Romans 8:28 ~ Know All Things Work Together for Good To us Loving God To us Called According to His Purpose

 

New Year's Day begins anew. We would need a bright heart, soul and mind to not have cold blah or even flu. An air of Adventure.

Brightly optimistic. Boldly, filled with expectation. Avoiding an avalanche of overly caffeinated.




Abraham. Believed. And then calculated, he could assist the Lord God Most High. Abraham felt he was the Lord's Associate. Perhaps even the Lord's Counselor. He has forgotten, Abraham was God's Friend.





God Alone is Absolute. Almighty. All knowing. Alpha and Omega.

The Lord God is Shepherd and Overseer of our souls. His repetition is reiteration for the renewal of our ruminations. Redemption of round about reflections. Our Redeemer would long for our shared rejoicing.

Our Father God is Ancient of Days. Advancing Love. Determined, Diligent, Dependable Love. Asking authoritatively to appeal to our core being. Announcing action, assurance of advice and sound counsel. Angelic and Celestial combine attesting to the enduring, eternal essential of faith.

The Prodigal presents an aptitude for process and proficiency providing preparation for adroitness in eternal, effusive endurance. Exceptional excellence of Faith. Accomplished achievement of Belief.

Romans 8:28

Know
All Things
Work
Together for Good
To us Loving God
To us Called
According to His Purpose

As we cusp,  in a beginning Year - God's Goodness rolls to new generalizations - our chance changing our circumspect accumulations of cognitive conversation. God's Good Plan - all circumstances correspond - the cogs of detail encompass all of  - - - our very lives.   All Things work for Good.  In His Will. In God's Time.

The Shepherds encountered this:

1 Corinthians 15

57 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

And once the Shepherds were changed and had seen Glory of God in the Highest.

Luke 2

The shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

Our Abba,

You are the Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

You make  me lie down in green pastures,

You lead  me beside quiet waters,

Jesus refreshes my soul.

He guides me along the right paths

for His name’s sake.

Even though I walk through the darkest valley,

I will fear no evil, for You are with me;

Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.

You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

Surely your goodness and love will follow me

all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Uplift those I LOVE and people that are given. Bless them to have Wisdom.

Watch over, lead and guide our Churches, Communities and Nations. We look in Expectation of Jesus. Amen.

Happy New Year

with faith, diligence

and many rewards!

Abba, we pray for those we Love:

The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. Amen.

Abba, we pray for the people You have given us:

May, now, the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Abba, we pray Blessings for the Church Jesus has announced, anointed and upheld in His Love:

May, now, the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: That we may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Abba, we pray the unity of Your Beloved enfolding Your Creation:

May, You, The Lord will give strength unto His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace.

Abba we pray for the unborn, future generations of those we love and care for. Filling us with Love, Joy, Faith and Hope:

May, now, God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto You. And the Lord make us to increase and abound in love.

We ask to be abiding and blessed  

-daily loved  -all our lives in Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Our Amen and Alleluia is in Jesus Christ.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Yay Jesus 

John 13:34-35 ~ Jesus' Disciples

 

John 13:34-35

"A new command I give you: Love one another. 

As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 

By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." 

Today, I watched a neighbor admit a crime to a government official. In person. And press a crime.  

Today, we watched a video of police trying to get Southwest Airline ticket holders to move back to the unsecure area, then demand this large group of people to leave the airport as Trespassers. A minority woman in the crowd pressed forward, and told the officers that Ticket Holders are legally allowed in the Airport. She stopped the crowd from having to leave.

Today, I heard a nonbeliever call this blog, as a reader, a work of fiction. With a screaming tone of voice, versus a speaking voice. 

Today, I saw people step up to the plate to work on goodness and mercy with justice. 

Today, we have seen an example of Pandemic minds. 

Today, I had a very gentle prayer answered. Actually, 4 prayers answered.

Especially, now, don't we all have a life that has wonderful aspects and then see things we wonder what direction will happen to all.  How will we put this wonderful commandment on a plate and ask us to serve it warm and with great heart? 

Jesus has an answer for this. The Prodigal Son is about a long distance of time. Time for the Father to sell off his hard work and dreams. Time for the Prodigal to kick up his heels with wine, women and song. Passing of time for the Prodigal to find a job, realize the job doesn't feed him. Travel a long way with thoughts of conversations and outcomes. We could be looking at a time period of 1 year to decide, 1 year to sell, 1 year to travel, 5 years or 7 years to spend a lifetime amount of money. No time to find a job not paying enough for food. 6 months to discover there is no future. 6 months to decide to face his parent. Could be months of travel.  10 years is possible.

What about the heart, as forgiveness has time? Salvation isn't earned. We need Jesus the Lord far more than He would need us. We rely on His Mercy daily. No one would please Jesus if we treat Him as our waiter, servant, driver, like a fake in our diligence.  Jesus tells us He fills every dot and iota of Scripture. Our sincere efforts are the heart, Jesus would approve. Putting effort into Letting God be God. His Will be done. 10 Talents believing His Will is good. 

