2 Corinthians 9:7-15 ~ Give as he has decided in his heart!!!

2 Corinthians 9:7-15

7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, 

not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. 9 As it is written,

“He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;

    his righteousness endures forever.”

10 He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. 11 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. 13 By their approval of this service, they will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others, 14 while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. 

15 Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!

We have friends in North Carolina.  And, unlike 2 of the National News Networks, have been following this recovery. These Networks do not publish, nor report, any Helene Recovery because they are busy publishing there are Candidates to follow and don't spread conspiracy theories. An incredible lack of compassion. Never follow heartless news networks. This is easily found, at this moment, currently, in Google images.

These are the amazing aspects of the recovery.

People are sending INCREDIBLE GENEROSITY FROM THEIR HEART

Huge Pipes for water, helicopters, Bridges capable of allowing traffic if the shoreline is stable. Medical teams volunteering as individuals, mule teams, horse teams, hiking teams, excavators. Medical teams looking for ways to help. This is the grassroots of America. People willing to go in to help. Most of the people we have heard from are not seeing the Red Cross yet or FEMA. Notice the word used, 'yet.' DeSantis has dispatched a convoy four days ago of Florida Dept of Transportation staff and very heavy equipment. 7,500 feet of temporary bridges and damage assessment crews and roadway repairs.

Also, people are bringing, and asked to bring: 

Children's needs. Formula. Diapers. Clothing. Toys. Help for all the Elderly, particularly those with livestock stuck in the mud. Hoof rot is real. Fencing equipment!!!  CLOTHING.

Bottled Water.  Veterinarians.

The Most Asked For:

Prayer. People are asking for Prayer.  Continued Prayer.

White Sheet Recovery - still underway

Families with missing people are asked to hang out a white sheet in front of their home. To let the helicopters now if someone is trapped or missing.

Bog Down:

The situation bogging down the Katrina sized outpouring is this:

Communication

The volunteers are going where the road allows them and are sometimes finding overlap in giving. Other areas are forlorn. Elon Musk's Starlink is available for the people able to travel into larger towns. Relatives are still hoping for word from family. 3 Counties are still basically unreached.

Bog Down Solution:

Churches are finding themselves in the Hub of need and volunteers seeking to help.

 If The Churches would put themselves in the gateway of the highways leading in and out of the towns, the counties could coordinate need and effort.  It's an Old Testament sit in the Gate Solution.

Some towns have a 30-minute traffic jam on the road of people trying to come in to help. Again, 3 counties are cut off and about 5 total haven't seen much help due to roads.

This outpouring is amazing and occurs within a time frame of economic downturn. Compared, in just 6 days, to Katrina's selfless giving. 

Kamala and Biden

do not appear to be stepping up.

However, State Churches who are in the Safe areas

and maybe help from the High Schools with time off,

could help more than small organizations.

GIVE GENEROUSLY TO THE RED CROSS.

GIVE GENEROUSLY TO THE CHURCHES GOING FORTH.

Abba, Father,

Praise the LORD, 

O my soul; 

all 

my inmost being

Who redeems your life from the pit

and crowns you 

with love and compassion

With Your Help, 

believing all things work together 

for those who Love You.

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 find and bring

to become

 more Heaven

to this earth.

And the Nations of the world,

Your Good Creation,

Calling upon You.

In Jesus Christ is 

Our Love, Joy and Hope.

Bless those working for

Post Pandemic Healing

and Flood Healing

and Care.

Especially in all 6 States.

GOD BLESS

the Mother of 7-Year-Old Micah. 

The people crying for 

HELP.

Bless us all, 

worldwide

with Healing

Safety

Prosperity and

Worldwide

Peace!

We ask healing

of Your Good Creation

HEAL OUR NATION

We have 30 days

or sooner for Early Voting

until 

our National Election.

Please Vote 

and Vote Responsibly.

For Children in their Schools, 

all safety. They Need Our Prayers and

Your Mercy, Father!

The Catholics have

released a 

new Ad Campaign

against

The Child Abuse

in 

Gender modification.

God Lord deliver them.

For those who protect and defend the USA,

protect us from arsonists.

Keep our food supply safe in the supply chain.

Support the Police.

Safety from Crime.

The Preservation

and Honoring

ALL of our Constitutional Rights.

Veterans fought for us.

For Worldwide Peace.

And the Peace of Israel.

The safety of Your people.

The safety of those

helping the earth 

to heal.

Let evil and practicing evil

depart far from us

and our children.

The Healing

of the Nation

and earth.

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

†

Matthew 6:25-34 ~ Sufficient for the day. Achieving gratitude

Through us

Hebrews 3:14

Zechariah 8:9-17 ~ These are the things you shall do

Zechariah 8:9-17

9 Thus says the LORD of Hosts:

 "Let your hands be strong, you who in these days have been hearing these words from the mouth of the prophets who were present on the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of Hosts was laid, 

that the Temple might be built.

10 For before those days there was no wage for man or any wage for beast, neither was there any safety from the foe for him who went out or came in, for I set every man against his neighbor. 11 But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as in the former days, declares the LORD of Hosts. 

