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Sunday, October 31, 2021

1 Thessalonians 2 ~ the Word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe

 

Friday, October 31, 2014

1 Thessalonians 2 ~ the Word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe


The Talmud explains the Word of God is Not punctuated. Men use paragraphs pauses and capitalization. The Word of God is the Holy Spirit breathing out truth and transcribed by men. One complete thought of God - the entire Scripture is One Thought of God.

Papyrus 46 does not have punctuation.
One of the debates in dating the 104 pages of this collection of Scripture is the debate over Nomina Sacra - special abbreviations which appear in New Testament texts. There is Nomina Sacra in these documents. And yet. Nomina Sacra occurs in the coveted 1st century papyrus. At the present time, most scholars think this is the second or third generation after Christ died and places these Scriptures in the second century. There is a debate, some of the scholars think this is first century. 

104 pages of early Scripture!!!



1 Thessalonians 2

You know, brothers and sisters, that our visit to you was not without results. 2 We had previously suffered and been treated outrageously in Philippi, as you know, but with the help of our God we dared to tell you his gospel in the face of strong opposition.

3 For the appeal we make does not spring from error or impure motives, nor are we trying to trick you. 4 On the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please people but God, who tests our hearts. 5 You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed—God is our witness. 6 We were not looking for praise from people, not from you or anyone else, even though as apostles of Christ we could have asserted our authority. 7 Instead, we were like young children among you.

Just as a nursing mother cares for her children, 8 so we cared for you. Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well. 9 Surely you remember, brothers and sisters, our toil and hardship; we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to anyone while we preached the gospel of God to you. 10 You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous and blameless we were among you who believed. 11 For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, 12 encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory.

13 And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe.

14 For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators of God’s churches in Judea, which are in Christ Jesus: You suffered from your own people the same things those churches suffered from the Jews 15 who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets and also drove us out. They displease God and are hostile to everyone 16 in their effort to keep us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. In this way they always heap up their sins to the limit. The wrath of God has come upon them at last.

17 But, brothers and sisters, when we were orphaned by being separated from you for a short time (in person, not in thought), out of our intense longing we made every effort to see you. 18 For we wanted to come to you—certainly I, Paul, did, again and again—but Satan blocked our way.

19 For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes?

Is it not you? 20 Indeed, you are our glory and joy.










All Hallows’ Eve is now Halloween and was an ancient Celtic festival of Samhain.  2,000 years ago in Ireland, UK and France- they celebrated New Year's on November 1. This day was the end of summer harvest and the beginning of winter, a time associated with death. Celts believed the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds living and dead became blurred. On October 31st, they believed the dead returned to earth causing trouble and damaging crops.

Personally, Halloween has never ever been my thing, not my forte. I was a thin child who didn't want candy - chocolate or the things I picked out - often just sat around. In Dallas, we usually had rain. I thought this was all a drippy mess. Who needs Halloween when Christmas was better?









I'm not fond of back door preaching - going through evil to present a Spiritual fact.

We can, of course, look to the manifestations of exorcisms and see the name of Jesus heals many things.  I've been writing this blog since 2007 and this is the second post on frightening things. 

Philemon says Rejoice, when we have strength in the Lord - this is our strong starting and ending point.

What's your most memorable frightening movie?

My father was a little concerned when I wept copiously over the 1975 "Stepford Wives" with Katherine Ross. Daddy sent my friend Janice in the next day to have me explain to her  - and then to him - why I had wept and wept and wept the day before over "Stepford Wives".

Is there a worse movie?

The movie starts out with happy VW bug noises and women who are bouncing and smiling.

Photography is a new passion as dinners get neglected and dust bunnies roll past.

The husbands pitch in and remark the women in Stepford loooooook gooooood. They are teased by their husbands the women in Stepford seem taller, cleaner, more pleasant, more put together, better cooks, larger breasted, more friendly, less complaining. They even have better hair. And Vavooom sooo beautiful.

Not to mention-  Stepford wives never chew their husbands out and generally can't wait to say enough about their husband as an icon of perfection.


  Did you hear she called her husband a greek god???






Soon the conversations seem to be vapid. The Stepford women only speak of pleasing their husband. All the former interests are gone. Who can get the best golf putter polish??? Where the husband's coveted Scotch can be found. Why Herman prefers his wife to wear ruffled blouses, like his mom.

