 

Beloved, 

Being A Denier Or A Rejector 

Does Not Change The Fact That 

Truth Is

That Truth Saves

That Jesus Christ Is Truth Aka The Truth

And 

That He Was, Is, And Forever Shall Be! 

Dear Ones, 

Will You Trust The Truth

And 

Walk In Concord Aka In Agreement With The Truth

And 

Speak The Truth ... In Righteousness

No Matter The Vile Coercion

The Threatened Consequence

Or The Ultimate Cost!?! 

You Can, You Know

Because 

The Truth Alone, Jesus Christ Alone, Saves! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/sx9zVbBbiRc?si=qMnlQezPeHFaNa5m

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Wait!?!

Psalm 25:15 KJV

Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

Would You Wait On Somebody That You Do Not Trust!?! 

No! 

Would You Have Faith In Somebody 

Whose Words You Do Not Believe!?! 

No! 

Would You Follow Somebody Who Has Shown You That 

They Are Faithless!?! 

No! 

Would You Park Your Life 

In The Climate-Controlled Garage Of Somebody 

Whose Motto, Mantra, Reason For Living 

... And Teaches You The Same ... 

Is 

"Do Whatever You Desire

To Whomever You Desire

For Whatever Reason You Desire

For However Long You Desire

Wherever And Whenever You Desire It!?!" 

Please Say "NO!" 

Brethren, 

That "Do Whatever ... !" 

Is 

The Word Of The Father Of Lies

Your Adversary The Devil

The Piercing Serpent

Who Desires Aka Who Craves 

Aka Who Is Greedy To Gain ... Your Destruction! 

That Unremitting Liar 

Is 

Bound For Unquenchable Fire! 

Beloved, 

Breathe Deeply To Calm Yourself 

And 

Lovingly Look At The Ten Commandments Of 

The Lord Our God 

And 

Notice The Obvious For Even The Blind Man: 

Four-Fifths Aka Eight Out Of Ten Commandments 

Bluntly Say To Us 

"NO!" 

"DON'T!" 

As In "THOU SHALT NOT!" 

This Is The Word Of The Consistent

Faithful, Trustworthy, God Of All Grace 

Whose Word Is The Truth! 

Follow Him! 

Remember, Remember, Don't Ever Forget That 

Always "YES!" Is Never Best 

So Take The "NO!" 

And 

Live In Jesus Christ's Glow! 

Only Our Lord Christ Helps, Heals, Saves And Seals: 

Please Cling To Him! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/FkS2e_qLnrs?si=ib9pIwn41_OPSNCg

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Big Box Christianity!?!

Psalm 18:35 KJV

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. 

Damnation Is In My I's! 

Salvation Is In His Eyes! 

Are You A Greedy Person!?! 

I Was And Still Am

But For A Different Reason 

And Toward The Real God 

So It's Not Greed But Godly Longing 

Which I Know Will See Its Truest Fulfillment 

In The Great And Glorious Day! 

Do You Remember Big, Bigger, Biggest

The Three Boxes, No Marks

Just Size Differential 

And 

You Were Asked To Pick A Box, Any Box

And 

What Did You Do!?! 

You Went For The Biggest Box 

And 

Got A Big Box Filled With Paper 

And 

A Small, Cheap, Not Beautiful Toy That 

Broke Almost Immediately! 

The Person Who Went For The Mid-Sized Box 

Got Something A Little Bit Better

Not Spectacular ... But Better 

But

The Person Who Was Left The Only Option Called Why Bother

Opened It Gratefully

Glad To Get Anything At All

And 

Found That They Had Gotten The Brass Ring That Was Pure Gold

The Dirty-Looking, Crumpled Piece Of Paper That 

Was A Real Honest To Goodness $5.0And 

A Tightly Folded Invitation To The Tea Party

Paid For In Full! 

Wow! 

So Much For Having Big, Greedy, Covetous Eyes 

Always Looking I-Full 

But 

Getting The Awfuls! 

Beloved, 

That's Just How It Is With Our Lives! 

Boxes! 

However, Since We Consider Ourselves To Be Bright Sparks

Brilliant Sophisticates

The Road To Damnation ... The Biggest Box

Is 

Gaudily Wrapped, Heavy With Moon-Shot Promises

But 

Found In Reality 

To Be Cheap, Broken

A Costly Embarrassment For Us To Experience 

And 

The Laughing World To See! 

But 

Don't Lose Hope! 

Seeing Someone With A Grateful Heart Accept 

The Little Box Of Salvation

- The Grand And Glorious Gift - 

With Love And Gratitude 

Should Cause You, Me, Us To Do A Rethink

A Re-Evaluation

And 

Change Our Stinking Thinking! 

