Luke 9
And He called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, 2 and He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.
And He said to them, “Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics. 4 And whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. 5 And wherever they do not receive you, when you leave that town shake off the dust from your feet as a testimony against them.” 6 And they departed and went through the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.
7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead, 8 by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen. 9 Herod said, “John I beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” And he sought to see him.
10 On their return the apostles told him all that they had done.
And he took them and withdrew apart to a town called Bethsaida. 11 When the crowds learned it, they followed him, and he welcomed them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God and cured those who had need of healing. 12 Now the day began to wear away, and the twelve came and said to him, “Send the crowd away to go into the surrounding villages and countryside to find lodging and get provisions, for we are here in a desolate place.” 13 But he said to them, “You give them something to eat.” They said, “We have no more than five loaves and two fish—unless we are to go and buy food for all these people.” 14 For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” 15 And they did so, and had them all sit down. 16 And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing over them. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. 17 And they all ate and were satisfied. And what was left over was picked up, twelve baskets of broken pieces.
18 Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him.
And he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” 19 And they answered, “John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.” 20 Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
21 And he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one, 22 saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.”
23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. 25 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself? 26 For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. 27 But I tell you truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God.”
28 Now about eight days after these sayings He took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray.
29 And as He was praying, the appearance of His face was altered, and His clothing became dazzling white. 30 And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah, 31 who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. 32 Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, but when they became fully awake they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him.
33 And as the men were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he said. 34 As he was saying these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
35 And a Voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One; listen to him!” 36 And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.
37 On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him.
38 And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child. 39 And behold, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out. It convulses him so that he foams at the mouth, and shatters him, and will hardly leave him. 40 And I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.” 41 Jesus answered, “O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.” 42 While he was coming, the demon threw him to the ground and convulsed him. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. 43 And all were astonished at the majesty of God.
But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing,
Jesus said to his disciples, 44 “Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.” 45 But they did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them, so that they might not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
46 An argument arose among them as to which of them was the greatest.
47 But Jesus, knowing the reasoning of their hearts, took a child and put him by his side 48 and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For he who is least among you all is the one who is great.”
49 John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.”
50 But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, for the one who is not against you is for you.”
51 When the days drew near for Him to be taken up, He set his face to go to Jerusalem.
52 And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make preparations for him. 53 But the people did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. 54 And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” 55 But he turned and rebuked them. 56 And they went on to another village.
57 As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” 59 To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” 60 And Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” 61 Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” 62 Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
Plowing a Path isn't subtle.
Jesus did this with His Choice to be Found on the Sea of Galilee. When Jesus set His path for Jerusalem, all knew.
When Jesus was begotten, one of His first delights to be Son of God was to know the Master Workmanship of His Father. Jesus knew God was going to share. Just as the Disciples knew this in the first of Luke's 9th Gospel Chapter.
In all the Sincerity and Transparency of God Himself, Herod was confused.
And this could be deliberately so.
When Jesus charged Peter to not tell anyone Jesus is the Son of God, we know the Power of Scriptures, knowing Jesus identity was discussed before He drew Disciples to Himself. John 1. Jesus was so Transparent, He didn't need Peter to explain. Jesus was letting the Plowed Field Speak for itself.
The paths of the plowed field are easy to follow.
Let's make our plowed path so filled with Believing God is God, and we pray, we have fewer fears to be held back with. We live with our Hope and seeking God first.
Plowed fields have chaff. Chaff was well known in Israel. And in the Scriptures.
While Making a Living, what was considered garbage would get all over the Threshing Floor. It would land on anything with perspiration, settle in clothes and just act as a major irritant. It was considered a Beast of Burden in Life. Until it was used to feed the Livestock.
Making use of the irritants to improve Life.
Hold The Cross so High in your Life
Your Hopes, Your Ideals Shine
Mother Angelica always said, "Pray and pay your light bill."
When Game of Thrones came out, it was really, really raunchy. The more people watched, the script became so filled with dynamic purpose, the plot became richer and the sex was not lurid, wanting to encourage more viewers. And the writer of Game of Thrones, George R R Martin, let everyone know he was thrilled to do so.
Cancel Culture na. Clickbait is within your reach.
Social Media is just like Game of Thrones.
Social Media doesn't own you, you own Social Media.
Empower your Belief Structure, Your Prayer Life with what your Prayer life and Life want to see.
The Scriptures are Real, The Scriptures are True.
The Scriptures are Real and True.
