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Saturday, January 07, 2023

Psalm 97 ~ The heavens proclaim

 






Psalm 97





1 The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice;
let the many coast lands be glad!
2 Clouds and thick darkness are all around Him;
righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.


3 Fire goes before Him
and burns up His adversaries all around.
4 His lightnings light up the world;
the earth sees and trembles.
5 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,
before the Lord of all the earth.

6 The heavens proclaim His righteousness,
and all the peoples see His Glory.

7 All worshipers of images are put to shame,
who make their boast in worthless idols;
worship Him, all you gods!

8 Zion hears and is glad,
and the daughters of Judah rejoice,
because of your judgments, O Lord.
9 For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth;
You are exalted far above all gods.

10 O you who love the Lord, hate evil!

He preserves the lives of His saints;
He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

Light is sown for the righteous,
and 
joy for the upright in heart.

Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,
and give thanks to His Holy Name!



In the second century B.C. the Septuagint 70 authors translated (from only their scribe memories) the Hebrew Bible and other texts into Koine Greek - They regarded the author of this Psalm as King David.

King David is biblically remembered as 1,000 B.C. So the Psalm is OLD.

Clouds and thick darkness are all around Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His Throne.

I wanted to compare the Psalm to the New Testament and sought any Biblical Verse I could put my hands upon. And arrived at Revelation 11 - written by the Apostle John on Patmos about 60 A.D.



 

 
And found...

Revelation 11

19 Then God’s Temple in heaven was opened, 
and the ark of His covenant was seen within His temple; 
and there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, p
eals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.

Why would GOD be clothed in darkness?




Well. Don't tell Him,
I told you,
however,
I'm of the opinion...
God enjoys Creation.
And displays of Light.













God's Throne with, "Flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail." is going to show up far better when God is having His Light overcome darkness of - night - of space - of separating Light from dark. God tells us He wants to save the world in Jesus Christ - therefore - God Is Always overcoming Dark.

John is our disciple, writing John's Gospel of Jesus Christ. John 1 tells us of Heaven and John speaks of God's Throne.


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

What has come into being in Him was life, 
and the Life was the Light of all people. 
The light shines in the darkness, 
and the darkness does not overcome it.



"I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to come, 
The Almighty."


Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.





And they were calling to one another: 
"Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; 
the whole earth 
is full of His Glory."







Who among the gods is like You, LORD? 

Who is like You-- majestic in holiness, 
awesome in glory, working wonders?




'Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,' 
who was, and is, 
and is to come.

“Behold, The Lamb of God who takes away 
the sins of the world!




Abba, Father,

Blessed be the Lord God Forever.
Blessed be His Son, our Savior,
Jesus Christ

The Glory of our Father
is revealed in His Son
Jesus.

God of Love.

God of Encouragement.

Our Blessing is being covered in
Jesus, the riches of God's Love.

Blessed be our Father,
who covers the generations
and remembers their
sins no more.
As far as the east from the west
The Love God has for us
rewards 
fills
bestows
graciously enfolds 
us all.

Dwell in us all the days of our lives.
Fill those we Love
with Your Blessings,
Love, Mercy and Favor.

Help us, comfort and guide us,
to seek You first.

And we will finish well in Jesus.

Thank You, Always,
Jesus Christ.

Thank You, Father.

Amen and Amen in Jesus Always.

The Blessing of Jesus upon Damar
and upon us, we pray. 
For all who need Jesus.

For all the Times You've 
Helped Thank You.

Alleluia and Amen in Jesus Christ.







♔ Lord Jesus Saves †






Yay Jesus 




Friday, January 06, 2023

1 Peter 2:17 ~ Love

 



God is very fond of Shining Water.
His own Throne has a Stream of Shining Water.



1 Peter 2:17




Show proper respect to everyone: 

Love the brotherhood of believers, 

fear God, honor the king.




One of the reasons I enjoy the Magi coming, the continuation of Christmas in Church. God has not brushed past the Gift of His Son again to this generation, trusting us to act in prayer and to pray for Damar Hamlin. The gift of hope bursts out.

And I like to have Christmas up, then the season progresses, and I am ready after the Magi to have Christmas acknowledged, filled, enjoyed and placed for next Christmas.  Even the Liturgy moves on to John the Baptist.

