Psalm 105:1-9 ~ Seek the Lord and His strength; seek His presence continually!

Psalm 105:1-9

Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon His Name;

make known His deeds among the peoples!

2 Sing to Him, sing praises to Him;

tell of all His wondrous works!

3 Glory in His Holy Name

Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

4 Seek the Lord and his strength;

seek His presence continually!

5 Remember the wondrous works that He has done,

His miracles and the judgments He uttered,

6 O offspring of Abraham, His servant,

children of Jacob, His chosen ones!

7 He is the Lord our God;

His judgments are in all the earth.

8 He remembers His Covenant forever,

the Word that He commanded, for a thousand generations,

9 the covenant that He made with Abraham,

His sworn promise to Isaac

Blessings.

The covenant He made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Abraham believed and he gave his wife to Abimelech. ~ Odd
He hearkened unto Sarah's voice and Ishmael was born to be discarded by Abraham. ~  Odd

Abraham allowed a separation to occur with his nephew Lot over supplies. ~ Odd

And Abraham contended with the LORD over Lot to let the Lord save Lot. Abraham believed the Lord about the promised land, and he bought the area for a well. He bought the area he buried Sarah in. He lived in a tent in the promised land under huge oak trees. ~ Sounds more like what God would like.

Isaac believed. He loved his wife and understood Rebekah. She was the one who would not only give water to a stranger, but also the stranger's camel as well. ~ We see that as someone in Scripture.

 And she did not care for (Genesis 27:46) "The Hittite women. If Jacob marries one of the Hittite women like these, one of the women of the land, what good will my life be to me?” Isaac had two sons who fought one another in serious matters. And a wife willing to contend against him. Isaac was blind. ~ Not exactly a 1950s TV show.

Jacob witnessed the belief running strongly in his family. He believed so strongly he was willing to show Esau the truth Esau's contempt for his own despised birthright. Later tricking a blessing from his father. And having to run away from his dying father and mother for over 10 years. Dealing with Laban for his own deceptions.

Blessings.

Abraham believed God and His promises and traveled far from home to the land God promised him. He believed God. Abraham believed! He only wavered because human beings do not believe themselves worthy, that HE would do as HE promises. We cannot comprehend the depth, the width, the deepness of His Steadfast Love.

Our challenge today is to believe we are Blessed

God's blessings, and look for those promises each day. 

Asking Him what can I do for you in my belief.

What acts of Love would You want, Father God.

And remember as we seek to please Father God

Creator of All Things,

Our Father God is pleased with us.

God upholds the Universe in His Word.

Genesis 12:3
I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.

Abraham believed and sent for a wife for Isaac. His sought after and blessed wife comforted Isaac upon the death of his mother, Sarah.

Isaac knew Genesis 25:11
After the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac his son.

Isaac believed he inherited the blessing, as he perceived his end he blessed with this blessing, Genesis 27:29
May those who curse you be cursed
and those who bless you be blessed.

The belief was held so strongly:

Exodus 13:19
Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had made the sons of Israel solemnly swear, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones with you from here.”

How amazing are His works. Israel exists today.

He is the Lord our God;
his judgments are in all the earth.
He remembers his covenant forever

Romans 8:28 

We know that all things work together 

for the good of those who love God

those whom He has called 

according to His plan 

Romans 5:3-4 

Not only that, but we glory in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces a path to exult and have endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope

 perseverance, character; and character, hope

Matthew 10:29 

Not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father's care.

Abba, Father God,

We sometimes are upset, sometimes are angry, confused why we have

difficulties and troubles.

You tell us in Jesus to ask for more Heaven on earth.

To know Heaven has Your Good Will done.

This is a Good Prayer.

We ask these present difficulties will be solved speedily in 

Your Glory. In the Highest Name of Jesus Christ.

Help us to seek You first

and we have Prayed well to have all our cares filled in Jesus.

Jesus tells us we have fallen below His Glory in our flaws and sin.

Jesus says He wants to save the world. He has given us a new Heaven and a new earth.

Cast these cares, under Your Feet, far from us.

Cast these cares far from our Nation.

Under Your Feet, Cast these cares from Your Good Creation.

Bless those we Love to have Father God first.

Help us in Seeking You First

to

Live wisely

with optimism and hope in Your Glory.

Bless Elliott with all Your Willing Healing.

We put our Hopes in You

Lord Jesus Christ. 

Seek God First. Love ourselves. Love others.

Love One Another.

We pray with Hope and Expectation for Texas and all of us

to have better weather and anticipate Mercy given.

Thank You, Jesus for covering us with Love and Mercy. Amen.

Amen in Jesus Christ 

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

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John 1:29-45 ~ The Spirit remained on Jesus

 

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John 1:29-45

29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!


32 And John bore witness: “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on him. 33 I myself did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.”

35 The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, 36 and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!” 37 The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.

38 Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, “What are you seeking?”

And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are you staying?”

