Saint or Bishop Nicholas was definitely rebuilding the Branch of Jesse
Malachi 3
“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.
2 But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap. 3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings in righteousness to the Lord.[and they will belong to the Lord in bringing their offers of righteousness]
4 Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.
5 “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.
6 “For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.
5 “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.
6 “For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.
7 From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes and have not kept them.
Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts.
But you say, ‘How shall we return?’ 8 Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In your tithes and contributions. 9 You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you. 10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need. 11 I will rebuke the devourer[Probably a name for some crop-destroying pest] for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil, and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the Lord of hosts.
12 Then all nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight, says the Lord of hosts.
13 “Your words have been hard against me, says the Lord.
13 “Your words have been hard against me, says the Lord.
But you say, ‘How have we spoken against you?’
14 You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God. What is the profit of our keeping his charge or of walking as in mourning before the Lord of hosts? 15 And now we call the arrogant blessed. Evildoers not only prosper but they put God to the test and they escape.’”
16 Then those who feared the Lord spoke with one another.
16 Then those who feared the Lord spoke with one another.
The Lord paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the Lord and esteemed his name.
17 “They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, in the day when I make up my treasured possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him. 18 Then once more you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.
Behold, to be a land of delight, to be called blessed by the Lord of Hosts, to what shall we aspire?
We rely upon the Lord's gracious favor.
Yes, Texas.
There is a real St. Nicholas, a Bishop of present day Turkey.
This remarkable follower of Jesus Christ made life better for those around him.
The only red nose in the story would be St. Nicholas being so upset to be a fable. Instead of the messy reality of God's Goodness in a world struggling to remember yesterday, today and tomorrow God says His Creation is Good.
This remarkable follower of Jesus Christ made life better for those around him.
Prostitutes. The poor. The jailer where he was jailed for 10 years, sent thanks personally to Emperor Diocletian. Emperor Diocletian — who would not have been pleased to know the jailer came to love St. Nicholas.
Coin for the era and area of Bishop Nicholas
Be Like Pere Noel
St. Nicholas, dear friends, traveled on a get-out-of-jail-free-card from Emperor Constantine. He was one of 1,800 illegal, commendable to death sentence of capital punishment Christian Bishops invited to ratify the Books of the Bible for the official change in legal status of Christianity.
Nicholas was a real man, who really loved Jesus. A brave man, one of the 300 Bishops who attended the Council of Nicaea.
We rely upon the Lord's gracious favor.
His willingness to be forgiveness. His Steadfast Love and Mercy. As we stand in the Christmas Season and soon a New Year, we willingly ask for the windows of heaven to open and pour down a blessing until there is no more need.
What kind of offering shall we give HIM?
May the words of my lips and the thoughts of my heart
be pleasing and acceptable to You,
O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Luke 18:13
The tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’
2 Kings 22:19
Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I have spoken against this place and its people, that they would become accursed and laid waste, and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence,
I have heard you, declares the LORD.
1 Peter 3:4
Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight.
How shall we approach the LORD. Isaiah wondered.
Jeremiah 31:3
The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.”
Micah 6:7-8
Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,
with ten thousands of rivers of oil?
Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression,
the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?”
He has told you, O man, what is good;
and what does the Lord require of you
but
to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?
1 Corinthians 7:35
I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.
Hebrews 10:23-25
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some,
but encouraging one another,
and all the more
as you see
the Day drawing near.
Acts 16:1-40
Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. He was well spoken of by the brothers at Lystra and Iconium. Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance the decisions that had been reached by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem. So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased in numbers daily. ...
Galatians 6:9
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap,
if we do not give up.
“They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts,
in the day when I make up my treasured possession,
and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him.”
In Jesus, we pray for the world
Your Good Creation
to see
more
Heaven on earth
Blessed are the Merciful, they will find Mercy. We are not invited to sit down on the Seat of Judgement. To make Gestapo judgements. We survive to do Mercy with Justice. And walk with the humility of all sinners needing the Gracious Mercy of God Himself.
Voting Rights are Civil Rights
Psalms 18:28
You, LORD, keep my lamp burning;
my God
turns my darkness
into light.
my God
turns my darkness
into light.
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Abba, Father God,
Father God, put off our former way of life, our old self,
corrupted by its deceitful desires.
Renew the Spirit of our minds
put on the new self, created to be like God
in true righteousness and holiness.
The depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!
To You be glory forever. Amen.
May the God of endurance and encouragement
grant all to live in such harmony with one another,
in accord with Christ Jesus,
together all may with one voice glorify the God and Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
We Know Jesus is alive.
We give Thanks millions looked out for one another.
Mercy prevails for Israel again.
Your Word upholds the Heavens brings Life and Love.
Jesus Christ
Live in our souls, our hearts, our words and ways.
Please, more Heaven on earth. More Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
We pray to put God first and Seeking Heaven on earth.
Goodness and Love You are, Father God, spread this to Love ones!
For our Nation trusting in You.
Thank You, You are the Key, Jesus Christ.
Thank You, Father God
Merry Christmas!
Jesus Christ has made us His.
Alleluia. Amen.
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