John 14 ~ Because I Live, you also will live

John 14

“Let not your hearts be troubled."

"Believe in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. 4 And you know the way to where I am going.”

5 Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?”

6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7 If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”


8 Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.”

9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority, but the Father who dwells in me does his works.

11 Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account of the works themselves.


12 “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. 

13 Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.


15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, 17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you.

18 “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

19 Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. 

Because I live, you also will live. 

20 In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. 21 Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.”

22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, how is it that you will manifest yourself to us, and not to the world?”

23 Jesus answered him, “If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. 24 Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. And the word that you hear is not mine but the Father's who sent me.


25 “These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.

27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you.

Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.

28 You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.

29 And now I have told you before it takes place, so that when it does take place you may believe. 30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me, 31 but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father.

Rise, let us go from here."






When we rise - as Jesus asked us to do in this life, He promised us troubles will come and in overcoming - Jesus said this as well:

We remember with all the joy You have given us.

These are the Words Your Brother Jude gives us of his life with Jesus as He lived, loves and has Joy.

Abba, Holy Father,

We ask You to help us to recall each day - Your mercies are new.

Bless those we love. Bless us in Jesus we ask. For our prayers and lives. Bless and fill those we love.

We ask the Blessings of Jesus on our Nation. And upon the Nations Trusting in You.

Fill all believers with encouragement to pray more Heaven upon earth.

In the Promises of Jesus - we ask

Bless us and keep us, make Your Face to Shine upon us.

We thank You, Father, You are gracious to us.

Let Your Face Shine and Your Merciful Heart Smile upon us.

Giving us Your Peace and Covering and Blessing us in the Highest Name of Jesus.

Amen and Amen and Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †

Ephesians 5:1 ~ because you are His own dear children

John 16:13
I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

Jesus did not drag Himself to this Life.

Jesus did not force Himself to dwell among mankind.

Jesus did not force Himself to be the Light lighting all of mankind.

Genesis 2:2 

By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.

Ephesians 5:1
So try to be like God, because you are his own dear children. 

Father God,
We thank You most wonderfully for Your mercies renew each day. You Lift us. Father God, some of Your Beloved struggle because they have been told their bodies live and their minds will not. Father God, be merciful to sustain us all or our days and take us quickly to Live in Paradise with You.

Let peace rule in our hearts. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

You are God and by Your Word alone Life is sustained. We lift up those we love in Expectation of Your Goodness and Hope soars like Eagles. We lift up the People You have given us, with Glad Hearts. We look to You as Salvation of Your Beloved and this Nation. And all people of the world - Your creation - You find Good.

We lift up our children for Your many blessings! To shine, to rise, to trust Jesus all of our days You have blessed us with. To be strong and courageous in all circumstances, even with Wild Winds of Life.

We look to You. Your Forgiveness is needed and great. Let Your Face shine upon us. We look for Your Graciousness and Your Peace. We lift up these Holy Days ahead. We go forward in faith. In the Highest Name of Jesus. Amen. 

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Matthew 27:55-66 ~ followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him

Matthew 27:55-66

55 There were also many women there, looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him, 56 among whom were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

View from Golgotha

All of Israel knew.


57 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also was a disciple of Jesus. 58 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. 59 And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud 60 and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away. 61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.


62 The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate 63 and said, “Sir, we remember how that impostor said, while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise.’ 64 Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.” 65 Pilate said to them, “You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can.” 66 So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.






The work God gives mankind is to believe in the One He sent.

Deuteronomy 4:29
you will seek the Lord your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.


Proverbs 8:17
I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.

Jeremiah 29:12-14
Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the Lord, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, declares the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.

1 Chronicles 16:11
Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!

Matthew 7:7-8
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.

Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Jeremiah 29:13
You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.

Lamentations 3:25
The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.

Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Psalm 119:10
With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!

Isaiah 55:6-7
“Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Proverbs 16:3

Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.

Abba,  Our Abba,

We are the Nation who declares in God we Trust. We are the people who tell strangers 85% pray regularly. And believe Jesus is God and hears.

How beautiful are many places offering words of kindness to one another.

We are the place were we anticipate to sleep safely. We are the Nation where 80 years ago people tied tires to their feet to have shoes. We had no Social Security. We had no Health Care.

We are the nation where Theodore Roosevelt lost both of his parents in their 40s because that was the age limit. They had actually died of old age - as most of the Continent of Africa today. And he honored them by fighting for equality for all people.

We are the nation who borders Mexico - where 2,300 people die in a month of drug related and crime related deaths.

And because we pray - we Thank You for our loved ones expecting to live long lives. We anticipate college costs to be reasonable again - like Social Security was created.

We anticipate our youth and our retirees to go to Missions and help the poor. We know we volunteer and know others who do. We help - because - Father God You have endowed us with Blessings. We bless the Churches who have armies and helpers who build wheelchair ramps and paint houses. We bless the Churches sending Meals on Wheels. We bless the Church for feeding the Hurricane evacuees for months and months and months - their source of food.


God bless the poor hunks of metal that are art. God bless the 1 in 6 families who would like a mentor to get out of hunger situations.



Thank You Father God for the wars we have had - that we may not war in that direction again. Yesterday has past and we have prevailed.

Father God, Thank You for the health of the ones we love. For our own health concerns. Thank You we will sleep safely this night and for the people You have given us who will be safe as well. Thank You our dog Jackson is doing better.


Abba, our children are well, they are blessed to want and find education. We have better community colleges than ever before. We have educated Churches who work with the people in cities, states and our Nation pressing forward our 'real' needs. We hear about Constitutional Conventions. We think upon Solutions. We anticipate the Goodness You are. No man can boast of his righteousness, but we have the numbers who confess Jesus is God and pray. And we will pray for other Nations in Jesus Christ.

