You were planned and in the Book of Life
Proverbs 8
“The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works,
the first of his acts of old.
23 Ages ago I was set up,
at the first, before the beginning of the earth.
24 When there were no depths I was brought forth,
when there were no springs abounding with water.
25 Before the mountains had been shaped,
before the hills, I was brought forth,
26 before He had made the earth with its fields,
or the first of the dust of the world.
27 When He established the heavens, I was there;
when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,
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
Then I was beside Him, like a master workman,
and I was daily His delight
Rejoicing before Him always,
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.
33 Hear instruction and be wise,
and do not neglect it.
34 Blessed is the one who listens to Me
Ephesians 1:2-14
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places
4 Even as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him.
In love 5 He predestined us for adoption to Himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of His will, 6 to the praise of His glorious grace, with which He has blessed us in the Beloved.
7 In him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace, 8 which He lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight 9 making known to us the mystery of His will, according to His purpose, which He set forth in Christ 10 as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in Him, things in heaven and things on earth.
11 In Him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of His glory.
13 In Him you also, when you heard the Word of truth, the Gospel of your salvation, and believed in Him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 Who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of His glory.
Advent, to me, is the beginning of the Rocks Cry Out About Salvation in Jesus Christ.
Luke 19
“Blessed is the King who comes in the Name of the Lord!”
“Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus,
“Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”
40 “I tell you,” He replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”
Relationship. The belief our Father would send Jesus to us, again. And will at the end of our time on earth. Again, when the Word is thriving and the earth has become too old.
Husbands and wives rejoice in the best of their being, knowing if the choice was given, again, they would marry again and go forth in the hell and high water and Hopes of His Glory.
Relationship. In the beginning of our innocent lives, we think about what the world was like before we were born, our parents, grandparents; how we will suddenly not be part of this earth again one day. And where were we before we landed in the lives God has given us.
John 15:27
And you also will bear witness,
because you have been with me
from the beginning.
We aren't simply having Christmas in 2022
We are celebrating the Birth of Jesus for our eternal lives. The Ten Talents Parables are about trusting God to be the Master of His Plan. Creator of All. Realizing we have been given blessings and privilege. To bring to the world around us. Love the Lord first, and love yourself. Then love your neighbor. Exactly as if you are in an airplane and need oxygen. Go to the source, feed yourself and in His Life, feed others.
Our Father says He loves Mercy over sacrifice. Why? We are flawed, God says, Come Home as His Child in Jesus. Our Father and Jesus, His exact nature, never said cringe before God. Instead, bloom and flourish, live for His Glory, be His Light. Find so much Hope, we don't need to nitpick. When we lose Him in our outlook, we will choose Him.
I refuse to let Advent bog me down in what I can't do, reach, heal with love and be. I will use Advent to be a time of rest from worries and put up the decorations, reaching for His Love. The Lord tells me to Love Him and Love myself. This is celebrated in the Ten Talents Parable. When we lose our confidence, we put down our worries and look at the Lord God Almighty, my Father in Jesus Christ, upholding the Universe in His Word.
I will not react to goading. I won't be pushed to be rocked and socked robot. I acknowledge the harshness of life and say I will look to the Lord First. Love the Lord. Love myself and in His nurture give to others. My help, my prayers, my hope and my peace. I will, in Jesus Christ live Him as the Way, the Truth and the Life.
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You'd find this Ephesians 1 Chapter. It's from Egypt and has a story before the passage was found. During the 3rd Century, The manuscripts employing Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus became known to Western scholars as a result of correspondence between Erasmus and the prefects of the Vatican Library. This was the time of St. Jerome. His personality is vividly found. Jerome loved fun. And was brilliant in reading, memory and many languages. Loves Jesus. A priest who retired to Ahhh Antioch in later life to enjoy good company and not wrangle with all the works of God people get fussed about. St. Jerome is very holy, and he enjoyed parties with good conversations and lovely ladies. The Joy of the Lord. John 14, 15, 16 and 17.
Jerome! Commissioned by Pope Damasus I, to revise the Vetus Latina Gospels used by the Roman Church. Later, on his own initiative, Jerome extended this work of revision and translation to include most of the books of the Bible. The Vulgate became progressively adopted as the Bible text within the Western Church.
Because of Jerome's works, we know the Bible passage we look at here is written during the 3rd Century. Not the first Century of Papyrus 46, 300 Chapters. This Biblical Chapter was found just as St. Jerome was taking the recommendations of the First Council of Nicaea and putting the Bible in order. Ephesians is the Tenth Book of the Bible and this was known to be a part of the Word of God since John was alive in Ephesus with the Mother of Jesus.
Ephesians 1 has something in common with Leviticus and Deuteronomy, this passage says see and be in remembrance of His Lavish Blessings.
Grace and Peace
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places
Holy and blameless as the Parable of Ten Talents.
He Chose us
before the foundation of the world
In Love, He predestined us
for adoption to Himself
as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of His will
He has blessed us in the Beloved.
In Jesus Christ
we have redemption through His blood,
the forgiveness of our trespasses,
according to the riches of His grace,
which He lavished upon us,
Matthew 13:17
For truly I tell you,
many prophets and righteous people
longed to see the things you see but didn't see them,
to hear the things you hear
but didn't hear them.
Making known to us the mystery of His will, His purpose,
in Christ
A plan for the fullness of time,
to unite all things in Him,
things in heaven and things on earth.
11 In Him we have obtained an inheritance,
having been predestined
according to the purpose of Him who works all things
according to the counsel of His will
So that we who were the first to hope in Christ
might be to the praise of His glory.
In Him you also,
when you heard the Word of truth,
the Gospel of your salvation,
and believed in Him,
Sealed with the promised Holy Spirit
Who is the guarantee of our inheritance
until we acquire possession of it,
to the praise of His glory.
Abba, Father,
Help us to see and know and cry out to You
Jesus our Savior
Help us to Love and See Our Blessings
Today
and
Every Day.
All Good Gifts are from You.
Thank You.
Help us this Day and each day
as You dwell in us
and those we Love
to be a Blessing to You
especially of Gratitude.
Thank You for Your Son, Jesus,
Who told us to pray for More of Your Heaven
on earth.
Holy is the Name of Jesus!
You could have said forgive us our sins
and instead said
Forgive us our trespasses.
You are the Almighty Lord of All.
Our Lord God.
Our Father, adopted in Jesus Christ,
Our own Father,
Father to our children
Father to His Children,
Tender and Compassionated
having pity on all
who reverence and have awe.
As far as the east is from the west,
He has removed our transgressions from us.
He knows our frame and is mindful of our frailties.
The Lord takes pleasure in us
those who put their Hope in Him.
Malachi 3
At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another,
and the LORD listened and heard them.
So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him
regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His Name.
17“They will be Mine,” says the LORD of Hosts,
“on the day when I prepare My treasured possession.
And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him."
In God's Blessings...
The love of Christ,
and to know this love that surpasses knowledge,
that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
to Him be the glory in the church
and in Christ Jesus
throughout all generations, forever and ever.
We put our Hope of Blessing upon Jesus
Amen
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