Psalm 25
Teach Me Your Paths
Of David.
To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
2 O my God, in you I trust;
let me not be put to shame;
let not my enemies exult over me.
3 Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame;
they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.
4 Make me to know your ways, O Lord;
teach me your paths.
5 Lead me in your truth and teach me,
for you are the God of my salvation;
for You I wait all the day long.
6 Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love,
for they have been from of old.
7 Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
according to your steadfast love remember me,
for the sake of
your goodness, O Lord!
8 Good and upright is the Lord;
therefore He instructs sinners in the way.
9 He leads the humble in what is right,
and teaches the humble his way.
10 All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness,
for those who keep His covenant and his testimonies.
11 For your name's sake, O Lord,
pardon my guilt, for it is great.
12 Who is the man who fears the Lord?
Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose.
13 His soul shall abide in well-being,
and his offspring shall inherit the land.
14 The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him,
and He makes known to them his covenant.
15 My eyes are ever toward the Lord,
for he will pluck my feet out of the net.
16 Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am lonely and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged;
bring me out of my distresses.
18 Consider my affliction and my trouble,
and forgive all my sins.
19 Consider how many are my foes,
and with what violent hatred they hate me.
20 Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me!
Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
21 May integrity and uprightness preserve me,
for I wait for you.
22 Redeem Israel, O God,
out of all his troubles.
When we think of David, we don't necessarily think of lonely and afflicted. David, lonely and afflicted. We think of David as one who overcame in faith, loving the Lord. Believing David, Friend of God. Forgotten by Jesse, and pressing forward in faith. Enduring and overcoming living in a ditch with a kidnapped family. Pressed into being a gun, or vigilante, for hire.
David was many things, David wrote and fully explained God's Word. Rare.
Philippians 2: 19
Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing. 20 I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs. 21 For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 1
He has spoken to us by his Son,
whom He appointed
The Heir of All Things,
through whom also He created the world.
3 He is the radiance of the glory of God
and
The exact imprint of His Nature,
and
He upholds the universe by the Word of His Power.
After making purification for sins,
He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
He is the radiance of the glory of God
and
The exact imprint of His Nature,
and
He upholds the universe by the Word of His Power
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Isaiah 9:13
Go and learn what this means:
‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’
For I came not to call the righteous,
but sinners.”
Jesus saw His time on earth as Joy. The largest and most recorded teaching of Jesus is John 14, 15, 16 and 17. Jesus was leaving the Ones He called Beloved. Jesus was saying goodbye to some for many decades. Jesus, Beloved, wanted them to remember, remember, remember what God saw of His Time as Grace upon Grace. Joy. His Time healing the lame, blind, leprous, deaf and even the dead on so many levels. The poor finally had Good News. Joy.
Why would Jesus point out He brings Good News? Isaiah 7 says this is a time of inequality. Jesus known as one who overly loved wine, food and companionship running the gamut. Even Samarions and Temple politicians. Jesus goes so far as to call the time of Luke, the Glorious Physician, not healthy, needing expert care, Jesus called the time sick.
The Nature of God during times He called lacking health.
In our lifetime, many of the Nations of Africa have experienced wild political unrest. Equatorial Guinea, for example, became a vacation haven for Spain. 1926- 1979. It was the destination for having a seven bedroom vacation home. Beautiful Equatorial Guinea. August 3, 1979, the nephew of Macías Nguema, Teodoro Obiang deposed his uncle on 3 August 1979, in a bloody coup d'état. It was bloody, bloody and bloody.
Now the stucco 7 bedroom homes, 1979 owners were lucky to be out of the country, now houses oil people. And about 2005, Amarada Hess wanted to help Equatorial Guinea overcome the average life span of 42 years old as the passing on to Heaven year. Amarada Hess went to Obiang and offered to put in 12 million dollars of water pipes to give fresh, no mosquito eggs, water to the nation. The dictator, who allows his troops to constantly shoot bullets in the air, frequently killing innocents by the falling bullets, refused and asked for the $12 million dollars himself. No water granted.
This was the state of Judea at the time of Christ Jesus.
The Romans wanted to bring water to an area of the world that did have longevity. But the Herods were not so interested. Pilate went into the Royal Stoaa and stole funds to build the Aqueduct.
The Herods had plenty of money. Pontius Pilate raided the Money Changer's building, the Royal Stoaa, on Temple Grounds, and then beat, sometimes to death, men of Judea who complained. Using plain clothes soldiers and clubs. Josephus records the theft, the violence and the need for water.
