Luke 8:16-25
“No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. 17 For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light. 18 Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.”
19 Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. 20 And he was told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see you.” 21 But he answered them, “My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it.”
So they set out, 23 and as they sailed he fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water and were in danger. 24 And they went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!”
And he awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves, and they ceased, and there was a calm. 25 He said to them, “Where is your faith?”
And they were afraid, and they marveled, saying to one another, “Who then is this, that he commands even winds and water, and they obey him?”
What was it like to be a Disciple of Jesus and see Him walk, live as Grace upon Grace? John offers the most long-lasting insight in John 21:
John 21
24 This is the disciple who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.
25 Now there are also many other things that Jesus did.
Were every one of them to be written,
I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books
that would be written.
The crowds of Rome would seek Peter, 30 years later, and to the surprise of Mark and Peter, the people had specific questions of Jesus to ask and have answered. The Gospel of Mark was the hit parade of the first century world.
Answering this portion of the gospel - about the people seeking and asking about Jesus during His Life on earth: “No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. 17 For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light. 18 Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.”
Did Jesus get the nod from everyone: No, Mary and His Brothers worried He was perishing by standing up. Jesus answered, we should all be awake and doing God's Will while it is Day. Jesus said, "Days will come." And Jesus would not be walking out on His ministry, and He waited for them to catch up.
Probably, Jesus wanted to ask them, "Where is your faith?" But must have thought His well-chosen Word would be wasted. Fellows on a ship. The time to learn to communicate. Fellowship. To think Life is ending and find Jesus is salvation.
In the 8th Chapter of Luke, The Disciples are still in awe of Jesus.
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Matthew 18:10
See that you do not despise one of these little ones.
For I tell you that their angels in Heaven
always see the Face of My Father in Heaven
Abba, Father,
Thank You, Father God, for Your Wonders of each Day of Your Life.
You make all things new in Jesus Christ.
Jesus tells us You are working and Jesus with You.
We pray for Florida.
We pray for Families.
We pray for their recovery.
And we ask for fewer weather incidents.
More of Your Holy Spirit, having You dwell in us
God of Love.
God of Encouragement.
For our history, our generations
have pleased You
Loving and Caring for our Children.
Look with us, and Bless us, Father.
Smile upon us, remembering
our heart to please our families
and You.
Forgive us when we err
in weakness, need and fear.
Strengthen us in Your Love.
Thanks be to Jesus, for His Grace upon Grace.
I will wait upon God all the days of my life and dwell in the House of Lord for His Word to me. Alleluia. Christmas is coming again.
This is as sure as the Promises of God for us in eternity who call upon Jesus.
Speak the Word, God, and I shall be well.
Psalm 139:1-18,23-24
O Lord, you have searched me and known me!
2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from afar.
3 You search out my path and my lying down
and are acquainted with all my ways.
4 Even before a word is on my tongue,
behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.
5 You hem me in, behind and before,
and lay your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is high; I cannot attain it.
7 Where shall I go from your Spirit?
Or where shall I flee from your presence?
8 If I ascend to heaven, you are there!
If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
9 If I take the wings of the morning
and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
10 even there your hand shall lead me,
and your right hand shall hold me.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me,
and the light about me be night,”
12 even the darkness is not dark to you;
the night is bright as the day,
for darkness is as light with you.
13 For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother's womb.
14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works;
my soul knows it very well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them.
17 How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
18 If I would count them, they are more than the sand.
I awake, and I am still with you.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart!
Try me and know my thoughts!
24 And see if there be any grievous way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting!
Abba, Father,
Your wrath is covered when we believe in Jesus.
Psalm 139 is the perfect reminder in all of Psalm 139.
Jesus helps us daily to find the path of Love and Encouragement.
Abba,
You have Blessed this Nation and believing Nations
with an Open Always Prayer Life
being who we are and believing You make us better and more loving.
We can look at Psalm 139
and remember the generations of people and families
doing all they can for their children in complex life
needing Jesus as Savior.
Your Word
gives us Hope
Love
Faith
Encouragement
We can ask for Your Holy Spirit to know
all of us
every cell
every molecule
Just as water is a wonder
You have created us as Wonders of Your Creation
and as Your Holy Spirit
knows every thought, every molecule
every cell
the hairs on our head
we have been filled with the
Light of Jesus Christ
and only the better
for Jesus to be the Light within us.
Our Prayer this year,
The Light of Heaven,
The Light of the world, God's Good Creation
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
The Light of Nations
The Light of Mankind
will be
the Light filling this complex time
with more
of Your Love, Encouragement
Guidance, Mercy
Grace upon Grace.
We ask simply God
for Your Love
and Your Mercy
Your forbearance with this time.
Knowing October brings next Christmas Season
Summer brings warmth
Autumn tells the Glory of God
and Christmas renews us in Hope
New Years is Jesus giving us pause to
remember
Jesus Christ makes ALL things New.
As we are asked to remind God
to bless us with more Heaven on earth,
His Good Will be done.
To You, our Father, be the Glory
Our God is an Awesome God! Amen
and Alleluia
in Jesus Christ and His Glory!
Matthew 13:31,32
Jesus put before them another parable: “The Kingdom of Heaven
is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.
Although it is the smallest of all seeds,
yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree,
so that the birds of the air come
and
nest in its branches.”
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Amen!
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