Isaiah 49:1-13 ~ my God has become my strength

 

Isaiah 49:1-13

Listen to me, O coastlands,

and give attention, you peoples from afar.

The Lord called me from the womb,

from the body of my mother 

He named my name.

2 He made my mouth like a sharp sword;

in the shadow of His Hand He hid me;

He made me a polished arrow;

in His quiver He hid me away.

3 And He said to me, “You are my servant,

Israel, in whom I will be glorified.”

4 But I said, “I have labored in vain;

I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity;

yet surely my right is with the Lord,

and my recompense with my God.”

5 And now the Lord says,

He who formed me from the womb to be His servant,

to bring Jacob back to Him;

and that Israel might be gathered to Him—

for I am honored in the eyes of the Lord,

and my God has become my strength—

He says:

“It is too light a thing that you should be my servant

to raise up the tribes of Jacob

and to bring back the preserved of Israel;

I will make you as a light for the nations,

that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”

7 Thus says the Lord,

the Redeemer of Israel and His Holy One,

to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nation,

the servant of rulers:

“Kings shall see and arise;

princes, and they shall prostrate themselves;

because of the Lord,

Who is faithful,

the Holy One of Israel, 

Who has chosen you.”

8 Thus says the Lord:

“In a time of favor I have answered you;

in a day of salvation I have helped you;

I will keep you and give you

as a covenant to the people,

to establish the land,

to apportion the desolate heritages,

9 saying to the prisoners, 

‘Come out,’

to those who are in darkness, 

‘Appear.’

They shall feed along the ways;

on all bare heights shall be their pasture;

10 they shall not hunger or thirst,

neither scorching wind nor sun shall strike them,

for He who has pity on them will lead them,

and by springs of water will guide them.

11 And I will make all My mountains a road,

and My Highways shall be raised up.

Behold, 

these shall come from afar,

and behold, these from the north and from the west,

and these from the land of Syene.”

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth;

break forth, O mountains, into singing!

For the Lord has comforted His people

and will have compassion 

on His afflicted.

John 13:1

Now before the Feast of the Passover, 

when Jesus knew that His hour had come to depart out of this world 

to the Father, 

having loved His own who were in the world, 

He loved them to the end.

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

In Jesus Christ is 

Our Love, Joy and Hope.

Bless those working for

Post Pandemic Healing

and Care.

Thank You for Jesus.

To You, our Father, be the Glory

Our God is an Awesome God! 

Amen and Alleluia

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

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2 Timothy 1:10 ~ Light through The Gospel

 

2 Timothy 1:10

It has now been 

revealed

 through the appearing 

of our Savior, 

Christ Jesus

 

Who has destroyed death 

and has brought Life 

and immortality 

to Light 

through The Gospel.

We have, in the last 10 to 15 years, seen Archaeology and tourism and knowledge increase in Biblical literacy. In the 1980s, people did not often know about verb usage, Papyrus 46 of the late first century. Papyrus 46 is incredibly clear and includes the last eight chapters of Romans, Hebrews, 1–2 Corinthians, Ephesians,; Galatians, Philippians, Colossians, and two chapters of 1 Thessalonians. They believed the Scriptures were written in 400 A.D. due to illiteracy of the Disciples and the world.

Instead, Judaism embraces knowledge and teaching. It would be rare during the life of Jesus Christ to be uninformed of the Scriptures. Proverbs is a very revered Book of the Old Testament and says repeatedly, "Cry out for Wisdom." Jewish Children had a profound public education system and attended, no doubt, attended the synagogue school. The Jewish child was sent to school in the fifth or sixth year of his life. The pupils either "stood, teacher and pupils alike, or else sat on the ground in a semicircle, facing a teacher." Until the children were ten years of age, the Bible was the one text book.

Now, we understand about literacy and Biblical Knowledge during the first century AD.

The Herods, the children of Herod the Great, were shipped off to Italy to attend the finest private tutorship.

Statuette of a young Roman girl reading

First Century A.D.

Roman citizen families, patricians, patres = family, the elite, sprang from 5 families 400 B.C. In 440 B.C. it was illegal for patricians to marry into the publican, plebeian, class. Making 16 Patrician offspring families in 160 B.C.  And.... no formal education system. Not very good at all. This was down from 100 Patrician families in between 400 - 160 B.C. With no formal education system to help this situation. 

First Century B.C., Freeborn Roman children, ingenuiae, born of Roman citizen began to have positions open up and freely intermarry with the Patricians. Julius Caesar's stepfather was the first to be, Gaius Marius, to be Consul of Rome. He called himself the First Man of Rome.

The Cornelii, the Manlii, the Fabii, the Aemilii, the Claudii, and the Valerii were the first 5 Patrician families. If you were like Julius Caesar, you were from the family of Julian. And in the Patrician class you would be able to count families like Julian back 400 years and know the made grade of Cornelii, Manlii etc. 

The educational degree of the Patricians varied wildly. Julius Caesar was profoundly educated by inclination, familial history, degree of pedigree by private tutors. His cousin, Marc Antony was an Antonius, Marcus Antonius Creticus, known to be athletic and handsome but utterly not intellectual. Leading to the Roman Republic to Roman elbows out, murder in, Roman Empire. 

Among the plebeians, it was important to read. Two age groups of classes were available to children within the plebeians. Trade includes understanding the basics of business. 

2 Timothy 1:10

It has now been 

revealed

 through the appearing 

of our Savior, 

Christ Jesus

 

Who has destroyed death 

and has brought Life 

and immortality 

to Light 

through the Gospel.