Christmas is a time when our hearts are on the life self grade line. Not all of Christmas will be glorious. Some requires us to have mercy.  Some requires us to be the faithful in the more diligent aspects of faith. The long, high road with appropriate conversation.  When we look Up to God, we find what we have put behind us isn't usually that important. We don't even usually remember what was the funk of each Christmas Season. We remember the Joy we gave and Joy we received.  That's a meaningful Life.

Abba, Father,

May the Lord

Bless us and keep us,

Make His Face to Shine upon us,

Be Gracious to us.

Lift up His Countenance,

His Smile,

Upon us

and give us Peace.

His very own Peace.

May the Lord give us the Name Jesus,

Fill us with Jesus,

put us on His Path

and 

We Are Blessed.

Always.

Amen and Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Yay Jesus 

John 3 ~ came to Jesus

 

Genesis 1:2 

The Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

Thanking God for rain, the trees and plants needed so much

after the freeze. Today, Beautiful mists. Fog tomorrow.

John 3

1 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." 

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?

Matthew 16:27

For the Son of Man is going to come 

with his angels 

in the glory of his Father, 

and then he will repay each person 

according to what he has done.

Demystifying the news about the Church and Faith 

in 2022

In 2016, we had an optimism. The Pew Report said 81% of the USA prayed and believed they knew an absolute miracle in their lives, only brought about by God, who Loves them.

Then 2020, the internet reported an astonishing number of people reading the Scriptures. 

Now, 2022, we have a lag reported. Sort of. It's reported badly and says, "Orthodox Christians grow in number, up 6% while all other Churches report down in attendance." No, it's not people with tassels. These are Churches who hold fast to the faith of the Word of God.

When asked if people are born again, most people would like some privacy. The truth is, for the last 12 years, Churches grow when faith in the Scriptures is held fast. Born again.... is the people who have changed Churches they were born into, to find true faith. 

John 3 is important.

Nicodemus has so many attitudes put around him for approaching Jesus at night. The chapter is deeply about being born again. Nicodemus has questions about Jesus. He doesn't approach Peter or the Disciples. Boldly and with caution, all of his perceptions alert and ready, Nicodemus seeks, finds, questions Jesus and expects honest answers. Jesus is just a bit sassy. Boldly, Jesus does not woo Nicodemus, instead Jesus expects Nicodemus to have personal wisdom and realize Nicodemus has some hollow aspects within. While telling Nicodemus to be born again, Jesus is speaking to a mature adult with life skills and knowledge. 

Why does Jesus bother. Nicodemus has a full and large position in life. His own opinions. 

Luke 13:31-34

31 At that very hour some Pharisees came, and said to him, "Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you." 

32 And he said to them, "Go and tell that fox, `Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course. 33 Nevertheless I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following; for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.' 

34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 
killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! 

How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! 

Song of Solomon 1:16

Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, truly delightful.  

Nicodemus is like the tree Jesus spoke of in His Parable of Heaven. The smallest seed becomes the branches of shelter. And the birds of the forest gather. Nicodemus grows. He becomes bolder and shelters the Lord Jesus in His darkest hours. 

David honored his own father, Jesse. Jesse didn't always honor David, trying to bypass David with Samuel. David was not such a fine example of fatherhood. Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, father of Hezekiah, learned about the birth of Jesus born to the Virgin Mary. Still Ahaz tried to teach Hezekiah to dismantle the Temple to give for political and national safety as a ransom. Hezekiah almost did, and chose instead to serve the Lord instead of his father's lessons. Hezekiah gave up the peaceful life of his own sons. Why didn't these people pray for the mercy of the Lord?

Jesus gave Nicodemus room to have growth. Jesus gave His own brothers time to learn about Jesus as life unfolded. Why would we do less in our mercy for one another? The Ten Talents Parable is about trusting God to be merciful as we try. 

Abba, Father,

You, Our Father, has loved us so much that we are called children of God. 

And we really are His Children!

John, Your Beloved Disciple calls You, "God of Love." 

 The willingness to do the right action even at a cost. 

Knowing You are giving more than what  would have been done for you.

 Loyalty. Endurance. Recreating a spark. 

Remembering past gratitude. Adherence. Care. Constancy. 

Dependability, trustworthy, giving truth.

Gentleness - tenderness and kindness.

Paul calls You, "God of encouragement!"

Comfort, delight, elation, glee,

 humor, pride, satisfaction, wonder, exultation, frolic, 

gladness, gratification, indulgence, merriment, 

rejoicing, revelry, and good humor.

We pray rightly over Christmas! For us all!

Please You Bless us and Keep us,
Make Your Face Joyfully Shine upon us,
Be Gracious to us!

May we Lift up Your Face to Smile upon us!
Cover us in Your Peace, the Very Peace of You, Our God, Knowing Your
Willing Plan for a Hope and Future!

To place the Name of Jesus in our souls. Jesus before us,
Jesus behind us, Jesus Living Water pouring and flowing surround us and those we Love. Help us to Seek You First. Dwell with us.

Dwell in those we Love.

Help us to seek You first.

Help us to have more Heaven upon earth, please Jesus,

pray with us and hear our prayer.

The Blessing of Jesus upon us, we pray. 

For all the Times You've 

Helped Thank You!

Alleluia and Amen in Jesus Christ!

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Yay Jesus