And the two friends at first giggle and realize that they seem to be the only ones who have INTERESTS. Eventually, the two friends feel afraid of the women and their blank looks.

One of the husbands, of the interesting women, remarks he'd actually bought the house, in Stepford, to improve his wife.  He says he expected their company would be educational. 

One husband down the street is heard sobbing to the next about the death of his wife.
 And the next day,
 the woman
is so composed.
So unruffled.
So blank.



No more art, no more color, just a grim black and white perfection. The comfort, the light, the help - is now - missing.

And we find out the woman is indeed dead, her arm is a computer arm.



But not to worry - the computer friend is going to kill Katherine and replace her with a not-aging, taller, bigger breasted, cleaner, sex oriented, cheerful, cleaning machine - a robot. One that will chant her husband is a greek god.





Doesn't that sound nice. A robot who just praises you and does the work. 

Would God want this ? 

Because we could all have been created as Sims.


One little similarity. We worry God wants this of us. In attitude, in worship, in modesty, in opinions, in gifts, in conversation.  Instead, Jesus asked for ... salt and light. Like Potato Chips. What will this person say and feel? What do we know about them?


We think God requires us to be so clean and so Unit A, Unit B.
Come back tomorrow. When you are holier. Instead, Jesus took flawed people and from time to time - the Gospels say, "He healed them all."

God is going to listen when you are taller...thinner...more happy...with fewer doubts.  Except God is really interested in our soul and the love Today and Always.

We do need to be imitators of goodness. Look for goodness, create goodness, make goodness unique. Jesus said we should pluck off our eye or arm if it offends us. We look upon another with lust - then that's adultery. 

Why don't we see more one eyed people and one armed people? Jesus saves us.

Jesus told us - Only One is Good. God as the Father - deals with His own children, encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory. Paul writes - we cannot obtain His Glory. Only the gift - God took our sins from us. Erases our sin. Covers our sin with His righteousness. God is holy, righteous and blameless. True worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way. For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.

With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from You.

God tests our hearts. Not looking for praise from mere people. Delighted to share the free gift of salvation, should we accept.

What does God see in people, the flawed people of Scripture - He sees hope, our joy, or the crown HE would give His beloved in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus. We are God's joy - He loves us.

Romans 8:31-39
And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 Timothy 1:5
The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

Psalm 97:11
Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.

Hebrews 10:22
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

1 Thessalonians 2:4
But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts.



Father God, we need no mask of righteousness before You. 

We come to You as we are. Unless we truly put ourselves before You as we are - sincerely - we create niches to fester in and these circles cause us to doubt the goodness You placed in us.  In Your Truth, Light creates a place of healing and good welfare.

Unless we know we are fully accepted by Your Love, we create rules to run to hide behind. Unless we have standards to achieve, we will sink to decay and only rot. Without a higher path, we achieve nothing and have nothing to defend or maintain - no need for blessings. 

When we are overburdened from conscious - You ease the burden and tell us You will carry us. 

You are a Father blessing us each day and we are cavalier about accepting this as our right of existence. And when we seek You as we are - truly - You reach to us in Love.

 I invite You again, Father God. Dwell within me and help my soul be a good place for You in Love, Joy, Optimism, Honesty, and Effort. 

Help me to be the extra Love life requires. Help me to be loving and aware of those you've given me.

Forgive me in Your vast mercies when I fail.

I ask Your blessings for me and my loved ones to do Your Good Will and to encourage others with the strength You've given me and the Hope. Privileged to ask in Hero Jesus' name. Amen.











Saturday, October 30, 2021

Galatians 6:9 ~ Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up








What would be the scariest of all the scenarios? 

If God created the world and left. The Deist Theory. Uncaring, uninvolved, maybe even angry or miffed all the time with you. Jesus was known to call to the people, those merely watching Jesus for a sign and speak to them by name and know their hearts. 

This season has been fearful and hopeful. Let's go further during Halloween to think about blessings, facts and Hope.





 Luke 18 

 And He told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. 

2 He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. 

3 And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ 

4 For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.’” 

6 And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says. 

7 And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? 8 I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. 



 Then there is a companion idea of God, when we pray:


 Luke 11

 5 And he said to them, “Which of you who has a friend
 will go to him at midnight and say to him, 

‘Friend, lend me three loaves, 6 for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; 

7 and He will answer from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything’? (God is in His Heaven Deist, not concerned.)

