The Wonders of God. Abraham, Abram, was from Ur of the Chaldeans. Genesis 11. When Father God called Abraham to travel to a new Land of Promise - He called Abraham from this, consider Ur, now part of Iran:
Philippians 4:6,7
Considering peace, we might compare Abraham to Mary, Mother of Jesus. Mary had met her dreams, or her father's dreams. She was betrothed to the House of David. Joseph was probably, in Jewish tradition, building her a house. And then... Gabriel, who stands in the Presence of God, arrives.
Abram was living in the cradle of civilization. Chaldeans are Mesopotamia, beautiful land, servants. Beautiful life.
And just as Mary sang in Luke's First Gospel Chapter of the Glory of God revealed, Abram was suddenly in Covenant with the Promises of The Lord. Land, descendants, numerous descendants, fame and God's own Personal Blessing.
Luke 1
46 And Mary said,
“My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
48 for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
49 for he who is mighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
50 And his mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
51 He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
52 he has brought down the mighty from their thrones
and exalted those of humble estate;
53 he has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
54 He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,
55 as he spoke to our fathers,
to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”
And both Mary and Abraham, radically changed addresses. God called and both of these Children of God went with God. Mary quickly out of town to see her cousin, Elizabeth. Later loaded pregnant on a Donkey, only still betrothed, giving birth in a barn, and packed off to Egypt. To return to the same Nazareth, who had heard The Story.
Abraham Too.
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Jesus told us in the Lord's Prayer to pray for more of God's Good Will on earth as it is in Heaven. This is exciting news. And the journey of David began with great expectations.
The Children of Israel crossed on dry land through the Red Sea and then walked for a long, long time. Finding out about wheat and weeds.
The Peace Passing Understanding must be, at times, blessed to endure to live again.
Abraham didn't rest all his days in Peace. He fought Pharaoh for Sarah, Genesis 12. Joseph fought a crowd of public opinion for Mary. A Barn was offered in her life, endangering childbirth. Abraham fought local kings to save Lot, the number given was 300 men. Later, Lot quarreled with Abraham, Abraham demonstrated his peacefulness with a compromise of distance and separate space. Lot was Abraham's heir. Abraham lived then without family and with Sarah.
Mary was young. And Abraham knew he had all of God's promises and yet grew older.
Both found the strength to find Joy in the Lord. Mary moved back to Nazareth and God does not focus on this part of the Journey. We wonder. Mary told the Wedding of Canna, do what Jesus tells you, this will work out. Evidently, Mary knew something about holding on to Jesus and waiting for the Power of God. Like the woman who wanted to be healed, reaching out for Jesus. Waiting on His Word.
One thing we can say about these lives facing challenges, the faith muscle sees plenty of workouts. Using faith as Hope each day in the Goodness of God.
Abba, Father,
Dwell in us, please, Father.
Dwell in those we Love.
Help us to seek You first.
In Jesus Christ, we will finish well.
To see
to bring
to be
more daily
Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done
on earth
as in Heaven.
My brand new phone
Edward got me from a TMobile offer
disappeared from our bedside Saturday Night.
The Apple Password is changed.
The iforgot Apple App said go to the Local
The Woodlands Mall Apple Store,
so we did and they said the App is currently wrong
and they can't help us.
But we could buy an Apple Watch to recover
the password.
The find it app says it was at our house
until after 2 AM.
Please pray for people to help each other
and the return of my iphone 14
my other phone would get so hot,
the battery ate the phone.
And it couldn't get a connection to
the local phone connections.
The other item of concern,
at the Mall,
I'd say 80% of the
shirts available are T-Shirts.
I guess when the ancient Romans went to the Mall,
their suddenly only choice was a toga?
And this was how it's done?
And how will the Mall stay in
business? If the T-shirts are all blank
then why buy at Nordstrom or Macy's
and not go to Sam's? Or online from $3.99 from China?
What if the Mall only offered
Brown Shirts?
Would we find a way not to wear
what is prescribed?
In Jesus Christ is
Our Love, Joy and Hope.
We pray victory for the officials
who want prosperity for All,
not just dump immigrants in the nation
without care, for education, for housing,
just make homelessness ignored
and a larger workforce without benefits.
This isn't proper care.
We pray for those who want to care
for the citizens with safe schools,
safe cities, reliable trade,
secure Borders.
Thank You for Jesus.
To You, our Father, be the Glory
Amen and Alleluia
♔ Lord Jesus Saves †
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