Luke 1:78-79

"Because of the tender mercy of our God,

whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high

79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,

to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

39 He said to them, “Come and you will see.”


So they came and saw where he was staying, and they stayed with him that day, for it was about the tenth hour.

40 One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. 41 He first found his own brother Simon and said to him,
“We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ). 42 He brought him to Jesus.

Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of John. You shall be called Cephas” (which means Peter).

43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee.

He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.”

44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”


We see in John's Gospel Chapter One, right from the very beginning - Jesus is called by Andrew "Messiah." This is an amazing claim. Andrew has found John the Baptist to be Spiritually amazing and has followed John the Baptist as a Prophet of the Most High God.



John 1

48 Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?”

 Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.” 

49 Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”

 50 Jesus answered him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.” 51 And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”

1 Peter 1:13

Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.

Texas rarely has a perfect snow.  Daniel explains the Heavenly Host are arranged in orderly fashion and not only people have a Guardian Angel, Jesus discusses, but places have orders and Heavenly Host for places. Daniel asks God in prayer to rightly order the Heavenly Host to prosper His Children, fallen and sorrowful.

So, we'd have to say the Heavenly Host rarely are instructed for Texas to have perfect snows.

We start out well.

And really enjoy the sight of pristine beauty.

But almost inevitably, we end up with ice, that could cause years of damage

Even my puppies are doing this on our patio. 

Even when everything looks Ok. Due to the fluctuation of temperature

This year, instead, we had a Blessing in the middle of the disastrous weather.

We had a day of increased temperatures to about 37' and the whole day of rain

washed away ice on the trees.

Washed away piles of snow on the roof, avoiding leaks.

Finding our Blessings.

Praying when the water is stirred we can pray the end of the bad weather much faster,

with the Favor of Jesus, Highest Name of God. Amen

Abba, Father God,

When Jesus and His chosen Disciples set out to tell us about the Journey of Faith, 

they just wandered about amazed and scared.

And Jesus told us several times about emotions. Jesus said we could have anger and that's  fine, just don't sin. Jesus encouraged us to not have fears. 

Jesus continued to work with His chosen even when they had fear. 

Jesus told us we are not responsible for words and actions of others. 

Jesus told us we are responsible for the words and deeds we put forth.

Father God, an interesting example of rubber and glue.

Jesus is our Lord God and we bless You Father, 

You meet, fill and give to all of us, Your Favor. 

Jesus as Savior of all the World. Jesus bless us with forgiveness of our personal sins and flaws. Thank You for Your mercy to me and to the ones I love and we cover the people 

You have given us.

Bless Elliott with all Your Healing and Willing Word.

And this follows along perfectly with the teaching of Jesus.

Seek God First. Love ourselves. Love others.

Love One Another.

We pray with Hope and Expectation for Texas and all of us

to have better weather and anticipate Mercy given.

Thank You, Jesus for covering us with Love and Mercy. Amen.

Ash Wednesday is not washed away.

Easter will arrive.

Amen in Jesus Christ 

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Prayer Request for Elliott, Father of 3, age 44

Prayer requests-

Abba, Father God,

Praise that Elliott was able to get his first of three injections of his CarT cells! 

He had no problems with the procedure.

The spots they treated with radiation are feeling so much better! We are so thankful! 

Elliott does still have side effects from the radiation, though. He has irritation and burns in his esophagus that make it hard to swallow, and it is also causing reflux.
 

We Pray that the pain in his side and lower back would dissipate with the CarT treatment. 

Jesus with us, Pray for a restful nights sleep. 

We ask and Pray as we move forward with decisions about his care after this trial in Maryland. 

 

Harby

And we are praying for Harby and their family.

Jesus Christ Bless and Heal with Your Willing Word.

Amen.

 

 

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Ecclesiastes 11 ~ you will find

 Frozen water in Taylor, Texas

Edward read Ecclesiastes in his forties and has been somewhat concerned ever since. But the truth we are supposed to hold on to is God hearing our prayers.  Even in 200 A.D, when Europe had unknown tornadoes and people suddenly struck by lightning. When earthquakes were experienced. The whole Roman Empire began to fear counting down the years was a mistake.

I doubt we are in this time. But Pandemics are when extraordinary events occur. The last one had a world war not being widely printed and reported to make sure we won the war.

Colossians 1:27

To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

21 people died in Texas this week from the cold. 

Covid is a cold virus where the immune system suddenly goes in to overload. Not very effectively. I've lost 1% of my Facebook friends to Covid or sudden illness during the season. Cold, no one voted on wind turbines and outdated systems. No one voted on a nuclear reactor that failed. One of our Energy Companies has shut down an amazing number of nuclear reactors across the USA, rather than keep repairing them.

The Late T Boone Pickens encouraged Wind Energy. The UK did this and the early reports told about the bird devestation and the pillage of the poorer part of the UK, Wales. A very expensive rich man's game, with a lot of oil and parts. Not great. Not voted in by wholy owned, not government owned, energy providers.  California summer energy failures. 

Ecclesiastes 11

Cast your bread upon the waters,
for you will find it after many days.