8 I tell you, though He will not get up and give him anything because he is 
His friend, 
yet because of his impudence He will rise and give him whatever he needs. 

9 And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 

11 What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; 12 or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, 
how much more 
will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”


Now we have arrived at the Holy Spirit of the matter.


Mark 12:27
 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living

People always ask does the Bible have ghosts. God is the first Ghostbuster.  He has taken death and given life. Eternal life, the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.  When the beggar Lazarus met the rich man, we find they are alive. Any other examples?

Deuteronomy 18

9 “When you come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of those nations. 10 There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices divination or tells fortunes or interprets omens, or a sorcerer 11 or a charmer or a medium or a necromancer or one who inquires of the dead, 12 for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord.

 And because of these abominations the Lord your God is driving them out before you. 
13 You shall be blameless before the Lord your God, 
14 for these nations, which you are about to dispossess, listen to fortune-tellers and to diviners. But as for you, the Lord your God has not allowed you to do this.

Saul went to the witch of Endor, to have a chat with the dead prophet Samuel. Samuel made sure to let Saul know his very life, and his life of his good son, was now forfeit for going against what was good according to the Lord. Saul and his good son died that day.


The Book of Acts, Chapter 16 explains disorder, chaos, interrupting are not the Goodness of God and are another problem. Using God's Glory to mimic what is His, while seeking profit. When the Gifts of God are merely used for fundraising. We never see the men of God hacking for a dinner by mimicking the Gifts of God. The loss of a spirit is a problem to the serving girl.

Acts 16 also gives us an idea of the Power in the Highest Name of Jesus Christ.

Halloween is the celebration of Harvest. Hard work, celebration, worship. Halloween is mostly rooted in Christian beliefs and practices.  Halloween is more Christian than you'd think. The name 'Halloween' comes from "All Hallows' Eve", the evening before the Christian holy days of All Hallows' Day, All Saints' Day, on 1 November and All Souls' Day on 2 November.

Since the time of the early Church, major feasts in Christianity (such as Christmas, Easter and Pentecost) had vigils begun the night before, as did the feast of 'All Hallows'. These three days are collectively, "All hallow tide" and for honoring the saints and praying for recently departed souls. Commemorations of all saints and martyrs were held by several churches on various dates.


And so, I'd say this is a Word of God for this season: 

Galatians 6:9

 
 Let us not become weary in doing good, 
for at the proper time 
we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 












Abba, Father,

From Ghoulies and Ghosties,
Long-legged Beasties,
and
Things that Go Bump in the night,
Good Lord, Deliver us!

Peace to the brothers, and 
love with faith from God the Father 
and the Lord Jesus Christ. 
Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.

Dwell in us, Abba,
Help us to delight You.
Dwell in those we Love.
Help us to finish well.
You make all things new, in Jesus Christ.

Bless those suffering
in this season of historic 
Pandemic shaken Lava Lamp Souls.
Help, comfort, bless, protect, guide
and never let go of those suffering.
Thank You for the prayers for my mother, Anne, on morphine, in Hospice.

Your Love,
Your Promises,
all in Jesus Christ
keep us forever and ever.
Alleluia.




Revelation 21:5
Behold, I make all things new



















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Who Jesus Is
1 Timothy 1:1-11 ~ God our Savior, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope
Matthew 16:13-20 ~ who do people say the Son of Man is?

Good News for us to remember and Think Upon
Animals are found in Heaven ~ 6 Prophets See Animals in Heaven

Anger, Jealousy=Trouble




The Bible explains the Bible, Prophetically

Bible - in your hand, today

Bible Accuracy



Blessing







Blessing our Father God

Blessing - unaware

Boundaries

Brothers
Christmas - His Word Upholds the Universe - December 25th


Psalm 135 ~ who is in your midst
John 1:1-14, 16, 29-51 ~ He was in the world

Details - Putting it all together and discovering it is about God

Psalm 108 ~ In triumph I will parcel out Shechem

Determine your own path, just love Him

Judges 16 ~ like any other man
John 4:43-54 ~ Doing what Jesus says


Earthquake

Every Day, Still Today
Today, Yesterday, Tomorrow


Exodus - History












Heavenly Hosts
His Messengers of Light












Elements of Nature Displaying HIS Glory
Exodus 40:16-38 ~ In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was erected.

