Philippians 2:19-30
19 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be cheered by news of you. 20 For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare. 21 For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
22 But you know Timothy's proven worth, how as a son with a father he has served with me in the gospel.
23 I hope therefore to send him just as soon as I see how it will go with me, 24 and I trust in the Lord that shortly I myself will come also.
25 I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need, 26 for he has been longing for you all and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill. 27 Indeed he was ill, near to death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
28 I am the more eager to send him, therefore, that you may rejoice at seeing him again, and that I may be less anxious. 29 So receive him in the Lord with all joy, and honor such men, 30 for he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to complete what was lacking in your service to me.
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep.
And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light was good.
And God separated the light from the darkness.
Proverbs 8
28 When He made firm the skies above,
when He established the fountains of the deep,
29 when He assigned to the sea its limit,
so that the waters might not transgress His command,
when He marked out the foundations of the earth,
30 then I was beside him, like a master workman,
and I was daily His delight,
rejoicing before Him always,
31 rejoicing in His inhabited world
and delighting in the children of man.
32“And now, O sons, listen to me:
blessed are those who keep my ways."
Proverbs 8
Rejoicing in His inhabited world
and
delighting in the children of man
God wants to save the world
in Jesus Christ
Genesis 18
32 Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?”
He answered, “For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it.”
33 When the Lord had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.
Then Abraham spoke up again: “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes, 28 what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five people?”
The Lord is close to those with a broken heart and hears their cry.
Making amends
Genesis 42:37
Then Reuben said to his father, "You may kill my two sons if I don't bring Benjamin back to you. I'll be responsible for him, and I promise to bring him back."
The Tender Heart of God is shown in the full remorse of David
2 Samuel 12
5 David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, “As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this must die! 6 He must pay for that lamb four times over, because he did such a thing and had no pity.”
7 Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. 8 I gave your master’s house to you, and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you all Israel and Judah. And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more. 9 Why did you despise the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in his eyes?
13 Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.”
Nathan replied, “The Lord has taken away your sin. You are not going to die.
Luke 3
23 Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, 24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, 25 the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, 26 the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, 27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel,] the son of Neri, 28 the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, 29 the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, 30 the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, 31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha,
the son of Nathan, the son of David, 32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,
John 1
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
This looks like the Resurrected Jesus returns home to His Family
Matthew 9:36
Jesus saw the crowds,
He had compassion on them,
because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
John 5:17
Jesus said to them, "My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I too am working."
"Our Father in Heaven,
hallowed be Your Name, Jesus.
John 6
28 Then they inquired, “What must we do to perform
the works of God?”
Jesus replied,
“The work of God is this:
To believe in the One He has sent.”
Father, we ask Jesus in His Righteousness to pray with us.
The Prayers of a Righteous Man availeth much.
Your Kingdom come,
Your Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this Day
our daily bread,
Forgive us our trespass, as we also have forgiven our trespassers.
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
As John saw in Revelation 6
Thine is the Kingdom,
Thine is the Power,
Thine is the Glory.
Forever and ever. In Jesus, we ask, Amen.
Jesus help us in this Nation to be in Your Word Joyfully
Covered in God's Love,
For Your Word to Speak Healing.
The Comfort of our Nation
in
this
time.
The end of trouble surrounding this Virus.
Praying for Worldwide Recovery,
Grateful for Peace.
Peace, Liberty and Justice.
Dwell in us, mightily, Father.
Dwell in those we Love in Your Mercy and Strength.
Help us daily to stay on Your Path,
seeking You first.
In Jesus, we will finish well.
A calm Gulf of Mexico we pray.
And the healing of all divisions to Unity,
where we find Liberty and Justice for all.
And the healing of all divisions to Unity,
where we find Liberty and Justice for all.
Amen in Jesus.
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