Matthew 1 ~ Father

Matthew 1

1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, 4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, 6 and Jesse the father of David the king.

And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah, 7 and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph, 8 and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, 9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, 10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josiah, 11 and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.

12 And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, 13 and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, 14 and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud, 15 and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations.

18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. 20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” 22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:

23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name Immanuel”

(which means, God with us). 24 When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife, 25 but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.

The birth of any child is Father God's.

And every child is the story. We all have genealogy of Father God's children, in each generation, praying for their own children to have the chance to know the love of being a parent. Each child is the culmination of many prayers. Each child will have burdens, victories and flaws.

The Child is born in a barn. His parents, one a foster parent, are unwed. This Child is born with God's Plan of limitations, disasters and miracles. And this is the Will and Plan of God. We will take time to remember this Child went on to Heal them All. God's Plan became Victory in Jesus Christ. We will all remember Jesus said to pray impudently. And Remember the Victory of God.

A Child born in a barn. God of the Impossible. God of Love.

The people chosen by God, would behave less than perfectly. Treasure things in their heart and have doubts and questions, they would even bump up against the Very Will of God and, for a time, misplace God's Son. And God will continue yesterday, today and tomorrow treasure them, treasure us, in His Heart.

1 John 4:7-8

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, 

because God is love.

Abba,

This season, in the last week, we have heard from the doctor my mother is DNR. She is having trouble remembering who is in the room and who is alive. Another family member is elderly and is quite worried about memory loss. A niece has had cancer. The phone has rung for the first time from a family member in two decades to suggest something too difficult. Edward is ill. Our insurance has gone up a thousand dollars a month.

A long time investment has told us rudely to bite it. Another family member cross continent has told us we are to be envied. Edward was has been turned down for Social Security, saying take on menial jobs and be fired in public time and again - for failure to hold the job. Apply again. He shouldn't be subjected to this with a terminal diagnosis. He doesn't do well with pressure. There is pressure.

And really we know in Jesus Christ, we prayed for our Jackson not to suffer and for a time he did. To see the photos is to realize when we suffered for him, he was actually doing alright. I know I will sometimes take on future burdens and make my life a pineapple and try to swallow all of it today. Jackson was doing better than we knew. And when his life was called to end, we gathered the family and for the first, and so far the last time, a Bald Eagle landed on our pond. We all gathered to watch the Eagle. Where the Spirit is, the Body of Christ is Present.

We learn remembering Answered Prayer.
Fear and troubles can bog us down, we should take time to remember Jackson and live the joy of each day. Not borrowing trouble not present. God told us to pray impudently even in the midnight hour.

We will pray for our family to be living in Peace, Love and Joy. And pray this for all families = we know the world prays all day, all night in the Joy of the Lord's Prayer Jesus has given us. And we will find and remember our Blessings.

Blessed to Pray with Expectation for more of God's Will to bring more Heaven to earth. Blessed to ask with Joy, "Give us This Day." Blessed to know daily bread. Blessed to Honor and ask for the Holy Name of Jesus Christ the Lord to cover us all. Blessed to be forgiven, blessed to be forgiving. Blessed to be protected in Jesus Christ. Blessed we know today and for eternity that the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory of God we will see and Rejoice.

Blessed in Jesus yesterday, today and tomorrow. Amen.

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Luke 19:36-40 ~ a loud voice for all the mighty works

Luke 19:36-40

36 And as he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road. 37 As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, 38 saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” 

39 And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” 

40 He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.”


The mighty works of God to be seen.

This is something people ask inside themselves and of God, every day.

What can we find? We know Jesus gave His Life for us. To redeem us and cover us in the Name of Jesus, God's free gift. God has given us Salvation in the Name of Jesus.

God's Mission is to save the world in Jesus Christ. To save the lost.

We need - as the People of God and God's Children - to ask the television stations to reflect the prayer life and beliefs of Jesus Christ by allowing Easter to be Celebrated in Holy Week and Easter Sunday. It's flat ridiculous not finding the works of God done by the movie industries, to such great effect, to be shown. The time to ask this - is now - for Easter. Send an email. To your favorite television stations.

What is a Mighty Work of God to be seen?

The effect of Jesus Christ on the world at Christmas. If the pagan world wanted Jesus to be quiet, the stones would cry out. Life has found Joy in Celebration. The King of Kings is born.

And we might truthfully say the hype of Christmas is taken over.
Has it? The Churches are jammed. The sacrifice of giving is going on. The needs of others considered. Plans to share. More Christian music is sought.

Christmas - The Birth of Jesus Christ - is similar to Aslan.

“Aslan is a lion- the Lion, the great Lion." "Ooh" said Susan. "I'd thought he was a man. Is he-quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion"..."Safe?" said Mr Beaver ..."Who said anything about safe? 'Course he isn't safe. But he's good. He's the King, I tell you.”

When we consider the Ministry of Jesus, we often consider the Carpenter changing Jobs. Instead, we find the first time Jesus preached the entire town of Capernaum arrives. The Ministry of God's Son was not simple. The time of Good Friday and Easter was not small or unassuming.

