John 14:6 ~ Jesus is the Way, Truth and Life !

Father God was given a new Heaven and a new earth by Jesus taking on the sins of the world. Our sins. And in the new Kingdom, we are covered in the name of Jesus and Given Incredible Forgiveness. We are bought with a Price. 

Look at Jesus telling us about Who He Truly Is:

Jesus plainly and clearly bore witness to Himself.



Matthew 11:29
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.


If Father God wants to the size of His Creation, all the Universe. The Universe is willing. And God would be or is, this Gentle.



Matthew 22:31-32 
And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God:
32 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not God of the dead, but of the living." 


God gave us the widow of Nain to show Jesus was very capable of Resurrection. We have millenniums of miracles, people who witness to life after death and our souls to tell us this is very true.


Matthew 28:22b
Behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. 


John 5:17 
But Jesus answered them, "My Father is working until now, and I am working." 


John 6:35
Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst."


God's Promises are always filled. His Word is Truth.


John 6:51 
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh." 


John 8:12 
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."


John 1 tells us Life is from Jesus. All of life. Jesus is called the Author of Life.


John 8:18 
I am the one who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness about me. 


John 10:9
I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.


We find this is true as eyewitnesses return from dying, reporting the walls are gone, the door is open to Jesus Christ.


John 10:11 
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 

Jesus Christ has done this for us.


John 10:14 
I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me.


John 10:38
but if I do them [works], even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.


John 11:25 
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live." 


John 12:32 
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.


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. 


John 15:1 
"I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser." 


John 17:9 
I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours.


John 10:30 
The Father and I are one. 


John 4:26 
Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am he [Messiah, he who is called Christ].” 


Mark 14:62 
And Jesus said, "I am [the Christ, the Son of the Most Blessed] , and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven."



Jesus has prayed and prays for us Psalm 139 and John 17 assure us.

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory. Amen.

I love to watch The Chosen. Completely. But not too often. Because details distract me from this. One of my very favorite things.  I watch parts and I am with Jesus.

But one of the distractions might not be a distraction. I listen for the words "I Am."

No, it's not like a drinking game. We use the words, 'I am' all the time. However, when we place Jesus, The Christ, The Only Son of God, our Salvation. This is a

 Name of God used with such Emphasis in the Gospels.  I almost feel the wind stir of the Grace upon Grace of God's Ministry. And there. I am with Jesus.  I watch when a passerby says this to Jesus. And when I see this in conversation, I feel I have witnessed internal prayer.  

Something like God hearing Prayer.  Very much like the completely casual conversations Edward and I have about Sermons.  We might talk about something 5 minutes and this is soul reaching soul.

To me, this is meaningful.

The Light bring souls to Him. Together.

Abba, Father!

The safety 

of those

helping the earth 

to heal.

Let evil and practicing evil

depart 

far 

from us

and our children.

With Your Help

We will act justly

 and to love mercy

 and to walk humbly with You, our God.

Dwell in me,

Dwell in us,

Dwell in those we Love,

Help us to seek You first.

And we will finish well, 

in Jesus Christ. 

Help us seek and find 

and bring,

to become,

 more Heaven

to this earth.

And for Blessings upon

my family

and our first Grandchild.

And in Jesus - This Hope.

Faith and Love - we will rise up Believing Jesus.

Amen

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Yes The Lord Fulfills His Purpose

Thank You Jesus The Lord

Matthew 2:9-12 ~ And Behold, the Star that they had seen

 

Matthew 2:9-12

 And Behold, 

The Star that they had seen 

when it rose 

went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. 

When they saw the Star, 

they rejoiced 

exceedingly with great joy. 

And going into the house, 

they saw the child with Mary His Mother, 

and they fell down 

and worshiped Him. 

Then, opening their treasures, 

they offered Him gifts, 

gold and frankincense and myrrh. 

And being warned in a dream 

not to return to Herod, 

they departed to their own country 

by another way.

Galatians 5 tells us Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

This is part of God's freedom and why we set out to Worship God every Sunday.

For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, 21 envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

We are set free from the Law and in Jesus we still need to be fed with Worship. Every Sabbath.

We aren't always near Church. But we have several sermons we listen to each week.  And comparing what we learned gives us a conversation and reveals soul to soul. An Adventure. 

What will God's Worship tell us? What His Promises encompass!

Jesus as God - fills the Heavens!!!  He has seen all of His Vast Creation.
To be kind hearted. Not hard hearted.
The Sabbath was made for man - to Rest in Jesus.

