Luke 6:19-49 ~ the crowd sought

Jesus Healed Us All

Luke 6:19-49

19 And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all.


20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

21 "Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied.

"Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.

 22 "Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man! 23 Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets.





24 "But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. 25 "Woe to you who are full now, for you shall be hungry. "Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep. 26 "Woe to you, when all people speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets.




27 "But I say to you who hear, 
Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 
28 bless those who curse you, 
pray for those who abuse you. 

29 To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either. 

30 Give to everyone who begs from you, and from one who takes away your goods do not demand them back. 31 And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them. 32 "If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount. 35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. 36 Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.



37 "Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; 38 give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you." 

39 He also told them a parable: "Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? 40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher. 41 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 42 How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye.

43 "For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, 44 for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. 45 The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

46 "Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and not do what I tell you? 47 Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: 48 he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. 49 But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great."

Happy Mother's Day!!!

The most memorable of Facebook quotes went like this, "I accidentally told my mother 'Happy Mother's Day" to my mother in person and not via social media this year." We were in our hometown last weekend and celebrated early.

My Real Mother's Day has been Huge. I find Mother's Day to be variable. Some years there are other things going on and Mother's Day is a card or Grocery Store Plant. It's the Stock Market of Event Days. My Father said nothing like Hallmark and Congress to tell you when to trot out the familial emotion. We are not the Mother's Day celebrators of all people. My eldest son came home from Michigan State Law School. Making Mother's Day - Wonderful, Truly Wonderful.

All three of the men in our family have gone - all day long - asking me how to make this Mother's Day Great. You don't even need an event with the heart of kindness. The Day is made by the inquiry of the heart.

Mother's Day is best encouraged by asking the people with you what they want. A hike through Sam Houston Forest. A drive-in or theater movie. The Conroe Airport Restaurant Black Walnut to see the new pilots learn to fly airplanes. And Peach Dessert!!!

Amazing number of Dairy Farms in Michigan. The Pizza was... Astonishing at Michigan State.

We spent time with a tall friend, our 2 adults, 2 ladders and a footstool to take care of the God blessed, amazing, year old Peach Tree beautifully laden with fine and abundant fruit. The peaches seem to ripen May 13th, which is my grandmother Anita's birthday and she had a Peach Passion. Grandmother would go to the Farmer's Market and she could tell what week would be the peaches from Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. Anita could debate varieties of Peaches. I bought these three fruit trees on a whim - not sure of the variety - and the peach trees were about 2 feet tall. Now they are 15 feet the next year. I should have listened when I was told to stake the trees. Wow. They are staked and roped and will require more attention after the fruit is harvested.

I'm not fond of Peaches. The fuzz is fuzzy. But the taste is good after the effort. Like Pecans. My favorite is un-cooked Peaches. Bake Pepperidge Farms separate pastry shells, add sugar free pudding and put in raw peaches topped with (canned, compressed, fun) whipped cream to make - pretty. No sugar. Just raw great peach taste. I like to add in Almond Extract or a little Coconut Oil with Stevia.

And like the Stock Market is ...

The story of David's Promised Reward. The Kings of Israel. Off - on. On - off. Very Stock Market. Very life.

Consider the Biblical Chapter of Luke 6. God is orderly. Collected. Wise. Fatherly. Helper. Comforter.

1. Blessed to Look to our Father God to see Blessings in difficulty. God is the Light to the Path. Hope. Love. Joy. Encouragement. Puzzle Solver. Solutions. Loving.

2. Times are GREAT!!! God prepares us not to be the man for 38 years waiting on God. He became egotistical and wanted power from the officials at the expense of Jesus. God tells us to be wise when we have blessings. To bless others. God has told us He created man for the Sabbath, not the Sabbath for mankind. The secular world would ask us to see God in His creation. To seek His wisdom backed with Scripture. The secular phrase would be "Make your words soft and sweet, one day - you may be eating them."