12 For there shall be a sowing of peace.

The vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall give its produce,

 and the 

heavens shall give their dew.

And I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things. 

 And as you have been a byword of cursing among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing. Fear not, but let your hands be strong." 

For thus says the LORD of Hosts: "As I purposed to bring disaster to you when your fathers provoked me to wrath, and I did not relent, says the LORD of  Hosts, 15 so again have I purposed in these days to bring good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah; fear not. 

16 These are the things that you shall do.

Speak the truth to one another; 

render in your gates judgments that are true 

and make for peace; 

do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, 

and love no false oath, 

for all these things I hate,

 declares the LORD."

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the plans I have for you, 

declares the Lord, 

plans for welfare 

and not for evil, 

to give you a future and a hope.

Proverbs 10:28

The hope of the righteous 

brings joy

Matthew 11:28

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, 

and I will give you rest.

Proverbs 24:14

Know that wisdom is such to your soul; 

if you find it, there will be a future, 

and your hope will not be cut off.

Jeremiah 33:3

Call to me and I will answer you, 

and will tell you great and hidden things 

that you have not known.

Job 22:28

You will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you, 

and light will shine on your ways.

John 1:4,5,9

4 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.

 The true light, 

which gives light to everyone, 

was coming into the world.

Abba, Father,

Blessed Be the Name of Jesus

Thank You for hearing our prayers

and answering us

as our Father.

We pray for Florida and all those in harm's way

44 people died

Houston has had 3 huge weather events

including what the meteorologists called

a Hurricane generated from land. 

One Million 

Floridians

have no power.

Yesterday, 4.8 Million had no power.

Thank You.

The videos of Florida Bridges

during evacuation was 

to pray plentifully.

We pray for counties in Florida

and all of Western North Carolina,

all those places in sorrow,

to have water soon.

Father, the 1st and 2nd 

century AD had wild weather.

We pray for Your Mercy.

We pray for wisdom.

My Great Aunt Eloise and Uncle Cary replaced a roof in 1965

using a layer of rolled asbestos and tar.

The next layer was tar and asbestos shingles.

It lasted 50 years and no damage in a F1 and F2 Tornado in 1993

in their yard  (house built 1931), years later.

Tar is enduring in roofing.

We Thank You for Good Technology.

We pray for the technologies

of small, portable Generators from Harbor Freight

are very affordable and we pray availability.

6 million Houstonians, 3 families, didn't use Generators wisely.

Houston Hurricane deaths came from carbon monoxide.

We pray for all Generators to be in working order.

We pray for Bloom Box Technologies to be advancing.

And for all wires to be underground and stable.

 

Matthew 13:16-17  

Blessed 

are your eyes, for they see, 

and your ears, for they hear. 

For truly, I say to you, 

many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, 

and did not see it, 

and to hear what you hear, 

and did not hear it.

Father, 

You are working

and so is Your Son, Jesus Christ.

Turn again

to the Lord.

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. 

Lord Jesus Christ,

Bless those working for

Post Pandemic Healing

and Care.

The healing and safety of Your people.

The safety of those

helping the earth 

to heal.

Let evil and practicing evil

depart and be ended

far from us

and our children.

Worldwide Peace

Prosperity and

Peace. Peace.

Worldwide

Peace!

HEAL OUR NATION

We have 39 days

or sooner for Early Voting

until 

our National Election.

Please Vote 

and Vote Responsibly.

For Children in their Schools, 

all safety. They Need Our Prayers and

Your Mercy, Father!

The Catholics have

released a 

new Ad Campaign

against

The Child Abuse

in 

Gender modification.

God Lord deliver them.

For those who protect and defend the USA,

protect us from arsonists.

Keep our food supply safe in the supply chain.

Support the Police.

Safety from Crime.

The Preservation

and Honoring

ALL of our Constitutional Rights.

Veterans fought for us.

For Worldwide Peace.

And the Peace of Israel.

 

Those protecting

and defending

All The Word of God.

Freedom in our Churches.

Jesus and His Word

Honored.

Jesus Christ

the Word of God Manifest.

In the Highest Name of

Jesus, Alleluia,

Amen

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Yay Lord Jesus 

Matthew 6:25-34 ~ Sufficient for the day. Achieving gratitude

Through us

Hebrews 3:14

Esther 8:1-8 ~ sealed with the King's Only Son and cannot be revoked

 

Esther, painted by Alma Tadema

Esther 8:1-8

  On that day King Ahasuerus gave to Queen Esther the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had told what he was to her. 2 And the king took off his signet ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.

3 Then Esther spoke again to the king. She fell at his feet and wept and pleaded with him to avert the evil plan of Haman the Agagite and the plot that he had devised against the Jews. 4 When the king held out the golden scepter to Esther, Esther rose and stood before the king. 5 And she said, “If it please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and if the thing seems right before the king, and I am pleasing in his eyes, let an order be written to revoke the letters devised by Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, which he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the provinces of the king. 6 For how can I bear to see the calamity that is coming to my people? Or how can I bear to see the destruction of my kindred?” 7 Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and they have hanged him on the gallows, because he intended to lay hands on the Jews. 8 But you may write as you please with regard to the Jews, in the name of the king, and seal it with the king's ring, for an edict written in the name of the king and sealed with the king's ring cannot be revoked.”