Will You Do It!?! 

I-Full Ain't A Belly Full 

So Don't Fill Up On Fumes! 

Dear Ones, 

Forget The Shadows Of Satan 

And 

Go For The Substance That Is Our Savior

And

Free Yourself From The Scourge That 

Is 

The Big Box Of Sin! 

Beloved, 

Please Accept The Unspeakable Gift Of Almighty God 

In Christ Jesus Our Loving Lord! 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/KgbHrybmOX8?si=RixjyllQAwlslEFC

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: What Is It!?!

KJV Luke 11:13

13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

Beloved, 

Truth Is Like Water And Wind! 

You Can't Live Without It ... Them! 

Truth, Water, And Wind Are For Hydration, Cooling, And Cleansing! Water Finds Its Own Level

Wind Will Find A Pin-Hole

And 

Truth Frees! 

Dear Ones, 

Whatever The Reason We Find Truth

We Will Always Be Impacted By It

Be It For Good Or Ill! 

Bottom Line ... 

We Live And We Lie And We Die 

But

Truth Can Never Lie Or Die 

Because 

Truth Is! 

Sin Finds Its Own Level! 

We Can Live Without Sin 

But

We Cannot Live Without Truth! 

Without Truth, Everything Created Ceases To Be! 

Sin Has A Shelf Life Aka A Use By Date 

And Because Truth Is Self-Evident

Sin Only Exists Because Of Obfuscation Aka Lies! 

Lies Cannot Stand In The Face Of Truth 

So It Attempts To Run Rings Around It 

But

Every Right-Thinking Person Well Knows That 

When One Runs In Rings Aka Circles Long Enough

The Circles Start To Wobble

And Then Get Smaller And Smaller 

Until The Ring-Maker Circle-Runner Runs Smack-Dab 

Into ... Inescapable ... Truth! 

Looka Dem Apples! 

People, People, Jesus Christ Is The Truth! 

He Made Us And Not We Ourselves! We Are His Twice, By Creation And Redemption

So Let Us Be Wise Unto Soul Salvation 

And

Let Us Shuck Ourselves Of Old Satan's Lies 

And 

Immerse Ourselves In The Truth By The Water And The Wind 

Both Of Which Are Symbols For The Holy Spirit Who Leads Us Into Truth 

... Unto Jesus Christ The Lord, Our King

Our Hope, Our Help

And

Our Sure Salvation! 

Ever Remember This, Dear Ones: 

Water Fills The Available Space

And 

Wind Enters The Opening You Give Or Make 

Aka The Holy Spirit Will Meet You Where You Are 

And 

Fill You And Help You To Get Rid Of Your Trash Called Sin 

Because 

You Desire It! 

Dear Lord, 

Please Let Your Fire, Your Holy Spirit, Fall Upon Us 

As We Pray And Trust In You Today! 

Lead Us Into All Truth As Is Your Will For Us! 

AMEN. 

Peace! 

https://youtu.be/1h2TRFEiZoQ?si=PJTlOCGIsNuGsUgw

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Transformed!?!

Looking Up! 

Listening! 

Looking Forward! 

How Are You Standing!?! 

Where Are You Going!?! 

Who Are You Leading ... Or Misleading!?! 

Who Is Leading ... Or Misleading You!?! 

Beloved, 

Are You Being Transformed ... By The Renewing Of Your Mind!?! 

Who Is The Transformer In Your Life!?!

Is It The Spirit Of The Holy God 

Or That Of The Malevolent Spirit, Satan!?! 

What Are You Receiving!?! 

What Are You Conceiving!?! 

Who Are You Deceiving!?! 

Brethren, 

The Olde Expression Says That Talk Is Cheap 

But That It Takes Money To Buy Whiskey! 

It Also Says That We Do Not Pay Taxes On Our Words: 

Perhaps We Should Start! 

Brethren Beloved, 

Committed Christians Do Not Drink Whiskey 

Or Any Other Alcoholic Beverages 

And 

We Are To Guard Our Hearts Because Of The Fact That 

The Issues Of Life Causes Things To Come Out Of Us 

Which Defile Us! 

For What Are You Looking Up!?! 

To What Are You Intentionally Listening!?! 

To What, For Whom, And Why Are You Looking Forward!?! 

Will You, Will I, Will Anyone, Be Blessed And Benefitted!?! 

Will Faith, Hope, And Truth Matter!?! 

Will We Be Saved When Jesus Christ Comes!?! 

I Am Asking For A Friend

And

Enquiring Minds Desire To Know! 

Let Us Dig Deep For Real Answers! 

Peace! 

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!