Notice Father God has treated the hurting and the victorious. The places surely change. Father God is not discriminating nor partial to the jazzy and heart-broken. God of Mercy and Compassion. Our Father God.


3. Enemies. Sometimes we have enemies and Winston Churchill said it means we Stood Firm. The Bible tells us to Stand Firm. Other times, we create our own problems by refusing to adopt new mercies. New Hope in Prayer. Lack of stone cold diligence with warm love. Sacrifice.

4. Saint Michael - Archangel - had words with Evil. Pure evil. And being the Messenger of the Creator - God of All - Michael employed polite respect to the most evil we find in the Bible. We rarely will have to do what God has done for us - respect never hurt a situation.

The ability to forgive one another and move on. We build bridges and make a meaningful life.


5. Count on Changes!!!
Count on an Unchangeable, Reliable, All-knowing God.

God told us in Genesis, "it is good" 10 times. He begins to tell of His Words and Works with, "it is good." God our Father ends by telling us His Eternal Home where those who rely upon Him will spend their eternal lives. God then tells us all His ways, words, actions and heart are "Love One Another."

From Chapter One - to - The Closing, Billy Graham assured us would 'turn out ok', Father God assures us Love is our goal.

Abba, Our Father God,

Jesus tells us to be careful with specks in our eyes. And Jesus knows we are in need, every day, of His Compassion. When we fall short - our God - the Almighty - Ancient of Days - our All and All. Shepherd of our Souls - will fill in the dots and iotas. We need You, Father.

Taking all the dots, iotas and specks from us.

Covering us in the Name of Jesus. Ourselves, me - you. Our Loved Ones. The people He has given us. Our day to day cares and needs. Our obligations and our time scheduling. Our pets. Our households. Glad rejoicing the Cherubim of Heaven is partially an Oxen - our pets are covered by our Loving Father God.

Knowing as the least of us is Covered. We fully will Trust God with our Nation. The Nations Trusting in Him. Our employments, our communities, the Churches. With Love the culture we think about daily - Rises. Jesus and the Holy Spirit doing more than we can ask or imagine - bringing more Heaven to earth.

In Jesus Christ, we rest fully assured. Amen.

Revelation 1 ~ power and glory forever and ever! Amen.

The shroud has 3 dimensional qualities enabling Jesus' face to be captured - which matches pre 400 A.D. early Christian art of Jesus. Akiane Kramarik began painting Jesus at age 4. The Book, "Heaven is for Real", Colton Burpo identifies Akiane's painting of Jesus as the Jesus he met in Heaven. Colton said, "They finally got one right." See vast similarities between the Shroud paintings and a New Creation face of Jesus. And explains the reasons the Disciples took time to understand. 2 Corinthians 5 explains new heavenly bodies. 3 For we will put on heavenly bodies; we will not be spirits without bodies.

Revelation 1

1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near.

4 John to the seven churches that are in Asia:

Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, 5 and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth.

To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood 6 and has made us a kingdom, priests for his God and Father, be power and glory forever and ever! Amen. 7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.

8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”


9 I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet 11 saying, “Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.”

12 Then I turned to see the voice that was speaking to me, and on turning I saw seven golden lampstands, 13 and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash around his chest. 14 The hairs of his head were white, like white wool, like snow. His eyes were like a flame of fire, 15 his feet were like burnished bronze, refined in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar of many waters. 16 In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength.

17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last, 18 and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades. 

19 Write therefore the things that you have seen, those that are and those that are to take place after this. 20 As for the mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand, and the seven golden lampstands, the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches, and the seven lampstands are the seven churches."

 

Verse 6
We have just found where we add upon the Words of Jesus in the Lord's Prayer:

For thine is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory forever.


After John recovered, I imagine he was extremely glad to see Jesus. Jesus the Lord - Who is and continues to be 
"Alive Forevermore."

Why does Jesus appear with His Face like the sun shining at full strength? Revelation -  the amazing wonders of the Throne of Our Father God. Creator of All Things. John has arrived at the Throne of God Almighty. The place where Moses spoke to God.