Christmas is different. What we seek to find in Christmas is more simple - to please those we Love and Bless them. Father God's Christmas - is what we Seek. A young girl, angering her family and leaving in great haste - has found comfort and love. Simple Shepherds encounter God and must discuss This Wonder of God's Mighty Work. A Baby, Who cannot confound a Might Work of God is adored. This Child cannot speak of God - but the innocence and the hope of a baby in a Stable draws the Wise Men and the wicked Herod is thwarted. A Savage Power is evaded. The Goodness of Love has brought the Company of Heaven to Celebrate. And we would Join God's Mighty Work and Sing for His Son, Jesus.

Praising God knowing this Baby of God's is Treasure in our hearts.  Believing and Rejoicing Our Jesus is Treasured. Knowing Jesus Increased in Wisdom and in Stature and is All of the Favor and with God.

We have found The Light of God in all the strife and noise of the world. The Light Shines and the darkness has not understood and has not overcome. Jesus is the Light of the world. Jesus is the Light of mankind. The earth and the fullness thereof is the Lord's. Alleluia.

Alleluia.

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1 Thessalonians 5:18 ~ Give thanks

Live with every Word of God.

Eternity is Today.

What you have Today is a Gift from God.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Give thanks in all circumstances; 
for this is the will of God 
in Christ Jesus 
for you.

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John 3:8 ~ born of the Spirit

Paradise, who'd say no?

John 3:8

The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, 

but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes.

 So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.

If we needed a forecast for Thanksgiving - across the entire continent - a perfect forecast for every year it would be - Wind. Comforting wind, family talk. Or hurricane. Gusts that merely banter about. Windsheer shear. Whirling dervish of yada yada. The ahhh of just what you longed for.

With all the micro nano evolution of Nasa and buildings and buildings of computers which eventually became a hand held calculator and then home computer, and now phone and tablet. Where are we heading next?

Not the happiest of all things - wind farms. Birds don't do well. Insects increase. Houses move very, very far away. The expense of the things and the weight uselessly used to create the energy.

What if each Palm branch had a micro device down a trunk sending the electrical pulse where the palm frond waved? Probably, the useless old heavy, expensive things would recycle well and birds would be happier. More energy gathered from a natural process. Plant along major highways and you have winner, winner Catfish Dinner.

So, what was the actual night Jesus was considering this wind?

The Night one of the all-important Sanhedrin decided to find out about the goodness - during the dark - to keep his political thing and power intact.


John 3

3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again  he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” 

5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.  7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You  must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

9 Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?”


Jesus and the complete concept of Shepherd. Jesus is going to do like St. Michael and be polite to the devil for asking for the body of Moses. Yeah, a real situation described in the Scriptures. This is used telling us that being polite is required. Even to the devil. If we consider a real-life drama of this - we could consider having to speak to the Mafia Mob Boss. Polite is a good thing. In Georgia, they call this, "Capeachy!" We could all use more peachy.

And when we adopted to Standard Poodle Puppies, we really learned a good thing from the excellent Poodle Breeder, we say, "Aae instead of No." The goal is to say, "Aae" easily. Off the counter. "Aae." Not to roar, "NO!!!" We want our doggie fur family to blend in, to be comfortable, to BEHAVE, to have Joy. Without upsets. Capeachy?

Excellent travail bon et fidèle. Bon.

Jesus as the Shepherd and friend to Nicodemus is going to give him the truth.


John 3
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.”

3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?”

5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’

8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

9 Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?”

10 Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things? 11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony.

12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13 No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.


Now we were cruising right along at wind speed, why did Jesus go and throw in the part about the serpent?

Jesus is the manifest Word of God. Jesus became Light of the world, before Abraham existed, by being created by God's Very Word. "Let there be Light." And because God speaks of yesterday, today and tomorrow - Jesus is always going to Shepherd us at the level we need. So each time we read a passage of Scripture, we find New Wind. New Shepherding.

Why throw in the serpent on the Bronze Stick? It's part of the Exodus, a Great Act of God. Nicodemus has 'arrived' because he understands something like Sherlock Holmes, "The game is afoot." Nicodemus is being reminded of the Exodus by the Acts of Jesus of healing all people. Jesus is reminding Nicodemus he is mortal, Nicodemus will stand before God and His Judgement. Maybe Jesus was reminding Nicodemus the Serpent on the Bronze Stick is in history of Pharaoh Seti II and they converse on history and Hezekiah recorded Biblically destroying the Serpent 1100 years later. Maybe is was later a teaching, private, conversation?! An example of Jesus recording His ideas on human conversation??!

And Very Probably,
Jesus was saying to use our words, our wind, with great care not to be the serpent.

We take the advice of Jesus and we apply Him with Love. Mercy. And genuine sincerity.



And we arrive at being able to converse with Jesus with Great Joy!

Abba!

We have returned to speak with You again!

All our Thanks for Your Great Mercies. For Speaking Your Word of Blessings, of Joy, Love and Peace. Forever!

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart - be pleasing and acceptable within the Tender Mercy and Love You hold for me.

Cover us with Jesus. Wrap Your arms as Great Wings around those I Love and Give them Jesus Always.

Holding Forth with all the Beloved, the saints of God, praying across Your Good, Good, Good, 10 times Good Creation since Light. Filling Your Creation all over the fullness of Your Good earth with the Love of Jesus. Lifting up hearts, souls and lives as We Trust in God.

Forever and ever. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllleluia. In Jesus. Forever and Ever - Ahhhh Amen.

The Lord Bless Elliott and Harby and their family

somehow the photo below reminds me of them.

Jesus continue to heal Elliott.

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