Believe in your Salvation in Jesus.
For we who have believed enter His rest, as He has said. 
Eternity has begun for us adopted by the Grace of Jesus.

Obedient to the Word of God, living and active.
God fully knows and understands our thoughts.
Expect Grace from Jesus at our weaknesses, as sympathy. This would be why Father God ran to His Child as we could not aspire to be God.

God told us He is available at midnight, when others are asleep in their beds. He comes to us when we are seeking Him earnestly.

And because of this transparency and relationship - we know only Jesus is without sin.

Let us, with confidence, draw near to the Throne of Grace, where our Father sits.

We can with expectation of Jesus' Promises, receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

We Believe in the Lord Jesus, and we know we are saved-- Continue Your Mercy to our household and our loved ones.

We believe fully, Jesus is Lord. We believe in our hearts that You, Father God, raised up Your Son Jesus from the dead. We believe Your Promise of Salvation has arrived.

As we believe, so this will be done for us, according to Your Word. Yes Lord, we believe You are able.

We fully want Your Plan and Path, forgive us when we stray, please in the Name of Jesus. We will not fear, only believe. All things are possible in Jesus.

In the Name of Jesus the Lord, blessed are we who believe there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken from the Lord. We in knowing Jesus, ask the blessings for our Loved Ones, our neighbors, coworkers, Church Family and our Nation. In Jesus. Amen.

And in Jesus - This Hope.

Faith and Love

 - We will rise up 

Believing Jesus

Amen!

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Yes The Lord Fulfills His Purpose

Thank You Jesus The Lord

Matthew 10:34-42 ~ Worthy

 

Matthew 10:34-42

34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 And a person's enemies will be those of his own household. 37 Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

Look at the Old Testament and what drew men of all backgrounds and personalities to God -

Micah 4:3

He will judge between many peoples and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.

Abraham gathered blessings and mercy for others. This is what drew him to God. 

Father of Nations. Abraham felt God should be merciful, asking God to spare mankind. And earned the blessing of the millenniums. God's attitude on mercy - Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

Jacob fought God all of his days for a Blessing and sought to bless his children and grandsons. God granted Jacob the blessing all of his days. As Jacob believed he lived the blessings of God.

Moses wanted justice for the people he felt were abandoned. God provided more than justice, and the slaves left with their former masters' gold and jewelry. God guarded them tenderly.

Eli wanted God's Words to be fulfilled. He wanted Hannah to be blessed. And Samuel to hear. Eli lived to see all of God's Word fulfilled.

Samuel mourned (not his sons continuing Judges but Saul and his duty to God to anoint David). Like the Prodigal Father - He longed to run to his son and have that embrace.

Nathan saw God loves like a Shepherd. Tenderly caring in love. Nathan cared for David as a witness to Love all their lives. Not Gad, who did a job thundering away.

Elijah was pressed to the wall in famine, unbelief and war. He believed God. Listening to the reassuring small voice - "God had not forgotten him."

Elisha saw the measure of Elijah's faith endure and carry him through hardship. He began seeing the blaze of Elijah revealing God's glory, in a time of abundance as Ahab was defeated. The joys of the world were not going to overcome his faith.

Jonah mourned a plant - not even caring for the repentant. Jonah had no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away.

Isaiah jumped into serving GOD with glee. He got his feet wet in Uzziah's reign and lived joyously bringing the Good News of faith in the LORD let the people to hear, understand, see and perceive, the heart of the people worked tirelessly to be turned and healed. King Hezekiah's faith brought the prosperity of God bring faith in placing HIM first. Isaih's willingness was a forerunner of "behold the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand."

Jeremiah wanted to be left alone. Well, unfortunately for Jeremiah - he was left alone. And God grew him. Jeremiah began in the most glorious of religious reigns reviving the Temple and discovering the forgotten Word of GOD. Jeremiah gave God's prophecies, enduring ridicule, and lived to see the Word fulfilled, immediately. He lived to see an abandoned Jerusalem have peace.

Ezekiel believed better times were coming during war. He knew God would show up when their righteousness was gone. He trusted God to be merciful to them.

Habakkuk cried out for help so loudly, insistently with expectation. God answered.

All of those lives

and situations

God worked Good

from the trouble Jesus

says

we will see in Life

And from overcoming

with The Lord

their lives

spread

to

Eternity.

John 12:1-8 ~ for the day

John 12:1-8

Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.