Like all of our Gospels, John the Baptist is familiar to the Biblical reader.  What we need to consider is the viewpoint of John the Baptist. Sure, we can find Marty Feldman like John the Baptist art. Funny John the Baptist. Even in old art. But the primary theological and artistic history recording of John the Baptist has strength in him. Flawed, acknowledged by Jesus to not be the strongest saint in the cookie jar.  But with his unusual John the Baptist History, he could have started in the Temple playing the Archangel card. "Oh yes, I have a Dad is a Levite Priest Undergrad and my PhD is in Archangel Gabriel announcing my arrival. Wonderful old chap is Dad. Quite the miraculous beyond the challenges."

Why did we become the generation looking at John the Baptist as renegade? Probably the Essenes and the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Maybe add in the Hippies who looked like Jesus in 1970s.  The Litmus test of wise theology in the Hippie era was profound cynicism to the Virgin birth. Sure, uhhuh, won't catch me being Marty Feldman Virgin Birth appreciator.  And this came to pass into the distant past.  Maybe really twas, finally, a Hippie to be in favor with the Hippies.

Hippies still are Hippies, but John the Baptist would ask us to look again.


Who is John the Baptist? 
We think of John popping locusts with honey dripping off of him. Running around in camel robes, when others were wearing light colors and looking pristine and well groomed. Maybe he was Jesus' won let's look deeper, cousin.



Please notice, with me, we have a camel visual image on today's post. Now let's talk about camel, as in sport coat.




Chaff is good for feeding livestock and quickly burns.



Matthew 3


In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,

“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord;
make his paths straight.’”

4 Now John wore a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him, 6 and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bear fruit in keeping with repentance. 9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. 10 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

11 “I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”


13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 

14 John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and do you come to me?” 

15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” 

Then he consented. 16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; 17 and behold, a voice from heaven said, 
“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”






To whom did Jesus turn to in His cleansing, the beginning of His ministry?



Matthew 3:13-15

13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14 John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 

15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented.

Now, now, now we have John the Baptist's problematic with Jesus. Voila. Prophetic Jesus.

John the Baptist was going to die, suddenly John the Baptist wanted to improve the timing of the Lord's Holy Spirit. Fulfill all righteousness, Now, Please.  We could all understand this. But John the Baptist does his protesting and questioning in the prison, in front of the Roman guard, who will largely spread God's message 16 years into Rome and the Empire with the worried Roman Emperor. 

Isaiah 5

8 Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of deceit and pull sin along with cart ropes, 19 to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!” 20Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.…


2 Peter 3:4
"Where is the promise of His coming?" they will ask. "Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation."

Jeremiah 17:15
Behold, they keep saying to me, 
"Where is the word of the LORD? Let it come now!"


The problem is using John the Baptist slated in one direction, it just doesn't reason out well.
Mary rejoices, Mary quickly to the cousins. Mary wonders what is going on. Mary ponders. Mary off to Egypt. Mary leaves Jesus behind. Mother Mary says, Jesus come on home, you are creating a fuss. Mary is human.


And we will go further, seeing the Words spoken by the Son of God recording John.

Matthew 11:11

Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven 
is greater than he.

Joseph is going to get a quiet divorce. And then Joseph takes heavily pregnant, still just betrothed Mary 80 miles to Bethlehem and secures a barn for first time baby birth. Embarrassing, yet determined, takes Jesus to be presented to the Temple. Obeys God when Joseph understands what is going on with the Plan of the Almighty and Father. Joseph is human.

The Shepherds seem to go home after all of this. And yet, are so changed, we know Bethlehem contained the true Joy of the Immense Birth of Jesus at Christmas.



 







John 1:29-31
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

This is he of whom I said, `After me comes a man who ranks before me, for he was before me.' I myself did not know him; but for this I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel."

So .... why didn't John recognize Jesus??? 
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For the same reasons we didn't recognize Jesus, until we invited Him to be part of us. 




Before we really knew Him: we heard about Jesus from other sources. Not all the sources were credible. Family (Church) is sometimes boring and the time it takes to get there and back is too long. Why put the effort into going when people aren't always nice? We missed the family get-togethers (Church) for so long, people hassle us about That too. If you don't remember the family stories correctly there is mocking. It's all a big tangle to sort out and we have other things to do.

Then, more importantly, it comes to the decision time. As John grew spiritually into God's plan for him, Jesus became important to him. John took the time to dwell and think about who Jesus is. God revealed not just family, a good man, but a Savior. John, bravely, and with certainty says, "And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God."






