2 John 1
Because of the truth, which lives in us and will be with us forever:
3 Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father's Son,
will be with us in truth and love.
4 It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth,
just as the Father commanded us.
2 John 1:6
And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands.
As you have heard from the beginning,
His command is that you walk in love
16 But I say, walk by the Spirit,
Ephesians 5
Everything exposed by the light becomes visible -
and everything that is illuminated becomes a light.
Galatians 5:16-25
16 But I say, walk by the Spirit,
and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. 18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, 21 envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love,
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love,
joy,
peace,
patience,
kindness,
goodness,
faithfulness,
gentleness,
self-control;
against such things, there is no law.
24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus
have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
If we live by the Spirit,
If we live by the Spirit,
let us also keep in step with the Spirit.
26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another,
envying one another.
Deuteronomy 11:22
If you carefully observe all these commands I am giving you to follow
– to love the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him and to hold fast to him
Micah 6:8
He has shown all you people what is good.
And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.
John 13:34
A new command I give you: Love one another.
As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
Acts 20:28
Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock
of which the Holy Spirit
has made you overseers.
Be shepherds of the church of God,
which He bought with His own blood.
A few years back, we remembered children aren't poisoned at Halloween and the covers of magazines don't have to be wrapped in brown paper to avoid being offensive.
The Word of God seem to happen at the 500 year calendar mark. Circa 1500 A.D. The Black Plagues ended serfdom and made reading a skill well known in all classes. Changing classes became easier due to need and necessity for all to contribute. England cottoned on, and new immigrants were supposed to pull the harder workloads in exchange for the hope for their children and prosperity. For the first time, Mass was read in the participants' language to understand the Word of God. The Printing Press made sure the Bible could be in your hand and understood in your own language.
We seem to have a control issue going on. When no one wants to give up hope of massive influence and control. Any which way to regain the ability, lies, manipulation. And this is absolutely without a winning merit.
It started with magazines. Magazines that were shrouded, were not desirable. Then we had the Age of Information. No one bought Magazines. Then, when the Oscars came around, no one had been to the movie or wanted to hear shaming, posturing when the alternative was Netflix. For years, we had had programming shoving horror movies down us when the leaves turn colors. Now we have choices. In fact, so many choices, the major networks don't have the ratings and new media is being found. The New Media has gained in popularity so much, the old movie producers are being bought up with surprising sources. The changes are just beginning.
People want to live their lives in a morally based truth. The ground doesn't shift, and you know your own mind and deliberations. The future for your children is more secure. And if the truth has to be discovered and sought out - well there is a reason God has said to all the Generations since Abraham, seek me and you will find me.
The news is being found on YouTube. New TV stations. Truth is not being withheld.
The way we have movies on demand, it's not a lot of horror. There is Action of blowing up and swinging on ropes and fists. History is incredibly in demand, and most people know the stories well enough not to have the evasions enjoyed. Vikings are a big draw. To understand plundering and need. Which would point to the Falcao Islands. And a need for new laws regarding Dolphins.
Justice is actually the strong point these days, when Justice is beginning to show some normalcy.
In the New Age of Information, people have discovered an awful lot about delving for information. To believe otherwise is to stand in 1500 A.D. and demand everyone hand in books. Abraham Lincoln had a statement we all know about information and who can be fooled.
What happened in the Age of Literacy, 1500 A.D.?
Divisions!!!
We have Truth and we have Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists, Presbyterians, Baptists and Anabaptists. Because as the time began to hammer down bridges and paths with Light for the way forward, no one wanted to be held down by some other fancy pants with schemes. There were different opinions and no one wanted to pay for one huge set of Indulgences. Today this is saying: The Scots have Clans and the States have States Rights. Why would we think we could impose on each other and instead try to compliment and improve on each other! Portland might want to invite some Unions to hire some night time rabble-rousers and give them something Robin Williams called, "OPE. Give them some Bloody OPE and ask them to have something to wish for and live for." Or let the other half of Oregon become Oh Reagan.
The Current Football Game Chanting in NYC is the message of the direction. This is the younger generation demanding the adults do some adulting. Amazing. The absolute change of this in one year's time. Youth might not be wasted upon the young.
We are more than click bait. We go where we want all of us to go. If it's not your thing, don't click it. And the Age of Information is going to have Changes. The signs the Youth are singing and carrying are inspiring those who are meant to inspire.
We should have some inspirations to allow The Body of Christ, the Light of mankind, to understand gifts and talents are diverse. Inspire to have loving communication and upbuild mankind, saying this is the Light we are given.
Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God,
which He bought with His own blood.
Jesus never pointed at Peter and demanded he become John. Peter did, in fact, try to walk on water and did whine about John and preferment, but Peter ended up with the Chair. John just lived impossibly long and converted a stadium in Rome to Christianity, as recorded by two secular historians. And John had people traveling to Patmos to invent words like Presbyter. Both men lived spectacular lives. Why couldn't we be this too?
Abba, Father,
In Jesus Christ, we will never give up.
Jesus the God of ALL.
Jesus, we pray Life and healing
Joy and Love in all of us.
Jesus, God of Encouragement.
Jesus, Hope and Future.
Jesus the Lord
saves the world
Amen.
♔ LORD JESUS SAVES †
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