Exodus 33

17And the Lord said to Moses, “This very thing that you have spoken I will do, for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name.” 18Moses said, “Please show me your glory.” 19And he said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name ‘The Lord.’ And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. 20But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live.” 21And the Lord said, “Behold, there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock, 22and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by. 23Then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back, but my face shall not be seen.”

Exodus 34
5The Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord. 6The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, 7keeping steadfast love for thousands,a forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty."

This is the New Kingdom of God given by the sacrifice of Jesus.

John 17
3 Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. 4 I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do.

Our Father God.

How Great is Our God. 

… Thou shalt call his name Jesus for he shall save his people from their sins. Matthew 1: 21
…His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, The Might God,
…The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace Isaiah 9:6

… God hath made that same Jesus… both Lord & Christ Acts 2:36

…Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world! John 1:29

…they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, the song of The Lamb Revelation 15:3


…Behold, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah Revelation 5:5


..and the Bright & Morning Star Revelation 22:16


..and our hands have handled, of the Word of Life 1 John 1:1


…we have and advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ The Righteous 1 John 2:1


…whereby the Dayspring from on high hath visited us. Luke 1:78


…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

…The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world… John 1:9

…I am Alpha & Omega the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come

The Almighty

 Revelation 1:8

Thank You, Lord Jesus Christ. For what You have done for me. Thank You for what You have done for my loved ones and the ones You have given me. 

Our Father God, all of His Promises are True.

In Jesus. Amen.

1 Corinthians 13 ~ Abide

1 Corinthians 13

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned,[a] but have not love, I gain nothing.

4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;[b] 6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. 7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

8 Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. 11 When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. 12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.

13 So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

When we fully know Jesus - we know the greatest of all hopes - He is Love.


Jesus is beyond what men say and further than what the Angels themselves have to say. Jesus is Love.

The Word of God manifest and laughing with delight with Father God as Creation was Spoken. Jesus the Christ was there to see prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, mountains moved.


To be grace and truth.

God's Only Son, The Word of God became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.


Jesus gave away all He had, and He delivered up His body to be destroyed - for Love. To gain you, to gain me, to gain Heaven.


With us, Jesus is patient and kind. Jesus is love and does not envy or boast. Jesus is not arrogant or rude. Jesus as Father God, with the Prodigal son - does not insist on His own way; He is not irritable or resentful.

Jesus the Lord God, Christ does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Jesus did not come to condemn the world, but to save the world.

Love never ends.

So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; 
but the greatest of these is love.






In Christ Jesus you are all sons and daughters of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And in Christ’s love, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise.




We are under obligation to have a response to the Love God has for us.


The Holy Spirit who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. And we know for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.


We shall not make Jesus Christ and His glory - as nothing. We will not count our comforts by treating His body to be burned and not to love, then we gain nothing.


No one has ever seen God, yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Jesus loving us as Father God.

The one who looks at Jesus, is seeing Father God, who sent our Jesus.
Anyone who has seen our Jesus, has seen Father God.


Father God

Please fill us with all joy and peace in believing, 

we will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

 We pray this upon the ones we Love, our Church, our co-workers, our neighbors and our Nation. 

In Jesus the Lord! Amen!

1 Corinthians 16:13-14 ~ Let all you do be done in love

For Jesus. This is wisdom. And comes with Biblical advice. The Exodus was like the circumstances of Jesus, John recorded so many amazing circumstances surrounded Jesus, the world could not hold all the books of His days. And the advice given to Joshua, was, of course, "Not to the right or the left, be confident and trust in God." 

Jesus gave similar advice, He said, "Be Salt. Be Light." Jesus was not an advocate of extremism. Jesus said be welcoming, say yes, follow the Words of God in the Spirit of truth, mercy and love. Father God rejoices more in Thanksgiving, Gratitude than sacrifice.

What did Jesus look for in the "LIFE" He gave His Disciples?