 



1 Corinthians 12:21
The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”

Leviticus 19:32
"Stand up in the presence of the elderly, and show respect for the aged. Fear your God. I am the LORD."

Ephesians 4:11-12
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ.









And after John the Baptist was killed by Herod, how did Jesus react? He fed the thousands. He is recorded before and after the celebration, rather like a funeral reception, seeking very private time.


1 Peter 2:17

Show proper respect to everyone: 
Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.







Abba, Father, 

When You look at our Souls, the only eternal aspect of us. 

What do You hope to see? 
You are not that far from us - dwelling within us - 
yet You are vast we ask to see with Your eyes what You delight in.

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

Love!!! Affection, appreciation, fondness, friendship, passion, respect,
 tenderness, 
yearning, adulation,
allegiance, ardor, attachment, cherishing, delight, devotedness, 
enjoyment, fidelity, involvement, and like.

Joy! Comfort, delight, elation, glee, humor, pride, satisfaction, 
wonder, exultation, frolic, gladness, gratification, indulgence, merriment, 
rejoicing, revelry, and good humor.

Peace ~ love, hope, bounce, reconciliation, 
truce, unity, affability, concord, tranquility, 
calm, forethought, groundwork, restfulness, 
reflection, optimism. Generosity. 

Forbearance. Fortitude, endurance, moderation, 
restraint, temperance, easy going. 
PATIENCE. 

Goodness ...the expectation thereof!

Faithfulness - the willingness to do the right action even at a cost. 
Knowing you are giving more than what would have been done for you. 
Loyalty. Endurance. Recreating a spark. 
Remembering past gratitude. Adherence. 
Care. Constancy. Dependability, trustworthy, giving truth.

Gentleness - tenderness and kindness.

Self-control - restraint.

When we turn to the Lord - 
the Lord is Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 
And when we behold the Glory of the Lord 
we are transformed into the image of His Glory - 
and we differ in degree of glory to another. 

For this comes from the Lord, Who is a Holy Spirit.

Father God, You ask us to look for what is pure and good 
and each day God's mercies renew. 

It is in loving - we renew.

In Jesus,  we lift to You these qualities in ourselves, 
our loved ones, our friends, Church family, 
co-workers, merciful neighbors, and our communities, 
Churches, State, the Nation 
and the Nations worshiping You, Father God. 

We ask Your blessings! Please.

Amen in Jesus. 


Dwell in us.
Dwell in those we Love.
Help us to seek You first.
And in Jesus, we will finish well.

Thank You for the Blessings You have given us to count
this year. 

Thank You, You create a new path
with new hopes
and new expectations.
We are renewed in Our Love
You Place in Us.

In Jesus Christ,
We pray for Your Good Creation.
This Nation
and all Nations seeking Your Son.

We pray good health and 
good new year for Damar Hamlin

Thank You, You Hear our Prayers.
Amen.







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Yay Jesus 











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Who Jesus Is
1 Timothy 1:1-11 ~ God our Savior, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope
Matthew 16:13-20 ~ who do people say the Son of Man is?

Good News for us to remember and Think Upon
Animals are found in Heaven ~ 6 Prophets See Animals in Heaven

Anger, Jealousy=Trouble




The Bible explains the Bible, Prophetically

Bible - in your hand, today

Bible Accuracy



Blessing







Blessing our Father God

Blessing - unaware

Boundaries

Brothers
Christmas - His Word Upholds the Universe - December 25th


Psalm 135 ~ who is in your midst
John 1:1-14, 16, 29-51 ~ He was in the world

Details - Putting it all together and discovering it is about God

Psalm 108 ~ In triumph I will parcel out Shechem

Determine your own path, just love Him

Judges 16 ~ like any other man
John 4:43-54 ~ Doing what Jesus says


Earthquake

Every Day, Still Today
Today, Yesterday, Tomorrow


Exodus - History












Heavenly Hosts
His Messengers of Light












Elements of Nature Displaying HIS Glory
Exodus 40:16-38 ~ In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was erected.

I Decide What is Right and Wrong - God noticed this in the Garden of Eden from Eve

Individualism and Groups

It's the End of the World as We Know it, And I Feel Fine. (One of our most read posts.)
Grandpa - The Bible is Really the Life Story of People and
their Abba









Gates of Heaven


Gifts of God, all of us


Giving - God certainly is





























Glory


God sees His Creation as Good!!!