We will not be discouraged from our Blessings.
We will never forget, never forget, never forget our Blessings.
We will not be discouraged from our Blessings.
We will not be discouraged from our Blessings.
We will be mindful of our Blessings.
We are Blessed.  We will Thank You, God.

Your Grace cannot be bought. And You have showered us with Goodness.

We are the Easter People and Jesus is our Savior, Alleluia.
Day by Day we will persist and have Joy in Jesus Christ our God. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves!  †

Mark 2:23-28 ~ the Son of Man is Lord

Mark 2:23-28

One Sabbath he was going through the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. 

24 And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” 

25 And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him: 26 how he entered the house of God, in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?” 27 And he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. 28 So the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”

Events in Life. The Hand of Blessing and the Hand of Woe.

And who tells the story.

Wow Drama. This always has very serious consequences for David.

We say, okay, sounds credible - David ate the Bread of the Presence. But the follow up of Abiathar the High Priest - Saul murdered the priests for desecration. 

Now, if you are King Saul -
That sounds reasonable - if a villain on the run from the anointed King eats the Communion Offering - then people should be slain. 

Unless you have the chance to say, these are priests and they were helping an anointed man who was hungry.

Proverbs 19:21
Many are the plans in the mind of a man, 
but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.

2 Samuel 6:6
But when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out toward the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen nearly upset it. 7 And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down there for his irreverence; and he died there by the ark of God.

Surely we know God is not usually God who punishes by death.

Psalm 30:5
For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.

Uzzah - we just must agree was later given God's favor. And recorded for millenniums for being willing to put up his hand to help God in his intentions.

Jesus was saying time displays Saul actually became a murderer of Priests. Not the nobility of anointed King.

David was not shaken from his belief - as he ran in hunger and desperation - life was shaking him down - he was not overcome. Knowing God is for him. Twenty two years - this was a long time living in caves and ditches. A mercenary for hire.

What I do love about David is he is not a movie. Not a paper doll. He does not have one side where he looks good all over. He does not have boundless energy and never sink down and complain. David is honest, people really did not want David to have what God said was his.

David dealt with being his own worst enemy. 

These David stories are life.  And Jesus is amazing. Jesus is recalling in His life - the puzzles of what Jesus loved to say "It is Written." This isn't an easy story. Jesus is in there. Really in there.


Expectation, Hope, Faith, Rebirth,
We are Supposed to recharge. Renew. Just as Jesus was saucy to Nicodemus. We are to be reborn. Tell Him with honesty - when we feel forgotten, left behind. God wants us to have hope and faith - leading to Love.

John 3
5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

Jesus wasn't just Baptized. When He rose from the water - God told Him -
"You are my Beloved Son."



Father God - GIVE US THE DAY!!! You are FOR us!!! In Jesus Christ. At that time Jesus said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. You have made Your Word easy to understand. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do. Amen.

♔ Lord Jesus Saves †

Isaiah 45: 21-24 ~ Who told this long ago?

From Alaska 

Joy by Amanda Gore

To Texas 

Jesus Covers and Blesses us.

We have days we know to be filled with Light

And we have days we wait.

The war is on doubt.

The Battle is Won in Christ Jesus.

The war was doubt.

Isaiah 

made His ready rhythm

The people began to say

never gonna

Get the Fire

Isaiah Megaphone

And in the never gonna

Jeremiah made Prayer to Raise His Voice

Jeremiah purchasing home in the middle of Impossibility

Exiles cycle never stops

feels like it's never gonna

Ezekiel and Ezra given Strength to Raise His Voice

the Exiles let it move them and they had Joy as they Chose.

Putting God's Joy in their heart to stay.

Step into the Light by living the Joy in our Heart to Stay

Isaiah 45: 21-24

 Declare and present your case;

let them take counsel together!

Who told this long ago?

Who declared it of old?

Was it not I, the LORD?

And there is no other god besides me,

a righteous God and a Savior;

there is none besides me.

“Turn to me and be saved,

all the ends of the earth!

For I am God, and there is no other.

 By myself I have sworn;

from my mouth has gone out in righteousness

a word that shall not return:

‘To me every knee shall bow,

every tongue shall swear allegiance.’

 “Only in the LORD, it shall be said of me,

are righteousness and strength."

Psalm 102:25

In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands

Proverbs 8:23

From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began

Genesis 49:10

The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.

Isaiah 42:1

Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.

Isaiah 42:4

He will not grow weak or discouraged until He has established justice on the earth. In His law the islands will put their hope.

Isaiah 49:6

He says, "It is not enough for you to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make you a light for the nations, that you may bring My salvation to the ends of the earth."

Hosea 6:3

So let us know--let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.

Micah 5:2

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel, whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.

Hebrews 7:14

For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.

Jeremiah 33:22

As the host of heaven cannot be numbered and the sands of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the offspring of David my servant

Isaiah 41:13

For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; 

it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you. 

Isaiah 14:13

You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; 
above the stars of God I will set my throne on high; I
 will sit on the mount of assembly in the far reaches"

John 1:12

But to all who did receive him, 

who believed in his name, 

he gave the right

 to become 

children of God

Abba, Holy Father

We have Joy in the Promise of Jesus:
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand."

And the Joy continues in Jesus to pray with hope for those we Love.
To cherish the Blessings You provide.

Leaning on Your understanding that all things work together for Good.

Asking Father God to dwell within us, helping us to love one another earnestly.
Love is from God.

For in Christ Jesus we are all Children of God, through faith.

The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, praying more Heaven on earth.

May Your work be shown to Your servants, and Your splendor to their children.

May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands— establish the work of our hands!

Cover us with Your Blessing and in the Name of Jesus we pray. Amen.

  

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †