John 6:41-51 ~ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Jesus

Philippians 3:20

Our citizenship is in Heaven, 

and 

we eagerly 

await a Savior from there, 

the Lord Jesus Christ

John 6:41-51

41 So the Jews grumbled about Him, because He said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”

42 They said, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?” 

43 Jesus answered them, “Do not grumble among yourselves. 44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day. 45 It is written in the Prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me— 46 not that anyone has seen the Father except he who is from God; he has seen the Father.

47 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. 50 This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”

Ephesians 1:10

And He 

made known to us the mystery of His Will 

according to 

His Good Pleasure

which He purposed in Christ, 

to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment

--to bring all things in Heaven and on earth 

together 

under one head, 

even Christ.

Salvation is a gift from God Almighty.

No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him.

Belief grows into worship, into action. Man can debate Salvation. Ultimately, finally and completely it is God's Plan.

Matthew 7:13-21

“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. 14 For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.

15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles? 17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. 18 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.

21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in Heaven.

And let's ask a difficult question. Why does it say:

Romans 10:13

For everyone who calls 

on the Name of the Lord 

will be saved.

Romans 10:13 is repeated in Acts 2:21 and in Joel 2. What is the disparity between wide salvation and the narrow gate? This all comes down to. The ultimate question. Do you believe the Lord, will He save you. Belief is part of salvation. Nations, nations will live in the Kingdom of Heaven. But without belief....some day when nations and multitudes come to the valley of decision, there will be a time when you and God are fully known to one another. A glorious day. Jesus, our mediator, will judge.

Where do you stand in your faith?

Is Jesus the Only Son of God, Savior of all who rise in Him?

Are God's Promises True?

Is there a Heaven God gives to His people of faith?

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner. I have done things not pleasing to You. I have lived my life for myself. I am sorry and I repent. I ask you to forgive me. I believe You died on the cross for me, to save me. You did what I could not do for myself. I come to you now and ask You to live in me. I give You my life. Help me to live every day in a way pleasing to You. I love you, Lord, and I thank you that I will spend all eternity with you.

In the Highest Name of Jesus. 

We Pray Amen with our Alleluia. 

Amen.

In Jesus Christ is 

Our Love, Joy and Hope.

Amen.

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Yes Bless The Lord Jesus

Yes Thank You Father

Psalm 24:1 ~ The fullness thereof

 

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Numbers 6:24-26 ~ The Lord!

 

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Mark 12 ~ Of all the commandments, which is the most important?

 

Mark 12

1 Jesus then began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the winepress and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place. 2 At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. 3 But they seized him, beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 4 Then he sent another servant to them; they struck this man on the head and treated him shamefully. 5 He sent still another, and that one they killed. He sent many others; some of them they beat, others they killed.

6 "He had one left to send, a Son, whom He loved. He sent Him last of all, saying, 'They will respect My Son.'

7 "But the tenants said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.' 8 So they took him and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.

9 "What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and kill those tenants and give the vineyard to others. 10 Haven't you read this passage of Scripture:
" 'The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;

11 the Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes' ?"

12 Then the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders looked for a way to arrest him because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd; so they left him and went away.

13 Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch Him in His Words. 14 They came to Him and said, "Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren't swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not? 15 Should we pay or shouldn't we?"

But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. "Why are you trying to trap me?" He asked. "Bring me a denarius and let me look at it." 16 They brought the coin, and he asked them, "Whose image is this? And whose inscription?"
"Caesar's," they replied.

17 Then Jesus said to them, "Give back to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's."

And they were amazed at Him.

18 Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. 19 "Teacher," they said, "Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. 20 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died without leaving any children. 21 The second one married the widow, but he also died, leaving no child. It was the same with the third. 22 In fact, none of the seven left any children. Last of all, the woman died too. 23 At the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?"

24 Jesus replied, "Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God? 25 When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. 26 Now about the dead rising—have you not read in the Book of Moses, in the account of the burning bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob' ? 27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!"

28 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked Him, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?"

29 "The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' 31 The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."

32 "Well said, teacher," the man replied. "You are right in saying that God is one and there is no other but him. 33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."

34 When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.

35 While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he asked, "Why do the teachers of the law say that the Messiah is the son of David? 36 David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared:
" 'The Lord said to my Lord:
"Sit at my right hand
until I put your enemies
under your feet." '
37 David himself calls him 'Lord.' How then can he be his son?"
The large crowd listened to him with delight.

38 As he taught, Jesus said, "Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, 39 and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. 40 They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely."

41 Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. 42 But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny.

43 Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. 44 They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on."

Jesus replied to Jeremiah's writings by saying
John 20:29
Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."

Jesus was doing something in this passage we should listen to - He was listening. On several occasions, He cried out - if you have ears - Listen. Jesus rose up at one of the Holy Days, in the midst of the dry routine and He jumped up and said:

John 7
37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” 39 By this He meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive.

And when Jesus taught He taught in parables. Because He was asking us not merely to hear the Word, but to be doers. Know the Scriptures and know the Power of God. Living Water is flowing into us as God's Believing Children.

The Holy Spirit will draw up a lesson and apply your life and your knowledge of His Word - the same Word that called Jesus into being - and all things He created - and if you listen - if you pray - if you have a continual conversation with Him - if you allow your mind to dwell richly on His Words. He is never going to leave or forsake you. If you seek Him with all your heart - your efforts will please God - and Jesus will answer you.

Rev. Allen Hughes said it's almost like a skip in the "Matrix" movie. God places Himself near and close and with His Beloved. If you see a coincidence, if your mind attaches two things - PRAY. I'm not in any way, shape or double meaning saying life is the Matrix, I'm saying, Expect God.

So, who did this in the Scriptures and was ordinary. Good question. All the people in the Scriptures are real and ordinary. All will fail. All will fall short. Of God. Because we are not Home with God. God's works don't belong to Moses or David - they belong to God. The One who takes you are, you are, Today and says "Beloved."

Why we fall short - well, that's easy. We are selfish, but we are trying to apply the Living Law of God - Honor Him first, then love others AS ourselves. Oops, that's part of the problem. We then start loving to our own detriment, Not called to do that. WE then want more - perhaps we should feel guilty. And then we bounce or swing like a yo yo between Jesus, saying He fulfills the Law and the Law of Love. Or we just hike out on our own.

The question - who expected God and wasn't like Moses or Jeremiah or someone overwhelming. Ok. Solomon. Solomon expected God. God wanted to speak to Solomon and praise him and gave him wisdom. Solomon promptly married the Pharaoh's daughter and set out on the hike of "suits me." And God responded. Solomon left the Temple he built and ran off to the high places, which sounds good. Except, Solomon took all that new 'wisdom' from the foreign wives and went into the incense of selfish 'ooom'. Solomon was demanding his own time, his own method, his own way and wanted God To Speak with the King.

Jesus tells us - the law of love is - Honor God First. Keep finding your gratitude in allowing God to make your life sufficient. Praise God for the moments HE will provide in the day to let you know - it's ok. Feel unblessed? List all your blessings - your hearing, your sight, your family, your health, your provisions, your joys in life and say 'I will give up this blessing." You might suddenly feel considerably more blessed. See the beauty He bestows in your life with renewed interest. Home!

We cannot be like Solomon and run down our own path and expect God to continually shower us with His Blessings. But like the Prodigal Father - Solomon did find - at the end of his life - God would also run to him and Solomon returned to His Beloved Father God. And without living the blessings - the Kingdom was divided and did fall during Solomon's uppity son's reign.

The Honor God first thing - HE knows what HE is about and means what He says!!!

…Before Abraham, I Am. John 8:58

…And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. John 1: 34

…are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. 1 Peter 2:25

…We have found the Messiah which, is being interpreted, the Christ. John 1:41

…I am the Way, the Truth and the Life, no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6

…through the knowledge of the Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. II Peter 2: 20

..a name written King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Revelation 19:16

…I am the Light of the World. John 8:12

God is the same yesterday, today and Tomorrow!!!

