Originally Posted 3/2/18
Psalm 121
My Help Comes from the Lord ~ A Song of Ascents.
1 I lift up my eyes to the hills.
From where does my help come?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will not slumber.
4 Behold, he who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is your keeper;
the Lord is your shade on your right hand.
6 The sun shall not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
8 The Lord will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time forth and forevermore.
Psalm 122. Psalm 124. Are Psalms we know David wrote. This is probably another one. David completed the lands promised to the 12 Tribes in the Exodus.
Freedom is an interesting thing. Comparing the beginning of 2017 to early 2018.
My 26-year-old son said after years of so much stability, we seem to be surrounded by angry times, uncertain economics, strange outlooks by the news. Old news that is outdated. Renewal of racism and the dissolution of racism by the people of Boston. My son said every thing is different rapidly from college costs, to continual war. Last year, being in the 4th largest city of the USA, we barely heard trains coming from the Port of Houston. An odd thing. And this year, the trains seem to be unceasing. Increasing Prosperity or wobble is what he called all this.
We live in an area the United Nations says is one of the 7 fastest growing cities in the world due to Exxon now headquartered here. 15 years ago we had 4 way stop signs. Now traffic can be intense, and we have a lot of traffic lights.
Freedom. Suddenly you realize you are called upon to be strong. And in God, in His Strength, we find we have this Strength.
We do not always feel blessed. We do not always feel on top of the difficulties we all have in life. And the next day the same life, the same set of circumstances are Blessed. Lifted by God in renewing mercies.
We have seen in Texas - prosperity arrives.
I grew up in Dallas when it was a large city of 300,000 people. And, now, Houston and all surrounding cities add up to 6 Million. About half the size Beijing, China. And now Houston and Dallas, some day, will be connected by a Bullet Train of a 90-minute trip. The same as Weatherford to Dallas by car.
The 1970s were filled with possibilities.
New opportunities for a Larger Home Loan. Fewer Society Strict Rules. And increase in sexually transmitted 'illnesses' or 'diseases.' A disease. A medical condition is a broad term that includes all diseases and disorders. A disease is an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism. A disorder is a functional an abnormality or disturbance. So the term is purely political.
And what has followed
Is this seemingly wobble of change of education, change of acceptability of a pattern of family and stable life? The change of Housing. The Change of Marriage since the 1970s.
We find the people rise up to make stability.
It is not so desired to find impolite society. The people answer with their choice in sports, in Awards watching. Politically. The Churches presenting the complete Word of God Prosper with Kindness and Mercy. Higher Education is still sought. Junior Colleges prosper where ideas are more moderate.
Why?
God has many means of sweeping all things to Good who Trust in Him.
All things work for God's Plan. When we align ourselves to God, we have done well. The Nation of France, prior to the French Revolution, attached itself to being comfortable and easy with few necessities to align with God. And as more found comfort - others starved.
We allow Father God First Place.
As we seek to show mercy in races, as we seek education, as we have education and families are stabilized. As we progress in Deliberate Christianity - we find this Justice and Mercy places us in God's care. This Generation is committed to marry more. Continue Education. Stay married and raise the children. Provide for the children. Allow the children to grow and fend for themselves.
This is a Way God allows His Spirit to work.
But when you look at the miracles of God - we find the miracles of the Bible - being outnumbered - overwhelmed with problems - God still is the Way, the Truth, the Life.
Jesus is so Loving - the Disciples threw a fit over personal answers and long life as the RISEN KING JESUS fixed Breakfast in John 21.
So Loving - the father with his son so ill - felt comfortable to cry out for Jesus' own Help "I have faith, help me to have more!"
And the same God of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Still Loves and Works.
A child told a Catholic Priest his family had a huge volume of weapons and ammunition stock piled in a cave. It was a vast sight to the child. Impressive the adult men has worked on this for about 3 -4 weeks putting this collection in a cave. The child told the kindly Priest of the boxes with colors holding the bullets. The Priest told the child such collections in caves tend to create violence and people die. The child had a vague idea of this. The Priest asked for the location. The child was alarmed and said he would think about the Priest's question. And the next day the child came and told the Priest, the Priest could come with the child, collect the weapons and store them under the Monastery and Church.
Violence would be averted. So the Priest took Nuns, who would not be observed and the weapons which were many were collected all that day.
A week later all the Jews coming to the Holy Land
From German Concentration Camps, the weak and the gaunt - filled with new hope were coming to the Holy Lands where President Truman and Winston Churchill were finding a safe place for these rescued, remnant Jews.
As the Jews arrived, weary, starved and wounded walked toward Jerusalem
Arabs started firing on the Jews. The same Catholic Priest opened the walls of the Monastery and the Jews were rushed, running, inside. The Priest sent word of peace and non-violence. As dark fell, locals climbed the walls to shoot into the Monastery. Inside the Monastery - was decided the Jews, the Catholics were worthy of life and peace. The Catholic Priest went into the basement and all the Jews and Catholics picked up local guns and weapons and the locals were surprised at the sudden return fire when simple ambush was expected upon the innocent. And violent men with murderous intent were - vanquished.
The Remnant of God - were protected.
By coincidence, by Miracle of God, by innocence, by hard work to remove weapons, by the correct placing of the weapons, by the righteous and by those who Love Jesus. By those willing to provide shelter for the weak. By the Brave willing to be Shepherds and Warriors of God. All these people lived to be old. Peace was established.
Freedom God Established and Held.
May the Lord God, our Father
Bless us
and Keep us,
May the Lord make His Face Shine upon us
and be Gracious to us.
When our Heart finds His Graciousness,
may we see our Father's Face
lifts to Smile upon us.
May God give us Peace.
A Peace so profound we may touch His own Peace with His Good Plan.
May Abba, cover us in the Wonderful Name of Jesus.
And Bless us.
We pray we are blessed spilling our blessings abundantly
covering those we Love.
Spilling His Love over us all, Seeking God first, as we spend our lives praying and
talking to our God.
In Jesus. Amen.
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