Psalm 103
Bless the LORD,
O my soul;
and all that is within me,
Bless His Holy Name!
2 Praise the LORD, O my soul,
and
forget not all His benefits -
3 Who forgives all your sins
and
heals all your diseases,
4 Who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you
with love and compassion,
5 Who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed
like the eagle's.
6 The LORD works righteousness
and
justice for
all
the oppressed.
7 He made known His ways to Moses,
His deeds to the people of Israel:
8 The LORD is compassionate
and gracious,
slow to anger,
abounding in love.
9 He will not always accuse,
nor will He harbor His anger forever;
10 He does not treat us as our sins deserve
or repay us
according to our iniquities.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great
is His Love
for those who fear Him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far
has He removed our transgressions
from us.
13 As a father has compassion
on His children,
so the LORD has compassion
on those who fear Him;
14 for He knows
how we are formed,
He remembers
that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are like grass,
he flourishes like a flower of the field;
16 the wind blows over it and it is gone,
and its place remembers it no more.
17 But from everlasting to everlasting
the LORD's love
is
with those who fear Him,
and His righteousness
with their children's children -
18 with those who keep
His covenant
and remember to obey His precepts.
19 The LORD has established His Throne
in Heaven,
and His Kingdom
rules over
all.
20 Praise the LORD,
you
His angels,
you mighty ones
who do His bidding,
who obey
His Word.
21 Praise the LORD,
all
His Heavenly Hosts,
you
His servants who do His Will.
22 Praise the LORD,
all
His Works
everywhere - in His Dominion.
Praise the LORD,
O
my soul.
When we read something like
The LORD works righteousness
and
justice for
all
the oppressed
Oh, Eek. We immediately think The Lord is much higher than we are because this is a difficult statement. I used to feel this way about Ascension Sunday and was given what my heart could understand and love - we know where Jesus is.
Leviticus 19:19
“You shall keep my statutes. You shall not let your cattle breed with a different kind. You shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed, nor shall you wear a garment of cloth made of two kinds of material.
Deuteronomy 22:11
You shall not wear cloth of wool and linen mixed together.
Deuteronomy 22:9
“You shall not sow your vineyard with two kinds of seed, lest the whole yield be forfeited, the crop that you have sown and the yield of the vineyard.
Acts 17:10-11
The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
Revelation 19:8
It was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”— for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.
And the other one the critics love:
Deuteronomy 21:18-21
King James Version
18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them:
19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place;
20 And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
Jesus, we are told in His Word, is the cornerstone. Begin with the Beginning. What you love about God and connects you to The Lord.
The place where I connect to Jesus Christ, The Word of God, manifest:
And God said, let there be Light. As a baby, this was my first word. My parents were bringing me home from dinner with my godmother Anne. They woke me up, put me in the car, and I began to speak, for the first time, "Light!" And pointed out, to my parents, the streetlights. My parents said we laughed all the way home. And God saw it was good! I believe!
Hosea 6:6
For I desire steadfast love
and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God
rather than burnt offerings.
Nehemiah 8:10
Then he said to them, “Go your way.
Eat the fat and drink sweet wine
and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready,
for this day is holy to our Lord.
And do not be grieved
For the joy of the Lord
is your strength.
What will we say to words seeming not to have the wisdom found in The Book of Proverbs. When we dismiss this utterly, we are not the Father of the Prodigal Son. In our meaningful lives, we reach out for understanding. In the Good Samaritan, we know we could all play a part. The one who walked on by or the one who helped.
Mixing fabric. We are told to pray for more of God's Good Will, Heaven on earth. Probably God knows a thing or two about the elements of the Universe! And we find the clothing and shoes of those in the Exodus, lasted for 40 years. The Scriptures tell us to pray about everything. God is interested in all our.... details. To be this interested, you'd have to have tremendous Love.
So, instead of doing away with these ideas. Like doing away with the detail of clothing and shoes for 600,000 men in the Exodus, instead of having this detail in the Scriptures. Plus the multitude Deuteronomy tells us. We can decide God in His wisdom sees this, fabric, crossbreeding of livestock, mixing crops, this list, seen exactly as the Rules for Kosher. Why did Kosher exist? King David lived to be in his 50s. The rest of the Bronze Age was living to the average of 19 or 20 years old. And how do we apply The Book of Acts, reversing Kosher?
Ecclesiastes 3
For everything
there is a season,
and a time for every matter under heaven
Don't wear mixed clothing, don't experiment with crops, don't crossbreed livestock.
In the past days, the extreme fragility of life, missing modern medications, without antibiotics, salve for allergies, and or hope during crop failure. We can condemn God. Or find what He is saying. Like the Prodigal Father runs to the Son. We can apply mercy to the word of God, or we can sacrifice the veracity of faith.
Stoning children. Failure to deal with children who go on to murder or mass murder.
We would hope parents with children who make bombs, keep stacks of knives, and stack up weapons, would seek help from many, many, many doctors. Until help is found. Then, that era of Bronze Age or Iron Age, death, was the solution. Today, we hope parents will not leave a stone unturned to find help for children gone off the rails. Certainly, this would be a place of comfort for the parents of someone with these problems.
In our culture, we are quick to condemn and cancel. Instead, give mercy.
The LORD works righteousness
and
justice for
ALL
the oppressed
Ephesians 2:8-9
For by grace
you have been saved through faith.
And this is not your own doing;
it is the gift of God,
not a result of works,
so that no one may boast.
Abba, Father,
Our Father, Who is in Heaven
Come to us, Father.
Come to us, Holy Spirit.
Come to us, Jesus Christ.
Help us
each day
to see the Joy and Adventure
Jesus Christ sees
in John 14, 15, 16 and John 17.
To Be more Heaven on earth
To see more Heaven on earth
To say more Heaven on earth.
and
to Bless more Heaven on earth.
Every Day.
In the retirement of President Joe Biden,
Thank You
for his endorsement
enabling all the Americans
voting for him, to receive
their vote instead of
an abandonment of their Primary Votes
to elites
merely dictating.
Each day to
promote what is Good
what is Heavenly
what is a Blessing.
Father, in Heaven, Thank You,
Abide
in every moment
of our Lives.
The Lord God
Father of All
Saving the world
One moment at a time!!!
Eternally.
The Safety of
one
who has faithfully
served this Nation.
And is Loved.
Safety in
our homes.
Safety in
our Nation.
Thank God,
for His Healing,
for your prayers, Kurt,
the worthy doctor, we prayed for
had to come home from brain West Nile rehab
due to Hurricane Beryl.
Kurt
is back walking, sitting,
climbing the stairs
and eating.
Since coming home as bedridden in rehab
to home to
his wonderful family and beloved wife.
God is GOOD!
Jesus is GOOD!
The Holy Spirit is GOOD!
We pray for the healing
of our Nation,
Nations.
The Grace, Mercy and Love
for
our Jesus Christ
His Father
and Holy Spirit
to prevail,
establish
and
fill
all our families
the ill blessed
with His
Love
and Word of Healing.
Remembering what
Terry Bollea,
aka Hulk Hogan,
said about our words.
Are we the takers in life,
not helping our culture,
friends,
the people who know us,
our world,
to know
what God
would want us to have to say
and do.
We create the culture
in the Light of our life.
Let us
be Lights for the Lord.
With just our lives.
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,
Jesus Christ
As children
of one Father;
to Whom be dominion
and
glory, now and forever.
Amen.
Thank You. Jesus.
Our God is working. His Son,
Jesus is working.
Amen.
♔ Lord Jesus Saves †
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