Psalm 125
Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,
which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
so the Lord surrounds his people,
from this time forth and forevermore.
3 For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest
on the land allotted to the righteous,
lest the righteous stretch out
their hands to do wrong.
4 Do good, O Lord, to those who are good,
and to those who are upright in their hearts!
5 But those who turn aside to their crooked ways
the Lord will lead away with evildoers!
Peace be upon Israel!
Do you ever sit and think, ponder, wonder about mankind and God.
The Bible says when we have reached the point of 50% have no faith, the Word is preached all over the world, travel and wisdom have increased - we will have the beginning of the end. Jesus wonders in the Gospels if God will find faith when He returns.
Jesus tells us He knew:
John:2-24,25
Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew all men. 25 He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.
Proverbs 8 tells us God delights looking into mankind. And Jesus has found us, this planet, this world, worthy to be saved in Jesus Christ.
This is what causes the stock market emotions of life. The ups and downs of intensity God told us about finding in this life:
1 Peter 4:11-13
in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
We find the Good Days are 1 Peter 4:11
and then we read this in the Word of God:
12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you,
as though something strange were happening to you.
13 But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
How would we relate asking Jesus anything in prayer and if we believe, then we have the prayer answered and then have suffering and rejoice?
God is not mocked. God does not lie, and yet the Disciples were free to ask Jesus what they wanted. Sometimes they shrank back from questions and sometimes they were bold and wrong.
The Bible very famously tells us there are Seasons. 1 Peter 4 tells us we can be on the boat with Jesus and suddenly there is a storm. Jesus has told us there will just be trouble in life. The Scriptures tell us all things interweave for the good of those who Love the Lord and Work According to His Purpose.
Philippians 2:13
for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure
Job discovered this. Only with sincerity of thought and in this abiding belief God is Good, Job began to discover the waves of life. The Boat Jesus calmed to the complete astonishment of His Disciples who had seen Jesus, "Heal them all."
Jesus told us to expect to see "more" after He ascended to Heaven. Paul began His work to fulfill ever dot and iota:
Ephesians 4:13-15
Until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ. '
14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.
15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the Head.
What will we call out to when we feel tossed in the waves? Love. The father Jesus encountered coming from the Mountain with Moses, Elijah and Peter, John and James definitely felt tossed about in the Very Presence of God Himself. He so very earnestly desired goodness and wellness for his son. Jesus patiently waited for the father to find his faith. Find his feet in faith and stand firmly.
The Scriptures, Jesus told us, are to know the Scriptures and the Power of God. This is not humanism, this is Jesus as God helping us in all the seasons of Life. Daily.
Abba, Father God,
We pray for our Good Works pleasing to You. We ask You and to give our worries to Your guidance, Love, mercy and direction. Letting You, Jesus, to to be what centers us and leads us in our lives. Keep us in You, always.
Amen in Jesus.
For the healing of Elliott, to live a long life, among his 3 children and to grow old with his
beloved wife Harby. To have years of many grandchildren. The end of cancer and the dreams of long life and plentiful years in the willingness of Jesus. Amen.
♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †
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