Gravity






















Good Friday

Gossip

Gratitude

Greatest

Grief, Forgiveness, Homecoming


Hated Emotion - Fear




































History - Is There History Showing Jesus was Alive - VERY EXTENSIVE HISTORY

Holiness


Holy Spirit ~ Manifestations

Homeward Bound, still a sojourner

Honey, Do this

Invitation
John 3:31-36 ~ that God is true

Israel - Destroyed Completely and Rebuilt. A sign of Jesus. Existing today.

Jesus clearly put a Foundation for His Resurrection to be Believed by the Multitudes of all of Israel and the Nations

Jesus and His Childhood Privacy
Nazareth - What Jesus did See Growing Up

John the Beloved Disciple


The Journey of Joseph


























Live It
Psalm 117 ~ Praise the Lord
Psalm 82 ~ rescue the weak and the needy
2 Samuel 4:1-12 ~ David answered
Hebrews 12 ~ Thankful
Psalm 31:3-8,17-21 ~ Thou hast redeemed me
Isaiah 40:1-11 ~ His reward is with Him
Matthew 13:31-32 ~ the birds of the air come and perch in its branches
Matthew 6:25-34 ~ your heavenly Father knows that you need
Luke 11:29-32 ~ Rise up
Psalm 126 ~ shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves
Luke 14:15-24 ~ there is still room
Joshua 1:1-9 ~ I am giving
Acts 5 ~ speak in the name of Jesus
John 1 ~ the Light shines
John 3:5-8 ~ born again
~ they went on from there and passed through Galilee
Judges 20 ~ Israel

Losing a Loved One - Passing ON

Revelation 21:22-27 ~ those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life

Not Being Tossed Back and Forth with Emotion
Ephesians 4 ~ speaking the truth in Love

Marriage
Romans 7:1-12 ~ bear fruit for God
1 Corinthians 7 ~ For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband
Genesis 37:12-24 ~ when Reuben
Psalm 143 ~ Your steadfast love
Psalm 86 ~ For great is your steadfast love

Media... taking it down the path
1 Corinthians 10 ~ Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God





Mercy, an Inseparable Component of Truth
Matthew 23:23-26 ~ clean
1 Samuel 12 ~ serve the Lord with all your heart
Matthew 22:34-40 ~ The great and first commandment. And a second is like it

Miscellaneous
Job 38 ~ Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.
Psalm 19 ~ the heavens declare the glory of God
2 Kings 5:1-15 ~ a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper
1 Chronicles 13 ~ the Lord blessed the household of Obed-edom










Peace




Pharisee ~ Religion
Luke 11:42-46 ~ Woe to you Pharisees!


Pictorial Images of the 12 Tribes of Israel








Picture It


















Overcoming, with God's help!


Positive Attitude in Trouble




Prophets - the Law and the Old Men in Robes or People who Love the Lord. Flaws and Virtues. What They Sought in the Lord and What Drew Them to Him.



Praise



























Prayer

Psalm 91 ~ Prayer is always heard, God has an open door policy



Prayer Needs




Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words

Promises

Prosperity Gospel











Repeat and Repeat







Rest

Restore

Revelation 8:2
Seven Angels who stand before God

Revisionist History - Moses and Jeremiah said
there would be days like this
Deuteronomy 8
Jeremiah 23


Rock


SALVATION! What is needed?

Science - Blinded me - No - He Who Opens the Eyes of the Blind - With Science!!!

Second (3rd or 4th) Rate Seventh Level of Heaven

Seventh Level of Heaven







Shepherd

Smile!



Time Management





Life and Travels of Paul

Shroud

Transfiguration



True
The World Changed Rapidly after the first Easter



Trust Him

Uncomfortable Scripture

Video Game Player

Visual







Who is like our God?

Willingly

Works and Grace
Mark 1:4-11 ~ You are my beloved Son; with You I am well pleased

Worry

Wrathful, Nasty Old God from the Old Testament

Yahweh




Years - Thousands of Them are Yesterday in His Sight


80 Books of the Bible
Holy Spirit Approved by the First Council Nicaea and St. Nicholas
Included by the Essenes in the Dead Sea Scrolls
Today included by the Catholic Church
God wants to save the world.
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