2 So they gave a dinner for him there.

Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. 3 Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was about to betray him), said, 5 “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?” 6 He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it.

7 Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of my burial. 8 For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.”

1. Jesus is Proclaiming and Giving Blessings.
2. There is a life crucial message of the interweaving within conflict, trouble and blessing. We find in Psalm 131. To live with Peace. Faith and Love.
3. We rejoice to see Jesus have Joy in Life as He told us. Even Moses wanted Joy in Life.
4.  We are seeing how far, how wide, how Deep the Word of God Travels - which is pretty amazing really.

Matthew's Gospel, 26th Chapter, remembers more from where Matthew was sitting. In intense discussions, we all remember different aspects:

12 In pouring this ointment on my body, she has done it to prepare me for burial.
 13 Truly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, 
what she has done will also be told din memory of her.”

Jesus has Blessed her brother Lazarus. With His Word. With His Action. With Life. With His Time. And in doing so - there will be conflict. Where God is - hearts are revealed.

And no matter what happens - God's Plan, His Good Plan will Prevail.

John 11
44 The man who had died came out, his hands and feet bound with linen strips, and his face wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.”

Lazarus is "Unbound and Very Blessed"

The Study of Waves
When waves are studied, the details point at ripples, form waves and waves travel hundreds and thousands of miles even crossing the world and reaching new continents.

2 Corinthians 9:11-15
You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. 12 For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God.

Luke 6:38
Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.

Lazarus is unbound, set to go forth and - Blessed - - his sister will be remembered by her kindness, and she will be remembered as Joy to Jesus wherever the Gospel is Proclaimed.

Waves in life are going to arrive. Really we want to have the Faith to have Love and be in His Unshaken Kingdom.





God The Almighty knows how to Interweave to Goodness.

Exodus 1
6 Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died, 7 but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers and became so numerous that the land was filled with them.

Joseph and all of his brothers became so numerous. Jacob was a ripple. A Blessing. The Conflict of Life and intersection with God.

What a Ripple Effect of Blessing.

Exodus 12:37
37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.

James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

James knew he was not always a Blessing to Jesus.
And James knew Jesus was and is always a Blessing to James, His Brothers and the people of God forever.

Mary Rejoiced to find herself in Favor with God.
 And then we find Mary is flawed. Her heart held the treasure of seeing God's favor. Mary's life reflects the work God gives mankind - to believe in the One God sent us in Jesus. God's favor is not always found perfectly in Mary's life. Yet God is pleased with her heart. And when we find God knows her heart will hurt - God has made a path as clearly as He did through the Red Sea.


Blessing and Trouble
Jesus told us we will all see trouble in this world. And Rejoice Jesus overcomes.

We always study how Overcoming is to occur.
We will fight the Good Fight - even St Augustine found the need to reassure us the small parts we do for Jesus - Jesus multiplies like the loaves and fish. Heaven has the Parable of Yeast flowing. My Grandmother Anita lived a quiet life and I dreamed a few years ago Anita returned to me and said - whatever small part God gives us to do - today - we Please God to try to Please God. Some days the ability to Please God will be large, some days small - we just Please our God, our Father, God of Love to give Him our heart and try today.

God is God the Almighty
We fight the Good Fight with prayer, with expectation of God's Goodness, the seeing and finding interweaving of hard circumstances and Blessings to see God multiply Blessings. Because - the Battle belongs to God. God calls this, His Holy Spirit - Comforter.

The Talmud records Lazarus, Mary and Martha were put upon the Mediterranean and told to depart.

And they did go forth with the Blessing of Jesus. Unbound and in freedom.
French history records, like John, Lazarus and his sisters lived in a cave seeing the beautiful water. And a local Church records Lazarus was regarded as a Bishop and his sisters lived lives pleasing to God as well. There is a burial place for Lazarus and the Church records a second tomb for Lazarus. Then a third tomb with a Catholic Cathedral moving Lazarus to Spain, to be placed in a Cathedral Altar. Within the last 50 years, the altar was opened. Human dust and fragments were found from over half a millennium since moving the tomb. And a note was found saying, "Here is Lazarus, friend to Jesus."

Abba, Father

We are finding like the Michael Smith song, "This is How I Fight My Battles!"

And in Jesus - This Hope.

Faith and Love

 - We will rise up 

Believing Jesus

Amen!

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Yes, The Lord Fulfills His Purpose

Thank You, Jesus The Lord