Psalm 23:5b-6 ~ Goodness and mercy shall follow me

 

Psalm 23:5b-6

My cup overflows.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me

all the days of my life,

and I shall dwell 

in the

House of the Lord

forever.

Recently, we were thinking about Jesus Christ as Living Water.  

King David did not look like mercy all of his days. In fact, we are all in this same boat. And rely, as David did, for God's Mercy. The challenge we will never attain is to look like Jesus. We know no one who does. But David expected God, in His Steadfast Love, Mercy and Promises to call us His Beloved. When we ask The Lord with all our genuine souls, hearts and minds to restore us to the Joy of His Salvation. To uphold us. With His Willing Spirit. 

We can surely believe in God's Willingness and Love.  His Mercy. 

And in His Plan and Path to Unite All Things, to create opportunities for us to walk away from what is concerning, evil, mean, unpleasant, crude and or unhappy - to find He has changed the atmosphere to become leaving footprints of goodness and mercy.

To have peace within us. 

God does not jump into Leper Colonies and ask what they did.  Jesus does not tell the blind man, he brought blindness upon himself.  Jesus does not tell the man by the Pool of Bethesda, thanks for the glorious opportunity to go past the stodgy 38-year pool sitting to rock the Temple Officials.  Instead, He is the God of Love who heals Aaron knowing Aaron, the High Priest, will make a mess. He is the God of Encouragement who encourages the man sitting uselessly by the Pool of Bethesda, to want and ask to be healed within His Holy Spirit. Knowing his perfidies. 

To have peace within us. We will all live in circumstances beyond our control, and when we present ourselves sincerely to God, He is not going to ask why we didn't listen to Christian Radio non-stop. He is not going to ask about the year we didn't go to Church. And in need, He will send Love and Mercy into a Last Rites situation. 

Instead, The Lord says be in the world, just not of the world. The world does not like to ask help, from a God who says Faith is invisible. The Lord says Love Sincerely. He knows we all fall short of His Glory.

To have peace within us. His Living Water, washing away the hurts, reminding us of the Father of the prodigal son, running to renew and reestablish, to shelter, to Love.

The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof.

Isaiah 40:31

They who wait for the Lord 

shall renew their strength; 

they shall mount up with wings like eagles; 

they shall run and not be weary; 

they shall walk and not faint.

Romans 12:2 

Do not be conformed to this world, 

but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, 

that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, 

what is good and acceptable and perfect.

2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, 

he is a new creation. 

The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

Psalm 51:10 

Create in me a clean heart, O God, 

and renew a right spirit within me.

Ephesians 4:23

And to be renewed in the spirit of your mind

Acts 3:19

Repent therefore, and turn back, 

that your sins may be blotted out

Psalm 51:12 

 

Restore to me the joy of your salvation, 

and uphold me with a willing spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:16

So we do not lose heart. 

Though our outer self is wasting away, 

our inner self is being renewed day by day.

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, 

plans for welfare and not for evil, 

to give you a future and a hope.

No one can obtain Salvation. And we would wonder why we are asked to pray. Why did Jesus ask people what they wanted from Him.  To have the Holy Spirit know our hearts are open, loving and we want to see Him help the one we pray for. The Sincerity of Love. At one point during the Ministry of Jesus, He cried out, "When the Lord Returns, will He find faith on earth!" 

We ask The Lord, know all of me, search me, see me. And we pray for those around us. When we see a need, we ask Him to Bless them. And The Lord will know, faith is upon His earth, His good creation, where the fullness of the earth belongs to Him. And we expect Good News in Jesus.

Abba, Father,

Father, we hope for Your grace and favor in Your sight, 

Bless us when we carry and proclaim 

the Light of Jesus in all mankind, 

we are pleasing to You.

Help our direction

for ALL

to be of God

Love

Hope

Joy

and Faith.

Build us again, in You.

Light is Light

Love is Love

protect us from evil

and evil doing.

Let pervasive Goodness

be our lives again.

Dwell in us, Father,

we ask in the Highest Name of Jesus.

Dwell fully in those we love

Help us to seek You 

first

and we will finish well 

in Jesus Christ.

Pray for True Peace.

Peace in our Nation.

Law and Order.

Justice Restored.

Hope in our Future.

Bless those who have 

Willingly Served the Nation.

Lord Jesus. Lord Jesus.

Lord Jesus.

Praying for the Peace of Israel.

Peace for Ukraine and the EU's help.

For Your Blessing upon Poland. Help. Helper.

Thank You.

We will Pray

and Pray Pray Pray

with

EXPECTATION 

of

HIS LOVE

and

WORKS!

Thank You.

Our God is working. His Son, 

Jesus is working.

Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †