Matthew 28:20 ~ Remember, I am with you always, even to the end of the age

 

Trouble will define us. What we do with trouble. How we look at prosperity. And this does define us too.


All of these very human stories represent flawed humanity. Choices made as life suddenly had harsh winds howl. Choices made from palaces where sunny days never end.

There is absolutely no way for Joseph, Mary, Daniel and David to have made life ok. There is One Promise of the Bible - that was held and lived and given to us to see for ourselves in life.

Matthew 28:20

Remember, I am with you always, 

even to the end of the age.

Why would God Promise us this? God, Himself, might be pretty busy.

Matthew 9:36

Jesus had compassion on them, 

because they were harassed and helpless, 

like sheep without a shepherd.

Hallmark cards. A nice thing. A warm meal. Even better. A phone call. Amazingly, this can really help.

Yet - The Journey of all of these people was what the Bible calls 'Narrow Gate'. God's People are called again and again sheep of His Pasture. We are all on a journey and we can even have a wonderful Benefit BBQ - yet, really, the Journey and Work and Wonder of a Soul to God - is a Journey of Soul.

Joseph - traveled alone.

Mary - made haste alone.

Daniel sat with the Lions, apparently alone.

David found places for his family to hide.

And really - strength was there. God did not leave - nor forsake - nor make easy - nor add in the fast fix - yet, yet, yet - - -
God made strong.
Only one day at a time.
God's Compassion - Available - Seek Him with all our whole heart.


When we find prayer requests - of the Beloved of God - the prayer requests say:
"I'm ok - please help my son, or sister or brother or friend or neighbor - to know the Love and Peace God has for hearts needing our Lord Jesus every day. Help them with marriage, divorce, disease, crisis and in need. Jesus please, You helped me. Amen"

Abba, Holy Father,

We pray with the Blessing of Hannah - 

for all the parents who have realized they did their lives with God:

1 Samuel 2

1Then Hannah prayed and said:

“My heart rejoices in the Lord;

in the Lord my horn is lifted high.

My mouth boasts over my enemies, 

for I delight in your deliverance.

2 “There is no one holy like the Lord;

there is no one besides You;

there is no Rock like our God.

3 “Do not keep talking so proudly

or let your mouth speak such arrogance,

for the Lord is a God who knows,

and by Him deeds are weighed.

4 “The bows of the warriors are broken,

but those who stumbled are armed with strength.

5 Those who were full hire themselves out for food,

but those who were hungry are hungry no more.

She who was barren has borne seven children,

but she who has had many sons pines away.

6 “The Lord brings death and makes alive;

He brings down to the grave and raises up.

7 The Lord sends poverty and wealth;

He humbles and He exalts.

8 He raises the poor from the dust

and lifts the needy from the ash heap;

He seats them with princes

and has them inherit a throne of honor.

“For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s;

on them He has set the world.

9 He will guard the feet of His faithful servants,

but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.

“It is not by strength that one prevails;

10 those who oppose the Lord will be broken.

The Most High will thunder from heaven;

the Lord will judge the ends of the earth.

“He will give strength to his king

and exalt the horn of his anointed.”

And in the Strength of our Abba,

we place ourselves, our cares,

our Loved ones

the people God has given us.

Our Nation, our communities,

our employments, our Schools, our Churches.

All the Nations trusting in Him

all the Beloved around the world - calling on Jesus

and for more of the Holy Spirit to bring

more Heaven to our lives and upon His Good Creation.

Our God 

who wants to fulfill His Will 

to save

through Jesus Christ.

Amen.

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Proverbs 16:9 ~ The Lord establishes

 

Proverbs 16:9

The heart of man plans his way, 

but the Lord establishes his steps.

Abba, Father,

Our Father, Who art in Heaven

Dwell in me and those I love,

now all of our hearts,

God of Love, God of encouragement.

Hallowed, Holy is the Name of the Lord.

Jesus, the Christ of God.

Beloved Son.

We remember John 17 and ask us as we pray,

You would pray with us.

Your Will be Done

Yes, Jesus is the exact nature of God.

Alleluia.

We want to seek You First, Father,

to see Your Will on earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this Day.

The encouragement of Life as a gift and adventure

Fully worthy of our prayers and attention to blessing

Fully in Gratitude.

Give us day our daily bread.

Nothing without the Lord is meaningful

help the physical bread and the earned bread

to be Jesus, Living Bread.

Forgive us our Trespasses.

Just as Christmas is You, trusting us with Your Son,

You fully expect us to have loving and grateful hearts

God doesn't have to see as dark or sinful.

