Zechariah 2 ~ Glory within

 

Zechariah 2

And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand! Then I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me, "To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its breadth and what is its length."

And behold, the angel who talked with me came forward, and another angel came forward to meet him, and said to him, "Run, say to that young man, `Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villages without walls, because of the multitude of men and cattle in it. 

For I will

 be to her a wall of fire round about, 

says the LORD, 

and 

I will be the Glory within her.'"

Go! Go! Flee from the land of the north,

 says the LORD; 

for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the Heavens, 

says the LORD.

Go! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon. 

For thus said the LORD of Hosts, after His Glory Sent me to the nations who plundered you, for He who touches you touches the Apple of His Eye: 

"Behold, I Will shake My Hand over them, 

and 

they shall become plunder for those who served them. 

Then you will know that 

The LORD of Hosts 

has sent me.

Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion; 

for lo, I come 

and 

I will dwell in the midst of you, 

says the LORD. 

And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, 

and 

shall be my people; 

and 

I will dwell in the midst of you, 

and 

you shall know 

that 

The LORD of Hosts 

has Sent me to you.

And the LORD will inherit Judah 

as His portion in the Holy Land, 

and will again choose Jerusalem." 

Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD; 

for He

 has roused 

Himself 

from 

His Holy Dwelling.

Oh come all you faithful, the Lord comes to live and dwell among us.

Samuel 2 

There is none holy like the Lord: 

 for there is none besides you; 

 there is no rock like our God. 

3 Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by Him actions are weighed. 

4 The bows of the mighty are broken, 

 but the feeble bind on strength. 

5 Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, 

 but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger.

 The barren has borne seven, 

 but she who has many children is forlorn. 

6 The Lord kills and brings to Life; 

 He brings down to Sheol and raises up. 

7 The Lord makes poor and makes rich; 

 He brings low 

and 

He exalts. 

8 He raises up the poor from the dust; 

 He lifts the needy from the ash heap to make them sit with princes 

 and 

inherit a seat of honor. 

For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, 

 and on them He has set the world.

Psalm 75

We give Thanks to You, O God; 

 we give Thanks, 

for 

Your Name is near. 

We recount Your wondrous Deeds. 

 2  At the set time that I appoint

 I will judge with equity. 

3 When the earth totters, and all its inhabitants, 

 it is 

I Who keep steady its pillars. 

 

Selah

Thanksgiving is being debunked. 

I want to recall with you something almost all of us saw on our flatscreens, 2019. 

Shame, Shame, Shame, Shame. Shame.  Shame being called.  And it is a tool. Shame. 

And usually, those bringing the charge should bear the charge and have this. 

Debunking Thanksgiving is bringing the charge of Shame. 

Like upon Columbus. Who spent years in prison because King Ferdinand did not consider Columbus to be a worthy individual to have invested in. Maybe a fraudster. The bringing home the loot, was not considered ... sufficient. 

And let's consider the citizens of today's Florida being invaded due to plague.  I know I have cousins who felt invaded from the events of Hurricane Katrina redistricting many areas of Louisiana, never to be the same again.

Consider a tractor, clearing former farmland to make a suburban tract of housing. 

1982 Titusville, Florida. 

When work began on building a road across the pond in a new housing development, Windover Farms. A backhoe operator noticed several skulls in the bucket of his machine.

The sheriff and medical examiner determined that the burials were not recent. The local forensic expert originally believed he was examining modern Caucasian remains. Then they called in Florida State University.

8,000 years ago, this part of Florida was part of the ocean. 7,000 years ago, a total of 168 people lived and were buried in what is today Titusville, Florida. Preserved and buried in the peat moss, making the pond peaceful.  The children were lovingly buried with things of beauty and love. High value was placed on the children.  7,000 year-old woven fabric for graves.  DNA was able to be obtained in the brains.  Not what we refer to as Native Americans. In fact, Asian. And a family of generations was buried in the cemetery for over 100 years. 

Sunrise

Sunset

Is this the little girl I carried?

Is this the little boy at play?

I don't remember growing older

When did they?

When did she get to be a beauty?

When did he get to be so tall?

Wasn't it yesterday

When they were small?

Sunrise, sunset

Sunrise, sunset

Swiftly flow the days

Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers

Blossoming even as we gaze

Sunrise, sunset

Sunrise, sunset

Swiftly fly the years

One season following another

Laden with happiness and tears

What words of wisdom can I give them?

How can I help to ease their way?

Now they must learn from one another

Day by day

Sunrise, sunset

Sunrise, sunset

Swiftly flow the days

Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers

Blossoming even as we gaze

Sunrise, sunset

Sunrise, sunset

Swiftly fly the years

One season following another

Laden with happiness and tears

Giving Thanks

the only gift

we 

have the ability

to give

to

God,

Thanksgiving is the only

gift

we can sincerely bring

to God,

He has not first given us.

Giving Thanks. 

Nehemiah 8:10–12 

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.”

 11 So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, 

“Be quiet, for this day is holy; do not be grieved.” 

12 And all the people went their way to 

eat and drink 

and to send portions 

and to make great rejoicing, 

because they had understood the words that were 

declared to them.

Father God promises us, again, the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. 

He gives us villages without walls, where multitudes dwell. The fullness of the earth is also the Lord's. He sent His Holy Spirit and He dwells in the midst of us. We are the apple of His Eye, He listens to us and our deepest desires. 

The Lord does not just dwell in heaven, but in us, in the Light of mankind and Light of the earth, where His Holy Spirit dwells.

 

Abba, Father,

We ask Jesus Christ may dwell in our hearts 

through 

faith

We ask to be being rooted and grounded in love

and 

have strength to comprehend with all 

what is the breadth and length and height and depth

of Your Love.

To know 

the love of Christ 

surpassing all the books ever written 

fully know

We are filled with all the fullness of God

Your Promises,

Father,

Are Sure

Dwell in us, please, Father.

Dwell in those we Love.

Help us to seek You first.

In Jesus Christ, we will finish well.

To be

more Heaven today

to see more Heaven today

Thy Kingdom come

Thy will be done

on earth

as it is

in Heaven. 

And the June birth

of our

first Grandchild.

Jesus Christ, please,

Your blessings of

Health, Peace,

Wisdom

and Prosperity

for His Glory!

In Jesus Christ

is

Our 

Love, Joy and Hope.

We pray victory

for the officials

who want

prosperity

and Jesus

for

ALL.

ALLELUIA
AND
AMEN IN JESUS CHRIST

In Jesus Christ,

we live and move and

have our being.

Amen!

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Yes, The Lord Fulfills His Purpose

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