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely,
whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue
and if there is anything praiseworthy
—meditate on these things”
A friend of mine on Facebook was not only given the small "x," the box warning, about Election rules, but she also delighted in it. Until a Facebook employee took time to chew her out, rather largely, for her numerous, numerous, numerous ideas about the election. And when this happened, we befriended the Senators on Facebook and simply showed the Senators by tagging the United States Senators, the comments we were all shocked and appalled with. A personal Facebook rebuke for her politics, by an unknown to her Facebook employee. Put to the halt status.
This married couple will opt out of Facebook. But they - Won.
Her posts began to be uncensored.
Feel free to befriend your Representative and Congress Person and @ tag them with your opinions.
Even Better, send them email. Routinely.
If you love the News and read it voraciously since the Pandemic and the Election, you have the power to control the News stories of interest if you simply refuse to listen to them. Click off. And email Congress - easily done. Instead of Clickbait, email Congress. Even AOC is going to change her opinions when faced with her job loss.
We The People - has - plenty of Voice.
We The People pray.
An incredible percentage of people pray.
And your views and your clickbait and your time on TV count. So do Congressional emails.
Clickbait No More.
The Stock Market is seeing this now. With huge, publicly traded, non-client-pleasers who thought they could dictate to the consumer. Never be toppled - is toppled.
If you don't like the direction of the Nation, don't clickbait and then Let Congress Know.
Don't just complain, be a mover and shaker. Pray and if Twitter offendeth thee, pluck it out of thy life.
The News and Social Media will do exactly what Game of Thrones did.
You, We The People, make the ratings of not hand-wringing worry. Drive the Click Watch Reviews to what You find. Currently - two of the largest, publicly-traded corporations are famously changing because they didn't remember to please their customers. Please, also remember, if your YouTube favorite is way off the charts doom gloom give them a Vacation.
A great time to put Jesus in our Home, Communities and Nations.
Know the Scriptures, Know the Power of God.
Abba, Father God,
We'd ask in the Highest Name of Jesus as our prayer. Amen.
The Light of Jesus Christ in every heart, home and every garden.
Dwell in us every day, Jesus.
Help us and those we Love to seek You first.
In the Highest Name of Jesus Christ.
We ask You, Father God.
In the Highest Name of Jesus Christ:
The Hearts of Fathers to return to their children.
Worldwide.
For Peace in education for careers, housing costs,
and for the costs of education.
To See and to vote as a priority what the Government provides in Educational Costs for our young adult sons and daughters.
The priority to enrich life.
For dedication to family needs
in our Governments and in our elections.
Worldwide Prayers
for
more Heaven to be seen on earth.
A Clarity of Vision
Seeing real needs for real people. Purposeful Discussion.
Purposeful Prayer.
For Marriage to be Upheld!!!! Social Security Laws in
marriage for the older generation.
A prayer for Love.
Love one another
Opportunity in all ages to hold on to cherished homes.
All generations capable of enriching families.
A Blessing of God Himself.
Pray for the Health Care System.
Prayer over the tangle.
Pray the Virus to end.
Thank You for the Vaccine.
For our prayers answered in 2020
Jobs were found
Vaccine was invented
The Stock Market had Hope
Peace
Peace in the Middle East
Health Care of Testing and Vaccines and Covid Meds Affordable.
Thank You, President Trump and Administration.
In the Highest Name of Jesus Christ.
Remembering in our Elections what Father God would want to see
in Government Discussions. Worldwide.
Upholding Standards of Truth.
In the Highest Name of Jesus Christ, God's Only Son. Our Savior
We ask You, Abba, to be hopeful and confident enough in You
and in Hope and in our hearts
to be Friendly and Kind to one another,
Stewards of Your Blessings.
To be Thankful.
Colossians 3:15
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,
since as members of one body
you were called to peace.
And be thankful.
To be Thankful.
Colossians 3:15
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,
since as members of one body
you were called to peace.
And be thankful.
We are a Christian Praying Nation who can tell You, Our Father God, a miracle in our lives.
We thank You, Abba, for Your Wonders and Miracles.
We thank You for hearing prayer for Elliott and Harby.
Dee and Wayne and their family of 12, 7 people have Covid together.
We thank You in the Highest Name of Jesus for Your Mercy, Mercy, Mercy.
Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen Holy Jesus Christ.
Romans 10:13
For, "Everyone who calls on
the Name of the Lord
will be saved."
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