Unfortunately... only sinners were available... for Jesus' service.





John is known for his love and loyalty.

Jesus' Brothers  - James, Joses, Simon, and Judas were given time to journey to spiritual maturity. Seen for potential, and the diligence of traveling far places to bring Jesus glory.

James would climb mountains to be with Jesus. Jesus called this going the second mile.

Salome stood with Jesus, Jesus' mother, aunt, and John bravely in front of dire governing officials. She comforted and upheld. Going bravely to Jesus' Tomb with spices. Her bravery was rewarded, she was one of the first to know Jesus lives.

Open and warm-hearted. Matthew was a dreaded tax collector. And Matthew couldn't wait to give Jesus a party.

Zacchaeus couldn't wait to clean up his life for Jesus. Repentant with Joy. And open his home.

Lazarus was very welcoming and hospitable. Peter was the same.

John and James were sincere. And bold to be honest bringing forth their true personalities to ask Jesus about their ambitions. Even their mother has a biblical mention for being transparent.

Thomas was going to cling to God. Where Jesus was going, Thomas was going.

Peter's mother-in-law was grateful and serving.

The Syrophoenician woman had humility and knew where she was held in position, counting on Jesus' compassion, just as David did.

The 72 disciples were obedient to God.

Andrew was wise and discerning of goodness and love.

Nathaniel knew when God was speaking to Him and was abundant with Love and praise.

Nicodemus was careful and loyal, he was brave to be honorable away from the herd. A dangerous herd of law bringers.

Bartimaeus would not leave Jesus, gratitude, love and loyalty. One of the few. Steadfast.


Simon of Cyrene would diligently help Jesus in dire adversity, his sons' lives were changed.

The woman at the well found bravery and forgiveness.

The boy with the fish was generous and adventuresome.

The Holy Spirit told Joshua about balance. The answer to our prayers is not always yes, and this is God's blessing answer.

God says No. Doing away with balance.



Galatians 5:19-21
Evident:
sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.



James the Brother of Christ told us when to say No.

In the Third Chapter.  
14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. 15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice
I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

1 Timothy 6
senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs. 

11 But as for you, O man of God, flee these things.


Paul's letter to the Romans

29 They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. 
They are gossips, 30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, 31 foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless.

What does God's Word say?

1 Corinthians 16:13-14

 Be watchful, 

stand firm in the faith, 

act like men, 

be strong. 

Let all 

you do 

be done in love.

Peter told us God's Words are Life. Jesus tells us He is the Way, Truth and Life.




Father God,

We ask for Jesus in this prayer.

To do righteousness and justice Is desired by You, the LORD, more than sacrifice.

You have told us, mankind, what is good!
and what You, the Lord, require of us

We will do justice,
We will love kindness,
We will walk humbly with you, our God.

We will declare with our mouths, "Jesus is Lord."
We Will believe in our hearts  God raised Jesus from the dead,
We will be saved.


Isaiah 56
Thus says our Lord:
“Keep justice, and do righteousness,
for soon my salvation will come,
and my righteousness is revealed.

Blessed is the man who does this,
and the son of man who holds it fast,
who keeps the Sabbath, not profaning it,
and keeps his hand from doing any evil

I will give in My House and within My Walls
a monument and a name

“And the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord,
to minister to him, to love the name of the Lord,
and to be his servants,
everyone who keeps the Sabbath and does not profane it,
and holds fast my covenant—

These I will bring to my Holy Mountain, the New Jerusalem,
The Mountain of the House of the LORD
and make them joyful in my house of prayer!



We thank You, Father God, "Jesus is Lord."


We ask this Name of Jesus the Lord to cover us.
We ask this Name of Jesus the Lord to cover our prayers, concerns, flaws.
We ask this Name of Jesus the Lord to cover our loved ones.
We ask this Name of Jesus the Lord to cover our communities, neighborhoods, jobs, cities, Nation.
We ask this Name of Jesus the Lord to cover all the people of the world who do and will call on Jesus the Lord.