Assuming that Ahasuerus is Xerxes I, the events in Esther began around the years 483–482 BC, and concluded in March 473 BC.

Good News. God had Triumphed again. In an unusual fashion.  

The 1956 movie, The King and I   could have been a fanciful account of Esther. Telling God, we are going to exclude the part about being forced into a Harem. God tells the Story more like we could believe in History. And with a better ending for all. God is God

Although, Rogers and Hammerstein is quite lovely.

And then we have the movie "The 300" in 2006. Xerxes looks a bit Bob Uber, a bit outside.

Xerxes in History is more like the one on the right (not the left, movie version):

The Tomb of Xerxes is below.

And rather oddly,

The movie "300" 

King Leonidas of Sparta (Gerard Butler) looks like the real Xerxes. Odddd.

Whereas Xerxes looks Like Aquaman goes sm

Esther probably wouldn't like the movie "300" and, considering Xerxes was a hero, 

who could blame her. The Tomb of Esther is still revered.

What would Esther have looked like, seemed like, seeing the movie "300"?

Which takes us a hop skip and real reality jump to Winston Churchill's Quote;

'History will be kind to me. For I intend to write it."

Do we intend to look at the flaws and glory of History?  Of the Scriptures?

For many years, regimes cleaned history. And then went down and history was uncleaned.

Would we want to live in the Hollywood world of History? Usually, the real Histories are much more interesting and involve conflict we will know in our lifetimes. 

It's rather sad to watch to see real History replaced with the same old tired themes of sex. Real History is much more interesting. And teaches us all endurance, wisdom and courage. 

Matthew 22:29 Jesus taught

Know the Scripture, Know the Power of God

29 But Jesus answered them, 

“You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures

 nor the power of God. 

30 For in the resurrection 

they neither marry nor are given in marriage,

 but are like angels in Heaven.

Living in the Honest Truth 

is far preferable for wisdom, hope, faith and Love.

Pleasing to the Lord God

our Father,

His Son Jesus Christ

and 

The Holy Spirit.

Evidently, we have been praying. And keeping The Lord, our Father, very busy.

Abba, Father,

Blessed Be the Name of Jesus

Thank You for hearing our prayers

and answering us

as our Father.

We pray for Florida and all those in harm's way

44 people died

Houston has had 3 huge weather events

including what the meteorologists called

a Hurricane generated from land. 

One Million 

Floridians

have no power.

Yesterday, 4.8 Million had no power.

Thank You.

The videos of Florida Bridges

during evacuation was 

to pray plentifully.

We pray for counties in Florida

to have water soon.

Father, the 1st and 2nd 

century AD had wild weather.

We pray for Your Mercy.

We pray for wisdom.

My Great Aunt Eloise and Uncle Cary replaced a roof in 1965

using a layer of rolled asbestos and tar.

The next layer was tar and asbestos shingles.

It lasted 50 years and no damage in a F1 and F2 Tornado in 1993

in their yard  (house built 1931), years later.

Tar is enduring in roofing.

We Thank You for Technology!

We pray for the technologies

of small, portable Generators from Harbor Freight

are very affordable and we pray availability.

6 million Houstonians, 3 families, didn't use Generators wisely.

Houston Hurricane deaths came from carbon monoxide.

We pray for all Generators to be in working order.

We pray for Bloom Box Technologies to be advancing.

And for all wires to be underground and stable.

 

Matthew 13:16-17  

Blessed 

are your eyes, for they see, 

and your ears, for they hear. 

For truly, I say to you, 

many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, 

and did not see it, 

and to hear what you hear, 

and did not hear it.

Father, 

You are working

and so is Your Son, Jesus Christ.

Turn again

to the Lord.

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. 

Lord Jesus Christ,

Bless those working for

Post Pandemic Healing

and Care.

The healing and safety of Your people.

The safety of those

helping the earth 

to heal.

Let evil and practicing evil

depart and be ended

far from us

and our children.

Worldwide Peace

Prosperity and

Peace. Peace.

Worldwide

Peace!

HEAL OUR NATION

We have 39 days

or sooner for Early Voting

until 

our National Election.

Please Vote 

and Vote Responsibly.

For Children in their Schools, 

all safety. They Need Our Prayers and

Your Mercy, Father!

The Catholics have

released a 

new Ad Campaign

against

The Child Abuse

in 

Gender modification.

God Lord deliver them.

For those who protect and defend the USA,

protect us from arsonists.

Keep our food supply safe in the supply chain.

Support the Police.

Safety from Crime.

The Preservation

and Honoring

ALL of our Constitutional Rights.

Veterans fought for us.

For Worldwide Peace.

And the Peace of Israel.

 

Those protecting

and defending

All The Word of God.

Freedom in our Churches.

Jesus and His Word

Honored.

Jesus Christ

the Word of God Manifest.

In the Highest Name of

Jesus, Alleluia,

Amen

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Yay Lord Jesus 

Matthew 6:25-34 ~ Sufficient for the day. Achieving gratitude

Through us

Hebrews 3:14