In 16 years after the death of a man named Jesus, Claudius was having extreme discomfort anyone would have such a famous name, after dying in an obscure suburb of Syria, called Judea.  Not only the Josephus guess estimate of 2 million filling  the 36 acres of Temple after the First Easter, recorded in Acts 1. They wanted to know how the Messiah would do any more miracles than Jesus Christ.  And people had seen Him alive in Victory after His Crucifixion. 

This wonder and awe, astonishment, filled the Trade Routes, from Judea around the Mediterranean to Rome. And back into Egypt to all surround the African countries.  Filling Peter's home, turned Church, Peter's plaster walls with graffiti of praise and Historical Biblical eyewitnesses. Then asking so many questions, Mark, now traveling with Peter and loved so much, he is referred to by Peter as his spiritual son. Mark writes His Gospel. The Gospel of Mark. To answer the questions of first century Rome.

The Jews certainly knew the Light of the Messiah would come. And finding this out, the Romans certainly wanted to know about Jesus Christ.

Thank You. Jesus.

Our God is working. His Son,

Jesus is working.

Amen.

The Real Eyewitness of 500, who studied with Living, Victorious Jesus for 40 days. Created a wonder across and around the world. These 500 people would find pilgrims arriving to ask about their eyewitness, this was called Presbyters. 

Our Father, Who is in Heaven

Almighty God, 

our Heavenly Father,

 guide the nations of the world 

into the way of justice and truth, 

and establish among

them that peace which is the fruit of righteousness, 

that they

may become the Kingdom of our Lord 

and Savior Jesus Christ.

Amen.

The Safety of one

who has faithfully

served this Nation.

And is Loved. 

Eternal God, 

in whose perfect Kingdom no sword is drawn

but the sword of righteousness, 

no strength known but the

strength of Love: 

So mightily spread abroad your Spirit, 

that

All

 peoples 

may be gathered under the banner 

of the Prince of Peace, 

as children of one Father; 

to whom be dominion 

and

glory, now and forever. 

Amen.

Forgive us in Your Mercy, Father.

Our flaws, sins and weaknesses

the doubt even Your Disciples had.

God of Love.

Have Mercy upon us all,

we pray in Jesus Christ.

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.

We pray 

Peace

for Israel

and Your Good Creation.

Continued Healing

and all Good Health!

Very Grateful for the help

we have received from each other

and God's Salvation.

Thank You. Jesus.

Our God is working. His Son,

Jesus is working.

Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

YES, Bless the Lord Jesus

Thank You, Jesus

John 1:1-12 ~ Children of God

John 1:1-12

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 

He was in the beginning with God. 

All things were made through Him, and without Him was not any thing made that was made. In Him was Life, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the Light, that all might believe through him. He was not the Light, but came to bear witness about the Light.

The true Light, which gives Light to everyone, was coming into the world.

He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

John 10:10

I have come that they may have life, 

and have it to the full.

John 14:6

Jesus said to him, 

I am the way, and the truth, and the life. 

No one comes to the Father except through me.

One of the most Christian families I know raised three girls to love Jesus. How? The second daughter asked her mom, at age 5, in front of another mom, "Why is that man on a letter + t  ?" 

Abundant life happened from a very amazing and embarrassing moment.

Remember the Exodus. 

God was providing a way forward. The LORD drove the sea back with a strong east wind. Any wind God directed could have picked them up and delivered them to their destination, the Promised Land. 

Like most Works of God, there are many and vast emotional range before peace and salvation settle in.

So what is Jesus, who could have lived in palaces telling us about Abundant Life?
Cherish where He places you. 

Love God. 

Trust God. 

Do His calling. 

His Will is a hope and a future. 

Trust God for the abrupt changes. 

Let the process be given time.

One Bible Study, memory: we discussed how to love each other. 

And taking care of a lot of ill and ailing relatives. This is a calling. Creating a Hope and a Future. The hope of interesting young adults in Jesus, as a life journey begins. God says if we truly abide in His Will, His Word, ask Him to move Mountains.


The most impressive messages of changes lives comes from living life as it is - with new perspective. Changed hearts. Seeing more of Heaven and His Good Will on earth.

My Grandmother Anita did huge outreach and education in her Church. Her life was quiet and got quieter as she aged. Her vim did not dim. And she was poor - leading one family member to say she was unblessed. However, Grandmother knew to her bones she was blessed. And grateful and happy.


Look at Corrie Ten Boom. She was not going to convert the Nazi's to Jesus. And still - she endured with perseverance and courage, as her life led her quietly with no family and only a clock shop. Corrie Ten Boom taught the world what Abundant Life is.

We have been so close to world peace. We pray this happens again. With more of God's Will creating more Heaven on earth. More Good News daily!

Father God, He has an idea how He will greet you.

Abba, Father God,

Help our prayers be fruitful. 

Let our conversation about joy, need, praise. 

Thank You for more Good News.

Heal the hurting, 

uplift the families. 

Especially in High Water.

Send Your vast blessings. 

Father God, we pray,

Speak the Word, Father God, 

and we know Your healing. 

Prayers are being answered. Thank You.

Dwell in us, Father.

Help the ones we Love to have You dwelling in them.

Help us to Seek You First.

And we will finish well in Jesus Christ.

We pray for the entire Nation.

Worldwide Peace!

Praise Your gift of life in Jesus. 

Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

YES Bless the Lord Jesus

Thank You Jesus