Jesus gives us the right to become children of Father God,
Amen Lord Jesus.






Psalm 4:6
Lift up the light of Your countenance upon us, O LORD!

1 John 1 ~ we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands

We have an idea Jesus cried for Lazarus and mostly was Joyful. True. John 14, 15, 16 is Jesus telling us as the Son of God, He believes Life is Joyful and Good - yesterday, today and tomorrow. A firm and bold statement from our Savior who dies for you and me.

John 7 is an interesting Chapter. Jesus is sibling picked on by James, Jude and Joses. Perhaps even Jesus' sisters who receive so much anonymity. Don't we all need to know Jesus had frustrations?


Jesus goes to the Feast of Booths (which I think would make Excellent Vacation Bible Study for all ages) after brushing off sibling Bothering.

Jesus says this to the crowd looking for him:

John 7
28 So Jesus cried out, as he taught in the temple, “You know me,
and you know where I come from.

But I have not come of my own accord. He who sent me is true, and him you do not know. 29 I know him, for I come from him, and he sent me.”


We live in the New Covenant. Just as we see the Disciples have glimpses of understanding and Heaven, we are the Easter People who know Jesus. We who innately Love Jesus - want to hear more and more and more about God's Love. We want to stand and be strengthened by God who says His Mission is to save the world in Jesus Christ.

We fully understand life has costs. And there are hard choices to make, but each day don't we long for Father God to pat us. I know I do.


And I want to think of John - the Loyal Disciple having the incredible view from Patmos. Having done the hard work - to hear of Tertullian's testimony (De praescript., xxxvi), John had been thrown into a cauldron of boiling oil before the Porta Latina at Rome without suffering injury. John was fortunate to be banished. Even if he was just utterly ruined. Yet... Instead history records him as alive and vital. Fighting Gnostics in the 2nd Century. Explaining Jesus to unruly Jews. Irenaeus, bishop of Lyon c. 180 writes of John's very long life into the 2nd Century.


Revelation 1:9 states:
"I, John, both your brother and companion in tribulation... was on the island that is called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ."

And just as interesting is:

1 John 1

John's Life and what he has amazingly seen:

1 That which was from the beginning,
which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes,
which we looked upon and have touched with our hands,
concerning the word of life—

2 the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life,

which was with the Father and was made manifest to us—

3 that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4 And we are writing these things so that our
joy may be complete.


5 This is the message we have heard from him
and proclaim to you,
that God is light,
 and in him is no darkness at all.

6 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

Father, Abba, Lord God,

We want to walk in the Hope and Future You have for us. Your Plan and Path.

Walking as Jesus did. To see rain in the right season. To know fruitful crops and the fruit You have given. To have the Nourishment You'd have us want and to know peace and safety in our souls.

To live as boldly as Your Son. Granted peace internally. Lie down to sleep. Rise without fear. To know enemies are within our habits and thoughts we create. And have this fall away in Your Peace. All of our iniquities and sins, flaws and worries to fall away.

We want Your favor. Your fruitful gifts. Increase our numbers of Hope and Love. Knowing Your New Covenant covers in the Name of Jesus and Blesses us. The Abundance of Your Steadfast Love endures forever.

Remembering Jesus Walking among us. He is our God and we are His People. You are the Lord Father God, bringing Your people out of bondage in Egypt. With God, our burden is Light and our yoke easy. With You, You have enabled us to walk with heads held high.

Blessed by the Lord God Almighty.
His Son Jesus.
The Blessing of the Holy Spirit to be upon us this day and always.
To Have the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory to dwell in our Loved ones.
To know the Name of Jesus lives in and covers the people You have given us.

Blessing the Nation Trusting in You.
Giving us Your employments, Churches, Schools and Communities.
Asking Your Favor on all the Nations trusting in You.
Your Blessing upon the prayers of the faithful today.
The Works of God displayed increasing the faith, Joy and Love of Your Beloved.

In Jesus Always,
Amen.