The Nature of God during times He called lacking health.
Jesus called Himself Living Water. And Jesus frequently called on the forgiven, the healed and the time to move on as, "Rise." Jesus said don't fuss over the people who call names, they will see and be called Beloved of God. Jesus then said, do fuss over the people who call you names.
Jesus was God and He knew what He meant. Jesus went to the woman at the well and told her, He is the Son of God bringing Light into the World. Water was a crucial subject to the Lord. And to the people in this time of Judea.
You know the people who would have the fresh water first. Jesus has something to say about this as well.
Luke 13
There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And he answered them, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered in this way? 3 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. 4 Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them: do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who lived in Jerusalem? 5 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”
The Nature of God during times He called lacking health.
Repent. When John the Baptist said this, it was needed. And later, Jesus would have to forgive John the Baptist gabbing with fear, at time of death, to the Roman guard who would return to Rome with questions, awe and wonder about Jesus Christ.
Repent. How did Jesus reflect the Nature of God during times He called lacking health. Good to know. Mercifully. Jesus begins where Genesis begins. Light of the World. Then a wedding.
Quelle Surprise. This is the same reason the taxes were being collected in Luke 1. Caesar Augustus was improving the income taxes of Rome by saying how inheritance and taxes would be collected through new forms of marriage. Power Power Power. Money Money Money. Upsets, violence and revolts. Weird weird weird weather. Hmm.
Jesus takes Water to the Samaritans. What we do to the least of those. Jesus walked on water.
Jesus turns Water into Wine. The Christ of God, Jesus, does all things well. Later, Jesus tells Peter to feed His sheep.
Mercy and not sacrifice.
Jesus knew Zacchaeus. Jesus knew Nathaniel's Prayer, unseen. Jesus never ran after the nine lepers and insisted they do right or be lepers again. Jesus, Messiah, the Christ of God, healed many blind men, only Timaeus is one of the few named for being healed. Jesus knew it was a time of Herod taking his brother's wife. Jesus knew Adultery was being rewarded by taxation laws in Rome. Jesus didn't run down to get the women caught in Adultery. But He didn't hand out the awards for participation, either. Jesus said Blessed are the Peacemakers. Jesus did not fire John the Baptist, even if he did feel this let John the Baptist's career down some.
Jesus never jumped up on a table after Doubting Thomas wanted to go to Jerusalem and die with Jesus and yell that Thomas was always Doubter. Jesus did tell Peter, oh, I know Peter pretty well.
Jesus told us He could have called down Legions of Heavenly Armies. Far out powering the less than powerful display of Pontius Pilate's. And instead of saying, "Father forgive them, they know not what they do." Jesus could have said, "Ok, God, Justice and Backsies."
Jesus gave us a New, New, New Commandment, New Commandment, New Commandment. Not even Moses would have dared. To Love One Another. And after Easter, Jesus didn't just travel with the 72 Disciples and the 11 Disciples, Jesus instead traveled with 500.
The Nature of God during times He called lacking health.
YAY JESUS!
To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
none who wait for you shall be put to shame
O Lord, teach me your paths
‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’
For I came not to call the righteous,
but sinners.
He is the radiance of the glory of God
and
The exact imprint of His Nature,
and
He upholds the universe by the Word of His Power.
You are the God of my salvation
for You I wait all the day long
Good and upright is the Lord
Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
according to your steadfast love remember me,
for the sake of
your goodness, O Lord!
Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
He instructs sinners in the way.
He leads the humble in what is right,
and teaches the humble his way.
Why Jesus told Peter and not Thomas?
His soul shall abide in well-being,
and his offspring shall inherit the land
All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness,
for those who keep His covenant and his testimonies
Consider my affliction and my trouble,
and forgive all my sins.
May integrity and uprightness preserve me,
for I wait for you.
22 Redeem Israel, O God,
out of all his troubles.
We ask ALL This
for ALL in Your Salvation
in the Highest Name
of Jesus Christ
Our Savior.
We pray for the 33 million
people in Pakistan in terrible
floods havingkilled 1,000
people. Tragic.
We pray for the relief of so
many and the comfort
for those who have lost
the people they love.
Dwell in us, Father,
Dwell in those we Love.
Help us to seek You First.
In Jesus, we will finish well.
The Mercy of Jesus Christ Upon Us.
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