2 Give a portion to seven, or even to eight

For you know not what disaster may happen on earth.
3 If the clouds are full of rain,
they empty themselves on the earth,
and if a tree falls to the south or to the north,
in the place where the tree falls, there it will lie.
4 He who observes the wind will not sow,
and he who regards the clouds will not reap.

5 As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.

6 In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.

7 Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.

8 So if a person lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember that the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is vanity.

9 Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.

10 Remove vexation from your heart, and put away pain from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.

Today, I felt extremely overwhelmed. 

My sinuses were showing a cold, and showed a dime size amount of blood. I hadn't bathed or changed clothes in freezing weather. Our discussions ran between making sure sinks dripped and who got to avoid the toilets near the exterior walls. The house looked like everything fell out of the cabinets. Candles, matches, gloves and hats. Most of our towels are outside over very frozen plants. Most of our coats were on top of the covers on the bed to combat the 12' weather. At one point I told Edward, we might die of the weight of the blankets, throw rugs and coats on us on the bed.

And as I prayed, I knew my job was to get along with everyone. 

Even Edward who has gone into some anger and some confusion with the total disarray. Outside electrical circuits needed adjusting. Snow on the ground isn't conducive happiness there. 

Our electricity came back. We were more fortunate than 3 million other Texans.

Who have heartbreaking stories: Like apartment ceilings collapsed and now everything they own is under the upstairs neighbor's water pipes bringing down the ceilings. People who did everything to their pipes and preparations and the city had water mains break, damaging their pipes. Cities frozen in to staying at home by icy roads. Hotels suddenly charging $500 a night.

It took hours and hours for the heat to feel like heat. 

I took vitamins and looked at what was the messiest house I'd ever seen here. I physically felt tired and drained. Chunking out dismal thoughts, I decided, do what I could. Suddenly, the ball was rolling. Edward was really helping.

Friends and neighbors texted solutions and questions. 

Neighbors brought us extension cords. Visiting as we walked down slush streets. Happy Dogs. Sunshine. Reason to Hope. One neighbor had a pipe burst, and they were off to Home Depot to find out how to fix it because plumbers will be very busy. Our Pool Repairman sent his ideas on repair. We are praying for those frozen pipes. Took off the pump lid and put Christmas lights on the exposed pipes.

1. We have learned to run the car in the garage to protect the pipes and the car battery. Run it 3 minutes. Don't breathe it. Several hours later do this to the other car. Don't breathe it.

2. Keep the pipes dripping.

3. Frozen pool pipes, remove the pump lid and put on Christmas lights to allow the pressure in the pipes somewhere to go.

4. Pray over the plants and trees. Pray a lot. Pray for everyone you think of.

5. If you decide to buy a generator, and you have limited electrical knowledge - according to what we have seen this week - it takes the genius men about 2 hours to get it working. Shockingly, one government official is asking us to do this. If you put this in your garage, you will find carbon monoxide could kill you. This isn't for kicks.

And if the grid was being taken down with iffy power ideas, why didn't we get the choice to put in systems ahead of time. Tesla might be great some day. Bloom Box seemed all that.  I'm not happy to find these changes were done, it's a fat surprise. Voting is for us to live life. As adults.

Is Ecclesiastes 11 Depressing?

Could be. But Casting your bread on the waters is a faith effort. It was always a favorite expression of my mother's. Who wants soggy bread? No one. Jesus provides abundantly.

Watching all the disasters that could possibly overtake you, could make you sit out life. 

And in the Gulf of Mexico, it's possible warm air arrives immediately - with prayer. It's not even remote when we consider how the Hurricane Storms change in forecast. Please God, less weather of this type this week. In Jesus, our hope, Amen.

How are we going to remove Vexation

Well planning to. Being kind to someone will erase a lot of internal venom. Allowing the kindness given to seep in. Enjoy Kindness done for you.  Pass kindness along.

Lately, the phrase, "Forsake Wrath and Forsake Anger." Has helped. God can do God sized jobs. God doesn't take Wrath lightly and Nahum 2 says, God doesn't even have to take wrath twice. Once is plenty. Let God weigh out all the options on that and decide. Maybe the phrase is Living Word! This has really helped me this last couple of weeks.

The Scriptures indicate just putting out our effort will take us out of problems.

Good point. Jesus helps us sleep late at night. With God's Comfort we rest and renew.

A prayer worthy to have, to sleep like Jesus in the Boat of the Sea of Galilee. Letting God help us to make it to the situation easily and to pray and see results, hopefully Jesus quickly.

Abba, Father God,

We pray to seek You first.

We pray You will hear our prayer for those we love to seek You First.

And we have taken every care and concern we have, to You.

You told us not even to plan our words.

Let the Winds and the Water Obey Jesus

We will rest to have the thoughts of our heart,

the inspiration of our lips

be always Pleasing and Acceptable to You

Oh Lord,

Our Rock and Our Redeemer.

In the Highest Name of Jesus.

Cover All. Amen.

Amen in Jesus Christ 

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

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