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Psalm 136 ~ His Steadfast Love Endures Forever

 

Psalm 136

1 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good,

for His steadfast love endures forever.

2 Give thanks to the God of gods,

for His steadfast love endures forever.

3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords,

for His steadfast love endures forever

4 to Him who alone does great wonders,

for His steadfast love endures forever

5 to Him who by understanding made the heavens,

for His steadfast love endures forever;

6 to Him who spread out the earth above the waters,

for His steadfast love endures forever;

7 to Him who made the great lights,

for His steadfast love endures forever;

8 the sun to rule over the day,

for His steadfast love endures forever;

9 the moon and stars to rule over the night

for His steadfast love endures forever;

10 to Him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt,

for His steadfast love endures forever;

11 and brought Israel out from among them,

for His steadfast love endures forever;

12 with a strong hand and an outstretched arm,

for His steadfast love endures forever;

13 to Him who divided the Red Sea in two,

for His steadfast love endures forever;

14 and made Israel pass through the midst of it,

for His steadfast love endures forever;

15 but overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea,

for His steadfast love endures forever;

16 to Him who led His people through the wilderness,

for His steadfast love endures forever;

17 to Him who struck down great kings,

for His steadfast love endures forever;

18 and killed mighty kings,

for His steadfast love endures forever;

19 Sihon, king of the Amorites,

for His steadfast love endures forever;

20 and Og, king of Bashan,

for His steadfast love endures forever;

21 and gave their land as a heritage,

for His steadfast love endures forever;

22 a heritage to Israel His servant,

for His steadfast love endures forever.

23 It is He who remembered us in our low estate,

for His steadfast love endures forever;

24 and rescued us from our foes,

for His steadfast love endures forever;

25 He who gives food to all flesh,

for His steadfast love endures forever.

26 Give thanks to the God of heaven,

for His steadfast love endures forever.

Deuteronomy 18:18

I will raise up for them a prophet like you 

from among their fellow Israelites,

and I will put my words in his mouth.

He will tell them everything I command him.

The Psalm of Many Mercies

God wants - God will Receive
What our Father God sets His Heart to do - what God Plans - God will Receive
Our Hope and Future God foresees is to save you - save me - save thousands of years of His people Yesterday, today and tomorrow - to Salvation in Jesus Christ.

Why?
 To enjoy living and moving and dwelling with us in His Kingdom.
God's Kingdom - where His will is perfectly accomplished.
As He can do on earth and practices all and daily in God's Heaven.

Thanksgiving. For the Plans of God.
Thanksgiving for the Amazing Plan of our Father God of Love

The Psalm of Many Mercies.

Our God will steadfastly Love.

Abba, Father,

We ask You for all Your Willing Blessings.

And what You give us is all we have. 

Every gift we have has come from You. Every day. Every thought. 

Everyone we Love. 

All goodness is from You.

Abba, what I can give You, that You did not give me - I can give You my sincere Thanks.

 I can tell You all about the person I am and You will care and listen.

Thank You, Father God, for Your Sincere Steadfast Love.

When I pray I am leaning against You, Father. 

And as I tell You, I know I am precious to You. I receive Your mercy. 

I know all happiness in Your mercy. 

Psalm 139 tells me - Your thoughts of me are more than the beaches hold sand.

I remember the delight my young sons had in the Joy of Steadfast Love.

 And this Psalm is living and active in this Joy. 

Covering us all in God's Love.

The Good News - nothing cuts us off From God. 

God reaches beyond all barriers to bring us His Love.

Thank You, God.

Thank You for Jesus Christ.

You are our comforter. Our Help. 

Our Helper. 

We have Peace in You.

Amen in Jesus Christ.

We are the Easter people. 

God's New Covenant is Love for one another.

In the Name of Jesus. 

We Pray Amen with our Alleluia. 

Amen.

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Yes Bless The Lord Jesus

Yes Thank You Father