I Decide What is Right and Wrong - God noticed this in the Garden of Eden from Eve

Individualism and Groups

It's the End of the World as We Know it, And I Feel Fine. (One of our most read posts.)
Grandpa - The Bible is Really the Life Story of People and
their Abba









Gates of Heaven


Gifts of God, all of us


Giving - God certainly is





























Glory


God sees His Creation as Good!!!


Gravity






















Good Friday

Gossip

Gratitude

Greatest

Grief, Forgiveness, Homecoming


Hated Emotion - Fear




































History - Is There History Showing Jesus was Alive - VERY EXTENSIVE HISTORY

Holiness


Holy Spirit ~ Manifestations

Homeward Bound, still a sojourner

Honey, Do this

Invitation
John 3:31-36 ~ that God is true

Israel - Destroyed Completely and Rebuilt. A sign of Jesus. Existing today.

Jesus clearly put a Foundation for His Resurrection to be Believed by the Multitudes of all of Israel and the Nations

Jesus and His Childhood Privacy
Nazareth - What Jesus did See Growing Up

John the Beloved Disciple


The Journey of Joseph


























Live It
Psalm 117 ~ Praise the Lord
Psalm 82 ~ rescue the weak and the needy
2 Samuel 4:1-12 ~ David answered
Hebrews 12 ~ Thankful
Psalm 31:3-8,17-21 ~ Thou hast redeemed me
Isaiah 40:1-11 ~ His reward is with Him
Matthew 13:31-32 ~ the birds of the air come and perch in its branches
Matthew 6:25-34 ~ your heavenly Father knows that you need
Luke 11:29-32 ~ Rise up
Psalm 126 ~ shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves
Luke 14:15-24 ~ there is still room
Joshua 1:1-9 ~ I am giving
Acts 5 ~ speak in the name of Jesus
John 1 ~ the Light shines
John 3:5-8 ~ born again
~ they went on from there and passed through Galilee
Judges 20 ~ Israel

Losing a Loved One - Passing ON

Revelation 21:22-27 ~ those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life

Not Being Tossed Back and Forth with Emotion
Ephesians 4 ~ speaking the truth in Love

Marriage
Romans 7:1-12 ~ bear fruit for God
1 Corinthians 7 ~ For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband
Genesis 37:12-24 ~ when Reuben
Psalm 143 ~ Your steadfast love
Psalm 86 ~ For great is your steadfast love

Media... taking it down the path
1 Corinthians 10 ~ Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God





Mercy, an Inseparable Component of Truth
Matthew 23:23-26 ~ clean
1 Samuel 12 ~ serve the Lord with all your heart
Matthew 22:34-40 ~ The great and first commandment. And a second is like it

Miscellaneous
Job 38 ~ Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.
Psalm 19 ~ the heavens declare the glory of God
2 Kings 5:1-15 ~ a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper
1 Chronicles 13 ~ the Lord blessed the household of Obed-edom










Peace




Pharisee ~ Religion
Luke 11:42-46 ~ Woe to you Pharisees!


Pictorial Images of the 12 Tribes of Israel








Picture It


















Overcoming, with God's help!


Positive Attitude in Trouble




Prophets - the Law and the Old Men in Robes or People who Love the Lord. Flaws and Virtues. What They Sought in the Lord and What Drew Them to Him.



Praise



























Prayer

Psalm 91 ~ Prayer is always heard, God has an open door policy



Prayer Needs




Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words

Promises

Prosperity Gospel











Repeat and Repeat







Rest

Restore

Revelation 8:2
Seven Angels who stand before God

Revisionist History - Moses and Jeremiah said
there would be days like this
Deuteronomy 8
Jeremiah 23


Rock


SALVATION! What is needed?

Science - Blinded me - No - He Who Opens the Eyes of the Blind - With Science!!!

Second (3rd or 4th) Rate Seventh Level of Heaven

Seventh Level of Heaven







Shepherd

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Time Management





Life and Travels of Paul

Shroud

Transfiguration



True
The World Changed Rapidly after the first Easter



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Uncomfortable Scripture

Video Game Player

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Who is like our God?

Willingly

Works and Grace
Mark 1:4-11 ~ You are my beloved Son; with You I am well pleased

Worry

Wrathful, Nasty Old God from the Old Testament

Yahweh




Years - Thousands of Them are Yesterday in His Sight


80 Books of the Bible
Holy Spirit Approved by the First Council Nicaea and St. Nicholas
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