Luke 1:67-80 ~ Tender mercy of our God

Luke 1:67-80

67 And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,
68 "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people
69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
70 as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
71 that we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;
72 to show the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant,
73 the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear,
75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins,
78 because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high
79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."
80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

And we all like to see friendly faces and be greeted. God does things differently than we do. God believes His Self Esteem is God. And He is not taking votes.


Exodus 3:14
14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am."

Yahweh.

Why did all the millenniums from Moses until John the Baptist want the Messiah? And why did Herod and rest of Jerusalem fear when the Magi asked to see the new baby King? God fully and completely decides His own Plan. Our Hope and Future. Paul said in making plans, "I will see how it goes with me."







John's father has demonstrated the art of not sassing the Lord. He has been a priest questioning the veracity of an Angel of the Lord in front of His Altar. And we find as the Messiah is explained, the priest has found God's overwhelming Mercy. God has swept up Zechariah in doing God's Plan. As many in the Scriptures lived revealing God's Power in creating circumstance.





God is Father. He is telling the world through Zechariah's Joy of God's Plan.

1 The Lord God has visited His People.
2. The purpose is our - yours - mine - redemption.
3. And to be saved.
4. The Tender Mercy of God fulfills old, old, old promises of His Word. Longed for.
5. To give Light of God.
6. To walk - the way of peace.

Let's renew within ourselves seeing why we want Jesus to dwell within us.

To fan the flame of God.

Hope lift, Faith dwell and Love given to us in Joy of the Lord.

And how long would this take? 3,000 pages. The Disciple John said the books of all the world would not explain all of the Awesome Wonders of God.

And let's enter into a journey in this. Every time we pray, let's plan on several things.

1. We ask Jesus to join us in praying. Jesus our mediator and Savior. God Himself.

2. We remember Gratefully something God has told us of the Glory of God seen in Jesus, the Bible and His Promises.

3. We invite God to dwell in us and those we Love. And in the prayer we increase the Holy Spirit.

4. We end our prayer rejoicing with Father God the prayers of the faithful cover, cover, cover the earth with God daily. Seeing with Father God again the absolute Goodness He sees in His Creation yesterday, today and tomorrow. And we end our prayer with Gratitude.

And that is our Prayer Plan. And this is pleasure to us and to our Father God.





Our Abba,

We ask Jesus to pray with us.

We give You thanks You tell us the Presence of the Holy Spirit when we pray together. Telling us this is wonderful and effective prayer. The Love of those agreeing in prayer.

Father we invite You, Jesus and the Holy Spirit to make a home and dwell in us. Giving You the Glory for this prayer circle You have created. We ask You to live in those we Love. We are increasing Love.

Father God, we are affirming in this prayer - I am a Child of God. God dwells richly and lovingly within me - His Child.

We ask you to cover our needs with Your Good Will. With the Highest Name Jesus Christ. Knowing You are God of Love. And in covering us as Your free gift of Jesus' Love, You give us the free gift of forgiveness of our sins. Your Grace is unearned. Jesus Your Son is Your Beloved Gift to us.

We cover those we love with Your Love and tender mercy. And dwell with Joy and Hope in Your Love.

We lift up the prayers of those who have asked for prayer with us. Remembering with awe Your answers over the years. Knowing sometimes the answers show up astonishing us later. We give Thanksgiving for Edward's cysts are benign and will just remain. And lift up my left arm for healing perhaps before surgery Tuesday or after.

Father God, we cover our employment with the Name and Hope of Jesus each day showing us Your Willingness in dwelling in us. We lift up our schools. We lift up those who risk their lives every day for their communities. We lift High our Churches to be Your Glory. We lift up our Nation and the news to be held Firmly in Your Compassionate and Capable Hands. We rejoice in the communion of saints - the prayers You have with Your faithful sweeping across our world. We Thank You for Your Creation and see You find Your Works good Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.

Thank You for Your Love and Good Plans for us in Jesus.

Thank You, Abba, for Your Good Will and Love. Covering us all. In Jesus. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves!  †