Acts 4:23-31 ~ Jesus, Whom You Anointed

 

Earthquakes are not rare

More rare when only one set of people

have the earthquake

Acts 4:23-31

The Believers Pray for Boldness

23 When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 

24 And when they heard it, they lifted their voices together to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them, 25 who through the mouth of our father David, your servant,

said by the Holy Spirit,

“‘Why did the Gentiles rage,
and the peoples plot in vain?

The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers were gathered together,
against the Lord and against his Anointed’ —

27 for truly in this city there were gathered together against Your Holy Servant Jesus, Whom You Anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, 28 to do whatever Your hand and Your Plan had predestined to take place.

 29 And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak Your Word with all boldness, 30 while You stretch out Your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed through the Name of Your Holy Servant Jesus.” 31 And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the Word of God with boldness.

We are arriving at the idea - The United States has a better and dearer Christianity than we Nationally Believed. And really the true idea would be - we Love Jesus. And we consider Him. And know, know, know in our Knower - Jesus helps me and helps you - personally.

Acts 4 is addressing a New Identity in Jesus Christ. 

Perfect.

We have forgotten something. Jesus is baptized by John the Baptist. Jesus feeds the thousands in the next breath after hearing His Cousin John the Baptist died. A funeral meal. And we find Jesus prays that night, walks on water - and our Peter - is lifted up out of the water. A good thing. Very immediately a very good thing. The Rock is the Church. We need our Jesus-told-us-in-Caesarea this Church would be born.

Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, does something. He always has a 2nd. He had John the Baptist. Ok, yes, loosely. But then the day after John the Baptist died, Peter is raised up.

If we want to say "God Bless you" we might be further encouraged to have assistance. It's not complicated, this is Biblical. We learn this in one of the few organizations held together for 2,000 Years. With a very, very clear history. The first leading mankind out of huddling in city/state/fortresses. Church - planting outside the city walls deliberately; increasing trade. Promoting communication. Church - the first to feed the starving around the world. On many levels. The first to have hospitals during the-why-help-them-they-are-really-going-to-kill-you plagues. The first to bring aid. The first to bring reading. The first to bring education.

How unfortunate that 2,000 years of amazing Acts of Jesus have been beaten down by this phrase, "The Crusades."

Yes. Human beings. Flawed.

Governments with the same problems are 'history'. Not the Church. Relevant fact. Important. We've seen the United States Northeast leave the Church. And everyone said TK. Instead - better words replaced TK. Forgiveness. Redemption. Restoration. Mercy.

Matthew 11: 12, 13

12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, 

the Kingdom of Heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding it. 

For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.

Proverbs 19:21

Many are the plans in the mind of a man, 

but it is the purpose of the Lord 

that will stand.

Abba, Father God,

We pray the Blessing

of Love and Peace

Shining

The Light of Love Peace and Joy

upon

The Teachings of Jesus Christ.

God of Love

God of Encouragement

God of the Bible. 

The safety 

of those

helping the earth 

to heal.

Let evil and practicing evil

depart 

far 

from us

and our children.

With Your Help

We will act justly

 and to love mercy

 and to walk humbly with You, our God.

Cover us

in peace worldwide.

Give us more of 

Your Strength

and Hope.

Dwell in me,

Dwell in us,

Dwell in those we Love,

Help us to seek You first.

And we will finish well, 

in Jesus Christ. 

Help us seek and find 

and bring,

to become,

 more Heaven

to this earth.

Peace

Thank You

for

our first grandbaby

Arriving this summer

All Your Love

Blessings upon

this little one.

And in Jesus - This Hope.

Faith and Love - we will rise up Believing Jesus.

Amen

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Yes, The Lord Fulfills His Purpose

Thank You, Jesus The Lord

† 

John 15:1-8 ~ The True Vine

John 15:1-8

I Am the true Vine, 

and 

My Father is the Vinedresser. 

Every branch in me that does not bear fruit He takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 

3 Already you are clean because of the Word that I have spoken to you.

 4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the Vine, neither can you, unless you abide in mMe. 

5 I Am the Vine; you are the branches. 

Whoever abides in Me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. 