God sees us worthy of Eden to talk to.

As we forgive those who trespass against us.

God doesn't say SIN, He expects us

to treat each other as part of meaningful lives

to enjoy and create more of Heaven on earth.

Lead us not into temptation

of being demanding, unsatisfied,

to take our blessings and make greed

diminishing the goodness in life.

Deliver us from evil

God is clear there is evil in the world.

And God has hope those on the wrong path

will find their heart again.

For Thine is 

the Glory

of Life Given and Life to be Enjoyed

and Eternal,

For Thine is the 

Power

in The Name of Jesus

in Your Word

and in Your Faithful

Promises.

To change hearts and create Life.

And the Glory

The Glory of God

is to find His Goodness.

Giving us Jesus.

Amen.

1 Corinthians 8:3

Whoever loves God is known by God

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Genesis 2:4-25 ~ These are the generations

 

Genesis 2:4-25

4 These are the generations
of the heavens and the earth when they were created,
in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.

5 When no bush of the field was yet in the land and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up—for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground, 6 and a mist was going up from the land and was watering the whole face of the ground— 7 then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. 

8 And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there He put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

10 A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers. 11 The name of the first is the Pishon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12 And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there. 13 The name of the second river is the Gihon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Cush. 14 And the name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” 

19 Now out of the ground the Lord God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. 

And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. 20 The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. 

But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him. 21 So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. 22 And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. 23 Then the man said,

“This at last is bone of my bones

    and flesh of my flesh;

she shall be called Woman,

    because she was taken out of Man.”

24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. 25 And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.

Being rooted and grounded in love,

 may have strength to comprehend 

with all the saints 

what is the breadth and length and height 

and depth, 

and to know the love of Christ 

Surpasses knowledge, 

that you may be filled 

with all the fullness 

of God.

He has spoken to us by his Son,

 whom He appointed the heir of all things, 

through Whom also He created the world.

In the beginning was the Word, 

and the Word was with God, 

and the Word was God.

 He was in the beginning with God. 

 All things were made through Him, 

and without Him was not any thing made 

that was made. 

In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. 

The light shines in the darkness, 

and the darkness has not overcome it.

Now to Him 

Who is able to do far more abundantly 

than all that we ask or think, 

according to the power at work within us, 

to Him be glory in the church

 and in Christ Jesus 

throughout 

all 

generations 

forever and ever. 

Amen.

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Hebrews 1 ~ worship Him

Hebrews 1

Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets

But in these last days He has spoken to us by his Son, whom He appointed the heir of all things, through Whom also He created the world.

He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of His nature, and He upholds the universe by the Word of His Power. 

After making purification for sins, He sat down at the Right Hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the Name He has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

For to which of the angels did God ever say,

“You are my Son,

    today I have begotten You”?

Or again,

“I will be to him a father,

    and he shall be to me a son”?

And again, when He brings the Firstborn into the world, He says,

“Let all God's angels worship Him.”

Of the angels He Says,

“He makes His angels winds,

    and His ministers a flame of fire.”

But of the Son he says,

“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,

    the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;

therefore God, your God, has anointed you

    with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”

And,

“You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning,

    and the Heavens are the work of Your Hands;

they will perish, but You remain;

    they will all wear out like a garment,

like a robe You will roll them up,

    like a garment they will be changed.

But You are the same,

    and Your years will have no end.”

And to which of the angels has He ever said,

“Sit at my right hand

    until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”?

Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?

Abba, Father

Blessed be the Lord God Almighty,

You have given us Jesus

to know 

Your exact nature.

Jesus healed them all,

Jesus traveled to see one person

Jesus traveled again to see another person

and speak to the large crowd

and later the multitudes of people.

Jesus ate and drank

Jesus went to weddings

Jesus on family vacations

Jesus invited to dinner

and Jesus had a party given to Him.

Jesus with so many people

Jesus the people lined up and waited for.

Jesus our Lord in the quiet evening and morning

praying with You.

In every season,

Dwell in us

creating in us the Joy You share

Dwell in those we Love!

Help us to be the people who give You Joy.

Help us to seek You first.

We ask this for our Nation,

healing and peace.

We ask this for Your Good Creation.

The fullness of the earth is Yours.

Your Good Creation

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.

Help us to Give You our Day

as You are

our

Daily Bread.

Jesus Living Bread.

We want to be Your delight.

Thank You for our many blessings

and many times

You have helped us,

You are Blessing Pouring Forth.

Thank You, Father.

Amen in

Jesus Christ.

Lord Father, Thank You for

hearing our Prayers

in  Jesus. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

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