Psalm 139
O Lord,
you have searched me and known me!
You know
when I sit down and when I rise up;
You discern my thoughts from afar.
3 You search out my path and my lying down
and
are acquainted with all my ways.
4 Even before a word is on my tongue,
Behold,
O Lord, You know it altogether.
5 You hem me in, behind and before,
and
lay Your Hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is high; I cannot attain it.
7 Where shall I go from Your Spirit?
Or where shall I flee from Your Presence?
8 If I ascend to Heaven, You are there!
If I make my bed in Sheol, You are there!
9 If I take the wings of the morning
and
dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
even there
Your Hand shall lead me,
and
Your right Hand shall hold me.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me,
and the light about me be night,”
12 even the darkness is not dark to
You;
the night is bright as the day,
for darkness is as light
with You.
13 For You formed my inward parts;
You knitted me together in my mother's womb.
I praise You,
for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works;
my soul knows it very well.
15 My frame was not hidden from You,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
16 Your Eyes saw my unformed substance;
in Your Book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them.
17 How precious to me are Your Thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
18 If I would count them, they are more than the sand.
I awake, and I am still
with You.
19 Oh that You would slay the wicked, O God!
O men of blood, depart from me!
20 They speak against You with malicious intent;
Your enemies take Your Name in vain!
21 Do I not hate those who hate You, O Lord?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
22 I hate them with complete hatred;
I count them my enemies.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart!
Try me and know my thoughts [cares] !
24 And see if there be any grievous way in me,
and
lead me in the way everlasting [ancient way]!
When God enters in we have great joy and great circumstance. And like Mary and Joseph, some need for faith, regarding the unseen. We usually have strong reactions to news of birth. 2 birth announcements, one met with faith and the other with a request for a more information. The Good News always has a reaction.
Luke 1:9-18
According to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. 10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense. 11 And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. 12 And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. 14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, 15 for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. 16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, 17 and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”
18 And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.”
Zechariah - a barren priest. It's interesting he didn't fall to his knees when an angel appeared to him in God's Temple. Instead, Zechariah put aside his fear and set forth his questions - it appears not to have succeeded with Gabriel.
19 And the angel answered him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news. 20 And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak until the day that these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.”
Jesus told us to accept the Kingdom of Heaven like a child:
Matthew 18:4
Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child
is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Matthew 19:14
Jesus said,
"Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them,
for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to such as these."
The Kingdom of Heaven was about to arrive in Nazareth:
“Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!”
But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be.
And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call His Name Jesus! He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to Him the Throne of his father David, and He will reign over the House of Jacob forever, and of His Kingdom there will be no end.”
....... And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”
Mary was well chosen by God. She didn't question God's timing. Mary didn't plead for this to be convenient. She wanted to know how God's will would be done. Imagine hearing from God's chosen messenger - who stands in the presence of God - with God nothing is impossible.
And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the Child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.”
And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to Your Word.”
And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call His Name Jesus! He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to Him the Throne of his father David, and He will reign over the House of Jacob forever, and of His Kingdom there will be no end.”
....... And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?”
Mary was well chosen by God. She didn't question God's timing. Mary didn't plead for this to be convenient. She wanted to know how God's will would be done. Imagine hearing from God's chosen messenger - who stands in the presence of God - with God nothing is impossible.
And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the Child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God. And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.”
And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to Your Word.”
Our Abba, Father
We ask Your Blessing
from God our Father
and
The Lord Jesus Christ.
Our Alleluia Chorus will come from Jesus.
Amen!
Blessed is our the God and our Father.
Our Lord Jesus Christ, has presented the Father with a New Heaven
and a new earth.
Pray with hope!
Ending
Bad weather experienced
And
be good weather again.
Praying for safety and prosperity in these days.
Please continue to pray for peace and the wishes of our parents and great
and
grandparents to be fulfilled in a peaceful and complete manner.
Because we know our Father.
The Father of mercies
and God of all comfort.
This is Our Father and Jesus, who comforts us
enabling us, strengthening us,
able to comfort those in any affliction,
Blessings of Grace and Peace,
with which we ourselves are comforted
by God.
Dwell in me,
Dwell in us,
Dwell in those we Love,
Help us to seek You first.
Peace and the Joy God gives us.
And we will finish well,
in Jesus Christ.
We are praying for
NATIONS
NATIONS
to put
aside
Tyranny
and Cartels.
Abba,
Blessed to be chosen and Loved by God.
Blessed to ask for more of Your Good Will in Heaven as in earth. Blessed to be Given this day. Blessed to find Your Kingdom, Your Power and Your Glory as Life goes forth.
Blessed to have our prayers heard. Blessed to trust our Loved Ones to Jesus. Blessed to be the Children of God in Jesus Christ. Blessed to have Hope, Faith and Love.
We pray the impossible
more Heaven on earth and
for the believers of God
and
the ones they pray for
To Know Your Love
and
See the weary world REJOICING in Christ Jesus.
We can do absolutely nothing about Massachusetts killing babies. Shake our heads at the horror of babies murdered. We can moan and cry and do absolutely nothing. And those babies will die badly.
Or we can find life and grace. Blessing the great and grand and parents to find Love has made a path straight forward.
Pray and make a path for these preborn children to LIVE.
Life for preborn children. Human Beings. Babies. Hoping for love and warmth to give and receive. So many willing hearts and homes. Valid Adoption Agencies. Hope for the biological mother, instead of a life of sadness.
The end of Abortion.
Asked why not affordable
Adoption.
Agree
LABOR
DAY
DAY
and the price of giving
birth
is and frequently
and outrageously
and
unpatriotically
is
$50,000.
We pray
about
all
of these
valid
true
concerns.
Saint Nicholas of Myra, b. March 270 – 6 December 343, Nicholas of Bari. Known as St. Nicholas.
Pere Noel. Father Christmas. Santa.
If our Saint Nicholas
buys 3 women out of being trafficked.
We can certainly
ask
the mother to accept payment
for bringing
God's Gift of Life
into the world.
Support
The Book of Life!
Support
The Book of Life!
In the Name of Jesus
fill us
surround us
Embolden us
lead us
redeem us
and
keep us forever.
Lord Jesus Christ
Only Son of God, our Father.
WE ARE SAVED BY GRACE
IN
JESUS CHRIST
THE LORD
Father God, Dear Father God,
WE PRAY
BLESSINGS
for those
helping the earth
to heal.
Jesus Christ
Shine on us
ALL
Let evil and practicing evil
depart
far
from us
and our children.
Health for
American Gray Whales
and their solid survival
facing Orcas.
Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done
on earth
as it is
in Heaven.
And we will be blessed indeed.
Jesus the Lord. Alleluia
and Amen.
♔ Lord Jesus Saves †
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