6 If anyone does not abide in Me, 

he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 

7 If you abide in Me, and My Words abide in you, 

ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 

By this My Father is Glorified, 

that you bear much fruit 

and 

so prove to be My Disciples.

 Ezekiel 17:22 

Thus says the Lord GOD: 

“I Myself will take a sprig from the lofty top 

of the cedar 

and will set it out. 

I will break off from the topmost 

of its young twigs a tender one, 

and 

I Myself will plant it 

on a high and lofty mountain.

Proverbs 4:1-5

Hear, O sons, a father's instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight, 2 for I give you good precepts; do not forsake my teaching. 

3 When I was a son with my father, 

 tender, 

the only one in the sight of my mother, 

He taught me and said to me, 

“Let your heart hold fast my words; 

 keep my commandments, and live. 

Get wisdom; get insight; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.

2 Samuel 12 

And the Lord sent Nathan to David. 

He came to him and said to him, “There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor. 2 The rich man had very many flocks and herds, 3 but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. And he brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children. It used to eat of his morsel and drink from his cup and lie in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him. 4 Now there came a traveler to the rich man, and he was unwilling to take one of his own flock or herd to prepare for the guest who had come to him, but he took the poor man's lamb and prepared it to eat, for the man who had come to him.”

1 Chronicles 3:1-9

 These are the sons of David 

who were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn, Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelite; the second, Daniel, by Abigail the Carmelite, 2 the third, Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith; 3 the fifth, Shephatiah, by Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by his wife Eglah; 4 six were born to him in Hebron, where he reigned for seven years and six months. And he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem. 5 These were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan and Solomon, four by Bath-shua, the daughter of Ammiel; 6 then Ibhar, Elishama, Eliphelet, 7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, 8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine. 9 All these were David's sons, 

besides the sons of the concubines, and Tamar was their sister.

Jesus said to Simon Peter, 

“Simon, son of John, do you love (agape) me more than these?” 

He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I 

(philo) love you.” 

He said to him, 

“Feed my lambs.” 

16 He said to him a second time, 

“Simon, son of John, do you love (agape) me?” 

He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love (philo) you.”

 He said to him, 

“Tend my sheep.” 

17 He said to him the third time, 

“Simon, son of John, do you love (agape) me?” 

Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, 

“Do you love me?” 

And he said to Him, “Lord, you know everything; 

you know that I love (agape) you.” 

Jesus said to him, 

“Feed my sheep!"

Proverbs 12:10 

 Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast, but 

the mercy of the wicked 

is cruel.

Proverbs 27:23 

Be sure to know the state of your flocks, 

and 

pay close attention 

to your 

herds

Birth Health

SHELTER availability for the future

Safety

Appropriate Education

Life Affirming

Good Governing

Proper Spending

Proper Planning

Proper Agenda

Food Availability

and Cost

Education Affordablity

Opportunities

for Families

and 

Employement

A Way

and Hope

and Future

for 

Babies

Children

Families

Not Sardines

nor

Matrix Batteries

Not Lemmings

Not lines

of endless waiting

Pointlessly

Not invasion

hiding

and placed under 

a bridge

To destroy

The Hourly Wage

and

Housing

and

Education

and

Safety

or

Defund Proper Authority

then and now.

Not excessive

Taxation

Without Representation.

What would

Jesus Do?

Acts 11: 28

A severe famine was about to come over the inhabited world. (This took place during the Reign of Cladius, Emperor during 33 AD.) 

So the Disciples, each in accordance with his financial ability,

decided 

to send 

relief

to

the brothers

living in Judea.

Ezekiel 34:4

Strengthen the weak

Heal the sick

Bind up the injured

Bring back the strays

Search for the Lost

No one left behind

Rule 

without

...

Cruelty

Matthew 25:40

And the King will answer them,

"Truly I say to you,

as you did to one 

of the 

least of these

my brothers,

you did to Me."

And in Jesus - This Hope.

Faith and Love - we will rise up Believing Jesus.

Thank You, Father.

Amen!

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Yes, The Lord Fulfills His Purpose

Thank You, Jesus The Lord

†